A super battle is being prepared in the north, and there is also a small battle in the south.
Zhou Zhongmou successfully landed on Liuqiu under the guidance of his naval commander He Man. After the early landing, he disguised himself as a business traveler and began to draw a map of Liuqiu and explore the local culture and customs. However, King Liuqiu discovered something was wrong and sent a force of four thousand soldiers. An army of men, intent on expulsion.
Zhou Zhongmo fought with the opponent and won, but he did not dare to go deeper. After all, he only brought 2,000 people ashore and did not dare to start a head-on battle without supplies.
Zhou Zhongmou, who withdrew his troops and returned to Jian'an County, immediately wrote to Yang Ming, saying that this place was still in a semi-civilized stage with crude weapons and backward farming. If there were 5,000 people, he could capture Liuqiu and hoped that Yang Ming would add more troops to him. .
In the current situation, it is almost impossible to send troops to him. Jiangnan is also recruiting soldiers to supply the navy to protect the children. As for the southwest and southeast, they cannot recruit them. Lingnan has already supplied the imperial court with 30,000 platoon soldiers. I will help you again.
But Liuqiu was a knot in Yang Ming's heart. If he didn't get rid of it, he would really feel unhappy.
However, during the discussion in the East Palace, everyone unanimously opposed sending troops to Zhou Zhongmo.
The reason is very practical. Once Liuqiu is taken down, it will be difficult to manage alone overseas. It may become the backyard of the wealthy families in the southeast, which will be unfavorable to the court.
If you take this place down, you will have to station people there. This person stationed there can easily become another king of Liuqiu. Once the development of local farming and industry in Liuqiu is promoted, he will not be able to control it in the future.
Therefore, the opinion of the East Palace is completely unanimous, that is, don't worry about this place anymore, it is meaningless to the Sui Dynasty.
Maritime transportation in the Great Sui Dynasty was not developed. It was not easy to manage such a large area across the sea. However, once maritime transportation was developed, no one could replace Liuqiu's role.
So Yang Ming insisted on his opinion and believed that this place must be captured, but he had no troops to send. What should he do? He had to ask others.
Who to ask for? Of course it was Feng Ang, the native emperor of Lingnan.
There is no navy in Fujian. Zhou Zhongmou's sea-crossing ships were all recruited from the Jiangdu Navy. They were actually inland river ships that were too small to withstand the wind and waves at sea.
But there are sea-going ships in Lingnan. Although there are not many, only six, they are very precious.
Where did the Lingnan ships come from? Half of it is created by oneself, and half is captured by others.
In the third year of Daye, Yang Guang sent Chang Jun, the head of the Ministry of Industry's field work, and Wang Junzheng, the head of the Yu Department, as envoys to Chitu Kingdom (Malay Peninsula and Sumatra Island). The Ministry of Industry built three ships for use.
The two of them have been away for three years. They just received news this year that they have returned to Nanhai County (Guangzhou City), and they also brought an envoy from the Red Earth Kingdom named Xie Ji to meet Yang Guang.
Three large ships, wouldn’t this be free?
The other three ships were from the second year of Renshou. Liu Fang, the Duke of Heyin County, led his army to quell the rebellion of Li Fozi in Jiaozhi County (the Red River Basin in northern Vietnam, governed in Hanoi City, Vietnam), and then defeated Linyi State (central Vietnam). Three large ships were captured in these two places, and they are now under the control of Feng An.
After Linyi was captured, four counties were established: Xiangpu, Jinshan, Jiaojiang, and Anji. Unfortunately, after the Sui Dynasty withdrew its troops, they were beaten back again.
These six ships are not small in size. On average, each ship can carry 800 people, so there are nearly 5,000 people. Plus Zhou Zhongmou's small ship, it is enough to make a flow.
The ship is here, but where are the people? You can only ask for it from Feng Ang.
So Yang Ming wrote two letters, one to Feng Ang and one to his daughter Feng Yuzhi.
When dealing with Feng Ang, you can't act like a boss, you have to be a friend, and only by establishing friendship and getting close will work.
