In the main hall of Ganlu Hall, Yang Guang walked into the hall worriedly, came to Yang Jian and saluted: "Father, my child has an emergency to report."

"What's the matter?" Yang Jian snorted and said, "Tell me, are the Turkic armies rising again, or are there people gathering in rebellion to attack the prefectures and counties?"

"Uh..." Yang Guang was stunned for a moment, wondering what his father's tone was like?

It's very baffling.

He couldn't figure out what his father meant, so he simply ignored them and said directly: "Father, Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Yuzhou have been experiencing heavy rains for several days. After the water merged into the Yellow River, it overflowed the river embankment downstream, causing tens of thousands of waves in Henan Province.

The two states became a vast country."

"What are you?" Yang Jian was shocked. His headache, irritability and other symptoms seemed to disappear at this moment, and his groggy mind suddenly woke up.

Yang Jian couldn't help but calm down. Twelve states were turned into a vast country. The number of people affected by the disaster and the number of casualties can be imagined. Moreover, after the flood, famine will follow, and all of this will cause more deaths, and more people will die.

What's terrible is that plague often breaks out in flood-stricken areas, and all of this is enough to shake the foundation of the empire.

He stood up suddenly and roared: "Didn't the Capital Water Supervisor say the day before yesterday that the water situation was controllable? And why didn't the local officials strengthen and raise the river embankments?"

"It rained heavily for two consecutive days and nights on both sides of the Fen River, plus the Luo River in Yuzhou and the Qin River in Bingzhou. The water reached Guanzhou and formed a huge torrent. This was actually unpredictable and difficult to deal with.

"

Yang Guang spoke fair to the local officials on behalf of the Capital Water Supervisor, and then said: "The only thing the local officials can do is to move the people to higher places. Fortunately, if they are prepared beforehand, the losses should not be too great. Yi Haer

In my view, the top priority is to send loyal and reliable people to rescue the victims and maintain local order to prevent anyone from causing harm to the local area and taking the opportunity to cause chaos."

"Let Yang Da go!"

Yang Da was not only a provincial official, but also a clan member of the Sui Dynasty. Yang Su commented on him that "the only person who has the appearance of a gentleman and the heart of a gentleman is Yang Da'er." These words also won him a lot of praise.

Yang Jian and the civil and military officials agreed. Yang Jian pondered for a long time and then said: "In addition, we will change the previous relief methods and implement the work-for-relief method."

In fact, from Dayu's flood control to the present, many disaster relief and epidemic prevention methods have taken shape and even set precedents. Such seemingly novel things as work-for-relief are not unheard of, but the real obstacles to disaster relief are in the process of disaster relief.

Insufficient execution and inadequate supervision resulted in huge losses in the relief food that was supposed to be a daily meal.

When it fell on the victims, it had turned into clear soup and little water. You could see the 'porridge' at the bottom of the bowl, which eventually led to a large amount of relief money and food falling into the pockets of corrupt officials. And the people who survived were already grateful to these officials. How could they

Who cares, how could they know how much the imperial court distributed? And when the inspecting censor sent by the imperial court afterwards saw that the victims were all alive and well, naturally they had nothing to say.

After Yang Ji proposed the concept of work-for-relief, he emphasized supervision during the relief process. In addition to implementation, he also emphasized publicity in public opinion. The purpose was to let the people in the disaster area know how much food was allocated by the court and how much food each family had.

How much a household should be allocated, the people already know what they get.

The inspection censor will be able to find out after the fact how much food fell on the people and how much food was lost. If there is any loss, just catch the officials responsible for disaster relief and local officials.

Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, floods have occurred frequently in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, and it has a good method. When Yang Ji mentioned "increasing the implementation and supervision of the relief process and strengthening publicity," the imperial court quickly came up with a solution.

Come up with a set of effective disaster relief measures.

In this flood, Yang Jian planned to use this method. Firstly, he wanted to see the effect of this disaster relief method; secondly, he also wanted to find the shortcomings, learn from them, and further improve the disaster relief strategy.

"Xue Daoheng, the Minister of Internal Affairs, is upright and can't hold a grain of sand in his eyes. He is the best choice to supervise the chief officer. In addition, Yu Wenkai, the general's great craftsman, can be in charge of the construction." Yang Guang said the candidate he had in mind and suggested.

: "Yizhou and Tingzhou are more likely to be barbarians. We must make them a member of the Sui Dynasty as soon as possible and settle them with Han people. Their influence is indispensable. However, the twelve affected states have a large population and are part of the Qi Dynasty."

