On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, Wu Houwei searched the city and arrested a total of 3,420 people who spread rumors. They were beheaded in the busy city, and the streets were filled with blood.
Any official who dares to discuss this matter in private will directly report it to the Yi people.
The curfew in Luoyang, Tokyo was changed to Haishi, that is, at nine o'clock in the evening, the gates of every village must be closed, and anyone who goes out at night will be arrested directly.
Yang Guang used thunderous means to quickly suppress public opinion, but he knew in his heart that he could control your mouth but not your heart, and the scandal had spread.
In Daye Hall, Crown Princess Wei Ying knelt in front of Yang Guang and his wife, crying bitterly and begging for a strict investigation to clear her name.
It’s no longer clear.
Everything Yang Xian had done before was solid. Although Yang Guang didn't find any real evidence this time, he tended to believe the rumors.
Because the second child and Wei Ying have really gotten too close recently.
After an investigation at the East Palace, it was found that one of Wei Ying's personal maids often left the palace and went to Prince Qi's Mansion in Luoyang to meet with Yang Jian privately.
The maid was also a loyal servant. She was beaten to death without saying a word to the outside world.
The more this happens, the more suspicious Yang Guang and his wife become. If your relationship is exposed to the light, what can't you say?
What made Empress Xiao most furious was that people from Dali Temple found out that on the way back to Luoyang from Jiangdu, Yang Jian had boarded Crown Princess Wei Ying's boat several times on the way. What were they doing?
Of course they were discussing how to join forces to deal with Yang Ming, but nothing really happened between them.
But now this rumor spread to the whole of Luoyang, which almost confirmed the two of them.
Yang Guang didn't know how to hit women, so Empress Xiao stood up. She left her seat, ordered the palace maids to lift Wei Ying up, and then slapped her down one after another.
In the hearts of Yang Guang and his wife, the eldest son, Yang Zhao, is the dearest child. If the eldest daughter-in-law breaks her shoes, it is a breach of chastity. This is absolutely intolerable to them, even if there is no real evidence to prove it yet.
After Empress Xiao beat her hand until it hurt, she ordered the palace maid to continue beating her until Wei Ying vomited blood from the mouth and fainted.
"Lock her up and keep her under strict guard. No one is allowed to visit her." Queen Xiao was almost furious.
Two palace maids dragged the unconscious Wei Ying down, and Gao Ye immediately ordered the chamberlain to wash away the blood on the ground.
Yang Guang turned around and returned to the bedroom behind him.
In the dormitory, Yang Jian was kneeling there. Every scream from Wei Ying in the front hall would make him tremble all over.
"Father, son, minister, and sister-in-law are innocent. It must be the third child. He must be spreading rumors against me." After seeing Yang Guang come in, Yang Jian kept kowtowing.
Yang Guang sighed, sat down on the side, looked down at his son in front of him,
"What is the truth? I will find out, but you don't seem to know where you went wrong?"
Yang Jian cried and complained: "The child contacted my sister-in-law just because I wanted to arrange a marriage for the son who came to protect the child. I have no other desires besides this, and there is no act of arrogance. I hope my father will learn from it."
Yang Guang's expression was dull and he said calmly: "She is your eldest sister-in-law. If you want to have a good relationship with her, you need to go through your mother first. People in the family still know that the uncle and sister-in-law are not in the same room. How dare you have a private relationship with her?"
She meets? Isn’t this considered transgression?”
"Father," Yang Jian raised his head and said, "Even if I had an affair with my sister-in-law, how could this matter spread to the streets and alleys, and everyone in the city would know about it? With my father's wisdom, couldn't I see that someone was deliberately framed against my child?
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Yang Guang gritted his teeth and said: "I said, I will find out the matter, but what I am talking about now is about your private meeting with her. How long has your eldest brother been gone? How dare you?"
"Father," Yang Xin knew that today's test was really difficult, so he took the risk and said:
"As a younger brother, the third child secretly competed for the crown prince and formed cliques for personal gain. The child didn't want to give in, so he thought about building a good relationship with the elder sister-in-law to check and balance the third child. This is why I met with the elder sister-in-law in private, because there are some things that can only be discussed in person.
clear."
Yang Guang said coldly: "You finally told the truth. Did you deliberately hinder him in building Luoyang?"
"Yes!" Anyway, he confessed, and this time Yang Xian took the risk: "My father, the emperor, and my mother are partial to the third child, and my son can't stand it. His prestige in the court is the result of his father, but why do you just
Don’t you want to think about me? After your eldest brother passes away, when it comes to seniority, you should also consider me first?”
Yang Guang immediately sneered and saw Yang Xian going numb.
Yang Guang said with a cold expression:
"Go out and ask around. How many people in the world say good things about you? I'll give you the title of General Manager of Yangzhou. You don't know how to govern the place and accumulate merits. All day long, you want to find a woman and let you be the shepherd of Yuzhou. How dare you create things in Tokyo?
You dare to abduct the third child's woman, have an affair with your wife and sister, and make your wife and Wei Chong angry to death. Is there anything else that you, King Qi, dare not do?"
Yang Guang leaned back, put his hands on the armrests of the chair, and said:
"The reason why I have delayed establishing a governor is to give you a chance to build the Guangtong Canal. I gave you a chance. What was the result? Hundreds of officials complained, and the people complained. This time I want to give you a chance to make you the director.
This North-South Canal, look how many people are against you at the court meeting? If you want to form a party, I will turn a blind eye, but you have to make some useful people. How many ministers in the Ministry of Education can speak for you?
