Linshuo Palace in Zhuojun County is a palace covering an area of thousands of acres. It is not far from Linqin Pool, the end point of Yongji Canal. It is only ten miles away. Standing on the high building inside the palace, you can still see the lake parked in the pool from a distance.
huge dragon boat.
Linshuo Palace was also the base camp where Yang Guang commanded the entire Goryeo campaign. At this time, Yang Guang's 120,000 forbidden troops were stationed outside Linshuo Palace to protect the safety of the palace.
Not only did Emperor Yang Guang live in the palace, but also thousands of civil and military officials lived there, making the palace the temporary court center of the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Guang's office is called Ziwei Palace, which is also the highest palace in the entire Linshuo Palace. In the front is a small palace where cabinet meetings are held, and in the back is Yang Guang's imperial study.
In the Imperial Study Room, Yang Guang leaned against the dragon couch with his eyes half-squinted, listening to the report on the situation in the capital from Yu Shiji, the Minister of Internal Affairs. Although he had been away from the capital for half a year, he had to listen to the report on the situation in the capital every ten days.
, the situation in the capital was calm, and there were no skyrocketing prices or an influx of hungry people, which made him quite satisfied.
Yang Guang had too many things to do, and most of his energy was busy with war preparations. He was finally a little overwhelmed with the mountains of memorials piling up every day, so he had to delegate some power to the cabinet, allowing the cabinet prime ministers to review and approve it first, and then
Report important matters to him.
This approval power fell into the hands of Yu Shiji, who had all the power. Yang Guang also acquiesced, leaving other prime ministers helpless.
After Yu Shiji experienced a serious setback in officialdom, he became more cautious and carefully figured out Yang Guang's thoughts. He would never say anything that Yang Guang didn't want to hear. Moreover, he would also try his best not to report any memorials that affected Yang Guang's mood.
At this level, he will find some minor issues to fight back, such as a typo, an inappropriate word choice, or a tone of voice that is not respectful enough, etc. If you go back and forth, the matter will be delayed forever.
For example, when the officers and soldiers of Qinghe County were defeated in suppressing bandits, the report to the Ministry of War was vague, the wording was flickering, and the number of casualties was ambiguous and inconsistent. Yu Shiji directly dismissed it on the grounds that the facts were unclear. As far as the Ministry of War was concerned, they had already reported it.
As far as Yu Shiji is concerned, he is strictly reviewing and approving, and there are no problems on both sides. The final result is that nothing will be done. The Ministry of War will transfer a captain from another county to solve the problem. Yang Guang does not know about it at all. When he wants to
When he got up to ask questions, Yu Shiji's answer was that the soldiers must use their lives and suppress the bandits very urgently.
It was this extremely skillful officialdom method that made Yu Shiji gradually favored. Yang Guang trusted him so much that Yang Guang did not even read many memorials and only listened to Yu Shiji's oral reports.
After listening to the report, Yang Guang sighed slightly and said: "The price of rice has reached 400 yuan per dou of rice, which is twice as high as when I left the capital."
Yu Shiji bowed and smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it is normal for rice prices to rise during wars. In fact, it is not a lack of food supply, but more a matter of human psychology. I remember very clearly that in the 18th year of the founding of the Emperor, the late emperor attacked Goryeo, and the price of rice also rose.
Three times. After the war ended, the price of rice fell immediately, so Your Majesty did not have to worry at all. (Full text e-book free download)"
Yu Shiji was very good at talking. He only said that it had increased three times, but never mentioned that the price of rice at that time was only 20 yuan per dou of rice. This made Yang Guang find some comfort in his heart. He smiled and nodded, "I will also end the war as soon as possible.
, let rice prices return to normal.”
At this time, Yang Guang suddenly thought of something and asked: "Where is Yang Yuanqing? Where are they now?"
"Reporting to your majesty, I don't know about his situation. He may be at home with his wife and children! I heard that he has a son." Yu Shiji said lightly.
Yang Guang was slightly displeased, "It's been half a year since I patrolled the south of the Yangtze River at the end of last year and then stopped at Zhuojun. None of the thousands of officials who followed me have been reunited with their families. Everyone can put national affairs first, so why can't he?
"
"Your Majesty, maybe it's because he was transferred away from Fengzhou and he feels a little depressed. He is still young after all!"
As soon as Yu Shiji finished speaking, a eunuch reported at the door: "Your Majesty, Yang Yuanqing has arrived and is waiting for your Majesty's summons."
Yu Shiji was stunned for a moment. He was speechless for a long time, but he didn't know what to say. He looked embarrassed and could only say bitterly: "Your Majesty, there is nothing to do, so I will leave."
Yang Guang glanced at him and then remembered that Yang Yuanqing and Yu Shiji had a personal grudge. Yu Shiji was obviously using the topic to play on the topic. The dissatisfaction in his heart shifted from Yang Yuanqing to Yu Shiji and said coldly: "Yu Aiqing, I don't want this to happen again."
That’s it.”
Yu Shiji felt regretful and angry at the same time. Why was it such a coincidence? Wasn't this a slap in the face? He could only nodded and retreated with a face full of shame.
When he walked to the door of Ziwei Hall, he met Yang Yuanqing hurriedly walking in. Yu Shiji had already recovered from the embarrassment just now. He also secretly warned himself that he could no longer be dominated by his emotions. When dealing with Yang Yuanqing, he must not take action casually until the critical moment.
With a smile on his face, Yu Shiji cupped his hands and said, "Yang Yushi, you have worked hard all the way."
Yang Yuanqing also smiled and returned the gift, "Yu Shijun, long time no see. I heard that Yu Shijun is deeply favored by the saints. I am very happy and congratulations!"
