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Chapter 3 Stealing Horses

When Shan Xiongxin turned around, he saw that the Liang Masters outside the wine pan led a horse, and the war horse was struggling and neighing. The Liang Masters smashed the horse's head with his fists. It was his black lightning horse. Shan Xiongxin was furious and suddenly stood up and strode outward. He knocked over two tables in a row, causing chaos in the wine pan. Shan Xiongzhong and the other three partners also stood up and walked out side by side.

Yang Yuanqing turned around and stared at the Qing-style scholar beside him. The Qing-style scholar was drinking calmly, as if nothing had happened.

The Qing-clad scholar named Qiao Lingze was Yang Lai's confidant aide and a capable general under Yang Lai. At this time, Yang Lai had been named King of Qi, and his power had risen sharply, so he became even more unscrupulous.

Yang Lai likes two things the most, beauty and good horse, Qiao Lingze and several other confidants have been trying their best to find beauty and good horse for Yang Lai.

Today, Qiao Lingze came to Bashang specifically to find beautiful women who came to appreciate the autumn scenery of Bashang. Unexpectedly, he saw a few good horses in front of the wine shed. Yang Yuanqing's red blood horse was of course the best BMW, but Qiao Lingze also knew that Yang Yuanqing was Yang Suzhiyu, and there would be big trouble for his horse. He didn't want to cause trouble for himself.

His eyes were fixed on another horse, a war horse with black hair, shiny hair and strong limbs. He was also considered a BMW. Except for Yang Yuanqing, he did not dare to mess with others in this wine shed.

"Bird thief, let go of my horse!"

Shan Xiongxin shouted loudly, like thunder. Master Liang handed the horse to the shì guard, and stopped Shan Xiongxin with his sword and said coldly: "The King of Qi has already taken this horse, and he knows it. Let's go away obediently, otherwise you will be unable to save your life!"

Shan Xiongxin regarded his love for horses as his life. Even if the emperor wanted his horse, he wouldn't do it. He clenched his fists and stared at Liang Shidu viciously, "I don't want to cause trouble. Let me let go of my horse and we have nothing to do, otherwise, it's life and death."

"What a big tone, what do you dare to talk to me like this?"

Master Liang sneered and waved his hand, "Ride the horse away!"

The shìwei turned over the horse, Shan Xiongxin was furious. He strode forward, but was caught by his brother Shan Xiongzhong, "Second brother, calm down!"

Shan Xiongzhong is more stable than his brothers. He knew that King Qi was the second son of the current saint. They could not afford to provoke a horse and could find a way to buy it. But if the life is lost, it would be impossible to save it.

Master Liang narrowed his eyes and smiled. He saw that Shan Xiongzhong was a little timid. He knew it was so good. He gave the shìwei a whip of the war horse. He ran away and Dan Xiong was bleeding in confidence. His teeth were chewed. He wanted to rush forward several times but was pulled by his elder brother.

The shìwei urged the horse to run less than twenty steps, and at this moment, a wine pot flew out of the wine shed with a strong force…”Wait!” The sound was crisp, and the wine pot was hitting the shìwei’s head. The shìwei screamed and fell from the horse. The war horse dragged him for more than twenty steps, slowly slowed down the horse’s hooves, and finally stopped.

Liang Shidu and shìwei were furious and turned around and looked at the wine shed. Yang Yuanqing slowly walked out and bowed to Liang Shidu, "Give me a face and let this horse go."

Master Liang saw that it was Yang Yuanqing who stood up, so he had to bear it in one breath, and looked back at Qiao Lingze in the wine pan, saying that he could not make any decision.

At this time, Qiao Lingze also came out, and smiled and said, "Why did General Yang stand up for someone he had never known and offend His Highness the King of Qi? It's not wise!"

It turned out that Yang Lai had already been named King of Qi. Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly and said, "I don't want to offend King of Qi. I just said, give me a face and let this horse go, there should be no problem!"

Qiao Lingze shook his head, "I'm sorry, the things that King Qi likes will not give anyone any face unless..."

"Unless what?"

Qiao Lingze smiled, "Unless General Yang uses his own horse to exchange."

Yang Yuanqing's face changed. He pinched Qiao Lingze's neck, lifted him in the air, and said coldly: "You dog slave, I kill you like a chicken, I know what it means to get out of here!"

