Changsun Sheng laughed: "Dilemma? What is my dilemma? The emperor entrusted me with such a heavy task at such a critical moment, and I would have only known that I would be loyal to the emperor and my duties, and I didn't have to think much about anything else. ”

Yang Xuangan, who was standing at the door, suddenly laughed: "General Changsun, you are really loyal to the emperor and loyal to your duties." ”

Changsun Sheng's face changed slightly, and he said sullenly: "Yang Xuangan, what do you want to say?" ”

Yang Xuangan smiled "hehe": "May I ask General Changsun, when you were in the nineteenth year of the emperor's reign, you went to the Jin Palace, the then King of Jin, the current crown prince Yang Guang, several times without permission, and once took the Qimin Khan to a secret meeting, is this also a sign of your loyalty to the emperor and your duties?" ”

Changsun Sheng stood up suddenly, pointed at Yang Xuan, and said sharply: "There is no evidence, Yang Xuan feels that you have to slander the general." ”

Yang Xuangan's face also changed with a resolute expression, his eyes were like electricity, he looked directly at Changsun Sheng without flinching, and approached him step by step: "That year, when I followed my father to fight with the Turks outside Lingzhou City, General Changsun also came to the camp to talk with my father and son. ”

Changsun Sheng snorted coldly and said, "So what?!" ”

When Li Mi saw Yang Xuangan stepping forward, he walked straight to the tent door and looked outside, while Yang Xuangan's voice raised a few degrees: "But what has General Changsun done in the past few years?" You have killed Dulan Khan and Datou Khan, and fully supported Qimin Khan to dominate the desert, which is against your own plan. For what? Don't you want the Turks to be strong enough to be used as foreign aid? ”

Changsun Sheng shouted: "It's nonsense. The Khan of Qimin has turned his heart towards me. If you are willing to be my dynasty, why not help him dominate the desert? ”

Yang Xuangan took two steps forward without backing down: "Yes, Qimin Khan said so, and he probably really thought so, because he himself is a waste pus." But what about his three wolf-like sons? You, General Changsun, dare to guarantee that they will also be loyal to me for the rest of their lives? Never be evil? ”

The muscles on Changsun Sheng's face twitched twice, but he didn't speak.

Yang Xuangan saw Changsun Sheng's reaction like this, and his heart became more confident, and he continued: "General Changsun. You have dealt with the Hu people all your life, and you know best the wolf ambitions of these people, when you are weak, you will take advantage of the chaos to fight back, and the Yin Jian of Wuhu Chaohua is not far away, when you taught me these truths, Xuan Gan was sincerely admired, and I am even more grateful for what you have done in secret for me over the years. ”

"But General Changsun, in order to take refuge in the King of Jin and seek your own personal interests, you do not hesitate to put the fate of my dynasty and future generations in danger. Refeed the hungry Turkic wolf. ”

"You know, when Xuan Gan first heard about this. The tall image of you in my heart collapsed, like, just like when Xuan Gan was a child, he heard Gao Biaoren talk about his father's construction of Renshou Palace in the archery field, that is a kind of heroic disillusionment, the collapse of idols, even a big hero like General Changsun is not exempt from vulgarity, who else in the world is worthy of Xuan Gan's admiration? ”

"General Changsun, so when Xuan Gan knew not long ago that you were dissatisfied with the fact that King Jin did not promote you to the left and right guard rate after entering the East Palace, and turned to the former prince Yang Yong, Xuan Gan was not so surprised, but Xuan Gan was very strange, he has always been eloquent and strategic, shrewd and strong like General Changsun, why would he make such an unwise move?"

Eldest Sun Sheng listened to Yang Xuangan with an expressionless face After saying this, he finally sighed: "Yue Guogong is really powerful, I can't do it, even his son has seen superman like this, Yang Xuangan, I only thought you were a brave man before, it seems that I was wrong." ”

Yang Xuan said coldly: "Now that the matter is over, everyone opens the skylight and says something bright, General Changsun will not think that there may be any chance of winning by supporting Yang Yong at this time, it is still too late to support the prince now, please make a decision quickly." ”

Changsun Sheng didn't laugh angrily, looked at Yang Xuangan and said, "Yang Xuangan, do you know why I want to switch to Yang Yong's side?" Now that I've said that, I have nothing to hide, tell you the truth, my friendship with King Jin began more than ten years ago, and it is by no means the nineteenth year of the emperor that you know. ”

Yang Xuangan has actually been trying to figure out this problem, and this time he saw that Changsun Shengken took the initiative to say it, and suddenly held his breath and nodded.

