Pei Ju, who had been Yang Jian's personal secretary for more than twenty years, knew too many secrets.
This kind of person is actually very dangerous. If one person fails, he will easily be taken away by the emperor.
This means that before the emperor died, he would most likely take him with him so that he could shut up his mouth forever.
Since he works as a secretary to the emperor and is in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and History, which specializes in drafting and issuing imperial edicts, it is impossible that he has never seen the imperial seal.
Although the Chuanguo Jade Seal is not easy to use, Yang Jian has actually used it once.
In the fifteenth year of the founding of the Emperor, Yang Jian set up an altar to worship Mount Tai, and used the jade seal passed down from the country.
He did not hold a ceremony to consecrate Mount Tai, but only published a memorial text in name. Therefore, some of the lists of emperors who consecrated Mount Tai in later generations include him, and some do not.
In fact, in the tenth year after the founding of the emperor, hundreds of officials petitioned Yang Jian to confer Zen status on Mount Tai, but Yang Jian refused at that time on the grounds that "I have poor moral character."
You are so humble. You are so humble.
According to Sima Qian's "Historical Records: Book of Fengchan" and Ban Gu's "White Tiger Tongyi", two necessary conditions are required for an emperor to be granted the title of Zen:
1: When every life is prosperous, the Zen will be answered, and when it is declining, it will cease. In other words, when you are the emperor, the world will be peaceful and prosperous. This is the most basic thing.
Two: When a king is ordered to change his surname, he will be promoted to Mount Tai. In other words, you are the founding emperor who created the country, and you conquered the world.
Yang Jian met both of these conditions. First of all, there was the rule of Kaihuang. The current prosperity of the Sui Dynasty was unprecedented. It is no exaggeration to say that there was really nothing comparable to the Sui Dynasty in the past.
Furthermore, Yang Jian was the founding emperor. The most important thing is that he was the emperor who ended the three hundred years of division of China and once again achieved great unification. Based on this alone, it was more than enough to be enshrined in the Zen of Mount Tai.
But he did not hold a Zen ceremony. He only said: This is a big event, and I can't bear it. However, I will make an eastward tour to offer sacrifices to Mount Tai'er.
In the end, it was just a matter of setting up an altar to offer sacrifices to Mount Tai.
To offer sacrifices to Mount Tai, other jade seals are not qualified. Only the jade seal passed down from the country can be placed on top of the sacrificial text.
The memorial text was drafted by the Ministry of Internal History, and Pei Ju must have seen the jade seal passed down to the country.
According to Pei Shuying, the missing corner of the imperial seal was first scratched with a sharp instrument, and then gently tapped on the edge of the scratch to knock it off.
If you can find the broken corner, you will be able to fill it up perfectly.
Pei Ju was later ordered by Yang Jian to specifically investigate this matter, but to no avail. However, during the subsequent secret investigation, he figured out a possibility. Since it was only a possibility, he did not report it to Yang Jian.
The imperial seal was originally in the hands of Gao Wei, the Empress of Qi. Although he passed the throne to his son Gao Heng and became the Supreme Emperor himself, the imperial seal was still in his hands.
At that time, during the war between Qi and Zhou Dynasty, Luoyang and Jinyang were lost successively. Seeing that the situation was over, Gao Wei planned to go south to defect to the Chen Dynasty, so he asked his son to abdicate the throne to Gao Mi, the king of Rencheng, and ordered Hulu Xiaoqing to give the abdication document and the imperial seal to the emperor. The king of Rencheng, Gao Huang, sent it over and asked him to hold it in front.
But Hulu Xiaoqing saw the situation clearly and knew that Da Qi was doomed, so after taking the jade seal, without saying a word, he went all the way west to send it to the Yuwen clan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Pei Ju believed that Gao Wei actually didn't trust his uncle Gao Yi, so he tampered with the jade seal. If Gao Yi could handle it, he would have a chance to regain power in the future with this broken horn.
But in fact, both Gao Wei and Gao Yi were captured in the end. The Yuwen clan must have also pressed for Duanjiao's whereabouts, but to no avail. In the end, they killed all the men of the Gao clan in the Northern Qi Dynasty. The whereabouts of Duanjiao have now been revealed. unknown.
The most favored person of Gao Wei, Empress of Qi, was Feng Xiaolian, so the latter might know about it, and Gao Yue, as the only daughter, might very well know the whereabouts of Broken Horn.
Of course, all this is just Pei Ju's inference, because he has not yet found out who is Gao Lande, and whose hands is Gao Lande now?
"It's a very important matter. Grandpa told Gao Yue to keep an eye on it. Let's not worry about the rest. He will find a way to continue the investigation."
Pei Shuying huddled in Yang Ming's arms and whispered: "My grandpa said that although His Highness is the grandson of the emperor, many central secrets are still out of reach, so if we check randomly, it will easily draw attention, so it is best not to do so."
Yang Ming nodded. Pei Ju was right. He was asked to investigate this matter, but there was no way to start. The only thing he could do was to keep an eye on Gao Yue.
If this woman really kept this huge secret, she wouldn't be asked out so easily.
She won't say it because she knows that if she speaks out, she will definitely be silenced.
If you don't talk, you can survive.
The brothers Qin Wangjun, Han Wangliang, and Yang Suyang probably knew some inside stories, maybe more or less than Pei Ju.
Now, it makes perfect sense. No wonder a geisha can be valued by so many elders. Your relationship is involved with the Imperial Seal.
