Each of the six ministries in the Shangshu Province of the Sui Dynasty has four divisions. When combined, it is what people often call the "six ministries and twenty-four divisions." The four divisions under the Ministry of War are the Military Division, the Zifang Division, the Jiabu Division, and the Treasury Division. The first-ranked Ministry of War is the Chief of the Ministry of War, which has two main responsibilities: one is responsible for the lordship, rank, rank and classification of the world's military attachés; the other is responsible for the management of military status of the soldiers and the superior guards.
Since the Department of War is responsible for the management of all military registers and artifacts in the world, and has many and complicated tasks, in addition to the main officials such as the Military Director, the Military Assistant, the Lingshi, the Book Lingshi, and the Bookmaking Lingshi, there are one hundred officials below. There are fifty minor officials who are not within the rank, which also puts the number of officials in the Ministry of War firmly at the top of the "Six Ministries and Twenty-Four Divisions".
Yang Ji bid farewell to Yang Guang, Yang Xiu, Yang Da, and Yang Zhao at the Anren Hall, and walked directly to the Ministry of War Department of the Ministry of War of Shangshu Province in the imperial city. Using the order given by Yang Guang, he asked the doctor of the Ministry of War for a list of generals, and concentrated on selecting those who followed Dong. List of generals on the northward march of the Route Army.
Although Yang Ji is the minister of the Shangshu Ling and the Inspector of Military Affairs, within the system and regulations of the imperial court, he only has preliminary screening and recommendation rights, but does not have the final decision-making power, so he must select the required number of candidates according to the system. Three times; only by reporting this to the Ministry of War and the Council can the Ministry of War and the Council have room for choice.
This system was also set up by the imperial court to prevent certain people from only selecting generals of their own faction, no matter which department. If you want to hire people, you must screen out three times the number of people required, and then let the higher authorities eliminate them one by one, so as to prevent a certain faction from becoming dominant in a certain aspect or place.
However, the candidate military generals selected by Yang Ji were all descendants of the Guanlong nobles, and the majority of them were the Lonely and Dou sects, and the children of the Dugu family and the Dou family were placed in important positions by him. Although there are children of the Yuan sect, there are not many, and they are not in important positions; as for the children of the Yuan sect, there are none.
Yang Ji finished his lunch in the dining hall of the Ministry of War, and made another selection and round-up. The final list was finally released. He called out to the commander of the Ministry of War, Shi Douluming: "Doulu Lingshi!"
Doulu Ming is a son of the Doulu family. He was pretending to perform kung fu. When he heard Yang Ji's call, he quickly stood up and stepped forward, saluting and saying, "I'm here for my humble duty!"
Yang Ji stood up and handed Douluo Ming the circled and ink-filled list, and said: "This is the list of generals selected by me. I don't have time to waste it here. Please copy it clearly and submit it to me on my behalf." Go to the Military Headquarters!"
"I obey my orders!" Doulu Ming quickly took the list with both hands.
Yang Ji walked a few steps, then looked back at Doulu Ming, and emphasized in a solemn tone: "This is a serious matter, please do not publicize it, otherwise I will blame you for being rude."
Under the cold gaze of Yang Guang, Dou Luming shivered and said with fear and fear: "I understand my responsibilities and will never publicize this list. Please don't worry, Your Majesty."
The regimes of the past dynasties attached great importance to the confidentiality of confidential documents and secret decrees. For those officials who dared to leak unpublished decrees and other secrets, they would be punished by being demoted and exiled, or punished by the Yi tribe or the Nine tribes. But even so. , the leakage of imperial decrees and secrets has never stopped, but no one makes the secrets public for free, but discloses the information to the powerful people and factions he is attached to; or sells it to people in need for a fee .
The current Sui Dynasty is no exception.
After Dou Luming confirmed that Yang Ji had left, he quickly copied a copy with a scrawled hand. Then he held it in his hand and walked quickly to a side room outside. He saw that there was only one person in charge of grinding ink and delivering water. Little official, there is no one else around. He immediately handed the copied list to the clerk and whispered: "Send it to Yuan Taichang immediately, and then ask him to make a copy and send it to Doulu Mansion. Hurry!"
The Doulu family belongs to one of the Yuan sect's clans, and this clerk is a descendant of the Yuan family. After he changed his name, he was arranged by the Yuan sect forces to work as an inconspicuous clerk in the Department of War so that they could deliver news. This clerk was extremely shrewd and did not pass on secrets as much as possible. He took the list and hurried outside without any nonsense.
Doulu Ming let out a long sigh, then returned to the official room and began to transcribe the second list. This time it was Doulu Ming who was preparing to submit the list to the General Administration of War, so he wrote
He must be meticulous and write very seriously.
Yang Jiyin hid in a corner of the courtyard of the Ministry of War. The large locust tree in front of him blocked him tightly. When he saw the junior official leaving the official room, he left in a hurry. Return to the palace.
