The original purpose of setting up the Censor's Office was that officials at many levels had too much power and could execute prisoners on their own, which resulted in many unjust and false accusations. In order to restrain the administrative system, the Qin Dynasty set up the Censor's Office to picket and impeach officials. Achieve the purpose of upholding the correct principles and disciplines.
Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the territory has become larger and larger, and it has entered a governance-oriented era. Naturally, the court's supervision of officials has become more stringent. Under this background, the Yushitai, which was mainly used to supervise and supervise central officials, could no longer meet the needs of the times. Yang Guang was worried that local officials would lose control and take bribes, bend the law and care about human lives behind the back of the court, so he expanded one to three. .
The functions and powers of the Yushitai remain unchanged, and the central inspection officials are still the main ones. The duty of Sili Tai is to inspect Yongzhou and Yuzhou where the two capitals are located. The chief of this station is Dr. Sili. There are two subordinate officers. One is to supervise Yongzhou (Da) including Daxing, and the other is to supervise Yuzhou (large) including Luoyang. As for Yezhetai, its scope of responsibilities covers twelve major states except Yuzhou and Yongzhou.
The latter two stations have different supervisory scopes, but the same powers. Both are sent as envoys under imperial orders, to comfort workers and inquire, and to observe discipline. If there are injustices, they will be punished. Its duty is to "stimulate turmoil and promote purity". If a corrupt official is encountered, he has the right to remove him from office and be escorted to Beijing for trial; if he encounters a meritorious official, he will report his deeds and encourage him.
As the saying goes, the greater the power, the greater the benefits, but Zhang Heng, the censor doctor in charge of the Censor Santai, obviously does not think so; he is a person without much ambition, so the greater the power, the greater the benefits. This saying has changed to him. The more power you have, the more trouble you have; the more power you have, the more things you have to do...
For example, in the Weiyou Palace now, he looked at the livid emperor, at Yang Ji who was gloating about King Wei's misfortune... and then looked at Yang Jian who was like a dead dog. Zhang Heng only felt a faint pain in his forehead.
If he were an ordinary official, Zhang Heng could reprimand him and then deal with him in accordance with the law. However, now when faced with royal family matters, he was the first and the second...
And even apart from the royal relationship, he would not convict Yang Jian. Just because the news of "The King of Qi and his aunt/sister committed adultery" is difficult to convict. Assuming that this matter is true, but such cases generally have no perpetrators. As the perpetrators, Yuan Min and Yuan Weishi are full of grievances. But for the sake of their own and their family's face, they would never file a complaint; even if they did file a complaint, if they didn't catch the rapist in bed, they wouldn't be able to prove Yang Jian's guilt.
However, the emperor was already mad. Not only did he have King Qi kidnapped to the palace and beaten severely, he also ordered Zhang Heng to be punished and punished according to law. What does this make him do?
"Zhang Yushi, please go down first!" Yang Guang gave Yang Xun a good beating. His anger gradually subsided, and his rationality returned to him. He realized the difficulties of this kind of eucalyptus, and he stopped embarrassing Zhang Heng.
"Here!" Zhang Heng bowed and retreated as if he had been granted amnesty.
Yang Ji looked at Yang Jian, who had a bruised nose and swollen face, and felt helpless. He had just had lunch when Yang Liang called him into the palace. After asking, he found out that the adultery between Yang Jian and Yuan Wei had been exposed. .
In addition, there were no outsiders around, and Yang Guang's anger had almost dissipated, so he asked: "Ahai, is there any coercion between you and Yuan Weishi?"
"No, absolutely not." Yang Xian replied while lying on the ground, and tried his best to sit up. It wasn't that he didn't want to stand up, but it was because Yang Guang had beaten him so hard that it hurt him every time he moved.
When Yang Guang heard this, he became angry again. He slapped the table and said, "In other words, the incident between you and Yuan Weishi is true?"
Yang Xian remained silent. He wanted to refute, but when facing Yang Guang, he didn't even have the courage to lie.
