Yang Xuan smiled meaningfully: "General Changsun has found out about Yu Wenshu's eldest son Yu Wenhua and his second son Yu Wenzhi and Shuo Fang half a year ago?" ”

The eldest grandson Sheng was surprised: "Yue Guogong also knows about this matter?" ”

Yang Xuangan secretly called it a fluke in his heart, fortunately he and the Liang family, a wealthy family in Shuofang, had not entered into substantive cooperation, otherwise if he really started to operate this pig iron smuggling, he was afraid that he would be caught by Changsun Sheng. So he snorted: "My father has always paid close attention to Yuwenshu's movements. ”

Changsun Sheng sighed: "Shuofang is not the first place that Yuwen Shu is looking for, before this he tried in Mayi and Liaodong, but because the local wealthy clan was unwilling to help him match with the Turks, he gave up. Before I left the prince, I had an argument with Yu Wenshu about this matter in front of the prince, blaming him for not feeding these white-eyed wolves with pig iron, but he said in a heartfelt way that I was afraid that he would rob him of his own merits. ”

Yang Xuangan sighed: "As a result, the prince is on his side, right?" ”

Eldest Sun Sheng smiled bitterly: "If the crown prince supported me at that time, would I still be here to talk to you now?" ”

Li Mi had already consciously returned to the door to act as a guard when Yang Xuangan stepped forward to speak, but when he heard this, a strange smile suddenly flashed on his face, and he turned his head to look at this side.

And Li Mi's voice also floated over clearly: "General Changsun, I'm afraid that your current hesitation is also the reason why you can't return to the prince and it's difficult to ride a tiger." ”

Eldest Sun Sheng suddenly told Li Mi the secret that he had hidden the deepest in his heart, his face changed color suddenly, and he said in a deep voice: "I never considered going back to the prince. Now all I want to do is be loyal to the emperor. ”

Li Mi smiled "hehe": "General Changsun." Don't speak in secret in front of the Ming. Can you believe this? ”

The corners of Changsun Sheng's mouth twitched slightly, and he stopped talking.

Li Mi glanced outside the tent, the nearest soldier was also a hundred steps away, and no one had any intention of acting here, so Li Mi walked to Changsun Sheng again, this time even Yang Xuangan didn't want to change shifts with Li Mi anymore, and stood in place and stared at Li Mi.

Li Mi walked up to Changsun Sheng and said, "I know that General Changsun doesn't want to completely press the treasure on Yang Yong. But I'm afraid that I have left the prince, whether it is because of the emperor's order or you leave on your own initiative, you are afraid that the prince will not tolerate you, right? ”

Changsun Sheng said hatefully: "It's all because I was impulsive at the time, and I didn't expect the emperor's body to collapse so quickly, and he actually ...... in less than two years" Speaking of this, Changsun Sheng could only sigh.

Li Mi nodded: "We know the prince's personality best, General Changsun's worries are indeed reasonable, but this can't be the reason why you make mistakes again and again, affecting the whole family." ”

Changsun Sheng raised his head. Looking at Li Mi's eyes, there was a trace of fear and helplessness in his eyes.

Li Mi said in a deep voice: "Now General Changsun, you are gambling. You are expecting a miracle to happen, you hope that the envoy sent by the emperor will never come down and order you to release Yang Yong, so that you will have a glimmer of life, although you also know that even if Yang Yong is reinstated, or even ascended the throne, you may not be better than now, but it is better than returning to the prince. Right? ”

Changsun Sheng was silent, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

Li Mi laughed: "But you are gambling with the lives of the whole family, I have analyzed it just now, you are now detaining us, that is openly against the prince, your so-called private agreement with the emperor, when the emperor dies and the prince ascends the throne, then all can not be counted, our holy purpose is in hand, but you are detained or killed, you are rebelling, and you want to punish the nine clans." ”

Li Mi's voice revealed a murderous aura: "We are actually not in a hurry, the prince is only afraid that Yang Yong will take the opportunity to make trouble now, so he will transfer the soldiers of the East Palace to guard the Renshou Palace, he is actually not as impatient as you think, General Changsun knows that the emperor's limit is approaching, and he should consider the future allegiance, rather than being so anxious to go on the road with the emperor." ”

