The capital of Jiangdu has become a trapped dragon. The north is the sphere of influence of the Wagang Army. The Jianghuai area to the west is the territory of Du Fuwei and Fu Gongyou. There are nearly 200,000 rebels. The south is occupied by Chen Faxing and Li Zitong. They each lead more than 100,000 troops. The south of Poyang Lake is Lin Shihong, and the Jingxiang area has been occupied by Xiao Xian. At this time, the Sui Dynasty was already in turmoil.

In the imperial study room, Yang Guang was carefully painted the fields on the map that belonged to the Sui Dynasty with a red pen, while Changsun Yang was standing beside him with a red paint.

Yang Guang put down his pen. When he saw that the only two counties of Luoyang Gucheng, Jiangdu and Danyang were left in Tuhong, as well as some unknown counties in the south and Bashu. He couldn't help but sigh, "Is there only a little left in my country?"

Yu Shiji said carefully, "Your Majesty, Youzhou and Liaodong should also belong to the court."

Yang Guang shook his head. Xue Shixiong, the general manager of Youzhou, was defeated by Dou Jiande in Hejian. He died soon after. The Youzhou army was controlled by the deputy general Luo Yi, but he killed the prefects of various counties in Youzhou. He appointed the prefects himself and proclaimed himself the general manager of Youzhou. This is a real **** **. How could it still belong to the Sui Dynasty?

At this time, the Yan King Yang Qing next to him bit his lips and couldn't help but say, "The emperor's grandfather and grandson think that Wuyuan County, Lingwu County and other five counties in Guanbei can be painted red."

Yang Guang hesitated for a moment. Yang Yuanqing's independence was different from Luo Yi. After all, he also admitted that the court had reported all major matters to the court. To some extent, he could paint red.

Yu Shiji said on the side: "Your Majesty, if Youzhou does not belong to the court, then the Wei Minister thinks that Yang Yuanqing should not be painted red."

Yang Yan's face suddenly flushed and blood surged into his mind. He pointed at Yu Shiji and cursed: "You slander, Yang Yuanqing led the Fengzhou army to fight against the 300,000 Turkic army, but you concealed it. Yang Yuanqing exposed Li Yuan's collusion with the Turkic, but you still concealed it. Anything related to Yang Yuanqing, you either concealed it or slandered it, just because you have a personal grudge with him. Do you want to destroy the Sui Dynasty for your own hatred?"

Yu Shiji looked pale and knelt down, "I am loyal to Your Majesty, please give it a clear look!"

Yu Shiji concealed Yang Yuanqing's fight against the Turks three days ago. Yang Guang was furious and punished Yu Shiji for one year and demoted him to two levels. This incident did not wrongly accuse him of this.

But concealing the incident of Li Yuan colluding with the Turks. Yang Nao really wronged Yu Shiji. This matter was Yang Guang ordered the ban and no one was allowed to mention it. The reason was that this incident caused panic in the Xiaoguo Imperial Army. There were rumors in the army that the Turks would abduct all the women in question, and most of the people in the Xiaoguo Imperial Army were in Guanzhong, which triggered a wave of military escape.

Fortunately, the news that Yang Yuanqing defeated the 300,000 Turkic army came in time, and Yang Guang immediately ordered people to spread the matter widely in the army, which gradually calmed down the panic of the soldiers.

Yang Guang glared at Yang Qing fiercely, "Yu'er, why don't you apologize if you say this to Yu Xiangguo!"

Yang Na's stubbornness surged into his heart. He said loudly: "The grandson would not apologize to this slander minister. He concealed the truth from the emperor's grandfather and distorted the facts. General Lai built ships and recruited soldiers in Danyang. He asked several times to allocate money and grain, but he ignored it and forced General Lai to pay his salary to build a ship. These emperor's grandfathers were not a slander, but a traitor from the country. He asked the emperor's grandfather to kill this person to thank the world."

Yang Guang knew that what Yang said was true. He also punished Yu Shiji, but he still needed Yu Shiji to stabilize the situation in Jiangdu for him. He sighed, "Yu Aiqing, I will take good care of my grandson, you should step down first!"

Yu Shiji suppressed the hatred in his heart and slowly retreated. Only Yang Guang and Changsun Yang Neng were left in the imperial study. Neither of them spoke, nor did Yang Guang punish his grandson. Instead, he picked up his pen and painted Wuyuan County, Lingwu County and the other Guanbei counties red. He put down his pen and smiled at Yang Neng, meaning that you should be satisfied now!

Yang Qing lowered her head and said ashamed: "My grandson lost his composure just now."

Yang Guang touched his grandson's head kindly, "Grandfather felt a little depressed, accompany his grandfather to the back garden for a walk!"

Yang Qing nodded, and Yang Guang changed into a short dress, wore a scarf, and leaned on a cane. With the help of Changsun, he walked towards the back garden.

It is midsummer, with lush and full of vitality everywhere. The Longye Pond in the back garden of Jiangdu Palace is full of lotus leaves. Among the lotus leaves, a few lotus flowers have poked out, dragonflies stand on the top, and the weeping willows swaying on the shore, and the breeze blows. Under the reflection of the sunset, the back garden is particularly beautiful.

More than a dozen eunuchs, palace maids and guards followed from a distance, and Yang Guang walked slowly between the path with a cane and his grandson. Since the Yanmen Incident last year, the Great Sui Dynasty was in trouble with internal and external troubles. The huge pressure caused Yang Guang's body to collapse in just half a year. He was only forty-eight years old this year, but he looked like a sixty-year-old, weak and needed a cane to walk...

