What Solvay suggested
"Meritocracy",
"Combining the two rankings into one", unified examination, and unified admission can indeed select better talents for the court; but Yang Guang knew that if the court did this, not many poor people from poor family backgrounds would pass the exams against the children of famous families.
The scholars finally admitted to the imperial court were basically the children of famous families and the disciples who were attached to famous families. His idea of using the imperial examination to break the monopoly of officialdom by famous families would also be aborted.
It's just that the imperial examination is no trivial matter. It was because the late emperor abolished the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng, held the imperial examination, and promoted education that he lost the support of the gentry and was crowned by the gentry.
The name "does not respect Confucianism and does not value Confucianism". In the 20th year after the founding of the emperor, the late emperor felt that he was old and had little time to live. He was worried that the Sui II and the Sui Dynasty, who would inherit his great cause, would be strangled by the Guanlong nobles and the world's gentry, so he had to compromise with the gentry. Helplessly The Guoxue, Prefecture, County, and Four Schools that he had worked so hard to support and establish were abolished, and the imperial examinations, which were more significant and far-reaching, were also shelved.
Yang Guang's age and internal and external situation seem to be much better than those of the late emperor; however, in fact, they are worse.
This is because when the late emperor was still alive, he always maintained superficial harmony with the major forces and always retained room for maneuver.
And he just had to go up and chop with the knife himself, so now, there is no way out. Since there is no way out, why compromise?
Of course, the most important thing is that the rankings of A and B are made by this group of ministers. He still has a certain advantage in name, justice and morality.
With this in mind, Yang Guang formally appointed He Tuo to serve as the minister of the Imperial College, and Yang Tan, Yang Lun's younger brother and Duke of Jingling County, as the chief registrar of the Imperial College to manage the education of the Sui Dynasty.
The Imperial College's wine-sacrifice was equivalent to the minister of education in later generations, in charge of Taixue, Guozixue, state universities, county schools, county schools, and four schools.
The person who holds this position must not only be knowledgeable, sincere in learning, and of high moral character, but also must have great reputation and sufficient management capabilities. Although the Sui Dynasty is rich in talents, it is not easy to find people who meet these conditions at the same time.
Although He Tuo's management ability is somewhat inferior, Yang Tan, who is knowledgeable, morally noble, but not famous, makes up for He Tuo's shortcomings very well.
The reason why Su Wei focused on this position and planned to recommend his eldest son Su Kui, who was expected to succeed, to take this position was mainly because the Imperial Academy not only managed the world's education, but also managed the imperial examinations of the Sui Dynasty.
If the eldest son serves as the imperial eunuch, all the talented people in the world will become Su's disciples. Once Su Kui builds a network of connections all over the world with this position, and Su Wei has built up a network of connections in the officialdom for decades, he will easily be able to enter the council hall in the future, and no matter where the children of the Su family go, No matter what position you want, you will be taken care of.
However, Su Wei is too utilitarian and likes to rely on his elders. Recently, he has not only acted eager for quick success and quick gains, but has repeatedly contradicted Yang Guang's ideas. He has also repeatedly formed cliques to suppress Yang Ji in an attempt to block Yang Ji from the center. Today, he even wants to destroy Yang Guang's vision. The imperial examination, the foundation of eternity, finally ignited Yang Guang's long-simmering anger.
After Yang Guang appointed him, who had a huge hatred against Su Wei, to offer wine to the Imperial College, You Zi was upset. Based on the debate between Yang Da and Su Wei, he said that Su Wei failed to consider the serious consequences of unifying the two rankings, which was his old age and physical condition. Due to weakness; the old Su Wei might have shortened his life due to heavy state affairs, so he was dismissed from the post of Minister Zuopushe on the spot and was replaced by the very relaxed and leisure post of Prince Shaobao.
The two positions are both from the second rank, but the former governs the three departments of Shangshu Province and has great power, while the latter sounds good, but has no real power at all.
Although Su Wei is still one of the prime ministers of the parliament, without the cornerstone of practical work to rely on, his prime minister immediately became a very powerful person.
A "civilian" spokesman for the Guanzhong gentry. After getting rid of Su Wei himself, Yang Guang then stabbed Su Wei twice. His eldest son Su Kui was Fang Lang, the chief official of the Department of Military Affairs, and his second son Su Wei was another Lang of the Ministry of Personnel. Yang Guang exempted Su Wei from his duties. Regarding the brothers' positions, the former served as Sima of Shanshan County in the northwest, and the latter served as the governor of Xiangping County in the northeast.
