When it comes to dealing with the arrogant and powerful men in the right guard, everyone can see that the emperor intends to show his favor.
Also, in addition to the memorial written by King Yang Ming of Qin, there was also a memorial written by the imperial censor in the capital, saying that the public opinion was overwhelmingly that it was Xu Guogong Yu Wenshu who killed the meritorious officials, and hoped that the emperor would punish Yuwen Shiji and give He Ruobi a posthumous title. .
At the court meeting, the censor Zhang Heng said:
"The King of Qin has also been suppressing him. Recently, many old ministers and ministers have gone to the Prince of Qin's palace to cry and make trouble. The King of Qin is also very helpless."
The Qianyang Hall in Ziwei Palace is extremely grand and can accommodate hundreds of officials.
The yang of Qianyang Palace has the same pronunciation as Yang, so it was changed to Qianyuan Palace in the Tang Dynasty.
Since the court meeting was held here, all the ministers participating in the court meeting changed from standing to sitting, and a short table was placed in front of each person to place the scrolls.
"The King of Qin is still too benevolent and righteous. Officials who make trouble like this should be whipped and dispersed, and those who lead the trouble should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others," Lai Hu'er said.
Yang Guang nodded: "The words of Duke Rong are very much in line with my wishes. I will immediately issue an edict to the King of Qin, ordering him to rectify the public opinion in the capital. If there are any more rumors about Duke Xu, he will be sentenced to death."
Yu Wenshu was determined. Yesterday's small meeting in Daye Palace almost gave him a heart attack. Who knew that today's meeting would not be over yet?
Which bastard is spreading rumors and slandering you? Are you brainless? I can frame He Ruobi?
The emperor's words basically sealed the deal. Controlling public opinion in the capital must be done by the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. You can't let the King of Qin beat officials or arrest them. You have to protect their image.
This is called good deeds being done by others and you doing the bad deeds.
Yu Wenbi, the Minister of Punishment, and Zheng Shanguo, the Minister of Dali Temple, will work out a plan and submit it to the capital, where they will suppress it.
Next, Cai Wang Yang Zhiji said:
"Then who should take over as the right back? Zheng Yuanshou and Wei Baoluan are not qualified enough and may not be qualified."
"Let alone being qualified as a general," Zuo Wuwei Guo Yan said: "Now that the right guard Wang Yue dies, no one else can do anything. So they are destined to not even be able to sit as generals, so how can they talk about being a general?"
"You are still at a disadvantage because you have no military merit," Su Wei said: "Now that the capital, that is, the King of Qin can take over the right guard without causing chaos, Zheng and Wei, it is best to move to another place temporarily."
As soon as these words came out, everyone nodded. Su Wei's concerns were undoubtedly right. Zheng and Wei had always been sidelined and had no weight in the right guard. The generals there also disliked them. Neither of them has any military merit, only family background.
Therefore, if Yang Ming wants to take over smoothly, he must first get rid of these two people and replace them with people Yang Ming thinks are suitable. Only then can he start cleaning up the right guard and gradually remove some thorns.
He Ruobi has been running the Right Guard for more than 20 years, and his influence cannot be wiped out casually. Every soldier there regards He Ruobi as a god. This kind of ideological worship is difficult to change.
Yang Guang also understood in his heart that the more this kind of thing happened, the more cautious it must be treated. Yang Ming undoubtedly won the hearts of the people by handling Wang Yue's matter, and he seemed to be deliberately creating the impression that he was the best candidate to take over as the right back.
Knowing a son is like a father, even Su Wei can see that Yang Ming intends to take over, couldn't Yang Guang, his own father, see it?
In the ensuing discussion, there was almost no objection regarding the position of general, and it was not easy for Yang Jian to object, because the third brother had military merit and he did not.
So who should take over the two generals Zheng and Wei Teng have become the focus of everyone's concern.
One faction, headed by Su Wei, believed that the appointment should be left to the King of Qin himself. After all, Yang Ming was now the garrison of the capital and had the power to lead the army. The remaining faction was more chaotic, and they all recommended their own candidates.
Finally, Yang Guang sealed the deal and left the two generals to Yang Ming to appoint himself.
Gao Jiong bowed his head. He Ruo was killed, and the capital no longer had Yang Guang's worries, so he planned to patrol Jiangdu in the south.
But before that, he sent another letter to Daxing, asking King Qin Yang Ming to send someone to escort Chen Shubao's wife, Princess Shen Wuhua of Changcheng, to Luoyang. Yang Guang wanted to take the widow with him to the south of the Yangtze River.
No one would think that Yang Guang would have such thoughts about a half-old lady, because since Yang Guang went to Luoyang, the harem has been expanded again, and there is no shortage of women at all, so how could he have feelings for a woman who is nearly fifty years old?
What about thoughts?
However, Yang Guang's letter to his son did not explain the reason, but Chen Shuyi made a guess.
