As for the successor, Yang Guang knew how to choose. Even a Hutu man knew that the third child was more suitable to take over the East Palace, not to mention that Yang Guang was not Hutu at all.
Precisely because he preferred Yang Ming as the crown prince, there were some things that Yang Ming could not do.
Doesn't he know that building a canal will be reviled by the people? The Yushitai is not a bunch of freeloaders, Yang Guang has already known this for a long time.
But he felt that his son, and even his descendants in the future, would never give birth to a more capable and wise person than him. Those who are capable work hard. Since he is in his prime and in good health, why not Do more things for future generations to make the Sui Dynasty last forever?
Since then, in the brilliant history books, I, Yang Guang, have also stood shoulder to shoulder with Emperor Qin and Han Wu.
After Yang Lihua left, Yang Guang was alone on the observation tower, feeling the cold wind blowing from the direction of Mang Mountain. The bleak cold wind made him more awake.
Before the late emperor Yang Jian passed away, he gave him a message: the Guanzhong clan must be weakened.
Among the women of the third child, Hongnong Yang, Hedong Pei, and Longxi Li are all serious members of the Guanzhong family who are in power. They are too involved. These families all want to eat meat and drink blood. If one of them fails, the third child will There is a risk of backlash.
And the third son's eldest son was born to a woman from the Hongnong Yang family. He is destined to have a deep bond with Hongnong Yang. In other words, your next generation and the next generation should not expect them to attack the Guanzhong clan. In other words, they won't do anything serious.
Then he must do this, because he is not ready to die, so he cannot give the truth to the third son. Once it is leaked, the family will bite the royal family, and the world will be in chaos.
He was the only one whose wife was from a wealthy family in the south and had nothing to do with Guanzhong.
Abolition of servitude and conferring farmland, restructuring of lords, building Tokyo, and building canals were all paving the way for this.
Only by supporting the Shandong gentry as soon as possible and allowing the southern clans to enter the center of the court can they form a rivalry with the Guanzhong clans.
The third child doesn't understand this, and the second child is even more of a fool.
So Yang Guang kept his second son to bear these infamy until he got everything done.
"The heirs are withered and ignorant, but I have worked hard and mourn my parents." Yang Guang put on his cloak and turned around to return to the inner palace.
Just after the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, Yang Guang set out to return to Beijing.
On the twenty-fourth of the first lunar month, Yang Ming and hundreds of officials went two hundred miles outside the city to welcome the emperor's return.
When Yang Guang returned to Daxing Hall, it was already Youshi. The winter days were short and the nights were long, and it was already dark. However, Yang Guang was full of energy and held a court meeting directly while all the officials were there.
After a whole year, the court meeting in Daxing Hall was finally complete.
Before Yang Guang's butt could sit firmly, Yang Ming knelt down and said:
"My wife, Yin Jiang, heard that my father intended to tour the northern part of the Great Wall, so she convened the Taiyue Department to compile the "Emperor Sui's Inspection Song" and asked my father to allow me to present this music tomorrow."
"The King of Qin made a mistake," Yu Wenshu stood up first and said with a smile, "Isn't your concubine Pei?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, Yang Yue, Yang Xuangan, and Yang Wensi could hardly suppress their anger. It's you, you bastard. We will settle this debt with you.
Yang Ming narrowed his eyes, looked directly at Yuwen Shu and said, "Who do you think you are? Do you dare to take care of my family affairs?"
As soon as this statement came out, the officials were stunned.
This sentence was so heavy that Yu Wenshu didn't dare to say anything anymore and retreated angrily.
"Your Majesty has an imperial edict. The King of Qin can't even disobey the edict, right?" Yu Shiji said sarcastically. After he finished speaking, he quickly stepped back because Yang Ming was already walking towards him.
Liang Pi, who was standing behind Yu Shiji, directly resisted him and pushed him forward.
A slap hit Yu Shiji hard on the face.
Yang Yue felt so happy. If he was given a pair of wings, he would want to fly now. This is the importance of Yang Ming. As long as Yang Ming stands here, they will be strong.
