At the end of the morning court the next day, the ministers left the Xuanzheng Hall where the regular court was held, and headed towards the imperial city where the official offices were located, starting another day of daily work. Yang Xiong, Su Wei, Gao Jun, Zhang Heng, Xiao Jue, Changsun Chi, Li Ziquan, Yang Xiu, Pei Yun and others who had a transcendent status walked towards the Renshou Hall in the north.
Renshou Hall and Tongming Hall to the west of Xuanzheng Hall have the same functions. They are places where the emperor receives individual ministers. The difference is that Renshou Hall is equivalent to the emperor's study, and it also bears the reign name of the late emperor, so the ministers the emperor receives here are either important ministers or close ministers, and ordinary ministers are not qualified to come.
The ministers came to the front hall of Renshou Hall, saluted Yang Guang, who had already found his regular clothes, and said, "I see the saint!"
Yang Guang, who was sitting high up, raised his hand and signaled: "Without courtesy, please sit down!"
"Thank you, saint!" The ministers thanked him and took their seats.
"Mr. Yang, what's going on over there in Jingzhou?" Yang Guang looked at Yang Yue who had returned to the court.
Yang Yue had great skills in governing the country and was well versed in the affairs of the dynasty. Although he valued power and reputation, he neither loved money nor was lustful. Most of his salary was used to help the poor. No matter how poor he was, he would not give or accept anything from his brothers and nephews. He has always lived a life of poverty, so he is a person with a very correct view of fame and fortune. Especially after the Renshou Palace coup, Yang Yue was ordered to return to Xijing in time and stabilized the political situation in the capital. He won Yang Guang's trust and was appointed as the internal history order. However, because Yang Yue has lived under the care of his brother Yang Su for a long time, when dealing with emergencies, he lacks the ability and courage to deal with major events, and lacks the mentality to distinguish right from wrong. When Yang Suyi died, he followed Yang Xuangan and others and did many stupid things, which angered Yang Guang and was demoted to the prefect of Xiyang County.
However, Yang Guang's punishment for Yang Yue was mainly to annoy and beat him, not to hate him deeply, let alone to forget him; to beat the Yang family. Not long ago, he appointed Yang Yue, the censor You Zhongcheng, to assist Lu Chu in thoroughly investigating the collusion between the Southern Navy and Jingzhou officials.
Yang Yue cherished this opportunity to come back very much. Hearing this, he replied: "For the saint, I am responsible for Xiangyang, Chunling, Handong, Yiyang, Yong'an, Anlu and Jingling in the north of Jingzhou this time. These seven counties have a total of The fifty counties are also the key areas where Wang Chang attacked and turned his troops into bandits and caused harm to the local area."
"The veteran found out that all county-level officials from seven counties were involved, and at the county level, more than 30 counties were also involved. Most of these prisoners helped the king to deceive superiors and subordinates, and were later brought to There are certain benefits; about 20% are directly involved. In the words of King Wei, it is corruption and crime in the Taoist style."
"The old minister has submitted the list to the saint before, and these criminals, as well as the humble ministers, have all been detained and imprisoned, waiting for the saint to issue an order for severe punishment."
After the previous events such as You, Ji, and Bing, everyone in the palace was actually a little numb to the corruption situation in the officialdom. However, after hearing Yang Yue's words, the palace was still in an uproar.
Yang Guang took out the memorial submitted by Yang Yue and spread it out on the imperial eucalyptus to read. The memorial was full of names. In addition to the officials mentioned and their evidence of their crimes, there were also local famous families and local powerful people who colluded with them to commit evil. Yang Yue was worried that it would cause The impact was too great and was not stated clearly in public. After all, these people are closely related to the southern gentry. If they were made public, it would be difficult for the emperor to deal with them.
Yang Guang also didn't want to aggravate the conflict. The aristocratic family was deeply rooted and flourishing, and its influence and reputation were much higher than those of the local government. It simply couldn't be uprooted. The best way was to first promote the avoidance system and the rotation system. The whole country will then increase supervision and rule of law. Only by controlling the officialdom can the next step of weakening it be carried out. This was one of the reasons why he compromised with the aristocratic families in Jizhou and Bingzhou.
He closed the memorial and said to Xiao Jue who was bowing his head: "Xiao Xiang, I will leave the matter in Jingzhou to your full authority for review."
"I obey!" Xiao Jue smiled bitterly in his heart and stepped forward to take the memorial. A few days ago, he had been secretly laughing at Li Ziquan who had endured the pain of parting with her and scraping his bones to treat the poison. He never thought that after just a few days, it would be his turn. At the same time, he also understood why Li Ziquan was so cruel to his own people.
