Yang Ming knew very well that he would not stay in Jingzhou for long.
After leaving this time, he had to come back in less than a year. As recorded in the history books, his grandmother Dugu Jialuo passed away in the second year of Renshou, so his grandfather Yang Jian should not be wrong, and he would be in August of the fourth year of Renshou. Death.
The death of grandmother and the death of grandfather are two different concepts.
Yang Jian is the emperor. When he is critically ill, a major event will be involved, the transfer of imperial power.
There has always been trouble when the imperial power changes. Even if my father is now the prince, he still can't escape.
Historically, there were two people who almost caused Comrade Yang Guang to stumble. One was Liu Shu, the current Minister of War, and the husband of Princess Yang Awu of Lanling. The other was Yuan Yan, who was currently the minister of Huangmen, the provincial minister.
There were two Yuanyans in the Sui Dynasty, both of whom were from the Yuan family in Luoyang. One served as the general manager of Yizhou for Yang Xiu, the king of Shu. He died early, and the other one was the provincial minister.
So before leaving, Yang Ming went out of his way to find Pei Ju for a secret meeting.
The two of them sat in Pei Ju's study. After all the servants retreated, Pei Ju frowned and said:
"Your Highness, do you need me to arrange something?"
Yang Ming shook his head and said, "I just want to talk to you about something."
"But it doesn't matter," Pei Ju said.
Yang Ming said: "What does the father-in-law think of Yang Su in the future?"
Why would he ask this question? After Pei Ju pondered for a moment, he said calmly: "There will be a trough."
Amazing, he really saw everything clearly. Yang Ming smiled and said, "How do you say that?"
Pei Ju said: "Today, Yang Su is already a very popular minister, with the reputation of being a favorite, and there is no one who can match him in the court. This is not a good thing."
"That's right," Yang Ming nodded, "Su Wei was conservative and didn't want to offend others. He was too tactful, which led to Yang Su being the dominant one in Shangshu Province. Little did he know that his right servant was supposed to check and balance Yang Su, but he kept avoiding him. , it’s hard to understand.”
This kid is really extraordinary. He can see so clearly? Pei Ju smiled and said:
"On purpose, he and Yang Su have been at odds for a year or two. Now they just use another way to deal with Yang Su. This is called retreating to advance."
Yang Ming nodded in agreement: "Although my father is the crown prince, the power of the old prince Yang Yong is still there. If Yang Su loses power, it will not be good for me. However, as my father-in-law said just now, Su Wei has already taken Yang Su over. Your Majesty We will not allow one dominant government to last for too long, so within a few months, Yang Su will inevitably go downhill."
This son is worthy of conspiracy! As arrogant as Pei Ju, he seemed to have found a close friend and said with a hearty smile:
"Your Highness's prediction is exactly the same as mine. During this period, Liang Bi, the imperial censor, has been biting Yang Su like a mad dog in court. It is obvious that there is someone behind the scenes. Who do you think it could be, Your Highness?"
Yang Ming stretched out his index finger and pointed to the sky, and Pei Ju suddenly laughed:
"sharp."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Don't laugh, father-in-law, you have to be careful about yourself."
"Me?" Pei Ju asked blankly: "Is it possible that he will also target me?"
Yang Ming nodded: "After Gao Jun, Yang Su was able to sit on Zuopushe. Who has made the greatest contribution?"
Pei Ju blurted out: "Of course she is the Holy Queen."
Ever since Dugu Jialuo came up with the idea of Yichu, it was Yang Su who contributed the most. Although Yang Su did this in the hope of supporting Yang Guang to rise to power, he and Dugu Empress had the same purpose, so the two of them were Same front.
Empress Dugu also pushed Yang Su up because Yang Su had helped her so much, and because she felt that Gao Jiong was becoming more and more unreliable.
But now, Empress Dugu is gone.
The wilted Su Wei saw the situation and deliberately showed fear of Yang Su, forcing Yang Su to a higher place.
Now, it is no longer possible for Yang Jian not to be suspicious of Yang Su.
Yang Ming just smiled without any explanation, because he saw that Pei Ju had gradually come to his senses.
Pei Ju frowned and said, "What your Highness means is that someone
Taking advantage of the Supreme Being's intention to weaken Yang Su, do you want to target the Crown Prince? "
Cow ratio! I'm talking to you about the third floor, but you've already jumped to the fifth floor.
