Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

Several disgusting crow cries came from the withered branches, and the cold wind carried scattered snowflakes, scurrying in the wind. Groups of officers and soldiers marched in formation, majestic and eye-catching. A creaking prison car behind it attracted people all over the city.

As the saying goes: A general who loses his army cannot show his courage, and a minister who subjugates his country cannot survive. The person sitting in the prison car was none other than Yang Liang, the king of Han who had been captured during the rebellion. He was wearing a torn cotton-padded jacket, his hair was messy and mixed with grass leaves, Yang Liang's desperate eyes were staring ahead blankly.

People along the street rushed to watch, throwing a few rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves into the prison car. People criticized Yang Liang with curses and taunts. Walking behind, having fun quietly, was the Duke of Yue, Yang Su, who returned in triumph, showing off his power and majesty, which was awe-inspiring. The sharp contrast attracted the crowd of onlookers. It can be said that the first battle to become famous is at Pujing Pass, and you can defeat many high-walled mountains with a small number. He galloped in the rain to chase the defeated bandits, and built ships to cross the rapids.

The whip struck the war horse and the golden gong sounded, and the song of winning honor was played in unison. He kidnapped and released the prisoners and showed off his power, overwhelming the North Wind stubbornness with pride..

The Xuanwen Hall was paved with red carpet and the walls were decorated with splendor. Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, led his meritorious generals to the hall to pay homage to the Emperor.

The generals who followed to ask for merit were General Yu Wenshu of Zuo Yiwei, Shaoqing Li Yuan of Wei Wei, General Yin Shishi of Zhenguo, General Qu Tutong of Zuo Xiaowei, General Qu Tugai of Chang'an, General Yu Juluo of the Palace Front, and General You Xiaowei. Come to protect your son, Duan Da, the general of Zuo Wuwei, Yu Juzhan, the general in front of the palace, and Mai Tiezhang, the general in front of the palace.

You Pushe and Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, wrote in the first chapter:"Long live my emperor. The humble ministers were ordered to quell the rebellion. It took more than a month to capture the important towns and prefectures, and regained the key areas in Hedong. They continued to report victories. So far, Hedong Road and Hebei Road The fifty-two states have brought order out of chaos, competing to surrender and return to peace. The country is very lucky, and the Sui Dynasty is very lucky!"

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was very proud after listening to the memorial, and asked:"I heard that in the battle of Bingzhou, Yang Liang, the king of Han, was captured alive. Today I Not only should we reward the meritorious ministers, but we should also punish the traitors!"

Yang Suzheng, the Duke of Yue, waited for Emperor Sui Yang's words. Relying on his outstanding achievements, he also said:"I am reporting to your majesty that Yang Liang, the king of Han Dynasty, lives in the feudal town. , did not want to serve the country, plotted rebellion, deceived the emperor, and was unpardonable. I requested an order to execute the King of Han." Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty nodded. Later, when Yu Wenshu saw that the emperor wanted to adopt this suggestion, he quickly followed the trend and also started to play:"What the Duke of Yue said is absolutely true. Your Majesty, Yu Wenshu, requests your Majesty to second the proposal to execute Han King Yang Liang."

Other ministers also agreed, but only Zhuge Ying bowed and said:"Your Majesty, Han King Yang Liang's crime is unpardonable, but as a member of the royal family, Relatives cannot be arbitrarily convicted by ministers. It is better to hand it over to the censor for investigation first."

Zhuge Ying's official position was not high, but he was the master of the emperor and queen after all. The weight of his words was not inferior to that of Yue Guogong and others, and Emperor Sui Yang accepted it happily. , said:"What you all said makes sense. As the king of Han, as a royal family, if he wants to be punished severely, I should discuss with the royal family and temporarily escort Yang Liang until he is punished."

Although Yang Su and Yu Wenshu wholeheartedly advocated the execution of Han Wang Yang Forgive me, Emperor Sui Yang also wanted to kill this brother, but he was still a little hesitant. He rewarded hundreds of officials and then hurriedly retired.

Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty took the memorials from his ministers and was thinking about what to do with King Yang Liang of Han Dynasty. At this time, Queen Xiao Jun came to the study and asked:"I heard that this morning, I asked the officials to execute the King of Han.""

"It's true"

"How does Your Majesty plan to deal with Yang Liang, King of Han?"

"Except for Zhuge Ying, all the officials want to kill Yang Liang. I have considered it again and again, and prepare to send an order to execute Lao Wu."

Empress Xiao said:"Since the emperor has an idea, I am here to plead for the king of Han."

"Um? Emperor Sui Yang was startled and asked,"Why does the queen keep pleading for mercy? You might as well tell me and let me hear it.""

