Liu Ji stroked his beard and smiled when he heard this.

"Your Majesty's reason for retaining his ministers must be for Yicheng."

Li Ye took a deep look at Liu Ji, clapped his hands and smiled.

"Sir, you really know what's going on!"

Li Ye is convinced of Liu Ji's ability. The only bad thing is that in front of Liu Ji, Li Ye feels that his thoughts cannot be hidden and can be easily seen through by the other party. Perhaps this is because Zhu Yuanzhang likes him but doesn't

One of the fundamental reasons for liking him.

Yicheng was originally the frontier city in the southwest of the Sui Dynasty. Later it was massacred by Tuli, and there was no living thing in the city.

Fortunately, the people inside were all Sui Dynasty criminals, and the defenders were demoted sergeants. The Sui Dynasty ignored this, and Li Ye had no objection.

Today's Yicheng is a trading city between Turks and Daxia. The city wall was rebuilt and doubled in size. There are no ordinary people inside. The people who live there are either merchants or Daxia frontier troops who maintain order.

The city prospered due to mutual trade.

There are no defenders in Yicheng, and only Wei Qing's subordinate Gongsun He remains here to lead the troops.

Gongsun He knew military affairs, but he didn't understand business, and he didn't understand how to adjust conflicts in trade. Daxia merchants and Turkic merchants had a dispute when doing business. They wanted to be fair every time, but they didn't know how to be fair. They messed up several times, so they wrote a letter

The imperial court asked the imperial court to send an official with business knowledge from the Ministry of Household Affairs to serve as the county magistrate of Yicheng and manage Yicheng together with him.

After seven or eight turns, the memorial on this matter came to Li Ye's desk, and then the current matter came into being.

"How about, sir, would you like to be the prefect of Yizhou?"

Yicheng is very small, just a small county. It is located in a border town and has no villages or towns attached to it. It should only be a county magistrate. It is not even a fifth-grade state pastor. However, Li Ye described the official position as a prefect for the purpose of

Don't let Liu Ji feel that he is overusing his talents.

Liu Ji naturally understood what Li Ye meant and smiled happily.

"Your Majesty values ​​me so highly that I am naturally willing to break my body to pieces in repayment to you. There is no need to mention the matter of the magistrate. I am only a county magistrate."

Li Ye fully recognized Liu Ji's attitude.

Now he looked at Xiao Chunzi beside him.

"Draw up an edict for me and appoint Liu Ji as the magistrate of Yicheng. He will be granted the title of Inspector of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He will be in charge of all the people's livelihood and business affairs in Yicheng. He will be worshiped as a fourth-rank official."

Then Li Ye said to Liu Jida again.

"Sir, please go to Yicheng. When you return to the capital, I will wait for you as a member of the staff."

The grace and expectation in these words were so heavy that they made Xiao Chunzi on the side speechless. Even Liu Ji, a smart man, couldn't help but be moved in his heart. He lifted his hem, bowed his head and bowed again.

"My lord Liu Ji, thank you for your kindness!"

Liu Ji went and headed for Yicheng with a grass-stage team drawn from Beijing.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang also left Beijing, and the generals accompanying him were all good soldiers and leaders in the army.

In the same month, the Sui Dynasty envoys returned to Beijing.

As the deputy envoy, Li Mi was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Shangshu Province, and he was promoted to the fourth rank, which can be said to be a step to the sky. As the chief envoy, Yang Xuangan became the prefect of Liyang. He was also the fourth rank, but his officialdom was cut off.

On the day he became the prefect, Yang Xuangan did not dare to stay in Daxing City anymore and rushed to Liyang immediately.

The day after Yang Xuangan left, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty launched his second southern expedition.

In this expedition, the Sui army did not have a marshal. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty raised millions of troops and led the expedition himself!

When Goguryeo heard that the Sui Dynasty was coming again, they were all filled with righteous indignation. They sent more than 200,000 troops to the northern border. The total of the previous troops exceeded 500,000. The King of Han also begged a lot of armaments from the Yuan Dynasty.

