In the side hall of Renshou Hall, Yang Guang was discussing matters with important ministers when he suddenly saw Yang Ji, Xiao Jing and Xiao Xun barging in. Yang Jili couldn't do it either, and said angrily to Yang Guang: "Sage, let me tell you. Although my father's name is Yang Shuang, I, Yang Ji, am very unhappy now. This war must be fought whether it is fought or not. If you don’t fight me, I will change my name to Yang Bushuang.”
Emotions can infect people. Even the most rational people will lose their minds once things go beyond the limit. The same is true for Xiao Xun. After hearing Yang Ji's words, he immediately shouted: "Sage, count me in." , I’m also very unhappy!”
The kings and ministers of the Sui Dynasty looked at each other in shock, having no idea what was going on with them or what they were going to do.
Xiao Jing saw that Yang Ji and Xiao Xun had completely lost their minds and were completely unlike normal people. He quickly calmed down and asked the seemingly calm Xiao Jing: "Brother, didn't you go out to eat? What happened? What's the matter?"
Xiao Jing gave a general introduction to the cause of the matter, and then said: "Actually, I can't blame them for their dementia. The main reason is that they are too annoying! If possible, I would also like to kill people."
After hearing this, the kings and ministers of the Sui Dynasty were all stunned.
The Sui Dynasty was an unprecedentedly powerful dynasty that spanned the world and dominated the world. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Sui army has conquered the Turkic Khanate in the north and Xianbei Murong in the Great Lakes region, annihilated Chen and Linyi in the south, attacked Tuguhun in the west, and conquered Khitan and Goguryeo in the east... with few defeats. The whole country has already passed one clean and tidy battle after another. The great victory gave birth to the pride of looking down upon the world and being the only one to dominate.
And the Eastern Turks are just dogs raised by the Sui Dynasty. How can there be any diplomatic relations between the two sides? What qualifications do the Eastern Turks have to be compared with the Sui Dynasty? As for those Turks, to put it nicely, they are envoys; to put it bluntly, they are just bastards. Who would have thought that the descendants of officials and famous generals of the Sui Dynasty would kowtow to the Turks and oppress the people of the country?
"Although this matter is irritating and hateful, it is right for the king to kill those bastards who have lost their power and humiliated the country. But it seems to have nothing to do with the Turks, right?" Changsun Chi looked at Yang Ji and asked, "My king, what do you think?"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Yang Ji.
Through Xiao Jing's statement, they all felt that the Turks' performance in this farce was impeccable, and their defense of the singers and dancers made He Loufu and others look abominable. No matter how much the imperial court punished He Loufu and others who lost their national dignity, it would be a bit excessive to vent their anger on the Turks and Turks.
"Don't talk nonsense to me. I have decided on this war." Yang Ji refused to follow his lead and said to Yang Guang: "I don't want the imperial court to send a single soldier or a grain of rice. I only want to bring The troops in Liangzhou can destroy the Eastern Turks. In addition, give me the King of Qi and Yang Gongren, Yu Wenhuaji, Hou Mochenyi, Dugu Huaien and other dandies."
"These dandy boys have no other abilities, but their ability to harm people is absolutely unmatched in the world. As long as the court hands them over to me, I will turn waste into treasure and give the court a perfect answer."
Everyone looked at each other in shock and didn't know why. But Yang Guang's expression was quite serious. He looked at Yang Ji steadily for a long time, then suddenly stood up and said, "Vajra slave, something is very wrong with you."
Yang Ji looked at Yang Guang in surprise and asked, "I'm very normal, how could something be wrong?"
Yang Guang looked thoughtful and said slowly: "As a commander who leads the army in battles all year round, no matter how difficult you encounter, you maintain the qualities of a commander. You should not be so easily angry, let alone Because such trivial matters overturned the previously established strategy that was in line with the interests of the Sui Dynasty."
When everyone heard what Yang Guang said, they suddenly felt that something was wrong with Yang Ji during this period. His biggest characteristic during this period was that he was impulsive and irritable. Everyone originally thought that he was being picky, but something didn't seem right!
After a pause, Yang Guang came to a conclusion and said: "So, you are most likely suffering from the post-war syndrome you mentioned before."
Yang Ji gasped when he heard it, but when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was really the case. Since he became an official, he has been fighting for a living. Every battle is fought in a foreign land, and each time he strikes more with less, so his nerves are always tense. It is said that some mentally fragile soldiers were so tense that because they could not find a chance to vent, they turned themselves into very easy-to-kill and violent lunatics.
He is the head coach of the first army every time, so he naturally bears more pressure than anyone else. Every time he returned from a triumphant return, he had to fight openly and secretly with courtiers and noble families. The pressure was countless times greater than fighting. Calculated in detail, he had never had a good rest or relaxation in these years.
