Yang Shuang was playing chess with Yang Shuang, and the topic was about Gong Xuesong, and this happened to be an opportunity to facilitate Yang Shuang to test it.

So Yang Shuang said: "Yes, you have to learn to enjoy life. If everyone is as open-minded as the emperor's uncle, then the world will be peaceful and there will be no disputes. Gong Xuesong can't let it go, so he went on a wrong path. By the way, Uncle Huang, do you understand Gong Xuesong?"

Yang Shuang nodded and replied, "I understand. When your father had not ascended the throne, he led the troops with me, but he had not seen each other for many years and had broken off contact. I didn't expect him to go astray."

"The result of the interrogation between the Ministry of Justice and Dali Temple was that Gong Xuesong and Wang Qianhe rebelled. My nephew always felt that there was something wrong with it. Don't the emperor's uncle be curious?" Yang Shuang pretended to be puzzled.

Yang Shuang shook her head and asked, "What's the problem?"

Yang Shuang said, "Uncle Emperor, Wang Qianhe is the head of the Wang family, the top family of the Sui Dynasty. His sister is the imperial concubine, his nephew or the Qin king Yang Jun, why should he participate in the rebellion? This is one of the doubts. The second question is how could Gong Xuesong go to a dead end for Wang Qianhe? I haven't heard that the two have a relationship!"

"These are indeed two doubts. Although I am in Yangzhou, I have also heard of this case. There must be other inside information here, but it is not known to us." Yang Shuang said casually.

Yang Shuang immediately raised her eyebrows and asked, "Uncle Emperor, do you think Wang Qianhe is a scapegoat? There is someone else behind the person who instructed Wang Qianhe to rebel?"

"This...of course it's possible! But we're both speculating. Your Majesty will send someone to investigate, so there's no need to worry. Come on, it's time for you to make a move." Yang Shuang stared at the chessboard and urged him quickly.

Yang Shuang glanced at Yang Shuang and found that he was not interested in this topic and was more keen on playing chess.

This is not possible. Yang Shuang can't return without success. He is very interested in the people behind Gong Xuesong because he can make a lord rebellion wholeheartedly. The meaning of this is unimaginable. Do you know if he has other plans.

So after Yang Shuang got out of the way, she said: "Actually, I visited Gao Yang before leaving Beijing. He was in charge of Dali Temple. When he was chatting, he talked about this case. He inadvertently mentioned a person who might have helped in the in-depth investigation. Unfortunately, when I asked again, Gao Yang realized that he had missed and refused to say another word. What a pity!"

These words finally aroused Yang Shuang's curiosity and said, "What I admire most among the civil and military officials in Kyoto is Gao Yang. Don't be deceived by his appearance. This guy has great wisdom and amazing means. You can imagine his ability to become His Majesty's confidant. Since he comes to investigate this matter, he will definitely gain something. Who is the person he mentioned?"

Yang Shuang did not hide it and said, "It's Miao Fei! This person was once the marching supervisor of the Songmo Protectorate's Office and also participated in the rebellion. He disappeared after his fraud and has nowhere to go. A few years ago, Miao Fei embezzled soldiers' military pay. The matter was in the meeting hall, but it was later suppressed. I guess Gao Yong wanted to continue to investigate in depth through this matter, and maybe he could find the big fish!"

"Is that true? Is it related to several important officials in the Council Hall?" Yang Shuang said in surprise.

Yang Shuang shrugged and said, "You will know when you wait for Jiayin. Miao Fei's corruption case is not a secret. Even I know that others will definitely think of it. Gao Yang will follow the case and investigate the matter that anyone suppressed back then. I believe there will be a result."

"Yes!" Yang Shuang praised.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Shuang made a move and cut off Yang Shuang's chess path.

"Haha, good nephew, you lost." Yang Shuang said proudly.

Yang Shuang put down the chess piece and admired: "Uncle Huang's chess skills are superb, and my nephew is no match for me. I admire him. By the way, Uncle Huang, my nephew stayed in Yangzhou for many days, and his itinerary has been delayed. If he continues to stay, if His Majesty knows, he will definitely scold me for being so bloody, so my nephew is preparing to set off the road after tomorrow."

"It's okay, just stay for a few more days. Your Majesty won't be angry." Yang Shuang hurriedly tried to keep him.

Yang Shuang refused and said, "Next time, next time I have the chance, I will definitely disturb the emperor again. I can't delay this time, I really have to leave."

"Okay, I won't continue to try to keep you!" Yang Shuang did not force it.

Then, the two played two more games, and Yang Shuang went back to the house to rest.

Yang Shuang said everything she should say and tried to do. The next step is to see how the situation develops. If Yang Shuang really has problems, she will take action.

On the third day, Yang Shuang bid farewell to Yang Shuang, set off and left Yangzhou City, then took a detour and returned to the shipbuilding workshop again.

