Yang Ji explained the new task clearly to Hao Yuan and other staff, and asked them to sort out the roster, accounts, evidence, and the relationship between superior and subordinate generals, and then returned to the back house in a relaxed manner.
As soon as he entered the road gate, he saw Liu Rumei waiting in the courtyard. He quickly walked up and asked, "Rumei, are you waiting for me?"
"Yes!" Liu Rumei said, "Master, the princesses and princesses are all here."
Yang Ji asked: "What happened?"
Liu Rumei replied: "It's for that foundation."
Yang Ji nodded and asked, "Are Niang and Aunt Su here?"
"Not here!" Liu Rumei said: "Except for the Crown Princess, Princess Qi, and Princess Nanyang, they are all from our generation."
"I'll go take a look." As soon as Yang Ji arrived in front of the main hall of the back house, he heard women talking and laughing from a distance. When he walked into the hall, he saw the hall full of pearls and greenery, and the singing of orioles.
Xiao Ying was talking to Princess Lanling. In the Yang family, they were sister and brother-in-law, but in the Xiao family, they were sister-in-law and sister-in-law.
The Crown Princess, Princess Qi, Princess Cai, Princess Teng, Princess Dao, Princess Leping, Princess Xiangguo, Princess Guangping, Princess Ande, Nayan Yangda's wife, Hejian Prince Yang Qingzheng's wife and other royal family members were also there. There was talking and laughing on the sidelines.
The atmosphere is relaxed and cheerful.
Seeing Yang Jicai entering the hall, everyone stopped talking and laughing, and all looked over.
Yang Ji smiled and said, "It's quite lively at home today."
A room full of orioles and swallows, wearing skirts, hairpins, coats and skirts of different colors and styles. Their hair accessories and makeup are either elegant, elegant or beautiful, giving the impression of a hundred flowers blooming and colorful.
It’s not that he meant it, I just thought it was pleasing to the eye, especially after a tiring day, seeing this scene, it’s hard not to feel happy or not.
Xiao Ying and Pei Shuying beside her hurriedly stood up and took the untied Yingying Sword and rain-proof cloak from Yang Ji like a little girl. Xiao Ying said with a bright smile on her beautiful face: "We discussed this morning I discussed the matter of the Royal Women's Foundation with my sisters, and had some wine together in the back garden at noon, but unfortunately my husband was not there."
Yang Ji smiled and said, "Fortunately I'm not here, otherwise, I would definitely be the one lying down."
His sisters and sisters-in-law are all good at drinking; apart from anything else, Princess Lanling can easily knock him down.
Xiao Ying asked: "Did Mr. Lang just come back from the palace?"
Yang Ji nodded: "The saint has arranged some things for me."
Yang Ji sat down, took the tea cup from Pei Shuying, and asked, "What did you say to Sister Lanling just now?"
Xiao Ying said: "Mr. Lang, we are talking about learning piano skills. My sister-in-law is very knowledgeable in music. If I have time, I will go to her to learn piano skills."
"Fifth sister, I remember that you only know how to beat people. Shiming and I have been beaten by you since childhood, but we have never heard you play the piano. Do you know how to do this?" Yang Ji couldn't help but look to the side. When he was still in the palace, Princess Lanling had not yet remarried, and she also served as Queen Dugu's assistant. She was extremely fierce, and because of this, he had a particularly good relationship with this sister. And she is now wearing a light yellow dress, with her hair in a woman's bun, with a smile on her pretty face, and her eyes are as bright as water, and she is enveloped in the beauty of a lady, a woman, and a mother. Gentle and intellectual temperament.
If he hadn't personally experienced the violent side of this sister, Yang Ji would have believed it.
Hearing this, Princess Lanling almost broke her guard. She glared at Yang Ji fiercely and said, "I know a lot. If I hadn't been so strict before, would you, King Kong Slave, have achieved what you have today?"
