When talking to Yang Su, it is better to listen to what you say and save ten detours.
Perhaps because the matter between himself and Yang Yinjiang was already settled, Yang Su rarely said a lot of heartfelt words.
Yang Ming was eager to learn more from each other, so the old man and the young man chatted from morning until the sun went down.
Yang Su was in a good mood because he saw talents in Yang Ming that he could not see in others.
When discussing things with this child, Yang Ming can still understand it even if he deliberately makes some things obscure.
As expected of growing up next to the Second Saint, he is truly extraordinary.
With some people, you are too lazy to say a word to them, while with some people, you will forget yourself and have a long chat with them.
It wasn't until the oil lamp was lit that Yang Su stood up, moved around, and ordered his servants to bring the food. He planned to continue chatting with Yang Ming.
"Pei Ju is a great talent, but he is too deep-tempered to make deep friendships. However, this is also a common problem among literati. They would rather stay in their study for a whole day than go out to meet friends and drink wine."
That's right, Yang Ming agreed: "He is even a little lonely."
"It's normal," Yang Su said with a smile, "This is what people with extraordinary intelligence are like, because no matter who they communicate with, they always feel that the other party is incompetent. Over time, they no longer want to deal with people."
It's just that he is conceited, Yang Ming said again: "There are still many vacancies in the Jingzhou General Manager's Office. The Duke of Yue may have good candidates in his mind. Of course, I hope that the Duke of Yue will recommend talents to avoid relatives."
"There is no way to avoid it," Yang Su laughed and said, "Actually, there are no good talents. It just depends on how you use them. If you use them well, you will be a talented person. If you use them poorly, you will be a waste. There are many talented people in reserve in various aristocratic families. Your Highness only needs to take care of them. Just take it and keep it if it works well for you; if it doesn’t work for you, let him go.”
Yang Ming smiled and nodded. He completely agreed with Yang Su's words.
Historically, although many famous people emerged in the late Sui Dynasty, these people were born in response to the situation. How capable they were actually accounted for the bonus of the weather to a large extent.
They are products of the times.
So Yang Ming has only chosen three people so far, Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui.
Li Jing was truly talented and learned. His three uncles were all famous contemporary generals. They were also disciples of Yang Su and disciples of Guanzhong. He was endowed with unique resources. He had already learned skills at a young age that others could never learn in their lifetime.
As for Fang Xuanling, it was a coincidence. Yang Ming ran into him at Hu Ji Restaurant. It happened that there was a lack of people to take care of him in Hedong, so he thought of him.
Du Ruhui was in a similar situation. When Yang Ming first arrived in Jingzhou, he investigated the details of the county officials in the states under his jurisdiction. When he saw the name Du Zha, he thought it sounded familiar. After thinking for a long time, he remembered that he was Du Ruhui's father.
Du Ruhui was really famous, so Yang Ming couldn't help but want to meet him. Driven by curiosity, he decided to join the general manager's office as an official.
As Yang Su said, there are many talents, but the key is how you use them.
If Gao Yan hadn't been a retainer of the Dugu family, he wouldn't be in his current position.
Dinner was served. It was very rich.
Yang Yinjiang temporarily acted as a maid, placing bowls for the two of them.
"You have been chatting for a whole day, can you allow Yin Jiang to join?"
Yang Ming nodded and picked up the kuaizi: "I'll cushion my stomach first."
Yang Yinjiang knelt and sat next to Yang Ming, also holding a pair of kuaizi in her hands, but she was picking up food for Yang Ming, not eating herself.
Seeing the two little ones in front of her getting along so well, Yang Su was quite pleased. Her younger brother Yang Yue was still dedicated to raising Yin Jiang well.
Looking back at my eldest son, it's really hard to describe.
He knew very well that he had reached the pinnacle of being a human being, so the path in the future would inevitably be downward.
Gao Jiong was like this, and Yang Su was no exception.
Under his protection, the Yang family has maintained prosperity for nearly twenty years, so who should they rely on next?
I'm afraid only God knows...
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After the death of the Queen, Yang Jian moved to Renshou Palace, and the government affairs of the DPRK were almost entirely taken by Crown Prince Yang Guang.
Dugu Jialuo liked to live here most during his lifetime, but Yang Jian left Beijing this time and took away the two beauties Chen and Cai.
It is not enough for people to grow old without anyone around to serve them. These two entered the palace very early, but they have been suppressed by Empress Dugu and have no chance to succeed. Now that Empress Dugu is no longer around, the two of them have successfully ascended to the throne.
However, Yang Jian has always adhered to his promise to his wife, so the two beauties have been favored for many years and have no chance to conceive a dragon.
It didn’t happen before and it won’t happen again.
Both of them are now honored as nobles, and one of them, Mrs. Chen, is Chen Shubao's half-sister and Chen Shuyi's aunt.
The Cai family was also from Jiangnan. After the destruction of Jiuchen, the family was taken captive to Daxing and was dedicated to Yang Jian when he became an adult.
Yang Ming had never seen these two people, nor heard about their beauty, because no one dared to talk behind his back about whether the emperor's woman was good-looking or not. She was simply seeking death.
Among them, the Chen family was later named Mrs. Xuanhua. According to historical records, she had an affair with her father Yang Guang.
What historical records are there? It is also the "Book of Sui" edited by Wei Zheng.
Zheng is the traditional Chinese character for Zheng, and Wei Zheng is the old bastard Wei Zheng. The reason why Yang Ming has a great prejudice against Wei Zheng is because of the eight characters used by him to describe Dugu.
Yang Ming actually holds grudges, and he has the right to dislike anyone.