The manufacturing of new warships is in progress in an orderly manner. The new warship designed by Yang Shuang only adds keels to the original warships, which is an improvement in details, rather than a brand new warship, so it is not very difficult.

According to the budget of Luliang, the first warship can be launched in one month. The length of this warship is about eight meters and can take hundreds of soldiers, which can well test the practicality of the new warship.

While Yang Shuang was waiting, she actually encountered the invasion of the Wei navy.

The other party took three small warships, about one hundred people, and took advantage of the night to get ashore, then approached the shipbuilding workshop and came to spy on the situation.

Yangzhou Shipbuilding House is a large warship base in the Great Sui Dynasty. It is also on the bank of the Yangtze River and is very close to Wei State, so Wei State must have surveillance here. During this period, the movement of the Shipbuilding House has reached the ears of the Wei State navy, so it is certain that it is sent to spy on the situation.

Even Yang Shuang completely believed that there were spies from Wei in the warship yard.

Unfortunately, they met Yang Shuang this time.

When Yang Shuang came this time, His Majesty also arranged 300 imperial guards. Yang Shuang asked Zhang Xutuola to train these 300 people according to the training mode of the twelve earthly branches, and arranged patrol work for them. Although the soldiers of the Wei Kingdom invaded during the night, they were discovered by the imperial guards when they approached the shipbuilding workshop and spread the news back.

Spying information like this often occurs. When the other party’s traces are discovered, the common way is to encircle and suppress it. However, the Wei navy was very cunning and fled back and forth. Before the encircle and suppress it, the other party had already fled by boat.

Since the Wei navy dared to come, it naturally hid the warships in hidden places. The Yangtze River was long and the terrain was complex. Some places were reeds growing, so it was easy to hide three ships and it was difficult to find.

Therefore, it is definitely not easy to find their warships, but it is not easy for Han Qinhu, Zhang Xutuo and others. After they discovered the traces of this Wei navy, they immediately launched an encirclement and attacked the other party off guard. The other party did not expect it to be exposed so quickly.

When the other party evacuated, Han Qinhu and others led their troops to follow him and soon found the place where they stopped the boat. After they got on the boat, they took out the bow and arrow, wrapped the oil around the arrow, then ignited it and then fired.

The best way to attack against warships is fire attack. The flames ignite the sails and hulls, causing chaos in the Wei army on the ship. The final result can be imagined. The Wei navy can only abandon the ship and jump into the Yangtze River. Unless they have the ability to swim to the other shore, they can only go ashore obediently and be captured alive.

This small-scale confrontation did not arouse Yang Shuang's curiosity, because such confrontations were too common and would happen once in a few days. Of course, most of them were sent by the Wei State to invade the Great Sui State, because the policy of the Great Sui State was to defend the situation, while the Wei State was to attack.

Because Cao Cao's brain disease intensified and became increasingly obsessed with the hegemony of expanding territory, the relationship between the Great Sui and Wei was becoming increasingly tense, and it was almost at a loss.

Maybe tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, Cao Cao's order could allow the navy to send troops and kill him in a mighty way.

Although the Sui Dynasty had made a perfect plan, the navy led by Pingbo Hou was stationed in Linhai County to the east. The water was gentle, the two sides were flat, and the width of the Yangtze River was narrow, making it the most suitable place for attack and landing along the Yangtze River.

In addition, the islands formed in the Yangtze River are more suitable for landing operations, so the Wei State deployed heavy troops on the south bank, and the Pingbo Marquis of the Great Sui Dynasty were also stationed on the opposite side.

The dividing line between the Great Sui and Wei Kingdoms is the Yangtze River, which is more than 3,600 miles from Ezhou to the estuary. Over such a long distance, the two countries have developed a tacit understanding, that is, their troops are concentrated in the east, from Tongling to the east, and all the way to the estuary.

Of course, although the Great Sui Dynasty was on defense, it was also spying on the mobilization of Wei's troops. If Wei State made a fuss to attack from the east and pretended to attack from Linhai County, and actually attacked other locations, it would be caught off guard.

Therefore, effective intelligence spying is necessary.

Faced with this small-scale spy by Wei State, Yang Shuang lacked interest. He was considering other things, that is, whether to go to Linhai County and meet Pingbo Hou.

There were many marquis in the Great Sui Dynasty, but they were the most famous for their four monarchs, among which the Mingguang Hou ranked first in Qinfeng and Pingbo Hou ranked second in Hou.

The name of Pingbo Marquis was Li Haiyang. He was good at leading troops. He was not only resourceful, but also brave, and extremely proficient in water warfare. In this year, the two countries also had large-scale confrontations. Under the leadership of Li Haiyang, the Sui navy was comparable to the Wei army. Even the Emperor Cao Cao of Wei praised Li Haiyang as a tiger general and regretted that he could not use it for himself.

