When Wei Fusi twitched like this, Wei Jin, the Minister of Civil Affairs, immediately turned pale in shock and said:
"Quickly send the imperial doctor to take the person down for treatment."
This was all agreed in private, and Wei Fusi was sending a signal, meaning don't count on me and get me out quickly.
When a person became like this, no matter whether it was true or not, Yang Guang would definitely not let Wei Fusi stay in the main hall, so he ordered the guards to carry the person out and hand him over to the Imperial Medical Office.
Now that's good, only Wei Yijie is left. He is the biological brother of Crown Princess Wei Ying and the biological brother of Yang Yue's wife.
He is very weak now. It is difficult to bear the verbal criticism of so many elders by himself.
He kowtowed to Yang Guang and said, "Everything I did was within my scope of duty. However, I acted too hastily, causing chaos in Hebei. Please punish me."
This method of voluntarily asking for guilt is actually very safe. If you share the blame early, you can get out. If you stay here all the time and are grabbed by Gao Xi, Pei Ju Niuhong and others, who knows how big the deduction will be for him. sin.
Wei Jin, Wei Zhen and others also stood up and hoped that Yang Guang would punish Wei Yijie.
The two of them came out to express an attitude. We have already taken the blame. If you still refuse to let go, we will break up.
Wei Zhen supports Yang Ming, but he cannot sit back and watch the children in the family suffer heavy losses. Wei Fu and Wei Yijie are all rising stars in the family and must be protected.
They have drawn a clear path. You decide for yourself whether you want to fight to the death or leave some room.
Gao Xi definitely didn't want to push Jingzhao Wei into a hurry. After all, he was no longer the same person he was back then. If it were during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, Gao Xi would have beaten these two to death.
With Dugu Jialuo sitting in the court, Gao Xi had no opponent.
Therefore, the King of Qin's party chose to remain silent, which was considered a noble gesture and let the two of them off, because Pei Ju and the others also knew that the two men were guilty of a big crime, while Yang Jian's crime was a small one. This was not in line with their established strategy.
At this time, Yang Guang snorted coldly:
"There are always some people below who follow my national policy and ignore my love for the people. You two are often impatient and embarrassed in your responsibilities. How can you hold important central positions? You will withdraw from the Ministry of Secretariat today and be appointed as an alternate. You will decide as appropriate in the future. Supplementary recording.”
Well, the two ministers of the fifth rank of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Household Affairs Department were dismissed from their posts.
It seems that Yang Guang's punishment is too light. Yes, the surnames of the two people have been decided. As long as they are not treason, they will not die.
The Sui Dynasty was a powerful family, and Wei Fusi and Wei Yijie were the few rising stars among the next generation of Jingzhao Wei who entered the central government. In time, they would become the future face of the family. Yang Guang knew it all, so even though he was dismissed from office, he still came He added a sentence if necessary, also to take care of Jing Zhaowei's face.
Because at present, the emperor's employment mainly depends on the Guanzhong family, and only the Guanzhong family can handle things well.
The Webster brothers still followed the same rule: meritorious service from above, guilt from below, so nothing will happen to them.
Because the real culprit is Yang Guang himself.
Gao Xi began to attack Yu Wenshu and said: "Hejian County, if I remember correctly, there are 13 counties in the county with only 480,000 registered residents. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has set a recruitment quota of 80,000 people. Let me ask. Mr. Xu Guogong, do you think this amount is appropriate?"
Gao Xi was once the minister Zuopushe. Although he didn't care about the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he knew the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs very well. The head of a hundred officials managed the world, and the situation of various states and counties in the Sui Dynasty was all in Gao Xi's mind.
Yu Wenshu replied: "All the recruitment amounts are just preliminary plans. When they are distributed to various places, they will be adapted to local conditions. Hejian County was still able to collect 80,000 people in the end, which shows that the original plan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs was reasonable."
