Leping Princess Mansion, the magnificent living room! Yang Lihua is receiving Mrs. Yuwen and her eldest daughter-in-law. There are also Princess Nanyang, Yuwen Eying and her daughter Li Jingxun, Yuwen Shu's concubine Yuwen Miaoyin and others.
In the Sui Dynasty, the protection between men and women was far less stringent than in the Song Dynasty. In addition, Yuwenshu was a grandfather, so there was no need to avoid the female family members. What's more, he was the largest financial backer of the "Royal Women's Foundation" and was closely related to these royal women. They had met each other, so he also sat and talked with his second son Yuwen Shiji and Li Min.
As for Yu Wenhua's brainless son, Yu Wenshu did not bring him, lest he could not speak and spoil his plan. The third son, Yu Wenzhiji, was burnt by Yang Ji and turned into a ghost, so it was not appropriate to come out to scare people.
"Mr. Yuwen, is everything okay at home?" Yang Huali now also has two female military advisors, one named Chen Yueyi and the other named Yuan Lexhang. Like Yang Lihua, they are both Yuwen Yun's queens.
When Yu Wenyun was alive, he was extremely lustful and ordered women with officials above him not to marry, so that he could choose to enter the palace for fun. However, there were too many women and it was difficult for him to manage, so he set up five queens to help him take care of things. Here is a woman. Among them, Yang Lihua is the Queen of Tianyuan, Zhu Manyue is the Queen of Tianzhong, Yuchi Chifan is the Queen of Zuo, Chen Yueyi is the Queen of Tianyou, and Tian Leshang is the Queen of Tianzhong. In addition, there are many concubines.
Chen Yueyi and Yuan Leshang were of the same age, and they were selected into the harem at the same time. They received the same favor and courtesy, and were later canonized as queens at the same time. They had a very good relationship. After Yu Wenyun passed away, they became nuns at the same time as Zhu Manyue, Yuchi Chifan and many of Yu Wenyun's concubines. Today, many of Yu Wenyun's concubines have passed away, leaving only Yang Lihua, Chen Yueyi and Yuan Leshang.
Chen Yueyi's real surname is Hou Mochen, from the Hou Mochen family; Yuan Leshang comes from the Yuan family of the Eastern Wei royal family. After Yang Jian took over the Northern Zhou Dynasty, his natal family ignored them and allowed them to fend for themselves. Fortunately, although Yang Lihua was not very smart, she was very kind-hearted and took good care of the remaining sisters. She was afraid that they would be bullied outside and become the merits of conspirators, so she built a nunnery in the princess's mansion and took care of them. They come to live together.
Chen Yueyi and Yuan Leshang devoted themselves to pure cultivation and never interfered with the common affairs of the world. However, they were far smarter than Yang Lihua. After the ups and downs of the great changes, they even understood the cruelty of officialdom. They learned that the good sisters had been deceived by evil slaves and reduced to the position of selling goods. After getting to the point where she was afraid that she would be deceived and used by others again, she took the initiative to take on the responsibility of Yang Lihua's behind-the-scenes strategist. Now, I have also come to Luoyang.
Yang Lihua learned a big lesson, and now she is the leader of the "Foundation". She is surrounded by two elite military advisors who help analyze the current situation and make suggestions. She is somewhat better than before.
She knew that the greedy Yuwenshu had to ask for something after he donated a huge amount of money to the "Foundation". In addition, her son-in-law Li Min was almost killed by Yuwenshu, so she was deeply wary of Yuwenshu and tried not to see him if possible.
Yu Wenshu "suddenly" came to the princess's mansion with his family, I'm afraid it wasn't as simple as being a guest.
After hearing Yang Lihua's polite words, Yu Wenshu quickly leaned forward and said, "To tell you the truth, princess, everything is fine at home."
Yang Lihua looked at Yu Wenshu, who had gray hair and a depressed expression, and couldn't help but sigh and comforted: "No one could have expected what happened last year; you always have to think more openly."
