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    (Thanks to Tianyu Shenlong, Olytis, Songlin Botao, Tong Yi, and Shuaiba for your support, thank you!) Jianghuai, Yangzhou.  ¡ø¡à It¡¯s April 15th, and it¡¯s early summer.  The red and purple flowers have turned into dust, and the sound of cuckoos heralds the arrival of summer. When the bright red and purple flowers that bloomed in spring have withered, the cuckoo¡¯s crow calls for the arrival of summer.  Yang Guang proclaimed himself emperor in Yangzhou Jiangdu in Huainan, Jiangdong, and then promoted Yangzhou Jiangdu to Nanjing, and changed his vassal residence to Jiangdu Palace as his palace.  In the morning of early summer, Jiangdu was shrouded in a thin white mist.  The sun has not yet come out, and the warm wind blowing from the Yangtze River brings a moist coolness.  In the palace that was converted from an old residence, it is still somewhat simple and simple. The monarch and his ministers sit opposite each other, each in silence.  The green smoke of burning sandalwood rose in curls. The new emperor Yang Guang, who had proclaimed himself emperor, was wearing a mysterious dress and holding tea, but his eyes lingered on the memorial in front of him.  "Is there any news from Yang Lin?" Zhang Heng, who was wearing a purple robe and jade belt, wore a beam crown on his head and a purple gold fish bag on his waist. This latent confidant of the Jiangdu Emperor received heavy rewards from the new emperor in the Jiangdu court.  After being rewarded, he took up the post of Yushi Dafu, the chief officer of Yushitai, and was highly favored.  Zhang Heng broke the silence, but the atmosphere did not improve.  The cup of tea in Yang Guang's hand has long since cooled down, but the tea in the cup is not missing at all. The dragon's tongue that he used to like so much, now he can't taste it at all.  "No news has been sent back yet." Yang Guang slowly shook his head, "Jianping, do you think I made a mistake in this step? Is it counterproductive to issue an edict to confer Yang Lin as the crown prince?" "Your Majesty, please worry too much.  Yes, Your Majesty has made Yang Lin the crown prince. This is such an honor and trust. I don¡¯t think Yang Lin will be dissatisfied with this.¡± ¡°But he hasn¡¯t replied to me yet,¡± Yang Guang said with a frown.  "Yangzhou and Huaihuang are three thousand miles apart. The distance is so long that it is inconvenient to exchange news. It will take time to deliver." "If Yi Feng replies, you can send a message to me by flying pigeons. He has many pigeons." There was another burst of sound in the palace.  silence.  By now, both the emperor and his ministers felt that things were out of control and could not proceed as expected.  Originally, the current situation was already very good.  Emperor Daxing passed away, and Yang Guang immediately received a secret message from Yang Yue that was urgently sent to Hedong from the capital. After some thought, Yang Guang flew south without any hesitation with a group of guards.  He left behind his position as the general manager of Bingzhou and his nominal territory of Bingzhou.  He slept and ate in the open all the way back to Huainan. He first arrived in Shouchun, which was controlled by Yu Wenshu, and then he set up more than 10,000 private troops in the private army camp there, and then marched all the way to Yangzhou.  He easily returned to Yangzhou without any trouble. When Yang Jun didn't know anything, Yang Guang had already led troops to surround Yang Jun's mansion, then went into the mansion to talk to his third brother alone for a while, and then came out.  Yang Jun has been placed under house arrest by him.  He regained control of Yangzhou.  With eight years of operation in Yangzhou, plus many secret preparations over the years, and the private army he secretly recruited and trained, Yang Guang took back control of Yangzhou without any effort.  Then came the allegiance of the major families in Jiangdong and officials in various states and counties.  Then, Yang Zhaoliang, the son of the general manager of Yizhou, became famous.  After that, he sent his confidants to Jingzhou.  Secret meeting with Yang Hong.  Yang Hong, the king of Hejian, was Yang Guang's cousin, and the two had a good relationship in the past.  Every year when he comes to Beijing, Yang Hong will go to Yangzhou to take up the post of acting general manager.  After Han Wang Yang Liang feudalized South Vietnam.  Yang Hong acted as the general manager of Jingzhou.  After Yang Guang's envoy met Yang Hong secretly, Yang Hong declared his allegiance to Yang Guang.  