With Yang Su's qualifications, achievements, and influence, it seems that he is worthy enough to enjoy the Ancestral Temple, but he is not.
Because Yang Guang knew clearly who was one of his own.
He had a good relationship with Yang Su in the past in order to use Yang Su's strength to compete for the crown prince position. Yang Su supported Yang Guang, but also defeated Gao Xi and became the head of the officials.
In the end they both got their wish.
But Gao Xi was different. Gao Xi had always only had two saints in his heart, only the Sui Dynasty. Although Yang Guang was tempted to kill because of the absence of Yang Guang, Yang Guang's killing of Gao Xi was a private vendetta and did not involve any official matters.
From a public perspective, Yang Guang only had respect for Gao Xi, but Yang Guang always put private matters before official matters.
Yang Lihua was very satisfied with Yang Guang's arrangement. In her opinion, only retainers like Gao Xi, one of her own, deserved to enjoy the incense of the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
As soon as Gao Xi left, his eldest son Gao Shengdao was immediately transferred from the Chang'an County magistrate to Menxia Province and served as a minister. His second son Gao Hongde served as the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple, and his third son Gao Biaoren served as the crown prince's Youyu Marquis.
The arrangement of the three sons was clear. Among them, Gao Biaoren married Yang Yong's daughter. His career was originally over, but Yang Lihua and Yang Ming couldn't bear it and tried their best to guarantee it. In addition, there was no possibility of restoration for Yang Yong's lineage, so
Yang Guang gave him a chance.
As the saying goes, one comes from a good family and knows three things. The Yuwenkai family is an individual who knows how to do engineering. In the Gaoxi family, although the three sons are not very popular, they are far better than the children of other families.
What's more, the second oldest brother, Gao Hongdao, was originally an old man who lived in the palace of Yang Guangjin.
Yang Gongren left Beijing for the first time in his life. Before leaving, there were inevitably some social scenes.
Also going to Bashu with him was his brother-in-law Yan Baoshou, so Yang Gongren had been taking his brother-in-law to various banquets during this period.
Yan Baoshou also knew in his heart who he had taken advantage of. Privately, his daughter Xiaotang had already sent someone to greet him. After taking office, he should not wait for the prince to ask about everything, but should learn to report it proactively.
This was not arranged by Yang Ming, but Yan Xiaotang made his own decision.
Wei Zheng's wedding had ended long ago. Yang Ming just teased Wei Zheng and rewarded him with some property, but didn't take it to heart.
Only by deliberately alienating someone can the other person try their best to please you and show loyalty to you instead of deliberately getting closer to you.
Wei Zheng is not worthy of Yang Ming's closeness at the moment, and he still has a long way to go.
Three people have three thoughts, not to mention there are more than 10,000 people in the East Palace. So many people can't be controlled by words, but by scheming.
The New Year is approaching, Yang Guang means that it is a gift for the people of Southwest Xingtai to leave after the New Year.
After all, leaving home in the first month of the year is not a good idea according to superstition.
So Yang Ming had time to convene a group of future officials from the Bashu region to discuss matters.
Yang Guang handed over the whole matter to his son because he, Yu Wenkai, Yan Pi, Huang Duyi and others were planning the Chidao project, and he was going to Luoyang during the Chinese New Year.
Yang Guang is restless and will continue to tour in the future, so from now on, the affairs of Southwest Daoxingtai will have to be managed by his son. This is why Yang Ming is the minister.
All the people from the East Palace and Southwest are here. In fact, Shi Huaiyi is the only one who is not in the capital. He has come all the way back. The person who takes over the post of Shangdang Prefect left behind by him is Lu Zhang. You can tell by his surname.
Whoever it is, the benefits of taking the initiative to wipe out accounts still continue.
After drinking for three rounds, we started talking about business.
Yang Ming first looked at Yang Gongren: "The affairs of Bashu will be entrusted to Gongren from now on. You can make the decision on anything you can. If you can't, tell me again and I will make the decision for you."
He was hinting to Yang Gongren that it's not you who has the final say in Bashu, it's me.
Yang Gongren has been the Minister of Civil Affairs for so many years, how can he not understand what this means? Hearing this, he smiled and said:
"Prince, don't worry. As soon as Bashu responds to affairs, I will ask His Highness for instructions at all times to ensure that everything is in place."
Yang Ming nodded and said: "The General Manager's Mansion left by King Yang Xiu of Shu is still vacant now. Xingtai Province will use this place as an official office. It can be tidied up a little. There is no need to build another official office."
"This is natural," Yang Gongren nodded.
Yang Ming looked around at the crowd and said with a smile: "You are about to go to Bashu to take up new positions. Do you have any plans in mind for the future of Bashu?"
At this time, Pei Xizai said: "I think that the situation in Bashu is complicated. Can Xingtai Province consider recruiting some children from local aristocratic families to help handle affairs?"
"Xizai's words are very necessary," Yang Ming agreed.
In fact, this was a private agreement between the two of them, and they were just doing it for a double sex. People like Yang Gongren and Wang Shilong have already seen it, but some people can't.
Yang Ming continued:
"The root cause of the disease in the southwest lies in the fact that aristocratic families secretly resisted the imperial court, failed to pay taxes, concealed household registration, falsely reported the number of acres of land, colluded with local officials, and worked together to exploit the people's wealth and embezzle the country's money. You are going to this far away place,
We must focus on this, arrest officials who should be arrested, and kill families who should be killed, without mercy."
Several people in the hall nodded in agreement, but they also had their own thoughts.
