Yang Xuan would not care about the gossip of Beiliao's senior officials back then, and few people in Beijiang were concerned about this matter.
He Lianyan felt like a spider, with Taoxian as the center and Jin Yiwei's hands as points, connecting the points with spider silk to form a web.
She sat in the middle of this web, and countless messages were passed back along the spider threads every day, and she checked lazily.
Each piece of information is the past of a person or a group of people. Looking at these messages is like peeking into other people's privacy.
If she wanted to, she could keep these people in the past forever.
Seize life and death, this is the sweetness of power.
But she knew that this way would not work.
Wang Shou is an example. It is said that Wang Shou is now in a panic inside the mirror, worried that one day the emperor's messenger will suddenly appear outside the door and say coldly: You have failed His Majesty!
The mirror is the slave of the emperor. The slave holds a lot of the master's privacy. What's the point of not dying?
Therefore, Helianyan tried his best to avoid news about Yang Xuan and his family.
But many times, their news is mixed in with other news and cannot be avoided.
I don’t know, many times it is a happy thing.
He Lianyan walked in the city, followed by more than ten people.
She was wearing black clothes, and her cloak moved in the wind.
There were always people walking on the street, but they would actively avoid them.
Not much is known about the reputation of the Jin Yiwei, but at least they have seen them arresting criminals. The scene can be described as exciting and domineering.
Is Helian Hong sick?
Helianyan was thinking about this issue.
As a rare expert, He Lianhong's cultivation is not bad.
People with good cultivation rarely get sick.
For example, Yang Xuan only had one minor illness in the past few years, and Zhou Ning just took a few injections and was cured.
As far as He Lianyan knew, that was the most dangerous crisis the emperor's uncle had ever encountered.
He was about to burp, but he narrowly escaped death.
Interesting!
He Lianyan narrowed her charming eyes, He Lianrong stopped behind, and a guard in golden clothes spoke to him in a low voice.
"Uh-huh!"
While He Lianrong listened, he pointed at He Lianyan. Someone came forward and said, "Commander..."
He Lianyan stopped, and He Lianrong came up and said: "Our people failed to sneak into Lijiang River and escaped back."
Yang Xuan was determined to attack Kunzhou, so Helianyan sent secret spies to sneak into Lijiang, first to inquire about information, and secondly to look for opportunities to sabotage or assassinate.
The last time they attacked Neizhou, Jin Yiwei successfully provoked an internal fight between Xiao Hongde and Zhao Dora.
"Try again!" He Lianyan said.
When you reach this level, you will naturally regard the lives of your subordinates as numbers... you will be sad and distressed, but you will also be indifferent.
He Lianrong said softly: "The commander, the military people, have gone in!"
Helian Yan's eyes narrowed, "Incompetent!"
He Lianrong lowered his head, "Yes, the subordinate is incompetent!"
The military also has its own team, from spies to scouts, and the intelligence department is equally excellent.
However, after the sudden rise of the Jinyiwei, the military was caught off guard and was suppressed by the Jinyiwei several times.
…
"Our people have gone in."
Jiang Cunzhong found Nan He.
Nan He was reading a book. He was a general who became a monk on the way. He fled Chang'an that night. After arriving in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, he followed Yang Lue to run the business.
From then on, he liked to read military books whenever he had nothing to do.
"How many entered?"
Jiang Cunzhong stretched out two fingers and said with some satisfaction: "The Jin Yiwei men were discovered and returned in embarrassment."
"good!"
Nan He closed the book, "I always let out a bad breath. If I can find out valuable information, or create chaos and assassinate enemy generals, Jin Yiwei will lose face this time."
"Next time we discuss matters, we have to..." Jiang Cunzhong looked at him with probing eyes.
Nan He was a member of Yang Xuan's inner circle. In comparison, Jiang Cunzhong was a bit less interesting.
Nan He smiled and said, "Next time we discuss matters, stab them."
Jiang Cunzhong said with a smile: "It's a pleasure to add some fun to life occasionally."
Nan He nodded, "That's exactly it."
There were more and more people around Yang Xuan, and they gradually divided into several camps.
Han Ji and He Lianyan were vaguely in the same camp, but Jiang Cunzhong's proposal was not to compete, but to create barriers.
If Jin Yiwei was harmonious with the military and even became intimate, Yang Xuan would probably have to turn a blind eye while sleeping.
Jiang Cunzhong worked carefully and his words made Nan He admire him.
After Jiang Cunzhong left, Nan He got up and went to see Yang Xuan.
"...Lin Jun is a famous general in the Northern Liao Dynasty. Once the number of scouts is wrong, he will guess that I am sending troops in the wrong direction. Therefore, the scouts will remain as usual."
"yes!"
Yang Xuan waved his hand and asked the general to retreat.
"Tired?" Song Zhen asked.
Yang Xuan pointed to his temples and squinted his eyes, "It hasn't stopped all morning. People keep coming to ask for instructions, and there are always problems waiting for me to deal with. To be honest, this job is not impossible, but it is too tight.
