It is early winter, and the night has enveloped the royal palaces, pavilions, rockeries, lakes, and stone corridors. From the front hall to the corridors and corridors of the back garden, the hanging palace lanterns have already been lit. Like a fire dragon, the orange light illuminates the bluestone ground as clear as water, full of warmth.
In a spacious and elegant hall of the Yingwu Hall in the middle hall, a family banquet has already been held; because the family has three little babies, Yang Hao, Yang Ming, and Yang Chang, they are having fun and laughing non-stop.
After dinner, Yang Ji played with his son.
Yang Ji's expedition didn't last long. The three children had no biological connection with him. They were just separated for a few months. When they reunited so suddenly, Yang Ji found that the three sons had grown much taller and stronger.
The eldest child, Yang Hao, and the second child, Yang Ming, who were born on the same day, are older and more naughty. They no longer let people hold them very much, and they chase each other happily in the hall and run around. Yang Ji then grabbed the youngest Yang Chang and hugged him. This little guy, like his elder brother, had a tiger-like appearance, but he was also squirming restlessly in Yang Ji's arms, trying to break away from his father's arms and find his own. Brother plays.
Listening to the children's laughter, Yang Ji said with deep emotion: "Sometimes I really envy these little guys. They laugh when they are happy and cry when they are unhappy."
Dugu Min looked at her two grandchildren rolling together lovingly and said, "These are children! It's not like you were a child. You didn't cry or make trouble, just like a little adult. It's not fun at all."
"Auntie, I'm different from other children." Yang Ji held the third child in his arms, with his face pressed against his face. Yang Chang was pricked by his beard and kept laughing, trying hard to push with his chubby little hands. Looking at his father's face, Yang Ji teased him for a while, then let him go and let the three children play by themselves.
Dugumin asked: "Why are you different?"
"I'm gifted and I know it from birth. It's really embarrassing for me to be like other children." Yang Ji explained.
"You still have the nerve to say that?" Dugu Min glanced at his son with disgust and snorted coldly: "If you are gifted and know it from birth, why do you get into trouble every day? Why do you run to fight every day? If not, how could there be anything in my family or in the palace? So many basins and washboards?”
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Yang Ji saw that his wives and concubines were listening with open ears, and he immediately said awkwardly: "Auntie, I am the father of several children after all. You have to save some face for me, right?"
Dugu Min said unceremoniously: "Even if you are the child's grandfather, he is still my son. Besides, I have not wronged you."
Yang Ji's head was as big as a bucket and he said, "You're right, boys must be spanked if they don't behave well, so the basins and washboards in Daxing are kept as family heirlooms. I think the children need these."
Regardless of Dugumin's various dislikes for her son, in fact, she was happier and prouder than anyone else. After hearing this, she said: "Children can be without talent, but they must not be without virtue; excessive doting is not loving, but harmful. .These children need a good education."
After saying that, he asked casually: "Son, after this battle, what will you do next?"
"The saint's intention is for me to be a veritable minister, and in addition to be granted the title of prime minister for future actions." Yang Ji also understood that his mother-in-law and his wife and concubines were a little worried that their achievements would overwhelm their master, and he continued: "Ande Wang Yang Xiong and Zuolu Pushe Yang Da have great prestige, but they are both old, and the descendants of the royal family are either not yet mature, or they are talented but do not have impressive prestige. Therefore, the saint needs a strong and powerful leader. People serve as banners. I am more courageous than the timid and self-protective Brother Cai Wang, I am more calm and deceitful than the wise and brave but irritable Brother Teng Wang, and I have more experience than the weather-resistant Brother Dao Wang. Therefore, the saint let I carry the banner of the royal family. But the most important thing is that the Sui Dynasty has reached a critical moment when it will retreat if it does not advance, and it will perish if it does not advance."
"As for the crises and problems that existed in the Sui Dynasty, other royal family members either couldn't understand them clearly, or they cherished themselves and dared not do anything about them. But I have both, and I share the same goals with the saint, so the current situation is that the saint You can’t live without me, you can’t live without me. Of course, I can’t live without the saint, and I can’t live without the saint.”
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We are now sitting on the same boat in the vast sea. He can't live without me, and I can't live without him. Once we start doing it by ourselves, it's all over! "
One aspect of the greatness of the Sui Dynasty was the creation of various unprecedented systems that affected thousands of years; but the sad part was that it offended too many people and too many forces because of its creation. Yang Guang in history may have gone crazy in confusion and anxiety because he had no way to go, no precedent to learn from, and he had few heirs and no successors.
