Yang Lu had lived for most of his life and had a smooth journey. He was never willing to compromise. Moreover, Yang Lu was extremely unyielding. Therefore, when he heard Wang Yuan's words, his unyielding character was exposed.
Yang Lu was also very good at judging people. He could roughly judge who Li Chengqian's people were from Wang Yuan's character. With Wang Yuan's temperament, if he was in the Yang Family, as long as it was someone like Wang Yuan who used his position to bully others, he would have been dealt with long ago.
Yang Lu stared at Wang Yuan and said forcefully, "The reason why I'm laughing is because your actions are ridiculous. Even if the Crown Prince wants to recruit grain, he shouldn't be so rude and overbearing. This old man won't buy it. "
Wang Yuan said, "Yang Lu, are you disobeying orders and preparing to rebel?"
Yang Lu slapped the table and said in a deep voice, "The word 'rebel' coming from your mouth is destroying the unity of Sword Province. Now that Xia Xia's army is at Sword Gate Pass, the Crown Prince is leading the army to resist, and the others are united. They are all solid supporters of the Crown Prince and hope that the Crown Prince can sweep away the decadent momentum. "
"But now, you are wantonly bullying the people and destroying the unity. I'm not afraid to tell you that if I really rebel, Sword Province will be turned upside down, and the Crown Prince will also be affected. Boy, you are inexperienced and don't fear tigers. I can't control you if you are arrogant and despotic in other places, and I don't have the time to do so. "
"But if you are in Sword Province, then please keep a low profile. Don't be arrogant all day and look fierce. Otherwise, the Crown Prince will be in trouble because of you. "
He retorted directly.
Because Yang Lu would not go along with Wang Yuan, but scolded him directly.
Wang Yuan's expression changed again and again.
He was furious.
As Li Chengqian's trusted aide, Wang Yuan was not a fool. He knew that the Yang family was the largest family in Sword Province. If he really forced the Yang family to rebel, the situation would be quite bad. What the Sword Province needed now was stability. It needed the Sword Province as Li Chengqian's backing.
Wang Yuan said, "Eunuch Yang, how much grain are you offering?"
Yang Lu said, "The Crown Prince needs grain. We are willing to offer ten thousand dans of grain. This is our limit."
Wang Yuan originally wanted to say more and persuade Yang Lu again, hoping that Yang Lu would take out 100,000 dan of grain. Unfortunately, Wang Yuan swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth. Yang Lu didn't cooperate, and he couldn't deal with Yang Lu, so he could only wait until he returned to Li Chengqian's side before complaining. He did not believe that Yang Lu could control everything in the Sword Province.
After Wang Yuan agreed, he took his leave.
Looking at Wang Yuan's departing figure, Yang Lu sighed in his heart. Compared to the people sent by the Great Xia, the people sent by the Great Tang paled in comparison. The difference was too great. After thinking for a while, Yang Lu arranged for someone to invite Ma Zhou over.
After Ma Zhou entered, Yang Lu no longer hesitated and went straight to the point, "Young Master Wang, the Yang Clan is willing to serve Emperor Xia. I, Yang Lu, originally wanted to serve Emperor Xia. What should our Yang family do when Xia Xia and the Tang dynasty start a war? "
He didn't say anything else and directly talked about the matter of surrendering.
Ma Zhou said, "You're a righteous man, Duke Yang."
Yang Lu said in a deep voice, "This old man is doing this for selfish reasons. Just now, this old man met the envoy sent by Li Chengqian. Li Chengqian wants to enlist grain, and he asked for 100,000 dans of grain from this old man. And this envoy sent by Li Chengqian is arrogant and haughty, acting like he's number one in the world. Compared to Li Chengqian's envoy, Your Excellency is like heaven and earth. Therefore, I'm willing to serve Emperor Xia. "
Ma Zhou smiled and said, "Duke Yang, you have a deep sense of righteousness. This one admires you. Li Chengqian's envoy wants 100,000 dans of grain. How much did Duke Yang give? "
Yang Lu said, "I gave him 10,000 dans of grain for the time being to stabilize Li Chengqian. I reckon that Li Chengqian's envoy will definitely add fuel to the fire when he returns, and then Li Chengqian will target the Yang Clan again. Even if Li Chengqian doesn't take action for the time being because he's considering the overall situation, he will still target the Yang Clan after he stabilizes the situation. "
Ma Zhou said, "Duke Yang is indeed experienced in the martial world. Your eyes are as sharp as torches, you saw through the problem with just one glance."
