Gao Jiong was undoubtedly very accurate, but he was still optimistic. In fact, the Sui Dynasty would be defeated in less than twenty years.
After the three expeditions to Goguryeo, if my father Yang Guang could stay in Luoyang, formulate policies to calm the people, and recuperate, there would still be a last chance.
Unfortunately, he went to Jiangdu again. Maybe he was afraid that something would happen if he stayed in Luoyang, so he chose Jiangnan, his base.
Before the Guanzhong-centered policy was weakened, you would be seeking death if you left the north. A small figure like Wang Shichong could dominate Luoyang and become a powerful figure in the late Sui Dynasty. This shows how important Luoyang is.
You spent so much money to build Tokyo, but in the end, you gave Wang Shichong an advantage.
In the following days, in addition to attending court meetings as planned, Yang Ming would ask Yang Yinjiang what happened during the year he was away from the capital.
After Yang Yue fell out of favor, he still held the position of Nei Shiling, but the position of Taichang Temple Minister in Gaojuan was taken over by Niu Hong.
At present, the most favored person in the court is the one who comes to protect the child.
Lai Huer's ancestral home was in Jiangdu. During the Sui Dynasty's war to destroy Chen, he joined He Ruobi as a southerner and participated in the battle to destroy Chen. He made great contributions and was awarded the title of "Shangkaifu Yitong Sansi".
Later, in the 10th year of Kaihuang's reign, Gao Zhihui, a native of Jiangnan, rebelled against the Sui Dynasty. He followed Yang Suping to rebel against Jiangnan and was awarded the title of Duke of Xiangyang County.
Then, he defeated Wang Wenjin's rebellion, and his title was raised to a higher level, and he was granted the title of Duke of Yongning County. In order to express his reward, Yang Jian sent his eldest son, who would be his guardian, to Kai, and summoned him to prepare for Qianniu.
At the beginning of this year, he was promoted to the title of Rongguo Gong by his good friend Yang Guang, and was named the second guard among the sixteen guards, General You Yiwei.
Zuo Yiwei is Yu Wenshu.
These two people will undoubtedly become the two people with the greatest military power under Yang Guang.
Yang Ming also knew in his heart that most of the elders he was making friends with now actually belonged to the founding emperor faction, that is, the former waves would be beaten to death on the beach sooner or later by the waves behind them.
The Northern Zhou elders were weakened by Yang Jian, and the Kaihuang elders were weakened by Yang Guang.
And the most favored core figures in the current dynasty were not familiar with Yang Ming.
Historically, during Yang Guang's tenure, there were seven people who were very powerful and were called the Seven Nobles Selecting Cao. They were Su Wei, Niu Hong, Yu Wenshu, Zhang Jin, Yu Shiji, Pei Ju, and Pei Yun.
In addition, Yang Guang also has a few absolute confidants to protect his children, including Guo Yan, Zhang Heng, well, Li Yuan counts as one, and Yang Yue now counts as half.
Except for Pei Ju, Yang Yue, and Li Yuan, Yang Ming was inconvenient to make friends with these people. He could not even show familiarity with them because he was not the heir. If he had close contacts with the central ministers, he would be considered
Form a party.
In other words, after Yang Ming returned from Luoyang this time, his influence in Chaozhong was no longer that great.
After noon, Yang Ming went to the palace to discuss matters with everyone.
Fang Xuanling had been recalled by him from Hedong, and the affairs of the Hedong County Prince's Palace were handed over to Duan Chou, the official in charge of the General Manager's Palace in Jingzhou.
At present, Yang Ming's palace staff have gathered together, everyone is here.
"You are all my king's confidants. From now on, we will all be in the same boat together. I will suffer losses, but I will both be prosperous."
Yang Ming sat on the main seat and said: "Right now, regarding the canal issue of the King of Qi, what do you think I should do to create more obstruction for him?"
Regarding the food issue in Luoyang, it was because of Yang Jian's constraints that Yuan Wendu and Li Baiyao almost lost all their previous efforts. These two people despised Yang Jian very much. When they heard that they were going to deal with the King of Qi, they became excited.
As the saying goes, there is revenge. You restrained us in the beginning, but today it is our turn to trick you. Anyway, if something goes wrong, Yang Ming will take care of it, so they are not afraid.
Among them, Du Ruhui was even more resentful towards Yang Jian. After all, his uncle Du Yan was still recovering from his injuries at home. If Yang Su had not been assigned by the King of Qin to save people, he might not have been able to save his uncle's life.
Du Ruhui said: "The King of Qi does not care about the people and is greedy, so I believe that the canal will never go as smoothly as in Luoyang. We only need to wait and see how it changes, but if there are minor changes, we can use means to amplify them, which will definitely affect the project."
They only dared to make small fuss and did not dare to completely destroy the canal project. After all, this was a national policy.
At this time, Yuan Wendu shook his head:
"I'm afraid it won't be easy. The problems we had in Luoyang were solved with the best method under His Highness's help. The King of Qi must have followed suit, so it will be much smoother. What's more, the matter of General Manager Wei Shangshu's requisitioning of food and grass from the people, His Majesty
We have also exempted the slaves and maidservants in Hebei, Shandong, and the south of the Yangtze River from paying taxes, and the logistics are guaranteed. The King of Qi should be able to sit back and relax with this governor-general project."
"That's not necessarily the case," Du Ruhui said: "Compared with His Highness, the virtues of King Qi are far behind, not to mention that he already has a rift with our Highness. I think it is possible for King Qi to overturn all sixteen national policies. After all, these sixteen
This policy was originally proposed by His Highness. The predecessors planted trees for future generations to enjoy the shade. In order to show off his own merits, the King of Qi would not use His Highness's policy."
