Chapter 348: Fengyi's Dispute
Fengyi Hall is the outer hall of the Son of Heaven's imperial study, and it is the place where the Son of Heaven temporarily holds major military and political discussions.
At this time, the general Yun Dingxing was arguing with the military department Shangshu Wei Xuan, although Yun Dingxing was the father-in-law of the former prince Yang Yong, but he had the skills to drill the camp, relying on the support of Yu Wenshu, and regained the trust of the son of heaven Yang Guang, and became the general of Zuotunwei.
But everyone understands that Yun Dingxing is just a dog of Yuwenshu, Yuwenshu has rarely gone to the court due to his poor health, and Yun Dingxing is actually Yuwenshu's spokesperson in the court.
Yun Dingxing and Wei Xuan are still arguing about the extermination of the Wagang Army, of course, it is everyone's consensus to exterminate the Wagang Army, otherwise everyone will not be able to return home, but on the matter of who will send troops, the opinions of the military department and the military are completely different.
Of course, Yun Dingxing can't represent the military, but to a certain extent, he said the voice of many military bigwigs, who made the evil, who will solve it.
Who made the Wagang army sit big? Naturally, it was Yang Qing, the king of Xun who served as the general guard of Xingyang, whose jurisdiction was the Wagang Army's eastward expedition, and it was also Yang Qing, the king of Xun, so the military bosses agreed that Yang Qing should lead the army to exterminate the Wagang Army, and they should not clean up the chaos for Yang Qing.
However, the military department insisted that Yang Qing's troops were too weak, and he was too old to lead troops to fight, and if he was defeated by the Wagang army, the consequences would be very serious.
"Wei Shangshu always thinks that His Royal Highness King Xun is not good at leading troops to fight, I don't understand, what evidence does Wei Shangshu have, it seems that His Royal Highness King Xun has not fought!"
"It is precisely because he has not fought that we are worried, does the general know what the consequences of his defeat will be?"
As soon as Wei Xuan said this, a cold voice came from afar in the main hall, "I also want to know what the consequences are?" β
It turned out that Yang Guang, the son of heaven, came out. Several ministers hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Weichen see Your Majesty!" β
"Your quarrel has embarrassed others."
Yang Guang glanced outside the main hall, and everyone found Pei Ju standing outside the main hall.
Wei Xuan apologized, "Lao Chen is very sorry! β
Yang Guang waved his hand, and smiled at Pei Ju, who was standing outside the hall with some hesitation: "Since Pei Gong is here, please come in too!" β
"Huh! Weichen was a little abrupt. Pei Ju smiled and walked into the inner hall.
Yang Guang sat down in the side hall. He sent someone to summon a few important ministers to come, and after a while, Yu Shiji, Su Wei, Xiao Yu and others also hurried over when they heard the news, and even Yu Wenshu also rushed to come with illness, Yang Guang did not look for him, but he felt that he must attend, and everyone sat down on both sides of the side hall.
Yang Guang glanced at Wei Xuan, "Just now Wei Shangshu said that the consequences of King Xun's defeat were very serious, and I was a little puzzled by this. Can Shang Shu give me more details? β
Wei Xuan stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty, Wei Chen said this because he was worried about the safety of Xingluocang!" β
Xingluocang is located in Xingyang County, it is the largest granary in the Great Sui, and there are more than one million stones of grain stored in it, Yang Guang's face changed slightly, and he said: "Xingluocang itself has 10,000 troops garrisoned, and there is also a tiger prison to guard it, does this have anything to do with King Xun?" β
"Your Majesty! King Xun guarded the Central Plains. Not only is it responsible for the security of Dongjun, Liangjun and other places, once he is defeated. The Wagang army will go south, Yingchuan, Xiangguo and other counties will not be able to keep it, and the entire Central Plains will fall into the hands of the Wagang thief army. Although the tiger prison is dangerous, how can it withstand the attack of hundreds of thousands of troops, Weichen is worried that by then, not only will Xingluocang not be protected, but the east gate of the capital will also be opened. β
Wei Xuan's last sentence made everyone feel frightened. Although it is a bit unbelievable, but if you think about it, it is indeed very possible, after all, Luoyang is only a hundred miles away from the Tiger Prison, and if the Tiger Prison is lost, it will be difficult for the Yanshi to be protected, and once the Yanshi is occupied, the east gate of Luoyang will really be opened.
At this time, Yun Dingxing said angrily: "The Wagang bandits have been making waves in Dongjun for many years, why don't the army pacify it and let it sit big, who will bear this responsibility?" β
Although Yun Dingxing was not nominated, he was referring to the responsibility of Yang Qing, the king of Xun, and the military department.
Yang Guang glanced at him with some dissatisfaction, and said coldly: "General, now is not the time to pursue responsibility, we will talk about it later, now we are discussing how to exterminate the Wagang Army, although it is a bandit, but I don't want to underestimate the enemy, let's call it the Wagang Army, everyone should unite as one and take the initiative to share the worries of the Great Sui Society, instead of only considering their own interests." β
Yang Guang's dissatisfaction with Yun Dingxing made Pei Ju immediately capture the subtleties in the Shengshang's attitude, and he realized that the Shengshang was actually supporting the military department.
