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The seat of the emperor's great dynasty in the Sui Dynasty was Hanyuan Hall.
With the recent collapse of a group of officials from well-established families, led by a prince (Prince Changping) and two ministers (Yu Zhongwen, the Minister of Punishment, and Zhou Chengyan, the Minister of Rites), many died and others were dismissed, Yang Jian
I feel that my control over the court has been significantly strengthened, which is even more obvious at the court meeting.
For example, when we just discussed the issue of assigning official positions to the scholars who won the ranking, although the ministers had different opinions during the discussion, as long as he expressed his thoughts firmly, few ministers raised objections. This made Yang Jian feel very comfortable.
As a result, I became even more grateful and respectful to Wang Junlin who stood among the ministers.
At this time, Bai Shi hurriedly came in, holding up an urgent report with both hands, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Yongzhou is urgent for eight hundred miles. King Tuguhun Bailan led tens of thousands of troops to plunder Xiping County, and Ying Yanglang General Li Chengxiao led two
Wanfu soldiers took the initiative to attack and were defeated by the enemy in Qingping Valley. They lost more than 5,000 people and retreated to the county city. The enemy soldiers surrounded Xiping City and burned, killed and looted outside the city. More than 20 new villages in Xiping County were destroyed.
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"Surrounding Xiping City?" Yang Jian asked in surprise. In the battle last year, King Bailan was defeated and lost the Hexi Corridor and Xiping County. Now he is here to take revenge. Moreover, counting the time it took for the report to be reported on the road, Xiping City is not
I know if it's still there or not.
"Hmph! Then Li Chenggong is a fool, which makes me very disappointed, but with Yu Juluo, the commander-in-chief of Yongzhou's march, the situation will not get worse." Since the founding of the country, on average, there have been wars at the border every one or two years. Although in
At this time, Tuyuhun sent troops to invade and was already defeated, but Yang Jian was not very worried.
"Your Majesty, General Yu is skilled in the art of war, and the soldiers of Yongzhou Prefecture are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. Unless there is a shortage of food, fodder and weapons..." Han Qinhu, the Minister of War, said first with a calm face.
Yang Su interrupted him: "Since the war last year, the grain and grass in the official warehouses of Yongzhou's subordinate counties of Xiping, Zhangye, Jincheng, Longxi, and Tianshui have not been replenished, especially those of Xiping and Zhangye, which are adjacent to Tuyuhun.
The city, military stronghold, food, grass and weapons can only last for two months at most. Your Majesty, I believe that the battle of Xiping County must be fought quickly and cannot be delayed for a long time, and to prevent Tuyuhun troops from dividing into two groups and attacking Zhangye County.
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Changsun Sheng shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, King Bailan has not recovered from last year's defeat. If he does not have the strength, he will divide his troops into two groups to invade the Sui Dynasty. The key now is to see where Xiping County is.
What will happen to the situation? If Xiping City is captured before reinforcements arrive, don't worry about anything. The army should be prepared for war to avenge the dead soldiers and people. But if Xiping City is defended, we only need to wait for another three to five days.
The city cannot be broken within five days. With the level of siege by the Tuyuhun people, it will take at least a month or two to break the city. By then, the reinforcements sent by General Yu must have arrived."
Yang Jian nodded and said: "What the three beloved ministers said is reasonable, but the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, so we should treat it with caution."
Speaking of this, Yang Jian glanced at Yang Su, and then fixed his gaze on Wang Junlin. He didn't know what he thought of, and he sighed deeply in his heart, and suddenly said: "Come here, tell me that Qin Anhou will take charge of Gaotai City again, and restore the power of Gaotai City."
The title of General Zhenyuan ordered him to rush back to Zhangye County in Yongzhou and send troops to the hinterland of Tuyuhun. Hum! The defeated barbarians also dared to invade our Sui Dynasty again and again. I want them to pay with blood!"
Yang Jian's decision was beyond everyone's expectations. Chang Sun Sheng and Han Qinhu looked at each other and hesitated to speak. While Yang Su was greatly surprised, she narrowed her eyes, and there was a flash of murderous intent.
"I obey the order!" Wang Junlin had no expression on his face, but in fact he was shocked and surprised. He thought that Yang Jian was reluctant to let him leave the capital.
Yang Jian's order was spread far away. In addition to Wang Junlin, the person involved, who came out to receive the order, several eunuchs and two secretaries and supervisors immediately emerged from all corners of the palace. They said nothing.
The eunuch holding a jade seal, an arrow, various seals, and a yellow silk ribbon in his hand immediately knelt in front of the Secretary Cheng. The eunuch next to him handed over a pen and stood aside holding ink.
"May I ask Your Majesty, why did Zhenyuan General Wang Junlin use his troops to send troops to the hinterland of Tuyuhun?"
"Let him continue to guard the gate of Gaotaicheng for me, and at the same time serve as Zhangye County Ying Yanglang General! Li Fengyun, the former Zhangye County Ying Yanglang General, will be transferred back to the capital and the Ministry of War will arrange other duties."
The officials in the Secretary's Supervisory Department were quick to write, and an edict was immediately drafted. The eunuch presented it to Yang Jian for review. Yang Jian wiped out the unnecessary nonsense with a swipe of his pen, and added another sentence: The Marquis of Qin An will attack Tuyuhun Bailan Wang Buchen!
King Bailan had already sent an envoy to surrender to the Sui Dynasty at the beginning of the year, so he was indeed a minister of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty.
After Yang Jian used his imperial seal, eunuchs immediately came out of the palace to deliver the order.
All the Sui civil and military officials in the palace looked at each other in confusion, wondering why the emperor was willing to send Wang Junlin to the border. In fact, Wang Junlin himself did not understand why Yang Jian, who had not agreed to his departure a few days ago, took the initiative to let him leave the capital today.
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When he returned home that night, Wang Junlin didn't take it seriously when he found out that Fang Qiao and other thirteen people from a poor family had come. This was what he had expected. These thirteen people from a poor family were an important move for him to make for the future.
, but not only could they not help him in a short period of time, but they also required him to put a lot of effort into protecting them.
He was leaving the capital tomorrow. He arranged the preparations for Zhan Peng, Shen Guang and Niu Jinda in the evening. He also went to see Yu Zimo. As expected, Shen Guoer was with him. After nearly three months of treatment,
, especially after Sun Simiao arrived and took good care of him, Yu Zimiao recovered quickly from his injuries. Now he can walk normally like ordinary people, and even jog. However, he cannot exercise strenuously, let alone fight with others, unless he is riding a horse.
, engage in horse fighting.
Finally, Wang Junlin had dinner with Sun Simiao. Unfortunately, the latter did not agree to follow him to Yongzhou. Fortunately, Sun Simiao happily told everything he knew about the five inner and outer gates of the Immortal Yin Sect.
Knowing him gave Wang Junlin an overall clear understanding of the so-called Immortal Yin Sect.
After dinner, he played for a while with the two kid-like guys, Lynx Maomao and Bloodmaned Horse. The sky was completely dark. Wang Junlin quietly left the house without disturbing anyone, walked through half of the capital, and climbed over the wall.
Enter the eldest princess's mansion, go to the attic in the middle, climb through the window and enter.