Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 748
This time, Yang Ming, the central boss on Yang Guang's side, chose not to kill anyone for the time being.

In Tongming Hall, Yang Ming's meeting with these people was to let them find dignity for themselves. If you are not decent, I will help you look decent.

Fortunately, these people are smart people.

Yu Shiji chose to report illness and go back to his hometown to recuperate. Yang Ming changed it for him. Wherever I am, you can recuperate. What are you doing in your hometown?Where are you hiding from me?
Yu Zhongwen, after all, was from the Guanlong Group, and his grandfather Yu Jin was one of the Eight Pillars of the Northern Wei Dynasty. This man was the one Yang Lihua said was the most untouchable.

This person has a high prestige in the military. As long as he leaves the military, it will be easy. Yu Zhongwen asked to resign as the General of Youtunwei. Yang Ming agreed and gave him a subordinate, Sheng Nayan, which was definitely to save face.

As for Zhang Jin, when he was arrested, he spoke eloquently and cursed Yang Ming a few times. Fortunately, he only cursed Yang Ming and did not say that Yang Ming was forcing the palace to rebel. He was able to save his life. General Zuo Beishen Mansion had given him If he masturbates, he can keep his title and become the governor of Danyang County.

Liu Shilong, Shangshu Youcheng, was demoted to a local county magistrate.

Guo Rong and Shi Xiang all resigned as generals, Duan Wenzhen resigned as Minister of War, and Wang Zhou, Yuan Chong, You Yuan, and Huangfu Wuyi were all demoted to local places.

This was what Yang Ming had discussed with them.

At the court meeting the next day, all these people appeared in the court hall and took the initiative to present the agreed results.

Yu Zhongwen took the lead and said: "I have neglected my duties and it is not appropriate for me to serve in the military government again. Please resign as the General of Youtunwei. Please give me your permission."

"Although you are wrong, it doesn't end there," Yang Ming said in a pretense of confusion.

Yu Zhongwen knelt down and said: "The things I did were dangerous and could lead to great disasters. Now that I am old, I am really unable to hold important positions at the same time. Please allow me, the prince, to relieve me of this heavy burden."

Yang Xuangan assisted and said: "In this case, the prince must be right. Duke Yanshou is indeed old. It will be more than enough to impose heavy responsibilities."

Yang Ming frowned and pondered for a long time, then nodded and said: "In that case, Duke Yanshou will go to Menxia Province to take up the post of Nayan. You have worked hard and made great achievements, and you have rich experience, so you still have to use your remaining energy."

"I thank the prince," Yu Zhongwen kowtowed to Yang Ming.

Yang Ming said directly: "From now on, the ministers do not have to kowtow in worship. Huainan Duke Yang Xuanzang will take over as the general of Youtunwei."

The corners of Xuan Zong's lips curled up slightly, and he nodded and said, "I accept your order."

So next, Guo Rong's General Zuo Xiaowei will be taken over by Su Lie, and Yang Ming will make a major change in the four houses of the Twelve Guards.

Shangshu Youcheng was changed to Donggong Xianma Liu Xuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel Yang Gongren, and Shangshu of the Ministry of War were replaced by Lai Hu'er.

Then Yang Gongren will step down as the doctor of Yezhetai and the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and these two positions will be filled by Yuan Wendu and Feng Deyi who are far away in the capital.

A group of officials from the East Palace will gradually enter the three provinces, six departments and eleven temples, but this must be done slowly.

Many people have already seen that the emperor will never come back. Otherwise, how could he allow the prince to arrange such a large number of cronies? In other words, from now on, the prince will be the one to decide the Sui Dynasty.

After dealing with these people, Yang Ming looked at Yu Wenhuaji with a smile:

"Your majesty seizes your love in Luoyang. This is God's will. If Hua Ji hadn't arrived in time, your majesty and the orphan's life would have been in danger. Yuwen Gong and his son should serve as role models for courtiers in defending the country and protecting the emperor."

