Yang Ming hasn't stayed at Yang Yinjiang's place for many days. It's because there are too many people there and it's too complicated.
Nowadays, when Yang Yinjiang goes to bed every night, she will be accompanied by four maids to deal with emergencies.
After Yang Ming sent Yang Zhao out of the house, he came to find Yang Yinjiang. After rejecting the two maids, he came to the couch and sat down, holding her hand and saying:
"How are you feeling lately?"
Yang Yinjiang stood up with a tired look on her face and said with a smile: "It's much better now. The imperial doctor sent by the palace said that my fetal condition is now stable and I can go out for a walk appropriately and move around more. It will be good for the baby."
Yang Ming nodded: "Is sister-in-law here today?"
"Yes," Yang Yinjiang said with a happy face: "My sister-in-law went back to rest in the evening. I heard that my eldest brother is here?"
Yang Ming hummed and said, "Brother asked me to find a way to send my sister-in-law away. What do you think? How do you find out?"
Yang Yinjiang is smart. During this period of time when she was getting along with Princess Cui Heng of Jin, she kept making insinuations and inquiring about the situation.
Cui Heng is a typical girl from an aristocratic family. She has no scheming ideas, so it is naturally easy for Yang Yinjiang to trick her out of some information.
"There is no affection between my sister-in-law and my eldest brother. For so many years, they have lived together more like a couple. They are called husband and wife, but in fact they are very strangers."
Yang Ming nodded. Not all well-matched couples can bring about a happy marriage. Not Yang Yong and Yuan Zhen, nor Yang Zhao and Cui Heng.
Women from aristocratic families in the Sui Dynasty were basically victims of marriage. They had no right to pursue their own happiness and could not make their own decisions in life-long matters.
It would be a blessing if you could meet a loving partner, but if you couldn't, it would be a tragedy in the world.
Of course, such tragedies abound. This is the fate of women in the feudal era.
The real misfortune of Princess Cui Heng of Jin is still to come. If Yang Zhao decides to depose the concubine, she will have almost no other choice for the rest of her life besides becoming a monk.
The water thrown out by the married daughter. Once Cui Heng is deposed, her natal family, the Boling Cui family, will no longer accept her. The world is so big that the only place for her to live is in front of the Buddha.
"Sister-in-law is a kind person. I rarely like a woman like this. If possible, you have to help sister-in-law," Yang Yinjiang said softly.
Yang Ming sighed: "It's not easy to interfere. After all, it is the elder brother's own family affairs. Now, for the sake of Cui Hongsheng, I have temporarily suppressed the elder brother's thoughts. When the big thing is decided, the elder sister-in-law will definitely be kicked out."
Yang Yinjiang buried her head in Yang Ming's arms with a dark face and whispered:
"I'm very scared. I'm afraid that one day in the future, you will kick me out. At that time, I will really just want to die."
Yang Ming patted her back and comforted her: "No..."
...
Jinyang Tower, Yang Ming and Yang Gongren made an appointment to meet here.
Since Yang Ming returned to Beijing, the latter has been looking for an opportunity to express his gratitude. What should he be grateful for? Thanks to Yang Ming for helping settle his brother-in-law Yan Baoshou.
Yang Gongren is only thirty-seven years old this year. He is already the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at such a young age. This is thanks to his father, Yang Xiong, King of Guangping.
In fact, Yang Xiong's title has been changed to King Ande, but everyone is still accustomed to calling him King Guangping, because Yang Xiong has left the court and is idle at home since he changed his title.
This branch of their family was very popular in both the Sui and Tang dynasties, especially during the Wu and Zhou dynasties.
Wu Zetian had to call Yang Gongren uncle.
Because they belong to the clan, Yang Xiong's sons have been arranged early. His two brothers, Yang Da and Yang Shigui, are also doing well. One is the Minister of Huangmen, and the other is the Duke of Han.
Prominent person.
"Thanks to His Highness for taking him in. Otherwise, I really don't know how to settle my brother-in-law," Yang Gongren took the initiative to pour wine for Yang Ming.
The officialdom of the Sui Dynasty paid special attention to human relations and sophistication. In their free time, everyone basically did one thing: socializing.
The more connections you have, the better you can do things. In many cases, power is not as good as connections.
This is why the boss, Yang Zhao, socializes almost every night and spends all day in the social scene, which damages his health.
"It's just a small effort, why bother saying thank you?" Yang Ming raised his glass and offered a toast.
Although the two are members of the same family, they are still a little far apart, so there is no intra-clan title for each other. In terms of seniority, Yang Ming is one generation higher than Yang Gongren.
After a few drinks, Yang Gongren said: "I have paid special attention to it. If the official department still grabs Murong Sanzang, I will say hello to you first."
Yang Ming nodded and said: "Wei Shangshu, you didn't say hello?"
"No," Yang Gongren said: "Wei Shangshu and Liu Gong didn't deal with each other. They don't speak when they meet now."
Yang Ming couldn't help but laugh and said: "I really don't know what Liu Shu is thinking. What good will it do to him if he offends so many people at once?"
"He thinks too highly of himself," Yang Gongren was from the clan, so he didn't take Liu Shu seriously because he didn't have the ability to bring him down.
This is how people are, if anyone threatens them, they will be in awe of that person.
"He is just the official minister, but he treats himself as a servant and discusses matters with Su Gong. He is actually an equal, which is despicable."
