Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 155 The Great Sima

"Zhou Li·Xia Guan" has a great Sima, who is in charge of state affairs. The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system and appointed prime ministers, imperial censors, and Taiwei. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty dismissed the Taiwei and appointed a Great Sima.

At the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was one of the Three Dukes, and he was promoted to Taiwei. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he was appointed Da Sima, who was above the Three Dukes. In the Wei and Jin Dynasties, he was one of the Shang Gong, who was above the Three Dukes. He was the first rank. In the Southern and Northern Dynasties, he was either placed there or not. In the Northern Dynasties, the great commanders and generals of Wei and Qi were regarded as the "two greats", and their military affairs were also higher than those of the three princes.

In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yang Jian became the prime minister and the Grand Sima. Later, Yang Jian appointed Yang Yong as the Grand Sima before he ascended the throne. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, the official position of the Grand Sima was completely abolished and continued for thousands of years. Historically, Yang Jian was the real Central Plains official. The last great Sima of the earth.

But now the position that had been abolished for more than a year was brought up again, and such an important position was granted to Jin Wang Yang Guang by Yang Jian.

As ministers of the court, all of them are masters of reading comprehension. Although they were shocked, they understood from Yang Jian's words that there was a difference between this Great Sima and the Great Sima they originally understood, because Yang Jian also said that the duty of being a Great Sima is to control the situation. The Sui Dynasty planned strategies and assisted in army deployment, and only had to report to the emperor alone.

This great Sima was not in charge of all state affairs, but mainly assisted the emperor.

Even so, the shock caused was huge.

No one knows what the emperor is doing. He puts the prince in charge of the land of Northern Qi, but also asks the king of Jin to assist him in the deployment of the army. In this way, the prince is in charge of the land of Northern Qi as a general manager without military power. He cannot change the emperor and the king of Jin at will. The military deployment has only executive power.

"Gao Jiong."

As the emperor read his name, Gao Jiong came to the middle.

"Wei Chen is here."

"I want to recruit soldiers and horses to fight back against the Turks. I want you to personally lead the envoys to the Turks. I want to adopt the daughter of Princess Qianjin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty as my adopted daughter, and make her the Princess of Righteousness. I will give her the surname Yang. You go with your gifts."

Gao Jiong immediately agreed.

He immediately understood the emperor's strategy. While appeasing Princess Qianjin of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Shabolu Khan, he asked Chang Sun Sheng to sow discord among the Turkic tribes in the rear. At the same time, the Sui Dynasty began to prepare for war internally, and launched a three-pronged attack on the Turks. Even if they are caught off guard, they will be unable to resist.

On the first day they came to Daxing City, they saw how ambitious their emperor was. His eyes did not only see the Central Plains, but also the land was wider and more ambitious.

On this day's court meeting, the courtiers were full of emotions and had different thoughts. When the court meeting dispersed, the emperor continued to visit his palace under the leadership of Yu Wenkai, and Yang Guang and others walked out.

Unexpectedly, Gao Jiong came to find him.

"Dugu Gong, what do you want from me?"

"Buy a house."

Gao Jiong is also very straightforward. He has not bought a house in Daxing City. Now if he wants to go to court, he has to come to Daxing City from the old Chang'an City. It is very inconvenient. He did not buy the first real estate before, but Yang Guang later sold it. He rarely has a large yard, and he still doesn’t have a house. He originally wanted to look at it again, but now that he has moved to the palace, he must buy it quickly.

"Dugu Gong, leave this matter to me. Just tell Gao Hongde your needs. I will open a district as soon as possible, closer to the imperial city."

"Thank you, Your Highness King Jin."

Yang Guang knew that it was difficult to win over Gao Jiong, a centrist. He was the arm of the emperor and the queen, and he could not show his intention to win over him. He could just make friends with each other.

Yang Guang came to his new prince's palace first. At this time, Xiao Menglan and the people from Prince Jin's palace had already arrived at the palace. After the emperor entered the imperial city, they came over. Xiao Menglan was directing the maids and servants in the palace to sort out. The new Jin Palace.

"The new mansion is too big." Xiao Menglan wiped the sweat from her forehead, feeling tired and happy at the same time.

Yang Guang came to her side and asked: "Meng Lan, how is the new mansion?"

"I thought the Xinfuyuan would be big, but I didn't expect it to be this big."

"It would be better if it is bigger. We will have babies in the future. Then each baby will have its own small yard, and the number of maids and servants will also increase."

Xiao Menglan blushed, but didn't say anything.

"Now it seems that we have fewer maids and servants in our house. On the contrary, we can't support such a big place. We have to buy some new ones."

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt."

At this time, Yuwen Eying's sweet voice rang out. When she turned around, Yuwen Eying was running over from the other end of the corridor. The girl in a light pink skirt was particularly innocent and cute.

Yang Lihua followed her, fearing that she would bump into her.

Xiao Menglan gently hugged Yuwen Eying and said, "Why is little Eying so happy today?"

"Of course I'm happy to have a new house, and my second uncle and my second aunt live nearby. I can come and play with my second aunt."

Xiao Menglan and Yang Lihua have a very good relationship, and Yuwen Eying is particularly close to her second aunt.

Yang Lihua was out of breath as she chased her daughter. She finally regained her composure when she came in front of her: "Why are you running so fast now?"

