Those who are familiar with Yang Zhi know that Yang Zhi is meticulous and often accurate. In fact, it is not unusual, in addition to being meticulous, at the same time focusing on the overall situation, taking interests as the core starting point, and repeatedly empathy.

The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. The so-called monarchy and ministers have made the powerful monarchs since ancient times think that all people are inherently indebted to him. Therefore, it is very rare to have any psychological burden when you start hacking a courtier, or make a few fucking mistakes. drives people to die willingly, thinking that it is a decisive sacrifice for the sake of the overall situation. Geng Chao's sadness lies in the fact that he may not die on the battlefield, but he is very likely to die from the ruthless imperial tricks without knowing it!

Speaking of which, Yang Zhi and Xue Qingyun's master and servant were speechless for a while.

After sighing for a long time, Yang Zhi sighed: "Brother Qingyun, you have been invited by Brother Su to go out of the mountain for several years, you and I have always cooperated tacitly, and everyone in the world thinks you are my confidant. ”

"Don't you think it's not? …… Am I doing something wrong? Hou Ye's acquaintance with my husband and wife is like reconstruction, and it is a great fortune to be able to follow Hou Ye's side! ”

Yang Zhi shook his hand and said, "Brother Qingyun is serious. Today, I feel emotional because of Geng Chao, and some of my words may be too much. In fact, you and Yun Niang and his wife have always cooperated with me tacitly, and they are extremely effective. I don't mean anything else by mentioning this verse. ”

"I can say that I grew up watching the emperor, and I always thought that the emperor was just a person raised by his father, and I thought I knew him very well. But now it seems that the emperor is the emperor, whether he is wise or stupid, he must have something extraordinary. The first emperor only had one brother of King Fu, and he had no worries about fighting for constraints. It is called Shoucheng, but it is actually a pioneer, and it has established an unshakable absolute authority in decades of continuous expeditions and territorial expansion. At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he was divided into a corner. First of all, we should strive for survival, and then strive for development to fight the world. ”

"When the new emperor succeeded to the throne, the situation was just the opposite, and the internal and external worries were even worse than those of the first emperor. The family business is big and there are many brothers, so he has to rule the world first, and then rule the world. Wait until the governance is successful, and then free up your hands to fight the world. This requires a clearer mind, a wiser mind, a more resolute mind, and a more flexible approach. Compared with the first emperor and the new emperor, I already feel that the new emperor's way of control, forbearance and strategy are not inferior to the first emperor, but also faintly superior! ”

Xue Qingyun frowned and said, "Hou Ye didn't mean it. Is it more difficult to serve than the previous emperor? ”

"Blue is better than blue, indeed." Yang Zhi nodded and said: "Showing one's ambitions, serving the country loyally, and being a supreme minister, a wife and a son, is the dream of countless talented people. You and I have been mentors and friends to each other for many years, and I don't want to see the sad tragedy of being ignorant and loyal. ”

"What the emperor has carefully designed is a grand gamble that will win and lose without worry. The position of an ambitious emperor is not much human to speak of, and his approach is understandable. After the first war with the Turks, he took charge of the army with tree power. Then it's time to be ane. ”

Xue Qingyun said: "What Master Hou said is in the middle of his heart. Born in troubled times. I have intersected with Su Ziming, Zhang Gan, Gao Kejing and other young people, I think I have a little talent, and I have also determined to do a career, and I feel that this life is not in vain. Unexpectedly, the wind and clouds are turbulent, and the creation makes people, which originally belonged to the homeland of Northern Yan, and it is difficult to defeat the sharpness of the Great Xia soldiers. So that he was in the rivers and lakes, and he could only survive by luck. ”

"Shall we be willing? But because of the ridiculous arrogance in his heart and the so-called homeland complex, he also suffered from having no chance in Great Xia. Zhang Gan and I once traveled to Southern Chu together in the name of meeting friends. However, we were stranded in Chudu for more than a year, which made us very disappointed. In desperation, I had to go back to my hometown and live in a depressed place. It wasn't until I unexpectedly received a letter from Brother Su who intended to recommend us, and after several discussions, I decided to defect to Master Hou. ”

