The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 556
After crossing the Yangtze River, the holy driver arrived at Jiangxia City, and a grand banquet officially started in a "palace" in the city. Since ancient times, friendship has been eaten at the dinner table, and the emperor's courtiers are no exception.All the courtiers of Xiao Liang headed by Xiao Xian were present, and the dancers danced while drinking and drinking, and the melodious sounds surrounded the ears, it was really enjoyable.Halfway through the wine, the somewhat drunk officials of Xiao Liang saw that the emperor had no intention of blaming them, and their fear gradually subsided. They took advantage of the drunkenness to brag about each other, talking big things, and mentioning that Li Yuan, Li Mi and others were causing harm to the world. Grinding their fists, stretching their arms and rolling up their sleeves, they have the intention of immediately finding these heroes to compete with each other!
Yang Tong looked at him coldly, but he kept persuading him to drink with a warm smile. When he was half drunk, even some seasoned people were afraid that Yang Tong would not know his "great achievements" and made loud noises, talking about it with pride and pride. This is the grand past of "passing five passes and beheading six generals".

Among them, only Xiao Xian and Cen Wenwen are relatively clear-headed, because the two of them seldom drink alcohol, and they know the power of Li Yuan and Li Mi most clearly. Except for the few people in front of them who can barely protect themselves, the rest want to fight with the two As soon as Li saw the superiority, he was nothing more than hitting a stone with an egg and sending him to death in vain.And what qualifications do self-proud Jiangnan celebrities have to brag about themselves in front of Yang Tong, who wrote such famous works as "San Zi Jing", "Six Kingdoms", "Shi Shuo", "A Fang Gong Fu" and so on?

It's just that the two of them saw the emperor drunk and listened with great interest, so they didn't dare to say anything disappointing.Xiao Xian thought even more: If someone is reused by the emperor, it will not be in vain for the emperor and ministers, and it can be regarded as an explanation to his subordinates.

The banquet lasted for a long time until midnight, when the curtain ended and Yang Tong was taken back to the backyard.Lying on the bed, a trace of mockery appeared on his face.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"What's the matter?" Yang Tong asked lazily.

"It's me!" A pleasant voice came from outside.

Yang Tong was taken aback, Yang Qinfang?How do you come back at this moment?Before she could reply, the door was pushed open by her.

Yang Tong was speechless for a while again, he is such an old man, he doesn't understand manners at all.

"How do you drink like this?" Yang Qinfang complained in a low voice, smelling the smell of alcohol in the room.

"It's not me, it's the clothes!"

Under Yang Qinfang's surprised gaze, Yang Tong sat up all of a sudden, not even a little bit drunk.

Yang Qinfang picked up the coat that was thrown on the ground, touched it, and almost squeezed out the drink.

"What are you doing here?"

"Sit down!" Yang Tong stepped aside and lit up the candle.

"What's the matter?"

Yang Tong asked back, "Who is there outside?"

Yang Qinfang shook her head and said, "The backyard is guarded by Shura Guards, and outside is the Xuanjia Army."

"I want to execute Xiao Mian and his confidants."

It wasn't that Yang Tong was worried about Xiao Mian, but that he was worried about these confidantes of Xiao Mian. He not only wanted to transfer Xiao Mian away from Jingxiang, but also executed his confidants. These people followed Xiao Mian at the risk of beheading. Later rebellion is not a kind person, and death will not be punished.

From tonight's point of view, those generals have no discipline at all. In fact, the short-sightedness of the mob was fully exposed at the beginning of Xiao Mian's army. Shen Liusheng, who was riding the general, was only worried that his position in the army would be affected after the reunion, so he detained and killed Xu Deji who came to meet him.In order to give an explanation to the army, Xiao Mian had no choice but to order Shen Liusheng to be executed. From then on, Xiao Mian's internal problems were fully exposed, and he could not control these people at all.

At the same time, Xiao Mian didn't know people. These people whom he cited as his confidantes had no loyalty at all. Once they knew that Xiao Mian had lost power, they all took advantage of opportunistic tricks and said things like deep remorse and rebellion. What is Rong?Xiao Xian is actually fighting for a future for them.

Yang Qinfang worried: "Would it damage your reputation if you go back on your word?"

