When discussing cooperation between factions, they usually adhere to the concept of keeping secrets in their conversations. No matter what they say, they are vague and incomplete. Especially when discussing important matters, they are even more careful to stop talking.
This is not because people particularly like to be mysterious and show off, but our race is far more intelligent and values the future than the uncivilized barbarians. At the same time, we also know that while our partners are friendly with us, we also have interests in being friendly with our hostile forces. contacts. If you say everything and the other party has to refuse due to various reasons and concerns, then the two sides will inevitably have bad blood and rifts, and it may even lead to the 'cooperating party' supporting the hostile forces.
If you just point it out, then your thoughts are already obvious, and the person who should see through it will know what you are saying as soon as they hear it. However, because nothing has been said clearly, the "partner" can either choose to cooperate or pretend to be ignorant and refuse, and the relationship between the two parties will not be broken due to the failure of this cooperation.
However, nothing is absolute. If you provide enough benefits to the other party, and the risks of the "cooperation project" are borne by yourself, then you will be in a very advantageous position; under this premise, there is no need to be secretive. The "project" of dealing with the Yuyang system of the Yuan family was at this point, so Yang Ji told Pei Ju very frankly, and even did not hide what the Pei family could get from it.
After Yang Ji finished explaining to Pei Ju, he picked up the teacup that was as warm as jade, looked at the crystal green tea soup, and took a sip. A fresh tea fragrance suddenly lingered between his lips and teeth.
Pei Ju did not answer immediately. Instead, he stroked his beard, stared at the teacup in front of him, and fell into deep thought.
Yang Ji has a grudge against the Yuan family. No matter how he plots against the Yuan family, it makes sense. Moreover, his method of avoiding the front and attacking from the Yuyang family is also a smart strategy of "cutting off its branches and leaves to hurt the enemy's vitality." . However, Pei Ju was like a mirror in his heart, and understood that the so-called "private grudge" was an excuse, but the emperor was actually taking the lead; its purpose was nothing more than to weaken the Guanlong nobles, and Yang Ji was just a sharp blade and a strong shield pushed forward by the emperor. That’s all.
It's just that Pei Ju always felt that there were joints and hidden meanings that he couldn't figure out. He thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out Yang Guang and Yang Ji's overall plan, but he knew that this matter was indeed beneficial to the Pei family. Thinking of this, Pei Ju's eyes became clear, and he said to Yang Ji with a clear-cut stance: "The Yuan clan is certainly terrifying, but as the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty and the minister of Huangmen, I cannot sit back and watch them do evil and corrupt the law. If they really do If you do something illegal, you have to fight them both emotionally and rationally."
"Okay, I know that my father-in-law cares about the world and will definitely agree. With my father-in-law's help, I will get twice the result with half the effort." After hearing these words, Yang Ji was overjoyed and beaming with joy. He just hoped that Pei Ju would provide dirty information and help with the case. , I never expected that Pei Ju would be involved. This was really an unexpected surprise.
Maybe Pei Ju had other intentions, but no matter what his intentions were, it was a good thing for him. Just because providing dirty information and helping the matter and direct participation are completely different things in nature, the former two are just helping quietly, and the attitude and intensity are relatively small; while the latter means that Pei Ju will represent the He clan and the He fought side by side and tried his best to help him win the Yuyang clan of the Yuan clan.
Pei Ju smiled slightly: "But I wonder what Wenhui plans to do?"
In fact, Pei Ju was able to make this decision mainly based on 'geopolitics' and practical benefits: Pei Ju played himself into a harmonious role according to the needs of the emperor. Although neutrality is a stable and prudent official position, However, excessive neutrality and excessive self-preservation can easily make him get the reputation of a mediocre, incompetent, treacherous and treacherous person. If things go on like this, in the end, let alone other people, even the emperor will naturally ignore him and turn to him. Appreciate and reuse those who dare to take action. Therefore, Pei Ju believes that while "being wise and protecting oneself", one must also do something, otherwise, sooner or later, he will be forgotten and abandoned by others, and will be forced to withdraw from the center of power.
