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The newly built Xiwan of Luoyang City is the new dormitory of Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty in the eastern capital, with a radius of more than 200 li, and a huge lake with a circumference of more than ten miles is dug inside, and Luoshui and Yishui are poured in, which is called the West Sea.

On the West Sea, several islands in the middle of the lake have been established, called Penglai, Abbot and other sacred mountains, the mountain is more than 100 feet higher than the water surface, and the pavilions and pavilions of carving dragons and painting phoenixes are scattered all over the sacred mountain, in the mist of this early summer morning, standing on the shore and looking from afar, it is like a fairyland on earth.

Yang Guangzheng was sleeping in the Lingxu Palace in the Penglai Immortal Mountain above the West Sea, and when the hour had passed, he did not have the slightest intention of going to the court, he was naked, lying on a huge goose feather bed that was ten people wide, and his left hand was holding the naked Mrs. Xuanhua (Chen Guiren of Emperor Yang Jian of Sui Wen), but his right hand was gently brushing the creamy skin on the back of Mrs. Ronghua (Cai Guiren of Emperor Yang Jian of Sui Wen), as if caressing a work of art.

Since ascending the throne, Yang Guang was quite restrained when Yang Liang got up, at that time the world was undecided, and he had not yet fully grasped the power of the DPRK, and now, he has great power, and he is awake to hold the power of the world, drunk and lying on the knees of beauty, the highest goal of a man's life, he has achieved it, what more can the husband ask for?

Yang Guang asked his husband in his heart, and he quickly laughed: "Beauty is in my arms, I have it in the world, I would rather be in this bed in this life, and it is best never to wake up from this dream." ”

A little eunuch's timid voice came from outside the gate dozens of steps away: "Supreme, the queen has something important to ask you to go." ”

Yang Guang remained motionless and lay on the bed. His eyes were glued to the gilded girders on the roof. He really didn't want to hear anything about politics or harem affairs in the past few days. I'd rather lie in the arms of a beauty like this forever in this life.

Mrs. Xuanhua, who was expressionless, turned her head and blew like an orchid: "Supreme, since the queen wants to see you, there must be something important to discuss, so it's better for you to go over early." ”

Mrs. Ronghua had been lying on the bed, revealing her beautiful back like mutton fat and white jade, enjoying Yang Guang's caress just now, and hearing Mrs. Xuanhua's words. He also opened his eyes, turned around, and said: "Yes, Supreme, state affairs are important, when the emperor was there, he never missed the court, you should ......"

As soon as Yang Guang heard the word "first emperor", his eyes immediately widened, and he sat up straight all of a sudden. Stared at Mrs. Rong Hua viciously, her eyes full of murderous intent. Mrs. Rong Hua shuddered, he suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately jumped out of bed and kept kowtowing on the ground: "The concubine doesn't choose what to say, the concubine is guilty, the concubine is guilty!" ”

Yang Guang turned his head and looked at Mrs. Xuanhua, who was already equally frightened, and his tone was as cold as the ice and snow on the Tianshan Mountain: "What did you tell him?" ”

Mrs. Xuanhua was also so frightened that she rolled out of bed, and said while crying: "Supreme Mingjian, the concubine has always been tight-lipped about that matter, how dare she reveal half a word to others." ”

Yang Guang snorted coldly, and without looking at the two concubines, he jumped out of bed directly, and put on his clothes by himself, Mrs. Xuanhua and Mrs. Ronghua glanced at each other, quickly got up, and stepped forward to help Yang Guang change his clothes.

Mrs. Xuanhua's spring-like jade fingers just touched Yang Guang's belt, and suddenly only a "pop" sound was heard, and Yang Guang's slap suddenly blossomed on his face, directly knocking him to the ground, and on that peerless face, five scarlet fingerprints were left in an instant.

Seeing this, Mrs. Ronghua was so frightened that she hurriedly knelt on the ground again, not daring to say a word more.

