After sending off Qimin Khan and Princess Yicheng, Emperor Yang of Sui did not return to Chang'an, but went to Taiyuan and made a detour to the Eastern Capital, and when he arrived in Luoyang, it was already September. As soon as he arrived in Luoyang, he announced that Yang Xuan, the king of Qi, was reappointed as Henan Yin, Kaifu Yitong and the three divisions, and the original more than 20,000 people of the prince Yang Zhao were also assigned to Yang Xuan, Duhu usurped the military power, or returned to Chang'an to be responsible for the military industry, and Li Hun led the prince Zongwei with the right Xiaowei general.

Yang Chong was also sent back to Chang'an by the Ministry of War, Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Mingya, the squire of the Ministry of War, accompanied Yang Guang, and the military departments of Chang'an and Luoyang were like decorations. There are a total of 10 directors in the military department, including four directors of the military department, two directors of the staff department, two directors of the driving department, and two directors of the treasury department; In Luoyang, Pei Hongce, the head of the treasury department, was in charge, and the military department, the staff, the driving department, and the treasury department each had one director, while Chang'an only had one person in charge of the military department, Yuan Wuji, who was responsible for the operation of the entire military department.

Yang Chong went back as the head of the Ministry of War, ranking behind Yuan Wuji, just to stop some people's mouths and show that the Ministry of War still attaches importance to Chang'an; In fact, Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said very clearly that Yang Chong only had to do two things when he returned to Chang'an, one was to sort out the intelligence of the Western Regions as much as possible, and the other was to ponder some equipment. Yang Chong unexpectedly said that when he left Luoyang, in addition to Yu Wenkai and Shangshu Weixuan of the Ministry of Industry at the city gate, Mai Tiezhu, the general of the Zhu State, also came to see him off.

Mai Tiezhu is a native of Sixing, brave and strong, when he was a teenager can travel 500 miles a day, it is said that he can run to catch up with galloping horses, he is rough and debauched and good at drinking, and likes to make friends; After being a thief and being captured by Ouyang Yi, the assassin of Nanchen Guangzhou, Mai Tiezhu became a servant of the imperial court and held an umbrella for Empress Chen. After the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, Mai Tiecane was transferred to the army of the general Yang Su, and he made many military exploits, and was recruited as a general in the sixteenth year of the emperor's reign; Emperor Yang of Sui ascended the throne, and Mai Tiecane made meritorious contributions to the Han King Yang Liang and served as the general of the Zhu State.

Yang Chong and Mai Tiecane are old acquaintances in Yulin City, but they are not very familiar, Mai Tiecane fanned his giant palm, patted Yang Chong on the shoulder and said: "Good boy, you have done well in Yulin, be careful when you return to Chang'an, you are now a thorn in the side of others." ”

Yang Chong endured the pain and grinned, "General Mai, be lighter." Thank you for your kindness, but the will of the Holy Will. ”

Wei Xuan heard Yang Chong's helplessness. Everyone knew what was happening in Yulin City, Yang Chong's actions calmed down a political turmoil, and Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of Sui, was happy, but he did not pursue his opponent; However, Su Wei and others still believed that if there was no extraneous branch of Yang Chong, they would make Yu Wenhua and his brothers lose their heads, and even let Yu Wenshu lose his official position and resign, forcing Emperor Yang Guang of Sui to make concessions in the political competition.

This difference is also in the matter of directional trade, the trade with Du Ji Shi is beneficial to the center, but in fact, it robs the smuggling business between the Shi clan and Du Ji Shi, and it is precisely for this reason that under the pressure from inside and outside the center, Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and Duan Wenzhen, the secretary of the military department, had to agree to transfer Yang Chong back to Chang'an and let Pei Ju be responsible for the operation of Saibei. The military's attitude towards this is diametrically opposed, if Yang Chong operates, the generals of the Sixteen Guards will more or less share the profits, in Pei Ju's hands, even Duan Wenzhen and Ming Ya are worried, and the wheat iron rod to send Yang Chong is a signal of dissatisfaction from the military.

Mai Tiezhu clearly understood Yang Chong's subtext, and laughed; Yu Wenkai was under the public, but he didn't say much, but just gave his hand politely, Yang Chong lived in Yu Wenkai's house in Luoyang, and the arrangements for what the senior brothers wanted to say had already been discussed. Yang Chong and everyone finished saluting, turned over their horses, and galloped west with the Praetorian Guards who changed guards, in the past few months in the military department, Yang Chong's only rapid progress was horseback riding skills, basically able to keep up with the actions of the brigade.

