White flags fluttered in the wind in front of He Ruo Mansion. Inside the mansion there was the sound of chime music, incense and candles, and bursts of weeping.
He Ruohuailiang's funeral has not yet been completed, but the number of guests is already sparse, and the house is already deserted except for the relatives of He Ruohuailiang's family.
He Ruobi's family is an outsider, his ancestral home is Pingcheng, Daizhou. He Ruobi's grandfather, He Ruotong, followed Gao Huan during the split of the Northern Wei Dynasty and later settled in Luoyang. When he served as the governor of Ying in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, he captured the governor Tian Xun and surrendered the state to the Western Wei Dynasty, so he was strict. It is said in the book that the He Ruo family was not the "Conglong ministers" of the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasties, but could only be regarded as a rising star of the Guanlong nobles. However, Luoyang's hometown was close to Daxing, and many relatives and old friends came from Luoyang to express their condolences, but they only stayed Just excuse yourself and leave after a day or two.
There is no other reason, just because He Ruobi doesn't know how to behave. He has offended too many people in the past. When his family was liquidated and he himself became a commoner, he lost power in the Sui Dynasty, and the officialdom has always been popular. It has a dark atmosphere, so those people dare not have too much contact with it to avoid causing trouble to themselves.
Luoyang was far away from the center of the Sui Dynasty. Some people had not had a thorough understanding of the situation before. They thought that He Ruobi was as favored by the emperor as always. At most, he would be left out in the cold for a while and then reactivated. However, they did not know the emperor until they came to Daxing City. He has long lost patience with He Ruobi, and He Ruobi is not only a staunch supporter of Yang Yong, but also campaigned for Yang Yong's comeback not long ago. He is on the same level as Yang Guang, whose position is becoming increasingly stable. Moreover, he has also formed an alliance with Yang Jie, a core member of the princeling party who is in the ascendant. Who dares to flatter He Ruobi, who has no bright future, despite the incomprehensible hatred? Just saying it is very interesting.
If this happens, He Ruo's family will naturally become deserted and deserted.
Incense and candles were lingering in the mourning hall. The much older He Ruobi looked at the memorial tablet and coffin of his second son, and suddenly lost his mind.
Once upon a time, he dreamed of becoming a Duke, a general, or a prime minister based on his military exploits, and his position would be comparable to that of Gao Jiong, Yang Su, or Su Wei. Once upon a time, he longed for his second son to inherit the He Ruo family business and bring glory to the family.
But now that his son is dead, his family is ruined, and he has gone from being a great person to having nothing.
He hates it so much!
How could he be better than a prince despite being severely injured and fighting in a bloody battle?
He Ruobi would blame Yang Ji for this hatred. If Yang Ji hadn't made his son a eunuch, nothing would have happened later, so Yang Ji must die!
He Ruobi only felt a nameless karma fire burning in his heart, making him feel burned inside and filled with hatred!
Suddenly, a burst of chaotic footsteps came from outside the mourning hall.
"Master, it's not good, something serious is going to happen."
"How outrageous!" He Ruobi suddenly let out a sharp shout, turning his head and glaring at the housekeeper who came in a hurry and said: "The mourning hall is quiet, you are yelling like this, if you disturb my son, I will cut you into pieces."
The butler was so frightened that his legs weakened, and he knelt down at the door of the mourning hall with a bang. He said in a frightened voice: "The old slave is guilty of death, the old slave is guilty of death, but..."
He Ruobi took a deep breath and asked, "What happened? Come in and tell us."
"Here." The housekeeper swallowed, got up, walked quickly to He Ruobi, and said in a low voice: "The head of the family, Youwuhou Mansion and Wannian County magistrate have placed many corpses at the gate. Several corpses have been gathered at the gate. There were hundreds of noisy people, and, and the old slave discovered that some of these corpses seemed to be members of our family."
He Ruobi felt as if he had been hit hard in the heart with a sledgehammer. Stars were popping up in front of his eyes. He staggered and almost fell to the ground. The anger in my heart was completely vented at this moment, and boundless fear then arose.
When he staggered to the main entrance, he saw dozens of corpses neatly placed in the square in front of the door.
When a captain of Youwuhou Mansion saw He Ruobi coming out, he cupped his fists and saluted, and said coldly: "He Ruobi, these people tried to murder King Wei last night. They will all be beheaded before dawn. At the end, they will kill the murderers on the orders of the saint and the prince." When you deliver them here, please also ask Mr. He Ruogong to bury these murderers out of gratitude for accompanying you on the battlefield in the past."
He Ruobi looked pale and said in a solemn voice: "Old, grass-roots people, grass-roots people obey the order."
