The Sui Dynasty was booming, and the national power, power and government were further developed compared to the period of Emperor Wen. The authority of Emperor Yang Guang was also growing day by day, and no one dared to take advantage of it.
Even the famous families who had conflicts with Yang Guang no longer dared to be as arrogant as before.
In the past, when court officials had disputes, they would argue three points even if it was unreasonable. Many people even held the
The conceptual debate of "I oppose when my political opponents agree, and I agree when my political opponents oppose". However, such voices and practices have gradually disappeared as the Yuan clan was brutally punished. Even when the courtiers are arguing now, they are more particular about evidence and rules. When they object to a certain decision, they are also careful. Analyze the pros and cons and stop being unreasonable and biting people randomly.
At the same time when Bai Su of the Xi clan decided to annex the Sui Dynasty and Ashina Duoji was preparing to go to Hajj, the news that the Sui army had conquered Liaodong City, captured Gao Yuan alive, and recovered the vast territory north of Sa River seemed to have wings. Similarly, it quickly spread to all counties in the Sui Dynasty, causing joy in the world.
For the people of the Sui Dynasty, who were numb after the victory, Goguryeo was completely different from the Turks and Tuyuhun, because when the Sui Dynasty faced the Turks and Tuyuhun, although there were several relatively large losses, the Sui Dynasty won every battle. However, when the Sui Dynasty faced Goguryeo, it lost nearly 300,000 troops before the war began. Therefore, the existence of Goguryeo was completely a shame to the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Ji, with almost no expenditure of civilian power, captured Gao Yuan, who was responsible for the huge casualties in the Sui Dynasty, and regained his homeland that had been lost for nearly a thousand years in the Central Plains. Regardless of his achievements, the significance of this victory was But it far exceeded every big victory he had ever had.
The good news reached Luoyang, and the whole city was excited. More than 20,000 scholars who came to the capital from various major states for the next round of examinations were infected by the great victory, and the unique lofty sentiments of young people were ignited. They called their friends and rushed to a gentle place like Pingkangfang. Fang and Fuxianfang celebrate the victory.
Discussions, laughter, arguments, and quarrels were heard endlessly, and the overwhelming momentum almost overturned all the brothels, restaurants, and inns in the second square.
After the morning court that day, Yang Guang discussed state affairs with a group of important ministers in the Tongming Hall in Ziwei City. Listening to the faint noises and shouts coming from outside, all the monarchs and ministers in the palace laughed knowingly.
The brilliant victory achieved by the Sui army in Liaodong was not only a great event for the Sui Dynasty, but also a national event. It is normal for the people to be happy; if the people no longer shout for joy and watch indifferently, then this country will be really abnormal and dangerous. .
Seeing the emperor's smiling face, Su Wei joked: "Sage, every time there is a new year or festival, the court will cancel the curfew so that the people can celebrate all night long. Now that our army has achieved a brilliant victory in Liaodong, the people are all ecstatic. , I am so excited, do you want to cancel the curfew like a holiday?" In order to prevent restless people from moving, meeting, and causing trouble at night, the relatively large cities in the Sui Dynasty have always implemented the curfew system. Every day, as long as
As soon as the "Clean Street Drum" sounds, people will go home obediently, and people from other places will also return to the inn or the homes of relatives and friends where they are staying.
Everyone has nothing to do at night but to fuck their own or other people's wives. It's really boring. Therefore, once the government suddenly cancels the curfew, the people of the city will immediately burst out with unparalleled vitality; whether they are Han or Hu, or high or low, everyone in the city will be like wild horses, reveling all night long.
"Okay!" Yang Guang nodded and asked Lu Chu: "Lu Qing, how many people are there in Luoyang?" During the Renshou period, the total population of Henan County, including Luoyang City, was only over 200,000, and Yang Guangzhou’s Luoyang New Town has
Since it was built and opened to the public, wealthy people and businessmen from all over the world have settled in it every day. As of June this year, the total registered population has increased to 400,000.
