In the cold winter, hundreds of thousands of soldiers bravely lacked food and clothing, which must have aroused the anger of various armies, and it is difficult to predict whether it will cause a mutiny.

Li Xuanqi, Fan Hengwen, Xiao Yun, listening to Yang Yue, couldn't help but worry.

However, it goes without saying how shrewd these three are.

Xiao Yun moved his pace, walked to Yang Yue's side, and said in a low voice: "The prince led the army to Chang'an, forced the emperor to abolish the crown prince, beheaded the secretary of the military department, and seriously provoked the emperor's power.

At this moment, the emperor deliberately did not send people to transport military rations, and the lower officials guessed that most of them deliberately gave the prince a horse. ”

"That's right, as long as the prince asks the emperor, the emperor has thousands of ways to control the prince." Li Xuanqi agreed with Xiao Yun's suggestion.

Yang Yue heard the sound and sighed deeply: "This king forced his father to abolish the crown prince, which will inevitably cause his father to be jealous, and it may be difficult to return to Chang'an easily in the future, so no matter how difficult the current situation is, we need to try to get rid of Chang'an's restrictions on this king and Youzhou."

This king proposed to take the initiative to fight for self-sufficiency in Youzhou Tuntian, and get rid of the restrictions of the court in terms of food. ”

"Lord Wang, instead of Tuntian getting rid of the restrictions of the court, it is better to directly implement the new policy in Youzhou, and by the way implement the Tuntian strategy, I believe that within two years, Youzhou will completely get rid of the control of Chang'an in terms of money, food and ordnance, and the prince does not have to be controlled by others." Fan Hengwen's face condensed, and he suggested to Yang Yue in a low voice.

Yang Yue bowed his head, agreed with Fan Hengwen's suggestion, and said coldly: "Okay, my father is unkind to this king, don't blame this king for being unjust, from today onwards, everyone present will work together to strive to strengthen the power of Youzhou."

Arrange military affairs and take the lead in implementing the new policy in Youzhou, and the place under the rule of this king must become the most powerful and prosperous place in the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Yes!" Fan Hengwen, Li Xuanqi, and Xiao Yun clenched their fists, their expressions were unprecedentedly dignified.

Yang Yue said these words, indicating that from then on, he finally plotted for himself.

It was too late to meet with Yuwen Linxuan and the three daughters, so Yang Yue arranged to bring the right guards into the city to guard the main roads in the city and clear the secret agents lurking in the city.

Ordered Lin Yue and Han Sanhu to go to the armies and summon Yu Wenheng, Li Xuanji, Mu Qianjun, and the generals of the Flying Cavalry Army to enter the palace to discuss matters.

As the saying goes, the three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass go first.

Now, he led the army to Youzhou, and the grain and grass have not been sent for a long time, so he can only use Yuwenheng, Mu Qianjun, and Li Xuanji to put pressure on the court, and strive to solve the military rations in advance and resolve the urgent need.

Soon, the generals gathered in Yang Yue's study, Yuwen Heng witnessed the center of the study, a white tiger lying horizontally, the complete animal skin spread on the surface of the chair, Yang Yue sat upright, and the tiger's head happened to fall at his feet, forming a tiger state.

I couldn't help but gasp secretly, paying attention to the four sides of the study, in the quaint study, there were jackals, tigers and leopards minions, and in the bright and slightly warm study, revealing a little anger.

Yuwen Heng secretly raised his head and glanced at Li Xuanji and Mu Qianjun, their faces were also full of surprise.

Especially Li Xuanji, who has been in charge of Youzhou for several months, has never set foot in Yang Yue's mansion, nor does he know that Yang Yue's study is so violent and gloomy.

Yang Yue saw Yuwen Heng, Li Xuanji, and Mu Qianjun in shock, secretly chuckled, and said straight to the point: "General Yuwen, General Mu, General Li, the battle of Youzhou, Zuo Qianniuwei and the Flying Cavalry Army won a small victory, however, the Tang Army still has various problems.

The top priority at the moment is to take the lead in solving the source of food and ensure that the hundreds of thousands of Tang troops in Youzhou have sufficient grain and grass to survive the winter.

