"Then why did master charge them five thousand taels?!"
Yang Guo was a little confused.
"How much is your monthly salary?!"
This question is very troublesome. Yang Guo's monthly salary only adds up to twenty-six taels. If his master, senior sister and brother were not rich, Yang Guo's monthly salary would only be enough for him to feed himself.
But this time, Yang Guo also received a lot of rewards, including three hundred taels of gold and one thousand taels of silver.
Thinking about it this way, five thousand taels is a lot!
"In fact, we can completely make Yelu Chucai bleed. As the head of civil servants, even if he has no money, Da Qian will provide the money."
"But this will only make Yelu Chucai more loyal to Daqian! Yelu Chucai's talents and virtues are rare throughout ancient and modern times."
As long as he is here, the political situation in Daqian will not be chaotic. Yelu Chucai is not as talented as Fan Xiwen, the former great scholar of Zhongji Palace.
Since the Han and Tang dynasties, talented people have emerged in large numbers. Let’s look at each other first and give a brief overview. ... As the founding heroes of the country, those who followed the principles and principles of the prime minister were Xiao, Cao, Fang, Du, Yelu and Chucai.
Above Blue Star, Yelu Chucai even received the highest posthumous title for a civil servant - Wenzheng.
His political talents are enough to strengthen a country.
The reason why Yang Qingyuan made a fuss about Yelu Qi and Yelu Yan was to create discord between Emperor Qian and Yelu Chucai.
"If I don't charge a penny and release Yelu Chucai's children, it's possible that they escaped among the prisoners without being identified. But it's different if I accept these five thousand taels. It shows that we clearly know the identities of the Yelu brothers and sisters, but we still let them go and only received five thousand taels of silver. What do you want Emperor Qian to think?! Could it be that Yelu Chucai agreed to our other conditions? ?”
"..." Yang Guo suddenly realized that his master was so insidious!
"And these words coming from Yelu Chucai's mouth will make Emperor Qian feel that Yelu Chucai is perfunctory and disrespectful to him. When Yelu Chucai used five thousand taels to talk about something, even if Emperor Qian didn't say it, he probably felt it in his heart. He will also have a grudge against Yelu Chucai, because no one will believe that I really only received five thousand taels. In the eyes of Emperor Qian, Yelu Chucai is not even willing to make up a perfunctory excuse for him!"
"Master, this move is so powerful!"
Yang Guo couldn't help but sigh.
"No, this trick is not powerful at all! It will only be useful for specific people under specific circumstances."
Yang Qingyuan took a sip of the tea in his hand and continued.
"I learned from a captured branch king that Antu Timur, the seventh prince of Daqian, used Taizu's golden arrow to deprive Liang Wang Chahan Timur of military power. That's why we were able to defeat the Qian army so easily. The main force. It can be said that Antu Timur is the number one contributor to this victory. Then let me ask you, do you think Antu Timur deprived himself of military power on his own initiative, or was there someone who instigated it?!"
"There must be someone behind the scenes! King Liang is the first person in the Qian army. It is impossible for Antu Timur to seize the military power of Chahan Timur alone, and this person can only be Emperor Qian. ."
In fact, even with Emperor Qian's support, it would not be so easy for the Seventh Prince to seize military power.
Chahan Timur's initiative to let go was also one of the important reasons.
"You are right!"
According to Yang Qingyuan's expectation, there should be Zhao Min's plan among them.
From leaking the plan of Cangyunguan, to betraying Li Chimei, to King Liang taking the initiative to relinquish military power, everything was planned by Zhao Min.
The purpose is to inadvertently weaken Emperor Qian's power.
Although King Liang temporarily laid down his military power, sooner or later Emperor Qian would return the military power to King Liang and rely more on Prince Liang's palace.
Because after this failure, Emperor Qian will realize that no one can replace the role of Prince Liang in Daqian. If Prince Liang does not take charge of the army, then others will not be able to stop Tiance's army.
Zhao Min's plan was good, but Yang Qingyuan's ability exceeded her expectations.
Zhao Min's original plan was for the army of the Ogedai Khanate to be defeated at Cangyunguan, and then to kill the Kuochu Khan and the Prince of the Lost Liemen of the Ogedai Khanate in the chaos, in order to create the story of Ogedai Khan. The country was in civil strife, and the Liang Palace could take this opportunity to control the Ogedai Khanate.
But to Zhao Min's surprise, the men and horses of the Ogedai Khanate were really vulnerable.
In other words, Yang Qingyuan and the defenders at Cangyunguan are too capable!
Of the 200,000 troops, 90,000 were annihilated and 50,000 were captured. This did not weaken the Ogedai Khanate, but almost dug out half of the roots of the Ogedai Khanate.
That's why Zhao Min had no choice but to spend a lot of money to buy back the 50,000 prisoners in Cangyun Pass.
