Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 285
East Palace,

Guan Wang Yang Xiong, Hejian Wang Yang Hong, Minister of the Ministry of War Duan Wenzhen, the prince's right guard Wei Baoluan, Qian Niu Bei's body Wei Kuangbo, Qian Niu Bei's body Wei Ting, are all there.

Wei Ting is still keeping his filial piety, but today he entered the palace by order, and Yang Guang gave him a title, Duke of Wannian County.

Wannian County is Jingzhao Wei's hometown, Wei Chong was only a Marquis of Angu County when he was alive, and he is considered a descendant of Fuyin after his death.

After meeting the emperor, Wei Ting went back to the East Palace. He had to continue to ask for leave to serve his father Wei Chong for three years.

In fact, in the Sui Dynasty, after one year of filial piety, you would find a way to come back and continue to work. Otherwise, if it takes too long, your position will be taken up by others, and you may not be able to find a place when you come back.

The prince already knew about the dead man in the canal. He knew it from the princess, not Changsun Chi. Regarding the secret report, Changsun Chi didn't dare to say it because Yang Guang refused to let it go.

Yang Zhao invited Yang Xiong and Yang Hong over today to discuss this matter.

"Although the sixteen strategies were put forward by the King of Qin, His Majesty agreed to carry them out. It is really unbelievable not to use any of them," Yang Xiong sighed.

The current crown prince, Yang Zhao, has not yet recovered from his illness, but the state affairs are too serious, so he can only support his body and start to handle some government affairs in the East Palace.

After Yang Guang knew about it, he was very happy, and strictly ordered the Imperial Medical Office to take care of him day and night, so as not to neglect it.

In fact, Yang Zhao was already wary of his second son, Yang Hao. The wind on the side of the pillow is really powerful sometimes, especially when Yang Zhao is seriously ill. two younger brothers.

The third child is fairly well-behaved, but the second child is too arrogant now.

Yang Zhao looked at Duan Wenzhen, the Minister of War with a sneer, and said, "Did he really give grandson Chi a gift?"

"Yes," Duan Wenzhen nodded and said, "The Crown Princess also knew about this matter. I thought it was because His Highness would be distracted, so I didn't tell you."

Yang Zhao chuckled, "He doesn't care about Gu's opinion at all, my man, what do you mean by him going to flatter you?"

"The grandson of the chairman will be back later, His Highness can ask him carefully," Duan Wenzhen said.

Yang Zhao nodded: "After the third child comes out of Yong'an Palace, send someone to stop him and bring him to me."

"Yes."

Today's discussion in the East Palace is about the canal. In fact, since Luoyang earlier, Yang Guang deliberately delegated power to let the eldest son experience more in handling government affairs.

Facts have proved that with the cooperation of the prince and King Qin, although the construction period was delayed, Tokyo Construction has done a very good job in other aspects.

Yang Zhao felt at ease with the third son, Yang Ming, because when building Luoyang, what the third son was thinking in his heart was not at all how to meet the construction deadline so as to win the favor of his father, but how to reduce the number of deaths.

But the second child is completely opposite.

Among the three brothers, Yang Zhao knew his father the best, so he knew that no matter how dead people were on Yang Hao's side, as long as he could finish the work ahead of schedule, he would definitely be favored by his father, and he felt that he was capable of doing things.

This kid was too anxious to climb up.
Give Yang Xiong a gift, and give Chang Sun Chi a gift, why?Does he think I'm dying?
Under the influence of people around him, Yang Zhao has already started to feel disgusted with Yang Hao.

At this time, Chang Sun Chi came back from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. After sitting down, he said:
"Your Majesty is suppressing this matter. There have been rumors in the capital recently, but there was no movement at the court meeting. I think His Majesty should have greeted Yushitai."

Yang Zhao said in a deep voice, "What did the second brother say when he gave you the gift?"

The eldest grandson said in a daze, "I have already explained this to the Crown Princess in detail, doesn't Your Highness know?"

"I know, but I'm just asking you again, is there any omission that I haven't elaborated on?" Yang Zhao said.

Changsun Chi nodded: "There is no omission. At the beginning, the minister Liu Jianzhi, the king of Qi, came to look for him, saying that the king of Qi wanted to ensure the recruitment of civilians and the supply of food and grass. The minister's answer at the time was that this It is a matter of duty, please tell King Qi to rest assured, there is nothing else other than this."