The survivors, I plan to select some of the victims to live in these two states. As long as the court provides tax exemptions and solves the problem of food and accommodation during their migration, these victims who have lost their homes and have no way to live a sustainable life will not only not object, but also

The longer they go, the more favors they enjoy, and the more they can appreciate the goodwill of the Sui Dynasty. In addition, it can also weaken the resistance in Qi."

"This method is wonderful!" Yang Jian couldn't help laughing, nodded repeatedly and said: "Go down and make arrangements."

"Well." Yang Guang thought for a moment and then said, "There is one more thing that needs to be decided by father. Last night, dozens of assassins lurked in a prostitute's house in the south of Pingkangfang, intending to wait for an opportunity to murder the vajra slave; because they were making a loud noise,

They were reported by prostitutes and have now been captured. However, these people were armed with powerful crossbows, which were highly poisonous. As a result, forty soldiers of Youwuhou Mansion were hit by arrows. Those who were hit by arrows all died from the poison."

When talking about the soldiers who were shot and killed by arrows, Yang Guang's tone was already full of anger, and he said very happily: "According to the prisoners' confession, they originally set up an ambush from the north gate of Pingkangfang to the Wangfu last night, but the Vajra slave last night

I walked away from Ximen and escaped the disaster."

"There are actually people in the capital who intend to murder the Vajra slaves?" Yang Jian's head hurt, and then his anger rose: "Yesterday they wanted to murder the Vajra slaves, is it our father and son's turn today? They are simply audacious. Check!

Give me a clear investigation, I want to see who has such courage. If you find out, we will kill all three of his clans and wipe out his whole family!"

The irritable mood caused by the headache was completely aroused. Yang Jian became furious and thunderous!

Yang Guang waited until his father lost his temper and then said: "My child, it has been confirmed that although the strong crossbow was made in private and there is no way to investigate, most of the assassins were He Ruobi's domestic slaves, but they refused to admit who ordered them.

, everyone took poison and died."

Yang Jian was filled with anger, but he was stunned: "He Ruobi, you didn't make a mistake?"

As soon as he said the words, he knew that there would be no mistake. How could he not know what kind of virtue He Ruobi was?

He Ruobi is the one who must seek revenge. Because of He Ruohuailiang's case, He Ruobi was investigated to the end. In the end, he died, was dismissed, and dismissed. Now his son He Ruohuailiang died of his injuries. If He Ruobi did not seek revenge.

Only Xuhen has ghosts.

"You can't go wrong." Yang Guang bowed his hands and said solemnly: "The child recognized two of these assassins. They were He Ruobi's soldiers during the Pingchen period. They were fighting against Han Qinhu.

When the soldiers fought, they were extremely fierce and even chopped Han Zhao, the second son of Han Qinhu, so the child was deeply impressed."

Yang Jian rubbed his temples, thought for a while, and said: "Bury those dead soldiers, and then have someone go and tell He Ruobi to behave accordingly. In addition, let the vajra slaves be careful and bring more with them when traveling in the future.

Follow."

After a pause, he changed his mind again: "Let's wait until the He Ruo family's funeral is completed before going to apply for instructions."

Although He Ruobi was cruel and vengeful, a veteran general who had made great contributions to the Sui Dynasty was now deposed from the service of the people, and even his most beloved son died. As a parent, how can you remain indifferent to the cause of your son's death?

His methods were a bit harsher, but after all, he was blamed by the court before he even started, and these dead soldiers were all dead. He could just say that he knew nothing and it was a servant who did it privately, and then pass the responsibility away.

Two pure.

Of course, this is also because Yang Ji is not injured at all. If something happens to Yang Ji, it will definitely not be as simple as issuing an order.

You, He Ruobi, are the meritorious officials. How can it be that my brother and nephew are not the meritorious officials? You, He Ruobi, protect your shortcomings. How can we, the old Yang family, not do the same?

"Here!" Yang Guang responded, and then said: "Now the soldiers from Youwuhou Mansion and Wannian County have sealed off the entire Pingkangfang. The matter has become big. Why don't we just check it out and see if there is anything hidden in the brothel tavern?

Crossbows and other forbidden items?”

The North, Middle and East three tracks in the South Lane of Pingkangfang are large brothels controlled by aristocratic families and dignitaries behind the scenes. There is a mixture of fish and dragons, all kinds of religions and nine streams. It has always been a paradise for thieves, fugitives, and even some brothel slaves and thugs.

