At the end of the morning session the next day, Yang Guang returned to Huiyou Hall angrily, followed by Yang Ji and Yang Xiong.
Yang Guang angrily pulled off the soaring crown from his head and threw it to the ground. With a "pop" sound, the crown and beams broke into several pieces, and the pearls and jade on the crown flew away. The dozens of on-call chamberlains were so frightened and silent that they were like statues, not daring to move at all.
Yang Guang walked towards the dragon bed with a pale face, sat down, slammed the table and roared: "What on earth do the Yang family want to do? Do you still have me as the emperor in your eyes?"
Yang Ji and Yang Xiong looked at each other and remained silent in tacit agreement.
The reason why Yang Guang is so angry is because in the court just now, Yang Yue, Yang Shen, and Yang Wensi resigned one after another, saying that they were not qualified enough and were not qualified; in addition, they also replaced Yang Xuangan, Yang Xuanzang, Yang Xuanting, Yang Xuanjie, Yang Wanshuo, Yang Minxing and Yang Jishan resigned from the title because they had no merit and no reward.
Yang Yue and the others said that their "virtue" was not enough, not their ability. The implication was that they had the ability and reputation to hold any position, but they did not have enough qualifications.
Yang Yue, Yang Shen, and Yang Wensi have been in office for many years and have done quite well. The so-called lack of qualifications is nonsense. Their excuse is nothing more than retreat in order to force Yang Guang to be promoted to a senior official.
They seemed to be worried that the persuasiveness of retreat in order to advance was not obvious and Yang Guang had not yet understood it, so they further strengthened the title of Yang Xuangan's brother.
At this moment, everyone saw through the deep meaning behind Yang's joint resignation and resignation!
Yang was aggressive and kidnapped the emperor morally. How could Yang Guang not be angry?
"Get back!" After losing his temper, Yang Guang finally regained his breath. He waved his hand and drove away all the panicked servants.
Yang Guang was furious and scolded Yang Yue, Yang Shen and Yang Wensi until they were bloody, but over and over again, even those few words could not be scolded as the quintessence of the country; Yang Ji even wanted to scold them on his behalf.
After jumping around for a while, Yang Guang found that the only voice in the hall was his own. Yang Ji and Yang Xiongru were standing there as statues, not even saying a word of agreement. Slowly, he ran out of words to scold, and his scolding became boring. .
He glared at Yang Ji and Yang Xiong and said, "Brother Wang, Vajra slave, you also saw it, tell me, is Yang going too far?"
Yang Ji and Yang Xiong were both human beings. They knew they could not anger Yang Guang, so they said in unison:
"It's not excessive, it's extremely excessive."
"It's not excessive, it's extremely excessive."
After saying that, the two of them looked at each other in unison, with big eyes and small eyes, as if to say: Why did you say what I said?
"..." This scene made Yang Guang laugh and cry. His anger actually faded a bit, his mood improved a lot, and his face looked much better.
Seeing this, Yang Xiong was a little relieved. He bowed and said warmly: "The saint has a country of thousands of miles and a country to govern for thousands of years. He works hard every day and has thousands of opportunities. On behalf of the tens of millions of people who are deeply blessed by the saint's grace, I sincerely ask my brother to give up. Thunder fire, slow heart rate, take care of yourself.”
Yang Ji was eye-opening when he heard this: Look at Yang Xiong!
This is so well said!
Seeing that Yang Xiong had nothing to say, he bowed deeply and said in a solemn tone: "Brother, the children of the Yang family have lived a comfortable life for decades under the wings of Mr. Yang, but they have also lost their ambition to be self-reliant; Mr. Yang suddenly passed away. , for the children of the Yang family, this is no less than the collapse of the Tianzhu. It is inevitable that they will panic and do stupid things. But Yang Yue, Yang Shen, and Yang Wensi are talented people after all. Wait until they calm down , will eventually reflect on his mistakes and go to the palace to apologize."
"Brother values love and righteousness, and everyone knows that he will not do anything wrong to the descendants of heroes; there is no need to care about such short-sighted and narrow-minded people; if he gets sick from anger, then it is even more unreasonable. It’s worth it!”
Yang Xiong glanced at Yang Ji and thought to himself: Vajra Nu's words are meaningful, well-founded, and sensible; they are much more advanced than my dry words. It’s so worth learning!
Yang Guang felt relieved after listening to the two people's persuasion.
My family is so considerate!
He sighed and said with a headache: "I know everything you said; I also know the deep meaning of the Yang family's trouble. That's it for today, but I'm afraid they don't know what's good and what's wrong, and use public opinion to force me Submit; if so, it will be irremediable."
At the court meeting, although Yang Yue and the others were not directly asking for an official position, but instead lowered their status and asked to be transferred, were they really not asking for an official position? It's just that the methods they used are more clever than straightforward. If I take advantage of the situation and agree to their "resignation request", then the rumor that "the dead are favored and the living are favored" will be confirmed.
After thinking for a while, Yang Guang said to Yang Ji again: "Vajra slave, please give them a warning on my behalf. At the same time, I promised them: As long as Xuangan observes filial piety until next spring, I will grant him the position of Minister of Rites."
Warnings are warnings and sticks; promises are carrots and candied dates!
He hoped that the Yang family's children would know the good and the bad, otherwise, he would not be blamed for not cherishing old friendships and turning against each other.
"Here!" Yang Ji bowed in response and exited the hall.
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After coming out of the palace, the pouring rain turned into a relatively fine drizzle. The rainwater flowed in the low-lying areas facing Qingshi Street. The carriages walked quickly on the long street with few pedestrians, and even small water droplets were not splashed.