"I only promised to spare Xiao Xian. These people are not included. Judging by the performance of these people tonight, they are not good guys. Our army of the Sui Dynasty will never allow these black apples to get in. Killing them will calm the situation down." The people are angry and disturb the hearts of the people."

Yang Qinfang hesitated for a moment, and said: "Why don't you just kill Xiao Xian on the way, so that future troubles can be avoided forever?"

Yang Tong shook his head, "Xiao Xian has no capital anymore, like Jiangxia's army, which has been completely controlled by our Great Sui, and he will not be able to mobilize a single soldier if he wants to. In politics, wait for the household registration system and land equalization system to be implemented. , no one can pull up the rebel team, not even Xiao Xian, it is useless to kill or not. After all, he was the Lord of Xiao Liang, and the Xiao family has a huge influence in Jingxiang and even the whole south. If he is killed, I am afraid that it will provoke a backlash from the South, which is not conducive to the stability of the South. Therefore, he is more useful to us if he is alive."

Only then did Yang Qinfang suddenly realize, and after a while, she asked again: "I think there are many southern gentry who participated in the dinner, and these people probably want to be my officials in the Sui Dynasty."

"The royal family and the aristocratic family have ruled the world together for a long time, and they want to be an official too much!" Yang Tong sneered, and said to Yang Qinfang: "The southern gentry is the backbone of Xiao Xian, and the foundation of the Liang Kingdom lies in these people." In the body, Liang Guo is strong and prosperous, and they rise with the tide. Liang Guo declines and even perishes, and they also weaken. Xiao Mian surrendered, and these aristocratic families naturally surrendered to the new master. This has nothing to do with their personal likes and dislikes, but is actually driven by interests. Aristocratic families The reason why the big family has the confidence to challenge the royal family lies in the fact that they are firmly tied to the interests of the country and the royal family, and are inseparable. To put it bluntly, the big family and big family are some gamblers. They bet on both sides, as long as they look at the right time to win A big one, and the infinite scenery of tens of hundreds of years, no matter where he bet, he won. It doesn't matter if Xiao Xian loses or loses, the big deal is that I turn around and join the Sui Dynasty again. Eat delicious and drink spicy."

In fact, the same is true of the Guanlong and Guandong gentry.

But Yang Tong didn’t want to follow the old routine. This was for the healthy development of the entire nation through competition. If the aristocratic family was allowed to control the government, there would be intrigue among factions, and internal fighting has always been the root cause of the decline of the Central Plains dynasty. Second, the sources of civil and military affairs in the Sui Dynasty were complicated, and there were no interest factions formed. If the southern faction remained intact and entered the court, it would become the largest faction in the world. For greater interests, he must do everything possible to support Xiao Yuexian's future son in launching a fierce offensive against the crown prince.Li Ke in history was a bastard, but he became the biggest threat to Li Chengqian, why?Relying on the old and young of the Sui Dynasty, as well as the southern faction headed by Cen Wenwen, the huge power generated by these people almost made it impossible for Li Chengqian, who had the full support of the Guanlong dignitaries, to let alone Wei Fengwu's mother and son who did not have a foreign relative. Therefore, both public and private, Yang Tong did not allow these people to enter the hall of the Great Sui Dynasty.On the surface, these people are gentle and personable, but in fact they are male thieves and female prostitutes. It is too easy to find them guilty.What's more, Heibingtai has not neglected the south in recent years. Although the number of people distributed in the south is not as large as that of Li Yuan, all the major noble families in the south are under the supervision of Heibingtai.

"Won't the great family be loyal to anyone?"

"Between the country and the family, the children of the aristocratic family choose the interests of their own family first, and then consider the country and the people. As for the emperor, they come last. Of course, there are also some loyal and aristocratic children who died for the last emperor, but what they represent It's me, and has nothing to do with their family. The martyr we respect should be him himself, and has nothing to do with his family. Of course, some dynasties also have generations of loyal generals, but unfortunately, my Great Sui Jianguo Short, at most there are only three generations of Zhongliang, such as the Lai family, the Xue family, and the Zhou family."

"Then when are you going to attack the Jingxiang gentry?" Yang Qinfang was eager to try.

"Wait until Xiao Xian's army is remodeled, and then use the people's dissatisfaction with the southern gentry to attack."

