After returning from Tianjin Bridge Gate Tower, Yang Guang was hunched in the side hall of Renshou Hall, fighting to the death with Rushan's memorials. After finally finishing reviewing the last memorial, Yang Guang stood on the white jade steps in front of the palace with his hands behind his hands, raising his head and looking at In the distance, the green mountains can be seen faintly. In a few days, the layers of desolate vegetation will sprout branches and petals, and then become lush and green.
The spring cold that is about to end is not the warmest winter or early spring that Yang Guang has experienced, but the number of deaths reported from all over the country is the lowest in Yang Guang's memory.
This is because more and more nobles and farmers are using black coal and stone for heating. In the past, this kind of stone, which can burn but poison people to death, has always been hailed as taboo; but with the popularization and promotion of Liangzhou's new fire pits and fireplaces, the dark coal stone has gradually become favored by people. Stones can be found everywhere. In some places, you only need to dig out a few feet of soil to find them. In some places in Bingzhou, the mountains are even black coal and stone.
A few kilograms of cinder mixed with loess is enough for an ordinary family to survive a cold night of wind and snow. Without the severe cold, many old, weak, sick and disabled people can survive the winter that gets colder every year. However, compared to the coal that can be used for heating safely, the rice seeds in Linyi County that have made the greatest contribution come from Linyi County.
Although the rice produced by the Linyi rice variety does not taste good and is not suitable for provoking aristocratic families, its yield is much higher than that of previous rice, so ordinary people are growing this rice. The advantages of Linyi rice's high production capacity and low price not only saved countless lives, but also forced the fraudulent grain merchants to significantly reduce prices, which further stimulated the vitality of the people.
Thinking of this, Yang Guang sighed softly.
The new fire kang and fireplace that safely used coal and stone for heating were invented by Yang Ji; and the Linyi rice was the seeds that Yang Ji asked Liu Fang to get back. For these two moves that benefit the country and the people, even the most picky censor and the most shameless official from aristocratic families have to admit it!
But that bastard didn't want to learn, so he learned the iron rod and disappeared without a trace. Now, let alone Xiao Ying and others, it was Zhang Xutuo, the commander of the eastern battlefield. I don't know where this kid went. went. How could this not worry him?
"Sage, the prime ministers and Duan Shangshu are waiting for orders outside the main hall." A chamberlain came in a hurry and reported to Yang Guang respectfully.
"Invite them in!" Yang Guang said, then turned around and walked into the hall, sitting back at the head of the palace.
After a while, the prime ministers Yang Xiong, Gao Jun, Su Wei, Pei Ju, Xiao Jue, Changsun Chi, Li Ziquan, Zhang Heng, and the Minister of War Duan Wenzhen entered the hall.
The meeting hall is customized with nine prime ministers. Each prime minister represents a political force and makes a voice in the court. Now compared with before, there is temporarily one prime minister representing the southern gentry. Yang Guangyuan planned to let Yu Shiji become the prime minister; but that bastard is too bad. It was so disappointing to Yang Guang. If he only pursued luxury and lived a luxurious life, Yang Guang, who had the handle, would have reused him. However, that guy actually sided with Yu Wenshu in the far-reaching martial arts case. , the two of them worked together in confusion, trying to kill Yang Ji who upheld the fairness of the martial arts competition, which made Yang Guang unbearable.
Now that there is no suitable candidate, Yang Guang simply leaves the southern noble position idle until he has the best candidate, and it will not be too late to consider it again.
"See the saint!" The nine people stopped in front of the case and saluted Yang Guang together.
Yang Guang, like Yang Jian, was more casual in private. He raised his hand and said, "You don't need to be polite, please sit down!"
Everyone took their seats. Gao Jiong, who can be called the prime minister, looked at Yang Guang, cupped his hands and said, "The saint has urgently summoned us, but I don't know what he has ordered?"
"It's mainly related to the war in Tuyuhun!" Yang Guang frowned and said: "Before the war, we ignored the weather in Tuyuhun. It is said that it is still ice and snow on the plateau, and the time that King Wei can fight is only seven months. I roughly said before According to calculations, King Wei should have been fighting Tuyuhun for more than ten days now; however, there is no news at all, which is really worrying."
At this moment, Yang Guang has understood the strength of Tuyuhun. As far as he knows, the young men of Tuyuhun are generally tough and good at fighting. In order to fight against the Sui Dynasty, Murong Fuyun gathered more than 300,000 string control men. However, the troops dispatched by Liangzhou were less than half of others.
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Just like this, Yang Guang doesn't need to worry about Yang Ji at all; the key is that Tuyuhun has a long winter and a special climate. I heard that when people from the Central Plains arrive there, they are very prone to various symptoms of acclimatization. Many people will suffer from acclimatization in their sleep. Die silently. Even the strongest soldiers will lose more than half of their combat effectiveness if they suddenly ascend to the plateau.
