Yang Jian was about to return to Jiangdu. In fact, he couldn't wait for a long time.
In Daxing, there were too many people who could suppress him, which made him uncomfortable, but in Jiangdu, he alone had the final say.
The eldest brother Yang Zhao also knew about the shameless things he did. Before leaving, the three brothers got together to drink. Yang Zhao also advised Yang Jian to restrain himself, and Yang Jian nodded vigorously.
But Yang Ming knew that the second child's character had been determined and could not be changed.
Yang Zhao also knew that the second brother was perfunctory with him, but he couldn't do anything about him. He was a very benevolent elder brother, but he did not establish his authority in front of his two younger brothers.
But this does not affect his unshakable status as the eldest son.
Historically, only the three of them were brothers. The later Yang Gao was a concubine, born to his mother's concubine, Xiao.
A concubine is a dowry girl, and dowry girls are usually chosen from among the concubines of the family. However, this Xiao family was later granted the title of concubine, so his son's status was just okay, much better than Yang Guang's other concubines.
The next day, Yang Jian set off and left Daxing.
In fact, it was time for Yang Ming to leave. He had already stayed for more than half a year when he came back this time. There was no reason to delay returning to Jingzhou.
But he also knew that he would have to come back next year, because next year would be the fourth year of Renshou and Yang Jian would pass away in this year.
King Yang Liang of Han will also rebel next year. At that time, the positions of the four general managers will be banned, and where Yang Ming will go next, he himself does not know.
At the Yue Gong Mansion, Yang Ming took Yang Yinjiang to pay homage to Yang Su, and then went to the other courtyard to meet Yang Xuangan.
Minister of Rites, third grade, equivalent to deputy U-level ***.
So the current Xuangan, Chunfeng was proud of his horse's hoof disease, and after inviting his son-in-law Yang Ming to come in, he enthusiastically introduced several of his friends to him.
One is General Li Zixiong, one is Yang Gongdao, the sixth son of Guangping King Yang Xiong, one is Han Shi'e, the heir of Han Qinhu, one is Li Mi, Li Xuansui, and several others, all of whom are from the Jingzhao family and have official positions. .
This team is basically similar to the team during the Xuangan rebellion in the history books.
Among them, Yang Gongdao is more interesting. As the sixth son of the family, he participated in Xuangan's rebellion, but his eldest brother Yang Gongren participated in quelling Xuangan's rebellion.
This makes Yang Ming somewhat confused. What does it mean? What about hedging your bets?
Han Shi'e was Han Qinhu's heir, that is, his step-son. He was adopted from the old Han family. Han Qinhu had many wives and concubines, but he didn't have any sons and a half daughters. Obviously, this was his problem.
As for Li Mi, this boy is really talented. According to Yang Yinjiang, his uncle Yang Yue particularly valued Li Mi, so he placed him beside his father to assist him. His father and Li Mi fell in love and became confidants.
But Yang Yinjiang also said that Li Mi was very good at talking, and he was meticulous and meticulous in his work.
After Yang Ming and his wife sat down, Yang Xuangan smiled and said:
"When I leave, the governor of Ezhou will be vacant. My father deliberately suppressed it, saying that he hoped that His Highness could recommend a candidate."
Yang Su is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is now Pei Ju. It can be said that as long as the person recommended by Yang Ming has a decent background, the superiors will definitely be accurate.
Yes, when selecting local officials, the first priority is family background, preferably from Guanzhong, followed by northerners.
Yang Ming already has his favorite candidate in mind, Yuan Wendu's younger brother Yuan Chongzai.
Yuan Wendu is now the chief steward of the palace and has a heavy responsibility. Although there will be no steward of Jingzhou next year, Yang Ming will be the prince at that time, and the prince's palace still needs a long history.
Yuan Chongzai is currently serving as a county magistrate in a place in Hebei and has been transferred to a state governor. This is a promotion. He will definitely be happy with it, and Yuan Wendu will also be grateful to Yang Ming for his promotion.
However, he would definitely not say these words in front of so many people. He just nodded and said:
"The king will consider it."
At this time, Han Shi'e smiled and said: "It is said that Your Highness has a close relationship with my cousin?"
This boy is Li Jing's cousin. Although he is an heir, he has the right to inherit. He attacked Han Qinhu's Xinyi County
Duke's title,
Now he is a candidate official. Once the position becomes vacant, he will start as a prefect. After all, the title is there.
Is he interested in the governor of Ezhou? Otherwise, why would you use Li Jing to get close to him?
Yang Ming nodded and smiled: "Li Jing and I are close friends."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces were shocked, close friends? This is already a very high praise. How can a small county magistrate, He De, deserve this sentence?
Han Shi'er was even more delighted: "My brother, the pharmacist, is so blessed."
Yang Xuangan seemed to have known what Han Shier was thinking, or they had talked about it before, so he smiled at Yang Ming and said:
"Shi'e and I are close friends. His father went to the Zhu Kingdom to capture tigers and was instrumental in founding our country in the Sui Dynasty. Your Highness may wish to get closer to him in the future."
Han Qinhu's Xinyi Commandery and Shangzhu Kingdom were both from the first rank. As for how to call him, it depends on which one he sealed first. Han Qinhu sealed Shangzhu Kingdom first, so everyone used to call him Shangzhu Kingdom Han Capture the tiger.
Shi Wansui had the title first, so he was called Taiping Gong.
Of course, here in Yang Ming, you can call him whatever you want, anyway, they are all subordinates.
Yang Ming did not accept Yang Xuangan's olive branch for Han Shi'er, but just smiled and nodded at Han Shi'er.
