Qizhou and Yongzhou, where Daxing City is located, are adjacent to each other and have convenient transportation. The northeastern corner of the state has undulating mountains and beautiful scenery. Compared with the hot capital, it has lush trees and a cooler climate. Therefore, Yang Jian visited Qizhou on the 13th day of the founding of the Qing Dynasty. In 1989, Yang Su was ordered to choose a site to build the Renshou Palace as a summer palace. Yu Wenkai, the inspection general, was appointed as the master craftsman and Deyi was appointed as the civil engineering supervisor. Yang Su, who was responsible for supervising the construction of the palace, made people "Yishan Gugu It took two years to build a palace, many towers and pavilions, and they all belong to each other." It took two years to finally build the Renshou Palace.
Since then, Renshou Palace, located on the upper reaches of Sheshui River in Qizhou, has become Yang Jian's summer palace. Almost every summer, he and Queen Dugu came here to work and stay here for the whole summer. However, since Queen Dugu died of illness, Yang Jian, who lost his lover, never came here again.
This year, Yang Jian originally did not plan to come, but the capital was too hot, and the headaches he suffered from broke out from time to time in the sultry weather, which made him miserable, so he decided to come here to escape the heat.
Before the trip, the famous warlock Zhang Qiu Taiyi even said in order to dispel Yang Jian's idea of coming here to spend the summer, "There are unpredictable things in the sky. If the saint travels this time, something unexpected may happen." Yang Jian didn't believe this at all, and said, "If the sky has a spirit, Why did my brother die so young and take away my queen?" Zhangqiu Taiyi You did not give up. He tried to persuade Yang Jian again and again, and finally angered Yang Jian. He angrily said, "I will kill him when I return." However, Zhangqiu Taiyi was not afraid, but He added, "If the saint goes, I'm afraid he will never come back." Yang Jian was furious when he heard this, and immediately ordered people to imprison Zhangqiu Taiyi, and ordered "Behead him on return", which means "When I come back, he will be killed." I will personally kill you, your monstrous talker."
But not long after arriving at Renshou Palace, Yang Guo suddenly fell ill in Renshou Palace. Even though the best doctors were summoned, his condition was not relieved, but became worse day by day.
Yang Jian deeply felt that the end was approaching, so he summoned the civil and military ministers to bid farewell and give instructions one by one. He asked everyone to assist the prince Yang Guang as they assisted himself, and strive to push the Sui Empire to a more powerful state; he repeatedly told Yang Guang, He was asked to be diligent, thrifty, love the people and put the people first, and Yang Guang himself accepted it with tears in his eyes.
In the study room of a side hall, Yang Guang paced back and forth worriedly. He knew that once his father passed away, he would be the supreme king in the world. He had been looking forward to this day for several years, thinking that "good things are coming." ”, I will be full of expectations and excitement. However, when this day was coming, he had neither expectations nor excitement. Instead, he was filled with anxiety. He even felt that he still did not have enough experience and ability to be an emperor.
Whenever he thought about the turbulent undercurrents beneath the prosperous appearance of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang felt anxious. He was worried that there would be great turmoil at the transition between the old and the new, and he was also worried that he would not be able to control the Sui Dynasty, which could be said to be an aristocratic family in the world. He wished that his father would get better immediately and continue to guide him and continue to be his strong supporter.
During the period when his father was ill, Yang Guang had to be on standby at all times. If there was any disturbance in the main hall, he would immediately go over to watch. Even if he took a nap, he would wake up from his sleep from time to time.
In addition, there are many, many things he has to do.
On the one hand, he had to exercise his power to supervise the crown prince and deal with the major military and political matters sent here one after another. On the other hand, he had to make a decision on the plan to treat his father that was discussed by the doctors.
The most important thing is that he also needs to master the deployment of armies in various places to prevent accidents and chaos during the transition between the old and the new. However, the problem that arises from this is that he needs to weigh, analyze, and ponder the internal struggles among the ministers of each faction one by one. Only by controlling the interests of the major factions other than the Prince Faction can we use them to stabilize the imperial power and stabilize it.
In short, the various affairs of the Sui Dynasty, civil and military disputes, factional disputes, internal disputes among factions, etc., seemed to have all appeared at once, and every matter had to be dealt with during this period.
