Since ancient times, the New Year has been a good opportunity to get closer.
Regardless of whether we are close or distant, in this festival celebrated by everyone, everyone will say Happy New Year with a smile.
As the saying goes, don’t hit the smiling man!
I don’t know whether it was because His Majesty Li Er granted him the official position of Governor of Jiangnan, or because Yang Fan married two princesses.
This year, there were so many people visiting to pay New Year greetings. After sending these people away, Yang Fan went door-to-door to the homes of relatives and friends to pay New Year greetings, and he became familiar with them.
Although I really don't like this kind of support, no matter how impatient I am, I still know that this is a way to strengthen my family background.
After all, Yang Fan knew that he not only represented himself, but also represented the identity of the master of the Yang Mansion and a relative of the emperor.
Nowadays, at such a young age, he holds a high position of power and is favored by the emperor. Not everyone is qualified to pay him New Year greetings.
But in the officialdom, you can't make friends with others, and you can't make friends with others.
Therefore, for those officials who have sent New Year's gifts but are not qualified to meet them, their servants can come to express their attitude in return, and the relationship can be maintained.
Some of the important ministers in the DPRK who were close to each other also needed the two brothers to visit in person to pay New Year greetings. This was a good way to show the family ties.
The biggest headache now is this, because the founding heroes of the Tang Dynasty really have too many weird things, and it is not easy to deal with them.
When paying New Year's greetings to Qin Qiong, this old guy seemed to like him very much because Yang Fan had rescued him. He invited Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and other old guys to take turns drinking him.
Although Yang Fan drinks a lot, he is still young and lacks experience in fighting.
In addition, the other party was a wheel station, so I was severely cheated by these old guys, so I had to use urine to escape.
It will be even worse when I go to pay New Year's greetings to Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others!
This group of literati simply deceived people to the point of risking their lives. They pressed Yang Fan on the wine table and drank one cup after another until Yang Fan was so drunk that he vomited.
Until the third day when he went to pay New Year's greetings to Xiao Yu, Yang Fan was still drunk and blurry.
Xiao Yu is Empress Xiao's younger brother, and Empress Xiao is Yang Fan's godmother. Of course, Yang Fan has to visit her to pay New Year's greetings.
Looking at the yawning and listless Yang Fan, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, who had experienced ups and downs, said displeasedly: "Sex is like a bone scraper, and wine is like broken heart powder. Why don't young people know how to exercise control? What's more, you're about to
Why don’t you care about the road ahead when you go to Jiangnan?”
As an elder, and because of his relationship with Empress Xiao, Xiao Yu had always been close to Yang Fan, so it was easy to give him a lesson.
If it were anyone else, it would be rare for Xiao Yu, who wanted to be wise and protective, to give him a few words of instruction.
Yang Fan leaned on the chair and smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Song Guogong didn't know something. Yesterday he went to pay New Year's greetings to his wife, but he was forced to drink by those old people... ahem... the elders. It's impossible not to drink. It's really helpless.
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"As for being addicted to sex, there is no way to talk about it. As Song Guogong said, a certain person is going to the south of the Yangtze River, and the Yang family has not stayed behind, so naturally..."
Xiao Yu thought about Fang Xuanling's seemingly honest and sinister methods. He had fallen into their hands many times. What could the young Yang Fan do?
Besides, who among the young people doesn’t love women?
Besides, Yang Fan had many wives and concubines, but none of them were pregnant. He should really work hard before going to Jiangnan.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but smile and said with a smile: "Those guys are indeed old fools. No wonder my nephew has wronged you."
"However, making good friends with those guys will indeed be beneficial to your future development."
Yang Fan chuckled, took a sip of tea, and asked cautiously: "My nephew heard that the Xiao family has great influence in Jiangnan. Can you ask the elders to point out a clear path?"
Xiao Yu glared at Yang Fan, but did not scold him for deliberately trying to get married. Instead, he said calmly: "Why, are you scared now?"
Perhaps Empress Xiao had already said hello, so Xiao Yu was not surprised by Yang Fan's words.
However, Yang Fan was very unfriendly towards the Jiangnan gentry. As one of the representatives of the Jiangnan gentry, Xiao naturally had some resentment.
After all, Yang Fan was the enemy of the Jiangnan nobles, including the Xiao family.
Although Yang Fan went to the south of the Yangtze River to open up waterways and establish a maritime yamen, it did not affect the interests of the Xiao family.
But the relationship between Yang Fan and Empress Xiao also put the Xiao family in an awkward situation.
However, now there is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Once Yang Fan can break the situation in Jiangnan, the relationship between the Xiao family and Yang Fan will definitely develop further.
Although it is impossible for Yang Fan to go further with his age and qualifications, it is definitely great news for Li Er and the court.