This person is really scary... Yang Ming nodded and said:
"Shang Shu Zuopushe is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Rites. You are the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Liu Shu is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Niu Hong is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. If you want to weaken Yang Su, you must start from these three places."
"Although you and Yang Su have a normal relationship, after all, you are related to Dong Gong by marriage. For the sake of my father, you two will not have any conflicts. As for Niu Hong, he is the only one in the entire court who is respected by Yang Su. Yes, the two of them have a good relationship, so only Liu Shu is left."
Pei Ju nodded and said: "Liu Shu is the emperor's consort, and he has served as the old prince's bodyguard, so he is worth using. So you suspect that the problem will be with Liu Shu?"
"It must be this person," Yang Ming nodded and said, "If my guess is right, he will be the next one after Liang Bi, the imperial censor, appears."
Pei Ju nodded, he still agreed with Yang Ming's statement.
Because Yang Su and Liu Shu didn't deal with each other in the first place.
Hiss... Pei Ju was suddenly startled, and suddenly remembered that Liu Shu had been summoned by the Supreme Being the most times during this period, and when he went to Renshou Palace, Liu Shu also went with him.
How did Yang Ming see through this? He was in the middle of the game and didn't even know it. Yang Ming didn't even go to the court meeting. How could he tell that something was wrong with Liu Shu?
The more Pei Ju thought about it, the more he felt that Yang Ming's guess was completely correct.
If you want to weaken Yang Su, you must support a new person to take over.
Su Wei clearly didn't want to go against Yang Su, so who would have the courage?
Apart from the supreme son-in-law, there really is no suitable candidate.
Moreover, Yang Su and Liu Shu had a big conflict. Last time I heard that after Yang Su came back from the expedition, he ordered the Ministry of War to supervise the construction of a batch of armor and stomach weapons, but Liu Shu's reply at that time was: Yu Pu She, The Taoist minister refused.
It means: tell Yang Su that I don’t want to.
Moreover, Yang Su once mocked Liu Shu's father Liu Ji and uncle Liu Su by saying: Both willows will be destroyed, and the lone poplar will stand alone.
Because when Yang Jian usurped the throne, Liu Shu and his Hedong Liu branch did not express their support clearly, so after the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, they had been on a decline. Yang Su came from behind and was high-spirited, so he couldn't help but eliminate the two of them.
The two families have become feuding.
Pei Ju suddenly realized: "Do you think Liu Shu will use the opportunity of persecuting Yang Su to target the prince?"
"It's hard to say, but we must be prepared," Yang Ming said, "You should pay more attention to this person."
Pei Ju nodded: "Has His Highness ever told the prince these words?"
"No," Yang Ming shook his head and said with a smile, "If my father knew about it, he would stand up to protect Yang Su and even deal with Liu Shu. This is against the will of the Supreme Being and is inappropriate."
Damn... what about abandoning the car to protect the handsome man? Pei Ju couldn't help but call Yang Ming a little brat in his heart.
[In view of the general environment,
After scolding him, he couldn't help but laugh. Yang Ming was right, and he couldn't let the prince know, in order to avoid a crisis of trust between the Supreme and the prince.
Pei Ju said seriously: "I will pay more attention and will not let Liu Shu lead the fire to the East Palace."
I can rest assured that you are doing the work. Yang Ming stood up and said goodbye: "If the eldest princess comes to you for anything, my father-in-law will help if he can. If you are in trouble, there is no need."
"Understood."
Of course Pei Ju knew that Yang Lihua worked behind the scenes to facilitate her daughter's marriage to Yang Ming, and she also helped her son's official title.
Since you have been rewarded, you should ask for something. Yang Lihua will definitely ask him for help when she has something.
Before leaving, Yang Ming told Pei Ju that the Ministry of Personnel controlled the appointment of local officials. In the eyes of the Supreme, the person in this position must not deal with Yang Su, lest Yang Su continue to arrange his own people in the local area. Pei Ju was obviously not the best candidate. So the Supreme One might have his idea.
Of course, it won't do anything to Pei Ju, but it is possible to replace the Minister of Civil Affairs who Pei Ju just acquired.
Pei Ju was worried.
After Yang Ming returned to the palace, he began to write letters to Xiao Mohe.
In addition to the death of the Supreme Being next year, there will be another major event, and that is the rebellion of Han King Yang Liang.
