In the governor's mansion of Yangzhou Jiangdu City, Yang Guang's study is heavily guarded, and people who are waiting for leisure are not allowed to approach, and there are only three people in the entire governor's mansion who can directly enter and exit this study freely, Princess Xiao of Jin, and two are Yang Guang's henchmen Sima Zhang Heng, and Duan Da, who joined the army in the governor's mansion. This study is the most secret place in the governor's mansion, and now it is also the place of secret discussion after Yang Guang officially decided to launch a full-scale battle for succession. There is not too much extravagant decoration in the study, although it is not as simple as the Jingshi Jin Palace's mansion in order to cater to the two saints in the palace who do not like luxury, but it is indeed very simple, except for a few calligraphy and paintings on the wall by Yang Guang who were attracted by Yang Guang to the Jin Palace's scholars, there is nothing else.

At this time, in this humble house, there were only Yang Guanghe and his henchmen Zhang Heng and Duan Da in the governor's mansion, as well as Shouzhou Assassin Shi Yu Wenshu and Hongzhou Governor Guo Yan, who should never have appeared here at this time.

"Have you found out who it is?" Yang Guang's face was a little ugly, cloudy and uncertain, and his voice was low.

The day before yesterday, Shouzhou Assassin Shi Yu Wenshu and the governor of Hongzhou secretly arrived in Yangzhou and came to discuss the secret matter of seizing the heir. For the sake of secrecy, Yu Wenshu hid in his Ziyu Wenhua's convoy and came to Yangzhou, while Guo Yan went to Jiangzhou in the name of his wife looking for a doctor, and then secretly crossed the river from Jiangzhou to Yangzhou, Yang Guang arranged them in the suburbs of Yangzhou, and then went out of the city in the name of hunting. Although Yang Guang's guards were all elite tigers, under their desperate protection, Yang Guang was not injured and was able to repel those assassins, but in the end, more than 30 cavalry guards were killed and wounded. For Yang Guang, this is tantamount to breaking ground on Tai Sui's head. In his own Yangzhou base camp, he actually encountered such a dangerous assassination, how could he give up his body lightly. What's more, this hunt was an impromptu decision for the secret meeting, and not many people knew about the itinerary, but the assassin was able to accurately ambush him halfway, and he shuddered at the thought that there might be a scheming spy by his side. Who revealed his itinerary, and did he know more about what they were planning right now?

Duan Da, who joined the army in the Governor's Mansion, turned pale, like a mourner, and the itinerary of this trip, together with the guards who traveled to escort him, were all arranged by him. Now that there is such a big leak, he can't escape the blame. But he couldn't figure out what went wrong this time. You must know that Duan Da can become the right-hand man of King Jin as his confidant, but he is not an idle person. Duanjia Hexi Wuwei Gu Tibetan, his father is the Northern Zhou Shuozhou Thorn History, Xiangyuan County Gong Duan Yan, and later entered the Sui as a general.

The Sui Dynasty was Yang Jian's usurpation of the position of the Northern Zhou, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty was the usurpation of the country of the Western Wei, and the Western Wei Dynasty inherited the Northern Wei Dynasty. Therefore, in order to win the hearts of the people, the emperors of these new dynasties fully recognized the officials and nobles of the previous dynasty, and even gave them official promotions. This leads to zhì, many families, from the Wei Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty, have always been powerful and wealthy families, serving as high-ranking officials. The same is true for the Duan family, the changes in the dynasty have no impact on them. Duan Da was awarded the title of Duke of Xiangyuan County at the age of three, and he was an old man, eight feet tall, with a beautiful beard, and was especially good at riding and archery. When Yang Jian served as the prime minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and monopolized the government, Duan Da was Yang Jian's metropolitan governor, the commander-in-chief's cronies and guards, equivalent to Yang Jian's guard battalion commander, and usually followed Yang Jian around, like a shadow. After Yang Jian established Sui, Duan Da also moved to Zuo Zhizhai, and was later promoted to the general of the chariot cavalry, and then transferred to Yang Guang to join the army.

Duan Da not only has this golden resume, but also has real achievements, and he is not just a close confidant of the emperor. Emperor Kaihuang of Sui Kaihuang ten years south of the Yangtze River rebellion, Yang Guang and Yang Su, Shi Wansui went south to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, Duan Da was ordered by Yang Guang to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses, participate in the counterinsurgency, several battles, the table xiàn outstanding, pacify Fang, Chu Erzhou, and then defeated Wang Wenjin and other rebels in Xuanzhou, he was also promoted to Yitong and Kaifu one after another, and was given a total of 5,000 pieces of silk.

has a prominent family background, coupled with a shining resume, since following Yang Guang, he has won Yang Guang's trust. But this time, there was such a big difference, just outside Yangzhou City, it was attacked by a group of unknown assassins, and it caused so many casualties. To make matters worse, although they killed several Assassins, they did not even grab a single corpse, and took all the corpses with them as they retreated.

