Full text without ads Chapter 16 The Eve of Crisis
Most of the legitimate sons and daughters of the Yang family have become officials, either as local officials or as military commanders in the capital. Most of the legitimate sons and grandsons who are officials in the capital have followed the emperor on his southern tour. There are only five or six in the huge Yang family.
The legitimate son stayed at home. (Free download of full text e-book)
The trouble between the concubines and grandchildren in the master's courtyard made several concubines very nervous, and they gathered together urgently to discuss countermeasures.
"Fat Sanlang dared to take the lead in making trouble. I really don't know how Ji Shan taught him. Let's ask Ji Shan and let him control his son!" Yang Xuanjing, a legitimate son, said angrily.
"It seems Jishan hasn't come back from Shuzhong," another person said.
"Then what should we do? Just let them make trouble? Where will the Yang family's face be put if word spreads?"
Yang Xuanting waved his hand and said: "Listen to me, everyone, I just asked Wan Shi that these kids had a plan and premeditated the trouble this time. It was definitely not impulsive. This matter is very serious. I don't mean to say a few words to them or scold them."
They can solve it with just a few words, but if handled improperly, it may lead to the split of the Yang family."
The room became quiet, and everyone realized that this was the biggest crisis the Yang family had encountered after the death of the old family leader.
"Then what should we do? The head of the family is not in the capital now." Yang Xuanjing said in a deep voice.
Yang Xuanting smiled bitterly. Yang Wei's appearance just now reminded him of Yang Yuanqing many years ago. He had an idea in his mind, could there be Yang Yuanqing's plan behind this incident? But it was impossible to think about it, and there was not enough time.
He sighed and said: "Actually, this incident is the outbreak of accumulated conflicts in the Yang family, which is basically caused by the inequality between the direct descendants and the descendants."
"I don't agree with this statement!"
Another legitimate son, Yang Xuan Shang, interrupted him, "Every family has problems with legitimate concubines. Why are other families so quiet, but our family's concubine is causing trouble? I think the problem lies with the person in charge of the money. She was the one who destroyed it."
Family rules."
"I agree with Xuan Shang."
"I agree too!"
The legitimate sons expressed their opinions one after another. It was obvious that they did not agree that the crisis was caused by the inequality of the legitimate sons and daughters. The Yang family has been unequal for decades. Why was there no crisis before, but now there is trouble? The legitimate sons and daughters hate Mrs. Zheng even more.
’s willful behavior.
Yang Xuanting didn't want to have another internal strife among the legitimate children at this time, so he quickly said: "Actually, these are two things. The issue of the legitimate concubines will be discussed when the head of the family comes back. Now it is to calm down the troubles among these children. This is the top priority. What I mean is that
, first make up for all the money and food owed to the concubine."
"What should I do with the extra money and food that my concubine got? Do I still have to pay it back?"
"Let's not mention this for now. Let's settle the matter first and wait until the head of the family comes back to talk about everything else."
Several of the legitimate sons agreed and unanimously recommended Yang Xuanting to negotiate with Yang Wei. Full text without advertisements
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It was getting dark, and more than a hundred concubines and grandsons of the Yang family were still crowded in the outer courtyard of the house. However, they were very quiet. They were all sit-in demonstrations. They planned it very carefully. Who delivered the food, who rested, who was on duty, everything was arranged.
The arrangements are very orderly, but they will never give up until they achieve their goals.
In the room, Yang Wei led several concubines to negotiate with Yang Xuanting for nearly an hour. They reached a deadlock. Yang Xuanting promised to replenish them with the less money and food immediately, but Yang Wei's attitude was firm and must be treated like concubines.
The concubine would take as much as the concubine would take, and he would never give in.
They were silent for nearly half an hour, and Yang Xuanting finally sighed and said, "Then let me go see Madam! If she is willing to agree, then I will give in."
There was no other way. In order to calm the situation, he could only let Mrs. Zheng take on this responsibility.
