Since ancient times, the emperor's patrol has always been the top priority, even though Yang Tong is in line with the principle of simplicity, but this time after all, it is different from the march, in addition to the empress dowager, the queen mother, the harem concubines, the prince, the prince, the princess, the princess, Yang Yu's family is also with him, plus the palace maids, the first army, the Xuanjia army, and the Shura Guard, the number is as many as 70,000. In addition, every woman has a lot of accompanying items, and the cages for displaying items are not ordinary. Fortunately, this trip is carried out by land and water, and the goods and a part of the people are put on the warship, but it will not be used by the people.

After a day's march, the land team led by Yang Tong entered Shaanxi County, Henan County.

Shaanxi County north of the Yellow River, located between the two counties of Mianchi and Taolin, the county population is not large, the city is not precipitous, according to the county hierarchy to divide, it is just a lower county, but it does not mean that Shaanxi County is not important, because there is Emperor Wen built Chang Ping.

During the Kaihuang period, because Guanzhong was narrow and crowded, and after hundreds of years of war and overdevelopment, the Guanzhong Plain had long since ceased to be prosperous, and the grain produced was not enough for the population of Beijing to eat. As a result, the problem of eating has become a big problem in Jingshi. The solution was to transport grain goods from Kanto and Jiangnan into the Guanzhong. However, the Weishui River, which flows from west to east, has been a difficult river since ancient times, so as early as the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Zhongcao Canal was opened and closed to make up for the shortage of Caoyun in Guanzhong.

After the Sui unified the north, the old Cao Canal in the Han Dynasty had been silted up for a long time and could not be used, so it had to be transported by Weishui. However, the Weishui is sandy and the current is deep and shallow, making it difficult to continue navigation. In order to solve the problem of Cao Yun and full of food, Emperor Wen of Sui ordered Yu Wenkai to dredge and dig the canal on the basis of the Cao Canal in the Han Dynasty in the fourth year of the emperor, and divert Wei water from the east of Daxing City to Tongguan, which is called Guangtong Canal. The dredging of the Guangtong Canal enabled the boats heading west along the Yellow River to reach the capital without passing through Weishui. However, after the Guangtong Canal was dug through, the pillars and reefs of the Sanmenxia of the Yellow River still obstructed the waterway, and Emperor Wen of Sui issued an edict to chisel the pillars, and then the effect was not great, so the Shaanxi County to the west of the pillar was set up to close the position.

Every year in the wet season, the water flow overflows the dangerous shoal reef of Sanmenxia, and the cao boat takes this opportunity to transport grain from Xingluocang and Huiluocang to Changping; In the dry season, it was difficult to cross the dangerous shoals and reefs of Sanmenxia, and the Cao boat transported the grain that was often closed to Huayin Guangtong Warehouse, or went straight to Taicang, Beijing, thus solving the problem of insufficient grain in Daxing, Beijing.

In the seventh year of the emperor's reign, he began to dredge the old road of Hangou to transport Cao. Shanyang is about 300 miles long from Yangzijin, the capital of the Yangtze River, to Shanyang in the north, and communicates the Yangtze River and the Huaishui River. After Yang Guang ascended the throne, excavated or dredged up the canal network that spanned the world and extended in all directions, the artery of the Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty took Luoyang as the center, to the north, you can go directly to Zhuojun along the Yongji Canal, and you can go west along the Yellow River and reach Daxing through the Guangtong Canal; To the south, you can follow the Tongji Canal to Huaishui, go down the river to the east, and boats can go from Shanyang along the ditch to the Yangtze River, and then along the Jiangnan River to the Qiantang River. The opening of the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty pushed Luoyang's status to an unprecedented height.

Perhaps it is the inheritance of the old Yang family's genes that like to engage in big projects, Yang Tong not only built the Great Sui Great Wall and many official roads, but also dug a lot of canals, even the Sui Zhiwen and military can not handle the Sanmenxia pillar was also taken away by him with the principle of burning stones, with water cooling to heat expansion and cold contraction, the Sanmenxia section of the Yellow River since then, except for the ice age, completely unimpeded. Therefore, the Changping position in Shaanxi County is not as important as before, but Yang Tong has not been wasted, and many grains from Liaodong have also been hoarded here, and like other warehouses, they are handed over to the Taifu Temple, which is in charge of the national grain accumulation and storage.

Compared with the usual calm, the closing of positions at dusk today presents a lively atmosphere.

In the northwest of Changping, close to the south bank of the Yellow River, in a wilderness about 20 miles wide.

Set up a huge military camp, because it is in the territory of the Great Sui, and it is a marching camp, so the soldiers of the Sui army did not set up a camp fence so far on the march, but dug a shallow ditch in front of the camp, buried the antlers, and erected a high watchtower every 100 steps, and inserted a dense anti-horse gun after the shallow ditch to prevent the camp from breaking through, and in the middle is the military tent, and the camp tent of sundries, war horses and other things is placed.