Even if he dares to lie, the servants in the palace do not; if his father is angry and summons the servants of the palace to the palace, the truth will be exposed immediately; then, he will die in an ugly way.
In fact, Yang Guang knew something about it and even asked Empress Xiao to warn her. Unexpectedly, this bastard refused to change despite repeated admonitions. However, although Yang Guang was angry, he still understood the importance. He asked Yang Ji: "Vajra slave, what do you think we should do now?"
Yang Ji said: "Now the portrayal is getting darker and darker. No matter what you do, it is wrong! The only thing you can do is to arrest a few people who are 'spreading rumors' to take the blame."
Yang Guang nodded silently and asked, "How do you think the Yuan family will react?"
The Yuan family is a large family of Guanlong nobles and the leader of one of the factions. How can they endure such humiliation? And this is what Yang Guang is more worried about.
"They can only remain silent! When the situation is over, either Yuan Min and Wei Yuanshi will reconcile, or Wei Yuanshi will die suddenly." After a pause, Yang Ji continued: "I think there is a possibility of reconciliation. It's not big, because Heli is equivalent to confirming that Yuan Weishi is not abiding by women's ethics. When the time comes, rumors will spread again, so when the matter settles down, Yuan Weishi will 90% 'die suddenly'."
Hearing this, Yang Jian glanced at Yang Guang carefully and mustered up the courage to say: "Uncle Wang, she, she is a girl from the Wei family after all. Is it possible that she will not die suddenly?"
"Impossible!" Yang Ji said: "Face is the foundation of aristocratic and famous families. But the things you caused not only made Weishi lose face, but also made him unable to explain to Yuanshi. No matter what Weishi was doing for Whether you protect your family's face, warn the married woman, or give an explanation to the Yuan family, you will tacitly allow the Yuan family to execute Yuan Weishi, and the two families will even reach an agreement to execute Yuan Weishi, so don't put your hopes in Weishi."
Yang Jian gritted his teeth, rubbed his neck and said, "After all, she is my aunt! Uncle Wang, I don't want her to die."
"I can understand your feelings. But..." Yang Ji smiled and asked maliciously: "But if she fakes her death and is no longer your aunt, will you still be interested in her? If you are no longer interested, do you still care about her life and death?"
"This..." Yang Jie was stunned for a moment, and then he followed Yang Ji's idea and thought to himself, if Yuan Weishi was not someone else's wife, would it still be interesting? Do I still care about her life or death?
However, his hesitation angered Yang Guang again. Yang Guang suddenly rose up like a ferocious tiger. He rushed forward with one stride, kicked Yang Jian to the ground with one kick, and then kicked him violently without caring about his face.
While kicking, he also yelled: "You hesitated, you are such an irresponsible, heartless bastard. I'll kick you to death!"
Yang Xian was stunned. In fact, it wasn't that he didn't care about Yuan Wei's life or death. It was because he was panicked and confused and got involved in Yang Ji's problem. But Yang Guang, who was staring at him, didn't think so. .
When Yang Guang saw that Yang Jian dared to protect the "rape/woman" in front of him after listening to Yang Ji's analysis, he felt that Yang Jian was somewhat responsible and not without merit. Unexpectedly, Yang Jian hesitated when faced with Yang Ji's question.
What does this hesitation mean?
On behalf of this bastard Yang Xian, he is not responsible or affectionate, but simply likes the identity of Yuan Weishi's "aunt/sister"; once Yuan Weishi loses this identity, whether Yuan Weishi lives or dies has nothing to do with him. . At the same time, it also means that Yang Xian can no longer turn back on the road of "good man/wife".
How could Yang Guang not be angry when he thought about it?
He kicked him hard, stopped angrily, and roared: "Come here! Give this evil beast fifty sticks to be beaten by me, and then hand it over to Yang Gongren, put him in the Zongzheng Temple Prison, and scream every day Three thousand catties of firewood; if you can’t finish the firewood, you won’t be allowed to eat.”
