Yang Ming was just curious about that kind of unseemly stuff, and it was enough to satisfy his curiosity after seeing it once.
Afterwards, he also criticized this as an extravagant and licentious pleasure, which was simply unsightly.
This can be called cheap and good.
Pretend, you keep pretending, Yang Xiong snickered in his heart.
Xu Jing came from the Prince of Qin's Mansion and said that there was a decree from Luoyang, and the eunuch from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who was responsible for announcing the decree was waiting at the Prince of Qin's Mansion.
In the Sui Dynasty, the eunuchs who announced decrees were generally the Ministry of Internal History, not the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the Sui Dynasty, eunuchs served the emperor. They had no say in the court and were just slaves.
But because Yang Ming was a prince, Yang Guang often sent him messages privately, and it was more convenient to use eunuchs for some private messages. Therefore, gradually, Yang Ming's orders were basically read out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
In order to show his trust in Yang Xiong and Lu Chu, Yang Ming smiled and said:
"If you two are free, please come back with me to see what His Majesty's wishes are."
Of course, the two of them were curious and wished they knew the content of the imperial edict now. Yang Ming also guessed that the edict was related to marriage, so it didn't matter if they knew about it.
So the three of them went to the Prince of Qin's Mansion together.
After rewarding the eunuch who read the imperial edict with a lot of money, Yang Ming, Yang and Lu sat down in the study.
"One is to fight Yinwu, and the other is to marry Gaochang. Since your Majesty has given me full authority to make arrangements, what do you two think?"
Yang Xiong frowned and said, "His Majesty really agreed? Is the small country of Panyu worthy of a marriage?"
Yang Ming said: "Whether it is worth it or not, we don't need to discuss it anymore. The purpose is very clear. Find a suitable candidate, make her Princess Huarong, and arrange to marry the King of Gaochang. The king's prestige in the clan will not be a second thought."
, do you have a suitable candidate here?”
Yang Xiong curled his lips: "It's obvious that the princess is a hapless person. Since Pei Ju has the idea of dealing with Gaochang, the role of the princess is only temporary. Whoever's daughter I choose will offend that family in the future.
, King Qin should let others do the unpleasant things."
Lu Chu also nodded and said: "The content of His Majesty's decree is worth pondering. It does not stipulate that the choice of relatives must come from the clan. We may be able to find someone to replace him from other places."
Yang Xiong nodded quickly and said: "That's right! How can Gaochang, a small country, be worthy of the daughter of my Sui clan? Your Majesty is obviously not happy, so it is not stated in the decree, but is left to King Qin's own discretion. Your Highness must be careful.
Yes, I guess Your Majesty has absolutely no intention of choosing from within the clan."
Lu Chu now wanted to curry favor with Yang Xiong, so he hurriedly agreed: "There is a precedent for this kind of thing. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty chose Zhaojun, the queen of the palace, as a concubine princess, and married the Xiongnu. We can also find a palace maid."
This is what I have been waiting for. Yang Ming smiled and said:
"What King Gaochang wants is a princess. Even if the palace maid is dressed in silk and satin, and has gold and jade jewelry, she still doesn't have the refinement and nobility that a princess should have. I agree not to choose one from within the clan, but you can't use it as a palace maid."
"Then choose from aristocratic families," Yang Xiong said.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Then there will be King Lao Guan."
Huh? Why on earth are you pushing this to me? I just said, I won’t do anything that offends people.
Yang Xiong hurriedly said: "Your Highness still has to make a decision on the matter, we are just making a suggestion."
Yang Ming suddenly looked confused: "No one is willing to marry their daughter to such a remote and desolate place, and I don't want people to complain at this time. Please help me find a way."
The two of them began to think hard. You can let us come up with ideas, but you can't let me make decisions.
Especially Lu Chu, he was even more unwilling to offend others when a new official took office.
After a while, Lu Chu tentatively said: "When it comes to nobility, I'm afraid the orphan of the old Zhou Dynasty is more appropriate, right?"
Look, I know you two can definitely guess that this is what you said, not me. If Yang Lihua complains about you in the future, don't rely on me.
Yang Ming immediately nodded: "Lu Zhongshu's brilliant plan, just do it like this, I will choose the person."
Lu Chu nodded happily, "Who do you want to choose? The people in the old Zhou Dynasty are all protected by the eldest princess. I can't afford to offend them."
The matter was settled like this, and after sending the two of them away, Yang Ming asked Xu Jing to polish his ink and write the three words Yang Yuzhu on the blank space of the imperial edict.
As for the princess, you can't use her birth name. Now she is the emperor's daughter.
As for Yuwen Yuzhu’s birth and age, this good editor said that Yang Chugang, the previous magistrate of Chang’an County, was Yang Jian’s clan father. He was involved in Yang Liang’s rebellion, was demoted to a commoner, and was expelled from the capital along with several of his sons.
I don’t know whether he is alive or dead now.
As for Yang Chugang's mansion, it has also been taken back by the imperial court. They simply say that Yang Yuzhu is Yang Chugang's granddaughter and she is eighteen years old this year.
Believe it or not, that's your business. Anyway, I'll be eighteen if I bite you to death.
Calling Yang Yinjiang, Yang Ming ordered: "You will send someone to Jingzhao'an tomorrow and bring her back. According to this statement, she will be given a new birth. Do you think she will be willing?"
"It's better than being a nun, right?" Yang Yinjiang said with a smile, "At least it's a lot more free."
Jingzhao Nunnery is different from other nunneries. In other places, nuns become monks voluntarily. Only at Jingzhao Nunnery, they are forced to become nuns. They are more like prisoners than nuns.
