On March 15th, Yang Ming attended the court meeting.
The difference between a court meeting with a prince and a court meeting without a prince is that the number of people the officials are afraid of changes from one to two.
Yu Wenhuaji was knighted yesterday. Originally, his injury has not healed yet, but Yang Guang can't wait any longer. Once his son attends the court meeting and knights Yu Wenhuaji, something will go wrong, so Yang Guang simply doesn't see him.
After he died, a decree was issued and Yu Wenhuaji, who was still lying at home, was directly knighted and made a county official.
After twenty lashes, Yang Yue recovered for two months, and Qu Tutong had been whipped for half a month. He was not well, and Yu Wenhuaji was no better.
Today's court meeting will discuss two things. One is that Zhang Xutuo is leaving Beijing. The six million dan of grain allocated by the emperor to Shandong needs to be clarified how to distribute it. The other is Lingnan.
Originally, Feng and Ning came to Beijing and were already prepared to negotiate with the emperor. After all, Goguryeo was finished, and the court could now devote its time to deal with them. Therefore, everyone knew that the problem in Lingnan must be solved.
However, the two of them were stunned at their first meeting with the emperor. Although Yang Guang did not threaten him at all, his attitude was very tough and Lingnan must be restructured.
They didn't say what would happen if you don't change, because you can guess what will happen.
The current emperor is arbitrary and does whatever he does without regard to the strength of the country and the people. If he dares to recruit millions of troops to attack Goguryeo, why doesn't he dare to attack Lingnan?
The two events in today's court meeting are both highlights.
"Six million shi of grain is still disaster relief grain, but it cannot be given out and can only be borrowed," Pei Ju said: "Based on the number of households affected by the disaster, each household can borrow ten to twenty shi of grain and return it within five years.
If the situation is serious, the time limit may be appropriately relaxed.”
The matter of allocating grain was under the control of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Pei Ju's right servant, She, was in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Works.
In Chinese feudal society, food relief would only be provided during severe natural disasters. This relief is not to distribute food to you, but to have a relief place that can take care of your food. The ration of this food is enough to prevent you from starving to death.
That’s it.
Relief is provided by officials, so disaster relief is also an excellent opportunity for some officials to line their own pockets.
The war in Shandong is over, but the food shortage in various places is still very serious. If Yang Ming hadn't sent warrior Xun down to control the price of food and lend food to the people in the same way as merchants, Shandong would still be in chaos.
The grain that the warrior Xun lent cannot be expected to come back, but the grain that the court lent to the people must not be missing even a grain.
The only thing that is gratifying may be that the court does not ask for interest from the people when it allocates grain this time. You will pay me back whatever you borrow, and it is not calculated according to market prices. We only weigh the weight.
Yang Yue frowned and said: "The six million stones of grain is His Majesty's love for the people. If it can be implemented in practice, it can actually solve the problems in Hebei and Shandong. I am afraid that these six million stones will fall into the hands of civilians."
It is less than half, so I think we should send envoys to appease them, grant envoys the right to control the situation, and supervise the process of allocating grain."
As soon as he said these words, Li Hun suddenly sneered.
Why is he laughing? Many people can understand, because Xuangan is annexing land in Shandong. Are your uncles and nephews really good at talking nice words? But the things they do behind the scenes are more sinister than the last.
Yang Ming looked over with raised eyebrows and asked, "Why are you laughing?"
Li Hun was stunned and quickly lowered his head: "I'm not laughing at anything."
"I heard you laughing, tell me, why are you laughing?" Yang Ming said coldly.
Now, everyone else is watching the excitement. Feng and Ning are also here today. This is the first time they have seen the prince in the court.
Li Hun hesitated for a long time and said: "I think Yang Sili's concerns are, um... over-concerned. There is definitely no official in Shandong and Hebei who dares to disobey His Majesty's love for the people.
Therefore, six million stones of grain should be able to be put into practice."
In the presence of Yang Ming, he did not dare to mention Xuangan's matter. After all, Xuangan was his father-in-law.
Yang Ming snorted coldly: "It's a major national matter, and it's all about guessing? Do you think it can be implemented as soon as it is implemented?"
"I didn't think carefully, and the prince taught me a lesson," Li Hun said hurriedly.
Yang Ming stopped talking. Xuangan Coke was broken and he kept snickering.
Yang Yue continued: "The six million stones of grain allocated by your Majesty is six million. The loss of transportation cannot be counted. The grain is allocated from Xingluocang, Luoyang, and distributed through canals to Hebei, Shandong, Yujuluo and
Zhang Xutuo has proven that the two of them are capable of local governance and should be entrusted with envoys to maintain integrity and supervise the distribution of grain to ensure that it is used in the right way."
Yang Guang nodded and said: "I deeply agree with your suggestion. Whoever dares to eat my food for the people, I will kill his head."
"Your Majesty is wise," Niu Hong said: "Yushitai and Silitai should also send officials to inspect Shandong and Hebei. There are still many problems that have not been solved during the chaos last year. Is there anyone who took the opportunity to annex people's land or hoard it?
, and those businessmen who raise food prices must be investigated clearly, because it is these people who are throwing dirty water on the court, and this is where the civil unrest comes from."
After hearing this, Yang Xuangan was indifferent and felt a little worried. Normally, no one would dare to check him. Even if they did, he could pass it on to the people below.
But the problem is that Yang Yue is in charge of Sili Terrace, which is fine, but Pei Yun is now in charge of Yushitai.