Yang Xian was immediately frightened out of his wits. Sure enough, it was more than just a simple kick. I knew...
"How long will it take?" Yang Ji asked.
Yang Guang replied: "Lock him until I am satisfied."
Yang Jian: "..."
He did not dare to ask for mercy and could only let the guards drag him away.
Yang Guang tried his best to calm down and said to Yang Ji: "This matter has made a big fuss. What do you think we should do now?"
Yang Ji said: "The top priority is to suppress the matter, but silence will definitely not work. As the saying goes, it is better to block than to disperse, and to distract is better to lead. I think we can let the left and right Wu Houwei enter each lane and track, and say that this news is from the enemy country. Xizuo was smearing the royal family and the court, hoping to cause chaos in the Sui Dynasty. If anyone said the craziest thing, then that person was the biggest suspect. The common people were afraid that they would be treated as Xizuo, so they naturally did not dare to discuss it further. ”
"This method is feasible." Yang Guang thought for a while and then asked: "How to find out the person who spread the news?"
Yang Ji pondered for a long time and analyzed step by step: "After all, Ah Hai and Yuan Wei did not dare to blatantly speak out, and the servants on both sides did not dare to speak nonsense even if they knew it well. But ordinary officials and ordinary small family members would not be offended. Like any of the royal family, Yuan family, and Wei family, so they will not talk nonsense."
"I think the people who dare to expose him are either officials or clan members with a certain degree of power; or some petty officials have made a deal with some evil-intentioned forces for the sake of power, and used this matter as a vote of confidence."
Yang Guang nodded and said to Yang An, who was standing next to him: "According to the law of the King of Guards, order the Wuhou guards on the left and right to enter each workshop and track to provide guidance. At the same time, order Zhang Heng to use all the power of the censor to thoroughly investigate the matter."
"Here!" Yang An responded and retreated.
Suddenly, only Yang Guang and Yang Ji were left in the empty hall. Yang Guang frowned and asked tentatively what was in his heart: "Could it be Shi Ming?"
Yang Ji originally wanted to say whoever made the most profit was the biggest suspect in spreading the news. But if he said this, Yang Zhao would become the biggest suspect, so he did not tell this part.
Unexpectedly, Yang Guang also realized this key.
He thought for a moment and then answered according to his own thoughts: "A-Hai's affair with Yuan Wei and A-Hai's love as a 'wife' are actually not an airtight secret. If Shi Ming wants to use this matter to attack Ah Hai, he took it out before the princes were decided. Now that the crown prince has been decided, and this news is not only related to the face of the royal family, but also makes him the biggest suspect, so I think Shiming’s possibility is not big."
"It's very possible that it's someone with ulterior motives who wants to incite suspicion between you father and son and infighting among your brothers."
"Yeah!" Yang Guang nodded. In fact, he also thought that Yang Zhao was unlikely, but Yang Jie's reputation was damaged and Yang Zhao would benefit the most, so he asked.
"I called you here because, apart from that bastard thing, it was mainly about being pro-military." Yang Guang ignored Yang Xian's topic and said, "You are a famous general in the world. Few people can match the ability of marching and fighting; I want to hear your opinion."
No matter which dynasty they belong to, the emperor's personal army is the direct descendant of the emperor. Although everyone puts people in it, everyone knows that the act of recommending generals is easy to implement and arouse the emperor's vigilance and suspicion; therefore, those who have strength, brains, and ability Ambitious people often focus on wooing and bribing generals in the army, rather than directly placing people inside.
As a powerful feudal official, Yang Ji certainly had similar concerns. He didn't want to pay attention to the emperor's personal army at all. But when Yang Guang asked now, he could only say: "How to create the emperor's personal army?"
Yang Guang said: "When Yi Qian rebelled, the imperial court had almost no troops available. The reason was that the power of the Beijing army was reduced. It was precisely because of this that the subsequent military reform was carried out. However, the military reform was changed, but the generals still used the same The Guanlong nobles are the main ones. If they defy the odds at a critical moment, they may not be as lucky as last time. In view of this, I organized the Chang'an Army and the Wannian Army as the emperor's personal armies. However, after the survival of the fittest between the two armies, only the remaining Thirty thousand troops.”
