Hulu Xiaoqing presented the national jade seal. This single contribution was enough for the Yuwen family of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to maintain their prosperity for a lifetime.
Of course, Yang Jian would also thank the other party. After all, the imperial seal represents Chinese orthodoxy and is an important weapon of the country. An emperor without the imperial seal is called a blank slate emperor and will be considered unorthodox by the world.
When Yang Jian was discussing with his ministers to defeat Chen, he asked everyone: What is the winning rate?
Gao Yan stood up and said that it must be 100%, because possessing the imperial seal is the imperial power, orthodoxy and legality. Nanchen is a puppet dynasty. Our invincible army of the Sui Dynasty will sweep away the fallen leaves with the autumn wind and level the south.
Yang Jian was overjoyed, and immediately issued an edict as a heavenly emperor, listing 20 crimes committed by Chen Shubao, and gathering the power of the whole country to attack Nanchen.
When he first lived in the palace, Yang Ming had always wanted to find an opportunity to see the world's most valuable treasure with his own eyes. Unfortunately, he didn't know where it was.
This jade seal is different from others. It will not be used casually. It is more like a symbol. Yang Jian usually has other jade seals for memorials or imperial edicts, but the imperial seal seems to only appear when the imperial power is handed over.
Yang Jian ordered Xue Daoheng, the minister of internal history, to write a memorial to express his condolences, and asked the eminent monk of Daxingshan Temple to preside over the Dharma assembly and recite the mantra for rebirth.
Xue Daoheng is also an old minister of the Northern Qi Dynasty. He is as famous as the great scholar Li Delin. He is also a super knowledgeable man. He is regarded as a confidant by Yang Jian. He should be the biggest official of Qi Chen in the Sui Dynasty. He is a Qi minister, but not a native of Qi. His hometown In Hedong.
Including Yang Guang, many important people went to Hulu Xiaoqing's house today. China has always paid attention to human relations, especially red and white matters. Even if they are not familiar with each other, they will still go there when something happens.
Yang Ming had nothing to do, so he went to Jinyang Tower again.
Such days are indeed dull and boring, just two o'clock and one line, very boring. Fortunately, occasionally there will be letters from Hedong, which can be comforted and pass some time.
Xiao Mohe is still suppressing bandits, which surprises Yang Ming. Is there such chaos in Hedong? Why can't it seem to be finished?
Moreover, Xiao Mohe actually integrated some bandits into the palace tribe, and the number of them has been expanded to six hundred. Six hundred people may not sound like a lot, but when they stand in front of you, they are also in darkness.
Fang Xuanling's letter said that the construction of the palace was going smoothly. As the saying goes, build the wall first and then the courtyard. The palace wall of the palace has also been repaired, and the land is 28 acres enclosed.
As for Li Jing, he will ask for leave in a month because he wants to return to his hometown to get married.
This is the case in the Sui Dynasty. No matter where you work, your family affairs will be in your hometown, your wedding will be held in your hometown, and your hometown will be buried in your hometown.
For example, after the funeral of Hulu Xiaoqing, his son Hulu Liwen would carry the coffin and return to his hometown of Tai'an (Yulong Naxi Autonomous County, Yunnan).
The ancients emphasized that fallen leaves should return to their roots. Even though Daxing is so far away from Yunnan, Hulu Xiaoqing must go back. Otherwise, if he is buried elsewhere, he will be a lonely ghost, which will be detrimental to his descendants.
Yang Ming's hometown is in Hongnong County, but when he died, he was usually buried in his own fief.
As for Zhang Mu, he is now a disciple of Wei family in Anyi.
The Wei family originated in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. This is a calligraphy family that made outstanding contributions to Chinese calligraphy and cultivated an outstanding figure who was admired by later calligraphers and hailed as the Saint of Chinese Calligraphy: Wang Xizhi.
The rmb used in later generations has six characters on it: People's Bank of China. The font of these six characters is the new official script created by Wei.
Yang Ming really couldn't figure out how Zhang Mu, a vulgar martial artist, managed to get into a scholarly family? Isn't this a toad that fell into Huaqing Pool?
The Hedong area is home to outstanding people and famous families. Among them, the Wenxi Pei family, Jiexian Liu family, Fenyin Xue family are the most prestigious, followed by the Longmen Wang family, Pingyang Jia family, Anyi Wei family and so on.
Yang Ming is a vassal in this place. To be honest, it's not easy to get around. Everyone's face must be taken care of, otherwise these people will really dare to trick you.
I obviously don't dare to deal with you, but I still don't know how to play dirty tricks behind your back?
Therefore, even though Yang Ming is a county king, he cannot have the final say when it comes to Hedong. The relationships among the noble families are complicated and they all put their interests first.
It's okay if you scold my eighteenth generation ancestors, but if you interfere with my interests, there's no way!
Most of Zhang Mu's letters introduced the situation of the local clans and how they were involved, so that Yang Ming could know what they were doing.
The three largest families in Hedong, the Pei family, the Liu family, and the Xue family, each have outstanding people serving in the government.
Pei's family included Pei Ju, who was an official in the province of Neishi, and Pei Zheng, who had passed away and served as Yang Yong's concubine in the east palace.
Among the Liu family, Liu Min was awarded the title of Crown Prince Taibao in the early years of Emperor Kaihuang's reign because of his noble status. His son Liu Ang was appointed as the governor of Luzhou. He was not a high-ranking official, but he even became good friends with Emperor Yang Jian.
Another one, the current prince-in-law, Liu Shu, Minister of War, married Yang Awu, Yang Jian's fifth daughter, Princess Lanling.
Speaking of the Xue family, Xue Wei, the Minister of Punishment, was born in the Xue family in Hedong, and Xue Daoheng, the minister of internal history, was born in the Xue family. In the late Sui Dynasty, there was also a rebel leader, Xue Ju, who also came from here.
