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

Chapter 291 The Way of Balance
Suddenly, Yang Xiu was called back to Daxing City, and without any warning, he was promoted to the position of Shangshu Order of Shangzhu Kingdom and Southwest Dao (governing today's Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Tibet areas), and was in charge of the southwest frontier army.

The ministers in the court were a little overwhelmed by this sudden appointment.

There has been no major turmoil in the southwest over the past few years. It is considered a relatively stable sector. Yang Xiu has done a very good job here with the assistance of Yuan Yan. Why did it suddenly happen like this?
It is said that the emperor's thoughts are the most difficult to guess, and this is indeed the case.

Gao Jiong, who had just returned from stabilizing the Youzhou Army, had a look of fatigue on his face, and he sighed slightly, showing a hint of helplessness.

The trip to Youzhou is much more dangerous than what the court said.

After Goguryeo's defeat on the battlefield, the mood in the army was very unstable. Many of King Wei's subordinates were unconvinced and wanted to reorganize the army to fight back. He comforted and negotiated peace.

Many people in the army described him, the peace negotiator, as a traitor. They wanted to denounce him as a traitor with great force, and even at the most dangerous moment, they surrounded his camp with swords.

He was forced to hide in the tent. He was frightened all night, and he managed to get through the difficulty relying on the protection and comfort of his subordinates.

It was an attempt to denounce the national traitors with real swords and guns, which made him very anxious, and he almost risked his life there.

I came over to wipe the prince's butt, which made me exhausted both mentally and physically.

But these things were not conducive to unity. He only reported them to the emperor, but did not mention them in the court or in the memorial.

As soon as Gao Jiong came back, he was pulled into the study by the emperor. He thought he could take a rest after handling the affairs of Goguryeo, but he didn't expect that the emperor would really give him problems.

The emperor asked him a question that he had never thought of.

"The King of Jin is so powerful, what will happen now?"

As the emperor, Yang Jian began to feel a certain degree of threat to Yang Guang in his heart.

It is not auspicious for both father and son to be heroes.

The Tian family has no father and son, and Yang Yong is mediocre, which makes Yang Jian a little worried about whether his ability will be able to rule this huge empire in the future, but he also feels relieved because at least the prince will not be able to overthrow his rule no matter what. Now the prince is stupid and full of Everyone in the court knows that he is about to be deposed.

A country without a crown prince would be unstable, so naturally Yang Guang would be the crown prince. After these days, he thought about it for a long time and still couldn't make up his mind to make Yang Guang the crown prince.

One of them is of course Yuan Ji’s prophecy: there will be chaos in the world if there is no order between the young and the old.

Secondly, because Yang Guang is too capable, and he feels more and more that his son is too similar to himself, and he is worried that he is as unwilling to be subordinated to others as he is. Is it possible that in these troubled times, father and son cannibalize each other? Less?
This is the typical conflict between father and son.

A capable man wants his son to be capable, but also wants his son to be mediocre.

He not only expects his son to surpass himself, but also hopes that his son will not surpass himself.

The most perfect situation is that when he was still alive, his son was mediocre and filial. When he was gone, his son suddenly awakened and had abilities beyond his to take care of the empire. However, because there is no actual comparison, it is not possible. It's hard to say that it really surpasses him.

A simple example is like parents hope that their son will not fall in love prematurely, but they also hope that they will marry a perfect daughter-in-law as soon as they graduate from college and then give birth to a fat grandson.

Both...and...and...all...

The same problems that trap the dull also trap the wisest.

Yang Jian, who feels he is at his peak, does not want his young son to surpass him.

Gao Jiong, who understood the emperor's pain points, had no choice but to actively advise the emperor.

He is also the father-in-law of the prince, so he naturally hopes that the prince can come back to life. However, the prince has completely lost his favor now, and the emperor has no intention of letting him come back to life.

You must know that Yuan Xiaoju, who exposed this incident, has now been completely deprived of his official title. Although he has not been demoted to a commoner, he is almost there.

Yuan Xiaoju just wanted to support his daughter, but he didn't expect that he would be in this situation, and things would be unpredictable.

The prince couldn't do anything here, and wanted to contain Yang Guang. Finally, the emperor decided to pull out the chess piece he had buried before, his other son, Yang Xiu, the general manager of Yizhou.

Yang Xiu was placed outside since he was a child, and was assisted by famous ministers and generals. He also worked very hard, and his achievements were obvious to all.

The land of Shu has developed very well over the years, with well-equipped soldiers and sufficient food. The bandits and other troubles have basically been put down. Although the things they do are not very vigorous, they are all organized and handled properly.

What Yang Jian was worried about was Yuan Ji's prophecy. Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, was like a tiger in a cage, which was difficult to contain.

