Song Que, who had not yet left the Hucheng Guogong Courtyard, heard the news and asked with disbelief on his face: "Walking into the muddy waters of Zhujun at this time will not do you any good, right?"
"Who says there is no good in it? Maybe it can be done openly and honestly in the next few counties!"
Lei Hu said with a smile: "My father-in-law should know that Yang Guang is in a hurry at this time and wants to save his face from the failure of the last battle. It shouldn't be a problem for me to ask him for help from nearby counties!"
Song Que also agreed with the idea of a cheap son-in-law, but he was worried about something else: "If with your help, Yang Guang destroys Goguryeo this time, wouldn't he just shoot himself in the foot?"
It is not impossible for such a situation to happen.
Without the threat of Master Yijian Master Cai Lin, Yang Guang might have turned over, which was not a situation Song Que was happy to see.
Yang Guang still has some abilities. Although he was only a nominal coach in the battle to destroy Chen, he was quite knowledgeable in terms of logistical processing capabilities and ability to grasp the overall strategic situation. If we really want him to succeed, before
The trouble is no longer a trouble.
"My father-in-law is worrying too much!"
Lei Hu, however, didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "Even we are not happy for Yang Guang to stand up, let alone the families of the Guanlong Military Group who were deceived and suffered heavy losses before. How can we give Yang Guang a chance to succeed?"
Song Que's heart moved and he nodded in agreement with the cheap son-in-law's statement.
"I'm going to test it out and see if I can capture all the six counties in Jiangdong during the Han Dynasty!"
Lei Hu said with a smile: "Yang Guang is in a hurry right now. Anyway, I don't feel any pain in my heart, so I might as well give it a try. If it succeeds, it will save me a lot of trouble!"
Song Que was also moved. Although he felt that the cheap son-in-law was whimsical, he still nodded in agreement and said: "Then give it a try, it won't take much effort whether it succeeds or not!"
"exactly!"
Lei Hu nodded and said with a smile: "It is up to my father-in-law to personally take action against those three gangs!"
"There are also the Poyang faction and the Iron Cavalry Association. Do you want to solve it together?"
Song Que, on the other hand, was so arrogant that he directly enlarged the target of the attack and did not pay attention to the so-called two heroes of the south. He indeed had the confidence and strength to say this.
"Put it aside for now!"
Lei Hu, however, did not agree with expanding the scope of the attack and said with a smile: "My father-in-law has an argument against those three gangs. Is it all for personal gain?"
It's funny to say that the Lingnan Song Clan, like the three major southern gangs, all rely on selling illegal salt to make money as their most important source of income.
Of course, with the existence of the Duke of Wu, the economic situation in Lingnan is much better than in the original work. At least the fruits and medicinal resources can be sold at a good price in the Duke of Wu, and they have become another source of income for the land of Lingnan.
But even so, the profits from selling private salt were still an indispensable main source of income for the Lingnan Song clan.
This creates a conflict of interest with the three established gangs in the South. After all, the profits from private salt are astonishing. Everyone is willing to swallow up the private salt profits of the entire South and even the Huaihe River alone, but they are not very willing to share it with others.
In this way, it would not be too eye-catching to find a way to cause trouble for the three old gangs who also rely on selling illegal salt as their main source of income.
Besides, these three old gangs are the money bags of the three powerful gangs in Northland. If they are eliminated in advance, they can at least weaken the considerable war potential of the three powerful gangs in Northland.
It is still because of the existence of Wu Guogong that the profits of the three old gangs' private salt sales are much greater than in the original work. After all, a huge market with a prosperous economy and a population of more than 6 million is quite astonishing in the current era.
Seeing the disapproval of his father-in-law, Lei Hu smiled and said: "Of course, if those two families take the initiative to provoke the Lingnan Song clan, there is no need for my father-in-law to be polite!"
This is like human talk!
Song Que nodded with satisfaction and said proudly: "Don't worry, go north, things here in the south will probably be sorted out by the time you come back!"
"My father-in-law is mighty!"
Lei Hu smiled and flattered him, stood up and said, "Thank you, father-in-law!"
After deciding what to do next, Lei Hu did not delay and said goodbye to the two ladies and a pair of children. As for his brother-in-law Song Shidao and sister-in-law Song Yuzhi, their cheap father-in-law Song Queti had already slipped by and taught them personally.
Lei Hu also told his father-in-law about the Li Clan incident, which aroused the great attention of his father-in-law.
He didn't want to focus on the Northern Expedition when his two sons and daughters had already been captured. If something happened then, the world would laugh at him.
Especially when Lei Hu vaguely mentioned Li Shimin's method of attracting girls, and that his sister-in-law Song Yuzhi had fallen into the trap, the cheap father-in-law looked very ugly.
This is understandable. Private friendship is private friendship. The relationship between the four great clans in the world is mainly based on confrontation. No one wants to be overpowered by the other clan.
How could Song Que, the cheap father-in-law of the Heavenly Sword, be so proud? How could he tolerate his children being captured by the Li clan's children so early? Will he still have the dignity to call himself a wealthy family in the future?
Lei Hu played the role of an unkind accuser, said goodbye to his wife and children, and left quietly. As for how his father-in-law dealt with his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, that was none of his business.