After all, even the emperor knew the evidence of the crime, so how could he dare to protect those southern families who committed crimes? The only thing that can be done is to strictly govern and punish severely, and give the emperor a satisfactory explanation. Otherwise, what would the emperor think? How do you see yourself?
"Sage, Yu Wenshu, the deputy general manager of the march of Liaodong Road, has sent a successful report of an eight hundred mile increase!" At this moment, Changqiu Ling Yang An, who was on duty, rushed into the hall excitedly and reported loudly: "Sage, King Wei is leading the army. Song Zun, the commander-in-chief of the enemy army, was defeated, and then used cunning tactics to force the defenders of Changtu City to surrender. Goguryeo's more than 200,000 elite troops deployed on the northern defense line were either killed or surrendered. At this time, King Wei had pushed his troops to the area of Daliangshui. Great victory in Liaodong.”
There was silence in the hall for a moment, with only the lingering sound of Yang An echoing. After a while, all the elders looked at the excited Yang An, and then looked at the emperor who jumped up from behind the imperial eucalyptus, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
How is this possible?
They knew that Goguryeo had three lines of defense on land, and that the three horns of the first line of defense had more than 200,000 troops. The three lines of defense were far apart, and the three horns were also far apart. And with Yang Ji's fighting skills and his fighting style as fast as the wind, if he could conquer the three corners of the first line of defense at this time, they would all believe it. But the problem is that his military strength is far inferior to that of Goguryeo, and his troops are divided and deployed in Huaiyuan Town, Dongshan County, Liaodong, Huanglong County, Liaodong, and Nanfu Yucheng, Mozhou. The number of troops he can put into the battlefield is actually only tens of thousands.
With such a small force, and the three horns connected together, more than three days apart from each other, how did he silently defeat the elite division of more than 200,000 people? That's all. The key is the time it takes for him to send the news to Luoyang after he wins. It will take at least three to five days. However, the news that arrived at the same time as the good news turned out to be that he had pushed the troops thousands of miles away to Daliangshui.
If the news in the victory report is true, it means that Yang Jiyi took out the three horns of the first line of defense in just one day, and then without even taking a break, he just killed all the way to Daliangshui. But the strength of his troops and the combat effectiveness of his soldiers, the time it took to march, and the strength of the enemy's troops could not make him so successful.
So when you look at everything together, things become irrational. Yang Ji couldn't do this kind of unreasonable thing, and neither could Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Yang Shuang.
This is not only because the record is unreasonable and wrong, but also because the number of enemy and our soldiers, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, the physical strength of the horses, the time of the march, and the general situation of the battlefield do not allow Yang Ji to complete these things.
Although there are many doubts in everyone's mind, everyone here is a smart person. Even those who are very unhappy with Yang Ji at the moment will not trample on others when the truth is unknown. That would be a fool. Things to do.
Yang Guang was also shocked. He was not an emperor who grew up in the palace and did not know battle formations. Back then, he also jumped on his horse and led troops to kill the enemy. His civil and military skills were not inferior to those of the ancient emperors. How could he not know the battle formations? ?
At this time, he was thinking the same as all the ministers. His first thought was that Yuwen Shuhu, who had sent the good news, was tricking people, lying about the military situation, and harming Yang Ji. But then I thought about it and thought it was impossible.
No matter how bold Yu Wenshu was and how much he hated Yang Ji, he would not dare to do such a thing as "deceiving the emperor and ignoring his superiors" because this matter could not withstand investigation at all.
"Sage, this good news seems to be very unreasonable." Gao Yan pondered for a moment and then expressed his own point of view: "But will this good news be sent after arriving in Daliangshui? Rather than conquering the first line of defense? "
When everyone heard what he said, they also showed relief. If this is the case, then there will be no problem.
"Only this explanation is more reasonable." Yang Guangshen nodded in agreement and quickly asked Yang An: "Where is the messenger?"
Yang An cupped his hands and replied: "Waiting for orders outside the palace!"
Yang Guang raised his head and said: "Xuan!"
"Here!" Yang An accepted the order, stood up and walked out quickly.
Yang Guang looked at the standing ministers and signaled: "Sit down and listen to see what the messenger says."
"Yes!" The ministers were surprised and excited, and they sat back down one after another.
After a while, Yang An walked into the hall with a dusty captain.
"Xue Wanbei, the last general, meets the saints and the princes!" This captain is not old. He looks to be only more than ten years old. He has a thin body, thick eyebrows like swords, and an air of dignity. Although he is dusty, his face is The dust of life can't conceal his heroic spirit.
"Xue Wanbei?" Yang Guang looked at him carefully and asked, "Are you Xue Shixiong's descendant?"
Xue Wanbei solemnly replied: "The saint is wise. The last general is the son of Xue Prefect, ranking fifth. His elder brothers are Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche."
