Chapter 658: The Backer King

Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of the Central Plains, swept away the six countries, unified the sea, abolished the division of feuds, established counties and counties, established the emperor system, unified writing, currency, weights and measures, unified the south of the hundred Yue, the north but the Xiongnu, built the Great Wall of thousands of miles to resist foreign people, the highest achievement, the first emperor of the ages deserved his name.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty and the greatest emperor, strengthened the centralization of power, respected Confucianism, reformed the currency system, opened the Silk Road, opened up the territory, established the era name, and developed the emperor's authority to the maximum.

However, the Northern Thunder put the current emperor Yang Guang and these two well-deserved emperors of the ages side by side, which suddenly made the old man and the young man look sideways, but the old man was curious, but the young man was disdainful.

"Flattery!" The young man muttered to himself disdainfully, but the voice was so loud that even the sister-in-law could hear it clearly.

"Shixin, don't be rude!" The old man stopped the young man again.

Bei Minglei shook his head and smiled: "I said before, if Your Majesty is not so radical, but slowly Tuzhi, it is possible to become the first emperor of the ages, and now I am afraid that he will become the biggest tyrant since the king of the world!"

Bei Minglei's evaluation can be described as two extremes, and even the young man was stunned at this time, not understanding the meaning of his words.

"Little brother, what do you mean, why do you change one by one in a while!"

Bei Ying Lei raised his hand to let the old man calm down for a while, and slowly said the answer:

"Today's emperor is young and talented, helping the first emperor to unify the world, no matter the talent and martial arts are the world's masters, after succeeding to the throne, everything he does is a major event that is beneficial to the people, and it can indeed be made an emperor through the ages, pushing the Sui Dynasty to the point of no one before, but unfortunately doing bad things with good intentions backfires in the end."

Bei Minglei explained again: "Since the succession to the throne today, he has made great efforts to govern the country, created scientific examinations, balanced the relationship between the Hanmen and the family, leveled the Turks and Tuyuhun, ensured the peace of the border, dug the Grand Canal, transferred grain from the south to the north, and conquered Goryeo three times, completely defeating this strong neighbor, and its own achievements are self-evident, but it is a pity that the Great Sui has been entrusted to the point of no return!"

The old man asked anxiously: "Since what Mr. said, what the emperor has done is good things for the benefit of the country and the people, why did the country fall to such a state!"

"Because the emperor is too radical, he has done everything that could have been done in fifty or even a hundred years in ten years!"

"The creation of the imperial examination is indeed a wonderful method for selecting talents for the country, but it has damaged the interests of the original scholar clan and made the Great Sui lose the support of the scholar clan!"

"The excavation of the Grand Canal, such a century-old project, was completed in less than ten years, costing millions of people, causing public resentment to boil, and indirectly damaging the interests of the original grain merchants!"

"The three expeditions to Goryeo, although this border power will be completely disabled, I am afraid that I will not be able to take care of myself for hundreds of years, and I will not be able to get involved in the Central Plains, but it will lose troops and generals, leaving the entire Northeast region ten rooms and nine empty, and every household has no male farmer, which will damage the interests of the workers and peasants!"

"The emperor tossed and turned, and all walks of life were offended by the farmers, industry and commerce, and the country was safe and secure!"

Bei Ying Lei seemed to be thirsty, and after taking a sip of tea, he said: "In fact, as long as the emperor only does one thing in his lifetime and leaves other things to the monarch of later generations to complete, he can be regarded as an emperor who can make a difference, and the Great Sui can also be ruled for a long time, but unfortunately because of his radicalism, the original rich country has become the current beacon fire, I said that he is the biggest tyrant since the king of Zhou, but it is wrong."

Bei Minglei's words completely silenced the old man and the young man, and after thinking about it carefully, his face was cloudy.

In fact, most of the evaluations of Yang Guang in the court and the opposition are mixed, some say that he is a little more powerful and martial, and some say that he is cruel and unkind, but no one sees Yang Guang's merits and demerits clearly like Bei Minglei.

"Sir, the country is already like this, but there is a way to save it!" The old man is now in awe of the Northern Thunder, and even his name has changed.

"It's hard!" Bei Ying Lei deliberately sighed and said:

"The emperor has offended all interest groups, and now there are constant fires in various places, and it is not easy to put things in order!"

The old man still didn't give up, and asked: "Sir has seen the situation so thoroughly, there must be a way to save the country!"

Bei Minglei waved his hand and said: "I don't have the ability to save the country, in this world, there is only one person who can save the country!"

"Who!" The old man stood up excitedly and asked.

The Northern Thunder said categorically: "The current emperor Yang Guang himself!"

"What!" When the old man heard the words of the Northern Thunder, he leaned back and almost fell, but fortunately he was held up by the young man.

"Today's emperor still controls a part of the old ministers who are loyal to the country, these old ministers control a part of the army, as long as he can work hard, with a state and a county, slowly try to quell the rebellion, then what he did before will become a huge political capital, and the country may not be able to put things right!"

"Do your best!" The old man smiled bitterly and muttered to himself, but did not reply for a while.

Everyone knows that Yang Guang has completely sunk into pleasure recently, and regardless of national affairs, it is more difficult for him to work hard than to kill him.

Moreover, quelling the rebellion is tantamount to fighting the world again, and the sinister old man knows best, how can Yang Guang have such ability.

"Is there no other way?"

"There are also, that is, the Great Sui completely abandons the north, governs the river, and stubbornly defends it with natural hazards, maybe it can still make the Great Sui drag on for a while!"

"The land south of the Yangtze River is rich, and the king of the backer has governed Yangzhou for many years, with his ability to abolish Yang Guang, support a descendant of the clan, or ascend the throne as the emperor himself, and calm the people's grievances, it is enough to extend the life of the Great Sui for ten years!"

"Bastard!" The old man suddenly stood up excitedly, pointed at the nose of the Northern Thunder and scolded:

"I think I, Yang Lin, have been loyal and patriotic all my life, how can I do such a disloyal and unfilial thing!"

The old man turned out to be Yang Lin, the backer of Yangzhou, but Bei Minglei had already guessed his identity, so he was not surprised, so he scared his sister-in-law half to death.

"The king of the backer atonements, the husband is talking nonsense, you must not take it seriously!" Sister-in-law Zhen knelt down in fright, and secretly pulled Beiminglei's sleeve and asked him to kneel down together, but Beiminglei sat on the Hu stool, staring at Yang Lin without fear.

"The Great Sui has reached a critical moment of survival, if the old prince wants to turn the tide, he must bear the infamy of the ages!"

"Since you say that you are loyal and patriotic, why can't you give up your name!"

"Rebellious ministers and thieves can sometimes defend their families and the country!"

Every word of Bei Ying Lei pierced Yang Lin's heart like a knife, making him stunned.

"Shixin, let's go!" Without speculating for more than half a sentence, Yang Lin pulled the young man away with a tuck of his sleeve, but the young man named Shixin turned around in three steps, admiring and worshipping Beiminglei.

Because the Northern Thunder said something he had never dared to say!

Bei Ying Lei looked at the back of Yang Lin leaving, he knew that this old man would come again.