The war situation in Goguryeo was currently the focus of the entire Sui Dynasty. The officials in the court were discussing it, and the people in the city were also discussing it.
This year, there is no greater event than the expedition to Goguryeo.
Hundreds of thousands of people from Guanzhong have left, and every household is burning incense and praying for the safe return of their husband and son. Therefore, the incense in Taoist temples and Buddhist temples has been the most prosperous recently. It is a bustle that Yang Ming has not seen since he was born.
As far away as the East Palace, he could vaguely smell the smell of burning incense.
Xue Daoheng was urgently called to Luoyang by Yang Guang to participate in the drafting of the edict to conquer Goguryeo. He came back afterwards and has been teaching Qin King Yang Rui to study in the East Palace.
Li Jiancheng was also transferred back to the Ministry of Rites by Yang Ming. He was very happy about the transfer at work. He thought Yang Ming was interesting and had been caring about him. When there was a vacancy in the ministerial department, he first thought of himself.
"Jinyang Palace has been built. Although I have never been there, I can conclude from my father's letter that the newly built Jinyang Palace will definitely satisfy His Majesty." Li Jiancheng was in the East Palace, wandering around the back garden with Yang Ming, a look on his face spring breeze.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Your name is good. Once it is completed, there may be another big project waiting for you to build in the future."
"That's not possible," Jiancheng said with a smile, "My father is fairly knowledgeable about engineering and construction, but I just know nothing about it."
Yang Ming laughed: "You are quite self-effacing. Engineering requires skilled craftsmen. With a status like yours, you can just be a supervisor. If there is a lucrative job like this in the future, will you take it?"
"I won't go, I won't go. I really don't want to leave the capital. My family members are all here and I can't bear the pain of missing each other." Li Jiancheng said with a smile, "Besides, when I returned to the capital this time, someone showed me a photo and said After I come back this time, don’t leave anymore, otherwise you will die if you leave Beijing.”
Yang Ming was stunned and couldn't help but laugh: "Is there anyone who reads fortunes like this? They don't talk about future and wealth, they only talk about life and death. You are not very young, are you so attached to your family?"
"That's not true," Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "This man told me after he met me that if I leave Beijing, I will die young. Only if I stay in Daxing can I live a long life. I don't have any big ambitions. In Shangshu It’s good to save yourself the trouble of doing a better job.”
Are you starting to fool me too? The prince of the Tang Dynasty has no great ambitions, how can you fool him? Yang Ming smiled and said:
"If you want to really stand firm in the Shangshu Province, you still need to go out for experience. The Shangshu Province is in charge of state affairs, and local affairs are civil affairs. How can you talk about state affairs if you don't know the civil affairs?"
Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "I have been in Xiangcheng County for two years, and I still have a deep understanding of civil affairs. I dare not say that I am knowledgeable about civil affairs, but I can be regarded as understanding the people's sentiments."
I have two years of local work experience, that's enough, don't let me go on.
"Have anyone from Sili Tai been to your place in the past two years?" Yang Ming asked.
Jiancheng said: "Of course I have been there. My place is not far from Luoyang, and it can be regarded as the foot of the emperor. People in Sili Tai come to me when they are free. I don't have a moment to spare."
Don't have a moment to spare? Then how did you sneak back to see your wife? Yang Ming raised his eyebrows:
"Since you don't want to go anywhere anymore, I won't make things difficult for you. Don't listen to those warlocks in the future. Why will you die if you leave the capital? You go out of the capital tomorrow and I'll see if you die."
"That's not what I mean," Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "When this person talks about leaving the capital, he cannot leave the capital to work and live elsewhere. It will definitely be okay to go out for fun."
Yang Ming frowned and said, "Do you really believe this?"
Li Jiancheng nodded: "This man's physiognomy is very good. His Highness also knows that our family has always had a good relationship with the Wang family in Taiyuan. Do you know Wang Kui?"
Yang Ming nodded: "He used to be a doctor in the Imperial College, and later he served as a consultant to the Han Dynasty to join the army. He should be dead, right?"
"He is indeed dead," Jiancheng said: "After His Highness invaded Jinyang, he committed suicide in his mansion. His wife and children were also sent to Lingnan and died on the road. However, he had a nephew named Wang Gui who was supposed to sit together. But he ran away and has not been caught so far. Your Highness, guess where he is hiding?"
Wang Gui turns out to be Wang Gui’s nephew?
Yang Ming has an impression of Wang Gui. He worked in the Ministry of Secretaries during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang. Historically, this person served as the Minister of Rites during the Li Shimin period, and he was also considered to have the power of the prime minister.
In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, eight ministers could be considered as prime ministers, namely the left and right servants and the six ministers.
Yang Ming said in surprise: "You know where he went, why didn't you report it to the court?"
Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "There is no need to report it. When you became the crown prince, His Majesty issued a general amnesty to the world. Wang Gui was among the pardoned people. Now he is no longer a sinner."
"Are you taking advantage of me?" Yang Ming said with a smile.
Li Jiancheng said: "That's natural, otherwise this kid would never dare to come out of Zhongnan Mountain in his life."
"Just hiding in Zhongnan Mountain?" Yang Ming said blankly.
Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "Isn't that right? He just listened to the fortune teller and said that Mount Zhongnan is a blessed place in the world. Only by building a hut in the mountain can you avoid disasters. In less than five years, your sins will be avoided. You see. , it’s all up to him.”
The crusade against Yang Liang took place in the fourth year of Renshou, and the fifth year of Yang Ming's succession to the crown prince was in Daye. Is this really five years?
A blind cat hits a dead mouse? Or is he really that amazing?
Yang Ming snorted coldly: "So, this fortune teller is suspected of covering up the guilty minister?"
