Cui Chuzhi recalled the list and said: "Zhao Deyan of the Turks, Huo Luo of the Khorezm Kingdom, Abu of the Kang Kingdom, Hulu Tianzuo of Yanmen, Zhang Jinshu, the envoy of Gao Kaidao, and Xiao Deyan, the representative of Yang Zhiji, King Cai. Xiao Deyan, Gongsun Shangyi, and Yang Junying are the three famous men under Yang Zhiji, Yang Zhiji is now in Jiangdu, Xiao Deyan should be here to ask for ideas, this time pretending to be a monk. ”

"Oh." Yang Chong became interested, and said after deliberation: "Let Abu, Zhang Jinshu, and Xiao Deyan come to the house, and I will see you first; Later, I will go to the Marshal's Mansion to see Huo Luo and Zhao Deyan, and invite Hu Lu Tianzuo to dinner in the evening. ”

The first news to return was that Chen Shuda was arrested and put in prison, the eldest grandson Wuji ran away, and the four people sent by Kou Jiuhui to monitor were all killed. Abu was evacuated to Yongzhou with the officials of Chang'an, and when he heard that Yang Chong was married, he organized a group with two merchants from Kangguo to congratulate him and gave him a steel sword decorated with precious stones; Yang Chong understood what Abu meant, and asked him to arrange for someone to return to Kangguo to spread the word, the six counties of the Western Regions would live in harmony with the Zhaowu countries, and the trade routes of Tuyuhun and Gaochang would be unimpeded.

Zhang Jinshu brought a letter of surrender from Gao Kaidao, expressing his willingness to give up the title of King Yan and take refuge in Yang Chong as Yang Chong's pioneer in Hebei; Yang Chong smiled secretly, Gao Kaidao dominates Liaodong, but Yingzhou and Youzhou, which have the most complete materials in Liaodong, are in the hands of Deng Wei, the Taishou of Liaoxi, and Luo Yi, the Taishou of Beiping, respectively, plus Dou Jiande, whose tentacles have stretched out to Zhuo County, Gao Kaidao is attacked on three sides, and life is not easy.

However, Gao Kaidao was the first prince to take the initiative to vote, and there was a half-county in his hand, Yang Chong decided to buy horse bones, and in front of Cui Chuzhi, he found Yu Yu to draw up an order, appointing Gao Kaidao as the assassin of Youzhou, commanding the three counties of Liaoxi, Beiping and Yuyang, and ordering Zhang Jinshu to be the governor of Yuyang County. In addition, Yang Chong also promised to find a way to supply weapons and war horses, and this time let Zhang Jinshu go back with the official seal and seven hundred taels of gold.

Zhang Jinshu originally thought that his master Gao Kaidao was hot-headed, but he didn't expect this Yue Guogong to be more casual, so he gave a Youzhou Thorn History and seven hundred taels of gold, and this rich lord was too easy to deceive. After Zhang Jinshu thanked him, he was about to withdraw, but Yang Chong told him slowly: "This official is preparing to report to the Son of Heaven and recruit Dou Jiande as the assassin of Jizhou, and you will get along well in Liaodong, Hebei in the future." ”

Zhang Jinshu is the first capable minister under Gao Kaidao, and he immediately figured out that there is no free lunch in the world, the situation in Hebei has not changed, and it is not clear whether there is war or peace behind. However, if Yang Chong can have a good relationship with Dou Jiande, even if Dou Jiande doesn't do anything about Jizhou assassination, the war horse weapon that Yang Chong promised will definitely be sent to Hebei.

Zhang Jinshu hurriedly said: "General Gao promises a thousand gold, and he will definitely not deceive the Guogong." ”

Yang Chong smiled and said: "Zhang Jinshu, this official is optimistic about you, you must convince Gao Thorn Shi; If Gao Thorn Shi really can't hold back and becomes king again, this official hopes that you can maintain your position. ”

Zhang Jinshu was stunned, this is a good thing for himself, but how can he make it clear so quickly, didn't he say boiling frogs in warm water, aren't you afraid that I will go back and talk to Gao Kaidao? Cui Chuzhi smiled on the side: "Zhang Junshou, in the future, I will be a colleague who is an official in the same dynasty, and the Boling Cui family still hopes that you will take care of it." ”

