The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 198 The thief shouts to catch the thief
The next day, in the posthouse room, when Xiao Yu was worried, there were footsteps outside the door, and an attendant reported: "Xiangguo, an official outside said that he was ordered by His Royal Highness King Qin to invite Xiangguo to meet with him."

Xiao Yuteng stood up and asked, "Where is he?"

"It's just outside."

Xiao Yu walked out of the room, only to see a group of soldiers guarding a young official outside the door, he said loudly: "I am Tang envoy Xiao Yu, did you come to find me at the order of the King of Qin?"

"The Ministry of Rites of the lower official is engaged in Yin Hongzhi, and I am waiting for the Tang envoy here by the order of His Highness."

Seeing that he was only in his twenties, Xiao Yu was quite educated and reasonable, and calmly dealt with him, so he couldn't help but feel good about him, so he smiled back and said, "Please wait a moment, I will change my clothes."

Xiao Yu changed into an official uniform, took official documents, took two followers, and followed Yin Hongzhi to Shenwu Palace.

The palace road of Shenwu Palace is spacious, with towering palace walls on both sides, Yin Hongzhi led the way silently, and a dozen imperial guards followed behind with their sabers pressed. The long palace road could only hear the sound of armor colliding.

Xiao Yu is no stranger to Yang Tong, and his impression is that he is kind-hearted, timid and cowardly, but not conservative enough.

However, since he established himself in Jizhou, Yang Tong's actions have been shocking. Now he can conclude that the reason why Yang Tong was known as timid and cowardly in the past must be hidden clumsiness!

Knowing how to protect himself at a young age, and using his cowardly face to achieve his goals, he sat firmly in the left-behind position of the Eastern Capital. After taking over Jizhou, he forged ahead and changed the situation of the aristocratic family. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is young and promising !
Isn't Yang Guang also so precocious and profound?

Looking at the misty sky, Xiao Yu felt a little hesitant. He was not sure whether the mission of this trip could be completed...

Yin Hongzhi, who was in front of him, seemed to be feeling something and turned his head, "Your envoy should hurry up, don't keep His Highness waiting for so long..."

Yin Hongzhi didn't have the slightest affection for Li Tang, who caused his father's death and his family to be condemned. Even Li Tang's officials, he had a deep hatred.

He led Xiao Yu through long corridors and palaces, and all the palace people he saw saluted to this group of people.

The whole journey was solemn and silent.

Yang Tong had very strict requirements on the front hall. From the Yingwu Heng Street between the imperial city and the palace city to the Chaotian Hall, Chaoyang Hall, and Chaoxi Hall, all places such as Chaotian Hall, Chaoyang Hall, and Chaoxi Hall are not allowed to play and play, and those who violate the order will be severely punished.Moreover, it was not a grand ceremony day, and guards were not set up, which made Nuo Da Qianchao look terribly empty and quiet, with a mountain-like majesty hanging over Xiao Yu's head all the time, as if it would be crushed down at any moment!
Xiao Yu was highly respected and trusted by Li Yuan in Li Tang, and he was frequently summoned into the Daxing Palace, but he never gave him such a sense of oppression, and the depressed person did not dare to breathe loudly, Xiao Yu secretly clenched his fists .A little cold sweat broke out on his back.

Yin Hongzhi led Xiao Yu to the Chaoyang Hall. Yang Tong was already waiting in the hall. He was wearing a formal robe and sitting on the throne.

Xiao Yu bowed and said: "Xiao Yu, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, brought me the emperor's letter of credence, and came here to pay homage to His Royal Highness King Qin of the Sui Dynasty!"

Yang Tong looked at Xiao Yu coldly, raised his hand slightly, and said, "Your envoy is free..."

Speaking of Xiao Yu is his uncle and grandpa, but Yang Tong doesn't have the slightest affection for this person.

Xiao Yu is the younger brother of Empress Xiao, the seventh son of Emperor Ming of Later Liang, and the younger brother of Emperor Jing of Liang Xiao Cong.When he was seven years old, he was crowned king in Houliang, and later his sister married Yang Guang, and he followed him to Chang'an. It can be said that he grew up with his sister, and Yang Guang watched him grow up, and he had a very good relationship.Not long after Yang Guang ascended the throne, he appointed him as the Minister of Internal History, but Xiao Yu was very upright and often spoke out against each other. Annoyed, Yang Guang demoted him to a local office, hoping to sharpen his edges and corners, but he remained the same after returning to the court. , So he was thrown to a more bitter place, but he was even stronger when he came back, so he was demoted to the place several times, and then transferred back to the court several times. But Yang Guang didn't have time to call him back to court again, and the Jiangdu Palace Change happened!
Xiao Yu is a good old man, the brother-in-law who brought him up was still dead, Li Yuan sent a letter to send him to Chang'an immediately, saying that he would be there soon.Then he packed his bags and went to Li Yuan.

This is the kind of person who is ruthless.

