After reviewing the memorial for a while, Yang Guang's mood slowly calmed down. Judging from the chapter that was sent to the palace, order in various places was being restored. Chen Leng, Qu Tutong, Li Yuan and other ministers worked hard to fight against the thieves, almost every day. The battle must be defeated. In some places, the county magistrates and general guards have repeatedly made gains, each killing hundreds to thousands of enemies. However, the group of bandits is also too difficult to deal with. They have been defeated and fought again and again, like a hundred-footed insect. It is dead but not stiff.
"Such a fallacy dares to be so arrogant!" Yang Guang sneered, putting down a good report about Du Fuwei's "capital" being conquered by Chen Leng just after he proclaimed himself king, and reached out to touch the tea bowl. What he drank just now tasted good. , and his mouth is still full of flavor. When he reached a hole with his fingertips, he suddenly remembered that he had thrown away the medicinal food, and he retracted his arms and continued to read other memorials.
Qu Tutong sent troops to attack the Liquan bandit Zhou Xiaoshan, and defeated more than twenty of their villages. Peace was restored near the capital. Li Yuan led troops to conquer Zhen Zhai'er, and the bandits were at a stalemate in Shuque Valley. Li Shimin led the cavalry to bypass the bandit army. He attacked fiercely from behind, defeated Zhen Zhai'er, and captured more than 20,000 Zhen Zhai'er and his thieves. Li Yuan released all the ordinary minions, but ordered that Zhen Zhai'er and all the big and small leaders who commanded more than a thousand troops under his command be killed, and the base was built. The head of it is a pagoda, dedicated to the spirit of Pan Changwen, the great Sui Dynasty general Zhuangwu...
"How could this happen?" Seeing this, Yang Guang suddenly realized that something was wrong. He remembered that when he was driving through Taiyuan last year, he had met the strong military general Pan Changwen. Less than a year later, Pan Changwen didn't know anything. At that time, he was killed in battle. And from the analysis of the victory report sent by Li Yuan who stayed in Taiyuan to claim credit, Pan Changwen's death was closely related to the bandit leader named Zhen Zhai'er, so Li Yuan wanted to kill all the bandit leaders to avenge Pan Changwen.
"Your Majesty, new refreshments have been delivered, using authentic Yuhang tea!" Eunuch Wen who was waiting on the side saw Yang Guang frowning and thought he was thirsty, so he quickly brought the tea that had been prepared. Put it in the position that Yang Guang is most accustomed to.
"When was General Pan Changwen killed in action?" Yang Guang pushed the tea aside and asked in a confused manner.
He shouldn't have asked the ministers about such important national affairs, but Wen Yidao deliberately reminded Yang Guang of the fact that the government had been neglected for too long. After pondering for a while, he raised his voice and replied: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, General Pan is At the end of July this year, he was defeated in the battle. At that time, he was forming a division with the eldest son of Li Yuan who stayed in Taiyuan. On the way, he encountered the rogue bandits under Li Shanfei's general Zhen Zhai'er. They were greatly outnumbered, so the officers and soldiers had to fight and retreat. The bandits followed Yan. Menjun pursued them all the way to the gates of Taiyuan City. General Pan Changwen laid down his body and died of exhaustion. At that time, His Majesty also issued an order to commend him and allow one of his sons to become a noble!"
"Oh, there is such a thing. I have forgotten it?" Yang Guang put down the memorial, rubbed his dry eyelids vigorously, and asked in surprise. He had not cared about government affairs for a long time, so he could not remember many things clearly. Moreover, At that time, he used his seal on the imperial edict drafted by Pei Ju and others, without paying much attention to its content.
"Your Majesty has so many things to do every day, it is understandable that he occasionally forgets some trivial matters. Your Majesty, Yu and Pei, must still remember that your Majesty can ask them to come and verify!" Eunuch Wen was so happy when he saw that Yang Guang finally realized the problem, he couldn't wait to suggest it. .
"I ask you the same thing. Yu Qing is always afraid that I will worry, so he always tries to put things in a nice way!" Yang Guang, who suddenly became sober, also guessed that the reason why he did not remember Pan Changwen's death was probably because of Yu Shiji and Pei Ju.
I deliberately sandwiched this news among a lot of trivial matters. After thinking about it, I gave the order.
"I am an internal minister and cannot interfere with the affairs of the outer court! Your Majesty, take a sip of tea first, and I will send someone to declare Lord Yu to enter the palace!" Wen Yidao bowed and saluted, and his tone of reply was filled with persistence.
