Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 439
At the Tianchao meeting, Yang Ming brought out the Western Turks' request for peace and King Gaochang's request for assistance for everyone to discuss.

Hu Sizheng, the minister of the Ministry of War, stood up and said: "Gaochang is a vassal state of the Sui Dynasty. Today, I am in trouble. I think it is necessary to provide assistance. Of course, there is no need to send troops. Just send an envoy to warn the poor."

Hu Sizheng is also an official of the N generation. The Xianbei family has a close relationship with Yang Xuangan. His mother is the daughter of Wei Xiaokuan's third son, President Wei. Wei Yuancheng, Wei Kuangbo, and Wei Yuanzhao are his biological uncles.

Historically, this kid rebelled against Xuangan, and fled to Goguryeo after he failed. Goguryeo handed him over until Yang Guang personally went to Goguryeo for the third time. Ash.

"It would have been that easy if it had to be that easy," Liang Bi, the servant of the Ministry of Justice, said with a smile, "She Kui can completely excuse himself by saying that he didn't know that there were tribes invading the border of Gaochang, or that horse thieves were rampant. As long as we categorically deny it, our The envoy is just running in vain."

Hu Sizheng was stunned for a moment, speechless.

Yang Ming said with a smile: "Pei Ju had indeed promised to give She Kui a concubine princess. If we send an envoy, they will probably hold on to this matter. After all, it is true. But what Pei Ju meant was, Princess Heqin doesn't give it, what do you think about this?"

Liang Bidao: "Pei Gong's concern is extremely serious. Since the founding of our country in the Sui Dynasty, we have always followed the strategy proposed by Changsun Sheng to deal with the troubles in the Western Regions and the North. At present, Western Turks are strong and Gaochang is weak. It stands to reason. We should help, but both countries pay tribute and become ministers, so we can only mediate in the middle, and mediation depends on the timing, and the time has not yet come."

"I probably understood what Liang Hou meant," said Cui Zhongfang, the boss of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. We want to win, so this time it's better to just sit back and watch the tigers fight, and wait until Gaochang is about to perish, which is our best chance to make a move."

Wei Xuan said, "Since this is the case, we still need to send a mediation envoy. It's just a formality, so that Gao Chang will know that we have indeed contributed. If we are so perfunctory, King Gaochang may show us some sincerity." .”

Yang Xiong, who hadn't spoken all this time, frowned and said, "It's not a big deal to marry a princess. There must be a reason for Pei Ju's choice to renege on the debt. The minister thinks that what Pei Ju meant was probably because he wanted our Da Sui to put on a posture and agree with She Kui on the surface." In fact, he does not agree with the position of Great Khan, so as to prevent the countries in the Western Regions from submitting to the Western Turks."

"King Guan is right on point," Yang Ming nodded and said:

"Shekui's attack on Chuluo this time is allied with Tie Le. This is not a good thing for us. Tie Le has a bloody feud against Chuluo, but not against Shekui. I am afraid that Pei Ju is worried that Tie Le will return to the west. Turks."

"If that's the case, something bad will happen," Liang Bi said with a serious face.

Yang Xiong is worthy of being an important minister of the two dynasties, with seasoned experience, he said directly: "So we, the concubine princess, should give Tie Le's Khan Qi Bi Ge Leng, so as to divide the relationship between Tie Le and She Kui."

"Good plan!" Yang Ming nodded and said, "Maybe we can stir up disputes between the two families, and it will be to my advantage in the end."

Yang Wang of Dali Temple said: "We are in the upper court, and we take the initiative to bestow the Princess Heqian, I'm afraid it will lose face."

"It's only natural," Yang Ming said, "so we tried to get Qibi Gelen to open his mouth, and we went along with the flow."

"How can I get him to speak up?" All the ministers discussed one after another.

Yang Ming has an idea here.

After a while, Yang Ming raised his hand to silence everyone, and then said:
"Qibi Gelen has a military advisor beside him, who is quite trusted. His name is Cui Zhen. He was born in the Cui family of Qinghe. He was originally an aide of Yu Wenxin. This person's heart is for the Central Plains, and he may be useful. Is there any old relationship with this person?"

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to Yu Wenying, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, and Yu Wenying's head grew dizzy in an instant.

Cui Zhen is the staff member of Qi Guogong Yu Wenxin, and Yu Wenxin is the second child in the family. The eldest is Yu Wenshan, who is Xu Guogong, and the third child is Yu Wenkai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry.

And Yu Wenying, Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, is the eldest son of the boss Yu Wenshan.

"I have nothing to do with Cui Zhen, the crown prince has learned a lot," Yu Wenying said hastily.

Yang Xiong couldn't help laughing and said: "I didn't say you have anything to do with him, I just asked if you are familiar with him. The matter of your second uncle is an old matter, and today we are discussing a serious matter."

Yu Wenying said: "I don't know each other well, I only know that there is such a person, and I have never even met."

He is talking nonsense, his father is the boss, who is the second son's staff, as the eldest son, Yu Wenying knows it all, and he has a good relationship with Cui Zhen, when Cui Zhen fled, his father Yu Wenshan Still worked hard.

But right now, he definitely won't admit to this kind of thing, besides, it's obvious that whoever is familiar with Cui Zhen will be sent out to contact Cui Zhen, so why don't I go.

So Yu Wenying said: "Don't look at me, I belong to Qinghe Cui's family, shouldn't we choose people from his clan?"

As soon as these words came out, the pressure instantly came to the brothers Cui Junchuo and Cui Junsu. The two subconsciously looked at each other, and it was Cui Junsu who stood up and said:
"This person's youngest brother, Cui Yi, is currently serving as a recorder in Jinyang. Perhaps he can be sent to Tie Le as an envoy to persuade his elder brother to co-operate in this matter."

