Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 363
Yang Ming just suffered from insomnia, not a serious illness, but now, the news of his illness has spread, and there are an endless stream of officials visiting the palace every day.

Everyone was afraid that something would happen to him, because there was an example of Yang Zhao before. At the beginning of Yang Zhao, everyone thought he was a minor illness.

Yang Yinjiang has been blocking the front, King Qin is already sick, why are you bothering me?
Except for a few big bosses, no one else could see Yang Ming.

Yang Xiong, Wei Jin, Yang Wang, Wei Yue, Yang Yue, and Li Jing are currently in Yang Ming's bedroom.

After they learned that Yang Ming was only suffering from insomnia, they felt a little relieved.

Wei Jin coughed, and said, "There is news from Luoyang that after another three months, the canal will be completed. Hebei is difficult, and it is also difficult for a while. In the future, it will be necessary to make up for it and appease it."

"I'm afraid these three months will be difficult," Yang Yue sighed, "My nephew Yang Wanshi, the prefect of Hejian, was almost attacked by the bandits. So far."

Yang Xiong said: "King Qi has gone too far. His Majesty's will is clear. With one year as the construction period, he will only ignore human lives if he works so hard. I see that there will be troubles in the next few months."

"That's not necessarily the case," Wei Jin said: "The two groups of rebels in Wu'an have been wiped out now, and those in Hejian have also been successfully suppressed by Yuan Hongsi. There is Zhang Xutuo in Shandong, Huaji in Dongjun, and King Jing of Qi. This encounter can be regarded as a lesson, and there must be a way to appease him."

"Really?" Yang Yinjiang sneered, pointed to a letter on the table, and said, "It's just been delivered in less than half an hour, do you want to take a look?"

Wei Jin frowned suddenly: "A letter from Luoyang?"

Yang Yinjiang shook her head: "The Ministry of War hastened the delivery, and the military situation will be urgently dispatched within six hundred miles."

Several people were stunned at the same time and looked at each other in blank dismay. Needless to say, something happened to Hebei again.

Yang Yinjiang handed the letter to Yang Xiong, and he circulated it to everyone.

After several people read it, their faces were as ugly as they wanted.

Xindu County (Xingtai), the capital of Xindu County, Hebei, was breached by a man named Gao Yingnian, and Cui Hongjun, the prefect of Xindu, was captured.

Immediately afterwards, Gao Yingnian fought three battles with Yu Juluo, the prefect of Zhao County who came to suppress the rebellion, in Tangyang County, Xindu County.

Gao Yingnian called himself the Great General, and recruited civilians who had escaped from the canal, and had more than ten thousand soldiers.

The rebel army is currently divided into three groups, one is led by Commander He Ruomi, heading straight for Hejian County, the other is led by Commander Hulu Shanye, heading straight for the section of the Canal in Hoguang County, and Gao Yingnian himself is leading 3000 troops. People went to Changtao County, actively seeking a decisive battle with Yujuluo.

If Zhang Kai and high awards can be attributed to civil unrest, then this Gao Yingnian is already a blatant rebellion.

Xindu County, the capital of Jizhou and the largest city in Jizhou, is now occupied by rebels, which is a great shame to the court.

Yang Xiong was furious: "How could it be so fast? It's only been less than half a month, and all the letters have been lost?"

"Who is this Gao Yingnian? He can't be a fish that slipped through the net of the old Qi, right? And He Ruomi and Hulu Shanye, are they Xianbei surnames?" Wei Jin couldn't sit still anymore, and the four envoys Chijie, two soldiers were defeated, what happened to Hebei?
Yang Yinjiang said coldly: "The origins of the three people are still unclear, but at least they are not ordinary rioters, otherwise they would not be defeated. Now that they take the initiative to attack, we can see that their ambitions are not small. Civil unrest can no longer withstand any storms."

As she said that, Yang Yinjiang looked at her husband: "Wanshi can't be defended, and the only way to suppress the rebels is to go north and ask Zhuo County to send troops."

"Inappropriate!" Li Jing said decisively: "The soldiers in Zhuo County cannot move, the military mansion over there is for defense against the outside world, if they are transferred away, once there is a change in Goguryeo, there will be no barriers left for me in the north. It's only going to get bigger."

"That's right!" Yang Ming, who was sitting on the bed, finally said, "Last time when there was a riot in Hejian, Yuan Hongsi already took the risk to send troops. That He Ruomi knows that to the north of Hejian County is the frontier fortress of Zhuo County, where there is a large army stationed, so how dare he go there?"

Yang Xiong was shocked: "Could it be collusion with the outside world, a pincer attack from both inside and outside to invade Zhuo County in one fell swoop? Does Gao Yuan have the guts?"

Gao Yuan, the king of Goguryeo, was canonized as King of Pingyang by the Sui Dynasty.

In the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Gao Yuan personally led an army to invade Liaoxi. First, Wei Chong retreated.

However, Gao Yuan was also very frightened by this, and hurriedly sent an envoy to apologize, calling himself "Liaodong Dung Lord Yuan", and continued to pay tribute to the Sui Dynasty.

As a result, last year, Goguryeo broke the tribute.

With Yang Guang's temper, can he bear it?He couldn't bear it, if you give tribute to my father, if you don't give tribute to me, you look down on me.

And Yang Guang is eager to build the Grand Canal, in fact, half of the reason is to destroy Goguryeo.

Yang Xiong's words also made several people present dumbfounded.

It's not impossible, Gao Yuan, that bastard, is not a day or two, if it is as Yang Xiong guessed, it will not be surprising at all.

