Yang Hao has been since returning to Xiazhou. I have been thinking about my future position and way out. This point not only involves his future development direction, but also has great guiding significance for the war he is currently fighting, so after he left the core members of his power team, he immediately raised this question, not wanting him to just start, Ziyu actually arrived.

Yang Hao was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and hurriedly said, "Hurry, hurry up, please." ”

Chongfang coughed and reminded: "Captain, you should go out to greet you in person." ”

"Huh? Oh! Yang Hao suddenly realized and quickly stood up.

What he said is right, now Zheziyu is not the identity of the brother and sister of the alliance, but the representative of the Zhe family's forces, and her every move represents Xiazhou's attitude towards the Zhe family's army, how can she be careless.

Yang Hao hurriedly left the handsome case, and led Wenwu to personally welcome out of the festival hall, Zhe Ziyu was standing at the bottom of the steps, wearing a military uniform, although her jade face was reduced, she was a little thin. But this body is armed, and the beauty also reveals a bit of heroic spirit.

Yang Hao looked at her, with mixed feelings for a while, and when she left in a rage, Yang Hao really thought that he would never see her again in this life, and he couldn't think of it...... It was Zhao Guangyi who was the big matchmaker for him, if it wasn't for Zhao Guangyi's attack on Fuzhou, how could Ziyu appear in front of them obediently? Looking at each other, there are a thousand words in their hearts but it is difficult to pour out.

Thinking about it, laughing and laughing, Yang Hao looked at Ziyu with a complicated expression and said: "Ziyu, I haven't greeted you from afar, please Haihan." ”

Holding a brocade box in his hand, he stepped forward, bowed and said, "Baode Army Jie Ziyu, I have seen Generalissimo Yang." ”

"Ziyu......, please get up quickly", Yang Hao hurriedly stepped forward to help, and as soon as his fingers touched her arm, Zhen Ziyu's delicate body couldn't help but tremble, and glanced at him quickly, but immediately lowered his eyes. When he got closer, he could see the haggard and tired on Ziyu's face, Yang Hao's eyes showed a touch of distress, but he only said softly: "Ziyu, please come in, let's talk in the hall." ”

The group returned to the White Tiger Festival Hall. Yang Hao asked someone to set up a chair for Zhe Ziyu at the top, and gave him a cup of tea, but Zhe Ziyu did not sit down, only put the brocade box on the chair, stood in front of Yang Haoshuai's case, and said: "Taiwei Yang, Ziyu is here, there are three things to give to Taiwei." ”

Yang Hao just sat down, and when he saw that she was not seated, he stood up again and said, "Ziyu just sit down and talk." ”

Zhen Ziyu was unmoved, and said solemnly: "Fuzhou Zhejia and Taiwei have always shared honor and disgrace, advancing and retreating together. Now the Song court is plotting to lure me to defend against Chi Zhong to betray my brother, capture my whole family, occupy my state capital, and the army of the broken family suddenly lost its roots, and I don't know where to go. Ziyu and I discussed with the generals of the Zhejia family, and obtained the consent of the generals, and we were willing to attach the Zhejia army to the Taiwei from now on, and let the Taiwei dispatch it. Please also ask for the permission of the Captain. ”

Yang Hao didn't expect her to go straight to the point, and immediately mentioned this problem, and said with some hesitation: "The situation is changing, it's unpredictable, maybe ...... We have a chance to retake the prefecture, and by that time ......"

Excerpt Ziyu smiled gloomily and said softly: "The folded family, young and old, Song Ting is in control. Even if Fuzhou is recaptured, how can the Zhejia army survive? How did Zheziyu become an enemy of the Song court? Don't hide it from the captain, now the war in Hengshan is tight, Zheziyu prefers to lead the Zhejia army to Xiazhou at this time, because my Zhejia army is now unclear and its position is difficult to determine, the Song court raised the banner of being invited by my brother to help the division to quell the rebellion, and coerced my nephew as a puppet, so that the three armies are tied, the war is not, and the peace is not successful, the morale is low, and the people's hearts are scattered, as a result, not only can not become General Yang's arm help, but instead do his burden, the first battle of Mahuyu, that is, my Zhejia army hesitated to fight, delayed the fighter, and lost the danger, forced General Yang to make a dangerous move to reverse the defeat. ”

Folded Ziyu said abruptly: "If the Folded Family Army can't erase the mark of the Folded Family, it won't be able to do anything. Don't shirk it, Ziyu. I just don't want tens of thousands of good men in Fuzhou to be buried on the battlefield in a daze, Taiwei is my eldest brother and brother, and now ...... Entrusting the Zhejia army to the Tai Lieutenant, Ziyu can rest assured that they ...... There is also a way out. ”

Yang Hao smiled bitterly with deep sympathy: "Your problem is also my problem...... alas, you sit down first, this matter will be ...... later."

