According to the agreement reached by Yang Yuanqing and Wang Shichong, after three days of garrisoning in Hongnong County, the Northern Sui Army crossed the river and returned to Hedong County, at the same time, an exchange agreement has been reached between the Northern Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, and the three important ministers of Dou Dan, Yu Wenxin and Liu Zhenghui were exchanged for the families of more than 10,000 Tang prisoners of war.

Just when Yang Yuanqing rested in Hedong County for a few days and was about to return to Taiyuan, the large-scale repatriation of the families of the Northern Sui Army began, according to the calculation of an average of three family members of a soldier, this repatriation will have tens of thousands of people moved to Hedong, of course, not every family is willing to move east, but according to the most conservative estimate, there will also be 30,000 people from all over Guanlong to Hedong.

The first batch of more than 12,000 military dependents crossed the river from Pujin, and under the guidance of the Northern Sui officials, they drove ox carts, led horses and donkeys, and carried meager family property to help the old and the young across the pontoon bridge.

Just when Yang Yuanqing led the army to fight in Hongnong County, dozens of officials and more than 300 Tai students who came from Taiyuan were already ready to receive them in Hedong County, and this time the military family was taken over by Du Ruhui, the head of the household department, and Yang Yuanqing immediately appointed Shi Lijing, the head of the marshal's mansion who had just returned to Hedong, to lead 10,000 troops to assist.

Thousands of tents have been erected in the open space between Pujin and Hedong City, and dozens of tables along the Yellow River have been registered separately according to the counties of Guanlong, and there is a long queue in front of each table, and an official and a student are in charge of a table, in which the officials are registered. The students flipped through the roster of soldiers, looked for the corresponding soldiers, and annotated the names behind them.

Yang Yuanqing, escorted by hundreds of personal soldiers, inspected the eastward migration of his family members by the Yellow River, and he was about to board the boat and set off, and before leaving, he needed to explain a few more words to Du Ruhui.

Yang Yuanqing turned over and dismounted. Slowly walking to the third table, he smiled and watched the immigrants register, the official in charge of registration was very young. Only in his early twenties, surnamed Xiao, he is a member of the household department. He and another Tai student, who was also young, were responsible for registering the military families who had moved eastward from the three counties of Yu, Chencang, and Yi.

When the two of them saw Yang Yuanqing standing behind them, they both stood up in fright, and hurriedly saluted, "I don't know that the chief manager is behind me, it's rude." ”

Yang Yuanqing waved his hand and said with a smile: "Although you register normally, don't be affected by me." ”

The two sat down, and at this time it was the turn of an old couple with their daughter-in-law and grandson, a total of four people, and the old man bowed down and laughed: "My son's name is Song Daowu." ”

He smiled kindly: "The old man doesn't have to be nervous, please tell me." Which county, township, and village are you from? ”

"The villain is from Songjia Village, Banqiao Township, Chencang County, and his son's name is Song Daowu."

Engaged in picking up a pen and writing on a cardboard card, the students were looking through the roster on the side to find it, Yang Yuanqing had a keen eye, and he saw it at once. He stretched out his hand and nodded the name Song Daowu, and the Tai student blushed and asked, "Is the old man called Brother Song?" ”

The old man laughed and said, "It's me, our family of four came to join our son." ”

After completing the registration, he handed him a bronze medal and said with a smile: "It's okay, take the bronze medal and go to the big tent behind to rest." This bronze medal must be kept, and the ration supply of all counties along the way must be received by it. ”

"Be sure to put it away! Be sure to put it away! ”

The old man put the bronze medal close to his body, but his wife next to him muttered: "Just a bronze medal, don't you give anything?" ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, raised his voice and said to all the military families around: "Everyone go to the big tent in the back to rest first, and when you set off, you will give each family a horse, a tent, three sheepskins, five buckets of rice and twenty hanging money, and there will be special sergeants to escort everyone north." ”

