On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 302 Five Years of Ping Liao

Yang Jian was discouraged. Who doesn't know that the biggest obstacle to the expedition to Liaodong is the difficult road.

It sounds easy, but more than two thousand miles of mountain roads and more than two hundred miles of muddy Liaoze land are not so easy to repair.

Yang Jian asked again:

"Besides, is there no other way?"

Cui Che thought for a moment and replied:

“An enemy that stubbornly resists should gradually eat away at it and clip its wings.

"It's better to take advantage of Tao Kumoxi and attack Khitan first.

"When the Khitan surrenders, the army can drive the cattle and sheep, pass through the plains of northern Liaoning and go south, bypass Liaoze, and go straight to Liaodong!"

Yang Jian heard this and complained:

"Why didn't you say something earlier, Prince Consort?"

Cui Che quickly apologized.

But Yang Jian didn't really want to punish him. He helped Cui Che up and asked seriously:

"I have never suffered such a great humiliation since I became an emperor.

"My consort and I are both king and minister, and son-in-law. I have high hopes for you.

"If I take the prince-in-law as the general, and always use You to control the army, in five years, can the prince-in-law help me get rid of this serious problem?"

Cui Che thought to himself: Five years of Pingliao, why does this sound so unlucky?

But Yang Jian had already asked, and Cui Che could not refuse. Cui Che said:

“Youzhou’s cavalrymen come and go like the wind, and they are more than enough to conquer the Khitans.

"But Goguryeo had a fortified city, unlike the Turks and Khitans. If they defended the city, it would be difficult for the cavalry to do anything.

"Yingzhou has a small army and few generals, so it cannot be used for great purposes.

"With only the soldiers of Youying Camp, I am afraid that I will disappoint His Majesty's high expectations, so I can only promise to make the Khitan surrender.

"If your Majesty can allow me to induce Kumoxi and the Khitans to send troops and drive them to fight Goguryeo, within five years, I will pacify Liaodong for your majesty!"

Yang Jian was overjoyed when he heard this. It was in line with his wishes that he could drive Kumoxi, Khitan and Goguryeo to kill each other, so he agreed on the spot.

Since the Khitans were going to lure Kumoxi in the future and send troops to attack Goguryeo, money, rice, salt, and cloth were naturally indispensable. Yang Jian then issued an order to build a large warehouse in Youzhou to store supplies for Cui Che to take when he attacked Goguryeo in the future.

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Weng and his son-in-law set a goal of Ping Liao within five years, and Yang Jian couldn't help but pat Cui Che on the shoulder and praise him repeatedly.

At this time, Yang Su, who had been ordered to go to the East Palace to reprimand Yang Yong, returned to Daxing Palace with a grimace.

Yang Jian frowned and said:

"Why did Yang Qing do this?"

Yang Su bowed to apologize:

"Your Majesty ordered his ministers to reprimand the East Palace, but the prince felt resentful and spoke disobedient words, so I had no choice but to turn around and apologize to your Majesty!"

Yang Jian said in a deep voice:

"What did the traitor say again!"

Yang Su answered truthfully, it was nothing more than his father's suspicion of his son, and what kind of father-son love had developed. These were all Yang Su's deliberate attempts to anger Yang Yong, causing Yang Yong to speak unhesitatingly.

Yang Jian suddenly changed his mind. He immediately summoned the eunuchs who were close to him and went to the East Palace to investigate the situation.

Cui Che secretly looked at Yang Su, but Yang Su looked calm and showed no signs of panic. He didn't seem to be worried at all that his words that angered Yang Yong would reach Yang Jian's ears.

The eunuch responsible for investigating the situation had just left the Daxing Palace. He hadn't gone far when he accidentally bumped into Queen Dugu Jialuo. He hurriedly knelt down to worship her.

Dugu Jialuo said calmly:

"I heard that Duke Yue recently got a new daughter. After you have done something for His Majesty, don't forget to congratulate him for me."

The eunuch understood clearly and quickly said:

"The Duke of the State of Yue is a minister of the country, and he has a holy family attached to him. He is truly a blessed person."

