On the third day after Yang Guang returned to Beijing, there was still no court meeting.
Neither the King of Qin's Party nor the King of Qi's Party, including the neutral faction, did not move around today. Instead, they all stayed at home, intending to kill the day and prepare for tomorrow's settlement of accounts in Hebei.
This was considered the final decisive battle between the two princes of Qin and Qi, but no one met to discuss strategies.
Because all discussions in advance are useless. No one can predict what will happen at the court meeting. The rhythm is in the hands of the emperor.
After all, it is about the battle for the throne, and the master of the East Palace will inevitably be a large-scale battle, and bloody scenes will definitely occur.
Yang Guang, who was presiding over this big dispute, was the one who had the biggest headache. He had been thinking about it from the moment he opened his eyes every morning. The palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh. He chose to let Yang Ming come up, but he also
I won't beat him to death with a stick.
Therefore, he must think carefully about how to safely confirm his successor.
On this day, Yang Guang issued an order to mobilize troops, and the Sixteenth Guards Military Office began a major adjustment. The internal defense of the capital was temporarily handed over to King Guan Yang Xiong and King Cai Yang Zhiji.
The defense of Jingzhao was handed over to Duan Da, Guo Yan, Qiu He and Dou Kang.
These people were either members of the clan or neutral. Yang Guang was afraid that his two sons would use their military power to cause trouble.
Yang Ming is the general of Youbei Wei, and Yang Jian is the general of Youbei Shenfu. They both have many troops.
In the morning, he went to the King of Qin's official office to get everyone ready, and assigned two hundred troops to be responsible for sending all the files to the imperial city tomorrow.
Zheng Anrao also came to work today, and there was no place for him for the time being, so Yang Ming arranged for him to work under Yuan Wendu, who was also a fellow from Henan.
There is also a newcomer, Cui Churen. This boy was originally the gatekeeper of Mingde Gate and had a lot of money. Now he was recruited from the city defense by Yang Ming and joined the palace to serve as a civil servant for the time being.
The purpose of trapping this person was to trap Cui Hongsheng. After all, after Cui Hongdu died, Cui Hongsheng, as the second eldest son, has now assumed the important responsibilities of the family, not to mention that Cui Hongsheng is still General Zuo Wuwei.
At the moment, Yuan Wendu and the others are both nervous and excited. They have been waiting for this day for a long time. The prince's official and the prince's official are two different concepts.
One can only do some trivial matters in the palace, while the other can participate in national affairs.
Today is destined to be a very peaceful day.
Yang Ming stayed with Gao Yue throughout the afternoon because he didn't want to talk about tomorrow with others. If it were Yang Yinjiang, Pei Shuying and the others, they would definitely not be able to avoid this topic.
"His Royal Highness seems to be worried and eager to get rid of his worries?" Gao Yue moved the fire to the edge of the porch, then tightened his cloak and sat next to Yang Ming.
Yang Ming looked at the falling snow outside, rubbing his hands from time to time, and said calmly:
"Don't make random guesses. Go and play the piano. I want to hear you play the piano."
Gao Yue did not say a word, but stood up and squatted down opposite Yang Ming. She stretched out the warm hands in her sleeves and held Yang Ming's cold hands tightly, and then rubbed them repeatedly.
"It's cold, the strings are stiff, and the tone is inaccurate. This time I will reject Your Highness."
The other party's hands were very warm. Yang Ming closed his eyes and said calmly:
"Have you ever thought about the rest of your life?"
Gao Yue was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said: "I never thought about it, I just feel that now is the most stable time in my life. If I can spend my life like this, what else do I want?"
Yang Ming couldn't help but smile and said: "A person's life is not static, especially women. Most of the time they just follow the crowd. It's so difficult to make the decision on your own. Since you like to stay here, you should stay here in the future."
Gao Yue forced a smile and said: "My identity and age are my biggest burdens, right?"
No, it's your appearance. Yang Ming doesn't dare to bring Gao Yue into the palace for fear of being spotted by his father. He has no choice but to be born with beauty. Although she is a little older, it does not affect her attraction to men at all.
force.
Although Yang Ming felt that his father would not necessarily have an idea for his woman, he still wanted to be just in case. After getting along with Gao Yue for a long time, he already regarded her as his forbidden love.
Only I can touch it.
Although Gao Yue stayed at home, she could probably guess from her daily chats with Chen Shuyi that Yang Ming was likely to be established as the crown prince.
The Crown Prince was going to the East Palace, but Yang Ming asked her to stay in Prince Qin's Mansion. His intention couldn't be more obvious.
Without getting an answer from Yang Ming, Gao Yue smiled bitterly and let go of Yang Ming's hands. After thinking for a long time, he suddenly stood up and threw Yang Ming down.
There is business tomorrow, so Yang Ming will not ask Gao Yue tonight, but we will talk about it another day.
On the 30th of the first lunar month, at a quarter past midnight, before dawn, the officials of Daxing City had already gone out.
During the emperor's first court meeting after returning to Beijing, all the officials of the third rank and above went to Daxing Hall, and the officials of the third rank and lower ranks waited outside the palace.
Members of the royal family, as well as those who are idle at home and above, all enter the imperial city and wait for the call in Menxia Province.
On Zhuque Street, the motorcade was connected from end to end with no end in sight. Everyone consciously pulled their vehicles to the side and deliberately slowed down, waiting for the high-ranking people to take the lead in entering the palace.