The family members queuing around were excited, and they could actually send a horse, and everyone talked about it, this old man had been alive for a long time, and saw that Yang Yuanqing's identity was extraordinary, and there were so many followers, he smiled and stepped forward to pull Yang Yuanqing aside, and asked in a low voice: "May I ask this general, how much land can Northern Sui give us, and I heard that it can also be tax-free?" ”

"The land depends on the place, if you are willing to go to Dingxiang County, then each family can get 150 acres of Yongye land, if you are placed in Mayi County, it is 120 acres, Loufu County is 80 acres, Taiyuan County is only 40 acres, and the counties south of Taiyuan are only 30 acres, anyway, the more land you go north, the tax exemption is the same, tax exemption for five years, half of the next five years, if a soldier dies, the military family is exempt for life."

Yang Yuanqing saw that the old man was a little hesitant, so he asked with a smile: "Where is the old man willing to settle down?" ”

The old man's face showed a look of embarrassment, he wanted to settle in Taiyuan County, I heard that there were Turks in the north, but the land in the northern counties strongly attracted him, one hundred and fifty acres! That's one and a half acres, and it's just like that for big families.

"This ..... I'm going to discuss it with my son, thank you general, please ask the general's surname. ”

"Don't give your surname Yang." Yang Yuanqing said with a smile.

"Oh! The surname is Yang, and the Northern Sui Emperor Yang Yuanqing has the same surname. ”

At this time, a crisp voice came from behind Yang Yuanqing, "Old man, the general in front of you is Yang Yuanqing, but he is not the Emperor of Northern Sui, he is the King of Chu." ”

As soon as Yang Yuanqing turned around, he saw Danyang Princess Yang Fangxin standing behind him, wearing a shoulder-length hat, a thin light veil covering her face, and her face could be faintly seen, very vague, but there was no smile in her tone, nor did she feel stunned, but a very flat tone, the little palace maid Yu'er stood behind her, but her face was full of smiles.

When the old man heard that the young general in front of him was the world-famous Yang Yuanqing, he pulled his arm, and the old man knelt down in fright, "The little people don't know, please spare your life!" ”

The people next to him were all exclaimed, and they retreated, and several personal soldiers stepped forward and blocked between Yang Yuanqing and the team, Yang Yuanqing helped the old man up, smiled and comforted him: "The old man doesn't have to be afraid, your son is my soldier, then you are also my elder, but I am not the emperor, the next time I see me, I will be called Mr. Yang." ”

The old man was grateful in his heart, and clasped his hands and said, "Thank you to Mr. Yang for bringing our family here and allowing us to reunite." ”

Yang Yuanqing patted the old man's arm, and ordered a personal soldier: "Take the old man's family to the big tent to rest." Tell the officials there, just say that I ordered them, their family is all old women, children, and give them an extra donkey to travel. ”

The old man thanked him for his kindness, and the family followed the soldiers to the big tent and walked dozens of steps. The old man suddenly turned around and shouted loudly with all his strength: "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

He shouted again: "Long live Your Majesty the Emperor!" ”

Someone in the ranks began to shout after him, "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

More and more people shouted, "Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" ”

The shouts resounded through the sky. Yang Yuanqing smiled and raised his hand to everyone to express his gratitude to everyone.

At this time, Yang Fangxin sneered and said, "Manager Yang." You seem to be intoxicated? ”

"They have to shout, and I can't stop it."

Yang Yuanqing spread his hands and smiled helplessly: "You also saw it with your own eyes, this is not my intention, Your Royal Highness Princess!" ”

Yang Yuanqing's gaze fell on Princess Danyang's hat a few steps away, her sharp gaze seemed to see through the thin veil covering her face, Yang Fangxin was not afraid of his sharp gaze, and took a step forward, the anger in her eyes was even more intense, although she was only thirteen years old. But the blow of the country's destruction and father's death made her stronger, no longer the pampered little princess she used to be, she glared at Yang Yuanqing angrily, and squeezed out a sentence from her snow-white teeth, "What is the difference between you and Yu Wenhua?" ”

Yang Yuanqing's sharp gaze disappeared. He softened, with a warm smile on his face, and said to her softly, "The princess should be on the boat, why did she come here?" ”

Yang Yuanqing's eyes quickly glanced at the more than a dozen soldiers guarding the princess not far away, the smile on his face disappeared, and his eyes flashed with dissatisfaction. There are so many people and chaos on the banks of the Yellow River, how can they let the princess go ashore at will?

