The tower was quiet for a while, Yang Guang picked up a piece of charcoal from the corner of the wall, and wrote the words 'Great Cause' on the smooth white jade wall, and he stared at these two words for a long time.

"Yuanqing, do you know what these two words mean?" Yang Guang turned around and asked.

Yang Yuanqing leaned against the wall and silently looked at Yang Guang writing, he knew what 'great cause' meant, and he could also understand Yang Guang's mood at this time.

"I think this should be the dream of His Highness."

Yang Guang nodded approvingly, "You're right, this is indeed my dream, this will be the era name I will use after I ascend the throne, and this is also my father's expectation of me." ”

Yang Guang stared at the word 'great cause' on the wall, and seemed to say to Yang Yuanqing, and seemed to say to himself, "The father set the name of the country as the emperor, that is, the meaning of creation, he is like the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, created a new Han dynasty, and like the rule of Wenjing, he ascended the throne for 20 years, and accumulated strong national strength, in the 20th year of the emperor, my father made me the heir, he changed the name of the year to Renshou, and the father will enjoy his old age, and the country will be handed over to me, to my father is Renshou, but to me is the beginning of the revival of the Great Sui, so I decided to set the year name as the great cause, I want to build an unprecedented great cause, build a strong Sui Empire, and I, Yang Guang, will also become the first emperor of the ages. ”

Yang Guang slowly turned his head and looked at Yang Yuanqing with a deep gaze, "Can you understand what I mean?" ”

Yang Yuanqing was also infected by Yang Guang's ambition unconsciously, he thought of the great achievements made by Yang Guang in history, and his final tragic death, which made Yang Yuanqing's blood boil, he actually gave birth to a kind of generosity and courage, he restrained the excitement in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness is ambitious, and he is deeply admired, but it is not easy to establish a great cause, the Great Sui Dynasty is actually in crisis, the Guanlong magnates are sharp spears, the northern Shilord is a cold arrow, the Northern Qi Zahu is a sharp blade, and the Turks, Tuyuhun's external troubles, His Highness's great cause will definitely make enemies on all sides, and he will be in danger, has His Highness ever thought about what is a shield? What is armor? Why? ”

Yang Guang's eyes lit up, and he looked at the young general in front of him in disbelief, Yang Yuanqing actually saw through the crisis he was facing, and his words were deep in Yang Guang's heart, making Yang Guang feel like a confidant.

"Then you say, What is a shield? What is armor? ”

"I think that the people's will is the shield, and the slow plan is the armor."

Yang Yuanqing knelt down slowly on one knee, his heart was also full of excitement and expectation, he already knew that the king in front of him who was about to ascend the throne was not shameless at all, shameless and shameless would not have only three sons and two daughters in his life, and he was basically born to the queen, not to mention mediocrity and incompetence, incompetence could not dig canals, could not create imperial examinations, could not open up the Western Regions, and could not build the Great Wall.

This is an ambitious Zhongxing emperor, but also facing a crisis of the emperor, Yang Yuanqing from the bottom of his heart hope that Yang Guang will not repeat the mistakes of the past, if Yang Guang can listen to his words, cherish the people's strength, time for space, slowly try it, and do not rush, then the world may not be chaotic, then the Sui Dynasty will not perish.

If so, he Yang Yuanqing is willing to become Yang Guang's pawn and do his best for his great cause, because Yang Guang's great cause, that is, his Yang Yuanqing's great cause, established the Great Sui Dynasty as a real Han dynasty, Yang Yuanqing grew up in Si, and he sincerely loved this rich and powerful Great Sui Empire.

Yang Guang hurriedly helped him up, and said with a long sigh: "You are really a young genius, you can know the crises and contradictions I am facing, you are worthy of being the grandson of Yang Su, I remember your eight-character advice, the people's heart is the shield, and the slow picture is the armor, I hope that you can also become my most solid shield." ”

Yang Yuanqing was silent for a while, if Yang Guangzhen listened to his advice, could cherish the people's strength, and could calmly plan for him, then he would also be willing to be Yang Guang's shield, but Yang Yuanqing knew a little history, and with Yang Guang's proud and conceited character, he was destined not to listen to his advice.