"Princess is right!" Yu Wenshu nodded and said, "How can it be smooth sailing when you are an official? Ups and downs are inevitable in the officialdom."
Yang Lihua frowned. She said that the massacre of Yuwen Mansion was not an officialdom. Of course, we can’t blame Yu Wenshu. After all, it’s been a long time since that tragic incident. How could we have expected that Yang Lihua was still asking?
Li Min listened on the sidelines and comforted him: "Yuwen Gong, you are a famous commander in the Sui Dynasty. Now that the Sui army has not stopped reforming, the frontiers are not peaceful, and Chu Gong has passed away, the country is worthy of employing you." It is not an extravagant hope to make a comeback again.”
Regarding the rebellion of the Beijing soldiers, if Yang Ji had not put down the rebellion in time, Li Min would have been in bad luck. Afterwards, after the other two mothers-in-law made suggestions and analyzed them one by one, Li Min finally realized that Yu Wenshu recommended him to be one of the main generals of the military reform. It's not a good intention, so he doesn't even call him uncle now.
Yu Wenshu sighed, smiled bitterly at Li Min and said, "Shu Sheng! I am determined to serve the country and share the saint's worries. However, after many previous incidents, the saint has some doubts about my ability and is not confident about me. Therefore, let me meditate on the past in my house, and there is no one to recommend me at the moment, what can I do?"
Li Min saw that what he said was a bit pitiful, and felt some sympathy in her heart, but in a flash of thought, she remembered what Yu Wenshu had done to her, so she opened her mouth, causing thousands of words to turn into a long sigh.
Mrs. Yuwen came from Zhao Gui's family and was a far-sighted woman. When she saw her husband's sad and gloomy face, she felt extremely aggrieved.
While several people were talking, a female official quickly entered the hall.
"Is King Wei here?" Yang Lihua asked quickly. She could tell that she preferred aunts and cousins who were loyal and rebellious to outsiders who tried hard to please her. She built the princess palace in Jingshanfang to facilitate timely reinforcements. connect.
The female officer replied: "Princess, it's Princess Guangping and the Prince Consort who are here."
Upon hearing this, Yang Lihua was slightly shocked. She was only entertaining those close to her today, but Yuwenshu's family came along with Princess Nanyang. Now, sister Guangping's family came uninvited, which was a bit beyond her expectation. . He immediately looked at his daughter, who was next to him, and said, "Today is a bit of a coincidence."
Yuwen Eying said with a smile: "Mom, the magpies are chirping non-stop this morning, so the co-author should be here!"
Yang Lihua was no longer a fool. When she heard what her daughter said, she was noncommittal.
Her sister's family came to visit, and Yang Lihua couldn't turn him away, but she couldn't leave, so she hurriedly told Li Min, who was next to her: "Shu Sheng, go and greet them for me."
"Here!" Li Min responded quickly and prepared to go out to greet him.
"Princess, we, father and son, are also going to welcome Princess Tingting Guangping and Prince Consort Yuwen." Yu Wenshu winked at Yuwen Shiji, and father and son stood up at the same time and bowed to Yang Lihua together.
"Yes!" Yang Lihua agreed.
After a while, Prince Guangping and her husband Yu Wen Jingli led their eldest son Yu Wenxie, second son Yu Wenjiao (xiao), and third son Yu Wenmou. Accompanied by the female officials of the house, they met with Li Min, Yu Wenshu, and Yu Wenshi. and enter the lobby.
Yu Wen Jingli was the son of Yu Wenqing of the Zhu Kingdom of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He married Princess Guangping during the Northern Zhou Dynasty. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian awarded him the title of Prince Consort, the Third Division of Yitong, and the title of Duke of Ande County, with the title of Xiongzhou. Governor. When Yang Jian streamlined the organization and merged prefectures and counties in the 10th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Xiong Prefecture became Yiyang County (small prefecture) under the rule of Yu Prefecture, and Yuwen Jingli also lost his official position.