"Eldest sister, Eying's skill must have been inherited from you. You ran faster than the rest of us when you were a child. Maybe you haven't exercised for a long time." Yang Lihua rolled her eyes at Yang Guang.

"Your boy is going to make a fortune next. The whole Daxing City is now prosperous, and the price of land is expected to increase. The West Market is about to open. I took a look when I was passing by in the city. How could that building be built like that?" You're tall, aren't you afraid of falling?"

"Eldest sister, you are very safe and secure."

While Yang Lihua was walking around the garden with Prince Jin and his wife, they finally got down to business.

"Amo, I have chosen the location of the Luoyang City Shipyard for you."

During this time, Yang Lihua went to Luoyang to play when she had time, and she also chose the address while playing.

"Well, thank you eldest sister. I plan to leave the next affairs of Daxing City to Li Yuan first. I will go to Luoyang to set up the shipyard."

Yang Lihua looked surprised: "What? You just gave up such a profitable thing in Daxing City."

"Eldest sister, you can't make enough money. My father has just appointed me as Grand Sima. Now I have to help my father plan the military affairs of the world. My canal plan can be put on the schedule and it will go further. look."

"Father, did you become Grand Sima?"

"Yes, why don't eldest sister believe it?"

Yang Lihua's face was deep: "You have to be careful about your own safety. Now that you are in a high position, you can't just show off stupidly. Don't forget the lessons learned before."

Recalling that I was assassinated before, although it was a coincidence, someone would plot against me because of my identity. Now because of my rights, I am more likely to be remembered. Yang Lihua’s reminder is correct. I still need to be more careful and improve my security work. .

"Thank you, eldest sister, for reminding me. I will prepare myself before going to Luoyang."

"Well, don't trust anyone gullibly."

Yang Guang thought for a while and said, "Sister, I estimate that I will have to go to Luoyang soon. Then you will need to take more care of Meng Lan in Daxing City."

"When the time comes, you can let Meng Lan live directly in my house. Anyway, I will have a pleasant life with Meng Lan."

"Thank you eldest sister."

……

The emperor's appointment was quickly passed on to Yang Yong's troops who were returning. As soon as Yang Yong received the news, he crushed the letter viciously, his face full of dissatisfaction and anger.

"Why?!"

"Why am I fighting for the country at the front, and the military merits achieved in the Forest of Swords are not as good as the second brother building a city at will? The father, the emperor, and the empress are really partial."

Yang Yong was so angry that Zhang Dayi, the counselor beside him, immediately stopped him: "Your Highness, you can't be angry, and you can't let the soldiers know your anger. Since the King of Jin is overestimating his own ability and wants to fight with you, then from today on, you have to do your best. Plan to compete with the King of Jin."

Yang Yong said in a low voice: "How to plan, how to fight."

Zhang Dayi analyzed: "The King of Jin is best at pretending to be obedient in front of His Majesty and the Queen. But Your Highness, you have to learn from the King of Jin on this matter. The two saints are the most noble people in the world. Between you, You are both a master and a monarch. If your highness offends the two saints, the two saints may tolerate it once or twice, but over time they will lose their favor."

Yang Yong recalled what happened before and found that he did seem to have done a lot to disappoint his parents.

"Secondly, Your Highness the Crown Prince, you must repair the relationship with the Crown Princess."

When Yang Yong mentioned the princess, his face was filled with disgust.

Zhang Dayi immediately reminded: "His Royal Highness, you must never show any disgust towards the Crown Princess again, even if you are just pretending, you have to pretend. Yuan Xiaoju is the Prime Minister of Luoyang, in charge of Luoyang affairs, and the family is very powerful. Weichen heard This time King Jin borrowed grain from Luoyang, Yuan Xiaoju nodded and approved, if he had blocked it a little bit maybe King Jin wouldn't have been able to do it so beautifully."

Yang Yong finally felt the crisis now. He and the Crown Princess were in such trouble, and Yuan Xiaoju was not a fool. It was impossible for him to help him with all his heart.

"and then?"

"Your Majesty has asked His Highness to take charge of the land of Northern Qi. Although the military power is very small, as long as His Highness manages the place properly, the terrain is flat, the wind and rain are favorable, and the harvest is abundant every year. As long as His Highness manages this large area properly, I believe that Your Majesty will do the same. Your Highness will be impressed."

Zhang Dayi said earnestly: "Your Highness, you are the eldest son. In the face of etiquette and law, you will always be in front of King Jin. What you have to do is not to make mistakes. King Jin will have no excuse if you don't make mistakes."

Yang Yong was very satisfied with Zhang Dayi as a counselor. He dared to speak out and what he said was on point.

"When we get to Luoyang, I will make you an official and be in charge of civil affairs. After all, the land of Northern Qi was conquered a few years ago. There are inevitably many conflicts among the local famous families. We must resolve this matter first. "

Zhang Dayi was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "Your Highness, the most famous families in Northern Qi are none other than the Zheng family in Xingyang, the Lu family in Fanyang, the Wang family in Taiyuan, and the Cui family in Qinghe. As long as these noble families are taken care of, the land of Northern Qi will be stable. When we get to Luoyang, why not visit us nearby?" The Zheng family in Xingyang, please visit Pei Guogong Zheng Yi as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)