Su Dingfang walked into the tent with a frustration and shook his head at Yang Yuanqing, "There is too much blood loss and there is no help anymore.-< Shuhai Pavilion >-("

Yang Yuanqing's face also showed regret, but he still couldn't save him. "Wash his body and change into clean clothes. Li Yuan should send an envoy to come later and return the body to them."

Su Dingfang finally couldn't help but curse: "The tiger poison is still not good at eating. How could he be cruel to kill his son? He is even worse than a beast!"

Su Dingfang did not see the cold arrow shot by Li Shimin. He always thought that Li Zhiyun was shot to death by his father, and he was worried.

Yang Yuanqing smiled, "In desperation, he just wanted to shoot me to death. He forgot that his son was still below. I guess he is also regretting now. People's hearts are very complicated, and it is not white or black. If Li Yuan chooses a second time, he may not be able to shoot his son to death."

Su Dingfang did not understand the meaning of Yang Yuanqing's last sentence, and he still hated, "But without evidence, how can we make the world believe in the fact that Li Yuan colluded with the Turks."

"It is enough to have the will of the Lord." Yang Yuanqing smiled.

"But there is no witness..." Su Dingfang still did not react.

Yang Yuanqing patted him on the shoulder and smiled and said, "Does Yang Guang trust Li Yuan so much? Do you have to ask someone to have both evidence and physical evidence to confirm his crime?"

Su Dingfang then woke up. He scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "It makes no sense for Li Zhiyun to say this."

“Not…”

Yang Yuanqing didn't know how to tell Su Dingfang that such political things were subtle and could not be understood by Su Dingfang. He said lightly: "In fact, Li Yuan's collusion with the Turks will not have any effect even if it is announced now. As long as he still represents the interests of the Guanlong Group, those who should surrender to him will naturally surrender to him and will not be affected by the Turks. Until one day, he cannot represent the interests of the Guanlong Group. Then those who leave him will use righteousness as an excuse and will think of his collusion with the Turks. This is politics, interests are interests in the bones, and righteousness is just an outer skin."

Su Dingfang nodded silently. He understood a little. Yang Yuanqing said again: "What we are facing now is not Li Yuan's army. But the entire Guanlong Group. Our current strength is far inferior to them."

"But... Is Guanlong Group so scary? I grew up in Guanzhong, and I can't feel their existence."

This question has always been lingering in Su Dingfang's mind. He not only listened to Li Jing's words about how powerful the Guanlong Group was. He just didn't understand it. He also knew that it was related to his lack of experience, but he didn't understand this problem, which was always a heart problem for him.

Yang Yuanqing didn't expect Su Dingfang to have such a strong desire for knowledge. He thought about it and smiled, "What do you mean? Let me ask you first, why can you go to war by recruiting soldiers?"

"I know this. Because they are all soldiers in the palace and they have training at ordinary times, they can fight by recruiting soldiers."

"Since that's the case, why are these same government soldiers all mobs when they were riot bandits, and when they came to the hands of the Guanlong nobles, they became elite troops. For example, the Wagang Army could do great things in the hands of Li Mi. In Zhai Rang, they could only be riot bandits? For example, Wu Duaner's 80,000 subordinates were mobs when they followed Wu Duaner. They did everything, but following Li Yuan became an elite army. The military discipline was strict, and Li Yuan was not a famous general. Why is that?"

Su Dingfang shook his head. He didn't understand. Yang Yuanqing glanced at him and said slowly: "In fact, everyone has two sides, one side of the beast, one side of the order, one side of the beast is scattered and unrestrained, and a mob. The orderly side requires the establishment of a system to gather. Once it is condensed, it is an elite army. The strength of the Guanlong nobles lies in the fact that each family can establish such a system. One Li Mi can lead the Wagang army to be vivid, and there are countless Li Mi among the Guanlong nobles. Once the Guanlong nobles support Li Yuan, then Li Yuan can quickly establish a powerful system and establish order, which will attract talents from all over the world to serve."

Su Dingfang silently recited a few words, 'Order!' He understood a little, and asked, "So my uncle's failure in Guanzhong is because he did not receive the support of the Guanlong nobles. He was unable to establish such a system and order and attract talented people to serve him. Is that true?"

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. Yang Xuangan cannot get the support of the Guanlong nobles and the Guanlong nobles, and I cannot get either. In the Sui Dynasty, only the Shandong gentry can compete with the Guanlong nobles. Only by the Shandong gentry can I quickly establish a strong order and system."

"Since that's the case, why don't we go east?"

Yang Yuanqing smiled. He wanted to leave this answer to Su Dingfang himself to understand. At this time, a personal soldier reported at the door of the tent, "Report to the general manager, there is an envoy sent by Li Yuan outside to ask for a visit, saying that he was Liu Wenjing."

‘Liu Wenjing!’

Yang Yuanqing laughed. Why was Li Yuan so confused that he actually sent his military advisor here?

"Please come in!"

After a moment, Liu Wenjing walked into the tent under the leadership of his personal soldiers. Liu Wenjing felt very pressured. When he asked Li Zhiyun to take the Turks as a hostage, he tried his best to persuade Li Yuan, but he did not expect that Li Zhiyun fell into Yang Yuanqing's hands and died under Chang'an City. For this, he felt full of guilt. He thought he had an unshirkable responsibility for this. Only by doing his best can he relieve the guilt in his heart slightly.

