The imperial palace in Daxing City is divided into three parts: the imperial city, the palace city, and the imperial garden. All the official offices of the imperial center are concentrated in the imperial city south of the palace city. The Luoyang Imperial Palace was restricted by the topography, topography, and the Luoshui River flowing eastward, so the size of the imperial city was only about half that of the Daxing Palace Imperial City, and naturally it could not accommodate so many official offices.
In order to solve the insufficient area of the imperial city and for security and defense reasons, Yu Wenkai, Yang Su and Yang Da divided the palace city into nine parts. To the north of the palace city were the Round Wall City and Yaoyi City, which were long from east to west and narrow from north to south. Dachong City. With Miyagi City as the main body, the southern part is as wide as Yuanbi City and Yaoyi City; this area is divided into seven parts from west to east, namely Xiyuan, Xijia City, West Separate City, Miyagi City, East Palace, and Dongjia City. City, Dongcheng. Except for the palace city, the rest are all long from north to south and narrow from east to west.
Then the Shangshu Province, which has the most departments and the heaviest tasks, was moved to the central and northern part of Dongcheng; and the southern part of Dongcheng was the Shaofu Supervisor, the Military Supervisor, Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, and Sinong Temple.
It is worth mentioning that the defense system of "Zetian Gate" is as wide as the palace city, and together they form an extremely independent whole; if the nine major blocks with the palace city as the main body are added to the southern imperial city, it will There were nine "satellite cities" guarding the palace city where the emperor lived. From a defensive perspective, the Luoyang Palace City was several times stronger than the Daxing City Palace City.
The internal layout of the palace, coupled with the fact that there are no inner squares in the west of Luoyang, also makes the land surrounding the twelve squares in the southeast of the palace very expensive. The land price is several times more expensive than Pingkangfang and Yongxingfang in Daxing, and Daodefang is one of them.
Daodefang is located on the south bank of Luoshui, close to Changxiamen Street, and the Xinzhong Bridge connecting the north and south of Luoshui is not far to the northeast of Daodefang. After passing the Xinzhong Bridge here and continuing north, you will reach the Luobei residential area; walking northwest, you will see Chengfu Gate, the south gate of the East City, and Binyao Gate, the east gate at the junction of the Imperial City and Miyagi City; if you walk along Going west along the north bank of Luoshui River, you will reach Zuoye Gate of the Imperial City.
The convenient transportation of Daodefang and the beautiful night view of Jiangfeng and fishing fires have also led to the establishment of Jinzouyuan of more than 20 states here. Those from various states who go to Beijing for official business, and those who are selected to be in Beijing... are all concentrated here. Its status is equivalent to Chongrenfang and Yongxingfang of Daxing City.
At night, other streets in Luoyang may be quieter, but apart from Wenwenfang, which is equivalent to Pingkangfang, Daodefang is the busiest, with noise and lights all night long. Over time, people in Luoyang joked that "Daodefang is immoral".
The residences of Gao Juong and Xiao Cong are also in this lane, and the two brothers Yang Xiong and Yang Da of the royal family also placed their main residence here, which represents the facade.
Xiao Xun stood in the square in front of the mansion in a brocade robe. He was thirty-four this year. He had a handsome face and a handsome figure. Standing there, he had the image and demeanor of a handsome young man.
He was the sixth son of Xiao Kui and the Nanhai King of the Western Liang regime. After Yang Jian deposed the Western Liang Dynasty, he not only did not treat Xiao's children badly, but was very generous to the knowledgeable Xiao children. Xiao Xun was also named the Duke of Jiangling County at that time. .
In order to make Xiao Ying match Yang Ji in terms of identity and status, the Xiao brothers included her in the direct lineage before Xiao Kuiling, and also elevated Mrs. Xiao, who was a concubine, to the position of Xiao Kuiping's wife. Then, he adopted Xiao Xun to Mrs. Xiao, making him Mrs. Xiao's son and Xiao Ying's "same father and mother" brother.
This arrangement by the Xiao brothers is actually to provide Xiao Ying with a backing and a "foreign relative". If one day she is wronged or treated unfairly, the first one to step forward will be her "brother" Xiao Xun.
This move may seem absurd, but in fact it has a profound meaning. After all, the Xiao and Yang families have deep common interests and numerous cooperative relationships in the officialdom. If their sister suffered a huge injustice in the palace, it would only be a household matter in the palace. If the Xiao family comes forward because of this, it will be a fight between the two families. This will most likely create an irreparable gap between the two families. This will not be of any benefit to the palace or the Xiao family. As Xiao Xun is Xiao Ying's "brother" and Yang Ji's brother-in-law, it doesn't matter how much trouble he goes to the palace to make, it's all reasonable, and it's just a "private emotion" that won't affect the relationship between the two families.