As soon as he got off his horse outside the main gate, Yang Yi, the porter, came quickly and saluted Yang Ji and said, "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Pei has been waiting for you for a long time."
Yang Ji was stunned when he heard this. Shouldn't Pei Ju be in the Ministry of Internal History at this time? Why did you come to the palace? However, after pondering for a moment, he roughly understood the other party's purpose of coming, and he must have come for the expedition.
He came just in time, and I happened to be looking for him if I had something to do.
Thinking of this, he asked: "Where are the people?"
Yang Yi replied: "In the front hall of the reception hall."
"Yes!" Yang Ji nodded and walked quickly to the reception hall of Xuanwu Hall.
In the living room, Pei Ju was holding a handwritten volume of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and was sitting in the guest seat reading it with gusto. The content of this volume had not yet been "published". The content he was reading was "Cao Cao's defeat at Sanjiangkou" in Chapter 45. "A meeting of heroes and Jiang Qian fell into a trap", the more I watch it, the more exciting it becomes, and the more I watch it, the more surprised I am.
At this time, Yang Ji walked in quickly, saluted Pei Ju and said, "Greetings to my father-in-law!"
Pei Ju returned the favor with a smile, then raised the book in his hand and asked, "You have written so much, why haven't you printed a book?"
"The saint won't give in!" Yang Ji sat across from Pei Ju and explained with a wry smile: "He said that there were countless battles between the Sui Dynasty court and the senior officials of the Sui Dynasty, and that all kinds of conspiracies and conspiracies were endless and difficult to guard against. And there are many conspiracies in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" , scheming, and power schemes, supported by stories one after another, they will appear on the paper. If the ministers have a deeper understanding of these so-called "power schemes", they will definitely use these "plots" on their opponents, and the court will be in chaos. Add chaos. "
"Old people don't watch the Three Kingdoms, young people don't watch the Water Margin" is a saying of later generations. The "reasons and arguments" of "old people don't watch the Three Kingdoms" are mainly what Yang Ji said; but for the general background and environment of later generations, , in fact, it is a general talk. After all, later generations do not have the background of troubled times, and the "old" does not have the capital and conditions to make plans.
But this era is different. There are not only many "old people" like Pei Ju, they are not only smart and capable, but also each "old man" has a background of the times, as well as people and material capital and strong connections; if they learn If you take into account the various "plots" and apply them to various situations and opponents, this will affect the peace of the world and the interests of the ruling class. Therefore, Yang Guang, as if those old foxes had become more shrewd and deceitful because of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", simply refused to let Yang Ji be published. However, he himself has been "urging updates."
"The saint's concerns are right!" Pei Ju, as one of the "old men" at the top of the food chain, deeply agrees with this statement. At the same time, he also understands Yang Guang's concerns. However, after a second thought, he said to Yang Ji: "I am very worried. If you like the unrestrained and majestic stories in books, you don’t have to publish a book, but you have to show it to me.” Then, he immediately added: “You know me, I have no need for a book like “The Romance of the Three Kingdoms” I will teach you about the conspiracies, intrigues, and power schemes.”
"Haha, haha!" Yang Ji couldn't help laughing.
Yang Ji believed Pei Ju's words. If Pei Ju still wants to teach "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", then is he still Pei Ju?
This is also Pei Ju's best talking style. He is well-known in the court as a good old man. He does not offend anyone and can confide in anyone. He is also honest with others. This makes Pei Ju a favorite among all major political forces. Getting along with the people he hopes to win over will always make people feel like they are in the spring breeze.
This style of doing things is actually the political direction determined by the geographical location of the Pei family. The Pei family is located in the south of Bingzhou. Its geographical location happens to be between the Hedong gentry and the Central Plains gentry, Guanlong gentry, Shandong gentry, and Guanlong nobles. The intersection of great forces.
In terms of origin, family style, family education, and tradition, the Pei family is classified as a Shandong gentry, which is different from the Guanlong nobles whose main body is Xianbei ancestry and customs; however, the Pei family is separated from the Shandong gentry by the towering Taihang Mountains, and The Central Plains nobles are separated by the Yellow River, and the two major factions of Guanlong and Guanlong are also separated by the Yellow River. This makes the Pei family's geographical and emotional connections with the major forces not so close.
It is also this geographical location that prevents anyone from the Hedong gentry led by Pei Ju from being blamed to death. They are not only natural allies of the Shandong gentry, but also friends of the Guanlong gentry and the Guanlong nobles. Because of his official status, the Hedong faction also had a good relationship with the southern gentry. But it is precisely because of this that Pei Ju, who is caught in the middle, cannot help a certain faction with all his strength, because if he helps a certain faction with all his strength, it means that he will offend another faction, or several factions.
