Chapter 5 Jun En (Part 2) Ever since the nursery rhyme "Peach and plum, the queen goes around Yangzhou..." appeared, Yang Guang was extremely afraid of the surname Li. First, he suppressed his cousin Li Yuan to the point of fear.
The cowardly old woman in the village then found trouble and killed General Li Hun of You Xiaowei and his family. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many people named Li in the world, he would have even wanted to kill all the children named Li.
Now, how could Yang Guang not feel relieved when he heard the news that another person named Li, whom he was afraid of, had also been disfigured? An emperor has the majesty of an emperor, and a pockmarked and lame man certainly cannot be regarded as the emperor Li Mi.
Failure to become the emperor means that the country of the Sui Dynasty is more stable. The stability of the country of the Sui Dynasty means that he has not failed as an emperor. Thinking of this, Yang Guang's spirit became more and more bright, and not only his shoulders and waist straightened up.
, and his speech was much more organized than before.
"Then Cheng Zhijie is calm in the face of danger, so he is a general? It's a pity that I couldn't find him!" Yang Guang commented with a smile when he heard Li Xu talking about Cheng Zhijie's feat of finally getting the remnant army of Wagang to withdraw from the battlefield smoothly after risking his life.
"The last few years have discovered that there are indeed many heroes hidden in the grass." Li Xu followed Yang Guang's meaning and said. One of the fatal shortcomings of the Sui Dynasty was that the channels for talent selection were not smooth, from small local county captains to the imperial court.
Almost all officials are controlled by more than a dozen aristocratic families. The purpose of the imperial examination was to give people from ordinary people a way to be selected by the imperial court, so that these people would not be suppressed.
In the end, he took the risk. But in the past five or six years, Yang Guang was busy with expeditions to the east and the north. How could the powerful families who held the imperial examination take the initiative to create enemies for themselves and control the vacancies in the government and the opposition? As a result, senior officials
The children of the people are still high-ranking officials, and the children of common people are still common people. The government is getting darker and darker, and the people are becoming more and more desperate for their lives.
"I wish there were no talented people in the world, otherwise I wouldn't have set up this secretarial supervisor and bachelor's hall!" Yang Guang let out a long sigh, and there was a sense of regret in his words.
"Your Majesty has the reputation of respecting the virtuous. It is well known among scholars that some rebellious ministers and traitors are born with a sense of disobedience. Your Majesty has no need to worry about it!" Kong Yingda, a great scholar, put down the bowl of porridge and explained with a smile.
For a Confucian scholar, Yang Guang did something very benevolent and righteous. From the time when he was the general manager of Yangzhou, he raised more than 100 official scholars to become emperors. He never forgot to communicate with famous Confucian scholars every year.
Sent rice, grain, silk and satin to several famous Confucian scholars. Therefore, no matter how the public evaluates Yang Guang, most Confucian scholars still believe that Yang Guang is the Holy Son of Heaven. The reason why the country under the rule of the Holy Son of Heaven is becoming more and more chaotic is because there are too many treacherous ministers and Confucians cannot be in charge.
The power is definitely not because the emperor is stupid and the bachelors are short-tongued and talk nonsense with their eyes closed all day long.
"Those of you whose consciences have been stained with ink, even if you elect tens of thousands of people to join the court, you can't do anything!" Although he was slightly critical of the situation of the aristocratic family in power, Li Xu didn't have the slightest favorable impression of Kong Yingda and other Confucian scholars and smiled.
Laughing, he changed the topic back to the matter of suppressing bandits. "The children of Qijun fought more than ten battles with the Wagang army, and even the main stronghold of Wagang Mountain was captured. Zhai let Li Mi avoid fighting because of his familiarity with the terrain.
, so we and the enemy remained in a stalemate and waited for the supplies of grain, grass, and equipment from Dongdu to arrive. The general, Qin Duwei, and Luo Duwei will definitely work together to pull out this little thorn in front of your majesty!"
"No rush, no rush. Now that you're here, don't be in a hurry to go back!" Yang Guang liked the confident way Li Xu spoke very much. It reminded him of the prosperous years of his youth, who he was then and now.
Like Li Xu, he leads the army as a young man and looks invincible in the world. Although he is old now, his dream is always young. He always hopes that one day he can pick himself up again and let the world see his grace when he was the king of Jin again.
"The general is afraid that if he has been out for a long time, General Zhang will be unable to support himself." Li Xu thought for a while and said
"You can let Governor Qin and Governor Luo go back first. It's rare for me to reunite with you. There are many things arranged for you. I promised you back then that I would send you back as soon as the banditry in Qi County weakened. I have not forgotten it. I will always remember it!" Yang Guang laughed!
He shook his head, his eyes filled with admiration
Since His Majesty the Emperor had already mentioned this, Li Xu could no longer refute his face and had to be patient and continue to introduce the process of relieving the siege of Nao County and chasing down the enemy. Yang Guang listened and behaved like a veteran general.
Although I only have a few words to write a review, most of it falls on the key points.
"This Emperor is not faint at all, he is just spoiled and refuses to study hard!" Luo Shixin looked at Yang Guang again with a critical eye and commented secretly in his heart.
Having been a local official, he had a very bad impression of Yang Guang. He always felt that the guy who drove the people of the world into desperation must be a stupid, violent and stubborn old man. But when they met today, he found that Yang Guang was not only energetic but also good at times.
