In the garden in Daxing City, the weather in September is high and crisp, and in the underground secret room at the bottom of Siyu Building, it is still humid and stuffy because of the closed iron door, Wang Shichong changed into a light silk clothes, and he still can't help but wipe his sweat, and the purple robe on his body is also wet with sweat into a cloud of dark water stains, but he has no intention of wiping sweat at this time, listening to the report of Wei Zheng, who is also sweating on the back of his cheeks.

"My lord, in the past month or so, Yang Guang has secured the throne, and now Yang Su's army has not returned, but he has ordered Yang Su to be added as a scholar, and he will also give his three sons the position of Yitong, in addition, Yang Liang's concubine has also heard that he will be rewarded."

Wang Shichong nodded and sneered: "It's this hand again, Xuan Cheng, is this news reliable?" ”

Wei Zheng smiled slightly: "It was Pei Shiju Pei Shilang who told me personally, absolutely reliable, he is now Yang Guang's close minister, transferred from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to Huangmen Shilang, that is, the second governor of Menxia Province, because the internal history made Xue Daoheng offend Yang Guang before, and now he is not allowed to reuse, so he often accompanies Yang Guang and drafts an edict for him, and it is this Pei Shilang who is responsible for confidential matters." ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "Once a son of heaven and a courtier, Hongda can be regarded as turning over, but he can win Yang Guang's trust so quickly, not entirely by virtue of his literary talent and level, but I am afraid that his Western Regions knowledge and strategies are right for our new emperor's appetite, plus Pei Shiju was not reused in the first emperor's dynasty, he was just a literati with no power, and he was not a great family behind him, so it is reasonable for Yang Guang to use him." ”

Wei Zheng nodded and said, "Lord, since Pei Shiju has been favored. Will it stop standing with us? Or even report us? You've had so many bad things with him. I have to guard against it. ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "Xuancheng." You are really worried about this, I have been with Hongdae for more than ten years, and I know his personality very well, it is precisely because we have too many handles in each other's hands, so it is impossible for him to really assist Yang Guang, let alone betray me, not to mention anything else, it is Pei Wenan's business. I have enough evidence of his rebellion, he knows my methods, once I know that he betrayed me, I will definitely report him, and he also knows that Yang Guang is not a good type, he will not tie himself to him, and he will be sincerely loyal. ”

Wei Zheng frowned: "But after all, he is already in a high position now, and Yang Guang reuses scholars like him who have no background and family background, especially those southern scholars who have no foundation at all, this trend has begun to appear." Why should he give up immediate benefits for the sake of our interests? What about the rebellious act? ”

Wang Shichong shook his head, and said: "Xuancheng, you are right, but you have to know one thing, Hongda is favored, in addition to the fact that he has no foundation, so that Yang Guang can rest assured, the more important one is that he can propose to make Yang Guang happy. ”

Wei Zheng laughed: "The lord is really like a god, the move to move the capital is the joint performance of Pei Shilang and Yu Shiji, and Pei Shilang also said that he will persuade the emperor to run the Western Regions next, and the first thing is to find a way to conquer Tuyuhun who rebelled and surrendered on the Silk Road." ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "As I expected, Hongdae's actions are to protect his own position, but he is also digging a grave for Yang Guang, once the Western Regions are opened, Yang Guang's ambition will definitely be more violent, and the next thing is to conquer Goguryeo in the northeast, and at that time, it is almost the beginning of his end." ”

"Xuancheng, do you know, this time Yang Liang raised troops, I have been quiet in the army, but I am constantly observing the hearts of the people in the Kanto region, the people in the Kanto region are raging, in fact, they are extremely dissatisfied with the rule of the Great Sui, this time Yang Liang raised troops, and the several military horses out of Taihang were almost overwhelming, sweeping Henan and Hebei, if it weren't for Luoyang's General Shi who dispatched the troops left behind in time, plus Yu Gongli and others were too poor in their ability to quickly fail, I am afraid that there will be heroes in the Kanto region to take the opportunity to start an incident."

