Wang Shichong smiled and shook his head, this feeling of being able to completely suppress Gao Xi on the front made him very happy, he said slowly: "Gao Servant, thinking of the friendship between our superiors and subordinates for ten years, thinking of the kindness that you once sheltered me and saved me from Wang Shiji's poisonous hands, I, Wang Shichong, kindly remind you, don't give any advice to Yang Guang's perverse behavior, and don't talk about him behind his back, if I were you, I would take the initiative to ask for Zhishi, this is the way to retreat and protect myself." That's it, you're doing it yourself. ”

After Wang Shichong finished speaking, he saluted Gao Xi, turned around and floated away, leaving Gao Xi alone standing at the head of this deserted city.

Walking down the steps of the dilapidated city tower, Pei Shiju, who was dressed in a purple robe, flashed out from a hidden soldier cave at the bottom of the steps, and asked Wang Shichong: "Xingman, are you done talking to Enxiang?" Although Gao Xi has been giving the prime minister for many years, Pei Shiju is still commensurate with Wang Shichong when he gets along with him.

Wang Shichong nodded, and flashed into this unmanned hiding cave with Pei Shiju, and the sound of the two of them talking made the dust on the top of the cave fall for a while, drenching the heads of the two of them.

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "I didn't expect that Pei Shangshu, who is one of the five nobles, would actually hide in this place and talk with a common person." ”

Pei Shiju hooked the corners of his mouth: "Okay, seeing you follow Eun Xiang, I know that you have something to say to him, what, you don't want to pull him into the water, it is impossible for him to start an incident with you." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "I'm not so stupid, if there is one last person in this world who doesn't want the Great Sui to be finished, it won't be Yang Guang." And it is definitely the founding prime minister of the Great Sui. To him. I'm in awe of it. So I came here today to show him a clear way, and it is also a way to protect his life. ”

Pei Shiju breathed a sigh of relief: "Do you want to let his old man retreat bravely to save his life?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Other than that, is there any other way?" It is impossible for Yang Guang to really reuse him, but he wants to get rid of him quickly, he originally endured it for three years and didn't say anything, but today he can't control his mouth, if he really thinks of himself as the former prime minister of the empire. That disaster is not far off. ”

Pei Shiju stomped his foot, and a burst of ash fell on his head: "Alas, Enxiang is not good at this, he will never look at the changes in the current situation, it's okay to work hard for the emperor like this, for Yang Guang, is it worth it?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head and said with a smile: "Hongdae, aren't you the same now, I thought you were one of the five nobles." If you gain power in Yang Guangchao, you will stay away from me, a dangerous friend. But you're still willing to make contact with me. I was really moved. ”

Pei Shiju sighed: "Okay, okay, you and I have been friends for many years, and we have experienced so many things, do you still need to say this, now my name is Wugui, in fact, I am also a tyrant who welcomes that great success every day, one day a sentence provokes him, I don't know how I died, did you see Zhang Heng?" Wasn't it his number one think tank a few years ago, and now it's not for him to be sent out, don't look at me as rich and rich now, maybe one day I will encounter Zhang Heng's fate. ”

Looking at Wang Shichong, Pei Shiju suddenly laughed: "It's your brother, this is the real chic, advance and retreat freely, although it is now a cloth cloth, but it is truly invincible, you can go straight to the court, you can plan big things when you retreat, and take the opportunity to stand on your own, this is what I envy." ”

Wang Shichong waved his hand: "But I can't grasp Yang Guang's core decisions, these things still rely on Hongdae's support, your intelligence is very important to me." In fact, to be honest, I have always been worried that you will cut off contact with me and no longer cooperate with me because of your current wealth, even if you don't betray me. ”

Pei Shiju smiled and shook his head: "Why is this so!" Our brothers said back then, if Ming Jun is on the throne, he will be a force to assist, but if the tyrant is in the court, then we can't accompany him to the end, compared to Yu Shiji, Yu Wenshu These people instigated him to build a large number of buildings and build palaces, I am already very disciplined, at most, it just makes him have some interest in the Western Regions, and he will fight Tuguhun in the future. ”

