As soon as Pang Huang and Yuan Wan left, Yang Jian asked Li Shun to follow him into the study, and Mrs. Dugu followed him in at the same time.
Yang Jian briefly introduced the situation to his wife.
"You take Yang Lin, Yang Zan and Yang Su and rush to Yang Yong's barracks. You also want our old son Yang Guang, who has been promoted to Yanmen County Duke, to be on guard."
Yang Guang originally looked down on his brother-in-law Yu Wenyun, and when his mother said this, he became as excited as if he had been given a shot of chicken blood.
"Mom, go back and tell my father that we must not only be on guard, but also leave an ambush within three miles, so that Yu Wenyun can be beaten."
Li Shun then led his own soldiers to guard the Yang Mansion and responded with Yang Jian and Pang Huang.
Early the next morning, Yang Jian drove to the Prime Minister's Mansion to handle matters as usual. As expected, it didn't take long for Zheng Yi to come over and say.
"Your Majesty summons you to the Tiantai Hall for discussion."
Yang Jian and Zheng Yi met each other based on the principle of official business. It was not feasible to communicate with each other in the public, so they each took their own cars and went to the palace one after another.
When Yang Jian's car was about to enter Suzhang Gate, Yang Jian opened a corner of the curtain and saw Pang Huang training a guard of the Prime Minister's Mansion outside Suzhang Gate.
The general who drove the car to the palace in front of Suzhang Gate opened the door and let it go as usual when he saw that it was the Prime Minister's car. There were no emergencies along the way. After entering Suzhang Gate, it was the forbidden area of the palace.
At this time, Yang Jian's car slowly approached the Tiantai Temple, but the situation had changed significantly from when it first arrived. There were already three steps, one post, five steps, and one sentry on both sides of the lane, which were heavily guarded.
Yang Jian's car finally stopped at the foot of Mianchi near Tiantai Hall, and Zheng Yi's car followed closely behind. The two people got out of the car respectively. Zheng Yi stepped forward and made a gesture to invite Yang Jian to go forward, and then walked up to Mianchi with Yang Jian.
At this time, Changsun Lan was seen fully armed standing at the gate of Tiantai Hall. When Yang Jian passed by, he gave a small courtesy and entered the gate beside the solemnly standing guard.
Such a suffocating scene and repeated suppression had already made Yang Jian calm. Under the leadership of Zheng Yi, Yang Jian walked into the ceremony hall and saw Yu Wenyun sitting high on the dragon chair.
Yu Wenyun looked a little uncomfortable when he saw his father-in-law in front of him, so he inadvertently twisted his body. Yang Jian and Zheng Yi quickly knelt down to say goodbye to Yu Wenyun.
"Long live your Majesty."
After saying goodbye, Zheng Yi sat on the chair to the right of Yu Wen Yun, but Yu Wen Yun asked his servants to bring Yang Jian a chair. They sat face to face in the center of the hall and saw that everything was ready. Yu Wen Yun said.
"Father-in-law, do you know why we called you here today?"
"Master Zheng told me that your Majesty has something to discuss with us, but he didn't say what it was."
Yu Wenyun looked at Yang Jian with murderous eyes and continued.
"My father-in-law doesn't have any concerns, right?"
"I dare not presume to guess the king's heart."
"Is my father-in-law really that timid? I don't dare to guess the king's heart."
As he spoke, Yu Wenyun suddenly changed his face and pointed at Yang Jian and cursed loudly.
"You bastard, I think you just took a piece of leopard's guts and took advantage of the time when we were visiting Luoyang to show off. Aren't you afraid of losing your head if you do this?"
Zheng Yi quickly interrupted when he saw something was wrong.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Yang is your father-in-law, how can you call him a bastard? As the king of a country, you should set an example for the people of the country."
Yang Jian pressed his hand to tell Zheng Yi to sit down and stop meddling, then continued to explain.
"Your Majesty said that the old minister is indeed guilty. We should privately report to the court that the crime is clear. I dare not defend myself."
Yang Jian said in a calm tone that was neither humble nor arrogant.
