"Mr. Yang, you and Mr. Yuan are related to each other. Where do you think we should start investigating?"
The Taiwei entered the prison and Sikong asked to resign. In the East Palace, Gu Cheng looked at the last Situ Yang Ci again.
Yang Ci's eyes were half-closed and he looked very old. At this time, his whole body was agitated and he bowed down suddenly: "Your Highness, I don't know this!"
"Mr. Yang, please get up!"
This time, Gu Cheng stood up, personally helped Yang Ci up, and set up a barrier so that Jiu Qing could not hear him. His voice was gentle and authentic: "The water can only turn into the sea below, and the mountains are not as high as the sky. The Hongnong Yang family has been keeping a low profile for a long time.
, it seems that you don’t want to show off your talents for my Han family?"
Yang Ci's expression changed drastically: "Your Highness!"
Even those who don’t know much about the Three Kingdoms know that the Yuan family was the fourth generation and the three princes. In fact, the Hongnong Yang family was also the fourth generation and the three princes.
Yang Ci's grandfather Yang Zhen and his father Yang Bingjun rose to the rank of Taiwei, and he was appointed as Taiwei Situ. His son Yang Biao successively served as three princes in the future. It was not until the famous grandson Yang Xiu, the "chicken rib", that tragedy...
And from the perspective of later generations, the Yuan family in Runan is far inferior to the Yang family in Hongnong.
This family not only held high officials in the Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but also produced Yang Su, Duke of Yue in the Sui Dynasty. Even Yang Jian and Yang Guang were members of the Hongnong Yang family. However, there is also a theory that Yang Jian seized the throne due to merit.
The genealogy was rewritten to show legitimacy, but he was actually from the Han clan in Shandong.
In the Tang Dynasty, the four surnames of Li, Wu, Wei and Yang were married, and the Yang surname was the eleventh prime minister. Li Shimin's concubine, Wu Zetian's mother, and Li Longji's queen were all from the Yang family.
In the Song Dynasty, there were many loyal Yang family generals.
This surname has been running through thousands of years of history. What impressed Gu Cheng most was its everlasting prosperity and good reputation throughout the dynasties.
So is Yang Ci, the current head of the family, loyal?
Gu Cheng didn't have an answer. He might be loyal, or he might be a treacherous person.
But he can be sure of one thing, at least there is no irreconcilable conflict between the Yang family and the Han Dynasty.
This is the beauty of keeping a low profile and keeping a low profile. Although they have great strength, they are not at the forefront of the storm. Both sides can take a step back to gain a brighter future.
But now, Gu Cheng is forcing Yang Ci to express his position.
At this time, it is completely normal to be stabbed by the Great Retrograde, lose your temper in anger, and lose your sense of reason.
Therefore, the calmer the prince appeared on the surface, the more panicked the ministers became. Yang Ci even spoke bitterly and sighed: "Your Highness, it's not that I don't want to be loyal, but I don't know what you want?"
These words were so heartfelt that Gu Cheng stopped beating around the bush and said directly: "Get rid of the Yuan family's gang members!"
Yang Ci had long expected that the prince was young and vigorous, but he shook his head directly: "The Yuan family's disciples and old officials are all over the world. If you do this, I'm afraid that chaos will happen again!"
Why is the Yuan family in Runan so powerful?
They are not princes now, at least on the surface they have no soldiers or generals, they are all officials in the court. Logically speaking, if the king wants his ministers to die, the ministers have to die.
But in fact, the huge influence brought by the fourth and third sons of the Yuan family is what makes the Han Dynasty most afraid. It is the disciples and former officials who are all over the world!
If we rashly break up with him, the Yuan family's rebellion will be no less than the Yellow Turban Rebellion sweeping the world!
Yang Ci's words were really for the sake of the big man, but Gu Cheng was surprised and said: "Aren't the disciples and former officials of the Yuan family not in Luoyang?"
Yang Ci was startled and his expression suddenly changed.
Yes, there was a great Yellow Turban victory, the crown prince selected his concubine, there was a grand ceremony, officials from all over the country, governors and governors all came to Luoyang.
Therefore, many officials of the Yuan clan are in Luoyang, not on their own territory.
At this moment, Yang Ci felt a chill rushing straight to the sky.
Is it a coincidence?
Or did you already have a plan?
But the prince wouldn't have thought that Yuan Shu had presented a book, and the Yellow Turban Demon Dao was hidden in it, right?
