Emperor Sui Yang

After Pei Renji came back, everyone was waiting for the results, but Pei Renji didn't mention a word at the court meeting.

He was waiting for Yang Zhiji's son, Yang Daoxuan, to return home on duty.

In Li Mi's hands, even the edict was prepared, and the content was naturally to confiscate Yang Zhiji's home and completely control Prince Cai's palace.

To move Yang Zhiji, it must be done with a thunderous blow and a sharp knife to cut through the mess to prevent a chain reaction. All departments must be in place. Yang Xuanting, Lai Zheng, and Pei Xuanji are responsible for the cleaning of Zuo Beishen Mansion. Pei Qantong, Wei Kuangbo, Responsible for the cleansing of the Youbeishen Mansion. After the operation begins, Yang Zhiji's influence must be uprooted as soon as possible.

Yang Qing, on the other hand, was responsible for recruiting the clan's hussars.

It's the new year again.

This year is the year that Yang Ming feels that time has gone by the fastest, as if time has passed by unconsciously. In fact, it is because he is too busy and exhausted, so he only sighs that time flies by when he is one year older. .

In a few days, Yang Jin will be an adult and can get married. It will be a blessing to marry two people at once.

The imperial court had a three-day holiday during the Chinese New Year, but Yang Ming changed it to an eight-day holiday, which started on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. Firstly, he wanted to give everyone a few more days off, and secondly, he wanted to give Li Mi a chance to catch them all.

Because Yang Daoxuan came home from shift on the third day of the first lunar month.

Tonight's New Year's Eve, that is, New Year's Eve, Yang Ming and the others are spending time here with Gao Yue, because Gao Yue gave birth to Yang Ming's child the day before, and mother and child were safe.

Sui Chu is also called Da Chu, which is New Year's Eve. The day before it is called Xiao Chu, which is Little New Year's Eve.

Gao Yue's daughter was born on the New Year's Eve, so the nickname was easy to choose, so she called her Xiaochu, because it was a good day, getting rid of the old and welcoming the new, which was a good omen.

This daughter is the most beautiful child Yang Ming has ever seen. Children are usually born ugly. The daughters of Pei Shuying and Chen Shuyi are ugly when they are born, but Gao Yue is beautiful and good-looking.

Needless to say, after inheriting Feng Xiaolian's genes, she will become a super beauty in the future.

Yang Ming and a group of female relatives stayed in Gao Yue's dormitory, while the children were playing outside. They were too noisy, and Gao Yue was in confinement again, so they could not be allowed in.

Pei Shuying was pacing back and forth in the hall with the child in her arms, her eyes full of doting. She actually wanted to have another child, but she felt that it was too painful to have a child, so she simply gave up. She was different from others in that she could give birth at will.

"Feng'er has just happened in the past few days. If she is also a daughter, my husband will have four princesses," Yang Yinjiang said with a smile.

Yang Ming is still very happy. He has a full house of children. He is indeed very happy. After all, he does not have to take care of the children in person. The conditions are good and there is no burden. He can have as many children as he wants.

"The daughter of the royal family is the apple of his eye, but the phenomenon of abandoned girls among the people has been banned for many times. Your Highness still has to find a way," Pei Shuying said suddenly.

Yes, in the Sui Dynasty, or throughout ancient times, because people lived in poverty, they all wanted sons, because sons could divide the fields and be a labor force, but daughters were a burden and had to be fed for more than ten years in vain. Therefore, in many civilian families, if After giving birth to a daughter, she either sells it or abandons it.

This is a very cruel thing, but it is not new. In some villages, there are even places dedicated to throwing baby girls.

Yang Ming nodded: "In the final analysis, we still don't have enough to eat. If every family can really have 120 acres of open farmland, why would they abandon their flesh and blood? Therefore, the land system and food policy must be changed. If you can afford it, you will not abandon it. .”

"This year Sili Tai is conducting a local inspection. I heard that the ratio of men to women is seriously unbalanced. This is very detrimental to promoting population." Pei Shuying handed the child to the wet nurse and then said: "Laws should be enacted. Regardless of whether the child is a boy or a girl, the land will be rewarded to consolidate the population of the country."

Yang Ming's eyes suddenly lit up: "What a good idea. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has already opened up wasteland and cultivated fields in various places. We can allocate part of these fields and reward them according to this method."

The person in charge of Da Suo Mao Yue is Pei Yun, so Pei Shuying knows the situation very well.

Because of the limited time this year, Pei Yun mainly sent people to check the household registration in Shanxi. The situation of favoring boys over girls in this place is considered mild nationwide. Even so, the situation is not optimistic.

Without a woman, it is difficult for a man to find a wife. Without a wife, how can you have children?

Because in ancient times, the best male-female ratio was when there were at least [-]% more females than males.

The reason is that the rich occupy most of the resources. How much do the concubines and maids at home get?If you raise so many, many men will inevitably be unable to find wives.

Yang Yinjiang smiled and said: "Actually, the situation is not serious. After all, Pei Yun is investigating Shanxi this year. There is no major chaos in Shanxi, so there are more boys than girls. However, due to the impact of war in Hebei, Shandong, and Jiangnan, there are more boys and girls. However, What Ayun said just now is right, to encourage population growth, there needs to be real rewards, and acres of land are perfect."

Because the land is the biggest asset, it is much more than the reward money.

It doesn’t matter how much you award, but if you award one acre of land, the people will be willing to do so. Why?One acre of land can feed a baby girl with enough food for one year. Of course, this is the standard of food for the common people.

