When Zhao Cai said that the governor of Xingyang was actually Yang Qing, Yang Guang could only remain silent. After all, Yang Qing's brother was very kind to him back then, and when he came to power, Yang Qing's father Yang Hong also helped a lot. Yang Guang No matter how unsympathetic he is, he still needs to remember this point of affection. Taking a deep breath, Yang Guang shouted in a deep voice: "Luokou Cang can't make any mistakes. Let Zhang Xutuo also serve as the general guard of Xingyang to repel the bandits of Wagang Village. ,"
After saying this in one breath, Yang Guang stood up and walked away. When Zhang Huaian saw him, he quickly shouted to retreat and followed Yang Guang to wait on him. Everyone knew that Yang Guang was feeling uncomfortable. However, no one dared to find fault with Yang Guang. Since he had withdrawn from the court, everyone could only kneel down and bow to the empty dragon chair, and then retreat in groups of two or three. Wan He had just stood up straight. He turned around and saw Zhao Cai. He was about to open his mouth to say something to Zhao Cai, but unexpectedly, Zhao Cai just glanced at Wan He, turned around and left.
Zhao Cai was so disrespectful to him, which made Wan He flush with anger and almost get angry on the spot. Finally Wan He still remembered that this was the palace, so he suppressed his anger and snorted coldly, I have secretly made up my mind that I will definitely find an opportunity to give this old guy some shoes in the future.
"General Zhao Cai is a close confidant of the Holy Emperor, and he is also the head of the Zhao family of the Guanlong family. It is only natural that he does not take you seriously." At this time, a voice came from Wan He rang in his ears, Wan He turned around and saw the two brothers, Lai Huer, Lai Huer, and Lai Honglai, who was following behind Lai Huer.
In the battle of Yanmen Pass that day, the one who really made great achievements should be Laihong Laizheng's brother. Laihong broke through and went to ask for help. Laizheng even broke through to the grassland Turkic royal court and risked his life to contact the Turkic Princess Kehe Dunyicheng. , this allowed the Turkic army to retreat and relieve the siege of Yanmen Pass. However, Yang Guang had always been stingy with rewards. For the two brothers, the emperor only promoted them to one level respectively and then rewarded them with some money. Of course, he came to protect his children. I have known Yang Guang's character for a long time, so I naturally won't care about it.
Seeing the three people who came to protect the children, Wan He quickly turned around and saluted. Naturally, the help just now included the father and son who came to protect the children. After some greetings, Wan He remembered what he had just said to protect the children, and hurriedly asked: "Old man "General, I don't know if it's my misunderstanding, but I always feel that General Zhao is targeting me intentionally or unintentionally," Wan He has a good relationship with Lai's family, so he doesn't have so many scruples about what he says.
Lai Huer smiled, but remained silent. However, Lai Hong, who had the deepest friendship with Wan He, smiled and said, "Can I not target you? Don't you know that Zhao Cai, an old man, is eyeing the position of the Taiwei?" It's not just a day or two, but now you have snatched this lieutenant away, and he has long hated you in his heart," Lai Hong said with great disdain for Zhao Cai. Lai Hu'er is different from Zhao Cai. , although Lai Huer is also from a family of military generals, but Lai Huer comes from a poor background, and Qi is from Nanyang, and he is not the same as a Guanlong noble like Zhao Cai. In the past, it was you who was Lai Huer and Zhao Cai. We have been fighting with each other for I don’t know how many years. How could Lai Hong be polite to Zhao Cai?
"Hong'er, be careful what you say," Lai Hu'er waved his hand, but he didn't mean to scold Lai Hong. He just asked Lai Hong to speak carefully. Then, Lai Hu'er smiled and said to Wan He: "Master Guo. This time, we need to be cautious when handling this case. The Duke of Guo understands the Holy Will of the Holy One."
Lai Hu'er's words can be regarded as a reminder to Wan He. Don't make the current emperor unhappy because of Yang Tong's relationship. In fact, Lai Hu'er doesn't understand. This case can be said to be a hot potato. Why did Wan He jump up and down to take over this matter? Wasn't he afraid of getting into trouble?
"Haha, I accept the old general's kindness. Please rest assured, old general, I have my own countermeasures." Wan He naturally understood what Lai Hu'er said, but Wan He didn't have so many ideas. Before Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling had already helped Wan He come up with a solution, but Wan He was just waiting for this incident to gain him enough reputation.
"Oh, I'll wait and see." Seeing that Wan He was so confident, the pair of old eyes that came to protect the children also showed curiosity, but soon returned to their usual appearance, and then came to protect the children. As if he suddenly remembered something, he said: "By the way, General Sun Heng'an, the commander of the army now responsible for quelling the rebellion in the Northeast, seems to have a good relationship with the Duke. I heard that the recent war in the Northeast is not very optimistic. Does the Duke know?"
