Because he really didn't know what changes would happen in the future. At the same time, Yang Jian was also afraid that the Supreme Emperor and the people around him would be suspicious of him and recruit wise men to increase his power as soon as he took office.
Therefore, after seeing the current situation clearly, Yang Jian did not dare to let go and recruit talents aggressively. For the mountains of things that piled up in the Prime Minister's Mansion every day, someone still needed to do what Yang Jian was distressed about.
"Jia Luo is just talking. Madam doesn't know who we want, and what kind of person can she, a woman, recommend to us?"
Then Yang Jian looked at Jia Luo and asked disapprovingly.
"Madam, who do you think can do some work for us?"
"Let's just look at Gao Jiong."
"What? Gao Jiong."
Yang Jian stared at Jialuoling with surprised eyes. Yang Jian obviously did not expect that his wife would mention this person. He was silent for a long time before Yang Jian spoke again.
"Jia Luo, why would you recommend him?"
Dugu Jialuo said.
"Can't he, or do you not know this person?"
Yang Jian continued.
"We know each other, but we don't know much about him. However, we heard people say that Gao Jiong is a bit aloof. He has a good reputation and character. We heard from an old soldier before that he is an expert in leading troops in battles and is good at handling various emergencies. He is also very capable. He and Wang Gui were both ministers to the late emperor. It is said that even the first-rank ministers in the court respected him. He said that he was down-to-earth and had true insights. By the way, Jia Luo, you usually never leave the house or step out of the door. How do you know him?"
"You only have some gossip about Gao Jiong, so we know much more about him than you do."
Dugu Jialuo said proudly.
"Gao Jiong's father, named Gao Bin, has always been our father's staff. He has given us many good ideas. Gao Jiong grew up with me. How can we, who often visit each other, not know him? Gao Jiong has always looked at people and things differently from ordinary children since he was a child."
"Then where is this person now?"
Mrs. Jialuo said to Yang Jian again.
"Aren't you like many officials who are currently unemployed? Do you think that people who have worked with Wang Guiyu Wenzhi will end up well?"
Yang Jian smiled and said.
"That's great."
At this time, Yang Jian changed his mind and said again.
"Both Yu Wen Xiaobo and Wang Gui Yu Wenzhi died unexpectedly. Now is Gao Jiong willing to help us?"
"I don't dare to say this. You can go and ask him to give it a try."
"Based on Madam's experience, who should we send to invite him to come out?"
Dugu Jialuo, one of the think tanks.
"Didn't Li Shun go when we invited Mr. Li last time? Let him go this time."
Yang Jian was pacing in the room and suddenly stopped.
"That's not right. Last time, Li Shun changed into a nice outfit and brought some antiques to see Li Gongfu. In the end, he was called a warrior and almost ruined the matter. Isn't Gao Jiong a noble person? He sent a housekeeper. Go to hell, he will think that we look down on him, but do you think he will still be used by your husband?"
After hearing what Yang Jian said, Mrs. Dugu thought for a while and then said.
"Then ask your nephew Yang Hui to go. They seem to have a very close friendship."
"In that case, please ask Madam to go find Yang Hui and ask Li Xi to come out."
That night, Yang Hui came to Gao Xi's home alone. The two of them, whom they had not seen for a long time, greeted each other for a while and then were invited into the house by Gao Xi. Yang Hui spoke in a reasonable manner.
"Brother, you have been idle at home for a year or two, right? My brother feels like a dragon trapped in a shallow well, with no place to use his talents.
As soon as Gao Xi heard these words, he replied impassionedly.
"Brother is right. Since Lord Wang Gui was killed, it has also affected our career. Do you know that Yuwen Yun sent troops to kill my parents and chased me all the way? I was hungry for several days and could not beg on the street. Escaped, why should I be born here, what kind of ruining the imperial court, ruining the imperial court, ruining the imperial court."
Yang Hui had obviously heard the underlying meaning of Gao Xi's words and then tried to persuade her.
"My uncle Yang Jian, the prime minister of the dynasty, particularly appreciated his brother and wanted to invite him to work for the Yang family. In the future, he would not only be able to avenge his father's death but also gain the reputation of being his wife's shadow.
The two of them had a heart-to-heart talk and talked about it. The next night, Yang Hui also came home one after another. Yang Jian saw the joy on his nephew's face, so he smiled and asked.
"How did the conversation go?"
"It's done."
