On the Lichun stage, Yang Guang was in a good mood after solving a few troubles. Yang Ji figured out that it was a misunderstanding and took the opportunity to admonish Yang Guang. He was also in a good mood. The only one who was in a bad mood was the pig-headed Yang Jian. Not only did he receive a beating, giving up any hope of seizing the heir, he was also sent to Zongzheng Temple to be imprisoned; but what made him feel fortunate and comforted was that Yang Guang did not blame him for the sins of his staff. , and also planned to ask Zongzheng Shaoqing Yang Gongren to help him investigate the palace.
Yang Jian actually didn't like Yang Gongren at all, a selfless clan brother, but he couldn't admit that Yang Gongren was very good at checking accounts.
When Princess Leping was deceived by evil slaves, it was Yang Gongren who helped investigate. In the end, not only did hundreds of evil slaves be found, but countless wealth was recovered. What is even more rare is that he was not greedy for a penny and did not wrongly accuse a good person. The problem of Prince Qi's Mansion is very similar to that of Princess Leping's Mansion. If it is left to Yang Gongren to handle, Yang Jian can rest assured.
After blasting away the unsightly Yang Jian, Yang Guang felt that the world was a beautiful place and asked Yang Ji: "Tuyuhun has been blocked by you for several years. It is said that the people of Tuyuhun live in a miserable life! Is this possible?"
"It's true!" This was an open secret, and Yang Ji had nothing to hide.
Yang Guang nodded and said: "The court has great opinions on the arms race. Once those short-sighted officials attack you, they will use Tuyuhun as an example. Since you also said that Tuyuhun is very miserable, in my opinion, It’s better to destroy Tuyuhun.”
"Why did brother suddenly want to destroy Tuyuhun? Is there any major strategic arrangement?" Yang Ji knew that the arms race had indeed become one of the reasons why officials attacked him. At first, he said that it was a waste of time and money, but at worst, he said Raise soldiers to respect themselves, raise thieves to respect themselves. This kind of old talk has been rampant since the late emperor's period, and it is naturally more common now.
But what makes Yang Ji strange is why Yang Guang suddenly wants to destroy Tuyuhun by himself? Is it related to Goguryeo?
"There are three reasons. First, if Tuyuhun is taken down one day earlier, we will be able to control it one day earlier. Second, Li Zixiong sent urgent military information, saying that instead of withdrawing troops in accordance with the agreement, Goguryeo continued to send more troops to Liaodong; look at this posture , Gao Yuan intends to tear up the negotiation agreement for entering the DPRK and prepares to go to war with the Sui Dynasty."
Yang Guang said this and began to analyze the strength of both sides: "Goguryeo has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. The resilience, will, loyalty, and military discipline of the soldiers are far beyond the nomads in the north. Once a war breaks out, it will be no less than a peaceful one." The bloody battle of the Battle of Chen. That’s all. The difficulty lies in the dangerous terrain of Goguryeo, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.”
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"If we want to destroy Goguryeo, we must have everything in place, and the number of troops is three to four hundred thousand. Even for defense and confrontation, about two hundred thousand troops must be deployed on the front line. Otherwise, Mozhou will be flat. , the northern part of Liaozhou will definitely not be able to defend. However, the major reform of the Beijing army has not yet been completed. The Guanlong nobles in the army have different hearts and minds, and the Xiaoguo army has not yet formed an army. If a war breaks out suddenly, we simply cannot produce so many elite troops. teacher."
"If you had destroyed Tuyuhun before the war broke out between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo, you would have been able to severely frighten the Western Turkic tribes so that they would not dare to act rashly; you could also draw tens of thousands of brave and capable elite troops to join the war; at the same time, We can also rely on the power of annihilating Tuyuhun to make the Dong/Tujue, Xi tribe, Xi tribe, and the Northern and Southern Dynasties Weifu obediently send troops."