Now Yang Guang has a more "radical" Yang Ji as a mirror, as a "reform mentor", and as a guiding light. As a result, his goals are clear, the road ahead is clear, and he avoids many detours. But because of his thorough understanding, he is less courageous than ever before, and his work style is more stable than ever before. At the same time, Yang Guang's sense of crisis caused by knowing too much also made him more urgent than ever to eliminate his internal worries. No matter what, he needs Yang Ji to be his guiding light, reform helmsman, and "World-Destroying Divine Blade."
For Yang Ji, Yang Guang's dependence and trust are the safest guarantee, and their relationship is what Yang Guang said before, "We can only go forward bravely and swim against the current, and everything will be over once we retreat."
For this reason, Yang Ji was not worried at all about Yang Guang killing the donkey. But the premise is that he cannot fall to the enemy like He Jin did.
Of course, he will not fail: firstly, he himself does not want to fail, and secondly, he knows that even if he does fail, the aristocratic family will not want him.
Dugumin also understood this. The main reason why she introduced this topic was because her daughters-in-law lacked experience, were concerned about gains and losses, and were frightened. Only by explaining this one by one could they fully understand and feel at ease.
She looked at her son, who was becoming more stable and mature, and said with a smile: "The saint has great faith. You must be more dedicated and don't always push and push. This is very annoying."
"Mom, please don't worry, I'm very measured in my heart." Yang Ji explained with a smile: "Actually, the quarrel is just the way the saint and I get along in private, it's harmless."
After a pause, Yang Ji added, "But there is one thing that our family should pay special attention to!"
"Which point?" Dugu Min finally moved his eyes away from his third grandson who looked like a "stacked arhat" and stared at his son's face.
"Our family's generals, servants, village servants, shop servants, etc.!" Yang Ji said: "I have also heard some things about Su Xiang. Su Xiang lost power, on the one hand, because of his greed. He has too much thought and wants to be a teacher of civilized people in the world, which undoubtedly violates the taboo of the saint; on the other hand, his followers usually bully the good and are ignorant of current affairs. The combination of the two makes the saint hate him. Simply put In other words, this is a strong fortress being breached from within.”
"Factions are like this, and so are families! Take Princess Leping, for example. She used to mismanage herself and thought she was aloof, which is why her managers and shopkeepers misappropriated the money of the princess's house, enriched their own pockets, and did all kinds of bad things in her name, making the people hate her. Deeply disgusted."
Having said this, he glanced at everyone and commented: "Princess Leping's subordinates may not have been good in the past, but people's hearts are fickle, and the master has not cared about the property or accounts all year round. Over time, greed will inevitably develop. Heart, if she had not entrusted everything to one person and paid attention to mutual supervision, the Princess Mansion would not have become what it was before."
"And we must pay attention to this lesson. Now I am not afraid of opponents who are like gods, but I am afraid of teammates who are like pigs. I am not afraid of my subordinates making mistakes. I am afraid that my generals, servants, and villagers will use my banner to do evil and oppress the people. Destroy me and the people of the royal family."
Dugu Min nodded and said calmly: "What Vajra Nu said makes sense. It takes several generations to start a business, and it only takes a few years or a few months to lose money. Aying, you sisters must pay attention to these in the future."
Yang Ji: "..."
"Here!" Xiao Ying and others stood for a moment to show their knowledge.
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At this time, the concierge Yang Yi sent someone to report: "The concubine, the king, the princess, Princess Leping and Princess Nanyang sent their families to report that it was the princess who came with her family."
Hearing this, the whole family in the hall was helpless.
Luoyang Prince Wei's Mansion is located in the north corner of Jingshanfang on the south bank of Luoshui River. The place of choice for Luoyang’s “real estate tycoon” Dugu Min is
This square was used as a residence. Firstly, Jingshanfang is located between Xingjin Bridge and Xinzhong Bridge on the north side of the imperial palace, not far or near from the imperial palace. Secondly, this square can avoid the emperor's reoccupation and focus on the gathering of powerful people, and it is also convenient for entering the palace. .
In order to ensure the safety and privacy of Prince Wei's palace, she built the entire Beiqu outside the palace into separate courtyards of different sizes, and "sold" them to "other" people before moving the capital. Therefore, Beiqu of Jingshanfang is actually the property of Prince Wei's Mansion, and no other dignitaries or powerful people live there. Even the surrounding areas of Beiqu belong to Prince Wei's Mansion.
She originally thought that there was no good location in Jingshanfang and that the powerful families would no longer establish themselves here. However, she was wrong. When people heard that Prince Wei's residence was here, many powerful families had established their residences in other places. Among the royal family are Princess Leping and Princess Nanyang.
