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

"Yuanba, do you know what these two words mean?" Yang Ye asked back.

Yang Yuanba leaned against the wall, silently watching Yang Ye write, he knew what 'Daye' meant, and he could also understand Yang Ye's mood at this time.

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

Yang Ye 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 for me." ”

Yang Ye stared at the word 'Daye' on the wall, as if he was saying to Yang Yuanba, and as if he was talking to himself, " Father set the name of the country as Jianyuan, that is, the meaning of creation, he is like Han Gaozu, created a new Han Dynasty, and like the rule of Wenjing, enthroned for 20 years, accumulated a strong national strength, in the 20th year of Jianyuan, my father set me as the heir, he changed the name of the year Renshou, the father will enjoy his old age, the country will be handed over to me, to my father is Renshou, and to me is the beginning of Tianwu Zhongxing, so I decided to set the name of the year as a great cause, I want to establish an unprecedented great cause, to build a strong empire, I Yang Ye will also become an emperor through the ages. ”

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

Yang Yuanba was also unconsciously infected by Yang Ye's ambition, and it was difficult for him to compare the ambitious king in front of him with Emperor Yang of Sui, who was reviled by later generations. However, at this time, Yuanba's blood was boiling, he actually gave birth to a kind of generosity and courage, he restrained the excitement in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness has ambitions, and he is deeply admired for his humble position, but it is not easy to establish a great cause, the Tianwu 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 there are Turkic and Tuyuhun external troubles, His Royal Highness's great cause will definitely make enemies on all sides, and he is in danger, has His Highness ever thought about it, what is a shield? What is armor?

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

"Then you say, what is a shield, and what is armor?"

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

Yang Yuanba slowly knelt down 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, and he was basically born to the queen, not to mention mediocre and incompetent, incompetent and incompetent, unable to dig canals, unable to create imperial examinations, unable to open up the Western Regions, and unable to build the Great Wall. All the gossip should have been spread by the stubborn forces who opposed his reforms.

This is an ambitious Zhongxing emperor, but also facing a crisis of the emperor, Yang Yuanba from the bottom of his heart hope that Yang Ye will not repeat the mistakes of the past, if Yang Ye 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.

If so, he Yang Yuanba is willing to become Yang Ye's pawn and do his best for his great cause, because Yang Ye's great cause, that is, his Yang Yuanba's great cause, will establish the Tianwu Dynasty into a real Han dynasty, Yang Yuanba grew up, he sincerely loves this rich and powerful empire, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Yang Ye hurriedly helped him up, sighed and said: "You are really a young genius, you can actually know the crisis 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 Yuanba was silent for a while, if Yang Ye really listened to his advice, could cherish the people's strength, and could calmly figure it out, then he would also be willing to be Yang Ye's shield, but Yang Yuanba knew a little history, and with Yang Ye's proud and conceited character, was he destined to listen to his own advice?

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

Now Yang Ye wants him to make this oath, how can he speak? He doesn't want to be like Yuwen Chengdu, tying himself to an extremely risky oath.

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

Yang Yuanba'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 has reached 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 Yuanba, swear here, I am willing to be the shield of the Tianwu Empire forever!"

Yang Yuanba knows the direction of this history, he will try his best to maintain the status quo, but he will never do nothing, the first thing to do is to accumulate strength and wait for the situation to change. But at this moment, he had no choice, Yang Ye's gaze also softened, and he gently patted Yang Yuanba 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 twelve guards outside Renshou Palace, and no one knew where they were standing, so Yang Su had to first win Shi Xiang's support for the prince, as long as he held the danger of Renshou Palace, even if the troops outside supported Yang Chao, there was no need to be afraid.

Shi Xiang's father Shi Ning is a native of Jiankang, the crown prince Yang Ye 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 Ye, 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 Ye had suffered an accident, although Yang Ye had no guards around, 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 Yuanba stared 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 Yuanba sneered, he saw an officer arguing with He Shaokang.

"Yuanba, why is it so quiet outside?"

Yang Ye limped to the window against the wall, although he led the army many times, but that kind of group expedition is completely different from the palace coup in front of him, he doesn't know anything about this specific tactic, he is extremely worried, he only has nine guards, but there are nearly a thousand people outside, can he escape this catastrophe?

And Yang Yuanba 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 a disagreement within themselves. ”

Yang Ye 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 Yuanba put the quiver behind his back, he casually pulled out two arrows, 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 pressure army began to surge in, two soldiers took the lead in climbing the wall, Yang Yuanba stretched 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, two people rolled down from the wall.

The two arrows couldn't stop the murderous enemy, and dozens of people climbed the wall, but Yang Yuanba's bow and two arrows greatly encouraged the fighting spirit of the other eight guards, they were all Yang Xiong'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 someone was shot down in an instant.

Yang Yuanxiong shot two arrows, the arrows were like meteors, and one 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 Yuanba in his heart, if it wasn't for the appearance of this person, Yang Ye 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 drew his sword and shouted: "Knock open the pagoda door! The first person to rush into the pagoda will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold!"