Life has always been making choices, and every choice has to face a result, Dasui, Wagang, Hexi, Wei Zheng has come all the way, including confusion, overwhelm, regret, and commitment. Wei Zheng realized something, and said regretfully: "No wonder there is no great cause, but it's okay, if the people in front have done everything, what will happen to the people in the back." King Yue, then our external goal is the Turks and Goguryeo, and the internal goal is three meals a day. ”

Yang Chong shook his head and said: "It's only Goguryeo to deal with, I will keep the Turks, there are too many killings, it will make all the ethnic groups in the Northeast hold together for warmth, the most important thing is the population, the world is peaceful, the people of the Central Plains do not want to leave their hometowns, we must regard the people of the Turkic and other ethnic groups as our own people, and it is possible to have a future in the north and the northeast." As long as we are patient, time is on our side, Lord Wei, since you have come to Luoyang, accompany me and finish this game of chess against Goguryeo. ”

Wei Zheng smiled bitterly again, his strength is not in strategizing, if he is replaced by Fang Xuanling, Yang Chong means that he actually wants to stay in Luoyang; As long as he is not there, the turmoil in Chang'an will slowly subside, Wei Yunqi is a smart person, decisive in killing, and will not fight in trivial matters, but it is okay, he should assist the military aircraft by Yang Chong's side, and contact the specific operation of dealing with Goguryeo.

Goguryeo was already quarreling in the country, the Sui people were cunning, and the magnates of Goguryeo couldn't believe that Yang Chong would hand over Liaodong for 60,000 prisoners. These captives all work for the royal family and the powerful for free, and if they are handed over, it will affect their interests, and it is inevitable that they will have some resentment; On the contrary, Eulji Wende admired the courage of his old friend's husband and grandson, and this matter was done in a dignified manner, no matter what the final result was, now let Goguryeo stand on a rational character.

Gai Suwen listened to the court arguing for almost two hours, felt that his ears were about to become calloused, and whispered to Yizhi Wende: "Don't these people know that what Yang Chong wants is a reason to fight a big war, so they hope that we will not agree, so that we can suppress the domestic anti-war voice." ”

The people of the Central Plains were worried about attacking Goguryeo, which was why Yang Chong had never dared to send troops with all his might. But if Goguryeo held the Sui army captive, Yang Chong would be able to gain the support of the military and easily obtain permission for a large-scale conscription of troops at a time when national sentiment was angry. Gai Suwen and Yang Chong's army had fought a few battles, and knew that Goguryeo's army was a grade behind, and Yang Chong only needed 150,000 troops, and I was afraid that he would be able to sweep through Liaodong.

This is the reason, but most people are willing to ignore it, Yizhi Wende said with a wry smile: "Don't get cheap and sell well, you keep this and go back and tell your Lao Tzu that the Yuan family is second only to the royal family, don't you listen to the Ministry of Etiquette saying, your family has 13,000 prisoners?" ”

The two military geniuses were teasing, and Gao Yuan, the king of Goguryeo Yingyang, saw it clearly, and directly greeted Eulzhi Wende and said, "General, tell me your opinion, what does Yang Chong mean?" ”

Yizhi Wende strode to the middle of the hall and said: "King, in fact, Yang Chong doesn't care about Liaodong, he set up the Northeast Economic Strategy Envoy at the source of Shuitou, if the entire Northeast is his, the Turkic, Murwei, Khitan and other tribes together only the Great Sui horse head is Zhan, can we occupy Liaodong, can we wrestle with the Great Sui?" Yang Chong looked far away, and Liaodong was just a step. I believe that as long as the people are released, Yang Chong in Liaodong will definitely not want them, and Yang Chong's army will give up the battle completely different from the original, and these people will not be able to be soldiers even if they are put back. ”

This is Eji Wende giving face to his own family, these captives have worked in the bitter cold land for many years, and their bodies have long since collapsed, but the desire to survive supports them. Gao Yuan gritted his teeth and asked, "Can you ask Da Sui to give a little more compensation?" ”

Ezhi Wende laughed: "King, what kind of compensation do you want?" ”

Gao Yuan, the king of the infant sun, said without hesitation: "I want the formula for glass and soap." ”

Standing on the side, a fierce light flashed in the eyes of the eastern Goguryeo lord and the big pair Lu Yuan Taizuo, and Gao Yuan, the king of Yingyang, thought about reaping benefits externally and ignoring the overall situation, and internally always wanted to weaken the strength of these families and take back the military and political power that had been assigned. Although Goguryeo obtained the understanding of Emperor Yang of Sui by sending envoys to Sui to surrender and return the traitor Hu Sizheng, Gao Yuan, the king of Yingyang, still refused to obey Emperor Yang of Sui's summons to enter the court, just to disregard the country for his own life and death.

This is also the reason that after Yang Chong unified the Central Plains within two or three years, he began to attack Liaodong, and finally now that he has this opportunity, Goguryeo, which is in distress with national strength, can have the opportunity to solve external worries, free up energy to stabilize domestic contradictions, and restore economic production, Gao Yuan is still whimsical. Who doesn't know that the formula of glass and soap is the foundation of Yang Chong's life, that is, the relatives and friends around Yang Chong are forbidden places that are not allowed to trespass, Gao Jianwu has this idea, that is, he is telling Yang Chong that I disagree, or a provocative statement, and the war will become an inevitable part.

Ezhi Wende said categorically: "King, if you have this idea, it is better for us to prepare for war directly. As long as we speak, Yang Chong will definitely not refuse, and will delay until the beginning of the spring to send troops and talk about it after the battle. In fact, we want to be there, in addition to being a granary, but also to buy time for the construction of the Great Wall of Liaodong, according to the opinion of the last general, we can agree to come down first; At the very least, next year's grain harvest can be guaranteed. ”

The Great Wall of Liaodong is after several frontal battlefield defeats in Goguryeo, and Gao Yuan, the king of Yingyang, was worried that after the unification of the Great Sui, he came to attack Goguryeo again, and let Eulzhi Wende be responsible for supervising the construction; The northeast of the Great Wall starts from Buyeo City and reaches the sea in the southwest, which is not only the original mountain city connection, but also a composite defense line to strengthen the depth. Such a Great Wall cannot be built in a day, but takes time, many years.

Besides, now that Goguryeo is short of grain, Yang Chong used a year's harvest in exchange for an advantage over the northeast, Goguryeo is benefited, if an agreement cannot be reached, the Great Sui sent cavalry from three sides to destroy the crops, so what difference is the territory in the north of Liaoshui is not in hand. When it comes to food, the crowd makes different exclamations, and many officials follow suit, it's okay to live a hard life, but there is no food, what should the army do?

Gao Yuan can clearly feel the indifference of the ministers to him in recent years, if he hadn't repelled the Sui army three times, and he has a high prestige among the people, these people may have driven him down. Gao Yuan heard a lot about Yang Chong's deeds, and the most empathetic thing was the clamping of the Shi clan gate valve on himself, the king and the horse share the world, the Central Plains is like this, and the same is true of Goguryeo; Gao Yuan sighed in his heart, still smiling on the surface, and said, "Then do what the general says." ”

(End of chapter)