Although the official blocked the news that Yang Jian was seriously ill, the news spread like wildfire and spread to every corner of Guanzhong. As the capital of the Sui Dynasty and the center of the empire, Daxing City has been on alert since the news that the emperor was seriously ill spread.

The city is heavily guarded. The city is filled with heavily armed soldiers. The streets and alleys are deserted and there are few pedestrians. This makes the doubled number of city patrols particularly conspicuous. The patrols of the city patrols also create a tense and chilling atmosphere.

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As if there is a general chilling atmosphere, various rumors and rumors make people in Daxing panic. People quietly start a trend of stocking up on various daily supplies. Prices, represented by food prices, are rising rapidly. Recently, food prices in the city have soared to 50 tons of rice.

Money is more than ten times more than usual, and judging from this situation, it will continue to rise. But this has triggered even greater panic.

Normally, the imperial court would have refuted the rumors and opened the Changping warehouse to sell grain. If it was still not enough, it would send the Changping Department and Sinong Temple to adjust grain from Taicang, Guangtong warehouse and other official grains to stabilize the price of grain. But now Yang Jian is seriously ill, and the supervisor

The crown prince and important ministers in Beijing all went to Renshou Palace where Yang Jian was recuperating.

, who can care about these "trivial matters"? The officials who stayed in the capital came out to refute the rumors, but they were not strong enough and did not dare to open warehouses to sell grain without authorization, and no one was willing to listen to their good words. They were good at persuading

, but was yelled at by the ignorant and ignorant people.

In desperation, the left-behind officials had no choice but to send people to Renshou Palace to ask for instructions and inform Yang Guang of everything about Daxing City. However, everything was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no reply for a long time.

That morning, another shocking rumor spread throughout Daxing City. A business traveler from Youzhou said that Goguryeo had united with Khitan and Mohe invaded the Northeast. Dozens of troops from the Northeast Allied Army seemed to be in uninhabited territory and continued to attack.

Liaozhou, Yanzhou, and Yingzhou were captured, and they had already arrived outside Linyu Pass in Pingzhou. Linyu Pass was the most famous and strongest defense system in the Northeast of the Sui Dynasty. Once it was captured by the coalition forces, war would sweep across the land of Hebei.

This unknown news brought great panic to Daxing City. The price of food skyrocketed again from 50 yuan per bucket of rice to more than 120 yuan. The prices of various commodities related to people's livelihood also got out of control. Even the merchants themselves

The moldy and smelly old goods that they wanted to throw away were also bought up at high prices by the people who followed the booing, making the rice shop, meat shop, cloth shop, silk shop and other merchants make a lot of money and smile with joy.

In the afternoon, Yu Shiji's carriage drove to Prince Qi's Mansion. Although he was just a small servant in the inner chamber, in today's Sui Dynasty, I don't know how many people are eager to get into this position, because it is far away from Yang

Guang's position is the closest, which not only allows him to better showcase his talents to Yang Guang, but is also the easiest to get promoted.

Originally, he did not plan to go to Prince Qi's Mansion, nor did he intend to have any interaction with Yang Jian, but Yang Guangrang urged Yang Jian to go to Renshou Palace, so he had no choice but to come.

When Yu Shiji was in Jiangdu, he was the "Fu" in the palace of Qi, responsible for teaching Yang Jian culture. However, Yang Jian was not only arrogant, domineering and shameless, but also raped women and oppressed weak people.

Such a disciple was ashamed. Later, after he followed Yang Guangbei to Guanzhong, he cut off all contact with this disciple.

But the difference between Yu Shiji and his younger brother Yu Shinan is that he is not only more talented than his younger brother, he can write better than his younger brother, but he is also more utilitarian than his younger brother. As the news of Yang Jian's serious illness came, Yu Shiji realized that Yang Guang's position was stable.

, and a new round of battle for the inheritance will also begin between Yang Zhao and Yang

Although he admired Yang Zhao's talents and character very much, he knew that Yang Zhao's obesity not only disgusted Yang Guang, but also was not a sign of longevity. Therefore, for the sake of future fame, wealth and status, he forced Yang Zhao to

He suppressed his dislike of Yang Jian and took the initiative to approach Yang Jian.

Yang Jian also knew that Yu Shiji was his father's confidant. He knew that once his father came to power, Yu Shiji's status would rise unexpectedly, so he welcomed Yu Shiji's approach.

The two were like sticks on a fire. Because of the spark of power, a prairie fire was set off. Not only did their relationship grow stronger day by day, but Yu Shiji also became Yang Xian's counselor in the court.

As soon as Yu Shiji got off the carriage, a guard who had been waiting for him quickly asked him to go to the house.