Pei Ju smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, the old minister has a suggestion. β
Yang Guang nodded, "Pei Gong, please speak!" β
Pei Ju stood up and said unhurriedly: "General Yun thinks that King Xun is sitting in the Central Plains, and he should know more about the situation of the Wagang army, so General Yun suggested that King Xun should exterminate the Wagang army, and the idea is not bad, but completely handing over the Wagang army to King Xun is indeed too risky, as Wei Shangshu said, once King Xun is defeated, it will endanger Xingluocang and even Luoyang, so you can't be careless, so the old minister suggested that it should be two-prongedββ"
Without waiting for Pei Ju to finish speaking, Yu Shiji said coldly on the side: "Don't go left, don't go right, Pei Shangshu is very good at balance!" β
Because of the conflict between Wang Shichong and Pei Renji, the contradiction between Yu Shiji and Pei Ju has gradually become public, and it is common for them to tear each other down together.
Xiao Yu next to him glared at Yu Shiji dissatisfiedly, when is it now, he still has to fight for his own selfish interests, and he also said loudly: "Your Majesty, Weichen agrees with Pei Gong's plan, it is not enough to rely on King Xun alone, and the court must also send additional troops to cooperate with King Xun to fight." β
Yang Guang pondered for a moment, and then asked Pei Ju, "Does Pei Gong have a specific plan?" β
Yu Shiji saw that the saint was more interested in Pei Ju's plan, he snorted coldly in his heart, and stopped talking.
Pei Ju saluted and said unhurriedly: "The old minister recommended Zhang Xutuo to lead an army north to meet the Wagang army, and the saint also ordered His Royal Highness King Xun to lead the army to attack the nest of the Wagang army in Dongjun, and the Wagang army will be defeated by the enemy!" β
Yang Guangxi was happy that this plan was in line with his intentions, and he asked again: "Do you have anything to add?" β
At this time, Yu Shiji gave Yuwenshu a little look, and Yuwenshu immediately understood, trembling and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister also has an addition." β
Yuwen Shu's back was already hunched, his body was very weak, he was originally recuperating at home, and he happened to come to the court room today, and after getting the news of Yu Shiji, he hurried to Fengyi Palace.
Although Yuwenshu's body is weak, his mind is very clear, he understands what Yu Shiji means, and lets himself dismantle Pei Ju's platform, of course, Yuwenshu also has his own plans.
"Does General Yuwen have anything to add?"
"Pei Gong's plan is very good, and the old minister fully agrees with it, but from the perspective of leading troops to fight, Pei Gong's plan is slightly lacking, and if you can make up an army on the east road, it will be complete."
Pei Ju's face changed, and he suddenly understood what Yu Wenshu was going to say?
Yang Guang was extremely interested, and hurriedly said, "General Yuwen continues. β
"Lao Chen suggested that Pei Renji, the commander of Qi County, lead the Flying Eagle Army to attack Jiyin County and Dongping County from the eastern front, Zhang Xutuo attacked Liang County from the south, and King Xun attacked Wagang Laohao from the western front.
Pei Ju didn't want Pei Renji to get involved in the battle to exterminate the Wagang Army, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Pei Renji wants to exterminate the bandits in Langya County, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out." β
As soon as his words fell, Yuwen Shu smiled gloomily: "Langya County can be exterminated by Zhang Xuan with the army, just two thieves, why bother to mobilize the army?" β
This is the real purpose of Yuwenshu, to transfer Pei Renji's army and let Zhang Xuan face the two bandits in Langya County alone, and it is best that Zhang Xuan can die at the hands of the bandits.
Su Wei, who had not spoken, said slowly: "Zhang Xuan does not have many troops, and it seems a bit difficult for him to face sixty or seventy thousand bandits alone. β
Yuwen Shu smiled, "Su Xiangguo doesn't know, there are not many soldiers, Zhang Xutuo only had 10,000 troops, so he exterminated Wang Bo's hundreds of thousands of bandits, Zhang Xuan also used thousands of troops to annihilate Zhang Jin's 80,000 army, this group of bandits is actually just a group of rabble, the old minister believes that General Zhang will definitely live up to expectations and exterminate the bandits in Langya County." β
Xiao Yu also felt that it was inappropriate, it was too difficult to conquer Langya County from the north to the south, and Zhang Xuan would be very passive.
But Yang Guang didn't give them a chance anymore, he immediately decided: "What I am afraid of doing is empty talk, I decided to adopt General Yuwen's plan, spread my will, and ordered Zhang Xutuo to lead 30,000 troops north to Liang County, Yang Qing and Pei Renji marched from the east and west respectively, and I must exterminate the Wagang bandits!" β
After speaking, Yang Guang stood up and returned directly to the imperial study, no longer paying attention to the people in the hall, there was a discussion in the hall, Yuwenshu smiled proudly at Pei Ju, and left the hall with the support of Yun Dingxing.
Su Wei walked up to Pei Ju and smiled: "Actually, I think it's not bad to let Renji go to fight the Wagang Army." β
Pei Ju sighed, "It's just that Zhang Xuan's pressure is too great, didn't Su Xiangguo see that someone was borrowing a knife to kill someone?" β
Of course, Su Wei knew that Pei Ju was referring to Yu Wenshu, and he smiled helplessly, "It's just that the Holy Lord has made up his mind, and it's hard to change it." β
At this time, Pei Ju glanced at Yu Shiji's back, and he felt the need to remind the saint again
(To be continued.) )