The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 542 The Sui Dynasty of the 'Wan' Kingdom
When Yang Tong woke up, it was not yet dawn, and a faint halo fell like a soft gauze, making his vision a bit blurred.

Lu Qinghua curled up on his chest, the thin brocade quilt vividly highlighted the curves of the jade figure, and the color of the collarbone and gooseneck was even more eye-catching. It was like high-quality suet jade, without any blemishes at all, and it was full of beauty in the world It is also difficult for Huazhang to fully interpret this beauty. The beautiful and elegant jade face is full of tears, and the brows are full of pain, just like a pear blossom with rain in spring.

This woman, I don't know why she went crazy!During the fun last night, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he dedicated another first time.

Yang Tong knew that she had something on her mind, and thinking that there would be no urgent or important matters today, he simply didn't get up, and quietly waited for Lu Qinghua to wake up.

When the first ray of sunlight fell into the pavilion, Lu Qinghua slowly opened his eyes, and saw her husband's shining eyes with a strong look of inquiry.

"woke up?"

"Ok!"

"It was so crazy last night, this is not Concubine Shu's style." Yang Tong's gaze changed from questioning to joking.

"I..." Thinking of the madness of last night, Lu Qinghua's cheeks were suddenly stained with a tinge of blush, and his eyes were like a pool of clear water, with a faint gentleness.

"You have something on your mind, and you don't want to talk about it, and I don't force it! You came back from Yuehua's house yesterday, and you were so weird... Yuehua won't let you be like this. You must have met someone and something happened...I want to find out , I must find out, but at that time, I am afraid that everyone will know about the trouble." Yang Tong said with a smile.

He didn't use any coercive means, just a rational analysis, which forced Lu Qinghua to give in.

"Okay! I say that's it!" Lu Qinghua gave Yang Tong an angry look, hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "My father is here..."

"Come here as soon as you come, I don't think you need to go back in the future." Yang Tong knew Pei Yin's family situation quite well.

"You want to kill my father?" Lu Qinghua turned pale with fright.

Yang Tong also realized that his words could easily lead to misunderstanding, so he caressed her satin-like skin, and said with a smile: "I mean, let him stay in Luoyang, Pengcheng will fight sooner or later, swords and guns have no eyes, it's not right if you get hurt. joke"

"I didn't say it clearly, it scared me." Lu Qinghua laughed and cursed reproachfully, his stiff body softened a little under the comfort of her husband, and whispered: "Husband, Pei Ju wants to surrender to Tai Sui, Afraid of losing the truth, I found my father in a detour and asked him to take Pei's place as an envoy to Da Sui."

"Which kind of king is Pei Ju, and he still goes on an envoy?" Yang Tong couldn't help but laugh, "Tell me, what do you think of me?"

"I……"

"to be frank."

"From Dad's words, I accidentally learned that Pei Ju was the culprit who broke us up. At that time, I wished I could bite him to death."

"and then?"

"Then I want my husband to destroy his whole family."

"what about now?"

"I don't hate him so much now, isn't it strange!" Lu Qinghua said dejectedly.

"Then you didn't lose money last night?" Yang Tong looked at Lu Qinghua who looked depressed, and almost burst out laughing.

Lu Qinghua's heart froze, and the blush immediately appeared in the crystal and jade-run earlobes, which quickly spread all over the slender goose neck, and the rouge-like jade cheeks were reflected in the faint morning light, and said like a gnat: "Maybe it's like this, I don't want to I hate Pei Ju."

"..." Yang Tong's mind was full of black lines.

Is it too ridiculous?
Lu Qinghua didn't get a response, so when he looked up, he saw a sly smile on his face, and immediately dimpled in annoyance, shy and embarrassed: "I can't even hate the people who broke us up, am I very angry?" Unpromising?"

"It's not worthless!" Yang Tong tried his best to hold back a smile, "The reason why he hates Pei Ju so much is a normal reaction after learning the truth, which is very normal. Once the anger passes, he returns to his pure nature."

"That's it..." Lu Qinghua, who was originally discouraged, was relieved, and there were patches of joy on his dimples.

"Yes!" Although Lu Qinghua is not very old, he still has a child who is a few years old. Yang Tong is really defeated by her for being so innocent!

Women, what a mystery.

But this pure beauty is undoubtedly the most beloved.

"Your Majesty, Zhong Pushe and Fang Shangshu, Ling Shangshu, and Du Shangshu are asking for an audience." The warm atmosphere was suddenly broken by the maid.

