Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty prepared for the second eastward expedition to Goguryeo and went to Yangzhou, leaving the king Yang Yu to stay in Chang'an, and the king of Yue Yang Tong to stay in the eastern capital Luoyang. Yang Chong's recital did not accuse Chai Shen, but asked the central investigation to investigate, and it was easy to think that Yang Chong was Xiang Zhuang Wujian with the intention of Pei Gong, just pouring another basin of sewage on Yang Yong, the king of Qi who had already lost power.

Although the nine-person joint signature on the chapter was a little strange, Murong Xixiong's resignation was a little reluctant, and Shangshutai in Chang'an was not prepared to deal with it at all, so he kept a copy and forwarded it to Luoyang; Luoyang was also copied and transferred to Yangzhou, so that Yang Guang and the center could be annoyed. But two days later, the recital about Li Yu abandoning his post and running away shocked everyone, something happened to Gaochang County, and when I looked back and analyzed the previous recital, it was obvious that these things were coherent.

Rumors spread wildly, and the imperial historians discussed the situation in Gaochang County from all angles as if they were bloody, and brought the advantages of hearing the wind to the limit; Shangshu Wei Xuan, the first important minister who stayed in Chang'an, immediately ordered all the information channels in Chang'an to collect all the news from the four counties of the Western Regions; In less than ten days, Li Jingshang, the county guard of the last county, said that he would go to Gaochang County to find out, and Yang Chong, the county guard of Gaochang County, wrote that Li Jing rebelled.

Wei Xuan understood that the situation was out of control, and immediately summoned Jingzhao County Cheng Guyi, Zhao Guogong Duhu Usurpation, Zuotun Wei General Yin Shishi, the military department squire Lang Yuan Wuji, and the Western Regions Captain Wei Jie to discuss in front of the acting king Yang Yu. After the death of Yao Bian, the former general of the Zuotun Guard, last year, Yin Shishi was transferred from Zhangye to Chang'an, where he took over Yao Bian's post and was responsible for the military defense of Guanzhong.

Wei Jie's Captain of the Western Regions is a new official position established by Emperor Yang of Sui, in fact, it is a yamen established by concentrating the original power of the Ministry of Rites on the bright and dark sides of the Western Regions, and placing it under the Chang'an Shangshu Terrace to be directly managed. Yuan Wuji, the squire of the Ministry of War, is currently the person in charge of the Ministry of War in Chang'an, and Cui Junsu, another squire of the Ministry of War, sits in Jiangdu and coordinates the water division; Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the military department, who followed him to Goguryeo, was still Cao Lang and Hu Sizheng.

Wei Jie reported: "From the moment the first letter arrived, we thought it was very strange. Nine people co-signed, among which Meng Tuo, Fang Xuanling, and Li Jijun are the people promoted by Yang Chong, and their signatures are normal; But Cui Kaiyuan's five people were arranged by the center, don't you know that signing is equivalent to standing with Yang Chong. It's a pity that the news from Duhu, Yuanjia, Yuwen, and Yu family came later, these five people were not detained, Wang Ting took over Murong Xixiong's position, Cui Kaiyuan was in charge of the case, and the other three were in and out normally. ”

Gu Yi had an upright personality and asked, "Why didn't Yang Chong's Sikong Xing sign either?" ”

Wei Jie knew if Gu Yi was asking if Yang Chong was persecuted, and replied: "Sikong Xing has been in Tiandi County, not in Gaochang City. Yang Chong returned to Nanping City the day after Li Yu's disappearance. However, there is something that is not written in the chapter, two of Zhou Qian's subordinates disappeared while delivering letters in Gaochang, one of them was the person who met He Panren in Guanzhong, and Zhou Qian said that they should each have a letter on them. ”

Wei Xuan asked: "Are the identities of these two people publicly disclosed in Gaochang, Zhou Qian guesses who did it?" ”