The rain in Luoyang has lasted for nearly ten days, but the sun occasionally appears briefly; the water levels of Luoshui, Yishui, Zhanghe, Jianshui, and Yellow Rivers that "circle Luocheng" have all risen due to intermittent heavy rains. A lot. Fortunately, when Yu Wenkai built Luoyang City, he learned the lessons of Daxing City and paid great attention to the construction of streets and drainage facilities. In addition, he also carried out a lot of work such as dredging and embankment strengthening. Otherwise, the pattern of "five rivers surrounding Luoyang City" would have come to an end. In years with serious floods, there is a risk of "five floods trapping Luo City".
At this time, Luoyang City had heavy rainfall and rapid water flow, but the streets were built in a slight arc with a high center and low sides. The accumulated water flowed to both sides of the streets through the invisible "slope" and entered the drainage ditch. This made Luoyang City neither The problem of waterlogging is not like that in Daxing City where mud is everywhere when it rains, making it difficult to walk.
Returning to his mansion, Yang Ji took a shower and changed into a white cotton dress, and went to the Duke of Chu's mansion to pay his respects.
Yang Su's reputation in the political arena and among the people is mixed, but in the military, Yang Su's clean and honest style and fair and selfless official reputation are excellent. He is heard by generals in Beijing, as well as officials, scholars, and common people who have been criticized and promoted. Upon hearing the news of Yang Su's death, everyone spontaneously went to the Duke's Mansion of Chu to express their condolences.
As for the big merchants who took advantage of every opportunity and had no background, seeing that although Yang Su was no longer around, the emperor immediately asked Yang Xuangan to inherit the title of Duke of Chu. It was expected that the Yang family would still be favored, so they all went to pay their respects, hoping to see the high-ranking official. Showing your face in a gathering of people; if you are remembered by the Yang family's children, or noticed by a dignitary, it will be more cost-effective than doing business for decades.
The large influx of people from various industries and fields has also made the "Ten" Street and Beiqu Street of Quanshanfang full of people.
When Yang Ji got off the car at Xifang Gate, he saw many horses and vehicles parked inside and outside. This meant that the people who came to express their condolences could not get in, so they had to stop and dismount their horses far away, and people walked into the square; And on the streets inside, there were many soldiers maintaining order and eliminating safety hazards.
Of course, the most tiring ones are the county servants and magistrates.
Like Daxing, Luoyang also has two counties in the city. Luoyang County is located in Maodefang, north of Luoshui River, and Henan County is located in Chunhuafang, south of Luoshui River. Quanshanfang is under the jurisdiction of Henan County, so I was very busy and sweating profusely. County servants are all servants affiliated with the Henan county government.
Zong Luohu and Zhu Can, who were accompanying him, saw the huge crowds of people here and the mixture of fish and dragons. They quickly led the crowd to protect Yang Ji tightly in the middle. Under the arrangement of the county officials, they jumped in line and entered the square gate.
Yang Ji secretly shook his head at this chaotic and lively scene.
Given Yang Su's identity, achievements, and fame... it was normal for this scene to happen; but seventy-seven forty-nine days had passed, and Yang Su had been buried ten days ago. However, the Yang family has not yet demolished the memorial shed built in the square in front of the house for relatives and friends to pay their respects. If the mourning shed has not been dismantled for a day, it means that the Yang family is still in mourning period.
There is an endless stream of people who come to worship with purpose. However, this will not only continue to cause traffic jams, but also make Henan County officials and servants physically and mentally exhausted. What's even more outrageous is that it is said that the Yang family will continue the rituals until ninety-nine and eighty-one days later, and then the memorial shed will be dismantled.
Yang Ji didn't know if the news of the "Nine Nine Eighty-one Days of Ceremony" was released by the Yang family, or if it lasted that long; but he knew that Yang Jian and Empress Dugu asked for simplicity before they passed away, which also led to the great disaster. The funerals of emperors and empresses of the Sui Dynasty were relatively "hasty".
If Yang Su's funeral really lasted for eighty-one days, it would last longer than the emperor and empress. For the Yang family, this is tantamount to digging their own grave.
At this time, an official wearing a bamboo hat and coir raincoat came forward to salute. Upon closer inspection, he turned out to be Su Wei's grandson Su Dan. After he was gilded around Yang Ji, he became the county magistrate of Yangcheng County in Yuzhou (Luoyang), then was promoted to the civil servant of Yuzhou, and now he has become the county magistrate of Henan County. On the surface, it is a demotion, but the actual power of the county magistrate of the capital far exceeds that of the local governor. If he serves as the county magistrate well, the next step will be to be the governor of a certain Shangzhou. If he is released, he will then enter a certain department of the central government. .
After the ceremony, Su Dan smiled bitterly and explained to Yang Ji: "Your Majesty, there are people coming here spontaneously to express their condolences to Duke Yang. It is difficult to drive away people like this, so the king has to walk here. This is really an act of debasement." Pass."
"It's okay!" Yang Ji said: "There are too many people here. If there is a disturbance or a stampede, you will be guilty! I suggest you screen them carefully to avoid people with ulterior motives taking the opportunity to do evil."
Although he was no longer Yang Ji's subordinate, it did not affect Su Dan's respect for Yang Ji. After listening to Yang Ji's kind words and warnings, he quickly handed over his hands and said, "Thank you for the advice, Your Majesty. I should be careful in my humble position."
"That's good!" Yang Ji ignored him and went directly to Beiquxing, where the Duke of Chu's mansion was located.
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