Chapter 2 pays off
Chapter 2: The scattered
Changsun Sheng's words seemed to be clearing the clouds and seeing the sun, which made everyone in the hall feel heavy. Yang Jian's face was full of smiles: "If the three armies can really retreat, Changsun Aiqing's memorial can reach hundreds of thousands of troops."
Yang Yong echoed, "Father, Changsun Qing used to shoot two eagles in the Turks. He used two eagles to compete for food to compete for a yellow sheep to succeed. Now the position of the Turkic Khan is the yellow sheep, but the four eagles are competing for food. It is the time when Changsun Qing displays his magic arrow again."
"What the prince said is reasonable, what do you think?" Yang Jian asked with a slight smug look.
Gao Ying, Yuan Yan and others quickly replied: "The emperor is wise, this matter will be beneficial to the Great Sui Dynasty but not harmless."
Changsun Sheng hurriedly asked himself: "Your Majesty, it's easy to deal with. He has the deepest rift with Sha Boluo. He only needs to send a highly respected minister to travel west and give him a wolf head flag. It will surely bring a bad idea. When he sends an envoy to the court, he will specially lead him to the envoy of Sha Boluo, and the situation of fighting for food will inevitably appear. There are many places to go on the east road. In addition to dividing the Turkic vassal states, Xi, etc., he also has to get away from Sha Boluo's brother Luohou. I have made an alliance with him, and it is not appropriate for others to go. What I discuss is inevitable, and I hope the saint will make a decision.
Yang Jian nodded and smiled: "I ordered you to be the envoy of the Great Sui Dynasty. I will immediately serve as an envoy, practice twice, and then transfer to the tent of the Chuluo Hou. You have just returned from the Turks and want to go to the Turks again. This time I will work hard for you. After the matter is completed, I will definitely have a heavy reward."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Changsun Sheng quickly knelt down and thanked him.
In fact, Changsun Sheng first escorted the daughter of the princess to the Turks, but was detained by the Turks for a year and refused to surrender. This time, he proposed such a plan. If someone else was changed, he would have been able to be promoted several levels long ago. Yang Jian was inexplicably worried about Changsun Sheng and just wrote a blank check.
Changsun Sheng did not think much, but was excited that he could make new achievements for the Sui Dynasty as soon as he came back. At this time, he was eager to go home to clean up. As soon as he left the palace, Changsun Sheng was about to step on his back when he heard the voice behind him shouting: "Changsun Qing, please wait."
Changsun Sheng quickly stopped getting on the horse and turned around to salute: "I have seen the prince."
Yang Yong quickly walked to Changsun Sheng and grabbed his hand: "Second brother, don't be so polite. Let's go, I'll walk with you for a while and I have something to say to you."
Changsun Sheng took a step back: "Please don't call the prince like this. There is a difference between the king and the minister. If it is spread, it may have an impact on the prince's reputation."
Seeing Changsun Sheng like this, Yang Yong felt a little sad. He specifically attracted Changsun Sheng to visit his father today, just to make Yang Jian reuse Changsun Sheng. Unexpectedly, Yang Jian would be so stingy. Although he adopted Changsun Sheng's plan, he had no rewards. He couldn't help but feel alert in private. Could it be that Changsun Sheng had a sworn relationship with him?
A personal soldier led Yang Yong's red shadow over. Yang Yong stepped on the horse first, and Changsun Sheng got on the horse again, deliberately lagging behind Yang Yong a horse head. Yang Yong's guards only followed far behind. The two walked for a long distance, but Yang Yong still didn't say anything. Changsun Sheng couldn't help saying, "Crown Prince, I don't know what to look for Weichen. Weichen will set off again for the Turks tomorrow. We must go home immediately to prepare."
Yang Yong sighed: "Second brother, are you really so distant from me?"
Changsun Sheng's face twitched slightly. Although the Empress of the Zhou Dynasty, although the former Wei royal family did not massacre the children of the former Wei royal family, many of them were still high-ranking officials and generous salaries. The former Wei royal family had already developed a cautious family style. Yang Yong made a fuss when he was the son of the Duke. Changsun Sheng could barely accept it. Now Yang Yong is the crown prince, how could he not know how to advance and retreat? He really called his brothers and brothers to the crown prince, and said with a wry smile: "Crown Prince, please don't make things difficult for the empress."
"Brothers are in love, since that's the case, the second brother just needs to remember that in Yong's heart, you and I will always be brothers."
Yang Yong's words still moved Changsun Sheng a little in an instant, and he still responded: "Yes, the prince."
Yang Yong pulled the topic away: "By the way, Changsun Qing, you are going to serve in Xi, Xi and other departments this time. If you have any difficulties, you can ask Luo Yi for help."