He also knows that power is a poison, and Yang Guang's modesty today may not be able to resist the corrosion of power poison.

He sincerely hoped that Yang Guang would not repeat the mistakes of the past, but at the same time he was unwilling to bind himself to a king whose future was still uncertain.

Now Yang Guang wants him to make this oath, how can he speak? He was even more reluctant to tie himself to an extremely risky oath like Yuwen Chengdu, but now it was only the first year of the Great Cause, and he had to rely on Yang Guang.

Yang Guang's gaze became sharp, staring at Yang Yuanqing tightly, and slowly asked him, "What, don't you want to?" ”

Yang Yuanqing's back was already soaked, and he knew that he couldn't help but express his position, so he said slowly: "The humble post is only fifteen years old this year, and when the humble post is in its twilight years, the humble post is still willing to be the shield of His Royal Highness's descendants, not only Your Majesty, I, Yang Yuanqing, swear here, I am willing to be the shield of the Great Sui Empire forever!" ”

Yang Yuanqing didn't know how history would go, but at this moment, he had no choice, Yang Guang's gaze also softened, and he gently patted Yang Yuanqing on the shoulder, "I remember your oath." ”

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The alarm bells and shouts of killing from the Renshou Palace on the mountain alarmed the Renshou Palace at the foot of the mountain, and the ministers walked out of the house one after another, looking at the Renshou Palace on the mountain in surprise, hundreds of ministers talked about it, and no one knew what happened on the mountain?

Nearly 5,000 left guard soldiers of Renshou Palace resting at the foot of the mountain were also urgently mobilized and rushed to the mountain, Renshou Palace had a total of 6,000 guards, a round of six days, respectively, commanded by six Zhige generals, today it was the turn of the 1,000 left guard soldiers led by Zhige General He Shaokang to guard the palace, and the rest of the soldiers were resting at the foot of the mountain.

The chief manager in charge of the guards of Renshou Palace is Shi Xiang, the general of the Left Guard, he is the son of Shi Ning, a famous general of the Northern Wei Dynasty, he was on duty for a day and a night yesterday, he was really a little tired, and he rested in the palace at the foot of the mountain today, but the sudden alarm sound in the palace woke him up, Shi Xiang was surprised, he immediately ordered five thousand left guard soldiers to reinforce the mountain, and at this moment, Yang Su found him.

"General Shi!"

Yang Su hurried over and stopped Shi Xiang, who was about to go up the mountain, Shi Xiang saw that it was Yang Su, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Is there anything wrong with the servant?" ”

Yang Su said worriedly: "The ministers are very worried about the safety of the prince, if the prince makes a mistake, it will shake the country's foundation, I hope Shi Xiang can allow the East Palace guards to go up the mountain to participate in the protection of the prince." ”

There is only one road up the mountain, and this road is guarded by hundreds of left guard soldiers, the terrain is dangerous, it is difficult to kill, Yang Su rushed to find Shi Xiang to let him go.

Shi Xiang's face was embarrassed, "But there is a strict order from the Holy Shrine that the East Palace and the prince's guards are not allowed to enter Renshou Palace, and it is difficult to do it." ”

Yang Su lowered his voice and said, "General Shi may not know that Liu Shu is going to launch a palace coup, kill the crown prince, and set up a new monarch!" ”

"What!"

Shi Xiang was taken aback, his eyes widened, "What the servant said is true?" ”

"I have the exact news!"

Yang Su not only wanted Shi Xiang to order him to be released, but more importantly, he wanted Shi Xiang's support, but the guards of the East Palace plus the guards of King Jin were only 1,000 people, and there were tens of thousands of 12 guards outside Renshou Palace, and people were unpredictable, and no one knew where they were, so Yang Su wanted to win Shi Xiang's support for the prince first, as long as he held the danger of Renshou Palace, even if the troops outside supported Yang Yong, there was no need to be afraid.

