On June 23, the imperial court sent Liu Taiwei's "Eight Issues" to Xiangyang City and asked Yang Anxuan for his opinion.
There was no decision in the court, and there were many arguments in the Yongzhou Hall. Finally, Yang Anxuan decided to advise the emperor to suspend the second article of abolishing redundant officials and the third article of rectifying the administration of officials, which was the same as Xi Hui's hope.
As for the first one, the implementation of soil breaking in Yangzhou, Yang Anxuan was happy to see the success and asked Liu Yu to cut through the thorns first. In the future, he would have a way to follow him, and there would be a lot less involvement.
As for the rest, Yang Anxuan agreed in a high-profile manner. These measures are indeed beneficial to the people of the world and he is happy to see their results.
For the Yongzhou gentry, they were very satisfied that Governor Yang did not intend to implement the civil war and postponed the dismissal of officials and the Qing Dynasty. As for recruiting talents and adding examinations, it was not Yang Anxuan's final decision. The court would have to think of a way if it really wanted to implement it.
July 15th, East Hall. Yang Xin, the minister of Huangmen, read out the opinions of the various states on the "Eight Matters". Liu Yi, the governor of Jiang and Henan, objected the most fiercely. Except for the sixth, seventh and eighth articles, Liu Yi refuted them and believed that the time had not come yet. , rash implementation will cause people to feel uneasy.
Liu Yu of Jing, Ning, Guang, Jiao, Xu, and Beiji prefectures had greeted him in advance and naturally agreed with the eight policies. Beiqing, Si, and Liang prefectures were under the jurisdiction of Yang Anxuan, which was the same as the memorial of Yang Anxuan, the governor of Yongyan. rut.
Yang Anxuan's memorial first highly praised Liu Taiwei's far-reaching plans for the country, and his eight strategies were all good strategies for strengthening the country, expressing his admiration and support.
Then he put forward euphemistically that officials have their own customs and perform their own duties, and rash abolition may cause many things to be disconnected and interfere with political affairs. It should be gradually implemented within three to five years.
It is imperative to rectify the administration of officials. Officials who are arrogant and harm the people should be punished. However, many officials are new to official careers and are deceived by cunning officials under their command. They should be screened and act with caution.
Listening to the voices of the court officials echoing Yang Anxuan's memorial, Liu Yu felt that the feeling of swallowing flies that Yang Anxuan had when he asked for troops to help him during the Northern Expedition to Yan had reappeared, and he was indescribably disgusting.
Seeing the commotion in the court, Sima Dewen announced his withdrawal. Liu Yu returned to the Xizhou government office, sat on the banquet angrily, and said to Liu Muzhi: "Yang Anxuan is dictating government affairs and trying to win over people's hearts. It is really abominable." Liu Muzhi said calmly: "The imperial court will write the "Eight Matters" If it is sent to various towns for discussion, there will inevitably be dissent. The lord has already expected it, so why be angry." Liu Yu took a sip of tea and said: "Liu Yi objected, but I was stupid and didn't take it seriously. But Yang Anxuan's advice was delayed. Second, the second Three articles, there was a voice of agreement in the court, hey, these noble families are going to switch to Yang Anxuan." Liu Muzhi said: "The Lord played "Eight Matters", originally predicted the opposition in the court, if not King Langya secretly supports these clans, so why should we consult the various towns about this matter? The Lord can decide it with his own words."
"Dao He is saying that the key lies in King Langya and the attitude of the royal family." Liu Yu said thoughtfully, stroking his beard. Although he firmly controls the court, he is not like Huan Xuan.
The Huan family was intertwined with the royal family and aristocratic families, and was deeply entangled. Since his family was from a humble background, it was not easy for the aristocratic families to support him in a short period of time.
