The sky is gradually bright, the outside of Yanmen City is already empty, the army is pressing, the camp tents are dense and the situation is gone, there are only a few lonely tents in the empty field, the Turkic army has retreated north, and a cheer erupts on the city.

On the street, hundreds of guards rushed towards the direction of the city with a carriage, Yang Guang also heard the cheers, he faintly guessed a few points, and could no longer hold back the excitement in his heart, rushed to the city to inspect, and more than 100 officials also rode horses to follow his car.

At this time, Shi Xiang, the general of the right guard, rushed up, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, the Turkic army has retreated!" ”

"Good! Well done. ”

Yang Guang's heart was full of joy, the big stone that had been pressed in his heart for more than ten days was removed at this moment, he felt extremely happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "General Yuwen, why don't you come to see me?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, he led three thousand troops to check the situation, and he will be back soon."

As soon as the words fell, a soldier shouted at the head of the city: "General Yuwen has returned and captured prisoners of war!" ”

The city gate opened, Yuwen Chengdu led 3,000 cavalry back to Yanmen City, mixed with more than 300 prisoners of war in the team, Yuwen Chengdu saw Yang Guang's car from afar, he turned over and dismounted, and ran towards the car.

"Chen Yuwen Chengdu see Your Majesty!"

Yang Guang looked at the more than 300 Turkic prisoners of war from a distance, and asked with a smile: "Did you really retreat?" ”

"Returning to Your Majesty, Yang Yuanqing cut off the Turkic grain and grass, and the Turkic army was forced to retreat north."

Yang Guang's face was a little unnatural, he didn't want the Turks to be forced to withdraw because it was Yang Yuanqing, and he didn't want to owe Yang Yuanqing a favor. After a long time, he asked, "What about Yang Yuanqing's army?" ”

"I heard from the prisoners of war that Yang Yuanqing's army was fighting a great battle with 100,000 Turkic troops west of Xicheng Pass, and one of his scouts captured Xicheng Pass yesterday, making it impossible for the main Turkic force to support."

"Hmm!"

Yang Guang agreed very reluctantly, and he didn't have the heart to go up to the city to inspect again. And he commanded. "Go back to the palace!"

Yang Guang returned to the palace with some mixed feelings. Although the Turkic retreat made him happy, but how to deal with Yang Yuanqing made him a little embarrassed, Yang Yuanqing's rescue he did not deny, but Yang Yuanqing's self-reliance in Fengzhou made him extremely unhappy, and he was helpless, he wanted to take advantage of this northern tour to clean him up, but he didn't expect that he almost died in the hands of the Turks, and Pei Ju was also taken away by the Turks, and he didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

Yang Guang let out a long sigh. At this time, the voice of his daughter Yang Fangxin suddenly came from behind him, "Father." It's a good thing that the northern captives retreated! Why did my father sigh? ”

Yang Guang turned around, only to see his daughter's eyes filled with joy, this brilliant look swept away the unhappiness in his heart, and he smiled: "Father did not sigh. I'm also very happy and ready to celebrate tonight. ”

"Father, I heard that this time it was Yang Yuanqing who led the army to break the siege and forced back the Turkic army, and my father should reward him well, and I can't let the world laugh at my father."

Yang Guang heard his daughter's scheming words, he smiled bitterly in his heart, and said: "How to reward him, my father knows it, you go to the queen mother!" The Emperor is about to have a meeting with his ministers. ”

"Daughter retires!"

Yang Fangxin gave a salute, retreated, and retreated outside the room, Yang Fangxin thought that she didn't have to marry the vicious Turkic Hu chief again, she jumped up with joy, like a happy deer, jumping up and running to the backyard.

It happened that Yang Gongdao, Xiao Yu, Pei Yun and Fan Zigai and other four people came over, and saw the princess's childlike naughtiness, they looked at each other, and they all laughed knowingly, the Turks retreated, and even the princess was so happy.

The four of them walked into the temporary imperial study, and after a while, Yu Wenshu and Yu Shiji also came, Yu Shiji was a little sick in the past two days, his mind was dizzy, and he didn't know what he should say? He was afraid that he would say the wrong thing and cause displeasure to the saints, so he simply didn't say a word.

