Yang Ming was very tired during this period, so he asked the eunuchs in the palace to copy some drafts of the preliminary discussion on Tokyo, and took them back to the official office and gave them to Yuan Wendu and the others.
They are their own staff, so they naturally have to share some of the burden. You see how relaxed Yang Su is, just making decisions. The specific things are done by his staff and retainers.
Pei Xizai had already followed him, and he was short of manpower, so Yang Ming sent people to Hedong to call Li Baiyao back. For matters related to Hedong, Fang Xuanling was enough.
When dad returns to Beijing, in a month or two at most, he will have to go to Luoyang.
Tired now? Even more tired later.
After asking the prince Yang Zhao for instructions, Yang Ming went down to the court meeting and brought back a witch Zhu from the palace, that is, a witch who knew the art of Zhu You.
She is not young, over 50 years old. She has treated Dugu Feng'er before, but it had no effect.
But after the witch surnamed Ji learned that Dugu Feng'er had improved a lot, she immediately took the credit for herself, saying that her spell had played a role.
Damn it... Yang Ming originally had some hope for her, but now he has no hope.
This woman refused to say her real name and only gave her surname, so Yang Ming didn't know how to call her, so he just called her by her official name of Wu Zhu.
Wu Zhu was placed in a room next to Dugu Feng'er's dormitory and was responsible for treating Dugu Feng'er. However, Yang Ming had instructions to make Feng'er drink as little talisman water as possible.
Talisman water is a yellow paper talisman that is lit and put into a bowl filled with water. This bowl of water will have "magical power" and the patient can then drink it.
Although it is harmless to the body, Yang Ming is really worried.
Yang Ming has been staying at Chen Shuyi's place these days.
Originally, Chen Shuyi planned to go to Mang Mountain to pay homage to her late father Chen Shubao, but didn't Yang Ming also have to go to Luoyang? So she simply waited and the two of them went together.
People cannot be resurrected after death, so Chen Shuyi has already thought a little bit more. Now she only has Yang Ming to rely on. Perhaps it is for this reason that she became much more well-behaved almost in an instant.
In the evening of that day, Yang Ming went to Yue Gong Mansion to find Yang Su. He had to rely on others to build the Eastern Capital.
When he meets Yang Su now, he always goes through the back door.
Yang Yue was also there. The old boy had recovered a long time ago, but he didn't dare to go out. He felt chills when he thought of the eldest princess's beating.
After the three of them sat down, Yang Yue took the initiative to pour wine for Yang Ming.
"It's almost over a month since the incident. The eldest princess may have calmed down a bit. Can Your Highness please help me put in a good word?"
Yang Ming frowned and said, "I promised my aunt at that time that I would punish you after you feel better. Otherwise, she wouldn't have left in the first place. If I go to plead with you now, wouldn't it be breaking my promise?"
Yang Su also snorted coldly and glared at his younger brother: "Look at your trembling look, isn't it just a punishment? Take it honestly."
Yang Yue sighed, with a look of despair on his face.
Taking the blame for the emperor is what you will end up with. This is just a beating. The clan is still watching you. Your good days are still to come.
During this period, Yang Su curiously said:
"Your Highness seems to be particularly concerned about civilian casualties and losses. You must know that these are unavoidable. Many things are not what we want them to be, they will be like this."
"Do your best and know your destiny," Yang Ming said solemnly: "The sage has a saying: the people are the most important, followed by the country. With such a large-scale recruitment, casualties are inevitable, but I still have to do my best. Didn't Your Majesty say that?
?The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid and the country is peaceful."
Are you taking it lightly? Why don't you say anything? Yang Su smiled, nodded and said:
"Your Highness's benevolence and righteousness, the sixteen measures are indeed policies that benefit the people. I think if we build Tokyo this time, the casualties will be greatly reduced."
It is useless to reduce the pain this time, because there will be a next time.
Luoyang, Tokyo, was just the first project launched by Comrade Yang Guang, the infrastructure madman. The next Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty was really going to end his life.
Therefore, Yang Ming must give Luoyang a good start. Only with the foundation of sixteen pieces of grass can he improve it in subsequent projects and further reduce the pressure on the people.
The Guangtong Canal was dug with more than one million soldiers, the Hangou ditch was built with more than 100,000 soldiers, the Yongji Canal was built with one million strong men, the Great Wall was built with more than one million people, Chi Road was dug with one million, and the south of the Yangtze River was patrolled three times.
,Three Conquests of Goguryeo......
Based on the population of the Sui Dynasty of 46 million, excluding the elderly, weak, women and children with disabilities, there should be about half of the strong men, that is, more than 20 million. If we continue to launch projects, millions of laborers will die at once. Isn't this a joke?
Everything is difficult at the beginning, so Yang Ming believes that to build Luoyang, labor casualties must be minimized. This is an attitude.
This attitude needs to be clearly displayed in front of everyone in the court.
That's why he was so tough on Dou Yan, just to show off to others.
It was the same reason when he met Yang Su today.
If several elders in the court could hold the same attitude, they might be able to force Yang Guang, the father, not to be so radical.
Yang Guang is the emperor. Compared with the ministers in the court, he must cherish the people's power more. This is an indisputable fact. No emperor wants to kill the people every day. Otherwise, who would he be the emperor for?
Historically, the reason why so many people died in the construction of Luoyang was because the construction schedule was too tight and Yang Guang forced it, and the second reason was Yang Su.
In order to deliver the work on time, Yang Su abused the people's power and caused huge casualties. Just like the Renshou Palace back then, if Gao Jiong hadn't revealed it, Yang Jian and his wife would never have known that so many people had died.
