Chapter 22: The Emperor’s Mental Technique (Part 2)
Soon, Yang Guang's latest decree came from the city. "Although Gao Jun has been guilty of deceiving the emperor, he can be exempted from the death penalty by remembering his old merits. He will be dismissed from all official positions, demoted to a commoner, and returned to his hometown. He ordered
He shuts himself up and thinks about his mistakes, and is banned from entering Beijing for the rest of his life.'
When the news came out, all the officials were excited. Under the leadership of Niu Hong, countless officials went to Yang Yuanqing's camp to express their gratitude. But just as the officials cheered for Gao Jun's birth, Yang Guang's second decree was issued,
But to everyone's surprise, "Yang Yuanqing, the general manager of Fengzhou, traded with Turks in his official capacity without the consent of the imperial court. He violated the laws of the imperial court. He was removed from his position as the general manager of Fengzhou and the governor of Wuyuan County, and was demoted to a commoner."
The news that Yang Yuanqing was demoted made all the officials stunned and sighed. Everyone knew that at this time, Yang Yuanqing had angered the Holy Emperor because he saved Gao Jiong. He was originally favored by the Holy Spirit, but now he was demoted to the people. This is really a pity.
.
Pei Ju found Yang Yuanqing worriedly almost immediately. In the big tent, Yang Yuanqing was packing his things. The decree had taken effect. He was no longer the general manager of Fengzhou, but became a commoner. Several soldiers were kneeling on the ground.
, willing to go back with him.
Yang Yuanqing refused, and ordered to several soldiers: "You are all honored, and you are at least a captain in the Fengzhou Army. What future do you have as my follower? I have made up my mind. You will all return to Fengzhou."
If I go to Zhouzhou, it is enough for me to have nine iron guards following me. You go."
Several soldiers begged hard, but Yang Yuanqing just refused. However, the soldiers had no choice but to bid farewell with tears. The tent suddenly became deserted, and only Yang Yuanqing was left.
Yang Yuanqing sat down slowly. He suddenly lost his official position, which made him feel as if he was in a dream. It seemed that all this was not true, but it really happened. He was at a loss. He didn't even know where he was going.
"Yuanqing"
Pei Ju walked in. Yang Yuanqing sat on the box and looked up at him, but did not speak. Pei Ju walked forward slowly and comforted him with sincere words: "It's nothing, won't you lose your official position? You are still young, your title and title are
All the honorary titles are there,
You still have a chance to come back. How can being an official be smooth sailing? I was demoted when I was young. Now I am a senior official. You don’t have to worry about it. Although you have lost something, you have gained something. At least you have a reputation. This is in the officialdom.
It’s extremely important.”
Pei Ju held his shoulders, stared into his eyes and said, "You are still my grandson-in-law. Take this opportunity to prepare for your next comeback."
Yang Yuanqing smiled, but didn't say much. Although he lost his official position to save Gao Jiong, he won the hearts of all the officials in the court. He calculated this account very clearly. He wanted to save Gao Jiong, but he also wanted to take the favor.
, doing good deeds without leaving a name, that's not his style.
But he didn't want to talk to Pei Ju about this matter. Although Pei Ju had always looked upon him with special eyes and cared for him, Yang Yuanqing had always been wary of Pei Ju. Pei Ju was too old and cunning. It was okay to talk to him about the Yang family, but
He couldn't talk to Pei Ju about some secret matters related to him.
Yang Yuanqing stood up, bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Mr. Pei."
Pei Ju pulled him to sit down again and asked him with a smile, "Do you have any plans to go somewhere?"
Yang Yuanqing pondered for a while and said: "The Holy One once rewarded me with an imperial mansion. It is near Yanshi County. I have never been there. I want to go there to live in seclusion for a while. But before that, I want to go to Jiangnan first to see
Once I met my adoptive mother."
"That's not bad, but my opinion is that it's best to get married first and then live in seclusion. This way you won't feel lonely if you have a wife by your side. What do you think?"
Yang Yuanqing nodded. At this moment, Gao Xi's voice came from the door, "Is Yuan Qing here?".
"Here comes Prime Minister Gao" Pei Ju and Yang Yuanqing stood up quickly.
A thin and old figure of Gao Jun appeared at the door of the tent. His body had been tied up for too long, and he was walking a little shaky. Yang Yuanqing hurriedly stepped forward to help him, "Gao Gong, why did you come in person? Send someone to say, Yuan Qing himself
Come to your door."
Gao Jong sat down on Yang Yuanqing's box and let out a long sigh, "I offended Jian Ren, even if I die, that's all, but I caused Su Xiangguo and Yuan Qing to lose their official positions for me. I feel really sorry."
"Gao Xiangguo doesn't have to be like this. In fact, the fundamental reason why the Holy One let Gao Xiang go is that the Holy One finally woke up and fell into Zhang Heng's trap. Otherwise, how could he give in and be demoted when he was so angry and only relied on my persuasion?
