Chapter 2: Betrayal (2b)

As the general of Shangzhu State and the doctor of Zuo Guanglu, Zhang Xutuo actually committed suicide in order to rescue his subordinates, Pei Ju and Yu Shiji, Feng Deyi and others looked at each other, unable to believe that what Dugu Lin said was the truth. In the eyes of these "wise" civil officials, the old general's move can be said to be chivalrous, but it can also be described as "crazy". As a noble superior, they "committed suicide" for those soldiers who were as cheap as dirt, this kind of action they really couldn't understand, and they definitely couldn't do it.

But at this moment, all the civil officials were all full of sadness on their faces. In any case, Zhang Xutuo has a deep prestige among the generals, and there is no need for them to offend a large group of soldiers for the sake of an old man who has died. Besides, Yang Guang on the sickbed had already cried into a tearful person, as a "loyal" henchman, Yu, Pei and others had no reason not to accompany their master to shed a few cheap tears.

"It's me, it's me, I'm sorry General Zhang!" Yang Guang sobbed and cried for a long time, blaming himself in a hoarse voice. "General Zhang has always been cautious in his use of soldiers, if it weren't for my repeated orders urging the old general to quell the rebellion as soon as possible......."

"Your Majesty, please pay your respects. People can't be resurrected after death, and the important thing at the moment is to give General Zhang a posthumous mourning, with the heart of the children of Anqi County! Yu Shiji was afraid that the public military forces would continue to pursue him, Pei Ju and others in front of Yang Guang for lying about the military situation, deducting supplies from officers and soldiers, and other evil deeds, so he was eager to make suggestions.

Laihu'er has always admired Zhang Xutuo, but he was misunderstood by Yang Guang just now, and he was full of grievances. Seeing this time, Yu Shiji still came out with a shy face to be a good person, so he was so angry that he strode forward, grabbed the other party's neck by the collar, and roared angrily: "Dog thief, aren't you guilty at all?" ”

Yu Shiji is a standard Jiangnan scholar, his figure is half a cut shorter than Laihu'er, and his width is almost half that of the other party. I wanted to escape, but I couldn't do it. In mid-air, like a crab that has bitten a hook, he reached out and kicked his leg to call for help, "Release, let go....... Your Majesty, save ........"

"Come to the general, in front of Your Majesty, Hugh is rude!" The Huangmen squire and the chief of the court, Pei Ju, raised his eyes and shouted loudly.

"The old man is rude, what can you do. That's it, that's it, today the old man will kill you thieves for Your Majesty to sacrifice General Zhang's spirit in the sky. And then judge yourself in front of Your Majesty!" With red eyes, Lai Hu'er carried the dead crab-like Yu Shiji with one hand, and strode towards Pei Ju, the waiter of the Yellow Gate.

Feng Deyi, the counselor who was good friends with Pei Ju, Yu Shiji and others, and the secretary Lang Yuan Chong and others tried to come forward to persuade them, but they were bumped by the shoulders of Laihu'er, and they all immediately turned into rolling gourds. The commander of the guards, Yu Wenxuan, the commander of the Xiongwu Battalion, Yu Wenshi, and the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, Dugu Lin, and others were not used to seeing Pei Ju, so they simply looked at the excitement from the side. Pei Ju, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, asked himself if he had the ability to fight with his bare hands with Lai Hu'er, so he had to walk around the pillar in a hurry. Lai Hu'er carried Yu Shiji, who was already dizzy, to chase after him, and he couldn't wait to stack the two of them together, and peel out his heart and liver on the spot to see what color it was.

The incident happened suddenly, and Yang Guang also lost his bearings. He wanted to stop coming to protect his child, but he felt at a loss in his heart. He heard clearly what the other party questioned Pei and Yu just now, if it wasn't for the peerless fierce generals to be able to deter them, the rogues really couldn't be regarded as the itch of scabies. But since three years ago, Pei Ju, Pei Yun, Yu Wenshu, Yu Shiji, Zheng Shanguo, Feng Deyi, these capable ministers and contemporary celebrities have always insisted that the Liukou Ke will be extinguished in the day, as the famous Emperor of the Great Sui, he has also belittled the old Nayan Su Wei, the Zhishu Yu Shi Weiyun, and the military department Shangshu Zhao Xiaocai for the crime of "alarmism", and even put the Jianjie Captain Ren Zong who crossed the level to the court.......

If what Lai Hu'er, Dugu Lin and others said is the truth, could he, the emperor, believe that they are all a group of people? If most of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were swordsmen, wouldn't he, the emperor, be a big faint king? If he, the emperor, is a faint monarch, and the people rise up is the truth, wouldn't the Great Sui Dynasty already be terminally ill?

As soon as he thought of this, Yang Guang was confused. In front of the sickbed, Pei Ju and others wailed again and again, but he turned a deaf ear. I just felt that all this in front of me was a nightmare, and from the moment I first drove to Liaodong, everything that happened in the government and the opposition was a dream. Mai Tiecane didn't die, Xin Shixiong didn't die, and the 300,000 elite soldiers who supported the Great Sui didn't die. He, the Great Sui Emperor, accidentally fell asleep in Huaiyuan Town on the bank of the Liao River, and as long as someone gently pushed with his hand, he could wake up in a nightmare.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Gonggong Wen, who was closest to Yang Guang, was the first to notice that his situation was wrong, leaned over his ear, and called in a low voice.

