The assassination incident that occurred in Yuan Ping City can only become an unsolved case. After all, the last assassination incident by a Goguryeo assassin was directly blamed on Li Yuan by Wan He. Now another Goguryeo assassination incident has popped up. No matter how stupid Yang Guang is. He wouldn't believe it. And it's not like Wan He has never thought about blaming this matter on Li Yuan. But looking back, he just cheated Li Yuan. If Li Yuan is let take the blame again, there is no guarantee that this old guy Li Yuan will not be blamed. Will get angry.
However, if the guard of Yuanping City died like this, he could not just leave. Wan He could only replace the guard and stay in Yuanping City, waiting for the Emperor's Holy Jia. The Emperor's Holy Jia would personally appoint the candidates to stay in Yuanping City. This time Wan He They didn't wait too long. On the seventh day, a huge army arrived at Yuanping City.
This time Yang Guang visited the north. Except for a few officials, almost all civil and military officials followed him on the tour. Even several of Yang Guang's princes also followed him to this place in northern Xinjiang. Since there are so many important people, it is safe. The problem cannot be underestimated. This time, Yang Guang brought out all the Imperial Guards from Dongdu. In addition to the 10,000 people that Wan He brought out before, there were nearly 40,000 Imperial Guards around Yang Guang. Under the protection of these 40,000 royal guards, no one dared to provoke any bandit even if he passed through it along the way. It was precisely because of this that Yang Guang was even more sure of the fact that the world was peaceful. He was scolded a lot along the way. Su Wei and others were making alarmist remarks. Even though all the ministers under his command knew the reason, they did not dare to say anything for fear of making Yang Guang unhappy. Then he would be the only one who would be unlucky.
But after arriving at Yuanping City, Yang Guang was still angry because the vanguard he sent actually recruited people to assassinate him again. Although he was also complaining in his heart about why Wan He was like a troublemaker, causing people to chase him everywhere. But now Wan He After all, He held the title of a pioneer. Assassinating him would be a slap in the face of Lao Yang. This was not bad. Yang Guang immediately ordered a thorough investigation. The murderer must be caught.
Wan He didn't care about this, but he could guess that Yang Guang's thorough investigation must have ended in vain. Since those Goguryeo assassins were able to lurk here silently, it can be seen that there must be some other reason. Yang Guang alone Send someone to investigate. They will definitely find nothing.
Of course. After all, Wan He was not injured. Yang Guang could not stay in a small town like Yuanping for such a thing. So Yang Guang quickly appointed a new guard. But this new guard candidate But Wan He was a little surprised, because it was Li Jing who came with Wan He as the new defender of Yuanping City.
Wan He and Li Jing were both shocked when they received the news. They were also a little surprised by the emperor's arrangement. They were both a little unsure of the emperor's intention for such an arrangement. However, since the holy order was issued, they did not dare to disobey the holy order. Leaving Li Jing behind in Yuanping City, Wan He took Pei Xingyan and followed the Emperor's Holy Driving all the way towards the final destination of this northern tour... Yanmen Pass.
Yanmen Pass is the gateway from the Central Plains to the grasslands of northern Xinjiang. Since ancient times, it has been a battleground between Han and Hu. If the nomadic people in the north want to go south to the Central Plains, they must pass this pass first. Therefore, Yanmen Pass is also the gateway to the past dynasties. The most important level for the imperial court.
The imperial driver arrived in front of Yanmen Pass. Before the emperor could send someone to Yanmen Pass to notify him, he saw the gate of Yanmen Pass in front of him wide open. A team quickly drove out of the pass and rushed towards the imperial driver. Seeing so many people rushing Come over. Sima Dekan, who serves as the general of the Royal Forest Army, immediately led a group of people and stood in front of the imperial driver. He shouted loudly: "Guard the emperor. Protect the emperor."
"Step back." Sima Dekan was loyal. Unexpectedly, he was shouted back by a shout. Originally a general of the Imperial Guards, Sima Dekan was also considered a powerful person in the court. He could hear this shout. But he did not even hesitate at all. He retreated directly because the person who made this shout was none other than Emperor Yang Guang of that day. Yang Guang squinted his eyes and looked at the people coming towards him. He squinted his eyes and smiled. He said: "I can't tell whether I am an enemy or a friend. How can I protect you?"
As soon as Yang Guang said these words, Sima Dekan turned blue with fright. He jumped off the horse in a hurry and lay on the ground without making a sound. Yang Guang just scolded him casually. Turn. He turned his head and looked ahead again, waiting for the team of people to arrive. When the team of people got closer, he realized that they were all armored heavy cavalry. The leader was wearing brown armor. He was about forty or fifty years old and looked the same. With an upright and awe-inspiring face, he came to the emperor. The man immediately dismounted from his horse, knelt down and bowed to the emperor, and shouted loudly: "The last general Yun Dingxing. Long live my emperor. Long live. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor." I'm late. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
At this moment, Wan He was riding his mount among the ministers. And next to Wan He was Wan He's old friend Cui Junsu, the Minister of Civil Affairs. Hearing that Yun Dingxing reported himself to his family, Wan He also frowned. He had never heard of this person's name. He turned around and asked Cui Junsu: "Brother Cui, who is this Yun Dingxing?"
