On June 11, Yang Ming received an envoy from the East Turks at the court meeting and learned that the Great Khan of the East Turks, Qimin Khan, had died of illness a month and a half ago.
The Sui Dynasty has to express its position on who will be the successor, because the Sui Dynasty's attitude is very important.
Qimin Khan had five sons, the eldest son Ashina Dujishi, the second son Ashina Qilifu, the third son Ashina Dubi, the fourth son Ashina Buli, and the fifth son Ashina ·Chi Ji.
The ministers of the DPRK and China are still talking about this. Is this worth writing? Just seeing that Kang Sheoli, the Turkic envoy to the Sui Dynasty, was a confidant of the boss Ashina Dujishi, we knew that they had controlled the Eastern Turks.
If the Sui Dynasty supported others at this time, the relationship with the Eastern Turks would immediately become tense. After all, the Turks also inherited the eldest son.
Since he has the right to make the decision and knows the direction of history, Yang Ming said directly:
"Regarding the selection of Turkic successors, the Sui Dynasty supports Qimin Khan's eldest son Duojishi to succeed to the throne. You can inform him of our attitude."
Kang Sheoli immediately felt reassured and said: "Then, according to our Turkic customs, Duo Jishi can continue to marry Princess Yicheng. Please allow the permission of the Sui Dynasty Crown Prince."
"Of course I agree," Yang Ming said with a smile: "Please tell the Young Khan that the Great Sui Dynasty is deeply saddened by the death of the Great Khan. The Honglu Temple will prepare sacrifices and ask Teller to bring them back with him."
"Thank you, Prince of the Sui Dynasty, and I hope our two countries will always have good relations." Kang Sheoli gave Yang Ming a chest-thumping salute.
Yang Ming was originally the minister of Honglu Temple, but now that he is the prince, he naturally does not need to serve as the minister. The Shaoqings are Chen Shuming and Yu Wenshiji. Neither of them is qualified enough to take over, so Yang Ming becomes the minister of the Shangshu Province. Yan Qian was transferred over and took over Honglu Temple.
This department is responsible for receiving foreign guests. Kang Sheoli's official name in Turkic is Teller, which probably means special service personnel. His official rank is not low.
Because of the Turkic official system, the highest ones are Yehu, She, and Teller.
Ye Hu is the head of the Turkic tribe, and he is the military commander in charge of military power. The secret service is usually the son, brother, or nephew of the great khan.
For example, the eldest son Ashina Dujishi is the Shibi Khan in history, and his four younger brothers are all Shi.
Among them, Ashina Dubi, the third youngest, is the famous Jieli Khan.
Princess Yicheng was originally the concubine of the Sui Dynasty who was married to Qi Min. Now that Shibi Khan has succeeded to the throne, she can remarry and continue to be the Kehe Dun of the Turks.
Kang Sheoli, who was in the capital, naturally wanted to visit Changsun Sheng, because Changsun was a good friend of the Turks. He especially had a close friendship with Qimin Khan and was very respected in the Turks.
Changsun Sheng passed away that night after meeting Kang Sheoli.
Qimin and Changsun Sheng, old friends, died in the same year, less than two months apart.
Yang Ming went to express his condolences in person.
Changsun has a collection here, the scepter of the Great Khan of the Eastern Turks. This scepter was given to him by Qimin when he and Changsun Sheng parted ways. As long as they hold this scepter, all the tribes in the grassland must treat each other with courtesy. treat.
In other words, Chang Sun Sheng could walk sideways on the grassland, because Qimin was accompanied by Chang Sun Sheng during his most abysmal period of exile. Although the two had their own agendas at the time and were in a relationship of mutual use, they were We have been in love for a long time and have formed a very deep friendship.
Kang Sheoli was also very sad and personally led people to help with the funeral arrangements. However, he still asked Yang Ming to bring the scepter back to East Turkestan.
"No one but Duke Changsun can hold this thing. I sincerely ask the Prince of the Sui Dynasty to allow me to take this thing back to the Turks."
A scepter is a blessing of a special status, but this scepter is only effective if held by Chang Sun Sheng. Other people will not be recognized by the Turks.
Yang Ming was right: "Just ask Teller to bring the Turks back."
Historically, Comrade Yang Guang had a very humiliating experience. During his second northern tour, he was surrounded by an army led by Shibi Khan in Yanmen County and almost died.
At that time, Comrade Yang Guang said: Sun Sheng, the envoy chief, will not let the Huns come here.
This means that if Chang Sun Sheng were alive, the Turks would not do this. It can be seen that Chang Sun Sheng was actually the most important link between the Sui Dynasty and the Turks.
But now, this bond is broken.
That night, Yang Ming discussed matters with his subordinate officials in the East Palace. The discussion was about Turkic affairs. The new minister of Honglu Temple, Fang Yanqian, was also summoned.
Yang Ming frowned and said: "With Qimin's death, our northern frontier in the Sui Dynasty may have problems. Xiao Chong (Fang Yanqian's courtesy name) must treat the Turkic envoys kindly to avoid any dissent."
Fang Yanqian nodded and said: "Duo Jishi is in his prime, and he will not be as prudent and mature as his father. The prince's concern is very necessary."
Yang Ming must be unwilling to please the Turks, but this is how the diplomacy between the two countries works. If you don't show kindness, they will raise troops to invade the border, and it is the people of the Sui Dynasty who will suffer.
What's more, the Sui Dynasty itself has many problems at the moment, and the biggest problem is Comrade Yang Guang.
China has always used all its strength to attack the nomads in the north. However, the Sui Dynasty is not ready yet. When the economy is on the rise, peace must be maintained on the border.