In Bashu, everyone from the prefect to the county magistrate and Zuoguan were appointed by the imperial court. Most of these officials were from Guanzhong, but there were also some from other places, but there were no locals from Bashu.
If some officials are found guilty in the future, will they be arrested or not? Arresting them will offend people.
So everyone turned their attention to Pei Xizai and Shi Huaiyi, because one of them was the Shangshu of the Xingtai Ministry of Punishment, and the other was the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, one in charge of judgments, and the other in charge of arrests.
The Ministry of War in the Sui Dynasty was in charge of army logistics, and had almost no military power. It was all in the hands of the Sixteenth Guards General. However, the Secretary of the Ministry of War in Xingtai Province was actually in charge of the military power.
That's why Yang Ming let Shi Huaiyi go because he was purely one of his own.
Pei Xizai said: "There is no doubt that the officialdom of Bashu needs to be rectified. Small illnesses can be cured, and serious illnesses can be cured. In short, we should let them know the court's determination to rectify Bashu."
Yang Gongren put forward a different opinion: "The shortcomings of Bashu have been long-lasting, and the court has always treated them leniently. Some officials were corrupted because of helplessness. Sometimes, even a boatload of people cannot be defeated with a pole. Some people, even if they have minor faults,
, but you can still give me another chance."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! What he said is implying that Yang Ming, the thirty-six counties, and the thirty-six prefects all have backgrounds. If we really want to investigate, they all have problems.
But you can't check them all, just pick out a few to make sense and sound a warning to others. If you really want to make a big splash, it won't be easy for them to do it.
"Gongren speaks from experience," Yang Ming nodded and said, "The situation is not entirely the fault of the officials. Some of them can be accommodated as appropriate."
Yang Ming fully agreed with Yang Gongren's point of view. As the saying goes, the law does not punish the public, and the local officials in Bashu are not vegetarians.
Yang Wen'en, the prefect of Wudu, is the younger brother of Yang Wensi, the minister Zuocheng. Du Heng, the prefect of Suining County, is of Jingzhao Du. Li Duan, the prefect of Xincheng, is Li Jing's eldest brother. Liang Yang, the prefect of Badong, is the son of Liang Rui, the Duke of Chiang Kai-shek in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and is the son of Yu Wentai.
Grandson, Tang Jian, the prefect of Qianwei County, Yang Mingdong, the right guard of the East Palace, Tang Jian's father, Shi Wugang, the prefect of Yicheng County, and his daughter is Li Yuan's concubine
The prefect of Meishan is not Erlang Shen now, but his surname is Wei.
As long as the chief official of a county is involved with the imperial court, it is not suitable for you to handle anyone.
For example, can Li Duan and Yang Ming really be able to kill him? Is Li Jing willing?
So, if the chief officer is fine, then the adjutant will take the blame, and together with some county magistrates, it can basically have the effect of knocking the mountain and shaking the tiger.
"I very much agree with what Xizai said just now," Yang Ming said: "You are all outsiders to Bashu, so to govern Bashu, we should govern the local area and select some children from aristocratic families to enter the Xingtai official office and various counties.
The county government is very necessary."
Wang Shilong completely followed Yang Guang's intention, so he directly suggested:
"Bashu's scientific examinations and talent selection have mostly been based on the situation over the years. During this period, I have retrieved the list of candidates from Bashu over the past few years and found a flaw. None of the candidates reported by the counties were from Bashu. I think it is inappropriate.
, it seems that it should be relaxed appropriately, and at least one of the three quotas in each county must be a native of Bashu."
Yang Ming has also checked these records. All the candidates who have been registered in the scientific examinations in Bashu for so many years were originally officials. After changing their household registration, they entered the official position as local candidates. After becoming officials, they changed their household registrations back.
The imperial court is not unaware of this phenomenon, but it has never been aware of it. After all, avoiding Bashu has been a centuries-old tradition in the Central Plains.
But now, Yang Guang wants to correct it.
Although Wang Shilong's suggestion was suspected of destroying the jobs of local officials in Bashu, it was still quite mild. After all, one out of three would not be too troublesome for them.
So Yang Ming said in a deep voice:
"One is too little. After so many years, they should have enough to eat down there. Now the court wants to rectify Bashu. If they don't cooperate, then I will spit out as much as they have eaten before. Two of the three places must be
From the mainland of Bashu, there are ten left-handed officials at the county level and twenty people from the county level. This is something you will do immediately after you get down."
After everyone looked at each other, they all accepted the order.
The left officials had no rank, and most of them were temporary workers. The aristocratic family didn't care if they were given a bowl of rice, and Yang Ming also opened a gap in the iron gate to avoid Bashu, and then slowly opened it wider and wider.
Preventing people from Bashu from becoming officials will cut off their promotion channels. If they don't fight against you, who will they fight against?
If the imperial court wants to reconcile with the local forces in Bashu, it must first give them some sweetness.
Yang Ming thought with his buttocks and knew what Yang Gongren and the others would do if they went down. They would sell their officials. Although the officials were not officials, they still had to spend money to buy them.
But Yang Ming can't stop this, because buying and selling is also a social relationship. First make good friends with the local aristocratic families, give some benefits appropriately, and wait until the relationship is closer, then we can settle the accounts. This is much gentler than going directly to settle the accounts.
There will be much less resistance.
When it comes to doing things, it has always been the dark side that leads the way. As long as it can benefit the country and the people, whether the officials themselves are good people has never been included in the assessment.
Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters.