Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 177
Yang Ming got up at Yinshi and changed his clothes under Pei Shuying's service. Apart from his court clothes embroidered with golden dragons, he also put on filial piety clothes.

His filial obedience has been changed from Zhan Huai to Qi Huai. He is the grandson of Dugu Jia Luo, so it will take another two years before he can take it off.

After packing up everything, Pei Shuying sent her husband out of the house, and Chen Kui drove to Daxing Palace.

Because Yang Jian was in Renshou Palace, the court meeting is now held in the East Palace, presided over by Prince Yang Guang.

Except for the officials who were ordered to go to Renshou Palace, everyone else had to attend the court meeting here.

In Qianqiu Hall, Yang Guang, who has always been diligent in politics, has already sat on the main seat, waiting for the courtiers.

In history, Yang Guang was labeled as a tyrant and a faint king, but in fact, he was a very hard-working king who was almost harsh on himself.

He has to personally intervene in all matters big and small in the world, and he will look over every detail and trivial matter one by one.

In the main hall, Yang Guang's left hand position is Su Wei, Niu Hong, Pei Ju, Wei Chong, Xue Zhou, and Yu Wenkai. Sitting behind them are ministers from various ministries, such as Yang Gongren, Gao Xiaoji, Yang Xuangan, etc.

On the right hand position are Jin Wang Yang Zhao, He Ruobi, Yu Wenshu, Yang Ming, Xue Daoheng, Wei Fusi,

Behind them, there are Yang Da, Zhao Chuo, Guo Yan, Zhang Heng, Pei Yun and others.

There were 31 people who participated in the meeting today, all of them were sitting on futons, and there was a long table in front of them, which was filled with various files.

Seeing that everyone was present, Yang Guang smiled and looked at his son Yang Ming:

"Today is the first time the King of Hedong has participated in the court meeting. Since he is not familiar with government affairs, it is advisable to attend."

Yang Ming hurriedly got up and bowed to everyone.

Pei Ju said with a smile: "His Highness is now an adult, it is time to participate in the state affairs early, so as to share the worries of the crown prince."

Jin Wang Yang Zhao also said with a smile: "My brother is still immature, and I still need your guidance."

The position where Yang Ming sits is very particular. He is the king of the county, from the first rank, he is from the second rank, and the right leader is from the second rank.

Taking the highest rank as the first rank, he should sit under Yang Zhao and above He Ruobi Yu Wenshu.

But He Ruobi and Yu Wenshu are veteran ministers, so their qualifications are at stake. In order to show respect for them, Yang Guang deliberately placed Yang Ming under them.

Those who work under the door have the right to advise the emperor, but He Ruobi and Yu Wenshu do not have this qualification.

Today's court meeting is about Luoyang.

In fact, the construction of Luoyang, the eastern capital, had been included in the plan during Yang Jian's period, but it was temporarily put on hold when Yang Jian became seriously ill.

The reason for building the Eastern Capital is mainly to relieve the food pressure in the Guanzhong area.

Historically, there was another factor in Yang Guang's eagerness to rebuild Luoyang, which was the rebellion of Han Wang Yang Liang.

Yang Liang sent troops to Bingzhou and took Guanzhong directly from Hedong. This made Yang Guang feel that there was no other barrier to defend the capital in the east of Guanzhong except the land of Hedong. If there were rebels in the Kanto region, it would pose a direct threat to the capital.

The Guandong here is not the Guandong that broke through the Guandong, but refers to the area east of Hangu Pass, which can be understood as Henan.

Of course, Yang Guang hasn't taken over yet, and Yang Liang hasn't rebelled yet, so Yang Guang isn't in a hurry to build the Eastern Capital.

This decision is very complicated and involves many factors. Yang Guang almost inherited Yang Jian's political intentions and had the idea of ​​abandoning the Guanzhong standard. This is an unprecedented blow to the Guanzhong clan.

