Yang Ming knew very well that he would not stay in Jingzhou for long.
After leaving this time, he had to come back in less than a year. His grandmother Dugu Jialuo passed away in the second year of Renshou as recorded in the history books, so his grandfather Yang Jian should not be wrong, and he would be in August of the fourth year of Renshou.
Died.
The death of grandmother and the death of grandfather are two different concepts.
Yang Jian is the emperor. When he is critically ill, a major event will be involved, the transfer of imperial power.
There has always been trouble when the imperial power changes. Even if my father is now the prince, he still can't escape.
Historically, there were two people who almost caused Comrade Yang Guang to stumble. One was Liu Shu, the current Minister of the Ministry of War, the husband of Yang Awu, Princess of Lanling, and the other was Yuan Yan, the current minister of Huangmen, the provincial minister.
There were two Yuanyans in the Sui Dynasty, both of whom were from the Yuan family in Luoyang. One served as the general manager of Yizhou to the Shu king Yang Xiu. He died early, and the other was the subordinate of the province.
So before Yang Ming left, he went out of his way to find Pei Ju for a secret meeting.
The two of them sat in Pei Ju's study. After all the servants retreated, Pei Ju frowned and said:
"Your Highness, do you need me to arrange something?"
"If there is anything that doesn't make sense in the future, the two brothers need to consult Yuan Changshi for advice," Yang Ming said with a smile.
In her view, divorcing a wife is a very terrible thing, especially for a prince to divorce his wife, which is equivalent to deposing.
Yang Qing and Yang He have lived in the Jin Palace since they were young, and have been ignored and neglected. Therefore, they have a more easy-going personality and do not have the arrogance of the prince's son.
Amazing, he really saw it clearly. Yang Ming smiled and said, "How do you say it?"
Yang Yinjiang shook her head with a sad look on her face: "The couple live in different places, how can they have children?"
Du Ruhui was still very capable. He identified a lot of problematic acres, and the number was astonishing. When he told the story in the hall, everyone was shocked.
Yang Ming also knew that these two people had never participated in government affairs, so it would definitely be difficult to get started, but Yang Ming was patient.
Knowing that he had escaped death, Pang Ben hurriedly said: "It was a dereliction of duty and I hope the palace will punish you."
Since you have been rewarded, you should also ask for something. Yang Lihua will definitely ask him for help when she has something.
Therefore, even though Li Jing is just a governor of Hedong County at the moment, he has actually controlled the Hedong Military Mansion.
Yang Yinjiang couldn't help but pinched Yang Ming's waist and almost cried: "Having children is the most important thing in a woman's life. How can you still laugh?"
I'm not afraid that you'll make trouble, but I'm afraid that you're unreliable.
Yang Ming was quite surprised that two children from aristocratic families could have such awareness. This was much better than Yuan Wendu.
This son is worthy of a plan! He is as conceited as Pei Ju, and now he seems to have found a confidant with whom he can talk. He smiled and said:
If you want to weaken Yang Su, you must support a new person to take over.
Damn it. Abandoning the car to protect the handsome man? Pei Ju couldn't help but scolded Yang Ming in his heart.
However, the exhausted Su Wei saw the situation clearly and deliberately showed that he was afraid of Yang Su, forcing Yang Su to a higher place.
Niubi! I'm talking to you about the third floor, but you've already jumped to the fifth floor.
Pei Ju nodded and said: "Liu Shu is the emperor's consort and has served as the old prince's bodyguard. He is worth using. So you suspect that the problem will lie with Liu Shu?"
Unfortunately, there was no movement from Yang Zhao's side, so they had no way to have a child.
Yang Jian exchanged positions between him and Liu Shu. Now Liu Shu is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and Pei Ju is the Minister of the Ministry of War.
Pei Ju was worried.
Moreover, Yang Su and Liu Shu had a big conflict. Last time I heard that after Yang Su came back from the expedition, he ordered the Ministry of War to supervise the construction of a batch of armor weapons. But Liu Shu's reply at that time was: Yu Pu She, Dao
The minister refused.
His rank is not high, but his power is great.
Because ships are not so easy to build, it will take at least two or three years before this navy can have real combat effectiveness.
"You can come up with a punishment yourself," Yang Ming said and left the lobby.
Because Yang Su and Liu Shu didn't get along with each other in the first place.