After a pause, Yang Guang continued: "We have to avenge the more than 200,000 soldiers. Even if Gao Yuan doesn't fight, we still have to make Goguryeo pay off this blood debt. So I am also considering tactics to attack Goguryeo. I Their tactics are to lure snakes out of their holes and attack with surprise troops. First, they will lure all their troops to Liaodong. In order to lure out the defenders of various key areas that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, they must be given a little sweetness and a little hope. When the time is right, Then in Liaodong, wipe out all the capable warriors of Goguryeo in one battle, and then move straight towards Pyongyang without any hindrance.”
"At the same time, use the navy as a surprise force and order it to set off from Laizhou and land near the mouth of the Xishui River. The arrival of this army will definitely cause chaos in the Pyongyang army and panic among the emperor and his ministers."
"Is this army's mission to go straight to Pingyang?" Yang Ji asked.
"Of course not!" Yang Guang shook his head and said: "Even if there are not many defenders in Pyongyang City, there are many people inside and outside the city. Once the Sui Dynasty navy attacks the enemy's key points, the Goguryeo people who have no way to retreat will have to defend their country. , we are bound to fight to the death. And no matter how powerful our navy is, it is still a lone force deep into the enemy's territory. How can it withstand such consumption?"
"So the navy has two main missions: one is to intimidate Pyongyang and break the will of the Goguryeo monarchs and ministers, soldiers and civilians to resist the Sui Dynasty. The second is to transport grain, grass, and siege equipment for the land army. As long as they successfully land and defend the land, Entering the army and handing supplies to the land army, even if they don't injure a single enemy soldier, is still a great achievement. What do you think of these two tactics?"
Yang Ji looked up at Yang Guang and asked, "Is this kind of tactic dead?"
Yang Guang shook his head and laughed: "The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the current methods may not be suitable for remote battlefields. I am just talking now."
Yang Ji nodded: "This tactic is actually very good, but we have to consider the storm at sea. If the navy repeats the same mistake, the land army that loses supplies will become a lone army deep into the enemy's territory, and their situation will be Very dangerous."
Yang Guang smiled bitterly and said: "This is what I am most worried about. Do you have a solution?"
"Brother, Baekje has surrendered to me during the Sui Dynasty. It is the best ally of the Sui Dynasty." Yang Ji said: "For the sake of safety, the navy can use Baekje to transport troops and supplies to Baiji one after another before the war. North of Ji, when the time comes, the navy can attack the southern area of Goguryeo from the sea and land. If Goguryeo falls into the trap of luring the snake out of its cave, this surprise force will soon be pushed outside Pyongyang City."
Yang Guang's eyes lit up when he heard this. He thought carefully for a while and then said: "This is a good idea. However, although Baekje is nominally a vassal of the Sui Dynasty, we don't have much contact with Baekje and we don't know much about Baekje." Limited. Now I only know that the new owner of Baekje is named Buyeo Jang. Is he trustworthy? Even if he is trustworthy, he is a member of the Buyeo clan’s declining royal family. He doesn’t seem to be able to control Baekje, right?”
"I haven't seen Fuyu Zhang, so I can't make a conclusion!" Yang Ji said, "But when I was in Liaozhou, I specifically inquired about the situation of the Three Kingdoms on the Peninsula. I will just talk about the grievances and hatreds of the Three Kingdoms! Maybe brother You can get inspiration from it.”
"Tell me about it!" Yang Guang suddenly became interested.
Yang Ji said: "The three kingdoms of the peninsula have coexisted for hundreds of years, and have been at war for hundreds of years. During the reigns of Zhou, Qi and Chen, Goguryeo, the strongest country, tried to advance westward, but was defeated by the Northern Qi Dynasty and returned miserably. Goguryeo saw Unable to do anything, they turned around and headed south in an attempt to unify the peninsula. However, its client country Silla united with Baekje, which was the second most powerful at the time and was an enemy of Goguryeo, to resist. Goguryeo was unable to defeat the coalition forces of the two countries and lost the most prosperous Han River Plain. , among which Baekje occupied the plains of the middle and lower reaches of the Han River, and Silla acquired the plains of the upper reaches of the Han River."