To block the Sui army from outside the border.

In the Sui Dynasty, millions of soldiers crossed the Liao River. Yang Guang ordered the generals to go to Liao City first, so that the generals could do whatever was convenient for them.

Therefore, the Sui army used ladders, flying towers, and crashed cars to attack Liao City for twenty days without success. Both the attackers and defenders suffered heavy losses. More than 100,000 soldiers of the Sui army died under Liao City.

Black smoke billowed and the sky was never clear.

This incident was reported back to the Sui Dynasty and immediately caused turmoil in the court.

Half a month later, inside Liyang City.

Liyang City is very small, located in the southeast of the Sui Dynasty. Even if the surrounding population is included, it is only more than 100,000.

After Yang Xuangan took the post of prefect, he drank drunkenly all day long and did not engage in political affairs.

It’s not that he really has lost his fighting spirit, it’s just that he is a prefect with no future and hope. Even the subordinate officials below dare to violate the rules. It’s ridiculous to say that in the first month since he came to Liyang, Yang Xuangan has not even been to the Yamen a few times.

, and not even a few of his subordinate officials were summoned.

The sound of horse hooves could be heard on the street. Yang Xuangan stuck his head out of the window and looked down. He was shocked when he saw it.

On the street below, I saw five or six elite riders reining in their horses and stopping, meeting Yang Xuangan's eyes.

"Huh? Why are they here?"

Yang Xuangan was surprised and doubtful.

He knew all these knights, they were all old members of Yang Su's army, and he was also familiar with Yang Xuangan.

Soon, several knights appeared on the second floor and walked straight towards Yang Xuangan's table.

"I've met the young master!"

The leading knight cupped his fist at Yang Xuangan.

"Brother Yang, why are you here?"

Yang Xuangan looked at the knight in surprise.

This man's name was Yang Yi, he was much older than Yang Xuangan, and he was Yang Sushou's adopted son.

Yang Xuangan thought to himself, if he remembered correctly, this person should be a hussar in a certain city, a military commander in a county. Such official positions cannot come and go at will. If he is discovered, he will be dismissed from his post at least, or at worst.

Lose your head!

"Sir, this is not the place for discussion."

Yang Yi said, winking with the people around him, and two other knights stepped forward and grabbed Yang Xuangan's arms, lifted him up one by one and left.

After leaving the restaurant, Yang Xuangan was taken to an inn.

There are more people here, with more than ten people waiting in the room.

Yang Xuangan glanced in surprise and turned to glare at Yang Yi.

"Yang Yi, what's going on!"

"Sir, don't be surprised."

Yang Yi clasped his fists and said in a guilty tone.

"I came to Liyang only after receiving orders from my adoptive father."

"Father's order?!"

Yang Xuangan was shocked and felt that something was wrong.

At this time, a general behind him came forward, took out something from behind, and gently draped it on Yang Xuangan.

"Sir, it's getting cold, so put on some clothes."

Yang Xuangan turned his head to look, and his face turned pale with fright, and his hazy drunkenness disappeared.

What was draped over him was actually a bright yellow dragon robe!

He stretched out his hand to take it off, and Yang Yi said quietly in front of him.

"Young Master, the foolish emperor Yang Guang is unethical. Not only you, we are also implicated by our foster father, and our official career is cut off. Now there is no way out. Now that Yang Guang is leading his troops to the south, it is our chance!"

Yang Xuangan reached out to lift up the imperial robe on his body, but as soon as he reached halfway, he stopped.

There is nothing wrong with what Yang Yi said.

Because of his father's involvement, he could only be the governor of a lower county, and this official position was about to be lost.

When I have no job, I am afraid that my life will not be saved.

At this time, no one should be loyal to any king or country!

Yang Xuangan's expression changed, and his eyes gradually deepened.
Chapter completed!