Although the official blocked the news that Yang Jian was seriously ill, the news spread like wildfire to every corner of Guanzhong. As the capital of the Sui Dynasty and the center of the empire, Daxing City has been heavily guarded since the news of the emperor's serious illness spread. The city is filled with heavily armed soldiers. The streets and alleys are deserted and there are few pedestrians, resulting in a doubled number of patrols. The city army is particularly eye-catching, and the patrols of the city patrol army also make the atmosphere of tension and chilling even stronger.
The general chilling atmosphere and various rumors made people in Daxing panic. People quietly started to store various daily supplies. Prices, represented by food prices, rose rapidly. Recently, the price of food in the city has soared to 50 tons of rice. The money is more than ten times more than usual, and judging from this situation, it will continue to rise. But this caused even greater panic.
Normally, the imperial court would have come out to refute the rumors, and then open the Changping warehouse to sell grain. If it was still not enough, it would send the Changping Department and Sinong Temple to adjust grain from Taicang, Guangtong warehouse and other official grains to stabilize the price of grain. But now that Yang Jian is seriously ill, the prince and important ministers in Beijing have all gone to Renshou Palace where Yang Jian is recuperating. Who can care about these "trivial matters"? The officials who stayed in the capital came out to refute the rumors, but they were not strong enough and did not dare to open warehouses to sell grain without authorization, and no one listened to their good advice. Instead, they were yelled at by the ignorant and ignorant people.
In desperation, the left-behind officials had no choice but to send people to Renshou Palace to ask for instructions and inform Yang Guang of everything about Daxing City. However, everything was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no reply.
That morning, another shocking rumor spread throughout Daxing City. A business traveler from Youzhou said that Goguryeo, together with Khitan and Mohe, invaded the Northeast. Dozens of troops from the Northeast Allied Forces seemed to be in an uninhabited land and successively captured Liaozhou. , Yanzhou, and Yingzhou have arrived outside Linyu Pass in Pingzhou, and Linyu Pass is the most famous and strongest defense system in the Northeast of the Sui Dynasty. Once it is captured by the coalition forces, war will sweep across the land of Hebei.
This unknown news brought great panic to Daxing City. The price of food skyrocketed again from 50 yuan per bucket of rice to more than 120 yuan. The prices of various commodities related to people's livelihood also got out of control. Even the merchants themselves The moldy and smelly old goods that wanted to be thrown away were also bought up at high prices by the people who followed the uproar, making the rice shop, meat shop, cloth shop, silk shop and other merchants make a lot of money and smile.
In the afternoon, Yu Shiji's carriage drove to Prince Qi's Mansion. Although he is just a small inner chamber servant, in today's Sui Dynasty, many people are eager to get into this seat, because it is closest to Yang Guang's position and can not only better serve Yang Guang Show off your talents and get promoted most easily.
Originally, he didn't plan to go to Prince Qi's Mansion, nor did he plan to have any interaction with Yang Jian, but Yang Guangrang urged Yang Jian to go to Renshou Palace, so he had no choice but to come.
When Yu Shiji was in Jiangdu, he was the "Fu" in the Prince of Qi's palace, responsible for teaching Yang Jian culture. However, Yang Jian was not only arrogant, domineering and shameless, but also raped women and oppressed the weak. Yu Shiji was extremely disgusted and regarded himself as possessing Such a disciple was ashamed. Later, after he followed Yang Guangbei to Guanzhong, he cut off all contact with this disciple.
But the difference between Yu Shiji and his younger brother Yu Shinan is that he is not only more talented than his younger brother, he can write better than his younger brother, but he is also more utilitarian than his younger brother. With the news that Yang Jian was seriously ill, Yu Shiji realized that Yang Guang's position was stable, and a new round of battle for the right to inherit the throne would also be staged between Yang Zhao and Yang Jian. Although he admired Yang Zhao's talents and character very much, he knew that Yang Zhao's obesity not only made Yang Guang a little disgusted, but also was not a sign of longevity. Therefore, for the sake of future fame, wealth and status, he forcibly suppressed his hatred for Yang Xian. Feeling disgusted, he took the initiative to approach Yang Jian.
