Xu Shiji's current strength is no less than that of Dou Jiande, occupying Li Mi's original territory, east to the sea, south to the Yangtze River, west to Ruzhou, and north to Wei County; Xu Shiji's decision will change the direction of the whole world. If Xu Shiji chooses Yang Chong, then the Hexi Army will really divide the Great Sui into two, allowing some parts to constantly harass and counterattack, and eat the other forces on both sides one bite at a time.

According to Yang Chong's outstanding mind and the elite soldiers under his command, it can almost be said that the other opportunities together will not exceed half. However, Xu Shiji wanted to choose others to cooperate, and Yang Chong could only take it step by step, first laying down Chang'an and Taiyuan, and then in Luoyang and Hebei, not only for a long time, but also for many factors to change in the future.

On the contrary, Yang Chong seems to be more comfortable than anyone else, in the past few days, except for receiving Dou Jiande's envoy Liu Ya, he has been hiding in the room all day long to draw and write. Dou Jiande sent Liu Ya to meet Yang Chong, which was to test Yang Chong's attitude; At present, Dou Jiande can change from Yang Chong to war horses and armor, and his dependence on the Turks is greatly reduced compared to another time and space.

Yang Chong told Liu Ya that he was very optimistic about Dou Jiande, and he also sent 3,000 sets of armor, so he asked Kou Jiuhui to receive him, and he continued to be busy in the room. waited until Wei Zheng returned from Liyang that Yang Chong went out of the council and convened everyone to discuss; Wei Zheng brought bad news, Xu Shiji and Changshi Guo Xiaoke thought that the current territory belonged to Li Mi, so they reported to Li Mi the names of the prefectures and counties and the number of military and civilian household registrations.

Yang Chong bowed his head and said: "Xu Shiji's envoy must pass through our defense area, inform all the outposts, detain the envoy and Jia Yanfu, and take the official letter." Since Xu Shiji is still hesitating, we can't wait for a long time, I intend to worship Song Jingang as Hebei's pacification envoy, and Wang Junjun is stunned for Changshi, stationed in Changping County, waiting for the opportunity to move. ”

Song Jingang nodded and said: "I understand what Guogong means, first take Wang Deren, capture Weizhou, and then go to the north and south sides to develop." ”

Qu Tutong asked, "Yang Chong, are you ready to accept Yu Wenhua and Wang Bo?" ”

Yang Chong shook his head and said: "Dou Jiande has now obtained a large number of war horse armor from me and the Turks, and his morale is high. Even Xu Yuanlang and Meng Haigong will be the result of defeat and surrender sooner or later. I have already arranged for someone to contact Zuo Caixiang, Chen Ling, and Feng Deyi, maybe I can give Xu Shiji a surprise; If you have anything to do with Zhou Wenju in Huaiyang, Yang Zhongda in Yuzhou, Qi Gongshun in Qingzhou, Li Yiman in Pingling, and Zang Jun in Haizhou, you can also say that. ”

From the north of the Yangtze River to Youzhou, there are many separatist forces, but Yang Chong only named these names, indicating that Yang Chong has analyzed the situation in the east, and it is these people who have taken a fancy to him. I'm afraid that the others either don't meet Yang Chong's requirements, or at the moment, like Xu Shiji, they won't consider Yang Chong.

Qu Tutong shook his head and said: "Why don't you take Chang'an, there are still 80,000 troops in the city, Zhuge Quan and Li Jing can't guard against thieves every day." Besides, once Chang'an is captured, Zhuge Quan, Li Jing and 100,000 troops will be able to put them into the Eastern Front, which is twice the number of troops you can use now. ”

Yang Chong knew Qu Tutong's intentions, and it was best to kill Li Yuan, and Yang Chonglai would assist Yang Yu; But for himself, it is likely that the gains outweigh the losses, and when he enters Chang'an City, it is difficult to guarantee that Yang Yu will not go against him. Li Yuan is likely to have fled to the south, Zhou Tao in Shangluo and Yang Shilin in Shannan have already defected to Li Yuan, and Li Yuan is likely to reach Nanyang and command the Tang army south of Chang'an to attack and harass Chang'an again, and also contain himself.

