Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 169
Talented people need to be discovered. If you don't discover them, Ronaldo can only call him.

Although Shen Qu has memorized many books by rote in the past two years, if you really want to test him by picking a few sentences from the original Four Books and Five Classics, you will definitely confuse him.

This was a common phenomenon in the Sui Dynasty. During the 300-year-long split between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the wars in China never stopped for a moment. In troubled times, everyone was worrying about making a living. Who cares about studying?

There are countless classics destroyed in the war alone, and a volume of books is not as affordable as a bucket of rice.

At the beginning of the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Jian also hoped to reverse this situation, so he set up government schools in all states and counties across the country to recruit the children of officials to study, so as to serve as a backup force for the Great Sui Dynasty.

But a few years later, Yang Jian found out that those who came out of the government school were still a bunch of poor people, so he was furious and simply canceled the government school.

In fact, he was too impatient. This kind of thing should be done gradually and slowly, and it cannot be banned directly because the promotion has no effect.

This kind of policy of changing orders from day to day was very common in the Sui Dynasty.

The new dynasty and the new atmosphere, Yang Jian's transformation of the Great Sui basically took place in the Kaihuang period, which is the so-called Kaihuang rule. After the first year of Renshou, it basically went downhill again.

So Comrade Yang Guang in history took over a mess, and his vision was very vicious, and he could see where the problems were, but he prescribed too much medicine, and he directly gave you chemotherapy for a cold.

Yang Ming deliberately showed that he did not regard Shen Qu as an outsider, so he also gained the absolute loyalty of the other party. In addition, Yang Yinjiang, a good housekeeper, met privately with Shen Qu's wife Yin Funv from time to time, so that Shen Qu had already He regards himself as Yang Ming's confidant.

Under Yang Ming's instruction, Shen Qu began to fully participate in the reconstruction of the Xiangyang Navy, and organized skilled craftsmen in the clan to help build and repair ships.

On this day, Yang Ming received a letter from the capital in Xiangyang. To his surprise, the letter was written to him by Yang Gongren.

There are two things.

One is to remind Yang Ming to be careful of Liu Shu.

The second is to hope that Yang Ming can help and arrange someone.

As for why Liu Shu should be careful, the letter did not say clearly, and even Liu Shu's name was replaced by the word "Du Liu".

In the current Great Sui Dynasty Hall, the one that can be called the only willow is Liu Shu.

As for the person Yang Gongren wanted Yang Ming to help arrange, his name was Yan Xun, whose name was Baoshou, and he was the son of Yan Rong, the governor of Youzhou.

Yan Rong was bestowed to death by Emperor Yang Jian at the beginning of this year on the charge of being blind.

Youzhou is the area around Beijing. Its jurisdiction is not small, half of Hebei and half of Liaoning. It is a real official of the border.

Yan Rong once served as the General of Zuo Wuhou, with the title of Duke of the county and the honor of Shangzhu Kingdom. He was a strong general, but he was also a vulgar warrior who didn't know how to manage the local area. After so many years in Youzhou, governing the local area is completely Follow your own temper.

At first someone reported it, but Yang Jian didn't do anything to him because of the face of his fellow countrymen, but after so many years, the people who sued him followed one after another, and they never stopped. Years of warnings, did you kid just ignore them?

So it was ordered to die, so that Yan Rong's son Yan Baoshou was not easy to be an official.

Yan Baoshou's wife is the third daughter of Guangping Wang Yangxiong and the younger sister of Yang Gongren. She is trying to find a way out for her brother-in-law.

Normally speaking, Yang Gongren is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so it is easy to make arrangements, but this is not necessary to avoid suspicion.

As for Shen Qu's matter, Yang Ming entrusted Yang Gongren to help him at the beginning, but he didn't expect it to be his turn to return the favor so soon.

The general manager's mansion is still short of a scholar, Yang Ming stated in his reply that he asked Yan Baoshou to come over and serve as his subordinate.

This is already a great way to save face, because the team of the General Manager's Mansion will definitely be the team of Yang Ming's Prince's Mansion in the future, and the future is not bad.

