Yang Yong was imprisoned in the East Palace Forbidden Garden, and was currently guarded by Prince Yang Zhao. Because he had suffered a loss, the place where Yang Yong was placed under house arrest was strictly guarded, and no one was allowed to enter without the emperor's edict.
Yang Ming also obtained the edict prepared by his father from Gao Ye, the boss of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, before he could visit Yang Yong.
The edict is a miniature imperial edict. There are not many words written on it, but it has a lot of meaning.
For example, the strokes of each word above, whether it is upward or downward, left or right, have their own effects.
Yang Guanghui greeted the guards in the East Palace in advance. Certain words in them would be written in a specific way. Once they did not comply with the original agreement, there was something wrong. It was equivalent to a fake edict and the guards would not recognize it.
The person responsible for guarding Yang Yong at the moment is an old acquaintance of Yang Ming, Guo Siben, the son of Guo Yan, who was responsible for leading the motley army outside Renshou Palace.
Guo Siben took a look at the edict, and after confirming that it was correct, he led the way and took Yang Ming and Yang Lihua to Yang Yong's prison.
After seeing Yang Yong, Yang Ming wanted to send Guo Siben away. The latter was not happy at first, but after thinking about it, Yang Ming was His Majesty's biological son. The incident in Renshou Palace was only eliminated by Yang Ming's proper planning. It was a big disaster, so he felt relieved about Yang Ming, so he retreated honestly.
Yang Yong burst into tears when he saw his dearest eldest sister.
This is very different from Yang Ming's previous impression of him. Now Yang Yong looks fragile and helpless.
The meeting between Yang Lihua and Yang Yong was a normal sister-brother reunion, but Yang Ming still remembered every word they said in case Yang Lihua really had any hints hidden in it.
Although there is no record in the history books that Yang Lihua will help Yang Yong restore, Yang Ming still needs to be careful.
Two hours later, Yang Lihua went to the residence of her fourth son, Yang Xiu.
Yang Xiu probably knew that her life would not be in danger, so she chatted and laughed with Yang Lihua. Apart from complaining about her lack of freedom, she didn't say anything excessive.
The sun goes down and Yang Lihua has to leave.
As soon as she left the Zhuque Gate, Yang Lihua said in the carriage:
"Okay, it's time for you to go back to your grandfather."
My eldest aunt is not an ordinary person. She is deep, careful and transparent, and sees things to the point. So she naturally knows that Yang Ming is accompanying her to monitor her.
Yang Ming was also happy, nodded and said: "The nephew will return to the palace, aunt is gone."
In the palace, Yang Guang listened to Yang Ming describe the whole process three times. After finding no doubts, he nodded:
"Don't drink too much when attending banquets in the future, so as not to make a fool of yourself in front of others."
Damn... Another one who lectured him about this matter, Yang Ming said helplessly:
"I know, kid."
After Yang Ming left, Yang Yue flashed out from behind the screen and said:
"It doesn't seem like there's anything special about it. Although it seems like it's all just petty talk, Your Majesty still needs to make plans in advance."
In fact, Yang Guang felt very unhappy after listening to Yang Ming's narrative.
Because of him, I was jealous and felt sour.
Yang Lihua was very special. She entered the palace at the age of fourteen and became the crown prince of the old Zhou Dynasty, and later successfully became the queen. It can be said that Yang Lihua was the most respected nobleman in the old Yang family at that time.
Therefore, most brothers and sisters hope to win the favor of their eldest sister, and Yang Guang is no exception.
Although he had always known that the eldest sister had the deepest relationship with his eldest brother Yang Yong, but now after hearing Yang Ming's narration, he felt very uncomfortable.
He hoped that his eldest sister would love him more.
"How should I explain it to the world?" Yang Guang said calmly.
Yang Yue said: "Deposing Prince Yong and disobeying his parents is unfilial. Your Majesty, in accordance with the late emperor's decree, has him die."