At this time, Pei Ju agreed to provide dirty information about the Yuan family and promised to help Yang Ji persuade the Lu family. He immediately returned Yang Ji's favor and made up for the rift between the two. The relationship between the two families will also reach a higher level.
Under this premise, assisting Yang Ji in the name of Prime Minister of the Sui Dynasty and Minister of Huangmen in anti-corruption will not only leave a good impression on the emperor as a courageous and capable person who is dedicated to solving the problems of the Sui Dynasty, but also gain popularity among the government and the opposition. His good reputation for doing official business and punishing rapes and eradicating evil gave him more advantages and more say in the meeting hall. At the same time, it also consolidated his status as the leader of the Hedong gentry. If those clans wanted to restrain themselves in the future, they would also have to consider the "big deal". The power of Sui Prime Minister".
As for the Guanlong nobles, there are already sharp and irreconcilable conflicts between the three factions. Once the evidence of the Yuyang clan's crimes is exposed to the world, not only the Dugu clan and the Dou clan will have nothing to say, but even the Yuan clan will be surprised. Not on his head.
Since no matter how you calculate it, you will definitely make a profit and gain many potential benefits, why not why he and Yang Ji join forces to do this?
"The army is covering up from behind. My father-in-law and I go first. What do you think?" Yang Ji asked.
"This method is feasible!" Pei Ju nodded, thought for a moment, and then asked Yang Ji: "Then when should we set off?"
"Originally, we could leave at any time, but the saint changed the plan and asked us to go to Liaodong for a big fight. I have to make arrangements carefully. Let's leave in three days!" Today's Great Sui Dynasty and the world Yang Ji was completely changed beyond recognition, and even he himself could not be traced, so it was nothing if the expedition to Goguryeo happened in advance.
However, the Sui Dynasty had serious deficiencies in preparation for the decisive battle. Therefore, if the decisive battle could be delayed for one day, the Sui Dynasty would have one more day to prepare. This is why Yang Ji and Yang Guang designated this battle as a guerrilla war and a war of attrition. . However, Yang Guang was so unreliable that he actually changed the battle plan today, causing the two people's well-established tactics to turn into an upright decisive battle.
It is true that Yang Ji has already set the direction and thinking of the battle, but the Goguryeo army, which has hundreds of thousands of troops, still makes him feel a little solemn, and the huge pressure is coming from all directions.
"The pressure of this battle is very high, and there is no room for failure! But if we win, it will be a unique feat that will go down in history." Pei Ju has a slender face and elegant temperament. He looks like a gentle, middle-aged Confucian scholar. , However, when he said this, his whole person was full of energy and high spirits, adding a strong evil spirit to his elegant and elegant temperament, which showed that he was also full of expectations for this battle.
It was also at this moment that he entered the role of the marching commander and said with sharp eyes: "Although the enemy has many soldiers and generals and has an absolute advantage in strength, our soldiers are all experienced in hundreds of battles and are good at fighting. , and the battlefield is in the territory of Goguryeo, so we can fight without any worries. In this way, our disadvantage of having fewer soldiers has become an advantage, and we are more flexible than the opponent during the battle. The opponent is in our Under attack from everywhere, you have to defend everywhere; and defending everywhere also means that the opponent has loopholes everywhere."
"This kind of fighting method is the one you are best at. In addition, the Liangzhou Army is the main force in this battle, so it is extremely easy to fight with ease."
After a pause, he continued: "After eliminating the gap in military strength, the biggest disadvantage of our army is that our weapons, equipment, food and grass supplies are inferior to others; and the changeable weather in Liaodong and the various diseases caused by the weather are also our The military generals will face difficulties, so in addition to weapons and equipment, food and grass supplies, we must also prepare in advance clothing, tents, and medicines, and it is best to bring more doctors to avoid the recurrence of the past."