Yang Jian also knew that Yu Shiji was his father's confidant. He knew that once his father came to power, Yu Shiji's status would rise unexpectedly, so he welcomed Yu Shiji's approach.
The two of them were like firewood. Because of the spark of power, a prairie fire was set off. Not only did their relationship grow stronger day by day, but Yu Shiji also became Yang Xian's counselor in the court.
As soon as Yu Shiji got off the carriage, a guard who had been waiting for him quickly asked him to go to the house.
Before walking to the study room, Yu Shiji bumped into someone face to face. What made him incredible was that this person turned out to be Yun Dingxing, the father-in-law and favorite minister of the former prince Yang Yong. At that time, Yang Yong was bewitched by Yun Dingxing and became dissolute, which made Yang Jian completely disappointed in him. After Yang Yong, the prince, was deposed, Yun Dingxing, the culprit, was also convicted, and the whole family was demoted to officials. slave.
When Yu Shiji saw that he not only appeared in Prince Qi's palace, but also walked out of the study, he felt incredible and began to worry. Yun Dingxing is a well-known treacherous minister. His most powerful ability is to lead a good person to evil. The reason why Yang Yong was deposed is more than half of Yun Dingxing's credit. Now he appears in front of Yang Jian, who was already misbehaving. Being around is definitely not a good thing.
In the study, Yang Jian was admiring a stupa. This stupa is a prayer tower built by Yang Jian for his grandfather Yang Jian. The tower is nine feet and five feet high and is covered with pearls and jade.
This stupa was made by Yun Dingxing himself. Yun Dingxing was good at making utensils, especially in exquisite and dexterous small objects. Even He Chou, a master of craftsmanship, was not as good as him. Because of this skill, Yun Dingxing was often approached by the powerful to make weapons. However, he knew that only the Prince sect could help him and change his destiny, so the people he contacted were mainly the Prince sects such as Yu Wenshu and Yang Xian. Lord. The stupa he designed for Yang Jian used more than 4,000 pearls. However, such a big thing turned slowly with the breeze, changing into a dazzling light. Yang Jian was amazed by the exquisiteness of the stupa and the ingenuity of the mechanisms used.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yu is here." A guard reported quietly behind Yang Jian.
"Invitation!" Yang Jian sat back on his seat, only to hear the sound of footsteps, and Yu Shiji walked in quickly. He immediately saw the slowly rotating stupa, and the bright light almost blinded him.
Seeing that Yu Shiji was dumbfounded, Yang Jian felt extremely proud and asked with a smile: "Mr. Yu, what do you think of this stupa?"
Facing such a treasure, Yu Shiji couldn't help but feel greed in his heart. After listening to Yang Jian's words, he reluctantly moved his eyes away from the stupa and said to Yang Jian with admiration: "It's so ingenious and beautiful. .Did Yun Dingxing do it?"
"Yes, this is the prayer tower I asked him to make, and it was finally completed today." Yang Xian nodded, even though this stupa cost him countless pearls, jade, gold and silver, and also made him go to the Renshou Palace. Time has been delayed again and again, but as long as my father sees this tower, he will definitely praise him for his filial piety and will not complain. If you win your father's favor through this, no matter how much treasures and time you spend, it will be worth it. Once you become a prince who is inferior to one person and surpasses ten thousand people, why should treasures come to your door one after another?
Yu Shiji finally understood why Yang Jian never went to Renshou Palace. It turned out that he was waiting for this prayer tower. If he brought this prayer tower to Renshou Palace, Yang Guang would indeed be happy because of his son's filial piety. He said to Yang Jian: " The prince is already impatient with the king, so he asked me to come here to urge him. Now that the tower has been built, it is best for the king to leave today. Otherwise, it will be too much and not enough."
