Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 583 State affairs, family affairs

Yang Hong's legs are not good, and they will ache every winter. This is an old injury left on the battlefield in the early years. Therefore, at least two stoves are always burning in his bedroom.

The light crackling sound of the charcoal fire sounded in the room, and there were sporadic snowflakes outside the window.

Feeling his father's calm gaze, Yang Jie couldn't help but sighed.

Although, he and his father get together less and leave more.

However, he could clearly feel that his father was angry!
As for the reason, of course it was because of my ridiculous third brother, Yang Jun.

In fact, although his father would never admit it, Yang Jie knew in his heart that in his father's heart, the third brother was always the one he loved the most.

There are four sons in the Yang family, and Yang Jie is the youngest, because he is weak and cannot practice martial arts, and he even got enlightened very late.

However, when he was young, he often followed his three older brothers to join in the fun.

When he was a little older, he could feel more and more that although his father gave the three older brothers the same study and treatment, they were all the same.

But in fact, maybe it was because of the guilt for his two younger brothers who died in the battle, or maybe it was because Yang Jun and Yang Neng were the only remaining blood of the other two families, and they bore the responsibilities of the other two families.

In short, whether it is practicing martial arts or writing, my father tends to be stricter when he treats his eldest brother and second brother.

As for the third brother, he was lazy when he was riding a horse, slept when he was studying military books, and bullied others when he was playing with other children. His father turned a blind eye to him.

Later, the three elder brothers all followed their father to fight in the battlefield, and Yang Jie saw them less.

However, after thinking about it for a while, he knew that his father's love for the third brother would only increase and never decrease. After all, he was not only his own son, but also his brother who fought side by side.

In one letter after another, Yang Jie could feel the wantonness of the third brother, the pampering of the second brother, the helplessness of the eldest brother, and... the intentional or unintentional connivance of his father.

After returning to Beijing this time, my father often sighed, why there are four sons in a family, Yang Xin is both civil and military, outstanding, Yang Neng is firm, calm, resourceful and decisive, only Yang Jun has developed a domineering habit and made all kinds of absurdities thing.

In fact, every time he heard such words, Yang Jie wanted to say that the reason why Yang Jun was so reckless and arrogant was simply because no matter what happened to him, someone would take care of him...

"What does the father want his son to say? Go to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and replace my brother?"

Yang Jie raised his head, his eyes were clear, he did not dodge or avoid Yang Hong's gaze, and his tone was gentle, but the words he said pierced Yang Hong's heart like a knife.

After being stunned for a moment, Yang Hong lowered his head slightly, and said in a weak voice.

"Xiaojie, father didn't mean that..."

"What does that mean? Or, what the father wants to hear from his son, please tell him clearly."

Yang Jie was still smiling, but the more so, the more powerless Yang Hong felt.

In fact, Yang Hong knew in his heart that emotionally speaking, he had a preference for Yang Jun.

After all, the Yang family is a general, so he has high hopes for Yang Jun, a son who can fight with him on the battlefield.

Although it is said that Yang Jun has acted absurdly these years, Yang Hong always feels that he is young and frivolous, and when he is [-] years old, he will naturally restrain his character.

You must know that although his son is domineering, he is excellent in martial arts. Although his art of war is not outstanding, it is not bad, and he has the potential to become a man.

However, at the same time, he did not mean to treat Yang Jie badly.

Yang Jie is the eldest son, the title of the Yang family is naturally his, and he will mostly take care of the huge family business in the capital.

As for Yang Jun, since he was able to win the battlefield, he should inherit the glory of Yang's family, take over Yang Hong's skills, fight in all directions, and spread the name of Yang's family throughout Mobei.

Although it is said that the Yang family already has a Yang Xin, after all, Yang Jun is his own son.

Therefore, Yang Hong always hoped that Yang Jun could become the second Yang Xin.

Of course, in Yang Hong's view, there is no distinction between these two different paths, they are just differentiated because of the different circumstances, aptitudes and backgrounds of Yang Jun and Yang Jie.

For Yang Hong, for so many years, he fought on the battlefield, guarded the Xuanfu, and rejected the captives in the north, and made great achievements in battle. However, for Yang Jie, he was not a responsible father.

As early as this son could remember, he went to the border far away, leaving their orphans and widows behind, and managed a huge family business in the capital.

Even when Yang Jie's mother died of illness, he was not by his side, so he had to rush back afterwards.

All these things are always a knot in his heart.

Therefore, although Yang Jun has been with him for more than ten years, he loves him very much, but for Yang Jie, he also wants to cultivate a father-son relationship.

However, there are some things that are missed are missed...