Therefore, it was announced to the outside world that the construction of the Eastern Capital was due to the rapid increase in population in the Guanzhong area and the lack of food supply, so it was necessary to build the Eastern Capital as a food transshipment hub in the Guanzhong area.

Actually, very, very complicated.

Yu Wenkai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, believes that the construction of the Eastern Capital is a huge project, and it will take at least four years. This is a full three years behind the one-year completion in history.

In Yu Wenkai's view, it will take a year for the preparation work alone.

At this time, Yang Guang also agrees with this point of view. After all, he is only a prince right now.

Although no one has discussed the reason for the construction of the Eastern Capital, it has undoubtedly been put on the agenda. Yang Guang ordered Yu Wenkai to consider the preparations and start construction in a year.

The next thing to discuss is the issue of Changsun Sheng.

Qimin Khan has now successfully taken over Bujia Khan's troops and has become the new Eastern Turkic Khan. Changsun Sheng has completed his historical mission and set off to return to Daxing.

Yang Guangdao: "The eldest grandson returns to the court, in your opinion, how should I reward him?"

The title of honor on Changsun Sheng is very poor, because he is the second son and cannot inherit his father's title, and the Changsun family is currently in the Great Sui Dynasty Hall, and there is no banner bearer.

But Yang Ming knew that what this person did in his life was the contribution to the founding of the country, and it would not be an exaggeration to make a king of the country.

Of course, Yang Jian wouldn't seal him off, and Yang Guang wouldn't seal him off either, because Changsun Sheng didn't have much prestige, so there was no need to support such a person.

If you really want to make Changsun Sheng a Duke, he will not be able to stand firmly in the center.

He Ruobi said: "Eldest grandson has meritorious service. This time, he is the emissary of the surrender and helped Qimin control the Turks. It is really a great achievement, and he can be named a general."

Great general is the fourth rank of honor. Changsun Sheng has done so much, He Ruobi thinks it is enough to be named a great general, but Yang Xuan has nothing to do, but he is the first rank of honor.

So ah, there is no fairness at all.

No matter how much you do, it is better to have a good father.

Xue Zhou, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, also said: "My subordinates believe that the eldest grandson has made great achievements in hard work, and that he is incompetent because of the troubles of the Sui and Northern Dynasties, so he should be named a general."

Changsun Sheng's biological mother was born in the Xue family in Hedong. It is understandable for Xue Zhou to help speak, but it is also quite shabby, so he was promoted.

Yang Ming also felt helpless as he listened. Those who do practical things will fall short in the end, but those who play tricks are better than the other.

"I want to ask you a question,"

At this time, Yang Ming finally stood up and spoke: "If there is no Changsun Sheng, what would the Turkic situation be like today?"

All the ministers thought after hearing the words.

Now that Yang Ming asked a question, someone naturally needed to answer it. All of these people present here were mature old foxes, so they would naturally think of a proper answer, and they couldn't just open their mouths.

After thinking for a while, Niu Hong said, "If there is no eldest grandson, there will be many wars in the northern border."

In fact, the Great Sui’s troubles with the Turks in the north all developed from Chang Sun Sheng’s phrase of “making friends at a distance and attacking at a close distance, leaving the strong and joining the weak”. To put it bluntly, it was to sow discord among the Turks.

Although most of the time, Yang Jian, Gao Jiong, and Yang Su are the real decision-makers, but as the implementers, Changsun Sheng couldn't have done better.

If it wasn't Changsun Sheng, if it was someone else, it might not have such a good result.

Although the Sui Dynasty and the Turks had been at war for years, none of them could really threaten the country of the Sui Dynasty. This is inseparable from the credit of Changsun Sheng.

Moreover, Changsun Sheng has dealt with the Turkic royal family all the year round, and he is quite respected and trusted by the Turkic people.

This person is of great value.

The right servant shot at Su Wei, but did not give an answer, but only asked: "What does King Hedong mean, how should I reward him?"

