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Just when Chen Kefu set up an ambush in Jinshan Canyon and swept away all the troops and horses of Yuan Taizuo's northwest, Yang Guang, the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, finally brought hundreds of thousands of troops, with heavy rain and mud along the way, crossed the swamp of more than 200 miles, and arrived at Huaiyuan Town, the Liao base, in the western Liao Dynasty.

As soon as Huaiyuan arrived, the emperor Yang Guang, who had always liked luxury and comfort, didn't even have time to take a shower or hold a banquet. He hurriedly led the army to set off again and headed straight for Beiping County.

As soon as the troops entered Beiping County, Yang Guang, who had always had a heart hanging, finally breathed a sigh of relief. Entering Beiping County means that his feet had stepped on the land of the Central Plains and left the bitter and cold dangerous Northeast.

As soon as he entered Beiping County, Yang Guang immediately ordered the generals Yuwen Shu, Yang Yichen and Qu Tongtu to command 100,000 troops and continue to go south to the eastern capital Luoyang to quell the rebellion. After the three generals set off, Yang Guang finally had time to take a warm bath and have a safe sleep.

Now that he has arrived in Hebei, he no longer has to worry about being cut off and blocking Liaodong. With the 100,000 troops of the general Yuwen Shu and the other two, he believed that Yang Xuangan, who suddenly rebelled, would not be able to conquer Luoyang no matter what. As long as Yuwen Shu and the others arrived, Yang Xuangan would have to be tied up.

It was raining heavily in the sky in Beiping County. The best houses in the city were all requisitioned by the Imperial Guards at this time, and this place became the temporary residence of Emperor Yang Guang of the Great Sui Dynasty. If it weren't for this heavy rain, the Great Sui Dynasty would not have been willing to stay in a small town like Beiping. But it was raining heavily and the soldiers had been rushing for more than half a month, struggling along the way. It was raining and muddy, and swamp wetlands. They were all exhausted. Now that they arrived in Peking, the heavens happened to be unhappy, so all the ministers proposed to suspend for several days.

In the city of Beiping, apart from the 100,000 troops that had been driven away, there were nearly 300,000 troops in the city at this time. When it was crowded, a small Beiping County city suddenly made people and extremely lively.

Since he stayed, Yang Guang was generous and ordered the killing of cattle and sheep, and the wine was appreciated, and the three armies celebrated together. Although he retreated in a panic this time, the emperor and ministers meant that this time, this time he conquered Liao, destroyed several cities of Goguryeo, captured more than 100,000 people, and annihilated more than 200,000 troops and horses. His military achievements were outstanding, so the three armies celebrated together. Even the minority people on the border in Beiping County shared a lot of rewards.

The largest house in the city of Peking has now become the emperor's temporary palace, with three floors inside and three floors outside being firmly guarded by the imperial guards. Today, in Daqing, the emperor and a group of ministers accompanying the army also held a banquet.

The king and his ministers congratulated each other, and after drinking for three rounds, the emperor Yang Guangdao, wearing a golden crown and a long robe with big sleeves, "Justice, our army has returned to Peiping, and Yuwen Aiqing and others have led 100,000 troops to Luoyang. Yang Guishu is just around the corner. Now, which general should I send another army to bring back Chen Pojun and the hundreds of thousands of people?"

Yang Guang is still very concerned about Chen Kefu. He is unwilling to let him stay alone in that dangerous place for such a optimistic young player.

Li Yuan was worried every day along the way. Chen Pojun was his son-in-law, and the brothers Li Shimin and Li Xuanba were his legitimate sons. Now all three of them are still stranded in Liaodong, so why don’t he worry?

At this time, when he heard Yang Guang say he wanted to send troops to respond, he said happily, "Your Majesty, it's good to send troops to respond, but I think that when the troops arrive in Liaodong, it's more than a month before our army withdraws troops. With such a long time, I'm afraid there will be more dreams. I think it's better for Your Majesty to choose a general and lead a military horse to respond, and give Chen Pojun an imperial edict, allowing him to lead his army to retreat from the day he receives the imperial edict. In this way, it can also shorten the time and reduce the pressure."

As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, Pei Yun immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, you must not!"

"What's wrong?"

"Your Majesty, our army was able to retreat so safely, and it was indeed a great contribution to the protection of Chen Pojun and his rear guard. But now the Goguryeo people in Liaodong must have known that our army has withdrawn. At present, General Chen only has more than 10,000 troops, but he has brought hundreds of thousands of civilians. If he wants to withdraw, it is impossible to succeed without a large army. And maybe it is very possible that General Chen and the others have been trapped in the new city by the Liao people. Now that he wants to withdraw his troops, he probably can only leave behind hundreds of thousands of civilians. Then, hundreds of thousands of civilians will be truly slaves to the Liao barbarians. Your Majesty, you must not!"

