King Yan?

Why is it the king of Yan again?

Does this Yan Wang specifically restrain himself?

Such a priceless thing fell into the hands of King Yan, and he quickly gathered strength in Dandong and grew stronger day by day.

Yang Hong got up slowly, moved to the front of the jade steps, and couldn't help but chuckle: "King Yan, if it weren't for King Yan humiliating this king, this king would even forget that he was in the bitter cold land of the Northeast, Zhongshu Ling, is King Yan okay in the Northeast?"

At the beginning, King Yan was so high-spirited and famous in the capital, competing with him for the position of the East Palace.

It's a pity that the edge is exposed, the uncle doesn't hurt, the grandmother doesn't love, and he was expelled from Chang'an and relegated to Youzhou.

In the past three years, he was finally recalled to Chang'an by virtue of his military exploits, and he made great contributions to the implementation of reforms in the imperial court and the suppression of rebellions.

How could he sit on the male army, which attracted the suspicion of his father, and was expelled from Chang'an for the second time, and even Youzhou, which had been operating hard for three years, was forced to give up.

Like a lost dog, he led the soldiers, carried his family, and went to the bitter cold land of Dandong.

Today, this royal brother whose heart is higher than the sky and whose life is thinner than paper, has sent Hezi thousands of miles to humiliate himself, he really wants to take a look, stick to the bitter cold land, and look around at strong enemies from all sides. If you lose the support of the imperial court, will you be defeated by the strong enemies of the former grassland?

Like a rat crossing the street. Everybody shouts and fights.

Or rather, reduced to refining refined salt to make a living.

He Hengrui hurriedly came to the East Palace, just to report on the matter of King Yan.

For several months, he and the crown prince swept away the stumbling blocks of the imperial court, resisted the invasion of the Khitan in the northeast, and not long ago, to solve the matter of Turkic land separation, he had no heart and energy to view the exile of Dandong King Yan.

It wasn't until Chang'an recently grabbed refined salt and spices that he remembered King Yan who was far away in Dandong, and hurriedly sent his retainers to investigate.

This check scared He Hengrui almost out of his soul.

At this moment, Yang Hong inquired and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, you and I have despised King Yan, and ordered him to go to Dandong and let the tiger return to the mountain to stay in trouble!"

"What do you mean by that?" Yang Hong wanted to see Yang Yue's jokes, and suddenly heard He Hengrui's words, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised, could it be that Yang Yue was like a fish in water in the eyes of the heroes in Dandong?

He Hengrui looked depressed and reported: "Your Highness, when King Yan went to Dandong, he hit the fierce generals under the account of the Khitan Zuogu Liwang, shook the northeast, occupied Dandong, and sent the tiger generals to conquer the Andong Protectorate and stand firm.

Captured the three princes of Khitan, got a rich ransom, and successfully controlled the Andong Protectorate, not long ago, King Yan personally went to Bohai, beheaded the Jin brothers, moved the people of Bohai, and plundered money and grain.

At present, the Andong Protectorate and the Bohai Sea are completely controlled, and there are 300,000 male soldiers, left and right military guards, flying cavalry troops, and tiger army."

"Do you already control the Andong Protectorate and the Bohai Sea?" Yang Hong's smiling face was instantly drooping, and he walked quickly to the screen map to watch it in detail.

Dandong, Andong Metropolitan Protectorate, Bohai State, and the land under the jurisdiction of Yang Yue seem to be expanding at a rising rate and growing. Its scope is comparable to the sum of Kannai Province and Hato Province.

Hiss!

Yang Hong looked at it and couldn't help but gasp.

Yang Yue was relegated to the bitter cold land of the Northeast, and in the strong look, instead of becoming a rat crossing the street, he tried to be self-reliant and strong, and became a hero.

At this time, He Hengrui approached and continued: "The military is strong, King Yan has not forgotten to strengthen his strength, he has implemented the new policies implemented in Chang'an in Dandong, expanding caravans, establishing large-scale workshops, and cultivating Tuntian, which is in full swing.