"No," Yang Ming shook his head and said with a smile: "If my father knew about it, he would stand up to defend Yang Su and even deal with Liu Shu. This is against the will of the Supreme Being and is inappropriate."
Pei Ju nodded, he still agreed with Yang Ming's statement.
The treasury's granary is full, but the people's rice vat is empty.
Su Wei clearly didn't want to go against Yang Su, so who would have the courage?
Apart from the supreme son-in-law, there really is no suitable candidate.
However, the Ministry of Civil Affairs' allocation this time was only 640,000 guan, and Yang Ming reported 1.15 million guan, which basically gave him a slap in the face.
Yang Ming nodded in agreement: "Although my father is the crown prince, the power of the old prince Yang Yong is still there. If Yang Su loses power, it will be detrimental to me. However, as my father-in-law said just now, Su Wei has already taken Yang Su over. Your Majesty
We will not allow one dominant government to remain in power for too long, so within a few months, Yang Su will inevitably go downhill."
Of course, it won't do anything to Pei Ju, but it is possible to replace the Minister of Civil Affairs who Pei Ju just acquired.
The land reform is not something that Yang Ming can change. The current Jingzhou is just a pathfinding stone and experimental field for him. Only by having a clearer understanding of the shortcomings can we think of good reform strategies in the future.
But now, Empress Dugu is gone.
Nowadays, the inner garden of the General Manager's Mansion is full of people. There are 400 slaves of Yang Yinjiang and Pei Shuying alone.
Yang Ming sat up and comforted her: "If you wait a little longer, it should be this year. Are you anxious? My father, queen, mother and concubine are even more anxious. They don't have any grandchildren yet."
Of course Pei Ju knew that Yang Lihua worked behind the scenes to facilitate her daughter's marriage to Yang Ming, and she also helped her son's official title.
As long as the approval is obtained, the bandits can be suppressed.
Yang Ming noticed that Du Ruhui and Pei Xizai had the biggest reaction to this kind of thing. They even directly cursed the former state and county officials for being incompetent and bragging about creating a world granary.
"Although you have a normal relationship with Yang Su, you are still related to Dong Gong by marriage. For the sake of my father, you two will not have any conflicts. As for Niu Hong, he is the only one in the entire court who is respected by Yang Su.
Yes, the two of them have a good relationship, so only Liu Shu is left."
There is no way around it. Sitting in this position, Yang Ming is bound to be wary of everyone around him.
"That's true," Yang Yinjiang smiled and lay in Yang Ming's arms: "We have to wait until the eldest brother has a son before we can make preparations, but the eldest sister-in-law always stays in Luoyang, how long do we have to wait?"
Shibi Khan is the eldest son of Qimin Khan.
She doesn't think it's Cui's physical problem, but a couple's emotional problem.
I can rest assured that you are doing the work. Yang Ming stood up and said goodbye: "If the eldest princess comes to you for anything, my father-in-law will help if he can. If you are in trouble, there is no need."
It means: tell Yang Su that I don’t want to.
Yang Ming said: "What does the father-in-law think of Yang Su in the future?"
The best way is, of course, to have children as soon as possible, especially boys. The more the better, as mothers are more valuable than children.
Rebellion is a rebel army, and eradicating traitors is a rebel army. The soldiers can still pick it up, but they can easily be fooled.
How did Yang Ming see through this? He was in the middle of the game and didn't even know it. Yang Ming didn't even go to the court meeting. How did he see that there was something wrong with Liu Shu?
The more Pei Ju thought about it, the more he felt that Yang Ming's guess was completely correct.
Zhou Zhongmo, who had long discussed the development of the navy with Yang Ming, naturally knew what to do, but he didn't have enough money?
Yang Ming stretched out his index finger and pointed to the sky, and Pei Ju suddenly laughed:
Ever since Dugu Jialuo came up with the idea of Yichu, it was Yang Su who contributed the most. Although Yang Su did this in the hope of supporting Yang Guang to rise to power, he and Dugu Empress had the same purpose, so the two of them were
Same front.
This person is really scary. Yang Ming nodded and said:
"Shang Shu Zuopushe is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Rites. You are the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Liu Shu is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Niu Hong is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. If you want to weaken Yang Su, you must start from these three places."
In early May, Yang Ming received a letter from Pei Ju.
Li Yuan was an exception. Seeing that the Sui Dynasty was hopeless, this boy rebelled directly. The banner he used was "Depose the emperor and establish a king (Yang Zhao's third son), promote Yi soldiers to attack the counties and counties, and change the flag to show the Turks".
