Princess Leping and Princess Nanyang got what they wanted, talked for a while, and then said goodbye and left. This does not mean that the two princesses are snobs, but that they have remembered today's "favor" in their hearts and can return it in the future. In addition to political favors, the last remaining thing is the personal friendship between the family, and the family does not need to be too exclusive.
It was only the end of Xu Shi when the two guests were sent. Yang Ji had finished bathing and changing clothes. After looking at his three sons sleeping in rows, he entered the study and looked through the merit notes and "promotion" presented by Hao Yuan, Ling Jing and others. suggestion".
The imperial court's awards were simple awards, and the recipients of the awards were mainly mid-level and high-level generals and low-level generals with outstanding performance. In addition to them, there were many low-level generals who had made meritorious service but were not obvious; for example, Guan Once a leader of ten soldiers has made a meritorious service, he will definitely be promoted to captain or deputy captain in charge of fifty soldiers, but the court cannot be so meticulous. This requires the coach and general to arrange promotion matters based on their merits. After drawing up the list and meritorious deeds, they will report to their superiors.
This is not an easy task, and low-level generals who have made meritorious deeds are waiting for the stars and the moon. Therefore, when the merits and promotion suggestions come to Yang Ji, he must use the shortest possible time to review and review them. , approval, so that everyone can enjoy the glory of meritorious service and the joy of promotion.
Fortunately, there are sufficient civil servants at all levels in the army, and the private staff are loyal to their duties and scrutinized strictly. Otherwise, Yang Ji would have to deal with thousands or even ten thousand times more official and military affairs.
Yang Ji felt that he was a little unable to handle just the military affairs of an army and the military and political affairs of a state. He really didn't know how Yang Guang became the emperor. It's no wonder that he was so busy every day that he didn't even have time to have children.
It’s no wonder that there are so many foolish kings and few wise kings in history. If it were him, if he had to deal with tedious official duties every day, all year round, he wouldn’t be able to do it, he would hate it, and he would also be a foolish king.
Just when Yang Ji was about to go back to his room to rest, Xiao Ying's voice came from outside the door: "Lang Jun!"
Then a gust of wind blew and the candlelight flickered. Yang Ji looked up and saw Xiao Ying walking from behind the screen. He quickly stood up to greet her and said, "I was about to go back to my room. Why are you here?"
"It's still early, so I'll come over to see Mr. Lang!" Xiao Ying looked at the flickering candlelight on the 'desk' and saw an open booklet on the table. She asked casually as she walked: "Mr. Lang Are you writing a memorial?"
"It's not a memorial, it's a tribute to military merit." Yang Ji helped his wife walk to the table in the 'rest area' and sit down.
Xiao Ying stared at her husband with beautiful eyes, sighed softly, and asked softly: "Mr. Lang, I heard that the Liangzhou Army suffered heavy losses this time?"
Yang Ji was stunned for a while and then said: "The Liangzhou Army is the main force in this battle. It is indeed the army that suffered the most losses. It lost more than half of its strength."
The Liangzhou army sent a total of 40,000 troops, of which 30,000 were with Yang Ji all the way, and the other 10,000 were sent by Yang Shanhui from the Xiutuze area. To the end of the battle, these 40,000 troops suffered more than 20,000 casualties, and the loss ratio was nearly 10,000. Sixty percent. If it had been during the period of weakness of other dynasties, the Liangzhou Army would have collapsed long ago.
However, the Sui Dynasty was a special monster, completely different from other dynasties, and it cannot be judged by common sense; for example, Daxi Changru, Yang Hong, Yang Xiong, Yuchi Chong, Li Chong, Han Hong, Shi Wansui, Tu Wanxu, Famous generals such as Yang Yichen and Li Jing all led a lone army to fight against an enemy army that was many times or dozens of times larger than theirs. As a result, even when only a few hundred people were left, the Sui army did not collapse. Therefore, the fallacy that the "experts" call that the army will collapse if it loses 30% to 40% is completely self-righteous and irresponsible generalization.
When Xiao Ying heard Yang Ji's words, she looked slightly sad; when she was in Liangzhou, she had entered the military camp as Princess Wei many times and had great feelings for the Liangzhou army officers and soldiers. When she heard that Liangzhou had lost so much, she felt very sad. Feeling uncomfortable, he thought about it and said with concern: "Is the court's pension adequate?"
