Chapter 16 Companion Like a Tiger

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister has evidence. ()”

Yang Yuanqing glanced back, a eunuch hurriedly stepped forward with a gold plate, the plate contained several of Yang Yuanqing's belongings, Yang Yuanqing presented a golden arrow and a bamboo letter to Yang Guang in the plate, "This is the golden arrow order given by the Western Turkic Khan to the Zhuyue Department, ordering them to attack Yiwu, and the minister got it in their Khan's big tent, in addition, the reason why the minister decided to attack Chuyue was because they first sent 3,000 troops to ambush the Sui army patrol post, causing more than 30 soldiers of the Sui army to die." ”

Yang Guang picked up the golden arrow and looked at it, then put it aside, he was actually not interested in this, and he did not approve of Zhang Jin's impeachment, what about the Great Sui Empire opening up its territory and slaughtering the Hu people?

He was more concerned about the situation of the land controlled by the moon, Yang Guang got up and walked to the map of the Western Regions on the wall, pointed to the large area of land west of Yiwu with a wooden pole and said: "You said that the people of the moon have fled westward, and the west of Yiwu has become a borderless land, and it is recommended that the imperial court occupy it as soon as possible, I am very interested, you can talk about it in detail." ”

Yang Yuanqing also picked up the wooden pole and pointed to the land west of Yiwu and said: "This area is located at the northern foot of Shiluo Manshan Mountain, west of Pu Shihai, after the Western Han Dynasty destroyed the Luntai Kingdom, the Jin Manshu was established, and the army led by Captain Wuji to garrison Tuntian in this area, which is the only way to pass through the northern Silk Road, it was originally the habitat of the Chuyue tribe, and now it is in the west of the Yuebu, this piece of land is vacant, and the minister has sent 800 troops to defend it, and now the Western Turks are fighting and have no time to take care of it, which is a good opportunity for us to build a county again." ”

Yang Guang stared at the map for a long time, opening up territory, this is what he has dreamed of for many years, surpassing the Han Dynasty and making the military flag of the Great Sui go further, at this moment, the flame of the ideal in his heart began to burn.

He turned around suddenly, looked at Yang Yuanqing and said, "Tell me what you think?" ”

Yang Yuanqing bowed and said: "The minister has three plans, the first plan is to increase the number of troops and build a county, and establish Jinman County, which is still under the jurisdiction of Yiwu County, but the strength of Yiwu County is obviously insufficient, and the imperial court needs to increase at least 5,000 troops; The second plan was to increase the number of troops and establish the county of Tingzhou, and also to increase the army by another 5,000; The third plan was to restore the Han Dynasty's Western Regions Protectorate on the basis of the two counties of Yiwu and Tingzhou, and ensure military control of the Western Regions. ”

"Which plan do you approve of?" Yang Guang asked again. ，

"Weichen's original intention was to approve the third plan, the establishment of the Western Regions Protectorate, but now the time has not come, it will cause a strong backlash from the Khibi and the Western Turks, so the minister suggested that the Tingzhou County should be established first, and the official reserve should be carried out, and then the Western Regions Protectorate should be established when the time is ripe."

Yang Guang nodded slowly, "The first plan is soft, I don't want to take it, the third plan is indeed not ripe, I also feel hasty, your second plan is not in a hurry, I deeply agree, so I will build Tingzhou County first with your words." ”

Yang Guang sat down, directly opened Zhang Jin's recital, and drew a 'no' on it with a red pen to veto his impeachment.

Yang Guang looked a little excited, so he said in a joking tone: "In the future, the Western Regions Protectorate will be established, and I will let you be the first Protector, are you willing?" ”

Yang Yuanqing hesitated, but did not answer, Yang Guang was slightly stunned, he thought that Yang Yuanqing would say, 'The minister is willing to serve His Majesty', but Yang Yuanqing was silent.

