After Yang Xiong returned to Beijing, he first went to the palace and briefly explained the affairs of Luoyang, and then returned home.
The eldest son Yang Gongren took off his father's cloak and asked the maid to bring hot water to soak his father's feet. Then he stood aside respectfully and frowned:
"Last month, King Qi gave his father a gift. My son couldn't refuse it, so he had to accept it to prevent him from asking for anything from us. Before he asked, I returned a gift to him. But ten days ago, he
Another one was sent to me, and it was even more generous. My son made a rough estimate, and the amount could be 200,000 yuan. This is a big deal. What on earth does he want to do?"
"Haha," Yang Xiong soaked his feet comfortably and sneered: "Anyway, he doesn't have any good intentions. His money was all kept in Luoyang by the King of Qin. Where did he get so much money?"
Yang Gongren said: "The cunning rabbit has three caves. My son found out that they have a house in Fengyi County. I heard that there are many beauties in it, and they may have a lot of money hidden there."
Yang Xiong raised his eyebrows and sighed: "The people who work are the ones who have never made any money, but the idle people are making money everywhere. During this trip to Luoyang, I talked with Yang Su about Jinyang's suppression of the rebellion. He told me that King Qin
After capturing Yang Liang alive, he did not even enter the city of Jinyang, and strictly ordered that no one should disturb the family of the King of Han. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be killed. All the property of the King of Han was later returned to the treasury, and Yang Ming did not touch it. "
Then, Yang Xiong raised his feet and was helped by the maid to dry them. Then he put on some clothes, sat down by the heater in the room, and continued:
"Liang Bi also mentioned to me that since he took office as Minister of Justice, he has read through the archives of previous years. Among them, when Yang Jin was the general manager of Yangzhou, three governors were convicted. The purpose was to confiscate their homes, but the raids failed.
Nothing was copied, where did the money go?"
"Let King Qi be greedy," Yang Gongren moved a small bench and sat next to his father.
Yang Xiong stroked the armrest of the chair and said calmly: "This morning, after I met with His Majesty, I went to the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince told me that in two or three months, Yang Xian will go to Luoyang to oversee the canal affairs.
Then the King of Qin will definitely transfer him back to the capital. I once mentioned to the King of Qin that I would give him a girl as a concubine, but he didn’t agree. At first I didn’t care much, but now..."
As he spoke, Yang Xiong suddenly lowered his voice and whispered: "When I met the prince, I found something was wrong with him."
Yang Gongren was stunned and said: "What's wrong?"
Yang Xiong said: "At that time, the prince's palm was pressed on the table, but when he raised his hand, the dent in the palm due to the pressure did not recover, just like this."
As he spoke, Yang Xiong pressed his palms.
"This...this..." Yang Gongren looked shocked.
Yang Xiong said in a deep voice: "I've seen this kind of disease, it's mostly diabetes, and the prince's condition is already very serious. Didn't you notice that he is thinner than before?"
"Of course... my son knows this," Yang Gongren was stunned: "But everyone thinks that after the prince stopped drinking, he often went hunting again, and his body gradually became healthier."
Yang Xiong shook his head: "I'm afraid that's not the truth. I saw clearly at the time that it was a disease of bloating. I'm afraid the prince lost weight because of the disease."
Yang Gongren was stunned and stood there in a daze.
After a while, he said: "This disease does not seem to be fatal."
Yang Xiong nodded: "As long as you maintain good health and take the right medicine, there will be no serious problems in a short period of time. However, the prince is busy with government affairs every day, and I am afraid he will not have much time to recover from his illness. I am hesitant whether I should tell His Majesty about this matter. He
You must not know yet."
"We can't hide it. Father needs to tell him as soon as possible. If the prince's body collapses, it will be a major event that shakes the country's foundation," Yang Gongren said with a worried look.
Yang Xiong nodded and said: "Everything must be fully prepared. If something happens to the prince, who will you choose, King Qin and King Qi?"
Yang Gongren was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth: "Although the elders and younger ones are in order, my son supports the King of Qin."
"That's right!" Yang Xiong said solemnly: "But we are of the same clan and cannot get married, so you should be careful about the girl's affairs and try your best to let her go and be a concubine for others. Don't think that we are a clan and others will look down on you.
, I and the Supreme, even
He is related to his great-grandfather by one generation, and his relationship with Yang Ming is even more tenuous, so he is actually no different from outsiders."
Yang Gongren nodded quickly: "My son understands and will make careful arrangements."
After Yang Xiong pondered for a while, he suddenly stood up:
"Change, I will enter the palace now."
.......
"It's urgent to go and come back again," Yang Guang strolled in front of the bookshelf and said with a smile, "Did King Guan have something to do that he forgot to tell me last night?"
Yang Xiong was in a dilemma. He followed Yang Guang all the way and said carefully:
"If I say something wrong, please don't blame me, Your Majesty."
Yang Guang was about to take down a classic from the bookshelf. He was stunned when he heard this, took back his hand, and frowned:
"You're acting weird today, tell me, right or wrong, I won't blame you."
Yang Xiong took a long breath and said, "The prince may be seriously ill, does your majesty know?"
At this moment, Yang Guang's hole suddenly shrank, and his whole body seemed like a ferocious beast that chooses people, and said word by word:
"Who did you listen to?"
So, Yang Xiong narrated exactly what he saw in the East Palace last night.
"It's just my guess, I can't be accurate, but it concerns the prince's health, and I dare not hide it. Even though there is a possibility of being convicted, I have to take the risk and report it to Your Majesty."
