Yang Guang looked back at the sound and saw that it was Yang Su, the Duke of Qinghe County, who was standing not far behind him with a strong man who looked like a guard, and hurriedly handed the reins in his hand to Xian Yuluo, and asked with a smile: "Which one is my Dao, it turns out to be the Duke of Qinghe!" I don't know why Qinghe Gong is so anxious to find this king? ”

Yang Su stretched out his hand to let Yang Guang into the restaurant, and replied: "This is not the place to speak, dare to ask the prince to take a step to speak." ”

Yang Guang saw that Yang Su said solemnly, because he didn't know what he was here for, so he ordered Xian Yuluo and Yang Su's escort to wait outside the restaurant, and he and Yang Su turned around and entered the restaurant, still returned to the private room and sat down, Fang said: "What does Qinghe Gong have to say, please tell me." ”

Yang Su didn't sit down, bowed to Yang Guang and hugged his fists, and asked: "Early this morning, Pang Huang, the former general of the right guard, rushed to the house, saying that his brother Pang Xun was arrested by the prince last night and returned to the palace, and asked the subordinate to come to meet the prince and inquire about the reason for this matter. Because the lower officials have been ordered by the emperor, they are about to leave Beijing and return to Ben Xinzhou tomorrow, so they do not take the liberty and come here to find the prince. ”

When Yang Guang heard this, his face became gloomy, and he didn't invite Yang Su to sit down, and replied coldly: "It turns out that Qinghe Gong came to find this king in a hurry, and he was entrusted by Pang Huang to save people." Yes, Pang Xun is indeed imprisoned in this palace now. However, Qinghe Gong didn't ask the reason for the matter, so he came to find the king to save people, isn't it too abrupt? ”

The reason why Yang Su was willing to come forward to beg Yang Guang to release Pang Xun was not all because of his brother Pang Huang's old friendship with him, but because of the affection of the crown prince Yang Yong behind Pang Huang.

As early as the early years of the emperor, Pang Huang was dismissed by Yang Jian, if it were not for the intercession of the crown prince Yang Yong, I am afraid that he would end up with the same fate as Wang Yi, so since then, although Pang Huang has lived in Chang'an, he has become a frequent visitor to the East Palace. When Pang Huang came to him to rescue Pang Xun today, he hinted to him that Pang Xun had interests involved with some important subordinates of the East Palace, and once he was arrested by Yang Guang and returned to the palace, the interrogation of the unfavorable confession from the East Palace would inevitably involve the prince himself.

Yang Su returned to Beijing this time, and at the same time as he asked the emperor to build a warship and prepare for the attack on Chen, he naturally had to inquire about which prince the emperor would appoint as the commander and preside over the destruction of Nanchen, but he heard the news that the prince Yang Yong intended to ask for his order to lead the army to go on the expedition, so he had the intention to curry favor with the prince before the official appointment of the imperial court as the commander of the attack on Chen, so that he could make contributions in the battle of Chen in the future and pave the way for the promotion of officials and knights, so he agreed to Pang Huang's request and took the lead in catching people.

Hearing that Yang Guang's rhetoric was not good, and he clearly meant to blame himself, Yang Su couldn't help but have a trace of remorse in his heart: regret should not have listened to Pang Huang's words, so he hurriedly came to find Yang Guang to catch people. However, since he had already explained his intention to Yang Guang, he had no reason to take the initiative to retreat, so he replied with a smile at Yang Guang: "When Pang Huang came to look for the lower official in the morning, he only said that Pang Xun was misunderstood and mistaken for being involved in the case of the escape of the guards in the prince's mansion from the Jingzhao Yamen, and was sent back to the palace by the prince to take him back to the palace, so he asked the lower official to ask the prince to intercede." Xia Guan really remembered his friendship with Pang Huang for many years, so he reluctantly agreed to come forward for him to beg the prince to release him. If there are other reasons for this matter, I hope that the prince will see that the lower officials do not know about it, and forgive the sloppy actions of the lower officials. ”

Yang Guang didn't want to say anything more to Yang Su along this topic, so he nodded noncommittally, pulled the words away, and asked Yang Su: "When this king entered the palace yesterday, he heard his father mention that Qinghe Gong has a plan to build a warship to facilitate the attack on Chen, and once it is completed and implemented, it will greatly increase the chances of defeating Nanchen in one fell swoop. Taking advantage of the fact that you and I are meeting today, this king wants to hear a detailed explanation from Qinghe Gong in person, so as to open his ears and eyes, I don't know if it is convenient? ”

Yang Su knew that he had run away in vain today, and Yang Guang didn't have the slightest intention of releasing Pang Xun at all, and while secretly regretting it, he had to reply with a forced smile: "When Prince Cheng asked in person, the lower officials dared not obey the order." It's just that the lower official came in a hurry, and he didn't carry the pattern of the plan to build a warship, so it was difficult for the prince to explain it very clearly. However, the emperor summoned the officials back to Beijing this time, and has now approved the request of the lower officials, if everything can go smoothly, the lower officials can only reply to the prince like this: at least one year, at most two years, my Great Sui Navy will be far superior to the Nanchen Water Army, and the Yangtze River will be broken soon. ”

Yang Guang saw that he refused to explain his plan to build a warship to himself in detail, and only boasted in general terms that once this plan was completed, it would be enough for the Great Sui Navy to defeat the powerful Nanchen Navy and break through the Yangtze River in one fell swoop.

Accompanied by Yang Su, Yang Guang came to the restaurant for the second time, and inadvertently looked up, but he was standing side by side with Xian Yuluo Yang Su's guard outside the door of the restaurant.

"Qinghe Gong, what do you call this strong man?" Yang Guang couldn't remember where he had seen Yang Su's bodyguard for a while, so he asked Yang Su casually.

"Back to the prince, he is a swordsman who came to defect to the lower official at the beginning of his appointment in Xinzhou, because he has no name and no surname, the lower official will call him a bearded guest according to his appearance on weekdays. You, don't come forward to see His Royal Highness the King of Jin! Yang Su beckoned to the bearded guest and motioned for him to come close and salute Yang Guang.

When Yang Guang heard that the escort that Yang Su was carrying was actually a bearded guest who was one of the famous "Three Heroes of Wind and Dust" in history, he was so shocked that his body shook twice, and he almost stood unsteadily, and said in his heart: Bearded guest, isn't he the red-haired young man Zhang Zhongjian who attacked him outside the stone house courtyard in the first year of Kaihuang - a killer in the "Wild Goose's Nest" organization? How could he become Yang Su's personal attendant now.

"The grass people see His Royal Highness the King of Jin." The bearded guest obeyed Yang Su's instructions, stepped forward, and saluted Yang Guang with a fist.

"Qinghe Gong's personal escort must be extremely extraordinary. I don't know where this strong man came from and who he studied with? Yang Guang took two steps back vigilantly, glanced at Xian Yuluo who was standing beside him, barely stabilized his mind, and asked the bearded guest with a forced smile.

"Lord Wang, most of this bearded guest was injured in his brain before he defected to the lower official, and he completely forgot his surname, background and teacher, so he was called by this name. However, if it comes to his skills, he is indeed extraordinary, and according to the ability of the subordinates, he can only fight with him to a draw, and if he wants to win him, he can't. Without waiting for the bearded guest to speak, Yang Su had already taken the lead in replying to Yang Guangdao for him.