Chapter Twelve Civil Unrest in the Eastern Capital
The fleet began to start and slowly sailed towards Jiangyangcang City. From the bow of the boat, you could already see the shadow of Jiangyangcang City's dark walls, but at this moment, Yang Yuanqing accidentally discovered that the three pillars of the city in Jiangyang County were soaring into the sky. rise.
The soldiers around him shouted softly. Obviously, no one expected that the Jiangyang Cang's report was set up in Jiangyang County.
Yang Yuanqing stood at the bow of the boat with his hands behind his back, staring at the three pillars of Jiangyang County from afar, and his eyes looked towards Jiangdu City further away. In the heavy night, he clearly saw the three. A highlight is beating more than ten miles away.
Yang Yuanqing's boat slowly docked on the Jiangyang Wharf. At this time, the beacon fire in Jiangyang County had been extinguished. Yang Yuanqing walked off the big ship, and Shen Guang and Wang Junkuo, who were waiting on the wharf, quickly stepped forward. Shen Guangdan He knelt down and apologized for guilt, "I did not destroy the beacon tower in time, resulting in the whereabouts being exposed. I was unable to fight effectively, so I asked Your Highness to punish me."
"This is an intelligence issue and has nothing to do with you. Don't blame yourself. If you win Jiangyangcang City this time, you will make great contributions and I will be rewarded."
Yang Yuanqing comforted Chen Guang a few words, and then asked Wang Jungu, "How is the civil war in Cangcheng?"
"Report to Your Highness, the war in Cangcheng has ended. More than a thousand defenders were killed and the rest surrendered. Our army suffered more than 200 casualties. Please ask Your Highness to enter the city to inspect."
Yang Yuanqing turned around and smiled at Wei Yunqi, "Let's go to the city to have a look!"
Wei Yunqi said happily: "I heard that Li Mi's collection makes it difficult to fall asleep, so I really want to watch it."
Yang Yuanqing waved to his son Yang Ning and asked him with a smile: "Do you want to go with your father? Or stay on the boat to rest?"
Yang Ning was seasick all the way, his body was very weak, and he didn't even have the strength to answer. Seeing that he was so depressed, Wei Yunqian said to Yang Yuanqing: "Your Highness, let the prince rest!"
Yang Yuanqing nodded and ordered several personal soldiers. "Take good care of him and let him rest!"
He touched his son's head, then he turned over to the horse. Surrounded by everyone, he headed towards Cangcheng, and Yang Ning looked at his father and walked away.---He sat weakly on a big rock and sighed softly until he was in a low voice. Only today did he realize that marching and fighting is really hard.
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The war in Cangcheng had subsided, and Sui soldiers were busy cleaning the battlefield, and teams of captured soldiers sat on the ground dejectedly.
Two thousand Sui soldiers have taken over the Cangcheng, and more than one hundred civilians of Wei army who manage Cangcheng are being given lectures and they will continue to serve as the regular manager of Cangcheng.
When Yang Yuanqing entered the city, a side general brought the chief official of Cangcheng to greet him. The chief official of Cangcheng was about 35 or 36 years old. His name was Yu Xi, and he was the second son of Yu Shiji. He served as Fu Xi of the Sui Dynasty. Lang, after following his father to surrender to Li Mi, he was named Shaoqing of Taifu Temple. Seeing that he was wise and capable, Li Mi ordered him to be in charge of Jiang Yangcang.
"The sinner bows to your highness!"
Yu Xi knelt down with shame. Although he surrendered to Li Mi, he was unwilling to escape back to his hometown in Jiangnan. However, his father was in Li Mi's hands and he had to endure humiliation and live a life of silence.
Today, the Sui army conquered Jiang Yangcang. He was both happy and ashamed, especially when he knew Yang Yuanqing. His father and Yang Yuanqing had been fighting openly and secretly for many years, which made him even more uneasy.
"So it's Yu Xilang!"
Yang Yuanqing recognized him suddenly, hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up, and smiled and said, "I have been thinking about who I will meet among so many old friends in Jiangdu. I never thought it was Yu Xilang. It's really
It's gratifying."
Yu Xi said with shame: "The criminal minister does not uphold the righteousness and is a thief, and is willing to accept any punishment from His Highness."
Yang Yuanqing patted his shoulder and comforted him, "The current situation is turbulent, everyone can't help but I won't blame you. How good is your father?"
Yu Xi shook his head, "My father is homesick and has fallen ill since the end of last year. I hope that your highness will be large and forgive my father's past."
Yang Yuanqing smiled faintly, "Your father is my old friend. If I don't even have this kind of tolerance, how can I win the world? Don't worry! I won't care about past grievances."
Although Yang Yuanqing had fought with Yu Shiji in the officialdom for many years, it was a mentality of being a minister. Now he is an emperor mentality, and it is different. Everyone in the world knows that Yang Yuanqing and Yu Shiji had a gap. If he spared even Yu Shiji, it would be enough.
It is evidence that Yang Yuanqing is broad-minded, so even if he pretends, he must pretend to be tolerant and generous.
Moreover, Yu Shiji's famous family in Jiangnan had a great influence in the Jiangnan area. Yang Yuanqing needed him to appease Jiangnan for himself. At this point, Yu Shiji has important value to him.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your tolerance."
Hearing that Yang Yuanqing was willing to forgive his father, Yu Xi was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "I am willing to guide you to the emperor and inspect Cangcheng."
Yang Yuanqing glanced at this huge warehouse. A giant warehouse stood in the dark night. Imagining the full load of real lots in the warehouse. Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but sigh happily: "Getting this warehouse city, Jiangnan has no worries.
It's right!"
