Chapter 225: Past events in the past

At the same time, Yang Gongren, Wei Jin and Li Dan also gathered together to discuss the situation.

At present, both the Dongdu Garrison and the Xijing Garrison were severely damaged, especially the Dongdu Garrison, with only less than 5,000 people left. Although the Xijing Garrison still has about 15,000 people, due to the repeated hard battles, the soldiers were extremely tired and could not bear to fight again.

The situation of the war has changed today. With Yuwen Shu and Lai Huer leading their troops to the Dongdu battlefield, although Yang Xuangan did not lose the power of the army and even had reinforcements from all over Henan, he was on the verge of failure in politics. The reason why he was on the verge of failure rather than a complete failure is because Yang Xuangan still had the opportunity to reverse the situation. As long as he defeated Yuwen Shu and Lai Huer, the situation would be overturned again and Yang Xuangan would once again control the overall situation.

Now, all forces in the empire are staring at the Poling battlefield, waiting for the outcome of the decisive battle between Poling.

Of course, Yang Xuangan had to fight to the decisive battle. He still had more than 100,000 troops, strong enough morale, and reinforcements rushing from all over Henan. He had a considerable chance of winning. More importantly, he actually had no choice at all. Whether it was going westward to Guanxi or the decisive battle in Dongdu, the result of failure was the same. Therefore, even if he chose to go westward to Guanxi, he must currently hold a decisive battle to Poling, severely damage or defeat the enemy, so that he can safely enter Guanxi. Otherwise, if Yuwen Shu and Lai Huer follow behind and chase and fight hard, how could he not defeat?

Of course, Yuwen Shu and Lai Huer also had to fight to the decisive battle, but they could not afford to lose, so once the war began, they would be very cautious, very conservative in the offense, and would try every means to delay the war to wait for the arrival of the emperor and the expeditionary army. It can be foreseen that this conservative strategy will give Yang Xuangan more opportunities and time to enter Kansai, while Li Dan and Wei Jin had no choice but to stop Yang Xuangan from entering the pass at any cost.

"We must attack tomorrow." Wei Jin's tone was decisive and there was no room for negotiation.

Yang Gongren and Li Dan were silent. Whether to fight tomorrow will be a decisive battle, no one can make the decision. The ones who can make the decision are Yuwen Shu and Lai Huer, because they have an army in their hands. Although Yang Tong, Fan Zigai, Wei Wensheng and others have high positions and power, they have no soldiers in their hands, so they have to look at the faces of the two generals.

"Yang Xuangan will definitely attack tomorrow."

Yang Gongren sighed, his emotions were very complicated. He and Yang Xuangan were both the best among the Yang family members of this generation. They had a very good relationship and respected and admired each other. However, who could have expected that the two would have a day of fighting in the same family. What was even more sad is that Yang Xuangan embarked on a path of no return. In terms of personal relationships, Yang Gongren did not want to fight with Yang Xuangan, but in terms of the interests of the empire and the royal family, he had to draw his sword against each other.

"But Yuwen Shu and Lai Hu'er may not face the battle tomorrow." Wei Jin curled his lips and sneered disdainfully, "Even if he fights, he may not be able to attack with all his might."

Yang Gongren naturally understood what Wei Jin said, and he also agreed to launch a fierce attack at any cost. Only by defeating Yang Xuangan can the rebels retreat, their morale will be disintegrated, their morale will be depressed, and their morale will be depressed, and they will collapse. However, the two remaining troops of Dongdu and Xijing alone cannot defeat Yang Xuangan.

"Guan Gong, I have no way out, I can only fight!"

