There was an urgent report outside the door, Yuan Renhui came from Yiwu, Yang Chong immediately invited, Yuan Renhui strode in, his face was solemn, with a hint of nervousness; After entering the house to give a salute, he didn't say anything, and first took out two letters from his bosom. A letter was written by Jiang Fei, very thick, with five sheets of paper, describing what happened during this time in the Western Regions.

After the Qinghai War, Yu Zhongwen's army moved to Gaochang, and Yu Zhongwen took over the military and political power of Gaochang as a county guard. But the pattern of Gaochang is different from other places, the government uses more money, relying on the trade to do the experts, in the past, the Turpan commercial bank was a monopoly, anyway, the pot and bowl are Yang Chong's, but also regardless of the interests of the moment, barely support.

After Yu Zhongwen divided the business of the Turpan Commercial Bank, most of the families he took over were laymen, who could not make a profit, and some of them could not even operate, so they naturally resisted the payment of taxes and affected the tax revenue of the county. And the huge materials that Tiandi and other counties originally had were all planned for a long time, and each one was useful, Fang Xuanling, Yuwen Rutong and others did not agree to occupy it, and there was a contradiction between the two sides, and Yu Qintao's letter to Yu Zhongwen did not work.

Unable to raise military funds for a period of time, Yu Zhongwen finally couldn't hold back and confiscated the Turpan Commercial Bank and Yinshan Copper Mine, and Miao Yun and others all left Gaochang County according to the original plan. Yu Zhongwen then sent Wang Wei to Tiandi County to arrest Yuwen Rutong, forcing Yuwen Rutong to hand over the materials and account books of the Tuntian Army.

The great Confucian Liu Zhuo was burned to death while saving three students who were less than ten years old, Yuwen Rutong immediately began to fight back, and when the two sides clashed, Yu Zhongwen immediately officially sent troops to reinforce Wang Wei, and also bribed Han Qi; Fortunately, the prestige of Yang Chong and Yuwen Rutong was still there, Han Qi's team did not contribute to the work, and when it was critical, Liu Hongji led six hundred horsemen to kill and rescued Yuwen Rutong.

Liu Zhuo's death angered everyone even more, and the cities of Gaochang, Tiandi, Jiaohe, and Nanping all had bloodshed because of the raid by the opposing army, and Pang Huan, Xue Xin and others immediately closed the school, both in protest and for fear that the story would repeat itself and hurt the students. Yu Zhongwen thought that Yang Chong deliberately made things difficult for him, and issued a wanted notice to arrest Liu Hongji and Yuwen Rutong; Fang Xuanling, Wang Junyi, Yuwen Chengdu, and Fang Yiwu asked Yu Zhongwen to punish Wang Wei but were rejected and resigned one after another.

One of the students rescued by Liu Zhuo was Bald Kulin's son Bald Hao, who fled to Hunicheng with his whole family, and fled to Yiwu with thousands of troops and civilians together with Liu Hongji, Yuwen Rutong, Li Wenxin and others. Yu Zhongwen sent Wang Wei and Yu Qinzhang to lead 7,000 cavalry to chase and kill, and Zuo Kunlun sent troops to respond to Shi Wannian's rebellion at the same time, with a total of 15,000 cavalry attacking Yiwu County; Jiang Fei and Sikong Xing decided to fight back.

Yang Chong couldn't help but sneer after reading it, his face became stern, and he handed the letter to Liang Shuo and others to circulate, Yuan Renhui waited for everyone to read the letter, answered some details, and then pointed to another letter and said: "This is a letter sent to adults by the great Confucian Liu Zhuo Tuoyu Wen Rutong, but I didn't expect it to change suddenly the next day and become Liu Zhuo's suicide note." Li Wenxin decided to follow the adult because of this letter, and everyone in Yiwu thought it was reasonable. ”

Yang Chong took it and saw that it was Liu Zhuo's letter accusing him, Liu Zhuo expressed his disappointment in Yang Chong in the letter, Liu Since Yang Chong guessed that the world was about to be in chaos and laid out in advance, why was it still difficult, it was because Yang Chong hesitated in front of the overall situation, which led to the loss of opportunities. With Yang Chong's operation in Gaochang County, Yu Zhongwen could not be allowed to take over Gaochang, so that after occupying Zhangye, as long as Dunhuang was captured, Gaochang, Yiwu, Dunhuang, and Zhangye would be connected into a whole and monopolize one side.

Yang Chong's unfirmness has affected the use of talents, like Dai Zhou and others, they may not want to leave a name in history, and they don't want to do a big career, Yang Chong can't make up his mind, and he doesn't dare to say some things to these people, for fear of implicating them and making them embarrassed. Liu Zhuo pointed out sharply, in fact, it is a problem, from the beginning of Yang Chong's decision to occupy Zhangye, he was destined to conquer the world in this life, there is no way to retreat from becoming a king or defeating a king, small goodness is just a false name, and it is necessary to be unscrupulous for talents in the world.

Liu Zhuo took the trouble to tell Yang Chong that if Yang Chong could not control the territory stably, the workshops and schools opened by Yang Chong would be busy for others again and again, and even due to various reasons such as interests and technology, they would continue to involve those craftsmen and students, follow Yang Chong around, or be targeted by the powerful and wealthy families. At the end of the letter, Liu Zhuo asked Yang Chong, what kind of emperor will Xiangning have?

What kind of emperor will Xiangning? Liu Zhuo's letter almost said everything that should not be said, it was really a letter of rebellion, and it could even subvert Liu Zhuo's reputation in his life, unless Yang Chong could prove to the world that Liu Zhuo did not misunderstand him Yang Chong. After Yang Chong finished reading, tears couldn't help but flow out, he fell to his knees with a plop, and kowtowed to the west, as if Liu Zhuo was looking at himself with a smile and a look of disdain.

Liang Shuo stepped forward to help Yang Chong, took the letter in Yang Chong's hand and said, "Old Liu's eyes are like torches, I might as well wait." My lord, now it is a matter of words, killing Wang Wei is related to Yu Zhongwen's prestige in the army and the Western Regions, he will not do this, since Yu Zhongwen is considering sending troops to Yiwu County, we need to plan early. At this moment, you need to make a quick decision, and if you hesitate, you may not recover. ”

Although most of Yang Chong's subordinates have run away, the army trained by Yang Chong is still in Gaochang, Liu Hongji and Yuwen Rutong can burn food, but they can't destroy weapons and armor, and they can't destroy the war horses. If Yang Chong still has any negotiation in mind, once Yiwu fights and the counties of the Western Regions and Hexi send troops, Yang Chong's prospects are not optimistic. Yu Zhongwen's identity and qualifications are here, even if there is no will of Chang'an, he can mobilize all kinds of troops.

Yang Chong raised his head and the tears were not dry, his face was pale, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Immediately cut off the passage from the Western Regions to Guanzhong, and the whole county will be under martial law." Inform the counties of the Western Regions to give a reward of 1,000 taels of gold for Wang Wei's head, and if the assassin is killed, add another 500 taels of gold and send it to his family; When the people of Gaochang County killed Wang Wei, they rewarded him with Yinshan Copper Mine. ”

People die for money, birds die for food, Yang Chong's offer is so high, Wang Wei will almost certainly not survive Yumen Pass; After reading the letter, Ling Jing's eyes were deep, and he suggested: "Liu Lao's plan is very reasonable, it is not too late to make amends, we can capture Dunhuang first, and then consider whether to recover Gaochang depending on the situation in Gaochang; Mrs. Yang sent General Yuan to come with this intention. ”

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