Yang Zhi had no intention of exploring the past of Xue Qingyun and the others, and Xue Qingyun's words were a little out of bounds from his original intention of having a heart-to-heart discussion with him: "In this way, Brother Qingyun must have an understanding of the situation in Southern Chu?" ”

"I just know a little bit about it." Xue Qingyun said: "Although Southern Chu has a vast territory, abundant products, and a large population, the lord and the minister are weak, the armament is lax, and the temple advocates extravagance. How could such a so-called great power in the world threaten Great Xia? In any case, the Turks are always foreign enemies of foreign races, and even if Southern Chu colludes with them, they only dare to sneak around, but they are only out of fear of the strength of the Great Xia State, and there is no need to worry at all. Hou Ye, it is said that the times create heroes, and there can be two generations of heroes in Great Xia, it should be said that the times create Great Xia! ”

"Hou Ye saw the long-term situation, and as early as a year ago, he had taken precautions and made arrangements for the relevant personnel of the Yamen, the governor of customs. Hou Ye's hard work, how can I not know? When I talked about my henchmen, wasn't it just me? The teams of the islands off the coast of Shandong and Yizhou are not in the court system, so they will not be ignored for the time being. From Rong Yi, Su Ziming, Zhang Gan, Gao Kejing, to Liu Er, Cao Yuncheng, Ma Xing, Ma Zhou, which one is not Hou Ye's henchmen? As soon as the war in the north is over, the emperor will gradually decompose and weaken the power of the Hou Ye when he frees his hands, and the key is to care about people, and our henchmen and subordinates will naturally bear the brunt. Hou Ye is just worried that I will be promoted and transferred to another place, and it will be difficult to deal with myself when the time comes. ”

"Actually, Master Hou is too worried. If we were too stupid, I guess Hou Ye wouldn't have looked down on him at the beginning. Let me say something from the bottom of my heart, Master Hou will be kind to us, and in this life, I can't repay it without liver and brain! What's more, the big waves sweep the sand, and only those who are strong and sink will see their sincerity, which I think is a good thing. In the words of Master Hou, if this section is not clear, wouldn't it be fooled with you for so many years? ”

Xue Qingyun's face flushed, and his heartfelt words at length made Yang Zhi feel very pleased: "At the beginning, the rank of your acting official was too low, and five years have passed in a flash, I really wronged you!" Promotion and reassignment are also a rare opportunity for you. No matter where you are or what position you hold, you must remember that all public and private food at all times, and at all times, you must rely on your own excellent ability to eat, which is the long-term way to be worthy of your heart. ”

Under Yang Zhi's iron-fisted construction, the Yamen, the Governor of Customs, not only had a stable structure and increased tax revenue year by year, but also successfully established the image of a relatively independent paramilitary powerful department in the minds of local officials and wealthy businessmen. Once Yang Zhi resigns and hands over to the imperial court, I don't know how many important ministers will covet such a fat difference. Not to mention the emperor.

Keeping Yang Zhi as the governor of customs is an expedient measure for the new emperor to stabilize the situation, and it is imperative to dismantle the bones and flesh, only sooner or later.

Xue Qingyun bowed solemnly to Yang Zhi: "Master Hou's teachings must be remembered and never forgotten." ”

Then he unexpectedly knelt down and prostrate. Straighten up and raise your head and ask: "My subordinates have a word, and I have been depressed in my heart for a long time, I don't know if I should ask?" ”

Yang Zhiyi's subordinates all knew that he had never liked to bow down, so he didn't stretch out his hand to help him, and replied lightly: "Since it is a Zheng Yan, why not?" Please tell us more. ”

Xue Qingyun asked without hesitation: "Master Hou has a grand heart and is all-round in civil and military affairs. However, they had tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and they took advantage of the ships and firearms, and occupied the island to immigrate in order to protect themselves. But he also claimed that he would never be king, but why? The subordinates are stupid and puzzled. Dare to ask, is the words of Hou Ye never calling the king forced by the situation? Or is it sincere? ”