Yu Wenhuaji's eyes shone and he said quickly: "These are all matters within the scope of the minister's duties. I cannot afford the prince's compliments."

"Eh~~~" Yang Ming raised his hand and said: "You can afford it. Now that the chaos has begun, Zuo Yiwei will still be handed over to you. Leave it to you, so that His Majesty and I can rest assured."

"My lord, I will live up to your majesty and the crown prince's high expectations," Yu Wenhuaji said, clasping his hands.

This boy's fortune has turned around. He can be regarded as a follower of the dragon on Yang Ming's side. As long as he is honest in the future, he will be fine.

Yang Ming looked at Wei Yunqi again and said, "You should go to the Husband's Mansion. You must maintain the stability of the Eastern Capital. No one is allowed to talk about this matter again. Anyone who violates this will be arrested!"

"I understand," Wei Yunqi said.

As for Wei Xuan, he continued to be the Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

After the court meeting, Yang Ming still went to Daye Hall to visit his mother, and Yang Lihua simply stayed here to help maintain the situation.

Yang Guang, without Yang Ming's order, no one would be able to see him.

Jiangdu.

Lai Huer held the imperial edict in his hand and had been silent for a long time with his eyes closed.

The eldest son Lai Kai said: "Neither Liu Lang nor Lai Yu wrote. If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. There is such a big commotion in Luoyang, and all we have is this imperial edict. This is not in line with common sense."

Lai Huer sighed, opened his eyes, and said slowly: "You don't know anything, but I already know everything."

Since the accident happened in Luoyang, some people in the military have fled to Jiangdu to deliver messages to Lai Huer, but the matter was too big and Lai Huer did not dare to tell his son.He brought together multiple factors and guessed a rough truth.

Lai Kai asked: "What does father know?"

Lai Hu'er raised the imperial edict and said: "The edict is true, but it is not written in Yu Shinan's handwriting. Your majesty's edicts to me are always written by Bo Shi. I recognize the handwriting this time. It is Lu Chu's. The most incredible thing is that it is written here." It’s the jade seal passed down from the country.”

Lai Kai was stunned and hurriedly took it to look at it and said in surprise: "Didn't my father once say that His Majesty never shows the imperial seal to others?"

"That's right," Lai Hu'er nodded and said, "The person who drafted the edict has changed, and the seal has also changed, so the person behind the instructing Lu Chu to write this edict should also have changed. I'm afraid His Majesty is not simply meeting someone. Attacked and wounded."

Lai Kai's pupils shrank sharply: "I just thought something was wrong. How could Yang Jian have such great ability and involve the entire Luoyang garrison? What my father meant was that this is between His Majesty and the Crown Prince."

"Most likely," Lai Hu'er said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty has been wary of the prince for a long time, and only the fight between father and son would lead to such a commotion. There are many people who fled back to Jiangdu from Luoyang. Putting the information together, it's probably That’s the answer.”

Lai Kai said: "So, the prince has won? This decree to summon father to Luoyang is the prince's intention? No wonder there is no movement from Lao Liu and Lai Yu. I'm afraid they have been controlled by the prince."

"That's not the case," Lai Hu'er said, "The prince is worried about me. He is afraid that if I cause trouble in Jiangdu, then he will not touch Liulang and Laiyu. This time they enter Dongdu, which is very dangerous."

"Father, don't worry about Lai Yu. No matter what you do, your son will support you," Lai Kai said seriously.

His eldest son Laiyu is Yang Ming's Qianniu guard, and his sixth brother Laiyu is Yang Ming's Zuo Wushi. If Laiyu messes up, these two people will definitely not survive.

From Li Kai's understanding of his father, he would not surrender without mercy, so Lai Hu'er would most likely choose not to obey the imperial edict.

It was at this time that the subordinates came to report that Jing Yuanheng's son Jing Zhou had escaped from Luoyang, and now he invited the guardian to take him in.

