Chapter 414: Han captures the tiger
"Yuwen Yong has good intentions."
Yedu, after hearing that Yuwen Yong abdicated, Gao Wei raised his eyebrows and said, "If he does not abdicate, no one dares to disobey his authority. However, in order for the Zhou Dynasty to survive, and for the crown prince Yuwen Yun, he still wants to abdicate. It seems that the situation in Zhou State is very chaotic now, and even this always strong lord has to ensure a smooth transition of imperial power through abdication."
"Your Majesty has a clear understanding. This Zhou State has been linked with the eight-pillar system. Wuchuan nobles jointly suppress the local wealthy families in Guanzhong, which will not last long... Yuwen's family is also prepared for these powerful and right-ranking sects and has always deliberately suppressed them. Now with his successive defeats, his prestige has been greatly shaken and he can no longer suppress these army leaders."
Pei Shiju stood in a heavy court wardrobe and stood in a hot day. He was already sweating profusely, but he didn't even dare to stand a little bit.
"Even if he is undefeated, he can suppress these military leaders?" Gao Wei just smiled coldly as to what Pei Shiju said: "The Yuwen family and the Wuchuan nobles were later taken over Guanzhong, and they were not locals in Guanlong. On that day, the Guanlong nobles obeyed Yuwen Tai's order to raise an army to resist Emperor Shenwu, but it was just because Emperor Shenwu had a chess trick, which led to people's hearts' favor.
"Yuwen Tai created the Eight-Pillar Kingdom, which was not only a helpless act, but also forcibly unify these forces and take them for himself. On the one hand, his Wuchuan nobles alone were not enough to resist Emperor Shenwu. He had to recruit local wealthy families to get sufficient military resources. On the other hand, he did not trust these wealthy officials and always had the intention of deliberately suppressing them.
"Everyone has eyes. Over the years, most of the battle between the puppet Zhou and the Great Qi were fought by these tyrants guarding the frontiers, but they were never the ones who received high officials and generous salaries in the court... If it were you, could you truly surrender?"
The sun was hot in June and it was pouring into the hall. Gao Wei gently held his belt with his left hand and walked out of the hall door. Several strange flowers placed under the corner of the hall were blooming vigorously at this time. The emperor faced the sunlight and his eyes narrowed slightly:
"The Yuwen family has been doing this for a long time. They underestimated the only local wealthy family that can be used to balance, namely the Wuchuan Xunqiu. In the past, Dugu Xin, Director Yuwen, and Zhao Gui can barely see that the current Wuchuan Xunqiu family are all a bunch of wine bags, and they can't even tell... After the several turmoils since Yuwen Hu arrived in the court, how many loyalty can these people be to the Yuwen family? If that day, Yuwen Yong, who is tough, dies, the Yuwen family's aura will end."
"Yuwen Tai's lifelong struggle and expansion of his territory has laid such a huge hidden danger inside, which makes people sigh. He went on the wrong path. The court should be the court of the people of the whole country, not the court of a certain interest group. If a bowl of water is not balanced for a long time, it will inevitably lead to people's support, make himself isolated and helpless, and the root of the country will be buried in it."
Pei Shiju felt that the emperor seemed to have some ideas, and his back was sweating like a waterfall. He immediately said, "As Your Majesty saw, the country of Zhou will soon cease to exist?... I am ignorant, I think that since the Lord Zhou is tough and the ministers take advantage of his power, he should not dare to act rashly."
"That was the past," the emperor said lightly: "The Zhou Guohao Youquan Sect has been dissatisfied with the Yuwen family for a long time. Now they are afraid of Yuwen Yong, which does not mean they dare not. They just lack a leader. Once this person appears, they will immediately abandon the Yuwen family and instead support a new spokesperson for interests. In this way, Yang Jian has become a thorn in Yuwen Yong's side and a thorn in the flesh. He is still too cautious. If it were me, he would kill this villa at all costs!"
The high latitude is full of solemn expressions:
"If you don't believe it, just wait and see."
The discussions about external factors are just these. The changes of the Northern Qi court themselves have not been completed. This year, the emperor sent an ambassador to inspect the states and issued eight edicts to announce the county:
"One: All crimes in prison are subject to law.
"Second: Those who are in a maternal family are extremely embarrassed.
"Three: use a stick to punish and order them according to the law.
"Fourth: If the thieves and thieves in counties do not catch birds, they will report to the report.
"Fifth: filial sons and grandchildren, kind husbands and noble wives, and express their families and families. Those who are talented should apply for recommendations.
