Near noon, Yang Ming entered the palace with three boys.
Because these three children are the sons of Yang Zhao, they are very favored by Yang Guang and his wife. Yang Guang is particularly concerned about the difference between his concubines, but he does not care about Yang Zhao, otherwise he would not give the two concubines the title of king. .
You must know that at that time, when the king was crowned, there was still a lot of opposition in the court, but who was Yang Guang? Best at picking N.
Queen Xiao was stunned when she suddenly saw her three grandsons in Yong'an Palace. After looking at her son in surprise, she called her three grandsons forward to greet them.
Although she kept talking to her grandson, her attention never left Yang Ming.
What does the third child want to do?
What she was most worried about was that Yang Ming would harm the eldest's three sons, so she deliberately distanced herself for the sake of preservation.
After living in the palace for so many years, Empress Xiao has long understood the love between flesh and blood. Under the temptation of absolute power, family love is really nothing. She can clearly see how her husband treats his nephews.
"Why did you suddenly think of bringing Yu'er and the others into the palace today?" Empress Xiao looked at her most powerful son with a smile and cautiously asked.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "It is the right time for the clan to employ people. Although the three nephews are young, they have already reached the age of cultivation. I feel that we should find a good teacher from the Imperial Academy to teach You'er and the three of them as early as possible." Being clear about things makes it easier for you to entrust important matters in the future.”
Empress Xiao pondered for a moment and frowned, "Zhao'er's residence is under the guidance of a famous teacher."
Yang Ming said with a smile: "The three children have always cared about grandma and their father. My son thought it would be better for them to study in the palace. In this case, grandma can see them often to comfort their affection."
Queen Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: "I am very happy that you can think so. They are all your eldest brother's biological sons, and they should indeed be entrusted with important responsibilities in the future. After all, the only ones who are truly reliable are blood relatives."
When she said this, she didn't believe it herself, but she wanted Yang Ming to believe it.
Facing his mother's direct gaze, Yang Ming did not shy away at all and said: "Since Aniang agrees, let them stay in the palace, and they will be compatible with Yang Rui and his brothers."
Empress Xiao smiled and nodded: "Okay, I agree with you."
Next, Yang Ming left after having lunch at Yong'an Palace.
Yang Guang also came down from the court meeting. When he saw his three grandchildren, he was slightly surprised. When Queen Xiao explained the reason, Yang Guang nodded.
After asking some questions about Yang You and their current situation, Yang Guang asked the people from the Imperial College to take away the three grandchildren.
"If he is sincere, which is really rare, I'm afraid he has other plans," Yang Guang sighed.
He himself killed his brothers and nephews in order to consolidate his power, but he definitely didn't want Yang Ming to do the same, because once Yang Ming had this intention, he would kill all his descendants, and he couldn't prevent it.
Did he dare to kill Yang Yong only after Yang Jian and his wife were dead? If Yang Ming really wanted to deal with Yang You and others, he would wait until he and his wife, Queen Xiao, were dead before taking action. How to prevent this?
As the saying goes, the initiator has no consequences. What Yang Guang fears most is that his son will imitate him. I have given you the position of prince, so you can no longer attack your brothers, nephews.
"Ming'er must be sincere. When Zhao'er was alive, the relationship between their brothers was the deepest. Ming'er would not do this," Queen Xiao said.
Yang Guang muttered: "No one can predict this kind of thing. My Yang family is in decline and cannot withstand any turmoil. I need to do something to give the third child some warning."
"Why did you warn him? He didn't do anything wrong?" Queen Xiao asked confused.
Yang Guang smiled: "I have to let him know that I also cherish the clan. I should set an example for him and the whole world. In this way, if he really has this intention in the future, many people will stand up to dissuade him. she."
Empress Xiao suddenly realized: "Such a warning is indeed necessary."
Yang Guang said with a smile: "In order to eliminate my son's thoughts, I really gave those idiots an advantage."
Since Yang Guang ascended the throne, he has been alienating the clan. The reason is simple. The clan has always been a staunch supporter of the prince.
As soon as the Sui Dynasty was established, Yang Yong became the crown prince, so the clan was on Yang Yong's side and often caused obstacles for Yang Guang, even Yang Xiong was no exception.
So after Yang Guang ascended the throne, he was very unhappy with this group of people. They were demoted, devalued, and alienated. That is to say, the prestige of Yang Xiong and Yang Zhiji was too high for him to move.
Yang Jian has five brothers. He is the eldest. The second brother Yang Ting died early. His son Yang Zhi, King of Cai, succeeded him in the title. Now he is the crown prince and Taibao and also serves as the general of Zuowei. However, he no longer participates in court meetings, unless there are special circumstances. Those who know how to enter the palace are actually not very old, about the same age as Yang Guang, and he also had the merit of rescuing the emperor from Renshou Palace. Logically speaking, he should be high-spirited and participate in state affairs to guide the country.
But no, he decided that Yang Guang was a heartless and unrighteous person, and he didn't want to serve him anymore, for fear that he would accidentally anger others and end up miserable.
Yang Jian's third brother Yang Zan had a bright future during the Northern Zhou Dynasty. His daughter-in-law was Princess Shunyang, Yuwentai's daughter. She was a high-ranking official and was the absolute confidant of Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong.
When Yang Zan noticed that his elder brother Yang Jian had the idea of usurping the Zhou Dynasty, he thought that Yang Jian was doing something to exterminate the clan, so he plotted to assassinate Yang Jian.
