Furong Building is a building complex covering an area of hundreds of acres. In addition to the five-story main building, it is also equipped with pavilions, pavilions, rockery and lotus ponds. Standing on the top floor of the main building, you can have a panoramic view of Daxing City, which is as neat as a chessboard and magnificent.
Furong Garden, including Furong Tower, is a tourist attraction in Daxing City. It is usually open to tourists for free tours. Only when the court needs to hold major celebrations here, it will occasionally be closed for a few days.
But in order to celebrate Yang Lun's birthday this time, he obviously used his royal privileges and closed the garden in advance. Otherwise, how could he have been fully prepared in a hurry?
Most of the guests came with their wives and daughters. The men's clothes were similar, but the women were all dressed up. Although it was the middle of winter, the ladies with their pony tops showed their white necks, and the accessories on their heads were sparkling, which was dazzling; He was only wearing a variety of knee-length shirts with narrow sleeves and a wide band around his waist to show off his curves. He also wore a symbolic long-sleeved jacket, and his sleeves were fluttering under the wind and snow. Dressed in this way, everyone looked tall and graceful, but their pretty faces were all blue from the cold.
Girls are dressed in a different way. The biggest difference between them and women is that their hair is in buns, and their clothes are not so colorful.
Before the guests have all arrived, there is a group of young girls in colorful clothes on the colorful stage in front of the main building. Following the music performed by the musicians, they are singing and dancing in the wind and snow to entertain and relieve the boredom of the guests who have arrived.
In the open yard in front of the color table, many tables were neatly arranged, covered with large umbrellas. Yang Lun was obviously planning to let everyone dine in the yard while enjoying the snow and dancing.
This kind of elegant thing is actually an important way of socializing, because the court is too serious and some topics are difficult to bring up; and the home is too private, and those with insufficient friendship also have no chance to interact. The open banquet in front of us has neither the seriousness of the court nor the privacy of home. Those with average relationships can take the opportunity to get closer to each other. Those who usually have conflicts can also take the opportunity to bridge the gap. Some shrewd businessmen , will often offer generous gifts at this time and strive to show their face. If they can win the eyes of a certain powerful person, they can achieve the goal of climbing the dragon and the phoenix even if they cannot rise to the top.
"Brother! I'm going to separate from you." At this time, Yang Jing said to Yang Ji.
Yang Ji was stunned: "Where are you going?"
Yang Jing pointed forward and whispered: "That is my future princess."
"The one in red?" Yang Ji followed his gaze and found a family of three admiring plum blossoms on the Kuo Bridge opposite. Since the two adults were carrying their backs, they couldn't see their faces clearly, but the person behind them wearing pink robes The little girl in the skirt is looking over here. Someone who can be a princess certainly looks good.
Yang Jing stared at the girl opposite and said without blinking: "Yes, her name is Da Xizhen. She is the granddaughter of Da Xi Changru. Her father..."
"Snapped!"
Before Yang Jing could finish speaking, his butt was kicked. He turned around in shock and saw Yang Ji staring at him with a black face, snorting coldly: "You guy who values sex over brother, get out of here!"
"Brother, I'll go over there then." Yang Jing laughed twice, then dropped Yang Ji and walked away quickly.
Yang Ji glanced at the group of girls and accidentally saw Pei Shuying talking to Gao Ling. He was afraid that Gao Ling would come to cause trouble and make it impossible to end, so he walked to the other side.
"King Wei?" Just as Yang Ji was about to walk around Furong Tower, a tall, handsome man in his fifties called him.
"General Changsun!" Yang Ji turned around, and the person who called him was actually Changsun Sheng. He asked curiously: "Didn't you fight against the Turks in Beijuan? When did you return to Daxing?"
Changsun Sheng was the Sui Dynasty's magic weapon against the Turkic Khanate. During his more than 20 years of interaction with the Turkic Khanate, he perfectly planned the strategy of "diplomating far away and attacking closely, separating the strong and combining the weak" against the Turkic Khanate, and finally became invincible. The Turkic Khanate split into East and West Turks, laying the foundation for Yang Shuang, Yang Su and other generals to win brilliant victories one after another.
In addition to his outstanding strategy, Changsun Sheng was also proficient in riding, archery, and martial arts. During his mission to the Turks, he used his amazing archery skills to achieve the miracle of "two eagles with one arrow" and was revered by the Turks as the God of Arrows.
For his achievements, even Yang Su, who had nothing to spare, also highly praised him. He said many times in public that half of his achievements in defeating the Turks belonged to Changsun Sheng. Yang Shuang, who lived a short life, had been fighting Turks on the border since he came of age. He also had a good relationship with Changsun Sheng. The archery skills Yang Ji learned were based on Changsun Sheng's archery skills.
Changsun Sheng smiled and said, "I've been back for more than half a month."
