Although Yu Shinan is Yu Shiji's elder brother, his character is completely different from Yu Shiji, and even completely opposite. Yu Shiji is greedy for bribery, Yu Shinan is honest, Yu Shiji is tactful, Yu Shinan is upright and resolute, and is highly praised in the court and the country.

However, Yu Shiji was not optimistic about his brother's case in Qingzhou to investigate the Bohai Association. Yu Shiji knew his brother very well, and was too straightforward and not good at adapting. He might be competent to be the prefect of a county, but if he investigated and supervised things too harshly and did not know how to be tactful, he would mess up the matter, and Zhang Xuan would not pay any attention to him at all.

Yu Shinan and his group of more than 20 people entered Yidu County and came to the front of the Beihai County Yamen. Wei Yunqi had already received the news and was waiting here. He hurriedly came forward and bowed and smiled, "Brother Bo Shi, I haven't seen you for many years, are you safe?"

"It turns out it's Brother Wei. I met an old friend in a foreign land!"

Yu Shinan had a very friendly relationship with Wei Yunqi, but he had not been in contact for many years, and his relationship became slightly weaker. He quickly dismounted and saluted Wei Yunqi. The two of them exchanged a few greetings and said a few interesting stories in the past. They immediately burst into laughter. Wei Yunqi quickly invited them to the county government office and arranged for their followers to take Yu Shinan's men to rest.

In the inner hall, Wei Yunqi asked Yu Shinan to sit down and had someone serve tea again. Yu Shinan took a sip of tea and asked, "Is General Zhang not in Beihai County?"

Wei Yunqi smiled and said, "This is a misunderstanding of many people. He thought that General Zhang would be in Beihai County. In fact, although General Zhang's private residence is in Beihai County, he is the guardian of Qinghe and is recruiting envoys from Hebei. If Brother Bo Shi wants to find him, I think it is better to go to Qinghe County."

"So that's it. I thought he had not opened up the situation in Hebei yet and temporarily lived in Beihai County."

"The situation was not opened up before, but after Jibei County wiped out 20,000 Dou Jiande, his army had already entered Qinghe County and established a foundation in Gaotang County. Therefore, it was his top priority to stabilize Qinghe County. He spent most of his time in Qinghe County, and our side was just a logistics location."

Yu Shinan pondered for a moment and asked, "I came to Qingzhou this time to learn about the situation of the Bohai Association under the will of the King of Yan. I heard that General Zhang had ambushed the old nest of the Bohai Association and forced Gao Lie to withdraw his troops from Youzhou. Is this a matter?"

Wei Yunqi said lightly: "I am not the person involved in this matter. We can chat in private, but if Brother Boshi formally asked, I'm afraid I can't answer."

Yu Shinan understood what Wei Yunqi meant and hurriedly said, "Of course I'm just talking privately. I know this matter has nothing to do with Yunqi, so I won't ask Yunqi for it formally."

Wei Yunqi nodded and said, "Actually, I understand what Your Highness Yan wants to investigate? But I think Brother Bo Shi's investigation is actually meaningless."

“Why?”

"So what can I do if I find it? It can't be found but it destroys the harmony between the king and the minister, and the gap between the empty space is clear. Why is this necessary?"

Yu Shinan was silent for a moment and said after a moment: "No matter what, Bohai will be the number one enemy of the Sui Dynasty. No matter what, General Zhang has no authority to deal with them without authorization. If it is found out, I will take all these people away. If it is not found out, I will also find out the facts and give His Highness the King of Yan an explanation. This is my duty and I must faithfully perform it."

Wei Yunqi laughed, "Since that's the case, I won't persuade Brother Bo Shi. Although there are many rumors, some people say that General Zhang captured all members of the Bohai Association, and some people say that even the Bohai Association leader Gao Lie was caught by General Zhang, but these are just rumors after all, not the real situation."

"What's the real situation?"

"The real situation is that General Zhang did take over the Bohai Association's logistics center, but it was not a long nest. He caught more than a thousand soldiers and burned down the Bohai Army's food, causing the Bohai Army to be ineffective and forced to retreat."