He swung his hand and threw Qiao Lingze into the wine pan. The onlookers quickly dodged away, "Crack!... Qiao Lingze was landing on a small table, smashing the wine glasses, bowls and chopsticks on the table, and the table was broken. Qiao Lingze was in great pain and even said something. Several guards hurriedly ran up to help him up.

Master Liang was embarrassed, and Yang Yuanqing's toughness made him a little at a loss, but Yang Yuanqing bowed to him, "I think Brother Liang is also a hero, why are he willing to be a powerful hawk?"

Master Liang smiled bitterly, turned around and returned to the wine shed to support Qiao Lingze, "Sir, what should we do?"

Qiao Lingze felt that his bones were broken. He was extremely annoyed, but he was extremely afraid of Yang Ya... Qing, knowing that this person was not good at stinging, they could not beat him, and could not afford to offend him, so he had to glar at Yang Ya, and Qing looked at him, "Let's go!"

The guards helped Qiao Lingze and left in a mess. At this time, Shan Xiongxin's clan brother Shan Renjie had already brought the war horse back. Shan Xiongxin's love for horses was lost and regained, which made him feel very touched. Especially Yang Yuanqing did not hesitate to offend the King of Qi for him, and this loyalty moved him even more.

He stepped forward and held his fists and bowed deeply, "Shan remembered General Yang's kindness for righteousness in his heart.

Yang Yuanqing hurriedly replied with a smile: "It's a matter of a deal, so Brother Shan doesn't have to take it seriously. I have heard that Brother Shan is a loyal person. If I have trouble in Luzhou, Brother Shan will definitely help you with righteousness. This is called brothers in all the world."

"Well said!"

Shan Xiongxin patted Yang Yuanqing's shoulder heavily and stared at him and said, "Since Brother Yang said that, I will treat you as a brother, and I will not thank you."

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Brother Shan said this, he is the one who is in love. Come on! I invite everyone to drink, let's have a good time."

"Okay, let's have a drink..."

Shan Xiongxin turned around and said to the shopkeeper: "I will compensate you for all damages, just bring wine."

The wine lovers around him clapped and everyone sat down one after another. The wine shed soon returned to the bustle. The guys cleaned up all the mess, as if nothing had happened.

At this time, the housekeeper stood up and bowed to Yang Yuanqing and smiled: "Brother, drink slowly, let's go first."

Yang Yuanqing quickly got up and gave him a gift, "Brother, please go slowly!"

He smiled and bowed slightly to the carriage, and then sat down. The carriage slowly started and walked out more than a dozen steps, but the curtain was opened. The middle-aged housekeeper hurried forward, "Is there anything wrong with a girl?"

The young lady in the carriage glanced at Yang Yuanqing and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Zhong... Who is this person?"

The middle-aged butler shook his head, "Someone called him Yang Yuanqing, it seemed like he was a flying general. You will know when you go back and ask the master."

Stop for a moment... the middle-aged housekeeper couldn't help but praise: "This young man is not bad. He knows that the other party is a royal family and dares to stand up for justice. He is a man."

The young lady nodded silently, looked at Yang Yuanqing again, and lowered the curtain of the car.

"I hope he doesn't have anything to do."

She said to herself, the carriage drove onto the official road, and drove faster towards the direction of the capital. It was still drizzling in the sky... The entire Bashang was shrouded in the coldness of late autumn.

Just as a horse bō was robbing each other on the Bahn... In the palace city Daxing Hall... the lengthy court meeting was still going on. Yang Liang's disposal plan had been decided. Yang Guang disagreed with the opposition and denied the ministers' proposal to kill Yang Liang. He was brotherly and forbidden, he spared Yang Liang's death and demoted him to a commoner and imprisoned for life.

The court meeting gradually came to an end... all the ministers were very tired. At this time, Yang Guang said slowly: "Dear friends... there is one more thing in the league, and we need to discuss it with the central family."

