Emperor Sui Yang

Before Queen Xiao came in, Lai Huer had a small request, and Yang Ming agreed happily.

That is to let Jing Yuanheng's sons go.

Jing Yuanheng used to be an old subordinate who came to protect his son, and the relationship between the two was very strong. Now that he has passed away, it is natural that he should protect his descendants.

"Okay, why do you want to resign as Youyiwei?" Queen Xiao glanced at her son in confusion, then looked at Lai Huer and said, "Did the prince scare you?"

Empress Xiao and Lai Huer were old acquaintances, and she did not want Lai Huer to hand over power.

"No, no," Lai Hu'er waved his hand and said with a smile, "Look at how my body can withstand riding on the battlefield? When I go out now, I take a car whenever I can. I really can't stand the bumps of riding a horse. The rugged road makes me feel like my body is about to fall apart, and I really can’t take care of the affairs of the military government.”

Queen Xiao sighed, looked at Yang Ming and said, "Rong Gong spent his whole life in the army and made great contributions to the country. You must treat him well."

I'm not stupid. I guessed that Lai Hu'er was afraid of his son and would take the initiative to delegate power. Otherwise, according to the practice of the Sui Dynasty, he would usually work hard until death and never let go while he was still alive.

So when Empress Xiao said these two words of kindness, she wanted her son to come over and protect her.

Yang Ming smiled and said: "My son will naturally know, so I can rest assured."

"You Yiwei is the elite of our army in the Sui Dynasty. Now that Duke Rong has let go, who is the suitable successor?" Queen Xiao asked.

Yang Ming looked at Lai Huer and said with a smile: "Since Rong Gong is here, I might as well let Rong Gong recommend one."

To save your face, please recommend it. If it’s not suitable, I still won’t use it.

Lai Huer pondered for a moment and said: "I think that Huaiyi is the most suitable one. He has the prestige of Taiping Gong, and Huaiyi has military merit. Now that he is in his prime, he must be the right guard for Youyi."

Yang Ming was stunned and had to admire this man's sagacity in his heart.

He also thought about it in his mind, who would he recommend to protect his children?Perhaps Xuangan was appointed concurrently, perhaps Li Jing was transferred, perhaps Pei Ju and Pei Yun were appointed concurrently, but Lai Huer actually revealed the candidate in his mind.

Awesome, how can you guess my thoughts?
Why is Shi Huaiyi the most suitable?The struggle between Pei and Yang has already emerged. This position must be Yang Ming's confidant, but it cannot be from the Pei and Yang families. Shi Huaiyi is undoubtedly the only choice.

The left and right guards were most suitable for the Duke of Guo. Yu Wenhuaji attacked Duke Xu, and Shi Huaiyi attacked Duke Lu. Both of them mourned in the capital and guarded the military camp, which was very convenient.

"What do you think, Auntie?" Yang Ming's relationship with Empress Xiao is easing now, so she no longer calls her Queen Mother, which seems to be a natural thing.

Queen Xiao's eyes turned white: "Rong Gong has already touched your heart, what else can I say? Let's just arrange it like this."

Next, the three of them chatted for a long time in Daye Hall. They were all short-sighted.

The court meeting time is coming soon, so there is no need to go back to protect the child. Yang Ming ordered Yang Rui to personally deliver the child to the official office of the Ministry of War to show respect.

This day was also the first time in her life that Queen Xiao presided over a court meeting.

The reason why Yang Ming was willing to let his mother come was that Queen Xiao was on his side. Secondly, the presence of Queen Xiao had a great comforting effect on the officials.

After all, many of Yang Guang's old ministers are now on tenterhooks, fearing that the prince will deal with them, but Queen Xiao can protect them.

"The matter in Jingzhou is over. Xiao Xianyi returned to his old army and surrendered. Jingzhou can now suppress its troops," Pei Ju said. "Then will Qiu He come back or Yang Xuanxian come back?"

Yang Ming looked at his mother and asked her to speak first.

Although Empress Xiao has never been involved in politics, people in the court know that her younger brother Xiao Yu is a talkative person and tells him everything.

But this time, she had no choice.

why?Qiu He had always been fawning over Yuwenshu before, but then Yang Ming and Yuwenshu couldn't deal with each other. He felt that Yuwenshu was unreliable, so he started to fawn over Pei Ju. In other words, this person was now Pei Ju's man.

So what about the Yang Xuan Prize? It’s Yang Xuangan’s.

So Empress Xiao said: "My son can decide for himself."

I can't decide, so I'll leave it to you.

Yang Ming nodded and said to Pei Ju: "Qiu He is old and prudent. He has more experience in governing the place than Xuan Jiao. Now Jingzhou also needs to recuperate, so let Xuan Jiao come back."

Pei Ju nodded and arranged for Shangshu Province to issue a document recalling Yang Xuanjia.

When Su Wei is away, he is the biggest.

"The prince-in-law is young and energetic, and he was a bit ruthless in killing people in Lingnan. Now that the situation is stable, a gentle person should be sent to take charge of Lingnan," Lai Hu'er suggested.

Li Shimin was indeed too ruthless. After entering Lingnan, he directly killed those who were disobedient. Nowadays, in Lingnan, people are almost frightened by the name of Shimin, which is not conducive to the country's implementation of policies there.

If I give you a punch, Shimin has already done it. If I give you sweet dates, you have to change someone. It’s both kindness and power.

As soon as Lai Hu'er said these words, he felt that he had a gentle personality, and all of them lowered their heads, fearing that Yang Ming would point them out. After all, no one wanted to go to Lingnan.

