Yang Ming is more sympathetic to the etiquette of ordering elders and younger ones, because this is a tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years. With this traditional constraint, whether it is the royal family or a powerful family, they can follow the etiquette when choosing their successors.
In fact, this method is to avoid internal fighting within the family. A person cannot have only one son in his life, so how do you choose an heir from several sons?
Choose the one who is capable? You think the boss is capable, and others think the second and third are capable. This is difficult to distinguish.
Choose the one you love? That would be even worse. The other ones who are not loved will definitely be dissatisfied, jealous and cause trouble.
Therefore, the best way to ensure the orderly inheritance of the family is to set up direct descendants to be elders rather than virtuous, and to establish sons to be noble rather than elders.
The eldest son is always the first choice.
In this way, the status of the head wife will be greatly enhanced, and your wife's natal family will do their best to help you.
Therefore, all major families attach special importance to their eldest sons. This is true for Li Yuan, Yang Su, and Yang Guang are no exception.
Therefore, in Yang Yinjiang's view, except for the eldest son Yang Rui, Yang Ming's other sons can be properly cultivated, and the concept of respecting the eldest brother should be instilled from an early age in order to establish dignity for the eldest son early.
For example, Yang Xuangan was definitely not the best among Yang Su's sons, but his younger brothers were all afraid of him, and Yang Su's family property also belonged to him.
This is why the Xuanwu Sect became the biggest stain in Li Shimin's life, because he violated a Chinese tradition that has existed for thousands of years and killed the eldest son with his second son. This was a crime.
As for Yang Guang's murder of Yang Yong, it is a complete misunderstanding in history. It is unclear whether Yang Yong was sentenced to death by Yang Guang's false edict, or whether Yang Jian really issued such an edict.
Therefore, Yang Guang's murder of his brother and Li Shimin's murder of his brother have very different historical impacts. One is the eldest brother who was a commoner who was killed by the prince, and the other is the prince who killed the reigning prince. The difference is huge.
In fact, Yang Yinjiang's idea is absolutely correct. In fact, every family does this, and Yang Ming also agrees with this. He does not want his son to have internal strife, although the possibility is very high.
Because the family fortune to be inherited is too big.
Pei Shuying was also afraid of offending Yang Yinjiang's taboo, so the Wang Tong she invited was only relatively well-known in Shanxi, and was far inferior to the two teachers of the crown prince Yang Rui: Wei Cheng, the Jiujiu of the Imperial Academy, and Xue Daoheng, the doctor of Sili Tai.
Either of these two people is much more famous than Wang Tong, but it is not certain whether they are as knowledgeable as Wang Tong, because Wang Tong's teachings had a profound influence on Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty.
Yang Yinjiang is a social expert and has a high level of intelligence. With her deliberately condescending to befriend her, Feng Yuzhi has already regarded her as a close friend.
In fact, Feng Ang from Lingnan also had two friends in Guanzhong, one named Wei Yu and the other named Pei Ju. Wei Yu was Wei Yue's second brother and died long ago.
At the moment, Pei Ju was the only one who could speak kindly to Feng An in front of the emperor. Therefore, Feng Yuzhi was very friendly when he saw Pei Shuying, but the other party seemed to be deliberately alienating her.
After the meeting at the King of Qin's official office, Yang Ming and Shi Wansui were riding in the same car. During the meeting, they said:
"When you write a letter to Qiao Zhongkui, you must state in the letter that it is my intention. I asked him to quickly wipe out the rebels."
"I understand this," Shi Wansui said with a smile: "Qiao Zhongkui also understands what to do, so your Highness can rest assured."
Qiao Zhongkui is from Yang Ming, but other officials from Linfen County are not, so this letter is actually not for Qiao Zhongkui to read, but for the local officials in Linfen County.
Qiao Zhongkui's eldest son is an official in Prince Qin's palace, so he certainly knows what to do.
Linfen County is in Shanxi and is not as miserable as Hebei. Currently in Linfen, although two-thirds of the military government has been transferred to follow the emperor's northern tour, there are still more than 1,500 people in the remaining one-third.
In Qiao Zhongkui's eyes, 1,500 well-equipped military guards are enough.
But he still delayed deliberately, using the excuse of recruiting troops, and delayed sending troops. Shangdang County kept urging him, and people from Hedong Prefecture were also urging him. Even Linfen's County Prime Minister Liu Shi and County Lieutenant Zhao Zi'ang also urged him to go early.
Send troops.
"The bandit army is huge and comes and goes without a trace. If I send troops easily, I might fall into a quagmire." In the lobby, Qiao Zhongkui frowned and said, "Qi County Duke Lu Yongji has returned to Shangdang County now. Waiting for him to find out the movement of the bandits.
The best strategy is to join forces with me to attack from a pincer attack."
Zhao Ziang frowned and said: "Qijungong has urged us many times. Taipinggong also sent a letter to Zhuguo urging us to send troops, and made it clear that it was King Qin's intention. If Zhuguo hasn't made any move, I'm afraid King Qin will blame us for delaying the military flight."
It doesn't matter, the blame is just for face. The King of Qin will not blame me in his heart. Qiao Zhongkui shook his head and said: "The military intelligence report shows that there are five thousand traitors, raging in the countryside, and their traces are hard to find. We only have a thousand and five soldiers here."
Horse, how to fight?"
Liu Shi said: "The thieves are nothing more than a ragtag group of people. I have recruited a thousand people now. Together with the military government, there are a total of 2,500 people, which is enough for a battle."
Qiao Zhongkui said with a smile: "Master Liu, please don't underestimate the enemy. The thieves opened their doors and raised troops in Linming. Now they are ravaging the five counties. So far, there is nothing we can do against him. We know that this man is insidious and treacherous. He knows soldiers. Duke Qi can do nothing.
