In the Qianqiu Palace, Yang Jian took a look at the roster presented by Shangshu Sheng. Since Yang Ji has accepted the appointment of "Liangzhou Governor, General Manager, and Jiuzhou Military", Yang Jian certainly cannot let him take office alone, and all his subordinate officers must be matched.
In addition to the prefecture and county levels, the local administrative units of the Sui Dynasty also had two temporary institutions above the prefecture level. One was the Xingtai Shangshu Province, which was responsible for taking charge of military and political affairs in a certain place. The states within its jurisdiction were controlled by it and appointed officials. Comparing the central Shangshu Province, the chief officer is Shangshu Ling, the secondary officers are left and right servants, and then there are the Ministers of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and finally there are more than ten ministers and Cao officials.
The second is the General Manager's Office. The General Manager's Office was originally a purely military institution. However, during combat, there were often bad incidents involving conflicts between the army and local governments, or between the General Manager and local officials. The result of the discord between the military and the civilians was either the defeat of one's own side, or the delay of the fighter's opportunity, or the failure of the military that was supposed to be launched. A big victory turned into a small victory, so the general administration gradually changed from a purely military nature to managing both military and civilian affairs, and the rationing officials gradually moved closer to the Xingtai Shangshu Province, just with different names. For example, the responsibilities of the Chief Secretary and Sima of the General Manager's Office are equivalent to the left and right servants of the Xingtai Shangshu Province. If the General Manager is ill or goes to Beijing to report on his duties, they can decide on the military and political affairs of the General Manager's Mansion. Subsequent Cao officers will Similar to Xingtai Provincial Minister.
The area under the jurisdiction of the middle and lower general administrations is not large, and the assistant officials can only make provinces. However, the Liangzhou general administration headed by Yang Ji has to cover everything.
However, the list submitted by the Minister of Public Affairs, not to mention the large number of people, was obviously a compromise between various factions. This was an unavoidable normality in the court, and Yang Jian didn't mind anything.
It's just that other positions are easy to talk about, but the most important positions in the General Manager's Office must be filled by loyal, reliable and capable people. If you choose a flattering person by mistake, not only will you not be able to help Yang Ji, but you will lead him to bad things and make Yang Ji miserable. The tragedy of Jun and Yang Xiu happened again.
"Sage, Duke Wu Cheng asks for an audience." At this time, an old eunuch reported at the door.
"Invite him in!" Yang Jian's face relaxed a lot after hearing this. After the death of his beloved wife, he suffered from several serious illnesses. Now his energy is getting weaker and weaker. He has a splitting headache when he thinks about things for a long time. If Yang Guang is not inexperienced in governing and needs to take care of things by himself, he really wants to quit and be idle. The Supreme Emperor.
Dugu Shun quickly walked into the hall. The old eunuch behind him was holding a brocade box in his hand, which was obviously a gift he was carrying.
Dugu Shun walked to the middle of the hall and bowed respectfully to Yang Jian: "The humble minister meets the saint."
"No courtesy!" Yang Jian gently raised his hand, pointed to the couch next to him, and said with a smile: "Sit down."
"Thank you, Saint." Dugu Shun straightened up, took the brocade box from the eunuch's hand, took a few steps forward, placed it on the table in front of Yang Jian, and said with a smile: "This is a century-old mountain that the children of the mansion bought from Liaodong. Ginseng, I heard it is very nourishing. Thinking that the saint worked hard for the affairs of the country, I sent a dozen ginseng over."
He quickly glanced at the roster in Yang Jian's hand and then slowly stepped back.
"Brother Shun is interested." Yang Jian laughed, and after he sat down, he said, "I am worried about the assistant officer of the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion. You can help me give advice."
"But I wonder what the saint's requirements for an assistant officer are?" A smile flashed quietly in Dugu Shun's eyes.
Although he is just an idle official who does nothing, all the ministries in the court are from the Guanlong nobles, so no big or small matters in the court can be hidden from him. Today, I first heard that Yang Ji was appointed as the general manager of Liangzhou, and then Yang Jian immediately He ordered all ministries of the Shangshu Province to send the rosters. He immediately guessed that this was a matter, so he wanted to instill his ideas into Yang Jian and influence Yang Jian's appointment.
However, he could not participate in the decision-making of the court's affairs. If he came rashly, it would easily arouse Yang Jian's vigilance, so soon after the roster was delivered to Yang Jian, he entered the palace under the pretext of giving gifts. It 'coincidentally' appeared when Yang Jian was considering candidates. hour.
"Brother Shun, do you have any ideas?" Yang Jian asked.
Dugu Shun pretended to be thoughtful for a long time and said slowly: "Wei Chen believes that the assistant officer should be chosen based on the situation in Liangzhou and King Wei himself."
"Oh? Tell me."