Yang Guang said angrily: "I have already said that after getting out of bed, without my permission, you are not allowed to touch me casually, should you be the wind in your ears?" ”

He turned his head to Mrs. Xuanhua, who was still covering her face on the ground, crying, and roared: "Is it the same thing before, you don't listen to my orders and preach everywhere, right?!" ”

Mrs. Xuanhua covered her face, a touch of blood slowly flowed down from the side of her cherry lips, and there was a trace of grief in her eyes when she looked at Yang Guang: "Supreme, the two concubines have entered your harem regardless of the world's discussions and rumors, naturally they will only be dead to you in this life, how can you doubt the concubine's loyalty to you anymore?" If you think that Xuanhua betrayed you, the concubine can only die to make her will! ”

When Mrs. Xuanhua said this, she stood up and was about to crash into a pillar behind her.

Yang Guang suddenly took two steps forward, hugged Mrs. Xuanhua tightly, and said in a deep voice: "Don't die, I don't allow you to die, you can't die, understand?" Your people are mine, and so is your life! ”

After a while, the two ladies gradually regained their calm, sat on the bed and sobbed quietly, while Yang Guang got dressed on his own, he didn't look back, and said coldly: "Listen to it, I'll say it again, the first emperor is the first emperor, I am me, in the future, I am not allowed to preface the first emperor in the future, I will definitely establish a greater deed than the first emperor, understand?" ”

Mrs. Xuanhua and Mrs. Ronghua dared to say anything more, so they only bowed their heads and said yes.

Every time he vented on Yang Jian's favorite concubine on the bed, Yang Guang had an indescribable pleasure, especially Mrs. Xuanhua, from the beginning of his reluctance, half-pushed and half-done, to now has been completely conquered by Yang Guang, which makes him extremely happy, and the mountain-like shadow of Yang Jian, who has been pressing on his heart for more than ten years, has finally been swept away.

But just now Mrs. Rong Hua mentioned Yang Jian again, which stimulated Yang Guang's fragile self-esteem, and after the change of Renshou Palace, Yang Guang often couldn't sleep because of the ghost in his heart, and finally, this fierce love broke out completely today.

Yang Guang was irritable for a while, and went out directly, the little eunuch who came to give the order was already so frightened that he knelt to the side, trembling constantly, and didn't even dare to raise his head.

Yang Guang didn't talk to the little eunuch either, and when he passed by, his steps slowed down a little, glanced at him condescendingly, "hummed", and went straight out.

Walking out of the palace gate, Yang Guang only felt refreshed, and the evil qi in his chest was exhaled by him for a long time, and his spirit was much better, he glanced at the guards guarding the door, and said: "Kill the eunuch who came in to deliver the message, and send someone to watch the two mothers." Don't let them find a short-sightedness! ”

Empress Xiao's bedroom is located on the case. Yang Guang first took a small dragon boat from the West Sea. Then sit on the shoulder, after half an hour to the queen's palace, since the accession to the throne, the world's beauties are all owned by Yang Guang, although the middle-aged Empress Xiao is dignified, the charm still exists, but how can it compare to the harem of the world.

But Yang Guang knew in his heart after all that Empress Xiao was the one who really supported him all the way. To this day's tribulation couple, and he is the biological mother of the crown prince Yang Zhao, the relationship with him determines the stability and future of his world, Yang Guang tried hard to breathe a few breaths of fresh air by the lake, closed his eyes, and tried not to think about the troubles just now, so that his brain gradually became ethereal.

As the eunuchs dragged out their voices "The Supreme has arrived", Yang Guang realized that he had arrived outside the queen's palace, he stepped off his shoulders and strode through the eunuchs and palace maids who were kneeling in two rows on the ground. Walked up the steps of the Queen's Palace.

Just under the steps, dressed in a formal suit. The dignified and elegant Empress Xiao was kneeling at the foot of the steps, and beside him, Xiao Yu, a waiter in a scarlet official uniform, and another young man in a gray cloth robe also knelt respectfully.

Yang Guang was slightly stunned, there are very few civilians in this palace who can enter by edict, let alone come to the queen, this person doesn't know where he came from, but looking at his kneeling posture, it is the standard in the first salute, the palms of both hands are up, placed on the ground, and the head is on the palm, this is the highest etiquette when the courtiers see the king or sacrifice in the ancient rites, few people know it today, and even fewer people do it in person.

Yang Guang was secretly happy in his heart, he has always liked smart and polite scholars, and this time he has promoted some relatives in the Xiao clan to become officials, those people have only been seen in the court, and it seems that none of them can compare to the young man in front of him.

