Yang Chong's recital reached the center and was pressed to the bottom; Now Pei Ju has put forward the strategy of recovering the countries of the Western Regions, and is willing to say that the Yiwu and other countries will sacrifice thousands of miles of land in the Western Regions, which is a sensational event, and it is also the merit of Emperor Yang of Sui to expand his territory, and the entire imperial court is working hard for this matter, and countless officials want to get a piece of the pie in front of this great achievement, and the posts of praise and praise and advice are pouring in like a tide, and the iron factory is just a dispensable trivial matter.

Guan Wang Yang Xiong and Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, still took the time to meet Yang Chong, the shock of Dingxi Ce was too great, and the current effect obviously exceeded expectations, so both of them wanted to hear Yang Chong's opinion on Pei Ju's plan, Yang Chong opened his mouth and said: "This is a good thing, but so many countries come to the court, how can they trouble the Holy Son of Heaven Kurama Fatigue, this is not an alliance of princes, they should be allowed to come directly to Chang'an to meet, at least Taiyuan or Xianyang." ”

The princes will be united, because the nominal identity of the princes is equal, but the strength is strong and weak, and now the Great Sui is the suzerainty of the countries in the Western Regions, how can he lose his identity, Duan Wenzhen heard it, and said: "It makes sense." ”

Guan Wang Yang Xiong immediately reacted, Yang Chong's statement was still aimed at Pei Ju, if Yang Chong said that he could do this in a few places, there would be nothing to do with Pei Ju; Yang Xiong was a little puzzled, Pei Ju and Yang Chong were both extremely smart people, why the two of them looked at each other like fire and water, and had a feeling of not dying, Yang Xiong said without moving: "Go on." ”

Yang Chong said calmly: "General Xue Shixiong built Yiwu City, and the land of Yiwu is actually in the hands of my Great Sui; Gaochang and other places belonged to Dunhuang County during the Han and Wei dynasties, and even when Wuliang was in Wuliang, it was still Gaochang County, and then it was established with the support of Rouran. Now that the land has been dedicated, can they agree that the Great Sui will send someone to manage it and cancel the throne? If this is the case, two counties of Yiwu and Gaochang can be added, Shanshan Kingdom can be merged into Shanshan County, and Pu Shihai can be taken. ”

Yang Chong's suggestion is a big deal, which is more exciting than Pei Ju's thousands of miles of land dedication, and at the same time, it also implies sharply that Pei Ju's trick is false, and if you don't get it right, you won't get anything in the end. The reason why Yang Xiong and Duan Wenzhen asked Yang Chong was that they actually had similar doubts in their hearts, but they couldn't make up their minds; Duan Wenzhen immediately asked, "Will this cause dissatisfaction among the Western Turks?" ”

Yang Chong replied: "There must be dissatisfaction, but the Western Turks are now difficult to protect themselves, there is the threat of Xue Yantuo and the Eastern Turks outside, and there are shots and Tongye Hu pressing step by step inside, and it is difficult to protect Luo Khan himself in the mud. According to my estimate, in this situation, even if the Holy Son of Heaven summons him, Luo Khan will not dare to come to the court, and when the time comes, it will be time to ask for the guilt, and order to shoot and Xue Yantuo to crusade, and we will seize the Gaochang lands. ”

Duan Wenzhen joked: "Yang Chong, Mozi is conservative, attacking is not Mozi's way. ”

Yang Chong's ink study is already a well-known thing for passers-by, Duan Wenzhen's joke has a faint reminder, Yang Chong smiled: "Since Gaochang Lu Boya and Yiwu Tutun have donated land and are not allowed to be managed by the Great Sui, they are bullying the king, and their crimes should be punished." Gaochang and Tuyuhun are the hometowns of the Central Plains, and the people look forward to the Central Plains king, and the Son of Heaven is just cutting down the ground. ”

Yang Chong took two days off by the way when he left, Yang Xiong and Duan Wenzhen followed Yang Chong's train of thought to discuss, and they were really a little reluctant to give up this plan, the Hexi Corps and the Hetao Corps, as well as Yang Yichen's Western Regions Protector Army, even if they did not fight, they did not dare to transfer, and they could push the battle line thousands of miles to the west with one battle. The two discussed until the evening, and decided to go to see Emperor Yang Guang of Sui and talk about the situation.

Yang Guang was about to have dinner, and when he saw the two of them arrive, he gave him a seat and asked people to add dishes and chopsticks to eat together; The three of them talked while eating, and Yang Guang's eyes lit up when he heard it. Yang Guang didn't see the weaknesses of Pei Ju's plan, but in order to use the power of expanding the territory to deter the patriarchs and scholars who opposed him in the country, he didn't care a little about it; Yang Chong's view is equivalent to a different angle, if King Gaochang and others are all under control in the Central Plains, the Sui army will not be captured everywhere.

Yang Guang stopped the chopsticks in his hand and said hesitantly: "I just don't know if Yang Chong's guess is accurate, once it is self-defeating, it will cause a big war with the Western Turks, and ...... another." ”

Yang Guang said that he stopped, Yang Xiong and Duan Wenzhen discussed for a long time, and naturally knew that Yang Guang was also concerned about his reputation, and said cautiously: "This can be divided into two steps, since Yiwu Country took the initiative to annex, I directly told him that it would merge with Yiwu City into a county, and Tutun could come to Chang'an to live." Gao Chang can be sent to take office first, and if he is driven back by Lu Boya, he will use the sword and soldiers, so that it can stand on reason. ”

Yang Guang pondered for a long time and said: "This matter must be carried out in secret, and the military department should not even reveal Yang Chong, and send someone to send a secret letter to Yuwenshu, tentatively designating Gao Cheng's eldest son Gao Shengdao to engage in Gaochang County, and the selection of Yiwu is not in a hurry." ”

Yang Xiong thought that the candidate for Gaochang County was Yang Chong, and he was even ready to suggest that Yang Chong be resent to the military department, and as soon as he heard Yang Guang say, Yang Xiong guessed that Yang Guang must still have something to tell him, so he had to agree. Duan Wenzhen was originally Yang Guang's confidant, and during this time, he vaguely heard some rumors, and he would not object, but he was not willing to give up on Yang Chong's idleness, Duan Wenzhen said: "Yang Chong has returned from the iron factory and asked for two days off. ”

Yang Guang said with a smile: "This is expected, Yang Chong knows in his heart that the province will not arrange a place for him at all, so let him continue to ask for leave in two days." Wait for Pei Ju's news, if you can let Lu Boya and others come to Chang'an, Yang Chong will have more things to do, Guanwang, let Yang Gongren tell him that to increase the production of Procter & Gamble, I need fragrant pancreas, perfume, and soy sauce as gifts. In addition, I told the Cui family and the Yuwen family that tea and wine are indispensable, and the Du family is so disappointing that they haven't figured out new wine for so long. ”

Yang Xiong and Duan Wenzhen could only shake their heads in their hearts, if the process of winemaking was so simple, so many powerful and wealthy businessmen in Chang'an would have already robbed the business of the Du family winery, and the Yuwen family was just lucky, and Yuwenkai picked up Yang Chong, the junior brother.