Chapter 761: Feng Lun reverses the water
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Feng Lun replied loudly: "The heart of the grass people has only a sincere heart for His Majesty and the handsome, and there is nothing else to think of!" ”
Yang Guang laughed: "What a sincere heart, Ben Shuai asked you, where did you get the information, saying that Wang Xing first made pig iron transactions with the Turks?" ”
Feng Lun gritted his teeth: "Since the grass people were dismissed, they want to travel to the Great Sui and see the great rivers and mountains in the world, which is also the wish of the grass people for many years, but when this February was in February, the grass people traveled to the Shuzhong area, but found a strange thing, several large local iron mines, suddenly got a large number of orders, enough hundreds of thousands of catties of iron ore were shipped out, saying that it was an arms order from the imperial court. The grass people felt that something was wrong, but they followed all the way, only to find that the iron ore was not transported to the arsenals of various places to build equipment, as said in the iron ore area, but went directly into the pass, and then went all the way north, as if there were signs of leaving the pass. ”
Yang Guang's expression softened slightly: "In that case, why didn't you report the case to the government, but follow these iron ores out of the customs alone?" Also, how do you know that these iron ores belong to Wang Xingshou? ”
Feng Lun sighed: "As expected by the grass people, the iron ore was originally a national monopoly, and it was not available to people who were not extremely powerful, and it must be related to high-ranking officials and dignitaries, since these people can transport these iron ores out in the name of military supplies, the forces behind it must not be simple, it is likely that the government and sentry posts along the way have been bought or charged by them. I'm afraid that not only will this case not be able to be detected. It will also startle snakes. In the end, it will only take your own life. ”
Yang Guang nodded: "Then why don't you come directly to the imperial camp to report to me, but pull a general to leave his post without permission?" ”
Feng Lun gritted his teeth: "The grass people are just a cloth cloth, how can they see the Supreme?" To be honest, if it weren't for the Supreme's patrol this time, the grass people wouldn't dare to make any moves, so they could only secretly follow the trading caravan to the trading location to record the matter, and then report it to the Supreme in advance after they have similar actions in the future. So the grass people followed the caravan to Yulin County. They lurked down, after they went out of the city, the grass people also quietly followed out of the city, after seeing the direction of their distance, the grass people found the nearest patrol camp officers and soldiers, it happened that General Pei and the grass people are also old acquaintances, after hearing the news, they went with the grass people to catch the thief, at that time the grass people did not take into account the fact that General Pei left his post without permission, this is the mistake of the grass people. Ask the marshal to punish him. ”
Yang Guang waved his hand: "Okay, let's not talk about this for the time being." Ben Shuai asks you, why did the caravan of Wang Xingshou you follow in the end not have the pig iron you said, but only silk, tea, and bronze utensils for normal trade? ”
Feng Lun had an idea, thinking that this time Wang Shichong must have set up a game early, just waiting for himself to drill in, since there is no iron ore here, presumably the Yu culture on the other side and they have been blackened, in the spirit of the dead Taoist friend and the poor Tao, at this time, I can't care about the relationship with Yu Wenshu, only if I wash myself first, there will be a future.
So Feng Lun hurriedly said: "Dashuai, I'm afraid that it was the mistake of the grass people, I saw the wrong caravan, in the dark night, the grass people didn't dare to get too close along the way, so it may be that the caravan of Wang Xingshou's normal trade was regarded as a caravan of thieves smuggling pig iron, and the caravan that really went to transport pig iron was afraid that it had gone elsewhere." ”
Yu Wenshu's eyelids jumped, and he quickly saw Feng Lun's intention to sell himself in order to protect himself, and said sharply: "Feng Lun, who are you trying to deceive when you say this?" According to you, you have followed this caravan all the way from Shuzhong, how can you admit your mistake? ”
Feng Lun gritted his teeth and protested: "General Yuwen, these thieves are very cunning, they have changed the appearance and personnel of the caravan many times along the way, after leaving Shu, when entering the pass, and when they left Xiaoguan, they all changed three batches of people, so that when they left Yulin County, they were completely no different from ordinary caravans, and the personnel were completely changed. ”
Yu Wenshu rolled his eyes and continued: "There can't be too many caravans of a few hundred people in Yulin County, at most there are only one or two, can you still be wrong?" Hmph, it's clear that you deliberately want to frame others, mobilize the garrison, and try your luck in the absence of accurate information, which will lead to such a result! Now that the matter has been revealed, he still doesn't admit his guilt, but he is lying out here, which is really hateful! Marshal, according to the discipline of the army, this person should be beheaded immediately to cure him for the crime of confusing the army! ”
Feng Lun's eyes flashed with a fierce light, his teeth were gritted, his fists were clenched so that his bones were cracking, and he was about to speak, when there was a commotion outside the tent, and a loud voice shouted in not very proficient Chinese: "I protest, you can't do this to me, I am the Turkic Teller, I want to see your emperor!" ”
Yang Guang was upset and shouted: "Who is making noise outside the tent, bring in Ben Shuai!" ”
Four strong Xiaoguo sergeants walked in with a middle-aged man with yellow eyebrows dressed as a Turk, this man writhed around like a centipede with several scars on his face, and kept trying to break free from the holding of these sergeants along the way, his mouth was mixed with indistinct Turkic words, obviously cursing, but wasn't it the Intupler who traded in the desert?!
