Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 519 The Ultimate Goal
After Yang Ming came in, the first thing he looked at was Mrs. Yang.

This woman is very good-looking, and she has the aura of being a monk. To put it bluntly, she doesn't eat the fireworks of the world.

People who have practiced for a long time are all in this tone. Ordinary people call it immortal energy. In fact, they move less and worry less, so that their body movements and facial expressions tend to be monotonous.

"I've seen Your Highness," Yang said as he stood up and said goodbye.

Yang Ming didn't know this woman's boudoir name, but now she gave herself a Buddhist name, Yang Miaozhi.

Yang Ming said with a smile, "There is no need to be strict with one another, how should we talk about our seniority?"

"Your Highness should be a concubine's cousin," Yang Miaozhi said with a smile.

Yang Jian is Yang Xiong's patriarch, that is to say, Yang Jian is Yang Xiong's father's ancestral brother, so Yang Xiong and Yang Guang belong to the same generation, and Yang Miaozhi and Yang Ming belong to the same generation.

In the Sui Dynasty, women who were not out of the court also claimed to be concubines, called concubines who were not named, that is, unmarried.

Yang Ming smiled and said, "At my aunt's place, let's call her family."

Yang Miaozhi nodded with a smile. She had a good impression of Yang Ming, because he also knew who got Wuhua's Dong Ducheng, besides, her uncle Yang Xiong and father Yang Da were very close to the prince, and Yan Xiaotang was her niece.

After Li Jiancheng greeted Yang Lihua and Yang Miaozhi first, he looked at Yuan Tiangang very politely:
"Mr. Yuan, let's meet again."

Yuan Tiangang has been secretly looking at Yang Ming since he came in, and when he heard Jiancheng saying hello, he quickly smiled and said:
"Hello, son."

Young Master, this is not called casually. The son of a public official is called a young master. In some dynasties, only the son of a prime minister can be called this. Until the Song Dynasty, the son of a wealthy family or a young man with a little knowledge could also be called this, which is considered to lower the status of a young man.

In the Sui Dynasty, only the son of a duke was a son.

Yang Ming sat down beside Yang Lihua, and glanced at a plate of fried beans beside him.

Your family really loves to eat this. If you eat too much of this stuff, you will have gallstones.

"Auntie, don't eat fried beans often, just satisfy your craving once in a while," Yang Ming said with a smile.

Yang Lihua nodded, and very persuasively ordered the maid to bring down the fried beans, which surprised Yang Ming.

Do people listen to advice like this when they are old?

At this time, Yang Ming had the opportunity to look at Yuan Tiangang:
"I heard that Mr. is good at fortune-telling. Gu Te came to see him. It seems that you have also met my cousin, right?"

Yang said with a smile in advance: "After the meeting, the master said that I was extremely precious, but my fate was met by a malevolent star. My fortune has changed. I should be a woman as soon as possible to avoid being chased by the malevolent star."

Is it so mysterious?Yang Ming jokingly said: "I heard that my cousin and Wu Hua's son, uh."

Yang Miaozhi was not shy at all, and said bluntly: "I have promised to marry a martial artist, has the crown prince seen him in Luoyang?"

Yang Ming shook his head: "I've seen Wu Hua, but I haven't seen Shi Xun."

"He's in the guest room in the front yard now," Yang Miaozhi was implying to Yang Ming, let's meet and see, after all, he will be your relative in the future, and I still count on you to take care of him.

Who is Yang Ming, why can't he understand the meaning in the other party's words, he is surprised:
"Since the cousin has promised to marry, she is one of my own, why is it in the front yard?"

"I don't see outsiders here," Yang Lihua said with a smile, "but right now he's not considered an outsider, let him in."

The maid then went down to call for someone.

At this time, Yang Lihua turned her head to look at Yang Ming, and said, "This Mr. Yuan has also been seen by Samurai Xun. Guess what?"

What else can I say?He was supposed to be the queen's father, but he met an evil star, so he must be gone now, so I am that evil star?
Yang Ming said with a smile: "To be favored by my cousin should be extremely fatal. Because girls are expensive, there must be noble girls in the family."

Yang Lihua was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look at Yang Miaozhi and Yuan Tiangang who were also stunned.

"Let you guess, I'm playing with you, you really guessed right?" Yang Lihua looked incredible.

Yang Ming pretended to be stupid and said: "Is it hard to guess? What is the origin of the warrior Xun? Isn't it a good fortune to marry my great Sui clan? Aren't his children the cousin's children? Naturally, they are dignified."

"Then how did you guess it was the noble daughter, not the noble son?" Yang Lihua asked in surprise.

Yang Ming said with a smile: "Cousin is an aristocrat, and warriors are expensive because of their daughters. It is difficult for a son to inherit wealth, so it can only be a girl."

"It's generally not bad," Yuan Tiangang sighed, "I didn't expect the prince to be good at physiognomy."

"Haha." Yang Lihua said with a smile: "This good nephew, Ben Gong, has often traveled to the secretary's province since he was a child. He has studied a lot and has extraordinary knowledge. It will be beneficial to build it."

Li Jiancheng hurriedly said: "It's true, the prince is no different from a heaven and a man in my heart."

At this time, the samurai Xun was brought in.

Yang Ming's attention was instantly attracted by this person, my God, no wonder Yang Miaozhi was willing to marry, Yang Ming had only seen this kind of appearance and temperament in Pei Ju.

"It's really extraordinary for a businessman to have such a bearing," Yang Ming said in admiration.

Yang Miaozhi was overjoyed in an instant: "The prince praises you, and I don't want to thank you."

