On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 252 The monarch and his ministers are separated from each other

The snipe and the clam quarreled, and the fisherman benefited. Su Wei was dismissed from his official position because of He Tuo's report. His position as Shangshu Youpu She was replaced by Yang Su, the internal history magistrate, and Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, became the internal history magistrate.

Although the Neishi Ling is the chief official of the Neishi Province (Zhongshu Province), one of the three provinces, his authority is not as good as that of the deputy minister of the Shangshu Province, who serves as a servant.

Each of the three provinces has its own division of labor. To put it simply, the Ministry of Internal History is responsible for decision-making, the Ministry of Menxia is responsible for review, and the Ministry of Shangshu is responsible for execution.

If the king is addicted to pleasure and has no interest in government affairs, the Ministry of Internal History responsible for decision-making, which is also the Ministry of Internal Affairs in later generations, will naturally have great power.

However, it fell into the hands of a powerful leader like Yang Jian, and the government decisions were jointly decided by him and a group of cronies, including the internal history order, the left and right servants, and the ministers of the province.

Since it was decided by everyone, the decision-making power of the Ministry of Internal History and the review power of the Ministry of Menxia must be in vain.

It is impossible for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and History to come up with a method when Yang Jian has already made up his mind, or for the Ministry of Menxia to reject the decision of Yang Jian and the prime ministers.

Therefore, among the three provinces, the only one that truly retains the core power is the executive power of the Shangshu Province.

This is also the reason why in the 12 years since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, there has never been a Shangshu order, but the left and right servants have divided the Shangshu province.

Yang Su was promoted to the right servant, and his power was only inferior to that of Gao Jiong, the minister's left servant. This undoubtedly made Yang Su more and more eager to unseat Gao Jiong.

At the same time, Yang Jian continued to suppress the East Palace after Liu Chang, Liu Jushi and his son.

He deliberately reduced the number of the East Palace Guards and added the able-bodied ones to the Forbidden Army.

Zuo Pushe Gao Jun knew what Yang Jian was thinking, but as Yang Yong's father-in-law and son-in-law, he could only argue for him and remonstrated:

"The East Palace Guards have been established since ancient times. If the number of East Palace guards is reduced, it may be difficult to protect the East Palace completely."

Yang Jian was displeased when he heard this, and he snorted:

"I often go out on patrol, so I thought of adding more guards. The prince is cultivating himself in the East Palace, so there is no need for so many guards!

"This old law is not to my liking. In my opinion, the Miyagi Forbidden Army and the East Palace Guards should not be separated. Wouldn't it be better to let them take turns to be on duty in Miyagi City and the East Palace."

Gao Jong did not dare to persuade him any more. He was also worried that it would arouse Yang Jian's rebellious mentality, so he actually abolished the East Palace Guards and let the Forbidden Army guard the East Palace.

After all, it is just a reduction, not a retrenchment.

After Gao Jiong resigned, Yang Jian complained to his servant Yang Su:

"The Duke of Qi (Gao Jiong) cannot be considerate. Could it be that I really don't know the laws of the previous dynasty and I still need him to remind me!"

How could Yang Su miss such an opportunity? He sighed:

"Gong Yan is your majesty's consort, whom your majesty loves deeply, and Duke Qi is not only the prince's father-in-law, but also has his son marry the prince's daughter. It can be said that they are closer to each other. It is human nature for Qi Gong to prefer the prince."

These words undoubtedly pierced a thorn in Yang Jian's heart. In his heart, Gao Qiao was no longer the Dugu Gong who was like a bright mirror. Every time it was rubbed, it became clearer and brighter.

Soon, Yang Jian found Gao Jiong again, so why did he do this:

"The Princess of Jin is possessed by a spirit, and the King of Henan (Yang Zhao) was born in response to the omen. This seems to indicate that Yang Guang will dominate the world. What do you think should be done?"

Gao Jiong hurriedly admonished:

"The position of Crown Prince, the elders and younger ones are in order, and it involves the foundation of the country. How can it be abolished for this reason?"

Yang Jian said no more. After Gao Jiong left, Dugu Jialuo, who was silent on the side, sighed:

"Your Majesty, you have seen that the Duke of Qi is now devoted to the prince. I can't tell whether he is your majesty's prime minister or a minister of the East Palace."

