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

Chapter 296: Father and son
Mat Butteqin was suffocating at Yang Guang's place. Although he had a smile on his face, he turned his head with a look of dissatisfaction, which could even be said to be vicious.

Hasayaqi reminded: "Your Highness, this person is ruthless, erratic and irregular. Your Highness rejected him, so be careful."

Yang Guang smiled slightly and responded to Hasayaqi's concern: "This is Daxing City, and I am definitely not the one who should be careful."

The New Year's Eve banquet was simplified a lot, and Yang Guang returned to the Jin Palace with his two concubines.

And there is an "uninvited guest" going home today, Yang Lihua.

Yang Lihua has been living a leisurely life. Once this woman lives a comfortable life, she will look good. She sleeps until she wakes up naturally every day, eats and drinks the best, and her skin is naturally white, translucent, rosy and shiny.

After drinking some wine in the evening, I looked even more rosy.

"Amo, Meng Lan is pregnant, you have to be extremely careful. You can never tell what happens within the palace walls."

Faced with Yang Lihua's reminder, Yang Guang nodded: "Well, we have made complete preparations. Absolute safety must be ensured in Prince Jin's palace."

Yang Lihua smiled lightly and said, "Amo, you should have a son. It's good to have a son so that you won't be bullied by others."

Facing what Yang Lihua meant, Yang Guang signaled Yang Lihua's maid with his eyes: "Eldest sister has drunk too much. Please take eldest sister back to rest early."

Yang Lihua still hasn't forgotten what happened back then, and she still can't get over the hurdle in her heart. She may look like a normal person, but in fact she's very upset inside, and nothing feels right.

She was a woman whose country had been subjugated. The adopted son she had placed in her name died at the hands of her biological father. Her husband's family's empire was usurped by her own family. She was so miserable that she never found a way to identify herself.

She can only focus on buying a house, a house in Daxing City, a house in Luoyang City. Now she can be said to be the largest landowner.

On the fifth day after the New Year's Day, Matan Teqin set off back to Turks.

Although Yang Guang was quite rude to him at the New Year's Eve banquet, when it was time to leave, Yang Guang still gave him something. We couldn't seem stingy. After all, it was considered a kinship, and he finally came. It’s appropriate to take a trip and give something away.

Matdan Teqin happily accepted the gift. When Yang Guang said goodbye, he also said: "Go back and tell your khan that Hasayaqi is living well in Sui Dynasty. You can come and see him if you have time in the future." look."

After bidding farewell to Matdan Teqin, Hasayaqi began to cry.

"What? Didn't you say that this kid is not good enough? Why are you still crying?"

"It's not because of this boy. I miss my mother. How far to the north of Daxing City is Dujin Mountain..."

In this era, marrying so far away is like saying goodbye to her family forever. The first day she came out, she knew that she would never be able to go back. She would never see her mother again, only herself. A nephew I don’t like.

Hasayaqi also entrusted Matdan Teqin to bring some jewelry to her mother, and Matdan Teqin accepted the gift. I thought she would have done this, so she would not be so ignorant.

On the 20th day after the Lunar New Year, the border reports were reported that there was a small-scale friction between Tuyuhun and our army, which was expected to lead to war.

The emperor in the court informed everyone in the court about the contents of the imperial report and asked everyone how to deal with it.

Yu Qing said: "Your Majesty, Tuyuhun has occupied the main trade routes over the years and imposed excessive taxes, which has caused the price of goods in our western regions to remain high. This time the King of Shu led troops to negotiate with him, but the other party was arrogant and unwilling to reduce or reduce tariffs. Both parties Small-scale friction between soldiers has triggered a war, and this war should be inevitable."

Those who were shouting to fight and kill before, and the heroic ministers are mostly silent now, because the failure of the battle of Goguryeo made many people feel that God will not let them fight the Sui Dynasty now, and it is best not to fight, otherwise In a small place like Tuyuhun, Manchao Hall should be the leader of the battle now.

There were very few people who supported the war, but everyone knew that from the moment the emperor sent the King of Shu out, the war was destined to be fought.

If you really want to talk, send a team of envoys to negotiate properly first. How can anyone come up and bring an army to talk.

Yang Jian asked Gao Jiong: "What do you think we should do now."

