Chapter 10: The Puppet
"In the end, it's Yang Guang, and this is out on patrol. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ info "A few days after the real body returned to the East Palace, Zhao Kun looked confused - Yang Guang took a large number of civil and military ministers to tour the east, leaving the crown prince Yang Ming in Daxing to supervise the country, and "assisted" him with several important ministers.
I have to say that Yang Guang is a bit bold. Because at this time, although the rebels of Yang Liang, the king of Han, were defeated and retreated under the attack of the counterinsurgency troops commanded by Yang Su, the rebellion still did not subside. At such a time, leave the long-established Daxing...... Zhao Kun can only say that Yang Guang is Yang Guang after all.
As the fifth and youngest son of Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian, Yang Liang has always been favored. In the first year of the emperor's reign, Emperor Wen of Sui ascended the throne by Chan, established the Sui Dynasty, and named Yang Liang as the king of Han. In the twelfth year of the emperor's reign, Yang Liang was appointed as the pastor of Yongzhou, and was awarded the general of Shangzhu State and Right Guard. In the thirteenth year of the emperor's reign, he was transferred to the general of the Left Guard. In the seventeenth year of the emperor's reign, Yang Liang served as the governor of Bingzhou, and Emperor Wen of Sui personally sent him to Bingzhou when he visited Wentang.
The territory of the Han King stretched from Huashan in the west, to the Bohai Sea in the east, to Yanmen Pass in the north, and to the fifty-two states of the Yellow River in the south.
In the eighteenth year of the emperor's reign, Gao Yuan, the king of Goguryeo, led more than 10,000 cavalry to harass Liaoxi, but was repelled by Wei, the governor of Yingzhou. In February, Emperor Wen of Sui ordered Yang Liang and Shangzhu King Shiji to be the marching marshal, and Zhou Luoyu to be the head of the navy, leading an army of 300,000 to attack Goguryeo. In September, the forced crossing of Liaoshui coincided with the rainy season, and the epidemic epidemic in the army caused the army to return unfavorably.
In the nineteenth year of the emperor's reign, the Turks invaded the border of the Sui Dynasty, and Emperor Wen of Sui appointed Yang Liang as the marshal of the marching army, wanting him to lead his troops to attack the Turks, but Yang Liang did not go to the battlefield to command the troops in the end.
Yang Liang thought that he lived in the land of elite soldiers in the world, and because his eldest brother Yang Yong was slandered and deposed, and Yang Jun, the king of Qin, died of illness after being dismissed, he was often unhappy, and he had a rebellion plan in private. He then wrote to Emperor Wen of Sui, saying: "The Turks are strong, Goguryeo is not at peace, Taiyuan is an important town, and we should strengthen our defenses." Emperor Wen of Sui listened to him. So the laborers of the Migrant Workers were sent to labor, repaired weapons, and stored them in the state. He also recruited outlaws, and the unregistered people around him, nearly tens of thousands. Wang Fei, the son of the Southern Liang general Wang Shengbi, was appointed as a counselor to join the army, and Xiao Maha, who was formerly the general of Southern Chen, was reused as the main general.
After Yang Jian was assassinated by two monks because of an emergency, Yang Guang ascended the throne, and Yang Liang was uneasy. Yang Guang sent the chariot general Qu Tutong with the edict of Emperor Wen of Sui to summon Yang Liang back to the court, but Yang Liang, who was not ready, hesitated, did not dare to raise troops and did not dare to return to the court, and simply called himself sick in Bingzhou.
waited until the deposed prince Yang Yong was given to commit suicide; Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, was found to have used witchcraft and cursed Emperor Wen of Sui and his younger brother Yang Liang, the king of Han, and was deprived of his official title and demoted to a commoner and placed under house arrest in the Inner Servant Province.
The governor Sima Huangfu advised him not to do so, but Yang Liang was furious and imprisoned Huangfu on his birthday.
