Yang Guang, who was in Jiangdu, experienced a huge emotional fluctuation in the past few months, like a roller coaster.
From the rage when they learned about the East-West Turkic Alliance, to the rage when the other party entered Guanzhong, to the joy after Shekui and Shibi were killed one after another.
Those with poor psychological quality may suffer from myocardial infarction.
Yang Guang himself did not expect that the Eastern and Western Turks would dare to fight the Sui Dynasty, and the capital won the greatest victory in the war against the Turks since the founding of the Sui Dynasty.
The two khans died within the borders of the country. This result can be said to be perfect.
"The prince is in charge, and the capital is as stable as Mount Tai. Your Majesty has a prince here, so you have nothing to worry about," Su Wei said with a smile.
In the study, Yang Guang was still very excited, because in his opinion, the Eastern and Western Turks had been defeated, and the annihilation of the north could be put on the agenda.
When all the taxes in Jiangnan are collected this year, he plans to launch a large-scale foreign war.
Yes, with the current national power of the Sui Dynasty, if you don't care about the lives of the people, you are capable of launching it.
But it’s hard to say what kind of mess the country will become after it is launched.
Yang Guang said excitedly: "I will return to the Eastern Capital in April next year. At that time, I will recruit a large army. I will personally lead the expedition and wipe out the Eastern Turks."
Su Wei and others were immediately confused and quickly tried to persuade them.
Pei Yun said: "We must fight, but we cannot fight within three to five years. It has only been three years since Goguryeo was defeated, and the finances of various places are in deficit. After this battle, the Eastern and Western Turks There is no longer a threat to our Great Sui Dynasty, we should rest and recuperate in order to consolidate our foundation."
Yang Guang shook his head: "This is a serious worry. I can't sleep or eat well. I came to Jiangdu to see you. I was humble and cautious. Who would have thought that it was harboring evil intentions. It can be seen that as long as the Turks are not extinguished, our Sui border will be unrest. Now They suffered heavy losses, which is the opportunity to attack and destroy them in one fell swoop. Time waits for no one, so I sent an order to the capital and ordered the prince to prepare grain, grass and military supplies for my personal expedition."
Zhang Jin, the general of Zuo Beishen Prefecture, said: "After the expedition to Liaodong, it is extremely difficult for the country to maintain the current situation. The war has resumed, and the people have become seriously ill. This year we won another great victory in Guanzhong, and next year we will use foreign troops. It will be too difficult. "
Li Yuan also said: "The prince has sent envoys to the East and West Turks to demand compensation. This is to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron. In the short term, the East and West Turks will definitely be honest. If we have three to five years to strengthen our troops, we will be able to achieve full success."
Yang Guang frowned and said: "In the eighth year of the founding of the emperor, I commanded an army of 500,000 to destroy Chen. At that time, the treasury of our Sui Dynasty was also empty, but what was the result? Chen was still destroyed."
Can this be the same? After destroying Chen, the revenue of the state treasury will increase sharply, and the soldiers' pay will also be guaranteed. What benefits will you get from destroying the Turks?
Grab some women and horses? Or establish counties on that desolate grassland? To provide national revenue?
Nothing can be done.
The threat of the Turks is at the border. If the border is fine, don't look for trouble. Destroying the East Turks will have no real benefits except for merit. It is far worse than Goguryeo.
Yang Guang was completely unmoved by the advice of the ministers, but instead became a little angry:
"You keep talking about the prince, prince, prince, does this world belong to the prince? Do all the people belong to the prince?"
The ministers were silent and did not dare to mention Yang Ming again. Yang Ming was the hope of the future and nothing would happen to him.
"My decision has been made!" Yang Guang said domineeringly: "In the spring of next year, the army will march forward. The Turks will not be destroyed and they will never return."
Yang Ming received the order from Jiangdu in November. Not to mention he was confused, the entire Daxing court was confused.
After being briefly confused, some people could only smile helplessly, "Yeah, well, it fits His Majesty's character. Call it a surprise, but it's not really a surprise."
This was the first time that Yang Ming had the desire to kill his father.
The country is in devastation, and people everywhere are repairing and trying to survive. If you want to march north at this time, okay, you go ahead, I don't care.
Yang Ming really can't even think of persuading you. You don't want to live a good life at all.
Yuwenshu got his wish by being named Sikong among the three princes, but Yang Guang deliberately put all the credit for the Battle of Guanzhong on Yuwenshu's head because he felt that his son was too capable and a little too accomplished. .
He has now thought of suppressing Yang Ming, otherwise the prince's prestige would be too high and the threat to him would be too great.
Therefore, Yu Wenshu was entrusted with the responsibility of supporting the country and replaced Yang Xiong as the crown prince and grand master, responsible for preparations for next year's expedition, which was equivalent to taking away some of Yang Ming's rights.
Now everyone can see that the emperor can't persuade him anymore.
In the East Palace, Yang Ming was eating dinner in a normal mood. Yang Yue sat next to him and whispered;
"After Shibi's death, his younger brother Ashina Qilifushu has been appointed as the new Khan, named Chuluo Khan, and has remarried Princess Kehe Dunyi as his wife. It seems that he hopes to reconcile with the Sui Dynasty. Your Majesty is so Once this happened, there was no hope of reparations from the East Turks. Although they suffered heavy losses in Guanzhong, most of the main forces of the East Turks did not come at all. They still controlled hundreds of thousands of people in the grassland. Our expedition would suffer a big loss. "
Yang Ming said helplessly: "Then what can you do? My father guessed that I would stop him. Now it's okay. The matters of recruiting troops and levying food and grass have been handed over to Yu Wenshu. I can't get involved anymore. Bei The conquest is inevitable."
