Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 253 Humiliation and mockery
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in Luoyang, there are also lanterns, but perhaps because the new capital is about to be built, this year's lantern festival is much inferior to previous years.

Firstly, there was no money, and the money was seized by Construction Tokyo. Furthermore, there was too much movement in the capital, and many children from the powerful families in Yuzhou also went to the capital to enjoy the lanterns.

After the completion of Luoyang, there will be two levels of administration, the first level is Tokyo Yin, and the second level is Luoyang County.

Among them, Tokyo Yin is the original Henan County, and the jurisdiction remains unchanged, but the prefect is changed to Yin in name, which has the same meaning as Jingzhao County. After all, Luoyang is the accompanying capital.

As for Luoyang County, which is now Luoyang City, it has nothing to do with Tokyo Luoyang.

The plan of the Yang Xiong brothers is to hope that Wuhua will be the governor of Luoyang, Tokyo, that is, under Tokyo Yin, which is equivalent to the governor of Henan County.

This person came from a bad family background, so jumping so high all of a sudden is actually unreasonable, after all, a businessman has no status in the Sui Dynasty.

But this favor, Yang Ming will definitely help,

First, as Yang Su said, if Yang Ming wants to compete for the crown prince, the clan must have a good relationship. If even his own people don't recognize you, you still have to fight.

Secondly, although Wu Hua is a small character, Wu Zetian is not. Yang Ming somewhat hopes that Wu Zetian will be born soon.

If he kills Wu Hua and his son now, then Wu Zetian will be dead in the history of this life.

It's interesting to think about it.

So he took advantage of the relatively free time during this period, and found Dugu Zuan, the prefect of Henan County.

If he wanted to write that memorial in front of the other party, and do good deeds so that no one would know, it would be tantamount to not doing it.

Tokyo Yin, Yang Ming recommended Dugu Zuan, and Luoyang Juncheng recommended Wu Hua. As for the remaining positions, Yang Ming looked at Dugu Zuan and asked with a smile:
"Who should be the county lieutenant? Duke Zhao is familiar with Luoyang, so please recommend someone."

Dugu Zuan was Dugu Feng'er's adoptive father, and Dugu Feng'er played a large part in the reason why Yang Ming gave him face.

Because of Feng'er's relationship, Yang Ming and Dugu Zhuan will basically not have conflicts of interest, and everyone will give way to each other.

Dugu Zuan, who was overjoyed, did not hide his joy at all, and said directly:

"There is nothing more suitable than my younger brother Dugu Wudu."

Yang Ming smiled, swiped his pen, and under Dugu Zuan's gaze, wrote the name of Dugu Wudu on the memorial.

Tokyo Yin, Luoyang Cheng, and Luoyang Commandant, these three positions, Yang Ming only has the right to recommend, and the final decision has to be made by the emperor and the Ministry of Officials, but under normal circumstances, the above will not refute his face.

Besides, Duguzuan himself is Yang Guang's cousin, and Duguzuan probably thinks that this position is better than mine.

The rest of the official positions are set up by the county guards themselves, that is to say, Dugu Zhuan alone can have the final say.

"Don't leave all the other positions to your own family, and take care of their face," Yang Ming said with a smile.

Dugu Zhuan hurriedly nodded: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I know this well."

In fact, the big families around Luoyang don’t care about the local officials at all. Their eyes are all on the center. Dugu Zhuan will also be exposed to rain and dew. Reasonable arrangements really pissed off the other families. He is not in Luoyang either. better off.

After sending Dugu Zuan away, Yang Ming planned to arrange for Pei Shuying to return to Beijing.

Luoyang's conditions are undoubtedly that everything is ready, but here, there is no one close to her who can chat with her to relieve boredom, not Li Xiuqing, she can chatter non-stop with Yang Ming, but in front of Pei Shuying, she is just a boring gourd.

Taking advantage of the fact that her stomach is not big yet, Yang Ming thinks that it is best to send Pei Shuying back to the capital as soon as possible, so as not to suffer the bumps after showing her pregnancy.

Pei Shuying was reluctant to leave, but when she learned that Yang Ming would return to Beijing in March at the latest, she reluctantly agreed.

Yang Ming set aside 500 of his personal guards, together with [-] people brought by Pei Shuying, to be responsible for Pei Shuying's safety on the road.

In the Sui Dynasty, no one dared to rob the concubine's convoy, and Yang Hao didn't have the guts either. What's more, along the way, the surrounding military palaces would say hello, and they would send guards to escort them for a certain distance.

Coincidentally, Yang Su was leaving too, so Pei Shuying's convoy simply joined Yang Su's big team, which was a team returning to Beijing with more than 5000 people.

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Daxing City.

It is no exaggeration to say that in this era, there is no place in the world that is qualified to compare with Daxing.

The majestic and majestic city, the majestic palace complex, the prosperity of all industries in the city, and the bustling scene are the most prosperous in all ages.

Not only the capital is full of people, but also the population of the old Chang'an City and Wannian County has exploded, and the official roads in the Jingzhao area have all been blocked.

There are [-] kings of vassal states, and they are currently living in the capital. They have already congratulated the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty, but they are reluctant to leave. They want to stay in this fairy place for a longer period of time. All sides are in charge.

As early as the fourth year of Emperor Kaihuang, Eastern Turks took the lead in proclaiming their vassals to the Sui Dynasty, and presented the honorary title of the supreme emperor Yang Jian: the saint Moyuan Khan.

That is, the saint Khan, which means: from below the sky, above the earth, under the sun and the moon, only the saint Khan.

