Emperor Sui Yang

At the Duke of Chu's mansion in Luoyang City, one night in June, Yang Xuangan and his brothers gathered together to have a home-cooked meal.

At this morning's court meeting, Yang Ming confirmed the candidate for Youpu She. To many people's surprise, it was Liu Xie from the Liu family in Hedong.

Liu Xie (xie) was formerly the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple. He was the head of the Eleven Temples and managed a wide range of affairs. The Shaoqing was a deputy, and his level was definitely not low. He was at the deputy BU level, but Shangshu Youpushe, It is deputy GUO level.

After the Liu Shu incident, the Liu family of Hedong, which had been out of court for many years, finally became a big boss again.

Liu Xie was Liu Shu's cousin. His sister married Yang Yong's son, Yang Ke, the king of Xiangcheng, and died on the way to exile.

"How could it be him? I couldn't have imagined it was him even if I tried my best," Yang Xuanzang, the general of the Youtun Guard, muttered while drinking.

Yang Xuanxuan, who rushed back from Jingzhou, said through his teeth: "I secretly asked Li Mi why the prince made such an arrangement, but the boy said nothing. Alas, Xuan Sui is unreliable even if he is with the prince."

"Fart!" Yang Xuanting, who has inherited the title of Duke of Yang Yueqiao, said: "Why do you ask Xuansui about this kind of thing? Is there something wrong with your brain? He is still from the East Palace. If you go to him behind the prince's back, this It's a taboo. If others see it, they will say that we are colluding with internal officials."

"Isn't it often like this before?" Yang Xuanzhang frowned.

Yang Xuangan smiled and said: "It was before, and now is now. The prince has taken charge of the country. If we have anything to do, we can go to the prince or Yin Jiang directly, but we can't go to Li Mi. In terms of close relationship, we are closer to the prince, but You are too close to the officials of the East Palace, and the Pei family may take the opportunity to disgust you."

The second son Xuan Zong nodded and said: "There must be deep meaning in the prince's arrangement. Although we think that the position of right servant should belong to the elder brother, but the prince did not do this, and Yin Jiang did not say anything. It can be seen that Yin Jiang Jiang should know the truth, it is impossible for her and Ying Hui not to speak for their brother, the prince must have a reason."

"Anyone can go up, but why does it have to be someone named Liu?" Yang Xuanzhang said complainingly, "It's not like the prince doesn't know that we don't have anything to do with the Liu family."

Their grievances with the Liu family came from Yang Su's mocking words of Liu Shu's father Liu Ji and uncle Liu Su: Two willows are destroyed, and a lone poplar can stand alone.

At that time, Liu Ji was a disciple of Nayan, Liu Shu's biological father, and Liu Su was the minister of the Ministry of Industry. He is still the same one who was sent by Yang Ming to Bashu to buy monks and overhaul temples to make money.

From then on, the two families continued to fight until the Liu family faded out of the center.

"Not only are you not dealing with us, but you are also not dealing with Pei Ju," Yang Xuangan said lightly.

The conflict between the Liu family and the Pei family comes from the entanglement of interests. The three major families in Hedong were originally on equal footing. However, after Pei Ju became the head of the family, the Pei family has stabilized Liu and Xue. Now in the territory of Hedong, he is the boss.

The training field was funded by others, and the leaders of Yang Ming's Hedong Qu were all from the Pei family. Liu and Xue were really unable to fight.

If there was a conflict between the children below, the government and the court would favor the Pei family in the final decision, so the Liu family complained a lot.

The final feud was with Pei Yun, or Li Jiancheng's daughter-in-law to be precise. When Liu Xie proposed marriage, he was rejected by Pei Yun and said something very hurtful to one's self-esteem: Don't marry someone without a title.

Members of the Liu family used to have titles, but because of Liu Shu's involvement, their titles were all reduced.

Pei Yun rubbed salt on their wounds again, who could bear this, so they made a family rule and no longer marry into the old Pei family.

Of course, it's just their team.

Yang Xuanjian frowned and said, "Brother, you mean that the prince is actually going after Pei Ju? After all, Pei Ju has few enemies, and the Liu family will undoubtedly bear the brunt."

Yang Xuangan nodded: "That's certainly the case, but it's not a good thing for us. After all, the Liu family has never had any contact with us. Pei Ju is too anxious. He is probably afraid that he won't live for a few years, so he wants to quickly come to power and give it to him. That grandson paved the way, haha, I will endure him to death."

"Old dog Pei is 71 this year, and he's still going strong. This bitch is quite capable of surviving," Yang Xuanzang sneered, "We'll see if he can survive 73."

73, 84, the king of hell did not ask him to go.

The ancients believed that these two ages were big hurdles, because the two saints Confucius and Mencius, Confucius 73 and Mencius 84, could not survive the sage and the sub-sage. Naturally, ordinary people would also have a hard time.

"I recommended my brother to the court today, and Dugu Zuan choked me." Yang Xuanting asked doubtfully, "Did he take the wrong medicine? We have a good relationship with the Dugu family, right?" Yang Xuangan smiled and said, "Don't think too much, everyone used to We all ate rice from the Donggong pot, but it’s different now. We want to eat the rice from the Sui pot. There are many more people eating this pot of rice than people eating the Donggong rice. Whoever eats more eats less. This is Prince, in terms of official positions, we have two generals, and I, the Minister of Rites, and in terms of titles, there are two princes and two county princes. There are too many people serving bowls, and it is inevitable that people will be jealous. Dugu Zhuan’s business in the canal He was sent out and has been in a bad mood recently, so let’s not provoke him.”

