He didn't want to talk about any unpleasant things today. He just wanted to happily share the joy of the soldiers' triumph. In the past few years, he had been too tired as an emperor and had never won any serious battles with the outside world. And
This time, although the credit mainly goes to Qu Tutong, Yao Junsu and others, he, the emperor, is sitting in Yanmen after all, and he has been used as a bait in a down-to-earth manner, right?
"Your Majesty is no longer the same as before!" Lai Hu'er and others who had originally planned to step forward to remonstrate with him shook their heads and swallowed all their words. They remembered that back then, Yang Guang once led an army to defeat the Turks who invaded the Central Plains.
On the way back in triumph, he was arranging border defenses, and at the same time he had not forgotten how to ask the late emperor for an order to exempt the areas harassed by Turks from taxes, so that various places could regain their vitality as soon as possible. But now Yang Guang is trying to
After a tragic victory, he forgot about everything. Not only did he not remember to comfort the soldiers and the people, but he even easily let go of crimes that endangered the safety of his own throne.
"There is no hope in the Sui Dynasty!" Pei Ji thought sadly after escaping. He was grateful that Yu Wenhua and his brothers would rather die than betray their accomplices, but he was very dissatisfied with Yang Guang's decision to pardon Yu Wenhua and his brothers from the death penalty.
There are rules that those in power must follow. If he can even tolerate behavior that endangers his own safety, he will lose the due fear of others plotting rebellion in the future.
All the civil and military officials have been bullied by Yu Wenshu, and many people have deep grudges in their hearts. Today, they finally got a chance to see the old guy in trouble. Unexpectedly, the matter turned out to be unresolved in the end, so they were all extremely disappointed. But His Majesty the Emperor
Having repeatedly stated his decision, everyone did not want to go out and make trouble for themselves. He lazily complimented "Your Majesty, your Majesty!" and then turned his attention to the reopened door of the main hall. Everyone watched Yu Wenshu and his son with gloating eyes.
They helped each other leave, and immediately after, they saw several generals striding in with bloodstains on their armor.
"I, Qu Tutong (Dugu Lin, Yao Junsu...), have come to see Your Majesty. I am waiting for help to come too late. Please forgive me!" Qu Tutong and others quickly exchanged glances, then stood in three rows, facing Yang.
Guang Su stood up and cupped his fists.
"You have come from thousands of miles to come to my aid to wash away the shame of being trapped in Yanmen. What crime are you guilty of?!" Yang Guang stood up from behind the imperial case and quickly stepped forward to help. "I knew you wouldn't let me down, I,
I've been waiting for you for a long time!" At the end of the sentence, he was so excited that his words were choked with sobs.
"Your Majesty is the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. How can I allow outsiders to offend me?" Qu Tutong bowed again and responded. He was still wearing the heavy armor he wore when he went into battle to kill enemies. When he moved, the metal plates on his armor skirt made a clanging sound.
The originally extremely depressing atmosphere in the Golden Palace was instantly made majestic by his candid words and the sound of armor, and everyone was refreshed by it.
"Okay, okay, I am the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, how can I allow outsiders to humiliate me!" Yang Guang wiped the corners of his eyes without hesitation and replied. "With you saying that, it's worth it for me to be trapped for a few more days. I
Da Sui, I am Da Sui..."
"We are so big that no outsiders can spy on us!" Luo Shi, who was standing in the last row, didn't understand etiquette. Seeing that Yang Guang couldn't remember the words for a while, he boldly continued for him.
"Yes, my vast land does not allow foreigners to spy on me!" Yang Guang waved his arm, as if all the shadows in the past few days had been waved out of the palace gate. With a happy smile on his face, he quickly walked to the back row, "This
This must be Luo Shixin, I have a portrait of you in my study. This is Qin Shubao, and I also ordered someone to draw your portrait. This young general..." His eyes rested on Li Shimin's face, feeling that he looked very familiar, but
I can't remember how many times I have seen such a young nobleman.
"Your Majesty, Li Shimin, the second son of Duke Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, has met your Majesty. I am wearing armor and am unable to kneel down and worship. Please forgive me!" Li Shimin quickly bowed to salute and announced his family name.
"Are you the second son of my cousin's family?" Yang Guang was stunned, and then talked about his seniority in a very inappropriate manner.
"Nephew Shimin pays homage to uncle!" Li Shimin is such a smart man. He knew that Yang Guang must have escaped from death and was a little confused. He quickly spoke to help him out. His father Li Yuan and Yang Guang are cousins, so he called him uncle.
It's natural to call him that. Moreover, Li Shimin has already performed the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, and now he talks about the friendship between uncle and nephew. It can be regarded as putting public before private. Even if someone wants to find fault afterwards, they can't find anything wrong in his behavior.
"Okay, okay, I didn't expect you to be so old!" Yang Guang held up Li Shimin, who was eager to bow down, and nodded repeatedly. At this moment, he forgot his suspicion of Li Yuan for many years, and all he felt in his heart was that he was missed by his relatives.
Nuan Nuan, "How is your father doing now? Did he come with you?"