"I'm very grateful to Fifth Sister for the stick." Yang Ji felt a warm feeling in his heart and said with a smile: "When your son grows up, leave it to me to teach him. I don't dare to hit you. Your son can do it, right?"
When all the girls heard this, they all laughed.
"Really?" Princess Lanling took it seriously. Her and Xiao Jue's son Xiao Rui was six years old and very naughty. But the couple couldn't bear to fight. If she were to be handed over to this younger brother when she grew up, she would be very willing; as long as she could learn 30% of his younger brother's skills, she would be extremely satisfied.
"Of course!" Yang Ji glanced at Princess Ande and said, "Jing You (Yang Shidao) used to be a mess, but isn't he being managed well now?"
Princess Ande smiled and said: "Jing You has indeed changed a lot. He knows countless times more than before. Not long ago, someone gave me some pieces of white folded cloth. Although it is not valuable, it is a child's filial piety." , as a mother, I feel very happy. In the past, how could he have thought of me? "
After saying that, he smiled and said to Yang Ji: "Uncle's teachings are still good. In the future, we will hit him when we need to, and don't give us face."
These days, parents are relatively open-minded. As long as their son can succeed, they won't mind no matter what the "teacher" does to him.
"Definitely, definitely!" Yang Ji nodded hurriedly. It turned out that only Yang Xiong had spoken. Now, even Yang Shidao's mother had spoken in person. After returning to Liangzhou, Yang Shidao would have to increase his workload.
Listening to the conversation of the elders, Nanyang Princess Yang Feixu suddenly asked Yang Ji: "Uncle Wang, I heard Aniang say: Aye plans to bring all the children of the clan to you to join the army?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Yang Ji who was calm and composed.
"The saint has this plan!" Yang Ji put down the teacup in his hand and explained: "The saint has seen that the emperors, princes, and princes of the previous dynasties grew up in deep palaces and compounds, and they were incompetent in literature and martial arts; in the later period of the dynasty, the royal family had no A disciple who can take on important responsibilities. As a result, the country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed. The saint does not want us, the Sui royal family, to follow this old path, so he hopes that everyone in the royal family will be like a dragon and a tiger, not just a bunch of people. Idle trash."
"Our Yang family has a small population and few young children. However, some children neither study for imperial examinations nor practice martial arts and join the army. They only rely on their royal status to do nothing and do evil. Such people have no ability at all. Even if the saint gives them a promotion However, they have no ability to take on important responsibilities. Even if they become officials or generals one day, their virtues are not worthy of their position. At least they will become corrupt officials that everyone reviled, and at worst they will ruin the reputation of the royal family. Therefore, the saint believes that one family belongs to the other. If you want to have lasting wealth and prosperity, everyone needs to work together.”
He felt that the reason why the governments did not pay much attention to this matter was because they were worried that the direct branch would not be able to do things, and if the side branch performed too well, there would be the worry of using the concubine to overthrow the direct descendant.
As for some people, it seems that they have a mentality of "preferring to be a domestic slave rather than a concubine". Their direct lineage was inevitably threatened, and they deliberately attacked some outstanding concubine children, so that these concubine children had to compromise and pretend to be crazy.
And 90% of all this comes from the "mothers" of each government.
Now that this issue was brought up, Yang Ji simply said openly: "Our Sui Dynasty respects saints and the royal family, and it takes only a blink of an eye to arrange a disciple. Besides, the world is so big, and we have so few royal family members. , as long as every child in the family reaches adulthood, the saint will arrange a good seat. Therefore, among us, except for the eldest son who inherits the title of his elders, there is no need to fight between brothers, and we are not afraid of fighting. We, the royal family, are afraid What is it? What I’m afraid of is that there are few people, and what I’m afraid of is that the world will be controlled by outsiders.”
