Monument Yangmen

Chapter 678 Promise to send troops
Peng Pai was kicked by Lao Yang, but he couldn't fight back, so he could only run away with his head in his arms.

Lao Yang chased Peng Pai to beat him, and while he was beating him, he asked, "Where is that rebellious son Yang Yansi?"

Lao Yang is not stupid, and the two sons chased him out for a long time without any movement. It would be strange if there was no trick in it.

Peng Pai remembered Yang Qi's orders, and he must not disclose his information to Lao Yang.

Forced to be helpless by Lao Yang, Peng Pai can only betray Yang Da and Yang Wu.

"My lord, please stop beating me. Let me tell you, I'm in Changlefang."

Before leaving, Lao Yang kicked Peng Pai again and snorted coldly.

Lao Yang went out of the mansion, got on his horse, asked the passers-by on the road to find out the location of Changle Square, and galloped quickly.

After Lao Yang left.

Peng Pai sneaked out of the mansion quietly, and ran to Datong study to report the news to Yang Qi.

Lao Yang rode his horse and galloped wildly, and arrived at Changlefang in a short time. Before entering the door, he saw Yang Da and Yang Wu drunk like mud.

In an instant, Lao Yang's anger rose steadily.

"Yang Yanping! Yang Yande! You two rebels!"

Lao Yang roared, rushed into Changlefang, grabbed two people and beat them.

The two of them were actually not drunk, just a little tipsy.

After being played by Lao Yang, he instantly became sober.

The two adults, like children who have done something wrong, stood obediently and let Lao Yang beat them.

Wait until Lao Yang's anger subsides.

After Lao Yang taught the two of them a lesson, he asked sharply, "I asked you to catch Yang Yansi, that traitor, but you actually hid here and drank secretly. It's simply unreasonable."

Yang Wu said frankly: "We don't want to do this either. The seventh brother never left Datong City at all. He asked us to come over for a drink."

Yang Dayi slapped his head, looking at the sky speechlessly.

Lao Yang questioned: "You do what that rebellious son Yang Yansi asks you to do? Do you still see me as an old man in your eyes?"

Yang was speechless, faltering and speechless.

Old Yang stared at Yang Qi, "Since you said that it was that Nizi who asked you to come here to drink, then you tell the old man where that Nizi is, and the old man will arrest him personally."

Yang Wu was taken aback, and confessed: "I don't know!"

Lao Yang was almost pissed to death, and raised his hand to continue to teach Yang Wu.

Yang Da rushed to stop him, he explained: "The seventh brother asked Peng Pai to pass a message to the two of us. I heard from Peng Pai that the seventh brother is hiding in Zhongfang."

"Humph!"

Lao Yang snorted coldly, and glared at the two of them, "I'll deal with you later."

After leaving these words behind, Lao Yang rode his horse to Datong Academy to find Yang Qi.

When I arrived at Datong Academy, I realized that Yang Qi had already left.

Lao Yang rode his horse back to the mansion again.

When he returned to Yang's mansion, he saw Yang Qi had gone back to the mansion one step at a time.

Chatting and laughing with Zhao Pu.

Old Yang was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, but seeing Yang Qi chatting with Zhao Pu, he couldn't do it.

He could only snort coldly at Yang Qi, expressing his dissatisfaction.

Zhao Pu and Yang Qi didn't care about Lao Yang's mood.

Two people are doing Tai Chi back and forth.

Zhao Pu laughed happily and said: "Huhou is really young and promising. I think back then, when I first met Huhou, Huhou was just a fledgling kid. After a few years, Huhou became overlord."

Yang Qi smiled modestly and said: "A small achievement, how can it be compared with Zhao Xiangye. Zhao Xiangye paid homage to the prime minister three times. After two dynasties, he stood in the court hall for decades. He is really a civil servant. role model."

"Hahaha……"

Zhao Pu smiled heartily, "Tiger Marquis praised me, how can this meager ability of this old man compare with Huhou. With Huhou's current status, if he goes one step further, it is no problem to crack the earth and become king.

Even if the old man survives until his death, he will at most be a duke of a state, and he really dare not compare with Huhou. "

The seemingly ordinary politeness, in fact, Zhao Pu was talking to Yang Qi.

He started Feng Wang's conversation, hoping that Yang Qi could continue.

He didn't expect that Yang Qi didn't answer his words at all, and only heard Yang Qi laughingly said: "Mr. take care of.

Now that Master Zhao is on the boy's land, the boy naturally dare not neglect.

The boy has already ordered his wife to prepare a table of sumptuous food and wine to clean up Mr. Zhao.

After Zhao Xiangye has a rest for one night, tomorrow the boy will send someone to take Zhao Xiangye to enjoy the scenery of the northwest. "

The smile on Zhao Pu's face was a little unnatural, "I have plenty of time to enjoy the scenery of the Northwest. I have time to eat this banquet."