Yang Weigang was about to agree when he suddenly remembered that Yang Yuanqing had told him to think twice and not to express his position easily. He was silent again. He was silent for a full quarter of an hour. When he saw sweat on Yang Xuanting's forehead, he said coldly: "Okay!"
Yang Xuanting breathed a long sigh of relief, stood up and walked towards the main courtyard of the family. Yang Wei waved his hand, and the young concubines and grandsons guarding the outer courtyard all moved out of the way. This made Yang Xuanting feel something in his heart. If concubines and concubines can be equal, it would not be a bad thing.
, Yang Wei can be the head of the family in ten years.
The door to the inner courtyard was locked from the inside. Yang Xuanting knocked and shouted several times. After a while, a maid quietly opened the door a crack and let Yang Xuanting in. She glanced outside in horror, 'Bang!
'Close the door.
The courtyard was very quiet. There were no lights in several rooms and it was dark. Only then did Yang Xuanting remember that he was originally going to tell Mrs. Zheng that Yang Yuanqing had a son. It was originally a big event, but now it has become a big deal.
It's no longer important.
"Sister-in-law, can I say a few words?"
"Say!" A sinister voice came from the side room, making people shudder.
"We, the concubines, all agreed to give them the money owed to the concubines to calm down the trouble first."
"Now that you have decided, let's do it! What do you ask me for?" Mrs. Zheng's voice was so cold that it could freeze the air.
"But the children refused. They wanted to be the same as the first wife."
"Children?"
Mrs. Zheng sneered, "It seems they have someone backing them up!"
Yang Xuanting was a little annoyed and raised his voice, "This incident was originally caused by the sister-in-law. The sister-in-law broke the rules first, so they didn't abide by the rules. What does it have to do with us? They are guarding the door now, and the conditions they put forward are
The money and food for the concubine must be the same as that of the first-in-law. If the sister-in-law agrees, they will stop making trouble. If they don't agree, they will sit down all the time. I just take the lead. In the end, the sister-in-law will make the decision. I'm leaving!"
He turned around and left, and Mrs. Zheng's sinister laughter came from behind, "Do you want me to take on this responsibility?"
Yang Xuanting did not answer and left directly. He no longer cared about the matter. Mrs. Zheng did not reply either. The sit-in continued. This struggle lasted until the evening of the 22nd. Mrs. Zheng had not touched anything for nearly three days.
Finally, he gave in, agreed to the concubine's request, and provided the money and food he owed to the concubine according to the standards of the concubine.
Cheers suddenly erupted in the main courtyard, and more than a hundred young Yang family members threw the fat Yang Wei into the sky again and again to celebrate their victory.
That night, more than a hundred households of concubines received reissues of money and food. The amount was so large that they were overjoyed. They enjoyed the treatment of legitimate sons for the first time.
Yang Wei left the capital that night and went to Jiangnan to find King Yang Xiong.
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At the same moment when the concubines of the Yang family were celebrating their victory, a gorgeous carriage, escorted by more than a dozen followers, slowly stopped in front of the Yuan Mansion.
An old man of nearly sixty years old came out of the carriage. He was tall and had a serious face. This man was Dugu Luo's eldest son, Dugu Liang. He inherited his father, Duke Zhao Guogong, and was worshiped as Doctor Jin Ziguanglu. He was the second in command in the Dugu family.
Character, second only to the head of the family, Dugu Zhen.
He was a casual official and did not hold any official position in the imperial court. He did not follow Yang Guang on his southern tour this time.
Dugu Liang was also in a heavy mood. The upcoming Goryeo War made him worried. This morning he received a letter from the head of the family, Dugu Zhen. As soon as it got dark, he came to Yuan Mansion.
For the past two years, the Guanlong aristocracy has been in a situation of serious conflict and division, mainly due to the conflict between the two leaders of the Guanlong aristocracy, the Dugu clan and the Yuan clan. Two years ago, Yuan Shou was dismissed from office due to the Mi Xing incident, while Dugu Zhen was promoted to
The internal history order directly led to the sharp conflict between them.
Dozens of Guanlong aristocratic families were forced to choose sides, either supporting the Lonely clan or the Yuan clan, causing the Guanlong aristocracy to split into two camps.
