dusk.

Outside Linshuo Palace

A guard reported to Yang Tong: "Your Highness, General Li Jing has arrived!"

"Where is he?" Yang Tong said happily.

"Shang Shu Sheng!"

"I see!"

The layout of Linshuo Palace is similar to that of Daxing Palace. In the front is the imperial city where officials work, and in the back is the palace city where the royal family lives.

The group of people walked to the side street, Yang Tong asked Xiao Wu to go back to the palace, and he and Luo Shixin hurried to Shangshu Province.

When we arrived at the Yamen of Shangshu Province, all the officials were there.

He glanced at the newly arrived person. He was in his forties, with a majestic body and a majestic appearance. He was wearing a white collared green shirt and a double-stranded civil and military sash around his waist. He had an extraordinary temperament and a dignified appearance.

Yang Tong was certain that this person was Li Jing.

really

Was expected by him.

Li Jing quickly took the letter from his arms and entrusted it to him. He saluted and said: "Li Jing, the Prime Minister of Mayi County, pays homage to His Highness the King of Qin! I have been ordered by the imperial court to serve in Jizhou."

Yang Tong put away the letter of transfer and glanced at him at the same time. He really had the style of a Confucian general and said with a smile: "You don't need to be polite to me, let alone say that I came under the order of the imperial court. I was in command in Luoyang.

I have heard the name of the general. I am now shouldering a heavy responsibility. I am short of people like the general, so I asked you to come. The wronged general is appointed as the Secretary of the Ministry of War in Jizhou, the master of the Jingwu Hall, and a first-class martial arts scholar. He will help me handle the military affairs of Jizhou in the future.

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Li Jing looked excited. He didn't expect that Yang Tong would re-employ him as soon as he arrived. The fourth rank of Jizhou's Minister of War was a full sixteen ranks higher than the eighth rank of Xiajun County Cheng, which he said.

It is not an exaggeration to say that you can reach the sky in one step.

"Thank you, Your Highness! Your Highness, Li Jing, will never let down His Highness's love!" Li Jing felt very excited thinking about being so valued.

Li Jing is happy!

Yang Tong is even happier!

In charge, there are Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Pei Xingyan, Niu Jinda, and Yuchi Gong; in marching formation and strategizing, there are military god Li Jing, and potential players Su Dingfang, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche; in government affairs, there are Yang Gongren, Yang Shidao, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Xue Wanshu, and Xue Wanshu;

Education, Kong Yingda

Although there are few people, they are all top talents, and there are six future prime ministers alone.

With them as his staff and thugs, Yang Tong's confidence has never been greater!

After exchanging greetings one by one, Yang Tong learned that the reason why Yuchi Gong came to Zhuo County was because Li Jing discovered that he had the talent of a fierce general. He also learned about Jizhou Chonghanshi, so he persuaded Yuchi Gong, who made a living as a blacksmith, to come and invest.

Li Jing was also very happy when he heard that Yu Chigong was discovered on the street by Yang Tong and put him to good use. This shows that Yang Tong's style of valuing talent regardless of his origin is not just talk.

Yang Tong asked Li Jing: "Pharmacist, what do you think of Li Yuan staying in Hedong?"

Li Jing was startled and said: "Li Yuan?"

Yang Tong nodded and said: "It is said that Li Yuan is loyal and honest, but timid and cowardly. Mayi, where the pharmacist is located, is under his jurisdiction. What do you think of this person?"

Li Jing hesitated for a moment, and then said solemnly: "It's not the humble minister who speaks ill of people behind their backs! Li Yuan is a man with different appearances. He looks loyal and good on the outside, but in fact he is sinister and deceitful. He is timid on the surface, but in fact he is ambitious."

Yang Tong asked: "How can you see it?"

Li Jing said respectfully: "After Li Yuan was promoted to Hedong Comfort Ambassador the year before last, he first defeated the rogue mother Duan'er and recruited more than 20,000 people. Then he defeated the Jiangzhou bandit Chai Baochang and surrendered tens of thousands of them. Last year, he was officially appointed as a stay-at-home officer in Taiyuan.

Later, he conquered the flying thief Zhen Zhai'er again, and won a complete victory in the battle of Queshu Valley, and gained tens of thousands of soldiers."

Yang Gongren was surprised and said: "Didn't it say that all of them were demobilized to serve the people?"

