The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 33
After establishing the master-slave relationship, Yang Tong couldn't wait to invite Fang Xuanling into the inner hall to discuss matters. It is all thanks to the later generations that he has come to this point, and has nothing to do with intelligence. Due to his indiscriminate entry, the current Sui has seriously deviated from As a matter of fact, if this development continues, the advantages of the traversers will be exhausted sooner or later. Now there is a mastermind who has been famous through the ages, and I want to hear his true opinion.

The two laughed and chatted for a while, and Yang Tong said seriously, "According to Xuanling, what are the fatal flaws in our Sui Dynasty now? Xuanling has traveled around the world for many years, so there must be something that can give me advice."

"Your Highness actually asked these questions?"

Fang Xuanling did not expect that Yang Tong would raise such a grand proposition in the first conversation with him, but after all, he has extensive experience and knowledge, and in terms of understanding of this country, he thinks he is superior to anyone else.However, what he was facing was the emperor's grandson after all, some content would involve some taboos, he didn't know whether he should say it, if he said it, would Yang Tong kill him.

Yang Tong understood that Fang Xuanling had something to worry about, so he simply changed the topic first: "Since the Yongjia Rebellion, the southern and northern dynasties have changed frequently, and none of the dynasties came to an end. , the Northern Qi was divided into two, the former Emperor Xiaowen also wanted to reform, but went astray, resulting in the resurgence of the family clan, Yu Wentai established the Guanlongmen clan, and was finally able to establish a country, but the Northern Zhou Dynasty was finally destroyed by the hands of the Guanlongmen clan! The first emperor is peaceful On behalf of the Zhou Dynasty, what they got was only the status of a 'Great Sui', but what the Guanlong dignitaries got was real benefits and military power. It was very good in the world, and the Da Sui only got the third place, and the power of the local government was in the noble families of each county In the hands, it has been like this from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the present. These famous families only have family interests in their eyes, and never care about the survival of any dynasty or country, and they don’t care about the life and death of the people. Therefore, the world’s cancer is nothing more than the clans , the poison of the powerful is nothing more than Guan Long. During the time when the first emperor was in power, in order to stabilize the world, he could only compromise again and again, which made the ambitions of the powerful and powerful in Guan Long grow stronger and stronger. They can replace the Northern Zhou Dynasty with the first emperor, they can also replace the Sui Dynasty with other people, and after that, they can use another person to take down the next dynasty... Therefore, the Guanlongmen Clan is not only the first problem of my confidant in the Sui Dynasty, but also the main problem of all dynasties. The biggest black hand of change! Guan Long is not destroyed, and the world is restless."

"The foundation of the Guanlong dignitaries is the army. The 70 forbidden soldiers back then were nominally the imperial army, but starting from the brigade commander, all the officers were the children, protégés, former officials, and false sons of the Guanlong dignitaries! After the emperor's grandfather ascended the throne, In order to eliminate this army that could subvert the imperial court at any time, he adopted radical means. He attempted to destroy this army through war, and he was able to expand the territory. First, he launched the battles of Yiwu, Linyi, and Tuyuhun, and then Relying on the two Goguryeo battles to consume this army belonging to the Guanlong dignitaries, it has been achieved so far, but it also caused the royal family and the Guanlong dignitaries to die endlessly. In addition, the Goguryeo war made the people of the world miserable and suffered countless deaths and injuries. Therefore, although the imperial grandfather got his wish, he also completely lost the hearts of the people."

"The people are the most important, followed by the country, followed by the king. The people are higher than the sky. The relationship between them and the court is like a boat and water. Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it! The Sui Dynasty lost the hearts of the people, just like a No matter how hard you try, a lone boat in the desert can’t go far.”

Fang Xuanling's eyes lit up, not because of Yang Tong's expressed despair towards the Sui Dynasty, but because he was moved by the phrase "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it" that he said casually.He savored it even more carefully in his heart, "Use the king as a boat, and the people as water, water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it!... Wonderful, wonderful!"

Sighing, Yang Tong said again in a low voice: "The second worry of the Sui Dynasty is actually the old land of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Zhai Rang, Gao Shida, Zhang Jincheng, Wang Bo, Huang Junhan, Dou Jiande and others are representatives of them. The imperial court is still extremely brutal, so the people are so easy to accept me as the grandson of the 'tyrant'. Fortunately, I was lucky, which led to the stabilization of Hebei Province. My son from a humble family, as long as I put the people first in everything I do in the future, those people with different ambitions will not be able to pull up the army. To a certain extent, it is the brutality of Zhang Jincheng and Gao Shida that has made Hebei Road today. "

Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment, he understood that what Yang Tong said was the truth, and he also knew that what Yang Tong said was reasonable, but this question was too involved, and he couldn't express anything.However, it is really remarkable that Yang Tong can think that the powerful people in Guanlong are the source of cholera, and he has never seriously considered this point.

