Emperor Sui Yang

The examinations at the Huqi Mansion school grounds were still going on, and although there were not many people who could become spectators, the excitement there quickly spread throughout the capital.

After all, martial arts are popular among the people, and their physical strength is strong. It's just a martial arts competition. Even Yang Ming himself has been watching.

But Yang Ming will not go to watch, because the final outstanding players will enter the hall, and he will personally assess them.

On this day, the first person who won all ten battles appeared, Cheng Yaojin.

Originally, he had already gone back with Zhang Xutuo, but the imperial court's scientific examination started again, and the higher-ups said hello, no matter the origin, he can recommend it to the higher authorities. Zhang Xutuo's influence covers Shandong anyway, and he still has this ability. So I recommended three at one go, Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji, and Cheng Yaojin.

Among them, Shan Xiongxin, a poor family, descendant of Shan Kuang, the prefect of Jiyin in the Eastern Han Dynasty, how many years have passed since the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Great Sui Dynasty, and the family is still a big family in the local area. But today, when Zhang Xutuo pacified Shandong, he spent money to recruit a group of bandits to help put down the rebellion, and was appreciated by Zhang Xutuo. He was young, 27 years old.

Xu Shiji, from a poor family, was born in the Xu family of Gaoping Beizu Shangfang. They are not Taoists. Their family is in the same county as Shan Xiongxin, and their power is stronger than Shan Xiongxin. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, their ancestors were all high-ranking officials. Xu Tuo's opportunity to raise people in the fight against the rebellion.

For Cheng Yaojin, let's not talk about his father being an official in the Sui Dynasty, or that the governor of Jeju has been an official for generations.

Humble family, in ancient times, specifically refers to a family with a low family background. In later generations, this term refers to a poor family.

But the poor families in ancient times were not poor at all, they were just the landlord class with weakened political power.

Cheng Yaojin also has friends in the capital, Zhang Xutuo's son Zhang Yuanbei, Zhang Yuanbei is now the crown prince Qianniu Bei, who happens to be by Yang Rui's side, so he introduced Cheng Yaojin to Yang Rui.

And Shan Xiongxin and Xu Shiji came with Cheng Yaojin, and under the recommendation of Zhang Yuanbei, they also had the opportunity to meet the current King of Qin.

Yang Rui simply settled them all in Jinyang Tower, taking care of the food and drink. Of course, when Yang Rui went to the school grounds these days, he would always invite Wei Gui to go with him, and the friendship between the two also quickly heated up.

This is the case in the Sui Dynasty. Girls look at boys, not by their character and appearance, but by their family background. You can't say that they are philistines. That's the way it is. The right family has lasted for thousands of years, and it is still the case in later generations.

Civil servants don't like selling vegetables in the vegetable market.

If Wei Gui only met Li Shimin, he would think that marrying such a person would be very good, but if Yang Rui is placed next to Li Shimin, then Li Shimin will not meet in an instant.

Because of Wei Gui's relationship, a group of juniors from the Wei family also joined Yang Rui's cavalry ranks, following Yang Rui's buttocks all day long, wandering through the streets.

And Yang Ming and his wife, who were in the East Palace, naturally heard about it too.

"The people of the Wei family really don't want to lick their faces. I asked about that girl. She is 15 years old this year, and she has the nerve to cling to our son," Yang Yuanqing complained in the East Palace.

Yang Xuanting snorted coldly: "That Wei Yunqi even approached me, saying that King Qin was interested in that girl. Pooh, the prince will fall in love with an old girl?"

"You two don't talk nonsense," Yang Yinjiang frowned and said, "She is 15 years old, how can she be considered an old girl?"

When she was 16 years old, she met Yang Ming, who was 12 years old. Isn't she older?
Yang Xuanting came to his senses immediately, and hurriedly said: "I mean, she is six years older than the prince, the age difference is too big, when the prince becomes an adult, won't she be an old lady?"

Yang Ming was sitting behind the desk, dealing with government affairs with Yuan Wendu and others. Hearing this, he raised his head and said, "What Wei Yunqi means is that it was Ying Hui who took the initiative to look at the girl of the Wei family?"

"I think he's putting gold on his face, how is that possible?" Yang Xuan said unhappily.

Liu Hongji smiled and said: "But the fact is that, Yu Wenlan is watching very closely. It is indeed our son who invites him every day."

Yang Ming couldn't help laughing and said, "Those juren from Shandong are all by Shizi's side right now?"

Liu Hongji nodded and said, "Both board and lodging are taken care of by the prince, and they are all settled in the Jinyang Building. These three people are old with Yuan Bei, and they were introduced to the prince by Yuan Bei."

Yang Ming nodded: "You tell Shizi, take care of that Xu, and don't let Li Erlang be abducted again."

Feng Deyi on the side smiled and said: "I was also there that day, that Yuchi Jingde is indeed a rare strong man, no worse than Cheng Yaojin who won ten victories, unfortunately he couldn't pass the palace examination, but the one named Xu Shiji seemed average, Your Highness Why do you only love this person?"

Yang Ming said nonsense casually: "Zhang Xutuo said hello."

"So that's it," Feng Deyi nodded, "What if he doesn't get the first grade? It's hard to arrange palace exams because everyone is watching the school exams."

"It doesn't matter, as long as the crown prince loves it, what's the problem if you don't enter the palace examination?" Li Baiyao said.

Yang Yinjiang was not very interested in these things, she only cared about her son, so she brought the topic back, looked at Yang Ming and said, "What about Webster? Just watch him stick to Ying Hui?"

