A madman came from Taoxian County, and when he opened his mouth, he said that the Duke of the country was in danger.
The scholar's name is Jiang Nian, and the road guide indicates that he came from the south.
"I traveled all the way from the south this time and saw many refugees. The people are in a difficult situation, but the local powerful are still arrogant and extravagant, annexing land and greedy like evil ghosts."
Jiang Nian looked quite free and uninhibited, sitting in the duty room, facing Yang Guogong and still talking eloquently.
"At least two crops are harvested every year in the south. In the north, there are more and more refugees. This kind of scene, I'm sorry to say it bluntly, is clearly a scene of national subjugation."
Yang Xuan was reading the document, and Han Ji beside him said calmly: "Is this the reason why you talk so shamelessly about Qing Junzi?"
Jiang Nian smiled and said, "I learned on the road that the Duke of Ningxing jumped on the horse, which is not a good thing for Northern Xinjiang and the Duke. If in the past Chang'an only wanted to get the Duke out of Northern Xinjiang, then at this moment in Chang'an, His Majesty
In my eyes, the Duke is a dead man, and he must be punished by the clan for his death!"
Han Ji smiled and said: "The Duke holds the army of Northern Xinjiang, what can Chang'an do?"
Jiang Nian laughed and said, "The Duke is majestic and handsome, and it will be no problem when the Duke is around. But a real man will inevitably have a long love between his children! Times have changed, and who can say clearly what will happen in a few decades? I think that when
Prepare for a rainy day…”
He pointed to the north and said: "The Duke wants to destroy the Northern Liao, right? After destroying the Northern Liao, the Duke thinks about how big the Northern Territory is? It will be much larger than the territory of the Tang Dynasty. By then, the Duke will have hundreds of thousands of troops.
Do we have to bow to Chang'an?"
Han Ji sneered, "The Duke said..."
"Will you live up to the Tang Dynasty in this life?" Jiang Nian sighed: "Nowadays, the government is in chaos. Left Prime Minister Chen Shen is just fine. Yang Songcheng leads a group of people to fight for human rights. They only care about their own selfish interests and forget about their family and country.
What does it mean that a bad boy from Shu has become an important official in the court? It's just because his sister is favored. My lord, the world is going to be in chaos, so we should make plans early."
Yang Xuan put down the document and wrote a line.
This is review.
The documents he had dealt with were stacked on the table. Yang Xuan said: "He'er."
Jiang He'er came in from outside, picked up the documents and sent them to Liu Qing and others.
This program is actually similar to the emperor's program.
When the local documents were delivered, there were officials under Liu Qing and others who were responsible for screening and filtering, and then they were sent up. After Liu Qing and others discussed and reviewed them, they were sent to Yang Xuan...
After Yang Xuan wrote down his own opinions, the document was sent back to Liu Qing and others. They gathered to discuss Yang Xuan's opinions. If they felt it was okay, they would comply with it. If they felt it was inappropriate, they would send it again.
and attach their suggestions.
In fact, this is a small-scale three-province structure.
Jiang Heer went out and Yang Xuan stood up, "Mr. Jiang, go and rest first!"
"yes!"
Jiang Nian stood up and left.
When Jiang Nian came to Taoxian County, he would not be able to see Yang Xuan, or even Han Ji. But this person gave him a big gift.
"Shi Zhongtang expanded his army by 200,000. Does this mean he wants to destroy the Southern Zhou Dynasty?"
Shi Zhong's military expansion in the Tang Dynasty is not news, but the size of the expansion is a secret. Jiang Nian's brother works as a minor official in the Jiedushi Mansion and knows the number.
"The Southern Zhou Dynasty is destroyed, the only benefit is money!"
Jiang He'er came back and looked at Yang Xuan eagerly, "Duke, destroy the Southern Zhou Dynasty, please don't touch my disciples, okay?"
Yang Xuan smiled, "Where is this?"
