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Chapter 527 I want to be the emperor

(Thanks to Feihang Zaitian for his support of wandering with the snail, thank you!)

The old residence in Jing'anfang, located above the 95th in the six lines of Daxing City, was originally the Taisun Mansion given to Yi Feng by Emperor Gaozu. However, when Yi Feng left the capital, the Taisun Mansion had just begun to be built. This entire yard covering an area of ​​more than 300 acres was built. The Taisun Mansion was just built, and Yang Xiu killed the king and usurped the throne and then the world was turmoil. When Yi Feng returned to Daxing City, he was already the Prince and had moved directly into the Ganlu Hall of Daxing Palace. ∈♀ However, today, Yi Feng held a banquet in the old residence of Jing'anfang, where he hosted a banquet for the ministers.

In the mansion, the lights were bright and the lights were decorated everywhere, and everyone's faces were filled with a festive atmosphere. Especially those generals in the wilderness system were even more happy. Yi Shuai was already the prince and was about to become the emperor, so they naturally followed the chickens and dogs to heaven. Everyone had the merit of following the dragon, and was about to rise to the top, be awarded an official title, and shine on the lintel. Who would be unhappy?

However, today's banquet was not only attended by Huaihuang, but even ranked first in the seat, just below the crown prince, but Gao Jin and Yang Su. Then there were He Ruobi, Han Sengshou, Shi Wansui, Yu Wenhua, Su Wei, Niu Hong, Yang Xiong and other important officials of the court.

After Yi Feng entered Daxing, there were arrangements for these people among the princes. In the edicts published by the Hanlin Academy, the court pattern did not change much. Gao Yan was the Minister of the Secretariat, Yang Su was the Minister of the Secretariat, Su Wei was the Right Pushe. Niu Hong was the Minister of Personnel, Su Xiaoci was the Minister of War, Yuwen Kai was the Minister of Works, Liu Shu was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Shi Wansui was the Minister of Rites, Li Hun was the Minister of Justice, He Ruobi, Han Sengshou was the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Council, etc. There was a little clear idea about this edict, whether it was appointed or not. He knew that this was the move to stabilize the people when the prince entered the capital. Next, what should be promoted will still be promoted, and what should be given will still be given. However, whether you can keep your position or find the opportunity to go up, it depends on your next ability.

Yi Feng took action on both sides, and arranged for the left and right Yang Su. Gao Yang would definitely have a position in the new dynasty with the opportunity of Yanmen Pass. Yang Su also performed extraordinaryly this time. Although he has always been from Yang Guang, after Yang Guang became emperor, he keenly judged that Yang Guang had no advantage, so he remained silent. When the situation became clearer, he took the initiative to surrender to the prince. Not only did he stand on the side at the critical moment, but he also performed well after that, defeating Shi Wansui twice, and first entered Guanzhong, and the first to take Chang'an. No matter whether the capture of Guanzhong did not have much impact on Yang Xiu's defeat, it was still an extremely eye-catching figure among the important officials of the old dynasty. As soon as the prince entered the capital, he immediately named him Zuo Pushe. This was something he had always wanted but could not get when he led the army to the north.

Although he successfully took up the position of Zuo Pushe, Yang Su knew that he was not the prince's direct line, and his old rival Gao Yang was now promoted again and became the Shangshu Ling and Taifu. Gao Yang of the entire Sui Dynasty was the first minister to hold this position. That happiness was immediately diluted a lot. At the same time, seeing that the prince's direct line did not enter the important position of the court, Yang Su was also in great danger. The prince's confidants had not come yet. It did not mean that they would not come, but were just waiting for a better opportunity. Maybe at that time, the prince would completely replace them, such old ministers. As the saying goes, once the emperor was once the minister, Yang Su felt that he was still young and did not want to withdraw from the center of power. He needed to win the trust and reuse of the new king.

"Your Highness, what should I do with the family and subordinates of King Jin and King Shu?" Yang Su asked Yi Feng.

When Gao Yang heard Yang Su ask such an important question, he immediately became a little excited and tried hard to listen to Yang Lin's reaction.

"If you cut off the grass and don't eradicate the roots, you will be released again next spring." Liu Shu immediately continued. He was originally a party of the old princes, but now the new prince is considered an old prince, but it is different after all. During Yang Xiu's usurpation of the throne and occupying Guanzhong, he was very tough and refused to pay homage to Yang Xiu. Because he was the husband of Yang Xiu's fifth sister Princess Lanling, Yang Xiu finally gave up his official position and did not do anything to him. Now that the new prince is in charge of the court, Liu Shu immediately felt that the opportunity has come, especially the experience of Yang Xiu's refusal to become an official during the period of time in Guanzhong. He felt that it was a good place to show the new prince. When Yang Su talked about the handling of the two anti-kings kings, he immediately showed extremely toughness.

