Wei Dongyang and the others are back. It was Shangguan Chong'er who ordered them to be summoned back from the depths of Liupan Mountain behind Yang Xiao's back.
Ge Liang was worthy of being Liupan Mountain's military advisor. In just a few days, he dragged more than 20,000 Helian soldiers deep into Liupan Mountain. With Li Qi and Liu Xiongwei continuing to guide him, Helian At this time, I'm afraid I can only continue wandering around in the vast mountains. This also gave young soldiers like Daniel and Dao a chance to practice.
Ever since the mutiny in Zhiyuan in Lanzhou City that night, the Twenty-Seven Kingdom Expo ended sadly without even starting. After the Tubo prince was controlled by Yang Xiao and the others, the country also raised troops to point at Lanzhou, but was led by Tuyuhun's national advisor Murong Chu. The Japanese troops were blocked halfway. With the support of new weapons, the menacing Tubo soldiers were defeated and returned.
To be able to defeat Tubo, Tuyuhun relied on the earthen bombs invented by Yang Xiao. Of course, these were sold to Tuyuhun by Yang Xiao at a high price, and Tuyuhun did not feel a loss. Instead, he was grateful and praised the emperor of the Sui Dynasty for his great kindness, which showed to the world. We must be loyal to Heaven from generation to generation. As for the Tubo prince, he will stay in Lanzhou forever as a hostage to intimidate the twenty-seven countries in the Western Regions.
The war in the northwest has come to an end. From beginning to end, Yang Xiao stayed in Lanzhou for nearly a month. During this month, Yang Xiao gave full play to his identity as the eldest grandson of the Sui Emperor. He calmed the people and gained people's support in Lanzhou. Of course, it was concrete. Political affairs were handled by Shangguan's darling, and this was what she was good at.
What makes Yang Xiao most comfortable is his relationship with Shangguan Chong'er. In the following days after breaking through the relationship, he enjoyed the tenderness in Helianduo's mansion every night.
The only worrying thing is that there has been no news from sister Qing'er since they were separated in Liupan Mountain, and it is not known whether she is with Taoist Master Qingyun. Although I don't know what benefits Master Wang got from Xuanji Stone and his kung fu progress, but There are two peerless masters, Yuan Tiangang and Taoist Master Qingyun, so it won't be a big deal.
With three people from Wei Dongyang and 500 soldiers, Yang Xiao and the others set out on their way back on a clear morning.
Returning like an arrow, when I returned to Luoyang a month later, it was already early winter, and the sharp cold wind blew on my face, which was as uncomfortable as a knife.
Ten days after Yang Xiao and the others arrived in Luoyang, Cui Yixuan, Minister of War, escorted Chen Shuozhen and other rebel leaders back to Luoyang City. The prison carriage drove by the Luoshui River caused a sensation in the whole city of Luoyang. Chen Shuo was so beautiful that ordinary people rushed to watch and crowded the whole street.
Chen Shuozhen and other rebel leaders were escorted back to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, and they were to be publicly tried in Dali Temple on a certain day. No one was allowed to visit the prison during this period. This was Uncle Pig's stern warning in the morning court that day. Yang Xiao also got the news from Chen Jian the next day. Chen Shuozhen was King Long's military advisor at that time. Old Man Zhu hated the King Long faction deeply, so it was only natural that he could issue such an order.
Yang Xiao did not live in Daxing Palace after returning to Luoyang. He usually only traveled between Faming Temple, Qin Mansion and Wangjiang Tower. Occasionally he went to the Gold Casting Workshop on the south bank of Luoshui River to see Li Shiyin's fire production base. As for Chen Shuozhen, he had no choice but to hide his clumsiness first, because he knew from Shangguan Chong'er that Cui Yixuan was not dealing with Chen Shuozhen and the others in Huizhou, but had brought them to Luoyang to hide his secret.
