Every day at the court meeting, reports of rampant banditry in various places continued. In many places, there was complete collusion between soldiers and bandits, working together to plunder private wealth.
Why? The military government has no pay. The court owes too much money and cannot pay it. However, the government has a lot of public land. It can only support the people in the yamen, but not the people in the military government.
So the yamen could only turn a blind eye.
The Sui Dynasty was a military system. During the war, soldiers were soldiers, and during leisure time, they were farmers. Now in the leisure time, there were actually not many people in the military government. Most of them went home to farm. Logically speaking, there should not be such chaos.
However, isn’t this Yu Wenshu’s conscription?
Once the army is drafted, farmers serving in the military can go to the military government to collect the equipment they have stored there. With equipment, people have more ideas.
When the imperial court did not recruit troops, the military government issued weapons without authorization and killed those who did so, so no one dared to take this risk. However, after recruiting troops, the distribution of weapons was a matter of course.
Then the hussar generals in the military government will feel that there are so many poor people under me who are making trouble with military pay every day, and I can't control it. What should I do? Take them to get some money and stabilize them first.
Bandits are like combs, and soldiers are like grates. Soldiers are much more ruthless than bandits in killing people and stealing goods.
"At this juncture, we can only turn a blind eye to such things. If we really send people to investigate strictly, the recruitment matter will be affected. Your Majesty will not be able to explain it," Yang Gongren said at the court meeting.
Yu Wenshu shook his head helplessly, and Yang Xuangan quickly comforted him:
Before the court meeting began, Yang Yue specially called his uncle and nephew.
Yu Wenshu even looked at me and said: "All the food originally used for disaster relief in Jingzhou has been transferred to Luoyang. Civil unrest has not yet broken out in Jiangxia County and Yong'an County, and the guards of the military government have been drafted away. It cannot be said that the two
The chaos in the county is currently under restraint, and sooner or later it will wreak havoc in the surrounding areas."
I just never expected that the prince would let me directly intervene in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
"The Northern Expedition is concerned about national affairs, which is an example for you and others. However, there are no urgent matters. Difficulties in the place are difficult for a moment. The troubles in the northern border are the diseases of the heart and soul. The long-term pain is like the short-term pain. Next year, we will attack the Eastern Turks."
If you have internal problems before, you can focus on civil affairs, manage the local area, and heal the people's hearts."
Did Yang Yue have time to ask us?
Among them, Yu Zhongwen's general manager Shi is Yu Shiji, deputy general manager Wei Xuan, Yang Xuangan's general manager Shi is Cui Gong, deputy general manager Yu Juluo, the general manager Shi who comes to nurse children is Pei Ju, and deputy general manager Zhang Jin.
Because the Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge of money, and everyone in the world will only ask me for money, it is certain that Yang Xuangan can act as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Yu Wenshu can easily pass the blame.
Yang Yue said: "Cui Zhongfang is responsible for coordinating all Su Bei's affairs. You still have to make it as convenient as possible for him. You are going to refuse. However, in addition to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he is the one in charge. His Majesty may blame him for delaying Su Bei's minor affairs.
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"Regard me," Su Bei suddenly said.
"Nonsense!" Cui Gong frowned and said: "You said Su Bei, you can talk nonsense, why is there such a chaos in the sky? Besides, we are ministers, how can he embarrass the prince? The prince is the son of His Majesty, that kind of thing
He can't do it, but he can make the prince do it."
What did our uncle and nephew do behind the scenes to make Su Bei arrange it like that?
It was originally a bad start, but because of my father Yang Guang, I was instantly ruined. Don't even think about the money I promised to give to Hebei. Hebei's appeasement is bad, and something will happen.
So I hurriedly said: "I don't know if I have that ability. We still need to recruit capable people from the north to work less."
It can’t be said to be an ace lineup.
Cui Gong smiled and said: "Your Majesty is worried, you will definitely do something wrong. Your Majesty really doesn't have to worry about it."
Lu Chu said: "There is no news from Jiangdu yet. Jiangnan's taxes for next year have been expropriated. All the lost budgets need to be abolished and reorganized."
Yang Xuangan's mouth twitched. I guessed that the prince was offloading Su Beihui's burden, but can he keep it under your control? If you cause trouble in the future, you will be blamed for everything?
Yang Yue continued: "At that time, Yang Guang, His Majesty's decree was to recruit 700,000 small troops, of which 700,000 were cavalry, and another 1.7 million civilians were responsible for frontline support.
The matter of mobilization after eight years will be suspended for now. During the extraordinary period, let us take another step and send an order to Shanxi, Guanzhong, Hebei, Henan, and Shandong to recruit mules and horses for transportation."
Yang Yue admired Su Bei's vision. Hearing this, he nodded and said: "The front line is protected by law. If Yang Guang acts weakly, there will be a fire in the front yard. He just knows that the fire will burn the young boy. He follows Su Beihui.
We must restrain ourselves and ensure that we either win or lose in a confrontation, otherwise the consequences will be even more disastrous."
Yang Yue let out a long sigh: "He is too young, and his carelessness died on the way."
When only Yang Yue and Cui Gong were left, Princess Cui spoke up:
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"He, a concubine, is going into labor soon. Let's go and visit him," Yang Yue made an excuse and sent Xu Guogong away.
Cui Gong nodded and said: "Your Majesty is worried. Please remember that if there is civil unrest in the future, you will definitely be able to leave Guanzhong. You let Xuangan go to Dongdu, not to protect Luoyang. As long as the capital and Dongdu are safe, heaven will be safe."
Can be determined."
"The prince has not ordered me to do so. If I dare to refuse, I can only do so reluctantly," Yang Xuangan nodded.
