The change of expression on Yang Guang's face undoubtedly caught the eyes of all the ministers. Yu Wenshu's heart skipped a beat, and he secretly screamed that something was not good.
Sure enough, after Yang Guang finished reading the letter, he said with a relieved expression:
"As Su Wei said, the King of Qin showed favoritism, but he could not show favoritism to Yang Yue. He could still deal with the matter of the ancestral temple sacrifices. The conclusion has been made at this time, so let's let it go."
What Yang Guang meant was that Yang Ming would not forget his ancestral lineage just because he protected Yang Yue.
After speaking, Yang Guang ordered Gao Ye to burn the letter.
Only Yang Guang knew what was written in the letter, and he did not intend to let others read it.
Yang Xuangan couldn't help it, he couldn't swallow this breath, so he stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, my uncle Yang Yue has the great responsibility of offering sacrifices to the ancestral temple. On the occasion of this important event, there are people in the Yushitai who spread rumors and slander him. He is very angry."
Yang Guang suddenly frowned: "I just said that this matter is over, didn't you hear?"
Yang Xuangan's cheek twitched, he quickly said, "I am guilty," and then stepped back.
Next, Yang Guang read some memorials, about local administrative reform, about the construction of palaces on both sides of the canal, and about He Ruobi's family property statistics.
To get the whole picture at a glance, just looking at He Ruobi's family property, Yang Guang had a rough estimate of the property of many ministers still in the palace.
None of these people are not greedy. It's just a matter of greed for more and greed for less.
Yang Guang actually doesn't care much about the corruption of ministers, because it's so normal. Even if someone is short of money, he will find ways to make up for it.
Wei, Zhou, Qi, including the Sui Dynasty, were actually political powers controlled by powerful nobles, and the emperor was just the one who led everyone to make money.
After the founding of the country, Yang Jian played such a role. Only by ensuring the interests of all parties could he, the emperor, sit firmly.
By Yang Guang's generation, they already had the idea of weakening this phenomenon. If they want to weaken the influence of the Guanlong Group, they must support the Shandong Gentlemen Group and the Jiangnan Gentlemen Group.
He felt that he could do it in his lifetime.
This is actually a process of turning from domineering to kingly. Normally, this process requires at least several generations of emperors to work hard to achieve results. If there is a stupid emperor in the middle, the matter will be abandoned halfway.
Those who use strength to act benevolent will dominate, and those who act benevolently with virtue will be kings.
During Yang Jian's period, due to the situation, he could only increase the severity of the law, rule the world with hegemony, suppress the common people with power, and ensure the interests of the clan while consolidating the country.
But tyranny cannot last long, and civil strife will inevitably occur over time. There will be a long transitional period afterwards. The most important point in this period is to reduce penalties and reduce laws.
Then it is imperative to amend the law.
"The Great Ancestor banned the Internet deeply and punished it harshly. Now that the world is at peace, I think we should revise the laws and regulations again," Yang Guang looked at Niu Hong when he said this.
Niu Hong was a great scholar and had experience in this field. The Kaihuang Code was presided over by Gao Qiao and revised by Su Wei and Niu Hong.
Niu Hong nodded and said: "Your Majesty's eyes are like a torch. There are some serious problems in the law. It is no longer suitable for today. There is indeed a need to revise it."
Except for Su Wei, no one else could get involved in this kind of thing and could only listen obediently.
Yang Guang nodded and said: "I will give you a general direction. To eliminate the ten evils, all punishments should be reduced to light ones. For all death sentences, death penalty should be avoided as appropriate."
As soon as this was said, everyone was stunned.
The most important thing is to get rid of the ten evils.
What are the Ten Evils? The Kaihuang Code changed the "Ten Articles of Serious Crimes" in the Northern Qi Code to "The Articles of Ten Evils", which is the earliest prototype of the crime of "Unforgivable Evils".
The ten evils are treason, treason, rebellion, rebellion, dishonesty, disrespect, unfilial piety, disharmony, unrighteousness and civil strife.
Yang Guang's rules for eradicating the ten evils do not mean that the crime will be eliminated in the future, but that the punishment will be reduced.
For example, plotting a treason means planning but failing to carry out the plan, which means that you planned to plot a treason, but you were caught before you even started.
The penalty for treason is as follows: Those who fail to carry out the plan will be hanged. Fathers and sons above the age of sixteen will be hanged. Mothers and daughters under the age of fifteen, wives and concubines, grandparents, brothers, sisters, tribes, property, land and houses will have no official position, and uncles will not be punished.
My uncle and brother's sons have all traveled three thousand miles.
There is no precedent for the execution of the Nine Tribes in the Sui Dynasty, but the first person to be executed by the Nine Tribes in history was none other than Yang Xuangan, who was currently sitting in the palace.
What's interesting is that although everyone was confused, no one stood up to object because they were afraid that they would accidentally get involved in some crime in the future and end up with their families and people destroyed.
No one is clean, only whoever the emperor thinks is clean is clean.
Yang Guang's reduced criminal law will benefit both the nobles and the common people, so Yu Wenshu was the first to stand up:
"Your Majesty, the Holy Ming Wu Guo, once this law is opened, the world will be peaceful and the world will be praised."
