The unpleasantness that happened in the Wencheng Palace Garden was just a small-scale conflict, and neither party would make it public.
The celebration banquet in Qianyuan Hall was also over. After the banquet and the officials dispersed, Yang Guang called Yang Ji to the study alone.
When Yang Guang saw that Yang Ji was still wearing the glittering golden armor, he realized that Yang Ji hadn't gone home yet, but he had too many things to discuss with Yang Ji and didn't intend to let it go. He was a man, so he personally helped him remove his armor.
Yang Guang took off his armor and said with a smile: "Vajra slave, I told you! This set of golden armor of yours is made of pure gold as the main body, decorated with pearls and gems, and the breast shield is also polished with fine jade. Yes. It looks good, but it is not practical at all. You can wear it to show off your power, but if you wear it on the battlefield, you will be a living target." Yang Ji naturally knew this. When Yang Guang took off the heavy golden armor, he asked casually: "Do you have such flashy armor?"
"Of course I do! I now have thirty sets of this flashy armor. Each set has a different style and different uses." Yang Guang put down the armor and said with a smile: "There are ten sets of golden armor facing the Turks. There are one set for ordering troops in the capital, another set for dispatching troops, another set for arriving at the border, another set for the Turkic envoys on the opposite side, and another set for winning the first battle..." Yang Ji said: "What a luxury!" Yang Guang was not angry either. He said cheerfully: "In your words, I am a rich third generation who is so poor that only money is left. If I don't bother, won't I have to waste money and people to build a private treasury?"
"I'll work harder and help you spend it." After Yang Ji finished speaking, he asked, "What do you think?"
"If you want it, just move it!" Yang Guang paused, and then said: "I'm tired of looking at those ships from Goguryeo, so move them all away for me." Yang Ji was stunned: "Are you serious? ?" Yang Guang said matter-of-factly: "Of course it's true. What do I want with those gold and silver jewelry that only take up space? But you have to take care of those bronze tripods, jade articles, ancient bamboo scrolls, unique books, famous calligraphy and paintings, etc. Leave it to me." Yang Ji just said it, but he never expected that Yang Guang would take it seriously.
"Don't look at me like that, I'm serious!" Yang Guang smiled and said: "Gold, silver and jewelry can't be eaten or worn. If too much is thrown into the market, it will cause chaos. What should I keep? Besides, , if one day I feel I don’t have enough, the worst I can do is borrow it from other countries.”
"If our brothers go out to borrow money, who do you think would dare not to borrow money?" Yang Ji was amazed and said with a smile: "Bandit!"
"We are originally bandits!" Yang Guang sat down and said with a hearty smile: "I still remember that Aye once said some very reasonable words to you when he forced you to become an official in Daxing Palace. I can't remember the original words. It's clear, but I still remember the general idea: Aye said that if he wasn't greedy, the older Yang family would have been killed by the Yuwen family long ago. You, a young one, didn't even have a chance to be born, so how could you be qualified to defend the king? ?”
"In the same way, if we are not bandits, how can the people of the Sui Dynasty live a good life? So in order for the people of the Sui Dynasty to live a good life with good food and clothing, we still have to be bandits and bandits. Who dares not to cooperate or give, Then we will change from sneaky bandits to upright robbers."
"Who is next? I'll rob it!" Yang Ji suddenly became interested and said, "I don't know anything else, but when it comes to robbery and destruction, I am definitely an expert and a master." Yang Guang had a stiff smile on his face. Living.
The next one must be the East Turks. The problem is that he wants to fight it himself, how can he let Yang Ji do it? But if this guy knew what he was thinking, he would definitely go to fight against the Turks again. If so, wouldn't his ten sets of golden armor be in vain?
After thinking about it, Yang Guang said deceitfully: "I don't have a set goal now!" He coughed lightly and changed the topic: "You wrote "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so you should know Cao Cao very well, then do you know his most powerful What is the place?”