In the early years, his health was not very good, so he had been staying at home and taking care of himself over the years. When he recovered and was ready to come back, the emperor changed. Yang Guang was too busy and seemed to have forgotten this brother-in-law.
Yuwen Jingli knew that Yang Ji was the most popular person in the dynasty, and his two sons followed Yang Ji to fight in the Northeast. He planned to have a good talk with Yang Ji and find a way to become an official.
In addition, Yuwen Jingli also learned a piece of news from the second son Yuwen Hao who was deeply loved by Yang Guang——
Yang Guang intends to streamline major central agencies, eliminate mediocre officials and replace them with capable officials. According to Yu Wenhao, Yang Ji will have a great say in the upcoming major rectification.
In addition, Yang Ji also suggested to Yang Guang yesterday morning that he should set up a military aircraft department, with five military aircraft ministers to assist the emperor in managing the emperor's personal army, and be responsible only to Yang Guang; Yang Ji holds an important position, so naturally he will not be selected as a "little" military aircraft minister. But as the emperor's confidant, he definitely has the right to recommend and veto.
All of these made Yuwen Jingli pay attention.
Yesterday I heard that Princess Leping would entertain the prince's family, Princess Nanyang's family, and Yang Ji's family. Today she came uninvited and planned to use the "treasure place" to talk.
After the elders finished greetings, Yu Wenhao saluted Yang Lihua and asked, pretending not to know, "Aunt, will Uncle King Wei come?"
"I sent someone over to inquire before. They should be on their way now. We are not outsiders. You can talk together."
After listening to Yu Wenhao's inquiry and looking at Yu Wenshu and her sister-in-law inadvertently, Yang Lihua also felt somewhat clear.
As the saying goes, "If you have nothing to do, don't go to the Three Treasures Palace." Yu Wenshu and Yu Wen Jingli came unexpectedly, presumably for Yang Ji.
Yuwen Jingli couldn't say anything, but Princess Guangping had no worries. She said to her sister Yang Lihua: "Sister, Vajra slaves are becoming more and more extraordinary now. I heard from Xie'er and Hao'er that Vajra slaves will eat with us when they fight. Just like drinking water, the Khitan thieves were wiped out in the blink of an eye. In just a few words, the rebellious Xi tribe surrendered to me in the Sui Dynasty. The Duke of Chu has passed away. I think that not long after he came, he will be known as the "little military god". It will be changed to 'Military God'."
Yang Lihua said ambiguously: "Maybe!"
Mrs. Yuwen on the side felt a little irritated. She picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of tea.
Yu Wenshu felt on pins and needles and felt very unhappy.
The porter came in and announced, "Princess, King Wei has arrived."
Everyone stopped talking and looked towards the door in unison:
I saw Yang Ji wearing a white cloth, showing a simple and fresh demeanor. Compared with the prince's clothes with gold threads, he was a little more elegant and elegant. Coming along the sun, it shows how graceful and graceful he is, and how handsome he is. He seems to be able to take in all the beauty in the world.
Yang Lihua, Princess Guangping, Princess Nanyang, and Yuwen Eying, who were close to Yang Ji, their eyes lit up when they saw it, and they secretly cheered in their hearts: "What a handsome young master..."
The pregnant Liu Rumei followed her husband step by step. Behind them were Zhang Chuchen, Murong Xianyue, and Liu Rumei's personal maids Chenfeng and Chaolu.
Originally, Xiao Ying was more suitable to attend such an occasion, but it was extremely hard for her and Pei Shuying to bring their children, and they were afraid that the children would cry here, so Liu Rumei, who had not yet given birth, accompanied Yang Ji to the banquet.
As soon as she entered the lobby, Yang Lihua stood up and said: "Vajra slave and Rumei are here!"
Yang Ji nodded, and together with Liu Rumei, he saluted his three peers and said, "I've seen Sister Leping, Sister Guangping, and my father-in-law!"