There are countless local officials, business travelers, students, and foreign merchants who come and go every day. Lu Chu's original position was the Prefect of Henan, and the supervisory governor of Jingzhou he once served was only a temporary position. After checking the officialdom of Jingzhou, he returned to Beijing and resigned according to the rules. When the emperor asked this question, he immediately stood up and saluted: "Sage, sir, The permanent population of Luoyang City has increased to about 450,000. During this period, a large number of candidates, their relatives, friends, and entourages came to Luoyang, so the number of foreigners was roughly the same as during the annual imperial meeting. Although Henan Prefecture cannot calculate the specific number, Wei Chen believes that the number of outsiders will not exceed 150,000." Yang Guang also knew that the number of outsiders coming and going could not be counted, so he said, "In other words, the total population of Luoyang City will not exceed 600,000?" Lu Chu He responded: "Exactly!" When Yang Guang got his answer, he suddenly said to the ministers with shocking words: "Masters, I plan to completely cancel the curfew system in Luoyang. What do you think?" As soon as he said this , everyone was shocked, and finally knew why Yang Guang asked Lu Chu like this!
Su Wei, who proposed lifting the ban for a few days, did not expect Yang Guang to think so. He pondered for a long time and asked: "But I wonder what the saint thought about it?"
"We mainly consider it from three aspects!" Yang Guang said: "First, the curfew is to prevent people from causing chaos at night. This is very necessary for border towns bordering foreign races and local cities; but Luoyang is at the heart of the world, and foreign races There is no way to attack here, and there are soldiers patrolling the main streets and square streets in the city day and night. Their presence can intimidate the young people. It doesn't matter whether there is a curfew or not."
"Secondly, as the influence of Luoyang increased, the number of merchants coming here to trade increased day by day, and trade became more frequent. Business travelers from all over the Sui Dynasty and foreign merchants began to be active in Luoyang. However, many people came outside the city only after the city gates were closed. , so there is nowhere to stay at night, which is usually fine, but if it rains or snows, it will be miserable; at the same time, there are a large number of idle inns in the city. If the curfew is lifted, the hard-working business travelers will not have to worry about food and accommodation, and the restaurants in the city , the inn is also profitable, it can be said to be the best of both worlds.”
"Third, it is human nature to pursue profit. People see that there are a large number of businessmen outside the city who have no place to stay. Sooner or later, they will build restaurants and inns outside the city to make profits. This is a good thing that has the best of both worlds. However, safety cannot be guaranteed, and fights Fights and manslaughter often occur as a result."
"Based on the above considerations, I think that instead of blindly creating useless blockades, it is better to comply with the needs of the people and cancel the curfew in Luoyang, which is safe and worry-free. In this way, business travelers, people who have good food, good housing, and open wine shops and inns can make money. , and the order needed by the government is also guaranteed." This is not Yang Guang's sudden idea, but what he has always thought. In addition, his flamboyant personality and narcissistic temperament make him think that everything is under control. He is not worried about anyone rebelling under his nose; but his love for liveliness and prosperity makes him hate the lifeless capital at night.
Although the ministers in the palace did not know what Yang Guang was thinking, the three reasons he mentioned were reasonable and successfully attracted everyone's attention.
Especially important ministers whose families own wine shops, teahouses, inns, brothels and other service industries have seen the real benefits that the lifting of the ban has brought to their families.
Su Wei's family has opened many brothels in the two capitals, and this business is the most profitable in the capital. He pretended to think for a moment, raised his hands and said: "The saint serves the country and the people, and has given it full consideration. I think you can give it a try." !" Yang Guang asked Gao Jiong: "Mr. Gao, what do you think?" Gao Jiong thought for a long time and said, "I also think we can give it a try." Others originally thought that lifting the ban would be for themselves, the country and the people. It was beneficial. When they saw it, the servants on the left and right expressed their opinions and expressed their approval.
"That's good!" Yang Guang nodded and said: "Let's take Luoyang as an example. We will try it out until the beginning of next year. If the effect is good and the response from the people is good, we will roll it out to the entire Yinluo Plain and Guanzhong!" [Note] Public The minister responded loudly: "Here!"
