Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 180
Not long after the emperor's decree came, Yuan Xiaoju was released from house arrest. This time he had lost all face, but after weighing the pros and cons, this was the only way. It was better than actually losing his life in Yang Guang's anger. Better.

Naturally, he also planned to take revenge. He would not be a gentleman if he refused to retaliate. He could not swallow this tone, but he was not a person eager for revenge. The two people who were already on opposite sides now had more opportunities for friction.

However, the city of Luoyang became quiet after this, and the two of them became even more respectful to each other.

At three o'clock in the morning, Yang Guang stretched himself. Yuan Tiantian had already filled him with water and was waiting for him to wash his face.

Yang Guang poured water on his face. The water was a little cold in autumn, so Yang Guang said, "Let the water heat up tomorrow."

But Yuan Tiantian said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty has not punished you. Why are you not in a hurry at all?"

"Is it useful in a hurry? If it is useful in a hurry, my eldest brother can be a pillar of talent. Things have become like this, and it is not useless to understand my father's intentions."

Yuan Tiantian was puzzled and said, "Your Highness, what's the benefit of this?"

"At least it proves that my father allows me to do a lot of things and gives me a higher authority to express myself freely. Isn't this a benefit?"

"But... Your Highness, no matter how much you do and accumulate resentment, if something happens one day, you will be attacked by a group of people, and others will reap the benefits."

"Can it be called cheating when a father cheats on his son?"

Yang Guang wiped his face and then reached out to touch Yuan Tiantian's head: "Have I grown taller again? How do I remember that you and I are the same height?"

"Your Highness has grown taller to the naked eye during this period. He is much taller than his peers."

Yang Guang nodded. Is it in the developmental stage? It would be better to grow up.

"Your Highness, you really are not worried..."

"Okay, I said you don't need to worry. I also need the opportunity and authority to do something. I have to follow the rules. If the big brother is here, no matter how I show my ambition, I can't wait until some time to directly lead the army to kill the big brother at the gate of the city. Although If I don’t deal with my eldest brother, I still can’t do this kind of thing.”

Yuan Tiantian lamented, not knowing what Yang Guang was thinking, so he had to change his clothes, and then followed him out.

"Where are you going today, Your Highness?"

"It's been a few days since the incident. I went to the military camp. This time, the guards in Luoyang City did an excellent job. No one was offended. I have to go and express my condolences. Besides, Yuan Xiaoju must have a grudge because of this incident. I also We need to give them confidence to avoid panic among the people and instability in the military."

"How can Your Highness give them confidence?"

"There was news from Daxing City yesterday before I went to bed. You were so sleepy that you didn't see it."

Yuan Tiantian's face turned red: "If it wasn't because of Your Highness, how could this slave withstand this body..."

Yang Guang pinched her little face and said, "That's why I didn't wake you up."

"Your Highness, what is the news about Daxing City?"

Yang Guang stood at the door of the mansion, looking towards the far north. The sky was blue, the sky was clear, and the air was crisp in autumn. It was a good day. He said, "About the news about the northern attack on the Turks."

"Let's talk in the car first."

There were some bumps in the carriage, and Yuan Tiantian asked curiously: "Your Majesty really plans to attack the Turks in the north? It is autumn at this time. If we start fighting at this time, it will probably be winter. It is bitterly cold in the north of the Great Wall, and the Turks who live outside the Great Wall all year round If we can’t bear it, how can our Sui soldiers bear it?”

"You all know the truth, how can your father and the princes in the court not know it? Naturally, they will not say that they will attack the Turks in the north today and set off tomorrow."

"Your Highness, please stop being so secretive. It's not fun to tease the slaves."

Yang Guang smiled knowingly: "I have received news from my father. It said that Changsun Sheng is now estranged from the Turks, and the progress is going smoothly. Datou Khan in the west and Chuluohou (brother of Shabolu Khan) in the east, the two of them and Shaboluu Khan. Bolue Khan has a lot of grievances, and he also brought back some important news."

"what news?"

"In the previous battle between the Sui Dynasty and the Turks, because they saw through the Turks' conspiracy, although the Turks fought with us for a long time and occupied the city for a long time, the loot they brought back was very insufficient compared to before. If we only rely on the current There is some food and they may be starving this winter.”

“What will happen to the Turks who don’t have enough food?”

Yuan Tiantian immediately said: "I will come again."

"Congratulations, you will answer quickly."

Yuan Tiantian said with some worry: "But if this happens, the border will be dangerous. The Turks who have no food and are hungry are all desperadoes. We don't know when a war will start."

"Fortunately, the officials at the border have been preparing from before, and the troops near the border have also been mobilized before. Now the major cities in the northern border are all equipped with elite soldiers and generals, so as long as nothing unexpected happens, our army will definitely be able to Resist it.”

Yang Guang continued: "Because the early decisions were made well, what my father is most worried about now is not the situation in case of a fight on the northern front, but more worried about the southern front and the major cities in the Central Plains."

Fighting the Turks first is now one of the basic strategies of the Sui Dynasty. However, if fighting the Turks, all the resources will go to the north, and the defense on the southern front will be much weaker.

Fortunately, Chen Shubao worked hard. More than half a year had passed, but Chen Shubao was still not well, and the people in court were still in trouble. Moreover, Chen Shubao seemed to have no plans to use troops against the Sui Dynasty, and he had been living his life as a happy emperor.Otherwise, if we rely solely on the support of our peers, if it were Chen Shubao's father who launched Taijian's Northern Expedition to Emperor Chen Xuan, he would not even think about declaring war on the Sui Dynasty directly at this time. You must know that the Chen Dynasty has never had a strong presence in history. , In fact, during Emperor Chen Xuan's Northern Expedition, he took away all the most fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River, causing Northern Qi to complain endlessly.

