As soon as Yang Su returned to the house, he called his younger brother Yang Yue.
When Yang Yue learned that his brother had resigned, he also sighed. The Yang family could reach today only because of their eldest brother Yang Su. Without his eldest brother, his uncles Yang Wensi, Yang Wenji, and family father Yang Yi, including Yang Yue and Yang Yue, What are these people?
It is precisely because the Yang family is too powerful that the time has come when brother Yang Su has to retreat in order to preserve the family.
Yang Yue knew the overall situation, so he completely understood his brother's choice.
"How is your brother's health?" Yang Yue asked with concern.
Yang Su lay on the couch and said quite tiredly: "I will die this year."
"Is it that serious?" Yang Yue was shocked.
Yang Sudan said:
"If I don't die, the Yang family will probably end up with the whole family being executed. Yang Guang will not let me live for too long. I am a veteran of the old dynasty. My prestige and authority are too high, which is not conducive to the emperor's governance. If nothing else, Gao Jiong is about to come down. The two of us are the confidants of the Second Saint, but not the current emperor. He also knows very well that if he wants to completely control the court, Gao Jiong and I must be cleared out. Su Wei is tactful and should be fine for the time being, and He Ruobi is also a little worried."
Yang Yue gritted his teeth and said, "What a wolf-hearted thing. When he fought for the throne, it was all thanks to his elder brother's efforts. Now that he has only been on the throne for a year, he is about to kill the donkey."
"If you think so, you won't have a good ending in the future," Yang Su said in a serious tone: "Every king who has been a king since ancient times has been a ruthless and unjust person. The current emperor is like this, so why is the Supreme not like this? If I If we hadn’t fought with Gao Jiong for half a lifetime, we both would have died long ago and we wouldn’t have been able to wait until today.”
Yang Yue was stunned and said: "So, my brother has been deliberately going against Gao Jiong?"
Yang Su nodded: "In the past twenty years, the only person who can be truly respected by me, Yang Su, is Gu Gong. This man is the real pillar of the Sui Dynasty. In the early years, I deliberately fought with him because I knew, The Supreme Lord asked me to be the right servant to check and balance Gao Qiao. If I don't go against him, the Supreme Leader will take care of me. Over time, I will regard Gao Qiao as my only opponent and the real enemy."
Yang Yue asked curiously: "Brother is reminding me that I need to find a rival in the court in the future? Because if there is no rival, the emperor will be your rival?"
"You're still far away," Yang Su couldn't help but laugh: "Aside from your sharp tongue, what do you have? Your title depends on me. Do you want to find a rival? Su Wei Niuhong, can you fight?" Be a sword in the emperor's hand, and don't let others dislike you and throw you away."
Yang Yue let out a sigh of relief and remained silent for a long time.
The fact is, as his brother said, he is not qualified. He will never be bigger than Nei Shiling until the end of his life, because he has no military merit.
With his brother's resignation, the Yang family is destined to go downhill. No one in Xuangan's generation can take charge alone.
Even if there is, Yang Guang will not support him anymore. This is in line with the rules. When a family reaches its peak of prosperity, the next thing it must face is decline.
Although he couldn't accept it in his heart, Yang Yue had to face the reality.
"The emperor already knows about the prince's affairs. All my informants in the East Palace have been pulled out. According to my brother, how long can the prince last?" Yang Yue asked.
Yang Su muttered:
"It's impossible to say, but we also need to prepare in advance. Yang Ming is our hope. As long as he is here, our family will have another chance in the future. This child Yin Jiang really did not disappoint me. We have our firstborn, Pei Ju, in hand. It's incomparable. Once something happens to the prince, remember to deal with Yang Jian first. As long as he is taken down, no one can compete with Yang Ming."
"It's too easy to deal with Yang Jian," Yang Yue said, "There are a few capable people around this kid, but it's a pity that they don't know how to use them."
Yang Su glared at Naidi and said dissatisfied:
"Don't underestimate anyone. To deal with Yang Jian, you have to take care of three people. One is the emperor, one is the queen, and Wei Chong. The Wei family now has the signature of the emperor and grandson. Don't be impatient in everything. Talk to Yang more often. Ming discussed it, he is calmer than you."
Yang Yue asked curiously: "It seems inconvenient for me to have too much contact with Yang Ming in the future, right? As soon as the prince's incident came out, the emperor has definitely set his sights on his other two sons. Being too close to Yang Ming at this time may be detrimental to me." .”
"Wrong, you will alienate only if you have ghosts in your heart," Yang Su said:
"We are related by marriage to Yang Ming, and it is reasonable for us to be close. At this time, we must not mess up our position. What we usually do will be what we will do in the future. You have to take care of Yang Jian's side. You are good at flattering, I believe you can do well."
Yang Yue nodded, stood up and helped his brother lie down, then covered him with the quilt.
Being used to seeing separation between life and death, Yang Yue didn't have much emotional fluctuations in his heart. He was only grateful that his brother had sacrificed his own life to save the family.
If it were him, he would do the same thing. The continuation of the family from generation to generation is more important to them than life.
...
Su Wei, Gao Jun, and Li Zixiong, these three people are currently a worry for Yang Guang. The list of eleven people,
Eight of them have the prince as their guarantee. If there is any problem, Yang Guang can only treat it as no problem for the sake of his son.
The prince is still in the treatment stage. Yang Guang hopes that his son can treat his illness peacefully and not think about anything.
The three sons were all biological, born from the same mother, but Yang Guang only loved Yang Zhao.
The reason is simple. He raised the eldest son with his own hands.