"After the defeat of Goguryeo, it changed its violent attack to division. It persuaded Silla, who was looking forward to Shu, to tear up the alliance, raid Baekje, and occupy the plains in the middle and lower reaches of the Han River. However, Baekje lost as well as gained. It lost this land and made it on land. It was no longer bordering Goguryeo, and was no longer threatened by Goguryeo. Silla gained and lost some things. After taking over the entire Han River Plain, its northern part was fully bordered by Goguryeo, and the two countries started fighting."
"Baekje Holy King Buyeo Myung thought he had an opportunity, so he raided Silla. Unexpectedly, Silla was waiting for this opportunity, laid an ambush in advance, and killed the unaware Buyeo Myung and tens of thousands of elite soldiers."
"Prince Buyeo Chang, who went on an expedition with the Holy King, saved his life and ascended the throne as King Weideok. However, due to his father's tragic defeat, he lost a large number of troops loyal to the Buyeo family, and the royal power fell to Sha, Yan, Jie, Zhen and other "big surnames" In the "Six Left Peace Conference" controlled by the "Eight Clans", King Wei Deok fought with the "Six Left Peace Conference" in order to regain the royal power. However, within three years, three kings of Baekje died. In addition to King Wei De, the two unwilling puppets King Hui and King Dharma also died. "
"The direct line of the Buyeo family died in the turmoil that lasted for three years. Everyone among the eight clans wanted to be the king, and no one wanted to let anyone else become the king, so they reached a compromise and found the fallen royal family Buyeo Jang as the king, namely King Wu. "
"Baekje was defeated by Silla twice, and then fell into endless internal fighting, and now it is the weakest one. But the current King Wu is not a human, but a very powerful dragon man."
Yang Guang asked curiously: "Dragon man? How do you say this?"
Yang Ji said: "Buyu Zhang's father is the dragon of Namchi, the capital of Baekje, and his mother is a widow. It seems that she had a relationship with this dragon when she was unbearably lonely, hungry and thirsty, and then gave birth to a child. Get Buyeo Zhang! What is this if not a dragon?"
"Let's get down to business!" Upon hearing this, Yang Guang knew that Fuyu Zhang did not have the life experience and reputation to convince the public, so in order to show that he was orthodox, he gave himself a mythical color.
In fact, this was an extremely normal operation, because before his father took over the Zhou Dynasty, he used the fact that he was born in Prajna Temple to make people say that when he was born, the sky of Prajna Temple filled with purple energy and ten thousand Buddhas appeared. Worship and other miracles.
People generally believe this kind of thing to be true, but as a group of Hunong people, they all know what the so-called miracle is. Yang Ji is so smart, it's impossible not to know, so he definitely did it on purpose.
Yang Ji smiled and said: "Fuyu Zhang is extremely ambitious and more capable than the Holy King of Baekje. He ascended the throne in the first year of Renshou and has been pretending to be a grandson. At the same time, like Yuwen Yong, he secretly contacted people and dealt with "big surnames". "Eight Clans" stirred up dissension and caused the eight major families to fight fiercely, but he benefited from it. It only took him six years to go from a loner to a veritable king. "
"During this period, they also took advantage of the disputes between Goguryeo and Silla to actively improve relations with both sides. Goguryeo hoped that Baekje would deal with Silla, and Silla hoped that when it went to war with Goguryeo, Baekje would not cause trouble behind its back, so they all made peace with Baekje. alright."
"As a result, Baekje was protected from the scourge of war and was able to enjoy peace, and its national strength was restored. This greatly enhanced its prestige. The "Six Left Peace Council" founded by the eight major families has existed in name only. "
Hearing this, Yang Guang said: "According to what you said, Fuyu Zhang is a very smart person, and smart people know how to make choices! I will send someone to contact him."
Yang Ji didn't ask much about how to send someone to contact him, because according to Yang Guang's wishes, his next task was to deal with Tuyuhun, who only had half a life left.
