Today's court meeting was quite time-consuming. All the officials had a quick lunch in Daxing Hall and then continued the discussion until the evening.
Obviously, if we can't agree on the same views today, you can't even think about going home.
It can be seen that Yang Guang is really vigorous and resolute in his work.
Gradually, as Yang Su, Gao Jun, Yang Xiong and others compromised, and Qin Wang Yang Ming added fuel to the fire, the matter of establishing the capital was basically settled.
Several thornheads who firmly opposed were pulled out of the temple and beaten violently.
Yang Guang's face gradually showed a satisfied expression.
This is the difference between him and Yang Jian. Yang Jian rarely goes against the officials, but Yang Guang seems to enjoy it.
[In view of the general environment,
He slowly raised his hand, and the hall fell silent instantly.
Xue Daoxing, the internal history minister, took out the edict he had prepared and recited it aloud:
"The world does not have to serve one person, but one person to rule the world. The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is solid and peaceful. The people are enough for the king, which one is not enough. What we are doing today is to be frugal, and we will not let the ruined walls and majestic buildings rise again today. , If you want to humble the palace and feed yourself, it will be a disaster for future generations. There is a minister named Tiaoge, who calls me Yiyan."
This is the famous "Yingdong Palace Edict" in history.
It probably means: The emperor rules the world with one person, and the world does not support the emperor alone. The common people are the foundation of the country. If the foundation is stable, the country will be stable. When the people are rich, the country will be rich. This time when repairing Luoyang, we must Be frugal and don't be too extravagant. You must pass on the fine tradition of frugality from generation to generation. You must follow these and I will be satisfied.
pretty! No flaws can be found throughout.
If Yang Guang really wants to follow his edict, Qiangu Mingjun will not be able to escape.
But Yang Ming knew that the opposite was true. The most outrageous thing was that the Tongji Canal, a section of the Sui Dynasty Grand Canal, was almost started at the same time as Luoyang in history.
The people in Henan, Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, Anhui, and Jiangsu have suffered such a disaster.
The two projects affected six provinces.
However, digging Tongji Canal is not yet on the agenda.
To build Luoyang, we first had to draw drawings, which had to be done by Yu Wenkai, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. He needed to conduct on-site surveys before starting to select the site and draw the drawings.
Yang Guang attached great importance to this matter, and he actually wanted to go on an inspection tour, called the Emperor's Parade.
In history, no emperor was as restless as him. He had just ascended the throne this year and he couldn't hold it in at home.
Of course, the ministers still objected, and the outcome was of course that the opposition was ineffective.
Yang Ming felt that his father was really tough as an emperor.
.......
After returning home from the next morning, Pei Shuying brought the food and rubbed Yang Ming's shoulders, but except for Yang Ming drinking some water, the food was not touched for a while.
I really have no appetite.
Half a month has passed since the child's full-moon ceremony, and Yang Yinjiang will soon be out of confinement.
Pei Shuying is already planning to have a child with Yang Ming.
But right now, Yang Ming really has no thoughts to focus on any place other than Luoyang.
According to historical records, nearly a million civilians died during the construction of Luoyang alone. This is somewhat reliable.
There are also some historical records that say that Xiu Luoyang died in the millions, which is an unrealistic statement.
….
"Book of the Sui Dynasty" records: Two million men were served every month, and those who died due to stiffness were fourteen to five.
This sentence does not mean that one million people died every month. It took 14 months to build Luoyang, so did it mean that 14 million people died? The total population of the entire Sui Dynasty was only 46 million. How could Henan and other places have so many laborers?
Therefore, Yang Ming believes that fourteen and five years should refer to the total number, which is half of two million, one million.
"Book of Sui" was edited by Wei Zheng, so there must be some moisture in it.
Of course, Yang Ming did not want so many people to die during the construction of Luoyang as recorded in history.
So, he had to do something.
"When does Mr. Pei usually go to bed?" Yang
Ming asked.
Pei Shuying from behind said slowly: "I usually go to bed early, usually around Xu Shi (7 to 9 o'clock)."
