Baishuwu Full Text Chapter 38 The Queen’s Persuasion
In the imperial study, Yang Guang paced back and forth with his hands behind his back in a depressed mood. He never dreamed that Yang Yuanqing would resign, and the reason was too much for him to refuse. This made Yang Guang feel very embarrassed, and he also felt a little annoyed in his heart. If he just resigned like this,
It's a pity to let Yang Yuanqing go. Yang Yuanqing is still of great use. At least in dealing with the Guanlong nobles, he and himself are of the same mind. All text in Baishuwu has no ads.
At this time, Empress Xiao walked into the imperial study with a bowl of ginseng tea. At the door of the imperial study, King Yan Yang Tan was hiding outside the door, nervously eavesdropping on the conversation of his grandparents. It was he who went to find the imperial grandmother.
He hoped that the imperial grandmother could keep Yang Yuanqing for him.
Several eunuchs begged him to either go in or get out. How could he explain to them that he was hiding so secretly at the door? But Yang Tan glared at the eunuchs fiercely and ignored them.
Empress Xiao and Yang Guang have been married for nearly thirty years. She knows her husband very well. His behavior at this time shows his inner anxiety and hesitation. She knows how to persuade him.
"Your Majesty, it is late autumn now, and you will catch a cold if you stand at the window."
Empress Xiao put a coat on Yang Guang's behalf, but Yang Guang didn't want to put it on. He took off the coat and put it on the imperial couch. He sat down and sighed: "Actually, I have no idea about Liaodong's plan.
No."
Only in front of his wife would he occasionally express his true thoughts. If Yang Yuanqing resigned and left, once the Guanlong nobles rebounded, he would lose a sharp sword to suppress the Guanlong nobles.
Queen Xiao sat next to her husband and said softly: "Your Majesty is worried about Yang Yuanqing's resignation!"
Yang Guang was startled, how could the queen know? He glanced around and saw a young man's figure on the ground at the door, and he understood in his heart that this little guy actually went to move reinforcements.
Yang Guang also pretended not to know, nodded and said: "I don't want him to resign, but I don't want to indulge him too much, so I am very conflicted inside."
Empress Xiao smiled slightly and said, "I feel that your Majesty has not seen through some things."
"What didn't you see clearly?" Yang Guang glanced at his wife strangely.
"I have met Pei, Yang Yuanqing's wife, several times, and I have talked a lot with her. I discovered that the Shandong gentry are intricately connected, and all prosper and suffer. Pei's mother is the legitimate daughter of the Wang family in Taiyuan, and her grandmother
The Cui family is also the eldest daughter of the Cui family in Qinghe. Her brother is married to the direct daughter of the Lu family in Fanyang. The wife of Pei's eldest grandson is also from the Cui family in Boling. The famous noble families in Shandong are married to each other and have a very close relationship. Yang Yuanqing is the son-in-law of the Pei family.
, and he himself also belongs to the Shandong gentry. I can feel from his wife's tone that the Pei family attaches great importance to Yang Yuanqing, and your majesty only thinks about Yang Yuanqing. I want to remind your majesty that behind him is actually the entire Shandong gentry.
interests of the group."
As the saying goes, the authorities are confused and the spectators are clear. Queen Xiao's words woke up the dreamer, and Yang Guang suddenly realized. No wonder Pei Ju took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the Western Turks, and Pei Yun behaved like this. By suppressing Yang Yuanqing, he was actually suppressing the entire Shandong gentry.
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Yang Guang is also an extremely smart person. As long as he figures out one thing, he can see through the cause and effect relationship one by one. He can't sit still anymore and rushes back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, attacking the Guanlong nobles.
His own strength is obviously not enough. He also needs to rely on other political groups. The power of the Southern Group is too weak, and the Guanlong noble family such as the Jingzhao Wei family, the Du family, and the Hexi Li family are too close to the Guanlong noble family.
The only force he could rely on was the Shandong gentry. He actually ignored that Yang Yuanqing was already a member of the Shandong gentry.
If Yang Yuanqing is really allowed to resign, this will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the Shandong gentry at a critical moment and will be extremely detrimental to his own plans. He cannot and must not be let go!
At this moment Yang Guang figured it out and made up his mind. He glanced at the shadow at the door and sighed deliberately: "But it's too shameful for me to accommodate him like this. I decided to let him go home for three years...