Now, three days, he has gained nothing. Who the Assassins were, how they knew their itinerary, and where the Assassins went, no one knew.

He knew that King Jin had given him three days, which was already the limit of patience, and he had great trust in him. Three days passed, but he didn't know anything, the king of Jin trusted him, then he was just ineffective and incompetent. If King Jin doesn't trust him, then he is most likely behind the assassination, planning or participating in it.

He looked at Zhang Heng with a distressed gaze, and at this time, he was counting on this colleague to pull him. Otherwise, he himself would not know how to defend himself.

Zhang Heng nodded slightly to him and said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, the assassin is extremely cunning and has come and gone without a trace. Although the identity and whereabouts of the assassins have not been ascertained for the time being, Duan Shenjun and a certain speculate that these assassins are most likely the same group of people who attacked Pei Li and Sima Deji some time ago. ”

Zhang Heng's words calmed Yang Guang down a little, and he frowned and said, "Hasn't it been preliminarily found out what happened last time, and that group of people also attacked the Black Iron Guard?" The Black Iron Guard is a dead soldier who saw the land, and if they are fighting with them, why are they coming to deal with us? ”

This is indeed a very incomprehensible question, if it is said that the crown prince Yang Yong's people assassinated the king of Jin, this is simple and clear, after all, although the king of Jin did not openly compete for the prince before, but the appearance of the king of Jin has already threatened the status of the prince, if he does something to assassinate, it is not unusual. But now the prince's people appeared in Yangzhou, but they were attacked by a group of mysterious people, and then they attacked the guards of the Jin Palace, which is puzzling.

This group of mysterious people Prince and the people of the Jin Palace's Mansion dare to move, which shows that these people will never be the prince's people.

"Could it be Ake's people?" Yang Guang asked.

A Ke is the small character of Yang Liang, the king of Han, the fifth son of the Son of Heaven, the youngest of the five sons and the most favored by the two saints. It is inevitable that he will not rely on himself to win the emperor's favor, and he has a large number of soldiers, so he has some ideas. If he also wants to compete for the position of prince, then Yang Yong of the East Palace and King Jin of Yangzhou are his enemies.

"It's not completely impossible!" Zhang Heng replied that the battle for storage positions was the most intense. Although Yang Yong has been sitting on the throne of the crown prince for eighteen years, Yang Yong has become less and less liked by the emperor and empress in recent years. A few years ago, a Henan man wrote to the Son of Heaven, saying that the Son of Heaven should abdicate as the emperor and let the prince succeed him. Yang Jian didn't say anything face-to-face after reading this book, but then it happened that Yang Jian reprimanded the prince for being rude after the hundred officials went to the East Palace to see the prince on the winter solstice, and even Yang Jian specially issued an edict, except for the officials and subordinates of the East Palace, in fact, officials are not allowed to call the prince vassals. Then the crown princess died violently, the prince was luxurious, and he was repeatedly blamed by the palace for things such as having no concubine, and he fell out of favor more and more. The prince's fall from grace not only made Yang Guang see that there was an opportunity to ask the lord of the East Palace, but Yang Liang naturally also saw such an opportunity. It would not be unusual for him to have thoughts about the position of crown prince.

Yang Guang's brows furrowed even tighter, if Yang Liang also wanted to participate in the succession, then this matter would add many variables. A Yang Yong is already difficult to deal with, and if you add another Yang Liang who is very popular with the Son of Heaven and his wife, the risk of seizing the heir will be greater.

"A certain immediately sent someone to Jinyang to inquire about the movements of King Han!" Duan Da hurriedly spoke.

Yang Guang suddenly waved his hand, "That's it, for now, let's just keep an eye on the prince, as for the Han King's side, don't conflict with him for the time being, you can strengthen the vigilance in Yangzhou and the vicinity." "Not to mention that it has not been confirmed that the assassin is from the Yang Liang faction, even if it is really confirmed that it is from the Yang Liang faction, Yang Guang does not plan to retaliate immediately. At the moment, his energy is limited, and he must be clear about his goals. As for Yang Liang, what's the matter with it for the time being, as long as he takes the position of the crown prince, then there will be a chance to repay his fifth brother a hundred times and a thousand times.

"Berton, how was the preparation for the last time I told you about it?" Yang Guang turned his head to look at the head of Shouzhou Thorn History, Shangzhu Guo, the general of the right guard, and the Gongyu of Baoguo.

Yuwen Shu is also a tiger general, from the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the Sui, with great military achievements, and the family background is noble, and the Yuwen family has a great cause. Yuwenshu's investment in Yang Guang's door was of great help to Yang Guang, not only because of his fame, but also because the Yuwen family continued to provide Yang Guang with a large amount of assets, in order to secretly make friends with the wealthy families in Jiangnan, the ministers of the central government, and secretly train soldiers and horses, and build weapons and armor. Now Yang Guang asked Guo Yan, the governor of Hongzhou, another confidant, to secretly train soldiers and horses in Hongzhou, and all the money came from the full support of the Yuwen family.