Yang Ming smiled: "Are you that anxious?"
"It's so strange that Pei Ju was replaced just after he took up the post of official." Yang Yinjiang Bingxue was smart and had already guessed that her grandfather was being targeted.
His younger brother Yuan Chongzai was recommended by Yang Ming to fill the vacancy left after Xuangan left office and was appointed governor of Ezhou. He is now on his way to the post.
"sharp."
And this reform cannot be carried out by people from wealthy families, because it is just about reforming them.
Only Yuan Wendu, who knew the matter in advance, and Yang Ming, who knew it well, acted very calmly.
"It's hard to say, but we must be prepared," Yang Ming said, "You should pay more attention to this person."
Pei Ju blurted out: "Of course she is the Holy Queen."
The first is the problem of water bandits. After Yang Ming left for more than half a year, the water bandits became increasingly serious. Under pressure from many parties, Yuan Wendu wrote to Yang Ming last year, hoping to send troops to suppress the bandits.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. It's not the official family that has the final say in recommending candidates. There is also the father above."
Yang Ming set out to return to Jingzhou. After meeting up with Dugu Feng'er in Shangluo County, he still took the same road as before and arrived in Jiangling a month and a half later.
Yang Ming nodded: "After Gao Jun, who has made the greatest contribution to Yang Su's ability to sit on Zuopushe?"
Historically, it was Yang Su who punished Yang Liang, and when Yang Liang rebelled, he also used the banner of eradicating the traitor Yang Su.
More money and less money is no longer a problem, because the superiors have agreed to rebuild the Xiangyang Navy, so the initiative on how to build it lies with Yang Ming.
According to Pei Xizai, the school inspection guards were responsible for many lives and many unjust cases. In the half year since Yang Ming left, Pei Xizai killed dozens of school inspection guards.
Yang Ming said: "Eldest brother should have already thought of divorcing his wife."
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Don't laugh, father-in-law, you have to be careful about yourself."
This group of people was originally formed by recruiting local gangsters, so it was difficult to manage. Pang Ben, the grandson, was not able to restrain him, so much so that the school inspector in one place actually used his power to earn thousands of dollars for himself. acres of fertile farmland.
Pei Ju said seriously: "I will pay more attention and will not let Liu Shu lead the fire to the East Palace."
The total cost of such a fleet should exceed three million, but there is no need to worry too much.
After thinking about this, she breathed a long sigh of relief, got into Yang Ming's arms, and said coquettishly:
"Leave your first child to me, okay?"
They scolded each other, but they both knew that this matter couldn't be revealed, at least it couldn't be done by Jingzhou first.
The two of them quickly agreed, with a very humble attitude.
Yang Liang was in Jinyang. If he wanted to capture Daxing, Hedong was the place he had to pass through, so Yang Ming had to make preparations early. So in his letter, he asked Xiao Mohe to organize an elite force of about 5,000 as soon as possible.
Li Jing led his men from Hedong to attack the Turks in the north last year. He had already established a relationship with the local military government. Because of the huge losses, many generals were lost. Therefore, when the military government was replenishing troops, Li Jing, under the instruction of Yang Ming, arranged a lot of arrangements. own people.
When a prince divorces his wife, he must have a defensible reason. Without such a reason, the Supreme Being will not agree, and neither will the Prince.
The next thing to discuss is about the inventory of acres.
"If we get pregnant now, how will our parents, the queen, mother and concubines blame us?" Yang Yinjiang asked.
Yang Ming comforted him: "Don't worry, Mr. Yue will deal with it on his own."
After Yang Ming returned to the palace, he began to write letters to Xiao Mohe.
I am four years older than him to begin with, and women age very quickly. There will always be people who grow old one day. Without a deep enough emotional foundation, I will most likely suffer cold treatment in the future.
After scolding him, he couldn't help but laugh. Yang Ming was right, and he couldn't let the prince know, in order to avoid a crisis of trust between the Supreme and the prince.
Because when Yang Jian usurped the throne, Liu Shu and his Hedong Liu branch did not express their support clearly, so after the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, they had been on a decline. Yang Su came up from behind and was high-spirited, so he couldn't help but eliminate them.
Yang Ming's reply was not sent to Jiangling until the approval document confirming the funding from the Ministry of Civil Affairs was issued.
