The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 386
The canonization of the three princes is over, so it is natural to go to the Jiuqing of the Nine Temples
In addition to operating the government affairs of the Sui Dynasty with "three provinces and nine ministries", Yang Tong still followed the tradition since the Han and Wei dynasties and set up temples as court affairs agencies to implement the imperial edict and decision-making. It was also a supplement to the "three minorities and nine ministries". Including Taichang, Weiwei, Guanglu, Zongzheng, Taipu, Sinong, Dali, Honglu, and Taifu Nine Temples, each temple has a Qing and a Shaoqing as the chief and deputy chiefs, and the following are divided into Cheng, Zhushu, and Lushi Wait for an official position.

The nine ministers of the Nine Temples do not have much power now, but their grades are not low. They are all from the third rank. Yang Tong intends to assign some marginalized "qings" to the loyal and loyal old ministers of the Sui Dynasty: First, they are old and lack energy The first is the age of recuperation; the second is to use their rich experience to train newcomers.

There were no eunuchs in the New Sui Dynasty. Yang Tong received the imperial decree from his attendants and read out: "Confer Wang Wei as Taichangqing, grant Chen Guogong, grant ten thousand mu of land, thirty thousand money, and fifty thousand silver money!"

"My humble minister, thank you!" Wang Wei was overjoyed, and quickly thanked him.

Taichang is the head of the nine temples, in charge of rituals such as offering sacrifices to the country, ancestral temples, court meetings, and funerals.During the sacrifice, he acted as the chief priest and assistant to the emperor.At the same time, it is in charge of the emperor's dormitory, garden and mausoleum and the county where it is located.There are four departments under it: Taimiao, Taile, Taiyi, and Taibu, with 340 seven people.

Because of his loyalty to the Sui Dynasty, Wang Wei was cut down by Li Yuan who was about to rise up in history, and now he should be able to die.When he was in Bingzhou, he ate Li Yuan to death, and transported a million stones of grain and 40 sets of equipment from Jinyang Palace to Hengshan County intact, robbed Li Yuan of supplies for the incident, and enriched Yang Tong; During the war, he was in charge of the rear line of defense, cutting off Li Yuan's way to the north and avoiding the risk of the Sui army's north-south battle. When the Battle of Bingzhou broke out, he made great achievements. It is not an exaggeration for Yang Tong to make him a prince.

Passing the imperial decree and official seal to Wang Wei, Yang Tong said again: "Confer Li Jing as Wei Weiqing, grant Hua Guogong, give ten thousand mu of land, thirty thousand money, and fifty thousand silver money!"

Weiwei is one of the Nine Temples. His mission is to be responsible for the guard of honor of the imperial court and guard the arsenal. Bureau.

"My humble minister, thank you!" Li Jing cupped his hands excitedly to thank him.He felt that this was the recognition of Li Jing's ability and his loyal trust, and it was a supreme honor, as important as Mount Tai.

"Wang Cong was granted the title of Guangluqing, he was awarded the title of Hejian County Duke, and he was also a bachelor of Tsinghua Academy. He was given [-] acres of land, [-] yuan in money, and [-] yuan in silver."

Guanglu is also one of the nine temples. It is in charge of the affairs of the imperial palace and the diet of the royal family.

Wang Cong bowed his hands to thank him: "I thank you, Your Majesty!"

Speaking of it, Wang Cong is also a character with both civil and military skills. As a literati, he insisted that Dou Jiande's hundreds of thousands of troops could not enter the river for half a step. It is a pity that he failed in his early years and missed his golden age for nothing. It's time to rest.

Yang Tong is very sorry for such a great talent, but he can't change anything. However, although Wang Cong is old and has a lifetime of experience, he can still use his spare energy, because Guang Luqing is a freelancer, and he can usually go to Tsinghua University to train talents.

"Confer Yang Yuanhong as Minister of Taifu Temple and Lord of Pingyuan County, granting [-] mu of land, [-] yuan in money, and [-] yuan in silver."

Taifu Temple is mainly responsible for the custody and cashier of the country's gold, silk and grain.Responsible for the private use of the royal family and the government's handicraft industry. It is in charge of the four departments of Zangzang, Shangfang, Siran, and Zhangye, with a staff of 74 people.

"Thank you my lord." Yang Yuanhong went out to express his gratitude.

Yang Yuanhong, like Wang Cong, was also an all-rounder in civil and military affairs who had been delayed, but Taifu Temple was relatively busy, so Yang Tong did not arrange for him to be a Bachelor of Tsinghua Academy.

"Confess Zhang Wansui as the imperial servant, grant him the title of Duke of Feima, give him six thousand mu of land, twenty thousand in money, and forty thousand in silver."

