Yang Guang received the call, hurriedly entered the palace and rushed to the Wude Palace, only to see the palace father Yang Jian sitting in the center with a stern face, the crown prince Yang Yong, the right servant of Shangshu Su Wei, the internal history of Li Delin, the general of the left guard Guangping Wang Yang Xiong and several others were there, in addition, in the position of Yang Xiong's head, there were also two strange ministers that Yang Guang had never seen. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Changsun Sheng was ordered to send envoys to the Khitan and tapir tribes, although the progress was relatively smooth, and Goguryeo also retreated after receiving my stern warning, but according to the report of Yang Shuang, the king of Wei, the five Turkic khans have recently concluded an alliance in the Tuya tent of Dujin Mountain, intending to unite the army to the south and attack our Youhe and other places. The Turks are menacing this time, and they must not be taken lightly. Today, I urgently summoned you and others to the palace to discuss this matter. Yang Jian raised his hand to signal Yang Guang to enter the palace without saluting, stood under the head of the crown prince Yang Yong, and explained the main topics of the imperial meeting to several ministers attending the meeting simply and clearly.

Shangshu's left servant shot Gao Ying led the army outside, and the ministers in the palace led by Su Wei, the right servant, and everyone's eyes were focused on him, wanting to hear what good strategies he had to solve the threat from the north.

"The military report sent back by King Wei with a post of 600 miles, and the minister has read it carefully." Su Wei opened his mouth unhurriedly, "King Wei said in the military report that the five Turkic khans formed an alliance and mobilized a total of 400,000 soldiers and horses, intending to attack on a large scale. As the refusal of the ministers knows, the total number of officers and troops from all walks of life who are under the control of the king is only more than 100,000, and the enemy is several times larger than me in terms of strength alone, and the situation is extremely unfavorable to me. In today's plan, according to the minister's opinion, His Majesty can deal with it in two ways: first, immediately dispatch the army of Chen to the north and seek an opportunity to fight with the Turks; Second, it is necessary to establish the Hebei Provincial Observatory and unify the command of the war against the Turks. ”

The internal history ordered Li Delin to immediately retort: "The minister agrees with Su Fuchu's proposal on establishing Hebei Daoxingtai and unifying the dispatch and command of the northern conquest matters, but he opposes his proposal to transfer the army of Chen to the north. Your Majesty, if my hundreds of thousands of elite divisions move north, how should I deal with it if Nanchen Chengqiao launches a counterattack against me? According to the minister's humble opinion, the army attacking Chen should not be moved lightly, and the lack of troops in the north can be supplemented by local recruitment and other methods, and before the end of the war on the southern front, the northern front can take a defensive position and block the Turkic iron cavalry outside the Great Wall. ”

From the two completely different suggestions of the two important ministers of the imperial court, Yang Guang realized the seriousness of the current situation: the Great Sui Dynasty, which had just been founded, was about to fall into the dilemma of fighting on the north and south fronts, and faced the dilemma of being attacked on the back. As a result, he had to put aside the thorough investigation of the cause of the death for the time being, and concentrate on the issue of how to deal with the massive invasion of the 400,000 Turkic cavalry.

"Zixiang, I want to hear it, what do you think about this?" Yang Jian looked at the older one of the two strange ministers and asked in a gentle tone.

"Your Majesty, the minister only returned to Chang'an from Lingzhou, and he didn't know much about the situation in the secluded and other places, and he didn't dare to talk about state affairs in front of His Majesty. However, the minister has been an official in Lingxia and other prefectures for a long time, and there is one matter that needs to be brought to His Majesty's attention: since Shabo became a great khan, the Turks have gradually divided between the east and the west. In the northwest, there are two khanate territories of Apo and Datou, Apo's territory is northern, and it borders less than my Great Sui, while the Datou territory borders on me for nearly a thousand miles. Now that the five Turkic khans have formed an alliance and have two khans in the northwest, Apo and Datou, their forces are second only to Sha Bolu, and the defense west of Chang'an cannot be slackened at all. ”

"Wenyun, what do you say?" Yang Jian nodded, and asked another strange minister.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Su Servant and Li Neishi said is reasonable, and the war between the north and the south is only in the Sacred Heart, and it is inconvenient for the ministers to put their beaks." The person who was called Wenyun had a round face and a round body, and he spoke in a friendly manner, not at all like the angular one who was just now, and his tone revealed a majesty.