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Jiangdu City and Jiangyangcang were about thirty miles apart. The two sides used beacons to contact each other and showed each other that at the same time the Sui army captured Jiangyangcang, Jiangdu City saw the beacon fire on the riverside.
At this time, there was a storm in Jiangdu City, the city gate was closed, and all ten thousand troops were going to the city to defend. Various news spread in Jiangdu City, causing panic in the city. Every family closed its doors, and all shops stopped doing business.
There was no pedestrian on the ground. In front of a large mansion in Liuxiang, a family in black rushed from the street and ran up the steps and knocked on the door. The door was opened with a crack, and a man with a butler looked like a head.
He took a look and quickly opened the door and asked the black-clad family to enter the house.
"Is there any news?" the housekeeper asked nervously.
"There are many rumors, and I can't explain it clearly for a while. Is the master here?"
Seeing that he refused to say to him, the housekeeper couldn't help but glared at him fiercely and had to take him to the lobby.
The owner of this house is Pei Yun. Pei Yun is currently the Minister of Wei, Zuo Pushe, who can be said to be the first civil servant of the State of Wei, but in fact, he only took the name of prime minister and handled some trivial matters.
Even more leisurely than the county magistrate, the real military power of Wei State was in the hands of the Changshi Fang Xuanzao and Zu Junyan, the military officer of the Jishi Room. Former Sui civil officials like Pei Yun and Yu Shiji were just doing the same.
At this time, Pei Yun also heard that the situation had changed. He was a little upset and paced back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his back. Since the Jiangdu Palace changed two years ago, Pei Yun has been depressed and he has also thought about it.
Feng Deyi escaped like a person, but his son Pei Ying was a civil servant beside Li Mi. In fact, he was a hostage, which made him unable to make up his mind. More importantly, he was old and weak, and could not escape.
He could only wait day by day, hoping that the Sui army would come over and liberate himself, but Pei Yun also heard a little news that the Pei family had not dealt with some major issues recently and was suppressed by Yang Yuanqing. In fact, this was already
Pei Yun was expecting.
Back then, he and Pei Ju had great differences in their attitude towards Yang Yuanqing. Pei Ju wanted Yang Yuanqing to integrate into the Pei family and let Pei Yang have the interests of her, but Pei Yun firmly opposed it. He always insisted that Pei Yang should keep a distance.
The Pei family is the Pei family, and Yang Yuanqing is Yang Yuanqing, and the interests cannot be consistent.
In the end, Pei Ju dominated the Pei family, so it is reasonable that the Pei family was jealous of Yang Yuanqing. In the final analysis, the Pei family regarded itself too important and surpassed other aristocratic families, but Yang Yuanqing could not tolerate the dominance of the whole family.
This made Pei Yun feel confused. Even if he went to the Sui Dynasty, Yang Yuanqing would not use him anymore. Could it be that his career ended?
At this time, the housekeeper took the family out to inquire about the news and hurried over, "Master, there is some news."
Pei Yun was revived, and the chaos in the city gave him a glimmer of hope. Could it be that the Sui army came? "Let me tell me, what news?" Pei Yun asked impatiently.
The family bowed and said, "Master, there are no one outside now. All the people watching the fun have been driven home. The city gates are closed and all the troops have entered the city. The villain asked from many sources and learned from a soldier.
Last night, a large number of enemy invasions came from Jiangyangcang, but the army didn't know who invaded. Anyway, there were all kinds of rumors, and some people said..."
Before he could continue, Pei Yun waved his hand and interrupted him. The rumors followed were nonsense. Who could know what happened?
However, something happened to Jiangyangcang, which means that Li Mi is about to finish it. All Li Mi's supplies are in Jiangyangcang. Without these military rations and materials, Li Mi will probably not be able to support the 200,000 army.
At this moment, a family member rushed over and bowed to report: "Master, someone is visiting outside the door, saying that he is the person he wants to see the most."
‘The person you want to meet the most?’
Pei Yun was slightly stunned. Who could this be? After taking two steps, he suddenly reacted and said repeatedly: "Please come in quickly! Please come in quickly!"
At this time, the person he wanted to see the most was Yang Yuanqing's envoy. Pei Yun was excited. Did Yang Yuanqing send someone to find him?
Soon, the housekeeper brought in one person. Wang Shunyuan, the owner of Zhengshunfeng Inn, was also extremely busy at this time. He took some time out of his busy schedule to meet Pei Yun. This was also one of his tasks. Wang Shunyuan stepped forward and bowed and said:
"See Prime Minister Pei!"
"You are..." Pei Yun glanced at him, unable to confirm his identity.
"In the lower Wang Shunyuan, he was in charge of Jiangdu intelligence in the Sui army."
Wang Shunyuan took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Pei Yun, "Pei Xiangguo will know after reading this letter."
Pei Yun took the letter and his hands trembled slightly. It was Yang Yuanqing's letter. The letter had been with Wang Shunyuan for a long time. It was also Yang Yuanqing's order. The letter must be handed over to Pei Yun before the Jiangdu City was broken.
Pei Yun took the letter and read it. He nodded. It turned out that Yang Yuanqing was here. In the letter, Yang Yuanqing asked him to contact the old ministers of the Sui Dynasty. The letter also revealed that he was preparing to let them take over the government affairs of Jiangnan, which made Pei Yun's heart.
When he was excited, both him and Yu Shiji had excellent southern foundations. It seems that Yang Yuanqing still had to use himself.
Pei Yun nodded immediately, "I understand, thank you General Wang for sending the letter."
Pei Yun sent Wang Shunyuan away. He pondered for a moment. The most urgent task was to summon the main officials to discuss countermeasures. However, Yu Shiji was ill at home and was not easy to move. He immediately ordered his family: "Prepare the carriage quickly, I want to go to Yu Mansion!"