Emperor Sui Yang

Huang Fenglin was born in Huanggang County, Jiangxia County, that is, Huanggang City, Hubei Province. Huang's family in Huanggang County can be regarded as a family in the past, but Chen Xiaoyi can't do it. family.

But Chen Xiaoyi's mother entered Hedong Pei as a widow. Although she was only a concubine, she was very favored, so Chen Xiaoyi had the opportunity to study in Pei's house.

This kid has a good head and he has a good memory. Although he went to Pei's house with his mother, his stepfather didn't let him change his surname and treated him kindly.

Perhaps because of having a complete and happy childhood, Chen Xiaoyi developed an upright and kind-hearted character, and was well-known among the scholars in the Hedong area.

In fact, what the emperor likes the most is someone like Chen Xiaoyi, who has both loyalty and filial piety, and talent.

The officialdom in the Sui Dynasty was like this, like a spider web, if you hold one end, you can connect to the other. Huang Fenglin and the Jiangling Shen family are relatives, and the Shen family is attached to Yang Ming.

Chen Xiaoyi is more or less a half of Pei's son, and Yang Ming is Hedong Pei's son-in-law.

It's so late, Chen Xiaoyi hasn't slept yet, it's not because she's dealing with official business, but because she has diarrhea and can't sleep.

When he saw Yang Ming, he was also surprised:
"I don't know if His Highness came to my humble house late at night, what orders do you have?"

After Yang Ming sat down, he smiled and said, "I can't talk about orders, I just want to talk to you casually."

"Your Highness, please speak, I will listen with all your ears," Chen Xiaoyi said.

Yang Ming took a look around the room, and said slowly, "Your mother isn't in the capital?"

Although Chen Xiaoyi was a little puzzled by Yang Ming's opening remarks, she still answered honestly:
"Aniang is not in good health, and she can't bear the long-distance fatigue, and she doesn't want to come to the capital. Old people don't like to leave their hometown."

Yang Ming nodded: "I heard that your stepfather died ten years ago, did you send him away?"

"Yes, stepfather's two sons died young. As stepson, I am grateful for the kindness of nurturing, so I will take care of the funeral," Chen Xiaoyi said.

Yang Ming said with a smile: "I often hear Fang Xuanling say that you are a filial person, and your salary is sent back to your hometown every year to take care of your mother-in-law, but you yourself are very poor, and your daily meals are also provided by the public?"

To put it bluntly, eating and drinking are all in the government office, eating the big pot of rice in the imperial city.

"Your Highness also saw it when he came in. I only have four servants," Chen Xiaoyi said, "If you don't be more frugal, you won't even be able to support these four."

Yang Ming nodded: "Since that's the case, you won't be able to go back to worship your ancestors this year, so who should be in charge of the family?"

"I also have a younger brother who lives in Hedong and takes care of my mother. He is an adult now, so he can preside over it on his behalf," Chen Xiaoyi said.

His younger brother, whose surname is Pei, is his half-brother.

Yang Ming nodded and said, "Yang Yue changed his way to worship his ancestors halfway back to Beijing. What do you think of this matter?"

"It is in line with human relations, but not in line with legal principles," Chen Xiaoyi said: "If Yang Zhongshu did not bear the will of the Taimiao sacrifice, then there is nothing wrong with this matter, but since there is an imperial order, he must not confuse superiority and inferiority."

Yang Ming asked curiously:
"Then, should legal principles come first or human relationships come first? Xunzi said: "The one who is holy, the one who perfects morality, the one who is king, the one who controls everything, and the one who perfects both, is enough to be the best in the world. Filial piety Do you think His Majesty is a saint or a king?"

"Your Majesty is naturally a sage." Chen Xiaoyi probably guessed what Yang Ming wanted to do: "However, etiquette comes first, and Yang Zhongshu surpasses etiquette first and then transgresses the law. Human relations should not be used to excuse his crime."

Yang Ming smiled and said, "So, filial piety means that legal principles come first and human relations come second?"

"That's not the case. It needs to be judged on a case-by-case basis. People have five ethics, loyalty, filial piety, brotherhood, forbearance, and kindness. Loyalty comes first, and filial piety comes last. Yang Zhongshu puts filial piety instead of loyalty, and that's his crime," Chen Xiaoyi said.

It seems that you are a dull person, that is, a stinky scholar who has read sage books and used them to do things but is useless. The meaning of my words is already obvious, you are out of the way.

You can't argue with him like this, otherwise he can argue with you for a day,
So Yang Ming nodded: "I asked Yang Yue, he didn't go to worship his ancestors, but Yang Xuanzong, what do you think of filial piety?"

Chen Xiaoyi was taken aback for a moment, dumbfounded.

He is very smart, although he is a fool, he has a good brain, so he understands that King Qin wants to use peaches instead of plums to exonerate Yang Yue.

Before he could speak, Yang Ming said again: "Don't think that I'm exonerating Yang Yue. I'll find out whether he's gone or not. Of course I won't believe what his family says, but I don't allow him to be rumored." slander."

"Naturally, we need to find out," Chen Xiaoyi was already breaking out in a cold sweat, and the meaning of his warning was already obvious.

Yang Ming sighed: "My filial piety disappoints me very much. I thought you were the most filial person, but now it seems that it is just a false name. Your filial piety is filial piety, and Yang Yue's filial piety is a crime?"

Chen Xiaoyi was stunned, and immediately blushed. In fact, he also knew that Yang Yue worshiped his ancestors.

This kind of thing is a matter of turning a blind eye and closing one eye, but Pei Ji has already been exposed, what can you do?You can only pursue this behavior from the perspective of the emperor.

"I'm just a commoner, and I was able to become an official because of the grace of God. I hope His Highness can understand my difficulties," Chen Xiaoyi said helplessly.

