The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 537
In the early morning, thousands of morning glows are shining!Sandalwood incense was lit in a side hall of the Luoyang Royal Palace, and wisps of green smoke curled up from the hollow gaps in the bronze animal furnace, and the air was filled with a faint fragrance, which not only refreshed the mind, but also smelled very good.Several pots of well-trimmed bonsai are dotted around, adding a bit of freshness.

"Last night, General Youwuwei and Xue Wanjun, Duke of Tengguo, led their troops to conquer Zhuyang Pass, wiped out more than [-] enemies, and wiped out the entire Red Armored Army. Zheng Rentai, one of the chief generals of the Red Armored Army, was accidentally killed by his own army. Li Shimin was terrified. , and fled south overnight. Waiwuguan guard Zhang Shigui abandoned the pass and fled south. Twenty thousand Tang troops were attacked at night by Zuowuwei General Luo Shixin and Tan Guogong. The casualties are unknown and they fled to Danshui County. Good, good fight! Zhu Yangguan and half of Xiyang are finally in our hands! Xue Wanjun and Luo Shixin cooperated tacitly, and they are worthy of being my great general." Seeing the victory report sent by Xue Wanjun, Yang Tong said calmly, and then stopped talking.

All the ministers looked helpless!But everyone also understands that Zhuyang Pass is not a dangerous pass. Xue Wanjun has many advantages, and Luo Shixin is cooperating in the rear. It is a ghost if he cannot win.And this mere half of the county is really not on the table for the numb Sui, they can't pretend to be excited even if they want to, let alone Yang Tong who has won countless brilliant victories.

On the contrary, Tang Wang Yang You, who was listening to the government for the first time, said with a look of liking: "This is because the emperor employs people properly. Now that Zhu Yang is closed, our army's southward journey will be unimpeded. It won't be long before I, Da Sui, will be able to annihilate the army." Li Yuan waited for the rebels. Brother Huang, I feel that the two generals should be rewarded heavily."

As Yang You grew older, he also gradually came into contact with some government affairs, but before this child did not hear anything outside the window, he only read the books of sages and sages, and did not understand the minds of Yang Tong and the courtiers sitting here. Now he is happy and just He felt that the atmosphere was not quite right, they all won, why didn't one or two of them have the look after winning, he couldn't understand.

Yang Tong nodded: "The king of Tang is right. He passed on the order to reward Xue Wanjun with ten boards. Luo Shixin is in charge of supervision."

"Brother Emperor... Brother Chen didn't mean that." Yang You was dumbfounded.

Fang Xuanling coughed lightly, and explained: "Your Highness, it's not that the Holy Majesty does not distinguish between rewards and punishments, but that in the eyes of the Holy Majesty and his ministers, it is reasonable for General Xue, who has the advantage in strength and equipment, to wipe out Li Shimin's entire army. However, Li Shimin's [-] Tang troops were let go; the war opportunity is fleeting, and if you miss this time, it will be difficult to wipe out Li Shimin who is with Zhang Shigui and his soldiers in the future. There are tens of thousands of troops stationed in the south of Danshui and west of Nanyang , like a dagger under the right servant's shooting threat, it affected the Nanyang battlefield; so in the overall situation, General Xue fought a defeat; in fact, if he did not scare Li Shimin away, but clamped Li Shimin At Zhuyangguan, it was a great achievement. It is very light for the Holy Majesty to punish General Xue with ten punishments, and if it leads to the failure of the overall situation, it will be a serious crime of losing his head."

"This..." Yang You was stunned all of a sudden, feeling dizzy all over his head.

"Of course, Generals Xue and Luo can also annihilate Li Shimin and Zhang Shigui in Xiyang, or immobilize them."

"Let's just say that the master of Lingyan Pavilion is not satisfied with the performance of his disciples!" Yang Tong thought for a while and thought it was a very good reason.

"Here!"

Everyone can't help but laugh!It's normal for teachers to beat students these days. Yang Tong's punishment has nothing wrong with it. It's like Mr. punishing students with bad grades. It doesn't hurt the friendship between the monarch and his ministers if he teaches Xue Wanjun a lesson.

