When the memorial carefully prepared by Yu He, the governor of Shanggu County, was delivered to the Sui Emperor Yang Guang after several transfers, it was already the next night. Yang Guang grabbed it from the pile of memorials and glanced at it roughly
, a smile immediately appeared on his face, and then his smile grew stronger and stronger. Suddenly, laughter burst out like a flood breaking a bank, making the window paper buzz.
"It's bad, we guessed the holy will wrong!" Yu Shiji, the Minister of Internal Affairs, trembled with fright, and his face suddenly turned pale.
Sheriff Shanggu's memorial was reviewed by him before being placed on the imperial record. Although it was not completely consistent with his initial suggestion, it was basically in line with the results that the emperor wanted. But for some unknown reason, the emperor read it.
He actually burst out into such sad laughter. That was by no means an auspicious sign. Although His Majesty the Sui Emperor was very tolerant of his favored ministers, it did not mean that he would not find excuses to kill people when he was angry. In fact, for those who offended his majesty,
His Majesty the Emperor will punish those who do so without mercy.
"Does the Emperor no longer intend to reuse Uncle Zhongyong? Then why does he keep this person by his side!" Yu Shiji lowered his head and thought in confusion. In the past two years, especially since the defeat of Liaodong last year, His Majesty has become more and more thoughtful.
It's hard to guess. To use a rebellious word to describe him, it is not an exaggeration to say that he was moody. For Yu Shiji, who did not have the position of servant but exercised the power of servant, this was tantamount to increasing the pressure on him to serve as assistant to the government.
Because Master Yu is different from other ministers such as Yu Wenshu, Pei Ju, Pei Yun, etc., he does not have any fixed political goals, and guessing the emperor's thoughts is the first priority in his mind.
"Haha, okay, hahaha, what a good Governor Yu!" Yang Guang held the memorial into a ball in his palm, and while laughing, he beat the desk hard. The huge noise alarmed many people, and the door
The warriors standing outside even held the handle of the sword. As soon as His Majesty opened his mouth, they immediately rushed out and captured the blind and unlucky guy for questioning.
Yu He is the nephew of Yu Shiji. Master Yu, the Minister of Internal Affairs, could not bear to watch his nephew suffer misfortune. Before His Majesty the Emperor made the decision to take him away, he secretly used his eyes to look at the person standing next to the imperial cabinet.
The emperor's old eunuch Wen Jiu, who was holding a silver charcoal stove, sent a distress signal.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, be careful that your anger is bad!" Wen Qiao glared at Yu Shiji angrily, and then lowered his voice to advise. He didn't care much about the rights and wrongs in the DPRK. In comparison, he was more concerned about Yang Guang's personal life.
Jiankang. Since the year before last, Wen Qiu, who has been with Yang Guang since childhood, clearly feels that His Majesty around him is getting older. No, the Imperial family should not be called aging, but should be said to be more stable, but His Majesty's spirit is indeed not as good as
Before that, the whole person did not look as optimistic and ambitious as before. Sometimes, Wen Qiu even saw His Majesty the Emperor secretly weeping, secretly shedding tears in a place where others could not see, just like a suffering man.
Aggrieved child.
Wen Qian knew that he should not speculate on His Majesty the Emperor like this, but sometimes he really felt that His Majesty the Emperor was very pitiful. In recent years, God has been blind and brought disasters, big and small, to the Sui Dynasty one after another. First, the prince died, leaving His Majesty to
They tasted the pain of separation of flesh and blood. Then Liaodong suffered a disastrous defeat, then Yang Xuangan rebelled, then Yuhang people Liu Yuanjin raised troops, and Donghai people Peng Xiaocai gathered people as bandits. Recently, Song Zixian, Xiang Haiming, Du Fuwei, Fu Gongyou, Miao Haichao and others appeared
There were more than twenty gangs of thieves. For some unknown reason, the usually weak people suddenly became violent, and one by one they competed with each other over this business involving the nine clans.
And the civil and military affairs of this dynasty do not make people worry. Today you bite me, and tomorrow I pinch you. Finally, a general Li Lang who suits His Majesty's wishes was created, and he was held in the hands of these old and cunning guys as a knife.
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"Angry, what do I have to be angry about?" Yang Guang laughed enough, threw Yu He's memorial to the corner of the room, and said loudly. "General Li Lang's mentor is not Yang Ji, the old man named Yang is just a county school student.
He is an ordinary teacher with little ability. I am just thinking about how to deal with Li Lang's crime of repaying his kindness by releasing his imperial concubine. Once this memorial comes out, do I still need to worry about it?"
"This Shanggu County Sheriff must not know the inside story and was fooled by his subordinates. I immediately sent someone to warn him, and I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter!" Yu Shiji stepped forward and kept making guarantees.
Pei Ju, the servant of Huangmen, was ordered to pacify the barbarians in the Longyou area. At present, most of the important tasks of advising Yang Guang fell on Yu Shiji and the imperial censor Pei Yun. And that Pei Yun was a guy who was afraid of the world being in chaos. This time
He was behind the censors' move to impeach Yu Wenshu. This person's nonsense made Yu Shiji, who wanted to have sex with Ni Ni, very troubled. On Yu Wenshu's side, Yu Shiji felt that he could not afford the crime. As for the officials and the Pei family,
Yu Shiji didn't want to cause too much trouble. So he tried to get both ways and made a nondescript memorial, but in the end he offended Tianwei.
"No need, he did a great job!" Yang Guang waved his hand, speaking in a tone that made it hard to tell whether he was praising or mocking. "Yu Shiji, this Yu He belongs to your Yu family, right? He is such a good person, why don't you do the same?
