Emperor Sui Yang

The officials of Prince Qi's mansion were somewhat disappointed with Yang Hao, they were all on fire, and you actually said that you can't eat it?
But disappointment is disappointment, and it does not affect their loyalty, because the Confucian culture pursued by the nobles pays attention to not having two masters, so they will only work hard to help Yang Hao.

Offending one's own mother may not sound like a big deal, but if your mother is the most powerful mother in the world, it is a big deal.

The battle with King Qin can be put on hold for now, and the most important thing is to restore the relationship between mother and child.

Yang Hao's forehead was slapped with blood, Wang Shichong struck so hard that the blood didn't stop, and he even got a big slap on Yang Hao's ear.

Originally, Yang Hao planned to stop the bleeding before entering the palace, but Liu Jianzhi disagreed, so he directly recruited people to carry Yang Hao into the palace.

They all thought of the reason: King Qi missed his mother and kowtowed in the direction of Yong'an Palace every day. Today, thinking of the deep love between mother and child, he cried so bitterly that he smashed his head.

When they arrived at the steps outside Yong'an Palace, they were stopped again.
The one who entered the palace together was the old housekeeper Chu Ji, who kowtowed directly towards the palace gate, wept bitterly, and smashed his head.

The servant who blocked the way knew Chu Ji, and was actually a relative of Chu Ji. Seeing this, he had no choice but to return to the hall to report.

Empress Xiao is naturally soft-hearted, but her anger has not dissipated, and she knows that as long as she sees her second child, she will definitely soften her heart, and if she doesn't see her, she will be fine.

The most important thing is that she is planning to go to the Eastern Palace now, and she still misses her eldest son in her heart, so she has no intention of wasting time on her second child.

So she told the servant: "Boom away."

Yang Hao's bitter plan this time ended in failure again, but the servant told them that the queen should feel sorry for King Qi, but there are important things to do and they won't see each other soon.

After Liu Jianzhi and the others heard about it, they made up their minds to bring King Qi to plead guilty every day, and they would never give up if they didn't see the Queen's face anyway.

All the insiders knew about Yang Zhao's condition, and King Qin and King Qi must not know about it.

So Yang Hao didn't have the chance to meet his eldest brother these days. The reason given by his father at the court meeting was that the emperor's grandson was unwell and the prince needed to take care of him.

He went to the East Palace several times for the reason of visiting his nephew, hoping that his elder brother could help him intercede with his mother, but the East Palace refused to let him in at all.

This made him a little suspicious. I'm the second uncle, so I can't even meet my nephew?
Just at this time, someone from the palace inquired that Sun Simiao, a famous doctor in Changping, had entered the palace.

"Father, queen, and mother are all fine, so who is Sun Simiao treating?" Yang Hao asked everyone in the secret room of the palace.

Offering wine, Li Xuandao said: "The prince has been strange recently, maybe it is for the prince to see a doctor, maybe it is for the prince, the minister is more inclined to the prince, because it stands to reason that the emperor's grandson is sick and should not delay the court's affairs, but the prince has recently , has not gone to court."

"I also think that the prince should be ill. The court is discussing the matter of digging the canal. How can the prince not come forward to preside over the overall situation because the emperor's grandson is unwell?" Liu Jianzhi said in a deep voice.

The corner of Yang Hao's mouth twitched, and he said with a smile: "It seems that the boss is really seriously ill."

As he said that, Yang Hao's face changed, and he lost his voice and said, "No, in the current situation, if I leave Beijing, Yang Ming will definitely come back. What should I do?"

"It doesn't matter," Liu Jianzhi said, "The excavation of the canal is a national policy strongly advocated by His Majesty. His Highness has always fully supported it and won His Majesty's favor. Now that he has taken this important task, it is time to plan carefully."

Wang Shichong also said: "There is news from Luoyang. According to the construction period, Tokyo should be completed in September this year. His Majesty will go to inspect it in person. If His Highness can open the canal and build the dragon boat around September, His Majesty must be a dragon. Yan Dayue."

The original plan of the canal was to start construction in March and finish at the end of the year, that is, nine months. If Wang Shichong said that the construction would be completed in September, the construction period would be shortened by three months, which is equivalent to a reduction of one-third. Recruit more civilian husbands.

This time, Yang Guang was not in a hurry, but Yang Wei was.

"Good idea," Yang Hao slapped the table excitedly, got up and said, "Father has always missed the old place of Jiangdu. If the canal is opened in September, he can go south along the river, and he will definitely reward me."

Liu Jianzhi smiled and said: "King Qin delayed the construction of Tokyo, and His Highness opened the canal ahead of time. Comparing the two, His Majesty naturally knows who is sincerely sharing his worries, so His Highness must make things beautiful."

At this moment, Li Xuandao frowned and said, "Everyone thinks that the King of Qin will hold us back. After all, we are holding him back in Luoyang, and the King of Qin knows it well."

Liu Jianzhi said with a smile: "There will be constraints, but how can he restrict them? The recruitment of civilian husbands and the supply of food are the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. As long as there are no problems in these two aspects, there will be no problem, and Wei Shangshu belongs to His Highness." Father-in-law will naturally assist with all his strength."