Although the essence is the same, as long as no one pierces this thin layer of paper and everyone pretends to be stupid, then the two families can still happily cooperate.
Compared with his brothers, Xiao Xun seems to be very low-key, and he still has no official position. This is not because Yang Jian and Yang Guang "look at him differently", but because Xiao Xun is relatively crazy and obsessed with books all day long. He refused to serve as an official regardless of life or death.
Although Xiao Xun is a bookworm, he is not stupid. On the contrary, because he has read thousands of books, he has knowledge that is difficult for others to match and that is difficult for his brothers to match. He is also no stranger to politics. Moreover, as a "spectator" in the political field, he has a far better understanding of some things than Xiao Cong and Xiao Jue who are in the middle of the game.
It's just that he is dull and awkward with words, and what he says is either messy or inappropriate, so he has no sense of presence in the Xiao family. The more times he was denied, he became more introverted and inferior, but in the eyes of others, he became more "isolated" and more aloof.
Xiao Xun believes that although the aristocratic family has the pride of the aristocratic family, it cannot put itself in opposition to the emperor's will. This is the long-term inheritance of the aristocratic family and the foundation of the Xiao family.
In fact, the Xiao family gave up the imperial power and instead stood behind the Sui Emperor through marriage. The benefits they gained far exceeded those of the Western Liang Kingdom. Just having a prime minister and a minister now allows the Xiao family to gain power and benefits that they could never have dreamed of before.
But Yang Guang is the emperor after all, and the emperor considers different issues than his ministers; for the sake of the great country and the inheritance of the Sui Dynasty, he can give up anyone. Mrs. Xiao can respect him and be loyal to him, but she can't be too close to him.
And Empress Xiao, she is no longer the daughter of the Xiao family, but the empress of the Sui Dynasty. The Xiao family cannot "rely on their elders and sell them" in front of her, let alone treat her as a tool to gain power and gain. Otherwise, not only Mrs. Xiao will suffer from this, but she herself will also suffer from the ignorance of her family.
Unless it is absolutely necessary, the Xiao family cannot trouble her or create trouble for her.
At the same time, Xiao Xun knew that although the emperor of this dynasty had never shouted slogans to suppress the family members, every policy he introduced was weakening the foundation of the family members. And his "brother-in-law" Yang Ji was the emperor's vanguard in weakening the family.
As long as Yang Ji remains the emperor's vanguard, nothing will happen to him in his life. Apart from that, he actually had no other choice. As long as the Xiao family follows Yang Ji's footsteps, at least in this dynasty, they will not suffer. This is far more effective than showing intimacy in front of the emperor and empress. However, the eldest brother Xiao Cong seemed to be alienated because of Yang Ji's long stay in the capital and the emperor's large-scale transfer of Liangzhou.
If this is true, it is extremely unwise.
However... However, all he said was that none of his ideas counted or worked; what he said out loud was no different from farting.
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Today happens to be Mrs. Xiao’s birthday, so it stands to reason that it’s okay to have a big event. However, although Mrs. Xiao was Xiao Kui's "equal wife" in name, she was just a concubine after all, and she had the cowardice and restraint of a concubine in her heart. She was afraid that the Xiao brothers would find it troublesome, and that the guests would be disgusted and ridiculed, so she didn't even dare to trouble Queen Xiao and others. Her biggest wish was to have a meal with her daughter, son-in-law, and grandson and chat about home affairs.
Although Xiao Xun didn't know why his "mother" didn't want to make a big deal, he was a very filial and particular person who was very filial to his elders. Seeing that his mother was stubborn and unwilling to make a big deal, he followed his mother's wishes and organized a "small" one. Family dinner.
Since the banquet rules were very "small" and it was a private banquet, it was inconvenient for Xiao Cong and Xiao Jue to go out to meet Yang Ji, so Xiao Xun did everything for them.
Xiao Xun was adopted, and Mrs. Xiao was his biological mother. It was natural for the son to hold a birthday party for his biological mother, and he felt at ease waiting for his sister-in-law, sister, and nephew here.
He felt at ease, but some younger members of the Xiao family didn't think so. Some people thought that Yang Ji was "suspected by the emperor", so they thought they were estranged, and Yang Ji had not arrived "for a long time". They were a little bit I got impatient and started whispering and making irresponsible remarks.
Xiao Xun glanced at the few disciples who were waiting with him, and fixed his eyes on a handsome young man who was chatting the most happily. He said coldly: "Respecting elders is the most basic etiquette for the children of the Xiao family. And King Wei, first Your uncle, then Liangzhou Mu, General Youwei, and Prince Sui; no matter whether he is glorious or declining, it cannot change the fact that he is your uncle."
"As a junior, you must give your elders due respect. This is also the most basic principle of life. You are here to make arrogant remarks about King Wei as an elder. Who will be embarrassed in the end? It is you, the Xiao family, not Wei. king."
