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

Chapter 297 The Third Way
The two routes Murong Da gave him were public and private. Murong Da naturally hoped that Prince He would have the courage to directly rebel and kill Kua Lu, who had already lost the support of the people, and replace him.

Yu Gong said that Tuyuhun needs a better king, a king with more foresight and normal emotions. The behavior of praising Lu now makes people dare to be angry and dare not speak out. It is also because there is currently a shortage of talents in Tuyuhun. Even if there is a rebellion after such a long time, It was just a small fight, but he hoped that someone like Yang Jian would come out of Tuyuhun to directly replace Kua Lu.

Personally speaking, it would be great for Murong Da to be able to push Prince He to the throne. Once Prince He takes the throne, he, as his teacher and the people who promote his actions, will surely be inferior to ten thousand people, and he will have power over the government and the opposition. .

Moreover, because he personally had good relations with many people in the Sui Dynasty, he was confident that he could complete the cooperation between the two countries through exchanges, and then he would be able to enjoy all the glory and wealth.

But between these two roads, Prince He chose the third road.

In the next five days, King Kua Lu of Tuyuhun personally organized his army to prepare for war with the Sui Dynasty.

Yang Xiuben thought that under his coercion, the Tuyuhun people would not dare to act rashly, but he did not expect that King Tuyuhun would be so tough and would not even give in, and he immediately felt a little angry.

"Zhang Xutuo, how is our army prepared?"

"Back to Your Highness, the troops are united, their equipment is in good order, and their firearms and follow-up ammunition are all in good condition."

Yang Xiu shouted: "Okay, little Tuyuhun wants to show off his power in front of us. It's really against the grain."

At this time, Shi Yuanyan, the director-general of Yizhou, spoke: "Your Highness, I still think it is better to negotiate peace first. Your Majesty also means the same. The best way is to settle the matter without fighting."

As Shi, the general manager of Yizhou, Yuanyan's decrees were clear and submissive, and he was praised by officials and feared by Yang Xiu.

Yang Xiu doesn't like Yuan Yan, a rigid and serious person, and he doesn't even remember Yuan Yan ever smiling. But it has to be said that Yuan Yan is indeed a very good person, he works steadily and efficiently, and many people are willing to listen to him. .

Yuan Yan didn’t think that a war was necessary. As soon as the words came out, Yang Xiu looked uncomfortable, but Yuan Yan still said bluntly: "Your Highness, Tuyuhunzhi praised King Lu as a violent man. There has been some internal turmoil in these years. We can take advantage of it." If you do, you can even defeat others without fighting."

It sounds nice to subjugate the enemy's army without fighting, but in this case, where can Yang Xiu get the military glory he wants most?Where can I get the prestigious reputation I want most?
Yang Xiu immediately said: "No, the Tyuhun people are extremely rude. They should be taught a lesson."

At this time, in the military camp tent, a letter came in from outside the camp tent.

"Whose letter is this?"

"Reporting to your highness, the Tuyuhun people sent someone to deliver it to Yuan Changshi."

As soon as he heard that it was for Yuan Yan, Yang Xiu stopped paying attention.

Yuan Yan opened the letter directly, and after reading it, he immediately said: "Your Highness, this is a great event."

"What a happy event?"

"This letter was written to me by Murong Da, the young master of Prince Tuyuhun. The two of us were acquainted with each other back then. This Tuyuhun native is quite proficient in knowledge."

"At this time, he is writing to say that their Prince He intends to surrender to His Highness and lead his troops to join us in the Sui Dynasty. He sincerely asks for Your Highness's consent."

Yang Xiu raised his eyebrows and smiled disdainfully: "Oh? The two armies are about to fight, and the prince of the other side comes to surrender. It is really unheard of."

At this time, leading the crowd to surrender was the third way Prince He thought of. He didn't think Tuyuhun could compete with the Sui Dynasty, let alone that he could survive the war as the prince, so he directly chose to lead the troops to surrender.

Yuan Yan thought for a while and said: "Your Highness, the other party is the prince of Tuyuhun. Surrendering to us is good for us. Even if Your Highness really goes to war with Tuyuhun, someone will have to govern Tuyuhun after the war. This Tuyuhun The fact that the prince is able to surrender when such a powerful enemy is in front of him shows that he has a weak character, is easy to control, and has a justifiable identity. He is exactly the person we can use."

Having said this, Yuan Yan, who rarely smiled, smiled slightly at this moment. He really didn't expect that pie could really fall from the sky.

"Yuan Changshi, don't you suspect that the other party is pretending to surrender? What if the other party wants to use a tactic of using us to accept the surrender, internally and externally?"

