After returning to the pavilion, Wang Shichong was still thinking about what had just happened. After calling Wei Zheng over to discuss together, after listening to Wang Shichong's narration, Wei Zheng touched his beard and asked: "Why does the lord want to involve the prince of Shangyue, if he knows that you gave Pei Wenan such an idea, then the lord is afraid that he will have a hard time in the future." ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Can't Xuan Cheng see it, my move is not to harm the Duke of Yue, but for his good, with the character of the prince, if the King of Han really plays the banner of Yang Su, it is very likely to let the Duke of Yue lead the troops in command and go out to merge the state, if he is smarter, he will raise his own respect, and he will not exterminate Yang Liang so quickly, it is best to put Yang Liang to the Turks, forming a continuous external attack that will not be lost, as long as Yang Liang can always exist and form a threat, then whether it is Yang Su or me, It's all safe for the time being. ”

Wei Zheng sighed: "It's just that Yang Su will do this?" If he thinks that he can only show his loyalty by exterminating Yang Liang, then won't the lord's plan be in vain? ”

Wang Shichong gritted his teeth: "If that's the case, Yang Su is asking for his own death, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking, and the fate of the bird is inevitable, Xuancheng, think about it, Wei Xiaokuan, the god of war of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, led his troops to quell the rebellion when the emperor first took power, eliminated Wei Chi Yuan, and then died in less than half a year, Xuan Cheng, do you think this Wei Xiaokuan is dying?" ”

Wei Zheng's face changed: "Lord, what do you mean?" ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "Marshal Wei, who was still alive half a year ago and commanded hundreds of thousands of troops to expedition to quell the rebellion, died peacefully after the emperor eliminated all the opposition forces. Honor is infinite before and after death. Neither saw the emperor standing on behalf of Zhou. did not stay until the Great Sui became the emperor's confidant, it can be said that he died well, his death, but the descendants of the Wei family have all kept their glory and wealth, and they are still my high-ranking family of the Great Sui, Xuancheng, don't you think this history is repetition and reincarnation again and again? ”

A glint flashed in Wei Zheng's eyes: "Lord, do you mean that Yang Su will put down the rebellion of the Han King." Will he be forced to death by the prince? ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "This is almost a certain thing, so if Yue Guogong is smart, don't eliminate Yang Liang so quickly, if Yang Liang is here, he can be worry-free, as soon as Yang Liang is destroyed, he will definitely die, and the final result is likely to be that Yang Su committed suicide to protect the family, just like Wei Xiaokuan back then." ”

Wei Zheng shook his head: "If that's the case, then the lord will unite with Yang Xuangan." I'm afraid that the plan to move around will not be easy to achieve. Without the big tree of Yue Guogong, Yang Xuangan's appeal is afraid that it will not be enough to succeed. ”

Wang Shichong waved his hand: "No, Xuancheng, you haven't seen Yang Xuangan, otherwise you wouldn't have said this, this person is by no means a brave and unscrupulous reckless man, just a straightforward appearance, if Yang Su doesn't die, he may not be able to make up his mind to rebel, but if Yang Su really forces Yang Guang to death, then Yang Xuangan will be stronger than anyone's revenge, and the first to rise up against Sui must be him." Hongnong Yang, as the top family in the north, is also a generation of Guanlong generals, Yang Xuangan If something happens, I am afraid that the influence will be greater than Yang Liang, and even a considerable number of nobles of the family will be attracted to rebel with him, and at that time, it may be our real opportunity to come. ”

A hint of joy appeared on Wei Zheng's face: "The lord is far-sighted, Wei admires, but I want to remind the lord, if this Yang Xuangan really has such a powerful ability, and can let the heroes of the world come to work, then in the troubled times, he will definitely become the lord's fierce rival, how can the lord get along with this Yang Xuangan at that time?" ”