Speaking of this, Yang Ji took the Ande king's branch as an example: "For example, brother Ande and Wang's sister-in-law are very open-minded and wise. Brother Wang's title will naturally be inherited by Gongren in the future; but Gongren's younger brother Yang Wei, Yang Xu, Yang Yan, Yang Gang, Yang Gongdao, and Yang Shidao each went their own way, but didn't they do well? Did they have any influence on Gongren? No, not at all."
"I can't see anything famous yet, but I'm sure that in the future, the seven brothers will work on their own side and help each other, and they will definitely make the lineage of Brother Ande prosperous; and the most obvious example is Dugu Family, they do not consider the order of elders and younger ones, but place the most capable ones in the family. In the end, all the children of the Dugu family will benefit. So we should learn from it. If any branch sticks to the old rules and suppresses the common people, My son, it is normal for you to decline in the future."
As far as Yang Ji knows, the Yang Su family is a typical negative example. Their family now extremely values direct descendants over concubines. Of course, other aristocratic families also value direct descendants over concubines, but most aristocratic families never deliberately suppress concubines and sideline talents. If an outstanding concubine appears in the family, they will train him carefully, just like Yang Jian trained his younger brother Yang Shuang and nephew Yang Ji. When it comes to the rise and fall of the family, there is no distinction between direct concubine and concubine.
However, the direct descendants of the Yang Su family regard the importance of direct concubines over concubines as a strong shield to protect their own interests. Regardless of their priorities and the size of the matter, they always use concubines as a shield. Yang Su's concubines Yang Wanxiang, Yang Minxing, and Yang Jishan were outstanding in ability, both civil and military, and resourceful. However, the three of them were severely suppressed by their legitimate sons Yang Xuangan, Yang Xuanzang, Yang Xuanting, and Yang Xuanzhai. They still don't even have a private residence. This is really Do concubines behave according to the rules?
of course not.
In the final analysis, it was selfishness, or the direct lineage was afraid that the concubine would surpass him, so he did not distinguish between right and wrong, and tried his best to suppress it in the clan first.
Hearing this, everyone's faces showed contemplative expressions. Princess Ande, Princess Lanling and others all smiled and nodded.
Princess Ande was the eldest person, her eyes fell on Yang Ji's face, and she smiled and said: "Uncle, this is a very good statement. I always believe that a family cannot rely on one person, and brothers of the same clan must help each other. If the children at home are willing to study, they can go to Haosheng to study; if they want to practice martial arts and join the army, they can go to Haosheng to study martial arts; if they are former businessmen, they can learn how to run a business. As long as it is a useful skill, parents should teach and support them in accordance with their aptitude. , as for their future achievements, it all depends on their own abilities."
After a pause, he added: "It will be of no benefit to the family or the country to ignore and deliberately suppress the children's nature and allow them to be idle and idle."
She learned about Yang Ji's discipline of his son from her husband. She first asked her son to manage horses and experience the difficulties of the lower class. Then she transferred her son to the state pastor's office to do chores, so that his son could get rid of the wandering and playboy style and become extremely stable. Now she is letting her son go to Yizhou to settle new people. This is obviously to train her son and she really wants to keep the clan prosperous.
As Yang Shidao's mother, she only felt grateful, without any resentment.
Yang Ji smiled and said: "My sister-in-law is very knowledgeable, and I admire her. Of course, it does not mean that joining the army or politics is the way out. After all, everyone has different interests. If someone likes to be a teacher, that is also good. If it is not possible, just stay at home and take care of things. It’s also a good thing.”
With a bright smile on Princess Nanyang's face, she asked: "Uncle Wang, what about those people who don't like to study for imperial examinations, don't practice martial arts and join the army, and don't want to be a merchant? What should I do?"
When everyone heard this, their expressions suddenly became strange.
Lanling made the princess cover her mouth and said with a smile: "Nanyang, are you asking this for Li Min?"
Yang Ji was immediately curious, and after asking, he learned that Yang Huali had earlier said that Li Min didn't even want to be a Weiwei Shaoqing anymore, and just wanted to stay at home and accompany Yuwen Eying and Li Jingxun for a few years.
