The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 10
On the 12th day of the twelfth lunar month in the [-]th year of Daye, Luoyang!

In the majestic, majestic and magnificent Qianyang Hall of Ziwei Palace, all the civil and military officials who stayed behind in the eastern capital have arrived, and the generals who have made great achievements in suppressing the Wagang rebellion are all there.

An angel from Jiangdu stood on the jade plate, opened the imperial decree, and read aloud: "The imperial decree said: Dongdu stayed behind to guard Yang Yu, the king of Yue. Xingyang, the frontier of a hundred battles, and the enemy of ten thousand people - he was appointed as the king of Qin, the champion general, and the minister of Hebei Daoxingtai, and inherited the power to dethrone Zhizheng's fifth-rank military generals and county civil officials! Reward Linshuo Palace For Qin Wangfu, 20 taels of gold!"
For this reward, all the ministers were a little dumbfounded.

Even Yang Tong himself was a little stunned, and even Xie En was forgotten for a while.

This decree actually contains four parts.

First of all, the title of Yang Tong was changed from King of Yue to King of Qin; princes have always been named after the country names of the Spring and Autumn Period, and generally the four titles of "Jin, Qin, Qi, and Chu" are the most honorable, followed by "Zhao, Wei, Yan, Han, Song, Liang, Zhou, Wu..."

"King of Qin" was originally the title of Yang Jian's third son, Yang Jun. After Yang Jun was poisoned to death by the princess in the 20th year of Kaihuang, his son Yang Hao inherited it. , was granted the title of Wu Guogong.

Secondly, Hebei Daoxingtai, the full name is Hebei Daoxingtai Shangshu Province, the chief official is Shangshuling, the second official is Pushe, and the Ministry of War (also in charge of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites) and the Ministry of Civil Affairs (in charge of the Ministry of Punishment and the Ministry of Industry) and There is one person in each of the prime ministers, and there are four people in the capital.There are also the Ministry of Examination, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Food, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Driving, the Ministry of Treasury, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Duzhi, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Industry, and the Minister of Tuntian.There are also food, clothing, weapons, and supervisors, one chief and one deputy supervisor, one prime minister, and four recorders.However, "Xingtai Province" is a non-permanent provisional organization, and Yang Tong's Ministerial Order will naturally be abolished at any time.

Thirdly, the champion general, although he has the title of first rank, is a vain position that only receives a salary but no real power.

Fourth, "the right to rule and dismiss Zhizheng fifth-rank military generals and county and county civil servants"—it is a position with real power, which means that the power to appoint 166 counties and [-] counties in Hebei Daozhi is in the hands of Yang Tong. And there is no need to report it, it is completely domineering.But compared with the lost "Eastern Capital Left Behind", the gap is far away.

Calculated one by one, not rising but falling.

"Thank you for the gift from the emperor's grandfather." Yang Tong's expression was as usual.

The civil and military ministers congratulated in unison: "Congratulations, Your Highness, you have been promoted to King Qin, Shang Shuling, and Champion General!"

Some people looked at Yang Tong with sympathy.

Emperor Yang Guang and Empress Xiao had two sons and two daughters. The eldest son Yang Zhao, Prince Yuande died of illness, and the second son, Qi Wang Yang Hao, was imprisoned for a long time because of his misbehavior. Although Yang Guang also had a son Zhao Wang Yang Gao, But it's not a descendant.

Yang Guang pinned all his hopes on the three sons left by the eldest son Yang Zhao. The eldest, Yang Tan, has been brought by Yang Guang's side to teach him all these years, and he is very fond of him.Yang Tong, the second eldest, stayed in Luoyang, the eastern capital, while Yang You, the third generation king, stayed in Chang'an, the western capital.

In fact, everyone knows that Yang Guang wanted to make Yan Wang Yang Tan the grandson of the emperor, but he was hesitant.Because although Yang Tan, the king of Yan, is the eldest son of Yang Zhao, he is not a direct descendant.

Yang Zhao's official wife was Wei Rong, the daughter of the Duke of Hua, Wei Shou, who gave birth to the acting king Yang You.Yang Tan was born to Liu Liangdi, the concubine of Yang Zhao, and her twin sister Liu Liangdi gave birth to Yang Tong.

Yang Tan is the eldest, and the most virtuous and intelligent among the three grandchildren, while Wang You, the direct grandson, is not so intelligent.

But from the point of view of the patriarchal law, if Yang Tan, the second son of Qi, was not established, but Yang Tan, the eldest grandson of the concubine, was established instead, the patriarchal law would be inconsistent.After all, when the crown prince passed away, Yang Guang would either have his second son, Yang Hao, or his grandson, Yang You.

Moreover, although Yang Tan is deeply loved by Yang Guang and his wife, the second child Yang Tong and the third child Yang You are also favored. Yang Tan has already grown up, but he has not been canonized for a long time, which shows that Yang Guang is still hesitating. Keeping Luoyang and Yang You guarding Chang'an, this in itself has the idea of ​​making them heirs!

But now, Yang Tong has lost the position of "staying behind in the eastern capital". To some extent, Yang Tong is out of the game in the three kings' struggle for succession.

Although Yang Tong's power is weak and he never competed for the position of the emperor's grandson, he is one of Yang Guang's favorite grandsons. Now that Yang Guang has forced him to leave Luoyang, the eastern capital, Yang Yu's party and Yang Yu's party can feel at ease up.

"Your Highness!" the Xuanzhi official said with a smile, "The Holy Majesty wants you to go north as soon as possible to take over the mission of the imperial servant Yang Yichen, to conquer the Hebei Road bandits and protect the peace of our Great Sui."

