Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 125 Mysterious gift
Yuan Wendu received guests in the government office, and Xu Jing was in charge of receiving the twelve people in the inner garden.

Although Xu Jing is just an eunuch, his background is also impressive. His godfather is a regular servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who serves the emperor. Among the officials who came tonight, few of them have a stronger background than him. It's Yang Ming.

Yang Ming had already seen the list of these 12 people, and he had a rough idea of ​​their origins and backgrounds.

At the banquet, the band brought by Gao Yue performed songs and dances to add to the fun. Of course, Gao Yue himself will not appear.

And Yang Ming took advantage of this time to quietly look at the twelve people below.

Among the 12 people, there are two general managers, one governor, and five prefects, namely:

Zhou Fashang, the governor of Yongzhou (Lingling County), Zhou Yao, the governor of Xiangzhou (Hengyang County), Fan Zigai, the governor of Chenzhou (Yuanling County), Murong Sanzang, the prefect of Jiangling County, Jiang Yu, the prefect of Changsha County, Li Chongyi, the prefect of Hengshan County, Guiyang Zheng Yuanshou, the prefect of the county, and Zhao Changwen, the prefect of Yiyang County.

Among them, Zhou Fashang was originally Zuo Wuwei General, but now Zuo Wuwei Mansion is taken over by Pei Ju. For some unknown reason, Zhou Fashang was taken out. He also just became the governor of Yongzhou half a month ago.

The remaining four were Xiao Xuan, Prime Minister of Jiangling County, Fei Chun of Jiangxia Fei Clan, Wu Xingdao of Changsha Wu Clan, and Wang Lang of Changsha Wang Clan.

Yang Xuangan really didn't come, and he seemed to be persuaded, but Yang Ming guessed that the other party would definitely scold him behind his back.

But it doesn't matter, he doesn't care if he offends Yang Xuangan.

After the music and dance, Yang Ming first looked down at Zhou Fashang, and asked with a smile:
"I often hear the name of the general from my elder brother, but I don't know that the general has been transferred to Yongzhou. When did he come?"

The person Yang Ming took the initiative to ask for the first time chose Zhou Fashang. The reason for this was that the other party was similar to him and they were newcomers.

Zhou Fashang got up to salute with honor on his face, and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, I arrived in Yongzhou on the ninth day of December, and was recommended by Duke Su."

He is also very smart, knowing that he is a newcomer in Jingzhou and has not yet gained a firm foothold. Since the King of Hedong has given face so much and mentioned that he is often talked about by His Royal Highness King Jin (Yang Zhao), he just took advantage of today Everyone, take the initiative to explain that he was sent by Suwei.

In this way, this group of guys will not bully students for the face of King Jin and Duke Su.

Of course Yang Ming could hear what he was planning, and said with a smile, "I see."

Zhou Fashang is still a good person. In the future, he will follow his father to conquer Goguryeo twice, and he will also contribute to put down Yang Xuangan's rebellion.

Moreover, Yang Ming also guessed that this person's release to Yongzhou was mostly just a transition, because this person is a general, and it is not suitable to be placed in the position of governor.

Then, Yang Ming looked at a young man in his twenties not far away,
"But cousin Xiao Xuan?"

Xiao Xuan, who was dressed as a Confucian scholar, got up quickly when he heard the words, and said with a smile:

"In front of His Highness, I dare not call you brother."

Yang Ming quickly waved his hands and said with a smile: "How can this king deny his relatives? Brother, there is no need to be polite."

This person's father is Xiao Cong, the half-brother of Yang Ming's mother and concubine Xiao Shi, so Xiao Xuan can be regarded as Yang Ming's cousin.

Although Xiao Xuan served as Jiangling County Chancellor, he was actually a freelancer. Yuan Wendu only informed Yang Ming of this after he made a thorough investigation.

All through the ages, he always had a job without pay, and he never heard of a second-in-command. This kid is really fat.

It is said that they travel between Jiangling and Jiangdu all the year round, doing water trade.

Since they are relatives, Yang Ming will not embarrass her because of his mother's face.

These people present could only wait for Yang Ming to ask, and none of them dared to speak up, because it was their first time dealing with Yang Ming, and they still couldn't figure out his way.

So when Yang Ming's eyes scanned the hall again, everyone hoped that they would be the third person to be questioned.

"Is this Shangcai county uncle Fan Zigai?"

Fan Zigai, who was over 50 years old, hurriedly got up: "It is my honor to be recognized by His Highness."

Yang Ming nodded with a smile, and raised his hand at the other party for the first time to raise his glass. Seeing this, the latter hurriedly raised the wine on the table, and served first as a respect.

Yang Ming also had an impression of this person. Unfortunately, he was also brother Xuangan's future opponent. When Fan Zigai stayed behind in Dongdu, it happened that Xuangan rebelled. He defended Luoyang for nearly a month, and blocked Yang Xuangan's onslaught.

There is an interesting story in history, Xuangan rebelled, Li Mi offered three strategies,
The best strategy is to attack Zhuojun (Beijing area) and guard Yuguan (Shanhai Pass) to block the retreat of the Sui army who went on an expedition to Goguryeo.

The central strategy is to attack Daxing and occupy the Guanzhong area.

The next move is to attack Luoyang.

As a result, Yang Xuangan disagreed. He felt that attacking Luoyang was the best strategy, and attacking Zhuojun was the worst strategy.

As a result, Fan Zigai defended Luoyang to the core, Yang Xuangan fought for nearly a month but failed to defeat him, he dragged Yu Wenshu, Qu Tutong, Zhou Fashang and others to relieve the siege of Luoyang and wiped him out.

