In the nineteenth year of the emperor's reign, the first day of September.

Yi Feng issued an edict to the privy envoy Han Seng Shou as the marshal of the Liaodong Provincial Army, and the commander sent 100,000 troops to Liaoxi to win over Gao Yuan. On the day when Han Seng Shou and other generals left Beijing, Yi Feng personally went to the Bashang military camp to see them off, gave the soldiers good wine, and awarded Han Seng Shou the famous horse.

The day after the departure of the army, there was an earthquake in the northwest. For a while, rumors spread in Beijing, all of which called it a warning of disasters from the sky, and many people said that this was a sign of the defeat of Liaodong.

The imperial history of the DPRK and China played one after another, requesting that the use of troops be stopped. There is also a saying in the imperial history that when a vision falls from the sky, there will be a disaster, which is a sign of the emperor's behavior. It is also said that in ancient times, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered for many years, exhausted the national strength, and led the people to live poorly, so there would be an eclipse of the sun, and even a British lord like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was shaken in his heart. The imperial history claims that when today's son was the crown prince, he used troops constantly, and now he ascended the throne at the beginning, and immediately sent troops to Liaodong, which caused the heavens to be dissatisfied, so the sky was not alerted. Because the emperor should take this as a warning, he issued an edict to check his own behavior, stop the use of troops in Liaodong, and remove Li Jing and other generals who sent troops to fight without authorization and investigate their responsibilities.

Looking at these movements, Yi Feng was very dissatisfied. Of course, he knew that the so-called solar eclipse was just an astronomical phenomenon, and the earthquake was just a natural phenomenon, but since Dong Zhongshu of the Han Dynasty founded the theory of heaven and man, he linked the heavens with the emperor, and the emperor was the son of heaven. From a scientific point of view, this theory is pure, but on the other hand, this set of theories is indeed very effective, which is not only used to strengthen the legitimacy of the imperial power, but also has a certain binding force on the imperial power. But it's clear that Yi Feng never likes people to attack him with these things.

At present, these rumors, taking the opportunity of the solar eclipse, have accused the Son of Heaven, on the surface, they are going to Liaodong with troops, but after thinking about it, you can't find that these people are actually coming for Yi Feng's new policy. There are even many people who are a kind of backlash against the Guanlong Group, a group with vested interests, since Yi Feng took power. At the first opportunity, they immediately jumped out.

The report of the Yifeng Tong Guò Supervision Institute even found that Yang Su was among them. Since Yi Feng set up the political affairs hall and added five deputy prime ministers, and let the nine take turns to be on the political affairs pen, and set up the political affairs hall in the province of Menxia, the authority of Shangshu Province was greatly reduced, and the power of the imperial court was transferred to the political affairs hall, the original prime minister's left servant shot, and now it is only one of the nine ministers, after Gao Gong left the imperial court, Yang Su not only failed to become the prime minister as expected, but his authority was greatly weakened, and he complained in his heart. During this time, he relied on his brothers Yang Yue, Yang Cao, Yang Yue, Yang Er, and Yang Shen to frequently contact the wealthy families in Xijing, and did not shy away from recommending his clan uncles Wen Si, Wen Ji, Wen Ju, Wen Sheng, Wen Xiu and more than a dozen others, which made Yi Feng more and more vigilant against Yang Su.

If they retreat this time and withdraw their troops from Liaoxi, then they will be more and more sure that they have misbehaved and are warned by the sky, although this will not change the sky, but they can indeed make their prestige greatly reduced, so that they can pay for the sweetness, maybe they will become more and more intensified in the future, and unite against themselves. Therefore, this step cannot be allowed in any way.

Counselor Li Baiyao played, saying that the eclipse of the sun is a sign of the prime minister's immorality, and he said, "Heaven is the yang, the symbol of the monarch." The earth is the symbol of yin, the courtier. The monarch should move like a celestial body, and the courtiers should be as still as the earth. Now it should be static but moving, I am afraid that some ministers are plotting against it, and the northwest land should not be shaken in vain. ”

This piece of music was very satisfying to Yi Feng, and he immediately handed it over to the Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall. After seeing this recital, Yang Su's face immediately changed. The emperor turned Li Baiyao's recital back, and the meaning was very clear. He originally wanted to use this earthquake to cause some trouble for the new emperor, but unexpectedly, now the stone he lifted fell on his feet. The emperor's meaning is very clear, it is impossible for him to carry this pot, and he can only be carried by the prime minister. If Yang Su does not swallow this bitter fruit honestly, he is afraid that there will be more severe consequences. Thinking of his small actions, he may not have been able to hide from the Son of Heaven at all, and Yang Su couldn't help but feel a little frightened. This emperor is young, but shrewd.

The next day, Yi Feng issued an edict asking officials above the fifth rank to comment on the gains and losses of the government.