Yang Liang was in Jinyang. If he wanted to capture Daxing, Hedong would be a must-pass, so Yang Ming had to make preparations early. So in his letter, he asked Xiao Mohe to organize an elite force of about 5,000 as soon as possible.
Li Jing led the men from Hedong to attack the Turks in the north last year. He had already established a relationship with the local military government. Because of the huge losses, many generals were lost. Therefore, when the military government was replenishing troops, Li Jing, under the instruction of Yang Ming, arranged a lot of arrangements. own people.
Therefore, although Li Jing is just a Hedong County magistrate, he has actually controlled the Hedong Military Palace.
No matter how much Yang Ming trusts Li Jing, he will not let his family dominate, and Xiao Mohe is the one who checks and balances Li Jing.
There is no way around it. Sitting in this position, Yang Ming is destined to be wary of everyone around him.
Historically, it was Yang Su who dealt with Yang Liang, and Yang Liang's rebellion was also based on the banner of eradicating the female thief Yang Su.
Looking through historical materials, almost all rebellion slogans will not be directed at the emperor, because if you dare to use this banner, the people below will not listen.
Rebellion is a rebel army, and eradicating female cadres is a rebel army. The soldiers can still understand it, but they can easily be fooled.
Li Yuan was an exception. Seeing that the Sui Dynasty was hopeless, this boy rebelled directly. The banner he used was "Depose the emperor and establish an acting king (the third son of Yang Zhao), promote Yi soldiers to attack the counties and counties, and change the flag to show the Turks."
That's right, this kid got the support of the Turkic Shibi Khan, who sent General Ashina Danai to lead his troops to help.
Shibi Khan is the eldest son of Qimin Khan.
Yang Ming gave special instructions in his letter to Li Jing: Pujing Pass should be heavily stationed.
His current property was extremely rich, and two-thirds of it was sent to the Hedong Palace, while one-third was kept in Daxing.
Yang Ming knew that he would be back soon, so there was no need to take all the money away.
In April of the third year of Renshou.
Yang Ming set out to return to Jingzhou. After meeting up with Dugu Feng'er in Shangluo County, he still took the same road as before and arrived in Jiangling a month and a half later.
Yang Qing was appointed as Jin Cao of the General Administration Office, in charge of currency, salt and iron affairs.
Yang He was appointed Bingcao, in charge of military preparations, weapons, and defense matters.
The rank is not high, but the power is great.
Yang Ming also knew that these two people had never participated in government affairs, so it would definitely be difficult to get started, but Yang Ming was patient.
I am not afraid that you will make trouble, but I am afraid that you are unreliable.
On the third day after returning, Yang Ming held a meeting in the front office of the General Manager's Mansion, and all the subordinate officials of the General Manager's Mansion were present.
Yuan Wendu took the initiative and said: "My younger brother is still on the way, and it will take about half a month to reach Jiangxia."
His younger brother Yuan Chongzai was recommended by Yang Ming to fill the vacancy left after Xuangan left office and became the governor of Ezhou. He is now on his way to the post.
Yang Ming nodded, and then introduced Yang Qing, Yang He and his brothers to everyone.
Yuan Wendu and others quickly stood up to greet them.
Even if he is a concubine, he is several levels higher than them.
"If there is anything that doesn't make sense in the future, the two brothers need to ask Yuan Changshi for advice," Yang Ming said with a smile.
The two agreed quickly, with a very humble attitude.
Yang Qing and Yang He had lived in the Jin Palace since they were young, and had been ignored and neglected, so they had a more easy-going personality and did not have the arrogance of the prince's son.
Then, it was Yuan Wendu, where Pang Niu, Pei Xizai, Du Ruhui and others reported their work.
The first is the problem of water bandits. For more than half a year after Yang Ming left, the water bandits became increasingly serious. Under pressure from many parties, Yuan Wendu wrote to Yang Ming last year, hoping to send troops to suppress the bandits.
Yang Ming's reply was not sent to Jiangling until the approval document confirming the funding from the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
As long as you get the approval, you can
The bandits were suppressed.
However, the Ministry of Civil Affairs' allocation this time was only 640,000 guan, and Yang Ming reported 1.15 million guan, which basically gave him a slap in the face.
Don't think that as long as Yang Ming can cut the budget, the people in the Ministry of Civil Affairs will be the ones to eat, and they will cut even more ruthlessly.
