Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

The Sui army was robbed of the camp, and more than half of the food and grass had been burned, making it difficult for the army to move forward. Yang Guang, Yin Shou, Zhuge Ying and others counted the food and grass. The generals gathered in the Chinese army's tent. Yin Shou said:"Burn the rest." I am afraid that the food and grass will not be used for a long time, so we need to urge you to get more food and grass."

Qingzhou Prefecture is responsible for supplying the army rations for Youzhou's former enemies. When Yang Guang heard the urging for food and grass, he unconsciously thought of Yan Rong, and said helplessly:"To be honest with you, I'm at odds with Yan Rong, so I'm afraid I won't be able to get the second line of food and grass."

Yang Guang expressed his bitterness. Everyone looked at each other and felt a little troubled. Only Zhuge Ying said:"Yan Rong is arrogant and hot-tempered. It's really not easy. To communicate with each other, the lower official is willing to go to Qingzhou in person to urge for food and grass."

"The enemy is in a tight situation. Regardless of whether Yan Rong provides food and grass or not, Mr. Yan will return early. Yang Guang warned

"Don't worry, Your Highness, your subordinates will have their own ideas."

The King of Jin Yang Guang ordered the camp to be set up on the spot. Zhuge Ying took ten guards and went to rush for food and grass. Everyone worked hard and traveled day and night from Youzhou to the south. After two days of walking, they arrived at Weizhou. Zhuge Ying said: The guards said:"The princess is still in Weizhou. Let's go to see the princess first."

When he arrived at Xingtai Mansion in Hebei Province, Zhuge Ying swung his stirrup up and left his saddle. He had just dismounted when he saw Zhang Heng, the chief clerk, coming out.

"Mr. Zhuge?"

"Zhang main book. The two hit it off immediately, and Zhang Heng asked,"As a military advisor, sir, why did you return to Weizhou when you were no longer with the enemy?""

"There is something important. Is the princess here?"

"At the mansion."

Zhuge Ying followed Zhang Heng into the Xingtai Mansion and came to the backyard. Princess Xiao Jun of Jin got up early in the morning and was pruning flowers and plants. When she saw Zhuge Ying coming back, she thought she must have brought news about the former enemy. She put down her scissors and asked:"Mr. Did you come back with some news?"

"There are a lot of people talking in the yard, so let’s talk in detail inside the house."

Xiao Jun, Zhuge Ying, and Zhang Heng came into the room. Zhang Heng made tea for Zhuge Ying and sat down respectively. Zhuge Ying then said:"I would like to report to the princess, a few days ago, the food and grass were robbed and more than half of them were burned, which delayed the Jin Dynasty. During Wang's Northern Expedition, Xiaguan was ordered to rush to Qingzhou just to rush for supplies."

Xiao Jun said:"The King of Jin is at odds with Yan Rong. You must not let Yan Rong know that the King of Jin has arrived in Youzhou."

"The lower official understands, but the food reminder needs the handwriting of the King of Jin. Xiao

Jun winked at Zhang Heng. Zhang Heng stood up and took out the seal of Daxingtai, Hebei Province. Xiao Jun said:"Yan Rong doesn't know that King Jin has gone to Youzhou. Sir, you can imitate King Jin's handwriting and write a seal." A letter urging the shipment of grain and grass"

"The princess was really thoughtful."

The King of Jin Yang Guang secretly rushed to the front line of Youzhou. Everyone in the capital and outside thought that the King of Jin Yang Guang was in Weizhou. In order to avoid revealing the whereabouts of the King of Jin, Zhuge Ying imitated Yang Guang's handwriting and wrote a letter urging food. The letter was stamped with the Xingtai seal to confuse Yan Rong.

After preparing the letter, Zhuge Ying and his guards stayed in Weizhou for one night, and were ready to set off early the next morning. Xiao Jun and Zhang Heng sent Zhuge Ying and others Outside the south gate of Weizhou.

Zhuge Ying said:"The grain and grass from Qingzhou are sent to Weizhou. I hope the princess will send local soldiers to transport it so as not to get into Yan Rong's ears.""

"Don't worry, I will arrange it myself."

Farewell to Xiao Jun and others, Zhuge Ying and his party went south again, heading straight to Qingzhou Mansion.

Ever since Yan Rong got the beauty presented by Gao Baoning, he had been thinking about how to make trouble and stir up trouble behind Yang Guang's death. At this time, his son Yan Xun He came to the study and said:"The King of Jin joined the army and Zhuge Ying came to the house and asked to see him for something urgent."

"Um? Yan

Rong stood up, walked over and asked,"The enemy has already started fighting. What is Zhuge Ying doing here at this time?""

"If it is a general military situation, just send someone to inform him. Zhuge Ying must have something difficult to do when he comes."

"Tell him to come and see you."

