Originally, the whole meeting process went smoothly, but it was this meeting between the two Khans that made Shibi and Chuluo feel humiliated at the same time.
Needless to say about Chu Luo, he had been humiliated for several years, so why was he unhappy? He saw himself in Chu Luo.
The Central Plains has always tried to sow discord in its treatment of the Turks. If I am not careful in the future, and I cannot survive in the Eastern Turks, will I also be tricked by the Sui Dynasty and get mixed up in the current situation?
Originally, I planned to stay a little longer before leaving, but now, I am very anxious to leave.
There is a saying among the Han people: A gentleman does not build a dangerous wall. If I stay here all the time, no one knows what will happen. To be on the safe side, I'd better leave early.
At the beginning of November, Shibi set off back north and stayed in Jiangdu for less than a month.
"This son is extremely ambitious and we have to guard against him," Pei Ju said with a frown in the main hall of Jiangdu Palace:
"When he came this time, he said that the Western Turks Shekui had been robbing their pastures. This was paving the way for them to use troops against the Western Turks in the future."
Yang Guang nodded, looked at the Taoist priest Zhao Zhao who was accompanying him, and asked, "How is this person?"
Zhao Zhaodao said: "People with upturned eyebrows, pointed cheekbones and reversed ears, hooked noses and swollen cheeks are the most untrustworthy. This person's eyebrows flash when he speaks. He is a cunning and wise person, not like Qi Min."
Sui Dynasty was still relieved about Qimin, because although Qimin was very tall and tall, he had a simple and honest face and a sincere smile, which made him feel very good.
But at the end of the day, he is young after all. He is less than thirty years old and leads the entire East Turkestan. His face is born from his heart, and his domineering side of his personality is undoubtedly evident in his face.
Yang Guang is also a ruthless man. When he was in Jiangdu, he looked like an elegant scholar. But now, his actions, words and deeds are very domineering. This is the temperament of a person in power.
There is a poem in history that goes like this: Sui Yang was unfortunate to be the emperor, and An Shi was unfortunate to be the father-in-law. If they were both poor until old age, one would be a famous scholar and the other a literary hero.
Absolutely insightful.
If Yang Guang is allowed to become an official, he will definitely be at the prime minister level.
Yang Guang pondered for a moment and nodded: "Although I have been watching this son for less than a month, I can still see that this son is domineering and strong, and he is not willing to be inferior to others. The Eastern Turks are still a big problem for me in the north."
Su Wei said: "The matter of the Eastern Turks can be put aside for the time being. The situation in Lingnan is not good. Feng Ang has the tendency to watch the fire. If the chaos in Yulin County cannot be put down as soon as possible, it may affect the entire Lingnan."
There was a rebellion in Guangxi, and Feng Ang sent troops, but only 5,000 people were sent. He reported to the court that the entire army was wiped out, but in fact, it was not that serious.
There were big defeats, but there were also a lot of withdrawals. Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that Feng An was not doing his job well enough.
This is normal, because Feng Ang knows who is behind the rebels, so the best way is to negotiate with the Ning family in private to stop them from messing around.
But Feng An didn't dare to tell the emperor that it was the Ning family who was responsible. Otherwise, if the emperor was furious and had Ning Changzhen operated on, things would get out of hand.
"It seems that Lingnan is very resistant to the imperial policy. As soon as Qiu and others left, there was a tribe rebellion. This is for the imperial court to see," Niu Hong said:
"The total number of troops in Lingnan is less than 8,000, and they are extremely scattered. If Qiu He wants to suppress the rebellion, it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw, so he should be mobilized for troops."
Lai Hu'er shook his head and said: "The best way is not to fight. Last year, a national war was too expensive. Now people are worried about peace of mind. We are in the south. If we mobilize troops on a large scale, the military government will also be upset.
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In fact, the most critical point is that the military pay has not been paid out.
The military mansions of the Sui Dynasty are distributed most in Guanzhong, followed by Henan, then Shanxi, Hebei and Shandong. The military mansions in the north account for 70% of the entire Sui military force. In the south, only the military mansion in Jiangdu is quite large, and the others are
The lower third-class hussar mansion, that is to say, the number of soldiers in a military mansion ranges from 800 to 300, and they are very scattered.
The south has always been like this. If you look at the map, it is all within the territory of the Sui Dynasty. In fact, the areas that can be fully controlled, namely Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui, northern Jiangsu, northern Fujian, and other places, are not easy to control.
After the expedition to Goguryeo, the imperial court owed a large amount of military pay. The original plan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was to pay it all within five years, with priority given to the north. Until now, the south has only paid a little bit, which is to protect the people under the command.
Fifty thousand Jianghuai navy.
If you don't pay me the money you owe me, you still want me to work harder? Impossible.
Therefore, the concern of taking care of children is completely necessary.
The people present were actually relieved. Fortunately, the prince had the foresight to make friends with Shi Bi early, and Shi Bi also came. If they hadn't come, there would have been the Lingnan Rebellion in the south and Shi Bi in the north.
After all, this matter is over.
Yang Guang frowned and said: "How can you be emotional? It is the time to make a contribution to the country to quell the rebellion. Chongshan (the character for coming to protect children) is too worried."
What he said makes sense, because it is the military generals who make contributions and achievements, and it has little to do with ordinary guards. The generals must be willing, because the military salary owed to them by the court is not as much as what they themselves have done, so there is nothing to ask for.