Yang Lihua and Princess Guangping glanced at Liu Rumei's belly and walked forward together. Yang Lihua asked softly: "Rumei, are you about to give birth?"
"It will take about two months!" Liu Rumei smiled, but her face was filled with love and kindness that could not be concealed.
Yang Lihua said with a smile: "The three children are the same age, what a coincidence!"
"It's really a coincidence!" Liu Rumei's face blushed slightly. Xiao Ying and Pei Shuying must have been conceived a few days before Yang Jibei left, and she traveled thousands of miles to get pregnant, so she was a few months behind them.
"I've met my uncle and aunt!"
"I've met my uncle and aunt!"
The juniors also stepped forward to salute.
Li Min's daughter Li Jingxun is seven years old. She has an innocent smile on her cute pink apple round face. She steps forward on her short legs, salutes crisply, and then blinks in black and white. With clear big eyes, he asked Yang Ji: "Uncle, isn't the blushing little uncle here?"
The third day after a baby is born is called the "Three Chaos", and the etiquette held on this day is called the "Three Chaos Ceremony". On this day, families with newborns have to bathe the baby, entertain guests, and accept congratulations from relatives and friends. Therefore, this custom is also called "three rites of bathing" and "three dynasties of wine."
When Yang Ji gave birth to the child, Li Jingxun hugged Yang Hao and Yang Ming. When the full moon came, she couldn't hold the child because there were too many people looking after the child. Therefore, her impression of Yang Hao and Yang Ming still remained on the skin. The red stage.
Yang Jili was happy: "They are still sleeping!"
"It's delicious and lazy, like a piglet!" Li Jingxun said in disgust.
Everyone laughed!
Yu Wenshu greeted them with greetings, looked at Yang Ji with complicated eyes, and saluted, "Your Majesty, you are well."
Yang Ji nodded slightly to return the favor.
Before setting off, he and his outstanding staff and officials analyzed Yuwenshu: everyone unanimously concluded that Yuwenshu must have something to ask for this time; and Yuwenshu had a great reputation in the world after spending money and eliminating disasters before. With public opinion in hand, Yang Guang not only does not blame much, but also has the heart to support him. Therefore, Yu Wenshu's comeback is only a matter of time.
In the end, everyone thought that Yang Ji could push him in front of the emperor to gain his favor; but in private, he could not be enthusiastic about Yuwenshu. In this way, when he recommended Yuwenshu in front of the emperor, it became more and more obvious that he was selfless and public-private. distinct.
Yang Ji had also used Yang Zhao's words to recommend Yuwenshu to Yang Guang who was dismissed for cheating in martial arts, and successfully gained Yang Guang's favor. As for Yuwenshu, he was just a prop, so he treated him indifferently.
This scene fell in the eyes of Mrs. Yuwen, her eyebrows could not help but beat, and she felt her heart was filled with panic. Her husband had always been strong in his life, and his eyes were always above his head. Now when he saluted Yang Ji's son, he only received an indifferent nod. Salute.
She didn't know what her husband was thinking, but she was extremely angry.
Seeing Yuwen Shu's embarrassing end, Yu Wen Jingli thought for a while, then stepped forward and said with a smile: "Wenhui (Yang Ji's courtesy name), why did it come so late?"
The scene of two Yuwen greeting each other one after another fell into the eyes of Yang Lihua, who was secretly paying attention, and secretly said that of course, they were indeed coming for the Vajra slave.
Yang Ji smiled and said, "My dear sister-in-law, I learned that the generals of the Prefectural Mufu Government came to the court to report on their duties. By the way, I urged me to go back and take charge of the overall situation. I talked with them for a while, but I came a little late. Don't be surprised, sister-in-law."
Yu Wen Jingli laughed and said, "You have high literary ability and a heavy responsibility. I understand!"
"Uncle, are you going back to Liangzhou?" Yu Wenhao asked.
