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

Chapter 348 My Central Plains
Queen Dugu looked at Yang Guang with love. What Yang Guang said was so good, it simply spoke to Queen Dugu's heart. What she was most satisfied with was Yang Guang's attitude towards women.

Her son is not deceived by beauty, he is always sober and calm, not careless or addicted. In her heart, Yang Guang's talent can achieve great things.

Queen Dugu looked at the emperor: "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

Yang Guang looked at the emperor, who nodded, which was regarded as permission.

Queen Dugu continued: "Let's get married to Chen Shubao's other two princesses, the third and fourth."

The emperor asked: "How to divide it? The wives and concubines in Lao San's house are almost lined up."

Speaking of Yang Jun, Empress Dugu also became dissatisfied: "Lao San is really shameless. With his style, throughout the dynasties, even those with abnormal brains have not done this ridiculous method like him. Your Majesty, take this opportunity to concubine me." It's just right, let's clean it up and set an example for others."

Although the queen's words were full of harsh criticism, she was also telling the emperor to give Yang Jun another chance. After all, this was her child, unless he really tried to commit suicide again and again like the former prince Yang Yong. Otherwise the queen would not have beaten him to death with a stick.

After discussing the marriage, the emperor continued: "Amo, what do you think we should do next if the peace talks with Nanchen are completed?"

Yang Guang asked with great seriousness: "Father, there are no outsiders at this time. I have to ask you first, is Chen Shubao alive or dead?"

Yang Jian's face was deep: "How about living, how about dying?"

"If you live, you will have chaos in Nanchen; if you die, you will have stability in Nanchen."

"Why is it chaotic, why is it stable, how can it be chaotic, how can it be stable."

Yang Guang replied: "Chen Shubao is the emperor of Nanchen. Although the north and south of the Central Plains have changed frequently, the confrontation between the north and the south has been for hundreds of years. People have deep-rooted ideas in their hearts. We must not let people continue to think that there are two sides. There is an emperor, so if Chen Shubao is alive, we can only accept one situation, and that is to put Chen Shubao under house arrest in Daxing City."

"Just like what the Cao family did to Liu Chan back then."

"This house arrest depends on whether Chen Shubao is obedient or not. If he is not an obedient person, we cannot let this risk exist. Therefore, if Chen Shubao cannot be removed from the title of emperor during our peace talks, we cannot allow him to enter Daxing City. Erchen feels Peace talks are not successful.”

Yang Jian asked, "What if Nan Chen just disagrees with this?"

"If you don't agree, let Nan Chen be in chaos. It's so chaotic that he has to agree. Chen Shubao is now willing to surrender for no other reason than that he can no longer secure the throne. We still don't know what happened to Nan Chen recently, but Chen Shubao has been He got the throne after being assassinated by his own brother. If the throne is not unstable, he will never surrender to us. We can force him to sign the treaty."

The emperor asked again: "Then do you think you should keep him or not?"

Yang Guang thought for a moment: "If he is obedient, you can keep him. There is only one purpose for keeping him, to demonstrate the rule of benevolence. The history books will write that the father is benevolent."

Yang Jian smiled and seemed to have made a decision.

"Then what about Chen Shubao personally?"

"According to what I know, the civil and military factions in Nanchen are now fighting fiercely. Chen Shujian and other vassal kings control the military power in various places. The military power is severely divided. The civil servants, led by Yuan Xian, have different views on each other. Because of his habit, Chen Shubao is incapable of holding the rights of the country in his hands."

"So I judge that this surrender should be the main decision made by Chen Shubao and the civil servants. Once the peace talks are successful, uprisings in various places in Nanchen will be inevitable. We need to spend a lot of money on appeasement and suppression in various places. With less effort, it is better to negotiate with Chen Shujian and other top leaders from various places who already hold real power in Nanchen vassal region, so as to ensure their original interest basis and obtain better ruling conditions."

Yang Jian nodded: "Take this opportunity to talk to Chen Shujian and others. Even if Chen Shubao has a tough attitude and disagrees with some of our conditions, if Chen Shujian and others are negotiated, Chen Shubao will fall into a more passive situation. Very good for us.”

"Father Huang Shengming."

Yang Jian waved his sleeves and said: "I will let the peace talks be divided into several groups. Since we are asked to have peace talks, it is reasonable to visit various important places in Nanchen."

Then he laughed happily, and the laughter spread among the flowers. The eunuchs and maids who heard it in the imperial garden knelt down one after another, so as not to disturb the emperor's interest.