Li Jiancheng was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "What are you arguing with him about?"
Yang Ming smiled and patted Jiancheng on the shoulder: "What is this person's name and where is he now?"
Jiancheng said: "This man is from Chengdu, Yizhou. His ancestors served in Liang and Zhou Dynasties successively, and he can be considered a family of officials. He has no official position at the moment. He was invited by the eldest princess to the capital for a fortune-telling. His name is Yuan Tiangang."
Yang Ming was stunned, good guy, is this this old boy?
“How old is this person?”
Jiancheng said: "Twenty-nine years old."
He is still very young. Yang Ming asked: "You mean, he is at the eldest princess's place right now?"
Li Jiancheng nodded: "Originally in Luoyang, he was brought back to the capital by the warrior Yu and introduced to the eldest princess. This man surnamed Wu is very lucky. I heard that he will soon marry the eldest girl from Yang Huangmen's family."
Yang Huangmen, isn’t that Yang Da? Are these two really a couple?
Yang should be thirty-two years old this year, marrying twelve years earlier than in history. Yang Ming shook his head and smiled bitterly. It seemed that he helped Wu Hua get Luoyang Cheng, but now he is trying to fawn over Yang Da. .
So, is it possible that Wu Zetian was born early? Maybe he can compete with others in his lifetime?
Little girl, I'll take care of you.
"Are you free now?" Yang Ming asked.
Li Jiancheng said quickly: "Your Highness, what are you talking about? If you are ready, I will be available here at any time."
Yang Ming smiled: "Let's go, follow me to the eldest princess's mansion, and see who this person is."
Yang Jian lived to be sixty-five years old, and Dugu Jialuo lived to be fifty-nine years old. As the eldest daughter, Yang Lihua is also fifty-one years old this year. For a person of her status, she lacks nothing, and the most important thing is His life is over.
Live a few more years and enjoy a few more blessings.
So she asked Yuan Tiangang to have her fortune read, just to see how long she could live. Of course she likes to hear good and obedient words, but after Yuan Tiangang showed it to Yang Lihua, he said something shocking:
"Looking at the life wheel of the eldest princess, the life span should be completed two years ago, which is the fifth year of the great cause. The eldest princess should have the calamity of the West, but it seems that a noble person changed her life, so the eldest princess has to survive this calamity. The west belongs to Geng The numbers of gold and xin gold are four and nine. The eldest princess’s life will be extended by thirteen years and she should die in eleven years.”
Yang Lihua's expression suddenly changed, and she looked at Yang Da's daughter Yang with an angry look.
Yang hurriedly said: "This is how this person speaks. He is different from other flatterers and speaks bluntly. I hope the eldest princess will forgive me."
I am fifty-one this year. In eleven years, I will be sixty-two. I will only live to be sixty-two? Given Yang Lihua's character, she would be very dissatisfied when hearing such remarks.
But before coming, Yang once told her about Yuan Tiangang's past clever plans, all of which came true. She also said that this man dared to say anything.
Does he dare? If he doesn't dare, ask him to interview Yang Guangxiang.
The physiognomists and magicians of the Sui Dynasty basically inherited the Book of Changes. There are three parts of the Book of Changes: "Lianshan", "Guizang", and "Zhouyi". The first two parts were lost in the Han Dynasty, and the ones that have not been lost are still alive. , which is the "Book of Changes".
"Book of Changes" was a banned book in the Sui Dynasty, and it was not allowed to be circulated among the people for private collection.
Yuan Tiangang didn't know where he learned the skill, but he used the sixty-four hexagrams and the three hundred and eighty-four lines in the Book of Changes to divine fortune-telling.
Yang Lihua pondered for a moment, looked at Yuan Tiangang with a mustache below, and said:
"Is there a noble person here in this palace? Then you can tell me who this noble person is."
Yuan Tiangang said: "The hexagram of the eldest princess is the twentieth hexagram among the sixty-four hexagrams. Guan hexagram, this is the middle and upper hexagram. Observers, look down and look up. The eldest princess is extremely noble. Looking up is only your majesty. That is to say, this noble person of yours should be a junior member of your family."
"Junior?" The first thing Yang Lihua thought of was Yang Ming. She was stunned for a moment, and then fell into deep thought.
After a while, Yang Lihua's expression changed drastically. Two years ago, in the west?
Isn't that exactly what Yang Ming warned him not to do on patrol with Amos? If he didn't go to Zhangye, wouldn't he have escaped the disaster of the West?
Now that it’s better, Yang Lihua’s view of Yuan Tiangang changed drastically and she continued:
"Then do you have any way to extend my life?"
Yuan Tiangang shook his head: "The number of heaven and earth begins with one and ends with nine. The eldest princess is the mother-queen and occupies the number nine. The five elements belong to Yin and are in conflict with nine. It is difficult to live long and the destiny cannot be changed."
Yang Lihua's mood suddenly became extremely bad.
It was at this time that the maid came to report that the prince had arrived with Dalang Jiancheng of Tang Guogong's family.
Yang Lihua's eyebrows moved and she looked at Yuan Tiangang:
"You've come just in time, you might as well give the prince a portrait."
Yuan Tiangang was shocked and said quickly: "The prince is the master of Dongfang Qing Palace. People dare not spy on him for fear of losing their longevity."
"Oh?" Yang Lihua frowned and said, "How long is your life expectancy?"
Yuan Tiangang said honestly: "He lived eighty-four years and died in the winter moon."
Haha, you will live twenty years longer than me? Yang Lihua curled her lips: "Zhangqiu Taiyi, I just met the prince. It's not going well now. You must meet the prince today." (End of Chapter)