Yang Hui sat down in the living room and saw Mrs. Dugu retreating to the left and right before speaking again.
"Gao Xi admired his uncle's character very much. He expressed his willingness to compromise with the prime minister. He also said that if his uncle's career encountered any unexpected consequences in the future, Gao Xi would be willing to risk the annihilation of his clan and follow his uncle to conquer the world. "
Yang Jian was greatly moved when he heard this and said immediately.
"Hui'er, please tell Mr. Gao that we will definitely live up to his Chicheng. However, asking Mr. Gao Haihan can only allow him to submit to a lower position for the time being, because a higher position requires the approval of the Supreme Emperor. If that happens, things will get complicated!!”
A few days later, Gao Xi quietly settled in the Prime Minister's Mansion and was appointed as the Secretary of the Prime Minister's Mansion. As time went by, the various departments of the Prime Minister's Mansion gradually fell into routine. Yang Jian's mood also changed drastically. He often murmured to himself: .
"We want to use the position of prime minister to follow what Emperor Wu did back then, so that we can recruit talented people around us."
After getting two right-hand men, Pang Huang and Gao Xi, Yang Jian sent his eldest son Yang Yong to visit his third brother. Yang Zan said to his son Yang Yong before leaving.
"Go and tell your third uncle, just say that we hope he can help us through the difficulties and come to work with me."
Yang Zan is Yang Jian's half-brother and the third child in the family. He is as tall and strong as his eldest brother Yang Jian. He has strong arms and can lift a thousand pounds. He has the same "beautiful appearance" as his eldest brother Yang Jian and his second brother Yang Lin.
According to legend, Yang Zan is the reincarnation of Kong Xuan in The Legend of the Gods. He has a sword that weighs 420 kilograms, has tiger eyes, thick eyebrows, and is extremely powerful. He wears a chain of golden armor and sits on a blazing white dragon horse. Even though he is a civilized and martial artist, he is extremely brave in his actions throughout his life. Almost with a clear conscience.
When Emperor Wu pacified the Northern Qi Dynasty, all the kings followed the army on the eastern expedition, but Yang Zan was left to handle all the important military and political affairs in the capital. Emperor Wu said to Yang Zan before the expedition.
"I want to focus on Nanchen. With a general like Aiqing guarding the capital, I won't have to worry about anything else."
At the moment, what Yang Jian likes is Yang Zan's decisive approach. Furthermore, Yang Zan is an important minister favored by the late emperor. With Yang Zan, naturally no one in the outside world will make any guesses.
The next night, Yang Yong, who had already become a general, came to his father's house to report.
"Uncle said he has no intention of coming to the prime minister's house to work at the moment."
"That's why. Did you say something wrong to your uncle?"
Yang Yong said.
"My uncle said that the Prime Minister's Mansion is too attractive to attract people's attention, so it is better to hide in the official department and be safe. My uncle also said... ......."
Yang Yong hesitated as he spoke. Yang Jian saw his son hemming and hawing and could not speak, so he comforted him.
"Is there anything else you can't talk to your father about? Say it quickly."
"My uncle said that you might not be able to keep your position as Marquis of the Sui Dynasty. You still want to do something like annihilating your family."
After hearing this, Yang Jian was stunned for a moment in disbelief and then muttered.
"I understand, please rest Yong'er."
Yang Guang, who was young and had nothing to do, said quickly when he saw his father's frown.
"Dad, none of my uncles look human. Why are you talking to them? They are just a bunch of idiots."
Yang Jian looked down on Yang Guang a little and cursed when he heard that his son had no respect for his elders.
"Guang'er, they are all your biological uncles. How can you, a rebellious son, insult your elders? You really lack discipline. I won't slap you."
"What Guang'er said is right. Your third brother didn't want to come, so he dragged him away. His mouth was so dirty that he even cursed his own family members. You also said that you knew, so you knew how to protect your brothers. , but also to play Guang'er."
Mrs. Dugu left with her two sons and was furious because she originally looked down on Yang Zan's virtue. There had long been discord between relatives. This was the root cause of Mrs. Dugu's anger.
"Okay, okay."
Yang Jian waved his hand to his wife.
"What the third brother said is unreasonable. Who doesn't think of a way out for himself in this chaotic situation? It's not bad for the third brother to be a middle-level doctor in the official department. It's comfortable and stable without showing off the mountains and water. He doesn't want to If you risk wading into troubled waters, just follow your third brother, everyone has his or her own ambitions."
