Emperor Sui Yang

The [-] government soldiers who were dispatched from the canal were divided into three armies, one went to Linming County, one went to Handan County, and one went to the capital Yongnian County.

The county magistrates of Linming County and Handan County all died, and the county towns were in chaos. After the arrival of the army, order began to stabilize.

When they learned that the high prize in Handan County was over and that Zhang Kai from Linming County fled eastward to Shangdang County, the chief general immediately greeted the prefect's mansion and asked them to send an official to take charge of the overall situation, and they were about to withdraw.

There is no food in the county, and there are so many soldiers in the government. If you don't go back, the officers and soldiers will be hungry.

Chen Junbin didn't want them to leave, so he forced them to stay for two days, but the head of the family will receive the news that a large number of civilians have fled on the canal in Qinghe County, and there are not enough officers and soldiers to stop them.

There were a huge number of civilian husbands who escaped, and they all ran in the direction of Qi County to the east of Qinghe County.

There is Zhang Xutuo in Qi County.

The spring outing is over.

Changsun Sheng's son, Changsun Anye, is really notorious. Although Yang Ming greeted the secretary, Provincial Author Lang Peisi, he was still unwilling to let his daughter marry his eldest grandson.

So next year's spring outing, grandson Anye should come again.

Although Siguan Pei was young, he knew that his family was closer to Prince Qin's mansion than the eldest grandson's family. Moreover, someone in the family told Pei Shuying who was in the camp at that time and asked what Pei Shuying meant.

Pei Shuying vetoed it on the spot. Since she is a dead person, don't even think about marrying their daughter of the Pei family.

On Yang Ming's side, the big tent was first removed and returned to the capital, with Xuan Ting in charge of the rear.

After attending the next day's court meeting as if going through the motions, Yang Ming presided over the meeting at the King Qin's official office. Yang Xiong and other few ministers who stayed in Beijing also came.

In their view, wherever the King of Qin is, there is the court meeting, a place where major national affairs are discussed.

"Lu Yongji is such an idiot that he can let a group of refugees ruin Shangdang like this? I will write a memorial today and refer to him."

Of course it was Yang Xiong who said this, and only Yang Xiong had the guts to scold a royal relative.

The military reports from the front indicated that Shexian County was looted. Although Lu Yongji successfully entered the county, the loss was not small. More than 200 people died, and the leader of the bandit called Zhenjun also let him run away.

The leader of the rebel army, Zhang Kai, will not enter the county seat right now, relying on the large number of people, he will only loot the surrounding villages. Shangdang County Lieutenant Duan Zhilan dare not go out of the city. The city is okay, it's enough to go out and fight.

Yang Wang, the only one staying in Beijing at Dali Temple, said: "Your Highness should send a general to Shangdang to preside over the overall situation. Taishou Lu is not a person who knows the soldiers. Entrusting important matters to him makes people feel uneasy."

Yang Ming asked: "Yang Shaoqing thinks, who should I send?"

"Isn't Li Jing in Beijing? Let him go," Yang Wang said.

Yang Xiong immediately frowned and said: "Li Jing and Wei Yunqi are both in charge of the city defense of the capital, how can they do this? The Shangdang is more important than the capital?"

Yang Wang pondered for a moment, then continued: "Then His Highness needs to send a letter to Taishou Lv quickly, asking him to listen to the opinions of Xue Anguo, the Shangdang government. He is capable of leading the army, and now Shangdang has become like this, most likely because Lu Yongji did not listen to the advice of his subordinates."

"I will write this letter," Yang Ming nodded.

Guan Wang Yang Xiong said: "Qiao Zhongkui is about to send troops. With him, the chaos in Shangdang should be settled soon. Alas, the construction of the North-South Canal has started. It has only been less than two months. The turmoil in the two counties, if the king of Qi makes such a mess again, I'm afraid something big will happen."

Fang Xuanling looked at Yang Xiong, and said: "The king of Qi is the shepherd of Yuzhou, and the canal project is under the supervision of King Qi at the moment. It is not appropriate for His Highness to advise, for fear of hurting harmony."

