When a new emperor ascends the throne, there is a set of fixed regulations and procedures. Some things should be announced on the day of ascending the throne, such as the late Emperor Bintian, how the new emperor will give the former emperor a temple name and a posthumous title, etc.; when a new emperor ascends the throne, what should be the reign name? What appointments and transfers of civil and military officials will the new emperor make, etc... The new dynasty will have a new atmosphere, what major national policies will the new emperor have, etc. But when it was Yang Guang's turn, everything was kept simple. After the palace coup ended, he ascended the throne as emperor in Renshou Palace that night.
It's not that Yang Guang is crazy about being emperor. In fact, he himself doesn't want to ascend to the throne in such a childish way. He hopes that he can ascend the throne with the world's attention, the whole country celebrating, and the congratulations of all the countries. But in the Sui Dynasty, Reality did not allow him to complete the ancient system step by step: on the one hand, the deceased emperor's body was still cold, and the new monarch was needed to prepare, plan, and make decisions about the complicated state funeral. Of course, the prince could also organize it, but this would be a great blow to Yang Jian. No disrespect, after all, Yang Jian was the founding king of the Sui Dynasty. How would it be inappropriate if the prince was allowed to hold his funeral?
On the other hand, there are palace coups, riots in the capital, and a lot of other bad things that need to be arranged by the "emperor"; especially the Han King Yang Liang has already recruited troops in Bingzhou and is ready to take action. If the news of Yang Jian Bintian reaches Taiyuan , and if Yang Guang does not ascend the throne here, maybe Yang Liang ascends to the throne of God, and then crusade against Yang Guang in the name of orthodoxy. How will the world view Yang Guang then? People will say that if you, Yang Guang, are orthodox, why didn't you become emperor in the name of the prince when the late emperor died? If Yang Guang doesn't ascend the throne, is it because he killed his father that he feels guilty? Or is it because the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty know that you killed the late emperor, so they don't support you?
Due to the situation, Yang Guang had no choice but to give up the idea of ascending the throne in a dignified manner in the capital. As soon as the palace coup was over, he hurriedly found an auspicious time under the persuasion of civil and military officials, and then hurriedly ascended the throne in Renshou Palace and officially began his career. imperial career.
Out of respect for his parents, Yang Guang followed the ancient etiquette and neither changed the reign title nor appointed a queen or prince. Even his father's temple name and posthumous title could not be given to him now. He had to return to the capital and give him his posthumous title in Daxing. The posthumous donation was held in an upright manner in the palace.
That's all. What makes Yang Guang even more depressed is that Yang Su, Yu Wenshu and others believe that his throne is not stable, so as to prevent the palace coup during the day from damaging his and the royal family's reputation and causing more and greater riots and turmoil. , Yang Guang had no choice but to follow everyone's suggestions, and reluctantly defined the palace coup as an internal strife in the right guard. Therefore, except for a few direct participants such as Yang Ji, Yang Zhao, Yang Zhao, Xiao Wan, Yang Su, Yu Wenshu, Shi Xiang, and Yang Xuangan, more than 90% of the civil and military officials did not know that a palace coup that almost changed the world took place during the day. .
At the same time, in order to prevent Han Wang Yang Liang from rebelling, he temporarily blocked the news of Yang Jian's Bintian and his ascension to the throne, and then appointed Qu Tutong as an envoy to go to Taiyuan with an edict issued in the name of Yang Jian to summon Yang Liang back to the court.
In addition, Yang Guang planned to appoint Yang Ji to stay in the capital during the day, allowing him and Yang Yue to control the capital's troops and stabilize prices in the capital, but the plan did not change. Since Yang Jian died of illness in Renshou Palace, Yang Ji, his nephew, was naturally the They wanted to carry the coffin back to the capital together, but the turmoil and turmoil in the capital had to be resolved again, so Yang Guang had to formally appoint Yang Yue to stay in the capital and ordered him to enter the capital immediately tonight.
