Yang Ming was undoubtedly nervous as he was about to personally participate in the Jin King's seizure of the throne, which was recorded in history.
From the current point of view, Yang Guang's ability to rise to the top is not only due to his own efforts, but also Yang Yong's mediocrity and lack of a legitimate son, which are the most critical factors.
Otherwise, relying on Yang Guang alone, even with Yang Su's full help, he would not be able to make much of a splash.
Yang Jian has left, but Li Yuan, an old boy, is still hanging around. He probably wants to find a chance to meet his aunt and see if he can arrange a position in the capital.
There were two types of officials in the Sui Dynasty: those who wanted to make money and those who wanted to make progress.
Anyone who wants to make money will find ways to work in a local place. The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and no one cares about it.
Those who want to make progress will only focus on staying in Daxing, or if there is a war somewhere, they will risk their lives to gain military glory or something.
Li Yuan undoubtedly wants to make progress because he is not short of money.
But Dugu Jialuo is far away in Renshou Palace and cannot come back until autumn at the earliest, so this old boy will try to delay it until then.
Sure enough, Li Yuan was sick.
Gao Yan understood the thoughts of Yang Jian and his wife best. Even if they were not in Beijing, he would not talk to Yang Yong about government affairs.
In the carriage, Dugu Jialuo’s voice sounded:
"The East Palace has the crown prince's left and right guards, and the imperial city also has its own left and right prison guards. What's the matter? You can't even handle it with so many people guarding you?"
Gao Hongde sighed and said: "My father has been scolded by the Queen many times for protecting the crown prince. Can't you still see the Queen's intentions?"
Gao Jiong did not go out during this period. He could attend the court meeting in the East Palace or not, because his affairs were mainly reported to Yang Jian. This was the old rule.
This is why the left and right Generals Habayashi, one is a nephew and the other is a nephew, in order to check each other.
The palace guards were in the north, so they were called the Bei Ya Prefecture Army, and the garrison guards were in the south of the imperial city, so they were called the Nan Ya Prefecture Army.
The son wanted to hide it from him, so naturally he didn't want him to go to the East Palace again.
"What's going on?" Gao Jiong's face instantly turned ugly.
On the carriage, Gao Jiong lowered the carriage curtain, frowned and asked his second son Gao Hongde:
"Why are there so few Wuhou on the streets? When the Second Saint left last time, weren't they at the same post every step of the way?"
The Zuoyu Lin Army was led by King Cai Yang Zhiji. He was the eldest son of Yang Jian's second brother Yang Zheng. Yang Zheng died in Bingzhou when he attacked Northern Qi during the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Yang Zhiji attacked King Cai.
From the north to the south, the troops are of equal strength and they restrain each other.
"No," Dugu Jialuo sneered in the car: "There is no need to go back, lest something happens to your Highness the Crown Prince and they cannot bear the responsibility."
At the same time, officials from the Manchu Dynasty, including the East Palace, would go outside the city to greet the emperor and queen.
Now that everything is like this, Jiancheng will definitely continue to live in his yard. Yang Ming wants to drive him away, but he doesn't know how to say it.
Yang Yong immediately screamed in his heart. Did that old boy Li Gang really guess it right? Did the father, the emperor, and the queen come here because of a change of defense?
Yang Yong froze on the spot, his palms sweating. Past experience told him that his father, the emperor, and his mother were trying to save him face in front of so many people. It was when he returned to the palace that he suffered.
Yang Yong, dressed in court uniform, stood beside the imperial chariot, bowing his head and listening respectfully.
After the imperial chariot entered the city, hundreds of officials followed behind.
Dugu Jialuo suddenly stopped the carriage and sent someone to call the prince Yang Yong.
Zuo Wuwei and Zuo Wuhouwei have been transferred to the city defense last night. Yang Jian cannot see how many people there are in the city defense, because he can only enter through one city gate, which is the Mingde Gate due south.
The left and right Yulin are the Imperial Palace Guards, numbering around 20,000, and they are basically all disciples of Guanzhong.
