In the Sui Dynasty, eunuchs and chamberlains were just domestic slaves of the emperor and had no political status at all. If the emperor did not move, they would not even have a chance to leave the palace. Whenever they were ordered by the emperor to deliver a message to an official's home in the capital, it was not a formal order, but that the emperor had something to do and needed to find someone, so he asked himself to be a "house slave" to run errands.
Official appointments have been a very solemn matter since ancient times. Naturally, domestic slaves cannot be used to deliver orders. Therefore, matters such as delivering decrees and orders are generally handled by officials from the Menxia Provincial Department and Secretary Provincial Department officials. The low-class eunuchs and chamberlains have no such qualifications. But this time the person who came to Zhangye to convey the order was neither a provincial official nor a chamberlain, but the fat prince Yang Zhao.
When Yang Zhao heard that Yang Ji had arrived in Zhangye with his triumphant army today, he did not issue a decree to Xiao Ying and other women. Instead, he waited for Yang Ji and prepared to announce the latest appointment of the imperial court to Yang Ji himself. Of course, he would not be stupid enough to run out of the city to meet the army, let alone announce the order in public.
Officials and other members of the royal family can do that kind of behavior of "taking advantage of the heat" in front of the army, but Yang Zhao is already the prince. If he does that, he will be seeking death.
Not long after Yang Ji finished the Tuyuhun battle, he left the mess to Zhang Xutuo, Xue Shixiong, and Qian Shixiong; and his personal staff Shen Faxing and Kong Desshao were also thrown on the plateau. This was also a test and training for them. Waiting for them If you achieve something in your own name, you can naturally recommend it to the court. I gathered 50,000 main battle troops who had been stationed in the three major military camps in Zhangye for a long time, escorted some important prisoners and countless trophies, and left the plateau in a mighty manner, heading for Zhangye County.
When the army arrived at Xiedan County, Yang Ji heard that the imperial court had sent Prince Yang Zhao to issue an edict, so he asked the generals to take the army to the three military camps outside the city, and then handed over the prisoners and spoils to the victorious army. He, Yang Shanhui, Li Jing, Murong Sanzang and other chief officials of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion led a thousand soldiers and galloped towards Zhangye City.
The main roads in Zhangye City, like those in Daxing, Luoyang and Taiyuan, adopt a pattern in which the people go on both sides, and the officials, the army, and the messengers go in the middle, so that when an emergency occurs, the three can travel without obstruction, and the defenders have already been notified. The middle section of the main road was blocked so that Yang Ji and others could lead the army to move quickly.
In the evening, the sun sets in the west, and the majestic and magnificent Zhangye City is shrouded in the sunset. The clouds are scattered and beautiful. More than a thousand riders gallop on their horses and drive into the East Gate, rushing all the way to Yang Mansion.
Yang Zhao's trip was mainly to reward Yang Ji personally. He would not even go to the Prefectural Mufu's Mansion, but just wait in Yang's Mansion with peace of mind. However, although he did not step into the Prefecture Mufu, Yu Shinan, Liu Xuan, Liu Zhuo, He Tuo, Cen Zhixiang, Du Ruhui and other chief officials who stayed in Zhangye naturally could not leave the prince alone, so they all gathered in the Yang Mansion.
Although this is a kind of harassment, the crown prince has been one of the most dangerous positions since ancient times. For the prince who is unpleasable and would be wrong if he doesn't do it, the crown prince is a top priority. , if you can't distinguish between public and private, and cannot distinguish between positions, the consequences will definitely not be good. Once you commit it too many times, it will be quite dangerous.
When horses neighed outside, and officials such as Xiao Ying, Pei Shuying, Liu Rumei and Yu Shinan went out to greet Yang Ji, although he also wanted to go, in the end, he could only wait at the door of the main hall of Xuanwu Hall, which was wide open.
"Welcome to the king on his triumphant return!"
"Your Majesty, generals, thank you for your hard work."
Outside the door, Yu Shinan, Liu Xuan, Liu Zhuo, He Tuo, Cen Zhixiang, Du Ruhui and others all saluted.