"It's understandable," Yang Hong said from the side: "Wei Shangshu passed away, King Qi was worried that the Ministry of Civil Affairs would make mistakes in guarantee, so he greeted his eldest grandson in advance to ensure the progress of the project, and it seemed that there was no problem."

Yang Xiong shook his head aside and said: "Why is there no problem? The eldest grandson belongs to the prince, should he say hello to the prince first? Even if he can't see the prince, can't he ask someone to tell him? Doesn't King Qi find it troublesome? "

It is because there are too many people like Yang Xiong blowing the wind that Yang Zhao is now wary of his two younger brothers.

If he was in good health, he wouldn't have to worry about his two younger brothers posing a threat to him, but right now, he had to guard against it.

"As expected, the second brother rushed to catch up with the construction period, just to please the emperor." Yang Zhao sneered and said, "When the third child had anything to do when building Tokyo, he would discuss it with me first. There is no need to discuss with Gu."

Yang Hong also heard Prince Qi's dissatisfaction, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness is serious, your body is gradually recovering, and you will be in court soon. King Qi must not have the guts."

Duan Wenzhen also said aside: "No matter how King Qi caters to His Majesty, it is useless. His Majesty's dissatisfaction with King Qi is not recent. On the other hand, King Qin has to guard against it. He must not be allowed to leave Beijing in recent years."

Yang Xiong frowned and said: "As far as I know, King Qin has no intention of leaving the capital. The two generals of the guards have already given up. Doesn't that mean he is loyal to the crown prince?"

"The King of Qin is different from the King of Qi," Duan Wenzhen shook his head and said, "For fear of keeping a low profile, don't everyone think that Su Wei and Niu Hongming are all biased towards the King of Qin both secretly and secretly? These two people have too much influence in the court."

Yang Xiong said: "This matter is easy to handle, as His Highness said just now, let's wait for King Qin to come and try him. If he agrees, we can rest assured on King Qin's side for the time being."

Duan Wenzhen nodded: "It is possible, if he hesitates a little, His Highness must not trust him in the future."

Yang Zhao pondered for a while, then nodded.

After the court meeting was over, Yang Ming went to Yong'an Palace to pay his respects to his mother.

During the court meeting, Yang Guang really asked about Shi Wanbao. Yang Ming just said that seeing Shi Wanbao's bravery, he came up with the idea of ​​recruiting him.

Empress Xiao ate wine with her son and said with a smile:

"So, you recruited Shi Wanbao because Shi Wansui greeted you?"

Yang Ming nodded and said: "Yes, this was also decided after discussion between Shi Wansui and the minister, because Shi Wanbao has no official position in the military mansion and has become an idler, so Shi Wansui hopes that the minister can find a job for his younger brother. way out."

Empress Xiao couldn't help laughing and said: "You child is too careful, some trivial things are worthy of A Niang to tell you? Shi Wanbao is not some kind of person?"

Yang Ming smiled wryly and said, "The matter discussed between my son and Shi Wansui must not be said at the court meeting. Isn't this tantamount to deceiving the emperor? That's why I asked the queen mother to tell my father so that my father would not blame my son for lying."

"No, don't worry, your father won't blame you for such a trivial matter," Empress Xiao laughed.

Yang Ming begged bitterly: "Mother, why don't you mention it to Father?"

"Okay, okay, I will definitely tell you," Empress Xiao shook her head and smiled.

After the mother and son chatted for a while, Yang Ming resigned and left.

As soon as he left Yong'an Palace, he was stopped by an eunuch, saying that the prince had invited him.

The boss has been handling government affairs in the East Palace for two consecutive days, but he did not attend the court meeting.

Yang Ming also proposed to his father and queen mother that he hoped to go to the East Palace to meet the prince, but Yang Guang neither agreed nor refused.

Now that the prince is invited, he can naturally go.

"Lead the way!"

So he held his hem and ran towards the East Palace.

"Brother!"

It was the first time in half a year that we hadn't seen Qianqiu Palace. When Yang Ming saw Yang Zhao again, he was very excited.

Although there are some traces of acting, there is also a feeling of pity for the other party. After all, Yang Zhao is dying, and Yang Zhao has always been very good to him.

When Yang Zhao saw his own younger brother, he was also very enthusiastic, beckoning to his side and saying:

"Give up your seat to my brother."

Hearing this, Yang Xiong quickly moved his butt, giving up the nearest position to Yang Zhao.

