Since he can't find safe support from the Son of Heaven, how can Yang Guozhong not take precautions for self-preservation?

"It's not alarmist, the safety of the Yang family has never been so urgent, and now the burden of continuing the ancestral bloodline is on the shoulders of you and my uncle and nephew, do you understand?"

After saying the last few words, Yang Guozhong trembled unprecedentedly and choked up. The anxiety and pressure of the past few days have made the former prime minister who was above 10,000 people feel overwhelmed, so much so that when it comes to the life and death of the Yang family, it is a rare gaffe.

The clan uncle, who has always been high-flying and domineering, is omnipotent in Yang Xingben's impression, and he only has the possibility of harming others, and it is impossible for others to harm him at all. But now it seems that this is not the case at all. Could it be that he thought about the problem too simply? Could it be that the concubine in the palace was an ornament? How could he allow the foundation of the Yang family to be uprooted at one time?

As if he had seen through Yang Xingben's thoughts, Yang Guozhong smiled bitterly and asked:

"Do you think that what a certain person said is exaggerated? No matter how bad it is, the concubine will not stand idly by?"

Without waiting for Yang Xingben to answer, Yang Guozhong suddenly raised his voice.

"Let me tell you, the concubine will only guarantee the wealth of my Yang family, but she has no ability to stop the disaster of my Yang family. If the concubine had this ability, how could she be impeached by Qin Jin last year and leave the prime minister? Although the son of today dotes on the concubine, he will never show mercy to the Yang family's subordinates because of this favor. ”

Yang Guozhong's words were so rebellious that Yang Xingben was a little difficult to accept for a while. In his opinion, Yang Guozhong was always like a dog, shaking his head and tail on the left and right of the Son of Heaven, but he couldn't imagine that his true thoughts would be so shocking and inexplicable.

Yang Guozhong's gaffe continued, he staggered up from his seat and walked aimlessly in the room.

"Let me tell you, as long as the interests of the Yang family are in the position of the lesser of two evils, the Son of Heaven will not even blink an eye. Do you still expect yourself to eat inside and out, and let your uncle and concubine do the struggle?"

The sudden accusation caught Yang Xingben off guard, and he only felt that his face was hot, Yang Guozhong was right, he did have this idea. In his opinion, even if Yang Guozhong dismissed the prime minister, he never thought that the Yang family would be completely defeated because of this, this is just a trough in countless ups and downs, and sooner or later it will climb up, in fact, this idea was quickly confirmed, Yang Guozhong not only returned to the political hall again, but also had the possibility of becoming the head of the prime minister again.

"Uncle ......"

Yang Xingben opened his mouth to stammer, but Yang Guozhong did not mean to stop.

"Outsiders think that I am smooth sailing, and I do all kinds of evil, but who knows, I am listening to the holy will and sharing the sorrows of the saints?"

There is too much to imagine in this sentence. Yang Xing originally thought that he knew his uncle, but now it seems that he is just superficial like an outsider. But what can be done? All kinds of excuses can clear him of all kinds of sins? If his father had not been blessed by his uncle, how could he have been exiled to the side boat and died of illness?

Thinking of this, Yang Xingben's mood was calm again, although the Yang family could not follow in the footsteps of the An family, but he must not be in the same stream with Yang Guozhong.

"Uncle clan has a plan, please tell your nephew, and your nephew will support you!"

Yang Guozhong came behind Yang Xingben, raised his right hand and slapped him twice on the shoulder. Immediately after, Yang Xing heard a heavy sigh.

"It's still reliable for your own family!"

……

It had been ten days since Qin Jin returned to Tongzhou City, and good news came from Pujin, and Huangfu Ke had arranged a large number of men and horses to guard against the Shenwu Army in the Pujin area. However, Huangfu Ke still asked Pei Jing to send a handwritten letter. The Shuofang soldiers who claimed to be Pujin did not have enough soldiers and horses, and they needed the help of the Shenwu army.

After reading Huang Fu Ke's letter, Qin Jin patted the letter on his desk and smiled at Lu Qi, who rushed to report on military affairs: "Huang Fu Ke is really an old fox, I feel that the verbal promise is not guaranteed, and I need to add an insurance!"

After learning the contents of the letterhead, Lu Qi was quite puzzled.

"Wouldn't it be a cocoon to let the Shenwu Army send troops over? Once the Shenwu Army has gained a foothold in Pujin and the Magpie's Nest Dove occupies it, they can be kicked out. The old thief of Huangfu is not afraid of stealing chickens and rice?"

Qin Jin smiled.

"Of course, Huangfu Ke is doing things because of people, and if he changes someone else to be the chief general of this county guard and the Shenwu Army, he will definitely not ask for this. ”

Lu Qi was surprised.

"Doesn't the envoy plan to occupy the magpie's nest?"

Qin Jin asked rhetorically:

"Why do you want to take it, instead of making enemies, it's better to make friends!"

In this regard, Lu Qida disagreed, in his opinion, anything is the most secure only if it is firmly held in his hand. The so-called friendship will prove to be unreliable in hindsight.

Qin Jin couldn't see Lu Qi's thoughts, so he patiently explained:

"You, you are more than decisive in your ruthlessness, but you are too decisive. Let me ask you, Feng Yijun, what is the top priority of the Shenwu Army?"

