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"My lord, this batch of horses intercepted by Hebei is a good opportunity for us." Gao Biaoren said, "I think as long as we grasp this matter and investigate it to the end, then we will always be able to find the head of King Jin in the end by following the clues." At present, we have found out that these horses were transported by Yu Wenshu's son Yu Wenzhi and others, and the evidence of this matter is ironclad, and Yu Wenzhi and can no longer escape the involvement. It is now certain that Yuwen Zhiji's horse came from Huaihuang, obtained by his brother Sima Yu Wenhua and from King Zhao, and then transported by Yuwen Zhihe quietly to Jiangnan, and the last owner of the horse was King Jin. ”

This batch of horses was indeed transported to Yang Guang, the king of Jin, and it was indeed transported from the hands of Huaihuang Yifeng, and Yu Wenhua and secretly were in charge, and then Yu Wenzhi sent someone to transport them. Gao Gong was very aware of this qiē and completely believed what his son said. But the problem is that the thousands of war horses that have been intercepted now, and the smugglers who have been seized are just a few unimportant people, and if they are traced up, they can at most be traced to Yuwen Zhiji. But if you want to go further, although you know that Yu Wenhua is behind this matter, and the real person behind the scenes should be the old fox Yu Wenshu, and the king of Jin at the back. But he has no evidence for this, no evidence, even if he is the prime minister, he can't attack a virtuous king of the dynasty at will, let alone a prince who has just worshiped as the marshal of the Northern Expedition. And he also vaguely felt that things would not be so simple, a thousand war horses, this is not a small number, the horses were smuggled from Huaihuang, but it was really as those who were captured said that they were purchased and smuggled by Yuwenzhi and the people of Huaihuang? Huaihuang is the territory of King Zhao, and Gao Gong can't help but be a little suspicious. It is very likely that the people behind this smuggling case have something to do with King Zhao. But King Zhao is the son of the crown prince, and it is impossible for him to get together with the prince's opponent, King Jin. Even if King Zhao was estranged from the crown prince because of his mother, the crown princess. But there is no reason to get together with King Jin.

Too many things don't make sense, but you can't find the key information.

It's cold outside during the New Year. But there was a silver charcoal brazier burning in the room, and Gao Gong felt a little stuffy, and the silk underwear was close to his back, slightly damp. He was also even more depressed in his heart, he had just taken advantage of the Yan Rong case to successfully unite with the King of Han and almost uproot the power of King Jin in Shandong for many years, but he had not yet had time to celebrate. The king of Jin sat on the position of marshal of the Northern Expedition, and even Yang Su, who had always been subordinate to him. They all took this opportunity to become the marshal of the Western Road, and he, the head of the hundred officials, became the quartermaster instead, and the prince was completely left out of this war. If it was in the past, he might not have paid much attention to it, after all, he was the prime minister, and it was appropriate that he should stay in the court to preside over the government. However, just after the Eastern Expeditionary Army he had just led suffered such an embarrassing defeat, this Northern Expedition completely excluded him from the core decision-making level, which was for him. But it already feels like things are not so simple.

Today's Northern Expedition can only be compared with the Battle of Pingchen that year, both in terms of the scale of the troops and the importance to the Great Sui. It's all just as important. In the Battle of Pingchen that year, Yang Guang was still in command, and the three commanders of the 500,000 army were Yang Guang, Yang Su, and Yang Jun. Now the coach this time is still Yang Guang, and the three-way coaches are Yang Guang, Yang Su, and Yang Lin. The emerging King of Zhao replaced the King of Qin. It may seem that the decision-making level of the two wars is similar, but the most important difference is. In the Battle of Pingchen that year, Yang Guang was the marshal, but he was the chief of the march, and the actual commander of Pingchen. And now, Yang Guang is still a big handsome, but he only has a governor to arrange all matters related to logistics, grain, grass, and baggage, which is completely different. The victory of the Battle of Pingchen made Yang Guang stand out among the princes and became his most important qualification. Gao Gong can imagine that once the Northern Expedition achieves another scheduled victory, then Yang Guang's prestige is really unstoppable. Even Yang Su would take advantage of this great achievement to launch a fierce attack on his left servant's position, forming a great threat.

The shape shì is so bad, the enemy is pressing forward step by step. Gao Gong didn't want to sit still, but he knew that the more critical the time, before each move was put down, he should be more cautious and cautious, and if he made a wrong move, he might really lose the whole game.

"These are not enough, I need more things, at least there must be definite evidence to prove that this smuggling case is the mastermind behind Yuwenshu!" Gao Gong said slowly as he tapped his fingers on the table. A Yuwen Zhiji is just an inconsequential little chess piece, even if he is taken, it will not affect the overall situation at all. If you want to make a move, you must at least take down Yuwenshu. Yu Wenshu holds the important position of the governor of Shouzhou, and has always been the confidant and mastermind of the King of Jin. If Yu Wenshu can be pulled off the horse, even if the King of Jin cannot be implicated, it will be a successful attack.

