Wang Shichong smiled slightly, he was not very surprised by Gao Xi's answer, but he still wanted to hear Gao Xi explain the reason, and said: "Please also ask Qi Guogong for more advice." ”

Gao Xi's brows furrowed: "Cao Cao was able to incorporate the Yellow Turban Army by himself, because the Han Dynasty had declined, Dong Zhuo had taken the emperor hostage and returned to Chang'an, and all the candidates began to rise up and attack each other, in other words, it was when the central government had lost its authority and was unable to restrain the powerful people in various places, and if you led the troops to quell the rebellion and destroy the mutant people's army, as long as Yang Guang was still there, he could effectively control the area near the capital, and he could still make the generals everywhere nominally listen to him, you couldn't take this road." ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "I understand, what Qi Guogong means is that you can't blatantly expand your power in the process of suppressing bandits on the premise that the Sui family has not lost its control over the whole country, but you must first act like a loyal minister, right?" ”

Gao Xi nodded: "Exactly." The national strength and military strength of the Great Sui are very strong, unlike the Eastern Han Dynasty, there are almost no soldiers available in the central part of the royal family, so they can only order the powerful and garrisons in various places to recruit troops on their own, so you must see the shape clearly and wait for the opportunity. ”

The corners of Wang Shichong's mouth hooked: "It's just that I didn't help Yang Guang to consolidate his country, isn't it too much of a loss, and once the mutant army is destroyed, it will be returned to the dynasty and scattered in the county, and in the end I still have nothing, it's not worth it." ”

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Although Wang Shichong knew how terrible it was when the world was in turmoil, he was still a little surprised by this situation, and he was slightly moved, and there was a little doubt in his voice: "Is it so powerful?" ”

Gao Xi nodded seriously: "With what Yang Guang is doing now, it will definitely be unbearable for the people of the world, his biggest mistake is to put such a heavy burden in the most dangerous areas like Hebei and Shandong, this time to patrol Xingzhuo County." It was obvious that a grand canal was to be dug between Zhuojun and the Yellow River, so that the grain and taxes from the south could be transported to Zhuojun, as well as soldiers and weapons, which was obviously to prepare for war with Goguryeo, and to patrol the outside of the fortress was also to subdue the Turks, so that they would not dare to rebel when the Great Sui sent troops. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "It turns out that the Duke of Qi also recognized this, when you were in the period of the first emperor, you strongly opposed the attack on Goguryeo, and now you have the same view?" ”

Gao Xi's eyes flashed with coldness: "Goguryeo has been founded since the end of the Western Han Dynasty. It has been established for nearly 600 years, and it is now thousands of miles away. With hundreds of thousands of armor, the internal monarchs and ministers are single-minded, and the tribute to the Great Sui is continuous, forcibly attacking it, the division is nameless, and its people will be angry with the enemy, desperately resisting, the most important thing is that the Yingzhou and Zhuo County at the front of the Great Sui, away from the core area of Liaodong in Goguryeo, to walk one or two thousand miles, this road is a very desolate no-man's land, the pressure of logistics supply is extremely great, if you want to destroy Goguryeo, you have to send more than 500,000 troops. ”

"Okay, you've been in battle for a long time, and you should know how difficult it is to maintain the logistical supply of an army of 500,000. Even if a large amount of grain and grass has been accumulated in Zhuojun and Yingzhou, it will have to be transported by tens of millions of people, and this logistical pressure can only be transferred to the people of Hebei. Coupled with the huge manpower consumption of digging the canal before this, with this kind of hard labor, the people of Hebei and Shandong, who were already fierce, will become thieves. ”

Wang Shichong said with a straight face: "Thank you for the guidance of Qi Guogong, the next thing is that the officials and troops are drawn from everywhere to suppress the rebellious people in Hebei, because there are no government soldiers in Hebei, and they can only rely on the officials and troops in other places to suppress them, so the garrisons everywhere will be empty, and then the people everywhere will rise up one after another and become bandits, right?" ”