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"Don't talk about this worthless guy!" Yang Tong read the information submitted by Ling Jing at this time, and a shocking evil spirit suddenly burst out in his eyes. He looked at Ling Jing coldly and asked, "Ling Shangshu, what do you tell me?" What do I, these people from the Western Regions want to do? What tricks do I want to play?"

"My lord, the information in your hand that the people from the Western Regions violated the border was sent by General Su; in fact, according to Xue Wanshu, the governor of Qiemo County, Meng Xiaomin, the governor of Yiwu County, Liu Daju, the governor of Shanshan County, and the governor of Mingyue County. The Li Keshi and the court caravan reported that in the recent period, people from the Western Regions have robbed more than 20 batches of caravans, including the caravans of our Sui Dynasty and those from other countries in the Western Regions."

Speaking of this, Ling Jing sighed, bowed and gave a deep salute: "The incidents and times of these more than 20 groups of caravans are different, and because the Silk Road used to be full of business travelers, the damaged more than 20 caravans The team seems a bit insignificant. The reports all together made the minister not pay attention to it, thinking it was just a coincidence. It was not until the statistics were counted that it was discovered that so many incidents had happened in recent times. It was the fault of the minister. Please forgive me. "

Yang Tong waved his hand: "The battle is imminent, the mission of the Black Ice Terrace is in Tang and Wei, and the center of gravity is in Xiangyang. It's not your fault, I don't mean to blame you!"

Ling Jing said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your innocence."

Yang Tong motioned him to sit down, and suddenly looked at Fang Xuanling at the side: "Xuanling thought it was a coincidence, or was it a premeditated dispersal by an organization? Or was a certain country causing trouble?" In private, Yang Tong's titles were all Compare names.

"It's definitely not a coincidence. Compared with the countries in the Western Regions, I am more inclined to a certain organization to do things. They spread the crimes in order to prolong the time." After Fang Xuanling expressed his conclusion, he analyzed: "The Western Regions The Turks are so huge, they were destroyed within a few months. The countries in the Western Regions are full of conflicts, and they are all small countries with few people. The Great Sui called for not only actively building bridges and paving roads, trying to extend to the border of the Great Sui, but also providing people and money to support the Silk Road coalition forces, so the countries in the Western Regions have no reason to intercept and kill merchants halfway.”

"I thought that after destroying the Western Turks simply and neatly, the Northwest would be stable for 30 years. Unexpectedly, three years later, demons started dancing around again! This slap made my old face burn with pain."

old face?

The ministers looked at Yang Tong's warm and jade-like face, and couldn't help touching their own.

"Looking at it now, I take it for granted! These barbarians from the Western Regions are really too barbaric." A strong killing intent emerged in Yang Tong's heart. The losses involved are negligible compared to the wealth of the imperial court, but this case cannot Open, this wind cannot rise, we must find out this group of people, otherwise, the prestige and sharpness of the Sui Dynasty in the northwest will be wiped out by this group of lawbreakers sooner or later. They followed suit one after another, and even the three northern Turkic tribes and Liaodong would make trouble one after another.The problem is that this group of people come and go like the wind, you can't find him even if you look for it, so how can it be eliminated?
Even though Yang Tong was full of murderous intentions and tricks, he couldn't do anything about it, he said to Kong Yingda suddenly: "Kong Shangshu, our Confucianism respects teaching without discrimination, why don't you go and educate these barbarians? "

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Everyone laughed when they heard the words.

Kong Yingda's face turned black, and he cupped his hands stiffly and said, "Return to the Holy Master, the humble minister is not cultivated enough, and his heart has not yet reached the realm of 'teaching without distinction'."

"Then what level have you reached?" Yang Tong asked curiously.

"Repay grievances with honesty, and repay virtue with virtue." Kong Yingda expressed his attitude by borrowing Confucius' words that have been misunderstood for thousands of years, that is, we should not condone adultery and condone crimes.To put it simply, it is to find the murderer and kill him severely.

