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

Chapter 252 Do you want to be a dog?
It was impossible for Chen Shubao not to doubt Chen Shujian if he sent Chen Shujian the letter about begging for a demon concubine and then sent it back to him safe and sound.

Besides, the relationship between the two is already on the same level. Doesn’t Chen Shubao want to use this matter as an excuse to eradicate Chen Shujian?

Let him go back, Chen Shujian has no other choice, unless...

Unless he surrenders to Chen Shubao, grovels, flatters, and obediently acts like a dog wagging its tail begging for mercy.

For a person like Chen Shujian, if you want him to be a dog for Chen Shubao, it would be easier to kill him.

On the other hand, would people like Chen Shujian listen to Yang Guang's arrangements?

Of course not. No matter whether you let him go back to Nanchen or not, he will at most be submissive in order to save his life. But if you want to order him to do anything, it will probably be very difficult. You can't hold a big knife to his neck every day. let's go.

Since the value of staying with him is not high, it is better to let him go back while it is still early, lest his original sphere of influence is completely wiped out by Xiao Moke, and it will be useless to let him go by then.

Let him go back now. If he doesn't want to ally with himself, he has to ally with himself, because Xiao Moke, who has the power of life and death with Jiajie Yue, has been sent out. If he doesn't want to be a dog, he has to bow his head.

At least by forming an alliance with Yang Guang, his military strength and influence will not be affected, and there will still be opportunities for success in the future.

How can it be beneficial to seek skin from a tiger?
But now is not the time to care about advantages, but to choose the lesser of two evils.

This was not a difficult multiple-choice question. Chen Shujian began to bargain: "My son can't stay in Xiliang, so I will give him my daughter instead."

"If it were you, would you agree to this condition?"

Yang Guang answered his bargaining with a rhetorical question.

Apparently a daughter could not be exchanged for his hostage.

Yang Guang continued: "Don't worry, your young master, I will make good arrangements for him. Not only will he be well-dressed and well-fed, but he will also be taught by famous teachers in the latest and best schools in Jiangling City. I will never do that." I treated him badly."

Chen Shuling believed this. Yang Guang had no reason to bully his child, but he was still worried after all.

After weighing for a long time, Chen Shujian said: "Okay, but if there is any problem with my son, I will do everything possible to kill you."

Yang Guang smiled: "I don't like to be threatened, but forget it this time. We will still have a lot of time to get along with each other in the future. If we are unhappy with each other, you should look for the reasons within yourself."

Chen Shuling:? ? ? …

Without further ado, Yang Guang took Chen Shuling on a warship and headed for the Yangtze River to trade.

Chen Shuling looked at the dark warship that defeated him. The Crouching Tiger Cannon was still lying on the ship. He was frightened when he saw this thing.

Pointing at the Tiger Crouching Cannon, he said, "You have to provide me with this kind of weapon."

"Later."

"Without this weapon, it would be difficult for me to resist the Chen court."

"If you can't even resist, you have no right to ask me for weapons. I will only add to the cake, not help you in need."

"Has anyone ever said that alliances are not the way to go?"

"Sorry, really not."

Sincerity is always a must-win, Yang Guang's words directly choked Chen Shuling's words.

Soon, Nan Chen's ship and the dark warship met in Yangtze Mountain.

After setting up a ladder, Chen Shuling's son, who was only eight or nine years old, burst into tears and refused to come over. Finally, he was forcibly tied to a rope and exchanged for hostages.

Chen Shujian walked to another boat and said, "Don't be afraid, my son. There is nothing to be afraid of, a real man. Your father will take you home sooner or later." Then he shouted to Yang Guang: "King Jin, keep your promise."

"One word."

The warships met briefly and then the two sides left.

Chen Shujian punched the mast with so much force that the skin of his hand was scratched. He said viciously: "Damn it, I have never been so cowardly in my life. A boy played with me on my hand." It would be unworthy of a gentleman not to take revenge."

"Your Highness, let's go over there and kill the Sui dog thief before he gets far."

Chen Shujian patted the head of the person next to him: "Kill him for what he wants. My son is still in his hands. Go back to Changsha first. If anything happened in the past two days while I'm gone."

"Everyone was shocked when they heard that Your Highness had gone to Xiliang. They quickly organized their troops and marched towards the Yangtze River. If the other party does not return Your Highness, we will fight across the river."

"It's a good thing you have a conscience."

Chen Shujian then asked: "I heard that Xiao Moke is coming to Changsha to rectify military affairs?"

"The imperial decree has just arrived, but now that His Highness is back, this guy hasn't arrived yet. I'll send him back when he does."

"As soon as we reach the shore, we will send an envoy to stop Xiao Moke and ask him to go back. He will say that I have returned safe and sound. The people of Xiliang just invited me to be a guest. I want to see what Xiao Moke will do."

The subordinate said worriedly: "Your Highness, it was rumored that you wrote a letter to beg for a demon concubine, and His Majesty was furious. Your Highness should have sent someone to explain to Your Majesty earlier."

"Explanations are indeed needed. Send an envoy to Beijing to explain."

But Chen Shujian also understood that there was no use in explaining. After giving Chen Shubao such a good excuse, Chen Shubao asked Chen Shujian to go to Beijing to explain himself, and by the way, all his military power was removed.

In this case, Chen Shujian would really become a human being.

Absolutely impossible.

Chen Shujian became even more fierce at this time and said viciously: "He has already made up his mind. I will have no choice but to break with the imperial court when I come back. What a good calculation."

……

On Yang Guang's side, on the warship back, Yang Su asked Yang Guang: "Your Highness, if there is civil strife in Nanchen, it will definitely give us a good opportunity to send troops. Perhaps the time for unifying the Central Plains in Your Majesty's mind will come earlier than expected. "

"Even if there is civil strife in Nanchen, we will not send troops for the time being and let them remain in chaos for a while."

"Why?"

Facing this important minister who helped him seize the throne in history, Yang Guang told him: "My lord, chaos in the Southern Dynasties will lead to chaos. In a short period of time, mediocre people like Chen Shubao may not be really ruthless enough to conquer the overall situation and maintain the The chaos is more beneficial to me than participating in the chaos. To be honest, my goal is not to fight, but to seek peace in the chaos of the Southern Dynasty nobles, gentry, and wealthy businessmen."

Yang Su looked at Yang Guang in surprise: "Why would Your Highness think so?"

"The foundation of a country is people, common people, officials, scholar-bureaucrats, beggars. They are all the foundation of the country, but their importance is different. Only by mastering the foundation can the country be controlled."

"Also, the Sui Dynasty is generally very calm now. I have to wait until the situation in the northeast of the prince is over before making a decision."

Yang Su looked at Yang Guang with some fear: "Your Highness, you..."

Yang Guang smiled brightly: "Don't worry, Lord, I don't want to rebel. I, Yang Guang, am not a rebel."

"It's just that there is a saying in Confucianism that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and a prince is a dangerous wall."

(End of this chapter)