In the imperial study, Yang Guang sat in front of the imperial case with an iron face, and threw a fold on the ground, which was sent from Qi County, Qi County guarded Xu Yuanfang and attacked hastily, resulting in the emptiness of Licheng County, Licheng County was attacked by the thief Marshal Lu Mingyue's army, raped and burned, and looted the whole city, and the civilians were slaughtered countless, Xu Yuanfang hurriedly returned to the army in Lu Mingyue's ambush, the Sui army was defeated, 20,000 Sui troops were defeated, more than half of the casualties were lost, and Qi County fell.

And all this that happened in Qi County was described in detail in another book three days ago, which was Zhang Xutuo's recital, and he had already foreshadowed this kind of ending.

Standing next to them were Yu Wenshu and Yu Shiji, both of them bowed their heads, Yang Guang's thunderous anger made them a little weak-hearted, it was the two of them who advocated replacing Zhang Xutuo in the first place.

Yang Guang glanced at them coldly, and as soon as he opened his mouth and scolded angrily, a eunuch walked into the room and reported, "Your Majesty, Zhang Xutuo has arrived." ”

"Announce him in!" Yang Guang forcibly swallowed back the stuffy breath in his chest.

After a while, Zhang Xutuo hurriedly walked into the court room and bowed down, "Minister Zhang Xutuo sees Your Majesty!" ”

"Zhang Aiqing is exempt!"

Yang Guang sighed, "I have unfortunate news for you, all your worries have happened truthfully. ”

Zhang Xutuo was so shocked that he took two steps back, "Your Majesty, Licheng County... Was it broken? ”

Yang Guang nodded, "The thieves burned, killed and looted, the dead are innumerable, Xu Yuanfang's Hui army was ambushed, with heavy casualties, the remnants of the army retreated to Lu County, and Qi County has been occupied by the bandit Lu Mingyue." “

Zhang Xutuo only felt that his eyes were dark, and he was almost about to fall, his two daughters were married in Licheng County, can they still live?

Zhang Xutuo forcibly stabilized his body and slowly knelt down, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go to Qi County to serve in the army and swear to kill the thief!" ”

Yang Guang showed a look of shame on his face, and said: "I shouldn't replace you, I have appointed you as the general guard of Qi County, how many troops, money and food are needed, I will approve all of them, I only hope that you can recapture Qi County for me." ”

"Minister Zhang Xutuo is willing to share the worries for His Majesty, the minister does not want a soldier, the minister will lead the remnants of Lu County and kill back!"

"Good! Take back Qi County, I have my own reward, come on! Give Zhang Aiqing a new robe and a collar. ”

Zhang Xutuo was ashamed and said: "The minister has an official robe at home, and this old robe is only worn at home, because the time is too urgent, and it is too late to change clothes, the minister is rude, please forgive your majesty." ”

Yang Guang smiled slightly: "I know in my heart that you are an honest minister, a loyal minister, and my last reliance, I wish you a victory." ”

Zhang Xutuo's eyes were red, tears almost poured out, he knelt down slowly, and said in a trembling voice: "Zhang Xutuo is willing to smear His Majesty's liver and brain to repay His Majesty's kindness!" ”

"Go ahead! I await your good news. ”

Zhang Xutuo kowtowed three times, slowly retreated, and watched Zhang Xutuo's back disappear, Yang Guangcai sighed lowly, "I have seen people's hearts for a long time, this is true." ”

Yang Guang said to Yuwenshu and Yu Shiji: "The money and things I gave him two years ago, he used all the money and goods for disaster relief, he was willing to be poor, there were only two old servants at home, his wife personally went to the street to buy vegetables, and the vegetables he bought were also green vegetables and tofu, and there was little meat, if he really colluded with Yang Yuanqing, he should have gone to Fengzhou two years ago to enjoy the glory and wealth." ”

