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Jianghuai, Yangzhou.▲∴

April 15th is already early summer. The red and purple have become dust, and the summer is new in the sound of cuckoos. When the red and purple flowers blooming in spring have withered, the cuckoos cried in summer. Yangzhou Jiangdu, in Jiangdong and Huainan, Yang Guang proclaimed himself emperor here, and then promoted Jiangdu City in Yangzhou to Nanjing, and changed his residence to Jiangdu Palace as his own palace.

In early summer morning, the river is shrouded in thin white mist. The sun has not yet come out, and the warm wind blowing from the Yangtze River is moist and cool.

In the palace converted from the old residence, there is still a bit simple and simple palace, the king and his ministers sit opposite each other, and they are silent. The blue smoke from burning sandalwood rises, and the new emperor Yang Guang, who has become the emperor, holds tea in his mysterious clothes, but his eyes stay in the report in front of him.

"Is there any news from Yang Lin?" Zhang Heng, wearing a purple robe and jade belt, wore a beam crown and a purple goldfish bag on his waist. The confidant and humerus of the emperor of Jiangdu was rewarded by the new emperor in the Jiangdu court and served as the chief censor of the Censorate, and was extremely favored.

Zhang Heng broke the silence, but the atmosphere did not improve.

The cup of tea that Yang Guang held in his hand had already cooled down, but the tea in the cup was not missing at all. He could not taste the taste at this time.

"No news has been heard back yet." Yang Guang shook his head slowly, "Jianping, did you think I was wrong in this step? Is it a decree to sign Yang Lin as the crown prince? Will it be counterproductive?"

"Your Majesty is too worried. Your Majesty has conferred Yang Lin as the crown prince. What a glory and trust this is. I don't think Yang Lin will be dissatisfied with this."

"But he hasn't replied to me yet." Yang Guang frowned.

"Yangzhou and Huaihuang are three thousand miles apart. The journey is long and the news is inconvenient. It is still a matter of time to pass on it."

"If Yi Feng replied, he can send a message to me, and he has many pigeons."

There was another silence in the hall.

At this point, the monarch and ministers felt that things were a little out of control and could not proceed as expected. The situation was already very good now. Emperor Daxing passed away, and Yang Guang immediately received a secret letter from Yang Yue to Hedong from Beijing. After some thought, Yang Guang led a team of guards directly to the south without any hesitation. He left the position of Bingzhou General Manager and his nominal territory. He slept in the open and returned to Huainan, first to Shouchun controlled by Yuwen Shu, and then lit up his own private army in the private camp there, and then marched to Yangzhou all the way to Yangzhou. He returned to Yangzhou easily without any trouble. When Yang Jun didn't know anything, Yang Guang had already led his troops to surround Yang Jun's mansion and then went to the mansion to follow the three

After talking alone for a while, Yang Jun was already under house arrest by him. He regained control of Yangzhou. With eight years of operation in Yangzhou, many preparations made secretly over the years, and the private army he secretly recruited and trained, Yang Guang took back the control of Yangzhou without any effort. Then there was the allegiance of the major families in Jiangdong and officials of various prefectures and counties. Then, Yang Zhao, the son of the general manager of Yizhou, was the chief manager of Yizhou. Afterwards, he sent his confidant to Jingzhou to secretly meet Yang Hong. King Yang Hong of Hejian was Yang Guang's cousin, and the relationship between the two was good in the past. Every year when he entered Beijing, Yang Hong would go to Yangzhou to act as the acting chief manager of Yangzhou according to the order. After the feudal Nanyue of Han, Yang Hong acted as the chief manager of Jingzhou. After Yang Guang's envoy met with Yang Hong, Yang Hong announced his loyalty to Yang Guang.