Zhou Fashang and Fan Zigai, from Yang Ming's point of view, they will all be heroes in the future.

Yang Ming also knew the details of the rest of these people. After greeting them one by one in the order in his mind, he began to chat about some anecdotes about the Jingzhou area.

Until [-]:[-] PM, Yang Ming yawned.

Seeing this, Zhou Fashang hurriedly said: "Your Highness has been exhausted all the way, and I think I haven't rested well in the past few days, so I won't bother you."

Yang Ming said with a smile: "Maybe it's because the environment is not acclimatized, I always feel tired."

Afterwards, this group of people got up to leave one after another, and Yang Ming ordered Xu Jing to see off the guests for him.

The gate of the General Manager's Mansion was only opened for two hours before it was closed again.

The congratulatory gifts from officials and rich families from all over the country almost filled the front yard, and Xu Jing would count these things and store them in the warehouse.

But what is surprising is that Yang Xuan didn't come, but the gift did.

However, his gift somewhat embarrassed his daughter Yang Yinjiang.

Because his gift is four beauties, four beauties who are fat, fat, thin, and have their own styles.

In the Sui Dynasty, it was not uncommon to give women as gifts to others, but it was quite rare for someone like Yang Xuangan to give a woman to the county king when he was watching the year.

Yang Xuangan's first wife was the Yuwen family, Yang Yinjiang's biological mother, who was born in the royal family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and passed away very early.
Xin Xuxian's first wife is Cui Shi, who bore him two sons.

As for the concubine's room, Yang Xuangan has followed Yang Su a lot, but he is better than his father, and none of the concubines has been abducted so far.

What to do with these four women?Yang Ming would definitely not keep it for himself.

So he simply rewarded the four daughters to Yuan Wendu, Pang Ben, Chen Kui, and Pang Ben's cousin Pang Tao respectively.

Ma Laoliu is not good at women, which makes Yang Ming very admired, he can have such concentration, he is a real man.

Yuan Wen always had a regular wife, but he didn't bring him with him when he went to the post. Yang Ming was afraid that he would be lonely, so he chose the most beautiful one for him.

As for Pang Ben and Pang Tao, Yang Ming rewarded them with the most plump ones, and left the youngest one to Chen Kui.

Next, Yang Ming watched the New Year's Eve with Yang Yinjiang and others in the inner garden. He didn't go back to his room to rest until after midnight.

Nuan Dong Liang Xia was asked to leave by Yang Yinjiang, and now the ones warming her bed are two other servant girls, chosen by her concubine Xiao personally.

Under the quilt, enjoying the massage on the soles of his feet, Yang Ming gradually became sleepy.

The next day will be the New Year's Eve. As usual, the government will not open the door on this day, and they will also have a holiday.

How many days should I leave it?three days.

And Yang Ming planned to take a good look around Jiangling City within these three days.

So he went out early in the morning, with Yuan Wendu, Pang Ben and others by his side, and all the guards changed into casual clothes so as not to attract too much attention.

There are ten counties under Jiangling County, Jiangling, Changyang, Yichang, Zhijiang, Dangyang, Songzi, Changlin, Gong'an, Anxing, and Ziling.

The daily government affairs are handled by the prefect Murong Sanzang.

Jiangling City is very lively. It coincides with the New Year's Eve. There are still many pedestrians on the street, but most of the shops on both sides are closed.

Those who are responsible for patrolling the city on duty during the festival are the fast hands of the county government, that is, the fast catchers.

Jiangling County is such a critical place, but there is no military mansion. The entire Jiangling City's defense force is less than 500 people, which is not as many as Yang Ming's trilogy.

The law and order in the city basically depends on the county government.

The total number of Kuaishou in the county government is less than 200, and Jiangling County, with a population of 11 households, relies on these two hundred Kuaishou to maintain law and order.

Can it work?I can do it!
First of all, the county lieutenant in Jiangling County is from the Wen family, the most wealthy family in the area, and the county lieutenant is in charge of public security, so everyone will give face.

And his county lieutenant was not bought, let alone tested, but appointed by the county guard himself.

This is the tradition of the Sui Dynasty. Generally, the two positions of county lieutenant and county lieutenant are held by the most popular people in the local area.

These people are not good birds themselves, otherwise they would not be able to suppress the local wealthy families and local ruffians.

On the street, you can see Brother Young Master leading a dozen or twenty house slaves wandering proudly among the crowd. When Kuaishou sees these people, he will smile and say hello, just like friends.

And the real common people are mostly low-browed and pleasing to the eye, because they are at the bottom of the class.

The fact is that it is very frustrating, but helpless.

If Yang Ming wanted to change this situation, it would be a fantasy. All he could do was try his best to make the people under his command less bullied.

So the first thing Yang Ming did in Jingzhou was to maintain law and order, and the biggest problem with law and order was those who were in charge of law and order.

As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office, and Yang Ming's first fire will be burned on the heads of those county lieutenants and county lieutenants.

As for making money, Yang Ming wasn't worried at all, because Yang Yinjiang had given him an idea.

This idea should not have come from a woman's mouth, but it seemed so reasonable when it came from Yang Su's granddaughter.

Copy the house!

If you are short of money or out of money, you can just find a bully who harms the village and just steal his house, which will not only quell public anger and gain popular popularity, but also make a small profit.

The proceeds from ransacking the house don’t go to the government’s account, just do whatever they want. This is called hush money.

It is said that Yang Su led the army back then and did this when he was short of military pay.

(End of this chapter)