Liu Muzhi said: "Most of the courtiers such as Xi Hui, Yuan Zhan and even Liu Liu came from aristocratic families. Since the founding of Jiankang and the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Yuan Emperor has been co-ruling the world with the aristocratic families. The Lord's "Eight Matters" is aimed at the aristocratic families. Not only the clan, but also the royal family will not agree to cut off one of the legs of the imperial court's founding of the country." Liu Yu sighed helplessly: "In accordance with Daohe's opinion, we must follow Yang Anxuan's wishes and slow down the policy of cutting redundant officials and reorganizing the administration of officials. But if these two strategies are not implemented, the other strategies may not be effective." Liu Muzhi said: "The meaning of Yang Anxuan's memorial is not to oppose the lord's implementation of the eight strategies. Under the current situation, there is indeed merit in slowing down." Liu Muzhi said. Yu sat on the table bitterly and said: "When we were in Xiapi, Yu planned to march to Xiangyang and get rid of Yang Anxuan once and for all. Unfortunately, Lu Xun made a rebellion, and Yu had to return to Jiankang to quell the rebellion and let him escape." Liu Mu Zhi thought about it for a moment and said: "If we follow Yang Anxuan's wishes and postpone the dismissal of redundant officials and clean up the administration of officials, it will appear that the Lord is under the control of others. I think that the nobles and nobles are the most opposed to the dismissal of redundant officials, so we might as well postpone this provision temporarily and clean up the administration of officials. But Ming Tingwei and Yushitai sent officials to carry out rectification, and they might as well focus on Yong Yanliang. I heard that Yang Siping, the governor of Liangzhou, was corrupt and illegal, so I could take the opportunity to punish Yang Anxuan and give him a beating." Liu Yu said with a smile: "It's better to be harmonious. Thoughtful, Yang Anxuan repeatedly restrained Yu, and this time he took the opportunity to make friends with the court officials, so he could not tolerate it. Yu intended to petition the emperor to give Yang Anxuan the post of recording ministers and invite him to come to the capital to take charge." Liu Muzhi laughed. Said: "My lord, this plan is very clever. It shows that my lord is magnanimous and takes the initiative in his hands. This time it is Yang Anxuan's turn to be in a dilemma." Liu Yu stroked his beard with some pride. Yang Anxuan could not give up the land of Yongyan to Jiankang. As a nominal official, if he really dared to come and put his life in Liu Yu's hands, Liu Yu would laugh out of his dreams.
If he didn't come, how should Yang Anxuan explain it to the emperor, officials and people? On July 18, the imperial court issued a decree to the world, the "Edict on the Restructuring of Six Matters". Except for Yangzhou Tuduan's separate decree and the temporary abolition of redundant officials, all the other six matters were implemented in accordance with it.
In Xiangyang, Yang Anxuan not only received the "Edict on the Restructuring of Six Matters" from the imperial court, but also received an edict calling him to Beijing to serve as a minister.
As Liu Yu expected, Yang Anxuan had a headache when holding the edict. Of course he would not be moved by the matter of recording the edict. He also wanted to find Liu Yu's bad intentions with his heels. He just wanted to find some reason to refuse.
Wang Zhene said disapprovingly: "Let's just say that Qin intends to attack Shangluo County. The border is not peaceful and it is impossible for the general to leave." Yang Anxuan threw the edict aside and said: "What comes and goes, I'm fooling Liu Yu to hold back." Liu Taiwei naturally wanted to retaliate with a fist. Since the imperial court requested him in the name of an imperial edict, he could not just prevaricate at will, so he had to write a memorial and submit it." Wang Zhen smiled evilly and said: "My lord, he has learned a lot. There are few excellent works that have appeared in the world, so I want to take a first look at this reply to the imperial court." On July 28, Yang Anxuan's "Cilu Shangshu Shishu" was presented to the court.
"... I was given the post of Recorder of the Secretariat, and I am extremely grateful for the kindness... I think that I am too talented to be assigned the post, and I dare not just accept it... I was ordered to guard Yongyan and keep the Hu invaders out of the country. Today, Qin's cavalry is frequently moving. Hongnong has the intention to take Luoyang... I dare not to spend my whole life in order to repay the saint's grace." Yang Xin read sonorously and forcefully, and Liu Yu secretly thought, isn't he just not coming? That's it. He made such impassioned remarks, glanced at the ministers in the court with squinting eyes, and all of them twitched their beards and nodded, seeming to be moved.
After Yang Xin finished reading, Sima Dewen sighed and said: "Yang Qing is fiercely loyal. With him guarding the northern border, why worry about Qin and Wei going south to herd horses." Yang Xin bowed and put Yang Anxuan's memorial on the case, thinking in his heart I secretly lamented that when Emperor Xiaowu selected four attendants for today, he, Xie Hun, Chu Xiuzhi and Yang Anxuan were already the ministers and leaders of the Zhongshu. Wei Pingqi, only he is still the fifth-rank Huangmen servant. Although his rank is noble, he is far behind the three.
He was thinking that Liu Muzhi, Sima of the Taiwei Mansion, often sent invitations to invite him to attend gatherings. He did not want to participate in party strife, so he always declined.