Gao Xi nodded: "Fighting a war is not a matter of relying on the army alone, the army goes out to fight, it is bound to increase the taxes in various places, since Yang Guang took the throne, the construction of large construction and the excavation of canals have already made people complain everywhere, and the expedition to the enemy country and the army will make the people's patience reach the limit, if taxes are increased and soldiers are recruited to suppress elsewhere, it will be the last straw that bends the camel." ”

"The most terrifying point is that if there are mutant people all over the world, and the state and county defenders are unable to suppress it, these mutant armies will attack the state and county everywhere, break the granary, and then open the warehouse to release grain, and absorb the people to join their team. It's not because these people are killed by the official army or the people's army, but because the war will completely destroy the normal production of the people, the granary is broken, and the newly planted grain fields are destroyed, so if you don't follow the people's army, you can only wait to starve to death, this is the real chaos in the world, it can't be resolved by relying on strong military power, Xingman, do you understand? ”

Wang Shichong couldn't turn his eyes when he heard it, the historical laws behind these history books, listening to Gao Xi's history master today, it was so real and cruel, Wang Shichong suddenly felt a little jealous of Yang Jian and Yang Guang, there are such virtuous ministers and can't let go of them, they deserve to die of the Second Great Sui.

Wang Shichong breathed a long sigh of relief: "In this way, Qi Guogong thinks that this world chaos cannot be suppressed by the force of the Sui Dynasty, when will I have the opportunity to stand on my own?" ”

Gao Xi stared at Wang Shichong motionlessly: "Xingman, if I were you, I wouldn't think about self-reliance, but in the troubled times, I would support the army and respect myself, wait for the price and sell, and when the overall situation is clear, I will throw myself into the person who can obviously get the world, and I will not lose the title of king and reward, and I will be rich and noble." ”

Wang Shichong gritted his teeth, and his eyes flashed with blue light: "This question, let's talk about it later, the Duke of Qi first taught me when I can support the army and stand on my own, get rid of the control of the Sui family, and become a candidate in the troubled times." ”

Gao Xi sighed: "Xingman, don't think that the old man is suppressing you, there is no need for this, today the old man is willing to talk to you so much, just hope you can have a good result, I said, you are a capable official who governs the world, a traitor in troubled times, if you become an emperor, you will definitely be a good emperor, I personally have no opinion." But I also said it. Your origins dictate that it's hard to do much in this day and age. Because the most important heart of the family is not in you, the family is not optimistic about you, and the small and medium-sized heroes will not be optimistic about you, even if you can be dominant, but it is difficult to have the last laugh, unless, unless you compete with the representative of the family in the world. If you make a mistake like Xiang Yu and lose the hearts of the world, you can pick up a big bargain like Liu Bang. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "These Shichong are very clear, but Shichong also knows that if it is in the hearts of the people, in view of the fact that Shichong has raised troops to stand on his own in the troubled times and has great power, he will inevitably become a thorn in the eyes of the new emperor, a thorn in the flesh, and he will definitely get rid of me." At that time, a letter of edict can transfer me to Beijing as an official, and then slowly separate my subordinates. Removing my wings and finally taking my life is not what I want. However, Qi Guogong's words, I will consider it carefully, after all, people must move with the times, not against the sky. ”

Gao Xi nodded: "It's good that you can figure this out." Now talking about the matter of your self-reliance, if you really want to support the army and respect yourself, it must be after Yang Guang's death, not before his death. ”

Wang Shichong was a little surprised, and said "oh": "What is the explanation?" Yang Guang didn't die so easily, and if I had troops outside, Yang Guang would definitely order me to lead troops to protect him, unless I died with him, how could I watch Yang Guang die and not save him? ”

Gao Xi laughed: "Okay, this is where you don't understand Yang Guang, no matter how much he trusts you now, no matter how much military power he will give you in the future, it is impossible for you to master his core guard, that is, the Xiaoguo Army!" ”

