Zheng Guogong Yang Qi is old and greedy for money, procrastinating in his work, and often unprincipled and muddy. Therefore, whether it is Xiao Zhizhong, who is known for his loyalty and integrity, or Zong Chuke, who is known for his insidious and treacherous, they don't like this old guy.

Previously, Empress Wei was able to decisively approve the old guy's "bones", and the two of them didn't say anything, but they were actually very happy in their hearts. And other important roles in the faction where the two are located also wish that Yang Qi would give up the position of Zhongshu Ling for everyone to be promoted according to their seniority.

However, today Li Xian felt that the imperial court had treated the old guy badly, and wanted to give the Yang family more compensation. Xiao Zhizhong, Zong Chuke and others have no reason to stop them.

After all, the two of them are not too young, and now the more generous the compensation given by the imperial court to the Yang family, the more benefits they will get when they return to their hometowns in the future. What's more, Li Xian didn't want to summon Yang Qi back to continue to occupy the position of Zhongshu Ling, squeezing the power space of the two and their faction.

As a result, Li Xian's wishes were carried out unimpeded. The next day, Yang Qi received the holy decree, in order to commend him for working for the country for half his life, the Emperor of Tianshenlong and the Holy Empress of Shuntianyi specially gave him 1,000 taels of gold, 4,000 horses of silk, and increased the fiefdom by 500 acres.

In addition, the holy decree also mentions that his two grandsons, who were officials abroad, have been transferred back to Gyeonggi, one as the Shaoyin of Gyeongzhao Prefecture and the other as a member of the Ministry of Rites, so that the grandchildren can see each other day and night. The Yang family had already promised the granddaughter of Tubo Zampu as a wife, and also read that he was old, and withdrew from the list of marriages, and allowed the Yang family to choose a son-in-law for this daughter to marry. As for how the Tubo side will react after learning the news, with the military power of the Tang Dynasty now, no one takes it seriously.

"Old minister, thank you for the saint and the holy queen Longen!" After listening to the holy decree, Yang Zaisi insisted on kneeling down to thank him despite his old age and infirmity. Then, he ordered his son Yang Ju, who received the holy decree with him, to personally go to the backyard to get a white hoof black and give it to Xue Sijian, the general of the right prison gate, who was responsible for reading the holy decree.

Although Xue Sijian is a eunuch, he likes to dance with knives and guns. I have long heard that the Hongnong Yang family is good at breeding horses, but because their identity is too far from Zhongshu Ling Yang Qi, they have never had the courage to ask for it. Today, I heard that Yang Qi is going to give a white hoof to himself? Overjoyed? Bent his eyes and waved his hand repeatedly: "It's broken, it's broken." Yang Zhongshu? Our family is a slave? Who is eligible to ride the descendants of the six horses of Zhaoling? Wait a while, Yang Dudu will lead the horse out, and our family will be satisfied with the touch! I don't dare to accept such a generous gift from you! ”

"General Xue doesn't have to be so polite? Since ancient times, famous horses have given heroes! What's more, this white-hoofed crow? Just rubbing the name of one of the six horses? It's not the bloodline of the Six Horses. You are the saint's henchman, and you usually go in and out of the forbidden palace, if you don't have a decent mount, wouldn't you lose the saint's face? Just took this horse? Walking on the streets of Chang'an in the future? It's also a little more convenient! Yang Qi has accepted bribes for a lifetime, how can he not guess Xue Sijian's true thoughts, a few words, the other party can no longer be polite to himself.

"Then, that junior is ashamed? Got it! Xue Sijian listened and squinted his eyes? Happily repeatedly.

He is Empress Wei's henchman, and he has long passed the stage of seeing money. But? But he couldn't refuse the temptation of the six horses of Zhaoling.

Although Yang Qi personally admitted that the so-called white hoof? Is it the name of one of the six horses? And the white hoof black that Emperor Taizong rode back then? There is no blood connection. However, who doesn't know, this is just a kind of evasive rhetoric, in fact, in the six horses of Zhaoling back then, at least three of them came from the Hongnong Yang family!

"This white-hoofed black is a descendant of the famous Dawan horse and the Liaodong iron-hoofed horse." Yang Qi not only did a good job in learning, but also said that when it came to horses, he was also like a few treasures, "Therefore, there are not only the advantages of Dawan horses who are good at sprinting, but also the tall and majestic style of Liao horses." The only disadvantage is to recognize the master, if you feel that the master is not a hero, or starved to death, you will not let the other party ride. ”

"Ahh The smile on his face suddenly began to stiffen.

Before he could figure it out, should he ask Yang Qi to change him to another mount. Yang Ju, the governor of the right camp of Wanqi, had already personally led the white hoof to the main hall where the Yang family received the distinguished guests.