Gao Hongde said: "In this defense change, all the people from Zuowei Mansion were transferred to the vicinity of the imperial city. I heard that Yuan Min was ordered by the prince, so that the inner city and city defenses were empty. However, King Jin went to see He Ruobi privately.
Yang Xiong and others have just transferred some from the Lifang Suwei to supplement the city defense, so the inner city is currently empty and there are not many guards."
Yang Zhao had no choice but to repeat the words he relayed to Yang Ming that day from beginning to end in front of his parents.
It sounds quite reasonable. All the imperial guards in the imperial city were taken away, and he transferred some palace guards to supplement the outside. It seems reasonable.
"Shut up!" Gao Jiong said with rare anger: "Do you know what will happen if you get involved in a dispute over storage positions?"
Even though Yang Jian knew in his heart that his eldest son would not have such thoughts, he had always been cautious, fearful of accidents, and always thought of the worst in everything.
"Haier transferred some of the palace guards to the vicinity of the imperial city. When his father, the emperor, and his wife left the capital, Yu Lin also followed him to Renshou Palace, leaving the imperial city defense empty, so he made this arrangement."
Yang Guang, who was still drinking, was suddenly startled, and his brows furrowed for a moment, as if he was thinking about something.
The left and right prison gates belong to the Twelve Guards, and are mainly responsible for guarding the twelve gates of the imperial city. The general of the left prison gate is named Yuan Zhou, and the general of the right prison gate is called Linghu Xi. Each guard has four thousand people.
For a time, the entire Zhuque Street was filled with motorcades of important people.
But now, the prince has mobilized the Nanya government troops to defend the area around the imperial city. What does he want to do?
If the King of Jin hadn't sent a letter to inform him in advance, wouldn't he run into these fortified soldiers head-on when he returned to Beijing next time?
Hearing this, Gao Hongde said: "My son has been staying at the Prince of Jin's Mansion during this period, and the Prince of Jin seems to have wanted to hide it from me. I didn't know about it until yesterday. I wanted to tell my father, but the housekeeper said that you had gone to bed, so I gave up."
the next day,
Yang Ming boarded the carriage with his parents early in the morning and went to Mingde Gate to pick him up.
The East Palace garrison is called the Prince's Left Guard and the Prince's Right Guard. Their total number is 10,000, and their duty is to protect the Prince's safety.
Yang Ming then nodded solemnly and said: "Tomorrow my grandparents will enter from Mingde Gate and walk straight to the Imperial City via Zhuque Street. How will they feel if they see so few Wuhou patrolling the streets?"
Therefore, Prince Yang Yong's mobilization of the capital's garrison does not seem to be a big deal, but in Yang Jian's case, it is almost linked to rebellion.
"The King of Jin is both civilized and military, and he is courteous and virtuous. He is really a genius. To be honest, he is far superior to the prince. Moreover, he has an indescribably noble grandson, the King of Henan, and his third son, Yang Ming, has the second saint and the eldest princess.
Long Chong, although he is young, he is very mature in dealing with things, and his way of dealing with people is far different from that of the East Palace."
Yang Ming took this opportunity and said, "When I go out these days, I find that there are so many fewer guards patrolling the streets than usual?"
In the Sui Dynasty, not only single princes and princes could open a mansion, but anyone from the third rank and above could open a mansion.
Looking at the always cowardly second son in front of him, Gao Jiong couldn't help but be stunned.
Has the prince lost his heart to this extent? Even his own son has fallen in love with Yang Guang?
Gao Hongde was an official in the Jin Palace Record Office and was a subordinate officer of Yang Guang. His daily work place was in the southeast of the front yard of the Jin Palace. He did not go through the main entrance of the palace, but through the east side door.
The Right Imperial Forest Army was led by General Dou Kang, the eldest brother of Dou Qing, the governor of Hedong County, and the nephew of Yang Jian.
In the carriage, Yang Jian never said a word, but his face was gloomy, as if he was about to kill someone at any time.
