Emperor Sui Yang

After the court meeting, Yang Ming first went to Yong'an Palace to pay his respects to his empress mother, but Empress Xiao didn't go anywhere today, she had been waiting for him.

Just after saying a few words, Empress Xiao, who has always been weak, burst into tears, pear blossoms raining.

My aunt was originally a sentimental person, very fragile, Yang Ming hurriedly coaxed her aside.

He knew the cause and effect, Yang Yinjiang didn't tell him, Yang Yinjiang didn't have time to say it, but Empress Xiao wept and told him.

The second son presented a woman to the father.

You idiot, your mother is still alive, how dare you play this game?
But Yang Ming realized at the time that this matter had something to do with Yang Yinjiang, because the woman given to Yang Guang was the niece of Chen Shuda's wife, and Chen Shuda was forced into the palace by Chen Shuyi.

Chen Shuyi is really embarrassing this time. Why did Yang Lihua give her such a big benefit because of her kidnapping?
I have to take some time to express my gratitude to Yang Lihua.

"Aniang doesn't intend to recognize this traitor anymore. He dares to do this if I'm still alive. If I die, he dares to kill your two uncles." Empress Xiao wiped her tears while crying. Once she cried, then Shua Shua tears, non-stop.

There are many uncles of Yang Ming, but the two mentioned by Empress Xiao are her own uncles, the fifth uncle Xiao Jing, who is now a Wensan official who invites doctors to the imperial court. , who has no real power for the time being, is regarded as an alternate official.

In other words, where there is a vacancy, priority should be given to senior officials, which is equivalent to the selection and transfer of civil servants.

The eighth uncle, that is, the youngest uncle Xiao Yu, who is currently more powerful, is the minister of internal history.

These two are the same father and mother as Empress Xiao.

Yang Ming comforted his mother and said: "He doesn't have the guts. This time he presented a woman to the emperor, he must have been confused for a while. This time he annoyed Auntie, and he has a long memory. Such things will definitely not happen again in the future." gone."

"You don't have to say good things for him, this rebellious son is too perverse, I will definitely not spare him this time," Empress Xiao cried.

Yang Ming has been coaxing, trying to excuse the second child.

He can't speak ill of Yang Hao in front of his aunt. If he dares to do this, it's not a flattering thing.

The queen hates her, but she definitely doesn't want their brothers to turn against each other. This is the overall situation and the bottom line.

The walls have ears,
Yang Guang had expected a long time ago that Yang Ming would pay his respects to his queen mother as soon as he came down to court, so he approached from a side door early on and hid on the side of the bedroom behind Empress Xiao.

So he heard the conversation between mother and son.

After eavesdropping for a while, he probably felt that there was nothing special about it, so he let him in from the main hall again.

Yang Ming hurriedly got up to greet him: "Father."

"kindness,"

Yang Guang nodded, went over and patted the queen's shoulder, comforted him with his eyes, then turned to Yang Ming, saying:

"Your eldest brother is not in good health and is currently receiving medical treatment. You don't need to go to the East Palace."

The reason why he told the truth was because Yang Guang knew that he couldn't hide this matter. If Yang Ming didn't know, it's okay to tell him now, because the third child is now under his nose, and there is nothing wrong with it.

And he also wanted to test Yang Ming's reaction to see if he knew.

Yang Ming was taken aback, frowned, and said, "It's not that Yang You is sick, is elder brother taking care of him? Why is elder brother sick again?"

The officials of the Manchu Dynasty only know this statement at the moment. Before Yang Ming went to the court, he had heard it mentioned by Li Yuan.

Yang Guang sat down slowly, stared at Yang Ming and said, "Actually, your eldest brother is ill, and you don't know about Sun Simiao's entry to Beijing?"

"My son doesn't know," Yang Ming shook his head solemnly, "Since the elder brother is ill, my son begged the queen mother to allow him to visit him."

"There is nothing to visit. I am not seriously ill, but I have no strength." Yang Guang flicked his sleeves and said:
"Now you are returning to Beijing. When Luoyang is completed, I and your mother will go to Luoyang. Do you think I should take you or your elder brother?"

This is such a proposition, Yang Ming would never dare to say that his eldest brother should go to Luoyang, and he should stay in the capital.

So he said: "If the father, the queen, and the queen leave Beijing, the eldest brother must not leave. My son is willing to accompany the father, the queen, and the queen, and go to Luoyang together."

Yang Guang smiled and said, "Why didn't you say that you stayed in Beijing with your elder brother? After all, you just came back from Luoyang, and the side concubine is also pregnant, so it seems inconvenient to leave."

Empress Xiao, who was sitting by the side, kept her head down all the time, not knowing what was going on in her heart.

Yang Ming gritted his teeth fiercely, knelt down and said, "Although I don't know why, I can feel that my father is wary of me."

Yang Guang was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Yang Ming to reply like this, and he was caught off guard.

"Bastard!"

Yang Guang suddenly became furious, stood up and said, "Since ancient times, only sons have deceived fathers, but I have never seen fathers deceive sons. What do you mean, I don't trust my son?"

Yang Ming knelt down and said, "I beg my father to dismiss my son's Youwuwei and Youtunwei generals."

"What a traitor!" Yang Guangda said angrily, "General of the Wei Mansion, you do what you want, and you don't do what you don't want to do? All right, all right, I will accept your request."