And this time when he came back, he had a more leisurely life than ever before; but suddenly when he was so free, he felt an indescribable feeling of anxiety. Even he himself didn't know where the anxiety came from. In short, he just didn't like anything he saw. ; Once you meet someone you don't like, you want to beat them up.
Thinking of this, Yang Ji felt a little frightened.
"Sage, what is post-war syndrome?" Yang Xiong asked worriedly.
"I don't know either!" Yang Guang shook his head and said, "This is what the Vajra slave told me."
"It's a bit like Ying Xiao!" Yang Ji said: "Soldiers make a living by killing. The environment in which the soldiers live is highly closed. Coupled with the strict military laws, it gives people an invisible sense of oppression. The spirits of the soldiers always remain high. Concentrate to avoid violating military law. When marching and fighting, the soldiers live in military camps surrounded by enemies, and their spirits become even more tense. The soldiers' emotions have been suppressed for a long time, and they will eventually lose their minds due to tension, anxiety, and pressure. . Sometimes even because someone talks in sleep or someone beats the war drum, it may cause all the soldiers to lose control and then kill each other like crazy, beating and biting others."
Yang Ji did not hide his illness and talked about his own condition: "My situation is a bit like those soldiers. They have been in a state of tension before. When they suddenly stop, they feel at a loss and inexplicable anxiety. So today I Being stimulated by those dog organs, I lost control and lost my mind."
Once Yang Ji said this, everyone roughly understood. In their lives, camp roars were actually not uncommon, but they were smaller in scale and had less impact.
However, they looked at Yang Ji with vigilance. Because this guy is untouchable and can be beaten quite well; if you piss him off and get hacked by him when he loses control, your death will be in vain.
Pei Ju sighed and asked with concern: "King Wei, is your problem serious?"
"It shouldn't be serious!" Yang Ji said: "In fact, I lost control once in Daxing City in the third year of Renshou. Later, I was knocked unconscious by King Teng, and I was fine after that. I should recover quickly this time. Don't worry, everyone. .”
Haha, not worried? It would be strange not to worry!
They all felt that Yang Ji had added a layer of indestructible armor to himself by telling him about it now; if he hacked someone to death because he didn't like him in the future, he would be able to shift the responsibility to someone else. "Post-War Syndrome".
It's too dangerous, I can't afford to mess with it!
Yang Guang saw that Yang Ji's expression was clear and normal, so he had nothing to worry about. After thinking for a while, he ordered: "Out of caution, when you go to court in the future, you will not wear a sword for the time being!"
The martial culture of the Sui Dynasty was very strong. It was fashionable and customary to carry swords and swords. Officials were allowed to wear swords and swords when attending court meetings and taking office. Even civil servants such as Su Wei would go to court with jade swords awarded by the emperor.
The so-called jade sword is a sword inlaid with beautiful jade on the hilt and scabbard. It is divided into jade heads, jade grids, jade rings, and jade rings. It is collectively called jade sword decoration. The jade sword decoration is the most luxurious and noble. The sword was worn by emperors and officials in court or at ordinary times to show their noble status.
"Here!" Yang Ji responded honestly.
Yang Guang pondered for a long time and then asked: "Then what are you going to do?"
"I have to find something to do. It's best to go to the military camp for a walk. Maybe I can sleep a few times in the military camp." Yang Ji thought for a moment and said, "Aren't there new recruits? I'll go practice!"
"It would be great if you went to train soldiers." After making arrangements for Yang Ji, Yang Guang's face began to become serious, and he began to talk about his views on the farce: "Although you committed suicide several times without interrogation this time, He is a dog officer, but this matter is related to the dignity and honor of the Sui Dynasty, and he can hold his own and stand firm in the face of right and wrong, so he deserves to be called a man of the Sui Dynasty!"
Yang Guang is a man who cares about face. He hates the kind of dog thieves who show off their power in the den but bow down in front of foreigners. However, He Loufu and others did something so disrespectful to the country, which simply touched his bottom line. Therefore, Yang Ji's performance satisfied him very much.
With this killing, he not only killed the few dog officials, but also represented the imperial court to restore national integrity in front of the Turks and onlookers, and declared war on bad habits on behalf of the imperial court. How would the Turks and onlookers, as well as the common people who knew about it afterwards, view the imperial court if they were not brutally attacked in public? Although he could not reward Yang Ji, he would not punish him for it.
Having said this, he gave instructions to Yu Wenbi and Shi Xiang: "Yu Wenqing, Shi Qing, the Ministry of Rites, and Honglu Temple are responsible for external affairs. They have contact with a large number of foreign envoys every day. Among them, there must be others like He Lou. Reinstated officials. You use this as an example to correct the unhealthy practices of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple. If anyone commits the same mistake, he will be severely punished."
