Furong Building is a building complex covering an area of ​​hundreds of acres. In addition to the five-story main building, it is equipped with pavilions, pavilions, rockeries and lotus ponds. Standing on the top floor of the main building, it looks like a chessboard and has a panoramic view of the magnificent Daxing City.

Furong Garden, including Furong Tower, is a tourist attraction in Daxing City. It is usually open to tourists for free tours. Only when the imperial court needs to hold major celebrations here, it will occasionally be closed for a few days.

But in order to celebrate Yang Lun's birthday this time, he obviously used his royal privileges and closed the garden in advance. Otherwise, how could he have been fully prepared in a hurry?

Most of the guests came with their wives and daughters. The men's clothes were similar, but the women were all dressed up. Although it was the middle of winter, the ladies with their pony tops showed their pure white necks, and the accessories on their heads were sparkling, which was dazzling;

I'm just wearing clothes

Various knee-length shirts with double-breasted narrow sleeves, wide waistbands that accentuate the curves of the body, and symbolically wearing a long-sleeved t-shirt outside, with their robes fluttering under the wind and snow. In such attire, everyone looks tall and graceful.

, but all the pretty faces were blue from the cold.

Girls are dressed in a different way. The biggest difference between them and women is that their hair is in buns and their clothes are not so colorful.

Before the guests have all arrived, there is a group of young girls in colorful clothes on the colorful stage in front of the main building. Following the music performed by the musicians, they are singing and dancing in the wind and snow to entertain the guests who have arrived.

In the open yard in front of the colorful table, there were many tables neatly arranged, covered with large umbrellas. Yang Lun was obviously planning to let everyone dine in the yard while enjoying the snow and dancing.

This kind of elegant thing is actually an important way of socializing. Because the court is too serious, some topics are difficult to bring up; and the home is too private, and those with insufficient friendship also have no chance to interact. And this kind of open banquet in front of us

, there is neither the seriousness of the court nor the privacy of the home,

Those who have a normal relationship can take the opportunity to get closer to each other. Those who usually have conflicts can also take the opportunity to bridge the gap. Some shrewd businessmen will often give generous gifts at this time to try to show their face. If they can gain the eyes of a powerful person,

, even if you can't rise to the top, you can still achieve the goal of climbing the dragon and clinging to the phoenix.

"Brother! I'm going to separate from you." At this time, Yang Jing said to Yang Ji.

Yang Ji was stunned: "Where are you going?"

Yang Jing pointed forward and whispered: "That is my future princess."

"The one in red?" Yang Ji followed his gaze and found a family of three admiring plum blossoms on the Kuo Bridge opposite. Since the two adults were carrying their backs, they couldn't see their faces clearly, but behind them the man wearing pink robes

The little girl in the skirt is looking over here. Someone who can be a princess certainly looks good.

Yang Jing stared at the girl opposite and said without blinking: "Yes, her name is Da Xizhen. She is the granddaughter of Da Xi Changru. Her father..."

"Crack!"

Before Yang Jing could finish speaking, his butt was kicked. He turned around in shock and saw Yang Ji staring at him with a black face and snorted: "You guy who values ​​sex over brother, get out of here!"

"Brother, I'll go over there then." Yang Jing laughed twice, then dropped Yang Ji and walked away quickly.

Yang Ji glanced at the group of girls and accidentally saw Pei Shuying talking to Gao Ling. He was afraid that Gao Ling would come to cause trouble and make it impossible to end, so he walked to the other side.

"King Wei?" Just as Yang Ji was about to walk around Furong Tower, a tall, handsome man in his fifties called him.

"General Changsun!" Yang Ji turned around and was stunned. It was Changsun Sheng who called him: "Didn't you fight against the Turks in Beijuan? When did you return to Daxing?"

Changsun Sheng was the Sui Dynasty's magic weapon against the Turkic Khanate. During his more than 20 years of interaction with the Turkic Khanate, he perfectly planned the strategy of "diplomating far away and attacking closely, separating the strong and combining the weak" against the Turkic Khanate, which ultimately made him invincible.

The Turkic Khanate split into East and West Turks, laying the foundation for Yang Shuang, Yang Su and other generals to win brilliant victories one after another.

In addition to his outstanding strategy, Changsun Sheng was also proficient in horseback archery and martial arts. During his mission to the Turks, he used his amazing archery skills to achieve the miracle of "two eagles with one arrow" and was revered by the Turks as the God of Arrows.

For his achievements, even Yang Su, who had no children left, also highly praised him. He said many times in public that half of his achievements in defeating the Turks belonged to Changsun Sheng. Yang Shuang, who had a short life, had been working on the border since he became an adult.

During the war with the Turks, he also had a good relationship with Changsun Sheng. Yang Ji learned archery based on Changsun Sheng's archery skills.

Changsun Sheng smiled and said: "I have been back for more than half a month."

