In late winter of the 10th year of Daye, Yang Guang finally returned safely to Luoyang, the eastern capital. However, as the king of a country, he was besieged by hundreds of thousands of Turkic soldiers and horses in Yanmen City for almost two months. He narrowly escaped death and undoubtedly lost face.

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Yang Guang was already very embarrassed after the failure of his three expeditions to Goguryeo. Now he was slapped hard by Shibi Khan. The two emperors of the Sui Dynasty had very little national prestige accumulated over decades. Domestic

The people no longer feared the emperor, and neighboring countries began to look down on the Sui Dynasty. As a result, the country became increasingly chaotic, and powerful neighbors were ready to take action. The Sui Dynasty, which had only been in power for just thirty years, was already experiencing internal and external troubles, and was in a precarious state.

Although Yang Guang was eager for quick success and self-willed, he was undoubtedly an ambitious monarch. As a result, the siege of Yanmen obviously dealt a heavy blow to him. After returning to Luoyang, it was obvious that he was no longer ambitious and was more addicted to pleasure. Every day

After narcotizing himself with wine and beautiful women, his temperament became more suspicious and moody. Palace maids, eunuchs, guards, and even the concubines who slept with him often suffered disaster.

There are even rumors that the emperor injured the dragon root when the dragon boat was assassinated, and it is no longer humane, or it is difficult to be humane, so the concubines who serve in the bedchamber will anger the emperor if they are not careful. Therefore, the bedchamber was originally a favorite in the harem.

Everyone is vying to be turned over, but now it has become a hot potato, and even the concubines in the harem are afraid of being turned over.

This rumor is not groundless, it has supporting evidence, because since the emperor was assassinated and injured, no concubine in the harem has been able to conceive a dragon seed for more than a year.

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"Yu Juluo and Tu Wanxu, these two losers, have not yet wiped out Liu Yuanjin and his gang of rebels in more than a year."

In the Qianyang Palace at this moment, Yang Guangzheng was furious because someone accused Yu Juluo and Tu Wanxu of being passive and lazy in fighting and supporting the bandits, so they had been unable to wipe out Liu Yuanjin and his gang of rebels in the south of the Yangtze River.

In fact, Yu Juluo and Tu Wanxu were really a little unfair. Since they arrived in Jiangnan, they had worked very hard to encircle and suppress Liu Yuanjin, and they had won consecutive battles. However, the rebels were suppressing more and more, and they dispersed, gathered again, and dispersed.

They came together again, just like whack-a-mole, knocking here, another one appeared there, knocking another one, another one appeared here, the soldiers were exhausted and had low morale, so they had to stop and rest for a while.

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As a result, this break immediately caused problems. A royal official wrote a memorial to impeach him for being passive and lazy in the war, for being self-respecting, and for having evil intentions.

Nowadays, although there are many rebels in the Sui Dynasty, and there are many who are proclaimed kings, such as Wang Xuba, the king of Mantian, Lu Mingyue, the supreme king, and Geqian, the king of Yan, the only one who dares to call the emperor is Liu Yuanjin, so Yang Guang pays special attention to this person.

Yu Juluo suppressed Liu Yuanjin for more than a year but still could not completely eliminate him. In addition, Yu Juluo was born with a different appearance, so he was originally suspected by Yang Guang.

As a result, it was over. As soon as Yang Guang saw the imperial censor's memorial to impeach Yu Juluo, he immediately became furious and broke an imperial inkstone in public.

At this time, there was silence in the Qianyang Palace, all the ministers kept their voices low, and no one came forward to say goodbye or explain to Yu Juluo. There was no way, Yu Juluo was arrogant and had a bad temper. He offended many people and called others few.

He had no good ministers in the court, so naturally there was no one to speak for him.

Yang Guang glanced at the ministers in the palace with a cold look, and said sternly: "The imperial censor has impeached Yu Juluo and Tu Wanxu for being passive and lazy in fighting, raising the bandits to respect themselves, what do you think we should do with them?"