Feng Ang had two good friends in the court. One was dead, and the other was alive, named Pei Ju.
Therefore, in Yang Ming's letter to Feng Ang, he described at length how Pei Ju praised Feng Ang in front of him, first getting close to him, and then bringing up the matter of borrowing troops.
Yes, you can only use "borrow". If you use "order", then I'm sorry, I really don't have any soldiers. If you use "borrow", then we can still have a good discussion.
As for the letter to Feng Yu, it is also very similar. It probably means that after the spring outing, I often miss you. I will come to the capital more often when I have time. I will take you to have fun. By the way, I borrowed troops from your father. Please put in a good word for me.
It will take two months for these two letters to be delivered, and we have to wait.
So Yang Ming told Zhou Zhongmo to rest in Jian'an County and wait for news.
Whether Liuqiu can be managed well or not is a matter for the future. You have to take it down first and then decide how to manage it.
Han Sengshou is a strange person. During the Kaihuang period, he was the Duke of Jiangdu. After Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he was changed to the Duke of Xincai. It seems that both emperors treat you well.
In fact, no, Yang Guang didn't want to see him, changed his title, and deprived him of his actual position. Han Sengshou stayed at home for many years.
Because Han Sengshou was too close to Yang Su, and Yang Guang rejected all the big shots who were closely related to Yang Su.
Last year, Han Sengshou, who had just returned to the capital for retirement, fell in love with a concubine of the wealthy businessman Da Xitong. They had a lot of fun at his age. When the incident was reported to the court, Yang Guangda was furious, thinking that you, the noble prince, were hooking up with others. What's going on with my concubine?
So Han Sengshou's name was erased from the official department, but his title was retained.
Later, Yang Yue helped to plead for mercy, and Yang Guang changed his mind again.
This is why Yang Xuangan and Han Shi'er have a close relationship, because the relationship between the two families has always been very good. Without this relationship, how could Li Jing be Yang Su's disciple?
However, Han Sengshou definitely had no future, and his son Han Xiaoji was also unlucky. He was only a sixth-grade Fenwuwei or Wusanguan.
This time Yang Ming asked him to come out, and he was very happy for two reasons. One was to help his nephew Li Jing without hesitation, and the other was to establish a relationship with the prince and find a way out for his son.
Because he finally figured out that his son would be able to challenge his title in the future.
Duke, this is, under the authority of the Duke. Whether all the Dukes can inherit the throne depends on the emperor's nod. Although the emperor rarely deprives the inheritance rights, there are exceptions. For example, I think you are unhappy.
The old Han family was not a top-notch family and had no face with the emperor. In addition, their family mainly served Yang Jian and did not provide any services to Yang Guang, which meant that they had no love.
I have lost your favor and I don’t need you, so why should I let you eat the treasury hereditary? The treasury has too much money and no place to put it?
Therefore, Han Sengshou ran to the East Palace every now and then to curry favor with Yang Ming on the grounds of reporting on Youxiao Wei's reform and development.
"Well, you can go, but there is no appointment. Just stay with Li Jing and do whatever you want," Yang Ming said with a smile.
Han Sengshou hoped that his son Han Xiaoji could follow Li Jing to fight against Goguryeo and earn some military merit. In addition, with Li Jing's help in the future, the matter of attacking the prince would be stable.
After all, this world will belong to the prince in the future, and as for the current prince, no one can shake his position.
"My shameless request made His Highness laugh," Han Sengshou said:
"A soldier spends half his life just to make achievements. When he gets old, he only thinks about the family fortune he has saved for half his life. Don't let it fail. A dog has failed to build an inch and has failed the country. At this time when the country is using materials, it is time to serve. Your Highness can approve it. I am deeply moved.”
He must be from a family of military generals, and he only thinks about fighting. This is worthy of praise. Yang Ming smiled and said:
"You're welcome. All three of your brothers have contributed to the peace of the Sui Dynasty. In other words, their filial piety foundation is shallow and they are not suitable for immediate reuse. I will take care of their future prospects."
This is the first time Yang Ming has met Han Sengshou. This man has a higher title than his eldest brother Han Qinhu, but Yang Ming has never seen him before the court meeting.