Although Yang Guang himself rose to power like a thief, since he was the emperor, he could not show any respect to the civil and military officials. That's it for everyone else, but those who contributed to the palace coup and the "Right Guard Internal Conflict" had to be rewarded. Otherwise, who would be willing to sacrifice their lives for him as the emperor in the future? Therefore, after ascending the throne as emperor, the most important thing for Yang Guang was the canonization of heroes.
However, Yang Guang soon ran into difficulties again because three of them had come to an end. For example, Yang Ji, who had made the greatest contribution, was the prince and right guard general, the general manager of Liangzhou, and the governor; for example, Yang Su, who was the right guard general. Pushe, Duke of Yue, and Shangzhu, and Yu Wenshu, the general of Youwei, Duke of Bao, and Shangzhu.
However, it has always been a taboo of the emperor not to reward meritorious service and not punish guilty, not to mention that these three heroes will be the three white jade pillars that form the new dynasty. If they are not rewarded, wouldn't it make everyone who looks at them feel chilling?
The three of them understand Yang Guang because they understand that the situation in the Sui Dynasty is serious at this time. Even if Yang Guang leaves today's credit to make up for it in the future, the three of them will not mind anything, but what will happen after the three of them? The meritorious officials are all waiting eagerly now. If he doesn't canonize these three major meritorious officials first, how do you ask him to reward the minor meritorious officials?
What these three people have in common is that their titles have been capped, and Yang Su and Yu Wenshu's titles are from the Shangzhu Kingdom, which is the highest level. They can be canonized as casual officials; Yang Ji does not have any titles. , so compared to Yang Su and Yu Wenshu, there is one more way to be canonized.
However, civil and military officers, honorary officers, and titles are the same. They do not have any useful actual positions. They are all empty positions that only receive a salary and do no real work. If Yang Su was promoted or Yu Wenshu was dismissed as an official, Yang Guang would have no pressure and no reluctance. But if he was asked to just give Yang Ji a false position, Yang Guang would be a little unhappy.
He didn't know why, but when he encountered the process of promotion, promotion, and rewards today, the first thing he thought of was Yang Ji, and he always wanted to give Yang Ji a solid official position. He is now like a poor man who suddenly inherited a large inheritance. When he meets a good brother, he immediately wants to share his happiness with him.
But Yang Ji was not yet twenty years old, and he was already the right-guard general, the chief administrator of Liangzhou, and the governor. If he rose one step higher, he would be able to become a prime minister. And with Yang Ji's ability, he probably wouldn't have to wait until he was thirty before he could reach the point where he could not be sealed.
If that time comes, what will Yang Guang do?
Are you asking Yang Ji, who is in his prime of life, to resign and return to his hometown, just to eat and wait to die? Or should it be put up in the court and worshiped by gods? Or a clean break? Or force him to fight back and then kill him?
Among these many consequences, none of them are what Yang Guang wants to see.
After much thought, Yang Guang's reason prevailed. In terms of actual duties, he combined Yang Ji's original Liangzhou general manager, Liangzhou governor, and Liangzhou military governors into the Liangzhou shepherd. Although the actual power did not increase or decrease, the name changed like this. , which means that the power that could have been divided among three people to check each other's military and political power in Liangzhou was centralized and unified in Liangzhou Mu in terms of system and law.
On the basis of Liangzhou Mu and Youwei Generals, Yang Guang also named Yang Ji the champion general of the third-grade military casual officer and the third-grade civil officer Jin Ziguanglu doctor, and conferred the title of Shangzhuguo. This is not only to praise Yang Ji for his great contribution in neutralizing the "right guard internal strife", but also to make up for his achievements in Liangzhou.
Yang Guang has already thought about it. If Yang Ji makes great contributions in the future, his achievements will be transferred to his children. According to the speed of this boy's achievements and promotions, I am afraid that a few children will not be enough. He has to remind them in private. It would be better for me to have more children to serve as officials.
Yang Su is already a right servant, and the next step up is the ministerial order, which is just a decoration. And Yang Guang needs Yang Su for so many things, how can he be promoted to an idle ministerial order? So he was given the official position of Prince's Young Master, and then his third son Yang Xuanting was made the third division of Yitong.
Yu Wenshu was moved from General Youwei to General Zuowei, Bao Guogong was changed to Xu Guogong, and his second son Yuwen Zhiji was granted the title of Yitong Sansi.