Eldest Sun Sheng muttered to himself, "But, can I still go back?" ”

Li Mi smiled slightly: "Why can't you go back, you also said that you are loyal to the emperor and carry out the emperor's orders, presumably the prince will not worry too much about this matter with you." Now is the critical moment, if you fall to the prince at this time, it is from the dragon minister, and the previous unhappiness should be able to turn over. ”

Yang Xuangan suddenly interjected: "General Changsun, I actually don't understand your choice, my father once said that Yang Yong is just a pawn of the emperor to balance the prince's power in this Daxing City, such a person who has been a prince for twenty years but has never been out of town, why should you be so loyal?" Han King Yang Liang's subordinates are related to the land of the four eastern states, hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and strong generals, and they have the capital to fight, but what does Yang Yong have? ”

"If it is based on Xuan Gan, even if you fall to the King of Han, it is more reliable than to protect Yang Yong at this time. Besides, isn't your eldest son, the eldest grandson, Wunai, now in charge of the Han Palace? Why do you want to come here again to make this troubled water? ”

Changsun Sheng raised his head, glanced at Yang Xuangan, and said with a wry smile: "What do you think I'm waiting for when I keep this Daxing?" Don't hide it from the two, neither the emperor nor I are fools, and we don't really want Yang Yong to be reinstated. ”

"The decree he gave me before he left was that if Yang Guang had any bad intentions, he would send Liu Shu to follow the secret order, release Yang Yong first, and then escort him to Yang Liang, the king of Han."

"Yang Yong and Yang Liang each have a secret decree, Yang Yong's secret decree is to announce Yang Guang's plot to misbe, and Yang Liang's secret decree is to announce that Yang Su has formed a party for personal gain, and these two secret decrees have copies archived in the palace, not an edict."

Yang Xuangan gasped when he heard this: "These are all arranged by the emperor before he went to Renshou Palace?" ”

Changsun Sheng nodded: "Yes, at that time, that warlock Zhang Qiu Taiyi did not hesitate to risk the world's disapproval, and bluntly said that the emperor would not be able to return here, and the emperor was angry at first, and almost executed this person, but then he thought about it carefully but was afraid, so he made such an arrangement." ”

Li Mi said: "Then if Yang Yong and Yang Liang join forces, who will be the one who will ascend the throne at that time?" ”

Changsun Sheng shook his head: "The emperor's original consideration was that the crown prince was plotting against him, and he made arrangements for him to be placed under house arrest in advance. He counted on Yang Yong's court-central popularity and Yang Liang's soldiers and horses to restrain the prince. Let it be reset in order. did not consider letting one of Yang Yong and Yang Liang immediately succeed as the crown prince. ”

"The emperor also knows that the prince has been in charge of the country in the past few years, and the forces that have become princes in this area have become early, especially the soldiers and horses of the East Palace, he is really not at ease."

Li Mi suddenly laughed: "If this is the case, General Changsun, you are for your own ideals for many years, and you should also stand on the side of the prince at this time." ”

Changsun Sheng's eyebrows moved twice, and he let out a soft "oh" and asked, "What is the explanation?" ”

Li Mi said: "If you act according to this plan." Whether the emperor is dead or alive, Yang Yong and Yang Liang are together, with a secret decree in their hands and a merge state soldier, they will definitely raise troops to attack Guanzhong, and the prince will definitely send the world's troops to resist, and the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of the Han Dynasty will reappear again. ”

Changsun Sheng nodded solemnly and said, "Not bad." ”

Li Mi continued: "At that time, the Turks will not be in chaos, but our Great Sui will be in chaos first, and I am afraid that after the fight, not only a few princes, but also ambitious and capable heroes of the world will also stand on their own." The remnants of the Chen Dynasty, which had been destroyed for less than 20 years, would also have a resurgence of the Xiao Liang clan. Divide one side, and the rebellion of the Eight Kings at the end of the Jin Dynasty will reappear in Shenzhou. ”

Changsun Sheng was speechless, just nodded while pondering.

"At that time, not to mention the slow expansion to Monan according to what General Changsun said, when the Central Plains is in turmoil, these hungry wolves in the north will often stop their disputes and take advantage of the fire to rob, and General Changsun will not forget about the chaos so quickly."

