Chapter 109

Yang Kai is a smart man. He is very smart.

When he saw Mou Liangbi and Zong Lianghu waiting outside the door, he knew that they were just going to change their luck. Although he ignores the government, it does not mean that he knows nothing. Yu Donglai was first demoted to a waiter, and then had to submit his resignation. It was unreasonable for the Minister of war and the waiter to be empty.

After Hou Junci, the former Minister of the Military Ministry, was beheaded, Yu Dong came to support him. Now he has fallen down. Your majesty can't leave the Military Ministry empty.

At this juncture, two good ministers appeared in Changchun Garden. Your Majesty's intention is actually self-evident.

Two good ministers.

This title has a long history.

Mou Liangbi, Zong Lianghu.

They were put into prison 11 and a half years ago and should be punished for their crimes, but it was precisely because his majesty sympathized with their talents that they were just locked up and not executed. You know, they were far less guilty than the two of them. They were beheaded. It was a great grace for them not to die.

Their sin lies in that they assisted the third prince Yang Ji at the beginning.

At that time, when the sons seized their legitimate rights, the third prince Yang Ji had the highest voice. Even when the former Emperor was dying, he did want to make him crown prince. However, at the last moment, the fourth Prince Yang Yi, that is, his majesty, suddenly came into trouble. With the help of the seventh Prince Yang Qi, he led the army straight into Chang'an City, took armour and sword into Taiji palace, and the former Emperor pointed to him before he died.

After the fourth Prince Yang Yi ascended the throne, he seemed gentle, but over the years, he has almost killed all the people under the third prince and the eldest prince. This is the method of today's emperor. He killed so many people, but people still stubbornly believe that he is the most gentle emperor after the founding of the Sui Dynasty. It would be difficult to do this, but your majesty can do it with ease.

At first, the reason why the third prince Yang Ji was most likely to become the ruler of the great Sui Dynasty. It is because of the guidance of the two talents behind him. These two people are Mou Liangbi and Zong Lianghu. The third prince is good at making friends and doing many righteous deeds. Many officials in the court tend to him. The means are all planned by these two people.

Unfortunately, it fell short.

In those years, the third prince acted wisely and asked the fourth Prince Yang Yi to lead troops out of the city to intercept the eldest prince who returned to Chang'an from Dongjiang. Mou Liangbi and Zong Lianghu tried hard to persuade, but the third prince stubbornly believed that the fourth prince was one with him and would never betray him. He even told Mou Liangbi that if you speak ill of Lao Si, Gu will drag you out and peel your skin alive now.

This is so important that Mou Liangbi sighed that the big thing was gone.

However, it can also be seen how deep your Majesty's cunning is today. It can make the ambitious Third Prince have no heart to guard against him, and even think he is his closest confidant. The position is still above the two good ministers, which shows how deep the three princes your majesty cheated at that time.

Mou Liangbi and Zong Lianghu could not persuade the third prince Yang Ji to get rid of the fourth prince, but they still thought of a way to make up for it. They offered a speech and asked the third prince to get rid of the seventh Prince Yang Qi, who had the best relationship with the fourth Prince Yang Yi. After considering for a long time, Yang Ji refused them. Yang Ji's reason is that if Yang Qi is removed, it will inevitably force the loyal fourth Prince Yang Yi to rebel. Doing so is not worth the loss, and it is by no means beneficial.

Later, when Yang Qi, the seventh prince, guarded a city gate with hundreds of slaves. Zong Lianghu led the troops to kill them and tried to kill all the gatekeepers. But unfortunately, he didn't expect that the seventh Prince Yang Qi was such a hidden person. He is one of the few people alive who have seen Yang Qi's action. He still can't let go of Yang Qi's domineering in that war.

Thousands of elite besieged hundreds of slaves, but they couldn't be enemy!