Why don't you let the officials promote his position to a higher level?"
"I dare not show favoritism." Yu Shiji, the Minister of Internal Affairs, became increasingly pale, three points whiter than the snow outside the window.
"Why don't you dare? You don't avoid relatives when you're doing it internally, and you don't avoid enemies when you're doing it externally?" Yang Guang's mouth tilted slightly and he continued to sarcastically say. "If I hadn't known about it in advance, I guess your family would have written Yang Ji as a student in the county school.
The handyman, or simply tell me that this person has never appeared in Yi County County School. This will save everyone the trouble!"
"I, I will go check it out myself, go check it out myself!" Yu Shiji wished he could kneel on the ground, hold Yang Guang's thigh and beg for forgiveness. His Majesty is not angry that Yu He excused Li Xu, but His Majesty is angry that everyone is telling lies with their eyes open. But.
What's the benefit of telling the truth to the emperor? General Li Lang has already let him go, and the guilt can be light or serious. But neither the old man Yuwenshu nor the little devil of General Li Lang bothered too much about this matter. Yuwenshu took the little devil of the Li family
The reason why he was kicked out of the Xiongwu Camp was that the other party was arrogant and contemptuous of his superiors. The little devil surnamed Li did even better. He ran all the way to Jixian County to meet the emperor's chariot. He did not complain or complain, but just said that his wounds were healed and he was free.
I had nothing to do, so I went to the Emperor's side to wait for orders.
Yang Guang's answer was a deep sigh, "Forget it, that's the end of it." He stood up and walked gently in the room. When Li Xu appeared in the morning team, he guessed that Xiao
The guy fell into the hands of the old foxes in the army. At that time, he had received three memorials, one was written by Yu Wenshiji, about the specific process of the two offensive and defensive battles of Liyang and the aftermath measures. The prince-in-law was giving the memorial
I have repeatedly asked for credit for Li Xu, believing that without his keen grasp of the battle situation and fear of life and death during the battle, Liyang City would not have been taken, nor could it have been defended afterwards.
The second memorial came from Yu Wenshu. The old general "very generously" credited Li Xu with the first contribution to the Battle of Hulao Pass. At the same time, he explained the reason for letting Li Xu go home to recuperate. On the one hand, it was because he cherished
Talent, I couldn't bear to let him fight with injuries. On the other hand, I wanted to consider the long-term interests of the Sui Dynasty and dampen the young man's arrogance so that he could be more useful in the future.
The third memorial was written by General Laihu'er. He strongly recommended Li Xu to the court, believing that the young man was both wise and brave and was a rare pillar of talent. The specific reason was his performance in the Battle of Hulao. Laihu'er
He believed that Li Zixiong, the former Youwuhou general, was cunning and treacherous. Thanks to Li Xu seeing through his tactics, he ensured that the power of the Sui army never fell into the hands of traitors.
"These old guys are just messing around, why bother dragging in an ignorant little guy!" Yang Guang thought at the time. The reason why Yu Wenshu suddenly became generous and did not take all the credit must be because he came to protect his children.
The others pushed Li Xu out to cause trouble. Lai Huer's memorial clearly stated that Yu Wenshu made a mistake in his use of troops, and it was only thanks to Xiongwuying's timely remediation that he was able to avoid a defeat.
Yang Guang was not angry at that time. It was a tradition of the Sui Dynasty for generals to fight against each other. From a royal perspective, he did not want his veteran generals to be too united. As for Li Xu being squeezed out, Yang Guang had no intention of going into details. Anyway, the little guy
His official position is still there, and he has made new achievements. When he returns to Luoyang to discuss his merits and rewards, he will be promoted to a noble rank, and then he will be given a new title.
But within a few days of Li Xu's appearance, things became complicated. The censors took turns to impeach Yu Wenshu for manipulating power and harming the country with ulterior motives. Several officials close to the Yuwen family fought back, impeaching Li Xu for being good at diverting military supplies.
, to win people's hearts. The war between the two sides became more and more intense, and as a result, many secrets hidden in private were exposed to the public. Yang Guang checked again and found that there was no good person among the officials!
The matter was not initiated by Li Xu. He, a fifth-grade general who only had the opportunity to go to court six times a month, had no friendship with the officials and was not capable of causing such a big disturbance. According to Yang Guang's inference, the mastermind behind the scenes should be the imperial censor.
Doctor Pei Yun, internal historian Xiao Yu, etc. These guys have long been jealous of the Yuwen family, and fighting for Li Xu is just a cover for them to deal with outsiders.
Yang Guang had long been accustomed to this. Powerful ministers restricted each other, which made it easier for the king to control them. But he couldn't bear the fact that everyone left a lot of state affairs alone and undermined each other regardless of time and importance.
He decided to pay attention to this matter personally, and through the specific performance in the process of handling the matter, to see who among the officials was more loyal and who was more concerned about the affairs of the court than his own affairs. As a result, he suddenly discovered that the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were...
Except for a few young officials like Li Xu who had just entered the official career, everyone else was working for the public good for private gain.
Moreover, these people all have high-sounding reasons.
My Sui Dynasty turned out to be like this! Yang Guang felt that his heart was cold, colder than the ice and snow outside. He remembered that his father told him before he died that Su Wei, *, and Pei Ju were all good ministers, as were Gao Ying, Yu Wenshu, and Li Zixiong.
They were all famous generals. As a result, these good ministers and famous generals either betrayed themselves or became inactive and only knew how to fight for power and gain.
"Am I really unlucky?" Yang Guang pushed the guard away angrily, stretched out his hand to open the window, and the fluttering snowflakes were blown in by the wind, and immediately covered his face. (To be continued)