At the beginning of this year, due to the Queen's new death, everyone can only keep a low profile and forget about putting on lanterns and festoons, as that will make them lose their heads.
The situation in Daxing is the most serious. As for the place, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. I am afraid that the food and wine have already been eaten.
Yang Ming is fifteen years old this year and an adult.
After the hundred-day mourning period has passed, Yang Ming can take off Zhansheng and replace him with Qisheng to continue mourning for three years.
At this time, he can get married.
On Pei Ju's side, Yang Lihua had already done his job, so Yang Jian issued an order to confer Pei Shuying, Pei Ju's daughter, as the side concubine of the King of Hedong. She was given a wife from a third-grade foreigner and was given thirty acres of land, 10,000 bolts of silk, and 10,000 shi of millet. , thirty volumes of Buddhist scriptures, one gold bowl, one silver bowl, two pots of jewels, and three thousand pieces each of silk and brocade.
When Yang Xian got married, Yang Guang was the king of Jin. When Yang Ming got married, Yang Guang was the prince.
Therefore, officials congratulated and gifts piled up.
Normally, a concubine shouldn't have such a grand ceremony, but Yang Jian took Pei Ju's face into consideration, so he allowed Pei Shuying to get married, following the etiquette of a principal concubine.
No matter how unhappy Pei Ju was in his heart, he had to pretend to be happy on the surface.
However, when the wedding team picked up his daughter, the powerful Sui Dynasty official burst into tears.
In Prince Jin's Mansion, Yang Guang and his wife will stay here tonight. They will have to entertain guests for more than ten days before returning to the East Palace.
There were too many guests. The main guests were friends and relatives. Officials below the fifth rank could not enter the gate.
After Yang Ming socialized, he returned to Qingshan Fang.
Pei Shuying, dressed in a bright red dress, had been waiting for him in the dormitory for a long time. After seeing Yang Ming, she hurried to get hot water.
There is a custom in Guanzhong that on the night of the wedding, the bride has to wash the groom's feet. The implication is that the bride should abide by women's ethics and know that her duty is to serve her husband.
Yang Ming sat on the edge of the bed and let Pei Shuying take off his boots, then held his ankles and gently placed them in the basin.
"Is it hot?" Pei Shuying raised her head and asked.
Yang Ming smiled and shook his head: "Just right."
Pei Shuying smiled sweetly, lowered her head, and carefully washed Yang Ming's feet.
Suddenly, Pei Shuying let out a scream. It turned out that Yang Ming picked up his foot and rubbed it on her chest.
This time, Pei Shuying, who had always been thin-skinned, was suddenly at a loss and looked at Yang Ming blankly, looking stupid and like an idiot.
"Are you ready?" Yang Ming smiled.
Pei Shuying knew what he was talking about and nodded shyly.
before she got married
Before, there would be a dedicated maid in the Pei Mansion to teach her about sexual intercourse, how to do it, what details to pay attention to, how to get pregnant more easily, and how to please her husband. They would give her clear instructions.
But it is Pei Shuying's first time after all, so she will seem very unfamiliar.
After a while, she turned over and lay weakly in Yang Ming's arms, saying:
"Is it inappropriate for me to improve Lande tonight?"
Yang Ming couldn't help but laugh: "You've already mentioned it, what else is inappropriate? What? Did your grandpa find out?"
Pei Shuying nodded obediently: "The secrets about Gao Yue are too terrible. You must not tell anyone, including Yang Yinjiang."
"Okay, I definitely won't say anything," Yang Ming said with a solemn expression.
Pei Shuying was still worried and said in a more serious tone: "Let's just treat it as rotten in our stomachs and never tell anyone."
Yang Ming realized the seriousness of the matter and nodded:
"what happened?"
Pei Shuying calmed down, grabbed a piece of obscene clothing and wrapped it around her, forced herself to sit up, and then said seriously:
"You have been in the palace for so long, have you ever seen the imperial seal?"
Yang Ming was stunned, quickly sat up, frowned and said, "I haven't seen it before."
As if she was afraid of being heard, Pei Shuying stepped forward and hugged Yang Ming, whispering in her ear:
"My grandfather said that he has seen that the jade seal currently in the palace is missing a corner. It is not the corner that was broken by Empress Xiaoyuan of Han Dynasty, but another corner."
Yang Ming was stunned...
What the hell is this happening? This national jade seal is too carelessly broken, why is there still a piece missing?
This is not a good thing...
Grandfather Yang Jian has always been criticized for his improper position. If the jade seal is missing a corner, once it is known to others, it will be even more publicized that he is not a king assigned by heaven.
But having said that, the Imperial Jade Seal was obtained during the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and his grandfather Yang Jian also obtained it from the Yuwen family. Looking at it this way, what the Yuwen family obtained back then was also missing a corner?
Otherwise, how could he be involved with Gao Yue?
When Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, Empress Xiaoyuan smashed the jade seal in anger. The missing corner was later replaced with a piece of gold. This is known to the world.
If the jade seal in Yang Jian's hand was filled with a piece of gold, it would easily be regarded as a fake.
Yuwenshi has been hiding the situation, and no one knows about it, so after Yang Jian succeeded, he could only continue to hide it.
Otherwise, everyone will say, "Why is the Yuwen family's fine jade seal in your hands missing another piece?" Does God think you shouldn't be emperor?
Once such remarks are spread, it will be very detrimental to their old Yang family.
Because in the eyes of ordinary people, the sky is the biggest, and the emperor is the one who comes down.
Yang Ming quickly asked: "What is the relationship between the imperial seal and Gao Yue?"
