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Chapter 1510 It’s too expensive, mom has no money.

The biggest reason why Yang Jian was able to successfully ascend to the throne was that he won over the entire Guanlong Group. After swallowing up the entire Yuwen family's territory, he generously distributed the rights that originally belonged to the Yuwen family to other members of the Guanlong Group. This made the other families in the Guanlong Group unanimously agree that Yang Jian should become the emperor.

If something like this can happen for the first time, it can naturally happen for the second time.

So when the Guanlong nobles in Chang'an City learned that Yuwen Chan had killed Yang Jian, although they were all shocked and felt it was outrageous, they thought it was a good thing.

After all, since Yuwen Chan didn't even hold the Yang family accountable, it was obviously impossible for him to hold the other Guanlong nobles accountable. Moreover, in order to stabilize the government again, if Yuwen Chan succeeded in taking the throne, he would have to win them over again in the future. By then, would the Yang family's territory and power also fall into their hands?

If the Yang family wins, that would actually not be bad. After all, they have seen what Yang Yong, the crown prince of the Yang family, has done over the years. Although he is a kind person, kind people cannot become emperors. Instead, they can become quite good puppets, and they can live a more enjoyable life fighting than when Yang Jian was with him.

In addition, many Guanlong nobles still remembered the kindness of the Yuwen family, so these Guanlong nobles all chose to watch involuntarily.

As long as bystanders can gain benefits, what if they lose if they act rashly?
The Guanlong nobles could choose to stand by and watch, but the Yang family definitely could not. Although Yang Jian's sons had been crowned kings, the palace was still under construction, so the five eldest sons, Yang Yong, Yang Guang, Yang Jun, Yang Xiu, and Yang Liang, all lived in the palace. They immediately found their mother, Dugu Jialuo, and asked for her will.

Dugu Jialuo was a woman who could force Yang Jian to not even dare to marry a concubine, so her bravery and courage can naturally be imagined.

So when Dugu Jialuo learned that her husband had been killed, although she could not control her sadness, she also understood that her kingdom had reached a critical moment.

So she gathered her five oldest sons and whispered, "Your father has been killed. What do you five think?"

Dugu Jialuo was asking about her five grown-up sons, but the oldest of them, Yang Yong, was only 5 years old at that time, Yang Guang was 15 years old, and the other children were not even ten years old, so only Yang Guang and Yang Yong could really answer the questions.

"Mother, I think we should send troops to wipe out these rebels immediately!" Yang Guang was the first to jump out and say, "I heard that the rebels are recruiting the imperial guards, but those imperial guards have no more than 10,000 people, and there are still 40,000 imperial guards in the palace."

"In addition, there are 50,000 city defense troops in Chang'an City, and 100,000 Yingyang troops outside the city. Together, there are a total of 190,000 troops. There are only more than 10,000 rebels. As long as we send troops to encircle and suppress them, they will be defeated in a moment!"

"I am willing to lead the troops to fight against the rebels and avenge my father!" Yang Guang said impatiently.

"Yong'er, what do you think?" Dugu Jialuo asked Yang Yong again.

"This... I think this is a bit risky!" Yang Yong said in a low voice, "The only ones we can mobilize right now are the Imperial Guards in the city. The city defense forces are in the hands of various families and are a mixed bag. It is difficult to mobilize them in a short period of time. The Eagle Yang Army is too far away. Even if we rush to Chang'an as quickly as possible, it will take at least one day to arrive."

"And this imperial guard was reorganized from the army of the previous dynasty. Although many of them have been replaced by our family generals, many are still the old ones. The imperial guards brought by my father were already the most loyal imperial guards, but they were still subdued by Yuwen Chan. Who knows if these imperial guards will rebel and surrender directly if we send imperial guards to attack again?"

"The Guards can no longer be trusted!"

"Can't the Imperial Guards be trusted?" Although Dugu Qieluo was a strong person and could easily suppress Yang Jian, she really had no vision in military and political affairs. Otherwise, she would not like Yang Guang and hate Yang Yong just based on the performance of her two sons.

