But Yang Shanjing didn't come to eat, there were still some things he wanted to discuss with Yang Chong, Yang Chong seemed to understand Yang Shanjing's physiognomy, and took the initiative to say: "Brother Shanjing, there are no outsiders here, just say what you have to say." ”

Yang Shanjing sighed and said: "Now the economic power of the five counties of Dingxiang, we can't grasp it at all, it is difficult to maintain in the palace, the Turks are doing nonsense, robbing the people, not to mention, last time they also robbed two hundred war horses in Zhang Changxun's army, Zhang Changxun and others have the idea of leaving." ”

Yang Chong didn't mind and said: "Brother Shanjing, I just give you a few more cities, or the Turks are cheaper, you have to work hard to change the situation yourself." ”

Yang Shanjing guessed that Yang Chong must have an idea, which was related to these accompanying guests at the table, and gave Yang Chong a glass of wine and said, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Yang Chong finished drinking the wine in the cup, put down the wine glass and said: "I will discuss with Jieli, in addition to Jiaoshi, set up two schools in Dingxiangcheng and Taiyuan to help you and the Turks promote education; In addition, it funded the Caotang Temple to build a temple in Dingxiang County and Dali City to promote Buddhism. I think you should take advantage of the fact that Princess Yicheng is still in power to improve the planning of the five counties, and you have a unique advantage, that is, you can use Princess Yicheng to bring trade to all ethnic groups in the northeast. ”

Gao, really high, Yang Chong's seemingly well-intentioned actions actually show that Yang Chong is well aware of the Turkic situation, and the northeast is the territory of the Turki Khan, the son of the Shibi Khan, and so far has refused to intervene in the fertile fields of the Jieli Khan; However, after many years of war, Hebei's supplies to the northeast are getting less and less, which is indeed an opportunity for Dingxiang County. As for schools and Buddhist temples, Yang Shanjing knew that it was a tactic that Yang Chong had been adopting since Juyanhai to expand the local people's sense of identity with the Central Plains.

Yang Shanjing and Empress Dowager Xiao originally wanted to marry, and the daughter of the clan should still be able to leave Dingxiang City. But when he went to Chang'an and saw the attitude of the ministers, Yang Shanjing understood that even if he married, he would not be able to gain support.

Yang Tong interjected inophinately and asked, "Yue Guogong, what should Yang Yu do?" ”

The atmosphere of the banquet suddenly dropped to zero, and everyone in the coup case was disposed of, except for Yang Yoo's question, none of the bigwigs in the DPRK and China expressed their position; Yang Tong's question, Yang Chong really couldn't help but answer: "Yang Yu will be released in a few days, he does have connections with Cui Mingan and plotted a coup d'état; Yang Yu will be demoted to a man in Lantian County, with 300 households, from the five grades. ”

Yang Tong bowed his head and said: "This punishment is appropriate, but what if he wants to leave Chang'an?" ”

Yang Chong shook his head and said: "Not now, when the world is peaceful in the future, he will go wherever he wants." By the way, Yang Tong, the Turkic envoy wanted to see you, but I refused. ”

Jieli Khan sent the chieftains of the Zhifu Department to come to Chang'an as the chief and deputy envoys, Yang Chong refused the request of the Turkic delegation to meet Yang Dong, and made it clear that Cui Chuzhi told the other party that if he wanted to negotiate with the Great Sui royal family, he would return to Dingxiangcheng. Everyone in the audience understood what Yang Chong meant, as long as Dingxiang County did not have an accident, Yang Chong did not want to worry about the so-called imperial system, for Yang Chong, it was up to him, and there was no difference between Yang Tong and Yang Zhengdao.

As soon as Yang Shanjing left Chang'an, he took the members of the entire Turkic mission to visit Yang Chong in the Yueguo Mansion.

stubbornly lost his thinking power, burly, tiger-backed ape-waisted, and his demeanor was down-to-earth and generous; Simo is the second son of Jieli Khan, a relatively reserved young man, only seventeen or eighteen years old, heroic, and behaves less like a Turkic than a Han Chinese.

In another period of time and space, Jieli Khan had personally led an army of 150,000 to attack and annex the state, and captive the male and female populations in Shuozhou and Taiyuan; But now Yang Chong did not spread out on the border like the Tang army recorded in the history books, but retreated in Taiyuan, Tongwancheng, Helan Mountain and other strongholds, and did not bear the pain of stubbornly defending and annexing the state. Coupled with the strength that Yang Chong showed again and again, Jieli Khan's army still gathered in Fengzhou, including the Turkic nobles, who did not urge Jieli Khan to go south.

Stubbornness brought 10,000 cattle and sheep and 500 war horses, and his attitude was very low-key, but his words were compelling: "Princess Yicheng and Yang often persuaded the Great Khan, saying that in the past, the Qimin Khan brothers fought for the country and relied on the Sui Dynasty to restore the throne, and the current Son of Heaven is not a descendant of Emperor Wen of Sui, and should support Yang Zhengdao, the king of Sui, to repay the kindness of the Sui Dynasty." Wang Shichong's envoy Wang Wensu also said the same thing, which made the Great Khan very embarrassed. ”

Yang Chong asked with a smile: "Who do Princess Yicheng and Wang Wensu think is today?" ”

Suddenly stunned, Yang Chong did not set himself up as the king, and every time he won a big victory, he went to Dingxiang County to report the good news, and sent loot and tribute; Suddenly, he understood Yang Shanjing's embarrassment, and if he didn't accuse Yang Chong of maintaining the superficial shelf, he was really about to fall out, Yang Chong didn't care about Yang Zhengdao in Dingxiang County at all. Zhi Sili hurriedly apologized and said: "Xiaguan drank a few more drinks at noon, talked nonsense, and looked at the Yue Guo Gonghaihan." ”

"It's okay." Yang Chong generously signaled that it was okay, and said calmly: "Which of our courtiers in Chang'an is not for the Great Sui, Wang Shichong called himself Emperor Zheng, and it was under the front of our army that the emperor title was canceled. Maybe it won't be long before they will collude with Li Tang and the thieves, intending to subvert our Great Sui River. ”

I didn't expect Yang Chong to say it so boldly, and smiled awkwardly and said: "This is your internal affairs, and our Great Khan cares about our cooperation with each other." The Hexi Army has conquered Chang'an and Nanyang, and the world is like a thing in a bag, so I don't know what plans for northern Xinjiang will be in the future? ”

Before Yang Chong could speak, Hao Ming, who had joined the army, had already rushed to open his mouth and asked: "The Hexi Army has always traded with your country, and Dingxiang, Loufu and other counties are also under the protection of Jieli Khan, what else does Lord Zhifu want?" ”

stubbornly lost his thinking and secretly scolded the Han people for being cunning, some things can only be understood but not said clearly, but the other party pretended to be deaf and dumb; Yang Chong asked Hao Ying to step back and said: "I have gotten along well with Jieli Khan for many years, but private affairs are private affairs, and official affairs are official affairs. First of all, I do not recognize the agreement reached between Li Tang and Shibi Khan; Secondly, the five counties of Dingxiang are the territory of Yang Zhengdao, not the territory of the Turks, and cannot be changed. ”

Wang Gong and the others suddenly became nervous, they hoped that Yang Chong would speak hard, but if they offended the Turks, Taiyuan, Tongwan, and Chang'an would face pressure from the north.

(End of chapter)