He couldn't tell whether the old Pei family would do anything.
Next, Yang Guang consecrated Yujuluo and Zhang Xutuo as pacification envoys to Hebei and Shandong respectively, granting them the authority to kill officials.
He definitely doesn't want his good intentions to be ruined by the officials below. Although Yang Guang knows very well that it is impossible for the officials below not to be greedy. It's just a matter of greed for more and less. When you can't feed the officials, don't think about feeding them.
common people.
The emperor did not know how to deal with the common people. The reason why Yang Guang was so generous this time was because he was afraid of causing trouble again.
Of the six million stones of grain, four million were allocated to Hebei. Even though the chaos in Hebei was not big this time, if there were chaos there, it would be much more difficult to deal with than in Shandong.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It was not until noon that the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Zhang Xutuo worked out a detailed plan, and officials would be sent back with Zhang Xutuo to be responsible for the allocation of grain.
Until now, Yang Ming had not spoken much except to say something to Li Hun, which made Yu Wenshu feel very guilty. He was afraid that the prince would mention his son's affairs.
"Is the review of the Ministry of War over yet?" As soon as Yang Ming spoke, Yu Wenshu's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He was afraid of something, either for my son or for me.
Duan Wenzhen nodded and said: "The final arrangements are already being made and it will be presented to His Majesty and the Crown Prince tomorrow."
"What a coincidence?" Yang Ming pondered for a moment: "I'll go to the Ministry of War to have a look tomorrow."
"I am respectfully awaiting Your Highness," Duan Wenzhen nodded.
Next, Zhang Xutuo could leave, because there was no place for him here. Cui Junsu, the minister of official affairs, was responsible for seeing him off and also left.
"Of the twenty prefects of Lingnan counties, only seven were sent down by the imperial court. The rest are to take care of your local area, but that won't be possible in the future." Pei Ju looked at Feng Ang and said, "The imperial court will directly arrange for the prefects of at least fifteen counties.
You must be mentally prepared."
After Yang Ming heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Pei Ju's words must be what his father meant. With such harsh conditions, his father was forcing Lingnan.
It sounds like there is nothing wrong with it. As a territory of the Sui Dynasty, Lingnan has always practiced local hereditary inheritance. The court must not tolerate it, but it is not appropriate to change it too quickly all at once.
After all, until the mid-Tang Dynasty in Lingnan, the imperial court still adopted the "return method" for them, that is, it implemented loose policies in some areas and allowed local tribes to manage local affairs independently. After all, the actual local conditions had to be taken into consideration.
Pei Ju's method is a bit extreme, and Feng Ang and Ning Changzhen will definitely not accept it.
Yang Ming finally figured out that neither side of this negotiation was sincere, and his father might have intended to use force.
Since it is not a sincere negotiation, you don’t have to listen to anything said by both sides, because it is all lies.
What is real? The word "great cause" is still mentioned above. With my father's character, I am afraid he wants to solve the Lingnan issue once and for all.
This is not impossible, because the Tang Dynasty's tolerance of Lingnan was largely due to the great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, which destroyed the production and people's livelihood structure of the entire society. The population dropped by two-thirds, and the national strength was not enough to use force against Lingnan.
But the current Sui Dynasty has this ability, but the disadvantage is that once force is used, it will have to go back for many years.
It was not convenient for Yang Yue to come forward to refute Pei Ju because they were on the same side, but he also figured it out that the emperor wanted to stir up trouble.
By setting an unacceptable condition and inciting Lingnan to take the initiative to resist, Lai Huer, who is in Jiangnan, is actually preparing for the use of troops in Lingnan.
So Yang Yue looked towards Yang Ming and gave a "dangerous" look.
Yang Ming couldn't think of a solution at once, so he could only remain silent.
Feng An's face was extremely depressed. After arguing with Pei Ju for a few words, he stopped talking. He did not expect that this trip to Beijing would be like this.
The emperor is too cruel. Is he going to uproot us?
On the contrary, Ning Changzhen was quite calm: "If we change it according to this method, neither Feng Ang nor I can change it. Pei Gong should hire someone else."
Cui Zhongfang was stunned and said: "Master Qin Jiang can't just give up. The affairs of Lingnan still depend on you."
"Rely on us?" Ning Changzhen sneered: "I don't have this ability, you really think highly of me."
Wei Jin, the Minister of Civil Affairs, said: "Wei Yue, the Duke of Guancheng County, is familiar with the civil affairs in Lingnan. I can ask him to go down and help you."
He said it was to help, but in fact, after going down, it was definitely Weiyo who had the final say.
Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, Wei Yue relied on his second brother Wei Yu to master the situation in Lingnan, which finally became useful.
"Okay, you can send anyone, Feng Ang and I will just do as we are told," Ning Changzhen said in a haphazard tone.
Cui Zhongfang smiled and said: "Don't be angry, Mr. Qin Jiang. We still have to discuss the specific plan down below."
"Yes, the matter is very important, so everyone should be more cautious," Yang Ming finally expressed his position: "You can argue, the methods have been discussed."
After saying that, Yang Ming looked at his father and said:
"My son believes that this matter should not be rushed, but should be taken slowly."
Yang Yue quickly agreed: "I second the proposal."
From this sentence alone, Yang Guang could tell that his son did not want to use force.
Yang Guang smiled and nodded: "The prince's concern is very true. Don't be anxious about Lingnan matters. Being anxious will lead to mistakes. Let's discuss it slowly."