Wang Shichong said with a straight face: "With the national strength of the Great Sui, it is not a big problem to fight Tuguhun, what can really make the people in turmoil in the world, and it is the conquest of Goguryeo that will change the people, when are you going to propose this proposal to Yang Guang?" ”

Pei Shiju smiled slightly: "Do you still need me to mention this?" This time, Yang Guang came out to patrol the fortress with such a big show, did you think he was just to show off his strength to the Turks? If I'm right, he's probably discussing the military plane with our General Zhou Fashang right now. ”

In the side hall of the Yanmen County Guard's Mansion, on a royal couch made of gold, Yang Guang was lazily half-lying, Taifu Qing Yuanshou was a thin old man in his fifties, dressed in a purple robe, standing on the side of the couch, and Zhou Fashang, who was wearing a purple robe from the third grade, knelt at a distance of more than ten steps in front of the imperial couch, holding the ground with his fists and motionless.

Yang Guang didn't get up either, in front of these soldiers, he had always put on the demeanor of an emperor like this, because he knew very well that no matter how he pretended to be majestic, it was impossible for him to be more murderous in front of these Qiu Ba who were used to killing people. ”

Zhou Fashang raised his head, and the beard on his face made Yang Guang's eyes unconsciously flash a trace of disgust, only to hear him reply without being humble or arrogant: "Back to the supreme, Weichen is Dingxiang who is too obedient to Zhou Fashang." ”

Yang Guang sat up slightly: "Oh, sure enough, it's Zhou Taishou, wearing this purple robe, and not wearing armor, I really feel a little unaccustomed." This time, I led the troops to patrol the fortress, and I also wanted to hear the opinions of you generals, so I summoned you from Dingxiang. ”

Zhou Fashang said calmly: "Back to the supreme, when the minister came back this time, he only saw the camp army, dozens of miles south of this Yanmen, but he didn't see how the army marched, so the minister didn't dare to say anything. ”

Yang Guang turned his head and glanced at Yuan Shou, and Yuan Shou Ma Zhi said: "This time, His Majesty is on patrol, and it is in accordance with the ancient law of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty going on patrol. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went out of the customs that year. The banner stretches for thousands of miles. Now there are 300,000 troops outside the imperial camp, and we divide the army into 24 armies along the way, and send one army to set off every day, 30 miles apart, with banners facing each other, war drums hearing each other, end to end, thousands of miles away. This is also the grand occasion of the teacher. Enough to wiit the barbarians. ”

Yang Guang nodded with satisfaction, the pomp and circumstance of this time made him feel very satisfied, who had also fought a few times with him, and felt that it was much more beautiful than fighting with Gao Xi and Yang Su before.

Zhou Fashang's brows furrowed: "No, Weichen thinks that this move is not feasible." ”

A hint of displeasure flashed in Yang Guang's eyes: "Oh, what does Zhou Taishou have a high opinion?" But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Zhou Fashang straightened up and said: "The army stretches for thousands of miles, and there are often mountains and rivers to obstruct it, and if you suddenly encounter an accident, the team will be torn apart. If there is something in the center. I don't know, and the road is long. It's hard to save each other. Although there is a story of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty going out of the customs and even thousands of miles, this is a way to incur failure. At that time, the Xiongnu did not know the reality of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and fled far away in fright, but if the powerful enemy deliberately offended the holy driver, then he would send elite cavalry to raid the imperial camp. ”

Yang Guang gasped and hurriedly asked, "Then according to General Zhou, what should I do?" ”

Zhou Fashang pondered for a moment and said: "Originally, according to the requirements of our marching and fighting, the position of the commander of the Chinese army should not be too prominent, and we must try our best to cover up the location of the general." However, this time, His Majesty went out on patrol, mainly to subdue the four yi, so it was necessary to highlight the majesty of the imperial camp. This will have to find a way to strengthen the guards of the imperial camp. ”