Han Ji smiled and said: "Xiao He'er thinks that the Duke of Guo will definitely destroy Southern Zhou?"
Jiang He'er nodded, "The Duke of Guo can see that he has great talent and great strategy. If he destroys the Northern Liao Dynasty, he will naturally not keep the Southern Zhou Dynasty. I think that the Duke of Guo will not even keep Luo Luo."
"The territory of the Tang Dynasty was so vast." Han Ji said with a smile.
But then he thought about the map in Yang Xuan's study.
vast!
There is land and there is ocean.
Tang, Northern Liao, Southern Zhou, Luoluo... Past Luoluo, there is still a piece of land.
Yang Xuan pointed at the case and said, "Lin Jun is keeping an eye on it. In addition, there are many soldiers who died in this expedition, and the pensions that should be paid must also be watched closely. I still say the same thing, who dares to pay attention to those pensions?
The first step is to drink human blood. I will never tolerate this kind of people, I will kill them! The whole family will be exiled!"
"yes!"
Everyone was shocked.
Yang Xuan stood up, and then Zhang Xu came outside.
"Gonggong, news from Chang'an, Xia Houyuan has been appointed to the official position, and Liang Jing has been appointed as the right prime minister."
Yang Xuan said: "The evil young man in Shu in the past has now become the prime minister who can make all the changes in the court. Time is also destiny!"
Han Ji smiled and said, "I don't know which way the wind will blow."
"Duke!"
Wang Laoer came and looked a little listless.
"Why do you look like this?" Yang Xuan said dissatisfied: "Don't be greedy for bed sheets!"
The old thief said: "Young man, beware of sex!"
Wang Laoer is no longer a boy for a long time, but after years of hard work, he is still a boy in the eyes of everyone.
"She took away my dried meat!" Wang Laoer said sadly and angrily.
"Why not let you eat dried meat?" Yang Xuan felt that Helian Yunshang was not that domineering person.
"They say I always fart after eating too much dried meat, but where did I fart? I just ate too many beans yesterday!"
It is difficult for an upright official to stop household chores!
"My lord, there is an envoy from Bei Liao."
Yo ho!
That woman was finally willing to send someone here?
Yang Xuan returned to the check-in room.
Han Ji coughed dryly and said, "I'll leave later!"
Wang Laoer glanced at him. "Why are you panicking?"
"Walk!"
The old thief grabbed him and pulled him out.
"I want to hear it!"
"Listen to shit!"
Do you want to hear the boss's gossip? This blind man... the old thief thinks that Wang Laoer will be beaten to death by his wife sooner or later.
The messenger is an old acquaintance, Zhan Juan.
"I've met the Duke."
"Um!"
Yang Xuan couldn't help but wanted to ask about the child.
Zhan Juan lowered her eyebrows and said submissively: "The eldest princess is hanging the curtain now and is busy..."
"Send the child here! I'll keep it!"
Yang Xuan said.
He knew how busy the curtained Changling would be and how stressful it would be.
He feels bad for his children growing up in such an environment!
The Duke is so beautiful, so beautiful... Zhan Juan said: "The eldest princess also thinks about the Duke and says that this year looks like a good year, so we should use less troops and cultivate more land."
——Stop hitting me. If you hit me again, I will deal with you!
This is Yang Xuan's understanding of this statement.
But he knew that since Changling listened to the government behind the curtain, he naturally knew that he and she had no control over it.
"Speak nicely!" Yang Xuan said, "How is the child?"
It's so cruel. As expected, I forgot about the mother after having a child... Zhan Juan said: "The eldest man is quite strong and loves to cry."
"A child of this age naturally loves to cry. Can the people around him do their best?"
"When I am here, I will keep an eye on you. When I am not here, I will always be looked after by two people whom the eldest princess trusts."
"How is Changling's health?"
Asking at this time, the heartless thief... Zhan Juan said: "The body of the eldest princess... When Emperor Daxing passed away, the eldest princess had just been in confinement. Since then, the eldest princess has been busy."