Wang Shichong hadn't thought about this issue carefully before, his eyes were shining, and he said in a deep voice: "Please also ask the Duke of Qi for more advice, I have never been in contact with the distribution of troops in the military world, and you have been selected as commanders many times, so you are very familiar with these." ”

Gao Xi nodded: "I have sixteen guards in the Great Sui, among them in the capital, it used to be Daxing, and now it is the Fanshang army that serves as a guard near the eastern capital, it was 30,000 to 50,000 people in the period of the first emperor, and now Yang Guang has expanded this team to more than 100,000 people, because he has to patrol everywhere and needs a standing army of such a scale to protect his safety, this army is Yang Guang's housekeeping army, it is absolutely impossible to call it lightly, and it will not give him even if there is a trace of distrust in the mastery, together with his palace internal security troops, That is, the 30,000 Xiaoguo Iron Horsemen, this army is absolutely impossible to give you. ”

Wang Shichong smiled: "Could it be that he can trust Yu Wenshu or Yu Zhongwen?" ”

Gao Xi Zhengse said: "If Yang Guang has to make a choice, he must choose Yuwenshu, because Yuwenshu has a certain talent, but he was born in a middle family in the Guanlong family, not like Yu Zhongwen was born in a top family such as the Eight Pillars Kingdom, once Yu Zhongwen gains power, he may become the leader of the entire Guanlong family, and it will be too difficult for Yang Guang to restrain it at that time." Therefore, as long as Yuwenshu does not rebel, the military power of this guard force will definitely be given to Yuwenshu. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Qi Guogong should have also heard about the private pig iron transaction between Yuwenshu's two sons and the Turks last night, such a pig iron transaction is a conspiracy, will Yang Guang continue to trust Yuwenshu?" ”

Gao Xi's eyes flashed with coldness: "As long as it is not Yuwenshu himself who rebelled, then Yang Guang will always trust him, because Yuwenshu is vulgar and greedy, seeking small profits and no ambitions, and almost all the Guanlong families have grudges, even his brother-in-law, Chengguo Gong Li Hun and his family are also in trouble with him, such a person is impossible to be supported when he rebels, and Yu Zhongwen is just the opposite, so Yang Guang sees through this, and will give Yuwenshu the military power of the guards and the Xiaoguo army with confidence, This time, if he decided that Yuwenshu's son was trading with the Turks for money rather than ill-intentioned, he would continue to trust Yuwenshu in the future. ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "Qi Guogong's thoughts are completely consistent with mine, so this time the trap was designed by me, and I won't tell you anything, I will find a way to set up a back move in the future, so that the two major families of Yuwenshu and Li Hun will officially tear their faces and produce infighting, so as to tear apart the Guanlong family, and separate a considerable part of the Guanlong family away from Yang Guang and no longer work for him." ”

Gao Xi nodded: "The old man can see that this time it is your handiwork, Yuwen Shu can't fight you, but he is in this position, it is actually beneficial to you, Yu Zhongwen is far stronger than Yuwen Shu in terms of ability and loyalty, especially the ability to unite the Guanlong family, if he is in charge of the army, I am afraid that Yang Guang can last for many years." You don't have much chance of holding your own troops. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "What does the Duke of Qi mean." If Yuwen Shu is in charge of the army. Is it possible that this guard force will fight back against Yang Guang in the future? ”

Gao Xi smiled slightly: "There is this possibility, but it is not very big, Yang Guang will keep this army tightly by his side, and will not send it around to crusade against the mutant army, but will let the capable generals be divided into four places, gather the government soldiers from all over the country, and it is possible to give these generals the right to temporarily recruit troops on the spot, and then it is the time when you can really support the army and respect yourself." You can exterminate the mutant army one by one, and constantly expand your influence, Yang Guang sees that your record is excellent, and he will also give you an official promotion and expand the number and scale of your troops, but you must remember that at this time, you still have to be loyal to Yang Guang and continue to fight for him, and you can't stand on your own banner. In that case, you will turn from an official army into a traitor, and the civilian army will already have a mortal enmity with you. And without the support of the court, your subordinates will soon disperse. ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "So at this time, we have to start fighting some tacit battles, and follow several powerful mutant armies to fight back and forth, win and lose each other, and even reach some tacit understanding in private, just waiting for Yang Guang to have a problem with himself, attack and kill other rebel troops, or mutiny in the Guards, right?" ”