Good guy, look at his posture, he clearly wants to lie down.
Yang Lihua's eyes were filled with embarrassment and she said softly: "Vajra slave, Shusheng came back yesterday and suddenly enjoyed the happiness of his family, so he started telling lies that were not true. I will urge him to take office."
Li Min told her about the juvenile matter at hand, and his tone was mostly complaining, but her mentality had changed drastically, and she felt that it was nothing.
Yang Ji was stunned for a moment and then said, "With Sister Leping's supervision, I think Shusheng will make great progress."
Princess Nanyang hesitated for a moment and asked softly: "Uncle Wang, have you ever seen my father-in-law?"
Yang Ji asked: "Mr. Xu?"
"Yes!" Princess Nanyang nodded and said softly: "My father-in-law has returned."
On one side was the father-in-law, and on the other was the uncle who had been playing with him since childhood, but they had conflicts. Princess Nanyang was caught in the middle, and she felt quite embarrassed.
"I met him this morning. He is now the deputy of Duke Yue, and is also in charge of the reorganization of the Beijing troops. The saint is also using his talents to the best of his ability. I think they will be able to take good care of the reorganization of the Beijing troops." There was a big fuss a few days ago, and Yang Ji said nothing at the moment.
He saw the embarrassment on Princess Nanyang's face, and he understood it in his heart, so he smiled and said: "I have always dealt with things and people, and I will not deliberately embarrass anyone. Feixu, you can rest assured."
Princess Nanyang breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that Yang Ji's status in his father's heart far surpassed that of Yang Su and Yu Wenshu. If he persisted in Yu Wenshu's past pigtails, the father's comeback would be hindered. But after Yang Ji said this, she was not worried that he would deliberately embarrass Yuwenshu. If Yuwenshu returned to his old ways, there would be nothing she could do.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit delicate, Crown Princess Wei Shi interrupted with a smile: "Uncle Wang, you just said that Aye has arranged a new task? Is it related to the current heated military reform?"
These days, women's status is relatively high, and there are not many frameworks to imprison women's thoughts. In addition to honoring their parents and educating their children on behalf of their husbands who are working as officials at home, ladies also have to go out to socialize and help their husbands in the ladies' circle. Some "intelligence", they are no strangers to current affairs. Therefore, Crown Princess Wei's question was a normal daily chat, and there was no such thing as "interfering in politics."
"Well, I was also caught by the saint. As for what to do specifically, I can't say." Yang Ji pondered for a long time and said to everyone: "This mission is a good training opportunity and there is no danger; if you want to join the army, Young people who are willing to learn can be my soldiers by my side. As long as they watch, listen and study carefully, they will learn something."
The elders were overjoyed when they heard that Yang Ji was willing to take care of his own children and thanked him one after another. Young people and children are still young, so they can only be envious.
The Crown Princess and Princess Qi looked at each other with regret in their hearts. They were cousins, the Crown Princess was the granddaughter of Wei Xiaokuan, and the latter was the daughter of Wei Chong. She was not much older than Yang Ji, so how could she have any older children? In addition, Yang Ji made it very clear that he was a member of the clan, so they couldn't force the Wei family's children over.
As for the four imperial aunts, although they are married, their children are also included in the royal family. The childless Princess Leping and the young Princess Lanling are not counted, but the other two have older children.
At this moment, Yang Lihua's two maids entered the hall, saluted everyone, and then said to Yang Lihua: "Princess, Li Lang came back from the palace and said he had something to discuss."
When Yang Lihua heard this, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
Xiao Yingyan smiled: "Sister, if there is something going on at home, you can go back first; the matter of the 'Foundation' is not urgent. We can discuss it slowly."
Yang Lihua looked at everyone a little embarrassed, stood up and said, "I'll excuse you."
Everyone stood up one after another and sent her out of the main hall of the back house. Yang Ji said to everyone, "You go back first, and I will see my sister off."
Everyone stopped when they heard this.