His advisor, Wang Jun, the adviser to the army, advised him: "The families of the generals and soldiers under the king are all in Kansai (west of Hangu Pass), and if they are used as the main force, they should launch an attack, drive straight in, and directly seize the Jingshi. If they only intended to occupy the old territory of the Northern Qi Dynasty (under the jurisdiction of Yang Liang), they should appoint people from Shandong (east of Hangu Pass). β
Cao Pei Wen'an, a soldier of the governor's office, also advised Yang Liang: "The area west of Jingcheng, under the control of the king, the armed forces of Shandong, which were also under the command of the king before, should be mobilized. The terrain of Shanxi is dangerous, and the old and weak soldiers can be sent to garrison the dangerous points, and they are still ordered to expand the land at any time. Then lead the elite and go straight to Pujin Pass, I am willing to act as a striker, and the king will lead the main force to follow, lightning attack, and advance to the top of the city. In this way, the area east of Xianyang can be calmed down calmly. At this time, the Beijing division was shaken and harassed, the army could not be assembled immediately, the upper and lower levels were suspicious of each other, and the people's hearts were scattered. We immediately call the shots, and who dares not to listen. In less than ten days, the big thing can be decided. β
Who knew that Yang Liang hesitated, because he knew that his strength was insufficient, he was afraid of the imperial army, and he wanted to protect himself but wanted to gamble. So he used both strategies, declaring that "Yang Su rebelled and wanted to kill him to clear the king's side." β
Therefore, he planned to send troops to Guanzhong on the one hand, and on the other hand to strengthen the defenses of Taiyuan, and to send troops to attack those cities that did not obey him in the original territory, intending to take down those cities that were still loyal to the imperial court. Of course, he did not forget to contact various forces, the Shandong Shi clan in the east, the Guanlong nobles in the west, and the Buddhist Demon Gate...... It's a pity that basically no one is optimistic about him, and there are few applicants.
Under the guidance of this policy, Yang Liang sent several generals under his own command to attack separately. The general Yu Gongxi, set out from Taigu and went to Heyang; The general Qiliang set out from Fukou and attacked Liyang; The general Liu Jian set out from Jingcheng to seize the Yanzhao region; Zhuguo Qiao Zhongkui set off from Yanmen. After these armies, Pei Wen'an was allowed to serve as the pillar state, and led the army with Su Dangui, Wang Dan, and the general Ru Ru Tianbao to directly target the Beijing division.
When he arrived more than 100 miles away from Pujin Pass, Yang Liang heard that Yang Guang ordered Yang Su to lead the army to quell the rebellion, and he began to be frightened again, so he changed his mind and ordered Su Dangui to destroy the Yellow River Bridge, stick to Puzhou, and recall Pei Wen'an. Pei Wen'an returned to Jinyang and said: "The military operation must be secretive and fast, in order to surprise the enemy. Yang Liang did not answer, and appointed Wang Dan as the assassin of Puzhou, Pei Wenan as the assassin of Jinzhou, Xue Cui as the assassin of Jiangzhou, Liang Bodhisattva as the assassin of Luzhou, Wei Daozheng as the assassin of Hanzhou, and Zhang Boying as the assassin of Zezhou.
Yang Su has been in battle for a long time and knows that Yang Liang's foundation is insufficient. After hearing about Yang Liang's actions, he was even more relieved, and without waiting for the army to mobilize and assemble, he directly led the leading troops to attack. He personally led 5,000 light cavalry to attack Puzhou, hid in Weikou, quietly crossed the river at night, launched an attack at dawn, Ruru Tianbao was defeated and fled, and Wang Dan opened the city and surrendered because of fear.
After taking Puzhou, Yang Su directly led the army to attack Taiyuan. The cities of Jinzhou, Jiangzhou, and Luzhou were all controlled by Yang Liang, and Yang Su each sent 2,000 people to contain them, and he led the remaining tens of thousands of troops directly north.
