Emperor Sui Yang

Since the news of the victory came, Yang Guang held a banquet every day, and the ministers, the queen and other palace women, including the family members and children of the generals in front, also participated in the banquet.

Such a big happy event should be celebrated by the whole country, so Yang Hao must also be happy along with it.

But he couldn't be happier.

It was definitely not Yu Wenshu's fault that the big defeat that should have happened didn't happen, it can only be said that the timing was unfavorable.

Although he is as idle as a street guy every day, he has inquired about the downfall of the battle ahead. With the advantage of soldiers, Goguryeo can't hold the Sui army at all. I don't have that ability anymore.

It is also helpless that the plan cannot keep up with the changes.

At the banquet, Yang Hao drank alone, with a smile on his face and crying in his heart, no one toasted him, who would dare to toast?Isn't that making you feel uncomfortable?
As he drank and drank, he drank too much and was helped down by someone.

The two memorials were sent to the banquet, and Wei Zhen, the servant of the Huangmen of the province, took them. After reading them, he said to Yang Guang:
"One of the memorials was played by the consolation envoy Liu Shilong. Mai Tiezhang defied His Majesty's will and executed the enemy commander Eulji Wende without permission. , and his eldest son, Mai Mengcai, died in battle and was headed by the enemy."

After all, Wei Zhen read out the originals of the two memorials verbatim.

Yang Guang, who was originally happy, suddenly changed his face and narrowed his eyes, making it difficult to understand what he was thinking.

In any case, Mai Tiezhang must have resisted the decree. Yang Guang said clearly before: If Goryeo surrenders, it should be accepted, and it is not allowed to send troops.

This is an imperial decree, and the imperial decree cannot be defied. No matter what your circumstances are, if you don't listen to the emperor's words, that is provoking the majesty of the king, which cannot be tolerated.

Not to mention Mai Tiezhang, even Yang Ming resisted the decree and had to drink a pot.

It seems that Mai Tiezhang has made great military exploits, and killing someone seems nothing, but in fact, his behavior is very inappropriate, so there is this letter of apology.

I didn't let you kill, but you killed. This is not taking my words seriously. If few people know, I can still pretend that it didn't happen. But if too many people know, I don't deal with it. Is there anyone like you?

Doesn't Yang Guang know how loyal Mai Tiezhang is?Of course I know, but loyalty needs to be maintained from time to time.

Mai Tiezhang's apology is to find a way for Yang Guang, hoping that Yang Guang will deal with him, so as to make an example and avoid such things from happening again in the future.

Niu Hong frowned and said: "Liu Shilong's intention is to hope that His Majesty will punish Mai Tiezhang, but I think that Mai Tiezhang's eldest son was decapitated and hung in the army, which caused him to lose his mind. will."

Yang Yue echoed and said: "The crime is not worth the merit. Mai Tiezhang has made great contributions this time. His loyalty and loyalty are well known throughout the court. If he has such an arrogance under the bereavement of his son, he can be punished lightly."

Su Wei nodded: "Mai Tiezhang was conferred the Duke of Lulong County by His Majesty because of his military exploits. It could have been used as a title to offset his crime, but his eldest son died in battle for the country, which can be regarded as offsetting his crime of disobedience."

Yang Guang pondered for a while, then asked, "Can Mai Mengcai have any heirs?"

Ming Ya of the Ministry of War said: "There is a daughter who is still in her infancy and has no children. Her second and third sons are not yet married."

Yang Guang said with a sad face: "Mengcai is the head of the line, loyal to the emperor and serving the country, even to the point of death. I wanted to be honored, but he had no descendants. Alas, Mai Tiezhang did not follow the will. I should have punished him for the loss of his son." The pain, the merits and demerits balance out, the second son Zhongcai was granted the title of Shangzhu Kingdom, and a woman from the clan was selected to match him, and after the child was born in the future, a son was selected to be Mengcai's heir."

Pei Ju nodded and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

The matter of Mai Tiezhang just passed away. Yang Guang really didn't want to be punished. If it were someone else, he would definitely be punished. But Mai Tiezhang is a foolish loyal person, and all he can think about is how to repay Yang Guang.

For such a loyal minister, Yang Guang wanted to punish others to warn others, but he still couldn't do it.

As for the matter of the beginning and end of the East Turks, Yang Guang wants to summon him now, but he can't. He sent an envoy to say hello, which means that the Sui army is really awesome, and the fight is really beautiful. When it was over, the minister left after Shibi, wishing His Majesty Sui well-being.

Now that Shibi has left, the threat from the north is gone, but Shandong and Hebei are still in chaos, so Yang Xuangan suggested sending generals to the south to counter the rebellion, and Yang Guangzhun.

Who is going there, Yu Wenhuaji, because this kid is going to be knighted too.

Who is he in the light of?His father, Yu Wenshu broke the main force of Sashui and surrendered Pyongyang. He has the greatest credit, but he is already Xu Guogong, so he can't be named, so according to the old practice of the Sui Dynasty, if you can't seal your father, you can seal your son.

Yang Guang intends to be named Duke, because on the surface, it is indeed Yu Wenshu who has done the most credit, and it is not an exaggeration to be named Duke.

However, he was unanimously opposed by all the ministers. Everyone believed that Yu Wenshu had just fought a battle, and all the credit should not be credited to him. Without Wei Xuan and Li Jing to open the way, how could he go so smoothly?Therefore, it is not appropriate to be named a county magistrate, at most one county magistrate.

