In the imperial room, Yang Guang stood in front of the window with a gloomy face, his eyes cold as ice. He was still thinking about the prophecy that had just been circulated in the capital, "Li Feili, Yang Feiyang, went out of Jingxiang, guarded the border, and the Sui family destroyed him as a general."&&'

This is undoubtedly talking about Yang Yuanqing. Is Li Xing referring to Yang Yuanqing? Just half an hour ago, he received a news report from Yanmen County and Mayi County. Yang Yuanqing's army appeared in these two counties, which made him furious and immediately ordered Yuwen Shu and others to discuss sending troops to fight against Yang Yuanqing.

Half an hour passed, and Yang Guang slowly calmed down. It was not impossible to conquer Yang Yuanqing, but it involved a lot of problems, including troops, supplies, routes of troops, Turkic responses, political influence, etc. He had to consider clearly that the difficulty of attacking Yang Yuanqing was no less than that of attacking Goryeo. It was not a mob like the Yuan family and Yang Xuangan who could be defeated in one battle.

More importantly, he can't afford to lose. If his army is defeated by Yang Yuanqing, how big a blow will it bring to his prestige?

At this time, Yang Guang no longer had the kind of pride and spirit he had when he decided to attack Goryeo for six years. Now the world is in chaos, and the tide of rebels is everywhere. The national strength is exhausted, the morale is sluggish, and the country is unstable, which makes him worry too much.

Yang Guang regretted it a little. When Yang Yuanqing had just fled to Fengzhou, he should have made a quick decision to wipe out him. Now the more he drags back, the more passive the situation is.

Behind Yang Guang was Yu Shiji, Xiao Yu and Yang Gongdao. Xiao Yu was the younger brother of Empress Xiao, and was upright and trusted by Yang Guang. He replaced Wei Wen as the prime minister and was currently the Minister of Internal Affairs.

At this time, Yuwen Shu and Fan Zigai walked in, and they bowed and bowed. "See Your Majesty!"

Yang Guang looked back at everyone, and the Seven Episodes and Five Episodes came. Except for Pei Ju and Pei Yun, everyone was all here.

He slowly walked to the couch and sat down. He nodded, "Two dear friends!"

"Dear Prime Ministers, we have summoned everyone to discuss with you how to deal with Yang Yuanqing's expansion. This matter is of great importance. I don't want everyone to remain silent and everyone speaks freely!"

"His Majesty!"

The first one to speak was Yu Wen Shu. He said the previous step: "Before talking about Yang Yuanqing, I want to talk about the popular prophecies in the capital, "Li Fei Li, Yang Fei Yang, went out to Jingxiang and guard the border, and the Sui family destroyed him as a general.' I think this prophecy is a continuation of a prophecy. It is obvious that Yang Yuanqing is the most suspicious. Let's look back at Yang Yuanqing's expansion of power. Of course, his excuse is to suppress bandits and defend against the Turks, but what is his real purpose?

I have always believed that the kind of father has a kind of son, just like Hu Sizheng who was executed by the saint. He is the grandson of Hu Sichun, so he supports the rebels. He fled to Goryeo, and Yang Su, who had ulterior motives, gave birth to Yang Xuangan's rebel thief. So who would Yang Xuangan's son be? Therefore, I believe that Yang Yuanqing has a strange ambition and he will definitely rebel. The court must use the Thunder Army to wipe out Yang Yuanqing, and cannot give him any chance to develop and grow. "

"I do not agree with General Yuwen's so-called Thunder Army!"

This is Fan Zigai's objection. Yuwen Shu was furious. He retorted: "Fan Prime Minister, do you think Yang Yuanqing is rebelling now. The threat is not great enough? Do you have to wait until he seizes Taiyuan before he thinks he is rebelling?"

Fan Zigai chuckled without rushing, "General Yuwen, listen to me finish my words."