Duhu interjected and said: "The problem is that the two of them entered Gaochang under the cover of their identities, Zhou Qian guessed that it should be Yang Chong's hand, and among the one hundred and fourteen people reported from Gaochang County, including the people who Zhou Qian asked He Panren to send to Gaochang, and also the local scholars of Gaochang who asked Gao Gong to ask Yang Chong to be an official. ”

The others understood this time, the center had a big move in Gaochang, and now it has collapsed. General Zuo Tunwei Yin Shishi said disdainfully: "Self-inflicted." If you don't believe in Yang Chong, remove him or transfer him back, or rearrange a county guard, why bother. ”

Wei Xuan and the others didn't say anything, the purpose of the center was not to make Yang Chong unable to be an official, but to want Yang Chong to die, or to wait for Yang Chong to fatten the pig in Gaochang County and then send someone to take it over. Yang Chong knew his intentions very well, so he was fearless in Gaochang County, raised the butcher's knife again and again, and killed the people who opposed him, if the center did not make a clear statement, not one of the one hundred and fourteen people would survive this time.

Yuan Wuji turned around and said: "There is no suitable candidate for the center for a while, and Yang Chong is doing a good job in Gaochang, so it is delayed." Master Wei, what are you going to do in the future? ”

Wei Jie said indifferently: "Yang Chong now has the evidence in hand, Li Jing is acting on his own, judging from the Gaochang County's recital, Li Jing is not alone, it is an opportunity at present, but he can only wait for the opinion of the center." ”

Wei Jie is an old oilman in officialdom, so naturally he will not fall into the hands of others, whether it is a chance to win Yang Chong or a chance to repair the relationship with Yang Chong, Wei Jie did not say. Acting Wang Yang Yu suddenly said: "General Li Jing has a secret edict. ”

What, the edict? Wei Xuan and several people suddenly felt dizzy, when the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, it was a secret edict that was spread by the wind, and Lai Hu'er ignored Zhou Fashang's dissuasion, and did not wait for the army to arrive, and entered Pyongyang City alone, resulting in the complete defeat of the Eastern Expedition. Wei Xuan hurriedly saluted and asked, "Can His Royal Highness the Acting King make it clear?" ”

Although the acting king Yang Yu was only seven years old, he was extremely intelligent, had an extraordinary bearing, and spoke clearly: "When Li Jing went to the Western Regions, the emperor's grandfather gave him a secret edict and granted him the power to deal with the counties in the Western Regions immediately. ”

Duhu took a deep breath, if Li Jing had a secret edict in his hand, Li Jing would not care about his personal relationship with Yang Chong, so he thought that Yang Chong had abnormal deeds and took action, the problem is that Yang Chong is extremely distrustful of the center, if it is the special edict of the Son of Heaven, he may bow his head, but it is difficult for Yang Chong to put everything down first, stretch his neck and wait for someone to slaughter. Yang Chong is not only the county guard in Gaochang County, but also has huge assets, thousands of people who follow him, and there are some things that Yang Chong is difficult to concede.

Gu Yi pondered and said, "Li Jing shouldn't be too troublesome, after all, this is an internal matter of Gaochang County." ”

Wei Jie shook his head and said: "As soon as the army moves, we can't take chances, after all, the sudden change in the attitude of Cui Kaiyuan's five people is a very strange thing, and Li Yu's escape is full of questions and so on." Li Jing has deep qualifications and will not take Yang Chong in his eyes, and even think that his starting point is for Yang Chong's good, but what will Yang Chong think? ”

This is the key, it is not something that others can understand with good intentions, let alone not necessarily with good intentions. Yuan Wuji said coldly: "If Li Jing just wants to investigate the case clearly, Yang Chong is the injured party and will definitely assist; But if Li Jing was worried that these cases were deliberately done by Yang Chong and Cui Kaiyuan, and he would have transferred troops to capture them, Yang Chong would probably think that everything was not just the intention of King Qi, and he would not be so easy to speak. ”

Acting King Yang Yu asked, "Why does Lord Yuan think that Li Jing wants to arrest Yang Chong?" ”

(End of chapter)