If you reward them more, they will be more willing to give birth. After all, the temptation of one acre of land is very different from the temptation of ten acres of land.

But Yang Ming knew in his heart that he couldn't reward too much. If you were given five acres of land to give birth to a child, regardless of male or female, the population would double within five years. At that time, there would be too many monks and not enough food to eat.

So the best thing is to get one acre of land, but half an acre cannot be sold.

At this time, Pei Shuang asked for a meeting outside, and Yang Ming temporarily left the dormitory.

"Yang Daoxuan has gone back, Yang Zhiji's other children have also returned to the palace, and Li Mi is ready," Pei Shuang said.The best time to serve one pot is during the Chinese New Year, because during the Chinese New Year, everyone will be reunited.

"Isn't he on duty today? Why are you back home?" Yang Ming asked in surprise.

Pei Shuang said: "It's time to change the shift. Maybe I'm anxious to go back to stay up late."

Yang Ming nodded: "Tell Li Mi that he can handle it himself."

Pei Shuang agreed and was about to leave.

"That's not right!" Yang Ming suddenly turned around. After pondering for a moment, he said solemnly: "Tell Li Mi that you can't kill anyone."

After saying that, Yang Ming returned to the dormitory.

On his side, the whole family is reunited and having a good time. The same is true in Prince Cai's palace. Yang Zhiji's daughter and son-in-law are also back.

This was the case in ancient times. It stands to reason that the husband’s family is bigger, so the Chinese New Year should be celebrated at the husband’s house. But if the wife’s natal family is too awesome, then she must go to her family, because there are not many days in a year to meet each other, and the New Year is the best time. Promote bonding opportunities.

Otherwise, why would it be popular in Greater China to receive gifts during the New Year?There are no other days of the year to send gifts, so don’t forget this moment.

If you forget, others can also forget you.

The reason why Yang Ming chose not to kill was because he couldn't kill him. If he killed a prince before he ascended the throne, he would probably leave a ruthless impression on many people, which would not be conducive to his reorganization of the court.

Yang Zhiji has held great power for so many years and has a good reputation in the clan. He was killed for embezzling the treasury. It seems reasonable, but there will be disagreements in the clan and it is not conducive to unity.

People will think that if I embezzle money, they will kill me. My surname is Yang, right?

But if this person is kept, he will definitely be a disaster.

Yang Ming returned to the dormitory with a solemn expression. Everyone saw that something was wrong with him. Pei Shuying said in surprise:
"what happened?"

Yang Ming smiled, called her aside, and whispered a few words. Pei Shuying nodded, and then whispered a few words into Yang Yinjiang's ear.

Among the female relatives of the East Palace, they are the only two who are familiar with government affairs.

"Or find a way to charge him with treason?" Yang Yinjiang pondered for a while, then came over and whispered.

Pei Shuying shook her head: "It's inappropriate. There are too many people who know about it. They know that Yang Zhiji has contributed. If my husband does this, everyone else may be in danger and think that my husband has crossed the river and burned the bridge."

Yang Ming was worried about this, otherwise he wouldn't be so hesitant. People are easy to kill, but the impact after killing is not good for him.

"What does Li Mi plan to do?" Yang Yinjiang asked.

Yang Ming shook his head: "I don't know, I'll let him make his own decision."

After Yang Yinjiang pondered for a long time, she went out and called Cui Wei, asking him to leave the palace immediately and inform Li Mi to hold off and wait for the next order.

"Since the beginning of winter, things have been dry and there have been fires in many places in Luoyang. A fire burned down Prince Cai's mansion?" Pei Shuying said solemnly.

Yang Ming frowned and said: "If this is the case, many people will still suspect that I was the one who did it. Killing someone is really not easy sometimes."

"My husband cherishes his reputation and has many scruples. If you can't deal with Yang Zhiji, it's better for the queen mother and Yang Xiu to deal with it." Pei Shuying said, "You act as a good person, and they act as a bad person."

This is like when Yang Guang wanted to kill He Ruobi and hid in Luoyang and let Yang Ming do it in the capital. Yang Ming was unwilling to take this kind of job and pushed it to Yuwen Shiji, so that even now, Shiji has to go out. With a group of people, he was afraid of being assassinated.

It is really difficult for people with too high status to do anything. Only the founding emperors like Yang Jian and tyrants like Yang Guang dare to do anything with just their mouths.

If Yang Ming were the emperor now, he would not hesitate, but there is no precedent for a prince to kill a prince.

"Yang Xiu is too naughty. He knows that after Yang Zhiji goes down, he will be useless. I'm afraid he will deal with me." Yang Ming said solemnly: "It is best for the mother to do it later, and the clan will add fuel to the flames. This can be done, but the premise is , Yang Zhiji can no longer enter the court, for fear of talking nonsense."

Yang Ming's forced concubine must not be exposed.

Pei Shuying nodded and said: "Then tonight my husband will go to the Queen Mother to ask for an order. The Queen Mother will send people to control Yang Zhiji. When he is convicted in the court, the Queen Mother will make a decision. He must be sentenced to exile, preferably Liaodong, out of the country. We'll start as soon as we get to Zhuojun, and we'll have to keep it a secret, and wait a few years before announcing that he died of illness in Liaodong, and then my husband will give him a posthumous title or a posthumous title out of consideration for the clan."

When she is involved in serious matters, her brain is very good.

Yang Yinjiang's eyelashes trembled as she listened. (End of chapter)