Shi Xiang played an important role in this incident, especially after hearing the news that Yang Guang was in danger, he did not hesitate to hand over the arrow to Yang Su, which made Yang Guang extremely appreciated and satisfied, so he handed him over to Yang Su. He was promoted from Right Guard General to Right Guard General and was responsible for cleaning up the Right Guard Left Camp and other matters.
After these four people who contributed the most, others can be rewarded. Yang Xuangan and other generals who participated in quelling the coup also received rewards. Even Yang An also received the rewards he deserved. As for the soldiers who died or were disabled in the battle for Yang Guang, they received ten times the pension. In addition, all the soldiers who participated in the war to quell the rebellion received three times the military pay. With such a reward, everyone was happy.
There was only one person who was dissatisfied, and that was Yang Ji, the king of Wei. He didn't despise the small official position, but felt that the official position was too big. He was not afraid that his high achievements would shock the master, but he thought that the state pastor's tasks were heavy and the government affairs were cumbersome. Many matters that originally belonged to Sima, Chang Shi, and the imperial court would be directly placed on his head. Only after he handled them would they be reported to the imperial court. How does this make him cool?
But today is the first day after all that Yang Guang ascends the throne. Even if Yang Ji no longer wants to be the shepherd of Liangzhou, he can't let Yang Guang's face and authority be ruined in front of the civil and military officials. Besides, there are many civil and military officials waiting for one person to succeed. , Chickens and dogs are born in heaven, if you, Yang Ji, carry forward the style of humility and politely refuse, what will you let them do? How can you make them not hate you?
Therefore, if Yang Ji no longer wanted to be a state pastor, he could not object in public.
The tedious and tense court meeting lasted until the third watch. Yang Guang saw that everyone was exhausted, and several low-level ministers sitting at the door were repeatedly nodding and bowing their heads. He knew that it would be ineffective to continue the discussion. , maybe it was counterproductive, so I simply announced that the meeting was adjourned. After everyone paid homage to Yang Jian, they went to rest in the hall down the mountain.
Yang Su, Su Wei, Yu Wenshu and other important ministers were arranged to rest in the "guest house" in the front hall.
Yang Su walked into the guest house arranged for him, and saw his son Yang Xuangan waiting at the door. Yang Xuangan left the Hall of Renshou after receiving the seal. He had been waiting here for a long time, and when his father came back, he quickly stepped forward and saluted: " Aye!"
"It's so late, why haven't you rested yet?" Yang Su kept walking forward and asked Yang Xuangan who was following closely.
Yang Xuangan said: "My child has something on his mind and can't sleep!"
Yang Su nodded and said, "Let's go to the back room and talk."
The father and son entered the room, and Yang Su sat down on the bed. He was an old man in his sixties. After such a day of hard work, he was very tired. There were no outsiders at this time, so he took off his right servant. Shooting mask.
Yang Xuangan poured a cup of tea for his father and sat down at the bottom. After his father took a sip of tea and put down the cup, he whispered: "I heard that you and Yu Wenshu had a dispute, but why?"
"It's nothing." Yang Su said calmly: "Yu Wenshu and King Yuzhang hope to take this opportunity to kill all the gang members and clansmen of Yang Yong, Liu Shu and others; while King Jin and King Wei and I are worried that Yang Yong and others will jump over the wall in a hurry. , further exacerbating the serious situation, so we believe that everything must wait until the saint is firmly established, but once it is delayed, the excuse for purging will be lost in the future, and it will eventually become nothing."
"So that's it!" Yang Xuangan thought for a while and then said doubtfully: "The child also thinks that the saint's top priority is to stabilize the court, remove the military power of the King of Han, and prevent the King of Han from rebelling. As for everything else, it is secondary. Why is Yu Wenshu so unwise? Aren't you afraid that Yang Yong and his party will lure the King of Han into the Pass?"
