There were three most powerful families with the surname Li in the Sui Dynasty. The first one in Longxi was represented by Li Yuan, the second by Li Hun and Liaodong were represented by Heyang County Duke Li Changya, and the third by Zhao County were represented by Li Zixiong and Li Binwang.
Among them, Li Hu of the Li family in Longxi and Li Bi of the Li family in Liaodong were one of the eight pillar states of the Western Wei Dynasty and the orthodox Guanlong group.
Yang Jian's father, Yang Zhong, was only one of the twelve generals, but Yang Jian's father-in-law, Dugu Xin, was also from the Eight Pillar Kingdom.
The Li family of Longxi, the absolute top wealthy family, reached its peak in history during the Tang Dynasty, but in the Sui Dynasty, it was almost on the same level as Hedong Pei, and weaker than Hongnong Yang and Jing Zhaowei.
That night, as the current head of the Longxi Li family, Li Yuan took his son Jiancheng to Prince Qi's Mansion.
After Yang Xian got the news, he looked confused. What was he doing here? Raise troops to investigate? Or is it just as my mother expected, and she is here to blackmail me? The former is unlikely, most likely the latter.
What an old dog, I will meet you tonight.
In the conference hall, there were only Yang Jian and his chief minister Liu Jianzhi. He also had a long memory. He needed to be careful in the future and not discuss everything with his staff.
Of course Liu Jianzhi is trustworthy.
Li Yuan and his son were sitting in the hall. Dang's father's expression was normal, while Jiancheng was watching his nose and heart without moving.
Yang Jian first comforted Li Yuan and then said:
"It's a pity that Sanlang was not in good health to begin with, but now he has encountered such difficulties when he came to Luoyang to seek medical treatment. It can be seen that Sanlang came down to earth to experience. Now the time limit is up and he has returned to heaven."
They are indeed two brothers. They both said the same thing. Li Yuan sneered in his heart, but his face was secretly sad:
"There is no greater sorrow in life than losing a child in middle age."
In fact, there is a reason why Yang Guang and Yang Xian said this.
Li Xuanba was just born with a big butt, like a premature baby. He has been very thin since he was a child, and his limbs are uncoordinated. He can't walk until he is three and a half years old, so he is often laughed at.
In the Sui Dynasty, when seeing a doctor, they not only saw doctors, but also monks, Taoists, and magicians. When the latter three saw a doctor, they were more mysterious. At that time, a monk showed Xuan Ba a look and said that Xuan Ba was the reincarnation of the Golden-winged Dapeng bird. A calamity has come, and once the calamity is over, the body will recover.
Things like this are purely money fraud. The key is that they can be deceived every time because they are all very obedient.
Those who tell the truth are not treated favorably. For example, after some people were treated, they said that Xuan Ba died young and would not live for a few years. Li Yuan kicked him out.
Garuda and Garuda are different. The former is not as awesome as the latter in myths and legends. The latter is the uncle of Tathagata Buddha.
So far, Li Yuan believes in Buddhism. Whatever Yang Jian Dugujialuo believes in, he will follow. Historically, after the rebellion, in order to draw a clear line with the Sui Dynasty, he converted to Taoism and recognized Lao Tzu and Li Er as his ancestor.
Rich families don't really believe in such superstitious statements, and most of the time they are used to fool the common people.
Zhang Qiu Taiyi also said that Yang Ming was the reincarnation of Qilin, but no one except Yang Jian and his wife believed it.
That's why Li Yuan was not ashamed of Yang Guang and his son for talking about this kind of superstition. Don't blame everything on the gods. Dying unexpectedly and returning to heaven are two different things.
Yang Xian asked: "How is the investigation of the murderer? Do you have any clues?"
Li Yuan shook his head: "Everything that should be investigated has been investigated, and there are no clues."
Why don't you just pretend to be me? Didn't you go to my father to sue me?
Yang Jian showed a sad expression and said: "If you need help if you need anything, just ask Duke Tang. We are relatives after all. I will definitely try my best to help."
"I am here tonight. I do have something that requires your Highness's help," Li Yuan said directly.
Good guy, I'm just saying polite words, are you borrowing a donkey from Slope? What a cunning bitch.
But when it came to this, Yang Jian could only bite the bullet and said: "Tang Guo Gong, please speak."
Li Yuan had some time to rest and said: "When your Majesty returned south, he rested in Taiyuan County and intended to rebuild Jinyang Palace. However, the national treasury was insufficient, so your Majesty regretted it. As a minister, I should relieve your worries, so I came to see the King of Qi tonight. I hope you can contribute money to help rebuild Jinyang Palace."
I'm your mother. I've seen people cheating on you, but I've never seen people cheating like this. Are you really a lion?
Yang Jian now wanted to go down and stab him.
Liu Jianzhi said directly: "Tang Guogong is sincere and makes people respect him, but is the matter of Jinyang Palace taken too much for granted?"
Li Yuan said: "I have discussed with Your Majesty that it will cost about three million to rebuild Jinyang Palace. If the treasury tightens its belt, one million can be diverted. The rest, I hope, can be obtained from various families." Preparation, King Qi must be willing to take on this burden to relieve my father's worries, right?"
Good guy, dad, are you ruthless enough to ask for so much money as soon as you open your mouth? If you really dare to open your mouth, aren't you afraid that people will kick us father and son out?
Li Jiancheng was also confused and had no idea what kind of medicine his father was selling.