Yang Ji glanced at Yu Wenhao and said, "I don't know either. Everything depends on the arrangement of the saint!"
Yu Wen Jingli's eyes flashed, and he said to his son unintentionally: "In my opinion, your uncle may not be able to come back in a while!"
"How can you see it?" Yu Wenhao asked in confusion.
"The saint reorganized the army and reorganized the military affairs in the Northeast. Yesterday morning, the court listened to your uncle King Wei's advice and set up a military aircraft department to take charge of the emperor's personal army... As one of the five military ministers, I guess there is a seat for King Wei?"
As soon as Yu Wen Jingli's deliberate words came out, the female family members who were talking and laughing quietly stopped and looked at Yang Ji.
Yang Ji looked at Yuwen Jingli, who was trying his best to pretend to be stupid, and asked with a faint smile: "How do you say this?"
At the beginning of the military reform, Yang Guang took the opportunity to accept the Wannian Army and the Chang'an Army from the 14th Battalion in Guanzhong as the emperor's personal army, preparing to build them into elites who would serve him directly. The Ministry of War was usually in charge, but the Ministry of War had too many things to take care of. If the army decentralizes its power, it will be infiltrated by others soon. Yang Ji suggested that he set up a military aircraft department composed of close confidants and let the military aircraft minister take care of the personal army. However, although the military aircraft minister was the emperor's confidant, he was equivalent to the emperor's personal official. Not only was he outside the establishment, but he also had no character. rank.
He is the Prince of the Sui Dynasty and the Mu of Liangzhou. If he is a military minister, he will become Yang Guang's domestic slave and general. Therefore, Yuwen Jingli is obviously telling lies with his eyes wide open, but since he likes to perform, he cooperates with it. There is no harm in doing it. It depends on what tricks he wants to play.
"After the death of Duke Chu, when it comes to understanding the situation in the Northeast and military affairs, King Wei is the undisputed first person. All these are inseparable from King Wei; and there is no war in Liangzhou, think about it, the saint will not Let it go." Yu Wen Jingli analyzed it, and without waiting for Yang Ji's rebuttal, he said with a genuine smile: "In the Wenhui's vision, the Minister of Military Aircraft has the right to recommend two judicial doctors in charge of military law to the saint. "
"I have received the emperor's favor and the salary of the emperor, and I also know the law quite well. If I become a judicial doctor, I can serve the country and not feel ashamed. If Wen Hui becomes the military minister, I can Do you want to recommend something to the saint?"
Yang Ji secretly laughed. On the surface, the Judicial Doctor has less status than the Military Minister, but it is a position very close to the emperor. If the conditions can be relaxed, some governors will be willing to give up their posts to take it.
Yuwen Jingli had a good idea, but how could Yang Guang, his uncle, let his brother-in-law be a "little house slave"?
Yuwen Jingli was not unaware of the above truth, which showed that his focus was still on recommending him, not the military aircraft department.
Yu Wenshu also had something in his mind. He looked on coldly and realized the opportunities contained in the military aircraft. Although nearly a year has passed since the Beijing mutiny incident, many people are still talking about it. As long as the rumors are not completely over, the emperor will not let him become a high official.
Instead of aiming for a big and unattainable official position, it would be better to enter the military office and show his presence to the emperor at all times. As long as he "quietly" in a small position for a while, it won't take long for him to reach the top of power in the Sui Dynasty.
Thinking of this, the thoughts in Yuwenshu's mind became clearer and clearer, and he finally realized the folly of pursuing greatness blindly; if he continued to despise small officials and waste a lot of time waiting for high officials, it would only make him worse as time goes by. The emperor gradually forgot; if he did, he would be completely ruined.
"This is really not a place for discussion. Sister-in-law, you should be careful what you say." Yang Ji pondered for a moment and said to Yuwen Jingli: "Military affairs and personnel appointments and removals are all matters of no small importance. Saints have their own decisions. How can we make rash guesses?" of?"
