After Xiao Yu left with the appointment letter, it was almost noon, and only Yang Guang and Yang Gongren were left in the side hall of Jinyang Palace.

Yang Guang and Yang Xiong were of the same generation. He was one generation older than Yang Gongren, but he was actually younger than Yang Gongren. Yang Guang knew that Yang Gongren was upright and generous, had outstanding abilities and loved the people like a son, so he transferred him from Zong Zhengqing to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

He was given a higher and better platform, but Yang Gongren's concurrent position as deputy minister of the Department of Integrity had heavy responsibilities and numerous affairs, so he was unable to fulfill his duties as minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

"Can Gongren, Yu Wenhua and others take on the heavy responsibility of the Integrity Department?" Seeing Yang Gongren, Yang Guang couldn't help but think of Yang Wensi, who was demoted from the Ministry of Civil Affairs to the Ministry of Civil Affairs; judging from Yang Wensi's ability and recent performance

, there are problems when being the head of any of the four departments of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, let alone being the minister, which also makes Yang Guang prepare to put Yang Gongren down from the Integrity Department and return to the chief position. As long as Yang Gongren gets used to it and becomes familiar with it, he will

Take over the post of Minister.

Yang Gongren shook his head and said: "Sage Yu Wenhua's greed for pleasure and money has not changed at all. If Brother Shi Wen and I hadn't kept a close eye on him, he would have fallen long ago. Especially if he is an adjutant, if he is

If you take the official position, the Integrity Department will inevitably turn into a mess!"

Yang Guang also knew that Yu Wenhua was cruel and vicious. He used to rely on Yu Wenshu's power to act recklessly, did not follow the law, and developed a greedy and arrogant nature. This was exactly his intention to transfer him to the Integrity Department, because Integrity

The company needs such ruthless people. When Yang Gongren said this, he gave up the idea of ​​letting Yu Wenhuaji take the position.

After pondering for a long time, Yang Guang changed the topic: "You also know what happened in Youzhou; the officialdom of our Sui Dynasty was seriously corrupt, and those unscrupulous officials who had good luck kept arresting and killing repeat offenders. This time, if it weren't for King Wei,

If we severely punish lawbreakers, we are afraid that civil uprisings will break out in all the seven counties of Youzhou, so killing alone is not enough."

Although the corruption in Youzhou's officialdom was caused by Yang Guang's silent indulgence and indifference, the seriousness of the corruption was beyond imagination; what made him even more frightened was that Gao Jianwu said that Goguryeo's fine work had already spread throughout the counties of Youzhou.

County, if

When a war broke out between the two countries, but the Sui Dynasty did not discover the problems with the Yicang, they would make the news public and let the angry people rise up to resist; and at this time, they would deceive people and provoke

Civil uprising.

The confession of Gao Jianwu and the details of the more than 2,000 households that Goguryeo infiltrated into the country not only made Yang Guang feel creepy, frightened and grateful, but also allowed him to further understand Goguryeo's ambitions. Yang Guang's determination to annihilate Goguryeo was also due to these events.

, become more determined.

However, Yang Guang felt that the most important issue now was internal. Only by resolving internal problems first could the Sui Dynasty embark on the road of great conquest with ease.

"Sage, I believe that whether it is the administration of officials in Youzhou or the regulation of the entire world, executions can only relieve temporary difficulties. The best way is to improve the law and strengthen supervision!" Yang Gongren said.

"My late emperor, King Wei, and I also had the same consideration. We all believed that the Great Sui Dynasty had accumulated the disadvantages of hundreds of years of troubled times. It could not be strong without reform, and it could not survive long without reform. When the reform has reached this stage, the Great Sui Dynasty and the royal family have no choice but to

The road can be retreated. You can only move forward with a heavy load, but cannot interrupt or retreat. However, King Wei said something

Especially good. He said that the system makers have put all their efforts into it and it is difficult to move forward; if you want to change and improve it, bystanders are more suitable than the makers." Yang Guang pondered for a moment and then asked Yang Gongren: "Remember

You have also stated the need for reform. Do you have your own opinions and views on the current situation?"

Yang Gongren cupped his hands and said: "Sage, reform is the foundation for eternity, but we must not do it too hastily. Moreover, judging from the military reform, imperial examination, military examination, Yushi Santai and other matters, they are all successful reforms; Fuguoxue, reform

Although matters such as the transformation of states into counties are not called reforms, they are actually reforms that change things for the better."

"As for the problem of official administration, it has been one of the biggest stubborn problems since ancient times. It cannot be changed overnight. However, our Sui Dynasty actually made drastic reforms in this aspect; for example, the establishment of the duties of the censor Santai, the inspection of the censor, and the

The mutual supervision of the Shi team is a typical example."