Yuwen Shu snorted heavily, stretched his face and stopped talking. Fan Zigai continued: "I also agree with dealing with Yang Yuanqing, but I do not agree with General Yuwen's so-called Thunder Army. Yang Yuanqing has been in Fengzhou for many years, with sufficient troops and sufficient food. He himself has experienced many battles. He is not a mob like Yang Xuangan, and cannot be wiped out in one day. If he attacks him from Guanlong, he has to cross multiple deserts in the middle. What should the army do if the army supplies are replenished? Of course, it can be established to build a supply station, but how to defend his cavalry? I mean, you can fight. Starting from Yulin, you will eat the new city he built step by step, and use his new city as our supply city. Finally, the army arrives in Fengzhou, and then Qu Tutong's army launches an attack from Guanbei to attack him from both sides. The hope of victory will double."

In fact, Fan Zigai's opinions are no different from Yuwen Shu, but they are more detailed. He always likes this, first stepping on others and then expressing his opinions.

Yang Guang pondered for a moment and asked Yu Shiji again, "How many troops can he mobilize now?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the army is now scattered in various places to suppress the rebellion. There are 300,000 troops near the capital, including Your Majesty's 100,000 imperial guards, and there are 100,000 troops in Guanzhong. Qu Tutong took away 50,000, but in fact there are only 50,000 troops in Chang'an."

Yang Guang pondered silently, and his troops were obviously insufficient, which made him hesitate. At this time, Yu Shiji said again: "If Your Majesty wants to attack Yang Yuanqing, I think it will take at least 300,000 troops. Fengzhou is far away, and another 500,000 civilians are still entrusting another 500,000 civilians to transport food and military supplies. But I also want to remind Your Majesty that once you are defeated, not only will the food and military supplies be fully returned to Fengzhou, but there will be no army in Luoyang."

After all, Yu Shiji was not Yuwen Shu. He did not want the Sui Dynasty to be destroyed. In the three battles of Goryeo, the elite troops of the Sui Dynasty were almost completely lost and had no power to wipe out Yang Yuanqing. Of course, Yang Guang could make the army of the capital out of the capital, but what should he do? The Central Plains rebellious forces are strong, so don’t even lose their old nests. Yu Shiji implicitly reminded Yang Guang that the court is now unable to wipe out Yang Yuanqing.

Yang Guang understood what he meant, he sighed in his heart, and asked Xiao Yu and Yang Gong again, "What about your opinions?"

Xiao Yu bowed and said, "I think that Yang Yuanqing's march into Mayi County and Yanmen County this time is different from the Ciguanbei. He neither convened officials to sign any agreement nor stationed troops in the two counties. I feel that he is more of a temptation. At this time, as long as Your Majesty is tough and orders him to withdraw from Hedong, he should withdraw."

Yang Gongdao beside him also bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with Xiao Prime Minister's suggestion. In fact, Yang Yuanqing's expansion is largely because His Majesty's attitude is not tough enough and he has indulged him. Moreover, the route Yang Yuanqing took was to support Sui's independence. Your Majesty could use his route to force him to reveal his true form. In this way, many soldiers and officials in Fengzhou would be alienated from him and internalized him. At that time, only Qu Tutong's army could pacify Fengzhou."

Yang Gongdao's opinion talked about Yang Guang's heart, and he could directly declare Yang Yuanqing a rebellion. But he was worried that Yang Yuanqing would rebel directly, which would be difficult to deal with. It would be better to dismantle his army without rebelling.

Yang Guang asked again: "Then what method should I use to force him to reveal his true form?"

"It's very simple. Your Majesty can call him to Beijing to report his duties. If he doesn't come, he will not be able to explain to his subordinates."

Yuwen Shu said coldly: "Yang Shang thought too simply! Last year, he was summoned to Beijing to report his duties. He wanted to defend against the Turks, but he didn't come. This time he said he wanted to defend against the Turks. What should he do?"

"No need to say more!"

Yang Guang interrupted everyone, stood up and said coldly: "My intention has been decided. I have decided to tour Yulin in the north. I see if he has any reason not to come to see me?"

.........

In June of the 11th year of Daye, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty issued an order to inspect the north of the border and ordered Fan Zigai to assist King Yang Tong of Yue to stay in the capital. On June 15, 100,000 imperial guards surrounded the sage and headed northward.

Several knights drove into Taiyuan City, galloped all the way, stopped in front of Li Yuan's mansion, and the man led the man wearing a golden crown, wearing a brocade robe and a jade belt. It was Dugu Zhen's nephew Dugu Huai'en, who came from the capital. He came to deliver a letter to Li Yuan at the order of the head of the family.

