When Yang Zhen said this, Yang Guozhu covered his mouth and coughed lightly, smiling, slightly embarrassed.

At this time, Yang Zhen continued: "Uncle, have you ever heard of the general Zuo Liangyu?"

When Yang Guozhu heard the three words Zuo Liangyu, he immediately knew what Yang Zhen meant, but he looked at Yang Zhen and nodded, but did not answer.

"Zuo Liangyu's soldiers, in terms of military discipline, are not even as good as rogue bandits. Wherever they go, they burn, kill, loot, and loot cruelly. The ministers in the court also criticize them harshly. But look at it, uncle, the emperor is not

Have you always comforted him?"

When Yang Zhen talked about Zuo Liangyu, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

For a figure like Zuo Liangyu, in the Ming Dynasty, his official position became bigger and bigger, and he commanded more and more troops. Yang Zhenzhen didn't know what to say at the moment.

Including the later Liu Zeqing, he was even more unruly, arrogant, and extremely lawless. However, after every episode of arrogance and lawlessness, what he got in exchange was not punishment, but promotion and promotion.

But those who were honest and obedient, such as Yang Guozhu in the original history, and Lu Xiangsheng during the Julu War in the winter of the 11th year of Chongzhen, such good people died extremely tragically.

Thinking of these, Yang Zhen let out a long sigh, feeling uneasy.

In fact, Yang Zhen was very reluctant to use Zuo Liangyu as a negative example to persuade Yang Guozhu to follow suit. This was not his original intention.

But in the current situation, in order to dispel Yang Guozhu's various concerns and to allow him to dare to let go and develop and expand Xuanzhen's strength, he can only use Zuo Liangyu as an example.

"If he had won many battles, that would be fine. However, Zuo Liangyu is a man who has been defeated many times. However, the whole court was helpless to him and repeatedly asked him to stay in office and redeem himself through meritorious deeds.

Does uncle know the reason for this?"

After Yang Zhen said these words, he looked at his uncle Yang Guozhu, waiting for his reaction.

After a long time, Yang Guozhu nodded, sighed, and said: "What kind of person is Zuo Liangyu? What are the emperor and the court worried about? How could I not know? It's just that my Yang family has received the favor of the country and has always been loyal and loyal.

Xun, how can you compare with someone like Zuo Liangyu?"

"uncle--"

Yang Zhen was about to say something more, but was interrupted by Yang Guozhu with a wave of his hand. He only heard Yang Guozhu say: "Zhen'er, I understand what you mean. As long as I uphold a loyal and loyal heart, everything I do will be to save the country and the people."

For the purpose, I don’t care about so much other things, I believe Qing Shi will make his own decision!”

"That's what my nephew means!"

Seeing that Yang Guozhu finally agreed to his suggestion, Yang Zhen felt a stone fall in his heart and immediately responded.

Why was Zuo Liangyu so arrogant and domineering, with no regard for the king's laws, but the emperor repeatedly comforted him, and the court did not dare to deal with it. Even if the crime was unpardonable and the government and the public were in an uproar, when he had to deal with it, he would hold it high and put it down gently.

Ask him to stay in office despite his crime, and to pay for his crime with merit. Why?

Because Zuo Liangyu has soldiers and horses in his hands.

Moreover, these soldiers and horses were all soldiers and horses that Zuo Liangyu had won over with personal favors. They only knew about Zuo Liangyu and no one else. No one could order and restrain them except Zuo Liangyu.

Therefore, no matter what Zuo Liangyu did that was treasonous and violated the king's law, as long as he still had the troops and horses in his hands, neither the emperor nor the court would be able to do anything.

Yang Zhen understood the truth of this. How could Yang Guozhu, who had been in the high position of the commander of the army for such a long time, not understand it?

He just couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart.

Now Yang Zhen's earnest preaching and enlightenment made him finally recognize a fact and understand a truth.

The world has reached a very critical moment. To cherish feathers, to protect oneself wisely, and to watch the situation disappear is not to be a true loyal minister and filial son, nor to be truly loyal and loyal.

But when Yang Guozhu saw that Yang Zhen agreed with his statement, he stared at Yang Zhen for a while, and finally said word by word: "I have no choice but to take this road and take this policy. In the final analysis, it is to protect the Ming Dynasty.

"Today Zhang Chen is here to testify that I have said ugly things in the past. If you, Yang Zhen, dare to show disobedience to His Majesty today, don't blame me for not thinking about the love between uncle and nephew. Don't blame me

Turn your back on others!"

As for what to do in the future, Yang Zhen is actually still hesitating, but what he said to Yang Guozhu when he came to Xuanfu fell in Yang Guozhu's ears, which obviously made Yang Guozhu realize that the nephew in front of him

Changed.

No matter what the reasons were for him to change, in short, Yang Guozhu decided that the eldest nephew in front of him was no longer the loyal and filial son who believed that if the king wants his ministers to die, they must die.

However, Yang Guozhu, who has experienced ups and downs in his life for many years and has met countless people, also knows very well that when the world is in chaos, such bold people who dare to think and act are needed to turn the tide.

As for the kind of honest people who keep to themselves in peacetime, I am afraid that they are of little use in saving the situation today.

However, even so, Yang Guozhu still did not forget to take the opportunity to beat Yang Zhen, telling him not to have any evil intentions and ruin the family tradition of loyalty passed down from generation to generation in the old Yang family.

