Comprehensive Wu Jianghu: I am Dali Temple Minister

"Then why did Master charge them 5000 taels?!"

Yang Guo was a little puzzled.

"How much is your monthly salary?!"

This question is so heart-wrenching, Yang Guo’s monthly salary is only 26 taels in total. If it weren’t for the richness of his master, senior sisters and senior brothers, Yang Guo’s monthly salary would only be enough for him to feed himself.

But this time, Yang Guo also got a lot of rewards, including 300 taels of gold and 1000 taels of silver.

Thinking about it this way, 5000 taels is a lot!

"Actually, we can make Yelu Chucai bleed a lot. As the head of civil servants, even if he has no money, Dagan will pay the money."

"But this will only make Yelu Chucai more loyal to Dagan! Yelu Chucai's talents and virtues are rare in ancient and modern times."

As long as he is there, Dagan's political situation will not be chaotic. The talent of Yelu Chucai is not inferior to Fan Xiwen, the former Zhongji Palace University scholar.

Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, talents have emerged in large numbers, and they will look at each other first. ... As the founding hero, the ones who followed the prime minister's Ji Gang Baidu, Xiao, Cao, Fang, Du, and Yelu Chucai also.

On the Blue Star, Yelu Chucai even got the highest posthumous title of a civil servant——Wenzheng.

His political talents are enough to strengthen a country.

The reason why Yang Qingyuan made a fuss about Yeluqi and Yeluyan was to create a rift between Emperor Qian and Yelu Chucai.

"If I put Yelu Chucai's children back without charging a penny, it is possible that they escaped after being mixed among the captives without being identified. We clearly know the identities of the Yelu brothers and sisters, but we still let them go, and only took 5000 taels of silver, what do you make Emperor Qian think?! Could it be that Yelu Chucai agreed to our other conditions!?"

"..." Yang Guo suddenly realized that his master was so insidious!

"And when these words come from Yelu Chucai's mouth, Emperor Qian will feel that Yelu Chucai is perfunctory and disrespectful to him. When Yelu Chucai used 5000 taels to talk about things, even if Emperor Qian didn't say anything, he probably didn't say anything. I will have a grudge against Yelu Chucai, because no one will believe that I really only charged 5000 taels. In the eyes of Emperor Qian, Yelu Chucai is not even willing to make up a perfunctory reason for him!"

"Master, this trick is so powerful!"

Yang Guo couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"No, this trick is not powerful at all! It will only be useful to certain people under certain circumstances."

Yang Qingyuan took a sip of the tea in his hand and continued.

"I learned from a captured branch king that Antu Timur, the Seventh Prince of Daqian, deprived Liang Wang Chahan Timur of his military power with the help of Taizu's golden arrow, so we were able to defeat the Qian army so easily. The main force. It can be said that Antu Timur is the number one hero of this victory. Then let me ask you, do you think Antu Timur took away the military power on his own initiative, or was someone ordered?!"

"It must have been instigated by someone behind the scenes! Liang Wang is No. 1 in the Dagan military, and it is impossible for Antu Timur to take over Chahan Timur's military power alone, and this person can only be Emperor Qian .”

In fact, even with Emperor Qian's support, it would be impossible for the Seventh Prince to seize military power so easily.

Chahan Timur took the initiative to let go is one of the important reasons.

"You're right!"

According to Yang Qingyuan's expectation, there should be Zhao Min's plan in it.

From leaking Cangyunguan's plan, to betraying Li Chimei, to King Liang taking the initiative to let go of his military power, everything was planned by Zhao Min.

The purpose is to inadvertently weaken Emperor Qian's power.

Although King Liang temporarily put down the military power in his hands, sooner or later Emperor Qian will return the military power to King Liang, and will rely more on the Prince Liang Mansion.

Because after this failure, Emperor Qian would realize that no one can replace the role of King Liang's Mansion in Daqian. If King Liang doesn't command the soldiers, then other people can't stop Tiance's troops at all.

Zhao Min's plan was good, but Yang Qingyuan's ability exceeded her expectations.

Zhao Min's original plan was that the army of the Wokuotai Khanate was defeated at Cangyun Pass, and then killed the Kuchu Khan and the lost prince of the Wokuotai Khanate in the chaos, so as to create the Wokuotai Khan The country's civil strife, and Liang Wangfu can take this opportunity to control the Wokuotai Khanate.

But to Zhao Min's surprise, the troops of the Wokuotai Khanate were too vulnerable.

In other words, Yang Qingyuan and the defenders of Cangyun Pass are too good at fighting!

Of the 20 troops, [-] were annihilated and [-] were captured. This still weakened the Wokuotai Khanate, which almost dug out half of the roots of the Wokuotai Khanate.

That's why Zhao Min had no choice but to spend a lot of money to buy back the [-] captives in Cangyun Pass.

