Luoyang.

Ziwei Palace.

The emperor listened to the report of the new secretary of the military department and the governor of the political affairs.

"I issued an edict on the three expeditions to Goguryeo, conscripting 500,000 soldiers and horses, and 1 million people, why is it that up to now, the soldiers and horses gathered in Zhuojun are less than 100,000, and the sailors assembled in Donglai are only 20,000 or 30,000, and I have a million soldiers?"

"Your Majesty, even the Eastern Expedition, the people are tired of it, the government soldiers are tired, and they flee to avoid service."

But Yang Guang didn't want to hear this, he only knew that Goguryeo was already dying, and he was only about to deal with the last blow, and the fruit was already ripe, but now he couldn't pick it.

"I have planned to send troops on the first day of the first month of next year, and by then there will be 400,000 troops in Zhuo County and 100,000 sailors in Donglai."

Luo Yi said helplessly, "Please think twice, Your Majesty, now that rebellions are swarming in various places, and the places are suffering, they are unwilling to let the soldiers leave home to go east." ”

"Yang Xuangan and Liu Yuanjin have been pacified, how can there be any rebellion in the world?" Yang Guang asked.

Yu Shiji, Pei Yun and others all lowered their heads and did not speak.

Luo Yi remembered what Luo Cheng once told him, it would be good to be a nodding prime minister, but at this time, somehow, he couldn't do it.

"Your Majesty, although Yang Xuangan and Liu Yuanjin have been pacified, the world has not been stable, on the contrary, there are rebellions everywhere now. Let's just say that in the land south of the Yangtze River, Liu Yuanjin rebelled and captured seven counties, and Luo Cheng led the army to pacify. Originally, Luo Cheng reported to His Majesty, saying that he would take a light sentence against the rebels and move them to Liaodong. ”

"Wang Shichong, who can take over the aftermath, but he started to kill, first executed more than 30,000 prisoners, and then raided everywhere, leading everyone in Jiangnan to endanger themselves, and finally the officials forced the people to rebel, and now Jiangnan is not only seven counties are in chaos, but more than ten counties are in chaos, and even Huainan and Huaixi have been in chaos."

Luo Yi, as the prime minister and the secretary of the Ministry of War, still knows the situation well, and can know first-hand information, in fact, Yu Shiji and others are also clear, but they deliberately concealed it and did not tell the truth to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, not only Jiangnan and Huainan, but also Hebei are still full of bandits, the canal from south to north, is now unsafe, on both sides of the canal, bandits and rebels everywhere, looting and transporting ships everywhere. In Liyang Cangzhong, until now, there are only hundreds of thousands of stone of grain storage, even if the government soldiers listen to the call and get together, Liyang Cang will have no rice for the army to march east next year. ”

"Pei Shiju, Yu Shiji, Pei Yun, Yu Wenshu, Su Wei, how many of you told me, is the truth really as Luo Yi said?" Yang Guang asked angrily.

Su Wei coughed twice, "Actually, there are some small bandits in various places, but they are not as serious as General Luo said." ”

"Yes, General Luo is also exaggerating." Yuwen Shu also said.

Luo Yi laughed a few times.

"Su Xiang, is it really just a small group of bandits? Then dare to ask, why hasn't even the boat entered Beijing for a month? ”

"General Yuwen, you say that I exaggerate the facts, then can you tell me how much grain is in Liyang Cang now?

"You say that I exaggerate the facts, then dare to ask, why should the 400,000 troops and 1 million people in Zhuo County be gathered now, why are there only 100,000 government soldiers, and less than 11 of the people are called?"

"Huh."

Several people couldn't answer Luo Yi.

The emperor finally saw something, and estimated that the truth might be a little exaggerated as Luo Yi said, but it wasn't exaggerated too much.

He sat down in distraction.

How could it be.

His imperial armor is strong and popular, why is it that all of a sudden everyone wants to oppose him, and rebellion swarms.

Why?

"Luo Aiqing, what do you say should be done now?"