Yuan Yan directly rejected this possibility: "The other party does not have this ability, and we will not give him this opportunity."

"Once Prince He surrenders to our army, he will definitely be under house arrest by us for a period of time. They have no ability to pose any internal threat to us. Such a strategy is not feasible."

"What if there are spies in our army like we did during the war with the Turks?"

"Your Highness, this is even more impossible. The main force of the army we brought this time is composed of our Yizhou Army, assisted by the Border Army. The Border Army cannot participate in our decision-making now, and there was friction between the two some time ago. Now the most powerful people shouting and killing are a group of people from the border army.”

"No matter what, it is a stupid strategy to send your prince into our hands."

Yuan Yan made a speech and directly denied the possibility that the other party was pretending to surrender.

With this great gift from heaven, Yuan Yan immediately said: "No matter what, Your Highness, you should accept the other party first."

But Yang Xiu looked slightly sad.

Seeing Yang Xiu's hesitation, Yuan Yan said, "Your Highness, why are you hesitating?"

"I have my own considerations. You go down first. I need to be quiet for a while."

Yuan Yan was surprised. Faced with such a good opportunity, he didn't know what his Royal Highness, King of Shu, was hesitating about, but he ordered them to leave the camp first.

After leaving the camp, Zhang Xutuo found Yuan Yan: "Yuan Changshi, I have something to say to you."

"General, please speak."

"Yuan Changshi, His Highness the King of Shu is getting older and is now the master of the family. Yuan Changshi should be more respectful when talking to His Highness. His Highness Wanshi is the one who makes decisions, and Yuan Changshi should not Just let His Highness choose your plan.”

Yuan Yan was quite dissatisfied: "Your Highness is still young. As the chief historian, I should help you more."

After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Yang Xiu in the camp showed a hint of dissatisfaction. He looked at the letter left behind and murmured to himself: "It is indeed a God-given opportunity, but if Yuan Yan's plan is followed, then outsiders will say it is Yuan Yan's credit. He The prestige is even greater.”

"He still thinks that I am that ten-year-old child who has the final say in everything. Although he is a good commander, I must not act according to his plan this time. This time I will not only achieve great military exploits, but also have to Use some evil names to let everyone know that I, Yang Xiu, am not someone to be trifled with."

"Everyone is afraid of evil people. If Emperor Wu of Wei could kill someone with his eyes open in a dream, no one would dare to approach his palace while he is sleeping. If a person is only virtuous and has no evil reputation, it will be difficult to convince others and intimidate others. I can't do what my father did, just coughing lightly in the court and silencing the ministers."

Yang Xiu rubbed his chin, thinking carefully about the next thing, and thought of his second brother Yang Guang.

"Second brother, what would you do if you were here?" "The eldest brother often says that the second brother is good at pretending. If you think about it carefully, it seems to be true. According to the temperament of the second brother, he must have welcomed Prince He into the army in a grand manner, and then pretended to be with him. They talked for a while, promised benefits to others, and then accepted them all, and then slowly negotiated peace with the people of Tuguhun, and even engaged in some evil ways to increase the price of food for the people of Tuguhun, etc. "

"I can't do what he does. He's vain and can't learn anything. He acts hypocritical and hypocritical to everyone. Let's forget it. But this Prince He can really be used."

Yang Xiu took this into consideration.

……

There was a breeze in Luoyang City today, and Yang Guang took a boat to the Luoyang City Shipyard.

These past few days have been the most peaceful days for Yang Guang. Everything is calm and the military reports on the southern front are also improving. Since the collapse of the textile industry in Nanchen, all the employees in the textile industry in Nanchen are now resting on their laurels.

After the general public was able to get cheaper goods, no one cared about who produced them. Now cheap cloth has completely occupied the Nanchen market.

Yang Guang walked into Luoyang Shipbuilding, and Li Kuan followed him.

After Yuan Xiaoju's resignation, the position of Luoyang Tombmaster is temporarily vacant. The emperor seems to be in no hurry to arrange someone to fill it. Because of Luoyang's important status, there are still many voices moving the capital to Luoyang, so the emperor actually plans to follow the example of the Han Dynasty in establishing the East and West. capital.

Now that there is a canal to facilitate transportation, this possibility will be very high, which means that the position of Luoyang Zhongzai may not be needed.

Every time Yang Guang goes to Luoyang, Li Kuan will try his best to accompany him. Yang Guang also leaves many things in Luoyang Shipyard to Li Kuan.

"Your Highness, this latest warship will be launched soon."

"Luoyang Shipbuilding is now an experimental base. The main warships are built for experimental purposes. When the plan is almost confirmed, they will be handed over to the seaside shipyard for production. These ships will be put into the sea in the future."