"Oh, show off your power." After reading the letter, Chen Shuyi sighed: "If I were still alive, I'm afraid I would still take my grandfather with me."
Yang Ming completely agreed that this should be the case. As the Queen of Jiuchen, Shen Wuhua was taken by Yang Guang to tour Jiuchen's hometown, which must be a bit showy.
You see, this world used to be yours, but now, it's all mine.
Look again, what were you like back then, and what is Jiangnan like now? What I did is far better than Chen Shubao.
Yang Yinjiang said from the side: "I heard that the two ladies often spoke well of your mother in front of the emperor. I think this is part of the reason."
Chen Shuyi nodded and said: "Chen Lin and Chen Ting are all my concubines, so they will naturally help me to speak. Moreover, my mother is a devout Buddhist believer and has a deep connection with the Tiantai Sect. Your Majesty is also ordained by Zhiyi of the Tiantai Sect.
As a disciple of the master, with this kind of love, your majesty should be kind to my mother-in-law."
"As for the issue of kindness, you don't need to worry about it," Yang Ming said with a smile, "Father has never treated women harshly."
Yang Yinjiang said: "In this case, Shuyi has nothing to worry about. I will arrange for people to send the wife to Luoyang as soon as possible to avoid delaying my father's schedule."
"Go ahead, the tone in Father's letter is very anxious," Yang Ming said with a smile.
Shen Wuhua is actually very famous in history, not only because she is Chen Shubao's queen, but her image among the people is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the image of Guanyin Bodhisattva was a male. When Buddhism was first introduced to China from ancient India, it was a male body with two mustaches. However, starting from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it gradually evolved into a female body.
The original name of Guanyin was changed to Guanyin to avoid someone's name. Just like Chang'e was originally called Chang'e, but it was changed to Chang'e to avoid the name of Emperor Liu Heng of Han Dynasty, so it was changed to Chang'e. What happened to the gods? They still had to make way for the emperor.
The earliest female portrait of Guanyin Bodhisattva is a copy of Shen Wuhua. In other words, the appearance of Guanyin Bodhisattva we see is that of Shen Wuhua.
Shen Wuhua became a monk after the fall of the Sui Dynasty, and his Buddhist name was Guanyin.
As far as Yang Ming knows, there is another person related to gods in the Sui Dynasty. This person is called Zhao Yu. According to historical records, he was the prefect of Meishan in the late Sui Dynasty, which is Meishan City, Sichuan.
This person is the prototype of the Taoist image of Yang Jian, the real king of Guanjiangkou Erlang in Journey to the West and The Romance of the Gods. As for the prototype of Xiaotian Dog, I don’t know. Anyway, it must be a Chinese pastoral dog.
Since his father's will is to let Yang Ming arrange the two generals on the right guard, Yang Ming will definitely say hello to Zheng and Wei in advance.
Sorry, you have been fired. As for what will happen in the future, you can each find your own way.
Yang Guang's decree has not yet stated how to settle these two people, but with their backgrounds, they can quickly get new positions.
So which two people will Yang Ming arrange to serve as his right guard?
It's very simple. There are two people named Yang, one is Yang Xiong's son Yang Gongdao, and the other is Yang Su's son Yang Xuanting.
One is to take care of the clan, and the other is to take care of Yang Ming himself.
Yang Xuanting gained a lot of prestige when he was fighting, and this boy followed Yang Su and fought frequently. His reputation for fierceness had already spread far and wide, and Xiao Xiang Yu's name was not something he could just cover up.
But this person must be restrained by Princess Yin Jiang, so as not to follow Xuangan and rebel like in history.
As for Yang Gongdao, he is Yang Xiong's sixth son and Yan Xiaotang's sixth uncle.
These two people are both Yang Ming's relatives, and their family backgrounds are definitely strong enough to suppress the military government.
However, Yang Ming still had to be careful with his instructions, so that night, he sent someone to call the two of them to have a family dinner at the palace.
Princess Yang Yinjiang and Yan Xiaotang will also attend.
After Yang Ming had a drink with the two of them, Xuanting said that he drank too much last night and was still awake, so he didn't dare to drink anymore. Yang Gongdao thought to himself, why did you use my excuse first? So he said this
If you have diarrhea for a few days, you should not drink too much.
Everyone knows that the King of Qin has a poor drinking capacity. Moreover, the prince Yang Zhao also wore down his body due to alcoholism, so now, almost no one dares to drink with Yang Ming.
"Then let's talk about business," Yang Ming put down his wine glass and said:
"When you go to the right guard to take over, take more of your own people with you in case of any accidents. If there are any thorns that need to be cleaned up, report them to me and I will weigh them up."
Now, all the generals on the right guard are under the supervision of Shi Wansui, but Yang Ming's plan is to let them return to their respective headquarters, otherwise the guards below will be left unchecked and more likely to cause trouble.
In other words, Yang Xuanting and Yang Gongdao took over the right guard who had not changed at all except Wang Yue. This was a difficult job.
