Chapter 5: Jun En (Part I)
"Oh, I think so. The dowry of that Gu Toru was enough. It's a pity that Susir's work was in vain in the end. The daughter married into the Turks, and the holy relics were not saved! Yang Guang thought about it and analyzed an answer by himself.
"Weichen estimates that what Su Sixier wants is nothing more than to unify the Zhuxia tribe. He has less than 10,000 soldiers at hand, there is a stubborn sweat on the top of his head, and there are Khitan people sharpening knives on his side, rather than waiting for the silver wolf to be snatched away by others, it is better to take the initiative to sacrifice to the Turks, at least to climb a hard backer, from now on the father and daughter are expensive! "Huangmen Shilang, who is in charge of the court, Pei Ju has some furrows in his heart in addition to his belongings, and after a little groaning, he responded with a porridge bowl.
This is the internal reason why Su Sibu drove Li Xu out of the house back then. Hearing Pei Ju's analysis, Xuzi's mood was even more gloomy. Now it is impossible for him to have any feelings between him and Tao Kuotuosi, but the regrets of his youth cannot be forgotten after all, and every time he thinks about it, it is like drinking cold wine.
What else the others said, Xuzi couldn't listen to it anymore. Thinking about Su Sibu's coolness back then, and then thinking about Erya and Qian'er's attachment to him, I don't feel a little stupid. "Now, what's not to be satisfied with. After all, I've got what I wanted! He whispered to himself inwardly, a smile blooming from the corners of his mouth, obscuring all shadows from his eyes.
"Your Majesty, General Li's friend Xu Shiji must also be a person who knows the soldiers. Now is the time to employ people, why don't Your Majesty promote them into the army and make them serve the country! A "thunderbolt" suddenly slashed down from the air, shattering the smile on Xuzi's face in an instant.
Turning his head sideways, Li Xu saw clearly that it was Pei Yun, the imperial historian, who was speaking. With this person's position, it is impossible not to know that the so-called Xu Shiji is the current No. 3 person in the Wagang Army, Xu Maogong. Xu Zi quickly retracted his gaze, and at the same time adjusted his mood to make himself look less shocked, stood up, and started before Yang Guang gave the order, "The last general will not dare to hide Your Majesty, the former Xu Dayan is the current Wagang military master Xu Maogong." The minister has already fought with him several times, but unfortunately he was not able to capture him in person and hand him over to His Majesty for punishment! ”
"Xu Dayan later became a Wagang military division? You actually fought each other, how did you win or lose? Yang Guang didn't hear Pei Yun's meaning of sowing discord at all, and felt that the stories he heard today were more subtle than the other, and he asked with great interest.
The last general was ordered to accompany the old general Zhang Xutuo to the vicinity of Xingyang to suppress bandits, and fought more than a dozen tough battles with the Wagang army. Thanks to Your Majesty's blessing, our army has never fallen into the power of our Great Sui Army. It's a pity that there are too few disciples in Qi County, and the armor equipment is also insufficient, so every time they are escaped by Zhai Rang, Li Mi and others at a critical moment! Li Xu thought about it and answered truthfully.
He was originally an honest man, and he had a reputation for being "unconscionable", so no one doubted the truth of these words. Moreover, the Wagang Army has won many battles against the official army in recent years, and it was not until Zhang Xutuo, Li Xu, Qin Shubao and others went to Xingyang that the situation of victory and defeat was reversed. In contrast, Pei Yun's words implying that Li Xu colluded with the enemy were indeed a little too unfortunate.
"There is not enough food and grass for equipment, Pei Qing, haven't I always told you to ensure the supply of the county soldiers?" Yang Guang's eyebrows slowly raised, and he turned his head to the Huangmen Shilang, who was in charge of the court, Pei Ju, and questioned.
Since the third expedition to Goryeo was fruitless, Yang Guang has handed over all the affairs of the military department to Pei Ju to deal with. The battle reports and rewards of officers and soldiers in various places, as well as the supply of materials for the army, were also handled and deployed by Pei Ju, Yu Shiji, and Yu Wenshu. The scope of activity of the Wagang Army is close to the Eastern Capital, and it is one of the best henchmen in the eyes of the imperial court. The reason why Yang Guang sent Zhang Xutuo and Li Xu to suppress the bandits was also to restore peace around the eastern capital as soon as possible. Unexpectedly, in the past few months, the county soldiers have done all the money loss, and Yang Guang has never heard of all the military exploits, and even the supply of ordnance has been wantonly withheld.
"Your Majesty listens to the ministers!" Pei Ju hurriedly stood up and echoed loudly, "General Zhang's work in suppressing bandits, the ministers and others have indeed sorted it out and presented it to Your Majesty." But at that time, His Majesty was on his way to the north, and his first priority was to stop the movement. Therefore, the ministers put General Zhang's recital in the category of "slowdown", and it is estimated that His Majesty has not had time to see it yet! ”
Most of the recitals in the court were screened in advance by Pei Ju and Yu Shiji, the two ministers of the court, before they were presented to Yang Guang for reading, which was a fact that could not be concealed in the Great Sui Dynasty. In order to alleviate Yang Guang's fatigue, Yu Shiji and Pei Ju very thoughtfully divided the recitals into four categories: "urgent, heavy, constant, and slow", and placed them in the four grids on Yang Guang's desk. Among them, Yang Guang reluctantly looked at the two types of "urgent" and "heavy", and the two categories of "usual" and "slow" were usually signed and read, and without reading the content, he instructed the ministers to deal with it according to the suggestions of Pei and Yu, the two ministers of Gancheng.
