The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 247 Overcoming Guanzhong, I am Emperor (please book full monthly ticket)

Time flies by, and I don't know that it is New Year's Eve.The snow had no intention of stopping yet, and it was like catkins flying all over the sky, covering the entire city of Ye.

The temperature is a bit low, but it is still within the receiving range. Compared with the past, Yecheng is obviously much quieter. The merchants are closed and the people go home. Except for the city patrol soldiers who are still loyal to their duties and take turns to guard the night, there are very few pedestrians on the street.

In the still brightly lit Shenwu Palace, civil and military gatherings, full of guests, singers dancing, and everyone with a trace of relaxation and joy on their faces, are all toasting each other.

As soon as the time came, the golden drums sounded together.

The new year is here, Yang Tong smiled and drank three cups with everyone!After congratulating each other, everyone raised cups, which was very lively.

Before he was drunk, Luo Shixin stood up. He didn't wear a military uniform today, and he didn't obey the military salute, so he bowed and saluted, "Your Highness!"

Yang Tong took a look at him and saw that he was wearing a white scholar's robe, a leather belt around his waist, and a gauze cap on his head. In addition, he was tall and mighty, with the appearance of a Confucian general, so he couldn't help but admire: "Yes, you Wearing robes is more tasteful than armor! I am becoming more and more like a Confucian general."

Luo Shixin proudly said: "Everyone says so."

"Great talent Luo, are you planning to compose a poem?"

Everyone laughed.

Luo Shixin snorted and said: "Qinqi, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs are mainly for cultivating sentiments, and it is important to have mountains and rivers in your heart! Although good poetry can add luster to a scholar, but what is the use of good poetry? Can the army be strong, or the country rich?"

"Xiao Luo, well said!"

Niu Jinda, Yu Chigong and other generals roared wildly one by one.

"Articles shouldn't stay at the level of pomp. The correct way to develop poetry and essays is to convey Taoism!" Yang Tong smiled: "However, the wives of all of you are writing biographies for your husbands! You are a good boy , I don’t even have a wife. Outsiders don’t know about it, and they think I’m treating heroes harshly! My first order in the Sui New Year is to deal with General Luo Shixin’s personal issues, and treat this issue as a major national issue.”

"Haha! Good advice."

Qin Qiong, Pei Xingyan, Niu Jinda and other generals all returned to Yecheng for the New Year. They and Luo Shixin had a fateful friendship. When they heard Yang Tong say this, they naturally agreed.

Luo Shixin was shocked immediately, and said: "Your Highness, I am fine now, and the world is uncertain, why should I call myself home?"

"Fart!" Yang Tong scolded immediately, and said seriously, "Don't be like Huo Qubing's saying 'how can the Huns be a family before they are destroyed'! Not only do you want to start a family, but you also need to have many children early. The task of our generation is To pacify the world. But how to make the world better and stronger! You have to rely on future generations to accomplish it. As the saying goes, there are three types of unfilial piety, and having no offspring is the greatest. If you are past the age of marriage, if you don’t marry a wife and have children, isn’t it unfilial?”

After Luo Shixin was stunned for a moment, he nodded comprehendingly, "The general understands."

"Do you have a suitable candidate in your mind? If not, I'll designate one for you," Yang Tong said.

"I have someone I like!" Luo Shixin said loudly.

"Who?"

The fire of gossip among the crowd is burning.

"That, that's the one..." Luo Shixin felt embarrassed.

"Which one is that?" Qin Qiong was in a panic. He regarded Luo Shixin as his brother, and they were like brothers. Luo Shixin's parents died in the war, and he had no relatives in the world. As for Luo Shixin's marriage, Qin Qiong, Pei Xingyan, and Niu Jinda were the elder brothers. I didn't worry much about it, it's just that Luo Shixin was playful and didn't mean it at all.

Unexpectedly, Yang Tong forced him out so hard, Qin Qiong, Pei Xingyan, and Niu Jinda were pleasantly surprised.

"That's it..." Luo Shixin stammered, "She is Dou Jiande's daughter, Dou Xianniang!"

Everyone roughly understood what Luo Shixin meant!

