The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 577 Three Years After Years, I'm Going To Be The Minister Of The Civil Affairs

late at night!Pieces of goose feather snowflakes fluttered down from the sky.

In the winding corridors of Ziwei Palace, the loyal Asura Guards occasionally passed by. Except for the sound of soldiers treading on the snow, there was only the sound of the north wind whistling. Everything was very quiet.

At this time, Yang Tong walked quickly from Fengyi Hall to Huiyou Hall under the guidance of dim lanterns.

After entering the gate of the palace, he took off his cloak, handed it to Yin Mingyue, walked in, and said with a smile: "It's snowing heavily, I think Luoyang is actually a bit colder than Yecheng. "

"Luo River passes through the city. There are Jianshui and Gushui in the west, and the Yellow River in the north. When the wind blows this night, it is of course colder than Yecheng. You will get used to it after a while... Yecheng has the Taihang Mountains to block the wind! Wei Yunqi stood up to greet him, pointed to Beiman Mountain, and said with a smile: "Beimang Mountain is in the north of the city, but the mountain is too low to block the strong wind."

"Auspicious snow heralds a good year, good omen..." Ling Jing nodded in agreement.

Heavy snow can freeze insect eggs hidden in the soil, and it can also store a considerable amount of water in the soil layer, which is beneficial to spring plowing and crop growth and development.

"In the past few days, the county guards from all over the country have reported that there has been heavy snowfall. For us in the Sui Dynasty, this is indeed a good year of auspicious snow, but it may not be the case outside the region." Yang Tong smiled and sat on the main seat, and then Said: "The foreigners are not good at farming skills, and they mainly eat livestock. The very few highland barley and wheat are only supplementary food. Whenever a snowstorm comes, some old and young will die in winter, and there are many cattle and sheep. Frozen to death, starved to death, leading to a large reduction in food in the coming year, followed by turmoil, if they themselves are in chaos, it’s fine, because they are afraid that someone will lose their head and take risks and go to the border of our Great Sui Dynasty.”

Wei Yunqi nodded in agreement, "What the Holy Majesty said is very true. During the period of Emperor Wen and Wu, there were foreigners who invaded the border almost every year. Fortunately, the surrounding aliens are afraid of being beaten. In addition, there is a new Great Wall to guard the border. It should be fine."

"I think we need to pay special attention this year, especially in the north. Recently, Heibingtai has been receiving news that Jieli Khan Ashina Duobi and Yinan have close contacts, and they are still trying their best to win over Khan Tieleqibibu Qibi Heli has been looking for trouble with Ashina Simo in an attempt to reunify the East/Turks." Speaking of this, Ling Jing cupped his hands to Yang Tong and said: "This is also something that I will talk about tonight. "

Yang Tong nodded slightly, with a look of disdain flashing in his eyes, he snorted coldly: "Ashina Simo is nothing more than a thing, he is also the Eastern/Turkic Great Khan that I personally canonized, Ashina beat him aggressively, not to beat him My face! Do you want to unify the East/Turk? Ask me if Da Sui is there, I think his scars are healed and he forgets the pain, and he needs to be cleaned up."

The current Great Sui is not the Great Sui of the previous few years, and the Turks are not the beginning and end of the period when there were millions of people who controlled strings. They are now torn apart and have many conflicts with each other. Ashina Tuobi, Yi Nan, and Qibi Heli are all obeying Da Sui now. As long as Yang Tong says he wants to fight a certain faction, the other three factions will definitely fight, no matter whether it is to frighten Da Sui's majesty or for their own benefit. Team up to deal with the fourth force.

"Your Majesty, don't underestimate Jieli!" Ling Jing said solemnly, "Xieli is a very ambitious and talented khan. In terms of talent, Ashina Simo, Yinan, and Qibi Heli are all tied together. At the same time, he is not his opponent. This man is ambitious and ambitious, and has always attempted to seize the Central Plains. He is so eager to regain the position of the Great Khan. It is estimated that one is for power, and the other is to cause civil strife in our Great Sui Dynasty. At the same time, he can get a share of the pie like his elder brother Shibi. Once he reunifies the East/Turkish, the next step must be to go south, so we must guard against it."