"'Beautiful, I am young in the Sui Dynasty, not as old as the sky; I am so young in the Sui Dynasty, without borders with the country!'" Yang Tong praised loudly, and said to Kong Yingda, who was delighted to hear it: "I will write this sentence down and give it to you as a gift." Kong Shangshu."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Kong Yingda was very excited. This is the highest praise, and it was written by Yang Tong himself. Yang Tong's handwriting is no less than that of some literary masters. This is really high-end.

When the others heard this, they were envious.

In just one sentence, it is comparable to Cao Cao's "the martyr is old and full of ambition"!
"The Holy Majesty wants to use troops against the Western Regions?" Through the dialogue between Yang Tong and Kong Yingda, Fang Xuanling has already understood Yang Tong's intentions.

Yang Tong sneered: "The glory of my Great Sui is as important as Mount Tai. If there is no blood debt, what is the majesty of my Great Sui?"

Du Ruhui hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head: "My lord, the barbarians outside the Great Wall are full of wolves. If it is a country, it is not difficult to defeat, but this gang of horse thieves can't even find a trace. How can we annihilate them?"

After the founding of the Central Plains, the Ming emperors of all dynasties wanted to wipe out the forces outside the Great Wall, but the grassland forces were as vigorous as weeds. Zhou's Dog Rong, Spring and Autumn and Warring States, and Qin and Han's Huns, and after that, there were Wuhuan, Xianbei, Rouran, and Turks. A batch was born, and a new batch will be born on that piece of soil soon, and the current Great Sui Dynasty is not a unified dynasty. It’s different from usual, if Yang Tong sent troops into the grasslands to search for them, if there were too few troops, he wouldn’t be able to find the enemy, and he would worry about being eaten up;The result of consuming countless manpower and material resources is that no one can be found. This is completely a matter of using the country's luck to do nothing.

"Keming, I have to tell you, you are too upright, you are really unqualified to be a minister of the Ministry of Rites." At this time, the servant Wei Yunqi said.

"Please tell me clearly." Wei Yunqi, Pu She, was the Minister of Rites in the Sui Dynasty. In the early years of the first emperor's accession to the throne, he almost destroyed Khitan with a single sword. Du Ruhui thought he had good suggestions. , and hastily made a gesture of all ears,

Wei Yunqi smiled slightly: "There is a saying among us, that is, 'There is nothing wrong with inflicting crimes'. There are some things that are false, but as long as people believe it, as long as there are many people who believe it, then it is true. Really. As long as the Holy One sends people to the Western Regions to spread rumors, saying that this group of horse thieves is the Kucha army, and that the King of Kucha is greedy for the benefits of the caravan, and sends troops disguised as horse thieves to rob the business. Everyone is like this, and three people become tigers. More often, people will believe it if it is true or false, and the Holy One is the "Saint Khan" respected by the grasslands, and what he says is more effective than anyone else in the Western Regions. As long as the Holy One designates who is a horse thief, then he is the country of the Western Regions Public enemy, after all, the existence of this group of horse thieves has deeply threatened and damaged everyone's interests! At that time, you can openly question the country's permanent representative in Xingtai Province in the Western Regions (Note: similar to the United Nations, mentioned above), Let him give a reasonable explanation on behalf of his country. This matter was fabricated by us. He can't explain it at all. There are only two paths in front of him. One is to catch the horse thief with all my strength to prove my innocence; no matter which one I choose, the crisis on the Silk Road can be solved, and it will not damage the majesty of my Sui Dynasty, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone; but I think King Kucha will choose the second one The road is gone, because no country in the Western Regions can bear the anger of the Great Sui and other countries in the Western Regions."

The monarch and his ministers looked at each other for a long time, Wei Zheng praised: "It's a good way to shoot the servant!"

"This! I feel that the King of Qiuci is very kind to me, Da Sui. Can I change it?" The honest and honest Jiang Xingben couldn't bear it. When the Jiayuguan was built, the King of Qiuci subsidized three costs for free.

