Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 206

Today's court meeting took a lot of time, so all the officials simply had a little lunch in the Daxing Hall, and then continued to discuss matters until the evening.

Obviously, if you can't unify your opinions today, you don't even think about going home.

It can be seen that Yang Guang is really vigorous and resolute in his work.

Gradually, following the compromises of Yang Su, Gao Jiong, Yang Xiong and others, and with the help of Qin Wang Yang Ming, the establishment of the capital was basically settled.

A few thorns who resolutely opposed were pulled out of the hall and beaten violently.

A satisfied expression gradually appeared on Yang Guang's face.

This is the difference between him and Yang Jian. Yang Jian seldom confronts the officials, but Yang Guang seems to enjoy it.
He slowly raised his hand, and the hall fell silent instantly.

Xue Daoxing, the Minister of Internal History, took out the edict he had prepared, and recited aloud:
"It's not that the world serves one person, but that one person rules the world. The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation of the country is peaceful. The people are the king and the insufficiency. Today's business structure should be frugal, and the carved walls and majestic buildings will not be revived today. , I want to make the humble palace and the Philippine food will be passed on to future generations. There is Siming as a rule, calling me what I want."

This is the famous "Yingdong Palace Edict" in history.

It roughly means that the emperor governs the world with one person, not that the world supports the emperor alone. The people are the foundation of the country. If the foundation is stable, the country will be stable, and the people will be rich, and the country will be rich. Be frugal, don't be too extravagant, and pass down the fine tradition of frugality from generation to generation. You should follow these, and I will be satisfied.

pretty!Can't find any flaws throughout.

If Yang Guang really wants to do this according to his own edict, Qiangu Mingjun will not be able to escape.

But Yang Ming knew that the fact was just the opposite. The most outrageous thing was that the Tongji Canal, a section of the Grand Canal in the Sui Dynasty, was almost started at the same time as Luoyang in history.

The people in Henan, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, and Jiangsu have suffered so much.

The two projects affected six provinces.

However, the excavation of the Tongji Canal has not yet been put on the agenda.

To repair Luoyang, the blueprints had to be drawn first, and this had to be done by Yu Wenkai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry. He needed to conduct on-the-spot surveys before starting the site selection and drawing.

Yang Guang paid special attention to this matter, and he even went to investigate it, called Tianzi Parade.

In history, no emperor was as active as him. He just succeeded to the throne this year, and he couldn't hold back at home.

Of course, the ministers still objected, and of course the objection was invalid in the end.

Yang Ming felt that Dad, the emperor, was really tough.

After Xia Chao returned home, Pei Shuying brought food and kneaded Yang Ming's shoulders, but Yang Ming didn't move a single chopstick from the food except for drinking some water.

I really have no appetite.

Half a month has passed since the child's full moon ceremony, and Yang Yinjiang will soon be out of confinement.

Pei Shuying was already thinking about having a baby with Yang Ming.

But now, Yang Ming really doesn't have the heart to put it in places other than Luoyang.

According to historical records, in the repair of Luoyang alone, nearly a million civilians died, which is somewhat reliable.

There are also some historical records that say that Xiu Luoyang died in the millions, which is unrealistic.

"Sui Shu" records: 200 million servants are served every month, and those who die because of stiff servants are fourteen or five years old.

This sentence does not mean that 100 million people can die every month. It took 400 months to build Luoyang. Could it be that 4600 million people died?The total population of the entire Sui Dynasty was only [-] million. How could there be so many laborers in Henan and other places.

Therefore, Yang Ming believes that the 200th Five-Year Plan should refer to the total number, which is half of 100 million, [-] million.

"Sui Shu" was edited by Wei Zheng, so there must be water.

Of course, Yang Ming did not hope that the construction of Luoyang would cause so many deaths as recorded in history.

So, he has to do something.

"When does Mr. Pei usually go to bed?" Yang Ming asked.

Pei Shuying behind said slowly: "Grandfather usually goes to bed early, usually around Xu time (7:9 to [-]:[-])."