After thinking about it, he returned to the original question: "Brother asked me to kill Tuyuhun for three reasons. Now I have already mentioned two. What is the last one?"
"The third and most important one is that a relatively big storm is about to occur in the capital." Speaking of this, Yang Guang's expression became solemn: "Guanlong nobles have been in frequent contact with each other. Xin’s confidant knows some inside stories.”
"They are preparing to deal with Yang Yue and Yang Xuangan's family. If the Yang family does not respond properly, they will point the finger at you and everyone related to Situ. If this matter unfolds, it will definitely be a huge turmoil. Luoyang, I am. Don’t worry, I’m worried about Guanzhong, I’m worried about another mutiny in Guanzhong.”
"If the mutiny breaks out again, if you are in Liangzhou, you can respond to Shiming from the west. If there is no mutiny, you can also scare those rats."
"I can actually stop this matter. But I also hope that they will make a fuss, so that I can take action against the numerous San, Jun, and Jue officials."
There is another point that Yang Guang did not mention, that is, as an emperor, he must pay attention to balance most and must not let one family dominate the court. It is precisely for this reason that he has not thought about exterminating the Guanlong nobles. He wants to Leave some to fight against the Shandong gentry, and at the same time support the royal family, relatives, Hedong gentry, Central Plains gentry, southern gentry, Guanzhong gentry, and poor families, so that the court can form a true Jiuding co-existence situation. But after Yang Su died, the Yang family became an uncontrollable variable. During his lifetime, he was not only a victorious general and military god who fought for decades, but also the most important minister in the imperial court, with strong military and political connections.
If Yang Su was still there, Yang Guang wouldn't be worried, because he knew that Yang Su knew how to advance and retreat and would not do stupid things that went against the trend, but all his connections during his lifetime were now in the hands of Yang Yue and Yang Xuangan, and this The two of them and the children of the Yang family are brainless guys.
They can even say things like "threat the dead but not the living", and can even do things like "holding corpses" to threaten the emperor. Is there anything else they dare not do? Therefore, the Yang family has also evolved into an uncontrollable difficulty and big variable. Regardless of whether he was considering the balance of power or the stability of the country, Yang Guang wanted to give the Yang family a try.
Now who knows that he is extremely dissatisfied with the Yang family because of their actions some time ago. He wants to see how the Yang family responds when the Guanlong nobles attack the Yang family in groups?
If the Yang family is defeated miserably, whether Yang Su's connections will be "loyal" to the Yang family's side regardless of his own dissatisfaction, or whether they will die like a lamp going out, and they will be separated. If there are both, who are "loyal" to the Yang family?
In this trial to find out the details of the Yang family, Yang Ji became a huge variable. Just because this guy's greatest ability is to cause trouble even if nothing happens. Small things often turn into big things when it comes to him, so whether it's for the "three major reasons" mentioned before, or to prevent him from messing up his plans, to prevent He caused the situation to get out of control, and Yang Guang wanted to send him away.
When Tuyuhun is destroyed and this turmoil is over, he can go wherever he likes. If he is willing to go to Youzhou to harm Goguryeo, Yang Guang is more than willing to ask for it.
Yang Ji didn't know that even Yang Guang was afraid of him, but it didn't affect his emphasis on this task. He said, "Tuyuhun has already been covered in ice and snow. It is not suitable for marching and fighting. At least until the ice and snow melt next year."
"I don't worry about you fighting, you can handle it yourself!" Yang Guang was very reasonable, but he was immediately worried that Yang Ji would have to wait until after the new year, and then said: "It's not too late, it's best to go there early to prepare."
"I will leave tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!" Yang Ji said with a smile: "Before I entered the palace, I was sending Murong Sanzang, Li Jing and others back. Now, we can go back together."
As he said that, he thought of Song Zhengben again.
As expected, Yang Guang didn't care about the position of Taozhou Tongshou. In order to send Yang Ji away as soon as possible, he agreed without hesitation.
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