If you hadn't been the one shouting about beating and killing, how could the eldest princess have been working so hard?
"What did Changling ask you to do?"
Yang Xuan was a little worried about the safety of Changling mother and son, especially the existence of Lin Ya, a veteran rebel, which made him a little uneasy every time he thought about it.
"The eldest princess asked the slave to come. Firstly, she wanted to tell the Duke about the child's situation. Secondly, the eldest princess wanted to ask the Duke whether Daliao was preparing to conquer the traitor Lin Jun. Northern Xinjiang was prepared to be a spectator or to protect him. That traitor!"
Crush Lin Jun?
It’s not that Beiliao has no access to the three states, especially to Chenzhou and Tanzhou. Why bother asking?
"The Shegu tribe has won a great victory and will continue to move south. Does Changling think she can still divide her troops?"
Yang Xuan unceremoniously revealed Beiliao's current predicament.
After the great victory of the Shegu tribe, Ningxing was shaken. Some people said that there were Shegu people in the north and Beijiang in the south. Daliao was at a critical moment of life and death and should massively expand its army.
However, once the army is expanded in a large scale, there will be fewer people to farm and herd, but the harvest and taxes cannot be reduced, so we can only impose exorbitant taxes.
Days like this can't last long. If we can't solve it quickly, when the resentment among the people breaks out, there will be internal chaos, foreign enemies will take advantage of the situation, and Bei Liao will be destroyed.
Zhan Juan said: "Lin Ya should clean up the house."
"You want to kill someone with a borrowed knife?" Yang Xuan shook his head, "Lin Ya is not a fool. How can he be willing to take chestnuts from the fire for Changling when the storm is in danger? And what is the benefit of killing Lin Jun at this moment? Direct contact with our Northern Xinjiang? What you said , Isn’t that what Changling said?”
Now that Northern Xinjiang is in contact with Jiangzhou, Ning Xing is panicking. If Ning Xing kills Lin Jun, captures the three states, and has full contact with Northern Xinjiang, how many troops will they have to prepare to defend against Northern Xinjiang's attack?
This is pure deception!
Zhan Juan recalled the discussion between the eldest princess and her staff before departure.
Shen Tong advocated using this lie to motivate the generals, allowing Yang Xuan to attack Lin Jun first regardless of the army's fatigue. Taking advantage of the entanglement between the two sides, Daliao used all its strength to deal with the Shegu people.
Changling said that Yang Xuan would not be fooled.
Shen Tong advocated, so Zhan Juan had one more task on her trip.
Sure enough, the eldest princess still understood Yang Xuan.
Zhan Juan immediately settled down.
Yang Xuan knew that Changling's mother and son were fine, and felt relieved, so he prepared to go on a trip.
But Helianyan sent news.
"The army in southern Xinjiang invaded the border area, and the envoys of the Southern Zhou Dynasty came to Beijing for help."
"Does Shi Zhongtang want to attack Southern Zhou?"
Yang Xuan thought, "Although the Southern Zhou Army is weak, it is rich and tenacious. Once the Southern Xinjiang Army launches a large-scale attack, it will inevitably be trapped. Chang'an will not allow him to do this... Zhang Huan will definitely oppose it. !”
…
"Your Majesty, the Southern Zhou Dynasty cannot attack at will!"
In the court, Zhang Huan said angrily: "Those who say that Southern Zhou Dynasty is vulnerable are just trying to fool His Majesty."
"When Prime Minister Zhang led the southern expedition, he made great progress and reached a place not far from Bianjing. Why is he so fearful of the enemy now?"
Someone sarcastically said.
"Last time I led the army smoothly, but the further we go, the stronger the resilience of the Southern Zhou Army becomes. And the troops are coming in a steady stream, and money and food are piling up... To be honest, I also thought about defeating Bianjing at the beginning. , it can be regarded as the achievement of destroying the country. But it can’t be done!”
