Emperor Sui Yang

The battle situation in Goguryeo is what the entire Sui Dynasty is paying attention to. The officials in the court are talking about it, and the people in the city are also talking about it.

This year, there is no greater event than the expedition to Goguryeo.

Hundreds of thousands of Guanzhong children left, and every household was burning incense and praying for the safe return of their husband and son. Therefore, recently, Taoist temples and Buddhist temples have the most incense, which is a bustling scene that Yang Ming has never seen since he was born.

As far away as the East Palace, he could vaguely smell the smell of burning incense.

Xue Daoheng was urgently called to Luoyang by Yang Guang to participate in the drafting of the Goguryeo edict, and he came back afterwards and has been teaching Qin Wang Yang Rui to read in the East Palace.

Li Jiancheng was also transferred back to the Ministry of Rites by Yang Ming. He was very happy about the job transfer. He thought Yang Ming was interesting enough and had been caring about him. As soon as Shang Shusheng had a vacancy, he first thought of himself.

"Jinyang Palace has been built. Although I haven't been there, I can conclude from my father's letter that the newly built Jinyang Palace will definitely satisfy His Majesty," Li Jiancheng was in the East Palace, wandering around the back garden with Yang Ming, with a serious expression on his face. spring breeze.

Yang Ming said with a smile: "You have a good name. If it is completed, maybe there will be a big project waiting for you to build in the future."

"No way," Jiancheng said with a smile, "Father knows a little bit about engineering, but I just don't know anything about it."

Yang Ming laughed: "You are quite self-effacing. For engineering, you use skilled craftsmen. With an identity like yours, it's good to be a supervisor. If you have such a lucrative job in the future, will you go?"

"No, no, I really don't want to leave the capital. My family members are all here, and I can't bear the pain of lovesickness." Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "Besides, when I returned to Beijing this time, someone showed me the photo, saying After I come back this time, don't leave again, otherwise I will die when I leave Beijing."

Yang Ming was taken aback, and couldn't help laughing out loud: "Is there still someone who looks at faces like this? They don't talk about future and wealth, they only talk about life and death. You are young, do you love your family so much?"

"That's not true," Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "This person told me after meeting me that if I leave Beijing, I will die young. Only by staying in Daxing can I prolong my life. I don't have any big ambitions. It’s good to save yourself a better job.”

Are you starting to fool me too?Tang Guogong's son, you don't have great ambitions, how can you coax ghosts?Yang Ming laughed and said:
"If you want to gain a firm foothold in Shangshu Province, you still need to go out to experience. Shangshu Province is in charge of state affairs, and local affairs are civil affairs. If you don't know civil affairs, how can you talk about state affairs?"

Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "After being released to Xiangcheng County for two years, I still have a deep understanding of civil affairs. I dare not say that the civil affairs are well-understood. It can be regarded as understanding the people's sentiments."

I have two years of local work experience, that's enough, don't let me go any further.

"Have people from Silitai been to your place in the past two years?" Yang Ming asked.

Jian Jiancheng said: "Of course I have been there. My place is not far from Luoyang, and it can be regarded as the foot of the emperor. People in Silitai will run to me when they are free. I never have free time."

Never have a moment to spare?Then how did you sneak back to see your wife?Yang Ming raised his eyebrows:
"Since you don't want to go to another place, then I won't embarrass you. Don't listen to the words of those sorcerers in the future. Why do you have to die when you leave the capital? You go out of the capital tomorrow, and I'll see if you die."

"That's not what it means," Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "This person said leaving the capital. He can't leave the capital to work and live elsewhere. It's definitely fine to go out and play."

Yang Ming frowned and said, "Do you really believe this?"

Li Jiancheng nodded: "This person is very good at physiognomy, and His Highness knows that our family has always had a good relationship with the Taiyuan Wang family. Do you know this person Wang Wei (kui)?"

Yang Ming nodded: "I used to be a doctor in the Imperial College, and later served as a consultant in the Han Palace to join the army. He should be dead, right?"

"He is indeed dead," Jian Jiancheng said, "After His Royal Highness invaded Jinyang, he committed suicide in the mansion. His wife and children were sent to Lingnan and died on the road. But he ran away and has not been caught so far, guess where he is hiding, Your Highness?"

So Wang Gui is Wang Wei's nephew?
Yang Ming was impressed by Wang Gui. He had worked in the Secretary Province during the Kaihuang period. In history, this person was a minister of the Ministry of Rites during Li Shimin's period, and he was also considered a prime minister.

In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, all eight of them could be regarded as prime ministers, that is, the left and right servants and the six ministers.

Yang Ming was surprised and said, "You know where he went, why didn't you report it to the court?"

Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "There is no need to report it. When you became the crown prince, His Majesty pardoned the world. Wang Gui was included in the pardon. Now he is no longer a sinner."

"Is this because of my favor?" Yang Ming laughed.

Li Jiancheng said: "That's natural, otherwise this kid would never dare to come out of Zhongnan Mountain in his life."

"Just hiding in Zhongnan Mountain?" Yang Ming was stunned.

Li Jiancheng laughed and said: "Isn't that right? He just heard what the fortune-teller said, saying that Zhongnan Mountain is a blessed place in the world. Only by entering the mountain and consolidating a hut can one avoid disaster. In five years, you will be free from crime. Just look at it." , it’s all up to him.”

The crusade against Yang Liang was in the fourth year of Renshou, and Yang Ming's succession to the crown prince was in the fifth year of Daye. Is this really five years?

Blind cat hits dead mouse?Or is there really such a god?

Yang Ming snorted coldly: "So, this physiognomist is suspected of covering up criminal ministers?"

