Li Anqi did not admit whether he was alive or dead in prison, but Yao Silian confessed the details of his contact with Li Anqi, and the three relevant officials committed suicide after being found, and all their families were sentenced to exile in Lingnan by the government. Du Ruo, the fourth official who was found, did not dare to trouble his family again, and admitted his contact with Li Anqi's housekeeper and general, but the time was delayed for too long, and Li Anqi's housekeeper and two generals had long since disappeared; Once again, the case is unsolved.

But the three people who escaped were all Li Anqi's domestic slaves, even if Li Anqi gritted his teeth and said that he didn't know, he had a responsibility that he couldn't shirk, so Yang Chong naturally dismissed Li Anqi and went home. When Jiang recaptured it, everything was over, Jiang Fei shouted that it was a pity, and privately told Yang Chong that he should take the opportunity to weaken Du Fuwei's power, so as not to lose the tail in the future; Yang Chong patiently explained: "Du Fuwei is just a negligence, those of us who are officials, who will not make mistakes, and who has not neglected, some examples cannot be opened." ”

Jiang Duo said in wonder: "Then what are you doing by risking your life and transferring Du Fuwei to Zhuo County?" ”

"Ten Thousand Cities." Yang Chong motioned for Jiang Duo to sit down and said: "Xu Shiji and Wang Ting have drawn up a battle plan, while we are rubbing against Goguryeo, Wang Ting will send Cheng Biting Jin and them to destroy the fields and crops of Tongwancheng, as long as the news of success comes, you will take Su Dingfang and 10,000 cavalry from Po Liuhan Bakui, cross Taihang Mountain and insert directly into Zuoguo City, and use military talismans to mobilize Mengshu of Taihang Mountain, Liu Harizi of Zuoguo City, Liang De of Fengzhou, and Ying Yi of Lingshi to Tongwancheng. Yuwen Rutong is in Huoyi for the reason of inspecting and annexing the state, and he will be responsible for the material transfer of the entire army. ”

Jiang Duo suddenly woke up and said: "Yang Chong, you are cunning enough, putting on a posture of attacking from the west, but in fact, it is a sneak attack from the east, Du Fuwei himself has focused everyone's attention, and the matter of Yuyang Tower is one of the reactions." ”

Yang Chong waved his hand and said: "It has nothing to do with me, I can't make such a detailed plan, it's the credit of Xu Shiji and Wang Ting." Wang Ting's purpose in destroying the grain was to cause panic in Tongwancheng, and secondly, when the troops were sent out in the ice and snow, if the Jieli Khan was sourced, the Turkic army would have no food and grass supply. But in case Jieli miraculously arrived. You will return to Fengzhou, Wang Ting will return to Rulin, and wait for the spring to bloom before marching, and I will let Yu Juluo and Xu Shiji send troops to assist. ”

Jiang Duo understood why Yang Chong vetoed his original plan, because it was not in line with Yang Chong's wishes, Yang Chong wanted the overall situation, to recover the Tongwan City, but the Tongwan City is not the final goal, if he can take the opportunity to recapture the entire territory of Yanmen, it is estimated that the Tongwan City will not be a problem for the time being. Obviously, Xu Shiji and Wang Ting clearly knew what Yang Chong's bottom line was, and they were negligent, which may be the reason why Yang Chong had not let himself and Shi Daqian command the battle alone.

Jiang Duo nodded and said: "Don't worry, I won't fight to the death with Jieli, if Jieli's main force comes, I will contain Jieli in Fengzhou." ”

Yang Chong saw that Jiang Duo understood, and said with a smile: "In the next few days, you will meet with Tuli Duo and reveal some news to him, such as the political affairs hall is ready to help the Turks set up the Shunzhou Governor's Mansion and the Xingzhou Thorn History Mansion in the northeast, the two together have twelve counties, Shunzhou is a Turkic territory, and Xingzhou is a place where the Turks and various ethnic groups live together, if he can enter the court, you can help him seek both positions at the same time." ”

Jiang Duo laughed knowingly, Tuli is still a little Khan of the Turks, and Jieli is also dividing the thirty-six counties, why did Yang Chong plan for the Turks, this is actually a bargaining chip for the Turks, which means that the contact with the Turks in the future must be handed over to himself. However, according to the script set by Yang Chong, only himself and Cui Chuzhi are suitable, both powerful ministers and relatives, saying this kind of thing can make Tuli believe that even if Princess Huainan sends someone to Chang'an to investigate, there will be no mistakes.

Sure enough, when Jiang Duo set up a banquet to entertain Tuli, he explained this matter carefully twice, and Tuli said on the surface that he would discuss it with Jieli Khan, but in fact, his eyes were full of desire. I heard that Yang Chong still had no intention of going to government because of Cui Yao's affairs, and Tuli could only go back with regret, and Jiang Duo sent some porcelain and cloth on behalf of Yang Chong; When Princess Huainan said goodbye, she asked Yang Gaoping to inquire about this matter, and Yang Gaoping nodded and said: "This is indeed the case, Yang Chong thinks that the Turks can be turned into five pieces, the Northeast, the Western Regions, the Hetao, the north of Bingzhou, and the Orkhon River." ”

Princess Huainan asked in surprise, "Yang Chong really doesn't have the idea of destroying the Turks?" ”

A complicated look flashed in Yang Gaoping's eyes and said, "Although Yang Chong has not read a day of military books, he is a very clever person. I have watched the recital of the Chu Palace, and Yang Chong has a point of view that the control of the Great Sui is marginal, and once it exceeds the edge, it will be half the effort, so it is necessary to choose to get along with different races; He believed that even if the Turks were eliminated, Xue Yantuo, Hui, Khitan, and Murwei might all rise, and they could not do this kind of thing of making dowries for others, and Yang Chong's idea was to assimilate while fighting. ”

Princess Huainan understood: "That is to say, Yang Chong will beat the Turks to pieces, but he will not destroy the tribe, and he will assimilate them step by step in the future, and use them to suppress the tribes of Xue Yantuo." As the state and county expanded outward and slowly advanced the borders of the Great Sui, was he not afraid of being bitten back, once the strength of these tribes was strong, they would all turn their faces and deny people. ”

Yang Gaoping stroked Princess Huainan's head and said, "Now that you have grown up, think about it carefully, are those Turkic nobles who can't be Khans more willing to go to Chang'an to be a petty official?" Will they care about the survival of the Turks? If Yang Chongzhen intervenes in the Turks, do you think he will let the Turks call the shots, and he will come up with a lot of ways to make those cities unable to function without the Central Plains. Tell Tu Li, don't worry, it's not too late to wait for Jieli and Yang Chong to decide the winner. ”

On the way back, Princess Huainan told Tu Li what Yang Gaoping said, and Tu Li smiled dumbly and said: "You still don't know Yang Chong about me, he doesn't want me to make up my mind immediately, he tells me that he will prepare this retreat for me at any time." But because of this, I feel a huge pressure, but I don't know where the pressure comes from, Yang Chong, he is really a devil-like guy. ”

When Tuli returned to Yaqi, he immediately found that he still thought of Yang Chong simply, Jieli Khan sent people to urge for food and supplies, and the cavalry of the Great Sui destroyed all the crops in the fields outside Tongwan City and burned them clean; The Turkic cavalry that assisted the Liang division in garrisoning Tongwancheng rushed out and fought three times, losing 1,700 men. With the loss of the grain of Tongwan City, the price of grain in Dali City is now soaring, and the military rations of the army have become a headache.

(End of chapter)