About half an hour later, Fan Jun stood up to say goodbye. Yang Guozhong sent the two of them out of the mansion with a smile on his face, and hurriedly turned back before they could go far.
Three hundred taels of gold, and Fan Jun also promised to give him another five hundred taels of gold after the project was completed, which was a full eight hundred taels. Recalling that when he dedicated all Yang Xuangan's treasures to Yang Gao, Yang Gao only rewarded himself with a hundred taels of gold and five hundred pieces of brocade.
Yang Guozhong's eyes narrowed with pride, and he was about to go back and count the gold that pleased him.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Yang Guozhong entered the back hall, he saw a familiar figure standing on the table where the gold was placed.
This is a young woman, about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a long snow-white dress, with greased lips and snow-white skin. She is the famous Yang Guifei Yang Yuhuan in later generations.
Yang Yuhuan was holding the gold that Fan Jun gave to Yang Guozhong at the moment. With his eyebrows raised, he stared at Yang Guozhong and said, "Brother, why did you do such a thing again?"
"Sister, what do you mean?"
Yang Guozhong was smiling all over his face. Now that he was putting his future on this sister, he didn't dare to offend her at all.
Yang Yuhuan said displeasedly: "Brother, my little sister is not talking about you. You should know in your mind what time it is now. At this time, you are accepting bribes from others. If this matter is known to His Majesty, how can His Majesty still dare to use you with peace of mind? Your Majesty is furious. I will definitely turn my anger on my little sister, how can I still have a chance to enter the palace?"
"Little sister, you misunderstood."
Yang Guozhong still said with a smile: "I am not accepting bribes. What the two people asked me to do just now has nothing to do with my responsibilities."
Yang Yuhuan looked at Yang Guozhong with suspicion and asked, "Then what did they ask you to do? They actually gave you three hundred taels of gold?"
Yang Guozhong chuckled, and immediately told Yang Yuhuan everything that had happened, and finally said proudly: "They also promised me that they would give me another five hundred taels when the matter is completed. Sister, with this money, I will You can move around in the palace better, open up the joints, and send you into the palace as soon as possible."
"Oh, brother, you are confused!"
After hearing this, Yang Yuhuan's expression changed drastically and he stamped his feet anxiously: "Who would ask about the whereabouts of Changsun Wugou at this time? Those people must be spies sent by Li Shimin. You accept the gold from the spies of the Tang Dynasty, which is worse than your corruption. The crime of accepting bribes is even greater!"
"But they said that they were Changsun Sheng's old subordinates, and they wanted to see Changsun Wugao just to express gratitude for their late master's kindness."
"Chang Sun Sheng has been dead for many years. Death is like a lamp going out. How could there be someone from the old department spending a lot of money to find out the whereabouts of his daughter?"
Yang Yuhuan looked at Yang Guozhong in front of him with a look of resentment: "What's more, when the elder Sun Sheng died of illness, the eldest grandson Wuji of Changsun Wuji was kicked out by Changsun Anye, the legitimate son of Changsun Sheng. How could they have any chance to go?" Judging from the old subordinates of Chang Sun Sheng, these people must be spies of the Tang Dynasty. Brother, you are setting yourself up for trouble!"
"But I just agreed to help them find out about Changsun Wugu. This is not a big deal." Yang Guozhong said, still looking at the pile of gold reluctantly.
Yang Yuhuan turned blue with anger and angrily scolded his ignorant brother: "Brother, why are you still so confused? As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning. Although what you promised them today is a small thing, you let them Having tasted the sweetness, they will definitely come to you one after another in the future. At that time, if you don't help them, they will threaten you and spread the word about today's incident. What should you do? "
Only then did Yang Guozhong suddenly realize. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Sister, thanks to you, otherwise I almost missed the big event. Tell me what to do now, brother, I will listen to you."
Yang Yuhuan stared at Yang Guozhong for a while, and sighed helplessly in his heart, wondering why his brother was so mediocre and incompetent. Without strong relatives, he would not be able to hold his head high even if he entered the palace.
But now Yang Yuhuan has not even entered the palace, so he has to rely more on his brother. Then he calmed down and said patiently: "Brother, in my humble opinion, brother should quickly enter the palace at this time and tell His Majesty everything. Firstly, he can express his loyalty to Your Majesty, and secondly, he can also distance himself from those Tang Dynasty spies."
"Good idea! Then sister, what should I do with the gold?"
When Yang Guozhong spoke, he was still looking at the pile of gold over there.
"Of course, hand it all in!"
Yang Yuhuan was going crazy. After all he had said, Yang Guozhong was still obsessed with money. How could I have such a greedy, stupid and ignorant brother? "It's just a few hundred taels of gold. If my brother can gain His Majesty's trust, are you worried about not having any money in the future?"
Yang Guozhong didn't seem to notice the anger in Yang Yuhuan's words, and said in a low voice: "Sister, why don't you keep fifty taels, my brother can use it to manage the palace these days."
"Hand it all in!"
Yang Yuhuan finally couldn't bear it any longer, and slapped the table and shouted: "Brother, how long are you going to be confused? After you tell His Majesty about this, Your Majesty will definitely send people to arrest those Tang Dynasty spies. If it is revealed during the interrogation that they bribed you The amount, your Majesty will check the amount you handed over when you know it. How can I still use you when the time comes? Gold is a small thing, but losing His Majesty's trust is a big deal!"