Yu Shinan didn't believe it, and he sneered and asked, "Where are these prisoners of war? Do Brother Yunqi know?"

Wei Yunqi sighed, "This is just a small matter. General Zhang believes that there is no need to write a military newspaper. These prisoners of war, together with Dou Jiande's prisoners of war, were disbanded and returned to their hometowns as usual. Nearly 20,000 prisoners of war, and we don't have that much food to support them."

Yu Shinan couldn't say a word for a while, and after a while he smiled bitterly, "Zhao Yunqi said this, can I find nothing if I go north to investigate this time?"

Wei Yunqi smiled, "To put it bluntly, if Brother Boshi wants to collect some rumors without evidence, he can receive a lot of them, but if he wants to find any evidence, I think it will be a waste of effort. Brother Boshi said right?"

Yu Shinan understood what he meant, and Zhang Xuan would not leave any evidence for him. He thought to himself, it seemed that he could not find anything from the surface, so he could only see if Qian Changping had gained anything.

Qian Changping's secret investigation in Licheng County has been going on for two days and has collected a large amount of intelligence, including the Qi County Prison that once detained some special prisoners, including Gao Hui, an important figure in the Bohai Society, who has visited Licheng County more than once. Many people have heard that they have caught many important people. Although there is a lot of intelligence, what makes Qian Changping distressed is that he did not look for any evidence, and even the prison guards in Qi County Prison cannot find any. If there is no evidence to support it, then all the information is a rumor.

In the evening, Qian Changping returned to the inn in depressed mood. As soon as he arrived at the inn, he found that the inn was full of Sui soldiers. He was shocked and hurriedly squeezed into the inn, but saw his subordinates sitting in the yard with their eyes blocked and their mouths blocked by rags.

"What happened?" Qian Changping asked anxiously.

At this time, a large group of soldiers walked out of the inn. When the guy saw Qian Changping, he hurriedly pointed: "This person is the leader!"

The leader waved his hand and said, "Catch it!"

A dozen soldiers rushed up and pressed Qian Changping to the ground, tied them up tightly. Qian Changping shouted in an anxious voice, "I am the guard sent by His Highness the King of Yan, you can't arrest me!"

The captain stepped forward and slapped him in the face, saying coldly: "Nonsense, you are clearly a spy sent by the Bohai Association to spy on the military situation of the Sui army. They even dare to pretend to be the guards of the court and take them away!"

A cloth pocket covered Qian Changping's head, and together with his men, he was pushed onto a carriage, and the carriage quickly left.

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The Emperor's fleet had already crossed the Huai River in a mighty manner, less than a hundred miles away from the river. Everyone was packing their belongings and starting to prepare before getting off the boat.

Yang Neng followed an eunuch to the emperor's living cabin. This was the second time that Yang Neng saw his grandfather after leaving Luoyang. The first time he saw his grandfather was in Chenliu County. He never saw his grandfather again since then. He just heard that his grandfather was in a bad state, which made him very worried.

When he walked into the cabin, Yang Nai respectfully knelt down and kowtowed in front of Emperor Yang Guang, "Great greetings to the emperor and grandfather!"

Yang Guang looked pale and looked very tired. He waved his hand and said, "Flat!"

Yang Qing stood up and stood with his hands down in front of his grandfather. He didn't know why the emperor's grandfather was looking for him. Maybe he was going to Jiangdu. What did the emperor's grandfather need to explain?

"I want to know, is there something big happening along the way?"

"Reporting to the emperor's grandfather, there is nothing big deal. It's just that the emperor's grandfather ordered Luo Yi to be the governor of Youzhou. There is nothing else to do."

"What about Zhang Xuan?"

Yang Guang said coldly: "I heard that you sent the censor to Qingzhou to investigate Zhang Xuan, why?"

"It was because my grandson saw Luo Yijun's newspaper that Zhang Xuan had taken over the Bohai Association's nest, so he forced the Bohai Association's army to evacuate Youzhou."

"I have also seen this military report. What can it mean?"

"The grandson suspected that Zhang Xuan had seized important members of the Bohai Association, but he did not report it. The grandson was worried that he would reach some kind of deal with the Bohai Association, and then released these people, which made the opportunity to completely wipe out the Bohai Association this time."

