What kind of person was Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty?
I am afraid that even the most senior historians will be stumped by this question.
After all, history is always written by the victor, and no one knows what happened back then.
However, from this man's achievements, it is not difficult to see that he is indeed not a true fatuous tyrant.
After Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty came to power, he carried out drastic reforms in court officials and domestic affairs.
From the creation of the imperial examination to the construction of the Grand Canal, these are all things that are beneficial to the country and the people.
In terms of military affairs, he attacked the Turks in the north, Linyi in the south, Tuguhun in the west, Goguryeo in the east, and even hit Liuqiu.
Apart from other things, just looking at these political achievements, does he look like a tyrant?
Maybe some people will make an issue out of the Three Conquests of Goguryeo and other wars.
But anyone who is not a fool can see that the reason why he wants to start wars for years is to weaken the strength of the northern family.
The real reason for the demise of the Sui Dynasty was because he offended too many northern aristocratic families.
Maybe some people will talk about his three romantic visits to Yangzhou.
But anyone who is not a fool can see that the main purpose of going to Yangzhou is to win over the southern aristocratic families.
And facts have proven that he is extremely successful in winning over southern families.
Especially in Yangzhou Shilin, people still go to worship Yangdi on the anniversary of his death.
And this has also led to the fact that whenever there are some problems with the Tang royal family, these Yangzhou aristocratic families will be brought up to complain.
No wonder Changsun Wuji was worried about Li Chengqian's safety.
After all, the things he did in his early years had long been spread to the people with embarrassment by Yangzhou Shilin.
It doesn’t matter whether the people believe it or not.
Anyway, after he goes, the Yangzhou family will definitely come out to cause trouble.
But will Li Chengqian be afraid?
As he said himself, he has been to the battlefields. Is there any place he can't go to?
…
Two days later.
Li Chengqian officially boarded the ship to Yangzhou.
This trip to Jiangnan is different from the last time.
Last time, he was just an eight-year-old kid. Who would take him seriously?
But a few years have passed, and things are no longer the same as before.
In this world, I really don’t know how many people are hiding in the dark, ready to take his life all the time.
Of course, he is not alone.
By his side were Changsun Chong, Cheng Huailiang, Hou Junji, and Qianganziying.
In addition, there was Lu Wanjie standing beside him.
After the ship leaves the pier.
Lu Wanjie looked at Li Chengqian in a daze.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Is it because I have flowers on my face?"
Li Chengqian looked back at Lu Wanjie.
Lu Wanjie looked shy, lowered her head and said nothing.
Seeing her cute appearance, Li Chengqian looked up and laughed, holding her hand.
"I promised to take you to the Northern Desert before, but I never found the opportunity. This can be considered a mistake on my part."
"And this time, I finally have the opportunity to go to Jiangnan, so I want to take you to see it too."
Li Chengqian chuckled and said, "After all, you haven't been to Suzhou for a long time."
"If we are free this time, let's go there and have a look."
Thinking of Suzhou, it is inevitable that these two people will think of everything that happened to them in Suzhou.
What left a deep impression on Li Chengqian was rescuing her from the river that night.
What impressed Lu Wanjie deeply was the day he said he would marry her when he grew up.
Li Chengqian's eyes were deep: "Now that I think about it, time flies so fast. In such a blink of an eye, the last time we went to Jiangnan was four or five years ago."
"yes……"
Lu Wanjie slowly raised her head, glanced at Li Chengqian, then lowered her head and said shyly: "You were not taller than me at that time..."
"yes."
Li Chengqian looked back at Lu Wanjie and smiled: "But now I am the one who wants to marry you."
This sentence made Lu Wanjie blush so hard that she wanted to jump into the Wei River and hide.
"Okay, okay, I won't make fun of you anymore."
Li Chengqian sighed softly and said: "No matter how busy I am in Chang'an City, it will not delay me from accompanying you."
"If you miss me in the future, you can just ask someone to come to me, and I will go to the palace to find you."
"Promise me that you will never keep some things in your heart in the future. Sooner or later, you will hurt yourself."
He turned to look at Lu Wanjie and said, "Furthermore, if you are frowning every day, how can you still look like a twenty-eight cardamom?"
Hearing these words, Lu Wanjie pursed her lips and asked softly: "I really miss you, so can I go find you?"
"Of course."
"Anytime, anywhere."
"As long as I can get away, I will run to see you as soon as possible."
Li Chengqian stopped and turned around to hold Lu Wanjie's face, then leaned over and pecked her forehead.
Just this subtle movement made her face blush all the way to her neck, and she didn't dare to look up at Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian really liked Lu Wanjie's charming and innocent posture, and couldn't help but hug her and kiss her a few more times.
Lu Wanjie's face turned as red as a ripe peach.
She pushed Li Chengqian away with all her strength, and while wiping her face randomly, she said angrily to Li Chengqian: "Shameless, ignore you..."
As soon as she finished speaking, she covered her face and ran into the cabin.
Seeing her cute appearance, Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh out loud.
It didn't take long before he stopped laughing and raised his eyes to look towards Chang'an City.
"Now I have left Chang'an City."
"Demons and monsters, come here quickly."
…
Prince Lu's Mansion.
Sitting on the main seat in the main hall was a handsome young man of thirteen or fourteen years old.
The young man is handsome and looks somewhat similar to Li Shimin.
However, in terms of temperament, he is not as heroic as Li Shimin. Instead, he is full of femininity like Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian's femininity is due to his inheritance from the eldest grandson Queen.
And his femininity has a hint of cruelty.
This person was no one else, but Li Chengqian's imperial uncle, King of Lu Li Yuanchang.
Li Yuanchang picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, looked down at the person in the hall and said, "He has left?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
The man replied respectfully: "I watched their group leave in a boat with my own eyes."
"Based on this, they can arrive in Yangzhou in only three to five days."
After hearing this, the man kneeling in the hall raised his eyes slightly and glanced at his master's feet.
Then, he lowered his head and asked: "Your Highness, should we send some people over to take him..."
As he spoke, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.
"We don't need to take action in this matter."
Li Yuanchang waved his hand and said: "When we get there, someone will naturally take care of him for us."
"To deal with this matter, we just need to take advantage of it."
Hearing this, the man lowered his head: "Yes, Your Highness."
"But this guy is quite interesting."
"How dare you go to Yangzhou despite the reputation of such a bad street."
"And they also plan to open a so-called bank in Yangzhou, which is really interesting."
Li Yuanchang raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile: "I want to see how he can gain a foothold in Yangzhou with his bad reputation..."