Most of the military and political leaders of the major states in the Sui Dynasty were those who made Yang Guangda relax, such as Yang Xiong, King Ande of Yongzhou, Yang Ji, King Wei of Liangzhou, Yang Zhiji, King Cai of Yangzhou, and Yang Wang, King Teng of Yanzhou. Lun, Yang Jing, the Taoist king of Qingzhou, and Dugu Kai of Yizhou, these six people are all his supporters, so he is not worried about anything happening to these five states; while Yuzhou is run by Jin Wang Yang Zhao, although he himself has I was ordered to enter Beijing, but I wasn't worried about anything happening.
As for Xuzhou, which is tightly squeezed by Qingzhou, Yanzhou, Yangzhou, and Yuzhou, with Yang Zhiji, Yang Lun, and Yang Jing watching over it, it can't stir up any trouble; and Jiaozhou is far away from Guanzhong. If the news of his father's absence reaches there, Guanzhong will Everything has been decided, so there is nothing to worry about.
Liangzhou and Jingzhou were also surrounded by the princelings, and there was no general manager or governor of the state, so there was no one to take the lead in causing trouble.
After careful calculation one by one, Yang Guang did not need to worry about ten of the thirteen major states in the Sui Dynasty.
The only one who worried Yang Guang was Yang Liang. Yang Liang was in charge of Ji and Youzhou in the name of the general manager of Bingzhou. In recent years, he not only recruited troops and talented people, but also disobeyed his father's orders. Once his father unfortunately dies, Yang Guang, a powerful and lofty-minded younger brother, will most likely be tempted by the Nine-Five Supreme to take risks and start a rebellion.
If it were just a brotherly fight, that would be it. What Yang Guang was worried about was that his younger brother would blatantly lead the troops of the Turks, Goguryeo, Khitan, and Xi tribes into the country. Based on Yang Guang's understanding of Yang Liang's personality, if his silly brother was bewitched by his subordinates, he would be able to do such a stupid thing. If so, it would not only bring the war to a stalemate, but may even trigger internal conflicts within the Sui Dynasty.
Next to Yang Guang, Crown Princess Xiao Wan sat. When she saw her husband sitting there with a thin face and bloodshot eyes, looking worried and distracted, she poured him a cup of tea and advised him softly: "Ah , whether he can ascend the throne is God's will, but Aye's death is a matter of human relations. I think you should not think about the numerous complicated state affairs now, but should consider how to treat Aye."
"If it were an ordinary family, I would naturally put Aye first, but we are not. Now that Aye is seriously ill, it is also the time when young people covet him. How could I not be careful?" Yang Guang took a sip of tea and sighed: "This Great Sui Dynasty is Aye's life-long effort. For this world, he and his mother had to deny all relatives and govern the family strictly. If there is any big turmoil during this period, it will not only be detrimental to the country, but also to Ah Niang. Ye is so disrespectful. No matter what, I want to make Ah Ye feel at ease and at ease... Alas!"
"My servant, please see the prince." At this time, a eunuch serving beside Yang Jian hurried in.
"What's the matter?" Yang Guang quickly stood up and asked.
The eunuch bowed and saluted: "Replying to the prince, the saint has woken up, and he has invited His Highness to see him!"
"Okay!" Yang Guang quickly walked out of the side hall and walked to the door. He turned back to Xiao Wan and asked, "Meimei, do you know where Shiming is?"
Xiao Wan, who was sent to the door, said quickly: "I heard that Shiming has set off from Luoyang and is on his way here. It is estimated that there are still two or three days."
"Arrange someone to hurry him up!" Yang Guang said as he walked: "There is also a boy, let him come over immediately."
Shiming is the surname of the eldest son Yang Zhao, and Ahai is the nickname of the second son Yang Jian. The former is the governor and general manager of Yuzhou. He not only has to hand over military affairs to the assistant officials, but also has to come from Luoyang. He arrived at Renshou Palace late because of his love. Can be forgiven. However, Yang Jian was in the capital and had no official duties. He had not arrived yet, which made Yang Guang very dissatisfied.
"I'll ask someone to urge you!" Xiao Wan said quickly.
"Well!" Yang Guang was worried about his father's safety, so he said nothing more and hurriedly walked to the main palace.
When he reached the entrance of the palace, he stopped again, tried to put on a relaxed expression, and then stepped inside.
