Chapter 19: Expansion of power

As night fell, bonfires were lit in the Sui army camp. Yang Yuanqing ordered the killing of cattle and sheep to reward the three armies. The soldiers cheered and thundered. The barbecue on the bonfire was burnt yellow, and the fat was fragrant. The flames reflected red. The faces of soldiers full of anticipation were red. A jar of sheep wine opened, chatting and laughing and drinking, and the joy of victory was filled with joy in the entire Sui army camp.

In the central army tent, hundreds of generals and schoolmen gathered together, and all the above lieutenants gathered here. Everyone was drinking and eating meat while whispering. At this time, the commander Yang Yuanqing stood up and the tent suddenly became quiet.

Yang Yuanqing picked up the wine bowl, and everyone also stood up. Yang Yuanqing's eyes swept across everyone's faces and said slowly: "This first bowl of wine, we worship the 495 brothers who died in this battle, and wish them peace of mind."

Yang Yuanqing slowly sprinkled the wine on the ground. At this time, many veterans remembered the situation when the old commander Yang Su rewarded the soldiers of the three armies after the great defeat of the Turkic Republic. The young soldier who was commended back then became the commander of the three armies today. The Yangtze River pushed the previous waves and a generation of young people grew up again.

Yang Yuanqing picked up the second bowl of wine and said to everyone: "This bowl of wine is to be toasted to His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. Let us shout long live and drink this bowl of wine!"

"Long live!" Everyone shouted and drank the wine.

Yang Yuanqing waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down. He filled the wine again and picked up the wine bowl and said, "Today, the army was victorious, there were scouts, and everyone here tried hard to kill the enemy. Everyone had achievements, but this third bowl of wine is to be given to the first hero today."

Yang Yuanqing looked at Pei Xingyan, "Where is General Pei?"

Pei Xingyan was extremely excited. He slowly stood up, clasped his fists and said, "The last one is here!"

"General Pei led 10,000 cavalry to defeat the enemy with arrow formation, advance and retreat in an orderly manner, and have proper tactics, making great contributions to the victory of the army. He is worthy of being the first hero. Please drink this wine."

Pei Xingyan walked up to take the wine bowl, drank it all, and there was a burst of applause in the big tent.

At this time, Yang Yuanqing took out a horizontal sword and whispered to everyone: "A bowl of wine is just a respect, not an honor. Honor is this sword. I have a total of twelve such precious blades, named after my word "Huqing Knife". I will reward these twelve treasure swords to soldiers who have made great contributions. Whether they are soldiers or generals, they can get them. Today is the first reward, and they will be awarded to General Pei Xingyan!"

Amid the eyes of applause and enviousness, Pei Xingyan knelt down on one knee and bowed, and took the first "Huqing Sword" with both hands, "Thank you, General Manager!"

Facing everyone, he slowly pulled out half of the knife, and saw the cold light, extremely sharp, which caused countless awesomeness.

When Pei Xingyan came to Fengzhou when Yuwence came to Fengzhou, because Yuwence had the emperor's imperial edict, he took the initiative to hand over military power. Later, he was uneasy and guilty about this matter. Today, Yang Yuanqing gave him a knife in public, which was undoubtedly a affirmation of him. Finally, he wiped a shadow in his heart. At this time, he was only silently moved.

Pei Xingyan's emotions were not easily revealed. He bowed deeply to Yang Yuanqing and returned to his seat. Yang Yuanqing smiled at everyone and said, "Let's drink happily and eat meat in big mouthfuls. You can stop drunk tonight."

Everyone cheered, and the noise and noise were restored in the tent.

Yang Yuanqing walked out of the tent and inspected the situation of the military camp. The confidant general Yang Jiachen followed him. Yang Jiachen whispered: "Young Master, why should you to honor those two bowls of wine to the Emperor of Sui?"

Yang Yuanqing glanced at him and smiled faintly, "The soldiers need to have a heartfelt support. After all, everyone is still the Sui army. I can only sell dog meat with sheep's head on it, and on the surface I have to respect the Sui Emperor."