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Before he finished speaking, Yang Tan rushed in, knelt on the ground and begged: "I beg the emperor's grandfather to keep him, so that the Sui Dynasty will not lose another beam."
Yang Guang looked back at Empress Xiao, who smiled helplessly, acknowledging that she was invited by Yang Tan.
Yang Guang's face sank and he asked Yang Tan: "You are my eldest grandson. Why didn't you come to me openly if something happened? Instead, you moved the emperor's grandmother here, and you secretly hid at the door to eavesdrop, and then rushed in without permission.
My royal study, is this the style of your emperor’s eldest grandson?”
Yang Tan lowered his head, "My grandson knows his mistake!"
Yang Guang just warned him that there was no way he would really be punished, so he said in a long voice: "Since you know your mistake, forget it. Since you are young, I will not hold you accountable, so I will talk to you about business!"
Yang Guang pondered for a moment and then asked: "In your opinion, how should I use Yang Yuanqing, and then use him to continue to be the censor?"
Yang Tan had already had an idea in his mind, and he quickly said: "Emperor Grandfather, the oranges from Huainan are called Zhizi when they reach Huaibei. This is due to the soil and water. Yang Yuanqing was originally the commander-in-chief of a town, but the Emperor's grandfather used him as a civil servant. That's why he came up with the idea of leaving. Sun
Er also understood that the emperor's grandfather was worried that he would stay in Fengzhou for too long. In fact, the emperor's grandfather could implement a border town rotation system. Fengzhou would be transferred to Daizhou in three or four years, and Daizhou would be transferred to Liangzhou in three or four years. In this way,
The border town will not be in trouble, I hope the emperor will check it out."
Yang Guang laughed appreciatively. He was indeed his grandson. He was able to come up with such a brilliant idea at the age of ten. It was good to rotate the border towns. However, he was still a child after all, so he still didn't consider the problem thoroughly enough. Now considering Yang Yuanqing's matter,
More needs to be considered from the standpoint of the Shandong gentry.
Yang Guang nodded and smiled: "What do you mean, you want to re-appoint Yang Yuanqing as the frontier commander?"
"That's why my grandson recommended him as the general manager of Daizhou to control the Turks in the north."
Yang Guang walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and finally shook his head, "If I really want to appoint him as the coach of Bian Town again, I will not consider him going to Daizhou. I will make him the general manager of Youzhou."
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Empress Xiao and Yang Tan retreated, and Yang Guang sat alone in front of the imperial court and thought. If Yang Yuanqing was really to be appointed as the general manager of Youzhou, he still had a lot to do. As his wife Empress Xiao reminded him, Yang Yuanqing's
Behind the scenes is the Shandong gentry, so it is necessary to regard him as a representative of the Shandong gentry.
In essence, Yang Guang is now very willing to position Yang Yuanqing as a Shandong noble and let him lead the Shandong nobles to fight against the Guanlong nobles, making the Shandong nobles a major pillar of his imperial power.
But in this way, he needs to attack the Yang family again, completely cutting off the possibility of Yang Yuanqing returning to the Yang family. If Yang Yuanqing rises, Yang Xuangan will inevitably fall.
Yang Guang took a memorial from the table. This was Zheng Shanguo's impeachment of Yang Xuangan for killing his wife. Yang Guang knew that Yang Xuangan's wife was the daughter of the Zheng family. Killing his wife was an extremely serious mistake for a minister, and he was usually dismissed from office directly.
Zheng Shanguo's memorial also admitted that Yang Xuangan did not kill his wife, but the reason why he did not kill his wife was that the personal maid saved the mistress, but the personal maid had her arm cut off, which is enough to show that Yang Xuangan had the intention to kill his wife.
Yang Guang read the memorial twice. At this time, the eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Pei Shangshu is here."
"Announce him to come in!"
After a while, Pei Yun hurriedly walked in. He was the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Imperial Censor. He was generally called the Secretary. Pei Yun stepped forward and bowed and saluted, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
Yang Guang smiled apologetically: "Pei Aiqing has gone back to rest! I have summoned you again."
"Your Majesty is still worried about state affairs, how can I dare to rest?"
Yang Guang praised his attitude and asked: "Does Pei Aiqing know that Yang Yuanqing wants to resign?"
Pei Yun did not deny it. He admitted frankly, "Just now he came to see me and mentioned that he wanted to resign, but I did not agree."
"Is it Pei Aiqing who disapproves, or the Pei family?" Yang Guang looked at Pei Yun.
