Chapter 873: A Strategy to Help the Weak and the Strong

Three days later, Changsun Sheng, Li Jing and his entourage left Dujin Mountain with the promise of the Turkic Dulan Khan Yongyu Lu to continue to pay tribute to the Great Sui ministers and returned to the state.

At that time, it was the height of summer, but there was no trace of heat on the grassland outside the gate, and a gust of wind blew, which made people still feel the refreshing coolness.

Li Jing and Changsun Sheng walked at the forefront of the team, and suddenly said with a smile: "The junior guessed what kind of strategy the general used to envoy the Turks this time?" ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. Eldest Sun Sheng smiled with a twisted hair.

"This is the discord among the thirty-six schemes." Li Jing hugged his fist at Changsun Sheng on horseback and said, "The general wants to divide the relationship between him and Yuwen Panruo by presenting four beautiful concubines to Dulan Khan, and he also shocked Dulan by killing Gu Sheng, who is alias Yang Qin, so that he does not dare to covet my Great Sui, this plan is really clever." ”

Changsun Sheng nodded first, then shook his head with a smile, and said to Li Jing: "At your young age, it is really not easy to think of this layer. To tell the truth, this is a strategy to help the weak and strong, and at the same time of shocking Yongyu Lu, we will focus on supporting the relatively weak forces and have good intentions for the Great Sui, so that it can be used by me in the future. ”

"No wonder the general's treatment of dyeing and drying is very different from Yongyu Lu, the younger generation has been taught." Li Jing got the help of Changsun Sheng, and suddenly woke up.

"However, on this Turkic trip, I watched Yuwen Praruo act, but still did not change the original intention of restoring the Yuwen clan, and had no intention of changing his ways, and I heard Dye Gan tell me that in recent days, Yuwen Praruo has been in close contact with another khan of the Western Turks, Nili Khan, and it seems that he has bad intentions. I plan to go back to the court to meet the Holy Lord and restore my life, and suggest that she be deposed of the title of Princess of Righteousness, Li Jing, do you think it is appropriate? Changsun Sheng restrained his smile and asked Li Jing's opinion.

The idol in his mind actually asked for his opinion, Li Jing couldn't believe his ears, and bowed to the eldest grandson Sheng on horseback and said: "The younger generation doesn't dare to discuss the country's presence, but just drew the general's attention to it, the person who killed Gu Sheng with a flying knife outside the tent that night has not yet reappeared, according to the expectations of the younger generation, this person is most likely Zhang Zhongjian, one of the only two remaining leaders of the 'Wild Goose', and Zhang Zhongjian is likely to cooperate with Gu Sheng to lobby the Turks to raise troops to attack our Great Sui, and the one who conspires with him must be Yuwen Praruo." For this reason alone, the younger generation thinks that it is better to quickly remove Yuwen Prajna. ”

Hearing Li Jing's words, Changsun Sheng nodded thoughtfully, and said: "Yuwen Panruo has been married to the Turks for more than ten years, especially since Yongyu Lu succeeded to the Great Khan, she has deliberately cultivated her own power in the Turkic court, and now it has begun to become a climate, and it is not easy to get rid of her in a relatively short period of time. Moreover, a few years ago, she took the initiative to change her surname and return to the sect, worshiping under the knees of the saint and the mother as a woman, and now she has not shown her back, only afraid that the saint and the mother will miss the old relationship, and she will not be willing to get rid of her. ”

Seeing a slightly disappointed look on Li Jing's face, Changsun Sheng's tone changed, and he said: "However, this matter can be done step by step, first try to reduce Yuwen Panruo's power in the Turkic Dynasty, and then find an opportunity to get rid of her." To tell you the truth, before leaving Dujin Mountain, I had a separate meeting with Jiang Shangyuan, a gardener in the former Jin Dynasty's palace, and wanted to persuade him to repent and become the eyeliner of the imperial court in the Turkic court, but he refused. ”

Li Jing heard the eldest Sun Sheng mention Yang Guang, so he made a request to him: "The younger generation wants to return to Guangling directly from Bingzhou, and report to His Royal Highness the King of Jin about Gu Sheng's killing, Zhang Zhongjian's northward departure, and Jiang Tuozi's assistance to Yuwen Panruo's enemies with the imperial court, so that His Royal Highness can keep abreast of the latest movements of the 'Wild Goose's Nest', and ask the general for permission." ”

Changsun Sheng didn't expect Li Jing to give himself such a problem, and replied with a frown: "It stands to reason that if you find out that Yang Qin is not Liu Jushi, but Gu Sheng, the suspicion between you and Xuangan Gongzi will naturally be resolved, but now Liu Jushi's whereabouts are still unknown...... Why don't you wait for us to return to the state, and let him decide where you go. ”

Although Li Jing was anxious to return to Jiangnan and reported to Yang Guangyu in person the latest discoveries made during his trip to the Turks with Changsun Sheng, after hearing Changsun Sheng's words and thinking about it for a while, he understood Changsun Sheng's difficulties, so he had to follow him back to Bingzhou to meet Gao Ying.

Gao Ying was very happy with the great success of Changsun Sheng's mission to the Turks, and personally went out of the city to take Changsun Sheng and his party to the government office, and held a large banquet to congratulate Changsun Sheng and his party on their triumphant return.

During the banquet, Changsun Sheng did not wait for Li Jing to speak, and took the initiative to explain to Gao Ying on his behalf that he wanted to return to Guangling directly to report the news to Yang Guangyu.

Gao Ying asked Li Jing in detail about the reason for the strike, and also fell into a deep groan, and explained to the two of them: "A month ago, I received a secret report from a scout lurking in Dujin Mountain, saying that Liu Jushi, the son of Liu Chang, the Duke of Peng, went to persuade Dulan Khan to attack Sui under the alias Yang Qin, and soon after receiving this secret report, I found that the Turks had sent a secret envoy to Goguryeo, intending to join forces with Goguryeo to send troops to attack. Now although you have revealed that Yang Qin is not Liu Jushi, but Nan Chen's meticulous Gu Sheng, but Liu Jushi's whereabouts are still unknown, and it is not clear whether he is in collusion with Gu Sheng and colluded to rebel against the imperial court, so it is ...... Do you find out Liu Jushi's whereabouts first, find out if he is Gu Sheng's accomplice, and then ......?"

However, it is not easy to find Liu Jushi and his person in the huge secluded place, Li Jingqiang pressed the lost emotions in his heart, and provided Gao Ying with clues to find Liu Jushi's whereabouts: "The last general was entrusted by Liu Jushi and promised to try his best to match his marriage with a girl, and later heard in Jiangnan that Liu Jushi lost contact with the girl in Chang'an, and went north to Kanto and Hebei to find her whereabouts behind his parents. As far as the last general knows, this woman's name is Feng Xiaoxi, and she is a native of Fengjiawan in Shangshui under the rule of Xiangzhou. ”

As soon as his words fell, he saw Yang Xuangan, who was sitting at the end of the seat, standing up with a silk silk in his hand, walking up to him, handing him the silk in his hand, and asking with a smile: "Big brother, take a look, do you look like a layman?" ”

Gao Ying, Changsun Sheng and others present all knew that the eldest son of Yang Su, the Duke of Yueguo, had not been very bright since he was a child, and he was nicknamed "Idiot".

"It's too similar!" Li Jing looked at the portrait of Liu Jushi painted by Yang Xuangan in surprise, and praised it sincerely.