"Hedong?" Although Empress Dugu didn't understand why Yang Ming pointed at the map with his back teeth, he still smiled and said: "You are really good at choosing, Ah Lou, tell me."
"yes,"
Aunt Lou bowed and came to Yang Ming's side, squatted down and pointed at the map and said:
"The capital is in Guanzhong, and to the east is the Yellow River. The place that crosses the Yellow River is called Hedong. Hedong County has ten counties under its jurisdiction, namely Hedong, Sangquan, Fenyin, Longmen, Ruicheng, Anyi, Xia, Hebei, Yi clan and Yu Xiang, there are two big clans in this place, Hedong Liu clan and Hedong Pei clan."
"The crown prince Taibao Liu Min came from Yuxiang County, Hedong (now Jiezhou Town, Yanhu District, Yuncheng, Shanxi). He passed away in the first year of Kaihuang. His son Liu Ang was appointed as the governor of Luzhou and was a good friend of the Supreme Being. He is now in Shangdang County. After Your Highness seals the seal, you can pay your respects when you have free time."
"Hedong County is under the jurisdiction of Jizhou. The governor is named Zhao Yu (jiong), and the governor is in Xindu County (today's Jizhou City, Hebei Province). This person comes from the Zhao family in Tianshui, and his mother is from the Liu family in Hedong. He has a son named Zhao Yichen, who is now in the East Palace. As an official, when His Highness takes over the domain, the palace will say hello to Zhao Xuan."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince obtains this fief, then the management, taxation, and land of the entire ten counties in Hedong will be separated from Jizhou and assigned to you. Then His Highness's title will be Hedong County King."
Ten counties? All mine? Ha ha ha ha.......
Yang Ming laughed wildly deep in his heart, am I not equivalent to the top leader of a prefecture-level city? And more power?
Not long after the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the king's title would not affect the country's tax revenue. After all, the fiefdom also had to pay taxes.
It's called a fixed tax.
The amount paid to the treasury in a year is fixed, and the rest can be yours.
So from now on, Yang Ming is already the de facto vassal king.
If you want to become a prince, that is, a one-word king, you have to wait until his father becomes the emperor.
Dugu Jialuo seemed quite satisfied when he saw Yang Ming, and she was also very satisfied and said with a smile:
"When my son reaches adulthood, he can become a vassal, but now he can send people to build a mansion in the east of the river, divide the land and recruit domestic slaves."
Then, Dugu Jialuo looked at Alou and said: "The Supreme Being is still in court. Now go over and deliver a message. Tell him that the land of Qilin'er has been selected. Regarding the construction of the royal palace, let Yu Wenkai (Ministry of Works Minister) provide snacks."
"Yes," Alou nodded.
The next day, Zongzheng Temple began to engrave the seal, customize the crown and belt, load the genealogy, and then handed it over to the Ministry of Rites to organize the specific matters.
There is no grand ceremony for conferring the title of king, it is just a matter of Yang Jian's will, which can be announced to the world.
As for sealing it, he is not in a hurry. He can only go when he reaches adulthood at the age of fifteen. Now he is just occupying the place first.
In this way, starting from next year, the tax revenue of the ten counties in Hedong will pass through his hands, and then the fixed part will be turned over to the national treasury.
He can now appoint officials in the royal palace. In layman's terms, after the company is established, it can recruit troops.
.......
A few days later, the female thief Yuwen, namely Chen Shuyi, came back.
She changed into a light cyan female official uniform, and her long hair was tied into a hat called a futou, revealing her snow-white and slender neck. The close-fitting clothes made the scenery on her chest particularly eye-catching.
It seems quite like that.
Yang Ming looked her up and down and said with a smile, "What is your duty?"
Chen Shuyi stood upright and sighed: "I will do whatever you ask me to do."
"Damn, you are such a little genius. This is definitely the best answer I have ever heard." Yang Ming clapped his hands and smiled: "The Holy Queen once said that you can go out of the palace to visit your parents. I happened to be holding back in the palace. I've been here for a long time, and I'm just thinking of going out for some fresh air. Please arrange the itinerary."
As Yu Wenshu's adopted daughter, Chen Shuyi lived in Yuwen Mansion in Daxing City and was quite familiar with Daxing. However, she seemed not to be happy with Yang Ming's proposal.
"I don't want to meet them."
Yang Ming was stunned: "Why?"
"No reason," Chen Shuyi said directly.
"Ahem," Yang Ming coughed lightly: "Pay attention to your identity."