Yang Yue and Yang Xuangan even believed that even the county magistrate could not be named, and that Yu Wenhuaji had made a mistake, which caused Tu Wanxu's attack on Liaodong to go wrong, so it was too much for others to confer him a title.

Right now, Yang Guang must reward Yu Wenshu. Since so many people oppose it, let Yu Wenhua go to suppress the rebellion, make up for his mistakes, and it will be convenient for him to be knighted in the future.

Yang Yue took the opportunity and said directly: "Li Jing appears the most frequently in the daily military report of the Ministry of War, and he deserves the most credit. The main force's journey to the south is so smooth. Li Jing should take the lead. I think that he should be named the county magistrate." .”

He is implying the emperor, if he is beaten like this, I think he is a county magistrate, how can Yu Wenhua and He De be named county magistrate?

Yang Guang was very agile this time, nodded and said: "What do you think is the right place to seal?"

Su Wei said with a smile: "Li Jing is a native of Didao in Longxi, which is now Lintao County, and should be the Duke of Lintao County."

No one objected to his suggestion. After all, the entire Southern Expedition was clearly reported in the military newspaper. Li Jing really made a big effort this time, and he was the prince's man.

In the Sui Dynasty, it was a great honor to be enshrined in your hometown, just like you are from a certain place, and then you are named an image ambassador by the local government. This is a very honorable thing.

Or say, riches and honors do not return to their hometowns, like traveling at night in brocade clothes?People, once they are rich, they want to act aggressively in front of their folks. The sense of recognition and satisfaction they get is not comparable to other places.

After Dong Ge became prosperous, he also gave money to the elders in his hometown, but I didn't see him giving money to others.

Yang Guang's expedition to Goguryeo this time has been accomplished, so his return journey will not take the canal, he will go overland to Jinyang, and then return to Beijing.

In name, it is to inspect and accept Jinyang Palace, but in fact it is to pretend to be aggressive in front of the common people in the north.

Have you seen it? I personally conquered Goguryeo in a few months. What the Central Plains Dynasty could not do in hundreds of years, I have done.

Regarding Su Wei's suggestion, Yang Guang approved it, and Li Jing was conferred a title and became the second county magistrate of their family.

His eldest brother, Li Duan, is the county magistrate of Yongkang. He earned it by himself. In the future, he will be able to stand on his own in the family.

Feng An, who was in the middle of the banquet, had mixed feelings in his heart. He never expected that Goguryeo would be cleaned up so smoothly. Now it's all right, Chang Ning really can't escape.

After the emperor returns to Beijing, he will definitely clean up the other party.

Lingnan is one, if Chang Ning really falls, he will soon be too.

So he stood up and said: "I have a daughter who has admired the crown prince for a long time, please allow her to serve the East Palace."

Yang Guang knew exactly what Feng An was thinking. This was self-protection. There was a hidden danger of Goguryeo before, and I didn’t have the time to deal with you. Now that Goguryeo is finished, it’s time to deal with you. But before that, he must still need it. Hold on to Feng An.

"What does the Queen think?" Yang Guang looked at Queen Xiao, letting her make up her mind.

It was rare for her husband to let her make the decision, Empress Xiao smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Feng Ang was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

Seeing Xuangan in his eyes, the corners of his mouth curled up, you guys, it's too late, our family was the one who made the move early, now Yinjiang's status is unshakable, the three descendants of the emperor's grandson, who is worthy to compete with our family?
The future heir of Tai Sui is my grandson, hahahaha
Gao Yuan is about to be escorted to Liaodong, and the Ministry of Rites is going to prepare for the surrender.

That's right, Gao Yuan is also considered a surrender, because he left the city with a white flag, and Yu Shiji was in charge of receiving him. After all, Zhou Fashang killed all his envoys. The credit goes to Yu Shiji and Yu Wenshu.

According to the rules of China since ancient times, there are many etiquettes for accepting a surrendered monarch. For example, you have to wear a special courtier's costume, walk up from the bottom of the steps step by step, and finally kneel in front of Yang Guang, and put their Goguryeo seal The letter of credence was presented to Yang Guang.

It’s like a ceremony of handing over power. It’s not the same as abdication. Abdication is at least wearing the emperor’s clothes to abdicate. His is a colorful surrender. The clothes are brightly colored, which is not a positive color. It means that your position is not correct, and this place should not be you. of.

This kind of etiquette, like abdication, is just for the sake of the name, meaning to let the people of Goguryeo know that Gao Yuan can't do it, so I beg you to manage this place, don't worry, I'm better than him, your good days are coming.

From now on, you are my people, and you can live a good life for the people of the Sui Dynasty.

There were not so many rules for Chu Luo's surrender. He was a nomad, and the Central Plains Dynasty would not regard nomads as a country, so there was no ceremony for Chu Luo's surrender.

The surrender ceremony was undoubtedly the most glorious moment in Yang Guang's life. Of course, it was based on the most humiliating moment in Gao Yuan's life.

One's own happiness is based on the pain of others, which always makes people feel happy.

Yang Guang decreed that the surrender platform should be built twenty feet high, that is, 60 meters. Now He Chou was in trouble again. Yu Wenkai was already dead, and Yan Pi had not yet come to Zhuojun, so this task fell on him again. up.