But this tiger now looks like a gentle and elegant young man, a stable and successful young man, so similar to Yang Guang back then.

Yang Jian finally let the tiger out of the cage, after all, he already had a powerful army by his side.

After Gao Jiong learned about the emperor's decision, he knew that the disputes in Daxing City would never be eliminated. The emperor did not want him to be absent. There must be checks and balances among ministers, and there must be checks and balances among princes. The emperor's way is to use checks and balances well. Most of the success.

Yang Xiu, who was awarded the title above the main hall, was in high spirits and took charge of the responsibilities.

Moreover, he no longer has to go to Yizhou to serve but is in Daxing City. The border army under his control is only the weakest one, but the signal for activation is already clear.

In the court, the prince Yang Yong was like a decadent mascot. He could not speak or express his opinions. He was wearing the prince's clothes and just stood there with a haggard look on his face.

The emperor said to everyone: "Tuyuhun controlled the Qinghai Road, the Silk Road. He often invaded the Longxi area in the past few years, and even occupied the hometown of the Western Qin Dynasty. Although that was a matter of the previous dynasty, controlling the Qinghai Road, the Silk Road, was of great significance to our dynasty and the Western Regions. Communication has become an obstacle, and I deeply feel that it will be an enemy in the future and should not be underestimated."

"So today I order the King of Shu to rectify the border troops, start negotiations with Tuyuhun, control the Qinghai Silk Road, and attack as a last resort. The decision will be left to the King of Shu."

Yang Xiu immediately accepted the order: "My son, I obey!"

The Emperor of the Sui Dynasty did not stop for a day during the Eastern Expedition and the Western Expedition. Although Goguryeo suffered a loss on the battlefield, relying on the advantages established by King Wei at the beginning, he still made a profit in terms of geographical area after the final negotiations.

There was a war to be fought in the Southern Dynasties, and now there was a war to be fought in Tuyuhun. If the Sui Dynasty's treasury hadn't been filled, it really wouldn't have been able to withstand Yang Jian's consumption.

But why is the treasury so full?The ministers also have steelyards in mind.

In addition to his military exploits, Yang Guang also brought the Sui Dynasty's economy to an unprecedented height.

Although those aristocratic families were disgusted with the school and other things that Yang Guang had done at first, now it seems that although a noble son from a poor family is born, most of the beneficiaries are the children of the big families, and the money made from the canal circulation is huge. It's them too.

The emergence of Xiliang Bank gave them a place where they could safely store their property.

Now they don't seem to hate Yang Guang very much.

It was already two days after Yang Guang got the news. He looked at the newspaper in Di and waited leisurely for the news from Nan Chen.Xiao Cong also came here today, and Yang Guang did not shy away from showing him the residence report. Xiao Cong looked embarrassed after reading it, not knowing what to say.

"Uncle, tell me what I should do next."

Xiao Cong hesitated for a while: "You are much smarter than me. Of course you know what to do. Anyway, my father and I will support you as always."

"With the support of my uncle and father-in-law, I feel much more at ease."

Stretching, "Let's ignore him for now and deal with Nan Chen's affairs first."

Not long after, the boat that Nan Chen came to report the news arrived. This time, Xiao Qing did not come in person, but asked his subordinates to report, because Xiao Qing had been in court for the past two days.

"How's it going?"

"Public dissatisfaction is boiling and the targeting is fierce."

……

In the Jingzhao Mansion Office in Jiankang City, today Xiao Qing and a bunch of cloth shop keepers were facing each other in front of Jingzhao Mansion Yin Liu Kaicheng.

Xiao Qing is the defendant, and the other shopkeepers of his cloth shop are the plaintiffs.

Sue Xiao Qing and sell the cloth at a low price.

Liu Kaicheng, the prefect of Jingzhao, is a fat man in his 50s. When he received this petition for the first time, he had a look of astonishment on his face. How could he be sued in court for selling at such a low price?Something unheard of.

He didn't know much about cloth, but when he thought that his wife had inexplicably filled the entire room with cloth recently, he thought about asking her about this first.

When I asked, I really found out that her wife bought so much cloth because of the low price dumping at Jinling Cloth Store.

When I asked about the price, it was about [-]% of the original price. With such a low price, even Liu Kaicheng, who usually didn't care about the price of cloth, felt something was wrong. He immediately thought that there was something wrong with the price of these cloths.

He immediately rushed to the warehouse and carefully checked the quality of the cloth.

Mrs. Liu was Liu Kaicheng's second wife. She was less than thirty years old. When she saw Liu Kaicheng inspecting the cloth, she asked: "Husband, what's wrong?"