Dugu Jialuo nodded slightly and said:

"Get up, go and do something important for Your Majesty."

The eunuch hurried to the East Palace. With Dugu Jialuo's hint, he naturally asked whether Yang Yong really said the rebellious words. As for why Yang Yong said that, he was ignored lightly.

When the eunuch returned to Daxing Hall and confirmed that what Yang Su said was true, Yang Jian was so angry that he ordered the prince to study the "Book of Filial Piety" behind closed doors.

Yang Yong was so angry that he clamored to face the saint and plead his innocence, but Yang Jian refused. He did not want to see this traitor and asked him to stay in the East Palace to reflect on his sins.

When Gao Jong heard about this, he hurried to the palace to dissuade him, but Yang Su said sadly:

"Although the high minister and the prince are related to each other, we should not get involved in family matters between father and son."

Gao Jun said righteously:

"The Supreme Being is the lord of the world, and the Prince is the Crown Prince of the country. How can we regard it as a family matter? What is Prime Minister Yang's intention to alienate the flesh and blood of the Tian family!"

Yang Su's expression changed and he said angrily:

"Prime Minister Gao, please don't spew blood! The whole story is already clear, so why bother making such heart-breaking remarks!"

Seeing the two of them arguing, Yang Jian shouted angrily:

"That's enough! As prime ministers, you two act with the magnanimity of prime ministers!"

Gao Jiong and Yang Su apologized one after another.

After sending Gao Jiong away, Yang Jian said to Cui Che and Yang Su:

"The prince is disobedient and unfilial, and is not qualified to inherit the throne. I intend to establish the king of Jin instead. I know that the two beloved ministers are friendly to Guang'er, so I have specially discussed the big plan with you."

Cui Che and Yang Su did not dare to show a trace of joy, and they said seriously:

"I will listen to your Majesty's instructions."

Yang Jian continued:

"Now that Yu Qingze and Shi Wansui are dead, the prince is still protected by high ministers.

"He has assisted me for many years and has worked hard and achieved great results. I do not want him to continue to be trapped in the quagmire of fighting for reserves and hope to save his life.

"It just so happens that the prince-in-law is going to stay in Daxing for a while. It's up to you two to think of a way, so that the prime minister will not be wronged and people in the world will say that I don't miss our old feelings, but you will also be able to demote the prime minister to another place. You can no longer obstruct the deposed government.

The matter of establishment."

Cui Che bowed and said:

"Your Majesty is doing this to protect the high minister, so how can anyone in the world blame your Majesty for this?

"I will think carefully about this with Yang Xiang, so that I will not bring injustice to the high minister, nor will my Majesty's reputation be tarnished."

Yang Su was also secretly excited and quickly seconded the proposal.

If Gao Jiong was demoted, who else could replace Zuo Pushe except him, Youpu She?

Yang Jian warned again:

"When you two act together, you must not tarnish the personal ethics of the prime minister."

This made Yang Su and Cui Che very troublesome. They could not start from personal ethics. With Gao Jiong's talents, they could not make mistakes in public affairs. The previous defeat of Liaodong had already ended, and it was impossible to bring up the old matter again.

However, the two of them still accepted the matter and prepared to find fault with each other and drive Gao Jong out of the stage.

As Yang Jian said, driving Gao Jun away was actually protecting him. If he continued to stay in Xiangxiang and allowed him to protect the prince, Yang Guang would not let him go if Yang Jian himself did not kill Gao Jun.

Cui Che and Yang Su walked out of Daxing Palace side by side. They looked at each other and smiled. After walking a few steps, the eunuch who had just been ordered to investigate the East Palace came closer.

The eunuch's face was full of smiles:

"I have met Duke Yue and Duke Yan. Just now, Queen Cai asked me to send a message to congratulate Duke Yue on the birth of a female son."

Cui Che also finally understood why Yang Su was so confident before.

He had a slight guess that this Yang Su's daughter was probably Li Yuan's concubine Yang.

Cui Che smiled and said:

"The Duke of Yue has a new daughter. Mr. Cui will come to ask for a wedding drink."

Also, in the early morning

(End of chapter)