Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 115 Leaving Beijing for the First Time
In history, Yang Guang's succession to the crown prince was actually not complicated, and the whole process was quite smooth.

To put it bluntly, it was mainly because Yang Yong did not have a son. Whenever there was a son in the East Palace, Yang Guang would not even have the idea of ​​seizing the clan. If he dared to have this idea, Yang Jian and his wife would be the first to kill him.

Just as Zhu Biao is immortal, Zhu Di will not rebel.

This is fate.

Concubine Yuan passed away, and it was already doomed that Donggong Yichu would have an inevitable ending. Maybe before that, Yang Jian was hesitant, but now, there is nothing to hesitate.

Just as Yang Lihua said, since ancient times, there have been no concubines who have inherited the family business, such as clans, ministers, aristocratic merchants, and common people's families.

Yang Yong came to the throne, justifiably, but what about his son?
If the eldest son of the concubine Changning Wang Yang Yan inherits the great line in the future, will bloodlines like Yang Zhao and Yang Ming be orthodox?Will the legitimate sons of King Qin, King Shu, and King Han rebel?
Will they recognize a bastard who they look down on from the bottom of their hearts as emperor?

When the time comes, all the kings will turn against each other, what kind of chaos will this world be like?
Dugu Jialuo was in a good mood because of the statement made by the eldest daughter, but she was also wondering why Lihua would say this to Ming'er instead of me directly?
She looked suspiciously at the grandson beside her, lost in thought.

Yang Lihua once explained that Yang Ming was not allowed to tell anyone about their agreement. Of course Yang Ming would do it, but he was also very distressed.

Because while Yang Lihua gave him benefits, he also gave him an extremely difficult task.

Paul Yang Yong, can you keep it?If it can't be kept, Yang Guang will never let Yang Yong live, not even let any of Yang Yong's heirs live in this world.

No one can stop this.

And Yang Ming's statement at that time was also very clear: try his best to preserve it.

I must do my best, in order to fulfill my promise to Yang Lihua, but the result cannot be changed.

As for becoming a feudal clan earlier, without Yang Lihua's reminder, Yang Ming had already had this idea. If he wanted to compete for the reserve position, he had to wait until Yang Zhao died of illness six years later. During this period, he had no chance.

Because if Yang Guang succeeds to the throne, Yang Zhao will be recognized by the world as the future prince. He is both a heir and an elder, and his status cannot be shaken.

That being the case, why is he staying in the capital?It's better to be a fan early and recharge your batteries.

Furthermore, father Yang Guang may not agree that he stays in the capital.

That night, Yang Ming lived in the Furong Garden. Looking at Dugu Jialuo's posture, he reckoned that he would stay here for a few more days.

In the dimly lit bedroom, Ah Lou ordered some lamps to be lit, and the light was much brighter.

Under Dugu Jialuo's signal, Ah Lou exited the room and closed the door.

In the room, there were only Dugu Jialuo, mother and daughter.

Dugu Jialuo said: "I heard from Ming'er that you will support me?"

Yang Lihua lowered her head and fiddled with her fingernails, and said in a cold tone, "There are conditions."

Dugu Jialuo couldn't help laughing and said: "Since I was a child, what has A Niang not satisfied you with? Even now, among your brothers and sisters, Grandpa Ni and I are still the ones who are most attached to you. Tell me, what are the conditions?"

Yang Lihua raised her head, looked at the flames flickering in the lamp in the distance, and said:
"Let Yang Ming be the governor of Jingzhou."

"What?" Dugu Jialuo was stunned, she never expected that her daughter would make such an unbelievable request to herself.

The land of Jingzhou is so important. At the beginning of the founding of the Sui Dynasty, there were four general managers, and Jingzhou was one of them. It had 22 counties under its jurisdiction, and its power was second only to Yangzhou and Bingzhou, and above Yizhou.

If Yang Ming was named the governor of Jingzhou, what would his other two sons, Yang Xiu and Yang Liang, think?
The root of this matter is that Ming'er is only 12 years old, how can he sit in such an important place?Isn't it child's play?
Dugu Jialuo said solemnly: "Aren't you kidding me?"

"What do you think?" Yang Lihua looked directly at Naimu for the first time: "Don't you understand the deep meaning behind my arrangement?"

Dugu Jialuo was stunned for a moment, put the Buddhist beads in her hand aside, and slowly rubbed her fingers on the table. She is a smart person, and she knows that the more outrageous things sound, the more tricky they are.

After a while, she tentatively asked:

"Are you afraid that Zhao'er will compete with Ming'er brothers? This is impossible. Ming'er is the third son, how can he compete with the eldest son?"

Yang Lihua said lightly:

"Everything is foregone, and if it is not forewarned, it will be abandoned. Will you fight? You have to plan for the worst. Shi Wansui took credit for it, but he was behind the scenes. Shi Wansui dared to contradict Grandpa, but he was suppressed by this kid. He got the momentum, and was forced to bow his head to Yang Su, "

"Yang Su was full of praise for this kid afterwards, calling him a great young talent. He Ruobi also praised him in front of others for his ability to see things clearly. He is too good. As you said, he is only 12 years old, but what did he do? One thing, can a 12-year-old child do it?"

"I won't hide it from you. It was this kid who asked me to frame Mr. Liu. He believed that I was instigating Yang Hao's affairs behind his back to blackmail me. As for Yang Yue, he was just running errands for him. At the court meeting You can see Yuan Min being so hard-nosed that a general of the left guard was expelled. Why did he target Yuan Min? Wasn't it because Yuan Min sang against him when he pleaded with the third child?"