Wang Shichong pondered for a while, and said: "If Yang Xuangan is the first to raise things, then we will follow closely and respond to the incident, this person is a kind person, so as not to harm me like Yang Guang, whether it is to join forces with him in the future, or to serve him as the leader of the alliance, it is not a bad thing, and the tree is a big move, there is no big family like Yang Xuangan in front, it is difficult for people like me to succeed, and when the time comes, you can learn from Liu Bang, divide one side, accumulate grain, and slowly become the king." ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "It seems that the lord has planned everything, and Wei will not say anything more." Today, Wei also traveled all over this Taiyuan City, this city is not only big, but also the city fortifications are repaired like golden soup, even if it is besieged by hundreds of thousands of troops, it is enough to hijack for a year and a half, it seems that Yang Liang is already ready to raise troops, just waiting for the opportunity. ”

Wang Shichong snorted disdainfully: "Xuancheng, do you know, this is the reason why I think Yang Liang will lose, if he really has the heart to seize the throne, then there is only one way in Huashan, only by attacking Guanzhong and laying down Daxing, can he sit in the world, but from Yang Liang to his think tanks, none of them have the determination and momentum to break the cauldron and sink the boat, all of them want to sit and merge the state, pass through the Kanto, and the strategy is all defensive." ”

"You must know that this Kanto is the land of Northern Qi, and I don't like Yang's Great Sui, if there is a civil war between their princes, it is too late to see the popularity, how can they respond with all their might, and besides, under the rule of the emperor over the years, the country and the people are safe, and the people of the world are at peace, how can there be heroes and heroes to take the initiative to respond to a traitor?"

"So if Yang Liang really has a vision, he should ignore a qiē and go straight to Guanzhong, then there is a glimmer of hope, the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it is for him, coming from Hebei, in fact, you and I have already seen clearly, Yang Guang has begun to send generals in various places in Taihang Bacheng and the Central Plains of Hebei, Yang Liang wants to pass through the Kanto, how can it be so easy?"

"I mentioned to him today to open up Shuozhou and Daizhou, I don't expect him to really be able to contact the Turks, Changsun Sheng's actions have been clearly seen from his son smuggling pig iron with Yuwenshu's son, I just hope that Yang Liang can rely on the hostage of Changsun Wunai, and after escaping to the Turks, he will not be directly tied up and sent back, whether he escapes to Tiele or Mobei in the future, as long as he is still alive, he is a master who can make Yang Guang sleep unstable, with external troubles, Yang Guang may not toss too much, And I can keep it safe for a few years. ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "It's just that Shuozhou and Daizhou have famous generals to guard the town, and Yang Yichen, the guard general of Shuozhou, is the nephew of Wei Chi Hui, and it is said that the art of war of the Wei Chi family was finally obtained by this person." He has always been known as a famous general. I've been to Shuozhou. Most of Yang Yichen's troops are cavalry, and their combat effectiveness is very strong, and Yang Liang may not be able to defeat it if he goes to attack hard. ”

"As for Nadaizhou, although it is smaller than Shuozhou, and there are only thousands of soldiers, the terrain of Yanmen Pass is dangerous, and the guard Li Jing is also experienced in a hundred battles. Several lieutenant generals in the city are also mostly generals, and Feng Xiaoci, a good friend of the lord, is now serving as Sima in Daizhou, do you want to give him a breath? Prepare them? ”

Wang Shichong waved his hand: "No need, filial piety is brave and good at fighting, eager for military merits, he is not a fool, he knows that he is now guarding against the King of Han in Daizhou, I am afraid that he will care more about the movements in Taiyuan City than you and me." Xuan Cheng, according to what you say, Yang Liang wants to open up contact with the Turks. Isn't that easy? ”

Wei Zheng said with a smile: "Unless he can join forces with the Turks and attack on both sides." Otherwise, I think that if he is given two or three months, he may not be able to break through the two states. ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "Then it depends on whether his dragoon forbidden army is really as legendary as it is, with fierce combat power, which can match the Xiaoguo army." By the way, Puzhou, I think I still have to find a way to help Yang Liang once, no matter what, only by blocking this place can he last longer. ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "How does the lord plan to help?" ”