I saw that the horse, which was six and a half feet high at the shoulders, was dark and shiny, with only four hooves, and was as white as Hetian jade. And the horse's temperament is really as proud as Yang Qi described, always holding his head high, looking forward to it, like an emperor among beasts.

"Evil beast, General Xue is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, you followed him, it is the creation of cultivation in the previous life, why don't you quickly come forward to recognize the Lord?" Yang Qi immediately sat up in the chair, dragged Xue Sijian's hand, took three steps and two steps to the door of the main hall, and broke off his drink.

Strange to say, as soon as the words fell, the white-hoofed black hissed and lowered his head. The two short ears swayed gently at the people in the hall, as cautious as the new daughter-in-law saw her in-laws.

"General Xue is really a hero, this white-hoofed black, as soon as you see you, take the initiative to bow your head!" Yang Qi turned his head and laughed at Xue Sijian, "Since it has already bowed its head, General Xue, why don't you give it a try!" ”

"I, try now?" Xue Sijian was so happy that she almost floated, pointed to her nose with her finger, and muttered inquiring. When he saw Yang Qi's appearance, he was not ridiculing himself, and although the white-hoofed black was tall and powerful, he didn't mean to kick at himself, and rubbed his hands and rushed down the steps, and couldn't wait to take the reins from Yang Ju's hand.

As a result, as soon as the reins arrived, his eyes were sucked on the white hoof. After watching for more than twenty breaths, he cautiously stretched out his other hand to touch the neck of the war horse. When his fingers touched the horse's neck, he quickly retracted, only to provoke the horse to get mad and cause himself to be kicked in vain.

In this way, he stretched out his hand again and again, and he finally confirmed that the white hoof Wu confirmed himself as the master. trembling and stepping on the stirrup, he climbed into the saddle, and suddenly felt that he had become Luo Shixin alive, and his pride was born spontaneously from the bottom of his heart.

"General Xue doesn't have to be polite, if you want to ride back to the palace, just leave now!" Yang Qi knew Xue Sijian's thoughts, and smiled and bowed his hand.

"No, don't dare, don't dare." Xue Sijian turned over and jumped off the mount, and said goodbye to Yang Qi with the gift of a general, "Thank you Yang Gong for giving me a famous horse, and there is a need for Xue's service in the future, despite words." Nonsense, Xue won't say much, just go back, and make a difference to the saint and the saint! ”

"General Xue, just go!" Yang Qi leaned down and returned the favor with the courtesy of his peers. Immediately, he smiled and instructed his son, "What are you doing in a daze?" Why don't you send General Xue out of the house for the old man? Open the main gate and let General Xue ride out all the way! ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, ride again when you go out, ride again when you go out!" Xue Sijian smiled and waved his hand. Then, eagerly holding the reins of the horse with one hand, he staggered outward. The two legs are as soft as drinking two catties of chrysanthemum white.

According to the old father's orders, Yang Ju, the governor of the Ten Thousand Cavalry Battalion, ordered someone to open the main gate and send Xue Sijian and his entourage out of the house all the way. Then he watched the man jump on his mount and gallop away, before returning to the main hall with a smile.

As soon as his feet crossed the threshold, he immediately smiled and gave his father a thumbs up, "Grandpa, Gao Ming!" This Xue Sijian is a first-class henchman around the Holy Queen, and he loves horses and is obsessed. After that, I will look at the white hoof every day, and I will definitely not forget the benefits of our family! ”

"If you can only see this layer, this white hoof black will be completely wasted!" The former Zhongshu Ling Yang Qi changed his happy appearance just now, glanced at his son, and said worriedly.

"Ahh Yang Ju's smile stiffened when he was struck, and he stood at the door of the main hall at a loss.

"Close the door!" Yang Qi glanced at his son, and felt more and more disappointed in his heart, "There is a rabbit in the fox nest, and the old man has been scolded for a lifetime as a two-legged fox, but he raised such an idiot as you, it's really unpleasant!" ”

"Yes, Grandpa's lesson is that the child Meng Lang just now!" Yang Ju didn't dare to make his father angry, held back his grievances, apologized first, and then turned around and pulled the door of the main hall with his own hands.

In the main hall, it suddenly became a little gloomy, just like Yang Qi's mood at the moment. Sighing and drinking tea for a while, when his mood eased a little, the old fox glanced at his son who was like a fallen cloud, and reminded in a low voice, "The Holy Lord used to be gracious to his subordinates, either sending officials to deliver the decree, or Gao Yanfu personally went out. And today, Xue Sijian was replaced, do you know why? ”

"Xue Sijian is the henchman of the Holy Queen, and the Holy Lord has repeatedly said that he is ill, and the Holy Queen will come to court for him." Yang Ju can do a place to assassinate history, and he is by no means a fool, and immediately gave the most direct answer.