"Of course I know!" Yang Ji said without hesitation: "Wei Wu stabbed someone's wife; Wei Wu whipped his whip and whipped his wife."
"That's not it!" Yang Guang's face turned dark when he heard this. He was afraid that this guy would say something risqué again, so he stopped showing off and said directly: "What I'm talking about is that the most powerful thing during the period of Emperor Wu of Wei was internal affairs. "
"After the Battle of Guandu, Emperor Wu of Wei took advantage of the victory to pursue and seize the territory, but was defeated by Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang who united. Emperor Wu of Wei listened to the advice of his advisers and decisively retreated. The Yuan brothers started fighting on their own. After that, Emperor Wu of Wei wasted no time. With little effort, they occupied the entire land of Hebei. Similarly, after the Battle of Chibi, Guan Yu in the Northern Expedition killed Emperor Wu of Wei and was about to move the capital. As a result, Wu attacked Jingzhou and ruined the good opportunity. Therefore, soldiers, horses, food, grass, and equipment were secondary, and The key to war is a stable regime and the ability to do things efficiently.”
"With how many factions Yuan Shao has, even if he wins the Battle of Guandu, I am not optimistic about his follow-up. He may be able to take advantage of Emperor Wu of Wei's defeat to occupy more land, but if he wants to destroy Emperor Wu of Wei, who is united, he will It’s very difficult. And those nobles of Yuan Dynasty will definitely surrender to Yuan Shao, but for Emperor Wu of Wei who valued the humble people, it is not a good thing. When Emperor Wu of Wei lost the nobles, what he lost was only the immediate future, but what he gained was the long-term future." Yang Ji understood what Yang Guang meant. To put it bluntly, he wanted to use a sharp knife to cut through the mess to win over the aristocratic families of the Sui Dynasty, and exchange the immediate pain for a long-term future.
This idea coincided with him, and he said in a deep voice: "But the family members are not fools, and they can't rebel at this time." As he said, he changed his tone and said: "A'hai is the legitimate son. Son, if he comes forward and takes the lead, he may be able to seduce the family members." Yang Guang was heart-beating: "You mean to let Ah Hai become the second King of Han?"
"Yes!" Yang Ji nodded: "When my uncle couldn't control Brother Han Wang, he expected that he would not listen to my brother's orders and would rebel, so he simply gave him more leverage to rebel. The ultimate goal was to use the war as the starting point. The method is to eliminate the family members. The reason why uncle is not worried about Brother Hanwang's success is because he is stupid, but A'ai is even stupider than Brother Hanwang, so he has no reason to succeed."
"I have already thought about the place where A-Hai will establish his foothold, and that is Guanzhong, which is surrounded by four major dangers. If you want A-Hai to be a spy happily, it is not difficult at all. You just need to give him some so-called people\/ As long as he is his wife, that's all he wants." Yang Guang didn't know what to say. After a long time, he asked numbly: "How is my wife?" Yang Ji said: "It's not a question of not paying it back. , but he has always been like this. As long as the woman is the wife or concubine of the so-called powerful family, he likes it, regardless of age, beauty or ugliness. In this regard, he is even more powerful than Cao Cao. Our old Yang family has talents!" Yang Guang asked: "Is he still robbing people?" Yang Ji said proudly: "That's not true. These so-called women now are actually given to him by me. Haha, you didn't expect it, right?" Yang Guang's eyes widened after hearing this, He endured it again and again, and asked harmoniously: "Where did you come from?"
"I think Ah Hai is good at this. It is also carrying forward the legacy of Wei Wu. In fact, it doesn't matter. If it is suppressed forcibly, it will be counterproductive. The key is not to rob the people of the Sui Dynasty, nor to harm the people of the Sui Dynasty." Yang Ji said: "The more important thing is Each of us has his own mission, and apart from being able to give birth to children for the royal family, he seems to have no other use. So I followed suit and specially captured some prisoners from outside the territory, and then lied about them being the wives and concubines of powerful people, and then sent them to Give it to him, hoping he will have more children. Although he is a little stupid, if he gives birth to a hundred children, a few of them will be smart, right?" Yang Guang was speechless after hearing this. The entire Sui royal family combined There were not many men, so he arranged several concubines for Yang Ji, hoping that the royal family would have more children.