Yang Guang nodded and said with approval: "Yes, of the six Xue family fathers and sons, five of you have already become generals and made great achievements. You can be called a model of generals without dogs. You have gone to war outside the Great Wall at a young age, and you have gone through life and death. No, It is really rare to insult the reputation of General Xue."
Xue Wanbei excitedly raised his hands and said: "Thank you for the praise, saint! As a soldier of the Sui Dynasty, it is your duty to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country!"
There is no doubt that with the emperor's words, not only will his status in the family rise sharply in the future, but his official career will also be smooth and he will be promoted step by step.
Yang Guang nodded and said: "Where is the battle report?"
Xue Wanbei took out a bamboo tube from behind and handed it to Yang An beside him.
Yang An took out the letter and presented it to Yang Guang with both hands. Yang Guang once again used a small paper knife to pick up the paint and read it carefully.
After reading the battle report, Yang Guang took a breath of air. After a long time, he let out a long breath, patted the table with excitement, and said loudly to everyone: "King Wei is so desperate, and his courage is beyond my imagination, but it is precisely because of Wei that he is so desperate." The king’s unreasonable and lifeless behavior makes everything very reasonable. You see.”
With that said, he ordered Yang An to hand over the battle report to everyone and circulate it one by one.
After everyone read the battle report, everyone looked shocked, then looked excited and whispered to the people around them.
Everyone finally understood why this good news was so unreasonable. It was just because Yang Ji was so bold and bold that no one could have imagined, so everyone was suspicious of this good news.
After that guy finished the Xifeng Camp and defrauded Changtu City, he completely ignored the "volcanoes" that were about to erupt in the rear area, and then he ignored them and headed south.
Whether the 50,000 elite soldiers and tens of thousands of young men broke out in Changtu City, whether Yu Zhongwen defeated the 30,000 elite soldiers and tens of thousands of young men in Momi City and Maigu City, whether the defenders of small and medium-sized cities on the way attacked the rear, whether the food and grass were cut off, and the strength of the troops Whether there is still fighting power, whether the enemies in front are coming to fight in large numbers... Yang Ji puts it down and doesn't care about it.
And Yang Ji's style can no longer be said to be bold, but life-threatening and life-defying. But this kind of desperate act that no one thought of and no one dared to do caused chaos among the monarchs, ministers, soldiers and civilians of Goguryeo south of the Daliang River. Even if Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou wanted to take action, there was no good and stable way to do it. situation.
When they came to their senses, stabilized their morale, and were about to fight, Li Zixiong on the other side crossed the river in time and harassed them with all their strength. This again made them afraid to make any big moves.
After everyone had finished reading one by one, Yang Guang asked with a smile on his face: "Everyone, what do you think of King Wei's battle?"
Su Wei frowned for a moment and said to Yang Guang: "Sage, I am not an old minister who questions this battle report, but the Xifeng Third Battalion has more than 100,000 elites, mainly heavy cavalry and heavy infantry. However, they actually let King Wei It is really unbelievable that twenty to thirty thousand soldiers who came from afar were slaughtered with ease... Even if the combat effectiveness of Xiaoguo Army and Liangzhou Army was the same as that of Wei Wu soldiers, but they produced such terrifying power and combat effectiveness, then It’s really weird.”
With that said, Su Wei turned to Xue Wanbei and asked: "Little general, I want to know how you fought this battle!"
The battle report was very concise. Those few words summarized the battle, so not only Su Wei, but also Yang Guang, Yang Xiong, Gao Jiong and others were a little surprised.
After all, they were murderous heavy cavalry and heavy infantry! If these two weapons-like units are so easy to fight, who would build such expensive units?
Yang Guang also looked at Xue Wanbei and saw that the child looked very nervous, so he smiled and encouraged: "General Xue, please tell me about the story of this war; just treat us as your vassals, and it doesn't matter if you say the wrong thing. "
"The general obeys the order!" Xue Wanbei breathed a sigh of relief and said with cupped hands: "The general and the military officials stayed at the Chengzishan camp. They never, never participated in that battle personally. However, when cleaning the battlefield after the war, they cleaned up with the wounded soldiers who participated in the battle. The battlefield. Among them, General Xue Ju, Pei Xingyan and others stayed to communicate with us, so they know the course of this battle in detail. The reason why King Wei was able to easily defeat the enemy was actually the Goguryeo heavy cavalry and The heavy infantry created opportunities for him.”
So, he recounted everything he knew in the main hall.
Everyone was shocked when they heard it!
This style of play is very reasonable, because the heavy cavalry and heavy infantry are indeed very cumbersome, but no one thought that Yang Ji just artificially created a swamp, and then he could simply go up and capture it without fighting. People, killed people.
