The Hall of Renshou was silent for an instant, with only Xue Wanbei's childish voice echoing in the birds. After listening to Xue Wanbei's explanation, the monarchs and ministers in the palace didn't know what to say.
The emperors and ministers of the Sui Dynasty were full of disappointment at the weak reaction of the Eastern Turks. When they returned to Luoyang after their northern tour failed, the major factions and generals encouraged Yang Guang to gain military exploits and fame so that they would have enough political bargaining chips in the future. The obedient and dishonest Goguryeo launched a massive national war.
Yang Guang refused to let go, not because he didn't want to fight, but because he hoped that he could command thousands of troops to destroy Goguryeo, thus achieving the ambition of a strong master to conquer his ancestors and adding to his dream of "one emperor for all eternity". But now he really can't spare any time or action, so he has no choice but to deceive people with lies such as "Although a country is big and warlike, it will perish." When the civil and military officials asked why Yang Ji was not withdrawn, they said, "Although the world is at peace and forgets about war, it will be in danger." Now that Goguryeo is dishonest, Yang Ji should be taught a lesson.
Having learned enough lessons and being well prepared, if the Sui Dynasty launched a national war again, it would not only achieve the strategic need to eliminate Goguryeo, but it would not end up like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which ended up wasting people and money, leaving the sea empty, and the population halved.
Everyone felt that Yang Guang was a wise king, and what he said was quite reasonable. In addition, they had sustenance in their hearts, so they were satisfied and no longer mentioned the matter.
But just when everyone was enjoying themselves, Yang Ji, who lit a fire in Youzhou and ran away, went on a wild ride. After he sent troops from Da'an County, Liaodong County, he defeated the heavy Goguryeo army without even taking a break. Guard the first line of defense in the north; then fight to the north bank of Daliangshui.
This is indeed a great thing; but if he hits so fast, accurately, ruthlessly, and violently, the next step is likely to kill Goguryeo directly, and the expectations of their group are likely to be in vain.
This is a rather unpleasant thing for the major factions and generals. If they can participate in the battle to destroy the country, they will get more or less credit. But now the situation has completely changed. Even if Yang Ji destroys Goguryeo without spending a single soldier, it will not be of any benefit to them.
And what about Yang Ji? He already has the reputation of the God of War. If Goguryeo is destroyed, he will become the God of War surpassing Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Dou Xian, Yang Su, and Yang Shuang.
Forget it, after all, he can indeed fight and can fight, but in officialdom, it is always more important to have fun alone than to have everyone happy, and everyone is happy. When you come here, Yang Ji, you don't even let others shine like a spark. You, Yang Ji, don't care if you eat meat, but you don't even give others a sip of clear soup. Are you so playful?
What's even more annoying is that this is not the first time. I won’t talk about the time when Bujia Khan was killed, because he had just debuted and was forced by the situation; but what happened after that? After that, whether it was to destroy Lintao Dangxiang in the northwest, Murongbei in the Great Lakes area, cripple the Eastern/Turkish Western Expeditionary Army, and destroy Tuyuhun; or to destroy the Khitan in the northeast and attack Goguryeo, they did not take others to play. And this time, it looks like it is.
Spicy next door!
You eat alone, but make people have nothing to eat...really, seriously, the spicy one next door!
The civil and military ministers were jealous and resentful, but Yang Guang, the emperor, was in a very happy mood. Although his goal was to surpass the ancient emperors, as long as there were generals who could help him achieve each goal, the effect would be the same; dear or not It is not important to lead a large army to destroy the enemy country Zuo. At most, it is just a little regretful.
Yang Guang knew what many important officials were thinking. Looking at everyone's different expressions, he just sneered in his heart: When he targeted Yang Jingangnu in the past, why didn't he think of letting them go? Oh, now I see Vajra slaves doing meritorious deeds, but I want to share the merits. How can there be such a good thing in the world?
Given the virtues of selfish bastards like you, if you really get promoted and get rich because of Vajra Nu, not only will you not be grateful, but you will turn against other Huns because of your rise in power.
So don't call me a vajra slave now. Even I, Yang Guang, won't agree; I have no reason to treat my brothers badly, let alone feed a tiger to cause trouble or help a tyrant.
Despite this thought in his mind, Yang Guang has recently transformed himself into an image of an emperor who serves the country and the people, and is willing to listen to advice because of his anti-corruption and anti-war campaign. The common people in the northern states It is now said that he was a wise, mighty, benevolent emperor who loved his people like a son.
emperor.