The warrior Xun said politely, "I have met the prince."

Yang Ming smiled and nodded, motioning for the other party to sit down.

This man is tall and has a great temperament, which makes people look very pleasing to the eye. Wu Zetian probably inherited his father's appearance, otherwise Li Zhi would not dare to take such a big risk and sleep with his father's woman.

"Existing official position?" Yang Ming asked.

The warrior Xun replied: "His Royal Highness, I will serve as Jincao in Wannian County."

At this moment, Yang's eyes turned to Yang Ming.

Samurai Xun was able to go to Wannian County because of Yang Xiong and Jing Zhaoyin. With the strength of Yang Xiong and Yang Da, he could have made better arrangements, but Samurai Xun's background was really bad, he was in the timber business.

The yamen at all levels in the imperial city are watched by the children of many aristocratic families. If you let a businessman in, it will cause public outrage. Yang Xiong doesn't want to provoke criticism.

But if it was arranged by Yang Ming, no one would dare to say anything.

Yang Ming kept silent, just nodded with a smile. He could see what Yang meant, but if you don't ask me, I won't take the initiative to help, otherwise my help would be too worthless.

"Shi Yi has been familiar with classics since he was a child, and he has learned a lot." Seeing that Yang Ming didn't speak, Yang Miaozhi had no choice but to say:

"The Wu family put in a lot of effort to build the Eastern Capital. My uncle wanted to give Shi Xun an honor, but at that time Chugong Yang Su strongly opposed it. He used Shi Xun's family status to make things happen, so it couldn't be done."

Family status?Where did he come from?
Yang Ming nodded: "Gongren used to be in charge of the official department, didn't you mention it to him?"

Yang Gongren is Yang Miaozhi's cousin, and Yang Ming deliberately mentioned the Ministry of Officials, implying that the other party should not think about honors, just find a better official position.

Yang Miaozhi said: "I am the daughter of the clan, marrying someone without honor is not considered a match, my cousin Gongren can't control Feng Xun."

"I can't control it either," Yang Ming said with a smile.

Yang Miaozhi hurriedly said: "The crown prince is self-effacing, you have the right to oversee the country, if you ask your majesty to confer titles and honors, your majesty will not reject it."

"Just help me out," Yang Lihua persuaded from the side, "You can't let her marry a commoner, can you?"

Yang Ming looked puzzled: "In the current expedition ahead, many soldiers have died in other places, and they still can't get a little shade. At this juncture, it is not appropriate to give the Lord to people outside the army. It is really unreasonable. When the soldiers in the front come back, they will get angry."

Yang Lihua knew that what Yang Ming said was right. At this moment, if one wanted to be awarded a lord, he would be awarded a lord among the army, and those who had made no contribution would be given a honour. When the soldiers on the front line returned with their achievements, it would be impossible not to get emotional.

At that time, the military would be very powerful, and the emperor and prince would have to take care of other people's emotions. Maybe it would be a disaster to bestow honors on warriors.

In front of outsiders, it was inconvenient for Yang Lihua to speak clearly, so she gave Yang Miaozhi a calm look.

Yang Miaozhi sighed inwardly, no longer insisting.

Seeing it, Yang Ming signaled Jiancheng and Yuan Tiangang to go out first, and then continued after the two left:
"East Liaodong used troops, Shandong civil uprising, dethroned the ambassador Zhang Xutuo, worked hard and made great achievements, and still has no honor. Although the clan can consider it at its discretion, but now is not the time. If you want to be honored, you have to make a contribution."

Yang Miaozhi was taken aback for a moment, and asked curiously: "Scholar Yi doesn't know how to lead the army, how can he contribute?"

Yang Lihua was scheming, knowing that the next answer would be best for her to speak for Yang Ming, so she said:
"It's nothing more than spending money and effort. The expeditionary army, the logistics are safe for the time being, but Zhang Xutuo in Shandong is currently stretched. People who know the righteousness, such as Yang Xuangan, have lent 30 shi of grain. Dugu's family is also helping in secret. Only by sharing the worries of the country and the king can we enjoy the honor of the world. Scholars should understand this truth in the future, so the prosperity of their children and grandchildren will not be a problem."

The warrior Xun instantly understood the meaning, and hurriedly got up and said: "The family has a small fortune, and I am willing to share the worries for Your Majesty."

That's right, Yang Ming smiled and nodded.

Yang Miaozhi curled her lips, I am a clan, so I have to spend money to ask for an honor for my future husband?
She had no idea how valuable the future lord would be. Yang Guang didn't intend to confer it without great merit, and so did Yang Ming.

Yang Jian sealed the Lord, that is a helpless move, do you think he wants to seal it?

The lords who are currently occupying the latrines in Da Sui are gone. After these people die, whether their descendants can inherit it is uncertain.

Anyway, it's just one thing, you have no credit, and you are useless to the emperor. Want to eat the treasury for nothing?no way!
Yang Miaozhi didn't have much money, and it's not that Yang Da didn't have a son, but the warrior Xun was really rich, because his family also supplied the wood for Jinyang Palace, and made a lot of money.

Of course, in the Sui Dynasty, merchants made money with a small capital and little profit, which was far incomparable with the rich and powerful. They also had no social status and looked at people's faces everywhere. The samurai Xun and his family also wanted to use Yang Da to stand up and sing, and to achieve class leapfrogging.

It's like Yun Dingxing's daughter became Yang Yong's concubine, and she turned around completely.

Once a businessman becomes bigger and stronger, he will think about entering the system, and that is the ultimate goal.

(End of this chapter)