As soon as Tou Turer saw Yang Guang, his demeanor immediately became extremely humble, and he no longer struggled, and when a few sergeants let go of him, he straightened his hat, pressed his hand to his chest, bowed at a ninety degree bend, and his voice became very deferential: "The leader of the Mohe tribe of the Turkic Khanate, Tou Turer has seen His Majesty the Great Sui Emperor, may His Majesty be long live, long live, long live!" ”
Yang Guang's expression softened a little, and said: "This is my handsome account, now my identity is not only the emperor of the Great Sui, but also the chief commander of my Great Sui Iron Army. ”
Intou Teller's waist straightened up suddenly, and he said: "Yesterday during the day, the leaders of more than a dozen of our tribes received a notice from the Sui Dynasty Wang Clan's merchant group, saying that a large number of goods had been transported to Yulin County, and we were asked to bring people back the goods directly, because the previous transactions had been carried out in our Monan. Therefore, several tribes in the northern desert tribe and the white mountains and black waters elected me as their leader. Follow me to the joint trade. This also prevents us from bidding against each other and causing losses. ”
"As a result, I didn't expect that after we arrived at the trading site, we suddenly killed the officials and soldiers of the Great Sui, and arrested us as robbers, and the general led by us said that someone had reported that we were trading pig iron, and that our Turkic tribes had always admired the kindness of the Heavenly Empire, and also abided by the laws of the Great Sui. Never make any pig iron trade, so not only is it not loyal to the Great Sui, but also to the Great Turk, as the Turkic Teller, I need an explanation! ”
Yang Guang's face suddenly became ugly, and the most intolerable thing for him was to lose face in front of these states, the corners of his mouth hooked, and Yang Guang snorted: "Because of Toutler, this matter is indeed a misunderstanding, and our General Pei received a secret report." It is said that someone smuggled pig iron, so he followed the past. It turned out to be a misunderstanding, you can rest assured, General Pei has now been punished by military discipline, and because of the losses caused to you by our actions, we in Dasui will definitely double the compensation! ”
A hint of joy flashed in the eyes of the head of the emperor, and he said with a smile: "The heart of the Great Emperor is really as wide as the sky and as deep as the sea, and we Turks will always be your loyal servants and people!" This time, we didn't have any losses, and we didn't ask for any compensation, but a few leaders of the Mobei and Baishan Heishui tribes opened their eyes this time, and saw that the caravan of the Great Sui had so many good things, so they really hoped to increase the trade this year, so that more tribes could feel the glory and kindness of the Great Sui! ”
Yang Guang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, originally he was afraid that these Turks would be unforgiving, and make any unreasonable requests, or falsely claim that there was a loss of personnel and goods, and a lion opened his mouth, but he didn't expect this to be so easy to talk to, he smiled and said: "Very good, Wang Xingshou, this matter will be handed over to you, this autumn and winter, you organize another caravan to the Turks to transport, the purchase price of all goods, according to the Changping official price of the place of production, can also be regarded as making up for the loss of your caravan." ”
Wang Shichong walked up from the back row and replied respectfully: "The grass people are grateful for obeying the order!" ”
Tou Tyler withdrew from the tent with joy, and the expression on Yang Guang's face became cold again, and said: "Feng Lun, everything happened this time because of you, what else do you have to say?" ”
Feng Lun sighed: "Dashuai, Feng Lun's loyalty to you can be seen every day, this time the grass people followed the wrong caravan, passed the wrong information, caused losses to the Great Sui, and made the big marshal lose face, even if he died, there was nothing to say, only begged the big man to read on the grass people's loyalty to the country, and to pardon the grass people's families, and there were indeed traitors to smuggle pig iron, the grass people hoped that after the big marshal cut off the grass people's heads, they could quickly send troops to search this area, their trade should have just ended, hundreds of thousands of catties of iron ore caravan, It can't be too fast, it's too late to find it now, after the grass people die, please hang the grass people's heads on the flagpole of the gate, and the grass people will see these traitors and wicked people being captured with their own eyes, so that death can also be blind! ”
Yuwen Shu snorted heavily: "Feng Lun, you guy, until now, you still want to be a hero here, the state has national laws, the army has military regulations, your crimes far exceed Pei Renji, Dashuai, please give an order immediately, behead this thief, hang the camp gate, to warn others." ”
Yang Guang suddenly glanced at Yuwenshu, and there was a trace of cold murder in his eyes, this kind of look, when he decided to kill his father, stabbed Yuwenshu's heart with a thrill, and he unconsciously took a half step back, only to hear Yang Guang say coldly: "Feng Lun, your intelligence is not wrong, last night, there was really a thief and traitor party trading iron ore, your judgment is not wrong, it is really a good thing done by a person in a high position, do you want to know who he is?" ”
