Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 63
The grandparents and grandson agreed very tacitly not to mention the quarrel just now, and of course, Yang Yinjiang would not be mentioned.

Although Empress Dugu cut off the possibility of Yang Yinjiang marrying into the royal family with the words of a sorcerer, Yang Ming and Yang Yinjiang didn't care much about this kind of thing.

It's very simple, because there is room for manipulation in this kind of thing.

As long as Dugu Empress changes his mind one day, wouldn't it be over if another sorcerer meets Yang Yinjiang again?As for the result, it is definitely not up to the warlock to talk about it casually.

Only then did Yang Ming truly understand the importance of Qihui.The opponent's mouth is sometimes better than thousands of troops.

As for how to make Queen Dugu change her mind, Yang Yinjiang said that this is not something she should consider.

Yang Jian didn't return to Yong'an Palace until noon.

After seeing Yang Ming, Yang Jian was still very happy. After all, this grandson was raised by him, and he was his favorite grandson.

But at this time, Yang Jian would no longer discuss any serious matters with Dugu in front of Yang Ming. After all, after Liu Chang's incident, he had already seen how terrifying Yang Ming's mind was.

He didn't want his grandson to have so many tricks in his head at a young age.

It wasn't until after Yang Ming left that Queen Dugu revealed all about the quarrel with her eldest daughter in the morning.

"How? How long has it been since Concubine Yuan left? Is he so impatient? The rumors in the palace recently are indeed not groundless, and he actually persuaded Lihua to intercede for him."

Yang Jiang had just seen his precious grandson, and he was in a good mood, but after hearing what Dugu said, his mood instantly turned bad.

Recently, there have been some rumors in the palace that the concubine Yuan's life was so unlucky because a sorcerer under Yang Yong planted a kind of poisonous poison on the concubine Yuan. Bit by bit, the concubine Yuan's essence, energy, and spirit were eaten away until her energy and blood were exhausted.

The Tai Hospital's final conclusion for Concubine Yuan was kidney failure.

Although those lowly maidservants who spread the rumors had already been killed by Empress Dugu in private, these rumors had already spread in the palace.

Although Yang Jian didn't believe that Yang Yong would do this, the group of people under Yang Yong's hands might not.

The fact that the crown prince has no heir is a thorn in Yang Jian's heart. Like Empress Dugu, he cannot accept that the concubine of the Eastern Palace will turn the son of a concubine into a heir of a son in a way of strengthening the righteousness.

What is a concubine?To be born is to be born as a concubine, not to be born as a concubine, but to change one's identity in some way.

"A few days ago, you asked Mingda (Yang Shuang) to go to the East Palace to see what Sudifa was doing recently. Guess what Sudifa said?"

Yang Jian often sighed: "What nonsense did he say?"

"Hehe." Empress Dugu sneered, "He said: Auntie won't give me a good wife, it's really hateful."

The good woman in this sentence refers to the concubine Yuan.

In fact, the marriage of Yang Yong was arranged by Yang Jian back then, and Dugu Jialuo just helped to refer to it.

But Yang Yong didn't dare to scold Yang Jian, so he complained about his aunt Dugu Jialuo in front of Wei Wang Yang Shuang.

Yang Shuang was originally unwilling to get involved in this kind of thing, but he was raised by Queen Dugu, and he has the deepest relationship with Queen Dugu, so he didn't hide it.

After Yang Jian listened, he surprisingly didn't express anything, just shook his head, turned around and went back to the bedroom to go to bed.

The next day, after the court meeting.

Under the instruction of Yang Jian, Dugu Jialuo summoned Gao Jiong to Yong'an Palace.

Gao Jiong is not an outsider. To a large extent, his current status is of course closely related to his own ability, but it is also largely due to the full support of Dugu Jialuo.

"Sit down, I don't need to see outsiders here,"

Dugu Jialuo waved her hand, signaling Gao Jiong to sit down, while she herself sat cross-legged on the futon with a calm face, twirling the Buddhist beads in her hand, and reciting Buddhist scriptures in a low voice.

After Gao Jiong saw Dugu, he was still the old master and servant, so it was natural for him to be here.

Seeing that the incense in the censer was about to burn out, he took a new piece of incense from the maid and put it in the censer.

Duguhou didn't speak, and neither did he.

