Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the strongest team in the Neishi Province has been Pei Ju, the Nei Shi Ling, and the two Nei Shi Ministers are Xue Daoheng and Yang Yue.
These three people are actually a perfect match. They are all talented and knowledgeable people.
Don't think that Yang Yue is not very knowledgeable. Yang Yue played a very key role behind Yang Su's achievements in this life.
Among them, Xue Daoheng was very favored by Yang Jian. In his early years, he was as famous as Lu Sidao and Li Delin, and was one of the three great literary figures in the Sui Dynasty.
This man had a very good reputation and had never offended anyone except the emperor. Gao Jun, Yang Su, and Su Wei all respected him.
Lu Sidao and Li Delin were both dead, leaving only Xue Daoheng. This man had a great influence on the younger generation of students, and there was an endless stream of scholars coming to study. Because of this, he was jealous of the emperor.
Now that he was transferred back to Beijing, Yang Ming guessed that his father was probably not trying to re-employ him, but was looking for a reason to deal with him.
After all, when Xue Daoheng was sent to be the governor of Panzhou, his political achievements in the local area were quite remarkable, and the people praised him as a virtuous person, but there was no basis for him.
If you want to protect Xue Daoheng, you can only protect him hard.
The second eldest child, Yang Jian, has done so many stupid things and is still fine now, so Yang Ming feels that taking the risk to protect Xue Daoheng may be just a small mistake in the eyes of his father.
Of course, the premise is that Xue Daoheng must restrain himself.
The court meeting had just ended the next day, and the courtiers began to disperse. Only Xue Daoheng remained seated.
Yang Ming waved to him, motioned for Xue Daoheng to sit closer, and then asked:
"Is there anything else that Xue Sili can do?"
Xue Daoheng nodded: "I didn't close my eyes all night last night. I kept thinking about His Highness's warning. I am confused. I am not familiar with His Highness. Why would Your Highness take this risk? Is it just because of Mr. Pei?"
"If I say that it's just because I cherish my talents, would Xue Sili believe me?" Yang Ming said with a smile.
Xue Daoheng pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Your Highness reminds me of Emperor Gaozu."
"As I said before, don't see anyone recently and thank guests behind closed doors. The Censor's Office must be watching you," Yang Ming said.
Xue Daoheng frowned and said, "I originally intended to pay a visit to Duke Gao."
"You can't even see Gao Jie. He has escaped for the time being, but you haven't yet," Yang Ming said in a more serious tone: "Think about your wife and children."
Xue Daoheng nodded: "I understand."
On the Yushitai side, Huang Fenglin had completely surrendered to Yang Ming, so he quietly revealed that the Yushitai had received the holy intention to keep an eye on Xue Daoheng. This is why Yang Ming invited Xue Daoheng to join him at the table last night.
In name, just like Wei Yunqi, he seemed to be catching the wind, but in fact he was taking this opportunity to warn the other party.
If he wants to survive, he must not only take Xue Nu as his concubine, but also make her pregnant with his child as soon as possible. In this way, Xue Daoheng may be able to save his life because of his royal status.
But maybe, it depends on how murderous father Yang Guang is.
After half a year, Yang Ming came to the small courtyard where Gao Yue lived alone again. Gao Yue's current state had recovered a lot. The country was ruined and the family was ruined. The death of another brother was not a blow that could not be overcome.
In particular, Gao Lande did not die unjustly, he deserved it, and Gao Yue had no complaints about it.
When Gao Yue saw Yang Ming, she was as gentle as ever. She cooked tea herself, added firewood to the stove, and even took a blanket and spread it on the ground, asking Yang Ming to sit down.
"I heard from Shuyi that you didn't learn riding and shooting with them?" Yang Ming asked.
Gao Yue smiled and said: "To be honest with you, Your Highness, I have been exposed to horse riding and shooting since I was a child. In my early years, I was on the run, so I didn't dare to slack off for a moment. I still have a good foundation."
Between the two of them, they never raised the issue of Lande.
Yang Ming nodded: "That's good."
"Can I play a piece of zither for Your Highness?" Gao Yue said suddenly.
Yang Ming nodded.
Next, Gao Yue came to the piano table covered with clothes, and with her fingers as green as green onions, she began to tune.
"This Qin is of the Zhongni style, made by Chen Le, a craftsman from the old Qi Dynasty. It combines the five elements on the inside: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and the five notes on the outside: palace, shang, horn, zheng, and yu. It is also the instrument that I am best at. Your Highness should be an expert, but I am a talkative one."
Afterwards, Gao Yue raised his fingers and sighed softly, singing a minor tune in his mouth.
Qin music originated in the Book of Songs, and was a mainstream performance item at banquets in the Zhou, Han, Wei, and Jin Dynasties. It was not until the Sui Dynasty that Yan music and dance became popular, which is a performance form that combines dance and music.
Yang Ming has seen too much, so he has a rough idea.
Gao Yue's first song is from the Book of Songs "Zheng Feng·Nv Yue Cock Crow", which describes the relationship between husband and wife. "Growing old together with the son" comes from this chapter.
Yang Ming could notice that many people had gathered outside the courtyard, and they were all attracted by the sound of the piano.
Next, the second song is even more famous, and it comes from "Zhou Nan·Guan Ju" from the Book of Songs, which is also the famous "My Fair Lady, a Gentleman is a Taoist."
Yang Ming knew that Zhongni Shi was good at playing the Book of Songs, because his wife Yin Jiang was also good at Zhongni Shi, but she had never played it in front of others. Because of her background, she was destined not to play the instrument on any occasion, so It's the kind of thing a low-class Lehu would do.