This was not deliberately disgusting Su Wei, but Su Wei's intention to take down the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine aroused Yang Guang's vigilance. He also knew that the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine could be regarded as the master of literati in the Sui Dynasty, although he did not know who Su Wei wanted to recommend. Who is it? But as long as this person is in power, his words and deeds will be subject to Su Wei's arrangements, and eventually he will create a network of connections for Su Wei all over the world.
Although no results will be seen within a few years, in ten or twenty years, the Su family will have disciples all over the world and the court, and eventually the Su family will transform into a family that is superior to the imperial family and the famous nobles. The sect of literati in the world.
If it reaches this point, the Su family can easily cause the Sui Dynasty to spread weapons and rebellions. Su Wei's ambitions were so great and his layout so far-reaching that Yang Guang was naturally extremely vigilant. He not only captured Su Wei, but also sent Su Wei's two sons to the frontier fortress. However, Su Wei's curtain call and the Su brothers' departure The center must give people a sense of
The impression that "Suwei offended the emperor and completely lost power" made him fear and alienate him. These two demotions and ordinary appointments were a further blow and heavy blow to Su Wei, and he felt even more regretful. However, at this point, he could only bear the consequences of his eagerness for quick success and ambition.
Everyone present is a fine person, especially after Yang Su's disciples gave everyone a lively lesson, everyone deeply realized that some positions can only be canonized by the emperor, and ministers cannot compete for them; the Imperial Academy's wine offering is of great importance , is the emperor's rebellion. If the ministers fight, they will suffer.
Su Wei endlessly teased Yang Su's disciples, saying that all of Yang Su's disciples were idiots and that Yang Ji had no successors. However, the words still lingered in his ears. Su Wei, who had learned from the past, actually wanted to compete with the world's literati and made the same mistake as the Yang family. , with the example before him, wouldn’t he be more stupid than others?
At this moment, Yang Guang was too lazy to pay attention to Su Wei. He then removed Yang Da from the post of Nayan of the lower province and appointed him as Shangshu Zuopushe. Nayan was the chief official of the lower province, but his rank was the same as the third rank of the six ministers. Therefore, Yang Da's transformation from Nayan to Zuopushe, the minister in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Ministry of Rites, was not just a simple promotion.
Yang Yue, who has returned, made great achievements a few months ago when he fully assisted Lu Chu in investigating the collusion between the Southern Navy and Jingzhou officials. Afterwards, he resigned from the post of You Zhongcheng, the censor of the school, and is now idle. , so Yang Guang appointed Yang Yue as his subordinate to the province Nayan.
Seeing that Yang Xuangan was not a diplomat, Yang Guang simply dismissed him from the post of Minister of Rites and became the prefect and general manager of Dingxiang County in the northern part of Bingzhou. He supervised the military affairs of Dingxiang, Mayi and Yanmen counties, and closely monitored the east\ /Every move of the Turks.
Yang Xuangan had been the Minister of Rites for so long. Not only was he full of mistakes, but he also felt very depressed and depressed. He knew that he was not a civil servant, but he was a good fighter. Yang Guang's appointment was very suitable for him, although he was not a civil servant. It went up instead of down, but he was ecstatic, especially
The item "closely monitor every move of the Eastern Turks" gave him a sense of excitement that a war was coming.
The vacated Minister of Rites was taken over by Yu Wenbi. In addition, Yang Guang also announced a series of major personnel transfers - Chang Suncheng was removed from the post of envoy to the Western Regions, General You Xiaowei was promoted to General You Xiaowei, and served as Sima and deputy envoy of Turks in Bingzhou Governor's Office; Shangshu Yousi Lang Zhong Guyi was appointed as the prefect and general manager of Raole County; Qu Tutong, the prefect of Yan'an County, annihilated Liu Jia's remaining troops and was awarded the title of General Zuo Wuhou for his meritorious service, and moved to Mayi County as the prefect and general manager; Wei Weiqing and Wei Xuan were appointed as the prefect and general manager of Yulin County ; General Guo Wenyi of the Youyi Guard of the Inspection School was appointed as the prefect and general manager of Yanmen County; General Zhao Changwen of Zuo Beishen Prefecture was appointed as the prefect and general manager of Anle County; Li Yuan, the young eunuch of the palace, was appointed as the prefect and general manager of Shuofang County; Sima Duan Decao of Liaodong County was appointed as the prefect and general manager of Mozhou County. General Manager; Zhige General Dugu Lingyun serves as the governor and general manager of Yuyang County... This personnel transfer to the border counties is full of a strong atmosphere of war. The people Yang Guang newly appointed are all military generals, and now they have both military and political positions. They Once in office, the Sui Dynasty formed a kind of war pressure on the Eastern Turks in the north.
After Yang Guang made arrangements, Gao Jiong couldn't help but ask: "Is the saint planning to start a war with the Turks in the east?"
