"Then do you know why the emperor can't eliminate the Dugu Valve?" Yang Ying asked.

"I've heard that Da Sui is too busy to take care of himself. It is no longer like when Emperor Wen was in power, there is a situation where all countries come to court. Huang Yi combines history with what he has seen and heard in the past few months.

"Now there are internal and external troubles. Japanese ...... Forehead...... The envoys of the Wa State sent to Sui are now loaded with five stones. There was also Turkic division, and the name Khan died. His son, Shibi Khan, was growing in power and was unwilling to submit to the Great Sui. There are also Goguryeo, Tuyuhun and other big countries eyeing each other. ”

"In addition, the four major domestic valves are fighting openly and secretly. Therefore, the emperor can only let it go and let them contain each other. ”

"Although you don't have an official position, it can be said that you know the current situation of the Great Sui very well. It can be seen that you are also very interested in Da Sui. Yang Ying listened to Huang Yi's analysis, and also nodded: "But the more you know, the more you should know how much trouble it will cause if you make a move on Dugu Valve." ”

"Hmph! It's just strange that the emperor is mediocre today. Huang Yi looked directly at Yang Ying. Even if he really has a relationship with Yang Guang, it is uncomfortable for him not to say this.

It's just that as soon as these words came out, Yang Ying's face immediately darkened.

"Huang Yi!" Wang Xingman immediately shouted: "As a courtier, you must not talk about the king." ”

"It's not a good sense, I'm not a great Sui courtier. I'm just speaking from the perspective of a small ordinary person. Huang Yi was not to be outdone: "If the emperor does something wrong, his subordinates will also break the law, what is not mediocrity?"

"No matter what dynasty it is, whether it is in the past or in the future, there are always some forbidden words. But those are supposed to prevent lawbreakers from inciting the people to do mischief. If you can't say anything, what's the difference between that and the literal hell?"

Huang Yi's words fell, and the banquet room fell silent. Everyone looked at Huang Yi with different expressions.

"Poof......" Suddenly, a laugh broke the silence.

"This little brother is indeed an interesting person. Shang Qingya said with a smile.

"Brother Huang is really ...... Talk fast, huh...... Heh!" Shan Xiu'er, as the host, could only smile awkwardly.

"That's very good!" Although Yang Ying praised Huang Yi, he still stared at Huang Yi with dark clouds on his face: "It's just right, there are no outsiders here." A few of us will talk about this 'faint king', and no one will know. You say, how is our Great Sui Emperor a mediocre law?"

"Huang Yi!" Wang Xing pulled the corner of Huang Yi's clothes with a sweaty head.

Yang Ying was obviously angry, he was really worried that Huang Yi would say something excessive.

Although this is Du Fuwei's territory, if Yang Ying really wants to deal with Huang Yi, Du Fuwei will not give this face.

"I don't think everyone likes the gate valve, right? Why didn't the emperor weaken their strength? Don't you understand the truth that if you go outside, you must first settle inside?" Huang Yi asked.

"Do you think that the current emperor doesn't want to weaken the power of the gate valve?" Yang Ying said: "Do you know what the Nine Grades Zhongzheng System is?"

"I've heard a little. Huang Yi said: "Since the end of the Han Dynasty, the world has been turbulent, talent has flowed, and it is impossible to carry out inspections, so Cao Pi created the Jiupin Zhongzheng system to select officials and expand the political base. The method was to select competent and knowledgeable officials in the imperial court to serve as the central officials of their own prefectures and counties, and the central officials were responsible for inspecting the personnel of the same nationality in the scattered places. ”

"Not bad!" Yang Ying nodded and said: "The Zhongzheng official evaluates the merits of talents based on his family background, morality, and ability, and is set as the standard for appointing officials. At the beginning of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, it was still able to uphold the principle of "meritocracy" in employing people, regardless of the high and low. However, everyone has selfish intentions, and the central official cannot help but be biased in the selection. Therefore, when the system arrived, the Zhongzheng officials only elected the children of their own clans. As a result, the phenomenon of "no cold door in the upper grade, no family in the lower grade" has caused many gate valves to arise. ”

"Gate valve ......" Yang Ying sighed, shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Do you know that more than half of the people in the court are elected by the gate valve." Are they loyal to the Great Sui, or those gate valves? Even if the emperor can eliminate these gate valves in one fell swoop, who else in the Great Sui Dynasty can use them?"