Is there still harmony between their brothers?Yang Xiong understood Yang Ming's attitude, so he echoed:

"That's true. We don't care about the affairs of Hebei and Henan, but Shanxi is the gateway to the east of the capital. We have to intervene due to emotion and reason. We should write to Dou Qing and ask him to allocate some money and food to support Qiao Zhongkui."

Fang Xuanling smiled wryly and said: "There is not much food in Hedong, and Xu Deyan, the governor of the county, has sent a letter asking the court to allocate money to recruit soldiers and horses in case of future troubles. His Highness was concerned about the lack of treasury, so he paid for it to supply Hedong."

Relying on Yang Ming's help, Xu Deyan successfully reunited with his wife. He was originally the governor of Hedong County. After Li Jing left office, Yang Ming asked him to take over the post of governor. His wife is Chen Shuyi's aunt, so now Xu Deyan is Yang Ming's man.

Anyway, in the Yamen of Hedong County, Dou Qing's words are no longer effective, and Xu Deyan never asked Yang Ming for money at all.

"How can His Highness spend money? No matter how much money the treasury has, it doesn't mean that it doesn't even have this. I will tell His Majesty the truth about this matter. How much did His Highness allocate?" Wei Jin, Minister of Civil Affairs, said.

He was getting old, and he was afraid that he would die on the road following Yang Guang's northern tour, so he voluntarily applied to stay. Together with Yang Wang, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and several officials of the Eleventh Temple, he was one of the few third-rank officials staying in Beijing.

Yang Ming didn't answer him, it was Fang Xuanling who answered him:
"The money is 35 guan, and there are two thousand horses."

Fang Xuanling made a false report appropriately.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs is in charge of the treasury, and the Ministry of Finance under it holds the key to the treasury, and Taifu Temple is in charge of the emperor's internal treasury.

Wei Jin nodded: "The Ministry of Civil Affairs will record it here. Your Highness only needs to give me a copy of the details. After I report to Your Majesty, the money will still have to be returned to you. The country uses money, not you. Isn't it the money?"

No matter how much money there was in the treasury of the Sui Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of coins were a drop in the bucket. This was all due to Yang Jian's diligence and thrift.

After Yang Ming met with Crown Princess Wei Ying, the Wei family had already discussed that they should not have any conflicts with the King of Qin on the surface, and they had to make friends properly.

Then, Wei Jin looked at Shi Wansui again, and said, "Qiao Zhongkui is your student now, please write him a letter, remind him, and make sure to wipe out the rebels as soon as possible."

He said this out of consideration for Yang Hao. In Wei Jin's view, this gang of rebels will not be a big deal, but if the turmoil drags on for too long, the impact will be great, and Yang Hao will be questioned in the future.

The current position of the Wei family definitely does not want Yang Hao to fall. Once Yang Hao falls, the East Palace will not be able to contend with King Qin at all.

Shi Wansui frowned and said, "Why should I write to him? If His Majesty finds out, he will scold me for stretching out his hand again."

"Writing in a private name, not related to official business," Wei Jin laughed.

Shi Wansui looked at Yang Ming, and Yang Ming nodded: "Since Mr. Wei wants you to remind me, you should remind me, no one will blame you."

"That's fine," Shi Wansui nodded.

The government offices of the Prince's Mansion are discussing state affairs, and there are also guests in the inner courtyard of the Prince Qin's Mansion.

Crown Princess Wei Ying and Feng Yuzhi from Lingnan.

Before leaving, Empress Xiao told Wei Ying to treat him well. After all, Feng Yuzhi's father, Feng An, helped Da Sui to rule the entire Lingnan, so his status was quite special.

Feng Yuzhi was originally arranged by the Ministry of Rites to receive VIPs at the official post, but she always ran to the Qin Palace, so Wei Ying was also very helpless. She went to the official post several times but couldn't see anyone, so she had to come to the Prince's Mansion.