Yang Ming sneered and shook his head: "This king is wrong, you just haven't seen me tonight."

After all, Yang Ming got up and was about to leave.

Chen Xiaoyi was immediately entangled, he knew how to be grateful, without Fang Xuanling, he would not have the opportunity to become the Juren of Hedong County, and without King Qin, Fang Xuanling would not be qualified to recommend him.

After all, without King Qin, there would be no him.

So he hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, please stop. Even if I have the intention to help you with Yang Zhongshu's matter, you are still a person who is soft-spoken after all. If the other three don't let go, I can't support myself alone?"

Yang Ming ignored him at all, and walked straight away without stopping.

This made Chen Xiaoyi very frustrated, feeling that he had completely offended King Qin today.

Yang Ming wanted to create this sense of crisis for the other party, because in this way, the other party would make a choice. If Chen Xiaoyi made a wrong choice, Yang Ming would find an opportunity to deal with him in the future.

If someone offends him and he doesn't repay, then no one is afraid to offend him.

At the court meeting the next day, Yang Yue directly fought Pei Ji in Wanchun Palace.

Yang Yue's performance made many people really think that Pei Ji was slandering him. Only a few people knew that Yang Yue's acting skills were already proficient, and you couldn't figure out whether it was true or not.

I saw him bursting into anger, blowing his beard and staring, rolled up his sleeves, raised a few tables and threw them at Pei Ji:

"Zizi of the Pei family, how dare you spread rumors and slander?"

"I have some physical evidence, how can Zhongshu turn black and white?" Pei Ji dodged in a hurry, not daring to fight back.

How old is Pei Jicai?From the sixth rank, Yang Yue is the boss of the internal history department of the third rank, and also a close minister of the emperor, so Pei Ji can only hide.

Yang Ming was completely silent about this, as if he was watching a play, his posture caused no one to go up to try to persuade him to fight.

It wasn't until Pei Ji's forehead was bleeding that Yang Ming raised his hand and said calmly:
"Okay, okay, is it Yang Zhongshu who is lying, or Pei Ji didn't figure it out, and sent someone to investigate thoroughly, wouldn't there be a result? You two don't want to fight each other in court."

Is it a fight?This was clearly a unilateral beating, and now anyone could see that Yang Ming was favoring Yang Yue.

Only then did Yang Yue let go, and saluted Yang Ming: "Please send someone to investigate thoroughly, and return my innocence."

"It's natural," Yang Ming nodded, and looked at Guan Wang Yang Xiong:

"Guan Wang thinks, who should be sent to investigate this matter?"

Yang Xiong didn't understand Yang Ming's meaning all of a sudden, after thinking about it, he tentatively said:

"Yang Zhongshu is a third-rank official. We need to be cautious in selecting candidates for investigation. According to the system, the third division should investigate. What do you think, Your Highness?"

"Inappropriate!" Yang Ming frowned and said, "Yang Zhongshu shoulders the important task of offering sacrifices to the Taimiao, and the three divisions will conduct a joint trial, which will miss the important event of offering sacrifices."

That's right, no matter how big it is, it's not as big as offering sacrifices to the Taimiao, right?Yang Xiong understood now, so he said:

"Then I'll be in charge."

Yang Ming nodded: "Then it will be Laoguan Wang. You are responsible for this matter. The matter was reported by the Yushitai. Then the Yushitai will also send someone. Let Huang Fenglin assist in the investigation."

Huang Fenglin also got up and said: "I will definitely assist King Guan to investigate this matter thoroughly."

It's over. Chen Xiaoyi, who was sitting at the bottom, couldn't help swallowing. It seemed that he was abandoned?

This made him very flustered.

There was no time to think about it, so Chen Xiaoyi also hurriedly got up:
"I invite you to assist in the investigation together."

As soon as this person appeared, Yang Yue was dumbfounded. This kid is famous for being upright. He even quarreled with Su Wei earlier, and was praised by His Majesty as being loyal and upright. If he gets involved, it will be bad for him.

But Yang Ming nodded and said:

"The filial piety is upright and the law is strict. With your cooperation, the king is more at ease."

Now, Yang Yue felt relieved, because Yang Ming dared to nod his head, which meant that he had already taken care of it in private. It's amazing, even this rigid and dogmatic nerd can make sense?
And Pei Ji, who was still flustered at first, felt relieved, he thought that Chen Xiaoyi's volunteering was doing him a favor.

At this time, Yang Ming turned his gaze to Pei Ji, and the history books proved that this person is a guy who picks his own way and is unreliable.

It was he and Li Shimin who encouraged Li Yuan to rebel.

"Blood splattered in the hall, what's the matter? Wipe off all the blood on the ground."

What can Pei Ji say?He could only break his teeth and swallow into his stomach, clutching his forehead that was still bleeding, took out the cloth towel in his arms and began to wipe the ground with an aggrieved expression.

No one would speak for him, because speaking for him would be to offend Yang Yue.

Facts have proved time and again that those who offend Yang Yue have no good fruit to eat.

On the surface of this incident, Yang Ming will exonerate Yang Yue, but secretly, he will secretly report to Yang Guang, but he will never say that Yang Yue is going to worship his ancestors, but just adding some new soil to Yang Su's grave along the way. .

This is called making a big event into a small one. If you read the public report and Yang Ming’s secret report together, Yang Guang will definitely think that the facts should be what Yang Ming said, but they were magnified by the people at Yushitai. .

Yang Ming did this to protect Yang Yue and prevent his father from being suspicious of him.

If Yang Yue's case was simply overturned, Yang Guang would have gone to hell if he didn't doubt it.

When you treat others as fools, the real fool is you.