But they were not too worried, because the right guard general was the King of Qin. Anyone who dared to cause trouble would be provoking Yang Ming's majesty, and they were just the talkers of the King of Qin.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, this humble position is quite ineffective in running the army, and it will definitely not cause trouble to Your Highness," Yang Xuanting said.
The eldest niece Yang Yinjiang immediately said: "Don't praise Haikou. Things are not just words. You are often in the army and you should be familiar with the situation. Don't be willful. In everything, comfort is the most important."
"Understood, the princess taught you a lesson," Yang Xuanting chuckled and nodded quickly.
In the past, when the eldest niece was not married, she often rushed at him, and she had long been used to it. What's more, she was the princess now, so she would do her best to say a few words to him. Yang Xuanting would not fail to understand this truth.
Among Yang Su's sons, the eldest son Xuangan was not good at external affairs, but he was very aggressive at home. Several younger brothers were jealous of him. Yang Yinjiang had been doted on by Yang Yue since she was a child, and was even more unpopular in the Yue Gong Mansion.
Dare to provoke.
Yang Xuanting was Yang Yue's stepson, who was adopted by Yang Su.
As the saying goes, if you are born in a family, you will know three things. After following Yang Su for so many years, Yang Xuanting knew how to run an army just by listening to him.
But Yang Gongdao couldn't do it. As the son of King Guan, he only worked as an idle worker at Sinong Temple. The reason was that this boy was a layman.
I don’t have to worry about food or drink, and I’m not the eldest son, so hard work has nothing to do with me.
He eats, drinks, whores and gambles, is arty, and is a good player. He is also a good friend of Li Baiyao, but it is quite embarrassing for you to entrust him with such a heavy responsibility.
The reason why Yang Ming used him was to give Yang Xiong face. The most important thing was that Yang Gongdao was born with a good temper. He had a very good personality and had such a humble background, but he never bullied the weak and was a very benevolent and righteous person.
The combination of Yang Xuanting and Yang Gongdao is Li Yunlong and Zhao Gang, one is hard and the other is soft, and they can use both soft and hard tactics to appease the right guard.
Therefore, Yang Ming must let Yang Gongdao understand what his role is as a right guard.
Yang Ming looked at Yang Gongdao and said: "Remember, the right guard has no one's partisans. They are all His Majesty's ministers. Don't despise or discard them just because they have worked with He Ruobi. Without them, you two can't manage the military government.
"Xuan Ting has a short temper, so you have to advise him on many things."
"Your Majesty, I understand," Yang Gongdao nodded.
Yang Yinjiang also looked at Uncle Nai at the right time and said: "Don't be disobedient in the future. If you have anything to do, discuss it with Gongdao more often. Don't always make decisions by yourself."
"Princess, don't worry, the general will understand," Yang Xuanting agreed happily, but both Yang Ming and his wife knew that a person's temper cannot be changed.
Fortunately, it was Yang Gongdao who had a tough temper. I was afraid that Yang Xuanting would have sex with him first.
Yan Xiaotang, who had been silent all this time, seemed like air. Yang Ming felt that this was not good, as it would make Yang Gongdao feel that his niece had no status in the palace.
So Yang Ming smiled at Yang Gongdao and said: "If Gongdao is dissatisfied with Xuanting in the future, you can tell Xiaotang quietly, and Xiaotang will tell me, and I will support you."
Yang Gongdao smiled coquettishly: "Don't dare, I know Xuanting's temper. I can only persuade, but never backbite."
How dare you? Yang Xuanting grinned.
Yang Yinjiang had a clear mind and immediately stood up and sat down next to Yan Xiaotang. She held her hand and said with a smile:
"Your uncle is a very interesting person. He and our Li Jijiu are both regular customers of Daxing Fengyuechang. I see that Xiaotang's appearance is quite similar to Gongdao's. My nephew looks like my uncle. It's true."
After the business talk was over, it was time to talk about family matters. Yang Yinjiang understood her husband's intentions, so she deliberately promoted Yan Xiaotang to be the protagonist of the dinner.
Yang Gongdao smiled and said: "Xiaotang is actually more like the second brother Yang Wei, because the second sister and the second brother are the most similar."
The second sister he mentioned was Yan Xiaotang's mother.
Yang Xiong had four daughters in total. The eldest married Li Yifang, the grandson of Li Bi, one of the eight pillars of the Northern Wei Dynasty. This man was Li Mi's uncle.
The second child married Yan Rong's son Yan Baoshou.
The third child married Doulukuan, the son of Doulutong, the Duke of Nanchen County. Doulukuan's mother was Yang Jian's sister.
The fourth child married Li Jun, who was born in Longxi.
They are all perfectly matched.
The names of Yang Xiong's four daughters also have a strong Buddhist flavor, Yang Shangci, Yang Jianzhen, Yang Mengcan, and Yang Shijie.
Yan Xiaotang's mother's name is Yang Jianzhen, which is much more grand than Yan Xiaotang's name.