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Chapter 831 My Heart Is Alone
Xu Heng's words diluted the grief brought about by Yang Dayuan's death.

The eyes of the uncles and nephews of the Yang family seemed to be ignited, and they all became a little high-spirited.

"The name of the country... what is the name of the country?"

"The territory of this dynasty is so wide that it has never existed in history. Your Majesty believes that if the name of the city at the beginning is not enough to show its grandeur like the Han and Tang Dynasties. Therefore, it is intentional to take the meaning of "Great Qianyuan" in the "Book of Changes" and decide The name of the country is..."

Xu Heng became more and more solemn, and slowly spit out two words.

"Great yuan."

The hall was quiet for a while, Yang Daji repeated: "Da Yuan."

He chewed on the title of the country, and after a while, muttered in a low voice: "This is an unprecedented title of the country."

The four people in the seat slowed down the pace of the conversation, thinking about each other, and understanding the meaning behind this matter.

Setting a country name is of course not just a simple matter of "changing a name", what changes is the entire regime, and is the most important step in turning people into Han.

There are many interests that are directly related to people like them.

Such as official positions, titles, and names left in history, and these are the names that have been determined.

What is the meaning of confirming the name?
What kind of reward can a strategist follow a lord to conquer the world, go through life and death, and finally get it?Unknown.

And now, the Yang family helped the founding of the Great Yuan Dynasty, which is a real credit...

At this thought, Yang Daji burst into tears.

"Second brother! Second brother!"

His face was moved by crying, obviously regretful in his heart, and tears rolled down his face.

"Second brother, why are you going to meet that insidious villain Li Xia?! Why?"

It is conceivable that if Yang Dayuan hadn't died, Kublai Khan would definitely have rewarded him this time for his reunification and founding of the country.

Now the situation in northern Shaanxi depends on the Yang family fighting against Li Xia, while the people in the Central Plains are unstable, and they are relying on generous rewards to the Yang family to play the role of buying horse bones with thousands of dollars.

What a pity that Yang Dayuan died on the eve of the reward.

Yang Daji beat his chest and stamped his feet, feeling more and more sad.

Xu Heng originally wanted to say something, but seeing Yang Daji like this, he couldn't speak for a while.Fortunately, he was not in a hurry tonight, so he turned to Yang Wen'an and said, "Let's attend to Marshal Yang's funeral first, let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Junior send Mr. Lu Zhai." Yang Wen'an said.

Yang Daji stopped crying and said, "I'll send Mr. Lu Zhai off."

Xu Heng did not refuse, and went to rest under Yang Daji's guidance.

Two brothers Yang Wenzhong and Yang Wen'an were left sitting in the hall.

Yang Wenzhong leaned back wearily, rubbed his forehead, and asked, "Uncle was obviously killed by Li Xia, what is Second Brother asking tonight?"

"It's always good to ask."

Yang Wenzhong said: "I understand what you mean, there are only two people who can attack uncle, one is Li Xia, and the other is..."

At this point in his words, he pointed to the sky with his fingertips, referring to Kublai Khan.

This time, Xu Heng came here on behalf of Kublai Khan, and the timing was so coincidental that no one would doubt it if everyone kept silent.

Yang Wen'an said: "I don't doubt Mr. Lu Zhai. Today I heard an anecdote... During the war, Mr. Lu Zhai took refuge in Heyang in midsummer. He was so thirsty that he met a pear tree by the roadside. Others went to pick it one after another, but he sat under the tree and did not move."

"Because the pear tree has an owner?"

"Someone told Mr. Lu Zhai that it was a troubled time, and the pear tree ran away even if it had an owner. He replied, "If the pear has no owner, does my heart have no owner?" Yang Wen'an shook his head when he said this, and said, "That's it. A person, should not assassinate uncle."

Yang Wenzhong asked: "If the second brother didn't doubt Mr. Lu Zhai...could he doubt me? Because I was the only one with my uncle at that time?"

Yang Wen'an looked at his elder brother with a calm face, and said lightly: "I said it, it's better to ask clearly, so as not to be judged by others."

Yang Wenzhong's throat rolled slightly, and he turned his head, feeling a little lost and uneasy.