Pei Xizai disagreed and said: "He doesn't need it, but there is still Yuwen Shangshu in Luoyang. During the construction of Tokyo, it has been proved that His Highness's Sixteen Strategies are the best strategies to cherish the people's power. Only if the people's power is not lost can the project be guaranteed. Only red
Even if King Qi abandons this point, Minister Yuwen will not agree to it."
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"If it is used, then half of the credit for the canal still belongs to His Highness," Du Ruhui said: "King Qi is narrow-minded and wants to monopolize the credit for the canal, so he must give up this strategy, so I think he may not listen to Yuwen Shangshu's words.
After all, when we were in Luoyang, there was also a lot of unpleasantness between Yuwen Shangshu and King Qi."
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Yang Ming is happy to see everyone express their opinions, because good solutions come out of debate.
He handed a letter in his hand to Chen Kui, who handed it to everyone in the hall for circulation.
After everyone had finished reading, Li Baiyao, the wine sacrificer, couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and said in shock:
"Is the information accurate?"
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Absolutely true."
The letter was sent by Yang Yue on the way. He had already heard from Yang Jian that the other party intended to shorten the construction period to six months.
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Li Baiyao was shocked and said: "I agree with what Ke Ming (Du Ruhui) said. If he dares to do this, it will almost become a fact to abandon the Sixteen Strategies. If he does this, big trouble will happen."
After everyone read it, they felt the same as Li Baiyao and found it incredible.
The nine-month construction period set by His Majesty was already very tight. King Qi shortened it by three months, obviously to match the completion time in Tokyo and to claim credit.
It is an indisputable fact that when the construction period is shortened, people's power will inevitably be abused.
Everyone knows in their hearts that His Majesty may sound nice today, but in fact he does not care about the people's power.
If Yang Jian could really dig the canal within six months, it would undoubtedly be a great achievement in the eyes of the emperor, but the losses during the period would definitely be a terrible figure.
"This person is unworthy of being a prince!" Fang Xuanling directly slapped the table and said: "His Royal Highness should inform the prince in time so that the prince can mediate and build the city. The people of Shanxi, Henan and Hebei will be in unspeakable misery. If the King of Qi is allowed to mess around
, the people are in danger."
The prince is famous for his benevolence and righteousness. On the one hand, it is because of Yang Zhao's nature, and on the other hand, Yang Guang deliberately publicizes and builds momentum for the prince.
Even Fang Xuanling said this, which shows that the prince's prestige has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
The human heart cannot be thrown away.
Moreover, when digging the canal this time, civilians will be recruited from Shandong, and Fang Xuanling is from Shandong.
Since ancient times in China, both princes, generals and ordinary people have had homesickness. Their love for their hometown is as strong as fine wine for every plant, tree, mountain and water.
"Don't be anxious, everyone. The King of Qi has not arrived in Luoyang yet," Yang Ming said, "We have plenty of time to plan. We must come up with a perfect strategy for both public and private affairs. I will hold him back this time."
The four words "public and private" are undoubtedly Yang Ming's best words.
In the private sector, these people are his staff, and they naturally have to make suggestions for the Lord. In the public sector, Yang Jian is messing around and abusing the people's power. These people who have read the books of sages cannot tolerate it.
This is where the Confucian approach plays a role, although there are no such shocking words as Hengqu's four sentences yet.
Such a big matter cannot be discussed in a short while, so Yang Ming has to give them time. If he plans it alone, there will inevitably be loopholes. Brainstorming is the first priority.
Li Baiyao was a serious scholar, an extremely pure man of culture and a great scholar.
After returning home, he heard from the housekeeper that a woman had been sent to him from Prince Qin's palace, and she was the woman she had longed for day and night.
In fact, Chen He was not very interested in Li Baiyao. After all, no woman likes lustful men.
But there is no way, her only destination now is to be Li Baiyao's concubine, so that when she grows old, she will have a place to rest in peace in her old age.
The moment Li Baiyao saw Chen He, he didn't have the same heartbeat as before. Perhaps only the right time and the right place could arouse this talented man's need for women.
His sentimental side is undoubtedly evident.
After just appeasing the other party a little, Li Baiyao returned to the study.
In the past, every night, he would collect the classics and historical materials left by his father Li Delin and continue to revise "History of Qi". Everyone who wrote a history book would leave his name in history, so Li Baiyao has always been obsessed with it.
Although there are a lot of bad things about the Gao family written in it, there is nothing we can do about it. The Sui Dynasty inherited the Zhou Dynasty and was incompatible with the Qi Dynasty. They often regarded Qi as a "puppet", which is unorthodox. If Li Baiyao wrote about the Gao family too well,
, the result should be similar to Cui Hao.
Cui Hao was eating the food of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but when compiling the history of the country, he exposed all the scandals of the Tuoba family of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He was basically seeking his own death.
But tonight, Li Baiyao did not study history, but sat alone with a lamp, thinking about the canal.
If you want to deal with the King of Qi Yang Jian, you must attack the opponent's weaknesses, and Yang Jian's biggest weakness is his lewdness and lust.
And throughout history, the Gao family's history of promiscuity in the old Qi Dynasty is definitely the number one.
A father takes his son's wife, a son takes his father's wife, a brother takes his younger brother's wife, a younger brother takes his brother's wife, and even the queen and the minister commit adultery. Almost every emperor has done this.
As for Li Baiyao, he knew about Yang Xian's scandal. The reason why he knew about it was because Li Baiyao was good friends with the victim.