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Chapter 382 Who is the commander-in-chief among these thousand elite soldiers?

In addition, we will give His Majesty enough financial support to enable His Majesty to take control of the military and train soldiers as soon as possible. "

"That's okay." Yang Yanzhang nodded.

He is the emperor, so he naturally wants to cultivate his own power. This force includes eunuchs, the army, and even the court must be controlled, otherwise he will not be able to control it at all.

And the method Xue Rengui said is quite suitable. But Yang Yanzhang was unwilling to do this and wanted to cultivate his own confidants.

"Your Majesty, I think that not only that, your Majesty should send more officials and let all the major families in the court send their children to serve in Jingzhao Mansion.

In this way, they can also prevent them from doing tricks behind their backs and making people in the court panic. "Xue Rengui suggested.

"Do you have anyone chosen?" Yang Yanzhang asked.

"Yes." Xue Rengui said: "Yang Ye!"

"Yang Ye?" Yang Yanzhang frowned and said, "I know that Yang Ye is very capable, and I also appreciate him. But don't forget, Yang Ye was recommended to me by Pei Ji. Will I use Yang Ye now? It will chill Pei Ji's heart."

"Your Majesty, if it were anyone else, Pei Ji would definitely be disappointed. But Yang Ye is different." Xue Rengui said with a smile: "Pei Ji is Yang Ye's mentor. Yang Ye will never do such a thing. Your Majesty can completely exclude Pei Ji. Outside the court.”

"Why do you say that?" Yang Yanzhang asked curiously.

Xue Rengui said: "Your Majesty, please take a look. Yang Ye's family background is not prominent, but he became the Minister of Rites, and within a few months, he took the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Does your Majesty know why?"

Yang Yanzhang frowned slightly when he heard this. He didn't know about this.

"Your Majesty, if you think about it carefully, there must be something weird here." Xue Rengui said: "If we follow the normal procedures, it will take at least three to five years for Yang Ye to be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry. But now, it has just passed. Half a year’s time.”

"What do you mean?" Yang Yanzhang responded.

Xue Rengui nodded and said, "I think there must be some conspiracy hidden in this. Moreover, Your Majesty can think about why Yang Ye was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry in such a short period of time.

There must be something fishy here. Your Majesty might as well check it out first. If there is anything harmful to the Tang Dynasty, Your Majesty can take him down directly. If there is no harm, just give him an official position. "

After hearing this, Yang Yanzhang raised his eyebrows and said, "That's okay."

"In addition, on this battlefield, old man Pei Ju also died, and the Pei family is considered useless. Your Majesty may consider letting the Pei family change their surname to Li.

In this way, Your Majesty not only has a group of forces of his own, but also retains some of the influence of the Pei family in the court. Isn't this a great achievement? "Xue Rengui said with a smile.

When Yang Yanzhang heard this, he burst out laughing and said, "Okay, let me make arrangements. When the matter is settled, I will start to ennoble the Pei family as Dukes of the country and give them surnames."

"In addition, my mother-in-law has been demoted to a commoner, and her family property has been confiscated. At this time, it is your turn as slaves. I have decided to use the royal family members you gave me as concubines." Yang Yanzhang said.

Xue Rengui was stunned and hurriedly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I failed to protect the Queen Mother. I beg your Majesty to convict you!"

Yang Yanzhang waved his hand and said: "That's all, I don't blame you for this. Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xue Rengui stood up and stepped back respectfully.

The night gradually darkened.

In the palace, Yang Yanzhang walked around the room, his eyes shining with a strange light.

"I wonder how my uncle Li Xiaogong is doing?" Yang Yanzhang murmured to himself: "The situation in our Tang Dynasty is tense now. If my uncle can return as soon as possible, we may be able to save the Tang Dynasty from crisis." Thinking of this, a figure appeared in Yang Yanzhang's mind, that was Li Xiaogong!

Yang Yanzhang’s father, Prince Li Shimin of the Sui Dynasty!

When the Sui Dynasty was established, the emperor and the queen of the Sui Dynasty had a deep love for each other and gave birth to two sons, Li Xiaogong and Li Tai.

Yang Yanzhang's father was the eldest son, and Li Shimin also doted on him very much.

Li Shimin had many sons, but he only loved Yang Yanzhang.

Because he felt that his throne was stable only with the help of Yang Yanzhang.

Although this idea is absurd, it is indeed true. The emperors of the Sui Dynasty all loved Yang Yanzhang very much.

Yang Yanzhang has lived a life of luxury since he was born. Even when he became the prince, no one dared to touch him.

All this is because Yang Yanzhang is the most noble royal bloodline in the Sui royal family. Unless Li Shimin goes westward, even the princes of the Sui Dynasty will not dare to make trouble against Yang Yanzhang!

But now, this honor has changed!

Yang Yanzhang suddenly thought of his mother, the woman who had been by Emperor Sui Yang's side for nearly twenty years, and who eventually died tragically under Emperor Sui Yang's sword!

As soon as he thought of this, Yang Yanzhang trembled all over and his eyes were moist.

A knock on the door came in, followed by a burst of footsteps approaching from far away, the door was opened, and Xue Rengui walked in.

"Your Majesty, Xue just went to the Ministry of Accounts to review the account books and discovered a shocking secret!" Xue Rengui said with a solemn face.

"Oh, what a shocking secret." Yang Yanzhang asked.

Xue Rengui said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the warehouse where the Ministry of Revenue stores silver has been tampered with!"

After listening, Yang Yanzhang's eyes instantly became cold and stern. He gritted his teeth and said, "Such a thing could happen!"

"Your Majesty, calm down. I have sent people to investigate. I believe there will be news soon." Xue Rengui said.

Yang Yanzhang took a deep breath and said, "I leave this matter to you."

In the morning of the next day, Yang Yanzhang put forward the plan he had thought up last night.

"I am preparing to organize millions of lions in northern Xinjiang to conquer Goguryeo!" Yang Yanzhang said loudly.

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty. With your imperial edict, we will definitely win!" One of Yang Yanzhang's closest ministers took the lead in flattering him.

Yang Yanzhang nodded with satisfaction, and then continued: "To conquer Goguryeo, I hope that the Tang Dynasty will have one more cavalry."

Yang Yanzhang paused, then continued: "In this expedition to Goguryeo, I am going to mobilize some of the Imperial Guards in my hands. In addition, I will send a thousand elite soldiers to northern Xinjiang. In this expedition to Goguryeo, I will only take one Thousands of elite soldiers are coming!”

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask, who among these thousand elite soldiers will be the commander-in-chief?" Li Deyu suddenly raised his head and asked.

Yang Yanzhang hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "Let's keep it a secret for now."

"As ordered!"

Yang Yanzhang looked around at the crowd and said: "I know that you have some doubts in your hearts, but I also have my own difficulties and it is not convenient to disclose them. However, I can assure you that the commander of this expedition to Goguryeo will definitely be an unparalleled general."

(End of this chapter)