Don't think that the Chen Dynasty was weak. If it hadn't been for Yang Jian, the Chen Dynasty would still have survived for many years. In other words, even if the Chen Dynasty changed dynasties, the southern government would still be independent from the north. Historically, the Sui Dynasty was able to unify the Central Plains, but Yang Jian and Chen Shubao lacked Not even one.

Let's put it this way, on the day when Yang Jian unified the Central Plains, if there was a big banquet for all the ministers, and Chen Shubao was not there, everyone would be too embarrassed to use their chopsticks.

There is still pressure on the southern front. Nanchen wants money and soldiers, and there are many people who want to make trouble. As for the second pressure, it is the major cities in the Central Plains.

Although Yang Jian feels that the probability of problems in these cities is not high now, he still has to be careful, especially the land of Northern Qi. The reason why he sent the prince to take charge of the land of Northern Qi was to calm the hearts of the various places, so that there would be no worries when attacking the Turks from the north.

This time Yang Guang made such a big fuss in Luoyang, mobilized the army, and put Zhong Zai under house arrest. After all, Luoyang was the former capital of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Although Yuan Xiaoju was from the Sui Dynasty, there was no guarantee that he would not do something out of resentment, so Yang Jian specially sent a message to Yang Guang to appease the army.

Soon Yang Guang arrived at the military camp. There were four military camps in Luoyang City. In order to decentralize power, they were managed by four people and not allowed to be dominated by one person, except our Grand Sima, His Highness Prince Jin.

There is a reason why Yang Jian did this. After decentralizing power, a very disadvantageous aspect is that once a war breaks out, it is difficult to have a unified commander. No one will obey anyone, and internal fighting and slow response are likely to occur, which are fatal situations. Therefore, Generally, there is a leader in every place, with the exception of Luoyang.

Luoyang was too important to the Sui Dynasty. Yang Jian could not allow one family to dominate Luoyang City. Moreover, if a situation suddenly appeared in Luoyang and required the whole city to fight, it would basically be a war in the Central Plains. Otherwise, no one would be able to come to Luoyang. .

So it is divided into powers.

The first person Yang Guang came to must be the military camp where his old acquaintance Li Kuan, the Duke of Pushan, was located.

Knowing that Yang Guang was coming today, Li Kuan had already lined up to greet him. Yang Guang got off the carriage and Li Kuan personally greeted him.

"The last general, Li Kuan, comes to see His Highness the King of Jin."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite. Please take me to meet the soldiers."

"Your Highness, this way please."

Li Kuan led Yang Guang to the verification field. In front of them stood rows of soldiers, all of them in high spirits and standing straight.

Yang Guang came today to appease the soldiers. How to appease them?We have always seen news reports about leaders condolences to the troops. The advanced condolence method in the 21st century is a new one. Isn’t this the case?
Yang Guang first sat down and watched Li Kuan train the soldiers. When it was over, he walked off the stage and came to the side of the most immature soldier, who was shorter than Yang Guang.

Looking at the boy who was about the same age as Yang Guang, Yang Guang asked: "How old are you?"

The young man had never spoken to anyone of Yang Guang's level, and he was trembling and speechless for a moment.

Li Kuan was furious when he saw this: "Why are you trembling? His Highness the King of Jin is asking you something."

"I...I...I'm sixteen."

"Don't be nervous. At such a young age, you have to be a soldier to protect your family and country in the Great Sui Dynasty. It's not easy, it's not easy."

Yang Guang then said to all the soldiers: "I have confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Sui soldiers. I am very proud after seeing them today, but I also want to see how everyone eats and sleeps."

Li Kuan was shocked by these words. In the past, leaders would just go through the motions to see the excitement and excitement of the drill. Why didn't King Jin take the usual path?

He watched Yang Guang walk towards the place where the leader of the group was, and immediately followed him: "Your Highness, King Jin, the place where the soldiers live is noisy at the back. You, who has a body of ten thousand gold, should not go there."

"No, I have to go check it out."

We walked to the place where the gang leader was, and they were preparing to eat. When they saw a group of people approaching, they hurriedly stood aside.

Yang Guang picked up the food in the pot with a big spoon, looked at it, and said with a smile: "It seems the food is pretty good."

"Your Highness, we only eat meat once every few days..."

"You can only have strength when you are full, so you have to follow this standard."

Li Kuan was a little surprised. He made the food better during today's practice and was worried that Yang Guang would blame him. Unexpectedly, instead of blaming him, he was praised.

Then Yang Guang came to the place where the soldiers lived. As soon as he entered, there was a strange smell. What good smell could there be if a lot of men lived together? There was no internal affairs team in this era.

"Your Highness, please don't go in here, it's a mess."

Yang Guang walked in, sat on the edge of Datong's bunk, touched the quilt, shook his head and said, "The weather is getting colder. This quilt is too thin. Please make it thicker for the soldiers."

"Also, I think the place to live is not good. Before winter comes, I plan to build a new dormitory for the soldiers."

"Your Highness, this..."

Yang Guang said to all the soldiers behind him: "The soldiers protect our home and country for us, and we must keep them well fed and clothed."

(End of this chapter)