Yu Wen Jingli looked at the eyes that were paying attention here, his face changed slightly, he secretly felt ashamed, and said with a forced smile: "What the Wenhui said is absolutely true, I am eager to serve the country, and I accidentally missed it. Don't blame me!"
"Uncle, uncle, Yuwen Gong, and three brothers Yuwen; I think the prince will be here soon." Li Min stepped forward to smooth things over and said with a smile: "Why don't you go to the pavilion in the front yard and wait for tea?"
Yang Ji didn't care. He said to Yang Lihua, "Sister, let's go to the front yard first."
"Go! Go!" Yang Lihua shook her head and said, "When you men gather together, you only talk about political affairs, which is very boring."
Yuwen Eying sent a group of men out of the courtyard and followed her mother to the atrium. As she walked back, she took the opportunity to ask softly: "Mom, what is going on?"
"They are all asking you, Uncle Wei Wang, to do something." Yang Lihua raised her eyes and glanced at the women standing at the door, and said, "Don't say anything more."
Yuwen Eying understood clearly after hearing this. Yuwen Jingli even asked Yang Ji to recommend her. If she didn't know anything else, she would be a fool.
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But Yang Ji and others, led by Li Min, came to sit in an elegant pavilion in the front yard. The maid offered tea, bowed and left.
Yu Wen Jingli also came from a military family, with the straightforwardness of a military man. He took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, and repeated the old conversation: "Do you think I can get into the military aircraft department?"
"What the Military Aircraft Department wants is someone who is proficient in military skills and capable of civility and martial arts. As long as he enters it, he is a soldier. In addition to running the army and rectifying military discipline, he also has to work hard with the soldiers to practice martial arts and tactics. Fighting techniques. Do you think your father-in-law is qualified for the task due to his abilities and physical strength?" Seeing that Yu Wen Jingli was at loggerheads with the Military Aircraft Department, Yang Ji had no choice but to speak directly, hoping that he would retreat in spite of the difficulties.
Yu Wen Jingli explained: "We, the children of the martial arts family, have experienced severe lessons since childhood. When I was young, I followed my father on the battlefield to kill enemies. I can lead troops to fight at any time. As for my illness. The reason is entirely due to an old injury. After so many years of careful conditioning, he has already recovered as before."
Yang Ji asked again: "Sister-in-law, do you think it is necessary to start from scratch based on your current status?"
Yu Wen Jingli pondered for a long time and said with a wry smile: "Then I can't keep draining the national treasury without sharing the country's worries, right?"
Now that everything has been said, what else can Yang Ji do?
"Let me consider this matter!" After Yang Ji finished speaking, he left a leeway for himself: "The saint has high hopes for the officials of the Military Aircraft Department. Each of them will be the future general, state Sima, military hussar general, and chariot general. ... Even if the court officials and military ministers recommend the person they like to the judicial doctor, the saint may not accept him."
Yu Wen Jingli heard the implication and was overjoyed. Considering how favored his "brother-in-law" was, he was willing to recommend himself in front of the emperor. It must be a sure thing. He raised his hands in excitement and said: "Wen Hui, then I'll be quiet Looking forward to hearing from you."
"Okay!" Yu Wen Jingli has been living in seclusion for these years, and Yang Ji doesn't know whether his ability and character are worthy of his recommendation. Even if he wants to recommend him, he must find out his background to avoid ruining his character.
However, during the historical Jiangdu Palace uprising, Yu Wen Xie and Yu Wen Hao clearly had a chance to escape and knew that there were tens of thousands of fierce rebels in Jiangdu Palace. However, in order to rescue their uncle, their brothers led the only remaining rebels with the thought of just in case. Fifty soldiers entered the palace and died with infinite loyalty and generosity.
Yuwen Jingli taught such a son, and his own character must not be that bad.
When Yu Wenshu heard this, he was also very moved. He looked at Yang Ji with a pale face, and for a moment he didn't know how to speak.
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