What the Prince of Liang wanted was a chaotic and weak Ogedai Khanate, not a crumbling Khanate.
However, what happened after that was beyond Zhao Min's expectation.
She did not expect that Yang Qingyuan would lead an army exhausted from a bloody night's battle to attack thousands of miles, nor did she expect that the Seventh Prince would be so vulnerable in front of Li Chengen!
The main force of Daqian retreated from a small defeat as she expected, to a massive rout!
Even Zhao Min's brother, Wang Baobao's direct lineage, was crippled by Yang Qingyuan.
After Zhao Min's calculation, although Prince Liang's Mansion gained a lot of benefits, it also suffered huge losses, which was barely acceptable.
Needless to say, the seventh prince has lost his life and blood.
Emperor Qian's army suffered heavy losses, and his own uncle was killed. The little power he had finally built up collapsed again. The top master, Li Chimei, was killed by Yang Qingyuan and lost blood.
The Golden Horde and Chagatai Khanate originally came to follow the plunder, but they did not expect to encounter a heavy blow from the Tiance Army. During the night attack, the first ones to be attacked were the two guest armies stationed on the flanks. , after being defeated, they encountered the troops of Zhao Mingxie and Leng Zifeng who came to fight. The two families lost nearly 120,000 people, the Golden Horde still had 60,000, and the Chagatai Khanate had 20,000 left. Big loss.
On Da Gan's side, no one except Prince Liang's Mansion could accept it, and everyone suffered a huge loss.
On the other hand, Dazhou had basically no losses.
Zhao Min's current situation was that the agency was too clever. She wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone, but the knife was too sharp and cut herself.
She wanted to control everything, but she didn't know that the more complicated the layout, the harder it would be to control the situation.
Yang Qingyuan drank all the tea in the cup, and then asked, "By the way! Guo'er! Have you told brother and sister Yelu what I asked you to say?"
"I'm doing things, Master, just be at ease! I inadvertently revealed that Prince Liang's Mansion bought 50,000 prisoners of war at a high price."
Yang Qingyuan nodded slightly, "Not bad!"
This wave was a trap dug by Yang Qingyuan for Zhao Min's backhand.
Not only did he tell the Yelu brothers and sisters about the news, he also sent a message to Fusi Xuanwu of Jinyiwei North Town overnight, asking him to pass the news of Prince Liang's purchase of prisoners of war to Xijing in Daqian through the caravan. There was no need to deliberately spread it, people would naturally Tell Emperor Qian of this information.
In addition, the Yelu brothers and sisters will tell Yelu Chucai about this matter, and the matter will be completely confirmed!
Yang Qingyuan wanted to use this to provoke a new round of internal fighting between the Liang Palace and Emperor Qian.
Originally, Emperor Qian was only afraid of the military power in the hands of Prince Liang's Mansion, but he was quite certain about the center of Prince Liang's Mansion.
But that’s not necessarily the case now. Purchasing prisoners of war privately, apart from raising private soldiers, what other purpose could there be? !
With the continuous small moves, the originally intertwined Daqian court will inevitably set off a new round of struggle.
This is the most important reason why Yang Qingyuan did not kill Zhao Min.
Zhao Min was the "Qin Hui" and "Jia Sidao" left by Yang Qingyuan to Da Qian. To protect the Liang Palace, Zhao Min could only continuously weaken the power in Emperor Qian's hands.
One party is for power and the other is for self-preservation. This is a deadlock. When the Liang Palace puts down power, it loses the ability to protect itself. However, if it holds military power tightly, the Emperor will be afraid of it. The struggle between the two parties will only intensify until one party is completely lost. trump card.
A living Zhao Min is much more useful than a dead Zhao Min! !
"Guo'er, alienation, rebellion, and killing with a borrowed knife are the most commonly used tactics. As the commander of an army, you must master the art of war. My expectation for you is not only a general who charges into battle, but also the commander of an army!"
"Master!!"
"For example, my position is very suitable for you now!" Yang Qingyuan picked up a seal in his hand, which was engraved with the words "The Great Protector of the Yunzhong Protectorate".
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Daqian, Xijing, in the imperial study.
"Five thousand taels?! Does he think I'm a fool?!"
Emperor Qian was furious in the imperial study. In recent days, his spies had received information that the captured children of Yelu Chucai were back!
It was redeemed by Prime Minister Yelu Chucai, and it is said that it cost 5,000 taels of silver.
He is young, but he is not mentally retarded.
Anyone with any brain knows that this is impossible.
In fact, Emperor Qian could completely understand Yelu Chucai's situation. After all, he was over fifty and had only one son and one daughter. Even if he did something outrageous for the sake of his children, Emperor Qian could accept it.
What makes Emperor Qian the most intolerable now is Yelu Chucai's serious expression when he answered him "five thousand taels".
This did not give him the respect that an emperor deserved at all.