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"If we plan carefully and prepare well before the battle, we can still defeat the many with less, and the weak with the strong. This is what Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: 'The man who has not fought and the temple is the winner, must be counted as more; before the battle, the enemy is the winner'" And if the temple is not considered a winner, then it must be considered a small one."
Yang Ji nodded when he heard this and said, "My father-in-law's strategy coincides with mine, but I don't know if he has any other suggestions or supplements?"
"This has to be told by Gao Yuan!" Pei Ju was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Gao Yuan is an ambitious man. He dreams of occupying our Sui territory and taking control of the Central Plains. At the same time, he is also a capable and promising king. However, after all, he is the king of a "small country" and lacks the courage to do big things. He is timid and petty in his actions. During the Northern Expedition in the 19th year of Kaihuang's reign, our army , if he is bolder and takes the opportunity to march westward and attack Youzhou with all his strength, Youzhou will be lost. And I, the Great Sui Dynasty, are not like the Great Sui Dynasty now."
After looking at Yang Ji, Pei Ju continued: "Gao Yuan didn't have the courage to conquer the Sui Dynasty in the west, let alone now. So don't look at how aggressive Goguryeo is now, but as long as I, the Sui Dynasty, show off a big In the event of a decisive battle, Gao Yuan will definitely become a gray grandson again."
"Is my father-in-law planning to exploit his character flaws for deployment?" Yang Ji smiled happily, and he agreed with Pei Juzhi in his heart: When the Sui Dynasty went on an expedition to Goguryeo, they lost nearly 300,000 elite troops before the war even started. , and then launched an all-out Northern Expedition against the powerful Turkic Khanate, leaving Youzhou in a dangerous situation of "defenselessness". The unscathed Goguryeo army was deployed in the Liaodong Plain at that time. If Gao Yuan took advantage of the war between the Sui Dynasty and the Turkic Khanate to advance, Youzhou would be lost. Seeing the progress and victory, the Khitan, Xi, Mohe and other Northeastern foreign tribes will definitely join the battle again.
The Sui Dynasty was invaded by the Goguryeo coalition forces, and the Northern Expedition failed to achieve success. The only way was to retreat. The final result will definitely be that the Turkic army presses the border from the north and the Goguryeo coalition forces enter from the east.
If the confrontation between the three parties continues like this, it will be difficult for the Sui Dynasty to defeat anyone, and everyone will have worries. However, everything is "bad" on Gao Yuan, who has a thief's heart but no courage. In reality, there are no ifs and regrets.
"That's right!" Pei Ju also smiled: "The news of our army's march to the north must not be hidden from the eyes and ears of Goguryeo's deployment in Youzhou. If this is the case, then you don't need to make any cover-up and directly use the identity of Hebei Daoxingtai Shangshu Ling. , ordered Yang Lun, the shepherd of Jizhou, and Li Zixiong, the governor of Youzhou, to prepare supplies and assemble soldiers at the same time. This would not only allow the supplies to be transported northward quickly and openly, but also make Gao Yuancheng feel frightened and restless."
"Gao Yuan was panic-stricken and must have done many stupid things that affected the morale of the army and affected morale. This also created a basis for us to defeat the enemy. When the main force of our army arrives, we will put on a face that can be used for peace talks. Once Gao Yuan believes that it is true, we will ruthlessly Give him a sharp blow and catch him off guard." Pei Ju showed a fierce look on his face and said viciously: "Next, kill them all the way until they dare not resist. You are an expert in this."
Yang Ji thought about Kung Fu for a while and understood that this tactic was better than hard hitting. When the two phases are superimposed, huge energy will burst out. He excitedly filled a cup of tea for Pei Ju, held up his own cup, and said with emotion: "Father-in-law, let's do this. I'll give you a toast with tea instead of wine."
"I am a fool, and from now on I will be responsible for fighting. You are so insidious, and from now on you will be responsible for conspiracy. We have a clear division of labor, and that's it. Let's do it!"
