The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 199 Selling Four Counties
Xiao Yu's face turned white and red, and finally he said helplessly: "Okay! Let's not talk about who is right, but how to deal with the aftermath?"

Yang Tong laughed 'huh', "In troubled times, strength is not respected. The best way to deal with the aftermath is to fight to the death. The Sui army is strong, the horses are strong, the money and food are sufficient, and the strength is far stronger than Li Tang. I will definitely not let Li Yuan breathe Opportunity! You broke the contract first, just to give the king a reason to send troops."

This is very true, Li Tang will not give the Sui Dynasty a chance to breathe if they are in another place.But Xiao Yu couldn't accept it very much, the corners of his eyes twitched, and said: "If Your Highness can fight in an all-round way, will you still sign a contract with me, Datang?"

"One moment and another moment! It's not what it used to be." Yang Tong sneered, his eyes as sharp as knives, "And if you really want to talk, you won't use a lot of spies to mess up my food prices in the Sui Dynasty... …Once there is chaos inside my Great Sui, then it will be the moment for you to seize the inner way by force, do you really think this king is a fool?"

Xiao Yu categorically denied it: "Your Highness misunderstood, this matter has nothing to do with my Great Tang, there must be someone deliberately stirring up disputes in the name of Great Tang for a long time, so that both the Sui and Tang Dynasties will suffer, so as to profit from it."

Yang Tong said indifferently: "Hehe! Everyone knows whether it was done by the Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan can't wait to strangle this king to death, and this king can't wait to kill Li Yuan. There is no need to say such cover-ups. Naturally, it is necessary to defeat the enemy. Do everything you can, it just depends on who has the better means. Peace talks can’t talk about a peaceful world. Please tell Li Yuan that from the moment he invaded Western Qin, the peace treaty has already been binding on me and the Sui Dynasty , wait for the battle."

Xiao Yu gritted his teeth in embarrassment and said: "Your Highness is pressing each other hard, isn't he afraid that the powerful and powerful in Guanlong will be of the same mind?"

"One mind at a time?" Yang Tong teased, "Xiao Xiangguo is a smart man, and he is a member of the aristocratic family, so he knows more about the virtues of your aristocratic family than this king, so I don't need to introduce them one by one here! At least, this king knows that it is impossible for the family members to be buried with Li and his son. I might as well tell you! As for Dugu Cheng of the Dugu clan, he has taken away the gifts belonging to Dugu Sheng, Dugu Kaiyuan and other loyal people this morning! You know Does that mean anything?"

Xiao Yu's face changed drastically.

The Dugu clan took away the posthumous gift from the Dugu clan's children who died in the Jiangdu palace chaos, which meant that the Dugu clan, who had escorted Li Yuan for more than ten years and fully supported Li Yuan's rebellion, lost confidence in Li Yuan!Attempt to use Dugu Sheng, Dugu Kaiyuan and others from the dead end of the Sui Dynasty to make a fuss.Once the direct descendants of Dugu Sheng, Dugu Kaiyuan and others come to vote, Yang Tong will not be able to refuse, otherwise, it will chill the heart of the loyal people in the world. Now that the Dugu family has received the commendation and honor of the Great Sui Dynasty, it is logical that the Dugu family will get involved Da Sui this line.

Xiao Yu didn't think that Yang Tong would use this kind of thing to deceive herself, because she would find out if she checked it out, and she couldn't hide it from anyone.

Yang Tong smiled slightly.

Dugu Cheng is a smart person, he didn't talk about any conditions!I just hope that the descendants of Dugu Sheng, Dugu Kaiyuan and others can inherit the behest of their father and grandfather and serve the Great Sui...

There is no problem with this, but the children of the Dugu clan will always be members of the Dugu clan. Even in the Sui Dynasty, they cannot escape the control of the family!This is also the sorrow of the children of the aristocratic family. While enjoying the rich resources of the family, they will never be able to get rid of that invisible rope. No matter how outstanding they are, they will always be puppets in the family.

Now that he understands Dugu Clan's infiltration, how can Yang Tong agree to Dugu Cheng's 'reasonable' request?It's just that he didn't explicitly refuse, and if he gave Dugu some hope, it might loosen Dugu's support for Li Yuan.As one of Li Yuan's two hardcore consortiums, if they both go against each other, Guanzhong must be very interesting.

"This is not a secret. Xiao Xiangguo can find out after a little inquiring. Therefore, the so-called saying that the family members will be united in one mind is simply nonsense. As long as the king lets go, Jingzhao Webster will definitely behave like a dog." Running eagerly. Do you believe it or not?"

Xiao Yu remained silent.

It's no secret that Wei Kuangbo, head of Jingzhao Wei's Patriarch, came to Yecheng to pay a visit to Queen Mother Wei. Everyone in Guanzhong's elite circles knew about it, but everyone knew that Yang Tong rejected him.

The Great Sui was brilliant and magnificent, with the momentum of looking down on the world, he played around with the princes of all parties. Although everyone didn't say it, everyone wanted to throw a few eggs at the Great Sui.If Yang Tong lifts the ban on the aristocratic family, I am afraid that not only Webster, but even the Dou family will consider it, of course, including their Lanling Xiao family.

After a long while, Xiao Yu said with difficulty: "How long does Your Highness think being overbearing can make Da Sui go?"

"Being domineering to the aristocratic family, to thousands of ordinary people, that is the kingly way that conforms to the hearts of the people. Among the population of the world, the aristocratic family is less than one in ten, and this king has the support of [-]% of the population. What kind of aristocratic family should be afraid of? At least, It is enough to deal with one Li Yuan!"