After thinking about it, Yu Shiji reminded again: "Qin Wangjun was immersed in craftsmanship and couldn't extricate himself. In the end, he annoyed the saint. Your Majesty should take a warning."
"I understand. Thank you for your advice, sir." Yang Xian felt awe-struck after hearing this. He pondered for a long time and then said to Yu Shiji: "Mr. Yu came just in time. I have something I want to discuss with you."
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
"Yun Dingxing just told me that Uncle Wei Wang may have taken advantage of his power and geographical location to smuggle weapons to the Western Turks, Xianbei in the Great Lakes Region, and other countries in the Western Regions." After Yang Jian said this, he said to Yu Shiji: "You also know, My people robbed Uncle Wei Wang, so I was grounded and beaten by Aye. And since he got close to my eldest brother, I was ready to attack him for 'smuggling weapons', or to kill him. Cut off a strong arm of the elder brother. But I don’t know if this can be done, so I want to hear your opinion, sir.”
Yu Shiji was shocked when he heard this. Although he was willing to make suggestions for Yang Kung, he also had reservations about Yang Kung, especially on the issue of the crown prince, and he did not dare to express his position too early after Gao Jun, Yu Wenbi, He Ruobi and others came to learn from the mistakes. As for the powerful prince Yang Ji, the king of Wei, Yu Shiji didn't want to offend him at all. On the one hand, he knew that Yang Ji was Yang Guang's confidant. Their ambitions and actions coincided with each other, so Yang Ji was Yang Guang's sharp weapon to the outside world. As a strong shield for internal reforms, as long as Yang Ji did not make principled mistakes, he would be a shield used by Yang Guang to attract the firepower of the family members, and it would be difficult for others to bring him down. On the other hand, Yang Ji is not someone he, a small official, can deal with. If Yang Ji knew that he was calculating, he would definitely trample him to death like an ant. In the end, even if he got into trouble with Yang Guang, Yang Guang would There will be no stalemate with Yang Ji, who leads the western strategy and supports reform, because of an inner servant. The most critical thing is that the information provided by Yun Dingxing to Yang Jian is very unreliable.
Yu Shiji was silent for a long time and then asked: "Does the king think the news about Yun Dingxing is reliable?"
Yang Jian frowned and said, "Sir, do you think you are unreliable?"
"Even if King Wei really sells arms, it is only done by his confidants, and Yun Dingxing is just an official slave in the capital. How can he know this?" With many years of experience in official circles, Yu Shiji felt that someone wanted to use Yang Jian to deal with him. Yang Ji, thus achieving the purpose of killing someone with a borrowed knife.
Yang Jian also heard what Yu Shiji meant. He hesitated and asked, "Sir, are you saying that someone borrowed a knife to kill someone?"
"It should be!" Yu Shiji nodded: "King Wei has offended a lot of people over the years! There are so many people who want him dead, but these people are afraid of King Wei, so they take advantage of the little relationship between the king and King Wei. Conflict, use the king’s hand to get rid of King Wei.”
Yang Jian gritted his teeth and said, "How dare this damn Yun Dingxing take advantage of me."
"Yun Dingxing is just a humble chess piece. He is eager to make meritorious deeds and get rid of his status as an official slave, so he listens to the wind and is taken advantage of." Yu Shiji discovered that there was a huge benefit hidden in this and smiled. Said: "Does your Majesty want to make King Wei yours?"
Yang Jian was inspired. If Yang Ji, who was powerful and deeply trusted by his father, supported him, it would be more than just one plus one equaling two. He quickly asked: "Of course I have thought about it, but what should I do?" Woolen cloth?"
Yu Shiji said with a smile: "Of course we have to find out the authenticity of this information. If the information is true, it will be the basis for King Wei to surrender. Even if he does not surrender, he still has a guilty conscience and does not dare to favor King Jin; if not Really, then think of the person behind the scenes as King Jin, and then secretly send someone to tell King Wei so as to alienate their relationship."