Yang Jiachen also smiled and said, "When will I say that the second bowl of wine will be to our lord?"

Yang Yuanqing patted his shoulder and smiled slightly, "Don't worry about these false names, you must firmly control the army and land in your hands. This is the reality. Let the Emperor of Sui take on these false names!"

Yang Jiachen nodded silently, "I understand the humble position."

At this time, a personal soldier rushed over and whispered to Yang Yuanqing. Yang Yuanqing turned around and said to Yang Jiachen: "Tell me some generals, don't stop when you get drunk. Please pay more attention to the safety of the camp. I'll go to the county town."

After saying that, Yang Yuanqing turned over and ran towards the county town with hundreds of personal soldiers.

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In the county yamen, the county magistrate Zhao Zhisong and the Fengzhou General Administration Sima Zhang Ting were chatting with Wei Siyun, the prefect of Lingwu County who had just arrived. Wei Siyun was the former chief of Fengzhou General Administration and served as chief of the chief of five or six years. Two years ago, the personnel changes in Fengzhou were transferred to Lingwu County as chief of the prefect.

This time Wei Siyun came to find Yang Yuanqing because Fengzhou ships passed through Lingwu County, and the imperial court's embargo on Fengzhou made him feel quite uneasy. He felt it was necessary to have a good talk with Yang Yuanqing.

The three of them were sitting in the room chatting, and a yamen runner reported, "Mr. Yang is here!"

"Please!"

The door opened, Yang Yuanqing walked in quickly and laughed: "Brother Bosheng has come, why don't he go to the military camp and put on airs and ask me to see you?"

Yang Yuanqing and Wei Siyun have a very good relationship. They have worked together for many years and have a very tacit cooperation. Wei Siyun also smiled and said, "Why can't you give me some face and come to see me?"

"Aren't I here?"

The two laughed loudly, and Wei Siyun waved his hand, "Please sit in Yuanqing!"

The two sat down, and the magistrate Zhao County and Zhang Ting retreated tactfully, with only the two of them left in the room. Wei Siyun pondered for a moment and said, "I want to thank the Fengzhou army for eradicating Liu Jialun's bandits and removing one of our major confidants."

"Did Liu Jialun's riots also affect Lingwu County?" Yang Yuanqing asked with a smile.

Wei Siyun nodded, "It should be said that it threatened Lingwu County. Although their large group of troops had not yet arrived, a small army often came to harass him, which seriously affected the agricultural production in Lingwu County."

Speaking of this, Wei Siyun sighed again: "Liu Jialun's threat is one aspect, and there is also the harassment of the slave thief Bai Yusa. These rioters do not work for production and make a living by looting, which has a great impact on Lingwu County."

"Does Brother Wei need me to do?"

Wei Siyun pondered and said nothing. In fact, he hoped that Yang Yuanqing could send troops to wipe out the Bai Yusa bandits, but he was worried that he would anger the emperor when he had too deep contact with Yang Yuanqing. After hesitating for a long time, he slowly said: "I came to you this time to talk to you. I hope that the Fengzhou army would not be too confronting the court, at least to maintain the superficial harmony. Although the court embargo on Fengzhou, I think Lingwu County can also provide some help to Fengzhou."

In fact, even if Wei Siyun didn't come, Yang Yuanqing would send someone to invite him. He had sent envoys to several nearby counties and invited all the prefects. Yang Yuanqing was preparing to hold a meeting with them and reach some tacit understanding.

Among all the counties in the north of Guan, he attached great importance to Lingwu County. Not only was Lingwu County a bridgehead for attacking Fengzhou, but its strategic position was extremely important, but more importantly, Lingwu County had the largest population and the most developed agriculture in the northern part of the Guanzhou. Yang Yuanqing attached great importance to it. Although he could not occupy Lingwu County for the time being, at least Lingwu County must be included in the sphere of influence of Fengzhou.

