Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 9
"Hedong?" Although Dugu Empress didn't understand why Yang Ming pointed at the map with his back molars gritted, he still smiled and said, "You really know how to pick, Lou, tell me."

"Yes,"

Nanny Lou bowed to Yang Ming, knelt down and pointed to the map:

"The capital is in Guanzhong, and to the east is the Yellow River. The place beyond the Yellow River is called Hedong. There are ten counties under the jurisdiction of Hedong County, namely Hedong, Sangquan, Fenyin, Longmen, Ruicheng, Anyi, Xia, Hebei, Yi clan, Yuxiang, there are two big clans in this place, the Hedong Liu clan and the Hedong Pei clan."

"Prince Taibao Liu Min is from Yuxiang County in Hedong (now Xiezhou Town, Yanhu District, Yuncheng, Shanxi). He passed away in the first year of Emperor Kaihuang. His son, Liu Ang, worshiped the Governor of Luzhou and was a good friend with the Supreme. Now he is in Shangdang County. After His Royal Highness is sealed, you can pay a visit when you are free."

"Hedong County is under the jurisdiction of Jizhou. The governor's name is Zhao Ji (jiong), and the government is located in Xindu County (now Jizhou City, Hebei Province). This person comes from the Zhao family in Tianshui, and his mother comes from the Liu family in Hedong. He has a son named Zhao Yichen, who is now in the East Palace. As an official, when His Royal Highness takes over, the palace will say hello to Zhao Yu."

"His Royal Highness won this fief, then the management, taxation, and land of the entire ten counties in Hedong will be stripped from Jizhou and allocated to you. Then His Royal Highness's title will be the King of Hedong County."

Ten counties?All to me?Ha ha ha ha
Yang Ming laughed wildly deep in his heart, am I equivalent to the leader of a prefecture-level city?And with more power?

It wasn't long before the founding of the Sui Dynasty, but the kingship won't affect the country's tax revenue. After all, the fiefdom also has to pay taxes.

called fixed tax.

How much is turned over to the national treasury in a year is fixed, and the rest can belong to you.

So from now on, Yang Ming is already a real vassal.

If he wanted to become a prince, that is, the one-word king, he had to wait until his father became the emperor.

Seeing that Yang Ming seemed quite satisfied, Dugu Jialuo was also very satisfied, and said with a smile:
"When my son is an adult, he can become a feudal clan, but right now, he can send people to the east of the river to build a mansion, divide the land and recruit slaves."

Then, Dugu Jialuo looked at A Lou and said: "The Supreme Being is still in the court meeting. You are going to deliver a letter now, saying that Qilin'er's fief has been selected, and that Yu Wenkai (Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry) will provide refreshments for the construction of the palace."

"Yes," A Lou nodded.

The next day, Zongzheng Temple began to engrave the seal, customize the crown belt, and record the genealogy, and then handed it over to the Ministry of Rites to discuss specific matters.

There is no grand ceremony of conferring a king, it is just a matter of Yang Jian's will, and it is enough to announce it to the world.

As for the seal, he is not in a hurry, he can only go when he is 15 years old, and now he is just occupying the place first.

In this way, starting from next year, the tax revenue of the ten counties in Hedong will pass through his hands, and then the fixed part of it will be turned over to the national treasury.

He is now able to set up officials in the palace. In layman's terms, the establishment of the company can recruit troops.

A few days later, the Yuwen female thief, that is, Chen Shuyi, came back.

She changed into a light blue female officer's uniform, her long hair was tied in a hat called a Futou, revealing her snow-white and slender neck, and the close-fitting clothing made the scene on her chest particularly eye-catching.

It does look like that.

Yang Ming looked her up and down, and said with a smile, "What is your duty?"

Chen Shuyi stood upright, sighed and said, "I will do whatever you ask me to do."

"Damn it, you are such a little genius, this is definitely the best answer I have ever heard," Yang Ming clapped his hands and laughed, "The Holy Queen once said that you can go out of the palace to meet your parents, and I happened to be in the palace. I've been here for a long time, and I just want to go out to get some fresh air, so you can arrange the itinerary."

As Yu Wenshu's adoptive daughter, Chen Shuyi lived in Yuwen Mansion in Daxing City, and she was quite familiar with Daxing, but she didn't seem very happy with Yang Ming's proposal.

"I don't want to meet them."

Yang Ming was stunned, "Why?"

"No reason," Chen Shuyi said directly.

"Cough cough," Yang Ming coughed softly, "Pay attention to your identity."

