Chapter 201: Leading the Horse and Holding the Whip
Yang Ming arrived in Hedong County and received the news that he was a father.
This is a happy event, but when Yang Ming accepted the congratulations from everyone, he felt a little embarrassed because he was only sixteen years old this year.
According to the customs of the Sui Dynasty, he could become a grandfather before he was forty, but in his mind, he was still a young man at the age of thirty-five or sixteen.
Having a son is a good thing, but he really doesn't like becoming a father so early.
Because he is the eldest grandson, the emperor and empress must receive many rewards. Yang Su was even more happy because Yang Ming's son was his great-grandson.
Yang Liang was captured and the dust fell to the ground. Yang Su finally had the opportunity to talk to Yang Ming about other things.
"Is it Gao Jiong that His Majesty asked you to invite?" Yang Su deliberately stayed after the banquet at the Hedong County Prince's Mansion.
Yang Ming nodded: "Yue Gong is a wise man, he should be able to see the reason."
Yang Su stroked his beard and smiled and said: "It's not hard to guess, this is normal. It was the same reason when the Supreme Leader asked me to return home. Maybe you don't believe it, but in fact I also hope that Gao Jiong will come back."
"How do you say it?" Yang Ming asked curiously as he took the initiative to pour wine for him.
Yang Su smiled and said: "I have become a very popular minister. If Gao Jiong is not here, I will be lost to everyone. But when Gao Jiong comes back, I feel a lot more relaxed. Being an official in the court is like walking on thin ice. Gao Jiong and I can sit here."
Having been in this position for so long, I naturally have to know how to follow His Majesty’s wishes, whether to advance or retreat, it’s only His Majesty’s decision.”
You are so open-minded... Yang Ming said with a smile: "Yue Gong should be the first to quell the rebellion. After returning to Beijing, I will speak for you."
"Don't," Yang Su waved his hand and said, "In other words, His Highness can pretend to push us, but we will still give the credit back to you, because this is what Your Majesty wants. Furthermore,
I have not put much effort into countering the rebellion this time. Your Highness's strategic planning and prompt decision-making are the key to our victory this time."
Yang Ming didn't have much else. In front of Yang Su, there was no need to be pretentious and play tricks.
Regardless of whether Yang Sushi, Guo Yan or Changsun Cheng, these people dare not take the credit from him, and Yang Guang will never let them take the top credit.
But Yang Su also knew in her heart that Yang Ming would fight for him more. After all, Yang Yinjiang successfully gave birth to a son, which brought Yang Ming and him closer.
Yang Suyu said earnestly: "From now on in the court, Your Highness must keep a distance from me, and the same is true for Gao Jiong. If anything happens, let's talk in private."
What he said was almost exactly the same as what Gao Jiong had said at the beginning. The two of them were very clear-eyed and knew that they could not be too close to Yang Ming, because it would make the emperor wary.
But it is also necessary to maintain a good relationship with Yang Ming, because Yang Su can see that Yang Ming's position in the center will be very important in the future.
Yang Ming nodded: "I will know how to measure the importance."
Next, the two chatted for a long time, separated at Zishi, and returned to their rooms to rest.
Xiao Mohe's army has too many people and has exceeded the royal family's establishment. It is not suitable to take them back to Daxing. They can only stay in Hedong County temporarily. At present, there are not many bandits in Hedong area to suppress, so they can only rely on Yang Minghua.
Money is hard to support this army.
These sergeants were all bandits, had no land to their name, and had to spend money to eat and drink. Yang Ming needed to find a way to settle them as soon as possible.
I originally wanted to wait for Fang Xuanling in Hedong County, but news came from the capital that Prince Yang Zhao was waiting for him at Chang'an Station.
There was no other way, Yang Ming had no choice but to set off the next day.
The 60,000-strong army was split up when it arrived at Feng Yi County. Even if Yang Ming was Yang Guang's biological son, Yang Guang would not let him bring 60,000 troops to the city.
When they arrived at Chang'an Yi, Yang Ming only had his five thousand personal guards in hand, and the rest of the army was taken away by their respective military mansions.