If something happens, he will order the enemy to resist, and send strange soldiers from inside the formation, attack hard outside the formation, use the car as a barrier, and then set up a curved hook formation, which is no different from the tactical principle of defending the city. If the battle is won, then send the cavalry in pursuit, and if it is not victorious, you can camp and defend yourself, which seems to me to be a foolproof strategy. ”

Yang Guang sat up straight all of a sudden, didn't blink his eyes when he heard it, and laughed: "General Zhou is really a good general who knows the art of war, it's a pity to be a Dingxiang Taishou, so let's do it, if I remember it well, you now have a military position in Shangkaifu." ”

Zhou Fashang nodded: "Exactly." That was still when Weichen pacified the rebellion of Li Guangshi in Guizhou, the emperor gave Weichen a military position, but since the beginning of the spring of this year, His Majesty Xià edict to the world, the two military positions of Kaifu and Shangkaifu, with Kaifu Yi and Sansi thought that it was second only to the three dukes, and Weichen's Shangkaifu general was automatically gone, and now it is just the official of Dingxiang Taishou. ”

Yang Guang waved his hand: "How can a good general like General Zhou only serve as a civilian." Yuan Aiqing, don't you say? ”

Yuan Shouzheng was sweating for his shallow military knowledge just now, and when he heard Yang Guang's words, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty said very well, with a good general like General Zhou guarding the Quartet, he will definitely be able to stabilize my Great Sui River." The outside can be subdued, and the inside can suppress all kinds of anti-thieves. A Taishou is indeed condescending. ”

Yang Guang cleared his throat: "Passing the decree, from now on, Dingxiang Taishou Zhou Fashang will be crowned as the general of Zuo Wuwei, in charge of the escort of the three armies in front of the imperial camp, and he will go out on patrol with my car, and the post of Dingxiang Taishou will be temporarily acted by the county Cheng." In addition, the Zhulong horse that was given to the emperor was given to General Zhou, and 300 horses of high-grade silk were given. ”

Zhou Fashang was speechless with emotion, and his head sounded to the ground deeply: "Thank you, Your Majesty is kind, Weichen has nothing to repay, and he will be crushed to pieces to repay Jun's kindness!" ”

Yang Guang smiled slightly, walked down the steps, helped Zhou Fashang up, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "General Zhou, there will be an opportunity for you to contribute to the national army in the future, take advantage of the opportunity, don't let me down!" ”

Zhou Fashang's eyes flashed with tears, he couldn't say a word, and bowed and retreated. Yang Guang looked at his distant back, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

Yang Guang sighed faintly: "Yuan Changshi, you said that you don't know about this march and battle, that's it, but Yuwen has been a general for many years, why didn't he mention this matter to me?" "When Yang Guang was the governor of Yangzhou, Yuanshou once served as his long history, and the idea of befriending Jiangnan literati and collecting scholars was also his idea, so Yang Guang has always regarded him as a henchman among his henchmen, although this person's ability is average, and he has never held positions such as imperial history for many years, and has not entered the decision-making circle of Wugui. But Yang Guangken handed over his inner treasury treasure to this person to take care of. It is enough to see his absolute trust in this Yuanshou. There are a lot of things in his heart, and he doesn't say anything to Wugui, but he can discuss it with Yuanshou, and he has always called him Yuan Changshi in private.

