Emperor Sui Yang

Yang Ming had a secret conversation with his father in the carriage. When he first came out, Yang Yinjiang was frightened.

Because she saw that her husband's entire face was livid and extremely gloomy, but she only slept for one night. In the early morning of the next day, Yang Ming had already thought about it.

Although he was shocked that his father actually had such an idea to march north, which made it difficult for him to accept for a while, fortunately, this was indeed something Comrade Yang Guang could do.

What dad wants to do is his business, and how he governs the country is his own business.

Population growth will lead to social instability. The root cause is the annexation of land. The new population cannot obtain land or there is too little land, which triggers class conflicts and promotes civil strife.

It is not impossible to change. Based on the current national conditions of the Sui Dynasty, weakening the aristocratic family is the most effective. Many people in history believed that Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goguryeo were weakening the strength of the aristocratic family. Yang Ming did not think so and supported the gentry in Shandong and Jiangnan. To fight against the powerful families in Guanzhong and achieve mutual internal friction is to weaken the family.

Including the abolition of the system of conferring land to slaves, but the three conquests of Goguryeo had almost nothing to do with weakening the aristocratic families.

Judging from Yang Guang's strategy of launching a war to reduce the population, Yang Guang is not eager to weaken the family, or it can be said that Yang Guang is very clear that now is not the time.

In Yang Guang's view, if the aristocratic families cannot be moved, the population must be moved, otherwise class conflicts will still be unavoidable.

At the moment, Yang Ming, except for the daily court meetings, stayed at Gao Yue's place to vent himself.

After venting, the whole person will be in an extremely comfortable state. In fact, he has also figured out that no matter whether he wins or loses during his father's northern expedition, intensive civil unrest will inevitably break out in the north. Yang Ming cannot stop it, but In fact, this civil unrest that is bound to come can effectively reduce the population.

In other words, Yang Ming still has time to deal with the family's problems before the population reaches its peak.

He doesn't think that 6000 million people is the peak population and can be expanded outward. Goguryeo has been conquered and a large number of people can migrate. The Northeast is also being conquered. Although it has been suspended due to the Northern Expedition, the current trend is developing in a good direction.

If the Eastern and Western Turks and the soon-to-be-established Tubo Dynasty can be included in the territory, the population pressure will be greatly reduced. There will also be a high degree of commercial development, allowing people to break away from the shackles of the land.

The development of handicrafts and commerce requires the gradual opening of some government-monopolized industries to the private sector, that is, the transition from government-run government supervision to private government-run government supervision. This is not an easy task, but it is better than targeting the population.

Yang Ming, lying in Gao Yue's arms, was very relaxed. He knew his direction, which was more correct than his father Yang Guang.

Pei Shuying has been in a bad mood recently. Her only son was taken away by the emperor. It was the Northern Expedition, a war with the Eastern Turks. Although her son was with the emperor, Pei Shuying never stopped worrying.

With her son traveling thousands of miles away, her mother was worried. She had hardly had a good night's sleep recently, but the only person who could comfort her was always Gao Yue.

Yang Yuanqing and Su Rui remarried, and Su Wei returned to Beijing.

"Why have you been here all these days, Your Highness?" Li Jiancheng asked with a confused look on his face in Gao Yue's bedroom in Yiqiu Palace.

He comes to chat with Yang Ming almost every two days. Why?Because every time he left, Yang Ming would say, "He often comes to accompany me to relieve his boredom."

So Jian Jian came often.

Gao Yue is now very old and her beauty is declining. Although it can be seen that she was definitely a top beauty when she was young, Li Jiancheng is not interested in a woman in her forties who still has charm. He even I'm a little confused about the prince's special taste. Are you so in need of women?

Jiancheng knows that it is better for women to be younger.

In fact, women mature quickly, but they also age quickly. Their bodies start to decline basically from the age of 25, while men start to decline around the age of 35.

But then, after Gao Yue sat on the piano table and started playing the piano, Jiancheng realized that this was the reason why the prince always stayed here.

This woman's piano skills are unique and unique.

"What did you just say?" Yang Ming asked, lying half lazily on the couch, resting his chin on his hands.

Li Jiancheng came to his senses from the sound of the piano and hurriedly said: "Xingyang has been in chaos recently. Many people from the Zheng family are running to Luoyang. Your Highness also knows that I have a good relationship with several people from the Zheng family. They now hope that the imperial court will We can think of some ways to solve the problem of chaos in Xingyang."

Yang Ming chuckled and said: "It's not just Xingyang in Henan that is in chaos. How can there be chaos in the entire Henan?"

"There are still 8 defenders stationed in Luoyang. They can definitely suppress the rebellion," Li Jiancheng said doubtfully.

Yang Ming smiled, sat up straight and said: "Believe it or not, if these 8 people are mobilized, not even half of them will be left. They are just a fig leaf. If they don't move, there will be no problems. If you try to touch them, the problems will be worse than There are many more in Xingyang.”

How can you mobilize an army without money or food?Robbing the people?Although many people would choose to do this, Yang Ming couldn't do it. The state stipulated that military service requires self-provided rations, but this year, it is not possible to provide self-owned rations.

Besides, you can’t tell me anything, I don’t have a Tiger Talisman.

Unless someone is fighting around Luoyang, I can't mobilize the troops in Luoyang.