Is Yang Ji someone easy to mess with? Not to mention that he has not lost his power, even if he has no power, he cannot be bullied by others. He was afraid that these young men who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth would be disrespectful to others and be punished by his eldest brother, Yang Ji. Fortunately, the children of the Xiao family grew up in the capital and knew that Yang Ji could not tolerate disdain in his eyes. Even if he was dissatisfied in his heart, he did not dare to say it out loud.
But the handsome young man makes people a little worried.
This person's name is Xiao Duo, the son of Xiao Kui's second son Xiao Gu. Xiao Gu was the governor of Jingzhou during the Western Liang period. He heard that his brother Xiao Cong planned to comply with the Sui Dynasty's order and abolish the title of Xi Liang. The willing uncle Xiao Yan led 100,000 officials and people from Western Liang to surrender to the Chen Dynasty. Xiao Yan died in the battle of Jiankang City where swords were everywhere, and Xiao Gu was escorted back to the court after the fall of the Chen Dynasty, and was eventually executed by the Sui Dynasty for treason.
Although Yang Jian did not use the topic to wield the butcher's knife against the Xiao family, nor did he execute Xiao Gu's wife and children, the Xiao family was worried that Xiao Gu would be extinct, so they took Xiao Duo to his hometown in Jingzhou to raise him. It wasn't until a few days ago that he came to Luoyang with his clan brother and Xiao Yan's grandson Xiao Xian.
Xiao Duo had no favorable impression of the Yang family because his father was executed by the Sui Dynasty; he was far away in Jingzhou, and although he knew Yang Ji's name, he was somewhat dismissive of Yang Ji's achievements, thinking that everything was exaggerated.
At this time, when they saw Uncle Liu, who had no sense of existence and was contemptible, he shouted, but the others were submissive and did not dare to speak, so they said: "Uncle, my nephew has been staying in Jingzhou all year round. He doesn't even know what King Wei looks like. Where did he come from? Is this disrespectful?"
Xiao Xun heard that his tone was wrong, and his demeanor was also careless, so he warned displeasedly: "King Wei is not only your elder, but also a person with clear grudges. If you have a conflict with him, no one will protect you. Can’t help you.”
"Uncle, don't want to build up other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige. The children of the Xiao family are not easy to mess with, so why should you be afraid?" Xiao Duo sneered more and more unruly: "If uncle doesn't say it, that's it. Now I am. I want to see how capable the world-famous King Wei is?"
"Pah!" Before Xiao Duo could finish his words, he received a slap on his face, and his handsome face swelled up with a slap mark at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This slap made Xiao Duo's eyes flash with stars and his head was buzzing. It took him a long time before he came back to his senses. He covered his burning face and looked around, only to see that his seventh uncle Xiao Yu had arrived at some unknown time.
Staring at Xiao Yu in disbelief, he said calmly: "Uncle Qi? Why did you hit me?"
"Pah!" Xiao Yu slapped him again, hard on the other side of Xiao Duo's face, and said coldly: "You don't even know why I hit you, you should be beaten!"
"But why?" Xiao Duo almost cried.
"You don't even know why you were beaten. How shameful!" Xiao Yu snorted coldly and slapped Xiao Duo twice.
"Uncle Qi...you have to give a reason, right?"
There were two sounds of "papa", and Xiao Yu slapped him twice.
"..." Xiao Duo didn't dare to speak.
"Bang bang" was heard twice again, and Xiao Yu said coldly: "Are you resentful? Do you think that I, as an uncle, did not beat him correctly?"
"..." Xiao Duo did think so, but he didn't dare to say it.
"It seems that's right!" Xiao Yu said with a dark face: "If you don't respect your elders, you should be beaten." As he said that, he slapped him twice again.
"Uncle Qi! I..." Xiao Duo burst into tears.
"You're actually crying? You're actually crying? It's really embarrassing." Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Duo angrily, said "papa" twice, and gave him two more slaps.
Everyone was stunned, including Xiao Xun. When did Lao Qi, such a gentle and gentle man, become so violent?
Is this still the Lao Qi he knows?
There were two more "pop bang" sounds. Xiao Yu stared at Xiao Duo and said coldly: "You don't even dare to argue? Are you still not a man? Are you still not the son of the Xiao family?"
"Uncle Qi, I'm not..." Xiao Duo defended with tears rolling down his face: "I didn't disrespect my elders."
"I heard it all, and you still dare to quibble. It seems that I can't do it without beating you." Xiao Yu sneered and slapped him twice.
Xiao Duo collapsed and said loudly: "Uncle Qi, should I say it or not?"
"No idea!" Xiao Yu sneered and slapped him twice.
"Wow!" Xiao Duo said it was not the case, and it was not the case even if he didn't say it. He was so aggrieved that he burst into tears.
