The birth of any new system will be protected by vested interests. Anyone who wants to oppose or change it will be opposed by everyone; and those who oppose it will all oppose its birth.
The same is true for the Sixteenth Guards Palace established by Yang Guang and the decree to delete the General Palace of Cavalry. Pei Ju, Gao Jun, Xiao Jue, Li Ziquan and other non-Guanlong nobles are all beneficiaries, and they naturally have no reason to object. . Although the interests of the Guanlong clique officials were harmed, and although they all wanted to jump out to oppose, the three major factions at this time were fighting on their own, and the Wuchuan Alliance they established was in name only for many reasons; as for the Yuan faction, which acted as the vanguard against the Sui Dynasty, it was more It was because of the Yuan family's repeated misfortunes and the emperor's heavy suppression that they fell into a dilemma of disunity and different people's hearts. At this time, when the generals of the Guanlong clan saw that "the public's words are reasonable", the reform plan has also gained momentum. For the sake of their own interests, they responded silently, making Yang Guang's policy "reasonable" and "all the princes" had no choice but to agree.
However, there were more than 700 hussar general mansions in the Sui Dynasty. In addition to most of the military mansions controlled by the Guanlong nobles, they were also controlled by the royal family and the Shandong nobles, Guanzhong nobles, Hedong nobles, Central Plains nobles, and Southern nobles. No matter which Cavalry General's mansion is deleted, it will inevitably touch the interests of some political factions.
When the "lords" of Baifu Palace saw that this matter was illegal, their thoughts changed drastically. Now, no matter which faction or family the generals were from, they no longer discussed "the Sixteenth Guards' Palace, the deletion of the Cavalry General's Palace" ” motion, but they all hope that the imperial court will delete the military mansions controlled by other factions, and they do not want the imperial court to delete the military mansions controlled by themselves.
Compared with other important members of political factions who have many distracting thoughts and thieves, Yang Ji is undoubtedly the most innocent person in the palace. As a member of the royal family, his personal interests are always inseparable from those of the Sui Dynasty and Yang Guang. His position is always on the side of Yang Guang, who represents the interests of the Yang family and the Sui Dynasty; when considering issues, he also Always put the country and the royal family first.
His very precise and pure self-positioning seems very simple, but as long as he is a person, he has his own social circle and his own interests. Therefore, although everyone present understands the benefits, they still have no idea. Way to do this.
Yang Ji did this, which not only kept him and Yang Guang highly synchronized, but in the end, he became the person Yang Guang trusted and relied on the most, and received huge rewards.
"Sage, what you say is extremely true." Yang Ji put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at Yang Ji, and said seriously: "You are elites selected by more than 50 million people. You are selected from more than 5,000 people." The words of outstanding people who stand out represent the morale of the military and public opinion, so you must listen to them!"
People: "???"
Who did I choose? How come I don’t know? How could I possibly choose these bastards who deserve to be cut to pieces?
Everyone: "..."
Look at what you said, the words "all the gentlemen" and "all the gentlemen are absolutely right" cannot be passed, right? Think about how heroic and arrogant Yang Shuang, the founding king of the Kingdom of Wei, was. How could a heroic figure like him give birth to such a piece of shit? And this piece of shit is so cunning and deceitful. Could it be that he has completely inherited the good qualities of the businesswoman Dugu Min?
Yang Guang straightened his face, made a serious expression of listening, and asked in a deep voice: "Then according to King Wei's opinion, how should the soldiers be rectified? And where to start?"
"Sage, I have combined the opinions of all the princes and come to the following conclusion!" Yang Ji gave the "lords" in the hall a meaningful look, and then said to Yang Guang: "More than 700,000 soldiers and their families have accumulated together. , there are at least four to five million people. They occupy a large amount of fertile land and enjoy tax-free benefits. If they need to fight, and they really fight, it is understandable to have such preferential treatment. However, as everyone said, everywhere The military mansions in the world are bloated, and there are very few military mansions that really need to fight. If the court wants to strengthen the country and make the people rich and prosperous, it is very necessary to delete these military mansions and soldiers that do not need to fight or have not fought for a long time. . But three feet of ice did not last in a day. It has been more than a hundred years since the Northern Wei Dynasty. Its influence, deep foundation, and wide involvement have penetrated into every aspect of the empire. If you rashly depose or delete it, , will inevitably arouse opposition from many people.”
