Political wisdom is not something that people can easily possess. It is an art born from years of political struggle.
There are very few people in the world who can use this art without leaving any trace, and it shows distinctive characteristics in individuals. At the same time, it is also a manifestation of IQ and has a talent bonus.
It goes without saying that Pei Ju's political wisdom is brilliant. As long as you give him a little sunshine, he will shine brightly for you.
Just like now, he seems to be trying his best to give advice to Dou Jiande, and it is indeed a good advice. Don’t you want the heads of Wang Bo and Meng Jiong? I will give Wang Bo to you directly first, and look at you
If you can't lower it, you'll need to use a knife.
If Wang Bo died in Jinyang, there would be a big difference from dying directly at the hands of Dou Jiande. There is no need to explain this mystery, as long as you think about it carefully, most people can understand it.
This is the embodiment of political wisdom. The truth is so simple, but you just can't come up with such an idea. Besides, people quietly added private goods into it.
It seems that Wang Bo is the key point, but in fact, similar to other people's opinions, Wang Bo is also insignificant in Pei Ju's eyes.
One is Liu Bin, a member of Zhongshushe. Dou Jiande relies heavily on him and is talented. He is also on good terms with Cui Junsu and others. On the surface, he is regarded as one of his own.
But in Pei Ju's view, the relationship between this man and Dou Jiande's old Shandong subordinates was too bad. It would be fine if you were a censor, but as a member of the Zhongshu Sheshe, you would be too incompetent.
The most important thing is that Pei Ju always comes to wipe his butt, which makes Pei Ju extremely annoying.
It seems that Cui Junsu and Liu Bin have the same purpose, but in fact they are two different things, because Cui Junsu will not deliberately make enemies of anyone and is fair in doing things. Such a person will always be a top priority in the court no matter what time of year.
A useful supplement.
Therefore, moving Liu Bin away is a very good way to ease the current conflicts.
If there was still a large part of public interest in letting Liu Bin lead the envoy to Jinyang, then adding Yang Gongren was completely out of Pei Ju's private motives.
Yang Gongren is not just as simple as being able to talk to Empress Xiao.
This man was quite old. He was the eldest son of Yang Xiong, the king of Guan, Sikong of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Sikong of the Sui Dynasty. In fact, Yang Xiong was also the prototype of Yang Lin, the patron king in later novels.
However, the line of Hongnongguan King Yang Xiong was the most prominent branch among the relatives of the Sui Dynasty. When the serious royal relatives and Emperor Wen, Yang Jian, came to the throne, their lineage did not lose its strength.
And in Yang Gongren's generation, there are many brothers and nephews. If it weren't for a short-lived ghost like Yang Guang, the Hongnong Yang family's children would always be superior to others wherever they went. How could they be as depressed and frustrated as they are now?
The experience of Yang Gongren also illustrates this point very well. He was born on the anniversary of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After Yang Jian came to the throne, he was granted an official position. At that time, Yang Gongren was still a teenager.
During the Renshou period, this man became more senior and served as the governor of Ganzhou. His political performance was excellent, and he was successful in defeating Hu. He was recalled to Chang'an and served as Zongzheng Shaoqing.
During the Daye period, he was gradually put into more important positions, and the official hat on his head became bigger and bigger year by year.
At the end of Daye, he and Qu Tutong led their troops and made great contributions in quelling Yang Xuangan's rebellion, and their promotions began to accelerate.
In fact, if it were not for the drag of being a relative of the emperor and the conspicuousness of the Hongnong Yang family, with Yang Gongren's talents, he should be able to serve as general and prime minister in his early forties.
The so-called success of Xiao He and defeat of Xiao He, who makes him the son of King Guan Yang Xiong? Not only his father wants to suppress him, but the court officials will not get too close to him.
When the chaos in the world became more and more obvious, Yang Gongren was unlucky enough to fall into the whirlpool of bandit suppression, first by Yang Xuangan, and then by the Wagang bandits and Li Mi.
Yang Gongren fought back and forth in Henan, and was finally defeated and fled to Jiangdu.
In a bad place like Jiangdu, Yang Gongren was ostracized without any surprise.
After the Jiangdu Incident, Yang Gongren continued to be unlucky and was dragged along all the way. Yu Wenhua and his brothers were defeated, and he fell into the hands of Dou Jiande.
As the official minister of Yu Wenji, he should have been reused by Dou Jiande like others.
Maybe this guy finally seemed to realize that the last name on his head was very unlucky. Maybe he was scared when he saw the Yang family's children killing them one after another along the way. Maybe he couldn't help himself, and because he was old, he finally became discouraged.
, anyway, this person shrank his head and "fell ill" at the critical moment.
At that time, Wei County was in chaos, and no one paid much attention to the sick man, so over a period of time, he was ignored intentionally or unintentionally.
In other words, up to now, Yang Gongren has been living in seclusion in Wei County with the official title of a minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and his life is very miserable.
Not long ago, Yuan Bao surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and Yang Gongren's fate quietly changed. At this time, the situation in Hebei and Shandong had already deviated from the established trajectory.
There was no Xu Shiji, Wei Zheng and others behind Yuan Baobao, Li Shentong did not lead his troops into Shandong, and Luo Yi from the north was nowhere to be seen.
