Chapter 373: Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger
"It's surprising that it's been so long and no one has asked about Wei Zheng's affairs." Du Yan found Yang Ming and reported: "I have been keeping people staring at Wei Yan, but he has no response. Is it possible that the Wei family is willing to let it go?"
This opportunity?"
Wei Yan is the younger brother of Wei Tong, the third uncle of Du Ruhui's wife, and serves as the Secretary of the Criminal Department.
Yang Ming frowned and said nothing. Logically speaking, he should have responded. People who dare to insult two princes at the same time will never be encountered in the future. Are you unwilling to seize such a good opportunity?
After a while, Yang Ming felt that his sudden reinstatement of Du Yan was a little too obvious, and maybe he had revealed his secret.
"You continue to stare, remember, no one is allowed to take Wei Zheng away, and the Ministry of Punishment is not allowed to interrogate him again."
"I understand," Du Yan said goodbye and left.
Then, Yang Ming took Wei Zheng's confession from the Ministry of Punishment and read it again. He couldn't laugh or cry.
This kid may have thought he was dead and dared to scold him for anything. If such a confession were to be known to his father, Wei Zheng would definitely die, because by scolding him like this, it was tantamount to mocking the emperor for his incompetence in educating his son and for raising two bastards.
The next day's meeting,
Yang Ming deliberately mentioned Wei Zheng's affairs during this period, and then asked the ministers how to deal with this man.
Wei Jin said directly: "Insulting the prince is a treasonous act and should be cut to pieces."
Good guy, I really didn’t fall for it. Yang Ming smiled and said: "My treatment is not appropriate. After all, it is me who is being scolded. If I kill someone, it will be suspected of seeking personal gain."
Hehe, you really don't want to kill people, Wei Jin continued to say to the general: "This kind of common people do not work for the King of Qin. If the Ministry of Punishment submits it to Dali Temple, they can be sentenced to death directly. Keeping such people is a waste of food."
"You can't kill people!" Huang Fenglin, the Yushitai, stood up and said: "The matter was reported to Your Majesty ten days ago. We need to wait for His Majesty's decree before we can make a decision."
Wei Jin was stunned. Good guy, you Yushitai people are so quick to talk. Are you reporting such a trivial matter?
Yang Ming was also stunned. It was better now, Wei Zheng's life was hanging on the line.
He has no control over the Yushitai. This department only serves the emperor alone.
Huang Fenglin didn't know that Yang Ming was causing trouble in Wei Zheng's matter, otherwise, he would have informed him in advance.
Now Wei Jin had nothing to say. When the matter was brought to the emperor, it was no longer his turn to offer advice.
"Your Majesty should be arriving in Jinyang soon," Guan Wang Yang Xiong changed the topic and said: "Yu Wenshu personally led his troops to Hebei, then the rebels will soon be wiped out, and the canal will be completed. Although this year will not be
It was hard, but we managed to get through it, so starting next year, shouldn’t Hebei implement some policies to stabilize the people?”
"Guan Wang Zhuguo," Yang Ming nodded and said: "Hebei has experienced this difficulty, and it is imperative to exempt taxes. Everyone expresses his or her own opinion. Let's draft a memorial together and send it to Jinyang Palace to submit to His Majesty."
No one objected to this proposal. After all, everyone knew that Hebei was in dire straits this time. The most people were recruited, the most grains were requisitioned, and the most rebellions occurred. I dare not say that all living beings were in ruins. This meant that all industries were withered and the country was in dire straits.
Only those who risk their lives would dare to say these four words: life is in ruins.
Right now, Hebei really needs a tonic to strengthen its foundation and maintain its health.
Once the canal is completed, according to Yang Guang's rhythm, the first attack on Goguryeo should be put on the agenda.
Yang Ming had to fight hard this time to disrupt his father's rhythm. It would take at least three to five years, and even if he used troops against Goguryeo in the future, he would not be able to recruit them from Hebei.
You can't ask a sixty-year-old man to carry steel pipes, and you can't ask a young man to work overtime for 72 hours. People will die.
As for Goguryeo, we had to fight. In history, Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo three times, not all for the sake of face, but because this place was very important.