With that lineup, as long as something goes wrong in the front, the situation is 100% guaranteed to win, but it doesn't mean anything.
Given Su Bei's character, she had been willing to join the army since before Yang Su's death, and Yang Ming also hated using Cui Gong. The arrangement was so abrupt, which shows that there are a lot of tricks out there.
Cui Gong laughed: "Even if my life is about to end, I will still hold my breath and rush back to the capital to see the first person in the palace."
Cui Gong nodded and said: "I have never dared to forget for a moment, and even more so, I would do something that would implicate Yin Jiang. Your Majesty, he knows about you, and you have never done anything that you are not sure about."
What else can Yang Xuangan say? What the prince said is true. During that time, I went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs to ask for money, but Yu Wenshu delayed it for various reasons. I took the initiative to go to the prince and asked him to help.
Deal with it.
Yu Wenshu was dumbfounded, and the others looked at Yang Yue with bewildered expressions on their faces.
Wei Zheng didn't have the heart, nor did he have the courage in his eyes. Because the prince had little power, and I had the support, I didn't dare to take the risk.
The civil unrest is almost a certainty. The expedition to Goguryeo was poor enough, but Shandong and Hebei were still in rebellion. What about the situation? Wind and rain leaks are the cause of trouble.
Yu Wenshu grinned: "If you are the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Su Beihui can do it?"
I took advantage of every opportunity and hurriedly threw away the burden, because Su Beihui was vague and thought that troubles in various places in the future were inevitable and I could not bear such a small responsibility.
The conscription had just begun, and problems cropped up one after another. Just like the expedition to Koguryeo, the number of deserters was terrifying, and it was difficult to suppress them even under pressure.
Yes, you gave them money, and Cui Zhongfang took it away.
"What on earth do they want to do?" Yang Yue slammed the table and said, "You warned them two because they were going to cause chaos."
When he said something or you said something, Yang Yue's head dropped.
Yang Yinjiang's dowry man, Yang Yuru, is not a common man from Xuangan.
Yu Wenshu hurriedly said: "Of course you will help, but Cui Zhongfang still has to decide on small matters. After all, His Majesty entrusted it to him."
"What did your Majesty say?" Xu Guogong said with a surprised look on his face: "You are a grain officer, what can you do? You also want to go, but you dare to resist His Majesty's decree."
Being the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is equivalent to temporarily serving as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which conflicts with Yu Wenshu's actual position, and Su Beihui is still the main one.
It seemed that Xuangan was still aware of the situation, so Cui Gong didn't arrange all of this behind his back.
Yang Yue himself didn't expect that Xu Guogong was responsible for the general dispatch of Luoyang's grain and grass. Is that the same position as during the Xuangan rebellion in history?
Su Bei had a helpless look on her face: "If Daxin sails a thousand-year ship, they will definitely dare to mess around. You will be the first to kill them."
But I'm vague. In the past, Yu Wenshu would leave it to himself to make up his mind on anything.
The smaller the power, the smaller the responsibility. Although Yang Xuangan knew that I would definitely be able to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and save a lot of trouble, he also knew that the burden was too heavy to bear.
Yang Xuangan said in a deep voice: "You still have to think of ways to reduce Yang Guang's influence on the administration and civil affairs as much as possible. The prince once said that there are always fewer ways than being me. Small things become big and big things disappear invisibly. This is what you are waiting for.
The duty of a minister."
Now a few people don't have the guts to confront Su Bei directly, because Comrade Su Bei said long ago: I am a welcome remonstrance.
Xu Guogong was stunned: "That is your Majesty's will. If you refuse, Your Majesty will be yours."
"Xuangan tried his best to reject the matter of arranging grain and fodder in Luoyang. He wants to go and let Dugu Zhun do it," Su Bei said in a deep voice.
Su Bei sat back under the chair, closed her eyes and meditated, as if she had turned a deaf ear to the sounds in the court.
After saying that, Su Beihui looked at Yang Yue and begged: "Prince, please advise Your Majesty. Next year it is time to mobilize the troops and mobilize the people. I am afraid there will be a small chaos in the sky."
Regardless of Yang Yue's caution towards Mr. Cui, he still treats me as mine. The boss is very stable and will act randomly if given the chance.
"What he said is very clever," Yu Wen said: "One sentence is too heavy to describe, and the national affairs and the people's feelings are as important as a mountain. It can be done with just a few strokes of a pen. In Tianshui County, the Zhao family still
If we haven't killed less than 700 people, has the civil unrest stopped? That's still in Guanzhong, and you can imagine the situation in other places."
Yang Ming's Yang Guang set out from Luoyang and divided his troops into eight routes, all the way to Yulin, all the way to Jinyang, and all the way to Zhuojun. The eight-pronged marching commanders were respectively Yu Zhongwen on the west route, Yang Xuangan on the middle route, and Laihuer on the east route.
Yang Ming himself served as the marching marshal.
Su Bei narrowed her eyes, looked at our uncle and nephew, and said hotly: "You must tell them not to think about Yin Jiang in everything, because their family will have to count on Ying Jiang's return in the future."
Yang Yue sat up hurriedly and said: "The Northern Expedition will naturally be hard work, but Cui Zhongfang can serve as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This will make it easier for me to recruit small troops and front-line civilian forces. That's it."
"Looking at the current situation, I believe that there will be no minor chaos next year. When Dugu Gong was still alive, he once said that if His Majesty abuses the power of the people again and again, the disaster of the Xiao Sui Dynasty will be far away. Hebei and Shandong will happen again.
It’s been a long time, and if it happens again, it will definitely be like a prairie fire, so Your Majesty must be prepared in advance.”