Before walking to the study room, Yu Shiji bumped into a person face to face. What made him incredible was that this person turned out to be the father-in-law of the former prince Yang Yong and his favorite minister Yun Dingxing. At that time, Yang Yong was bewitched by Yun Dingxing.

His behavior became dissolute, which made Yang Jian completely disappointed in him. After Yang Yong, the prince, was deposed, Yun Dingxing, the culprit, was also convicted, and the whole family was demoted to official slaves.

When Yu Shiji saw that he not only appeared in Prince Qi's Mansion, but also walked out of the study, he felt incredible and began to worry. Yun Dingxing was a notoriously treacherous minister, the most powerful.

His ability is to lead a good person to evil. The reason why Yang Yong was deposed was because Yun Dingxing had more than half of the credit. Now that he appears next to Yang Xian, who has already been misbehaving, it is definitely not a good thing.

In the study, Yang Jian is admiring a stupa. This stupa is a prayer tower built by Yang Jian for his grandfather Yang Jian. The tower is nine feet and five feet high and is covered with pearls and jade.

This stupa was made by Yun Dingxing himself. Yun Dingxing was good at making tools, especially in exquisite and dexterous small objects. Even He Chou, a master of craftsmanship and craftsmanship, was not as good as him. This is why Yun Dingxing

Xiang Jiuyi was asked by the powerful to make weapons from time to time, but he knew that only the Prince Faction could help him and change his life.

Because of his luck, the people he came into contact with were mainly prince sects such as Yu Wenshu and Yang Zhen. The stupa he designed for Yang Zhen used more than 4,000 pearls. However, such a big thing turned slowly with the breeze.

It transformed into a dazzling light. The exquisiteness of the stupa and the ingenuity of the mechanisms used made Yang Jian amazed.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Yu is here." A guard reported quietly behind Yang Jian.

"Invitation!" Yang Jian sat back on his seat, only to hear the sound of footsteps, and Yu Shiji walked in quickly. He immediately saw the slowly rotating stupa, and the bright light nearly blinded him.

Take photos of flowers.

Seeing that Yu Shiji was dumbfounded, Yang Jian felt extremely proud and asked with a smile: "Mr. Yu, what do you think of this stupa?"

Facing such a treasure, Yu Shiji couldn't help but feel greed in his heart. After listening to Yang Jian's words, he reluctantly moved his eyes away from the stupa and said to Yang Jian with admiration: "It's so ingenious and beautiful.

.Did Yun Dingxing do it?"

"Yes, this is the prayer tower I asked him to make, and it was finally completed today." Yang Xian nodded, even though this stupa cost him countless pearls, jade, gold and silver, and also made him go to the Renshou Palace.

The time was delayed again and again, but my father only

If you see this tower, you will definitely praise him for his filial piety and not complain. If you win your father's favor, no matter how many treasures and time you spend, it will be worth it. Once you become a prince who is inferior to one person and surpasses ten thousand people, the treasure will not be enough.

Gungun came to your door on his own?

Yu Shiji finally understood why Yang Jian never went to Renshou Palace. It turned out that he was waiting for this prayer tower. If he brought this prayer tower to Renshou Palace, Yang Guang would indeed be happy because of his son's filial piety. He said to Yang Jian: "

The prince is already impatient with the king, so he asked me to come here to urge you. Now that the tower has been built, it is best for the king to leave today. Otherwise, it will be too much and not enough."

After thinking about it, Yu Shiji reminded again: "Qin Wangjun was immersed in the craftsmanship and couldn't extricate himself. In the end, he angered the saint. The king should take a warning."

"I understand. Thank you for your advice, sir." Yang Jian felt awe-struck after hearing this. He pondered for a while and then said to Yu Shiji: "Mr. Yu came just in time. I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

"Yun Dingxing just told me that Uncle Wei Wang may have taken advantage of his power and geographical location to smuggle weapons to the Western Turks, Xianbei in the Great Lakes Region, and other countries in the Western Regions." After Yang Jian said this, he said to Yu Shiji: "You also know,

My people captured Uncle Wei Wang, so I

He was grounded and beaten by Aye. And he got close to his eldest brother, so I was ready to attack him for "smuggling weapons", so as to cut off a strong arm of his eldest brother. But I

I don’t know if this can be done, so I would like to hear your opinion, sir.”

Yu Shiji was shocked when he heard this. Although he was willing to make suggestions for Yang Xian, he also had reservations about Yang Xun, especially on the issue of the crown prince, as Gao Jiong, Yu Wenbi, He Ruobi and others came to draw lessons from him.