It actually doesn't matter who you give it to. After all, only those born to Yang Yinjiang are legitimate children.
Empress Dugu also pushed Yang Su up because Yang Su had helped her so much, and because she felt that Gao Jiong was becoming more and more unreliable.
Yang Yinjiang was very distressed. This incident had completely overshadowed her worries about her grandfather Yang Su.
The 640,000 yuan allocated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs this year is enough to start construction.
When he passed by Xiangyang County, he had already sent someone to call Zhou Zhongmu, who was now in the hall, and Yang Ming had also given Yang Su's box of crafts drawings of the five-toothed ship to him.
"That's right," Yang Ming nodded and said, "Su Wei is conservative and doesn't want to offend others. He is too tactful, which makes Yang Su dominate the Shangshu Province. As everyone knows, his right servant is supposed to check and balance Yang Su, but he just avoids it. , it’s hard to understand.”
Yuan Wendu took the initiative and said: "My brother is still on the way, and it will take about half a month to reach Jiangxia."
Yang Ming just smiled without any explanation, because he saw that Pei Ju had gradually come to his senses.
Why would he ask this question? After thinking for a moment, Pei Ju said calmly: "There will be a trough."
That's right, this kid got the support of the Turkic Shibi Khan, who sent General Ashina Danai to lead his troops to help.
Yang Yinjiang is the royal concubine, so all the slaves and servants are under her control, and Yang Ming can rest assured to let her take charge of them.
Even if he is a concubine, he is several levels higher than them.
Common people divorce their wives. No matter what the reason is, it is difficult for the divorced woman to remarry. If she is a prince, it is not a problem of difficulty in marrying, but it is very likely to be punished.
After saying that, Yang Ming looked at Pang Ben and said: "You are my confidant, I brought you from Daxing, so don't let me down for the second time."
This comforting sentence is very helpful, and Yang Yinjiang obviously agrees with it. King Yang Zhao of Jin is already nineteen years old this year, but he does not have a son or a half. Not to mention that the prince is worried, even the supreme king is worried.
After Yang Ming went to bed at night, in the dead of night, Yang Yinjiang said solemnly:
"Liu Shu has a feud with his grandfather, so the Supreme Lord's arrangement may have deep meaning."
"I don't want to see any rift between you and A-yun," Yang Ming said seriously.
"No matter who you recommend from now on, I'm afraid Liu Shu will have a hard time passing the test. This person has a close relationship with the deposed prince Yang Yong."
This kid is really unusual. He can see so clearly. Pei Ju said with a smile:
"Deliberately, he and Yang Su have been at odds for a year or two. Now they just use another way to deal with Yang Su. This is called retreating to advance."
Pei Shuying was willing to cheat, which made Yang Ming feel somewhat guilty. With such a background, if she didn't have true feelings for her, how could she be willing to give in?
The two guards looked at each other and struck with sticks.
"But it doesn't matter," Pei Ju said.
In his letter to Li Jing, Yang Ming gave special instructions: Pujing Pass should be heavily garrisoned.
"Twenty sticks, use all your strength, if you don't beat me to pieces, I will beat you to pieces."
The two families have become feuding.
Looking through historical materials, almost all rebellion slogans will not be directed at the emperor, because if you dare to use this banner, the people below will not listen.
"Your Highness's prediction is exactly the same as mine. During this period, Liang Bi, the imperial censor, has been like a mad dog, biting Yang Su in court. Apparently there is someone behind the scenes. Who do you think it could be, Your Highness?"
His current property was extremely rich, and two-thirds of it was sent to the Hedong Palace, while one-third was kept in Daxing.
Pei Shuying is soft-hearted and not suitable for doing this kind of thing.
Yang Ming sighed and said: "The eldest sister told me that the eldest brother has never been able to find a suitable opportunity to tell his father, the queen, mother and concubine clearly that his marriage was originally decided by his grandmother. Now that his grandmother has passed away, it won't take long to do so. , Cui will be deposed."
Pei Ju frowned and said, "Your Highness, you mean that someone is taking advantage of the Supreme Being's intention to weaken Yang Su and wants to target the Crown Prince?"
After Yang Ming left, Pang Ben gritted his teeth, came to the front yard, stripped off his upper body, and called his men:
Moreover, Yang Su once mocked Liu Shu's father Liu Ji and uncle Liu Su by saying: Both willows will be destroyed, and the lone poplar will stand alone.