Yang Yue sighed and said: "If we use troops at this time, the country will be in danger. The future chaos is almost foreseeable. The prince is benevolent and loves the people, so he should try his best to turn the tide."
"Stop talking, you can teach me how to turn the situation around?" Yang Ming said.
Yang Yue hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Has the prince ever thought about succeeding to the throne as soon as possible?"
Yang Ming was stunned for a moment, then he slapped the table and said, "I said Yang Yue, are you tired of living?"
Yang Yue smiled and stroked his beard: "Just by looking at the prince's appearance, I know that I guessed it right. If not, the prince would be furious and take me down immediately."
Yang Ming said lightly: "You are the most respected elder in Yin Jiang. I think about my wife and will not do anything to you. Furthermore, I know that you, an old boy, are harmless to me, so I will tolerate you. But you If you say that again, I will kill you tomorrow."
Yang Yue nodded: "I am a ruthless person, and so is my brother Yang Su, but maybe it's because we killed too many people. Now that I am old, I have developed a compassionate heart. Now the country is under the control of the prince. , although it is difficult step by step, there are signs of the beginning of a prosperous age. Such a rare scene should be stabilized. If you mess around, it will cause the country's power to plummet and have nothing to do with the prosperous age. Emperor Gaozu unified the world, and the founding emperor's ministers devoted their efforts. With their assistance, we can achieve today's great achievements, I can't bear to see their efforts go to waste."
"I know what you are thinking, leave Yang Rui a prosperous and peaceful world," Yang Ming said with a smile, "I'm talking about Yang Yue, if you live another ten or twenty years, will you still encourage Yang Rui?" Rui forces me to abdicate?"
Yang Yue said with a smile: "I can't live that long, and I don't have the heart. I am the prince's son. Everyone knows this. I have never thought about the country or the people in my life. Now I am old and the age is about to end." , I just want to do something good, and if I can exchange for a lasting reputation, my life will not be in vain."
"Don't mess around," Yang Ming frowned.
Yang Yue smiled: "I won't mess around, your Highness, don't worry."
Yang Ming narrowed his eyes and stared straight at Yang Yue. The Yang Yue in front of him seemed to no longer be as sinister and cunning as before, but instead became kind and pleasing to the eye.
Yang Ming still presided over the court meeting, but he had no control over Yuwenshu's affairs, although Yuwenshu would go to the East Palace every day to report the latest progress to him.
Yang Ming didn't want to listen, but Yu Wenshu patiently spoke.
"Your Majesty wants to raise 200,000 war horses and 300,000 troops in Guanzhong and Luoyang. I am already exhausted," Yu Wenshu said with a bitter face:
"King Cai simply gave up the job and went home to recuperate due to illness. Now the burden is all on me. The emperor's order cannot be violated. The prince must be considerate of me."
Yang Ming knew that Yuwenshu was die-hardly loyal to his father, so in front of Yuwenshu, he could not say anything wrong about his father;
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Xu. I know you are having the most difficult time during this period. I see it all, so I don't interfere in anything you do. His Majesty entrusts you with such a big thing. It is a sign of trust in you. Let me go." go a head."
"The prince is willing to understand the difficulties of the minister. Yu Wenshu doesn't know what to say," Yu Wenshu lowered his head and said. He knew in his heart that the prince was completely opposed to this matter, but the opposition was useless. Ministers continued to give advice at the court meeting. I hope the prince will take the lead and lead them to advise His Majesty.
is it possible? After all these years, what has stopped you?
Yu Wenshu himself knew that he couldn't do this, but he was obedient to Yang Guang's orders. If the emperor asked him to do it, he had to do it.
"When we go on an expedition next year, let Huaji stay with His Majesty as a bodyguard," Yang Ming said, "After all, the imperial commander is going on the expedition himself, so I can rest assured that His Majesty's safety is entrusted to you."
Yuwenshu was moved and said: "I will definitely make arrangements. Quanzi will never let down the high expectations of His Majesty and the Crown Prince."
Yang Ming knew in his heart that he was at a critical point of changing the status quo. He had already thought of seizing the throne. Yang Yue would definitely do something behind the scenes, so next year, he would have to find a way to deal with his father.
He doesn't have the ability to ignore his father now, so he can only get the chance when the war breaks out.
And there’s no telling whether there will be an opportunity in the future, so we have to create opportunities.
He can no longer let Yang Guang do this. If Goguryeo is also destroyed, just calm down. Why bother?
In history, wouldn't many emperors become more restrained and pampered in their middle and later stages? Why are you an exception?
Yang Ming walked alone on the stone path of the East Palace, his thoughts coming and going.
He was also nervous. After all, what he was facing now was Comrade Yang Guang, the ultimate boss. If he was not careful, he would be doomed.
But he had to do it. He couldn't just watch Comrade Yang Guang turn the world into chaos again.
After two hours of walking, he thought of the first thing to do, which was to transfer Li Jing and Yang Xuanting back to the capital. These two were his people and they must come back.
As for Gaochang, Cui Hongsheng left enough.