"
Song Zhen smiled and said: "I and Old Liu have always been like this."
hehe!
Therefore, I can have some leisure time!
Yang Xuan said sincerely: "If you two hadn't been in charge, Northern Xinjiang would have been in chaos long ago."
Song Zhen stroked his beard and smiled, while Liu Qing held the document and tapped his forehead with his fingers while reading. He was probably in trouble. He suddenly put the document down, raised his head and asked, "Someone proposes to cut off the road from Bei Liao to Fengzhou."
Trails in the mountains to guard against possible sneak attacks by the enemy again."
"This matter is not advisable!"
Yang Xuan stopped smiling and said, "If you encounter trouble, just block it and isolate it. You can isolate the trail and think you can sit back and relax from now on. But there are no absolutes in the world. When the enemy army suddenly appeared in Fengzhou, everything was in chaos.
…”
He took the document and stretched out his hand. Liu Qing handed over the brush. Yang Xuan took it and wrote a few words with the brush.
——The enemy can go, and so can I!
He put down his pen and said, "Remember, this is the Tang Dynasty!"
Remember, this is Datang!
Yang Xuan had said this sentence in the army, but it was the first time he mentioned it in the Jiedushi mansion.
"Datang never shows weakness."
Liu Qing knew his attitude and would have a standard to deal with similar incidents in the future.
A clerk stood outside the door and said, "My lord, Nanhe would like to see you."
Yang Xuan stood up and said, "I'm going out for a walk."
Civil and military people should not be too close, this is Yang Xuan's understanding.
He met Nan He in the front yard.
"Those new soldiers have been well trained. I've seen the officials over at the food and grass department and they're all ready..."
"Why, are you impatient?" Yang Xuan asked with a smile.
Nan He said: "In Neizhou, the morale of the army is high. It is better to encourage morale than to let it down. In the spring of the National People's Congress, it was announced that it would march northward, and the army is waiting to be prepared. But the morale cannot be too high, otherwise it will be exhausted before the battle. I will lower my official rank.
I’m not afraid that the Duke must be planning to send troops in the near future.”
Yang Xuan nodded, "Get ready!"
"yes!"
Nan He said: "Jiang Cunzhong is a smart man."
Yang Xuan squinted his eyes, "Just be smart."
Nan He resigned.
After leaving the Jiedushi Mansion, he met Han Ji.
Old Han looked quite lazy. He was still carrying a paper bag in his hand, and he was just carrying a birdcage.
"Old Nan!"
"Mr. Han."
Han Ji pointed at him, "Look, you are so boring. You talk about drinking! You don't even come to treat us. Just talk, you are like a fire under your butt, and you don't want to stay at all. Lao Nan, don't worry.
!”
This sentence has a double meaning and is also a reminder.
"Thank you."
Nan He mounted his horse and left.
Han Ji looked at him and said, "He is a smart man."
Knowing how to advance and retreat and not being in the limelight is the long-term way.
"I can't do it, I can't control my temper, hey!"
Nan He returned to the army.
"Get ready!"
The generals were happy, and Jiang Cunzhong asked: "Who will stay behind this time?"
Well!
In an instant, the generals who had been so excited just now began to hide back.
Nan He said: "We can't make a decision on these matters."
"I'm afraid Zhou Jian will accompany him."
A general said, with some dissatisfaction in his eyes.
Zhou Jian was like a spring bamboo shoot, popping up all of a sudden. Yang Xuan ordered him to preside over the final battle against Neizhou, which blinded many people.
After being envious, it is easy to become jealous or hateful.
Nan He said calmly: "Everything is subject to the orders of the Duke. If you are dissatisfied, let me suppress it!"
Jiang Cunzhong sang a double act with him, "If someone can't suppress it..."
Nan He raised his eyes and looked at the generals, "I'm here to help him suppress it!"
The generals felt awe-inspiring.
But I was also a little surprised.
Nan He has always been Yang Xuan's spokesperson in the army, and his status is respected. However, Zhou Jian's sudden rise has threatened his status. Under such circumstances, it stands to reason that he should remain uninformed and sit back and watch the people below and Zhou Jian.
Frugal struggle.
This person is so ordinary!
This is what everyone thinks.
Nan He waved his hands and the generals retired.
Jiang Cunzhong did not leave, but poured himself a cup of tea and drank it slowly.
"I said, you can't be so high-spirited? Even if you can't, you can kill decisively and with overwhelming momentum. At any rate, it can establish prestige for yourself."
Nan He held the military book in his hand and said: "I don't need prestige!"
"You!" Jiang Cunzhong thought this was a weirdo.
Nan He watched him go out, then lowered his head and continued reading the military book.
At this time, a caravan entered Taoxian County.
Yelvshu opened the curtain in the carriage.
Looking at the pedestrians, Yelvshu compared them with the Northern Liao people he saw.