Yang Ming nodded: "You tell Xu Jing to invite Mr. Pei here, and just say that I have something to ask."

Pei Shuying nodded and went down to make arrangements.

Pei Ju's mansion is not far from the palace, and he can come here in half an hour.

After the two met, they discussed in the study.

"In a few days, His Majesty will go out to inspect Luoyang. Yue Zhang thinks, who will lead the construction of the new capital this time?"

In fact, Yang Ming knew the answer in his heart.

Pei Ju said: "Daxing is Gao Jiong, and Renshou Palace is Yang Su. Now that he is in Xindu, the chief supervisor of the camp should be Yang Su."

At this time, Pei Shuying brought up the hot food again, sat aside and looked at Yang Ming:
"I watch you eat."

"Women avoid it when discussing business matters," Pei Ju said dissatisfied.

Pei Shuying gave him a blank stare.

"It's okay, it's okay," Yang Ming waved his hands with a smile, picked up his chopsticks, and said while eating, "Gao Jiong is dignified, and Yang Su is extravagant. If he leads the construction of Xindu, I'm afraid he will abuse the power of the people."

Pei Ju asked curiously: "Could it be that His Highness is interested? Or is there a suitable candidate?"

Guess it right away.

Yang Ming nodded and said with a smile, "I would like to go and take charge of the matter, but I am afraid that the emperor will not allow it."

"It's really inappropriate," Pei Ju said directly: "Yang Su is experienced. He has been studying civil engineering and construction, and he is very good at fortifications. The Renshou Palace he supervised is not only liked by the two saints, but also by His Majesty today. Apart from him, There will be no second choice."

To put it bluntly, Yang Ming is a layman. Although Yang Su's major is not civil engineering, he has work experience.

This kind of work experience is very rare, and only Gao Chiong and Yang Su have it.

Yang Ming pretended to sigh: "I think Your Majesty is impatient. The construction period of the Eastern Capital may be greatly shortened. Once the construction period is shortened, more labor will be required, which may increase unnecessary losses."

Seeing Pei Ju tonight, Yang Ming actually wanted to find out. After all, at the court meeting today, it was obvious that the old man had already discussed it with Pei Ju in private.

Yang Yue has been recuperating at home for nearly a month, but he still hasn't gone to court. In fact, his legs and feet have recovered a long time ago, but he always remembers that he still owes Yang Lihua a beating.

So I dare not go out right now, if I can delay it for a day, my body will be stronger for a day.

In Yang Yue's absence, no one presided over the government affairs of the Ministry of Internal History, and Yang Guang had to rely on Pei Ju, so Pei Ju participated in many secret matters.

Of course Pei Ju also guessed Yang Ming's intentions, and his son-in-law was not an outsider, so he whispered:
"Your Majesty has already discussed with Yu Wenkai that the construction period will be shortened from four years to one year, and instead of rebuilding Luoyang, it will rebuild a city west of Luoyang."

"What?" Yang Ming said in surprise, "Build a new city in a year? Yu Wenkai dare to agree?"

Pei Shuying on the side was also surprised from ear to ear.

Pei Ju smiled bitterly and said, "Of course he didn't dare, but the Shandong rebellion has not subsided, and His Majesty is more urgent. Besides, Daxing was built in ten months, and the one-year construction period is not too short. Yu Wenkai has to accept it if he dares not." .”

Yang Ming's head is getting bigger. So, Luoyang was completed in [-] months, but in fact it was still beyond the construction period?

The construction period of Daxing and Luoyang is roughly the same, but the difference is huge.

Gao Jiong presided over the construction of Daxing back then, and the consumption of people's resources and material resources was kept within a reasonable range. Although tens of thousands of people died, Yang Jian was always frugal, and many projects were gradually completed in later stages. Until now, Some parts of Daxing City are still under construction.

But Luoyang, the eastern capital, was built by Yang Su in history. The project was huge and the resources of the people were extremely poor. Especially the Ziwei City, the future imperial city of Luoyang, all the wood was transported from Jiangxi.