Since ancient times, the Central Plains dynasty has not allowed the ethnic minority governments in the north to gain power, because once they gain power, they will attack the Central Plains. This has always been the case and has never changed.
Now that Qimin, with the support of the Sui Dynasty, had become powerful in the north, there could no longer be a powerful regime in the northeast.
The problem in Goguryeo is more complicated.
During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Goguryeo took advantage of the civil strife in the Central Plains to gain further power.
After years of war, the eastern part of Heilongjiang and Jilin in the north, the Sea of Japan in the east, including Vladivostok, Shiwei, the western part of Heilongjiang and Jilin, and the eastern part of Inner Mongolia, all became vassal states of Goguryeo.
The Khitan and Xi in the west also began to pay tribute to Goguryeo. In this way, Goguryeo freed up time to continuously use troops against Silla and Baekje in the south in an attempt to unify the Korean Peninsula.
It was during this critical period that the Northern Zhou Dynasty successfully unified the north, and then Yang Jian usurped the Zhou Dynasty. The Khitan, Xi, Shiwei and other tribes that had originally submitted to Goguryeo began to send envoys to make good friends with the Sui Dynasty. Goguryeo's situation was instantly embarrassing.
As a last resort, Gao Yangcheng, the then King of Goguryeo, also sent envoys to make friends with the Sui Dynasty, accepted Yang Jian's canonization, and was named General Pingyuan King and Duke of Liaodong. Behind his back, he also sent envoys to make friends with Nanchen, and also
He was named General Wang Ningdong of Pingyuan by the Chen Dynasty.
Until the Sui Dynasty successfully destroyed Chen and unified the world, Gao Yangcheng was frightened and hurriedly moved the capital to Chang'an City to Pyongyang.
Yes, the capital of Goguryeo is also called Chang'an City.
The rise of the Sui Dynasty directly affected the strategic policy of Goguryeo. In Northeast Asia at that time, due to historical inheritance reasons, only Goguryeo was a serious feudal dynasty. Its political, cultural and economic system, farming and smelting technology were the same as those in the Central Plains, but slightly different.
behind.
Moreover, the geographical conditions were unfavorable to the Sui Dynasty. First, there was the Liaoxi Corridor, which could threaten Hebei, and it could also reach the Jiaodong Peninsula from the Bohai Sea, directly threatening Shandong.
If the Sui Dynasty and the Turks turned against each other, Goguryeo would inevitably invade, and it would be an unfavorable situation of being attacked on both sides.
The Central Plains had a complete line of defense like the Great Wall to resist outside the Great Wall, but they did not have it against Goguryeo. The only one that could withstand the most attack was Linyu Pass, and it could not withstand it for long.
There is no room for others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch. This is why in history, Yang Jian, Yang Guang, Li Shimin, and Li Zhi successively used troops against Goguryeo.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Shimin even said: Today, the Ding Dynasty was made, but Liaodong was not the guest, so I took it myself, without worrying about future generations.
It can be seen that this place cannot be ignored.
After Pei Shuying waited for seven days in Jinyang, Emperor Yang Guang finally arrived.
As soon as he arrived in Jinyang, he felt that Jinyang Palace was too small and wanted to rebuild it. Fortunately, many ministers opposed it. Yang Guang was forced to give up temporarily because he really had no money at the moment.
Jinyang Palace was originally built by the Eastern Wei Dynasty. It was expanded once in the ninth year of the founding of the Emperor, and Cangcheng was added in the sixteenth year. The area is not small, but Yang Guang still doesn't like it.
Since it has the word "palace", it is not a place where others can live. Daxing Palace in the capital, Ziwei Palace in Luoyang, Jiangdu Palace in Yangzhou, and Jinyang Palace are all the residences of the emperor. The eunuchs, slaves, and local officials in them all live there.
Can't control it.
The news of the suppression of the rebellion in Hebei was rushed to Jinyang. Yang Guangda was so happy that he held a banquet at Jinyang Palace that night.
Pei Shuying, as a first-rank wife, brought Yang Jin, the first-rank king of Xingyang, into the palace in formal attire to meet the emperor.
"Let my grandson come forward," Yang Guang said with a smile.