"Why?"

Lu Qi was stunned for a moment, "The Shenwu Army naturally wants to gain a firm foothold and fight to the death with the rebels!" The decisive battle with the An Lushan rebels was the concept that Qin and Jin spared no effort to instill at the beginning of their mastery of the Shenwu Army, and it has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so Lu Qi subconsciously replied. But what Feng Yijun's top priority was, he couldn't answer.

can't answer, and it is also Qin Jin's expectation, these generals of his rarely go deep to think about more in-depth questions, and many times they are already accustomed to following orders.

"What is the most inseparable thing for the Shenwu Army to fight against the rebels?"

"Of course it's grain and grass!" Lu Qi was a little enlightened, but he still didn't understand. "The grain and grass are responsible for the official warehouse of the imperial court, why bother to make the king worry?"

Qin Jin sneered and asked: "Since the beginning of June, it has been two months since the Shenwu Army arrived in Fengyi County, except for the grain brought at the beginning of the journey, has the imperial court allocated another grain of rice?"

"Indeed, not a grain of grain has ever been given. ”

Lu Qi suddenly thought that he couldn't think that Qin Envoy Jun had not counted on the food of the imperial court from the beginning. This was not so much a ploy as a manifestation of utter disappointment with the imperial court. At the beginning of joining the Shenwu Army, Lu Qi had no idea about the good or bad policies of the imperial court, but after experiencing so many events, he also had an unspeakable despair.

As the world says, love is deep and hateful. As high as the expectations for the Tang Dynasty court, there is as much disappointment as possible. That majestic Tang Dynasty, in Lu Qi's eyes, is by no means the current virtue. The rebels have already reached the doorstep, from the Son of Heaven to the hundred officials, all of whom are fighting for their own little flies......

"Chen Qianli has returned to the Longwu Army as a long history, and Pei Jing is still a general. ”

Qin Jin's words shocked Lu Qi and blurted out:

"Could it be that the envoy is planning to send the Long Wu army to Pujin?"

Qin Jin nodded solemnly.

"There is no distinction between the Shenwu Army and the Longwu Army, there is only a gap in the mutiny, if it cannot be completely divided and absorbed, it cannot stay on the side of the Shenwu Army. Since it is the time to employ people, it is better to put them in the most appropriate position. Pei Jing has learned from the past, and he must not be careless to Chen Qianli again. How, you don't believe in Pei Jing's means and abilities?"

Looking at the slight disbelief in Lu Qi's eyes, Qin Jin asked instead.

Lu Qi's face turned red, he really didn't believe Pei Jing, but what he didn't believe was Qin Jin's biggest weakness, the benevolence of women. His two successive bad deeds were planted on this kind of indecisiveness. As for Pei Jing's means and abilities, Lu Qi was unwilling to belittle them with a clear conscience, after all, it was extremely difficult for him to openly kill the tightly protected An Lushan secret envoy under the eyes of Huangfu Ke. Among them, not only ability and means are required, but also extraordinary courage.

It was precisely the assassination of An Lushan's secret envoy that made Lu Qi look down on Pei Jing with admiration, otherwise, he would have been classified as a soft-hearted and incompetent person long ago.

"Don't worry, Pei Jing has suffered a big loss at the hands of Chen Qianli, and he will never be careless again!

Lu Qicai will not be fooled, Qin Jin has always taken the initiative to bet against others, and he has never lost. Gambling against it is clearly about losing money and leaving people laughing.

"Then, why did the envoy send Chen Qianli again?"

"Do you think that without Chen Qianli's presence, those people in Long Wujun can easily resolve prejudice?"

From Qin Jin's words, Lu Qi suddenly deduced an intention that surprised him greatly. That is, Qin Jin sent Chen Qianli to return to the Longwu Army, and he actually wanted to use it to resolve the prejudices and contradictions of the past, and how was this different from the tiger's plot? Chen Qianli was so capricious as to the Shenwu Army that he really didn't know where Qin Envoy Jun trusted him, but he believed in him again and again.

……

The sunset was slanting westward, and there were floating corpses all over the field outside Tongguan, and the strong smell of corpses blew up the city with the southeast wind, and Ge Shuhan involuntarily shook his nose. Although he has seen a lot of this kind of scene, he can't help but be moved. Although the 20,000 fugitives sent out today to fill their lives successfully contained the rebels' attack on Guancheng, less than 30% of them returned alive.

Among those who did not return, some died outside the gate, and some took advantage of the chaos to flee the battlefield.

However, Ge Shuhan had to do this, Guanzhong did not have extra food to feed so many ineffective fugitives, and it was better to make the best use of these people than to let these people waste food in vain. This is cruel, but it is good for the bigger picture.

At this moment, what made Ge Shuhan frown was not the smell of corpses wafting from outside the city. Rather, there is a mountain of corpses, and it is the height of summer, and if it is not properly disposed of, it may cause an epidemic. He can not be afraid of God, not afraid of the Son of Heaven, but there is nothing he can do about the plague. Therefore, the rebels did not pay attention, but he could not ignore it. The bodies had to be disposed of and buried.

"Wang Sili, after sunset, take people out of the city and bury all those who can be buried. ”