Luo Shixin is the chief general of the Xuanjia Army and Yang Tong's trusted general. He spends more time in Shenwu Palace than at his own home.And Dou Xianniang is one of the leaders of the female guards in the palace. After many contacts, it is inevitable that they will develop feelings for each other. However, Dou Jiande, Dou Xianniang's father, is a traitor, so Luo Shixin has more worries and delays I dare not speak.

However, Yang Tong disagreed with Luo Shixin's idea, and said, "Dou Jiande is Dou Jiande, and Dou Xianniang is Dou Xianniang. You can't confuse their father and daughter! Besides, Dou Xianniang is now my female general in the Sui Dynasty." Well. So, you just feel free to marry."

"Is this possible?"

"Of course it is possible! Fighting for world hegemony is a battle of fortune and power. There is no enmity between each other. Look at me, haven't you married Li Yuan's daughter? So, your worries are totally unfounded. Dou Jiande is not here, but Dou Jiande is not here. Xianniang's mother and uncle Wang Fubao can make the decision! This matter is settled like this."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Luo Shixin happily clasped his fists in thanks.

"Shubao! Let Mrs. Sister-in-law come forward instead of Shi Xin, and it must be handled in a good manner."

"Here!" Qin Qiong responded loudly.

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Although Wen Wu drank a lot last night, on the second day, they still went to the Shenwu Palace to congratulate each other, and everyone brought a lot of gifts. This is a sign of respect. Of course, Yang Tong also returned them one by one, and gave them more generously. .

After the first day of the new year, there will be a five-day holiday. This is a time for civil and military ministers to gather with their families, and they will also invite their relatives and friends. Around the fifth day of the new year, the prefects and generals of the garrison are ready to go back. After all, this is not an era of unification of the world. , wars will break out at any time, if you stay in Yecheng for too long, it will be miserable if you are taken to the front line city.Moreover, even in the heartland, there are still many things waiting for them to deal with. Time really cannot be wasted.

"Pharmacist, Yongbei and Hexi are the places where the Sui Dynasty and Li Tang border the most. You have to work harder, especially the generals. If you are rude, you just clean it up."

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Yang Tong and Li Jing, who came to bid farewell, had a conversation, accompanied by many civil and military descendants.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the generals are open-minded! Very good." Li Jing replied with a smile.

Yang Tong looked at the heavy snow outside the hall leisurely, and said, "When we arrive in Yongbei, all the troops have trained hard. I plan to win Guanzhong this year."

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar.

Before this, Yang Tong had said that he wanted to recuperate and let the princes of all walks of life strife, so the preparation suddenly changed?

Yang Tong said slowly: "Li Yuan is a person who knows how to compromise. The aristocratic family relied on compromise to achieve their current status. It is true that they have conflicts, but in life and death, internal conflicts can be ignored. In the deadly threat Before they are lifted, it will be very difficult for them to break up... If we let it go, Li Tang's strength will flourish and his troops will become stronger, and then we will be facing a powerful force, and it will be difficult to fight!"

Everyone nodded. The reason is actually very simple. Generally, there are only three situations in which so-called allies can be achieved. One is when there is strong external pressure. , before the Battle of Chibi, the two families worked together and taught Cao Cao a painful lesson. After Cao Cao was weak, he became hostile because of interests.

Secondly, when the forces of the enemy and the enemy are equal, and no one can do anything to the other, a third-party force is introduced to carve up the enemy.

Another situation is that there is a person who has a common enemy, and the enemy and ourselves abandon the previous suspicions and jointly defend against foreign enemies.

If the strength of the two sides of the alliance is very different, it is not an ally but a vassal relationship.

