After waiting in Little Chang'an for more than ten days, Yang Hao finally waited for the emperor's conclusion on Meng Bochang's death. Meng Bochang died of a desperate situation and had nothing to do with Yang Hao. Baoli Society also ordered: to recover the four cities of Xiasui at the same time. The new postman Xiao Mingyue gave Yang Hao a private breath: If you seize the four states of Xiasui, you will be the only one who is the governor.

Yang Hao pretended to be overjoyed on the surface, but he didn't agree. The four states of Xia and Sui were all small towns, with poor land and poor thalassination and the people were in poverty. According to these four states, not only should they be divided into troops to defend, but they also had to pay a considerable amount of reconstruction costs.

On the contrary, using these four prefectures of Xiasui as a buffer zone with the five towns of Shuofang, Fufang, Hezhong, Binning and Hedong is beneficial to Fengzhou.

As soon as Xiao Mingyue left, Yang Hongyang, a classmate and friend of Yang Hao in the Assassin, arrived in Xiao Chang'an. Yang Hongyang was already one of the core figures of the party. His purpose of coming to Xiao Chang'an was to persuade Yang Hao to give Hedong to Liu Mian. Yang Hao was caught off guard, so he used the excuse to patrol the camp and temporarily drove Yang Hongyang to the hotel to rest.

Taking this time to carefully figure it out, Yang Hongyang was young, but he was very experienced in his work. He came to Xiao Chang'an to be a lobbyist in person, and he must have received permission from the above. Yang Hao had to deal with it carefully.

At the beginning of the Si hour, Yang Hongyang finished washing and came over again. Yang Hao’s place now is the original Baihua Palace. When Yang Hongyang came here to save Li Moli’s sisters, he joked: “I thought this place should be demolished, but I didn’t expect you to keep it. The dignified General of the Sword lives in a lewd nest and works, which is really a great wonder in ancient and modern times.”

Yang Hao patted the thick walls of Baihua Palace and doors and windows made of high-quality wood: "I am reluctant to demolish such a good thing. I will demolish it, build it, and waste natural resources. I will bring rewards."

Yang Hongyang laughed. He didn't want to get involved with Yang Hao in this matter, so he asked directly: "What I said early in the morning, how are you thinking about?"

Yang Hao pretended to be shocked and said, "What did you say? I really don't remember it."

Yang Hongyang curled his lips and said, "The bigger the official is, the more unhappy you are. I remember that you always speak quickly when you were in the Massacre Courtyard." Yang Hao smiled and said, "People always change. At that time, you, I still have third brothers. We are sworn brothers, and we are all in the same spirit. But now, do you still have my elder brother in your eyes?"

Yang Hongyang was shocked, smiled awkwardly, and bowed, "It's my rude, please don't care."

Yang Hao waved his hand and said, "I don't want to care about the things in etiquette. I ask you, Li Zaiyi is dead, no one in Yuanhe Society can take over Hedong, Hedong has become a land without a master, why can't I take it into my pocket? Among the four societies, Changqing, Yuanhe has always been unable to get along with His Royal Highness the Prince. Do you advise me to give Hedong to Liu Mian, isn't it to improve others' ambitions and destroy his own prestige? Oh, I forgot to ask, do you not know that Liu Mian is from Changqing Society?"

Yang Hongyang sneered and said, "Although I am only holding an eighth-rank halberd, the Crown Prince treats him with green eyes, and what I know is not much less than that of the eldest brother."

"Then I just want to hear, why do you do this?" Yang Hao raised his legs easily.

Yang Hongyang lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and said, "The dispute between the four societies is in a disadvantage. In addition, the eunuch party has taken advantage of the situation. If there are no special means, it is difficult to recover the defeat. If the position of the prince is not guaranteed, we will all die without a place to bury us. Although Liu Mian is in Changqing, he is still loyal to the prince. He is the mainstay of the Changqing society. If he can bring him over, it will not only be like a tiger, but also destroy the pillars. Without Changqing, Yuanhe is in the internal constraints, the eunuch party will not be able to manipulate the prince's decree and establish the prince, and the position of the prince can be preserved."

Yang Hao was angry and said, "What's the reason? Can't I assist the prince if I take Hedong?"

Yang Hongyang accompanied her smile to comfort Yang Hao and said, "I dare not doubt my brother's loyalty. But..." When she said this, Yang Hongyang paused for a moment, lowered her head and thought for a while, then sighed quietly and said, "I'm afraid that when the time comes, I won't be able to make the decision."

Yang Hao was shocked when he heard this and said anxiously: "Did you hear any wind?"

Yang Hongyang asked back: "Brother has many ears and eyes, but have you heard nothing?"

Yang Hao shook his head speechlessly. Yang Hongyang gritted his teeth and made a great determination and whispered: "Your Highness Ying also has the heart to fly the nine heavens." Yang Hao was shocked. Since King Lu Li Yong was appointed as the crown prince, his status has been unstable. The secret struggles of various factions have never stopped. The rumors are flying all over the sky. King An Li Rong and King Chen Li Chengmei are all rumored to be popular candidates for the crown prince. In the eyes of many outsiders, King Ying Li Yan is willful and fond of knights, likes entertainment, and has no political ambitions.

Yang Hao knew that being willful and good at knights, and his preference for entertainment was his nature, but not his whole. King Ying Li Yan was definitely a strong man with means and good at making power. He could turn the Baoli Society, which King Guang had run for many years, into Li Yan's, without any hesitation, which was enough to prove his domineering and means. This kind of conversation and laughter could destroy the strong enemy's demeanor to ashes, and those who are not talented and stubborn should not do it.

