Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 416
Qinghe County can be said to be the most important place in the whole of Hebei. That's right, it is because here is the Qinghe Cui family that "the family list is prosperous in the world, and the Ding family is the best in the sea".

Cui Zhongfang, the prefect, was transferred to be Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, so someone must take over the vacant position.

In the opinion of Yang Guang and his son, this person should not be born in Guanzhong. He is either from Shandong or from the south. It doesn't matter whether he is capable or not, as long as he is not from Guanzhong.

Because at the moment, Hebei is more repulsive to people from Guanzhong.

As an inspector, Pei Yun also inspected the prefect of Qinghe, and his first stop was Qinghe County.

Inspector is an official title that is temporarily added when an official is sent out for something, an unofficial official.

For example, there is the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment who inspected the school, which means that he went to investigate the case, and the Minister of the Ministry of Military Affairs who inspected the school, which means he went to supervise the army.

It's obvious that Pei Yun is here to investigate He Cui's family.

Therefore, for the past two months, the position of Qinghe prefect has not been confirmed, although there are people who recommend it at the daily court meeting.

This is Shangshang County, and the prefect of Qinghe is a high-ranking official from the third rank. Everyone hopes to send people from their own clan there, after all, there is money there.

There is no news from Pei Yun, but Cui Fuli, the head of the Qinghe Cui family, has already reported to the court, saying that he is sympathetic to the court's difficulties, so the canal project owes the Cui family money, so there is no need to pay back.

The account of 170 million yuan was wiped out like this. After all, compared with the household registration population they concealed, this is a small amount of money, and they can figure out which is more important.

Being able to bend and stretch is also a major characteristic of a wealthy family, or a philosophy of life.

No need to guess, Pei Yun must have left Qinghe County by now, as for the next stop is Boling County or Zhuo County, then I don't know.

Zhuo County used to be called Youzhou, and before that it was called Fanyang County.

So right now, the position of prefect of Qinghe can be determined, and this candidate must be accepted by the old Cui family.

The emperor also had to consider the feelings of the local family.

Cui Zhongfang has already come to today's court meeting, this person can be said to call the wind and rain in the Hebei area, but he can't do it in the capital, Yang Xuangan even looks down on him.

Of course, people's sense of mystery is also very powerful.

Yang Guang first asked Cui Zhongfang, who he thought would be more appropriate to send to Qinghe County, and Cui Zhongfang directly recommended Cui Hongzhou, who is currently the Shaoqing of Sinong Temple and Cui Hongsheng's fifth younger brother.

So Cui Hongsheng will definitely stand up and express his support.

Yang Guang smiled and said that he would think about it carefully.

In the Sui Dynasty, there was no such thing as a virtuous person who did not avoid relatives. If you don’t recommend your own people, the clan will poke your back, especially Cui Zhongfang is the head of the family. If he recommends outsiders, there will be a lot of gossip in the clan, and the spittle of those women , can give him a bath.

Yu Wenshu directly recommended his son Yu Wenhuaji, and Yang Guang laughed, "You don't know what kind of virtue your son has?

Po Yetou was born as a servant of the Yuwen family, how dare you go to that place?
Cui Qinghe is the orthodox of the Han Dynasty, and he will not accept Xianbei people to be their chief officials. When you arrive in Qinghe County, no matter whether you are Hongnong Yang or Jingzhaowei, you have to be a man with your tail between your legs.

disobedient?There are ways to cure you.

A local official of the third rank must be capable and loyal, and the old Cui family must accept it with peace of mind, but it is not easy to find such a person right now.
So Yang Ming directly recommended a person who shocked everyone.

Chen Shuyi's senior brother, Xiao Mohe's first disciple, Xie Wen.

Xie Wen, who was born in the Wujiang branch of the famous Xie family in Chenjun, his father was the Zhenbei general of Nanchen. After Chen died, his family and Chen Shubao's family were taken captive to Guanzhong.

But relying on his relationship with the Xiao family, this kid became Yang Guang's personal bodyguard early on. After entering the palace, he first served as the emperor's bodyguard, and now he is a chariot general, responsible for the security of Yang Guang's palace.

The confidants who belonged to the confidantes had the same status as Ma Laoliu in Yang Guang's heart.

Yang Ming's recommendation of this person is of course selfish. After all, he has a very close relationship with Chen Shuyi, and he recommends the emperor's absolute confidant, and the people below will not object.

And Xie Wen is a southerner, the Cui family is acceptable, besides, the Xie family in Chenjun was stronger than Qinghe Cui 100 years ago, and they all belonged to the orthodox Han clan in China.

Yang Guang was also happy when he heard his son pronounce the name, and said with a smile:
"Xie Wen is only 27 years old. Isn't he a little too young to be the prefect of Qinghe?"

Yang Ming said with a smile: "Xu Jingzong was able to enter the sect at the age of 14, and Su Kui competed with King Guan at the age of 13, and discussed Taoism with Confucians. It can be seen that talented people do not care about their age."

In a word, two people were praised, one was Su Wei, and the other was Xu Shanxin, the servant of the Ministry of Rites.

Because Yang Ming was praising his son.

Is Xie Wen talented?There must be, regardless of whether he is a general, his origin has already been determined, and he is fully educated.

After passing the four major families of the Yangtze River, Wang, Xie, Yuan, and Xiao, the cultural background of these four families is stronger than that of Guanzhong, because they have always claimed to be authentic Confucianism.

The main reason is that they traveled southward in their clothes at the end of the Jin Dynasty. They believed that the true essence of Confucianism also went to the south.

Pei Ju stood up and said, "Xie Wen can be used. Young people always need to be honed."