After a while, Zhuge Ying followed Yan Xun to the front hall, and Yan Rong also stood up and bowed to greet him. The two exchanged a few words, and Yan Rong asked:"How is the war in Hebei?"

"The army rations were insufficient, so the King of Jin sent an order to urge the second army ration. Before he finished speaking, Zhuge Ying took out the letter imitating the notes of King Jin from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Yan Rong."This is a secret letter from Xingtai Mansion in Hebei Province. Submit it to the general manager.""

Yan Rong didn't have much writing in his stomach, and he didn't see any flaws. But after all, Yan Rong and Gao Baoning had connections with foreign countries. He put on a troubled face and said:"How can money and food be so easy to get these days? The harvest in Qingzhou in the past two years has not been as good as in previous years, and I am afraid that I will not be able to raise food and grass for a while."

Zhuge Ying said:"The emperor's decree to prepare for war has been issued a long time ago. Qingzhou Prefecture supplies grain and grass to Hebei Province. We can't even prepare some grain, right?"

"Lord Zhuge, give me two days to think of a solution."

Zhuge Ying looked at Yan Rong's expression and knew that he was deliberately making things difficult. With a hint of warning, he bowed and said:"Now that the enemy is facing us, I hope that the general manager has taken the overall situation seriously and must not take it lightly."

"Of course, of course."

Zhuge Ying said goodbye and left. After Yan Xun saw him off, he returned to the front hall and said to Yan Rong:"Father, you and the King of Jin are at odds with each other.……."

Yan Rong took the secret letter from the Xingtai Mansion and handed it to Yan Xun:"The King of Jin has stamped the Daxingtai seal. If we don't raise food and grass, we will be disobedient and disrespectful. Sooner or later, Yang Guang will catch us.""

"What does father handsome mean?

Yan Rong held Yan Xun's shoulders and whispered:"None of the military rations in reserve will be moved." You take the secret letter from the King of Jin and send orders to all states and counties to forcibly collect money and food from the people. I want the people to know that the King of Jin is extorting money and food.

Yan Xun smiled slyly:"Father, Commander-in-Chief, indeed has a solution.""

For three days in a row, officials from all over Qingzhou levied money and food from the people and increased taxes sharply, which aroused people's anger and complaints. The news of the forced levy of money and food from the King of

Jin spread a lot, and it also alarmed everyone in the post house. Zhuge Ying, Zhuge Ying felt that something was not good, and immediately rushed to the government office with two guards.

When Zhuge Ying came to Yan Rong's house, Yan Rong pretended not to know, and said nonchalantly:"Joining the army came so fast, the food and grass will be tomorrow." It's ready"

"Manager Yan, are you extorting money and food from the people?"

"The King of Jin has a secret letter, who dares not to hand it over?"

"How could the general manager publish the secret letter to the public and forcefully collect money and food? Yan

Rong suddenly covered his forehead, put on a look of remorse, and said:"Forgive me for joining the army. Qingzhou is really short of money and food. I have done my best.""

Zhuge Ying was worried about the enemy's shortage of food and grass. For the moment, he did not bother to argue with Yan Rong, so he had to say:"How much food has been collected so far, no matter how much, we can no longer exploit the people."

"Don't worry about joining the army. I sent Yan Xun to personally escort the grain to Weizhou."

Zhuge Ying hated Yan Rong for forcing the people to seize food, and knew that Yan Rong was deliberately making things difficult. However, Youzhou was in urgent need of food and could not stay in Qingzhou for a long time, so he had to escort the food and grass back to Youzhou as soon as possible.

There were seven large and small food trucks. More than a hundred vehicles were prepared, and Yan Rong put on a warm gesture to see off Zhuge Ying and others.

Before leaving, Yan Rong pulled his son Yan Xun aside and whispered:"I promised Gao Baoning to assassinate Jin king. When passing through Weizhou, you want to take the opportunity to assassinate"

"Don’t worry, Marshal Father, this time will be absolutely foolproof."

Yan Rong showed some confidence on his face. Yan Xun bid farewell to his father and set off on the road with Zhuge Ying, escorting the grain and grass to Weizhou, the first stop. The breeze was blowing, and the horses were treading green and yellow, heading north, leaving Qingzhou, and were about to arrive. It was already sunset in Weizhou, and Yan Xun sent an order to set up camp on the spot.

Although Zhuge Ying and Yan Xun were guarding the grain together, they seemed to be inseparable and had their own ideas. Zhuge Ying waited until midnight, summoned a guard, and ordered Pan Wu, Zhuge Ying called the guards into the tent and said secretly:"The Yan family, father and son, have no good intentions and hinder the King of Jin in every way. You go back to Weizhou overnight and inform the princess to take strict precautions and never let Yan Xun know about it." The King of Jin is in Youzhou"

"obey."