However, when the words fell, he himself was shocked, "Grandpa is saying that the Holy Lord and the Holy Queen have a disagreement, and the Holy Queen began to take the initiative to seize power?" ”

"You're not stupid yet!" Yang Qi didn't bother to say a good word about his son, and sneered and whispered, "The Holy Queen began to crown me as Zheng Guogong and allowed me to pray for bones, which has gone against the will of the Holy Lord." Now that the Holy Lord and the Holy Queen have suddenly shown grace to our family, it must be that the Holy One has raised objections to the Holy Queen's disposition after knowing about it. After all, the saint still endured the love of husband and wife, and couldn't bear to lose the prestige of the saint, so he took the initiative to take a step back and did not recall the old man back to the court. But the Holy Queen may not like the Holy Lord to point fingers at her decision anymore! ”

"This, this, this ......" Yang Ju could understand every word his father said, but he didn't know how to pick it up.

is also a favor to the Yang family, Gao Yanfu came to announce the decree, which means that the favor comes from the Heavenly Dragon Emperor Li Xian. Xue Sijian came to announce the decree, but it meant that the grace came from the Shuntian Yi Holy Empress Wei Wushuang! Although the emperor and the empress are husband and wife, in case the emperor and empress have a conflict, the Yang family will inevitably face a choice to stand in line!

"You write a letter for the old man and thank the Holy Lord and the Holy Queen." Seeing his son's overwhelmed appearance, Yang Qi shook his head helplessly, and ordered in a deep voice, "Don't send it directly to the palace, go to the division, and hand it over from the court at one level." In addition, our Yang family has received such a great favor from the Holy Lord and the Holy Queen, and we can't help but do anything in return. You took the initiative to ask Ying to serve under Zhang Renyuan's account and conquer the Turks for the imperial court. The old man's body is still strong, it is enough to have your son and daughter by his side, and I don't need you for the time being! ”

"Yes, yes! Ah-" Yang Ju nodded again and again, and then, shocked, "Grandpa, you mean, let me resign as the governor of the Ten Thousand Cavalry Battalion and go to serve in the Shuofang Army?" Under that benevolent account, there are many talents, where is my place? ”

This question cannot be said to be unreasonable.

The governor of the 10,000-horse battalion is only a fourth-rank military general, and his official position cannot be considered high. However, the governor of the 10,000-horse battalion shouldered the responsibility of defending the palace, and his power was extremely powerful and his status was also extremely prominent. Whoever sits in this position, unless he makes a mistake and is degraded, is to be released, at least one of the Sixteen Great Generals. And Zhang Renyuan himself is a general, how can there be another general as a subordinate?

"In the Ten Thousand Cavalry Camp, there is no place for you!" Yang Qi was so old and spicy, he immediately guessed that his son was reluctant to give up the great future represented by the governor of the Wanqi battalion, pricked up his eyes, and scolded sharply, "Just rely on your little bit of the city government, as the governor of the right battalion of ten thousand cavalry, sooner or later you will lose your life in a daze!" If you go to Zhang Renyuan, even if you can't be a third-grade general, you can at least be a fourth-grade long history and supervise the grain, grass and military supplies for him. As long as the old man does not die for a day, your long history will be comfortable, and Zhang Renyuan will have no worries. ”

It is also the fourth product, the history of the Shuofang army, and the future is far worse than that of the governor of the right battalion of ten thousand horses. In order to please the emperor, Yang Ju, who can even send his daughter to be a win, can marry Tubo from afar, how can he be willing? However, under the prestige of his father Yang Qi, he didn't dare to stand hard, so he had to agree aggrievedly and aggrievedly, "Yes!" Then he began to think in his heart about how to make Yang Qi take back his life.

"The most important thing for me to do is to expand the territory. In the autumn conquest of the Turkic war, Zhang Ren was willing to prepare for many years, and there was no reason to lose at all! Seeing all his son's expressions, Yang Qi sighed again and explained in a low voice, "You go to Zhang Renyuan's side, even if you only make a long history of managing grain and grass, with this battle, you can directly seal the marquis." In this way, we can ensure that our Yang family will be rich for 20 years. But the premise is that you don't stand in line in the court disputes. ”

After a pause, he continued to add, "Don't think that once the old man dies, you are at least a founding prince, much higher than the founding marquis!" Inheriting the title of his father's Yu Yinlai, how can he have the hardness he earned? You see the Cheng family, three generations of Guogong, still working hard, in Guazhou and Shaerzhou, for the imperial court. And the children of the Qin family, one study more attentively than the other, and in the future, there will be a few jinshi. If you look at the Chu family again, it was also a number of families back then. And now, the nephews of the Chu family want to be officials, but they have to rely on their whiskers and snorts! ”

"Well, Grandpa is right, I'm going to write a recital!" Yang Ju is also in his fifties, although he is more utilitarian, he can still distinguish between good and bad. He sighed and nodded vigorously.