Pei Yun carefully savored the meaning of Yang Guang's words. He pondered for a moment and said, "I haven't mentioned this matter to my family yet, but I believe that everyone in the Pei family, including my brothers, will not agree."
Yang Guang also sighed and said: "Actually, I don't agree with it either. The emperor's eldest grandson even begged me to retain Yang Yuanqing. I have considered it over and over again and want to appoint him as the general manager of Youzhou. I wonder what Pei Aiqing thinks?"
Pei Yun's eyes lit up. The general manager of Youzhou is a level higher than the general manager of Fengzhou. Moreover, Youzhou is not as far away as Fengzhou and can control Hebei and Shandong. If Yang Yuanqing becomes the general manager of Youzhou, not only the Pei family will benefit, but also the Pei family will benefit from it.
The entire Shandong gentry will benefit.
Pei Yun suddenly understood that Yang Guang was preparing to seek support from the Shandong nobles, but he was very cautious and refused to express his position easily. He only bowed and said: "I support all your Majesty's decisions."
Yang Guang caught the sparkle in Pei Yun's eyes and knew what he knew, so he handed Zheng Shanguo's memorial to Pei Yun and said coldly: "This is the Zheng family's impeachment of Yang Xuangan for killing his wife. I will leave this matter to your Yushitai."
Investigate, if the situation is true, I will severely punish you!"
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Early the next morning, the fleet should have set off, but the dragon boat has not yet set off. A eunuch led Yang Yuanqing to the dragon boat in a hurry. Yang Yuanqing submitted his resignation last night, but Yang Guang did not reply to him. A formal reply will be given today.
Pei Yun found him last night and told him the result. Yang Guang would make him the general manager of Youzhou. Pei Yun hoped that he would agree. This was a rare opportunity. This result was beyond Yang Yuanqing's expectation. He did not expect that Yang
Guang was actually willing to spend such a large amount of money to keep him.
But Yang Yuanqing also knew that Yang Guang's feast was not so delicious. Why not appoint him as the general manager of Daizhou or the general manager of Liangzhou? There are certainly factors of Shandong nobles in this, but more importantly, Youzhou is closely related to the Liaodong Campaign. Yang Guang is
Wanting to use the position of General Manager of Youzhou to continue to tie him to the chariot against the Guanlong nobles, Yang Guang's thinking has not changed, but his methods have become more sophisticated than before.
Yang Yuanqing walked to the imperial study. The eunuch went in to report. After a while, he came out and said: "Yang Yushi, your majesty declares that you can come in!"
Yang Yuanqing walked into the imperial study, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, Yang Yuanqing, is here to see you!"
A gentle smile appeared on Yang Guang's face, "Yang Aiqing, I thought about it for a long time last night. Although your filial piety is commendable, now is the time for the imperial court to employ people. You will serve me for a few more years until the world is peaceful.
I will definitely let you return to your hometown to fulfill your filial piety. Of course, I will also compensate you. I have decreed that your mother should be conferred the title of First Grade Lady. At the same time, I have ordered the prefect of Anlu County to rebuild your mother's mausoleum, offer sacrifices at all times, and make you uncle.
What do you think of me as the Jingshan County Lieutenant?"
Yang Yuanqing knelt down and thanked him: "Your Majesty, I am deeply grateful for your kindness!"
Yang Guang nodded with satisfaction, "In this case, I have decided to appoint you as the general manager of Youzhou and the governor of the logistics and supplies of the Goryeo War."
"I am willing to serve your Majesty!"
At this time, Yang Guang said slowly: "Before I am officially appointed, please do one thing for me."
"Please give me your Majesty's orders!"
Yang Guang said in a low voice: "As a censor, Yuwen Hao was captured by bandits. If this matter spreads, I will be ridiculed by everyone in the world. I have blocked the news and ordered General Zhang Ping of Liyang Huben to lead an army of five thousand."
We went to suppress the bandits, but I received news this morning that Zhang Ping actually violated the Holy Will and was defeated by the Wagang bandit army. You can lead 10,000 troops to Wagang again to suppress the Wagang bandits for me. No.
The story of Yu Wenhao."
Yang Yuanqing thought for a while and said: "I have heard about this matter. I sincerely ask your Majesty to grant me full authority over this matter. I promise to resolve the matter properly."
"Okay, no matter what method you use, I only want one thing. Yu Wen Hao wants to see people when he is alive, and he wants to see his body when he dies."