Turbulent Times Chapter 1352: The prefect of Yulin County

After frightening Li Yuan in Taiyuan County, Yang Guang led the inspection team to continue northward. After resting in Fenyang Palace for three days, in mid-August, a 100,000 inspection army came to the border of Yulin County.

This is already a border gate, and if you go north through Yulin County, you will come out of the Great Sui Dynasty. Two hundred miles to the north is the majestic Great Wall, which stretches from Zihe to Mayi County, and is more than 400 miles long. Going west, you will arrive in Mayi County in two days.

The Great Wall here is not the ancient Great Wall of the Qin and Han Dynasties. It was built in the second year of Yang Guang's enthronement. It is said that for the construction of this section of the Great Wall, tens of thousands of people in the northern counties buried their bones under the Great Wall, so the local people know the Great Wall. It can prevent the Turks from going south, but they still hate the Great Wall, because the Great Wall may have played a certain defensive role, but it has never really blocked the wolf-like nomads in the north since ancient times.

Going west is Mayi County, but Yang Guang can't go there, because Mayi County has been occupied by the traitor Liu Wuzhou last year, which makes Yang Guang extremely resentful.

"Your Majesty, this place is less than a hundred miles away from Mayi County, so it is impossible to stay for long. It is said that Liu Wuzhou is good at fighting and has 100,000 troops under his command. If he secretly colludes with the Turks again, he must guard against it!" Yu Shiji advised .

Yang Guang snorted coldly and said: "There are countless traitors in the world, but apart from Wang Junlin, I haven't paid attention to the other thieves. If Liu Wuzhou doesn't come, it's fine. If he dares to come, I will lead a 100,000 forbidden army by myself. Kill him and take back Mayi County personally."

"Your Majesty, Zhang Zibin, the prefect of Yulin County, has just arrived, please see Your Majesty." A servant came forward to report.

"Let him come over!" Yang Guang said lightly.

Soon Zhang Zibin was led to Liuhe City, and he saluted Yang Guang with a face of panic: "The guilty minister Zhang Zibin pays homage to His Majesty, long live Your Majesty."

After Yang Guang snorted coldly, he didn't speak, nor did he excuse himself, and let Zhang Zibin kneel and crawl like this.

Zhang Zibin is different from most of the prefects. He is not from a powerful family, but a confidant brought by Yang Guang from Jiangnan. He was sent to serve as the prefect in Yulin County. He used to be a domineering local and lived a good life, but after Liu Wuzhou rebelled against Mayi County next door, he pushed him to the forefront, because Liu Wuzhou was not satisfied with a Mayi County. , eyeing him in Yulin County, and now part of the land in Yulin County has been occupied by Liu Wuzhou's men, and a major event happened recently...

So Zhang Zibin was very nervous at this time. He lost two counties at the beginning of the year, and the court issued a warning, but Yang Guang thought that there were not many people who supported his confidants to the prefect, and it was not easy. No disposal.

Now Zhang Zibin doesn't know how to explain to the emperor who has been kind to him, but he has to come again.

Yang Guang didn't speak for a long time, Zhang Zibin lowered his head, not daring to look at Yang Guang's face, and waited for Yang Guang's wrath tremblingly, but probably because he was thinking that he was his confidant after all, Yang Guang sighed long and did not get angry, but It was a gentle tone, and said a little tiredly: "Zhang Aiqing is free from courtesy."

Zhang Zibin was so ashamed that he didn't dare to get up immediately, but wept, "I'm weak and incompetent, and I'm guilty of failing to do a good job of guarding a county for your Majesty!"

Yang Guang wished to push Zhang Zibin to beheaded, but he still needs to use Zhang Zibin now. The counties in the world are either controlled by people from various powerful families, and they are also obedient to him, or they are occupied by rebels. It's not many people like Yulin County can listen to him, that's why he held back his anger, but Zhang Zibin's kneeling and pleading guilty as soon as he came here still relieved his anger a lot.