Li Jiancheng was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "What are you fussing about with him?"

Yang Ming smiled, and patted Jiancheng on the shoulder: "What's this person's name, and where is he now?"

Jiancheng said: "This man is from Chengdu, Yizhou. His ancestors served in Liang and Zhou successively. He is also a family of officials. He has no official position at the moment. He was invited by the princess to come to the capital to look at him. His name is Yuan Tiangang."

Yang Ming was dumbfounded, good guy, is it this old boy?
"How old is this person?"

Jiancheng said: "29 years old."

He is still very young, Yang Ming asked, "You mean, he is with the eldest princess right now?"

Li Jiancheng nodded: "Originally in Luoyang, he was brought back to the capital by the warrior Xun and introduced to the eldest princess. This person surnamed Wu has hit his luck. I heard that he is going to marry the eldest girl from Yang Huangmen's family soon."

Yang Huangmen, isn't that just Yang Da, these two really made it?
This year, Mrs. Yang should be 32 years old. She married 12 years earlier than in history. Yang Ming shook his head and smiled wryly. It seems that he helped Wuhua get a Luoyang Cheng, and now he is trying to curry favor with Yang Da.

So, Wu Zetian may be born early?Maybe I can still compete with others in my lifetime?

Little girl, take care of you.

"Are you free now?" Yang Ming asked.

Li Jiancheng hurriedly said: "Your Highness, what are you talking about? You have to drive, I am free at any time."

Yang Ming smiled: "Let's go, follow me to the Princess's mansion, and see who this person really is."

Yang Jian lived to be 65 years old, and Dugu Jialuo lived to be 59 years old. Yang Lihua, the eldest daughter, is also 51 years old this year. For a person of her status, she has everything she needs, and the most important thing is her own longevity.

Live a few more years and enjoy a few more blessings.

So she went to see Yuan Tiangang to see how long she could live. Of course she likes to listen well, but after showing it to Yang Lihua, Yuan Tiangang said something amazing:

"Looking at the life wheel of the eldest princess, the end of life should have been two years ago, which is the fifth year of Daye. At this young age, the eldest princess should have suffered a catastrophe in the West, but it seems that a noble person changed her fate, so the eldest princess has to survive this catastrophe. The west belongs to Geng. Jin, Xinjin, the number is four or nine, and the eldest princess prolongs her life for 13 years, and she should die in 11 years."

Yang Lihua's expression changed immediately, and she looked sullenly at Yang Da's daughter, Yang Shi.

Yang quickly said: "This person speaks like this, he is different from other flatterers, he speaks bluntly, and I hope the eldest princess will forgive me."

I am 51 this year, and in 11 years, I will be 62. I only live to be 62 years old?With Yang Lihua's personality, she was very dissatisfied when she heard such Xiangyu.

But before coming here, Mrs. Yang once mentioned to her Yuan Tiangang's ingenious calculations in the past, all of which came true, and also said that this person dared to say anything.

Does he dare?He dare not, you ask him to interview Yang Guangxiang.

The physiognomy and sorcerers of the Sui Dynasty were basically inherited from the "Book of Changes". There are three volumes of the Book of Changes: "Lianshan", "Gui Zang", and "Zhouyi". , that is, "Book of Changes".

"Book of Changes" was banned in the Sui Dynasty, and it was not allowed to be circulated among the people for private collection.

Yuan Tiangang didn't know where he learned the skill, but he used the 64 hexagrams and 380 four lines in the Book of Changes for divination and fortune-telling.

Yang Lihua pondered for a moment, looked at Yuan Tiangang with a mustache below, and said:

"Is there a nobleman here in this palace? Then tell me who this nobleman is."

Yuan Tiangang said: "The hexagram of the eldest princess is the No. 64 hexagram among the 20 hexagrams. Guan hexagram is the middle and upper hexagram. The observer looks down and looks up. The eldest princess is extremely honorable. Only His Majesty is the one who looks up. I see, this nobleman of yours should be a younger generation of your relatives."

"Junior?" The first thing Yang Lihua thought of was Yang Ming. She was taken aback for a moment, and then fell into deep thought.

After a while, Yang Lihua's expression changed drastically. Two years ago, the west?

Isn't that just Yang Ming admonishing himself not to follow Amoxi on tour?If I didn't go to Zhangye, wouldn't that mean I escaped the disaster of the West?

Now that's all right, Yang Lihua's perception of Yuan Tiangang changed drastically, and she continued:

"Then do you have a way to prolong the life of this palace?"

Yuan Tiangang shook his head: "The number of heaven and earth begins with one and ends at nine. The eldest princess is the figure of the queen mother, occupying the number nine, and the five elements belong to yin, which is incompatible with nine. It is difficult to live long, and the destiny cannot be changed."

Yang Lihua's mood was extremely bad in an instant.

At this time, the maid came to report, and the prince brought Dalang Jianjian from the Duke of Tang's family.

Yang Lihua's eyebrows twitched, and she looked at Yuan Tiangang:
"It's just in time, you might as well give the prince a picture too."

Yuan Tiangang was shocked, and hurriedly said: "The crown prince is the master of the Eastern Green Palace, and the people dare not spy on it, for fear of losing their longevity."

"Oh?" Yang Lihua frowned and said, "What is your life expectancy?"

Yuan Tiangang said honestly: "Shouyuan 84, died in Dongyue."

Hehe, live 20 years longer than me?Yang Lihua twitched her lips: "Zhang Qiu Taiyi, I'll meet the crown prince. Right now, it's fine. You must meet the crown prince today." (End of this chapter)