"Today, several shopkeepers from cloth shops came to sue Xiao Qing of Jinling Cloth Shop, saying that he maliciously sold low-price cloth. Since our family bought it, I went to collect the evidence. You, you, our family is not If you don’t have money, what are you going to do so cheaply? Although the clothes I make for my servants don’t have to be very good, they still have to be of high quality and quantity. Otherwise, if the word gets out, others won’t say that we are stingy.”

After being told such an inexplicable thing, Mrs. Liu's wife immediately became unwilling. She said with pear blossoms in her eyes: "How come you, the magistrate of Jingzhao Prefecture, are making false accusations without any evidence? Where is the cloth I bought?" Defective product, no matter where the door is locked, it saves our family money, but it still ends up being ridiculed by my husband, woo woo woo."

The most terrible thing about this old man and his young wife is that when his beautiful wife cries, Liu Kaicheng has no choice but to do anything.

He could only coax and say: "I'm not scolding you, it's just that cheap goods are not good, and good goods are not cheap. You were deceived at a young age."

Mrs. Liu casually took out the cloth and said, "Husband, please check it out. I have personally verified the cloths I have grabbed in the past few days. They are all good quality and absolutely not defective."

Seeing that his wife was not convinced, Liu Kaicheng used his experience and intuition to judge that he must have been deceived, and then checked most of the cloth in front of him.

The inspection results surprised him: "Why, no flaws can be found, they are all good products."

He said in disbelief: "How is this possible? It's so cheap and it's all good stuff."

Seeing Liu Kaicheng's performance, Mrs. Liu consciously regained [-]%, and immediately became upset again: "Husband, you actually blame me because of my ordinary frugality. This is because I take people to rush to buy things every day these days. I wake up early and work hard at night. Yes, it just made my husband unhappy. At worst, I’ll just buy the more expensive ones in the future. My husband doesn’t care about money anyway, huh!”

Knowing that he was in the wrong, Liu Kaicheng could only continue to comfort him: "I was wrong, I was impulsive. I didn't expect that such cheap cloth can maintain quality and quantity. I will never dare to do it again."

Mrs. Liu, who had stopped crying, said in a soft voice: "Husband, look at the money I save for my family and you doubt me. The Jinling cloth shop sells it at a low price and is besieged by other cloth shops. What do you want me to say? , this cloth should be at this price, it’s all those cloth merchants who have joined forces to extort everyone’s money. If they succeed, where can I buy such cheap and high-quality cloth in the future? If not, I will have to go to court to sue Jinling. The cloth shop testified.”

"Nonsense, you're a woman, what's the point of going to court?"

"Huh, husband, we can't let these bad guys succeed anyway, otherwise the price of cloth will go up again in the future. I have saved a lot of money in the Jinling Cloth Store, so I will be the first to pick the cloth when it arrives."

"Have you saved any money yet?"

"Yes, it's not just me. Mrs. Li, Mrs. Wang, and Mrs. Bo, the governor of the government, have all saved money. This group of wilted cloth merchants is in trouble with us."

"Okay, okay, I know."

The cloth merchants in Jiankang City have no idea that their biggest enemy is no longer the Jinling cloth shop.

But all the young women in Kangcheng who have money, time and ability.

Therefore, today's Jingzhao Mansion Office was surrounded by water. Those noble ladies who could not come themselves sent their servants or mothers-in-law to come. Even more ordinary people who enjoyed low-priced high-quality cloth came to watch the excitement.

Liu Kaicheng's government office is running out of manpower. Liu Kaicheng has been an official for so many years, and he knows that the people's favorite things to watch are the trials of beheaded prisoners to release their emotions, or strange stories to satisfy their curiosity. The fact that so many people came to today's cloth store case should be considered a curiosity in itself.

Liu Kaicheng knocked on the alarm bell and shouted: "Quiet."

"Who is in the hall, who is suing?"

"Caomin and others sued Xiao Qing, the shop owner of Jinling Cloth Shop, for selling defective cloths, disrupting the market, and selling illegally. They also asked the governor to investigate."

"Xiao Qing, what do you have to say?"

"Fu Yin, Cao Min is an honest and honest businessman, and he does his fair business. If there are any defective products sold, Cao Min is willing to close the shop."

"Is this statement true?"

"Naturally!"

"Come here, bring the things up."

At this time, a group of people came up with the so-called evidence, about twenty pieces of cloth.

And he took one of them and unfolded it, revealing holes, varying thicknesses, and rough edges. The quality was extremely poor, and it was obviously inferior.

"This is the cloth coming out of the Jinling Cloth Store. Come and take a look. These, these and these are all inferior products. The Jinling Cloth Store uses these things to sell them at low prices and deceive the people. They really treat people like Slaughtering pigs is a crime that will not be forgiven!"

(End of this chapter)