But Yang Hao finally didn't believe that Li Yan would have the ambition to win the world. Yang Hongxing was a little bit unwilling to continue to speak in depth.

Yang Hao coughed: "Liu Mian is a capricious person. I have made a covenant with him in black and white. Even if he can turn against him, you will give him Hedong. What if he turns against him, what will you do if you turn against him? This risk is too great. If you fail, how will you face Your Majesty? How will Your Majesty view His Highness? I am afraid that no one can save the Prince. I hope you think about my heartfelt words."

Yang Hongyang gave a grateful glance, he nodded and sighed silently: "Actually, I don't know that this is a dangerous move, but now we have no way out, so we can only sacrifice our lives. Alas, the old thief Yu Hong was wronged, and the old thief Yu Hong was wronged." Yang Hongyang hammered the table hard, and his resentment was beyond words. Yu Hong was the Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince, a contemporary great scholar, who was honest and upright, and had a high reputation in the Shilin. Li Yong obeyed his plans. Because of his conservative and pedantic, his plans were often criticized by the young and strong sects around Yang Hongyang and other princesses.

It can be seen that the plan to pull Liu Mian from Hedong should be the proposition of young and strong factions such as Yang Hongyang. Since he has made up his mind to go all out, Yang Hao naturally has no choice but to say anything else.

"Since His Highness the Crown Prince has made up his mind, I have nothing to say. I have something to ask for your help."

"Please give me instructions. As long as I can do it, I will never refuse." Yang Hongyang felt that he owed Yang Hao a huge favor, and he was in a hurry to pay it back.

Yang Hao said: "When you meet Liu Mian, please tell him that I have an irreconcilable grudge with Dong Bazheng. If he is willing to help me take revenge, I will make an alliance with him and hold his troops unmoved when he goes south to take Hedong. Otherwise, after he takes Hedong, he must give the Zhenwu army to me."

Yang Hongyang pondered and said, "I'm sorry, Hedong is vast and wealthy, and Liu Mian's power is a disaster. Isn't it better to keep Dong Bazheng in Hedong as a restraint?"

Yang Hao smiled and said, "You don't know that although Liu Mian has ambitions, he is not good at commanding the army. He has no generals under him. Even if such a person lives in Hedong, it is not harmful. However, Dong Bazheng, who is always known as a famous general in Hedong, can fight. In the first year of Kaicheng, I fought with him in Feng'an. If it weren't for the secret help of Wu and General Tang Hu, I would have been a different person. This person is well versed in military tactics and is indeed one of the few tiger generals in the world."

Speaking of this, Yang Hao asked Yang Hongyang: "Have you ever seen this Liu Mian? This person's mouth can tell the living to death, and the dead to death can't stand his straightforward people, and he may be able to take it back in just a few words. That is my misfortune in Fengzhou."

Yang Hongyang nodded and said, "Brother is far-sighted, I admire him. I will force him to break up with Dong Bazheng and pull out this thorn in my eyes for my brother."

Yang Hao was overjoyed and kept Yang Hongyang to drink. He sent someone to escort Yang Hongyang to Zhenwu Army early the next morning.

...

On the east side of the Baihua Palace in Little Chang'an is a vast grain warehouse. When You Lida occupied the land here, he was always filled with looted grain. You Lida was born in a poor family and was afraid of hunger since he was a child. Therefore, although he had billions of wealth, he still never forgot to store grain and prepare for disasters. Since he was wiped out, it has been empty here.

Seeing that Yang Hao had not returned to Feng'an for a long time, Zhang Bozhong set up the branch of Nei Temple here and his office building was installed in a granary.

After Meng Bochang was assassinated, Li Changlin, the commander of the Polang Camp, fled for a while because he suspected that Yang Hao was the murderer behind the scenes. Yang Hao ordered Zhang Bozhong to find Li Changlin's whereabouts, persuaded him to turn back, and promised not to pursue his past mistakes. Zhang Bozhong took some effort to find out where Li Changlin was. He sent several groups of people to persuade Li Changlin to come back, but none of them received a positive response from Li. Just when he was worried about this, Li Changlin sent Wu Chenlu to come with a secret letter.

Zhang Bozhong asked Wu Chenlu directly: "When will General Li come back?"

Wu Chenlu said: "Liang Yong personally came to the door to hire General Li as the governor of Yinzhou and the defensive envoy of Yinzhou. General Li is now comparable to Lord Yang."

Zhang Bozhong sneered: "A single battalion in Fengzhou can sweep across the three states of Xia and Sui. What's the point of being the governor and the defensive envoy? Do you want General Li to bring you with him?"

Wu Chenlu gave a secret message with both hands: "The general wants to say everything he wants to say is here."

Zhang Bozhong took the secret letter and saw that there was no signature on the envelope, so he asked, "Can I open it?" Wu Chenlu replied, "The general has not explained it. Please feel free to be with me, Tongzhi."

Zhang Bozhong thought for a moment, then opened the letter and read it. After reading it, he asked Wu Chenlu: "Why should I hand over the letter to me? This letter has been given directly to the master." Wu Chenlu said: "The general said that he mistakenly believed in rumors that day and made a big mistake. Fortunately, Lord Tongzhi often spoke beautifully in front of the master, and the general was grateful. The general made this plan to make atonement for his sins and to repay Lord Tongzhi's deep friendship."
Chapter completed!