Chen Shuyi knew not to contradict Yang Ming too much, and said helplessly: "They gave me away in the first place, so I don't want to see them again."
Yang Ming nodded, it was indeed reasonable.
Just think about being given away by your biological parents to someone else, and almost becoming someone else's child concubine. It makes no one feel good if you leave it to someone else.
Especially the huge gap in status caused by the subjugation of the country. How can a little girl's family bear it?
It is said that Chen Shuyi seemed to be only seven or eight years old at that time.
Yang Ming said: "Okay, let's go down and make arrangements. We'll leave tomorrow."
Chen Shuyi suddenly raised her head and looked at Yang Ming with a surprised look on her face. Her expression seemed to be asking: I already said I don't want to see you anymore, why do you still want to go?
Yang Ming chuckled and said, "You do whatever I ask you to do."
Chen Shuyi was helpless and clasped her hands in salute. She was about to leave when she was suddenly stopped by Yang Ming: "Take the chamber pot behind the screen and give it to you."
Chen Shuyi gritted her teeth angrily, blushed and went behind the screen, carrying the chamber pot and left angrily.
That afternoon, a guest came to Yuehua Palace, Zhao Yichen.
That is, the youngest son of Zhao Xuan, the governor of Jizhou. Relying on his father's relationship, this boy is now an official in the Prince's East Palace.
As the saying goes, one emperor and one minister, Zhao Xuan is paving the way for his son. If Yang Yong successfully ascends the throne in the future, then his son will definitely have a high official position as a minister of the dragon.
Unfortunately, Yang Ming knew very well that Yang Yong could not become emperor. In terms of mental ability, he was not at the same level as his father.
Zhao Yichen came to congratulate Yang Ming on behalf of the East Palace in name, but in fact he came to convey Yang Yong's oral message.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince heard that Chen Shuyi has become the female officer of Yuehua Palace. He thought that if His Highness has some free time, he can often take Ms. Chen to the East Palace for gatherings."
Haha... Still not giving up on Chen Shuyi?
You are so courageous. Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo both know this, but you still dare to come?
Yang Ming chuckled and did not answer him directly. Instead, he changed the topic and said:
"As the governor of Jizhou, your Majesty is a high-ranking official in the border area. After I was granted the title, I said that I had no choice but to pay a visit. I wonder what your Majesty, Mr. Zhao, does in your daily life?"
Pay a visit to Mao. Hedong is separated from Xindu County, where the Governor's Office is located, by one Shanxi Province. I'm too lazy to go.
However, Zhao Yichen found this sentence quite useful. After all, Yang Ming was praising his father.
"My father likes to make friends with local heroes. He often gets together with friends and drinks until dawn. He is quite prestigious in Jizhou and is very popular among the people. Once..."
Well, the boy named Zhao started to praise his father.
Yang Ming pretended to listen carefully.
In fact, Zhao Xu was indeed a good official. When he was at his most impressive, he served as the minister's right servant at the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, which is Yang Su's current position. However, he was quite a bad person and was a bit ignorant of promotions. , he actually argued with Yang Jian, so he was demoted again and again, and became the governor of Jizhou.
But this person died early and would be dead in two years.
The sons also failed to live up to expectations. The Zhao Yichen in front of him later squeezed out Li Gang and became the prince Xima. After Yang Yong was deposed, he defected to Han Wang Yang Liang.
Finally, when Yang Guang ascended the throne, Yang Liang refused to obey and rebelled. After the defeat, Zhao Yichen was executed as an accomplice.
In any dynasty, the Nine Tribes must be punished for rebellion, but Zhao Yichen did not, because he was born into a wealthy family. The Tianshui Zhao family could not punish the Nine Tribes. There were too many of them serving as officials in the court, and Yang Guang was so ruthless. No one can kill the Zhao family.
So later he was convicted of being an accessory, the genealogy was changed, and all of his Tianshui Zhao clan were killed. Zhao Xuan was extinct from then on.
After chatting for a long time, Zhao Yichen seemed to suddenly remember that he had strayed from the topic and continued:
"The winter solstice will be in six days. At that time, all civil and military officials from the dynasty will come to the East Palace to congratulate you. Remember to take Miss Chen with you when your highness goes down."
There was a hint of warning in his voice.
"Haha, definitely," Yang Ming sent the person away with a smile, standing outside the door and sneering.
This kid thought that by being close to Yang Yong, he would not take him seriously. In two years, his father will become independent, and he will have to deal with some bastards one by one.
Especially the three white-eyed wolves of the Yuwen family. These three are on Yang Ming's must-kill list, ranking higher than Shimin's children.