Anger burned in Yang Jian's heart. He believed that he was very kind to Gao Jian and promoted a descendant of Goguryeo to the prime minister of the dynasty. During the campaign against Chen, someone framed Gao Jong for rebellion. Yang Jian did not even investigate and executed the informer.

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Two years ago, Jiang Ye, the Minister of Finance, went to Chuzhou to join the army. Li Juncai submitted a memorial, claiming:

"The fault of the floods and droughts is caused by Gao Qiu. Please remove Gao Qiu from his position."

This reason seems a bit outrageous to modern people. After all, floods and droughts have nothing to do with Gaojun.

But in the eyes of the ancients, it was a matter of course. This was the theory of the connection between heaven and man.

At first, all natural disasters were the emperor's fault. Later, the emperor said he would not take the blame, so it became the prime minister's fault.

For example, in the Han Dynasty, there was an old practice of removing the Three Officials due to disasters. When a natural disaster occurred, one of the Three Officials had to be dismissed. It is precisely for this reason that the positions of the Three Officials would take turns, and no one would stay on for a lifetime.

Otherwise, how could a noble family have four generations and three sons?

Of course Yang Jian rejected Jiang Ye and Li Juncai's request. At that time, he and Gao Jiong were in the sweet love stage, but Li Juncai insisted again and again. For this reason, Yang Jian beat Li Juncai to death in Daxing Palace.

When I think of what I have done for Gao Jiong, and then I see that Gao Jiong only has Yang Yong in his heart, the two of them no longer have the close relationship they used to have.

Gao Jun is no longer Yang Jian's beloved Dugu Gong.

As for Dugu Jialuo's dislike of Gao Jun, in addition to the prince Yang Yong, Gao Jun himself also had reasons.

It was not just Gao Jiong's words, "How can your majesty despise the world with just one woman" that made Dugu Jialu feel despised.

Furthermore, in the tenth year of the founding of the Emperor, Gao Jian's wife was seriously ill and died soon after. Dugu Jialuo had a good relationship with Gao Jian at that time, so he discussed with Yang Jian:

"Gao Pushe lost his wife in his later years, how could your majesty not renew his marriage?"

Yang Jian relayed Dugu Jialuo's proposal and asked Gao Jiong if he was willing to remarry.

Gao Jiao burst into tears and said gratefully:

‘I am old now. After retiring from the imperial court, all I can do is eat fast and chant Buddha’s name.

"Although His Majesty loves me deeply and even wants to help me find a wife, this is not my wish."

When Dugu Jialuo heard about this, he was really moved. Gao Jiong refused to continue his marriage and only wanted to eat fast and chant Buddha's name, which showed his loyalty to his wife. Dugu Jialuo did this.

However, earlier this year, Gao Jiong, who claimed that after retiring from the imperial court, only fasted and chanted Buddha's name, got a son in his old age. Maybe Gao Jiong was not chanting Buddha's name at home, but sending his son Guanyin. Otherwise, how could this son come about?

At this time, Gao Jiong was actually only fifty-two years old.

Others did not pay attention to this matter, but Dugu Jialuo held a grudge in his heart.

Well, I shed tears in front of people and complained that I wanted to eat fast and chant Buddha's name, but the queen actually had sex with her concubine and even her son.

It was not that Dugu Jialu couldn't accept that the minister had a concubine and gave birth to an heir, but she couldn't tolerate Gao Jiong's deception of her.

The two of them no longer have any affection for each other and cannot be said to be strangers. After all, Dugu Jialuo often slanders Yang Jian and alienates them.

It's just that although Yang Jian and his wife both hated Gao Jiong, they also knew that he was a capable minister. After Su Wei resigned as prime minister, Gao Jiong was not indispensable for national affairs.

The most important thing is that many civil servants and generals in the DPRK were recommended by Gao Jiong, and the Su Wei Clique case involved hundreds of people.

If Gao Jiong's crony case happens again, I'm afraid the court will be half empty.

Four chapters have been updated, and there is one more chapter to make up for yesterday.

I’ll write tomorrow’s chapter after lunch.

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