Yang Ji saw that he was holding a little girl about two or three years old. The girl had her hair combed and her little pink face was rosy. She looked very cute. He smiled and asked, "Is this your beloved?"

"Yes!" Chang Sun Sheng said with a cheerful smile: "This is my little girl Wu Gu, nicknamed Guanyin Maiden."

"She's so pink, I really want to pinch her." Yang Ji was sure that this girl was the Changsun Queen in history, and suddenly wanted to pinch her face.

"Many people say so." Changsun Sheng seemed to love this daughter very much. He kissed his daughter's little face and said to Yang Ji with a smile: "This child has a weak body and has been raised at home, so he is more afraid of birth."

Guanyin's two beautiful big eyes looked at Yang Ji for a while, her vigilance gradually disappeared, and she suddenly said crisply: "Uncle, you are so beautiful!"

Yang Ji's smile suddenly froze on his face, and the corner of his mouth twitched as he corrected: "Guanyin Maid, you should say, 'Brother, you are so handsome'!"

Changsun Sheng's face immediately turned purple. He wanted to laugh, but was too embarrassed to laugh, so he suppressed it and ended up looking like this.

The little girl tilted her head and looked at it for a while, then said seriously: "But uncle is really as beautiful as grandma."

"Haha." Changsun Sheng couldn't bear it and laughed loudly, "Children's words are unbridled, childish words are unbridled!"

"It's okay, it's okay!" Yang Ji could see that Changsun Wugu was willing to talk to him because he was beautiful, and said with a smile: "It seems that not only men like beautiful things, but women and children are no exception."

Changsun Sheng shook his head and laughed. He glanced at the ladies vying for beauty in the courtyard and said with deep emotion: "When I returned to Beijing this time, I felt that the atmosphere in the capital was not what it used to be. The rich and powerful people competed with each other, and some people even went so far as to show off.

Paving roads with corn and whitewashing walls with paint has resulted in a huge waste. However, the children of the nobles are either flying around and not doing their jobs; or they are claiming to be romantic and live in intoxication, which is really worrying. "

Yang Ji sweated profusely and said with a smile: "I feel like I am what the general said."

"You? Forget it!" Changsun Sheng shook his head. Others may think that all the dandies in the capital are prodigals who are stupid and rich in money. But Changsun Sheng knows that although there are real dandies, there are also some people who are pretending to be prodigal.

Pig eats tiger.

Yang Ji seems to be an example.

He was previously ordered to enter the palace and was responsible for instructing the royal children in archery. Yang Ji was the best among them. His youthful maturity caught the attention of Changsun Sheng. Later, I heard that Yang Ji became the dandy king that everyone hated.

, which is quite a pity, but after he inquired a little bit, he found out the secret with his wisdom and experience in playing with the Turks. It was probably a political purpose similar to "self-defeating".

"General Changsun, how is the situation over there in the Turks?" Seeing Changsun Sheng coming with only a child in his arms, Yang Ji followed up and asked as if he had found a teammate.

"It's more complicated."

"What kind of complicated method?"

"The Turkic Khanate is a complete country in name, but because Bujia Khan's control is far inferior to that of Sabolo Khan, the Turks have actually split into two kingdoms, the East and the West, not to mention the West Turks; but in our country

The Eastern Turks in the northern Sui Dynasty were composed of four major parts. The first was the representative

The Turkic orthodox Bujia Khan is the strongest and is our current enemy in the Sui Dynasty. The second is the Qi Chi Khan who was supported by the Sui Dynasty. However, his strength is relatively weak. If it were not for the full support of the Sui Dynasty, he would have been killed long ago.

They were annihilated by Bujia Khan; the third force was the Tiele people."

Changsun Sheng had worked hard to weaken the Turks all his life and knew the Turks better than anyone else. Seeing that Yang Ji was interested in this matter, he was happy to share his experience. Seeing that there was no one in the pavilion in front of him, he walked over and walked

Said: "Tiele is the collective name for the non-Turkic people on the grassland. They mainly have nine surnames, so they are also called the nine surnames of Tiele, including Uighur, Pugu, Tong.

The nine major tribes of Luo, Bayagu, Sijie, Qibi, Hun, Geluolu, and Bashmi did not have a strong unifier and surrendered to Bujia Khan. The fourth force,

Then there are the Western Jiegu, Gesa, Eastern Khitan, Xi tribe, Lin tribe, Shiwei tribe, etc. These tribes believe that the strong is the king, and nominally, they all submit to Bujia Khan."

"Can I understand that the current Turkic Khanate is dominated by Bujia and Qimin under the leadership of the Sui Dynasty, and is supplemented by Tiele and Zabu?" Yang Ji said.

"That's right!" Changsun Sheng said with a smile: "Bujia Khan has little control over the Turks, which also makes the Nine Tribes of Tiele and the Miscellaneous Tribes have different intentions. If they support Qimin, then the two have equal strength, and I, the Sui Dynasty, will

Being able to stay out of the situation and sit back and watch the fight between the two."