In just a short time, Yang Guang had already controlled most of the three general offices of Yang, Jing and Yi, which were originally the six general offices of the imperial court. Although some officials were still watching secretly, this result was already very surprising to him. But on the other hand, the result of today was also the result of his secret operation in recent years. A few years ago, Yang Guang had already planned with Zhang Heng, Duan Da, Yuwen Shu, Guo Yan and others. On the one hand, he was planning to fight for the throne, while plotting against the throne, and on the other hand, he also made second-hand preparations to recruit soldiers and horses in Jiangnan and save money, grain, and equipment. He planned to make the worst plan if the throne failed to fight for the throne at that time, and then raise an army to seize Jiangdong. It was precisely with these preparations that when Yang Guang fought the flag in Jiangnan that Yang Xiu killed the throne and usurped the throne and raised troops to fight against rebellion, the situation would be so smooth.

But behind this smooth sailing, Yang Guang was uneasy. This uneasiness came from Yang Lin. After Yangzhou became emperor, Yang Guang had to face the other two brothers Yang Xiu and Yang Yong who also became emperor. Yang Guang had no worries about the crazy Yang Xiu. This was just an arrogant and crazy idiot. No one expected that he would do such a crazy thing. His lord-killing usurpation of the throne also caught Yang Guang and Yang Yong off guard, causing the situation to completely change. Yang Guang and Yang Yong had been competing in front of the emperor, waiting for the ruling, but who would have thought that in the end they could not wait for the final ruling, and the emperor was ruled by Yang Xiu. Just because the emperor wanted to entrust Yang Xiu to Ryukyu Island, this guy went crazy.

Yang Guang always thought that if there were no such accident, the competition between him and Yang Yong would definitely end with the emperor choosing himself.

But he couldn't wait until that day, and the idiot Yang Xiu ruined everything.

Yang Xiu did stupid things, but Yang Yong, who was in charge of the Northern Expedition, had a great opportunity. He held hundreds of thousands of Northern Expedition troops, forcing him to escape from Hedong overnight. Now, under the support of Gao Yang and other Northern Expedition Central Army, Yang Yong succeeded to the throne, with hundreds of thousands of troops including Hedong and Henan. This made Yang Guang feel uneasy. For the throne to this point today, who can finally laugh to the end, will have to win by fighting the battle. Yang Yong Gao Yang is holding the elite palace soldiers of the 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 had enough food, the other was strong and the other was strong, and the two were of equal strength, so Yang Lin became the key bargaining chip that could determine their success or failure. It was only then that Yang Guang knew the process of the Battle of Daibei, and at this time he truly realized Yang Lin's true strength, a powerful faction that people could not ignore.

"Can Yang Lin not choose his father in the end?" Duan Da drank the cup of tea that had already cold, and looked at the others.

"Yang Yong also confers Yang Lin as the crown prince." Zhang Heng replied lightly.

Yang Guang pondered for a long time and nodded. "I have never seen through him, nor can I guess. Every time I think I have seen him clearly, he can be shocked in the blink of an eye. He is the piece that we cannot control. I always feel a little uneasy."

"Don't the Duke of Yue have yet to reply, Your Majesty? I always feel that Yang Su is a little unreliable. He stationed troops in Lingzhou, but there has been no movement for a long time. Your Majesty asked him to send troops to seize the military power of Shi Longsheng, seize the West of Hexi, and cooperate with Your Majesty to recover the Guanzhong Capital. He has not responded yet. He is waiting and watching. He is half-hearted."

"Mr. Yue just experienced a great war and was defeated by Datou, and he was in need of rest. I think that Duke Yue only needs to keep an eye on Shi Wansui and firmly nail it to Lingzhou. We still need to rely on us to recover Guanzhong. It is enough to have Duke Yue in Longyou to support him. Now, not only can we not accuse Duke Yue of waiting and watching, but we have to send people to immediately pass on the imperial edict and promulgate, and give more rewards." Zhang Heng of course also knew that Yang Su was now suspected of sitting and waiting for a price, but how could he keep an eye on these things at this time? Not only could he not catch these, but he also had to give more rewards.

