Chapter 3 Ups and Downs (Part 4) The so-called sharing of favors by taking advantage of the situation is a method used by the concubines of the previous dynasty to compete for their status in the harem. If you find that the Emperor always favors a certain concubine, he disdains others.
People who are neglected usually try their best to recommend a woman of humble origin but extraordinary beauty to the emperor. In this way, the emperor's attention is often attracted by the newcomer, and in turn, he neglects the previous favorite concubine. The beauty with no foundation is easy to deal with.
, after everyone made her lose power, all the concubines returned to their normal positions and started a new round of competition.
Reading the meaning of his wife's words carefully, Yang Guang couldn't help but clasp his hands. He had never figured out why the two brothers Pei Ju and Pei Yun suddenly changed their tempers and did not hesitate to offend the ministers for an unknown junior. After his wife woke up, he suddenly understood.
It turned out that the intention of the Pei brothers was not to promote talents for the country, but to share the credit of Bo Yuwenshu by recommending Li Xu.
If the credit for the return of the entire 300,000-strong army goes to the Xiongwu Camp, it naturally means that not only was Yu Wenshu's efforts in vain, but even the safe withdrawal of the army was all due to the rescue of an unknown junior. In addition, he lost his army and humiliated the country last year.
Sin, even if Yuwenshu can successfully put down Yang Xuangan's rebellion this year, after the sins and merits have been offset, the Yuwen family will never be able to develop their power further.
"As for the officials who agreed with Pei Yun and Pei Ju, if I remember correctly, they were all Jinshi!" Empress Xiao pointed to the memorials of several other civil servants recommending Li Xu and reminded with a smile.
"If you didn't tell me, I really wouldn't have noticed it!" Yang Guang put together the memorials at hand one by one, and threw them on the imperial court. Everything was revealed. The person who impeached Li Xu was just afraid that he would grow too fast and threaten him.
Those who strongly recommended Li Xu for their own interests only wanted to take this opportunity to weaken their opponents in the court. As for those officials who were not from noble families, the reason why they strongly recommended Li Xu was to vent their long-term control over the aristocratic family.
No one who is dissatisfied with the government is truly public-minded, and no one is truly seeking for the country.
Thinking of this, Yang Guang couldn't help but feel angry, "These murderers are really worse than my women!" He cursed loudly, his chest rising and falling, like a sheepskin raft inflating.
"You are a hundred times more talented than me, but you always plan for your own family first, and then for Your Majesty!" Empress Xiao stretched her arms lazily and sighed.
"I will decree that Li Xu be given a big official position!" Yang Guangguang announced loudly. When he was impulsive, he often did not consider the consequences. "Don't he have no backer? I will be his backer to see which of those aristocratic families is bigger."
My Yang family!"
"Then your Majesty might really have killed him!" Queen Xiao sat up from her husband's arms and objected solemnly, "Judging from the previous memorials, this person is not an all-rounder. Your Majesty suddenly promoted him to a high position.
The ministers will definitely object to him openly without saying anything, but they will also regard him as a thorn in his side secretly! Your Majesty, you must know that the words of the people make gold, and the accumulation of words will destroy the bones!"
"With me supporting him, what are you afraid of?"
"If he becomes the target of public criticism, I'm afraid there will be countless traps waiting for him soon. Even if Your Majesty trusts him again, if he is deceived and violates the national law, I'm afraid you won't be able to protect him properly." Queen Xiao straightened the corners of her clothes and said solemnly
Kneeling in front of her husband, "Your Majesty, think about it carefully. Since the imperial examination was launched in my dynasty, how many talented people from poor families have been brutally killed. Is the evidence against them all conclusive? I'm afraid your Majesty knows better than anyone else!"
Yang Guang rubbed his body back involuntarily, and knelt straight like his wife. Since the Han Dynasty, the status gap between the nobles and the poor has been as big as the world. Although this dynasty has made many efforts to break this boundary, it has not been achieved.