Since Yang Hong returned to the capital, Yang Jie has served him thoughtfully, and he has done his best in filial piety. However, Yang Hong still feels that the two of them are not close enough.

Or in other words, it always seems to be separated by a layer of something.

If it is said that among the four children of the Yang family, Yang Xin is moderate in advance and retreat, Yang Neng is prudent and resourceful, and Yang Jun is impulsive, then the only adjective that Yang Hong can think of for Yang Jie is calm.

Mount Tai collapsed in front of him without changing his calmness!

He is humble and polite, sober and calm, and he is extremely calm in the face of any situation.

Just like now, although these two sentences are as sharp as a knife, Yang Jie has a faint smile on his expression, and his tone is not as if he is talking about himself.

This indifferent but real sense of alienation made Yang Hong, who had always been decisive on the battlefield, also feel a deep sense of helplessness.

"I just thought that this year is the first year that we have finally been reunited as a family. Although your elder brother is not here, you brothers have not seen each other for many years. It is always good to celebrate the New Year together."

If there were outsiders in the room at this time, they would be extremely surprised when they saw this scene.

It was obvious that Yang Hong was the father, and Yang Jie was the son. It was obvious that Yang Hong called Yang Jie to question him, but now, it seemed the other way around.

Yang Jie looked at Yang Hong calmly, but Yang Hong's voice became weaker and weaker.

This explanation is also true and false, at least, even he himself does not think it is so convincing.

"A family reunion?"

Yang Jie chewed these four words lightly in his mouth, and his complexion became a little cold, which was rare.

The sound is extremely light, but somehow it makes people feel a little harsh.

Only then did Yang Hong realize that what he said was inappropriate, but he didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only keep silent.

However, Yang Jie obviously didn't intend to delve into this matter, and after only a moment, he recovered his calm expression, said.

"Father, you should know that it was not the son's original intention to put the third brother in prison, but..."

Yang Jie stopped and did not continue, but Yang Hong's expression suddenly changed.

After a while, Yang Jie continued.

"Actually, you understand in your heart that even without this temptation, third brother would hardly be safe."

"Under the overturned nest, there are no eggs. If the Marquis of Changping is safe, the third brother will be there. If the Marquis of Changping is not there, there will be people who turn over old accounts. Father should be clear about this, otherwise, father will not enter the palace and claim to be the third brother." guilt."

"In the current situation, the third brother is more useful in prison than outside. Therefore, during the New Year's Day, I can only wrong my father to suppress his homesickness a little bit."

Yang Jie naturally knew Yang Hong's mood at the moment.

At the beginning, when Yang Xin sent the news that Yu Qian was investigating the military base, when he asked what to do, Yang Hong was a little hesitant, whether to stop it secretly or let it go.

At that time, it was Yang Jie who strongly advocated that Yu Qian must be secretly investigating under the will of his superiors, and that he should not oppose the emperor.

Then, the emperor issued an edict to summon Yang Neng, and Yang Jun went to Beijing. Although it was a promotion, it implied a warning.

Finally, Yang Hong listened to Yang Jie's opinion and wrote to Yang Xin, asking him to assist Yu Qian with all his strength. That's why Yu Qian's trip to the Xuanfu was so smooth without excessive constraints.

At that time, Yang Xin even deliberately vacated the vice general's mansion and invited Yu Qian to live next door.

However, the situation did not improve.

Yu Qian found more and more things in the Xuanfu, and his relationship with Yang Xin became more and more distant. In the end, every time he saw Yang Xin, there must be a guard in the room accompanying him.

Regarding the matter of the military colony, Yu Qian insisted on strict investigation and severe punishment. In the many exchanges with Yu Qian, Yang Xin made it very clear.

Even in the Xuanfu, Yang Xin showed his kindness to him to such an extent, Yu Qian still did not waver in the slightest.

Following Yu Qian's journey back to Beijing from the Xuan Mansion, for the Changping Hou Mansion, a catastrophe is imminent.

At that time, Yang Hong still had two choices.

One is to unite forces and pre-empt strikes.

It should be noted that at that time, the affairs of the military settlement had already spread. If Yang Hong wanted to, as the former general officer of the Xuanfu, the new Marquis who is now in charge of the Beijing camp, with him as the leader, would involve all aspects of the military settlement. It is not difficult for a large number of forces to gather and besiege Yu Qian in the court.

People who come down from the battlefield never lack the courage to give it a go.

What's more, it's not true that Yang Hong has no contacts in Beijing. As early as the Yongle period, he followed Emperor Taizong's Northern Expedition and served under the old Cheng Anhou Guo Liang's tent. In the Hongxi period, he followed Yangwuhou Xue Lu to conquer Dasongling During the reign of Xuande, he even joined forces with Qing Pingbo Wu Cheng as vanguards to attack Tatars far away.