"Is it really reasonable?" Yang Xuangan stood up and said:
"After Yang Wanshi, the governor of Hejian County, received the report from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he immediately wrote a letter to accuse Xu Guogong. There are more than 75,000 men in Hejian County. Other than them, they are all old, weak, women and children. You can transfer them all at once. Eighty thousand people left, so that the cultivated fields were abandoned, all industries were withered, and civil strife broke out. I hope you can say the word "reasonable".
Although Yang Xuangan was more than twenty years younger than Yu Wenshu, they were on the same level regardless of their titles and official positions. Yang Xuangan was even higher because he was the Duke of Chu and Yu Wenshu was the Duke of Xu.
The population statistics of Hejian County, recorded in the records of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, are 480,000. In fact, there should be 7.8 million, or even more. First of all, slaves of the tribe are not included in the household registration. Furthermore, local families are not included in the household registration. The population has been concealed.
Yu Wenshu was also aiming at this point when he proposed 80,000 people. He felt that Hejian County could provide sufficient people.
But he ignored one thing. The wealthy families did not leave anyone behind, and they concealed a large number of household registrations. They concealed their household registrations in order to evade taxes. Some families even concealed a population of tens of thousands.
The three major families in Hebei, two Cui and one Lu, have a concealed registered population, which adds up to an astronomical figure.
Yu Wenshu sneered and said: "Yang Wanshi still has the nerve to sue me? His Hejian County was captured by the rebels. He, the prefect, is like a lost dog, running around to survive, but according to law, he will lose his city and his land. , he should be executed immediately.”
With that said, Yu Wenshu looked at Zheng Shanguo, the minister of Dali Temple, and said, "Dali Temple hasn't taken anyone yet, which is incredible."
Zheng Shanguo said: "Local governors are all appointed by His Majesty. It is not up to Dali Temple to decide whether to appoint people or not."
Yu Wenshu stood up and said to Yang Guang: "Please arrest the guilty minister Yang Wanshi immediately."
"That's right!" Yang Guang said in a deep voice: "The Ministry of Punishment will arrange manpower now to escort this idiot back to the capital."
Sun Chi, the chief secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, stood up to receive the order and began to arrange for the officials from the Ministry of Punishment to go out and arrest people.
Yang Wanshi definitely couldn't run away. His mistake was that he lost the capital of Hejian without resistance.
This was the case in the Sui Dynasty. Even if you lost the fight, you couldn't just run away without fighting. Fortunately, Yang Wanshi later performed meritorious service and his family was also very capable, so the crime was not very serious.
Cui Hongjun, who also lost his city and territory, was much lighter because he was beaten and captured, and his attitude was correct.
You can't open the door of "fight or run", otherwise you will follow the same example in the future.
As a result, the Wei family lost two people and the Yang family lost one, each suffering casualties.
Niu Hong sneered: "Let's continue talking about Xu Guogong. This time, Hebei's contribution to the North-South Canal is unprecedented, and the losses are also unprecedented. Xu Guogong, as the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, has taken care of the people's food requisition. So this responsibility, I'm afraid, Can’t the two ministers of the household department take on the responsibility?”
"One Gao Xi and the other you, always holding on to me," Yu Wenshu said with a sneer:
"Don't forget, I also followed His Majesty on his northern tour. I don't know much more than you do about Hebei's affairs. The two officials involved in the Ministry of Civil Affairs have already been convicted by Your Majesty. What else do you want?"
Gao Xi snorted coldly: "I just read the memorial written by Yang Wanshi against Duke Xu. It directly called you a national thief. I think it is very appropriate. Wei Zheng's confession also called Duke Xu the second evil in the Hebei Rebellion. With the people's sentiments being like this, will Duke Xu consider taking the initiative to plead guilty?"
"Can a barking man who talks nonsense also represent the people's sentiments?" Yu Wenshu raised his eyebrows.
Wei Zheng, who had always been a bystander, said directly: "How popular the people are. Your Majesty can get a glimpse of the true situation by sending virtuous ministers to inspect Hebei."
"Shut up!" After saying that, Yu Wenshu said directly to Yang Guang: "Please kill this arrogant person immediately."
