Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 470 Who is in favor and who opposes
"I have set up consolation envoys among the nine armies, what do you think?" Yang Guang asked in the hall.

The General of Zuo Yuwei Qiu He was the first to say: "I think it is appropriate. Once our million-strong army arrives, Goguryeo will definitely flee. If there is a consolation envoy to go and surrender, it can make it surrender early, reduce the matter of Jin Ge, and save a lot. trouble."

He was not like this before, and he was also a good official during the Kaihuang period.

Qiu He's original surname is Qiu Dun, a Xianbei family. The family has been a family of officials since the Western Wei Dynasty. After entering the Sui Dynasty, he served as the prefect of three places successively. , Become a cunning person who is good at flattering and flattering.

In fact, Yang Jian and Yang Guang are two people with completely different personalities. Now he is working for Yang Guang, so naturally he has to follow Yang Guang.

Sure enough, after listening to it, Yang Guang smiled and said:

"You know, Goguryeo is a small country after all. Have you ever seen a million soldiers? At that time, our Sui army's flags and banners will be hundreds of miles away. The gold and weapons will be prosperous and the army will be strong. This is unprecedented. If I were Gao Yuan , see this shape, also descend."

It's a pity that you are not Gao Yuan, and others will not surrender.

Qiu He quickly apologized and agreed with him.

In addition to him, there is another person who supports the establishment of a consolation envoy, and that is Duan Wenzhen, Shangshu of the Ministry of War. This person is also from Xianbei, and he was an official of Yang Jian. He is almost seventy this year.

Historically, he died on the road to conquer Goguryeo. He was not beaten to death, but died of illness on the road.

He supported it because the military supplies of the millions of troops were allocated by the Ministry of War. He calculated the accounts, there was not enough food, there was not enough ordnance, it was difficult to recruit manpower, and the country was spending too much. All kinds of problems were placed on the table in the lobby of the Ministry of War. On the case, of course, the emperor also has a share here, but the emperor doesn't take it seriously.

In his view, if Goguryeo can surrender early, the huge gap in the army's logistics will no longer exist. The early dispatch of troops will help eliminate these hidden dangers and disadvantages. Sui.

People in Goguryeo waited for work with leisure, but they were on expeditions with labor teachers, and the consumption of military supplies was very different.

"The minister also agrees to set up comfort envoys. Our army is so strong that Goguryeo will surely surrender in anticipation of the wind. A comfort envoy can surrender a city, which is beneficial to our army," Duan Wenzhen said.

This is how the ass decides the head. Everyone looks at the problem from their own standpoint. Everyone has their own difficulties. If there is a problem with the military supplies of the army, Duan Wenzhen will have his head on his head. He doesn't want to take the burden at the last moment of his life The crime will harm the children and grandchildren.

Yang Guang nodded in satisfaction, looked at Su Wei and said:
"What do you think, sir?"

Su Wei knew the disadvantages of setting up comfort envoys, but he and Duan Wenzhen had the same problem, they both hoped that the war would end as soon as possible, the sooner the better.

A total of more than 100 million troops and 200 million logistics manpower is a heavy burden for the country, and it is also a very risky thing. With so many people, you can’t manage them under normal circumstances, let alone under abnormal circumstances. Down.

Who knows if there will be any troubles in the future?The sage said: Don't enter a dangerous country, don't live in a messy place. In folk sayings, don't go to places where there are many people.

Su Wei didn't have the boldness of Gao Yan. He was timid at first, and the older he got, the less courageous he became. No one can tell what will happen to the 24th army, mixed with dragons and snakes.

So Su Wei said: "I think it's appropriate."

Niu Hongming was making eye contact with him, and he understood it, but he ignored it on purpose.

Naturally, Yang Guang also saw Niu Hong's frequent gestures, and asked with a frown, "Qing seems to have doubts?"

Niu Hong sighed, nodded and said: "As the saying goes, the general is out, and the emperor's order is not accepted. The position of the comforter is too restrictive for the commander of the army. One army cannot have two generals, otherwise disasters will occur if the dispatch fails. I think that even if this position is set up, it should be adjusted to local conditions and combined with the marching commander to decide whether to recruit or surrender."

In fact, there has always been a position of this nature as a comfort envoy. It used to be called the Supervising Army, and it was also directly connected to the emperor. Its duty was to correct the inappropriateness of the commander.

The power of the supervisor is very great, because his words represent the emperor, so all along, the commander must please the supervisor, or fool, or fool, or deceive, in order not to let the other party interfere with his use of troops.

Therefore, in addition to being good at using soldiers, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces also has a necessary skill to deceive and deceive, and this skill is very important.

But this comforter, in addition to performing the duties of supervising the army, also has the task of recruiting surrender. Think about it, once the emperor gives you a task, what will you do?

You will try every means to complete it. If you don’t surrender, I will persuade you to surrender. If you are willing to surrender, I will recruit you to surrender. Otherwise, it will appear that I am just a show and have nothing to do.

This is the allure of power. It is the same as asking you to be a gold player, and you will think about collecting taxes. If you are asked to be a striker, you have to shoot.

There are not a few accidents with the military supervisor. From ancient times to the present, countless supervisors have been killed. Some of them randomly instructed military affairs, and even lost the battle, and were settled by the autumn queen. .