Moreover, the birth of the eldest son made him shine in front of his father Yang Jian, and he was also favored by his mother Dugu Jialuo.
Because the eldest son is the eldest grandson,
While Yang Yong has no direct descendants, he does. The reason why he competes for the position of crown prince, the boss Yang Zhao, is also a key factor.
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By the time the second child, Yang Jian, was born, Yang Guang no longer cared much about it.
Therefore, Yang Jian was raised by a wet nurse. As for the third child, not to mention, he left his side early.
Zhu Sanli of the Prince of Qin's Mansion used to be Yang Guang's bodyguard, but he was later left to his son because of his loyalty and reliability.
Zhu Sanli was brought to Yang Guang, knelt down and saluted:
"I humbly pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Yang Guang said calmly: "Did you lead someone to ambush the man named Qiao Lingze in Prince Qi's Mansion?"
Zhu Sanli nodded and said: "Your Majesty, I humbly serve under the orders of the King of Qin and leave no one alive."
Ma Laoliu, who was standing aside, was stunned when he heard this, then laughed dumbly and said:
"That's not what you said when I asked you last time. Did you harm me?"
Zhu Sanli said seriously: "Brother asks, I cannot betray my master. Your Majesty asks, I cannot deceive my master. Please forgive me for the difficulties."
Ma Laoliu smiled indifferently.
"What is a loyal servant? That's what it's called!" Yang Guang looked back at Ma Laoliu and said with a smile:
"You are still a capable person, otherwise I would not have placed you next to my son. When I asked you twice, you did everything right, and I couldn't find anything wrong with you. I am asking you this time, why did King Qin Want you to kill someone?
Zhu Sanli said:
"Your Majesty, I didn't know the specific reason at the beginning, but I made a rough guess afterwards. But I don't dare to say whether it is the truth or not."
"It's okay, just say it!" Yang Guang flicked his sleeves, rested his elbows on his knees, and waited quietly.
Zhu Sanli said:
"When the King of Qin was the general manager of Jingzhou, there was a man named Yan Baoshou who briefly served as an official of the King of Qin. His humble position was only known later. This man was the eldest son of Changping County Duke (Yan Rong). The King of Qi was in Hongnong County. The kidnapped woman was the daughter of Yan Baoshou, and presumably because her father had been an official of the King of Qin, she sent someone to Luoyang to ask for help."
At this time, Yang Guang looked at the chambermaid Gao Ye on the side inquiringly.
Gao Ye said: "This son has indeed served as an official of the King of Qin. He has also been prepared by the Ministry of Personnel. Now he has been transferred back to the capital. It seems that he is serving in the Wannian County Government. His wife is the daughter of King Guan."
In fact, Yang Guang knew in his heart that he was just pretending.
"Keep talking," Yang Guang said.
Zhu Sanli said: "Your Highness was actually reluctant to come forward at first, but King Qi really went too far when it came to borrowing food. Countless officials came to King Qin to complain every day. Maybe they were angry, so King Qin Asking me to lead people to attack and rescue people not only gives King Qi a warning, but also can gain favors from Prince Guan's Mansion. I am afraid that the news will be leaked, so I have asked the humble official not to leave any survivors."
Yang Guang nodded, no longer asked this topic, but said differently:
"Have you changed the guards around the third child?"
Zhu Sanli shook his head: "No one has been changed, only the commander of the guards has been changed. Chen Jin, who once led the horse for His Majesty, his nephew is now the commander of the guards of King Qin. As for Sima, it is Pang Niu who is beside the Queen. The song has almost no changes, except that some of the princess’s natal family members have been added.”
"Chen Jin's nephew?" Yang Guang leaned back, feeling less wary of Yang Ming and said with a smile, "I remember that boy, he seems to have good shooting skills."
"Your Majesty knows that it is him," Zhu Sanli said.
Yang Guang asked again: "You are the guard of King Qin. He met King Qi for the first time in Luoyang. Were you present?"
Zhu Sanli replied: "I was waiting outside the courtyard. When I saw King Qin, his clothes were torn in many places. He must have had a physical conflict with King Qi, because no one dared to touch His Highness King Qin except King Qi."
"Conflict? Why did they conflict?" Yang Guang asked with a solemn expression.
Zhu Sanli said: "The specific reason is that because I was guarding outside, I couldn't hear clearly. It seems to be because of the matter of being crowned king."
Yang Guang narrowed his eyes and asked again: "I heard that the King of Qin has already arranged the matter of borrowing food in advance. The King of Qi only needs to follow his instructions and there will be no problem with the food supply. Is that right?"
"Yes, Prince Palace Chief Shi Yuanwendu, who offered wine to Li Baiyao, was sent to be responsible for borrowing food a long time ago," Zhu Sanli said: "At that time, I listened to the conversation between Yue Gong and Yuwen Shangshu, saying that King Qi's side was actually very To save trouble, just issue an IOU in the name of the government. It shouldn’t be like that time when the food was delayed and the construction schedule was delayed.”
Yang Guang's face turned gloomy after hearing this. After being silent for a while, he waved his hand.
When Zhu Sanli saw this, he quickly retreated.
Yang Guang summoned Zhu Sanli because he actually wanted to know the specific situation at that time. He wanted to know who started the conflict between the second and third sons.
At the moment, it seems that the problem is mostly the second child's problem. The third child is carrying the errand of Tokyo Construction and will definitely not mess around. The second child is holding back because he wants the third child to be punished for delaying the construction period.
This bastard dares to mess with my national policy?