"Why does Your Highness always target me on pilgrimage?" This is what everyone is curious about.

"The imperial grandfather was very kind to his Li family, but he chose to betray. This king hates traitors the most."

"Wang Shichong also betrayed Sui?"

"He is a loyal minister of the emperor's grandfather. Brother Yan, whom he betrayed, has nothing to do with this king. The most important thing is that Wang Shichong is not a traitor. These two reasons are enough for this king to let him go first."

This is purely unreasonable bullying, Xiao Yu felt deeply powerless.After a long while, he said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, please make a condition."

Why didn't he understand that Yang Tong was blackmailing him, but Li Tang dared not take the risk.This is no longer just the four counties, but threatening Li Tang with an all-out war.

Li Yuan's strength is not as good as that of the Sui Dynasty. If Yang Tong lifts the ban on the aristocratic family, then Li Tang's result can be imagined.

Yang Tong said: "It's very simple. The way to prevent this king from going through the customs is very simple. It's nothing more than spending money to eliminate disasters."

Seeing that Yang Tong's expression was very determined, as if there was no room for negotiation, Xiao Yu had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask: "What does Your Highness want, and how much?"

"As long as Li Yuan sends 200 million taels of gold and 200 million taels of silver to Hedong County, and another 600 million stones of good food to Yan'an County! This king will forgive Li Yuan for breaking the contract and extend the contract to its expiration date."

This condition made Xiao Yu almost faint, and even Yang Gongren, Fang Xuanling, Yang Shidao, Wei Yunqi, Wei Zheng, Liu Zhenghui, Kong Yingda, Jiang Xingben and others who had been pretending to be dead by the side all changed their faces, and even the Sui Dynasty was responsible for recording Yin Hongzhi couldn't write any more, looking into Yang Tong's eyes, full of admiration.

Xiao Yu was almost desperate, his teeth itching with hatred.Yang Tong is simply a lion's mouth. The terrifying amount of 200 million gold, 200 million silver, and 600 million grains makes Tang Dynasty so affordable?What made him even more unacceptable was that after paying so much property, he could only maintain the remaining half a year of the contract.

Xiao Yu knew in his heart that the Tang government had only 400 million shi of grain in stock, which still emptied the official warehouses in Bashu. If 600 million shi were extorted, what would Tang do if there was a drought?Without Da Sui to fight, he would not be able to support himself.

The 200 million taels of gold and 200 million taels of silver were obtained by copying the aristocratic family in Bashu. This is almost [-]% of the gold reserves in Zuo Tibet. It was given to the Sui Dynasty, which will greatly affect the financial expenditure of the Tang Dynasty. Peace, how does the Holy Majesty explain it to the court?How to explain it to the people?It is also impossible for him to agree.

Although the Holy Majesty said that he could agree to all the conditions of the Sui Dynasty, it was the price of buying four counties. Now, in the blink of an eye, he has become a buyer of peace, and he has not even got a hair from the four counties of Longxi.As Li Tang's Prime Minister, Xiao Yu had his own bottom line and principles, so he bowed his head and remained silent.

Yang Tong glanced at him and smiled faintly: "Let's do it! This king will take a step back."

"Your Highness, please tell me." Xiao Yu had a feeling of "the willows are dark and the flowers brighten another village".
"Only by agreeing to the king's conditions, as long as a lot of gold, silver and food arrives on the king's territory, Da Sui will not only maintain the contract until the end, but will not interfere with the grievances between you and Xiqin. , Four counties of Xiping! When buying four counties, Li Yuan and the people of Li Tang also have a confession! The Hehuang area is also a major grain-producing area. It only takes a few days for you to make money back. This business is very profitable for you. .”

Xiao Yu gritted his teeth and said: "His Royal Highness, we can't afford gold, silver and food, can we give in a little bit more?"

Yang Tong thought for a while: "Forget it, I'm here to repay Li Yuan's kindness of nurturing instead of Concubine Li! Gold and silver will be reduced by 50 taels each, and grain will be reduced by one million shi. If Li Yuan makes things difficult for Concubine Li again, don't blame me polite."

Xiao Yu was heartbroken, "That's a deal!"

Yang Tong's expression became serious, he stared into Xiao Yu's eyes, and said slowly: "It's a deal!"

The two parties finally reached an agreement. The Tang Dynasty maintained the contract at the price of 150 million taels of gold and silver each, and 500 million shi of grain. Once in place, the Sui army would withdraw from Jincheng, Fanghan, Piaohe, and Xiping.

The contract was drawn up, but for some reason, Xiao Yu felt a little uneasy, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find anything that would be unfavorable to Li Tang... No matter how you look at it, this is a good thing for Li Tang.

Xiao Yu simply asked: "His Royal Highness Qin Wang, can you tell me why you are willing to sell the four counties?"

Yang Tong said frankly: "The Sui battle line is too long and the troops are scattered, which is not conducive to defense."

Only then did Xiao Yu suddenly realize that when the Turkic Huqi gradually recovered, the vast border became the heaviest burden of the Sui Dynasty. The flexible Turkic people could harass Liaodong, Youzhou, Bingzhou, Wuyuan and Yulin. In winter, you can even cross the frozen Yellow River to harass Lingwu County and Wuwei County!

To defend the long border, at least 30 troops are needed, even 100 million troops are not too many, but Yang Tong only has about 40 troops in his hands. If they all go to defend the Turks, how can they fight the princes of the Central Plains?Therefore, it is indeed a wise move to exchange the newly acquired land for real materials.With this thought, the doubts and doubts in Xiao Yu's heart disappeared immediately.

(End of this chapter)