After Yang Ming sat down, he didn't say anything, just looked at Yang Zhao with a smile.

Yang Zhao couldn't help laughing and said, "What are you looking at? Do you think your elder brother is getting more and more heroic?"

Yang Ming bowed his head sadly: "Brother was injured by the disease, and now he is very haggard. My brother is heartbroken to hear that."

"Haha." Yang Zhao smiled, and everyone followed suit, and the atmosphere in Qianqiu Hall was harmonious for a while.

Yang Zhao stretched out his arm, and patted Yang Ming's shoulder vigorously a few times:

"Don't worry, if you keep it for a while, you will recover."

Then, under Yang Zhao's advance arrangement, Yang Hong and others told about the dead man in the canal, but they didn't say where they heard it.

Yang Xiong looked at Yang Ming and asked, "Has His Royal Highness the King of Qin heard about this recently?"

"Yes." Yang Ming nodded and said, "I've also heard about the uproar about the biography of the master of the capital."

Yang Xiong asked again: "Since Your Highness knows about it, why didn't you bring it up to His Majesty at the court meeting?"

Yang Ming was stunned: "You know it too, why didn't you mention it? Qi Wang has long disliked me, and if I make trouble at this time, people may not recognize me as a younger brother when they come back."

The corner of Yang Zhao's mouth curled up, but he didn't speak.

Duan Wenzhen at the side pretended to Yang Zhao and said: "Someone has to bring this matter up, otherwise in the long run, I don't know how many people will die. King Qi doesn't care about people's hearts, but His Highness has nothing to lose."

Yang Zhao nodded, looked at Yang Ming and said, "They dare not mention it because they have taboos. Brother Ming has a special status, so he can mention it."

"Your brother can't do this," Yang Ming said with a bitter face, "Even though my second brother and I have had a rift recently, I can't make trouble at this time. You might as well trust your second brother secretly and ask him to restrain himself. How does the second brother deal with himself?"

Yang Zhao nodded and smiled. The third child didn't make trouble, after all, he still missed the brotherhood, which made him feel relieved a lot.

Because if the third child dared to take this opportunity to deal with the second child, he would dare to deal with him in the future. This was what he was worried about, and he didn't want it to be like this.

After several people discussed this matter, Yang Hong suddenly said:

"After Liu Bian took office as secretary and supervisor last year, His Majesty still hasn't found a suitable candidate for Prince Xianma. I have a candidate here, but I don't know if the prince will like it."

Yang Zhao smiled and said, "Tell me and listen."

"The Shaoqing of Honghe Temple, Su Kui," Yang Hong said.

Yang Zhao couldn't help laughing and said, "Su Kui? Prince Xian and Ma are all highly respected people, Su Kui is only in his thirties, how can he be competent?"

At this time, Yang Ming suddenly said: "My brother thinks it is very suitable."

Everyone was stunned.

Yang Zhao's original intention was to test Yang Ming and see what kind of relationship he had with Su Wei. If Yang Ming had something to do with Su Wei, he would definitely not be willing to let Su Kui enter the East Palace.

Because when Su Kui came, it meant that Su Wei would turn into a princeling and dismantle the relationship between Yang Ming and Su Wei.

Yang Zhao said with a smile, "Why did brother Ming say that?"

Yang Ming was honest enough, he directly told the exchange between himself and Su Wei in front of everyone.

At the beginning, he hoped that Su Wei would arrange Chen Shuda into Shangshu Province, and Su Wei in turn hoped that Yang Ming would recommend his son to be Hongluqing.

Now that the prince is interested, is it better to be a prince Xianma than Hongluqing?Yang Ming is also going with the flow.

After everyone listened to it, they also burst into laughter. Yang Ming spoke out such a secret behind-the-scenes transaction so happily that everyone in the East Palace was no longer wary of him.

Of course, Yang Xiong didn't have it from the beginning.

Sincerity is the ultimate skill, Yang Zhao is also grinning from ear to ear, the third child really hasn't changed, he never hides from me.

So he nodded and smiled:
"According to brother Ming's intention, I will ask for someone directly from the emperor. Let Su Kui come to the East Palace, and say that it was recommended by brother Ming, so that brother Ming can make up for this favor."

As he spoke, Yang Zhao glanced at the crowd, and couldn't help but say:
"Don't spread the word about this."

"Yes, yes, of course," everyone laughed and nodded.

(End of this chapter)