"Second brother, believe me, I didn't harm my uncle... Uncle must cross the river, I didn't stop him, and I didn't protect him well. I thought Li Xia wouldn't kill him, but I didn't expect this to happen."

"I know." Yang Wen'an said.

"I was negligent. Li Xia has always been good at assassination, and he started his career in assassination."

"That's right, he is obsessed with assassinating trails, and he is not ashamed for the people of the world."

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After a while, Yang Daji came back, his face was still full of pain, he sat down in the seat above him, and said: "Just now Mr. Lu Zhai said that he wrote to ask His Majesty to grant the title of Second Brother."

Yang Wenzhong raised his head, a little puzzled.

"Should be able to chase after the Duke of the County, but I don't know if he can inherit it." Yang Daji said: "However, what is certain is that according to the Mongolian Kingdom... according to the practice of the Yuan Dynasty, Wen Can can inherit the post of Marshal of the capital from the second brother."

"As it should be."

"Yes, as it should be."

"Mr. Lu Zhai also said that it is too weak to look at Wen Can as a person. He wants to play to His Majesty, set up a commander-in-chief's mansion in the example of Gong Chang Wang's family, and then elect a person who can convince everyone in Yang's family, and give him a golden tiger talisman. Sichuan-Shaanxi appeasement envoys, military and civilian chiefs are all marshals, and ministers to the commander-in-chief's office."

This is the characteristic of the great Mongolian country's preferential treatment of princes.

Just like the Wang family has a commander-in-chief, Wang Weizheng, but Wang Zhongchen, Wang Liangchen and others are also marshals. They not only assist Wang Weizheng, but also have their own fortunes and futures.

To put it simply, Yang Dayuan's position was inherited by Yang Wencan, while the military power was inherited by other members of the Yang family.

Since ancient times, no dynasty has been able to treat princes more leniently than the Great Mongol Kingdom.

As Yang Daji spoke, he couldn't hide the longing in his eyes.

He turned his head to look at his two nephews, and said, "Now Li Xia is in Yanzhou City, eyeing him like a tiger. Tomorrow, I will summon all the generals to nominate him. How about it?"

Yang Wenzhong hesitated a little.

Today, he and Yang Dayuan went to see Li Xia by the Yanhe River, but in the end he failed to protect Yang Dayuan, and he couldn't take revenge, so he was no longer qualified to fight.

He simply responded, "Why recommend? The third uncle should be in charge."

Yang Daji was very satisfied, and looked at Yang Wen'an again.

In terms of military merits, Yang Wen'an had repelled Lu's army back then, and even shot Lu Wende with an arrow, but he was still young after all, Yang Daji hoped that his nephew would give in this time.

Yang Wen'an showed grief and said, "My nephew is going to watch for uncle first."

He got up and left, knelt down in the mourning hall, took a wad of paper money, and burned the paper for Yang Dayuan.

The yellow paper fell into the brazier, and a light smoke curled up...

~~
Yanzhou City.

Just like the last time we met outside Chengdu, Zhang Jue was sitting by the fire warming the wine, and Li Xia was sitting opposite him.

"Did Kublai Khan send someone to kill Yang Dayuan?" Zhang Jue asked, "For example, there are Kublai Khan's people in his army."

"This kind of eyeliner must exist, but Kublai Khan would not do such a thing. He is a monarch, and his prestige is more important than assassinating a general who has not yet rebelled."

Li Xia said, Zhang Jue raised the flagon and asked him if he would have a drink, he shook his head.

"The monarch's assassination of his courtiers, especially in front of my enemy, will greatly damage his prestige once he is confirmed by me. You can see that he dealt with Li Fen. He didn't do it until Li Fen raised his flag to rebel."

Zhang Jue asked: "Then we can prove that Kublai Khan killed Yang Dayuan?"

"It can't be confirmed, there is no evidence, and the sufferer doesn't admit it." Li Xia shook his head, and then said: "However, we can release some rumors and win some public opinion."

"Why is there no evidence? You don't think Kublai Khan sent someone to do it? Impossible." Zhang Jue said, "Otherwise, who else could it be?"

"I'm also thinking... You see, Yang Dayuan intends to surrender, but he hasn't made a decision yet. Today, it hasn't affected the situation between me and Kublai Khan yet."

