Emperor Gaozu Yang Jian changed his reign to Renshou, which was decided after long discussions with ministers.
But my father, Yang Guang, never discussed it with anyone at all.
The reason why Yang Lihua knew about it in advance was because it was a private matter between the siblings.
Just from the change of Yuan Dynasty, we can see the arbitrary side of Comrade Yang Guang's character. It was not until a few days before the New Year that Daxing's ministers learned about such a big matter.
This caught Gao Jiong off guard. Taichang Temple was unprepared, so Gao Jiong had to work overtime during the Chinese New Year.
On the second day of the first lunar month, Yang Ming was called to the East Palace.
"My grandpa has agreed," Yang Zhao said excitedly: "I no longer have to hide and tuck in. Soon I will be able to summon Wei to the palace and make her the crown prince."
Yang Ming sighed: "My sister-in-law is not immoral. It is a big deal to abolish the concubine. I'm afraid the Cui family won't be able to accept it."
"Why should I accept it?" Yang Zhao sat down and patted Yang Ming on the shoulder:
"This marriage of mine was originally arranged by my grandmother. Although I don't like it, I have never dared to complain. Now that my heart has finally come true and I have great freedom, my brother Ming should be happy for me."
Yang Yinjiang liked Crown Princess Cui Heng very much and once persuaded Yang Ming to speak for Cui in the future.
But now Yang Ming has nothing to say, his father has already agreed, and the boss Yang Zhao is determined to abolish the concubine and cannot be persuaded.
Yang Zhao asked: "How will Cui Hongsheng settle down?"
"I have released him to Zhuojun (Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province) as the prefect."
The Crown Princess Cui Heng was the daughter of General Cui Hongsheng, and Wei Ying, whom Yang Zhao favored now, was the granddaughter of Wei Xiaokuan.
Cui Hongsheng was released one step ahead of time because he was afraid that he would be dissatisfied and cause trouble. The hussar general was in charge of the Imperial City Guards. Yang Zhao was no longer worried about letting Cui Hongsheng continue to work.
Yang Ming asked again: "Then who will take over as General of the Hussars?"
"Come to protect your son, this is my father's wish. Now he is on his way back to Beijing," Yang Zhao said.
Yang Ming was stunned. Is this fierce man finally going to appear?
Lai Huer had a very good personal relationship with his father Yang Guang. Like Yu Wenshu, he was Yang Guang's absolute confidant. He participated in all three expeditions to Goguryeo.
The General of the Hussars is just a temporary springboard after I return to Beijing. Dad will definitely take it up in the future.
The deposed concubine could no longer be changed, so Yang Ming could only advise his eldest brother to settle her family properly.
As a result, Yang Zhao had already made up his mind and sent Cui to a nunnery in Zhongnan Mountain.
Because Zhongnan Mountain is located in Guanzhong, there are many temples and Taoist temples in it, so it is often used to settle women who come out of the palace. Many people from the Northern Zhou Dynasty were there, and it was basically like being exiled.
However, due to their special status, these women cannot get close to men. They did not become nuns from the beginning. Most of them have tasted the things between men and women. After experiencing it, they will remember it and look forward to it.
Therefore, the head of every nunnery has another responsibility, which is to keep a close eye on these nuns.
Yang Zhao's deposed crown princess, after all, was a woman who was once a prince. Even if she became a nun, no other man could touch her.
There has been an example before. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, a descendant of the Yuwen clan had a secret meeting with a former palace maid in a nunnery. Yang Lihua's husband, Yu Wenyun, discovered it and had him chopped into pieces.
After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, this kind of thing did not happen because Yang Jian had no one in his harem.
"One more thing," Yang Zhao didn't want to mention Cui anymore, so he changed the subject and said, "Yang Yan, Yang Yu, and Yang Jun are all dead."
"Ah?" Yang Ming pretended to be surprised: "When did it happen?"
Yang Zhao smiled and said: "I just received the news last night that except Yang Ke, all the other sons of King Fangling are dead."
King Fangling is the title given to Yang Yong after his death. Yang Yan, Yang Yu and Yang Jun were all trained by Yun Zhao.
The surviving Yang Ke was Gao Jiong's grandson. Presumably it was because of this relationship that he was spared his life for the time being, but he would not be able to escape in the future.
Yang Ming sighed: "Is this what Father meant?"
"Haha," Yang Zhao couldn't help laughing: "It's quite funny. Does Mingdi still remember Yun Dingxing?"
Yang Ming nodded: "Of course I remember."
"My father originally planned to exile Yang Yan and the others to Lingnan, even if he gave up. Later, Yun Dingxing made a speech in front of my father, saying that Yang Yan and the others were a source of trouble and should not be left behind," Yang Zhao said with a smile.
Yang Ming had a look of disbelief on his face, shook his head and said: "Those are all his biological grandchildren, this bastard can really say it out loud."
"Hiss...that's not right," Yang Ming suddenly said out of curiosity: "What qualifications does this person have to speak in front of my father?"
Yang Zhao explained: "He has been with Yu Wenshu, and now he has been recommended by Yu Wenshu as the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, in charge of smelting and casting. You will need him when you go to Luoyang this time."
"This villain," Yang Ming lamented.
"He is both a villain and a smart man," Yang Zhao continued: "Do you still remember uncle's Shu armor? After he was deposed, my father searched all over the East Palace but couldn't find it. It turned out that Yun Zhaoxun had died early.
I entrusted Yun Dingxing to take the Shu armor out and hide it, and this boy borrowed Yu Wenshu's hand to present the Shu armor to his father, so that he could speak in front of his father."