Su Xiangguo and I are just concerned about his face. As long as we can save the Prime Minister, it doesn't matter if I don't take the official position."
"Alas, even though I say this, I still feel guilty."
Pei Ju felt that Yang Yuanqing had something to say to Gao Jiong, but he seemed to be unwilling to say it openly. He felt a little unhappy in his heart. What else could Yuan Qing keep secret from him? He smiled and said, "Gao Xiang must
Take good care of your health, and I will definitely go to celebrate the birthday of the Prime Minister on his eightieth birthday."
"Thank you very much, Pei Shijun, for your kind words."
"Then you guys talk, I have something else to do, so I'll take the first step."
Pei Ju said goodbye and left. Gao Jun looked at his back. He wanted to say something, but when he thought that Yang Yuanqing and the Pei family were already married, he couldn't say much. He just said lightly: "This man is an official tumbler."
Gao Yan was implicitly reminding Yang Yuanqing that Pei Ju was extremely tactful and asked him to be careful. Yang Yuanqing nodded silently. He had already learned the lesson when he overthrew Yu Shiji, including when he saved Gao Xi just now.
Showing his extremely smooth side.
"Yuan Qing, you are right, he has always wanted to kill me." Gao Jiong sighed.
"Gong Gao, actually his intention to kill you has faded away. Yang Yong's son has been eradicated and his throne is secure. Duke Gao no longer poses a threat to him. He wants to kill Duke Gao today. I guess it's firstly because of old grudges, and secondly because of Gao Gong.
The public's prestige among officials is too high, just like my grandfather,
It made him feel threatened. He has little relationship with Yang Yong. I hope that after Gao Gong returns to his hometown, he will live in seclusion as much as possible and not have any contact with court officials. I guess he will order people to monitor Gao Gong. As long as Gao Gong keeps a low profile, gradually
, everyone will forget each other in the world."
Gao Jiao nodded silently, feeling extremely emotional in his heart. The five-year-old Ying Ying, who "would rather be a centurion than a scholar" more than ten years ago, actually saved his life today. This was something he could never have imagined back then.
There is nothing more wonderful than this in life?br
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** The wooden floor in the city made a "dong-dong" sound, showing the anger of the walking people. Yang Lihua was a little tired from riding in the afternoon and took a nap. As soon as she woke up, she heard the news that Yang Yuanqing was demoted to a commoner. This
The news made her furious and she rushed straight to Yang Guang.
The dozen or so guards guarding the door sensed her anger, and no one dared to stop her, allowing her to break into the Holy Emperor's study room.
In the imperial study room, Yang Yuan was reviewing the memorial. He had already heard the rapid footsteps. He knew what was going on, so he couldn't help but smile and put down his imperial pen.
Yang Lihua rushed into the imperial study and said angrily: "Your Majesty, you have to give me an explanation."
The world is so big that no one except Yang Lihua, not even Empress Xiao, would dare to break into the imperial study in such an angry manner and question the emperor.
The eldest sister is like the mother. When Yang Guang was still a boy, he was controlled by his eldest sister who had become the queen. Yang Huali was strict but loving to him, making her the most respected person in Yang Guang's heart, sometimes even more than his mother.
Yang Huali's lifelong integrity and self-discipline earned Yang Guang's respect. At this time, Yang Guang was also secretly surprised. He had not seen the emperor's sister so angry for many years.
"Sister Huang, why is this?" Yang Guang asked pretending to be puzzled.
"Humph, you understand."
Yang Huali sneered and said: "If you insist on me telling you, then let me ask Your Majesty, what crime did Yang Yuanqing commit? That he allowed His Majesty to humiliate him to the end."
"As the general manager of Fengzhou, he bought cattle and sheep from the Turks without authorization, which violated the imperial decree. Moreover, I did not demote him to the end. I retained his title and honorary title."
At this time, Yang Lihua suddenly realized that her tough attitude might offend His Majesty and make things worse. She suppressed the anger in her heart and slowed down and said: "Okay, I admit that I spoke too hastily. Your Majesty did not
He was demoted to the end, but His Majesty's punishment for him was too harsh. He was demoted to the common people just because he bought cattle and sheep from the Turks to entertain the Holy Emperor. As the saying goes, you can't reach out to hit the gift giver. This kind of dismissal from office
The reason is both emotional and rational, and it’s hard to accept.”
"I know his punishment is too severe."
Yang Guang said expressionlessly: "A small county with less than 100,000 people is asked to provide food to an army of 500,000 people. He really has no other choice but to buy cattle and sheep from the Turks. And not only him, but all the border generals."
, who doesn’t deal with Turks? These things are in my heart
They all know it. The so-called buying cattle and sheep from the Turks without authorization and violating the imperial decree is just an excuse. The reason why I punished him is that he was audacious and dared to use the past to force me to let Gao Jiong go. If I don't kill him, I will already
You are very tolerant of him."
