Gao Jun was known as the first minister of the Sui Dynasty. Not only did he have great merit, but he also recommended Yang Su, Han Qinhu, He Ruobi and others to Yang Jian. It was precisely because of the full assistance of these talents that Yang Jian was able to end the troubled times, unify the world, and In foreign wars, the arrogant Turks were defeated.
But when Yang Jian took a breath and looked inward, he found that the Guanlong nobles headed by the Eight Pillars, Twelve Generals, and Twenty-four Guards Generals were unprecedentedly powerful and ambitious. He wanted to move the capital to Luoyang to break the The Guanzhong standard system has never been able to achieve it.
It was also because of his presence that these Guanlong nobles did not dare to act rashly. Once he was gone, these people would definitely attack.
On the other hand, the prince Yang Yong was found to be soft-tempered and careless in doing things. At best, he was a scholar, but at worst, he was weak-minded, unstable and had no independent opinion. He was unable to control the powerful and ambitious Guan Long. If a nobleman were to inherit the country, he would be nothing more than the third Emperor Gong of Wei and the second Emperor Jing of Zhou. For the sake of the country and the country of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian had the intention of abolishing the throne and prepared to establish Yang Guangwei, a man of great talent and strategy, both civil and military. Store. However, Yang Yong had been the prince for nearly 20 years and could not give up the throne at will, so Yang Jian took the lead in finding Gao Jiong, hoping that he would support him.
However, everyone has selfish motives, and Gao Jiong is no exception.
Compared with Yang Guang, Gao Jun naturally supported his son-in-law Yang Yong, who was already the prince. He was stubborn and believed that Yang Yong had no fault, so how could he be deposed so easily?
Yang Jian tried to persuade him many times but failed, so he knew that Gao Jiong's ambition was irretrievable. In the 19th year of the founding of the Emperor, Yang Jian, who had already decided to depose Yang Yong, first eliminated Yang Yong's wings. The high-ranking Gao Jiong was Yang Yong's father-in-law and Yang Yong's most important person. A staunch supporter, he was the first to be demoted.
Gao Yanwuguan was light-weight. He usually read books at home when he had nothing to do. Occasionally he went out to have a few drinks. His life was quite leisurely. He thought he would be so leisurely, but who would have thought that things would change suddenly this year.
After the queen died of illness, the frustrated Yang Jian entrusted state affairs to Yang Guang. Many people jumped out and involved him in the circle of right and wrong again.
Gao Jiong knew that although he had passed Yang Jian's test, Prince Yang Guang not only failed to pass it, but was also very sad.
Although he has lost real power in the court now, he has great achievements, seniority, and many disciples and former officials. No one dares to ignore his existence. Sometimes one sentence from him is more effective than a hundred sentences from Yang Su and Su Wei.
This influence did not matter in Yang Jian's era, but Yang Guang did not have the intimidation of his father, and his influence would eventually be magnified a hundred times. Since ancient times, which emperor could endure such a detached person?
Gao Jiong is already over sixty years old. He doesn't have much time to live, so he is not worried about himself. He is worried about the descendants of his family.
"Father!" While Gao Jiong was thinking silently, his eldest son Gao Shengdao appeared in his study.
Gao Shengdao was forty-five years old, and his official residence was Zuo Shaoqing of Taipu Temple. He was in charge of the two offices of Cheng Huang and Che Mansion. He bowed to Gao Jiong and said, "Father, I heard that Prince Wei's palace refused to marry. Have you given up the idea of getting married?"
Gao Yan gave his son a faint look: "Who said that? Since I have chosen Yang Ji as my son-in-law, I will definitely marry my daughter to him."
"This..." Gao Shengdao frowned and said with some embarrassment: "Father, Concubine Dugu has refused to marry, how about letting it go?"
Gao Qiao curled his lips and said disdainfully: "You know nothing."
"Father." Gao Shengdao seemed to be used to being scolded. He did not pay attention to his father's scolding, but said to himself: "King Wei Zhao's party members have long since disappeared. Yang Ji, who inherited the title of King Wei, has no power to rely on, just like a floating tree without roots. Although there is the grace of the saint now, this grace will not last long. Once the new king comes to the throne, the powerful people who have been beaten by Yang Ji will definitely attack in groups. The fall of Prince Wei's palace will happen sooner or later. Therefore, the child thinks that the little sister Promising it to Yang Ji is not a good thing."
"That's why I said you don't understand anything." Gao Jiu glared at his son and explained: "When a new king ascends the throne, he will do something to show that he is not weaker than his father. However, the old minister is devoted to stability and has always been a new king. Those who obstruct the emperor's new policy. The new emperor believes that the old ministers rely on their old ministers and betray them. Even if they do not bring down these old ministers, they will promote radical ministers to support the new policy. This is the original origin of "one emperor and one minister". The prince is talented and full of ambitions, not Those who are willing to live in the shadow of a saint will probably make big moves when they first take the throne. As for Yang Ji, just because everyone hates him, it is enough to live a life without worries."
Gao Sheng was speechless for a long time. It was not that his father convinced him, but that he found that his father actually said that the prince would ascend the throne. Since his father believed that the prince would ascend the throne in the future, why did he object? I couldn't help but ask: "Does father think the prince will successfully ascend the throne?"
"Of course." Gao Jun nodded: "The saint has been choosing among the princes, and there is no one who can be better than the prince. There is no way that the saint will change the prince again."
Gao Shengdao was surprised and said: "Since he knows that he cannot do anything, why does father still oppose the prince?"