Of course, the homesteads of the three major mansions were all given by Yang Guang, and even the houses were built with money from the royal family, but the homesteads of the two princess mansions were chosen by themselves. At first, the homestead given to them by Yang Guang was Fushanfang next to Nanshi.
The two princesses knew that the land next to the market was very valuable, so when they saw the emperor giving it to them, they were naturally very happy. However, when they heard that Prince Wei's palace had chosen Jingshanfang, they did not want the homestead of Fushanfang and chose Jingshanfang instead. Their reason was that the three families lived in the same neighborhood in Daxing City, so they were used to being neighbors and couldn't bear to separate.
After the capital was moved, as long as the owner of Prince Wei's residence was at home, they would come to visit from time to time, quite like "I'm following you".
"Oh, I can't do anything about them!" Seeing his son looking at him, Dugumin shook his head and said indifferently: "Since we came back from Zhangye, these so-called relatives have been moving around from time to time, especially if you take down After Liaodong City, the capture of Gao Yuan alive, and the heavy reward from the saint, they visited the door more frequently. What their intentions were, we can tell. But after all, Leping and Nanyang are members of the royal family, so they cannot be turned away. You can just meet them, no need. What do you promise?"
There was a hint of teasing in Dugu Min's tone.
The two of them used to be annoying to others and annoying to dogs. Except for Yang Shuang's old subordinates and a few close relatives, almost no one wanted to go around Prince Wei's mansion. But after Yang Ji defeated the Turkic Khanate and killed Bujia Khan, everything changed. Relatives who used to be avoided like snakes and scorpions all seem to have become relatives who are closer than the closest relatives.
Although this is human nature and human nature, it is unavoidable; but as a person who has suffered from indifference and cold eyes for more than ten years, when facing these relatives who have become passionate because of gaining power, it is inevitable that there will be some knots in my heart. .
"Yeah!" Yang Ji nodded and asked Liu Catkin sitting next to the hourglass, "Xiao Liu, look at the hourglass, what time is it now?"
Liuxu stood up, looked at the hourglass, and replied: "Sir, it's the end of Youshi, and it's about to enter Xushi, and it will soon be the curfew time."
Hearing what Liu Xu said, Dugu Min realized that they had just returned from Liaodong and had not yet heard about the new curfew regulations, and said, "The people of each village can now walk within the village day and night."
Yang Ji was greatly surprised: "Has the curfew been lifted?"
"It's almost here!" Dugumin introduced to them: "There are many business travelers coming to Luoyang every day, but many people miss the time to enter the city. So the saint decided to cancel the curfew in Luoyang City for everyone's convenience. However, this matter affects the capital. For safety reasons, we can’t just cancel it, so we will start trialling it on the market.”
"That's it!" Yang Ji didn't pay much attention to this matter. He stood up and said, "Madam, Rumei, Aying, you can follow me to the front hall to meet the guests."
Speaking of which, it is quite annoying to have guests visiting at this time; but after Yang Ji returns from the war, it is also in line with human ethics and etiquette for his relatives to visit him immediately and express concern. Princess Leping and Princess Nanyang came to have a family, but they are both Dugumin's juniors. I will definitely not go, but the other party's status is high, and it is definitely not suitable for a concubine to accompany them. I can only work hard for the three pregnant women. My wife is pregnant.
Liu Rumei smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, I got really upset this time and I feel sick now. I won't go!"
"Forget it, you can have a good rest!" After Yang Ji said this, he looked at Xiao Ying and Pei Shuying and asked with concern: "What about you? If the same is true, then don't go."
Compared with my wife, all the visitors are unimportant.
Xiao Ying said: "Mr. Lang, I don't have any
No harm! "
"Alang, I'm fine too!" Pei Shuying also stood up and said. Before she met Yang Ji, she and Princess Leping were barely close friends. After meeting Yang Ji and having several accidents, she was so focused on being Yang Ji's little wife that she forgot about Princess Leping.
When she married into the Yang family, she stayed in Zhangye for many years. In addition, she knew that the relationship between Prince Wei and Princess Leping's mansion was not very good, so she gradually distanced herself from them.
Xiao Yingming glanced at Zhang Chuchen and Liu Xu with watery eyes, then smiled at Yang Ji and said: "But after all, I am pregnant and have difficulty moving, so let Chuchen and Xiao Liu go too, so that everyone can be safe." Please take care of me. Crescent moon and fresh fish, you two stay here and talk to my mother about this expedition."
"Yes!" Yang Ji responded.
He wanted to see what these relatives were doing.