Yang Yuanqing glanced at everyone and said slowly: "The Turkic army has withdrawn north, and I plan to wait for the arrival of the southern aid army to return to the capital, and find you Aiqing, I want to discuss with you how to deal with Yang Yuanqing's matter, and I want to hear everyone's opinions." ”

There was silence in the room, no one knew Yang Guang's thoughts, didn't know how to answer, or Xiao Yu was upright, he stepped forward and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter is a good thing, if it is handled well, it can ease the contradiction between Yang Yuanqing and the imperial court, let him slowly attach himself to the imperial court, and finally completely eliminate the hidden danger of Fengzhou, so the minister's opinion is to recognize his merits and appease the first." ”

Yuwen Shu said coldly: "Didn't he come to help the Holy One just to seek the name of righteousness?" If his merits were to be recognized, wouldn't it be a fulfillment of his wishes. ”

Pei Yun couldn't bear it a little unbearable, and also stood up and said: "Yuwen Xiangguo, you can't say that, Yang Yuanqing came to save the saint, because he always thought that he was Sui Chen, and Sui Chen came to the rescue, it is a matter of course, if he doesn't come to the rescue, then how can he explain to the world?" So he had to come, he came, if he hadn't forced the Turks to retreat north, I'm afraid Yuwen Xiangguo should have been imprisoned in the Turkic camp at this time, and there would be no chance to sneer here. ”

"Pei Shangshu, please be polite!"

Yu Wenshu was a little annoyed and said angrily: "I'm just talking about things, and the saint also wants to hear negative opinions, is it true that everyone blindly sings praises to Yang Yuanqing, that is called loyalty?" ”

Fan Zigai smiled and said: "Yuwen Xiangguo, it's not that you can't say negative opinions, but that there is something to be said, the saint wants to know, how to deal with Yang Yuanqing's matter, so what is your negative opinion?" Do you not admit his merits, or take the opportunity to send troops to exterminate him, or coax into Yanmen City to slaughter him with a knife? You didn't say it, just said that he was selling his reputation, which is a bit mysterious, in fact, if Yuwen Xiangguo didn't think of it, he could slow down and say it, there was no need to fight like this. ”

This is Fan Zigai's characteristic, he likes to step on others to go up, he is not specifically aimed at Yuwenshu, but he found that Yuwenshu is the only one who sings the opposite, Yuwenshu is so angry that his face is full of iron, and he can't speak for a long time, Pei Yun slapped him in the face, but Fan Zigai stabbed him in the back, which was even more hateful.

Yang Guang glanced at Yu Shiji, and when he saw that he looked sick, he turned his gaze to Yang Gongdao, who was a member of the royal family. Most of his ideas are based on the maintenance of social welfare, and he can always get to the point.

"Yang Shangshu, what is your opinion?"

Yang Gongdao hurriedly bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister agrees with Xiao Xiangguo's opinion, not Yang Yuanqing. Rather, His Majesty has to consider the dignity of the emperor. Since he saved the driver. It should be rewarded, so as to show His Majesty's generosity, which is conducive to buying the hearts of Fengzhou soldiers, making them feel that they are serving His Majesty, not serving Yang Yuanqing, if His Majesty does not recognize his merits, it is equivalent to denying the merits of the Fengzhou Army, and the minister thinks that this will completely push the Fengzhou Army to Yang Yuanqing. There will be no room for redemption in the future, so the minister means that the Fengzhou army will be rewarded. Commend Yang Yuanqing as a supplement, such a master, then Fengzhou is still His Majesty's Fengzhou. ”

Yang Guang nodded happily, but Yang Gongdao said it thoroughly. It is a clever move to commend the Fengzhou Army as the main and Yang Yuanqing as the auxiliary. He said to the people, "Stand down, everyone!" Yang Shangshu stayed. ”

Everyone retreated, and only Yang Guang and Yang Gongdao were left in the study, Yang Guang said to him slowly: "Yuwenshu is selfish, Pei Ju is also selfish, Fan Zigai likes to get power, not for me, Yu Shiji and Yang Yuanqing have a personal vendetta, Xiao Yu is Xiao Liang, I can't trust him, only you are a royal family, it's rare to be sober-minded, I think you still have something to say, you go on." ”

Yang Gongdao sighed and said: "The minister has something to say, the minister thinks that Yang Yuanqing is indeed a threat, now he is a feudal town, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not have the ambition to win the world in the future, he is the grandson of Yang Su, he should have the same ambition as Yang Su in his heart, the minister's opinion is to completely eradicate him, but not now." ”

Yang Guang nodded, and Yang Gongdao said to his heart, "You go on!" ”

"The minister believes that Yang Yuanqing's support for Sui self-reliance, although he has the support of Fengzhou officials and the people, but at the same time it is also a constraint on him, so that he does not dare to rebel blatantly, his expansion of the six counties in Guanbei is the best explanation, in this way, Your Majesty can temporarily let him go, first envelop him, let him defend the border for the Great Sui, and wait for His Majesty to extinguish the domestic rebellion one by one, the domestic situation is stable, and then turn around and exterminate Yang Yuanqing in one fell swoop, the minister thinks this is the best way."