Yang Yinjiang, who was sitting next to him, felt very embarrassed. I am going back to my parents' home to say goodbye to you today. How about you bring a group of friends here to get close to Yang Mingtao?
That is to say, Yang Ming only gave you this little face if I was still here. If I were not here, I would have scolded you long ago.
After Han Shi'er received Yang Ming's smiling greeting, he was still very happy. After all, he was already familiar with Yang Ming, not to mention that the other party was Xuangan's son-in-law. In the future, with Xuangan helping him speak, he would still have a good chance of being released. big.
No one wants to sit idle and earn his salary. Even if he wants to, the elders in the clan will keep urging him.
Since Han Shi'e inherited Han Qinhu's branch, he had to spread the branches and manage it well, otherwise his second uncle Han Senshou and third uncle Han Hong would not spare him.
During this period, Yang Ming and Li Mi chatted for a while. After all, this kid also studied in the Imperial College, studying under Bao Kai, an assistant professor of the Imperial College, while Yang Ming studied under Xiao Gai, a doctor of the Imperial College, who was born in the Xiao family of Lanling.
Although Yang Ming only stayed in the Imperial College for half a year, there were still some topics of conversation between him and Li Mi.
The Imperial College was under the control of the Imperial College, and the teachers and students below, a total of 1,021 of them, were all children of princes and nobles.
No one else could get in the conversation between the two of them, because they were not talking about knowledge, but about the embarrassing stories of the doctoral assistants in the Imperial College.
In the afternoon, Yang Ming and his wife left the Yue Gong Mansion.
In the carriage, Yang Yinjiang raised her forehead and smiled bitterly: "That Han Shi'er is too impatient, and so is my father. What is the occasion today, and what kind of thing is he doing?"
"It doesn't matter, Xuangan is my father-in-law after all. If something is inappropriate, I won't take it to heart."
Yang Ming really doesn't take it to heart. Xuangan is a fool. Stupid people are careless, but they are actually easy to get along with.
Moreover, Yang Xuangan was famous for his righteousness, otherwise he wouldn't be surrounded by so many sons of ministers. In comparison, layman Liu was actually far inferior to Yang Xuangan.
"Do you have a suitable candidate for the position of governor of Ezhou?" Yang Yinjiang knew Yang Ming well. Although she had not spoken at her parents' home, she had already guessed that Yang Ming had an answer by observing his words.
Yang Ming nodded and said: "Yuan Wendu is still very capable. He has a younger brother who is just a county magistrate at the moment, but he can give it a try."
"Since he is the son of Duke Yuan (Yuan Xiaoze), it is appropriate for him to serve as governor," Yang Yinjiang said with a smile, "Should I leave?"
Yang Ming was stunned: "Where are you going?"
Yang Yinjiang smiled and said, "Ayun is waiting for you in Pei's house right now. It's not appropriate for me to go with you."
"There is nothing inappropriate, you are the princess," Yang Ming said.
Yang Yinjiang smiled and shook her head: "Ayun won't think wildly, and I can't guarantee that Pei Ju won't. Okay, I know you care about me, let's go."
After that, Yang Yinjiang stopped the carriage, then boarded another one and returned to Prince Jin's Mansion ahead of schedule.
Yang Ming will go to Pei Mansion to meet Pei Ju.
As soon as he saw Pei Shuying, Yang Ming knew that this girl must have cried a lot, and her eyes were still red and swollen.
She is not as independent as Yang Yinjiang. Thinking that she will be separated from her father in the future and it will be difficult to see her again, Pei Shuying feels sad.
Pei Xuanji and his wife were also there. After a few people sat down, Pei Shuying cried again, with Yang Chan coaxing her from the side.
An old fox like Pei Ju also had red eyes at this time and secretly wiped away a few tears.
He was such a biological daughter, and he had raised her with his own hands, so it would be strange not to feel sorry for her.
"From now on, Ayun will be entrusted to Your Highness," Pei Ju said with a dark expression.
Yang Ming nodded: "Don't worry, father-in-law, I will never let her down."
"Father-in-law?" Pei Ju couldn't help laughing and said, "I dare not overstep my bounds. I am not worthy of being addressed like this by Your Highness."
"Deserved," Yang Ming said solemnly, "I regard Ayun as my wife, so I naturally want to call her father-in-law."
Pei Ju smiled and no longer declined. He just said, "I will take care of some things. Don't worry, Your Highness."
Yang Ming knew that he was talking about Gao Yue, but it was difficult to explain clearly in front of Pei Xuanji and his wife, so he stopped talking.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince believes that the administrative division of the Sui Dynasty is inappropriate and may be drastically changed in the future. Your Highness should make preparations in advance."
Now that the prince Yang Guang is the prime minister of government affairs, Pei Ju will naturally know a lot of inside information, but Yang Ming cannot attend the court meeting, and in fact he does not know many things.
However, history records are very clear. After Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he carried out a major reform, which was to change the three-level system of prefectures, counties, and counties into a two-level system of prefectures and counties. This move would weaken local rights and strengthen imperial power.
Not only that, Yang Guang will also reform the division of power among the central provinces and temples, making the imperial power more centralized.
This was definitely the right thing to do, but the medicine was too strong and harmed the interests of many aristocratic families.
While Pei Ju was reminding Yang Ming, he was also preparing to deal with it.
An emperor has his own thoughts. He is currently working hard to study the prince Yang Guang, so that he can figure out the opponent's approach and respond as soon as possible.
In fact, the same goes for Yang Ming. In the future, he will focus more energy on his father.
I hope that I can play a role in eliminating the great chaos in the late Sui Dynasty that spread to all corners of China.
