The first half of "Book of Sui" was edited by Wei Zheng, and the second half was edited by Changsun Wuji. These two people basically didn't have anything good to say about the Sui Dynasty.
There are eighty-five volumes in the book, including five volumes of imperial records, fifty volumes of biographies, and thirty volumes of chronicles.
There are five volumes of Emperor's Chronicle, one volume by Yang Jian, one volume by Yang Guang, and one volume by Yang You.
Fifty volumes of biographies record 355 celebrities of the Sui Dynasty.
Thirty volumes of records cover the Sui Dynasty's political, economic and cultural systems such as etiquette, music, laws and calendars, astronomy, five elements, food and goods, criminal law, officials, geography, classics and so on.
Most of later generations' understanding and impression of the Sui Dynasty come from this book.
Among them, Yang Guang was scolded the worst, with almost no kind words.
First of all, Yang Guang is indeed a thief. With his own efforts, he delayed the historical process of China for at least a hundred years, if not more.
Furthermore, if Yang Guang is not portrayed in a negative light, it will appear that the Tang Dynasty's position is unfair. After all, Li Yuan rebelled as a Sui minister. If the emperor is not the kind of heinous person, his rebellion will appear to be unjust and unjust.
In any case, Yang Guang is undoubtedly a tyrant.
Once, Wei Zheng was on Yang Ming's must-kill list because this guy smeared Dugu Jialuo in the Sui Dynasty, believing that the Sui Dynasty collapsed because Dugu Jialuo instigated Yang Jian to choose the wrong successor.
The person Yang Ming is closest to is her grandmother.
Now, on a very unexpected occasion, Yang Ming saw such a super surprising person, but Yang Ming couldn't bring himself to kill him.
Perhaps it was the shitty things his father had done in the past few years that made Yang Ming feel that he deserved to be scolded. The bias towards Dugu Jialuo in Sui Shu was also because Yang Guang was too capable, and Dugu Jialuo was scolded. Implicating.
Let me ask, if you were placed in the position of Yang Jian and his wife, would there be a more suitable heir than Yang Guang?
The answer is yes, Yang Guang is fully capable, but his character makes him one of the four major tyrants in Chinese history.
Xia Jie, Shang Zhou, Shi Huang, Sui Yang.
He accomplished his great cause as a tyrant in another way.
Yang Ming raised his palm and motioned for the other party to sit down.
But Wei Zheng did not sit down. Instead, he said something very dissatisfying: "In the prosperous and powerful land of Hebei, people are now in ruins and the people are displaced. The King of Qi should be the first to take the blame, and the King of Qin is also to blame. I wonder if the King of Qin thinks so?"
Yang Ming smiled......
This person is really interesting and has a strong head. How dare you say this to me?
"Throw him into the prison of the Ministry of Punishment," Yang Ming said with a smile, "The charge is slandering the King of Qi."
After that, Yang Ming left. Immediately, someone rushed in from the palace and took Wei Zheng away.
Wang Tong was shocked and hurriedly followed Yang Ming to plead for his disciple, but it didn't work.
After Yang Ming saw Pei Shuying in the backyard, he chatted for a few words and then went home first.
Wang Tong saw that King Qin was unwilling to show his favor, so he asked Pei Shuying for mercy.
His mother, Pei, was also from Xijuanfang. She was not too far away from Pei Ju and could be considered a relative. When Pei Shuying heard what happened, she frowned and said:
"Is there any need to plead for mercy? The two eldest princes have been belittled and ridiculed by him. It is already benevolent for King Qin not to kill him."
Wang Tong smiled bitterly and said, "Wei Zhengxing is straightforward and dares to remonstrate. He does not mean to offend. It is only because of the recent crisis in family letters and the frequent deaths of relatives in the clan. Under the pressure of emotions, he acted arrogantly today. Princess, you are of high status, please help this person." Get busy."
"You seem to value this disciple very much?" Pei Shuying said.
Wang Tong nodded: "This man is a great talent. If he meets the Ming Lord, he can show his ambition."
Pei Shuying frowned and pondered for a moment, then nodded: "I'll give it a try."
On the way home, Yang Ming was actually very happy. He threw Wei Zheng into prison just to make him suffer a little, so that Wei Zheng would know how to write the words "misfortune comes from the mouth".
When people get old, their teeth fall out first, but their tongues are fine because they are soft.
This man was a sharp blade, and Yang Ming was going to use this sharp blade to stab Yang Jian hard.
Since Wei Zheng is going to be used to deal with Yang Jian, Wei Zheng must know more things, but obviously, with Wei Zheng's current status, he is not qualified to know more inside stories about Hebei.
So where is Wei Zheng's stage?
Yushitai.
If you want to enter the Yushitai, there are two ways, either you are a candidate for Jinshi, or someone recommends you. It is not convenient for Yang Ming to come forward to recommend, although he is sure to recommend.
The official establishment of Yushitai is twenty-five people, that is, officials, and the informal establishment is one hundred and seventy-two people, that is, officials. It is actually very easy to arrange a small official.
That night, Pei Shuying came to her husband to plead for mercy.
"What are you going to do with this person? From what I see, you don't really want to deal with him," Pei Shuying stood behind her husband, rubbing his temples.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Not only do I not know how to deal with it, I also plan to reuse it. There are not many people in the government and the public who dare to speak out. This person is still worth using. But who should I ask for help to stuff this person into the Yushitai?" ?”
"Are you going to use him to deal with Yang Jian?" Pei Shuying reacted instantly.
Yang Ming laughed, slapped his wife's plump butt with his backhand, and said:
"The one who knows me is Ayun."
