Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 444 Please enter the urn
(That’s all for this chapter today, please forgive me, the computer keeps blue screen, I have to fix it.)
Yang Ming's side is all Xiaochaohui, no matter what the matter is, Yang Guang has to make the final decision.

However, many chief officials of the Shangshu Province are currently in Luoyang, so Yang Ming just knows about many affairs of the Shangshu Province. As for how to deal with it, it still depends on Luoyang.

He is the supervisor of the country, not the head of the country.

Yang Hao is really honest now, but he is also smart, I can't leave my parents?Well, I will stick to you all day long.

Yang Guang definitely needs to keep a distance from his second child, because he is afraid that the third child will think blindly, but Empress Xiao will not.

Therefore, Yang Hao relied on his own mother every day, and he would go wherever his mother went.

This is her own son, and she was raised by herself. Empress Xiao naturally cherishes it, and will take it with her when she goes out to play.

During this period of time, Yang Hao secretly contacted Yu Wenshu and Lai Huer, but these two people also deliberately distanced themselves from him.

It is really alienating to come to protect the son, but Yu Wenshu has to do so, otherwise, if it is heard by the prince, King Qi may not live long.

Sangou Yuwen Shiji, because of insulting He Ruobi's body, was relegated to a slave and served as a slave to his father. Now that it has been so long, he must have come back again, and now he is the Shaoqing of Taipusi.

The relationship between this person and Yang Hao is very strong.

"Scholar and my brother, I want to spoil my brother, please come in quickly," Luoyang Delifang, the side door of Qi Wangfu, Yang Hao welcomed Yuwen Shiji in a dark cloak, and then took the other party's hand and kissed him affectionately. Go to the living room.

In the room, after the two sat down, Yuwen Shiji took off his hood and said with a smile:

"Brother, are you having a hard time these days?"

Yang Hao smiled wryly: "It can be said that life is better than death, brother, don't laugh at me."

Yang Guang had a very good relationship with Yu Wenshu when he was King Jin, and he was also the middleman that Yu Wenshu helped him with. He got into Yang Yue's relationship, and then made friends with Yang Su through Yang Yue.

As for Yang Hao and Shiji, this is Fa Xiao, their relationship is extraordinary, and their hobbies are exactly the same.

Soldiers Yuwen smiled and said: "I just returned to the Eastern Capital this time, and I thought of visiting my brother. You don't look very good?"

"Hey, don't mention it," Yang Hao poured wine for the other party and said:

"Recently, I don't know which bastard came out. It is said that Yang Ming, who supervised Luoyang in the past, deliberately placed Lao Tzu's Prince Qi's Mansion in Delifang, which means that his morality is worrying, and he still needs to cultivate morality to build people. This bastard, at that time It started belittling me."

Yuwen Shiji said in a low voice: "It's because my brother is too kind. He was planning to deal with you a long time ago, but you cared about the brotherhood. Now you're all right. The family has a bright future, and my brother's cold food is embarrassing."

"I'm at the end of the road now, what's the use of talking about it?" Yang Hao repeatedly lamented.

Yuwen Shiji smiled and said: "At the end of the end of the road, is it not the end of the day? As the saying goes, things must be reversed, and my brother will eventually be the son of His Majesty, the royal family, as long as you keep a low profile, there will be opportunities in the future."

"What's the meaning of this, brother?" Yang Wei asked in a daze.

Yuwen Shiji said: "Brother, do you know what I am sending out this time?"

Yang Hao nodded and said: "Although I don't care about the government, I go to the palace every day. I heard something about it. I heard that I went to expand the pasture?"

"Exactly," said Yuwen Shiji:

"Your Majesty intends to personally conquer Goguryeo, and has ordered the Taipu Temple to hand over [-] good horses within two years. With such a large number, the Taipu Temple is also in dire straits. I came back from the capital. The Taipuqing Cui Junchuo has gone Went to Longxi Ranch."

Taipu Temple is in charge of the royal family's chariots and horses, and governs Hualiu, Chefu, Dianmu cattle and sheep and other departments.

Among them, Hualiu is one of the eight horses of King Mu of Zhou, and generally refers to horses.

"One hundred thousand horses? Haha." Yang Wei sneered, "If you don't buy from the people, how can you get this amount by relying on the Taipu Temple alone?"

"My elder brother is still aware of our difficulties," said Yu Wenshiji, "but Yang Yue's family has a lot of fine horses. I asked someone to find out that there are at least 2 horses."

"You don't want to get someone else's idea, do you?" Yang Hao said in a daze, "Your father dares to provoke them now?"

Yuwen Shiji said with a smile: "Of course my father can't afford it, but His Majesty wants to use horses right now, and I won't hide it from my brother. Taipu Temple can collect up to [-] horses within two years, so the rest will be short-lived. Need to find a way to make up for it.”

"It's useless for you to tell me these things. In the past, the elder brother would naturally find a way for you, but now," Yang Hao said mockingly, "I can hardly afford to raise my own horse."

Yang Hao knew in his heart that Taipu Temple was in charge of dozens of ranches set up by the royal family all over the world. It was impossible to order horses like this. The reason was simple, being corrupted.