Wei Zheng nodded: "You asked Xu Gai and Dou Jiande to hold back this time, it seems right, fortunately there was no incident this time, otherwise our forces and allies in the Kanto region would have been exposed." However, the imperial court in the eastern part of the country is indeed lax in armament and extremely weak, while Hebei and Shandong have always produced heroic warriors. ”

Wang Shi nodded meaningfully: "So if you conquer the Western Regions, you will use the power of Guanzhong Longyou, the power of the imperial court in this area is very strong, and the Guanlong military merit group will firmly control here, and there will be no chaos, but if it is a conquest of Goguryeo, then whether it is the warships of the navy, or the supply of grain and grass for the army and the requisition of soldiers, it will mainly be borne by the land of Kanto, as long as the war is protracted, then the Kanto region will be undoubted!" ”

Wei Zheng smiled and said: "Lord, do you want to wait until the real chaos in the Kanto region before you take advantage of the situation to take charge of the army and then take the opportunity to start an incident?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Xuancheng, remember, we don't make the first bird, the reason why the Great Sui is stable is because the big and small families in the world are all focused on the court, and the people are also at ease, only the tyrant is in charge, suppresses the family, abuses the people's power, will make the sky angry and resentful, you look at this time Yang Liang raised troops, most of the people still stood on the side of the court, at least they did not follow Yang Liang to rebel, this is because Yang Guang has not infringed on their interests, so we need Yang Guang to start tossing blindly, and wait until the day when the people's hearts are lost, Naturally, the heroes will rise up, and at that time, we will look at the situation again. ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "It's just that the country and foundation left by the emperor are too thick, that is, Yang Guang only cares about eating, drinking, and having fun, and prospering the palace, but he is afraid that after decades of tossing, it will not necessarily make the people's resentment boil to the point of wanting to rebel." ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "Xuancheng, I have confidence in Yang Guang, if he is just enjoying himself in the country, then no matter how much he tosses, he will not die in the world, at most, he will get some thieves out, and he will not be able to become a climate, but he is not in the right position, and after moving the capital to Luoyang, he needs to stabilize the military nobles in Guanlong, so as not to let these people rebel, so he must conquer the Quartet and reward them with military merits." This time I flattened Yang Liang. Quite a few people can get mixed up with military merit. In addition, Yang Guangxin's accession to the throne will take time to stabilize the Dìng regime, so there will be no major wars in three or four years, but within five years, he will definitely conquer Tuyuhun, and the next thing is to conquer Goguryeo, and at that time, it will be the beginning of his end. ”

Wei Zheng also laughed: "The lord is really clever. Xuancheng is not as good as it. It's just that according to your assumption, it will take at least ten years or more, how can the lord spend this time? Do you also want to follow Pei Shiju's example? ”

Wang Shichong waved his hand: "No, this trick doesn't work for Yang Guang, he knows my details, and he is quite jealous of my shady conspiracy methods, so even if he uses me, he will only let me do shady things, such as secretly supervising Yang Su's father and son this time." ”

Wei Zheng frowned: "This kind of thing is thankless. also offended the family, which is not good for the lord. It's better to find a way to turn off this kind of task in the future. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Yang Guangyong I hope I can help him clean up these people who know the details of his seizure of the throne this time, Yuwen Shu and Yu Zhongwen are the generals of the nobles who want to stabilize the military merits of Guan Long, and they will be fine for the time being, but Yang Su and Zhang Heng, he must be able to get rid of them as soon as possible, this knife, who else can there be besides me?" ”

Wei Zheng's face changed: "Lord, do you really want to help Yang Guang get rid of Yang Su?" Isn't this self-inflicted wings? ”

Wang Shichong waved his hand, and the green light flashed in his eyes: "Xuancheng, can't you see it, Yang Su is undoubtedly down, and he himself knows this very well, whether I help or not, it is all a result, and now what I value is not Yang Su, but Yang Xuangan." ”