Fugitives, but the background of these brothels is too deep, so the court has always turned a blind eye.

But Yang Guang knew that the proprietors behind many brothels were Guanlong nobles, and the Guanlong nobles were not only threats to the Sui Dynasty, but also interest groups that supported the eldest son Yang Yong, such as Yuwen Bi, Xue Zhou, Liu Shu, and Yuan Yan

, Yuanshou and his ilk not only hold a high position of power, but also have the support of a huge family behind them, especially the Dugu family, Yuan family, Dou family and other powerful families, and they are Yang Yong's consistent supporters.

Although Yang Guang has seen that the 95th seat belongs to him, the forces supporting Yang Yong are too great. If his father is gone in the future, Yang Yong with the support of these people may not be able to make a comeback in a violent way, and the eldest brother

With such a temper, even if he wins, he still can't control those people. The final good result will be to win the throne, but lose the country. Therefore, whether it is for himself or the country of Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang never dares to be careless.

He originally wanted to use this incident to completely destroy the He Ruobi clan who had lost all power and supported Yang Yong. This could be said to be both public and private and achieve multiple goals with one stone. However, his father always cared about the old relationship and wasted the opportunity to weaken the Guanlong nobles. This made

When he was greatly frustrated, he took a back seat and prepared to use the excuse of inspecting Pingkangfang brothel to cut off some of the family's wings. This was better than doing nothing.

"Doing these small things, apart from alerting the enemy, is of no significance at all?" Yang Jian glanced at Yang Guang and sighed: "The Guanlong nobles are by no means as simple as you think. For example, in the army, each family has several

Ten, hundreds of children serve as mid-level military attachés,

They control a huge army. If you include their former disciples, their disciples' children, and those who have been promoted, the army they control will be even larger. Before these problems are solved, if you press forward step by step,

The consequence is to force them to rebel, and

How many troops are loyal to the royal family? Even if there are, can they defeat dozens or millions of troops? It is simply impossible. Once the north is in chaos, it is impossible for the southern nobles who care about their homeland not to rebel. I, the Sui Dynasty

The problems encountered by dynasties that ended troubled times like the Qin Dynasty

It is somewhat similar. The biggest problem within the Qin Dynasty is the descendants of the Six Kingdoms. Not only do we have descendants of Qi, Chen, etc., we also have a powerful moment of trying to overthrow the Guanlong nobles of the Sui Dynasty, so our problems are even worse than those of the Qin Dynasty.

It's a bit more complicated, but it's even more patient than Qin Chao."

"Here." Yang Guang responded unhappily.

"Alas!" Yang Jian sighed and said: "I originally planned to let them take charge of the center and specifically compete with the Guanlong nobles in the future. Xiu'er will control Yizhou and Liang'er will control Bingzhou, so that they can maintain a strong deterrent against Guanzhong and help them.

you

It was successful. However, Xiu'er failed to live up to his expectations and was made into an empty shell. He also committed a serious crime. But Liang'er didn't say anything. Now he doesn't even listen to me as a father. Once I'm gone, his

You can tell the situation without asking.”

Only then did Yang Guang understand his father's intentions, but a new question came again. After thinking about it, he finally said the question he had been wondering about for a long time: "Since father thinks that the child cannot command the fifth brother, why do you still give him troops?"

, General, isn’t this encouraging the fifth brother’s ambition?”

"Of course I have considered this, and even expected that once I am gone, he will not only disobey your orders, but may even rebel." Yang Jian looked into the distance and sighed quietly: "Since he is destined to rebel, then

I might as well encourage him to rebel and give his soldiers

They are all the mainstays of the Guanlong nobles. When you defeat Lao Wu in the future, just kill those who followed him in rebellion. If you have righteousness and skill, the Guanlong nobles can't say anything. Of course, you can too.

Use these hostages to force the Guanlong nobles to submit and achieve some goals."

Yang Guang was silent after hearing this, finally realizing his father's intentions.

"What I'm worried about now is that he lost too quickly and failed to achieve the goal of eliminating the backbone of the Guanlong nobles." Yang Jian added.

"Why is this?" Yang Guang asked curiously. In his opinion, Yang Liang owns the complete land of Qi. He needs people and food. If there is a fight, he may not win him, but his father

But to say this is really surprising.
To be continued...