In the imperial study room, Nayan and Yang Da were carefully persuading Emperor Yang Guang. Nayan was the provincial chief official, and there were two of them. The current Nayan was Yang Da and Yuan Hongsi, but at this time, Yang Da came as a royal family member.
persuade Yang Guang.
Although Yang Jian has repeatedly claimed for decades that the Yang family is a branch of the Hongnong Yang family and that their ancestor is Yang Zhen, a Taiwei of the Western Han Dynasty. Before the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian went to Hongnong to worship his ancestors. In fact, everyone in the government and the public understands
, the imperial Yang family has nothing to do with the Hongnong Yang family. Otherwise, why is Yang Su not a royal family?
One of the most serious problems of the royal Yang family is that the population is small and the family is not prosperous. Of Yang Jian's five sons, only Yang Guang is left. The eldest son Yang Yong has no heirs. Although King Yang Jun of Qin, King Yang Xiu of Shu and King Yang Liang of Han
He had descendants, but they were all demoted and not used. Yang Guang's two eldest sons were killed and imprisoned, leaving only the young King Zhao and a few grandsons.
Currently, the only high-ranking officials in the Sui royal family are Yang Xiong and Yang Da brothers, and Yang Zhiji, who has just been transferred to Hongnong Prefecture.
"Your Majesty, the appearance of the comet is a sign of a great disaster for the country. The mainstay of the Yellow River has collapsed, the river water has reversed, there has been a severe drought in Henan, and there have been severe floods in Hebei. There have been two consecutive years of severe disasters. People are complaining, and thieves are everywhere. The country is in danger!
His Majesty.
At the end of the sentence, Yang Da was already bursting into tears. He knelt down, kowtowed and cried: "Your Majesty, stop the war in Goryeo! Dongyi is a small country, it doesn't matter, there is no need to gamble with the country of the Sui Dynasty!"
Yang Da's brother Yang Xiong is a wise and cunning man who protects his own safety. Yang Da is also careful to figure out the holy will. The royal family is more likely to be demoted than ordinary ministers.
But at this time, the severe situation in the Sui Dynasty made Yang Da restless, and comets flashed across the night sky, making him unable to bear it any longer. He took the risk to persuade Yang Guang. He felt that the emperor's anger was about to explode, so he had to persuade him politely. God will surely
Hungry people are everywhere, Your Majesty, you have to deal with it!"
"You know nothing!"
Yang Guang finally couldn't bear it anymore and swore a curse word. With a livid face, he glared at Yang Dad and said: "Am I an idiot? I don't know the current situation. Do you think I will give up the Sui Dynasty for a small country like Goryeo? You don't know anything about it.
I don’t know, I’m just talking nonsense here!”
Yang Guangteng stood up and walked to the window with his hands behind his hands. He was so angry that his chest heaved and he turned around and shouted: "Who is the real enemy of the Sui Dynasty? Don't you know? How can some robbers and thieves become like this to scare you like this?"
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"But public dissatisfaction is boiling!"
"Enough!"
Yang Guang shouted angrily, interrupting Yang Da's words, "The people are like grass, they can be regenerated if they are cut off. The nobles of Guanlong are the gangrenous disease of our Sui Dynasty. If I listen to your words and stop the war of Goryeo, I will destroy the Sui Dynasty."
It must be them, and it will definitely not be those stupid people who rebelled for the sake of raising rice!"
"Your Majesty must not underestimate the people of the world. When Qin II died, didn't Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and other common people rise up? I, the Sui Dynasty, must not repeat the same mistakes as Qin! Your Majesty is so wise and powerful, will you follow the path of Hu Hai again?"
When Yang Guang heard that Yang Da actually compared him to Qin II, he couldn't help but became furious: "You bastard!"
Yang Guang picked up the inkstone on the table and threw it at Yang Da. With a bang, the inkstone hit Yang Da on the forehead. Yang Da screamed and fainted on the spot with blood flowing down his forehead.
