Some relatives dote on you for the sake of their elders when they are still alive. Once the head of the family dies, they gradually become distant and indifferent to you. This is called hypocrisy.
And some relatives, when the elders were alive, ignored you, but when the elders are gone, they care about you. These are true relatives.
There is a huge difference between being the icing on the cake and being the icing on the cake.
That's what Yang Lihua is like. She really feels sorry for Yang Hao. After all, he is her brother's only legitimate son. When Yang Jun was alive, someone protected Yang Hao, so she didn't have to worry about it. But now, Yang Hao is all alone, supporting a family by himself.
, as Yang Lihua’s biological aunt, naturally she couldn’t bear it.
"You did a good job this time, and it's worth all the years I've loved you." Yang Lihua looked at Yang Ming happily and said with a smile: "If a person doesn't care about his family, he is a wolf, a lonely person.
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Aren't I just a lonely person? Yang Ming said with a smile: "We come from the same blood and are connected by flesh and blood. How can my nephew not plan for Brother Hao? The opportunity is right now. There is a vacancy in the military government, and Brother Hao has caught up.
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Yang Hao is still crying, it is really because he has been too frustrated for so many years.
Although he had the title of Prince of Liang, he was a straight-line royal family, but he only had a military general in Hejian County. Although no one dared to show off to him, his self-esteem must have been severely damaged in these years.
Yang Lihua was so happy today that she specially summoned her daughter’s family.
A group of people gathered around the house, eating baked Hu biscuits and chatting.
The three daily meals of the powerful class are not delicacies from the mountains and seas, but they contain plenty of meat, enough wine, enough spices, and are of high quality.
Vegetables and fruits also depend on the season. You should eat what you eat at any time. Although the cellar can increase the shelf life of the ingredients, the taste will definitely be different from what you eat in time for the season.
Nobles can only eat pears in July and August, and the same is true for ordinary people. It's just a matter of eating more and less. Anyway, you can't eat pears in May.
Hu cakes are a staple food in the north of the Sui Dynasty. They are mainly made of sesame and walnut kernels. However, there are not many Hu cakes in ordinary people's homes that can contain these two things, because sesame seeds and walnut kernels are a bit expensive, and they are not expensive.
Put salt because salt is more expensive.
Why can't ordinary people afford pickles? It's because pickles are pickled with salt.
The salt production in the Sui Dynasty was a democratic system of official collection and official sales. Moreover, the salt production technology was very backward and the output was very small. Therefore, during the Tang Dynasty, there was still a saying that "the grain that farmers spend all year round is not enough for the price of salt."
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Yang Ming ate baked Hu biscuits mixed with salt, while thinking about how to improve the production and fineness of salt.
You must know that there is no substitute for salt. If people don’t eat salt, they will have no strength.
Hedong produces salt, and its reserves are extremely terrifying, because it has one of the three largest sodium sulfate-type inland salt lakes in the world.
But in fact, the largest salt lake in China is the Chaerhan Salt Lake in Qinghai, also known as Tuyuhun. It is very difficult to develop this place under the current conditions. The largest salt mine in China is in Shanyang County, Jiangdu County. Shanyang County used to be
Also called Huaiyin County.
Therefore, there is a reason why many places have been developed since ancient times. Yuncheng is the only third-tier city in Shanxi, and there is also a reason. The level of development of this place in ancient times was several blocks ahead of other places in Shanxi.
Taiyuan City, the capital of Shanxi, is the only second-tier city in Shanxi.
Yang Ming is not worried about how big a wave he can make if Yang Hao is placed in Zuo Tunwei. One of the generals of Zuo Tunwei is Mai Tiezhang, Yang Guang's people, Zhang Dinghe, and Shi Wansui's people. The following are
The generals in the gang now listen to Shi Huaiyi, and Shi Huaiyi listens to Yang Ming.
Therefore, this military mansion is still under the control of Yang Ming and his son. It is not easy for Yang Hao to cultivate close followers here.
After settling Yang Hao, Yang Ming met the man named Cui Yi.
Not to mention, the two brothers look quite similar.
The matter was of great importance, so Yang Ming gave careful instructions and allocated some gifts from the treasury to Cui Yi, some of which were given to Tiele Khan Qibi Geling, and some to Cui Zhen.
"This is a big matter and must be handled well," Yang Ming said.
Cui Yi nodded: "I will handle this matter no matter what, and live up to the prince's expectations."
Cui Junsu from the clan has given Cui Yi the final answer. If this matter can be handled well, the prince will not treat him badly. However, Cui Yi knows that this opportunity is rare, and no matter how hard it is, he must complete the task this time.
Cui Guihui first went to Honglu Temple to receive training. He would be taught etiquette and speech for five days.
After sending Cui Yi away, Xu Jing told Yang Ming that Pei Yun had come to see him before, but left without waiting for anyone else.
It was already midnight in the evening, and Yang Ming was very tired today, but he still wanted to solve this matter as soon as possible, so he left the palace again.
At Pei Yun's house, Yang Ming probably knew the specific situation after meeting with him.
"From now on, you and Dugu Huai'en and Yuan Wen must discuss the matter of the refining kiln in detail. I really don't have the energy."
Pei Yun saw that Yang Ming was exhausted and hurriedly said: "The prince has many things to do every day, so you must take good care of your body. It is late at night, why don't the prince stay here with me?"
"When is it?" Yang Ming asked with his forehead raised.
Pei Yun glanced at Luo Ji and said, "It's already the time for the prince. If the prince doesn't take a rest as soon as possible, he may not be energetic tomorrow."