At present, some workshops have begun to make profits, such as salt, spices, salt.

This salt is in Chang'an, one or two salts and one or two gold, and buyers are flocking to it.

Ruoyan Wang expanded the scale of production, made huge profits, and soon gathered abundant financial resources.

In addition, it is not possible for hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under his account to sweep through all parts of the northeast and establish himself as king in the northeast."

"A tael of salt and a pound or two?" Yang Hong couldn't help but exclaim, his gaze retracted from the map, and stared at He Hengrui, full of surprise.

There are many rich people in Chang'an, and there are countless people who are generous, and the current sale of refined salt, Chang'an is eager to be noble.

This refined salt is a necessity for life, consumed daily, and in the long run, in Chang'an alone, there will be a lot of gold and silver loss.

According to He Hengrui's report, with the scene of Chang'an, Yang Yue was in the barren land in the northeast, and he couldn't help but receive no restrictions, on the contrary, the sea was wide and the fish jumped, the sky was high and the birds could fly, let go of his fists and feet, and show his ambitions!

For a moment, Yang Hong was a little panicked and worried.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Zhongshu Ling, is it possible to obtain the method of making salt?"

A tael of salt, a tael of gold.

A single two taels of salt in exchange for ten taels of silver is enough to supply ordinary people for two or three months, or even three or four months.

It's not making money, it's clearly a robbery!

There is no such profiteering in the world.

How many rich interests are contained in this, Yang Hong is good at internal affairs, and his heart is like a mirror.

If King Ren Yan grows in the northeast, he will not only establish himself as king in the northeast. According to the ambition of King Yan, it is possible to lead the troops back to Chang'an and usurp the throne.

At present, it is necessary to take advantage of the fact that the other party is not yet strong, and take the opportunity to cut it in the bud, so as not to be difficult to get rid of the tail and become a favorable contender for his own succession to the throne.

Or, in the future, threaten his throne.

He Hengrui's expression was bitter, and he said very depressedly: "Your Highness, such a profitable business, King Yan is well guarded, and it is difficult to obtain refining methods.

More importantly, King Yan opened a smelting workshop in Dandong, alchemy, iron, and weapons, and listened to the merchants who returned from Dandong to say that all this was very successful."

Alchemy?

Ironmaking?

Crafting weapons?

This Yang Yue can't help but prepare to control the area and build it into an independent small kingdom, and he is also ready to accumulate strength and open up territory.

Yang Hong couldn't help but shout: "Yang Yue is bold, privately refining gold, building weapons, isn't he afraid of being investigated by the court?"

One or two salts and one or two gold, which has given Yang Yue the opportunity to quickly accumulate power, and now he is refining gold privately, what is the difference between directly plundering wealth.

When he is arrogant, he dares to build weapons, which is clearly challenging the imperial court.

If the other party is allowed to grow unscrupulously, the gold of the world will probably gather in Dandong.

With full wings, Yang Yue must take the initiative to set off the front of the army, no matter who wins the heir, with the weak national strength of the Tang Dynasty, he can't think of being compared with Yang Yue.

This scourge must be eradicated as soon as possible.

"Zhongshu Ling, if it goes on like this, Yang Yue will grow very fast, form a ****** in Dandong, and it is possible to return to Chang'an?" Yang Hong was anxious.

At this time, He Hengrui said with a despicable expression: "Your Highness, King Yan has set up a ****** in Dandong, and if he wants to accumulate strength, the last general will propose to restrict King Yan in the name of the imperial court, and if it is not good, let King Yan give up some benefits."

"In this matter, we need to discuss with the courtiers to cut off the hidden danger of King Yan, so as not to threaten this king." Yang Hong clenched his fists tightly, a little angry: "King Yan ignores the court, far away from the border fortress, it is difficult for us to control King Yan, how can he give up his interests."

Yang Yue controlled the male soldiers and separated from the court. Giving up vested interests is like snatching food from the mouth of a tiger, and it is extremely difficult.