"They are faithfully carrying out your orders!"

The anger in Yang Fangxin's eyes disappeared, in fact, she also understood in her heart that Yang Yuanqing didn't want these ordinary people to shout out beyond the rules, but she hated it in her heart, she hated any man who snatched her father's title, they were all murderers of her father, Yang Yuanqing was no exception, she tried her best to restrain the hatred in her heart, her voice was still very flat, and her tone was full of coldness, "Isn't it?" And I'm doing what you promised. ”

"My promise?" Yang Yuanqing was a little puzzled.

A silver medal appeared in Yang Fangxin's palm, and there was a hint of mockery in her tone, "Have you forgotten?" This is what you gave me, and I can leave at any time with it, so I gave them the order that I should leave, and they could only let me go ashore, and I found out that you did not keep your promise, and they followed me all the time. ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled, he really forgot, this silver medal was given to her when she first came, it was just a toy to coax the child, how could it really be for her to leave, his eyes gradually became a little sharper, looked at her and said: "You can leave Hedong, but my own soldiers will not leave you, and you only have three chances to leave, don't waste it easily." ”

"Say it again! Maybe one last time, I'll leave completely and never come back. ”

There was finally a smile in Yang Fangxin's tone, but this smile was not pleasant, but a sneer, and a kind of annoyance after being fooled, she used this silver medal to make a test today, and found that she could not really leave.

Yang Fangxin stopped and said coldly to the little maid Yu'er: "If you smirk at him again, don't follow me in the future, just follow him and smirk, you can also call him His Majesty the Emperor." ”

Yu'er's face was swollen red, and she whispered: "Princess, what do you say, General Yang is our father-in-law!" ”

Yang Fangxin glanced back at Yang Yuanqing, and still said to Yu'er in a cold tone: "I will naturally repay him in the future if I owe him a favor, but there is no need to flatter him, let's go!" ”

Yang Fangxin turned around and walked away, Yang Yuanqing looked at her still a little slender and immature back, he had always regarded her as a child, but now he suddenly found that her heart was gradually maturing, in history, she was Li Shimin's Yang concubine, I don't know what kind of mentality she had in the face of Li Shimin at that time?

"Boss, this princess is a little too arrogant, and she really doesn't know how to learn about Entu." A soldier next to him complained in a low voice.

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "She is a princess of the dead country, not an ordinary folk girl, don't look at her with the idea of an ordinary folk girl." ”

Yang Yuanqing's voice was low, only he could hear it, and he said to himself, "She is actually not arrogant at all, her pressure is too great, if you experience it with your heart, you can feel the fear in her heart." ”

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Back in the cabin, Yang Fangxin threw herself on the mattress and cried bitterly, she finally realized today that she was the princess of the dead country, the so-called Northern Sui is just the moon in the water, the flower in the mirror, Yang Yuanqing will eventually be called the emperor, and the Great Sui is destined to perish.

She hated her weakness again, why did she want to come back? It's okay to leave forever, but she really doesn't have the courage to leave, she doesn't know where she should go? The Great Sui is dead, there is no place for her to stand in the world, there are eyes staring at her everywhere, blood red, greedy, brutal, she seems to be torn to pieces by these eyes, the darkness of the dead country makes her suddenly feel extremely frightened, there is nothing to rely on, she actually shrunk into a ball, tears burst out of her eyes, and shouted silently, "Father, come and save your daughter!" ”