"Your Majesty, when I received the order from King Qin, my father was leading the army to suppress the bandits and had no time to retreat. Therefore, I was specifically ordered to lead all the available soldiers in Taiyuan City to serve under General Yun!" Li Shimin was afraid that Yang Guang would find fault with him.
My father did not come to rescue me personally, but explained carefully.
Yang Guang had been fussing about the Yuwen family for most of the night. At this moment, he was so confused that he couldn't care about finding fault with others?! Putting down Li Shimin's arm, he turned his eyes back to the generals in the first row, Zuo Xiaowei
General Qu Tutong, auxiliary general Dugu Lin, and King Qi Yang Jian. "My son has worked hard all the way!" He pulled his son's shoulders with both hands, and his voice became colder.
"Father was frightened, my son, my son came to the rescue. The rescue came late. Please, please forgive me, father!" Yang Jian was frightened by a very common intimate gesture between father and son, and said with tears.
Since the death of the prince, father and son have been suspicious of each other for many years. In order of eldest and youngest, Yang Jian is now the natural heir to the throne. However, Yang Guang has always disliked his slightly useless son, so he has not established another prince.
. As time went by, Yang Xian was afraid that he would be too strong and block the way of other brothers, so he was afraid of doing things. Yang Guang disliked his adult son more and more, and wished he could never see him again before he could be clean.
"Why are you crying? I'm not dead?!" The more people are afraid of something, the more likely it will happen. Yang Guang was indeed very dissatisfied with his son's cowardice and scolded him with a serious face.
The reason why he was angry was not entirely because Yang Jian and Dugu Lin refused to go to Yanmen to live and die with him, but because he saw that young people like Li Shimin, Luo Shixin, and Li Xu were full of vitality, and he
His son is like a sick chicken in a pile of phoenixes! But this sick chicken's bloodline is the noblest, a hundred times higher than that of the unicorn phoenixes around it.
"His Royal Highness King Qi must have been overjoyed to see His Majesty Ankang!" Master Yinshi, who was standing next to Li Xu, was the smartest one. He couldn't bear to see the good atmosphere ruined by misunderstandings, so he smiled and explained for Yang Jian. "This is
The nature of father and son is pure and sincere, even if I stand here, I feel a little wet in my eyes!"
After that, he really rubbed his face with his arm covered with iron armor, which caused the surrounding civil and military officials to sigh. Everyone had just escaped from death, and no one wanted to ruin the scenery. They all gave words of advice, "Your Majesty and Prince Qi have a loving father and a filial son.
I’m envious when I see them. To be honest, everyone really worried my family when they were trapped this time!”
"Yes, yes, King Qi has commanded the army to fight with the enemy on the outside these days, and he has done a lot of hard work. Those stupid sons of my family will probably just lie at the door and cry to the north after hearing the news that my father was surrounded!"
People in the audience praised his father-son affection, and Yang Guang felt a lot smoother when he looked at his son in front of him. "Just be a coward. Anyway, I don't expect him to inherit the throne. He has a weaker temper, and others will succeed me in the future."
I won't push him too hard!" Thinking of this, he felt better again and patted his son on the shoulder hard, "You did a good job this time, I'm very happy!"
After being praised by Yang Guang, King Qi Yang Jian couldn't help but swayed again. In the past forty days, he didn't know whether he wanted his father to be rescued or whether he wanted his father to be kidnapped by the Turks. For a moment, he felt like it was...
Happy, yet aggrieved, tears welled up like spring water.
"Oh, please stop crying, isn't this good for me!" Yang Guang felt soft in his heart due to his son's eyes. He sighed and comforted, "You are now a grown man, you should learn to control yourself.
The state of mind, so that the joy and anger are invisible!"
"Your Majesty is stationed in Yanmen, and he is certain that the Turks will be defeated in the near future, so he can do it without being happy about victory and without worries about defeat. The King of Qi and I don't see the long term, and are worried about your Majesty's safety outside every day. After the victory, we will naturally feel
I'm so excited that I can't control myself!" Master Yin Shi spoke eloquently and spoke again to help King Qi out of trouble.
"Nonsense, the war was fought by you. I was trapped in an isolated city, how could I have expected that the Turks would definitely be defeated?" Yang Guangming knew that the other party was trying to flatter him, but he still felt very comfortable in his heart and scolded him with a smile.
"Of course Your Majesty had already predicted that the Turks would be defeated in the near future, otherwise how could they not hold on in the city. When he first arrived, the general did not understand His Majesty's thoughts and rushed into the encirclement in a panic. Later, when General Qu and
General Yao has arrived. After careful calculation, we found that His Majesty is stationed at Yanmen. Isn't it just like what is often said in military strategy, "Use your body as a bait, and the center will bloom"? Otherwise, with His Majesty's wisdom and your courage, how can you be so unfavorable?
Are the Turkic thieves trapped?" Master Yinshi was waiting for Yang Guang's question, he cupped his hands and said boldly.
At first, he did not listen to dissuasion and was eager to show off. As a result, the Turks beat his entire army to pieces. Therefore, after meeting Yang Guang, he immediately flattered him, fearing that he would later be held accountable for the crime of losing an army and humiliating the country. But Yang Guang just did it.