"I have been planning for so many years, considering Nanchen as the enemy, marshaling rivers and hoarding soldiers. Every time I was about to take action, I encountered things like the Turks and Goguryeo. I thought that destiny was not with me, making it difficult for me to unify the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, , I never expected that I would not be able to find anything even if I walked through iron shoes, and it would take no effort to get it.”

"Nan Chen, Nan Chen, my Nan Chen."

At this time, Yang Jian remembered Yuan Ji's prophecy. After appointing Yang Guang as the prince, everything seemed to be smooth sailing. Yang Guang was not the prince at the beginning, so some accidents would happen every time.

Maybe this is destiny.

He could not control the Central Plains for the next 300 years, and his Central Plains was about to be unified.

"Prince, do you think it is better to hold the peace talks in Xiliang or Jiankang City?"

It seems to be a simple choice, but the gap is very big. Choosing Xiliang, as a neutral zone, Yuan Xian and others will be very relieved. It seems to be the best choice, but choosing Jiankang City is of great significance. The royal family will step into Jiankang City, the imperial city of Nanchen, for the first time in the name of the emperor.

Yang Guang thought for a while and said: "It is better to put it in Nanchen to build Kangcheng. Wang Shi set foot in Nanchen and let the people of Nanchen feel the oppression of the Sui army. People are always weak. I believe that most of us will He will succumb to the combination of kindness and force."

Yang Jian said: "Prince, how do you think that after the peace talks are completed, I personally lead the royal army and step into the city gate to welcome my Jiankang?"

Yang Guang immediately said with some surprise: "Father, you plan to leave Daxing City and go there in person."

"The long-divided Central Plains is the last stop. I have to go and see it."

"Father, you are so noble, you must never leave the palace."

Yang Jian waved his hand: "Since I ascended the throne, my time out of the palace has been limited. Now think about it, becoming the emperor is not as free as before. Doesn't what the emperor does mean less?"

"Father..."

"No need to persuade. The First Emperor traveled five times after unifying the Central Plains. Can't I take a trip to these great rivers and mountains?"

Yang Guang knew that Yang Jian had always been striving for Qin Shihuang as his goal. This was a situation that almost everyone knew, so it was reasonable for him to want to imitate Qin Shihuang and tour the country.

However, touring the country was indeed the most wasteful of all the emperor's activities that wasted people and money. It is true that the Sui Dynasty was now very powerful, but this would definitely arouse opposition from the ministers.

But since there will definitely be objections from ministers, let’s not object.

Yang Guang didn't say anything more. This acquiescence attitude made Yang Jian very satisfied, because if he wanted to travel, the money would have to be borne by our most capable prince.

Life is miserable.

Yang Jian and Yang Guang returned to the main hall. At this time, Gao Xixi was actively discussing with Yang Xiu and others. Yang Jian was listening and watching, and Yang Guang just watched without speaking.

Finally, it was only in the evening that we discussed a corresponding plan for the twelve plans proposed by Nan Chen.

"First, the Chen Dynasty surrendered to the Sui Dynasty. The leader of the Chen Dynasty, Chen Shubao, presented gold, silver and jade seals. After the soldiers of the Chen Dynasty surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty promised not to use troops against the Chen Dynasty and promised not to harm the people of southern Chen Dynasty." "Second, under the leadership of the Chen Dynasty, the Chen Dynasty's soldiers surrendered to the Sui Dynasty. After surrendering and moving his family to Daxing City, Sui Dynasty promised to preserve the Chen family's legacy and never regret it."

"Third, the Chen Dynasty promises to pay [-]% of its annual income to the Sui Dynasty every year. The Sui Dynasty will use machines to help the Chen Dynasty develop."

"Fourth, the Chen family gives up military power."

"Fifth, the Sui Dynasty took over Jiankang City and the Chen Dynasty's garrison, and took over the reorganization of the Chen Dynasty's army."

"Sixth, revoke the title of Emperor Chen Shubao and rename him King of the South."

"Seventh, the Sui royal family married the princess into the Nanwang Mansion."

"Eighth, the six princesses of the Southern Palace will marry the Crown Prince of the Sui Dynasty, the four princesses will marry the King of Qin, and the five princesses will marry the King of Shu."

"Ninth, freedom of commerce and trade, abide by the laws and regulations of the Sui Dynasty."

"Tenth, the South can issue currency, but the casting rights belong to the Sui Dynasty."

"No. 11, students from the south can participate in the imperial examinations of the Great Sui Dynasty, and the Great Sui Dynasty will treat them equally."

"No. 12, helped the Southern Dynasty establish schools and medical schools."

These are the main clauses that they negotiated and revised. These clauses are naturally extremely unfriendly to Nan Chen, but it is too fantasy for you to surrender and still want sovereignty.