Zhang Huan felt that these people thought the fighting was simple, "It will become more and more difficult for the Southern Zhou Army to fight in the future. The armies of King Qin from all over the country are constantly coming. If the army does not retreat, there will be no need to retreat!"
He looked at everyone, "It's not impossible for the entire army to be annihilated!"
No one pays attention to him!
Zhang Huan felt sad and angry, but looking at those ministers, there were many new faces. They were either the emperor's confidants or people from Yang Songcheng's group.
Above the court, it turned out to be like this!
"Ahem! Your Majesty, I think Prime Minister Zhang is right."
Who is helping?
Zhang Huan looked up and saw Liang Jing, the right prime minister of Xinzha.
Liang Xianggong held the wat tablet in his hand and said: "The people over there in Nanjian cry out for poverty every year and ask for a lot of money and food. The Ministry of Household Affairs is also willing to give it."
"Ahem!"
Someone from the emperor coughed dryly and reminded Mr. Liang not to sit with his butt crooked.
Liang Jing said: "With all that money and food, why not use it to expand the Chang'an guards?"
The guards of Chang'an are the army that the emperor can directly control!
As for the Southern Xinjiang Army, they were too far apart after all, so they could only be commanded by Shi Zhongtang.
Seeing that the emperor was thoughtful, he continued: "Your Majesty, when I was in Shu, the people below wanted to be corrupt, so they found an excuse, saying that the money and food were used to help a certain brother, or something happened...
The Southern Xinjiang is now harassing the Southern Zhou Dynasty. I think this is to find an excuse to expand the army. Such unloyal brothers... No, my lord, I think they should be scolded and replaced with generals!"
These words made the emperor's eyes twitch.
He said calmly: "Just a warning. It's up to Liang Qing to do this!"
Yang Songcheng raised the corners of his mouth slightly, thinking that Shi Zhongtang was one of the emperor's dogs, and Liang Jing was the other. Liang Jing was dissatisfied with Shi Zhongtang, and the emperor took advantage of the situation to play a check and balance between the two... He was indeed my son-in-law!
Liang Jing returned to the duty room and called his men to discuss the matter.
"Prime Minister Liang, why don't you ask for a scolding?"
"Or it would be better to send an envoy!"
"However, after this incident, Prime Minister Liang became the enemy of Shi Zhongtang and Southern Xinjiang."
My subordinates analyzed it, but they didn't find it right.
Liang Jing clapped his hands, waited for his men to turn their attention, and said: "Shi Zhongtang is also your majesty's adopted son after all. How could your majesty send an envoy to scold him? In this case, one of you is waiting..."
He turned his eyes and stared at an official, "You go!"
The official looked pale.
"Go here and scold me boldly. If you hide your head and hide your tail, you will go home and farm when you come back. If you are neither humble nor arrogant, and you are powerful and powerful, I will guarantee your promotion when you come back!"
The official was overjoyed and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Liang, I'm willing to risk everything."
Later, when everyone retreated, the staff sighed: "Prime Minister Liang is too frank in using such methods!"
"Is it easy to use?" Liang Jing asked.
"Of course it's easy to use, but this is... the method of evil young men!"
"In my eyes, the integrity of officials cannot be compared to that of a bad boy."
…
Southern Xinjiang.
"kill!"
On the school grounds, tens of thousands of troops are practicing.
Shi Zhongtang stood on the general stage.
"Not bad!" He said to his generals: "But we still have to practice hard and be ruthless."
"yes!"
The generals promised.
An official hurried over, walked up to the high platform, and said, "My lord, a messenger has been sent from the Southern Zhou Dynasty, saying that my lord has no orders from Chang'an and is attacking the Southern Zhou Dynasty privately. They want an explanation."
The generals looked at Shi Zhongtang, wanting to see how the Jiedushi would explain.
Among the generals, many foreign faces can be seen.
Shi Zhongtang said calmly: "Are they worthy of my explanation?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The generals laughed wildly.
Each face is filled with arrogance, arrogance and domineering...