Starting from the late emperor, a few people from poor families occasionally appeared among the civil servants and generals, but if they did not find a noble family to rely on, they would soon be crushed to pieces in the struggle for power.
With two aristocratic families joining forces, there is no way for him to fight against them, let alone a newbie like Li Xu who has no roots. Even if he is secretly killed by a wealthy family, the court may not be able to find the real murderer to avenge him.
"Then what should I do?" Yang Guang murmured and asked, "Am I still the master of this country? Among those who have received my salary and official positions, how many of them sincerely work for me! I want to promote a young man.
Talents also depend on the faces of aristocratic families. If I had known this, why would I fight for the throne? The more he thought about it, the angrier and sadder he became. Unexpectedly, after so many years, except for a wheat iron staff and a
Luo Yi himself had hardly been able to successfully promote any talents, but when he wanted to kill someone, those wealthy and aristocratic families fully cooperated because they kept their eyes on the power position vacated by the murdered person, waiting for everyone to divide it up afterward!
"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. I heard that during the Southern Dynasties, the aristocratic families were more powerful, but there were still children from poor families who stood out. Everything has to be done step by step. Your Majesty will promote a Jinshi from a poor family this year, and a general from a poor family next year. Sooner or later, he will be able to
Establish a balance between scholars and common people in the court!" Seeing her husband's disappointment, Empress Xiao comforted her gently.
"How do you think I should handle this matter now?" Yang Guang thought for a moment and asked. His wife was from the royal family of the Southern Dynasties. She must have heard of similar things. Some of the precedents may not completely agree with the situation at hand.
It’s always better to use something similar to learn from.
"If Your Majesty promotes him to an official position, I am afraid that most of the ministers will object. In this case, why not give him a title and let him live out of a poor family for three to five years, and then wait for him to make some solid contributions to the public."
I also recognize his new status. Your Majesty can naturally promote him however he wants!" Queen Xiao thought for a while and suggested
"What a good idea. I don't know where this plan comes from!" Yang Guang clapped his hands and laughed. The expression on his face instantly turned from worry to joy.
"I'm just imagining it myself. I was born in Jiangbei. How could I know so much about the past events of the previous dynasty?" Queen Xiao smiled, with a hint of pride in her words.
It was not that there was no precedent in the previous dynasty, but she could not tell her husband about this precedent. This was how Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty, was promoted by the Emperor of the Southern Jin Dynasty. If she told the truth, she would definitely harm the young man. Moreover, this man's surname was Li.
Thinking of Xuzi's surname, Queen Xiao's eyes darkened. "Am I right in my idea today?" She asked quietly in her heart, "I still don't believe those hexagrams are like witchcraft! There are so many people with the surname Li in the world.
Who is not more noble than him!" Yang Guang didn't see the shadow in his wife's eyes. He solved a boring thing that had troubled him for a long time. He felt very happy. Regardless of whether this young man had anything to do with Sun Anzu, he finally rewarded him for his contribution. Thinking of Sun Anzu,
Ninth, there was an unspeakable feeling in his heart. In order to accumulate credit for himself, he did feel sorry for Sun Anzu. But now that he has rewarded his disciple, he has returned the credit owed to him! Yang Guang
With this thought in mind, he slowly stood up, walked to the desk and began to draft the edict with his own hands.
When he announced his decision to reward Li Xu and Yu Wenshi during the court meeting on the second day, there was indeed a debate below. Yang Guang waved his hand, ordered everyone to be silent, and then took out his folded
medium plan
"What you all said are old words for the country. I know it in my heart, but the country is now at the time of employing people. It is not appropriate to be too harsh when seeking talents. The ancients bought horse bones for a thousand gold. Today I might as well imitate Li Xuyou's skill of beheading generals and killing enemies.
He also allowed his subordinates to harm the people. After the merits and demerits were balanced, I thought that the court should still commend him for his bravery. Therefore, I decided to make him a third-class loyal and brave uncle.