Wei Yunqi smiled and said, "I'm just using Qiuci as an example. If the Holy Majesty doesn't like Yanqi, it can be said that Yanqi King sent people to do it; but the countries in the Western Regions are very small, I suggest finding a bigger one among them." Only the bigger ones have the strength to find horse thieves and beat horse thieves!"

Wei Yunqi's idea is exactly the same as Lao Mei's routine, and it gave Yang Tong a path to the light, which made his eyes brighten. I thought: "The countries in the Western Regions are small countries, so it's meaningless to fight them. I heard that brothers Xue Rengao and Xue Renyue did well on the plateau. They became Tuyuhun's lackeys. The vast territory forced the two countries to merge into one."

"That's true!" Ling Jing nodded and said, "Murong Fuyun is a man who is proficient in Sinology. After he arrived at Dangxiang, he did not fight alone, but united with a tribal country called Tubo. Liang carried out a north-south attack."

"Tubo?" Yang Tong was startled, this is a big guy, the threat is even higher than the Turks at their peak.

"Yes! Tubo was originally called the Meng tribe. After the Warring States period, some Qiang tribes gradually migrated there. They merged with the local people, multiplied and developed, and formed the current Tubo tribe. The Yak tribe of the Tubo tribe was established to unify the small tribes of the Yak tribe. "Zanpu" almost means emperor, king, and chieftain. Today's Zanpu is called Lunzan Nongnang. He eliminated the Subi tribe and unified the eastern part of the plateau. He is called " Langri Lunzan' was officially called Tubo Kingdom the year before last."

Yang Tong has never heard of this kind of praise from Langri. In short, it’s not Songtsen Gampo. “Which one is better, Tubo or Tuyuhun?”

Ling Jing said without hesitation, "Naturally it is Tuyuhun! Tuyuhun is a country of the Xianbei people. It has dealt with our Central Plains Dynasty for hundreds of years and formed a set of laws of its own. There are many good fighters, including the soldiers of the Xue brothers, at least one hundred thousand. But Tubo is a group of barbarians who only know how to conquer by force, but are not good at governance. They don't even have laws, writing and their own civilization. This kind of country is just like the Turks, and in my opinion, it will only be strong for a while."

Yang Tong chuckled, "That's not necessarily the case. Didn't our clan not have its own writing and civilization more than a thousand years ago?"

Wei Zheng said: "But after all, we have experienced thousands of developments?"

"Don't underestimate the instinct of human beings to learn. Thanks to our successful nation in the Central Plains, they will at least save thousands of years of struggle." Yang Tong looked at the crowd and reminded: "Many of us are accustomed to it. Knowledge is a treasure for these ignorant nations. Construction technology, medical treatises, military writings, farming techniques, smelting and casting, and the legal system are the foundation of a country's prosperity. For generations to come Superhuman, in the future all these things are forbidden to spread outside."

"Especially the smelting and casting technology. In my Sui Dynasty, I could almost aspire to the top of the world. What's the benefit of passing these things on to the alien race? No, if it is passed on, it will only make the alien race's weapons sharper and their armor stronger. Once they learn it , I will repay the other body with the same way, and learn from Da Sui to control the Sui. Since I can’t get any benefits, why don’t I cherish my secret skills? Let my Tai Sui’s weapons always be sharper than foreign races, and armor will always be stronger than foreign races, isn’t it better? okay?"

"Similarly, military writings will only make the alien race better at fighting, medical skills will only make the alien race stronger, agricultural books will only make the alien race richer, and laws will only make the alien race more peaceful and orderly... So, these knowledge Don’t let other races learn it, anyone who dares to spread it outside will be punished as collaborating with the enemy.”

Yang Tong’s words are by no means alarmist. The most typical example is Tubo. In history, when Princess Wencheng got married, Li Shimin almost sent the cultural essence of the entire nation. The all-round development of the country, so that a slave society has become a powerful country with a prosperous culture.What's this?It's about cultivating yourself a formidable enemy.

Although this kind of monopoly is not a long-term solution, but now the transportation is inconvenient, and the information in various countries is blocked. When a person with a strange appearance enters the country, he will attract the attention of the whole people. Under the attention and surveillance of the whole people, it is too difficult for him to take something away. ,

"Holy Holy Spirit!"