Li Jing sneered: "Wang Wei, the deputy governor of Hedong, once told General Wang Rengong, the governor of Mayi, that when he checked the household registrations, he found that those who were demobilized were old, weak, women and children, and there were more than 60,000 young people who were not recorded in the official registration

, after a secret investigation, it was found that all these people were placed by Li Yuan in the name of domestic slaves in the farms of the Li family and the Wang family in Taiyuan, and were trained by some heroes. After being reported and impeached by Lord Wang Wei, Li Yuan drank and had fun every day.

, rape the women of the people, occupy fertile farmland!”

Yang Gongren said in a deep voice: "Deliberately defiling myself and confusing the Holy Spirit."

"That's right!" Li Jing said: "Li Yuan is really doing nothing now, but he secretly ordered his second son Li Shimin to travel around Hedong Road and Henan Road, making friends with local heroes, recruiting desperadoes, and recruiting all kinds of talents."

Everyone took a breath, so to speak, Li Yuan's plan is really big!

Only then did Yang Tong realize that Li Yuan had been prepared for a long time. After all, he already had nearly 100,000 troops in his hands.

"Your Highness, I would like to report to the Holy One immediately to arrest Li Yuan!" Yang Shidao suggested.

"Absolutely not!"

Fang Xuanling said calmly: "Although our Sui Dynasty has not reached the final moment of disintegration, judging from the feedback from various places, in addition to Guanzhong Tuqutong who is loyal to suppress the rebellion, generals like Wang Shichong are secretly accumulating strength.

Therefore, we, Sui Dynasty, have reached a very dangerous moment."

"The reason why these people are attracted but not raised is, firstly, because not everyone is willing to betray the Sui Dynasty. If they show up at this time, they will be attacked by loyal Sui armies. The lesson of Yang Xuangan's failure makes them have to be cautious; secondly, if they show up at this time, they will be attacked by loyal Sui armies.

, Wagang and other civil unrest are far from shaking the foundation of the Sui Dynasty; third, be afraid of the Jizhou army, and those who approach with evil intentions will not dare to act rashly until His Highness has no one to restrain him."

Speaking of this, Fang Xuanling said to everyone: "Li Yuan has achieved great success. Once exposed, he will definitely turn against him!"

"At this time, the Holy Lord was locked up in Jiangdu by the Wagang coalition forces, and the road to suppress the rebellion was cut off. If the Jiangdu army forced its way north, the first enemy it would face would be Du Fuwei in the Jianghuai area. Not to mention the defeat, the war was at a stalemate, and the Southern Dynasties

Those emperors will definitely raise troops to respond. By then Jiangdu will be in a hurry. If the Holy Emperor makes a mistake, the Sui Dynasty will fall apart. Therefore, the only people who can defeat Li Yuan can rely on His Highness and the King of Yan of Luoyang and the acting king of Chang'an."

"As for the King of Yan, who is in the Central Plains, his main force is fighting the Wagang Allied Forces east of Xingyang, fighting Zhu Can in the west, and in the south, he has to guard against Du Fuwei from the Jianghuai River. If Li Yuan rebels, the King of Yan will be unable to go north to the east of Hedong."

"Li Yuan is a descendant of Li Hu, one of the eight pillars of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Although it has declined, he still has immeasurable influence among the dignitaries in Guanzhong. Moreover, he is the nephew of the Dugu clan in Guanzhong and the son-in-law of the Dou clan. If he rebels, these two clans will

If there is no overt response, people and materials will be secretly supported. With these three powerful men in front, the powerful people in Guanzhong who have great conflicts with the Sui Dynasty will definitely follow! Once the elite kings are out, Guanzhong will no longer be deterred by strong troops.

It will definitely fall into the pocket of Guanlong’s powerful people! In this case, the only one who can take action is His Highness!”

After listening to Fang Xuanling's analysis, everyone realized that once Li Yuan rebelled, it would not only be a matter for Hedong Road, but would even determine the ownership of the world.

Yang Shidao pondered for a while and said: "Although we only have one army in Jizhou, with Jizhou's 300,000 strong soldiers and countless militiamen, it is not difficult to put down Li Yuan."

A gleam of wisdom flashed in Fang Xuanling's eyes, and he said: "Your Majesty is absolutely right. It is not difficult for me in Jizhou to pacify Li Yuan, but in our north, there is another Turk with millions of troops."