Yang Guang's eyes were still straight, and blood mixed with saliva flowed down from the corners of his mouth. He felt that he was not in the palace, but back in the army of 510,000 people who had gone on the southern expedition. Energetic and sharp-minded, the siege strategy is like a bamboo. There are Yang Su under his command, Gao Ying and He Ruobi in Wu, white horses and silver robes, and heroic hair.......

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Gonggong Wen called several times in succession, and found that Yang Guangmu did not move. With more strength, he pushed Yang Guang's shoulder, "Don't make trouble, Your Majesty, Your Majesty has fainted!" He shouted angrily, his heart filled with despair.

The house full of civil and military finally realized that Yang Guang was in danger, and he didn't care about arguing anymore, and rushed to the hospital bed. "Your Majesty did not faint! His eyes are still open! "A lot of people immediately recognized this fact. But His Majesty's soul is gone, and only a shell remains! All the people came to a conclusion at the same time, but no one dared to say anything, and they were terrified like ants on a hot pot.

"Stay away, stay away from Your Majesty, and no one will make a sound. General Dugu, please fulfill your responsibility as the commander of the Imperial Forest Army! Gonggong Wen pushed away the minister of the pillar stone who he didn't dare to offend at all with his big hand, and ordered. The civil and military officers knew that they were in trouble, so they obediently got out of the way and asked the imperial doctor to seize all the time to diagnose and treat Yang Guang. The imperial doctor, who had already been scared half to death, knew that if he couldn't save Yang Guang today, he would have to pay for his own life. didn't care what the other party's identity was, grabbed a handful of silver needles, and stabbed Yang Guang on the top of the head one by one.

It's just half a pillar of incense time, but for Pei Ju, Laihu'er and others, it is tens of thousands of years. Yang Guang's soul finally returned to his body, he let out a long sigh, and asked miserably: "Why don't you fight, are Yu Qing and Pei Qing dead?" Has the general ever committed suicide? ”

"Your Majesty is angry, the ministers will never dare anymore!" Pei Ju, who had a blue nose and swollen face, and Yu Shiji, who had just been woken up by Yu Wenshi and slapped with a slap, were prostrate, crying and making amends.

"The last general has no case, please punish Your Majesty!" Laihu'er didn't dare to make Yang Guang angry again, knelt down in front of the sickbed, and kowtowed.

"Get up, all of you. I know that you are all the result of excessive mourning. I don't pursue it, I don't pursue it! Yang Guang waved his hand, and he was weak to command.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Pei Ju and Yu Shiji agreed, and stood aggrieved. Laihu'er sighed in a very low voice and stood up as well. He sensed that Yang Guang was not ready to hold Pei Ju and others accountable for misleading the country, and he was unwilling, but he was helpless.

This great country belongs to the Yang family, and the other party is ruined by his temperament, no matter how anxious others are, what can they do?

"The old general Zhang has already gone, and the top priority now is to send someone to clean up the remnants of his command, and then send a capable general to avenge the old general!" Yang Guang also saw the disappointment in the eyes of Lai Hu'er and the others, sighed, and said quietly.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Pei Yun, Feng Deyi and others, who have always held their hearts in their throats, praised in unison.

"Alas, forget it! Whether I am a saint or not, I will be judged by future generations! Yang Guang let out a long sigh again and waved his hand to stop a group of literati from continuing to flatter. Yu Qing, you drafted a decree for me, and appointed General Zhang as the three divisions of the Kaifu Yitong, Shangzhu State, Hussar General, and Qi Guogong. Worthy of the temple court of the first emperor. The third son of Yin, the title of the third generation! ”

"Your Majesty on behalf of General Zhang!" The generals led by Lai Hu'er choked up and thanked him. In order to express his apologies in his heart, Yang Guang suddenly posthumously gave Zhang Xutuo the highest positions among the ministers and military generals, and enjoying the treatment of the temple of the first emperor is equivalent to raising Zhang Xutuo's to the position of the founding father, and the generals can't help but feel grateful.

"The eldest son of General Zhang should be called Yuan Bei, Chongmu, where is he now?" Yang Guang gasped for a moment and asked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, last year, General Zhang's wife died of illness, and Yuan Bei returned to Licheng to mourn and did not return, so he was spared this time!" Dugu Lin wiped his eyes and replied in a choked voice.

"Yu Qing, the decree named Zhang Yuanbei as the general of Huaihua and the duke of the Qi State. Seize the affection, and order him to return to Xingyang as soon as possible to lead the county soldiers! Yang Guang did not hesitate to order.