"It's not that I want to oppose the prince, but I don't oppose it, and everyone regards me as an opponent. Because I am not only the founding father and the former prince-in-law, but also the head of the family. Even if I do not oppose the father-in-law and the minister of Conglong, They also think that I am afraid that the family will be liquidated and will oppose it to the end." Gao Jiong sighed: "Since there is no way to retreat, then I have no choice but to cooperate with those who oppose the prince. I am not doing it for the head of state, but for I want to use this power to advance and retreat, but when this power becomes unimaginable, the Gao family is safe."
Gao Shengdao asked in confusion: "Even if the prince's status is unshakable, it has nothing to do with you promising your little sister to Yang Ji?"
"Yang Ji's wisdom is far beyond your imagination. When the eyes of the civil and military dynasties were still on the saint, the queen, and the former prince, he made a good move on the prince in advance, making the prince believe in him. Once the prince ascends the throne, he will inevitably become one of the most dazzling ministers in the court. As long as I win this son-in-law, even if I die, the Gao family can maintain wealth for two generations. This is why I want to marry Ling'er to Yang Ji. "
Gao Jiong had long ago seen that his nephew was incompetent and that he had to rely on himself to occupy the high position. Once he passed away, he would definitely be knocked back to his original form. If someone added insult to injury, the Gao family might not even be able to pass on the inheritance, so he has been looking for someone who can protect Gao over the years. Home people.
He didn't pay attention to the notorious Yang Ji before, but it wasn't until Yang Ji suddenly appeared in the marriage incident that he was investigated one by one.
As the Prime Minister of a country, it was too easy for him to check the growth experience of a royal child. However, this investigation was extraordinary. He found that Yang Ji was only fighting, and the ones he beat were the bastards who deserved to be beaten. He was not like other people. The dandies bully men and women, bully and dominate the market. What shocked Gao Jiong even more was that Yang Ji had been hanging out with Yang Guang's family since he was a child, and avoided Yang Yong. It was just that he was ignorant when he was a child, but he was still like this when he grew up.
Gao Jiong immediately realized that Yang Ji's friendship with Yang Guang was his own initiative and had nothing to do with anyone else. After concluding that Yang Ji was a rare and valuable pearl, he made people take advantage of the situation to smear Yang Ji everywhere and hid him deep in rumors. Among the rumors, they planned to wait until he came of age and then betroth his daughter Gao Ling to him, so as to find a way for his descendants to make a living.
In order to "favor" the Gao family, Gao Jiong even used coercion and inducement to bribe all the ministers in Daxing City. As long as someone showed Yang Ji's name and birth date, fortune tellers would say that he was "not compatible" with a lady from a famous family.
Poor Dugu Min believed it to be true, but how could he know that Gao Jiong was up to something behind his back?
Gao Shengdao hesitated for a moment and said, "My child has no objection to your marrying my little sister to Yang Ji. But Princess Dugu obviously doesn't want to marry us. Can you still force my little sister to go through?"
Gao Yan snorted coldly: "That's because Dugu Min has never seen Ling'er and doesn't know how good Ling'er is."
Gao Shengdao smiled bitterly and said: "But the problem now is that the younger sister may not be willing to marry. After the younger sister heard that Princess Dugu refused to marry, she scolded Yang Ji until he was penniless in the back hall in front of his aunt and my wife. Worthy, she also said that she would not marry Yang Ji even if she married a pig or a dog. It seems like she hates Yang Ji by looking at her."
"You don't understand the thoughts of my daughter's family at all." Gao Yan said to the elm-headed man: "Have you ever seen Ling'er criticize other men?"
The Gao family has a well-educated family background and is open-minded. Both men and women are required to read, read, and learn chess, calligraphy, painting, and family management.
Gao Ling is a leader among young people, and she is fully worthy of the word "knowledgeable and sensible"; she has rarely been rude since she was a child, and even knew about the marriage proposal for her, but she took it lightly until she heard that Prince Wei's house refused to marry her. , and then complained angrily.
Gao Shengdao was unaware of the problem, but Gao Yan believed that although Gao Ling hated Yang Ji now, the only man she could hold a grudge against was Yang Ji for so many years. If she knew that Yang Ji was not a playboy, but a handsome man with good looks and both civil and military skills, how could he change from hatred to love in just one thought?
"As long as I use some tricks, we can make them a couple." Gao Jiu twitched his beard and smiled evilly.
Gao Sachs said in astonishment: "Do you have any idea?"
"Find some people to spread the word and say that Prince Wei and Gao Mansion intend to get married. But Yang Ji despises Ling'er and treats Ling'er as worthless; then he says that Ling'er also despises Yang Ji and treats Yang Ji The criticism is worthless." Gao Qiao said.
Goldman Sachs doubted: "What's the purpose of this rumor?"
"Of course it works!" Gao Qiao said: "Dugu Min is worried about being implicated and does not want to marry our family. But her son is young and energetic, and he may not be able to bear Ling'er's scolding. Even if he can bear it, Ling'er He may not be able to bear 'Yang Ji's scolding'."
Gao Shengdao suddenly said, "Do you want to use this method to induce a fight between Yang Ji and my little sister?"
"That's right." Gao Jun nodded slowly: "If there is any gossip between the two of us, I will go to Yang Ji's uncle and ask him to give me justice. The emperor grants me a marriage, let's see who dares to complain."
Although this method is a bit shameless, for the sake of the inheritance of the Gao family, Gao Jiong can only do this.
"Let's make arrangements now, kid." Gao Shengdao bowed his hand and called the housekeeper after exiting the study, asking him to arrange the manpower and be ready to spread rumors.