"We used to dislike your third brother's behavior. No matter how bad Yang Lin is, at least he should be responsible, but your third brother is like a coward."
"Jia Luo, please stop talking about your brother like that."
Yang Jian continued.
"The third child and I have different aspirations and different ideas. We can't force ourselves to do anything we don't want to do."
That night, Yang Jian didn't know what book to read. He didn't sleep, and Mrs. Dugu didn't sleep either. It wasn't until the chickens crowed in the busy city that Yang Jian put the book away.
At this time, Mrs. Dugu personally brought a basin of hot water.
"Soak your feet."
Mrs. Dugu said while washing her husband's feet.
"Why did you look at it for so long?"
"This book is really hard to understand without reading it. I'm shocked when I read it."
"What book? It fascinates you so much."
Yang Jian said.
"It's the torture scroll issued by our son-in-law when he became emperor."
Dugu Jialuo asked rhetorically.
"You, the minister, only saw the decree issued by the Holy Spirit today?"
"When the Holy Spirit is issuing the decree, won't we be fighting the Turks in the north of Saibei? Besides, we have been riding on horseback for the past two years and have been unable to guard against both open and hidden arrows. How can we pay attention to these decrees?"
Dugu Jialuo sighed.
"But now you have been busy all day and have to make up classes at night, right?"
"Well, yes, what Madam said is absolutely true, we just need to make some changes."
Yang Jian wiped his feet and put on his shoes.
"We discovered a lot of questions during the day, and were busy errands at night. When I checked, I broke out in a cold sweat."
Dugu Jialuo has an incredible way.
"Is it that powerful?"
"yes."
Yang Jian stretched his body and said as he walked to the bedroom. Mrs. Dugu quickly brought the lamp on the desk to illuminate her husband's way, and Yang Jian continued.
"In the past few days, we have received some news from the following one after another, saying that the court sentenced beheadings for trivial matters. Some even killed entire families and killed a large number of innocent people."
"The world is really bad and there are many evil people."
Yang Jian looked up at the ceiling and sighed.
"Even if the court has a decree, it cannot abuse its power and laws. A few days ago, we learned that a clerk from a cloth shop stole some pieces of silk cloth to make clothes for my mother. The shop owner sued the clerk and sent him to the Yamen. They were captured and beheaded in public, and the court would kill them at every turn for trivial matters like these. If this goes on and everyone is in danger, why should the world worry about rebels? When we read this collection today, the laws are clearly there. Every item of evidence is consistent with those unjust, false and wrongly convicted cases, and the imperial court treats murder as child's play."
When Yu Wenyun became emperor, he formulated several laws.
"1. Those who steal will be killed, and the whole family will be killed. 2. Those who fight will be killed, and the whole family will be killed. 3. Those who insult each other, their tongues will be cut out, and the whole family will be killed. 4. Those who do not pay the mining tax of ten taels of gold per day will have their entire bodies torn to pieces, regardless of their wife, children, or children. Wan Duan, whoever commits a crime as an official in the court will be exempted from death and will receive free medical treatment for the official forever."
The so-called mining tax was when Yu Wenyun deceived the people to dig a big hole in front of their house and then registered it in the register. According to the depth of the hole, the tax was compulsorily collected and the people were required to pay ten taels of gold every day. If you didn't pay, you would be killed. And every month and every quarter, the court wanted to save money. Military expenditures have increased, and the prisoner army will immediately imprison people without investigation as long as someone reports them, regardless of whether the people are guilty or not.
The next day, as soon as Yang Jian entered the prime minister's house, he summoned Gao Xi.
"Last night we watched a collection of canons issued by the imperial court at home. When we saw the contents, we were so astounded that we couldn't believe it."
Gao Xi was shocked and said.
"Did the Prime Minister only discover the shortcomings of the Holy Book of Punishment now?"
"Yes, we didn't see this criminal law for the first time until last night. We had been on an expedition in Saibei before."
"As the Prime Minister just said, you only know one but not the other."
Gao Xi looked at Yang Jian and sighed before continuing.
"This criminal law has caused chaos not only in the states, counties, but also in the imperial court. Everyone is in danger of talking about it."
"ah?"
Yang Jian's muzzle jumped and suddenly he stopped and stared at Gao Xi, while Gao Xi continued.