"Go ahead, you are so boring!" Yang Guang became a little unhappy and scolded in a low voice, then picked up the tea bowl and tasted the bitterness of the tea while waiting in boredom.
Fortunately, it was still early in the morning, so Yu Shiji and Pei Ju were still busy in the court room. After hearing the eunuch's summons, they quickly packed up and hurried to the imperial study room.
After the ceremony between the monarch and his ministers was over, Yang Guang ordered people to give seats to Yu Shiji and Pei Ju respectively. Then he continued to ask about the funeral arrangements of General Pan Changwen, "General Pan Changwen died in the battle. I planned to attack General Pan's son at that time."
What kind of prince? Who is Li Shanfei, and how could he make such a big fuss?"
"Your Majesty made General Pan the Marquis of Qingyuan County, so General Pan's eldest son also attacked the Marquis of Qingyuan County. Li Shanfei's name was Wei Dao'er, and he was a giant bandit who roamed between Zhuojun and Shanggu. He was a Turkic person.
There is collusion. I heard that at its peak, there were more than 200,000 people in attendance..." Yu Shiji didn't understand Yang Guang's intention of suddenly summoning himself and Pei Ju to the palace, so he thought about it and answered.
"More than two hundred thousand, didn't Yu Qing and Yu Wenqing say that there are fewer and fewer thieves?" Yang Guang shook his hand and poured half a bowl of tea onto his front lapel.
"I deserve to die, I shouldn't disturb the emperor with these hearsays!" Yu Shiji was so frightened that he rushed forward, wiping the hot tea on Yang Guang's body with his sleeves, and begging for mercy.
Since returning from his inspection of Yanmen Pass last year, every time Yang Guang asked in public about the situation of the bandit suppression in various places, Pei and Yu would always report the good news but not the bad news: "It's getting less and less!" "Can't tithe!" Such vague rhetoric almost always
has become their mantra. Just now, he was busy saying good things for Pan Changwen, and accidentally exposed his previous lies, so for a while, his heart was like countless deer jumping, and he didn't know how to fix the loopholes.
Wen Yidao and several attendants quickly ran forward and helped Yang Guang change out of the clothes that were soaked by the tea. After using a rag to wipe away the water stains on the imperial desk and the floor, they walked backwards to the door.
"Your Majesty has discovered that Yu Shiji and others are deliberately deceiving the emperor!" This conclusion made Wen Yidao excited. He firmly believed that the emperor he had served for many years was a wise emperor. The reason why he was so decadent before was all because he was fooled by a few treacherous ministers.
.Now, the biggest traitor Yu Wenshu is about to die. As long as we find a way to let the true colors of Yu Shiji, Pei Ju and others be seen through by His Majesty the Emperor, the Sui Dynasty will eventually regain its prestige.
But what Yang Guang said next made Wen Yidao very disappointed. The Holy Emperor had no intention of being more serious about the number of thieves. He sighed and said: "Forget it, it's not hot. I guess the thieves only claim to have a crowd of 200,000."
Besides, no matter how many of these bandits there are, they will never be able to achieve anything!"
"Your Majesty is wise. Those rebels all claim to have hundreds of thousands of people, but in fact they are all bluffs. There are very few who can actually fight, so I have always reported truthfully!" Yu Shiji secretly took a breath and answered with a smile. He
In the past few days, the immortal family said that the Yu family was a good person in three generations and had the good fortune to turn misfortunes into good fortune. It seems that the incense money for the immortal family will be increased tomorrow, and such a big trouble has been easily brushed aside.
, can’t it be considered as turning a bad situation into a good one?
It is indeed a blessing for Yu and Pei to have such a considerate emperor. Yang Guang accepted Yu Shiji's praise with peace of mind, nodded, and turned his attention back to Li Yuan's memorial again. "Zhen Zhai'er is Li Shanfei's son." General, Li Shanfei has 200,000 men. Well, why did Zhen Zhai'er go to Hedong again? Isn't he in Shanggu and Zhuojun? Why did Li Jiancheng and Pan Changwen go to Yanmen County? How could it be possible? Come together with Zhen Zhai'er?"
"Your Majesty, the two thieves Zhen Zhai'er and Li Shanfei were attacked by General Xue Shixiong on the banks of the Sanggan River in June this year. Their vitality was severely damaged. They could not stand in Zhuo County, so they fled to Yanmen County. But I don’t know why they quickly regained their strength and actually dared to attack the army." Yu Shiji thought for a while and answered as briefly as possible.
"Xue Shixiong defeated Li Shanfei and drove them to Yanmen County? Why can't I remember anything?" Yang Guang knocked his forehead hard, his face full of exhaustion.