Li Dan knew that Yang Gongren could not make up his mind and did not fight to the death. In fact, he did not have the strength to defeat Yang Xuangan. However, once Yuwen Shu and Lai Huer intend to "drive" Yang Xuangan out of the Eastern Capital and "drive" into Guanxi, the local nobles in Guanzhong will definitely pay a heavy price for this. If they oppose Yang Xuangan, they will be killed by Yang Xuangan. If they support Yang Xuangan, they will be killed by the emperor. There is no way to advance or retreat. The emperor has had the means to use Li Yuan instead of Yuan Hongsi to control the Northwest Army early. Just wait for Li Yuan to enter the pass, and then they will form a front-end and back attack with Yuwen Shu and Lai Huer. Yang Xuangan will be defeated. In this way, the emperor achieved the purpose of "hard damage" or even "annihilation" of the conservative forces.

Yang Gongren pondered for a long time and suddenly asked, "Imperial Guard, have you ever seen him?"

Wei Jin and Li Dan looked at each other, looking puzzled. I have heard of Jia Lan's name for a long time, especially Li Dan, who learned about this person from Sima Lingyu a few months ago. Not long ago, he was quite surprised when he learned that Jia Lan was a child of the Sima family. Sima Lingji was his wife. In terms of seniority, Jia Lan wanted to call him "uncle". However, the Sima family has not been made public yet, and Jia Lan is also very secretive. The relevant secrets are only circulated among some powerful people. There are many mysteries behind this, so Li Dan will naturally not get involved. Therefore, although he was on the battlefield of Beim Mountain with Jia Lan, he never met from beginning to end.

Wei Jin was confused and shook his head slowly. Li Dan hesitated for a moment, shook his head, and then asked tentatively, "I heard that he is from the Sima family of Wencheng."

The Sima family has been the target of severe blows since the beginning of the empire, especially the children of Taishitang in Wencheng, who were repeatedly attacked by political storms. Many of the disciples were in tragic situations, wandering in a foreign land, and not knowing where to end. Therefore, Li Dan's words did not attract Wei Jin's attention.

Yang Gongren pondered for a moment and said calmly, "Jalan is someone's nephew."

Li Dan's face suddenly froze, and a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes.

Wei Jin was surprised at first, and then he thought of a heart-warming love story between the daughter of King Yang Xiong of Guande and Sima Dalang of Wencheng. I remember that Sima Dalang came to propose marriage again and again, but King Guande refused again and again, causing storms in the city, and suddenly the disaster fell from the sky. Sima Dalang was constrained by Dunhuang for his sins. Then something happened that made King Guande "lost all his face". His daughter actually "escaped" from Kyoto and followed Si unyieldingly

Ma Dalang went to Dunhuang together. Yang Xiong was furious and cut off the father-daughter relationship, and even claimed to the public that his daughter had died of sudden illness. An unmarried girl from the royal family ran away from home in pursuit of love, which is of course a scandal, so there are few people who know even in Kyoto. However, this is also an old love story, and those who know it have no way to judge its right or wrong. Considering the face of the royal family and King Guande, they selectively forgot it.

Today, Yang Gongren suddenly mentioned the "family scandal" that year and admitted Jia Lan's identity. What is the mystery behind this? King Guande has passed away. Yang Gongren is the head of the family. He has the right to admit this marriage. However, what is the purpose of his announcement of this matter at this moment? What is the hint?

"Sima Dalang?" Wei Jin asked calmly.

Yang Gongren nodded slightly, but did not speak.

Li Dan frowned and didn't say anything.

Is Jialan really Sima Dalang's son? Sima did not officially recognize Jialan's identity, but Yang admitted it, and in front of Wei Jin and himself, he officially and publicly recognized Jialan's identity. Why is this?

More than 20 years ago, Li Dan was still a young man with high spirits. Of course, he knew Sima Dalang's love story, but he sighed at Sima Dalang's later tragic ending. At that time, King Guande Yang Xiong was highly powerful, and the Sima family was in decline. Sima Dalang was also a widower of his deceased wife. Even if Yang Xiong's daughter had to marry him, how could the royal family accept this marriage? Therefore, Sima Dalang had only one ending, and he was a match for the frontier. Yang Xiong did not kill him, even if he was particularly kind.