In that war, the man exerted his divine power and guarded the city gate alone. Thousands of Huben could not get close to the gate. Yang Qi's bloody battle did not retreat, and Yang Yi, the fourth prince, led the troops back in time. In the pool of blood, Yang Yi ordered to kill the imperial soldiers besieging the city gate, and thousands of heads were cut off because they injured the seventh prince.

On the day your majesty ascended the throne, he ordered Mou Liangbi and Zong Lianghu to be executed. It was Yang Qi, the loyal prince, who urged him to change his mind and put them in prison for 11 and a half years. When they came out again, they could even describe the two people beyond recognition.

At that time, these two people were both famous romantic figures.

At that time, there were ten princes in royal clothes in Chang'an city. They were the most talented and handsome children of ten aristocratic families judged by the women in the brothel. Mou Liangbi and Zong Lianghu are among them. There is even a rumor that they go to the brothel for fun. Many brothel beauties will not receive money or even give away their savings. They are also the most special of the ten princes in royal guards. Mou Liangbi is better. After all, the Mou family is still famous in the southwest. Zong Lianghu's family has long declined. Although there was a virtual position of youshixun at birth, he has been living on the help of his relatives and friends.

After knowing Mou Liangbi, Zong Lianghu had a better life.

And the two of them put themselves under the door of the third prince, which is also the most brilliant time of their life. It is said that after hearing the news that Mr. Zong finally stood out and was about to become an official, many brothel beauties cried with joy. They repeatedly said that they knew the Pearl with their eyes. The original intention of giving money was not wasted.

Zong Lianghu's popularity in brothels can be seen.

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The emperor Yang Yi looked at the two good ministers who were sitting on the opposite stool with some ugly faces, pointed to the tea on the table and said, "don't drink?"

This question was a little abrupt. Even Yang Kai, king of Xujun, sitting next to the emperor, couldn't help but be stunned. That is, in an instant, Yang Kai's heart suddenly tightened. The emperor asked the two good ministers whether to drink or not. It seems simple. In fact, where is the shallow matter of drinking tea? If the two people can't understand the hidden matter behind, they are afraid that the matter will be bad.

But he had no friendship with these two people. In front of his majesty, he couldn't make eyes to remind him. He had to lower his head and pretend to taste his own tea.

After asking whether to drink, the emperor looked at Mou Liangbi and Zong Lianghu, waiting for their answer.

After a little silence, Mou Liangbi glanced at Zong Lianghu, who first sighed slightly and then nodded.

"Drink!"

The two of them picked up the tea cup, ignored that the tea was still slightly hot, and drank it directly. Drinking tea is like drinking wine. Because they drank a little fast, the tea dripped on their gray cloth prison clothes and got wet. Because of this, they both look more down-to-earth.

The royal guards in those days, Mou Liangbi and Zong Lianghu are only thirty-nine years old and thirty-five years old, but they look almost fifty or sixty years old. Messy hair, shabby clothes, beard has reached the chest, and the mud in the gap between fingernails is disgusting.

Years have engraved too many marks on their faces. People under the age of 40 have wrinkles on their faces.

These 11 and a half years in prison, they thought it was very hard. The third prince is dead. They have no backers. They have no relatives in the prison to help send some silver to take care of the prison guards. It is not easy to live until now. If it were not for the lack of personnel in the military headquarters, your majesty might not remember them both. And if you die in prison before this, I'm afraid your majesty won't be bothered to blame anyone.

The two men drank all the hot tea in the cup, then stood up and bowed down to the emperor.

Won't sit again.

The corner of the emperor Yang Yi's mouth picked up slightly. Suddenly, he pointed to the plate with snacks on the table and asked, "don't eat?"

First asked not to drink? Asked again not to eat?

Now that you've drunk, why don't you eat?

"Eat!"

The two men nodded at the same time, and then grabbed the dessert on the plate with dirty and black hands and stuffed it into their mouth.

"Finished?"

The emperor asked the third question.

The two nodded again and ate faster and faster.