He looked around the hall and said slowly: "Lian has been thinking about how our Great Sui Dynasty can be more prosperous these days. Lian has been in Jiangdu for ten years and knows that Jianghuai and Jiangnan are rich. If we can bring southern materials to the capital north, we will definitely create the prosperous era of the Great Sui Dynasty. However, Daxing City is located in Guanzhong, and the material transportation is inconvenient and the control of Jiangnan is not strong. Especially Yang Liang's rebellion made Lian feel that Qi is not stable. Once there is another rebellion in the Northern Qi Dynasty, the capital will be out of reach for Hebei and Hedong. Therefore, Lian considers moving the capital to Luoyang to strengthen the imperial court's control over the East and Jiangnan. What do you think?"

The hall suddenly became silent, and almost everyone's faces were extremely shocked. No one expected that the Supreme Lord was considering moving the capital. How could this be possible? Everyone did not react for a while.

Yuwen Shu walked out of the court and said with a high voice: "I fully agree with the emperor's proposal to move the capital. Guanzhong has a large population and insufficient food, which has led to the high prices of grain in the capital. The reason is that it is inconvenient transportation. Luoyang is the old capital of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the large land of the Central Plains, and is the center of the entire world. It has convenient transportation of the Yellow River. All things in the world can be used for Luoyang. It is the place where our Great Sui Dynasty revives. I have also heard that the emperor belongs to the wood, and Yongjing is the place where the wood is clashing with the emperor. The prophecy says "repair Luoyang and return to the Jin family." This implies that the emperor ascends the throne and moves the capital Luoyang is the will of heaven. If the will of heaven is like this, it is feasible to move the capital.

As soon as Yuwen Shu finished speaking, Dugu Luo, the general of the Left Wu Gu Gu, walked out of the court and said firmly: "Your Majesty, I firmly oppose the move of the capital!"

Dugu Luo is the eldest son of Dugu Xin, the pillar of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. His sister is Dugu Jialuo, the founding queen. Dugu Luo is also Yang Guang's uncle. He is nearly seventy years old and has a high status. He is also the leader of the Guanlong nobles.

"Your Majesty, in the fourth year of Kaihuang, Guangtong Canal has been dug to solve the shortage of grain in the capital. Now the grain in Taicang in the capital is full of grain, and the grain in the charity warehouses in various places is piled up like mountains. The grain in Guangtong warehouse can be used for the capital for a hundred years. If you still think there is insufficient food, you can dig and broaden the canal, strengthen transportation, and build granaries widely. This problem can be solved. Why do you need to move the capital to Luoyang?"

"Your Majesty, I also oppose moving the capital to Luoyang."

This is the general, Yuanshou, the minister of Taifu Temple. Yuanshou was the eight pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty. The Yuan family, also known as the Xianbei Tuoba family, was changed to the Han surname. It was the first noble in Xianbei. Yuanshou was also one of the leaders of Guanlong nobles. Yang Guang wanted to move the capital to Luoyang, which was to shake the foundation of Guanlong nobles. How could he agree?

He also said sternly: "Your Majesty, the old land of Northern Qi is unstable, so you can increase your troops and gather military power. If the government is not effective, your Majesty can send more censors to inspect. As for the Jianghuai, you only need to send an important official to take charge, or modify the system and strengthen the court's control over the Jianghuai. The capital is the foundation of the country, so how can you easily move the capital?"

Yu Wenbi, the Minister of Rites, also listed: "The so-called prophecies are purely absurd words and evil words. Your Majesty can find the source and kill them to warn the world."

Zhang Jin, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, also listed: "Your Majesty, Daxing City has been newly built for only twenty years, with complete facilities, and the country is prosperous and the people are safe. If you want to prosper the Sui Dynasty, Daxing City is the place of Zhongxing. If you move the capital to Luoyang, you will inevitably build a large-scale construction and consume the people's wealth and hard work. The former emperor also said that the new construction of the Sui Dynasty should be frugal and cherish the people. Your Majesty, the teachings of the late emperor are still around the corner. My ministers think that the king and the ministers should remember it in their hearts and should not be forgotten for a moment."

"Your Majesty, I object to moving the capital!,.

"Your Majesty, I firmly oppose the move of the capital. If Your Majesty insists, I am willing to advise him with death!"

There was a lot of voices of opposition in the hall, and the opposition was firm. Yang Guang had not expected that his face changed several times. In the end, he had no choice but to swallow the depression in his heart. "I will discuss the matter of moving the capital again. Now it is noon. The couplet is exhausted, so I will disperse the morning!"
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