"General Changsun, Ruo Tiele and other miscellaneous troops helped support Qimin and won the final victory." Yang Ji looked at Changsun Sheng and asked, "Will there be another powerful enemy against me in the Sui Dynasty?"

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"Definitely!" Changsun Sheng said without hesitation: "The grassland people believe that the strong are respected, you must not expect them to be grateful. If Qimin Khan unified the Turks, he would definitely be our enemy in the Sui Dynasty.

He won't, and his descendants will certainly not."

"In this case, why does the general still support Qimin?"

"There are also the nine surnames of Tiele, the Khitan, the Xi tribe, the Lin tribe, and Shiwei!" Changsun Sheng said in a low voice: "Even if Qimin Khan unified the Turks, his vitality would be greatly damaged. We can take the opportunity to support Tiele and others.

Ministry, let them keep fighting, and then reap the benefits."

"All of this seems to be based on the Sui Dynasty being strong and not in chaos, right?" Yang Ji knew that the Eastern Turks not only harmed the Central Plains, but also used Chang Sun Sheng's method of "eliminating the strong and supporting the weak" during the troubled times of the Sui Dynasty.

Heroes in troubled times. He also believed that the wise and powerful Yang Jian understood the principle that "those who are not from my race will have different hearts." However, what puzzled him was that Yang Jian repeatedly supported Qimin Khan.

Now after Chang Sun Sheng explained it, I realized that the Great Sui Dynasty had a follow-up plan. If the plan of "separating the strong from the weak, and using the barbarians to control the barbarians" is carried out from generation to generation, the grassland will be extremely weak even if it is not extinct.

But all of this is based on the premise that the Sui Dynasty will be strong and there will be no chaos. Yang Jian, Changsun Sheng, and even Yang Guang obviously do not think that the powerful Sui Dynasty II will cause chaos, so everyone is not worried about Qimin Khan at all.

The established Eastern/Turkic Empire would become the great enemy of the Sui Dynasty.

As Yang Ji expected, Changsun Sheng said matter-of-factly: "That's natural."

"..." Yang Ji was silent after hearing this. I'm afraid no one except him would believe that the powerful Sui Dynasty II would cause chaos, right?

Changsun Sheng suddenly said: "You are not upset because you think I am the Second Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, are you?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Yang Ji was startled and said quickly: "I, the Sui Dynasty, will live forever."

"What are you afraid of?" Changsun Sheng rolled his eyes and said, "I, Sui Dynasty, will not be punished for my words. As long as what you say makes sense, I will not be afraid of anything you say."

"It's better to be careful with your words and your actions." The Sui Dynasty did pay attention to freedom of speech, and also set up reporting boxes for the people, and low-level officials could anonymously report illegal high-ranking officials. Yang Jian would ask people to inquire and investigate any such reporting letters, even if it was finally discovered that they were

In the end, the informant would not be prosecuted for false accusations. But Yang Ji knew that there were a few big mouths in the Sui Dynasty, and it was because of their excessive superstition of freedom of speech that Yang Guang finally used the topic to his death.

"Coward, you are not at all as refreshing as King Wei Zhao." Even so, Changsun Sheng's voice was still much quieter.

Yang Ji smiled bitterly and said, "I don't even have a wife yet, how can I not be afraid?"

"Do you want this?" Changsun Sheng happily weighed the daughter in his arms.

"I can't wait." After Yang Ji finished speaking, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said with a smile, "You should be able to be my daughter-in-law."

"Haha!" Changsun Sheng laughed and said, "Then you have to work hard, otherwise, my Guanyin maid can't afford to wait."

"Then it's settled!" Yang Ji agreed, "In these three years, you can't get engaged to Guanyin. I will definitely give birth to a son within three years."

"Really?" Changsun Sheng stared at Yang Ji in surprise.

Although it is not unusual for children to have in-laws since ancient times, and even finger-to-tip marriages, the problem is that Yang Ji does not even have a daughter-in-law. If Changsun Sheng gets married to him, he may not have to wait until tomorrow, and he will become the laughing stock of the entire Daxing City.

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"More real than real gold." Everyone wants to get a good woman, and Yang Ji is no exception.

"You can talk to me about this after you get a wife." Changsun Sheng thought he was farting, hugged his daughter and left.

"Alas!" Seeing Changsun Sheng running away, Yang Ji did not chase after him. After all, he also needed to socialize, and it would be inappropriate for him to follow him all the time.

Just as he was about to walk towards Furong Tower, he saw a commotion at the courtyard gate. A group of strong men broke into the courtyard from the door, and a strong aura that had experienced mountains of corpses and seas of blood surged in.

The leader was an old man who was over sixty years old. He had a strong physique, thick bones, and a rough appearance. His blood-red eyes scanned the crowd, and he was equipped with white beards like steel needles.
Chapter completed!