So Yang Yong's words made Dugu Jialuo panic, and Yang Yong continued
"After the rebels have reorganized themselves, they will actually rush straight to the palace. After all, for the rebels, as long as they can break through the imperial city and kill us mother and son, even if they succeed, others will not really die for our Yang family, after all, the foundation of our Great Sui is still insufficient." "On the contrary, as long as the imperial city is not breached, the world will still belong to our Yang family. As long as we can defend the imperial city and send people to mobilize the city defense army and the Yingyang army, when the remaining 150,000 troops arrive and besiege the 10,000 rebels, the rebels will naturally collapse without a fight."

"It's just like when the deposed crown prince Liu Ju of the Han Dynasty rebelled. Although he gathered more than 100,000 people, he was still doomed if he failed to capture Emperor Wu of Han and was surrounded and killed by the regular army."

"So I think we should defend the palace now and clean up the Imperial Guards at the same time. We should completely replace all the generals from the previous dynasty with family generals who are loyal to our Yang family, so as not to give the Imperial Guards a chance to mutiny."

"It is very easy for 4 people to block the attack of 1 people. As long as we can delay it for one day, the world will still belong to our Great Sui Dynasty!" Yang Yong swallowed and said.

"That makes sense!" Dugu Jialuo nodded, but Yang Guang on the side said anxiously, "Mother, the rebels are only 4 people now, and the Imperial Guards have a -fold advantage in numbers. How can they defend the palace to the death?"

"If we don't take this opportunity to wipe out the rebels, I'm afraid there will be more Yuwen family members rebelling in Chang'an!"

"Also, we should not purge the generals now, as this will cause changes within the entire Guards. I think it would be better to take out a large amount of gold and silver from the royal treasury to reward the soldiers and generals of the Guards to reassure them. Then, promise them that they will all be promoted three levels after defeating the rebels. The Guards will naturally be united and extremely brave, and the rebels will be defeated in an instant!"

Now both response plans are placed in front of Dugu Jialuo, and it is up to Dugu Jialuo to decide how to choose.

But as mentioned before, although Dugu Jialuo has a strong character, her military and political abilities are average. At this moment, she can't think of which decision is correct. She thought it would be a good idea to send troops to avenge her husband, but she was worried that these guards would rebel halfway, and then she wouldn't be able to defend the palace.

But if we stay guarding the palace all the time, it may be safe, but it seems too passive.

"Guang'er, if we want to reward the whole army, how much silver will it cost?" Dugu Jialuo asked. Yang Guang thought that Dugu Jialuo agreed with his plan, and immediately said excitedly, "I heard that the traitor Yuwen Chan rewarded all the soldiers with ten acres of good land and one hundred taels of silver. Our reward must not be less than that of the other party, but should be twice as much as that of the other party."

"So I think we should reward all the soldiers with 20 mu of good farmland and taels of silver, and then spread the news. By then, not only will the imperial guards risk their lives, but the rebellious imperial guards will also lose their morale and collapse without a fight!"

"What, 20 acres of good farmland and two hundred taels of silver? If all 80 people are rewarded in this way, wouldn't it cost 800 acres of good farmland and million taels of silver?" Dugu Jialuo's face changed. She was in charge of the entire royal treasury and naturally knew her family's foundation.

800 million taels of silver can be taken out, but once these 800 million taels of silver are given away as rewards, more than half of the royal treasury will be empty.

"These are what my husband and I have saved by tightening our belts. How can we give them all to these soldiers?" Thinking that most of her family property would be given away in this way, Dugu Jialuo's heart immediately ached, as if someone wanted to pull her bones out.

On the contrary, if they defended the palace to the death, they would not have to pay and could still ensure the safety of the palace. After all, 4 people would never be able to break through a palace defended by people. And as long as these people did not leave, they would not have the opportunity to contact other outsiders, and the possibility of rebellion would be greatly reduced.

So Dugu Jialuo said without hesitation, "Mother doesn't have that much money to give out as a reward, and it's too dangerous to attack rashly. It's more important to guard the palace. Yong'er, you are the crown prince, you will lead the entire imperial guard to guard the palace, Guang'er, you go to assist your brother, and investigate the generals left over from the previous dynasty. Regardless of whether these generals are loyal or treacherous, they must all be removed from the army. The imperial guard must be in the hands of our own family!"

"Yes!" Yang Yong responded immediately. Although Yang Guang was reluctant, he could not disobey his mother's order, so he nodded and accepted the order.

(End of this chapter)