How many others are there to speak for the third child? You can tell me, what should I choose?"
Yang Jian said with resentment: "Father, you have to give time to your ministers? The third child can win over the courtiers only by relying on his eldest aunt and Yang Su. Who are the ministers? Wei Chong is a dabbler who doesn't even speak in the Shangshu Province.
Portion."
"So, you are blaming me and your aunt for not finding a good wife for you? What's the difference between you and Fengling Wang Yang Yong who was granted the title after his death?" Yang Guang sneered.
Yang Jian lowered his head and said, "My son is just telling the truth. Pei Ju's daughter should have been mine, but the third child took it from me."
"Pei's name was decided by your grandparents, you can't blame the third child," Yang Guang said.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Jian then added: "The third child relied on the favor of his grandparents and was stronger than his son very early. Father, you can't be too partial.
The son was at a disadvantage from the beginning to the end. Although he tried his best, he still couldn't get rid of the decline. Look at the women he married, and then look at the son? What should I argue with him? It's not that I am inferior to him, but
The father, the queen, and the queen favor one over the other."
Yang Guang laughed angrily at him, laughing so hard that he laughed.
"Okay, since you said that, I will give you one last chance. Yuzhou Mu, you continue to work and focus on the canal. It must be completed within six months. If you can do it, I will find a job for you.
A good woman."
Yang Jing was in great spirits: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely do it."
"But before that, you have to come back to the capital with me," Yang Guang said calmly.
Yang Guang would not allow this scandal to continue to ferment. The Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment, who were responsible for the investigation, also visited and investigated secretly.
And he couldn't deal with Yang Xian and Wei Ying, otherwise it would be equivalent to admitting the authenticity of the scandal.
This is why the queen beat Wei Ying violently, but Yang Jian didn't even get a scratch on the ear, because Yang Jian had to attend a court meeting and meet people.
In the next few days of court meetings, no one dared to mention this matter. In fact, no one mentioned it at the beginning. The reason why Yang Guang knew about it was because it was reported by the Yushitai.
But he didn't expect that the matter would spread so widely and so quickly without someone behind it, which was absolutely impossible.
So who would target the second child? It must be the King of Qin’s party.
Yang Guang easily thought of Princess Qin Yang Yinjiang. It seemed that his daughter-in-law had a lot of resentment.
Yang Yue was good at spreading rumors, and Yang Guang knew it, because when he was still the king of Jin, Yang Yue started to build momentum for him among the people.
But there are some things, even if Yang Guang knows it in his heart, he still has to pretend to be a fool.
It doesn't matter, the days are still long, let's settle the accounts later in the year.
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month was approaching. Yang Guang accepted the suggestion of King Qin Yang Ming and changed the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to the Shangyuan Festival, the fifteenth day of the seventh month to the Zhongyuan Festival, and the fifteenth day of the tenth month to the Xiayuan Festival.
The scale of this year's Shangyuan Lantern Festival is the same as last year. The officials have spent a lot of money. Even though Yang Ming is in the capital, he still has to pay because Luoyang also has his Qin Prince's Palace.
Yang Guang planned to return to the capital after celebrating the Shangyuan Festival.
On the night of the 13th day of the first lunar month, Yang Guang and his sister Yang Lihua sat on the highest observation tower in the imperial city, overlooking the lights of Luoyang.
"Sister, I don't think any of the second and third oldest children would do anything to their brothers. I know you love Yang Ming, so don't say favoritism," Yang Guang smiled as he looked at his sister beside him.
Yang Lihuahua said: "If you ask me to tell the truth, neither of your two sons is a fuel-efficient lamp. It seems that what you should worry about most is that after the two of them go up, they will not attack Zhao'er's child."
Yang Guang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The emperor's family affairs are the most difficult to decide. I don't want to see them fighting each other."
When Yang Lihua heard the words "fratricide", her face suddenly darkened. Three of her five brothers died, and two of them died at the hands of Yang Guang.
The death of Yang Liang, the youngest, was announced to the outside world as a result of illness, but Yang Lihua knew who did it, but she could never pierce this layer of paper.
When the words "fratricide" come out of your mouth, why does it make people's hair stand on end?
Yang Lihua said calmly: "I don't want to interfere with your family affairs anymore. Since leaving the capital, Yang Ming has written me twenty-two letters, all of them asking if I am okay. In the last letter, he hoped
I don’t want to follow you on your northern tour outside the Great Wall, for fear that I won’t be able to withstand the wind and cold and will damage my body. After much thought, I really can’t run around like this anymore. I’m older and my body really can’t stand it. You said I favor Yang Ming. I
Why is he partial? It's because he really cares about me as an aunt, and is not trying to take advantage of me."
Yang Guang nodded. He had already heard from the eldest sister's words who she was leaning toward.
"The third child respects you, I know this," Yang Guang said.
Then, Yang Lihua ordered her maid to fetch a stack of letter paper and handed it to Yang Guang:
"Here are the twenty-two letters. Read them yourself."
Yang Guang nodded, picked up a letter and opened it. Every line in the letter was concerned about Yang Lihua's body. There were even some advices, such as not eating cold food and not boarding the bow of the ship at night.
These are all things that the servants will arrange in advance.
But coming from Yang Ming's words, it was somewhat touching.
After a long time, Yang Guang raised his head and said with a smile: "He is closer to you than to me. The letters he gave me are all reports on state affairs."
"I've thought about it, I won't go out again when I return to Beijing," Yang Lihua said calmly, "How precious are you to yourself."
Yang Guang nodded: "Just do whatever you want, sister."