"It's not that he is unwise! It's not that he can't see the mystery, but he is afraid that the world will not be in chaos." Yang Su shook his head and sneered: "Before the late Emperor Bintian, we were in the same group, but after the new emperor ascended the throne, everyone wanted to One's own interests will go their own way, and this has been the case since ancient times. Therefore, it is normal for everyone to part ways and turn against each other. But what I didn't expect was that as soon as the saint came to the throne, Yu Wenshu would ignore the overall situation. He said this Zhi Zhiyan obviously hopes that Yang Yong's party will cause rebellion and the King of Han will rebel, so that he can gain military exploits in the war and catch up with and surpass me in the shortest possible time. But he thinks too much."
Yang Su smiled proudly: "Because even if the King of Han really rebels, the saint naturally hopes that the court will suppress the King of Han with thunder and use this battle to establish the power of the new king and the new dynasty. How could he leave me alone and let him Why is Yu Wenshu going to take the risk? With Yu Wenshu’s shortcomings, what qualifications does he have to compete with me?”
Yang Xuangan nodded silently. His father's words may seem arrogant, but they are indisputable facts. In his decades of military career, his father was only blocked for a short time by Nanchen General Lu Zhongsu during the battle to destroy Chen, but that was only partial. It was just a side detail in the war; Lu Zhongsu's weak resistance, although it slightly slowed down the Sui army's offensive momentum, disappeared without a trace when the tide hit hard.
To this day, no one dares to say that he has surpassed his father in military terms. Although Yu Wenshu is good, compared with his father, he is indeed far behind.
He thought for a while and then asked: "Aye, do you think the saint will ignore those who support Yang Yong?"
"Impossible!" Yang Su shook his head and said calmly: "Yang Yong's remaining party is still strong. These people will not be willing to fail. They will stay dormant for a generation at most, and then they will come back again. How can a saint allow it to happen?" Are these people growing in secret? What's more, there are many officials like Yu Wenshu, and one or two of them want to move to the top. If the saint had not pulled down the people who supported Yang Yong, how could there be so many seats in the court? To arrange for his own people? So whether it is in public or private, the saint will deal with those who support Yang Yong, it is only a matter of time."
After hearing these words, Yang Xuangan admired his father so much that he simply asked, "Does the saint do nothing about those who support Yang Yong?" His father quoted from other sources and verified the possibility from all aspects. This vision and overall view , I am really hard to beat.
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At the same time, Yang Guang and Yang Ji, who had offered incense to Yang Jian, also left the palace and walked to the Dabao Hall together. According to the ancient system, Yang Guang was originally supposed to guard Yang Jian's soul, but the royal family is different from ordinary people, and the emperor is also different from ordinary people and officials. Now he has so many things to deal with. If he can't keep his spirits up, how can he deal with the huge scale? national events? The most important thing is that he must use full energy to deploy troops and mobilize officials to prevent accidents and chaos during the national mourning.
The same is true for Yang Ji. Although he is not the emperor, he is currently Yang Guang's indispensable help. Moreover, he came all the way from Zhangye. Today, he didn't even have time to eat, so he fought for a long time, and his iron body will be tired.
"Vajra slave, are you satisfied with my arrangement?" Yang Guang asked as he walked.
Yang Ji shook his head: "Of course I'm not satisfied!"
He originally had three positions in Liangzhou, including the governor in charge of politics, the general manager in charge of the army, and the military commander in Liangzhou. He was in charge of the state soldiers who maintained local stability. When he was in charge of politics, he was the governor, and when he was in charge of the army, he was the general manager. When dealing with public security issues, he was in charge of Liangzhou's military affairs. Broken down in this way, his personal influence and prestige are also divided into three parts. His relationship with Army Sima Yinshishi, Changshi Gaojun (Chief Inspector Shi Yangshanhui), and the chief governor of each state is like the relationship between Shangshu Ling and the six ministers. Likewise, everyone is in a delicate balance, and the gap in status is not big.
But after Yang Guang did this, he became a high-ranking figure with three powers integrated into one. Except that he did not have the power to appoint, he was no different from the state pastor of the Han Dynasty, and all the officials under Liangzhou became him For direct subordinates, if it was in the feudal era, everyone would have to say "the humble minister will see the king"; if it was in the Han Dynasty, they would have to say "the humble minister will see the lord".