"This matter is settled!" Yang Guang looked at Lu Chu and said, "Lu Qing, this matter is of great importance. You are the governor of Henan. Give me an execution strategy tomorrow."
"Wei Chen obeys the order!" Lu Chu solemnly obeyed the order.
"Big events have happened frequently in recent months. I have neglected this year's imperial examination." Yang Guang paused and asked Zuo Pushe Su Wei, who was in charge of the officials, people, and rites departments: "Mr. Su, the state examination has been completed." It has ended successfully. Scholars from all over the country have entered the capital to prepare for the exam. I wonder how prepared they are for the upcoming national exam." In the first two years of the imperial examination, scholars from all over the country were gathered in the capital to take the exam. Later, considering that many people from poor families were The scholars could not afford the heavy transportation, food and accommodation expenses, so they took one round of exams in each state this year, and then let the top scholars go to Beijing to take another exam; and after the scholars with poor grades were eliminated on the spot, they could save money. The cost of traveling to Beijing.
This method is very mature in martial arts and is not cumbersome. The difference is that the imperial examination must strictly prevent the leakage of questions and the help of local officials to cheat. Therefore, the imperial court not only adopted the lake name system, but also temporarily dispatched civil and military officials from the central government to escort the examination questions and temporarily drew examiners from the central government. In this era, the court's method to prevent cheating was It's quite advanced.
"Sage, everything is ready." Su Wei said: "However, I believe that the two lists of A and B have a strong sense of discrimination, which is not only detrimental to unity, but also goes against the original intention of the saint to promote and use talents. , so it is recommended to combine the two into one, conduct a unified examination, and finally select the best." When the first martial arts examination was held, Yang Guang originally planned to take the examination together, but the Guanlong nobles and officials were extremely arrogant, and they felt that they were competing with the poor people. , it was an insult to them, so Yang Guang had no choice but to set up two rankings, A and B. The children of noble families and officials above the fifth rank took the A ranking, and the children of humble scholars and officials below the fifth rank took the B ranking.
Yang Guang was very angry at first, but then he thought of
"There is no second in martial arts" as the saying goes, and then let the winners of the first and second rankings compete in a 'friendly competition' in public. As a result, the martial arts student in the first ranking was beaten to a pulp; he worked hard to make his son Zhang Mu's family and officials look ugly.
When it came to the imperial examination, Yang Guang knew that even if it was a fair and just examination, Hanshi would not be able to pass the examination for children of aristocratic families. If the examination were unified, the vast majority of those admitted would be children of aristocratic families, so he took the initiative to divide the rankings into A and B.
Therefore, he regards Solvay’s so-called
"Only talents can be promoted and talents can be used." The heart is like a bright mirror.
"What Mr. Su said is wrong!" Nayan Yangda frowned and said: "If the law is wrong, it must be changed or abolished in advance. If it is not used, it will be there, and if it is not used, there will be nothing. It cannot be deleted or modified at the critical moment. . The two lists of A and B were drawn up by three provinces, six ministries and nine temples, and passed by the council. At the same time, they were favored and welcomed by people all over the world. This shows that it meets the needs of the world, not to mention that the exam is about to take place. How can the imperial court arbitrarily change a government order that is known to the world? ? If the two rankings are combined into one at this time, the scholars will most likely gather and ask for explanations like they did in the first martial arts competition. When things get to that point, will the reputation and face of the imperial court be lost?" Su Wei could hear this. He frowned deeply and said in a faint tone: "Nayan is a bit alarmist, isn't he?"
"The mass gathering and violent riots of the martial arts students back then are the best examples. They are not alarmist or unfounded worries. If such serious consequences occur, who will bear the wrath of the world's scholars?" Yang Da sneered and asked with his hands raised. He said: "I would like to ask, Su Gong is willing to bear it?" Su Wei was silent after hearing this: he could not bear the anger of the poor men in the world.