Yang Ming also felt that Yuwen Yuzhu would not refuse. Besides, the imperial edict has been written for you. Do you dare to refuse?
At the court meeting the next day, Yang Ming began to discuss with the ministers the matter of conquering Yin Wu's country.
Yinwu Country is a semi-desert area. It is a rather mysterious place for the Central Plains people because many people have never been there.
In fact, Yinwu State is a mixed land of Hu and Han. Except for Yinwucheng, the rest are scattered towns. In other words, if you want to destroy Yinwu State and attack Yinwucheng, you will be done.
The reason why the Sui Dynasty took a fancy to this place was because it was located at a key location in the Hexi Corridor. Going west from Dunhuang County to Yumen Pass was Yinwu State.
Even if the Sui Dynasty captured this place, it would only be used as a gateway to control the trade in the Western Regions. To put it bluntly, it would be to establish a place to collect tolls, which is also called a tariff.
"According to Duke Pei's records, there are only over a thousand defenders in Yinwucheng," Li Jing said: "Our army has traveled a long distance and needs food, grass and baggage, and it is also an attack on the city, so it should be three times the number of troops and the strategy is complete."
Yang Xiong agreed: "There are still three thousand people, but we are not familiar with it. Should we say hello to the Turks and ask them to send troops to support us?"
Historically, it was Xue Shixiong who attacked Yinwu. Pei Ju also negotiated with the Turkic Qimin and asked him to send troops to support him. Qimin agreed, but in the end he did not send anyone.
So Yang Ming doesn't intend to say hello to the Turks, and he won't come if he calls you. Does he really need to tell you?
Yang Ming said: "There is no need to tell them. Let's fight on our own. Three thousand people will leave the capital without any food, grass or baggage. They will be supplied by counties along the way. As for who will be the general, I have already thought about it, so I asked Suide Lieutenant Su Lie, who is also my general.
The king's Ku Zhi is the general manager of the Yumen Road march, and he will attack and destroy Yin Wu."
Su Lie was already famous when he defeated Tuyuhun. Many people knew that he had saved Mai Tiezhang, and the two of them were close friends, so when Yang Ming said the name Su Lie, no one objected.
The more remote and cold the march, the more young people are needed. Besides, Yinwu's army only has a thousand soldiers. It feels like just one person can kill him.
Yang Ming also took this into consideration and thought that he could gain some military merit for Su Lie. The most important thing was to gain prestige in the army, and the guards of the military government all recognized him.
Three thousand people are quite a lot, and standing on the playground, it was a crowded place.
Then, Yang Ming summoned Su Lie and awarded him the military mobilization staff in front of all the officials of the court.
In large-scale army operations, tiger talismans are used to mobilize troops, but for small-scale operations, a scepter is enough.
At present, in Guanzhong, three thousand soldiers can still be gathered, but food and grass cannot be provided. All counties and counties along the way, as well as the imperial court, will greet them and use them as food places for the army.
Foreign wars are based on profits. In fact, all wars are related to profits.
The country of Yinwu was a barren land, but it was a strategically important location, just because it was stuck in the Hexi Corridor. The foreign trade of the Sui Dynasty was not only done by the state, but also by the private sector.
Therefore, by collecting taxes here, we can collect not only the private business groups of the Sui Dynasty, but also the barbarians, a win-win situation.
And Yin Wuguo made his fortune by collecting tolls.
Before sending troops, Yang Ming naturally gave some instructions, to the effect that if you can outwit them, do it wisely. Don't just think about fighting hard. He knows how to use tricks. He attacked the county seat of Shexian County with thirty people. You still fight with three thousand people.
Not a Yinwu?
After Yang Ming sent Su Lie away, in the evening of the same day, Huang Fenglin from the Yushitai came to see him secretly.
"The matter has been found out. The problem lies with a person named An Zhizhong," Huang Fenglin whispered in the secret room:
"This person is the official recorder of the Yushitai. He followed Chen Xiaoyi to the Prison of the Ministry of Justice and was responsible for guarding Wei Zheng. The poison used was aconite, which is very toxic. Wei Zheng is also very lucky. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have died this time."
Yang Ming frowned and said: "After checking for a long time, is it the spy in your Yushitai?"
"I am ashamed, this An Zhiguo is dead now," Huang Fenglin said: "He did not commit suicide, but was killed by Dali Temple."
Yang Ming was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but laugh: "You must have tortured them so hard that they confessed someone they shouldn't have confessed, right?"
"Your Highness is wise," Huang Fenglin said: "This An Zhiguo has a very clean background and seems to have nothing to do with anyone. However, after interrogation, he confessed to a man named Pei Hong, who had a cousin named Pei Gai.
We have already arrested Pei Hong, the aide of King Qi, and after being tortured, he admitted that it was indeed what Pei should have ordered him to do. The matter involved King Qi, and we did not dare to interrogate him in private, so we sent the Ministry of Punishment and Dali to
Everyone from the temple was called to discuss the matter, and the final result was to kill both of them, and then report the truth to Your Majesty."
Yang Ming nodded: "Then what do you say to the outside world?"
"It's just that the murderer committed suicide out of fear of the crime, so there's no way to investigate," Huang Fenglin said.
This method of knotting seemed very perfunctory and could not be explained externally, but it didn't matter, they explained it to the emperor.
That's what being an official is like, it doesn't matter how you deal with others, it only depends on how you deal with others. It doesn't matter if you hide someone, but you will die if you bully someone.