"Here." Dugu Shun stroked his long beard and said thoughtfully: "Liangzhou is the west gate of Yongzhou. Once a war breaks out, the people in the country will be in chaos. The Turks also realized this, so they named Tusha Bolue Khan the emperor. In the second year, he led an army of 400,000 to invade Liangzhou and spread the war to Lanzhou and Qinzhou, causing a great war in Guanzhong. In the 20th year of the founding of the Emperor, Bujia Khan once again led his troops to invade the Sui Dynasty in order to save the sudden decline. The direction of Liangzhou is also the priority. If Bujia Khan comes to invade the border again, I am afraid he will not let Liangzhou go. Now King Wei is the general manager of Liangzhou and the commander-in-chief of the Jiuzhou army. If a war breaks out, the generals of each state will naturally be The orders of King Wei shall prevail. However, King Wei is young and has no experience in commanding troops. Therefore, Sima, the general in charge of military affairs, must not only be proficient in military affairs, but also have rich combat experience. With such people assisting him, King Wei can be in the shortest possible time. Issue accurate orders within the time limit. At the same time, the long history in charge of government affairs should also be good officials, so as to avoid chaos in the place."
"It makes sense, and what next?" Yang Jian nodded. Although he cultivated his nephew by encouraging others to grow, he could not do so at the expense of national security and local stability.
Dugu Shun leaned forward and said: "The saint appointed King Wei as the general manager of Liangzhou in order to train him to be a pillar of the country who is also versed in military affairs. If the assistant officials such as Chang Shi and Sima are too strong and impose restrictions on everything, they will not be able to reflect the power of King Wei." Therefore, Wei Chen feels that the assistant officer who assists him should not be a famous veteran who relies on his own merits, but must also have his own position."
"It makes sense." Yang Jian nodded with deep approval. When Yang Jun was the general manager of Bingzhou, Wang Shao, Yang Yi, Yu Wenbi and others were strong and domineering, interfering and vetoing Yang Jun's orders everywhere, which made his character weak. Yang Jun has become a decoration. After he had nothing to do, he simply stopped doing things and began to indulge himself while he was idle, eventually embarking on the path of no return of breaking the law. Later, Yang Xiu's situation was almost the same.
This also shows that it is definitely not a good thing if the prince's assistant officer is too strong; and most of the old ministers have this kind of authoritarian and tyrannical characteristics. Some ministers not only did not allow the young prince to make mistakes, but even asked the prince to step aside after the prince made a mistake and let them do everything for them. They were all overtaking them. How could the prince have the opportunity to learn and become a talent?
Dugu Shun continued: "In addition, King Wei lacks experience and is easily deceived by others. In order to avoid going astray, Wei Chen believes that there should be more loyal ministers around him."
These words spoke to Yang Jian's heart. He turned to ask: "Brother Shun, does anyone who knows him recommend you?"
Dugu Shun was secretly happy in his heart, and said calmly: "I have heard that there are several people, but I don't know if they are suitable."
He was not worried about Yang Jian suspecting that he had selfish motives, because every year Yang Jian asked officials inside and outside the court to recommend him to understand officials. Whether they should be used or not was another matter.
"tell me the story."
"In terms of generals, I heard that there are two good ones." Seeing Yang Jian listening carefully, Dugu Shun said: "One of them is Yi Tong Zhang Xutuo. In the 17th year of the founding of the Emperor, he followed the marching commander Shi Wansui to attack the Kunzhou governor who rebelled against the Sui Dynasty. Cuan Yi, the leader of the Qiang people, has made great contributions. This man has a strong character, uprightness, courage and strategy, but because he is not good at socializing, he has been doing nothing in the capital and living on a meager salary."
"The second person is Yin Shishi, the son of Gong Yin Shou of Zhaowu County. This man is highly skilled in martial arts, honest and trustworthy, and has great integrity. He is honored as a meritorious minister."
"The third person is Liu Xuan, the master of Confucian classics. Although he has made mistakes, Liangzhou is a place where various ethnic groups live together. If he wants to teach, he is the best choice. The fourth person is Wei Yunqi, the servant of Tongshe. This son He is knowledgeable and strong-willed. The fifth person is Hongnong Yang Shanhui, who is famous for his outstanding knowledge and good conduct. He is worshiped as the provincial governor. The sixth person is Secretary Langzhong Yu Shinan..."
Dugu Shun recommended more than 20 people in one breath. None of these people were from the Guanlong nobles, and they had nothing to do with the Dugu family. Because of this, Yang Jian was less repulsive towards these people. When he looked through the roster, he found that all the people recommended by Dugu Shun appeared on the roster.
The military generals are not famous generals, but they have their own achievements. Although they are ranked low, the generals who have led them to fight are all highly rated; the civil servants are also outstanding people, especially Wei Yunqi and Yang Shanhui who serve in the imperial city. , Yu Shinan, Xiao Yu, all of them are talents that Yang Jian admires.
All in all, these civil and military officials recommended by Dugu Shun have high abilities and distinctive personalities. Their similarities are that they have humble positions, are honest, upright, and not very understanding of the world.
With such a list that takes into account the east, west, south and north, Yang Jian has nothing to say and nothing to criticize.
However, he always felt that there was something wrong with this list and that it seemed weird, but he couldn't tell what the weirdness was.
Yang Jian rubbed his temples and said, "Let me think about it."
"Then I will not disturb the saint." Dugu Shun had achieved his goal and stood up to leave.
