Emperor Sui Yang

Fan Zigai went to Beijing, and Yang Ming summoned him in the East Palace, along with Xuangan, uncle and nephew Yang Yue.

He had to let Fan Zigai know why you were allowed to sit in this position and what you should do after you sat in this position.

There are some hints that it is inconvenient for Yang Ming to say, so Yang Yue will appear here today to help Yang Ming say something that he is inconvenient to say.

"Your Majesty has made it very clear. If the tariffs are further reduced next year, the old and new accounts will be settled together. After Hua Zong (Fan Zigai) goes down, you know what to do?" Yang Yue took the initiative to help the other party After pouring the wine, he paced back and forth in the hall.

Fan Zigai had worked under Yang Ming before. He used to be the prefect of Yuanling County, that is, Huaihua City in Hunan Province, which was under the management of Jingzhou. When Yang Ming was the governor of Jingzhou, Fan Zigai was in office.

Fan Zigai nodded and said: "I understand, I will do my best to prevent smuggling."

Yang Xuangan smiled and said: "Remember, don't give anyone face. You give them face. When something happens, no one will care about you."

"Don't worry, Duke Chu," Fan Zigai said with a smile, "I still have a sense of proportion here."

Yang Ming raised his glass to the other party: "Your Majesty once said: Fan Zigai's shoes are clean, love and benefits come first, caress well, and be lenient. Don't let your majesty live up to your expectations."

Fan Zigai quickly drank the wine in his glass, nodded and said: "Prince, please don't worry. After I go to Zhangye, all goods must be paid in full. Anyone who dares to evade, no matter who it is, I will deal with according to the law of the country."

"Also," Yang Yue reminded: "Keep an eye on the Western Regions. Something is wrong with the Eastern Turks recently. They often clash with the Western Turks and the Tiele people. There may be wars. You must report to the court in time without delay."

"I understand," Fan Zigai nodded.

After chatting for a while, Yang Ming asked the other party to go to Shangshu Province to report on his work. From the prefect of Wuwei to the governor of Hexi, many procedures have to be followed. Among other things, you have to get the seal. Without the assistance of Shangshu Province, Can you manage those prefects?

The chief of the district has always been a person of high morals and prestige, but he is afraid that he will not be able to restrain the people below.

After all, Fan Zigai's prestige was somewhat lacking.

After they left, Yang Yue and his nephew lowered their heads and dared not say a word, because they guessed what would happen next.

There was no way, someone in the family made a mistake, and the person who made the mistake had already run away, so they could only be the two of them waiting to be reprimanded by Yang Ming.

"Liu Xuan is 67 years old this year. I have to thank you all. I was a little bit measured in my actions. I didn't beat anyone to death," Yang Ming said in a cold tone.

It was because Liu Xuan and Li Gang wanted to send Feng Deyi and Xuan Ting away, but on the way home the day before yesterday, they were beaten by someone, and they were beaten a few times. His whole body was also swollen and painful, so he couldn't come to the East Palace to deal with government affairs.

Yang Yue sighed: "I only found out about this from Yin Jiang this morning. I assure you that it was not Xuan Ting's original intention. He is one of his subordinates, so I don't know the seriousness."

The person who beat him was Yang Xuanting's retainer. The Ministry of Punishment has already locked up everyone. As for Xuan Ting, he has already gone to Xiping County to take up his post. Whether this matter has anything to do with him is uncertain.

After all, according to Xuan Ting's character, he can do this.

"Prince Xianma, he was beaten. My face is still hurting." Yang Ming looked at the two of them and said, "You guys are so courageous. Come on, tell me, what should I do with you?" ?”

Yang Xuangan said: "Cut off all those beasts that beat people."

Yang Ming pointed at the two of them and said, "What I'm talking about is how to deal with you two."

Xuangan said in a daze: "It's none of our business? Your Highness, we really don't know."

"One is my elder brother and the other is my father. Why is it none of your business?" Yang Ming said, "If I hadn't taken care of the overall situation, I would call Xuan Ting back and ask him, does he have any opinion on me?"

Yang Yue said with a bitter face: "His Royal Highness calm down, Xuan Ting has been sincere to you, and he has never been disloyal. This time, it was because of our ineffective restraint, and the two ministers were willing to be punished."

Yang Ming sighed and said: "Am I interested enough in your family? What's wrong with you? They just recommended Feng Deyi and Xuanting to serve as foreign ministers, but you plotted against them. What's wrong? You have the final say in the capital. ?”

Xuangan is also furious, the third idiot is really unreliable in his work, what kind of people are he raising, the prince Xianma dares to beat me, I have to be polite when I see Liu Xuan, you are better , Hit with your head covered.

"Thousands of mistakes are all the fault of the minister. Xuan Ting is the son of the minister. He is not in Beijing. The minister is willing to take the crime on behalf of the son," Yang Yue sighed bitterly.

Yang Ming snorted coldly: "I won't deal with you, let Yang Rui deal with it."

After all, Yang Ming asked for his son to be called.

Hearing this, Yang Xuangan felt relieved. It seemed that the crown prince still wanted to be lenient. Let Ying come back to deal with it.

"You tell him what happened, don't take it with you, but tell the truth," Yang Ming said.

Then, Yang Yue honestly reported the basic situation of the whole matter to Yang Rui, and then said:

"The crown prince asked His Highness to decide, you must deal with it fairly."

