The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 194
When the time came to the turn of Chou Yin, the entire Shenwu Palace was silent, only a few patrolling soldiers patrolling the imperial city from time to time. Now the Shenwu Gate, the main gate of the palace, has long been closed, only the Yingwu Gate, the east gate, is still open, and it is also heavily guarded by soldiers.

The official residences of the various provinces and ministries in the imperial city were completely dark, but the fifth floor of the Chaoyang Hall in the palace city was still brightly lit. This made the patrolling guards dare not be careless. More than two hundred people guarded the surroundings. In their memory, His Royal Highness King Qin and the adults seemed to have never Didn't stay so late, did something happen today?Thinking of all kinds of rumors in the city, everyone's expressions became more serious and angry.

In fact, Yang Tong and the others were waiting for news from Shen Guang, Luo Shixin, Niu Jinda, Yu Chigong and the others, and the atmosphere was very relaxed, and the content of the discussion had nothing to do with tonight's "Operation Elimination". At this time, what they were discussing was Du Ruhui, Mr. Wang Jialiang's accountant.

"Your Highness, Du Keming was my best friend back then. During the reign of Emperor Wen, the two of us were successively selected as alternate officials by the Ministry of Officials. Gao Xiaoji, the servant of the Ministry of Officials at that time, praised Keming, saying that he was quick-witted, pragmatic and decisive." Fang Xuanling put down his tea bowl. , introduced with great interest.

"How can it be?" Yang Gongren asked with a smile.

"With the talent of the world, its ability..."

"Okay!" Yang Tong rubbed his temples and said, "Don't say polite words like ten times better than you. If there is such a person, either he is a god or you are a fool! But I heard that Gao Xiaoji is right. The evaluation of the two of you is 'the two sages should serve as the orders of King Xing, and they are extremely worthy ministers... I would like to entrust my children and grandchildren to each other.'"

"Uh..." Fang Xuanling smiled awkwardly, "It turns out that His Highness also knows!"

Yang Tong smiled strangely, and said: "Everyone said that Gao Xiaoji was born with a pair of wise eyes, who can see people's brows and predict their future, without any inaccuracy. But I think I'm much better than him when I'm a matchmaker! Having said that, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Pei Xingyan, Niu Jinda, Su Dingfang, Yu Chigong, the five Xue brothers, Duan Decao, etc., are all great talents that are rare in a hundred years? So the eye for knowing people is none other than me! "

Everyone laughed!

But thinking about Yang Tong's words, everyone agrees!The people who were excavated by Yang Tong must have outstanding talents. This ability to know people, Yang Tong is definitely the best in the contemporary era.

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Highness, how did you find out?"

Yang Tong narcissistically said: "The talents of heaven, you can't compare."

Yang Shidao jokingly said: "Xuan Ling's talent is undeniable, even the fear of guilt is superhuman."

Fang Xuanling was sweating profusely!But he has been teased a lot, and he has long since taken his face seriously, and said in embarrassment: "There is no man who is afraid of his wife, only a man who loves his wife. I am dedicated to my love, and I am happy."

Yang Tong said: "When Kinderman paid homage back then, why did you stare at him intently, as if you wanted to swallow him in one bite?"

Fang Xuanling retorted: "Everyone has a love for beauty. I appreciate beauty, and it has nothing to do with color."

Yang Shidao said contemptuously: "There is a guy with a wicked heart but no guts."

The crowd laughed again.

Yang Tong laughed and said, "Xuan Ling met Du Ruhui during the day, would he be willing to help me, Da Sui?"

Fang Xuanling said: "There are four ways of being a scholar and a king: one is talent, like the Qin Emperor and Han Wuxiong, who let the soldiers under his command voluntarily die; One is called fame, like Yuan Shaozhi of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the fourth generation and three princes, who made famous families in the world bow their heads and proclaim their ministers; side."

"As far as Keming and even the world's elites are concerned, His Royal Highness has occupied all these four points: Cai, since the defeat of the Wagang Army in Xingyang, His Highness has been invincible and invincible; Xi Sergeant, can be called the benevolent invincible; name, His Highness is the grandson of the first emperor, representing the orthodoxy of the world; Wu, Your Highness martial arts is world-class, if it is not against one's own will, never use martial arts to show off the world, use martial arts to show off strength, and make more plans. Therefore For Que Keming, it is very attractive. After he came to our Tai Sui Dynasty, he inspected all aspects, and he felt that His Highness is ambitious, benevolent and loving, magnanimous, domineering and decisive, and has all the conditions of a hero. Winning people and harmony represents national orthodoxy and national righteousness, and he will be able to rule the world in the future, so he has long surrendered to His Highness."

"You've said so much nonsense, where are you?" Yang Tong looked at Fang Xuanling and asked with a half-smile.

When he first took over Fang Xuanling back then, he wanted to use Fang Xuanling's relationship to win Du Ruhui over, but Fang Xuanling refused. He thought that great talents have their own ideas, and it was difficult to attract Du Ruhui through relationships. , Only when you are convinced, will you be willing to worship the Lord. This is the king's choice of ministers, and the ministers also choose the master!Unexpectedly, after two years, Du Ruhui really came by himself, which made Yang Tong feel very proud.

