Therefore, Yang Xianmao's eyes rolled, and he understood that what Song Taizong wanted him to say must be related to the Liao army's attack on the Great Song border again, maybe he just hoped that he would fight again. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

So, Yang Xianmao bowed down and said: "The Liao army's attack on Xinzhou and Guannan will inevitably be another vicious battle. Weichen is not talented, and is willing to go to the front line to treat the wounded soldiers and atone for his crimes. ”

Hearing that Yang Xianmao guessed what he was thinking, Song Taizong couldn't help but show a smile proudly, nodded and said, "Yang Aiqing can think about the front-line soldiers like this, which makes me feel quite gratified. Since Yang Aiqing took the initiative to ask for help, it has nothing to do with us, this is just your atonement, this point must be made clear. ”

Yang Xianmao smiled bitterly in his heart, the emperor wanted to send himself to do things, but he didn't want to be honest and break the agreement between the two parties, so he came up with this trick to force himself to comply. Hurriedly arched his hand and said: "It was Weichen who took the initiative to ask for the merit and atone for his sins, which has nothing to do with the agreement between Weichen and the emperor." ”

"That's good, but it doesn't seem that you can simply save the lives of those border generals to atone for your sins. Unless you are still serving as a prisoner, you will be able to atone for your sins by supervising the generals who defend the city and defeat the enemy. Would you like to?"

Yang Xianmao was startled when he heard this, and thought to himself, why should he come again? Hurriedly shook his head like a rattle: "It's better for Weichen to go as Langzhong this time, and he can't do part-time errands in the army anymore." Because Weichen has not learned any art of war, he does not understand military affairs, especially he cannot comprehend the subtleties of the emperor's formation map, and he cannot play the role of the formation map. If you toss like the last battle of the city, I'm afraid it will cause a catastrophe. If this is the case, Weichen died in battle, but he is innocent, and the soldiers in front of him died because of me, and it damaged the prestige of my Heavenly Empire, then Weichen's death is not enough to atone for his crimes......"

"Alright!" Song Taizong interrupted him with a frown, "I know what you're worried about. Are you worried that the situation on the battlefield does not match my formation, and you are in a dilemma, yes and no?"

Yang Xianmao is worried about this, this time he won a big battle, because of the change of the formation, Li Jilong was degraded off the cliff, which is a lesson from the past, if he provoked Song Taizong, the demotion is a trivial matter, but I am afraid that there will be a prison sentence, then the gains outweigh the losses, not to mention that I am really not good at military affairs, it is better not to beat a swollen face and become fat.

He didn't expect Song Taizong to bluntly say the worry in his heart, and Yang Xianmao was a little embarrassed. Hurriedly laughed twice, not daring to answer. Song Taizong nodded and admitted that it was not good, but shaking his head was not good for himself, so it was better not to make a clear statement.

Song Taizong said: "You don't have to worry about this time, because this time it is a battle to defend the city, don't take the initiative to attack, as long as the enemy can't conquer the city, they will naturally retreat." - The Liao army fights, their grain and grass baggage has always been a weak link, and they do not carry enough grain and grass, and they will retreat if they can't attack the city, you only need to hold Mozhou City, and wait for the Liao army to retreat, even if it is a great success. So, I don't need to give you the formation map, you can follow your own ideas, and take the principle of defending the city as the principle, what do you think?"

When Yang Xianmao heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The emperor said this, and if he resigned, he was afraid that he would anger the emperor again, but he was not joking, so he had to say: "Wechen thank the emperor for his respect, Wechen is willing to lead the troops there, but I don't know which general is stationed in Xinzhou and Guannan Mozhou this time?"

Yang Xianmao had to figure out who he was going to supervise. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of an enemy like an eagle, you are afraid of a teammate like a pig.

However, what Song Taizong said made Yang Xianmao suddenly feel at ease, because Song Taizong said: "You just need to supervise the defense in Guannan Mozhou." It is your old acquaintance who guards Mozhou, and the Heyang Festival of the Battle of Mancheng this time made Cui Yanjin. He is a confidant of mine, brave in battle, and a pioneer. However, I am afraid that if he is injured or broken, it will break one of my arms, and I rely on him very much, which is the main reason why I want you to go to him to supervise. On the one hand, you have to urge him not to be greedy and take it as your duty to hold the city, and on the other hand, if he is injured, you can do everything you can to treat him. ”

Yang Xianmao arched his hand and said: "This is a matter within the scope of Weichen, I will definitely do my best, please rest assured." ”

Song Taizong nodded, and said: "There is one more thing, my princess has returned to the capital, he said that he couldn't wait for you in Xuanzhou, thinking that I was holding you, so I came to settle the account." After listening to my explanation, she said that she also wanted to see a war in the northern frontier, and she had never seen a war before, so if I sent you north to meet the Liao army, she would follow her. I considered that her time was short, and I couldn't bear to let her wish go, so you took her to Guannan Mozhou. As long as the city is firmly defended, does not take the initiative to attack, and does not give the Liao army a chance, it is difficult for the Liao army to break through. So the safety of the princess should be guaranteed. Of course, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if. If the city is broken, you and the snake fairy aunt must do your best to protect the princess and fight her way out of the siege, and don't worry about anything else. ”

Speaking of this, Song Taizong's expression was gloomy, and he said in a low voice: "I also know that there are many variables in the chaotic army. If it is true that the princess is not good at creation and dies in the chaos, as long as you do your best, I will not blame your ......"