Yang Ming nodded: "Ask Xu Jing to invite Mr. Pei here, just say that I have something to ask."
Pei Shuying nodded and went down to make arrangements.
Pei Ju's residence is not far from the palace and can be reached in half an hour.
After the two met, they discussed in the study.
"In a few days, His Majesty will go on a tour of Luoyang. My father-in-law thinks who will be in charge of building a new capital this time?"
In fact, Yang Ming knew the answer in his heart.
Pei Ju said: "Daxing is Gao Jiong, Renshou Palace is Yang Su, and now in Xindu, the chief eunuch should be Yang Su."
At this time, Pei Shuying brought the hot food up again, sat aside and looked at Yang Ming:
"I'll watch you eat."
"When we discuss business, the woman avoids it," Pei Ju said dissatisfied.
Pei Shuying gave him a blank look.
"It doesn't matter," Yang Ming waved his hand with a smile, picked up the kuaizi, and said while eating, "Gao Jiong is prudent and Yang Su is extravagant. If he takes charge of the construction of a new city, he may abuse the people's power."
Pei Ju asked curiously: "Is His Highness interested? Or is there a suitable candidate?"
You can guess right away.
Yang Ming nodded and smiled: "I am willing to go and take charge of the matter, but I am afraid that my father will not allow it."
"It is indeed inappropriate," Pei Ju said directly: "Yang Su is experienced. He has studied civil engineering and is very knowledgeable in fortifications. The Renshou Palace he supervised was not only liked by the two saints, but also by His Majesty. Apart from him, There will be no second choice.”
To put it bluntly, Yang Ming is a layman, and although Yang Su is not a civil engineering major, she has work experience.
This kind of work experience is very scarce, and only Gao Xiao and Yang Su have it.
Yang Ming pretended to sigh: "I see that Your Majesty is impatient. The construction period of Dongdu may be greatly shortened. Once the construction period is shortened, more labor will be used, which may increase unnecessary losses."
When meeting Pei Ju tonight, Yang Ming actually wanted to find out. After all, at the court meeting today, it was obvious that his father had already discussed it with Pei Ju in private.
Yang Yue has been recuperating at home for nearly a month and still has not gone to court. In fact, his legs and feet have recovered a long time ago, but he always remembers that he still owes Yang Lihua a severe beating.
So I don’t dare to go out right now. If I can delay it for one day, my body will be stronger one day.
In Yang Yue's absence, no one was in charge of the government affairs of the Neishi Province, and Yang Guang had to rely on Pei Ju, so Pei Ju was involved in many secret matters.
Of course Pei Ju also guessed Yang Ming's intention. His son-in-law was not an outsider, so he whispered:
….
"Your Majesty has discussed with Yu Wenkai that the construction period will be shortened from four years to one year, and instead of rebuilding Luoyang, a site will be selected to the west of the current Luoyang to rebuild a Luoyang city."
"What?" Yang Ming asked in surprise: "Building a new city in one year? Yu Wenkai dares to agree?"
Pei Shuying on the side was also surprised and couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear.
Pei Ju smiled bitterly and said, "Of course he wouldn't dare, but the rebellion in Shandong has not subsided, and His Majesty is more urgent. Furthermore, Daxing was built in ten months, and the construction period was one year, which is not a long time. Even if Yu Wenkai didn't dare to take it, he had to take it. .”
Yang Ming's head is already big. So, Luoyang was completed in fourteen months, but it actually exceeded the construction period?
The construction periods of Daxing and Luoyang are roughly the same, but the difference is huge.
The construction of Daxing was presided over by Gao Qiong. Both the consumption of people and material resources were kept within a reasonable range. Although tens of thousands of people died, Yang Jian has always been frugal, and many projects were gradually completed later. Until now, Some areas in Daxing City are still under construction.
However, Luoyang, the eastern capital, was historically built under the supervision of Yang Su. The project was huge and the people's resources were extremely poor. Especially for Ziwei City, the future imperial city of Luoyang, the wood was transported from Jiangxi. Just transporting the wood cost hundreds of thousands of people's resources.
