After Yang Gao finished speaking, Yang Lin also understood that he was a little anxious for quick success, ignoring the long-term impact of this incident, and apologized: "What Your Majesty said is that Weichen was in a hurry for a while, and he almost missed His Majesty's big event!" ”

"What is the sin of the emperor's uncle? All your starting points are for the sake of me, for the good of the Great Sui River! ”

Yang Gao smiled slightly and waved his hand. Yang Lin understood and slowly retreated into the queue.

Yang Gao followed the direction of Yang Lin's retreat and set his eyes on the three most trusted strategists around Yang Lin, Yu Yunwen, Fang Xuanling and Liu Bowen.

"What do the three Aiqing think about the affairs of Youzhou?"

Among the three, Yu Yunwen, who had the highest official position and had followed Yang Gao for the longest time, was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, Temujin and Wanyan Aguta are both ambitious, and sooner or later there will definitely be a battle." As long as Luo Yi can hold Zhuo County for a while, these two thieves will inevitably start to fight each other's territory in order to enhance their own strength! ”

Yang Gao bowed his head slightly and said: "Zhuojun was the logistics center of the former emperor to attack Goguryeo, there are countless grains and grasses in the city, and Hu Lu is not good at attacking the city, so it is not difficult to hold on for a while." The only thing I'm worried about now is whether Luo Yi will be timid after a big defeat and not dare to compete with Hu Lu at all? ”

"What Your Majesty said is very true!"

Yang Lin, the king of the backer, said in a deep voice: "In the past, the old minister accompanied the first emperor on an expedition to Goguryeo and was ordered to take charge of the logistics and grain routes. He had contact with Luo Yiduo, who was supervising the army in Beiping at that time, and he knew a lot about this person. Although this man is good at fighting, he is fierce and cunning by nature, stubborn, selfish and greedy, and values his own interests more than anything else. If he is allowed to defend Zhuojun independently, Lao Chen believes that within ten days, he will open the city and surrender thieves! ”

Yang Gao narrowed his eyes into a slit, and said slowly: "Then it seems that I must send troops to support Youzhou, otherwise this Luo Yi will never dare to compete with Hu Lu!" ”

Yang Lin hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "I don't know who Your Majesty wants to rescue Youzhou?" In addition, now that Hebei is occupied by the anti-thief Zhu Yuanzhang, how should our army go to Youzhou? ”

"It's easy to go to Youzhou, you can start directly from the sea, and you don't need to go through Hebei at all. When our army attacked the Central Plains, Li Yaoshi marched from the sea, and the naval division has been actively developing its strength in recent years, and it should not be a big problem for reinforcements to arrive in Youzhou from the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Yang Gao groaned and said, "As for the commander of the reinforcements, I feel that General Zhang Xun is the best choice for this commander. General Zhang Xun used to resist Li Jiancheng's 30,000 elites for a month with only a few thousand county soldiers, and repeatedly made strange plans to make Li Jiancheng lose his troops and generals, his ability to defend the city is definitely the best in the world, with him sitting in Zhuo County, I can rest assured! ”

After a pause, Yang Gao said with some concern: "However, after listening to Uncle Huang's introduction to Luo Yi, I have even less confidence in this person. If he had opened the city and surrendered to Hulu before the reinforcements arrived, wouldn't I have wasted a lot of manpower and material resources? ”

Fang Xuanling smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Youzhou is a border land, and the people generally hate Hulu, and the people in Zhuo County are no exception. And the former governor of Youzhou, Xue Shixiong, is loyal to the imperial court, although he has died, but his sons Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun are still in the Youzhou army, as long as His Majesty sends an order to the Jinyi Guard in Youzhou, ordering them to pass on the news of reinforcements to Luo Yi, I believe that Luo Yi will choose to defend the city and resist. ”

Yang Lin also said in a deep voice: "Luo Yi is a person with a lot of fame. He knew in his heart that with his current strength and territory, it would be impossible for him to be reused whether he surrendered Temujin or Wanyan Aguta, so he would not open the city and surrender as a last resort. ”

The suggestions and opinions of several civil and military officials made Yang Gao's thoughts suddenly brighten, and at this time, he looked at Liu Bowen, who had been silent: "What does Liu Qing think about this matter?" ”

Liu Bowen walked out of the ranks slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that if Your Majesty wants to deal with the affairs of Youzhou, the key lies in the three people. If His Majesty uses these three people well, the Youzhou crisis can be solved. ”

Yang Gao immediately asked, "Which three people is Liu Qing referring to?" ”

Liu Bowen shook the feather fan in his hand twice and said, "This first person is General Zhang Xun." The Hu people are warlike and worship the strong, and they want to keep Zhuojun and leave a banner of my Great Sui in Youzhou, and the prerequisite for all this must be based on war! Only if they hurt them, they will not dare to attack, so Your Majesty must use General Zhang Xun, a famous guard in the world! ”

"Aiqing is right!"

Yang Gao nodded slightly: "Who are the other two people Aiqing said?" ”

"This second person is captured by His Majesty, Dou Jieyu's father, the former lord of Hebei Dou Jiande!"

The second person Liu Bowen said surprised everyone in the hall. Yang Lin, the backer who has always hated and rebelled, had a gloomy face, and immediately wanted to reprimand Liu Bowen out loud. Yang Gao waved his hand slightly to stop Yang Lin, and asked with a very natural expression: "Why does Berwyn think that Dou Jiande is the key person in solving the Youzhou matter?" ”

Liu Bowen arched his hand slightly, and said with a straight face: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the situation in Youzhou is chaotic now, and Zhu Yuanzhang will also jump out and take a bite." Dou Jiande is the old lord of Hebei, both in the people and in the army, has a very high prestige, if he comes forward to appeal to the military and people of Hebei, knowing the national righteousness, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely be afraid. ”

Yang Gao sighed helplessly and said, "Aiqing is reasonable. It's just that this old man of mine really doesn't give me a little face, and he has been in Jiangdu for two or three years. I ate and drank well for him, but he never had a good face for me. I want him to help me, it's hard! ”

"Weichen heard that many of Dou Jiande's family members died at the hands of corrupt officials in Hebei, so he still has some resentment towards His Majesty!"

The corners of Liu Bowen's mouth hooked slightly, and he continued: "But there is no intimacy, his daughter is His Majesty's concubine, and the relationship between him and His Majesty is something he can't veto no matter what." As long as Your Majesty makes good use of this relationship and persuades him with good words, I believe that he will still be able to help Your Majesty! ”

"I'll do my best!"

Yang Gao closed his eyes slightly, and said, "Who is the third person Aiqing said?" ”

Liu Bowen took a deep breath and said with a serious expression: "The third person Weichen said is Master Pei Jupei!" ”

As soon as Liu Bowen said this, the ministers in the palace gasped.

The three people Liu Bowen said, except for Zhang Xun, the identities of the other two are not simple.

Dou Jiande was a well-known anti-thief leader during the time of Emperor Wu, but his daughter is now Yang Gao's concubine. And Pei Ju was a high-ranking official in the past, but he was personally dismissed from his official position by Yang Gao on suspicion of murdering the emperor's eldest son.

These two people can be said to be the taboo of Emperor Yang Gao, but now Liu Bowen has mentioned the two of them in front of the emperor.