Pei Ju nodded: "Has His Highness ever told the prince these words?"
It's a pity that the scientific examination in the Sui Dynasty is still not going smoothly until now. Those who used the scientific examination to get through are still a bunch of aristocratic families.
Then, Yuan Wendu, Pang Ben, Pei Xizai, Du Ruhui and others reported their work.
Pang Ben seemed to have realized that he would be punished, so he kept his head hanging since he entered the lobby.
The Jingzhou Waterway covers the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and is more than 2,000 miles long, with hundreds of counties and counties on both sides.
Pei Ju said: "Today, Yang Su is already a very popular minister. He has the reputation of being a favorite. There is no one who can match him in the court. This is not a good thing."
In addition to the death of the Supreme Being next year, there will be another major event, and that is the rebellion of Han King Yang Liang.
Yang Ming also knew that there was not enough money, so he said: "Let's start the construction first."
"Understood."
Hiss. Pei Ju was suddenly startled, and suddenly remembered that Liu Shu had been summoned by the Supreme Being the most times during this period of time, and when he went to Renshou Palace, Liu Shu also went with him.
"It must be this person," Yang Ming nodded and said, "If my guess is correct, after Liang Bi, the imperial censor, appears, he will be the next one."
Nowadays, it is no longer possible for Yang Jian not to be suspicious of Yang Su.
Yang Ming shook his head and said, "I just want to talk to you about something."
On the third day after returning, Yang Ming held a meeting in the front office of the General Manager's Mansion, and all the subordinate officials of the General Manager's Mansion were present.
Pei Ju suddenly realized: "Do you think Liu Shu will use the opportunity of persecuting Yang Su to target the prince?"
But Yang Yinjiang knew that Princess Cui of Jin had no children, and this was the best reason.
Yang Ming knew that he would be back soon, so there was no need to take all the money away.
Yuan Wendu and others quickly stood up to greet them.
Yang Ming said directly: "The existing three Wuya ships are not well maintained. We must make them capable of crossing the river as soon as possible. In addition, we will add three more Wuya ships and a number of attached ships. What I want is a force that can suppress the Jingzhou waterway. Invincible Navy."
Yang He was appointed Bingcao, in charge of military preparations, weapons, and defense matters.
Yang Ming nodded, and then introduced Yang Qing, Yang He and his brothers to everyone.
In April of the third year of Renshou.
Yang Ming knew from the beginning that these people were difficult to control, but he didn't expect that Pang Ben would manage them so poorly. Fortunately, Pei Xizai's thunderous methods and arrests of several strict officials were able to suppress the momentum.
So she was very scared, afraid that she would not be able to give birth to Yang Ming's child.
No matter how much Yang Ming trusts Li Jing, he will not let his family dominate, and Xiao Mohe is the one who checks and balances Li Jing.
In fact, she didn't want to see this kind of thing happen because she was too close to them. He was Yang Ming's elder brother. Once this precedent was set, would Yang Ming follow suit in the future?
After Pei Shuying read the letter, she didn't know why. Only Yang Yinjiang sensed a hint of crisis, but she didn't say it clearly in front of others.
Don't think that as long as Yang Ming can cut the budget, the people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs will be the ones to eat it, and they will cut it even more ruthlessly.
Yang Qing was appointed as the general manager of Jin Cao, in charge of currency, salt and iron affairs.
Before leaving, Yang Ming told Pei Ju that the Ministry of Personnel controlled the appointment of local officials. In the eyes of the Supreme, the person in this position must not deal with Yang Su, lest Yang Su continue to arrange his own people in the local area. Pei Ju was obviously not the best candidate. So the Supreme One might have his idea.
"The problematic acres identified will be re-granted. All other matters will still be carried out step by step. As for school inspections and guarding, the number of people will be reduced."
"Me?" Pei Ju asked blankly: "Is it possible that he will also target me?"
"Ah?" Yang Yinjiang's face turned pale and she sat up suddenly: "When did it happen?"
Yang Yinjiang nodded obediently: "I know her grievances. It's not too late for me to feel sorry for her. Don't worry, I know she is outspoken, but I don't care."
Next, two newlyweds in their prime began to get down to business.
As my uncle Xiao Yu said, you should live up to your youth.
Two chapters merged into one. There is a person at home who has a fever and needs my care. I have tested for antigen and it is negative. I don’t know if I have been infected. I am the one who is going to the finals. Don’t let anything happen.