At this moment, Youzhou gathered the Right Guard, the Right Guard, the Right Thousand Niu Guard, the Flying Cavalry Army, and the Tiger Ben Army, totaling 400,000, and the daily expenses alone were countless.

If the food problem is not solved, regardless of whether the coalition army can be defeated or not, the survival of the Youzhou army alone will cause serious problems. ”

When the generals heard this, especially Yu Wenheng and Mu Qianjun, they were shocked, Yang Yue personally met Chang'an, but he never solved the food problem, could it be that the emperor ignored the armies of the Northern Expedition.

Yu Wenheng was terrified, and couldn't help but take the lead in asking: "King Yan, you led the army back to Beijing to investigate the food problem, didn't the emperor punish the prince and the military department?" ”

"The crown prince was deposed, and the military department was beheaded, but the food problem has not yet been solved, what the father thinks in his heart, this king can't guess." Yang Yue said bluntly.

For a while, Yuwen Heng and the generals present gasped one after another, they knew how well the prince colluded with the military department Shangshu to manipulate the food problem, but they never thought that King Yan's return to Beijing would bring such a serious storm to the court.

Now that the crown prince has been deposed, the princes of the court are afraid that they are eyeing the prince outside.

Moreover, there is no owner in the East Palace, and among the hundreds of officials, I am afraid that there will be a storm and a new master.

Yu Wenheng raised his head and looked at Yang Yue, took a deep breath, and said: "Lord Wang, at this moment, Chang'an is in chaos, but the emperor ordered me to come to Youzhou to fight, presumably he will definitely help us raise enough grain and grass, and the food has not been delivered for a long time, and it is very likely to be delayed."

The last general suggested that we jointly report to the emperor in a letter, explain the situation in Youzhou, and ask the emperor to send grain and grass quickly. ”

"That's right, the army is fighting, how can the imperial court not provide food." Mu Qianjun also said, clenched his fists and said to Yang Yue: "Lord Wang, the last general agrees with General Yuwen's suggestion, and we will wait for the joint letter to the emperor." ”

Hearing this, Yang Yue bowed his head, stood up and said: "It's okay, this king and the generals jointly wrote to my father, but just in case, this king proposed that grain must be purchased to prevent the court from deliberately delaying and causing unnecessary trouble." ”

The crown prince was deposed, the court was chaotic, and in addition, many family lords had a disagreement with him, and Yang Yue expressed doubts about whether he could actively transport grain and grass.

Therefore, he had to be prepared to avoid things getting bad, he was unprepared and caused unnecessary problems for the army.

Sensing that the generals agreed, Yang Yue no longer hesitated, and added: "This king is in charge of Youzhou, therefore, the reform implemented in the court must also be implemented quickly in Youzhou.

In addition, the king proposed, taking advantage of the winter, the war is scarce, the army in Youzhou near the tuntian, spring ploughing and autumn harvest, after next year, the army stationed in Youzhou, will not need to be attached to the court. ”

"King Yan, unauthorized tuntian, does not conform to the decree of the court, will it cause the court to be jealous?" Hearing the sound, Yu Wenheng hurriedly said, he knew Yang Yue's methods, and he also knew Yang Yue's ambitions, and when he heard the word Tuntian, he secretly guessed that Yang Yue had different intentions.

According to Yang Yue's words, Tuntian was self-sufficient and would get rid of the control of the court, and at that time, Yang Yue was very likely to declare his support for the army and stand on his own in Youzhou.

"That's right, Lord Wang, everyone leads the army to fight, once you win, you will return triumphantly, and you will be abandoned again in Tuntian near Youzhou." Mu Qianjun also disagreed with Yang Yue's tuntian near Youzhou.

Yang Yue shook his head slightly, and said in a cold tone: "If you don't destroy the Khitan, don't sweep the northeastern tribes, even if you win the battle against Khitan Silla, when the army returns to Chang'an, there will still be tribes ready to move."

Therefore, the solution of the Khitan is only the beginning, and the king plans to sweep the northeast within two years, the Khitan, the Xi people, must surrender to the Tang army.

In addition, if the time is ripe, Silla will be destroyed and the Turks will be encircled from the east. ”