"That's right. At that time, Yang Ming had already returned to Beijing. Who would dare to oppose me in Luoyang?" Blood was dripping from Yang Hao's forehead, and he was full of vigor.

Li Zixiong's son, Li Min, is a smart man, so he naturally wouldn't believe the emperor's nonsense about arresting the wrong person.

He knew that something must have happened. No matter how he concealed the illness of Prince Yang Zhao, it would be exposed sooner or later, so he guessed that he was probably involved because of this incident.

But he didn't know what to do right now, because the servants reported that there were many strange faces around the mansion recently.

Needless to say, he was already under surveillance. It would be unwise to run away or send a letter to his father at this time.

The only thing he can do is to wait and see what happens. He and King Qi are good friends who grew up. Even if something happens, King Qi will protect him, let alone his sister is his side concubine.

Furthermore, father has always been trusted by His Majesty, so nothing should happen.

The best way now is to let Yang Hao take him with him when he leaves the capital. If he stays in the capital, what will happen may happen.

February thirteenth,

Li Zixiong returned to Beijing. After listening to his son's report at home, he knew something was wrong.

The news of the prince's illness was told by his son Li Min when he went to Youzhou. He did not expect that his son dared to tell King Qi about it.

This undoubtedly violated His Majesty's taboo. For the current plan, there is only one way, and that is to sacrifice his own son.

"Don't worry, the prince's illness, as you all know, will happen sooner or later. You come to the palace with me and plead guilty to His Majesty. There is room for turning around this matter," Li Zixiong said to his son.

Li Min was shocked immediately, and cried out quickly: "Grandpa is pushing his son into the fire pit. If this matter is revealed, Grandpa may not be able to protect himself."

Li Zixiong said lightly: "If you don't tell the truth, do you think you can escape? This is the capital, and we have no way out. What His Majesty cares most is whether the courtiers are loyal. As long as you tell the truth, that is the greatest loyalty. Said, follow me into the palace."

Li Min suddenly collapsed on the ground, knowing that he could not escape death.

Excavating the canal is a project, a necessary condition of the project, manpower and materials. In this regard, the Ministry of Civil Affairs is doing it.

Moreover, Yang Ming would not make up his mind in this regard, delaying the food supply, what Yang Hao could do, he couldn't.

So how to hold back the second child, this is something Yang Ming has been thinking about recently.

He has ordered Yuan Wendu and others to be ready to return to Beijing at any time. The peonies in the inner garden should bloom around April, and Yang Hao will not be able to see them.

Standing on the top of the mountain, looking at Luoyang, Tokyo in the distance, Yang Ming was quite shocked.

With today's engineering level, it is really amazing to build such a magnificent giant city.

It is not as boxy as Daxing City, but its overall majesty is a bit higher than Daxing City. The basic shape is already in place, and the official road has been paved.

Yang Da has already been ordered to recruit rich merchants from the Jiangnan family in Shandong, Hebei, and move to Luoyang, the new capital, to increase the population. In the future, this place will be a gathering place for rich people, and the level of prosperity may be much higher than that of Daxing.

Because Luoyang is destined to become the largest cargo distribution center and economic hub in the entire Sui Dynasty. The Tongji Canal and Yongji Canal that will be launched in the future will be built around it. The goods from the north and the south will be concentrated here, and then transported to all directions by land and water. .

Such an important place would be impossible without Xiongguan Fortress around it.

So in February, the eight major passes surrounding Luoyang were also being further overhauled and expanded, namely Hangu, Yique, Guangcheng, Dagu, Yuanyuan, Xuanmen, Mengjin, and Xiaopingjin, collectively known as the eight pass cities.

In addition, there are Tongguan Pass to the west of Luoyang, Hulao Pass to the east, and Tianjing Pass and Zhiguan Pass to the north.

East, west, north, south, advance, attack, retreat, and defend, the fortification of the city is comparable to that of the great prosperity of the capital.

In history, Yang Xuangan rebelled, and his brain was also pumped. Instead of fighting Daxing, he gnawed hard at Luoyang, but he was attacked by things and was dragged down.

In this place, Yang Ming must have his own people.

The Dugu family has Dugu Zhuan, the Changsun family has Changsun Sheng, and the Yuan family has Yuan Wendu, which is the Zheng family in Xingyang, which has nothing to do with him.

On February [-]th, Yang Ming received an order to return to Beijing to report on his work, and hand over the Tokyo affairs to Yang Da and Yu Wenkai.

This time supervising the construction of Luoyang, Yang Ming has fulfilled his original intention. The total death toll of Luoyang, Jiangnan, and Hebei was 3000, and [-] were injured.

This is already a very good result. The most rare thing is that because Yu Wenkai worked with Yang Ming, over time, he fully accepted Yang Ming's civilian security system.

For Yang Ming, this was undoubtedly the biggest achievement.

Now that he is leaving, the officials staying in Luoyang and the local tycoons must hold a grand farewell banquet.

At the banquet, Yang Ming also took this opportunity to meet many local nobles. Among them was an eight-year-old child who was brought by his second elder brother Sun Hengan to greet Yang Ming.

And this eight-year-old child is named Changsun Wuji.