Zhongnan Mountain is located in the middle of Qinling Mountains and has beautiful scenery.
Especially the northern foothills of Nanshan Mountain, the center of this spring outing, are even more picturesque.
Of course Yang Ming was not in the mood to look at the scenery. After all, standing at the foot of the mountain and standing on the top of the mountain were two different things. And he couldn't climb those towering mountains without a cable car.
After wandering around for a few days, he had a deeper understanding of the current powerful families in Sui Dynasty.
It was more shocking than what he had seen in history.
Here, ordinary people are just lambs to be slaughtered, and even the ordinary nobles are just puppets attached to the big families and manipulated by others.
Take an example:
In the 16th year of the founding of the Emperor, Yang Jian promulgated a decree: Those sentenced to death must undergo three memorials before they can be sentenced.
Historically, it was called the trio.
In other words, if the local government wants to sentence a person to death, it must first report to Dali Temple, and then report to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and History and the Ministry of Menxia for review.
All three departments felt that this person deserved to be killed, so they sentenced him to death.
It sounds like a very good law to avoid unjust, false and wrongful convictions.
Yang Jian's original intention was good.
But in fact, the people served by this law are never the common people. If the common people commit a crime, they will be executed on the street after the first trial.
Sanfuzou only provided three chances to survive for those nobles who broke the law.
What the hell is fair? Fairness is not for you.
The reason why Yang Ming felt this way was because he received a letter from Jiangdu.
Yang Guang’s personal letter.
The letter was written to Yang Jian, instructing him to find Yang Da, the servant of Huangmen, who was serving in the province, to help him exonerate someone.
Help whom? The second of Yuwen's three dogs, Yuwen Zhiji.
What the boy committed was not stated in the letter, but it was definitely not a trivial matter, otherwise he would not have gone through the process of playing three times.
The first step of Sanduzou is Dali Temple, which is Zhao Chuo's territory, and oil and salt cannot enter. The second step, Neishi Province, is Pei Ju's territory and has nothing to do with his father Mao.
And the last step of the San Duo is even more cruel.
The highest officials of the province are Nayan, and Nayan all holds concurrent posts, such as Shangshu Zuopushe Gao Jiong and Nayan, Shangshu Youpushe Yang Su and Nayan, Pi Guogong Su Wei and Wei Wang Yang Shuang. etc......
Since it is a part-time job, he will definitely not do practical things. Those who do practical things are called Huangmen Shilang, and there are four of them.
The Yang Da mentioned in the letter is not famous, but when he mentions his granddaughter, everyone will definitely say "Oh...".
Yang Da was born in the Sui Dynasty clan. He was the younger brother of Yang Xiong, King of Guangping, and the grandfather of Wu Zetian.
After sealing the letter again and sending away the servant from Jiangdu, Yang Ming fell into deep thought.
Yuwen Sangou is on his must-kill list, and it is undoubtedly a very good opportunity now.
But Dad hasn't ascended the throne yet, and killing Ergouzi at this time may trigger a butterfly effect.
After all, the first person Dad relied on to ascend the throne was Yang Su, and the next one was Yu Wenshu.
From the bottom of his heart, Yang Ming did not want to excuse Er Gouzi. Apart from this person's future crime of regicide, just what he heard from Chen Shuyi made him want Er Gouzi to die immediately.
That's all...let Ergou live a few more days.
He sent someone to call Yang Jian back, and Yang Ming handed the letter to him: "If second brother doesn't know the location of Yang's mansion, I'll ask Xu Jing to take you there."
"Need not!"
Yang Jian waved his hand:
"Third brother, please run a trip for me. Miss Pei and I have made an appointment to go to the mountains together. She is still waiting for me outside. I won't say anything anymore, that's it."
After Yang Xian said these words, he left anxiously.
Are you hanging up the phone? Yang Ming looked helplessly at Xu Jing beside him: "Eldest sister hasn't come back yet?"
Xu Jing shook his head.
Yang Chan was invited away by the Lanling Xiao family a few days ago. There were several of her close friends there, and they seemed to want to ask her to keep them in check.
I don't know much about my own affairs, but I am always considerate of others.
There is no other way, it seems that I can only make a trip in person.
When leaving this time, Yang Ming originally didn't want to take the nanny upstairs with him, but his words were almost like farts in the eyes of the other party, so he simply didn't say anything.
What kind of thing is it to do such a shady thing and be accompanied by Empress Dugu's confidants?
Fortunately, Yang Ming knew that Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo had always turned a blind eye to this kind of thing. After all, Yuwen Zhiji was not like Liu Jushi, who dared to go to Weiyang Palace and talk shamelessly.