He ignored Yang Da and bowed directly to Yang Guang, saying: "I didn't think carefully, I hope the saint can forgive me."
"That's all! Su Gong is also thinking about the country." Yang Guang glanced at the respectful Su Wei and said in his heart that you have thought too carefully. You have completely regarded me, Yang Guang, as a fool. He thought in his heart, Yang Guang The ambition to replace Solvay has become increasingly intense.
"Thank you, saint, for not sinning!" Su Wei's suggestion of 'merging the two into one' was the common aspiration of the Guanzhong gentry. Although Yang Da's rebuttal made him very dissatisfied, Yang Guang's 'affirmation' made him heartbroken. Secretly happy, he felt that Yang Guang still trusted and valued him as usual, and then said: "Sage, the Imperial College is mainly responsible for this 'National Examination'. However, the Imperial College has not appointed anyone to sacrifice wine. I wonder if the Saint has a suitable candidate?" "When Yang Guang heard Su Wei's question, he knew that the other party already had a recommended candidate in mind, and said directly: "I do have a very suitable candidate in my mind." Su Wei was stunned. Shouldn't he ask me who the suitable candidate is? Who?
When Yang Guang saw this, the disgust in his eyes disappeared, and then he said: "This person is so bad." The Imperial Confucian priest in Yang Guang's mind was originally Liu Xuan, a master of Confucian classics, but Su Wei's face reminded him of What's wrong with Suweikexing?
Although He Tuocai is not as good as Liu Xuan and Liu Zhuo in learning, he is also a famous master of Confucian classics. The common characteristics of the three of them are honesty, integrity, and truthfulness. Especially when doing knowledge, they always have a sense of awe, and every gain is achieved. , always compare it with ancient books over and over again, until it is accurate, then they dare to make it public and ask everyone to correct it. However, they are so serious, who can correct it?
His grievances and conflicts with Su Wei originated from a bragging incident. During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, Su Wei, who was then Nayan, said to Yang Jian at a court meeting to formulate teaching materials:
"My late father often said that just reading one volume of "The Classic of Filial Piety" is enough to establish oneself and govern the country, and there is no need to learn anything else, so I only read "The Classic of Filial Piety."" He Tuo, who is more serious, thought it was inappropriate. He retorted: "Shengzi Confucius They all say, 'If you don't learn poetry, you can't speak; if you don't learn etiquette, you can't stand; if you don't know destiny, you can't be a gentleman; if you don't know etiquette, you can't stand; if you don't know words, you can't know people'. As a great Confucian of his generation, Su Gong It is possible to say this; and Suwei is proficient in law, arithmetic, and statecraft, which shows that he did not just study one volume of "The Book of Filial Piety". Suwei used the name of his father to deceive the saint, which is neither loyal nor filial. , let alone believable." Su Wei lost all face, so he held a grudge and did everything wrong, and finally got He Tuo to work in the Secretary's Department to look after books.
Later, Yang Jian asked Su Wei's son Su Kui, who was working in Taichang Temple, to discuss the rules of bells with the secretary and provincial officials. Su Kui put forward a lot of opinions, and the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government unanimously agreed regardless of whether they were right or wrong.
But He Duodang singled out Su Kui for a lot of mistakes. After that, the two fought many times in academic circles, each time ending in Su Wei's humiliation. When bright methods failed to solve He Tuo's case, Su Wei turned to the dark side. He fabricated charges with the intention of killing He Tuo's son. He Wei.
This move was unanimously approved by the Soviet Party. He Tuo knew that his son had been wronged. In a rage, he pointed out the gains and losses of the government and the gains and losses of current affairs. Then he changed his tone and said that the Sui Dynasty had serious cliques and party disputes, Su Wei being the most serious.
The reason is that Su Wei formed a clique with Lu Kai, the minister of rites, Xue Daoheng, the minister of the official affairs department, Wang Tong, the minister of official affairs, and Li Tonghe, the official minister of the official affairs department. In particular, Wang and Li were like Su Wei's sons.