After a long time,
After Dugu Jialuo finished reciting the scriptures, he slowly opened his eyes, looked at Gao Jiong below and said with a smile:
"The scriptures I recite just now are the "Jing Ming Sutras" written by Master Zhiyi (yi) of Tiantai Zong in the south. Amo (Yang Guang) brought them back to the palace when he returned to Beijing. He often recites this scripture. , help me to clear away the heart barriers and cleanse the spirit."

Gao Jiong hurriedly said, "The King of Jin has a heart."

Dugu Hou nodded: "Back then, there were rebels in the old old place. The Supreme Commander first ordered Yang Su to lead an army to put down the rebellion, but the effect was not satisfactory. Until Amo took office in Jiangdu, he worshiped Master Zhiyi as his teacher, received the Bodhisattva precepts, and received the Dharma. The name Bodhisattva Bodhisattva, and recruited scholars from the south to sort out the collection of books and classics, and to win the hearts of scholars, this made us stable in the south of the Sui Dynasty."

Hearing this, Gao Jiong already realized that something was wrong, the Holy Empress kept praising Yang Guang, what does this mean?
I specially summoned you today for fear of major events.

Gao Jiong said: "The king of Jin Huairou south of the Yangtze River, stabilized the foundation of our great Sui country, relieved the worries of the king and father, and even filial piety."

He deliberately ignored Yang Guang's achievements, and only said that the other party was filial, because he was afraid that Dugu would take the opportunity to praise Yang Guang again.

Dugu Empress said indifferently: "My lord and I both believe in Buddha, and you also believe in Buddha. Among my children, there is one person who falsely believes in Buddha. Do you know who it is?"

"The crown prince and all the kings are pious people, and they will definitely not have the slightest pretense," Gao Jiong said hurriedly.

His first daughter is the crown prince's concubine, and he has long known from her daughter that the crown prince Yang Yong molested women in Daxingshan Temple.

Naturally guessed that Dugu Hou wanted to use this matter to secretly demote the prince.

This question shouldn't have an answer.

Dugu Jialuo didn't expect to get the answer from Gao Jiong's mouth, but the reason why she said this was to let Gao Jiong have the answer in his heart.

The two have known each other for decades, and they have a tacit understanding of each other. You know who I am talking about.

"Just now you said that King Jin is filial, and this palace agrees with me,"

Dugu Jialuo continued: "But one of my children is scolding his mother, saying that she won't give me a good wife, it's really hateful, come on, Dugu, you come to judge, my five children Here, whose daughter-in-law is not good?"

At this moment, Gao Jiong couldn't sit still any longer, he plopped on his knees and said:

"Without such a statement, how can the holy queen listen to rumors and slander, and doubt her parents and children?"

"Rumors? Hahaha" Duguhou's laughter made Gao Jiong's heart shudder.

Gao Jiong panicked completely. If this sentence is true, then the person who said it must be Prince Yang Yong.

How dare you say such a thing?

"Okay, okay, stop kneeling,"

Dugu Jialuo got up slowly, stepped forward to help Gao Jiong up himself, and said with a smile:

"You have followed this palace for more than twenty years, with one heart and one mind, and you have never disappointed the Supreme Being, and I have never regarded you as an outsider. Back then, General Pang Huang of the Right Guard and General Lu Ben of the Left Army accused you of conspiracy. I once said to the Supreme Being: Even if everyone in the world is against you, only you Gao Jiong will not."

"Later, there was a severe drought in the [-]th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign. Jiang Ye, the Minister of State, and Li Juncai, who joined the army in Chuzhou, made a memorial and said: "If the flood and drought are not adjusted, the crime is due to Gao Jiong. The palace will immediately depose these two people."

"Do you know why?" Dugu Jialuo asked himself and answered:

"Because as far as I am concerned, Gu Gong is the only person who is a confidant."

Gao Jiong's heart was ashamed all of a sudden, he guessed what Dugu was hinting at him.

It implies that he will be the same as before, except that Dugu will follow the lead, no matter what.
"I have received a long grace, and the only way to repay it is death!"

Gao Jiong knelt down and kowtowed again.

This time, Dugu Jialuo didn't stop him, but looked down from a high position, looking at this trusted retainer who had followed him for more than 20 years.

(End of this chapter)