"No, no, no, Gao Gong, you have misunderstood." Yang Guangmao shook his head and said meaningfully: "Qimin Khan is the most loyal minister of our Sui Dynasty. How can I, the Great Sui Dynasty, start a war with my own subjects? I just want the generals to verify the road condition. If the Turks don't know how to repair it or can't repair it well, the generals will lead their own troops to repair it." Duan Wenzhen, the Minister of War, said with a smile: "Sage, King Wei likes to build roads, and he is particularly good at repairing them. , the road he built in Liangzhou was not only straight, flat, and wide, but also did not require a penny from the court; now the war in Liaodong is about to end. In my opinion, I simply asked King Wei to "check and accept" it, and by the way, give guidance to the people. Khan." Hearing these words, all the ministers broke into cold sweat. Everyone knew that Yang Ji was a person who was afraid that the world would not be in chaos and that there would be no war. If he was allowed to go
"Acceptance" of the Royal Road makes it difficult for war not to happen.
"That won't work!" Dong\/Turkish Yang Guang's unparalleled feats, if he had listened to Duan Wenzhen's bad idea, accidents would definitely happen, and his military achievements would fly beyond the sky and be invisible, so this time he He would not agree regardless of life or death. He believed that only by keeping Yang Ji firmly in the center or Liangzhou would his unparalleled feat be safer.
Looking at Su Wei who was pale and unconscious, Yang Guang said to everyone: "King Wei has not lived a peaceful life since he took office. After he finishes this battle, I will make him live happily as the minister." ." This time, Su Wei finally kept to himself, remained silent, and no longer objected!
"Yes!" Duan Wen Duan was just talking. He bowed his hands and said seriously: "Saint, the generals of the Eastern Expedition Army each have a reward, but King Wei, who is the commander, does not. Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
"Duan Qing's words are absolutely true!" Yang Guang had already thought about Yang Ji's canonization. He straightened his face and said solemnly: "King Wei is resolute, courageous, and loyal to the country. He led a lone army to defeat powerful enemies and was awarded the title Youguang." Doctor Lu, the general of the Zhenjun, has a bounty of ten thousand taels and fifty thousand taels of silver." Everyone was dumbfounded: "..." Yang Ji's civil and military officials were originally Doctor Youguanglu, the general of the Zhenjun, because he was in Youguang. Zhou Da went on a killing spree and committed a taboo, so he was demoted to the rank of Doctor Jin Guanglu and the Champion General. In addition, he also lost the Minister of Military Affairs of the School and General Zuo Yiwei of the School.
Now, after going around in circles, his civil and military officials have recovered again. That's all. The key is that this frivolous canonization is really not worthy of Yang Ji's contribution in Liaodong.
Gao Yan couldn't stand it anymore. Just when he was about to speak up, he asked Yang Guang to say again: "King Wei recovered the lost territory and captured the enemy chiefs alive in Liaodong. He avenged the shame of the Sui Dynasty and made his second son Yang Ming the Duke of Xiangping County." ." Gao Yanxin said that was pretty much it.
At the same time, he and everyone else heard the sage's overtones and the unfinished 'sealing' - that is, the sage did not take into account the subsequent achievements; if Yang Ji conquered Pyongyang and regained the 'Sashui-Xushui' area If he leads Fangjun, then Yang Ji's third son Yang Chang will most likely also be named a duke because of his father's merits.
"The saint is wise!" Gao Qiao praised him and stopped talking.
"Saint!" Yang Da had already stepped into the role of Shangshu Zuopushe. He cupped his hands and said: "The four major promises made by King Wei to the people of Liaodong are all good strategies for peace of mind. However, King Wei also said that promises are one thing. Whether it is done well or not is another thing. The people of Liaodong regard these four major promises with a dubious attitude. If the court breaks its promise to the people, or if unscrupulous officials make profits from it, the people of Liaodong will be disgusted with the Sui Dynasty. It will be far better than it is now.”
"In the opinion of the veteran, the number of officials in the Andong Protectorate and various counties is far from enough. At this critical moment, the court should send more officials to strive to implement the construction of towns, water conservancy, land distribution, etc. in the shortest possible time. Work-for-relief and other livelihood policies. In addition, the system implemented in Liangzhou is most suitable for the Anle Protectorate, as the rapid stability of the Shanshan Qiemo, Dahu District, and Xihai Protectorate is the best proof. But judging from the resume, The Chief Protector Yang Yichen, Deputy Protector Han Hong, and Chang Shi Weijin are not familiar with the rule of peace and prosperity in Liangzhou, so the veteran thought it would be better to send someone familiar with it to take charge of the government affairs in Liaodong." Before the early dynasty, the central government received eight letters from Yang Ji from Liaodong. Baili Expedited: Yang Ji explained in the letter one by one the hidden worries in Liaodong counties and the reasons why he could not leave Liaodong and march south.