Wang Shichong pondered for a while, and said: "That's good, you work hard, go to Puzhou in the name of others, open a few shops, buy some big stores, secretly collect weapons in the warehouses and cellars of these shops, if the situation changes, then dispatch some capable subordinates, only a few hundred people are enough, dressed as a guy to enter these shops, when the time comes, I agreed with Pei Wen'an, he sent people to disguise themselves to attack, and my people took the opportunity to cooperate in the city, kill the generals, and capture Puzhou in one fell swoop." ”

Wei Zheng's eyebrows moved: "But the risk we take in this way is too great, in case Yang Liang rebels and fails, won't we take a huge risk?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "So this matter must be done by Lai Xuan, when buying a shop, try to use the name of the industry related to Yang Liang in Taiyuan, and it is best to borrow the name of Pei Wen'an or Wang Cheng, so that even if it is traced in the future, it will not be found on our heads." Once the city was captured, our men had to quickly evacuate Puzhou, and all the shops were burned down, leaving no trace. ”

Wei Zhengzheng said: "I understand, let's do it, do you want to go back to Daxing first?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled and patted Wei Zheng's shoulder: "Yes, I have to hurry up and go to Longxi, after a long time, I am afraid that Gao Baoyi will be impatient and will affect our cooperation with the Turks." ”

Wei Zheng smiled and bowed: "Then I will wish the lord a smooth journey." ”

Half a month later, when Wang Shichong returned to his full garden in Daxing, it was already summer to autumn, close to October, as soon as he went home, he received the news, Xue Ju of Longyou sent a letter, saying that there was an urgent matter to discuss with him, the letter vaguely mentioned that this matter was related to Chen Xuan'er's mother, Concubine Shi's family, after Wang Shichong heard it, he couldn't take a rest, and he rushed to Longxi with Shan Xiongxin non-stop, and finally came to Jincheng seven days later.

In recent years, Wang Shichong rarely came to Jincheng again, and most of the correspondence with Xue Ju was through guò letters, today I take this opportunity, you can also take a look at this Longxi fortress that has been absent for several years, compared with a few years ago, there is almost no change here, it is still within sight, a piece of yellow sand is long, outside the city is a desert, and this city is completely made of loess houses, even the streets are made of loess rammed, horses and camels come and go, from time to time there are gusts of wind, rolling up the yellow sand in the sky, blowing people all over their mouths.

Wang Shichong changed into a Hu Shang's dress today, his whole body went to and from class tightly, his face was covered with a cloth scarf, only a pair of eyes were exposed, he and Shan Xiongxin led their horses, walking on this loess avenue, preparing to find a place to settle down first, and then go to see Xue Ju.

Suddenly, Wang Shichong felt a familiar breath, turned his head to look, but it was a tall and burly, a petite and delicate figure walking together, also dressed as a businessman, but the tall man walked like a wolf, completely a general's style, even in this powerful Jincheng, it also looked extraordinary, and the petite figure was holding a sword in his right hand and a camel in the other hand, and he followed behind the man in front of him step by step, obviously a woman.

Wang Shichong's heart moved, he reacted suddenly, that person must be Yang Xuangan and Hongfu who have been absent for a long time, this way back from Bingzhou, he has been thinking about how to talk about the harvest of walking the world in the past half a year after meeting Yang Xuangan. But I didn't expect to meet it in this Longyou Golden City.

Wang Shichong's heart moved. I wanted to come forward and recognize Yang Xuangan. But seeing that the two of them suddenly turned around and entered a shop on the side of the road, Wang Shichong fixed his eyes and saw that it was the Ma family restaurant where he had stayed in Jincheng back then.

Wang Shichong knew that this Yang Xuangan would definitely be the same as he was back then, asking about the heroes and heroes in the city here, and finally he must have come to meet Xue Ju, the evil tiger of the Golden City, so he also sat in the restaurant and found a secluded angle. Beckoning the guy to serve the food in Tuyuhun dialect, Yang Xuangan and Hongfu sat by the door, ordered two bowls of noodle soup, and began to eat.

Wang Shichong heard that Yang Xuangan and Hongfu had been talking in a low voice, talking about Xue Ju in this city, and along the way, they also heard a lot about Xue Ju dominating one side here and competing with others. Go and meet this Longxi Haoqiang. Wang Shichong's ears and eyes are far more sensitive than ordinary people, even in this noisy noodle restaurant. I also heard their words clearly.