On this day, Yang Xiao was practicing "Taoist health-preserving skills" in Faming Temple. Suddenly, it was reported that Old Man Zhu came to the front yard with his soldiers. Yang Xiao hurriedly finished his work. When he came to the outer lobby, he saw Old Man Zhu dressed in a prince's robe. Sitting there sternly, two rows of guards, Mo Dao, stood there straight outside the hall, solemn and solemn, giving people an inexplicable pressure.
As soon as Yang Xiaofu entered the hall, he felt that Old Man Zhu seemed to be a different person. His previous submissive and unfulfilled demeanor was completely gone now. Yang Xiao didn't take it seriously. Changes are inevitable depending on the status and power of people.
"Old Pig, why do you have time to come here today?" Yang asked with a smile.
The old man Zhu frowned when he heard this, raised his eyes and glanced at Yang Xiao, and said with a serious face: "Xiao'er, I am your father. I don't blame you when you were living abroad and not familiar with etiquette. Now you are also a prince, and in the future Those who want to inherit the throne must not act as they please."
Yang Xiao was stunned when he heard the words, and looked at Old Man Zhu blankly. Seeing his sharp eyes like a sword glaring at her, he suddenly lost the forgiveness and kindness he used to show to him.
In just two months, Yang Xiao suddenly felt that the old man Zhu had changed and became like a stranger. He was no longer the helpless old man Zhu when Shangguan Chong'er's soldiers surrounded the canyon and Meng Yao's army conquered Luoyang. Gone too
Yang Xiao suddenly felt cold in his heart, and said calmly: "Your Highness, I wonder why you, old man, come to Faming Temple?"
Uncle Zhu¡¯s face turned pale and he looked at Yang Xiao coldly. Seeing that Yang Xiao was indifferent, he couldn¡¯t help but smile a few times and sighed: ¡°Xiao¡¯er, isn¡¯t it worthy of you to call me father?¡±
Seeing that Old Man Pig has returned to normal,He smiled and sighed secretly, and said: "Father, it's not that I don't respect you. As a member of the royal family, what we lack most is family affection. I liked you when we first met at Wangjiang Tower - oh - okay? By the way, you came here today just to ask me to change the name I call you, right?"
Uncle Pig was helpless. Ever since the old emperor left the government alone, he had been treated with great respect by both the government and the public. Only his eldest son was still like that. He seemed to be unable to hold his position as the crown prince in front of him. No wonder the old emperor treated him like this at that time. Love and hate it.
"I came here to ask you if you want to use troops against Huainan?" Old Man Zhu no longer dwelled on what he called himself, and directly stated his intention.
"Don't you have made a decision?" Yang Xiao suddenly raised his eyes and looked at him, and said calmly.
Yang Cheng couldn't help but look embarrassed: "That's Cui Aiqing's opinion."
Isn¡¯t Cui Yixuan¡¯s opinion your opinion? Yang Xiao sighed in his heart, but he didn¡¯t dare to say it openly. Yang Xiao suddenly thought of the day when Cui Yixuan and Mr. Zhu sang a double act in the court and finally sent troops to suppress the rebellion in Huizhou. Bing l¨¤n, I sang this again today but in front of myself, I don¡¯t know what the meaning is? He would not simply think that Old Man Zhu was respecting him. If there was no such thing as the title, Yang Xiao might have believed it, but at this moment, he didn't believe it at all.
¡°Could it be that Xu Xiaode and the others are opposed and have to convince themselves? Yang Xiao thought for a long time before he thought of such a far-fetched reason.
"In the end, war depends on money," Yang Xiao said carefully, "What's more, Huainan is no better than Huizhou in suppressing the rebels. I can't make any suggestions. Cui Shangshu is the Minister of the Ministry of War. He is well versed in the art of war. He has his own reasons."