"You are full of energy, and there is a sense of vitality when you look at it."
A group of sergeants patrolling the streets came over. Yelvshu looked at them and lowered the curtain.
He said quietly: "This is the strongest army in the world, the Liao Dynasty! Where do you want me to go?"
When the carriage arrived outside Jiedushi's house, Yelvshu got out of the car and said to his disciples: "Please tell me, Yelvshu wants to see the Duke."
He lowered his head slightly until Menzi came back again.
"Follow me."
All the way into the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, until outside Yang Xuan's duty room.
There are people inside.
"...Iron ore must be dug as hard as possible."
"My lord, Fengzhou said they are short of manpower."
"manpower?"
"yes!"
"It will be there soon."
There will be one soon, yes, just send the troops directly. There are many people in Beiliao, no, they are slaves... Yelvshu outside quickly lowered his head.
"Yes! In addition, Fengzhou said that the iron mine is not big after all. If it is like this..."
"Fishing all the water?"
"yes."
"Just say it."
"If we try to catch all the water in this way, I'm afraid it won't take more than a few years to dig it all out."
"Tell Sun Ying, there is no need to worry, just dig. As for when the digging is complete, all worries will be put aside. Once the digging is completed, is there no other place? Look north, let me see! There is a lot of iron ore!"
"Yes. In this case, I will resign."
"Go for it!"
An official came out, glanced at Yelvshu, and left immediately.
The doorman went in and said, "My lord, I would like to see you in Yelvshu."
Yang Xuan took a sip of tea and nodded.
Yelvshu came in, knelt down and said, "I have met the master."
"I heard that your business is quite big now?"
Yang Xuan lowered his eyes and asked.
"It's all thanks to the master!"
Ever since he became Erwuzi, Yang Xuan asked him to be the exclusive agent for Beijiang goods. Yelvshu also knew how to be a good person, so he acted as a general distributor himself and found a few good businessmen to be distributors, so that everyone could make money together.
Some people like to eat alone.
Those who eat alone are mostly loners.
If something happens to this kind of people, no one will help them.
Moreover, lone rangers are most likely to cause trouble and offend others.
Yelvshu's methods are quite good, which is why Yang Xuan looks at him differently.
If he is a greedy wealthy businessman, to Yang Xuan, he is just a dog!
dog!
Of course it needs to be used.
But when you're done using it, it's time to leave.
This is the saying goes that when the cunning rabbit dies, the lackey will be cooked.
You are no longer of use to me, why should I keep you?
"This time the villain brought food."
"Food prices have dropped a bit."
"The villain is already satisfied."
"Content is always happy."
"yes!"
"How is Kunzhou?"
"Sang Yuanxing, the governor of Kunzhou, has been quite nervous recently. He has also sent out a lot of scouts, and he has been constantly communicating with messengers from Taizhou..."
"Um!"
Yang Xuan nodded lazily, indicating for him to continue.
Where does the Duke want to attack... Yelvshu continued: "The Kunzhou Army is training more fiercely every day, and the city is constantly stocking up on supplies to defend the city."
This is expected.
The army of Northern Xinjiang is just ahead. In the past, those in Northern Liao would happily say that the opportunity had come, and then move out in full force.
Now they are terrified, lest the Duke of Qin send troops to attack them.
"He is worried that I will send troops to attack Kunzhou?" Yang Xuan asked.
"It is said that the master is most likely to attack Taizhou, but he is afraid after all."
"Talk about it."
It is also helpful to understand your opponent's mentality before the battle.
"Neizhou is a fortified city. When the master sent troops, Kunzhou's internal analysis showed that it could hold on for at least a month. However, in less than half a month, the master broke through Neizhou, which can be described as a devastating blow. After that battle, I originally disdained
The master's civil servants and generals are all as silent as a cicada."
"What do you think?"
Yang Xuan said calmly, an official appeared outside the door, Yang Xuan pointed at him, "What's the matter?"
The official stood outside the door and saluted, "The land reclamation team said that water conservancy projects will be built this year, but the road construction team said that the prince has said that he will build several new roads this year, and there is a shortage of manpower... The two sides started arguing, and someone took action."
"Tell them that manpower will be available soon."
"yes!"
Yang Xuan covered his forehead, "I don't even worry about it."
"The master is wise."
Yelvshu was already frightened at this moment.
The master is about to send troops!
Where to hit?
"What are you thinking about?" Yang Xuan looked at him.
Yelvshu probed: "Sang Yuanxing once said at a banquet that Daliao can be defeated without damaging the foundation. But the master cannot be defeated. He only needs to be defeated once, and he will be destroyed forever."
"What else did he say?"
"He also said that in such a situation, the master still dares to send troops frequently. I don't know if he is confident or stupid."
Yang Xuan smiled.
"What do you think?"
Yelvshu shivered and felt a chill in his neck, "My master is invincible."
"Sang Yuanxing? This person talks too much. So, next time, please ask him to talk to me in person!