Yang Ming nodded and said: "If this matter is done well, let him come to the capital to be an official, and the official department will immediately send a document to call this person to the capital."

Cui Junsu is currently the biggest official in the Ministry of Officials, and he was ordered to step down upon hearing this.

When the meeting was over, Yang Ming didn't leave. Yang Ming said curiously:

"What? What's the matter with King Guan?"

Yang Xiong nodded, leaned over and whispered, "Wei Yuanzhao's wife, Yang Shi, passed away last night."

Wei Yuanzhao is President Wei's son, Hu Sizheng's uncle, and his wife, Yang Jinghui, is Yang Yong's concubine daughter. Wei Yuanzhao was implicated by his wife and was demoted to the rank of a commoner and was not allowed to become an official.

Yang Ming sighed, "How old is she this year?"

"You're only 28," Yang Xiong also sighed, "I think it's caused by too much blow and accumulated worries, after all, it's the royal blood. "

Yang Ming had a deep impression on Yang Jinghui, after all, she was a cousin, and they had a relationship when they were young, and there was no conflict between them.

So he called Li Baiyao, wrote a eulogy in the name of the crown prince, sent it to Wei Yuanzhao's home, and prepared sacrifices to express his condolences.

After Yang Xiong left, Yang Ming sat alone in the hall and meditated.

In fact, he has always felt that apart from Yang Guang himself being too tyrannical, there was another reason that cannot be ignored for the demise of the Sui Dynasty, and that was the withering of the clan.

There is no one in Lao Yang's house.

However, the current father did not reuse the clan, but was a little alienated. The clan couldn't hold power at the end of the Sui Dynasty, which was also an important reason why the Sui Dynasty was quickly disintegrated by various rebels.

Those who sincerely protect the status of the Yang family have to rely on the surname Yang.

So Yang Ming thought about it for a while, and decided to write a letter to his father, asking Yang Jun's son, Yang Hao, to return to Beijing and take up the post of General of Youtunwei.

Yang Jun died early, and he had no enmity with Yang Guang. This matter has a high chance of being done.

As for the younger ones in the fourth son Yang Xiu's family, it is not easy to arrange, because Yang Xiu is not dead.

You know, Yang Xiu has been the general manager of Yizhou for 20 years, and has countless staff and followers. If Yang Guang releases Yang Xiu, it will do great harm. If he has the idea of ​​rebellion, he will be another Yang Liang.

Yang Xiuke is much more courageous than Yang Liang. This person is the most courageous among the five brothers. Although he seems to be honest now, he is just pretending.

Leaving the palace, Yang Ming went to Yang Lihua's house, hoping that she could host this year's spring outing, and it would be best to promote the marriage between certain Guanzhong aristocratic families and Shandong and Jiangnan.

At present, the powerful families in Guanzhong, which are weak, can marry with Jiangnan in Shandong, but the powerful families, such as Wei, Yang, Li, Pei, Liu, and Dou, absolutely cannot.

This was also done to divide the Guanzhong Group, but Yang Ming couldn't say it outright, he could only hint at Yang Lihua, and he had no choice as to whether they would follow suit.

When he returned to the palace, Yang Ming saw the sneaky Li Shimin outside the Suzaku Gate, so he immediately asked Chen Kui to drag him in for questioning.

"What are you doing out of the palace?" Yang Ming asked: "At this time, Yang Rui is still studying, right?"

Li Shimin laughed and said, "I will tell my brother-in-law that I have asked for leave from Your Highness."

"What are you going to do on leave?" Yang Ming asked again.

Li Shimin smiled and said: "If I say it, brother-in-law don't scold me, and don't scold elder brother either."

Yang Ming was taken aback, then frowned and said, "What does it have to do with Jiancheng?"

Li Shimin said: "The eldest brother was worried about his sister-in-law's health, so he ran back quietly."

The corner of Yang Ming's mouth twitched, and he was speechless.

You are a prefect, you are not allowed to leave your post without the consent of the officials, you are so courageous
Yang Ming said in a deep voice, "Get in the car and go to your house."

In Tang Guogong's mansion, Li Jiancheng pretended not to be at home at first, and asked his mother Dou to go out to meet Yang Ming. As a result, Yang Ming said as soon as he entered the door:
"Call me that idiot Jian Jian."

Dou was stunned for a moment, and gave Shimin a hard look, knowing that the second child sold the eldest without guessing.

Little brat, let's see how I will deal with you.

After a while, Cheng Jiancheng ran to the front hall to meet Yang Ming:

"Brother, let me explain."

"Explain what?" Yang Ming said coldly, "The law of the Sui Dynasty is a decoration? The official texts are all waste paper? Do you know that if you leave your post without authorization, if you are stabbed to the court meeting, you will be punished?" Dismissal and investigation."

Li Jiancheng knew well that his father, Li Yuan, played Yang Hao's side in the matter of Jinyang Palace, so much so that he offended Yu Wenshu, Lai Huer and others, so their family had enemies in the court.

"I was too impatient," Li Jiancheng said with a look of embarrassment: "My daughter was born, but as a father, I couldn't see each other. I couldn't sleep all day and all night in Xiangcheng, so I couldn't hold back, so I ran away. came back."

Yang Ming can understand this point, but if things like resignation without authorization happen during times of war, it would be fatal, so in times of peace, this door must be closed tightly, and no one is allowed to offend.

"I miss you this time because I miss you so much, let me let you go, and tell the outside world that I let you come back." Yang Ming kicked over a chair, pointed at Jiancheng and angrily said:
"Next time, I will take your head."

Jiancheng was shocked, and nodded hastily: "Don't worry, brother, I won't be an example."

(End of this chapter)