Zhen Ziyu didn't agree with his words, and said to himself: "Tai Lieutenant, Zi Yu still has a word, now that the battle in Hengshan is tight, the Zhi family army has withdrawn from the battlefield, and I also ask Tai Lieutenant to send reinforcements as soon as possible to avoid ......"

Yang Hao hurriedly said: "Don't worry about this, this commander has sent 40,000 troops to Hengshan, which will be controlled by Yang Jiye and deployed in a unified manner to deal with a strong enemy." No, Ben Shuai still has to go to Hengshan in person. ”

Excerpt Ziyu said: "This is very good, the second thing that Ziyu wants to face the captain is when I lead the army to withdraw from Hengshan. It happened that the chaotic army was heading towards Hengshan, looking at its banner and armor, not like the soldiers and horses of the captain, Ziyu led the army to stop it, and asked the identity of the people and horses on the road, but they immediately started to fight with our army. There was a fierce battle between the two sides, and the men and horses could not reach the enemy, and fled to the southeast.

Immediately, Zhang Chongwei and Li Jitan led their troops to chase after them, and Ziyu learned that the defeated troops were actually the coalition forces of Li Pishou of Suizhou and the night of Ganzhou, and Ziyu immediately sent Cheng Shixiong to lead the army to chase after Zhang and Li together. The two generals Zhang and Li knew that I was returning to Xiazhou, so they asked me to tell the military information to the lieutenant and the master. ”

Yang Hao heard the joy in the sè. Chongfang, Ding Chengzong and the others were even more relieved when they heard this, although they had made the best arrangements, they were still worried that Ye Luosu and Li Jitan would cause unnecessary losses to the Hengshan battle if they got rid of the pursuers and killed Hengshan first. Fortunately, when people are unlucky, they really drink cold water and stuff their teeth, and the pair of brothers and sisters never thought that there would be a road from Hengshan, where the war was tight, and now there are Cheng Shixiong, Zhang Chongwei, and Li Jitan chasing after the three-way army, and this pair of last heroes can't play any tricks.

Everyone was discussing happily, and Zhen Ziyu had already picked up the brocade box, with a pair of wonderful eyes showing a slight hint of concern, and asked softly: "Taiwei, I don't know where Feiyu belongs, there is a Jia Dayong Jia Gongzi, he ...... Have you returned to the captain safely? ”

Yang Hao knew who she was talking about, and she didn't think that with her jīng ming, she hadn't seen that Zhuyun was a girl, and she didn't feel a little funny in her heart, but when she saw the box she was holding, Shen Sè also became solemn, and hurriedly said: "Jia Dayong...... he has returned safely." When rì, he led the Tubo people all the way west, until near Qinghai Lake to get rid of the enemy army, over the snowy mountains to Hexi, when Ben Shuai was leading troops to the west to conquer Guazhou, he was able to meet him. ”

Excerpt Yu said: "It's good that Jia Gongzi is safe and sound." Then the cause and effect of this matter must have been known to Taiwei, this thing was entrusted to me by Jia Gongzi for safekeeping, but unexpectedly, Fuzhou was shocked and fetted up, until now...... Ziyu can return to Zhao completely. ”

After Zhen Ziyu finished speaking, he gently sent the brocade box to Yang Hao, Yang Hao hurriedly took it with both hands, gently put the brocade box on the case, looked at the brocade box, and a trace of strangeness flashed in his eyes. He's Bi and the heirloom jade seal, no matter which name it is, are all legends. From the Chūn Autumn and Warring States period to the present, how many dynasties have risen and fallen, how many emperors and generals, whether they are virtuous or faint, whether they are emperors through the ages or the king of the dead country, how many stories have happened around the small jade seal in this box......

