The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 30
Jiangdu Palace!
Emperor Yang Guang dismissed all the servants in the palace and received Yang Yichen, who was full of travel and dust, with white beard and hair.

Looking at the old Yang Yichen, Yang Guang also felt a little sad.

He knew that Yang Yichen, who seemed to be in his seventies and eighties, was actually only 47 years old!One year younger than myself.

However, the answer to why Yang Yichen got into such a mess is self-evident - it was the bandits in Hebei Province that made this clan general overdrawn.

"My humble minister pays homage to His Majesty!" Yang Yichen bowed respectfully!
"Aiqing, please stand up!" Yang Guang personally helped Yang Yichen up.

"Thank you, my lord!" Yang Yichen was a little flattered.

Yang Guang asked Yang Yichen to sit aside, and asked impatiently, "Is Hebei Road really flat?"

"His Royal Highness King Qin is a military prodigy and genius unrivaled in the royal family. He has a deep understanding of the art of war in every move. With more training, he must be a commander of the next generation! Congratulations to the Holy One, he has both a talent and a grandson."

On the way to the south, Yang Yichen heard all kinds of rumors that Yang Tong persecuted the nobles. He was worried that Yang Guang's punishment of Yang Tong would cause Hebei Province to fall into chaos again, so he did not hesitate to praise Yang Tong.

Yang Guang laughed out loud.

"I have learned about what you have done in the north from the good news of you and Dong'er. You have done a good job, and I am very pleased! You were able to conquer Hebei in one battle, disintegrate Dou Jiande's gang of jumping clowns, and save the people from the fire and water , the experience must be wonderful... Tell me, how did Dong'er fight..."

After Yang Yichen was seated, he described the battle of Mount Wude in detail. He neither exaggerated nor adopted the spring and autumn style of writing...

"23 rebels who are not weaker than the Xiaoguo army?"

Yang Guang's face was very ugly.

"Hebei Road has been in chaos for seven or eight years, and countless bandits have been replaced. The bandits who have survived the battle are all fierce and fierce outlaws! The combat power is very powerful! In terms of numbers, if you add a small group of bandits, it will only increase. Quite a few!"

"The 23 desperadoes are all Dou Jiande's soldiers?" Yang Guang asked through gritted teeth.

"That's not true!" Yang Yichen said realistically: "Dou Jiande's soldiers only account for about one-third, and the rest are many gangster forces! In order to defeat His Highness, Dou Jiande summoned them together!"

When Yang Guang heard this, his face recovered. Pei Ju, Pei Yun, and Yu Shiji told him that there were no big bandits, but only small rebellions that did not make a difference, and all the places were going after them!If Dou Jiande has more than 20 soldiers, then the three of them are deceiving the emperor!But hearing Yang Yichen say this, he felt relieved.

"After defeating Gao Shida and Zhang Jincheng, I have a little reputation in Hebei Road. These rogues have been avoiding and not fighting! The minister is in the west, and they are running east! If they hadn't underestimated His Highness, they would never have survived in one battle. Sure." Having said that, Yang Yichen had a headache and a look of joy!
Yang Guang nodded!He is also a man who knows how to fight, so he naturally knows that swimming without fighting is the most troublesome, he then asked: "Some people say that Dong'er killed more than 1000 or more than 600 officials in Hebei Province, what is going on? "

"Actually, there aren't that many!" Yang Yichen said, "His Royal Highness only killed more than 1000 officials, and the other [-] people were all bandits in official uniforms."

Yang Guang asked curiously, "What's the purpose of this?"

"The reason why there are more and more rebels in Hebei Province! Local officials are responsible for 1000% of them. It is they who extort money and extort money that make the people suffer from hunger and cold. The people can't survive, so they kill officials and rebel! The reason why Your Highness joined more than [-] rebels is for the purpose of It is to let the people know the determination of the court to govern the officials and restore confidence in the court! The upright officials have long died at the hands of the bandits, and most of them who are alive have interests with the bandits! To be a minister... His Highness was so angry that he arrested and killed them all."

"These damned guys! They deserve to be killed [-] times! Dong'er killed well!" Yang Guang suddenly stood up and praised Yang Tong for his courage in killing.

"Is this the origin of the rumor that 'the king of Qin persecuted the gentry'?"

"This is just a superficial appearance. The root cause is the greed and shamelessness of Fanyang Lu, Boling Cui, Zhaojun Li, Qinghe Cui, and Bohai Gao!"

Yang Yichen lied for Yang Tong: "These aristocratic families have left Hebei Province long ago, their houses have long been turned into a piece of white land, their fields have also been turned into wasteland overgrown with weeds, and their official household registration, real estate, and land deeds have long been destroyed. In the midst of war! Now that Hebei Province has finally settled down, these aristocratic families immediately demanded real estate and fertile land with real estate and land deeds. No one knows whether the so-called evidence in their hands is true or not... His Highness certainly does not admit it. So the rumors started!"

Yang Guang suddenly realized, and snorted coldly: "These gentry are the most shameless, it's me, and I won't give it!"

Yang Yichen took the opportunity to say: "His Royal Highness is very disgusted with the powerful officials in Guanlong and the gentry in Dongguan. He said that these people have been instilled with the idea that the family is the greatest since childhood. They put the interests of the family first in everything, and the affairs of the state and the world are far away from their eyes. It is far inferior to the interests of the family, for the interests of the family, they will not hesitate to sell the country and the nation!"

"And then?" Yang Guang couldn't sit still, Yang Tong talked about the root of the crisis in the Sui Dynasty!
"Then His Highness appointed all reserve officials from poor families!"

"what?"