When he built the Renshou Palace, more than 100,000 people died.
Different people presiding over the event will produce different results.
Yang Jian was frugal, while Yang Guang was extravagant, but they were different.
In fact, Luoyang can definitely participate in the construction of Daxing, first build a rough hub, perfect the city, and then repair it year by year, step by step.
Yang Ming thought for a while and said, "I would like to recommend myself to take charge of the construction of the Eastern Capital. My father-in-law still needs help."
After Pei Ju pondered for a moment, he nodded: "I will do my best, but Your Majesty may have already decided on Yang Su, which is quite difficult."
Yang Ming frowned and said, "What if I can ask Yang Su to find a way to reject it?"
Pei Ju was stunned: "If this is the case, it can be done."
Yang Ming didn't have time to say anything more. After seeing Pei Ju off, he changed into casual clothes and took only twenty followers with him. He left through the back door of the palace and quietly headed to Yue Gong's palace.
He already knew where the back door of Yang Su's house was, and he was familiar with it.
There are no royal guards in Sui Dynasty, so don't worry too much about exposing your whereabouts. No one is watching you all the time.
In the study room, Yang Su, who was casually wearing some clothes, met Yang Ming and frowned:
"Is there something important going on, Your Highness?"
Yang Ming nodded: "To build the Eastern Capital, Yue Gong is the best choice for consul, but I hope you can turn him down."
"Your Majesty may be interested in me, how can you push it?" Yang Su frowned and said, "Does His Majesty have other suitable candidates in mind?"
Yang Ming shook his head: "There is no one more suitable than Yue Gong, but this time, I want to recommend myself."
"Are you going?" Yang Su was stunned: "What's the reason?"
reason? I'm afraid you'll kill too many people... You never take human life seriously.
Yang Ming said: "I want to make some money, how can I be more trustworthy?"
Yang Su couldn't help but laugh and said: "It seems that it is inconvenient for Your Highness to tell me?"
Yang Ming smiled and nodded: "Just like Yue Gong doesn't know Gao Lande."
"Haha..." Yang Su stroked his beard and smiled and said: "Since His Highness is willing to say it clearly, I will not ask further questions as to the reason. I just want to refuse such a big event. Without a suitable reason, I am afraid that I will not be able to pass His Majesty's test. .”
Regarding this point, Yang Ming also had a problem and asked Yang Su to pretend to be sick? It's obviously unrealistic, and the imperial doctor in the palace is not a vegetarian.
Find a way to get rid of Yang Su's official position? That's even more inappropriate. Yang Su would definitely not be willing to make such a huge sacrifice.
What else can be done?
At this time, Yang Su suddenly stood up, took out a pen and paper, and wrote four words:
"These are the year pillar and the month pillar among my four pillars. Your Highness can think of something from this aspect."
The four pillars and eight characters are the eight characters of birth date, which respectively correspond to the year pillar, month pillar, day pillar and hour pillar of birth.
Yang Su definitely didn't dare to tell Yang Ming all the horoscopes. He was also afraid that if it were leaked out, he would be cursed with witchcraft.
Yang Ming immediately understood what the other party meant, nodded happily and said:
"Zhang Qiu Taiyi, Zhang Weixuan, Zhao Zhao, who is suitable?"
Among these three people, Zhang Qiu Taiyi was favored by Yang Jian, his wife and Yang Yong, Zhang Weixuan was the Taishi Ling of the Secretariat Province, majoring in calendar and sidelined in Yin and Yang hexagrams, and Zhao Zhao was trusted by Yang Guang.
Yang Su smiled and said, "Whenever something big happens, you can ask Zhang Qiu."
"I understand, thank you Mr. Yue for your guidance," Yang Ming said goodbye and left.
He knew in his heart that the main reason why he could talk to Yang Su was because of Yang Yinjiang's relationship, so that he was not regarded as an outsider. Moreover, Yang Su was too old to bother working on projects outside.
This is a big favor and will have to be repaid in the future.
The big guy with round disk is thick
