On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 211 Jiangnan Rebellion

Li Delin served as an official in the court for fourteen years, and finally left Daxing in despair and went to Huaizhou to serve, with no one to see him off.

His son Li Baiyao also resigned from his official position in the East Palace and returned to his hometown in Anping County to live in seclusion to avoid disasters.

With Li Delin being demoted, the hope of Guandong scholars inevitably fell on Cui Che.

After all, Cui Che has the highest official position, the most noble title, and is of a first-class distinguished background.

Cui Che knew why Li Delin was ostracized and suppressed by the courtiers.

The ancestors of these people either followed He Bateyue into the Pass, or assisted Yu Wentai to fight against Gao Huan. Where did you, Li Delin, come from? You are neither a noble Guan Long nor a member of the five surnames and seven clans, but you are worthy of riding on everyone's head and becoming the prime minister?

Could it be that you also married a princess?

At the same time, the messenger sent by Zhao Wen quickly arrived at Yanguo Mansion and informed Cui Che that Yu Wenfang and Mu Xieli had given birth to a daughter one after another.

Knowing that their mother and daughter were safe, Cui Che was relieved and hurriedly reported the good news to his grandmother and aunt, but he announced that Mu Xieli had given birth to twins.

Mrs. Feng and Cui Zhaorong were happy, but they couldn't help but feel a little regretful. It would be great to have twin boys.

When it comes to Cui Jishu's lineage, it is true that the number of people is very small.

Secondly, as ancient people, it is inevitable to have the thought of favoring boys over girls.

Yang Lihua didn't care much about this. No matter whether he was a boy or a girl, he could not threaten her biological son. She was also happy to show her aunt's generosity.

Back then, she even regarded Zhou Jing Emperor Yu Wenchan as her son, and defended him many times, even if she had a falling out with her father.

Maybe Yang Jian and his wife just love her simplicity and innocence.

Cui Che was not in a hurry to name his two daughters. When the concubines and concubines came to Daxing in the future, it would not be too late to think of names after seeing their daughters.

Zhao Wen and Li Qing kept Cui Che's advice in mind and let Yu Wenfang and Mu Xieli rest for a while before setting off.

On the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, Yang Jian felt that the soldiers had no fixed place to live, so he issued an edict that from now on, all soldiers would be subordinate to the states and counties, and their land cultivation and household registration and tax management would be exactly the same as those of ordinary people.

At the same time, the newly established military mansions east of Mount Wei and south of the Yellow River were abolished.

On the fifth day of the sixth lunar month, another edict was issued. Those over fifty years old were exempted from corvee service and were replaced by forced labor service, that is, they were collected in kind in lieu of service.

With Li Delin being demoted, there were major personnel changes in the imperial court. Nayan Yangsu, who had been in charge of the province for only one year, was promoted to the imperial court.

Since Yu Qingze had been changed to General Youwuhou, one of the three provinces, Neishi Province, which was later known as Zhongshu Province, was under the sole control of Yang Su.

On the same day, a group of court officials came to Yang Su's house to congratulate him, and Cui Che was among them.

Everyone in the civil and military circles of the dynasty knew that Cui Che had a good relationship with Yang Su, but no one knew that the two had already formed a secret alliance to help each other and agreed to jointly assist Yang Guang in fighting for the throne.

After all, Cui Che and Yang Su were both well-known for being popular. Cui Che and Su Wei were also close friends, and they often had contacts with Niu Hong, the Minister of Civil Affairs.

Not to mention Yang Su. When Li Baiyao had an affair with his concubine, Yang Su was able to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars to facilitate their good deeds, and even recommended Li Baiyao as an official to the court.

Even Cui Che was convinced by this magnanimity, and who didn't want to make friends with Yang Su.

Yang Jian issued two edicts to appease the army and the people. He thought that the country was stable, but the old land in the south was undercurrent.

I don’t know since when, there has been an outrageous rumor in Jiangnan, spreading everywhere, claiming that the imperial court wants to move the people from Jiangnan to Guanzhong.