As Yang Ji walked, he said apologetically to Yang Lihua: "Sister, the saint has arranged for me to do something. I will leave Beijing tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I can't help you with the affairs of your house."
Although Yang Lihua was disappointed, she also understood. She smiled and said, "It's been so many years, so I'm not in a hurry these days."
Yang Ji added: "When the saint gave me the task, I turned it down because of the matters at my sister's house. But the saint refused. He said that it would be more appropriate for him and Zongzheng Temple to rectify it. Next, Gongren will Come and help.”
"That's fine." Yang Lihua pondered for a while and said to Yang Ji, "Vajra slave, please take the trouble."
"It's okay!" Yang Ji said with a smile: "One family doesn't speak the language of the other."
"Yeah!" Yang Lihua nodded and said, "You go back first."
"Okay, then I won't give it away." Yang Ji bowed and stopped moving forward.
. . . . . . . . . .
But when Yang Lihua left Prince Wei's Mansion and returned to the princess, she saw Li Min wearing a rare military uniform and talking to her daughter Yuwen Eying in the hall.
"Madam, you didn't notice." Li Min sat on the embroidered pier and said with a smile: "There is a large group of people down there in darkness. They don't dare to let out their breath. They are all listening to my orders. They are all generals and generals. There are quite a few.”
Yuwen Eying smiled happily when she heard this: "Okay, okay, I've found the right place for you to return to Beijing. I have no choice but to be a good Weiwei Shaoqing. My uncle will definitely guarantee you a good future in the future."
Li Min smiled and said: "In the future, I will also be a general who can command thousands of troops."
Yuwen Eying nodded, and the smile on her face became brighter.
"The princess is back." Just as the couple was thinking about the future, the maid outside the door said.
The couple looked up and saw Yang Lihua coming from the courtyard.
The two quickly stood up to greet him.
Yang Lihua entered the hall and sat down, looked at Li Min and asked, "Shu Sheng, are you back from the guard?"
"Yes!" Li Min sat down again at this time and said with a smile: "This is the time when the Weiwei has just returned. He has to go there tomorrow. I have just taken up my new post, and I will be very busy in the next few days."
As Yuwen Eying spoke, she recounted what Li Min had seen and heard in the Weiwei, and finally said, "Auntie, Shusheng and Uncle Wei Wang have gained a lot of knowledge over the years."
When Yuwen Eying said this, she felt a little emotional. She never thought that Yang Ji could achieve what he has achieved today, let alone that Li Min could learn skills from him.
Yes, Shusheng didn't have much experience in the past and he didn't feel confident going out. Now that he has learned the skills, he thinks he can do big things now.
After Yang Lihua heard this, she felt happy and annoyed at the same time. She was happy that her son-in-law had the ability to take charge of his own business. But she was annoyed that yesterday he said that Li resigned and took a rest, which made her tell her sisters. What would they think of her in the future?
But overall, she was more happy than annoyed after all. She said: "I just came from Prince Wei's Mansion. Prince Wei also participated in the military reform and wanted to train the younger members of the clan."
"Really?" Yuwen Eying's face bloomed with a smile. She thought for a moment and said, "Auntie, after a few days, Shusheng will have to hold a banquet for Uncle Wei Wang."
"Okay!" Yang Lihua nodded, glanced at Li Min who was overjoyed, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: Even if her Vajra slave has a new mission, she is always as steady as a mountain and as calm as water, while her son-in-law is happy and angry. The shape is reflected in the color, and one can tell the height at a glance.
But when Yang Lihua thought that her daughter and son-in-law only had one daughter, and she was taking care of her, she felt that it was good to live a simple life, which was better than Yang Ji getting into trouble everywhere.
But in the officialdom, how can there be any reason that if you don't cause trouble, you won't have trouble coming to your door?
It would be fine if Li Min was a local official, but he was already one of the central officials; now, there are countless pairs of eyes staring at him, both openly and secretly.
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