That night, Zhang Xuan sent an urgent message to Wei Yunqi of Beihai County, asking him to recruit 5,000 soldiers in Beihai County under the pretext of serving the king. At the same time, he sent 50 personal soldiers to Beihai County to assist Wei Yunqi in recruiting troops.

Although Zhang Xuan adopted Li Jing's suggestion, it does not mean that he wants to give up his original plan. In any case, he will try his best to return to Qingzhou.

After a day off in Taiyuan, Zhang Xuan led two thousand troops to continue south. Three days later, the team arrived at the capital and stationed in the east camp of the capital.

At this time, Yang Guang and the army of 100,000 Xiaoguo had returned to the capital. After Yang Guang entered the palace, there was no movement, and there was no news about the reward and punishment measures for the king.

There were many discussions on the streets of Luoyang, and various rumors spread wildly in the market. Although the news was everywhere, one thing was a consensus between the government and the public. There was no doubt that this alliance incident would have a far-reaching impact on the political situation of the Great Sui Dynasty.

In the afternoon, in the second floor lobby of Tiansi Pavilion Restaurant, Zhang Xuan, Li Jing, Yuchi Gong and Yang Shanhui, who had just arrived in Luoyang, sat down for a while, and tasted the mellow wine of Tiansi Pavilion together.

The lobby is full of guests. With the return of the emperor these days, the lobby seems lively outside. Almost all the drinkers are talking about this alliance event. Li Jing and Yang Shanhui are talking in a low voice, but Zhang Xuan pricks up his ears and listens to the conversations of several drinkers next door.

"This time, Zhang Xutuo, Pei Renji and Yang Yichen did not participate. I wonder what's inside?"

"The reason is very simple. Haven't they all been sent to the Ministry of War? You will know it by going through it tomorrow. It's best not to talk nonsense outside about such things, check out quickly and leave! You will have to go to the morning court tomorrow."

Several people stopped talking and gathered money to settle the bill. At this time, Zhang Xuan heard that one of them was a little familiar, as if he had come to inform his Ministry of War's Foreign Minister Wei Jin.

Zhang Xuan hurriedly whispered a few words to Yuchi Gong. Yuchi Gong nodded, got up and walked out. Soon, the few people next door also settled the bill and left the wine table and walked out of the gate.

But not long after they left, Yuchi Gong brought one of them in, "Chief Coach, he is here!"

The person who came was Wei Jin, a member of the Ministry of War. He was not so much brought in, but rather was forcibly taken in by Yuchi Gong. His arm was pinched by Yuchi Gong, his face was full of pain, and there was a hint of horror in his eyes. He didn't know what happened, but it was not until he saw Zhang Xuan that he suddenly realized.

Zhang Xuan waved his hand, and Yuchi Gong immediately let go of Wei Jin. Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "Person Wei, please sit down!"

Wei Jin glared at Yuchi Gong fiercely, rubbed his arms and sat down, bowed to Zhang Xuan, "I don't know that General Zhang is sitting behind us, and he was rude just now."

"It's okay, I just heard you talk. I want to ask in detail."

Wei Jin was stunned and said carefully: "Is the general referring to Zhang Xutuo?"

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Not only Zhang Xutuo, but also Yang Yichen and Pei Renji. Why didn't they send troops to serve the king? I hope Brother Wei can tell me the truth."

Wei Jin glanced at Li Jing and Yang Shanhui next to him, and Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "They are all my confidants, Brother Wei, but it's okay to talk!"

Wei Jin sighed and said, "This matter is actually not a secret. Everyone knows it, but no one dares to say it out loud. General Zhang complained to the Ministry of War several times that King Yang Qing secretly colluded with the Wagang Army to supply food to the Wagang Army, but this complaint has been suppressed. This time, General Zhang, the King of Kings, wrote a letter to the Ministry of War. He was afraid that after his army left, the Wagang Army would withdraw troops and recruit soldiers, and all his efforts to siege were wasted, so he applied to the Ministry of War not to send troops to the king for the time being."

"Where is Yang Yichen?" Zhang Xuan asked without saying a word: "What's the reason for him?"

Zhang Xuan did not ask Pei Renji because Qin Yong told him that Pei Renji was unable to cross the Yellow River and gave up his plan to serve the king, but in comparison, Zhang Xuan was more concerned about Yang Yichen.

"Yang Yichen did not write to the court, but we all know that he was fighting with Ge Qian. Yang Yichen defeated Ge Qian's 100,000 troops in Gaojibo last month and defeated Gao Shida's rescue. When the order to support the king was issued, he was exterminated with all his efforts to eliminate the remaining troops of Ge Qian, so he did not go to Mayi County to support the king."

"What does the Ministry of War think about this?"

Zhang Xuan continued to delve into it: "I am not referring to the official attitude of the Ministry of War, but to what you think in private?"

Wei Jin smiled unanimously and said, "We all think that Yang Yichen puts the cart before the horse. Although suppressing bandits is a big deal, the emperor may not accept it. The key is that there is something wrong with his attitude, and so is Zhang Xutuo. Even if he writes a letter to explain, it is useless. In contrast, King Xun sent his two sons to lead his army north to serve the king, which is better than Zhang Xutuo."

"Do you think Yang Yichen and Zhang Xutuo will be investigated?"