At this time, the defense of Renshou Palace was extremely strict. The defense force in the palace was taken by the right guards. The two right guard generals Shi Xiang and Liu Shu each led 5,000 soldiers and were responsible for daily defense affairs. They were on duty in six shifts every day. The class is on duty for four hours, and each of them is responsible for leading three classes. Outside the Renshou Palace, tens of thousands of elite troops were stationed, and they defended the entire palace like iron barrels.
The long winding corridor was covered with well-armored right-guard soldiers. As Yang Guang arrived, he kept reminding the harem women to stay away by shouting "The prince has an audience".
When Yang Guang reached the steps of the palace, he stopped and asked the chamberlain to report. This is also the reason why Yang Guang is careful. He knows that at this time, he must be more careful to avoid leaving any unpleasant rumors. Under normal circumstances, his father's harem concubines were all inside at this time, so he had to wait for these people to retreat before entering.
After waiting for a while, Yang An, a senior chamberlain official, Qiu Jian, walked out quickly, stepped forward and saluted Yang Guang and said: "Prince, the saint declares your presence before him!"
"Well!" Yang Guang then walked inside and asked as he walked: "Changqiu Prison, how is the saint's condition?"
Yang An shook his head sadly, and said to Yang Guang with red eyes: "The saint is slightly better than yesterday, but the doctor from the Imperial Medical Office said that the saint may not be able to survive this test."
He glanced around and whispered: "The only thing the doctor can do now is to use some tiger and wolf medicine to delay the time as much as possible. As for how long, no one knows, so I hope that the prince Be prepared when your heart comes.”
"I understand!" Yang Guang nodded solemnly and walked heavily into the palace.
When his father was young, he fought bravely for the Northern Zhou Dynasty and suffered many injuries on the battlefield. The careless treatment of the wounds at that time left huge hidden dangers. After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, he worked hard for this new empire for more than twenty years. Now that he is getting older, his increasingly weakened physical strength cannot resist the increasingly serious head problems, and old injuries have also exploded, so he has reached the end of his life. The only thing that can be done now is to use strong medicine to kill him, but there is no other way.
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In the palace, all Yang Jian's concubines had withdrawn, and only a few chamberlains were inside to take orders. At this time, Yang Jian was lying quietly on the bed. He was no different from an ordinary old man who was frail and frail. He was as skinny as a bone and his face was as golden as paper. , the thin yellow cheeks were sunken, and there was not much color on his face.
"Sage, the prince has arrived." At this time, Yang An stepped forward gently and whispered in Yang Jian's ear.
"Oh!" Yang Jian slowly opened his eyes and saw Yang Guang kneeling in front of the couch, crying silently. He stretched out his skinny hand with bulging veins and gently touched his son's thinner face, lovingly. Whispering softly: "As long as we are human, we will inevitably die. I am going to see your mother-in-law. You should be happy for me!"
A general who has experienced hundreds of battles is not afraid of death, but of immortality. He is afraid that he will not be able to achieve a lifetime of fame on the battlefield, but will die of illness and old age at home with no one paying attention. And Yang Jian, who had been a general on the battlefield, a prime minister who ruled the world, and an emperor who unified the world, had the same mentality.
Yang Jian was not afraid of death, but he was worried about the Sui Dynasty. During the more than 20 years of his rule, the first half of his rule was to unify the world and resist the Turkic Khanate. All internal contradictions must be put aside; he In order to achieve the two grand strategic goals of unifying the world and defeating the Turkic Khanate, we had to compromise and compromise internally, and give benefits and benefits again. However, when these two major goals were realized one by one, the forces that forced him to compromise have transformed into powerful and ferocious tigers with the help of his compromises and concessions. Each tiger has the power to overturn the country.
Each of these big tigers is related to the safety of the empire. Now these already ferocious big tigers have woven into a huge network of interests, but he himself has never been able to take action, because he knows that if he is not careful, This can cause the Sui Dynasty that he created to collapse and fall. Now that the deadline is approaching, Yang Jian can only worry about leaving the seemingly prosperous but actually precarious Sui Dynasty to his son to take care of.
Yang Guang's tears fell. He gently held his father's hand, and finally couldn't help but burst into tears: "Aye!"
Yang Jian sighed and said to Yang An in a floating voice: "You all stand down."
"Here!" Yang Anxin knew that the saint had something to tell the prince, so he retreated with the eunuchs and maids. Only Yang Guang was left kneeling in front of the couch in the empty bedroom.