"This force is too thin. It is not even enough to defend the capital. How can we fight externally? How can we deter the armies? Therefore, we are planning to expand it to 100,000 people on this basis." Yang Guang took out a booklet from the table. Passed it to Yang Ji.
Yang Ji opened the booklet and browsed it carefully. This time Yang Guang expanded the emperor's personal army and planned to directly recruit 80,000 people from local state soldiers and civilians to the capital, leaving aside the Beijing soldiers and government soldiers. Together with the previous 30,000 people, they would form the Xiaoguo Shifu Army.
The requirements for soldiers are also very strict. In addition to being strong, brave and good at fighting, and good at riding and shooting, they also need to be of clean origin and have no connection with the famous family.
However, the ten Xiaoguo mansions sound like they have the same name and the same military strength, but there are differences in status. Among them, the left and right Zhechong mansions and the left and right Xiongwu mansions are higher than the left and right Guoyi mansions, the left and right Shenwujiang mansions, and the left and right Wuyong mansions; The most telling thing is the official rank. For example, the official ranks of General Guo Yi and General Xiongwu are the fourth rank, while the other generals of the Six Prefectures are from the fourth rank, and the second rank and auxiliary rank are also one rank lower.
"How?" Seeing Yang Ji put down the 'plan', Yang Guang asked: "Do you think there is anything to add?"
Yang Ji said: "The framework, troop sources, and requirements of Xiaoguo Shifu are all reasonable. There is nothing to add. But I have two questions."
"Tell me about it!" Yang Guang perked up and sat upright.
Yang Ji said: "First, the Sui army focused on the Guan-Long clan. The chief generals of the Beijing, Fu, and Zhou soldiers were either their children or their disciples and former officials. Although there were also generals from poor families, But in terms of leading troops to fight, the overall quality of generals from poor families is really not as good as that of generals. Under this premise, who should be the commander-in-chief of the ten palaces? And how to ensure the combat effectiveness of the Xiaoguo Army? "
"Second, once the Xiaoguo Army is established, the influence, deterrence, and real power of the Guanlong nobles in the court will be reduced. They are not idiots, how can they be willing to be marginalized?"
"Actually, I am also considering these two issues. I decided to let someone who knows the basics and is loyal to me be the commander." Yang Guang paused, looked at Yang Ji very dissatisfied, and complained: "But I want to come I wanted to go, but found that all my confidants had gone to Liangzhou."
Yang Ji smiled: "Really?"
"Isn't it?" Yang Guang became even more angry. When he was still the prince, he was worried that Yang Ji would be used by no one and that he would suffer a loss, so he kindly lent someone to him. However, this person was so inhuman, not only did he not return one, , and borrowed people one after another. And he was also stupid and fell into his trap.
"Then you can be transferred back! I don't care." Yang Ji said generously.
Yang Guang immediately turned off the fire. The most important task now is Liangzhou, headed by Yang Ji, and all his people have been arranged by Yang Ji to key places. If he transfers all the people back, what will happen to Liangzhou?
But, he is indeed very important here.
After thinking for a long time, he asked seriously: "If I transfer back, will you be okay?"
"I'm fine, just relax and adjust." After Yang Ji finished speaking, he added uneasily: "The iron rod doesn't count!"
"I'll leave the wheat iron staff to you. But there are a few people who you must return to me." Yang Guang knew that the most indispensable thing for Yang Ji now was the wheat iron staff, and the wheat iron staff disappeared without a trace, and even Yang Ji If you don’t know where he is, how can you get him back?
Yang Ji became alert: "Who?"
"Wang Bian, Wang Wei, Wang Xingben, Yao Junsu, Gao Junya, Qian Shixiong, I want them." Yang Guang saw Yang Ji open his mouth, seeming to object, and immediately said: "And Dugu Sheng , Liu Wujian, Liang Mo, and Li Qiong, you must also return them to me; in addition, you must compensate Yin Shishi and Xiao Yu to me."
