Chapter 494 Zhang Xutuo, the needle of the sea-fixing god, goes away
Chapter 494
All the important officials in the court are so coveted for the position of a small county governor. What the hell do you mean?
It's just that those officials of the fourth and fifth ranks volunteered, but you dignitaries of the first, second and third ranks actually coveted the position of governor of that county.
Could it be that you have become impatient by my side?
Seeing that Yang Guang's face, which was as bright as the March sky, began to change again, it became as gloomy as dripping water, and the voices of the ministers and servants who came forward became smaller and smaller.
In the end, they all shut up and returned to their duties.
He waited until the entire court was silent and could hear a pin drop. At this time, Lai Huer was about to step out and speak with some emotion.
He glanced around and saw Yu Shiji slowly shaking his head at him. Although Lai Hu'er was a little surprised, he still listened to the advice of this slippery and shrewd fellow countryman and stopped making any noise.
It was only then that Yang Guang gently tapped the imperial case with his fingers.
"I am very pleased that you gentlemen are so enthusiastic and willing to share my worries. However, I don't need to worry about the post of prefect of a county."
Hearing this, all the ministers in the court suddenly felt their hearts sinking.
Then I heard Yang Guang continue to speak.
"I remember that Qin Qiong, who was the chief historian of Zuo Yiwei, was also a talented man with both civil and military skills.
During this period, since Shen Faxing was captured, he has been responsible for acting on Wu County's important military and political affairs under the orders of Xiao Yangqing's family."
"Everything is done in an orderly manner and fairly. Lai Qing, he used to be under your command, right?"
At this time, Lai Huer quickly came out of the crowd and saluted Yang Guang.
"Your Majesty, Qin Qiong has excellent military skills and rigorous military management. He is a talented person. If he can be reused by your Majesty, it will be his blessing."
"Well, if that's the case, then let's give him the post of general guard of Wu County first. If he can manage things diligently, he can be promoted later."
Yang Guang said decisively, and all the civil and military officials could only bow their heads obediently and acknowledge the will of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty.
The so-called Tongshou is similar to the position of the school inspector. After hearing this, Yu Shiji secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
I really didn't expect that His Majesty would actually agree to Yang Qianzhi's request before I and others had done anything.
Thinking about it, in addition to His Majesty's trust and respect for Yang Qian, those idiots who were jumping up and down just now also helped a lot.
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Yang Guang announced his resignation and had just returned to the back hall. He was thinking about how to kill time when he heard the eunuch coming to report.
Yu Wenshu and Yu Shiji had urgent matters to see, so Yang Guang had no choice but to sit back.
"These annoying things happen every day, which really makes me upset. Behind those seemingly respectful faces, I'm afraid there are other thoughts hidden behind them."
"Your Majesty..." As soon as these words were spoken, Yu Shiji and Yu Wenshu, who had just stepped into the palace, were so frightened that they fell to the ground.
"Okay, I'm not telling you, get up quickly." Yang Guang waved his hand impatiently.
Before the two of them could take a breath, Yang Guang himself let out a long sigh.
"If you have anything to do, please tell me quickly. I'm done with my work and can rest."
Yu Wenshu glanced at Yu Shiji, who looked at Yu Wenshu silently and raised his chin.
Yu Wenshu could only bite the bullet and speak cautiously.
"Your Majesty, Qijun Tongshou, Henan Province's arrest and deposed ambassador Zhang Xutuo, has fallen..."
Yang Guang, who was lazily leaning on the couch, suddenly stiffened and slowly sat upright. "You mean Zhang Xutuo?"
"Exactly." Yu Shiji saw Yang Guang's twitching face and quickly fell to the ground.
"He was Zhang Xutuo, the victorious Zhang Xutuo by my side, and he actually died?" Yang Guang didn't seem to have recovered yet.
"Your Majesty, this was done by the bandits of Wagang Village. General Zhang could have escaped, but he repeatedly rushed out of the bandits to save his soldiers..."
Just a month ago, Zhang Xutuo led his army to attack, and Zhai Rang led his army to retreat. Zhang Xutuo took the opportunity to pursue for more than ten miles to the vicinity of Dahai Temple, where the Wagang rebels suddenly ambush.
Zhai Rang, Li Mi and the rebel general Wang Bodang surrounded the Sui army. Zhang Xutuo fought hard and was able to break through.
But seeing that his subordinates were still surrounded, he rushed into the encirclement to rescue him. He did this four times, and his subordinates were all defeated.
Zhang Xutuo looked up to heaven and said: How can we still have the face to see the emperor if we are defeated to such an extent?
So he dismounted and fought with the enemy, but was killed by Li Mi, Zhai Rang and others. He was fifty-two years old.
The officers and soldiers of the unit finally snatched his body and fled back to the camp. When they heard that Zhang Xutuo had died in the formation, the Sui Dynasty wailed all night long and continued for several days.
Yang Guang just sat on the couch blankly, listening to Yu Wenshu carefully describe the sad news of Zhang Xutuo's death in battle.
After a long time, Yang Guang took a slow breath. "This guy with high eyes and no words actually died in the hands of those thieves..."
"I, the Sui Dynasty, am missing another pillar."
As soon as he said this, Yang Guang obviously looked a little decadent and sad, and his voice was also hoarse.
"I'm a little tired. You can draw it up first to see how it should be, and then report it to me. By the way, I remember that he is still a Tongshou to this day, right?"
Yu Shiji bowed again and replied without thinking.
"General Zhang is now moving envoys to hold the festival, guarding Qi County, and Henan Province is arresting and deposing the ambassador."
"As a posthumous gift to Dr. Ziguanglu, the governor of Qizhou." After Yang Guang dropped these words, he strode away with a flourish of his sleeves.
After leaving Yu Wenshu and Yu Shiji, who were still prostrating themselves at the foot of the stairs, they looked at each other in silence.
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"Your Majesty, this is..." Yu Wenshu stared blankly at Yang Guang's tall and majestic figure, but at this moment he looked so uninterested.
"Your Majesty is really sad this time. He is not only sad about the death of General Zhang, but also sad because General Zhang should have been the governor of a county long ago."
"Because he was too arrogant and not good at dealing with others, the imperial court had a very bad opinion of him, so much so that even when my great and victorious general of the Sui Dynasty died, he was just a mere general guard."
"Otherwise, why did you decide on General Zhang's posthumous gift before anything was discussed?"
Having said this, Yu Shiji couldn't help but glance at Yu Wenshu, and Yu Wenshu instantly felt his face burning with pain.
It was Yu Wenshu who disliked Zhang Xutuo and suppressed him many times.
Seeing Yu Shiji's strange eyes, Yu Wenshu's face gradually darkened, and he stood up with a groan.
"I just can't stand Zhang Xutuo, who has such a high-mindedness that it seems that apart from him, there were no other famous generals in the Sui Dynasty."
"When I was making contributions to the late emperor, he was still a little baby. He actually contradicted me several times and made rude remarks to me. If I didn't suppress him, wouldn't his life have been in vain?"
After throwing away these few words that sounded like explanations and venting, Yu Wenshu walked away quickly.
Looking at Yu Wenshu, Yu Shiji slowly shook his head.
As soon as Zhang Xutuo's sea-fixing needle was removed, countless trembling thieves and bandits were celebrating with their hats on, fearing that the world would become even more chaotic.