"I plan to be promoted to the position of Zuo Pushe, the Duke of Yue, and to be promoted to Duke of Chu, and to be promoted to the generals of the Duke of Yue of Taibao and Lingfeng Prefectures. Those with officials are all promoted to one level, and those without officials are given 10,000 yuan."

Duan Dada said. "I still think that if we gather troops to attack Henan first, take Luoyang, then attack Hedong. Defeat Yang Yong, and then go back to Guanzhong to deal with Yang Xiu."

"I am against it. Now we should seize the time to march into Guanzhong and seize the capital as soon as possible. Taking the capital is a symbol of orthodox. It cannot be delayed." Zhang Heng did not care about the friendship with Duan Da's colleagues, and quickly spoke out again. He insisted on fighting Yang Xiu first, taking the capital, gaining the reputation of orthodox, and then dealing with Yang Yong.

"How many troops can we assemble to enter Guanzhong?"

"There are 50,000 soldiers and horses in Shouchun, Yangzhou and Hongzhou, all of which were recruited and trained private troops, and they are loyal and reliable. In addition, Jingzhou Prefecture can gather 50,000 soldiers and horses, and Yizhou Prefecture can also gather 50,000 soldiers and horses." Duan Da was the Minister of War of the New Court. He was originally Yang Guang's Sima, who controlled military affairs and knew very well.

"There are only 50,000 soldiers in Yangzhou?"

"Fifty thousand is the private army that Your Majesty originally recruited. Although Yangzhou is in the forty-four prefectures, there are not many soldiers and horses. Most of the soldiers in the imperial palace are arranged in the capital of the capital and Hedong, Hebei and Henan, and there are very few in the south. Moreover, many prefectures and counties in Yangzhou are in Lingnan, and most of them are controlled by the barbarians. Now their attitude towards the court is still very ambiguous, and it is difficult to summon their troops. Your Majesty can still recruit about 100,000 troops in Yangzhou. But I think it is better to recruit less than 50,000 troops. Not only are the soldiers not large, and recruit too many soldiers. Not only are those soldiers not necessarily reliable, but they will also cause a great burden on our logistics supply. Therefore, I think that this time I enter the pass to fight against rebellion should be centered on Your Majesty's 50,000 private troops, and then the officers and soldiers of Yangzhou are 50,000. Then the two prefectures of Jingyi each sent 50,000 troops, a total of 200,000 troops to fight against rebellion, and the troops are divided into three groups."

"Yangzhou sent 100,000 troops, are all the food and grass ready?"

"The food and grass are sufficient and you can set off at any time."

"Very good. This time I will command troops and personally entrust the King of Hejian. I will meet with him in Xiangyang."

"Abide by the order!"

It was not until Zhang Heng and Duan Da and others had already walked out of the hall, and only Yang Guang was left alone in the hall, that Xiao walked out from behind.

"Does Your Majesty really want to fight in person?"

"Well, I must personally lead the troops into the pass." Yang Guang said as he grabbed Xiao's hand and pulled her in front of him, saying with guilt, "Making Yang Lin the crown prince is only a temporary solution under the current situation. I promise you that when Yang Xiu and Yang Yong's two rebellions are attacked, Zhao'er will be re-enacted as the crown prince."

"I understand your highness's difficulties." Xiao clung to Yang Guang, "I'm just a little worried. Will Yang Lin really be loyal to His Majesty and use troops to Yang Yong?"

"I am his biological father. He is not loyal to me. Are he loyal to Yang Yong? Or, does he still want to be loyal to the regicide?" Yang Guang smiled at his queen, "Yang Lin is a smart man, I believe he knows how to choose."

Yang Guang patted Xiao's hand lightly, "Do he have any other choice?"

"How will His Majesty plan to resettle him in the future?" Xiao said with a smile.
Chapter completed!