Just following this trick, I originally thought that I had been disgraced by the Turks and had no face to face Jiangdong's elders. After listening to Yin Shishi's words, I also felt that my accidental collision was indeed in line with the way of using troops.
As he watched, his face was filled with smiles and his eyes became much brighter.
"So, I can be considered to have meritorious service?" Yang Guang walked quickly to Master Yin Shi and asked with a smile in his heart, "There is someone who knows me, Yin Qing."
"More than just meritorious service? If His Majesty hadn't risked his life and dragged the Turks around Yanmen, how could I have been able to fight freely outside? Therefore, in terms of merit in defeating the enemy, Your Majesty must be number one
!" Master Yinshi raised his head and looked at the other person's face to answer.
"This flattery is so shameless!" Even Yu Shiji, who was best at flattery and was involved in government affairs, couldn't stand it anymore. He turned his face away and cursed in his heart. After being trapped in Yanmen, it wasn't that Yang Guang didn't want to break out, but he simply didn't want to break out.
He had no strength to protect himself. Before Yu Wenshiji entered the city, he wanted to put on makeup and rush out under the protection of his bodyguards more than once. However, Lai Huer and Fan Zigai persuaded him hard and told him to ride a horse and gallop away.
Maybe he could outrun the Turks, so he gave up in frustration.
As for knowing the enemy plane first, if the commander is determined, then it is even more nonsense. These days, Yang Guang hugs King Zhao Yang Gao and hides in the palace and cries bitterly. There is still residual swelling in his eyelids. Everyone can tell if they pay attention.
See, there is no sign of composure at all?
Although they despised Master Yin Shi's conduct, everyone still had to follow his words. Immediately, some people seemed to suddenly realize it, and came forward to compliment Yang Guang's military skills, which were unparalleled in the world. Some people also complimented Yang Guang's great blessings, which made him the world's best.
The whole city's soldiers and civilians benefited from it, and thus escaped a life-or-death disaster. Having already received a top hat, Yang Guang naturally didn't care about receiving a few more, and smiled, acquiescing to all these compliments.
After talking about the nonsense of the Lord Holy Minister for a while, Yang Guang waved his hand and brought everyone's attention back to the topic. "Without the soldiers' lives, I will not be able to defend this isolated city no matter how lucky I am. General Qu, you are so stupid
This arrangement is really clever. He actually thought of the plan of division and disintegration. After last night's battle, Shibi Khan and Gutuolu are bound to be on the same side. Our Sui border will have peace for at least five years. I watched you last night
The plan is so intertwined that the opponent has no chance to crack it. Even if Huo Wei came back to life, it was nothing more than this!"
"Congratulations to your majesty for getting another Huo Wei talent!" All the ministers gathered around and congratulated in unison. Zuo Xiaowei General Qu Tutong has made a great contribution this time, and his official position will definitely make further progress. He is now in the third rank of official rank.
, is almost at the top of the military generals. If you move up further, it is the unparalleled honor passed down from the Han Dynasty to military generals, the second-rank Huaihua general and the first-rank hussar general. Youdao is a sedan chair person who carries people, this
Those who do not take advantage of opportunities to add icing on the cake are simply fools. Therefore, civil and military officials spoke out one after another, imploring Yang Guang to praise Qu Tutong and others for their achievements in defeating the enemy.
"Well, General Qu has done great service to the country..." Yang Guang held his beard in his hands and mused with a smile. The two sons of Yuwenshu's family had caused a big disaster. At this moment, he really needs an old minister who can replace Yuwenshu to stabilize the morale of the army.
Qu Tutong was an upright man and loyal to the emperor, so he was indeed a suitable candidate. Thinking of this, he wanted to confer Qu Tutong the title in public. Unexpectedly, before the words were spoken, the other party responded first: "Your Majesty, wait a moment, you will not be able to do anything."
Dare to pretend to claim military merit!"
Are there any who push for rewards? The officials were stunned and looked at each other.
"This plan was made by General Li. The general just followed his words and strategies!" Before everyone could recover from the shock, Qu Tutong took half a step back, took Li Xu's hand and introduced it to everyone.
Note 1: In the Turkic genealogy, the son of Qimin Khan is Ashinaduji, namely Shibi Khan. Shibi Khan has two younger brothers, Ashinaqlifu and Ashinadubi, namely Chuluo
Khan and Jieli Khan. Tuli Khan was the son of Shibi, named Ashina Shibobi.
Note 2: On the real map, Yanmen City and Yanmen Pass are not the same place. The author of the novel is lazy and merged them into one. Please don’t go into details.
Note 3: Dingxiang is located in the northwest of today's Datong City. It belongs to the Sui Dynasty on the territory, but since the time of Qimin Khan, the Turks have occupied this place on the pretext of guarding the wall for the Sui Dynasty, and gradually turned it into the base camp for their southward march.
Note 4: In Turkic language, "Yehu" refers to the head of a branch of a tribe, "Berke" refers to the son of a nobleman, "Xian" and "Peluo" both refer to generals. "Dagan" also refers to a big arrow,
The status is similar to the captain in the Central Plains military system. Xiaojian, ten men long. (To be continued)
