"Defeat Li Mi and restore my Central Plains!" Lai Hu'er muttered and repeated Yang Guang's words, his eyes a little moist. Since the three conquests of Goguryeo, he has been like a rusty sword, and he can only be placed in Jiangdu every day, watching the state affairs of the Great Sui gradually deteriorate. Now, hearing Yang Guang's slogan, Laihu'er feels that the high-spirited and instructive Yang Guang in the past is back.

Laihu'er turned over the hem of his heart surgingly, and said: "Rest assured, Shengshang, I will guarantee with my life's reputation and military exploits that I will not break Li Mi and swear not to give up!" ”

Yang Guang smiled and helped Hu'er up, touched the wrinkles and fluttering silver threads on Lai'er's face, and said, "Aiqing, you are the pillar of my Great Sui, the pillar of the imperial court, and my right-hand man!" Take care of your body, if you fall, I'll be on my own! ”

The predecessor Emperor Yang of Sui was as kind to Laihu'er, and Laihu'er had already sold his heart to the Yang family. At this moment, hearing Yang Guang's words of concern for him, and thinking of Emperor Yang of Sui's kindness to him for so many years, Laihu'er, a general who said everything in the army, killed decisively on the battlefield, and was extremely majestic at home, was like a child at this moment, leaving tears of emotion.

Lai Hu'er burst into tears, clasped his fists and said to Yang Guangcheng: "Holy Lord, you must also take care of the dragon body!" Da Sui can protect his children without me, but he must not do without you! ”

Yang Guang patted Laihu'er's shoulder, motioned for the other party to sit down, and turned to Chen Ling: "Aiqing thinks that in this Northern Expedition, is it better for the soldiers of the right imperial guard to follow Wang Shi to the north, or stay in the east?" ”

Chen Ling thought for a while, hugged his fists and said: "Back to the saint, since the general is the commander of the Northern Expedition, the soldiers of the right imperial guard will inevitably stay in Jiangdu, and most of our troops are Jianghuai people, familiar with the terrain here, and have dealt with the thieves here for many years. But... ”

Yang Guang nodded, and said in a harmonious voice: "Aiqing's words are very agreeable!" If there is anything to say, I have my own judgment! ”

Chen Ling looked at Yang Xuan and Yang Qi, paused, and said: "The minister thinks that the saint has always been a bloodline to stay in Jiangdu, first, to preside over the Jiangdu plan, and secondly, to appease the hearts of the people of the Jiangnan Shi clan!" ”

Hearing this, Yang Guang and Yang Qi looked at each other and smiled, laughing and said, "Aiqing, your thoughts are exactly the same as mine!" ”

Yang Qi smiled slightly, and said: "General Chen, the holy grandfather has appointed Xiao Wang to stay in Jiangdu, and asked General Chen to lead the headquarters and the military department to guard Cui Junsu, the soldier Cao Chengwu Lang Chen Zheng, Shangshu Zuo Shilang Liu Diao, and Xiongwulang will Chen Zhiluo's 15,000 Lingnan Xiaoguo, and Xiongwulang will Zhang Tonger's 15,000 Jiangdong Xiaoguo to stay in Jiangdu. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Qi bowed to Chen Ling, and said with a straight face: "In the future, I hope that General Chen will give more advice, Xiao Wang is young, if there are any mistakes and improper handling, I hope that General Chen will not hesitate to give advice!" Xiao Wang should be as good as a stream, and the general will be a teacher! ”

Seeing this, Chen Ling hurriedly stood sideways, dodged Yang Qi's bow, and then saluted Yang Guang instead, and then hugged his fist at Yang Qi and said: "Holy Lord, rest assured, the minister will do his best to assist His Royal Highness King Yan to ensure the safety of Jiangdu, and die for the liver and brain of the Great Sui!" ”

Under Yang Guang's signal, Yang Qi helped Chen Ling up and said, "General Chen still has any difficulties, while the Holy Grandfather is still in Jiangdu, you can bring it up together!" ”

Chen Ling looked at Yang Qi, turned to look at Yang Guang, and said: "Shengshang, the ministers have suppressed bandits for many years, and they know the harmfulness of bandits, most of them are the whole family, and everywhere they go, they burn and loot, destroy fields and fill wells, like locusts passing through the disaster, the people have no way to continue, except to flee, otherwise they have to join the bandit army, otherwise there is no way out!" ”

Therefore, if the world is to be stable, it is necessary to put an end to the bandits. However, these thieves and the officers and soldiers scattered and fled, and as soon as the officials and soldiers left, they went down the mountain to trouble, and the officials and troops were weak, and they would be attacked by a group. Please be able to recruit An Liukou and open a warehouse to release grain! ”

After speaking, Chen Ling lowered his head a little apprehensively, he knew that Emperor Yang of Sui's previous temper was absolutely not allowed, but today Yang Guang's attitude was exceptionally good, and his thinking seemed to have changed, and he wanted to try his luck.

Lai Hu'er also agreed with Chen Ling's plan, and when he saw this, he gritted his teeth and said respectfully: "Holy Lord, the minister seconded the proposal!" ”

Yang Guanghuo stood up suddenly, and when Lai Hu'er and Chen Ling thought that Yang Guang was going to lose his temper, Yang Guang said in a loud voice: "Not only to recruit and open a position, but also to give appropriate rewards to the meritorious thieves, and to disperse and resettle the people and rogues who have lost their land, and allocate them with local wasteland to help them resume production and live in peace again!" ”

"Holy Lord!!" As soon as these words came out, Laihu'er and Chen Ling were taken aback, this is not like Yang Guang's temperament!

Yang Guang smiled slightly and explained: "The root of banditry lies in survival, the people can't survive anymore, and they will take risks when their lives are unsustainable, risking the danger of extermination, and rebelling." This is also the fundamental reason why bandits have been repeatedly eradicated and resurrected! ”

"When the order is destroyed, the people will lose a safe living environment, and their survival will not be guaranteed, so they will become unavoidable, either becoming An'an starvation, or becoming anti-thieves."

Therefore, the imperial court should change the previous blindly tough policy, and for the locality, the first thing is to resume production and construction and ensure the safety of the people in the territory; For thieves who are willing to submit to the imperial court and have no major evil deeds, they should be co-opted and properly resettled; For the people in the territory, we must find a way to solve their suffering, and those who have no grain should be given food, and those who do not have houses should be built in each county and county. ”

In a word, first of all, we must let the people in the territory turn their hearts to the imperial court, and then expand step by step, reinvent the surrounding counties that have been plagued by thieves and robbers into the jurisdiction of the imperial court, and finally completely let the people stand on the side of the imperial court and cut off the source of bandits. In this way, the bandits everywhere will also be like endless waters, and their destruction will be sooner or later! ”

Chen Ling was touched to his heart by Yang Guang's words, and said excitedly: "It is really a blessing for the society to be able to come up with such a practical and effective policy!" Blessings to the people! With the policy of the Holy Lord, under the leadership of His Royal Highness King Yan, the ministers will definitely be able to wipe out the thieves, rebuild order, and establish a stable rear for the Holy Lord! ”

Yang Qi also bowed to Yang Guang, and said with a straight face: "Grandson must keep in mind the teachings of the Holy Grandfather, implement the established policy of the Holy Grandfather, and with the assistance of General Chen, break out of a new world in Jiangdu!" ”