More money and less money is no longer a problem, because the superiors have agreed to rebuild the Xiangyang Navy, so the initiative on how to build it lies with Yang Ming.
When he passed by Xiangyang County, he had already sent someone to call Zhou Zhongmu, who was now in the hall, and Yang Ming had also given Yang Su's box of craft drawings for the five-tooth ship to him.
Yang Ming said directly: "The existing three Wuya ships are not well maintained. We need to make them capable of crossing the river as soon as possible. In addition, we will add three more Wuya ships and a number of attached ships. What I want is a force that can suppress the Jingzhou waterway. Invincible Navy Master."
The Jingzhou Waterway covers the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and is more than 2,000 miles long, with hundreds of counties and counties on both sides.
Zhou Zhongmo, who had long discussed the development of the navy with Yang Ming, naturally knew what to do, but he didn't have enough money?
Yang Ming also knew that there was not enough money, so he said, "Let's start the construction first."
The total cost of such a fleet should exceed three million, but there is no need to worry too much.
Because ships are not easy to build, it will take at least two or three years before this navy can have real combat effectiveness.
The 640,000 yuan allocated by the Ministry of Civil Affairs this year is enough to start construction.
The next thing to discuss is about the inventory of fields.
Pang Niu seemed to have realized that he would be scolded, so he kept his head hanging since he entered the lobby.
According to Pei Xizai, the school inspection guards were there and caused many lives and many injustices. In the half year since Yang Ming left, Pei Xizai killed dozens of school inspection guards.
This gang was originally formed by recruiting local gangsters, so it was difficult to manage. Pang Niu's grandson was not able to restrain him, so much so that the school inspector in one place even used his power to earn thousands of dollars for himself. acres of fertile farmland.
Yang Ming knew from the beginning that these people were difficult to manage, but he didn't expect that Pang Niu would manage them so poorly. Fortunately, Pei Xizai's thunderous methods and arrests of several strict officials were able to suppress the momentum.
Du Ruhui was still very effective. He identified a lot of problematic acres, and the number was astonishing. When he told the story in the hall, everyone was shocked.
Only Yuan Wendu, who knew the matter in advance, and Yang Ming, who knew it well, acted very indifferently.
Yang Ming noticed that Du Ruhui and Pei Xizai reacted the most to this kind of thing. They even directly cursed the former state and county officials for being incompetent and bragging about creating a world granary.
The treasury's granary is full, but the people's rice vat is empty.
They scolded each other, but they also knew that this matter could not be revealed, at least it could not be done by Jingzhou first.
Yang Ming was quite surprised that two children from aristocratic families could have such awareness. This was much better than Yuan Wendu.
The land reform is not something that Yang Ming can change. The current Jingzhou is just a pathfinding stone and experimental field for him. Only by having a clearer understanding of the shortcomings can we think of good reform strategies in the future.
This reform cannot be carried out by people from wealthy families, because it is about reforming them.
It's a pity that the scientific examination in the Great Sui Dynasty is still not going smoothly until now. Those who used the scientific examination to get there are still a bunch of aristocratic families.
"The problematic acres that have been identified will be re-granted. All other matters will still be carried out step by step. As for inspecting the school and reducing the number of people,"
With that said, Yang Ming looked at Pang Niu and said, "You are my confidant, I brought you from Daxing, so don't let me disappoint you a second time."
Knowing that he had escaped the disaster, Pang Niu hurriedly said: "It was a dereliction of duty and I hope the palace will punish you."
"You can think of a punishment yourself," Yang Ming said and left the lobby.
After Yang Ming left, Pang Niu gritted his teeth, came to the front yard, fucked his upper body, and called his men:
"With twenty sticks, use all your strength. If you don't beat me to pieces, I will beat you to pieces."
The two guards looked at each other and struck with sticks.
Today, the inner garden of the General Manager's Mansion is full of people. There are 400 slaves of Yang Yinjiang and Pei Shuying alone.
Yang Yinjiang is the royal concubine, so all the slaves and servants are under her control, and Yang Ming can rest assured to let her take charge of them.
Pei Shuying is soft-hearted and not suitable for doing this kind of thing.
In early May, Yang Ming received a letter from Pei Ju.
Yang Jian exchanged positions between him and Liu Shu. Now Liu Shu is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and Pei Ju is the Minister of the Ministry of War.