"What did my uncle say? The emperor is so kind to my nephew. How can my nephew be disloyal? Everything my nephew said today was to protect the emperor, to save the country and save the people from fire and water, and for me.

China will be saved from the tragic disaster of destroying the world! If my nephew has even half a lie - "

Yang Zhen stood up and confessed his feelings to Yang Guozhu. Just as he was about to swear, he heard Yang Guozhu in front of him saying: "There is no need to swear. As an uncle, how can I not believe in my nephew? But you have to remember you.

What I said today will not ruin the family tradition of my Yang family!"

After Yang Guozhu said these words, he changed the topic and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, our uncle and nephew will stop talking about it today. You guys are tired from traveling and coming from a long distance, so you should have a good rest. Later, I will

Let me cleanse you from the wind and dust!"

The news that Yang Zhen was coming to Xuanfu was sent to Yang Guozhu the night before.

Therefore, the place where Yang Zhen and his troops would stay had already been arranged.

Yang Zhen and Zhang Chen were not strangers, and Yang Guozhu was not polite and directly arranged for them to live in the cross-yard next to the General Military Mansion.

Yang Guozhu said hello, and several small schools from the General Military Mansion in Xuan Town hurriedly came to serve and lead the way.

Among the three people who came, two of them saw Yang Zhen from a distance and hurriedly knelt down to salute. Yang Zhen took a look from a distance and recognized that the two men were the subordinates he had sent to the Xuan Mansion and to Zhangjiakou.

One is Yang Dagui, and the other is a big black guy.

Yang Zhen recognized the two of them and hurried over to help them up from the ground one by one.

Seeing Yang Zhen's face full of joy, the two people kept congratulating Yang Zhen on winning the title of Jin Haibo.

Yang Zhen said something to the two of them and found that there was a young man standing by the yard, a few steps away, bowing to him, so he turned back to look at his uncle Yang Guozhu.

Yang Guozhu stepped forward with a smile, waved the young man over, and introduced to Yang Zhen that this was his adopted son named Yang Lun.

It has been a long-standing tradition for generals in border towns in the late Ming Dynasty to adopt adopted sons to control their armies.

When Yang Zhen saw that Yang Guozhu had now embarked on this path, he suddenly realized something in his heart.

There are few true foolish loyalties in this world, and the so-called foolish loyalty is probably a choice made after weighing various pros and cons.

Yang Guozhu originally had only one heir, Yang Jie, and the other tribes lost their relatives and had few people. After Yang Zhen and Yang Shen left, he could only rely on generals with other surnames to lead his troops.

In addition, now that he has expanded his army a lot, adopting a low-ranking general as his adopted son has become a shortcut to control his troops.

After Yang Zhen realized this, he quickly exchanged names with the impressive young general and met him again as a brother.

The adopted son of Yang Guozhu is about 20 years old. He is very similar to Yang Guozhu. He has the same tall build, the same thick eyebrows and big eyes, the same dark red face and beard. His speech and behavior are very...

Calm.

This young man, whose real name was Yang Lun, was extremely grateful when he saw that Yang Zhen, who was the dignified Jin Haibo General who conquered the East as the Zuo Commandery of the Zuo Army Commandery, treated him as a brother.

Yang Zhen encouraged him very much, and then said goodbye to Yang Guozhu and Yang Lun. He and Zhang Chen followed Yang Dagui, handed over Li Zhu and the others, and went to the other courtyard to rest.

After arriving at the other courtyard and settling down, Yang Dagui handed over the pillars and met with Yang Zhen again. After that, Yang Dagui said to Yang Zhen: "Young Master, oh, no, the governor, we were in Zhangjiakou, watching the Fan family. We are also the former

The genius came to Xuanfu, but he never thought that the governor would also come today. This is really God's destiny for the Fan family and others!"

Yang Zhen met Yang Dagui before, and both of them were in Xuanfu City. He was still a little confused. Before they left Liaoxi, he told them to keep an eye on the activities of the Zhangjiakou Shanyou Chamber of Commerce. Why were they all in Xuanfu at this time?

Woolen cloth!

At this moment, when he heard what Yang Dagui said, he realized that they had just come to Xuan Mansion. He knew something was wrong, so he asked him:

"Tell me, why are you two in Xuanfu? Tell me, why are you here in Xuanfu? Is there anything unusual going on in those houses in Zhangjiakou?"

When Yang Zhen asked this question, Yang Dagui and Gao Lizhu nodded vigorously. In the end, it was Yang Dagui who spoke more sharply and spoke first:

"Captain, when we arrived in Zhangjiakou, we didn't move there. We just monitored the eight families you mentioned there. Later, we heard that they obediently paid the ransom, but we didn't forget the command of the Commander and were still monitoring them in Zhangjiakou.

While still in the Wang family, the Huang family bribed the informant."

Having said this, Yang Dagui looked at Yang Zhen's face and saw that Yang Zhen was listening carefully as usual, and immediately continued: "Just three days ago, we were in the Wang family, and the informant bribed by the Huang family sold me the front and back legs.

When we heard some news about them, we felt that something was not trivial, so we reported it to Master Jie, who asked us to come to Xuan Mansion as soon as possible——"

"What exactly is the news?"

Yang Zhen listened to Yang Dagui's words for a long time without giving any explanation, so he immediately interrupted him and took the initiative to ask.
Chapter completed!