"The first is that Yu Wenxian's unjust death is chilling. In addition, this Book of Punishments was made by some of his subordinates and made them shun them. The imperial court stipulated that anyone who wrote a wrong word in this Book of Punishments would be punished by inserting a bamboo skewer into it. It is said to be disobedient. If so, Emperor Yuwen Yun, who asked all officials to write this punishment scripture, was often punished by Emperor Wu when he was the crown prince. Now, in order to eliminate the hostility in his heart, the Supreme Emperor has changed his methods to heal the people and officials. Your son-in-law calls murder It's fun, no matter whether there is a mistake or not, he will find an excuse to kill him. As long as he is suspicious of the person, he will not be spared, no matter if it is the close ministers or concubines around him. "
Yang Jian said.
"This punishment book must be revised and reissued immediately."
"Prime Minister, is it appropriate to change this code day and night less than a year after it was promulgated? Besides, why can't we act on our own without asking the Supreme Emperor to make his own decisions? This is going to cost us our heads."
"This cannot be called making arbitrary claims. The previous dynasty Yu Wen Yun promulgated the original Penal Code. Now Yu Wen Chan has ascended the throne to establish a new dynasty, so we have to be responsible for the new dynasty. It is only natural that we make some changes in this dynasty."
Yang Jian scratched his neck and said.
"Besides, the Supreme Emperor has taken the five queens to Luoyang for fun, and we don't know when he will return to Kyoto. If this matter is delayed for one day, the whole country will have a group of people who should not be punished."
"The Prime Minister's words make sense."
Gao Xi continued.
"In this case, we would like to recommend someone to the Prime Minister to participate in the revision."
"who."
Gao Xi recommended.
"Suwei, this person is very familiar with all kinds of laws and regulations, and he does things in a very orderly manner. Asking him to take charge of this matter will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."
"We know that this man is quite talented, and his father Su Chuo is even more famous. Yu Wenhu originally admired Su Wei very much and married his daughter to him. When Yuwen Hu dominated the government and ruled the country with one hand, Su Wei He also had the foresight to abandon his official position and go home to farm, but the question is whether Su Wei is willing to go out and submit to his duties without taking any action at the moment."
Gao Xi took the initiative to invite Ying.
"Young man can go and give it a try."
"Well, of course it's good if you can please him. If you can't please him, don't do anything rough."
After a moment of silence, Yang Jian thought about it and said again.
"I don't know if you know there is someone who pays homage to Pei Zheng."
"I know Mr. Pei Zheng. He served as a doctor under the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He was an honest man who enforced the law, was tolerant and pursued justice. Unexpectedly, Pei Zheng was framed by his colleagues and is still at home today. If we can recruit Su Wei, we are not afraid that we will not be able to recruit Pei Zheng. Pei Zheng is older than Su Wei, but the relationship between the two is quite good."
One day, Pei Zheng was working on the case and his colleagues murmured in their hearts.
"The imperial court issued an edict that as long as anyone is imprisoned, he will be rewarded with 10,000 coins. According to Pei Zheng's fair and just method of handling cases, we will not starve to death."
So the next day, his colleagues and the people around him filed a memorial and impeached Pei Zheng.
A key opens a lock. Gao Xi first found Su Wei and said bluntly as soon as they met.
"Brother, you have also seen the current situation in the court. The people dare to be angry but dare not speak out. The reason why everyone in the Northern Zhou Dynasty is in danger is because the emperor did a good thing for his own selfish desires. However, the Prime Minister's punishment is too harsh. I want to revise it, but the matter is urgent and I am in need of talents. The Prime Minister specially entrusted me to ask my brother to take charge of the revision."
Su Wei said.
"Okay, the Prime Minister is still a sensible person. We have long wanted to work with this wise man. The Supreme Emperor slaughters innocent people at will and everyone in the world will punish him. But Qian Guiqian, we sincerely want to assist the Prime Minister, and we will never do it. Shared salary."
Gao Xi saw this and said again.
"We should do this quickly. The prime minister also wants to invite Pei Zheng to come out and participate. I wonder what your brother wants?"
"That would be wonderful."
Su Wei suddenly became energetic and said with a smile.
"Before, we only heard that Prime Minister Yang was a reckless man with great martial arts skills. What we never expected was that Prime Minister Yang also cared about the common people. He is indeed an extraordinary person. We just didn't know if we could recruit Pei Zheng. "
"Then let's go and invite Pei Zheng free. Brother, you don't have to worry."