Song Taizong had high hopes for Yang Xianmao, and even valued Snake Immortal Gu more to some extent, that is, because Yang Xianmao once rescued him and Snake Immortal Gu from the siege of the Liao army, and that battle impressed him too deeply. Although Yang Xianmao's level is not high, he is very clever, so he entrusted him to take on the responsibility of protecting the safety of the princess, and in Song Taizong's heart, he was even more reassuring than entrusting it to the snake fairy aunt, so he told him so.

His last sentence was to let Yang Xianmao unload the burden in his heart, so as not to worry that something had happened and he couldn't bear this responsibility. Tell him directly that if Princess Chengpo dies in the chaos, he will not be held responsible, as long as he does his best.

Yang Xianmao sounded like the emperor had said it to this point, how could he refuse. Hurriedly bowed down and agreed, knowing in his heart that the reason why Song Taizong tried his best to go to Guannan Mozhou as a supervisor to guard the city this time was that he wanted to take the princess to the border pass to have a look, but the princess wished.

If before that, the emperor asked him for his opinion on whether to take the princess with him, he would resolutely oppose it. Because it is extremely dangerous to send a princess to the front. No one can say for sure about such a thing as war, and if there is a mistake, it will be a matter of losing the head.

But now, the emperor has made a decision and agreed that Princess Xuan'er will go to the border pass to participate in the defense war and experience the border war for herself. Song Taizong has already agreed to be his father, and he has given himself a promise to avoid death, so he doesn't have to be responsible, and Yang Xianmao is not good to shirk.

After seeing Yang Xianmao bow down and agree, Song Taizong breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and said: "The military situation at the border pass is urgent, and there can be no delay, you will set off early tomorrow morning, and I will send a team of imperial forest troops to escort you, stay in Mozhou under your command, and protect the princess if necessary." Although you have thousands of miles to chase the wind and horses, this time you want to take the princess, so you don't have to rush so much. The Liao army has not yet besieged the city, and you should be able to rush to Mozhou before the Liao army attacks Guannan Mozhou. ”

Yang Xianmao bowed down to receive the order.

Song Taizong said again: "Tomorrow morning, you will still wait for the princess of the kingdom at the gate of the palace, and receive my appointment decree. Then he led the Imperial Forest Army to Mozhou. As for the canonization of your woman, Mrs. Sipin, you don't have to worry, I will send someone to your house in Xuanzhou to issue the canonization decree. ”

When Yang Xianmao heard this, a stone fell to the ground in his heart. Bow down and thank you. But when the emperor mentioned Han Xue'e, he only said "your woman", and he knew that in the eyes of the emperor, he still only recognized the crown princess Zheng as his original wife.

Yang Xianmao thought for a while, bowed down and said: "Weichen wants to say a favor for Li Jilong, and ask the emperor to forgive him for his sins, he is a very brave general." You can't sit idle. ”

Song Taizong's anger had basically subsided, and with a wave of his hand, he said: "Okay, since you intercede for him, I will give him a chance to go to Mozhou with you, make meritorious contributions, and see how he performs." ”

Yang Xianmao thanked him, and was about to say goodbye and leave, when he suddenly remembered one thing, he had promised Guo Shouwen when he was full of cities, if he led the troops to go out again, he would recruit him as a pioneer, although this time it was only a battle to defend the city, but the words had already been spoken, if Guo Shouwen knew that he was leading the troops but did not recruit him, he was afraid that he would not be able to blame himself for not counting. Besides, Guo Shouwen is very brave in battle, he is a tiger general, but he might as well call him up, and he will have one more guarantee, so he bowed down and said: "Weichen wants to ask Guo Shouwen, the envoy of Xishangmen, to be sent to Weichen to participate in the defense of Mozhou in Guannan, I don't know if it is possible?"

Song Taizong nodded and said, "Although Guo Shouwen is young, he has always been brave in battle, and he has followed me to fight in the Northern Han Dynasty, held important positions, and made many military achievements. In this battle of the city, he killed the enemy bravely and was seriously wounded, and it was you who saved his life. He will definitely work hard for you, and it's not bad for you to find him, I agreed, so I ordered him and Li Jilong to be transferred to your command and listened to your dispatch. Let them accept your affection. ”

Yang Xianmao smiled and bowed down to express his gratitude.

After saying goodbye from the palace, Yang Xianmao went straight to the prince's mansion and told Zhao Tingmei, the king of Qin, about the emperor's appointment to be a supervisor in Mozhou, Guannan. Zhao Tingmei was overjoyed and congratulated repeatedly, because it showed that the emperor valued him. Indeed, the emperor gave him military power, and it was absolutely impossible if he did not trust it.

Yang Xianmao was about to sleep early, when suddenly the maid came in to report that someone had asked to see her, and handed over the prayer post. Yang Xianmao took a look, but it was a student named Zhang Sixun from Si Tianjian who came to visit.

Si Tianjian is equivalent to the modern meteorological bureau, that is, the institution in charge of the astronomical calendar, there is a school dedicated to training students who learn the astronomical calendar, and this Zhang Sixun is a student of Si Tianjian.

Yang Xianmao didn't know him, and he didn't know what he was doing when he came to visit late at night, did he want to find a confidant to treat his illness? He was going to go north early tomorrow morning, and he was afraid that he would not have much time to stay for treatment, but when people asked for help, of course they wanted to help as much as they could.

So Yang Xianmao stepped out and went to the living room, only to see a young man wearing a silk cotton robe, holding his cheeks in both hands, circling in the room, looking very painful.