Yang Guang nodded, "Did you think of this yourself?"

"Reporting to the emperor's grandfather, it was the prince's guest Li Gang who thought of him. He is now an important counsel for the child."

"Is it him who asked you to send someone to Qingzhou to investigate?"

Yang Neng didn't know what the emperor's grandfather meant, so he nodded timidly, "Li Gang suggested that his grandson investigate from both light and dark aspects to find out the truth."

Yang Guang snorted coldly and said to his left and right: "Transfer my will to remove the position of Prince Li Gang from his guest and demoted him to the county magistrate of Pengcheng County!"

Yang Neng was shocked and fell to the ground, "Grandfather, Li Gang is not guilty!"

Yang Guang said angrily: "He taught my grandson to do extremely stupid things. Can such a person stay in the East Palace?"

"I don't know what stupid things my grandson has done, so I beg the emperor and grandfather to make it clear!" Yang Qing said in a trembling voice.

"Hmph! Then I'll ask you, did Yu Shinan find out what he went to Qingzhou?"

“Not yet.”

Yang whispered: "My grandson feels it takes time."

"Then tell me, if you find evidence, what do you plan to deal with Zhang Xuan?"

"The grandson will remove him from his military post."

"What if he refuses to accept it? What are you going to do?" Yang Guang stared at Changsun with bright eyes.

Yang Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Then he is rebelling, and his grandson will send troops to wipe him out."

"If the army you sent was defeated by him and he led the army to Jiangdu, what should we do? Give him the Great Sui Dynasty? Are you thinking that way?"

Yang Qing was speechless. Yang Guang was so angry that he paced back and forth in the cabin, pointing to Yang Qing and scolded him: "It's so stupid! Do you think Zhang Xuan would let Yu Shinan find any evidence? I can tell you clearly that I can't find anything. Not only that, but I will startle the snake. I will summon Zhang Xuan to Beijing to report his duties, and he will never come again! One day in the future he has his own troops. What should I do?"

Yang's eyes turned a little red. He finally realized that he had made a big mistake and he didn't dare to say another word.

Yang Guang continued: "Lai Hu'er refused to obey the order in Goguryeo, so I pretended not to know anything. It was not until he entered Beijing that he did not take action. Yu Juluo was right and wrong in Jiangnan. I used the excuse to summon him to report his duties before arresting him and imprisoning him. The same is true for Yang Yichen. He was appointed as the Minister of Rites and completely deprived him of military power. He must not take action directly against these generals in charge of the army.

The same is true for Zhang Xuan. Do you think I don’t pay attention to Zhang Xuan? He gave birth to a son but refused to send him to the capital as a property. Do you think I don’t know? Luo Yi’s report is more careful than you. If the food and grass are burned, will Gao Lie withdraw his troops? Zhuo County has food and food supplies.

It must be Zhang Xuan who caught the Bohai Association's important member, but I pretended not to know anything. When Zhang Xuan came to report his job in the autumn, I would deal with him well. But what did you do and actually sent someone to investigate? He also sent a straight man like Yu Shinan. Isn't this telling him that I want to kill him? You are so disappointed to me."

Yang Qing regretted and hated her, and finally couldn't help sobbing, "The grandson was stupid and ruined the great affairs of the emperor and grandfather."

"You are not stupid, you don't understand. You always think that Yu Shiji is a treacherous minister, Yu Shinan is upright, Li Gang is upright, and I also admit that they are upright, but many things are bad in the hands of these upright ministers. Forget it, I don't want to talk about you anymore. I hope you remember this lesson and call Yu Shinan back immediately, so as not to let him cause a big disaster in Qingzhou."

"Grandson will give orders now."

Yang Qing got up and walked a few steps, then asked timidly: "Grandfather, will Zhang Xuan rebel?"

Yang Guang sighed, "If Yu Shinan can't find anything, then he won't be there for the time being, but he will no longer be loyal to the Sui Dynasty. He can only find a way to slowly cut off his military power." Mobile phone users please visit http://m.piaotian.net
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