Dugu Huaien turned over and dismounted in front of the steps, and said to the two followers behind him: "Just wait for me at the door."

He walked quickly towards the steps. As soon as the steps were about to happen, Li Jiancheng walked out of the mansion. Li Jiancheng said in surprise: "Hui'en, why are you here?"

Li Jiancheng is one generation later than Dugu Huaien, but in fact, they are of the same age and have studied together since childhood, and the relationship between them is very good.

Dugu Huaien smiled and said, "Come on the order of the head of the family to deliver the letter. Is your father here?"

"My father is at the military academy and I'm about to go there, so why not go with me."

A servant brought a horse, and Li Jiancheng also turned over, and the two of them walked side by side towards the military academy field.

Li Jiancheng was entrusted by his father and had already started to deal with things. He often went to the capital to discuss matters with the Dugu family and his uncle Li Shentong. For example, this prophecy incident was fully responsible for dealing with it, and he only reported to his father afterwards.

"Is something happened?" Li Jiancheng asked with concern.

Dugu Huaien also knew Li Jiancheng's status, so he took out the letter and handed it to him, saying, "The Holy has announced a northern tour and will arrive in Taiyuan soon. Although the Holy has turned the target of the prophecy to Yang Yuanqing, you must be cautious and not be careless at all."

Li Jiancheng nodded and smiled, "The monarch's heart is unpredictable, and he may not really turn the target of the prophecy to Yang Yuanqing."

The two of them speeded up their horses and ran towards the military academy field.

.........

The military academy ground is located in the south of the city, and is the place where the soldiers of Taiyuan County meet. At this time, thousands of soldiers gathered at the school ground, with crowds of people and shouting like thunder. The third son of Li Yuan, Li Xuanba, who is known as the "Sick Thunder King", held the Thunder King slam hammer in his hand and fought against the eighteen generals of the Taiyuan Army.

Li Xuanba is fifteen years old this year, six feet three in height, wide shoulders, and a thousand pounds of arms, but he is a bit deformed, has a small head, and is extremely inconsistent with his broad shoulders, with a sharp mouth and a monkey cheek, and an ugly appearance.

He was very stupid and silent all day long. Living in his own world, the laws of the world have no meaning to him. In the words of later generations, he is a typical autism. People all say he is foolish, but Li Yuan said that his son is normal, and everyone called him "Lei Gong Ni" privately.

It is precisely because of his autism that he has an incomparable talent in martial arts practice that ordinary people can't compare with. With Zhongwen's careful teaching, he became a peerless general.

Li Xuanba is very proficient in both swordsmanship, spear and gunshot skills, but he himself likes to use hammers. Yu Zhongwen designed a thunderbolt wolf-tooth hammer for him. The hammer is like a waist drum, with three wolf-tooth thorns on both sides, which can hang the enemy's weapons away.

As he grew up, the weight of the hammer continued to increase. At the beginning of last year, his martial arts broke through the stagnant period. In just over a year, he grew one foot taller, his bones became thicker, his shoulders became wider, and his arms were well developed. The weight of his pair of Thunderbolt Wolf Teeth Hammers reached 260 kilograms. The pair of sledgehammers were airtight and were airtight, and they were invincible in the fight all over Hedong.

Although Li Xuanba was almost demented in interpersonal communication and reading, he was extremely sensitive on the battlefield, looking at all directions, listening to all directions, and reacting as fast as lightning. At this time, the eighteen generals were defeated by him, and their weapons were either damaged or shocked, and they were all in a mess, arousing the cheers of thousands of soldiers like roaring and thundering.

Li Yuan stood in the stands and smiled proudly. His literary style was established, Shimin, Wu had Xuanba, and Yuanji, why worry about the world being unable to do so?

Xiahou Duan, the deputy left-behind behind, exclaimed: "Xuanba's martial arts are unparalleled. I'm afraid that only Yuwen Chengdu and Yang Yuanqing can compete with him."

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[Chapter 15 of the previous volume, I made a small mistake. It should be the third son Xuanba and the fourth son Yuanji. It has been revised. To be continued on Monday tomorrow. Don’t forget to vote for the recommendation!]

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