Yang Zhi said with sincerity on his face: "Brother Qingyun, since you are asking about this section, then get up and speak!" Since ancient times, the rise and fall of the people have been suffering, and those who call the king and the emperor are mostly to satisfy their personal ambitions, how easy is it to say? I said never to be king. Indeed, from the bottom of my heart. ”

"To tell you the truth, I want the unification of China more than anyone else. The world is peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Everything I have done over the years has been to lay the foundation for moving forward in the future. In general, my plan to sail overseas is for the long-term plan of the Chinese dynasty for thousands of generations. To put it mildly, one is to fulfill my long-cherished wish that has been haunting my heart for many years. The second is to leave a way out for the incompatibility of Great Xia. Did you know? What a big deal in the world! Overseas has its own vast world for me to gallop! ”

Xue Qingyun didn't get up as he said, he still knelt straight and asked, "Since the Hou Ye has ambitions to go overseas, his subordinates don't dare to be strong." Please forgive your subordinates for saying bluntly, even if you sail thousands of miles, you must eventually return to your roots. The problem is that Hou Ye is in the prime of his life. Where can you not let you gallop in the land of China? Are you really willing to travel overseas as a guest in a foreign land? ”

Xue Qingyun asked again and again, what is the difference between exhorting Yang Zhi to establish himself as king? Obviously, deep down in his heart, he didn't believe Yang Zhiyi's words overseas, and he was determined to ask for truth in front of Yang Zhi.

Lao Tzu is willing, what are you unwilling? Yang Zhi is also a human being, and among his many subordinates, there are not a few die-hard people like Xue Qingyun, and it is difficult to move his heart and soul to such an exhortation. He smiled disapprovingly: "Those who know me say I'm worried, and those who don't know me say what I want." Brother Qingyun, Yang is definitely not a person who can be slaughtered, I understand what you mean, but I am not here, why do you bother? ”

"Life is too short, and it's a blessing to be able to do something you want, so why ask for anything else? It's true that I'm young, but I didn't say that I died overseas and won't come back, did I? In a person's life, if he is busy, he will have some rest, and if he has gained, he will give up. As the so-called **************, the daughter is scattered and comes back. According to my ability, if I feel tired of being busy, I leave everything behind and enjoy the prosperity and peace of the world, what can the emperor do with me? ”

Xue Qingyun asked stubbornly: "Master Hou's words, my subordinates will listen to them." But if Geng Chao really died in the desert as Hou Ye expected, how do you feel? ”

Yang Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and after a moment of silence, Sen Ran said: "When the general of the unified army is on the battlefield, everything is possible. Brother Qingyun, I have made it very clear, I am powerless to help him, and I am not sure to save his life, but he has an accident, I must know how he died! Again, in my lifetime, I will never be king. If Geng Chao dies, it will be a merit or a demerit, then leave it to the children and grandchildren to make another calculation! ”

At the end of the first month of the second year of Longchang in Xiali, the Turkic Suoli Khan gathered 120,000 iron cavalry to meet Geng Chao. By early February, 80,000 Turkic cavalry had initially formed a situation of encirclement and total annihilation against the raiding corps led by Geng Chaotong. During this period, Suoli divided 40,000 troops and forced Beiyan to send 30,000 troops, a total of 70,000 troops, and discharged the battle of encirclement and reinforcements.

At the same time, Southern Chu, which had not fought against Great Xia for several years, also moved. In the middle of the first month of the second year of Longchang in Xiali, the Chu army took the initiative to attack from Jiangxia and swept away the sentry cavalry of the Great Xia garrison on the periphery of Suizhou, and the soldiers pointed directly at the city of Suizhou!

As Xue Qingyun said, the Turks and Southern Chu have long been secretly connected, and it is not surprising that they echo each other. Yang Yao, who succeeded King Ning Zhao as the town of Suizhou, was a heavy general raised by the first emperor, and he was by no means incompetent. As soon as the Chu army changed its declining trend, Yang Zhi was quite puzzled: For so many years, haven't you heard that the Chu army has changed the front-line commander? Chu Jun's sudden change of sex, who did it come from? (To be continued.) )