Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 404
When Wei Fusi twitched like this, Wei Jin, the servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, immediately turned pale with shock and said:
"Quickly pass on to the imperial physician and take him down for treatment."

They made an appointment in private, and Wei Fusi was sending a signal, meaning don't count on me so much, get me out quickly.

With such a person, whether it is true or not, Yang Guang would definitely not let Wei Fusi stay in the hall, so he ordered the guards to carry him out and hand him over to the Imperial Medical Office.

Well now, only Wei Yijie is left, he is the elder brother of Crown Princess Wei Ying, and the younger brother of Yang Yue's daughter-in-law.

He is very hypocritical now, facing so many bosses' verbal criticism by himself, it is not easy to bear.

I saw him kowtow to Yang Guang and said: "Everything I do is within my duty, but there is a suspicion that I have acted too hastily, which caused chaos in Hebei. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

This kind of initiative to plead guilty is actually very safe. If you share the charges early, you can get out. If you stay here all the time and are held by Gao Yan, Pei Ju, Niu Hong and others, who knows how much it will be deducted for him? sin.

Wei Jin, Wei Zhen and others also stood up, hoping that Yang Guang would punish Wei Yijie.

The two of them came out to express an attitude. Our side has already taken the blame. If you still refuse to forgive, we will tear your face apart.

Wei Zhen supported Yang Ming, but he couldn't just sit back and watch the children in the clan suffer too much. Wei Fu's heir, Wei Yijie, are all rising stars of the family and must be protected.

This is a way out of the way, whether you want to do it to death, or leave a leeway, you decide for yourself.

Gao Yan is definitely not willing to push Jingzhao Webster into a hurry, after all, he is no longer what he was back then, and Gao Yan could kill these two people in the reign of Emperor Kaihuang.

With Dugu Jialuo sitting in the court, Gao Yan has no opponent.

Therefore, Qin Wang's party chose to remain silent, which was a high hand and let the two of them go, because Pei Ju and the others also knew that if the two were convicted too much, Yang Hao's crime would be minor, which was not in line with their established strategy.

At this time, Yang Guang snorted coldly:
"My national policy, there are always some people below who are obedient and vigilant, and ignore my love for the people. The two of you are always impatient and embarrassing. How can you hold an important position in the central government? You will withdraw from the Minister of Ministers today and be added as an alternate. You can use it at your discretion in the future. Supplementary record."

Well, the two servants of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Finance were dismissed just like that.

It seemed that Yang Guang's punishment was too light. Yes, the surnames of the two of them had already been decided. As long as they didn't commit treason, they couldn't die.

The Sui Dynasty was a powerful family, and Wei Fusi and Wei Yijie were the few rising stars among the next generation of Jingzhaowei who entered the center. In time, they would be the face of the family's future. Yang Guang knew it clearly, so although he was dismissed from office, he still came. A sentence was added as appropriate, also to take care of Jing Zhaowei's face.

Because at present the emperor mainly relies on the Guanzhong family to employ people, and only the Guanzhong family can do things beautifully.

The Wei brothers still took that one: the superior is meritorious, but the inferior is guilty, so they will not be punished.

Because the real culprit is Yang Guang himself.

Gao Yan began to focus on Yu Wenshu, saying: "Hejian County, if the old man remembers correctly, there are only 48 registered residents in the [-] counties in the county. Do you think this amount is appropriate?"

Gao Yan used to be Shangshu Zuo Pushe. Although he didn't care about the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he knew the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs very well.

Yu Wenshu replied: "All the recruiting amount is just a primary selection plan. Later, when it is distributed to various places, it will be adjusted according to local conditions. Hejian County can still collect 8 people in the end, which shows that the original plan of the Ministry of Civil Affairs is reasonable."

"Is it really reasonable?" Yang Xuangan stood up and said:

"After Yang Wanshi, the prefect of Hejian, received the report from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he immediately sued Xu Guogong and Dingnan of Hejian County. There are more than 8 people in total. Other than that, they are all old, weak, women and children. [-] people left, so that the cultivated fields were abandoned, all industries withered, and civil chaos broke out everywhere, thank you for being able to say the word "reasonable."

Although Yang Xuangan was more than 20 years younger than Yu Wenshu, the two were equal regardless of title or official position, and even Yang Xuangan was higher, because he was the Duke of Chu and Yu Wenshu was the Duke of Xu.

The population statistics of Hejian County are 48 in the files of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. In fact, there should be 80 million or even more. First of all, slaves and maidservants are not included in the household registration. Moreover, the local families have been hiding population.

Yu Wenshu also aimed at this point at the beginning, and he proposed 8 people. He felt that Hejian County could provide sufficient people's power.

However, he overlooked one point. The aristocratic families do not have people, and they conceal a large number of household registrations. The purpose of concealing household registration is to evade taxes. Some families even hide tens of thousands of people.

The three major families in Hebei, two Cui and one Lu, and the concealed household registration population add up to an astronomical figure.

Yu Wenshu sneered and said, "Yang Wanshi still has the face to sue me? His Hejian County was captured by the rebels. He, the prefect, was like a lost dog. He fled left and right, so his little life survived. According to the law, he lost the city and lost the land." , beheaded immediately."

As he said that, Yu Wenshu looked at Zheng Shanguo, Minister of Dali Temple, and said, "Dali Temple hasn't taken anyone yet, which is unbelievable."

Zheng Shanguo said: "The local eunuchs are all appointed by His Majesty, Dali Temple has no say in whether to take them or not."

