The princes and princes of the Tang Dynasty could only be demoted, so the number was very small, and there were only two or three at most in a generation, all of whom had made contributions to the country. And the Yang family does not have any outstanding achievements, but there are very few people who can be higher than the Yang family. Emperor Ming's love directly made the Yang family the target of the world's subjects. However, the Yang family didn't know it, but squandered His Majesty's favor, all of them were arrogant and extravagant, although they did not do anything heinous, but finally became the scapegoat of the "Anshi Rebellion".

In order to avoid this result, Yuhuan has rejected the idea of Emperor Ming promoting the Yang brothers and rewarding the three sisters as "Mrs. Guo". This time, Emperor Ming did not mention the promotion of the Yang family brothers, but only proposed Feng Yuhuan's three sisters as "county ladies", because the three brothers-in-law are all third-grade officials, this gift can be said to be appropriate. Yuhuan didn't refuse.

The wives of officials of the same rank have completely different orders and those who do not have orders, and their status when they go out for a banquet will be different. So when Yuhuan and his family sat in the Moon Pavilion behind the Hall of Eternal Life, leisurely sipping fruit wine, and telling the news to the three sisters, everyone at the table was very happy. Especially the third sister of Yuhuan. Among the three sisters, the three sisters are particularly flamboyant. In her previous life, because of her publicity, later generations even used her poems to paint as a typical example to portray the arrogance and arrogance of the Yang family at that time.

Because of the reason that he was taken care of when he was young, Yuhuan did not want to make requests to the cousins and three sisters and brothers-in-law of the Yang family, so he had to use Yang Guozhong as a raft. Tong Guò's urging of Yang Guozhong made the two cousins, sister and brother-in-law understand what they could and could not do.

I heard that this cousin is doing well in the household. Since he has the ambition to climb up, has the talent, and has his own backer, he is destined not to be an insignificant role for the rest of his life, so he must beat him from time to time, lest he make mistakes and cause the same tragedy as in his previous life.

"I heard that my cousin is doing a good job in the household department? His Majesty said that Lord Li, the waiter of the household department, praised you last time. Yuhuan took a piece of peach blossom cake, took a bite, full of sweetness, and then spoke slowly.

"Thanks to the mother! Since I was a child, my family was poor, and I learned the skills of doing business, and my favorite thing is to count money, and the best thing is to settle accounts. You put me in the household department, it's just too much for my appetite. I calculate it every day now, but it's the accounts of the entire Datang! When I was fine, I took out the account books of the household department over the years to study, and now I have an understanding of Datang's annual financial income and expenditure. Rest assured, in less than two years, I will be able to handle all the things of the household department, and I will not disappoint my mother! ”

Yang Guozhong's eyebrows danced when he spoke, and he smiled so much that there were chrysanthemum patterns at the end of his eyes, and attributed a qiē to Yuhuan, fully expressing his loyalty to Yuhuan, and he was really a personal essence.

"Look at what my cousin said, you are receiving an errand from the state, and it seems that you are doing things for the palace." Yuhuan returned without any appreciation.

"Yes! Be! It's that I didn't express it well. What I want to say is that I am the Yang family, no matter what I do, the first thing that comes to mind is the Yang family, no matter what position I achieve in the imperial court, I will be the help of my mother. Yang Guozhong didn't understand Yuhuan's pickiness too much, and he was still trying his best to express his loyalty.

"That's what I want to remind you. I have no ambition for the government, I will neither be a queen, nor will I have an heir to support, what do I want to do with the help of the court? ”

"Mother, you ......"

When Yang Guozhong heard Yuhuan say this, he was stunned. Yuhuan's two cousins, three sisters, and brother-in-law were also shocked to drop the dishes and chopsticks.

This is a major event that will affect the future glory and wealth of the Yang family, so they can't help but be shocked. In fact, Yuhuan's cousins and three sisters also had speculations that Yuhuan had not been pregnant all these years, but saying it so bluntly undoubtedly made them have no idea of luck at all. However, after all, they were psychologically prepared and had a good upbringing, and the ambitions of these people were not so great, and after a short shock, they did not show too much gaffe.

is probably used to seeing the ups and downs of the sea of their fathers, and they have not yet been cultivated with any ambitions, and they do not have too persistent demands for power, at most they want to have more glory and wealth.

Yang Guozhong is different. He really didn't think so much at the beginning, but seeing that the Ming Emperor was so fond of the concubine Niangniang, he could go directly to the household department in charge of money in the six ministries to do things, although it was not a too high position, but the influence of the concubine Niangniang on the Ming Emperor can be seen. With his mother's relationship and his ability, it is a certain thing to be promoted. So he also had ambitions, imagining that one day the concubine Niangniang could ascend to the back seat, and she would rely on him even more, and he would become a rival with him in the front and harem.

Niangniang is still young, if there is a prince, when the time comes, he will support a prince with the blood of the Yang family as the king, and it is not impossible to be ranked as a minister and have power in the world! Although the Yang family is a family of eunuchs, this generation is not particularly capable. If he works hard, maybe he will be at the helm of the Yang family at that time!

However, Niangniang now tells him that she will not be a queen! There will be no heirs!

Yuhuan looked at Yang Guozhong's expression as if he had been doused with a basin of cold water, knowing that he was indeed ambitious, and strengthened his determination to wake him up.