Seeing that Yang Guang listened carefully and was not dissatisfied, Yang Gongren continued: "I believe that the most important thing now is to consolidate the achieved results, rather than blindly seek bigness. If we formulate a huge package of plans and reforms in an empty way, let alone the opposition of those with vested interests.

Resistance, obstruction, and lack of talent for change alone will make it impossible to implement a big plan involving all aspects."

Yang Guang nodded and said: "As Gongren said, internal war is different from external war after all. If the court wants to make a difference and maintain long-term peace, thunder and lightning are indispensable, but craftsmanship is even more important!"

"The saint is wise!" After hearing this, Yang Gongren was completely relieved.

After this conversation, Yang Guang felt that Yang Gongren was a man of great talent and little use in the Department of Integrity. He thought that there would be no good candidates to take over for a while, so he simply said: "My original intention of establishing the Department of Integrity is to win over a large number of people."

Honored officials, civil and military casual officials and other fictitious positions; since its establishment to this day, you

Although 10,000 to 20,000 problematic and redundant officials have been captured, although the Integrity Department has achieved brilliant results, it has also been described as a pronoun of hell by those groups whose interests have been harmed. People do not have the ability to distinguish right from wrong and believe those rumors to be true, thinking that the Integrity Department is

A yamen that kills innocent people indiscriminately.

"From a mission perspective, the Integrity Department has been completed. It is very difficult to achieve major results again. I have decided to close it so that you can return to your duties. What do you think?"

After hearing this, Yang Gongren couldn't help being stunned. He had been asked to take over Xiao Yu's position just now. How could it be closed down in the blink of an eye? But when he thought about it again, he felt that it would be difficult for the Integrity Department to achieve great results.

Coupled with the gradual improvement of Yushi Santai and the strengthening of supervision, it is indeed no longer necessary to exist. But he had his own ideas, so he handed over his hands and said: "Sage, I thought the Integrity Department was sealed, but it cannot be closed!"

"Oh? But why?" Yang Guang looked at Yang Gongren and asked with some confusion.

"There are many misunderstandings about the Integrity Department among the people. If the Saint closed it, those people whose interests were harmed would definitely say that the Saint closed the hell-like Department of Integrity under their strong opposition. However, they gained a good reputation and gained

He has won the goodwill of the people. But it is true that the Department of Integrity is a hell on earth.

The bad reputation of the saint has confirmed the bad reputation of the saint who founded the human world." After Yang Gongren stated his reasons and opinions, he handed over his hands and said: "In view of this, I think it is enough to slowly downplay the existence of the Integrity Department, and there is no need to close it.

.And its existence can also intimidate the central government and local officials based on its previous reputation."

These words shocked Yang Guang. Because he had too many things to do, he did not think carefully enough when considering the problem. At this moment, Yang Gongren woke him up and immediately knew that it was 100% going to happen. He nodded slowly and said: "If it weren't for Gongren,

I almost made a mistake when I woke up the dreamer with just one word. So let’s just deal with it like this.”

After a pause, Yang Guang suddenly said with interest: "In the process of fighting against corrupt officials, the officials of the Department of Integrity not only faced temptations from corrupt officials, but also faced threats to their lives, but they were all indifferent;

It’s not an exaggeration to say that they have a firm stance, are upright, and are both wise and courageous. Now that there are a lot of vacancies in Youzhou, aren’t they the best officials? What do you think?”

"The saint is wise!" Yang Gongren was silent for a moment, then he raised his hands and suggested: "Sages, they are all people who studied law. They are more suitable to continue to engage in law and govern officials than to deal with government affairs and govern the local area. But what the governments at all levels lack are:

In fact, they are also the kind of talents who focus on a certain field, rather than governing the local area, and are knowledgeable but not specialized."

"That's right!" Yang Guangshen nodded in agreement. Although some of the current reserve officials and scholars in the Sui Dynasty were involved in the law, most of them focused on governing local areas; in addition,

If you work in a legal position, you will offend others, and if things go wrong, your family will be ruined. Therefore, there are very few people who are good at legal studies and focus on them.

Although the Imperial Academy has always had the discipline of discipline, most of the former students were the children of aristocratic families, or the "poor children" recommended by the aristocratic families. Each of them had no autonomy. No matter what they did, they had to abide by the family and the rules.

It is the order of the head of the family, so to get these people to enforce the law impartially and impartially is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

As for Liangzhou University, it is several years earlier than the county schools, county schools, and state universities that were established after the resumption of school. The students are also students from poor families who were recruited locally in Liangzhou, but there are still very few talents who focus on law. Now even

Liangzhou itself doesn’t have enough, so how can it support other states and counties?

However, what is more gratifying is that students from poor families seem to realize that the Sui Dynasty lacks talents in this area, so more and more people choose to study law in recent years. However, before they became talented, Yang Guang's talent reserve in this area was far behind.