Yang Ming is also cunning. He offended people by naming them, so he threw them to Lai Huer:

"Then let Mr. Rong recommend one."

I've had a rough idea. Do you want me to recommend this?It’s so shady. Lai Hu’er first tried to test:

"Should we seal the border with officials, or should we choose local governors?" "Today's Lingnan needs a clear voice, and it is better to seal the border. Otherwise, all parties will have different opinions and the policy will not be implemented," Yang Ming said with a smile.

With a bitter look on his face, Lai Hu'er began to ponder, who in the East Palace has a more stable character and can take up the post of Fengjiang?

Li Baiyao?This person is a bit too gentle, and even gentle people are a bit weak. He is not qualified for such an errand, and Li Gang is too old.

No, you can’t choose from the East Palace. I’m afraid the prince already has an idea in mind regarding the personnel arrangements in the East Palace.

After thinking for a long time, Lai Hu'er bit the bullet and said, "I think Tang Guogong is more suitable."

Damn it, you are really insidious, taking advantage of Li Yuan's absence to throw people into Lingnan?Yang Ming smiled and said:

"Ok, deal."

Now that the world is settled, Shanxi does not need to stay in Taiyuan. It is enough to have Pei Ji, the Taiyuan prefect. All prefects are directly under the management of the imperial court. There can no longer be a regional general manager like Li Yuan.

Li Jiancheng in the court gritted his teeth, "Oh, you really wish that our father and son would never see each other again, right?"

Yang Xuangan smiled and said: "Since Rong Gong has been appointed to the Ministry of War, will Jiangdu still send people to suppress him? Should Lin Shihong be recalled?"

"Jiangdu can no longer release people," Yang Xiu said solemnly: "Except for Lingnan, it is not suitable to seal borders in the south, otherwise it will easily escape the control of the imperial court. Isn't the Jiangdu prefect free? Just replace him with a new prefect. As for Lin Shihong, he is from Poyang. , let him come to the north to serve as an official, and his subordinates dispersed all the officials and distributed them to various places."

He does have an overall view, and he is worthy of being Yang Jian's son.

But he originally wanted to recommend his second son Yang Ming to be the governor of Jiangdu, but before he even spoke, Yang Ming had already decided on the candidate.

who?Chen Shuda of the Donggong Jialing Temple.

The old Chen family has a solid foundation in Jiangnan, and they are Chen Shuyi's family, so they are reliable.

Yang Xiu had a frustrated look on his face, and hurriedly said: "Then Grand Administrator Liyang, let Yang Ming go?"

"Which Yang Ming?" Yang Ming said with a smile.

Yang Xiu was stunned, good boy, my son sounds the same as you, so he has to change his name, right?
"He is Chen's second son. His name is not good, so it needs to be changed," Yang Xiudao.

Yang Ming nodded: "Then let him go, but don't mess around. Don't think he is Gu's brother. I will allow him to cause trouble."

"I will definitely not mess around. My second son is an honest man," Yang Xiu said with a smile.

Empress Xiao couldn't help laughing and said: "Honest people are good. Honest people do things in a measured way. The fourth child doesn't have a mansion in Luoyang, right?"

Yang Xiu hurriedly said: "Go back to the Queen and temporarily live in the eldest son's Prince Shu Mansion."

"The son is the King of Shu, but the father has no title. Isn't it inappropriate?" Queen Xiao looked at Yang Ming.

Yang Ming smiled and said: "Then build another mansion for the fourth uncle. You can't give Yang Xiao's title to the fourth uncle. It's not appropriate."

"It's really inappropriate." Yang Xiu understood what Yang Ming meant. If he dared to ask for a king, Yang Ming would not reuse Yang Xiao. You and your son can only have one king. Choose it yourself.

Next, the Ministry of Finance arranged some government affairs, and all departments went to work.

This is similar to the nature of meetings in later generations. It mainly assigns tasks, and then each performs his or her duties and does his or her part well.

Mingyue, the author of those things in the Ming Dynasty, once said: Taking your time is the fastest way. Everyone does their own thing according to their own roles, which is the most cost-effective. There will be no forces that cancel each other out, and everyone will move towards it. moving forward with a common goal.

The court should be like this. The nature of each person's work should be clearly divided, and what they do is what they do.

But in the current Sui Dynasty, there are many people in positions who stretch their hands too far, and their rights exceed their scope of authority.

It is almost impossible to reverse this phenomenon, otherwise Mingyue would not have said such a thing back then. He summed it up from countless examples of failures in history.

Summarizing experience and implementing it are two different things.

But Yang Ming will try his best to improve, and it doesn't matter how far he can improve.

That night, Yang Ming came to Huiyou Hall and sat on the chair next to his father Yang Guang's bed under the dim lights.

Yang Guang's eyes were open, but he couldn't speak because he was drugged, but he could hear.

"Father, take good care of yourself. My mother and I will take charge of the court affairs, so you don't have to worry," Yang Ming said expressionlessly.

Yang Guang was so angry that he was almost mad to death. He was trembling all over and tried to raise his hand, but he couldn't do it. He suffered internal injuries and external injuries, which made him miserable.

When Yang Ming saw this, he quickly fell silent. Don't you be so angry?You can't die at this time. Just hold on a little longer. When your son has the Sui Dynasty completely in his hands, when everyone has almost forgotten you, you can die again.

In order to avoid irritating Yang Guang, Yang Ming only stayed for a while and then left quickly.

The eunuchs and maids responsible for serving Yang Guang will never leave Huiyou Palace in this life.

When Yang Guang died, it was also their death. (End of chapter)