On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 275 General Manager of Jingzhou

For a person like Gao Jiong, you can let him govern the country, but if he really wants to engage in internal fighting, it is not enough.

It is true that he once followed the trend and criticized Li Delin, but compared to Yang Su, he can be regarded as principled and has a bottom line.

However, in the business of internal fighting, you have to resort to any means.

For example, the struggle between the old and new parties in the Northern Song Dynasty evolved from personal attacks at the beginning to later on, even for dead people, their tombstones were destroyed, their graves were dug up, their posthumous titles were taken away, and their wives and children were harmed.

If Song Zhezong hadn't stopped them, I'm afraid Sima Guang and Lu Gongzhu would really have their coffins opened and their bodies whipped by Zhang Dun.

This is also the reason why Cui Che refused Gao Jun's invitation when he first entered the prime minister's office and firmly aligned himself with Yang Guang.

One side was pressing harder and harder, but the other side was able to tolerate each other for the sake of the country. There was a hero like Yang Jian on the throne, who could control the situation, and there was really no chaos in the Sui Dynasty court.

It was not until two months later, in October of the 15th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign (595 AD), that Yang Jian was promoted to the Grand Governor's Office in Jingzhou.

Since then, there have been four major administrative offices in the Sui Dynasty, namely Bingzhou, Yangzhou, Yizhou and Jingzhou.

Yang Jian had five sons. Except for the prince Yang Yong, the position of general manager should be one for each of the four sons.

At the time of the enfeoffment, Yang Guang was the general manager of Bingzhou and was the king of Jin. He now guards Yangzhou.

Yang Jun was the general manager of Qinzhou, so he was named King of Qin. Now the town is merged with the state.

Yang Xiu was the governor of Yizhou, the king of Shu. After the death of Shi Yuanyan, the governor of Yizhou two years ago, he immediately resigned from the internal history order and returned to Shu.

The youngest son Yang Liang became the king of Han, and the post of general manager of Jingzhou was undoubtedly left to Yang Liang.

But their parents love Yao'er, and Yang Guang, Yang Jun, and Yang Xiu are all in other places now. If they really send Yang Liang away, they will only be left with Yang Yong, who they don't like.

So before Yang Liang left, Yang Jian and his wife changed their minds and left him in Daxing again.

As one of the four newly promoted General Managers, the General Manager of Jingzhou cannot be left without anyone.

Moreover, the decree has been issued throughout the country, so we cannot just be promoted and then downgrade the Jingzhou Governor's Office.

If orders are changed in the morning and evening, wouldn’t this be like Wang Mang?

Therefore, who should be appointed as the general manager of Jingzhou has become a difficult problem.

Jingzhou General Administrative Office is the same as Bingzhou and Yizhou. It oversees the military affairs of twenty-four prefectures and is second only to Yangzhou General Administrative Office which oversees the military affairs of forty-four prefectures.

For this reason, the Jin royal party and the princeling party were fighting fiercely. Even Cui Che had an idea and planned to seek the position of general manager of Jingzhou.

However, everything could not go as planned. The snipe and the clam competed with each other, and the fisherman benefited. In the end, the position of general manager of Jingzhou fell to Wei Shikang, the then Minister of Civil Affairs.

Wei Shikang was born in Jingzhao Webster, and was the nephew of Wei Xiaokuan. He was also a good friend of Cui Che, who had just passed away some time ago, and the brother of Wei Yi, the general manager of Yingzhou.

Although he married Yu Wentai's daughter, who was the consort of the former dynasty, he had both political integrity and talent, and was cautious and prudent in his conduct, which made him deeply loved by Yang Jian.

This appointment was really unexpected, because Wei Shikang had been asking Yang Jian to let him resign and return home.

Wei Shikang became an official at the age of ten and was appointed as the governor of the state. He is now sixty-five years old and has been an official for fifty-five years.

Since his family was full of nobles, he always wanted to retreat in order to protect himself wisely.

But perhaps it was his attitude of not loving his official position that made Yang Jian make his decision.

