Cao Li also wanted to go to Yunzhou, Shengzhou, and Fengzhou to issue decrees. They stayed in the camp for less than an hour and left in a hurry despite the heavy snow.
In the wind and snow, Yang Ji looked at their retreating figures, and a doubt arose in his heart: Although Cao Li was here not long ago, he said two important things. First, he said that someone had reported to evacuate the general manager's mansion, and then he said something else. Something related to Yu Wenshu.
Previously, Yu Wenshu had a complete falling out with the Guanlong nobles due to the issue of rectifying the Beijing camp. However, his eagerness for success and quick success led to the Wannian Army mutiny and the Xianyang chaos, making all his efforts in vain; not only did he fight He failed to make a comeback and paid a heavy price in the death of his family members. Afterwards, in addition to losing his official position, he was also "sick" and "convalescing". Yuwen's family is now in a state of poverty, and officials do not dare to visit the family for fear of getting into trouble.
However, in Yang Ji's view, Yu Wenshu was one of Yang Guang's sharp swords in weakening the Guanlong nobles. He worked hard during the military reform. After the failure, Yang Guang felt somewhat guilty. Therefore, Yuwenshu still has a chance to make a comeback; but Yuwenshu is already over sixty years old. If the Guanlong nobles or any force messes up the issues he has come up with, his comeback will be more difficult and may even lead to his death. Can't wait for that day.
Yuwen Shuding also knew this truth, so Cao Li said that he took another approach and did a great event. Through the hands of Princess Nanyang, in the name of Yuwen Mansion, she donated 10,000 taels of gold, 100,000 guan of copper coins, 50,000 bolts of cloth, and 150,000 shi of grain to the "Royal Women's Foundation" to provide relief to the people of Bingzhou who had lost their loved ones, according to the news Word spread, and the people in Bingzhou were grateful for Yu Wenshu's kindness.
After Yu Wenshu made this "bad" start, the courtiers could only grit their teeth and donate some in the name of their wife or family. However, because Yu Wenshu stole the spotlight, even though they donated, they could not get any benefits. The reputation is not directly proportional to the donation.
Yu Wenshu's popularity in Yong, Bing, Henan, Hebei and other places has already overshadowed Yang Ji's achievements in destroying Khitan and opening up frontiers.
After hearing the news, Yang Ji expressed his admiration for Yuwenshu.
Now that Yang Guang feels guilty for him and the people are grateful for his kindness, with just one opportunity, the "common people" will push Yu Wenshu out; at that time, whoever dares to oppose the comeback of the great good man Yu Wen will be an enemy of the people and suffer the consequences of all the people. cast aside.
"Do you know where Cao Li came from?" Yang Ji asked Hao Yuan after hearing the news of Cao Li and his group's back amid the wind and snow.
Cao Li was the eunuch of Changqiu Prison, which was the former Ministry of Internal Affairs and was a service agency of the inner court. During the reign of the late Emperor, the chief officials at all levels were served by eunuchs. Yang Guang changed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Changqiu Prison. He learned the lesson of eunuchs' monopoly power and handed over many important positions in the Changqiu Prison to intact men, while low-level servants continued to use eunuchs.
Complete men, like other officials, also have opportunities for promotion and employment, and this Cao Li is a complete man.
He had taken the initiative to approach Yang Ji and show his goodwill before; and today he even told a lot of internal news in the court, so Yang Ji felt that this person was outselling himself, and he was afraid that he was asking for something, but some people were not interested in him in terms of money. hints, but always pretending not to understand.
Hao Yuan is the deputy general manager of the palace and is responsible for collecting intelligence on major forces and officials in the capital. He is also concerned about Cao Li, a close official of the emperor. When Yang Ji asked, he replied: "Cao Li is from Linshui County, Xiangzhou."
"A person from Linshui County, Xiangzhou?" Yang Ji pondered for a long time, and then said with a sudden thought: "The Yuan family in Runan and the Yuan family in Jizhou are still there. It is impossible for Cao Cao's descendants to die. Do you think this Cao Li, will Are you a descendant of Cao Cao?"