At the same time, he said that although the seven counties under the control of the Andong Protectorate were relatively remote and poor, since they were recovered by the Sui Dynasty, they should be treated equally, and efforts should be made to let the people live a good life and to correct the people's attitudes.
If the subsequent governance of the imperial court fails to keep up and the hopeful people of Liaodong are disappointed, the Andong Protectorate will continue to rebel in the future, becoming a tasteless and wasteful waste, and it will also consume a lot of manpower and financial resources of the imperial court. .
This was originally the main topic for Yang Guang to summon important ministers to discuss matters with the Ming Palace. Unexpectedly, after Su Wei
"Noisy", made
"There is no distinction between priority"; when Yang Da mentioned it, Yang Guang immediately frowned and said: "The system of peace and governance in Liangzhou was basically the work of King Wei. In terms of familiarity, no one can surpass him, but after all, he How can he stay in Liaodong for a long time when he is the minister of law and the pastor of Liangzhou?" Yang Da raised his hands and said: "Sage, the candidate mentioned by the old minister is not King Wei, but Yang Shanhui, the governor of Liang who went with the army." Yang Guang was heartbroken after hearing this. , but after thinking about it, he shook his head and said: "Yang Shanhui is the Sima of Liangzhou. He has made great contributions this time. Even if he is appointed as the Protector, it will be a demotion. He is not suitable!" Niu Hong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, suddenly thought of someone. , he bowed his hand to Yang Guang and said: "Sage, Yang Shanhui is indeed not suitable, but when Liangzhou was still the governor's office, General Yin Shishi was the Sima of the governor's office, and he had a share of the credit for the formation of Liangzhou's system; In the opinion of the veteran, General Yin can serve as the Deputy Protector in charge of government affairs." Yang Guang also knew that Master Yin was a very suitable candidate, but when the Xiaoguo Army was established, he had already demoted him and hired him. Liaodong had made great achievements and originally planned to transfer him back to the center as a general. It would be a bit unfair to let him be the deputy governor of Anton.
"If it hadn't been for the reminder from Niu Shangshu, I almost forgot about General Yin." Yang Da suddenly smiled: "Sage, General Yin's soldiers are in Liaodong, so there is no need to send additional people. Moreover, Liaodong is not only for governance, but also to cooperate with King Wei's attack. To regain Daifang County, there may even be conflicts with Silla and Baekje. General Yin is indeed one of the best candidates to serve as deputy governor. If you have concerns, you can transfer Yu Shinan or Wang Cong, but they are far away in Liangzhou , cannot meet the needs of the people in Liaodong." Yang Guang was speechless. Liangzhou was the bridgehead for the Sui Dynasty to march into the Western Regions in the future. Its strategic position was extremely important, and even whether it was governed well or not was closely related to the strategy of the Western Regions.
The reason why Yang Ji was confident and bold enough to leave Liangzhou alone was because of Li Jing, Yang Shanhui, Zhang Dinghe, Yu Shinan, Wang Cong, Liu Xuan, He Tuo and others.
Everyone performs their duties and cooperates with each other. Even if Yang Ji is not in Liangzhou all year round, they can still take care of the military and political affairs of Liangzhou in an orderly manner. He has already taken away a bunch of people last time, and there are still a bunch of people who are going to be the Protector of the West Sea. Fu, Xue Shixiong, Qian Shixiong, Yang Yichen and others also left. This time he brought He Tuo here again. If Yu Shinan or Wang Cong were transferred to Liaodong again, Yang Ji, a very tacit and complete person, would
The "team" is likely to fall apart and collapse. It is true that Yang Ji can train more talents, but Yang Guang himself does not want to stay in the palace or be trapped in the capital!
But he also wanted important ministers to sit in the center, so he had long planned to leave important matters in the center to Yang Ji and the princes Yang Zhao and Yang Xiu. He believed that as long as these three people sat in the center, he could confidently and boldly patrol around and learn about everything. He provided for the needs of the people and could occasionally fight foreigners for fun, so Yang Ji, who had already been arranged by him, was too busy and had no time to go to Liangzhou to train people.
If Yang Ji is too busy, the strategy of the Western Regions will naturally be far away. After thinking for a long time, Yang Guang let out a long breath and said helplessly: "I will grant Master Yin Shi the title of General of the Right Prison Gate, and serve as the Right Deputy Protector of the Andong Protectorate, in charge of the government affairs of the seven counties of Andong."