Li Jiancheng sighed, and suddenly thought of something, and asked tentatively: "Has Your Highness ever thought about enriching the East Palace?"

Just say that you want to find a woman for me. Yang Ming smiled and said, "Listen to what you said, the other person's background is not bad?"

Li Jiancheng nodded: "That's the Zheng family of Xingyang. She is 16 years old this year. She is Shuyun Pingting and has a graceful childbirth. She is currently living in the capital with her mother and brother. I heard that the threshold for seeking marriage is almost crossed. Her brother, Right in your East Palace.”

Good guy, are you talking about Zheng Guanyin?Is it appropriate for you to introduce me to your wives in history?

Is this considered an NTR that spans time and space?
Yang Ming said: "Why don't you accept it?" Li Jiancheng said hey: "I have tried it too, but she doesn't want to be a concubine. The matchmaker I sent has seen her appearance, and she is very beautiful. If you take action, Your Highness, It will be done immediately."

Once Yang Ming intervenes, the old Zheng family has to agree even if they don't agree, which is equivalent to depriving the girl of her right to choose a husband.

With Zheng Guanyin's background, people can choose.

Yang Ming smiled and said to Li Jiancheng: "Go and make arrangements for me to see her."

Li Jiancheng nodded quickly: "I will do it now."

After the others left, Gao Yue sighed: "Your Highness should only stop with women's sex in moderation."

Yang Ming joked: "When I was here, you never said enough is enough. Is it because of her young age that it touched your heart?"

"A little bit," Gao Yue nodded: "When you are with me, you are not always on the couch."

Yang Ming smiled and said nothing more.

Gao Yue came over, hugged Yang Ming from behind, and said in a soft voice: "Make sure you pay attention to your body."

In the evening, Zheng Guanyin was brought into the East Palace.

It was not brought about by the completion of the bookstore, but by Zheng Anrao, the owner of the Donggong Dian Shufang Xuanling House. Before that, Zheng Anrao had already greeted Dugu Feng'er.

He and Dugu Feng'er are almost brothers and sisters with the same surname, and Dugu Xin and Dugu Xin are close friends.

"The prince asked Jiancheng to go to the house to say hello?" Dugu Feng'er asked.

Zheng Anrao nodded, with a confused look on his face: "My family members are a little unhappy."

Dugu Feng'er said: "It's such an honor to be a princess, so why aren't you happy with it?"

Zheng Anrao whispered: "The prince's female relatives are too strong. My sister has entered the East Palace and her life will be difficult. Feng'er should know best. In the East Palace, aren't you also inferior to others?"

"Don't talk nonsense," Dugu Feng'er reminded in a low voice.

In fact, Zheng Anrao was right. Because he was in the East Palace, he knew very well that among the prince's female relatives, the crown prince, the concubines, and the Chen family were the first, Feng'er and the Li family were the second, and the rest The third gear.

She is just a younger sister. Although her family background is good, she is not outstanding at all in the East Palace, and it is almost impossible for her to get ahead.

Dugu Feng'er smiled and said: "Which of the prince's female family members is not the legitimate daughter of the family? Whose parents are worse than yours? You have to remember that the prince will never treat his women harshly, and there is no distinction between legitimate concubine and concubine in the East Palace. "

Zheng Anrao's father was Doctor Jin Ziguanglu and Zheng Jibo, the prefect of Yongjia. He was a little better than Yan Xiaotang's father, but Yan Xiaotang was Yang Xiong's granddaughter, so he couldn't compare with him.

Ever since Yang Ming got married, none of his women were unwilling to be with him. Zheng Guanyin's family was the first exception.

After meeting Dugu Feng'er, Zheng Anrao took Lihua Daiyu's sister to Gao Yue's place.

Yang Ming felt a little embarrassed when he saw Zheng Anrao was there:

"Sit down, sit down, I don't mean anything else, I just mentioned it this morning because I was just curious."

From the beginning to the end, Zheng Guanyin did not raise her head to look at Yang Ming. She did not dare to look because she was afraid that Yang Ming would fall in love with her.

"Raise your head and let me see you," Gao Yue took the initiative to say for Yang Ming.

Zheng Guanyin raised his head tremblingly, and subconsciously looked at the man sitting upright.

At this glance, Zheng Guanyin quickly lowered her head, her cheeks flushed. She knew that the prince was a heroic man, but she didn't expect that he was more majestic and domineering than she imagined.

This is the glory of status. When you are a prince, you are dignified, and you also have a beard.

In ancient China, it was popular for men to grow beards, and Yang Ming also had a mustache.

Men without beards are not in line with the aesthetics of ancient women. In ancient China, men considered having beards as beautiful, not having beards as ugly, and long beards as the most beautiful.

The beard on the upper lip is called moustache (zī), the one on the chin is called xū (xū), and the beard on the cheeks is called beard. Yang Ming has Xianbei descent, but he does not have beard, that is, beard. Yang Guang has it, which means that he inherited it. Some genes of Dugu Jialuo.

Many of the son's physical characteristics will be inherited from his mother, and Yang Ming's mother is an orthodox Han Chinese.

After a brief chat, Yang Ming sent the person away.

Zheng Guanyin's beauty is undoubtedly top-notch, but Yang Ming sees Zheng Anrao's dilemma, forget it, I don't lack women, why do I have to sleep with him just because of his reputation in history?