Chen Shuyi knew that she couldn't contradict Yang Ming too much, and said helplessly, "They sent me away, so I don't want to see them again."

Yang Ming nodded, it was indeed reasonable.

How about being given to someone else by one's own parents, and almost becoming someone else's child concubine, it doesn't feel good for anyone.

Especially the huge gap in identity brought about by the subjugation of the country, how can a little girl's family bear it?

It is said that Chen Shuyi seemed to be only seven or eight years old at that time.

Yang Ming said: "Okay, let's go down and make arrangements, we will set off tomorrow."

Chen Shuyi raised her head abruptly, and looked at Yang Ming with a surprised expression, her expression seemed to ask: I said I don't want to see you anymore, why do you still want to go?
Yang Ming laughed and said, "You can do whatever I ask you to do."

Chen Shuyi bowed her hands and was about to leave, when she was suddenly stopped by Yang Ming: "Take away the chamber pot behind the screen, and give it to you."

Chen Shuyi gritted her teeth angrily, blushed and went behind the screen, carrying the chamber pot and walked away angrily.

That afternoon, a guest came to Yuehua Hall, Zhao Yichen.

That is, the youngest son of Zhao Yu, governor of Jizhou, this boy is now serving as an official in the Prince's East Palace thanks to his father's relationship.

As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier, Zhao Yu is paving the way for his son. If Yang Yong succeeds in ascending the throne in the future, then his son must be a big official as a minister of the dragon.

It's a pity, Yang Ming knew very well that Yang Yong would not be able to be the emperor, and in terms of mental means, he was not at the same level as his father.

Zhao Yichen nominally represented the East Palace to congratulate Yang Ming on being crowned king, but in fact he came to convey Yang Yong's oral message.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince heard that Chen Shuyi has become the female official of Yuehua Palace, and thought that if His Highness is free, he would often take female official Chen to the East Palace for a small gathering."

Hehe, still not giving up on Chen Shuyi?

You are so brave, Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo both know about it, how dare you come?

Yang Ming chuckled, and instead of answering him directly, he changed the subject and said:
"As the governor of Jizhou, your father is a great official in the frontier. After the king is appointed, he can't say that he has to pay a visit. I don't know what your father Zhao Gong likes on weekdays?"

By the way, Hedong is a Shanxi province away from Xindu County, where the Governor's Mansion is located, so I don't even bother to go.

However, Zhao Yichen took this sentence quite seriously, after all, Yang Ming was praising his father.

"Father likes to make friends with local heroes. He often gathers with friends and drinks until dawn. He is quite prestigious in Jizhou and very popular among the people. Once."

Well, the kid surnamed Zhao started to brag about his father.

Yang Ming pretended to listen carefully.

In fact, Zhao Yu is indeed a good official. When he was at his most powerful, he served as Shangshu Youpushe at the beginning of the founding of the Sui Dynasty, which is Yang Su's current position, but he is a relatively strong person, and he still doesn't know how to praise him. , He even argued with Yang Jian, so he was demoted again and again, and became the governor of Jizhou.

But this person died early, and he will burp in two years.

The sons didn't live up to it. The Zhao Yichen in front of him later squeezed out Li Gang and became the crown prince. After Yang Yong was deposed, he defected to Hanwang Yang Liang.

In the end, when Yang Guang ascended the throne, Yang Liang refused to accept and rebelled. After the defeat, Zhao Yichen was executed as an accomplice.

Rebellion, any dynasty would punish the nine clans, but Zhao Yichen didn't, because he was from a wealthy family, the Tianshui Zhao family couldn't punish the nine clans, there are too many officials in the court, Yang Guang is so ruthless No one can punish the Zhao family.

So later he was charged as an accomplice, his family tree was changed, and his Tianshui Zhao was killed completely, and Zhao Yu has never been seen since then.

After rambling on for a long time, Zhao Yichen seemed to suddenly realize that he had deviated from the topic, and continued:

"The winter solstice will be in six days. At that time, all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will come to the East Palace to pay their respects. Remember to bring Miss Chen with you when your Highness goes down."

There was a bit of a warning in the voice.

"Hehe, definitely," Yang Ming dismissed him with a smile, and stood outside the door with a sneer.

This kid thought that if he got close to Yang Yong, he would be able to ignore himself. In two years' time, his father would be on the edge. At that time, some bastards would have to be cleaned up one by one.

Especially the three white-eyed wolves of Yuwen's family. These three were on Yang Ming's must-kill list, ranking higher than Shimin's children.

(End of this chapter)