As soon as the atmosphere in the DPRK and China changed, many officials began to criticize the government affairs hall for not doing things well and for many derelictions of duty, and some people began to impeach Yang Su for colluding with friends, recommending private individuals, accepting bribes, and other crimes. Yi Feng did not send these recitals, and then the situation in the court changed again, Yang Su became the center of the storm, countless officials aimed at him and opened fire, and all kinds of impeachment recitals were on the table, Yi Feng waited for three days and summoned Yang Su into the palace.

In just a few days, Yang Su was already a lot haggard, and the whole person looked very tired.

As soon as he saw Yi Feng, Yang Su immediately resigned from the position of left servant.

"The court can't do without Taifu, I can't do without Taifu, I don't need to say anything about my resignation, I summoned Qing into the palace today, it's just because of the recent public opinion in the DPRK and China, many excerpts of impeachment of Taifu, I believe that Taifu must also have some misconduct, but no one is perfect, as long as the flaws are not hidden, it is still acceptable, and the deficiencies are just corrected with heart."

On the same day, Yi Feng issued an edict, and the left servant of Shangshu Province shot Yang Su and the right servant shot Su Wei and each fined him for one year. At the same time, Yang Guang and Yang Xiu, who had been demoted to the people, were the former king of the Jin Dynasty, Yang Guang, who was the king of Xi, and the former king of Shu, Yang Xiu, was the king of the nest, and the edict was issued to rebury the two kings according to the ceremony.

In the Qianqiu Palace, Empress Li Liyi told the Empress Dowager Dugu about the emperor's posthumous sealing of the two kings and the reburial, and also said that Yang Jun and other two kings had been properly resettled. After hearing this, Dugu let out a long sigh, "The emperor's handling is very good, and the old woman has nothing to say." However, there is one point, the empress, please help me tell the emperor that now the clans of the Great Sui are all divided into frontiers, and they are all small and widowed, and it is impossible to pose a threat to the emperor anymore, but it is difficult to do their best in case something happens to the imperial court. Although there is no need to worry about the rebellion of Ruxi and the second king of Chao, but because of this, I have to deal with the big lords of the wealthy families in the court, and the failure of the Yuwen clan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was also because the emperor was young, and the clan was all outside, and I Da Sui must not repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

After listening to the empress's relays of the empress dowager's words, Yi Feng thought so, and was also thinking about how to prevent it from happening.

"Pei Gong, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, has returned from the grassland, has entered Xijing, and now he will see him outside the palace." Wei Chi Gong reported. After the Battle of the Northern Expedition, the Turkic vitality was greatly damaged and suffered heavy losses, especially Datou, who had just become the Great Khan of the Turks, and encountered an unprecedented defeat. However, due to the civil strife in the Central Plains, the armies of the Northern Expedition were withdrawn one after another, so that Datou could have a chance to breathe without competing for complete success. When Yi Feng ascended the throne, Datou sent an envoy to send 8,000 horses and tens of thousands of sheep to show friendship. Yi Feng accepted these tribute items, and then sent Pei Shiju to the grassland to meet with Datou, so that Datou would send back all the people of the Central Plains who had been plundered over the years, and pay tribute to the Great Sui, and respect the Great Sui as the suzerain.

Pei Shiju is also a veteran minister in the court, and this year, Pei Shiju, who has passed the year of knowing the mandate of heaven, is Hongdae, and Hedong is gratifying. The grandson of Pei Tuo, the assassin of Jingzhou in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the son of Pei Ne, the prince of the Northern Qi Dynasty. In the early years, he served in the Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, and Sui dynasties. During the Northern Qi Dynasty, he successively served as Sizhou Bing Cao and Gaoping Wang Wen. After the fall of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Pei Ju was set up as a record office by Yang Jian, the governor of Dingzhou, and was deeply respected, and later returned to his hometown because of his mother's funeral. After Yang Jian became the prime minister, he immediately sent an envoy to Wen Li, summoned Pei Shiju back to Beijing, and awarded him the secretary of the prime minister's mansion. Yang insisted that after the emperor, he was promoted to Pei Shiju as the secretary of affairs, in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Internal History, acting as the person of the Inner History House, and responsible for drafting the edict. After the battle of Pingchen, he served as the secretary of the marshal's mansion, opened the emperor for ten years, and was edicted to patrol Lingnan, he had not yet set off, Gao Zhizhi and Wang Wenjin made a rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, making the roads around Wuyue difficult to pass. Pei Ju traveled to Nankang and gathered thousands of soldiers. At this time, the slang marshal Wang Zhongxuan advanced to Guangzhou, and ordered his troops to besiege Zhou Shiju in Donghengzhou. Pei Ju and the general Lu Yuan relieved the siege of Donghengzhou, successively broke the rebels in Da Yuling and Yuan Changling, killed Zhou Shiju, and fought until the South China Sea. Wang Zhongxuan was shocked and dispersed and returned. Later, Pei Ju pacified more than 20 prefectures in Lingnan, and undertook to appoint the commander of the state as the assassin and county commander. Pei Ju was therefore awarded the title of Kaifu, given the title of Duke of Wenxi County, and served as the waiter of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and soon changed to the waiter of the Inner History. Later, he went to the grassland several times and made many meritorious achievements.