"Your Highness, I think you must not forgive them easily. These people should be punished for their aid and abused, and they should be killed and their entire family will be deprived. Please do not have the kindness of a woman and make a decision early to serve as a warning to others."

Shi Wansui listened on the side and his face looked a little bad. He was originally an old princeling, but after Yang Xiu killed the throne and occupied Guanzhong, he was moved by Yang Xiu's bargaining chips and turned to Yang Xiu's side for the title of Right Pushe and Duke of Wu. Finally, he took the initiative to attack Yang Su, but was defeated twice. Fortunately, his subordinates were also some capable people, and they analyzed the situation and believed that Yang Lin would win in the end. He also decisively surrendered to Yang Su, which was considered to be a turn back to the prince.

It is now proved that his decision was correct, but after all, he also took a detour. Now, he heard Liu Shu say that he wanted to liquidate the rebel party and was immediately unhappy. "Your Highness, you have to plan for the country and disrupt the country, and the two evil spirits are punished. Once the two evil spirits are killed, their subordinates are just following the wrong people and have never been at fault. Besides, many people have made a mistake anyway. Now your highness is kind and unwilling to pursue the investigation. This is a good thing, benevolent policy. If you blindly pursue it, you are afraid that this newly stable world will become turbulent again."

Yi Feng smiled with a wine glass. Although he was determined not to commit a major killing, Shi Wansui was not right at all. Now that he said such things, this guy is already a little too ignorant of the times. If he wants to say this, he should not be the one who stood in the wrong team and the wrong person before. He is now standing up to decide. Could he mean that if he is not lenient, he will rebel? It turns out that he is a reckless man.

Yang Su kept looking at Yi Feng's reaction quietly. When he saw Yi Feng's disdain in his eyes when he heard Shi Wansui's words, he immediately felt that he had caught something. After thinking about it, Yang Su immediately continued, "Your Highness, I think that your Highness is kind to treat the rebellious party well, but he cannot be too tolerant. Otherwise, he will become tolerant and support traitors. Those people are afraid that they will not only not know how to repent, but will be more lucky. For those rebellious parties, they should be distinguished. Those backbones of rebellious party should be severely punished and executed publicly to serve as a warning. For those ordinary subordinates of rebellious party, they can be in love, seized officials and removed from titles, and sent back to local officials to be managed by local officials. In the case of a little serious, they can also be exiled to the frontiers and confiscated property."

Shi Wansui and Yang Su's words are immediately obvious. Shi Wansui is just talking nonsense and does not care about his identity. But Yang Su is different. What he said is indeed considered from the operational level, and it is also for the prince. For the rebels, separate treatment is to win over a group, defeat one group, and divide it into one group. This can not only solve the potential threats of a large group of former rebels, but also avoid re-inciting strong conflicts and causing trouble. What Yang Su said is actually what Yi Feng and his confidants are considering.

Yang Xiu and Yang Guang must deal with the two teams. But how to deal with it, and where the boundaries are, can't be decided immediately. After all, although the rebellion only lasted for three months, those involved in the rebellion occupied two-thirds of the court at that time.

"The Taifu is considerate and considers it carefully. When you look back, the Taifu can write a detailed memorial for me, and I will refer to it carefully." Yi Feng said to Yang Su with a smile. Although Yang Su is as dangerous as a king cobra, the court is still in a stable transition period, and this group of people must be kept in the court. Otherwise, they will be kicked down at once, and he is not ready to take over. There will definitely be trouble in the future. For the sake of the overall situation, it is necessary to temporarily be with the light and dust. Since this is the case, appropriate praise for Yang Su can also allow him to check and balance with Gao Yang.

"What should the families of the Jin Mansion do with the Shu Mansion?" Liu Shu was a little disappointed when he saw that his proposal was refuted. He thought that the new prince must have wanted to get rid of the troubles, but who thought that he would slapped the horse's hoof with one palm.