Less than thirty years after the founding of the Sui Dynasty, people everywhere were not convinced, and some even
The Sui Dynasty was full of hostility and rejection; while the Guanlong nobles and the major political factions of Guanzhong, Shandong, Hedong, Central Plains, and Southern gentry had been entrenched in various places for hundreds or thousands of years. Deep-rooted, their influence reaches deep into all walks of life. What they say within the traditional sphere of influence is far more effective than the court's policies. If they wither and wither so easily, how can they survive until now?
Once they are over-stimulated and provoked to violently resist, the situation will be overwhelming and earth-shattering. Therefore, Yang Ji believes that the plan to delete the military government is best left to the major political forces to formulate it and let them form it through games and compromises. Instead, they end up deleting the military government regardless of which force the military government belongs to. The result is for the country and the country. This is a good thing for the Yang family.
As an emperor who is like a referee, Yang Guang should not interfere too much with them, and should not personally intervene in reform plans such as deleting the military government and so on. If the various plans they set are not good, or if they are against the Yang family and the power of the Yang family, they will be greatly affected. Just don’t pass it or agree to it.
"Sage, King Wei said... Well, I second my opinion. I also believe that this matter should be done step by step. We can neither do it rashly nor do it just when we want to. The court should learn from the experience and lessons of military reform and come up with a plan in advance. It is necessary to make a detailed plan. It is best to be specific about which military bureaus to delete and how to delete them..." The speaker was Yang Xiu, King of Shu. He has been under house arrest since the second year of Renshou and has not had contact with the outside world for five years. Regarding Not much is known about the current situation. However, after Yang Guang had a frank and honest conversation with him and Yang Liang, he asked Yang Xiu and Yang Liang to read various secret scrolls together, which gave him and Yang Liang a general understanding of the current Sui Dynasty, and finally saw the performance of the Sui Dynasty. Facing the turbulent undercurrent, they could only describe the difficult situation faced by the Sui Dynasty and the Yang family in two words: "shocking and frightening". They both wanted to contribute to this family and this dynasty to avoid the death of the second and third generations of the Sui Dynasty founded by their father.
Compared with Yang Liang, who had rebelled and was no longer suitable to appear in a high-sounding manner, Yang Xiu actually had no big fault; the reason why he was placed under house arrest was mainly because Yang Jian planned to pave the way for Yang Guang and reduce the obstacles for Yang Guang to ascend the throne; He was restored to the title of King of Shu and appointed Minister of Zongzheng Temple, but there was no objection from the courtiers. This was also because Yang Xiu had done nothing to anger people.
Yang Xiu himself is a man of both civil and military skills, wisdom and courage. From the fact that he managed Yizhou and Liangzhou in an orderly manner, it can be seen that his ability and strategy are not weaker than anyone else; He immediately made an accurate judgment and agreed with Yang Ji who was fighting alone.
Yang Zhao really wanted to express his support, but the emperor asked the prince to participate in politics not to share his worries, but to hope that he would learn how to deal with political affairs, increase his experience, and be fully prepared to take over the throne in the future. When other royal families participate in politics, the emperor wants to cultivate the backbone of the royal family. After all, if an empire wants to have long-term stability, it must first have a strong and wise royal family; otherwise, it will be reduced to a dilemma of weak branches and weak leaders, and strong ministers. How can such a dynasty last long?
After listening to Yang Xiu's words, Yang Guang felt relieved, but also a little regretful and sad.
Although Yang Xiu has good abilities, as his name suggests, he is a relatively delicate and elegant person with the temperament of a hermit and a gentleman; when it comes to ability, he is far inferior to Yang Jun. Among their five brothers, apart from Yang Guang, he was closely followed by Qin Wang Yang Jun, who had a very good relationship with him and was quite like Yang Ji. However, such an outstanding prince finally let his daughter-in-law Poisoned to death.
Thinking about it carefully, the death of the third child was really not worth it.