After Pei Shuying read the letter, she didn't know why. Only Yang Yinjiang sensed a hint of crisis, but she didn't say it clearly in front of others.
After Yang Ming went to bed at night, in the dead of night, Yang Yinjiang said solemnly:
"Liu Shu has a feud with his grandfather, so the Supreme Lord's arrangement may have deep meaning."
Yang Ming comforted him: "Don't worry, Mr. Yue will deal with it on his own."
"Sigh... It's so strange that Pei Ju was replaced just after he took up the post of official." Yang Yinjiang Bingxue was smart and had already guessed that her grandfather was being targeted.
"No matter who you recommend from now on, I'm afraid Liu Shu will have a hard time passing the test. This person has a close relationship with the deposed prince Yang Yong."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. It's not the officials and family who have the final say in recommending candidates. There is also my father on top."
"That's true," Yang Yinjiang smiled and lay in Yang Ming's arms: "We have to wait until the eldest brother has a son before we can make preparations, but the eldest sister-in-law always stays in Luoyang. How long do we have to wait?"
Yang Ming said: "Eldest brother should have already thought of divorcing his wife."
"Ah?" Yang Yinjiang's face turned pale and she suddenly sat up: "When did it happen?"
In her opinion, divorcing a wife is a very terrible thing, especially for a prince to divorce his wife, which is equivalent to deposing.
Common people divorce their wives. No matter what the reason is, it is very difficult for the divorced woman to remarry. If she is a prince, it is not a problem of being difficult to marry, but it is very likely to be punished.
When a prince divorces his wife, he must have a defensible reason. Without such a reason, the Supreme Being will not agree, and neither will the Prince.
But Yang Yinjiang knew that Princess Cui of Jin had no children, and this was the best reason.
So she was very scared, afraid that she would not be able to give birth to Yang Ming's child.
Yang Ming sighed and said, "The eldest sister told me. The eldest brother has never been able to find a suitable opportunity to tell his father, the queen, mother and concubines clearly that his marriage was originally decided by his grandmother. Now that his grandmother has passed away, it won't take long to do so. , Cui will be deposed."
Yang Yinjiang shook her head with a sad look on her face: "The husband and wife don't live in the same place. How can they have children?"
She doesn't think it's Cui's physical problem, but a couple's emotional problem.
In fact, she didn't want to see this kind of thing happen because she was too close to them. He was Yang Ming's eldest brother. Once this precedent was set, would Yang Ming follow suit in the future?
She is four years older than him, and women age very quickly. There will always be someone who is old and old. Without a deep enough emotional foundation, she is likely to be ignored in the future.
The best way is, of course, to have children as soon as possible, especially boys. The more the better, as mothers are more valuable than children.
Unfortunately, there was no movement from Yang Zhao's side, so they couldn't have a child.
Yang Yinjiang was very distressed. This incident had completely overshadowed her worries about her grandfather Yang Su.
"If we get pregnant now, how will our parents, the queen, mother and concubines blame us?" Yang Yinjiang asked.
Yang Ming smiled: "Are you that anxious?"
Yang Yinjiang couldn't help but pinched Yang Ming's waist and almost cried: "Having children is the most important thing in a woman's life. How can you still laugh?"
Yang Ming sat up and comforted her: "If you wait a little longer, it should be this year. Are you anxious? The father, queen, mother and concubine are even more anxious. They don't have any grandchildren yet."
This comforting sentence is very helpful, and Yang Yinjiang obviously agrees with it. King Yang Zhao of Jin is nineteen years old this year, but he does not have a son or a half. Not to mention that the prince is worried, even the supreme king is worried.
After thinking about this, she breathed a long sigh of relief, got into Yang Ming's arms, and said coquettishly:
"Leave your first child to me, okay?"
It actually doesn't matter who you give it to. After all, only those born to Yang Yinjiang are legitimate children.
Pei Shuying was willing to cheat, which made Yang Ming feel somewhat guilty. With such a background, if she didn't have true feelings for her, how could she be willing to give in?
"I don't want to see any rift between you and A-Yun," Yang Ming said seriously.
Yang Yinjiang nodded obediently: "I know her grievances. It's not too late for me to feel sorry for her. Don't worry, I know she is outspoken, but I don't care."
Next, the two newlyweds in their prime began to get down to business.
As my uncle Xiao Yu said, you should live up to your youth.