Yang Guang smiled, helped Queen Xiao up, took his hand, and said with concern: "It's cold in the morning, don't kneel like this, beware of hurting your body." He looked around and said in a deep voice, "Everyone is flat." ”

Empress Xiao said respectfully: "Welcome to the Supreme, long live my emperor, long live long live." With that, he got up, and a large number of people kneeling around him also got up, only the young man in cloth continued to kneel.

Yang Guang was slightly stunned, although he liked this young man who knew books and etiquette, but he didn't like him to be such a maverick, he looked at the young man in cloth who was kneeling on the ground, and asked, "Who are you?" How did it end up here? ”

The gray-clothed young man didn't raise his head, and said respectfully: "Sinner Xiao Miao, today I am here to ask the Supreme for my sin." ”

Yang Guang was shocked, and said in a lost voice: "You are Xiao Miao?" ”

Xiao Miao's back began to sweat, although he had made various preparations early, but when he really knelt at Yang Guang's feet, he still felt an invisible pressure, and now that Yang Guang asked like this, he could only answer stubbornly: "The sinner is Xiao Miao, who is desperate in the rivers and lakes, wandering all over the world, fortunately, thanks to His Majesty's amnesty, he has the opportunity to enter the palace and ask His Majesty for his guilt." ”

Yang Guang has heard Queen Xiao blowing on his pillow many times in the past six months, saying that although his nephew is a guilty person, he is extremely talented, on a par with that Xiao Yu, and he is also willing to serve the country to atone for his grandfather's sins. Empress Xiao rarely praises others, but she gives Xiao Mo such a high evaluation, which makes Yang Guang always full of interest in this young man, when I see him today, this person is very knowledgeable about etiquette, and he is extremely humble in answering questions, which is rare among young people.

Yang Guang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Calm down, let's talk about something when we go in." ”

Xiao Mo respectfully bowed three times and knocked nine times, and then got up, Yang Guang saw that although this person was weak and only wearing cloth clothes, there was a thick bookish atmosphere between his eyebrows, and that kind of Confucian temperament was undoubtedly displayed in his gestures.

Yang Guang turned around and walked into the queen's palace and sat down on the main seat of the side hall, while Empress Xiao sat down on an embroidered pier side by side, and Xiao Yu and Xiao Mo stood in the hall, with their heads down, their eyes looking at their noses and their noses and their hearts.

Yang Guang glanced at Empress Xiao and said, "Queen, this nephew of yours seems to be a rare talent, I like it very much at first glance." ”

Empress Xiao smiled slightly and said: "Supreme, Mill'er's grandfather betrayed the imperial court, and his crime is unforgivable, but Mill'er's father never forgot to instill the words of a saint in Mill'er when he was on the run, and even asked him to find an opportunity to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, so as to wash away the shame of their family." Originally, the concubine always thought that Mill'er's father and son had already died, but it wasn't until the end of last year that Mill'er asked someone to bring a letter to Xiao Yu. said he had been in Yingzhou. ”

Yang Guang was shocked. blurted out: "Is that the Yingzhou where Wang Shichong is going now?" ”

Empress Xiao nodded. said: "Exactly, when Mill Er got the supreme's permission this time and allowed him to go to Beijing to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, he just in time for the handover of Wang Tingshi and Han Tingshi, so he came back with Han Tingshi." ”

Yang Guang looked at Xiao Miao, who was standing respectfully in the hall, and asked, "Xiao Miao, in your opinion, what is the history of Han Thorn in Yingzhou in the past few years?" ”

Xiao Mo said respectfully: "The grass people are just a body of sin. How dare you talk about the court officials? ”

Yang Guang smiled: "Today is all from the family, and this is not above the court, just take Lala's home, what do you think, but it doesn't matter, I forgive you for your innocence." ”

Xiao Mo saluted, raised his head, looked into Yang Guang's eyes, looked calm, and said, "The grass people think." Han Thorn Shi is a rare fierce general, charging into battle. Winning the battlefield is his strength, but governing the state and county and persuading farmers and mulberry is not what he is capable of. ”

The smile on Yang Guang's face disappeared suddenly, and there was a bit of anger in his voice: "Xiao Miao, is it too much for you to say that a three-grade thorn history that ranks among the best in the assessment of states and counties across the country?" ”