Gao Gong reached out and picked up a delicate golden bell in the corner of the table and shook it lightly twice. Immediately, a tall maid hurriedly rushed in, "Bring me a pot of purple wine, the one given by the queen before, and bring some rock candy from the palace." ”

After the maid went to fetch the purple wine and rock candy given by the palace, Gao Gong crossed her hands and put her hands on her abdomen, "Now is the most critical time, if we can't contain King Jin this time, I'm afraid that if we can't wait for next year, the prince will no longer be able to live in the East Palace, and at that time, it will be impossible for my father to continue to stand in the court." Of course, this is only the worst-case scenario. Originally, I thought that during this year's Zhengdan Dynasty, the lord of the East Palace would be replaced. Unexpectedly, the prince's position is more stable than before. This old man, the first person in the Great Sui Dynasty, said slowly, his eyes became a little sloppy, "This qiē is just because Yang Lin was born, and the sudden appearance of this prince of the East Palace, I have to say, it is really beyond the expectations of countless people." A grandson who has been living in exile for many years, who would have thought that he would have such a rich experience? If you live in the grassland and walk in the rivers and lakes, if you are an ordinary person, you are afraid that even if you are a prince and a grandson, you are afraid that you can only be buried in this green forest in this life. But who would have thought that he would still have a salted fish turning over, or even such a reversal of scenery. From horse thief to king, hehe, it's unbelievable. But now, the fate and future of the Prince of Da Sui, and even the fate and future of my father, are pinned on him. That's really an incomprehensible young man, I heard that the old town of Huaihuang in the Northern Wei Dynasty has been declining over the years, but since His Royal Highness King Zhao raised the tiger flag in Huaihuang, he actually turned Huaihuang into a prosperous city in a short period of time. Not only did His Highness take the initiative to go north to meet the Tiele people and defeat the invading Tiele people, but he should also have a solid alliance with Sanfan, and even established many workshops in Huaihuang, producing many items that the merchants and ordinary people scrambled to buy. Even I, the prime minister, know all the salt, sugar, wine, books, four-wheeled carriages, and famous horses stuffed with famine. "Gao Gong's eyelids drooped, as if he was talking about some inconsequential old story." Hey, sometimes I really can't figure it out. Just like this purple wine, such a magnificent purple wine is actually made from the most common mulberry, which was originally just an ordinary thing that can be seen everywhere, but can be brewed into such a fine wine. Another example is the rock sugar, which I heard is only refined from ordinary sucrose. This King Zhao seems to have a bit of a technique of turning stone into gold, no matter how ordinary things are, through his hands, stone can be turned into gold. ”

The waitress came in with purple wine and rock sugar, and Gao Gong nodded slightly at her, "As usual, add rock sugar to the purple wine, put more." ”

After the maid put two rock candies in the silver clip into the good purple wine according to his request, he took two sips and nodded, "Yes, it's still so delicious, you can go down." ”

After the maid left, Gao Gong cupped a glow-in-the-dark wine glass made of jade, gently shook the purple wine in the glass, looked at her son and said, "I said so much, do you understand something?" ”

"Yes." Gao Biaoren nodded, and then he took the wine glass himself, but he didn't pour the purple wine, he poured another pot of wine that the maid had just sent with the purple wine. The wine is poured into a clear glass, and two ice cubes are sandwiched from another plate. Purple wine and rock sugar are a popular drinking method for the nobles in Beijing today, but Gao Biaoren feels that it is too sweet for him, he prefers this kind of liquor made from sorghum and pears, and he likes to add some ice cubes to it when drinking, even if it is the cold winter season, but he still likes this cold feeling, the wine is in the mouth, it is a cold feeling, but as soon as it enters the stomach, the cold immediately turns into fire, this feeling of ice and fire He likes it too much.

"To be honest, this His Royal Highness King Zhao is indeed quite good." Gao Biaoren said, "I have come into contact with so many princes and grandchildren, but I have never seen him like this." However, I think this King Zhao and the crown prince don't seem to be together. If we put all our hopes in Him, we are afraid that the outcome will be unpredictable. He shook his head.

Gao Gong stretched out his hand and made a somewhat helpless expression: "Now we have reached a stalemate, even on the edge of a cliff where there is no way back. This King Zhao is the only person we can rely on now, and no matter what, we can only trust him for the time being. ”

"Do we really have to pin our hopes on a stranger?" Gao Biaoren asked.

"So, I want you to carefully investigate this war horse smuggling case, maybe this can be an opportunity to break the deadlock." Gao Gong took another sip of purple wine, savoring the sweet and greasy taste, "But there is one thing, no matter how you investigate, it can't be involved in the slightest bit of King Zhao!" (To be continued......)