Yang Tong asked in a concentrated voice, "What's the matter?"

"It seems that something happened to Nanyang!"

"Defeated?" Yang Tong's face changed slightly.

"The slave does not know."

"Husband, let me serve you." Lu Qinghua was also extremely surprised, struggling to get up.

"No need!" Yang Tong is not being hypocritical, it's just that he is used to the swift and decisive style, asking others to dress himself, not to mention the hassle, will take longer, these red tapes can be saved as much as possible.

At least the current Yang Tong is not yet qualified to stretch out his hands for clothes and open his mouth for food. Etiquette and luxury are often confused. In his opinion, if you get used to this kind of life, you will become dependent and smooth your life. will and conduct.

"It's still early, if you rest for a while, the sky won't fall." After putting on his clothes, Yang Tong reminded him.

"Okay!" Lu Qinghua shrank back into the bed obediently, watched Yang Tong leave, a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he really couldn't sleep, and was worried about something serious, so he got up, this movement, a burst of tearing The pain made her eyes water.

What a loss!
Damn Pei Ju.

……

After washing up, Yang Tong hurried to the main hall. When he saw the smiles on the faces of all the ministers, his suspenseful heart suddenly fell into place.

"See Your Majesty!"

"Exemption!" Yang Tong walked to the first seat and sat down, and motioned for all the ministers to take their seats.Seeing the smile on Wei Yunqi's face, Yang Tong laughed and said, "Who will win, You Pushe or General Qin?"

"Not at all!" Wei Yunqi said in a deep voice.

"Oh?" Yang Tong looked at Ling Jing who was in charge of intelligence collection and analysis.

"Your Majesty, early this morning, You Servant flew an eagle to send a message, saying that Li Yuan's Nanyang frequently dispatched troops last night, and retreated back to Xiangyang overnight. You Servant was worried that Li Yuan had laid an ambush above Chaoshui and Baishui, so he did not pursue him! Early morning Send people into the city to check, but the city is empty, not even a single citizen."

Yang Tong's eyes lit up: "When Liu Bei fled south, he took tens of thousands of people from Fancheng with him, but Cao Cao beat him to death! He Li Yuan is so stupid, he took the people and fled with him. This is an opportunity for our army. "

"My lord, the people are leaving by boat." Ling Jing said with a wry smile.

"Pretend I didn't say it."

"..."

"By the way, tell the right servant to be careful of 'burning Xinye'"

"My lord, there is none of this."

"This Li Yuan came here in a threatening manner, and he actually left as soon as he said it. It's really unexpected, but I let Zhengao look at him once." Yang Tong asked: "Li Yuan regards the land as his life, and he has never died until the Yellow River. This time without a fight, half of Nanyang was lost, which is really surprising."

"This is normal!" Wei Yunqi said with a smile: "Xiyang, Nanyang, Fuyang, Xiangcheng and other counties were mostly persecuted by Zhu Can. If any force takes control of these places, as long as they treat the people well, the people will be happy." Thank you Dade. If Li Yuan can consolidate it for a year or two and absorb it completely, it will be difficult for our army to gain a foothold. However, Li Yuan fought against the map and wiped out Wang Shichong, the natural barrier between the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This not only made the Sui and Tang Dynasties completely The key is that he consumed too many troops in this battle, resulting in insufficient troops, and loopholes appeared everywhere in the defense line. He knew that the army was the strength of the puppet Tang. Once the only troops were defeated, it would be us. He couldn't keep Yongliang and Liangzhou given to him. That's why he retreated to Xiangyang. Li Yuan retreated decisively this time, not because he was generous, but because he didn't dare to lose again."

"Smart once! But it's too late to realize it now."

Yang Tong nodded. At this time, although there is no such thing as "people save and land loses, people and land survive; people die and land survives, people and land lose both", but those who are familiar with the art of war know this truth
"It's indeed a little bit late at night! But it's not impossible to save. Judging from his current performance, he is going to follow Liu Bei's example and lock the four fortresses to secure Bashu." Fang Xuanling said with a smile.

Yang Tong also nodded, this is already obvious, where else could Li Yuan go besides Bashu?

"Furthermore, after Li Shimin was defeated and returned to Nanyang, he was deposed by Li Yuan from the post of Shang Shuling."

"What about military power?"

"Li Shimin continues to lead troops."