"Please Zhang Aiqing, I want to know the situation in Mayi County. I heard that Liu Wuzhou is a Turkic person behind him. Is there such a thing?"

Zhang Zibin hurriedly stood up, and respectfully said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this matter should be true. Within a year of Liu Wuzhou's rebellion, he had 100,000 horses and 50,000 cavalry under his command. I boldly guessed that all his horses came from At the hands of the Turks, and at the beginning of the year when Liu Wuzhou sent to attack Chengyi County and Yiliang County of Yulin County, although there was an army wearing Hanfu, it looked like Turks.”

"What, there are Turkic people in Liu Wu Zhou's army?"

Yang Guang sneered, and scolded: "You said that there were Turkic people behind Liu Wuzhou, and I believe that the war horses were bought from Turkic people, but you actually said that there were Turkic people in Liu Wuzhou's army. You are losing two to yourself." An excuse from the county!"

Zhang Zibin wanted to refute, but when he looked at Yang Guang's eyes and thought about Yang Guang's character, he dared to tell the truth again, so he panicked and said, "Yes! Your Majesty's gaze is like a torch, it's an excuse made by the minister, please forgive me .”

Yang Guang gave him a hard look, but he still suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked again: "How many counties do you control in Yulin County now, and how many county soldiers and county soldiers are under your command?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the minister is now

You can only control the county town, and there are only 8,000 county soldiers in your hands. "When Zhang Zibin said this, he lowered his head in shame.

When Yang Guang heard this, he couldn't help being surprised, and said: "Although your Yulin County is a lower county, there are also five counties. Liu Wuzhou, the rebel, snatched two counties, and the remaining three counties!"

Zhang Zibin knelt down again with a thump, and said, "Forgive me, Your Majesty, the other three counties were occupied by the three horse thieves half a month ago."

Yang Guang's face changed, and he shouted: "You trash, why didn't I hear the military report."

Zhang Zibin panicked and said: "Horse thieves always leave after grabbing things. The criminal minister thought that the horse thieves would leave before His Majesty arrived, and was worried that His Majesty would punish him, so he didn't tell His Majesty. Unexpectedly, after the horse thieves occupied the three counties this time, they did not leave." Leave."

"You trash, what's the use of letting you be the prefect?"

Yang Guang finally couldn't help becoming furious, he slapped the table, and shouted: "Come here, drag this useless person out and behead him!"

Dozens of guards rushed in and dragged Zhang Zibin away. Zhang Zibin was so frightened that he frightened out of his wits and begged loudly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! Please forgive me! Your Majesty, I have something to report..."

"Cut!" Yang Guang was furious, he didn't miss the old love at all, he vented all his anger on this useless prefect, and he didn't want to hear anything from Zhang Zibin.

"Your Majesty, those horse thieves may also be Turks! Your Majesty, be careful of the Turks..."

Before this sentence was finished, there was a scream, and the guard came in to report, "Your Majesty, the man has been beheaded."

"Your Majesty, you can't go to Yulin County anymore to prevent the Turks and the thief Liu Wuzhou from harming Your Majesty." Although Pei Shiju didn't have much loyalty to Yang Guang, he also knew that Yang Guang was surrounded by Turks and suffered unexpected consequences. At that time, hundreds of thousands of Turkic cavalry will go south, and the entire north of the Yellow River will be devastated, and the rebels from all walks of life will start to fight for the world. Not only will tens of thousands of people in the world be killed and injured, but even a powerful family like them will be easily killed. It will be affected, after all, they Wenxi Pei family is in Taiyuan County, and they are likely to bear the brunt of it.

Yang Guang fell into rage at this time, his face was ashen, without much hesitation, he ordered: "I will pass on my order, the army is marching towards Yulin County, I will personally sit in the city of Yulin County, and send the forbidden army from the hands of the horse thieves." Take back the three counties, and then send troops to destroy Liu Wuzhou, the traitor!"

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