Queen Xiao said:"In those days, the Duke of Yue State supported His Majesty to the throne and made great contributions. And Yang Su used His Majesty to compete with the princes for power, and exchanged His Majesty's brother's wealth and life for his own high official position. His Majesty's brothers turned against each other and killed each other. The clan gradually became weaker and weaker, and the Yang Su brothers became more powerful. Now Yang Su has become so powerful that he can overwhelm his master, and he can bully his master."

"Um."Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was convinced and nodded.

Xiao Jun added:"It was Yang Su's plan to kill the eldest son Yang Yong and cut off his descendants; it was Yang Su's plan to depose Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, as a commoner and imprison the palace; it was Yang Su's plan; the king of Han Yang Liang, who rebelled and was captured, asked for justice, which was Yang Su's contribution. There are five brothers of your majesty, and Yang Su is trying to kill three of them. Yang Su is too cruel and must be on guard."

When Yang Guang heard this, he couldn't help but take a breath and sighed:"After all, brother, I can't bear to say anything. After listening to the queen's advice, I will show mercy and spare Yang Liang's death. Just put him under house arrest."Fortunately, after some persuasion from Xiao Jun, Yang Liang was spared his life. He was deposed as a commoner and imprisoned in the palace. This is true:

Yang Sugu was highly skilled and cunning, and it was difficult to survive by harming the royal family.

If Empress Xiao hadn't seen it with her bright eyes, He was only afraid of the secret instigation of his favored ministers.

King Yang Liang of Han Dynasty was deposed as a commoner and imprisoned in the forbidden area of ​​the palace. He spared his life. Yang Yue, who served as the minister of Dali Temple, learned the news and hurried to the Prime Minister's Mansion to ask for an audience with his brother Yang Su.

Yang He was always enjoying great achievements, lying on the bamboo and wooden deck chair leisurely and contentedly, with two maids waiting on his left and right, chatting and having fun, and he was as drunk as a fairy. His family came to report:"Tell me, the second master is here, and I need to see you for something urgent."

Yang Su hugged the two maids and said without caring,"Let the second brother come in and talk.""

The servant invited Yang Yue to come in. When Yang Yue saw his elder brother, he hurriedly said:"Brother, you still want to have fun here. Your Majesty spared the death of Yang Liang, the king of Han Dynasty."

"What? Yang

Su showed off the two maids, sat up and asked,"Is your news true or false?"

Yang Yue said:"It is absolutely true that Yang Liang has been deposed as a commoner and imprisoned in the inner palace." Yang

Su scratched his head and became confused:"That's not right. The emperor has always been ruthless, even the late emperor didn't let him go. Why did he become soft-hearted on this matter?" Yang

Su frowned, thinking deeply. His second brother Yang Yue asked,"Even if Yang Liang doesn't die, he won't be able to get ahead again, but isn't this His Majesty's usual style?""

"I led hundreds of officials to request an order to execute Yang Liang. Even Zhuge Ying's advice was of no avail. Your Majesty has always obeyed his advice. Now that the emperor doesn't listen to me, I'm afraid he will be suspicious of you and me from now on.

Yang Yue asked:"Does it mean that the emperor is beginning to be suspicious of his brother?" Yang

Su put her hands behind her back and walked a few steps back and forth in the room, saying:"The Queen has strongly opposed this crusade against Yang Liang. I expect that a female will be involved in politics. This is not good for us.""

"Queen Xiao is weak on the surface, but she is no weaker than Queen Dugu on the inside. Her brother needs to be careful."

"Well, when a woman heads the house, the house collapses. I heard that Queen Xiao was born in February, which is a taboo and kills many people. Yang Su nodded,"Let's go out for a walk with my brother.""

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The next day, Yang Su had nothing to do, so he dressed up and left the Prime Minister's Mansion and walked around the streets of the capital. The fact that King Yang Liang of Han Dynasty was spared from death gave Yang Su a headache. Normally, he was proud of himself in the officialdom and was invincible. But now Yang Liang's life and death made Yang Su feel that the direction of the wind had changed, which was different from the past.

With some solemn contemplation, a person walked towards him. Yang Su saw that it was Yu Wenkai, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Yu Wenkai walked forward quickly with his head lowered, not knowing what was on his mind. Yang Su stepped forward and bowed:"Shang Shu Yuwen, where are you going?"

"oh……"Yu Wenkai was stunned,"It turns out he is the Duke of Yue State.""

"What was Yuwen Shangshu thinking about walking so fast?

Yu Wenkai said:"I am ashamed to say that the emperor supervised the two major projects of digging the canal and building the eastern capital. The project is huge and it is overwhelming."