Gao Xi Zhengse said: "Yes, that's the case, when it comes to the problem of this guard force, there is actually a very serious hidden danger, Yang Guang's Xiaoguo army is now all Guanzhong people, and although the troops on the fan are from various states and counties, more than half of them are also strong men levied by Guanzhong and Longyou counties, Yang Guang moved the capital as soon as he ascended the throne, and now the capital is Luoyang, when the world is in chaos in the future, it is impossible for him to return to Guanzhong, either stay in Luoyang, or go to Jiangdu, these Guanzhong sergeants are impossible to stay with him in Jiangdu for a long time, Sitting back and watching their hometown be destroyed by war, and this is the greatest possibility of what I call mutiny! ”

Wang Shichong's eyes widened: "What does Qi Guogong mean that the Guanzhong region will also be in chaos?" And then these guards will take the initiative to mutiny? ”

Gao Xi nodded vigorously: "When the emperor was there, the old man discussed these things with him many times, since the Great Split of the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasty in the last years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the elite soldiers of the six towns were divided into two military groups of Wuchuan Town and Huaishuo Town, Wuchuan Town soldiers followed Yuwentai into Guanzhong, and Huaishuo Town Group followed Gao Huan to gain a foothold in Guandong, and the elite soldiers of the world were strong, that is, in the two regions of Guanzhong Longyou and Hebei Shandong. Later, the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the Huaishuo Town Group was completely destroyed, and the rest melted into Guanlong, so the world's elite soldiers and good generals, and the military family were left with only the Guanlong Group. ”

"Yang Guang out of fear of these soldiers, in the absence of the development of a reliable alternative to the armed group, in a hurry to move the capital, although trying to use the guò foreign war to reward the official and the nobles, but if the world is in chaos, he is isolated, these guards from Guanzhong, whether it is a soldier or a general, must return to Guanzhong, if Yang Guang can not suppress it, he will mutiny, even if the suppression is successful, he has lost the last strength that can protect him, and he can only be wiped out by the people army around him."

Wang Shichong laughed: "Qi Guogong's insight, it is really superhuman, so I only need to fight with the mutant troops at that time, wait for Yang Guang to mess up, and then wait for Yang Guang to die and the Sui Dynasty has nominally perished, and then choose to stand on my own, right?" ”

Gao Xi's eyes were blazing: "If you don't want to surrender the powerful candidates who occupy Guanlong at this time, then you can take another path, that is, what Cao Cao did, coerce the Son of Heaven to order the candidates!" ”

Wang Shichong smiled and shook his head: "Yang Guang is finished, how can he coerce the Son of Heaven to order the candidates?" ”

Gao Xi Zhengse said: "If Yang Guang died in the Eastern Capital, then naturally he didn't say it, but if he was in charge of the Jiangdu, then the princes and grandsons would definitely be left in Daxing and the Eastern Capital." The most important thing you have to do next is to provoke the contradiction between Yang Yong and Yang Guang, just like you framed Yang Yong back then, secretly frame Yang Yong, find out his misdeeds, and never let Yang Yong get the position of crown prince. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Why is this?" Yang Yun is lustful and lewd, he is not a talent for governing the country at all, and he doesn't even have Yang Guang's ability, wouldn't it be more convenient to let this kind of person sit on the throne? ”