Yang Guang was still angry and shouted: "Drag him down, deny the imperial doctor treatment, and order his family to pick him up."
Several eunuchs carried Yang Da down with all their hands and feet. Although the imperial doctor was not allowed to diagnose and treat him, the eunuchs bandaged him to stop the bleeding. Several eunuchs wiped the ground clean again.
Although Yang Da failed to convince Yang Guang, he made Yang Guang upset. At this time, the eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, General Yuwen is here!"
"Announce him to come in!"
Yang Guang took a long breath in annoyance to calm down. After a moment, Yu Wenshu walked in with a nervous look on his face. He was nervous because he saw Yang Da being carried out with blood on his head. He didn't know what happened.
, but at least now he knows that the Holy Sage is in a state of rage, and he cannot be careless at all, otherwise the next person to be carried out will be him, Yu Wenshu.
"Chen Yuwenshu meets His Majesty the Emperor!"
Yang Guang had restrained his anger and calmed down. He found Yuwenshu to understand the movements of the Guanlong nobles. Although Yuwenshu himself was also a Guanlong noble, he had followed Yang Guang loyally since the Jin Dynasty. He had completely
He betrayed the class that belonged to him, was spurned by the Guanlong nobles, and became Yang Guang's confidant. If it weren't for the martial arts case and the pig iron robbery case, he should be Yang Guang's first favorite now.
.
Despite this, Yang Guang still trusted him very much and let him know his secret.
"Is there any news?" Yang Guang asked in a calm tone, without any trace of the rage just now.
Although Yu Wenshu was spurned by the Guanlong nobles, he still learned a little bit about the movements of the Guanlong nobles from some aspects.
"Reporting to your majesty, I have been paying attention to them. According to my understanding, the relationship between the two factions of the Guanlong nobles has been harmonious. Three days ago, Dou Kang's youngest daughter got married, and Yu Zhongwen's eldest son and Yuanshou's eldest son both personally
Come and congratulate me."
Yang Guang's expression was a bit complicated. He really didn't expect that he had tried so hard to drive a wedge between the Guanlong nobles and that they would reunite so quickly. However, Yang Guang also understood in his heart that the Guanlong nobles were only superficial.
But their deep-seated conflicts of interest are far from reconciling.
"What else? What are the various movements of various families?"
"Reporting to your majesty, the Dugu family is very quiet. The Dou family has close contacts within the family because they married a daughter. There is also a lot of excitement in the Yuan family."
"What's the news?" Yang Guang obviously cares about the Yuan family.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Yuan Hongsi has appeared in Yuanshou Mansion for several days in a row.
"Yuan Hongsi!" Yang Guang read the name repeatedly. He was the former general manager of Youzhou. He had stayed in Youzhou for more than ten years, even longer than Yang Yuanqing had stayed in Fengzhou.
Yang Guang nodded and looked at Yuwenshu with his bright eyes, "What else? What about other families, such as Yu Shenwen, Li Yuan, Yuwen Kai and others?"
"Other families are still quiet. Li Yuan and his like have always been timid and timid, and there is nothing to worry about."
"What is it?"
The biggest characteristic of Yu Wenshu is that he is slanderous when reporting important events. Today's opportunity made him couldn't help but think of Li Hun, who owed him a large sum of money and refused to pay it.
"On the contrary, there are rumors that Duke Li Hun secretly bought military horses. I don't know whether it is true or not."
Yang Guang pondered for a long time and did not speak for a long time. At this time, Yu Wenshu proposed his heavy plan again, "Your Majesty, I believe that at this delicate moment, the lottery system should be restored to monitor the officials.
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To put it simply, the Dianzhu system is the whistle-blowing official system. It was prevalent in the Southern Dynasties. Every county governor would have a low-status person in charge of paperwork. This person actually recorded every move of the county governor or the royal family and reported to the emperor on a regular basis.
People are called dianshuan, and a small person controls the life and death of the prince, the commander-in-chief and the county governor.