Gao Yan said bluntly: "Tuyuhun occupied the road and collected taxes, and now we refuse to lower them. In order to keep domestic trade routes smooth, I think we can fight a war first and then negotiate for peace. However, it is not appropriate to invade Tuyuhun land too much, let alone massacre local people to provoke anger." The people are angry and let them suffer a defeat. Surrendering and paying Sui coins is the best policy."

The emperor looked at Yang Guang, who also said: "Father, I agree with Gao Jun's opinion. This is the best policy."

The emperor nodded. With the support of both Gao Jiong and Yang Guang, he himself indeed believed that this was a safer approach.

"Send an order to the King of Shu to decide the outcome in one battle, to make the Tuyuhun royal family surrender, agree to reduce or reduce tariffs on the caravan, and pay me the royalties."

The order was issued that day, but Yang Guang knew that it was impossible for Yang Xiu to obey this order. He was now about to make great achievements, how could he obey such an order? As long as he won the war, he would definitely continue to advance in one go.

After saying this, Yang Jian asked again: "Amo, you have to be careful about the supply of firearms."

"Father, don't worry. From the time King Shu set out, the firearms factory along the route to Tuyuhun has already started planning for logistical supplies. Everything is normal now. I will do my best to ensure that there is no problem with the supply line. If anything goes wrong, , all of which will be borne by the sons and ministers.”

The emperor was a little surprised when he said this so confidently in the main hall.

His signal of supporting the King of Shu was more obvious than when he supported the King of Jin. It is of course false to say that Yang Guang couldn't see it. He did use this matter to see if Yang Guang had the tolerance to tolerate others, but Yang Guang's actions were It exceeded Yang Jian's own expectations.

The ministers were also very surprised.

Even if Yang Guang is magnanimous and doesn't cause trouble, he can do his job very well. He can just say a few simple words in court. However, he didn't expect Yang Guang to express his position directly in court, and his words were very serious. of firmness.

After saying this, he had to really go all out to help the King of Shu. Yang Guang himself would not benefit from knowing this.

At this time, the old fox Yang Su stood up among the ministers and said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Jin still has to be responsible for the southern front against Nanchen. I'm afraid it will be too tiring to be too distracted by this."

"Prince Jin, can you handle it?"

"My responsibilities are unavoidable. Nanchen is temporarily stable. Since the Tuyuhun war has begun, we can postpone the matter in Nanchen for a while. The fighter plane has not yet appeared, so there is no need to rush."

The emperor nodded: "Tuyuhun will be defeated quickly."

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In the border area, Fuqi City, the capital of Tuyuhun, its king Kua Lu threw the letter in his hand to the ground with a face full of anger. He was furious and shouted: "Young son of the Sui Dynasty, how dare you insult me ​​and try to use this method?" Our country surrenders, let’s have your Spring and Autumn Dream!” What was on the ground was the letter sent by Yang Xiu, in which he compared Kua Lu, the king of Tuyuhun, to a toll collector at the city gate, saying that he dared to try to raise prices privately, was greedy, and was an ordinary man. Shuzi.

In general, the scolding was unpleasant.

From the first time Yang Xiu received Yang Jian's order, she had no intention of obeying Yang Jian's order.

The general was not subject to foreign military orders. In his opinion, as long as the emperor's ultimate goal was achieved, everything would be fine, so the option of negotiation was directly forgotten by Yang Xiu.

He needs to make a name for himself.

King Kua Lu was extremely angry and wanted to send troops to fight the Sui Dynasty. His ministers advised him.

Prince He said bluntly: "Father, you can't. The Sui Dynasty has a powerful army. It defeated the Turks before and separated them into east and west. If our army confronts them head-on, they will definitely be no match. Moreover, the Sui Dynasty people have magical machine skills and muskets."

King Kualu's eyes were full of anger, and he stared at his prince. He was very easily angered, and now he was like an evil ghost. He cursed at his son: "You are a worthless thing. Are the people of the Sui Dynasty invincible? You are ours." The dignified prince Tuyuhun, now you have the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige, what is the use of me being angry with you for being such an incompetent person?"

After saying that, he grabbed Prince He and gave him two big slaps in the face. In front of the ministers, he didn't save any face for his son. He was in his twenties and had no dignity in front of Kua Lu. He said Just fight.

Prince He's cheeks were blood red after being slapped twice. Kua Lu was a brave man, and his son's mouth was already bloody after being slapped twice.