But the guards will definitely not be happy. Once forced recruitment leads to a mutiny, the consequences will be very serious.
Su Wei said: "Send someone to talk to the Ning family. Yulin County is their territory. There is no way they are behind such a big mess. The court can't use troops at the moment, so let's appease it temporarily."
Niu Hong sneered and said: "The reason is that the Ning family and the Feng family were unwilling to contribute. They had already negotiated when they were in the capital, but they changed their minds as soon as they returned to Lingnan. It is capricious and shameful."
"They are barbarians. Don't you know what kind of virtue they are?" Pei Yun said with a smile: "I thought it would be better to let Ning Changzhen go back and let him take charge of countering the rebellion."
"No," Lai Hu'er said hurriedly: "This person's return is like letting the tiger return to the mountain. What Su Gong said just now is right. The chaos in Yulin is probably caused by the Ning family. If Ning Changzhen is allowed to go back, the consequences will be
Unpredictable.”
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! If Ning Changzhen goes back, he can pretend to fight with the rebels for a few times, and then pretend to be defeated and cower in one place.
Completely manipulating the rebels behind the scenes, forcing the court to withdraw its policy.
If the imperial court compromises and Ning Changzhen comes out again to kill that puppet, then their interests in Lingnan will be preserved.
Feng An was deliberately perfunctory in Guangzhou. He didn't want to offend the imperial court, but he knew better than anyone else that the imperial policy was difficult to promote in Lingnan. How to choose between offending the imperial court and offending the local wealthy families in Lingnan?
It’s easy to choose, whichever one is close to me, I will choose.
Everyone here is a smart person, and we already know how the situation will turn out.
Yang Guang said in a deep voice: "Lingnan, the imperial policy must be implemented, and I will take it without leaving any worries for future generations."
Lai Hu'er's face changed slightly: "Your Majesty, we really can't use troops. The main force of our Sui Dynasty is in the north, and the troops in the south are unable to fight."
During the expedition to Goguryeo, the 350,000 land elites were all equipped with refined weapons, but there were no naval troops to protect the children, and there still are none.
Because Yang Guang has said that from now on, if the guards want to refine weapons, they have to spend their own money to buy them. In fact, he just wants to compensate for their wages.
But now that there is no war, the guards must choose to ask for money instead of soldiers and armor.
The reason why Yang Guang wants to attack Lingnan is because he wants to write off his accounts, because you are going to fight. Soldiers and armor are where life depends on them, so you can't do without them, right?
The Hedong refinery has been casting and refining weapons, and the Weiwei Temple treasury in Dongdu has accumulated a lot of them.
It has to be sold. The refinery itself still owes a lot of debt and has been asking the court for money.
Therefore, in Yang Guang's view, the advantages of attacking Lingnan outweigh the disadvantages.
"Immediately mobilize the Jianghuai Military Mansion, gather an army of 30,000, and hand it over to Mai Tiezhang to order him to go south to quell the rebellion."
Lai Huer hurriedly looked at the others for help, but only Niu Hong and Pei Ju responded to him.
"In fact, ten thousand people are enough," Pei Ju said: "As long as they are equipped with refined weapons, ten thousand people are enough to suppress the rebellion."
The 150,000 troops Yang Guang brought to Jiangdu all had refined weapons, but Yang Guang would not use his Central Army to fight in Lingnan. As for Pei Ju's proposal, Yang Guang directly rejected it.
I can sell 30,000 pieces, why only 10,000 pieces?
After all, a group of big guys failed to stop Yang Guang, so the Jiangnan area once again mobilized an army, which shocked the people.
In the Sui Dynasty, the population in the north accounted for more than 60% of the population. The population in the south was already small, and half of them could not be controlled. If you recruit 30,000 soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River, it is not the same concept as recruiting 30,000 soldiers from the north.
It's like the difference between taking ten eggs from a henhouse and ten eggs from a chicken farm.
In the fight against Goguryeo, how many people came out from the north? How many people came out from the south?
On the Luoyang side, Liu Quan, the young minister of the Weiwei Temple who stayed behind, received the order, so he asked Zhao Guogong Dugu to compile it, and asked him to prepare a boat to transport refined weapons to Jiangdu.
After the canal was established, the traffic between the north and the south was really smooth. From Luoyang, you can go directly to Jiangdu by loading goods.
Dugu Zuan was also confused, why should we start fighting again?
It would take two months to transport so many weapons. It would be pretty good to be able to deliver them after the New Year.
And Yang Guang was also very patient. When I attacked Lingnan, I mainly wanted to sell things. If the things were not sold, I would not be able to send troops to fight. That would be too much of a loss.
Besides, recruiting soldiers also takes a lot of time.
Therefore, Yang Guang will not use troops until the end of the year.
On this day, Yang Guang invited Shen Wuhua over, and together with Empress Xiao and a group of concubines, they copied a copy of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy in the study.
Southerners admire Wang Xizhi the most, and Yang Guang is also a top calligraphy enthusiast. Privately, he admires Wang Xizhi, and publicly, admiring Wang Xizhi is beneficial to conquering the scholars in Jiangnan.
So Yang Guang remembered the words his son Yang Ming said after seeing Wang Xizhi's authentic work for the first time, so he simply borrowed it: perfect, unparalleled in ancient and modern times, high in rhyme and deep in emotion, remembered for generations.
Yang Guang's evaluation of Wang Xizhi has now spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River, and everyone agrees that the emperor has a vision.