Zhao Pu simply made the point clear and said, "Why don't we talk about the business first?"

Yang Qi smiled and said, "Talk while eating?"

"Talk before eating."

Zhao Pu said firmly.

Lao Yang was eager to intervene.

Yang Qichang sighed and said, "Let's talk about it."

Zhao Pu looked at Yang Qi, and said in a deep voice, "Now that Marquis Hu dominates the Northwest, he has never thought of going further and implementing the separatist regime."

Yang Qi pretended not to understand the meaning of Zhao Pu's words, and asked in surprise, "Why did Mr. Zhao harm me?"

"Ok?"

Zhao Pu was a little confused by Yang Qi's answer.

Yang Qi said solemnly: "Master Zhao, the boy stole the northwest land, and he only wanted to help the imperial court defend the northwest, and he had no intention of standing on his own. Master Zhao encouraged the boy to stand on his own, and to end himself in the Song Dynasty. If he didn't harm me, what would it be?"

When Zhao Pu heard this, he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Your uncle's!

Is the old man encouraging you to stand on your own feet?
You are pretending to be confused with the old man.

Zhao Pu stared at Yang Qi with an ugly face, and said in a low voice: "This old man is talking about being a king. I have brought all the imperial edicts, as long as you nod. From now on, you will be the Northwest King recognized by the court."

Yang Qi was shocked again, and cried out: "Master Zhao, are you hurting me again?"

Zhao Pu was annoyed, "Why did the old man hurt you again, being a king is a great thing for you."

Yang Qi waved his hands again and again, shaking his head like a rattle, "I promised my father a few days ago that I would never accept the royal title of the court prince. Once I accept the imperial court title, my father will kill me immediately." decision.

I'm young and I don't want to die. "

Now not only Zhao Pu wanted to vomit blood, but even Lao Yang wanted to vomit blood.

Zhao Pu could guess that Lao Yang might have done something bad with good intentions.

But this boy Yang Qi obviously held some grudges.

Unexpectedly, without hesitation, he used Lao Yang's words to resist Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu subconsciously looked at Lao Yang, and Lao Yang stared at Yang Qi with a dark face, "A few days ago was a few days ago, and now is now. Since His Majesty has an imperial decree, as a courtier, how can there be any reason to violate the holy will?" .”

Yang Qi said with a stern face: "Father, you have taught your children since childhood, a man is a man, say one is one, say two is two, and you can't play around. My child will remember your teachings and will never forget them."

Lao Yang's face turned dark, he didn't want to give in to his son, but he had to give in to his son.

Recovering Yanyun sixteen prefectures can be said to be a century-old project.

Lao Yang will never ruin the court's century-old plan just because of face.

Immediately, Lao Yang's face darkened, and he said in a low voice: "A few days ago, the old man blamed you by mistake, but now the matter has been clarified. Just pretend that the old man didn't say those things that day."

Yang Qi shook his head and said: "That's not acceptable, you must have principles in life."

"Oh!"

Lao Yang patted the table, "Yang Yansi, what exactly do you want?"

Yang Qi grinned.

Yang Qi helplessly spread his hands, and said with a smile: "Father, you have always felt that the child is doing bad things, no matter whether it is something the child did or not, you have to pin it on the child. You are my father, and the child can only listen to you. You If you say you can't accept the imperial imperial seal, the child will not accept the imperial imperial imperial imperial seal. That's right!"

Lao Yang could hear that Yang Qi had resentment towards him in his heart, and he was furious.

Lao Yang glared at Yang Qi viciously, and said coldly, "Then what if I order you to pick it up now?"

Yang Qi smiled and said: "Father, you have spoken, and my child dare not disobey. But..."

Yang Qi glanced at Lao Yang and Zhao Pu respectively, and said with a smile, "I can accept the imperial decree, but I won't promise to do anything for the imperial court."

Lao Yang was dumbfounded.

Zhao Pu was stunned.

After receiving the imperial decree, if you don't help the court deal with the Liao Kingdom, what will you do with the title of prince.

Lao Yang can order Yang Qi to take over the imperial decree, but he cannot order Yang Qi to lead the troops to fight.

Father and son are father and son, and subordinates are superiors and subordinates.

As Zhao Pu said before, it is Yang Qi, not Lao Yang, who is in power in the four northwestern prefectures.

If Yang Qi didn't speak, even if Lao Yang shouted his throat, at most he could only mobilize Yang Da, Yang Wu, Wang Gui and a small group of people.

But absolutely cannot mobilize most people.

Although Yang Da and the others are in charge of the army, they also have Tuanzheng, Yingzheng, Supervising Army and so on under their command.

These people all want to examine Yang Qi's order documents.

Therefore, even if Yang Da and a small group of people are willing to listen to Lao Yang, Lao Yang has no way to mobilize the army of the four northwestern prefectures.