Of course, these are secondary. The main reason is that he does not want his leisure, eating and sleeping time to be taken up by official duties. Otherwise, what is the meaning of life? What's the point of this prince?
Yang Guang showed a knowing smile. In fact, before walking out of the observation building, he had asked Yang Ji what reward he wanted. Yang Ji's only request was to reduce his burden and asked him to remove his Liangzhou governor and right-back general. , if it is difficult to deal with rewards and punishments faithfully, then just take salary and leave the official without doing practical work. However, now he has not only given him three high-ranking false positions, but also promoted him to the official position of Liangzhou Mu, who is full of affairs. Naturally, this slacker is not satisfied. So he couldn't help laughing and said: "I changed the general manager of Liangzhou, the governor of Liangzhou, and the military commander of Liangzhou into one. Are you not satisfied?"
Yang Ji smiled bitterly and said: "Although the name is just one, things have become more and more, and the salary has become less. How can you satisfy me? Is there any royal method for this?"
Yang Guang's eyes became strange: "I am the emperor. It seems that my words are the king's law, right?"
"..." Yang Ji immediately turned off the engine. If anyone else said this, it would be pretentious, but when Yang Guang said it, it was natural.
"You have nothing to say?" Yang Guang asked, "Is it because you are lazy that you don't want to be a state pastor?"
"Of course not!" How could Yang Ji admit it? He had to say: "The main thing is that there are too many things on hand and I don't have time to spend time with your sister-in-law. I have been married for a while, but she has not been pregnant with the child yet. She is very suspicious and thinks that she can't give birth. I can't help but I've been worried a lot, but since I got married, my grandma has been sending whips and whips to Yang Mansion in Zhangye every three days, which makes me feel like I can't do it, and I'm really depressed."
He glanced at Yang Guang and said with a bitter face: "We are from the same generation, but you even have a few grandchildren, and I am missing two generations of people. If I don't get the child out quickly, I'm afraid that my son will have to play with your great-grandson, and my son and your great-grandson may be mistaken for brothers, so I decided to leave me as the governor of Liangzhou to give me ample personal time."
Yang Guang couldn't help laughing when he heard what he said was interesting, and said ambiguously: "You also know that the situation is serious recently. You, the governor of Liangzhou and the general on the right, can do a lot of things for me. After this busy period, you can do a lot for me." For a while, I will carefully sort out the messy official system and the lordship system, and then I will consider your position as appropriate. You can go and rest first. We have such a good relationship, I will definitely not make it difficult for you. "
"It's a deal!" Yang Ji said goodbye and left.
Yang Guang watched Yang Ji leave and murmured to himself: "Do you think I'm easy to fool? If I don't dig out all your weird ideas, how can I give up?"
Everyone has a different way of handling things. Some people can handle all the heavy burdens in the world with ease and handle a mountain of official duties with ease, while some people are so busy with even small things that they lose sight of the other.
Yang Ji is obviously the former. His greatest ability is to use people. Take the army as an example. Military affairs are complicated and there are countless daily chores. However, Yang Ji has an army of hundreds of thousands under his rule, but he can do it easily and comfortably. He There is no one soldier or army to manage it, but to draw up the rules and regulations, and then capture the Yinshi division and the general manager of each state.
The same is true for the government affairs of more than a dozen states under Liangzhou. Yang Ji only needs to capture the governors of each state and send Xiao Yu around, and he does not need to worry about specific matters at all.
Ever since he became the general manager of Liangzhou and the governor of Liangzhou, Liangzhou has never been peaceful for a day, but everyone in Liangzhou has always been busy and orderly, busy but not chaotic. This shows that Yang Ji is quite skilled in employing people.
He is the kind of person who can be lazy and do nothing. No amount of things can tire him out. It was precisely because Yang Ji was able to do things but was lazy that Yang Guang felt confident and bold enough to reuse him.
Yang Guang walked into the courtyard where the main hall was located, and saw that a small courtyard next to it was brightly lit, and the light illuminated most of the big treasure hall. He knew that was the place where Yang Yong was guarded, so he thought about it and walked over.
