Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 354
"You should be rewarded for your merits, dear friends, what do you think Luo Cheng should reward for his achievements?"

In the hall, two shifts of officials stood, and the emperor sat on the dragon chair in a dragon robe with a smile on his face. The emperor was really satisfied with Luo Cheng.Especially after seeing the portrait of Luo Cheng brought back by Yan Pi, the emperor preferred this tall and heroic young man.

Young, capable, and good-looking, everyone will like it.

In addition, Luo Cheng was considered to be of Baiding's background, and he started from the grass, which made the emperor value him even more.There are actually traces of the emperor employing people.Since the emperor became the great treasure, Yang Su from the Guanlong Group, the group of people who advised him and seized the throne, did not end well, and Yu Wenshu was reused because he was obedient.

And veteran ministers like Su Wei are actually not worthy of the emperor's reuse.

Who the emperor really used was those people outside the Guanlong Group, such as the Jiangnan gentry, and the emerging powerful landlords, but he didn't like to use those wealthy relatives because they were too fearful for the emperor.

Generals like Lai Huer and Mai Tiezhang all came from the grasslands without any foundation, so they were highly valued by the emperor.People like Li Yuan, Li Mi, and Yang Xuangan, in fact, the emperor was always on guard.

If you come from a wealthy family in Guanlong, even if you have the ability, the emperor will use it under pressure. If you come from a local tyrant or a humble family, the emperor will use it in an exceptional way. If you are a small gentry in Shandong or Jiangnan, the emperor will use it even more. rest assured.

Although Luo Cheng has been decreed by him to be Luo Yi's heir, even Luo Yi's family is not a real Guanlong nobleman, and Luo Rong, Luo Yi and Luo Shou's father and son are not closely related to the Guanlong wealthy family. Luo Yi, the head of the Luo family, was pushed out by the general Guan Long.

At Luo Cheng's age, even if he has the ability, it is actually enough to confer a fifth-rank General Ying Yanglang.

However, the emperor deliberately promoted several times, so Luo Cheng, who was under [-] years old, is now a fourth-rank Huya general, not to mention commanding an army. You must know that the other generals are at least one. General Wei.

"Your Majesty, I think that Luo Cheng should not be rewarded, not only should he not be rewarded, but should also be punished."

Yang Guang looked up, but saw that the person speaking was Pei Shiju, the servant of Huangmen.

This person is Yang Guang's Minister of Foreign Affairs, the maker of diplomatic strategies, and is proficient in Turkic and Western Region affairs. The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is also his suggestion.

Still one of the five most expensive.

Whether it is status or the trust of the emperor, they are all amazing.

His sound made Yang Guang a little surprised.

"Pei Aiqing, why did you say that?"

Pei Shiju stood up and said loudly, "I think Luo Cheng lied about his military achievements."

Now Yang Guang couldn't sit still.

"Your Majesty, I thought that Luo Cheng didn't capture Xincheng at all. If he really captured Xincheng, why is Xincheng still in the hands of the Goguryeo people? To put it simply, Luo Cheng just tricked Yang Wanchun into surrendering. To put it more seriously That is, Luo Chengming knew that Yang Wanchun had pretended to surrender, but pretended not to know, and lied about his military exploits to invite rewards, his heart would be punishable!"

In the Daye Dynasty, the five nobles in the court were the five most trusted ministers of the emperor, namely Nayan Suwei, Zuowei General Yu Wenshu, Huangmen Minister Pei Shiju, Internal History Minister Yu Shiji, and Yushi Doctor Pei Yun.

Among the five, Su Wei was the only one of the three high-ranking officials who was justifiable, and he was the prime minister of course.

The other four, although not named as prime ministers, actually served as prime ministers.

When Yang Guang came to power at the beginning of the year, he carried out a bloody cleansing of the elders of the former dynasty. Then he became the emperor and the courtiers. Nayan Yang Shusi, Nayan Yang Da under the door, Neishi Ling Xiao Zong, Shangshu Youpu shot Su Wei.

It can be seen from this list that the most powerful family at that time was the Yang Su family. Among the six prime ministers, the Yang Su family accounted for three, Yang Yue was Yang Su's brother, and Yang Shusi was Yang Su's uncle.

At that time, Yang Su played a key role in Yang Guang being able to proclaim himself emperor, so after he succeeded to the throne, Yang Su took the position of Prime Minister, which is usually not easily conferred.

And Xiao Zong is the elder brother of Empress Yang Guang, who was once the emperor of Xiliang.Yang Da is the royal family, the younger brother of Yang Xiong, one of the four nobles in the early Sui Dynasty.

The last one, Su Wei, worshiped the prime minister when he was Emperor Wen, and had power for a while, but there were only a few ups and downs.

These six prime ministers have several characteristics. The first is that the Guanlong Group occupies an absolute dominant position in it, and the second is that the Yang Su family is extremely powerful. There are many relatives of the royal family.

There is a serious problem with this prime minister's team. The Yang Su family is too powerful, and the prime ministers are all from relatives.So Yang Guang quickly forced Yang Su to death and demoted Yang Yue, and Yang Wensi, who was already in his 70s, was getting old and his health was gradually failing. After his nephew Yang Su was forced to death, he also died of fear soon after.

In the third year of Daye, Yang Guang found another reason to dismiss Su Wei and dismissed him as a civilian.

As a clan, Yang Da is smarter, seeing that the situation is not right, he took the initiative to switch to a military position and left the center.

