Time has passed, and the night is getting deeper and deeper, and the entire Jinyang Palace is already silent... The palace gate is also closed, and only a group of patrol soldiers patrolling the provincial and provincial platforms from time to time.

The buildings in each provincial platform were pitch black and very quiet, but the third floor of Ziwei Pavilion was still on, and it was the official room of the King of Chu, which means that the King of Chu was still in Ziwei Pavilion.

This made the patrolling guards even less careless. More than 300 people guarded Ziwei. In their memory, it seemed that His Royal Highness of Chu had not stayed so late yet, what happened today?

Yang Yuanqing is indeed a little worried today. Pei Ju said that his biggest weakness is that his defense line is too long. It starts from Liaodong in the east and reaches Helan Mountain in the west. In fact, it is not just Helan Mountain, but also the farther Hexi Corridor, Dunhuang and Yiwu, and it is also his territory there.

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Today he deeply felt what Pei Ju said. When the Turkic Hu cavalry gradually returned to strength on the grassland, his vast border became a huge burden. The flexible and maneuverable Turks could attack Liaodong, Youzhou, and attack.

Yan Dai can attack Fengzhou, and even cross the Ganman Mountain to attack Dunhuang and Yiwu.

It takes at least 300,000 troops to defend such a long border, but now he is far from able to provide 300,000 troops to defend the northern border, and he can't even provide 100,000 troops.

Since ancient times, the nomadic peoples in the north have been the number one enemy of the farming people in the Central Plains. From the destruction of the Western Zhou Dynasty to the entry of the Qing Dynasty into the pass, the figures of the nomadic people have never disappeared from the land of the Central Plains.

Wherever nomadic people pass, killing, looting, extinction of population, and thousands of years of history of Han civilization is actually a history of resisting the invasion of the northern nomadic peoples.

But the Han civilization did not completely adopt a defensive trend. Large-scale defensive counterattacks were often seen, so what about him, Yang Yuanqing?

From the origin, like Tang, he also inherited the mantle of the Sui Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty had a powerful army that adopted the strategy of Huairou and Big Stick to tame the grassland wolf.

However, the Sui Dynasty was unable to eradicate the roots of the Turkic people. However, after the Sui Dynasty weakened, the Turkic Qimin tribe that it had supported quickly exposed its fangs and rushed towards their former benefactors. This only shows the failure of Huairou's methods.

It shows that the Sui Dynasty did not see through the wolf nature of the Turkic people.

He, Yang Yuanqing, must not repeat the same mistakes. Although Yang Yuanqing has formulated a long-term strategy to deal with the Turks, how to resolve the current crisis? He can use the entire country's troops to deal with the Turks like Fengzhou, but what should the Tang Dynasty do?

Yang Yuanqing sighed, and he had to be glad that he decided to keep Sai Jiande in Qingzhou at that time, otherwise he would now face Li Wei against Li Tang in the east, and there were Turkic wolves behind him, surrounded by enemies on three sides, and the Sui Dynasty was really in danger.

It's right.

Now at least he doesn't have to worry about Dongfang. Dou Jiande blocked Li Mi for him. Now he only needs to consider the Tang Dynasty and the Turks.

The only thing he was worried about now was to be attacked from both sides. The Turks and the Tang Dynasty launched an attack on him at the same time, but after he successfully ambushed the Turkic envoy, the possibility that the Tang Dynasty and the Turks conspired to attack the Sui Dynasty was no longer high.

But if he started a war with the Tang Dynasty, would the Turks take the opportunity to attack Mayi County? Or if he started a war with the Turks, would the Tang Dynasty take the opportunity to attack the inner city?

It is entirely possible or even 90% possible. If so, how should he deal with it?

Yang Yuanqing has been thinking about this issue during this period. He originally thought that the threat of the Turks could be solved after winter, but God seemed to be against him. Tomorrow is November, and there is still no snowfall in the grassland and no heavy fog blocking it.

The Turkic cavalry appeared north of Fuqibo.

