The person who came to the Prime Minister's Mansion was named Yang Shuang, also known as Mingda. Like Yang Jian, they were both from Hongnong and Huayin. They shared the same ancestor, but they had already entered the fifth service.
Yang Shuang's grandfather Yang Xuan served as a general in the Western Wei Dynasty, and his father Yang Fu served as the governor of Fenzhou in the early Northern Zhou Dynasty. He and Yu Wenhu led 500 people to defeat the 10,000-strong Northern Qi army and defeated Gao Changgong, which made him famous.
Yang Shuang was smart and studious since he was a child. He was involved in a wide range of fields. He was good at literacy and hyphenation. After that, he was favored by Yu Wenhu and was appointed as a regular servant. He started to enter the official career. Good luck did not last for a few years. Yuwen Hu committed a rebellion and was executed. Yang Shuang's career plummeted. Yuwen Yong In order to suppress Yang Shuang, he was sent to the Jianghuai area to monitor Chen Baxian.
Unwilling to sink, Yang Shuang complained to Emperor Wu on the grounds that his father had not been rewarded for his achievements.
"Your Majesty, you are right to kill Yu Wenhu, but you can't even dismiss this innocent person from office in disguise, right? My father has protected the Kingdom of Zhou Dynasty for many years, and our Shangzhu Kingdom can't do much to reward you for your merits. .”
Emperor Wu thought that Yang Shuang was deliberately making a fuss and ignored Yang Shuang, but he persisted in expressing his dissatisfaction over and over again.
Such a trivial matter made Yu Wenyong anxious every day. Seeing that Yang Shuang was reluctant to go to the south to take office and was hanging around in front of the Holy Emperor every day, Yu Wenyong could no longer hold back his anger and said.
"Drag Yang Shuang out and chop him down."
Yang Shuang and Yu Wenyong were so murderous that the situation became uncontrollable and they shouted loudly in the court.
"My father and I have served you for many years, and several lives have been lost for the sake of the imperial court. Why do you fear that your majesty wants to kill you? We don't need you to do anything. We can do it ourselves."
After hearing Yang Shuang's impassioned words, Yu Wenyong was deeply moved. Then he thought about Yang Fu's merits. Not only was he not punished, but he was canonized as a Taoist.
"Look, I have such a loyal person by my side. Wouldn't it be a pity if I really killed him? Now Yang Fu is made the general, and Yang Shuang is made the general of chariots and cavalry, commanding the commander-in-chief of the Su Wei Army."
As a result, Yang Shuang not only won fame for his father and consolidated the family's family status, but was also appreciated by Yu Wenyong. Later, Yang Shuang lived up to Emperor Wu's expectations.
When the Northern Zhou Dynasty attacked Qi again in order to unify the world, Yang Shuang led the old vanguard officers of his father's old army and followed Yu Wenxian to defeat the invading Qi army in Heyin.
According to legend, Yang Shuang is the reincarnation of Master Guan. The Motie Panlong Guan Dao weighs 400 kilograms. Its two arms are more powerful than a thousand kilograms. He sits on a red charcoal fire dragon. Zhao is known for his excellent sword skills of touching the beard with one hand and cutting with one knife. {Xiao Guan Yu}
In order to ensure that the Zhou army was not ambushed, Yu Wenxian left his army and horses on a mountain col 3 kilometers away. Yang Shuang stood up and said to Yu Wenxian.
"Master Yu Wenxian, please watch out how we capture the Northern Qi general."
Yu Wenxian said.
"Qi's army is good at setting up formations. All you have to do is lead Qi's army out."
"If you look at the Qi army's formation, it's just like broken bricks. It's like putting in a bid to see if I can take him."
Yang Shuang rode into the Northern Qi army regardless of the rain of meteors and arrows. He challenged three formations and pulled out the Northern Qi army flag. When Duan Shao saw this, he galloped up on horseback and stabbed Duan Shao with his spear raised. Yang Shuang dodged in time and returned a blow to Duan Shao. listen.
"Ayo."
Duan Shao was so shocked that he couldn't handle it anymore, so he didn't want to tangle with Yang Shuang anymore and led a group of cavalry to meet Yang Shuang quickly. When Yang Shuang saw the cavalry coming, he deliberately turned his horse's head and fled out of the camp.
The Northern Qi army yelled and chased, and soon they were led into the mountain col by Yang Shuang. When Yu Wenxian saw the enemy troops falling into siege, he shouted.
"Fire arrows."