Now Wei Siyun proposed to help him in the court embargo, which was exactly what Yang Yuanqing wanted. He smiled and said, "In fact, Fengzhou is basically self-sufficient. I just hope that the prefect Wei can ensure that the ore ships in Fengzhou can pass through Lingwu smoothly. In addition, Fengzhou is also preparing to provide food aid to Yanchuan, Yan'an, Diaoyin and other counties, and mainly through water transportation. These require the cooperation of Lingwu County."

"There is no problem with the ship's transit, I can fully support it."

Wei Siyun stood up and said, "If Yuan Qing had nothing else, I plan to go back overnight."

"Premier Wei might as well go back the day after tomorrow."

Wei Siyun was stunned, "Why?"

"Tomorrow afternoon or evening, the prefects of all counties in the northern part of the pass will come here for a meeting. Everyone will discuss specific ways to jointly defend against the rioters. I hope Lingwu County will also join the joint defense to jointly deal with the Bai Yuso rioters."

Wei Siyun slowly smiled bitterly, and he finally understood Yang Yuanqing's strategy.

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The next evening, in Yang Yuanqing's military camp, the prefects of six counties from Yanchuan County, Lingwu County, Yan'an County, Shuofang County, Diaoyin County and Yulin County gathered in a tent to participate in the Guanbei bandit suppression meeting chaired by Yang Yuanqing, the general manager of Fengzhou.

This time, Yang Yuanqing wiped out Liu Jialun's 100,000 riot bandits with 20,000 Fengzhou elite troops and massacred 70,000 rebels. The fierce methods made the officials of all counties frightened. On the one hand, they were grateful to the Fengzhou army for destroying the bandits for them. Out of the most basic gratitude, they should also give Yang Yuanqing face to attend the meeting. On the other hand, the Fengzhou army has entered Guanbei, so where should the counties in Guanbei go in the future be related to the fate of each county, and they are also very concerned about it.

Yang Yuanqing stood up and smiled and said, "Thank you all the prefects for coming to attend the meeting. The bandits in Liu Jialun's troops have been wiped out. Fengzhou will urgently take out 100,000 stones of grain to support the counties for disaster relief. The grain for disaster relief is already on the way and will arrive in Yanchuan County soon. At that time, Zhang Sima, the Fengzhou General Administration, will be fully responsible for the food distribution and disaster relief in each county."

Zhang Ting stood up and nodded to everyone. The six prefects expressed their gratitude. At this time, food was the most precious resource. Because of the Liu Jialun's rebellion, the food was seriously insufficient. It is unknown whether they could survive the winter. With food, it means that the hungry people will not cause trouble and will not gather to rebel again. Although they all know that it is inappropriate to accept the food in Fengzhou, it is like a person who is about to die of thirst. Even if they know it is poison, they will drink it without hesitation and cannot refuse.

Yang Yuanqing was very clear about the situation in the county in Guanbei and knew that food was the weakness of the government. Due to the rampant chaos and bandits, the food in Guanzhong could not be transported at all, so they could only rely on their own support.

Now that the food has been given, I will talk about his interests below.

"Although the Liu Jialun tribe was annihilated, the riot bandits of Bai Yusa tribe are still rampant. Without the control of the Liu Jialun tribe, the Bai Yusa tribe will inevitably be active again and expand to the counties in the north of the Guanbei county. With the power of one county alone, it is impossible to resist the invasion of the Bai Yusa tribe. Today I invite you to discuss together how to join forces to deal with this riot bandit. I propose to establish a unified defense. I will leave 10,000 Fengzhou cavalry to lead the defense, and establish a unified command post at the same time. The soldiers of each county and county will be mobilized and trained together. In this way, if there is a problem in one county, the remaining counties can provide concentrated support. What do you think?"

Everyone didn't say anything. Everyone understood that Yang Yuanqing wanted to confiscate the soldiers of various counties and counties, but what's the use? With Yang Yuanqing's current strength and the food weapons in his hands, who would dare to say the word "no".

Yang Yuanqing glanced at everyone slowly, and he nodded, "Okay! Since everyone is not opposed, we will sign a joint defense agreement."

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