Wei Zheng sighed: "Although Yang Xuangan is brave and invincible in the world, after all, he has no military power and lacks qualifications, lord, if he knows that you killed his father, will it be against us in turn?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Xuan Cheng, it is not me Wang Shichong who will take his father's life in the future, but Yang Guang, this time I inquired in the army, how to report, I was angry with Yang Xuan in advance, their father and son will not hate me, and they will treat me as an ally, but the more I don't mention Yang Su's father and son, the more Yang Guang will be suspicious of them, so Yang Su's ending is certain, not because he was forced to die for his crime, but because Yang Guang wants him to die, he needs some crimes, if there is no crime, he will rise and secretly depreciate his power, If Yang Su had been interested, he would have committed suicide to save his family. ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "Listening to the lord say this, Xuan Cheng suddenly opened, Yang Xuangan is not a fool, he will definitely understand the truth, and when the time comes, he will find a way to contact the family and find a chance to avenge his father, and he is also a key you use to open the family, only when the family also rises, our great cause can be successful." ”

Wang Shichong smiled and patted Wei Zheng's shoulder: "Those who know me, Xuan Chengye!" We and Pei Shiju are not from high backgrounds, the big family looks down on us, and the Zhu family will not take the initiative to unite with us, only by letting a noble-born son like Yang Xuangan do this kind of thing, can there be a possibility of success, and only a family like Yang Xuangan can raise troops, and other families and powerful factions around the country can really rebel, Xuancheng, you have never understood why I value Yang Xuangan so much, today I explain it like this, you should be clear. ”

Wei Zheng smiled: "Then next, does the lord want to add fuel to the fire for Yang Shizi to marry with the major families?" ”

Wang Shichong's face changed slightly: "Oh, did Tang Guogong mention the marriage with Yue Guogong again?" ”

Wei Zheng nodded: "Yes, this time the new emperor ascended the throne, and Li Yuan, who was released as a assassin, also came back, just to finalize this marriage, lord, I am afraid that this time the prince of Yue Guo will also force Yang Xuangan to marry." ”

Wang Shichong laughed: "Very good, great, Yang Xuangan has gone through this experience, and he will definitely put his family first, and he will not refuse like last time." Xuancheng, let's just wait for the happy bar! ”

In March of the first year of the Great Cause, the peach blossoms in Luoyang City bloomed again, and the city was full of a sea of pink, accompanied by the warm spring breeze, which made people fascinated.

Since last year, that is, at the end of the fourth year of Renshou, the funeral of the former emperor Yang Jian was finally completed, and he was buried together with Empress Wenwen, nicknamed Emperor Gaozuwen.

As for Yang Liang, after being sent to the capital, the ministers began to agree that he should be beheaded, but Yang Guang said that his father's body was not cold, and it was not too good to kill his brother at this time, so Yang Liang was changed to a claustrophobic palace and imprisoned for life.

In the first month of this year, the new emperor Yang Guang officially issued an edict to change the yuan to a great cause. Canonized the former crown princess Xiao as the queen. Yang Zhao, the king of the Jin Dynasty, was the crown prince. and amnesty to the world (the traitors who followed Yang Liang's uprising are not included).

This spring is not as memorable as in previous years, and the news of the relocation of the capital, which has been spreading in the city for almost half a year, has finally been officially confirmed, and at the end of last year, the new emperor Yang Guang has already toured Luoyang once.

Yang Guang then issued an edict to recruit hundreds of thousands of people in the Luoyang area, dig up and build fortresses around Luoyang City, and build Luoyang, which was already very strong, like a copper wall.

After that, Yang Guang officially ordered. Announcing the construction of a new capital in Luoyang, unexpectedly, Yang Guang, who has always been considered to be more pompous, announced in an official edict: "The palace is used for people to live, mainly for convenience and application, and there is no need to be too extravagant and exquisite, and the construction is mainly frugal." ”

In February, the final personnel order was also issued, and the construction of the Eastern Capital was handed over to Yang Su, who was accompanied by Yang Da, a royal water conservancy expert who was a Nayan, and the first skilled craftsman of the Great Sui. will be the chief eunuch Yu Wenkai.

