Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 587
four months later
Autumn of the fourth year of Yan State 390 (604)
A strange thing happened, Emperor Yang Jian died suddenly and strangely.

No one knows why the emperor died suddenly, but the fact has happened, and the prince Yang Guang came to the throne.

In just four months, Yang Jian, in the final stage of his life, once again expanded the territory for the Sui Dynasty, regained the coastal areas, and wiped out all the many dependent countries of the Yan Kingdom.

The ministers still vaguely remember that yesterday, their emperor announced in high spirits that he would go on an expedition to Liaodong, and then this morning, the maid reported that the emperor had died.

"If you conquer Liaodong, the Great Sui will surely perish!"

Among the people, some prophecies began to appear, and it was believed that Emperor Yang Jian was punished by heaven and died.

"Yan Kingdom in Liaodong is a country favored by heaven. The first emperor wanted to conquer the country favored by heaven, so he was condemned by heaven and died!"

Regardless of the truth, Great Sui's expedition to Liaodong had to be temporarily shelved.

As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier, the new emperor Yang Guang, will consolidate his power in the next period of time, eradicate disobedient old officials, and support obedient and sensible new officials. This is what emperors have been doing after they took office. Guang nature is no exception.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

The subjects chanted long live, but they still didn't realize the seriousness of the problem. They still believed that Yang Guang would, like his father Yang Jian, know how to combine work and rest, and how to combine expansion with recuperation.

Only when the frontiers are expanded and there is no recuperation, that is in the late period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Only recuperating and recuperating without expanding the territory, that is the Zhao and Song Dynasty, bullied by barbarians from all sides.

The national policy of "combining work and rest" summed up by Wang Jue at the end of the Han Dynasty, which combines the expansion of territory with recuperation, is currently the most suitable for the Central Plains Dynasty.

"I, finally become the Supreme!"

Looking at the thousands of subjects, Yang Guang said silently and firmly in his heart: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely continue your great cause of expanding the territory and conquering the world!"

"Liu He Ba Huang, east, south, north, end of the world, as long as it is a place that my Tai Sui knows, all must accept my Tai Sui's rule!"

"Wherever the sun and moon shine, and where the rivers and rivers flow, are all Sui lands!"

Yang Guang is very confident because he has never lost a single game.

Compete for the crown prince, win!

Defeat Chen Guo and win!

Suppress the Kanto gentry rebellion and win!

Follow the late emperor to conquer the Turks and win!

"I am Da Sui, invincible in the world!"

"I, Yang Guang, will definitely be an emperor through the ages!"

The late emperor Yang Jian left Yang Guang with a population of 5000 million. The country was barely peaceful, the people were barely peaceful, there was famine but the scale was small, there were rebels but not strong, and there were disadvantages but could be eliminated slowly.

The empire that Yang Jian left behind is full of flaws. Although it is not a prosperous age, it is at least governing the world. What is left to Yang Guang is a rich legacy.

After taking office, Yang Guang reformed some of the disadvantages left by the former emperor Yang Jian.

For example, the addition of Jinshi subjects made the imperial examination system take another step forward.

Another example is the reform of the official system, reducing the administrative area again, merging counties with small populations into one county, reducing the scale of officials, and thus saving financial expenses.

Improve the law, promote the empire's land equalization system and military military system to remote mountainous areas, change the state and county systems to county and county systems, and so on.

It can be said that Yang Guang did not differ much from his father Yang Jian in the early stage of his leadership. He only further implemented his father Yang Jian's various policies and repaired some of the shortcomings left by Yang Jian incidentally.

For more than a year, Yang Guang did not take any major actions. He only consolidated his power while deepening reforms, and suppressed several vassal kings who rebelled and competed for the throne.

It wasn't until the second year after he took office, seeing that his throne was as stable as Mount Tai, that Yang Guang began to outline his grand plan for hegemony.

He issued an edict:
[In the past, the key to a wise king governing the country was to love the people, right?Even if the people are rich, then the ritual education will be implemented, and the family will be rich and everyone will be rich, so the customs will be simple and the customs will be honest, people from afar will come to surrender, and people nearby will be stable.

Most of those who are politically stable and successful in their careers go through this path.

I respectfully inherited the throne of the emperor, comforted and nurtured the common people, feared Rong Shen day and night, as if facing a deep valley.

Although I try my best to follow the achievements of my predecessors and dare not make mistakes, in the long run, there are still many shortcomings in the strategy and means of handling political affairs.

Moreover, the country has a vast territory and a large population, so I have not been able to visit various places in person to inquire about the sufferings of the people.

I often worry that those who live in seclusion have not yet been recommended, and those who have been wronged have not yet filed a grievance. If one thing is lost, it will damage the harmonious atmosphere. There are crimes and crimes in all directions, and the responsibility lies with me, so day and night there are more sighs. Shen was filled with fear.

Now that administrative education has just begun, a leniency policy should be implemented.

You can send envoys separately to inspect the customs and customs of various places, promote customs and enlightenment, recommend and select those talents who are depressed and unable to advance, and avenge innocent people who are imprisoned.

Those who are filial to their parents, respect and love their elder brothers, and work hard to till the fields should be given preferential treatment.

Appropriate assistance and relief should be given to widowers, widows, orphans, and orphans who are struggling to survive.

Men who keep integrity and women with high integrity should be commended in their family villages.

For the elderly, they should be awarded official titles, and according to other terms, they should be given food and cloth.

People who are seriously ill are given to those who serve them. Although they have the name of serving them, they do not have the reality of relief and offerings. They must be checked clearly so that they can receive real pensions and care.

If there are those who are well-known, good-natured and pure, and have a skill in academic ability, they should be interviewed and selected to lead them to serve in the court.

The officials of the state and county where they are located must send them according to certain etiquette.

For those who corrupt government affairs, endanger the people, and are not conducive to the times, when the envoys return to the court, they should all be recorded in the record and reported to me. 】

No matter how you look at it, Yang Guang at this moment is still the posture of a Mingjun, and the people of the world also believe that the new emperor Yang Guang must be a holy son who surpasses Yang Jian.

And in Yandu
"The new emperor of the Sui Kingdom is a capable man far surpassing Pu Liuru Jian, so it will be difficult to deal with him now."

"The envoys we sent to East Turkic were also driven back. Eastern Turkic stated that they are loyal ministers of Sui State and will never betray Sui State."

"The plan to instigate the rebellion against the Eastern Turks has also failed, and the opposition forces in the Central Plains have been suppressed again. What should we do?"

"There are only two routes for the Sui Kingdom to attack us on a large scale. One is the sea, the other is the Shanhai Pass, and other places can only accommodate small groups of troops."

"We have built [-] gun shield vehicles, and a large number of fixed original cannons have been arranged in the old capital and the new capital. As long as the Sui army dares to come, they will be beaten to death!"

Jiuqing was discussing the new monarch of the Sui Kingdom. Seeing that the new monarch was not the typical idiot of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, they were very disappointed.

They were full of hope. If the new emperor of the Sui Kingdom was a traditional Southern and Northern Dynasties traitorous emperor, then the situation of the Yan Kingdom would be much easier.

(End of this chapter)