I saw arrows falling from the mountain col like meteors, rolling wood and rocks, and the Northern Qi army was completely wiped out before they could take a breath.
Yang Shuang, who was in the officialdom and was a brother of the same clan, thought that Yang Jian was not only capable of governing the country but also a talented person with literary, Taoist and military strategies, so he said to Yang Jian.
"We admire the Prime Minister's courage and are here to visit you."
"Brother, I've been busy all day and been framed and criticized by others. Where do I get the courage?"
"Yesterday, the Prime Minister was in the Tiantai Hall and argued for justice for the people. He even put your own life at risk. This shows how big-hearted the Prime Minister is."
"Don't listen to Gao Xi's boundless sea blowing anymore."
Yang Jian shook his head and said with a smile.
"When we faced the Supreme Emperor yesterday, we were forced to do nothing. Anyway, we were going to die anyway, so we might as well be tough."
Yang Shuang said.
"I admire you, I admire you, but please don't blame Mr. Gao, Prime Minister. I should tell him what happened yesterday. Mr. Gao only knows that the Prime Minister was ordered to go to the Tiantai Hall for a ceremony. Mr. Gao doesn't know what happened next. We all heard about it from the palace. People here said it."
"Hey, we are martial artists, what can you admire? Do you think that we will not only not be convicted but also give you a promotion like you did when you contradicted Emperor Wu? We just escaped by luck yesterday and don't know where we are going. What will be the future fate?”
"We admire the Prime Minister more than just what happened yesterday. General Wei Xiaokuan fought with Chen Baxian in the south. When he received the manuscript of the New Criminal Scripture, General Wei read it and recommended it to us for review. We think that the Prime Minister is determined to ask the Holy Lord to take it. Governing the country by the laws and regulations of the criminal code is a hope for the people of the Zhou Dynasty."
"do not talk."
Yang Jian waved his hand to stop and said.
"Yesterday, the Holy Spirit wanted to punish us for the crime of death, precisely because of this new punishment book that I drafted."
"We know that the Prime Minister has hurt His Majesty's psychological defense and hurt his self-esteem. Just because of this trivial matter, I fear that the Prime Minister will never have peace in the future."
Yang Jian nodded and continued.
"Yes, there are endless things to deal with in the prime minister's house every day. Not only do we have to worry about it all day long."
At this point, Yang Shuang lowered his voice and spoke.
"This is why we are here today. If the Prime Minister is really at the point of no where to go, he must not imitate Yu Wenxian's foolish loyalty. He insisted on assisting the Holy One despite being wronged. As a result, he was not the only one to be affected. A whole family has been ruined. If the Prime Minister can't afford to offend Yu Wenyun, he should hide away first. A rebellious court cannot live long. When the Prime Minister kills Yu Wenyun, isn't it easy to take down your little grandson who is just a few years old? .”
"well."
Yang Jian only sighed and raised his head to ask without giving a direct answer.
"When do you plan to return to the south?"
"Our injury needs to be recuperated slowly. Recuperation at home is the same as going to the south. Prime Minister can go to the south if there is an emergency. Yang Shuang is willing to follow the Prime Minister. In addition, we can tell the Prime Minister that we know Wei Xiaokuan from our daily conversations. The general has a good impression of the Prime Minister. Does the Prime Minister know that General Wei and your father are both old acquaintances and friends?"
"Really? We really haven't heard from father."
Yang Jian continued with a feeling in his heart.
"Thank you brother for your advice. If it really comes to that step, we will consider it."
After Yang Shuang left, Yang Jian looked at his back and felt uneasy for a while.
"Yang Shuang and I are brothers of the same race but have never worked together. We just learned today that Yang Shuang's frankness and enthusiasm are even more rare. He knows that we are in danger, and it is rare for him to invite us to his place to avoid trouble without being shy. Woolen cloth."
Yang Jian's heart warmed when he thought of this, and he secretly made up his mind.
"Yu Wenyun really pushed us into a panic. No matter whether it's the south or the north, we suddenly have two options for refuge. God is helping us."
Yang Jian knew that Yu Qingze in the north and Yang Shuang in the south were both extremely smart people who had experienced hundreds of battles. At present, Yu Wen Yun was incompetent and ignorant. The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty were floating in the hearts of the people. The decline of the Northern Zhou Empire began to gradually decline. The old dynasty will go to the new. The court must come.
Yang Jian didn't feel the slightest sense of crisis. Instead, he rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion every day. Every time, Yang Jian would look up at the Prime Minister's Mansion in front of him and murmured in a low voice.