"......" Huang Yi was silent for a moment.

He couldn't have imagined that the situation in the Great Sui Dynasty was even worse than he imagined.

"Is there no way to change the status quo?" Huang Yi seemed to mutter.

"It's not for nothing!" Yang Ying said: "The emperor once issued the system of three provinces and six ministries, just to replace the Jiupin Zhongzheng system. Let the several gates and valves contain each other, and at the same time, secretly cultivate the power that truly belongs to my Great Sui Imperial Court. ”

"It's a pity that it's ......" Yang Ying sighed, shook his head and said: "The strength that my Great Sui Heavenly Son has cultivated so hard still can't withstand the joint suppression of the four major valves. Only when the four major lords disagree with each other will they contain each other and give the emperor a chance to breathe. ”

Wang Xingman thought of Li Yuantong, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and sighed with the same regret.

"If the Duke of Chu is still alive......" Yang Ying's words suddenly made everyone sad.

Yang Guang was able to succeed to the throne as emperor, and Yang Su, the Duke of Chu, contributed a lot.

Yang Su is young and chivalrous, uninhibited, both civil and military, and Bao Yingqi's strategy.

Huang Yi once read a collection of essays called "The Danger of the Prosperous Age". Zheng Guanying wrote: The so-called generals in ancient times were Confucian generals, generals, talented generals, and war generals. Sun Bin, Wu Qi, Bai Qi, Geng Yi, Yang Su, Murong Shaozong, Li Guangbi, Ma Sui, etc., will also.

The names mentioned in the book are all legends of the undefeated god of war in later generations.

"Yang Su, Duke of Chu......" Huang Yi suddenly remembered that Jiao Xie seemed to have mentioned Yang Su before he died. At that time, Huang Yi didn't hear what he said later, so he didn't pay attention to it. It's just that when I think about it now, I feel that something is not quite right.

Jiao Xie's last words, why did he mention a dead person?

"Actually, I know that there is a way to select talents and talents in later generations......

"The afterlife?" Yang Ying was stunned.

"Uh...... That's right, my hometown...... A place called Houshi ......" Wong Yat Ma Yuan Road.

"I also know quite a bit about the territory of the Great Sui, but I have no impression of the future market you said......" Yang Ying pondered for a while, and then said: "Forget it, it's not important. Let's start by talking about your way of exalting merit and ability. ”

"Actually, it's the imperial examination!"

"What is the imperial examination?" everyone asked curiously.

Huang Yi organized the language and said: "We have a village there, and the village chief was originally elected. Later, in order to compete for this position, some people used various means to maliciously canvass for votes. Suppress your opponents. ”

"To solve this problem, someone came up with a solution. That is, through the method of inquiry, Moyi and other methods to elect people with both ability and political integrity to occupy this position. ”

"The people who are so elected, who have both ability and political integrity, are indeed the most in line with the original intention of the election in the imperial court. But the village is different from the big country, as Yang Gongzi said. With the four major gates targeted, how can these people gain a firm foothold in the court?" asked Du Fuwei.

"What if it doesn't touch their interests?" Huang Yi asked rhetorically, "Of course, there are great risks associated with this. ”

"I think I get it. Yang Ying nodded and said: "People are selfish, unless it comes to the point of life and death." Otherwise, these gate valves will not strike at those who are neutral towards the center. will even come forward to win over and take the opportunity to stomp on the opponent. ”

"Use the method of imperial examinations to inject fresh blood into the DPRK. Then let them infiltrate the gate forces openly and secretly, and break their balance, it is indeed a high war. Shang Qingya was impressed by Huang Yi.

"It's a pity...... The world seeks profit. No one dares to guarantee whether these lifters will be able to maintain their original intentions in the end. That's the biggest risk......"