Cui Che really couldn't learn this. His role in front of Yang Jian was too profound. If he suddenly imitated the elderly Wei Shikang, how could he convince others?

It's not that Yang Jian has not considered Cui Che. After all, three of the four general managers are biological sons. It is also a good idea to give the remaining one to the son-in-law whom he values ​​most. Even Dugu Jialuo also spoke kindly on Cui Che's behalf.

But after careful consideration, Yang Jian was unwilling to continue to irritate the prince's party. He wanted to cut the flesh slowly, so he abandoned Cui Che and chose Wei Shikang.

Wei Shikang was not of the prince's party, nor was he close to Jin Wang Yang Guang. This candidate was acceptable to both parties.

The person who succeeded Wei Yi, who died of illness, as the general manager of Yingzhou was the former general manager of Nanning Prefecture (Zhiwei County, now Qujing, Yunnan), Wei Shikang, and Wei Yi's younger brother, Wei Chong.

Nowadays, rebellion is brewing in northern Xinjiang, but whether it is the Western Turks, the Western Turks, the Eastern Turks, or Goguryeo, they are far apart from each other.

Information is exchanged once during this period, which can range from a year and a half to a few months.

The Sui Dynasty was so powerful that it was necessary to plan carefully to fight against it, so the rebellion in the north never started.

However, there has been a lot of turmoil in the southwest border area in recent years, and this matter is also related to Wei Chong.

Wei Chong had previously been appointed as the general manager of Nanning Prefecture. During his tenure, he recruited surrenders and rebels, appeased the barbarians, and brought peace to the southwest frontier. He was also highly praised by Yang Jian.

But three years ago, a major case broke out in Nanning Prefecture.

When Wei Chong took office, he also took his nephew Wei Chong to Wei County.

The imperial court only does not allow officials to bring their parents or heirs, but nephews are not included in this. Therefore, officials often take advantage of the loopholes and brothers bring each other's heirs into office and educate them carefully.

Wei Chong and Weber Ren are such cases.

The heir Wei Chong never imagined that Wei Chong, his eldest nephew, would give him a surprise.

Wei Chong comforted the barbarian leader in the front yard, while Wei Chong took away his wife in the backyard.

At this time, the Cuàn people who occupied the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, also known as the Yi people in later generations, could not bear the humiliation and rebelled against the rule of the Sui Dynasty, leading to repeated rebellions in the southwest over the years.

After Yang Jian learned about this incident, he ordered Shi Yuanyan, the governor of Yizhou, to investigate and deal with it, and Wei Chong was dismissed from office.

His younger brother, Wei Shiyue, who was the crown prince at the time, was also removed because he slandered Yuan Yan to Yang Yong.

Now that Yang Jian once again appointed Wei Chong as the general manager of Yingzhou to guard against Goguryeo, he naturally knew about the affairs of Nanning Prefecture and it was not Wei Chong's problem.

It's just that this time, he is not allowed to take the younger members of his family to take office under any circumstances, lest he do bad things again.

At the same time, Yang Jian also planned to completely wipe out the southwest rebellion. After all, he did not know that great changes were about to occur in Mobei.

As for the candidate to lead the army, Yang Jian preferred to send Shi Wansui to the expedition.

After Han Qinhu died of illness and He Ruobi was dismissed from his post, only Yang Su, Cui Che and Shi Wansui were left among the five famous generals.

Yang Su served as the minister's right servant, and Cui Che served as the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Both of them had civil servants.

Shi Wansui became the perfect choice.

The Cuan rebellion was difficult to suppress. The main reason was that the terrain was complex and it could not threaten the hinterland. It was just a scabies disease.

Moreover, during the previous Five Religions Rebellion, Shi Wansui only led 2,000 elite troops, but they fought thousands of miles and went through 700 battles before finally pacifying Wang Wenjin.

Yang Jian believed that Shi Wansui was more suitable than Yang Su and Cui Che when it was difficult for the imperial court to send troops to the southwest on a large scale.

But before the matter was settled, changes occurred suddenly in Northern Xinjiang.

It's still early in the morning and it will be very late.

(End of chapter)