Yang Ji was happy and asked questioningly: "You have adjusted the light, what do you want me to do? How can I fight?"
"Don't do this to me." Yang Guang refused to follow his example and said, "You are engaging in an arms race, not a war. Murong Fuyun doesn't dare to take the initiative to attack. What's the point of occupying so many people?" Use? Even if it is a war, you will not send people. If you object again, I will transfer Xue Shixiong, Zhang Xutuo, Zhang Dinghe, Yang Shanhui, Li Jing, Wei Yunqi, Murong Sanzang, Xue Ju, and Yang Shidao back. Do you believe Do not believe?"
Yang Ji was really afraid that Yang Guang would snatch Xue Shixiong and Zhang Xutuo away, so he didn't dare to object. However, when he thought that losing so many people would increase his affairs, he said reluctantly: "Liangzhou is an experiment for various new policies." Yes, my ability to talk is good, but the actual work depends on these military and political officials. If you transfer them back all at once, I will have almost no one available."
"Do you think I'm blind?" Yang Guang scolded with a smile: "The most capable person in Liangzhou is you, King Wei. As long as you promulgate the order, no matter whether you are a newcomer or an old man, you can do everything well. But the Manchu Dynasty There is no one in the civil and military circles and Liangzhou who can be a high-ranking official as leisurely as you are."
Yang Ji thought that his leisurely days were about to leave him, and couldn't help but say, "That's all the people you mentioned. But Master Yin Shi, you have to keep it for me."
"Among the military and political officials I mentioned, Master Yinshi is the one I value most." Yang Guang explained: "He is Liangzhou Sima. He is familiar with Liangzhou's new military system and is familiar with your various tactics and tactics. Training methods. After entering the DPRK, he will not only be one of the generals of the Xiaoguo Army, but also someone in urgent need of the Military Aircraft Department and the Ministry of War."
After hearing these words, Yang Ji understood why Yang Guang wanted to transfer Master Yinshi to the capital. He said that he wanted to reuse Master Yinshi. If this was the case, then he had no reason to object.
"I can understand everyone else, including Master Yinshi." Yang Ji asked in confusion: "But Xiao Yu has a bad temper and a tough temper. Besides being able to irritate people, what else is he good for? "
Yang Guang said: "I want to clean up idle officials, and the smelly and hard Xiao Yu is indispensable."
Only then did Yang Ji suddenly realize, and he suggested on a whim: "You think they are good, but I think I am better than them. How about you want me too?"
"Then I don't want it!" Yang Guang shook his head decisively and said, "Forget it, you should go and harm Tuyuhun."
When Yang Ji heard this, his face turned black with anger: "Am I so hated by others?"
"That's definitely not the case!" After Yang Guang gave a clear answer, he said seriously: "The main reason is that Liangzhou cannot do without you. If you leave, what will happen to the millions of Liangzhou people? Who can take care of the unfinished business?" Will the matter be carried out to the end?"
"That's true." Yang Ji also believed that he was indispensable.
"..." Yang Guang almost broke his guard.
Yang Ji thought for a while and asked: "If Master Yinshi comes to Beijing, who will be the Sima?"
Yang Guang drained Liangzhou's 'backbone' in one fell swoop. He still felt a little guilty in his heart. Hearing this, he immediately said: "Whoever you think is suitable, that's who."
"Then let Li Jing be the Sima of Liangzhou!" Yang Ji thought carefully for a while and felt that Li Jing is more suitable. Although Zhang Xutuo is not bad, Zhang Xutuo can't tolerate half a grain of sand in his eyes. His serious temper is not suitable for him. He is very suitable to be a half-civilian and half-martial Sima.
Yang Guangda waved his hand squarely and said, "It's Li Jing!"
Yang Ji was stunned for a moment and asked, "Really?"
"You have no joke."