He really enjoys the feeling of being loved and respected by all people, but his good "personality" also restrains him, making him dare not do as he pleases as before. Not wanting to destroy it, he looked around and asked in a hypocritical voice: "What do you think of this battle?"
Hearing this, all the ministers in the palace felt an indescribable bitterness in their hearts: Now that the matter has come to this, if anyone has a different opinion or dares to have a different opinion, the first one who will be unlucky will definitely be himself.
Among them, Lao Gao's mood was undoubtedly the most complicated, because when Yang Guang arranged for Yang Ji to march with Sima, the first person he looked at was him. However, he could not get out of the shadows. He didn't dare to go, so he didn't go out to ask for orders. Then it was Pei Ju's turn.
If I had known this, I should have fought for the title of Marching Sima; if I had the courage to take the responsibility at that time, I could have taken this opportunity to wash away the shame of the past. 【Note】
"Holy man, King Wei led his army to severely damage Goguryeo and regained the territory north of Daliang River for us in the Sui Dynasty. It is a great achievement. However, King Wei went deep alone and was unable to follow up. He may be attacked by the Goguryeo army several times his own at any time. Attack. According to my opinion, the imperial court should increase the intensity of reinforcements so that King Wei can annihilate the enemy army without any worries and destroy the country of Goguryeo for nearly a thousand years." The person who spoke was Changsun Chi.
Changsun Chi is also the eldest brother of Changsun Cheng, and Yang Ji is now the in-laws of Changsun Cheng. Therefore, after all, Changsun Chi is also Yang Ji's in-laws, and he also recognizes Yang Ji's achievements in his heart; but he, the prime minister, is after all He represents the interests of the Guanlong nobles, and he also wants to be the de facto head of the Guanlong nobles. Seeing that the Guanlong nobles suffered heavy losses due to the Yuyang Yuan clan and the Southern Navy, he wanted to fight for the Guanlong nobles.
"Sage, I second the proposal!" Su Wei also echoed. He is the prime minister who represents the interests of the Guanzhong gentry. However, the boundary between the Guanzhong gentry and the Guanlong nobles is actually difficult to distinguish clearly. For example, it was inherited from the Western Han Dynasty. The reason why Jingzhao Weishi has risen strongly again is entirely due to Wei Xiaokuan, who has great military achievements. Wei Xiaokuan also brought out many famous generals of the Guanlong nobles, so Weishi is more like the Guanlong nobles. But Wei Shi didn't know whether he was ashamed to associate with the Guanlong aristocratic group, which was called the "nouveau riche" by the Shandong gentry, or for some other reason, so he didn't admit that he was a Guanlong aristocrat.
But no matter what, Guanlong and Guanzhong have always been a close offensive and defensive alliance politically and militarily, and Su Wei also wanted to fight for his faction, so he spoke out.
Expressing his attitude, Su Wei continued: "Sage, Goguryeo has been annihilated by King Wei and captured more than 200,000 elite soldiers. At this time, Goguryeo must be in chaos. However, for us, the Sui Dynasty, the situation is a mess. This is a great opportunity. In fact, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to march on a large scale and attack Pyongyang. In the opinion of an old minister, this great opportunity cannot be missed. We, the Sui Dynasty, should increase our troops and pursue the victory. In the words of King Wei, this is "the best opportunity to general." If you are still brave enough to chase the poor bandits, you can't pretend to be a learned overlord." "
"Sage, I second the proposal!" Li Ziquan immediately stood up to support. His younger brother Li Zixiong was the governor of Youzhou and had unshirkable responsibility for major events such as Yicang Eucalyptus in Youzhou and the collapse of Youzhou officialdom and corruption. Although the imperial court did not capture him due to combat needs, according to previous private letters, Li Zixiong, the deputy general manager of the Liaodong Road March, was only playing a bluffing role.
In this battle led by Yang Ji, even if they really destroyed Goguryeo in the end, the credit that the bluffing Li Zixiong could get could only offset the sins committed by the Youzhou governor, and he would not be able to retain the important position of Youzhou governor at all.
Therefore, he also hopes to expand the war so that Li Zixiong can become a veritable deputy general manager of the march, and can make a contribution to retaining the governorship of Youzhou or being promoted.
"Sage, I second my opinion!"
"Sage, I second my opinion!"
