Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 694 Whose people belong to whom?
Yang Jian knew very well that as soon as Yang Ming arrived, he would definitely choose to ignore him as soon as possible.

So under what circumstances would this situation not happen?When the war begins, changing commanders during the war is a taboo for military strategists. When Yang Xian really comes to that time, he doesn't have to obey the general's orders.

So after weighing the situation, Yang Xian decided to take the initiative and start a decisive battle with Du Fuwei.

"It is feasible. Xiao Mian obviously wants to develop in Jingzhou. If we fight with Du Fuwei, he will not intervene and will only sit back and watch the fight," said He Deren, Yang Jian's former aide.

Liu Jianzhi, the chief historian of the King of Qi, frowned and said: "Wei Xuan is still prudent. The situation in Jiangnan is indeed too complicated. Rebels from all walks of life are everywhere and are quite large. If we want to defeat Du Fuwei, we must first fight with Guan Chong and Wu of Jinling County." Liu Yuanjin of the county must establish a good relationship, otherwise they will take advantage of my army's empty position outside Jiangdu to lead troops to attack, and Jiangdu will be in danger."

Jinling County is in the southeast of Jiangdu, which is the area around Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, and further south is Wu County, which is the area around Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.

Du Fuwei is located directly south of Jiangdu and is the largest rebel force in Jiangnan. If the court wants to clean up Jiangnan, the first step must be Du Fuwei, but Du Fuwei is the most difficult to defeat.

They have already established a foothold in Jiangnan. They appoint officials, control the administration of counties and counties, collect taxes and recruit soldiers, which is completely a separate regime.

Wang Shichong said: "Wei Xuan has been actively contacting various rebels since he received the prince's general order. If we want to defeat Du Fuwei, we have to give Guan Chong and Liu Yuanjin some sweeteners. If we can persuade them to help, then Du If you are weak, you will be defeated."

"I formed an alliance with the rebels? What do you mean? My father doesn't like it," Yang Jian said.

Wang Shichong smiled and said: "You have not formed an alliance with the rebels. The one who formed the alliance is Wei Xuan, the prince. You are just using this to do something. Jiangdu uses troops and this is the only way. Otherwise, with Wei Xuan's ability, he will not shrink." Not entering.”

Yang Jian nodded: "I understand, you are borrowing a chicken to lay an egg. The one who contacted the rebels is Wei Xuan. We can get rid of the relationship, and we can also use this to stabilize the two thieves and provide me with troops to attack Du Fuwei." When I have the opportunity to deal with Du Fuwei, I can turn my back and deal with these two bastards."

Wang Shichong said: "That's the truth, but before that, the Xiangyang navy must take over. To attack Danyang and Liyang, water warfare is the key. Du Fuwei himself already has a large naval force. To attack the main force, he still needs to It’s the Xiangyang navy, and only by controlling the waterway can we be sure to annihilate the Du thieves in one fell swoop.”

Yang Jian looked at the Zhao brothers: "I leave this matter to you, hurry up and replace all the brigade commanders and captains below with your own people as soon as possible. I only give you five days."

The two nodded quickly.

It took Yang Ming ten years to build the Xiangyang navy. Can it be replaced in five days?

A large part of them are descendants of the Zhou family and Shen family. If you dare to force yourself, it will be a mutiny.

In Sui Dynasty, whoever's people belong to whomever they belong to. If you want to use my people, you can't use them without saying hello.

"Also, we can delay the supply of ships, thereby delaying the time for the prince to go south," Wang Shichong said: "If you calculate, it can be delayed until February. During this period, as long as we deal with Du Fuwei, the prince will come. , and there is no excuse to deprive you of your military power."

Liu Jianzhi shook his head and said: "It's difficult. If the prince is anxious to go south just to evade His Highness, there will be many ways, such as prohibiting Luoyang from supplying us with food, then we will not be able to use troops. He is the Shangshu Ling of Shaanxi Province, Luoyang Everyone over there listens to him.”

Yang Jian smiled and said: "Don't worry about this. As long as I start fighting, Luoyang will not dare to deny food, and Laosan will not cut off my food. He is a person who values ​​his reputation and has been portraying the image of loving the people like a son to the outside world. He will not deprive the army of food."

"What about Yu Wenshu? He's a little bit like a rat now?" Liu Jianzhi said.

Yang Jian smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. He is very old and has only a few years to live. His three sons have a very good personal relationship with me and will definitely be used by me in the future. With Yu Wenshu's merits, they will definitely become the emperor in a hundred years." Jue, my father will definitely entrust him with important tasks. The third child has been targeting Huaji, and Huaji knows better than anyone else. He can only survive if he takes refuge in me."

"That's very good," Liu Jianzhi nodded happily.

When Yang Guang expelled the staff of Prince Qi's Mansion, he was idle at home and had nothing to do. Relying on his family, he worked as an errand in Wannian County and could barely make ends meet. Later, he tried to enter Jingzhao Mansion through various means, but was suppressed by Yang Xiong.

And Yang Xiong belongs to the prince, so Liu Jianzhi knows very well that if the prince does not fall, he will never get up in his life.

He had a small meeting here, and Wei Xuan also had a small meeting there.

Yu Wenshu also participated. He is now trying to please both sides without offending both sides. He is honest now. It is best not to get involved in the conflicts between the emperor's sons.

"Don't be angry, both of you. Everything will be easier when the prince comes back," Wei Xuan reassured Zhou Zhongmo and Shen Lun.