The imperial servant is one of the nine temples, in charge of the emperor's chariots and horses and the national animal husbandry, and governs the four departments of Hualiu, Chefu, and Dianmu cattle and sheep, with a staff of 140 people.In fact, Zhang Wansui has always been the Minister of the Taipusi, but Zhang Wansui is still young, and his real value is to raise war horses for the Sui army.If he were to come to Yecheng to manage the messy royal carriages and horses, it would be a waste of money, so he has always been a remote leader, with Shaoqing acting as the agent for all chores, and it will remain the same in the future.

"My humble minister, thank you!"

Yang Tong continued to read: "Gao Junya was granted the title of Da Si Nong, and he was granted the title of Loufan County Duke. He was given [-] mu of land, [-] yuan in money, and [-] yuan in silver."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Gao Junya cupped his hands in gratitude.

Sinong Temple is in charge of affairs such as state warehouses, forest gardens, markets, and charcoal supply. It is in charge of the four departments of Taicang, Pingzhun, Shanglin, and Daoguan, with a staff of 82 people.Gao Junya used to be a partner with Wang Wei, and now he is old. Although he is a general and doesn't have much military ability, he is loyal and meticulous. It is considered useful for him to supervise and review the major granaries of the Sui Dynasty.

"Confer Zheng Renji as Minister of Dali Temple. Give a thousand acres of land, two thousand money, and ten thousand silver money."

Dali Temple is in charge of the Xing Prison in the world, responsible for the review of official crimes and civilian death sentences, with a staff of 57 people.

Every year, the total number of jail breakouts in the country must be collected in Dali Temple, and difficult cases should also be reported to Dali Temple for handling. Dali Temple often sends personnel to the local area to handle some important cases, and is also in charge of matters related to the revision of laws and regulations.

But its powerful function is that according to the edict, it can arrest, imprison, and interrogate guilty princes and ministers without going through local officials. It is equivalent to the department that made corrupt officials fearful in later generations.

Zheng Renji is proficient in the law and is upright. He was jointly recommended by Wei Zheng and Liu Zhenghui, and thus was promoted exceptionally. However, at the beginning of the year, he was still a member of Dou Jiande, and he had not made any contributions in the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, he was not awarded a title. It was just a symbolic reward. Got some money.

In a blink of an eye, the seven ministers of the Nine Temples had conferred titles on seven of them, only Zong Zheng and Hong Lu were not conferred.

The chief official of Zongzheng Temple is called Zongzhengsiqing or Zongzhengqing, and the deputy is called Zongzheng Shaoqing. They are mainly in charge of related affairs such as the emperor's relatives and relatives, such as the clan and relatives breaking the law. This is not under the jurisdiction of Dali Temple, but is handled by Zongzheng. This is somewhat similar to the clan mansion of the Qing Dynasty.

However, the position of Zongzheng has always been held by important members of the clan. For example, Liu Yu in the Eastern Han Dynasty once served as Zongzheng, and Yang Gongren also served as Zongzheng Shaoqing during the reign of Emperor Wen.

Now there are very few clans left, more than [-]% of them were cut off by Yu Wenhuaji, and the rest either died in troubled times or lost contact, which is probably enough.

And Yang Tong only has one elder brother who is a monk, one younger brother, one cousin, two sons and two daughters. Counting Yang Gongren, Yang Shidao, and Yang Shanhui, there are less than NO.30 people in total.As for the relatives, there are only Li Yuan's family and the Lonely family. The problem is that they won't listen to you. Since there are not many members of the royal family, there is no need to set up a Zongzheng Temple for the time being.

Yang Tong said to the crowd of civil and military officials: "There are not many members of the royal family, and I will take care of Zong Zheng's affairs. The function of Honglu Temple conflicts with the Ministry of Rites, so it will not be set up for the time being."

"Here!"

A crowd of civil and military officials suddenly responded. Since the development of the Nine Temples, most of them have already become predestined. The three provinces and nine ministries are the key points. However, the Nine Temples are old-fashioned institutions after all. Therefore, whether it is Yang Guang or Yang Tong, they all canonize the Nine Temples first. step forward.

Yang Tong looked at Wei Yunqi: "Wei Qing stepped forward to accept the seal!"

"My minister is here!" Wei Yunqi cupped his hands and stepped out.

"Today, I canonize Wei Qing as servant of Shangshu, in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Commerce, and confers Duke Lu, ten thousand mu of land, fifty thousand in money, and one hundred thousand in silver."

Wei Yunqi has no empty posts, loose officials, or honors. This is not because he is unqualified, but because the world has not yet been unified. If there is no way to confer titles now, then the world will not be able to be conferred in the future, especially for rebellious generals. In the future, he will make great achievements, but if Yang Tong only gives it to a small official, he may be punished for saying inappropriate remarks without thinking. If he is dissatisfied with the punishment, he will be easily taken advantage of by others. It was not a good thing, so after many discussions with many confidantes, Yang Tong decided that except Yang Gongren as a special case, the others would not be given false posts, dismissed officials, or honors.Moreover, the Sui Dynasty was orthodox in the world, and there was no need to consolidate power and attract green forest heroes like Li Yuan did.

