Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 171
Renshou three years, December.

Prince Yang Guang went to Renshou Palace to serve the sick, and the accompanying guards of the East Palace returned to Daxing after sending him to Renshou Palace.

There were only five hundred guards left by Yang Guang's side.

The body of Supreme Yang Jian has been deteriorating. Since the death of Empress Dugu, he has no restraint and stays with the three beauties all day long.

These three people were named Mrs. Xuanhua, Mrs. Ronghua, and Mrs. Hongzheng successively.

The harem system of the Sui Dynasty was established by Dugu Jialuo when Dugu Jialuo was alive, but it was very imperfect and almost all of it was fake.

After Dugu passed away, Yang Jian made some revisions. Under the empress, three nobles were added, namely Mrs. Xuanhua and the others.

The current harem is controlled by these three people.

Yang Guang always only respected his mother Dugu Empress, so when he saw the three wives, it was no different from seeing the three court ladies, not to mention any respect, or even not paying attention.

He still knew the character of his father Yang Jian very well, and he knew that these three women would never have children.

If they dared to have this idea, Yang Guang would definitely find a way to kill them.

Yang Jian hardly participated in government affairs this year, and Liu Shu reported everything to him with a nod and seal.

This is the case when people are old, without the ambition of youth, there is nothing for him to worry about except his body.

The founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty is now like a beast that has lost its fangs, lonely and desolate, no longer the glory of the past.

Hall of Renshou,
After seeing Yang Guang come in, Yang Jian got up with a sick face, and said weakly:

"Zhao'er and Ming'er, how are you doing?"

Behind him, Mrs. Chen, who is only 27 and eight years old, is carefully serving her. She is Chen Shubao's younger sister.

After Yang Guang sat down, he said, "The children are all well, Grandpa don't have to worry."

Yang Jian nodded, and said again: "What's the matter with Zhao'er? You have no children so far, you, as a father, why don't you care?"

"Zhao'er and his wife are at odds with each other. Hai'er tried to intervene, but to no avail," Yang Guang replied honestly.

Yang Jian said again: "Where's Ming'er? He's been married for nearly a year, why haven't I received any good news yet?"

"I'm to blame for this," Yang Guang said, "it's my boy who told Wu'er Ming'er to wait for Zhao'er."

"Confused!" Yang Jian frowned and reprimanded: "Can this kind of thing wait? Immediately pass on my word of mouth, let them have a baby, and give birth early."

"Yes, the boy will convey to them Grandpa's meaning today," Yang Guang nodded hastily.

Yang Jian nodded, looked outside the hall, and after a long sigh, said lightly:

"You value Yang Su, I know it, if you intend to let him return to court in the future, remember to let Gao Jiong come back too."

Yang Guang immediately understood his father's meaning, nodded and said: "Grand Gao is the humerus of my great Sui Dynasty, and he is also the retainer of the mother's empress. I should find a way to bring him back."

When Yang Su returned to the court, there was only one person who could hold him back, and that was Gao Jiong.

It is impossible for Yang Guang to let Yang Su's family take over in the future, so someone must check and balance. Now, except for Gao Jiong, no one can do it.

Liu Shu was so far away, if Yang Jian hadn't deliberately suppressed Yang Su, who would Liu Shu be?
But for a founding hero like Yang Su, he should not be left out too coldly. It is good to be discouraged, but he cannot be left idle at home for a long time.

Recently, there has been no Yang Su in the court, and many problems have arisen.

It's not that Yang Jian couldn't see it, it's just that he was in poor health and didn't have the energy to take care of it.

After Yang Guang left, Yang Jian ordered his servant to summon Yang Su.

As one of the ministers serving the sick this time, Yang Su also lives in Renshou Palace, which is a long favorite and extremely high treatment.

But there are also many crises, because in Renshou Palace, Yang Su's personal safety is not guaranteed at all.

"Sit down," Yang Jian pointed to the position not far in front of him, and said with a smile:

"It's been a long time since we saw each other. Duke Yue is getting old too."

Yang Su hurriedly said: "I'm already sixty this year, and my food intake is decreasing day by day. Now I only have one porridge and one vegetable every night, and I can't eat any more."

"Then you are not as good as me," Yang Jian said with a smile, "My appetite is pretty good."

Yang Sudao: "The supreme dragon's body is in good health, it is really my great fortune in the Sui Dynasty."

"I heard that your son has gotten very close to the prince recently?" Yang Jian asked suddenly.

Yang Su said with a calm expression: "That idiotic minister, he doesn't think about making progress, he just wants to flatter the prince, so it's hard to become a master."

Yang Jian smiled, glanced at Yang Su meaningfully, and said leisurely after a while:

"It's human nature, I am old, you should help the prince well in the future."

Yang Su was taken aback, and hurriedly got up: "Your servant, please remove Yang Xuangan from the post of Minister of Rites."

"Don't be nervous," Yang Jian waved his hand, beckoning the other party to sit down, and said with a smile, "Back then, I banned your sons because of your face, but now they haven't had any problems, so why did you dismiss them?"

"It's unusable," Yang Su knew that the emperor was beating him, so he could only retreat.

Yang Jian sighed: "All the officials of the Manchu Dynasty came from aristocratic families, and I can only choose among them when I employ people. There are too many people who can't be used well. I only hope that they can work with sincerity. I can be regarded as comfort."