After playing two songs, the people outside the hospital slowly dispersed after a long time.
Yang Ming could probably tell that Gao Yue was using the music to hint that he hoped to gain Yang Ming's favor.
It's not Yang Ming's Versailles, his status is determined, only women will support him, and he will not support women.
"No wonder when you were in Jinyang Tower, the disciples from the capital flocked to it, and you were already the most skilled I have ever seen playing the piano." Yang Ming lazily stood up and said with a smile: "Come back another day, and change the tune then. "
After that, Yang Ming stood up and left. Gao Yue lowered her head to look at the piano, feeling lost.
It’s the end of the third year of the great cause.
From Zhangye, a treasure was sent. Yes, Yang Ming was willing to call it a treasure.
It is "Picture Notes of the Western Regions" compiled by Pei Ju himself.
It contains the mountains and rivers, surnames, customs, customs, customs, products and other information of the forty-four countries. It is compiled into a book and drawn into a map. It is tantamount to a priceless treasure for the Sui Dynasty to manage the Western Regions.
Historically, the Sui Dynasty's destruction of Tuguhun was a large-scale war launched after Yang Guang's tour of Zhangye, and the emperor personally conquered it.
But now, the time has come for the expedition to Tuguhun. Because Yang Ming delayed the construction of Tokyo, Yang Guang is still in Jiangdu, patrolling Zhangye, probably still a year later.
At present, both the Eastern and Western Turks and other small countries in the Western Regions are condemning Tuguhun for frequently invading the Sui border.
As a vassal state that surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, it was definitely inappropriate for Tuguhun to do this, so Tuguhun Khan Murong Fuyun declared to the outside world that it was a civil strife among the tribes and some tribal leaders did not listen to him, so they did such a thing.
So Pei Ju directly said, The Sui Dynasty sent troops to help you quell the civil strife. Murong Fuyun quickly said no, no, I can handle it myself.
There was only one copy of "Illustrated Records of the Western Regions", which was to be presented to the emperor, so Yang Ming immediately asked all the officials in the palace to make a copy.
Copying was not an easy task. It took five days and five nights of continuous fighting before the copying was completed. Immediately afterwards, Yang Ming allocated a thousand people from the military government to be responsible for sending "Picture Notes of the Western Regions" to Jiangdu.
In his letter to Yang Ming, Pei Ju made it very clear that now was the best time to attack Tuguhun. Tiele had already begun to organize his army and was ready to help.
Pei Ju also reported this meaning to the emperor in the form of a memorial. In other words, after Yang Guang received the memorial, he would probably immediately start arranging the attack on Tuguhun.
Then the candidate for the head coach is already ready to be announced, and it must be Yang Ming.
But once Yang Ming leaves, who will be responsible for guarding the capital? It is a difficult matter.
Yang Xiong is definitely not suitable. Although he belongs to the clan, Yang Guang does not have complete trust in him.
Before Yang Guang made arrangements, Yang Ming could actually start making arrangements.
According to Pei Ju's estimate, a hundred thousand troops would be enough, so Yang Ming would divide the hundred thousand troops into nine branches. He would command 20,000 of the central army himself, and the remaining generals would command 10,000.
Today's court meeting, all the senior military generals who stayed in the capital were summoned.
"Your Highness seems to have decided that your Majesty intends to use troops next year?" General Youxiao Li Hun asked curiously.
Yang Ming frowned and said, "Then what do you think Pei Ju did when he went to Zhangye?"
"No, no," Li Hun hurriedly laughed and said, "I know that Your Majesty intends to explore the Western Regions, but at present, the troops in Guanzhong are not very strong. If one hundred thousand soldiers are transferred at once, the defense of the capital will be empty."
Shi Wansui sneered and said: "Thanks to the fact that you are still a general, how could His Highness only recruit troops in Guanzhong? Doesn't His Highness know that the defense of the capital is important?"
Li Hun got into trouble twice in a row, shook his head and stopped talking.
Yang Ming then looked at everyone: "To be prepared, we can work out the detailed steps for recruiting troops first. When His Majesty's decree comes, everyone will have an idea."
Shi Wansui nodded and said: "His Majesty's decree will take one and a half months anyway. It is already the end of the year. The best time to send troops to Tuguhun is April. If we don't prepare early and wait for His Majesty's decree to arrive before we rush to respond, I'm afraid the delay will be the worst."
It’s a good time to send troops.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded.
Once April is over, new grass will grow, and Tuguhun's horses will have enough to eat, and they can eat wherever they hunt, without having to worry about the forage supply.
The main force of the Sui army was infantry, which required a long logistics supply line. Zhangye was very desolate and could not supply the food and grass supplies for a hundred thousand troops. It had to be allocated from Guanzhong, and Guanzhong had to be allocated from Luoyang, which was very consumption.
A matter of time.
The five thousand people led by Mai Tiezhang have almost destroyed Taozhou. Taozhou has now been renamed Lintao County.
As the saying goes, before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass must go first. The recruitment of food and the recruitment of guards must start simultaneously.
So Yang Ming first wrote a letter to the second son, asking him to allocate 250,000 shi of grain from Liyangcang and Xingluocang, and escort him to the capital as soon as his father's order came.
Of course, Yang Ming wouldn't put too much hope in his second son. This bastard would dare to hold him back in anything.
Therefore, Guangtongcang located in Guanzhong and Heyangcang on the southeast side of the river will also prepare early.
The five thousand elite cavalry under Xiao Mohe finally came into use.