Bolingcui, do you want me to take care of it? Zhang Jinshu was about to open his mouth to deal with a few words, and suddenly figured out what he was trying to do to send congratulatory gifts to Yang Chong and Cui Yao. Cui Chuzhi's family wants to take care of it, he is reminding himself that with the Boling Cui family, he wants to find someone to help Yang Chong in Hebei and Liaodong, and it is not a matter of words. Zhang Jinshu understood and said to Yang Chong again: "Yue Guogong, please rest assured, I will definitely handle this matter well." ”

Xiao Deyan, who came in at the end, shaved his head, had a gray beard, was dressed in a half-worn gray monk's robe, and he still had the demeanor of a celebrity. Xiao Deyan looked at Yang Chong for a long time, and he didn't salute, Cui Chuzhi was a little impatient, but Yang Chong was so self-contained, looking at Xiao Deyan and also silent; After half a pillar of incense, Xiao Deyan finally opened his mouth: "I'm from Chang'an." ”

Yang Chong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I can finally avoid the responsibility of killing celebrities today." Let's talk about it, what is Li Yuan's plan for King Cai? ”

Xiao Deyan said a little impatiently: "King Tang's meaning is naturally to praise and give glory to the ancestors and the living, but the Son of Heaven is still in Jiangdu, and King Cai's fate is worrying, I heard that King Cai has been sick for a few months, and like Yang Su back then, he just refused to take medicine, which is the rhythm of waiting for death." ”

Yang Chong thought for a while and asked, "Come to see me, is it your own idea, or is it the idea of King Cai, the Xiao family, and the Yang family?" ”

Xiao Deyan blurted out: "It was the idea of Li Jiancheng, the eldest son of the Tang Dynasty, without him, I would not be able to escape from Chang'an." ”

Yu Xuan and Cui Chuzhi's faces changed, and Yang Chong nodded approvingly and said, "Mr. Xiao is really a righteous gentleman, someone is here." Give Mr. Xiao a hundred taels of gold, and prepare a turtle horse for Mr. Xiao to bring to Li Jiancheng. ”

Cui Chu can be regarded as having seen Yang Chong's vertical and horizontal skills, whether it is Zhang Jinshu in front of him or Xiao Deyan in front of him, what Yang Chong is doing is actually one thing, dividing the other party. Yang Chong and Li Yuan tore their faces, Chen Shuda was arrested, and at this time, he gave Li Jiancheng a turtle horse, no matter what Li Jiancheng and Xiao Deyan said, they could only get darker and darker.

Xiao Deyan hurriedly excused himself and said: "Yue Guogong, by all means, I may not return to Chang'an." ”

Yang Chong said unhurriedly: "I just asked you to bring it to Chang'an, and if you don't want it, I'll give it to you." Let's talk about it, what do Yang Zhiming and Yang Zhicai think about King Cai? ”

Xiao Deyan smiled bitterly and said: "Yue Guogong is really exquisite, and the two of them have no objection to this. ”

Yang Zhiming and Yang Zhicai are the younger brothers of Cai Wang Yang Zhiji, with deep brotherly affection, and have no objection to saving his brother, but he is unwilling to take risks with his efforts. Yang Chong's face turned gloomy, and he said: "Mr. Xiao, don't worry, King Cai Yang Zhiji will be fine, and the Son of Heaven will not kill him, what you need is to send someone to Jiangdu and tell King Cai to take medicine." If he doesn't take medicine and lets his condition worsen, the king of heaven can't save him; You can talk to King Cai about Yang Daoxuan's future. ”

Yang Daoxuan is Yang Zhiji's eldest son and the only heir; Xiao Deyan was overjoyed when he heard this: "Yue Guogong is clever, King Cai's family is all on Dao Xuan, he should change his mind, Xiao will rush to Jiangdu to arrange, thank you Guogong." ”

Yang Chong understands that Xiao Deyan is afraid of a long delay, and he makes a statement to solicit him, but he doesn't know that the more fierce the Li Jiancheng brothers fight, the more beneficial it will be to Yang Chong.

(End of chapter)