Yang Liang sent Zhao Zikai to guard the high wall, known as an army of 100,000, occupied all the roads, and set up a battle formation of fifty miles on the high wall. Yang Su ordered his troops to lead a frontal feint, while he led a team to infiltrate Huoshan, advance along the cliffs and valleys, and smashed the rebels' lair, defeating them in one fell swoop.
Yang Liang, who learned the news, was greatly frightened, and personally led nearly 100,000 horses including Wang Shizong, Zhao Zikai, and Xiao Maha to block Yang Su in Artemisia, and Yang Su defeated them again and captured Xiao Maha alive.
At this time, Yang Guang, who had just issued an edict to worship Yang Su as the head of the march of the Bingzhou Road and the pacification ambassador of Hebei, finally decided to tour the east, and the first stop was Luoyang.
Faced with this situation, what else can Zhao Kun say? Yang Su had not yet marched into the state, and Yang Liang's rebels had occupied quite a few prefectures and counties, so Yang Guang dared to tour the east. He can only honestly assume the responsibility of "supervising the country" like a puppet, although he hates being a puppet very much.
Small matters are decided by the important ministers on Daxing's side, and symbolically say to him, the prince of the prison country. As for major events and the concerts of local officials, they must be sent to Yang Guang's line. The result of the things that Daxing deals with on weekdays is also to be sent over.
This kind of day made Zhao Kun very impatient, his free time on weekdays was further compressed, and the noise index of some old ministers also increased further.
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East Palace.
Zhao Kun took the pen on the desk, spread out a book again, scanned it so-so, put a checkmark, and then threw it in the corner of the case, rubbing his wrist.
When he looked up, there were stacks of recitals piled up like a hill on his side, although he ticked the box quickly, but the speed of the recitals was faster, unless he didn't look at them, all the Zhu batches, in order to quickly reduce the backlog of the cantata.
The so-called "Zhu Pi" is actually similar to using a cinnabar pen to make a tick, which is simple and trouble-free. Although he, the "more than ten years old" prince, is in charge of the country, he actually does not have the power to make decisions on government affairs at all. Among the concerts that the eunuchs sent over in a steady stream, the important ones had already been annotated by several bigwigs and sent to Yang Guang, not to mention, on these concerts that came over, they were all annotated by several auxiliary ministers and left-behind ministers, and they were only sent to him for "Zhu Criticism".
Although the so-called auxiliary ministers and Daxing stayed behind, they were originally important ministers who were entrusted with important military and political affairs when the emperor was out, but they dealt with everything in such detail, what is the difference between Zhao Kun and the puppet?
It is said that the emperor is out on patrol, and the prince is in charge of the country, and everything is decided by a word, and these ministers should not do this. However, he is too young as the prince, and when Yang Guang left, he explained, "The prince is young and shallow, and he is afraid that he is unable to handle government affairs. β
In this way, it is actually just Zhao Kun to see what is said in the concerto, and then he will give a checkmark to what he has seen. All government affairs, no matter how big or small, have nothing to do with him.
"Uncle Draft!" Zhao Kun couldn't control his irritability, and with a wave of his hand, the piled up pieces flew around, making them all over the place. "Why should I be a human stamp here?"
The two eunuchs standing on the side hurriedly went to clean up.
Zhao Kun frowned, "Pick up what to pick up!" What is the difference between this kind of thing and whether the palace approves it or not? β
Although his next target is the emperor, and the emperor, a creature like the emperor, as the supreme head of the politicians of this era, compromise and mud are all necessary kung fu, and he must endure it when he should endure it, and he must also practice qi cultivation kung fu. If you should drag mud and water, you should be ambiguous, and if you should turn a blind eye and pretend to be confused, you have to pretend to be confused...... However, Zhao Kun knows that he knows, but he just doesn't like this style.
I'm here to be a tyrant.
He was very clear about himself.
The two eunuchs laughed with him and tried to persuade him, but Zhao Kun kicked him and kicked Dan Majesty and became a rolling gourd.
