The first news that Yang Chong got when he went to the Ministry of Rites was that Gaochang City was broken. Yang Yichen's Western Regions Protector Army and the Western Turkic Special Service Ashina Danai's allied army deceived the Western Turks as reinforcements and deceived Gaochang City, and the father and son of Ko Boya and Ko Wentai were captured, and 26,000 troops were surrendered, and 34,000 people of Gaochang were collected.

Yang Xuangan sighed and said: "Yichen is really the pillar of the country, when Pei Ju's people informed the Khan to send troops, Yichen asked the courtier Cui Junsu to lobby the younger brother of Luo Khan, Que Dushe, and the special service Ashina Danai to be attached, and then left Zuo Kunlun to guard Shanshan, Shi Daqian guarded and ended, personally led 5,000 wolf soldiers and 10,000 fine cavalry, and Ashina Da Nai Dong to deceive and open the city gate. Yuwen said that the Eastern and Western Turks were willing to take Gaochang City as the boundary, and the southeast side belonged to the Great Sui, the west side belonged to the Western Turks, and the north side belonged to the Eastern Turks. ”

Yang Chong smiled dumbly and said: "Now Gaochang City and materials are all in the hands of my Great Sui, Yuwenshu and Yang Xuangan have nearly 80,000 horse infantry troops, and the Eastern Turks are only 30,000 people who control the strings. However, at present, we are also at the end of the crossbow, and we have to prepare to kill the plateau, as long as the Eastern Turks retreat, it is good to give up one step. ”

Yang Xuangan clapped his hands and said: "Yuwenshu and Yang Yichen also think so, but it depends on the meaning of the center, and what has something to do with us is that the father and son of Ko Boya and Ko Wentai have been escorted to Chang'an, and the twenty-one missions and merchant groups stranded in Gaochang City set off at the same time, including Tong Yehu." In addition, a large amount of war booty was shipped to Chang'an, and it is said that more than 40 carriages were loaded with jewels in the treasury of Gaochang alone. ”

Yang Xuangan and Yang Chong both knew the mystery, at least thirty percent of the jewelry was divided by Yu Wenshu and others, but the front-line soldiers made such a great achievement, Emperor Yang Guang of Sui should not care. Tongye Huneng came, indicating that there was no suspense in the war in the Western Turks, and the victory of the shooting was only a matter of time, Yang Chong asked: "Lord Shangshu, when Lu Boya arrives in Chang'an, it should be the day of the conference, and we must hurry up." ”

Yang Xuangan said unhurriedly: "We haven't stopped during this time, and in time, you mainly designed the opening ceremony and the decoration of the main hall." I'm afraid that the court will dispute it together, and I'll get you away halfway. ”

Yang Chong smiled: "No, didn't I just get fined?" ”

Yang Xuangan also smiled: "Don't take those things to heart, today Yun Dingxing and He Chou both went to the Qi Palace's mansion to see the four-wheeled carriage, but I believe that if you can't get it, they will give it for nothing." ”

Yang Chong was taken aback, Yang Xuangan said it plainly, but the information expressed was too rich, not only did he know about selling carriages, but he also knew that the quality of the four-wheeled carriage had not passed, and the movements of Yun Dingxing and He Chou and others, this was not simple. It seems that in order to rebel, Yang Xuangan has already deployed a large number of people in Chang'an and other places, and inquired about the situation in all aspects at any time; Yang Chong flashed a thought, the situation in the Western Regions had changed because of his arrival, and whether Yang Xuangan's rebellion would also be variable.