There are only two kinds of ranches in the Sui Dynasty, the royal ranch and the ranch privately run by the aristocratic family. There is no official ranch. After all, horses are top-level strategic resources. If they are not handed over to the government for management, they are afraid they will be greedy.

But Taipusi's pastures are too scattered, and it is almost impossible to expect the people in charge below to not be greedy.

The largest royal ranch in the Sui Dynasty was in Longxi County. In the 17th year of Emperor Kaihuang, Yang Jian sent Qu Tutong to inspect the Longxi ranch, and found more than 2 hidden horses.

Yang Jian was furious at the time, and he was about to behead the imperial servant Murong Xida and more than 500 people from the Longxi Ranch, but was persuaded by Qu Tutong abruptly.

This is the case with lower-level units. If you don't check it usually, it seems that there is nothing wrong with it. Once you check it, you are done, and you can find any hole.

Cui Junchuo, the imperial servant, went to the Longxi Ranch this time to inspect.

Yuwen Shiji and Yang Hao drank and chatted, saying:
"It's not easy to get food out of Yang Yue's mouth, but there is indeed an opportunity right now."

Yang Hao said in a daze, "Say it."

Yuwen Shiji said slowly: "Yang Yue is in a hurry to return to the center now, and people in the clan have been trying to find a way for him. We might as well help him, but the premise is that he has to give [-] horses in exchange. "

Yang Hao frowned immediately, and said: "Talking about a deal with Yang Yue is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger. Besides, this old bastard, I can't wait to eat his flesh raw, how can I help him?"

"One moment and another moment," Yuwen Shiji said, "now Pei Ju is the most favored by His Majesty, and has been regarded as a thorn in the flesh by Hongnong Yang. Only when Yang Yue returns to the court can he check and balance. My father has suffered for Pei Ju for a long time. This person has gained power. It's very bad for my brother."

"How can it be unfavorable?" Yang Hao sneered and said, "I'm already in this state, and I don't care about the advantages and disadvantages. Could it be that he still has the ability to kill me?"

Yuwen Shiji said meaningfully: "Your Majesty and the Empress brought my elder brother by their side because they were worried that someone would harm you. The prince now relies on Pei Ju the most in the court. This person is extremely insidious, so we must guard against it."

"According to what you said, wouldn't I die faster when Yang Yue came back? They are like dogs of a feather," Yang Hao drank a glass of wine, wiped his mouth and said, "I know what my brother thinks, you want to provoke Yang and Pei Dispute between family members, so that I can benefit from it, what a pity."

Yang Hao sighed bitterly: "Yang Ming's wings are full, and I can't fight my brother anymore."

Yuwen Shiji frowned and said: "Your Majesty is in his prime, and it will last a long time. Why is my brother so depressed? The crown prince was abolished in the 20th year of King Fangling, and Yang Ming has only been in office for a few days?"

Yang Hao kept shaking his head and sighed.

With a slap, Yuwen Shiji slammed the table and said, "Could it be that my brother is going to be so self-deprecating, depressed, and waiting to die?"

Yang Hao drank another glass of wine:

"Young brother is still too young. Yang Yue can't come back. My uncle died at the hands of this bastard. I'm really afraid of him coming back. Besides, the dispute between the Yang and Pei families can't be shaken at all. As for Yang Ming's position as the heir apparent, I can indeed speak to my mother, but I will not speak for Yang Yue, this person, I wish he would die right now."

Yu Wenshi and his inscrutable smile, said:

"It depends on human effort. Your Majesty will personally conquer Goguryeo in the future. If my brother can make meritorious service, he may be able to reverse the decline. The flying dragon is in the sky."

Yang Hao was surprised and said, "How could the father give me the right to command the army?"

"It's not impossible," Yuwen Shiji leaned over and whispered, "Your Majesty will march in person, and my father and Rong Guogong must be the marshals of the march. If there is a big defeat ahead, it will endanger the location of Your Majesty Longjia. What do you think?" At that time, His Majesty will worry about who will command the troops?"

Yang Hao was dumbfounded, and stammered: "Is it too much to play?"

"Brother's current situation, the only way to survive is to put him to death," Yuwen Shiji said, "As the so-called father-son army, His Majesty will rely on elder brother again only in the most critical time, and that is also the only chance for elder brother to turn around. "

When a person is at a critical moment of life and death, the only person he can trust is the person closest to him by blood.

Yuwen Shiji's method is to artificially create this dangerous situation for Yang Guang, so as to force Yang Guang to use Yang Hao again. As long as he has the power to save him, Yang Hao can get up again.

Now Yu Wenshu can basically be sure that he will be the marching marshal who conquered Goguryeo, and Lai Huer is the leader of the water army, so Yu Wenshu can control whether he wins or loses.

He has already felt the chill now. The original two alliances, Lai Huer and Yu Shiji, have drawn a clear line with him, and now Pei Ju is fighting for favor with him again. If Yang Ming falls out of favor in time, if Yang Ming gives him another chance, I am afraid that his family will be destroyed. .