Fang Xuanling smiled wryly, and said: "Your Highness loves people to be admired, but my Great Sui's way of employing people who are talented and capable has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Keming also has his own arrogance, and he does not want to be appreciated by His Highness." , or my relationship has been reused. He thinks that since I, Tai Sui, started to obtain a scholar, everything should be done according to the rules, how can the rules be broken because of him alone?"

"So, he plans to participate in this year's imperial examination?"

"Exactly. Keming hopes to gain status and recognition with his true talents and knowledge. If he can feel at ease, other scholars will also be convinced."

"Then advance this year's scientific examination to two months later!" Yang Tong said indifferently, Du Ruhui was the first talent who valued himself and took the initiative to vote, not because of orthodoxy, kindness, or status. Not to mention that it was not when the Sui Dynasty had not yet been divided by plundering status. This made him feel deeply moved besides a sense of accomplishment.

"Here!"

Yang Gongren complied. The imperial examinations in the Sui Dynasty were held once a year. However, with a sufficient reserve of talents, the requirements became stricter and higher, and the number of candidates was also decreasing year by year.The exam time is not fixed. Among the twelve states in the world, Da Sui only has three and a half states in territory. It is not in a hurry to start the exam in two months.

At this time, the sound of horseshoes and horses neighing faintly came from the direction of Yingwumen in the dark night. Not long after, a group of people followed the guards up the stairs.

Everyone's spirits were refreshed, and it seemed that the 'Operation Elimination' had come to a successful conclusion.

The people coming were getting closer and closer, and it really was Shen Guang, Luo Shixin, Niu Jinda, Yu Chigong, and a group of attendants behind them carrying dozens of large and small boxes, and a corner was quickly piled up by these boxes.

"See Your Highness, my lords!"

"Exemption!" Yang Tong waved the soldiers back, looking at the excited four generals, he said with a smile, "Where did you get so much? What is it here?"

Shen Guang stepped forward, cut off the lock on a box, and then opened it. A dazzling array of gold and silver immediately illuminated the entire lobby in golden splendor, and all kinds of brilliance dazzled people's eyes.

Luo Shixin and the others did the same thing. When everyone took a closer look, they saw that every box was full of pearls and emeralds, and there were countless jade ornaments, gold and silver.This is not a big deal, another bigger box was also split open by Luo Shixin, and the jewels and emeralds inside were even more gorgeous and precious.

Yang Gongren picked up a piece of jadeite to watch, and after putting it back, checked a few more, and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, these are all belongings of the court, no matter how much money you spend, you can't buy them. It can be seen that this is either from Li Yuan or Li Mi. , It is estimated that it is used to bribe greedy officials."

Shen Guang praised: "Master Yang has extraordinary eyesight. This box comes from Tianxia Restaurant, which is Li Yuan's intelligence headquarters! There are seven places including Tianxia Winery, Yanchun Restaurant, Luoxia Restaurant, and Fenglin Pavilion. They are Li Yuan, Wang Shichong, The strongholds of Xiao Xian, Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, and Lin Shihong.” After speaking, he presented Yang Tong with a stack of thick documents, “These are important documents found from seven places, please Your Highness has a look."

Yang Tong took over the document and flipped through it. Li Yuan alone accounted for [-]% to [-]% of the information, and the others added up to less than [-]%. It can be seen that Li Yuan's infiltration into the Sui Dynasty was very deep. There are strongholds, all of which are lists of key personnel, as well as bribery records.

Yang Tong looked through the bribery records calmly, there were only 45 people in total, and the highest official position was only rank six. It seems that the person in charge of intelligence arranged by Li Yuan is an incompetent person.

Yang Tong handed the list of bribes to Yang Gongren, and said, "How do you think Pu She should deal with it?"

Yang Gongren said: "The information of these officials must have reached Li Yuan's hands! I thought these people should not be touched! It is even possible to pass false news through these people."

"I agree, what else?"

Yang Gongren looked at Shen Guang and asked, "The generals all told what happened."

Shen Guang, Luo Shixin and the other four told everyone in detail how they wiped out the seven strongholds.

Yang Gongren paced back and forth in the room, thinking about how to deal with this matter. After a while, he said to Yang Tong: "Your Highness, after we wiped out these people, the hostile forces will send new ones again. After learning this lesson , People in the future will hide deeper and find it harder to find! I think that except for the shops of those who participated in the negotiation, no one else will be moved."

"Reconsider!" Fang Xuanling said.

Yang Tong pondered for a long time, and ordered to the fourth general: "You kill all the captives, go back and create a false appearance that the evidence has been destroyed, and then use a large number of troops to surround the Seventh Headquarters, and then carry the bodies of these leaders from the burning chamber. Come out, wake me up to rescue the rioters in the left and right, so that there are more people onlookers. Then arrest and seal up the shop where the small boss of the headquarters died, pretending not to care about the corpse. Do you understand?"

Shen Guang thought for a while, and then said: "Your Highness means to let those who did not participate in the meeting think that the headquarters destroyed the evidence, and did not betray them, leaving us a target for surveillance in the future."

Yang Tong nodded and said, "That's it. Go ahead and do it!"

"Your Highness, please rest assured, the general and others will take care of it." Shen Guang and the others knew what to do, saluted, and hurriedly retreated.

(End of this chapter)