"Now that we've come to this point, let's re-discuss the Eastern/Turkic issue." Of course, Yang Tong knows the power of Xieli. In history, he brought the Turks to their heyday. Under his leadership, the Turks began to invade the Central Plains. If Ashina Simo, Yi Nan, and Qibi Heli were destroyed by him, then there would be no containment within the Turks, and in at most two or three years, a powerful Eastern/Turks would appear in the north of the Great Sui Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, now the most important thing is to unify the Great Sui, followed by foreign races!" Ling Jing cupped his hands and said, "First stabilize the situation of the four Turkic kingdoms, and wait until we and the Great Sui are unified, and then turn the blade to the outside world and let the foreign races return to their hearts." There are nothing less than three kinds: one is to stabilize the position of Ashina Sima Khan, and then use Hu to control Hu; the other is to completely annihilate Turks, but this is not a long-term solution. The third is assimilation, which is nothing more than moving them into the hinterland of the Central Plains, dividing them and resettling them. They live among thousands of Han people. In order to integrate into the public, they will have to give up their personal beliefs and take the initiative to accept us. To get used to our culture and get used to our customs, and transform them into Sui people step by step, this will solve the problem fundamentally, but it will take a long time.”

"Because our internal problems have not been completely resolved, the third method cannot be implemented on a large scale. If we take drastic measures now, we will only force the four departments into one and create an extra enemy out of thin air. For us in the Sui Dynasty, it is not Good thing. So we can only use the slave trade to swallow their vitality, and we can only use the Sui nationality to attract their active attachment. Although the effect is slow, it is more stable."

"As for the Turks, I think it is a prudent way to continue to implement. Once there is any change in Jieli, the Holy One will order other tribes to launch a vicious siege against Jieli in the honor of the saint Khan, so as to ensure the coexistence of the four Turkic kingdoms. If the other three The joint attack of Jieli by all the ministries is also an order to protect Jieli, so that the potential of the Turks can be consumed by killing. Once they encounter disobedient tribes, they will directly send fine cavalry into the grassland to destroy their army and tribes, and create a hegemony. As for those who are loyal to the Sui Dynasty, they can be rewarded heavily. Such a combination of kindness and power can make them respect from the bottom of their hearts. As long as they continue to be in such a mess, it will play a huge role in the unification of the Sui Dynasty and the stability of the frontier fortress. effect."

Yang Tong and Wei Yun felt that Ling Jing's words had a strong smell of blood, but they were aimed at foreigners after all, so they nodded in unison.

In fact, Yang Tong knows that it is not a long-term solution to assimilate other races without actual occupation or governance.Because the Central Plains has changed dynasties countless times, they are all trying to assimilate foreign races in this way, but it turns out that the dynasties are also changing on the grasslands, and the new lords on the grasslands generally will not follow the Central Plains set, and then continue to cause disasters on the border.

It wasn’t until the establishment of the new dynasty in the 20th century that the Mongolian Plateau, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and the Western Regions were considered stable. The reason was that the government actually controlled the land in these places and sent officials to manage them, so that the people in these places followed the policies. As a result, the alien reactionaries have no way to jump up and down in these places, and there is no way to let the reactionaries gain the support of the masses.Yang Tong also wants to do this, but the time is not right now. First, the internal strife is still unresolved, and he has no energy to manage it. Second, the population and officials of the Sui Dynasty are seriously insufficient, so they cannot be dispatched abroad. Only after unification can we sort out without distraction.As far as the actual situation is concerned, Ling Jing's method is indeed a more applicable prescription.

"Order all border counties to take preventive measures; order Xue Wanshu and Zhou Shaofan to lead the 007 soldiers of the Fourth Army to station in Pegasus County, and the headquarters of Siping City to be led by Mai Zhongcai. Once foreigners invade the border, they must give a strong counterattack. There should be no hesitation or retreat, even if you enter the grassland, you will not hesitate! At the same time, in the name of the holy Khan, an order was sent to the four tribes of the Turks, telling them to focus on disaster relief and peace of the people, and those who dare to use troops against other tribes. Let all the ministries conquer together." After giving the order, Yang Tong couldn't help but tell Ling Jing, "You can't relax the relationship with [-], and I will know every move of Jieli."

"Here!" Ling Jing complied solemnly.

"Looking at what Ling Shangshu just said, Turkic seems to be incidental, so what is the staple food?" Yang Tong asked with a smile.

Ling Jing said in a deep voice: "According to the report from Heibingtai, Li Yuan has sent Dou Gui as his envoy to Jiangdu."

"Is the news reliable?"

"Absolutely reliable!" Ling Jing said with a smile: "Dou Gui is one of the people we focus on monitoring. Although he is extremely cautious, he can't escape the eyes and ears of the Black Ice Terrace. Mianyang, the merchant ship on board belongs to our Ministry of Commerce."

Yang Tong also felt dumbfounded. After thinking for a while, he said, "Li Yuan has always wanted to unite with Li Mi and Lin Shihong to contain our army and form a trend of going hand in hand. It is not surprising no matter who he sends to see anyone. What I am surprised is why Li Yuan sent the so-called 'Six Guilds' 'It's a bit unusual for the Dou Gui to make it."