Yu Shiji, the king of flattery, the internal history minister, immediately went to work and said sternly: "Yu Juluo and Tu Wanxu led 30,000 elite soldiers, but they couldn't even wipe out a small rebel. There is definitely something wrong with it. I think it should be

Thorough investigation.”

Yang Guang nodded and said: "Okay, where is Dali Sizhi?"

Liang Jingzhen, Sizhi of Dali, immediately left the team and said: "I am here!"

Yang Guang said in a deep voice: "I order you to go to the south of the Yangtze River to remove Yujuluo and Tuwanxu from their posts for investigation and investigation. The Prime Minister of Jiangdu County, Shichong, will take over Yujuluo and lead the army to encircle and suppress the rebel Liu Yuanjin."

Liang Jingzhen said quickly: "I accept the decree."

"Where is the Huangmen Minister?" Yang Guang shouted again.

Pei Ju, the servant of Huangmen, hurriedly came out of the queue and said, "I'm here!"

Yang Guang waved his hand and said: "Pei Aiqing immediately drafted the decree."

Huangmen Shilang was equivalent to the emperor's personal advisor and secretary, and Pei Ju was a brilliant writer. Many of Yang Guang's imperial edicts were written by him.

As a result, Pei Ju immediately went to the court to draft an edict. Yang Guang read it, printed it, and handed it to Dali Sizhi Liang Jingzhen for execution.

In just half an hour, the tragedy of the two remaining mighty generals of the Sui Dynasty, Yu Juluo and Tu Wanxu, was sealed. This move would undoubtedly destroy the Great Wall.

After dealing with Yu Juluo and Tu Wanxu, Yang Guang picked up another memorial, opened it and looked at it, his cold face softened slightly, and he nodded: "Very good, Zhuojun Yingyanglang general Gao Changqing really didn't order me."

disappointment."

Obviously, this memorial was written by Gao Bufan. He reported to Yang Guang how he eliminated the Xi people who invaded from the south, and requested that the Xikou Great Wall be repaired.

"General Ying Yanglang of Zhuo County, Gao Changqing, defeated more than 5,000 Xi thieves, killed more than 2,000 people, and captured more than a thousand people. In addition, he captured Xi Ren's Yaoli tribe and Mei Zhi tribe's Qi Jin, and shot Bode's tribe Qi Jin.

Jin, now I am ordering people to escort the prisoners to Luoyang to offer them to me. How do you think I should reward you?" Yang Guang rarely showed a smile.

It is said that Yang Guang was slapped hard by Shibi Khan not long ago, and he was completely humiliated. However, Gao Bufan killed Xi Ren to pieces, captured two Qijin alive, and shot one Qijin alive. This undoubtedly gave Yang Guang

Having regained some face, Yang Guang's depressed mood at the moment was inevitably relieved.

Yu Shiji was the best at observing people's words, and when he saw the wind, he immediately came out and praised Gao Bufan for being so brave and good at fighting. He couldn't reward him too much. After hearing this, other ministers also agreed one after another. After all, if the emperor is in a bad mood, he will be in trouble.

Life at home was also difficult, and it was rare that something made the emperor happy now. Naturally, everyone tried to flatter him, praising him for his sharp eyesight and ability to recognize talents. In the end, he was ridiculed as if Yang Guang had beaten a cow across the mountain and pressed him to death.

Yang Guang was very happy and said with a smile: "According to my decree, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will allocate 10,000 taels to repair the Xikou Pass, and promote Gao Changqing to be the general guard of Yuyang County.

Anle County, and continue to serve as the general of Yingyang Lang in Zhuo County. In addition, he will be rewarded with five hundred gold, one hundred thousand coins, and two hundred pieces of silk."

"Your Majesty!" All the ministers immediately knelt down and shouted.

