Emperor Sui Yang

There are many wealthy families in Luoyang. After all, it is the center of the entire Central Plains and the second political center of the entire Sui Dynasty.

The people living in the city were very wealthy, there were very few poor people, all kinds of industries were available, and trade was prevalent. This was a prototype of commercialization in the Sui Dynasty.

During the Kaihuang period, the largest families in Henan had about the same weight in Yuzhou. Although the Dugu family was Dugu Jialuo's natal family, they did not support them.

At the moment, the few members of the Zheng family in the center are all smooth people with insufficiently distinctive personalities. They cannot move up or down.

Ever since the death of Chang Sun Sheng and Chang Sun Chi, the Changsun family has been in a temporary low period. The Yuan family was originally the most tyrannical, but the death of Yang Yong's wife, Concubine Yuan, dealt a huge blow to them. In order to prevent them from causing trouble, Yang Jian also acted invisibly. Repelling Luoyang Yuan.

And what about the Dugu family?With the help of Yang Ming, the business of Tongji Canal has been divided up with Lanlingxiao. Yongji Canal has two Cui and one Lu. It mainly does business with the Dugu family and eats the two largest trade routes. These two canals It seems like it was built for their family.

Dugu Zuan also successfully reconciled with other families, and now the whole family has become one. Since Luoyang was built, Dugu Zuan has been sitting in the position of Yin in Luoyang for a long time, which has provided a lot of convenience to the family.

In other words, the Dugu family is the most powerful in Luoyang right now.

There is a very special place in Luoyang, that is, the entire city is divided into the north and south by the Luoshui River. In the north are the royal palaces and noble residences, and in the south are ordinary aristocratic families, wealthy businessmen, and ordinary merchants.

Because the north is small and the south is large, the garrison in the north is smaller than the garrison in the south.

After receiving the news from his cousin Dugu Lingyun, Dugu Zuan just discussed it with his brothers and sons and began to make advance arrangements.

The first step is to control the five bridges above Luoshui.

To the south of Ziwei Palace, there are three cable bridges lined up: Tianjin Bridge, Huangdao Bridge, and Huangjin Bridge. Further to the east, there are two large pontoon bridges, the Middle Bridge and the East Bridge.

These five bridges are very wide and can accommodate four carriages abreast. They are also very stable. The bridges are opened at Yin time every morning and closed at midnight every day. Except for this time, if you want to cross the bridge, you need to have a special customs clearance document. .

Among them, the Third Tianjin Bridge, which spans the north and south roads, faces each other on the fourth floor, which symbolizes the victory of the sun and the moon. There are eight towers on both sides, with more than [-] troops stationed in total. The road across the bridge is tightly blocked, and it is directly under the jurisdiction of Menxia Province.

The other two bridges are directly equipped with guard posts and are under the jurisdiction of the left and right guards.

The guards of the five bridges were not arranged by Dugu Zuan. After all, this position was too important and required consensus among the three provinces and six ministries. However, there were many people below who were members of the Dugu family.

So let’s take a look at who are the leaders of these five bridges.

Tianjin Bridge, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the early years of the founding of the Emperor, the first leader of the hussar clan, Yang Shangxi's grandson, Yang Jin. Yang Jin had a sister, Yang, who married Wei Yuancheng and gave birth to Wei Gui.

Huangdao Bridge, Yu Zhongwen's nine sons, Yu Qinsheng.

Huangjinqiao, the younger brother of Guanglu Temple Shaoqing Yu Wenying, Yu Wenjie.

Zhongqiao, the third son of Yuan Ya in Shunyang County, Yuan Wuji.

Dongqiao, Pei Xingfang, the eldest son of Pei Hongce, the left school administrator of the Jiangzuo Temple. This boy should not be in this position. Last year, he got drunk and peed in public on Luoyang Tianjie. Because of his style, he was removed from the building. The position of the general who oversees the city gate was removed, and he became the one overseeing the bridge.

It's the same reason as when Du Yan was demoted to a gatekeeper. With a little punishment, he will be promoted in the future.

The second eldest brother, Dugu Xin, was busy one-on-one with the children stationed at the five bridges, giving detailed instructions under his father's instructions.

He must be looking for someone who can take care of things. Those who can't take care of things are of no use at an emergency moment.

You also need to have a steady temper. If you are unreliable, you can't entrust big things. This kind of thing can only be handled by Dugu Xin. This guy is a businessman. He has a good brain and a good talk. The key is that he has no airs. Don't think that he can be assigned easily. Then You have to coax and deceive.

That evening, Pei Xingfang, who was gambling at the guardhouse, heard a shout from outside.

The shouts were in Hedong dialect, the old Pei family's own secret language, so he excused himself to pee and left the gambling table. After leaving the guardhouse, he saw a figure winking at him from a distance, so Pei Xingfang followed calmly. The man turned into an alley.

"Uncle Zhong, I knew it was you who came to find me," Pei Xingfang was a member of the family. He was of the same generation as Pei Xingyan. Pei Zhong was just a person who was given the surname.

The reason why he was so polite was that he was not an outsider, and secondly, Pei Zhong was Pei Ju's confidant.

Pei Zhong whispered: "This kind of thing can only be done by adapting to circumstances. Remember, if something happens, it is not one of our own and we cannot let him cross the bridge."

Pei Xingfang nodded and said: "Don't worry, the clan has already told me when they placed me here. I have replaced a group of my own brothers. In an emergency, I can control Dongqiao."