I only heard Hongfu say: "This way to the west, this Xue family is the most powerful, and it can be called heroic, do you want to make friends with them?" ”

Yang Xuangan nodded: "It is necessary to make friends with them, there is no big hero on the Silk Road for hundreds of miles, it is because the power of the Xue family is too huge, it can already be said to dominate Longxi, and the relationship with the Qiang people is extraordinary, and in troubled times, it will become a hero of the separatist side." ”

"But Xue Ju's father and son are mean and cruel, in my opinion, it's not impossible to kill, but if they torture and kill in such a way, sooner or later they will lose the hearts of the people and betray their relatives! Violence can intimidate others for a while, but if you want to achieve long-term peace and stability and win the world, you must rely on benevolence and righteousness to bring people from far and near. ”

"So we have friends with the Xue family, and we must deal with it with might, and Xue Ju is very pioneering and enterprising. His father Xue Wang, a common man from Hedong, came here, and laid such a big foundation in two generations, monopolizing the Silk Road from Wuwei to Jincheng, and constantly attracting and buying the Qiang and bandits in this area, which shows that the people who want to do it are big, and if it is a troubled time, there will definitely be an ambition to fight for the world. ”

"Therefore, we must convince such a family on an equal footing, so that they do not dare to covet our family's sphere of influence, and we must not talk to them about cooperation in Daxing to open up the market for their family, and we can only talk about how to cooperate with their family on the Silk Road in Longxi."

"There is an idiom called Longwang Shu, but Xue's family is not Shu, but Daxing, now they are mostly not familiar with the internal situation in Daxing, and they dare not think about it, but if we negotiate with them and reveal their identities, presumably this surnamed Xue will take the opportunity to ask about the internal situation in Daxing, and then enter the customs market of Daxing."

Hongfu was nodding his head again and again while watching, but when he heard this, his expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly asked, "Young master, you don't want to compete with the Xue family!" ”

Yang Xuangan smiled and nodded.

Red Whisk blurted out "No!" After realizing his gaffe, Hongfu continued to whisper: "The Xue family's martial arts are strong, and they are black, young master, you must not risk yourself." ”

Yang Xuangan put away his smile, and his expression became stern and serious: "Don't worry, if you want to subdue the Xue family, you must take this road, otherwise if you let the family underestimate us, it will only be more troublesome, and even equal cooperation will be impossible." ”

Hongfu was so anxious that tears were about to flow out, and her eyes were shining: "But, but I really can't rest assured of you, if the lord is here, I won't agree." ”

Yang Xuangan bit his lip tightly, and a trace of unstoppable resoluteness shot out of his eyes, he glanced at Hongfu and shook his head: "Hongfu, if Ah Da is here, he will definitely agree with my idea!" In this life, there are always challenges that you can't escape and need to face, especially men, who have family responsibilities, especially men. ”

"You must know that everything we are doing now is to prepare for the chaos in the world one day in the future, whether it is Li Mi or Wang Shichong, even Xue Ju in front of us is a friend or enemy that we must face in the future."

"If you want to say that you are ruthless, strong in martial arts, and have a wide range of soldiers, it is really about the day when you need to raise troops in the future, can this little Xue family be compared with the Great Sui Emperor at that time? If I don't even dare to face this Xue family father and son directly today, I don't have to think about doing big things in the future. ”

"Red Whisk, if the destiny of heaven belongs to me Yang Xuangan and can make me successful in the future, then I won't die here; On the other hand, if I can't even deal with a local tyrant like Xue Ju, and I don't have any ambition to dominate the world, there is no pity to die. ”

Hongfu grabbed Yang Xuangan's hands tightly, tears were already flowing on his face, and he almost washed away the birthmark that he had deliberately painted, and his concern was written on his entire face.

Yang Xuangan knew that Hongfu cared about herself, so she gently patted her Su Yi and smiled: "Don't worry, I'm a big hero who broke the Turks, will I not be able to beat a few border city tyrants?" Red Whisk, you look down on your future husband too much. (To be continued......)