"How many people have interceded for the third child? How many times have I begged you in private? Why did everyone agree with what he said and make you change your mind?"

When Yang Lihua mentioned Yang Ming, she seemed to have endless words, and Dugu Jialuo was dumbfounded.
But she wasn't done yet:
"It's only been more than half a year since I became the king of the county, right? People have taken Xiao Mahe to Hedong, and arranged for Li Jing and Fang Xuanling to serve in Hedong successively. They have already selected good talents before they become feudal vassals. , this kid is methodical, makes decisions before making moves, can sit down and discuss things with people like Yang Su, and he only owes prestige when he takes office in Jingzhou, but prestige has to be accumulated slowly."

Dugu Jialuo's face was dull, and he didn't recover from the shock for a long time.
Yang Lihua was not in a hurry, she quietly looked at Dugu in a daze, anyway, if A Niang didn't agree to this condition, she would not compromise.

After a long time, Dugu Jialuo sighed: "Can't we wait until he becomes an adult?"

Yang Lihua shook her head: "Since you are already interested in Amo, then Zhao'er will succeed you. You can transfer Yang Hao to the governor of Yangzhou and Yang Ming to the governor of Jingzhou. The fiefdom will remain the same. If the fourth and fifth are dissatisfied, I will dismiss it." .”

After pondering for a while, Dugu Jialuo said, "At this time, let me discuss with your grandfather before making a conclusion."

Her main sticking point was that Yang Ming was too young, and he hadn't gotten married yet, and hadn't established a family yet, so it was really hard for people to feel at ease when he was appointed to such an important place.

As for Yang Hao's appointment as the governor of Yangzhou, it is much easier, after all, he is an adult and married.

Yang Lihua knew that she needed to give her mother time to think, so she stopped forcing her, so she got up and said:

"Anyway, these two positions are already vacant, and they cannot be handed over to foreigners. If you are worried that Yang Ming will not be able to control Jingzhou in a short time, just find a good minister to assist you."

After all, Yang Lihua left directly, Dugu Jialuo was in a mess, she didn't sleep well, let alone tonight.

Three days later, Dugu Jialuo returned to the palace, and his five daughters and one grandson went back to their respective homes.

Yang Ming is about to start preparing a congratulatory gift for Li Jing. First of all, it should not be too shabby.

He is the king of the county anyway, if the gift is not as valuable as others, he will lose his position.

So he asked the jade craftsmen of the palace to make a pair of bracelets and a comb from the leftover Khotan jade left in his hand.

Combs have the meaning of knotting hair, which means growing old together. This thing is a must-have item in the Sui Dynasty to congratulate the newlyweds. As for whether it is valuable or not, it all depends on what material it is made of.

The one made of Khotan jade is definitely not practical, and it is not as good as a wooden comb. If you use it to comb your hair, it will break after a few strokes, but it is precious.

Yang Ming really spent his money. If the other party wasn't for Li Jing, he wouldn't be willing to part with it. Now it's over. The remaining Khotan jade scraps in his hand are only three yuan.

General Guo Yilang, Pang Ben, also came to the palace to report. When he came, he led ten guards. These ten people had been under his control for many years, and he used it smoothly.

He is the imperial guard of Miyagi, so naturally he has been informed that King Jin will be extremely valuable in the future, so he is very happy to serve as Yang Ming's guard, and has even begun to look forward to the future.

This time he went to Hedong, Yang Ming didn't plan to take Chen Shuyi with him, he simply let her live in Jinyang Building, and go to accompany her new best friend Gao Yue.

Anyway, I won't stay in Hedong for long, and I will come back in half a month at most.

Yang Yinjiang also wanted to say hello, after all, this girl usually looks for him too often, out of politeness, he should also let her know.

This was Yang Ming's first time leaving the capital, so Yang Guang and Concubine Xiao were not at ease, so they asked Ma Laoliu to follow and sent additional manpower to form a cavalry team of 500 fully armed.

After Yang Guang knew the purpose of Yang Ming's trip, although he was surprised, he still asked someone to prepare [-] guan as a reward to Li Jing.

This is called reward, not congratulations, because Li Jing is not qualified to be congratulated by Yang Guang.

Open the imperial calendar, the first day of August,

Five hundred knights escorted six carriages, left the palace, took Zhuque Street, and then left through Mingde Gate.

If you take the Weishui River, the journey is shorter and more stable, and you can get there after a few sleeps on the boat, but because it's boring, Yang Ming wants to take the overland route.

There is only one post station along the way, in Fengyi County (Dali County, Weinan City), and then cross Pujindu, which is Hedong.

Pujin Ferry is one of the two major ferries that must pass through the Guanzhong and Hedong regions. The other is Longmen Ferry. There is no Fengling Ferry, which was only established in the Tang Dynasty.

There is a pontoon bridge at Pujin Ferry. Whether you can cross the bridge depends entirely on the water level of the Yellow River.

When the water level is high, the pontoon bridge will be flooded. If you can’t get across, you need to turn to Tongguan, where there is a Guandu, you can cross the river by boat.

Hedong is the Yuncheng area of ​​Shanxi, and it is very close to Daxing, that is, Xi'an. It should only take three hours by bus for future generations.

Of course, the transportation was inconvenient in the Sui Dynasty, and it would take about five or six days to go to Hedong by land. It is summer now, and there is a lot of rain, and the water level of the Yellow River will change from time to time.

Yes, it will change from time to time, because if there is heavy rain anywhere in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the lower reaches will inevitably swell.

The ancients watched the sky to eat, and also watched the sky to go out.

(End of this chapter)