There were four plates of dim sum on the table. According to the weight, it was enough for the two big men to eat. Moreover, the dim sum was dry and it was easy to choke when they swallowed it. However, the two people were like hungry wolves. It took almost no time to put all the four plates of dim sum into their stomachs. Mou Liangbi puffed up his cheeks and looked at his majesty, burping one after another. Zong Lianghu kept stroking his chest with his hand. It seemed that he was really choking.

Yang Kai couldn't help laughing. He looked secretly, and His Majesty was laughing.

These two rebellious guys, who have been in prison for 11 and a half years, are finally smart and have seen things thoroughly. They know that now they have no way out except to obey the emperor's orders.

"Full?"

The emperor asked again.

"I'm full."

The two men bowed their heads and answered.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Su Buwei, take them down to take a bath and change into clean clothes. I'm afraid the smell in my house won't disappear in three days."

"Here"

Su Buwei answered quickly, smiled and led two soft men out of the study. When Mou Liangbi walked out of the door, he took a deep breath, opened his arms and stretched his body. Zong Lianghu looked at him and suddenly couldn't help laughing. His muddy eyes were full of tears.

"The garden smells good!"

Mou Liangbi said.

"It's good outside"

Zong Lianghu said.

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"How does your majesty know that these two people will be obedient?"

Yang Kai, king of Xujun, asked the emperor with admiration.

The emperor smiled and said, "there are no outsiders here. You'd better call me fourth brother... The reason why I know that they will be obedient rather than never beg for mercy as they did 11 years ago is simple... Because they have been in prison for 11 and a half years and haven't died."

Yang Kai was stunned for a moment. He realized carefully what the emperor meant.

"Yes..."

He said with emotion: "it's not easy for them to survive in the prison as their two sinners. Presumably they didn't spend less time. It's impossible for people with great perseverance and wisdom to survive with their identity, status and sins."

"They don't have great wisdom, but it's barely enough."

The emperor smiled and said, "since they are greedy for life, how dare they not listen to me? If they are not afraid of death, they have already died in prison for 11 and a half years. I don't know how many times. But they live, it shows that they still have begging and expectation for survival."

The emperor got up, stretched his body and said: "It's OK to leave the matter of the military headquarters to them, but I didn't come to you just for a chat. I know you've been lazy in your spare time these years, and you can't raise that mind when you go back to the court to help me... But from now on, you really have to raise your mind. Although I can't let you handle the matter of the military headquarters, there's something more difficult than the matter of the military headquarters , I'll give it to you. "

"At your Majesty's command."

Yang Kai quickly stood up and hung his head.

"I secretly transferred the grain and millions of stones from seven granaries north of the river. I transferred the weapons and armour in the three palaces of Jinyang palace, Benin palace and Shuntian palace, which are enough to equip 500000 people, and all of them have been transported to the northwest. In addition, I secretly transferred 400000 troops from the northeast, Eastern Xinjiang and southwest to the northwest. Most officials in the imperial court don't know about this. When it's time to say, I I will mention it in the court... Now, I need someone to go to the northwest to preside over the overall situation. "

He looked at Yang Kai and said, "it's you who are responsible for such an important task."

Yang Kai was shocked and opened his eyes in an instant.

"Your Majesty... Are you really going to use troops in the northwest?"

The emperor nodded and said firmly: "the emperors of the great Sui Dynasty will open up territory and expand territory. When the rivers and mountains come to my hands, can I only keep what my ancestors left without making progress? I will not only push our boundary of the great Sui Dynasty outward, but also to the West! I want to show the former Emperor that the great Sui Dynasty has been handed over to me... He has not chosen the wrong person."

Yang Kai's heart was hard to calm. He subconsciously wanted to persuade the emperor not to attack Meng Yuan easily, but when he saw the other look in his Majesty's eyes, he swallowed his words again.

"I have selected some young talents for you as assistants. Later, I will make an order to transfer them to the northwest first. When you arrive, they will naturally help you."

The emperor came to Yang Kai, patted him on the shoulder and said, "old twelve, don't let me down!"