"Your Highness, now the court is the most expensive in the court, followed by Yang Su. However, Gao Gong is a party of the prince, and his third son is married to the daughter of the prince and is absolutely loyal to the prince. We can only enlist Shangshu's right servant Yang Su to help us, use him to deal with Gao Gong, and speak for us in the court. However, Yang Su is the most treacherous and snake-like, and he is not easy to contact. Recently, he secretly contacted Yang Su's brother Yang Yue, this person is the most greedy, as long as he contacts him with a lot of money, he will be able to lobby Yang Su to support His Royal Highness for us. Yuwen said.

"Money is not a problem, I am not afraid that the Yang Su brothers are greedy for money, but I am afraid that they will not dare to accept it." Yang Guang said with a smile, no desire is rigid. If the other party doesn't like anything, he really can't win them over. But as long as the other party has affection, he is not afraid.

"Yang Su is the most extravagant, in addition to money, he also has two hobbies, one is to like Cai Yong's words in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the other is to like beautiful young women." Yu Wenshu smiled and conspired, "I heard that the Xiao family in Lanling has a pair of Cai Yong's characters in their hands, and the prince once bid the Xiao family for ten thousand yuan but did not buy it. ”

Yang Guang nodded, "I have also heard a thing or two about this matter, this collector is still Concubine Xiao's uncle." Since Yang Su likes it, Na Gu asked Concubine Xiao to come forward, and then increased the price by 10,000 yuan, and bought his words for Yang Su for 20,000 yuan. ”

"If the princess comes forward, this matter will be decided. In addition, I heard that His Royal Highness recently got a new woman, which is stunning? Yu Wenshu said with a smile.

Yang Guang pointed at Yuwen and said: "Everyone says that you are Xiao Chen Ping, but what does you mean by this evil smile on your old face, is it not this king or the kind of person who only loves beauty and does not love the country?" To tell you the truth, there is indeed a woman in the house, but it was a temporary stronghold of the Black Iron Guard when Sima Dejiao and them came back from the attack last time, and the Black Iron Guard committed suicide after the battle, and finally found only a woman tied up in the dark room, so she brought it back. This woman is indeed stunning, but this woman's identity is blurred, and now she is doing things in front of Concubine Xiao. ”

Guo Yan, who had not spoken, suddenly said: "I heard that the Black Iron Guard was attacked by that group of mysterious people before, and they seem to be looking for two people, Ji Yao and Yi Feng, could it be that this woman is Ji Yao among them?" ”

"Maybe!" Yang Guang was noncommittal.

"This woman's identity is unknown, and she should not stay with Her Highness for a long time. It's better to give this girl to Yang Su! Yuwen said.

Yang Guang frowned and was silent for a while, no one knew what he was thinking, and finally he nodded. "Perhaps, originally Concubine Xiao liked this woman very much, and even intended to accept her as a righteous daughter, but what you said is also right, this woman's origin is unknown, and it is indeed not suitable for staying in the mansion for a long time. It's better to give it to Yang Su. ”

Yuwen Shu saw that Yang Guang agreed to this matter so directly, and couldn't help but be even more happy, the stunning beauty can be sent lightly, which shows that the King of Jin is indeed worth following.

"Your Highness, if we can, we'd better win over Gao Gong first, even if we can't let him join our side, at least let him reduce his hostility towards us a little. I heard that Gao Gong likes to collect military books the most, and His Royal Highness just has a copy of Sun Bin's Art of War in his hand, so it is better to give it to Gao Gong. ”

It took Yang Guang two years to find this Sun Bin Art of War, and after finding it, he also transcribed it himself, and it was his most beloved thing. However, after only hesitating for a moment, Yang Guang finally nodded, "Okay, take it and give it to Gao Gong, let him keep it for Gu first, and then Gu Zi will let him dedicate it to this king in the future." ”

"I also ask His Royal Highness to give a certain amount of money to win over Shi Wansui, He Ruobi and other generals in the DPRK."

This money is indispensable, and it is also preparing for the worst. In case the time of affairs is not secret, according to their plan, they cannot seize the prince and fight for the Son of Heaven, then they cannot sit idly by, and then they will directly start an incident in Jiangnan, at least they must strive to occupy the land in Jiangnan, imitate the suburbs of the Southern Dynasty, and divide Jiangdong. Wooing and bribing the military generals of the DPRK and China is naturally a plan at the last time.

"Do as you say, and save nothing on the money you should spend." Yang Guang said simply, he is not a stingy person, and he can't be stingy when he does big things.

In the end, Yang Guang turned his head to Guo Yan and said: "On the Hongzhou side, recruit another group of dead private soldiers, once it is a last resort, you have to rely on the strength of your hands to decide the victory." ”

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