"Presumably, Lord Yu must have classified General Xue's victory report into the 'gentle' category!" Wen Yidao, who had taken the hot tea again, could no longer bear it and reminded in a low voice.
"Yu Shiji, tell me you were too busy and confused at that time!" Yang Guang smiled and cursed after hearing Wen Yidao's explanation. According to his habit, all memorials were first reviewed by Pei Ju and others, and then classified. Only then was it sent to the palace. Once the local official's memorial was placed in the "gentle" category, it meant that he would not read it at all, and it was completely left to Pei Ju, Yu Shiji, Yu Wenshu and others to handle it themselves. So the news that Xue Shixiong defeated Li Shanfei , it’s not surprising that he didn’t know. Neither the monarch nor his ministers did anything wrong, it was just normal negligence.
"Master Yu had good intentions at the time, and was afraid that Your Majesty would be too overworked!" Pei Ju wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained for Yu Shiji with a smile.
"You should be punished for not being able to distinguish between priorities!" Yang Guang held up the hot tea, took a few sips, and then made a decision. "I will punish you with half a year's salary to repaint the dragon boat. I remember to come here. On the way, the color of the dragon boat was stained a lot by the dust."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!" Yu Shiji quickly bowed and expressed his thanks. He didn't pay attention to half a year's salary. Nowadays, Li Yuan, Li Xu, Luo Yi, Wang Shichong and others send filial piety to Yangzhou from time to time. It is ten times higher than the salary given by the imperial court.
"Your Majesty, the tea is too hot, please be careful, Your Majesty!" Wen Yidao was watching anxiously, but there was nothing he could do about it. He was not a man who was good at wielding power to begin with. He only had the wish to eradicate evil for the country, but in the end he had no power at all. Can't even use it.
"Yidao, go and bring me some more snacks. I'll deal with these memorials while I eat!" Yang Guang waved his hand to signal Wen Yidao not to interrupt. Turning around, he continued to ask Yu Shiji and Pei Ju: "Let's continue, Where were you just now? By the way, Zhen Zhai'er under Li Shanfei's command was defeated and retreated to Yanmen, and his strength quickly recovered. Who is responsible for this? Have you two come to a conclusion? "
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, there is no doubt that they are Turks!" Pei Ju's perception of external dangers was much sharper than that of Yu Shiji. The latter's specialty lay in his knowledge and memorization, while his specialty lay in assessing the situation.
"Those who play tricks will not end well!" Yu Shiji looked at Wen Yidao out of the corner of his eye and said bitterly.
"Huh, I think it's the Turks who are behind this. Those people in the Ashina family are afraid that my world will be peaceful!" Yang Guang didn't hear the hidden meaning of Yu Shiji's words, nodded, and said to him and Pei Ju.
The conclusion expressed approval. After all, after being the emperor for so many years, after a little thought, the sponsors behind the bandits were immediately apparent. With the support of the Turks, Zhen Zhaier naturally had the capital to challenge the army. Next, the soldiers of Hedong County were defeated.
, the news that Pan Changwen died in battle is understandable. "But what were Pan Changwen and Li Jiancheng doing in Yanmen? Who gave them the order? Is that Li Jiancheng the same one who I appointed General Yingyang in Yanmen?"
"Your Majesty, General Pan Changwen and Li Jiancheng, the crown prince of Tang Dynasty, were ordered to stay in Taiyuan to go to Lingqiu to intercept the rebel Wang Xuba's retreat. Boling soldiers and horses blocked Wang Xuba in the Feihu Pass area. Behind there is Yan Geese.
Lingqiu of Men County. Li Jiancheng is the eldest son of Duke Tang, and it is Li Shimin, the second son of Duke Tang, who conferred the title of General Ying Yang!" Even though Yu Shiji had a good memory, he was also confused by Yang Guang's clueless question.
He guessed that Yang Guang might not like to hear Li Xu's name this year, so he did not mention who led the Boling Army. He only introduced the results of the battle in general, "Wang Xuba had no choice but to be recruited. Shanggu, Boling and other places
Thanks to your majesty’s great blessing, the people can live a peaceful life again!”
"Oh, so, Pan Changwen and Li Jiancheng should indeed go. Wang Xuba, I remember he once called himself the King of Yan. He was actually willing to be recruited? Where is he now? What official position did we give him?" Yang Guangda responded.
I felt that I had been busy reciting poems and reciting paintings with a group of literati some time ago, which resulted in me completely neglecting the war. So I didn’t ask why I knew nothing about it, but smiled and asked after the thieves were surrendered.
s arrangement.