Su Wei was also very surprised. He was well-read in Confucian classics and naturally knew that mitigating criminal laws was to bring peace to the people. At a time when projects were being launched one after another and public dissatisfaction arose in the north, it was indeed a good remedy for the disease.
Your Majesty has great foresight today.
But in fact, in history, due to uprisings in various places in the late Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang once again increased the criminal law, which was even more severe than the Kaihuang Code.
Niu Hong nodded and said: "It should be completed before the end of the year and implemented next year. It's just right."
"In that case, all the ministers, please go back." Yang Guang stood up and all the ministers sent him off.
Liuzhu Hall,
This place is more famous than Jiangdu Palace in history because after Yang Guang was killed by the Yuwen brothers, he was buried here by Empress Xiao.
But the current Liuzhu Hall is where Yang Guang goes to have fun.
Wu Jiangxian, you can't say how beautiful she is, but this woman can make Yang Guang indulge in her style, so we know she must have some special qualities.
Yang Guang's harem now also has internal strife. Except for Empress Xiao, everyone else is vying for favor. Wang Zhuoling, who was like a pure white lotus earlier, is not immune now.
The reason is that none of them have any heirs to Yang Guang, and they are all dream keepers in the boudoir.
Empress Xiao would not participate in such intrigues. Although her third son was missing one, the remaining two were one controlling the capital and the other controlling Luoyang. Anyone who dared to fight with her would be at odds with her.
Empress Xiao was too lazy to restrain them. She spent most of her time watching music and dancing, reading and playing, to pass the time.
She has lived with Yang Guang in Yangzhou for eleven years and has many old friends, so she spends most of her time away from home.
Yang Guang and Wu Jiangxian met sincerely. They had a great time playing in Liuzhu Hall. You chase me. If you catch me, I will let you have fun.
When Yang Guang was exhausted and lying on the gorgeous blanket on the ground, taking a breath and rest, Gao Ye happily ran in from outside the door.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty, I am very happy that Concubine Xiao has given birth to a son."
Yang Guang was stunned and overjoyed. He quickly got up, put on a piece of clothing and walked out:
"Is it the prince?"
Takano said excitedly: "It's Ryuko."
After the two left, Wu Jiangxian picked up the clothes on the ground and slowly put them on one by one. She was passionate just now, but now her eyes were empty.
She has lived in Jiangdu Palace for almost a month, and naturally she has heard that His Majesty will not have children with his beloved concubine.
But Xiao Concubine is different. She is the queen's dowry girl. Only with the queen's nod can she have the opportunity to give birth to a son.
So she secretly made up her mind to please the Queen. As long as she could give birth to a son and a half daughters for His Majesty in the future, her harem would be considered stable.
Yang Guang finally had another son, but he was a concubine and could not be compared with Yang Ming and Yang Jian.
Yang Gao means bright and bright.
Born in Jiangdu Palace and buried in Liuzhu Hall, this was Yang Gao's fate in history. He was only twelve years old when he died.
In November, Yang Ming received news in the capital that he was blessed with a younger brother.
On his side, he had to include his fourth brother in the family tree, like Yang Qingyang and them. It was a pity that although they were also included in the family tree, they still did not gain Yang Guang's approval.
So Yang Gao, ranked fourth.
This kid also has to call Empress Xiao mom.
Yang Yinjiang had a big belly and looked unhappy.
"Be prepared for danger in times of peace, but I didn't expect another opponent to appear. Fortunately, he is a commoner."
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Don't worry, what threats can infants pose?"
"Well, I'm just a little worried. After all, my father is in his prime, and his position as crown prince is unclear. Who knows what the future will be like?" Yang Yinjiang touched her belly and sighed.
Yang Ming comforted him: "Don't think too much. Things have to happen step by step. In a few months, you will be giving birth. Don't worry about other things. Taking good care of your body is the most important thing."
Giving birth in the Sui Dynasty was a very painful thing, and there was no caesarean section, so it was entirely up to the pregnant woman to carry the baby.
For some, one life is like going to the gate of hell, but the child's chance of survival is not high. When Pei Shuying gave birth, it was not as painful as Yang Yinjiang, because each person has a different constitution.
Now not only Yang Yinjiang is pregnant with a child, but Li Xiuning is also pregnant. She is younger than the princess, but her belly is so big and round that Li Xiuning can't walk.
The older the child, the more dangerous it is, so the doctors at the Imperial Medical Office are currently trying to find ways to reduce the weight of the child in Li Xiuning's belly.
Because it has been determined that they are not twins, but single babies are that big and will be very fatal when they are born. If not, one person will die and two people will die.
Li Yuan's wife, Mrs. Dou, comes every morning and leaves late at night. She has to supervise her daughter's diet. If the pregnant woman eats less, the child will eat less, so that the fetus can lose weight.
Therefore, the palace's current focus is on Li Xiuning. If the pregnancy cannot be reduced after eight months, it will be difficult for the child to be born.
Chen Shuyi and Yan Xiaotang would support Li Xiuning for a walk in the back garden of the palace every day. They walked a lot, which made it easier to correct the fetal position and make the birth smoother.
Li Xiuning was crying a lot during this period. She was also afraid that she would not be able to give Yang Ming a successful baby, so she gritted her teeth and persisted every day.
Younger brother Shimin has always been by her side, cheering her sister on.