Now Yang Yuanqing has no choice. The Turkic cavalry patrols have broken through the northern border from time to time and entered the Sui border to attack the remaining troops of Wutu. The threat of war has come. He must first stabilize the Tang Dynasty, then concentrate his troops against the Turks, and then turn around and clean up after defeating the Turks.

Tang Dynasty.

At this time, the neighing sound of war horses faintly came from outside the gate of Jinyang Palace. It was heard particularly clearly in the night. Then a crack was opened in the small door of Jinyang Palace. Under the faint light, three figures of people appeared.

Follow the guards into the palace.

Yang Yuanqing was excited and he could see clearly that the figure of the person in charge should be Wei Ben. Has the problem been solved in just over an hour?

The person coming was getting closer and closer. It was indeed Wei Ben. The two followers behind him were carrying a box. Yang Wuqing smiled with satisfaction. Although Wei Ben was a little less foresight, he was indeed very capable of solving problems. He was originally considering

He replaced Wei Ben, but now Yang Yuanqing has temporarily let go of this idea.

Wei Ben entered Ziwei Pavilion. Soon after, his footsteps appeared outside the door. Pei Qingsongji reported: "Your Highness, General Wei is here!"

"Come in!"

Yang Yuanqing turned around, the door opened, and Wei Ben quickly walked into the official room, with excitement on his face. Behind him, two guards carried into an iron box, and Wei Ben knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "His Royal Highness Qijiu

, a humble position will live up to the mission!"

"Thank you for your hard work, General Wei!"

Yang Yuanqing comforted him with praise, walked to the iron box again, kicked the iron box with the tip of his boot, making a dull sound, "Is this fake silver money?" Yang Yuanqing asked with a smile.

Wei Ben hurriedly opened the box, and there was indeed a white box of fake silver coins inside. Yang Yuanqing reached out and grabbed it. The silver coins slid from the gap between his fingers and fell on the pile of silver coins, making a jingle sound. He clicked and asked again: "Total

How many are there?"

"Your Highness Huijiu should have 10,000 pieces in total, but they used 1,000 pieces today, and now there are still 1,000 pieces in the box."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Tomorrow you will find a way to take back the thousand fake silver coins you used and take them back as much as possible."

"I understand!"

Wei Ben took a stack of documents from the guards and presented them to Yang Yuanqing with both hands, "These are some important documents found in the restaurants in Bafang. Please check them out."

Yang Yuanqing took the document and read it. There was a record of Tang Feng's bribery, Tang Feng's various strongholds in the Sui Dynasty, and a list of Tang Feng's main backbone personnel.

Yang Yuanqing looked through the bribery records without showing any expression. There were twenty-three officials, the highest rank of sixth rank. Li Shouzhong was really an incompetent person.

Wei Ben bowed and said, "I plan to do something overnight tonight and arrest all the criminals overnight."

Yang Yuanqing pointed to the twenty-three Sui officials who had accepted bribes, "Don't move these officials for the time being!"

"Yes! I remember it."

Yang Yuanqing took the list of Tang Feng members again. He pondered for a moment and handed it to Pei Qingsong casually, "Cross a copy!"

Pei Qingsong took the list and walked out quickly. Yang Yuanqing paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, thinking about how to deal with this matter. If he wiped out the Tang Feng in Taiyuan, the Tang Dynasty would definitely send new people to him. He had to find a way to stay.

Next clue.

Thinking of this, he asked Wei Ben again, "Tell me what happened!"

Wei Ben told Yang Wuqing in detail the process of their extermination of the Bafang wine shops. Yang Yuanqing pondered for a long time and said, "Don't arrest other members of Tang Feng, and kill Li Chongshou and other arrested people, and go back to create them.

It is an illusion. At dawn, the fifth floor of the wine shop was burned down, and a large number of inner guards surrounded the wine shop. Li Chongshou and their bodies were lifted out of the wine shop, creating some momentum to make more onlookers. Do you understand what I mean?"