Yang Guang sighed lightly, "I am a fan of the authorities, thanks to Aiqing's reminder, I woke up, I knew what to do, so I followed Qing's words, first enveloped him, waited for the Central Plains to settle down, and then turned around to kill him." ”

The next morning, there was a commotion on the head of Yanmen City, the city gate was quickly closed, outside the city, tens of thousands of Fengzhou Sui troops appeared neatly a few miles away, Yang Yuanqing slowly came to the city with hundreds of personal soldiers, he saw Yuwen Chengdu, and said loudly: "Please General Yuwen tell Your Majesty that Yang Yuanqing defeated the Turks and came to make contributions!" ”

Yuwen Chengdu was also a little nervous in his heart, Yang Yuanqing actually led his troops to come, he immediately sent someone to report to the emperor, and he asked loudly: "But the 100,000 Turkic army west of Xicheng Pass has been annihilated?" ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "The 100,000 army was completely annihilated by me, and there were less than 20,000 escapers." ”

Yuwen Chengdu sighed softly, and sure enough, he guessed it, at this time, there was a sound of footsteps behind him, Yang Guang stepped forward quickly surrounded by a large group of guards, and more than a hundred officials also followed.

Yang Guang looked at Yang Yuanqing, his eyes were very complicated, this was a courtier who made him hate and love, and wanted to reuse, but he couldn't wait to kill him quickly.

Yang Yuanqing spoke first, he stepped forward and bowed down, "Minister Yang Yuanqing was late to save the car, which frightened Your Majesty, and the minister apologized to Your Majesty!" ”

"Are you still the minister of the Great Sui?" Yang Guang said coldly.

"The minister is the minister of the Great Sui, and the minister once swore an oath that he is willing to be the shield of the Great Sui, and he still abides by the oath today."

Yang Guang suddenly remembered the situation when Yang Yuanqing saved himself in Renshou Palace, and today he saved his life again, Yang Guang's face began to soften, he sighed and said: "I recognize your merits today, you do have a meritorious service, I will reward you, what do you want?" ”

Yang Yuanqing took the Red Eagle Battle Flag from the hands of his personal guards, he unfurled the battle flag, revealing the bright red Red Flag and the black eagle with wings spread on it, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is the Red Eagle Battle Flag of the Fengzhou Army, the Red Flag is the banner of the Great Sui, and the Goshawk is the symbol of Fengzhou, I implore Your Majesty to give this flag to Weichen." ”

Yang Guang understood what Yang Yuanqing meant, and his recognition of this battle flag was equivalent to admitting Yang Yuanqing's support for Sui self-reliance, he hesitated a little, and Yang Gongdao reminded behind him, "Your Majesty, give the flag to Fengzhou!" ”

Yang Guang nodded, and he said loudly: "I will give this battle flag to the soldiers of the Fengzhou Army to commend your merits, and this battle flag will be the battle flag of the Great Sui from now on." ”

Yang Yuanqing turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee, "Thank you, Your Majesty for the flag!" ”

The 40,000 Fengzhou army also turned over and dismounted at the same time, kneeling down on one knee together, and the majestic voice echoed in the sky above Yanmen City, "Long live the saint!" Hooray! ”

Yang Guang felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, such a sharp army of tens of thousands, but not for himself, he said loudly: "Yang Aiqing, you have made meritorious service in saving the car, I officially crowned you as the governor of Fengzhou, and changed the title of Duke of Chu, I hope you will continue to be loyal to me, loyal to the Great Sui, the soldiers of the three armies of Fengzhou, and I will reward you with one million silk horses as a reward!" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yang Yuanqing stood up, hugged his fists on the horse and said: "Although the Turks are defeated, but the vitality has not been lost, Fengzhou is empty, the minister must rush back immediately, the city of **, the minister has been recaptured for His Majesty, just outside Shanyang County, I hope Your Majesty will take care of the dragon body, and the minister will leave!" ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for Yang Guang's permission, turned his horse's head and left the city, and led the army to gallop in the direction of Xicheng Pass.

Yang Guang looked at Yang Yuanqing's distant back, and couldn't help but sigh slightly, feeling stunned in his heart

[Lao Gao desperately coded words, I hope everyone supports Lao Gao and wins the first place in history] (to be continued)