From the Great Sui Dynasty to today, it has always been a deterrent gesture to the neighboring countries.

Since Pei Ju went to Zhangye, he has already started to study the countries in the Western Regions, because some small countries don't know the great power of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang plans to clean them up and let them have a better memory.

In Daxing right now, there are also a lot of face-saving projects. The entire Zhuque Street is covered with red carpets, and horses are not allowed to walk on it. There are all kinds of giant lanterns on both sides of the street. The locals in Guanzhong were dumbfounded.

There were 64 lamps in Prince Qin's mansion, all of which were hung on Zhuque Street, costing [-] guan.

This money has to be paid out. In fact, more than half of the lanterns in the entire capital are made by the nobles, and only a small part of the treasury is used.

Hedong King Yang Rui, already one year old, was led by Princess Yang Yinjiang to the palace to attend a banquet.

Starting from the eleventh day of the first lunar month, the banquet in the palace will continue until the eighteenth day of the first lunar month.

Orchestras from all over the country performed repeatedly to add color to the banquet.

The seats in the square were also full, and even the corners were filled with people.

Although it is winter, these people will not be cold, because there are bonfires all over the square, and there are small stoves next to each table.

In the Daxing Hall, there are basically a group of royal relatives and nobles, dukes of the state and county, below the third rank, but they cannot enter here.

Among them, there is a boy who is particularly conspicuous. In fact, he is not too young. He is about [-] years old, with a beard all over his face, and his clothes have a strong Xianbei style.

Nowadays, many of the people sitting in the hall are from Xianbei, and even Yang Guang himself is half from Xianbei, but the clothing style of the Sui Dynasty has nothing to do with Xianbei for a long time.

This man is called Murong Fuyun, the Khan of Tuguhun.

Tuguhun was probably in the area of ​​Qinghai, and the territory was not small. During the Kaihuang period, Yang Jian selected a woman from the clan, named her Princess Guanghua, and married Murong Shifu, the khan of Tuguhun at that time, and it was considered a marriage.

Murong Shifu is currently sitting in the Daxing Palace, Murong Fuyun's elder brother, after his elder brother passed away, he took over the shift, and by the way, took over his elder brother's daughter-in-law Princess Guanghua.

The marriage customs of Tuyuhun are basically similar to those of the Turks.

That is to say, a concubine can be a wife, a dead brother's daughter-in-law can be a wife, and a younger brother's daughter-in-law can also be a wife.

In the culture of the Han nationality, this behavior is called "steaming", steaming obscene and ugly steaming is deeply hated by people.

So these people present looked down on Murong Fuyun from the bottom of their hearts, but they definitely couldn't show it because he was a guest.

Murong Fuyun probably knew in his heart that his daughter-in-law had nothing to do with the current emperor, so he hoped that Yang Guang would reward him with another princess as his wife, preferably the emperor's own daughter.

He thinks too much.

Not to mention that Yang Guang doesn't have many daughters, even Yang Xiong's daughters are not his turn.

So Yang Guang said directly: "Princess Guanghua, the daughter of the clan, you should honor her, don't let me hate you."

This sentence didn't give Fu Yun any face, so the boy kept a gloomy face and didn't speak during the whole banquet, as if Da Sui owed him.

These days, Yang Hao can be said to be in high spirits, rejuvenated, and more energetic.

Because of the digging of the canal, at the court meeting a few days ago, he and Yang Yue fought against the officials, which satisfied his father and rewarded him for his understanding of the state.

Moreover, Yang Yue has a very close relationship with him now, and he is almost in trouble, which makes Yang Hao feel good.

As for the queen mother, even though she still didn't talk to him, Yang Hao didn't care. Based on his understanding of the queen mother, he would forget it after a long time.

Seeing that his father loathes Fu Yun, Yang Hao directly stood up and mocked Fu Yun again and again, Fu Yun's teeth were about to be crushed.

Everyone speaks the same language. Tuguhun mainly speaks Xianbei and Chinese, and Yang Hao can speak it.

So tonight, everyone supported Yang Jun, and Yang Xuangan even sang with Yang Jun, belittling Tuguhun as useless, saying that the place smelled of horse dung everywhere, and the whole family slept on the same bed.

Insulting the lord of a country did not exist in Yang Jian's time.

Although Gao Jiong felt that it was inappropriate, he could probably guess from the fact that Pei Ju was transferred to Zhangye that His Majesty would probably use troops against Tuguhun in the future.

Because the place of Tuyuhun was guarding the west passage of the Great Sui Dynasty, this place was disobedient and would affect the trade with the countries of the Western Regions.

Su Wei, who was on the side, leaned over at this moment, and said in a low voice:
"Is King Qi going too far? I think that guy is already very sullen. Do you want to stop it?"

Gao Jiong shook his head: "This fellow has been humiliated this time, and he will be rewarded when he returns. Your Majesty is looking for a reason to send troops."

Su Wei was taken aback for a moment, and then came to his senses.

To use troops against foreign countries, one must be well-known, otherwise other small countries, including Turks, may be in danger of everyone's imagination, and if they are allowed to form a coalition in private, it will be difficult to handle.

Fu Yun was young, so he couldn't bear this mockery. After returning to Tuguhun, he would probably harass the western region of the Sui Dynasty. This was the best excuse to send troops.

It seems that His Majesty is really planning to explore the Western Regions.

Su Wei frowned and pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but look up at the emperor Yang Guang above.

Your Majesty today has lofty aspirations
(End of this chapter)