Yang Guang smiled slightly and said, "What, Xiao Yu, when did you start speaking for Wang Shichong?" Even your sister said that this person is unpredictable and cannot be reused. And I remember how many times you reminded me to watch out for this person. ”

Xiao Yu shook his head: "At this time, at that time, since Wang Shichong bluntly told His Majesty about the affairs of Qi County, and Zhang Xutuo whom he recommended was indeed dedicated to the country, and even did not hesitate to take risks to open a warehouse and release grain, then it shows that this person is indeed loyal to the royal family now, and when he seized the throne in the past, he used a lot of sinister tricks, but now he is on the right path, so according to Weichen, this person is trustworthy." ”

Yang Guang's face sank, and he said, "Xiao Yu, even you think Wang Shichong can be trusted?" What if I put him back in Qi County and he rebelled in the interior? You don't know Wang Shichong's ability, now that the mainland is empty, if you let him go back, who can control him? ”

Xiao Yu Zhengse said: "In the area of Zhuo County, there is the general Li Jing, who led an army of 200,000 to defend it, the eastern capital Luoyang, and the army guarding it is no less than 150,000, and Jiangdu, which is a little south of the country, also has 50,000 elite soldiers of Hu Benlang General Chen Ling, plus the reinforcements from Jiangnan and Jingzhou are constantly going north, as long as these three points are stuck, Wang Shichong is against it, and it is impossible to succeed." He is a smart man who can doubt his loyalty, but there is no need to question his intelligence. ”

Yang Guang smiled slightly: "That's right, before I set out on the expedition, I was full of heavy troops in these important places, just for fear that someone would take the opportunity to make trouble, as long as I hold the three important places of Jiangdu, Zhuojun and Dongdu, I can quickly withdraw my troops and return to China to quell the rebellion, don't worry." ”

Xiao Yu's beard fluttered in the wind. continued: "This is the second. Zhang Xutuo is this person. Loyal to the country, even if Wang Shichong has an antipathy, he will suppress it as soon as possible, so it is impossible for Wang Shichong to have the opportunity to start an incident and expand in Shandong. ”

The corners of Yang Guang's mouth hooked: "Is this Sutuo really reliable?" This person has followed Shi Wansui and Yang Su successively, and he has not been reused under me for many years, but it was Wang Shichong who recommended him, and I let him lead the troops. He has a very good personal relationship with Wang Shichong, if Wang Shichong is really reversed, will he beat Wang Shichong in turn? ”

Xiao Yu smiled and shook his head: "No, Your Majesty, Zhang Xutuo, if he really has his own little abacus, he will not risk killing his head and release military rations privately. ”

Yang Guang's eyes flashed coldly: "Xiao Aiqing." Are you sure that Zhang Xutuo is doing this for the country, for me? It's not for his personal benefit. Forming a good relationship with the people? ”

Xiao Yu shook his head: "No, Your Majesty, if Zhang Xutuo is a selfish and slick person, he will learn the same as Yuanwendu, Mingzhe to protect himself, and even take the troops to cross east to the sea at the specified time, as for what happened to Qi County, it was not his business, but Yuanwendu's responsibility." ”

"There is no benefit in erecting personal favors to hundreds of thousands of hungry people, if as a general, he intends to cause chaos, he must first show favor to his own soldiers, and those who have made rebellion in the past generations want to control the army first, how can he distribute the army's food and feed those hungry people? It is impossible for those hungry people to recruit him into the army, if His Majesty gives him an order, he will have to go elsewhere, even if the people of Qi County are grateful for the benefits of General Zhang, what is the use? ”

Yang Guang nodded: "Xiao Aiqing, you have some truth, but after all, this Zhang Xutuo was recommended by Wang Shichong, and he kept saying good things to Zhang Xutuo here just now, I am really a little worried." ”

Xiao Yu smiled slightly, and said: "If Your Majesty is really not at ease, you might as well issue an edict, let Wang Shichong take 200,000 stone military rations, set off from Zhuo County, and be escorted to Licheng by his personal soldiers, along the way, let him distribute these grains all the way, and simply select the elite men to enlist in the army, and then go all the way to Licheng, it should be possible to select tens of thousands of elite soldiers, let them receive equipment from the arsenal of Licheng, ferry to the sea, and go to the reserve reinforcements to protect the children, so that Zhang Xutuo can stay in Qi County, and let Wang Shichong go to sea, In this way, the two people will not be able to meet each other, and Your Majesty can rest easy. ”

Yang Guang was slightly stunned at first, and then smiled: "This plan is very good, it is exactly the same as my idea. Wang Shichong has the talent of a general, it is a pity to put it in Qi County, isn't he afraid that Yuwen will harm him, then I will send him to Hu'er, they are old friends and old relations, and they are alone overseas, they can only work together, it is impossible to harm him again. ”

Xiao Yu smiled: "Exactly, and Wang Shichong has been to the sea, he is very familiar with the sea route, Zhang Xutuo was born in Guanlong, and his soldiers are also northerners, let him go to sea, there may be an accident on the way, not the first choice." ”

Yang Guang nodded: "You don't say that I forgot about this layer." It's okay, Xiao Aiqing, I'll trouble you to draw up a decree in a while, let Wang Shichong take 200,000 stone military rations from Zhuo County, escort them all the way to Licheng, distribute them to the victims in Shandong and Hebei, raise 20,000 troops to go to sea, and escort 300,000 stone military rations by the way as supplies for the army to protect the children. ”

Xiao Yu nodded, and leaned his waist: "The minister will retire and go to write this edict immediately." ”

Yang Guang suddenly said, "Wait a minute, Xiao Aiqing, I have something to ask you." ”

Xiao Yu turned around and said respectfully: "Please also ask Your Majesty to give instructions." ”

Yang Guang sighed: "According to what you can see, this Qi County is too Shouyuan Wendu, how should it be handled?" ”

Xiao Yu was slightly stunned, and replied without thinking: "Your Majesty should first send the imperial history to find out whether this person's behavior is consistent with Wang Shichong's analysis. ”

Yang Guang shook his head: "No, Xiao Aiqing, you must not be like this." Most of the officials in the world, especially the official positions held by the sons of the family, are like this Yuan Wendu, who are wise and wise. If there is no accident in the first place, if the opening of the punishment of Yuan Wendu is opened this time, then I am afraid that there will be some small bandits in various places, and they will exaggerate, saying that it is the pressure of our expedition to Liao, which has led to the emergence of bandits among the people, and if there are many of these things, then the morale of the troops on my front line will be greatly affected, and it will be difficult to fight this battle. ”

Xiao Yu was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said unconsciously: "Then is it, does Your Majesty want to condone this situation?" In this way, in the future, the situation in various parts of the world, I am afraid that it will be difficult for His Majesty to grasp the truth. ”

Yang Guang's eyes flashed with coldness: "Where there are bandits, I will hand it over to Wang Shichong and Zhang Xutuo to solve it, I don't want to see these messy news, so I will draft an edict, reward Yuan Wendu, promote to a knighthood, and give millions of money." ”

Xiao Yu saluted helplessly: "Weichen obeys the order!" (To be continued......)