Pei Yun's mind is very simple. Since he has already met Chen Kefu, he can only continue to suppress him and finally completely break him up. But now it is such an opportunity. The longer Chen Kefu stays in Liaodong, the more likely he is to be surrounded and killed by the Goguryeo people. By then, everyone is dead, will there be any better results than this?

Yang Guang was also a little hesitant. Although he never cared about the lives of ordinary people, he cared more about Chen Kefu. Although he had to face the pressure of the Goguryeo people, he had a strong city to defend. It was unrealistic to take the initiative to retreat, and only his ten thousand people had to bring hundreds of thousands of people with him.

Pei Shiju came out and said, "Your Majesty, when we just crossed the Liaohe River that day, we had received a quick letter from General Chen, saying that Hu Sizheng, the Minister of War, had fled into the Liaodong city. I think that Hu Sizheng was an important minister of the Sui Dynasty, and he knew the secret of the conquest of Liao this time. Now that he has rebelled against Liao, the current situation in Liaodong must be different from what he had originally planned. Moreover, General Chen also stated in the letter that day that he would attack Liaodong City in advance. However, after that, there was no military exchange in Liaodong, and we no longer knew the situation in Liaodong. Whether General Chen captured Liaodong City, retreated to the new city, or had been defeated by the Liao people, is all unknown. Therefore, I think it is not too late to send a group of elite cavalry to reconnaissance and make a conclusion after understanding the situation in Liaodong."

Li Yuan was anxious when he heard this. Pei Yun and Pei Shiju were obviously hiding evil intentions and planned to kill Chen Kefu. Although Chen Kefu was his son-in-law, Li Yuan didn't care so much. After all, he just made a marriage. If Chen Kefu died, his daughter could be found again. But now his two legitimate sons remained in Liaodong and refused to come back. If something happened, his four legitimate sons would have been missing at once. This made him not anxious. No matter what, it was a fact that Chen Kefu only stayed in Liaodong with only 10,000 troops. Even if he conquered Liaodong, they were facing Goguryeo's national strength. He did not think that Goguryeo, which had not been pacified after three conquests. Chen Kefu brought 10,000 troops and hundreds of thousands of civilians could handle it.

If Pei Shiju said, he had to send someone to determine the military situation first. Then, it would be unknown how long it had been. If Chen Kefu was really surrounded by Goguryeo, waiting for so long, ten Chen Kefu would definitely have died long ago.

"Your Majesty, Chen Pojun stayed behind the Liaodong Palace for the sake of the Great Sui Dynasty and for the safety of His Majesty without hesitation. And Your Majesty also agreed to him at that time that the army would send troops to support them as soon as it arrived in Peiping." Li Yuan was really anxious at this time, and said loudly to his cousin Yang Guang, who was only two years younger than him.

Yang Guang nodded and was about to speak, Sima Dekan, the general of Zhechong who commanded Xiaoguo, walked in, knelt down and bowed, and then shouted, "Your Majesty, Dongdu is urgent to report!"

As soon as he heard the Dongdu’s urgent report, Yang Guang threw Chen Kefu’s affairs behind his mind. Since Liaodong received the Dongdu’s urgent report, he has never received any information from Dongdu again. It has been so long now that he doesn’t know how far Yang Xuangan’s rebellion has been. The more he cannot receive the information from Dongdu, the more he is worried. Dongdu is a political and economic center he has built, and this is absolutely not to be lost. Once Dongdu loses, even if he has civil and military achievements, the world will be shaken.

"Hurry up!"

After a while, under the leadership of the imperial guards, a messenger came in and after giving the courtesy, he handed Yang Guang an urgent report.

Yang Guang took the urgent report from the eunuch and saw that the message tube was not sealed. His eyes froze. He looked up and said to the messenger kneeling on the ground, "The urgent report from the Dongdu is a military and national affairs conveyed to me. Without my consent, no one is allowed to open it privately to check it out, do you know?"

The messenger kowtowed and replied, "Reply to Your Majesty, the villain knows that the military information passed to Your Majesty is a death sentence!"

"Since you know, why is this urgent report not sealed? Who has read this letter?" At this time, Yang Guang's words were already very cold. The guards standing on both sides of the hall had turned their eyes to the emperor. As long as the emperor gave the order, they would immediately rush up, drag this out of the hall, and rectify the Dharma on the spot.

"Your Majesty, no one has watched this urgent report. When I took it from Lord Fan, the left-behind Dongdu, this letter was not sealed. Every word that the young man said is true, and he dare not have a lie. Please observe it clearly!"

When he heard the messenger's words, all the ministers in the hall, including Emperor Yang Guang, were stunned. The urgent reports sent to the emperor had to have a complete fire-lacquered seal from the sender, which was to prevent someone from secretly peeking at the letters in the middle of the journey. Fan Zigai, a senior official in the court and an old minister, could not have misunderstood this truth.
Chapter completed!