Hearing this, Yang Tong couldn't help snorting coldly: "The whole thing is fighting for power and profit. I don't see any hope for Li Yuan. According to me, the best way is to take the opportunity to take back Li Shimin's military power and make the puppet Tang big and small. The small forces gather together, and only when the general power is united can we be united when the great war comes."

"The rights of the puppet Tang Dynasty are divided into the hands of various families. It is not easy to let these people give up their interests? What's more, they feel that the Holy One will compromise with them, so they will not spend their family money to support Li Yuan. It is." Fang Xuanling smiled.

He knew that in the Li Tang Dynasty, not everyone could see through the dangers of factional disputes, but people are like this. If there is no way out, when it is about their own safety, no matter how much they need to pay, they can take everything out , but the current situation is that Li Tang and those smart people, everyone sees the danger, but always hopes that others can pay more on behalf of them, so that they can spend less or not. Everyone is a smart person, so everyone is reluctant The power in his hands, the final result, must be to drag himself into a desperate situation.

Yang Tong nodded and looked at Ling Jing: "By the way, why didn't Xiangyang take any action?"

In his conception, Li Yuan, who was suffering from internal and external troubles, was short of money and food, full of sense of crisis, and then let out rumors that Da Sui wanted to reconcile with the aristocratic family, which led to representatives of the aristocratic family coming to Luoyang one after another. His intention was to let Li Yuan Attack the family, and then let Heibingtai fish in troubled waters, but Li Yuan has not moved yet.

Ling Jing cupped his hands and said, "I think there are two reasons. One is that Li Yuan has a relatively high control over the puppet Tang Chaotang, and he still has a certain prestige. Therefore, although the aristocratic families are dissatisfied, they dare not make too much trouble. There is hope for the war, and I don’t want civil strife in Xiangyang at this time. As long as he defeats our army, his personal prestige will expand to the point where he can dominate everything. In this way, the internal troubles of the puppet Tang Dynasty will naturally be solved. So to a large extent , Li Yuan and the aristocratic family were all watching the battle of Nanyang, but Li Yuan came aggressively, and he lost the city and returned home without a fight. During the Eastern Expedition, not only could not get a single inch of land, but also lost more than 20 troops, and he had to pay for the pensions of these troops. Where is the money? It was in the hands of the aristocratic family."

The more than 20 troops lost by the puppet Tang Dynasty were all people of the same clan. How could it be possible for the Great Sui to kill them all?In addition to the dead, the disabled have been treated.It’s just that their current identities are prisoners, people with all limbs, and they were placed in Henan County for labor reform as soon as their injuries healed. Many miracles in ancient times were actually built by prisoners. Local people do voluntary labor, of course there are exceptions.

Yang Tong laughed and said, "You said Xiangyang is calm, but it's just the calm before the storm."

Ling Jing said: "What the Holy Majesty said is very true, Xiangyang is the calm before the storm."

"Keep watching this matter!"

In order to annihilate the aristocratic family in Xiangyang, the power of the Black Ice Terrace was tilted there, so Yang Tong tolerated that the Black Ice Terrace knew nothing about the Bohai Wheel Sect and the horse thieves in the Western Regions. If Ling Jing couldn't handle things well in Xiangyang, Yang Tong must be held accountable.

"Here."

"Your Majesty!" Du Ruhui cupped his hands and said, "Xingtai Province of the Western Regions sent an eagle letter, saying that all countries in the Western Regions have presented their credentials, and the kings of all countries have requested to enter the court to congratulate them; , submitted the "Certificate of Nations"; in addition, the three tribes of Cambodia and Turks, the Qibi tribe, the Three Kingdoms of Liaodong, Heishui Mohe, Nanshiwei, Beinanshi, Dashiwei, Nuerguo, and Xiangxiong Kingdom Xiangbian County The sheriff voted for the letter of credence."

Du Ruhui's words stunned Yang Tong for a moment. Busy days are the easiest time to forget the time. Although he didn't go to battle, he was not idle. Calculating the time, it is already August, and in three or four months, it will be the Spring Festival.As far as the itinerary is concerned, it is not too early to submit the credentials
An interesting idea suddenly came to Yang Tong's heart, and he said with a smile, "It's rare that so many kings and chiefs of different races gather together. It's a pity not to take this opportunity to show off their might and frighten them. I think the deterrent effect of the battlefield is better than showing off wealth." It is ten thousand times stronger, when these kings arrive, I will simply take them around the battlefield, and let these local turtles see how our Sui army fights!"