Wei Jin shook his head, "Frankly speaking, no one dares to say such things now. If the Lord does not settle, then everyone is fine. But if the Lord settles the matter later, at least one of them will be unlucky. We all think so. However, some people say that Zhang Xutuo is very likely because he has no connections to guarantee him, but some people say that Yang Yichen is very likely because the Lord has wanted to touch him a long time ago. Now there are all kinds of statements, and no one knows what the result will be."

Zhang Xuan smiled, "Thank you, Brother Wei, for being honest and disturbed."

Zhang Xuan winked at Yuchi Gong again. Yuchi Gong understood and stood up and waved his hand, "Prince Wailang, please!"

Wei Jin hurriedly bowed to Zhang Xuan and stood up and hurriedly left. At this time, Yang Shan would sigh and said, "I'm afraid Yang Yichen is going to be in danger."

"Why is it not Zhang Xutuo, but Yang Yichen?" Li Jing asked with a smile.

"Zhang Xutuo cannot survive in the officialdom, but his qualifications are not profound. The emperor would not worry about him at all. Yang Yichen has been in a high position for too long and has a deep qualifications in both military and political fields. In short, he is the second Yang Xuangan."

Zhang Xuan was pondering and silent, Li Jing asked, "Do you still plan to act as planned?"

Zhang Xuan nodded, "No matter what, Yu Shiji's road cannot be broken."

He said to Yang Shanhui again: "I have sent someone to contact Xiahou Yan. Please ask Sima to come forward for me tonight."

Yang Shanhui smiled and said, "Don't worry, General, I'm better at this kind of thing."

At night, Yu Shiji sat alone in the study reading. He later took two days off from Mayi County. On the one hand, he was slightly sick, and on the other hand, he was also frightened in Yanmen and needed a good rest to calm down.

At this time, the voice of the stepson Xiahou Yan came from outside the door, "Father, the child is back."

"Come in!"

After a moment, Xiahou Yan hurried in, holding a wooden box in his hand. Yu Shiji glanced at the wooden box and asked, "Have you seen Zhang Xuan?"

"Reporting to my father, it was not Zhang Xuan himself who came forward, but a civil servant under him, named Yang Shanhui, who came forward for Zhang Xuan."

Yu Shiji was slightly stunned. Is Yang Shanhui not the Minister of County Wei? Why did he become Zhang Xuan's subordinate? After a moment of pondering, he realized that Yang Shanhui was the Minister of County Donglai, and was promoted by Zhang Xuan. He must have surrendered to Zhang Xuan again.

At this time, Xiahou Yan put the wooden box in his hand on the table, "He gave me this thing."

Yu Shiji opened the wooden box and there was another small brocade box inside. There was a small golden lock on the brocade box, but there was no key. Yu Shiji directly twisted off the small golden lock and saw that there was a pearl placed on red brocade inside the brocade box, about the size of a pigeon egg.

Xiahou Yan was also stunned, "Father, this kind of pearl is sold in the South City. I have bought it. It has a string of eighteen pieces and three hundred taels of gold, and its quality is similar."

His implication is that how did Zhang Xuan send a worthless pearl?

Yu Shiji's face turned extremely serious. He stared at Mingzhu for a moment, and suddenly turned around and blew out the lamp. The study room was pitch black. Slowly, the pearls in the brocade box were lit up and brighter, just like the bright moon, and the whole room was snow-white by its light.

Xiahou Yan was stunned and grew up and could not speak for a long time. He was also a person with insight. Although he had not witnessed it with his own eyes, he knew what it was. This was the legendary Night Pearl, and the emperor and the queen each had two.

Xiahou Yan took a breath of air conditioning and exclaimed in a low voice: "Oh my God!"

Yu Shiji lit the light again, and soon, the Night Pearl returned to normal, no different from ordinary beads.

Yu Shiji sighed softly and said to himself: "This is the Pearl of the King. He actually gave me the Pearl of the King."

"He asked for his father."

Yu Shiji nodded, "I know, what kind of help he wants me to help?"

"He wanted to ask his father to help transfer him back to Qingzhou. In addition, there were many injured soldiers in his army. He wanted to arrange the wounded soldiers to go south by boat, hoping that his father could lend him two straits of the dragon boat."

Yu Shiji paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. It was not surprising that Zhang Xuan asked him. The emperor thought that he had a foundation in Qingzhou, so he transferred him away, just like transferring Wang Shichong from Jianghuai.

If it were the usual, Yu Shiji might have considered the cost-effectiveness, but after this alliance incident, Yu Shiji's mentality also changed. He could no longer be profit-oriented and had to consider the fate of his family.

Yu Shiji looked at the beads on the table again and asked, "How much gold did Zhang Xuan give us in total?"

Xiahou Yan thought for a while and said, "The child remembered that he gave 1,000 taels for the first time, and the second time he gave 1,500 taels. At the same time, he gave 2,500 taels of gold alone, a total of 5,000 taels of gold. He was placed in the warehousing warehouse and had a special number."

Yu Shiji nodded and pointed at Ye Mingzhu and said, "You return Ye Mingzhu to him, and at the same time, you also return the five thousand taels of gold. Remember, you must return it to him with your own hands."

Xiahou Yan was surprised, "Father!"
Chapter completed!