Chapter 304: Demoted as a Slave and Gifted as a Father
In Prince Qin's Mansion, Yang Ming frowned and looked at the two second-generation officials, and said in a deep voice:
"The matter has become a big deal, and the public opinion in the capital is quite unfavorable to this king. At this time, you ask me to pick up the butcher's knife, and who should I kill?"
The people didn't understand anything, and many old officials were spreading rumors in private, saying that He Ruobi was framed by a traitor and was massacred.
They dare not say that the emperor killed the hero, and they dare not say that the King of Qin killed the hero, so there must be a scapegoat, right? Then Yuwen Shiji, who insulted He Ruobi's body, naturally did his duty.
Now there are rumors in the capital that it was the Yuwen family who framed Song Guogong. This is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise for Yang Ming. So such public opinion cannot be suppressed. The wider the spread, the better. It can also be regarded as a throwaway for his father and himself.
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Zheng Yuanshou could tell that Yang Ming was completely evading. What kind of public opinion did anyone care about this kind of thing?
"But they are just false rumors. Your Highness will catch a few people who spread the rumors and deal with them severely. Then the rumors will naturally be reduced."
Yang Ming frowned and said, "Are you dissatisfied that I kill too few people? There are lords in the right guard, who were all conferred by Emperor Gaozu. You instigated me to kill the hero?"
"These people are not heroes now, they are all members of the bandit killer," Zheng Yuanshou said.
Yang Ming said calmly: "Whether he is a party member or not is up to you."
Zheng Yuanshou and Wei Baoluan looked at each other, and the latter hurriedly said:
"We understand His Highness's difficulties, but if these people in the right guard are not dealt with, the military government will still be in chaos, difficult to manage, and difficult for both of us to take over."
"Isn't that enough?" Yang Ming said with a smile: "So, don't talk about being a partisan or not, isn't it because you can't suppress them? I will report the matter to Your Majesty truthfully, you go back and wait for the news."
Then, Yang Ming said: "If you can't trust me, you can write a memorial yourself and send it to Luoyang."
"No, no, no," Wei Baoluan hurriedly said, "His Highness can make up his mind. We will follow His Highness's lead."
Then, the two men walked away in disgrace.
Zheng Yuanshou was the eldest son of Zheng Yi, the founding father of Zuoming. He was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang and was granted the title of Duke of Xin.
Wei Baoluan is the second son of Wei Shou and the second brother of Crown Princess Wei Ying.
Xingyang Zheng and Jing Zhaowei have nothing to do with Yang Ming, so Yang Ming will not care about their ideas at all. The right guard is now leaderless, and he plans to take over. It depends on whether his father can learn from his memorial.
Try to figure out his thoughts.
Yang Ming had military merit. After putting down the rebellion of the King of Han, his prestige in the military was always high. Because of this battle, he convinced Yang Su, Shi Wansui, Guo Yan, and Changsun Chengdu.
If he takes over the military government, it will go smoothly.
Luoyang, Tokyo.
The extremely luxurious Ziwei Palace is the most prosperous palace in the world. It is six times the size of the Forbidden City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is historically known as the "Palace of Ten Thousand Palaces". Its layout and architectural form created the basic pattern of Chinese palaces.
, so that later dynasties, including Japan, South Korea, and North Korea, deliberately imitated it.
Yang Guang was undoubtedly very happy to live here. He felt that only such a magnificent palace was worthy of him.
There are three main halls in the palace. Qianyang Hall is where the court meeting is held, Daye Hall is where Yang Guang handles government affairs, and Huiyou Hall is where Yang Guang cultivates his character and can also be used as a place for entertainment.
The current city of Luoyang is very lively, with a population of over 500,000. Historically, in the mid-Tang Dynasty, the population here would have exceeded one million, making it the first megacity in human history to have a population of over one million.
Although the population is 100,000 less than that of the capital, most of them are rich people who were moved here from all over the world by Yang Guang. The wealth and prosperity are even worse than those of the capital.
In just half a year, Luoyang had all the necessary conditions to become an economic center in the Sui Dynasty. The prosperity of ships and vehicles and the prosperity of trade were unprecedented.
Since Yang Guang moved to Luoyang, almost everyone has believed that his original move to establish the capital was a long-term plan that transcended the times. Su Wei and others were convinced.
In Daye Hall, Yang Guang and more than 20 ministers were discussing a tour of Jiangdu. This was not a court meeting, but a small meeting of the main central figures. The court meeting was in Qianyang Hall.
This time, there was no objection, although Yang Guang's southern tour was too huge, with more than 5,000 dragon boats and miscellaneous boats, and more than 200,000 people including emperors, queens, concubines, nobles, bureaucrats, monks, nuns, and Taoist priests.
Is this a cruise or a migration?
Su Wei is an old cunning guy. He has roughly figured out Yang Guang's character and knows that there is no need to persuade him, so he simply makes peace with Niu Hong. As for the others, most of them are Yang Guang's confidants, so they will naturally not object.
Yang Guang's speech during his tour of Jiangdu was very positive. He wanted the southerners to feel the power of the Sui Empire and return home early.
To put it bluntly, it means showing off one's strength.
At this time, someone submitted a report from the capital.
Yang Guang took it and read it briefly, and then handed it to the ministers for circulation.
"Pi Thief has brought his own fault for slandering my national policy. Now it has been proved that whether it is building Tokyo or opening the canal, he is not a short-sighted person like Pi Thief. It is conceivable that he does not understand, but he always thinks that he understands it very well. "
In fact, regarding these two projects, He Ruobi complained far less than Gao Jiong, but Gao Jiong bowed his head and admitted his mistake, which he did not, and Yang Guang wanted to kill him. So naturally it was Yang Guang who made the decision Calculate.
