Zhang Yuan and the four of them arrived at the wine shop, and the wine shop had already been instructed by Cui Zhen to arrange a small courtyard with a quiet house alone, with a single house, and other guests had no reason to come, Yu Zhongwen and Zhang Yuan's personal guards immediately guarded the small courtyard, especially the personal guards standing at the door, although they were dressed as civilians, but the momentum could not hide their identity. After all the wine and food were served, all the men retreated, Zhang Yuan took out Yang Guang's secret edict, handed it to Yu Zhongwen and said, "General, I won't read it, you can see it yourself." ”

Yu Zhongwen sighed: "Don't you know that I kept Shanshan County, but the Boluo Department of Yiwu Rouyuan Town was broken overnight by Qibi Ge and Bald Kulin, all the nobles who participated in the rebellion were killed, families with men were driven back to the Baishan Alliance, and all families without men were sold as slaves, women and children were no exception. Yang Chong adopted more than 600 orphans from the Han, Turkic, Qiang, and Tiele ethnic groups, but he had no mercy for Bo Luo, just to warn his subordinates of how tragic the fate of the traitor was. ”

Zhang Yuan reluctantly smiled and said: "The general still looks at the secret edict, the Holy Son of Heaven has no less weight on you than Li Mu when he was a high ancestor." ”

Li Mu was killed by Yang Guang the father of the general Li Hun, Li Mu supported Yang Jian's rebellion in the rebellion of Chi Hui, the first lieutenant of the Sui Dynasty, and held meritorious service, and was awarded the title of Taishi, Shen Guogong, and won the honor and privilege of praising and worshipping the nameless, no rebellion and immortality, and gave the real seal of 3,000 households in Cheng'an County, Li Mu's descendants even if they were still in infancy are also worshiped as Yitong, and there are more than 100 children in a family who hold the elephant wat as officials, and there are no one in Guisheng at that time.

Yu Zhongwen took the edict and put it on the table and said: "Wealth and glory are just passing by, I am willing to die for the Great Sui and the Holy Son of Heaven, but I must not be like Pei Ju, just to make trouble, all the layouts are to kill Yang Chong." With the strength of Yang Chong's group today, even if Yang Chong died, they would quickly elect the next leader; You only know that Yu Wenkai and Kong Yingda are in Hexi, and according to my information, Yujuluo and Han Shige should also be here, and I can't control the army. ”

Zhang Yuan's expression froze suddenly, and Cui Zhen said slowly: "Gonggong Zhang, can't the center see that Yang Chong is just for self-preservation, and he has no initiative to rebel, if he changes someone, he may not be as good at talking as Yang Chong, and Yu Wenkai may not be able to suppress it." For example, the Yuan family, the Wei family? Or do you have candidates worthy of trust, you must know that by that time, Sikong Xing, Jiang Duo, Shan Xiongxin and others will definitely be crazy, just a little bit. ”

The Yuan family, which is the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, is absolutely the first in the Guanlongshi clan in terms of heritage, and is one of the few gate valves that can be compared with the five surnames and seven wangs; The Wei family, Jingzhao Qiaochu, the supporter of Yang Yun, the acting king, and Yang Yin, the king of Qi. The power of either of these two families is incomparable to Yang Chong, once he comes to power, if he doesn't get the emperor's war, it will break out immediately, and it is really better to give Yang Chong the master.

Zhang Yuan thoroughly figured it out, and then he understood why Yang Guang, the son of heaven, did not dare to deal with Yang Chong openly, what he was afraid of was to benefit the Yuan family and the Wei family, and the secret edict on the table was a strange fire, which could not only burn Yang Chong, but also Zhongwen and himself. Yu Zhongwen saw this, so he refused to accept the edict, after Yang Chong's death, if the Son of Heaven wanted to calm the anger of Yang Chong's generals and buy people's hearts, the only way was to kill Yu Zhongwen, and even himself.

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but pick up the cup and take a sip of wine, the wine turned out to be bitter, put down the cup and saw that Cui Zhen was calm, Zhang Yuan's mouth was full of smiles, and he coughed and said, "General, Master Cui, don't gossip." Let me ask you, what are you going to do? ”

Zhang Yuan is a barking dog under Yang Guang and Empress Xiao, who opens his teeth and claws all day long, and also has times to ask for help; Yu Zhongwen had the upper hand and said with a smile: "Gonggong Zhang, the situation is stronger than people, in Hexi, in terms of strength, you can't compare to Yang Chong, you must stop in moderation, not force." Let me ask you a question, does the Son of Heaven really want to kill Yang Chong? ”

Yu Shinan couldn't help but ponder when he heard this, and saw Zhang Yuan stunned, thought about it and sighed, and arched his hand: "The general's cave is like watching fire, and our family is convinced." ”

How could Yang Guang kill Yang Chong, since he knew that Yang Chong had a sharp weapon like the Thunder Fire Pill, once he killed Yang Chong, the formula would be revealed, it would be a great chaos in the world, and the dead soldiers under Yang Chong would dare to attack Yang Guang and the royal family, so he rushed to this, and Yang Guang just wanted to scare Yang Chong. Yu Zhongwen's ups and downs in the sea and his brilliant exploits are not by luck, but by vision and wisdom, Zhang Yuan can put down his face and pretend to be a stupid person.

How many far-sighted people have become thousands of years of hatred when they make a mistake, and occasionally they hate Huangquan when they make a mistake, and they can no longer see thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and they will not be blind; How many mediocre people rely on self-knowledge, brainstorming, and relying on groups of stinkers to reverse the situation and defeat their opponents. Zhang Yuan has been able to be by Yang Guang's side for many years, relying on pretending to be stupid, like a vine, leaning against the wall inconspicuously, enjoying the sun.

Yu Zhongwen said pitifully: "The Holy Son of Heaven sent you, it is not right or wrong. ”

Zhang Yuan laughed and ridiculed: "The mystery is too deep, and I hope the general will advise." ”

Yu Zhongwen suddenly lowered his face and said: "Gonggong Zhang, you are the henchman of the Son of Heaven, you must have made a difference when you come to Zhangye, and you will wrestle your wrist with Yang Chong, which is right; But because of this, you don't take other people's lives and deaths to heart, and that's wrong. If you have the original attitude, when things change, many people will abandon you. ”

Zhang Yuan's eyes flashed with surprise, and he disappeared immediately, and said coldly: "General, you can torture me." In Zhangye, you turned your hands into clouds and covered your hands into rain, and I came alone, except to beg you, what else can I do? ”

Zhang Yuan's words are still perfunctory, Yu Zhongwen and Cui Zhen have been in the court for a long time, how can they not know these tricks? Cui Zhen shook his head, picked up a piece of venison, put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly, swallowed it and said: "Grandpa Zhang, don't be sloppy, at this time, you still have to set traps, you don't bother us and we're tired of it." To be serious, we are doing the right thing, we are doing it properly, and we don't want to participate in some things, so it's better to stop here and talk about the wine later. ”

Zhang Yuan gritted his teeth in anger, the nameless fire in his heart rushed upward, and he really wanted to turn around and leave in an instant, but he couldn't, in Zhangye, he left the two people in front of him, and he couldn't even muddy the water. Zhang Yuan looked at a table of wine and food, and sneered: "Do the two adults really think that the sky of the Great Sui is going to change?" The Holy Son of Heaven is strategizing, and anyone with evil intentions is a moth to a fire, which is no different from suicide. ”

(End of chapter)