A few days ago, the third brother Yang Hui came to the mansion and mentioned that Liu Taiwei wanted to make friends with him. Now that Liu Taiwei was in control of the court, the ministers and noble families in the court were all vying to be the first to flatter him in order to be appointed. I was already over 40 years old, and if I didn't take the opportunity to get to know Liu Taiwei, it would be difficult for me to get ahead.
.........In September, the Yin Hotel on the east side of the Governor's Mansion in Xiangyang became lively. Meng Longfu, the governor of Bajun, Kuai En, the governor of Hongnong, Zhu Lingshi, the governor of Shangluo, Yang Anyuan, the governor of Henan, Cen Minghu, the governor of Nanyang, and Cen Minghu, the governor of Shunyang. Yin Ji, Gaoping Prefect Lu Gui, Beiqingzhou Sima Hufan, Navy Commander Liu Zhong and others rushed from their bases one after another.
These people were all old people who followed Yang Anxuan. They had not seen each other for several years since they were separated in various parts of the town. Naturally, they were indescribably happy to be reunited with their old friends this time.
Don't talk too much, let's go with the wine, and you won't come back until you're drunk. Yang Anxuan couldn't escape from the Yamen, so he asked Zhao Tian to take Zhang Feng and Shen Qingzhi to entertain everyone.
When Shen Mo arrived with Wang Zhen'e, Yu Fei and others, he saw a group of people gathered in the courtyard, smelling of alcohol and watching Kuai En and Lu Gui confront each other.
Yin Ji caught a glimpse of Yang Anxuan coming in, grabbed him and said, "My lord put us here, but I hid in the government office. It's really not right. Do you think we should be punished?" There were boos, and Yang Anxuan took Hu Fan. The wine jug was stuffed into him, and he drank it without saying a word. The jug of wine weighed two kilograms, and he drank it all in one go.
Meng Longfu handed over another pot and said: "This pot belongs to General Yin just now. This pot belongs to Fool. The lord sends Fool to Jiangzhou City. He must drink at least one pot to compensate for his guilt." Yang Anxuan threw the empty altar aside. , took the wine jar from Meng Longfu, smiled and cursed: "I asked you to go to Jiangzhou City because Zhu Lingshi didn't want to be an enemy of the Huan family. You should do it if you want to do it. Why are you looking for a fool?" Meng Longfu pointed at Zhu Lingshi, who was sleeping soundly under the corridor, and said with a smile: "This kid Zhu Lingshi has been fooled into lying down for a long time." Yang Anxuan saw everyone gathered around, raised the wine jar in his hand and said: " Brothers, if you don't get drunk today, you won't come back, and it won't be too late for Rong Yu to rekindle old friendship with the brothers." Everyone smiled and gathered Yang Anxuan into the hall. They laughed and laughed until the third watch, and everyone fell drunk in front of the hall.
After celebrating for three consecutive days, Yang Anxuan saw that everyone he had summoned had arrived. From the fourth day, no one was allowed to drink. On the fifth day, he brought his eldest son Yang Min to the lobby of the Yin Hotel and ordered Yang Min to pay homage to all his uncles.
Hu Fan and others had vaguely guessed Yang Anxuan's intentions. The lord was using his eldest son to show everyone his ambition to conquer the world.
After Yin Ji arrived in Xiangyang, he went to Baizhang Mountain to meet his sister and two nephews. Of course he secretly hoped that Yang Anxuan could come with Yang Yi.
It was a blessing for the fifth sister to have such an ending. Yin Ji watched Yang Min salute him respectfully. After receiving the salute, he bowed and said, "I have seen the young master through my vagina." Yang Anxuan brought his son to meet everyone. After the ceremony, he said: "Everyone, please rest early tonight. We have important matters to discuss tomorrow." There were sparks of excitement in everyone's eyes. No one was a fool. Yang Anxuan had traveled thousands of miles to summon everyone to the meeting, and of course he would not just do it for a few drinks. Drinks at the venue.
Everyone secretly discussed it in private, and they all felt that the lord was preparing for war, but they didn't know where the sword was pointing. After lunch, Yang Anxuan took Yang Min back to the government office. Kong Miao was surprised and happy to know that her husband had brought his son to meet his general today.
He put his arms around Yang Min and asked about the meeting, and learned that everyone saluted him.
"Young Master", Kong Miao's heart fell into reality, and she cried with joy while holding her son.