It's just that after the orthodoxy, Yang Hong made many achievements, enough to be a general and lead the army alone, so he distanced himself from these mansions.

Later, as the nobles of the older generation gradually withered, the relationship became even weaker.

However, there is always love. With Yang Hong's current status, if he intends to make friends, the other party will never reject him.

Therefore, Yang Hong actually has this ability.

However, he didn't do that...

Still because of Yang Jie.

It seems that Yu Qian is in charge of the military settlement, but in essence, the emperor must be behind it.

Although it is not clear how determined the emperor is, since the emperor asked Yu Qian to investigate, he must know Yu Qian's attitude on this matter.

Therefore, once you embark on the path of confrontation, it is tantamount to abandoning the emperor.

Yang Hong has only returned to Beijing for half a year now, but Yang Jie has always stayed in Beijing. Although he is not a member of the imperial court, the Yang family is considered prominent in Beijing, and Yang Jie's daily contacts are all The sons of honorable ministers of various families.

Therefore, the news that can be obtained from the court is not too small.

He deeply understands what a terrible person the Son of Heaven is today, so it is definitely not wise to go against the Son of Heaven.

So, he persuaded his father to go into the palace to admit his mistakes to the emperor, and present everything in front of the emperor, thinking about the achievements of the past, at least the emperor can leave the Yang family with a title of lintel.

This time, Yang Hong listened, but he didn't listen to everything...

Because if according to what Yang Jie said, the Yang family would be the one who sacrificed the flag to the emperor's army, and perhaps in the end, Yang Hong's title won by bloody battles could still be kept.

However, as a top bird, the Yang family will inevitably lose a reputation for drinking the blood of soldiers. From then on, at least two or three generations, it will be difficult to get ahead in the army.

This was a result that Yang Hong could not accept.

Therefore, Yang Hong finally chose a compromise method.

He entered the palace to admit his guilt, but he did not reveal the matter of the military settlement, but the matter of Yang Jun's drunken killing of his subordinates.

Just like what Yang Jie said, he knew in his heart that Yang Jun would not die if the Marquis of Changping was here. As a general, as long as he does not die, it is very easy to recover.

Yang Hong hoped that the emperor punished Yang Jun and relegated Yang Neng, so that he could stop here and not pursue the Yang family's occupation of the army.

For this reason, Yang Hong even planned to hand over the Beijing camp.

However, in the end he was disappointed.

The emperor sent Yang Jun to prison to await trial, and grounded Yang Neng, but he did not take back his power in the Beijing camp.

Naturally... I have no intention of pardoning the Yang family.

Yang Hong backed down repeatedly, and even hid at home saying he was sick, hoping to hand over the power of the Beijing camp in this way, but the emperor remained indifferent.

As the days went by, the turmoil in the court became more and more intense, and the emperor blatantly supported Yu Qian in the court, and with an extremely firm attitude, he promoted the rectification of the military settlement.

Yu Qian quickly advanced in the Ministry of War, and the plan for rectification was changed several times. All kinds of news were clamoring, which made Yang Hong feel deeply disturbed.

So, of course, he began to doubt whether his original choice was correct.

If, from the very beginning, he put on a tough attitude, wouldn't the other party retreat in spite of the difficulties?In this way, Yang Jun doesn't have to go to jail, maybe he can still be on duty in the military mansion or the Beijing camp...

Yang Jie knew in his heart that Yang Jun's detention in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment was just a trigger for his father to finally be unable to bear it.

The real reason is that he panicked!

He was afraid that the emperor had really made up his mind to use the Yang family to clear the way for the rectification of the army. He was afraid that in the end, the bloody battle of the Yang family for decades would be in vain.

So, he began to doubt himself, began to doubt others, and began to be restless.

Yang Jie understood all of this.

Everyone has a dead end.

For Yang Hong, the glory of the Yang family is his deathbed!
Therefore, at this time, it is useless to say anything.

What my father needs is a life-saving straw.

Sighing lightly, Yang Jie spoke.

"Father, don't worry. The child will go out of the house tomorrow. When he comes back, he will definitely give his father a solution."

Yang Hong didn't speak, he didn't know what to say.

The veteran is late, the most desolate.

It's a pity that he fought all his life, and in the end, he was ashamed of state affairs and family affairs...

After a while, Yang Hong sighed heavily, still didn't speak, just waved his hands feebly.

So, Yang Jie got up and saluted, still respectful and thoughtful.

"Retire my child..."

(End of this chapter)