Feng Lun's heart suddenly ignited a glimmer of hope, he looked at Yu Wenshu, only to see his body swaying slightly, and his jujube red face suddenly turned pale, only to hear Yang Guang say: "Come on, bring me the traitor who traded pig iron last night!" ”
There was a dense sound of footsteps outside, all the sound of military boots stepping on the ground and the collision of nails and leaves, and when the tent was lifted, I saw the tall and sturdy Yu Zhongwen, whose body was like an iron tower, pressed the sword and entered, and behind him, Zhang Xutuo, who was as strong as a bear, with a black face and long beard, his eyes were bright, with eight vigorous Xiaoguo soldiers, and his two hands, like an eagle carrying a chicken, were carrying a man in black who was more than a head shorter than him, and these two people were also covered with cloaks. It was covered with sand. With hair dishevelled. There were sand marks on his face, and his expression was very wolf, but the generals on both sides recognized these two people at once, and their faces changed greatly: These are not clearly the two precious sons of Yu Wenshu, Yu Wenhua and Yu Wenzhi, who are known as light and thin sons!
Yu Wenshu looked at the virtue of his two sons, and felt that the eyes of other generals were full of contempt and disdain, and he wanted to find a hole to get into, so he took the initiative to take off his helmet. knelt down and kowtowed to the ground again and again: "The family is unfortunate, out of this scum, the old minister has no face to face the Supreme, and please give the Supreme an order to give the old minister a death to thank the world!" ”
A sneer floated on the corner of Yang Guang's mouth, but he immediately pretended to be surprised, rubbed his eyes, and gasped. said: "General Yu, you can't be mistaken." How could it be Yuwen Shaoqing (Yu Wenhua and the current official are the servants of Shaoqing)? Are you really a stolen person? ”
Yu Zhongwen took out a two-pound piece of iron ore from his arms and handed it to Yang Guang: "Back to the big handsome, since the last general received the order last night, he personally led three thousand Xiaoguo soldiers to search around in the desert, the emperor lived up to his wishes, and sure enough, the last general found two groups of traitors who were trading iron ore. Let them trade this iron ore. ”
"The seized iron ore is as much as 500,000 catties. Among the 537 people brought by Yu Wenhua, except for his son Yuwen Chengdu, who escaped from the siege, the other 536 people were all captured, and the 423 Turks who joined the joint were also taken down by us. This is a confession written by Yu Wenhua and the Turkic Zhu Xie Modi, both of whom have signed a confession! ”
In fact, Yang Guang personally witnessed the transaction under the escort of Zhongwen last night, and the interrogation was also completed by him overnight, but today he was just playing a scene in front of Yuwenshu, he pretended to have a sinking face, turned his head to Yuwenshu and said, "General Yuwen, what's going on?" Do you know that your son is trading pig iron with the Turks? ”
Yu Wenhua and rushed to say: "Supreme, this matter was done by our two brothers, and it has nothing to do with my family's Ah Da!" It's my family Ah Da who is very strict with our two brothers, and doesn't let the two of us live separately, and our money has to be handed over to Ah Da, so we are afraid that the money in our hands is tight, so we will trade pig iron with the Turks to make money, and please Supreme Mingjian! ”
Yuwen Zhiji also shouted: "Supreme, those iron ore purchase orders are all we stole Ah Da's token without permission, and the customs clearance document is also borrowed from Ah Da, Ah Da has never instructed us to make this transaction, if you want to kill us, kill us, this matter has nothing to do with Ah Da!" ”
A trace of warmth rose in Yuwenshu's heart, usually he often beat and scolded these two unsuccessful sons, but he didn't expect that at this critical moment of life and death, these two boys were using their lives to protect themselves, he gritted his teeth and kowtowed to the ground: "The supreme is above, the family is unfortunate, out of this rebellious son, although the old minister does not know what they do, but as their father, according to the law of the Great Sui, he still has to bear the responsibility of sitting, and please surrender to the supreme!" ”
Yang Guang pondered for a while, and said: "Pig iron smuggling is a big crime, Yu Wenhua and Yu Wenzhi and the two of them committed this big crime, unforgivable, now the evidence is ironclad, there is no denial, read that this matter is the private work of the two people, and has nothing to do with others, these two people will be removed from all official positions and titles, detained in the army, and other people involved in this matter, etc., all beheaded, as for the Turks, because the general sent troops to escort to the Qimin Khan, he will deal with it." In addition, Yuwen Chengdu, who escaped, issued a sea fishing document from now on, which is wanted by the whole country, and also told Qimin Khan that he would take it down after seeing this person and dedicate it to the Great Sui, whether he lives or dies! ”