All the ministers are people with high IQ. Hearing what Yang Tong said, they also realized how precious these things are.

"Your Majesty!" Du Ruhui bowed his hands and said solemnly: "Kindeman told me her request the day before yesterday, hoping that my Tai Sui could accept the dispatch envoy and allow students to come to Tai Sui to study. Now it seems that His ambition is not small."

"Hey! That's a real talk. Tell her we'll talk about it later."

"Here."

Yang Tong smiled coldly: "Don't underestimate this woman, if she is a man of the Sui Dynasty, she might be able to enter the court as a chancellor. You must not be fooled by her pitiful appearance."

When Yang Tong finished speaking, everyone couldn't help warning Fang Xuanling.

"Your Majesty, I don't have any tricks." Fang Xuanling yelled for injustice, and then said solemnly: "I still know the priorities!"

"It's good to know. If you do something wrong, I will erect a bronze statue by the Luoshui River, engrave the words 'big traitor, Fang Xuanling' on it, and let your name go down in history."

Fang Xuanling's face changed, and he quickly stated: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I won't do stupid things."

Yang Tong nodded, and got back to business: "The countries in the Western Regions in the Silk Road system will not do things that harm their own interests, but Tuyuhun is not in the Silk Road system, and the Silk Road was cut off during the time of the first emperor. Tuyuhun is here to carry it, this is not only an explanation from the Sui Dynasty to the countries, but also to prevent the rise of a powerful enemy in the frontier."

"My lord!" Wei Zheng saluted, "Another round of civil war is about to start, not to mention Li Mi's side, just take the Puppet Tang side as an example. Victory also requires them to enter Bashu; so we don't have many troops to fight Tuyuhun, which has 15 soldiers."

"That's not necessarily the case!"

Fang Xuanling narrowed his eyes and shook his head, with a dangerous gleam in his eyes: "Did Wei Shangshu forget the way the Holy Majesty dealt with the Turks? There were millions of people in the Eastern Turks back then, but they didn't let the Holy Majesty Have you tidied up one by one? Why can the Holy One use a small force to tidy up the Turks? The reason is that the Turks are all soldiers, and everyone has to graze. So on the other hand, the whole army is all the people, because they cannot Gather together all the time, and this is what the Holy One breaks down one by one."

"The Turks are like this, and so is the Tuyuhun. To survive, the Tuyuhun people have to graze. Even their king's tent has only 2 or [-] guards when it is not fighting, and the rest of the population is mostly scattered in the form of tribes. The entire grassland. We really can't wipe out Tuyuhun on a large scale, but we can repeat the same trick and order a surprise army to attack."

"That's right!" Yang Tong said with a smile: "Except for their king's tent, any tribe, big or small, is the target of our army's attack. This kind of warfare is nothing more than burning, killing, and looting, and there is no technical content in fighting." , That’s how I got rich.”

"I like to fight this kind of mindless battle the most. Otherwise, I might as well take the Xiaoguo army who is good at this job."

"Your Majesty!" Wei Zheng couldn't stand it any longer, coughed lightly and said, "Actually, this kind of battle is the style of warfare that our Sui Dynasty is best at. Every general can do it very well. Every great general has done it before. Tuyuhun With just such a few soldiers, if you, the god of war and god of war, go, it will be too cheap."

"..." Everyone felt that Wei Zheng's words were too good.

"Wei Shangshu's words are justified, there is no one with a million soldiers, and he is not qualified to let the Holy Majesty take action."

"Everything needs the Holy Spirit, doesn't it seem that I am not available?"

"If the Holy Majesty was to fight all the battles, how would the generals have a chance to make meritorious deeds? Wouldn't this chill everyone's hearts?"

Before Yang Gongren left, he had a special talk with everyone, telling them to take care of Yang Tong no matter what, and never let Yang Tong go to the battlefield, so everyone said it in a hype.

Yang Tong couldn't help but laugh.

However, we cannot deny the truth in everyone's words. He is already the emperor. If he goes to fight some battles that are guaranteed to be won, he will completely rob the generals of their meritorious service.

