"The reason for the queen mother is a long story, in short, that Xiao Meiniang not only has the appearance of captivating the country and the city, but also a famous and talented woman who is famous in Jingxiang, Xiao Ji'er is two years old, and the child will want her to be his wife."

"Alright! I don't want to say more, but I think there is a reason for it. I will give her the position of this wife, but in these 2 years, I can also marry some concubines. And one more person from there? ”

"The queen mother, another woman named Wang Dai, is the sister of Wang Bo, the capital of Donglai County, 16 years old and the same age as the child, is another talented woman that the child met when he traveled to Donglai County, this time he has come to the capital with the child, and now he is resting in the house, and he will bring it to the queen mother in a while." Yang Er replied without reservation. Although his parents are monogamous, the queen mother is very willing to let her marry a few more wives.

"Good! Bring it into the palace tomorrow, and the queen mother can take a look, and my son is now grown up. Queen Dugu ordered happily, and even a little impatient.

After the mother and son gossiped again, seeing that it was getting late, Yang Er said goodbye to Queen Dugu and left the palace.

"Brother Shi, you are finally back, little brother, I am dying of hunger. Master Taifu didn't let the younger brother eat first, so let's serve it quickly! When Zhong Jian saw Yang Er stepping into the door, he hurriedly stepped forward to complain. Because the whole family was waiting for him to come back before they could open the table for dinner. This has long been the rule, and everyone can't eat it if he doesn't serve it.

"I've kept the teacher waiting, please take a seat for dinner." Although Yang Er is above 10,000 people under the King of Jin, Yu Wenshu is his elder in the family, and the position of the first seat can only be Yu Wenshu's.

"Teacher, if the students are not in these days, will there be changes in the capital?" Yang Erbian asked casually while holding the dishes for Yu Wenshu.

"Alas! If you want to talk about changes, that is, the prince Yang Yong is more and more appreciated by His Majesty, and there are more folds approved by his hand, and most of the folds of the various ministries are now handed over to the prince for approval. Yu Wenshu said helplessly.

"Huh! Don't worry, teacher, my father is in good health and should have no abnormalities within 3 years. If it is peaceful today, there are many irrelevant twists and turns, and it is okay to let the prince approve it. Yang Er still said disapprerovitically.

"Your Highness, tomorrow morning, the ministers of the court are going to discuss the opening of the canal, and the old ministers have already found out that Yang Su, Han Hong and others are all opposed, saying that it is harmful to the national strength and not conducive to the stability of one party, and the power of the princelings should not be underestimated!"

"Teacher, don't worry, let's talk about it tomorrow, in short, Yongji Canal must start this autumn." Yang Er said after taking a sip of wine.

Prince's Mansion.

Hearing that the King of Jin had returned to Beijing, Yang Su, Han Hong, Su Wei, Yang Da and Yu Wenkai and other princelings came to the prince's mansion together.

"Uncle, what can he do even if he returns to Beijing? Now that the six parts of the recital are all reviewed by the prince, who dares to oppose me in the court. Yang Yong saw that his hardcore staff members were all melancholy, and couldn't help but say loudly, and at the same time, he looked arrogant.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, although the imperial court is gradually controlled by us, His Majesty is still optimistic about King Jin in some major matters. Besides, this time, Wu Yunzhao, the general under King Jin, once again made miraculous achievements, and his momentum became more and more uncontrollable. Yu Wenkai got up and said.

"Yes! Your Royal Highness, judging from the statistics of the Ministry of War, now the King of Jin has many deployments outside, and he has widely implemented the strategy of vertical and horizontal. Luo Yi, the Marquis of Jingbian in Yanshan, and Wang Bo of Donglai County in Qizhou have made it clear that they are loyal to the King of Jin, and even Tang Bi, the King of Jinan, has reached some cooperation with the King of Jin. He sent troops to forcibly occupy the entire territory of Jizhou, which can really be described as full-fledged and terrifying. At that time, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince inherits the throne, how can the King of Jin be subservient? When the morning is drawn. Yang Da, the servant of the ministry, said.

"What does my uncle think of King Jin's initiative to open the Yongji Canal?" Yang Yong couldn't make up his mind, so he turned his head and asked Yang Su, the king of Yue.