"What a good idea!" Yang Xian nodded and wanted to summon Yun Dingxing for questioning.
Yu Shiji quickly stopped him and said: "This matter cannot be rushed, and Yun Dingxing cannot run away. The king should go to Renshou Palace first. If the saint dies unfortunately and the king is still in the capital, then the problem will be serious."
"That's fine!" Yang Jian also felt justified, so he had to give up, and asked people to closely monitor Yun Dingxing's every move, while he prepared to leave for Renshou Palace.
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Just when Yu Shiji and Yang Zhao were discussing, Qizhou, which had been calm and bright just a moment ago, suddenly experienced strong winds, dark clouds swept across the sky, and boundless darkness enveloped the land of Qizhou. Several birds stood on a tree next to the Nanyou Ancient Road. On the old dead tree, he combed his feathers with his short beak, and from time to time he raised his head and looked warily at the mountain road below him. From under the tree roots, the earth suddenly trembled.
Suddenly, a large group of sparrows looking for lost grains in the rice fields were startled, and lifted into the sky like black clouds, flying into the distance in a barely complete formation. The ancient road between the rice fields suddenly heard the sound of rumble of horse hooves, and an army swept in from the west with a strong killing intent. They were dressed in black armor, like a rolling wave, passing through the mountain road and heading east. Qizhou goes south from the county.
After marching for more than an hour, several knights came towards the army from the east. They reined in their horses from a distance. The horses neighed sadly, stopped, and then gave way to the advancing army and headed towards " The black battle flag with the word "Sui" slowly marched forward. The leader saluted Yang Ji, who was reining in his horse and marching slowly, and said, "Yang Shan, a humble official, has met with the chief steward."
In order to ensure local security, the imperial court imposed strict restrictions on local troops. In principle, state soldiers were not allowed to leave the state. If there was war, the court would have to issue an order to pass. Local officials would only let the soldiers pass through after seeing the imperial order. Entry. Yang Ji's army naturally has unimpeded access to more than ten states in Liangzhou. However, Weizhou in the west, Taizhou at the foot, and Qizhou in the east do not belong to Liangzhou. In other words, if Yang Ji does not have a passing order, officials from these three states can intercept Yang Ji's army.
Yang Ji only had letters from Prince Yang Guang and no official documents. If he only brought the number of guards specified by the prince, he would be able to pass without any obstruction. However, in addition to the guards, he also brought 10,000 Liangzhou troops without movement orders. , so before he crossed the border, he sent the most senior Yang Shanhui to negotiate with local officials. Fortunately, Cui Shi, the governor of Weizhou, and Yang Ji had briefly cooperated, and the army only traveled a short distance in Weizhou, and Yang Jian was critically ill. Master Cui therefore did not embarrass them. As for Qinzhou, after the former governor Yuan Shan was executed, the new governor was Yang Da's eldest son Yang Mian, which naturally provided convenience to Yang Ji.
The former governor of Qizhou he was about to enter was Li Yuan, but after he transferred Yanzhou, the vacant governor's position was taken by Qu Tutong, the imperial servant Shaoqing.
Qu Tutong's predecessor was the general manager of Ganzhou and the pastoral envoy of Longyou Qun. He made a show of force at the beginning of Yang Ji's tenure. Instead of cooperating with the raid on Yiwu, he made many military difficulties. Yang Ji was very angry. Zhang Xutuo, who was then the Sima of Liangzhou, was arranged to seize his military power forcefully. During the war between the Sui Dynasty and the Turkic Khanate, Zhang Xutuo and others knew that he had no actual combat experience and were afraid that he would miss military and state affairs. He was not given the opportunity to participate in the war, so the entire Liangzhou Governor's Office formed a feud with Qu Tutong.