The corner of Yang Jian's mouth twitched and he said: "As a son-in-law, I naturally have to take responsibility. Unfortunately, when I was building the Yongji Canal, I spent my own money to provide for the front line. Now I really have no money. Shangyuan Jiezuo I still pay for the lanterns on credit."
Li Yuan added: "Then King Qi can think of a way to help raise money. As long as Jinyang Palace can start construction smoothly, I will definitely report to your majesty and say it is all your credit."
Yang Jian was about to refuse, but was stopped by Liu Jianzhi.
In Liu Jianzhi's view, things in Hebei will definitely be settled after His Majesty returns to the capital. This is very detrimental to King Qi. If he can come forward to preside over the construction of Jinyang Palace this time, he will definitely gain a share from His Majesty. Appreciated.
This money seems to be really worth spending. After all, it is a life-threatening situation. King Qin is already on the alert and waiting for them in the capital.
Yang Jian frowned and looked at Liu Jianzhi, completely confused as to why he would stop him.
Just listen to Liu Jian's words: "Tang Guogong, wait a moment, I will discuss it with His Highness."
After saying that, Liu Jianzhi stood up and raised his hand, asking Yang Jian to enter the back room.
"What do you mean? This old bastard is obviously here to extort money," Yang Xian said with a dissatisfied look on his face.
Liu Jianzhi said: "It is indeed an extortion of money, but his method is worth trying. It is an extraordinary moment right now. Most people in the court are siding with King Qin. We can't read any of the memorials of Hebei's complaint." Come on, those memorials will be used by the King of Qin against us in the future. Money is a trivial matter now, but getting through Hebei to discuss the crime is a big deal."
Yang Jian understood, nodded and said:
"But the shortfall is two million. I was tricked by my third brother once, and half of my family property was lost. Now, although I have some small money in my account, it is not easy to make up for the shortfall of two million."
"Finding someone to raise money, His Highness must take on this matter, and you must fund the construction of Jinyang Palace," Liu Jianzhi said: "In my Sui Dynasty, filial piety is the foundation, and you have provided money for His Majesty to practice the palace, but King Qin did not. Comparing the two, one can tell at a glance who is filial and who is traitorous.”
After Yang Xian was silent for a while, he said with a burst of pain: "Let's just step over Li Yuan and bring this matter up at the next court meeting. It's two million. It's okay to find someone to chip in. As long as the father is happy."
"That's the truth." Liu Jianzhi was in a good mood when he saw Yang Jian's explanation.
After the two returned to the front hall, Yang Jian sat down again, looked at Li Yuan and said:
"I have calculated with Liu Changshi and found out that the current Qi Prince's Mansion cannot even produce one hundred thousand guan. Alas... I am also powerless."
Li Yuan said with regret: "That's a pity. In that case, let's wait until the treasury is full before mentioning this matter."
"It is indeed difficult," Yang Jian sighed: "I owe a huge debt to build the canal. I won't be able to pay it back next year. I have to look forward to the year after. As a son, it is really unfilial to not be able to relieve my father's worries. "
You are indeed unfilial, but your father is not a good person either.
Li Yuan's goal had been achieved, so he stood up and left with a look of regret.
After leaving Prince Qi's Mansion, father and son took a car together and Jiancheng said:
"Look, I told you that our trip was in vain, but grandpa, you really dare to ask. If you ask for less, maybe Yang Jian will give it to you today."
Li Yuan smiled enigmatically and said, "My son still doesn't understand."
"Then you want me to understand?" Jiancheng complained.
Li Yuan stroked his beard and smiled and said: "King Qi will definitely provide the money, but he will not cooperate with us to provide the money together. Instead, he will do everything himself and take over the investment of Jinyang Palace. Guess why?"
Jiancheng frowned and said: "I know this. Yang Jian is at a disadvantage now and urgently needs to please His Majesty. Such an opportunity is naturally within his grasp, but can he afford so much money? This is not a small amount, not to mention that in this way, he will have a relationship with Grandpa. What’s the benefit?”
Li Yuan smiled and said: "Two million is a lot for King Qin, but not much at all for King Qi. He has this money, and as long as he is willing to pay, it will be beneficial to us."
"Why?" Jiancheng asked.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "Because I have already found someone to make the blueprints of Jinyang Palace. They were made by Yu Wenkai and have been shown to His Majesty. Your Majesty is very satisfied. The blueprints are available. Now we are only short of money. No matter who it is now If I make up for the remaining two million, Your Majesty will ask me to supervise the construction of Jinyang Palace. In addition, after His Majesty returns to Beijing, he intends to patrol the west, so Jinyang must be heavily guarded to prevent Turks, so if I am released Jinyang must be more than just a prefect, and he must have military power in his hands."
"That's it," Jiancheng suddenly realized.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "As long as I can stay in Jinyang for three to five years, your sister will help me clear the way with the King of Qin, and then I can return to the capital and enter the Shangshu Province."
"Although brother-in-law Yang Ming is powerful, he seems to be unable to control a minister, right?" Jiancheng asked doubtfully.
Li Yuan nodded and said: "It's true that he can't control it now, because he is a prince, but what if he is a prince?"
Li Jiancheng was shocked: "Your Majesty intends to establish a throne?"
Li Yuan smiled and said: "The decisive battle is in the capital. Pei Ju and Yang Xuangan are ready. The Wei family is now assuming a neutral posture. Yang Jian is more likely to be in trouble this time."
Jiancheng was overjoyed, slapped his thigh and said, "I can't wait any longer."
"You're so impatient," Li Yuan scolded, "Your sister is not a royal concubine."