Shi Xiang's father Shi Ning is a healthy person, the prince Yang Guang has been guarding the south for ten years, and has a good relationship with the Shi family, Shi Xiang is also a strong supporter of the prince Yang Guang, it is for this reason that Yang Su dared to seek Shi Xiang's support at the most critical moment.

Shi Xiang immediately made a decision, took out his own arrow and handed it to Yang Su, "With this arrow, the guards of the East Palace can go up the mountain at will." ”

Yang Su was overjoyed, took the arrow and handed it to Yuwen Chengdu behind him, "You can go quickly!" ”

Yuwen Chengdu agreed, turned the horse's head and galloped away, and Yang Su said: "I hope that General Shi will fully support the prince." ”

Shi Xiang hugged his fists and said: "Please rest assured, Mrs. Yang, I will serve the prince!" ”

One thousand East Palace guards and five thousand left guard soldiers rushed to the Renshou Palace on the mountain, Yuwen Chengdu took the lead, he was anxious, lest Yang Guang had suffered an accident, although Yang Guang had no guards around him, but since there was a shout of killing on the mountain, it meant that someone was protecting the prince.

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On the White Jade Pagoda, Yang Yuanqing looked coldly at the left guard soldiers who were getting closer and closer, nearly a thousand soldiers had surrounded the White Jade Pagoda, but they had not yet launched an attack, Yang Yuanqing sneered, he saw an officer arguing with He Shaokang.

"Yuanqing, why is it so quiet outside?"

Yang Guang limped to the window with his support on the wall, although he led the army many times, but that kind of group expedition was completely different from the palace coup in front of him, he didn't know anything about this specific tactic, he was extremely worried in his heart, he only had nine people to escort, but there were nearly a thousand people outside, could he escape this catastrophe?

And Yang Yuanqing has been a scout for five years, this kind of small-scale offensive and defensive battle is exactly what he is good at, he is very calm and composed, and quickly estimates their time in his heart.

"Your Highness, they seem to have internal differences."

Yang Guang also saw that He Shaokang was arguing with an officer, He Shaokang suddenly cut down the officer with a knife, and a long scream came.

"Your Highness, please sit quietly, they are going to attack!"

Yang Yuanqing put the quiver behind his back, he took out two arrows casually, put them on the bowstring, and stuffed them on the side for five years, he has mastered the stunt of two dragons out of the water.

More than 1,000 left guard soldiers outside the tower suddenly shouted, the black oppressive army began to surge in, two soldiers took the lead in climbing the wall, Yang Yuanqing opened his bow and pulled arrows, two arrows came out of the string, and shot lightning towards the two wall climbers, two arrows hit the enemy at the same time, two screams, and the two rolled down from the wall.

The two arrows couldn't stop the murderous enemy, and dozens of people climbed the wall, but Yang Yuanqing's bow and two arrows greatly encouraged the fighting spirit of the other eight guards, they were all Yang Jian's personal guards, all of them were strong in martial arts, skilled in bows and horses, everyone released arrows at the same time, and the arrows were not missing, and in an instant, there were ** people who were shot down.

Yang Yuanqing shot out two arrows, the arrows were like meteors, and a soldier fell to the ground screaming, and in a moment, he had shot more than 30 people.

He Shaokang was already anxious at this time, he faintly heard the horn sound of the army gathering at the foot of the mountain, the straight-line distance from the foot of the mountain to Renshou Palace was only five hundred steps, and it would only take a quarter of an hour for the army to kill, and the fate of his family was decided in this quarter of an hour, either he made a meritorious contribution to the establishment and the chicken dog ascended to heaven, or the He family was wiped out by the nine clans, he hated Yang Yuanqing in his heart, if it wasn't for the appearance of this person, Yang Guang would have died under his knife.

At this time, the courtyard door has been smashed open, a large group of soldiers rushed into the courtyard, arrows rained down, shooting at every window of the pagoda, a guard on the third floor was shot in the neck by an arrow, screaming and falling from the white jade pagoda, the dense rain of arrows suppressed the guards in the pagoda.

He Shaokang pulled out his war knife and shouted: "Knock open the tower door!" The first person to rush into the pagoda will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold! ”

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Wu Dong Qiankun 81zw