"I have been ordered by His Majesty to assist my grandson. We have always fulfilled our duties and followed the rules. We have never had the slightest thought of wrongdoing."
"Yang Jian, you still dare to quibble. You dare to tamper with the punishment scripture written by me personally. Is this considered to be conclusive evidence?"
"Your Majesty, since the promulgation of the Criminal Code, have you seen the situation of the people in the market? Some officials indiscriminately kill people for no reason in the name of Your Majesty, relying on the laws of the country. The guilty ones are fine, but the innocent ones become In order to be the scapegoat, Your Majesty, what is needed to govern a country is to have the world in mind rather than seeking temporary happiness for oneself. Do you want Chan'er to follow the example of Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie and become the king of the country's subjugation? If Your Majesty adopts the laws and virtues of generosity and benevolence, the world will be peaceful and stable for a long time. "
After hearing what his father-in-law said, Yu Wenyun's mood fluctuated somewhat and he whispered in a low voice.
"What my father-in-law said is true, but do you know, father-in-law, some of those untouchables in the world really make us hate them to the core? They are selfish and have no qualities. You said these people don't need to be punished severely Okay? We just heard what my father-in-law said, saying that I don’t know how to govern a country?"
Yang Jian avoided his sharp approach.
"Whether the laws are of any use, we need to listen to the reactions of the officials and the people."
"Then tell me, what did the officials and the people say? Those untouchables in the world will definitely say that I am cruel and unkind, right?"
“Officials and people from all over the country have responded that criminal laws are too tight.”
Yang Jian was speaking and suddenly knelt down.
"Your Majesty, since I took office, I have received death penalty reports from various states, counties and counties almost every day. Some were executed just for trivial reasons, and some hanged themselves because of the torture and humiliation. As a result, according to the criminal law, the family members of the deceased were even killed. Even everyone in the imperial court is in danger, and even Liu Pixian, who participated in this code, has no hope for Da Zhou."
When Yang Jian said this, he was already bursting into tears. The hall was completely silent. Even Yu Wenyun was dumbfounded. The ministers and eunuchs serving in the hall had solemn expressions. Most of them had been punished for no reason.
"Yang Jian, you are so presumptuous. What is meant by unifying the world? What is meant by unifying the world? It is to use the creed of violence to drive the subjects to submission. Only in this way can my future generations enjoy the peace of the Great Zhou Dynasty forever. Do you know why I want to rule you? Is it your crime? It’s because you are too arrogant and you tampered with the punishment and promulgated it to the world without our approval."
Yu Wenyun said, slapping the case.
"The eldest grandson Lan."
"I'm here."
Changsun Lan was moved by Yang Jian's words and knelt down quickly when he heard Yu Wenyun calling his name. Suddenly, the waist knife hanging on his body hit the square brick on the ground and made a crisp sound.
Zheng Yi, who was sitting next to Yu Wenyun at this moment, was even more frightened. When he was still in shock, Yu Wenyun suddenly said.
"Take down this madman and chop him down."
A eunuch's voice came from a distance.
""Your Majesty, you must not do this. Please be merciful and spare the life of Governor Yang. Governor Yang cannot die. If your Majesty wants to kill us, just kill us. "
It turned out that Xiao Lezi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, suddenly stood up and held a jujube stick tightly to protect Yang Jian.
"You guys, let me see who dares to touch me, Governor Yang, and I will fight for him. If I were a rootless person, if Governor Yang hadn't promoted me all the way back then, I would have been kicked out of the palace long ago."
Then Xiao Lezi threw away the stick in his hand and knelt down.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Lezi has been in the palace to serve the late emperor and you for ten years. Your Majesty, no one dares to refute your golden words. The Great Zhou Dynasty cannot do without your governance. However, Mr. Yang is loyal to the country and is your father-in-law. Do you really want to Kill him? Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of making everyone in the world laugh?"
Seeing that Xiao Lezi's words made sense, everyone knelt down and said.
"Your Majesty, Yang Jian's crime will not lead to death. Why don't you listen to Master Yang?"