"Luo Yi? Could it be that he is also in Xi Xi and other departments?"
Yang Yong laughed and said, "Luo Yi is not in Xi Xi and other departments, but in the Khitan tribe. He is currently the captain of the Dongyi school lieutenant. He already has tens of thousands of Khitan soldiers under his command, which should be helpful to his beloved ministers."
Luo Yi did not disappoint Yang Yong's expectations. Since last winter, he has been using troops to the Khitans, which he had been dissatisfied with. At first, it was just a small scale, but later it became larger and larger. Luo Yi's subordinates had five Khitans obeyed orders and took turns to fight. Behind him, the Great Zhou was assisted, so he didn't have to worry about food and grass issues at all.
On the other hand, although there were 30,000 young and strong people in the Xidan tribe, they could not concentrate. Fortunately, in winter, Luo Yi could only use a small-scale army, and even if there were no losses, the Xidan tribe was not great. In the spring, Luo Yi's attack on the Xidan tribe made them suffer. Their cattle, sheep and horses were at their thinner time. Luo Yi's attack forced them to migrate from time to time. As a result, a large number of livestock did not gain weight in spring, but died during the migration process. The Xidan tribe leader had to gather the entire tribe to fight Luo Yi in decisive battle.
In May of the first year of Kaihuang, the Wandan tribe gathered more than 20,000 young and strong men in the tribe to fight Luo Yi. Luo Yi had only 10,000 troops at that time, but Luo Yi's war horse was fed with good essence in winter. After spring, there were a lot of green grass to replenish, and it was already fat and strong. After a winter torture, the war horses of the Wandan tribe were forced to migrate several times in the beginning of spring, and were still weak.
As soon as the two armies contacted, the war horses of the Siwandan tribe fell to the ground because they could not bear the riding. The battle ended with one-sided massacre. In this battle, the Siwandan tribe was killed and blood flowed into a river. More than 20,000 young and strong people were survived. This was the result of the Khitan tribes following Luo Yi's unbearable extinction of Siwandan tribes.
Seeing the fate of the Wandan tribe, Fu Fuyu, who was originally shaking, and Yuling's two divisions disappeared and took the initiative to surrender. Luo Yi promised to unify the Khitan tribes in three years, but it took only more than half a year to achieve it. However, it would take several years to completely integrate the Khitan tribes of a loose basin of sand.
Changsun Sheng had been in the Turks for less than ten days after returning to Chang'an. The Khitan tribe and the Turks were separated by Xi Xi and other tribes. Naturally, he would not have known that such a drastic incident occurred in the Khitan tribe in just half a year. However, this was definitely good news for his mission this time.
After listening to Yang Yong's introduction, Changsun Sheng's face was a few more thanks: "Thank you for your advice from the prince."
Yang Yong was a little reluctant to speak, "Changsun Qing, how is the Turkic health of He Dun?"
A look of surprise flashed across Changsun Sheng's face. The Turkic people called the queen Kehe Dun. Now the Turkic Kehe Dun is the daughter-in-law whom he married last year. Why did the prince suddenly ask about the daughter-in-law's body? Changsun Sheng's heart a series of questions emerged: "Return to the prince, the Turkic Kehe Dun is young and young. Although he was a little uncomfortable when he first arrived in the Turkic prairie, he has now fully adapted to life in the Turkic grassland."
Yang Yong couldn't help but feel a little unbelievable: "But He Dun is really in good health. When did you see her in the end?"
"I returned to the crown prince. I met Kehe Dun a few days before returning to the Central Plains. Sha Boluo favored Kehe Dun very much. This time, He Dun was a key figure. If Sha Boluo had not brought her by her side to meet the Turkic ministers, it is still unknown whether I could come back."
Speaking of this, Changsun Sheng couldn't help but smile bitterly. The Qianjin Princess was originally intended to win over the Turks. However, it became the source of the Turks' attack on the Sui Dynasty. He couldn't help but recall every word that Qianjin Princess said to him when he sent Qianjin Princess to the Turks all the way:
"Since Wang Zhaojun is taboo, why do you keep concocting new Wang Zhaojun?"
"You generals have no responsibility for this humiliating marriage?"
"Deputy Envoy Changsun, let's run away..."
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"Escape back to Chang'an, I will report to the young master myself and give you 30,000 elite cavalry..."
"It is a serious crime to fight the order, and we all have to die."
"Then we will escape into the mountains and forests and hunt for a living..."
"The Turks will capture us as slaves..."
"Let's leave the grassland and look for the peach blossom land!"
"There is no peach blossom land!"
That day, the Rouge Horse of the Qianjin Princess suddenly ran wildly. Only he rode his horse to chase the Qianjin Princess. But it was dark soon. The two had to light a bonfire in the wild overnight. The night wind was cold, and wolves howls came from afar. The Qianjin Princess snuggled tightly in his arms, and then there was a conversation above. Changsun Sheng couldn't help but think, what would happen if he took the Qianjin Princess away that day?
"How is it possible? Yao Sengyuan, Mingming, will gradually lose energy after taking it. In the end, his hands and feet are sore and unable to move, and they will die at most half a year to a year. Now it has come, and he has put medicine in his own hands and watched the daughter-in-law drink it with his own eyes." Yang Yong was puzzled. Could it be that he had been deceived by Yao Sengyuan, and that was not poison at all?
The more I think about it, the more likely it is. Yao Sengyuan is traitorous, and he is not able to give out poison as soon as he is forced. He blames himself for believing in the name of Yao Sengyuan's magic doctor, thinking that he will not tell lies, and he is also assassinating a woman he has never known. He feels guilty, so he did not check it out in detail. Now that he has made great efforts, Yang Yong regrets it and curses: "Damn it! Old Man Yao is too hateful!"
After Yang Yong cursed, he realized that he had not heard any reaction from Changsun Sheng. He turned around and looked at Changsun Sheng. Seeing Changsun Sheng riding on the horse in a daze, he was puzzled: "Changsun Qing, Changsun Qing."
Yang Yong called out several times, and Changsun Sheng came to his senses and quickly apologized to Yang Yong. Yang Yong asked in confusion: "What did Changsun Qing think of? So trance?"
Changsun Sheng hurriedly concealed: "Weichen is thinking about how the Turks should act?"
"Is that?" Although Yang Yong didn't believe it, he just didn't want to pursue it. He guessed that Changsun Sheng would be separated after a few days of meeting Gao Lan, and it was possible that he could not let go of it. He didn't have to worry too much about such private matters. Instead, he smiled and said, "Changsun Qing, Gao Lan is deeply in love with you. If it weren't for the time being too urgent this time, I would rather be a matchmaker and take charge of your marriage for you personally."
Changsun Sheng was a little unconscious and timid, which made Yang Yong, who wanted to make fun of him, feel bored, so he had to break up with Changsun Sheng and return to the East Palace. Yang Yong's current residence is the former Prime Minister's Mansion, which was originally the residence of Emperor Xuan of Zhou and Emperor Jing of Zhou when they were crown princes. Later, Yang Jian changed it to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and now it has finally become the East Palace again.
When Yang Yong returned to the East Palace, the servants of the East Palace quickly came out, holding the horse and saluting. Yang Yong walked into the lobby, but did not see Yuan Qing'er. Unexpectedly, the Japanese Yuan Qing'er almost came to him in one go, and asked left and right: "Where is the Crown Princess?"
The prince Zuo Shuling Fei Zheng hurriedly said, "Report to the princess, the princess heard that Princess Leping has been in a state of trouble recently. She went to the princess's mansion early in the morning to enlighten the princess."
Princess Leping is Yang Lihua. Yang Jian is the prime minister, and Yang Lihua has also contributed a lot from it. After all, she is the great queen. After Yang Jian usurped the throne, he felt ashamed of Yang Lihua and appointed Yang Lihua as Princess Leping. He originally wanted to recruit Yang Lihua again, but Yang Lihua refused to do so. Yang Jian had no choice but to give up.
Although Yang Lihua had no ambitions for power, she was still depressed from the empress dowager to the princess. However, she didn't expect that her father would not let go of the nine-year-old Emperor Jing. Three months after she ascended to the top, she killed Emperor Jing with a poisonous wine. Although Emperor Jing was not Yang Lihua's biological child, she was raised since childhood. Yang Lihua was furious about her father's assassination of Emperor Jing and had a big quarrel with Yang Jian. Unfortunately, the road was already done. No matter how much she hated her, she was unable to turn the world back, and she has been depressed since then.
When Yang Yong heard Yuan Qing'er go to the princess's mansion, he sighed. His sister was also miserable. After Emperor Zhou Jing was killed, he comforted her several times, but it was useless. I hope that she could forget about this matter if it took longer. Originally, Yang Yong wanted to settle the score with Yao Sengyuan, but he dispelled this idea when he heard about Yang Lihua. After all, Yuan Qing'er's palpitations improved greatly after Yao Sengyuan's treatment.
After Yuan Qing'er came back in the evening, Yang Yong asked about Yang Lihua's situation. Yuan Qing'er shook her head and sighed: "The princess is depressed and her face is very haggard. I am afraid that if this continues, the princess's body will collapse sooner or later."
Yang Yong had no choice but to have any heart disease. He still needed to treat his heart medicine. How could he find her heart medicine now?
Chapter completed!