It’s no wonder that the people thought too much. After Yang Jian pacified Yuchi, he had planned to relocate some people from Guandong to enrich the northern border. If not for the rare concerted efforts of Yang Yong and Yang Guang brothers to dissuade him, it might have been possible.

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The source of this rumor is difficult to identify, but its spread and spread are indispensable without the fueling of ambitious people.

For a time, public opinion in Jiangnan was in an uproar, and the scholars and people's hatred of the Sui Dynasty became even higher.

At this time, Nanchengdi was like sitting on a powder keg, just waiting for someone to light the first spark.

In November of the 10th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (AD 590), Yang Jian offered sacrifices in the southern suburbs and prayed for blessings from heaven and earth.

Feedback from this sacrifice soon followed. That month, Wang Wenjin of Wuzhou, Gao Zhihui of Yuezhou, Shen Xuanyu of Suzhou and others raised troops one after another, claiming to be the emperor and appointing hundreds of officials.

Cai Daoren from Le'an, Li Xi from Jiangshan, Wu Shihua from Raozhou, Shen Xiaoche from Wenzhou, Wang Guoqing from Quanzhou, Yang Baoying from Hangzhou, Li Chun from Jiaozhou and others also called themselves great governors.

They captured prefectures and counties, slaughtered officials, and the people of Jiangnan gathered to respond. For a time, all the old areas in the south rebelled, and the rebels ranged from tens of thousands to thousands of people, supporting each other.

However, captured officials of the Sui Dynasty were either disemboweled in public or had their flesh eaten by the people. There was no famine in Jiangnan, but the people in Jiangnan were cannibalistic, just like the tragic situation in the past when Hou Jing brought trouble to Jiangnan.

Angry people will always curse officials before they die:

"Let's see how you can force us to recite the Five Religions!"

King Qin Yang Jun, who was appointed as the general manager of Yangzhou and the governor of the forty-four states, saw that Jiangnan was rebelling, and he did not dare to hide it from the court, so he quickly sent an envoy to Daxing to ask for help.

Although the root cause of this rebellion was the improper governance of the imperial court, which forced the indoctrination of the "Five Religions" in order to achieve ideological unification, which ultimately aroused public outrage.

But Yang Jun, as the general manager of Yangzhou, obviously cannot escape the blame, and at least one oversight cannot be avoided.

After sending the envoy away, Yang Jun sat in the governor's house and sighed, I'm afraid he won't be here in Yangzhou for long.

The messenger rushed to Daxing. It was already the end of the year, and the officials were preparing for the upcoming Yuanhui.

After hearing the news, Yang Jian was shocked. The envoy said that all Jiangnan was against him, which really made him unable to take it lightly.

Yang Jian hurriedly summoned a group of close followers, including servants Gao Jiong and Su Wei, the internal historian Yang Su, the official minister Niu Hong, the military minister Cui Che and others.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the news, even Cui Che. He acted so vividly that no one else could tell that he had anticipated the rebellion in Jiangnan.

Yang Jian asked everyone about their plans, Cui Che was the first to come out and said:

"The situation in the south of the Yangtze River is serious, and the King of Qin has mishandled it. I thought that I could make the King of Jin move to Yangzhou and serve as the marshal of the march."

Cui Che was afraid of Qin King Yang Jun, who advocated Buddhism and was unwilling to kill.

If Yang Jun really wants to lead the army to suppress the rebellion, I am afraid that he will not be able to cross the Yangtze River in his lifetime.

Yang Jian nodded when he heard the words. Yang Jian had also heard about Yang Jun's actions during the battle with Chen. At first, he thought he was being modest. Later, after hearing the minister's report, he realized that Yang Jun was afraid of war. It was really too outrageous.

All the officials also agreed with Cui Che's proposal, and even Gao Jong did not object.

As the crown prince, Prince Yang Yong was naturally inconvenient to leave Yangzhou. King Yang Guangxian of Jin was well-known far and wide, and among the princes, there was no more suitable candidate than him.

Gao Jun always upholds a public heart and has no sectarian views on major matters related to the security of the country.

(End of chapter)