Yang Lu nodded and said, "Young Master Wang, how can I help Xia Xia achieve a breakthrough?"
Ma Zhou said, "The simplest way is to start with the grain. Li Chengqian has tens of thousands of troops guarding Swords Gate Pass. They consume countless grains every day. At this time, as long as we destroy Li Chengqian's stockpiled grain in Swords Gate Pass, Li Chengqian's army will have a hard time standing, and the morale of the army will collapse. When that happens, Li Chengqian will be defeated without a doubt. Duke Yang, do you know where Li Chengqian's granary is? "
Yang Lu said, "I do."
In the Jian Province, the Yang Clan's power was intertwined and had infiltrated into every aspect of the local area. Therefore, it was easy for Yang Lu to take action in the Jian Province.
After hearing this, Ma Zhou smiled and said again, "If that's the case, Duke Yang, please arrange people to burn Li Chengqian's granary. As long as Li Chengqian's granary is destroyed, everything will be easy. "
Yang Lu said, "If Li Chengqian's army loses their grain, the morale of the army will definitely be shaken. When that happens, it will be much easier for Xia to attack. However, if Li Chengqian retreats back to Pu An County, how are we going to stop him with his strong army? "
Ma Zhou said, "The so-called strong army and sturdy horses are just words. A group of soldiers running away in a sorry state and lacking in grain, how can they fight? When Li Chengqian retreats with his army, if he really retreats to Pu 'an County, Duke Yang can arrange for people to pretend that Li Chengqian is allowed to enter. Then, after Li Chengqian enters, we can wipe out Li Chengqian's army. "
After a pause, Ma Zhou continued, "However, this involves another problem. Although the Governor of Jian Province is Duke Yang's disciple, will he listen to Duke Yang's arrangements? If the Governor of Jian Province is unwilling to submit, then the entire plan will be changed. The entire plan needs to be adjusted. Otherwise, it will easily fail. "
Yang Lu said in a deep voice, "The Governor of Jian Province is this old man's disciple. Not only that, it was this old man who raised him. So, you can rest assured on this point. Moreover, Li Chengqian has been in Jian Province during this period of time. First, he recruited the common people, then he recruited grain. Now, Jian Province is full of complaints. It won't be difficult to persuade the Governor of Jian Province. "
Ma Zhou immediately breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
As long as he had Yang Lu's guarantee, everything would be easy.
Ma Zhou said, "Duke Yang, the general plan is to arrange people to attack the grain and cut off Li Chengqian's grain and grain. Are you sure there won't be any problems in this aspect? "
Yang Lu said, "There won't be any problems."
Ma Zhou said, "When will we take action?"
Yang Lu said, "This old man will make the arrangements now. There will be news in three days at most. In short, the Yang Family will definitely handle this matter properly. I guarantee there won't be any problems. "
After pausing for a moment, Yang Lu continued, "Actually, this old man thinks that if we want to resist Li Chengqian, we can directly attack his rear and cut off his retreat route. Li Chengqian will definitely be in a desperate situation if we attack him from the front and back. "
Ma Zhou said, "I've also considered this problem. But Sword Gate Pass is an impregnable pass and not easy to deal with. So, we'll burn his grain and grain first so that Li Chengqian won't be able to gain a foothold in the pass. In addition. Then, we'll set a trap in Pu 'an County and wait for Li Chengqian to jump into it himself. This is the safest way. "
Yang Lu nodded, "Alright, we'll do it according to your plan. Also, if you want to send a message to the Sword Gate Pass in the north, this old man can send a pigeon for you. When the time comes, my Yang Family's people in the north will immediately send the letter to the military camp after receiving it. "
Ma Zhou said, "Thank you very much, Duke Yang."
Having a pigeon to send a letter was indeed more convenient.
He immediately asked Yang Lu to bring a pen and paper and wrote a plan. He told him about Yang Lu's pledge of allegiance as well as the overall plan. After he finished writing the letter, Ma Zhou gave the letter to Yang Lu and asked him to pass it on for him.
After doing all this, Ma Zhou got up and said his goodbyes. He went straight back to the inn where he was staying.
The next step was to wait for the news.
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