Yang Tong's pupils shrank. He had finally seen how terrifying this mastermind was. Fang Xuanling's far-reaching vision and broad strategy were really frightening. Indeed, if Li Yuan really did this, as long as he gained the country,

A little fame is nothing at all.

Everyone gasped!

Everyone thinks that Fang Xuanling’s words are by no means alarmist!

This February!

Shuofang Ying Yanglang general Liang Shidu revolted against the Sui Dynasty. In March, he captured Diaoyin, Honghua, Yan'an and other counties, proclaimed himself emperor, named Liang as his country, established Yonglong in the Yuan Dynasty, and attached himself to the Turks.

Guo Zihe started an uprising in Yulin, claiming to be King Yongle, and established Chou Ping in the Yuan Dynasty. He was connected to the capital of Liang in the south and the Turks in the north.

At the beginning of the Turkic period, Khan conferred the title of "Dadu Bijia Khan" on Liang Shidu, and Guo Zihe as "Emperor Pingyang"...

Everyone knows that Shibi Khan interfered in the internal affairs of the Sui Dynasty and supported the internal fighting of the Sui Dynasty. Now he hopes that the Sui Dynasty will have more anti-Sui and anti-kings who are loyal to him, so that he does not have to waste a single soldier.

Get a lot of 'tribute'.

If Li Yuan was loyal to the Turks, he would not only accept him, but even send troops to assist him. At that point, Jizhou would face not only Li Yuan, who was supported by the powerful officials in Guanlong, but also the Turks who had millions of string control people.

"According to Xuan Ling's wishes, what should our army do?" Yang Tong asked.

A trace of wisdom flashed in Fang Xuanling's eyes, "Judging from the information brought by Brother Yao, there is no doubt that Li Yuan will counterattack. In accordance with my opinion, I immediately marched to Yanmen and Mayi. As long as the Great Wall is in hand, even if there are Turks who are not good at attacking cities,

Millions of soldiers are helpless. It will be much easier to deal with a mere Li Yuan."

Hedong Road has two layers of Great Wall.

The first is the Outer Great Wall, which is north of Mayi, starting from Yulin County in the west and reaching the Taihang Mountains in the east. The section from Yulin to Zihe was built by Yang Guang, while the eastern section was built during the Gaoyang Period of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

The second level of the Great Wall starts from the Pianqiang Pass in the west and connects with the Outer Great Wall, and goes to Hengshan Mountain in the east. It is connected with Loufan Pass, Xixing Pass (later Yanmen Pass), Daoma Pass and Bauhinia Pass.

To the south of Xixingguan is the center of Hedong and the important town of Taiyuan; to the north is the Mayi Basin, and to the north is the Dingxiang County along the Great Wall.

Outside the Great Wall is the Monan grassland south of the Yinshan Mountains. The Qimin Khan Rangan who was defeated in the Sui Dynasty went south and settled him in Monan and built a city to live there! Since then, the Tujie Turks have always set up their Khan Court in Monan.

Monan, instead of Mobei, deep in Dujin Mountain.

Qimin Khan died in the Great Cause five years ago, and was succeeded by his eldest son Ashina Duoji, who was Shibi Khan. Through the efforts of Qimin and Shibi Khan, Shibi Khan had conquered all the tribes in the eastern grasslands.

, can be regarded as the overlord of the vast Turkic grassland east of Jinshan Mountain.

After many years of rest and recuperation, especially after possessing the fertile grasslands of Monan, the Eastern Turks developed rapidly. Now they have 400,000 people who can control strings. The Khitan, Xi, Shiwei and other eastern tribes who were destroyed by Yang Dong also have Tie

All the tribes surrendered to him.

Shibi Khan, who originally had millions of people who could control strings, was still a little afraid of the Sui Dynasty.

But Yang Guang was not the kind of quiet leader, so he followed Pei Ju's suggestion and followed Chang Sun Sheng's example in splitting the Tujie again.

Pei Ju sent people to meet with Chijishe, the younger brother of Shibi Khan. Even the Khan's name was planned for Chiji, so he sealed the Nanmian Khan and wanted to help him fight against Shibi. But in the end, the Sui Dynasty found a pig teammate.

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Not only was Jishe not happy, but he was so frightened that he tied the envoy to Shibi and told him everything.
To be continued...