Even if he can't be the governor of Jingzhou, he can still be king all over the place.

As the saying goes, when the tree falls and the monkeys scatter, as soon as Yang Su's front foot has an accident, it's Yang Yue's turn.
Don't look at the old boy Yang Yue, who was under the cover of the prince Yang Guang, was released to serve as the governor of Yizhou (Linru County, Henan).

The grade is flat, but it is far away from the center and basically becomes a marginal figure.

The person who filled his position as Shaoqing in Dali Temple was called Pei Yun, who was born in the Pei family in Hedong, but actually made his fortune in Jiuchen. This person was the confidant of Emperor Yang Jian. During the battle between Sui and Chen, Pei Yun was the inner ghost. , Helping Da Sui deliver a lot of important military affairs.

So after the founding of the country in the Great Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian promoted him several times for no reason, which confused Gao Jiong for a time, so he said: This person has no merit in the country and cannot be promoted.

As a result, once Gao Jiong played it, Yang Jian was promoted once, and Gao Jiong was so confused that he never mentioned it again.

In Yang Yue's letter, he said that he planned to take some time to visit Jingzhou and visit Yinjiang, his niece and grandniece. Yang Ming couldn't refuse this excuse, after all, we are a family now.

After living in Xiangyang for more than half a month, Yang Ming set off for the return journey.

As soon as he arrived in Jiangling, the county lieutenant Pang Tao rushed over in a hurry.

"Your Highness, Duke Murong was taken away by the officials."

Just as Yang Ming got off the carriage, he said expressionlessly, "When did it happen?"

Pang Tao said: "Last night, around [-] o'clock, they came and left quickly, and the humble officials didn't dare to stop them."

Yang Ming asked again: "Who are the officials?"

"I asked the butler of the prefect's mansion in a humble position, and I heard that it was Cui Hui, the doctor of the Kaogong Division," Pang Tao replied.

Kaogong Langzhong is from the sixth rank, who is responsible for evaluating the appointment and dismissal of civil servants all over the world. He is a very powerful figure with great power.

Since the surname is Cui, it is either the Boling Cui family or the Qinghe Cui family. Anyway, it is not an ordinary Cui family.

Is the Ministry of Officials going to fight against me?What exactly does Liu Shu want to do?
Yang Ming's heart was more or less on fire, Liu Shu was really too arrogant.

"You bring the part of the palace, take this king's warrant, and be sure to chase him back. Even if you chase him to the foot of the imperial city, you must bring him back to me."

"Yes!" Pang Tao took the order and went to work.

As soon as he entered the mansion, he heard that Yuan Wendu had come to report that Yang Yue had arrived, and because he was the concubine's natal family, he was settled in the inner garden.

"I haven't seen you in half a year. Yang Shaoqing has lost weight." After Yang Ming entered the door, he smiled and bowed to Yang Yue.

Yang Yue was still the same, and responded with a playful smile: "I'm not thin, I eat and drink well, but I can no longer be called Shaoqing by Your Highness."

Yang Yinjiang hurriedly served tea, and then came behind Yang Yue, kneading her uncle's shoulders,

"You can't help it, you are the princess now," Yang Yue said with a smile.

Yang Yinjiang tilted her head and smiled, "It's the princess and your grandniece. This cannot be changed."

Yang Yue felt very relieved, and couldn't help sighing: "Who would have thought that after only half a year, Yang would fall into the current situation, and the world is unpredictable."

After Yang Ming sat down beside him, he said with a smile: "It's okay, Duke Yue is just staying at home because of his illness, and it's not that he was exempted from his servant. When he recovers from his illness, he will return to court sooner or later."

Yang Yue asked with a smile: "Then Your Highness thinks when is the right time for brother to recover from his illness?"

"Wait and see, don't worry," Yang Ming said with a smile.

Yang Yue nodded with a smile: "Liu Shu, Li Ziye is just a marionette. With his meritorious service, he actually thinks he can be a servant? If he can be a servant, I can be a minister."