"This palace said don't pick it up, don't pick it up, tell Yu Wenbi and Gao Gong to them, this palace is young and knowledgeable, they just look at it, what is the strength of this palace Zhu criticism?"
Although this is not in accordance with the rules, the prince is also a prince at a young age, and the two eunuchs do not have the courage to risk death to dissuade them, so they can only obey their promises and go as they say.
And Zhao Kun saw that the time was approaching noon, so he simply ordered someone to pass the meal. When the meal was over, he returned to the dormitory and went straight to the bath, ready to borrow water to wash away the depression he had accumulated in the sultry environment.
Unexpectedly, before he had been soaked for long, a eunuch came to report that Shangshu's left servant had entered the palace to ask for a meeting. Zhao Kun didn't want to see him at all, who knew that Gao Gong simply blocked the palace gate and didn't leave, which made him very unhappy, but he had to see him.
- Gao Gong has been the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty for nearly 20 years, but last year because he opposed the abolition of the crown prince Yang Yong and offended Queen Dugu, he was suspicious of Emperor Wen of Sui and was removed from the official position of the people, and soon after he was removed from the title of Duke of Qi. After Yang Guang ascended the throne, although he didn't like him, he still reverted to Taichangqing, and soon returned to serve as the right servant in order to balance the situation in the court. Yang Guangdong patrolled, Gao Gong vigorously opposed, and was left in Daxing to "assist" the prince to supervise the country.
Gao Gong is a man who has a general strategy of civil and military affairs, and he is also aware of world affairs. As the prime minister, he is dedicated to his temper and introduces chastity, and he can be regarded as a generation of famous ministers. But he has always taken the world as his own responsibility and is stubborn, Zhao Kun doesn't like him. Zhao Kun has always disliked this kind of stubbornness that he always thinks he is right, that he is for the world, for the people, and for the country.
The problem is that this guy has a high status and old seniority. When Gao Gong was seventeen years old, he was cited as a secretary by Wang Yu Wenxian of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Soon after, the doctor was relocated. Worship the opening of the house with the merit of leveling. Since then, he has experienced Emperor Jing and Emperor Xuan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and has made great efforts in the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, and is the patriarch of this dynasty.
Yang Jian once praised him and said: "The public knowledge is far-reaching, the instrument is slightly superior and profound, out of the Rong Law, the Huaihai Sea, the forbidden brigade in the department, and the confidant is really committed." Since I was ordered, I have always been balanced, dedicated to Chen Li, and my heart is exhausted. This is a good assistant from heaven, Yi praises and bows, fortunately there is no word fee. β
And Gao Ying not only made meritorious deeds, but also served as the prime minister for nearly 20 years, and the government and the opposition were convinced, and there was no objection to things. Even several major valves admit that Gao Ying has contributed a lot to the promotion of peace, and the commentators think that they are the real prime minister. In addition to Su Wei, Yang Su, He Ruobi, Han Bao, etc., they are all recommended by him, and they all make the best use of them, and they are all a generation of famous ministers.
Yang Guang, as the emperor, can dismiss him from office and even kill him against the opinions of the people of the world, but Zhao Kun cannot. Although he doesn't have to care about things - if you don't accept it, I'll beat you until you obey, and the style of the literati has been passed down in one line, and that's itβbut he is not an emperor yet.
Therefore, in the face of this kind of drama of not knowing how to advance or retreat, and having to play the role of a famous minister forcibly admonishing him, Zhao Kun was very unhappy on the one hand, and on the other hand, he could only order the eunuch to invite him.
"Old minister Gao Ying, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."
Zhao Kun sneered at Gao Ying, who was dressed in a noble purple official uniform, "Lord Servant is not in the political hall to approve the chapter, why did he come to see the palace?" β
"The old minister heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince refused to approve the recital?"
"All the things in the court, no matter how big or small, are decided by a few ministers, why use the Zhu Criticism of the palace?" (To be continued.) )