The news that King Wei entered the capital with twelve carts of criminal evidence and a secret message swept through Daxing City like a violent storm, causing a sensation in both the government and the public in just one day.

Immediately afterwards, three more major decisions came out from the court. The first was to sentence the rebel soldiers to three years of hard labor, and to sentence the generals below the sixth rank to ten years of hard labor. All the generals above the sixth rank were taken to the capital to be executed, and their family members were made official slaves.

Citizenship; as for the rebel officers and generals who are not citizens, they will all be taken as official slaves; those who do not act or evade during the rebellion will also be punished in accordance with the law.

More than 200,000 people were punished, which completely broke the conventional law that "the law does not punish everyone". At the same time, it also established the majesty of the law and severely hit the luck of those who wanted to commit crimes.

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Secondly, for those ordinary people who died or became disabled during the civil war, the imperial court reduced or reduced rent for ten years. This was not only to appease the people after the war, but also to tell the people who had relatives who were punished after the war: the reality of the war

It is not what the court wants and cannot be controlled, so the court compensates for its own incompetence. However, although you are in a war zone, you can ignore it instead of being a thief. So what the court should compensate you for is what it should be.

Those who are punished must still be punished.

Third, before and after Yang Liang's rebellion, there were a large number of courtiers who collaborated with the enemy inside and outside, and there were as many as twelve cartloads of evidence of collaborating with the enemy. As long as the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai verified the evidence clearly and the evidence was conclusive, the court would punish them severely in accordance with the law and would never tolerate it.

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This was also the first time that the imperial court issued a formal document to convict Yang Liang's associates after the suppression of the rebellion. The first two meant the official end of Yang Liang's rebellion, while the latter was the cleansing of the traitors.

For the common people of the Sui Dynasty, except for those who really felt the pain and applauded, the rest were just for after-dinner talk. After all, for the ordinary people in Guanzhong, the Bingzhou where the rebellion occurred was too far away and had little to do with them. However, the imperial court

These two major decisions were nothing less than a storm for the Guanlong nobles, making those with evil intentions feel in danger and restless.

Anyone who can really see the situation clearly knows that this is a power struggle between the imperial power and the family members. And Yang Liang is just a trigger point. The saint intends to take the opportunity to cleanse the family members and implement the true meaning.

The rule of law, not the harmony of the late emperor.

However, the family members obviously did not want to see such a result, but because the emperor had great righteousness in hand, he took advantage of the opportunity to suppress the rebellion to promote his governing ideas, which undoubtedly gave the imperial power the upper hand. Although Yang Liang's crime was unforgivable, he said

In the end, he was just a victim of the struggle between the imperial power and the aristocratic families.

Just as officials from all sides were speculating and quietly meeting, Yang Guang quickly appointed more than a thousand county officials in the fifty-two prefectures under the Bingzhou Governor's Office.

Only then did the family members suddenly realize that the liquidation after the war, the appointment of new officials, the implementation of the rule of law, and the promotion of generals by force were not separate entities, but a whole that was triggered by Yang Liang's rebellion. Only because of the officials appointed by Yang Guang

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In addition, there are also a large number of children from the aristocratic families. These children cannot compete with their direct children in terms of recommendation, self-recommendation, and family influence. Therefore, they have become reserve officials who cannot be appointed for a long time, and they have become students of Guoxue, and they have not been appointed.

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Although these children of the common people also come from different clans, they have been in a marginal position among the clans for generations. Occasionally, an outstanding figure appears, and they are always suppressed by the direct lineage who protects the interests of the clan. Therefore, some people are named

They are from the same clan, but they are not even qualified to worship their ancestors, and they treat them as enemies if they are directly related to the clan.

Now that they have become officials through the emperor, they are scattered in various states and counties, and they have been disappointed for several generations. At this time, if they want to regain their family ties and reach a tacit understanding that family is the most important thing, it will definitely take a few years.

Impossible. What's more, the emperor has now started to use military force to elect generals. There is no guarantee that he will not promote the imperial examination to the whole country in the future. If he has a huge number of talents, he can evacuate all those who recognize their ancestors and return to the clan.

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And these ordinary people are generally from low backgrounds, and their human nature is to put themselves first. How can they give up their hard-won official career and career for the sake of a verbal promise?