Arriving in Chang'an, Yang Chong went to Shangshutai, which was left behind, to make a report, took five days off, and didn't even go to the military department, so he simply went home; Yang Chong's plan is very simple, rest for a few days first. When Yang Chong arrived home, he learned that Yang Liu and Yang Jiu were helping in the Cui family's workshop, and they haven't come back yet; Yang San, Yang Si, Yang Qi, and Yang Shi did a good job in the blacksmith shop, and Wei Long had already begun to teach them martial arts; Yang Yi, Yang Er, Yang Wu, and Yang Ba were arranged to go to Yuwen Workshop to learn carpentry and acrobatics, and Wei Heng stared at it.

Every ten days and half a month, Wei Lei would go to everywhere to see, including the farm Li Chun, and the situation was good. However, after Wei Lei's report, he didn't have any intention of leaving, and standing there with a little sneer, Yang Chong was very strange and asked, "What else is going on?" ”

Wei Lei squeaked for a long time before he said, the last time he went to Yuwen Workshop, Yuwen Hu asked one thing, did Wei Lei and the three of them have the original surname Wei? Werey didn't understand it at first, but it took a few days to react. Yuwenhu's meaning is very clear, if Wei Lei and they were originally surnamed Wei, it would be nothing, if the Wei family gave the surname, then they had been to the Yang family for a few months, and Wei Lei and the three should consider changing their surnames. But this kind of thing, Wei Lei really can't be the master, so it depends on Yang Chong's attitude.

Yang Chong has been in the Sui Dynasty for more than a year, and he knows that this surname is a symbol of identity, but Yang Chong does not identify with slavery, so he has always had an idea in his heart, hoping that Wei Lei and others will get out of slavery; Yang Chong then asked, "What do you three mean, do you want to change back to your original surname, or do you want to have your surname Yang?" Also, have you considered changing your citizenship? ”

Wei Lei hurriedly knelt down and replied: "We are voluntary slaves, there is no idea of changing nationality, when we joined the Wei family, we have already abandoned the original surname, and we are not ready to change back, if the head of the family agrees, we want the surname Yang." ”

Yang Chong nodded and said, "I'm fine, but what about you and the rest of Wei Heng's family?" ”

Wei Long and his wife have two children, and it is no problem to change their surname to Yang; In addition to the three children, the Weire family also has an old father, a younger brother, and a younger sister; Wei Heng's family of three is accompanied by two teenage sisters. Wei Lei was very relieved, Yang Chong did not have the arrogance of a big family, he considered the truth very much, and replied: "Wei Heng hopes that the two younger sisters will be surnamed Yang, I have discussed it with my father, and his old man agreed to change his surname." ”

Yang Chong was dispensable for these things, so he specially summoned everyone to ask them carefully, and after making sure that there was no problem, he asked Wei Lei to prepare the contract and go to the government to make notes. Yang Chong discussed with Yang Lei, Yang Heng, and Yang Long that all the children in the family should be literate, and Yang Chong would pay for the tuition; However, on the issue of women's study, the two sides had a strong dispute, and finally Yang Chong took out the identity of the head of the family, and Yang Lei and the three died down.

However, Yang Chong still encountered a problem, Chang'an's private school does not accept girls, and the young ladies of large families invite their husbands to teach at home, Yang Chong was not stumped by this little thing. Yang Lei's younger brother Yang Ting is thin and weak, has studied in a private school, and is now arranged by Yang Lei to have the opportunity to keep accounts and do chores in the house, Yang Chong handed over the matter of girls' literacy to Yang Ting, stipulating that each girl in the Yang family must recognize 600 words, and after teaching a girl, according to the tuition standard of the private school, Yang Ting will be paid two taels of silver.

There are very few families in Da Sui who pay slaves and maids, Yang Lei and Yang Ting were very surprised, and were about to resign, Yang Chongzheng said: "Yang Lei, seeing that you are not a good manager, do you think I have this family business now?" I am making a rule for you, that you should gradually make everyone who works have a salary, so that there will not be chaos in the future when the family has a great business. ”

Yang Chong made a final decision, and the Yang Lei brothers did not dare and did not want to object.