Yang Ji said: "In fact, the imperial court's pensions and rewards for the army have never been less than a penny. The key is the officials at all levels responsible for the distribution. If these people are corrupt and illegal, then the pensions, rewards, military pay, and salaries they receive will definitely be Very few. Liangzhou has done a very good job in supervision. Such incidents rarely happen. One of the purposes of the imperial military reform is actually to crack down on corrupt officials in the military and take the opportunity to establish sound laws and departments."
After a pause, Yang Ji asked Xiao Ying, "I suddenly asked about this, are you planning to donate money again?"
Donating money and materials to the families of fallen soldiers and disabled soldiers was actually one of the traditions of the Sui Dynasty royal family. This move was also initiated by Yang Jian and Empress Dugumin. Basically, the couple's personal belongings were donated, and they set up nursing homes for the elderly, orphanages for the young, and disabled homes for the disabled in various states and counties. They also established a free school for the deaf and mute because Yang Liang was born with deafness... Although the imperial court allocated "special funds" to these institutions every year, Yang Jian and his wife donated their own money every year. .
This is also the main reason why Yang Jian does not have any silk clothes that have nothing to do with his status as emperor. He is not really free from money and stingy, but he uses all his personal money in places that he thinks are meaningful. 【All are historical facts】
The 'Royal Women's Foundation' now named in Zongzheng Temple was actually founded by Yang Ji on the basis of Yang Jian and Queen Dugu. The purpose was to make this grand event official and prevent royal women from raising and donating it. The money is in vain to benefit those corrupt officials.
"Well!" Xiao Ying looked at Yang Ji with a pair of bright eyes, and said with some tangle: "The foundation is a unified arrangement, and the beneficiaries are all over the country. I plan to donate a sum of money specifically to the Liangzhou Army, but we can't use our Donate in name, otherwise you will fall into the trap of plotting to raise a private army."
Yang Ji said: "Then just donate it in the name of Xiaolin Temple. We don't care about the reputation anyway."
Since the establishment of the Religious Affairs Bureau in Liangzhou and the crackdown on pseudo-monks, the few remaining temples and Taoist temples in Liangzhou have been under the control of the government. The Xiaolin Temple mentioned by Yang Ji is the most authoritative and influential temple in Liangzhou. A large temple, but also a black temple used by Yang Ji to sell stolen goods. However, there are indeed many real eminent monks in the temple, but these eminent monks do not receive salary, alms, or incense money. They farm and grow vegetables by themselves. Duobao, Yongxin and others who are responsible for managing Xiaolin Temple are actually arranged by Yang Ji of lackeys. They were paid dead wages. While responsible for managing the temple, they also received money donated by Yang Ji in the name of Buddha.
The stolen money from surrounding countries went through the temple, and finally 70% returned to Yang Ji's hands, and the remaining 30%, together with the money donated by the believers themselves, became the temple's exclusive charity.
What the kings of the Western Regions are most afraid of is that when Yang Ji is accepting gifts, he often says, "XX is related to Buddhism. As a devout believer, I, Vajra Slave, will accept the gift for Vajra temporarily."
He got the benefit, but it was in the name of the so-called Vajra and Buddha. If the giver wants to get his reward back, he should ask Vajra and Buddha himself, and don’t come to me Vajra slaves. If it doesn’t work, it’s because you are not pious enough. Keep donating! If you continue to donate for a long time with such persistence, Vajra and Buddha will one day be impressed by your piety and bless you.
In contrast, if you give things that are related to Buddhism unconsciously, then the vajra slaves, as the most devout believers, will have no choice but to lead troops to beg for alms.
Over time, Yang Ji's nickname of "Smiling Tiger" spread in various countries in the Western Regions also became "Smiling Buddha". And his tricks have been learned to perfection by kings of various countries and applied to their own people.
"Okay, then donate it to Xiaolin Temple, and the Zen masters will distribute it to the family records of the fallen soldiers and disabled soldiers of the Liangzhou Army in the name of the temple." Xiao Ying knew the relationship between Yang Ji and Xiaolin Temple, and every day in the temple Every donation is supervised by officials, and they are not afraid of taking her money. As long as the explanation is clear, they will make targeted donations as required.