You must know that at present, the whole world is surrendered, but Jiangnan is outside the control of the imperial court. The Jiangnan nobles have long become a thorn in the side of His Majesty Li Er.
As long as Jiangnan is pacified, Yang Fan will be able to make great contributions.
After all, this is related to whether the Eastern Expedition can proceed smoothly in the future.
Yang Fan looked depressed and quickly shook his head: "I can't talk about regrets, but I really didn't instigate all of this."
The opening of a waterway to the south of the Yangtze River is almost ready, and the general trend has been decided.
Even if he gives in at this time, the Jiangnan nobles will not look kindly on him.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye knows that Yang Fan went to Jiangnan to clear obstacles for the emperor.
Xiao Yu asked curiously: "Then what did you mean just now?"
Yang Fan whispered: "I don't want to be an enemy of the entire Jiangnan. Throughout the ages, the way to break the situation is to win over a group, suppress a group, and eliminate a group..."
Xiao Yu's eyes narrowed and he stared at Yang Fan without saying a word.
Of course he knew the reason why Yang Fan said this, and he was clearly trying to win over the Xiao family, but he didn't think it was because of fear!
I saw Yang Fan shrugging, spreading his hands, looking innocent!
For a moment, Xiao Yu fell into deep thought.
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At night, in Yang's house, Yang Fan asked his servants to bring a few wine glasses and a few plates of side dishes to go with the wine, and put them on the table before waving his hand and driving them away.
With one hand, he opened the seal and filled the wine glass. A fragrant and mellow aroma of wine instantly filled the room.
Yang Feiqiang held up her limp body and took a sip from the wine glass. After savoring it carefully, she praised: "What kind of wine is this? Although the taste is not very strong, it is long and lasting. It is most suitable for women to drink."
Yang Fan took a bite of thinly sliced beef, put it in his mouth and chewed it, and then said with a smile: "No matter what kind of wine it is, as long as the empress thinks it tastes good, I will work hard until I die."
The phrase "dedicate oneself to one's best work" is really vivid when used in this matter. When I think about it carefully, I feel it is too embarrassing.
On the other hand, wouldn’t that mean she is evil!
Concubine Yang gave Yang Fan a charming look and said with a smile: "You should use this word when doing business, but do you really want to raise money for His Majesty's Eastern Expedition? Otherwise, why would you go to Jiangnan so hard?"
"Is Your Majesty really so short of money?" Yang Fan didn't quite understand.
Why did going to Jiangnan become a way to raise money for His Majesty Li Er's "devoting his whole life" to the Eastern Expedition?
Going to Jiangnan was originally part of my plan. Although it was likely to bring certain benefits to the court, it would have the most profound impact on me!
Concubine Yang smiled brightly and said: "Everyone in the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty knows that the one thing your Majesty has been thinking about is what his father, Emperor Sui Yang, never accomplished in his life - the Eastern Conquest of Goguryeo."
"The grain and grass needed for the Eastern Expedition was huge. Only the fertile Jiangnan could support such a large supply of grain and grass. My father's three expeditions to Goryeo failed in the past because the land in the south of the Yangtze River was only used in disguise and did not fully support the imperial court."
Hearing this, Yang Fan was a little surprised!
The reason why Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty failed in his eastern expedition to Korea has been studied by many historical experts in later generations.
However, everyone has a consensus that if the areas south of the Yangtze River had fully supported Emperor Tang of the Sui Dynasty, the failure of the three expeditions to Goguryeo would not have occurred.
Seeing Yang Fan's surprised expression, Concubine Yang finally understood why Empress Xiao insisted on her reminding Yang Fan to be careful about his trip to the south of the Yangtze River.
Once Yang Fan fails to conquer and seize Jiangnan, His Majesty Li Er's raising of military expenses for the Eastern Expedition will be just empty talk.
In other words, once Yang Fan fails to complete his mission, he may lose His Majesty Li Er's favor.
To put it bluntly, in their opinion, no matter whether Yang Fan's trip to the south of the Yangtze River was successful or not, the one who gained the most was the emperor.
Of course, once Yang Fan succeeds, it will be equivalent to making great efforts in what His Majesty Li Er most wants to do and is most difficult to accomplish.
With Li Er's personality, how can he not remember the kindness of Yang Fan?
Of course, Yang Fan also understood another meaning of Concubine Yang, which was full of worries.
But then again, in what year did His Majesty Li Er conquer Goryeo?
Yang Fan pointed his finger and subconsciously narrowed his eyes slightly and fell into memories.
The Great Sui Dynasty flourished for a while under the rule of Emperor Wen Yang Jian, but after Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty came to power, it fell apart in just a dozen years.
