Emperor Sui Yang

Yang Ming was purely curious about that unscrupulous thing, and it was fine to have seen it once to satisfy his curiosity.

Afterwards, he also criticized this as extravagance and lust, which was simply unsightly.

This is called cheap and good-looking.

Pretend, you pretend for me again, Yang Xiong secretly laughed.

Xu Jing came from Qin Wang's mansion, saying that there was an order from Luoyang, and the eunuch in charge of announcing the order from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was waiting at Qin Wang's mansion right now.

In the Sui Dynasty, it was the Ministry of Internal History, not the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who proclaimed the decree. In the Sui Dynasty, eunuchs served the emperor. They had no right to speak in the court and were servants.

But because Yang Ming was the prince, Yang Guang would often send letters to him privately, and it was more convenient for some private letters to eunuchs, so gradually, Yang Ming's orders were basically read out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

In order to express his trust in Yang Xiong and Lu Chu, Yang Ming said with a smile:

"If you two are free, come back with me to see what His Majesty has in mind."

The two of them were of course curious, and they wished to know the content of the imperial decree now, and Yang Ming also guessed that the imperial decree was related to marriage, so it didn't matter if they let them know.

So the three went to Qin Wangfu hand in hand.

After rewarding the eunuch who read out the imperial decree, Yang Ming sat down in the study with Yang and Lu.

"One is to beat Yiwu, and the other is to marry Gaochang. Since His Majesty has given me full authority to arrange it, what do you two think?"

Yang Xiong frowned and said, "Your Majesty really agrees? Is the small country of Panyu worthy of marriage?"

Yang Ming said: "Whether it's worth it or not, we don't need to discuss it anymore. The decree is very clear. Find a suitable candidate, make her Princess Huarong, arrange to marry Gaochang King, and don't be second-guessed about the king's prestige in the clan." , do you have a suitable candidate here?"

Yang Xiong curled his lips: "It's obvious that Princess Heqin is unlucky. Since Pei Ju has the idea of ​​dealing with Gao Chang, the role of Princess Heqin is only for a while. Whoever's daughter I choose will offend whomever in the future." , Unpleasant things, King Qin should let others do it."

Lu Chu also nodded aside and said: "The content of His Majesty's decree is worth pondering. It does not stipulate that the choice of relatives must come from the clan. We may find someone to replace him from other places."

Yang Xiong hurriedly nodded and said: "That's right! Gaochang is a small country, how can it be worthy of the daughter of my great Sui clan? His Majesty is obviously not happy, so he didn't specify it in the decree, but let the King of Qin decide for himself, His Highness can handle it well." I guess His Majesty has absolutely no intention of choosing from the clan."

Now Lu Chu wanted to curry favor with Yang Xiong, so he quickly echoed: "There are precedents for this kind of thing. Emperor Han Yuan chose the palace queen Zhaojun as a concubine princess to marry the Xiongnu. We can also find a maid."

Waiting for your words, Yang Ming said with a smile:

"King Gaochang wants a princess. Even if a court lady is dressed in silk, satin, and gold and jade jewelry, she doesn't have the cultivation and nobility that a princess should have. I agree not to choose from the clan, but I can't be fooled by a court lady."

"Then choose from the great families," Yang Xiong said.

Yang Ming smiled and said, "Then there will be King Lao Guan."

Um?What are you pushing me for?As I said just now, I will not do anything that offends others.

Yang Xiong hurriedly said: "Your Highness still has to make up his mind, we are just making a suggestion."

Yang Ming suddenly looked puzzled: "No one is willing to marry their daughter to such a remote and desolate place, and I don't want to let people complain at this time, so you can help find a way."

The two began to think hard, you can let us make an idea, but you can't let me make a decision.

Especially Lu Chu, he is even more unwilling to offend others when the new official takes office.

After a while, Lu Chu tentatively said: "If you want to talk about nobleness, I'm afraid the orphan of the old Zhou is more appropriate?"

Look, I knew the two of you would be able to guess. You said this, not me. If Yang Lihua complains about you in the future, don't rely on me.

Yang Ming nodded immediately: "Lu Zhongshu has a great plan, let's do it like this, I will choose the person."

Lu Chu nodded happily, who would you choose?People in the old week were protected by the eldest princess, so I can't afford to offend them.

The matter was settled like this, and after dismissing the two of them, Yang Ming asked Xu Jing to grind his ink, and wrote the word Yang Yuzhu on the blank space of the imperial decree.

Princess and princess, you can't use her real surname, now she is the emperor's daughter.

As for Yuwen Yuzhu's birth age, it's easy to make up. The previous Chang'an county magistrate, Yang Chugang, was Yang Jian's patriarch. He was involved in Yang Liang's rebellion and was demoted to common people. He was expelled from the capital along with his sons. I don't know if I am dead or alive now.

And Yang Chugang's mansion has also been taken back by the court at the moment, simply saying that Yang Yuzhu is Yang Chugang's concubine's granddaughter, this year.

Believe it or not, that's up to you, anyway, I killed it.

Calling Yang Yinjiang, Yang Ming instructed: "You send someone to Jingzhao Nunnery tomorrow and bring her back. Just according to this statement, change her background. Do you think she will be willing?"

"It's better than being a nun, isn't it?" Yang Yinjiang smiled and said, "At least I have a lot of freedom."

Jingzhao Nunnery is different from other nunneries. Nuns in other places are voluntary to become monks, but in Jingzhao Nunnery, they are all forced. They are not so much nuns as prisoners.