Countless white tents are laid out in accordance with the way of the six-flower array, with the Vermilion Bird Flag, the Xuanwu Flag, the Qilin Flag, the White Tiger Flag, the Pixiu Flag, and the Six-pole Banner of the Fox Banner are distinguished, and the middle is the handsome flag with black edge and white background, and the word "Pei" is written on the big book, and the one that is two feet higher than the Shuai Flag is a big Sui red golden dragon flag, and the golden dragon flag that is high above is waving in the wind, and it has the momentum of seeing everything and sweeping the world.

Thousands of big tents are neat and orderly, the passages are clear and obvious, the battalion commanders lead the army to patrol, every detail is in order, everything is set up in accordance with the operational standards, and there is no slack because of being in their own territory, the reason why the Sui army has won a hundred battles is that in addition to being brave and good at fighting, strong bows and crossbows, it is also related to the good atmosphere of the Sui army always keeping vigilant.

On the bank of the Yellow River under the sunset, the remnant sun is like blood, showing a magnificent scene of 'the sunset over the long river'.

Yang Tong and Wei Fengwu walked along the embankment of the Yellow River, grazing leisurely behind them with string arrows and black stalks, and every time they saw the master and his wife walking away, they would chase them in front of them and eat again; In the distance, Shui Tianji and Yin Mingyue slowly accompanied hundreds of Shura Guards.

The husband and wife walked all the way and came to a riverside, but seeing the breeze floating and sparkling, Wei Fengwu stopped his steps, stretched his waist for a long time, only felt comfortable physically and mentally, and praised with an intoxicated face: "It's so beautiful." ”

Yang Tong looked at her actions, and his heart softened. Knowing that she has been stuffed in the palace for a long time, like a child, she is full of yearning for nature.

Although Wei Fengwu is the mother of two children, she is actually not very old, and the sunset reflects her slender figure, reflecting her snowy jade face without powder, as if it is transparent. It seems that more than 20 years have not stained a trace on her. Now after unloading the burden of the queen, the noble and coquettish temperament are intertwined, making Yang Tong feel that she is awe-inspiring and inviolable, but she is ignorant and ignorant of the world, and it is easy to have the urge to protect or violate. Protect her innocence that is ignorant of the world, and infringe on her noble and dusty .....

didn't get a response from her husband, Wei Fengwu finally turned around, and saw Yang Tong looking at her with very gentle eyes, the sunset in the sky, reflecting his heroic face like a god.

"Silly, huh?" As soon as Wei Fengwu raised her autumn waves, the sunset stained her cheeks even redder.

Yang Tong said with a smile. "Fairies go down to earth, don't be stupid."

Wei Fengwu has women's feelings, and she likes it very much, and she smiles: "The husband is also a god." ”

Yang Tong smiled slightly, took her slender jade hand like a transparent one, and walked forward slowly.

"Husband, what are you laughing at?"

"If you're happy, I'll be happy."

At this moment, both of them felt that each other was very gentle, as if the sunset on the horizon and the flowing water beside them were also gentle.

After a while, Wei Fengwu sighed softly: "Husband, in fact, I envy the two younger sisters. ”

Yang Tong looked back at Shui Tianji and Yin Mingyue who were whispering, and then asked with a smile: "What do you envy them?" ”

"I envy that they can go to the battlefield with their husbands." Wei Fengwu was like a deflated ball: "My martial arts were originally very good, and I was proficient in the art of war, and my grandfather felt sorry for me as a woman when he was alive, but in comfort, my martial arts were not as good as before, and the art of war was completely forgotten." ”

As the granddaughter of the famous general Wei Xuan, Wei Fengwu's skills are really not bad, if all the women in the world are like her, there is no place for them, and everyone has a husband and children at home, but there are a few female generals in her own family, can she not regret it?

"Do you want to be a general?" Yang Tong understands his wife's regrets.

Wei Fengwu glanced at her husband angrily, and said dejectedly: "In the past, a princess tied me up, and then a pair of children tied me up, and now I have the title of queen." Has there ever been a queen general in this world? ”

"Yes."

"Who?"

"Hello woman! She was not only the queen of the Shang Dynasty, but also the first female general in ancient times, leading the army to win a hundred battles, she led the army to the west, beheading more than 20,000 heads. Many of the Bai Di captives she captured were used as burial objects. ”

Wei Fengwu's eyes lit up, and he had an idea in his heart, and said with a sneer: "If there is a fight, I will also go with you." ”

"Thinking of the Great Sui 'Good Women'"

"Let you see it." Wei Fengwu said embarrassedly.