And Yang Ji's approach is actually very different from his. The difference is that Yang Ji is capable and can do many things; but Yang Jian is a big fool and seems to be of no use to the royal family.
He was stunned for a long time and didn't care about this nonsense. As long as Yang Jian didn't steal it from the people, everything would be easy.
And judging from the way Yang Jian let wheat and rice give birth to children, it is estimated that he really wanted to give birth to more smart children for the royal family. If he could give birth to a lot of children like breeding pigs, it would be considered a great contribution to the royal family.
"Let's give up this matter and encourage him to rebel first." Yang Guang pondered for a moment and said: "The meeting hall still lacks a prime minister who represents the Jiangnan gentry. Taichang Qing Pei Yun is clear-minded and has officials. At the beginning, Chen is an official in Nan, and he has a good reputation in the south. I plan to appoint him as prime minister, what do you think?"
"The prime ministers in the council hall each represent a force, and they are in a delicate balance that restrains each other. If a southerner is allowed to become the prime minister, it will be fine. But Pei Yun can't!" Yang Ji said: "If Pei Yun becomes the prime minister, I will be happy to hear that Pei Yun is the prime minister." There are two prime ministers in the Pei clan. Although their brothers each represent a different force, they are of the same clan after all. When they consider issues, they inevitably put the interests of the Pei clan first."
"That's true!" Yang Guang gave up after hearing what Yang Ji said. After thinking about it, he asked again: "How capable is Yu Shinan compared to his brother?"
"Yu Shinan is upright and upright, and his character is hard to fault. Over the years, he has been conscientious, devoted to his duties, and never neglected his duties. However, in terms of his ability, smoothness, and potential, I think he is far inferior to the treacherous Yu Shiji." Yang Ji said The content is what I know, and there is no embellishing or deliberately belittling Yu Shinan.
Yang Guang said with a smile: "You mean you can only be a general, not a coach?"
"Exactly!" Yang Ji said: "He is a general who is responsible for his own role. Not only can he carry out the coach's orders, but he can also give the coach certain surprises. But he does not have the ability to coordinate the overall situation, nor does he have the requisites of a famous coach. The ability to adapt to changing circumstances.”
"Yeah!" Yang Guang nodded. According to Yang Ji, Yu Shinan is very suitable for the official department. Yang Ji added: "Xiao Shiwen and Yu Shinan are exactly the same. Even I can't stand their bad tempers." Yang Guang laughed when he heard this, waved his hand and said, "You have a bad temper than anyone else, how dare you criticize others? Tell me, what do you want to do next?" Yang Ji said: "Don't we all want to fight against the Turks? Then I will go to the north to be a robber and rob the Turks."
"That won't work!" Yang Guang categorically rejected it, and he found a random reason and said: "It's not because of anything else, but because you were too messy when you fought against Goguryeo. What do you call that? That's called irresponsibility. I want it. To me, he is an irresponsible bastard." Yang Ji: "..." Seeing his innocent look, Yang Guang was angry: "I didn't expect it! I never expected it!" I thought you were orderly in chaos, but the truth turned out to be that you were just messing around and beating me up. If I let you lead an army again, I will take your last name!" Yang Ji was
The words "My last name is yours" frightened him, and he said quite speechlessly: "I don't lead troops, so what will I do?"