"Uncle," Yang Yinjiang complained, "be careful what you say."

Yang Yue laughed: "We are all our own people, what can't we say?"

"Really?" Yang Ming asked directly, "Has Inspector Yang heard of Gao Lande?"

"I've never heard of it, who is he?" Yang Yue asked curiously.

You're really good at pretending, and you keep saying that you're your own, I believe you are a ghost.

Yang Ming said hehe, "It's nothing, just a casual question."

Then, Yang Ming changed the subject and said, "Has anything happened in the capital recently?"

"Have!"

Yang Yue responded happily first, then pondered for a long while before lowering his voice and said: "The Supreme Being is seriously ill. It doesn't seem long before the Crown Prince will go to Renshou Palace to attend to the sick."

Phew. This day has finally come, Yang Ming hurriedly said: "Whose hands are the guards of Renshou Palace in?"

"Your Highness is really insightful, and you can guess the crux of the problem in one sentence," Yang Yue couldn't help admiring, and then said:
"The left and right Habayashi guards are still the king of Cai, Yang Zhiji, and the commander-in-chief Dou Kang, but Liu Shu has been staying in Renshou Palace during this time, and often passed down imperial decrees. If so," Yang Yue hesitated and didn't continue.

But Yang Ming understands that if Liu Shu falsely preaches the imperial decree, he can detain his father in Renshou Palace. The best way is to kill him directly. In this way, the abolished Prince Yong can be restored.

Of course, the prerequisite for this to happen is that Yang Jian is about to die.

According to historical records, grandfather Yang Jian still has more than half a year to live.

"Left and right Habayashi guards, is there anyone we can rely on?" Yang Ming asked.

Yang Yue nodded and said: "Yes, brother has already said hello in advance, if something happens, you must inform the prince and him as soon as possible."

"The matter is very important, we need to be careful," Yang Ming and Yang Yue once again stood on the united front.

Yang Yue nodded and said: "So I made a special trip to find you this time, just to let you talk to Pei Ju and let him help the prince in planning. Now that my brother can't enter the court, and I was released again, there is no one around the prince who can get me. No one has an idea, Yu Wenshu and Guo Yan are officials of the Eastern Palace, and they can't stretch their hands so far, so they have to rely on Peigong."

When you need someone else, it’s Pei Gong, if you don’t need it, it’s Pei Gou, you’re a real dog,

Yang Ming nodded and said, "I will arrange this."

No matter who it is, he is absolutely assured of Pei Ju's ability. As long as he is willing to help sincerely, the possibility of something happening to Dad will be greatly reduced.

And now Pei Ju is related to the prince by marriage, and he will not sit idly by in public or privately.
After discussing the business, the next thing is to gossip.

In fact, it's not nonsense, the boss Yang Zhao fell in love with a girl from the Wei family, the daughter of Wei Xiaokuan's fourth son, Wei Shou.

Who introduced it?Of course it was that kid Wei Yuancheng.

Duke Xun Wei Yuancheng is the eldest son and grandson of Wei Xiaokuan, and was recommended by Yang Zhao to serve as the Governor of Jizhou. He thought that he could have a better relationship with Yang Zhao, so he introduced his cousin Wei Ying to Yang Zhao.

According to Yang Yue, Wei Ying's appearance is unique in Daxing, much better than his niece Yin Jiang.

It is a pity that due to some special reasons, the affairs of Yang Zhao and Wei Ying cannot be made public.

This is undoubtedly great news for Yang Yinjiang. In her opinion, the sooner the boss Yang Zhao has a baby, the better. In this way, she can also make preparations earlier.

Next, Yang Yue will stay in Jiangling for a few days to discuss some specific matters with Yang Ming. After that, he will go to Yizhou to take up his post.

Yang Ming knew in his heart that after his grandfather Yang Jian passed away, Yang Yue would be recalled to the capital to complete a very difficult task.

Kill the deposed prince Yang Yong.

Historically, Yang Yong died at the hands of Yang Yue.

(End of this chapter)