Only when there is a certain amount of accumulation can we use troops externally.
The Turks must be fought. This is a serious problem for the Sui Dynasty and other close friends.
"Prepare more sacrifices and let Kang Sheoli take them away. The edict from the Ministry of Internal Affairs should be properly worded, and the tone should be as less condescending as possible."
Yang Ming's words were addressed to Lu Chu, but Lu Chu's words were not very useful in the Ministry of Internal History, so the two ministers Xiao Yu and Wang Zhou were also present in tonight's parliament.
Originally, Yu Shiji, the chief provincial officer in the palace, was also the minister of internal history, but some time ago, Yang Ming suggested that Yang Guang kick him out.
Because at that time, it was the time when Fan Yanglu admitted his defeat, and the person Lu Chu ignored him the most in the Ministry of Internal History was Yu Shiji.
This move is to appease Lu Chu, and also for Lu Chu to do well in the Ministry of Internal History in the future.
This Wang Zhou is not a newcomer. He is Yang Jian's confidant, and he is an old man from the father's Prince Jin's palace. He is from the Langya Wang family. The reason why he is mentioned this time is because of his father's favorite concubine Wang Zhuoling.
Wang Zhou nodded and said: "The imperial edict has been drafted. It will be sent to His Majesty for inspection after the prince reads it personally."
Yang Ming can draft the edict, but he must let Yang Guang take a look. After all, this is a major matter and he cannot make the decision without authorization.
Because it was Yang Guang who issued the seal, not him, the edict would be sent to the Eastern Turks via envoys sent by Yang Guang.
Nominally, the Eastern Turks were surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, so the transfer of power in the Sui Dynasty would involve the process of edicts, but the actual situation was that the Turks did not take it seriously.
And Yang Guang also knew in his heart that the other party did not take him seriously.
Yang Ming took a look at the edict and immediately frowned. The tone was still so domineering, as if the future Shibi Khan was really a minister of the Sui Dynasty.
"It's not right, change it again," Yang Ming said.
Wang Zhou frowned and said, "The tone is too kind, I'm afraid His Majesty won't like it."
My old uncle Xiao Yu also advised: "I am afraid that this edict will not be accepted by His Majesty. If it is changed again, I am afraid that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and History will be held responsible."
Lu Chu also nodded quickly.
Yang Ming frowned and said, "I am also responsible. I will write a letter to Your Majesty. You just need to change it according to my wishes."
The three of them looked at each other with helpless expressions on their faces.
In fact, Yang Ming also wanted to be on the safe side. If you have offended Shi Bi so much now, people will really come to Yanmen to surround you in the future. It is still unclear whether Dad will survive the disaster like the history books.
After all, there were two people who saved Yang Guang in history, one was Yang Jian and the other was the Turkic Princess Kehe Dunyicheng.
Yang Jian has no military power now, how can he save him?
And Yang Ming was destined not to leave the capital, because he was the prince and had to be in charge of the capital when the emperor was away.
Eh. That’s not right.
If dad really died in Yanmen, then the great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty would be over, right?
Yang Ming suddenly raised his hand: "I'll change it later. I'll think about it again."
If dad dies, can I take over smoothly? The current prestige may not be good enough, but in two years, it may be barely enough.
There were emperors and courtiers, and the current center of the Sui Dynasty was half Yang Jian's people and half Yang Guang's people.
And Yang Ming's people are all in the East Palace, and they are all young boys. If he takes over now, he will not be able to control the old foxes in the court, and they will be easily ignored.
This is why many emperors in history would kill and remove powerful officials in the court when they were old, so that their sons could successfully take over.
As soon as Xu Jie died, Emperor Longqing quickly asked Gao Gong to return to the court to check and balance Zhang Juzheng. As a result, as soon as Emperor Longqing died, Empress Dowager Li and Feng Bao arranged for Gao Gong to be removed from office, which resulted in Zhang Juzheng becoming powerful and suppressing Emperor Wanli for ten years.
Yang Ming will not allow himself to be ignored. In other words, in the next few years, he will let more of his confidants enter the center to take charge in order to ensure a stable transition in the future.
Yang Ming had already made up his mind that the edict would not be changed, so let's just delay his father's second northern tour and take this opportunity to transport his confidants to the center, but then he thought about it, and another problem came up.
What would happen if my father really died at the hands of the Turks?
He must be devoting all his country's strength to conquer the Turks, otherwise he would be unfilial.
However, once such a large-scale war begins, the situation will be beyond the control of the one who just took over. Once the clan becomes powerful through the war, it will probably be a big turmoil.
The Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital from Datong to Luoyang, which led to the Six Towns Uprising. The first group of Guanlong Group directly destroyed the pot of Lao Yuan's family.
After all, the characteristic of the aristocratic era is: the emperors take turns to sit in my house today.
The founding of the Sui Dynasty was less than thirty years ago, and there were many people who had different intentions.
"Let's change it again," Yang Ming finally decided: "I will take care of your majesty."
So he personally wrote a letter and asked his confidants to send it to the Western Region. The main idea was that the new Khan of Turks needed to be appeased. After all, he was young and energetic, and a stalemate would not be good for me.
Moreover, he also wrote another letter to Pei Ju, asking him to persuade the emperor according to his own wishes.
After all, Yang Guang's siege of Yanmen in history was the result of Pei Ju's bad idea. Pei Ju tried to alienate Shi Bi and made Shi Bi angry.
It was from that time on that the Turks and the Sui Dynasty completely fell out.
But Yang Ming believed that he couldn't fall out now, as the Sui Dynasty couldn't withstand this.
(End of chapter)