Yang Guang sighed: "Let me think about it again."
Yang Yue nodded and slowly retreated.
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At the end of August,
Qu Tutong is back,
He did not see Yang Liang at all, nor did he arrive in Jinyang. Instead, he turned back to Beijing directly in Qingyuan County (Pingyao, Shanxi).
Because he noticed that there was a large army mobilization in the direction of Jinyang, and the vehicles escorting grain and grass could not be seen at the end.
After sending people to investigate privately, Qu Tutong's legs were weak at that time. Civilians from various states, counties and counties who were not in the service stage had been recruited and returned to the military government.
The villages and towns we encountered on the road were all full of farewell messages for her husband and son.
Something big is going to happen.
The imperial court did not recruit troops in Bingzhou, and the King of Han mobilized the military on such a large scale, it is very likely that he was going to rebel.
He knew that if he went to Jinyang now, it would be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth, and he would be cut off as a sacrificial flag.
But at first, he didn't dare to go back because he was summoning the King of Han to the capital this time, and he couldn't even see the King of Han's face, so he couldn't explain it when he went back.
So he led the guards to disguise themselves and spread out to inquire about the information. Only after he was sure that it was correct, did he return to Daxing.
At the same time as he came back, military information was also sent to Pujin Pass, saying that it was detected that a large army from Jinyang direction was advancing towards Huoyi.
Huoyi is the northern gate of Pujin Pass. If Huoyi is lost, Pujin Pass will be destroyed.
And Pujin Pass is one of the most important gateways east of Guanzhong. If it is lost, the Bingzhou army can successfully enter Guanzhong.
Yang Guang temporarily summoned his ministers to discuss defense matters urgently.
He Ruobi frowned and said: "One piece of paper, two pieces of paper, treating a child as the emperor. This nursery rhyme has revealed the King of Han's intention to rebel. Your Majesty should immediately arrange counter-insurgency matters."
This nursery rhyme was brought back by Qu Tutong and is now quite popular in the Bingzhou area. The problem in this nursery rhyme lies in the four words "customer is a small child".
The king of Han, Yang Liang, was nicknamed Yi Qian, but he also had a nickname called Ake, which happened to correspond to the four characters "ke".
Yang Liang's "Liang" is homophonic with "Liang", and he is the youngest son in the family, so "Liang" refers to Yang Liang.
Nursery rhymes are used to confuse the common people. Everyone in the court knows very well that Yang Liang deliberately spreads them among the people to build momentum for himself.
Yang Guang remained silent, listening to the discussions among the ministers.
He is the one who makes the final decision, so he won't speak until a decision is made.
Military reports were sent directly to Daxing Hall one after another. Military reports were sent almost every half hour.
Now no one will doubt that Yang Liang has really rebelled.
Because there had just been a military report that Huoyi, the gateway to Pujin Pass, had been lost, the court was instantly in an uproar.
Huoyi belongs to Jinzhou, that is, the Linfen area of Shanxi Province. Now Huoyi will be lost if it is not defended. Needless to say, there is something wrong with the governor of Jinzhou.
As soon as Huoyi is lost, Hedong County is next. To the west of Hedong County is Pujinguan.
So many people are staring at the change of expression on Yang Ming's face. He is the King of Hedong, and his palace is still in Hedong County.
Yang Ming was definitely anxious, although after Yang Jian's death, he immediately told Li Jing to send more troops to Hedong and Pujin Pass.
However, historical records record that Yang Liang rebelled and led a total of 300,000 troops, of which 80,000 were targeted at Pujin Pass alone.
Even if Li Jing was aware of the military situation in advance, the temporary recruitment would only be about 20,000 people.
The current court is like a blind man trying to figure out the movement of Yang Liang's army. They don't even know who the leader of the rebels approaching Hedong is.
Yang Liang, the general manager of Bingzhou, is different from Qin Wangjun's general manager of Bingzhou, and the difference is huge.