"Sage, I will second my opinion!"
"Sage, I will second my opinion!"
"..."
Seeing that all the ministers expressed their intention to expand the war, how could the civil and military officials who yearned for military exploits miss it? So he also expressed his support.
When everything calmed down, Yang Xiong stood up slowly, saluted Yang Guang and said, "Sage, I object!"
After hearing this, the ministers looked at Yang Xiong in astonishment, but Yang Xiong couldn't control so much. He is the king of Ande County,
Naturally, he is on the side of Yang Ji and Yang Ji, and as the prime minister, he actually represents the interests of the royal family. When Yang Guang came to the throne, he seemed very low-key and timid because he had too many entanglements with the Guanlong nobles.
But things are different now. Yang Guang now trains his eldest son Yang Gongren as his successor and his second son Yang Wei as the future imperial censor. The sixth son Yang Gongdao is doing business with Dugu Min and is responsible for running ships. This area of the pier. As for the third lao Yang Xu, the fourth lao Yang Yan, the fifth lao Yang Gang, and the seventh lao Yang Shidao all hang out with Yang Ji. In addition, the second son-in-law Yan Xun and the youngest son-in-law Li Daliang are both members of the Wei Wang family and Yang Ji's younger brothers.
Since the emperor's direct descendants, including the emperor, did not regard Yang Xiong as an outsider, nor were they alienated and suspicious of him because of his messy relationships, what reason did he have to pretend to be cowardly? If he continues to be cowardly, I am afraid that his radical sons, son-in-law, and daughter will rebel against him first, and then replace him with a father they think has the guts.
At this time, he met Yang Guang's probing eyes and said: "Sage, there are two reasons why I oppose the expansion of the war and the increase of hundreds of thousands of troops: First, important figures such as Gao Yuanyuan Ziyou are in Liaodong, but their troops were defeated by King Wei. After one battle, there were only more than 200,000 troops; and the strength of King Wei at this time was not much worse than that of the enemy. As long as he annihilated the enemy in the Liaodong battlefield and captured or killed the Goguryeo monarchs alive, then the next battle would be It will become extremely easy. Since victory is certain, why increase the number of troops? Why waste people and money?"
"Secondly, according to General Xue, King Wei has already sent an envoy to contact Baekje and made an appointment to march together. Based on the old grudge between Gao and Baekje, the veteran believes that once Buyeo Zhang sees our army in full swing, he will definitely send his troops north to attack the Pyongyang Plain. , disrupting the rear of Goguryeo. We, the Sui Dynasty, just took this opportunity to make the other side's dog eat dog. In addition to causing the fall of Goguryeo, it can not only reduce the losses of our Sui Dynasty, but also take the opportunity to weaken Baekje. It can be said that it kills multiple birds with one stone."
"It is for these two reasons that I oppose the increase in troops."
Seeing that some people seemed to be expressing their objections, Yang Xiu took the lead and said, "King Ande, I, Yang Xiu, agree with your second reason. But how can you be sure to win for King Wei? You will definitely be able to defeat Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou and others were killed in Liaodong?"
Yang Xiong understood that Yang Xiu was cooperating with him and "complimenting", so he smiled and said: "After all, we are in the rear, and we don't know the arrangements and situation of King Wei. We need to ask General Xue about this."
In an instant, everyone's eyes turned to the little Xue Wanbei.
Although Xue Wanbei was young and nervous, his IQ was definitely not low, otherwise he would not have become the general of Zuowei with his military merit and talent when Changsun Wuji was a powerful minister and killed his brother Xue Wanche. Listening to the disputes between these elders at this time, how could we not know that these people are planning to "pick peaches"? Thinking of Yang Ji's ability and the strategic idea of arranging Yang Lun to attack Gaimou City and Anshi City, they all saluted, and then faced Yang Guang and said: "Sage, King Wei actually has a perfect plan, which will definitely make Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou and others will never come back."
"But I wonder what King Wei's plan is?" Yang Xiong asked with a smile.
Xue Wanbei struggled for a while, then finally gritted his teeth, clasped his fists and bowed: "This is a matter of military importance, please forgive me for being rude!"
Everyone understood that the child refused or dared not speak.
"The saint is here, what can't you say?" Zhang Jin said coldly: "In your heart, the saint is not as good as King Wei?"