"Let him speak."
"Your Majesty, I am not afraid of death, but if Your Majesty wants us to die, we must understand that we must die."
Yang Jian gently pushed Changsun Lan and then retreated to the door. Yang Jian continued.
"Since the veteran is the prime minister, he should bear the responsibility for the country and the country in the future for Chan'er. It is inevitable and justifiable to change certain policies in order to maintain political performance. The veteran will certainly not ignore the relationship between the new emperor and the country when Chan'er is in power. Therefore, the book of punishment compiled by the old minister has been marked at the beginning as a final draft. Before it is issued to the states and counties for implementation, it will only be submitted to His Majesty, the Three Dukes, the Three Divisions, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Officials. After listening to the opinions of all parties, The opinions were revised later, and the veteran did not completely deny the criminal scriptures compiled by His Majesty and Liu Pi. For example, we made reservations about cracking down on lawbreakers and concealing land as stipulated in the criminal law, and especially the criminal scriptures specifically emphasized the need to The promotion of Buddhism is an important change in the legal code promulgated by the late emperor in the sixth year of Jiande, and these changes have been retained one by one because these changes are very important for Chinese people to believe in Buddhism.”
"Yeah?"
Yu Wenyun suddenly interrupted Yang Jian's words, turned his attention to Zheng Yi and asked.
"Ai Qing, do you know if there are any items on promoting Buddhism in that booklet?"
Zheng Yi was originally listening to Yang Jian's speech attentively, but unexpectedly, Yu Wenyun called him loudly again. Yu Wenyun was startled today. Zheng Yi jumped several times and said hurriedly.
"I didn't pay much attention to it. I don't seem to remember clearly."
"Go and get the booklet and see if it's already marked."
Then Yu Wenyun turned to Yang Jiandao.
"Father-in-law, if you dare to lie to me with your nonsense, you will definitely move your head today."
Zheng Yi got up and went to Yu Wen Yun's study to get the torture book. Yu Wen Yun saw his father-in-law still kneeling on the cold ground and said to him.
"Brother-in-law, please get up. After all, you are my father-in-law. We don't care about our own face, but we have to care about Lihua's face, right? If we really do something outrageous to you, Lihua will not give up to us." Leah."
After a while, Zheng Yi flipped through the Book of Punishments and looked for Yang Jian. Zheng Yi said.
"On page 69."
Zheng Yi turned to page 69 and finally saw a line of words and said overjoyed.
"Your Majesty, yes, yes, yes, it is reserved."
After speaking, Zheng Yi presented the booklet to Yu Wenyun.
The Xingjing not only retains the article about believing in Buddhism and Taoism, but also makes detailed provisions on how to clear out temples and Taoist temples that are used for official purposes, thus avoiding unnecessary disputes.
Yu Wenyun took it over and turned to the first few pages. Sure enough, there was a note saying that it was only for soliciting opinions and asking the emperor to finalize the draft. Then Yu Wenyun stared at Yang Jian for a long time and finally spoke.
"Father-in-law, what happened today is my fault. I shouldn't let you kneel all the time at your age. I'm frightened. Please bow to me. This bow is not the emperor's bow to the meritorious minister, but the son-in-law's bow to his father-in-law."
At this time, Yang Jian was still immersed in shock and sat blankly on the chair without waking up. When Zheng Yi saw this, he said quickly.
"Master Yang, Your Majesty spared you from death, why don't you thank me quickly?"
Yang Jian suddenly came back to his senses and immediately knelt down to thank the emperor. When Yang Jian stood up, most of his robe was soaked through. He accidentally glanced at Yu Wenyun and saw that his face was even pale and tired.
Yang Jian stood up and walked out of the gate of Tiantai Hall under the guidance of Xiao Lezi and Changsun Lan. Xiao Lezi said.
"My Lord Governor, I was really worried about you just now. You must take care of yourself. If there is any disturbance in the court, I will immediately send someone to contact you."
Yang Jian asked in confusion.
