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The guards answered, and after a while, Wei Xuanfang walked in in a bright red official robe, and then knelt down and kowtowed to Yang Guang and said, "Weichen Wei Xuan greets Your Majesty, I wish Your Majesty long live!" Banzai! Hooray! ”

"That's it! Lao Wei Ping, you don't have to make it so cumbersome. Tell me what happened in Hedong? So you came in the middle of the night? Yang Guang waved his hand impatiently.

Wei Xuan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, General Yu went to Wu'an County to inspect the disaster due to the flood during the original period of supervising the construction of Jinyang Palace, so as to prevent the migrant workers of Wu'an County who built Jinyang Palace from fleeing because of the disaster at home......"

When Yang Guang heard this, he was a little impatient and said, "Let's talk about the point!" What exactly did you get a report? Don't talk about these mothers-in-law! ”

"Your Majesty, General Yu reported that the father-in-law of the palace's chief consul connived at his family's surname in Hedong, and in the process ......of disaster relief, he filled his own pockets and withheld disaster relief materials, causing the people in the disaster area to starve to death and die of disease, which seriously affected the construction of Jinyang Palace" Wei Xuan just received it, and Yu Ming handed Yang Guang the chapter he had just received.

"What? It is actually related to Yue Zeng Province? After Yang Guang heard this, he was also surprised.

He hurriedly took the piece handed over by Wei Xuan, and then looked at it carefully. And the more he looked behind, the more frightened he became. I didn't expect Yue Zengxing, who I had always trusted, to do such a thing behind my back.

Yang Guang immediately became furious and said: "Immediately suspend Yue Zeng Province!" Lao Wei, together with Dali Temple and Yushitai, together with your Criminal Department, will hold a divisional trial, and you must find out about this matter for me! ”

Wei Xuan was originally a jealous and hateful person, and after hearing about it, he naturally nodded his head again and again.

He bowed to Yang Guang and said: "That is the case, then Weichen will go down to prepare, and go to visit Dali Siqing and Yushi Dafu early tomorrow morning to start the preparations for the trial." ”

"Hmm!" Yang Guang nodded, and then suddenly asked unexpectedly, "Old Wei, what do you think of Yuming?" ”

"Your Majesty is talking about Marshal Yuming of the Liaodong Xing Camp?" After Wei Xuan heard this, he was also stunned for a moment.

"Yes! You are also from Guan Long, and you are old friends with the deceased Yushu, you should have heard of your own Sun Yuming from him, can Lao Wei tell me what you think of this person? Yang Guang asked in a deep voice.

"This ...... Chen had heard Yu Shu say in the past that although Yu Ming was born illegally, he was young and smart, diligent in Xi, and skilled in martial arts, and his talent was definitely the first among the younger generation in Yu. He once said that perhaps in terms of martial arts, Yuming is not as good as his eldest grandson Sun Yuchengdu, but in terms of military command ability and poetry, Yuming is more than other Yulord's younger brothers. Yushu once personally said to Weichen that whether Yushu will prosper in the future depends on how great Yuming's achievements are. Wei Xuan said respectfully.

Then, he stood tremblingly in front of Yang Guang's desk, standing with his hands in his hands, but he was secretly thinking in his heart, could it be that the saint wanted to promote Yuming again? Could it be that the saint thinks that the Guanlongmen valve has been suppressed enough, and intends to take balancing measures?

"That's it! It's none of your business here. Wei Aiqing, you go down first! Yang Guang said lightly.

Wei Xuan naturally left very interestingly. After Yang Guang was silent for a moment, Fang said to the guards beside him: "Wang Shichong, Yu Shiji come here!" Say I have something important to discuss! ”

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In the study, Yang Guang was still sitting on the dragon chair made of fine mahogany, quietly looking at the two cronies and ministers kneeling at the desk.

Now he can't believe in the Guanlongmen valve, but he also feels generous to the Shandong scholars, and if it goes on like this, it will not take ten years, but I am afraid that the Shandong scholars will be more arrogant and domineering than the Guanlongmen valve back then, threatening the imperial power. Therefore, now Yang Guang plans to reuse ministers with other identities, Wang Shichong, who was born in the Hu people, and Yu Shiji, who was born in the Jiangnan Shi clan, naturally entered his sight.

"Two Aiqing, it's a last resort to call you so late now, the matter is indeed very urgent." After Yang Guang sighed, Fang told him about connecting the two secret reports.

Wang Shichong and Yu Shiji both looked at each other when they heard this, they never expected that Yue Zeng, the general consul in the palace, and Yu Ming, the marshal of the Liaodong camp, were involved. And these two are recognized by the previous court officials, and the celebrities around the saint are important ministers who are deeply trusted and respected by the saint.