Yang Xuanting and Yang Yuanqing looked over expectantly, and they also hoped that Yang Ming would object, because the old Yang family had been competing with the Wei family for the number one family in the world for so many years, and they didn't want to see the other party gain momentum.

Yang Ming said indifferently: "If it is really Yinghui Zhongyi, let him go, there is no need to stop him."

Yang Yinjiang sighed and nodded.

When Changsun Wuji came back, he immediately reported to Yang Rui, while Gao and Changsun Wugou went to the palace to thank Yang Yinjiang for coming.

Because it was Yang Rui who was helping behind the scenes, and the concubine was his own mother, and the Gao family was a woman, so she must be thanking her.

Another point is that before Changsun Sheng died, he entrusted his children to Yang Ming. Otherwise, Changsun Xingbu would not be able to enter the East Palace, so Changsun Sheng would be regarded as Yang Ming's man.

But Yang Yinjiang didn't like Gao Shi very much. Firstly, every time this woman saw her husband, she felt very unnatural. Moreover, her husband even had the idea of ​​marrying Gao Shi's daughter to Yang Rui. Jiang felt that the other party was not good enough for her son.

It's the same today, Yang Yinjiang looked at Gao's unsteady appearance, her heart burst into anger, she was also a woman, she could naturally see that this woman had that kind of meaning for her husband.

Dog, you, a widow, dare to think about this?

"Wuji is the son's companion, the son is helping in secret, it's just a little effort, there is no need to go to the palace to thank you," Yang Yinjiang said lightly.

Yang Ming's attention was on the eldest grandson Wugou. This girl should be 12 years old this year. If she doesn't marry naturally before she turns 16, Yang Ming will consider taking it into her pocket.

Right now, he is still too young, so it is quite suitable for his son, but Yang Rui's view on love is also a bit problematic, he fell in love with a man who is six years older, and he fell in love with him when he was nine years old.

When I was nine years old, I never thought about women, so I was too precocious, right?

"Since Wuji has returned to the family, are you planning to move back?" Yang Ming asked.

Gao bowed his head and said: "There is no such plan, and Xingbu and the others are not willing, but gave the concubine a sum of money, and let us settle it ourselves. I have negotiated with my brother, and I will live in their house from now on."

Gao Shilian had already returned from Bashu. He followed Liu Su, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, to Bashu to build temples and make money.

There was a report from Bashu that Liu Su and Gao Shilian made a lot of money by relying on the errands Yang Ming gave them, but it didn't matter, Yang Ming's method was not very glorious in the first place.

It's normal to be greedy for money. There is no official who is not greedy. As long as you do well the errands entrusted to you by the court and take the opportunity to enrich your own pockets, it doesn't matter.

I am not afraid that you are greedy, but I am afraid that you are not greedy.

After saying a few words, Gao took her daughter and left. Yang Yinjiang looked at the back of the other party leaving with a sneer, and said to Yang Ming:

"This woman is not chaste, no wonder she was kicked out by the eldest grandson Xingbu and the others."

Yang Ming frowned and said, "How do you know that people are not chaste?"

"I didn't want to say it before, but she still looks like this today, I really can't help it," Yang Yinjiang said, "Can't you see that she is very different when she is in front of you? Already, who are you ashamed of?"

Yang Ming couldn't help laughing and said, "It's not because people like me, but because people think I like her, that's why they have such a gesture."

Yang Yinjiang was stunned and said, "What did you do to her?"

Yang Ming explained: "When I returned to Beijing from Luoyang, I invited her to go with me. During that time, I took care of Wuji and Wugou, and we met a little more often, so that she misunderstood."

"So that's how it is," Yang Yinjiang suddenly said, "Anyway, I know that with her appearance, either something is wrong with her or something is wrong with you."

Yang Ming soaked his feet, and said calmly: "This eldest grandson Xingbu is not good at Taoism. Ying Huiming is clearly protecting Wuji, but he still refuses to let Wuji and the others go back to live in the mansion. The funeral etiquette of the Xianbei does not conform to the Central Plains system. It should be changed, if you want to merge, you have to merge thoroughly, right now it’s neither fish nor fowl, what does it look like.”

Yang Yinjiang also has Xianbei blood, but like Yang Ming, his paternal lineage is Han, so all etiquette follows the Han tradition, while Changsun Wuji's paternal lineage is Xianbei, so it is not so easy to change.

"It's not the right time now, and in one or two generations, it will be almost the same," Yang Yinjiang said.

This is the truth, with the continuous marriages among clansmen, the Xianbei people will definitely need to accommodate the Han people, that is to say, Gao's family can't do it, and if they are replaced by Jingzhaowei Hongnongyang, the eldest grandson's family may not dare to do so.

The paternal line is the family of the Xianbei family. If you stick to this tradition for a long time, you can't expect to marry frequently with the rich and powerful in the Central Plains. If you continue your marriage, you will not be able to enter the tomb of the master. Why marry you?

Suxian is also the main wife.

"I intend to let Wei Zheng go to Shangshu Province. Say hello to Xuangan, but there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Rites, so keep it," Yang Ming wiped his feet.

Yang Yinjiang frowned and said, "Why Wei Zheng?"

"I'll tell you later," Yang Ming said with a smile.

Wei Zheng is quite free in the East Palace, and has no real power. Yang Ming arranged for the other party to enter the Shangshu Province in advance, just to give power, let the other party get acquainted with him in advance, how to commit crimes, he will rely on Wei Zheng to toughen Yang Guang in the future.

Of course, Yang Guang's end should be miserable. (end of this chapter)