Yu Wenshu couldn't say anything now, he couldn't argue with the emperor.

So Yang Guang nodded and said: "Since ancient times, heroes have been born as teenagers, let Xie Wen go."

Jumping three ranks in a row, the general of the imperial guard who was at the sixth rank suddenly became the local prefect of the third rank.

Cui Zhongfang felt a little uncomfortable, feeling like the emperor was too childish, I went to Qinghe from the Ministry of Rites, so the head of the imperial guards can go directly?
If local officials are appointed in this way, wouldn't the world be in chaos?

He is not as far-reaching as Yang Guang and his son thought, he is just a minister, and he doesn't have the whole world in his heart.

The ass determines the head, how big is your butt?The person sitting under Yang Guang's buttocks was the entire Sui Dynasty.

Xie Wen was young, so naturally he couldn't beat the old Cui's family, and the old Cui's family also felt relieved that such a fledgling would manage Qinghe, because it was easy to deal with.

After the court meeting, Yang Ming returned to the East Palace and met Li Shimin at Li Xiuning's place.

Li Shimin laughed and said, "Brother-in-law, I'm here."

This is the cleverness of people, they don't call them positions, they only talk about seniority, and it's obvious that they are close to you.

Yang Ming called his son Yang Rui and asked them to meet. One is five years old and the other is 11 years old. They will study together from now on.

Go to Guozijian in the morning, taught by Jijiu Wei Cheng himself, and in the East Palace in the afternoon, Xue Daoheng makes up lessons.

With an ordinary background, Li Shimin would not be treated like this. His background is indeed too high.

Grandfather Longxi Li, grandmother Dugu Shi, maternal grandfather Fufeng Dou Shi, and maternal grandmother Guanlong Group leader Yu Wentai's daughter.

With the Northern Zhou and Sui royal families, they are all direct in-laws, and are the cousin and nephew of the current emperor Yang Guang.

In history, the Tang Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty were not without reason, but it was just a change of power within the Guanlong Group.

Li Shimin is very smart, he behaved decently in front of Yang Rui, and clearly expressed the relationship between superiority and inferiority.

In terms of seniority, Li Shimin and Yang Ming are of the same generation, and Yang Rui is a generation lower than him, so he can be regarded as his nephew, but now he has a biological nephew, that is Li Xiuning's son Yang Cong.

Li Xuandao also entered the palace with Li Shimin.

Both of them were brought into the palace by Xu Jing.

After dismissing the two younger ones, Yang Ming talked to Li Xuandao alone.

"How long has Xuandao been working in Prince Qi's Mansion?" Yang Ming asked with a smile.

Li Xuandao said respectfully: "It's been six years since I returned to the prince."

He served as the sacrificial wine in Prince Qi's mansion. Like Li Baiyao, he was the one with the most power under the long history.

Yang Ming said again: "Then what kind of person do you think King Qi is?"

"Back to the crown prince, the king of Qi is straightforward, he does not lie, he respects the old and respects the virtuous, he is not a person without virtue, but sometimes he is not able to listen to advice, although there are small shortcomings, there is no big mistake," Li Xuandao said.

This is a wise man, don't speak ill of your master, even your former master.

If he dared to scold Yang Hao at Yang Ming's place today, Yang Ming would kill him immediately.

But it can be seen that this person is still very cunning.

Yang Ming asked with a smile: "Then why did you run out from Prince Qi's mansion?"

"Dare not to hide the crown prince, the reason why he fled was because he cherished his life," Li Xuandao said: "I still understand King Qi's temperament. If he had run slowly at that time, he would not have had the chance to see His Highness the crown prince today."

This sentence more or less meant to belittle Yang Hao, but it didn't matter, at most it meant that Yang Hao was a bit cold-blooded and ruthless towards his subordinates.

Yang Ming nodded and said, "Then do you think I will use you?"

"Yes," Li Xuandao said.

Yang Ming smiled and said, "What reason?"

Li Xuandao stood up straight, and said: "The prince's virtuous reputation spreads far and wide, he has a mind to accommodate all things, and he has the benevolence to be considerate of the people. After Qianqiu."

"You don't have the ability," Yang Ming directly poured cold water on him:
"This reason is not tenable, but you guessed right, I do intend to use you, but if you can't guess my reason for using you today, you can continue to hide in Li Yuan's mansion."

Li Xuandao suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. It seemed that the crown prince didn't take flattery, but the real reason was really hard to say.

Because the truth is, he was recommended by Li Yuan, and the crown prince might give Li Yuan some face.

Thinking desperately in his mind, Li Xuandao became more and more nervous, he is indeed stronger than King Qi, his words are like knives, his people are like swords, Zangfeng Narui, no wonder Gao Yusuwei is obedient to him.

After a while, Li Xuandao said despondently:

"Perhaps because of Tang Guogong's face, the prince is willing to use me."

"That's right, that's the reason," Yang Ming said with a smile:
"I don't want to hear any untrue words here. Even if it's hard to say or have something to hide, I just want to hear the truth. Those who tell the truth are innocent. Do you understand?"

"I understand. From now on, there is only one false word, and I am willing to die in front of the prince," Li Xuandao felt his back was soaked.

How could King Qi fight such a person?Although he is a compatriot of the same mother, he grew up under the knees of Ersheng when he was young, which is really beyond anyone's guess.

Yang Ming nodded and said, "Go to Menxiafang to find Li Gang, and I'll tell you that I'll let you be a housekeeper."

Li Xuandao was overjoyed instantly, and hurriedly knelt down to thank him:

"It's not enough to repay the prince's great kindness."

If you dare to lie to me in the future, I will make you feel ashamed, Yang Ming said lightly, "Go."

(End of this chapter)