On the surface, the Guanlong Group is a vassal of Li Tang, but in fact, the Guanlong Group is extremely dominant. Except for military power and name, the two parties are almost in an equal relationship.In this way, the relationship between the two will return to the alliance relationship similar to that of Shu and Wu. Both sides understand each other. Before the elimination of Yang Tong as "Cao Cao", not only will they not break up, but they will also warm each other up and fight against each other. .If Da Sui hadn't acted, the advantage would gradually level off, and it would indeed be much more difficult to fight in the future.If Li Tang loses Guanzhong, the situation will not last for a while; at that time, the Guanlong Group will complain that the Li Tang court is incompetent, causing them to lose their homeland; The core of the Guanlong Group can be reformed without any worries. At this point, it is the starting point for Li Tang and the aristocratic family to confront each other. At that time, it is the best time for the Sui Dynasty to really sit back and watch the battle.

Now the major powers in the south are in a period of immersion in development and accumulation, and they managed to get along peacefully, but if Li Yuan goes to the south, then this short-term peace will disappear, and when they kill them, they will be unified by the Sui the day of the world.

Following Yang Tong's train of thought, everyone realized that winning Guanzhong is indeed beneficial and harmless.

"Your Highness, I am ashamed!" Du Ruhui, who advocated sitting and watching the world, said with a blushing face.

Yang Tong shook his head and said with a smile: "Keming's thinking is correct! It's just that the timing of sitting and watching success or failure is wrong! It is precisely because of your thinking that I have come to the current conclusion after thinking about it. Speaking of it , or Keming's credit."

Du Ruhui didn't even dare.

Yang Gongren said: "Your Majesty, Li Yuan has assembled hundreds of thousands of troops in Guanzhong! Although General Li has 15 troops, it may not be enough after the troops are divided into various places! Conscription can't recruit anyone."

Yongbei now has a population of more than 370 million, all of whom immigrated from Guanzhong and Hexi. These people’s recognition of the Sui Dynasty is not strong enough. According to the original calculation, the food pressure will be barely relieved until this year’s autumn harvest. This year, the confidence of the people in Yongbei in the Sui Dynasty will be firmed up. If they rashly enlist in the army, it is estimated that the internal instability will be unstable.

"Although Li Yuan has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, there are many places he needs to defend. Hedong, Hexi, and Guanzhong are all under the lead of our Tai Sui soldiers. As long as all regions cooperate to fight, then the pressure that our Tai Sui will face will be great. It’s much less. If you use too much force rashly, it will cause a lot of damage to us, Tai Sui.” Li Jing said with a smile.

"Pharmacist grasps the opportunity of battle, and if he thinks the time has come, he will send Xinying. I will personally lead Xuanjia and other five armies to help out!"

"Here!" Li Jing answered solemnly.

Yang Tong glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice, "Take Guanzhong, and I will be emperor!"

The hall suddenly boiled.

"Your Highness, it's time to proclaim yourself emperor!" Yang Gongren said with a happy smile.

Li Jing said loudly: "My minister Li Jing and the generals will definitely take down Guanzhong for Your Highness."

Qin Qiong, Pei Xingyan, Luo Shixin, Niu Jinda, Su Dingfang, Yu Chigong, Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche, Shen Guang... Yang Shidao, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Du Ruhui, Kong Yingda and others are all in high spirits!
Seeing everyone agreeing, Yang Tong couldn't help muttering: "These guys must have longed for me to be emperor."

It really made Yang Tong guess right.

These people follow Yang Tong, and what they seek is nothing more than making contributions, serving the country and becoming famous, and holding great power.As a result, Yang Tong has been reluctant to become emperor for a long time, which makes them look forward to it, but at the same time, they are more or less at a loss. After all, you, the boss, don't even want to be emperor, so why do we people follow you?What is the purpose of beating life and death?
It took a long time for Yang Tong to understand everything, and then he wiped off a cold sweat secretly: "I almost made a big mistake, if the leader has no ambition to forge ahead, how can the civil and military officials and soldiers who work hard below him have anything to do?" Hope? Today, a series of grass-headed kings call themselves kings, emperors, and widows. If I don’t rise to the top, I’m afraid people will lose their hearts.”

Now that I have made the decision of "take Guanzhong and I will be the emperor", it can be regarded as a specific timetable for all civil and military personnel. During this period of time, everyone will definitely aim at Guanzhong and do their best.

"In order to prevent Li Yuan from being prepared, it is enough for everyone to know."

"Here!" Everyone responded with a bang.

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