Yang Ming put on his Jiuzhang Prince dynasty uniform and headed to the imperial city with all his staff.
Outside the Zhuque Gate, Yang Xian had been waiting for him for a long time.
"It's such a cold day. Did the third brother come here on horseback?" Yang Jian was also riding a horse. He looked at the carriages in Yang Ming's motorcade and asked, "What's in the carriages?"
Yang Ming answered the question with a smile: "After my second brother returned to Beijing, my younger brother didn't have time to visit me. Please don't mind me."
Yang Jian laughed and said: "How can you not mind? You haven't met your new sister-in-law yet, right? You must go to my house today so that your sister-in-law can meet this powerful person.
Uncle."
Yang Ming smiled and said: "We really should meet. Why don't we make an appointment tonight to go to Yong'an Palace to pay our respects to the Queen Mother, so that we brothers can reunite."
"What? You don't dare to go to my house?" Yang Jian asked.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yang Ming smiled and said: "How can you not dare? I will definitely bother you another day."
"Alas" Yang Jian sighed and looked up towards the city gate: "The third child misunderstood me deeply. Let's go into the palace."
"Second brother, please come first," Yang Ming said, raising his hand.
In the Daxing Hall, all the ministers gathered, but the hall was surprisingly quiet. The atmosphere was a little weirder than usual.
Everyone always looks at Yang Ming and Yang Xian from time to time, trying to capture the changes in their expressions, but today, these two people behaved extremely calmly.
After Yang Guang entered the hall, he first took a look outside the hall, and then ordered the eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare a stove and place it outside the hall to prevent the group of people outside from freezing. After all, there were many elderly people inside.
As for Daxing Hall, the door was closed directly, and the discussion inside could not be heard clearly from outside.
After Yang Guang sat down, he first looked at Duan Wenzhen, Minister of War, and asked:
"How's it going with Yin Wu?"
The Ministry of War actually had no control over Su Lie's expeditionary force. The Ministry of War in the Sui Dynasty was in charge of the army's logistics, not marching operations. However, as the Minister of War, Duan Wenzhen asked the Ministry of War about the specific movements of the army as soon as he returned to Beijing.
"Back to Your Majesty, the latest report received by the Ministry of War is that Su Lie has just arrived in Zhangye, and it will take about half a month to enter Yinwu."
It was a long way from the capital to Zhangye, and Su Lie's army of 3,000 men only had 300 horses, so the marching speed was naturally not much faster.
Yang Guang had not returned at that time, and there were really no extra war horses in Guanzhong for Su Lie to deploy.
Yang Guang frowned and looked at Yang Ming:
"You are quite bold in hiring people this time. Is such a young marching director reliable?"
Yang Ming said: "Father, don't worry, Yin Wu can't survive in the barbaric land of the Western Barbarians. Our Sui army is all elite and the enemy cannot be stopped."
At this time, Mai Tiezhang also stood up and spoke for his brother:
"Su Lie's military tactics are cunning and he is good at surprise attacks. I believe that Su Lie's expedition will be successful."
Mai Tiezhang, this is the pure confidant of the emperor. Yang Guang heard this and said with a smile:
"I know he is your adopted brother. If he fails, will I hold you accountable?"
Mai Tiezhang was stunned, nodded and said: "I am willing to take the blame."
The ministers burst into laughter, and everyone could tell that the emperor was joking.
Of course, there are different types of jokes. If you say the same thing to different people, it is no longer a joke.
No one would think that the emperor was helping the King of Qin to shed the burden, because even if Su Lie was defeated, the King of Qin would not have anything to do with it. At most, it would be an improper employment, and the emperor would not even complain.
You have given full power to the King of Qin to arrange it, and the King of Qin has also arranged it. If you lose, is it your fault or the King of Qin's fault?
All correct.
Next, Yang Guang asked: "Is Qu Boya from Gaochang Kingdom still satisfied with my marriage?"
Yang Ming said: "What right does he have to be dissatisfied? Naturally, he is grateful to His Majesty and wishes he could see Tian Yan, so much so that he returns with regrets."
"The third child did a really good job this time," Yang Jian said with a smile: "I named the widow of the old Zhou Dynasty as the marriage princess to show that Gaochang's land is not worthy of my Sui clan, and there will be no way to use troops against Gaochang in the future.
What’s so taboo?”
Yu Wenshu also echoed: "The King of Qin handles government affairs with ease, and all officials are praised as virtuous. For more than a year, King Qin has been in charge of the capital, so His Majesty has nothing to worry about."
As soon as these words came out, many people's expressions changed, and Gao Xi also frowned instantly. This statement was based on retreat in order to advance. With Yang Ming in the capital, he had no worries. Wasn't he implying that it didn't matter whether there was an emperor or not?
They wanted the emperor to be suspicious and wary of Yang Ming.
Let me ask you: Which emperor hopes that his son's prestige is higher than his own? What is it about a hundred officials being praised as virtuous? Isn't this putting Yang Ming on the fire?
Yang Ming smiled and said: "Xu Guogong made a ridiculous compliment. I at least know that more than half of the officials are scolding me in their hearts. I just don't know if Xu Guogong is among them?"
Yu Wenshu bowed his hands towards Yang Ming and said:
"My respect for the King of Qin can be seen from the sun and the moon. No matter who is in front of me or behind me, there is never a disrespectful word."
"Really?" Yang Ming smiled and said, "I don't believe it."
I don’t even believe it myself. Yu Wenshu smiled, stepped back and stood up again.