Before Changsun Sheng could speak, Yang Xuan said: "But the Qimin Khan is still loyal to our dynasty, so it won't come to that point." Although he had always admired his brother's insight, this time he did not dare to agree.

Eldest Sun Sheng didn't wait for Li Mi to speak, and said to himself: "Yang Xian's nephew, what Li Mi said just now should be true, not to mention that Qimin has no ability to be the emperor at all, and he can't even control his son, even if he is loyal to the Great Sui, he is only loyal to the current emperor, if the emperor dies, the prince is in a civil war, and those who are as cowardly as Qimin Khan will also find a way to get a piece of the pie, even if he himself doesn't want to, his subordinates will think like this, if he doesn't agree, he will die first." ”

"When the time comes, whether it is under the banner of avenging the former emperor or helping the new emperor to destroy the thieves, it can be said that the teacher is famous. Even the emperor told me that if the soldiers were not the opponents of the imperial court, they could go to the Turks to seek support. ”

Yang Xuangan nodded: "It turns out that there is such a mystery here." That Changsun General, you can't let the ambitions of these people ruin your life's hard work, even if the Turks don't send troops, they can take the opportunity to get rid of the control of our dynasty, and then they want to subdue them, I don't know how much effort it will take, you say yes. ”

Li Mi suddenly laughed: "Big brother, when General Changsun told the emperor about this top-secret arrangement, he had already made a choice and decided to stand on the side of the prince, haven't you seen it yet?" ”

Yang Xuangan only cared about talking just now, and didn't think about this layer carefully, and when he heard Li Mi say this, he suddenly realized, and then looked at Changsun Sheng, only to see him touching his beard, smiling, but not speaking.

Li Mi said to Changsun Sheng: "General Changsun, your ambitions, if the prince ascends the throne in the future, he will not help you realize it, compared to Yang Yong, he at least wants to make a difference, as for whether to use you in the future, whether to use Yue Guogong and us, then no one dares to guarantee the vote." ”

"But if now you fall to Yang Yong and cause a civil war, then all your ambitions and ambitions don't need to be thought about, I know that the general made his current decision because of this, Li Mi thanked you on behalf of the people of the world."

Changsun Sheng waved his hand: "Needless to say, I am not as noble as you said, if Liu Shu also arrives at this hour of our conversation, I will still do what the emperor said, because I said that I will always be loyal to him, but since Liu Shu did not come, it means that the emperor does not want to take this step, and I will naturally not embarrass you." ”

Changsun Sheng stood up, walked to the tent door, and shouted to the sergeants who had formed a shield wall and spears a hundred paces away, like facing a great enemy: "The whole army is on guard, and all the generals will enter the tent to listen to the order!" ”

Outside, the horses began to neigh, the shield wall was removed, and all the sergeants began to assemble in formation, while a dozen generals and colonels of the same rank and above were walking here.

Eldest Sun Sheng turned his head and said to Yang Xuan, "Virtuous nephew, you can go to the East Palace first." I'll send the troops to the East Palace right away. Prepare your departure there. Once my people arrived. After the handover is done immediately, you can leave. ”

Changsun Sheng took out an arrow from his arms and handed it to Yang Xuangan's hand: "This arrow is my military order as the general of the right guard. ”

Yang Xuangan and Li Mi looked at each other and smiled, and both of them bowed to Changsun Sheng, and strode out of the tent.

When Yang Xuangan walked into this tent an hour ago, his heart was full of uncertainty and anxiety about the future. And now his mood has become very good, as if the one meter of sunlight shining from his head has illuminated the whole earth, and two sergeants have already led their mounts, and the two horses have been running all night, and finally they can rest, and they are much more energetic than before.

Yang Xuangan and Li Mi turned over and got on their horses, although Changsun Sheng had already given that order, he was still afraid that Changsun Sheng would change his hexagram temporarily, so he galloped out of the camp gate. I can't wait to fly back to Daxing soon.

There was still a mile away from the city gate, and you could see that many people had gathered outside the city. There were thousands of people in the black press, and the city gate was still tightly closed, Yang Xuan remembered that Changsun Sheng had given the order to close the four gates today before going to the barracks, and no one was allowed to leave the city.