The expression on Changsun Sheng's face became sad and sad: "Because I used to make friends with King Jin, I felt that he was a generation of heroes and could be entrusted with big things. As you know, I have been going back and forth between the Turkic tribes for many years, and I have rarely been in Daxing, and when the King of Jin used to guard Yangzhou, he and I were mostly in contact with each other by letter, but there were not many real meetings. ”

"An important reason why I chose Yang Guang, the king of Jin, was that he was a corporal of Lixian, who was humble to people, and was deeply loved by Queen Dugu, and more importantly, because he supported my policy, created chaos and conflict within the Turks, and agreed to wait until the strength of the Turks weakened and took the initiative to send troops to fight a battle."

"But at that time, the left servant who supported Yang Yong shot Gao Gong, but he strongly advocated a peaceful policy towards the Turks, did not take the initiative to create conflicts on the grassland, and did not approve of sending troops, his political opinion has always been that this dynasty is newly established, and it is necessary to recuperate and recuperate, and it is not suitable for external expansion, and he also said that whether it is killing and conquering or building a city, it is necessary to use people's strength, which is really unwise, it is better to send a princess of the clan, and then reward some money every year, naturally you can buy peace."

Yang Xuangan nodded: "Yes, when Gao Servant was in power, not only did he not want to use troops against the Turks, but he also strongly opposed the expedition against Goguryeo, and there was also a year when the prince of Tuyuhun in the west led the crowd to surrender, and he also advised the emperor not to accept it, so as not to fall into the war with Tuyuhun." ”

Changsun Sheng's tone began to slow down, revealing a sense of sadness and pain: "Yes, at that time, I thought that Gao Gong and Yang Yong, a prime minister and a prince, only knew how to eat and wait for death all day long, and they didn't want to make progress and did nothing. ”

"But the King of Jin is ambitious, intending to open up the Quartet, when I talked to him at that time, I only thought that he would be a generation of heroes like Emperor Qin and Han Wu, at least I was fully sure of my strategy of attacking the Turks."

"Yang Xuangan, you also know that our eldest grandson family is not a wealthy family of the Han people, a big family. If you want to get ahead, you must make contributions. Don't want to forge ahead. Inaction is my eldest grandson Sheng's worst enemy, and for this reason, I can only choose to stand on the same chariot as King Jin. ”

Yang Xuangan said in a deep voice: "So you would rather let the Turks be strong and unified again, so that as a foreign aid to the King of Jin, help him seize the throne?" ”

Changsun Sheng's eyes widened, his voice was sonorous and powerful, and his aura burst out instantly: "Yes, I can destroy the Turks in their heyday." I have the ability to destroy the Turks again, and I have this self-confidence. I know best what Qimin Khan is, but you also know that he cannot become a threat to this dynasty, my eldest grandson Sheng helped King Jin ascend the throne, and the use of the Turks will only be a means, not an end. ”

Yang Xuangan's voice was a little mocking: "Then how can General Changsun explain the three white-eyed wolves on the grassland now?" Are they also in your consideration and planning? ”

Changsun Sheng suddenly laughed, which was different from the previous few times when he looked up to the sky and laughed, or the murderous aura when he stared at him and laughed wildly, or the deafening and deafening when his voice was like a loud bell and his laughter was heart-wrenching. This time, the laughter reflects a kind of heroic shortness of breath, the vicissitudes and desolation of ambition before it is rewarded. It's sad to smell.