Yang Ming also felt that Yuwen Yuzhu would not refuse, besides, the imperial decree has been written for you, do you dare to refuse?
At the court meeting the next day, Yang Ming began to discuss with the ministers about the conquest of Yiwu country.

The country of Yiwu is a semi-desert area. To the Central Plains people, it is a rather mysterious place, because many people have never been there.

In fact, Yiwu Country is a mixed land of Hu and Han. Except for Yiwu City, the rest are scattered villages and towns. In other words, if you want to destroy Yiwu Country and attack Yiwu City, you will be done.

The reason why the Sui Dynasty took a fancy to this place was because it was located in a key position in the Hexi Corridor. Dunhuang County went west out of Yumen Pass, which was Yiwu Country.

Even if the Sui Dynasty wins this place, it will only be controlled as a gateway to the trade in the Western Regions. To put it bluntly, it is to establish a place to collect tolls, which is called: tariffs.

"According to Pei Gong's records, Yiwu City has more than a thousand guards," Li Jing said: "Our army traveled long distances, needed food, grass and supplies, and was attacking the city, so we should triple the number of troops for a safe strategy."

Yang Xiong agreed: "We need 3000 people anyway, but we are not familiar with that place. Shall we say hello to the Turks and ask them to send troops to support them?"

Historically, it was Xue Shixiong who attacked Yiwu country, and Pei Ju also negotiated with Turkic Qimin, asking him to send troops to support, Qimin also agreed, but in the end he did not send anyone.

So Yang Ming doesn't plan to say hello to Turkic, and he won't come if he hits you, so why should he tell you?

Yang Ming said: "You don't need to tell them. Let's fight by ourselves. 3000 people will go out of Beijing without food and supplies. They will be supplied by counties and counties along the way. As for who will be the general, I have already thought about it. Let Suide Wei Su Lie, who is also the king, Ku Zhi, the commander of the Yumen Road, attacked Yiwu."

When Su Lie was fighting Tuyuhun, he became famous. Many people knew that he had saved Mai Tiezhang, and the two of them even worshiped him. So when Yang Ming mentioned Su Lie's name, no one objected.

The more remote and bitterly cold the place is, the more young people must be employed. Besides, the Yiwu Kingdom has only a thousand soldiers in total, and it feels like anyone who goes there can destroy him.

Yang Ming also considered this point, thinking that to gain some military merit for Su Lie, the most important thing is to gain prestige in the army, and the guards of the military mansion are all recognized.

3000 people is quite a lot, and standing on the playground is overwhelming.

Then, Yang Ming summoned Su Lie, and in front of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, he bestowed the Scepter of Troop Dispatch.

In the battle of large armies, tiger charms are used to mobilize troops, and a scepter is enough for small scale.

In Guanzhong right now, [-] soldiers can still be gathered, but food and grass cannot be given, and the counties and counties along the way, the imperial court will greet them as a place for the army to eat.

Foreign wars are based on profits. In fact, all wars are related to interests.

Yiwu country is a barren land, but it is also a strategically important place, because it is stuck in the Hexi Corridor, and the foreign trade of the Sui Dynasty was not only carried out by the state, but also by the people.

Therefore, collecting taxes here can not only collect the private business groups of the Sui Dynasty, but also collect the Hu people, a win-win situation.

And Yiwu Country made a fortune by collecting tolls.

Before sending out troops, Yang Ming naturally had to give some instructions, to the effect that if you can outsmart, you can outsmart, don't just think about hard work, Zhang Kai knows how to use tricks, attacking Shexian County with 3000 people, you can't beat [-] people A Yiwu?
After Yang Ming sent Su Lie away, that evening, Huang Fenglin from Yushitai sneaked up to him.

"The matter has been found out. The problem lies with a man named An Zhizhong," Huang Fenglin whispered in the secret room:

"This person is the recorder of the Yushitai. He followed Chen Xiaoyi and was stationed in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. He is in charge of guarding Wei Zheng. The poison was aconitum, which is very poisonous. Wei Zheng is also very lucky. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would be dead this time."

Yang Ming frowned and said, "After searching for a long time, is it the ghost of your Yushitai?"

"Your servant is ashamed, this An Zhiguo is dead now," Huang Fenglin said, "It wasn't suicide, it was killed by Dali Temple."

Yang Ming was taken aback, and couldn't help laughing: "It must be you who tortured and forced the other party to confess someone who shouldn't have confessed, right?"

"Your Highness is wise," Huang Fenglin said, "This An Zhiguo's background is very clean, and he doesn't seem to have anything to do with anyone, but after interrogation, he confessed to a man named Pei Hong, who has a cousin named Pei Gai, Right now, he is King Qi's aide, Pei Hong, we have already arrested him. Under torture, he also admitted that it was indeed Pei Ge who ordered him to do it. The matter involved King Qi, and we dare not try again in private, so we sent the Ministry of Punishment and Dali All the people from the temple were called to discuss, and the final result of the discussion was to kill both of them, and then report the truth to His Majesty."

Yang Ming nodded: "Then what do you say to the outside world?"

"Let's say the murderer committed suicide in fear of crime, there is no way to investigate," Huang Fenglin said.

This way of closing the case seems to be perfunctory and cannot be explained to the outside world, but it doesn't matter, they explained to the emperor.

Being an official is like this. It doesn't matter how you treat the subordinates, but only how you treat the superiors. It doesn't matter if you hide from the inferiors.