Yang Rui nodded, looked at his father, then lowered his head and began to ponder. After a while, he raised his head and said:
"Those who hit people will be executed together, and their family members will be exiled to the frontier. Xuan Ting will be fined for one year, and the officials of Xiuwu County will be fined for three years. As for Feng Deyi, let him leave the East Palace."

Uncle Yang Yue and his nephew were dumbfounded.

Yang Ming smiled and said: "It's your own idea, no one is instructing you, right?"

Yang Rui shook his head:

"No one instigates my ministers. My ministers are at Master Xue's place. They study the Law of the Great Industry intensively. Everything is done according to the law. The prince Xianma is the second rank. According to the law, the common people beat the officials of the fifth rank and above and execute them. Those who are above the third rank. The family members were exiled, and Xuan Ting was the first to commit the crime. However, he held an important position, and he didn't know about it beforehand. In addition, he was exonerated according to the Eight Proposals. , The Daye Law expressly records that those who form a party for personal gain are demoted, relocated, expelled, or demoted according to the situation, his situation is not serious, and the official should be expelled and appointed."

Yang Ming smiled, and looked at Yang Yue's uncle and nephew: "Do you two think that King Qin handled it properly?"

"The argument is fair, unbiased, and extremely impartial," Yang Yue nodded. He was really happy in his heart. Even though Yang Rui was dealing with them, he was very organized and upright. Isn't this the appearance of a prince?
As long as you can become a talent, what's the point of killing me?
Xuangan argued sophistry: "I will never form a party for personal gain, the crown prince has learned from you."

Yang Yue gave him an elbow directly, and said to Yang Ming: "Feng Deyi is a servant of the elder brother, and the wife is also the cousin of the minister. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a member of the Duke of Chu, but it is a pity that this talent cannot be a prince. Therefore, it is true that Xuan Ting has been dragged down by Xuan Ting today."

Yang Rui said: "Feng Deyi has indeed suffered disaster this time. He is innocent, and there will still be new appointments in the future."

Yang Ming looked at his son and said with a smile, "Feng Deyi protects you a lot on weekdays. Tell me, what should you do?"

"My son, don't you know what's missing?" Yang Rui said in a daze.

Xuan Gan hurriedly said: "De Yi was a member of the Internal History Department during Kaihuang's reign, and the Ministry of Internal History happens to be lacking right now."

He is a very protective person. As long as he is one of his own people, he can really take care of him. That's why, when someone rebels, the whole family follows him. He definitely has the temperament of a big brother who takes the lead.

Yang Rui looked at his father and said, "Why don't we let him go to the Ministry of Internal History?"

Yang Ming smiled, got up and left, leaving Yang Rui stunned on the spot, looked at his own grandfather in surprise, and said:
"What does the father mean? Do you agree or disagree?"

Xuangan knows what the hell, he can't even guess what his daughter is thinking, but can he guess Yang Ming?
"I don't know. I'm confused too. The prince seems a little unhappy, right?"

Yang Yue shook his head: "It's not that simple. In my opinion, the prince intends to let Ying Hui make up his own mind. The eldest son of the Eastern Palace still has his own opinion."

Yang Rui frowned and said, "Nei Shi Sheren is the sixth rank, Feng Deyi is the fifth rank, such a demotion is considered a warning, so I'll make a decision?"

Yang Yue said excitedly: "Just make up your mind, you are His Majesty's eldest grandson, this trivial matter, still has the final say."

Yang Rui was indeed the eldest grandson. He was the oldest of Yang Guang's grandsons. Originally, Yang Ming and Yang Hao had been waiting for Yang Zhao to give birth to a son before they dared to have one. As a result, Yang Zhao divorced his wife.

Just in time for Dugu Jialuo to be seriously ill, Yang Jian asked them to give birth quickly to make Dugu Jialuo happy, so Yang Rui became the eldest grandson.

This is the successor, even if he is only nine years old, even if he is five years old, he can decide life and death with one word.

So Feng Deyi went to the Ministry of Internal History in this way, and Yang Ming had already been selected for the position he left behind.

Wang Gui of the Wang family in Taiyuan, one of the four famous prime ministers in the early Tang Dynasty, is 43 years old this year.

The faction dispute in the East Palace was originally caused by Yang Ming. He didn't want Feng Deyi to leave, but he couldn't help it. Xuan Ting's subordinates made such a fuss, so you have to leave if you don't want to.

As for Wang Gui, he is a person without party affiliation, at most he has a good relationship with Jiancheng.

Historically, Wang Gui was indeed a Zhongsheren of the established prince, but he got involved in the Yang Wengan incident and was exiled by Li Yuan.

And Yang Ming really wanted to cultivate Yang Rui's ability to make decisions. This is his eldest son. In Yang Ming's view, the eldest son's inheritance is the most in line with the national interest and the safest way of succession. As long as he is not a fool, no matter what Good training.

As for Yang Rui right now, Yang Ming is actually very satisfied. Except that he doesn't agree with Yang Rui's view of love, other aspects are in line with Yang Ming's expectations.

It's so young that you don't know how good a young woman is, and mistakenly regard a girl as a treasure. A young woman will never be better than a girl. If you don't believe me, try it.

She is six years older than you, and girls mature earlier than boys. Yang Ming can almost guess that if Wei Gui becomes a queen in the future, he will definitely be involved in politics.

Because Yang Rui was young, he would ask the other party for advice on many things. As time passed, Wei Gui would definitely get involved in more important matters.

I don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing.