"uncle."

Yang Jian bowed to Wei Xiaokuan and knelt down in front of him.

Many years ago, the two met in Yubi City, and they also met Liu Taozi together.

At that time, Yang Jian was still childish, free and easy, strong, and unruly. At that time, Wei Xiaokuan was gentle, confident, and high-spirited.

When they met again, both of them had undergone earth-shaking changes.

Yang Jian has lost all his original sharpness. He used to be like a sharp sword, but now the sword is sheathed, simple, old-fashioned, and stable.

Wei Xiaokuan couldn't see the magnificence he had back then. His head was drooped, his eyes were dull, and he looked old and decrepit.

Seeing Yang Jian kneeling in front of him, Wei Xiaokuan's eyes became even more sad.

He didn't know how many things this young junior had gone through to change from the Yang Jian he knew to the Yang Jian he is today.

He let out a long sigh.

"Get up."

Yang Jian stood up slowly and sat aside carefully. He looked at Wei Xiaokuan and said, "Uncle is tired."

"Staying in Xiazhou, guarding against Gao Changgong and the Yuwen family at the same time, oh, it's really hard on you."

Wei Xiaokuan's eyes suddenly widened, his whole body tensed up instantly, and he couldn't help but look out the door, "Silence!!"

Yang Jian still looked calm, "Uncle, don't worry, my soldiers are all around, and Yu Wenxian can't get in."

"Even so, you have to be careful! Don't talk nonsense!!"

"Uncle, if I still pretend to be in front of you and cannot tell the truth, then who can I talk to?"

"you!!"

"Uncle, it's easy for Yu Wenxian to say that you are pretending to be ill and voluntarily abandoning Xiazhou this time, but Yu Wenyong will definitely be able to see that. If he thinks that you are deliberately neglectful and dissatisfied, big trouble will happen."

"I have made arrangements. In two days, one of my doctors will come over with the military medical association. He will bring some medicine for you to take. It will not do you any serious harm, but it will make you slightly sick for a few days. When the time comes,

Let other doctors come to check on your condition, and let Yu Wenxian come as a witness, so that Yu Wenyong will believe it."

Wei Xiaokuan was shocked!!!

He looked at Yang Jian in front of him in disbelief. For a moment, he was unable to connect the scheming guy in front of him with the young young man in his memory.

Yang Jian continued: "I know what my uncle is thinking. It's not that I want to act like a villain. I really have no choice."

"After my father passed away, my situation became more and more dangerous. All my father's friends were killed and injured, but there were many enemies left."

"The emperor is still worried about us people, and he is constantly testing and suppressing us."

"I still have to avenge my father and take care of the whole family."

"Please uncle, please do as I say first. My father doesn't have many friends anymore, and I don't want to lose the last one."

Wei Xiaokuan's expression kept changing, and the sadness in his eyes became more and more intense.

"Why is it so unfair to us?!"

Wei Xiaokuan gritted his teeth, with overwhelming anger burning in his heart, "I am loyal to the Great Zhou Dynasty. Over the years, I have never done anything detrimental to the country!!"

"Yu Wenhu is afraid of me, I know, I'm not angry, but why do I still have to suffer this when a wise king comes out?!"

"A guy like Quan Jingxuan did such a thing, but he just went home to retire, and his title has not changed. But what about me? Relying on a few broken states, with the food and grass provided by the temple, I have to keep the enemy at bay.

The fierce attack caused internal and external troubles, but they did not listen to my advice. In the end, they failed to conquer, but they still want to punish me?!!"

Wei Xiaokuan vented all his grievances.

Yang Jian listened very seriously and did not interrupt.

After Wei Xiaokuan said this, his mood finally improved a lot and his face gradually calmed down.

Yang Jian then said: "Uncle, don't worry."

He narrowed his eyes, "There will always be a way."

Chang'an.

As the enemy gradually left, the panic-stricken Chang'an City finally returned to normal.

The people in the city received the latest news and heard that Duke Sui led the troops to attack, successfully defeated the powerful enemy and drove the enemy away. The Zhou Kingdom achieved a great victory.

The people finally breathed a sigh of relief and were ready to continue their business again.

