After all, Yu Wenshu is an old man who has weathered many storms. Since there is no room for change, he has to admit it even if he doesn't admit it.
Well, Yang Yue can indeed come back. He knows in his heart that even if Xuangan helps Pei Ju today, it is all a matter of honor. The estrangement between the two families has been created since the day Yang Yinjiang restored it, and it has not been repaired.
possible.
I will bear with you for a little longer, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
Yang hoped to have Chidao repaired within a year, but the progress of the project was slow. The prince, Zhang Heng, Yan Bi, and Huangfu Yi all complained, and there was nothing he could do to hurry it up.
Now there is no one to help him take the blame, and there is no other way but to let nature take its course, because he knows Yang Ming and knows that there are some things that his son will not do.
The progress at Jinyang Palace is pretty good. Li Yuan reported that the new Jinyang Palace will be ready by autumn this year, so Yang plans to go to Jinyang after the repairs are completed.
"Why do you pay this back?" When he came to Queen Xiao, Yang met his second son Yang Jian.
Yang Jian smiled awkwardly and stood up to resign.
"Since you're here, please sit down for a while." After Yang sat down, he frowned and asked, "What have you been doing recently?"
Yang Zhen stood aside respectfully and said: "My son, I am reading the military book."
"What?" Yang said with a surprised look on his face: "You read the military book? What do you want to do?"
Queen Xiao advised from the side: "Okay, okay, Jie'er is your biological son, how can you guard against him like a thief? He is reading the military book and thinking about the future conquest of Goguryeo."
"Talking about war on paper!" Yang sneered: "Tell me, what military books have you read?"
Yang Jian said: "I have read Sun Tzu and Wu Zi's art of war, as well as Wu Zixu's "The Lost Art of Water Warfare", and recently I am paying homage to Zhuge Wuhou's "Sixteen Cheaper Strategies"."
"Do you think these tactics of war are useful?" Yang frowned.
Yang Jian nodded and said: "The art of war is the foundation and practice is the key. Naturally, they need to be combined."
"But you didn't have the opportunity to practice it," Yang said. "You had a lot of opportunities in the past, but you didn't grasp it. Isn't it too late to grasp it now?"
Yang Jian's ears twitched and he nodded: "My son is not seeking practice, but just doing something for free. I also know that my father intends to personally conquer Goguryeo, so I read some military books. It's just a little fun during the fighting time."
"How can a military officer's trivial matters be called trivial matters?" Yang said in a deep voice.
Yang Jian hurriedly said: "My son made a mistake."
"Slips of the tongue can also lead to misunderstandings of important matters," Yang Dandan said: "You are my son, and it is basic ethics to be cautious in your words and deeds. Sometimes you cannot say a word wrong. You would rather not say it than say nonsense. Since you just said
Start studying the military book, then continue, I will consider you after a while."
"If you understand, you must think deeply and work hard," Yang Jian said.
"Go down," Yang waved his sleeves.
Yang Jian retreated and left.
After the second son left, Empress Xiao asked the maid to take out a letter from a small box and handed it to her husband.
After Yang read it, he frowned and said, "How old is Xiao Rui this year?"
Empress Xiao smiled and said: "I'm fifteen, it's time to practice. In Ming'er's letter, she hopes that Xiao Rui can go to the East Palace to help Xian Ma Liu Xuan. I think it's feasible."
Yang smiled.
Third child, third child, are you really worried? Are you afraid that the second child will gain real power through your mother-in-law?
In fact, Yang is quite pleased because his son is smart enough and can think of many details. Only those who are thoughtful and take the overall situation into consideration can inherit the great cause.
Xiao Rui is the eldest son of Xiao Yu, the internal history minister, and the queen's nephew. The third child's move is obviously to please the queen, and by extension, he has made friends with the Xiao family.
"You can make the decision yourself on such a small matter," Yang smiled and put down the letter.
Empress Xiao curled her lips: "Even if it's a small matter, I don't dare to make the decision."
Yang could tell that his wife was complaining about not delegating power to her, and Yang would not let the harem get involved in politics. His mother was so powerful. Didn't she also take the initiative to decentralize power at the end of the founding of the emperor and stop attending court meetings?
That's the founding queen, what about you? She's just a ready-made queen. She doesn't have that prestige, and she doesn't have retainers like Gao Xi to support her.
So Yang said directly: "Your son is already a prince, don't be dissatisfied."
After that, Yang got up and went to find other concubines.
Empress Xiao sighed and summoned Shen Yahua for a heart-to-heart talk.
Yang would take Shen Wuhua with him every time he went out, but the relationship between the two of them was pure, and Shen Wuhua spent more time with Empress Xiao.
Both of them are from Jiangnan, and they are both wives of the emperor. However, their relationship between husband and wife is not harmonious, so they naturally have common topics.
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Given Su Lie's background, he was actually not popular at all during spring outings.
The most important thing for a wealthy family is family background. As for your current position, they don't care, because if you come from a poor family, even if you are the minister Zuopushe, you can only be said to be a genius and a court official. Once you are
If it doesn't work, your descendants still won't be able to get up.