But it is very strange that when it was placed in front of him, Yang Hao only had a sense of curiosity about this treasure, but he did not have the panic and ecstasy of the national treasure, cāo's own hand.

Ding Chengzong saw that Yang Hao was leisurely distracted, and couldn't help but remind softly: "Taiwei......"

"Oh......"

Yang Hao woke up suddenly, hurriedly put down the brocade box, and said solemnly: "Ben Shuai is discussing a major matter with the generals, the fifth prince came just in time, please sit down, let's take a closer look." ”

"Subordinates obey!" Yang Hao said politely, but Zhen Ziyu stubbornly insisted on the courtesy of his subordinates, Yang Hao could only look at her helplessly, his eyes were full of resentment, but Zhen Ziyu did not appreciate it, and sat on the chair without squinting.

Yang Hao sighed, slowly sat back in the handsome chair, his eyes swept over the faces of the civil and martial arts, and said loudly: "What we have just discussed, the matter is very important, and I ask you to express your opinions, this handsome is now...... Be all ears. ”

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Lin Pengyu's old face was swollen and red, and he generously stated: "The old man thinks that Taiwei should turn against the Song Dynasty, and now Taiwei is nominally a Song minister, but Taiwei is no longer the Luzhou prefect awarded by the imperial court." This people were brought out by Taiwei, and this soldier was inherited from Master Li Jicen, although Taiwei did not have the crown on his head, he was actually the uncrowned king. In that case, why not ask for a proper name? ”

Lao Lin is a Confucian of the Han Dynasty, since he followed Yang Hao, this is the ambition to stretch, the old man is getting bigger and bigger, and now he has the opportunity to protect Yang Hao as the emperor and establish the country, that is from the dragon's work, in his lifetime, he can also assist an emperor and build a lifetime of achievements! For a while, Lin Pengyu was like drinking a pot of spirits, the gods were drunk, the blood was boiling, and the drum was like a spring tongue at the moment, and the first one jumped out to express his support.

"The current identity of the Taiwei is that he is a minister against the king, he is a rebel minister, his name is not right, he is bound everywhere, and there are many people watching from all the departments of the Western Regions, if he asks for foreign aid, who can he ally with as a courtier of the Song State? It is better to be self-contained, called the emperor system, and at that time, Lianliao resisted the Song Dynasty, and he could stand proudly in the Western Regions. What's more, now that the Song people's knife has been put on our necks, the affection of this monarch and minister has long been broken, when will we not wait for this time? ”

Fan Siqi retorted: "Lin Lao, I foolishly think that the current crisis in Xiazhou may not have to be called the emperor to solve it. The charge arranged by the imperial court for the Taiwei is to collude with the rebel general Chizhong and plot the land of Fuzhou, so he will raise troops to fight, if we turn against it now, it is not the plan of the Song court? Taiwei first pastored Luzhou, and then became a marshal after the emperor's edict, in the eyes of the world, this is all the support of the imperial court, and now we are full-fledged. Even if the imperial court has a place that can't accommodate us, what if it can't be handled? As the so-called thunder, rain and dew are all royal graces, such a great grace of the imperial court, if we don't have a more adequate reason, how can we be justified?

Moreover, although Zhao Guangyi is not as good as his brothers, he is not a mediocre king in terms of politics, and the Song State is currently regarded as a country and a people's peace, and now he abandons the Song Dynasty and is called the emperor, which is not in line with the people's will, and it must be what Qianfu is referring to. What you said about Lianliao to resist the Song Dynasty, there is inevitably some wishful thinking, and now you have not yet understood the attitude of Liao, and hasty to call the emperor, in case the orphans and widows of Liaoguo are too busy to take care of themselves, who will help you then? ”

Ding Chengzong was a little overwhelmed when he heard this, so he said: "What Master Fan said is just that he is worried about the emperor and the country, and he will not be able to win the hearts of the Song people. Hehe, even if we blindly tolerate and be loyal to the Song court now, can we win the hearts of the Song people? No, never, sometimes, the people's hearts are fought for, and sometimes, the people's hearts are beaten.