Yang Ji saw that he was holding a little girl about two or three years old. The girl had her hair combed and her little pink face was rosy. She looked very cute. He smiled and asked, "Is this your beloved?"
"Yes!" Chang Sun Sheng said with a cheerful smile: "This is my little girl Wu Gu, nicknamed Guanyin Maid."
"This little face is white and tender. I really want to pinch her." Yang Ji suddenly wanted to pinch her face.
"Many people say so." Changsun Sheng seemed to love this daughter very much. He kissed his daughter's little face and said to Yang Ji with a smile: "This child has a weak body and has been raised at home, so he is more afraid of birth."
Guanyin's two beautiful big eyes looked at Yang Ji for a while, her vigilance gradually disappeared, and she suddenly said crisply: "Uncle, you are so beautiful!"
Yang Ji's smile instantly froze on his face, and the corner of his mouth twitched as he corrected: "Guanyin Maid, you should say, 'Brother, you are so handsome'!"
Changsun Sheng's face suddenly turned purple. He wanted to smile, but was embarrassed to smile, so he suppressed it and ended up looking like this.
The little girl tilted her head and looked at it for a while, then said seriously: "But uncle is really as beautiful as grandma."
"Haha." Changsun Sheng couldn't bear it and laughed loudly, "Children's words are unbridled, childish words are unbridled!"
"It's okay, it's okay!" Yang Ji could see that Changsun Wugu was willing to talk to him because he was beautiful, and said with a smile: "It seems that not only men like beautiful things, but women and children are no exception."
Changsun Sheng shook his head and laughed. He glanced at the ladies vying for beauty in the courtyard and said with deep emotion: "When I returned to Beijing this time, I felt that the atmosphere in the capital was not what it used to be. The rich and powerful people competed with each other, and some people even went so far as to show off. The roads are paved with corn and the walls are painted with paint. However, the children of the nobles are either flying around and not doing their jobs properly; or they are claiming to be romantic and live in intoxication, which is really worrying."
Yang Ji sweated profusely and said with a smile: "I feel like I am what the general said."
"You? Forget it!" Changsun Sheng shook his head. Others may think that all the dandies in the capital are prodigals who are stupid and rich in money; but Changsun Sheng knows that although there are real dandies, there are also some people who are pretending to be prodigals. Pigs eat tigers.
Yang Ji seems to be an example.
He was previously ordered to enter the palace and was responsible for instructing the royal children in archery. Yang Ji was the best among them. His youthful maturity attracted the attention of Changsun Sheng. It was a pity when I heard later that Yang Ji had become the king of playboys that everyone hated. But after he inquired a little bit, he used his wisdom and experience in playing with the Turks to figure out the secret. It was probably something like For the political purpose of "self-destruction".
"General Changsun, how is the situation over there in the Turks?" Seeing Changsun Sheng coming with only a child in his arms, Yang Ji followed up and asked as if he had found a teammate.
"quite complicated."
"What kind of complicated method?"
"The Turkic Khanate is a complete country in name, but because Bujia Khan's control is far inferior to that of Sabolo Khan, the Turks have actually split into two countries, the East and the West, not to mention the West Turks; and in our country The Eastern Turks in the northern Sui Dynasty are composed of four major parts. The first is Bujia Khan who represents the orthodox Turks and controls the Western Turks. He is the strongest and is our current enemy in the Sui Dynasty. The second one is the Khan who was supported by the Sui Dynasty. Qimin Khan, but his strength is relatively weak, if not for the full support of our Great Sui Dynasty, he would have been annihilated by Bujia Khan; the third force is the Tiele people."
Changsun Sheng had worked hard to weaken the Turks all his life and knew the Turks better than anyone else. Seeing that Yang Ji was interested in this matter, he was happy to share his experience. Seeing that there was no one in the pavilion in front of him, he walked over and walked Said: "Tiele is the collective name for the non-Turkic people on the grassland. They mainly have nine surnames, so they are also called the nine surnames of Tiele, including Uihe, Pugu, Tongluo, Bayegu, Sijie, Qibi, Hun, and Ge. The nine major tribes of Luolu and Bashmi did not have a strong unifier and surrendered to Bujia Khan. The fourth forces were Jiegu and Gesa in the west, Khitan, Xi tribe in the east, The Lin tribe, Shiwei tribe, etc., these tribes believe that the strong is the king, and nominally, they all submit to Bujia Khan."
"Can I understand that the current Turkic Khanate is dominated by Qimin supported by Bujia and Sui Dynasties, supplemented by Tiele and Zabu?" Yang Ji said.
"That's right!" Changsun Sheng said with a smile: "Bujia Khan's control over the Turks is not strong, and it also makes Tiele and Zabu have different intentions. If they support Qimin, then the two are equally powerful, and I, the Sui Dynasty, will Being able to stay out of the situation and sit back and watch the two fight.”