Therefore, marriages between aristocratic families in the Sui Dynasty meant that they were well-matched, especially daughters. Daughters were not allowed to marry off.
Yang Lihua knew in her heart what Yang Ming had hinted at her, so she also facilitated the marriage of several pairs of Guanzhong aristocrats and Shandong Jiangnan aristocratic families, but this did not include those on the ceiling, which were the core members of the Guanlong aristocratic group.
Therefore, if Su Lie wants to marry a daughter of a high-ranking family, the best she can do is to be a concubine. A legitimate daughter should not even be considered, even if Yang Ming forcibly intervenes, not even Yang can do it.
These are people's traditions and rules. If someone is determined and unwilling, the emperor has nothing to say.
Therefore, Fang Xuanling married Yang Yue's concubine's daughter, which was the bridge built by Yang Yinjiang, while Du Ruhui could marry a legitimate daughter of the Wei family. This was the difference in background.
Li Jing is purely a legend, or has it been passed down as a good story? A son of a noble family married a maid, and his bones were almost broken by the clan.
On the spring outing, there are so many beauties, and who is not a delicate and elegant person?
Su Lie was dazzled. He was not a lecherous person, because he had a great beauty named Dong Ping in his family. She was one of the five Jiangnan beauties that Yang Jian gave to Yang Ming. She was given as a concubine by Yang Ming.
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Su Lie was already very satisfied. He thought that without Yang Ming, she would not be able to sleep with such a beautiful woman. He even felt that it was not an exaggeration for Dong Ping to be his wife.
But everyone has ideas, and he also hopes that he can marry a girl with a good family background, so that his children in the future will not have to be looked down upon like him.
People are divided into three, six, and nine grades. In the Qing Dynasty, Han officials were not even worthy of being slaves. In the Sui Dynasty, even though Su Lie was already the prince's best guard, in the eyes of the big family, he was still a subordinate and an inferior person.
What does his father, Su Yong, do? He is a clerk in Shiping County Government. He is not good enough and has no background.
Such minor officials could be arranged by the county magistrate himself. Why did Su Yong move his son from Hebei to Jingzhao? It was because a relative who was the county magistrate defected to his family.
To put it bluntly, Su Yong's status is not as high as that of a servant of the Wei family.
So Su Lie is very embarrassed at the moment. Many people know him and have heard of him. They also respect him because of the prince's reputation, but when it comes to heart to heart, it is impossible.
It was originally a blind date, but Su Lie went hunting in the mountains every day.
"Hey, that person, who's talking about you?" At the foot of the mountain, a girl with about a dozen guards standing behind her shouted to Su Lie who had just come down the mountain.
Su Lie was stunned and said: "Did the girl call me?"
"I live in the barren mountains and ridges, is it possible that I am called a ghost?" The girl also held a long bow in her hand, an arrow pot on her back, and was dressed in a warrior uniform.
Su Lie smiled and said, "What did the girl call me for?"
The girl pointed at the deer carried on Su Lie's shoulders and said: "My followers drove this deer here, but they never thought that you would get the first step. Shouldn't you return it to me?"
Just looking at the family crest of the group of warriors behind the girl, Su Lie knew that he couldn't afford to offend him. Besides, good men don't fight with women, so he put the deer on the ground and said:
"This deer belongs to the girl."
The girl was stunned and said with a smile:
"You are an honest person. I am joking with you. The deer you hunted is naturally yours. However, I have been chasing this deer all morning. This deer is too smart and cunning. I can't even fire twenty arrows."
The shot missed. You are really good. Whose family are you from? I wonder if you can lend it to me and help me drive the deer?"
Su Lie smiled, cupped his hands towards the girl, and said, "There should be deer in the mountains ahead. Girl, you might as well go look for them. I'll take my leave."
After saying that, he went to look for the war horse tied in the forest. When he brought the horse out, the girl's eyes lit up again:
"Good fellow, Gaochang Dragon Seed? Who is this brother? Not many of us in the capital have such a good horse."
At this time, a follower behind the girl came over and whispered:
"The emblem of King Qin is stamped under the horse's butt, so it should be the prince's horse."
Su Lie's horse was awarded to him by Yang Ming when he conquered Tuyuhun.
The girl was stunned and made a warrior salute towards Su Lie:
"I'm blind, my brother is actually the prince's son, dare I ask Gao's surname?"
"What a joke," Su Lie cupped his hands and said, "Prince Qianniu is prepared, Su Lie."
The reason why he told the truth was that the girl's background was not simple, and someone in her family was her master.
The girl's eyes suddenly shone, and she exclaimed: "It turned out to be Su Lie and Su Dingfang who were the main force in defeating Tuyuhun and attacking Yin Wu? Then we have to get close to each other."
"Don't dare, I can't afford this humble position," Su Lie said.
The girl raised her hand and said with a smile: "What's wrong? Since it's Brother Su, I'm going to trouble you. I won't be willing to not hunt a deer today. Brother Su, can you help me?"
After saying that, the girl took the reins from the attendant, got on the horse, and said with a smile:
"Come on, it's my little girl's honor to be able to ride through the mountains and forests with Brother Su. You won't give me such honor, right?"
Su Lie shrugged and said with a smile, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."