"After eating Tongji Canal for so many years, I should be satisfied," Yang Xuanting complained: "Now the national treasury owes a lot of debt, and the prince is doing this to repay the debt. Man, he is just too greedy."

Yang Xuanzang raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't laugh at me. Whoever cuts your flesh will feel the pain. It didn't happen to you, and you didn't experience it personally."

Yang Xuangan dismissed the maid, raised his glass first, drank a glass of wine with his three brothers, and then continued:

"I called you here today not because of who will win. I actually have no intention of coveting these two positions. What we should pay attention to is Ying Hui. Remember this, anything that is detrimental to Ying Hui We have to find a way to get rid of those people. I can't fight. If I die, I'll take your place. The government and the public are full of dangers, which are worse than those on the battlefield. Only a few people died on the battlefield. We lost in the court. The whole family is in danger."

The three younger brothers quickly said seriously: "Brother, don't worry, there is no one in our family who is afraid of death."

It is always the best choice to kill the little one and protect the big one. Their brothers are all Yang Su's biological sons. Naturally, they know that the things in that hall are much more terrifying than your charge into the battle.

Xuan Zong, the second oldest brother, laughed and said, "Brother has never taught us this way before. What's happening now? Are you scared by Pei Ju?"

Yang Xuangan nodded and said: "Yes, I was indeed scared. You must know that during the reign of Emperor Gaozu, even his father and Gao Xi never had any harsh words in front of Pei Ju. Yang Xiong, Su Wei, and Yu Qingze also gave him three points. , this person is so powerful that even my uncle said he couldn’t fight, let alone you and my brothers? In terms of relationship with the prince, we have Yin Jiang, and she has Pei Shuying. Yin Jiang once told me that there are only three princes in the prince’s harem. Sincerely, don’t underestimate Pei Shuying. Although this woman has a calm personality, if she really gets angry, Yin Jiang may not be able to fight her. We need to prepare in advance."

"Hmph! The Crown Prince only values ​​the Crown Prince. This is known to everyone. If Old Dog Pei really wants to drag us into trouble, the Crown Prince will not agree," Xuanting snorted coldly: "Now that the Wei family is also standing by the Crown Prince, I Let’s see how big of a wave he Pei Ju can make.”

"Don't be too particular about the Wei family," Xuan Zong said in a deep voice: "Yang Jin's main concubine and concubine are not vegetarians at home. Didn't you see that every time there is a major event in the court, the prince will ask Cui Mintao? This person will definitely be asked in the future. Being favored by the prince, the whole Chen family is now serving as an official, which should not be underestimated."

Before the Sui Dynasty, there were four major governors. Now, there are four major local officials, Jingzhao Yin, Dongdu Yin, Jinyang Prefect, and Jiangdu Prefect.

The former Jingzhao Yin was Yu Wenshu, but now he is the Duke of Fu, Dou Gui, who is also the cousin of Li Yuan's wife. The Yin of the Eastern Capital is Dugu Zhu, Jinyang Pei Ji, and Jiangdu Chen Shuda.

No matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with Xuangan and the others.

Pei Ju was already paving the way for Yang Jin, but many people didn't see it.

Xuangan sighed quietly: "Don't rely on the prince for everything. You don't think that the prince really misses the old relationship, do you?"

"Of course not," Xuanting said with a smile: "My uncle once said that the prince is no different from the great ancestor. If we do something wrong, we will be punished in the same way."

Xuangan nodded: "My uncle is never wrong when it comes to people. He only met the Prince of Hedong during a spring outing. He decided that this son was definitely not a creature of the pond, so Yin Jiang got married to Prince Yuande ( Yang Zhao) died of illness."

Yang Xuanzang was dumbfounded and said with a look of surprise on his face: "Is the death of Prince Yuande also related to us?"

Yang Xuangan nodded: "Prince Yuande is an alcoholic. Your Majesty and the Queen have repeatedly warned him, but he still can't stop him because he is addicted to alcohol. Even if he wants to change, he is most afraid of being tempted by others. Everyone knows that Your Majesty does not allow Prince Yuande to be tempted." Drinking, but even if someone dares to persuade him to drink in private, this is his uncle's work. As for the current prince, he cannot drink. Have you ever seen anyone who dares to persuade him to drink? If you really want to persuade him, the prince will have to drink sometimes, but It’s just that no one persuaded me.”

Xuan Zong and the other three were dumbfounded. They never thought that Yang Ming's rise to the crown prince was actually planned by Yang Su and Yang Yue behind his back.

After all, if Yang Zhao didn't die, Yang Ming would have no chance to catch Yang Zhao's only weakness and kill him.

According to Yang Su's words, I can help Yang Guang go up, and I can also help Yang Ming go up.

Of course, the premise is that the person must be capable, and Yang Ming and Yang Guang obviously meet the conditions.

"You must keep it a secret. Only you and I know about this matter. Yuan Qing is still young and it is not appropriate to entrust important matters," Yang Xuangan said in a deep voice:
"I want you to understand that to protect Ying Hui, don't count on others, we can only count on ourselves. Yin Jiang doesn't know. After all, she is a female and it is difficult to hold a big responsibility."

Yang Xuanzong took a deep breath and said sluggishly: "It seems that the days to come are destined not to be peaceful."