Great Sui Dynasty

"On the third day of December, two generals, Zhou Faxing and Xu Shiji, sailed south along the canal and defeated Zhu Xie's army in Wujun. They killed more than [-] enemies and took [-] prisoners. Jian'an defended to the death, but was lured out of the city by General Xu Shiji's design, and with the cooperation of the soldiers and horses of Poyang and Linchuan counties, Liu Yuanjin and Guan Chong were defeated and killed, and more than [-] people surrendered."

"On November 25th, Li Zitong fought against Xu Yuanlang. Li Zitong was defeated and killed. Xu Yuanlang turned his back on the hostess and supported a hundred thousand troops. He was called King Huai!"

"On November 27, Du Fuwei captured the Lujiang River, and the sphere of influence increased again, showing signs of becoming king!"

"On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, Xiao Mian claimed in Xiangcheng that he had 20 troops to rebel, and the next day he captured Xiangyang in one fell swoop, and the army looked down on Jiangling!"

"On the same day, Liu Wuzhou killed the prefect of Mayi, opened warehouses to help the poor, won more than [-] soldiers, and claimed to be the prefect. He sent envoys to attach himself to the Turks. He won a battle with Chen Xiaoyi, the prime minister of Yanmen County, and Wang Zhibian, the general of Huben, in Sanggan Town. Now threaten Fenyang Palace!"

"The grandson of the emperor was supported by Kong Yingda and all civil and military officials to support him as the emperor. The message was spread to the world, and the prefects and vassal kings from all over the country were ordered to pay homage to Beijing!"

"On December [-]th, King Dong of Yue was enshrined as emperor by Wang Shichong, Yuan Wendu, and Lu Chu in Dongdu. He also announced it to the world and invited vassal princes from all over the world to visit him!"

When everyone looked at the news in their hands, they were both shocked and as expected. Yang Hao had already told them that the world would be in chaos sooner or later. Such a concentration seems to be a good agreement, which caught people off guard. Of course, Pei Ju and the former Yang Guang's courtiers couldn't believe it. They didn't expect that a good country would fall apart overnight. The shock came too suddenly.And what shocked them the most was the channel through which Yang Hao got the news, how he was able to get the news so quickly.

"Tell me, you can tell me what you think!" Yang Hao also got the news last night, and also habitually called everyone to discuss together, but Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and Li Jing were missing. There are people with an overall strategic vision, and even Xu Shiji is not there, and he doesn't expect these people to have any brilliant insights.

"My lord, Xu Yuanlang escaped from the hands of my old Cheng. I have an unshirkable responsibility, but he still dares to claim the title of king knowing that the lord is in Jiangdu. Obviously he doesn't take the lord seriously. Please fight with me. Old Cheng's team will definitely dedicate Xu Yuanlang's head to the lord!" Among the news, the only thing that could be directly related to him was Xu Yuanlang's escape from his hands, so he did not hesitate to make the first move. Come out and fight.

"Don't worry about this. Xu Yuanlang can't make big waves. Let him jump for two days first, and then deal with Shen Faxing after Mao Gong's class teacher." Now that he got Jiangdu, the surrounding affluent areas can't Maybe let it go, although the development has just started at this time, but the geographical advantage is definitely much stronger than Licheng, even Qingzhou can become prosperous, let alone the Jiangnan area.However, Yang Hao has always been bitter about Shen Faxing's refusal to come and submit. Even Yang Yichen, who has [-] soldiers, has surrendered with interest. Does Shen Faxing still want him to invite him in person?For this kind of ignorance, Yang Hao can only beat him into submission.

"My lord, let the subordinates go down!" Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin both asked for a fight.

"No need, this king has already passed on the letter to Mao Gong, and when he is asked to teach him, he will bring Shen Faxing back!" Yang Wei waved his hand, Xu Shiji and the others should also be teachers, so let's kill Shen Faxing by the way, so that he won't have to worry about it again. Send a team.

"I wonder what Mrs. Pei thinks is wrong?" Seeing Pei Ju frowning and thinking, Yang Hao asked.