"The Holy Majesty can let a general lead a cavalry army to invade Tuyuhun and attack all the gathering places that anyone can see! Avoid the real and attack the weak, and the troops will pass through the border without leaving a blade of grass!"

It's hard to imagine that Du Ruhui's emaciated body burst out with murderous intent that even Yang Tong, who is used to seeing big scenes, would feel a little chilled at.

"If the king's tent is still there, those Tuyuhun people will not leave too far, let alone scatter, avoid their main force, and keep destroying the tribes of Tuyuhun. It doesn't make any sense. I heard that General Su's Silk Road coalition army has trained well, so you might as well let this army take action... After all, the countries in the Western Regions also have the responsibility to maintain the smooth flow of the Silk Road, and then...hehe."

For some reason, hearing Du Ruhui's last laugh, everyone felt a little chilly all over.

then what?Naturally, the troops from the Western Regions were used to help the Sui Dynasty eliminate potential threats.It can also take the opportunity to weaken the vitality of the countries in the Western Regions. The greater the loss of vitality in the Western Regions, the more they will rely on the Great Sui.

Moreover, even if the [-] coalition troops were exhausted, they were not from the Sui Dynasty. The compensation was either shared by the Silk Road Consortium or obtained from the battlefield.

Yang Tong looked at Du Ruhui and said with a smile, "Ke Ming's ruthless plan is very good."

"Your Majesty!" Wei Yunqi laughed and said, "For this expedition, there should not be too many people, but also not too few. I think that General Su is the right candidate."

"The prescription is indeed suitable, but Tuyuhun is not a real horse thief after all. If he leaves and the horse thief makes a large-scale riot, there will be no generals in the northwest to turn the tide. What I mean is that other generals will lead the [-] Silk Road coalition forces to invade Tuyuhun. This battle is mainly to destroy the vitality of Tuyuhun. If we destroy the country, we will not be able to rule that territory for the time being. After Tuyuhun and Tubo share the party items and Jialiang is over, there will inevitably be a struggle for supremacy, and when both sides suffer, our Sui Dynasty will almost be unified, and we can completely eliminate them in one pot."

In today's world, there are really few people who can be admired by Yang Tong. Even if there are, they are not Tubo Zan Pu Lang Ri Lun Zan in the slave society.

"I wonder which general the Holy Majesty thinks is suitable?" Wei Yunqi asked.

"Xue Rengao has the bravery of a man, and there have been many warriors outside the Great Wall since ancient times, so it should not be underestimated! This battle is mainly about bravery, so we have to send a force to go there. I think Yu Chigong and Xue Wanche are more suitable." Yang Tong thought for a while, Said: "This battle will be dominated by Yu Chigong, with Xue Wanche as the assistant, and Niu Jinda will be the general! Let Qiu Shili lead the [-] coalition troops to Xihai County to meet up."

All the ministers smiled wryly when they heard the words, the majesty mobilized two coaches and two deputy commanders of the four major armies with one word, the lineup was too luxurious.

However, everyone did not object.

These generals acted as spectators of the Great War in the Central Plains, and they were impatient for a long time. The letter of invitation for the war was sent to Luoyang like snowflakes. If the Holy Majesty ignored it, the generals would inevitably be discouraged.Tuyuhun was taken advantage of, but the generals got a sip of the broth.

The key is that Yu Chigong, Xue Wanche, and Niu Jinda all had the experience of going to the north of the Great Wall, and they are quite familiar with this kind of tactics; a little bit less may be Qiu Shili, a general who descended from Li Tang, but he was the general of the Sui Dynasty Qiu He. The son, like his father, is also a generation with both civil and military skills. He is not only the deputy commander of the Eighth Army, but also the Minister of Rites in the Xingtai Province of the Western Regions, and he handled the order of the Sui Dynasty and the countries of the Western Regions in an orderly manner.

With this high-level combination playing, Yang Tong was quite relieved.