In a short period of time, Yang Guang has controlled most of the areas of Yang, Jing, and Yi, the original six administrative areas of the imperial court. Although there are certainly some officials who are still watching secretly, this result has been greatly influenced by him.  The unexpectedness was enough to surprise him.  But on the other hand, the result like today is also the result of his secret management over the years. A few years ago, Yang Guang was already planning with Zhang Heng, Duan Da, Yu Wenshu, Guo Yan and other close friends, while conspiring to seize the opportunity.  On the one hand, I was also making secondary preparations, recruiting troops and horses in the south of the Yangtze River, saving money, food, armor, and weapons. If I failed to seize the throne, I would make the worst plan and raise troops to seize Jiangdong.  It was precisely with these preparations that when Yang Guang launched Yang Xiu's banner of regicide and usurping the throne in the south of the Yangtze River and raising troops to fight against rebellion, the situation was so smooth.  But behind this smooth sailing, Yang Guang was feeling uneasy.  This uneasiness came from Yang Lin. After Yangzhou proclaimed himself emperor, Yang Guang had to face the other two brothers Yang Xiu and Yang Yong who also proclaimed themselves emperor.  Yang Guang had no worries about the crazy Yang Xiu. He was just an arrogant and crazy fool. No one expected that he would do such a crazy thing. His regicide and usurpation of the throne also gave Yang Guang and Yang  Yong was caught off guard and completely changed the situation.  Yang Guang and Yang Yong had been competing in front of the emperor, waiting for the verdict, but who would have thought that in the end they failed to wait for the final verdict, and the emperor was judged by Yang Xiu.  JustBecause the emperor wanted to seal Yang Xiu to Ryukyu Island, this guy went crazy.  Yang Guang always thought that if there was no such accident, the competition between him and Yang Yong would definitely end with the emperor choosing him.  But before he could wait for that day, Yang Xiu, a fool, ruined everything.  Yang Xiu¡¯s stupid thing gave Yang Yong, who was leading the Northern Expedition, a great advantage. With hundreds of thousands of Northern Expedition troops in hand, he had to flee Hedong overnight.  Now Yang Yong succeeded to the throne in Taiyuan with the support of Gao Jun and other Northern Expeditionary Central Route Army, with hundreds of thousands of horses in Hedong and Henan.  This made Yang Guang feel uneasy. The fight for the throne has reached this stage. In the end, who will have the last laugh will still have to rely on soldiers and horses to win, and what Yang Yong and Gao Jun hold in his hands are the elite soldiers of the imperial court.  At this time, Yang Guang discovered that this battle for the throne would eventually be a decisive battle between him and Yang Yong.  One of them has a vast territory and sufficient food, and the other has strong soldiers and horses. The two of them are of equal strength, and Yang Lin has become the key bargaining chip that can determine their success or failure.  It was only at this time that Yang Guang understood the process of the Battle of Daibei, and it was also at this time that he truly realized Yang Lin's true strength, a powerful faction that no one could ignore.  "Could it be that Yang Lin could not choose his father in the end?" Duan Da drank the cold tea in the cup in one gulp and looked at the others.  "Yang Yong also canonized Yang Lin as the crown prince." Zhang Heng replied calmly.  Yang Guang thought for a long time and nodded.  "I have never seen through him, nor can I guess clearly. Every time I think I have seen him clearly, he can surprise people in the blink of an eye. He is the chess piece that we cannot control. I always feel a little uneasy.  "Is there no reply from the Duke of Yue yet, Your Majesty? I always feel that Yang Su is a little unreliable. He has stationed troops in Lingzhou, but there has been no movement. Your Majesty asked him to send troops to seize Shi Wansui's military power and seize Longyou."  Hexi, to cooperate with His Majesty to regain the capital of Guanzhong, he has not responded yet. He is just waiting and watching. " "The Duke of Yue has just experienced a great defeat and is in need of recuperation.  It is enough to keep an eye on Shi Wansui. To regain Guanzhong, we still need to rely on us. It is enough to have Yue Gong in Longyou to support him. Now, not only can we not accuse Yue Gong of waiting and watching, we must also send people to deliver the message immediately.  Proclaim the imperial edict and give more rewards." Of course Zhang Heng also knew that Yang Su was sitting and watching.  There is a suspicion that it is for sale, but how can we focus on these at this time?  