Go on, I don’t dare to go there too early

Expression of stance. As for the powerful prince Yang Ji, King of Wei, Yu Shiji did not want to offend him at all. On the one hand, he knew that Yang Ji was Yang Guang’s confidant. Their ambitions and actions coincided, so Yang Ji was Yang Guang’s external target.

sharp edge, firmness in internal reform

Shield, as long as Yang Ji does not make principled mistakes, then he is Yang Guang's shield to attract the firepower of the family members, and it will be difficult for others to bring him down. On the other hand, Yang Ji is not something that he can deal with.

character, if Yang Ji knew that he was calculating, he would definitely

He was trampled to death like an ant. Even if the trouble finally came to Yang Guang, Yang Guang would not have a quarrel with Yang Ji, who was leading the western strategy and supporting the reform, because of a servant. The most important thing was Yunding.

The information Xing provided to Yang Jian was very unreliable.

Yu Shiji was silent for a long time and then asked: "Does your Majesty think this news about Yun Dingxing is reliable?"

Yang Jian frowned and said, "Sir, do you think you are unreliable?"

"Even if King Wei really sells arms, it is only done by his confidants, and Yun Dingxing is just an official slave in the capital. How can he know this?" With many years of experience in officialdom, Yu Shiji felt that someone wanted to use Yang Jian to deal with him.

Yang Ji, thus achieving the purpose of killing someone with a borrowed knife.

Yang Jian also heard what Yu Shiji meant. He hesitated and asked: "Sir, are you saying that someone borrowed a knife to kill someone?"

"Probably!" Yu Shiji nodded: "King Wei has offended a lot of people over the years! There are so many people who want him dead, but these people are afraid of King Wei, so they take advantage of the small talk between the king and King Wei.

Contradiction, use the king's hand to get rid of King Wei."

Yang Jian gritted his teeth and said, "How dare this damn Yun Dingxing take advantage of me."

"Yun Dingxing is just a humble chess piece. He is eager to make meritorious deeds and get rid of his status as an official slave, so he listens to the wind and is taken advantage of." Yu Shiji discovered that there was a huge benefit hidden in this and smiled.

Said: "Your Majesty, do you want to make King Wei yours?"

Yang Xun was inspired. If Yang Ji, who was strong and deeply trusted by his father, supported him, it would be more than just one plus one equaling two. He quickly asked: "Of course I have thought about it, but what should I do?"

Woolen cloth?"

Yu Shiji said with a smile: "Of course we have to find out the authenticity of this information. If the information is true, it will be the basis for King Wei to surrender. Even if he does not surrender, he still has a guilty conscience and does not dare to favor King Jin; if not

Really, then think of the person behind the scenes as the King of Jin, and then secretly send someone to tell the King of Wei, so as to alienate their relationship."

"What a good idea!" Yang Xian nodded and wanted to summon Yun Dingxing for questioning.

Yu Shiji quickly stopped him and said: "This matter cannot be rushed, and Yun Dingxing cannot run away. Your Majesty, you should go to Renshou Palace first. If the saint dies unfortunately and your Majesty is still in the capital, then the problem will be serious."

"That's fine!" Yang Jian also felt that it was reasonable, so he had to give up, and asked people to closely monitor Yun Dingxing's every move, while he prepared to leave for Renshou Palace.

...

Just when Yu Shiji and Yang Zhao were discussing, Qizhou, which had been calm and bright just a moment ago, suddenly experienced strong winds, dark clouds swept across the sky, and boundless darkness enveloped the land of Qizhou. Several birds stood on a tree next to the Nanyou Ancient Road.

Standing on an old dead tree, he combed his feathers with his short beak. From time to time he raised his head and looked warily at the mountain road below him. From under the tree roots, the earth suddenly trembled.

Suddenly, a large group of sparrows looking for lost grains in the rice fields were startled, and they rose into the sky like black clouds, flying into the distance in a barely complete formation. The ancient road sandwiched in the rice fields suddenly sounded a rumble.

With the rumble of horse hoofbeats, an army swept in from the west with a strong aura of murder. They were dressed in black armor, and like a rolling wave, they crossed the mountain road and headed towards Nanyou County in Qizhou in the east.

After marching for more than an hour, several knights came towards the army from the east. They reined in their horses from a distance. The horses neighed sadly, stopped, then gave way to the advancing army, and headed towards "

The black war flag with the word "Sui" slowly came forward. The leader saluted Yang Ji, who reined in his horse and walked slowly, and said: "Yang Shan, a humble official, has met with the chief manager."

In order to ensure local security, the imperial court adopted strict restrictions on local troops. In principle, state soldiers were not allowed to leave the state. If there was war, the court would have to issue an order to pass. Only when local officials saw the order from the imperial court would they allow soldiers to cross the border.

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To be continued...