Do you think I am stronger than Duke Qi?"
Knowing how big your grandma is, what a bandit she is, and knowing her soldiers, Liu Shi is angry but doesn't dare to show it. Duke Qi is an idiot. You were once the commander-in-chief of an army of 40,000 people. Are you still afraid of a rebel?
"When will Zhuguo plan to send troops?" Liu Shi asked.
Qiao Zhongkui said: "Recruit four thousand people, and I will send out troops immediately. Recruiting troops is Liu Juncheng's business. The faster you get here, the faster I can send out troops, so it is not my responsibility to delay the military plane."
Liu Shi was furious, good boy, why are you trying to blame me? The little Jiexiu Qiao family now has Shi Long live backing them, do they really take themselves seriously?
Hedong Liu belongs to a large clan in Shanxi, while Jiexiu Qiao belongs to a small clan. Jiexiu is very close to Qi County. Isn’t there a Qiao Family Courtyard in Qi County? There are many people named Qiao in that area.
Liu Shi has a clan uncle named Liu Jianzhi, who is currently the chief historian of the Prince of Qi's palace.
Therefore, a yamen is also divided into several factions, each with its own agenda.
Zhang Zhang originally planned to go to Linfen, but he heard from the locals that the man who was in charge of Linfen was a fierce man, so he did not dare to go. After ruining Tunliu, he went north to Tongdan County, which is
Qin County, Changzhi.
Qinxian County is a small county with a small population and short city walls. I opened the ladder I collected during this period and climbed up the city wall of Tongtian County at night. After entering the city, as usual, I first killed the officials and then robbed the rich.
He did not touch the civilians this time because he wanted to find a safe place to rest after wandering for more than two months. You have made the people in the city anxious, and you will not be able to sleep peacefully here at night.
Now that he has settled down, it stands to reason that Lu Yongji should send troops to encircle and suppress him, but Lu Yongji did not.
"If we send troops to the north now, if we fail to join the party, your family records will inevitably be massacred. After all, that so-called True Lord Guangde has now gathered bandits and gathered in the mountains and forests to commit evil. Let me write another letter to urge you.
Urge Qiao Zhongkui," Lu Yongji also knew that what he was doing was wrong, so he, who had always been tough, now softened his tone a lot when talking to his subordinates.
Xue Anguo is completely helpless. When the thieves were running around, you didn't send troops. Now that they have settled in Tongtan, why don't you send troops?
If you were not a relative of the emperor, your current crime would be enough to chop your head off.
"Lü Gong, if you don't send troops, the King of Qin and the King of Qi will send a letter to punish you. If your Majesty finds out, I'm afraid it will be hard for you to go through this old life," Xue Anguo said earnestly.
Lu Yongji suddenly frowned: "Is it because I don't want to send troops? Why don't you look at how many soldiers the Shangdang has? The rebels are so powerful, how can we fight them?"
Duan Zhilan, the county lieutenant, said: "More than a thousand people have been recruited in the city. As long as Mr. Lu opens the treasury and distributes some ordnance, there will actually be a fight."
"Then Shangdang County will be empty, won't it? If the thieves break through Shangdang, my wife, children, and children will not be able to escape, but yours will be able to escape?" Lu Yongji said dissatisfied.
Duan Zhilan has a black hair, you are not afraid, we are afraid, if we don’t suppress the thieves, if the court asks about the crime in the future, the wife, children, old and young will not be able to escape.
Next, no one tried to persuade him, but after the meeting, Xue Anguo, Zhang Junmou, and Duan Zhilan met in private.
"You and I cannot stand the charge of neglecting the important task of suppressing thieves. Mr. Lu's family is fine, and the three of us will not be able to escape in the future," Duan Zhilan said first.
Xue Anguo said angrily: "In the future, when the court investigates, we will definitely be blamed. He has already tried to blame us, but Yang Cong saw clearly and went back to Wu'an early to bring in reinforcements, knowing that he could not count on Lu Gong.
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"Then what should we do now? Jointly write a letter to the King of Qin, explaining the facts and reasons, so that we can get rid of the crime in the future?" Zhang Junmou asked.
Duan Zhilan sighed: "We can't go beyond Shangguan's report. This is against the rules. But if we write a letter, it won't be delivered to the King of Qin. What should we do?"
"There is a way," Xue Anguo said: "When the rebellion of the King of Han was suppressed, I served under Huaiyi, the eldest son of Duke Taiping. I can write him a letter and he will forward it to the King of Qin. Our lives are at stake, so we have to prepare early.
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"This move is necessary," Zhang Junmou said: "We are in charge of the war, and the crime of delaying the military plane cannot be pinned on us."
"That's it!" Duan Zhilan said.
After the three of them gathered together, they jointly wrote a letter that night, handed it over to a trustworthy subordinate, and sent it to the capital that night.
Lu Yongji is waiting for Qiao Zhongkui here, and Qiao Zhongkui is still waiting for him. Your boss is on fire, so you can't count on me?
If you don't send any troops, I will send only a few troops.
So the two of them just wasted their time, letting others enjoy themselves in Tongtian County.
In the direction of Qi County, Zhang Xutuo sent troops decisively. Anyone who crossed the border from the direction of Qinghe County would be killed.
Thousands of people were killed in a few days, and corpses were strewn across the fields. They used high-pressure measures to stop the movement of civilians fleeing to Shandong. After the army supporting Wu'an County returned to the canal, thousands more people were killed. This turmoil
was completely suppressed.
It has been three and a half months since the construction of the canal was started, and the death toll has approached the 100,000 mark. After Yan Bi, who was in Zhuo County, learned about the situation, he directly sent a memorial to the Turkic royal court and reported Yang Jian.
He doesn't want to take this responsibility either.