At that time, King Jun of Qin was the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the twenty-four states, while King Liang of Han was the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the fifty-two states.
In other words, the former Northern Qi territory, most of Shandong, Hebei and Shanxi, and a small part of Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu were all within Yang Liang's jurisdiction.
And the soldiers in Bingzhou have always been strong, so it can be seen that this battle is not easy to fight.
The meeting lasted from noon to evening, during which military information continued to be sent in.
Yang Ming knew that there was no need for everyone to go back tonight. They should just go back to the various government offices and wait for news.
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The situation is unclear and it is impossible to use troops. However, today Yang Guang has issued an edict to recruit most of the military offices in the Guanzhong area. They must gather a hundred thousand troops within five days.
As for the nearly 50,000 troops stationed in Daxing City, they would not leave the capital at will, so half of the 100,000 people had to be temporarily recruited from various places.
Fortunately, the Sui Dynasty had a military system, and men performed military service every year, so their combat effectiveness was still acceptable.
On the right is the military mansion, the general's room,
Yang Ming discussed the situation with Pei Ju who came.
"Your Highness doesn't have a family in Hedong, right?" Pei Ju asked with concern.
In his opinion, Hedong County is almost certain to be lost, because Huoyi has been lost, and Hedong County's city defense has never been very good, and it can be easily broken.
Yang Ming shook his head and said: "There are no family records, but there are property slaves given by the two saints back then, and some tribes."
At first, Yang Ming planned to send all the property in Hedong County back to Daxing, but after thinking about it, it might be more appropriate to keep it for Li Jing to use to recruit sergeants.
And he also told Fang Xuanling that as long as Li Jing used the money, he would just open the treasury.
Pei Ju nodded and said: "In my opinion, Hebei and Shandong are already in trouble. If the King of Han raises his troops to rebel, he will definitely use Hebei and Shandong as the rear to supply the front line. Therefore, Hedong will become the decisive battle in the future. field."
His hometown is also in Hedong, so it is impossible for Pei Ju not to be anxious.
Who knows what Yang Liang will do, what if he digs their ancestral graves?
Yang Ming nodded and said: "Since it is a rebellion, we should go straight to the capital. The east of the river is the barrier to the east, so there is no room for loss."
Pei Ju nodded.
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night. Neither of them could sleep, so they just chatted and waited for the next day to go to court to discuss the matter.
At the meeting the next day, a military report from Hedong County was delivered. The county magistrate Li Jing temporarily mobilized the army and civilians, plus troops from the Hedong Prince's Mansion, to deploy defenses in Hedong County, while Pujin Pass directly garrisoned a group of troops. Thousands of elites.
Everyone knows that Hedong County can be lost, but Pujin Pass must not be lost. The defenses of the two places are also very different.
Pujin Pass is easy to defend, but Hedong County is not.
Logically speaking, a county magistrate is not qualified to mobilize troops, but Li Jing always has Yang Ming's troop deployment order in his hand.
So at first, everyone was confused. It was not until Yang Ming explained that everyone was relieved.
There are troops to defend the east of the river, which is the most comforting good news in the past two days.
Yang Guang looked at his son curiously and asked, "How can you give an order to mobilize troops at will?"
Yang Ming replied: "Hedong is the fiefdom of your ministers. It serves as a barrier for the capital. Your ministers dare not slack off for a day. They often ask Li Jing to practice regularly in case of emergencies. The troop deployment order granted this time is just a temporary one." Who would have expected that the King of Han would rebel against us with this move? We know that God’s will is clear, and my father is actually a wise king who has inherited the destiny of the Emperor."
As long as Pujin Pass can be defended for a while, Guanzhong can make timely deployments. Therefore, even though Li Jing only released 10,000 people at Pujin Pass, its importance and strategic significance are very huge.
Yang Guang praised him and said: "My son is diligent in his affairs, so he took such foreseeable measures. I am very relieved."