The bodyguard Pan Wu took the horses overnight, secretly left the camp, and rushed to Weizhou.

At dawn, Pan Wu galloped all the way into Weizhou and went straight to the Daxingtai Mansion Office in Hebei Province. The chief clerk of the mansion was Zhang Heng. Just as he woke up, he saw a servant leading Pan Wu into the courtyard,"Master Registrar, this is Lord Zhuge Ying's bodyguard. I have something urgent to report.""

"What's the emergency? Pan Wuzuo bowed his head and said:"

Master Zhuge, please ask me to tell Princess Jin that Yan Rong will send his eldest son Yan Xun to personally escort the food. He is about to arrive in Weizhou. Please cover up the whereabouts of King Jin and never reveal the story of King Jin going to Youzhou.""

"Got it, go and have a rest."

Zhang Heng turned around and went to the backyard to report to the princess's room. Xiao Jun was bending his head in front of the dressing table and listened to Zhang Heng's report. Xiao Jun stood up, feeling very jealous of Yan Rong and his son,"The chief secretary must tell the house to do a good job. Everyone, no one is allowed to talk nonsense about the whereabouts of King Jin."

"I'm afraid Yan Xun won't believe it easily?"

"I will go to meet Yan Xun in person then"

"obey."

In the afternoon, more than 700 grain trucks came round like a long snake array. A large group of people set up camp outside Weizhou City, and Zhang Heng invited Zhuge Ying and Yan Xun to his mansion. Once they arrived at the living room of Xingtai Mansion, Xiao Jun was seen sitting alone in the living room, and Yan Xun bowed to pay homage:"General Yan Xun was ordered to escort the grain. I don't know if His Highness the King of Jin is here. Please send me your message early.""

Xiao Jun said:"The King of Jin drank a few more drinks at noon, and he is still drowsy at this time."

"this……"

"General Yan, please go back first. When King Jin wakes up, I will report it to you."

"Well…….yes."

Yan Xun didn't see Jin Wang Yang Guang, so he was a little suspicious in his heart, so he said goodbye and left. Seeing Yan Xun go away, Zhuge Ying bowed and said:"Princess, please be more careful, the Yan family and his son have ulterior motives."

"Sir please elaborate"

"Yan Rong used the help of food reminders to force money and food from the people, ruining the reputation of the King of Jin, and had evil intentions. The subordinate officials felt that they had to guard against it."

After listening to Zhuge Jin's narration, Zhang Heng was furious and said,"Although Yan Rong has military exploits, he has a lot of misdeeds. Yan Xun's trip is not a good one."

Xiao Jun nodded and asked,"What should be the next step?"

Zhuge Ying bowed and said,"I expect that Yan Xun's visit to Weizhou will not end hastily, so he should be more careful."

The two thousand Qingzhou soldiers and horses led by Yan Xun were all camped outside the city, and only Yan Xun lived in the post house in the city. At night, Yan Xun followed his father's instructions, changed into night clothes, carried a single sword, and sneaked into the Daxingtai Mansion. Outside the courtyard.

Yan Xun came to the courtyard in the afternoon and inspected the courtyard wall. Although the courtyard in Daxingtai has tall walls, there is a small hut in the kitchen of the outer courtyard for storing waste items. It is very short and just connects to the courtyard wall.

Yan Xun climbed up to the hut On the roof of the house, he jumped up to the courtyard wall and sneaked along the wall to the roof of the backyard. Yan Xun lay on the roof tiles and took a closer look into the courtyard. Sure enough, there were two guards walking from the courtyard carrying swords and lanterns. Passed.

When the guards passed by on patrol, Yan Xun jumped down, squatted in the courtyard, and looked around to make sure that no one was there, then he leaned gently to the door.

Yan Xun used his spit to break the window paper and peeked in, only to see Xiao Xiao Jun was sitting alone in the room, sewing something, but Jin Wang Yang Guang was not seen.

Yan Xun thought to himself, in the afternoon, Xiao Jun clearly said that Yang Guang was asleep after drinking too much, but why could no one be found at night?

"Isn't Yang Guang in Weizhou?" Yan Xun was questioning when he heard the sound of laughter in the distance. Yan Xun hurriedly hid behind the red paint pillar and saw two maids coming over with a bowl of soup and porridge. One maid said:"This time the princess seems to be really happy."

"I look like a boy."

After hearing this, Yan Xun secretly thought that Xiao Jun must be pregnant. After the two maids brought soup and porridge, they left the bedroom. Yan Xun peeked twice, but Yang Guang was still nowhere to be seen.

Yan Xun thought that he could not kill Yang Guang, so he stabbed her. Death to Xiao Jun was not in vain. Suddenly, hatred arose in his heart, and evil arose in his guts. Yan Xun pulled out his single sword and gently opened the door.

"who?"

"who?"