Yang Guang knew that every breath of his father was extremely precious. Seeing that there was no one else around, he tried hard to calm down the grief in his heart and said in a choked voice: "Ah, they have all retreated. Please give them a lesson."
Yang Jian said slowly: "There are three disadvantages of the Sui Dynasty. The first is the aristocratic families. The aristocratic families originated from the Han Dynasty, established the Cao Wei Dynasty, and flourished in the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Today, they have become deeply rooted. These aristocratic families only know that they have a family but not a country. They not only control the local area The government makes it impossible for the imperial government to leave the capital, and it monopolizes knowledge and the door to promotion. What is even more frightening is the national concept and the people's livelihood. They don't care at all. If their family can go further, they will launch a campaign without hesitation. As for the life and death of the people, they didn't care about the war. In the past, Emperor Wei Xiaowen also wanted to get rid of the evils of the family, but instead it caused the sect to revive. In order to compete with Gao Huan, Yu Wentai single-handedly created the Guanlong sect, and finally brought it to justice. The Western Wei Dynasty survived and the Northern Zhou Dynasty was established, but it was still destroyed by the Sui Dynasty supported by the Guanlong clan. Because of my previous compromise, the Guanlong clan is stronger than before, so I can't do anything about them. Ah, so Therefore, there is nothing more poisonous in the world than the clans, and there is nothing more poisonous than the military power of Guanlong, but they have woven into a huge web, so you must be careful and cautious in the future, and you must not rush for quick success!"
"If the child takes charge, he will move the capital as soon as possible. Only by leaving Guanzhong, where wolves are everywhere, can we get rid of the old evils without worries." Yang Guang knew very well where the crisis in the Sui Dynasty came from. At this time, there were only two people, father and son. Speak out what's on your mind.
"Moving the capital is not easy. You have to be cautious and don't act too hastily." Yang Jian slowed down a step and then said: "The second worry of the Sui Dynasty was that the north and south had been divided for too long, and hundreds of years of hatred and hostility had accumulated. In fact, It cannot be eliminated overnight. The descendants of Zhou, Qi, and Chen are like the remnants of the Six Kingdoms of the Qin Dynasty. If the central government is in turmoil, they will definitely take advantage of the situation. What you have to do is to treat the people well, as long as the people are determined , if people's hearts turn towards the Sui Dynasty, it will cut off their capital for rebellion."
Yang Jian added: "The third worry of the Sui Dynasty was the alien race. The Turks, Tuyuhun, and the Western Regions countries could continue to use the strategy of division and alienation to prevent them from unifying. The only thing to fear was Goguryeo in the northeast. This country had strong soldiers and horses and was always threatening the Northeast. It is safe. Once the Northeast is lost, Hebei will be in danger. What makes Goguryeo more terrifying than the Hu people is that their internal system is no different from our Sui Dynasty. Moreover, they have hundreds of years of history, and the cohesion of their people is greater than that of our Sui Dynasty. And nothing less. However, Goguryeo is easy to overcome and difficult to attack. If our army attacks, the time, place and people will be on their side, so it is best to use both hardness and softness. For this country, I think Vajra Nu’s arms race strategy is quite Be applicable."
"Alas, there are actually many, many more questions, but I can't explain them clearly at the moment. I just hope that you will be kind to the people and listen to good advice in the future."
When Yang Guang saw that his father had stopped talking, he kowtowed heavily and said, "Aye's golden words will be remembered in my heart."
"And your brothers and sisters!" Yang Jian panted for a while, then said uneasily: "I hope you can make them all rich and prosperous."
Yang Guang nodded. He knew that this was what worried his father the most, so he simply said bluntly: "After I became the prince, I no longer regarded my elder brother and younger brother as enemies. To put it bluntly: their intelligence is mediocre, even with I am not qualified to be an enemy. In that case, why should I get rid of them? Isn't this just a discredit for myself? Moreover, the child also wants to set a good example for future generations. So even if Aye didn't ask, Children will also treat them well.”
Yang Jian smiled happily: "This is why I made you the prince. Your brother cannot carry the banner of ZTE and the Sui Dynasty."
Yang Guang was silent for a while and then suggested: "Ah Ye, I plan to have someone call Brother Brother and Fourth Brother here. What do you think?"
Yang Jian thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let Liu Shu make arrangements."
"Here!" Yang Guang responded. Seeing that his father was very tired, he said a few more words and stood up to leave.