"Why did King Qin beat his ministers in court?" Yu Shiji said, covering his face.
Immediately afterwards, Yang Ming kicked the opponent in the abdomen again, directly knocking a fourth-level official to the ground.
At this time, Yang Jian hurriedly came over and pulled: "Brother Ming, please stop, what are you doing?"
Yang Ming threw the opponent away, glared at Yang Xian fiercely, and then returned to his original position.
"What nonsense, why are you so angry? I just returned to Beijing, who are you targeting with this evil fire?" Yang Guang said in a deep voice.
It’s directed at you, who else could it be?
Yang Ming said calmly: "I know very well whether Yin Jiang is virtuous or not. I'm afraid that my father will be deceived by villains and blame Yin Jiang. The two children cry every night looking for their mother. I have no choice. If my father still feels sorry for your two grandsons, please take them away."
I wiped it, and Yang Guang was stunned. Are you the general of my army?
Seeing the opportunity, Su Wei hurriedly stood up and smoothed things over, saying: "The King of Qin is serious. Your Majesty's decree is just to demote him to a commoner. He did not say that the king... would not allow Yuwen to breastfeed and raise the emperor's grandson."
Yang Ming relied on Su Wei's words and said directly:
"Can the emperor's grandson be raised by a commoner? One of them is the heir apparent. The song for King Qin to enter the battle is just a piece of dance music for fun. Some people use the theme to slander the princess. As a husband, I will not protect my wife. It’s no use to be a husband.”
After that, Yang Ming pointed directly at Yu Wenshu and said: "One is you, one is here to protect the children, and there is Yu Shiji. This king will remember you, and the prince will also remember you."
The faces of the three of them were ashen, as ugly as they could be. No one could bear the threat of being named by the emperor's son.
Yang Xuangan was so happy that he couldn't defeat these people in Luoyang and was frustrated.
There was silence in the main hall. No one expected that King Qin would make a big fuss in the court just after returning.
And Yang Ming had to make a fuss.
Because their family was about to be in chaos, although Pei Shuying comforted Yang Yinjiang immediately, Yang Yinjiang already had a grudge in her heart. Originally, the relationship between the two was like sisters, but now, a gap has developed.
People's hearts are complicated. Yang Yinjiang trusts Pei Shuying, but she doesn't trust Pei Ju. If things go on like this, there will be a fire in the harem.
How did you mess up my really good harem? But Yang Ming couldn't go against his father, so he had to break up with Yu Wenshu and the others directly to show his attitude of protecting his wife.
Yang Guang certainly would not have submitted otherwise. Submission would be tantamount to admitting his mistake, so he said angrily:
"I have just returned to the capital, and you are filial to the court. Do you think that destroying Tuguhun is a great achievement, and you can insult the Duke in court?"
Yang Ming said directly: "Foreign ministers have interfered with the family affairs of the sons and daughters, so that mother and son are separated, and their flesh and blood are separated. It is frivolous for the sons and ministers to scold them. Father, please do not be deceived by others. If you insist on deposing Yin Jiang, you might as well even give up your son." Let’s abolish it altogether.”
"No, no, no, King Qin, please don't say angry words," Su Wei Niu Hong and all the officials pleaded for mercy. Even Yu Wenshu and others had no choice but to stand up.
Yang Guang was trembling with anger. The matter was already very difficult to end. He did not expect that the third child would be so bold today that he would dare to contradict him here?
"If I didn't have only two legitimate sons, I would kill you today."
Yang Guang suddenly fluttered his sleeves and walked away.
As soon as the emperor left, the palace became even more chaotic.
With Yang Ming backing him up, Yang Xuangan was so angry that he couldn't help it anymore and kicked Yu Shiji with a flying kick. Yang Yue also came over and slapped Yu Shiji on the face with the wat board in his hand. .
Lai Hu'er and Yu Wenshu were the princes of the country after all, so it was not convenient for them to attack. They wanted to stop them, but were blocked by Shi Wansui.
Others wanted to go over and pull, but they saw Yang Ming standing motionless. He didn't move, and others didn't dare to move.
