On the way back, Yang Ming chatted with Cui Churen for a while, and then he learned that this guy turned out to be Du Yan's boss.
Du Yan was working as a city guard at Mingde Gate, while Cui Churen was only nineteen years old. With his father's influence, he became a guard general and became the adjutant of the city defense.
He is the second son, and his eldest brother Cui Chuzhi is now the county magistrate of Feng Yi County.
The current status of Lao Cui's family is very embarrassing. They don't want to have anything to do with King Yang Jian of Qi. Unfortunately, Cui Churen's cousin Cui Lingzi married Yang Jian and became King Qi's concubine.
This marriage was decided by the emperor and there was no objection from their family.
Cui Churen was grateful for Yang Ming's help tonight. He knew that he had a humble status and might never have the chance to be alone with Yang Ming again, so he said quite frankly:
"Several uncles are now deliberately alienating themselves from Third Uncle. In their hearts, they actually admire King Qin."
This sentence is like a petition, intended to show goodwill.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "If you talk too much, you will make mistakes. Don't talk nonsense about some things."
Cui Churen sighed: "I am just asking His Highness to understand our situation. It is not what I want, so it is difficult to impose it."
"Be careful," Yang Ming said calmly.
Cui Churen didn't dare to say anything anymore.
Their family can be said to be the most unlucky in the past few years. The eldest brother, Cui Hongdu, is now unable to withstand repeated blows. It is said that he is about to die.
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The daughter of the second eldest Cui Hongsheng was originally a princess, but was deposed. The daughter of the third eldest Cui Hongjun was promised to King Yang Jian of Qi by the emperor.
Cui Hongsheng had two sisters, one was married to the son of Chi Jiong, the Duke of Shu during the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the other was married to Yang Jian's third son, King of Qin Yang Jun.
The four marriages were all of the highest caliber. The princes of the Three Kings and One Kingdom, not to mention the ordinary families, the wealthy families in Guanzhong did not marry so well, but they were unlucky because there was something wrong with these four marriages.
Yuchijiong rebelled, and several of his sons were killed. Yang Jun was even more powerful and was directly poisoned by his wife Cui. Yang Zhao deposed his concubines, leaving only Cui Lingzi, who still married Yang Jian.
The Lao Cui family is dissatisfied with Yang Jian. Judging from their family's behavior in recent years, this marriage with Yang Jian may not be a good thing.
In matters like marriage, risks and benefits coexist.
Therefore, several brothers of the Cui family discussed it and decided to temporarily sever their relationship with Cui Hongjun, the third child, to see the consequences.
This is called hedging your bets. If such a large family bets on one person, if something goes wrong, the family will be doomed.
"I heard that Cui Hongjun has gone to Prince Zhao's Mansion now?" Yang Ming asked.
Cui Churen nodded and said: "Back to Your Highness, I just went to serve as the chief historian of King Zhao's palace. This is the queen's wish."
King Zhao is Yang Gao, the son of Xiao Bin and the fourth brother of Yang Ming. Cui Hongjun is not stupid, and he is afraid that something will happen, so he bets on two kings.
Yang Ming asked again: "Do you still have contact with Yang Hao?"
"The correspondence is frequent and never stops," Cui Churen said.
Yang Hao is the eldest son of Yang Jun. He is now the King of Liang and the general of the Hussars of Heyang Prefecture. He is Cui Churen's cousin and Yang Ming's cousin.
"Don't spread the news about your meeting with me tonight. It won't be good for you," Yang Ming said calmly.
Cui Churen was stunned. After pondering for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said: "I don't know the humble position. Is there a chance to serve the King of Qin?"
"You are still young. You should always ask your father for advice on everything and don't make your own decisions." After saying that, Yang Ming led the people away in the dust.
Cui Churen stayed where he was, recalling Yang Ming's last words. He didn't refuse, but he didn't agree either.
After pondering for a long time, Cui Churen suddenly became enlightened.
He understood what Yang Ming meant. How could he, a young gatekeeper, be qualified to serve the King of Qin? His last words suggested that he should discuss with his father Cui Hongsheng more. With his father's sophistication, he would naturally know how to deal with the King of Qin in the future.
Cui Churen was overjoyed. As long as King Qin gave him a chance, his family would definitely seize it.
The next day, Yang Ming ordered Fang Xuanling to bring some files, which recorded the details of various southern aristocratic families participating in the spring outing.
He wants to find a marriage for Yang Xiu's son Yang Xiao here.
Yang Lihua's persuasion to Yang Xiu was undoubtedly correct. Their group could not marry with the Guanzhong clan. To put it bluntly, the Guanzhong clan now looked down on Yang Xiu and did not dare to have anything to do with Yang Xiu.
The southern family didn't dare. Everyone knew that getting involved with Yang Xiu was not a good thing.
So which family can openly marry Yang Xiu without worrying about being implicated?
There is only one answer, Lanling Xiao.
After checking the file, Yang Ming probably knew in his mind that there were fourteen girls from the Xiao family who came to Guanzhong this year to be married, ranging in age from fourteen to nineteen years old. Their specific appearance was unknown. Yang Ming went to check it personally.
If he wanted to find an ugly girl for Yang Xiao, Yang Lihua would not agree to it. After all, ugly appearance would affect the genes of their old Yang family.
So he led a team early to Lanling Xiao's residence.
The spring outing hosted by Yang Lihua back then was a secretive operation to control the major families, but Yang Ming did it openly, and he just let everyone know his attitude.
If I don't nod, don't mess around. Any physical relationship that occurs without my consent will be regarded as a peace treaty.