Pei Ju had already raised his teacup, but when he heard the last words, he put it down with a dark face and said angrily: "I won't drink anymore, let's go."
With that said, he stood up. He walked away angrily without looking back.
He couldn't and didn't dare to deal with Yang Ji, but Pei Renji, that bastard, could follow the orders of the saint and try his best to deal with it.
Yang Ji raised his teacup with a look of astonishment on his face.
After a while, he put down the teacup in his hand, walked outside, and asked a waiting guard: "What time is it now?"
The guard cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it's the end of noon and it's about to enter the end of time."
Yang Ji thought about it for a while, estimated the time, and felt that he could still do something today, so he told him: "Let the chief manager pass a copy to Dugu Shilang in my name... No, yes, it is to pass a copy to the head of the old family. Please tell me that I will visit you on time at the end of Shen Shi."
Although they are both Dugu Shun, the nature of visiting the minister and the head of the old family are completely different.
"Yes!" the guard responded and left.
Yang Ji then ordered another person: "Send someone to invite Yang Yichen, Yu Zhongwen, Li Jing, and Cui Hongsheng to me. Tell them that I have military arrangements, and ask them to put down everything in their hands and come to join us as soon as possible. "
"As you command!"
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Yuan Shou only had one morning, and he felt as if he had aged for many years. In the morning, he was still full of energy and went to attend the court meeting, but he never expected that the children of the Yuan family would dare to mint and spread private money behind their backs. They committed this crime Death is not a pity for a serious crime, but what they did made the Yuan family's situation worse. If Zhang Heng continues to investigate or pours dirty water on the Yuan family, the saint will definitely take the opportunity to attack.
However, not long after returning to the mansion, before he had time to discuss countermeasures with the family leader Yuanwei, the internal intelligence they placed in the Ministry of War sent another list of generals, which were all selected by Yang Ji at the Ministry of War and planned to be selected to accompany him.
This was nothing surprising at first, but except for more than 10% of Yang Ji's royal family members and relatives, the rest were all children of the Guanlong nobles whom he had a deep hatred for. Most of the important positions above are from the Dugu and Dou sects.
Although the children of the Yuan sect account for about 10%, and each person is assigned a certain position by him, the person selected by Yang Ji has no advantage or competitiveness when facing the other two backup candidates. The Ministry of War and the Council will make selections based on merit and qualifications, and the children of the Yuan sect will definitely be eliminated.
It can be seen from this that Yang Ji's move of selecting children from the Yuan sect was just to confuse the public. His real purpose was actually to recruit children from the Dugu sect and Dou sect.
Facing this list that puzzled him, Yuan Shou felt a strong conspiracy, but he couldn't understand what the conspiracy was.
Yuan Min accompanied his father worriedly and said cautiously: "Ah Ye, our Guanlong nobles are a military family with many famous generals. There is nothing wrong with Yang Ji choosing people from among them. If he wants to use this method to drive a wedge between the three factions, , why do you need to be so careful? And the heads of the three major sects are not fools, how can they be fooled by him? Are you making a fuss about this matter? "
"It would be great if things were so simple. But the problem is, it's not simple!" Yuan Shou glared at his son and sneered: "How do you think Dugu Shun became the Minister of Justice?"
Yuan Min said in shock: "What does Aye mean...?"
"That's right!" Yuan Shou snorted coldly and said bitterly: "The old thief Dugu Shun got to power by dealing with and scheming against our Yuan family and Wu faction. They must have reached some kind of consensus with Yang Ji and the emperor. You send your troops immediately I want people to supervise Dugu Mansion and Dou Mansion. I want to see what they do next."
"Here!" Yuan Min saluted Yuan Shou and said with a solemn expression, "I'll go make arrangements now."
Yuan Shou glanced at him and warned: "There has been a lot of trouble recently, which is also very detrimental to our Yuan family. You must be careful. The person you select must be reliable and trustworthy."
"Here!" Yuan Min responded and left.