If we bow down now, can we avoid the swords of the Song people? What is the difference between what we are doing now and establishing a country on our own? Now, the Hexi Prefectures have been in hand, the territory is wide, the people are million, and they already have the foundation of the country, and if they do not establish the country and call the emperor, it will not help us in our current situation, but if they are called emperors, then it will be otherwise, the army will understand who they are fighting for and why, and the people have their hearts, and they will spare no effort. ”

Lu Yuxuan and Lin Pengyu were originally close friends, but at this time they stood on Fan Siqi's side, in fact, he had already seen that with Yang Hao's development, sooner or later he would have to go to the road of becoming the emperor on his own, but he thought about it repeatedly, but he didn't think that it was a good opportunity to build the country and become the emperor now, so he thought about it and said: "Lord Liuhou, Taiwei is now the lord of Hexi, and whether he has the title of emperor or not, he can't change this fact." In this case, if we do not establish a country and claim the emperor, there may not be no room for maneuver and war with the Song State, but for the sake of a false name, it will make the Song State spare no effort and press the territory with a large army, so why bother to come to the domain? ”

"False name? Hehe, is this just a false name? Excerpt Ziyu smiled lightly and slowly stood up.

She didn't expect that when she had just arrived in Xiazhou and participated in such an important meeting, she was resentful when she surrendered troops to Yang Hao as the head of the Zhi family. Although she attached the name of the sacrifice to the army in order to find a way out for the Zhejia army, since she gave the Zhejia soldiers to him, she naturally had the intention of trusting him, hoping that he could stand up for himself and avenge the revenge of the Zhejia army, which was not only a legitimate request as the helmsman of the Zhejia army, but also a girl's family, and when she was bullied, she subconsciously hoped that her man would stand up for her.

But Yang Hao, a stinky man who doesn't bleed with an awl, was there to push and push, how much did he hope that he could pat his chest and proudly agree to take on the responsibility for her. Although what she has always hated most in her heart is this kind of reckless, reckless and aggressive horseman, and what she has always admired the most is the kind of man who plots and then moves, and Taishan collapses in front without losing his sè, but now that she is physically and mentally exhausted with heavy responsibilities on her shoulders, she would rather her sweetheart is just a vain and enthusiastic Chu Overlord, at least she can get a little comfort from his bold words.

However, Yang Hao didn't say anything, with the current situation of the Folding Family's army, being in other people's territory and eating other people's rice and grain, how could there be capital to ask Yang Hao to do anything for them in order to attach? Zhen Ziyu was disheartened, but he didn't expect that Yang Hao didn't have half a heroic word in his mouth, but he had quietly discussed the matter of establishing a country and becoming the emperor with his subordinates.

Zhe Ziyu walked to the middle of the festival hall, faced Lu Yuxuan, and asked in a deep voice: "This lord, what you said is right, Taiwei succeeded the mantle of Lord Li Guangcen, and now he is in charge of Hexi, self-levying troops, paying taxes, and serving as officials, just like a country, like an emperor, even if the country is established and called the emperor at this time, in addition to building an era name, changing the festival mansion to the palace, picking up this bullfighting official robe, and changing it to a five-clawed golden dragon, the rest has not changed at all, and the territory will not be expanded, and the people will not be increased. But...... Is it really just a false name to be called emperor? ”

Lu Yuxuan knew her identity, but he didn't dare to show contempt just because she was a girl, and hurriedly said: "Helpless, isn't it a false name?" ”

Excerpt Ziyu said: "It's a true name, but it's true." If it's just a false name, then why should you worry about incurring endless attacks from the Song army? ”

"This ......"

"Without this name, in the face of the Song State's pressing step by step, Taiwei does not have a clear position and identity, and there is no clear identity position, how to formulate a general policy against the enemy? Without this name, Taiwei conquered Hexi, garrisoned Yumen Pass, aided the Khotanese State, established the government system, ruled millions of people, and united all ethnic groups in the Western Regions, so he had to always play the banner of the Song State in order to be famous, and now the Song Dynasty and directly denounced Taiwei as a rebellious minister, how can Taiwei deal with himself? In what name will orders be given in the future? ”

"This ......"