"Sixth: Some were driven by the past, but their reputation was not reached; some were immersed in the country, and civil and military personnel could be used. They should also be interviewed and reported with famous people.
"The seventh: the fake Zhou rank is above the seventh rank, and the eighth rank is below the eighth rank, and then the outside world is outside. If you want to enter the official position, you will be selected by Yu and will be demoted to the second rank and be awarded the official position.
"The eighth: those who are widowed and poor and unable to survive, and are given a favor."
Among the eight articles, most of them are to control the local area, part of them is to promote etiquette and education and promote talents. As for the seventh article, it is to appease the surrendered ministers of the country so that they will not be unable to see the future in the new dynasty. The terms are concise, concise but self-consistent, and more in line with the principles of emotion, reason and law, and moisten things silently. Even old officials who are well versed in the people's sentiments will not be able to put forward such sophisticated political orders.
After some people inquired, they realized that this was done by Su Wei, the new general servant of Tongzhi Sanqi, and the prince washed his horse. Although he was only from the fifth rank and was not considered a high-ranking official, the emperor was willing to hand over some government affairs to him, which shows that this person was simply in the heart of the emperor and was not an ordinary person.
Many tycoons in the court have set their sights on Gao Yang and Su Wei, and have paid a lot of attention to them, but this kind of attention is absolutely unfavorable. Gao Yang and Su Wei, as the pawn of the emperor's reform, have already stood opposite to the interests of some large clans and aristocratic families. They have to think twice before they can be caught by political enemies. They are trying to find a stable position between the ministers and the emperor.
The emperor turned a blind eye to Gao Yang's actions, closed his eyes, and let him let him do it.
At the end of June, the emperor issued an edict to change customs and eliminate the customs of the North. All the ministers in the court were submissive to the Han Dynasty, the clothes and hats of Wei, and the rules in the palace were all subject to the Southern Dynasties, and the rituals and music were all followed.
The Minister of State Pei Shiju asked to repair the palace in Yecheng. The ministers and ministers and close ministers all attached themselves to their descendants. The emperor was displeased and said, "The former emperor sent people to repair it many times. The palace curtains and tents where he lived were decorated with gold, jade and jewelry. It was extremely beautiful and luxurious. Although it had not yet completed, it was magnificent, which had exceeded the Wei and Jin Dynasties."
He also demoted Pei Shiju and demoted him to Zhongsan Dafu.
Suddenly, there was another Taifu Gao Xiaoheng and Xianyang King Huluguang who wrote a letter saying that the prince's east palace had caught fire and had not been repaired so far. It was full of chaos and lost the decency of the Tian family. He asked to build the Eastern Palace. Although the emperor was unwilling, he had to pay the treasury in the palace to build the Eastern Palace for the prince.
Gao Xiaoheng also recommended Li Gang, a great scholar in Hebei, as the crown prince's teacher. The emperor tried his best and refused to allow him. He ordered Su Wei to teach the crown prince and promoted Li Gang to the counselor.
In the middle of the month, the left prime minister Murong Yan retired and resigned, and the emperor agreed to the position of the left prime minister. Tang Yong of the Ministry of War was promoted to the position of the left prime minister. Hu Luxian was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou, Lu Qian was appointed as the Minister of War, Yuan Biao of the Ministry of Personnel passed away and was posthumously awarded the title of Yin Qing Guanglu Dafu. At this point, the backbone of the court had been replaced by a more dynamic and vibrant young face. The emperor's power was unprecedentedly powerful, and the Northern Qi Dynasty was stable, and it truly had the ability to swallow the world.
Recently, Gao Wei invited honors and relatives at Tongquetai in the name of celebrating his daughter's full moon in Shouyang, and ministers were having a banquet. Among them, the King of Zhou Qi, Yuwen Xian, the King of Zhou Zhuguo, Wei Xiaokuan and other surrendered people from Zhouguo were listed.
Although Yuwen Xian was still very spirited, he was not happy and was just drinking at the dinner and did not say a word. Since Wei Xiaokuan surrendered to Xiancheng, although the emperor was willing to hold high officials and generous salaries, he had never been able to use it. How could Wei Xiaokuan tolerate this?
But he also knew that his surrendered minister had no right to speak in the Qi court. Not to mention other ministers, Huluguang alone was enough to make him difficult! After three drinks, the veteran who became famous in the East and West War simply put down the wine cup and spoke loudly in the eyes of everyone: "Your Majesty has the ambition to clarify the universe, and I also have the desire to assist Mingzhu. Although I am not a tool, if you are in charge of military operations, I am still confident. Why don't you use me? I must serve Your Majesty with a heartless attitude!"