He guessed that the reason why Yang Ming said that was because he was dissatisfied with He Ruobi and Xue Zhou's proposal, thinking that the seal was too small.

Yang Guang also looked at Yang Ming quite puzzled. He knew that his son had nothing to do with the eldest grandson's family, so he was curious about how the third child could speak for the eldest grandson.

Yang Ming looked at Su Wei and said with a smile: "As Niu Shangshu said, if there is no eldest grandson, the troubles on the Turkic frontier will be eliminated, and the people on the frontier of our Sui Dynasty will be disturbed, which will be detrimental to the country. It is not only about fighting on the battlefield, but about expanding the territory. The sharp weapon of the country, in my opinion, the eldest grandson eliminates the border troubles from the invisible, guards the country's gates in an solid state, and should be the pillar of the country, and it should be sealed as the pillar country and assigned a real position."

What he said made He Ruobi a little upset. He went south to destroy Chen, and his contribution to the founding of the country was the Shangzhu Kingdom. Changsun Sheng only relied on his three-inch tongue to appease the Turks with gentle means. so big?
He didn't think that Yang Xuan was too big, but he thought that Changsun Cheng was too big. This is the difference in concept.

It was as if he felt that his son could inherit his dukedom of the Song Dynasty in the future, it was only right and proper.

Yang Guang also felt that what his son said was too exaggerated. Changsun Sheng was no more than a civil servant. To put it bluntly, he was an envoy sent by the Sui Dynasty to communicate with the Turks.

Although Pei Ju couldn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in Yang Ming's gourd, Yang Ming was his son-in-law and it was his first time attending the court meeting. If he didn't speak for his son-in-law at this time, who else could he help?

So he said: "I agree with what your highness said, the eldest grandson is very knowledgeable about foreign affairs and has good friends with Turkic Qimin, he will still be of great use in the future, besides, if his status is too low, Turkic will think that he is underestimated by us, the Sui Dynasty, Ambassadors of both countries, my lord should not be too low."

This sentence, on the contrary, made Yang Guang quite agree that the Turks could not be destroyed, and the only way to force them to surrender was to use force. The use of force would consume too much national power and was inappropriate. The best way was to use gentle means.

Changsun Sheng was the envoy between the Sui Dynasty and the Turks. If the Lord was too low, he would not give the Turks face.

So Yang Guang smiled and looked at Yang Ming:

"In your opinion, when the eldest grandson returns to Beijing this time, what position will he take?"

I don't know, it's the first day I go to court today, how do I know what's missing?

Yang Ming said: "This needs to be discussed by the gentlemen. If you want to be honored, I think it is better to go to the Zhu Kingdom."

Yang Guang smiled and nodded. In fact, he could only suggest that the real decision must be made by Yang Jian in the end.

But under normal circumstances, as long as his side passes, Yang Jian's side is just a matter of getting a seal.

Yang Ming can only try his best to find a good honor for Changsun Sheng. As for the title, he doesn't have the ability. The title is not something that can be granted casually.

Most of the current titles of the Sui Dynasty were inherited from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and most of the rest came from the battle to destroy Chen. At other times, Yang Jian did not confer titles much.

Since Changsun Sheng is the second son in the family, he cannot take over his father's title.

At the end of the discussion, with the support of Pei Ju and Niu Hong, Changsun Sheng's honorary title in the Zhu Kingdom should not have escaped.

Pei Yun, the Minister of Internal History, was in charge of drafting the memorandum and reporting it to Renshou Palace. As long as Yang Jian's seal was stamped, the matter would be concluded.

As for Changsun Sheng's position after returning to Daxing, Yang Gongren of the Ministry of Officials, after sorting out the official vacancies, decided to be the general of the left leader.

The general of the Zuo Lingjun Mansion is Shi Wansui, so after Changsun Sheng, Shi Wansui will be in charge.

(End of this chapter)