Yang Qi was still not at ease, and continued to whisper, "Remember what I just said, don't stand in line indiscriminately." Even after sweeping the Turkic plough court, you'd better take the initiative to ask Ying to sit in Mobei for the imperial court. Don't keep thinking about the prosperity of Kyoshi. If the old man is gone one day, you can simply take the opportunity to keep filial piety for three years and return to Hongnong's hometown. ”

"Grandpa is saying that before the Holy Lord and the Holy Queen, the conflict will intensify?" Yang Ju was shocked again when he heard this, bent down, and seriously asked his father for advice.

"The saint's temperament will not easily conflict with the saint's queen. Even if there is a conflict, it should not implicate outsiders. Yang Qi first shook his head, and then sighed, "However, the physical condition of the saint is probably not much better than that of the old man." The old man is not worried about the conflict between the Holy Lord and the Holy Queen, which is getting worse. The old man was worried that after the Holy Lord. ”

Quickly looked out the window, his voice suddenly became extremely low, "The Holy Queen is used to her words, and the Holy Lord can tolerate her everywhere." But one day the Holy Lord is gone, but the Holy Empress does not know that the rapids are retreating, and the Tang Dynasty Royal and the Chinese Martial Arts of the Dynasty, how can they tolerate the appearance of a second Wu Zetian in the court?! ”

"Ahh

was transferred from the position of Shanzhou Assassin to the governor of the right battalion of Wanqi, and he always felt that his future was extremely bright. It was only now that I realized that I had unknowingly walked on the edge of the cliff.

The Ten Thousand Cavalry Battalion is the Imperial Forest Army, loyal to the emperor and empress, and it is justified. And in case of a conflict between the Li royal family and the Wei family headed by the queen, the governors of the left and right battalions of the Wanqi are the first wave of targets that need to be won over or eradicated! With his foundation in the Ten Thousand Cavalry Camp, I am afraid that it is more likely to be listed as the latter, and it is strange that he can save his head!

"It's best for you to stay away!" Seeing that his son finally opened his mind, Yang Qi sighed and nodded, "The reason why the old man has been able to do the three products under the Tongzhong Book from the time when the Holy Empress was in power until now is that he is safe and sound, and he depends on not doing evil." In these years, it is too difficult to be a loyal minister, to ensure that you do not have the blood of innocents on your hands, as long as you have the heart, you can still do it. ”

"Yes, Grandpa!" Yang Ju raised his hand and wiped a handful of cold sweat, and promised to be convinced.

Finally got a heart, and there was obvious tiredness on Yang Qi's face. However, he forced a few sips of tea, and then continued to advise, "Qingjing already has a heart, this time, the saint has seen the old man's love for many years of saddle before and after the horse, and specially released her home from the dowry team, you must not make any more claims and arrange his marriage indiscriminately." ”

"Yes, Grandpa!" Yang Ju was still a little distracted, and nodded obediently. Immediately, his eyes widened in surprise, "Does Qingjing's heart belong?" Why didn't she ever tell her mother? The Holy One knows about it! God, she's so bold! ”

"Why didn't she tell her mother, you still have the face to ask?" Yang Qi straightened his face again and scolded in a low voice, "She told her mother, will you husband and wife fulfill her?" The old man has long said that if you want to be rich, you can earn it with your ability! This kind of flattering royal thing, no matter how much you do, it won't make the saint look down on you! ”

"Yes, yes!" Yang Ju was red-faced, and raised his hand again to wipe his sweat, "Grandpa's lesson is that I was at that time, I was indeed blinded by lard at that time." Good for the Holy Merciful ......"

"The Holy One is indeed merciful!" Yang Qi glared at his son again and shook his head slightly, "But the main reason why he can let Qingjing go home is that Qingjing has his own vision!" The people she likes have repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and the saint has to fulfill them. ”

"Who is it? Whose children and grandchildren? Yang Ju was stunned again when he heard this, and then he couldn't wait to ask, "Why don't I have any impression at all?" If I had the slightest impression, I ......"

"It's not anyone's son or grandson, he came alone in Datang!" Yang Qi suddenly smiled, and his old face was full of appreciation, "In just a few years, a piece of sky has been created." When the old man saw him for the first time, he knew that he would not let down Qingjing. The old man has been worried, how to fulfill them. But I didn't expect that people didn't need an old man at all. ”

Glancing at his bewildered son again, he nodded smugly, "You, too, are blessed." When the old man is there, you can rely on the old man. One day when the old man is gone, if you encounter something difficult to decide, you can ask the old man's grandson-in-law. He's so smart that he won't watch you suffer! ”