After Su Wei finished reading, he nodded and said:
"I believe that the King of Qin's concerns are all justified. Now that the bandit has been killed, the public opinion in the capital is in an uproar. It is indeed not appropriate to raise a large prison. His crime is slandering the court, but those who attached to the bandit did not talk nonsense."
In fact, Su Wei didn't care whether he protected the proud and powerful generals on the right guard, but he could see from the lines of Yang Ming's report that Yang Ming wanted to protect them and was interested in taking over, so he followed the trend.
After reading this, Yu Wenshu's expression changed drastically. He stood up from his seat, knelt in front of Yang Guang, and said:
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I beg your Majesty to punish you for not being strict with your children."
Yang Guang chuckled and said: "I didn't know that Shiji was so ignorant? Although I killed the thief, I did not erase his merits. He was a man and a country, but Shiji insulted his body. It can be seen that he was a cruel and cruel person.
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Yuwen Shiji was Yang Jian's childhood friend, and after arriving in Luoyang, Yang Jian also successfully married Yuwen Chamin as his wife, so Shiji was his brother-in-law, so he hurriedly said:
"The thieves resisted violently and stubbornly, causing Zuo Xiaowei to suffer heavy losses. It is understandable that the soldier acted unwisely in anger."
Niu Hong frowned and said: "Liu Chang was executed, and Yan Rong granted death. Going forward, there were Wang Yi, Yuan Ji, and Yu Qingze, all of whom were executed for their crimes, but no one dared to humiliate their bodies. They all died because of their crimes."
, However, his contribution is indispensable. The fact that this scholar set such a precedent is in fact outraged by both humans and gods. I ask your majesty to arrest him and hold him accountable to the three magistrates."
Yu Wenshu was furious, you Niu Hong, why do you want to kill my son?
He was also very unlucky, none of his three sons were worried, they were all trying to cause trouble for him.
Yang Xian was also confused. Niu Hong, a good old man who was always taciturn and never offended anyone, what happened today? He was playing so cruelly?
At this time, Yang Guang asked: "What do the ministers think of this matter?"
Pei Yun, who was also the Shaoqing of Dali Temple and Minister of Civil Affairs, spoke:
"If Your Majesty does not punish his crime, it may be difficult to reassure people. Although the matter may seem small, it has a huge impact and needs to be handled with caution."
"What does it mean to be seemingly small?" Yang Xuangan sneered: "Is it a small thing to humiliate a person's body? If a person's sins are extinguished by death, how can he do such a despicable act after death?"
After saying that, Yang Xuangan saluted the emperor and said, "I believe that he should be punished by death."
Before he came to Luoyang, his daughter made it clear to him that he should treat Su Wei Niu Hong with respect, and treat his children with dignity. As for Yu Wenshu, he must do it hard, because he is related to the King of Qi, so they are the ones Hong
Nong Yang’s absolute enemy,
Yu Wenshu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. These bastards, did you seize the opportunity and kill them all?
In fact, the emperor likes to see courtiers quarrel with each other. If he is not afraid of them fighting, he is afraid that they will not fight.
So Yang Guang looked at Su Wei and said, "What do you think, Aiqing?"
Su Wei said expressionlessly: "The crime should be punished. Your Majesty's original decree was not to remove the title of He Ruobi. He was an official of the fifth rank and humiliated the first rank. This is the crime below."
This is because I was negligent. I only thought about killing people and did not cut off his title. Yang Guang smiled and nodded:
"Since the King of Qin has already punished him, I will give him a small punishment. I will demote the scholar into a slave and give him to Duke Xu."
Damn it, is this called punishment?
Demoting his son to be a slave and giving it to his father?
Everyone looked at each other in shock, only feeling that the emperor's move was quite extraordinary.
Yu Wenshu was overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed to thank him. In name, his son was his slave, but could he really treat his son as a slave?
Tall, Your Majesty is really tall.
Yang Guang must take Yu Wenshu into consideration. After all, the other party is his absolute confidant, but he cannot go without punishment, so he just goes through the motions.
It seems that the punishment is quite severe, and they all become slaves, but in reality it is not severe at all.
Su Wei also looked helpless and changed the topic:
"Wang Yue committed suicide out of fear of his crime. His crime has been eliminated. The King of Qin has ordered a generous burial and pardoned his personal papers. I think there is no need to pursue the right guard again."
His words were a hint to Yang Guang, Yang Ming had already made up his mind on this matter, so you should not change it, otherwise King Qin would lose his face and his prestige, which would not be a good thing for the emperor.
Of course Yang Guang understood what Su Wei meant, and he would never undermine his son. As long as He Ruobi died, everything else would be easy to talk about.
Moreover, Yang Ming's behavior was undoubtedly very beautiful. All parties were calmed down and there was no turmoil, which made Yang Guang very satisfied.
But some people were dissatisfied, so Yang Jian directly refuted Su Wei:
"What Zuo Pushe means is to allow the bandit killers to continue to be at large without any correction?"
Su Wei frowned and asked, "What does King Qi mean?"
"Kill!" Yang Jian looked at his father Yang Guang and said: "The gang members who kill thieves are all hidden dangers. They must have a grudge against the court. There may be chaos in the future. If they are not eliminated, the military government will be in trouble. The third child is too
What a fool."
"Do you think he should be killed?" Yang Guang asked.
Yang Jin said solemnly: "My son thinks he deserves to be killed."
"Then go ahead and kill him," Yang Guangdan replied,
Yang Jian was stunned for a moment, as if he had swallowed a mouthful of shit.