Shen Lun smiled: "I'm not angry. Everyone has parents who provide food and clothing for them. If you forget who gives you food, then he is a beast. Since the prince left Jingzhou, the Xiangyang navy has been relying on the prince's personal wealth. The treasury is maintained, and everything the sons and daughters eat and drink belongs to the prince. If we are transferred away, we cannot take over the Xiangyang Navy. King Qi is just wishful thinking."

Yu Wenshu put his hands in his sleeves and said with a smile: "Be polite. After all, you are still junior. Don't talk nonsense in front of so many people."

Shen Lun could tell that Yu Wenshu was kindly reminding him that some things should not be said too openly when there are many people.

In his tone, he was obviously very rude to Yang Xian. This was not the attitude he should have at his level.

Based on this alone, if someone comes to court, Yang Guang can kill him. If he doesn't respect my son, he disrespects me.

"I made a mistake in my humble position, and Xu Gong taught me a lesson," Shen Lun said quickly.Naturally, no one would expose what he just said, because Shen Lun has a backstage. If he doesn't look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face, the backstage will come soon.

Marching Sima Wei Yunqi laughed while drinking: "Wait, there must be a reason for the prince to go south. If Hebei is really pacified, this is great news, and it will also be a great deterrent to the gang of thieves in Jiangnan." , it is not appropriate to use troops in a short period of time."

In the past, the Wei family had been biased towards Yang Ming because Wei Zhen's daughter Wei Xianhui entered the East Palace, but not completely. After all, Wei Xianhui was just a good lady, but Wei Gui was different. Yang Rui had identified Wei Gui. She doesn't marry.

And Wei Gui is the eldest daughter of a well-educated family. The Wei family is now planning to invest heavily in Yang Rui.

"That's right," Cui Hongjun, who joined the army, said: "If Hebei is really pacified, as long as the news reaches Jiangnan, it will be very helpful for the south to suppress the rebellion. Since ancient times, the north has been stable, and the south has only suffered from scabies, like Wang Hua and Liu Yuanjin. If you are still waiting and watching, you may decide to surrender completely.”

His daughter Cui Lingzi was originally the concubine of King Qi of Yang Jian, but she had been detained in the East Palace by the prince for three years.

It's strange that the emperor didn't ask for help unless Yang Jian came out. Cui Hongjun's nephew Cui Churen is a confidant of the prince. Their families still have some friendship with Yang Ming.

If you don't even want your own wife to come back, what else can you do?
So, half of the people here tonight are Yang Ming's people, and the other half are also leaning towards Yang Ming.

At this time, a man who looked like an entourage was brought in by the guards. He was Zhou Zhongmou's. After he came behind Zhou Zhongmou and whispered a few words, Zhou Zhongmou's expression suddenly changed.

Wei Xuan saw this and asked, "What happened? Did something happen to the navy?"

Zhou Zhongmo nodded: "The people sent by Huai'an County Duke (Zhao Yuanke) and others to take over the navy had a conflict with General Cai at the dock, and there were casualties."

"Send an order to seize Cai Ju on the spot and bring her here to me," Yu Wenshu said directly.

Zhou Zhongmo was stunned. He couldn't see that Yu Wenshu was actually trying to be fair, and thought Yu Wenshu was targeting them, but he didn't dare to get angry.

Cai Ju was actually from Yang Ming. She used to hang out with Han Sengshou, but Han Sengshou died. His son Han Xiaoji also died in Hebei this time, but he didn't know it yet.

Because this man was familiar with water warfare and was a good friend of Zhou Fashang, he was recommended to Lai Huer and followed him on the expedition to Goguryeo. He was prestigious in the army.

That is to say, Yu Wenshu arrested Cai Ju as soon as he was told. He was worried that if the commotion was too big, Yang Jian would kill Cai Ju.

Therefore, this person is helping Yang Jian as well as Yang Ming.

Wei Xuan also echoed: "Someone has to go over and break up the fight. It would be too embarrassing if word spread about a fight between our own people, and it would also damage the harmony."

"I'll go," Wei Yunqi stood up drunk and said, "Let me do the offending errand."

He's just showing off.

Jing Zhaowei, who dares not to give face?Is Tianshui Zhao okay?He can't do it, even if Zhao Yuanke is Yang Guang's man.

During Wei Yunqi's reign, he even told Liu Shu that he didn't even want the emperor's son-in-law, let alone his uncle Wei Cheng, who was Yang Rui's master.

He himself is still the commander-in-chief of the capital's garrison. Although he doesn't have much power, he has a high rank.

Shen Lun knew it well. Yu Wenshu seemed to be punishing, but in fact he was protecting people, but he was also a bit ambivalent. You are a marshal, a long history, is it appropriate to be so diplomatic?Where is your domineering power in commanding the three armies?

"You two should also go over and cooperate to take over. Don't force yourself on others. Your arms are not that thick yet," Yu Wenshu said.

Shen Lun and Zhou Zhongmo looked at each other and said, "If you want to take over, I'm afraid it will take time."

"How to do it safely, do you still need me to teach you?" Yuwen said.

Shen Lun was immediately overjoyed. What he said made it clear that you can delay, but you can't cause trouble.

The two resigned and left.

Wei Xuan also roughly figured out Yuwenshu's attitude, and he immediately felt relieved. It was Yuwenshu after all. As long as he didn't help Yang Xian make trouble, what could Yang Xian do?

This is Yu Wenshu, the current No. 1 military officer in the Sui Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)