When he said this, he glanced at Yuwenshu, who was kneeling in place, trembling slightly, walked down the handsome case, and stretched out his hand to help Yuwenshu up: "General Yuwen, your son's crime has nothing to do with you, I still trust you very much, you are driving with you this time, and you have made outstanding achievements, I believe that you will never have any dissenting intentions." After you go back, you go back to your house to rest for a few days, and then I will go to see you again. Oh, by the way, your family is unfortunate, and it will take some time to slow down, so let General Yu Zhongwen temporarily take care of the duties of the guard of the imperial camp for a few days. ”
Yuwen Shu still dared to say half a word, took out half of the tiger talisman with the soldiers from his arms, and handed it to Yu Zhongwen, Yu Zhongwen respectfully took it with both hands, and then took this tiger talisman and showed it to the generals of the whole account, and then ordered Zhang Xutuo: "General Zhang, the commander has an order, and the prisoners Yu Wenhua and Yu Wenzhi will be taken down, you have to take care of it, there must be no mistakes, if you run away or die, take you to ask!" ”
Zhang Xutuo replied angrily: "Order! He gave a military salute to Yang Guang, turned around, and lifted the two of them from the ground like eagles catching chickens and pushed them out of the tent.
Yang Guangzhi proudly returned to his position and said: "Okay, let's stop here today, you are all the generals of my Great Sui, and they are also the cornerstone of the country's armed forces. What do they want this ironclad steel knife to do with the attack and killing of all parts of the grassland? Isn't it just the country of my Great Sui! Therefore, the generals must not lose their vigilance, but also be prepared for danger in times of peace, train their troops diligently, and if there is a change in the barbarians in the Quartet, you must also lead the troops to go out and make contributions to the country! ”
The generals, including Wang Shichong, marched in unison and shouted: "No! ”
Yang Guang seemed to be very satisfied with the momentum of the people, and said: "Okay, all the generals will return to the headquarters, count the weapons and sergeants, after lunch, pull out the camp and return to the division, after entering the Yulin Pass, the government soldiers from all over the country will be brought back to the county by the eagle Yanglang from all over the country, this patrol, all the troops have worked hard, the generals should be well cared for, according to the rules of the imperial court to reward and exempt the soldiers, no deduction of military salaries, understand?!" ”
The generals agreed in unison. Yang Guang nodded: "Let's go back, Wang Xingshou will stay alone." ”
All the generals left the military tent one after another, Yuwenshu also got up silently, when passing by Wang Shichong, his eyes when he looked at Wang Shichong were completely no longer the sharpness when he first looked at him, and seemed to show a hint of wanting to ask for affection, after all, the tiger fell in Pingyang, and it was not okay to bow his head and be soft, and the fool knew that Wang Shichong, who stayed alone at this time, might decide the life and death of his two sons.
Wang Shichong twisted his head to the side expressionlessly, and didn't look at Yu Wenshu, Yu Wenshu's eyes became dim, he sighed, shook his head, and walked out of the big tent, leaving only a stunned background.
The other guards in the tent also walked out, leaving only the three deaf and dumb guards, and one of the attendants who made a living note behind Yang Guang (a diary quotation that records the emperor's daily words and deeds, and is also the most important basis for studying the history books of the past dynasties), Yang Guang turned back to the chamberlain and said: "You can also go down, so that people outside are not allowed to enter without urgency, and besides, the warriors outside the tent are far away, and I have important matters to discuss with Wang Xingshou." ”
After the chamberlain left, Yang Guang took off his golden helmet, put it on the handsome case, and smiled at Wang Shichong: "Wang Xingshou, I remember that before you became the assassin of Yingzhou, you were also a famous general, from pacifying Nanchen to conquering Yang Liang, almost every battle in the Great Sui has your participation, today you are standing in this military tent as a cloth, how do you feel?" ”
Wang Shichong immediately expressed his loyalty: "The grass people are a brick of the Great Sui, where does Your Majesty need to move the grass people, what to do, the grass people have no complaints and no regrets, if you want the grass people to be officials, the grass people should be diligent in state affairs, if you want the grass people to go into battle, the grass people would rather be a small soldier for your Majesty to hold the halberd, and you want the grass people to make money for your Majesty, and the grass people are willing to dedicate every copper plate they earn to Your Majesty to repay the grace of heaven!" ”
Yang Guang laughed and waved his hand: "Wang Xingshou, just rely on your mouth that can tell the dead to live, I know why you are so good at business, I know that you are bragging, why am I so comfortable in my heart!" (To be continued......)