In fact, in their Yang family, among their fathers, Yang Zan, the king of Tengmu, and Yang Shuang, the founding king of Wei Zhao, died inexplicably. The former drank and played with his father, but died suddenly after returning home. People said he was poisoned by his father; the latter's death was even more suspicious. Yang Shuang returned triumphantly, and his father and mother happily welcomed him back. In Daxing City, his father asked him to serve as the governor of Menxia Province. This was not to reduce his military power at all, but because his father was not energetic enough. He hoped that his younger brother would sit in charge of Menxia Province and let him help him control the government orders. However, this man became the governor of Daxing City. Less than three months later, he suddenly went mad and died. Afterwards, people said that he killed too much and was killed by the ghosts of the dead Turks. Among his peers, Yang Jun, who was very capable and powerful, was very similar to his uncle Yang Zan and was poisoned to death.
The above three are all the backbone of the royal family. However, not to mention that they all died at a very critical moment, and the way of death is unconvincing, but the notoriety is all shouldered by their father. This is too coincidental and strange. Already?
Thinking of this, Yang Guang couldn't help but glance at Yang Ji, who was looking around. His heart suddenly trembled violently, and he thought to himself: "If it is true that the two uncles and younger brothers died in a conspiracy, then 99% of the next one will be this one." I'm in position. Should I be more careful? Should I remind this person to be more careful too?"
"Saint, this is a serious matter and you should not act arbitrarily. You should make a thorough plan afterwards, otherwise the military will change and the old thing will happen again. If this causes political turmoil and world turmoil, then the gain will outweigh the loss." Just as Yang Guang was flooded with thoughts. At this time, Su Wei said: "But once the deletion of the military mansion is successfully completed, it will definitely be a feat that will last forever. As the head of the prime minister, King Wei has unparalleled prestige among the military, and even more The important thing is that King Wei has a lot of experience in military reform, and I think there is no one else suitable to lead the reform except King Wei."
"I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
"The general seconded the proposal!"
"The general seconded the proposal!"
Generals from all factions stood up one after another to second the proposal. For a time, Baifu Hall was full of quarrels and extremely popular.
Yang Guang looked at the representatives of the various factions below who had the same tone, his eyes flashed with his two swords lowered, but a bit of coldness could not help but surge up in his heart.
Yang Guang has a very keen sense of politics. After seeing Su Wei's words and pointing his sword at Yang Ji, representatives of the major political forces reached a rare tacit understanding! It can be seen that they have reached a high degree of consensus on the issue of Yang Ji.
In short, as Yang Ji became the minister, all the representatives of these political forces felt a huge pressure, and they were all worried that Yang Ji would become the leader of the center and become the de facto leader of the officials. As a result, various factions gradually formed A shared concern.
He must be suppressed!
After all, in their view, in addition to having a strong say in military matters, Yang Ji also has a tendency to interfere in civil affairs. Among the central officials, he is also the Minister of Military Affairs and the General of the Right Guard; once he succeeds in taking over If he and the Wei Wang family and the royal family behind him will plunder the power of the Assembly Hall and the three provinces and six ministries, nine temples, twelve guards and four mansions, even Pei Ju, Xiao Jue and other people who are close to Yang Ji will Regarding the issue of Yang Ji, they all acquiesced. Although they did not agree vocally, they also stood by and responded in silence.
But these people were unable, unwilling, and did not dare to directly conflict with Yang Ji, so the only option left was to kill him. At this moment, they seem to be kind and have confidence in Yang Ji, but in fact they hope that Yang Ji will take over the deletion of the military government, a major matter involving the interests of millions of people; if there is any big problem in the end, then Yang Ji Naturally, like Yu Wenshu back then, he had to stand up and take the blame.
If things get to that point, Yang Ji will fall from the altar of the "God of War" overlooking all living beings, and then create an impression in the world that "he was young and ignorant and had no knowledge of military and political affairs", completely restricting Yang Ji to Generals who lead troops to fight are no more than local "minor officials".
No one can describe this consensus, and no one needs to say it out loud, but an astonishing tacit understanding has been reached among several political factions.
In the face of all this turmoil, Yang Ji just looked at him coldly. He finally understood the sinister intentions of Su Wei, an old fox. But after all, he was just a courtier. When looking at the problem, it was natural that he would have a different relationship with Yang Guang, who was the emperor. There is a difference.