"Thank you my lord!" Wei Yunqi saluted and thanked him.

The Great Sui's move to the Western Regions was already a matter of immediate future, and Wei Yunqi had been a minister of the Ministry of Rites and had rich experience in foreign exchanges. Therefore, the key to promoting him to be a servant of the Minister of Rites was to manage the Ministry of Rites well.He is the Southern Route Army of the Western Expedition, and he has great prestige in the Western Regions. If he is in charge of diplomacy, the Sui Dynasty will never suffer.

"Feng Yang Shanhui was the right servant of the Shangshu, in charge of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Education. He was awarded Song Guogong, rewarded with ten thousand mu of land, fifty thousand in money, and one hundred thousand in silver."

In fact, putting aside the veil of the royal family, the old Yang family has many warriors who know the army and are good at fighting. Not to mention, Yang Gongren, Yang Shanhui, and Yang Shidao can actually fight.Yang Jian’s nephew Cai Wang Yang Zhiji is also an outstanding man. When he served as the prefect of Hongnong, he used thousands of soldiers from the county to keep Yang Xuangan’s 10,000+ army out, creating valuable opportunities for Yu Wenshu, Yang Gongren and other counter-insurgency troops. It's a pity that he had a great talent, but passed away early.

"The humble minister leads the decree to thank you."

The name Yang Shanhui was unknown in later generations, but now he is a well-known military general in Jizhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou, and Qingzhou.

People often use the term "victorious in a hundred battles" to describe a general, saying that he has fought a hundred times and won every time.But when saying this, everyone knew in their hearts that it was just a flattery. Looking at ancient and modern China and foreign countries, who can really achieve "victorious in all battles" among so many famous generals?Even if he really had this military level, how could he have fought so many battles.

So, has anyone in history really achieved "victorious battles"?
The answer is: there really is.

There were two in the Sui Dynasty, one was Zhang Xutuo, who was victorious in every battle and perished when he was defeated.

The other is Yang Shanhui.

Yang Shanhui initially served as the county magistrate of Qi County, and he was famous for his honesty and integrity. If it were not for the sudden change of circumstances, Yang Shanhui would be like many literati, slowly climbing up step by step from a small local official, just like thousands of county magistrates , Anonymous in the long river of history.But because of the coming of troubled times, his fate changed.

At the moment of the turmoil in Jizhou, Yang Shanhui, as a county magistrate, cobbled together a group of miscellaneous heroes, and successively defeated Gao Shida, Zhang Jincheng and other giant bandits, and each time with a small group of troops. Defeating bandits dozens of times larger than oneself is something that Xue Shixiong, Guo Xuan, Duan Da and other court generals with countless well-equipped elite troops cannot do. Even Yang Yichen asked him to teach him how to do it. Gao Shida, who has more than 20 dead supporters.As for the head of another big bandit, Zhang Jincheng, he also chopped it off and gave it to Yang Guang.

Now that the military revolution is imminent, Yang Tong promoted him to be Shangshu Youpushe who is also in charge of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Education, so he found the right person.

Canonization continues:

"Secret Yang Shidao as Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, grant him the Duke of Juguo, reward ten thousand mu of land, fifty thousand in money, and one hundred thousand in silver!"

"Fengfang Xuanling was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Officials, awarded to Liang Guogong, rewarding ten thousand mu of land, fifty thousand in money, and one hundred thousand in silver"

"Seal Jiang Xingben as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, grant Qi Guogong, reward ten thousand mu of land, fifty thousand money, and one hundred thousand silver money"

"Confess Liu Zhenghui as Minister of the Imperial Department, grant punishment to the Duke of the State, reward ten thousand mu of land, fifty thousand in money, and one hundred thousand in silver"

"Secret Kong Yingda as Minister of the Ministry of Education, grant to Lu Guogong, reward [-] mu of land, [-] money, and [-] silver money"

"Secret Pei Renji as Minister of the Ministry of Rites, confer the title of Duke of the State, reward ten thousand mu of land, fifty thousand in money, and one hundred thousand in silver"

"Confer Li Jing as Minister of the Ministry of War, grant Wei Guogong, reward [-] mu of land, [-] in money, and [-] in silver"

"Wei Zheng was named Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, awarded to Zheng Guogong, rewarded with [-] mu of land, [-] in money, and [-] in silver"

"Feng Lingjing is the Shangshu of the Ministry of Commerce, grants the Duke of Zhu, rewards ten thousand mu of land, fifty thousand in money, and one hundred thousand in silver."

(End of this chapter)