More than half of these five thousand people are from Yue Gong Mansion and Pei Mansion. After returning to Beijing, they will also go back to their respective families.
Prince Yang Zhao, dressed in court uniform, personally greeted him. Yang Ming hurriedly dismounted, and the latter quickly stepped forward, holding the reins with one hand and Yang Ming with the other hand, and walked towards the official post.
Yang Ming smiled bitterly and said, "Brother, why are you like this?"
Yang Zhao laughed and said, "My brother has not done anything to suppress the rebellion and bring peace to the country, so why can't he help you lead the horse?"
"Brother, if you do this again, I won't go back to Beijing," Yang Ming hurriedly grabbed the riding crop.
The prince personally led the horse and whip, which was an extremely solemn courtesy, but Yang Ming did not want it, because they were brothers and could not do this.
Yang Zhao stopped him and said, "If you refuse, I and others will carry you into the palace. You can make your own choice."
Yang Ming knew that his eldest brother always kept his word. If he refused again, people would really dare to take him away.
Therefore, he could only smile bitterly and let Yang Zhao drag him away.
In the official post, the two of them sat down to drink tea. On the other side of Daxing City, they had calculated the auspicious time and only waited for the auspicious time to arrive before Yang Ming and the others entered the city.
Mingde Gate, the city gate is wide open, and hundreds of officials welcome it.
Yang Zhao rode his horse forward, holding Yang Ming's reins, and drove straight into the imperial city. Yang Su, Guo Yan, and the frightened Qiao Zhongkui followed behind.
On Zhuque Street, people lined the street to welcome him.
Under the Imperial City Gate, a red carpet stretches from Zhuque Gate to Daxing Hall.
Yang Zhao held Yang Ming's hand all the way into the hall,
"How should I reward you for such a great achievement?" Yang Guang saw his son coming back and stood in front of the throne with a smile.
Yang Ming hurriedly knelt down and said: "It's all thanks to the blessing of my father. Without my father to control the overall situation and make plans, how could my son and I be so successful?"
As soon as he said these words, the officials also saluted Yang Guang and congratulated Yang Guang.
Yes, no one can grab credit from anyone, especially the emperor, especially Yang Guang who really felt that he had merit.
First, use the right person,
Secondly, military supplies, strategic deployment, and proper planning,
Thirdly, power was absolutely delegated, so that Yang Ming and others led the army outside without being constrained.
This is really a credit.
Yang Guang was in high spirits and very happy, and accepted the congratulations from the officials.
He was really happy, because he had always known that many people felt that his position was unfair. Now that the King of Han rebelled and was suppressed in just one month, it showed that he was an orthodox emperor with the blessing of the emperor and heaven.
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Doesn’t this mean that I am the chosen emperor?
Of course, Yang Ming is the coach, he suppressed the rebels, and since he is his own son, Yang Guang will not be stingy with rewards.
There was a lot of money, food, land, cloth, and slaves, but it was difficult to seal him, because Yang Ming was a prince, and there were only princes and emperors above him, so he couldn't seal it.
Moreover, the prince does not receive honorary titles because he looks down upon him.
The daughter-in-law Yang Yinjiang was not easy to be granted a title, so she could only promote the secondary concubine Pei Shuying's second-grade wife, who was not a concubine, to the first-grade concubine.
He directly named Yang Ming's infant son Yang Rui the King of Hedong.
Now it's good, the prince's palace in Hedong County can be left to his son.
On Yang Ming's side, Yang Guang handed over the Youwuwei Military Mansion vacated by Yang Liang to Yang Ming. In other words, Yang Ming served as the general of two military mansions. This was the first time since the founding of the Sui Dynasty.
Because he suppressed the rebellion this time and achieved military merit, his prestige in the army was greatly enhanced, and it became a logical thing to take over the military government.
As for Yang Su and Guo Yan, they both conferred titles on their sons, and Shi Wansui and Changsun Cheng, who were far away in Bingzhou, also conferred titles on them.
Yang Guang was still powerful. Not only did he not deal with Qiao Zhongkui, he also sealed the country of Zhu and appointed him as the governor of Jinzhou.