Empress Xiao on the side suddenly turned pale with shock, and hurriedly pulled Yang Guang:

"Ming'er just came back, what are you doing? What did the child do wrong, you want to punish him?"

While talking, Empress Xiao cried again: "If you want to get rid of him, you might as well get rid of me."

You woman know what a fart!You gave birth to a good son, showdown with me here.

Yang Guang couldn't bear to push his wife away, pointed at Yang Ming on the ground and cursed: "Get out, get out of here, and you are not allowed to leave Beijing one step from now on."

Yang Ming agreed, then raised his head and said, "Son still hopes to visit elder brother."

"Come on, blow me out," Yang Guang was furious, and ordered the servants on the left and right to take Yang Ming out.

As soon as Yang Ming left, Yang Guang was overjoyed. He hurriedly comforted the queen beside him, and said with a smile:
"Okay, okay, don't cry. It's only natural for a father to teach his son a lesson. When you teach him a lesson in the future, don't interrupt me."

Empress Xiao was stunned, she realized in an instant, she couldn't help giving Yang Guang a small fist, and said in feigned anger:

"Play tricks with your own son, and be careful not to capsize in the future."

Yang Guang sat down with a smile, and said, "I almost turned over today. The third child is too smart. He knows what I want to do, and he probably guessed that the eldest brother is seriously ill. That's fine. Unaware."

Empress Xiao sighed: "Ming'er has always respected Zhao'er the most, and always obeys what he says. Don't mess around. I don't want my son to be like your brothers."

"I don't want that either, that's why I want to beat the third child." Yang Guang leaned on the soft bed and said with a smile, "This kid is too clever. He took the initiative to delegate power and strive for the opportunity to stay in the capital. Since that's the case, I can rest assured." gone."

Empress Xiao also knew in her heart that what her husband did was actually for the sake of his three sons.

The eldest is the crown prince, and the second and third cannot compete, and they can't even think about it, otherwise, the parents are still there, and they can be preserved. If the eldest takes power, it will inevitably be another fratricide.

So in Empress Xiao's view, as long as the second and third children can live safely, it is better than anything else.

"Since you have said everything today and Ming'er has delegated power, can you allow their brothers to meet?" Queen Xiao asked.

Yang Guang shook his head: "No, before the boss recovers, the third child should not even think about stepping into the East Palace. The Imperial Medical Office said that Zhao'er will be able to properly enter the court and participate in politics in just two months. Just wait."

Empress Xiao nodded.

After Yang Ming left the palace, he didn't have any mood swings, just sighed, the boss will die soon.

Yang Zhao, the big brother, was actually very qualified. Yang Ming even thought that if Yang Zhao was not dead, Yang Guang would not be as reckless as in history.

He is the third son of Yang Guang who should have died early, but in history, Yang Guang, the eldest died early, and the second was a waste, which somewhat affected his governing thinking, so that he directly failed in the later period.

It's a pity, Yang Zhao is actually a very suitable crown prince, and if he ascends the throne, he will also be a qualified emperor.

This is because of one person, changed the entire course of history.

Yang Ming knew that his father was suspicious of him, so instead of making false claims, it was better to say it outright. After all, he wanted to stay in the capital, but there were prerequisites for staying in the capital. He could not have military power in his hands, because it would pose a threat to the prince.

Especially since he was also the general of the two governments, and his father followed suit and agreed to his resignation.

Next, Yang Ming has a lot of things to do today. He wants to visit three people, Yang Lihua, Yang Su, and Gao Jiong.

First, he ordered Chen Kui to go home and told the concubine to prepare a generous gift, which he wanted to send to Yang Lihua.

So taking advantage of this gap, he first went to Gao Jiong's mansion.

Everyone is a person with real power in the central government, and they all live on the Jiusan line, not far away.

The housekeeper of Gao's mansion returned with an apologetic face after he entered the mansion, and said to Yang Ming:
"The head of the family is unwell, and it is not suitable to see guests. I hope His Highness will understand."

After all, the other party gave Yang Ming a wink. Seeing this, Yang Ming walked closer and heard the butler say in a very small voice:
"If your Highness wants to meet, you can meet at the backyard of Xuji Pickles in Dongshi at Youshi tomorrow night."

Yang Ming nodded: "Tell Duke Dugu that I will wait for him at the agreed place tomorrow."

Gao Jiong was dismissed this time, and he will never be able to get up again, but Yang Ming does not want to lose such a top strategist in the world, so he will still have a good relationship with Gao Jiong in the future.

Historically, Gao Jiong was killed together with He Ruobi in the third year of Daye, that is, next year.

These two are veterans of the former court, and they are not considered close to the emperor. Yang Guang will definitely not stay, but when that time comes, Yang Ming will definitely do his best to protect them.

If Yang Su hadn't died of illness, the outcome would have been similar to Gao Jiong's.

When the two of them served Yang Jian and Dugu Jialuo, Yang Guang had to flatter them.

Maybe it was because he had some unbearable experiences in front of these two people before, such as flattery, so when Yang Guang saw these two people, he would think of the past and feel upset.

Only when the two of them disappear, Yang Guang's lost self-esteem will be filled to perfection.

This is a process of regaining self-esteem, so it is difficult for Yang Ming to reach the sky if he wants to keep his height.