"Ah Zong, you don't know these two yet, do you? Come, I will introduce you to you. Yang Jian turned to Yang Guang, and first pointed to the one with a round face and a round body, "This is Zhang Wei and Zhang Wenyun, the current Xiangzhou Assassin History." ”

Zhang Wei smiled all over his face, stepped forward, and arched his hand at Yang Guang: "Your Majesty Zhang Wei has seen His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and I hope His Highness will take care of him in the future." ”

Yang Jian couldn't help frowning when he saw Zhang Wei flattering and flattering Yang Guang, and then pointed to the older one and introduced: "This is Prince Wang Shao, the current assassin of Lingzhou. ”

Wang Shao stood still and did not move, only arched his hand towards Yang Guang reservedly, which was regarded as having seen him.

Yang Guang didn't understand why his father wanted to introduce the two foreign assassins to know him, and he hugged his fists to the two assassins in return, and thought about it: Looking at the map in recent days, I vaguely remember that Xiangzhou seems to be in the Central Plains and Hebei, and Lingzhou, according to what Wang Shao said, should clearly be in the northwest direction of Chang'an, and the two places are far apart.

"Zixiang just mentioned that the Turkic Datou Khan can't be convinced, and I deeply feel the same way." Yang Jian listened to the opinions expressed by several ministers, glanced at the people in the hall with a cold gaze, and said, "Some time ago, he received the wolf's head from me, and sent an envoy to Chang'an to contribute to me. ”

Li Delin saw that Yang Jian was so disgusted with Datou Khan's defilement, and couldn't help but remind Yang Jian with a worried face: "Your Majesty, if the northwest also needs to mobilize heavy troops to deploy defenses, the ministers will only be afraid ......."

Yang Jian raised his hand, stopped Li Delin's words, and said resolutely: "Don't say that there is a war on three sides, that is, there are enemies attacking from all sides at the same time. Regarding the matter of transferring troops to the north, I still need to listen to Dugu's opinion, and then make a decision. See Felling. ”

Prince Yang Yong hurriedly bowed and said, "The son is here." ”

"Immediately ordered the 600-mile post to rush to Jiangling, inform Gao Ying of the imminent large-scale invasion of the Turks, and ask him how many troops he can send north? I must receive a return within three days. "Yes." Yang Yong agreed, and immediately went out of the palace to make arrangements.

"Three days later, I will hold a court meeting in the Linguang Palace, and publicly announce the measures to deal with the Turkic invasions from the south. After you retire today, if you can come up with a better strategy to defend against the enemy, you can enter the palace at any time and do not have to worry. Okay, Ah Zong will stay for a while, and the others can retire. ”

Since the emperor showed his firm attitude towards the Turkic war, Li Delin was inconvenient to say anything more, so he had to retreat to Yang Jian with everyone and leave the Wude Palace.

"Ah Zong, my original intention was to wait for the victory of the battle against Chen before sending you out of Beijing to become a vassal, but now I am forced by the situation to ask you to go north in advance." When only their father and son were left in the hall, Yang Jian looked at Yang Guang with a kind face and said.

Yang Guang only felt a stream of enthusiasm running straight through the top beam, and immediately took two steps forward, and replied with a straight face: "Erchen has long been worried about his father and the heart of making contributions to the country, so please ask my father to issue an edict, and Erchen can leave Beijing tomorrow to rush to Merge Zhou, and swear to keep the Turkic Hukou outside the border." ”