At the same time, he also accused Su Wei of several serious crimes, especially using unfair means to recruit officials for his cousins Su Che and Su Su. He simply regarded the world as the world of the Su family!
When Yang Xiu and Yu Qing, who were ordered to investigate, put all kinds of evidence in front of Yang Jian, Yang Jian became furious and ordered Su Wei to be removed from all official positions. Lu Kai, Xue Daoheng and others were also removed from office, as well as more than a hundred people. implicated.
Su Wei failed to harm people, but was killed by He Tuo instead. Not only was the powerful Soviet Party wiped out, but a lot of people were also implicated.
However, Yang Jian felt that He Tuo's serious temper would not make it into the court, and that if he became a local official, he would definitely benefit the people, so he appointed him as the governor of a state to keep him away from the center of the storm.
However, He Tuo said that his talents lay in scholarship, engineering skills, and music. He was not qualified to govern the country and the people at all. If he were to be a local official, he would probably harm the country and the people, so he stopped going and continued to work as a scholar in the Secretariat Department. .
Later, Yang Ji was forced to become an official, and Yang Jian simply sent He Tuo, Liu Xuan, and Liu Zhuo, who had the same temperament and sympathy for each other, to Liangzhou.
Three people with exactly the same temperament are engaged in tasks that they are familiar with and like. Not only do they do well, but they also make their reputations known to the world.
All the ministers knew about the grudge between He Tuo and Su Wei, and Yang Xiu was one of the investigators who personally killed the Su Wei party. Everyone looked strange when they heard Yang Guang's words.
As for the person involved, Su Wei, although he had long been in a state of mind that would remain unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai, his old face was distorted at this moment, and waves of coldness surged in his heart.
He was not afraid of He Tuo, but he saw that the deep meaning behind Yang Guang's appointment of He Tuo at this time was that he was intolerable and disgusted with himself.
Changsun Chi glanced at the pale Su Wei with some pity, and sighed secretly. He had long said that the style of being able to have both sides, and being irresponsible was not suitable for this dynasty; when serving as an official in this dynasty, don't be too slippery. Don't be too utilitarian, especially don't plot against Yang Ji, the so-called 'high achiever who shakes the master'.
However, Su Wei always believed that the Sui Dynasty was indispensable without him as the founding father. He continued to go his own way, relied on his elders and neglected his elders, constantly challenged the emperor's limits, and gradually destroyed his image and favor in the heart of the emperor.
Is it okay now? Are you satisfied? How far can the emperor hint now? How far can you, Su Wei, go and gain the emperor's trust?
After thinking about it, Changsun Chi bowed his hand to Yang Guang and said, "Sage, isn't He Tuo serving as a Gongcao in Liangzhou?"
"It doesn't matter!" Yang Guang said: "The blueprints for Liangzhou Construction have already been designed. His deputy only needs to work according to the blueprints. He does not need to do it himself. He can take office with just one transfer order."———————— —[Note: According to historical records, there was indeed no curfew in Luoyang and Daxing in the early days of Daye.
The curfew in the Tang Dynasty was quite strict, but night markets and small vendors emerged because of the business travelers who had nowhere to stay. "Chang'an Chronicle" said
"One street is full of blessings, and then two cities are overwhelmed. It is noisy day and night, and the lights are endless. Nothing in Beijing can compare with it." However, the superiors did not allow this kind of thing to exist, so they ordered
"Beijing night market should be banned." This ban was undoubtedly introduced by ancient CGs. However, CGs in the Tang Dynasty were very humane and humane. They would not smash or rob vendors' stalls, and basically turned a blind eye. Therefore, history load
"'In Chang'an Square, there were people who paved ancestral temples and music on Yelan Street until the Ming Dynasty.'" At the peak of the Sui Dynasty, the two capitals of the East and West had a permanent population of about 600,000 each; the wars at the end of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Wude had the smallest population, and Taizong He and Gaozong were in the recovery period.
The population of Luoyang exceeded one million during the period of Wu Zetian; the population of Chang'an exceeded one million during the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. 】