"Yang Xiu killed his king and father, and planned to usurp the throne, and his crime was unforgivable. But he was dead and his son was still young, so I planned to forgive them. Yang Xiu's sons were all deposed as commoners, demoted them from the capital, and sent them to the northeastern border to reclaim wasteland and farmland. From then on, they will become a commoner of the Great Sui Dynasty and no longer have to be involved in court politics. As for Yang Xiu's wives and concubines, they will go back to their parents' homes and allow them to remarry. Yang Xiu's daughter will stay in the capital and raise them in the palace. When they become adults, the royal family will choose their husbands and sons to marry for them." Yi Feng said his plans. Yang Xiu's sons, the biggest ones are with

The princess Changsun was only ten years old, and the younger ones were only a few years old. He really couldn't do anything to these children. But he was unwilling to give them a feudal state as Empress Dowager Dugu proposed. Even if the feudal states today would not have a great threat, Yi Feng did not want these rebellious rebel sons to become vassal kings of the Great Sui Dynasty. How could such a cheap thing be done? Wouldn't it be encouraged to rebel in the future? Deposing the common people and exiling them to the frontier to be an ordinary farmer, and taking local officials to take care of them. It is already very kind.

"Your Highness is kind, but I am still Yang Xiu's wife and concubine, and my daughter can be spared from death, but his son cannot be spared and must be killed, otherwise he will be in danger. In addition, the eldest son and Sun clan cannot be punished, so they should be investigated together." Liu Shu, the uncle, was merciless to his nephews and insisted on killing them.

Gao Bing, who had never spoken, also spoke at this time, "Your Highness, I think that a wise king should be kind, but I cannot let him down when he should be strict. Killing a lord and plotting rebellion are all serious crimes that are unforgivable. Kaihuang law has detailed rules for handling this. Your highness's kindness can be used to the people of the world, but not to them. The old minister thinks that not killing the sons of the two rebel kings is not enough to pacify the hearts of the people of the world and re-establish the order of the court. Not only should Yang Xiu and all the sons should be killed, Yang Guang's son Yang Hung must also be killed, and the punishment of the wise rule."

"Since everything has the laws and regulations of the court, the affairs of the rebellion will be handed over to the Shangshu Province, the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple. After you come up with the resolution, the final resolution will be reported." Yi Feng seemed to randomly handed over the major matter of how to deal with the rebellion to Gao Jin and Yang Su, and asked them to lead the three departments to try the case. But he did not let go completely. After they tried, they still had to report to Yi Feng to make the final resolution. As long as it did not conform to Yi Feng's ideas, he could reject their disposal results at any time. However, Yi Feng did not deal with this case directly by himself, and there was a lot of internal reasons. He asked Gao Jin and other old ministers to deal with it. This was an internal fight that provoked the original factions, so that the Yi Feng and his rank could be transcendent. In short, they would be the judges themselves and let them all come to fight.

After the prince delegated the power to deal with the rebellious case to the Secretariat, Gao Yang and Yang Su were both extremely excited.

Yang Su took the opportunity to say, "Yesterday, the Empress Dowager summoned me to the palace and told me that Your Majesty wanted to abdicate in Your Highness. I was ordered by the Empress Dowager to visit Your Majesty. When it comes to this matter, Your Majesty also said that Your Majesty will handle state affairs and everything is fine. Your Majesty therefore intends to add the title of Supreme Emperor and pass it on to your Highness."

Gao Feng did not expect that Yang Su was so quick that he had already taken the lead in getting the emperor to abdicate, and he was one step behind in this matter.

Yi Feng nodded, "The Empress Dowager and the Emperor have summoned me and mentioned this matter to me. Although the responsibility is serious, neither the Empress Dowager nor His Majesty will allow me to refuse. The Secretariat Cao has chosen an auspicious day, which is on the sixth day of this month."

At the beginning of August, there will be only five days left. Gao Yang and Yang Su were both secretly surprised. They knew that the prince was anxious, but they did not expect that the prince was so anxious and did not want to wait for more one day. However, since the prince had already made the point directly, they could not argue about the difficulties. No matter what, they had to grit their teeth and prepare the abdication ceremony, and it would not be too late. If the abdication ceremony was too late, they were afraid that their future prospects would be completely over.

Yi Feng was indeed very anxious and had no time to drag this matter down. Ascending the throne as soon as possible, he could clear the court as soon as possible. Although Yang Xiu and Yang Guang's two rebellions were pacified, the world was not peaceful. In western Liaoning, Gao Yuan, the king of Goguryeo, also led 80,000 Goguryeo infantry and cavalry to entrench in Yingzhou, staring at Youyan, and relying on Li Jing to command troops to defend Yuguan. The previous Northern Expedition gave up halfway, although he defeated the main force of the Turks, the more important result was not yet picked. This ripe fruit could not be picked by others.
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