After leaving the palace, the night was already deep. Yang Ji couldn't help but laugh when he thought of the 'jade bowl of golden rice' that Yang Jian had given as an extra reward today.
To be honest, Yang Ji didn't care about official positions. The only use of these things was to receive more salary, which was of little use. Just look at the Dugu brothers. Each of them has a bunch of official positions, but they have no actual power.
When others talk about the top officials, they will only mention Yang Su and Su Wei, the servants of Shangshu Province, but not Dugu Shun, the newly promoted Sikong.
This is the biggest gap between actual jobs and virtual jobs.
Now, in addition to being a prince of the first rank, and an official of the third rank of Kaifu Yi and the third division, I also have two actual positions: Liangzhou governor and Liangzhou general manager. Combined, they are equivalent to Liangzhou of the Han Dynasty, who was controlled by the military and government. It is no exaggeration to say that Mu is the overlord of one party and the local emperor. Although he does not have the power to appoint officials like the prefecture Mu in the Han Dynasty, he does have the right to make suggestions. Generally speaking, as long as the recommended candidates are reasonable, the court will agree.
If in the capital, the second-rank right-guard general can play a huge role. In Daxing City, not to mention being able to walk sideways like Yang Su and others, he can at least overwhelm more than 90% of the officials. Among the younger generation, even more It is unmatched.
Nowadays, these three major practical duties are enough. If it goes up again, it will be too much.
"Uncle King Wei." The voice calling him from behind interrupted his thoughts.
When Yang Ji turned around, he saw a military attache in his thirties walking out of the shadow of An Shangmen. This man was tall and tall, with a wide forehead and tiger eyes. His ancient and unwavering face exuded a calm temperament. It turned out to be Yang Ji's art of war teacher Yang Yichen.
Yang Yichen's original surname was Weichi, and his father, Yuchichong, was an old subordinate of Yang Jian. When the Turks invaded on a large scale, Yuchichong killed the enemy with a fierce attack. He was a loyal and knowledgeable man. Yang Jian and Empress Dugu loved him deeply, and included him in the Yang family's family tree. However, he was a generation younger than Yang Ji, a student.
Yang Yichen was good at horseback riding and archery, and had the talent of a general. He was determined to inherit his father's legacy and fight against the Turks. In the 19th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, as the marching general, he led 30,000 infantry and cavalry troops to Baidaochuan and defeated the Turk army. In the second year, the Turks invaded the border fortress again, and Shuozhou and Daizhou suffered heavy losses. Yang Yichen sent troops to defeat the Turks again, and chased them to Daqingshan, where they met the main Turkic army. At that time, troops led by Yang Guang and Shi Wansui also arrived. The two sides joined forces and defeated Bujia Khan and pursued him to the vicinity of Yudujin Mountain. Yang Yichen was awarded the title of General Manager of Shuozhou for his merits. At that time, Yang Ji was just one of Yang Guang's soldiers.
The appearance of Yang Yichen surprised Yang Ji. Since there were too many officials today, he didn't even know that Yang Yichen was there. But for this 'eldest nephew' who had the gift of teaching, Yang Ji was really embarrassed to regard himself as an elder. He laughed. Then he said: "Master, isn't he in Shuozhou?"
"General Changsun was ambushed by Turkic soldiers in Langshan and was seriously injured." Yang Yichen said with a smile: "However, the north is harsh and there are no good doctors. The saint asked me to escort General Changsun back to Beijing to recuperate. I happened to meet him. Uncle Wang’s class teacher, the sage asked me to stay for a few more days.”
Yang Ji nodded and asked, "Is General Changsun okay?"
"Luckily, he was not seriously injured. It will take some time to recover." Yang Yichen said with a smile.
"I heard that Bujia Khan's army ambushed him. Is it true?" Yang Ji didn't believe this statement, because Bujia Khan's power in this area had long been wiped out by the Sui Dynasty, and was replaced by Qimin. Khan escrow. He believed that it was Qimin Khan who did it more than Fuga Khan.
"Uncle Wang thinks so." Yang Yichen said meaningfully.
Yang Ji was stunned, silently recalling Yang Yichen's unfinished words, and suddenly understood in his heart that if it was Bujia Khan and Qimin Khan who did it, Yang Yichen could have said it directly, and there was no need to be so secretive. Hidden, that is to say, the army that ambushed Changsun Sheng was actually from the Sui Dynasty, and the biggest suspect was undoubtedly Yang Liang, the general manager of Bingzhou. This guy has been very restless in the past few years. Not only did he recruit troops, but also Yang Jian Even when Empress Dugu died of illness, he refused to come back. The reason was that the death of his mother caused him so much pain that he couldn't afford to be ill. His thoughts and intentions are clearly revealed.
In history, Yang Liang was also the person who rebelled against Yang Guang.
But then again, Langshan where Changsun Sheng was ambushed was north of Fengzhou, far away from Bingzhou controlled by Yang Liang, and the general manager of Daizhou who the army must pass through was Li Jing, who was loyal to the imperial court, and the general manager of Shuozhou was Yang Yichen. If Yang Liang did anything inappropriate, there would be no way to hide it from the two of them.
If not him, then who?
"Don't think about it." Yang Yichen said with a smile: "The imperial court will investigate these matters. It is not our foreign generals' responsibility to deal with it. It is enough for us to do our duty."