Fang Xuanling's eyes lit up, and he said, "Good idea! Except for a few countries, there are only a few tens of thousands of troops outside the region. They are always skeptical about the combat methods of our hundreds of thousands of troops in the Central Plains, and feel that they are exaggerating. , if you witness it with your own eyes, it must be quite shocking, and it can also serve as a deterrent effect."

"Sir, seconded!"

"Sir, seconded!"

Wei Yunqi, Du Ruhui, Ling Jing and others also expressed their opinions.

"Since everyone agrees, then Keming will send this decision to Xingtai Province in the Western Regions and various border counties, so that these kings can enter the court early." Yang Tong instructed Du Ruhui.

"Here!" Du Ruhui responded, and said, "Your Majesty, the Eight Tribes of Western Turks and the Daughter Kingdom and Xiangxiong Kingdom are either located in the west of the Silk Road or in the southwest. They hope that Your Majesty will allow them to send representatives to the Western Region. Be a part of the Silk Road.”

"This is a good thing!" Yang Tong laughed and said, "But it must be bound by the treaty. After entering the Sui Dynasty, you can only trade with Yanhuang Tongbao, Yanhuang silver coins, and Yanjin coins. Without my coins in the Sui Dynasty, you can use gold, silver and yellow coins." Copper exchange. Otherwise, all money and goods will be confiscated."

"Here!"

All the ministers laughed. After so many years of bottom-hunting operations, everyone has a deep understanding of economic warfare and the power of currency.

"Jiang Shangshu, when will the repair project of Ziwei City be completed?" Although the palace is also very luxurious, it is only the specification of a palace after all, and cannot receive large-scale envoys.

"Return to the Holy One!" Jiang Xingben saluted, and said: "Ziwei City is nominally rebuilt, but most of the official residences in the Imperial City are dismantled to another place, and they can be built directly. Most of the materials are ready-made, and the consumption of new materials is less Not much, there are slightly more new materials in Miyagi, and these are nothing. What is more troublesome is the brand new three main halls, which are all new materials, but the Holy Majesty rest assured that craftsmen with experience in building the Shenwu Palace in Yecheng are now Starting from Master, everyone brought a group of craftsmen to be responsible for each part, and the progress of the project was quite successful." After thinking for a while, he said, "We promise that it will be completed by the end of October or early November."

"Just try your best, don't force yourself too much! If it's a big deal, I can host those kings and chiefs in Daxing or Yecheng."

"Thank you, my lord." Jiang Xingben said gratefully, but he was determined in his heart to complete it as scheduled.

Yang Tong asked again: "How is He Chou doing in the Ministry of Industry?"

He Chou was one of the most famous architects in the Sui Dynasty. When Emperor Wu attacked Goguryeo, he first ordered Yu Wenkai, the first master craftsman, to build a crossing bridge on the Liaoshui River. As a result, the forwards of the Sui Dynasty were isolated and helpless. killed.Emperor Wu re-appointed He Chou to be responsible for building the pontoon bridge, which was completed in two days. Therefore, Emperor Wu named him Doctor Jin Ziguanglu and General Zuo Tunwei.
He also designed the "Liuhemu City". After dismantling and transporting it to another place, a large city with a circumference of eight miles and a height of ten feet can be assembled in one night. Build a flag.He read ancient pictures extensively, and understood and deciphered the composition of many ancient artifacts. The most typical achievement is to restore the long-lost glaze production process. He is a very powerful architect and craftsman.

When Emperor Wu Yang Guang went south to Jiangdu, He Chou stayed in Luoyang due to illness, and was appointed Minister of Industry by Yang Tan. After Wang Shichong usurped the throne, He Chou, who had served Yang Jian, Yang Guang, and Yang Tan, was dismissed. Appointed by Yang Tong as the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, he led a group of people to study glass.

Jiang Xingben replied: "It is said that a lot of progress has been made!"

"That's good!" Yang Tong was very relieved. He knew that the main raw materials of glass were quartz sand, soda, limestone, and feldspar, but he was at a loss as to how to make glass, so he could only point out the direction for him, and everything else would help. not on.Now that he has achieved results, he is very excited.

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Xiangyang!

The news of King Jin's disastrous defeat and Tang emperor Li Yuan's retreat from Xinye to Anyang has spread, causing a sensation in the government and the public, as well as in the capital. Synonymous with restless.