"I have decided to make you the crown prince, but I have not issued an edict for a long time. Do you know why?"

"The grandson doesn't know."

Yang Guang sighed, "It is my responsibility to have come to this point in the Great Sui Dynasty. I don't want to hand over the current Great Sui Dynasty to you, and I don't want you to bear any responsibility. I will bear all the sins of the Great Sui Dynasty."

Tears surged out of Yang Nai's eyes, and he choked and said in a choking voice: "But the Emperor's Grandfather, the matter has not reached that serious yet. We still have Bashu, more than a dozen counties in the south, and we still have troops."

Yang Guang shook his head, "The key is that Li Yuan occupied Guanzhong, and behind him is the support of the entire Guanlong nobles. I know very well that the Guanlong nobles are the number one enemy of the Sui Dynasty. The Wagang Army is actually the power of the Guanlong nobles. The Guanlong nobles are also the foundation of the Great Sui Dynasty. I want to lay down this foundation, but I didn't have time to establish a new foundation, which eventually led to my failure. I don't want to admit failure. But I heard that Li Yuan occupied Guanzhong, my heart was dead."

"But the emperor's grandfather could issue an order to re-approve Yang Yuanqing's contribution to the Turks, and then order Yang Yuanqing to attack Guanzhong, and Luoyang's army will attack from the east, and will definitely wipe out Li Yuan."

"Even if I give him an order, he will not go to Guanzhong. His current strength is not enough to pacify Guanzhong. Instead, he will completely trap him in Guanzhong. He knows better than anyone else."

"But..." Yang Qing wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start.

Yang Guang gently held his grandson's shoulder and sat down on a stone pier. He looked at the lotus leaves on the water, and a complicated gaze that was indescribable in his eyes appeared. After a while, he sighed slightly: "Yuaner, I know that you like Yang Yuanqing very much, because your father once entrusted your brother to him, you regard him as your uncle. Your younger brother Dong'er told me about this, and I can understand your mood. So you scolded Yu Shiji just now, and I didn't really punish you, but you really don't understand Yang Yuanqing. I'm afraid no one in the world can see through him except me."

Yang Qing bit his lips tightly and did not insert his grandfather's words. He felt that there was a powerful persuasion in his grandfather's words. Although he couldn't tell where the source of this feeling was, this time he felt that what he said was right and he listened patiently.

Yang Guang glanced at his grandson and smiled and said, "Didn't you always urge me to reward Yang Yuanqing's great achievements in the past two days? Do you know why I haven't rewarded me for a long time?"

"The grandson doesn't know."

"Because I want to make him the Prince of Hongnong."

Yang Neng was surprised and named Yang Yuanqing the king. This was something he had never thought about. How could the emperor's grandfather think of the king of Feng Yi? Yang Neng's heart suddenly moved. In fact, Yang Yuanqing was not a different surname.

Yang Guang seemed to be trapped in a memory of the past. He was recalling the fourth year of Renshou. In the White Jade Tower, Yang Yuanqing's promise to him was always the shield of the Great Sui Dynasty. Under the Yanmen City, he repeated this promise. At this time, an extremely complex emotion surged in Yang Guang's heart. He finally understood the profound meaning of Yang Yuanqing's words. The Great Sui Dynasty was still the Great Sui Dynasty, but...

But Yang Guang was not angry or hostile to Yang Yuanqing. He had only a deep sorrow in his heart, and there was a hint of hope that even he could not explain himself. If the Sui Dynasty could still exist, it might be another blessing in disgrace, so that he would have a little face when he met the late emperor in the future.

Yang Neng pondered for a long time and said, "He is now the Duke of Chu. He should indeed be granted the title of Prince for his great contribution to fighting the Turks."

Yang Guang's face showed a bitter smile. Changsun's thoughts were too far from him. He also felt that his thoughts were extremely absurd and wanted to use Yang Yuanqing to continue the Great Sui Dynasty. He really couldn't speak to his grandson for this reason.

Yang Guang stood up and walked back slowly with a cane. Yang Qing held him.

"Grandfather of the Emperor, when will the order be issued to commend Fengzhou's fight against the Turks this time?" Yang asked in a low voice.

"We can commend the Fengzhou army first. As for Yang Yuanqing, let's talk about it later!" Yang Guang sighed, his heart full of confusion, and he didn't know whether Yang Yuanqing should be appointed as the prince.

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The next morning, Yang Guang officially issued an edict to the world to commend the Fengzhou army to fight against the Turks. All Fengzhou soldiers were awarded two levels of honorary officials, and the Fengzhou army was given the title of loyalty and courage, and the fallen soldiers were doubled. Ten meritorious generals including Pei Renji, Li Jing, Yang Sien and others were awarded the title of County Duke and County Duke. However, surprisingly, the reward for Fengzhou chief Yang Yuanqing was not mentioned in the slightest, which made the entire court full of confusion.

But Yang Guang hesitated for a long time about condemning Li Yuan's collusion with the Turks, but ultimately did not issue the edict. He was worried that it would cause panic in the army again.

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[The reason why Xiaoguo in Jiangdu mutiny occurred in history was actually because Li Yuan promised the Turks that all the children of Guanzhong returned to the Turks. Therefore, after the news of Li Yuan occupying Guanzhong reached Jiangdu, it triggered Xiaoguo's panic and fleeing, and was eventually used by the children of Guanlong nobles, and a mutiny occurred]

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