Hao Yuan was stunned for a moment, then said: "It's possible."
"Haosheng pay attention to this person and find out his life experience as soon as possible." Yang Ji actually doesn't care about Cao Li's life experience. It doesn't matter whether he is a descendant of Cao Cao. The key is that Yang Ji is not familiar with this person, but this person But he showed his kindness one after another without asking for anything in return. This made Yang Ji neither adaptable nor like him, and he also believed that this relationship would not last long.
"Here!" Hao Yuan responded.
When the two returned to the Central Army, they saw the Liang Erdai discussing happily in front of the big tent. Yang Ji saw that they didn't notice him and didn't bother him.
From a distance, I heard Xue Wanche saying carelessly: "My father has been an official for decades, and is still a Kaifu Yitong Sansi, while I followed the king and fought a few battles easily. I don’t know how he feels when he is appointed as the governor, hahahaha..."
He glanced around and saw that Qian Shixiong's son Qian Jie didn't say a word, and he wasn't happy about being named the governor, so he patted his shoulder heavily and asked angrily: "Brother Qian, why are you so happy at all?" ?, are you not very satisfied with the Governor-General?"
"Idiots are not satisfied!" Qian Jie glared at Xue Wanche and said angrily: "I just think that this governor came effortlessly, and I feel that I deserve it."
We are all second-generation Liangs, so we have a very good relationship, and the fathers of him and the Xue brothers are both named "Shixiong", which must be said to be a great fate.
Wang Bian's third son Wang Jun said in a deep voice: "Now is no longer the time to sweep away the heroes when the country is not stable; but at that time, titles, official positions, honorary officers, and casual officials were given casually, but the world has been stabilized, and people in various positions The conditions for obtaining it are naturally more difficult than before. There are three reasons why we easily obtained the Order of Governor."
"First of all, the king has given us his own credit, so he himself cannot enjoy the credit he deserves for destroying enemy countries and opening up frontiers. Secondly, this mission is different from last year's civil war. This is the first mission since the saint ascended the throne. Encountering an invasion by a foreign enemy and successfully annihilating the invading country for the first time was of great significance to the saint who had just ascended the throne, so the saint conferred heavy titles on us and gave us honorary officers. Thirdly, eight soldiers died in the battle Ninety percent of them are Turks, and the imperial court does not need to provide them with pensions or promotions, and their merits have been robbed by our Sui soldiers."
Everyone thought about it for a long time, and they all agreed deeply.
Zhang Dinghe's second son Zhang Yan asked: "After talking for so long, I still don't know what the use of this governor is. Can 'it' make us a military officer?"
Xue Wanshu was older and knew these rules better. He explained to everyone: "A decorated officer is not a service officer, but a kind of glory and honor obtained through meritorious service. However, after we are awarded the title of honored officer, we are already members of the Ministry of War." On the roster, there are relatively potential people. In the future, when the Ministry of War needs low-level generals, we will be given priority. As the commander-in-chief, we can start as brigade commanders instead of ordinary soldiers. This is the same as the reserve officers of the Ministry of Personnel. The difference is that they are admitted as reserve officers, and we exchange for military merit."
"That's it!" Zhang Yan suddenly said: "In this way, we really took advantage of it. I actually came here to experience and gain knowledge, but I didn't expect to become a governor. But in this way, some people may uncomfortable."
"So what if they feel uncomfortable?" Xue Wanche sneered: "If they have the ability, they can go to the battlefield! If they have the ability, they can find a general like the king who can win battles and can think about his subordinates! They don't have the courage or the courage to do so. A good general, who can you blame?"
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help laughing.
"What are you talking about? Are you very proud and proud?" At this moment, Yang Ji walked over with a "cold face".