Wei Ben suddenly understood after thinking for a moment, "Your Highness's meaning is to make Tang Feng others think that Li Chongshou did not betray them, and all the lists were burned, so the Tang Dynasty would leave one or two backbones, which is for us.

A handle was left later.”

Yang Yuanqing nodded with a smile, "That's what you mean, you guys do it!"

"Your Highness, please rest assured that everything will be handled."

In fact, Yang Yuanqing only needs to give a directional instruction, and everything in the inner guard will be handled. Yang Yuanqing does not need to worry about Wei Ben knows what to do. He bowed and retreated, but Yang Yuanqing called him again, "

Wait a minute!"

Wei Ben stopped and turned around and bowed: "Please give instructions from your Highness!"

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Transfer news to Chang'an Intelligence Hall with Eagle Letter, and ask them to find a way to tell Yang Shidao, saying that the Sui Dynasty would express its greatest sincerity, completely cancel the issuance of silver and money, and at the same time close the Huining County Silver Mine.

”

Wei Ben was shocked. He didn't understand why Yang Yuanqing made such a big concession to the Tang Dynasty. Is it necessary to show weakness to the Tang Dynasty? But he didn't dare to ask more questions, bowed and slowly retreated.

At this time, Pei Qingsong walked in and handed the copied list to Yang Yuanqing. Yang Yuanqing looked at it and put it on the table. He wrote a warrant, ordering Huining Silver Mine to close immediately and all miners temporarily retreated to Chi.

Tieshan Camp.

He handed the warrant to Pei Qingsong, "Transfer it to Pei Xingyan with the eagle letter!"

...

At dawn, a raging fire suddenly ignited on the fifth floor of Bafang’s wine shop, and thick smoke rushed into the sky. At this time, the gate of Beishi City had just opened, and the fire at Bafang’s wine shops immediately alarmed the shops and neighbors of the restaurants in Beishi City.

Everyone brought water to put out the fire, but the scene in front of the restaurant shocked everyone. More than a thousand inner guards surrounded the restaurant, and more than a dozen bodies were carried out from the restaurant. They were not being

He was burned to death, but his body was covered with arrows and his body was covered in blood.

One of them was Li Shouzhong, the owner of the Bafang Restaurant. He also killed him with a knife. A battle knife pierced his chest and lay on the cold ground, dying with his eyes open.

The soldiers in the inner guards were busy putting out the fire. It seemed that no one was paying attention to the dead, so they threw them in the open space outside the restaurant. A large group of people surrounded more than a dozen bodies and discussed Li Shouzhong's true identity. How could it be

Killed by the inner guards?

Wei Ben was still standing on the second floor of Wu'an Restaurant, staring at more than a dozen bodies of Li Shouzhong and others, and watching the movements of the people around him.

At this time, Guangming's thin man quietly approached Li Shouzhong. He squatted in front of Li Shouzhong's body, as if checking the wound, but while the person was unprepared, he reached into Li Shouzhong's waist and quickly put a bronze medal in his waist.

Pick it down.

All of this fell in Wei Ben's eyes. He turned his head and asked his subordinates, "Who is that thin man?"

His subordinates stared for a moment and replied: "He is the shopkeeper of the Shushan Tea Shop in Taipei City, named Zhao Wenzhong. He ranks seventh on the list. Shushan Tea Shop is also a branch hall of Tang Feng."

Wei Ben nodded, Tang Feng's man indeed came, and he immediately ordered: "Don't worry, let him do everything.

Wei Ben quickly walked downstairs and came to the front of the gate. A soldier stepped forward to report: "General Qijiu, the fire on the fifth floor cannot be extinguished, and it has been completely burned."

"You fools!"

Wei Ben cursed the soldiers for being incompetent and seemed very anxious. He quickly swept to Zhao Wenzhong from the corner of his eyes and found that he was not far away from him, staring thoughtfully at the fifth floor that was completely engulfed by the fire.
Chapter completed!