Emperor Sui Yang

"It's a surprise. It's been so long. No one has asked about Wei Zheng's affairs." Du Yan found Yang Ming and reported, "I've been keeping people watching Wei Yan, but he didn't respond. Could it be that the Wei family is willing to let it go?" This opportunity?"

Wei Yan, Wei Tong's younger brother, Du Ruhui's wife's third uncle, is the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment.

Yang Ming frowned and remained silent. It stands to reason that there should be a reaction. People who dare to insult two princes at the same time will never be encountered in the future. Are you unwilling to seize such a good opportunity?
After a long while, Yang Ming felt that it was too obvious that he had suddenly reinstated Du Yan this time, maybe he was revealing his secrets.

"Keep watching, remember, no one is allowed to take Wei Zheng away, and don't let the Ministry of Punishments retry."

"I understand," Du Yan bid farewell and left.

Then, Yang Ming took Wei Zheng's confession for interrogation by the Ministry of Criminal Justice and read it again, dumbfounded.

This kid may feel that he is dead, he dares to curse at anything, if this kind of confession is made known to the father, Wei Zheng will undoubtedly die, because you scold him like this, it is tantamount to satirizing the emperor's inability to teach his son from the sidelines, and you have taught two bastards.

The next morning meeting,

Yang Ming deliberately mentioned Wei Zheng's matter during the period, and then asked the ministers what to do with this person.

Wei Jin said directly: "Insulting the prince is a treason and should be cut to death."

Good guy, I really didn't fall for it, Yang Ming said with a smile: "It's not appropriate for the king to deal with it. After all, he is the one who scolded me. If I kill someone, it would be suspected of favoritism."

Hehe, you really don't want to kill people, Wei Jin continued to general: "This kind of small people don't work hard for the king of Qin, and the Ministry of punishment handed them over to Dali Temple, and they can be sentenced to death directly. It's a waste of food to keep such people."

"You can't kill!" Yushitai Huang Fenglin got up and said: "The matter has been reported to His Majesty ten days ago, and the decision can only be made after His Majesty's decree."

Wei Jin was taken aback, my good fellow, you guys at Yushitai talk so fast, have you reported all such trivial matters?
Yang Ming was also taken aback, this is all right, Wei Zheng's life is on the line.

He can't control Yushitai, this department only serves the emperor.

Huang Fenglin didn't know that Yang Ming was responsible for Wei Zheng's matter, otherwise, he would have informed him in advance.

Now Wei Jin had nothing to say, since the matter got to the emperor, it was not his turn to give his opinion.

"Your Majesty should be arriving in Jinyang soon," Guan Wang Yang Xiong changed the subject, "Yu Wenshu personally led his troops to Hebei, then the rebels will be wiped out soon, and the canal will be completed. It’s hard to endure, but we can barely survive it, so starting next year, shouldn’t there be some security policies in Hebei?”

"Guan Wang Zhu Guo also," Yang Ming nodded and said, "Hebei has experienced this difficulty, and it is imperative to exempt from taxes. Everyone expresses their opinions. Let's draft a memorial together and send it to Jinyang Palace to present to His Majesty."

No one objected to this proposal. After all, everyone knows that Hebei is suffering a lot this time, with the most recruits, the most food requisitions, and the most rebellions.

The four words "the loss of life and death" are dared to say out of the mouth.

Right now, Hebei really needs a pair of tonics, so as to strengthen the foundation and nourish the body.

The canal is [-]%, according to Yang Guang's rhythm, the first attack on Goguryeo should be on the agenda.

Yang Ming had to stand up this time and disrupt his father's rhythm. It would take at least three to five years, and even if he used troops against Goguryeo in the future, he would not be able to recruit troops from Hebei.

You can't let a 60-year-old man carry steel pipes, and you can't let a young man work overtime for 72 hours, he will die.

As for Goguryeo, it had to be fought. In history, Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo three times, not all for the sake of face, because this place is very important.

Since ancient times, the Central Plains Dynasty has not allowed the minority regimes in the north to grow up, because once they grow up, they will have their own ideas about the Central Plains. This has always been the case and has never changed.

