The corners of Yang Guang's mouth turned up slightly: "Wang Shichong, as a squire of the Criminal Department, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, if you say such words from your mouth, are you still worthy of being a high-ranking judicial official of Dasui?" You connive at Yuan Honghei and his ilk to loot the people, do you still have the people of the world and the people in your eyes? ”

Wang Shichong shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, the world is all yours, and it is not those ordinary people who govern the world for you, but a family like Yuan Honghei, please also check this!" ”

Yang Guang gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "You make it clear." ”

Wang Shichong raised his head, and his expression became extremely serious: "At the beginning of the emperor's accession to the throne, he had just seized power from the Yuwen clan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and in order to calm the hearts of the people in the world, Gao Xi implemented the Juntian Order, strictly limiting the number of land and slaves occupied by officials at all levels, and distributing these lands to every ordinary person. Relying on this decree, the national strength of the Great Sui increased rapidly, and it was precisely because of this that it was able to retreat to the Turks in the north and destroy the Chen State in the south, achieving the great fame of the former emperor. ”

Hearing Wang Shichong praise Yang Jian and Gao Xi like this, Yang Guang's heart was very unhappy, but he could only nod: "Yes, the national strength of my Great Sui is more than ten times stronger than that of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, this is all due to the wisdom and martial arts of the former emperor, but the Juntian Order is to protect the people, this Yuan Honghei, as an official, oppresses the people and embezzles public funds, is it also a law formulated by the first emperor?" ”

Wang Shichong's eyebrows raised slightly, and said: "Weichen only said half of what he said just now, the emperor's series of love for the people and the government is indeed the fundamental reason for the strength of the Great Sui. But Your Majesty should think about it. Why those big families. Would the high-ranking officials and magnates be so willing to take out their own fields, disband the slaves, and obey this Juntian order? ”

The corners of Yang Guang's mouth hooked: "That's because the first emperor inherited the will of heaven and was a person of destiny, even if he was as powerful as Wei Chi Yuan, he was also destroyed by the first emperor and the whole world." Who would dare to go against the will of the emperor? ”

Wang Shichong followed closely and said: "Your Majesty said it well, then, may I ask what the first emperor relied on to defeat Wei Chi Yuan?" ”

Yang Guang thought for a while and said: "Since I relied on the loyalty and support of the Guanlong military meritorious families, just like when I first ascended the throne, Yang Liang also wanted to make chaos in the state, and it was the Guanlong generals led by Yang Su who led the troops to the expedition and defeated the thieves. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "That's it, Your Majesty, father and son, two generations of kings have encountered ill-intentioned rebels and set off a very powerful rebellion. However, with the help of the Guanlong clique, the rebels were successfully eliminated. Why do these Guanlong groups support two generations of supreme beings so much? If, as His Majesty just said, they took their land and disbanded their families, how could they be so loyal? ”

Yang Guang nodded thoughtfully: "You are right, since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, I have indeed been extremely favored to these Guanlong generals, not only allowing them to keep their private soldiers, but also rewarding them for their previous expeditions, far exceeding the fields and slaves that their grades should occupy, just in exchange for the loyalty of these soldiers." In this way, is the law of the country tacitly allowing them to be corrupt and oppress the people? ”

Wang Shichong said calmly: "It's not all, this kind of thing can't be written into the national law, but since people are the pillars of the Great Sui's armed forces, it is impossible to deal with them with ordinary decrees, they will take the opportunity to loot when they get to the place, but as long as the degree is not too powerful, it will make the heavens angry and resentful, and the people under their jurisdiction will become people everywhere, often the first emperor will turn a blind eye, it is really not good, and the impeachment of the imperial history is often extrajudicial and disgraceful." Unless people like Yu Qingze, Wang Shiji, and Yan Rong support their own troops and plot against each other, His Majesty will decisively withdraw their military power and kill them. ”

Yang Guang smiled and said: "Wang Aiqing, you also have a lot of research on this way of governing the country, then you say that this Yuan Honghei is average, but the means are brutal and unkind, such an official, I should be dismissed, and among the children of the Guan Long family, there should also be better talents than him, why do you have to use this guy to take on this important responsibility?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "This is Your Majesty's employment technique, Yuan Honghei's methods are cruel, greedy, and he is a very corrupt official, the handle is in the hands of His Majesty, as long as he sends the imperial history to investigate, it will be a capital crime according to the national law, but his people also know this, so if His Majesty specially orders him to do something, he will definitely do his best to complete it, for this he can ignore the life and death of the people, desperately squeeze, and wait until the matter is completed, if you want the people to be angry, you only need to send the imperial history to investigate his crimes in Youzhou, and exile him, So that Your Majesty can rest easy! ”

Yang Guang laughed: "What Wang Aiqing said, it is deeply in line with my intentions, okay, this matter will be done according to what you say, I will immediately pass on the decree, Zhao Youzhou Governor Yuan Honghei, go to Laizhou, Qi County, and build 300 giant loach ships within ten months." ”

Wang Shichong said respectfully: "Your Majesty Shengming." ”

After Yang Guang finished the order, he looked at Wang Shichong and said with a smile: "Wang Aiqing, you entered the palace late at night, it's not just this one thing, this expedition to Goguryeo, do you also want to seek the position of a general?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled and shook his head: "Weichen doesn't dare, this expedition is a feat that I have never had in China for thousands of years, how many generals of Guan Long, all rely on the relationship, and find a way to make contributions in this war, the son of a businessman Wang, now that he has reached the third grade, he will not join in this fun." ”

Yang Guang was a little surprised: "Oh, Wang Aiqing really doesn't want to go on the expedition?" So what do you want to do? ”

A hint of cunning flashed in Wang Shichong's eyes: "Weichen thinks that when the army goes out to the front, the rear must be stable, and it is the duty of Weichen to ensure that His Majesty's million-strong army has no worries on the front line." ”

Yang Guang laughed: "What, Wang Aiqing wants to be in charge of logistics and transfer money, food, soldiers and horses?" ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed, and he shook his head: "No, Weichen has already heard that this time Your Majesty left Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Kingdom, in Huaiyuan Town, to supervise the collection of grain, grass, horses, ordnance, and chariots for the Goguryeo army. Tang Guogong is outstanding and will be competent, so Weichen will not join in the excitement. ”

Yang Guang said softly: "Then what do you want to do?" Aside from that, is there anything else that makes my rear unstable? ”

Wang Shichong said softly: "Yes, it is those who are dissatisfied with Your Majesty in their hearts and want to take advantage of Your Majesty's expedition to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble in the rear. (To be continued......)