"Why, don't you want to?" Yang Guang looked at him silently, there was no expression in his eyes, I don't know what he was thinking?

Yang Yuanqing smiled bitterly, "If the minister really does the protector of the Western Regions, I am afraid that someone will impeach the minister for not being subordinate." ”

"Why do you say that?"

"When the minister entered the city today, he heard the children singing, Jingzhou sheep, Yuan Risheng ......"

Yang Yuanqing told Yang Guang about the nursery rhyme he heard today, and finally said earnestly: "This nursery rhyme has only been circulated in the past two days, and it is obviously aimed at the minister's return to Beijing, and the minister begs His Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter and not let the minister bear this unwarranted crime." ”

In fact, Yang Guang also heard about the nursery rhyme, he vaguely guessed that it was related to Yuanshou, but he didn't want to ask, first, there was no evidence, and secondly, he didn't want to meddle in the struggle between the Guanlong nobles and the Shandong scholars, so he pretended not to know about the nursery rhyme, and now that Yang Yuanqing has clearly proposed to investigate thoroughly, he can't pretend to be confused.

Yang Guang smiled and said: "I will investigate this matter, but I may not be able to find out, I will use another way to clear your name, about your reward for this battle in the Western Regions, I will announce it in a few days after Yuwenshu returns to Beijing." (，)”

Yang Yuanqing's heart jumped suddenly, he wouldn't let him go back to the Western Regions! But after a moment of thought, he knew that it was impossible, if he was appointed as the Taishou of Tingzhou County, it would not be to promote him, but to dethrone him.

Yang Guang seemed to know his thoughts, so he patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Don't worry!" I won't let you go to the Western Regions for the time being, you have been on the frontier for more than ten years, it is indeed too bitter, I will let you enjoy the prosperity of the Great Sui for a few years. ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled bitterly in his heart, Yang Guang's subtext was that he would not be able to return to Wuyuan County for a while, and it seemed that the nursery rhyme still played a subtle role in Yang Guang's heart.

"If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, the minister will retire."

"Go ahead! Reunite with your wife, visit your father, and go to see Princess Leping when you have time, your wife has to be given a decree, in fact, it is her strong request. ”

Yang Yuanqing was slightly stunned in his heart, it was actually Yang Lihua's meaning, didn't she say that the young man was in a high position and made people jealous? Why are you trying to ask your wife to be high at this time?

Yang Yuanqing was puzzled, so he retreated, Yang Guang walked to the map with his hands behind his back, looking at the land west of Yiwu, a sense of excitement rose from his heart, he said to himself and smiled: "Yes, build the Western Regions Protectorate again, I hope I can see this day!" ”

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Coming out of the imperial study, Yang Yuanqing walked all the way to the wide square of the Xuanzheng Palace, which is the place where the courtiers gather every morning.

Looking at the blue sky, Yang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief, for some reason, he also had a feeling of being with a tiger like a tiger, Yang Guang's words to him began to implicitly kill, obviously not wanting him to go to the Western Regions again, but deliberately said that he would be the protector of the Western Regions, obviously tabooing him to be close to the Yang family, but deliberately let him visit his father.

All these are the changes that have occurred after his marriage with the Pei family, he has entered a power group, Yang Guang will no longer trust him as much as before, or he will no longer be a knife in Yang Guang's hands.......

"Yuanqing!"

Someone called him from behind, interrupting his train of thought, Yang Yuanqing turned around, only to see a famous court official beckoning to him more than twenty steps away, a dragon pan stone pillar blocked his vision, and took two steps forward, it turned out to be Pei Yun.

Yang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment, and he walked up quickly, "Second grandfather, isn't it a midday break today?" ”

Yang Yuanqing is called by his wife, this 'second grandfather' shouted very naturally, which made Pei Yun feel a trace of warmth in his heart, he has always been lukewarm to Yang Yuanqing, of course, because Yang Yuanqing is not his grandson-in-law, but it is also related to his prejudice against Yang Yuanqing, he always feels that Yang Yuanqing's scheming is too deep, and Pei Men will be burdened by him.