Xiao Mo did not avoid Yang Guang's sharp eyes at all, smiled slightly, and said: "Your Majesty, everyone in Yingzhou knows that the affairs of Yingzhou City are completely taken care of by Changshi Hu Sizheng, and Han Tingshi has been delegating power to Hu Sizheng for several years, and he rides a horse and shoots hunting every day. ”

Yang Guang let out an "oh" and said to Queen Xiao: "Is there such a thing?" ”

Empress Xiao smiled and nodded: "The concubine is in the deep palace, how can she know about the affairs of this place?" However, Mill Er is in Yingzhou, what he has seen and heard should be the most real, and he does not dare to deceive the king, if the Supreme wants to find out, he can secretly send the imperial history to investigate. ”

Yang Guang let out a "hmm", turned his head to Xiao Yu who was standing below, and said: "Xiao Shilang, immediately pass on the decree and order Jinghu Dao Yushi to go to Yingzhou to verify the achievements of the predecessor Han Shige in the past few years, and there must be no mistakes." ”

Xiao Mo suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, can the grass people say a word?" ”

Yang Guang's face sank, he used to pretend to be a grandson, once he came into contact with the supreme power in the world, he instinctively had a kind of anger at others interrupting his orders, but today Empress Xiao is by her side, and she said before that this is a family routine, and it is not good to lose her demeanor in front of Xiao Mo for a while.

So Yang Guang smiled again in an instant, made a kind appearance, and said: "Xiao Miao, this matter is reported by you, how should you deal with it in your opinion?" ”

Xiao Milling said loudly: "According to the grass people, Han Thorn has no merit. ”

Yang Guang let out an "oh", picked up a bowl of chilled black plum juice at hand, took a sip, and asked softly: "The imperial court has the laws of the imperial court, as a thorn history, if you don't do anything in office, hasn't this happened?" ”

Xiao Mo shook his head and said, "According to the grass people, Han Tingshi's inaction is the greatest merit. ”

Yang Guang gently put down the black plum juice and looked at Xiao Mo with a smile: "What do you mean by this?" ”

Xiao Mo said: "Just now, the grass people said that Han Thorn's talent lies in being a general, in making contributions to the border, and governing the state and county is not his forte. Rengui is self-aware, and if he is pushed into an inappropriate position by the wrong personnel appointment, and the deputy is a person who can handle the matter well, then the best thing to do is to delegate power like Han Tingshi and let more capable people do these things. ”

Yang Guang stared at Xiao Miao's eyes tightly, and there was a hint of coldness in his voice: "Xiao Miao, do you want to say that there is a problem with the selection system of the imperial court?" ”

Xiao Mo replied without hesitation: "Yes, the system of knighthood and official titles will cause the result that talents like Han Thorn History and Hu Si Changshi cannot be used to the fullest. ”

Yang Guang's tone gradually brought a bit of anger, and his tone was slightly raised: "Xiao Miao, this is the old system of thousands of years, civil officials govern the world, military generals build a battlefield field, and after making meritorious deeds, they can naturally be crowned as wives and sons, and when there is no war in the world, these generals will naturally be transferred to civilian officials according to their merits." ”

"And this shadow system also ensures that all of my Manchu Dynasty civil and military people are willing to serve their lives with their hearts and be diligent in the king's affairs. When you say that there is a problem with this system, are you laughing at the fact that the predecessors of this thousand-year-old official selection system are inferior to you? ”

Xiao Mo smiled slightly and said: "The system of the shadow is naturally reasonable, but it will also bring a series of drawbacks, the most important point is how to ensure that this shaded child." Also his father's abilities? ”

Yang Guang was slightly stunned. No one had ever asked him that question directly. He groaned for a moment, and did not speak for a moment.