In his opinion, Yang Jian had no chance of succeeding. Once he failed, his brothers, including their wives, concubines and children, would all be finished. Therefore, this was called extermination of relatives for the sake of justice.
In the end, Yang Jian succeeded. Not only did he not care about Lao San's assassination, but he also made Teng the king of Teng. However, Yang Zan and his daughter-in-law Yu Wenshi still made small moves behind their backs, playing witchcraft and cursing Yang Jian and his wife. As a result, he died suddenly while playing with Yang Jian.
Many people suspected that it was Yang Jian who killed him. In fact, it was impossible. Yang Jian wanted to kill him. When Lao San assassinated him, he had already done it. Why wait until now? So Yang Ming always thought that it was probably a heart attack.
As soon as Yang Zan died, his eldest son Yang Lun attacked King Teng. It turned out that this man was too superstitious and hung out with sorcerers and alchemists all day long. He was deprived of his title and his brothers were exiled to Wuwei County.
Yang Jian's fourth brother, named Yang Song, died too young and had no heirs, so Yang Jian adopted Yang Jing, the eldest son of his third son, Yang Zan, as his heir and became the Taoist King. As a result, Yang Jing also died very young and left no heirs. .
Yang Xiong and Yang Hong once suggested that Yang Guang adopt another person from the clan to establish an heir for Yang Song, but they were fooled by Yang Guang in a vague way. In other words, the fourth son, Yang Song, was now inexhaustible.
As for the fifth child, that is the famous Wei Wang Yang Shuang. Among Yang Jian's four younger brothers, this is the prince who has the closest relationship with Yang Jian and is also the most capable of fighting. However, after Yang Shuang's death, his son Yang Ji, He was exiled together with Yang Lun.
Yang Ming was completely unaware at that time. This was a good thing his father did when he visited Luoyang for the first time. When he found out, Yang Ji had already been exiled.
According to historical records, Yang Ji later encountered great chaos and his fate was unknown. The branch of Wei Wang Yang Shuang completely disappeared from history.
But now, things are about to change, because Yang Guang is worried that his son will commit fratricide, so even if he is reluctant, he plans to recall these people and re-appoint them.
He wanted to show it to his son, but also to let the officials of the Manchu Dynasty understand his attitude. I care about the children of the clan, and I will not treat them lightly. The same should be true for future successors.
In this way, if Yang Ming dares to attack one of his own people in the future, ministers will use what Yang Guang said to suppress Yang Ming.
As Yang Ming's son, he had to listen. Not listening would be unfilial.
At the court meeting the next day, Yang Guang announced the decision. Yang Xiong, who was originally sleepy, suddenly cheered up.
Hey guys, the sun comes out from the west?
The other ministers were also very confused. The emperor really thought of it all at once. He didn't have any warning about such a big event in advance, so he just issued the decree like this?
Yang Daoxuan, the son of King Cai Yang Zhiji, served as the prefect of Yanmen. This position was originally held by Qiu He, the general of Zuoyuwei, but now he no longer has to hold it.
Five brothers, Prince Yang Lun of Teng, Duke Yang Tan of Jingling County, Duke Yang Meng of Jiyin County, Duke Yang Wen of Shanggu County, and Duke Yang Shen of Mingyang County, restored their titles and were recalled to the capital for appointment.
Among them, Yang Lun's six-year-old concubine Yang Cheng was adopted as an heir to Yang Jing and became the Taoist king.
As for Yang Shuang's son Yang Ji, he was restored to the title of King of Wei and became the minister of the Ministry of War.
Yang Xiao, son of King Yang Xiu of Shu, was granted the title of King of Shu, and Yang Hao, the eldest son of Yang Liang, was granted the title of King of Han.
Yang Guang's own concubines Yang Qing, Yang He, Yang Lu, and Yang Shan were canonized as King Wen, King Ying, King Rong, and King Wei respectively.
Today's court meeting can be said to be a grand ceremony for kinship. Everyone is very surprised. It's not that the emperor did something wrong. It is certainly understandable for people to grant kinships to their own people, but it is certainly not unreasonable. What happened? Only then could the emperor re-gift power to the clan so decisively.
Yang Xiong was more pleasantly surprised than unexpected. He was in the court, and of course he understood how passive he was without his own people. Yang Hong, the king of Hejian, died, Yang Zhiji was semi-retired, and his son Yang Gongren went to Xinan Xingtai again. He is now a human being in the court. Shan Ligu is no longer the opponent of Su Wei, Niu Hong, Pei Ju and others, but if the clan appears, what should these people have to fear?
You can't count on Yang Hao, that guy only knows money.
Yang Guang looked at the surprised expressions on everyone's faces, and said with a smile: "The family and the country rise and fall, and they share the same stakes. I can't bear it, and now I can use it again. I hope that he will be kind and respectful, and live up to my expectations."
"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Yang Xiong stood respectfully with his hands folded, looking excited.
Although other people did not know the reason, they could only stand up and agree. However, many people already understood in their hearts that the power in their hands would be greatly challenged with the rise of the clan children.
Yang Guang himself was very happy. I did this all to protect my son. These people canonized today will become the backbone in preventing the third son from attacking his own flesh and blood in the future.
And these people are not a threat to Yang Guang at all, they will only be grateful.
Yang Guang knows his son better than his father, and he knows very well that the benevolence and righteousness of the third child are all fake. His parents, Yang Jian and Empress Dugu, cannot teach benevolent and righteous descendants. (End of chapter)
