Yuan Taizuo originally asked to go to Daxingcheng, the capital of the Great Sui, to give gifts with gifts, but Yang Yong directly refused and ordered him to return to Goguryeo as soon as possible.

Yuan Taizuo walked out of Youzhou City for a distance and looked back at the tall city wall and said: "Hmph, Prince Da Sui, he has no heart to tolerate people, and he likes flattery, if it is not for the high walls and strong city, how can such a person dare to show off his might in front of us." ”

At this time, the subordinate officer reported: "My lord, I have taken a musket from their officers and soldiers, and I am now hiding it in the carriage. ”

Yuan Taizuo said excitedly: "Okay, very good, it's worth the trip, Da Sui's musket is rumored to be amazing, I don't know what it is, wait until I return to the domestic city, and then open it to avoid leaking the news." ”

"My lord, my subordinates spent a lot of money to find out all the muskets, in addition to the musket itself, it also needs something called gunpowder, this thing only got some this time, if you need it in the future, you must let Dasui and us find opportunities in the market, or find a formula to prepare it yourself."

Obviously, compared with Chen Shujian, the king of Changsha in the Southern Dynasty, the prime minister of Goguryeo was much more cautious, and he was also much more intelligent and wise, and he wanted to get firearms, but Yuan Taizuo asked his subordinates to contact the soldiers of the Great Sui and get the news from him.

Of course, it must be said that Yang Yong was far less careful than Yang Guang, so the envoys of Goguryeo did not order strict control when they arrived in the city, so they took advantage of the loopholes and went to live happily with Silla maids for most of the night.

Yuan Taizuo said very cautiously: "Only you know about this matter, and the musket will be said when you return to the city, and it will be regarded as if there is no such thing on the road." ”

Not long after they left, a hundred-man cavalry rushed out in full armor and hurried up.

They quickly surrounded Yuan Taizuo's team of envoys.

Yuan Taizuo did not panic and said, "All the Great Sui soldiers, what is the envoy team surrounding me Goguryeo? Is this the hospitality of the Great Sui? ”

The cavalry led by the leader rode to the front of Yuan Taizuo, and he was arrogant but still kept his courtesy: "Goguryeo envoy, I have been ordered to assist in investigating the theft of the musket, and the soldier who lost the musket said that you stole his musket, so please hand over the musket." ”

Although Yang Yong was very arrogant, but the Great Sui army was very strict with the management of muskets, such an important material had to be counted every three days, and if there was a mistake, it had to be strictly investigated and arrested.

But Yuan Taizuo calmed down and thought about it, this matter is not right, if the soldier really confessed, then according to the temper of the prince of the Great Sui, how could it be such a good search now?

Therefore, the soldier did not confess, this is a capital crime, it is estimated that he has to carry it, and between loss and collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, everyone knows how to choose.

Now the soldiers are just looking around for nothing because they are lost, and there is no evidence of it, and it should be a routine inspection for his inspection.

After figuring out this section, Yuan Taizuo immediately said to the people of the mission: "Everyone, leave the carriage with your hands and stay aside, and wait for the generals of the Great Sui to check it." ”

Seeing Yuan Taizuo so cooperative, in fact, the soldiers' suspicions about him were reduced a lot.

It is not that there have been incidents of loss of firearms before, and in the end they were concealed by themselves, because once it is reported, it will be screened layer by layer, and everyone involved will be affected.

Just two things can tell whether an army is lax or strict in military discipline.

The soldiers of the Great Sui dismounted and searched, and just as they were about to start, Yuan Taizuo immediately said, "Wait. ”

"Prime Minister of Goguryeo, is this a thief?"

"The general said with a smile, our mission general can check at will, just remind the general that the things in these three carriages are all gifts from His Royal Highness the Prince, and please ask the general to take it lightly in the face of His Royal Highness the Prince, don't throw it on the ground, I am also good at it, that's all."

Hearing this, the soldier said to his subordinates: "Be careful when searching, don't damage the things of the Goguryeo mission." ”

Yuan Taizuo retreated to the side and watched the search of the Great Sui soldiers coldly, and at the same time gave his subordinates a look, the place where they hid their firearms was very hidden, and they were searched before out of the city gate and were not found, and now if they are really found out, they can only be prepared to die and the net is broken.

When he saw a soldier crouching down and going under the carriage to check, Yuan Taizuo's hand was on the knife behind his back.

The soldier looked at it little by little, and the more carefully he looked, the more nervous Yuan Taizuo became.

Eventually, however, the soldiers came out from under the carriage and did not find the compartment where the musket was hidden.

After the inspection, nothing was found, and the soldiers had to go home in a huff.

"Excuse me."

"The general is polite, the general will come to visit our Goguryeo in the future, but remember to look for me."

After the people left, Yuan Taizuo asked suspiciously, "Why didn't they find out?" ”

"Your Excellency, come and see."

The man knocked on the horizontal axis in the middle of the wheel: "My lord, I disassembled the musket and loaded it into the axle last night, so the axle of this carriage is empty, so I don't dare to let it carry too much goods, but fortunately, the soldiers of the Great Sui didn't expect this layer." ”

"Clever, clever, when I return to the domestic city, I will ask the king for credit."

The musket lost in Youzhou City was finally concealed, and no one on it knew that such a musket was lost.

……

In October, Goguryeo applied to open a mutual market with the Great Sui, but Yang Yong directly refused, and the troops camped at the junction of the two countries, and released muskets into Goguryeo every day to show off their might.

Yang Yong had already decided that if Goguryeo did not agree to the request of the Great Sui to borrow the Tao in the spring of next year, he would go to war directly.

Yang Guang, who was in Jiangling City, looked at the newspaper that came, looked at the news on it, put down the newspaper and asked Xiao Jin: "Sixth, how has the situation of Xiliang Bank been in the past two months?" ”

"Brother-in-law, many people have come to save money in the past two months, and many people from Da Sui have also come to save money."

Yang Guang smiled knowingly, Nan Chen's people haven't come yet, but the people of Da Sui have come first, but it is also expected that as Xiliang Bank exists for a longer time, there will inevitably be more and more people who come to deposit money, and this is a place that has been officially certified that property will not be violated.

The Grand Canal had been opened for a period of time at this time, and Yang Guang went back and forth between Jiangling and Daxing twice during this time, running at both ends, in order to plan a matter with the emperor.

Gangneung Special Zone.

In the continuous development, Yang Guang felt that Xiliang could be developed into a special zone, which seemed to be a better option than direct annexation, and also gave more buffer between the Great Sui and Nanchen.

This buffer zone was reserved for the scholars of Nan Chen.

"Sixth, what's going on with Chen Shujian recently?"

"This guy is insatiable, he has come to ask for money several times, and he also asked for money in the name of helping us attack Xiao Yan."

Yang Guang smiled: "The recent Nan Chen is indeed chaotic, Chen Shujian and Chen Shubao are now tense, if it weren't for worrying about our Great Sui, it is estimated that Chen Shubao would have already started fighting, but Chen Shujian is not wrong about one thing, it is not a bad thing to help you fight Xiao Yan first." ”

"What? Brother-in-law, are you going to fight? ”

(End of chapter)