Two hundred and fifty fifth chapter: divide the troops
"This..." Pei Shiju hesitated for a moment. In the end, he did not dare to disobey Yang Guang's order. He answered bravely: "Report to Your Majesty. Shibi Khan said in his reply that Your Majesty led so many troops on this northern tour. The troops and horses are actually intended to provoke a fight between the Sui Dynasty and the Turks. I hope that your majesty can reduce some of the troops and horses from this northern patrol. Only then will Khan Bibi be willing to come to worship."
"Humph." Sure enough, after listening to Pei Shiju's words, Yang Guang's face immediately turned green. He slapped the handrail beside him fiercely and shouted loudly: "How brave. Who does he think he is? How dare he come here?" Teaching me how to do things is really abominable. Hmph. Isn't he afraid that my army will just come out of Yanmen Pass and go to his royal court?"
"Your Majesty, calm down." Seeing Yang Guang getting angry, all the courtiers below knelt down and bowed down. The emperor's anger is not easy to provoke. Maybe it will affect Chi Yu. The first one to bear the brunt was naturally the mention of the Northern Patrol. Pei Shiju was shocked. Mr. Pei was sweating profusely now. He was thinking about how to solve the problem. His eyes rolled, and he suddenly thought of a way. He quickly turned to Yang Guang and bowed: "Your Majesty. Actually, I thought. .The words of Khan Shibi are not unreasonable."
"Hmm." Hearing that Pei Shiju actually agreed with the Turks' statement, Yang Guang's eyes froze. He stared at Pei Shiju closely and hummed: "What's the point? You should tell me." I mean, if Pei Shiju can't come up with a reason, I'm afraid Yang Guang will give him a good look.
Pei Shiju could naturally feel the chill in Yang Guang's words. However, Pei Shiju, who had already made a plan in his heart, was no longer afraid. He hurriedly said: "Report to your Majesty. I think it is understandable that Shibi Khan said this. Although Shibi Khan has lived outside the pass all year round, he has always been in awe of the power of the Sui Dynasty. Now His Majesty comes to Yanmen Pass with great fanfare to inspect. Although Shibi Khan has the intention of worshiping, he is also afraid of the tiger and wolf army in the hands of His Majesty. Ah, I heard that the people of the grassland are not educated and do not understand the words of the saints. They are accustomed to respecting the strong. At the beginning, the Khan was in awe of His Majesty's army. This is just an instinctive expression of the weak's fear of the strong."
"Yeah." Pei Shiju's mouth is really eloquent. With this saying, he turned Shibi Khan's rude behavior into awe. Yang Guang's expression also softened. Many. Yang Guang nodded lightly. He seemed to agree with Pei Shiju's statement. He showed a sarcastic smile and hummed: "From beginning to end, it's the same as before. As timid as a mouse. Pei Aiqing. That's what you say. .how it should be."
With the words "Pei Aiqing" out of his mouth, Pei Shiju finally felt relieved. At least he was over the current hurdle. Pei Shiju then continued to answer: "I thought that since the beginning of the war, Khan was afraid of His Majesty's army. I dare not come. Your Majesty might as well send back half of the army. In this case, Shibi Khan will definitely go to the appointment and pay homage to Your Majesty."
"No. Absolutely no." Pei Shiju had just finished speaking. Suddenly, a shout came out. A short and strong middle-aged civil servant jumped out of the queue and faced Yang Guang. Kneeling down and worshiping, he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Pei said is very wrong. Your Majesty is a man of great wealth. How can we not have a large army to protect us during this northern tour? If half of the Royal Forest Army is sent back, what if then? What happened? What should happen? Besides, the Turks are cunning. If all this is a trick of the Turks, then the Turks must have something up their sleeve. Please think again, Your Majesty."
Wan He also recognized the person who jumped out. He was Fan Zigai, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. However, Fan Zigai usually seemed to be quiet, so Wan He was not very impressed by him. But he did not expect this. The old boy is so courageous. He dares to jump out and cause trouble for the emperor. Looking at Fan Zigai with a distressed look, and then looking at Yang Guang whose face turned very bad in an instant, Wan He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. .I’m afraid that this old Comrade Fan won’t be able to please me.
Like Wan He, he could see what Yang Guang was thinking. But there were many people there. Feng Deyi, who had always had a good relationship with Pei Shiju, also immediately stood up and said to Yang Guang: "Your Majesty, I think Mr. Fan's words are a bit alarmist. Well. Qimin Khan, the father of Shibi Khan, was personally consecrated by His Majesty. It was with His Majesty's help that he could ascend to the position of Khan. Although Shibi Khan was not enlightened, at least he had this grateful heart. There are still some. How can it be detrimental to Your Majesty? Besides, with Your Majesty’s might, even if Khan does anything, as long as Your Majesty’s power is there, all the conspiracies and tricks will be useless.”