Wei Xiaokuan's official career has been ups and downs for most of his life. If he had no interest in climbing up, it would be nonsense. He was suppressed by Yuwen's first half of his life, and later he fell to Yang Jian so quickly because he was not valued and had all his loyalty left him to Dongliu. Now that he surrendered to the Qi Dynasty, if he continues to be unknown like this, it would be better to die!
As soon as this said, the officials and ministers were silent. The emperor looked at the old minister of Zhou with a kind smile in his eyes and suddenly said, "I often hear about the general's reputation as a warrior, but the general is not young anymore. Can he still stand the pain of the military?"
Wei Xiaokuan was born in Wei Yongping in the second year and is already sixty-five years old. During this period, he is considered an old age. The emperor reminded him that he was no longer old and also let go of a hole, giving him a hope. When Wei Xiaokuan heard this, he was happy and said again: "Although I am old, my muscles and bones are still strong. It will be no problem to get it for more than ten years!"
Huluguang sneered coldly, and was about to make a sound of sarcasm, but when he saw the emperor's serious expression, he still insisted on it.
The emperor nodded and said, "I have also seen the 'Three Strategies of Peace and Qi's 'Prevention' by Lord Zhou in the past. It is true that every word is precious. If it were not for the poor national strength of the Zhou Kingdom, I am afraid I would have a headache... With your talent, Lord Zhou only asked you to be a goalkeeper, which is a pity." When he said this, Wei Xiaokuan's face was also sad. Gao Wei paused and said:
"My Imperial Guard in Yecheng originally had three major camps, originally the King of Lanling, King Ande and King Guangning, and later expanded to five major camps, with the Prince of Baling watching me. Now Wang Lin is in Huainan to guard the Chen State, and the position of governor is vacant. Can the general be willing to serve as governor?" Although the title of the Grand Governor of the Capital Capital does not match the actual power, and the actual troops can only be controlled by one battalion, it is also an extremely prominent position.
Wei Xiaokuan was overjoyed. His initial expectation was just to be placed on the frontier as usual and slowly planned to make merits. He immediately bowed and said, "I am willing to die!" The emperor's arrangement made the seat beside the emperor's seat and the rest of the ministers did not express any dissatisfaction. These were all things that the emperor and some close ministers had discussed. The news had already come out, which was just that Wei Xiaokuan, a person involved, was not aware of it.
Gao Wei was satisfied. He wanted to let the ministers of Zhou return to his heart, and to prevent the original ministers of the court from being dissatisfied with jealousy and to abandon many twists and turns. Someone shouted: "Your Majesty is unfair. Why can this guy be at a high position without making a merit? This old man is already seventy-eighty. I think he can't even carry a knife. How can he take on such a great responsibility?!"
Gao Wei frowned and looked at the sound. He found that it was Helan Leopard. This guy was drunk at this time, and he spoke without restraint! The atmosphere that Gao Wei worked hard to manage was immediately destroyed. Not only did Wei Xiaokuan stand in place with embarrassment, but he was both embarrassed and angry, and even the eyes of generals such as Huluguang became unkind... Before Gao Wei could scold him, a rough voice rang out:
"Your Majesty, he is drunk, so I will drag him out."
A burly man came out of the meal and grabbed Helan Leopard's collar and was about to pull him out. Helan Leopard was speechless and cursed vaguely: "Who are you? You dare to drag grandpa." The burly man punched him in the face and knocked him out. Gao Wei frowned, but said nothing, allowing the eunuchs to drag the drunk man out, and then looked at the big man with interest.
I saw that he had a fierce face, his face was thick and black, and he was so tall that he looked like a bear. He was as imposing as the living king of hell that Gao Wei had seen on TV before. He asked now:
"I didn't call anyone, why did you stand up and knock him out?"
"This guy is rude to his words and disrespects His Majesty!" said the big man toughly.
Gao Wei is more interested: "Are you Han Qinbao?"
The big man like the King of Hell bowed his hand and said straightforwardly: "I used to be Han Qinbao, but now I follow the name of Your Majesty and change it to Han Qinhu!" Hearing this, Gao Wei raised his eyebrows and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. Who said that a rough man is not delicate? Unexpectedly, this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes can not leave any traces when flatters, and it is comfortable to be spiritual!
Han Qinhu, the son of Han Xiong, the general of the Northern Zhou cavalry, was famous for his bravery and courage. He captured tigers and leopards alive at the age of thirteen.
Chapter completed!