So he had to plan like this, only Yang Hao could save him, and only he could save Yang Hao.

In the room, Yang Hao opened his eyes angrily and thought for a long time.

To be honest, he was a little scared. Manipulating the defeat of the conquest army would cause an unprecedented loss of national power, and it would be too risky to trap his father in a difficult situation.

But having said that, how can something extraordinary be achieved without extraordinary means?
He can be sure that once the father is in danger, he must first think of using him, because at that time, the father will not trust anyone except his son.

He knows his father.

"Huh..." Yang Hao let out a long breath, and said, "Don't let anyone know about this matter, we will discuss it in the long run."

Yuwen Shiji said excitedly: "Brother, don't worry, but before that, we still need to get Yang Yue back. As long as the Yang and Pei families fight, Yang Ming will be devastated, and then he will be unable to intervene in His Majesty's personal conquest, and my father will be able to arrange it calmly."

What Yu Wenshu was most worried about was that Yang Ming would interfere with the selection of generals for the emperor's personal conquest. In this way, he would lose control of the army, and it was almost impossible to complete this plan without anyone noticing it.

However, Yang Ming's prestige in the army was too high, and he had supported several tough generals in recent years. If these people were inserted in, Yu Wenshu might be taken out of the picture.

Yang Hao and Yuwen Shiji talked together for a while before the latter bid farewell, and Yang Hao was destined to not be able to sleep tonight.

Xiyang County, Prefect's Mansion.

A rare guest came to see Yang Yue tonight.

This person is an old friend with Yang Yue, his surname is Wang Rendao, he used to join the army next to Yang Su, and has a close relationship with Yang Yue, and now he works in Taipu Temple.

"I think this is an opportunity for my brother. You might as well give it a try," Wang Rendao said straight to the point: "I don't bother to be a scholar and lobbyist, but I think this opportunity must not be missed. This time may be a good opportunity for my brother to return to the center."

Yang Yue frowned and pondered: "I trust Rendao, but I'm afraid that Yu Wenshu is plotting against me. As a person, I can't tolerate myself falling into other people's traps. I need to be cautious about this matter."

"It's natural to be cautious," Wang Rendao nodded and said, "It's true that His Majesty asked the Taipu Temple to raise a hundred thousand good horses. It is true that we are all stumped. I am afraid that this action is also to complete the errands that His Majesty gave. As for Yu Wenshu, there is something wrong with Pei Ju recently, most likely because he wanted to connect with his elder brother to fight against it."

Yang Yue sneered and said, "I have no grievances or enmity with Pei Ju, but with him Yu Wenshu, there are many old debts to settle. I heard that Pei Ju is very favored by Long now?"

"Isn't it?" Wang Rendao said, "Your Majesty will discuss with him whenever you have something to do, as if you are the head of all officials."

Yang Yue nodded.

Since Pei Ju came back from Zhangye, he really ran too fast. Although he shot for the right servant, he actually crushed Su Wei.

It is impossible to expect Su Wei to deal with Pei Ju. Now that Su Wei is an older student, he only wants to be safe and will not get involved in any fights with anyone.

Recently, members of the Pei family have invested in the construction of a kiln in Wenxi, and their relationship with the prince is getting closer. This is not a good thing for Yin Jiang.

This person is much more difficult to deal with than Yu Wenshu.

"Let me think about it again." Yang Yue changed his face and said with a smile: "Benevolence has come from a long way, and we brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, let's not talk about this, come and drink."

"Brother please," Wang Rendao smiled and toasted.

During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, the business between the imperial court and the Turks was very frequent. A large number of Turkic horses entered the Central Plains, and the Turks exchanged materials such as salt, iron, silk, porcelain, tea and so on.

Later, Gao Yan felt that something was wrong and stopped the trade with the Turks. The salt and iron would definitely not be sold. Only daily necessities such as silk, porcelain, cloth and silk remained, and the trade volume was greatly reduced.

The official restraint led to the flood of smuggling, so a large number of Turkic horses entered the pockets of the aristocratic family, and the royal ranch became worse day by day.

Taipu Temple's plan to supply [-] horses is completely idiotic, because the people hoarding a huge amount of horses are those high-ranking families, and among them, Yang Su's family has the most.

It's not that Yang Yue is reluctant to exchange [-] horses for his return to the court, but he just can't see through Yu Wenshu's true thoughts for the time being.

If a person is too smart, it is easy to complicate simple things. Yu Wenshu's original intention was to provoke the relationship between him and Pei Ju, but Yang Yue felt that it should not be so simple.

If he wasn't worried about his niece Yin Jiang, Yang Yue would have completely ignored this kind of transaction, but he was really worried that Pei Ju was playing tricks behind his back.

"I can't fail. Now the family is supported by me, and Yin Jiang's greatest reliance is on me," Yang Yue stood alone in the yard sobering up, looking at the stars in the night sky with his hands behind his back.

"It's a good move to invite you into the urn. I will agree to Yu Wenshu's death."

Yang Yue sneered: "In this case, the old man will accompany you to fight."

(End of this chapter)