Su Wei's prestige in the court is very high. After all, he was one of the elders of the Central Committee in the early years of the founding of the emperor. Now twenty years later, he is still in power in the Central Committee, so he is naturally highly respected.
On the other hand, Liu Shu borrowed more of his wife Yang Awu's influence.
In the Great Sui Dynasty, there were actually only three people who could truly be said to control hundreds of officials, namely Gao Jun, Yang Su, and Su Wei.
Other than that, no one else is very qualified.
Now Liu Shu thinks that he can replace Yang Su, but in fact it is a fool's errand. Yang Su's prestige can only be matched by Gao Qiao.
Yang Ming said: "I have been transferred out of Jingzhou. If there are new personnel appointments in Jingzhou, I would like to inform you in advance."
Yang Gongren nodded: "It's a small matter. At present, there is no movement. Everyone knows that Jingzhou was once the jurisdiction of His Highness, so no one will be arranged there in the short term."
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Although Yang Ming has left Jingzhou, he has been promoted, so everyone has to give face. Even if the major sects want to arrange people there, they will not take Jingzhou's idea for the time being. Even if they do, they will contact Yang Ming in advance.
say hi.
Yang Ming will definitely keep a close eye on Jingzhou's personnel affairs, especially the Xiangyang navy, which he developed by himself and will not allow anyone to interfere.
"This Jinyang Tower is my property," Yang Ming suddenly laughed.
Yang Gongren laughed and said, "I've heard about it for a long time."
"So, when you come here, Minister Yang, don't bring any money," Yang Ming said with a smile.
Yang Gongren smiled and said: "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."
The restaurant doesn't cost much, not to mention that central officials like Yang Gongren rarely come to this kind of place. Yang Ming said this just to show his attitude and to be close.
Yang Gongren naturally received Yang Ming's intention, and he was very happy to have a good relationship with Yang Ming.
Because now everyone knows that Yang Ming will enter the center of the Great Sui Dynasty as a new rich man, and the Great Sui Dynasty Court will inevitably show a new look because of Yang Ming's arrival.
After seeing Yang Gongren off, Yang Ming wandered around Jinyang Tower.
This industry that he valued at the time has become irrelevant now. Apart from collecting some gossip, the income is almost negligible.
As a local acquaintance, Yu Wenlan has already placed seven goddess-level courtesans in Jinyang Tower. These women have almost taken away the souls of those noble disciples.
The most famous among them is Li Baiyao, the son of former Imperial Order Li Delin.
This boy's father was a great scholar, a top scholar, and he himself was also a famous talent in the Sui Dynasty.
There is no need to mention his talent, but he is too lustful. Not only did he climb over the wall and abduct Yang Su, a beautiful concubine, but he also often flirts with women outside.
This man is two years older than Yang Gongren, he is thirty-nine, and he is still having trouble with girls.
It's strange that talents are always associated with romance, and Li Baiyao is the most romantic talent in Daxing City.
I heard from Yu Wenlan that Li Baiyao wanted to keep a goddess in Jinyang Tower, but Yu Wenlan disagreed.
First of all, Li Baiyao's price was not high, he spent all his money on women, and his family property was running low, so he couldn't come up with a price that satisfied Yu Wenlan.
Secondly, Yu Wenlan thought that this boy was too unsentimental and would just throw him away after playing with him, which was not a good ending for a woman.
There is a reason why Yu Wenlan can gain the absolute trust of these goddesses, because he has always been thinking about the goddesses themselves, and he treats the goddesses as human beings.
Goddess is the highest-level prostitute, belonging to a lowly family, mostly from the courts of Old Qi and Old Chen.
For those who don't have Old Liang, Old Liang is protected by Crown Princess Xiao. In recent years, many descendants of the guilty ministers of Old Liang have been properly resettled by Princess Xiao.
As the saying goes, ordinary people cannot have beautiful women in their homes.
Since she can become a goddess, it means that she once had a good background. This kind of woman is most attractive to men, because they couldn't get it before, but now they only need to spend money.
In the old days, the swallows in front of the Wang Xietang Hall flew into the homes of ordinary people.
At the moment, Li Baiyao is in Jinyang Tower, and Yang Ming is also idle, planning to go and meet this great talent who will leave his name in history.
Li Baiyao once served as the crown prince's successor to the deposed prince Yang Yong, but was later eliminated. Historically, he also served as the crown prince's right concubine to Li Chengqian, which was equivalent to assisting the two princes on the left, which was a little worse than Li Gang.
The Book of Northern Qi, one of the most famous twenty-four histories in Chinese history, was written by Li Baiyao on the basis of his father Li Delin's old draft.
The "Old Book of Tang", one of the Twenty-Four Histories, also contains a separate biography of this boy.
Entering the side room, Yang Ming saw this unshaven gentleman. He looked very ordinary and had nothing to do with handsomeness. However, Yang Ming had heard that this guy was particularly attractive to women.
Rely on what? Rely on talent?
No, talent is not popular in the Sui Dynasty.
It's all about his sharp tongue.
"Hiss..." Seeing the stranger who suddenly entered the wing, Li Baiyao took a breath and exclaimed: "Who is this kind brother? How can he be so expensive?"
These words make people feel comfortable.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "I have heard about my dear friend for a long time, so I came here to pay my respects."