Changsun Sheng suppressed his laughter, and there were faint tears flashing in his eyes when he looked directly at Yang Xuangan: "Yang Xuangan, I, Changsun Sheng, simply tell you today to make it clear that these three white-eyed wolves are the fundamental reason why I broke up with the prince later!" ”

Yang Xuangan trembled when he heard this, and even Li Mi, who was guarding the tent door, changed color when he heard the words, turned his head in surprise, and looked at Changsun Sheng. Yang Xuan hurriedly asked, "General Changsun, what's the secret in this?" ”

Changsun Sheng said slowly: "I took refuge in the King of Jin back then, because I was like-minded, he supported me to take the initiative to attack, divide and disintegrate the Turks by various means, and then mobilize a large army to go out of the fortress after the strength of the Turks weakened, and defeat one of them, which basically achieved the goal after the counterattack in the nineteenth year of the emperor's reign." ”

"But Dulan Khan and Datou Khan lost too quickly and miserably, even I didn't expect them to collapse so quickly, originally with my meaning, it was enough to support Qimin in Dali City, and I couldn't raise him too fat, let alone support his three ambitious sons."

"But after the Jin king's expedition against Datou Khan in the twentieth year of the emperor's reign, it changed as soon as he became a hit, and all the attention and thoughts of the Jin king were all put on fighting Yang Yong, and he entered the East Palace himself, and he was no longer interested in Turkic affairs."

Yang Xuangan interjected: "General Changsun, isn't this very good?" It's up to you to decide what to do, and you're ready to make your dreams come true. ”

Changsun Sheng shook his head: "How can it be so simple?!" You must know that in the past, the division and disintegration of the Turks required the purchase of many tribal leaders, which required a lot of money. After the king of Jin reaped the merits of the war, he became the crown prince by the way, and he was no longer interested in this, and he no longer paid for me to continue to disturb the Turks. ”

Yang Xuan was surprised: "How did this money come from King Jin?" This is a matter of the state, isn't it the emperor's money? ”

Changsun Sheng said: "The emperor is stingy by nature, how can he be willing to invest so much in things that can't be seen immediately?" To tell you the truth, more than half of the money that has divided and disintegrated the Turks over the years has come from the King of Jin. Even the cattle and sheep recruited by the Qimin Khan from the Turkic servant tribes back then, many of them were bought by the King of Jin from the Qiang and Tuyuhun people in the Longyou area. ”

Yang Xuangan understood: "So later the King of Jin became the crown prince, and he didn't need you to bring the Turks as foreign aid, so he wouldn't give you money?" You turned to Yang Yong because of this? ”

Changsun Sheng shook his head: "I, Changsun Sheng, am not so shallow, no matter who I fall towards, it is not the goal, the real purpose is to think that I can solve the Turkic problem once and for all, so that these robbers in the northern steppe will not be able to harm our children and grandchildren in the future." ”

"Supporting Qimin is only the first step of my plan, my ultimate goal is to gradually move the population to the northern grasslands step by step, build cities and farm, and slowly turn the northern grasslands into arable land like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty managed the Hetao grasslands, and fundamentally destroy the survival foundation of these grassland hungry wolves."

Yang Xuangan was dumbfounded, he couldn't imagine that Changsun Sheng's appetite was so big, and he could think of it so far, he always felt that it was not very realistic: "General Changsun, your huge project will not be completed until the Year of the Monkey?" ”

"Not to mention the entire grassland, even the Hetao area has been in operation for hundreds of years and has not stabilized. When the late Han Dynasty was in turmoil. Shuofang's garrison soldiers and civilians withdrew to the interior. It has become a desert, and the Shuofang county of the year is long gone, and the current Shuofang is the Tongwan City built by Hu Xia. ”

Changsun Sheng nodded: "It is indeed a huge project, it is difficult for one generation to complete, and it may take several generations or even dozens of generations of continuous efforts." ”

"But someone has to start this, just like the Great Wall, and it wasn't built by Qin Shi Huang alone, before that. Yan and Zhao both have the Great Wall to defend against the Hu people, and Qin Shi Huang also connected these existing city walls on the basis of his predecessors, built them, repaired them, and through the development of later generations, there is the Great Wall we see today. ”

"My eldest grandson Sheng is willing to take this start, gradually move the farming of my Han family to the north, and turn the grassland into farmland, only in this way can future generations no longer suffer from the scourge of the Huns."