After a while, Wang Shichong said: "Your Majesty has also heard what Weichen said. After pacifying Liaodong, Yuming newly established five armies, including Tabai, Youyi, Xuanfeng, Shengjie, and Breaking the Enemy, with 20,000 people each, and five people, Lin Mo, Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chi Jingde, Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong served as the main generals. Although His Majesty had said that he could recruit new soldiers in Liaodong, that was to allow him to replenish the soldiers of Zuoling's Guards due to battle losses, not to allow him to set up a new army. This can almost be regarded as a conspiracy! ”

Yu Shiji also nodded and said, "What Lord Wang Shichong said is right. In addition, Yu also knew another thing: that is, the Liaodong Army had a lot of military rations. The ministers and others had sent people to investigate the hometowns of Goryeo, Je, and Silla for many days, and in addition to interrogating Goryeo prisoners of war, as well as receiving information from some grain merchants. Wechen can conclude that Liaodong has hoarded a large amount of grain. According to preliminary estimates, the Liaodong Xingying also secretly hoarded more than 70,000 stone of grain, and it may even reach 10 million stone. Moreover, since the pacification of Liaodong, Yuming has been encouraging reclamation and recruiting displaced people from the Central Plains to farm, and after this autumn's harvest, his grain will be more. ”

"Good! This little kid has hidden so many things from me! Do you know the weapons and soldiers in Liaodong? Yang Guang gritted his teeth and asked coldly.

After Wang Shichong and Yu Shiji glanced at each other, Wang Shichong said tremblingly: "Regarding the ordnance, when General Yu came back, he inadvertently revealed an important news: that is, when Yuming stayed in Liaodong, all the equipment craftsmen in the army were retained by him, and they were basically retained, and they were not incorporated into the army. It was not, as he said at the handover, that most of the craftsmen died in conquest and plague. ”

Yu Shiji also nodded and agreed: "Yes, Your Majesty!" The craftsmen did not die, but were all secretly hidden in Aoki Castle in the north, and they had been building weapons for him. After he destroyed Goryeo, Jihe, and Silla, he gathered all the craftsmen of this country and sent them to the cities of northeastern Liaoning to study new weapons and siege equipment. It seems that this person's plan is not small! ”

"What is the real number of soldiers and horses and population of the Liaodong Army? How many troops can Yu Ming control? If he rebels, how many people will follow? After hearing these news, Yang Guang no longer has any pity for Yuming, no matter how talented this person is, no matter how great his ability is, he can't keep his ambitions. He would rather use a loyal mediocrity than an unfaithful talent.

Yu Ming has such a powerful strength, has done so many outrageous things, but does not say a word about him, and has hoarded so much food and equipment, and harbored an astonishing number of craftsmen, the evidence of the rebellion is very conclusive. What Yang Guang has to do now is how to eradicate Yuming at the lowest cost.

Yu Shiji wiped the sweat from his forehead at this time, and said with some hesitation: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid the situation is not optimistic!" Yu Ming has a very thorough grasp of the Liaodong Army, and this army was completely established by him. At present, there are 100,000 people in the six armies of the Liaodong Army, including the Zuoling Guard, Shengjie, Tabai, Youyi, Xuanfeng, and Breaking the enemy, all of which are iron-blooded divisions that have been tempered in actual combat. In addition, he rescued nearly 200,000 Sui army prisoners from Goryeo, although these people did not dare to be reused because he was not at ease, but they were all incorporated into the army by him, serving as city guards, county soldiers and government servants stationed in various places. Combined, the total strength of these people exceeded 100,000. ”

"And these 100,000 people are all well-armed and elite divisions that have gone through bloody battles, and they have plenty of food and grass. Besides...... Yuming also ordered that all cities and villages should establish an armor protection system, and all men between the ages of fifteen and sixty should participate in military training during the slack and when they were not busy with work, and should provide their own weapons and armor. In wartime, these people only need a call to fight. Although they may not be used in the field. But it was more than enough to defend the city. Now the population of Liaodong has more than 20,000, and if wartime mobilization is carried out, Yuming can mobilize at least another 100,000 horses. Yu Shiji said solemnly.

。 "What? 100,000 horses? When war comes, can you mobilize twice as many people? After Yang Guang heard this, he couldn't help but be taken aback by this astonishing number. Since the seventh year of the Great Cause, Shandong Wang Bo rebelled. Whether it is the peasant bandits who revolted in the Central Plains, or the rebellion of nobles such as Yang Xuangan, Dugu, and Yuan, no one can reach the terrifying figure of 100,000 troops.

Moreover, even those peasant rebel armies that claimed to be 80,000,000 were mostly rabble-bustled with a lot of water after all the women, children, and children were added to it.

But Yang Guang knew that Yuming's Liaodong Army was not a peasant rebel army, and the officers and soldiers under him were by no means a rabble. Yuming is not only young and promising, good at fighting, and destroyed the Goryeo Kingdom that he failed to conquer in his expedition, but also his subordinates are also fierce generals, Lin Mo, Guo Yi, and Wei Chi Jingde can all be called good generals. Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and Cheng Yanjin were already famous all over the world when they were under Zhang Xutuo. The combat effectiveness of his troops will definitely not be much worse than Zhang Xutuo's Eight Winds Battalion and Luo Yi's Youzhou Iron Cavalry.

And what is more advantageous than the Eight Winds Battalion and the Youzhou Army is that the Liaodong Army has more soldiers and horses, better equipment, and sharper equipment. What made Yang Guang even more troublesome was that Yuming's Liaodong Army still had a geographical advantage. In order to deal with the attack of the Sui Dynasty, the Goryeo Kingdom established many fortified fortresses in various dangerous locations in the Liaodong Plain, such as Liaodong Castle, Buyeo Castle, Black Rock Castle, Aoki Castle, etc. As long as they don't go out of retreat and stick to the city, even if the imperial court can defeat all of them, they will suffer heavy losses, and then what capital will he Yang Guang take to attack the Turks?

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