The two of them chatted and talked about the current situation. Yang Yuanqing smiled and said: "The Holy One is waiting, so I won't say more. I will invite Mr. Yu to drink on another day."
"Haha! I remember, I want to drink the best Italian rose wine, you can't cheat on me."
"I still have two cans at home. I will definitely treat you to a treat when I return to Beijing."
The two spoke in an intimate tone and both laughed. In the eyes of the eunuch next to them, these two officials had a close and harmonious relationship, but who would have thought that these two were actually enemies in the officialdom.
Yang Yuanqing said goodbye and followed the eunuch to the imperial study. A eunuch went in to report and came out after a while: "Yang Yushi, Your Majesty, please come in."
Yang Yuanqing walked into the imperial study room and saw Yang Guang correcting the memorial with his head down. Perhaps because of his gradual maturity, he gradually felt an invisible pressure from Yang Guang. Especially this time, there was no slight change in the general transfer.
The sign is that the king's heart is like a tiger, this is what Pei Ju said to him, and he gradually realized Yang Guang's moodiness and ruthlessness.
Yang Yuanqing stepped forward, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, Yang Yuanqing, comes to see you!"
Although Yang Guang did not look at Yang Yuanqing, Yang Yuanqing's every step and movement from the moment he entered the door could not escape Yang Guang's keen capture. He felt Yang Yuanqing's cautious movements. Seven steps into the door, he stood exactly in front of the yellow line and faced him.
Giving gifts, this was something that had not been seen in Yang Yuanqing before. From these subtle changes, he could feel the tension in Yang Yuanqing's heart. As an emperor, he was very willing to see this kind of change, but Yang Guang was also slightly a little bit worried.
Disappointed, he also liked the spirit of Yang Yuanqing a few years ago.
Yang Guang felt disappointed for a moment. Yang Yuanqing was no longer a young general, but a royal doctor. The court had always had only two royal doctors. They used to be Zhang Heng and Pei Yun. Zhang Heng had been dismissed and was now replaced by Yang Yuanqing.
He took Zhang Heng's position and was responsible for the supervision of local officials in the Sui Dynasty. He was already in a high position and should be more mature.
On the other hand, in recent years, due to the continuous use of large-scale labor, there are many loopholes, and local officials who are corrupt and bend the law have emerged one after another. For example, by offering food, a large number of officials have become fat in one food offering. Yang Guang also knows this in his heart, and he hopes to have a
The ruthless and ruthless officials helped him deal with the local officials and stabilize the people's hearts. Yang Yuanqing was undoubtedly a suitable candidate.
"Yang Aiqing, I heard that you have a son, and I want to congratulate you too!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yang Guang smiled and winked at the eunuch next to him. The eunuch immediately brought a plate forward. On the plate was a golden lock made of gold. It was very exquisite and unique, with gems inlaid on it.
"This longevity lock is the son I gave to you. In addition, I also named him the Lieutenant of Lixin. I hope that he can also build his reputation with trust like his father."
"Your Majesty's holy grace, I am deeply grateful!"
Yang Guang shook his head. He didn't want to hear Yang Yuanqing's clichéd gratitude. He looked into Yang Yuanqing's eyes and said slowly: "You made a promise to me back then. Sixty years later, you are still willing to be the shield of the Sui Dynasty.
I have always kept it in my heart. I have always believed that you are a person of faith. I hope that after your death, you will be given the posthumous title of 'Faith'. Do you understand my painstaking efforts?"
Yang Yuanqing nodded silently, "I understand!"
"Okay! Since you understand, I won't say much more. I'll talk to you in detail about this time you will strictly monitor the three states of Hebei, Yan and Qing. What do I need you to do?"
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After coming out of the inner palace, Yang Yuanqing had just walked to the outer area when he heard someone calling him from behind. When he turned around, it was Pei Yun. Yang Yuanqing had not seen him for almost two years, so he quickly stepped forward to salute, "Yuanqing, see you two
grandfather!"
"You come with me!"
Pei Yun led Yang Yuanqing quickly through a long corridor and came to his court room. There was only one clerk in the room, and Pei Yun waved him out.
Pei Yun is currently the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Censor, and is also one of the prime ministers of the cabinet. He has a high and powerful position. He sat down with Yang Yuanqing, smiled and said: "Your grandfather-in-law has a hard life, and he went on an envoy to the Western Turks the day before yesterday.
, and I don’t know when I can come back.”
Yang Yuanqing knew why Pei Ju wanted to go to the Western Turks as an envoy. He smiled and said: "This is actually because I persuaded him to find an excuse to stay away from the War of Goryeo."
Pei Yun was stunned for a long time, then sighed and said: "This is indeed a wise decision! I also wanted to find an excuse to leave, but I couldn't find one."
"Second grandfather can go to the south for supervision, or to Longyou and Guanzhong. When I came here, I also heard that there was a lot of public dissatisfaction in the Guanlong area."
Pei Yun shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "It's useless. Last time I proposed to go to Shuzhong, the Holy Emperor sent more than a dozen supervisory censors to prevent me from leaving. He said that once I leave, there will be no one in the cabinet."
He waved his hand, "Forget it, don't mention this."
Pei Yun asked again: "When you met the Holy Spirit just now, did you feel that the Holy Spirit was different from before?"
"It's okay! It feels the same as before."
"It seems it's because you have less contact."
Pei Yun sighed, "He is really different from before. He has a bad temper and is willful. He has killed three ministers who persuaded him not to go on a personal expedition. So I want to tell you that this time you are supervising the three states. There are some things you can do."
You must not tell him. If you tell him, you will be in great trouble."
"For example, what is it, second grandfather, can you tell me in detail?"
"For example, if you tell him about the rebellion, he will let you lead the army to put down the rebellion."
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