This matter could only be left to Pei Ju. Yang Ming felt that calling him father-in-law was not a loss at all.
At least Yang Su and the others would not tell these secrets to Yang Ming.
In order to show respect for Pei Ju, Yang Ming turned around and played another game of poker with Pei Shuying.
.......
In the following days, guests came to the palace every day. As the protagonist, Yang Ming naturally had to socialize.
He recognized all the relatives of the old Yang family and the old Xiao family.
He also had a drink with his mother's eighth brother, Xiao Yu, who was ranked ninth in Lingyan Pavilion.
Xiao Yu is twenty-eight years old this year. Thanks to his brother-in-law, he has just been promoted to the position of Nei Shishe and is under the control of Pei Ju.
He is the half-brother of his mother's concubine Xiao, so Xiao Yu still acts like an elder in front of Yang Ming. It's normal. This is his uncle.
Moreover, the old uncle's first wife is the biological daughter of Queen Dugu's eldest brother Dugu Luo. She is the future uncle of the Sui Dynasty.
"You must be exhausted from the past few nights, right?" His uncle said this to his nephew. It was purely rude, but Xiao Yu had this kind of character, a purebred son of a romantic and suave family.
Historical evaluations of him are: upright personality, upright and aboveboard.
But Yang Ming felt that these three adjectives had nothing to do with the old uncle.
"I heard that my uncle has a new concubine?" Yang Ming asked with a smile.
Xiao Yu said without hesitation: "You are in your prime, so you should live up to your youth."
Why don't you just say that your needs are strong? Yang Ming smiled and said: "I am from the fifth rank of Internal History. Uncle, don't just focus on your youth and forget about business."
"I can't forget, hiccup..." Xiao Yu hiccupped and stood up slowly: "I won't tell you anymore. My uncle is going home to rest."
"By the way," Xiao Yu came to the door, then turned around and said, "You should take it easy, there are still two months left, and your princess will still come in."
Can you think of anything else in your mind? Yang Ming was completely speechless towards his biological uncle.
Yang Yinjiang entered the house later than Pei Shuying, not because she was the princess, but because she was born according to her birth date.
Zhang Qiu Taiyi's side has changed his mind. The previous saying was: If this girl becomes a concubine, she may cause disaster. After changing her story: if the eight characters match, the disaster will be eliminated.
It was his mouth that said everything before and after.
And what he said to Pei Shuying was: a good relationship from beginning to end.
Yang Ming no longer believes this person.
Ten days later, Yang Guang and his wife returned to the East Palace. During this period, Yang Zhao drank too much and fell ill due to socializing.
Yang Ming had a few drinks with his eldest brother. To be honest, his eldest brother was not very good at drinking, and he got drunk easily. He would get drunk every time he drank.
Although he lost a lot of fame, it also hurt his body step by step.
Yang Ming, on the other hand, is in very good health. He plays poker with Pei Shuying every night and is as active as ever the next day.
But he also knew that this was because he was young. When he gets older in the future, he should really take it easy as his uncle said.
The second eldest child, Yang Jian, disappeared somewhere and was nowhere to be seen for several days.
The red silk and satin hanging in the palace has been removed. Normally, it should be hung for a while, but there is still Yang Yinjiang behind it, so it must be replaced with a new one as soon as possible.
At noon this day, the newlyweds were eating at the same table.
During this period, Pei Shuying suddenly asked: "Should we not have children yet? Otherwise, why would you... do that?"
Yang Ming nodded: "My grandma and grandpa have told us to wait for my brother."
"Oh..." Pei Shuying originally thought that she was giving way to Yang Yinjiang and her eldest son. Now when she heard what Yang Ming said, she suddenly smiled with relief: "I understand."
Yang Guang and his wife still like Pei Shuying very much, especially their mother-in-law Xiao. After Pei Shuying entered the house, she basically spent the day at Concubine Xiao's place, taking her to recognize her relatives, or chatting about family issues, including asking her about how well she and Yang Ming were sleeping in the same room. no.
Pei Shuying felt that it went very smoothly.
The prince's side concubines were expected to have one hundred male and female slaves each, but Pei Shuying was married according to the etiquette of a principal concubine, so she had two hundred slaves each.
These slaves were prepared by Pei Ju, and they are all good and obedient servants.
The dowry he gave his daughter was also very generous, and he also left a mansion for his daughter in Longqingfang. Who said that men favored sons over daughters, but they obviously treated everyone equally.
The most interesting thing is that a letter was sent from Fang Xuanling a few days ago. It was about last year's tax situation. In fact, it is not yet February, and all taxes have not been coordinated.
There must have been a deficit in Hedong last year, and the amount was not small. After all, the children of Hedong led by Li Jing suffered too many casualties, and the pension was a huge expense, and Fang Xuanling really couldn't make up for it.
But the Pei family from Hedong made up for it with 180,000 guan of money, 110,000 shi of millet, 36,000 pieces of silk, and 500 mules and horses each.
What is an old father-in-law? This is called an old father-in-law. Pei Ju can handle it!
Yang Ming wants to see what kind of dowry this guy Xuangan will prepare for his daughter. Your Hongnong Yang is no worse than Hedong Pei.
Another half month later, Yang Xian finally came back. At the same time, Yang Guang and his wife also returned from the palace.
That night, Yang Ming and Pei Shuying were also called over. It seemed like something happened again.
