The eldest brother Yang Zhao's letter said that after my father entered the East Palace, he asked me to write: The officials in the East Palace are all your Majesty's ministers. If you have no virtue, I will not dare to overstep. Please allow your Majesty to grant permission. I will not wear formal clothes when entering the court. Officials in the East Palace will Nor do you want to be a minister.
Yang Jian agreed with what he played.
Yang Ming couldn't help but admire in his heart, this thing was really done beautifully.
What the father meant was that the subordinate officials in the East Palace were also Yang Jian's subjects, so Yang Guang did not dare to let them become ministers to him, and he did not wear the crown prince's uniform when he went to court and tried to keep a low profile.
In this way, Yang Jian will feel that his son is not anxious at all about coveting the throne and does not pose a threat to himself, so he will feel more at ease with Yang Guang.
The East Palace does not respect the prince, but only respects Yang Jian, with a clear distinction between superiority and inferiority. Comparing it with the former prince Yong, Yang Jian will naturally feel that he has chosen the wrong person.
It seems that all my worries about my father are unnecessary. He is very good at getting things done and knows how to behave with his tail between his legs.
Historically, Dad was labeled as a tyrant, but no one said he was a fool. Most of his comments were: he took too many steps and was bullshit.
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Zhou Zhongmo, who was originally placed in Jiujiang County, heard that Yang Ming took office in Jingzhou and came to see him.
Jiujiang County is one of the twenty-two counties in Jingzhou. It is currently Yang Ming's territory. It is far away from Jiangling County, nearly a thousand miles away.
Zhou Zhongmou sailed upstream from Jiujiang for nearly a month before arriving at Jiangling. Now the five-toothed ship is docked at Jingzhou Port.
Originally, Yang Ming was still worried about how to settle the Five Tooths, but now he has thought of a way.
Of the ten remaining Wuya ships in the Sui Dynasty, three were in Badong County, two were in Xiangyang County, and five were in Jiangdu County.
Xiangyang County also falls under the jurisdiction of the General Manager of Jingzhou, and is located directly north of Jiangling County, very close to it.
After the Sui Dynasty defeated Chen Dynasty, Yang Jian was afraid of separatism in the south, so he divided the navy into three parts and stationed them in Yizhou, Jingzhou and Yangzhou respectively. His three sons also served as general managers of the navy and supervised the navy.
And until now, the navy has not added a new warship, and even the maintenance costs are often not allocated in place. The fear is that someone will use the warships to monopolize the waterway and cause damage to the states and counties on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
The number of water bandits in the Yangtze River is staggering. If these people have warships like the Five Tooth Ship and the Huanglong Ship, they can occupy the states and counties on both sides of the river and form a local force that is difficult to wipe out.
Now that Zhou Zhongmo has arrived with his boat, Yang Ming plans to let him continue northward, take Jiangxia and enter the Han River, then enter Xiangyang County and join the navy.
In this way, his ship can be maintained at official wages, saving a lot of money.
Jiangling County is adjacent to the Yangtze River in the south, and the Xiangyang Navy is on the Han River, so you must go from Jiangxia to enter the Navy station.
In the Sui Dynasty, there was no special naval yamen, but was under the jurisdiction of the military government. Therefore, the Xiangyang navy was under the Xiangyang Huqi government.
Under the Hussar Mansion, there is a Hussar General, a Chariot General, and a separate general, a chief historian, and a soldier cavalry officer. Under them are a number of school captains and brigade commanders.
And Zhou Zhongmou will take the general manager's warrant and take up the post of Cao Shenjun of Xiangyang Hussar Prefecture, which is an airborne landing.
As for the original soldier Cao who joined the army, he was transferred to another military government to fill the vacancy.
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Wenfu,
Yuan Guangqing was placed in a secret room and was crying with a beautiful woman.
"When King Hedong first came to Jiangling, he beat your brother to death, and now he sends people everywhere to check the Wen family's land. This is obviously for the county captain. My daughter, you must let the county captain Wen think of a solution."
His own son was the one who started the trouble and was beaten to death by Yang Yinjiang. Instead, he directly pinned it on Yang Ming's head.
He really thought highly of himself. What made him think that a dignified prince would target a commoner like him?
Mrs. Yuan's wife also had long hair and short knowledge. After hearing this, she said: "Don't worry, my husband, your husband has sent people to Jinyang. Soon the Han Dynasty Palace will send people to deal with it. A child from the King of Hedong, for the sake of His Highness the Han Dynasty's face, broke the law." They will not target us again."
"But..." Yuan said secretly: "The deceased has passed away, but my father still expresses his condolences.
Bar. "
She knew very well that her brother's death was in vain when he was beaten to death by the people of the General Manager's Mansion, just like how their family usually beat ordinary people or slaves to death, and there was no way to explain it.
Yuan Guangqing also understood this. If he wanted to complain, just blame his son for being domineering in Jiangling. With the support of his brother-in-law, no one dared to take care of him. Now, if he bumped into the manager's head, where could he get it?
At this time, Jiangling County Wei Wenhui came back. After seeing Yuan Guangqing, he was furious:
"It's all your son's fault. I don't know how many times I have been scolded by Murong Gong these days. Now I don't dare to go to the county government office. As long as I am seen by the county governor, I will be scolded. Go back. Don't stay here." This affects my mood."
Yuan Guangqing was scolded, but he still walked away with a smile on his face.
Even though he was Wen Hui's father-in-law, people never took him seriously.
After his father left, Mrs. Yuan hurriedly came behind Wenhui, rubbed his shoulders and said:
"My husband is angry, so why bother to quarrel with one of your own? It's not me who is investigating our farmland. Why are you venting your anger on him?"