But I haven't seen him for half a year, Yang Yuanqing's first sentence is to call him his second grandfather, which made Pei Yun a little surprised, and at the same time a little moved, he smiled slightly: "Everyone can't rest in the middle of the day, the court always has to keep people, and today happens to be me on duty." ”

Seeing that Yang Yuanqing was still wearing a military uniform, he pointed to the side hall with his thumb and asked, "Have you come to meet the saint before you go home?" ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "I just returned to Beijing, I didn't have time to return home, and now I am about to go back." ”

Pei Yun pondered and said, "You should come to Pei's Mansion tonight!" There's something I'd like to talk to you about. ”

"Hmm!"

Yang Yuanqing agreed, "Then I'll go back first, and I'll come directly with Minqiu in the evening." ”

Yang Yuanqing saluted, then said goodbye, Pei Yun looked at his back and walked away, and thought of some things that had recently appeared, he was really a little worried in his heart, and he couldn't help but sigh softly.

Thinking of the wife he hadn't seen for nearly half a year, Yang Yuanqing's heart was also warm, and he worked hard all the way on Dingdingmen Street, and came to Chongye Fang in a moment, entered the door, and didn't stop until he was in front of his house, and saw a carriage parked at the door, Yang Yuanqing had some doubts in his heart, who would be coming?

He turned over and dismounted, only to see that there was an extra porter at the door, about fifty years old, looking kind, sitting on the threshold, was engrossed in knitting a straw sandal, the porter suddenly felt something, looked up and saw Yang Yuanqing, smiled and got up to salute, "It's my uncle who is back!" ”

With this 'uncle', Yang Yuanqing knew that he was a subordinate of Pei's Mansion, and Yang Yuanqing also arched his hand, pointed to the carriage and asked, "Who is here?" ”

"It's two female officials in the palace who have come to teach Madame to learn the etiquette of the palace, and they have been here for two days in a row, saying that today is the last day."

Yang Yuanqing understood as soon as he thought about it, it should be his wife who was going to meet Empress Xiao and ceremonies in the Xi Palace! He smiled and walked into the gate quickly, but saw Green Tea hurriedly walking out with a basket, fatter than before, and a little taller, Green Tea saw Yuan Qing at a glance, and was immediately surprised and happy, and jumped up happily, "Childe, you're back!" ”

Yang Yuanqing was also very happy to see her, he thought that she would marry herself in Wuyuan County, but he didn't expect her to come to the capital, after all, she was a maid who had been serving him, and she was somewhat emotional.

Yang Yuanqing lightly knocked on her head and smiled: "You little girl, haven't you married yet?" ”

Green Tea blushed, lowered his head and said aggrievedly: "Childe, didn't you say that you would accompany the emperor to Yulin County to inspect and then come back?" As a result, I never came back, and asked a few relatives and soldiers, saying that you were demoted, and I didn't know where to look for you, but fortunately you wrote a letter, or I would really get married. ”

"Oh! Who to marry? Yang Yuanqing asked curiously.

Green Tea glanced at him secretly, lowered his head in fright, his face was even redder, and he said a little twisted: "Does Childe really want me to get married?" ”

"You stupid girl!"

Yang Yuanqing smiled and pulled her braided into a ring, and walked quickly towards the inner house, "Is Madame in the inner house?" ”

"Hmmm! Lady in the inner hall. ”

Green Tea wanted to catch up, but suddenly she stopped again, she didn't know what she thought, her face turned even redder, she turned her head and ran outside the mansion, "Uncle Fu, I'll go out and buy something, I'll be back soon!" ”

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[To explain one point, the 'Shandong' of the Shandong Shi clan refers to the east of the Kunshan Mountain, that is, near today's Sanmenxia]