"Many, many, you will be very busy in the future!" Yang Guang looked at Yang Ji, who was blushing after drinking, with admiration in his eyes: "I plan to let you take charge of military and state affairs as a minister, and continue to deepen the restructuring. "In the end, in our generation, a perfect legal system and official system were established. And by appointing you as the Minister of Military Affairs, I hope that you will come to the DPRK to take charge of the withdrawal and merger of the military government." Yang Ji was startled and quickly refused: "I can't do this. You have found the wrong person..." Yang Guang waved his hand and said: "You also said before that you couldn't be the general manager of Liangzhou, but what happened? You did it better than anyone else. Easily killed the arrogant Bujia Khan; you said you couldn't create, but it turns out you know everything." Yang Ji smiled bitterly and said: "I know a little bit about everything, at most I can propose an idea and then let him Others will improve it." Yang Guang laughed and said: "You have many ideas, but you can't make them yourself, but you know how to use people and use them properly, and then let everyone turn their weird ideas into reality. This is Chaotang The superior, the prime minister, and the assistants need what they need. If you do everything yourself, you will not only be exhausted to death, but you will also not be able to do well." Yang Guang seemed to be fooling around, but in fact he had full confidence in Yang Ji.
He felt that the most powerful and valuable thing about Yang Ji was his employment of people. In terms of the army, take the Eastern Expedition as an example: Goguryeo was a strong man with the right time, place and people, but Yang Ji went into battle in a hurry during this Eastern Expedition. He even prepared the military rations himself; There were countless difficulties encountered, but Yang Ji, the general manager of the march, did it easily and only needed to manage a few deputy general managers.
Although there was a major mistake, Yang Guang thought carefully and found that even if Yang Lun arrived at Gaimou City and Anshi City as scheduled, Yang Ji could still easily resolve Yang Lun's troubles by harassing Liaodong City.
Thinking of this, Yang Guang couldn't help but comment: "The beauty of your army lies in coordinating the overall situation, knowing people and making good use of them. Once you are ready to fight, you no longer care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, but based on the situation of the enemy and ourselves at the first time, Figure out whether the next war will be offensive or defensive, which division will attack and which division will defend, where to attack, where to defend, and where to confront." He said with full praise: "Your military style is like that of a soldier. As a chess master, you may not be able to see what you want to do or what your purpose is at the moment. Everything has to wait until the outcome is about to be decided and the situation becomes clear to see the clues about your use of troops. But as your opponent, you have to wait until Only after fighting several battles can you discover the deep meaning of the battles you fought and the deployment you made; only then can you know that your purpose is to lead yourself to this position so that you can deliver a fatal blow. Then wait until you discover your intention By that time, it's already too late. Next, we can only fight according to your ideas and rhythm. Once you fall into your battle ideas, you will die. For example..." The more Yang Ji listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. When he saw that he was different from the previous What he said was contradictory, and he almost mentioned Goguryeo or Gaoyuan, which made Yang Guang embarrassed and difficult to see people after waiting, so he quickly interrupted and said: "You just said that I was messing around, why are you boasting again? The smile on Yang Guang's face suddenly froze, and he quickly justified himself: "I'm talking about Murong Fuyun, he was played to death by you like this. As for the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, you must have done it randomly. No one can deny this. . If I hadn’t seen that the situation was not good and asked Zhou Fashang to send troops to help in time, how could you have won so easily?" As he said that, Yang Guang grimaced: "What about the future! While you are dealing with military and national affairs, you will self-examine and work hard. Perfect your own way of using troops and never make the same mistakes as before. Do you hear that?" Yang Ji was speechless upon hearing this. This tyrant couldn't help himself and actually gave the order directly.
He thought for a while and then said: "Shangshu Province is completely different from Liangzhou. I can't grasp it. How can these people in the court listen to a junior?" It was Yang Guang's turn to be shocked. He stared blankly. After looking at Yang Ji for a long time, he said: "You Yang Ji are the most terrifying big devil. The important officials in the court are scared to death of you, so they will not let you enter the central government as an official. Don't you know how powerful you are? Hateful? Don't you know how much everyone is afraid of you?" Yang Ji said: "Of course I know that I am hateful and hateful. But because of this, once I enter the center, the court will be in chaos."
