The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 699
The battle between the Tang Army and the Beizhen Army in the Yincheng area of ​​Xiangyang had not yet started, and the black ice platform had already sent the information to Yang Tong, but Yang Tong didn't care too much. To complete the Great Sui, it doesn't matter who wins or loses, he just needs to be a spectator.In his view, any decision made by Li Yuan now cannot redeem the fact that Li Tang's national strength is not as good as that of the Sui Dynasty. Any decision is a rhythm of death. Occupy the country.

As for his 'Shengwu 36 Tiangang', it sounds very bad, but it is also very loud and very popular.After all, chasing fame and fortune is the goal that most people pursue in their lives, how many people are really indifferent to fame and fortune?Everyone has studied hard and practiced martial arts hard, isn't what they are looking for is to assist the hero, serve the country and gain fame, and hold great power?If you become one of the "Shengwu 36 Tiangang", not only fame and power will come one after another, but also the same name as the "Yuntai 28 Generals" will be left in history. When later generations talk about and study the Shengwu Dynasty, " Shengwu 36 "Tiangang" is an unavoidable character. Isn't this famous and recorded in history?Isn't this exactly what I want in my life?

When Yang Tong made the announcement in the early court, everyone's eyes turned red, from the important ministers of the ministries down to the assistant officials of the ministries, all of them praised Yang Tong's wisdom with green eyes, and praised him as a sage king who is rarely seen in thousands of years host.What everyone is more excited about is that the people selected for '36 Tiangang' will be judged by the people, and then the imperial court will list their merits one by one, and then announce the candidates. If you have a lot of people, have a good reputation, and the people love you enough, you will have a chance to become a Tiangang.

Of course, everyone also knows that some people are unshakable Tiangang, such as Yang Gongren, Yang Shanhui, Wei Yunqi, Fang Xuanling, such as Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin... But some of the 26 princes follow Yang Tong for a long time. However, those who were awarded the title of duke of the state did not have much credit in themselves, and their reputation may not be as high as that of an ordinary general, which means that the competitiveness of some dukes is very low.

But of course Yang Tong also took this into consideration. If the preliminary list sent by him did not contribute silently but had great achievements in civil and martial arts, he would naturally make the other party's achievements public and let the people judge. In the final analysis, the right to decide is still In the hands of Yang Tong, the reason why the folks chose Tiangang is nothing more than to stir up the popularity of "Shengwu 36 Tiangang".

Not only did Yang Tong not feel worried about the heated discussion and excitement about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, but he was happy to see the results.

Because fame and wealth, especially fame, have always been things that people dream of.Why is the ten-year cold window?Isn't it just for "becoming famous all over the world"?And a good name is not necessarily bad. If everyone abides by the adage that "Life and death are a matter of small names and festivals are important" in life, then personal fame and fortune are consistent with national interests.If everyone has a view of fame and fortune that is in line with national interests, not only will individual abilities be maximized, but the entire country will be full of vitality and the nation will achieve more comprehensive and rapid development.Therefore, as long as one does not gain fame and fortune at the expense of others, it should be appreciated and encouraged.

But the consequence of 'Shengwu 36 Tiangang' is that the generals in front of us keep sending letters of challenge to Luoyang. Who is to blame?Of course it was Li Yuan.

Especially Luo Shixin, Pei Xingyan, and Yu Chigong, who also felt that their position in Tiangang was not safe, or they sent a letter almost every day in order to fight for the top.

"These guys." Once again receiving a joint letter from Xinye, Yang Tong handed over the letter of invitation to Yang Gongren, shaking his head and laughing, "Everyone is crazy."

"Puppet Tang is not available for the time being." Yang Gongren roughly scanned it, and handed it to Wei Yunqi: "Puppet Tang is currently in civil strife, and Li Yuan is at war with the Beizhen Army. If we intervene in the Puppet Tang civil war too early, the Beizhen Army will surely Being able to survive did not achieve the goal of destroying Guanlong's forces, nor did it weaken Li Yuan, but also lost troops and generals, so why bother? In my opinion, sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight is our best choice."

When Wei Yunqi saw the words "war letter", he didn't bother to read the content, so he handed it to Yang Shidao, frowning and said: "Although this is a fighter opportunity, if you go in too early, it will only make Li Yuan retreat early. Entering Yizhou, we will not only be unable to annihilate the Tang army in Jingzhou, but may also frighten the Tubo people. Once they run back to the grassland, it will be a hundred times more difficult to annihilate them. If we annihilate them in Yizhou with their vitality, Or Jingzhou, Langri Zanpu does not have the strength to deter other ministries, Tubo will eventually fall into fragmentation like the Turks, this is in the interests of my Tang Dynasty."

"At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, only Jizhou, Jizhou, and the northern part of Bingzhou were able to beat the Turks, who had millions of people who controlled the strings, to pieces. Now, except for Yizhou, Jiaozhou, and Jingyang counties, the world is in the Sui Dynasty. hand, as long as the Holy One gives an order, a million soldiers can crush the Tang army into powder with thunderous momentum. To me, Tubo is nothing more than a small trouble, but to the people of Yizhou, Maybe it will be a huge disaster. Introducing foreign races to poison the people, Li Yuan is indeed a sinner of the country." Yang Shidao sighed with an ugly face. Peaceful recovery is of course the best, but judging from Li Yuan's alliance with Tubo, Li Yuan is determined to resist, and has reached the point of attracting foreigners into the country. A big war is inevitable, but under the flames of war, Yizhou and Jingbei The people are afraid that it will be difficult to save them.