Do you think my treatment is fair?"
"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Pei Ju, the Huangmen servant, was the first to come forward and agreed. Although he failed to obtain a higher official position for Li Xu, he obtained a title for him, which was worthy of the filial piety he secretly sent. Besides, the title can be hereditary.
Descendants, to some extent, are more beneficial than promotion
"Your Majesty is far-sighted, the country is very fortunate, and the country is very fortunate!" Pei Yun, the imperial censor, stepped forward and sang. Since the emperor bestowed Li Xu with the title, he noticed that Yu Wenshu's two eastern expeditions were in vain. This small stumbling block made the god
Without realizing it, I'm afraid that by the time old Yuwenshu understands, it will be too late to cry out in pain again.
"Long live the emperor!" Several low-level civil servants cheered loudly and finally promoted a poor boy to the throne. If everyone won the first step and the second step, they would not be far away from the Eastern Expedition last year. Yu Wenshu put the blame for the defeat on the civil servants
Sooner or later, everyone will have to settle this debt with him.
Seeing that the Pei brothers and some low-level civil servants agreed with the emperor's proposition, several major families that had been trying their best to suppress Li Xu had to accept the result. The credit of that man was obvious. The emperor did not promote him or increase the number of soldiers under his command.
Just giving him a virtual title is equivalent to a disguised agreement with everyone's impeachment. "Looking at the long term, this person may be able to help us in the future!" Everyone thought like this and praised His Majesty's wise decision-making.
When it comes to discussing the reward for Yuwen Shiji, everything becomes simple. The Yuwen family has deep roots in the court. Who wants to openly have trouble with the third son of the Yuwen family? Moreover, this person is also the son-in-law of His Majesty the Emperor, refuting the emperor's objection.
His reward is tantamount to directly offending the emperor's family
Seeing that no one objected, Yang Guang immediately issued an order to reward Yu Wenshi and Yu Wenshi. His original official position was the fifth rank of Lieutenant Commander. He had made great contributions to the army this time, so he was promoted two ranks to General Wu Yalang. He was still in the fourth rank.
Granted the title of Marquis of Baixiang to the Supervisor of the Military Camp and the title of Marquis of Baixiang, with food for 500 households (Note 1). At this time, the position order between the Supervisor of the Xiongwu Camp and the chief general was finally back on track. According to the Sui military system, General Wu Benlang was changed to the General of the Protective Army.
, for the fourth-rank Wu Yalang will be the deputy of Wu Benlang, and for the fourth-rank Ying Yanglang, although he is also a general, he was changed from a hussar general, so for the fifth-rank Xuzi, the position of Xiongwulang general is Dong
The official position that Yang Guang temporarily added before the expedition was at the same level as General Ying Yanglang, and was also a high-ranking military officer, which happened to be half a rank lower than Yu Wenshi and his current position.
"Long live the Holy Ming!" Yu Wenshu's party members were the first to jump out and cheer for His Majesty the Emperor's decision.
"Long live the foresight and foresight!" the ministers exclaimed in unison
"Well!" Yang Guang looked down proudly, cleared his throat, and said his most important decision today, "This time he went to Liaodong to meet the expeditionary army. Li Xu charged into the formation, not avoiding arrows and stones, and killed the enemy generals with drums.
The morale of our three armies has been reduced to ten thousand levels. To promote the prestige of our great Sui Kingdom, I will give them a gold medal for immunity from death and three thousand horses to show the heroes of the world and the imperial court's intention to uphold martial arts!"
"Your Majesty—" No matter whether it was several important officials from aristocratic families or newcomers from humble families, no one expected that Yang Guang would set up an ambush here.
Everyone was caught off guard
Note 1: In the military system of the Sui Dynasty, the general protecting the army was renamed Wu Benlang General, and the fourth rank Wu Yalang general was his deputy.