Pei Shuying smiled sweetly, thought for a while and said: "The person who recommends Wei Zheng must not have anything to do with you. Such people are really hard to find. I think the most suitable candidate is actually the Crown Princess."
"Huh?" Yang Ming was stunned for a moment. After thinking for a while, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing: "I didn't even think of this, but the question is, why should Wei Ying recommend an unknown person who is of no use to her? Where are the people?"
Wei Ying is a concubine, so she cannot recommend officials, but there are many people with this power in her family.
"Of course, let Wei Zheng become a useful person to her," Pei Shuying said with a smile: "This person is with Wang Tong, but he scolded you and the second child in public. Isn't such a person what Wei Ying needs? ?”
Yang Ming's eyebrows moved and he fell into deep thought.
"Are there any of our people in the Criminal Department?" Yang Ming asked.
Pei Shuying shook her head: "There are a few people named Pei who are just small officials with swords and pens and are of no use. However, Du Ruhui's uncle Du Yan was once a member of the Criminal Department, but he is currently guarding the city gate at Mingde Gate."
The Ministry of Punishment of the Sui Dynasty had little power and was limited to executing executions on civilians and officials below the seventh rank. The power of punishment was in Dali Temple, and middle and high-level officials were handled by the province.
Yang Ming threw Wei Zheng into the Prison of the Ministry of Punishment, which actually meant that he would not be punished, because the Ministry of Punishment was not authorized and could not kill people.
Yang Ming nodded: "Let Xu Jing call Du Yan. Doesn't he have a grudge against the second child? He is just the right person."
First of all, someone from the Punishment Department needs to let the wind out. The general idea is that a person who insulted King Qin and King Qi is being held in the prison of the Punishment Department. In this way, he will be targeted by someone who is interested.
But in order for Wei Zheng to be recommended smoothly, someone must praise him, so this job should be left to Fang Yanqian.
Fang Yanqian is in the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Personnel has the function of detecting and promoting talents in the world. In other words, talented people from all over the world have files in the Ministry of Personnel.
If there is no profile for Wei Zheng, add one temporarily to him, no matter how much you praise him, you will get it.
The Ministry of Personnel is Yang Gongren's territory. It is not difficult at all for Fang Xuanling to accomplish this.
Du Yan, who had always looked bright and beautiful after get off work, came here casually. He guessed that King Qin must be looking for something good for him.
After listening to Yang Ming's account, Du Yan patted his chest and promised that he would handle this matter. I guarantee that within a few days, all the officials in the capital would know that there was such a number one person in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
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But the premise is that Yang Ming has to reinstate Du Yanguan.
Du Yan was still a little reluctant to leave. The job of a gatekeeper was lucrative, and there wasn't much intrigue among his colleagues. He felt a little uncomfortable leaving all of a sudden.
But his hatred for Yang Jian outweighed everything else. Although Yang Ming didn't say it explicitly, Du Yan was very smart. He guessed that Yang Ming wanted to deal with Yang Jian.
After all, the King of Qin basically had nothing to do with the Hebei Rebellion, while the King of Qi couldn't get rid of it even if he wanted to.
"Give him some appropriate punishment, just say it was me who arranged it, but don't break his muscles and bones, just show off," Yang Ming ordered.
Du Yan understood the meaning instantly. Yang Ming wanted to get rid of the suspicion, so he nodded and said:
"Don't worry, Your Highness, there will be no injuries to the muscles and bones, at most a little skin trauma."
Next, Yang Ming called Du Ruhui again.
The Wei family's current information about him is basically through Du Ruhui's wife Wei Shangwei. This was deliberately arranged by Yang Yinjiang, and Du Ruhui also knew about it.
Although he was a bit taking advantage of his wife, Du Ruhui knew that all this was for the good of his wife's natal family. As long as he was around, King Qin would not do anything to his wife's natal family.
Yang Yinjiang was very good at winning people's hearts. She often summoned the wives of Li Jing, Yuan Wendu, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Pei Xizai and others to come to the Prince of Qin's Mansion to chat. It seemed to pass the time, but in fact she would inadvertently reveal some secrets on purpose.
She knew that Wei Shangwei was young and not deeply involved in the world, and could easily be tricked by people in the clan. However, Yang Yinjiang kept a close eye on Wei Xianhui because Wei Xianhui was in the palace and knew more.
If Wei Xianhui leaks the news to the outside world, it will be fatal.
"Do you understand how to do it?" Yang Ming smiled.
Du Ruhui smiled and nodded: "There was a barking man who insulted King Qin and King Qi with vicious words. King Qin sent him to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment. King Qin was very angry and even wanted to execute this person."
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Just do it this way. It's hard for Shang Wei to be kept in the dark. I will make it up to her if I have the chance in the future."
Du Ruhui sighed: "Shang Wei is naive and can't hide things in his heart. He is often taken advantage of by people with malicious intentions in the clan. I am very grateful to His Highness for not blaming him."
"It's not Shang Wei's fault," Yang Ming said with a smile:
"Those who achieve great things are not restrained. Sometimes, it is inevitable to use some dirty methods to do things. Shang Wei took advantage of me. I still feel guilty in my heart. I will make compensation when the big things are decided. But in the future, you She also needs to be disciplined and guided more, after all, she is a real wife, so she cannot be too naive."
"I understand," Du Ruhui nodded.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Okay, go back and rest early. If Shang Wei asks, just say that we are discussing the war in Hebei."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, my silly wife is actually very easy to deceive," Du Ruhui smiled helplessly.