Yang Tong sighed, and said: "Accepting the surrender of the army has always been difficult, because it involves a problem of redistribution of benefits. If the benefits are not distributed properly, there will be big troubles. For example, Cao Cao, the first time he fought Wan When he was in the city, Zhang Xiu didn't handle the interest relationship well, so that Zhang Xiu realized that Cao Cao looked down on him, and immediately realized that Cao Cao would seize his military power in the next step, so he surrendered and turned back, almost killing Lao Cao. But even though Lao Cao escaped, he also paid for the lives of his eldest son Cao Ang, the old general Dian Wei, and many Cao Jun soldiers. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the surrendered generals will continue to lead the army. For example, I let Du Fuwei Continuing to lead the Jianghuai army is also to avoid violating the interests of the general and avoid unnecessary troubles. Of course, this is also related to Du Fuwei's foothold in Jianghuai for many years. He is quite familiar with the terrain of Jianghuai. of."

Yang Qinfang glanced at Yang Tong and said softly, "Why are you telling me this?"

"Because you are my relatives! And you are going to be a general. Letting you know this is good for you personally and for our family."

As soon as Yang Tong said this, Yang Qinfang blushed immediately, and bowed her head sweetly in her heart.

The small appearance of the little Huanggu girl Huaichun made Yang Tong's scalp tingle.

This girl... misunderstood the big ball.

Fortunately, she didn't know that she had overheard her heart.

But it was also because of the damn eavesdropping that he always felt a little guilty and uncomfortable when facing Yang Qinfang.

"I asked you to go south, but didn't assign any tasks. Do you know why?" Yang Tong changed the subject.

Yang Qinfang replied dissatisfied: "What else can I do? Look down on me."

"Not at all!"

"Then why don't you give me the task?"

"I don't want your soldiers to get involved in too many things. They are all the daughters of the rich and powerful in the court. In the future, most of them will marry rich and powerful families. If they use the skills they have learned and the wealth of their families to form a branch that belongs to them Do you think it is good for the safety of the country and the royal family? Have you thought about this question?" Yang Tong stared at her and asked in a deep voice.

"I didn't think about it!" Yang Qinfang looked at Yang Tong with a pair of bright eyes that were black and white, and said, "But other people can do it too."

"Yes!" Yang Tong nodded and said, "Others can, but they don't have the financial resources to build a team of assassins. At most, they can only train their own children. The impact on the country is negligible, but the rich and powerful are different! Maybe I'm suspicious, but I don't want to create a trouble for my future generations that may exist. Therefore, I only let you accept all kinds of harsh training, and the reason why others don't."

"You have two choices now, either stay with your soldiers and be an honest general of the Asura Guards; or you are separated from your little sisters, and they will be ordinary Asura Guards, and you will take over step by step. Take control of the black ice platform and become the leader of the assassins."

When the world is unified, a group of people must be dispersed from the Black Ice Terrace, and another group of people must stay outside, and this also requires trustworthy people to manage it, otherwise, it will become a Jinyiwei-style organization, causing everyone in the world to feel insecure. But it didn't have the effect of deterring hundreds of officials.Therefore, a dignified country should be dignified and upright internally. The presence of local criminal departments, imperial departments, and warnings that one person's corruption will harm his children and grandchildren is enough to prevent a large number of corrupt officials from breeding.As for the ones that are hidden deeper, they will be handed over to the reserve officials to dig out. If one is dug up, the reserve officials will fill it up. The reserve officials will work very hard to replace it.

"You don't have to answer in a hurry, you can think about it slowly." Yang Qinfang became more stable, and Yang Tong was going to expose her to some sinister world.Since she has chosen this path, she should be made to understand the interests of some people so that she will not suffer in the future.

"If I choose the latter, who do I learn from, Ling Shangshu?"

"Ling Shangshu, you have almost learned it! If you choose the latter, it seems that you can only learn from me." Yang Tong actually didn't want to say this.

Sure enough, he didn't expect it.

Only Yang Qinfang said bluntly and without delay: "I don't think about it anymore, I decided to be the leader of the assassin."

"..." Yang Tong knew that she would choose the latter, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that it might not be a bad thing.Because there are many talented young people around him, one of them may happen to be Yang Qinfang's true son.

(End of this chapter)