Yang Su smiled and said:"What kind of big project has Yu Wen Shangshu never seen before, and you are still in such trouble?" Why not go to the tea house and have a chat?"

"Well, it’s better to talk to the Duke."

Yang Su and Yu Wenkai came to the corner of the street and came across a teahouse with a rather grand decoration. There was a plaque hanging on the front door with three characters"斟茗楼" written on it. Yang Su said:"I have been to this teahouse several times."

Yu Wenkai said:"Just follow the opinion of the Duke."

The two of them entered the Tea House and chose a table by the window on the second floor. They sat down and ordered a plate of melon seeds, a few snacks and a pot of good tea. After the tea was brewed, Yu Wenkai said:"I am not satisfied with the Duke. , just for the excavation of the canal, half a million laborers have been recruited, and all the prime-age laborers from Luoyang to Huaibei have been used. Yang Su said:"

What's the harm? The canal is a national plan, and it is natural for every household to have strong men to work.""

Yu Wenkai said:"But the construction of the Eastern Capital has also begun. The emperor will start the construction in the first year of the great cause. If labor is recruited again, I am afraid that people from scholars, farmers, industry and merchants will all be recruited, which will consume too much manpower. Yang

Su couldn't help laughing, pointed at Yu Wenkai and said,"You, why are you so stubborn?" There are so many people in the world, you just want to make the emperor happy, don't care about the people's happiness and anger, report good things but not bad things, the project is completed, the high officials and generous salaries are not in vain."

Yu Wenkai sighed, shook his head and said:"That being said, the Ministry of Industry choseIt is difficult to implement even if you are a supervisor. It is easier said than done. Yang

Su swallowed her tea, leaned forward and asked,"What do you think about me going to supervise the work?""

"What does the Duke mean? Yang Su said:"

To be honest, I have been in the position for a long time and have great achievements. It is inevitable that there will be some criticism in the court. It is better to ask for orders to build the Eastern Capital and leave the capital to avoid the limelight." When a person is in the officialdom, his official career is ups and downs, and his honor and disgrace are uncertain. How can he not get his shoes wet when he often walks by the river?"

"Well, if the Duke goes to Luoyang, our Ministry of Industry will definitely help him"

"Thank you, thank you very much."Yang Su was happy to go, but Yu Wenkai only thought of it as a joke. Yu Wenkai had seen that the brothers Yang Su and Yang Yue had abused the people a lot when building the Renshou Palace, so he didn't take it seriously.

Two days later. After that, hundreds of officials went to court early, and Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty put down the rebellion. At present, he was most concerned about the two major events of canal excavation and construction of the eastern capital."Yu Wenkai"

"Weichen is here.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty asked:"How are the preparations for digging the canal and building the Eastern Capital?"

Yu Wenkai said:"In accordance with His Majesty's decree, the river course from Luoyang to Huainan has been surveyed, and the river course is called Tongji Canal." The Tongji Canal is divided into two sections: the western section leads the Luohe River and Gushui into the Yellow River from the western suburbs of present-day Luoyang; the eastern section leads from the Binshui River in Xingyang to the Yellow River, then follows the Bianshui River and enters the Huaihe River through Shangqiu, Suxian and Si counties. 500,000 civilians have been mobilized to prepare for full-scale construction next year.

Emperor Sui Yang nodded and asked,"How about the preparations for building the Eastern Capital?""

Thinking of this, Yu Wenkai really didn't take what he said casually in the teahouse two days ago seriously. After all, Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, was the chief minister of the dynasty, and Yu Wenkai himself was a subordinate, so he told the truth about Luoyang:" I would like to inform your majesty that the canal excavation requires too much labor and the corvee is too heavy, so we are not ready to start the project yet. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty said:"Luoyang is located in the middle of the world. Building the eastern capital and connecting the canal will be beneficial to the country. It cannot be delayed. Just let the Ministry of Household Affairs allocate the amount of money needed." Seeing that

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was eager to build the eastern capital, Yang Su, the Duke of Yue State, went out to report:"Your Majesty, I believe that this matter is beyond the control of the Ministry of Industry. It is necessary to send capable ministers and mobilize capable officials from the three provinces and six ministries to recruit and recruit all the states and counties." Work hard and work hard to meet the deadline.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty asked:"Who can be selected by the Duke to take charge of the construction of the Eastern Capital?""

"Weichen Mao Sui recommended himself."Yang Su said. This is it: the golden cicada sheds its shell and wants to leave Beijing. It is difficult to do good deeds after falling out of favor.

Even if it is windy and rainy in the east capital, the canal is still sunny.