Feng Deyi is indeed the most flattering official in the court. This last flattery made Yang Guang feel ecstatic. When he saw Fan Zigai, he wanted to say something else. Yang Guang immediately said He pulled his face and shouted: "Okay, this matter is settled. King Qi, you will lead the 30,000 Yulin Army. They will retreat from Yanmen Pass tomorrow and station themselves in Guo County. Pei Aiqing, you will send envoys at the beginning. . Just say that I have withdrawn most of the imperial army. Let him put his heart back in his stomach. As long as he can be my subject with peace of mind, I will never do anything to him. Let him come quickly to worship. "
"I obey the order." Pei Shiju immediately bowed his head and accepted the order. Qi King Yang Jian, who was standing aside, also came out and saluted Yang Guang. When he saw that the emperor actually handed over 30,000 imperial guards to the Qi King, all the ministers also My heart began to spin rapidly. Could it be that the emperor really intended to pass on the position of Dabao to King Qi. It seems that he will have to get closer to King Qi in the future.
Of course, not everyone thinks this way. At least Wan He doesn’t mean anything like this at all. First, the incident last time has brought the relationship between Wan He and Yang Jian to a low point. Besides, Wan He As for the friendship with Yang Tong, even if Wan He wanted to have a good relationship with Yang Tong, it would be impossible. Secondly, Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling had already helped Wan He analyze the deeper meaning. So Wan He He can be sure that all this is just Comrade Yang's trick to lure the snake out of the hole. Whoever dares to get close to Yang Jian at this time will be targeted by Comrade Yang in a short time. Wan He is not that stupid. He knows that he is. The pit is still jumping into.
However, on the other hand, Wan He has another plan. Wan He has a deep understanding of the power of the Imperial Guard Army. Now all 30,000 Imperial Guard Army have been given to Yang Xian. This makes Wan He feel very uncomfortable. Feeling relieved, Wan He immediately stepped forward and walked out of the queue. He bowed his hand to Yang Guang and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say. I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Haha. The sun is out in the west today. Wan He actually took the initiative to ask for a speech. The ministers were stunned at first, but soon there was a strange look. Because they immediately remembered Wan He's only time before. He took the initiative to speak. He was just trying to trick Yang Yichen. Now he used this trick again. He didn't know who he was going to deal with. Thinking of this, everyone felt a sense of crisis. They all focused their attention on Wan He. Even the powerful minister Yu Wenshu is no exception. After all, Wan He's status is not what it used to be. As Wan He's official rank gets higher and higher, his voice in the court becomes more and more important. Even Yu Wenshu Don’t dare to underestimate Wanhe’s energy.
In the hall, the only one who was not afraid was probably Yang Guang. Seeing Wan He's rare appearance, Yang Guang also showed interest. He smiled and said to Wan He: "Since Wan Aiqing has something to say, then Just say it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wan He bowed first, then lowered his head and said, "I thought His Highness King Qi was the prince. Since His Majesty summoned the Turkic Khan to show the power of the celestial dynasty, how could His Highness King Qi not be here? Therefore, in my opinion, His Majesty the King of Qi must not leave Yanmen Pass at this time. Your Majesty should choose another worthy person to lead the troops to Guo County."
When Wan He said this, everyone, including Yang Guang and Yang Jian, was stunned. No one expected that Wan He would actually say such words. Wan He only needed to think about it for a moment. Everyone understood the meaning. Yang Jian was the prince, and even the crown prince. As the future emperor, he should naturally accompany Yang Guang to receive the foreign ministers. These words were clearly spoken from Yang Jian's perspective. I hope Yang Guang can confirm the identity of Crown Prince Yang Xun.
It wouldn't be surprising if these words were said by someone else, but it happened to come from Wan He's mouth. This made everyone so surprised, because everyone knew that Wan He relied on Yang Tong to become the leader. He was obviously from the Yue Wang faction. And not long ago, Wan He had a conflict with Yang Jian. Wan He blackmailed Yang Jian for a hundred thousand taels of gold. This is not a secret in Dongdu. How can he do it so well? Wan He suddenly came to Yang Tong's side again. Many people even speculated that it was because Wan He saw that Yang Tong was in a good situation and simply abandoned Yang Tong and fell in favor of Yang Tong. Everyone would be like this It's not surprising to guess. After all, there is a typical example of Yun Dingxing in this hall.
Yang Jian's face was gloomy and uncertain, but he was secretly speculating in his heart. However, he also thought that Wan He saw that he had gained power. This was a proof of goodwill to him. Yang Jian was now considering whether to accept Wan He. He's surrender. After thinking about it, Yang Jian still narrowed his eyes. Although he is now in power, he is still not sure of it. Of course, the more help the merrier. Besides, now that he has accepted Wan He's surrender, he can also offer help to the DPRK. Civil and military officials show their broad-mindedness and can win over people's hearts. It is beneficial to their great cause but not harmful at all. As for the fact that Wan He offended him before, he can wait until he ascends to the position of Dabao and then take his time. Just settle the score with Wan He. Thinking of this, Yang Jian made a very kind smile towards Wan He.