Yang Shuang really wanted to meet Pingbo Hou and talk to him, but she was afraid that the meeting would appear abrupt. Pingbo Hou was stationed here all year round and rarely contacted the prince. When he went to see him rashly, it would be counterproductive.

After careful consideration, Yang Shuang did not disturb Pingbo Hou.

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On the opposite side, there is a naval barracks, which is one of the five major naval armies of the Wei State, and the general is Zhang Yun.

During this period, Emperor Wei Cao Cao issued three orders to move the water camps and create momentum, which has always attracted the attention of the Sui army.

This is a paralysis plan. When the shouting sound is very loud and the movement is very loud, but the attack is delayed, the Sui army will think that one side is bluffing, and will naturally slack off.

Zhang Yun knew better than anyone else about the intention of His Majesty’s order, which was a sign of a large-scale attack.

But at this time, Zhang Yun frowned because the more than 100 people he sent to spy on did not come back. He was discovered and probably wiped out.

Zhang Yun had four commanders under him. When he learned that all the scouts sent out were missing, he shouted that he wanted to show the Sui army the color.

"General, the spy reported that the Yangzhou Shipbuilding Floor seems to be producing new warships. He must figure out the other party's conspiracy. In addition, he killed more than 100 of us this time, so he must take revenge. Please beg the general and let his subordinates lead two thousand soldiers to give them a look!" A commander shouted.

"Yes, General, my subordinates are willing to lead their troops there!" Another shouted.

After thinking, Zhang Yun nodded and said, "We must figure out what ships the Sui Dynasty was building, but there is no need to be too nervous. Their warship technology is there. Even if it is improved, what powerful warships can be built? Let's do this, Zheng Ye, you don't have to go out personally. Send your lieutenant to lead 2,000 troops to cross the river to tease the Sui army."

"I understand!" A commander immediately took orders to arrange.

On the second day, Zheng Ye sent his subordinates to lead two thousand troops to drive a large warship and several small and medium warships to the north shore.

They chose a remote location to go ashore. It was impossible for the Sui Dynasty to send troops to garrison along the coast, so they could only patrol back and forth. Therefore, when the Wei navy came ashore, they were discovered by the Sui army scouts.

The scout hurried back to the barracks, and the barracks outside the shipbuilding house immediately took action and prepared to fight.

Not long after, Yang Shuang also received the situation and learned that the Wei army led the attack. He heard that only one or two thousand soldiers came, and he suddenly lost interest.

Yang Shuang understood that the other party sent this little force to improve his presence and had no effect at all.

So Yang Shuang was too lazy to watch the battle.

As a result, just like Yang Shuangyu's, the two sides started a war, and each suffered casualties, and the Wei army retreated and left by boat.

Although the Wei army also suffered a lot of troops, for the Sui Dynasty, people all entered the house, which was the place where they felt shame.

Fighting like this will be held every now and then, not only in Yangzhou, but also in other areas.

After a long time, Yang Shuang got used to it.

Before I knew it, the weather turned cold.

The first modified warship was completed and the waters began to be tested.

The water test effect is very good. With the blessing of keel, the warship is extremely stable, several times that of the original warship, and it is faster. It also has armor, which has a lot of defense.

The new warship was verified, and Yang Shuang immediately ordered people to rush back to Kyoto.

The person who walked was a 800-mile express report. After reading it, Emperor Sui praised it very much, and then directly ordered that all shipbuilding workshops should be manufactured according to the new warship plan.

Emperor Sui praised his merits from his reply to Yang Shuang and asked him to return to Beijing as soon as possible to deal with important matters.

Yang Shuang originally wanted to stay for a few more days, but she didn't expect that His Majesty would summon him back to Beijing. In desperation, Yang Shuang had to pack her bags and start her journey back to Beijing.

When Yang Shuang returned to Kyoto, light snow had already fallen from the sky.

After returning to the palace to change his clothes, Yang Shuang entered the palace to face the saint. After seeing His Majesty, Emperor Sui snorted and said, "I heard that you are free and easy in Yangzhou!"

Obviously, His Majesty had put a spy next to King Wei, and the news that Yang Shuang was living freely there reached His Majesty's ears.

"It is hard to refuse the emperor's affection, and my son's ministers can't do anything about it." Yang Shuang admitted honestly.

Emperor Sui snorted: "Why did you recall you in a hurry? Because I have a premonition that after the latest warship is built, you may run to the capital of the Wei Kingdom. I am right!"

"My son has no idea!" Yang Shuang quickly denied.

Emperor Sui looked like I didn't understand you yet, and continued, "The New Year is coming soon, stay in Kyoto honestly. The Yangtze River will soon be uneasy, and Emperor Wei and Lao Cao are ready to send troops!"

Yang Shuang knew that the Wei State could arrange secret spies in the Tang Dynasty, so the information he received would not be wrong.
Chapter completed!