Xiao Zong was involved in the case of He Ruobi, and he had been the emperor, so Yang Guang took the opportunity to dismiss him and died soon after.

After knocking down the group of Conglong heroes, Yang Guang set about building a new prime minister team.

He reactivated the old minister Su Wei, Su Wei had ups and downs a few times, but also lost his temper after being tossed about, he was more honest and obedient, so he took the position of Nayan.

Yang Guang no longer easily conferred the positions of Shang Shu Ling and Nei Shi Ling, the three high-ranking officials, but conferred the positions of Pei Shiju Huangmen Shilang and Yu Shiji Neishi Shilang, and let them act as ministers. He also appointed Pei Yun as the imperial censor, and also selected Yu Wenshu from among the military generals to become the new prime minister's team.

Compared with the previous one, this new team is more comprehensive, more obedient, and more controlled by the emperor.

Nayan Suwei has the oldest qualifications. He had two ups and downs when he was Emperor Wen, and he also had two ups and downs in Yang Guangchao. He is the son of Su Chuo, and he is also a wealthy Guanlong family. It's just that Su Wei's knees are weaker. He is very strong, but he has no bones. After a few times of tossing around, he completely followed Yang Guang's intention. It is more convenient to use him as a prime minister.

As for Yuwenshu, Yang Guang was his confidant when he was the king of Jin. Although he was also in the Guanlong Group, the Yuwenshu family used to be the servants of the Yuwen family in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. They were originally Huns, and later became Xianbei. The servant of the Yuwen family, after 200 years, finally got a family background, and then followed Yuwentai to establish the Western Wei and Northern Zhou Dynasty, which can be regarded as making great contributions, so he also became one of the Guanlong Group.

But compared to the eight-pillar country, the Yuwenshu family was at most second-rate in the Guanlong Group before, not even the first-rate, let alone the top.Because Yu Wenshu was a former confidant, secondly, he was just a warrior, thirdly, he was obedient, and fourthly, his family was not too powerful, so Yang Guang also recruited him to be a military representative.

As for Pei Shiju, he was a Shandong gentry born in the Northern Qi Dynasty. He can be regarded as the representative of the Shandong gentry in the court. He is an expert on border issues and ethnic issues, and he is Yang Guang's foreign minister.

Yu Shiji was born in the Chen Dynasty. He was once the most famous talented person in the south of the Yangtze River. The great calligrapher Yu Shinan was his younger brother. Yu Shiji was also proficient in calligraphy and worked in Caoli.Yang Guang chose him as prime minister because he was born in Jiangnan, and he was regarded as a typical representative of the court to appease Jiangnan. The two of them, Yu Shiji, were indeed very good writers, so Yang Guang valued his literary talent and used him as his secretary.

As for Pei Yun, he was born in the famous Pei family in Hedong, but his ancestors served in Nanliang, Nanchen, and his father was a general in the Chen Dynasty.Later, Pei Yun's father was captured by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, so he stayed in the Northern Zhou Dynasty as an official. In the Sui Dynasty, his father became an official of the Sui Dynasty.And Pei Yun was an official in the Chen Dynasty, secretly contacted with his father, took the initiative to act as a spy of the Sui Dynasty, and provided a lot of information to the Sui Dynasty.

After the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, he also entered the Sui Dynasty as an official.

Yang Guang chose him as his prime minister because of his administrative ability, and because he was the best at thinking about the emperor's thoughts.Therefore, Yang Guang specially used him as a royal doctor, responsible for supervising all officials.

The prime minister's team composed of the new five nobles has a wide range of representatives, whether it is the Guanlong Group, the Shandong gentry, or the Jiangnan gentry.

Another one, apart from Su Wei who is justifiably Na Yan, the other four are not official prime ministers, which is conducive to the emperor's control.

The most important thing is that these five people are not tough, and they obey the emperor very much.

On the other hand, these five people are all experts in a certain field. For example, Su Wei is good at administration, Pei Shiju is good at diplomatic frontiers, Yu Shiji is good at secretaries, Yu Wenshu is a strong general, and Pei Yun is good at legal administration.

It's just that compared to the original six prime ministers, this team is far inferior in terms of qualifications and prestige, and one more thing, these five people are all of the kind with bad character, for example, Yu Wenshu is extremely greedy for money, and he likes to receive money. The money man is the godson, and Yun Dingxing, the father of Concubine Yun who was once Pang Xing of the abolished prince, is made a godbrother by Yu Wenshu, and that Yun Dingxing is also a master of flattery.

Once Yang Yong was abolished, he personally poisoned all his nephews to death. He managed to gain trust in front of Yang Guang, and now he is actually the General of Youtunwei.In addition, in order to be able to inherit the title of his father Li Mu, Li Hun asked Yu Wenshu for help, and promised to give Yu Wenshu half of the property after winning the title, so he designed to let Li Hun's nephew kill each other, and then reported it, and finally let Ben Feichang Li Hun, who is not a direct descendant, successfully obtained the title of duke of the country.

Yu Shiji is both afraid of his wife and greedy for money. His wife is dissolute, greedy and extravagant. Sun often let her son born with her ex-husband use Yu Shiji's banner to persuade him to accept bribes and sell officials to make money.

Speaking of the five nobles, Pei Shiju's character is better. Although he also likes to flatter the emperor, at least he has a bottom line in life.

The other four nobles can actually see at a glance that there is a problem with Xincheng's surrender, but everyone sees that the emperor is happy, so they all shut up, but this Pei Shiju is going to point it out.

(End of this chapter)