There was no publicity about this trip to the north. He hid himself among the ships transporting grain and grass, and went straight from the Yangtze River to Zhujun where Yang Guang was located.
In other words, the first expedition to Goguryeo failed, and Yang Guangxiang was given a hard blow. How could he accept it with his proud temperament? In the end, he did not consider the actual situation at hand, and arrogantly announced that he would continue the expedition to Goguryeo the next year.
This time, the uproar and turmoil in the Northland became even greater.
Even if the Grand Canal existed, Yang Guang would not be able to mobilize many troops from the south. Unless he could persuade Wu Guogong Lei Hu, even if he mobilized troops from the south, it would only be about 100,000 at most.
It is said that a hundred thousand-level troops are quite a lot. At least during the Three Kingdoms period, it would be difficult for the Wu State to launch such a large-scale war.
It's a pity that Yang Guang prefers great achievements, so he has to recruit millions of troops.
It seems that without an army of millions at his disposal, his face is dull, and people simply don't know what to say.
Wu Guogong Lei Hu naturally had some obligations, which was to transport a large amount of grain and grass to the north, but he did not delay or do anything secretly.
It is a well-known fact that the territory is rich, and Leihu has no shame in playing tricks that are not worthy of publicity.
During the first expedition to Goguryeo, Wu Guogong transported hundreds of thousands of stones of grain and grass to the north. This time, another hundred thousand stones of grain and grass were prepared for transport to the north. No matter how you look at it, Wu Guogong's Thunder Tiger has no intention of holding back.
I'm afraid this is the main reason why Yang Guang is willing to be friends with Lei Hu and also willing to do some secret transactions.
It doesn't matter that Leihu is a feudal vassal in the south. At least he has never shied away from his obligations. If Yang Guang needs anything, as long as the conditions are right, Leihu has never played any tricks.
The last time Yang Guang ascended the throne, Lei Hu went to Guanzhong to take charge according to a secret agreement, but he suppressed the Turkic war master Bi Xuan and other masters so that they did not dare to act rashly. How much trouble did it save Yang Guang?
This time Yang Guang asked Lei Hu to go north to participate in the battle to conquer Goguryeo. The purpose was very clear, which was to target the Goguryeo Yijian master Fu Cailin who came from time to time to assassinate the Sui Emperor and accompanying senior generals.
Ordinarily Song Que, Nangong of Lingnan Town, is also a good candidate, but it's a pity that Yang Guang never mentioned it at all.
The main reason is that Song Que acted too extreme. Since he nominally surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, he has never paid taxes to the court. He has never been to Guanzhong and Luoyang. He behaves too aloof and arrogant. Yang Guang is also a
With such an arrogant temper, how could he ask for help from Song Que?
In any case, Wu Guogong Lei Hu had to give a lot of face, and he paid no less in benefits every year. At least he gave Yang Guang enough respect in terms of face, and that was enough.
In fact, the rule of the Sui Dynasty was far from being strict. It was the beginning of the chaotic order of the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the system of three provinces and six ministries. The control of the north was acceptable, but as for the control of the south, there was no strict management at all.
Otherwise, why are most of the world-famous large-scale gangs located south of the Yangtze River and in the Huaihe River area?
The Yellow River Gang is the most powerful in the North, but unfortunately it doesn't live up to its reputation. Its top combat power is not even comparable to that of the Water Dragon Gang. It's like a joke.
Without further ado, let’s just say that Thunder Tiger hid himself on a ship transporting grain and grass and went north along the canal.
The canal project from the Yangtze River to Huainan was personally carried out by the engineering department under Wu Guogong. Naturally, it was built deep and wide. However, when the canal reached the Huaihe River, the width alone shrank by almost two-thirds, not to mention the depth, and the transportation capacity suddenly increased.
drop.
After entering the Huaihe and Yellow River areas, as well as the area north of the Yellow River, they were basically built according to the canal model of the Huaihe and Huaihe areas, and the transportation capacity was several times worse than that of the Yangtze River to Huainan section.
It can only be said that Yang Guang was too eager. Such a huge project had to be completed in just a few years. He was just trying to save convenience and did not take into account the restrictions on transportation capacity and other troubles that would arise after the economy developed in the future.
Lei Hu just walked around and took a look. He had already figured it out in his mind and didn't take it too seriously.
By the time we arrived at Zhujun, it had turned into a huge military camp, with a steady stream of troops and labor teams arriving on the road at all times.
It seems that there are many tents lined up in a large number of people, but unfortunately the morale is not very good.
The key point is that most of the troops and all the laborers who came here had to bring their own dry food on the road, which made people feel unhappy.
When we arrived at Qijun, millions of troops and millions of laborers gathered here. It was obvious that the logistics work was not properly distributed. The daily distribution of food, grass and baggage was a very energy-consuming task. I don’t know whether it was done deliberately or because of limited ability.
Anyway, Lei Hu heard a lot of complaints.
When he saw Yang Guang, he was in a good mood. He was enjoying singing and dancing in the temporary palace. It was such a beautiful scene of singing and dancing that Lei Hu didn't know what to say.
"Gong Wu Guo is here!"
Seeing Lei Hu, Yang Guang showed a happy expression.