"I have two doubts!" ​​Pei Ju replied after recovering from Yang Hao's question.

"Oh? But it's okay to say!" Yang Hao was not surprised at all, after all, Pei Ju had some clues, otherwise he would not have such a reputation inside and outside the court.

"First, the grandson of the emperor and King Tong of Yue have both proclaimed themselves emperors. I wonder what the prince's plan is? Should he go to see him or..." Pei Ju's words touched everyone's hearts, and they all calmly waited for Yang Hao's answer. Answer, as for the unexplained words later, everyone knows well that they are asking Yang Hao whether he wants to proclaim himself emperor.

"Secondly, I don't know what the change in Guanzhong mentioned in this piece of news refers to?" Pei Ju asked, pointing to the situation in Guanzhong mentioned above.

"As for my two nephews proclaiming themselves emperors, their names are not justified. Before the father died, there was no imperial edict. They were pushed to the throne like Yang Hao, so this king will not recognize them. The legal throne, not to mention their young age, how does this king know if they are controlled by others? Did Kong Yingda, Wang Shichong and others have Cao Mengde's actions? Of course, if my Great Sui can flourish again in their hands, this king will also I will choose one to support, after all, I am my nephew!"

Everyone still thinks the first half of what Yang Hao said is very reasonable, but they despise the second half. You, Yang Hao, are now the overlord of one party. You are so powerful that you have few rivals in the entire Sui Dynasty, and you implement benevolent governance. If he wants to become emperor himself, there must be even more people responding. In other words, even if Yang Hao is willing to give up his existing rights, who is willing to have such a threat?Not to mention that his subordinates were the first to refuse to allow him to hand over power.

"As for the news about Guanzhong, it's because after the Yang Xuangan Rebellion in Guanzhong, I paid special attention to the situation there." Yang Hao was unwilling to say clearly, and only he could know what the change in Guanzhong referred to, but it was obvious that Li Xiuning ( The original name cannot be tested, borrowed the name given to Qian by Master Huang Yi) is still a little girl now, so there must be someone else in Guanzhong, but Yang Hao is not sure if that person is Li Shimin.

Since Yang Hao refused to say anything, it was difficult for everyone to ask, and Yang Hao seemed to have no intention of proclaiming emperor for the time being. No pity.

Five days later, Jiangdu ushered in a heavy snow, riding the snow, the navy also returned in triumph.Seeing the end of the new year, the hearts of the soldiers to return to their hometowns became stronger and stronger. Yang Wei also missed his wife at home. The affairs here have basically been dealt with. When the division returned, Cheng Yaojin and Zhang Xutuo led the army to attack Xu Yuanlang under the cover of heavy snow. Although the heavy snow was not conducive to marching, it had the advantage of being able to surprise Xu Yuanlang with a surprise attack.

"The matter of Jiangdu will be handed over to General Zhou and Mao Gong. If Du Fuwei can surrender, he will try his best to surrender. If he can reduce the fire of war, he can reduce the disaster of the people. If it is not possible, he will defend first. If there is a chance, you You can kill Jiangdu first." He is still very relieved to hand over Jiangdu to Xu Shiji and Zhou Faxing, as long as they don't advance too aggressively, and there are no forces around that can threaten Jiangdu, as long as Xu Yuanlang is wiped out, Licheng and Jiangdu can be connected together. At that time, Yang Hao's sphere of influence will be from Shandong to Fujian, and he will become the largest warlord in the entire Sui Dynasty. If he becomes emperor at that time, it will look better in terms of territorial area.

"Yes, this subordinate (the last general) will definitely live up to the lord's entrustment!" Both Zhou Faxing and Xu Shiji solemnly promised.

The end of the new year was approaching, and the weather was still gray as soon as the snow stopped, so Yang Wei handed over Jiangdu to Xu Shiji and Zhou Faxing, and then led the remaining 10,000+ army and 20 surrendered troops to return north, leaving only [-] water The division and [-] soldiers were killed in Jiangdu.