"In this case, I'll take my leave, general." The captain led the soldiers for a few steps, then suddenly turned back, glanced at He Ruobi hatefully, and said loudly: "He Ruogong, my great Sui general should not die in the capital. In the middle of the war, it is our fate to be shrouded in horse leather. But in the battle last night in the Youwu Marquis Mansion, forty-three soldiers died tragically innocently. Please don’t come out to harm others again."
He Ruobi no longer had the intention to care about the captain's angry and hateful words. He stared blankly at the corpses on the ground, feeling chilled to the bone.
He knew that this was Yang Jian's last decent and final warning to He Ruobi in memory of his past achievements. But he, He Ruobi, has been completely abandoned by Yang Jian. From now on, if anything happens to him again, everything will be done in accordance with the law and without mercy.
But he couldn't figure it out despite racking his brains. This was something he planned with his own hands. Even his eldest son He Ruohuaikuo didn't know anything about it. The people he used were soldiers and dead soldiers who hadn't been seen for a long time. Some of them even knew his son. , who accurately guessed that it was him?
At this moment, He Ruobi was so distraught that he had completely forgotten his arrogance and domineering attitude. He did not expect that the person who recognized his soldiers was Yang Guang. The reason why Yang Guang remembered these two people was because they had injured him. They married Han Qinhu's second son Han Zhao, and their bravery aroused the love of talents in Pingchen Commander Yang Guang.
"Every peck and every drink has a certain number" is appropriately used here.
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At this time, Yang Ji was having a meal in the Yanjia Hall of the palace city. The table was full of Yang Ji's favorite foods, carefully cooked by the imperial chef, making people appetite and gobble them up.
Yang Zhao, the big fat man sitting in the opposite seat, was much more elegant. He ate vegetarian dishes slowly and nibbled on rough food full of herbal flavor that was hard to swallow. This was a weight loss meal prescribed by the doctor, and he was already used to it. But when I saw the braised pheasant in Yangji, the oily deer meat, the delicious fish soup, the fried yellow donkey intestines...
The food of Yang Jian, who was at the top, was similar to that of Yang Ji. Yang Jian, who had already lost a lot of food, was influenced by Yang Ji, and his mouth was full of oil when he ate, which was extremely enjoyable.
Such a comparison made Yang Zhao feel uncomfortable. He felt that the food in front of him was pig food, and he was the big fat pig.
After finally finishing the meal, Yang Jian and Yang Ji each held a big tea bowl and drank the clear and watery tea soup to digest their food. Yang Zhao could not only drink the medicinal soup with a sad face, but since he gained weight, his life has been lost. Lots and lots of fun.
"It's been a long time since I've eaten so comfortably." Yang Jian burped and said to Yang Ji very comfortably: "You can only feel this way when dining with your kid. They are too restrained. They are such a good family. You have to act like a guest."
"Then you can terminate my official position. I will work in the palace every day." Yang Ji said with a smile.
Yang Jian took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "Don't you want to be the governor of Liangzhou or the general manager of Liangzhou?"
"Of course I don't want to." Yang Jian said matter-of-factly: "Life is short, and timely pleasure is king. If I am in the capital, I can invest a lot of the money I earn in brothels and wine shops to serve me." The cultural undertakings and food culture of the Sui Dynasty have made immortal contributions, but in a ghost place like Liangzhou, it is difficult to spend money."
Seeing his lazy look, Yang Jian felt angry and said angrily: "Then tell me first, what do you want to do if you don't go to Liangzhou to be an official?"
Yang Ji said: "A sinecure with only a salary and no real work is very suitable for me. Moreover, I have made great achievements. Even if you give me a sinecure with a high salary, others will not be able to object."
Yang Jian smiled and said: "Give me a reason and let me hear it?"
"You see, now that Shiming (Yang Zhaozi) has become a father, I have become a "grandfather" figure in the Yang family. But in fact, I don't even have a wife. And the governor of Liangzhou , There are too many things that need to be done by the general manager of Liangzhou. When I finish the things in Liangzhou, I may become a "Tai" generation who doesn't even have a son. So I, a grandfather, should also Retiring from old age and returning to his hometown, on the one hand, makes way for young talents, and on the other hand, it can also create and train the next generation. Such a combination of public and private matters can be said to kill two birds with one stone." Yang Jian made a miserable look on his face.
Yang Jian laughed happily when he heard what he said was interesting.
Yang Zhao couldn't help but laugh after hearing this!
Yang Jian laughed for a while and said: "You brat, do you think I'm easy to fool? On the one hand, you manage Liangzhou and on the other hand, you create the next generation. Don't you think about both public and private matters and kill two birds with one stone? Besides, you killed the Turks in a short period of time. The Khanate has shown amazing military talent. The next step is governance, so naturally you should show your governance ability. If I don’t use you on the right path, wouldn’t it mean that I don’t know how to recognize people?”