Now that Qimin has grown up in the north with the support of the Sui Dynasty, then there cannot be another powerful regime in the northeast.

Goguryeo's problem is more complicated.

During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Goguryeo took advantage of the civil strife in the Central Plains to further expand,
After years of fighting, Mohe (east of Jilin, Heilongjiang, east to the Sea of ​​Japan, including Sea Cucumber) and Shiwei (west of Jilin, Heilongjiang, east of Inner Mongolia) in the north became vassal states of Goguryeo.

Khitan and Xi in the west also began to pay tribute to Goguryeo. In this way, Goguryeo spared no effort to continuously use troops against Silla and Baekje (Bangzi) in the south, with the intention of unifying the Korean peninsula.

It was also during this critical period that the Northern Zhou Dynasty successfully unified the North, and then Yang Jian usurped the Zhou Dynasty. The Khitan, Xi, Shiwei and other ministries that had surrendered to Goguryeo began to send envoys to make friends with the Sui Dynasty. The situation in Goguryeo was instantly embarrassing.

As a last resort, Gao Yangcheng, the king of Goguryeo at that time, also sent envoys to make friends with the Sui Dynasty. He accepted Yang Jian's canonization and was named General Pingyuan King and Duke of Liaodong County. He was named General Ningdong, King of Pingyuan by the Chen Dynasty.

Until the Great Sui successfully destroyed Chen and unified the world, Gao Yangcheng was frightened and hurriedly moved the capital to Chang'an City (Pyongyang).

Yes, the capital of Goguryeo is also called Chang'an City.

The rise of the Sui Dynasty directly affected the strategic policy of Goguryeo. At that time, in Northeast Asia, because of historical inheritance, only Goguryeo was a feudal dynasty with the eight classics. Its political, cultural and economic system, farming and smelting technology were the same as those of the Central Plains, but slightly different. behind.

Moreover, the geographical conditions are not good for the Sui Dynasty. First, there is the Liaoxi Corridor, which can threaten Hebei, and it can also go to the Jiaodong Peninsula from the Bohai Sea, directly threatening Shandong.

If the Sui Dynasty and the Turks turned against each other, Goguryeo would definitely violate its borders, and then it would be a disadvantageous situation of being attacked on both sides.

The Central Plains defended against the outside of the Great Wall and built a complete defense line of the Great Wall, but for Goguryeo, there was no such thing. Only Linyu Pass was the most difficult to fight, and it would not last long.

How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch, which is why, in history, Yang Jian, Yang Guang, Li Shimin, and Li Zhi used troops against Goguryeo successively.

Li Shimin even said: "Dading is underway today, but Liaodong is not a guest, so I took it myself, so that future generations will not worry about it."

It can be seen that this place cannot be ignored.

After Pei Shuying waited in Jinyang for seven days, Emperor Yang Guang finally came.

As soon as he arrived in Jinyang, he felt that Jinyang Palace was too small and wanted to rebuild it. Fortunately, all the officials opposed it. Yang Guang was forced to give up temporarily because he had no money.

Jinyang Palace, originally built by the Eastern Wei Dynasty, was expanded once in the ninth year of Kaihuang, and Cangcheng was added in 16 years. The area is not small, but Yang Guang still doesn't like it.

Since it has the word "palace", it is not a place where others can live. Daxing Palace in the capital, Ziwei Palace in Luoyang, Jiangdu Palace in Yangzhou, and Jinyang Palace are all where the emperor lives. Can't control it.

The news of the pacification of the rebellion in Hebei has been sent to Jinyang urgently. Yang Guangda was so happy that he held a banquet in Jinyang Palace that night.

Pei Shuying, as a first-rank wives, brought the first-rank Wang Yang Jin of Xingyang, dressed in formal attire, into the palace to meet the emperor.

"Let my grandson come forward," Yang Guang said with a smile.

Pei Shuying handed her son to Gao Ye, who then led him to the emperor.