For example, Emperor Wu Yang Guangxi's expedition to Tuyuhun and the expedition to Goguryeo all have this meaning!Because of this, before Li Yuan went to the expedition, he was opposed by many people, but he didn't expect that Li Yuan's imperial conquest was just like playing, going and coming in a hurry.

As soon as the news came out, there was a lot of discussion in Xiangyang. Everyone seemed to have a sense of a large army under pressure, and they were in a state of panic everywhere. People who had a stake in Li Tang's interests were all deeply anxious about the future and destiny of the Tang Dynasty, because Li Xiaogong The crisis of public opinion caused by the annihilation of the entire army was triggered again after being silent for less than a month.

The old Patriarch of the Dugu Clan, Duguzheng, has been feeling ill for the past few days and is recuperating at home. He has not yet heard the news from the outside world.

"Uncle, it's bad!" The current head of the family, Dugu Cheng, hurried into Dugu Zhen's yard, and said in a deep voice.

"Huh?" Duguzheng was practicing calligraphy, when he heard this, he put down his pen and ink, and turned to look at Duguliang with a dignified expression: "What happened?"

"Uncle!" Dugu Cheng saluted, and said in a deep voice, "The king of Jin defeated Zhuyang Pass, and all of Xiyang to the north of the Han River fell. The Holy Majesty saw that things could not be done, so he retreated to Anyang County last night, and went to Chaoshui , Bishui, and Baishui set up camps and confronted the Sui army at a distance. Except for the southern part of Nanyang, it is said that the northern part of Chongling and Huai’an County were surrendered. Not only did it fail completely, but it also introduced the flames of war into Jingxiang, and Xiangyang is in a hurry."

"What!?" Dugu stared at him. He was also shocked by the news, and then he became angry again. The rich and powerful in Guanlong almost exhausted all their money and food, and their servants came to support Li Yuan and the Tang Dynasty, but Li Yuan ended up making a mess. How could this person be so incompetent?

Thinking of the past ten or 20 years, the Dugu family supported Li Yuan's army to manage wealth, and the countless children and disciples who sacrificed to cover Li Yuan during the Sui Dynasty; after the army, the Dugu family not only spent [-]% to [-]% of money and food in order to support Li Yuan. In the end, the bamboo basket fetched water in vain, losing even Guanzhong... And now, the flames of war have immediately raged to Xiangyang, which has not long been the capital of the country.

Duguzhen's emotions began to agitate, he worked so hard to support such a mediocre person, and his fortune was destroyed for several generations, which filled his heart with hatred.

Under his excitement, he coughed violently. The cough was so painful that he couldn't breathe. Dugu Cheng hurriedly supported his uncle, "Uncle, take a break."

At this moment, Dugu's throat felt sweet, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Dugu Cheng hurriedly hugged him onto the soft couch, and shouted, "Come quickly!"

"No need!" Although Duguzhen vomited blood, but his body was weak, lying on the couch unable to move, he said with difficulty: "I am a sinner of the family."

"uncle!"

Dugu Cheng's eyes turned red, he knelt down in front of his uncle, and comforted him: "I heard that Li Yuan built a solid line of defense by taking advantage of the dangers of the Han River, the Bi River, and the Bai River. From the beginning of the abundance of the loess, we passed through Junyang, Wudang, Xun Township of Xiyang, Anyang, Yincheng of Xiangyang, and finally Chongling, Zaoyang, and mounted horses. Such a narrow defense may not be able to keep the Sui army out of Xiangyang."

"A waste!" Dugu snorted coldly: "He has ruined the good situation. This weak line of defense can withstand the Sui army? What a joke."

"Cao Cao swept across the north in the past, and then he was also defeated in Chibi? The cavalry of the Sui army is indeed invincible in the world. Jingxiang is not as easy to fight as in the plains. As long as the tactics are used properly, the Tang Dynasty may not have a turning point," Du Gucheng understands his uncle's mood. , comforted again and again.

"I hope!" Duguzheng sighed, his spirit improved a little, and he said bitterly: "I am really blind, this is my mistake, but it is this mistake that brought us Dugu's great disaster. Trauma. If I knew it earlier, I should have supported Yang Tong who is based in Jizhou, otherwise, I wouldn’t have ended up in this situation.”

Dugu Cheng smiled wryly when he heard the words, the powerful officials in Guanlong wanted to overthrow the Sui Dynasty which was opposed to Guanlong, how could they support Yang Guang's descendants?
Just now, the housekeeper reported from outside the door, "Dou Cong from the Dou family is visiting."

(End of this chapter)