Yu Shiji said cautiously: "It is true that Zhang Xutuo has no dissent, but he also has two hundred and fifty stones a year, and twenty stones a month, why is he so poor?" ”

Yang Guang glanced at him and said coldly: "His money is also going to be given to the lonely old man who died in battle, Yu Aiqing, you and him are not the same kind of people, you can't think of it." ”

Yu Shiji's face turned red, and he didn't dare to say anything more, Yang Guang felt very tired, and waved his hand, "Yu Aiqing, step aside!" Yuwen Aiqing stayed. ”

Yu Shiji slowly retreated, and only Yu Wenshu was left in the room, and Yu Wenshu had just arrived not long ago, he had come to report another matter, but at this time he didn't dare to disturb Yang Guang.

Yang Guang didn't know what he was thinking, and after a while, he woke up from his contemplation and said to Yuwen: "You go on! ”

Yuwen Shu then continued: "The minister traced the source of the proverb and found that this proverb came from the Guanzhong area, and the first to spread it was not children and beggars, but several Taoist priests. ”

"Daoist?"

Yang Guang asked puzzledly, "Where is the Taoist priest?" ”

"The minister has been tracking down the Taoist priests for the past two days, but it's strange, no one knows where they came from? Don't know where they went? Not even the soldiers defending the city had seen them, as if they had disappeared into thin air. ”

After the proverb spread in the capital, Yang Guang attached great importance to it, and he secretly ordered Yuwen Shu to strictly investigate the source of the proverb, at this time he heard that the proverb came from Guanzhong, which was passed on by a Taoist priest, his brows were tightly locked, he shook his head, and said to Yuwen: "You continue to investigate, to find out to the end, who spread the proverb, I must know." ”

"Obey the order!"

Waiting for Yu Wenshu to retreat, Yang Guang gave an unprecedented order, "I want to drive back to the palace!" ”

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Huitong Yuan Penglai Pavilion, here is the place where Yang Guanghui Immortal cultivates, built on an artificial island in the Taiye Pond, rockery piles up, dozens of zhang high, just like the true Yue, the surrounding vegetation is luxuriant, planted with all kinds of strange flowers and plants, during which dozens of pavilions and pavilions are built, the winding path is secluded, there are often cranes flying, just like the place of the gods.

There are more than a dozen monks in Penglai Pavilion, all of whom are people who practice the Tao, they are alchemy and meditation during the day, and observe the heavens at night, understand the mysteries of the universe, and look for the art of ascending immortals.

At this time, Yang Guang took a boat to Penglai Pavilion, bathed and changed clothes, sat down in the main pavilion, patiently waited for the arrival of the monk, a moment, a cloud plate knocked, a crane-haired and childish monk walked in, dressed in a gossip robe, cloaked, barefoot, this person is called Anjiatuo, originally practiced in Zhongnan Mountain, was introduced to Yang Guang by Zhang Qiu Taiyi, said that he practiced in Zhongnan Mountain, did not know the years, was very good at observing celestial phenomena, and could gain insight into the mysteries of the next hundred years.

Anjiatuo walked up to Yang Guang and bowed, "See Your Majesty!" ”

Yang Guang bowed slightly, "Sir, please sit down, and I came to disturb Mr.'s practice again, just because I am deeply uneasy." ”

Yang Guang came once in three days, and he asked Angata to confirm the proverb, and today he wants to know the result.

When Angata sat down, Yang Guang asked impatiently, "Maybe the proverb is true?" ”

Anjiatuo nodded, "Ziwei dim, there is a strange star in the west, and the proverb should be reconciled, and the minister used the proverb to calculate the three hexagrams, all of which are the appearance of the great evil, and the hexagram points to the west, and it coincides with the celestial phenomena, I am afraid that the person surnamed Li, the saint should pay more attention." ”

Yang Guang's eyes flashed with a fierce light, who could the person surnamed Li be?

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Of course, proverbs don't come out for no reason, someone always has to spread them, only Yang Guang never dreamed of who would spread the proverbs.

