Chapter 36: Out of Confusion

The three-way scouts sent by Yang Yuanqing did not find any trace of Yu Wenyi and his party, as if they disappeared out of thin air, and disappeared mysteriously after crossing the Yellow River, which was also greatly unexpected by Yang Yuanqing. ，

In the room, Yang Yuanqing was deliberating with several spies about Yu Wenxi's whereabouts, and they had already begun to suspect that Yu Wenhui had been kidnapped by thieves.

In fact, it is relatively easy to find the location of their disappearance, a scout reported: "General Qiqi, we found out the news in Liyang, Yu Wenyu They must have crossed the Yellow River from Liyang, and the ferry man, we also found, he said, the group of people went to Weinan. county, but they did not enter Weinan. The county records that they were at the crossing of the Yellow River to Weinan. The county is missing within thirty miles. ”

"Are there any bandits over there during this time?"

"We asked several nearby villages and they all said that it was quiet during this time, and there were no bandits."

This is strange, Yang Yuanqing looked at the map, this area is all wilderness, the terrain is flat, there are only a few low hills, and there are no mountains and rivers, at this time, his eyes fell on Weishui, this is the only thing that attracts attention, Weishui flows into the Yellow River, he followed Weishui to the south, and finally Yang Yuanqing saw a big mountain, Wagang Mountain.

A knowing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he knew who had taken them captive.

Zhang Sheng, the leader of the guards next to him, saw Yang Yuanqing with a smile on his face, so he asked cautiously, "Does the general know their whereabouts?" ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "It should have been captured by Wagangzhai." ”

"But I heard that there are only more than 1,000 people in Wagangzhai, and it is not a climate!"

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "The mountain is not high, there are immortals, and you will know the prestige of this Wagangzhai next year." ”

Zhang Sheng was confused, Yang Yuanqing laughed, "Don't worry about this matter anymore, let's pack up and go back to Zhuo County to report on work!" ”

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Yang Yuanqing went all the way north, he did not go to Zhuo County, in Pingyuan County he met the dragon driver who returned to Beijing, at this time it was the late autumn season at the end of September, this year there was no hope of attacking Goryeo, and he could only push it to the beginning of spring next year, Yang Guang decided to return to Beijing, and come to Zhuo County again after next spring. (，)

At the beginning of night, the fleet that stretched for 200 miles was moored on the shore, which was in Changhe County, Pingyuan County, near the huge dragon boat, tens of thousands of forbidden troops were heavily guarded, and it was difficult for anyone to get close to the dragon boat within one mile.

Yang Yuanqing stood in the waiting area in front of the dragon boat and waited for the summons, he looked at the endless fleet, for some reason, he had an indescribable sense of exhaustion, since Yang Guang decided to attack Goryeo, he obviously distrusted him, and had a defensive heart, which made him feel bored, he didn't want to be an official anymore, so he simply returned home and waited for the opportunity, but he was in the officialdom, and he couldn't help it, which made him deeply understand the hesitation and helplessness of his grandfather in the last few years.

The biggest headache for Yang Yuanqing now is not Yang Guang's wariness of him, but the rebellious pressure of his father Yang Xuan, like a big sword across his head, he doesn't know when it will fall, which makes him extremely depressed in his heart.

Yang Yuanqing met Yang Wei on the road, and Yang Wei told him the latest news of the Yang Mansion, and his father Yang Xuangan actually extinguished the infighting of the Yang family by retiring his wife, and used a small favor to envelop the concubine, so that the Yang family was united again.

At this time, Yang Yuanqing had roughly deduced the time of Yang Xuangan's rebellion in history, he only remembered that Yang Xuangan rebelled when he went to Liyang Cang to supervise grain, and now all the grain from the First Goryeo War has been transported to Liaodong, that is to say, Yang Xuangan should have rebelled during the second attack on Goryeo, so it should be in the second half of next year or the year after next, and the year after that, that is, the ninth year of the Great Cause, is the most likely.

Yang Xuangan's rebellion was not forced, but he planned it for a long time, that is, unless Yang Guang did not launch the Second Goryeo War, otherwise, Yang Xuangan would definitely rebel, so is there any way to postpone Yang Xuangan's rebellion for a year or two?

Just when Yang Yuanqing was pondering, a eunuch ran down from the dragon boat, Yang Yuanqing looked up, and saw that this eunuch was a little familiar, as if he was the eunuch who went to Liaodong to reward him, the eunuch ran forward and said with a smile: "Yang Yushi, the saint said that you have worked hard all the way, let you go and rest for a while, and then summon you to meet after a while." ，”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Okay, where do I go to rest?" ”

"Go to the Vermilion Bird, your cabin has been arranged, it is three large cabins, our family will take you there."

"Thank you! Father-in-law, is the Holy One busy right now? ”

Yang Yuanqing asked casually, but did not answer, he glanced at the eunuch in surprise, and found that the eunuch's eyes were a little strange, he reacted at this time, and smiled bitterly in his heart, he used to react to this kind of thing very quickly, but now he is getting more and more sluggish, he took out a pearl from his arms and quietly stuffed it to the eunuch, "Thank you father-in-law, I will go by myself." ”

The eunuch smiled, and then whispered to Yang Yuanqing: "It's best not to go to see the saint now, the saint is furious, whoever sees him is unlucky!" ”

"Why?"