Yang Tong rolled his eyes, "It's all about this step of the field, I can't see that there are ghosts." ”

Wei Fengwu grabbed her husband's arm and said coquettishly: "Then do you agree?" ”

"The question is whether you dare to cut someone?" Yang Tong said with a smile: "Can you run long distances and suffer hardship." ”

"Why not? When I cut people, you were still the king of Yue in Luoyang. Wei Fengwu said triumphantly: "In the eighth year of the great cause, my grandfather served as the acting general of the right imperial guard, led the army to set off from the Zengdi Road, and the generals met in the west of Yalushui. It was also after the end of the war that I met my grandfather for the first time, and then I became your princess in a daze. ”

Yang Tong was surprised, he really didn't know about his wife's fierce experience, and said with a smile: "If you go to the battlefield with me, what will the children and the court do?" ”

"The children are so old, there is no problem, and Wuji, Xiuning, Qinghua, and Yuexian can also take care of them. The affairs of the palace are to be taken care of by the imperial grandmother and the descendants of the mother. ”

Yang Tong didn't know if there was a military operation this time, even if there were, Shui Tianji, Yin Mingyue, and Yang Qinfang would definitely go, and it didn't matter if there was one more Wei Fengwu, so he smiled and said: "If there is really a military march, and you can convince everyone, then you can go." ”

Wei Fengwu was overjoyed and said: "Don't regret it." ”

"I am the emperor, how can I lose my trust in others?"

"In the world, the most untrustworthy person is the emperor."

Yang Tong said speechlessly: "My combat style is different from your grandfather's, I pay attention to fastness, accuracy and ruthlessness, and it is very hard to march with me, if you really want to go to the battlefield, you will participate in the training of Shurawei these days, and strengthen the training of physical strength, horsemanship, and archery...... But you've also seen Shurawei's training very hard......"

"I'm not afraid of hardship." After Wei Fengwu finished speaking, he said uneasily: "But you are not allowed to harass me at night... I'm afraid you're deliberately making my belly bigger..."

"I'm not Emperor Wen, I'm angry in the court, I have to pretend to be a grandson when I go home, I have to sell a lot of things in my heart, and I have to smile on my face......" Yang Tong stroked his forehead and sighed, disdainfully: "I don't lack women, there are many women who want me to have a big belly, and there is no shortage of you Wei Xiaowu." ”

"You go and do it well, I don't care. Remember to give us a notice, so that we sisters can cheer for His Majesty the Emperor. Wei Fengwu's chin was raised, and his fierce style was undoubtedly revealed.

"......" Yang Tong was defeated.

Women are dirty, and there is really nothing wrong with men.

Wei Fengwu snuggled on Yang Tong's shoulder, and said with a smile like a flower: "I finally won you once." ”

Yang Tong couldn't cry or laugh.

The two cherished this rare solitude, but the good times were always difficult to last, and suddenly there was a rumbling sound of horses' hooves behind them.

Seeing that it was Du Ruhui, Wei Zheng, and Ling Jing who slowed down their horses from afar, dismounted, and walked towards this side, Yang Tong looked at Wei Fengwu helplessly: "The matter has come to the door." ”

"State affairs are important, I went to find my two sisters to watch the scenery." Wei Fengwu smiled in understanding and walked away quickly.

"We're looking at the saint." The three of them approached and saluted.

"No need to be polite, what happened?" Yang Tong asked.

"Qiqi Shengshang, Xiangyang Dashing Pavilion and Black Ice Platform sent urgent mail at the same time, and the content is the same." Ling Jing handed a letter to Yang Tong.

Yang Tong unfolded the letter and looked at it, and the lines of small words jumped on the paper, and his eyes couldn't help but show shock.

Zen position??

Li Yuan actually asked for a Zen position for Li Jiancheng? Is it because Li Tang is not completely chaotic in the world?

Li Shimin is self-reliant in accordance with the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanji is ambitious, and only Li Yuan, the emperor, can deter the two brothers, if the emperor is replaced by Li Jiancheng, the little Li Tang is likely to stage a three-kingdom struggle for hegemony, and Li Jiancheng even agreed.

Deserve.

Yang Tong shook his head and asked, "What do you guys think?" ”

"Shengshang, Weichen thinks that Li Yuan has no choice but to turn from light to darkness, so as to push Li Jiancheng out and establish the authority of the new monarch." Wei Zheng said.

Yang Tong thought about it carefully, and suddenly said, "Li Yuan is really well-intentioned. His age is there, and the difficult national situation and heavy government affairs with internal and external troubles eat up his longevity little by little; He was afraid that after he died, Li Jiancheng would not be able to suppress Li Shimin and Li Yuanji, and in order for the pseudo-Tang Guozuo to survive, he was the prince and escorted Li Jiancheng in his lifetime. It seems that the situation in the pseudo-Tang Dynasty is becoming more and more chaotic now, and even this old guy who is greedy for power has to ensure the balanced transition of imperial power through Zen concessions. ”

"What the saint said is extreme, but Weichen thinks there is another layer of deep meaning." Wei Zheng said.