Marriage between aristocratic families was a very big deal, and Yang Ming couldn't help but be careless. Even he relied on Chunyou to become in-laws with Hongnong Yang and Hedong Pei, thus overwhelming the second oldest Yang Jian.
The residences of the southern aristocratic families are all in the east, and they are clearly separated from the residences of the Guanzhong clan in the west.
Halfway through, a group of female riders suddenly sprang out of a strange-style camp beside the road. Their clothing style was different from that of the Central Plains. They wore short shirts and short hair, with earrings hanging on their ears and short hair tied into a bun. The bun also looks weird.
Yang Ming asked Du Ruhui curiously: "Is it a Nanman?"
Du Ruhui nodded and said, "They are slang people from Lingnan, and they are here too."
Just as he was talking, the leading female rider was already heading towards Yang Ming. When he got closer, the man began to look at Yang Ming affectionately with his eyes, as if he wanted to do something right now. Put Yang Ming to sleep.
Yang Ming knew that Li people were open-minded, but he didn't expect it to be so open? Do naughty boys have to protect themselves when they go out?
"Are you the King of Qin?" the short-haired beauty in the lead said with a smile.
Yang Ming stopped Pang Niu who was about to step forward to scold him, nodded and said, "Can the girl speak Chinese?"
"I've been learning it since I was a child, how about it? I said it very well, right?" the short-haired woman said with a smile.
The other party actually spoke Guanzhong dialect, and Yang Ming couldn't help but wonder: "Who is the elder in the girl's family?"
"Father Feng An (ang), my name is Feng Yuzhi," the short-haired girl kept twiddling the horse's head and staring at Yang Ming with interest.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "It turns out that she is the daughter of Feng An, the governor of Hanyang, and the great-granddaughter of Mrs. Qiao Guo. I am disrespectful and disrespectful."
No wonder she was so courageous. She turned out to be the great-granddaughter of Mrs. ask.
How big was Lingnan in the Sui Dynasty? Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and eastern Yunnan, three and a half provinces, are now under the control of Feng An, and only Feng An can manage them.
Mrs. Xian has passed away. As Mrs. Xian's grandson, Feng Ang is currently helping the Sui Dynasty to govern Lingnan. His power is no less than that of the four general managers.
Historically, Feng Ang also had a very famous great-grandson. His real name was Feng Yuanyi. Later, he took his adoptive father's surname and changed his surname to Gao, and he became the famous Gao Lishi.
"Where are you going?" Feng Yuzhi asked.
Yang Ming joked: "I won't tell you."
Feng Yuzhi smiled heartily: "If you don't tell me, I will follow you."
"Then let's see if you can keep up." After saying that, Yang Ming winked behind him, then whipped up his horse and ran forward.
Su Lie immediately led 20 people to stop Feng Yuzhi in front of him to prevent him from really sticking to King Qin.
Feng Yuzhi's status is very special. She was recognized as an adopted daughter by Empress Xiao. No one here in Guanzhong dares to offend her. After all, the Sui Dynasty cannot be without Lingnan for a day, and Lingnan cannot be without Feng An for a day. Feng An has thirty sons and only two daughters. .
Feng Yuzhi did not chase after him immediately, but strangely started to pull up his hair, and inserted a silver hairpin and an ivory comb.
According to their slang custom, she fell in love with Yang Ming, so she changed her hair style and called it Xu Marry.
After tying his hair into a bun, Feng Yuzhi glared at Su Lie, and then led the female riders behind him to leave from the other direction. Su Lie was worried and kept following behind.
Then, all the female riders suddenly stopped and blocked Su Lie and others, leaving Feng Yuzhi alone, riding towards the east.
There are more than seventy tents in the Xiao family's camp, which is very lively with people coming and going.
After meeting Xiao Jing, Yang Ming did not hide anything and told the truth. Xiao Jing immediately became unhappy.
"Why does Your Highness bother your mother's family? Yang Xiujin is already a commoner, and he committed a serious crime at the beginning. His son wants to marry our Xiao family. I will never agree," Xiao Jing complained.
After Yang Ming sat down, he said, "Uncle, do you think your Majesty cares about the Xiao family or the brothers?"
I definitely don't care about brothers, but Xiao Jing didn't dare to say this, so she could only say:
"Of course Your Majesty values kinship and family ties."
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Although they are common people, they are also common people of my Yang family. They can offer sacrifices to the Taimiao, but not the Xiao family. My uncle is one of our own. I have made it clear that the Xiao family will not have anyone this year. As for the eldest princess, It won’t be easy for you either.”
We have the queen supporting us, why are we afraid of the eldest princess? Xiao Jing asked: "Does the Queen know about this?"
"The queen mother doesn't know," Yang Ming said with a smile: "Uncle, don't feel embarrassed. I will not do anything that is detrimental to the Xiao family. You just need to understand this."
Xiao Jing sighed: "If this happens, I'm afraid there will be a lot of complaints against me within the clan."
"Okay, since my uncle is in such a difficult situation, I'll just report it to my father and see what he means," Yang Ming said with a smile.
Xiao Jing was instantly shocked and waved her hands quickly: "Absolutely not."
The Xiao family looked down upon the Yang family. If Yang Guang found out about this, it would be impossible not to get angry.
Although the fourth child, Yang Xiu, is already a commoner, there is one thing that cannot be changed. He is Yang Guang's biological brother and his parents' biological brother.
What else could Xiao Jing say? Although Yang Ming is his nephew, he is separated by dignity and inferiority.
"Oh... if something happens, Your Highness will have to help me carry it?" Xiao Jing sighed.
Yang Ming smiled and comforted:
"Uncle, don't worry, there are only advantages and no disadvantages. Don't you think about it, can I do anything that is not beneficial to the Xiao family?"