Insufficient. And these officials in the Department of Integrity are all talented people who are good at and focused on legal studies. They are undoubtedly the talents that Yang Guang needs most at present. If they are allowed to manage and govern the local area, it will be a waste of "professional" talents.

, that means he misemployed people!

Thinking of this, Yang Guang ordered Yang Gongren again: "After you go down, immediately list all the outstanding personnel of the Integrity Department and hand them over to me directly."

"I obey!" Yang Gongren saw that Yang Guang had nothing else to give him, so he said goodbye and left.

After Yang Gongren left, Yang Guang stood in front of the window with his hands behind his hands, looking at the blue sky outside, and took a deep breath of fresh air.

Time seems to have passed a bit fast. In the blink of an eye, it has been the summer of the third year of Daye. In the time since he ascended the throne, he seems to have done a lot of things and solved many stubborn problems. However, the things and stubborn problems that followed have not diminished.

, but it becomes more and more, more and more.

Fortunately, he is only thirty-nine years old this year and still has a lot of time to govern the world.

Just when Yang Guang was about to compose a poem, lamenting that time is fleeting and should be cherished, a chamberlain entered the palace and saluted Yang Guang and said: "To the saint, the King of Shu asks for an audience!"

Yang Guang looked back and saw that Yang Xiu had walked in with a livid face. He waved the servant back and asked Yang Xiu, who looked extremely ugly, "What's wrong with you?"

"Isn't it a meeting in the council chamber?" Yang Xiu was famous for his majestic appearance, courage, and martial arts skills before, but he was not a good-tempered person. When he was captured by Yang Jian and brought back to the capital, Yang Jian ordered Yang Su and Su

Wei, Niu Hong, Zhao Chuo

When others interrogated him about his crimes of being extravagant and flashy, pursuing pleasure, violating the system, and exceeding the standards, he admitted it without saying a word. Then he also said that he planned to rebel and separate Yizhou to become independent. If you have the ability, kill him.

I'm fine.

This move made everyone stunned. When he faced Yang Jian again, he still said the same thing. Yang Jian was so angry that he ordered Yang Xiu and his son to be pushed to the market and beheaded in public, but he just made nonsense and continued to anger.

Yang Jian. If Yang Guang, who was the prince at the time, and all the kings had not interceded on his behalf, Yang Xiu's family would have been killed long ago. [Historical Facts]

"Sit down and talk!" Yang Guang also understood his brother's temper. He knew that although he had restrained himself a lot now, he would still lose his temper at critical moments.

"Yes!" Yang Xiu sat down.

"What happened?" Yang Guang personally poured a cup of herbal tea for Yang Ji and asked with a smile: "Is it possible that the council cannot reach a consensus on the issue of officials in Youzhou?"

"This question is easy to discuss. Niu Shangshu has already gone down to draw up the list. As soon as the list comes out, the meeting hall can decide." Yang Xiu drank the tea in one gulp, put down the cup and said: "Gao Xiang believes that the problem of Youzhou Yicang is central supervision.

Ineffective

As a result, he believed that charity warehouses all over the world had this kind of problem. When he proposed that the Yushitai and the Anti-corruption Department jointly investigate the charity warehouses all over the world, Su Wei, Li Ziquan, Changsun Chi, Yang Xuangan, Li Yuantong, Yu Wenkai, and Yang Wensi unexpectedly

Threaten to resign."

"What did you say?" Yang Guang was stunned for a moment, his smile froze on his face, and he looked at Yang Xiu in disbelief.

"Prime Minister Gao just raised the issue of 'thorough investigation of the free warehouses in the world', and three prime ministers and three ministers wanted to resign." Yang Xiu repeated the story, and then said angrily: "What does this mean? It means they have problems.

I couldn’t afford to investigate, so I protested in this way.”

"In your opinion, who are the main opponents?" Yang Guang also felt an indescribable anger in his heart. If they had dared to be so arrogant during the reign of the late emperor, they would have been finished long ago. Could it be that his tolerance actually earned him

To exchange their disrespect for their contempt?

After a long time, Yang Guang finally restrained the anger in his heart and forced himself to calm down. He also knew that there was a difference in priority. Although some of the officials from the factions also had problems, there were not many. When they saw the main ones taking the initiative,

, so in order to protect their own faction, they also added fuel to the fire. If we work together to form a general trend that makes the emperor have to compromise, everyone's goal can be achieved.

"Li Ziquan took the lead!" Yang Xiu said after naming his name: "I can tell that Yicang's grain is mainly concentrated in Jizhou, and many officials in Jizhou are children and disciples of the Shandong gentry. As a representative of the Shandong gentry, Li Ziquan
To be continued...