The corners of Yuanshou's mouth hooked: "Supreme, Weichen thinks that General Yuwen is never loyal to you, and he should want to show the majesty of the Son of Heaven more when he arranges it like this." ”

Yang Guangyi turned around. The eyes were sharp, and Yuan Shou's heart jumped suddenly: "Weiyi? Could it be that the Turks were really so obedient and so obedient? If it is really like what General Zhou said, they have evil intentions and come with more than 100,000 cavalry, the imperial camp here is so conspicuous, and there is no barrier around, how can they stop it? ”

Yuan Shou opened his mouth: "The Turks have now surrendered, and the strength of the imperial camp is full of 30,000, including 5,000 elite Xiaoguo Iron Cavalry. Even if it is raided, it is impossible to collapse all at once. During the period of the first emperor, the iron army of my Great Sui defeated the Turkic army of more than 100,000 with a very small number of troops, and these are all known to His Majesty. ”

When Yang Guang heard this, his heart calmed down a little: "Hmph, no matter when, you can't pin your hopes on the enemy, after all, the Turks are wolf ambitions, not my race, when Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was suddenly surrounded by the Huns in Baishan Mountain, this national shame was not washed away until the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, I don't want to be Liu Bang." Spread my will, let the soldiers and horses of the imperial camp led by Yu Wenshu march according to the method Zhou Fashang said, march in a phalanx, use the cart as a flank cover, and send ranger sentinels on all sides, and must not let the chaotic ministers and thieves sneak attack! ”

Yuan Shou nodded yes, and was about to go out to deliver the decree, Yang Guang suddenly said: "Yuan Changshi, wait, you will go to the next order in a while, let Changsun Sheng go to the Turks again, and ask Qimin Khan to take his sons and tribal leaders to enter the customs in person, and wait for the holy drive in Zhuo County, and also, I will not enter the Monan grassland this time, I will patrol along the distance of fifty miles of the Great Wall, and the grasslands within ten miles of the army will have to be removed for me, and I don't want any hundreds of thousands of Turks to hide in the grass and prepare for a surprise attack on the imperial camp." ”

A month later, in the north of Zhuojun City, in the grassland within a radius of several hundred miles, a big tent like a hill is standing proudly on the grassland, compared to the Turkic Khan's golden-domed tent that can accommodate hundreds of people, this big tent is even more than that, enough to accommodate two or three thousand people, the warrior standing in front of the tent to guard, looks like a small ant, it is really a big tent that can cover the four fields like a heavenly dome, and what is more exaggerated is that this big tent is not actually rooted in the grass, but standing on thousands of carts, Thousands of cows pulled in front, moving slowly, and from a distance of several miles, you can hear the sound of boiling people in the tent, as well as the aroma of roast beef and mutton and mare's milk wine.

This big tent is Yang Guang ordered Qimin Khan and others to enter the fortress and drive, in order to receive these Turkic nobles, and temporarily purchased, because of the effective service in Yanmen, and was temporarily added Zhuo County Taishou, supervising the reception of Qiu He, quickly rushed to Zhuo County, overnight organization to make this movable gold-domed big tent, in the dynasty craftsman Yun Dingxing and Yu Wenkai with the full assistance, less than a month to complete this incredible feat, when Qimin Khan and others saw this thing for the first time, was so shocked that even his jaw almost fell to the ground, which made Yang Guang gain enough face, and he was in the imperial tent at this time, comfortably absorbing the sycophants offered by various Turkic nobles in turn.

Wang Shichong sat in a corner at the end of the imperial tent, coldly watching the Hu Xuan dance that the leaders of the Turkic tribes danced in front of Yang Guang while the wine was happy, and the Turkic leaders with fat brains had a charming smile on their faces, and they exuded the fishy smell of sheep and mare's milk wine, in this big tent, spinning, jumping, and even falling crookedly in front of Yang Guang like a stupid bear, causing Yang Guang to laugh for a while.

But what Wang Shichong noticed more was that those young Turkic princes and tellers in their twenties and thirties, looking at the ugliness of their father's generation of nobles, were all sinking like water, and they were pouring themselves in mouths, and their slightly clenched fists betrayed their hearts, and occasionally intersected with Wang Shichong's eyes, but they pretended not to know each other and turned their heads away.

Wang Shichong has already arranged a qiē, and he can also watch the performances of people from all walks of life waiting here in a relaxed and happy mood at this time. His ears were sharp, and from a few dozen paces away, he suddenly heard several familiar voices, whispering and talking.