The hatred between the Yang family and the Sima family was not due to this incident. Long before the establishment of the empire, the late emperor and Sima Xiaonan had already become a powerful force and had a war and a war. However, the hatred between them could not be said to be right or wrong, and the success and the king would be defeated. Therefore, after the late emperor unified Zhongtu, he did not kill Sima Xiaonan in one place, but he did not use it seriously. The late emperor knew about Sima Dalang, and Jin Shang and his brothers also knew about it. After all, this was also a royal scandal. Since it was a royal scandal, it was not Yang Gongren who had the final say whether Jia Lan's identity was made public. He had to report to Jin Shang, and Jin Shang was the largest head of the royal family. Jin Shang agreed, and Yang Gongren could make it public.

Did Your Majesty know Jia Lan's true identity long ago? Thinking of Pei Shiju, Xue Shixiong's trust and respect for Jia Lan, and thinking of His Majesty's journey to transfer him to the Imperial Guard and entrusted with important tasks, we can infer that this possibility does exist.

"Guan Gong might as well speak out."

Wei Jin was too lazy to think about it. Jialan's identity was originally a royal family matter. Although it involved some old things back then, what was it related to this storm? What exactly did Yang Gongren want to say?

"On June 13th, Jialan secretly visited the eastern capital and paid homage to the King of Yue at the White Horse Temple in Luoyang."

Yang Gongren said slowly, and briefly explained the impact of Jialan's two secret secrets in the Eastern Capital, the opinions and strategies he offered on the situation in the Eastern Capital.

Wei Jin and Li Dan both understood that Jialan was the emperor's "secret envoy". You can accept or not accept his words, but if you don't accept them, you must be prepared to not accept them. Judging from what Jialan did, he had foreseeed the consequences of Yang Xuangan's defeat. In order to save the conservative forces of the empire, he has been working hard, but the results are very little. If Jialan's actions were all from the emperor's instructions, then what was the emperor's real intention? Didn't he want to use this storm to destroy the conservative forces?

Wei Jin thought for a long time and suddenly asked, "Where is Galan?"

“It will come.”

Yang Gongren is very satisfied with the "cooperation" attitude of Wei Jin and Li Dan. You should know that the most important reason for his revenge is "self-rescue".

This storm was caused by Yang Xuangan, and Yang Xuangan also came from the Hongnong Yang family. The Hongnong Yang family can actually be called the royal family, but considering the blood ties, the power and wealth enjoyed by different branches are very different. For example, Yang Xiong can be awarded the title of king, while Yang Su can only be awarded the title of duke. Therefore, there are many factions and many contradictions.

The conflicts within the Yang family of Hongnong have a long history. For example, when Yang Zhong and Yang Jian were loyal to the Dugu family, while Yang Fu and Yang Wenji brothers were attached to the Yuwen family. Yang Fu was Yang Su's father and Yang Xuangan's grandfather. The contradictions within the aristocratic family were passed down from generation to generation. In a sense, it was both a restraint and balance, and a necessary means to maintain the inheritance of the aristocratic family. The east was not bright in the west. In the late emperor, the Yang family of Hongnong was a confrontation between Yang Xiong and Yang Su. Now Yang Xiong and Yang Su are dead. Yang

Xuangan seeks death again and loses his life, so Yang Xiong's family will be the only one. A royal family will be the only one who is the only one who is the only one who is the only one who is the only one who is the only one who is the only one who is the only one who is the only one who is the only one who is a conservative nobleman. Therefore, for Yang Gongren, Yang Xuangan's defeat this time actually forced him to the edge of the cliff and was in danger. For this reason, he had to lead the charge to the battle to express his loyalty to the emperor.

Whether from the interests of individual families or from the standpoint of conservative aristocratic groups, Yang Gongren wanted to defeat Yang Xuangan as soon as possible to end the storm. Therefore, he urgently needed to form an alliance with more forces, and the one who could give him the greatest help was Galan.

Sure enough, Galan is here.

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