Of course, Han Qinhu's title during the Northern Zhou Dynasty was that of Duke of the County, but in the Sui Dynasty, it was the Duke of Shouguang County. He could have been promoted, but he fought too hard with He Ruobi and was reported after he invaded Jiankang. He indulged the soldiers and raped Chen Gong, but in the end he was only granted the title of Shangzhu Kingdom and was rewarded with 8,000 pieces of silk. The title of nobility stopped at the county prince.
This is why, every time Han Sengshou came to the East Palace, Chen Shuyi would lose his temper, because it was his eldest brother Han Qinhu who captured Chen Shubao alive, and many of the female relatives of the old Chen Palace at that time were insulted by Han Qinhu's soldiers.
When He Ruobi sued him, it was not unfair at all.
After receiving Yang Ming's promise, Han Sengshou left happily. Yang Ming sent Qianniu to prepare Dugu Lingyun and escorted him out of the palace, which was considered a very high courtesy.
After all, we need him now. War experience cannot be learned from books. Han Sengshou has been fighting for half his life and has extremely rich experience. As long as he is willing to work hard to help, Shi Wanshou and the others will be very successful in taking over You Xiaowei. .
At night, in the Guanghua Palace, Yang Ming hugged his wife Yang Yinjiang and went to bed, while his son Yang Can was left to the care of his wet nurse.
Her three sons are all like this. They were nursed by their mothers before they were three years old, and were not kissed by their mothers until they were three years old.
"You have interfered too deeply with You Xiaowei. I'm afraid Li Hun will be unhappy," Yang Yinjiang said.
Yang Ming nodded: "I really need to say hello to him. This person is not interested in military affairs at the moment. He intends to go to the center and is currently taking care of things. I can use this to appease him to prevent him from causing trouble."
"Li Hun is not talented enough to enter the center, so you can't just agree to him, right?" Yang Yinjiang frowned.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "It is precisely because he can't get in that I can agree to him. If he really has the ability, I can't agree."
"I've heard a rumor, but I don't know if it's true," Yang Yinjiang said:
"Li Hun was originally the tenth son of Grand Master Li Mu, and the title of Duke Shen could not be passed to him. It is said that it was Yu Wenshu who helped him to inherit Li Mu's heir, and he promised Yu Wenshu that after the matter was completed, he would Is it true that half of the national wealth is given every year?"
Yang Ming nodded and smiled: "If it can reach your ears, of course it is true. I heard my mother mention it, and it is true. However, in the second year after Li Hun attacked the Duke, he did not give Yu Wenshu any money. .”
"So, this person is worth winning over," Yang Yinjiang said with a smile.
Grand Master Li Mu made great achievements in the Sui Dynasty. Like Gao Xi, he was a founding hero. He had a total of twelve sons. The eldest son Li Dun died earlier than him. Therefore, after Li Mu's death, the title of Duke Shen was passed to his eldest son and eldest grandson Li Jun. Attacked.
However, Li Jun was killed by one of his own people. According to historical records, it was Li Shanheng, the nephew of the Li Hun clan, who framed Li Qutan, another nephew of the clan who had a rift with Li Jun, so Li Qutan was executed by Yang Jian.
Li Jun had no sons, and when he died, he left Li Mu without an heir. So at that time, Yang Jian discussed with the court officials who should inherit Li Mu's heirs. Yu Wenshu was Li Hun's uncle, and he got the benefits promised by him. Naturally, He pushed Li Hun up.
The next year, Li Hun changed his position from Shen Guogong to Ye Guogong. He used this excuse to deny his credit and stopped giving Yu Wenshu the money he promised.
The two fell out like that.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Please make arrangements and prepare three gifts, one big and two small, to give to Li Hun, Xin Shixiong and Zhao Xiaocai respectively, so that they can keep their mouths shut and their hands in check."
"Is this called courtesy first and then soldiers?" Yang Yinjiang said with a smile.
Yang Ming said: "If you don't eat after the toast, you will be punished by drinking wine."
(End of chapter)