"Your Highness, this matter has far-reaching implications and must be handled properly, and Wechen feels that force may not be able to solve it. It is also necessary to limit the imperial decree, it is best to collect heavy taxes from the area controlled by the king of Yan, if the king of Yan refuses, it will affect the reputation of the king of Yan, in addition, we prohibit the flow of goods from Dandong into the customs, which is bound to restrict the king of Yan, if the king of Yan submits to the imperial court, at that time, there is a steady stream of money and grain in the northeast to be sent back to the imperial court. It can quickly replenish the treasury." He Hengrui offered advice.

Shearing sheep, he is going to use Yang Yue and Dandong as a source of money and grain for the imperial court to enhance the prince's merits.

"Well, in the middle of the month, you have to consult with the courtiers." Yang Hong's jaw.

Decrees are like soft knives, and there is no blood in killing. What's more, Yang Yue took the lead in selling refined salt in Chang'an, proving that the other party relied on Chang'an.

No matter how far away King Yan is from the court, he is still subject to the court.

He Hengrui was so anxious that he said anxiously: "Your Highness, this matter needs to be reported to the emperor quickly, and it will change later."

Yang Hong was silent for a moment, walked outside the study, and said, "This king will go to the palace to discuss with his father!"

In the imperial study, the two young palace maids slowly fanned the pu fan, the dragon case was piled up with the folds sent back, Yang Mingkun listened to the left and right servants, Gao Xiaoyun, and Zhang Shaoqing took turns to report the news to them.

Recently, Yang Mingkun's dragon body has gradually improved, and he can't handle government affairs for a long time, and he is not like before he was checkmate, and the imperial power is almost gone.

In the dragon chair, Yang Mingkun's face was gloomy, and his heart was angry.

The imperial court ceded land to the Turks and begged for peace, and the military generals of the imperial court were dissatisfied, and the military generals stationed in various provinces also had a lot of complaints.

In the military report, many generals took the initiative to ask for help, wanting to lead their troops to the north to conquer the Turks.

Or write a letter, asking the kings of Qin, Shu, and Yan to participate in politics, and change the ruling state of the court literati without blood.

Some jealous and hateful generals pointed out that the power of the court's civil servants was too heavy, and there were many people who survived, so only the military generals changed the court's appeasement policy.

Yang Mingkun was furious, quite helpless, when he cut the land, he admonished the ministers to death, and blood spattered the court.

Considering the situation of the imperial court, he was forced to compromise with the Turks, which unexpectedly attracted the ministers and the guards of various provinces to complain.

The books on the road are like snowflakes flying, if you don't meet the generals' desire to fight, it will inevitably make the generals chill.

The generals lost their hearts to enter, and the Tang Dynasty was like a lamb, only to be slaughtered.

For a while, Yang Mingkun was in a dilemma.

Signaling Zhang Shaoqing to stop reporting, he raised his body slightly, and asked, "Gao Ai's wife, Zhang Aiqing, at this moment, what are your good plans?"

He deliberately restricts the power of the generals, how can the Tang Dynasty be rampant with tigers and wolves, and he must rely on the generals.

Otherwise, the Turkic cession of land, the invasion of the Khitans, and similar humiliations will be staged in turn.

"The Turks peeped into the Tang Dynasty, the Khitan was ready to move, it has been a long time, the prince and Zhongshu Ling were in charge, and adopted a policy of appeasement, which could not satisfy the Turkic ambitions, so that it became more intense and unscrupulous, and Weichen thought that the generals proposed it, and there was no mistake." Zhang Shaoqing said loudly.

"That's right, King Yan is located in the poor land of Dandong, and he can still hit the Khitan Zuogu Liwang Forward, recover the Andong Protectorate, and control the Bohai Sea. Gao Xiaoyun has a higher tone.

King Yan?

Heavy damage to the left valley Liwang striker?

Recovering the Andong Protectorate?

Take control of the Bohai Kingdom?

Yang Mingkun looked stunned and slightly surprised.

For a long time, he hadn't heard the news of King Yan, and the other party had such a proud battle record in Dandong, which really surprised him.

(End of chapter)