Xiao Mo saw that Yang Guang was a little moved by his own words, and continued: "Our Chinese tradition for thousands of years is to pay attention to the right family when getting married, especially after the two Jin Dynasty, the family gate valve controls the whole world, the so-called high-grade Wuhan Shi, and the low-grade Wushi clan. The big families of the upper class of the Shangshi clan married each other, hoping to ensure the high quality of the next generation, which is also the basic system of our dynasty. ”

Yang Guang said coldly: "The world is like this, not only the scholar family, but even the ordinary people's families, isn't it like this?" Is a Li Zheng willing to marry a tenant farmer? ”

When Yang Guang said this, he turned his head to look at Empress Xiao and said, "It's your Xiao family, and it's the same, Xiao Miao, you used to be a criminal wanted by the imperial court." Hiding in Tibet, he did not dare to marry a wife and have children. Now that you have been pardoned, if I give you another official position, would you be willing to marry a commoner? ”

Xiao Mo smiled: "If you go back to the Supreme, of course the grass people won't, this time the grass people come back to recognize their ancestors and return to their ancestors, and I hope that the two saints can find a family for the grass people." It's just that having said that, getting married is one thing, having a child and educating this child in the future is another. ”

"The current law of my dynasty is that high-ranking officials above the third grade, and the titles of county dukes and above, the children of these people can be the shadow of the son, and after five years of entering the palace and staying in the palace, they can be directly transferred to the state assassin history, and now I have nearly 400 states and counties in the Great Sui world, and more than half of the state assassin history is like this."

"Supreme, this is what Xiao Mill said, if it is a big family like the Han people with five surnames and seven wangs, the family history is deep, and the descendants are generally not bad, but those Hu generals are different, they have always been the Xianbeier, the Han family, but if the Xianbeiers are also splashed with ink, it will be their own lives. Just like Han Thorn History, it was no problem for the Supreme to let him go to war, but if he wanted him to govern the state and county, it was obviously the wrong person. ”

"Or if it is the other way around, let a weak scholar like the grass man go into battle and charge into battle, I am afraid that even a farmer will not be able to defeat him, and it will not be used to the fullest. The Supreme is a generation of promising kings, the sky is heroic, these truths should have been thought of by the Supreme a long time ago, and the grass people just had the courage to express their humble opinions. ”

After Xiao Mo finished speaking, he rubbed his waist deeply and stood with his head bowed.

Yang Guang sighed, and there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes: "Xiao Miao, what you said is true, I have already thought about these things, but the Hu family in Guanlong has been acting as generals since the Western Wei Dynasty, and the generals of our dynasty are all from them, and the people have been loyal and good for generations, just like Han Shige, his father Han Baohu has a great merit in defeating Chen Guo, can you not give Han Shige a real job?" ”

Empress Xiao also straightened her face and said to Xiao Milling: "Milling, you don't know about the court, don't talk nonsense, these generals all have heavy troops, although the world is peaceful now, there is no place for these people in the army, if the Supreme only gives them a virtual lord like the clan, and does not give them a real position, it is difficult to guarantee that these people will not make trouble, and when the world is in chaos, how can you clean it up?" ”

Xiao Yu also said in a deep voice: "Brother Milling, there is another thing you didn't expect at all, in the four hundred states and counties in the world, there are at least more than 100 of the children of General Hu who serve as the first level of assassination, and the children of the high-ranking families of the Han nationality basically have official positions, so many positions in the history of assassination are vacated at once, how can you make up for it, and you are not afraid that the country will be in chaos all of a sudden?" ”

Xiao Mo shook his head, and said: "Supreme, these problems have been thought about by the grass people, in fact, there is a very important reason for today's situation, which is the abandonment of the Tianxia Academy. At that time, the emperor abolished the Tianxia School, and only left the Guozijian with 72 students, which fundamentally cut off the way for the children of the nobles to enter the Guozijian and Taixue, learn to be officials and govern the country, and then become qualified governors of prefectures and counties. ”

Yang Guang said angrily: "Xiao Miao, you are too bold, the policy of the first emperor is also something you can criticize?" ”

Xiao Mo looked directly at Yang Guang without giving in, and said: "Supreme, although the grass people are not talented, but after all, they are scholars, and you are also a famous talent all over the world, so you should be able to understand the thoughts of the grass people!" If the learning of the saints cannot be passed on to the world, it will not be able to educate the people and make them good. ”

"When the emperor issued this edict, there were current political reasons at that time, but now after many years, it is impossible to say that the school in the world has not been restored. The grass people risked their lives to admonish directly, and if the Supreme condemned it, the grass people were willing to accept any punishment. When Xiao Mo said this, he knelt down, knelt on the ground again, and made the most formal salute. (To be continued......)