Xu Shanxin, the envoy of Southern Chen, made a bet with Yang Jian in front of Yang Jian, Yang Yong's father and son in the court for half a year, predicting that if the Sui Dynasty could not defeat Southern Chen within half a year, then the Turks in the north and Tuyuhun in the west would send troops to attack the Sui, so that the Sui Dynasty once again fell into the predicament of being attacked by the enemy on its back and could not extricate itself. This made Yang Jian shocked that Nan Chen was so well-informed, and he also added a hesitation to raise troops to attack Chen.

That night, Dugu Jialuo saw that her husband returned to Zhengyang Palace with a sad brow, and asked him with concern what difficulties he had encountered, and Yang Jian told the queen about the experience of meeting Nanchen's envoys in 1510.

When Dugu Jialuo heard that her husband and Nan Chen's envoys had made a bet on the contract, she couldn't help laughing, and said to Yang Jian: "Why is the emperor confused? According to the concubine's cold eyes, this Xu Shanxin was clearly alarmist, intending to force the emperor to suspend the attack on Chen, thinking that his emperor would have more time to mobilize the army, and he would resist stubbornly. The emperor must not be fooled by him. ”

Yang Jian frowned and replied, "Lady, don't I know that Xu Shanxin is bullying people?" It's just that yesterday, the western Xinjiang and the northern border were reported one after another, and the Tuyuhun and Turks have indeed changed, and I have to guard against this. Once the battle of Xiang Chen is blocked, and if it is delayed for a long time, the two sides of the northwest will reappear in chaos, and it should not be taken lightly. ”

Dugu Jialuo asked his husband about the recent changes in the western Xinjiang and the north, and personally held a bowl of ginseng soup to Yang Jian, and persuaded Yang Jian: "A few days ago, Gao Ying left Beijing and went to the palace to bid farewell to me, and he said that he had preliminarily agreed with Ah Zong that he would take the lead in sending surprise troops to raid Jiankang, the capital of Emperor Nanchen, and then capture the entire territory of Nanchen. As for the death of the Eastern Turkic Mohe Khan, and the succession of Yongyu Lu, the son of the photograph, if the emperor is not at ease, he might as well pretend to recruit him to Jinjing, and carry out the canonization ceremony in person, and pass the edict Yongyu Lu Jinjing, to appease his heart in person, and at the same time secretly order Ah to forgive, and to be ready for the battle, and the few can be worried, which is the second; Third, and the most important thing, the concubine knows that the emperor has long been responsible for the ambition of unifying China, such as today's time, location, and people are all conducive to the emperor's righteous teacher, and there is no way, such as the emperor only to the west of Xinjiang, the north of the just appeared signs of turmoil on the edict to suspend the Chen, once the current good opportunity to cut down Chen, the concubine is afraid that the emperor will regret it in the future. ”

Dugu Jialuo's unusually resolute attitude infected Yang Jian, but he immediately thought that the situation he was facing now was very similar to that in the early years of the emperor, and he couldn't be completely relieved for a while, and explained to Dugu Jialuo in a deep voice: "Although what the queen said is true, I don't know it, Tuyuhun is not enough to worry about at the moment, but after the Eastern Turks became the Great Khan since they were in Luoyu, in just one year, the north was Tiele, and the west swept the Western Turks, and now there is a gradual re-rise, and the iron cavalry under its command has expanded to nearly 200,000. If he took advantage of the fact that the troops of the whole country invaded the south on a large scale, he would not be able to stop his troops with less than 100,000 soldiers and horses left in Hebei alone. Xu Shanxin did not bring a place or a city to the envoy, but it made my suspicion that Nan Chen and the Eastern Turks had secretly colluded a little, which should not be underestimated! ”

Dugu Jialuo faintly heard from Yang Jian's words that he was still haunted by the past when he raised troops in the north and south at the same time despite the opposition of his ministers in the second year of the emperor's reign, which resulted in the enemy on his back and was once attacked by the Turkic Five Khans coalition army to the city of Chang'an, so he approached him, gently took him into his arms, and said softly: "If the husband wants to achieve the hegemony of a thousand years, he must avoid looking ahead and backward, indecisive, the concubine has often been taught by her father since she was a child, and she knows how many heroes and emperors have not been easy to restore the unification of the north and the south in the past three hundred years. I sincerely don't want the emperor to miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to restore reunification, and hate it for eternity. If the emperor is really relieved of the Eastern Turks, the concubine is willing to ask the emperor for an order to go to Bingzhou to fetter the Eastern Turks, so that he will not raise troops to invade the south before the emperor raises troops to attack Chen Gongcheng, and eliminates the worries in the emperor's heart. ”

Yang Jian raised his head in surprise, looked up at his beloved wife's beautiful face and resolute expression, and couldn't help but be deeply moved by Dugu Jialuo's unwavering determination to cut down Chen, gently pulled Dugu Jialuo to sit beside him, stroked her shoulder with one hand and said: "In order to help me realize the great cause of reunification between the north and the south, the queen did not avoid the arrows and stones, and asked me to go out of the border of the town, which made me feel very ashamed. I swore to the queen tonight that I would never mention the matter of postponing the attack on Chen again, even if the Turks changed tomorrow and the army came to attack, I would personally bring a group of soldiers and horses to meet the enemy, and I would never let the queen personally take risks. ”

Dugu Jialuo held her husband's hand tightly, and the husband and wife sat side by side, staring at each other affectionately, and did not speak again for a long time.

After the shift, it was Dugu Jialuo who took the lead in breaking the silence, stood up while pulling out, changing his nightgown for Yang Jian, and said to Yang Jian with a smile: "The concubine has just listened to what the emperor said, but I feel that the envoy sent to Chang'an by Nan Chen is quite bold, but I don't know how the emperor plans to deal with him, do you really want to keep him in Chang'an?" ”

Yang Jian was inspired by his beloved wife tonight, and his heart was already strong, like a big stone pressing on his heart, his mood suddenly felt much lighter, and he replied with a smile: "I have not only left Xu Shanxin in Chang'an, but also asked him to serve me as the master on the day of Nanchen's annihilation, and change it to serve me as the Great Sui." What does the queen think? ”

"The concubine has always regarded himself as Chinese orthodoxy in the Southern Dynasty, and Jiang Zuo's well-dressed man is very dignified, and it would be a good thing if the emperor could persuade a famous man like Xu Shanxin to return to my Great Sui. It's just that I don't know if he agreed to this condition proposed by the emperor? ”

"Hmph, I can't help him then. I want to see with my own eyes, what will the so-called authentic and well-dressed people of China look like under the coercion of my sword? Yang Jian snorted heavily, as if with a little disdain.

Dugu Jialuo served Yang Jian to change into a nightgown, lay down on the bed, sat beside him and gently massaged him, and advised him: "It has been nearly three hundred years since the division of the north and the south, and over time, the customs and customs of the north and south of the river have been quite different. Emperor Wanwang paid attention to the fact that even if he wiped out Nanchen with his troops, he must treat the Jiangnan Shishu and the people well, change customs, and subtly make them sincerely naturalize the imperial court, and must not be differentiated, look down on them, and ...... the disaster in the future."

However, Yang Jian, who was lying next to him, was already snoring and falling asleep at this time.