Although Xue Wanbei has extraordinary intelligence, he is the descendant of a military general after all, and he has the blood of a warrior. In addition, he is in the "rebellious period." When he heard Zhang Jin's words, he immediately understood that this unknown general was not embarrassment for him. Instead, he pointed the finger at Yang Ji, trying to harm Yang Ji by being stupid.
He immediately became angry, looked at Zhang Jin's official robes and accessories, and said angrily: "These words were said by the general, not the junior general; and the general's unscrupulous means of alienating even the junior general are unacceptable. It can be seen that how can we deceive the saint and all the princes here? It is no wonder that the general’s beard and hair have turned white, but he is still only a military attaché of the fourth rank. Fortunately, the general did not lead the troops to fight, otherwise he would be defeated."
Zhang Jin laughed angrily: "You..."
"You're ning next door, *** you're ning!"
When he was a child, his father was transferred to Zhuo County to serve, and he was also a boy scout general in Liangzhou.
At this time, it was popular, and his backstage was strong and tough, and he saw young people in prince uniforms and old people in king uniforms facing Yang Ji, so he was not afraid of this "incompetent" who deliberately made things difficult for him. Military general. In addition, Yang Ji usually instilled in them the concept of attacking first and then being controlled by others, and scolding others before scolding Ning, etc., so when he was anxious or angry, he started to scold Ning.
Has Zhang Jin ever encountered such a hooligan? He was almost angry to death and said angrily: "You didn't..."
"***You're next door." He was hit head-on and killed."
"you……"
"You old bastard like a dog, what are you?"
"you……"
"What are you? ***You ning!"
"..."
Everyone watching the show: "..."
"Okay, okay!" Seeing Xue Wanbei's arrogant look, Yang Guang couldn't help but think of Yang Ji. That guy was also a virtuous man.
It seemed that the rabbit-like child in front of him had also been led astray by Yang Ji. Once he started scolding someone, he would stab them wherever they hurt.
It's amazing, there really are no weak soldiers under a strong general.
When Yang Xiu, who was listening with interest, saw this, he quickly said to Xue Wanbei: "This is General Zhang Jin, the right guard general. Please apologize quickly!"
Xue Wanbei was very straightforward and immediately bowed to Zhang Jin and saluted: "Although I made a mistake, I was still young and ignorant. And since you are highly respected and benevolent, I will definitely not argue with a kid."
Zhang Jin almost died of anger, pointing at Xue Wanbei but speechless.
Xue Wanbei scolded him and became less nervous. He took out a thick envelope and handed it to Yang An next to him. Then he said to Yang Guang: "Sage, this is a personal letter from King Wei to you. It contains the established battle plan." French tactics."
Yang Guang took it and took a look. He was immediately relieved and said with a smile: "Prince Wei and Prince Teng have already arranged for the key location before the war. Gao Yuan cannot run away."
"Do we need more troops?" Yang Xiong asked.
"Zeng!" Yang Guang pondered for a moment and said, "Appoint Zhou Fashang as the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Navy, and lead the northern navy to set off from the east and go straight to Beisha City in the "Liaodong Peninsula." "
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[Note: Gao Qiao was very good in the early and middle stages, but not in the late stage. He was defeated by Yang Jian because he opposed Yi Chu. When Yang Guang ascended the throne as the emperor, not only did he not treat him badly or embarrass him, but he enabled and reused him, raising him to a level comparable to Yang Su and Su Wei. However, Gao Jiong not only did nothing, but instead found fault with Yang Guang and opposed Yang Guang everywhere like Xianglin's wife.
Yang Guang couldn't bear it anymore and finally had him, He Ruobi and Yu Wenbi killed in the third year of Daye. At the same time, Su Wei, Zhang Heng and other important officials were also dismissed.
This incident was not actually an isolated incident, because a lot of things happened in the few months before and after this incident: First, Yang Xuangan made it clear that he wanted to rebel against the Sui Dynasty; second, Yuwenshu sold weapons and pig iron to the Turks; third, The reason is that private money suddenly overflowed; fourth, all kinds of dirty information about Yang Jin was suddenly exposed one by one during this period; fifth, Yang Lihua sent a beautiful woman to Yang Guang, but Yang Guang didn't want it, but she later complained to Yang, saying that it was Yang Jin. He was snatched away. This was also the trigger for Yang Guang to investigate Yang Jian's dark history... and there were many, many more.
Unfortunately, I have never been able to find any historical materials or nodes that can connect these major events together. 】