"Alas! Isn't it just the matter of that gentleman Yu Wenyi? was ordered to send an envoy, but inexplicably disappeared in Dongjun, Dongjun from Taishou to join the army, all were dismissed, Wei Nan. The county magistrate was also killed, and since the beginning of this year, I haven't seen the old man lose his temper so much. ”

Yang Yuanqing heard the eunuch call Yang Guang an old man, and couldn't help laughing, Yang Guang was only forty-three years old, did he become an old man?

"I see, thank you father-in-law for the news."

Yang Yuanqing arched his hand, turned around and walked towards the fleet behind, just after walking far, someone behind him called him, "Yuanqing!" ”

Yang Yuanqing turned around, only to see a burly horseback general in the dark, he knew who it was when he heard the voice, he greeted him with a smile, "Brother Yuwen, we haven't seen each other for about three years!" ”

The person who came turned over and dismounted, it was Yuwen Chengdu, he stepped forward and arched his hand and smiled: "I have always seen you, but I have no chance to greet you, how about it, come with me for a drink?" ”

Yang Yuanqing happily agreed, "Then disturb Brother Yuwen." ”

Yuwen Chengdu has been promoted to the general of the left guard, and today he was on duty on the periphery, he led Yang Yuanqing to his temporary tent and sat down, ordered someone to serve some wine and food, and said with a smile: "I am surrounded by my henchmen, you can rest assured!" ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled, poured two glasses of wine, he picked up the wine glass and said, "I salute you for this glass of wine!" ”

The two drank a few glasses of wine, and Yuwen Chengdu asked, "Do you know about Yuwenxi?" ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "The eunuch told me just now, and the Holy Lord is furious about it. ”

He glanced at Yuwen Chengdu, "Do you think that the Holy Lord will think that I did it?" ”

"Nope! This matter has nothing to do with you, the officials of Dongjun have found out what the Wagangzhai bandits did, and Zhang Ping, the general of the Tiger Benlang stationed in Liyang, has led the army to conquer, but this incident is indeed because of you. ”

"I know this, the saint suspects that I am covering up for Zhang Xutuo, so he sent Yu Wenying to check Zhang Xutuo again."

Yang Yuanqing sighed, "I have a feeling of being with you like a tiger." ”

Yuwen Chengdu saw that his mood was a little heavy, and he could understand Yang Yuanqing's distress, so he pondered for a moment and said, "Do you know why? He doesn't trust you as much as he used to. ”

"I wonder if it has something to do with my grandfather?"

Yuwen Chengdu shook his head, "It has nothing to do with your grandfather, you have kept a distance from the Yang family so far, and he has no reason to be jealous of you." ”

"I really don't understand why."

Yang Yuanqing was really a little confused, he always thought it was related to his grandfather, but Yuwencheng was Yang Guang's confidant, he knew Yang Guang's mind better, and he was right, although he was Yang Su's grandson, as long as he kept his distance from the Yang family, Yang Guang really had no reason to be jealous of him, why was that?

He looked at Yuwen Chengdu suspiciously, Yuwen Chengdu hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "It's actually related to King Yan." ”

"King Yan?" Yang Yuanqing was stunned.

Yuwen Chengdu stepped forward and lowered his voice and said to Yang Yuanqing: "To tell you a top-secret news, the Holy Lord has decided to establish the emperor's grandson." ”

Yang Yuanqing suddenly understood what he meant, "You mean to say that the Holy Lord wants to leave me to the imperial grandson?" ”

Yuwen Chengdu nodded, "Although he never said it, I know him very well, he mentioned you more than once in front of King Yan, and I guessed that he wanted to leave you to King Yan." ”

Yang Yuanqing has already heard a lot of sayings, Pei Ju thinks that the bird is hiding the bow, and the nobles of Guanlong no longer need him to make a move, he has lost his effect; Huangfu Xu thought that it was related to the death of Princess Leping, and he lost his backstage, because of Yang Yin and Yang Zhao, Queen Xiao held a grudge against him; He himself thinks it has something to do with his grandfather; Pei Yun thought that it was Yu Shiji and Yu Wenshu who were the villains who harmed him behind him; Now Yuwen Chengdu has another claim that the imperial grandson has emerged.

There are all kinds of theories, but at this moment, Yang Yuanqing has figured out one thing, no matter which way it is, his fate is in Yang Guang's hands.

Why did he let Yang Guang control his own destiny, and why did he be at the mercy of Yang Guang like a puppet? If Yang Guang wanted to transfer him, he transferred him, and if he asked him to check the accounts, he would check the accounts, and after checking for a few months, he finally didn't trust him, and let a gentleman check himself.

Seeing that the big broken ship of the Great Sui is about to sink, do you still want to stay on the ship and sink with it?

Why can't he take his fate into his own hands? Even if he goes to be a county magistrate, doesn't Xiao Milling also start as a county magistrate? Dou Jiande, Li Mi, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Du Fuwei, which of these heroes in the world has a strong foundation before raising troops?

Why should he, Yang Yuanqing, suffer from gains and losses?

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing's heart suddenly brightened, he suddenly saw through the fog in front of him, and the road ahead suddenly became bright.

Yang Yuanqing raised his wine glass and said with a smile: "Enter as a Liang Zhuchen, retire as a rich man, the world is so big, where can I not be tolerated Yang Yuanqing, come!" I'll give Brother Yuwen another drink. ”

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