Yang Chong sensed that Yang Xuangan was paying attention to himself, so he restrained his mind and said: "Yun Dingxing and He Chou are both masters, and the lower officials dare not assert it. ”

Yang Xuangan just found that Yang Chong was in a trance, and when he heard Yang Chong say, he thought that Yang Chong was speculating about the skills of Yun Dingxing and He Chou, so he didn't take it to heart, and deliberately blamed: "What is the official or not, you and I are both from the Hongnong Yang family, and we are called uncle when no one is around." ”

It's not that Yang Xuangan is proud, he and Emperor Yang Guang of Sui are the same generation in the family tree, that is, Yang Gongren called him uncle when he was a child, Yang Chong called Yang Gongren his eldest brother, and Yang Xuangan naturally became an uncle. Yang Chong didn't think that Yang Xuangan was cheapening him, and the genealogy was backed up like this, so he said respectfully: "What Uncle Xuangan said is true. ”

Yang Xuangan laughed, and immediately got a little closer, and said in a low voice: "Yang Chong, I also have no choice, you cooperate with so many wealthy families to do business, and the Zhihe Wine Shop has been handed over to the royal family, and the old people in the clan have come to the letter several times, and Yang Hao of Shenmutang doesn't seem to be very happy." You see this, I will give 20,000 for the clansmen, you ponder and ponder, see what business is suitable, if it is not enough in the later stage, you can just open your mouth. ”

Yang Su, the Duke of Yueguo, relied on his rich money and power to seek family property in the place where he served, and the residence of the Yang family in the east and west of the second capital was extravagant and gorgeous, and it was common to demolish it in the morning and rebuild it at night, and the manor houses in Heluo in Guanzhong never stopped, and in the large and small cities in Guanzhong, the hotels, workshops, fertile fields, and mansions of the Duke of Yueguo were all counted by thousands. While Yang Xuangan inherited Yang Su's powerful connections, he also inherited this dizzying wealth, and 20,000 yuan was just a drizzle.

However, Yang Su's father and son have a transcendent status in the Hongnong Yang family, because Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian has the Xianbei surname Pu Liuru, although the royal family has repeatedly said that Pu Liuru was given to Yang Jian's father Yang Zhong by Emperor Gong of the Western Wei Dynasty, but the people in the Yang family always feel weird. Hongnong Yang became famous in the Han Dynasty Taiwei Yang Zhen, Yang Zhen was known as "Confucius of Guanxi", after taking poison to death, next to the coffin road, there was a big bird more than one zhang high flew to Yang Zhen's funeral, pitched and screamed, tears flowed wetland, until the burial did not fly away, forcing the persecution of Yang Zhen Emperor Han Shun to issue an edict.

This is the temperament, life and death are small, and the name is big, Yang Zhong accepted the surname of Xianbei and the foreign race, and restored the surname Yang after being called the emperor, which was inevitably looked down upon by some old-fashioned people; Yang Su and his son are the lubricants in it, and they are the key figures in the connection between the Hongnong Yang family and the royal family; Therefore, regardless of Yang Su or Yang Xuangan, they are all responsible for the affairs of the clan, and they are even more bold in their actions, and what they say is often more effective than the patriarch.

In history, when Yang Xuan felt the troops forcing Tongguan, Wei Xuan was worried, and he couldn't tell which people participated in the riot, and killed more than 2,000 people in Chang'an in one go, most of which were the protégés of the Yang family of Hongnong. Due to the great losses within the clan and dissatisfaction with Emperor Yang of Sui, when Li Yuan attacked Chang'an, the Yang clan did not face it with all his strength, resulting in the fall of the Sui Dynasty.

Yang Chong doesn't care about the fate of the Yang family, but he still has to fight for his own living environment, can he still earn money if he sends it to the door? Yang Chong said with a smile: "Uncle Xuangan, don't worry, I will definitely find an industry suitable for the development of the clan, but no matter what this workshop does, it can't be placed in Luoyang, Chang'an." ”

Yang Xuan understood that Yang Yong's two sons, Yang Xiaoshi and Yang Xiaofan, both lived in Maxingfang, and he and Hongnong Yang collided head-on, and Emperor Yang Guangxin of Sui would not be indifferent no matter how wide his heart was. Yang Xuan said confidently: "The location is arbitrary, you don't have to come forward, as long as the workshop is built and the craftsmen are trained." ”

(End of chapter)