Wang Ji's words were astonishing: "It is better to fight Chang'an than to fight Taiyuan, at least take Li Shimin's Liaozhou and Daizhou." ”

Yang Chong smiled and said: "Don't worry, the battle will be fought, what we have to decide now is the three small courts, who do we listen to." ”

Everyone laughed, after Yang Zhengdao ascended the throne in Dingxiangcheng, Yang Shanjing sent Zhang Yuan to come and appointed Yang Chong as the Duke of Yueguo, Tai Lieutenant, Zuo Servant, and the marshal of the march of the Western Regions, Hexi, and Hedong; The officials given to Yang Chong by the three parties are almost the same, and they all hope that Yang Chong can ignore the government and just support it. Cui Deben said calmly: "The Duke of Yue Guo can send a letter to the three parties and let them discuss on their own, but in the current situation, they can only say that as long as it is beneficial to us, they will listen to it." ”

Yang Chongwang looked at Yang Wang and asked, "Is it feasible for me to establish Shangshu Province in Jiangxian County?" ”

"Feasible." Yang Wang replied without hesitation: "The three parties all admit that Guogong is a left servant, and he can act cheaply, and he can also set up six departments, as for Shangshu, it is just a false name, from the Northern Wei Dynasty to this dynasty, there have been several Shangshu cases many times. Guogong controls dozens of counties, and if there is no central body, sooner or later there will be chaos. ”

Yang Wang understands that this is an opportunity, there are many people under Yang Chong who can do things, but the cadres are younger, and there are few people who are as famous as Yujuluo, once Shangshu Province is established, Yang Chong will inevitably divide some of the power, and during this time, Yang Chong is working behind closed doors, and it is likely that he is considering the candidates and how much he will do.

Yang Chong said: "I plan to set up six departments first, Yang Wang is the secretary of the Ministry of Zuo Cheng and the secretary of the criminal department, Zhang Jin, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Cui Chuzhi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, the secretary of the Ministry of Labor, Duhu Huaien, and the Ministry of Household Secretary Fang Yanzao." dismissed Marshal Zhuge from the post of governor of the palace, and worshiped the envoy of the right section of Long; dismissed Sima from the post of Marshal Sikong Xing's Mansion and appointed as the Governor of the Western Regions; Cui Kaiyuan was transferred to serve as the left chief of the Marshal's Mansion, Ling Jing served as the right chief historian, Wang Ji served as the left Sima, and Jiang Duo served as the right Sima. ”

The codes of Wang Ji and others were all canceled, and the only surprise was that Cui Kaiyuan directly served as Zuo Changshi, and Ling Jing remained unchanged; Everyone agreed, but Wei Zheng said bluntly: "Guogong, you need to talk to Ling Jing once, as the right long history, he can't always stay in the Jiedu Mansion in Bingzhou, the Li family in Longxi supports Li Yuan, and he is very embarrassed as the son-in-law of the Li family; Ling Jing's weakness is in loving money and valuing feelings, this is not a mistake, the key is how you are going to use him, you explain it, and his heart knot is gone. ”

Yang Chong agreed: "Wei Zheng, I just want to discuss with you, you go to serve as the governor of Bingzhou Jiedu, replace Ling Jing back, and talk to him on my behalf." I don't have an opinion on the Li clan in Longxi, but in the fight for the world, I don't need people to give charity, and those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me die, this is an immutable law. Longyou's matter, General Yu and I are not wrong, since the Li family chose to do everything for Li Yuan, we can't retreat, and it is all right to succeed. ”

Wei Zheng said: "I understand what Yue Guogong means, the dispute between the country and the mountain, the cannibalism between father and son, and the wall between brothers are commonplace, and I believe that Ling Jing can survive it." However, Mrs. Ling, it is best to let the third lady persuade her. ”

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