Yang Tong added: "The third big problem is the emperors of the Southern Dynasties. The north and the south have been divided for hundreds of years, while the geographical unification has been less than 40 years old. The gap between people's hearts cannot be resolved within one or two generations. How could my grandfather show his favor? Those emperors always regarded the Great Sui Dynasty as an invader. They were just like the nobles of the Six Kingdoms during the Qin Dynasty. In order to regain power, they always wanted to restore. But now the flames of war are raging, and the uprisings of the people everywhere are like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang at the end of Qin Dynasty, or the Yellow Turban Uprising at the end of Han Dynasty. When the majesty of the Sui Dynasty completely collapsed, these people will definitely jump out and rebel. They have deep-rooted influence in the south, and Because the generals of the Sui Dynasty used violence to control violence in the process of suppressing the rebellion, the Sui Dynasty lost popular support, and once there was an uprising, the people in the south would flock to it.”

"Originally, I had suppressed the Wagang army, but because of Wang Shichong's brutal law enforcement, Wagang benefited, and the momentum became bigger and bigger every day. When they took off again, they were more able to deal with it than before."

"At that time, there will be nobles from the Southern Dynasties in the south, Guanlong dignitaries in the west, the Wagang rebellion in the middle, and the Turkic threat in the north, interspersed with some civil uprisings supported by the gentry. Xuanling thinks, what will happen to the world next?"

"This..." Fang Xuanling thought for a moment and said: "The current situation is like the Yellow Turban Rebellion. During the process of suppressing the rebellion, many generals deliberately used violence to tarnish the reputation of Da Sui, making the people hate Da Sui. On the one hand, they are accumulating strength and money to prepare for the future. Once nobles rise up, these generals will take advantage of the situation and make the world enter a pattern of separatism."

"And Wang Shichong is this kind of person. He has been fighting to ruin the reputation of the court from the beginning to the end. He pocketed his own pockets, but the bad reputation was carried by the Sui Dynasty. He swung the butcher knife against the Kwantung gentry in the name of King Yan in the Central Plains. Four: [-]. He regards Luoyang as his territory. [-]. He separates the King of Yan from the Kanto gentry. [-]. He is from the Lake. The Kanto gentry who claim to be orthodox Han will not support him, so take the opportunity to cut off future troubles. [-]. Save money and food , to train the army."

"It's okay when the Holy Majesty is alive, but if something happens to the Holy Majesty, this person is very likely to follow Dong Zhuo's example, let King Yan ascend the throne first, and then use the world to command the princes."

Yang Tong nodded with a smile, and deliberately asked, "Why didn't Xuanling say he was Cao Cao?"

Fang Xuanling said disdainfully: "The belly of the Central Plains is surrounded by enemies. The reason why Cao Cao was able to use this as a basis to invade the world and coerce the emperor to make the princes is just one of them. To help each other, and to use poor scholars in an eclectic manner, so that there are many talents. Third, Cao Cao himself is very talented and majestic; while Wang Shichong is as cruel as Dong Zhuo. It is the way of death, when he chose the Central Plains, he was already a dead bone in the tomb, it is not worth mentioning."

"Where's Wagang?"

Fang Xuanling laughed loudly: "Li Mi is both wise and brave, he is not a person willing to be inferior to others, and Zhai Rang is not as talented as him, and he stupidly split the foundation into two. Once Wagang's power becomes stronger again, there will inevitably be a relationship between the two. Conflicts arise, and infighting is always the beginning of a country, a power's weakening."

"Presumably Xuanling has traveled a lot these days. Does it have any meaning to the New Deal of Hebei Province?"

"My minister holds the same opinion as His Highness. The cancer of the world is the selfish family and gentry leaders. They are immortal and the world is restless. Only by promoting the poor family can we eradicate the problem of our family. The minister thinks that the New Deal of Hebei Road There is nothing to add to the real benefit of the country and the people. As long as righteousness is combined with the imperial examination system, land policy is combined with the sharing of the land into the mu, and money is used to replace the land as a reward, there will be no family that shakes the foundation of the country in the world. If it is carried out successfully, it will surely become the foundation of all generations, and Xuanling is willing to use her whole life to assist His Highness in laying the foundation for the great cause of the future, and forge a dynasty that surpasses the Han Dynasty." Fang Xuanling's eyes even showed a hint of sublime.