Excerpt Yu said aggressively: "All this is because you don't have this name, even if you have enough strength." If the name is not right, if the name is not important, the three marquis of Han, Zhao and Wei are divided, and their authority and status are no different from those of the king, so why bother to go to great lengths to get a formal title of prince from Zhou Tianzi? If this name is not important, Wu Cao, with the respect of the queen of the Tang Dynasty, has already become an emperor, so why do you have to establish yourself as an emperor? ”

Zhen Ziyu glanced at everyone and said to Lu Yuxuan unceremoniously: "Calling the emperor is definitely not just a matter of name. Boss, you don't see anything behind the name of the emperor. ”

"Good!"

Ding Chengzong forgot his form, and he couldn't care about the red face of the old man Lu, so he clapped his hands and applauded: "What Miss Zhe said is very reasonable, the five states of the difficult state were given to the Tuoba family by the Tang Dynasty, and it was passed on to his righteous son from Lord Baba Guangcen, my family's Taiwei, what does it have to do with his Zhao family?" When Tang was established, Hexi was subordinate to Tang; When Liang was established, Hexi was subordinate to Liang; When Jin was established, Hexi was subordinate to Jin; When the Han Dynasty was established, Hexi was subordinate to the Han Dynasty; When Zhou Lishi, Hexi ministers were in the ...... of Zhou, all of them were based on their own land, self-levied tribes, self-taxed, and self-appointed officials, but only called ministers and tributes, and respected the Central Plains.

Today's Song Kingdom, Zhao Da is in front of the palace and the yellow robe, is it really Chai's Zen Rang? Hey, he deceived the orphans and widows of the Chai family, usurped his country by force, according to the land of Hebei, he got the help of luck, destroyed Jingnan, destroyed Wuping, destroyed Shu, destroyed the Southern Han, destroyed the Tang, destroyed the Northern Han, swallowed Wu Yue, and began to claim to be orthodox, looking at the Khitan in the north, and the heart of aggression has always been more than endless. Now, Zhao Jiong has self-destructed his brother as a rì to fold the girl Ling Zun's promise, plotting to raise troops, seeking to take Fuzhou, and planting in my Xiazhou, yù plotting the land west of the river, this is the self-proclaimed orthodox Son of the Heavenly Dynasty! Hum! ”

Ding Chengzong pushed the wheels hard and shouted: "Now, it is difficult for the Taiwei to be in charge, how can he be a hundred times more respectful than in the past? If the Hexi Corridor is unified, is it only the people of Hexi who will benefit from it? When the Song Dynasty invaded the Northern Han Dynasty, didn't my Taiwei listen to the tune to help? This is the ending in exchange for obedience, and forbearance is in exchange for their greater ambitions, how long do we have to back down? Where to retreat! ”

A sonorous and powerful voice echoed in the lobby, but Yang Hao frowned slightly. He wanted to listen to the opinions of the civil and military forces, mainly for two reasons, one was that he had already considered to solve his embarrassing situation, the best way was to build the country independently, but to be self-reliant, the Song State would never tolerate it, and was bound to make up his mind to fight with Hexi, which had its own advantages and disadvantages, and it was really undecided; Second, if he wants to do this big thing, he must know whether his subordinates support it or not.

Most of the generals under his command are now stationed outside, but they are not too worried about Yang Hao, most of the generals have a fanatical attitude towards expansion operations, and they will not consider so many interests, among the important generals under his command, Zhang Pu is ambitious, and he wishes he would establish a country and be the emperor, and Yang Jiye is a camel, a good worker who works hard and complains, plus his old master died in the hands of the Song army, so his attitude does not have to worry.

Yang Hao's main concern is what his civil official system is, they are not necessarily afraid of the Song State, but they consider the problem more carefully and comprehensively, and will consider more from political interests, foreign relations, civil affairs, economy, etc., so it is also more valuable for reference, if they are worried, and lack confidence in the emperor of the country, then it is obvious that the time is not ripe now.

Now it seems that the opinions of the ministers are very different, thinking of this, Yang Hao's eyes can't help but look at Xiang Chongfang, he didn't say a word.

Seeing him looking at him, he took a step forward and said, "The lower officials think that it is not suitable to be the emperor now." ”

"Oh?" Yang Hao moved his eyebrows and said quietly: "I want to hear it." ”

"Since ancient times, those who can eliminate the harm of the people and return to the people are the best people." Taiwei leads Hexi alone, the merit is in Lishu, and it is relied on by all the tribes, and the people should obey the heavens, like the lord of Hexi, if you want to be called the emperor, the lower officials think that there will be no resistance in Hexi. Therefore, the lower officials are not against being called emperor, but saying that at the moment, it is not appropriate to be called emperor.