Opportunity for promotion?

If those uncontrolled children of the common people are allowed to thrive, won't they become direct enemies in the future?

It’s really scary to think about it this way!

However, when the imperial court promulgated these three major decisions and made large-scale personnel appointments, the emperor remained silent for a full day. He neither angrily warned anyone nor handed over the twelve carts of criminal evidence to the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple.

Instead, the Yushitai was locked in the lower province of the door and left alone without any attention.

Since they were ignored, naturally no one was convicted as a traitor who collaborated with the enemy.

Yang Guang's unexpected move made the Guanlong nobles and court officials who participated in the rebellion panic and fear.

Everyone knows that the saint is really annoyed and angry. He does not say a word at this time. He is just condensing his anger. When the anger reaches the point where it cannot be suppressed, this anger will burst out in an earth-shattering way.

It set off a tsunami and a bloody purge.

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The busyness of the court and the chilling atmosphere in the court did not affect Yang Ji. On the first day he returned to Beijing, he returned the military order, and the temporary appointment of the Ministry of War (General Superintendent of Inspection and School Youzhou) was also withdrawn, and Yang Ji

Since he had made great contributions and there were no major events in Liangzhou, Guang granted him two months' leave. If there were no emergencies in Liangzhou, he would not need to go to Liangzhou this year.

Although Yang Ji knew that the court was very lively these days, he rarely got a long vacation and was too lazy to even go to the morning court, let alone fear of impeachment by the censor.

Firstly, the civil and military affairs have different paths. Although the Sui Dynasty was a dynasty that did not separate civil and military families, there was no saying that military generals were not allowed to participate in politics, but there was a concept of not pursuing political affairs unless they were in their positions. In the early dynasties, government affairs had always been the main focus, and military generals were not allowed to participate in politics.

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It is necessary to attend the court every day. Attendance at the Shuowang Dynasty must be more grand, and military generals with a certain rank must be present. As for the large court meeting, princes, relatives, civil and military officers of the ninth rank or above in Beijing, and local envoys (chief officials/secondary officials)

Everyone must come.

Secondly, although Yang Ji has the position of right-guard general, he has always defined himself as a local official and military general. In addition, he was given a big vacation by Yang Guang, so he was too lazy to go to the daily court.

Feeling it.

Moreover, there is nothing left to say now. The Guanlong nobles now have only three choices, either to rebel like Yang Liang, or to give in before moving the capital to Luoyang, or to wait for the sentence; but even Yang Liang, who is so powerful, has no choice.

After being played by themselves, the Guanlong nobles obviously would not rebel when Yang Guang was at his strongest, and they did not want to be executed by everyone, so they had no choice but to support Yang Guang in moving the capital.

In this case, why would Yang Ji go to the court to annoy others?

He stayed at home and lived a life without shame for four days. On the fifth day, he finally came out of his "little" nest.

Early in the morning, Yang Ji left his wives at home and slipped away to Pingkangfangnanli.

The head guard also changed from Xue Ju and others to Zhu Can. The reason was that Yu Chigong, Li Daliang, and Dugu Pingyun had all signed up for the martial arts examinations and were concentrating on the palace to seize the time to practice martial arts. Xue Ju, as the most powerful member of the Wei Wang family,

The characters took on the role of their masters and not only provided them with intensive training, they also took on the responsibility of being their sparring partners.

Entering Nanli, a noisy and lively atmosphere hit you. The streets were full of scribes and warriors. It was already November of the fourth year of Renshou. Scholars from all over the country came to participate in the aristocratic imperial examination, warriors in the martial arts examination, and those who followed.

There are tens of thousands of relatives, friends, and bodyguards who came to see them. If all the scholars and warriors from far away come, the number will definitely double or triple.

More than 90% of these scholars who came to the capital to participate in the imperial examinations were children of aristocratic families who were recommended to each other by highly respected people; most of the folk warriors who came to participate in the military examinations were local powerful people from well-off families, and they had longed for the famous Pingkangfang.

For a long time, it’s finally come to the capital. If you don’t come to Pingkangfang to drink flower wine, how will you have the bragging rights when you go home? If you don’t go to Pingkangfang brothel to have fun, and when you go to the East Building on a business trip, you don’t go out to watch at night.

