In fact, from a personal emotional point of view, Yang Guang believed in Yang Ji, Yang Zhiji, Yang Lun, and Yang Jing, otherwise he would not have allowed these "four golden heads" to sit in a certain state for a long time. In addition, he is extremely confident in himself. Even if they do something like Yang Liang, he is confident that he can easily put them down.
Trust and self-confidence made Yang Guang not worried or afraid at all that these "four golden heads" would do what Yang Liang did.
The reason why "secret agents" were spread in Liang, Yang, Hebei, Qing and other states was mainly because of the "position" of the emperor. The "position" of the emperor, as well as the safety of the Sui Dynasty, kidnapped Yang Guang.
He is the emperor and needs to understand the world and the dynamics of officials in various places, so he deploys "secret agents" in every state. Otherwise, he will be irresponsible to the tens of millions of people in the world.
Deploying spies in this way can not only effectively avoid the occurrence of things that are only heard but kept secret, but also a strong restraint on local officials, preventing them from turning from an honest official who is dedicated to the people into a corrupt official. This is good for everyone.
Fortunately, the "Four Golden Heads" are very good people and courtiers, and they have never let Yang Guang down. Otherwise, it will be difficult for him to deal with being caught between public and private matters.
Although Yang An, who was standing next to him, was a fierce general, after he was injured and became an eunuch, he served Yang Jian and Yang Guang for more than 20 years and witnessed countless political storms and various political struggles; his political wisdom was higher than that of many important officials. . Yang Guang and Yang Ji were both people he had watched grow up, and he really didn't want the two most outstanding figures in the Yang family to turn against each other.
However, he has his duties and difficulties, and some things must be done; for example, the matter of Yang Xuanting and Yang Jishan going to Zhangye to meet Yang Ji is an open secret in Zhangye, and many people are watching. Therefore, he could not hide this matter from Yang Guang, nor could he hide it, otherwise he would harm Yang Ji.
Fortunately, Yang Ji did what a local official should do and did not disappoint him and Yang Guang. He reported the news as soon as possible, which not only fulfilled his responsibility, but also avoided conflicts between Yang Guang and Yang Ji. If If someone else "complains", the situation will be different.
At this moment, after hearing Yang Guang's indifferent and careless words, Yang An, who was sweating for Yang Ji, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He could hear that the emperor was going to show favor to Yang Ji and give Zhang Chuchen a royal decree.
"Vajra Nu is a prince of the Sui Dynasty and is naturally superior to others. Regardless of whether he has made meritorious service or not, as long as his concubines, concubines, and concubines enter the Yang family, they will get their due royalties; his son is no exception, but everything is the same. His personal achievements have nothing to do with it." Yang Guang frowned and thought for a long time, but to no avail, he asked Yang An: "What level of imperial edict do you think is appropriate to give Zhang?"
Mrs. Gaoming sounds tall, but in fact she has no power at all. This is like the certificates and trophies that children of later generations hang all over the wall. They seem to be numerous, but in fact they are of no use in society. But something is better than nothing, right?
After all, the certificates on the wall are parents' capital to praise their children. When a guest comes to your home, the guest will see it at a glance and then they will praise you. The children's parents usually wave their hands with pride and calmness on their faces: "It's okay, okay, we usually don't care about him. Everything is because he is eager to learn and the teacher teaches him well!"
In this way, the role and value of the certificate will be reflected.
In the same way, Mrs. Gaoming usually has no role, but with this status, she has the right to accompany her husband and mistress to the banquet hosted by the Queen; if a family has a large group of Mrs. Gaoming and female officials attending the banquet, it will be very important to the family. For me, it is undoubtedly an extremely honorable thing, and it will reflect back to the family afterwards, making people feel that this family is particularly powerful.
In addition, after the wife of an official has a royal title, and the ladies who are close to the wife of an official have the rank of female official, they will have the same salary as the official of the imperial court. These salaries may not be much, but they are enough to support the family and are also a symbol of identity and status.
Yang An was stunned for a moment, and then said: "According to my rank of female officials in the Sui Dynasty, the princess has a female official and a personal maid. Both of them enjoy the treatment of official and female officials. The former is a sixth-grade Hui Shi, and the latter is a female official. They are from the sixth grade of Yishi. The imperial court pays them a salary once a year based on this grade. But Prince Wei's Palace may not care about this little money. Except for the third concubine, not a single female official reported it."
Yang Guang was speechless upon hearing this
: "..."
If you think about it carefully, Prince Wei's Mansion is indeed so unique and outstanding.
Other officials wished that every concubine and maidservant would have a royal title and receive a salary from the court; however, in the Palace of Prince Wei, except for Princess Wang, Su, and Yang Ji's three concubines, there was no sixth royal title or sixth royal concubine. "Female officer".
"Sage, according to the system, Mrs. Zhang of the royal palace can be regarded as a favored attendant or a suitable attendant by the princess!" Yang An glanced at Yang Guang and continued: "But Mrs. Zhang herself seems to have military merits, and the old minister thinks that she can be awarded a favored attendant! "
Yang Guang didn't like hearing this anymore; he frowned and said: "They are all officials of the imperial court. Others fight hard for their own family members, and they fight for their own families. Why do they have to deal with business affairs when they come to Vajra Slave? This is ridiculous. It makes sense!”
Yang An said: "According to the Ministry of Rites, in order to stabilize the political order, it is not advisable to make any drastic changes. It is best to wait half a year after death before giving a royal decree to the new wife of the court official, and then wait another year and a half before upgrading her rank as appropriate. "
"The truth is correct, but the royal family should have its own royal rules and its own Zongzheng Temple to manage it. How can outsiders be allowed to dictate? Humph, the hand of the Ministry of Rites has been stretched too far, right?" Yang Guangleng He snorted and said: "Immediately ask Zongzheng Temple to write a decree to grant Yang Zhang the title of fourth grade, no, grant Yang Zhang the title of fourth grade. Moreover, Zhang has military merits, so we can't treat her badly and give her another title. After seeing the pearl, go to the queen and ask the queen if she can give you anything."
After saying that, Yang Guang ordered again: "After the arrangements are made, send someone to Zhangye immediately to issue the holy decree."
To be honest, he had always felt that he owed Yang Ji a lot, even though Yang Ji was now the Minister of Military Affairs of the School, General of the Right Guard, Liangzhou Mu, Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, General of the Zhenjun, King of Wei, and Shangzhuguo.
However, there are some positions that the prince must obtain, even if the prince has not made any achievements, he will have them; and in terms of rank, many of them existed during the time of the late emperor. In this dynasty, Yang Ji was the key figure for Yang Guang to ascend the throne and secure the throne. However, the grades of various official positions could not be improved. Even if they were promoted, they would not be able to live up to his merits. But Yang Ji always worked hard and never complained, and he did everything that was not easy to do. This also made Yang Guang feel very sorry.
Now canonizing Zhang Chuchen is not only a favor but also compensation; and after he canonized and rewarded Yang Ji's concubine, some of the officials in the capital understood his intention, and no one would question his trust in Yang Ji. , make an article.
"Here!" Yang An responded quickly: "Old minister, I'll do it now."
Yang Guang said no more, picked up a memorial to impeach the Yang family's children and read it, scanning the text with his eyes, silently thinking about how to arrange Yang Yue.
When Yang Su was dying, he asked Yang Su, hoping that Yang Xuangan would regain the courage of the overlord and let his son inherit his father's legacy and become a famous general. However, Yang Su said that Yang Xuangan had great ambition but little talent, was brave but had no plans, and was hot-tempered and impulsive. Such a person could only serve as a general. If he were to be a commander, it would be of no benefit to the country or the army.
Yang Guang asked Yang Su again, could Yang Yue inherit his position? Yang Su also said that Yang Yue's ability to serve as prime minister and minister was more than adequate, but Yang Yue was too incorruptible and upright, and lacked the tact that could make all parties happy; if he became prime minister, it would not be conducive to the court's strategy of balancing the forces of all parties.
After listening to Yang Su's belittling, Yang Guang had some other ideas at the time, and even thought that Yang Su's behavior of belittling his son and younger brother was retreat in order to advance. But now it seems that Yang Su was so familiar with his son and brother that what he said before his death was completely sincere and from the heart.
These things are really just mud that cannot stand up to the wall. At the critical moment when Yang Ji was about to go on an expedition, he bothered people with personal matters.
Fortunately, he was a wise and wise king. If he had been replaced by a dull and suspicious king, he would have been suspicious of changing commanders and generals before the battle. If he did, he would only benefit the enemy in vain in the end.
After thinking about this, Yang Guang wrote a letter of appointment: appointing Yang Yue as the prefect of Xiyang County, ordering him to take office within three days, and he was not allowed to stay in the capital for any longer.
Although Yang Xian was writing with a brush at the moment, he was actually paying more than half of his attention to the conversation between Yang Guang and Yang An.
When Yang Guang handed the appointment letter to an eunuch, he accidentally noticed that Yang Jian was looking at him secretly. His good mood suddenly disappeared without a trace, and he shouted angrily: "A prince who is so dignified is so timid. Are you still a human being when you shrink like this?"
Yang Jian was startled and stood up quickly.
Because he was too eager and frightened, his sleeves accidentally knocked over the inkstone on the desk and spilled the ink onto the self-examination book that had already written a lot of words.
Because of this, his handsome face cast a gloomy look, and he said calmly: "Aye, baby, baby, I..."
Yang Guang stared at him for a long time, snorted coldly, and said: "Eat lunch first, and then write a self-criticism that satisfies me, do you hear me?"
Yang Jian finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his father did not punish him.
Unexpectedly, Yang Guang said again: "In addition, write an article related to "Li"."
"Here!" Yang Xian was filled with pain in his heart. He was silent for a long time, then cautiously raised his hands and asked, "Aye, can you let the child go back home to write?"
Yang Guang took a leisurely sip of tea, put down the tea cup casually, and asked: "Are you trying to cheat? Or are you planning to have someone write for you?"
"No, no!" Yang Xian was frightened when his thoughts were exposed.
Yang Guang glanced at him and snorted: "Your uncles, King Wei Zhao and Uncle Wei, have already been ruined by your little tricks!"
Yang Jian was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, summoned up the courage to raise his hands and asked, "Aye, can you let me go to Liangzhou to deliver the decree?"
"You want to hide, right? You're dreaming!" Yang Guang really couldn't stand it anymore. He looked at Yang Jian teasingly and said honestly: "Ah, your appearance only makes me feel sick."
"I'll tell you the truth! Compared with the various tricks that your Uncle Wei Wang used to trick me and your grandfather and grandmother, you don't even have the qualifications to get started now. At most, you can only deceive children. So you Don’t think I’m a fool, you’d better be honest with me, and don’t be smart or petty, otherwise you will only be the one who suffers in the end.”
When Yang Jian heard this, he immediately wanted to cry without tears: "..."
My uncle! We all have the same roots as the dandy king, why are you so anxious to get along with each other?
How many outrageous and bad things have you done in those years? He actually took all my chances!
You are so good, no wonder you can eat me up to death! But you are so "excellent" and have taught your elders to be smart. It simply leaves me with no way out. Will you let me mess with you in the future?