"Brother Emperor!" Yang You, who was listening silently, heard about the accident in the Western Regions, hesitant to speak for several times, until Dong finally arranged the "injustice has a head", and finally had a chance to speak, and said: "My brother received Gaochang The county magistrate wrote a letter."

"Qu Boya?"

Qu Boya was originally the king of Gaochang. After his country was merged into the Sui Dynasty, it became Mingyue County named after Yinmingyue, and this old man was forced to move into the Sui Dynasty, and was named the Duke of Gaochang County by Yang Tong. , lived in Daxing and Yecheng successively, and now followed the imperial capital to Luoyang.Since his wife is Princess Huarong, he belongs to a foreign relative and belongs to Zongzheng Temple. If Yang You didn't tell him, Yang Tong would have forgotten about him.

"Exactly."

"What book did you read? What did he say?"

"Brother Huang, he said that he had left his hometown for many years and wanted to go to Mingyue County to worship his ancestors. His words were quite sincere!"

Yang Tong's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile, "That's interesting."

"Brother Huang!" Yang You's handsome face flashed a trace of hostility, and he said coldly: "As soon as he wrote the letter, something happened in the Western Regions. Is there some connection between this?"

Thanks to Yang Tong's early plans, Yang You can live until now, otherwise, he must be a puppet in the hands of Li Yuan and his son, and then die inexplicably. He admires his elder brother's heroism very much, and he also knows that only his elder brother can make Tai Sui rule the world again and make the Yang family great again, and he is not an ambitious person, so he has been studying hard all these years, hoping that one day I helped my brother; now that the civil war in the Great Sui Dynasty has not ended, something has happened to the Western Regions that have just been pacified not long ago, and my heart has already exploded with anger.

"Calm down! Calm down!" Yang Tong laughed, stopped Yang You who suddenly exploded, and said, "There is no real evidence, so we can't make wild guesses. It would be wrong to wrong a good person." "Here!"

"The Holy One is benevolent and righteous, but Duke Gao Chang may not appreciate it."

“How come you see?”

Fang Xuanling said in a low voice: "Gaochang Gong is an ambitious man. He was loyal to the Turks at the beginning of his succession. He often felt sorry for us, the Great Sui. When the Turks were divided into two, he immediately fell to the Great Sui. Emperor Wu waited. He is very generous, not only conferring titles on him as Dr. Zuo Guanglu, Che Shi Taishou, and Bian Guogong, but also marrying Qi Yuwen Yubo as Princess Huarong. The obvious Western Turkic people even led Yehu Khan's subordinates into the country to confront His Majesty! How can such a person have any loyalty?"

"This is the way for a small country to survive, and there is nothing wrong with it." Yang Tong said with a frown

"Your Majesty!" Fang Xuanling raised his voice, and said, "Duke Gaochang paid tribute to our dynasty in the early years, and then to the Western Turks, causing the people to be overwhelmed, and finally civil strife broke out. He fled to the Western Turks and lost the support of the people. Under the circumstances, for the sake of the throne, he won the support of the Western Turks at the cost of domestic military power and tax power, let me ask, is such a person who is greedy for power and position, a person who is willing to be inferior to others?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, you must not have the intention of harming others, nor do you have the intention of guarding against others. I suggest that you monitor Mr. Gao Chang to see who he associates with. If there is nothing abnormal, let's go. If there is, maybe you can follow the vine to get some News we don't know."

"Yes, Your Majesty! Duke Gaochang has been king for so many years. It is impossible to say that he has no loyal people."

"Forget it! Let the inner guards watch over it." Having said that, Yang Tong's gaze became serious, "I hope he's okay."

"Here!" Yang Shidao and Fang Xuanling responded.

The internal guard has the same responsibilities as the Black Ice Platform, mainly to fight against the enemy forces that have sneaked into the country, and is jointly in charge of Yang Shidao and Fang Xuanling.

"Okay, those messy things in the Western Regions are just clowns who can't see the light. Do we need to take it to heart? Our focus is on the country, don't be distracted by such trivial matters, and this matter will stop here." Yang Tong said with a smile.

"Here!"

All the ministers obeyed.

(End of this chapter)