After a pause, Yang Guang said again: "Let me explain it. When the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple receive and face foreign envoys in the future, although they cannot act arrogantly or maliciously create difficulties, they cannot lose their national dignity or behave in a submissive manner. At the very least, we must be neither humble nor arrogant. Once there is a conflict between the foreign envoys and our people of the Sui Dynasty, the officials must stand on the side of the people of the Sui Dynasty. As for right and wrong, we will talk about it later. In short, even if we, the people of the Sui Dynasty, are wrong, the officials must To maintain it; otherwise, what do the court and the people want them to do?"
"I obey!" Yu Wenbi and Shi Xiang stood up and obeyed the order. Yu Wenbi hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and asked, "Sage, how should He Loufu be punished?"
"Hmph!" Yang Guang snorted coldly and said to Yu Wenbi: "He Loufu has completely lost the face of my Sui Dynasty. After calling him Lord He Loufu, please spare his life. I will give him all the official positions." Cut off, demote to commoners, move the family to Lingnan, and future generations will not be able to become officials. Others have received the punishment they deserve and let it go."
"I obey!" Yu Wenbi responded solemnly.
"Where are the Turkic envoys? Where are they now?" Yang Guang asked Yang Ji again. Although this matter had little to do with a few Turkic envoys, and speaking of it, they were just coincidental victims, he was also very unhappy.
Moreover, Yang Ji was the prince, minister, and prime minister of the Sui Dynasty. His words almost represented the Sui Dynasty. Now that he had spoken harsh words, it would be really embarrassing if the court did not do anything.
He couldn't afford to lose this person.
Yang Ji said: "They, together with He Loufu, were escorted to the Luoyang County Government Office by my entourage."
"Well!" Yang Guang nodded, then turned to Shi Xiang and said: "Shi Qing, you have asked people to bring those Turks back to Honglu Temple. Not only should you give these people a good warning, but also let them bring them back to Honglu Temple." Bring the words back to the Turks and ask them to tell that Ashina Duji: The Turks must be humble and humble in front of me, the Sui Dynasty. If Ashina Duji dares to have the slightest hint of indignity, I, the Sui Dynasty The army personally went to teach him how to behave. After the instructions were given, they were immediately driven away together with Kang Sheoli. However, I, the Sui Dynasty, did not agree to the canonization requested by Ashina Duoji."
"In addition, let the envoys of Ashina Qilifushu and Ashina Dubi attend tomorrow's morning meeting. Tomorrow, at their request, I will formally canonize Ashina Qilifushe as Chuluo Khan. , canonize Ashina Dubi as Jieli Khan; at the same time, canonize the name of Tuli Khan, which Qimin Khan once used, to his fifth son Ashina Chijishe."
The three sons of Qimin Khan all sent envoys south, and each of them requested the Sui Dynasty to be canonized, so that they could use the power of the Sui Dynasty and rule the Turks in the name of "legitimacy" and intimidate the other two brothers.
In order to provoke a dispute between the three of them, Yang Guang originally planned to canonize the three of them together, but Changsun Sheng, who was in Bingzhou, sent a letter saying that Ashina Duji was powerful and that he had successfully taken over the army of Qimin Khan's direct lineage. The combat effectiveness of this army is very strong. Although Ashina Tilifushu took a clear-cut stand against his brother, and his army seemed to be many and powerful, but in fact it was a ragtag group of people from various tribes. If there was a real fight, it would not be Ashina Tilifushe at all. Ji's opponent. Although the third youngest, Ashina Dubi, has a desire to be independent, his attitude is ambiguous. If Ashina Qilifu loses too quickly or has a bad start, he will definitely follow Ashina Duji. March.
After briefly introducing the situation in Turks, Chang Sun Sheng suggested at the end of the letter that Yang Guang should not canonize Ashina Duji, thus causing him to lose his reputation and "righteousness". And if Ashina Qilifushe is canonized in the Sui Dynasty, some tribes following Duji will also adopt a wait-and-see attitude.
As for Ashina Dubi, he was originally an ambitious person. Once he accepted the canonization, he could openly reject Duoji, who was a "rebel". Even if he clearly wanted to help, he would not dare to send troops to attack Ashina Qilifushe because he was also a vassal of the Sui Dynasty.
Although the last Ashina Chijishe was Duji's loyal little follower, Duji definitely couldn't believe it when he saw that he had the name of Tuli Khan and saw that his other two brothers had turned against him and were waiting and watching. Of.
If reduced one by one in this way, Duoji's power and strength will be reduced by half at least, and he will no longer have the advantage when fighting Qilifushe in the future.
Yang Guang agreed very much with Changsun Sheng's suggestion. However, Ashina Duji was the eldest son of Qimin Khan after all, and he was the person who succeeded Qimin Khan in public on his deathbed. Therefore, although he did not want to be granted the title, he lacked the Excuses and reasons for not sealing.
Today's farce just gave him a sharp edge to use.