Yang Guang was also stunned by Yang Tong's generosity, and muttered to himself: "No wonder there are so many memorials to impeach Dong'er, and the request for punishment is so severe! It turns out that he has touched the fundamental interests of the family!"

Yang Yichen smiled, "Wei Chen was also very shocked at first, but later he figured it out. Your Highness wants to solve the root cause of the turmoil in the Sui Dynasty step by step, starting from Hebei Road."

"You mean the gentry?"

Yang Yichen nodded, "In fact, not only the Guandong gentry, but also the Guanlong nobles. For hundreds of thousands of years, the gentry have monopolized knowledge and power. Nine out of ten officials come from aristocratic families. A large number of interest groups with huge influence, and then ask the courts and emperors of the past dynasties for money and power, and if the courts don’t give it, or can’t give it, they will try their best to overthrow this dynasty.”

"Your Highness said that the imperial examination system is not enough for the imperial court, and it cannot completely break the law of aristocratic families monopolizing officialdom! Because the cost of studying is too expensive, the common people cannot afford to read books. If the problem of studying for poor families is not solved, the imperial examination system will eventually be completed by the aristocratic family son!"

"Insightful, right on point!"

Yang Guang nodded heavily, and Yang Yichen's words spoke to his heart, because in every imperial examination, those who get good results are from aristocratic families!This is because their family background is superior and they can concentrate on studying without any other distractions, while children from poor families still have to work hard to make a living even if they can afford to study. This comparison reveals the gap in grades.

"His Royal Highness believes that only by giving opportunities to poor children can the monopoly of the gentry be finally broken. His goal is that every child in Hebei Province has the opportunity to study. After one generation, the advantages of the gentry will disappear."

"How did Dong'er do it?"

"Open a free school!"

"Yi Xue?"

"In the name of the country, set up two schools in the counties under the rule! Free board and lodging!"

Yang Guang became more and more amazed when he heard it, and finally he laughed and said, "Okay, what a free school! This is definitely a good way to eradicate weeds! Compared with the children of the aristocratic family, the children of the poor family know how to cherish opportunities and know how to be grateful. This time and time again, The grades of children from poor families who have no worries will naturally surpass those of children from aristocratic families."

Yang Yichen presents Yang Tong's memorial at this time!
The memorandum first scolded the aristocratic family with great impassioned and bitter heart, and then attached the content of the new policies such as land reform, the tax system of "percentage per mu", voluntary education, etc., and listed all the benefits one by one!

Yang Guang was even more moved. If "Yi Xue" is a sharp knife hidden in the dark, then this "Standing into the Mu" is a shining steel knife stabbing at the aristocratic families. As long as the "Standing into the Mu" is mature , and apply it to the whole country, it is not far from the day when the Sui Dynasty will get rid of the dependence of the powerful family.

However, Yang Tong also emphasized in the memorial that whether the new system is suitable or not needs to be verified by actual achievements. Since there are no big families in Hebei Province, it will not be hindered in its use. If it is successful, it will continue It has been promoted nationwide.

Yang Guang's expression was greatly moved!

He also has a deeper understanding of the power of the aristocratic family than anyone else. The capital Luoyang was designed to avoid Guanzhong, which is firmly controlled by the Guanlong nobles. , the Sui Dynasty was wiped out immediately, so Yang Tong's plan to gradually encroach on the world based on Hebei Road won his appreciation.

At the end of the memorandum, Yang Tong expressed his ambition with a song "Lime Song".

"Thousands of hammers and tens of thousands of hammers have carved out the deep mountains, and the fire is burning like nothing. Don't be afraid of breaking your bones and breaking your body. You must stay innocent in the world."

Yang Guang repeated it several times, only to feel that the momentum was magnanimous and powerful.The appearance of Yang Tong's determination to advance in Wanren Mountain is vivid on the paper.

Over the past few days, many memorials have said that Yang Tong has the intention of treason, either explicitly or implicitly. Although he doesn't believe it, he is inevitably shaken under the echo of others.But now, he doesn't believe that Yang Tong will rebel at all!

Because Yang Tong took the path of being an enemy of the aristocratic family, and [-]% of the officials in the Sui Dynasty came from the aristocratic family, even if Yang Tong turned against him, no one would support him.

The three systems of Yixue, danding into mu, and land reform, plus a chant of lime, show Yang Tong's ambition to be the Sui version of Shang Yang!

How did Shang Yang die?The main reason is that he harmed the interests of the clan of the Qin Dynasty and the old forces of the Qin Dynasty.

In order to pacify the clan and the anger of the old forces, King Qin Hui had to kill Shang Yang.But afterwards, Shang Yang's law was still implemented, which made the weak Qin State become the head of the Seven Kingdoms, and finally unified the world.

As for Yang Tong, he obviously guessed that his result was the same as Shang Yang's, but he still firmly embarked on the road of death. What he wanted was nothing more than the smooth continuation of the Sui and Yang family.

Thinking about it, Yang Guang's suspicions were all gone, and what was left was only infinite distress, affection, and trust!
"Dare to be the first in the world, you are worthy of my good grandson Yang Guang! Not only will I not punish you, but I will also reward you heavily. If you dare to say that the King of Qin has rebels, I will punish everyone!"

"Issuing an edict: Jinbei Daoxingtai Shangshuling, the champion general, Qin Wang Yang Tong is the Taiwei, the first-rank champion general, Jizhou Mu, and the left and right generals from afar! Fengzhanlu sword and seven-star Longyuan sword are the two swords of the emperor , use Zhanlu to suppress the army, use the seven-star Longyuan to deter the government, and grant the right to kill first and then play! Reward twenty BMWs!"

(End of this chapter)