Yang Guang's eyes narrowed, his mouth twitched, and he said: "No, you did the right thing. I understand. Remember, don't tell anyone."
"I understand," Yang Xiong said.
Yang Guang waved his sleeves: "Go down."
After Yang Xiong left, Yang Guang clenched his fists, exhaled a long breath, and ordered Gao Ye, the chamberlain, to call the prince immediately.
"You've been in good spirits these past few days,"
Ever since Yang Zhao came in, Yang Guang had been looking at his son.
Yang Zhao smiled and said, "Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. I always hear people say that the capital is very lively right now, but I haven't gone out to see it yet, so I plan to go out of the palace tomorrow night to enjoy the lanterns."
Yang Guang tried hard to control his emotions and said casually: "Take down that set of calendars from the fourth row and third row of the bookshelf."
Yang Zhao nodded, walked over, brought in a heavy set of Kaihuang calendars, and placed them in front of his father.
Suddenly, Yang Guang stretched out his hand, grabbed his son's wrist, and twisted it with his backhand.
I saw a long depression where Yang Zhao exerted his strength in his palm.
Yang Guang was trembling all over and stared at his son's palm. He had been hoping in his heart that the depression would heal soon.
But he was disappointed...
"Asshole!"
Yang Guang was furious, suddenly threw Yang Zhao's arm away, and said angrily: "Have you ever stopped drinking?"
"Father!" Yang Zhao immediately fell to the ground crying and kowtowed after being discovered by his own father.
Yang Guang was trembling all over, almost going crazy. He stared at his son in front of him and said in a trembling voice:
"How... long...? I ask you, how long..."
"Father..." Yang Zhao cried sadly, and the spot where his forehead hit the ground also sank.
"Ah...ah..." Yang Guang's face was distorted, and he suddenly burst into flames. He overturned the dragon gum in front of him with both hands and roared crazily.
For a moment, the guards standing outside the palace were stunned and rushed in to check the situation.
"Go down," Takano hurriedly ran over, waved off the guards, and closed the palace door.
I saw Yang Guang walking down from the stage, grabbing his son's collar, lifting Yang Zhao up, his veins popped out, and said:
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Are you taking medicine?"
Yang Zhao cried bitterly: "My son didn't dare to say anything because he was afraid that his father would worry him. I have been taking medicine all the time."
"waste!"
Yang Guang threw his son to the ground, looked at Gao Ye with wide-eyed anger, and gasped:
"Immediately pass the order to surround me in the East Palace and keep an eye on all the trash inside. I want them one by one.
Individual trial."
"Father," Yang Zhao crawled over and hugged his father: "They didn't know it. It was the son who deliberately concealed it. They were not at fault."
"Go away!"
Yang Guang kicked his son away, but Yang Zhao crawled over again, hugging him tighter this time and crying:
"Father, the fault lies with my son alone. I beg you not to implicate innocent people. As long as you take good care of yourself, this disease will be fine..."
At this time, Yang Guang's eyes were already splitting, and he was staring straight at Yang Zhao,
After a long while, Yang Guang said feebly: "You go down, don't go to court again, leave all the things at hand to Su Wei, you can take good care of your health."
"I obey," Yang Zhao kowtowed slowly, his forehead touching the ground.
Yang Guang sighed and closed his eyes: "Instruct Dr. Chao Yuanfang, the imperial physician, to lead the people from the Imperial Medical Office to treat the prince."
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"Yes," Takano nodded.
Then, Yang Guang said again: "I have captured the servants who are personally serving the prince, as well as his thousands of oxen, and I want to question them. No one in the East Palace can leave the palace even half a step without my order, or disobey the order."
Whoever, kill!"
.......
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Yang Guang did not appear in the sight of the courtiers. The festival ceremony that had been prepared was temporarily changed to co-hosted by Gao Jun and Su Wei.
No one knew what happened, and no news came out from the palace.
In the Liangyi Palace, a man was tied up all over and had a cloth stuffed in his mouth. He was severely beaten by several eunuchs holding leather whips.
This man's name is Yang Shude, and he is a close guard beside the prince.
After whipping for a while, Yang Guang, who was sitting on the stage, nodded towards Gao Ye,
Gao Ye made a gesture to the eunuch who was executing the torture, and the cloth ball from Yang Shude's mouth was taken out.
Gao Ye walked over, leaned over and asked, "Now that you have said it, you will die. If you don't say it, your whole family will not be saved."
"I told you, the whole family can't be saved," Yang Shude replied weakly.
Yang Guang narrowed his eyes and his expression turned ferocious.
This man is quite stubborn and would rather die than answer the question.
The reason why he was found was not because there was anything suspicious about this person, but because all the prince's guards had been severely beaten, and had also been deceived by the eunuchs.
Until now, he was the only one who had spilled the beans.
Yang Guang's original intention was to see how much news about the prince's illness had been leaked, and who knew, because the news had been sent to the Imperial Medical Office, and the prince's illness had been concealed for at least a year.
For a whole year, Yang Guang didn't know it, but others might not know it.
At this time, he finally spoke:
"You tell me, I will keep your whole family safe, and I will even forgive you."
Yang Shude lay on the ground and kept wailing, his whole body shaking like chaff, and he trembled:
"If I tell you this because of my humble position, will Your Majesty really be willing to let me go?"
Yang Guang directly raised his sleeves, pointed at the other party and said: "Not only will I not kill you, I will also make you the county magistrate and give you a title."
After a moment of silence, Yang Shude finally revealed the truth.