"Your Majesty, the Eastern Capital has made arrangements for the collection of county soldiers!" Pei Ju, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, reminded in a low voice before Yu Shiji answered. Thinking that he was scared by Laihu'er, he carefully moved a little distance from the generals, and said in a gnat-like voice: "At the same time that the Eastern Capital sent the news of the martyrdom of the old general, it has already ordered the Tiger General Pei Renji to go to Xingyang to inspect the school and guard the army, and take the imperial history Xiao Huaijing as the supervising army. Counting the time, the two of them have now arrived in Xingyang! ”

"It's your Pei family again!" Lai Hu'er glared at Pei Ju hatefully and angrily.

Pei Ju, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, hurriedly dodged far away, and saw that Laihu'er had no intention of attacking each other, so he defended in a low voice: "The soldiers are in danger, once General Zhang Shao is folded in again, how can I wait for peace in my heart?" Moreover, Pei Renji is also a veteran general who has led the army for many years, and his strategy is no longer under Yang Gongyi's ministers! ”

"I haven't heard of such a Pei Huben!" Laihu'er sneered and shook her head.

"Okay, don't fight!" Yang Guang patted the sickbed lightly and ordered. "Inspecting the school is not a real job, so it is very important to fight for it. Let Major General Zhang mourn his father first. Spread my will, and ordered Hu Benlang to lead Liu Changgong and Guanglu Shaoqing Fang Wei to lead the soldiers and horses of the headquarters, and fight the thieves, and if they miss the fighter again, they will come to see me. Ordered the Guide general Wang Shichong to lead the Jianghuai Jinjun to the north and fight against the thieves with Liu Changgong. Ordered Hebei Ambassador Taichang Shaoqing Wei Ji, Henan Ambassador Huyalang and other commanders to Xingyang to besiege the Wagang Army! In one breath, he lifted all the soldiers and horses he could think of near Wagang Mountain, and was determined to cut off Li Mi's head with all the strength of the country.

"Your Majesty, in this way, I'm afraid that Jiang Zuo's troops are empty!" Coming to Hu'er to listen to Yang Guang's crazy deployment of troops, he didn't care about accusing Pei Ju of misleading the country, so he hurriedly reminded him.

At present, the soldiers and horses near Jiangdu are the Imperial Forest Army led by Dugu Lin, the Xiongwu Battalion led by Yuwenshi and the commander of the Xiongwu Battalion, and the Jianghuai County Soldiers led by Wang Shichong. If Wang Shichong leads his troops north, the momentum will be broken, and once the Yuwen family plots wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Without Wang Shichong's way, I'm afraid that Li Mi will take the opportunity to escape again!" Yang Guang hesitated for a moment, understanding that it was a good intention to come to Hu'er, and said tiredly.

He needs a big win to rebuild his prestige. Pei Ju, Yu Shiji and others did have the fault of reporting good news but not bad news, but Yang Guang knew that if he punished these civil officials for this, it would be tantamount to admitting to the whole world that the government of the Great Sui Dynasty had been eroded to the point of being out of control. Moreover, 'classifying the folds and picking up happy news to send to the palace' was his own decree to Pei and Yu, and the fault could not be counted on others. Therefore, only by quickly pulling out the stinger of Li Mi can it be shown that his previous mistakes are not serious. If Li Mi is pulled, other thieves in the world will also be deterred......

"Your Majesty, the minister recommends a person who can replace Wang Shichong and the rest of the generals and exterminate the Wagang thieves alone!" Pei Ju's heart is rarely broad-minded, and he is willing to take the initiative to echo Laihu'er's suggestion. Getting power is getting power, and he doesn't want the balance of military power near Jiangdu to be broken. Before the world changes hands, nothing is as important as his own safety!

"Pei Qing, please speak!" Yang Guang glanced at Pei Ju with gloomy eyes, and ordered listlessly.

"Your Majesty, why don't you transfer the champion general to the south. If he went to Xingyang to lead the soldiers and horses of Qi County, no one would be dissatisfied. With the bravery of their people, the Wagang group of thieves can be destroyed in the near future! Pei Ju leaned forward and said loudly.

"I thought about it just now. But the champion general is fighting fiercely with the thieves in the river at this time! Moreover, the six counties of Hebei were initially decided, and as soon as he left, I am afraid that there will be changes in the party. Yang Guang's eyes lit up obviously, and then quickly dimmed. Transferring Li Xu to the south to suppress thieves is indeed a very ideal choice. But Li Xu's power is already very large, if Xingyang and others are handed over to him, then the jurisdiction of this son will span Henan and Hebei, and his power far exceeds that of any other wealthy family. And directly transferring Li Xu from the ambassador of the six counties to the general guard of Xingyang is equivalent to cutting the power in his hands. He has just made a new contribution but has been cut off for no reason, and I am afraid that he will not do his best to do things.

"Your Majesty can order General Li to pacify the bandits in the river, and then use the six counties to comfort the ambassador, the champion general, and inspect the Henan Province to ask for the power of the thief envoy!" Pei Ju quickly guessed Yang Guang's true thoughts and suggested in a low voice.

"It's Master Pei!" Feng Deyi and others, who were worried about state affairs, admired the five-body vote. The two words of inspection not only solve the official arrangement of the surname Li, but also deal with the thoughts of the Holy Lord. Except for Pei Ju, no one else really can think of it!

These two words, used wonderfully, are really a wonderful!

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