Why? One: It is for the posthumous name, at this time to be called the emperor, and he will sit on the sewage poured by the court, and he can no longer defend himself, leaving infamy for eternity; Second: the fortune is not good, the states of Hexi have just been pacified, the mixed living of all ethnic groups is not tolerated, and there are many strong surnames entrenched in the middle, the foundation of Taiwei is still unstable, such as the Song State from Longyou to contact it, intimidating it with authority, luring it to profit, and the army of Taiwei is firmly contained in the eastern front, then Hexi is lost and regained, it is not impossible.

Third, although the northwest is vast and the prolific land is small, and because of the war erosion for many years, the treasury is empty, and it is difficult for the Taiwei to be in charge, only two years of life and gathering, a little savings, this western expedition has consumed most of it, if the emperor is called, the Song Dynasty will spare no effort to fight, how can it last at that time?

Fourth, although there are many soldiers and horses now, most of them have just been attached, and the soldiers have not returned to their hearts, and they will not be loyal, and they will only obey orders under the authority of the Taiwei. If you fight with the Song Kingdom, victory is enough, once you lose, these soldiers and horses will be the first to scatter and flee, what is good at that time? ”

Seed Fang said this, everything in the hall was silent, Chongfang looked at Ding Chengzong and Zhen Ziyu, and said earnestly: "Compete for the world, strength is the foundation, what is strength?" First, the population is large, the people's livelihood is rich, and the fields and animal husbandry are prosperous; In the two, the five grains are abundant, the treasury is full, and the goods and grain can withstand the consumption of natural disasters and wars; The three, all of them are of one heart and one mind; Fourth, the officials are clear and clear, and the discipline is strict; Fifth, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, the ministers are full of ministers, and the good generals are like clouds. What are the specific conditions now? Ladies and gentlemen, yù速...... No, it won't. ”

Although Ding Chengzong is full of enthusiasm, he just hopes that his brother will achieve great things, and now he has planted a scoop of cold water, his mind slowly calmed down, and the generals next to him stared at each other with big eyes, just watching from the side, and couldn't talk at all, what one, two, three, four, they couldn't even say one, they just wanted to wait for a result.

Ziyu said: "My lord, what you said, Ziyu understands, but if you don't call the emperor right, how can we deal with the current problem?" ”

Chongfang's eyebrows tightened, and he sighed softly and said: "The Taiwei ordered the lowly rank to discuss the pros and cons of establishing a country, and the subordinate officials stated their opinions. If the current problem ......, alas! If you don't call yourself the emperor, you can't think of it...... How to fix it. ”

The god of Yu shook up, and said: "In this case, we should face difficulties and become emperors, it is true that we have to face many difficulties, but if we are not called emperors, the Song State still has to fight, can we avoid these difficulties?" Is there any founding emperor in this world who has not gone through many hardships and hardships to become a great weapon? I want the horses to run, and I want the horses not to eat grass, how can there be such a good thing in this world? There is a calculation but no responsibility, even if this Ninety-Five Supreme should be yours, he will run away, so, in the next thought, this mess in front of him, you should use a quick knife, this fast knife, is to establish a country and become the emperor! ”

After Zhen Ziyu finished speaking, he subconsciously looked at Yang Hao, Chongfang, Ding Chengzong and all the civil and military forces in the hall all looked at him together, no matter how many truths everyone expressed their opinions and said, in the end, it was still the Yang Taiwei who sat under the White Tiger Diagram.

Captain Yang patted the brocade box lightly, his face was deep, and a pair of eyes stared at his face with a smooth and shiny handsome case, his eyes flickered, as if he had not noticed that the argument was nearing the end.

"This dead man still looks like this!"

As soon as she saw it, she was angry, she bit her silver teeth, her apricot eyes were slightly angry, and she was about to wake him up. But I saw Yang Hao's palm suddenly slap three times on the brocade box, and then suddenly, he stood up after rubbing the ground, and said, "Everyone......"