"Your Highness, we don't have any enemies at sea. Isn't it a waste that you spent so much money to build a big ship to enter the sea?"

"Don't waste it. If you don't have it now, it doesn't mean you won't have it in the future."

While the two were talking, two other young men arrived, walked up to Yang Guang, and greeted respectfully: "His Royal Highness King Jin."

Two of them, one is Pei Shiqing, the former ambassador to Japan, and the other is Gao Jiong's third son, Gao Biaoren.

Yang Guang nodded and motioned for the two of them to follow him. As he walked, he said, "Pei Shiqing, tell me the latest news about Sudoro."

"Yes, Your Highness, the latest news from Sudoro was two months ago. Years ago, he came and reported that there is currently a struggle for power within the Japanese country. It seems that the queen who has been appointed as their emperor, Princess Ebuta, will be pushed to the throne. , It’s really strange that the Japanese country can have a woman as its emperor.”

Yang Guang understood that he should be talking about the first female emperor, Emperor Suiko.

Pei Shiqing went on to say: "Now the powerful minister of the Japanese country, Suga Mazi, intends to launch troops against Silla again. According to Sudoro's news, it is likely that he will do it this year. Because of our funding, Sudoro is also in the Japanese country now." Having climbed to a high position, he is quite honest and will report information every once in a while.”

Yang Guang nodded: "I'm thinking of you going to Japan again."

"Wei Chen is always ready to take orders."

"Pei Shiqing, can you lead the troops?"

As soon as these words came out, Pei Shiqing understood what Yang Guang meant.

"Wei Chen has no experience in leading troops, but he has read military books all year round and learned a lot. If there is a chance, he would also like to fight in practice."

Yang Guang nodded: "This time you set out and sail away the three largest warships. I will equip and supply a thousand elite soldiers and generals to accompany you on your journey. You will bring cheap cloth from the Sui Dynasty to sell to the Japanese countries, and use gold to Ginzhimono and Waguo want to buy an island. It doesn’t require a big place, but it can at least give us a place to park our ships, so it will be more convenient for mutual trade in the future.”

"What if they don't give it to you, Your Highness?"

"They were bought and sold by force, and the soldiers and firearms they brought with them should be more than enough to occupy a small island. The Japanese people are now in chaos within their own forces, and it is impossible for them to attack together."

"Weichen understands."

What he said was that he was going to take action against Japan, and Yang Guang wanted to take advantage of the current civil strife in our country and the dispute with Silla to intervene. If the two places really started to fight, it would be a really good opportunity.

After giving instructions to Pei Shiqing, Yang Guang said to Gao Biaoren: "I talked to your father before, and you also have a restless temper. I originally planned to let you and Pei Shiqing go to Japan for a walk, but now I have another thought. There is one thing that you may need to do.”

"Your Highness, please tell me."

"The land of Jiaozhi is in the south. You can cross Nanchen to reach Jiaozhi by taking a big ship. Further south, there are various places in the Nanyang countries. It is recorded in history that the Nanyang countries are rich in products. Our Sui Dynasty is now unprecedentedly powerful. I want to There will be a feast for all nations in the future, so if you dare, I hope you will take a big ship to visit those Southeast Asian nations."

Hearing Yang Guang's words, the three of them were stunned. This was completely sailing into a vast and unknown sea.

Pei Shiqing went to Japan because he knew where Japan was and had some nautical charts and previous maritime route maps. Otherwise, how would he find it on the vast sea?

People in this era don't know that the earth is round. In everyone's imagination, the sea has an end. Blind sailing will definitely reach the end of the sea and fall into the endless abyss.

But Yang Guang gave Gao Biaoren such a task that seemed to directly lead him to death.

Pei Shiqing said bluntly: "Your Highness, the sea is dangerous, and there is no chart. You are not sure where to go when there are storms. This is too dangerous."

“It’s naturally dangerous to put others first.”

Gao Biaoren himself said: "Your Highness, I am willing to go."

Regarding Gao Biaoren's statement, Yang Guang smiled slightly. He had known Gao Biaoren before. This boy would do nothing if it was safe. He would ride the strongest horse, fight the fiercest beast, and lead a team of people. He dared to go into the mountains to hunt tigers. If he hadn't been captured by Gao Qiao, he would have either been eaten by a tiger, or he would have become a tiger-fighting hero.

Although he does nothing serious and has not read many books, he is very courageous and dares to venture and fight, as if this life is not his own.

That's why Yang Guang gave this task to him.

"Gao Biaoren, if you come back from this trip, you will be more famous than your father."

"Then it's time to go."

(End of this chapter)