Yang Xuangan swallowed: "No wonder only King Jin was willing to support you before." He was trying to take the throne. Willing to do anything. ”

Changsun Sheng sighed: "It's a pity that I didn't know this at the time, thinking that King Jin really wanted to do something." Ken supported my plan, but I didn't expect that he just wanted to figure out that I was contacting the Turks as his future foreign aid. ”

"Later, the King of Jin successfully entered the East Palace, but seeing that the strength of the Qimin Khan was too weak, not only could it not succeed, but he needed our Sui army to help him deal with the Datou Khan, which was already much worse than before, so he had no interest in continuing to support him, and this financial support for me was interrupted."

Yang Xuangan nodded: "But King Jin's support for your plan is broken, and Yang Yong and Lord Gao will support your plan?" The two of them were dismissed from office, and the other was deposed, and they were all difficult to protect, so do you believe the blank checks issued? ”

Changsun Sheng shook his head: "I didn't come together with them because I believed in them at all, it was purely for Yuwen Shu." ”

Yang Xuan was shocked when he heard this, he was always suspicious of Yuwen Shu's true intention to get acquainted with the Turkic prince through the Fang Liang family, and this time when he heard Changsun Sheng say it himself, he couldn't wait to ask: "What's the mystery in this?" ”

Changsun Sheng gritted his teeth and said: "That Yuwenshu doesn't know what to think, he has been in the King of Jin, no, he should be called the prince now, and he said in front of him that the three princes of the Turks are all eloquent people, and they can help the prince in the future." ”

"At that time, I once persuaded the crown prince not to raise tigers for trouble, to maintain the current grassland of this mutual attack, no male lord division is the best result, our Great Sui can take advantage of the decline of the grassland to slowly advance to the north, if we can continue the efforts of several generations, at least let the entire Monan become the farmland of the Han people is completely possible."

"Taking a step back, even if the place that has become farmland cannot be defended in the future, or if something happens in the interior and it has to be moved back, the place that has become farmland will only become a desert, and it is impossible to grow grass again. Only by making the grasslands of the north disappear will the threat posed by our Han people for thousands of years truly and completely disappear. ”

But the crown prince is not interested in this at all, he just wants to ascend the throne in accordance with the throne, as for whether he will do something after ascending the throne, no one can draw conclusions now. In my opinion, as he is now, at least there will be no determination and will of the First Emperor to build the Great Wall to repel the Xiongnu. ”

"But Na Yu Wenshu tried his best to encourage the prince to continue to support the three sons of Qimin Khan, so that they could annex the surrounding small tribes and become stronger, and said that as long as the prince could not ascend the throne for a day, things would always be variable, and there must be a way back, so he tried his best to ask Ying, saying that he had a way to contact the three princes of the Turks."

"I have been fighting with the Turks all my life, how can I watch this kind of tiger breeding happen? So he tried his best to persuade the prince to give up this idea, as long as he supported Qimin Khan, a Adou who couldn't be supported. If something really happens, Qimin Khan is a righteous person and will definitely protect him. ”

Li Mi suddenly laughed: "General Changsun, I think you are a fan of the authorities." Don't you understand the real reason why the prince is biased towards Yuwenshu? He said bluntly, he is not worried about your eldest grandson, general, I am afraid that your relationship with the Turks is too close, and when the time comes, the tail will not be lost, and if he has other thoughts, he will be difficult to control. ”

Hearing this, Changsun Sheng sighed: "I also figured out this truth later, but at that time, I thought that I had been loyal to the prince for many years, and I knew so many private things about him, he would not give me this face no matter what, I have dealt with the Turks all my life, and he should listen to my opinion." ”

Yang Xuangan heard Li Mi say this, and also understood: "Among the four yi, the hungry wolf on the grassland in the north is always the biggest threat, General Changsun, the closer you get to them, the more the prince will be afraid of you, you can let the Turks be the prince's foreign aid, you can also let the Turks be your foreign aid, if you are the prince, for a subordinate with such ability, will you trust or be afraid?" ”

Changsun Sheng nodded: "So the prince needs to borrow Yuwenshu's hand to meddle in Turkic affairs, don't let me have the final say, I supported Qimin Khan, he went to support Qimin's three sons, and fattened these three hungry wolves." He even forced me to let my third son come forward and match them with pig iron smuggling. I just can't get angry with the prince's behavior, and the emperor hinted to me intentionally or unintentionally, saying that the prince's power is too great now, but Yang Yong's side has no power, and he wants me to help him. (To be continued......)