"This place has always been a place where undercurrents and storms gather. If we are not careful, we will definitely become the victim of Yu Wenyun. Both Yu Wenxian and Yu Wenhu died unexpectedly, and they were both worshiped as prime ministers during their lifetimes. If we really Having survived the hell gate, and occupying the top position as the prime minister and assistant young master, it will be extremely convenient for us to do something in the future. Unfortunately, our fledglings are now ignored by the Holy Emperor and the royal family of the Yuwen family. The tiger is watching with eager eyes. Although Sanyu has been punished, there are still 30% and 20% left. It will be difficult to pull out these nails."
One night, Yu Wenyun had a long-lasting battle with the female concubine, commonly known as the "African Negro". He had already left yesterday's anger behind. In order to divert his mood, he summoned the maids and titled ladies inside and outside the court in the harem courtyard and asked the singers and musicians to wear their clothes. Performed in pairs in brightly colored costumes.
At the same time, Yu Wenyun also asked several young boys to wear women's neon clothes, smear their faces with makeup, and make jokes among the singers. Yu Wenyun sat among several queens, drank wine and watched the performance.
It was now late autumn, and the wind blowing from the northwest was already a bit chilly. Several naked and barefoot black men came on stage to perform acrobatics. Seeing this scene, Yu Wenyun ordered several palace maids to say:
"Pour ice water on these Weng people."
To make matters worse, the black man was shivering from the cold, and his whole body was shaking, making the acrobatics more realistic. Yu Wenyun was so excited that he raised a glass of wine on a whim and poured it on the black man's cold body. He also asked the concubines on both sides to start playing. Black people.
Finally, a black man couldn't stand the multiple tortures and fell to the ground. Several eunuchs walked up to him and threw them down like chaff.
Yang Lihua couldn't stand it anymore and said to Yu Wenyun.
"Your Majesty, black people are also human beings and need to be respected. It is really inappropriate for you to treat them like animals like this."
"Lihua, you are so disappointing."
Yu Wenyun, whose face was red from drinking, said suddenly.
"The singers in the audience took off their clothes and danced naked for everyone."
This statement made many concubines on the stage stunned.
"Your Majesty can't do it."
Yang Lihua couldn't bear it anymore and knelt in front of Yu Wenyun.
The eldest queen, Yang Lihua, usually has a gentle and kind personality and is open-minded. She has never been petty among the other queens and concubines, so she has won the love and respect of everyone in the harem. Kneeling for a long time.
At this time, the ladies of the minister's family who were invited to watch the performance did not know what was going on because they were far away from the emperor and the queen. Among the many ladies watching the performance, Yang Jian's wife Dugu Jialuo was also among them. Mrs. Dugu originally wanted to take this opportunity to take her into the palace to see her daughter and give her some specialties that she couldn't eat there.
Seeing this, the ladies all got up and left their seats and scattered in panic.
"A group of mourning stars."
In the past, when Yu Wen Yun was angry, the queen and concubines knelt down and said good things to settle the matter. But today it was different. Yu Wen Yun was so angry that he vented his anger on Yang Lihua and roared loudly.
"Like father, like daughter. Yesterday, your father disobeyed the emperor's order, revised the imperial decree without authorization and even argued in court. Today, I want to watch a sideshow to relieve my boredom, but you stand up and block it. You bitch, we really want to kill him. about you."
"Your Majesty, please calm down. The Aijia will apologize to you."
"You bitch, do you think you'll be fine if you just admit your mistake today like in the past?"
Yu Wen Yun roared angrily. Suddenly a gust of cool wind hit him. Although he was wearing thick clothes, he couldn't help but shudder. He couldn't help but look up at the sky. The sun was disappearing into the clouds. Yu Wen Yun gave orders to the left and right.
"Drag this bitch into the palace for me, and we will take care of her later."
Several palace maids came up to help Queen Yang, who was kneeling on the ground, and helped her move forward.
"My Majesty, there is no need to be afraid. If Your Majesty really dares to do anything bad to Your Majesty, Your Majesty will shout out and we will come to your rescue."
Although Chang'an Garden is within the scope of the harem, it is still some distance away from the Tiantai Palace and the residences of several queens. After the banquet was over, Yu Wenyun, who was in a state of anger, did not take the banquet car, and everyone was too embarrassed to get on the car.
The maid supporting Queen Yang just wanted to leave here as soon as possible and she left in a hurry. It happened that there was a palace called Moonlight Palace in a moment, which was Queen Zhu's bedroom.