"If there is no destruction, there is no need for Yang Shangshu to be too impatient. I have ordered officials from all over the country to open the checkpoints so that the people of Jingzhou can enter and survive. I just hope that fewer people will die."

Regarding Li Yuan's helplessness, Yang Yu, who is in the same position, can actually understand it. In fact, as long as there is a way, Li Yuan probably doesn't want to take the step of attracting foreigners into the country, and he doesn't want his own territory to experience war. On the way back, Li Yuan couldn't retreat even if he wanted to, and how could there be a real paradise in this troubled world?To say that among the thirteen states in the world, Yizhou is the most stable.But as long as Li Yuan moves the capital, the flames of war will also spread to Yizhou; and even if Li Yuan does not move the capital, Yizhou's national power will be emptied by Li Yuan to Xiangyang, so no matter what, Yizhou's national power will be exhausted and the people's livelihood will wither.He looked at Du Ruhui who was silent, and asked, "Keming, that year when you were the No. [-] scholar in high school, I interviewed you, Zhang Xuan, Xu Jingzong and others. Do you remember what you said when we met?"

"Weichen can't recall the original words, but the meaning is very clear." Du Ruhui thought for a while, and then said: "Weichen said at that time that if you want to rule the world , there should be no problem at all, but the Holy One started to play a game of chess in the 13th year of the great cause. The whole world structure has changed with the growth of the Holy One, and the status of the gentry has been severely impacted since the Han Dynasty. If the Holy One is eager to send troops, each way The feudal lords will share the same hatred with the gentry. Even if the sage leveled the world, the gentry's foundation would still be there, and it would take a lot of time to govern afterwards, and it would even take one or two generations to completely weaken the gentry's foundation. If it is too early to rule the world, the gentry will In the Sui Dynasty, the Holy One had to accept it for the sake of the peace of the world. If there is another massacre at that time, it will inevitably cause waves again and lose righteousness. If it is slowed down, the gentry will either be destroyed in the struggle for hegemony in the world, or be wiped out by various forces Weak to the extreme, not only will it be much easier to unify the world by then, but also because poor scholars will occupy all positions at all levels, there will be no more problems of gentry controlling the court."

"It's rare that Keming still remembers so clearly." Yang Tong smiled, and said to Yang Shidao: "The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River was eradicated by Li Mi, part of the gentry in the East of the East was wiped out in Song City by Chen Zhilue, and the nobles in Guanlong were being dealt with by Li Yuan, but the puppet Tang ruled Next, there are the Kanto gentry headed by Pei Ji, Zheng Shanguo, and the southern gentry headed by Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda. The purpose of the Qing emperor's banner is to destroy them. When the civil strife in the puppet Tang Dynasty is over, the strength of the gentry from all sides will be weakened to the extreme. At that time, it will be much easier for us to clean up. We only have 99 steps left. One step, the previous 99 steps will fall short.”

"I know that 'destroying scholars' is an established national policy, but I just can't bear to think about those common people." Yang Shidao said bitterly.

"Casualties are inevitable, but as long as the nobles and gentry are around, the once-in-a-century battle to change the dynasty will happen, sweeping the whole world and causing much more damage than it is now," Yang Tong said.

"Your Majesty was joking, I, Da Sui, will surely last forever." Yang Gongren said solemnly.

"Thousands of generations are like 'long live, long live, long live'. It is both a good wish and a bluff. People don't live to live forever, and it is impossible to live forever in the Sui Dynasty." Yang Tong laughed and said: "The general trend of the world, divided for a long time must be united, united for a long time It must be divided, which is reasonable."

Everyone was speechless, although they all knew that what Yang Tong said had some truth, but this was a life-threatening topic, and no one dared to answer it.

Yang Tong naturally knew everyone's concerns, so he changed the topic on a whim: "Although we can't send troops for the time being, we can't just sit still. As far as I know, most of the generals of the Beizhen Army don't go to battle. We are Shouldn't we send a few battle-hardened generals to help them?"

"It doesn't seem necessary. If our generals are there, the loss will be great." Yang Gongren frowned.
"I think I can give it a try." Wei Yunqi bowed and said, "The Beizhen army should have arrived in Xiangyang a long time ago, but they are at both ends of the rat, and they are timid. It can be seen that they do not have a specific charter, and they have a kind of It’s like raising troops when they get hotheaded. If there are generals of our army to help them plan the battle and help them out of the predicament, it will be very popular, and our enemies are all Li Yuan, they have no reason to detain our people.”

At this time, Du Ruhui suddenly thought of a solution, and said with a smile: "If there is a recommendation letter from Dugu Cheng, all problems will not be a problem."

"This can be handed over to 001." Yang Tong looked at Ling Jing, "After getting the letter from Dugu Cheng, send it directly to Xinye, and ask Su Dingfang to take five generals who can fight well to help a group of Beizhen troops. Also let them be careful not to get themselves involved."

Ling Jing took the emperor's method of single-mindedness and trying to find ways to stop his elder brother, and said with a wry smile: "My minister will go and issue an order."

"This matter is arranged by Ling Shangshu." Yang Tong nodded.

"I will take my leave." Ling Jing bowed and withdrew.

"Your Majesty." Not long after Ling Jing left, Yin Mingyue rushed in, bowed and said, "There is a student from Luoyang Academy coming to the palace to ask for an audience. Taifu Mr. Liu Xuan is critically ill. I hope to see you."

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, and their faces froze.

Yang Tong was stunned, got up and said, "Let's go, let's go together."

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