There have been many dynasties changes, but only the Qin Dynasty died in the second generation.
To summarize the fall of the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty opened canals, repaired roads, and built the Great Wall...
These measures that ruined the family fortune are only a small part of the reasons.
The most important thing is that the failure of the three expeditions to Goguryeo directly sent the Sui Dynasty into the tomb of history.
After Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty failed in his three expeditions to Goryeo, Goryeo built a temple with the bones of the Sui army's fallen soldiers.
When the cold wind blew, the thin soil on the Jingguan was blown away, immediately revealing the dense white bones underneath.
The so-called mountain of corpses and sea of blood is not just an adjective.
The loyal souls of millions of martyrs continue to scream here.
So many Han family members fell in the ice and snow of Liaodong. Even if the dynasty changes, the shame cannot be erased.
No matter male, female, old or young, which Han Chinese doesn’t want to get this debt back?
The Chinese people did not keep them waiting for long. Not long after His Majesty Li Er came to power, he immediately sent Sima Chang Sunshi into Goryeo, destroyed the capital, and collected and buried the bones of the former Sui soldiers one by one.
This action was an obvious signal that the Tang Empire in Chang'an had not forgotten Goryeo, the last territory in the northeast corner.
Naturally, Goryeo also received this signal, so Goryeo King Gao Jianwu started an unprecedented large-scale project. He spent more than ten years building a Great Wall that is more than a thousand miles long from Buyeo City in the northeast to the sea in the south.
barrier.
Goryeo wanted to use this as a capital to fight against the Tang army, and the smell of gunpowder between the two countries became strong again.
Goryeo is a barrier in front of His Majesty Li Er.
In other words, it's not an exaggeration to say it's an inner demon.
If he could not conquer Goryeo, His Majesty Li Er would be nothing more than an emperor.
Throughout the ages, have the number of emperors still decreased?
The prosperous age of Zhenguan and the Khans of the world are just lost to everyone.
But if he can sweep Goryeo and achieve something that Emperor Sui Yang has never done, or even all the emperors in ancient times have never done, then His Majesty Li Er will be the emperor of the ages who has made great achievements and shines brightly in history!
This is an unparalleled imperial career!
Of course, the sword has two sides. Once it fails to conquer Jiangnan, let them provide food and grass. Even if the Tang Dynasty can defeat Goryeo, even if it wins, it will be a miserable victory.
If he fails to win completely, His Majesty Li Er will have to face not only the resurgence of domestic resistance forces, but also the destruction of the good situation, and even the possibility of giving himself the same reputation as Emperor Yang of Sui.
You know, Emperor Sui Yang’s reputation of being “infamous for thousands of years” was indispensable for his propaganda and momentum building during the Tang Dynasty!
What if Li Er reaches that day?
However, His Majesty Li Er is His Majesty Li Er. Even if the consequences are disastrous, his strong self-confidence still allows him to move forward bravely.
Korea must not be allowed to unify, it must be fought!
Even if you don't think about those false names, a unified Goguryeo is absolutely not allowed to exist.
How can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch?
This is the obsession in His Majesty Li Er's heart, and this is also the national policy.
Even if he fails and fails to conquer Goryeo, his successor must complete this great strategic goal!
Of course, His Majesty Li Er is wise. Emperor Sui Yang has learned from his mistakes and will not rashly start a war for the sake of his own reputation and national strategy.
To be sure, His Majesty Li Er is already preparing for the Eastern Expedition to Goryeo, desperately raising military supplies!
Jiangnan is the best granary.
Emperor Yang of Sui had an idea back then, but unfortunately he couldn't get the support of Jiangnan, so he ultimately failed!
Concubine Yang’s reminder made Yang Fan think a lot, and it became very serious!
But the next few days will be the days when he becomes a stallion.
Every woman tried her best to leave him a son and a half.
It was freezing outside, but the kang in the house warmed the whole room.
Under the covers, Yang Fan and Wu Meiniang hugged each other, feeling each other's body temperature and feeling the connection between their souls.
There is a kind of deep emotion that is silent but vocal at this time.
I don't know whether it was because he drank a few glasses of wine or because he was feeling soft in his arms, but Yang Fan was extremely energetic and seemed not to be sleepy at all.
He lowered his head and glanced at Wu Meiniang, who was swaying like a bird, and said, "What are you thinking about?"
Wu Meiniang turned over and lay on Yang Fan's broad chest. She held Yang Fan's face in her hands, stared at her affectionately, and caressed Yang Fan's thick eyebrows with her long and slender fingers.
Looking at Yang Fan's handsome face, the love in Wu Meiniang's beautiful eyes was as thick as honey.