Zhang Xutuo's twists and turns were deliberately placed by Pei and Yu in the category that Yang Guang paid the least attention to, so they were ignored by Yang Guang. But judging from the rules of the imperial court, Pei Ju and Yu Shiji did not make any mistakes in doing so, so Yang Guang could not blame the two for cheating. "Put all the folds of the old general Zhang Xuda in my hand. From today onwards, all the twists and turns of the old general Zhang Xutuo will be classified as the one that needs to be dealt with urgently! Glancing at Pei Ju fiercely, Yang Guang shouted an order.
"Your Honor!" Pei Ju bowed down to receive the order. The moment he lowered his head, he gave Pei Yun a hint with the corner of his eye, "Li Lang will be in the limelight today, don't touch his moldy head!" ’
"What about the grain and grass materials of the county soldiers, why don't you ship them in time!" Since Yang Guang decided to support Li Xu, he simply held it to the end.
"Your Majesty!" This time it was Yu Shiji's turn to find a reason, "Before the northern tour, the grain and grass equipment had already been prepared. However, the canal was repeatedly cut off by bandits, and the officials of the eastern capital were afraid that the materials would fall into the hands of the thieves, so they had to delay for a while! ”
"! There is no grain and grass baggage, what will General Zhang Xutuo do to suppress bandits. When he cleans up the bandits, what's the use of you waiting to send grain and grass equipment?! Yang Guang's eyes widened and retorted.
"Minister, the minister is not doing well, please punish Your Majesty!" Yu Shiji bowed down and pleaded guilty to himself.
"You hurry up and repair the Eastern Capital, and order them to send the supplies to General Zhang as soon as possible. It doesn't matter if you are robbed by thieves, I will make up for General Zhang after the robbery! Yang Guang shook his head and slowed down his breath.
Speaking from his heart, he was really reluctant to dispose of Pei Ju and Yu Shiji. There are so many pieces of music that are sent from all over the world every day, and the number is overwhelming just by looking at it. If it weren't for Yu and Pei's 'hard work' in the past two years, Yang Guang wouldn't know how annoying he would be. Anyway, it's only been a few months, and it's not too late to hurry up and make up the supplies for Zhang Xutuo. In this state of mind, Yang Guang easily let the two ministers of the humerus who participated in the government pass the test.
"The courtiers have gone to court, go and do it immediately!" Yu Shiji didn't expect Yang Guang to be so generous to Zhang Xutuo, hesitated for a moment, and then bowed down to agree.
"How are you going to fight with the Wagang Army, tell me about it. Sit down and tell me about the details of last night's battle! After resolving Li Xu's euphemistic protest, Yang Guang continued to ask.
Xuzi didn't plan to confront the two most powerful ministers of the dynasty, so he first hugged his fists and thanked the holy grace, and then slowly sat back in his place. "When the last general first arrived in Xingyang, he planned to take the Wagang army by surprise, but who expected that the Wagang army would have the same mind, and actually took the initiative to intercept and kill by the canal..."
He described as briefly as possible the first encounter between the county soldiers and the main force of the Wagang army on the banks of the canal. From Li Mi's attempt to put on a score to talk about his cold arrow hurting people, although he only said a rough idea, it still made Yang Guang feel happy. Especially when he heard that Li Mi was shot off his mount by an arrow and was dragged out by a startled horse with his face to the ground, Yang Guang was so happy that he grabbed the spoon and hit the bowl. "Damn Li Mi, let him be self-righteous and suave, now it's okay, I'll see where he can go!"
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen later glanced at Li Mi from a distance. It's a good thing it's far away, otherwise it's really a big trouble! Luo Shixin listened to it all morning, and slowly touched Yang Guang's temperament, and interjected with a smile.
"What's the trouble, he hates you to death, doesn't he?" Yang Guang looked at Luo Shixin with a smile and asked in surprise.
"Weichen is not afraid of his hatred, but his current appearance!" Luo Shixin grinned and shook his head again and again, "It's like a ghost, his face is full of scars, and it looks like it makes people want to vomit." The guy is said to have a lame leg, and he can't see it when he sits on the horse, and he has to use crutches as soon as he lands! ”
"Good, good, well-wounded, well-lame!" Yang Guang was so happy that he knocked out all the porridge in the bowl. The people he hated the most in his life were Yang Xuangan and Li Mi, and he always felt that if there were no two people stabbing in the back, the Second Eastern Crusade would definitely be able to sweep the Goguryeo Plough Court. In that case, the Great Sui military might not have fallen to the current state, and the Turks would not dare to be as rampant as today.
It can be said that in Yang Guang's heart, the chaos in the Great Sui in front of him was caused by Yang Xuangan and Li Mi. Yang Xuangan's family has been uprooted by him, but Li Mi has been at large, instigating bandits and grass robbers everywhere to oppose the imperial court. Now that he heard that Li Mi had been disfigured, he was even happier than when he heard that Yang Xuangan had been killed. A guy who "has no face to see people" will definitely not be the true dragon son of heaven who obeys the mandate of heaven and replaces the Yang family in folk songs. The enemy surnamed Li in the Great Sui Dynasty has been erased again!
"It's a pity that I don't have any alcohol at hand!" Yang Guang added with a smile, put down the spoon, and reached out to serve the porridge on the imperial table. The monarch and the minister were speculative this morning, and before they knew it, the porridge was already cold. The eunuch who accompanied Yang Guang to eat and live stepped forward to pour out the cold porridge on the table and replace it with a new one, Yang Guang shook his head and said, "No need!" He actually picked up the porridge bowl and drank it directly. After eating, he put the empty bowl on the table and let out a sigh of relief, as if he had never eaten as happily as he did today.
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