Seeing the palace maid in front of her, she didn't care much, so she supported Yang Lihua and walked to the Moonlight Palace, hoping to avoid the limelight of Yu Wen Yun's lingering anger. Unexpectedly, Yu Wen Yun followed all the way and continued to say harsh words.
"I have no end for you today. I will first understand you, and then I will destroy your whole family, as well as your two naughty brothers."
The eunuch Xiao Lezi who was following him was extremely anxious at the moment, he thought in his mind.
"We know that His Majesty's thoughts are different from those of normal people. As for his arrogance and nature, we are also very clear about it. Today's His Majesty's anger is entirely based on yesterday's incident. It seems that the empress is really in danger."
Xiao Lezi didn't dare to think about it anymore, so he quickly inserted the dagger he carried into his leggings.
"Without the kindness of the Prime Minister, our little Lezi would not be where we are today. If the Holy Emperor dares to hurt Yang Niangniang, even if we risk our lives, we will still have to poke dozens of bloody holes in Mr. Wu. Isn't it just glory and wealth? , we are a person without roots, so it doesn’t matter if we don’t enjoy wealth or honor.”
When the palace maids and eunuchs crowded around Yu Wenyun into the Moonlight Palace, no one noticed that Xiao Lezi, who had been promoted to the chief steward of the harem, was still there without moving but staring at Yu Wenyun.
The place that was bustling with gongs and drums just now suddenly became deserted as the emperor's concubines left, and Xiao Lezi's nervous heart began to calm down from panic.
Xiaolezi suddenly remembered.
"We just said hello to Madam Dugu. Madam must not have gone far now. We must quickly inform Madam about the situation and ask someone to rescue Queen Yang."
So Xiao Lezi hurriedly chased after him. He saw only twos and threes of singers and musicians walking and laughing. The well-known wives of the officials' families were all gone. A guard on a horse came over.
Xiao Lezi waved his hand.
"We are in a hurry. Please ask the general to lend us a horse."
As soon as the palace guard saw that it was the chief steward of the harem, he immediately dismounted his horse and made fun of him, then he rode up and said to the palace guard.
"Just wait for us here, we'll be back soon."
"Okay, the general manager has spoken. How dare you disobey me?"
Since Xiao Lezi entered the palace again after being recommended by Yang Jian, he has practiced the mysterious Kung Fu Bone-Removing Palm. If the palm hits the enemy's bones, it can be shattered immediately. Due to the practice of evil skills, the inner demons squirm. Xiao Lezi has grown from a red-faced person. His face became increasingly pale and he became extremely cruel to his colleagues.
After saying that, Xiao Lezi clamped the horse's body, and the horse chased Madam Dugu on her way home like an arrow from a bow. After leaving Chang'an City, she didn't go far when she saw Li Shun and several guards also on horseback, guarding a carriage. Che Xiaolezi shouted.
"Brother Li Shun, please wait a moment."
Seeing that Li Shun hadn't heard, Xiao Lezi rushed to the car quickly. When Mrs. Dugu saw this, she quickly got out of the car, Xiao Lezi said quickly.
"Madam, it's not good, the Holy One wants to kill the Queen."
Dugufu said.
"No wonder we felt uneasy while riding in the car."
Then Mrs. Dugu ordered the people accompanying her to turn back to the palace. The driver immediately led the horse and turned around. Xiao Lezi said hello to Li Shun.
"I will meet you at the entrance of the harem."
After saying that, Xiao Lezi got on his horse and ran away from Juechen, and hurried back to the entrance of the harem. He returned the horse first. After a while, Madam Dugu's carriage also arrived. Regardless of the crowd, he quickly got out of the car and followed Xiao Lezi into the harem alone.
As soon as Yu Wenyun entered the front hall of the Moonlight Palace, he cried and leaned against a cold dragon chair and ordered.
"Take out the poisonous wine and give it to Yang Lihua."
Behind Yang Lihua, a large group of queens and palace maids were kneeling to plead for her. After a while, they saw a eunuch slowly walking towards Yang Lihua with a goblet full of poisonous wine.
Yang Lihua raised her head helplessly. There were still two traces of tears on her face, and she looked calmly at the eunuch who was walking toward her with a plate. At this moment, the queen and the maids who were interceding for Yang Lihua were already in tears.
"stop."
Xiao Lezi's face was pale and his eyes had no pupils. He ran in quickly and beat the little eunuch who was holding the poisoned wine to death with a flying palm.
"Hunjun, we are going to kill you today. Let your guards come out."