After that, the imperial chariot continued to move forward.
"Where have all the Wuhous in the street gone?" Dugu Jialuo asked in the carriage.
As for the Second Saint's sudden return to Beijing, it was probably because of this incident. Now that the Second Saint's chariot was already on the way, it was already too late.
Gao Jun suddenly felt that the prince could not blame anyone until he came to this day, but it was all his own fault.
As for Gao Qiao, he could only do his best.
Seeing his father stunned, Gao Hongde choked with sobs and tried to persuade him: "It's unclear who among the officials in the Manchu Dynasty is thinking. The Second Sage has already had the idea of Yi Chu. If my father still insists on defending the prince and resisting the Second Sage, I, Gao, will be able to
The clan is in danger.”
Dad didn't answer directly, but Yang Zhao was puzzled, thinking, didn't I tell you everything that day? Why are you still asking? Are you still pretending to be confused in front of me?
"Can I see that? That's my business. Now I'm asking you, why did you hide it from me on purpose?" Gao Jun asked sharply.
At the royal family banquet that night, Yang Guang told his two sons the news that the two saints were about to return to the capital.
But he overlooked one point: the palace guards were there to protect the emperor, not the prince.
"You shouldn't hide such a big thing from me. If you had told me about this matter last night, there would have been room for change, but you didn't. You did it on purpose, right?" Gao Jiong said calmly.
After a while, he suddenly stood up: "You guys eat, I'll go out."
I can only walk on one street, and that's Zhuque Street.
Yang Yong panicked now. Li Gang guessed right. His father, the emperor, and his mother were in such a hurry to return to the capital. Are they here for me?
Which bastard complained about this?
Yang Yong hurriedly said: "My ministers have improperly arranged their arrangements, so let the guards return to their respective headquarters."
After saying this, Yang Guang left in a hurry.
The junior official gave way to the senior official, the senior official gave way to Yang Guang, and Yang Guang gave way to Yang Yong.
Yang Ming smiled. It seemed that his father understood what he meant instantly, so he lowered his head to eat with peace of mind.
The reason why I told them was that their whole family, young and old, had to go to welcome him tomorrow, just like when Yang Jian and his wife left Beijing, they went out of the city to see him off.
In fact, no matter how empty the inner city is, it will not be this empty.
Instead, Yang Guang went to Zuowuwei Mansion and Zuowuhou Mansion last night and transferred all the soldiers from these two guards to the city defense, causing the inner city to become even more empty.
Now that he has said so much, Gao Hongde also risked his life: "Of course I know, and my son knows even more. If you make the wrong choice, you will be in doom."
The same was true for Yang Su, who rarely attended the East Palace court meetings.
If Gao Hongde had informed the matter yesterday, he would have immediately entered the palace and advised the prince to transfer the guards back to their headquarters in time, but now it is too late.
As the emperor and the founding emperor, Yang Jian was on guard against almost everyone. He also personally arranged the garrison duties of various ministries in Daxing City.
awesome,
When Yang Ming saw Li Yuan with his forehead wrapped in a white scarf and looking helpless, he couldn't help but want to applaud him.
These two men were mainly responsible for the garrison of the palace. They followed Yang Jian and his wife wherever they went.
Gao Hongde looked like a child who had made a mistake, his head hanging low. After a moment, he gritted his teeth:
After Gao Hongde finished speaking the first sentence, Gao Jiong had already closed his eyes. By the time his son finished speaking, he had smoothed over the whole thing.
Yang Guang just smiled and said nothing. Maybe his smile was mocking Yang Yong?
It was Yang Ming who saw through this and reminded his father to withdraw a large number of the guards from Zhuque Street.
Because this will give Yang Jian a more intuitive sense of crisis when he enters the city.
What did the emperor fear most? What he feared most was not rebellion, but the threat to his own safety.
Yang Yong, Yang Yong, how could you be so stupid? Yang Ming really has nothing to say about his dear uncle.