Ling Jing said: "I thought of this point. This should be related to Xiangyang's recent move of the capital to Bashu. After Li Yuan returned to Xiangyang, he had the intention of moving the capital, but he was afraid of arousing opposition from his subjects, so he used the western tour to Bashu Come to test, who would have thought that the two factions of Guanlong powerful and powerful would join forces and play together, saying that they would live and die with Xiangyang. At this time, if he leaves Xiangyang, the morale of the army will collapse. This matter is so great that even Bashu has been affected. Li Yuan was afraid that the two Guanlong factions would become one and threaten his throne, so he asked Dou Gui to serve as a beneficiary State Dao Xingtai Shangshu ordered to divide the two factions of Guan and Long with power, but Dou Gui claimed that he was sick and disobeyed in order to express his determination to cooperate with the Dugu faction. Li Yuan would definitely not trust Dou Gui who ruined his plan. Sending him as an envoy is actually a kind of exile."

Yang Tong nodded, he also knew about this, "Ling Shangshu is right, this should be the reason, but Li Yuan's estrangement from Dou Gui is not entirely related to moving the capital, but I think it has something to do with the army."

Ling Jing and Wei Yunqi glanced at each other, and asked puzzledly: "My lord, how is it related to the army?"

"How can it be okay?"

Yang Tong sneered and said, "Li Yuan has been defeated many times. He lost not only the land, but also the army and money. Whenever Li Yuan had nowhere to go, he would blackmail the Guanlong dignitaries. The latter had no way out, so they could only swallow their anger and let Li Yuan go. Blackmail! When we released the news of lifting the ban on the aristocratic family and released the children of the aristocratic family, the Guanlong dignitaries thought they had a new way out, and their resentment against Li Yuan suddenly exploded. They were unwilling to give a grain of rice, I don’t want to support Li Yuan and offend the Sui Dynasty for a penny. Li Yuan wants to expand the army now, but the reality is that not only does he have no money to support the army, but he can’t even raise the young and strong. It is a matter of the life and death of the puppet Tang Dynasty, and he is almost lost. Li Yuan can do anything now."

"Your Majesty means that Li Yuan is going to attack the powerful and powerful in Guanlong?" Ling Jing's eyes lit up.

Yang Tong nodded, and said: "The foundation of the Puppet Tang Dynasty is the Guanlong dignitaries. It is because of the full support of the Guanlong dignitaries that he went so smoothly in the beginning. Now the foundation of the Puppet Tang Dynasty is unstable. The joint pressure from above caused a serious rift between the two; secondly, as a member of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong, Li Yuan understood very well the virtue of the aristocratic family, and the combination of the two factions in Guanlong made him extremely insecure; Thirdly, before this, the Guanlong dignitaries had been letting him slaughter them, giving them as much as they wanted, but now, everyone suddenly stopped cooperating, and Li Yuan became more suspicious and worried that the Guanlong dignitaries would rebel against him."

"He doesn't want money, food, or an army, but he doesn't want to be defeated. What should he do? Naturally, he will attack the Guanlong dignitaries who oppose him and he is afraid of. When I checked the files of Emperor Wen, I found that Dugu was as early as the tenth year of Emperor Kaihuang. Just bought [-] hectares of fertile land in the Chengdu Plain, and those who cultivated these fertile fields were all non-official servants. If the Dugu clan did not hand over these people and the fertile land, Li Yuan would never give up. It's the Dou faction, and all the powerful officials in Guanlong can't escape, this is something Li Yuan has long wanted to do, and the current situation makes it impossible for him to procrastinate any longer."

Wei Yunqi sighed, and said with a sneer: "He has affected the interests of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong, and he is undoubtedly self-destructive."

"Li Yuan's biggest reliance is the powerful officials in Guanlong, but when these people are no longer cooperative and may become deadly poisonous daggers, he can only act first. Only by destroying these people will they have money, food, land, and youth. , Internal worries disappear, wouldn’t it be a multiplicity of actions? If it were me, I would do the same.”

"Then the Holy One just watched Li Yuan easily obtain money, food, land, and soldiers, and remained indifferent?"

Yang Tong smiled meaningfully, and said to Ling Jing: "Li Yuan is now weighing the gains and losses, and he will not let it go. As my son-in-law, I should give my father-in-law a helping hand to make him make up his mind in advance."

Ling Jing said with a smile: "Not long ago, 001 sent a secret report saying that he has been undercover for three years and one year, almost five years. If he doesn't act, he will become a false minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of the Tang Dynasty."

Yang Tong laughed loudly and said: "The servant is not enough, if you 'help' Li Yuan, maybe you can get a good book."

(End of this chapter)