Even though Yang Ci had gone through many storms in his life, he was a little confused. The person in front of him had an unfathomable majesty. His legs trembled and he was about to kneel down.
Gu Cheng held on and used a little force with his palms: "If the disciples of Hongnong Yang's family enter the states and smooth the handover of counties and counties, our great man will survive another disaster. Mr. Yang deserves the most credit!"
Yang Ci turned pale with fright and shook his head repeatedly: "I am willing to help Your Highness stabilize the world situation, but I dare not accept the position of county or county!"
The Yang family of Hongnong was not ostentatious, but he firmly occupied the second place in the world's aristocratic family, while the Yuan family, who showed his sharpness and sharpness, was jealous.
If the Yuan family is beaten to dust and all the party members are eliminated, then the one who rises in the ranking and becomes the target of public criticism will become the Yang family?
This is something Yang Ci absolutely does not want to see.
Gu Cheng nodded slightly: "In that case, the Chen family in Yingchuan, the Wang family in Taiyuan, and the Cui family in Qinghe have been punished by the party, and the Sima of Hanoi also wants to repay the favor, so let the children of their families share the worries!"
Yang Ci heard this and breathed a long sigh of relief: "Your Highness is wise!"
What Yang Ci feared most was that the prince dismissed the Yuan family's disciples and gave official positions to the second- and third-rate families, or even to the children of poor families.
Now it seems that although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is ruthless, he still knows the importance of the situation and has knocked down the most ambitious Yuan family of Runan. The vacant official position will still be divided among the top families.
This is completely acceptable.
However, Yang Ci could not help but have doubts. Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince only wanted to eradicate the Yuan family, so that all the benefits would go to the family, and that all his hard work would be in vain?
Although the Yuan family in Runan is the great enemy of the Han Dynasty, the matter has reached this point, and it is impossible not to strive for benefits!
The next moment, he knew the answer——
"Changwen, show your memorial to Mr. Yang!"
Gu Cheng waved, and Chen Qun stepped forward to bow.
Chen Qun has a face as gentle as jade and an elegant and upright posture. He is a standard disciple of the aristocratic family. At this time, he offered his hands: "Please take a look at it, Mr. Yang!"
Yang Ci unfolded it and looked at it carefully, with a deep sigh on his face.
Recommendations from various places are divided into nine grades. These nine grades are not the size of the official, but the qualifications. The evaluation criteria are family background, morality and talent. The higher the grade, the higher the starting point and the faster the promotion. The lower the grade, the more people will accept it.
If you despise someone, promotion will be slow.
It seems that this system is the standardization of inspections and examinations, making the power of the family more obvious, but Yang Ci noticed that a series of measures such as review, assessment, supervision, punishment, appointment, etc. are all performed by the officials of the Shangshutai appointed by the emperor.
So this newly built chancellery is the key.
This is very different from the nine-level Zhongzheng system in history. Zhongzheng can evaluate, but does not have the final decision-making power. If there is any unfairness, he will be dismissed immediately and will never be hired.
As a result, although officials were still held by children of aristocratic families, power had invisibly shifted to the emperor.
Yang Ci was unwilling to accept this at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this was a long-term move.
After all, for a family that does not want to rebel, the continuation of the family is important. As long as talented children can become officials and show their ambitions, they should be restricted by the royal family.
Yang Ci was mature and cautious, and looked at it carefully again, especially the assessment and punishment system, and suddenly realized that the prince's reforms at this time had another key purpose.
Although the officials of the Yuan family were loyal to the Yuan family, they themselves did not make any mistakes. They captured them all and learned from Wuming.
But once the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System is launched, all officials will be supervised by the Shangshutai and their grades will be assessed.
It’s just that this family has a bad family background, but in terms of morality and talent, are you afraid that you can’t find fault with it?
Even if he is impeccable, if he is given a second rank, promoted to the central government, and given a sinecure, his power will be taken away.
Demotion and dismissal, promotion and demotion, a major earthquake in the officialdom, disappeared invisibly with the birth of the new system, and it can be implemented in practice. The authority of the minister's desk was established, and the prince had great imperial power and supreme status.
At this moment, Yang Ci finally understood what imperial power means. He was frightened and admired at the same time, and finally bowed down: "Your Highness is wise and benevolent, and the Hongnong Yang family is willing to serve you with all your strength!"