Lao Yang couldn't play Lao Tzu's prestige in front of Yang Qi, so he could only sit there with a dark face and said nothing.

Lao Yang has no temper with Yang Qi, Zhao Pu can only rely on himself.

At present, Zhao Pu didn't dare to take it seriously, he said to Yang Qi in a deliberative tone: "Huhou, the Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom is a century-old plan, which is not only related to the stability of the Song court, but also to the tens of thousands of people. The life and death of the country is also related to the life and death of the entire nation.”

Zhao Pu said with emotion: "The Liao people occupy the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and enslave my Han people. As a man of the Han family, I should do my part to rescue them. Moreover, there is no barrier in the northwest. The Liao people invade south every year and plunder our people. Grain, looting my people to enslave.

Faced with these, can Huhou really take it calmly? "

Seeing that Yang Qi was silent, Zhao Pu struck while the iron was hot, saying: "If the Huhou has no strength, the court will naturally not bother the Huhou. But now the Huhou has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands. People do their part."

What Zhao Pu said was so sincere that he almost burst into tears.

Lao Yang and Yang Wu's already excited lips were trembling.

I can't wait to drive my horse north now and have a bloody battle with the Liao people.

Yang Qi glanced at Zhao Pu strangely, slandering Zhao Pu in his heart.

You, the number one corrupt official in the Song Dynasty, have the nerve to tell me these great principles for the country and the people.

But when Zhao Pu talked about this, Yang Qi couldn't do without a reaction.

In fact, Yang Qi had already prepared for this Yongxi Northern Expedition when he started to explore the southern kingdom.

He naturally has no reason not to join the war.

He was just thinking about how much oil he could scrape from Da Song by taking this opportunity.

"Master Zhao's words are all about this, so it's okay if you don't agree. But there are also regulations for sending troops. How many soldiers will be sent, how much food will be paid, and what will be gained after the war? All of these have to be discussed. ?”

Yang Qi looked at Zhao Pu with a smile.

Lao Yang was a little anxious and wanted to interrupt.

With quick eyes and quick hands, Yang grabbed Lao Yang, and shook his head under Lao Yang's angry eyes.

Lao Yang took a deep breath and didn't speak any more.

After hearing Yang Qi's words, Zhao Pu relaxed a lot.

As long as Yang Qi agrees to send troops, the rest can be discussed.

Zhao Pu picked up the tea, took a sip, and said with a smile: "The imperial court grants you a prince, such great benefits are in front of you, do you still want to ask for food and post-war benefits?"

Yang Qi laughed and said: "Master Zhao, a prince, in the eyes of others, it is a great benefit. But for me, is it really a benefit? Is there a prince? It's my land.

Do you think I am stupid to send hundreds of thousands of troops to help Da Song fight for a name?
Or can you, Mr. Zhao, guarantee that the court will not turn its guns around and attack me after taking down the Sixteen States of Yanyun? "

Zhao Pu was startled, but his expression remained calm.

Yang Qi's guess is almost exactly the same as Zhao Guangyi's layout.

The reason why Zhao Guangyi gave Zhejia Lao Taijun the posthumous title of empress dowager and gave Yang Qi the title of king was to use the Zheyang family to make great efforts in the Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom.

When he recovered the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, he would return to the northwest without hesitation to deal with the Zheyang family with the attitude of great victory.

Zhao Guangyi not only thought so, but also planned to do so.

So Zhao Pu didn't dare to give Yang Qi any guarantee.

Zhao Pu didn't even dare to make an empty promise to Yang Qi.

Because he can be sure that as long as he dares to nod and say that the imperial court will not deal with the Zheyang family after recovering the Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, then Yang Qi will definitely put forward conditions for countermeasures.

For example, let Zhao Guangyi send a prince over as a proton, or leave Zhao Pu as a proton.

Yang Qi seemed to see through Zhao Pu's mind, and stared at Zhao Pu with a half-smile.

Zhao Pu was a little flustered, but he was an old man after all, and he didn't have any strange expression on his face. He changed the subject with a smile and said, "Your Majesty is the one who decides about the affairs of the court. I can't do it for you.

What His Majesty meant was that he hoped that Marquis Hu would send 20 troops to leave Chenjiakou as the left army, and enter along the southwest of Liao to conquer the five states in the southwest of Liao. "

Yang Qi narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Send 20 troops? This is going to take away all my troops in the northwest!"

Yang Qi shook his head, "This is not appropriate. As the saying goes, one learns one's wisdom. Earlier, the boy took the time to attack the party, and some thieves took the opportunity to attack my Datong city. Tens of thousands of people died. Hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land failed to harvest. What's more, many people were displaced.

If this kind of thing happens again, the boy's four northwestern prefectures may be gone. "

(End of this chapter)