Today, Dugu Liang came to Yuanshou for the first time, and he was also forced by a severe situation.
Dugu Liang had already sent someone to send a greeting card at noon. The Yuan family did not return the greeting card, which meant they accepted his request for a visit.
As soon as Dugu Liang got off the carriage, Yuan Min, who was waiting in front of the steps, immediately came up to him. Yuan Min had been recuperating at home for the past two years. His legs were completely healed and he could walk freely. The only sequelae was that his legs were damaged in the rain.
It will hurt.
"My father is already waiting for Mr. Zhao, please come with me!"
Dugu Liang nodded, followed Yuan Min into the mansion, and walked towards the study. When he reached the door of the study, Yuan Min knocked on the door, "Father, Mr. Zhao is here!"
"Please come in!" Yuan Shou's voice came from inside the room.
Dugu Liang followed Yuan Min into the study. The room was brightly lit. Yuan Shou, who had been idle at home for two years, was sitting behind a desk reading. It could be seen that he was not in good spirits. He was very thin, as if he was seriously ill.
Recovery is normal at first.
Yuan Shou's tone was very calm, neither enthusiastic nor indifferent. He smiled lightly and said: "Mr. Zhao, please sit down!"
Dugu Liang knew that Yuan Shou's willingness to meet him in the study was actually Yuan Shou's greatest sincerity, and other etiquette was not worth mentioning.
He also sat down, and Yuan Min stood behind his father. He had matured a lot in the past two years. Yuan Shou would discuss many things with him, and he would also be involved in some important matters.
A maid brought hot tea, "Please drink tea!" Yuanshou waved his hand.
Dugu Liang picked up the teacup, but his heavy worries made him unwilling to drink tea. He put the teacup down again and asked: "What is the real intention of Duke Yuan in launching the war in Korea?"
Yuan Shou was also very worried. The reason why he was willing to meet Dugu Liang in the study was because of the same doubt in his heart.
Yuan Shou sneered and said: "Goryeo is a small country with a population less than one county of ours and only tens of thousands of soldiers. However, it wants to mobilize the entire country to launch a war. An army of 1.2 million. The late Emperor Pingnan did not do this.
There are many troops, but the drunkard's intention is not wine. What does he mean by this? Do you still need to ask?"
Dugu Liang sighed, "I received a letter from the head of the family this morning. The head of the family also meant the same thing. We all guessed that he would make the final move on the Guanlong nobles, but we never imagined that he would use such a destructive method to kill everyone.
The soldiers of the Sui Dynasty brought a pot of porridge to the funeral, which was simply crazy and unbelievable."
Yuan Shou snorted again, "You are wrong. It is not the entire country's army, nor all the Sui armies, it is just the northern armies. How many southern armies did he use?"
Dugu Liang thought for a while and said: "Ten thousand naval troops and thirty thousand crossbowmen were mobilized south of the Jianghuai River. Another thirty thousand short spearmen were recruited from Lingnan. It seems that there are only so many, a total of seventy thousand people."
"Hmph! The total strength is 1.2 million, and the Southern Army only has 70,000. Who are you trying to fool? It's so disgusting to look at."
Yuan Shou thought that his two sons had been drafted to Liaodong and might die in a foreign country. He couldn't help but ignited a surge of anger in his heart. He said viciously: "He wants to destroy the entire northern army and then transfer the southern troops."
If the army moves north, all our Guanlong nobles will be destroyed."
Dugu Liang asked worriedly: "Mr. Yuan, what should we do?"
Yuanshou Yinyin smiled and said: "Don't worry, he wants the troops of the Guanlong nobles to die. Are we so obedient? I will let him shoot himself in the foot."
Dugu Liang said excitedly: "Will Yuan Gong's plan be settled?"
Yuan Shou thought for a while and sighed: "The top priority now is that we, the Guanlong nobles, need to unite themselves. We can no longer be scattered. The day after tomorrow is my birthday. Invite all the Guanlong nobles in Beijing and get together!"