"Go away!" Xiao Yu said coldly: "Go back and write me a 20,000-word self-reflection and explain why you were beaten. You must hand it over to me before dark, otherwise, the family law will take care of you."
Xiao Duo, as if he had been pardoned, bowed and ran away.
Beijing is so troublesome and complicated! When he was in Jiangling, Jingzhou, he was galloping with great spirit and could do whatever he wanted. When the officials saw that he was a direct descendant of the Xiao family, they turned a blind eye. I thought that having a bunch of uncles and brothers in Luoyang would make me more chic. As a result, after arriving in Luoyang, I couldn't do this or that, just like an eagle trapped in a cage. It was a boring life, not as comfortable as Jiangling.
But now that we are here, what can we do?
Just bear with it for now, wait two days to go to the palace to meet the Queen's aunt, ask for an official position, and let these bastards see it! Hum hum, a group of canaries waiting for water and food, do they really think they are eagles in the sky?
"Shi Wen, what are you...?" Xiao Xun looked at the murderous Xiao Yu, dumbfounded.
Xiao Yu ignored Xiao Xun, glanced at the silent disciples, and said: "I have stayed in the capital to serve. I will be in charge of the family law in the future. I will beat anyone who makes mistakes. I hope you will behave accordingly. "
"Here!" How dare the children of the Xiao family disobey?
At this time, Xiao Yu said to Xiao Xun: "Sixth brother, these children cannot be taught by preaching alone. You have to beat them hard. Only when you beat them hurt will they remember. Look, who is it now? Dare to refute? Who dares to say that I am wrong?"
Xiao Xun glanced at his disciples and found that one or two of them were extremely honest. He whispered speechlessly: "They are afraid of you, not convinced."
"As elders, there are always ways to deal with them." Xiao Yu said: "Then just beat them until they are convinced. If they are still not convinced, let them write a tens of thousands of words of self-criticism. If the writing is not good and the time is wrong, One more beating."
Xiao Xun thought about it carefully and realized that this was true. He asked in a low voice: "Where did you come up with this idea?"
"Learned it from King Wei. Even foreigners are convinced by King Wei's method. Isn't it easy to cure dozens or hundreds of brats?" Xiao Yu paused and then said: "Whether it's a foreigner or a tribe, It doesn’t matter if you are a middle-aged person, even if you are a lowly person, you should not be good. You must pay equal attention to kindness and power.”
Xiao Yu looked at these timid "weak" disciples and frowned with dissatisfaction: "One or two of them have no energy and spirit, and they don't even look like men. It's really a disgrace to the Xiao family. From now on, I will train you according to the standards of Liangzhou Victory Army. It will officially start tomorrow. Anyone who dares not to come will be responsible for the consequences!"
The Xiao family disciples cupped their hands and said, "Here!"
Xiao Xun smiled bitterly and said, "Old Qi, are you serious?"
"Is there any lie?" Xiao Yu said to Xiao Xun: "We, the children of the Xiao family, are not diligent and ignorant of grain and grain. We are all weak and useless scholars. This is very dangerous."
"I don't require all of them to be like the noble children of Guanlong, but at least they must have the ability to protect themselves and the courage to fight to the death to protect their family."
Xiao Xun nodded silently. When Yuwenshu's mansion was massacred, if his disciples had some potential and courage, and calmly directed the battle, the Yuwen family would not have been so miserable. And that tragic incident also put many literary families in crisis, and they consciously cultivated their children's military proficiency and ability to command troops. Lao Qi can have such a good sense of urgency, so he has no reason to object.
The reason why Lao Qi became unreasonable to Barbarian was obviously because of Xiao Duo, who had been jumping up and down in the past few days, and Xiao Duo had obviously become the chicken that Lao Qi killed to scare the monkeys.
Xiao Yu took a deep look at the young man named Xiao Xian in the crowd and said nothing.
If he remembered correctly, Xiao Duo was instigated by Xiao Mian and came to the capital without the consent of the clan elders. As for that idiot Xiao Duo, he didn't even know he was being taken advantage of.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard not far away. When he turned around, he saw that the royal family's motorcade had arrived.
Xiao Yu glared at the Xiao family disciples coldly and warned: "Be careful, otherwise you won't know how you will die." After saying that, he straightened his clothes and went over with Xiao Xun.
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I am a relatively democratic person, so I definitely have a lot of shortcomings in the text. Everyone can speak freely. But in terms of "knowledge points", I am serious. If you don't agree, you can discuss it together, learn together, and make progress together, but please don't be as yin and yang as "left-wingers take it all."
If you want to understand the historical truth more deeply, the method is actually very simple. For example, for a certain major event, first read the official history, local chronicles, historians' works, and famous papers, and then compare them one by one, and you will get a closer understanding of the truth. If you then It is more reasonable to look at a certain major event in the context of the times.
