Turbulent Times Chapter 1343: Today’s meeting

Luoyang, Chao Hui.

Yang Guang looked majestically at the courtiers below, but if you look closely, you will find that there is a strong gloomy color deep in his eyes.

The emperor's close ministers all know that His Majesty's eyes have become like this since the failure of the second Goguryeo conquest, and as time goes by, the gloomy color becomes more and more intense.

At the court meeting seven days ago, Yang Guang listened to the suggestions of Pei Shiju and Yu Shiji, and added 120 civil servants to the secretary province.

When this news got out, some people naturally took it as a joke, and it was inevitable that they would ridicule the emperor who had not much prestige.

But since it can be adopted by Yang Guang, both himself, Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju have to come up with some reasons.

The cause of the incident was still the rumor that 'the Li family will prosper, and the Yang family will be destroyed'. Specifically, it was because too many scholars had recently gone to Wagang Li Mi, and many of them were famous Confucian scholars and great talents. For example, Fang Yanzao, who has become Li Mi's confidant and staff member, is a very well-known talented person in Qi County, and even served as a county captain in Songcheng County. .

Since this year, although Yang Guang has become more and more disgusted with government affairs, and even has a subconscious mind to avoid them deep in his heart, his mind has not been completely confused. In fact, he also knows that most scholars do not understand the meaning of governing According to the principle of chaos, relying on these people to change the status quo and help him realize the prosperity of the future is undoubtedly a dream.

It's just like what Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju said, it's okay to give these depressed scholars some benefits, that is, to pull them into the organization, give them an identity, and give them a salary, so that these sour scholars will not go around inciting people to rebel. He even ran to build momentum for the Wagang bandit Li Mi who was getting bigger and bigger.

In fact, when Yang Guang was a prince, he was famous for respecting the virtuous. When he was still in the south of the Yangtze River as the general manager of Yangzhou, he spent a lot of money to raise a group of Confucian scholars who were familiar with the classics of sages. He became the main helper for him to compete with the powerful family for local and imperial control, and many of them became courtiers and local officials, but now it seems that the ability of these people

Excellent people are rare, most of them are corrupt and incompetent, and many of them have even been bought by powerful families, which made Yang Guang extremely disappointed with Confucian scholars who are familiar with the books of sages.

However, to support these more than a hundred well-known scholars in the world with high salaries, and let them take the salary of the imperial court, they will repay their kindness, at least in Yang Guang's opinion, it can bring him a lot of money. Some happiness, or let him feel better in most of the depressed and self-ashamed moods.

Because these more than a hundred Confucian scholars have written letters in different ways every day for the past seven days, either praising the emperor's wisdom, praising the prosperity of today's world, or even explaining where the auspiciousness is.

Under the intentional or unintentional arrangements of Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju, the letters submitted by these people accounted for more than half of the memorials Yang Guang read. His honest words were drowned out.

"Dear dear ministers, how is the suffering of all the people in the world today?" Yang Guang looked at the courtiers below at the court meeting and asked indifferently.

This is not his whim. Since last summer, he will ask this question every time he goes to court, because at the beginning, some people always like to tell the truth, which makes Yang Guang displeased, reprimanded, even dismissed from office, and even sent to death row , so now few people dare to tell the truth.

Yu Shiji and Pei Shiju stood up as usual, and took the lead to answer in unison: "Your Majesty is wise, the world is peaceful."

The other courtiers hurriedly said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise, the world is peaceful."

But today Nayan Suwei bowed his head and remained silent. Suwei was standing very close to the front. Yang Guang noticed it and asked with a frown, "Suwei, why did you bow your head and remain silent?"

Su Wei is a veteran of the Second Dynasty. Because he was not born in a powerful family, he has always been a smooth official. He rarely said things he didn't like to the emperor, but he really couldn't stand the current situation in the world. : "Your Majesty, two years ago only Wang Bo was the only one who rebelled. Now there are rebels in every county, and even every county. I really don't know if such a world can still be considered peaceful!"

As soon as Su Wei's words fell, the audience was suddenly silent, and a needle could be heard, Pei Shiju, Yu Shiji and others looked a little ugly, Su Wei's words were like a slap in the face, but they both had hearts

The people who are deeply sensitive will not stand up and refute in person at this time.

Yu Shiji gave a wink, and an official from the Secretary's Ministry jumped out and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Su is making alarmist remarks and disturbing the court. Please punish him."

Following that, several officials came forward to refute Solvay's words.

Su Wei was trembling with anger, Yang Guang said in a deep voice: "Please step back, Mr. Su has something to say."

Su Wei knew that the emperor was angry, but since he had already stood up, he decided to fight it out, and said through gritted teeth: "In the first two years after your majesty became emperor, the court didn't need to raise taxes, and there was a surplus every year. Now the tax is increased one by one, even four or five times a year, but the counties and counties still can’t collect much food. Why, as far as I know, it’s because tomorrow is not stable, and many people should pay taxes The people in the village have already gone to become thieves, and the old ministers also heard that some villages and towns are even empty, Your Majesty, how can such a world be considered stable."

After hearing this, Yang Guang's face became more and more ugly. What the courtiers said next was actually determined by Yang Guang's face, so as soon as Su Wei's voice fell, several officials from the secretary province immediately jumped When he came out, he said in a loud voice filled with righteous indignation: "Your Majesty, I impeached Su Wei for his disrespectful words. I said a lot of frustrating words in the court hall and cursed the fate of the Sui Dynasty. I think Su Wei should be sent to death row to face justice."

As soon as this person said it, several people jumped out and echoed loudly, demanding that Su Wei be severely punished, and some even said that Su Wei would be killed on the spot.

"You...you are traitors who have harmed the country, where have you read the sage books, you...you..." Su Wei was trembling with anger, he couldn't speak clearly, and his breathing became more and more rapid Suddenly, he raised his head and spat out a mouthful of blood, and passed out on the spot.

The audience became dead silent again, and a veteran of the Second Dynasty was so angry that he vomited blood.

Jing Tian is now a senior official of the fourth rank. He has excellent eyesight. He observed secretly and found that His Majesty's chest was rising and falling rapidly. Some people will go to prison, and most importantly, some people will be pulled out and killed with a stick.