He built the Renshou Palace, and more than [-] people died.

Different hosts have different results.

Yang Jian is frugal and Yang Guang is extravagant, they are different.

In fact, Luoyang can completely participate in the construction of Daxing, first repair a rough hub, improve the city wall, and then repair it year by year, step by step.

Yang Ming pondered for a while, and said, "I would like to recommend myself to preside over the construction of the Eastern Capital. Father-in-law still needs to help me."

After pondering for a while, Pei Ju nodded, "I'll try my best, but His Majesty may have decided on Yang Su by default, so it's quite difficult."

Yang Ming frowned and said, "What if I can let Yang Su find a way to push me away?"

Pei Ju was taken aback: "If that's the case, things can happen,"

Yang Ming didn't have time to say more, after seeing off Pei Ju, he changed into casual clothes, took only twenty followers, left from the back door of the palace, and quietly went to Yuegong's mansion.

He already knew where the back door of Yang Su's house was, and he was familiar with it.

There is no Jinyiwei in the Sui Dynasty, so don't worry too much about revealing your whereabouts, no one is watching you all the time.

In the study, Yang Su, who was dressed casually, met Yang Ming, frowned and said:
"Is there something important, Your Highness?"

Yang Ming nodded: "Mr. Yue is the best choice for the consul to build the Eastern Capital, but I hope you can push him away."

"Your Majesty may be interested in me, how can I push it?" Yang Su frowned and said, "Is there another suitable candidate in Your Highness' mind?"

Yang Ming shook his head: "There is no one more suitable than Duke Yue, but this time, I want to recommend myself."

"Are you going?" Yang Su was stunned: "What's the reason?"

reason?It's because you're afraid that you'll kill too many people. You've never taken human life seriously.

Yang Ming said: "I want to earn some money, is it more credible?"

Yang Su couldn't help laughing and said: "It seems that it is not convenient for His Highness to tell the old man?"

Yang Ming smiled and nodded: "It's just like Yue Gong doesn't know Gao Lande."

"Haha." Yang Su stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Since Your Highness is willing to say it clearly, as for the reason, the old man will not pursue it. He just wants to push down such an important matter without a proper reason. I'm afraid I won't be able to pass His Majesty's test."

Regarding this point, Yang Ming also had a hard time asking Yang Su to pretend to be sick?Obviously unrealistic, and the imperial physicians in the palace are not vegetarians either.

Just find a way to be Yang Su's official?That's even more inappropriate, Yang Su is definitely not willing to sacrifice so much.

What else can I do?

At this time, Yang Su got up suddenly, took a pen and paper, and wrote four words,

"This is the Year Pillar and the Month Pillar in the old man's Four Pillars and Eight Characters. Your Highness can think of a way from this aspect."

The four-pillar horoscope is the horoscope of birth, corresponding to the year pillar, month pillar, day pillar, and hour pillar of birth.

Yang Su definitely didn't dare to tell Yang Ming all his horoscopes. He was afraid that if it was leaked out, he would be cursed by witchcraft.

Yang Ming understood the other party's meaning in an instant, nodded with great joy and said:
"Zhang Qiu Taiyi, Zhang Zhouxuan, Zhao Zhao, who is suitable?"

Among the three, Zhang Qiu Taiyi was favored by Yang Jian, his wife and Yang Yong, Zhang Zhouxuan was the Taishi Ling of the Secretary Province, majored in calendar, and had a side job of yin and yang hexagrams, and Zhao Zhao was quite trusted by Yang Guang.

Yang Su said with a smile: "When you encounter important matters, you can ask Zhang Qiu."

"Understood, thank you, Mr. Yue, for your guidance," Yang Ming said goodbye and left.

He knew in his heart that being able to talk about Yang Su was mainly due to Yang Yinjiang's relationship, so he was not regarded as an outsider, and Yang Su was too old to be too lazy to go out to do projects.

This favor is not small, and it will be repaid in the future.

(End of this chapter)