Although Yang Ji knew that Qu Tutong had the talent of a commander and had made great achievements in history, as the head of Liangzhou's military and political affairs, he had to focus on the overall situation. If he, the general manager, supported Qu Tutong, then Zhang Xutuo would , Yin Shishi, Yang Shanhui, Wei Yunqi, Yu Shinan, Wang Cong, Xiao Yu and others, even if they don't feel unhappy, they will definitely have many conflicts in the future when they get along with each other, and things will happen even if nothing happens, not to mention what happened at that time The tasks were complicated and heavy. How could Yang Ji "give up" a lot of handsome talents just for him?
In addition, Yang Ji himself was very dissatisfied with Qu Tutong, so for the sake of the unity of the Liangzhou General Manager's Office and for the sake of being out of sight and out of mind, he simply broke away from Yang Jian's relationship and got Qu Tutong away.
However, what I never expected was that Qu Tutong actually became the governor of Qizhou. Not only did Yang Ji want to enter Qizhou under his jurisdiction, but the Renshou Palace was located in Qishan County of Qizhou. If he "went on official business", Yang Ji would also There is really no way to bring these ten thousand Liangzhou troops to Renshou Palace.
Seeing Yang Shanhui's ugly face, Yang Ji frowned and asked, "How is the negotiation with Qu Tutong going? Could it be that he doesn't allow the army to pass?"
Yang Shanhui said with a dark face: "That bastard won't let you live or die!"
"Is it not possible to return the army to the capital?" In order to successfully annihilate the party in Taozhou, Yang Ji borrowed 10,000 elite troops from Guanzhong to assist in the battle. Now that his merits have been fulfilled, he naturally wants to return this army to the imperial court.
In order to prevent changes in Guanzhong, Yang Guang asked Yang Ji to bring the Liangzhou army over in a mixed manner under the banner of "returning the army". After all, compared with the mixed army in the capital and the generals who were all descendants of aristocratic families, the local army Cleaner, this kind of army is also more reliable than the capital's army at critical moments.
However, Qu Tutong was now "on official business" and would not allow the 10,000 troops to enter. If Yang Ji forced his way through while Yang Jian was critically ill, he would have committed a major crime, and might be charged with treason.
"No!" Yang Shanhui shook his head: "This method worked for Master Cui and Yang Yan. They just turned a blind eye and got through it. But this bastard Qu Tutong refused to let him go. He also said that the saint was seriously ill. During this period, the imperial court did not allow local troops to enter the country.”
He glanced at Yang Ji and said with a wry smile: "General manager, that bastard Qu Tutong used the excuse that the saint was seriously ill to embarrass us. It is clearly a public revenge. He now wants us to break into Qizhou and use the military regulations and laws of the imperial court. The law will kill us."
"This is a conspiracy, there is nothing we can do against him!" Yang Ji felt helpless. No matter how bold he was, he would not dare to risk his way into Qizhou on the charge of treason. Yang Guang may believe him and know that he is innocent, but if everyone in the civil and military court calls for death, Yang Guang may have no choice but to sacrifice his chariot to protect his commander and stage a scene of "killing Yang Ji with tears". After all, Yang Ji originally wanted to kill him. The overall situation in Liangzhou was also how Qu Tutong was driven away.
"General Manager, what should we do now?" Zhang Xutuo next to him asked helplessly.
Yang Ji looked at Anyi Pass in Qizhou with flags waving in the distance, and thought for a while and said: "The army will choose a place to station. I will first take my soldiers to Renshou Palace and ask for the saint's order, and then let the army enter."
Yang Shanhui nodded helplessly: "That's all we can do now!"
Hao Yuan next to him frowned and said nothing. He thought of the various turbulences that occurred in the transition period between the old and the new in history, and he understood Yang Guang's intention of letting Yang Ji lead 10,000 Liangzhou troops to enter. If Yang Guang regarded him as relying on Yang Ji to protect himself at the critical moment, , Hesitant to move forward, isn't Yang Guang, the future king, extremely disappointed?