After briefly explaining the matter, Xiao Ying asked again: "Mr. Lang, my mother-in-law told you not to promise anything. Do you really want to recommend Li Min and Renren?"
Yang Ji smiled bitterly and said: "People are coming to the door, and they are requesting openly. What can I do? I can only do it casually. In fact, this is also a favor. If they go to the saint, the saint will agree."
After Yang Ji finished speaking, he explained one by one: "Li Min was dismissed from office mainly because he acted on Yuwenshu's orders. In fact, he did not commit an unforgivable mistake. Now that Yuwenshu has come back, there is no reason to continue to detain him." This 'little person'. In addition, the sage respects Princess Leping very much. If she comes forward to request the sage again, the sage will still give Li Min a chance. I took the opportunity to agree to Princess Leping, and in fact I also broke her endless entanglement in the future. "
Xiao Ying thought about it carefully, and her eyes suddenly sparkled. He remembered that Yang Ji clearly said to Princess Leping, "This is also the last time" during the conversation.
And Princess Leping has many connections. In addition to Yang Ji, she also has the queen, the prince, the king of Qi, the king of Shu, Xiao Jue, Princess Nanyang and others. After Yang Ji said this, even if she encounters trouble again in the future, she will He didn't have the face to beg Yang Ji, so he asked someone else instead.
With just a small favor, Yang Ji was able to break Princess Leping's entanglement and successfully avoid greater trouble that might occur in the future.
Calculated in this way, it's a good deal.
"I understand Lang Jun's intention!" Xiao Ying asked: "What about benevolent people? What's the point of this?"
"Benevolent people are extremely talented, and saints don't want benevolent people to go to waste. What's more, in this Eastern Expedition, almost all the children of the royal family have made contributions, so as long as benevolent people use this as an example to show that they don't want to be useless, saints will I can agree." After Yang Ji finished explaining, he lowered his voice and said: "The other thing is to sell Yuwenshu a favor. Yuwenshu also asked me to help the benevolent people in Liaodong. As for Yuwenshu's favor, I plan to deal with the Li family in Longxi. When the time comes, ask for it back.”
When Xiao Ying heard this, she suddenly realized that Lang Jun had also laid out the plan and attracted allies.
By the way, Li Min is also a key member of the Li family in Longxi. Lang Jun helped arrange it, maybe transferring him away from the center of the storm of right and wrong. If Li Min is transferred out of the capital, then Lang Jun's decisive and "ruthless" "This is also the last time" is actually to protect Li Min.
It's just that Mr. Lang has good intentions, but I wonder if his family understands it?
Xiao Ying's bright eyes blinked, but she didn't say anything. However, she secretly made up her mind. Once the curtain on dealing with the Li family in Longxi was raised, she would go to Princess Leping to talk to her, lest she didn't know what to do. Owe a bigger favor.
If she didn't say it, even if Princess Leping knew it, she would probably treat it as ignorant; what's more, with Leping's wisdom, she might not be able to see it, so she had to tell it.
"Stop talking about these troublesome things!" Yang Ji gently took Xiao Ying's hand and said, "It's getting late, let's go back and rest."
"Okay!" Xiao Ying responded and stood up.
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What Xiao Ying didn't know was that although Yang Lihua claimed to be aloof and lacked intelligence, she now had several capable staff members, namely her sisters-in-law.
After the fall of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yun's queens and concubines all became nuns and were protected by Yang Lihua. Today, only four of them are dead, including Queen Chen Yueyi of Tianzhong and Queen Yuan of Tianyou. Le Shang, Wang Ji, Huangfu Ji.
Before, Chen Yueyi and others worshiped Buddha and chanted sutras in the Princess Mansion Temple, occasionally danced and wrote with Yang Lihua, and visited Yuwen Eying, but never interfered with worldly affairs. Later, Yang Lihua was so miserably deceived by her domestic slave that in order to maintain the family income, she even collaborated with Yang Ji on loan sharking. After this matter was revealed by Yang Ji, Yang Guang was so angry that he asked Yang Gongren to help Yang Lihua clean up the family.