Pei Shuying handed her son to Gao Ye, who then led him to the emperor.
Yang Guang stretched out his hands from his sleeves, pinched Yang Jin's face, frowned and said:
"How do you get so thin?"
Pei Shuying quickly knelt down and said, "My daughter-in-law is guilty."
Yang Guang suddenly frowned and turned to look at Pei Ju. Pei Ju spread his hands with an innocent face, meaning I don't know?
"Get up and speak. No matter how big the crime is, for Yang Jin's sake, I will not blame you," Yang Guang said solemnly.
At this time, Taiyuan Tongshou Yu Zhongwen quickly stood up and saluted:
"Your Majesty, on her way north, the princess helped thousands of refugees and even ran out of food rations. She was negligent in her duties."
Yang Yue, who was sitting at the bottom, suddenly frowned and subconsciously looked at Yang Xuangan, who curled his lips.
"That's it," Yang Guang said in a deep voice, "Princess Qin passed by a county, and as soon as she answered the official's request, she was fined one year's salary."
He didn't mention anything about the refugees. He turned to look at his grandson and said, "Go find your brother. He has been staying with me in the past few days. I can't let my grandson have enough to eat."
As soon as these words came out, good fellow, hundreds of ministers stood up to apologize.
Yang Guang snorted coldly and said in an angry tone: "If my daughter-in-law and grandson can uphold my wishes and be diligent and thrifty, you should follow suit."
"I am ashamed of myself!" All the ministers quickly agreed.
Later, Yang Jin was brought to Yang Rui, and the two brothers held hands and sat down honestly.
Pei Ju looked at his daughter with a smile and said, "Where did there come from so many hungry people? It's just the good people attracted by the princess's charity along the way."
He was going to stir up trouble. The canal was about to be completed and it was time to settle the accounts, but Pei Ju just wanted to finish it.
Pei Shuying was still kneeling on the ground, with a dark expression on her face, and said to Yang Guang:
"My daughter-in-law has seen with her own eyes that the hungry people along the way have lost a lot of money, the young children are struggling to walk, the refugees have passed by, and the only food they can eat is grass stems and tree bark, and the tragic scenes of exchanging children for food can be seen everywhere. My daughter-in-law is your Majesty's daughter-in-law, and she should uphold this.
Your Majesty's love for the people saves the people from fire and water."
Yang Guang's face was expressionless, and his breathing gradually became heavier.
Yu Shiji said directly: "Did someone instruct the princess to make this statement? Duke Rongguo arrived in Jinyang first on His Majesty's orders. Why haven't he seen any refugees or hungry people?"
Pei Shuying raised her head and looked directly at the other party: "What do you mean, I am deceiving you?"
"No, no," Yu Shiji said, "I am just confused. You were originally in Daxing, and you are not familiar with the local conditions when you first arrived in Shanxi. Who taught the princess to say this?"
Pei Shuying sneered and said: "If I am instigated by others, it is also the foundation of heaven, the emperor, and my ancestors of the Sui Dynasty, the country, the country, and the millions of people in the world."
After saying that, Pei Shuying bowed down to Yang Guang.
There was an instant silence in the hall, and many people realized that the decisive battle between the two kings of Qin and Qi was about to begin.
"Zhang Heng, Yang Da, Wei Zhen, and Xue Daoheng," Yang Guang said in a deep voice.
The four people hurried out of the queue, knowing that they were going to take the blame. One was the Yushi doctor, the other was the Sili doctor, and the two ministers from Huangmen, both of whom were in the third rank.
Yang Guang continued: "Do you know whether there are hungry people in Shanxi or how many there are?"
We know, we also told you, don’t worry, we know how to carry this pot.
Zhang Heng took the lead and said:
"There are so many discrepancies in the information from various sources that I can't verify it for a while. It's hard to tell whether it's true or not. That's why I didn't report it to Your Majesty. I'm derelict in my duty."
"Then find out!" Yang Guang said angrily: "My daughter-in-law will never lie to me. The people of Shanxi are all my subjects. Whoever lets my people starve to death will die."
The four people hurriedly responded, "Good guy, you are really with me like you are with a tiger."