In addition to these five thousand taels, Yelu Chucai must have promised other benefits to the Zhou people.
It is said that the person who released Yelu Chucai's children was the newly appointed Great Protector of the Yunzhong Protectorate of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Yunzhong Protectorate was adjacent to the important land of Daqian. Once the establishment was completed, Daqian was completely strategically passive.
Not only Yelu Chucai, but also Prince Liang's Mansion was also unruly.
According to a piece of news brought back by the Yelu brothers and sisters, the Liang Prince's Mansion spent a lot of money to purchase 50,000 prisoners of war at Cangyun Pass. What did they want to do? !
Although the transaction between the two parties was hidden and no news leaked out of Prince Liang's Mansion, the news still reached him.
Emperor Qian couldn't imagine how difficult it would be if Prince Liang's house had a disobedient heart.
The chief civil servants and the Zhou people reached a certain agreement privately.
The leader of the military generals, he bought and sold prisoners of war and raised private soldiers.
This made Emperor Qian feel that Daqian was already on the verge of danger, and he had to speed up his pace. The power must be firmly in his hands, so that Daqian could regain the glory of Taizu Genghis Khan and Mu Zong Tuo Lei!
Under the pressure of civil and military forces, Emperor Qian finally chose to cooperate with the mysterious man.
"Sir, I need your husband to help me truly control Da Gan first, so that I can mobilize Da Gan's power for your use!"
"Hehehehe! This is the best. I know you are here to deal with Yelu Chucai and Prince Liang's Mansion, but there is also an old monster in Prince Liang's Mansion. Don't act too hastily!"
Emperor Qian smiled disdainfully and was confident.
"Don't worry, sir, I have a plan!"
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Stars and frosts are passing by, and the living things are endless.
April has arrived in the blink of an eye, and it has been almost two months since Yang Qingyuan temporarily took over as the Chief Protector of the Yunzhong Protectorate.
In these two months, Yang Qingyuan had already established the prototype of the Yunzhong Protectorate.
Before the Great War, the cavalry was fierce and swift.
So Yang Qingyuan thought of the method of building cities and reclaiming wasteland used by the famous generals of the former Song Dynasty, and built a series of earthen fortresses in the Yunzhong Duhu Mansion.
These fortresses are not far apart and can coordinate and support each other.
The cavalry is best at fighting in the plains, and its weakest is attacking cities. Yang Qingyuan's method is to maximize his own national strength to offset the advantages of the cavalry.
The Central Plains Dynasty is different from the nomadic dynasty. The supply line and food transport team has always been the top priority of the Central Plains Dynasty's operations.
And Daqian also has a strategy for sneak attacks on grain roads.
And Yang Qingyuan's city building and reclamation made it difficult for Daqian's harassment tactics to play their original role.
A large number of fortresses made the front line of the Yunzhong Protectorate continue to move forward, and the fortresses and cities were connected in a line, becoming the most solid supply line.
In the past two months, Liang Wang Chahan Timur wanted to attack Yang Qingyuan several times to defeat Yang Qingyuan's strategic intention. However, the Tiance Army watching eagerly from the side made Chahan dare not act rashly. He could only watch Yang Qingyuan build one after another. city.
With these cities in place, it is no longer possible for large groups of cavalry to gallop on the plains as before.
In addition, Yang Qingyuan also distributed cattle and sheep, reclaimed wasteland, encouraged people and the families of soldiers to settle in the city, continued to open the Hedagan trading market, and also reduced tariffs.
The people at the bottom don't like to fight, but the nomadic dynasty relies too heavily on abundant water and grass, and its ability to resist risks is even far inferior to traditional agriculture.
Once there is a snowstorm or drought and cattle and sheep freeze to death, ordinary people will lose their source of income.
So raiding and looting became their way of transferring risks.
Now Yang Qingyuan wants to give them hope in life and use the economy to corrode their fighting spirit that is not afraid of death.
Once the people of Daqian have money, their lives will be slightly better! Then the desire to plunder will weaken. Sometimes it is better to control them through economic means than to kill them.
Just when Yang Qingyuan was launching his own strategy.
Jiangnan has entered the plum rain season.
The spring thunder awakens the hibernation, and the plum rain falls in the south of the Yangtze River.
And the dormant evil was also awakened again, and under the cover of the rainy season, it reappeared!
It is time for the Shenwu Army in the Southern Territory to pay their troops again, but the land of Jiaozhou is relatively barren, and the tax revenue from Jiaozhou cannot afford to support the Shenwu Army in the Southern Territory.
The imperial court has always allocated tax revenue from the areas of Huguang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to pay the military salaries of the Shenwu Army.
Everything has always gone smoothly in the past years, and no one would pay attention to the soldiers escorted by the Shenwu Army. After all, the Shenwu Army's combat power is world-famous, and it is still above the Longwu Army.
But this time the soldiers who set off from Yuezhou encountered something strange.
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