"I once drafted an imperial edict for your majesty, so let's forget the blame. We agreed to the request of the local generals and granted Wang Xuba the post of inspector general." Seeing that Yang Guang was so confused, Pei Ju boldly took the matter to him directly.
Push on the body.
Except for a few close ministers such as Pei Ju and Yu Shiji, no one could figure out which government orders had been requested from the emperor and which ones were issued directly without asking for instructions. Therefore, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty could not remember whether he had read it or not.
After passing a similar imperial edict, he frowned regretfully and sighed: "You two didn't remind me, how could you only award one general for inspection? This is not to make those who are preparing to be recruited feel that I am too stingy.
Well? Since they are willing to change their minds, they should at least be awarded a general. Yes, the two of you drafted a decree to remove the word "inspection" and make Wang Xuba the Yingyang general. By the way, in the future, except for Li Mi
, no matter which bandit leader repentes, he will be named a general. I know that they have a wrong idea, and I will give them a chance to turn back!"
"Your Majesty is wise. If those rebellious ministers and traitors know that Your Majesty is so tolerant to them, they will die of shame!" Yu Shiji quickly stood up and offered his hand to Yang Guang again. "I will draft the decree in a moment and will not delay. I would like to thank all the people in the world.
Your Majesty is kind and virtuous. With Your Majesty here, our Sui Dynasty will surely be evergreen!"
"Stop flattering and work hard!" Yang Guang interrupted Yu Shiji's flattery with a joke. "Who was the one who made the forced landing on Wang Xuba? What reward did I give him at that time? He was a handsome man, but he was too stingy!
"
'You haven't prevaricated it yet!' Yu Shiji and Pei Ju looked at each other and complained secretly in their hearts. Both of them had received a lot of benefits from Li Xu, so they deliberately prevented Yang Guang from thinking of the gift giver. But in this situation, they couldn't help but
They didn't tell the truth. After sorting out his thoughts for a while, Pei Ju was the first to answer: "Your Majesty, it was Li Zhongjian, the champion general promoted by Your Majesty, who made an emergency landing on Wang Xuba. Now everyone in the government and the public knows that Your Majesty has the wisdom to know people, and since he sent
When General Li went to Boling, half of the thieves in Hebei were wiped out. I drafted an edict for Your Majesty, and made Li Zhongjian the chief administrator of the Boling Army, and gave him the title of Jin Ziguanglu. Your Majesty had already used the seal last month to have someone issue the edict.
Go down!"
"Oh, it's Li Zhongjian. He lived up to my expectations. I remember Zhang Jin said he was defeated by him last year, right?" To the surprise of Yu and Pei, Yang Guang actually changed the Fenyang Army into the Boling Army.
He also gave Li Xu an impression of his dismissal from civil service. Instead of getting angry because of the name, he actually showed a bit of pride on his face.
"That's it. Your Majesty cultivates beauty from the gravel, and raises talents from the farmland. His ability to know people well and assign them well is beyond the reach of other ministers!" Yu Shiji took a sneak peek at Yang Guang's face and boldly flattered him.
"Yes, none of the ministers were optimistic about General Li back then. Only His Majesty insisted on promoting him. Now, he has wiped out the bandits in six counties for His Majesty, forcing the rebel Luo Yi not to cross the Sanggan River..." Talking about flattery.
Pei Ju's ability to flatter was no worse than Yu Shiji's. In the blink of an eye, flattering words poured out.
"He has indeed failed me!" Yang Guang supported the imperial case with both hands and looked directly at the sky outside the window. He has always had an extremely contradictory mentality towards Li Xu. He wanted to continue entrusting him with important tasks, but he was afraid of the other party.
Responding to the song "Tao Li Zhang" can be suppressed hard, but it is tantamount to completely denying his own previous judgment. He can't talk to anyone about this trouble, so he can only continue to be confused and put it aside for a while.
"Fortunately, I didn't get it wrong!" Yu Shiji thought to himself when he saw that Yang Guang still seemed to admire Li Xu very much. Since Li Xu went to Boling to take office last year, a large number of memorials have been sent to impeach him from various places.
Che. Seeing the "filial piety" that Li Xu kept sending, Yu Shiji never gave these memorials a chance to enter the palace. This year, after Li Yuan came forward to support Li Xu, he, Pei Ju and others, for the sake of the "overall situation", even
I don't want the court to do anything to the six counties of Boling. Now Yang Guang faintly expressed his admiration for Li Xu, which further deepened the judgment of Pei and Yu. Li Zhongjian was still favored. If he could sell him a favor,