What Liang Wangfu wanted was a chaotic and weak Wokuotai Khanate, not a crumbling Khanate.

However, what happened after that was beyond Zhao Min's expectation.

She didn't expect that Yang Qingyuan would rush thousands of miles with a bloody army of exhausted soldiers, and she also didn't expect that the Seventh Prince would be so vulnerable in front of Li Chengen!

The main force went from a small defeat she had expected to retreat to a major defeat!

Even Zhao Min's older brother, Wang Baobao's direct descendants were maimed by Yang Qingyuan.

According to Zhao Min's calculations, although Prince Liang's Mansion has gained a lot of benefits, it has also lost a lot, which is barely acceptable.

Needless to say, the Seventh Prince is dead and bloody.

Emperor Qian's army suffered heavy losses, his own uncle was killed, and the little power he had managed to accumulate collapsed again. Li Chimei, the number one expert under his seat, was beheaded by Yang Qingyuan, and suffered a blood loss.

The Golden Horde Khanate and the Chagatai Khanate originally came to follow the plunder, but they did not expect to encounter the Tiance Army's heavy blows. During the night attack, the first to be attacked were the two guest troops stationed on the flanks , after being defeated, they encountered the troops of Zhao Mingxie and Leng Zifeng who came to the battle. The two families lost nearly 12 people, the Golden Horde still had [-], and the Chagatai Khanate had [-] left. deficit.

No one can accept this side except Liang Wangfu, and everyone is at a loss.

On the other hand, on the side of Da Zhou, there was basically no loss.

Zhao Min's current wave was that she was too clever in her calculations. She wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone, but the knife was too sharp and scratched herself.

She wanted to control everything, but she didn't know that the more complicated the layout, the harder it would be to control the situation.

Yang Qingyuan drank the tea in the cup, and then asked, "That's right! Come on! Did you tell the Yelu brothers and sisters what I asked you to say?"

"I'm doing business, Master, you can rest assured! I inadvertently revealed that the Liang Palace bought fifty thousand prisoners of war at a high price."

Yang Qingyuan nodded slightly, "Not bad!"

This wave was a hole dug by Yang Qingyuan backhandedly for Zhao Min.

He not only told the news to the Yelu brothers and sisters, but also sent a message overnight to Jinyiwei North Town Fusi Xuanwu, asking him to pass the news of the purchase of prisoners of war by the Liang Palace to Daqian Xijing through the caravan. There is no need to spread it deliberately, and there will naturally be people Tell this information to Emperor Qian.

In addition, Yelu brothers and sisters will tell Yelu Chucai about this matter, and this matter will be completely confirmed!

Yang Qingyuan wanted to use this to provoke a new round of internal fighting between Prince Liang's Mansion and Emperor Qian.

The original Emperor Qian was only afraid of the military power in the hands of the Liang Palace, but he was quite sure about the center of the Liang Palace.

But it's not necessarily the case now. Buying prisoners of war privately, besides raising private soldiers, what purpose can it serve? !

With the continuous small actions, the already criss-crossed imperial court will inevitably set off a new round of struggle.

This is the most important reason why Yang Qingyuan didn't kill Zhao Min.

Zhao Min is the "Qin Hui" and "Jia Sidao" left by Yang Qingyuan to Daqian. For the self-protection of Liang Wangfu, Zhao Min can only constantly weaken the power in Qiandi's hands.

One side is for power, and the other is for self-protection. This is a deadlock. If the Liang Palace loses power, it will lose the ability to protect itself. hole card.

A living Zhao Min is far more meaningful and useful than a dead Zhao Min! !

"After a while, alienation, counter-insurgency, and killing with a knife are the most commonly used strategies. As the commander of an army, you must master the art of war. My expectation of you is not only a general who charges into the battle, but also a commander!"

"Master!!"

"For example, now my position is very suitable for you!" Yang Qingyuan picked up a seal in his hand, on which was engraved with the words "The Chief Protector of the Protectorate of the Cloud".

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Dagan, Xijing, in the Imperial Study Room.

"5000 taels?! Does he think I'm a fool?!"

Emperor Qian was furious in the imperial study room. In the past few days, his spies received information that a pair of sons and daughters of Yelu Chucai who had been captured had returned!

It was redeemed by Prime Minister Yelu Chucai, and it is said that it cost 5000 taels of silver.

He is young, but he is not mentally retarded.

But anyone with a little brain knows that this is impossible.

In fact, Emperor Qian could fully understand Yelu Chucai's situation. After all, he was over fifty and had only one son and one daughter. Even if he did something out of the ordinary for his children, Emperor Qian could accept it.

The most unbearable thing for Emperor Qian now was Yelu Chucai's expression of "5000 taels" when he answered him solemnly.

This did not give him the respect an emperor deserved at all.

In addition to the 5000 taels, Yelu Chucai must have promised the Zhou people other benefits.