This lottery system was not Yu Wenshu's idea, but Yu Shiji's plan. Since the last time in Zhuojun, the two of them joined forces to deal with Yang Yuanqing. Although they failed, Yu Wenshu and Yu Shiji formed an alliance.
The reason why Yu Wenshu suggested setting up the Dian Dian was because he wanted his son Yu Wenhua to control the Dian Dian in various places, which was a very important power.
Although Yu Wenshu's plan was poisonous, it did not receive an immediate response from Yang Guang. Yang Guang said calmly: "I will consider it again."
"yes!"
The two talked for a few more words, and Yu Wenshu left. Yang Guang looked at the clock and saw that it was already very late, but one thing was stuck in his heart. If it was not resolved, he would have trouble sleeping tonight.
Yang Guang immediately ordered: "Go and urge Yang Yuanqing again and order him to come see me immediately!"
In the dark night, more than a dozen imperial guards and eunuchs escorted Yang Yuanqing on horseback. The fierce sound of horse hooves echoed in the silent streets. They rushed into the imperial city like lightning and rushed towards the palace gate. At the palace gate, dozens of people
When the soldiers of the Forbidden Army were about to intercept, the leading guard flashed the gold medal and shouted: "Your Majesty's urgent decree is to declare Yang Yuanqing's audience!"
The gatekeepers did not dare to stop them and allowed them to rush into the palace gate. They got off their horses in front of the Xuanzheng Palace Square and hurried to the side hall. After passing several checkpoints, Yang Yuanqing arrived in front of the side hall. A eunuch had been waiting here.
"Manager Yang, Your Majesty is impatient, come with me quickly!"
"Eunuch Li, your Majesty summoned me so late, what's the matter?"
"We don't know the details, but General Yuwen came here just now and reported something to the Holy One, and then the Holy One hurriedly summoned you."
Yang Yuanqing was even more suspicious. What did Yang Guang's urgent summons have to do with Yu Wenshu?
Arriving in front of the imperial study, a eunuch went in to report and immediately came out and said: "Mr. Yang, your majesty invites you in."
Yang Yuanqing tidied up his clothes, calmed down his emotions, and quickly walked into the imperial study. Yang Guang was standing in front of the window with his hands behind his hands. He could directly see the Xuanzhengdian Square from his window. He had just seen Yang Yuanqing arriving.
"Your Majesty, Yang Yuanqing, is here to see you!"
Although Yang Guang summoned Yang Yuanqing urgently, he was no longer in a hurry when Yang Yuanqing arrived. He sat down and smiled and said, "When are you going to leave for Youzhou?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I plan to go to Youzhou in three days."
"Well! I have approved all the assistant officers you applied for. I hope you can take over the Youzhou Military Mansion as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Yang Guang pondered for a moment and then asked: "You are not familiar with Youzhou, where are you going to start?"
Yang Yuanqing thought for a while and said: "I plan to obtain the Youzhou military's accounts and material inventory, but I must first understand the family background."
Yang Guang shook his head, "I think this is too slow to start and is not conducive to the logistics preparations for the Battle of Goryeo. I suggest you start with personnel changes."
Yang Yuanqing was stunned. He didn't quite understand what Yang Guang meant by saying this to him.
Yang Guang laughed meaningfully, "Yang Aiqing, originally the emperor's eldest grandson recommended you to be the general manager of Daizhou, but I did not adopt his recommendation and directly appointed you as the general manager of Youzhou. Do you know why?"
"I don't know!"
"Duan Wenzhen's body has collapsed and he cannot complete the important tasks I have entrusted to him. I can only entrust the important tasks to you again."
Yang Guang looked into Yang Yuanqing's eyes and said slowly: "Yuan Hongsi has been in Youzhou for more than ten years. From chief historian to general manager, he has intricate interests in Youzhou. With the Battle of Goryeo coming soon, I am most worried about the Yuan family.