Yang Xiu said with some worry: "Father, under such conditions, there is almost nothing beneficial to Nan Chen. Will Nan Chen really sign it?"

"Your Highness, King of Shu, don't be careful. When the Qin Dynasty fought against the Six Kingdoms, the treaty they asked them to sign was much more stringent than ours. The places where they lost the war are not qualified to negotiate terms. If they want too much, then they will Just beat them, and you have a good reputation. No matter what the history books say, this will be a battle to protect the country and bring peace to the country."

Yu Qing came out to answer Yang Xiu's doubts.

After thinking about it, Yang Jian said: "Add one more thing, let Lord Chen come to Daxing City in person to present the jade seal of the Southern Dynasty and the letter of surrender, and I will personally welcome him."

Yang Jian's last decision was to see if Chen Shubao was a good candidate for Liu Chan.

If you can do it, you will live; if you can't, you will die.

When Yang Guang returned home, he saw Xiao Menglan sighing. When he got closer, Xiao Menglan put away the letter in his hand.

Yang Guang said: "Whose letter is it from?"

Xiao Menglan saw that she was seen and didn't hide it: "It's a letter from my brother."

"It's the father-in-law...what's wrong?"

"Father left, it happened two days ago."

Xiao Menglan secretly felt sad. She was a woman who was pampered and grew up, so she had deep feelings for her parents. If it weren't for Yang Guang's incident, she would have spent her last journey with her father in Xiliang.

The son wants to support but the relative does not wait.

"Meng Lan, I'm sorry, it's me..."

"Your Highness, you must not apologize to me. Your Highness allowed me to take Zhao'er back to Xiliang to visit my father, so that I can fulfill my filial piety. I am already extremely grateful. Although I did not see my father off for the last time, But when I returned to Xiliang, my father was already in a coma, and he didn't wake up until the end."

Xiao Menglan shed tears as she said this: "I served my father at his bedside..."

As I talked, I broke down in tears.

Yang Guang hugged Xiao Menglan tightly.

"When my father was a child, he was always strict with his brothers. He was the only one who was very affectionate to me and often played with me. It's a pity that things have changed."

Yang Guang sighed softly: "Meng Lan, I can't help you. My father-in-law passed away, so I should go to Xiliang. But you also know that my current status makes it difficult for me to move around at will, so... hey."

"Your Highness, I and my concubines all understand, and my father and mother also know that Your Highness is filial. My mother told me that before I fell into coma, my father often said that Xiliang is getting better and better. He often said to you, "Although I have said the same thing to you, Not much, but I feel like everything you do is good.”

The young couple looked at each other in silence, and Yang Guang said: "Meng Lan, don't worry, your Xiao family will always be in charge of Xiliang. I promise that no one will touch the Xiao family."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

When the Lord of Western Liang dies, Xiao Cong will definitely succeed him as the Lord of Western Liang.

Even if the emperor had the idea of ​​directly absorbing Xi Liang into the Sui Dynasty, he gave up the idea after talking to Yang Guang before. The existence of Xi Liang was of greater significance than the absorption, and the emperor also understood the power of this. relation.

As for Xiao Cong, although this uncle's personal ability is mediocre and he is not a person who can do big things, for him to be the Lord of Xiliang I'm afraid he will have to be paired with a few good right-hand assistants.

But the good thing is that his ability is mediocre, and the emperor will not be too afraid of him. He pays so many annual coins every year, and the emperor will still treat him as a guest.

The news from the East Palace is now even faster than that from the Imperial Palace. The news from the Imperial Palace arrived a little later.

The emperor's queen was not surprised to learn that the Lord of Western Liang had passed away, because he was already terminally ill and had survived beyond expectations.

Queen Dugu asked Yang Jian: "Your Majesty, the candidate for the Lord of Xiliang must be Xiao Cong."

"Well, I discussed it with Amo before."

"Your Majesty, do you really want to send Amo to Qufu? His body is not healed yet."

"His body and bones are already strong. I have already asked him that he has almost recovered. The road to Qufu is not difficult."

"But Your Majesty, the person who assassinated him was a member of the Kong family after all. The Kong family is very powerful in the Qufu area. Do you really not have to worry about this?"

But there was a different look in Yang Jian's eyes: "I went to ask him to help the Kong family this time, which is considered a favor. If the Kong family is sensible, they should know what to do."

At this point, Yang Jian sighed softly: "Oh, and Amo needs to become more stable when doing things. Go and learn Confucianism. Stability is the most important thing. I ordered Master Wang to go with him."

(End of this chapter)