He didn't urinate in Tianjie for nothing. He was from a noble family and had good cultivation. Even if he was drunk, he would not urinate in the street. It was the main road in Luoyang named by Yang Guang himself, which is equivalent to peeing on Zhuque Street in the capital. .

A trivial matter like peeing would generally not have any impact on a person of Pei Xingfang's background, but the higher-ups still dealt with him. Who did it?Pei Yun, one of my own, reasoned that he ignored the solemn place of the imperial city and insulted the family tradition.

In fact, it was arranged for him to control Dongqiao, because the commander-in-chief of Dongqiao at that time was lame, and the Ministry of War planned to replace him. The old Pei family took advantage of the opportunity and arranged for him to come in.The two of them just exchanged a few words and then parted ways. Pei Xingfang actually didn't know what would happen, not even his father Pei Hongce. In his heart, at most, he felt that the prince was going to completely destroy King Qi.

To do great things, the fewer people know about it, the better.

In Prince Qin's Mansion, Yu Wenhua and his three brothers were sitting in front of Yang Ming.

Yang Ming, who had been sitting cross-legged on the bed in silence for a long time, finally said:

"I have been dissatisfied with you three brothers for a long time. I heard some from Shuyi, as well as rumors in the market, as well as the case of the elder Sun's accusation against her husband, the case of smuggling, and the case of insulting the body of Song Guogong. At that time, I thought, how come Xu Guogong gave birth to three cowards in his lifetime as a hero?"

The three Yuwen brothers lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word. Don't they know what kind of virtue they are?

The things the three of them did when they were young were really embarrassing. Later, under the guidance of Yu Wenshu, they changed a lot and became much better than before.

"Later, Shuyi often visited your house, and Mr. Xu treated her with great respect. Shuyi was also a soft-hearted person, and she often came to my place to help you talk," Yang Ming said lightly:

"But it is not easy to change people's impressions all at once. The disputes between me and Mr. Xu back then were all due to political differences and there was absolutely no personal grudge. But for the three of you, haha."

Yu Wenhuaji hurriedly said: "When I was young, I committed a lot of sins. Now that my father has died suddenly, I have just started to repent, but it's too late."

"It is never too late for a person to repent," Yang Ming said: "You are the eldest son. In the past, when Mr. Xu was here, someone was protecting you, but now? Who can the Yuwen family rely on? Your second uncle Yuwen died early, and your third uncle died early. Yu Wenjing is a prefect in Bashu, but he is not as senior as you, how can he be expected?"

"Of course we can't count on it," Yu Wenzhi said with a look of shame: "Three of my brothers, I still hope that Your Highness will take care of you."

Yu Wenshu's last words were to let Yang Ming protect his three sons, and Yang Ming also agreed. Promises to the dead must be kept.

Yu Wenhua's rank is not low, because Yang Guang was born in Qianniu Bei, and he is General Youyiwei, not to mention he attacked Xu Guogong.

Zhiji and Shiji, on the other hand, were in a state of turmoil. After a short period of time in one position, they would be jerked off, and then they would be jerked off again. Of course, Yang Ming was behind this.

Nowadays, Zhiji is in Jiangzuo Temple and Shiji is in Honglu Temple. Because they are not skilled in the business of the headquarters, they are indispensable. They are the same with or without him, so they often go out with the army.

He cannot move Huaji, but he is not the eldest son of Shiji and has too many stains on his body, so he is easy to move.

For example, Shiji insulted He Ruobi's body at him. If someone wants to rehabilitate He Ruobi in the future, he must be dealt with first. In the past, Yu Wenshu was around and he was fine, but now Yu Wenshu is gone.

This stain will accompany Shiji throughout his life until his death.

Yang Ming said calmly: "For the sake of Mr. Xu, I will not embarrass you again in the future, but I can't talk about taking care of you. Since I am a member of your Majesty's bodyguard, I will have your Majesty to take care of you."

Yu Wenhuaji said sadly: "I lost my main force in Xuancheng. Your Majesty is very dissatisfied with me now. If my father had not passed away, Your Majesty would not have spared me."

"That's Yang Xian's business, what does it have to do with you?" Yang Ming frowned and said, "He asked you to go south, it's not you who wants to go."

Yu Wenhuaji said with a bitter face: "But the King of Qi is a nobleman, how can he be punished? Wang Shichong was killed, Wei Gong and Wei Yunqi were demoted, including our brothers, we are all taking the blame for the King of Qi. Now The war in Jiangnan is over, and the Ministry of War is already reviewing the situation, I'm afraid someone will continue to look for us."

Yang Ming smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will say hello to the Ministry of War, and no one will target you again, but you should be more honest in the near future and don't cause trouble."

"The three brothers Chen must be in harmony with each other," Yu Wenhuaji said hurriedly.

Yang Ming nodded: "Okay, I have to rest. You can go back. If you encounter any problems in the future, you should go to Shuyi first. If I can handle it, I will handle it for you."

The three of them were overjoyed and hurriedly left.

After the others left, Yang Ming called Pei Shuang and gave some instructions, and the latter went to Prince Wei's Mansion.

Yang Ji, the king of Wei, was the minister of the Ministry of War. Yang Ming had arranged for him in his early years to take charge of the review of the war.

Naturally, Yang Ming's greeting was not to help the three Yuwen brothers, but on the other hand, he must find their fault.

Let’s see what Yang Xun’s reaction will be then.help?If he can't help, giving him a chance to absolve him of guilt is to take the blame for himself.

Then it is possible that the three brothers and Yang Xian will completely fall out.

This is beneficial to Yang Ming. (End of chapter)