But accidents keep happening, but this thing has always existed, and its existence is reasonable, because supervising the army is related to the emperor's control over the army. You all think that you can't have it, but the emperor thinks it must, so whoever is bigger has the final say.

Duan Da, General of Zuo Xiaowei, thought so. He joined the army of Yang Guangjin's palace, and was the deputy commander of Zuo Wei, the prince during the prince Yang Guang's time. He was used to thinking from Yang Guang's point of view.

He knew that the emperor would not change this position, so he also supported it.

In the end, out of the nine people, only three objected, Niu Hong, Wei Xuan, Guo Yan, and Niu Hong out of war considerations, while the other two were famous generals who had also been held back by the military supervisor, so they knew that this position was a lie. Put the eggs.

Among them, Wei Xuan suffered a great loss back then, and spent a lot of money in order to coax the supervising army well. Later, he learned to be smart and didn't spend money, so please help him.

Normally, Yang Guang always made his own decisions and acted arbitrarily. It was not uncommon for Yang Guang to challenge N, but today he played fair.

"Since the majority is in favor, let the majority count, so as not to withdraw."

Niu Hong looked helpless, the people you are looking for are not right, do you dare to ask for opinions at the court meeting?

More than half of the nine people are your confidantes, and winning or losing has already been determined.

In Tangying Township, Yang Ming finally waited for Li Jing to come.

Li Jing came very late, because after entering Hedong, the road was blocked by heavy snow and the road was difficult to walk. Fortunately, after entering Wenxi, the snow on the road was cleared, so he was late.

After the two of them sat down, Dugu Feng'er poured wine for them. The first step in serving her husband was to eat and drink, which she was learning.

Li Jing was very happy with Yang Ming's recommendation. It could be said that it was exactly what he wanted. When a person is particularly capable, what does he need?
We need a stage to showcase our talents.

Conquering Goguryeo is undoubtedly Li Jing's dream. Although he was not recruited in the early stage, he set up a sand table at home and has already deduced it countless times.

"How is the matter of Xuan Ting resolved?" Yang Ming asked with a smile, "I'm afraid I'll offend someone by asking you to do peace affairs?"

Li Jing smiled and said: "It's not important, Xuan Ting still listens to persuasion, it is Yuan Qing, whose personality is too arrogant, Yang Sili wrote to me, asking me to be in charge of discipline Yuan Qing from now on, so I came out this time and took him into custody as well." Take it, Your Highness, forgive me."

"It's fine to bring it with you. This kid is too wild. Only the battlefield is his home. It's hard to restrain him if he is placed elsewhere," Yang Ming nodded.

Yang Yuanqing did not follow him to Hedong, because he was afraid of Yang Ming and that Yang Ming would criticize him severely, so he waited for Li Jing to meet him at his hometown in Hongnong County on the southeast side of the river.

Li Jing continued: "His Royal Highness's East Palace is relatively complicated at the moment. Various factions have already formed. Among them, the princess's natal family is the most powerful. If things go on like this, I'm afraid it won't be good. I took Yuan Qing away because of this consideration." , this child is a thorn, and the Crown Princess is powerless to restrain him right now, staying in his East Palace, I don't know how much right and wrong he will cause."

It is not scary to have factions, nor is it scary for them to fight. What is really scary is that they don't fight. Yang Ming is actually much clearer about this than Li Jing.

He personally arranged the people. He had already planned everything at that time. The factions that appeared now were basically within Yang Ming's predictions, or in other words, he was the one who facilitated them.

As the crown prince and concubine, Yang Yinjiang must be taken care of by her natal family, and the arrogance of the Yang family is actually a means for Yang Ming to suppress other factions.

There must be a limit for being arrogant, beyond that limit, Yang Ming will intervene. Now that Xuan Ting beats Wei Zheng, it is not a problem at all. When Xuan Ting wants to kill Wei Zheng, that will be a problem.

Where is this?It's just some minor disputes on the surface, and there will be hidden conspiracies and tricks in the future. The East Palace is the chessboard, and Yang Ming is the chess player.

Yang Ming nodded: "It's like this in a place with a lot of people. Everyone has their own ideas, and conflicts arise because of this. I don't want to forcefully intervene, but appropriate warnings are still needed."

Li Jing smiled and said, "Why didn't your Highness ask me which faction I belong to?"

Yang Ming laughed: "Of course you are a princeling. Otherwise, why would you be a peacemaker? Because everyone knows that you, Li Jing, are my right-hand man. If they don't give you face, they don't give me face."

Li Jing sighed and said: "When I first met His Highness, His Highness was only ten years old and weak. At that time, I felt that His Highness is not an ordinary person, different from other emperors and grandchildren. Looking at it now, the brilliance of the sun and the moon cannot be concealed by clouds. "

"Just like Brother Jing," Yang Ming said with a smile, "His Majesty has not yet made up his mind. Although I have recommended you, the last step is up to you."

Li Jing nodded solemnly and said, "I have this confidence."

"Okay!" Yang Ming clapped his hands and said, "But before that, I have something to tell you, I hope you can listen to it."

Li Jing laughed: "Your Highness's instructions, Li Jing will consider every word in his heart, please speak, Your Highness."

(End of this chapter)