Yang Guang stretched out his hands from his sleeves, squeezed Yang Jin's face, frowned and said:

"How to lose weight like this?"

Pei Shuying quickly knelt down: "My daughter-in-law is guilty."

Yang Guang frowned suddenly, and turned to look at Pei Ju. Pei Ju spread his hands innocently, meaning I don't know?
"Get up and talk, no matter how big the crime is, for Yang Jin's sake, I won't blame you," Yang Guang said in a deep voice.

At this time, Taiyuan Tongshou Yu Zhongwen hurriedly stood up and saluted:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, on the way to the north, the princess helped as many as thousands of refugees, and even ran out of food rations. This minister failed in her duties."

Yang Yue, who was sitting at the bottom, frowned suddenly, and subconsciously looked at Yang Xuangan, who curled his lips.

"So that's how it is," Yang Guang said in a deep voice, "Princess Qin will be fined for one year when she passes through counties and counties."

He didn't mention anything about the refugees, but turned to look at his grandson and said, "Go and find your elder brother. He has been staying by my side for the past few days. I can't let my grandson have enough to eat."

As soon as these words came out, my good fellow, hundreds of ministers stood up and pleaded guilty.

Yang Guang snorted coldly, and said in a sullen tone, "My daughter-in-law and grandson can uphold my wishes, be diligent and frugal, and you should follow suit."

"The ministers are ashamed!" All the ministers hurriedly echoed.

Afterwards, Yang Jin was brought to Yang Rui's side, and the two brothers sat down obediently, holding hands.

Pei Ju looked at his daughter with a smile, and said, "Where are there so many hungry people? It's just that the princess gave alms all the way and attracted good people."

He was going to pick something up, the canal was about to be completed, and it was time to settle the accounts, but Pei Ju just wanted to stop there.

Still kneeling on the ground, Pei Shuying said to Yang Guang with a gloomy expression:
"My daughter-in-law saw with her own eyes that the hungry people along the way lost a few sticks, the young children struggled to walk, the refugees passed by, and the only food for their hunger was grass stalks and bark, and the tragic phenomenon of changing children and eating them can be seen everywhere. My daughter-in-law is Your Majesty's daughter-in-law, so she should uphold Your Majesty's virtue of loving the people has saved the people from suffering."

Yang Guang's face was expressionless, and his breathing gradually became heavy.

Yu Shiji said directly: "The concubine's rhetoric was ordered by someone, right? Rong Guogong was ordered by His Majesty to arrive in Jinyang first. How come you haven't seen refugees and hungry people?"

Pei Shuying raised her head and looked directly at the other party: "What do you mean, I'm deceiving you?"

"No, no," Yu Shiji said, "I'm just wondering. You were originally in Daxing, and you are not familiar with the local conditions when you first arrived in Shanxi. Who taught the princess to say that?"

Pei Shuying sneered, and said: "If I was instigated by others, it would be heaven, the emperor, and the foundation of my ancestors in the Sui Dynasty, the country, the country, and the people of the world."

After all, Pei Shuying bowed to Yang Guang.

The hall was instantly quiet, and many people realized that the decisive battle between King Qin and King Qi was about to begin.

"Zhang Heng, Yang Da, Wei Zhen, and Xue Daoheng," Yang Guang said in a deep voice.

The four of them rushed out, knowing that they were going to take the blame. One was the doctor Yushi, the other was the doctor Sili, and the two servants of the Huangmen, all of them were of the third rank.

Yang Guang continued: "You don't even know if there are hungry people in Shanxi and how many there are?"

We know, we told you too, don't worry, we know how to carry this blame,
Zhang Heng took the lead and said:
"There are too many discrepancies in the news from various sources. I can't verify it here for a while. It is difficult to distinguish the authenticity. That's why I didn't report it to Your Majesty. It's a dereliction of duty."

"Then find out!" Yang Guang said angrily: "My daughter-in-law will never lie to me. The people in Shanxi are all my people. Whoever makes my people starve to death will die."

The four quickly responded, good guy, it's really like being with a king like a tiger.