Yang Ming frowned and nodded: "Then let's rest at your house for one night."
"Your Majesty, the flowers are shining brightly," Pei Yun was overjoyed. He quickly cleared out a private room with his servants and sent his two favorite maids to serve Yang Ming.
The place where Yang Ming lives has three floors inside and three floors outside. It is surrounded by the guards of the East Palace. Four Qianniu guards who follow Yang Ming are responsible for patrolling the surrounding area. Only Chen Kui stands guard outside the house and does not allow anyone to do anything.
Disturbance from people approaching.
The two maids kneaded Yang Ming's body, and after he fell asleep, they lay on both sides of the bed to keep watch.
At the court meeting the next day, Yang Ming announced Yang Hao's appointment and allowed him to attend the court meeting.
After Yang Hao thanked him profusely, Yang Ming smiled and said:
"The King of Liang has little experience and needs a lot of training. The sage said: if three people are walking together, there must be a teacher from me. When the King of Liang comes to court for the first time, he still needs to find a few teachers."
Yang Hao hurriedly said: "King Guan is familiar with state affairs and has been deeply involved in the court for thirty years. I should regard myself as my teacher and ask for advice from time to time."
Yang Xiong smiled and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, I can't afford to ask for advice. You and I should help each other and thrive together."
Then, the two exchanged a few polite words.
In terms of blood relationship, Yang Hao is closer to the current emperor, but Yang Xiong is too powerful and is the current leader of the clan.
And Yang Ming just wants Yang Xiong to help Yang Hao more and train Yang Hao into the next Yang Xiong.
The road is given to you, how far you can go depends on you.
Pei Renji was completely confused, because General Zuotunwei was bound to win, and he had never wanted others to get there first.
Damn it, I want to wait for the next opportunity, but I don’t know when it will be.
It's not that easy to have a vacancy for a general in the military government. This thing cannot be replaced easily. Even if it is replaced, the specific candidate will be determined by the current situation.
Pei Renji also knew in his heart that he had no status in the eyes of the prince. If there was a shortage in the future, as long as the prince made the decision, it would not be his turn.
The rules of the world are not strong enough. You are the prince's father-in-law. Didn't you say hello to me at all?
The next appointment made Pei Renji instantly overjoyed. His immediate boss, General Dugu Huai'en of Youjianmenfu, was transferred to Taifu Temple as a young minister. The original two young ministers were unmoved.
One Yuanshou, demoted one level to Cheng.
In the main hall, Dugu Kai and Dugu Sheng looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
The two brothers knew very clearly that as long as Dugu Huaien made no serious mistakes, he would not be demoted. There was only one reason for this. He took the initiative to apply to go to Taifu Temple.
This idiot, the general will not do anything for the scraps of metal you have? You are really helpless.
These two brothers are retainers of the Dugu family and cannot control Dugu Huaien, so they can only file a complaint with Dugu Zuan, Duke of Zhao in the future.
Little did he know that Dugu was so grateful that he didn't take Dugu Zuan seriously.
When Pei Renji saw the vacancy, he winked at Pei Yun crazily.
Self-recommendation was not popular in the Sui Dynasty. After all, it was influenced by Confucian culture and emphasized the golden mean. When others praised you, you could only say false praises and false praises, and rarely would say: "You are right to praise me."
However, it is popular to recommend oneself, because it is unlikely for outsiders to recommend you. After all, every family has a group of children waiting to be fed.
So Pei Yun stood up and said: "I recommend Pei Renji, the general of the right prison gate, but the top one is missing."
Yang Ming looked at Pei Renji, who quickly knelt down:
"I am weak in ability and I am afraid that I will not be able to take on this important task."
"In this case, let's discuss it another day," Yang Ming said: "After all, he is the commander-in-chief of a government, so he still needs to ask for instructions from His Majesty."
Don't change the date? Why don't we discuss it clearly today? Pei Renji is confused. Can't you hear that I am just saying polite things? As long as you agree, His Majesty will most likely agree.
Seeing this, Yang Xiong stood up and said: "The right prison gate is of great importance. We should really ask His Majesty for instructions and let His Majesty make the decision."
"That's it, the court is over," Yang Ming stood up and left.
Pei Renji was extremely frustrated. After waiting for Pei Yun in the square, he pulled him aside and whispered:
"What do you mean by Prince?"
Pei Yun said speechlessly: "I recommended you to the court just to build momentum for you in the future. If you can't get up this time, maybe you will be given priority next time if there is a vacancy. In fact, I knew from the beginning that this position is not for you."
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"Why?" Pei Renji asked in shock.
Pei Yun smiled and said: "Who is the general of Zuojianmen Mansion?"
"This is Chen Guogong (Dou Kang)," Pei Renji said.
Pei Yun said again: "Then who is the right prisoner?"
"Didn't Pingxiang Hou just leave office?" Pei Renji said anxiously: "Stop being a good boy and tell me quickly."
Pei Yun smiled and said, "What do they have in common?"
Pei Renji was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly realized: "I understand, this position is indeed not something I can covet."
Pei Yun smiled, took the other person's hand and walked out together, saying:
"But next time if there is a vacancy elsewhere, your chances will be great. If the prince rejects you once, he will not reject you a second time. After all, we are the prince's people, but sometimes, you can't feel sad because of the prince's rejection.
There is a huge difference between what we are thinking about and what the prince is thinking about."
"Don't tell me, I was a little unconvinced just now, but I'm much better now," Pei Renji said with a smile.
Pei Yun said sternly: "Then you should be careful in the future. There is no sand in the prince's eyes."