At this moment, Yang Su was sitting at the desk in his own study in the new mansion of Yue Guogong in Luoyang City. Looking at the servants who were busy moving outside, he thought about it intently, and Yang Xuangan was standing beside him in civilian clothes with a stern expression.

Yang Xuangan stood for a long time, and finally couldn't help it, and said, "Father, can't you really push off the construction of the palace this time?" ”

Yang Su sighed, his expression became melancholy, and he said faintly: "I can't push it off, last month, you and my father and son just became officials and promoted to the rank of lord because of the pacification of Yang Liang's rebellion, and my father was promoted to Shangshuling, and nominally became the first person in the dynasty to build a new capital, who else should I be?" ”

Yang Xuangan was about to speak again, but a fragrant breeze drifted outside the door, and a crisp cry came into the ears of the two: "Master, the son." ”

Yang Xuangan turned his head to look, and immediately put a smile on his face, a goose-yellow spring shirt with a red brush, an emerald green belt around his waist, and pink embroidered shoes under his feet.

Hongfu was a little embarrassed by him, lowered his head and said softly, "Shizi." ”

Yang Xuangan suddenly realized his gaffe, smiled, scratched his head, and saw Yang Su's stern eyes in a blink of an eye, so frightened that he stuck out his tongue, lowered his hands and stood respectfully, not daring to speak again.

Yang Su sighed and said, "Xuangan, you can't walk when you see beauty, how can you be good in the future!" ”

Yang Xuan said anxiously: "The child is not a womanizer, you know, Dad, it's just that I haven't seen the red whisk for a long time." ”

Yang Su waved his hand: "Okay, no need to say more, come with me." After a squeak, the entrance to the secret room on the wall was opened, and Yang Suyi lowered his head and walked in.

Yang Xuangan glanced at the red breeze, and took advantage of Yang Su's absence, immediately went over and grabbed her hand, and said with concern: "How are you doing all the way?" ”

Hongfu's face turned red, and he said softly: "Shizi, don't be like this, after a while, Hongfu will tell the lord and you about the situation along the way." ”

Yang Xuangan smiled: "It's okay, I can't see you in the past few months, I don't know how to eat." ”

There was a burst of warmth in Hongfu's heart, but there was a slight look of anger on his face, and he pretended to be angry: "Flim tongue, see how the lord will punish you in a while." Then he followed him into the secret room.

Yang Xuangan shook his head, walked to the door and said, "Guard the door, don't disturb us if you have nothing important." The leaves of the flower bed moved twice, Yang Xuangan turned around and closed the door, and also walked into the secret room.

When Yang Xuangan walked into the hall, the familiar giant candles around him had already been lit, and the red whisk had completely changed his shrewd and capable posture and was reporting to Yang Su.

What appeared in front of their father and son at this moment was no longer the delicate and pitiful maid ring in the study just now, but a top female swordsman and the best intelligence officer.

Yang Xuangan sat on his chair, and Hongfu nodded to him, and continued to report the harvest of his trip to Luoyang: "The imperial order has been issued, not only to rebuild the eastern capital, but also to build the Xianren Palace, in addition to digging two large canals such as Tongji Canal and Zhanggou to connect the Yellow River and the Yangtze River. ”

Yang Su listened, his face became more and more heavy, and his gray hair fluttered slightly in the air, but he didn't say a word.

Yang Xuangan stood up and said sharply, "What does he want to do?" Don't you discuss such a serious matter with your father? ”

Hongfu shook his head: "Although the lord was promoted to Shangshu Ling by him, he is already nominally under one person and above ten thousand people, but he has no real power, on the one hand, the lord is responsible for the construction of the Eastern Capital, but on the other hand, he bypassed the lord and directly ordered Yu Wenkai and Feng Lun to build the Xianren Palace, and even the money for the construction of the Xianren Palace was allocated by the royal treasury, and it was not included in the project money for the construction of the Eastern Capital." ”

Yang Xuan said unconvincedly: "So these things that abuse the people's power and have grudges with the people are finally counted on my father's head, and he himself can wash himself away because he has made an edict and said that he should not be thrifty?" (To be continued......)