All the ministers were shocked, although they knew that Yang Tong's trip to the north would be sooner or later, but it was too fast and too sudden.But after careful consideration, many civil servants smiled knowingly,
"Obey!" Yang Tong's heart was pounding. Ever since crossing, he had dreamed of leaving the Central Plains, but there was no reason at all. Unexpectedly, after a big battle, he would be released as an official.

Even if Yang Guang doesn't urge him, he will take up his post as soon as possible!
Happiness comes so fast!

"Here are two secret decrees from the Holy Majesty!" At this time, the official who announced the decree presented the secret decree.

Yang Tong opened it and was surprised and delighted.

Surprise—the imperial decree said that if Yang Yichen, the imperial servant and Hebei Dao arresting ambassador, refused to return to the court, he would try to shoot him dead.

Congratulations——Yang Guang compensated himself in terms of materials, as long as he wanted, he could take away everything in Luoyang and the palace.

The angel continued: "The pacification ambassador of Henan Province was appointed Zuo Pushe of Hebei Dao Xingtai, Pei Renji was the prefect of Jijun, Huangfu Wuyi, the general of Youwuwei, was the prefect of Wuyang, Wang Bian, general of Huben Lang, was the governor of Wuyang, Jia Wuben For the prefect of Bohai County!"

"Canonize Qin Qiong as the fourth-rank general Hu Ben, Luo Shixin as the fourth-rank Huya general, Pei Xingyan as the fourth-rank Huya general, and Niu Jinda as the fourth-rank Huya general... I hope you will make great achievements under King Qin's command"

"Thank you for the gift!"

The generals whose names had been read thanked Yang Tong with joy on their faces, and then saluted Yang Tong again: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the promotion!"

They had seen Yang Tong's application letter, and they knew that there was a direct relationship between Yang Tong and Yang Tong.

"In addition, General Zhang Xutuo was killed by the rebels. I am very sorry. I will present him as a gift to the Minister of the Ministry of War and Zhonghou. He will be buried in Beiman Mountain in Luoyang with public ceremonies. All officials will express their condolences!" the angel announced loudly.

"Holy, holy!" Hearing this, Yang Tong took Zhu Wenwu and thanked him again.

The remaining generals and schools also received their due rewards. As for the five times the military pay for the conscripted soldiers, everyone was happy.

When the short and special canonization is over!
Yang Tong said: "The main force of Wagang was destroyed, and the Wagang village in Dongjun became a shrinking tortoise, but the Tangyin, Neihuang, Linhe, and Chanshui counties and some cities in Jijun are still in the hands of the rebels. , but it is always threatening Liyang Cang! Therefore, I decided that this year will not be the end of the year."

"Old General Pei, you lead the [-] Tiger Prison Guards to go north immediately and take back these places, so that they don't become too powerful."

"General Wang Bian, you select [-] elite troops from the Dongdu garrison and march to Wuyang County to cooperate with Old General Pei's actions."

"Bohai County is divided into two by the Yellow River, and Yanci and Putai counties are isolated to the south of the Yellow River. General Jia Wuben, you bring 5000 people from General Zhang Xutuo's headquarters to the intersection of the two counties, and in the local area Recruit [-] soldiers to prevent the bandits from Henan Province from fleeing northward to Douzigang.”

"Here!" Pei Renji, Wang Bian, and Jia Wuben responded in a loud voice.
"Your Highness, how to solve the problem of food?"

Jia Wuben was a little embarrassed. Since he and Zhang Xutuo, the army has never worried about food, and there is always a shortage of food. This is naturally caused by Zhang Xutuo's bad relationship with the local government. How can there be insufficient food when the relationship between the government and the government is harmonious?
"You don't have to worry about the food issue. I'll give you 40 dans of food, and it will be delivered within half a month at the latest. Before you leave, take [-] soldiers and go to the Luokou Warehouse to collect [-] sets of standard armaments and cloth. Twenty thousand horses!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Jia Wuben was overjoyed.

"what?"

Hearing this, many ministers were shocked. King Qin actually wanted to use Luokou Cang?

"Your Highness, the Luokou warehouse cannot be moved." Yuan Wen, the deputy left behind, stood up and objected.

Hearing this, Yang Tong looked over coldly, and before he left, the dog "rebelled", saving the next generation's stay behind!But can you keep the Luokou warehouse?

"Look for yourself!" Yang Tong handed over the secret decree, the secret decree will only work if people see it, otherwise, how can you pretend to be a tiger.

After reading Yuan Wen, he was speechless, and was about to say something, but Yang Tong waved his hand and said in a flat tone, "This is the sacred decree, do you oppose it or support it?"

"..." Yuan Wendu.

Yang Tong handed over the imperial decree to Huangfu Wuyi, who was cautious and honest, and ordered: "Use all the ships in Luoyang, and move all the food and equipment in Luokou Cang, Huiluo Cang, Taicang, and Hanjia Cang to Liyang Cang. Don’t leave a grain of rice or a cluster of arrows behind. If the warehouse in Liyang can’t hold it, let’s go to the granaries in Jijun and Wuyang’s counties! Anyone who dares to stop them will be killed without mercy.”

Although Huangfu Wuyi is not well-known in history, he is a practical person. Although he is not as talented as Yang Gongren, he is superior in his rich experience and carefulness. His greatest advantage is not that he is smarter than others, but that he is mature and prudent. , hard work.

But the ministers were silent.

At this moment, Yang Yu's handsome face gave people a cold and chilling feeling, like a magic sword, showing its sharpness,

I know that His Royal Highness Qin Wang, who is generous and generous, is angry because of the unfair treatment of not being promoted but degraded!

(End of this chapter)