Yang Jian said helplessly: "What kind of behavior do you have? What kind of behavior do you have? Third brother, why don't you take care of them two quickly?"
Yang Ming ignored him and looked at Yu Wenshu and Lai Hu'er, both of whom were stunned by his eyes.
"If anything happens to me in the future, don't take advantage of women and children. You also have wives and children. Aren't you worried that I will retaliate for you?"
Yu Wenshu said with a bitter face: "I did not target the princess. Your Majesty issued the decree. Why does the King of Qin resent me?"
"If you didn't instigate, would what happened today happen?" Yang Ming slowly turned around: "We can settle this account."
After that, Yang Ming took the lead and left.
As soon as he left, the others followed him outside.
"Okay, okay, stop fighting." Shi Wansui stepped forward, pulling Yang Yue and Xuangan to the left and right, and left the hall. Yu Shiji was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen.
That night, all Yu Shiji's properties in the capital were burned down. He was from the south and had offended Hongnong Yang in the Guanzhong area, so he should stop thinking about making money.
Yuwen Shuhe came to protect the children and urgently sent more guards to prevent any unexpected events. They were also afraid that Yang Ming would come for real.
Yang Guang's palace was undoubtedly very scary. When he returned to the study in Liangyi Palace, at least on the surface, he no longer looked so angry.
Why can't my son appreciate all the painstaking efforts I have put in? Does he really count on Hongnong Yang?
Yang Yue is a sinister person with no sense of mystery, and Yang Wensi is old and frail. The three of them combined are not as good as one Pei Ju.
For a woman, he dared to contradict his biological father?
After Yang Guang sat down, he shook his head with a wry smile and stayed alone in the study, sleepless all night.
The next day, Yang Guang presided over the meeting as usual, showing no sign of fatigue.
This man's energy is really outrageous.
At the court meeting, Yang Ming still said the same thing, the dance troupe of Emperor Sui's patrol song has been brought into the palace, do you want to see it?
Yang Guang's words yesterday if he didn't have only two sons, I would definitely kill you. I also know that it was the emperor who set the stage for him. On the other hand, I understand that I only have two sons in total, so I won't care if you make any mistakes. will kill you.
So Yang Guang and his ministers went to the square outside the palace to enjoy this dance that showed the aura of the king.
An unexpected surprise.
He also didn't expect that the dance music was so well choreographed, which made him very happy. He directly rewarded everyone in the dance troupe with a string of orbs, and he also wanted to take this dance troupe around the northern part of the Great Wall and let the Turks also see it. Look at the prosperity of Sui Dynasty dance music.
After the meeting, Yang Ming was left alone.
In the empty hall, there were only two people, father and son.
Yang Guang first called Yang Ming to come to him, and then asked:
"Something happened at home?"
Yang Ming nodded helplessly: "Father, this time, my son has been tricked. Once there is a rift between Yinjiang and Ayun, how can I maintain it? What should I do if the family behind them also gets into trouble?"
"Family affairs have been difficult to resolve since ancient times," Yang Guang said calmly: "Yang Yue is far inferior to Pei Ju. I intend Pei Ju to be used by you, why don't you understand?"
Yang Ming replied: "The child does not need Pei Ju."
"Haha..." Yang Guang couldn't help laughing: "Young and frivolous, he looks like my son. When you made a scene in court yesterday, were you trying to show off to Pei Ju?"
"Father, Emperor Shengming," Yang Ming nodded and said, "I'm afraid that he will really intervene, although I think it is unlikely."
Yang Guang leaned back and said calmly: "Don't target your second brother everywhere in the future, and ask Yang Yue and the others to restrain themselves. Don't force me to fall out with them early. You, don't be emotional, you can't even control your own woman." , how to run a country?”
Yang Ming was stunned and suddenly looked up at his father, where are you painting the cake for me?
Yang Guang said with a smile: "Well, if you send the prince to the palace and your mother and I will raise him personally, it will temporarily appease Yin Jiang."
"My father can understand my son's difficulties, and I am very grateful," Yang Ming saluted.
Yang Guang smiled and waved to his son.
Yang Ming knew the opportunity and left.