"Haha, I didn't expect Xuanling to look at these new policies like this!" Yang Tong laughed.

Fang Xuanling said with adoration on his face: "Your Highness has a long-term vision, based on the blank Hebei Road, and using the people at the lowest level as the strength, to control the people and the army step by step, and eliminate the worries of the people and soldiers to the greatest extent. It is definitely a pioneering work without compromising the interests of the heroes. Xuanling has benefited a lot along the way."

Yang Tong nodded, and said seriously: "But these are just the beginning. Our enemies in the future will not only be the princes, but also the families of the whole world. If we can't unify the world, these new policies will be meaningless. We What should I do next?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Promulgate benevolent government, love the people, train elite soldiers, rule the country according to the law, and rule the army according to the law! The foundation is solid, and then plots in Hedong and Guanzhong, seize a place to rule a place, wait for the Central Plains princes to lose both, and then swallow the Central Plains with the momentum of Mount Tai. , to pacify the south of the Yangtze River. By that time, the various families will perish or fall into the lowest ebb. No matter what policies His Highness implements to benefit the people, they can only follow. It’s the opposite, that’s better, it can eradicate the future troubles once and for all. In this world, strength is always the most important thing. As long as you have strong strength in your hands, His Highness can do whatever you want to deal with this family, just make up an excuse. In short, absolutely not Compromise, otherwise, you will fall into the vicious circle of regime change again."

The two people's views are actually the same, except that Fang Xuanling is a real person who has real knowledge, looks at the problem from reality, and thinks of a solution, while he takes advantage of the knowledge of thousands of years.

Yang Tong thought for a while and said, "Now that Xuanling knows my ambitions, according to Xuanling's opinion, what should we focus on?"

Fang Xuanling said decisively: "We are recruiting talents."

"Talent?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Hebei Province's new policy is more violent than the original imperial examinations, and the criticism and resistance it will receive will be unprecedented. Moreover, His Highness will not compromise with the aristocratic family and the leader of the gentry, so he will not get the sincere assistance of the aristocratic family, even if someone works. It's also a side effect of low ability."

"What Xuanling said is very true. When I decided to do this, I didn't intend to ask for help from the children of the aristocratic family. Therefore, I appointed the children of the poor family as officials and founded the free school."

"Talents are not grains. Without ten years of hard work, righteous learning can't produce talents. However, His Royal Highness urgently needs talents to rule the world. Therefore, he must first seize the limited talents from poor families, even if they are recruited to make offerings. He won the River East Road in the future, so don't talk about it." More than 2000 officials are also needed. If there is no preparation in advance, where will the officials who govern the area come from? Sometimes, the war changes rapidly, and if the Hetao area is captured by the trend, then 6000 to [-] people will be used."

Yang Tong said: "That's right! The key to the country's stability is not those rare demon talents, ghost talents, and geniuses, but the second-level talents who govern counties and counties. These talents are the foundation of a country. With these people to stabilize the rear, the demon talents Only those who are talented, ghosts, and geniuses can rush to the front and expand the territory without distraction!"

Fang Xuanling praised: "Exactly!"

Yang Tong handed the two rosters brought by Yang Guang to Fang Xuanling, and said, "There is Lao Xuanling, list out the underprivileged, and give priority to those under forty. When they arrive in Hebei Province, we will set up a special training academy." , do not study poetry, books and articles, but only learn the practical way of governing the people in counties and counties."

Fang Xuanling readily accepted the order, and said: "The talents among the reserve officials have long been absorbed by the major forces, and they have been appointed to various places. It is difficult for His Highness to recruit them. The rest are all second- and third-level county talents. It is true It can stabilize the foundation, but it is not very helpful for pioneering. The minister believes that His Highness should set up a recruiting hall dedicated to recruiting great talents, and raise the threshold for entry, so as to elevate the status of demon talents, ghost talents, and geniuses."

Since ancient times, those with high talents have been very confident and narcissistic. They want to sell their talents to the emperor's family, but they are not willing to be promoted step by step.If you pass the harsh conditions and enter the recruiting hall, you will naturally gain fame, and you can also have a direct dialogue with Yang Tong, and you will reach the sky in one step.

Fame and fortune ah.

Fang Xuanling's suggestion can be said to be directed at people's hearts.

It's worth it!Not only must we make a big fuss, but we must also use public opinion to spread it all over the world.

(End of this chapter)