Gao Xi shook his head: "But Yang Jian is an adult after all, and if he is made the crown prince and guards the eastern capital or Guanzhong, then he may take advantage of Yang Guang's absence to establish himself as the king, and then the powerful candidates who were born in the Guanlong family may take the lead and establish Yang Jian as the emperor, so that you lose your reputation, and even the opportunity to sell at the price is useless." Only if you hack Yang Xuan and let Yang Zhao's three sons become the emperor's grandsons, Yang Guang will choose to let these emperors and grandsons go out of the major cities in the town, and when the line is full, then you can choose the place to raise troops and the imperial grandson to be held hostage. ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "I understand, if I bear the name of a loyal minister of the Great Sui, then I can offset the disadvantage of being despised by the family to the greatest extent because of my humble background, right?" ”

Gao Xi's white eyebrows raised: "Exactly, loyalty and righteousness, although it is not very effective in troubled times, but it can still win a group of people's hearts, just like Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms, he is obviously a hero, but he can play the two cards of loyalty and benevolence outside, erect a good image, and finally there will be a peerless talent like Zhuge Liang to defect to him, and finally establish a foundation, full of lines, if you don't want to choose to surrender to others, but to stand on your own, but to serve a Sui Dynasty's emperor and grandson to divide one side, That can also become a person like Liu Bei or Gao Huan, which is enough to establish a dynasty of his own, as for the abolition, you can leave it to your children and grandchildren, and the situation will be talked about after it is stable. ”

Wang Shichong breathed a long sigh of relief: "A word with Qi Guogong is better than reading a book for ten years." Last question, in your opinion, who will be the one who will finally get the world? And for me, where is it more appropriate to start a career? ”

Gao Xi's eyes were bright: "Your place of fortune, it is best to choose the Central Plains, and if you can't do it, go to Jingzhou." Hebei must be the first place in the world to get up in chaos, where the scholars will choose to wait and see, and the local heroes will stand on their own, because there are no government soldiers in Hebei, so the imperial court can only transfer foreign soldiers to suppress it, you must find a way to push off this errand, you must not trap yourself in Hebei, this place only recognizes the heroes of the people, only recognizes the local powerful people, not you can control. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "In Hebei and Shandong, I have set up a situation and made some local heroes and heroes, and when necessary, I will also send my men to sneak back to this place, light the fire, and let the military forces of the Great Sui fall here." ”

Gao Xi nodded: "Then there is the land of annexing the state, here you can enter the Guanzhong in the west, connect the Turks in the north, enter Hebei in the east out of Taihang, cross the Yellow River in the south and enter the Central Plains, but the state is a place, after Yang Liang raised the army, it was cleaned again, the city is dilapidated, it turns out that Yang Liang's elite soldiers in this place have also been disbanded, if you want to succeed in this place, you must connect the Turks in the north, and the line is full, I know that you have private contacts with the Turks, but you must know that the appetite of the Turks in troubled times will be much greater than now, which is beyond your control at that time, And this place is too close to Guanzhong, the grain output is not high, and there will be famine in troubled times. ”

Wang Shichong said with a straight face: "Thank you for your guidance." What about Guanzhong? Can I find a way to divide Guanzhong and become a king? ”

Gao Xi sighed: "If you can really gain a foothold in Guanzhong, then you can win the world, but it's a pity that Xingman, I told you, now is not the era of Liu Bang, Liu Xiu or Cao Cao, Guanlong's military nobles, for hundreds of years, has become a climate, extremely xenophobic, not three or four generations of management, it is impossible to enter this circle, that is, I, who was born in the Bohai Gao clan, has been the prime minister of the empire for more than 20 years, and has single-handedly arranged almost all the military exploits of the Guanlong military merit group, and they have never really regarded me as their own person." , not to mention that your king is full. In the troubled times, you can't subdue the hearts of the nobles of Guan Long's military merits. There will definitely be a powerful regime born in Guanlong, if there is no accident, this hegemony will take Qinlong in the west and annex the state in the east, and at that time, this regime will be almost impossible to eliminate, and if you want to fight against it, you will have to manage it carefully. (To be continued......) R1292