"Lezi, we are now Prime Minister, why do you still call us our previous positions?"
"At that time, the governor was the best to Xiao Lezi, so we can't forget the time we followed the governor."
When Yuan Wan saw Yang Jian, he rushed to the Mianchi pond under the shade of a tree to meet him. Yang Jian was sitting in the cart. Yuan Wan and the driver sat side by side at the front of the cart. The cart drove slowly towards Suzhangmen.
There were more and more guards of the prime minister's palace following along the way, but they all lined up in an orderly manner alongside the cart. When the cart came out of Suzhangmen, Pang Huang arrived on horseback, greeted Yuan Wan and greeted the cart, and then he sped up without stopping. speed.
Yang Jian in the car lifted up the curtains and saw that the guards along the road all calmly retreated after his car passed by.
Yang Jian, who had escaped the disaster, started to murmur again in his heart.
"Although I already understand what happened today, I have to keep my nerves tight at all times and not relax to accompany you like a tiger."
The next morning, Yang Jian went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to do business as usual, but Yang Jian only slightly added a few accompanying knights to both sides of his car.
After arriving at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yang Jian saw that Gao Xi's door was still open and looked inside. When he saw Gao Xi sitting comfortably inside, Yang Jian asked.
"Why didn't you leave?"
"We are not like Su Wei, who has not taken up a temporary post in the Prime Minister's Mansion. If something happens to the Prime Minister, where can we escape?"
Yang Jian, who was shrouded in gloom, also had something that made him happy, which made his heart hanging in his throat feel a little comfort. Yang Jian unexpectedly received a letter from Yu Qingze to Bingzhou Mansion.
"The soldiers of the government carried out farming and achieved good harvests. The problem of food for humans and animals in the next two years will not be a problem. In addition, Yuchi Sun Sheng stayed in the Turkic army at the invitation of Apo Khan, called Turkic Archery, and Apo Khan also agreed Use grain and silk to start a trade exchange agreement with the Zhou Dynasty and exchange military horses for grain."
Yang Jian wrote in his reply to Yu Qingze.
"You must have a good relationship with the Turks and abide by the principle of living in harmony with neighbors to gain time in exchange for troops and horses to strengthen Zhou's military."
At the same time, Yang Jian also said.
"We want to send my old son Yang Guang to your army to train and train."
After the reply was sent out urgently through the inn, Yang Jian was shocked and suddenly a thought flashed through his mind.
"If we encounter something good again, it may be a good choice to return to the Bingzhou military camp."
Then Pang Huang came and told him.
"We heard from the eldest son Lan that Yuwen Yun felt slightly unwell after losing his temper. On the persuasion of the imperial doctor, he retreated to the harem to completely rest his body."
After hearing this, Yang Jian remembered Yu Wenyun's ferocious face when he interrogated him yesterday, but he could only sigh helplessly and said to Pang Huang.
"We escaped the first year of junior high school, and we still don't know what the fifteenth year will be like."
"yes."
Pang Huang felt very sad and said a few words before leaving.
"We can't always take it one step at a time, and be frightened every step we take. We need to come up with a long-term approach."
"Long term plan?"
Yang Jian thought to himself.
"He is the supreme emperor, and we are the ministers living under the roof. Everything is not up to us."
When Yang Jian was worried about his future, Gao Xi walked in with someone and said with a smile.
"Please Prime Minister, please see who he is."
As soon as Yang Jian saw this man's tall, tall and handsome face with tiger eyes, thick eyebrows and a beautiful beard, he immediately stood up and exclaimed in surprise.
"Brother Mingda, weren't you and General Wei Xiaokuan fighting against Chen Baxian in the south? What kind of wind brought you here?"
"We knew you would recognize us, but we didn't expect you to know that we were fighting in the south. We accidentally fell off our horses when we attacked Chen Baxian not long ago. We were slightly injured and we came back to Beijing for treatment. "
Gao Xi said with a smile.
"The Prime Minister and Mr. Hua Yin are members of the same family. How can we not know each other? We have many official duties so I won't accompany you two."