If this is the case, things will explode, and the emperor is still in the north. If Goguryeo violates the border and the Turks turn back, this is no joke.

"We must send generals to suppress, the sooner the better, otherwise there will be problems in Zhuo County, which will attract Goguryeo, and the situation in Hebei will be out of control," Wei Jin stood up directly, with an anxious expression on his face.

Yang Xiong frowned and said, "Far waters can't quench thirst. Zhuojun is too far away. It's not practical to rely on Guanzhong. We have to rely on Shanxi. Soldiers have to be recruited from Shanxi, and generals have to be selected from Shanxi."

Cangshan Gong Yang Yue frowned and said: "At present, there are not many good generals to choose from in Shanxi. Yu Zhongwen, the governor of Taiyuan, is one, Wang Rengong, the governor of Mayi, is one, Qiao Zhongkui, the governor of Linfen, and Zhang Dinghe, the governor of Hanoi. Of course, There is also Xiao Mahe, who is a bit older, and Lu Gong's Dalang Huaiyi, who is a bit younger."

Of the few people Yang Yue mentioned, only two were not prefects, one was Xiao Mahe and the other was Yu Zhongwen.

Yu Zhongwen was General Zuo Tunwei, that is, the Zuo Tunwei of Shi Wansui.

Yang Ming was afraid that something would happen in Hebei, so he sent him to Taiyuan one step ahead of time to take up the post of general guard, the assistant officer of the prefect.

This position was newly established in the second year of Daye, not every county has it, only some important places or places that are temporarily needed will be set up.

The Taiyuan prefect is Yang You, the prince's son and acting king, and he belongs to the name.

So right now, Yu Zhongwen is actually in charge of all the affairs of Taiyuan County.

Li Jing frowned and said: "But Yu Juluo is the envoy, maybe he should be the commander of the army and recruit soldiers from Shanxi."

"Yu Juluo has been defeated like this, how can he still be used?" Yang Xiong disagreed.

Li Jing explained:
"Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. The defeat is due to the lack of troops. In addition, the opponent has long been prepared and waits for work in Tangyang County. When I led the army into Hebei, I passed by this place. The terrain here is flat and there is no danger. , there is no potential to rely on, and it is not suitable for a decisive battle, so it can be seen that Gao Yingnian chose to meet Yu Juluo here, he had planned it long ago, and he should be a man who knows how to fight."

Then, Li Jing looked at Yang Ming and said, "As the prefect of Zhao County, Yu Juluo is familiar with the terrain of Hebei. I think he should be used. Others can help, and Shi Dalang is the best choice."

Yang Ming nodded: "Eat a ditch to gain wisdom, you shouldn't completely deny a person just because of a momentary loss, how about this, pass on my order, and recruit soldiers in Taiyuan, Shangdang, Linfen, and Jiangjun in Shanxi. With 1 people, Yu Juluo will be the commander of the march, Qiao Zhongkui will be the commander, and Shi Huaiyi will join the army as the commander, and the rebellion must be put down within a month."

Everyone nodded.

Wei Jin and Wei Yue, the cousins, looked at each other, deeply feeling that Yang Ming was decisive in handling things, no wonder King Ping Han, Mietu and Yuhun were the ones who went to him, it was really powerful.

The intention of this kind of arrangement is obvious, Qiao Zhongkui and Shi Huaiyi, to put it bluntly, are to keep an eye on Yu Juluo, so that Yu Juluo can completely follow Yang Ming's wishes.

After the two brothers left the palace, they took the same car, Wei Jin said in a deep voice:
"Do you think King Qin deliberately wanted Yu Juluo to lose? So that more people would be dissatisfied with King Qi."

Wei Yue suddenly frowned and said, "What do you think? Such a big rebellion, King Qin will make a decision on it? Don't be so narrow-minded, do you know why he is sick?"

"Why?" Wei Jin asked curiously.

Wei Yue broke his mouth and said, "For those who were angered by the King of Qi, one letter after another complained from Hebei. It is said that 10,000+ people have died."

"Can he still be angry because of this?" Wei Jin didn't quite understand.

Wei Yue sighed: "I didn't understand it at first. It's normal for people to die in the project, but the truth is that the king of Qin was indeed unable to sleep at night because of the suffering of the people in Hebei and the people's deprivation."

Wei Jin asked curiously, "How do you know?"

Wei Yue chuckled and said, "Didn't Du Ruhui, a writer in Prince Qin's Mansion, marry Wei Tong's daughter? I knew it from her."

Wei Jin frowned and remained silent for a long time, then sighed: "Yang Su and Pei Ju are still the best, our family is also in bad luck, who would have thought that the crown prince would die early."

"We should draw a line with King Qi right now, remain neutral, and wait for the aftermath," Wei Yue whispered.

Wei Jin nodded solemnly.

In the palace, Gao Yue came to look for him suddenly, and wanted to have a private conversation with Yang Ming.

This is something that has never happened before. Now that her husband is weak, Yang Yinjiang is worried, she frowned and said:

"Is there something that even I don't know?"

Gao Yue nodded: "I only told His Highness that if the princess wants to know, she can ask His Highness later."

"Warm winter and cool summer can't stay?" Yang Yinjiang frowned.

Gao Yue shook his head: "Don't tell the second person."

Yang Yinjiang pondered for a moment, then looked at Nuan Dongliang Xia, and said, "Search her body, and don't let go of any corner."

Yang Ming couldn't help laughing:
"As for it? It's not an outsider, so there's no need to search, you all go out first."

(End of this chapter)