Hearing Wan He ask about Yun Dingxing, Cui Junsu's face immediately showed disdain. Of course, this disdain was not directed at Wan He. It was obviously directed at the Yun Dingxing that Wan He was talking about. Cui Junsu looked coldly and knelt down in front of him. Yun Dingxing there hummed: "He's just a wallflower. He's just a villain. Speaking of this person, he can be regarded as a relative of the emperor. His daughter is Zhao Xun of the deposed prince. Back then, his daughter got the deposed prince. He also used this relationship to make slanderous remarks to the deposed prince every day. It can be said that most of the reasons for the deposed prince came from this person."
When Cui Junsu talked about this matter, his voice was very low. Of course Wan He also understood the reason. The deposed prince Cui Junsu mentioned was the emperor's biological brother, Yang Yong, the eldest son of the late emperor. Rumor has it that Yang Guang was the emperor back then. After exhausting all the mechanisms, he asked the late emperor to depose Yang Yong as the crown prince so that he could ascend to the throne. And Yang Guang had just ascended the throne. The first thing he did was to draft the emperor's edict and consign Yang Yong to death. Although this matter was Everyone knew it, but it was forbidden in the court. The ministers only dared to discuss it privately, but they did not dare to let Yang Guang hear it. Otherwise, it would offend Yang Guang's taboo.
However, Wan He was a little confused. He also lowered his voice like Cui Junsu and asked Cui Junsu: "Brother Cui, since Yun Dingxing is the father-in-law of the deposed prince, why does your majesty still entrust him with important tasks?" .Leave such an important Yanmen Pass to him to guard."
Cui Junsu showed a trace of sarcasm again on his face, mixed with some resentment. He winked forward and hummed: "What other reasons could there be? This Yun Dingxing is good at calculations. The deposed prince was in power back then. At that time, I don’t know how much people’s wealth and wealth were plundered. Later, when the deposed prince lost power, he immediately turned to His Majesty. At the same time, he also bribed important officials in the court to intercede for him. This saved his life. Later, in order to get promoted and make a fortune, he He even personally advised His Majesty and asked Your Majesty to poison his grandson Yang Yan to death. He also exiled several other sons of the deposed prince. Later, he secretly hunted them down and killed them all. After killing the deposed prince, I heard that the poison The glass of poisonous wine that killed Yang Yan was poured down by Yun Dingxing himself."
Wan He couldn't help but shudder when Cui Junsu recounted Yun Dingxing's family history. As the saying goes, a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. But this Yun Dingxing was even willing to kill his own grandson for the sake of his own future. Wan He could not help but shudder. He even had the idea of cutting open Yun Dingxing's heart to see if his heart was dark. But Wan He also understood the reason why Yang Guang paid so much attention to the father-in-law of the deposed prince. Yun Dingxing has shown his loyalty in this way. Yang Guang will naturally reuse him. As for the important minister Cui Junsu mentioned before who spoke for Yun Dingxing, Wan He also guessed it. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty dared to depose the prince. Who else could speak to my father-in-law besides Yu Wenshu?
Wan He and Cui Junsu were talking here. In front of him, Yang Guang had made a gesture of support to Yun Dingxing who was kneeling in front of him. He said: "Yun Aiqing, please rise. Aiqing has the important responsibility of guarding the border." .I have worked hard these years.”
"The general is scared." Yun Dingxing stood up, but still lowered his head. He said respectfully to Yang Guang: "The general only knows how to serve your majesty. Although Yanmen Pass is bitter, the general is still happy in his heart."
"Bah." As soon as Yun Dingxing said this, Cui Junsu couldn't help but spat in a low voice. He hummed: "How can I be unhappy? There are countless vendors coming in and out of Yanmen Pass every day. Just this money and money can't Over the years, this guy's hands have become weak just because he's afraid of making money. What's the point of saying it's hard? It's so hard."
After hearing Cui Junsu's words, Wan He couldn't help but chuckle a few times. No wonder Cui Junsu was like this. Although Cui Junsu had a bold temperament, he was different from other civil servants, but he was still a descendant of a saint at heart. What Yun Dingxing did Because it is completely contrary to the words of the saint. Cui Junsu naturally dislikes Yun Dingxing. Not only Cui Junsu, Wan He can also hear the cursing of many civil servants around him. What makes Wan He most amused is that there is that one among them. Feng Deyi's voice reminds me of this guy's greed for money. I'm afraid what he hates the most is the fact that Yun Dingxing's hands softened when he received money.
However, the curses of the ministers did not reach Yang Guang's ears. What Yang Guang heard was the flattery of Yun Dingxing. Suddenly Yang Guang was filled with joy. He laughed, nodded and said: " Yun Aiqing is truly a minister of the state. With Yun Aiqing guarding Yanmen Pass for me, I have nothing to worry about. Dear lords, you should follow Yun Aiqing as an example and do your best to serve the Sui Dynasty."