He stepped forward and bowed to Yang Yuanqing, "Liu Wenjing meets General Manager Yang!"

"Sima Liu, please sit down!"

Yang Yuanqing asked Liu Wenjing to sit down and asked his personal soldiers to serve tea again. Liu Wenjing asked nervously: "Are the fifth young master still here?"

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "We tried our best to rescue him, but we bleed too much and we couldn't save him."

Liu Wenjing's eyes were dim. He just held a glimmer of hope, hoping that Li Zhiyun would still be alive, but now, this glimmer of hope has also been cut off.

He sighed and said, "Can you return his body to us?"

Yang Yuanqing didn't say anything, looking at Liu Wenjing with a smile. Liu Wenjing woke up and hurriedly said, "Of course, in exchange, we will return Ling Zun's body, and I have brought it, right in the car outside the camp."

Yang Yuanqing winked at his personal guards, and the personal guards were immediately leaving the bill. Yang Yuanqing nodded, "I have ordered people to exchange. Is Liu Sima coming to me for the only thing?"

Liu Wenjing smiled bitterly and said, "Of course not. My lord hopes that the two families will stop and make peace the most important. I hope that General Manager Yang can leave Guanzhong as soon as possible."

"Haven't I left Guanzhong now?" Yang Yuanqing smiled.

"But....."

Liu Wenjing didn't know what to say. He actually wanted Yang Yuanqing to retreat to Fengzhou, but he couldn't say this. He changed the topic and asked indirectly: "Do you know that General Manager Yang went south this time to make the case for the Lord of the Son?"

"Didn't I tell Li Yuan about it at the city? It's not only personal grievances, but also national hatred. I want Li Yuan to give me an explanation. Why did he collude with the Turks and invade Fengzhou? What should he do if Fengzhou suffers heavy losses?"

"Then what compensation do you need?" Feng Qing, the deputy envoy next to him, asked. He felt that Yang Yuanqing's intention was already very obvious, and he wanted to make compensation.

But Liu Wenjing didn't say anything, and he understood Yang Yuanqing's meaning. However, he believed that Yang Yuanqing did not come to claim compensation, but had other plans. He patiently waited for Yang Yuanqing to reveal his true intentions.

"Maybe I should ask for some compensation."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and said to the deputy envoy Feng Qing: "You go back and tell Li Yuan that you will send 100,000 stones of grain first. This is the condition for me to return to Fengzhou."

He glanced at Liu Wenjing again and said lightly: "As for Liu Sima, I have been looking for a suitable teacher for my son. I think Liu Sima is more suitable. I am going to hire Liu Sima as the Western Conference."

Liu Wenjing still didn't say anything, but a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. Yang Yuanqing had declared war on Li Yuan and he became the first prisoner of war.

.........

Qingshui County, Tianshui County, is surrounded by mountains. It is the end of the Longshan Mountains. Loess is accumulated, the terrain is broken, and the ravines are crisscrossing. In a wilderness about fifty miles east of the county town, there is a vast military camp. This is the military camp of Xue Ju, a separatist force in Longxi. A total of 100,000 troops are stationed here.

Early in the morning, Xue Ju and several deputy generals stood in front of the military camp on horseback, looking at a pass ten miles away, where was the main throat that entered the Guanzhong Plain - Dazhen Pass.

Xue Ju is a powerful man in Jincheng County. He is about forty years old this year. He looks fierce and has a big head as big as a bucket, just like a portrait carved on granite. However, he is six feet tall, has big arms and a round waist, and has infinite strength. He has mastered a lot of martial arts. More than ten years ago, King Yang Hung of Qi recruited warriors from the world. Xue Ju successfully applied for the job for his fierce and good shooting skills and his bravery. He became one of the four personal warriors of the King of Qi and ranked second.

Later, he was demoted because of the case of King Qi and served as a small captain in Jincheng County. Last autumn, he made all his money and rebelled, quickly pulled out an army of 100,000 people, and took several months to capture Hehuang. He founded the country and called himself the overlord of the Western Qin.

Just as he turned around to attack Yang Xuangan in Guanzhong, Li Yuan sent troops quickly and wiped out Yang Xuangan in just three days. He occupied Guanzhong, causing Xue Ju to slow down and could only gather 100,000 troops outside the Great Zhen Pass to sigh.

At this time, Xue Ju received a report from the scout that Dou Kang led 30,000 troops to guard the Dazhen Pass, which made Xue Ju very upset. Dou Kang was the former general manager of Youzhou, with a strong commander ability and a 30,000 troops to guard the Dazhen Pass. With the high and steepness of Dazhen Pass, his own army may not be able to conquer it.

After staring at Dazhen for a long time, he sighed and said to the generals: "Let's go back for lunch! Let's discuss military information in the afternoon."

After saying that, he turned to the central army's tent in a bleak mood. Liang Shidu was also one of several deputy generals. He was an old friend of Xue Ju. After defecting to Xue Ju last year, he was named the Marshal of the Right Army. He made many achievements in attacking Hehuang and was deeply trusted by Xue Ju.

Liang Shishi returned to his tent, and a personal soldier came to report, "General, there was a man waiting in the camp and coming from Lingwu County, saying that he was the general's brother."

Master Liang was stunned for a moment. Why did his brother come? He speeded up his pace and walked towards his big tent.

......To be continued...
Chapter completed!