He felt that this old fox had completely figured out his temper and thoughts. He knew that Yang Ji had been staying in Liangzhou for five years. Now that he had successfully annihilated Tuyuhun, there was no reason to continue to stay in Liangzhou. ; Next, he, Yang Ji, will take the initiative to resign in accordance with his own policy of "replacement in five years, or transfer if not promoted".
However, considering Yang Ji's current status and the country's war-free situation, once he leaves Liangzhou, Yang Guang will definitely not transfer him to another state, but let him officially serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs of Shangshu Linghe and the Inspectorate. , right guard general and other positions. Under this premise, Yang Guang, who has great trust in him, will not only not let him sit on the bench and become an unofficial official, but will even have a 90% chance of implementing the Shangshu Order.
If the Shangshu Ling were once again turned into reality, Su Wei's power as Zuo Pushe, the Shangshu Province, would be reduced by about half; if Yang Guang's trust in Yang Ji and his dissatisfaction with Su Wei's smoothness were also taken into account, then Su Wei's power would be reduced by about half. The degree of authority decline is even greater.
In view of the crisis facing his own power, Su Wei deliberately fettered him by deleting the military government and the Sui military, so as to prevent him from interfering with the extremely powerful three departments of officials, people, and rituals that Zuo Pushe was in charge of in the future.
As for the military power, it belongs to the right servant of Shangshu Province, She Gao Jiong. Even if he, Yang Ji, takes over all the power and completely ignores Gao Jiong, what does it have to do with Su Wei?
Others also felt that Yang Ji was a huge threat, so they either agreed or silently acquiesced.
In history, Yang Gongren, Xiao Yu, Wei Xuan, Lu Chu, Wang Rengong, Xue Shixiong, Li Jing, Yang Yichen, Zhang Xutuo, Yin Shishi, Yao Junsu, Wang Wei, Gao Junya, Huangfu Wan, Wang Bian, Guo Xuan and other upright and loyal ministers and generals were ostracized and greedy by these people, so they were never able to enter the center or take power. In the end, they either died in battle, died in depression, or followed the general trend and surrendered to thieves. …
Today's Sui Dynasty is prosperous and prosperous, and it is absolutely disgusting that these hateful politicians would do this to him!
Humph, don’t you want me to be a minister?
Not only do I want to be the minister, but I also want to serve as the Minister of Military Affairs and the General of the Right Guard. Even if I can't piss you bastards to death, I still want to make it difficult for you.
Although he is currently just a loner, and the royal family is also alone, he also has an in-law, Yu Wenshu, who is also hated by everyone, and a cousin Li Yuan who is worried about revitalizing the family. Apart from him, In addition to the two of them, there are Yu Shiji and Wang Shichong who are guilty, and Xiao Xian and Li Mi who are sighing somewhere.
Each of these people has outstanding abilities and is a master in political struggle. If they are gathered together, plus the existing royal family, royal family, and imperial party, they will form a very terrifying fighting team; as long as they are gathered together, Everyone is working together under Yang Guang. If they can't defeat you bastards, then it's a ghost.
Yang Ji became more and more excited when he thought that one day he would lead a group of rebels to kill these bastards and the families and factions behind them.
"Sage, King Wei is very resourceful and has experience in reorganizing the Liangzhou Army, Binzhou Army and other Beijing troops. In the opinion of my veteran minister, King Wei is really a good candidate to be in charge of reducing the military government." Although Gao Jun was also very resourceful. , Old girl fucks a very slippery person, but his selfish thoughts are far inferior to Su Wei's. After listening to Su Wei's words, and he also felt that Yang Ji was the best candidate, he also expressed his support.
"Just as Su Gong, Gao Gong and other princes said!" Yang Ji said solemnly: "I am indeed handsome, gentle, dedicated, strong in martial arts, resourceful, wise and brave, knowledgeable in military and political affairs, experienced in hundreds of battles, and capable of attacking. The invincible military god, the god of war, and the god of death. But I am relatively low-key and usually would not recognize him. However, everyone is a highly respected person. Since everyone says so, then I am obviously a rare genius who comes once in a thousand years. Genius, if I continue to keep a low profile, it will appear hypocritical."
