The six monarchs and ministers finished their lunch, Yang Su and others said goodbye and left. Yang Ji was twisted by Yang Ji again. The two of them walked in the Forbidden Garden behind Qianqiu Palace to eat. Yang Guang said with a smile as he walked: "I thought you were again You have given up on the burden, but I never thought that you would take over the responsibility of rectifying the Binzhou Army, which really surprised me."
Yang Guang agreed very much with Yang Ji, Yang Su and others' approach of recruiting local troops while managing the capital's troops. Not to mention the troops in Guanzhong, they had reached the point where they had to be controlled. As for the troops in Shandong, they could also recruit local troops at the same time. Train to make sure you do both.
"The Sui Dynasty is an extremely complex dynasty, and the situation is even more complicated than that of the Qin Dynasty. A dynasty that has ended troubled times is also prone to all kinds of unexpected events. I think the court can only organize the army first to ensure the absolute loyalty of the army. Brother will be able to do anything with ease. On the contrary, everything will not go smoothly." After laying the groundwork, Yang Ji continued: "I am a member of the royal family, how can I be indifferent? How can I be indifferent to the important military reform? Indifferent? Speaking selfishly, I, Aye, organized the Binzhou Army by myself. How could I allow those scum to waste his hard work? How could I allow those scum to trample on the dignity and lives of those generals who had made meritorious service? "
"Speak quickly!" Yang Guang stroked his hands and chuckled, paused, and then said: "Then why are you going there? How about tomorrow?"
"..." Yang Ji was speechless. The military camp in Binzhou was very close to Yongzhou, so he could go out in the morning and return home at night. But he just returned to the capital yesterday. Before he could rest, Yang Guang actually blew him away. Isn't that too much?
After thinking for a while, he said: "I promised Sister Leping to help her organize the princess mansion."
"Oh?" Yang Guang stopped, turned around and asked, "What happened at sister's house?"
Yang Ji said: "My sister came to me last night and asked me to lend money with her. I was surprised. She is not short of money, why did she end up in this situation? After careful questioning, I found out that she has always been under the influence of her family. The evil slave deceived her, and when the price of a bushel of good rice was reported to her, it turned out to be forty or fifty yuan."
As soon as he said this, Yang Guang narrowed his eyes and looked at Yang Ji closely.
Although Yang Guang couldn't say anything, Yang Ji knew that Yang Guang was extremely angry at this time. It was right to think about it. His sister was deceived by a group of evil slaves and ended up lending money; as a younger brother, how could he not be angry? ?
"I asked my sister some things, but she couldn't detect anything. But I found a lot of problems. The managers and managers in her house were obviously working together. They took advantage of their positions to deceive others and manipulate others. , enriched his own pockets, and was greedy for money from the Mo clan; externally, he used the name of my sister to show off, bullying men and women. This morning, I asked my mother-in-law, and she said that some of the slaves in my sister's family are actually nobler than the princes. They all have to be big!”
Yang Ji looked at Yang Guang, who looked cold, and continued: "So I plan to help her clean it thoroughly!"
Hearing this, Yang Guang suddenly thought of something and said: "The Daxing County Magistrate told Zongzheng Temple a few days ago."
After pondering for a long time, he added: "It is said that the son of the manager of Ajie's family committed a crime. In order to fish out his son, he dragged thirty carts of property to the county government office in Daxing County and prepared to take care of it. After that, Ajie used I threatened the county magistrate Qu Tugai with his reputation. I thought it was Qu Tugai's fault, and the manager of the Princess Mansion was so unscrupulous. I was about to ask Zongzheng Temple to investigate, but it seems that it is not the case!"
Yang Ji said coldly: "It can be seen from this that the evil slaves in the Princess Mansion are lawless, a nest of snakes and rats, and the national laws and family laws are intolerable!"
Yang Guang was silent after hearing this.
Yang Ji added: "Brother, it's understandable that my sister is kind-hearted, misses old friendships, and wants to save face. It's just that these evil servants don't know the order of the world and have hard-to-satisfy desires. If things go on like this, what will happen in the future? We younger brothers can't do it. "
"Guan, how can you ignore it? But..." Yang Guang paused, looked at Yang Ji as if he were a fool, and struggled for a long time before he thought of the right words: "I am also my sister's brother, for you I completely understand your feelings, and I also sympathize with your idea of standing up for my sister. But I am the emperor, do you think it is appropriate for me to argue with a bunch of evil slaves? "
"This is definitely inappropriate. It's too low of status." Yang Ji thought about the scene of the emperor and a group of evil slaves confronting each other. Thinking about it, he felt that he was losing status and value.
"As long as you understand!" Yang Guang nodded slowly: "In the same way, you are the King of Wei, the Mu of Liangzhou, the General of the Right Guard... Do you think you won't lose your status if you go to rectify a bunch of evil slaves?"
Yang Guang's meaning is obvious. Since problems like this have arisen in Yang Lihua, just send an official to deal with it. Does this official still dare not to do his best? And he can save this time to do other things. In the same way, as long as Yang Ji said something, Zongzheng Temple would deal with it in an orderly manner. He, the King of Wei, did not need to interrogate step by step.