"My Yang family was originally a nobleman of the former dynasty, and it is already God's love to have a place in the Tang Dynasty. Don't be greedy. Although His Majesty regards my Yang family as a relative of the emperor and often gives rewards, you see that the descendants of all dynasties, if they can abide by their duties, they can still maintain the status of the family; If you are greedy for power, even if you are prosperous for a while, you will eventually fall into decline and be full of misfortune. For the sake of more than ten years of power and wealth, you have lost a century-old family, do you think it is worth it? ”

"No, it's not worth ......" Yang Guozhong was still sleepwalking, he couldn't come back to his senses, and was guided by Yuhuan to think.

"Do a few cousins and sisters think it's worth it?"

Everyone shook their heads one by one.

Yuhuan looked stern and said solemnly: "I don't think it's worth it either." My majesty has a deep affection for me, the Yang family is the focus of attention, I hope that the people of the Yang family can be cautious in their words and deeds, strict self-discipline, and they are respected and praised wherever they go. I don't want to hear anyone say that our Yang family is relying on His Majesty's favor to fly and act recklessly. This is not only to live up to the expectations of His Majesty and the palace, but also to insult the lintel of the Yang family. Hongu does not want to see such a family. Do you understand? ”

Yang Guozhong nodded heavily.

Yuhuan glanced at the others meaningfully, softened his tone, and continued to say to Yang Guozhong:

"In fact, with the importance of your majesty to our Yang family, even if your ability is not so strong, if you have any demands, you can ask your majesty openly, as long as it is within a reasonable range, your majesty will probably be satisfied. Therefore, our Yang family does not worry about glory and wealth, but we can't let these riches pierce the eyes of others. You must not violate the laws of the country and the family law, and lose your integrity as a person for the sake of a little benefit, so that Your Majesty and I will be disappointed. ”

"If anyone does something bad, I know that I will never intercede for him, and I will only let His Majesty punish him more heavily. His Majesty is now in its prime, and it can protect us. But if one day His Majesty is old and doesn't want to take care of so many things, and we do something that we don't want to fight for, and no one supports us, how can we deal with ourselves? ”

"A man must respect himself, and then others will respect him; A man must love himself, and then others will love him. Benevolence, generosity, humility, courtesy, and faith are the ways that a child of a family should have. And low-key families can often survive for a long time. Cousin, you say, is that the truth? ”

"Yes. Rest assured, the minister will not let Niangniang down. Yang Guozhong bowed his hand.

Why couldn't he see that the concubine Niangniang's words were not only said to him, but also to the other Yang family members present? His fame and wealth are all tied to the concubine, and he will not disobey her, not to mention that what she said is also reasonable. So he was full of promises and consciously set an example for others.

Yuhuan was watched and raised by the cousins and sisters of the Yang family since she was a child, how could everyone not see her intentions? It's just that it's inconvenient to say it explicitly, so I took great pains to mention them with Yang Guozhong's matter. Everyone is a person who understands everything, although there are still a few regrets, but they all have a share of the weight. Besides, the meaning of Yuhuan may also be the meaning of Majesty! So they all silently kept it in their hearts, and quietly dispelled some of the careful thoughts that arose because Yuhuan had to be appointed as a concubine.

"Yuhuan, what are you doing so strictly. Don't worry, the Yang family is also a century-old family, and your mother's family will not embarrass you. Come and taste this crab roe glutinous rice cake, it is really wet and fresh, melts in the mouth, and is just right. The eldest sister handed a crab roe glutinous rice cake to Yuhuan's hand, and generously gave her a reassuring pill.

"Look at today's moon, although it is not as round as fifteen, it is also bright and round, how about we enjoy the moon and write poems?" The eldest sister changed the subject. She is the eldest of all the relatives here, and when she says this, it is equivalent to everyone agreeing to it.

This crab roe glutinous rice cake is somewhat similar to the moon cakes of later generations, Yuhuan has always liked to eat them, and at this moment it tastes extraordinarily delicious, and a smile can't help but appear on his face.

"The eldest sister is right, let's take the month as the theme and see who will win the first prize tonight! A few days ago, His Majesty gave me an ice jade Ruyi, saying that it is a piece of excellent warm jade that has been rare in Lantian County in recent years, and it can be used by both men and women. I'll take it out as a prize today and see which of you can win! Yuhuan said with a smile.

The crowd echoed in unison. There was laughter and laughter in the Mochizuki Pavilion.

After that, the people of the Yang family did what Yuhuan said, fulfilled their duties, did their duty, treated others modestly, and even held a charity activity from time to time to fund the poor and weak orphans, and won a good reputation in the court.

Yang Guozhong originally watched so many people coming in and out, and he didn't have to be careful to get some oil and water, but after Yuhuan's warning, he stopped those bad thoughts and concentrated on doing things.

His Majesty and the noble concubine Niangniang rewarded him from time to time, and he actually had no shortage of money to spend. He slowly changed his previous greed for money, and gradually became decent. The industrious integrity of his external image has brought him a good reputation, but also fosters a sense of pride in his heart, which in turn has pushed him further and further in this area.

However, whether a person is good or not can only be known through the guò test. Soon, the test came.