She didn't want to come here. Compared to Yang Ming, she didn't want to see Yang Yinjiang, because the son of the other party was by the emperor's empress.

And when she sees Yang Yinjiang, she will be very jealous and feel very uncomfortable.

In the room, Wei Ying was naturally sitting in the main seat, while Pei Shuying was accompanying her as a concubine and sister-in-law.

Yang Yinjiang is supposed to be a commoner and shouldn't be here, but she is here, which makes Wei Ying very upset.

In addition, there are Feng Yuzhi and Wei Xianhui.

Women don't discuss government affairs, they only talk about family matters. Wei Ying also asked Wei Xianhui if she is used to it, including where she lives, how big the yard is, and how many people serve her.

"Xianhui can rest easy. I heard that the King of Qi has asked His Majesty to add a maid to the Prince's Mansion. Wait a minute, this position must be yours," Wei Ying said with a smile.

Wei Xianhui didn't expect such a good thing to happen, she was overjoyed when she heard the words, and said with a smile:

"It's my niece's blessing to be able to serve His Highness the King of Qin. My niece doesn't care if I have a status or not."

The answer to this sentence was very decent, because Yang Yinjiang and Pei Shuying were present, if they were not there, it would be a different story.

Wei Ying didn't mean to sow discord by saying this, because she didn't know that the position invited by Yang Hao was reserved for Dugu Feng'er, and she thought that Yang Hao had found another one in Luoyang, and wanted to find another one for him. name.

This time, Yang Hao still meant what he said. He did give Yang Guang a briefing. He wanted Yang Guang to know that although the third brother always targeted him and disrespected his second brother, he still thought of the third brother in every way.

"What has Yinjiang been doing recently?" Wei Ying asked proactively. She actually wanted to snub Yang Yinjiang in the cold, but she knew that even though he was abolished, she would still be in charge of Prince Qin's mansion, so she could still face it. .

"With nothing to do, I live in chaos," Yang Yinjiang said with a smile.

It would be great if that was the case. Wei Ying definitely didn't believe it, and said, "I'm also idle in the East Palace. When Ah Yun and Yin Jiang are free, they can often come to talk to me."

When she said this, Wei Ying looked at Pei Shuying, but Pei Shuying didn't answer immediately, but was waiting for Yang Yinjiang.

Yang Yinjiang smiled and said, "We're free, we'll bother sister-in-law."

Wei Ying smiled slightly, and gritted her teeth in her heart, Pei Shuying, are you really unlucky?Afraid of what she will do?Yang Su is dead, but Pei Ju is still there?

I feel useless looking at it.

After a group of women chatted for a while, Yang Yinjiang and Pei Shuying got up and sent Wei Ying away, and then Yang Yinjiang took Feng Yuzhi to her dormitory.

And Pei Shuying went to accompany her son Yang Jin. Yang Jin is three years old and is about to become a disciple of a great Confucianism.

This great Confucian was originally from Qixian County, Shanxi Province, but later his family moved to Longmen County in Hedong County, where he started giving lessons and had countless disciples.

Pei Shuying asked the family to help, invited this great Confucian to the capital, and bought a house for him, and let Yang Jin worship under the name of the Great Confucian.

This person had no official status, and was far less famous than Xue Daoheng in the Sui Dynasty, but his theory had a profound influence on later generations.

His name is Wang Tong. Wang Bo, the Four Great Masters of the early Tang Dynasty, is his grandson. He also has a disciple, Wei Zheng from Julu, Hebei.

Wang Tong's academic opinion is that the Son of Heaven should be virtuous first and then punished. His idea was originally aimed at Yang Jian.

Because the criminal law was too severe during Kaihuang's reign, Wang Tong also hoped to gain Yang Jian's approval for this proposition. After all, the ultimate goal of a scholar is not to bring peace to all generations, but to be with the emperor's family.

But it is a pity that because his views are completely different from Yang Jian's policy, although many people recommended Wang Tong, Yang Jian did not allow him to enter the court as an official.

In Yang Jian's view, you are a literati who knows how to run a country.