Li Mi's horse was more than ten steps behind Yang Xuangan, and now Yang Xuangan stopped, Li Mi also caught up, and with a "whoop", the horse was also quite humane, and suddenly stopped his steps.

Yang Xuangan glanced at Li Mi, his heart moved, and asked: "Brother Mi, just now in Changsun Sheng's handsome tent, you have been saying good things for the prince, is it forced by the situation or your sincerity?" Since the beginning of this matter, you have always stood firmly on our side of our family, are you really optimistic about the prince or just out of friendship with me? ”

Li Mi sighed: "It's both, the prince is certainly not a good person, but Ah Zhao and we are like brothers, and we can only choose to stand on his side against him, plus Yue Guogong has no way to turn back, and you can't turn back, I have no choice but to go with you to the end in this matter?" ”

Yang Xuan's heart was hot, and he was about to speak, but Li Mi waved his hand: "Big brother, please listen to me, those just now were for private reasons." As far as the public is concerned, at this time, if Yang Yong is escorted to Bingzhou according to the method discussed by Changsun Sheng and the emperor, causing a civil war, once the war situation is stalemate, it will be the suffering of all the people in the world. ”

Li Mi's eyes gradually became firm: "Actually, I have been asking myself all the way since last night, whether it is right or wrong to help the crown prince seize the throne in this way, but after hearing Changsun Sheng's plan, I firmly believe that what I am doing is not wrong." ”

"The prince's nature is indeed not very good, but Princess Xiao should be a generation of virtuous queens who can be comparable to Queen Dugu, with her, she should not let the prince indulge his nature too much. Besides, it is not a glorious thing for the emperor to seize the throne, bully orphans and widows, and force his own grandson to death, but this does not affect the emperor's governance of the country to such an excellent point today, and his personal morality is really nothing compared with the whole world. ”

Li Mi looked at Yang Xuangan, the morning light of the summer morning shone on his black and thin face, the white in his eyes was particularly obvious, his expression was extremely strict, and continued: "Maybe the crown prince will be perverse after he ascends the throne in the future, maybe he will be a dog and horse when he becomes an emperor in the future, maybe he will kill Zhongliang after he ascends to the throne, and take revenge on everyone who offended him today or knows his secrets." ”

"But those are all things in the future, in the future, he may be a tyrant and a faint king, or he may be a virtuous and bright king, which we can't say for sure."

"But if Yang Yong is allowed to flee to Yang Liang according to Changsun Sheng's method now, it will immediately be a war of misery and blood, no matter who sits on the throne in the future, the result will be ten times worse than the crown prince Shun ascending the throne. Compared to the current war, I still bet on the future. ”

Yang Xuan's heart moved, and he wanted to speak, but Li Mi suddenly smiled slightly: "Besides, if the tyrant is really in power, I can still follow the eldest brother, walk the world, and contact heroes and heroes from all walks of life to cause trouble!" ”

The expression on Yang Xuangan's face froze suddenly, he knew that Li Mi had already understood the fact that he had been running around the Quartet to make friends with heroes and heroes in the past year, so he sighed and said, "It's not that the eldest brother doesn't want to take his secret brother to go to the rivers and lakes together, but because this incident can be regarded as a bad plot, and the eldest brother really doesn't want to involve you." ”

Li Mi smiled faintly: "Big brother is too worried." We used to say that we had to face everything together. ”

Yang Xuangan shook his head: "But you are different now, you are a thousand cows in the East Palace, and you have to go on duty every day, no better than me, who is not in the Shangzhu Kingdom, I can go out for a few months with makeup." To be honest, it was a real eye-opener for me to go out this time, and I also met Wang Shichong in the Longyou area. ”

Li Mi let out a soft "oh", but his expression did not show too much surprise, as if he had expected it in his heart: "Although I know that Wang Shichong must be doing this, I didn't expect to meet you." ”

Yang Xuangan nodded: "Let's finish this matter first, I will talk to you about the trip to the northwest at that time, if there is still a chance to walk the rivers and lakes in the future, I will talk to your ward." ”

Li Mi smiled: "Listen to the arrangement of the eldest brother, after these few days, the East Palace will change its master, and then I also want to resign from my current official position, end up light, and have a good trip." (To be continued......)