Apart from his mood swings, he is no different from a normal person in other aspects. Moreover, Yang Guang is obviously a knowledgeable soldier. He analyzed the gains and losses of the siege battle in a clear and logical way. Some of his views are quite original, even better than the conclusions reached by everyone during the discussion.
He still needs to be organized but such a smart person manages the country in a mess, and is defeated repeatedly in battles. It would be unbelievable if the recent battles in Liaoning were not right in front of him.
"I was not wrong about you back then. You were just the leader of ten thousand people, but now you are my Wei Huo. You can command thousands of troops and horses with ease!" At the end, Yang Guang concluded happily.
"The general would not have dared to praise His Majesty so highly. Had it not been for Your Majesty's astonishing courage, personally sitting in Yanmen and attracting Shibi Khan's main force. If it had not been for the humility of old General Qutu and his willingness to listen to the advice of the General. If it had not been for the concerted efforts of all my colleagues,
How could our Sui soldiers and horses achieve today's victory!" Xuzi stood up again and humbly gave the credit to others.
Seeing Li Xu being so humble, Yang Guang was even more happy and stood up with a smile, walked around the imperial court, took the other person's hand and said, "General Li, there is no need to be modest. My share of the credit belongs to me, General Qu Tu's."
That share of credit belongs to General Qu Tu, and they cannot be confused with each other. Over the past few years, you have never betrayed my trust. I am very happy and want any reward. Just say it, and I will agree to it all!"
Your Majesty likes it a little crazy today! Pei Ju, Yu Shiji and others secretly shook their heads. If Qu Tutong is granted the title of Hussar General and goes to the Zhu Kingdom, with his talents, connections and qualifications, even if there are people in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty who are dissatisfied, they will be dissatisfied.
There are not too many gossips to say. If the first military position in the Sui Dynasty was awarded to a young man who was less than twenty years old, and he was from a humble background, I don’t know how many celebrities in the world would laugh so hard that they fell down. But at this time, Yang
Guang was in high spirits, and no one could step forward to stop him. Otherwise, not only would the emperor be dissatisfied, but he would also have an unprovoked grudge against Li Xu, a rising star.
Pei and Yu did not come forward, and other civil servants did not dare to cause trouble rashly. At this moment, Li Xu had a lot of troops in his hands, Qu Tutong, Yun Dingxing and others were protected by his sweet words. Once he gave someone a certain order on his way back.
If someone does something bad, the other party probably won't even be able to find the body.
"General, I don't dare to ask for rewards. As long as I see His Majesty safe, I will be satisfied!" Li Xu's answer made many people in the court breathe a sigh of relief, although most people still looked at the young general with dismay.
How pleasing to the eye, in addition to jealousy and contempt in the complex eyes, there is also a hint of admiration
"If I say I want to reward you, I must reward you for traveling thousands of miles to come to my aid. If I don't reward you, I'm sorry for the way you treat me!" Yang Guang became more and more pleased with Li Xu as he looked at him, and there was a lot of teacher-like emotion in his words.
"The general is young and has poor moral character. He may not be able to take on any big posts. Besides, there are many soldiers who have made contributions in this battle. Why don't your Majesty calm the morale of the army first, and then discuss the merits of the ministers and others!" Li Xu listened to Yang Guang's sincere words, and he also expressed his thoughts truthfully.
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"If you didn't mention it, I'd have forgotten it!" Yang Guang was stunned for a moment, and sighed. If there were people in the entire Sui Dynasty who cared about him regardless of fame and fortune, I'm afraid Li Xu in front of him was one of the few. Of course, there were
Qu Tutong and Yao Junsu glanced at the faces of the generals who were covered with dust, "Master Yinshi is obviously not the one. He has no other ability except flattery. Dugu Chongmu has made me think so highly of him in vain.
But he is arrogant due to his favor, and has repeatedly made mistakes against Shang Yun. Dingxing is old, and he was once the father-in-law of the former prince to protect his children. It is okay, but in recent years he has become more and more tactful and worldly..." "I must reward you!"
Thinking of the reality that the talents around him were withering, Yang Guang became more determined to reuse Li Xu. "If I named you Hussar General, many people would be dissatisfied. But the position of General of the Sixteenth House has been passed away by several people. I remember, I
I remember that the seat of General Zuotunwei is still vacant..." Yang Guang patted his forehead and said to himself
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" Pei Yun, the imperial censor, wanted to jump up and strangle Li Xu to death. Just now, Yang Guang said that he was going to make Li Xu the Cavalry General. He could still keep his composure. Although he had the title of Cavalry General,
He was high, but he had no direct subordinates. With Li Xu's qualifications and connections, it was obviously not enough for him to hold this position. The powerful ministers only had to be patient for a few months. When Yang Guang's excitement wore off, he could easily force Li Xu to step down. But the leftist
The General of Tunwei is one of the Sixteenth Guards of the Sui Dynasty. Although the official position of the leading general is only the third rank, he is directly subordinate to the emperor. He has the right to open government offices and build yamen. His subordinates belong to the national standing army. They must meet the material supplies of their subordinates.
Once Li Xu takes the position of the general of the army, it will be extremely difficult for the powerful ministers to push him down. This person has a stubborn temper and does not know how to adapt to the fifth rank of official position. He dared to contradict Yu Wenshu these years.
The powerful officials in the court have repeatedly made things difficult for him. If he is allowed to gain momentum, how can everyone have any peace in the future?