But Yang Ji said: "I don't think so! I think the evil slaves in my sister's family are bullying the master. As a younger brother, I should deal with them severely. Beat those who deserve to be beaten and kill those who deserve to be killed. Only in this way can I Have fun and vent your hatred."
"..." Yang Guang heard this and looked at Yang Ji with a helpless look. This guy understood all the big and small principles, but when it came to his family, he would become very defensive and lose his mind. Officially speaking, this kind of behavior is very inappropriate and undesirable; but he is also a human being, Yang Guang, who also has selfish motives and wants to protect his relatives. He also likes Yang Ji's attitude of "helping relatives but not taking care of them". , let alone suppress his stupidity.
Although he is a superior emperor and does not need anything else, deep down in his heart, he very much likes, expects, and longs for this kind of unreasonable concern from his relatives.
However, the world only respected and feared him, but had no kindness at all, even his two sons and one daughter. Only his aunt Dugumin, Empress Xiao and Yang Ji regarded him as a human being, not a lofty god; therefore, , Yang Guang paid special attention to and cherished the three of them. Compared with Dugu Min, who is younger than him but an elder, and Empress Xiao, who is deep in the palace, he and Yang Ji undoubtedly have more topics in common.
Yang Ji and Princess Leping are just "casual acquaintances", but now they care so much. Wouldn't it be even crazier if it were him?
Therefore, for a while, Yang Guang had no way to refute, and he didn't think much about refuting. If Yang Ji was "wholeheartedly serving the public," then what "friends" would he have with him?
After a while, Yang Guang looked at Yang Ji with soft eyes and said warmly: "Vajra slave! You are right, but you are the King of Wei, so leave such small things to the juniors! Yang Gongren There’s nothing to say, just leave this matter to him; as a clan uncle, you can’t ruin his job, right?”
Yang Ji thought for a while, then nodded and said, "That's fine!"
Originally, he wanted to take the opportunity to win over Yang Gongren. Since Yang Guang said so, he had nothing to refuse.
"That's right!" Yang Guang chuckled and said, "As a right-back general, you should do what a general should do."
Yang Ji felt something was wrong and said quickly: "I am a fictitious general. I am only responsible for receiving salary and cannot do anything practical."
"Whether it's virtual or real, am I not the one who has the final say?" Yang Guang stared at Yang Ji with ill intentions. Yang Ji, the Right Guard General, was promoted from the Right Guard General, but no matter before or after, he Neither office has been exercised.
In the final analysis, this kid is not keen on power and authority. He has turned his actual duties into false duties. If it were someone else, even if he served in a local area, he would still let his confidants take care of the army.
But he doesn't.
Yang Ji understood that Yang Guang was going to torment him again, so he said, "If you are like this, do you still have the law?"
"I am the emperor, and I am the king's law!" Yang Guang snorted and said proudly: "The emperor is right in front of you, what else can you say about the king's law?"
"You win!" Yang Ji said with a gray face.
"Haha!" Yang Ji's aggrieved look made Yang Guang laugh heartily.
"My sister is a person who cares about face. She doesn't want things in her house to become a laughing stock. If it were someone else, would she be happy?"
"It doesn't matter, I will make it clear to her!" Yang Guang said with a smile: "Besides, Gongren is not an outsider, and there is nothing to be ashamed of if he comes to help my sister clean up the house. You can rest assured about this matter. Next, just worry about rectifying the Binzhou Army; don’t worry about your family."
The two of them were walking and talking when they saw a pavilion appearing in front of them. Yang Guang motioned to go inside and talk.
After they were seated, the chamberlains and maids following from a distance quickly came forward and placed the refreshments they were carrying on the stone table in the pavilion one by one.
Yang Guang waved his hand and asked the chamberlain and maid to step aside. He poured tea for them himself, put down the teapot, and asked: "Vajra slave, what do you think of me, Sui Dynasty now?"
"Brother, don't you know that I work so hard every day?" Yang Ji asked back.
"This is the sadness of the emperor!" Yang Guang picked up the tea cup and said with a wry smile: "The emperor has a lot of things to do. Even if I gradually delegate power, there are still mountains of memorials that need me to deal with one by one. However, many officials like to figure out the holy will without saying anything. , and for the sake of their own official career, they often report good news but not bad news in their memorials; while some officials who are flattering often make some 'auspicious things'."
"I don't believe this, and I also know that the so-called 'auspiciousness' is man-made, and I even had people secretly investigate the creation of 'auspiciousness'. If they only want to flatter themselves, then I won't be polite to them at all. But in the end, guess what? These officials turned out to be capable officials. Although they also had bad records of corruption, such officials were flexible in their minds and capable of doing things. They actually benefited the people more than honest officials."
Yang Guang took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, and continued: "Legally speaking, they should be dismissed from their posts and investigated, but the people think that they are good officials who do facts and good things. What can I do?" Should we punish them in accordance with the law and replace them with honest officials who cannot do anything? Or should we comply with the demands of the people?"
What Yang Guang said is really a big problem.