The stolen money was recovered, but Yang Lihua, who had learned a lesson, finally learned to be afraid. As a widow, she could not find help from outsiders, so she asked her sisters to serve as staff. Compared with outsiders, only Yuwen Eying was left among the five of them. As a descendant, I don't have to worry about my sisters deceiving me.
These few people are also very generous. While they continue to practice Buddhism, they make suggestions and check the accounts for Yang Lihua.
There is a brightly lit room in the back house of Princess Leping Mansion. Yang Lihua and her daughter are gathered together with Chen Yueyi, Yuan Lexhang, Wang Ji and Huangfu Ji who are leading hair practitioners.
Yang Lihua and her daughter were really scared at this time. They were confused and told everything that happened in Prince Wei's Mansion, especially what Yang Ji said, "Her (Yu Wen Eying) descendants also have former dynasties." Bloodline, someone must make a big fuss out of it in the future." This was repeatedly emphasized by the mother and daughter.
After listening to what the mother and daughter said, the gray-haired Chen Yueyi sighed and said: "Although what King Wei said is ugly, his words are rough and not rough. Lihua, Shusheng and Eying are not children anymore, you really shouldn't care about them. Got so much.”
"Sister, I also think what King Wei said is reasonable." Yang Lihua took a long sigh and blamed herself: "After all, it was my greed in the past that put the pressure on Shusheng and Eying. If I Without me, the debt I caused will most likely fall on their heads."
Chen Yueyi was silent after hearing this. Yang Lihua was indeed very responsible. In the final analysis, Yang Lihua just couldn't grasp the limits, so she exceeded and violated the taboo again and again. But her original intention was for the good of everyone and the good of the children, so others can blame Yang Lihua, but those who benefited from it are not qualified to blame her.
Of course, she, Yuan Lexhang, Wang Ji, and Huangfu Ji are also responsible. If they had participated earlier, Yang Lihua would not have made stupid mistakes again and again.
She thought for a while and advised: "Lihua, you don't need to blame yourself too much. The emperor cares about you and treats you as the eldest sister. As long as you don't make any more mistakes in the future, you will have no worries with the emperor." .”
Yuwen Eying no longer dared to listen to her unreliable biological mother. She quickly asked: "Sanniang, can we just follow Uncle Wei closely from now on?"
Chen Yueyi looked at her pale 'daughter' with kind eyes, nodded slightly and said: "My child, King Wei really cares about you. Otherwise, he would not say what others dare not say in front of Princess Nanyang. If so. As for your mother-in-law..."
Chen Yueyi glanced at Yang Lihua and shook her head: "She just has a good father and a good mother. If we weren't afraid of her parents, we would have sold her decades ago, and she happily helped us Count the money. In the future, whenever you encounter difficult matters, just come to me and your Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Mothers. Don't listen to her again, otherwise, she will definitely kill you."
In fact, Chen Yueyi didn't want to say such hurtful words, but there was only one child left, and she was really afraid that Yang Lihua would kill Eying. However, she couldn't convince Yang Lihua, who was stupid and self-righteous, so she could only take the opportunity to persuade her daughter. As long as her daughter and son-in-law don't listen to her and don't want those things they shouldn't have, the couple will naturally be safe.
Yang Lihua: "..."
"Sanniang, I'm very scared now. What should we do now?" Yuwen Eying asked anxiously, leaving her mother behind.
Chen Yueyi said: "Since ancient times, the capital has been a place where people kill without knives and without blood. You and Shusheng are not equipped to deal with fatal crises, so it is not suitable to stay in the capital in the future. In my opinion, it is best to stay away from the center. Get out of the sight of the officials in the capital. Only in this way can those officials in the capital who eat people without spitting out their bones not pay attention to you and regard you as a stepping stone for promotion."
With that said, she said to Yuwen Eying: "Judging from what you said before, King Wei actually left some leeway, and he also valued and loved you and your wife; it was not you and your wife that he disliked."
Yang Lihua: "..."
"Yes Eying!" Yuan Leshang also said: "If nothing unexpected happens, King Wei will arrange for Shusheng to leave the center. You must not object, don't disobey, and don't be resentful. In short, listen to him The arrangement is correct."
"My child knows!" Yuwen Eying breathed a sigh of relief.
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[Note: Yang Jian’s actions are all historical facts. Thanks to the book friend Mourning Wu Huaxia for providing detailed information. 】