What’s the difference between night scenes?

The group of people wandered aimlessly until noon, then arrived at a large wine shop at the west gate of Nanli.

The wine shop is called "Undrunk, Never Return". It has a foundation of about five acres, and the buildings on the ground are composed of three four-story restaurants.

Each building is divided in an orderly manner to meet the needs of diners from different classes. The first floor is a lobby dedicated to diners, footmen, and dignitaries. There are also some small private rooms on the left and right sides, which are for status.

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It is tall, but very wealthy, and is used by big businessmen who also need private occasions. The layout of the second floor is similar to that of the first floor, but the diners are people of higher status. There is also a lobby on the third floor, but it is mainly used for private rooms.

The fourth floor is all private rooms.

The backstage of "Undrunk and Never Return" is actually Prince Wei's Mansion. Dugu Min considered that her son had already become an official and she needed to know some information that others didn't know, so she bought it from a big Sogdian businessman.

The wine shop serves as an information point to understand the forces of all parties and the dynamics of various places.

Not only is this restaurant in a good location, but it also has chefs from the imperial palace who cook a wide variety of dishes with a full range of colors and flavors. In addition, there are strong liquors for cooking knives and western region wines to assist, so the daily business of this restaurant is extremely hot. And Xiao Ying

The dynamics of the court that we know are derived from this.

It was also the first time for Yang Ji to come to "Don't Come Back Until Drunk". When they came to the door, they found that the business was unimaginably good and the first floor was almost full.

Although Yang Ji was not in disguise, the waiters waiting at the door belonged to the lower class and obviously did not know Yang Ji. When they saw guests coming, they greeted them enthusiastically. Seeing their attire and demeanor, they greeted the guests walking in front.

Yang Ji saluted and said: "Dear distinguished guest, would you like to dine on the fourth floor or the third floor?"

"Let's go to the second floor! Is there any room in the lobby on the second floor?" Yang Ji shook his head and refused. He was originally here to listen to the strange stories. If he went to the private room, he might as well go home directly.

The waiter nodded and said: "There are still a few good seats, please come with me."

"Okay!" Yang Ji and others handed over the reins of the horses to the groom on standby, and walked towards the second floor. It was dinner time, and most of the dozens of tables in the lobby on the second floor were filled with diners, all of whom were stealing.

Whisper and talk about the current political news that happened yesterday.

Yang Ji sat at the window seat, ordered five dishes from his companion, and asked him to serve a bottle of wine first, while listening to the discussions around him, he poured himself a glass of wine.

"I heard that the sage appointed Lang Peiju as the Minister of Huangmen after being nominated by Niu Hong, the Minister of Civil Affairs."

"Didn't you just get promoted from Minister of Civil Affairs to Minister of Civil Affairs?"

"Who knows? It must have something to do with personnel appointments. I heard that the more than a thousand county officials were appointed in large numbers by the sage when Pei Ju was the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Considering that the people everywhere needed officials to take the lead in restoring people's livelihood, I heard that the saints

Those new officials were also nominated by him and Niu Hong."

Yang Ji was slightly startled when he heard this. He thought that the large-scale appointment of officials was a big move concocted by Yang Guang and Yang Zhao. Unexpectedly, it was Pei Ju's suggestion. This Pei Ju was so discerning that he actually caught this at the critical moment.

Chance.

Although Yang Guang wanted to reuse Han Shu and suppress the family members, the influence of the family members was all-pervasive. In addition to their own descendants, there were also officials recruited through various means such as marriage, cultivation, and support. These people were all over the government and the public.

As an emperor, you can't give up all the famous surnames in the world, right?

Therefore, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, in order to stabilize the country, he did not touch the officials of the powerful families who threatened him. He even promoted Gao Jiong, who had opposed him, to be the Minister of Taichang Temple, and Yu Wenbi to be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment... At the same time, he also promoted Cui Zhongfang and others.

The people who supported him did not receive a one-step promotion. And the people he touched were just mediocre officials. In the end, an atmosphere of normal promotion was created.

Now that his empire has been stabilized, something like Yang Liang's rebellion happened again. Yang Guang really wanted to take this opportunity to clean up the local officials and eliminate those mediocre officials who were in their positions and did not seek to achieve their goals.
To be continued...