"Pfft." Yang Xiu was not used to this way of speaking. He couldn't hold it back and sprayed a mouthful of tea on the table. He explained with an apologetic look: "I'm sorry, it's really unexpected." Then, he asked Yang Ji said: "Others are fine, but Your Excellency King Wei, you have three wives and multiple concubines. This is also called single-mindedness of affection? What kind of single-mindedness of affection are you doing?"
"Brother King Shu, I don't know something. As far as I know, many dignitaries and members of aristocratic families in our dynasty like to raise some handsome "book boys", and among the gentlemen here, there are some who are not following the right path. Go, but like to follow the crooked way. Yang Ji said with good reason: "But little brother, I am relatively simple. I only like women. Isn't this called single-mindedness?"
Yang Xiu was speechless, but some of the princes were blushing. It is an elegant fashion to do evil things and be misled. How can you say that?
Huh, what a vulgar person.
I don't understand the beauty of it at all.
"They all told me to shut up." Yang Guang scolded Yang Ji angrily with a dark face: "Believe it or not, I'll find something short."
A fat "book boy" for you? "
"Forget it, forget it!" For a very special "book boy", no matter how good-looking he was, Yang Ji was insensitive and shy away from him, let alone a short and fat "book boy".
Yang Guang said coldly: "Since you don't like crooked ways, then tell me the right thing!"
Yang Guang is also extremely disgusted with crooked ways and evil ways. However, his disgust is other people's preferences. Although he is the emperor, he has no control over other people's boudoirs. The only thing he can do is to strictly restrain the brothers and nephews of the royal family and prevent them from taking the wrong path instead of following the right path.
Of course, he also has no control over other people's boudoirs, but he can use harsh and harsh family rules to prevent subtle changes.
"Here!" Yang Ji looked straight and said, "I believe I have the ability, strength, and ability to do this well, but I can't do it."
"What's your reason? What is it?" Although Yang Guang's tone was a bit aggressive and domineering, he was secretly relieved. He was really worried that this young and energetic cousin would be provoked, so he Stupidly and cluelessly, he bumped into the military government, which was extremely involved.
Although Yang Ji was joking, he would never joke about state affairs. He finished his reasons: "There are four reasons: First, I have been an official in Liangzhou since I became an official. I am responsible for the central government and the military government of the world. I don’t know anything about it. I don’t even know how many military offices there are in the Sui Dynasty, how many in each state, how many and which military offices the Twelve Guards control. I also know nothing about it. So, how can I start? Wouldn't it be nonsense if we start hastily? Secondly, at present, the drought and locust plague in the north are very serious. I think the court's first task at this time is to provide work relief, calm the people's hearts, and restore production, rather than restructuring. Thirdly, the saint's northern tour Immediately, on the way to the northern patrol, any unexpected events may occur. At this time, the hinterland of the Sui Dynasty needs to be stabilized. Fourth, I, Yang Ji, am also a minister and a prince. If I even delete such a "little thing" as the military government If you want me to worry about it, then what’s the use of the left and right servants of the ministers, the ministers of the six ministers and the six ministers of the six departments, and the six leaders of the twelve guards and four houses in the east palace? "
"I think the plan to reduce the military government is best led by the Ministry of War, the Military Aircraft Department, and the Twelve Guards, with the East Palace assisting. After they make a plan, we can discuss it layer by layer. At the same time, I think this is also a good idea for the general public. It was a big test for the Sui military system. If they didn’t do a good enough job and weren’t in place, then they would be derelict in their duties.”
"If the plan they made to reduce the military government is reasonable, then I, as the minister of law, the minister of inspection and military affairs, and the right guard general, will have the unshirkable responsibility for the subsequent actual operations."
What he said was very resounding.
Yang Guang took a deep look at Yang Ji, then looked at the "princes" with different expressions, and shouted flatly: "It's accurate!"
With that said, he said to Duan Wenzhen, the Minister of War, "Duan Qing, the Ministry of War will take the lead on this matter. We must come up with the most complete plan in the shortest possible time!"
Duan Wenzhen was not only a soldier, but also a very ambitious and retributive person. He deeply believed in what Yang Ji said; if the Ministry of War in charge of the military needs people above to worry about everything, then why not? I want the Ministry of War to have some use. At this time, after listening to Yang Guang's order, he immediately stood up with an excited look, solemnly clasped his fists and said, "I obey!"