Whether it is qualifications or ability, Pei Shiju is extremely strong. After several months of envoys to the grassland, there have been heavy personnel changes in the court, the emperor is in the middle of the country, the crown prince succeeds to the throne, the prime minister Gao Gong returns to his hometown, the political hall is established, and the nine ministers are auxiliary to the government. Pei Shiju didn't care about going home to reunite with his family, and immediately followed Pei Lin to the palace to meet the new emperor.

As soon as I entered the palace gate, I heard shouts from time to time in the palace: "Three thousand light horsemen will cut off the Red Army's grain and grass after circling!" ”

"Okay, that's a great step. The Red Army penetrated deep into the rear of the Blue Army, and the grain and grass were cut off, and the follow-up was without food, and it was in danger. ”

Pei Shiju felt a little strange and asked Pei Lian: "This is?" Pei Lin has long been surprised, "Your Majesty must have deduced the wargame with the guards again, this wargame was invented by Majesty, using the method of playing on the sand table or map to demonstrate the formation and study the tactics. He is an important tactical training for the officers of His Majesty's guards, the two sides of the battle on the map or sand table to fight, according to the relevant political situation, personnel, equipment, logistics, weather and climate, terrain and other factors, to calculate, compare, judge, analyze, so as to formulate a strategy and battle plan, where the more accurate the calculation, the more careful the plan, the more sure of victory, so more calculations are better than less, less calculations are better than nothing, for the officers to unify the army layout is very helpful to improve. Not only did Majesty invent the wargame deduction, but also the master of this way, there is no one who has been able to win the majesty in this regard, and now a group of guard generals such as Yu Chi Gongcheng Biting Jin around Majesty are also masters of this way, and the calculation and layout of the wargame are very much like generals. ”

"Isn't this just on paper?" Pei Shiju said a little strangely, and he was very worried, "As the king of a country, how can he often study how to fight with the guards in the palace, it is not the work of the Ming Lord, His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and he should let the world recuperate." You are His Majesty's attendant advisor, and you will not persuade him. ”

"Of course I persuaded you, but Your Majesty didn't listen."

"If you don't listen, you have to persuade, the soldier's weapon is ominous, not the weapon of a gentleman, and it has to be used as a last resort. Fighting with soldiers, even more so. If you can do without soldiers, it is better not to use soldiers, and if you just blindly think about using force, it is a bad omen. ”

While they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the entrance of the temple, and the guards entered and passed the word, and soon came out to invite them in.

Entering the hall, you will first see a huge sand table, dozens of young guard officers are divided into two teams, around both sides of the sand table, and the young emperor Xi à is standing on the top of the sand table, as a referee, there to point, quite interested. Seeing the two of them coming in, Yi Feng smiled and signaled.

"Minister Pei Shiju to see His Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live." Pei Shiju knelt down and bowed.

"Pei Aiqing is flat." Yi Feng personally stepped forward to help him up to show his respect for the old minister.

"What is the situation on the prairie now?" Yi Feng asked him about the results of his mission.

Pei Shiju hurriedly reported to Yi Feng the true situation of the grassland now, after the defeat of the Turks, the situation is now very bad, Mobei has Tiele tribes took the opportunity to establish their own khanate, bent on getting rid of the Turks, and the southern part of the desert, especially the places south of Yinshan, now the situation is very chaotic, after Du Lan fled back to the Khan's court, he has lost control of the tribes, and now the various ministries in the southern part of the desert are in power, and they are not convinced by each other, and they have become a mess. And the situation of Datou is not good, he withdrew to the Western Regions, want to regroup, after this war, he is completely out of control of the eastern region north of Jinshan, Mobei is already the Khanate of the Tiele people, Monan is a plate of scattered sand, the Zhaowu countries of the Western Regions are ready to move, but also want to get out of control, even last year's new defeat by him Persia heard that he was defeated in the Central Plains, but also wanted to send troops to attack Datou, in order to wash away the shame.

"Datou wants a truce, so he is even willing to pay tribute to the Great Sui and His Majesty, and from then on send envoys to pay tribute." Pei Shiju said happily. In his opinion, this result is already very good.

Yi Feng was not interested in this mention at all, the Turks were almost finished after the Northern Expedition, not only had they lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, but the most important thing was that the Turks now had a lot of nobles of the Ashina royal family in his hands, and they were already serving him. As long as Yi Feng puts these people back, Datou will be completely finished. However, Yi Feng didn't want to repeat the old routine of Emperor Wen, pulling this and fighting that, and he didn't stop. What he wants is to be able to solve the Turkic problem once and for all, and solve the problem of the steppe. Therefore, Datou's request did not impress him at all. R1152