He now has some doubts about the decision to only let Liangzhou fight against Tuyuhun. At first, he asked Yang Ji to fight against Tuyuhun only with the power of Liangzhou. First, after Yang Su's death, the Sui Dynasty needed a new god of war; and this god of war because of Times are different, and we must be different from Yang Su. He not only has to intimidate the young people inside and outside, but also has the same mind and heart with him. Only in this way can he use strong force and strong deterrence to fight against the enemy when he carries out drastic reforms. He escorted him, so judging from this, only Yang Ji was the most suitable. However, in Yang Guang's view, Yang Ji has never destroyed a big country, and he is still a little short of success.
The second is that he believes that Yang Ji has the ability to kill Tuyuhun. If Yang Ji can easily annihilate Tuyuhun who has a history of hundreds of years with only the power of Liangzhou, then Yang Ji can officially ascend to the throne of God, and everything will become perfect. ; And this selfishness was the reason why he was unwilling to give up the victory of conquering Tuyuhun to outsiders.
However, Yang Guang calculated over and over again, but ignored the weird weather in Tuyuhun. Once Yang Ji fails and falls from the altar, the Turks and Goguryeo's disobedience will also arise from this, and the internal forces that are ready to move will probably be hampered at every turn, and they can really influence him.
Su Wei thought for a while, then raised his hands and said in relief, "Don't worry, Saint. Perhaps the King of Wei wants to wait until the victory is captured before sending a victory report to the Saint."
"Saint, that's probably the case!" Duan Wenzhen continued: "In winter battles, the city defenders already have an absolute advantage. However, the enemy has many soldiers and generals, and the city defenses are strong to resist our army. King Wei was so anxious that he could not conquer it. Being a golden city is understandable."
"This is what I'm most worried about! What I'm worried about now is that the enemy will hold on for a month or two. It will not be a good thing for our army at that time." Yang Guang paused and then said to everyone: "Long live Shi, Yang Wutong and others responded to the invitation of the King of Wei and sent troops out of Songzhou Road to contain the southern party Xiang Qiang. Based on my understanding of Shi Wansui, he was obviously ready to send his troops north. I planned to let Shi Wansui directly send troops to coordinate with the guards. The king fights."
Through Yang Ji's pre-war deployment, Yang Guang could guess at a glance that he planned to fight quickly, and the focus of the attack was to the west of Xiti Mountain. However, until now, not only has there been no news of good news, but even the entire army has not been heard. All have "disappeared"; this shows that the established tactics are likely to be bankrupt.
Fortunately, Yang Ji was smart and knew to get in touch with Shi Wansui and others first. Since Yizhou was ready, it was the right time to send troops. Although this move will take away Yang Ji's credit and years of hard work, Yang Guang can't just sit back and watch Yang Ji fall from the altar, right?
What's more, Yang Ji contacted Shi Wansui and Yang Wutong himself, so in the end, Yang Ji still took the majority.
"Saint!" However, just when the ministers were about to speak, Yang An hurried into the hall and saluted: "Good news from Liangzhou!"
Yang Guang suddenly stood up and asked, "Is this an urgent report or a good report?"
Everyone also looked at Yang An.
"Sage, this is good news!" Yang An strode forward and presented a letter to Yang Guang: "This is good news!"
In an instant, everyone was attracted by the word "good news".
Yang Guang took the letter and saw that it was Yang Ji's handwriting on the cover. He quickly took out the letter and read it, but was completely shocked by the battle report. He couldn't believe the content of the battle report and read it several times. .
The Sui Emperor, who had always been a majestic and majestic emperor, suddenly said excitedly to everyone: "Good guy, I am worried about him here. He has achieved extraordinary achievements silently!"
The content of the letter was still as concise and casual as before. It was not a detailed official battle report, but Yang Ji's very casual handwritten letter convinced Yang Guang more than anything formal.
"Sage, what are you saying?" Pei Ju was no longer worried and asked with a chuckle: "Just now we were worried that the Vajra slaves would be unable to move in front of Dangjin City. Could it be that your Majesty conquered Dangjin City, which was heavily guarded by soldiers?"
"It's not just a golden city!" Yang Guang said to the crowd with a rosy face and beaming eyes: "Gentlemen, we still underestimated the abilities of the Vajra slaves and the iron-blooded masters of the Sui Dynasty. They only spent one afternoon and one night. Within a short period of time, we easily captured the heavily guarded Dangjin City and kept all the main enemy forces in the city. At this moment, the west of Xiti Mountain is probably all owned by the Sui Dynasty."
Yang Guang is a arrogant and narcissistic character, so he naturally does not feel that he is incomparable to anyone, but Yang Ji was able to achieve such brilliant results leisurely in such a harsh environment. Apart from Yang Ji himself, he really couldn't think of another person who could do this, neither he nor Yang Su.
After all, in this situation where the right time, place, and people are not on your side, it is not enough to be resourceful or courageous. You must also use a long-term vision to plan your plans, and you must be keen to seize fleeting opportunities.
And as soon as he said these words, it was like a stormy wave blew up in the side hall of Renshou Hall, shocking everyone's hearts beyond words.
Yang Ji actually took away more than half of Tuyuhun's territory in such a short period of time. This is too fast and too powerful, right?
After being excited for a while, Yang Guang couldn't help laughing and said proudly: "As expected of the soldiers I brought out hand in hand, hahahaha, awesome, really awesome, and it didn't embarrass me!"
Everyone: "..."