It is said that the one who let Yelu Chucai's children come back is Dazhou's newly-appointed Chief Protector of the Yunzhong Protectorate. The Yunzhong Protectorate is adjacent to the important land of Daqian. Once the establishment is completed, Dagan will be completely passive in terms of strategy.

Not only Yelu Chucai, but also Prince Liang's mansion is also presumptuous.

According to a piece of news brought back by the Yelu brothers and sisters, Liang Wangfu spent a lot of money to buy [-] prisoners of war in Cangyunguan. What is this trying to do? !

Although the transaction between the two parties was concealed, and there was no news about it from Prince Liang's Mansion, the news still reached him.

Emperor Qian did not dare to imagine how difficult it would be if Liang Wangfu had a heart of disobedience.

The head of civil servants and the Zhou people reached some kind of agreement in private.

The leader of generals, buying and selling prisoners of war, and raising private soldiers.

This made Emperor Qian feel that Dagan was already on the verge of danger, he had to speed up his pace, and power must be firmly in his hands, so that Dagan could regain the glory of Taizu Genghis Khan and Mu Zong Tuolei!

Under the pressure of civil and military affairs, Emperor Qian finally chose to cooperate with the mysterious person.

"Sir, I need my husband to help me truly control Daqian first, so that I can dispatch the power of Daqian and use it for sir!"

"Hey hey! It's the best, I know, you are here to deal with Yelu Chucai and Prince Liang's mansion, but there is also an old monster in this Prince Liang's mansion, so don't rush it!"

Emperor Qian gave a disdainful smile, confident in his mind.

"Don't worry sir, I have my own plan!"

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Xingshuang flies by and lives in endlessly.

In the blink of an eye, it has already arrived in April, and it has been almost two months since Yang Qingyuan temporarily took over as the Chief Protector of Yunzhong Capital Protectorate.

During these two months, Yang Qingyuan had already established the embryonic form of the Protectorate of the Clouds.

Before the battle, it was its cavalry, fierce and fast.

So Yang Qingyuan thought of the method of building cities and reclaiming wasteland by the famous general Zhong Shidao of the former Song Dynasty, and built earthen castles one after another in the territory of Yunzhong Duhufu.

These fortresses are not far apart, and they can support and support each other.

The cavalry is best at fighting in the plains, and the weakest thing is siege. Yang Qingyuan's method is to maximize his own national strength advantage, so as to offset the advantage of the dry army cavalry.

The Central Plains Dynasty is different from the Nomadic Dynasty, the supply line grain transportation team has always been the top priority of the Central Plains Dynasty's operations.

And Dagan also has a set of tactics for sneak attacking Liangdao.

However, Yang Qingyuan's city building and land reclamation made it difficult for Dagan's harassment tactics to play their original role.

A large number of fortresses made the front line of the Protectorate in the Cloud move forward continuously, and the fortresses and cities connected in a line became the most solid supply line.

During the two months, Liang Wang Chahan Timur wanted to strike several times to defeat Yang Qingyuan's strategic intentions, but the Tiance Army who was staring at him made Chahan dare not act rashly, and could only watch helplessly as Yang Qingyuan built one after another. of the city.

With these cities, it is difficult for the cavalry of the brigade to gallop on the plains as before.

In addition, Yang Qingyuan also allocated cattle and sheep, reclaimed wasteland, encouraged the families of the common people and soldiers to settle in the city, continued to open and expand the trading market, and lowered tariffs.

People at the bottom do not like to fight, but the nomadic dynasty relies too much on the abundance of water and grass, and its ability to resist risks is even far inferior to traditional agriculture.

Once there is a blizzard and drought, and cattle and sheep freeze to death, ordinary people will lose their source of income.

So harassment and looting became their way of transferring risks.

Now Yang Qingyuan wants to give them hope in life, and use the economy to corrode their fearless fighting spirit.

Once the people who work hard have money, life will be a little better!Then the desire to plunder will be weakened, and sometimes economic means are used to control them, and fighting and killing are stronger than before.

Just when Yang Qingyuan started his own strategy.

Jiangnan has entered the rainy season.

The spring thunder wakes up and sleeps, and the plum rain falls in the south of the Yangtze River.

And the dormant evil was also awakened again, and under the cover of Meiyu, it reappeared!

It's time for the Shenwu Army in the southern border to pay their troops again, but the land of Jiaozhou is relatively barren, and the tax revenue from Jiaozhou cannot afford to support the Shenwu Army in the southern border.

The imperial court has always allocated tax and silver from the land of Huguang, Jiangsu and Zhejiang to distribute the military salaries of the Shenwu Army.

In the past years, everything went smoothly, and no one would pay attention to the military salary escorted by the Shenwu Army. After all, the combat power of the Shenwu Army is famous all over the world, and it is even higher than the Longwu Army.

But this time the military pay from Yuezhou encountered a supernatural thing.