Xu Shiji went to Jin to surrender to Li Po, but Li Shentong was defeated by Li Po. He is now in prison in Jinyang. Luo Yi was directly killed by Li Po.
In other words, Li Po's gradually stronger wings fanned Hebei and Shandong, which were covered in smoke and changed beyond recognition early on.
Therefore, Yuan Bao Bao failed very quickly. Before he could search the whole city, Yang Gongren and others, who had rare goods to live in, were sent to Chang'an as gifts.
Yang Gongren, who had escaped a disaster but also lost a good opportunity to make a comeback, was still in a daze. He only hid in the county and lamented the chaos of the world.
But he didn't know that someone had not forgotten him.
Speaking of which, Pei Ju and Yang Gongren did not have much friendship, but there was a gap. As a close official of the emperor, Pei Ju was naturally wary of the lineage of Guan Wang Yang Xiong.
Yang Gongren was unable to break through the bottleneck in his official career, and Pei Ju's figure was also causing trouble. Everyone knew it well, and even if they gritted their teeth in hatred, they would not completely tear their faces.
Now, Pei Ju plans to give Yang Gongren a favor.
Whether Dou Jiande can succeed or not is a matter of course. Now it is true that he is preparing some escape route for himself.
Pei Ju didn't think Yang Gongren could return here once he left Hebei. What kind of fool would it be for him to do that? Even he himself would not hesitate at all if he had the chance to leave the violent Hebei.
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As for whether Yang Gongren would stay in Jinyang and join Li Ding'an after leaving, or take the opportunity to join Li Yuan, he had no control over it.
Anyway, Mr. Yang from Hongnong owed him Pei Ju a favor. If we had a chance to meet again in the future, it would depend on Yang Gongren's character whether we would resolve the grudges or be more kind and reciprocate.
Of course, Pei Ju also has the self-confidence to make Yang Gongren remember this favor. No matter what happens to Pei Ju in the future, as long as Yang Gongren sees the children of the Pei family, he will always be polite.
The eldest son of the Hongnong Yang family is indeed a rare creature. Unfortunately, no one in Shandong or Hebei knows about the Kansai genealogy.
But the people who knew Yang Gongren's origins were all old officials of the Sui Dynasty. Who among these people was willing to serve Dou Jiande wholeheartedly? Let alone touch a giant like the Yang family of Hongnong just to invite favors.
For example, Pei Ju was very willing to give Yang Gongren some charcoal fire or something in the snow at this time. While Dou Jiande nodded in approval, Pei Ju was still muttering in his heart that he would give Yang Gongren a way out. Yang Dalang should not starve to death in Wei County.
, or be killed by Yuan Baobao, that would be a pity.
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When Pei Ju was thinking, he didn't know that there was already an additional Yang Jishi in the house of the general manager in Jinyang City, thousands of miles away.
This middle-aged man who appeared in his thirties and was not yet forty years old is named Yang Xu. He was just released from Jinyang Prison and was still very haggard. Although he was freed from the prison by Wen Yanbo, he was later recommended as the general manager of the Mansion.
Recording room, but it is still far from being involved in a confidential statement.
What's more, there is a talented girl from the Wang family competing with him in the house, which seems to be quite stressful.
However, his family background is not given in vain. His status as the third son of King Guan Yang Xiong and the direct descendant of the Hongnong Yang family is enough for him to occupy a place in Jinyang City.
This unlucky man was not much better than his brother Yang Gongren. As a figure in the background of King Li Yuanji of Qi, he was abandoned by Li Yuanji in Jinyang City without hesitation, and he naturally became Li Po's prisoner.
Li Po was as busy as Dou Jiande, so he threw all the miscellaneous people into Jinyang Prison. The task of carefully screening and appointing them was left to Chen Xiaoyi and Wen Yanbo.
Yang Xu came out relatively late. There is no way to help it. Not only is his surname Yang, but his wife and children are still staying in Chang'an. In addition, he was a serious prisoner instead of surrendering, so his treatment is naturally far different from that of Yu Wenxin and others.
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Yang Xu, who had suffered a lot, finally couldn't bear it anymore after hearing the news of Empress Xiao's return to the south. Under the complex eyes of the inmates with contempt and envy, he expressed his intention to surrender through the jailer.
After working as the chief clerk of Wen Yanbo for a few days, Wen Yanbo allowed him to enter the palace to meet Empress Xiao. The two were considered relatives. According to blood relations, they were uncle and sister-in-law.
Needless to say, Empress Xiao was so excited when she finally saw a living member of the Yang clan, and Yang Xu was almost the same. She burst into tears when she saw Empress Xiao. He had never eaten so much since he was a child.
What a pain.
Afterwards, Empress Xiao wanted him to stay in the palace, but Yang Xu cleverly refused on the grounds that he couldn't help himself. He didn't want to stay in such a place of right and wrong. At this time, things like family ties and blood relationships were no longer relevant.
He couldn't care less, he had to put his own life first.
After returning to the General Manager's Mansion, Yang Xu became more honest, handling official correspondence, and occasionally giving advice to the hostess of the General Manager's Mansion. He worked very hard. The prominence of the Hongnong Yang family seemed to have become a memory...