As he said that, Yang Jian said again: "What's more, Xuangan is my Qilin'er's father-in-law. I will not do anything to Qilin'er for his face, but you have to warn him, don't be arrogant because of favor, teach him more." He is doing it for his own good, and it is also for your own good."

"I understand," Yang Su bowed his head.

In the evening of the same day, at the banquet in Renshou Hall, King Wei Yang Shuang was dressed in filial piety and accompanied Emperor Yang Jian.

Yang Shuang was also sick, and his physical condition was worse than that of Yang Jian.

"I'm just your brother now, how do you look, you want to walk in front of me?" Yang Jian looked at his younger brother with a smile and said.

Yang Shuang smiled bitterly and said: "My brother is only a minor illness, he will recover after a few days of care, don't make such jokes again."

Yang Jian chuckled and said, "I know my body well. Since your sister-in-law passed away, I haven't had a peaceful night's sleep, and my spirit is getting worse day by day. In the past, I didn't feel tired after sitting for a day. , Now I don’t have the energy to preside over the court meeting.”

Yang Shuang said: "Brother says this again, and my brother will leave with a flick of his sleeve."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk," Yang Jian smiled, and said, "What do you think of Liu Shu?"

Yang Shuang thought for a while and said directly: "Pride and arrogance, short-sightedness, lack of wealth, embarrassment."

"Haha." Yang Jian couldn't help laughing and said, "This is the first time I've heard you comment on a person like this. Liu Shu is so unbearable in your heart?"

Yang Shuang nodded: "I don't know what he thinks, after Yang Su returned home, he seemed to intend to clean up the court, but no one took him seriously, so my Great Sui Center is now in a mess. "

Yang Jian nodded and fell silent.

Since the founding of the Sui Dynasty, the balance of the court center has always been Yang Jian's top priority.

In the early days, there were four nobles in the early Sui Dynasty: Gao Jiong, Yang Xiong, Yu Qingze, and Su Wei.

The first thing that happened was Yu Qingze, the Duke of Jin. He was recommended by Gao Jiong, so he has always been very close to Gao Jiong. This is not what Yang Jian wanted to see, and when Yuwen was killed, Yang Jian asked Yu Qingze to do it. Yes, so the other party offended many people.

Later, Yu Qing was reported by his brother-in-law Zhao Shizhu for treason, and Yang Jian took advantage of the situation to kill him.

After Yu Qingze, it was Yang Xiong. In the early years of Emperor Kaihuang, Yang Jian needed to rely on the clan, so Yang Xiong's status had always been very high. However, with the implementation of the system of three provinces and six ministries, the imperial power was gradually concentrated, and Yang Xiong lost his value. He was deprived of a bunch of official positions, appointed as a Sikong, and let him idle at home.

The four nobles have gone to the second, at this time, Yang Jian began to support Yang Su to the top, and suppress Su Wei at the same time.

Su Wei was originally a thorn, but now Yang Jian has gradually smoothed his edges and corners, and has become very honest.

It is because he is honest that he can still hold the power until now.

Gao Jiong was demoted, Su Wei kept a low profile, so that Yang Su was re-elected, so Yang Jian wanted to use Liu Shu's hand to suppress Yang Su.

But now it seems that the effect is not good, as Yang Shuang said, Liu Shu does not have that ability.

Either kill Yang Su by means of thunder, or recall Gao Jiong, other than that, there seems to be no other way.

After pondering for a while, Yang Jian asked, "Are there any good talents in the clan that can be of great use?"

"Hejian King Yang Hong, you can use it," Yang Shuang said.

Yang Hong is Yang Jian's cousin and is now the governor of Ningzhou.

Yang Jian frowned and shook his head: "Is there any more?"

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Shuang said: "Yang Ming, the king of Hedong, is a great young man, and he is indeed the best among the three generations of my Yang family."

Yang Jian smiled: "Ming'er is still young, so he can't take on a big responsibility."

Yang Shuang shook his head and said, "It's not young. Yang Ming is now the chief executive of the ruling party, and he is related to Yang Su and Pei Ju by marriage. He will be of great use when he enters the court."

Yang Shuang knew very well what his elder brother wanted to do.
If he is not seriously ill, he can still share one or two, but right now, he doesn't have much energy to check and balance the court.

In the current court center, only Su Wei, Pei Ju, Niu Hong, He Ruobi, etc. can check and balance Yang Su, and there are not enough of them.

On the clan's side, Jin Wang Yang Zhao is a good old man, his methods are not strong enough, and the city is not deep enough, so it is difficult to suppress the court.

Now it seems that Yang Ming, with the support of the eldest princess, is indeed the best candidate.

Yang Jian pondered for a moment, then asked again: "If you call Ming'er back to the court, what position will you take?"

Yang Shuang said: "The hussars of the clan need someone to take over. Yang Ming is the emperor's grandson, and it is perfect. My younger brother has been weak in recent years, and I can't take care of the military affairs. Let him take over as my right-hand leader general."

In fact, he only came up with this idea after meeting Yang Lihua.

From Yang Shuang's point of view, he also didn't want the Crown Prince Yang Guang to have any troubles again, because it would have a huge impact on the Great Sui State System and have a far-reaching impact.

Although Yang Ming is young, he has proved himself over the years and is the best choice for a big job.

If he can return to the capital, Liu Shu will definitely be suppressed, and the chaotic court will also change.

After a long time, Yang Jian nodded:

"Help me draw up the decree, call Yang Ming back to Beijing immediately, and take up the post of General of the Right Leading Army, and also make a statement under the door."

(End of this chapter)