"See you, Your Majesty!" Everyone used to simply worship Yang Ji, but after this war, they knew that war could be fought like this, and that war could be fought so easily... and Yang Ji's status in everyone's hearts was invisible. It has risen to a higher level. Seeing him with a straight face at this time, everyone felt a little uneasy.
"Happy is happy, proud is proud, but let me ask you, where is your prey? What shall we eat at night?" Yang Ji said coldly: "Get out of here and hunt. If you come back empty-handed, we will eat them all at night." Sheep shit and chewing bamboo.”
"Here!" Everyone then realized that Yang Ji was deliberately trying to scare them, so they dispersed with smiles.
. . . . . .
Time flies, and the busy days finally slow down during the Chinese New Year. Due to the heavy snow, it is not good weather for any country's army to march and fight; in addition, due to transportation problems in this era, intelligence transmission is also very backward. Even the scouts were not easy to hide in the ice and snow, so although the Sui and Goguryeo armies were facing each other in Liaozhou, both sides had to celebrate the New Year, so both sides fell into a tacit understanding, and even the scouts were not sent into each other's territory. , and the armies in various places are also in a state of "loose internally and tight externally".
Yang Ji had already found his way out of trouble by being lazy. He didn't care about Liaozhou's government affairs or anything else. No matter what, he wouldn't tire himself to death.
Moreover, the heavy snow covered a wide area, covering all the northern areas regardless of national boundaries. Yuan Ziyou also took advantage of the heavy snow to block roads to vigorously strengthen the defenses at various checkpoints.
For Goguryeo, they felt that Yang Ji was in a passive position in terms of military strength, and the heavy snow blocked the mountains, which made it difficult for the Sui Dynasty's army and material supplies in the interior to keep up. Therefore, the Sui Dynasty had no possibility of military action before the ice and snow melted. It was almost non-existent, which gave him more time to prepare.
As for the Great Wall of Goguryeo, because of the heavy snowfall, Yuan Taizuo bought a lot of time. Although it could not be built in one day, the Goguryeo people were driven by him desperately, and the foundations of many key places in the northern Great Wall had been quietly destroyed. Whether people would die by doing this was not within Yuan Taizuo's consideration, because the whole country believed that it was enough for the security of the entire country, and a small sacrifice could still be tolerated.
Yang Ji's proposal to Yuan Ziyou for talks on the ice on the Liao River was pushed back to March in Yangchun by Yuan Ziyou because the road was blocked by heavy snow and it was difficult to travel.
Although they coveted the fat piece of "Khitan", Yuan Ziyou had no choice. No matter how unwilling he was or how he sought a war, the domestic peace faction never supported him. Of course, the idea of main battle is actually the foundation of Yuan Ziyou's world. It does not mean that he foolishly thinks that the Sui Dynasty will be defeated. If he can confront the Sui Dynasty without fighting, he will actually welcome it in his heart; because in this way, it will Give him some time to get through the political struggle.
The important thing is that although Yuan Ziyou is a famous minister who has risen strongly in Goguryeo, and his status in Goguryeo is equal to that of Xiao He and Zhuge of the Shu Han Dynasty, the strength of the Yuan family is not as good as that of the Gao family, which is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Under the pressure of the three major ministries, their brothers are in a very bad situation at home. If the international situation continues to be so calm, they will be annexed step by step after they "conquered the country".
But at this moment, under the exaggeration of their brothers, the voices of the people are slowly uniting towards "resisting foreign enemies is the first priority". Faced with the strong pressure from foreign enemies and the voice of the people, the monarch Gao Yuan does not dare to be an enemy and hurt his relatives. Therefore, the current tense situation is a rare opportunity for the Yuan family to take a breather. If the Sui Dynasty continues to cooperate in this confrontation, Yuan Ziyou won't actually care whether there is a fight or not, because his goal has been achieved.
His reluctance to meet with Yang Ji was partly due to the above considerations. After all, once the Sui Dynasty had peace talks with Goguryeo and withdrew its troops, the conflicts in Goguryeo would transfer from abroad to the country, and the Yuan clan, which was ill-prepared and inferior in strength, would Not a good thing.