Yu Wenshu's carriage stopped in front of the mansion, and he ordered, "Anyone who comes to visit will say that I am not there." ”

He walked quickly to his study, and a concubine took off his robe for him, and he sat down and said, "Let the eldest prince come to see me!" ”

After a while, Yu Wenhua and hurried over, Yu Wenhua and had re-emerged at the beginning of the year, the official was appointed as the general of the right Tunwei, and the third son Yu Wenzhi was also appointed as a young eunuch, Yu Wenshu's original idea was to let Yu Wenhua and go to be a feudal town, and it was best to become the governor of Youzhou.

It's just that the death of his brother Yu Wence made Yu Wenshu dare not take any more risks, so he changed his son to a military position, so that he also had the opportunity to command more than 100,000 troops like Yang Yichen, Yang Yichen honestly gave up military power, but Yu Wenhua and once he grasped military power, he would not give up again.

"The child sees the father!"

"Let me ask you, how have you dealt with the people you sent to spread the prophecy?"

"Back to my father, the three fake Taoist children who spread proverbs have been executed, and the people who executed the false Taoist priests were also killed, and in the end, they were done by henchmen, without any flaws."

Yuwenshu nodded, and expressed satisfaction with his son's handling methods, this time the proverb was indeed spread by Yuwenshu, but the person he wanted to deal with was Li Hun, Li Hun did not repay the debt, and humiliated him many times, this revenge was not avenged, Yuwenshu never stopped, so he ordered his son Yu Wenhua and secretly walked this proverb.

But Yuwenshu didn't expect that this proverb would cause Yang Guang to attach great importance to it, and it can be seen from Yang Guang's attitude today that he attaches great importance to it.

Yu Wenshu also knew that Yang Guang didn't care about the rebellion of bandits everywhere on the surface, but he began to be afraid in his heart, especially since last year, most of the new rebels were powerful people from all over the country, and they began to attack the city and kill officials, which made Yang Guang aware of the social crisis, so he was so afraid of this kind of proverb.

At this time, Yu Wenhua said cautiously: "Father, the child heard another thing today, I'm afraid the proverb can be used again." ”

"What's the matter, just say it, don't play dumb riddles in front of me." Yu Wenshu said with some displeasure.

"Yes! The child heard today that Yang Yuanqing's mother's surname is Li, can you introduce the proverb to him? ”

One sentence reminded Yu Wenshu, Yang Yuanqing's mother's surname is Li, he knew about this, he actually forgot about it, Yu Wenshu slapped his head hard, and he was annoyed in his heart, he knew that he could remind Yang Guang today.

But Yu Wenshu thought about it again, if Yang Guang was reminded, then Yang Guang's target would be aimed at Yang Yuanqing, then Li Hun would be ignored by him, this is not good, Li Hun must be killed first, and then the target will be directed to Yang Yuanqing.

"I know about this matter, you can't say it to anyone, when the time is ripe, we will turn our heads and deal with Yang Yuanqing."

"Father, don't worry, the child will not be used to anyone."

Yu Wenshu was quite satisfied with his son Yu Wenhua, so he smiled and said: "I plan to let you lead troops to suppress bandits and increase your qualifications, what do you think?" ”

Yu Wenhua was a little afraid, "I'm just afraid that the child is inexperienced in leading soldiers, but he will be defeated by thieves." ”

Yu Wenshu smiled slightly, "I know, I asked my subordinate general Pei Renji to be your deputy general to assist you in suppressing bandits, with him, there is no problem for you to suppress bandits, and I will only let you deal with some small bandits, Wagangzhai and the like, I will not let you go." ”

Yu Wenhua was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Father, Pei Renji's son Pei Xingyan is Yang Yuanqing's general, this is not appropriate!" ”

Yuwen Shu laughed, "Don't worry, Yang Yuanqing did not oppose Sui, and the Pei family did not rebel, Pei Renji will not have any dissent!" ”