If a person is disappointed with the person he trusts most, his feelings will become worse day by day. In the future, with just one inducement, these negative emotions will suddenly rise. How much trust he had before, he will hate later. If Yang Ji disappoints Yang Guang at this critical moment, he will definitely not have the status he has now; even if he still has the status, he will no longer trust Yang Ji as much as he does now.
Once Yang Guang's trust was lost, how could Yang Ji, the already extremely embarrassed prince, have an easy life in the future? On the contrary, if Yang Guang trusts Yang Ji as always, even if Yang Ji temporarily loses all his official positions, he will be able to make a comeback and make further progress in the future.
But the problem is that the crime of breaking and entering is too great, and no one dares to take the risk of confiscating the family and exterminating the family!
He thought hard for a moment and suddenly thought of a way to get the best of both worlds. He smiled and cupped his hands to Yang Ji and said, "Sir, I have a solution."
Yang Ji quickly asked: "What can we do?"
Everyone also looked at Hao Yuan.
"We can make a fuss about personal soldiers!" Hao Yuan smiled slightly and said what he thought of: "The general manager is not only the general manager of Liangzhou, but also the prince of the Sui Dynasty, the governor of Liangzhou, and the right guard general. This Several positions have a quota of personal guards; and although the princess is not here, she also has a quota of personal soldiers. Just the two of you, there are four to five thousand personal soldiers. If we add the number of personal soldiers of Liangzhou Sima and Liang Governor Shi In addition, there will be more than 6,000 "private soldiers" who can successfully pass the customs. Moreover, our Liangzhou is still in the war period, and the number of personal guards can be doubled... After such careful calculation, these 10,000 Liangzhou troops, Even the total number of 'personal soldiers' for the Young Master and you is not enough." (Note)
Everyone's eyes lit up, and Yang Shanhui said to Yang Ji: "General manager, Hao Canjun's method is good."
"It's really good." Yang Ji deeply agreed.
Xue Ju frowned and said, "I admit this is a good idea, but Yang Changshi has already negotiated with Qu Tutong. If we suddenly turn our officers and soldiers into private armies, can Qu Tutong believe it?"
Everyone was silent after hearing this, and all looked at Yang Ji: Hao Yuan's method is certainly rogue, but no matter how rogue it is, it is still a solution, but how to decide depends on Yang Ji, who is the leader.
"It doesn't matter whether he believes it or not. If he dares to believe it or not and refuses to let us pass, I will kill him." What Yang Ji is afraid of is the charge of rebellion caused by forcing the passage. As for Qu Tutong, who is he?
Qu Tutong may be capable, but as long as he violates Yang Ji's limits, he will be a relentless enemy. And Yang Ji is not the magnanimous Cao Cao who loves talents as much as his life. Naturally, he does not have Cao Cao's tolerance for others. If Qu Tutong still does not know good and evil, he does not mind killing this bastard.
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[Note: The princes and princes of the Sui Dynasty had an astonishing amount of armed forces, especially the prince's East Palace Eight-Rate/Six-Rate, which had tens of thousands of troops at every turn. After Yang Jian succeeded in Yi Chu, he handed over tens of thousands of elite soldiers that originally belonged to Yang Yong to Yang Guang. After Yang Guang ascended the throne as emperor, Yang Zhao, the prince, also had tens of thousands of soldiers. After Zhao died of illness in history, Yang Guang originally planned to make Yang Jian the prince, so he handed over all the tens of thousands of soldiers in the East Palace. Yang Jian.
Yang Xian also began to expand and self-destruct from this moment. At that time, people who gave him gifts every day crowded the streets leading to Prince Qi's Mansion. In addition, Yang Guang traveled around the world all year round, which caused Yang Jian, who was deeply bewitched by his subordinates, to lose control and do more and more excessive things. In the end, under the joint "praising" of hundreds of civil and military officials, aristocratic families, dignitaries, and palace staff, he embarked on the road of no return. This also made Yang Guang extremely disappointed with him, and he began to consciously cultivate and train Yang Tong and Yang You. . 】
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