The emperor asked Luo Yi, just now he was annoyed that Luo Yi was talking nonsense, but at this time, he felt that Luo Yi was the real loyal minister, because loyal ministers would not lie to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, since Yuan Taizuo has already asked for surrender, it is better to borrow the slope to get off the donkey and suspend the Eastern Crusade, so that you can also take the opportunity to recuperate. As long as you have three or five years to recuperate, the world will definitely be able to repeat peace. At that time, even if Liaodong is conquered again, the world will not be so opposed. ”

"But I have already issued three orders to conquer Liaodong, and not long ago, I also sent eighteen holy decrees to Luo Cheng to urge him to enter the army, but now I have withdrawn my troops and stopped fighting, isn't it a change of sunrise?"

"Your Majesty, do you really have to wait until the first month of next year, when there are no troops to send and no food to use, and then you can't advance or retreat?"

Yang Guang's face darkened, he didn't dare to imagine what a terrible situation it would be at that time.

"It seems that there are indeed too many bandits in the world."

Yang Guang gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go, then settle inside first and then go outside." ”

The emperor asked Yu Shiji to draft an edict to accept Yuan Taizuo's surrender, and at the same time end the Eastern Crusade, stop the Eastern Crusade order, disband the government soldiers and people who had been assembled, and issued an edict to Liaodong Luo Cheng to let him cease fighting.

After thinking about it, Yang Guang asked Yu Shiji to give Luo Cheng an order that the four counties east of the Liaohe River should only keep 5,000 soldiers and horses in each county, and the rest would be sent back to their homes. The two counties west of the Liao River only kept 3,000 soldiers and horses in each county.

"The edict took Li Jing as the ambassador of Hedong and the palace supervisor of Jinyang. Yang Yichen is the ambassador of Hebei and the palace supervisor of Linshuo. Zhang Xutuo was the ambassador of Henan, and Pei Renji was the ambassador of Huainan and the palace supervisor of Jiangdu. ”

Luo Yi sued Wang Shichong for a cruel complaint, so the emperor thought about it and finally decided to replace Wang Shichong.

But who will take over, he has no good candidate for the time being.

"Luo Qing, who do you think is appropriate to appease Jiangnan?"

Luo Yi thought for a while, "The minister thought that Li Yuanke, the young eunuch in the palace." ”

"Li Yuan?"

Hearing this name, the emperor frowned, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was indeed okay.

"Then grant Li Yuan as the consolation envoy of Jiangnan, and let Li Yuan build the Jinling Palace in Danyang."

The emperor also ordered Wei Wensheng to soothe Guan Long, and Fan Zigai to soothe Shannan.

"Garo became a consolation envoy in Liaodong and Liaoxi, and a palace eunuch in Huaiyuan."

Li Jing, the ambassador of Hedong and the palace supervisor of Jinyang.

Yang Yichen, Hebei comfort ambassador and Linshuo palace supervisor.

Henan comfort ambassador Zhang Xutuo.

Pei Renji, Huainan's ambassador and Jiangdu palace supervisor.

Jiangnan pacification ambassador and Jinling palace supervisor Li Yuan.

Guan Long comforted Wen Sheng, the ambassador and Xijing's remaining guard.

Shannan comforted Ambassador Fan Zigai.

Liaodong and Liaoxi comfort ambassador and Huaiyuan Palace supervisor Luo Cheng.

The emperor appointed eight pacification ambassadors at once, and the task given to these eight pacification ambassadors was also very direct, that is, to completely eliminate the rebellion and bandits in the territory.

He also granted the eight great fu the right to accept the feudal system, cut first and then play, and could control all the government soldiers and county soldiers under his jurisdiction, and the governor suppressed the chaos and bandits.

"I give them a year, and I hope that within a year, all rebellions will be swept away!"

Because of Luo Yi's outspokenness, Yang Guang also saw clearly the rebellion of the Great Sui, but although the emperor agreed to strike Liaodong, he didn't think about recuperating in the future, but wanted to use thunder and iron-blooded means to suppress the world's dissatisfaction as soon as possible.

The emperor thought that he would spend a year to suppress all rebellions and discontent in the world, and then come to the East to destroy Goguryeo with one blow to fulfill his wish.