The ministers did not dare to speak. This was not the first time such a thing had happened. However, it had not happened to Prince He before, but to the former prince, Prince He's eldest brother, who had been killed by his father not long ago.

Because of his drunken rage, Kua Lu killed the former prince directly.

Throughout the ages, regardless of the size of the dynasty, it is not uncommon for fathers and sons to antagonize each other, and brothers to fight against each other. However, it is not uncommon for a monarch to cut off his son's head with a knife directly in front of everyone in the hall, put it on the table and continue to drink with him. It's the only one.

After the former prince was killed, Prince He was appointed as the prince. As the second son of Kua Lu, he had a weak character since he was a child, but he was also very upright, so he dared to speak out and remonstrate with Kua Lu when he was angry. As a newly crowned prince, he didn't seem to understand his father's character very well, so he slapped him in front of everyone in the court.

Grief and anger filled his heart, but soon they were replaced by another emotion, fear.

Now he was extremely worried that he would be the next person to be killed by Qualu.

That night, Prince He had a nightmare. In the dream, his head was placed on Kua Lu's dining table, and he watched his father eat and drink heavily. What he ate was raw meat with blood, and what he drank was all red. The mouth and cheeks were full of blood, and the terrifying bloody mouth finally bit him.

Prince He woke up from his dream in the middle of the night, covered in sweat, and his lower body was filled with a wet and fishy smell.

He himself was actually frightened to the point of peeing by a nightmare.

But he didn't dare to tell everyone, not even the maid, so he immediately set fire to all the clothes and bedding in the house to avoid anyone knowing that he had wet the bed.

If King Kua Lu discovers his bedwetting, he may really die.

There was a fire in the prince's official residence in the middle of the night, but the news didn't cause much of a stir.

But after such an experience, Prince He became even more frightened, and the overwhelming fear invaded his heart, making him feel that he must find a way, otherwise he might end up with the same fate as the former prince.

Prince He found his teacher, Murong Da.

"Sir, the current situation is turbulent recently. Sir, what do you think we should do?"

Murong Da sighed: "Your Highness, do you think our army has a chance of winning in a battle with the Sui Dynasty?"

"We are better because we are familiar with the terrain, and our soldiers know how to fight on this land. However, regardless of the number of people or the ability to fight head-on, our army should not be an opponent of the Sui army, not to mention the Sui's magical firearms."

Prince He kept shaking his head and sighing. Murong Da also understood the gap between the two countries and said to Prince He: "My opinion is that we have peace talks with the Sui Dynasty as soon as possible. Although the Sui Dynasty is powerful, they are not that powerful at all when they conquer the east and the west." There is so much spare power to manage so many places. According to the information given to me by my friends in the Sui Dynasty, the main purpose of the Sui Dynasty this time is to allow us to reduce tariffs and allow the trade between the Western Regions and the Sui Dynasty to circulate, rather than to fight. .”

"Sir, is this news true?"

"It's true. It's just that the King of Sui and Shu who went on the expedition this time seems to want to fight. He will make all the decisions."

"Sir, can you contact him? We may be able to negotiate."

Murong Da was very worried and said: "But Your Highness, if we do this, the king will definitely not agree."

Prince He looked sad: "But if this continues, according to father's attitude, this battle will be inevitable. Now everyone in the court seems not to be optimistic about the fight."

"Da Sui is too strong, we can't win."

Looking at Prince He who was sighing before the fight started, Murong Da felt a little helpless. The prince's character was too weak and he had already given in defeat without doing anything. Even he felt that the prince was so bad. Even if he wanted peace talks at least You can't act so weak.

A father who is too strong can often only teach a weak son, because he cannot be strong in his life. If he is strong, he will only be scolded or even beaten.

Now there are two paths before Prince He. One is to directly rebel against Kua Lu, kill his father and become king, and then take the initiative to show his favor to the Sui Dynasty.

Judging from the current situation in Tuyuhun, if he really rebels, he will have many followers, but it also depends on whether he can suppress others.

The second one is to obey Kua Lu and directly declare war with the Sui Dynasty. We will fight later.

There are no certainties in fighting. It doesn't mean that if he has the advantage, he will definitely win.

Murong Da hopes that Prince He can choose the first path. Kua Lu is not a qualified leader.

But Prince He made an unexpected choice between the first and second paths analyzed by Murong Ke.

He chose the third way.

(End of this chapter)