What's more, Yu Wenshu currently also holds the post of General Zuo Wuhou.
His general was earned through military exploits, and Liu Chang's general was earned through his good relationship with Yang Jian.
In short, as long as the Guanlong nobles are not rebelling, everything is easy to discuss.
After leaving the spring outing station, it took a day to return to Daxing.
It happened to be evening, and Yang Da should have gotten off work.
Xu Jing took the greeting card and handed it to the housekeeper of the Yang Mansion. After a while, Yang Da, who had just changed into casual clothes, came out to greet him.
Yang Ming is the king of the county. According to the etiquette of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Da, who is from the clan, also needs to salute, but this does not mean that people will take you seriously.
But since the father asked him to find the other party, it means that the relationship between the two is still good.
After being led into the mansion, Yang Ming asked Xu Jing and the others to wait outside the door, while he explained the purpose of his visit to Yang Da in the reception room.
"I see,"
Yang Da, who was nearly fifty years old, stroked his beard and smiled after hearing this:
"I haven't seen Yuwen Zhiji's case file yet, but please rest assured, Your Highness, once the file arrives at my door, I will definitely hold it back and delay it for a few months, and no one will ask about this matter again. "
Well...it is very consistent with the national conditions of the Sui Dynasty...an authentic human society...the underlying rules of vested interest groups.
"Then I'll thank you, Mr. Yang." Yang Ming didn't hesitate, got up and left.
He doesn't like doing this kind of thing very much. If it is really to clear the grievances of the wronged people, he will be happy to help. As for Ergouzi, bah!
That night, Yang Ming stayed at Prince Jin's Mansion, thinking he would go to bed early after a long journey.
Who knew that Li Jing would actually come to the door.
As the chief official of Chang'an County, Li Jing was well-informed and naturally knew that Yang Ming had returned to Daxing in the evening, so he rode a fast horse over.
"Your Majesty Your Pushe wants me to go out and be a county magistrate in Mayi. I have already nodded and was thinking about how to go to Nanshan to say goodbye to His Highness. I didn't expect you to come back."
In the study room, there were only Yang Ming and Li Jing, a twelve-year-old boy in his mid-twenties. It seemed that they should not have such a serious conversation.
Yang Ming frowned and said, "Has the official decision been made?"
"That's not true. It's just that Mr. Youpuse told me verbally," Li Jing took a sip of tea and said, "But I have already agreed, and it should only be a matter of these few days."
Mayi County (Shuozhou, Shanxi) is on the border, basically bordering the Turks, so it is not a good place.
Yang Ming agreed with Li Jing's choice. Although the transfer from Chang'an County to the border was like being transferred from Xi'an Weiyang District to Shanxi Shuozhou City, it was definitely a downgrade.
But if Li Jing continues to stay in Daxing, it will be difficult for him to rise. Daxing's official position is like a carrot and a pit, and how many children are waiting in line.
And Li Jing's father has passed away. Although his two uncles are powerful, they belong to the military after all. If they can find him a real job in the army, they have nothing to say in terms of administration.
"You are Yang Su's disciple. Local officials are appointed by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Is it easy for Gao Jun to pass?" Yang Ming asked.
Li Jing shook his head: "I don't know yet, but Mr. Niu Hongniu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, has a good impression of me."
Yang Ming nodded slightly. He knew that Yang Su and Gao Yan were mortal enemies, and they had different jurisdictions.
Shangshu Zuopu shot Gao Jiong, who was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Officials.
Shangshu's right servant shot Yang Su, who was in charge of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Punishment.
According to the laws of the Sui Dynasty, those above the provincial governor level were directly appointed by Yang Jian.
County prefects, county magistrates, and county lieutenants are directly appointed by the Ministry of Personnel.
The chief secretary, meritorious officers and other assistant officers are all appointed by the prefect of the county.
If Gao Jiong doesn't nod, Li Jing can't go anywhere.
Since he is being released, it is better to go to his own territory. Yang Ming will not let Li Jing go easily.
"Brother Jing, can you consider going to my Hedong County?"
Li Jingling said: "Hedong County already has a county magistrate, how can I get there?"
"This is a trivial matter," Yang Ming said with a smile: "I will immediately compile a book and send it to the Ministry of Officials. Please transfer the Hedong County Magistrate to another place. Wouldn't this be free for you?"
Li Jing smiled and said: "Since His Highness has this intention, how can Jing disobey?"
"It's settled," Yang Ming said happily: "Brother Jing is waiting for my news."