"Soldiers fighting in the front need a stable rear. Please stabilize the situation in Zhangye and support logistics." Yang Ji cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Only the soldiers in the front can fight with peace of mind and win a great victory, so this is the responsibility of all Liangzhou Credit to the military and civilians.”
"During the days when the king led the army to fight, the Prefectural Mufu Mansion has accumulated a lot of important government affairs. Now we are waiting for the king, Yang Changshi, and Li Sima to come back and approve them." Yu Shinan said in a very ignorant way: "We can say that we are looking forward to it every day. , I finally have you back."
"I understand what Bo Shi meant. It's nothing more than not allowing us to rest and asking us to work immediately." After Yang Ji finished speaking, he turned to Yang Shanhui, Li Jing, and Murong Sanzang and said, "Shanhui, pharmacist, and Murong Gong, have you heard this?" No? Bo Shi said, where are the three of you, don’t rest any more and go to work for the *** immediately.”
Everyone laughed, and Liu Xuan stroked his beard and smiled: "You are all great contributors to the Sui Dynasty, how could you not give us a rest? But many matters include post-war reconstruction, personnel arrangements, rewards and pensions, etc. You can’t delay it, so you can rest, but not for too long.”
"I understand!" When Liu Xuan said this, Yang Ji nodded solemnly. The battle is not over after the battle. There are more and more important things to deal with after the war than before and during the battle.
After the greetings, Yang Ji had no time to talk to his wives who were holding their sons, so he led everyone to the Xuanwu Hall, lined up in a row, and saluted Yang Zhao, who had been waiting for a long time: "See you, Prince!"
"King Wei, no courtesy, everyone!" Yang Zhao cupped his hands, looked at Yang Ji, who was still undressing, and said in a deep voice, "King Wei, come forward and listen to the order."
"I respectfully listen!" Yang Ji strode forward and bowed solemnly again.
There is no such thing as kneeling down to receive orders these days, and there is no such thing as a table with melons and fruits, but it is also very solemn. As the uncle and nephew had a simple conversation, everyone present stood up and stood in awe, and the square in front of the temple, which was crowded with people, suddenly calm down.
Yang Zhao took the "Imperial Edict" from the assistant officer next to him, spread it on the ground, spread out the edict, and said loudly: "Zhi said: Liangzhou Mu Yangji has both civil and military skills, is loyal and brave, is diligent in his duties, shows off the city, and is young. You are promising. In this campaign, you will lead a hundred battles with a large army, annihilate the thieves in the Western Sea, and take over thousands of miles of territory. You are specially appointed as the Minister of the Province, with a reward of 10,000 taels of gold and 50,000 taels of silver. I admire this." (Note)
Yang Ji and those who accompanied the army were fighting far away on the plateau, and eagles and doves would definitely not be able to find them. Others who knew the news also hid it in order to surprise Yang Ji. Therefore, those who returned from Yang Ji, Yang Shanhui, and Li Jing's expedition did not know that Yang Guang appointed Yang Ji as Shangshu Ling, and thought that he was mentioning Wen Sanguan and Wu Sanguan again.
At this time, when they heard the words "Specially granted the title of Minister of the Province," Yang Shanhui, Li Jing, Murong Sanzang, Li Daliang, Zhu Can, Zong Luohu and others were all stunned, let alone Yang Ji himself who was directly granted the title.
Yang Ji was a little dizzy at this time. What kind of thing was Yang Guang playing? Could it be that he was allowed to join the court and become a catfish?
Seemingly aware of Yang Ji's doubts, Yang Zhao handed over the imperial edict and seal to Yang Ji, and his mission was completed. He explained with a smile: "Uncle Wang, this ministerial order is actually a concurrent one. Your main position is still the shepherd of Liangzhou. .”
Yang Ji was speechless when he heard this. After all, this Shangshu Ling was just a useless person.
But it’s better than nothing!
After receiving the next token, Yang Ji smiled at Yang Zhao: "Prince, our army suffered huge casualties in this battle. Look at the post-war pensions..."
