The generals of the Sui army were fierce and powerful. Chang Yuchun and Xue Rengui were both the most brave generals of the three armies. The Wu army was completely invincible. The melee lasted for about two hours. The entire city of Liyang was hung with the word "Sui" flying in the air. Big flag.
In the commander's tent, Chang Yuchun dragged Fu Gongyou, who was bundled into a ball, into the commander's tent with a cheerful expression on his face, and said proudly: "General, we will capture the thief king Du Fuwei alive and come to pay the order."
"Okay!" Xue Rengui said with great joy after hearing this, "General Chang is really brave. First he killed Du Fuwei's two adopted sons, Wang Xiongdan and Que Leng, and now he captured Du Fuwei alive. This time, General Chang will be in charge of suppressing the rebellion." First achievement!"
After praising Chang Yuchun a few words, Xue Rengui turned to look at Fugongyou and said with a smile: "Du Fuwei, did you know that you would be here today if you betrayed the imperial court?"
Fugongyou snorted angrily, held his head high and said: "The Sui Dynasty lost its deer, and the whole world chased it away. If it weren't for Yang Guang, a foolish king who forced strong men and showed no regard for the people, why would I have raised an army to rebel?"
"Bold!" Xue Rengui struck the case and shouted sternly: "Where is the swordsman? Drag this thief down and kill him!"
"Marshal, wait!" Yang Gongren, who was silent at first, suddenly spoke up to stop Xue Rengui.
Xue Rengui was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Yang Gongren in confusion, "General Yang, why did you stop me? Is it possible that such a rebellious thief still wants to spare his life?"
Yang Gongren shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "General, I don't want to stop you from killing the thief, but I want you to understand one thing. Who are you killing?" After saying that, he turned to look at Fu Gongyou, He said calmly: "Am I right? General Fu Gongyou!"
"What?" Xue Rengui was shocked when he heard this, "General Yang, you said this man is not Du Fuwei, but his sworn brother Fu Gongyou!"
Yang Gongren nodded, "Back then, the late emperor held a hero meeting in Luoyang with the intention of recruiting the rebel bandits. At that time, both Du Fuwei and Fugongyou came to participate. At that time, I met these two people several times. I will admit my mistake!”
Seeing that he was recognized, Fugongyou stopped pretending and laughed loudly: "Yes, I am Fugongyou. You Sui dogs have fallen into Grandpa's golden cicada escape plan. My brother will definitely lead the army back to Huainan in the future." , to avenge me!"
"Bold maniac, you are looking for death!" Chang Yuchun on the side was furious because he had fallen into the golden cicada's trick. When he suddenly heard Fu Gongyou say this, he became furious and pulled out his sword on the spot. , pretending to behead Fu Gongyou.
Xue Rengui frowned slightly and shouted in a deep voice: "General Chang, please calm down!"
After Chang Yuchun got angry, he also realized that he had lost his temper. He hurriedly took back his sword, raised his hand and said: "Because I accidentally let go of the leader of the thieves, Du Fuwei, I was angry and abrupt in my heart. I hope the general will forgive me!" "
Xue Rengui chuckled and said: "What's wrong with General Chang? You didn't know Du Fuwei in the first place, and it's not your responsibility to do calculations in your head but not care. Furthermore, although Du Fuwei ran away, he had no soldiers or generals." , and what kind of trouble it can stir up, it’s nothing to worry about!”
Chang Yuchun cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, General, for your understanding!"
Xue Rengui turned to look at Fugongyou again and smiled slightly, "General Fugongyou is really a loyal man. He would rather die himself to save Du Fuwei's life. Xue..."
"Stop talking nonsense, loyal ministers have nothing to do with the two masters, kill me quickly, don't waste your words!" Before Xue Rengui finished speaking, Fu Gongyou said impatiently, "Although I, Fu Gongyou, have never read any books, I still know the word loyalty!"
Seeing Fugongyou's determination, Xue Rengui sighed helplessly, "Come here, take Fugongyou to the city gate and show his head to the public as a warning!"
Fu Gongyou looked at Xue Rengui deeply and said lightly, "Thank you!"
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Xue Rengui defeated Du Fuwei in Huainan in two months, Pegasus reported victory to Yang Gao, and performed Chang Yuchun's first achievement. Although Chang Yuchun fell into Du Fuwei's golden cicada escape plan, as Xue Rengui himself said, although Du Fuwei ran away, he had no soldiers or generals and could not cause any trouble.
Yang Gao was overjoyed and appointed Chang Yuchun as General of Hussars. Since Li Yuan had captured all Guanzhong, the pressure in the Jingxiang area increased greatly. Yang Gao made another move and appointed Yang Gongren as the governor of Jingzhou. He was stationed in Xiangyang to assist Yang Yanzhao in Nanyang. Guard Jingxiang.
Di Renjie, the former magistrate of Jiangyang County, managed well after Xiaoguo's mutiny. In just three months, he restored Jiangyang County to the state before the mutiny. He was well received in the court. In order to show his merit, Yang Gao was immediately promoted to him. He is the governor of Huainan County.
In terms of military affairs, Yang Gao secretly issued an imperial edict to Xue Rengui and Chang Yuchun, ordering them to reorganize their troops on the spot and recruit soldiers on a large scale. When the time was right, they would be used as the vanguard to pacify Jiangnan.
On the other hand, the news that Yang Gao ordered the imperial examination to select scholars has spread all over the country. Scholars from Jiangnan, Bashu, Central Plains, Hebei and even Guanlong rushed to Jiangdu to participate in the first imperial examination after Yang Gao ascended the throne.
This imperial examination is very different from the one held by Yang Guang that year. The main purpose of selecting officials this time is to fill the official vacancies caused by Xiaoguo's mutiny. The personnel arrangement will definitely be better than the previous ones held by Yang Guang. The number of admissions reached an unprecedented 800, including 300 in liberal arts and 500 in martial arts. Those who failed also had the opportunity to enter the Hanlin Academy.
This kind of imperial examination was undoubtedly the only one, so many scholars with dreams rushed to Jiangdu despite all the difficulties and hardships.
In just three months, nearly 30,000 scholars gathered in Jiangdu City. The inns in Jiangdu City were suddenly full. Many businessmen with vicious eyes had made preparations three months ago. At this time, there was a flood of money. , I couldn’t sleep from ear to ear smiling at night.
Originally, the imperial examination had to go through the "rural examination", "county examination" and "college examination" to select at different levels. In the end, no more than a thousand people had the opportunity to go to the capital to participate in the "common examination". However, this time the situation was special and there was no time to prepare for the selection at all levels. , Yang Gao made an exception and ordered that every scholar who came to Jiangdu would have the opportunity to participate in the examination, and of course it would only be once.
However, when there are more people, it is inevitable that there will be a mixed situation. Wushu is a little better. After all, it is real. The quality of kung fu is clear at a glance, and it is difficult to cheat.
But the situation in liberal arts is different. There have been endless cheaters in every dynasty. In order to put an end to this phenomenon, Yang Gao specially appointed Yu Yunwen as the examiner of this liberal arts subject. Like later student examinations, each candidate was numbered and the examination rooms were randomly assigned. The test questions were also edited by Yang Gao himself and kept in a sealed manner. The examiners in each examination room could not get the test questions until half an hour before the exam started.
As for the number of people to be admitted, although Yang Gaoming said on the surface that he would admit 800 people, he also issued an imperial edict, warning all examiners to be more selective than to overfill, and not to select people with insufficient talents just to make up the number of people.