Yang Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly. If he had a grandson, he would definitely not be able to do this. It can be seen that he is not as ruthless as Yun Dingxing and not as ruthless as this person.
If a person is not ruthless, he cannot stand firm.
Yang Zhao smiled slyly: "Yun Zhaoxun doesn't know yet. Mingdi can go to the Siran Department and inform her. I really want to know what the expression will be on her face when she hears this."
In fact, Yang Zhao and Yun Zhaoxun had no hatred, but Yang Guang and his wife did. Listening to their parents talking bad about each other all day long, Yang Zhao also hated Yun Zhaoxun.
Yang Ming, on the other hand, had no hatred for Yun Zhaoxun. In fact, he couldn't hate Yang Yong either.
Maybe it's because he knew their fate early, or maybe he has a sense of compassion.
"I'm not going," Yang Ming stood up and said with a smile, "I should go home."
Yang Zhao did not force himself and nodded: "I will go visit my eldest nephew when my younger siblings are out of confinement."
...
Concubines, after all, have class, so Yang Ming needs to ask Yang Guang for instructions. He can't hide it from his parents and marry another daughter-in-law quietly, right?
Half a month later, Yang Ming received a reply that his father had approved it and asked him to go to the palace treasury and pick out whatever he wanted.
This is not sincere. If you really want to reward me, just make a price.
What does it mean to let me take it at will? Do I dare to take it at will?
However, Comrade Yang Guang seemed to realize that something was wrong. Two days later, another letter arrived. There was a list in it, which was completely in accordance with the rules for princes to take concubines. It was not too much, and it was far less than what Yang Yin had done back then.
Jiang and Pei Shuying.
Just like that, about ten days later, on an auspicious day, Li Xiuqing came in.
Li Yuan's eldest daughter successfully married into the Prince of Qin's palace.
Dowry, slaves, all came according to regulations.
Regarding Li Xiuqing's matter, Yang Ming just asked Princess Yang Yinjiang to take care of it in advance. The princess smiled and agreed at that time, saying that as long as Yang Ming liked it, it would be fine.
But Yang Ming could tell at that time that Yang Yinjiang must be a little dissatisfied, but she didn't show it.
Yang Ming didn't like his wife to be too strong, but Yang Yinjiang had that kind of strong character, so he had to give hints through trivial things.
Yang Yinjiang is smart, she can understand it.
In fact, she also knew in her heart that her husband would only have more and more women.
But in her case, no matter how many women Yang Ming will have in the future, except for Pei Shuying and Chen Shuyi, there is no need to take them too seriously, because these two are very important in her husband's heart.
That night, Yang Ming came to Li Xiuqing's dormitory.
In the room, Li Xiuqing's eyes were swollen from crying, probably out of confusion about the rest of her life.
I would rather be a poor man's wife than a rich man's concubine.
As a daughter of an aristocratic family, she knew very well how miserable it was to be a concubine, so she cried so heartbroken that the four maids could not coax her.
Yang Ming stood in the room, looking her up and down.
She looks very handsome, an absolute beauty, and has a good figure, but she is not wealthy there. Her skin is ridiculously white, and she has a round, oval face. I feel pity for her when she cries.
When the maid saw Yang Ming coming in, she hurriedly brought the hot water that had been prepared. Li Xiuqing cried and asked Yang Ming to sit down, then squatted down and washed Yang Ming's feet while choking, wiping her tears while washing.
Seeing this, Yang Ming couldn't help but laugh and said: "Your hands are stained with foot washing water, why are you wiping it on your face?"
Li Xiuqing was stunned and immediately at a loss.
"Go wash your face," Yang Ming dried his feet and turned to get on the bed.
When Li Xiuqing came back, Yang Ming had already fallen asleep. She sat in front of the couch in a daze for a long time, then gently picked up a corner of the quilt with two fingers and got in gently.
This night, nothing happened.
The next day, as soon as Yang Ming left the dormitory, the princess's maid came over and asked Li Xiuqing to pay her respects to the princess.
In the room, Yang Yinjiang smiled and asked the other party to sit down.
"Reading?"
Li Xiuqing nodded shyly: "Read."
Yang Yinjiang asked again: "How about calligraphy and painting?"
"Be a little knowledgeable," Li Xiuqing said cowardly.
Such a boring person... Yang Yinjiang couldn't help but smile, why was the other person like that Gao Yue, saying so little?
"Did you see red last night?" Yang Yinjiang asked again.
"Ah?" Li Xiuqing was at a loss for a moment, and kept fiddling with the corners of her clothes with her fingers. Her face was flushed with embarrassment, which instantly made Yang Yinjiang laugh.
"Relax, the palace will be your home from now on, don't be so formal," Yang Yinjiang said with a smile.
Li Xiuqing hesitated to speak for a long time, and finally said: "I didn't have sex with His Highness last night."
"Huh?" Yang Yinjiang said blankly: "Didn't your mother-in-law give an explanation before leaving the cabinet?"
"Yes...but, your highness fell asleep," Li Xiuqing almost burst into tears.
She also knew that it was unlucky not to have sex on the wedding night, but last night was the first time she saw Yang Ming and she didn't have the guts to wake him up.
Yang Yinjiang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She put her head on her forehead and sighed: "Don't tell anyone about this, and don't spread it out."
Li Xiuqing responded cowardly.
Next, after a few brief questions, General Yang Yin sent Li Xiuqing away, then smiled at the maid aside and said: