No matter in terms of the quantity and quality of poetry, Yang Guang can completely enter the top three of the Great Sui Dynasty, there is no doubt about this! From this point of view, although Gao Xi is super capable, he is an old minister. Mixed on the road, he is still very tender. This guy suffers from political infantile disease, and it's not light. He is diligent and conscientious, has excellent ability, and takes the overall situation into account. He made great contributions to the empire in revising the laws of the Great Sui, employing backward talents (recommending Yang Su, Su Wei, He Ruobi, Han Baohu, etc.), building Daxing City, quelling the rebellion in Chen, conquering Goryeo in the east, and attacking the Turks in the north. You don't believe me in this vernacular, but I'm going to give you a heavyweight. Mr. Du You, who revised the "General Dictionary", compared Gao Xi with the famous ministers Guan Zhong and Shang Ying in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The later Tang Taizong Dynasty monarchs and ministers were unanimous and did not hesitate to give this brother endless praise and praise. It can be seen that this person is really a talent. But as a politician, he is naïve and sad. Naivety is that you can't see the shape clearly and do it wisely. The sad thing is that the leader of his stall is Yang Guang, a stubborn and conceited king, and in the face of the current system of the Great Sui, he is powerless to shake and his heart is particularly unwilling. Character determines destiny. Let's take an example. In this example, Gao Xi is of course the protagonist, and there are two supporting roles. One is Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui, and the other is Pei Yun, the representative of the imperial historian in the later Emperor Yang period. said that Pei Yun was originally an undercover agent of Da Sui when he destroyed the Chen Dynasty. Played Infernal Affairs. What's the matter? said that Pei Yun was an official in the Chen Dynasty at that time, but his father was an official in the Sui Dynasty in the north. Seeing that Chen Chao was ** through the top, centrifugal up and down. Comrade Xiao Pei took the initiative to give Yang Jian a table and expressed his willingness to "respond internally". He must have provided a lot of information and intelligence for Chen. After Chen was destroyed, Yang Jian found this undercover agent in the list of former ministers of the Chen Dynasty. Direct promotion. The official position given to Xiao Pei first was "Yitong". This belongs to the middle rank of the loose official, but the left servant next to him can't see it. Lean over and make a sound. Give advice to the Emperor. said that Pei Yun has no merit in the country, and he should not be given a higher official rank than ordinary people. What is Yang Jian's reaction? No squeaks. But the emperor responded to Lord Gao with actions. directly added a "Shang" to Pei Yun before "Yitong", which became "Shangyitong". The emperor's meaning is very clear, this is actually to give you face as prime minister and not refute you, but in fact, he is dissatisfied with your attitude and ultra viress behavior. Shouldn't this high temperature be retreated? If it stops, it's not high. Gao Xi still couldn't figure it out, "reprimand". The emperor still did not squeak and continued to show his attitude with his actions. These two guys are pinched. Continue to add in front of "Shangyi Tong", and add the word "Kaifu". This is unbelievable, because the opening of the government is equivalent to a high-ranking civil servant. This Pei Yun couldn't imagine that he was originally unknown. It's because the monarchy and the prime minister are so pinched each other. His official position is rushing upwards. "And Chen Ping, who read the well-dressed people in Jiangnan, and then to Yun, thought that he had a heart of direction, and he was super gifted. The left servant shot Gao Gong and did not understand the decree, and said: "Pei Yun has no merit to the country, and he is more than a generation, and the minister has not seen it." "Add the same as the upper rites, and reinstate the admonition. Shang said: "You can add a mansion." "Gong Nai didn't dare to reply, and he worshiped the three divisions of the opening ceremony on the same day, and gave the gift." The "increase in officials" incident illustrates at least three points:

& Official" event. At least three points should be explained: one is to think about the development of the collective and the empire all night. Second, Gao Xi only ponders things, not people. Sangaoxi's specialty is in handling state affairs, and between the court and colleagues, he is very different in handling relationships. Character determines destiny. His end was predestined. It's just a matter of time. Those things of the Northern Tour (7) The 26th day of the seventh month of the third year of the Great Cause (607 A.D.). A sunny morning. Emperor Yang Guang ordered: Taichangqing Gao Xi, Shangshu Yu Wenbi of the Ministry of Rites, Guanglu Doctor He Ruobi, Zuo Servant Su Wei and others were taken down for being good at discussing the government and confusing the public. The Five Flowers Binding came to the emperor. Looking at these brothers, the emperor was very emotional. These are all old ministers and ministers who have made too many contributions to the empire. This brother also looked up at Comrade Yang Guang, who represented the highest power in the empire. Facing this young emperor who is a generation younger than himself. They also sighed that this was once their commander. They once crossed the Yangtze River together, carrying a big blade and singing the national anthem of the Great Sui, and led an army of 500,000 to the south to destroy Chen. Comradeship. Carrying a gun together, sleeping together, and sharing the spoils together, it's almost like prostituting together. Hehe, just kidding. They had supported Yang Guang so much, they had trusted the emperor so much, and they had felt so honored and proud to be subjects of the Great Sui. Now, all of them have become floating clouds. Although the current emperor was very close to them, they felt a distance that they had never felt before. The sun will still rise tomorrow without any suspense. But they couldn't see it anymore. The emperor is meditating, waiting. Waiting for them to kowtow and wail, and admit defeat. Then he waved his hand in the echo of the other ministers, and dismissed them from office and went home to finish the work. They were able to save their lives, while the emperor satisfied his vanity, gained face and once again experienced the intimidation of imperial power. The big guys take what they need, and everyone is happy. But the scene that the emperor was expecting did not happen.

The emperor is meditating, waiting. Waiting for them to kowtow and wail, and admit defeat. Then he waved his hand in the echo of the other ministers, and dismissed them from office and went home to finish the work. They were able to save their lives, while the emperor satisfied his vanity, gained face and once again experienced the intimidation of imperial power. The big guys take what they need, and everyone is happy. But the scene that the emperor was expecting did not happen. The hard-headed Gao Xi, Yu Wenbi and He Ruobi did not kowtow to the emperor and beg for mercy. They are going to defend their ideas with their lives. There is a way in heaven that you don't take, and there is no door to hell. The emperor was annoyed, and this brother was directly executed. Su Wei is a man who understands. begged the emperor for mercy and conceded defeat. At the feet of the emperor, it was like prostrating garlic. Blood spattered Emperor Jade Rank. The emperor was satisfied. Face is satisfied. With a big wave of his hand. The death penalty was spared, but the official position was gone. He is directly removed from the premier of the State Council for the people. All the sons were exiled, and all the wives and daughters were unofficial. Luckily, his life was saved. The internal history made Liang Guogong Xiao Cong, who usually got close to He Ruobi and others, was also taken down by the way this time. This Xiao Cong has a special identity. He was the last emperor of the Western Liang, he was very talented, and his personality was relatively tranquil, and he went to the Northern Dynasty to be an official after the Western Liang was destroyed. In the gang struggle in the imperial court, he went to the opposite side of Yuwenshu and Pei Yun's gang. Take advantage of this favorable opportunity to crack down on the Gao Xi group. Take Xiao Cong down directly. This guy is usually relatively high-minded, which is also taboo in officialdom. Officialdom is actually composed of hooligan groups, sometimes two, sometimes muddy. Anyway, if it's too serious, it will definitely not be able to eat. This Xiao Ye is not only the same, but also not muddy, and what is even worse is that he can't get along with Quan Chen, Yuwenshu, Pei Yun and others. Isolated suspicion. There happens to be a nursery rhyme that is popular, and the content is "Xiao Xiao also resurrects." "It is said that this Xiao Cong has a proverb to come back as an emperor. Good guy, this dude is completely moldy. Once the slander is activated and used, there will be no end to the coffin, and I don't know who dug the pit for this Lord Xiao. Anyway, it was enough to destroy him. Thinking of the relationship with Empress Xiao's clan, Yang Guang didn't want his life. Completely scrap it and go home. With a withdrawn and timid personality and the emperor's intimidation, this Comrade Xiao couldn't afford to get sick after returning home, and soon whimpered and lamented. I'll take a moment to talk about the other two buddies who were killed. These two brothers have gone through the Northern Zhou Dynasty and have been following Emperor Wen for decades, and they have also made great achievements in the Great Sui Dynasty. Especially this Comrade He Ruobi. In November of the eighth year of Kaihuang (588 AD), Chen was destroyed from Yang Guang. The veteran general He Ruobi was the head of the march at that time, and the main attack was Jiankang (present-day Nanjing). This fierce man personally led his army from Guazhou (now Guazhou Town, southwest of Yangzhou, Jiangsu), attacked Jingkou (in present-day Zhenjiang, Jiangsu), marched to Zhongshan (now Purple Mountain in Nanjing), fought hard all the way, defeated the main force of Chen's army, and captured the general Xiao Maha alive. The credit is made on this. But such a group of old ministers, important ministers and meritorious heroes, because of a few complaints about the status quo of the court's decision-making, were directly executed by Yang Guang on the way to the emperor's northern tour. The emperor was conceited, believing that he was of noble birth and well-informed. He is highly educated and extremely intelligent, and does not need to be reminded and advised by others. He divided those who counseled him into two kinds. One is a person with status and power, this kind of person advises in order to gain a good reputation, and this little trick is still playing with me? Of course I won't fall for them. On the other hand, there are the poor ghosts and the scholars, who advise me that I want to eat with me, and that I want to reuse them, and that I will certainly not let their dirty intentions succeed. Therefore, in the face of exhortation, the emperor's reaction was quite wise and decisive. It's not listening! The emperor's conceit, arbitrariness, ruthlessness, and suspicion were outrageous. The killing of heroes and veterans has had a very bad impact. What will the officials think? What will the people think? What will the heroes think? Soldiers, murder weapons! The ancients taught us to use as little force as possible to solve problems. Force has great side effects and destructiveness, the problem is temporarily solved, but the hidden crisis may be even greater. Just like chemotherapy in Western medicine, although the patient receives chemotherapy, although the cancer cells are killed, the normal cells are also killed. Killing is a double-edged sword. The emperor figured out that he would kill people, especially the old ministers, in order to intimidate those who opposed him. Block people who give their opinions. Tong Guò killed Gao Xi, He Ruobi, Yu Wenbi, and forced Yang Su, Xiao Cong and other ministers to death, and the upright people in the court were empty, and the rest were all sycophants, or they were silent. He was satisfied and enjoyed the freedom. The root of the ear is pure, but the crisis is buried (to be continued......