Not only can't you catch these, but you also have to give them a large reward.  "I plan to promote the title of Duke of Yue to Zuopushe, the Minister of the State of Yue, and change it to the title of Duke of Chu. I will add Taibao. All the generals under the Duke of Yue in the two prefectures of Lingfeng will be promoted to one level, and those who have no officials will be given 10,000 yuan."  Duan Da said.  "I still think that we should gather troops and horses to attack Henan first. After taking Luoyang, we can attack Hedong. Defeat Yang Yong, and then go back to Guanzhong to deal with Yang Xiu." "I object. Now we should seize the time to march into Guanzhong and capture it as soon as possible.  The capital is important, and taking the capital is a symbol of orthodoxy, so it cannot be delayed." Zhang Heng ignored his friendship with Duan Da and quickly spoke out to oppose again. He insisted on attacking Yang Xiu first, taking the capital and gaining the name of orthodoxy.  It¡¯s not too late to deal with Yang Yong again.  "How many soldiers and horses can we muster to march into Guanzhong?" "There are fifty thousand soldiers and horses in Shouchun, Yangzhou, and Hongzhou. They are all private armies recruited and trained at the beginning. They are loyal and reliable. In addition, Jingzhou Prefecture can gather fifty thousand soldiers and horses, which will be beneficial.  The state capital can also gather 50,000 soldiers and horses. "Duan Da is the Minister of War of the new imperial court. He was originally Yang Guang's Sima and was in charge of military affairs. He knew these things very well.  "There are only 50,000 soldiers and horses in Yangzhou?" "The 50,000 are the private troops originally recruited by His Majesty. Although Yangzhou is a land of 44 states, there are not many soldiers and horses. Most of the imperial troops are deployed in the capital, Hedong, Hebei, and Henan, and in the south  Very few. Moreover, there are many prefectures and counties in Yangzhou, which are mostly controlled by Liyue barbarians. Their attitude towards the court is still very ambiguous. It is difficult for your Majesty to recruit their troops to fight against rebellion. You can still recruit them in Yangzhou.  There are about 100,000 soldiers and horses. However, I think it is better to recruit less than 50,000 soldiers. There are not many soldiers and horses. Recruiting too many soldiers and horses will not only be unreliable, but also cause great damage to our logistics supply.  It is a big burden. Therefore, I believe that the core of your Majesty's 50,000 private troops in entering the Pass to fight against rebellion will be supplemented by 50,000 officers and soldiers from Yangzhou. Then the two prefectures of Jing and Yi will each send 50,000 troops, for a total of 200,000 troops.  To fight against the rebellion, the troops are divided into three groups. "Yangzhou has sent 100,000 troops. Are the food and grass ready?" "The food and grass are sufficient. They are ready to go at any time."  , I will join forces with him in Xiangyang." "According to the order!" It wasn't until Zhang Heng, Duan Da and others had walked out of the hall, leaving only Yang Guang alone, that Mrs. Xiao came out from behind.  "Does Your Majesty really want to personally conquer the country?" "Well, I must personally lead the troops into the pass." Yang Guang said as he spoke.??Grabbed Mrs. Xiao's hand, pulled her in front of him, and said with a guilty face, "Making Yang Lin the crown prince is just a temporary measure under the current situation. I promise you, I will wait for you."  After defeating the two rebels Yang Xiu and Yang Yong, Zhaoer will be re-elected as the crown prince. " "I understand your highness's difficulties." Mrs. Xiao leaned next to Yang Guang, "I am just worried that Yang Lin will really be loyal to your majesty.  And use troops against Yang Yong? " "I am his biological father. If he is not loyal to me, should he be loyal to Yang Yong? Or, does he still want to be loyal to the regicide?" Yang Guang smiled at his queen.  Laughing, "Yang Lin is a smart man, I believe he knows how to choose." Yang Guang patted Xiao's hand, "Does he have other choices?" "How does your majesty plan to arrange him in the future?" Xiao said with a smile.  .  "My father originally planned to let Yang Xiu go to Ryukyu Island in the East China Sea to establish a kingdom and become the king. King of Ryukyu Kingdom, well, it's a nice place and a nice name. Yang Xiu can't be the king of Ryukyu. Let Yang Lin be the king of Ryukyu in the future.  ." Yang Guang said to his wife with a smile.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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