Chapter 607

"Useless! You are all a bunch of useless trash!"

"It's been over a month, and you haven't even figured out the other side's background!"

Hearing Yuwen Huaji's response, Yang Guang became even more furious and immediately cursed at him.

"We are incompetent! Please, Your Majesty, forgive our sins!"

Seeing Yang Guang's anger, the assembled officials all exchanged glances, bowed in unison, and shouted together.

"Hmph!"

"Forgive your sins! Forgive your sins! All you know how to say is forgive your sins!"

"Why don't you come up with a way for me to deal with this Han Kingdom!"

Hearing this, the officials lowered their heads even further, all remaining silent.

Seeing this scene, Yang Guang felt helpless; he waved his hand at them and said listlessly:

"Enough, you may all rise!"

Hearing this, everyone felt as if they had been granted amnesty. "We thank Your Majesty!"

After everyone stood up, Yang Guang continued to ask them:

"How goes the rebellion suppression by the King of Zhongxiao?"

Hearing this, Minister of War Duan Wenzhen immediately stepped forward and said respectfully to Yang Guang:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, after one month, the King of Zhongxiao, Wu Jianzhang, has successfully quelled the rebellion of Li Zitong in Hebei."

"Currently, he is leading his army to suppress rebels like Meng Haigong. I believe that before long, the King of Zhongxiao will be able to pacify the rebel army for Your Majesty!"

Hearing Duan Wenzhen's words, Yang Guang's gloomy expression improved quite a bit.

"Good! The King of Zhongxiao is truly the pillar holding up the sky and the beam spanning the sea for my Great Sui!"

"Minister Duan, send a message to the King of Zhongxiao, telling him that after he wipes out Meng Haigong and Liu Wuzhou, he is to go and wipe out Li Mi of Wagang Stockade!"

Hearing this, Duan Wenzhen immediately replied loudly:

"This humble minister obeys the decree!"

Seeing this, Yang Guang nodded with satisfaction. Then, his sharp gaze swept over the crowd, and he said solemnly:

"Now, let us discuss the matter of this Great Han!"

Hearing this, the officials' expressions became grave. From Yuwen Huaji's previous response, they already knew that this mysteriously appearing Great Han was not simple.

Being able to capture eight commanderies in the south in such a short time was enough to judge the strength of their power.

"This Great Han is too mysterious. We must change our previous strategy; we cannot blindly send troops anymore!"

At this moment, Yang Guang suddenly became wise, and he said solemnly to the officials.

"This Great Han has an army of three hundred thousand alone. That such a large army could exist without me discovering it shows that the power behind this Great Han is not simple!"

"And those capable of doing this must be those Jianghu forces!"

"For now, remain still. Tell Yang Xuangan, who is building the temporary palace in Jiangdu, to be careful and guard against the Han army. I will dispatch a grand army to assist him!"

After hearing Yang Guang's logical analysis, the officials were all somewhat excited; they felt that the clever, wise, and spirited emperor from before had returned.

"Yuwen Huaji, I will give you ten more days. You must, at all costs, find out the background of this Great Han, otherwise, I will hold you accountable!"

Hearing this, the expression on Yuwen Huaji's face shifted, and he finally gritted his teeth and said:

"This humble minister obeys the decree!"

Immediately after, Yang Guang said solemnly to the group of generals:

"Lai Huer, Shi Wansui, Gao Jiong, and He Ruobi, you are each to organize your respective armies and await my decree, ready to set out on an expedition at any time!"

Hearing their names, the four of them were overjoyed and hurriedly responded loudly to Yang Guang:

"This humble general obeys the decree!"

They had long wanted to go to war, but Yang Guang had never agreed.

Who would have thought that this time Yang Guang would actually think of them; one must know that these four were all Martial King Second Heaven powerhouses.

One must know that the Sui Kingdom's strength was still very powerful; they were not the only four Martial King Realm powerhouses, which is the reason why the Sui Kingdom could sit in possession of the world.

After the court session ended, Yuwen Huaji, who was filled with suppressed anger, immediately arranged for people to head to the Han Kingdom to gather information.

……

"I never expected this Han Kingdom to have such strength, with an army of three hundred thousand under their command."

"Hahaha, this world has already become this chaotic; let's see how much longer Yang Guang can sit in that position!"

"My Lord, I believe we should take the initiative to contact this Han Kingdom and form an alliance with them to resist the tyrannical Sui together!"

Those forces resisting the Sui Kingdom were all overjoyed upon receiving this news.

Many people even developed the idea of wanting to form an alliance with the Han Kingdom.

Meanwhile, many Jianghu forces also quietly began to pay attention to the Han Kingdom.

After all, the strength displayed by the Han Kingdom was already enough for them to take it seriously.

"Immediately send people to the cities belonging to the Han Kingdom; you must gather specific information about the Han Kingdom for me."

"This Han Kingdom has such great courage, actually openly distributing land to the people and providing free seeds. Isn't this the goal we yearn for! I will go to the Han Kingdom to see for myself!"

Many people from Jianghu forces headed toward the eight commanderies occupied by the Han Kingdom.

……

In Taiyuan, inside a massive mansion.

This place was the mansion of Li Yuan of the Tang Kingdom.

"Father, this Great Han is already calling itself the Han Kingdom. We have been preparing in secret for so long; when can we start our uprising!"

At this moment, in a secret chamber, Li Yuan's eldest son, Li Jiancheng, said anxiously to Li Yuan.

Those present in this secret chamber were all Li Yuan's trusted confidants.

Hearing Li Jiancheng's words, Li Yuan glared at him irritably and scolded:

"What are you in such a rush for? The world may seem to be filled with the smoke of war, but in reality, it hasn't had much impact on the Sui Kingdom."

"The Sui Kingdom's main strength has not been weakened much, and not a single Martial King Realm powerhouse has been lost."

"If we were to rise up at this time, we would definitely be the first to be suppressed!"

Hearing Li Yuan's words, Li Jiancheng shrank his neck in fear and dared not make a sound.

"Eldest Young Master, the Lord's words are absolutely correct. Now is not the time for us to rise up; at this time, we must remember not to let any news leak out!"

At this moment, a middle-aged scholar behind Li Yuan stepped out and explained to Li Jiancheng.

This person was Li Yuan's confidant, the military advisor Liu Hongji, who devised strategies for Li Yuan's uprising.

"The gentleman is right; I was too impatient!" Seeing Liu Hongji explain, Li Jiancheng hurriedly replied respectfully.

Seeing Li Jiancheng so humble, Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction and asked the group:

"What are your thoughts on this Han Kingdom?"

Hearing this, the group was silent for a while before Liu Hongji spoke up:

"My Lord, this Han Kingdom is too mysterious. My current opinion is to wait and observe."

Hearing Liu Hongji's words, another of Li Yuan's important strategists, Liu Wenjing, also smiled and said:

"My Lord, Hongji is right. We know very little about the Han Kingdom; let's wait and see if they can withstand Yang Guang's army first!"

Hearing this, Li Yuan also nodded slightly.