The Pei family's style of playing both sides due to their innate advantages and disadvantages made Pei Ju favored by Yang Jian and Yang Guang. When it was not appropriate for the emperor to intervene in the disputes between his ministers, Pei Ju was used as a mediator in conflicts between major forces. and mediator, representing the emperor to balance the interests of all parties and calm the anger of all parties to prevent everyone from fighting too hard and damaging the foundation of the country.
However, Yang Ji felt that since Pei had entered the battle for the navy, it would be difficult for Pei Ju to continue to play both sides. This is because Pei Ju has not yet anticipated Yang Guang's madness and ferocity, as well as his subsequent big moves. Now he at most thinks that Yang Guang is just out of imperial balance, so he gave Pei Renji the deputy commander-in-chief of the Northern Navy. The disputes behind them exploded one by one, and it was difficult for Pei Ju to escape successfully.
"It's a laugh, but this book..." Pei Ju glared at him and couldn't help laughing.
"Books are a trivial matter. If your father-in-law likes it, you can just take it and read it." Yang Ji quickly took the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Lao Taishan first, and then poured it for himself. Then he put down the teapot and said, "Father-in-law, isn't it?" Did you go to give orders to General Pei according to the holy order? Why are you here?"
"It's not too late to give orders at night!" After Yang Ji introduced the topic, Pei Ju also got down to the topic. He suppressed the smile on his face, his expression became very solemn and solemn, and he bowed his hand to Yang Ji: "Can Renji have such a good reputation?" This position is all due to the Wenhui, and this kindness and love will be unforgettable by Mr. Pei."
Yang Ji understood that Pei Ju wanted to express his gratitude as the head of the Pei family, so he accepted the gift calmly. After Pei Ju finished speaking, he smiled calmly and said, "We are a family, and my father-in-law does not speak the same language." Already."
"Although this is true, there are some things that it is better to explain clearly!" Pei Ju shook his head and said solemnly: "If it is only related to my branch, as the father of Shuying, I will accept it calmly, but now I can't Same……"
After the two parties formally established a marriage relationship, Yang Ji gave and gave to the Pei family. The Pei family, the recipient of the favor, not only did not receive anything in return, but chose to remain silent at a time when rumors were flying everywhere.
In Pei Ju's opinion, such a relationship is very abnormal and will not last long. But Pei Ju understood clearly; but when he returned to the Pei family and the Hedong sect, he was no longer a high-ranking prime minister, but an emperor-like head of the family and head of the sect. He was deeply influenced by the personalities of the Pei family and the Hedong gentry. The major branches and factions in the "small court" are constrained by constraints, and it is impossible to keep their promises.
In the same way, as the leader of the Wei Wang clan and one of the representatives of the royal family and poor families, Yang Ji must put the interests of his own faction first when considering problems and making decisions. If he does not get the slightest reward from the Pei family, other His subordinates were indeed extremely dissatisfied. At that time, Yang Ji could only put his own interests and his own stability first, just like him, and then break with the Pei family.
Pei Ju believes that the reason why Yang Ji doesn't have so many troubles is that the King Wei clan is very "young". In addition, the "young" King Wei clan has enemies all over the world, so those outstanding and far-sighted young wise men under Yang Ji's command are unavoidable. With one more enemy, they are too lazy to argue with the short-sighted Pei family and the Hedong clan.
If the King Wei lineage becomes mature, stable, and has a deep foundation, do you think they will care about it? And judging from the embryo-killing style of the King Wei clan, maybe the Pei family and the Hedong nobles will come to settle new accounts and old debts with him.
What's more important is that Pei Ju has been to Liangzhou many times and has contact with the young people of the King Wei Department, which makes him deeply understand the talent system and talents of the King Wei Department, and he knows that everyone is a famous general with unlimited potential. Famous ministers, everyone is a terrifying "potential stock".
By the time they became the mainstay of the Sui Dynasty, he and Pei Yun were no longer alive. If the King Wei clan at that time was serious about "settling new accounts and old debts together", the Hedong faction would not even have anyone to carry the banner; and Yang If you gather here and pick one person to "take command" at random, you can make the Hedong system die without a burial place.
It was precisely because of the above awareness and sense of crisis that he could not convince other branches and other clans, so Pei Ju immediately came to thank him, made clear the relationship between the two parties, and hinted to Yang Ji not to be merciful to the Pei family and the Hedong faction.
This is good for both parties, and the good relationship between the two parties can continue to cooperate in a win-win situation.
From now on, you can go wherever you want, and you should get the rewards you deserve. If the Pei family and the Hedong nobles don't give them, they will fight and force them.
Don't give me Pei Ju face.
Although Yang Ji didn't know or understand Pei Ju's foresight, he could hear the meaning of "You can kill him".
In this case, he would naturally not be polite to his father-in-law.