Yu Wenshu stood up and said to Yang Guang, "I ask you to arrest the guilty minister Yang Wanshi immediately."

"Sure!" 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, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, stood up to receive the order, and began to arrange for the officials of the Ministry of Punishment outside to go out and arrest people.

Yang Wanshi must not be able to escape. His fault was that he did not resist and lost the capital of Hejian.

This is the case in the Sui Dynasty. Even if you lose the fight, you can't just run away without fighting. Fortunately, Yang Wanshi later performed meritorious service, and the family is also very good, so the crime will not be too big.

Cui Hongjun, who also lost the city and land, 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 suit in the future.

In this way, the Wei family lost two, and the Yang family lost one, each with casualties.

Niu Hong sneered and said: "Let's continue talking about Xu Guogong's matter. This time, the north-south canal, Hebei's contribution is unprecedented, and the loss is also unprecedented. The two servants of the household department can't take care of it, can they?"

"One Gao Xing and one you, always holding on to this old man," Yu Wenshu said with a sneer:
"Don't forget, I also followed His Majesty on the northern tour. I don't know much more about Hebei than you. The two officials involved in the Ministry of Civil Affairs have been punished by His Majesty. What do you want?"

Gao Yan snorted coldly and said, "I just read the memorial that Yang Wanshi sued Duke Xu, and it directly called you a national traitor. I think it is very appropriate. Wei Zheng's confession also called Duke Xu the second evil in the Hebei Rebellion. The public opinion is so, is Xu Guogong considering taking the initiative to plead guilty?"

"A barking dog who speaks out loud, can also represent the hearts of the people?" Yu Wenshu raised his eyebrows.

Wei Zheng, who has always been a bystander, said directly: "The hearts of the people are so great. Your Majesty sends virtuous ministers to patrol Hebei, so that you can get a glimpse of the real situation."

"Shut up!" After finishing speaking, Yu Wenshu directly said to Yang Guang, "Please kill this arrogant person immediately."

Seeing this, Pei Ju was about to speak up to guarantor, but Yang Guang raised his arms, looked at the two sons separately, and said:
"People are scolding you two, do you think you should kill them?"

Yang Hao directly sneered and said: "It should have been killed a long time ago. People like this should not be brought into the imperial city. They are demons and ghosts, and they have polluted this solemn place."

Yang Mingdao: "Although it is madness, it is also pleading for the people. I am shocked and ashamed when I read his insulting words. The current situation in Hebei, I can hardly shirk my responsibility. I would like to recommend Pei Yun, the servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as Hebei Inspectors, picket officials, inspect people's conditions."

"What do you mean, old man?" Yang Yan sneered and said, "Don't you think that the words he scolded you were harmless, while those who scolded me were trying to slander me. You let him live, don't you just want to Splash dirty water on my face?"

"King Qi's statement is absurd," Wei Zheng said, "In my confession to the Ministry of Punishment, I called Yu Wenshu the second evil, and the first evil is His Royal Highness Qi Wang."

I'm a grass mud horse!Yang Hao got up and rushed towards Wei Zheng, raised his leg in a flying kick, directly kicked Wei Zheng to the ground, and then added several kicks one after another, each kick was at a vital position.

"Presumptuous!" Yang Guang was furious immediately: "As a prince, what's the point of arguing with a commoner?"

Only then did Yang Hao stop, and angrily returned to his original position and sat down.

Wei Zheng was kicked in the face, chest, and his little brother, and he was already speechless.

Yang Guang frowned for a moment, then said calmly: "If one wants to kill and the other doesn't want to kill, then I will win, and demote this person to be a servant of King Qin's mansion, and let him take a good look to see if my son is as miserable as he said .”

Then, Wei Zheng was carried down by the guards, and his historical mission was considered completed.

At this time, Yang Xuangan stood up and said:
"The Ministry of Min could not escape the responsibility for the chaos in Hebei. I ask you to remove Yuwen Shu from the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Min."

"Second minister!" Gao Yan stood up and said.

"The minister also seconded the proposal!" Niu Hong said.

Then, Su Wei, Pei Ju, Yang Gongren, Yang Wensi, Lu Chu, Yang Yichen, Pei Yun, etc. all supported the proposal.

Shang Shusheng's left and right servants unanimously opposed Yu Wenshu, and it was impossible for him to stay in the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Yu Wenshu also knew that he was doomed and this position could no longer be kept, but he didn't know how many crimes he could help Yang Hao get away with.

Yang Guang raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and continued:
"Mr. Xu can't absolve himself of the blame. Don't worry about the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He will be transferred to Cui Zhongfang, prefect of Qinghe, and minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs."

As soon as this imperial decree is issued, another big brother of the Bolingcui family will return to the center.

Cui Zhongfang is Boling Cui, but he is the prefect in Qinghe County. This is actually quite normal. It is still a check and balance. The local people cannot be the biggest official in the area.

Just as the local officials need to be replaced every few years, it is a truth. If you stay in one position for too long, the more control you have over the local area, the government orders cannot be effectively implemented locally. It is important for royal rule. Adverse.

Cui Zhongfang is a very powerful person. 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 the three provinces and six ministries. He still proposed it.

During Kaihuang's reign, Cui Zhongfang successively served as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Rites, Jijiu of Guozijian, Minister of Taichang Temple, and the title of Duke of Gu'an County.

This man was born in the second house of the Cui family in Boling. In the "Clan History" edited by Gao Shilian in the early Tang Dynasty, his house was listed as the first class of the family. crown".

And Cui Zhongfang is the current speaker of the Boling Cui family.

(End of this chapter)