This kind of relaxed atmosphere only exists outside the palace walls. The atmosphere inside the city walls is still extremely silent.

Inside Hanren Hall.

The soldiers stood in the distance, listening to the crying coming from inside, and did not dare to look back.

The queen mother cried heartbrokenly.

Mothers seem to prefer their younger sons.

The Queen Mother is no exception. The Queen Mother is Yuwentai's concubine. She only gave birth to two sons for Yuwentai, Yuwenyong and Yuwenzhi.

Compared with the precocious and sensible eldest son, Yu Wenzhi was not a good boy since he was a child. He often made his parents angry and always got into trouble. But probably because of this, the Queen Mother loved her younger son more.

When she learned of the death of her youngest son, the Queen Mother cried extremely sadly and did not stop for a long time.

Yu Wenyong had no choice but to kneel aside, lowering his head and begging his mother for forgiveness.

Fortunately, Yu Wenzhi's death had no direct relationship with Yu Wenyong, otherwise the situation would have been more difficult to control.

The Queen Mother believed that Yu Wenzhi's death was caused by someone, and kept asking Yu Wenyong about the murderer. She even suspected that Yu Wenxian sent someone to do it.

Yu Wenyong had a unified approach to this.

It was the Han army that did the killing.

After comforting his mother for a few more words, Yu Wenyong dragged his exhausted body and weakly walked towards the main hall.

Back in the main hall, there are a lot of things to do again.

Yao Xiong broke in like this, but the surrounding area of ​​Chang'an exploded. Officials almost flooded the palace with frequent letters. Officials in the distance also wrote letters to inquire about the situation and express their loyalty.

Fortunately, Yu Wenyong found a group of people to help him.

Gao Jiong was sitting not far away at the moment, with his head buried in helping the emperor deal with these memorials.

Yu Wenyong picked up the document in his hand, his expression getting increasingly ugly.

"Zhaoxuan!"

"Come and take a look."

Gao Jiong raised his head curiously and Yu Wenyong handed him the letter in his hand.

Gao Yong was looking down, and Yu Wenyong made his own evaluation.

"It's Yang Su's letter again."

"Yang Su came up with a good strategy. His one strategy caused the destruction of Qi State and the loss of most of Zhou State's territory. How wonderful! He is truly an unparalleled sage. Han Xin, Zhang Liang, and Zhuge Wang Meng are far inferior to him!

"

Listening to Yu Wenyong's gritted comments, Gao Jiong said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, this cannot all be blamed on Yang Su."

"All strategies were ruined on the Dragon Gate. Before this, who would have thought that the enemy could break in through the Dragon Gate?"

"Even the Duke of Shu, Duke Zheng and others have never thought about it, let alone Yang Su."

Yu Wenyong put away some of his anger and asked: "Then what do you think of his current letter?"

Gao Jiong hesitated for a moment.

Yang Su's letter expressed Dugu Yongye's determination to surrender, hoping that the temple could summon an army to go to Luozhou, recover many cities in Luoyang County, and then compete with Liu Taozi so that Liu Taozi could not occupy Luozhou.

If he had submitted such a letter a few months ago, Gao Jiong would have agreed without hesitation and let the emperor send troops to capture Luozhou.

Luozhou is the gateway to the Central Plains and the basis for fighting for the world.

But now, Gao Jiong was a little afraid to agree in a hurry.

It’s easy to say, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to come back!!

"Your Majesty, we are fighting on multiple fronts, even if we use our wealth to raise an army, how can we dare to say that we can definitely defeat Liu Taozi?"

"By then, not only will Liu Taozi be unable to be repulsed, but our northern offensive will also be weakened. Xiazhou has been lost. If even Yanzhou cannot come back, then Chang'an will no longer be the capital of the country. This matter is of great importance!"

"I hope your majesty can reconsider."

By saying this, Gao Yan clearly opposed Yang Su's idea.

Yu Wenyong thought so too.

Since he took office, he has sent out troops several times, but none of them ended well.

Now let yourself send troops again??

Why, do you think Liu Taozi’s military exploits are too little?

Yu Wenyong was not a hesitant person. He acted decisively. He immediately said: "I no longer have an army to support Dugu Yongye. Send someone to inform Yang Su."
To be continued...