Yang Tong looked at Wei Zheng: "Let's talk about it." ”

"Holy." Wei Zheng arched his hand and said: "Li Yuan was able to establish the Tang Dynasty because of the Guanlong nobles, so he colluded and used the power of the Guanlong nobles to suppress the local heroes of Yizhou and Jingzhou, especially after losing Guanzhong; The Guanlong nobles were a hundred times dissatisfied with Li Yuan, in order to appease the Guanlong nobles, Li Yuan was connived at everywhere, and these people also suppressed Yizhou Haoqiang and brutally bloodbathed, so that Yizhou and the Guanlong nobles led by Li Yuan formed a life-and-death enmity, and now with his successive defeats, even the Guanlong nobles have rebelled, Li Yuan's prestige is gone, and he can no longer suppress these local snakes. The power of these local snakes in Yizhou is deep-rooted, and Li Yuan may be able to suppress it, but Li Jiancheng can't, so Li Yuan wants to train Li Jiancheng into a convincing and qualified king in his lifetime. Deterrent Li Shimin and Yizhou Haoqiang. ”

"Even if Li Yuan is undefeated, he can't suppress Yizhou Haoqiang." Yang Tong didn't agree with what Wei Zheng said: "When Li Yuan and the Guanlong nobles were on good terms, the Guanlong nobles wanted to get back what they lost in Guanzhong in Yizhou, and when they took a fancy to a certain piece of fertile land, they let the private army pretend to be bandits and exterminate their clan at night, and the next day, they used their power to incorporate it into their own names. It's just that he is afraid of his obscenity and does not dare to resist. ”

"But Li Yuan also knows that the Guanlong nobles alone are not enough to resist the Great Sui, and hopes to pull Yizhou Haoqiang into the gang in order to get sufficient troops, and at the same time, it is also to attract a full military force to balance the Guanlong nobles, but on the other hand, he and the Guanlong nobles are too ruthless and poisonous in Yizhou, so they are not worried about Yizhou Haoqiang, and there are many Yizhou soldiers in the Eastern Expedition, but above the court, there is no high-ranking official who is from Yizhou, and he is so unfair, who will really surrender to Li Yuan? What's more, the pseudo-Tang is not far from death, who wants to be the funeral object of the pseudo-Tang? ”

"It's not the first time Li Yuan has done this kind of thing, the Guanlong nobles are his core strength, but later he used the balance of the Guandong clan and the southern clan to balance, which can be seen from the seven phases of the political hall he appointed. Pei Lin and Liu Wenjing are veterans, but what are Chen Shuda and Xiao Yu, who took away the fruits of the victory of the Guanlong nobles out of thin air? In fact, since then, the Guanlong nobles have gradually distanced themselves from Li Yuan. Now he wants to use the Yizhou Hao clan to balance the Kanto clan and the southern clan. But the pseudo-Tang Dynasty is so powerful, everyone has the heart to get off the thief ship, how can everyone be willing to be used by Li Yuan? ”

Hearing this, Wei Zheng said: "If there is no foreign enemy of my Great Sui, the ministers think that the ministers are afraid of Li Yuan's power and dare not make a mistake." ”

"Not necessarily." Yang Tong said lightly: "Because of the scourge of the Guanlong nobles, Yizhou Haoqiang has been dissatisfied with Li Yuan for a long time, they are afraid of Li Yuan now, it doesn't mean that they won't dare in the future, they just lack a Li Yuan who is similar to representing the interests of the Guanlong nobles and opposing my Great Sui, once this person appears, Yizhou Haoqiang will be concentrated under this person's command." ”

Wei Zheng asked, "Does the Holy Lord think it is Li Shimin or Li Yuanji?" ”

Li Shimin is ambitious and has already become a family of his own, but after all, he is following a crooked and evil path, and he cannot get the support of many people, and the only way is to win over local forces. And Li Yuanji, a poisonous snake, parasitic under Li Yuan, is extremely weak, and he doesn't dare to do anything at present. If you don't believe me, just wait and see. Yang Tong said very confidently.

"Does the Holy Lord think that Li Yuan will give power to Li Jiancheng?" At this time, Du Ruhui asked.

"Definitely not." Yang Tong shook his head and said: "The families of the fallen soldiers of the Tang Army made trouble, and Li Yuan had to give the "Edict of Guilt" and the Zen position, which was subject to the situation, not a willingness to abdicate, he must seize power and continue to be powerful behind his back, the dirty work is done by Li Jiancheng, and the notoriety is also carried by Li Jiancheng. ”

Du Ruhan smiled: "Weichen also thinks so. ”