But Yang Su knew how to cater to his superiors, so he was not punished but instead received a reward.
"For the construction of Luoyang, we still need to rely on Yue Gong. I am only here to help with all matters. If I can reduce the number of deaths, there will be fewer deaths."
The attitude is very clear, meaning that here in Yang Ming, casualties are the first priority, and everything else is secondary.
Dad said, just one year. Can I build the palace for you in one year? You live there first, and the rest will come slowly.
Yang Su also roughly understood what Yang Ming meant. He was somewhat insinuating that he had repaired the Renshou Palace in the past.
At that time, tens of thousands of people died, and Gao Jiong kept pestering him at the court meeting for several months. Fortunately, the Second Saint was satisfied, so the matter was suppressed.
Yang Ming was sympathetic to the workers, so the construction period was bound to be delayed. Fortunately, he was only the deputy supervisor, so he couldn't take the blame for Yang Ming.
Of course, Yang Ming also knew in his heart that for someone like Yang Su who came from a high-ranking family, his inherent ideas could not be changed, so he could only try his best to suppress it and not let him act randomly.
Let the other party know your attitude, and they will be more restrained in doing things.
The three of them chatted for a long time. Yang Su and Yang Yue had forgotten what Emperor Yang Guang had said. Later they realized that Yang Ming had drunk more than a kilogram of wine, so Yang Su quickly stopped, claiming to be tired.
, you need to rest early, and then send someone to escort Yang Ming back.
But Yang Ming really didn't drink too much tonight, but he was definitely drunk.
........
The next day, the eldest princess’s mansion,
"Aunt, Yang Yue is already healthy. You can take care of him after the New Year," Yang Ming followed Yang Lihua and wandered in the garden.
The weather is getting warmer today. Yang Lihua, who has been hiding at home for many days without going out, thought of coming to the garden to get some fresh air. She heard this and said with a smile:
"His delaying method worked quite well. I'm not as angry as I was before,"
It seemed that she had figured it out, that Yang Yue was just taking the blame, or that her father came to her house that day and said something, which made her feel relieved.
Yang Ming changed the topic and said: "In the near future, I may offend my grandpa, and I will need my aunt to help me talk about it."
Yang Lihua turned around and frowned: "Because of Luoyang?"
"Yes," Yang Ming nodded: "I think the project is huge and it may not be completed in one year."
"It doesn't matter, aren't there Yang Su, Yang Da, and Yu Wenkai below? Let them do the work, just think of it as a trip to Luoyang," Yang Lihua said casually.
Yang Ming was speechless.
Yang Lihua, who noticed the change in his expression, said curiously: "If you have anything to say, just say it, I won't spread it to you."
Yang Ming sighed and honestly expressed his worries.
"The Yuan Dynasty will be changed this year. My father has only succeeded to the throne for half a year and has already set such a big national policy. I'm afraid he will implement new policies in the future. Therefore, it is not appropriate to consume too much to build Luoyang."
Yang Lihua smiled, lowered her head and stroked the white cat in her arms, and said:
"Over there in Luoyang, there should be an imperial edict coming soon to change the first year of the reign. What do you think it is?"
Yang Ming knew, but he shouldn't know now, so he asked curiously:
"Since the imperial edict has not yet been sent, how could my nephew guess it? My uncle has not discussed it with the ministers in advance. When someone mentioned it, he kept silent. It seems that my uncle had already had an idea in his mind."
Yang Lihua smiled and nodded and said: "Show your benevolence, hide your usefulness, encourage all things without worrying about the saints, the great cause of great virtue has come. Being rich is called great cause, and being renewed day by day is called great virtue. In a few days, it will be the beginning of great cause."
Year, what do you see from this year number?"
"Significant virtues will last forever, and great achievements will last forever," Yang Ming said slowly.
Yang Lihua nodded slightly: "Amo is impatient when he urinates. This time he takes over the throne on behalf of his elder brother. He is eager to prove to the world that he is the wise king appointed by heaven. So you are right. After Luoyang, there will definitely be new ones.
national policy."
"So..." Yang Ming probed: "Does aunt agree with my nephew?"
Yang Lihua pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "Anyway, remember, I am there for everything."
"My aunt loves me, and my nephew will keep it in my heart," Yang Ming was determined in his heart.
"Let's not talk about this anymore," Yang Lihua said with a smile: "Tell me, what happened to Li Yuan's daughter?"
.......
It’s Chinese New Year,
Red lanterns were hung all over the palace, and the maids and slaves were all given money, and each of them was given a few pieces of cloth to buy new clothes.
At Yang Ming's house, many people come to pay New Year's greetings every day, some of whom they know, some of whom are familiar faces, and some of whom they don't know or have seen before, but have heard their names.
Most of them come from the Guanzhong noble group.
Such social interactions are unavoidable. Although everyone is subconsciously avoiding drinking with Yang Ming, Yang Ming discovered a trick. As long as he takes the initiative to raise a glass, the other party will find an excuse to leave.
So he would use this method to deal with people he didn't need to deal with.
Of course, he also needs to go out to visit some elders. He will go to those who are in the second rank and above, and will pick up those in the third rank.
As for the East Palace, he had already gone there.
This year is the first year of the Great Cause, and the second era of the Sui Dynasty has finally begun.
Yang Guangda pardoned the world, and Liu Shu was also pardoned, but Yang Ming knew in his heart that Liu Shu would never come back, and Princess Yang Awu of Lanling was destined to be happy in vain.