"Gao Taichang, have you seen it, this tent, but it's really fucking big, I, He Ruobi, have fought all my life, and I've never seen such a thing, alas, I don't know how much it costs."

"That's it, General He Ruo is right, I haven't seen Yuwenbi either, when I went to the Turks the year before last, their Great Khan Golden Tent can only accommodate three or four hundred people, it is still fixed, our big tent can still walk in the car, alas, it is really too luxurious."

Wang Shichong's heart moved, he didn't expect He Ruobi that Gao Xi would actually run behind with Yu Wenbi, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites at the time, to drink and complain, and he had a faint sense of foreboding in his heart.

Gao Xi's voice sounded slowly, very softly, but still through the shouts of many people, it got into Wang Shichong's ears: "The old man is not worried about these, the cost of this big tent will not exceed the cost of ordering people to open Taihang Mountain and build the Great Wall along the way, and it is not as good as the consumption of food and wine from various counties since Yanmen, but this time we have caused so many Turkic nobles, and it is to lead to the border town of Zhuo County, if these Turkic wolf ambitions, if they have bad intentions, In the future, I know the reality inside my Great Sui, so how can it be good? ”

He Ruobi said hatefully: "I'm afraid of a bird, with me He Ruobi here, how many Turkic people have come to call back, but, it's just ......" As soon as he thought that he had no talent, and now he could only take on the false position of a doctor of Jin Ziguanglu to drink here and drink stuffy, he was angry, he was already drunk for seven or eight points, and his face was so red that he was dripping blood, and at this time he drank all the mare's milk wine in front of him.

Yu Wenbi sighed: "General He Ruo, drink less, the matter of Jinyan, Mrs. Gao and I will often do, you are our famous general of the Great Sui, there will always be a time to turn over in the future, don't give up on yourself so much." ”

He Ruobi's mouth and nose spewed a strong smell of wine: "Turn over? Turn over the body of a bird! When the Supreme was in Yanmen, he called Zhou Fashang of the Southern Dynasty, and he played it right, asked a few words of common sense about marching and fighting, and immediately mentioned the position of General Zuo Wuwei, mastering the army of 30,000, I, He Ruobi, am a famous general of the Great Sui, when he led an army of 100,000 to destroy Nan Chen, the surname Zhou was just a general of the Southern Dynasty with 2,000 soldiers, and the head of the marching army, mother, this kind of person is on the throne, Lao Tzu is still drinking here and shooting high, you, you say, is there justice in this world? ”

Gao Xi said coldly: "General He Ruo, you are drunk, it is better to say less about this kind of thing." ”

He Ruobi laughed: "No, it's not just the Supreme Eccentric Eye, to prevent us Guanlong old ministers, rather, rather those Southern Dynasty people who have no foundation, grandma's, now, what are the things that revolve around the Supreme now, what kind of birdmen, all of them are the generals of the remnants of Nanchen who we destroyed." ”

Yu Wenbi hooked the corners of his mouth: "General He Ruo, be quiet, you shout like this, others have heard it." However, what you said does make sense, now the major policies in the DPRK are formulated by Yu Shiji and Pei Yun, and many of the generals promoted by the Supreme recently are also from the Southern Dynasties. ”

Gao Xi sighed, didn't speak, and began to drink on his own, Wang Shichong turned his head, and wanted to say hello to Gao Xi, but suddenly saw that in an inconspicuous dark corner behind the three of them, a person dressed as an officer quickly took a pen and recorded something on the silk silk, and then quickly turned away.

Wang Shichong suddenly retracted the steps he was about to take, this officer's face was gloomy, compared to ordinary martial artists, that kind of gloomy temperament made his back a little cold, that face was very familiar, it must have been seen somewhere, Wang Shichong began to search carefully in his mind, and suddenly, his eyes lit up: Isn't this person Liu Wuzhou, Yang Yichen's subordinate in Shuozhou (now renamed Mayi County) when Yang Liang was pacified before? (To be continued......)