Yang Tong, who knew the 24 ministers well, knew about Xiao Yu. After Li Yuan abdicated and became the Supreme Emperor, Li Shimin became the emperor.Xiao Yu was the only prime minister in the former dynasty who was still active in the center of power until the 20th year of Zhenguan, but he also had six ups and downs, that is, he was worshiped six times, was dismissed six times, and even lost his title and was demoted from Beijing.Judging from this encounter, it's not Li Shimin's fault, but Xiao Yu's character problem.

It is said that when the deputy envoy Yuwen Shiji visited Empress Xiao last time, a middle-aged uncle cried like a child; this Xiao Yu was lucky, and Xiao Hou didn't even mention it. What a heartless brother.

It was only at this time that Xiao Yu dared to look directly at the real master of the young Tai Sui. The handsome young man was obviously not as tall as the middle-aged man, but sitting on it was like a mountain, and you could only look up.

Xiao Yu gave birth to the feeling of "Heavenly pride should be like this".

Yang Tong noticed his gaze, and said indifferently: "Your envoy came from Chang'an, thank you for your hard work! This king roughly understands what Li Yuan means..."

Speaking of this, Yang Tong was filled with hatred again, damn it, these dogs are plotting to come to his backyard again!But it was Li Xiuning who suffered the most. Caught between her father and her husband, it was hard to choose. Such a valiant heroine woke up crying several times last night, which showed that her heart was in extreme pain.

Fighting for world hegemony is a war between men, why do you, Li Yuan, use your own daughter as a base?It's shameless!You don't love your daughter, but I still love your wife. Originally, he planned to throw Xiao Yu to Kong Yingda, who is also in charge of the Ministry of Rituals, but Li Yuan's calculation of Li Xiuning made him very angry and gave him the opportunity to meet Xiao Yu. Let's see what kind of shameless conditions Li Yuan can put forward.

Looking at Yang Tong who showed his sharpness and his eyes suddenly became as sharp as a knife's edge, Xiao Yu raised his heart secretly, only to hear Yang Tong continue: "Li Yuan attaches great importance to the four counties of Jincheng, Fanghan, Jiaohe, and Xiping. If you want to get the Hequ horse in Hexi, form a powerful cavalry to compete with the king! The four counties, the king can give him, even Huining, Wuwei, and even the entire Guannei Road are easy to discuss? Only Li Yuan can give it to everyone. Sui what? What can you give Da Sui?"

Yang Tong didn't show any extra politeness, even though Xiao Yu was well prepared, she was caught off guard.

Xiao Yu changed the subject and said: "Before mentioning the ownership of the four counties, I would like to ask His Royal Highness the King of Qin, why did the Sui army want to occupy the four counties including Jincheng and break the calm situation in Guanzhong? In fact, no matter how much the Sui Dynasty fights, I think that It should not be carried out in Guanzhong, because Guanzhong not only has the interests of my Tang Dynasty, but also the interests of the Sui Dynasty. Once it becomes chaotic, it will be bad for everyone, right? So I hope this is a misunderstanding on my pilgrimage, and I hope your army can follow the same rules. The consensus on the one-year contract is to withdraw the troops as soon as possible, so as to restore calm in the customs.”

Yang Tong sneered: "When the Sui and Tang Dynasties signed the peace treaty, one was to reduce their respective armies in Guanzhong; the other was that Li Tang was not allowed to invade the territory controlled by the Western Qin Dynasty within half a year. If my king remembers correctly, Tianshui, Longxi, Lintao It has been taken away by you, right? So it is you who broke the contract."

"It was the Xue brothers who started the war." Xiao Yu was very annoyed, feeling that we couldn't fight back if we were beaten?

Before Xiao Yu finished speaking, Yang Tong interrupted him: "The contract was signed by the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it is not binding on the Western Qin Dynasty. I don't care what they do! I only know that Li Yuan violated it for half a year and was not allowed to conquer the Western Qin Dynasty." Qin's contract, you broke the contract and occupied the three counties of West Qin, so why can't the king's army occupy the four counties? Li Tang broke the contract before, and Xiao Xiangguo's thief shouted to catch the thief, it is ridiculous and generous."

Xiao Yu was speechless, and said after a long while: "If this is the case, I'm afraid it will hurt the peace, and our Datang military will not sit back and watch the four groups get lost."

"Then what are you talking about? Just pull up the army and hurt each other! Anyway, Guannei Dao is just a corner of our Sui Dynasty. At worst, the people will be moved to Bingzhou. It doesn't matter even if they are smashed. It's not a pity for me. Let's see how long the Guanzhong controlled by Li Yuan can last, and how long the Guanlong dignitaries can support him."

This is the crushing of strength, and he doesn't even bother to use conspiracy. Yang Tong can bear the price of smashing the thirteen counties in the Guan, but Li Tang, who has no strategic depth, can't afford the price of turning Guanzhong into a wilderness.

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(End of this chapter)