These people are not easy to mess with.
The situation in Hedong is far more complicated than that of Yang Zhao and Yang Jian's fiefdoms.
Yang Ming has a headache. Being a vassal king in this place is enough for him to drink a pot.
After arriving at Jinyang Tower, Yang Ming was quite surprised. What happened today? Why are so many people coming again?
The street outside was even blocked by carriages, so he walked the last part of the way in.
After asking around, I found out that Gao Yue was going to perform again, with two performances in total, one at noon and one at midnight.
The untimely period has already begun, but it is more difficult to deal with the unitary hour.
Because there is a curfew at Xu Shi, there is only one hour between You Shi and Xu Shi, and Gao Yue's piano performance is half an hour each.
In other words, there is only half an hour left for everyone to go home.
Those like Yang Ming who are close enough can go back, but those who are far away can only stay in Jinyang Building tonight.
My God, the rooms are going to be full tonight.
After entering the restaurant, Yang Ming found that there was not even a place to stay. The waiter said that all the teahouse boxes had been booked, and the Qingyin Pavilion was so crowded that no one could get in.
Yang Ming was wondering, what day is it today, and why did Gao Yue suddenly plan to play two games again? Short of money? Impossible, I'm afraid I didn't even spend a fraction of what I earned last time.
Yang Ming came to his Jinyang Tower and had nowhere to go. Fortunately, Yu Wenlan said that Yang Yinjiang had booked a private room on the second floor next to the corridor of Qingyin Pavilion early.
For Yang Ming, Yang Yinjiang is one of his own, so go and sit in her box.
The first time he opened the door, Yang Ming almost turned around and left, but he had already stepped in with one foot and could not take it back.
"What a coincidence, I met Miss Pei again," Yang Ming awkwardly walked over and found a place to sit down.
This box is very large and can accommodate twelve people. Pei Shuying and her sister are on the opposite side. The window on the north side is open, facing the direction of Qingyin Pavilion. The sound of the harp music just comes in, very clear.
Today's song is obviously much more cheerful, compared to the sad one last time, which is exactly the two extremes.
It seems that Gao Yue is in a good mood. She must have been getting along with Chen Shuyi recently, which made her a lot more cheerful.
Pei Xuanji may have known that Yang Guang would be the crown prince in the future, so he no longer had the previous hostility towards Yang Ming. He behaved very humbly and took the initiative to take the teapot from the maid's hand and pour tea for Yang Ming.
There was not a piece of pastry on the table that was touched. Yang Ming felt it was a pity, so he picked up a piece and ate it by himself.
Yang Yinjiang and Pei Shuying both had this problem. Perhaps they were born in wealthy families and did not know how to save and wasted food too much. Yang Ming felt heartbroken every time he saw them only eating a few or three bites of food on the table.
But speaking of it, the diet of the Sui Dynasty was really not that good. There were only three types of food: steaming, boiling, and roasting, which meant there was no oil or water because the oil refining level was not good enough.
Even people who don't have iron pots at home use clay pots for cooking.
However, Yang Ming has been able to find a few things that taste good over the years. One is Guoba, which is rice crust made of corn, which is yellow millet. It is very enjoyable to eat when dipped in some broth.
There is also water basin mutton, or steamed mutton, mashed a little and topped with garlic and wrapped in steamed pancakes or Hu pancakes, it feels great too.
Steamed cakes are cooking cakes, and Hu cakes are naan. These are the two main types of pasta in the northern Sui Dynasty.
Pei Shuying saw that Yang Ming had been eating, so she politely did not disturb her. She waited until Yang Ming wiped his mouth and then said:
"The prince wanted to marry me to Yang Jun, the king of Ancheng, but my father refused."
Yang Jun? Yang Ming pouted, what else could he say? If it were in the past, even a year ago, Pei Ju would have dared to refuse?
But now that the situation is not as good as that of others, Yang Yong is probably trying to make a last ditch effort to win over Pei Ju, but unfortunately, Pei Ju doesn't like him.
It can be seen that Yang Yong is now at an absolute disadvantage, and there will be any chance of a comeback.
Ancheng King Yang Jun is the third son of Yun Zhaoxun and has not yet married. His future fate will be the same as his two brothers, Changning King Yang Yan and Pingyuan King Yang Yu, who will die in exile.
Seeing that Yang Ming didn't respond, Pei Shuying frowned and said, "Why don't you speak?"
"Huh? This is Miss Pei's private matter, so I won't comment," Yang Ming said.
Pei Shuying said again: "I heard that you haven't seen Dugu Feng'er until now?"
Yang Ming nodded.
"Don't you want to meet me?" Pei Shuying asked curiously.
Yang Ming was stunned and said: "Do you have any idea?"
"What can I do?" Pei Shuying said with a smile: "As your own future concubine, shouldn't you be the one to figure it out yourself?"
Yang Ming smiled and said: "It's the same sooner or later, she can't run away."
Pei Shuying was speechless. She was enjoying her piano skills here, but Yang Ming came and interrupted her thoughts. Let's find a topic to chat with the other party for a while. He always blocked the topic.
This guy is so boring.
It happened that at this time, the box door was opened from the outside, and Chen Shuyi came unexpectedly.
Yang Ming hadn't seen her for so long, and when he suddenly saw her for the first time, he felt like he was seeing her again after a long absence, so he didn't care about the etiquette of master and servant, and directly pointed to the seat next to him and motioned for her to sit down.
Pei Xuanji, who was originally lying at the window looking in the direction of Qingyin Pavilion, after seeing Chen Shuyi, quietly moved back to his seat from the window, taking a peek from time to time.