"Alas! What the princes said is all true, but those are already facts, and we can only figure it out in the future. At the moment, the most urgent thing is to prevent the King of Jin from opening the "Yongji Canal" again. A short Guangtong canal benefited King Jin too much. When I and my merchant shippers went west, they all had to go to his river, tariffs, tolls, etc. This alone earns nearly 10,000 taels of silver per day. If he is allowed to open up the north-south passage through the "Yongji Canal", the wealth of the world will be in his hands! What can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince do even if he becomes the emperor? Yang Su reminded this family worriedly.

Suddenly, everyone present couldn't sit still and discussed fiercely with each other.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Duke Yue, tomorrow morning we will oppose the opening of a new canal, and no matter what, we can't sit back and watch King Jin's power grow even bigger." Right Prime Minister Han Hong proposed loudly.

"When this official mentioned this matter privately with His Majesty, it seemed that His Majesty did not agree with the resolution to open the canal, and the household department had been sparse, saying that the opening of the "Yongji Canal" would cost millions of people, and the amount of funds and food was incalculable. Su Wei whispered to everyone.

"That's good, I'll just channel His Majesty's thoughts and concerns tomorrow, and let King Jin's proposal end without a problem. Hehehehehe! After listening to Su Wei's words, Yang Su couldn't help laughing, as if he had seen the spectacular scene of hundreds of officials scolding King Jin in unison.

"Uncle, what do you want Prince Ben to do?" Yang Yong saw that everyone seemed to be happy, and he also asked for his life.

"Your Royal Highness, now you can call on all the noble families in Jizhou to jointly oppose the opening of the canal, from the bottom up, to force the King of Jin to retreat despite the difficulties." Yang Su suggested to Yang Yong fiercely.

"Good! The prince arranged for his family to go to Jizhou with the prince's edict to contact the gentry of various families and told him that he could not move. ”

After everyone finished their deliberations, they went out of their houses and went home. It's just that the matter of the princeling's gathering in the dark has been carefully watched by the military intelligence department in the capital, and it was reported to the Jin Wangfu Taifu Yuwen Shu overnight, and Yuwen Shu hurried to see Yang Er after receiving the report.

"Don't worry, teacher, the princelings must be gathering for tomorrow's political affairs. Students know what to expect, and don't have to worry. Let's see that the students will fight tomorrow morning. Yang Er looked at Yu Wenshu, the teacher who came to report on the starry night, and didn't care, and explained lightly. There is quite a style of a general who will not be subject to the orders of the king.

The next day, the Imperial Palace.

After half an hour of normal political discussion, Emperor Wen finished handling some local political affairs. Next, it was time to reward Bai Ma Yi from Wu Yunzhao and other thousands of miles to raid the Turks.

Previously, the imperial court had ended the reward of Sun Sheng, the mayor of Wuyuan City, and other generals, and this time it was a reward for the military exploits made by Bai Ma Yicong.

Wu Yunzhao was promoted from the original hussar general to the hussar general because of his high merits, and he won the champion Hou and gave 5,000 gold and 500 silk;

Ling Jing was named the Marquis of Hejian, the marching squire of the Wupin Officials, and gave 5,000 gold and 500 silk horses;

Laihu'er was promoted from the former general of Zhennan to the general of Zhengnan, and was crowned the Marquis of Fanyang, giving 3,000 gold and 300 silk;

Zuo Tiancheng was named the general of Zhenbei, giving 3,000 gold and 300 silk;

Luo Chengfeng was the general of the expedition to the north, and was given 5,000 gold and 500 silk; In addition, the heads of 6 Turkic generals were beheaded and hung at the city gate for a month, and the emperor list was posted to make his contributions. In order not to irritate Li Yuan of Jinyang, the two generals who originally belonged to the Tang Army were regarded as the heads of Turkic generals.

The deputy general Zhang Gongjin was named the general of Anbei, and was given 2,000 gold and 200 silk;

The other lieutenant generals Wei Chi Nan, Wei Chi Bei, South Yanping, and North Yandao were respectively named front, rear, left, and right generals, and were each given 1,000 gold and 100 silk.

After receiving the seal, everyone will be happy and go away with thanksgiving. The Manchu Dynasty was envious of all the civil and military forces.