Old man Zhu nodded. Seeing that Yang Xiao didn't say anything constructive, he stopped conducting in-depth research on this topic. The two then chatted about their daily life; they talked about Cui Xuanji's defeat at Liupanshan. When talking about the defeat at Liupanshan, Old Man Zhu had a gloomy look on his face and cursed Cui Xuanji as a idiot, while praising Li Qi and Liu Xiongwei said that when they returned to Daxing Palace, they were given the title of General Pingxi. Finally, they talked about the fate of Yang Xiao. Uncle Zhu asked Yang Xiao to move to Daxing Palace and enjoy the same family relationship as Yang Li. The old man Zhu was very excited when he talked about Yang Li, and he praised Yang Li's contribution to the expedition with the army.
Yang Xiao agreed, but when it came to living in the Daxing Palace, Yang Xiao argued that his temperament might not be suitable for the palace. Seeing his repeated insistence, Old Pig had to give up secretly, and finally returned to Daxing Palace in a sedan chair.
The next day, Xu Xiaode also came to Faming Temple in a beautiful sedan chair. The conversation was about whether to send troops to Huainan. The meaning of his words was that he was on his side and he was the only one who followed the lead.
Yang Xiao showed enough respect for Hui Yatou¡¯s father. He did not mince his words, he just said what the old emperor¡¯s opinion was. It was difficult for him to say this in front of Mr. Zhu, but he spoke frankly to Xu Xiaode.
Xu Xiaode said, after hearing the news from the Renshou Palace, the old emperor said that he wanted to listen to your opinion. Only then did Yang Xiao understand the reason why Mr. Zhu came to Faming Temple yesterday. It turned out that he came in person to do something for Yang Yong of the Renshou Palace. Seeing and understanding all this, Yang Xiao couldn't help but sigh again at how much Old Man Zhu had changed, and he also started to use his scheming approach towards Yang Yong.
During the conversation, Xu Xiaode seemed worried. The most talked about thing was that Yang Li gained prestige by accompanying the army to put down the rebellion. He mentioned implicitly that if he really sent troops to Huainan again this time, he hoped that Yang Xiao could also go with the army. Yang Xiao knew very well that this old man was just afraid that he would be deprived of the crown prince position by Yang Li in the future, and that he would be stepped on by Cui Yixuan in the court. When Yang Xiao mentioned the Huizhou rebellion, Yang Xiao mentioned Chen Shuozhen, and the old man's face changed slightly, because At that time, he was on the side of King Long. He was familiar with King Long's three military advisors. Yang Xiao did not dare to mention this in front of Old Man Zhu, knowing that he had deep taboos. It was rare that Xu Xiaode came today, so he inquired about the news. coming. The old man also admired Military Master Chen's ability, so he told Yang Xiao what he knew.
He said that Meng Yao sent people to arrange things when Chen Shuozhen was being escorted back to Luoyang, and also secretly approached him, asking him to help rescue Military Advisor Chen, but he did not agree.
Yang Xiao couldn't help but frowned when he heard this. When did Chen Shuozhen get in touch with the Meng Yao family again? Could it be that her rebellion in Huizhou was instigated by the Meng Yao family. She thought that Chen Shuozhen was "dying" in the Mangshan Stone Dong that day. She must have fully understood everything she said before, and it is impossible for her to walk on the path of rebellion again.
Cui Yixuan defeated the Huizhou soldiers and escorted Chen Shuozhen back to Luoyang. Soldiers from various places responded. Cui Yixuan proposed sending troops to Huainan. Meng Yao sent people to Luoyang to contact the old army to rescue Chen Shuozhen Everything seemed to be reasonable, but Yang Xiao suddenly felt something inexplicable. The undercurrent is invading Luoyang. I always feel that something big is going to happen in Luoyang and something big is going to happen in the world. I don¡¯t know if Old Man Zhu feels it. I¡¯m afraid the old man in front of him doesn¡¯t know. I wonder what happened to the old emperor? How is Chen Shuozhen? He (sheAre we aware of it? It seems it's time to meet the old emperor and Chen Shuozhen. .