"What is most affected?" Zhang Jue pondered: "If Yang Dayuan surrenders, will you give him less power?"

"If Kublai Khan gave the Yang family more power in order to appease people's hearts, so that some of Yang Dayuan's relatives or subordinates are determined to be loyal to Kublai Khan to the end..."

"At this time, Yang Dayuan has already delayed his future when he saw you?"

"Yes! I noticed it during the first battle in Hancheng. Kublai Khan is now promoting the younger generation among the princes, replacing the old with the new, and taking control of the military power of the princes." Li Xia said: "What I doubt is, is it given to the prince? What a benefit it is to make this person kill Yang Dayuan so decisively."

"You can't give it, you are a county king, can you still make someone an official Xu Jue?" Zhang Jue touched Li Xia's water glass with his wine glass, and said, "Make a bet, who do you think did it?"

"I don't know as much as you do about the Yang family's situation."

"Then let me guess first, if it wasn't Kublai Khan who sent someone to do it, then it would be Yang Daji. Remember, if Kublai Khan's people do it, I will win."

Li Xia asked back: "The Yang family, who do you want to fight the most?"

Zhang Jue was taken aback for a moment, then put down his wine glass and pondered for a while.

"I'll change the answer..."

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The next day.

The three armies in Saimenzhai are undiscovered.

Yang Daji stayed up all night and was ready to take over his brother's military power.

He has been in the army with Yang Dayuan for a long time, and he has enough prestige, so he is the most suitable candidate to lead the army.

In the current situation in northern Shaanxi, it should not be difficult to continue to follow the method of "siege the city with the city" left by Yang Dayuan, slowly advance the front line, make some contributions, and find another prince in a few years.

But to his surprise, today is not what he thought, the generals were called together for election.

Xu Heng actually summoned the generals one by one, said to ask a few questions, and recorded the words of the generals to His Majesty.

This made Yang Daji a little disappointed.

Fortunately, the method of recommendation is different. In his mind, the result will not change...

~~
The first person to meet Xu Heng was Xingjun Wanhu Zhang Dayue.

Zhang Dayue used to be the guard of Yunshan City, and was recruited by Yang Dayuan to surrender. After he surrendered to Mongolia, he only followed Yang Dayuan's lead.

Xu Heng first asked him if he had the confidence to take charge of the army, but Zhang Dayue quickly declined. His power in the army was far inferior to that of the Yang family, and he asked himself that he had no ability to seize power from the Yang family.

Xu Heng asked who could be in charge of the army.

Zhang Dayue was a little hesitant, and replied: "If you talk about qualifications, Third Brother Yang should be suitable, but if you talk about the ability to lead the army, Wen An is the best one."

Xu Heng was not surprised, stroked his beard and said, "So that's how it is."

Zhang Dayue's statement seemed to have settled the matter.

Afterwards, Xu Heng met many generals again, and if someone spoke well of Yang Daji and Yang Wenzhong, Xu Heng would ask them what they thought of Yang Wen'an.

Most of the generals were convinced by Yang Wen'an.

Sitting on the side is Xu Heng's student Lu Duanshan, who is in charge of recording.

In the end, Lu Duanshan couldn't help throwing out the doubts in his heart.

"The teacher seems to be paying attention to Yang Wen'an?"

Xu Heng stroked his beard, and responded jokingly: "If you don't help him, what if he accuses me of sending someone to assassinate Yang Dayuan?"

Lu Duanshan was taken aback.

This place is all Yang Dayuan's former troops, if someone is accused of killing Yang Dayuan, those soldiers really dare to take revenge.

The only one who took advantage of this last night and made people feel threatened was Yang Wen'an.

"Would he do that?"

"Yang Dayuan faced east when he died? Faced west? Who decides?"

Lu Duanshan was terrified, and said: "But we didn't. Yang Dayuan was definitely not assassinated by the teacher, it should be Li Xia."

"Of course Yang Wen'an understands, why doesn't he understand?"

Xu Heng seemed to admire Yang Wen'an very much, and said again: "He still understands what he is asking for, and he expresses it very clearly. He has a master in his heart, and if he is satisfied, he will be firmly loyal to His Majesty and Da Yuan..."

(End of this chapter)