"What past events did he use to force His Majesty?" Yang Lihua also felt a little uneasy. She knew that forcing the Emperor was no joke. If it was serious, it would mean annihilation of the entire clan.
"He saved me once in Renshou Palace a few years ago, and I promised him that I would agree to something in the future. Five years later, he actually revealed this old story. Sister, do you think I can be angry?"
?”.
Yang Lihua knew what was going on. During the incident at Renshou Palace, Yang Yuanqing had indeed saved the life of His Majesty. He probably promised him something at that time, but...
Yang Lihua secretly sighed in her heart, what Yuan Qing did was really wrong. Even if the Holy One promised him something, he couldn't use it to blackmail him and force the Holy One to release him. He was still a little too young and didn't understand that a king's heart is like a tiger. Fortunately
It was the Holy One who showed great favor to him. If it were another person, he would have been killed long ago using other excuses.
Yang Lihua's tone softened again, "Your Majesty, can you give me some face and be more tolerant to him? Hey, I also wanted to promise him quiet training, but unexpectedly..."
Yang Guang actually didn't want to demote Yang Yuanqing to the end, but he knew that the emperor's sister would come to plead for mercy, and he had to give the emperor's sister's face, so he simply belittled Yang Yuanqing a little in order for him to give in. The reason why Yang Guang let Yang Yuanqing
Qing came to Yulin County with him, and he was looking for an opportunity to demote Yang Yuanqing. The Gao Jiong case happened to be at the right time. If there had been no Gao Jiong case, he would have found other excuses. As for what to ask Yang Yuanqing to do,
He had already made plans.
Yang Guang pretended to ponder for a moment, then nodded and said: "If you like, I will appoint him as the supervisor of Fenyang Palace, and he will repair the Fenyang Palace for me. If the repairs are good, I will consider slowly promoting him."
Yang Lihua also hopes that Yang Yuanqing will have some setbacks. It is not a good thing for a young man to be in a high position. It is actually not bad to be the Fenyang Palace Supervisor. At least he has not been kicked out of the officialdom. If there is a chance in the future, he will intercede with him and slowly promote him.
"Then thank you Your Majesty"
Yang Lihua bowed happily and then retreated.
Yang Guang waited for the footsteps of the emperor's sister to fade away. He had just sat down and was about to review the memorial, but when he felt something, he looked up and saw the eldest grandson Yang Tan standing in front of him with a strange expression.
Yang Tan was Yang Guang's most beloved grandson. He always kept him by his side and allowed him to enter his study room at will. Yang Guang smiled slightly and said, "Tan'er, what's the matter?".
But Yang Tan knelt down, kowtowed to Yang Guang and begged: "My grandson begs the emperor to spare General Yang Yuanqing."
Yang Guang put down his pen, nodded and said: "You get up first."
Yang Tan stood up and stood in front of his grandfather with his hands down. Yang Guang stroked his head and asked lovingly: "Why do you want to plead for him?"
"He saved his father's life. As a son, you should know how to repay your father's kindness."
Yang Zhao, the eldest son, had been attempted assassination. Yang Guang later found out about it. He also ordered people to investigate the case. In the end, nothing was found, so the case was dropped. He forgot about it and never thought that his grandson would be killed.
He always kept in mind that this kid was good and knew how to repay kindness, and Yang Guang liked him even more.
Yang Guang waved his hand and ordered several eunuchs to retreat. Then he slowly said to his grandson: "Tan'er, you are my eldest grandson. I want to teach you some things. I ask you, if you want to reuse someone,
But I’m a little worried about him, what should you do?”
Yang Tan thought for a while and said: "Sun'er will test him and see what he really thinks in his heart."
"Yes, he is indeed my eldest grandson. He said it very well."
Yang Guang stroked his beard and laughed. He really liked this smart grandson. He asked again: "Then how will you test him?"
Yang Tan thought for a while, then shook his head, "I don't know, grandson."
"Well, you know what you know, and you don't know what you don't know. My grandson is very honest. Remember, your grandfather taught you an emperor's technique. You should keep it in your heart."
Yang Tan nodded heavily, and Yang Guang held Changsun's hand and said slowly: "If you want to reuse someone, but you are a little worried about him, the best way to test it is to belittle him severely, or even punish him.
, and then look at his performance, such as
If this person can accept the demotion calmly, has no complaints, and works conscientiously, it means that this person is very loyal to you and can be of great use. On the contrary, if this person complains and is dissatisfied, it means that this person cannot be trusted and must not be used.
Use it."
Yang Tan suddenly realized, "Grandpa Huang is talking about Yang Yuanqing?"
Yang Guang stroked his beard and laughed, "I plan to develop the Loop on a large scale. I wonder if Yang Yuanqing can trust me?"
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