Lai Hu'er and Jing Yuanheng were old acquaintances, so he quickly asked someone to bring Jing Zhou in.

As soon as he saw Lai Huer, Jing Zhou immediately knelt down and cried.

The reason why he was able to come out of Luoyang was because his father Jing Yuanheng died too quickly. Yang Ming did not convict him and announced that he would be buried with the rites of a duke. Therefore, Jingzhou had the opportunity to leave Luoyang with his father's coffin. He handed the coffin to his younger brothers, and only brought a few followers to see him in a hurry to protect him.

Because he knew what his father had done, and he also knew that the prince would not forgive him in the future.

After Lai Huer learned about the whole process, he was dumbfounded, and so was Lai Kai.

"Come here, please ask the elder to go down and rest first." The person who came to protect the children took Jing Zhou out of the room.

Lai Kai said with a bloodless face: "It seems that the prince has taken over the power and your majesty is in danger. Father really cannot obey the imperial edict. I am afraid that the prince has the intention to do harm."

Lai Hu'er sighed and said, "If I don't go, where should I go? Raise the troops from Jiangdu to attack Luoyang? Do you think the victory is a win? If you don't go, you will die, but if you go, you will still die. I am Your Majesty's confidant, even though I am in Jiangdu , but I have already entered the game with my own body, and there will be no second ending."

Lai Kai asked anxiously: "What should we do? Will the prince miss his past friendship and let his father go?"

"No," Lai Hu'er said, "When Yu Wenshu died, he left a huge legacy to Yu Wenhuaji. Only by dying can I save your brothers and my Lai clan. You prepare some sacrifices." , tomorrow you will go with me to the countryside to worship my ancestors, and prepare a shroud for me. Only by dying here can I eliminate the genocide of this family."

"Father." Lai Kai knelt down and cried bitterly: "There is always room for change in things. Your prestige is so high, how can the prince dare to kill you?"

"You can no longer regard him as a prince now," Lai Hu'er sighed: "Many years ago, he had the appearance of ninety-five years ago, otherwise he would not be so feared by His Majesty. Alas, the emperor's family is the most ruthless, there is no need Too much to say.”

The next day, when Lai Huer had prepared everything and was about to leave the mansion, Lai Zheng and Lai Yu came back.

The two of them brought back a more detailed process of the palace transformation to Lai Huer. Of course, Yang Ming was still the victim and he was forced to fight back.

These two people were naturally sent by Yang Ming. He was worried that they would not obey the imperial edict if they came to protect his children, so he asked them to appease each other.

"What's going on?" After hearing this, Lai Kai said with a speechless face: "Your Majesty is afraid of the prince, and the best he can do is to confine him and reduce his power. How could he do this? The tiger's poison will not eat its seeds. "

"Who says it's not the case?" Lai Zheng said with a straight face: "The situation at that time was extremely critical. If the prince were defeated, everyone in the East Palace would die, and Lai Yu and I would also become ghosts under the sword. You should be lucky that we are. The prince won, so we both can still be alive now."

Lai Kai smiled bitterly and shook his head: "So, the prince hopes that his father will return to Luoyang and take over as Minister of War?"

"Yes, You Yiwei is still his father. This was arranged by the prince in front of all the officials before we left Luoyang," Lai Zhengdao said.

Yang Ming announced this matter in front of the civil and military officials of the court, which was equivalent to giving Lai Hu'er a step up. As the prince, he must not be dishonest. It was equivalent to telling Lai Hu'er, you can come back in peace, there is no grudge between the two of us.

Lai Hu'er smiled bitterly and said: "The power in my hands is too great, which makes people feel like they are on pins and needles. This time I go to Luoyang and Youyiwei, I should take the initiative to resign, otherwise I won't even be able to sleep well in the future."

This is the consciousness of the top boss. He knew what to do without Yang Ming's hint.

(End of this chapter)