Chapter 156: Lao Zhuang is serious
After listening to Pei Ju's narration, Yang Gao immediately reacted: "Does the boss mean to divide and disintegrate the interior of Temujin and Wanyan Aguta, raise new tribes to compete with them, and make them tired of dealing with internal contradictions?" ”
"That's what I mean."
Pei Ju nodded slightly: "The Jurchen clan of Wanyan Aguda is a branch of the Black Water Spirit, and their internal ministers are not very familiar with it. But Temujin's internal situation was well understood. ”
"Temujin's unification of the Eastern Turks by force seems to be powerful on the surface, but in fact there are many hidden dangers inside. In addition, over the years, Temujin has gained a lot from using troops abroad, especially half a year ago, he gathered 200,000 troops to go south, but he was blocked by the Yanmen Pass, fought hard for nearly a month, and lost more than 30,000 soldiers and horses. Many tribes are already extremely dissatisfied with him! ”
Through a few old Turkic friends, the minister learned that there was a general under Temujin's command, named Yelu Abaoji. This person is also an ambitious person, and in the past few years, he has secretly co-opted many tribes who are dissatisfied with Temujin, and according to the old minister's opinion, this person will be the best candidate for His Majesty's divisive scheme. ”
"Several founding emperors of the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Jin dynasties are already emerging and sharp, and the rest of the Liao Taizu is really not restless!"
Yang Gao secretly mocked himself in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Although Temuzhen is a foreign race, I have to admit that this person is a rare heroic figure, even the best Xiongnu Shan Yu Maodun cannot be compared with him. Yelu Abaoji can hide his small actions under his hands, and he must be a not simple character. With the current situation, as long as his brain is not broken, he will definitely not rebel against Temujin at this time. ”
Pei Ju smiled slightly and said, "The old minister has a plan, maybe he can force Nayelu Abaoji." ”
Yang Gao was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately asked, "What is the master's plan, come with me quickly." ”
The corners of Pei Ju's mouth hooked, and he said lightly: "Back to Your Majesty, as far as the old minister knows, when the Jinyi Guard escorted Princess Yicheng south, he once captured a woman named Xiao Yanyan. ”
Yang Gao nodded: "Yes, I heard that she is still Yelu Abaoji's cousin." ”
Speaking of this, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Yang Gao's mind: "Could it be that you are an adult-"
Pei Ju nodded with a smile: "The key to the old minister's plan is this woman." His Majesty can announce to the world that he will marry Xiao Yanyan as a concubine, and at the same time canonize Yelu Abaoji as a Turkic Khan and guard the frontier for the Great Sui Town. ”
Yuwen Chengdu, who was standing beside Yang Gao, frowned slightly, and said with some suspicion: "Boss, isn't this too obvious, Temujin is not stupid, I'm afraid he will see it if he does it too deliberately?" ”
Pei Ju shook his head and said: "Even if he sees it, it's useless, because the most critical point here is that Yelu Abaoji does have an objection, but he is acting cautiously and carefully now, and he has not been discovered yet." As soon as His Majesty's edict came out, even if Temujin felt that this was our divisive plan, he would start to pay attention to Yelu Abaoji, as long as Temujin noticed Yelu Abaoji, then Yelu Abaoji secretly did those things would not be able to hide sooner or later, and Yelu Abaoji would not be able to do it if he wanted to! ”
Yang Gao perked up when he heard this, stroked his palms and laughed: "Master Pei can make Temujin busy with just one edict from me, in the end, he is an important minister of the country, and it is really a condescension to let you stay in the house to retire!" ”
Pei Ju was overjoyed when he heard this, Yang Gao was planning to return to the court. He immediately got up from his seat, knelt on the ground, and bowed his hand: "It is the honor of the old minister to be able to share the worries of His Majesty!" ”
Yang Gao nodded slightly, and said loudly: "Pei Aiqing has made meritorious contributions, I have decided to crown you as the commonplace, and lead the subordinate to serve in the middle, I hope that in the future, you can continue to share your worries for me like today." ”
Pei Ju hurriedly kowtowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness, even if you have a lot of brains, you can't repay Your Majesty!" ”
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After coming out of Pei Ju's mansion, Yang Gao did not return to the palace, but went to the headquarters of Jinyiwei.
The headquarters of Jinyiwei is Yang Gao's former mansion, Zhao Wangfu. After Yang Gao ascended the throne, the palace of Zhao was empty, and according to the regulations, the palace would be taken back by the imperial court after it was empty, and then assigned to the new princes and ministers. But Zhao Wangfu is where Yang Gao lived in the past, and which official dares to mark it out casually. Until the establishment of Jinyiwei a few years ago, Yang Gao found that Zhao Wang's Mansion had been empty, so he rebuilt it and assigned it to Jinyiwei as a headquarters.
Although this move aroused fierce opposition from some pedantic ministers, Yang Gao, who had always been unaccustomed to feudal etiquette, ignored these objections and dealt with the matter with a tough attitude.
Hundreds of guards escorted Yang Gao's Luan to the direction of the Jinyi Guard's headquarters, and they were cautious along the way, on the one hand, for fear of an assassin's appearance, and on the other hand, for fear that their movements would affect the people in the neighborhood too much.
Yuwen Chengdu rode his red charcoal fire dragon horse and walked next to Yang Gaoluan, and after walking for a long time, he suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Weichen really doesn't understand, why do you want to reactivate Pei Ju?" At the beginning, His Majesty personally dismissed him, even if he made meritorious contributions today, then His Majesty could reward him with more gold and silver wealth, why should he be reinstated? ”
"Isn't his Pei family going to reward him with that little bit of gold and silver?"
Yang Gao smiled slightly and said, "I promoted him this time and let him re-enter the picture, not all because of his meritorious work. In fact, since Liu Bowen recommended him, I had the idea of reactivating him. ”
Yuwen Chengdu still shook his head in confusion: "Why is this?" ”
The corners of Yang Gao's mouth hooked slightly, and he said lightly: "Chengdu, do you know who is in the court now?" ”
"Lord Su Wei, Lord Yu Yunwen, Lord Cen Wenwen, Lord Wang Anshi, and Lord Zhang Juzheng."
Yuwen Chengdu's brows furrowed into a pimple: "What does this have to do with His Majesty's promotion of Pei Ju?" ”
"These ministers are too young except for Su Wei, and I need an old and dignified courtier like Pei Ju to sit in the court."
Yang Gao shook his head helplessly, although these Xiangguo are all famous ministers in history, but they are too young now, especially Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng, they are too radical in handling things.
Although Su Wei is old, after decades of ups and downs in officialdom, he has developed the character of a good man, and basically does not raise any objections. And Su Wei is nearly ninety years old, and I'm afraid he won't live for a few years.
Therefore, after many trade-offs, Yang Gao finally decided to re-enable Pei Ju.