Upon seeing this, Pei Ju was about to open his mouth to protect him, but he saw Yang Guang raised his arm, looked at his two sons respectively, and said:
"They are scolding you two. Do you think you should be killed?"
Yang Xian sneered directly and said: "We should have killed him a long time ago. Such people should not be brought into the imperial city. They are evil spirits and monsters and have polluted this majestic and solemn place."
Yang Ming said: "Although he is arrogant, he is also asking for orders for the people. I read his insulting words, which were shocking and made me feel ashamed. I am also to blame for the current situation in Hebei. I would like to recommend Pei Yun, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to be the leader of Hebei Province." Inspection envoys, picket officials, inspect the people's conditions."
"Lao San, what do you mean?" Yang Jian sneered: "Don't you think the words he scolded you are not painful, but those who scolded me were extremely slanderous. If you let him live, don't you just want to Throw dirty water on my face?"
"The King of Qi's statement is a big mistake," Wei Zheng said: "In my confession to the Ministry of Punishment, I called Yu Wenshu the second evil, and the first evil was His Highness the King of Qi."
I'm a fool! Yang Jian stood up and pounced on Wei Zheng. He raised his leg and launched a flying kick, directly kicking Wei Zheng to the ground. He then added several more kicks in succession, each kick hitting a key position.
"How outrageous!" Yang Guang was immediately furious: "As a prince, what kind of behavior is it for you to have a verbal dispute with a commoner?"
Yang Jian then stopped and angrily returned to his original position and sat down.
Wei Zheng was kicked in the face, chest, and his little brother, and was speechless.
Yang Guang frowned for a moment and said calmly: "If one wants to kill and the other doesn't want to be killed, then I will take the middle one and demote this person to a slave in the Prince of Qin's Palace. Let him take a good look at whether my son is as good as he said." Unbearable."
Then, Wei Zheng was carried down by the guards, and his historical mission was completed.
At this time, Yang Xuangan stood up and said:
"The Ministry of Civil Affairs cannot escape responsibility for the Hebei rebellion. I request you to remove Yu Wenshu from the post of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
"I second the proposal!" Gao Xi stood up and said.
"I also second the proposal!" Niu Hong said.
Then, Su Wei, Pei Ju, Yang Gongren, Yang Wensi, Lu Chu, Yang Yichen, Pei Yun, etc. also seconded the proposal.
The left and right servants of Shangshu Province unanimously opposed Yu Wenshu. It was no longer possible for him to continue to stay in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Yu Wenshu also knew that he was doomed and that his position could no longer be kept. He just didn't know how many charges he could help Yang Xian get away with.
Yang Guang raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said:
"Xu Guogong cannot absolve himself of the blame, so he should stop meddling with the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He will be transferred to Cui Zhongfang, the prefect of Qinghe, and appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
With this imperial edict, another elder of the Bolingcui family will return to the center.
Cui Zhongfang is Boling Cui, but he is the prefect of Qinghe County. This is actually normal, and it is still a check and balance. Local people cannot be the largest local official. This is a long-standing Chinese tradition, because they are afraid that if you are too powerful in the local area, it will create a climate.
Just as local officials are replaced every few years, it is the same principle. If you stay in one position for too long, you will have greater control over the local area. Imperial decrees will not be effectively implemented in the local area. For royal rule, it is Adverse.
Cui Zhongfang is a very powerful figure. He proposed the strategy of destroying Qi in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The Sui Dynasty belonged to the fire virtue among the five elements. He also proposed the official system of three provinces and six ministries. He also proposed the strategy of leveling Chen. It was he who proposed it.
During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, Cui Zhongfang successively served as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Rites, the Imperial College of Jijiujiu, and the minister of Taichang Temple. His title was the Duke of Gu'an County.
This man was born in the second clan of the Boling Cui family. In the "Clan Chronicles" edited by Gao Shilian in the early Tang Dynasty, his clan was listed as the first among the clans. In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, he was even known as "the most noble clan in the world". crown".
And Cui Zhongfang is the current talker of the Boling Cui family.