Qiao Zhongkui kowtowed more than a dozen times in one breath, and burst into tears in the courtroom.
As for Li Jing, with the encouragement of Yang Ming and Yang Su, he was promoted to the rank of general, the third level of honorary rank.
As long as Li Jing can be knighted one day in the future, he will be truly independent. At present, he is still far from it.
This is fate. His eldest brother Li Duan had attacked the Duke of Yongkang County early. As the second son, if he wanted to be crowned a noble, he could only climb up the ladder step by step on his own.
That night, Yang Guangda hosted a banquet for all the ministers, so of course Yang Ming had to stay.
During the banquet, all the officials toasted to him one after another, and Prince Yang Zhao all took the place for his younger brother. This was also the first time Yang Ming saw what it means to not get drunk after a thousand cups.
Yang Zhao was really good at drinking. He was still standing until the banquet was over.
Because Yang Ming had not returned home to visit his wife and children after returning to Beijing, Yang Guang did not keep him. He sent his personal guards to escort Yang Ming back to the palace. He also gave Yang Ming five days' leave and returned to the court to discuss matters after five days.
In the dormitory, Yang Ming saw his... son for the first time.
It was wrinkled, not good-looking at all, and it smelled like milk.
Little Yang Rui is so ridiculous.
With someone like Yang Yinjiang, she doesn't have to worry about taking care of her son. There are four wet nurses alone.
Yes, she didn't have enough milk. This was a big surprise to Yang Ming. It shouldn't have been like this.
Ever since Yang Ming came in, all her attention had not been taken away from Yang Ming. Although the wet nurse advised that His Highness was carrying the chill of the night wind and should not be near him during the confinement period, Yang Yinjiang didn't care about this at all.
"From now on, you must spare an hour every day to spend time with me and my children," Yang Yinjiang knew that Yang Ming would not stay here tonight, so she looked reluctant to leave.
Yang Ming comforted him: "Don't worry, I will come over to accompany you whenever I have free time."
It was getting late, and although Yang Yinjiang was reluctant to leave, she knew that her husband had just returned to Beijing and needed rest more than she did.
As long as she comes back, she will feel at ease.
"Go to Shuyi's place tonight. As for the reason, you will know once you go there," Yang Yinjiang instructed.
Yang Ming nodded, he had roughly guessed it.
Pei Shuying, who had been waiting outside the door, saw Yang Ming coming out, took his hand and walked to Chen Shuyi's dormitory.
The reason why she did not enter Yang Yinjiang's dormitory with Yang Ming was because according to superstition, outsiders were not allowed to enter the place where the newborn lived for fear of bringing in bad things.
The wet nurses and maidservants who are in charge of serving all have their birthdays and horoscopes, and they have to wear red strings. Anyway, there are many sayings and they are very particular.
Yang Ming is his biological father and a battlefield commander with a strong yang spirit. According to superstition, evil spirits will stay away from him, so he can enter.
Halfway through, Pei Shuying said: "Shuyi has eaten very little these days. She is very haggard and doesn't talk to anyone. I can't help it. During this time, you should stay with her."
Yang Ming asked: "What happened?"
Pei Shuying sighed: "Chen Shubao died of illness in Luoyang and has been buried now."
Although it was expected, Yang Ming still admired his father's quick and decisive action. He still had time to deal with Chen Shubao in such a big war in the north.
Empress Chen, who was criticized a lot in history books, finally died, in the same year as Yang Jian.
As for how his father did this, Yang Ming will never know.
Pei Shuying walked outside the dormitory, gave Yang Ming a wink, and quietly left.
The room was still lit, which meant that Chen Shuyi was not asleep. If this girl hadn't been worried, she would have gone to the door to greet her.
In fact, before entering the mansion, Yang Ming had already guessed this result when he didn't see Chen Shuyi outside the mansion.
Pushing open the door, Chen Shuyi, who looked haggard, broke down and cried instantly after seeing Yang Ming. She threw herself directly into Yang Ming's arms and cried loudly.