Yang Guang raised his hand to signal everyone to stand down. In fact, he didn't like Gao Bufan. The reason for such a generous reward was firstly to give Yang Qingruo face, and secondly to boost morale. What's more, he had just dealt with Yu Juluo and Tu

Wan Xu, in order to show that he was clear about rewards and punishments, naturally had to reward Gao Bufan generously, and Gao Bufan did give him face.

After the court was over, all the ministers dispersed one after another, and the Qianyang Palace returned to silence and coldness. A shadow flashed in silently and knelt down in front of the throne.

Yang Guang asked indifferently: "What do you have to report in return?"

"Yu Juluo sent someone to pick up his family from Luoyang yesterday."

Yang Guang's eyes turned cold and he said: "Does this rebellious minister really want to rebel? Let me capture them all."

"Yes!" The man on the ground responded, but he still knelt and didn't move.

"Anything else?"

"General Ying Yanglang of Zhuo County now has more than 5,000 troops under his command, and they are still recruiting troops."

Yang Guang frowned and said dullly: "Five thousand troops defeated five thousand Xi people's cavalry. It is very impressive. Is there anything else?"

Yang Guang obviously didn't care too much about this. Five thousand troops was not a large number, and Gao Bufan's memorial had already explained the reasons for recruiting troops. If Yang Guang himself had to deal with five thousand Xiren cavalry, he would not have recruited ten or twenty thousand troops. After all, Yang Guang didn't take it seriously, but he still had some tolerance for it.

The man on the ground said again: "The Yingyang Mansion in Zhuo County is now very popular among the local people, and the people are rushing to join. General Gaolang is also deeply supported by the local nobles. The seven surnames of Youyan have donated money and horses. Just Youyan." The Qi family of Yan and the Cui family of Qinghe donated tens of thousands of taels of silver to repair the Xikou Great Wall."

Yang Guang said expressionlessly: "Is there any more?"

"The Lu family of Fan Yang donated 500 horses to Yingyang Mansion, and the other six surnames also donated nearly 500 horses. Now Yingyang Mansion in Zhuo County has 2,000 Qingqi."

Yang Guang's expression slowly turned cold: "Is there any more?"

"The chief steward of the Qinghe Cui family will be on good terms with Gao Lang, and the Qinghe Cui family has iron mines in Anle County."

"Is there more?" Yang Guang seemed a little impatient.

"It is said that General Gaolang killed a black dragon and was the star reincarnated!"

The crow's feet at the corners of Yang Guang's eyes slowly wrinkled together, and an intriguing smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Interesting, I also want to see the black dragon. Is there anything else you want to report?"

"General Duan's encirclement and suppression of Wang Xuba did not go smoothly!"

"Yang Xuangan's former mastermind Li Mi showed up in Wagang and presented 2,000 war horses to the rebel leader Zhai Rang."

Yang Guang's face darkened: "Where do horses come from?"

"Li Mi took advantage of the Qinghe Cui family to hand over horses to Dongdu, and used a trick to defraud nearly half of the horses."

Yang Guangwei was shocked: "How to deceive him?"

"Li Mi sent someone to dress up as Yu Wenji, a young minister from Taipu Temple, and deceived the horse on the way."

"It's extremely stupid. Let the Cui family of Qinghe replace the lost war horse." Yang Guang said coldly: "Are there any more?"

"No more!" The man on the ground shook his head.

"Back off!" Yang Guang waved his hand, and the man stepped back.

Yang Guang looked at the beams of the hall thoughtfully, and after a long time he spread out a piece of rice paper, took up a pen and wrote an imperial edict, appointing Huben Zhonglang General and Liucheng Governor Luo Yi as the general guards of Beiping County to control Liucheng County.

Beiping County is located to the east of Yuyang County, guarding the two major passes of Lulongsai and Linyu Pass (Shanhai Pass), both of which lead to the Liaodong Plain, among which Linyu Pass is particularly important.
Chapter completed!