"That's right." Yang Ji laughed: "We'll talk as we walk."
Yang Yichen's residence is in Yiyangfang, south of Pingkangfang, just down the road.
"Let's go!" After walking for a while, Yang Yichen asked with a smile: "How does it feel to be a hero?"
"I'm just lucky." Yang Ji shook his head and said with a wry smile: "How can I deserve to be called a hero if I am confused?"
"If Uncle Wang is not a hero, then there are not many people in the world who can be called heroes."
"Is the prince a hero?"
In his previous life, Yang Ji didn't think anything of Yang Guang. He neither thought he was right nor thought he was wrong. After all, he was not from the same era. He knew nothing about Yang Guang's background and was not qualified to judge his right and wrong. Right or wrong, and history has always been a little girl dressed up by the winner, how can this be believable?
But living in the same era in this life, and having communicated for more than ten years, Yang Ji also had some new views on Yang Guang. He was a versatile and temperamental man, but he was also a perfectionist and idealist. There is simply no room for a grain of sand, and he lacks the tact that Yang Jian possesses, so that Yang Guang in history was too fanatical in his pursuit of perfection, thus ignoring the endurance of the people. Compared with a foolish king who was greedy for pleasure and ignored government affairs, he brought more trouble to society. The destructive power is even greater!
Of course, there are things that Yang Guang has to do even if he doesn't want to do them. This is because Yang Jian has done many things that have violated the interests of the aristocratic family. Many of his policies are more radical than Yang Guang's in history. The relationship between the Yang family and the aristocratic family has been compromised. Freezing point, this is the cause planted by Yang Jian, and Yang Ji, as the successor of the Sui Dynasty, must inherit this result. He can only follow the road paved by Yang Jian, otherwise, those who have turned against the Yang family and lost their interests will be dissatisfied and Vested interests are also dissatisfied. There is no other way.
"The prince is the future emperor. Heroes and heroes cannot be used on him." Yang Yichen said with a smile.
Yang Ji suddenly became interested and asked: "Master, what do you think is a hero and what is a tyrant? What is the difference between the two?"
"It's hard to say." Yang Yichen thought for a moment and said, "But I think heroes are people who are born according to the trend, while heroes are people who go against the will of nature and change their fate. Heroes are generally people who know that they can't do something, but they do it. Therefore, the end is usually miserable, and the most typical representative is Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu."
"The Overlord of Chu has the courage to die even if thousands of people are gone. It is sad, but very respectable." Yang Ji said with a smile: "Liu Bang, who is opposite him, must be a hero?"
"You can also say that." Yang Yichen said: "Xiang Yu is a son of a nobleman. His life was very smooth in the first half of his life. He has the arrogance of a nobleman in his bones. There are very few people who can convince him. Plus he is really powerful, so he I always feel that I am right. At best, he is principled, but at worst, he is arrogant and arrogant. Liu Bang has suffered setbacks and humiliations since he was a child because of a bad life, so he can see through people's hearts better than Xiang Yu. He has insight into the world and knows how to assess the situation. If two people are ministers in the same palace, Xiang Yu will definitely not be as good as Liu Bang."
Yang Ji sighed after hearing this, how similar is the Yang Guang in history to the Xiang Yu mentioned by Yang Yichen? After Xiang Yu failed, he refused to cross Jiangdong until his death. After Yang Guang was severely hit in the north, he hid in Jiangdu and no longer cared about the life and death of the Sui Dynasty.
And Yang Guang is so smart. He is at the top of his times in terms of literature, military strategy, poetry, poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The only person in the world who can convince him is probably Yang Jian, and the one who believes in Yang Jian is The reason is probably because Yang Jian is his father, and it has little to do with ability.
A monster like Yang Guang, when you think of ten, he has already thought of a hundred, and only gods and ghosts can convince him. As for humans, let’s avoid it.
The two chatted and soon arrived at the west gate of Pingkangfang. As they were saying goodbye, Yang Yichen said to Yang Ji, "I have something to tell you."
"What's the matter?"
"He Ruohuailiang died four days ago." Yang Yichen glanced at Yang Ji and said solemnly: "He Ruobi will definitely blame you for this debt. He has lost all his positions and has become a complete madman. He can do anything now, so be careful in the future."
"I understand. Thank you for reminding me, Master." Yang Ji had been preparing for this unsettled grudge: "My mother has been waiting at home for a long time, so I will go back first."
Yang Ji bowed and left.
Yang Yichen looked at the background of him walking away and couldn't help but sigh softly. Whenever he thought of the recent continuous impeachments, he felt really worried for him.
Thinking of his mother whom he hadn't seen for half a year, Yang Ji's longing for him rolled over him. He called to open the door and rushed towards his home without stopping, only to find a more luxuriously decorated carriage parked at the door. Yang Ji was very confused. Are there any guests at home at this time?
He turned over and dismounted, and Gongsun Huan, who was lingering at the door, came up to him. He smiled and saluted: "See you, sir. Congratulations on your triumphant return."
"Master, no courtesy." Yang Ji returned the courtesy, pointed to the carriage and asked, "It's so late, are there any guests?"
"You are not a guest, you are one of our own." After Gongsun Huan corrected him, he said with a smile: "The concubine called the Xiao family's wife here."
Yang Ji was overjoyed when he heard this.
With Xiao Ying by my side, I should be able to avoid the beating.
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