Corrupt officials are generally better at doing practical things than honest officials. They often do not directly exploit the people, but lead them to get rich and then make profits from it. The people will live a better life because of them, but it is a fact that they are corrupt.
Most honest officials like to pretend to be noble and cynical. They object to this and that. They only focus on building moral ethics. During their tenure, they did not do anything practical. In the end, although he left his reputation, the people still lived. Living in poverty and backwardness.
There are also such honest officials in Liangzhou. They wear shabby official uniforms all day long, stand on the moral high ground all day long, kidnap others with a straight face, and instill in them a thought that is infinitely close to "inaction".
From Yang Ji's point of view, although such honest officials are very honest and worthy of respect, they cannot do practical things and have no ability to benefit the people. They are not suitable to be officials at all. Yushitai is the best destination for them.
"Two powers benefit each other, whichever is more important, and two powers that harm each other, whichever is less important!" Yang Ji quoted an old saying and said: "As for their corruption, they can be warned, and if they commit it again, they will be severely punished. But they are good at finding faults, but they can't do it. The Yushitai, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Punishment are in great need of honest officials who come to do practical things."
"Yes! I remember what you said." Yang Guang nodded and brought up the topic just now: "To be honest, after I became the emperor, I knew less and less about the place. There are many things ministers do We all know it in our hearts, but I, the emperor, don’t know it, and there are endless incidents of being deceived by ministers.”
"For now, only you and Liangzhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou under the control of Bin Chou and Xian Chou can tell the truth; as for Zhiji... he is too cautious and too outsighted." Yang Guang shook his head and sighed. : "When you have time, persuade him and ask him to just let go and do whatever he wants. If he doesn't dare to do this or that, how can he maintain his position?"
"With such a temperament, there is nothing we can do." Yang Ji smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
Yang Ji knew that Yang Zhiji's cautious attitude was not due to him alone, but to the bad relationship between his father Yang Zheng and Yang Jian, and the bad relationship between Princess Yuchi and Queen Dugu; in fact, Yang Jian and Queen Dugu He didn't care about these at all, let alone Yang Zhiji; but Yang Zhiji seemed to be unable to change. He acted cautiously and cautiously, which even Yang Jian felt distressed. Now that there was a new emperor, instead of changing his mind, he became even more cautious.
how to say?
Yang Zhiji seems to have an instinctive and natural resistance and rejection of the "emperor".
Yang Ji did not agree with or be optimistic about Yang Zhiji's method of "avoiding disaster". After all, Yang Guang was an extremely smart person. How could he not know Yang Zhiji's method of avoiding disaster? If things go wrong, not only does he not agree with Yang Zhiji's method of avoiding trouble, but he feels that Yang Zhiji is extremely hypocritical.
He, Yang Ji, Yang Lun, and Yang Jing, lived as they should, and lived very truthfully and calmly. To a certain extent, they were safer than Yang Zhiji, the wise king.
Just because the virtuous kings of all dynasties had a good reputation, but once the emperor became suspicious of him, he would feel that he was trying to win people's hearts and build up hopes.
For now, if Yang Guang wants to deal with their "four golden heads"; Yang Zhiji, the most virtuous king, will definitely be the first to be unlucky.
Yang Ji has said it many times, but Yang Zhiji refuses to listen. And now, he and Yang Ji, Yang Lun, and Yang Jing are drifting apart, and the relationship and friendship between the brothers have also become cold.
"Let's not talk about him!" Yang Guang rubbed his forehead and returned to the topic: "Tell me directly, what is the situation in the Sui Dynasty?"
"The internal situation of the Sui Dynasty is excellent; as for the external situation, everything is going smoothly and the situation cannot be better. What else can I say?" Yang Ji was really curious. Under his influence, many things in the history of the Sui Dynasty were changed. There has been a change. Take the Grand Canal as an example. Historically, it was used by dynasties, but this canal was a major stain on Yang Guang. Now it has been changed to a sub-contracting contract, and Gao Jiong is responsible for supervising the construction. There is no waste of money or people at all. .
Of course these are not the most important.
The key is still the Eastern Turks. Because of him, the East Turks have suffered repeated setbacks, and their strength is far inferior to that of the East Turks in history. There are various hidden dangers of internal division, and the prestige of Qimin Khan is not as good as before. If he dies, the East Turks will be extremely It is possible to become the second Western Turks.
In Yang Ji's view, the current situation in the Sui Dynasty was countless times better than in history. There was no need to worry about losing the hearts of the people internally, and there was no need to worry externally about the East Turkic army going south and writing a heavy shame for Yanmen.
Yang Ji was extremely satisfied with the current situation. As a native of the Sui Dynasty, what else could Yang Guang be dissatisfied with?
"Yes, the situation is indeed very good." Yang Guang nodded heavily: "You are like the lucky star of the Sui Dynasty. Since you became an official, everything has become extremely smooth. Many things have happened naturally, so that many Things happened unprepared. But it’s not a good thing if things happen too fast, too suddenly, and too smoothly!”
Yang Ji thought about it carefully and realized that it was really the case.
The Sui Dynasty is currently in a state of great advancement. If the Sui Dynasty is compared to a person, it will be praised by a combination of internal and external forces!
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