"Don't think about it, you're dreaming!" Yang Zhao's face changed. He knew without guessing that Yang Ji was planning to swindle money and food.
As the prince and the Yongzhou Mu who stayed in Xijing, he tried his best to meet Yang Ji's requirements before and during the war. He was so squeezed by Du Ruhui, the guy who wanted money, that he almost turned into a concubine. But now Now that he had won the battle, Yang Jixiu wanted to blackmail him for a penny.
"I'm talking about post-war pensions. Should you come forward?" Yang Ji also knew that Yang Zhao was afraid that he would ask for money, but using another method might not fail to achieve his goal. He said to Yang Zhao: "You It's the prince. Now that you're here, shouldn't you come forward on behalf of the saint to comfort the meritorious soldiers? Should you represent the saint and meet the families of the martyrs who have lost their loved ones? You are here, but if you avoid seeing them, what will people think? How should they treat it? saint?"
Yang Zhao's expression paused and he said, "If that's the case, then it's okay for me to come forward."
"The prince is so kind and righteous, I would like to express my gratitude on behalf of everyone in Liangzhou!" Yang Ji saluted and then called out to Yu Shinan and Du Ruhui: "Yu Shinan, Du Ruhui!"
"Here we are!" Yu Shinan and Du Ruhui hurriedly stepped out.
"The triumphal army is about to enter the city, and you two are responsible for hosting a celebration banquet." In fact, Yang Ji didn't need to worry about the celebration banquet at all. The left-behind officials would prepare it as soon as they heard about the triumphant army. However, an enemy finally came to Zhang Ye, and Yang Zhao was very kind and easy to talk to, so Yang Ji naturally had to use the topic to his advantage.
"Here!" Yu Shinan and Du Ruhui responded.
"Prince, you are here, and on behalf of the saint and the court, you are comforting the triumphant king.
Teacher! Yang Ji looked at Yang Zhao eagerly and said, "Prince, you don't want the soldiers to feel cold, right?"
Yang Zhao didn't know that Yang Ji was planning to trick him. He felt that it would be extremely chilling if the soldiers knew that he was coming to Zhangye but didn't show up. He also thought that he was showing up on behalf of the saints and the court, so he responded: "This is obligatory. Things."
"I'll leave everything to the Crown Prince!" Yang Ji bowed again and gave instructions to Yang Shanhui and Li Jing: "Please have the Crown Prince go to Peking University Camp to host a celebration dinner and receive disabled and meritorious soldiers. I'll go there after I change my clothes."
"Here!" Yang Shanhui and Li Jingxin responded in understanding, and then cupped their hands to Yang Zhao and said, "Prince, can you come over now?"
"Okay! Okay!" Yang Zhao is a guest here, so it doesn't matter. But he had no idea that the people he was about to face were groups that were well-spoken and especially good at selling people out.
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[Note: Some people have an "impossible" attitude towards everything in ancient times. They always think that this and that were not possible in ancient times. They even think that there could not be so much gold, silver, copper and iron in ancient times, and even take " "The government" publishes data to speak for itself, and then becomes complacent and complacent, thinking that they are very talented and knowledgeable. But what about reality? Miserably ignorant.
To this kind of people, I only have two words to respond: "pathetic and ignorant". First, the data that the "official government" lets everyone know is probably less than one out of ten; second, ignorance limits the cognition and imagination of the master. Anyone who knows about silver's gold, silver and copper mines, Shandong gold mines, Jiangxia and Huai'an, etc. Looking at the history, mining history, and output of famous mineral producing areas, one would not think that the emperor had no gold and silver, or lack of gold and silver, let alone say so. So what is this kind of person if not sad and ignorant?
Where did the ancient gold and silver jewelry go? I think the first is the museum, the second is the treasury that ordinary people don't know, and the third is the treasure house of the rich. The last one, the most representative and easiest person to understand the wealth of the aristocracy and the descendants of the aristocracy, is undoubtedly "Tang Monk" wife. 】