Let's see how long it lasts.
Another exciting news for Yeon Ja-yu is that Eulji Mun-deok died.
Although Eulji Wende did not become a god in one battle like in history, Yuan Ziyu did not defeat Yang Guang twice, so although the gap in reputation between the two is not very big.
The king Gao Yuan was actually more capable than his father Gaotang, and he was a very ambitious king. Although he secured the throne with the support of the Yuan brothers, he also paid a huge political price, which led to his Power and freedom were taken away step by step by the Yuan family.
Today's Gowon is just like Yang Guang, who is working hard to seize power in Goguryeo and intends to "nationalize" all power. When he was fighting against the Yuan clan, Ulji Mundeuk was comparable to Yang Ji in the Sui Dynasty. Gao Yuan made suggestions and used the name of the country and the influence of the people to regain the power that originally belonged to the Yuan clan. The Yuan clan was a minister who did not have much influence and popular reputation. Although he was very unwilling, there was nothing he could do.
But now, Eulji Mundeok, a staunch and capable reformer, is dead. Yuan Ziyu feels that his blood is boiling, and he has vented his cowardice for many years. As for the rumors in the capital that "Da Dui Lu united with the Sui Dynasty to kill him" Yuan Ziyou doesn’t care much about the rumors about Eulji Munde” now.
Just because he knows that Gao Yuan needs him, and because Eulji Mundeok is dead, Gao Yuan will definitely settle down, and once Gao Yuan settles down, it will be an opportunity for the Yuan family to gain momentum.
"Send troops?" In Liaodong City years later, Yuan Ziyou looked at his son, Yuan Taizuo, who made the suggestion, and frowned: "Although we have many troops, the Sui army is strictly defensive. In terms of their current strength, they can't hold on By the beginning of spring, there will be no problem at all. At present, although the Sui army is unable to mobilize troops, why is it not the same for us?"
"The important thing is that the Sui Dynasty had a vast territory, rich resources, and a large population. To destroy a Liaozhou was not a big loss for them; but for us Goguryeo and our Yuan clan, once Liaodong was destroyed, it would be a serious injury. .”
Having said this, Yuan Ziyou took a deep look at his son and said, "This is the helplessness and sadness of the small country."
"Father!" Yuan Taizuo cupped his hands and said, "I'm not talking about the Sui Dynasty, but Sumo Mohe."
"Sumo Mohe?" Yuan Ziyou asked.
"Exactly!" Yuan Taizuo said: "Sumo Mohe gathered tens of thousands of soldiers in Beifu Yucheng. They were heavily guarded some time ago, but the barbarians became barbarians. We showed our kindness for more than half a month and then relaxed. .”
Yuan Taizuo said: "If we take Beifu Yucheng, we will not only have an account of the capital, but also eliminate an enemy. At the same time, we can let the Sui Dynasty see our power. Even if we cannot destroy Sumo Mohe, we can at least capture it. Open the remaining city of Beifu, and use its population to help us build the Great Wall."
Yuan Ziyou pondered for a long time and asked: "What if the Sui army advances eastward while we are fighting Sumo Mohe?"
Yuan Taizuo said confidently: "Father, I think the Sui army will sit back and watch us fight with Sumo Mohe, hoping that we will kill both sides!"
"How many troops do you want?" Yuan Ziyou asked suddenly.
Yuan Taizuo understood that his father supported him, and he was overjoyed and said: "Father, I only need 30,000 troops."
"Thirty thousand is not enough!" Yuan Ziyou looked at Yuan Taizuo and said, "I will give you 30,000 elite soldiers and 30,000 auxiliary soldiers! But you must capture Beifu Yucheng for me in the shortest possible time."
He also hopes that his son will have more military exploits, and he has recently received a lot of military information from Sumo Mohe. If the 60,000-strong army were to attack him unprepared, there would be no failure.
"Here!"
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