Yang Ji smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle, it is easy to destroy but difficult to build!"
Yang Jian looked at his heroic and lazy nephew, as if he saw the figure of his younger brother, and said with a smile: "So you should use your time on the right path, and others will talk about these useless things."
In terms of Yang Jian's strategy to deal with the Guanlong nobles who have strong military power, he originally sat in Guanzhong and competed with the Guanlong nobles. Yang Liang guarded Bingzhou, Yang Xiu guarded Yizhou, and Yang Shuang guarded Liangzhou to intimidate Yongzhou, which was dominated by Guanzhong, from three directions. He cut off the strength of the Guanlong nobles step by step. In fact, the method of blooming in the middle and covering from all sides also successfully changed the tribal clan military system into the monarch's military system, but the military connections were still in the hands of the Guanlong nobles. So what he has to do is to kick out the connections of the Guanlong nobles from the army. As long as the Guanlong nobles' children, old officials, and disciples all over the army are cleaned up, even if the Guanlong nobles serve as high-ranking officials or want to rebel, there will be no hope. of fish.
But today, Yang Shuang has died of illness, Yang Xiu has been sidelined, and Yang Liang has ambitions of independence, so Yang Jian is preparing to re-establish Liangzhou. In terms of military and political personnel, except for Yang Ji, who is the leader, Apart from his own family, everyone else is either from the south or from the declining Guanzhong. As for the big bosses and the three major factions among the Guanlong nobles, they will not be used. Those who already exist, he is also planning to transfer away from Liangzhou. We are planning to build Liangzhou into a powerful state without the three major factions of Guanlong nobles or powerful clans. As long as Liangzhou succeeds, then it will be implemented in one big state after another. Although the effect is slow, the most important thing is to be sure.
Yang Ji's prestige in Liangzhou and in the court was established during this war. As long as he got the support and assistance of Yang Jian himself and Yang Guang, the Guanlong nobles would never even think of moving to Liangzhou.
It can be said that everything now has a pretty good start. How can Yang Jian and Yang Guang let Yang Ji give up his burden?
"But uncle, I really don't want to do it..." This was what Yang Ji was saying in his heart. Not only did he not want to go to the gate to eat yellow sand, but more importantly, the power of the Liangzhou governor and Liangzhou general manager was too great. Yang Jian didn't We care about these, but what about Yang Guang? If Yang Guang ascends the throne and becomes emperor, this brotherly relationship will be completely eroded by the relationship between monarch and minister. For future plans, it is best not to take the official so seriously.
"Stop it." Yang Jian rudely interrupted Yang Ji and said, "Let's go to Liangzhou to work for a few years and then become an official in Beijing."
"How many years is it?"
"We'll talk about it later." Yang Jian was too lazy to pay attention to him: "Your task is not only to govern Liangzhou, but also to build an army capable of conquering and fighting for the imperial court."
Yang Jian glanced at Yang Ji with a sad face, and said with a smile: "Thanks to the blackmail of you, the governor of Liangzhou, the number of fertile fields for the military garrison in Guazhou has increased. Wang Bian, the governor of Guazhou, sent a memorial not long ago, saying that these fields If there are enough people, the army will definitely have enough food, even if it raises 50,000 troops, it will be no problem. He asked to increase the number of Han troops. I have discussed with A?, recruiting troops in Guazhou will inevitably increase the number of military households moving west, and Yuzhou , Yanzhou, and Qingzhou are densely populated, and floods have occurred frequently in recent years. The people have been continuously affected by disasters and live in poverty. In these days, twelve states have become a swamp, so the imperial court decided to select young and strong people from among the people affected by the disaster. Households are used to supplement the population of Guazhou, Yizhou, and Tingzhou. Each state will supplement 15,000 households. When these people arrive, you can let the young people join the army, and the others will first be tenant farmers in the military villages. In this way You have both the army and the people. In addition, the generals and the second military supervisor will each move 500 craftsmen to Yizhou and Tingzhou. You will also be allowed to look for mines and make money. As long as these states become prosperous, more Han people will voluntarily move westward. , as long as the number of Han people reaches a certain number, our Sui Dynasty's control over the Western Regions will be greatly enhanced, and it will also create a solid foundation for us to continue to march into the Western Regions. This is our Sui Dynasty's long-term development plan, you must keep it in mind , treat it as a top priority."
"I understand." Yang Ji nodded. This arrangement reminded him of the "Production and Construction Corps" of later generations. From this, it can also be seen that the imperial court's strategies for the Western Regions are all of the same origin, and Yang Jian's strategy in Gua Increasing the number of Han people in Zhou, Yizhou, and Tingzhou will not only prosper the place, but also speed up the Hanization process of the Hu people; and the integration of Han and Hu people is obviously much faster than simple education.
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