"General Changsun, if Tiele and Zabu help support Qimin and win the final victory." Yang Ji looked at Changsun Sheng and asked: "Will there be another powerful enemy against me in the Sui Dynasty? ?”
"Definitely!" Changsun Sheng said without hesitation: "The grassland people believe in respecting the strong, so you must not expect them to be grateful. If Qimin Khan unifies the Turks, he will definitely become our enemy in the Sui Dynasty. He won’t, and his descendants will certainly not.”
"In this case, why does the general still support Qimin?"
"There are also the nine surnames of Tiele, the Khitan, the Xi tribe, the Lin tribe, and the Shiwei tribe!" Changsun Sheng said in a low voice: "Even if Qimin Khan unified the Turks, his vitality would be severely damaged. We can take the opportunity to support Tiele and others. Ministry, let them keep fighting, and then reap the benefits."
"All of this seems to be based on the Sui Dynasty being strong and not chaotic, right?" Yang Ji knew that the Eastern Turks not only harmed the Central Plains, but also used Chang Sun Sheng's method of "eliminating the strong and supporting the weak" during the troubled times of the Sui Dynasty. Heroes in troubled times. He also believed that Yang Jian, a wise and powerful man, understood the principle that "those who are not from my race must have different hearts." However, what puzzled him was that Yang Jian repeatedly supported Qimin Khan.
Now after Chang Sun Sheng explained it, we learned that Sui Dynasty had follow-up plans. If the plan of "separating the strong from the weak and using the barbarian to control the barbarian" is carried out from generation to generation, the grassland will be extremely weak, even if it is not extinct.
But all of this is based on the premise that the Sui Dynasty will be strong and not chaotic. Yang Jian, Changsun Sheng, and even Yang Guang obviously did not think that the powerful Sui Dynasty II would cause chaos, so everyone was not worried that the Eastern Turks established by Qimin Khan would become the great enemy of the Sui Dynasty.
As Yang Ji expected, Changsun Sheng said matter-of-factly: "That's natural."
"..." Yang Ji was silent after hearing this. I am afraid that no one except him would believe that the powerful Sui Dynasty II would cause chaos, right?
Changsun Sheng suddenly said: "You are not upset because you think I am the Second Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, are you?"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Yang Ji was startled and said quickly: "I, the Sui Dynasty, will live forever."
"What are you afraid of?" Changsun Sheng rolled his eyes and said, "I, Sui Dynasty, will not be punished for my words. As long as what you say makes sense, I am not afraid of anything you say."
"It's better to be careful with your words and actions." The Sui Dynasty did pay attention to freedom of speech, and also set up reporting boxes for ordinary people and low-level officials to anonymously report illegal high-ranking officials. Yang Jian will ask people to inquire and investigate all such reports. Even if it is found to be a false accusation, the whistleblower will not be pursued in the end. But Yang Ji knew that there were several big mouths in the Sui Dynasty, and it was because of their excessive superstition of freedom of speech. In the end, Yang Guang used the topic to his death.
"Coward, not at all like King Wei Zhao." Even so, Changsun Sheng's voice was still much quieter.
Yang Ji smiled bitterly and said, "I haven't even found a wife yet, how can I not be afraid?"
"Do you want this?" Changsun Sheng happily weighed the daughter in his arms.
"I can't wait." After Yang Ji finished speaking, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said with a smile, "You should be my daughter-in-law."
"Haha!" Changsun Sheng laughed and said, "Then you have to work hard, otherwise, my Guanyin maid can't afford to wait."
"Then it's settled!" Yang Ji agreed, "In these three years, you can't make an engagement to Guanyin. I will definitely give birth to a son within three years."
"Really or not?" Changsun Sheng stared at Yang Ji in surprise.
Although it is not uncommon for babies to marry each other since ancient times, and even finger-to-tip marriage, the problem is that Yang Ji does not even have a daughter-in-law. If Changsun Sheng gets married to him, he may not have to wait until tomorrow, and he will become the laughing stock of the entire Daxing City. .
"More real than real gold." Everyone wants to get a good woman, and Yang Ji is no exception.
"You can talk to me about this after you get a wife." Changsun Sheng thought he was farting, hugged his daughter and left.
"Alas!" Seeing Changsun Sheng running away, Yang Ji did not chase him. After all, he also needed to socialize, so it would be inappropriate for him to follow him all the time.
Just as he was about to walk towards Furong Tower, he saw a commotion at the courtyard gate. A group of strong men broke into the courtyard from the door, and a strong aura that had experienced mountains of corpses and seas of blood surged in.
The leader was an old man who was over sixty years old. He had a strong physique, thick bones, and a rough appearance. His blood-red eyes scanned the crowd, and he was equipped with white beards like steel needles.
He turned a blind eye to the dignitaries in the courtyard and shouted angrily: "Where is Yang Ji's puppy? I, He Ruobi, are here."