I don't know what happened, but Yang Fan was a little frightened by Wu Meiniang's bright eyes. He grinned and asked, "Do you think my husband is so handsome that my wife has deep feelings for you?"
The corners of Wu Meiniang's lips raised, revealing a charming smile that turned all living beings upside down: "Meiniang has been unable to leave her husband for a long time. It is true that our love is deep!"
Then, he pouted mischievously and said: "However, my husband is now much darker than before. If I say he is handsome, I can't even call him handsome!"
The narcissistic Yang Fan's smile suddenly froze, and he became angry: "You stinky bitch actually started to dislike me, I'll take care of you!"
"Oh, husband...what are you doing?"
Wu Meiniang felt as if her soul was being hit by the waves, and her whole body went limp like a balloon out of air.
After fighting for a while, Yang Fan remained motionless and quietly realized it, and said with a wicked smile: "Madam, do you think I am handsome or not?"
Feeling the waves of numbness, Wu Meiniang trembled. How could she dare to speak harshly again? She moaned and said: "Husband, I don't dare to do anything anymore. My husband is the most handsome husband in the world."
Yang Fan smiled proudly and said: "That's pretty much it. What should I do if you light the fire?"
Realizing that little Yang Fan was still as powerful as ever, Wu Meiniang was about to burst into tears and begged softly: "The slave family is about to fall apart. Why don't we call sister Shiyun?"
After saying that, she looked at Yang Fan with watery spring in her eyes. There was no trace of jealousy in her eyes, but instead there was a trace of expectation and relief.
Yang Fan pretended to be dissatisfied and said viciously: "Okay, you bitch actually plans to divert trouble to the east. How dare a second-grade lady dare to despise our purple-robed Grand Governor? Do you want to rebel?"
Wu Meiniang burst into laughter, her smile was as bright as a flower, and she said with a sweet smile: "My good husband, how dare you, Meiniang? I want to be named a first-grade wife in the future!"
"However, my husband has just been promoted to an official position, and he is showing off his official authority with his wife. Tsk, tsk, you are really majestic."
For actually daring to challenge the authority of Yang Fan, an official, Wu Meiniang will naturally be punished.
Uh-huh... The slave family is wrong...
After a while, Yang Fan lay leisurely on the side, stroking Wu Meiniang's flawless white back and said with a smile: "You know how powerful I am, you should be lenient if you confess, and strict if you resist, and hurry up and be honest. Why are you like this today..."
Wu Meiniang's soft and delicate body suddenly stiffened, and she raised her little head in surprise: "Did your husband see it?"
Yang Fan rolled his eyes: "Do you really think your husband is a stickler?"
"My lady is usually cautious and cautious in doing things, low-key and humble, but today she is uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. Based on my understanding of Mei Niang, it should not be without purpose, but she must have other motives."
Wu Meiniang looked at Yang Fan blankly for a while, then slowly leaned her head against Yang Fan's arm and arched it a few times, finding the most comfortable position, and said with a pout:
"I knew that I couldn't hide it from my husband for long, but I didn't expect that my husband would see through it long ago!"
"However, Mei Niang still has to thank her husband for his trust. If it were an ordinary man, he might think that I am a slut?"
Yang Fan hugged Wu Meiniang's arm tightly and said, "You and I are one husband and wife. If I don't even trust Meiniang, who can I trust?"
Wu Meiniang's soft and delicate body suddenly stiffened, and she raised her little head, her beautiful eyes full of surprise and emotion.
I really didn't expect Yang Fan to trust her so much, considering she was just a concubine.
If she were a narrow-minded man, he would think she was a flirt.
However, Yang Fan still trusted her as always, without a trace of doubt. It seemed that his concepts and thoughts were never the same as those of men in this world. He was truly independent and independent.
There is no such man like this in the world. How lucky I am to have such a husband.
Although this man cannot give her the only love.
But in this era where men are superior to women, it is the first time in history that a concubine can be granted a royal title.
What's more, no one knows Yang Fan's temper better than her.
Nowadays, Yang Mansion seems to be developing very fast, but in front of the established noble families, Yang Mansion's background is still too poor.
Although the identity of the consort strengthened Yang Fan's foundation for settling down in a place like Chang'an City where there are many aristocratic families.
Just like this time, Wu Meiniang heard that Yang Fan had been appointed as the governor.
Although everyone in the Yang family was happy and even Wu Meiniang was overjoyed, she saw something deeper.
Because the reform of the imperial examination touched the cheese of the world's aristocratic families.
Now that Yang Fan is facing the Jiangnan aristocratic family, once all the aristocratic families counterattack, I don't know if His Majesty Li Er will give his full support.
Although Yang Fan seems to be in the limelight for a while, in front of many noble families, the Yang family is just an emerging force rising like a comet.