"Uh," Lai Hu'er suddenly changed the subject, which made Wan He stunned. However, Wan He quickly reacted and said with a smile: "Thank you, old general, for reminding me. I already know about this matter. General Chang Sun's family I have learned from the origins, and I believe that General Changsun will definitely live up to the emperor's kindness, and General Changsun will definitely put down the bandits in the Northeast."
"Haha," after hearing what Wan He said, Lai Hu'er also smiled, nodded, and said: "Since the Duke of Guo is so confident, then I won't be too troublesome, and there is no need to go too early on this matter. Let Your Majesty be troubled, just wait for General Changsun to bring the results of the victory, and then inform Your Majesty, Lord, I will take my leave first,"
After Lai Huer finished speaking, he took Lai Honglai and the two brothers away. Wan He could naturally understand Lai Huer's last words. Apparently, the news of the war in Changsun Heng'an had been sent to Luoyang. Come on, according to Lai Huer's duty, this matter should be reported to Yang Guang in time, but Lai Huer suppressed the matter for Wan He's sake. After watching Lai Huer and his son leave, Wan He also slowly walked out of Daye Hall, stood at the door, looked northeast with a smile, and smiled without saying a word.
To the east of Bohai City, close to the sea, is a small town called Zhanhua. This small town had been occupied by Donghaigong's rebels two months ago. The Sui troops in the city were running away and surrendered. After the surrender, the Sui generals who originally guarded the city were also beheaded, and their heads are still hanging on the top of the city.
On the top of the city, a dozen rebel soldiers were sitting around the fire, eating and drinking. The bandit army was just composed of ordinary people who couldn't make a living, and those guarding Zhanhua City were not those who passed by. The training headquarters of Donghai Gong is just a group of rabble attached to Donghai Gong's army. Naturally, don't expect these soldiers to be of high quality.
"Let me tell you, Brother Wang," a short rebel soldier asked beside the fire: "Do you think the Donghai Gong we are following this time can really become the emperor?"
"That's needless to say," the short man asked. The man Wang was the leader of the dozen or so rebels. In fact, there were only a hundred or so rebels in Zhanhua City. This man Wang Among these rebels, he was considered a leader of neither high nor low. When he spoke, his head moved up unconsciously. He used to be just a long-term laborer working in Yuanwai's house. When the rebels started to rise, he After stealing money from his boss, he joined the rebels. With the bribe of that money, he got the official position he has today. Seeing the envious eyes of his subordinates, Brother Wang felt extremely proud, and he hummed: "Who do you think Mr. Donghae is? He is a star in the sky. The rebels in other places are just making small fuss. We, Mr. Donghae, have already seriously attacked the city. As long as we wait until Bohai City is conquered, , Donghai Gong can regain the entire Hebei, and when the time comes, he will ascend the throne and become the emperor. We can just follow the power of the dragon. When the time comes, we can be popular, drink spicy food, and be free and easy."
"Wow..." Hearing Brother Wang's bragging, all the rebel soldiers couldn't help shouting, but the short man who asked the question before couldn't help asking: "Uh, Mr. Wang Brother, it has been two or three months since Duke Donghai attacked the Bohai Sea. Why hasn’t it been captured yet? No, even the soldiers and horses who were originally in Zhanhua have been transferred to attack the Bohai Sea. Is this the case for attacking the Bohai Sea? I won’t come down,”
Brother Wang was bragging about how powerful Donghaigong was just now. Now the short man said such a sentence, which immediately choked him up. What the short man said was true. If they only relied on them, how could they have captured this Zhanzhan in the first place? Zhanhua City was previously attacked by the rebel army led by the Hebei hero Hao Xiaode. Hao Xiaode originally led the rebel army to garrison Zhanhua City, but just a month ago, Bohai failed to attack the city. Donghai Gong issued a transfer order. Hao Xiaode was asked to lead the rebel army to help, so Zhanhua City was left with this ragtag group of people to guard it.
Brother Wang was speechless when he was caught by the short man. However, he immediately glared at the short man and cursed: "You are stupid and you still don't admit it. Do you think this attack on the city is... It's such a simple thing in your imagination. If it were so simple, wouldn't it mean that people and ghosts can fight it? Let you go and try it. Let me tell you, it's because this city is difficult to fight, so I waited until the East China Sea. After the Duke conquers Bohai City, it will prove how powerful the Duke of Donghai is,"
The short man named Er Gouzi just asked casually, how did he know so much? After being scolded by Brother Wang, Er Gouzi immediately blushed and his companions around him also started laughing. , Ergouzi suddenly felt restless, and he just found an excuse to escape, stood up and ran away without a trace.
But when he saw Er Gouzi scolded him and ran away after his words, Brother Wang was also very proud. He shook his head and hummed: "So, you bastards have to follow me. I'm not afraid to tell you, I used to follow Donghai Gongan back then. In the future, Donghai Gong will become the emperor. Who knows, I can also become a prefect, governor or something. Then you can follow me and enjoy the hot food. ,"