"This point, you have touched on the key point!" Yang Guang pondered for a moment and said: "In recent years, the power of the Guanlong nobles has declined rapidly, causing the power of the court to slowly move towards a normal balance. However, all major forces have declined When we are fighting for power and gain, how can we solve the country’s problems and make plans for a day?”
"Although the balance is good, it also makes the court like a pool of stagnant water without much vitality. If things go on like this, the Sui Dynasty will inevitably weaken due to the struggle for power and profit from all parties. It is simply a fantasy to go further."
"The above is a long-term worry, and the near-term worry is that the major forces are uniting to fight against the imperial power. This is not a good thing for the Sui Dynasty. If it cannot be defeated, signs of national destruction will appear." Pause. After a moment, Yang Guang said again: "Even I am afraid of this upcoming offensive and defensive alliance, and I am not sure about it. I don't think that future generations who were born in comfort can break it. So everything must be done by our generation." break."
"As for how to do it? That is to cause chaos in the court and capture or weaken some forces in the chaos, rather than allowing the offensive and defensive alliance to take shape and grow."
"How to do it specifically?" In fact, Yang Guang's views and opinions coincided with Yang Ji's. Otherwise, Yang Ji would not have the idea of letting Yang Xian rebel.
"I don't know, but I think you can." Yang Guang said with a smile: "I only know that my worries are not wrong, and my thoughts are not wrong either. Otherwise, you can figure it out yourself!" Yang Ji's face turned dark when he heard this: " There’s nothing I can do.”
"So I asked you to mess up the court, find and solve problems in the chaos." After that, Yang Guang said to Yang Ji: "From now on, you will only do damage in the front, and I will protect you from the wind and rain in the back." ." Yang Ji chuckled: "I understand, I will take responsibility for the bad things, but you will take responsibility for the good ones."
"Smart!" Yang Guang never minced words or beat around the bush when talking to Yang Ji. He felt particularly happy and comfortable. He raised his finger and praised: "In the eyes of the family, you are already a bad guy who is bad to the bone. If you are a little worse, what will happen?" Why not? And with the way you are now, if you are not a bad person, what else can you do?" Yang Guang said with a smile: "I am the emperor who fully supports you. In the eyes of the family, I am actually more hateful than you. . Although they dare not say anything on the surface, secretly, they still gnash their teeth and curse me as a great evil person and a great tyrant. So we can only move forward bravely, swim against the current, and retreat as soon as possible!"
"That's true!" Yang Ji nodded, raised his eyes and said to Yang Guang, who was inexplicably excited: "But I haven't even returned home, so you just arrange tasks for me. Isn't this too much?"
"So I decided to give you a day off!" Yang Guang said with a smile: "The day after tomorrow at the court meeting, you will attend the court as usual, express gratitude to the victorious army, and take over the Ministry of Secretariat; then I will give you the title of Prime Minister of the Council." Yang Ji almost exploded with anger. He stood up angrily and said, "You are just acting like a hooligan. I..."
"Brother, there is no need to thank you for your kindness, haha..." Yang Guang stood up with a loud laugh and said, "The banquet at Wencheng Hall has already ended. Let's go and have a look together." With that, he took Yang Ji Shengsheng dragged him away.
Yang Guang knew Yang Ji very well and knew that he seemed to be striving for the top and aggressive, but in fact he was a person who got by, enjoyed himself, and understood life.
If you don't give him a task, he can stay in the house and do nothing; if you don't force him, you will never know what amazing abilities he has, but if you assign tasks and put pressure on him, he will Able to handle things steadily.
However, the Sui Dynasty was now full of affairs and internal worries. Yang Guang felt that every moment was extremely precious. He did not want Yang Ji to waste his good years at home.
What's particularly important is that Prime Minister Yang Ji is so talented. All the civil and military officials he currently appoints are all talented. If this guy takes over the Shangshu Province, he will definitely be able to dig out a lot for the Sui Dynasty. A young man with both ability and political integrity.
So even if he was cheating, Yang Guang would still arrange tasks for Yang Ji.