"***!"
Wen Hui slapped his wife on the face and angrily said: "Who gave you the courage to accuse me? If you hadn't given birth to a son for me, I would have kicked you, get out. !」
Yuan covered her hot cheeks, retreated to a corner of the room, covered her face and cried.
"Crying like a motherfucker," Wen Hui refused and kicked his wife in the abdomen. Yuan was immediately kicked to the ground, wailing in pain.
He usually beats his wife, but not as hard as today.
Because he was angry today, someone from his hometown of Songzi County received news that people from the General Manager's Office had gone deep into the countryside to inventory the fields under their Wen family's name.
And the target is very clear. Others will not be investigated, only their home.
It was obvious that this new little guy was here for him.
What is the reason? I gave quite a lot of congratulatory gifts on the day of the New Year's Eve. Why should I be subjected to surgery?
The more he thought about it, the more upset he became, and the more clueless he became, so Wen Hui simply sent someone to find his cousin Wen Zheng to discuss countermeasures.
If something happens to him, Wen Zheng won't be able to run away. He has more than a thousand lands to his name, and Wen Zheng has 800 lands in these years.
That night, several members of the older generation in the Wen clan gathered together with Wen Hui and Wen Zheng brothers to discuss.
Among them, Wen Hui’s elderly father Wen Da said:
"There is no need to be impatient. The soldiers will cover up the water and the earth. There is no obstacle that cannot be overcome. It seems that although the Hedong King is young, he has a big appetite. Let's do this. Come on, everyone, don't be reluctant. Let's get a big one for him. Go and get rid of this current trouble."
Wen Hui heard this and sneered: "Master Hu Tu, the part we pay to His Highness the King of Han every year already accounts for half of the entire family's revenue. Where can we get the money to honor this new land lord? All the money has been given away. , shall we all drink from the northwest wind?"
"Brother's words make sense. I really don't have much money in my treasury now," Wei Wenzheng of Jiangling County cried out: "My family has a big business, and our annual expenses are already stretched thin. I have to say something ugly. If you want to raise money, I will No."
"Me neither," Wen Hui immediately followed suit.
"OK OK......"
Wen Yi, who had followed Yang Liang in the northern expedition to Goguryeo, raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. Then he looked at the useless tribesmen in the room and sneered:
"First of all, we have to find a way to let the King of Hedong know our relationship with His Highness the King of Han. In this way, he will naturally weigh the importance. Although King Jin has now entered the East Palace, the King of Hedong is only the third son. The face of the King of Han He still wants to see it."
Wen Hui frowned and said, "I'm afraid that old guy Murong Sanzang has already mentioned it. I heard that the King of Hedong often calls him for questioning."
"It's impossible. If we really say it, it won't be like the current situation," Wen Yi said calmly: "The King of Han is his biological uncle. When he checks our fields, he is checking the King of Han. Do you think it's possible?"
Then, Wen Yi emphasized his tone and said: "I just took office.
Just causing trouble for your own family? Are there such people in the world? "
How not? If you die, I will definitely eat your share. Wen Hui nodded and said:
"My uncle's words are reasonable. The King of Hedong is still a childish child and has no sense of propriety in his actions. If he knows about our relationship with the Han Palace, he should be lenient."
Then, Wen Hui looked at his uncle Wen Yi: "My nephew is just a small county captain, and he is not even qualified to meet others. But my uncle is an elder in our Jiangling area, and he once worked under His Highness the King of Han. If you can go there , should not be rejected, you see..."
"Okay, okay... I understand what you mean," Wen Yi said with a proud look on his face: "I will ask me to go to the Governor's Mansion in person to meet with the Hedong King."
"Thank you uncle (brother)..." Everyone agreed.
The next day, Wen Yi prepared some more gifts and then drove to the General Manager's Mansion.
When Yang Liang became the general manager of Jingzhou, he served as the chief clerk of the general manager's house. He also went north with several brothers to conquer Goguryeo, but among the four brothers, he was the only one who came back alive.
Although he was not dead, his body was injured and his lower body was disabled. So that the Wen family that should have been in charge of him now had the final say in the hands of his nephew Wen Hui.
Wen Yi is fifty-three years old this year and is known as Wen Gong in Jiangling City.
In the Sui Dynasty, not only the Duke of the country, the Duke of the county, and the Duke of the county could be called the Duke, but there were also two types. One was those who had made contributions to the country. Although they did not have a title, they could still be called the Duke. The other was the respected elders. , can also be called public.
In some dynasties in history, the younger generation also addressed their elders as "gong", but this was not the case in the Sui Dynasty.
As for Wen Yi, he was a highly respected person in the Jiangling area, so he could be called a public official. The reason for his high reputation was basically because people were afraid of his power and wanted to please him.
For example, the Wen family was originally a commoner, but due to the relationship between Han Wang Yang Liang, seven or eight people in the family became officials. With official positions, the number of acres of land and slaves they owned would increase.
But the increase is not much. What really increases is the number of people who have lords, and only Yang Jian can be granted the title of lord.
For officials like Wen Yi, who is a member of the eighth rank, the additional acres of land are not Yongye fields, but job-related fields, and they can give you a maximum of 60 acres.
The title field means that you will be given some land according to your position, and the land rent is regarded as your extra salary. When you quit, the title field will be taken back and used as public land for the government.
Relying on the relationship with the King of Han, Wen Yi holds the twenty-third position in Jiangling County in his name and has not yet returned it. How dare he go to see Yang Ming?
Yang Ming was also happy, I like this kind of heroic guy.
Let him come!