After a short break from the court, the hundred officials opened the court to discuss the "Yongji Canal" from the newly opened Zhuo County to Liyang invited by the king of Jin. The pros and cons expressed their attitudes in the political hall, and the debate was fierce and tense, and Emperor Wen was unable to make a decision for a while.

"Gao Aiqing, what do you mean?" Emperor Wen stopped the Manchu Dynasty debate and asked the left prime minister Gao Xi. Gao Xi has been listening to the remarks of the hundred officials, but has not yet spoken.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is also hesitant. Taking the Guangtong Canal as a model, the opening of the canal has really brought endless benefits to the lives of the people for business and trade. The old minister of Guangtongqu once went to Tongguan by boat, but it was convenient. The port towns are also very prosperous and rich. However, the Guangtong Canal was used by our dynasty to mobilize a total of no less than 400,000 people, and it took several months to build. The Yongji Canal is said to be 6 times that of the Guangtong Canal, and the initial calculation wants to use more than one million people, not to mention whether we have a budget for opening the canal, it is enough to cause social turmoil, and it is more likely to cause civil rebellion. Gao Xi said softly, and most of the officials listened to it, and most of them nodded yes. Yang Su, Han Hong and other princelings applauded each other even when they heard this.

"Hmmm! This is the reason for my concerns, Prime Minister Gao said to my heart. I think it's still ----."

"Father, slow down!" Yang Er, who had been silent, suddenly stopped Emperor Wen at this time. Emperor Wen was not angry, but just stopped his mouth and listened to what his son had to say.

"Father, my lords. If it is only for the present, there is no need to be aggressive, and each has a destiny. "Born in euthanasia and died in sorrow!" "If it is for future generations, we should try our best to move forward and create a prosperous and prosperous world for future generations." Yang Er faced the hundred officials, and said loudly with a righteous awe, and suddenly, the hall was silent.

"Boy, don't talk about it, talk carefully." One of the generals on the opposite side shouted, and everyone saw that it was Song Guogong He Ruobi shouting there.

"Prime Minister Gao, Uncle He, you have also seen the changes that Guangtong Canal has brought to the people of Limin. In fact, it is very simple, because a canal connects the capital through Tongguan with the vast area of the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, which promotes economic trade and personnel exchanges, and promotes the centralized development of towns along the way. This phenomenon was not seen before when the canal was not dug at all. Then dig the Yongji Canal, it will be able to connect the north and south of my Great Sui Territory, more than ten new cities can be built along the way, and a Yongji Canal can make the whole territory of Jizhou prosperous like a change of days, not to mention that our dynasty has long had the intention of conquering the Northeast and Liaodong barbarians, and this canal will be the way to transport grain and troops for my expedition in the future. In short, instead of leaving it to future generations to build, it is better to use the hands of our generation to build, so that future generations can enjoy the benefits of our generation and remember the work of our generation. Let me ask you, what's wrong? ”

The hundred officials listened to Yang Er's bold words, and they had nothing to say for a while, and they were all stunned. Even Yang Su was speechless and unable to refute.

Just when Yang Er and a few other officials who supported the opening of the canal were happy in their hearts, they suddenly heard a chant in the main hall: "Your Majesty, don't believe the words of King Jin Chitose." This statement is against the will of heaven, if a new canal is dug, the world will be in chaos! When the time comes, the people in various places will be stirred, and those who have a heart will take advantage of the chaos to start an incident, and I will be in danger! As soon as these words came out, even Yang Er was shocked, as if he had been shot into the center by an arrow in the dark. The hundred officials looked at it in a blink of an eye, and it turned out that the person who was shouting was Yuan Chong, the internal history commander and the Qin Heavenly Supervisor.

I saw Yuan Chong stumbling a few steps to the foot of Emperor Wen, and threw himself on the ground crying: "Your Majesty, the old minister watched the sky yesterday night and found that the starry sky in the east was abnormal, and the owners of the celestial phenomena were in chaos, and the people were devastated. There are also eight small stars that are abnormally bright, highlighting the king's spirit, and making my king's big star dull, which is a sign of his rise and death. The ministers look at the sky and make a hexagram, and those who have this celestial phenomenon are all because of the opening of a new canal! Therefore, the new canal cannot be opened! I hope that Your Majesty will not act against the sky. ”

Yuan Chong's words immediately aroused a bigger discussion among hundreds of officials. Yang Su and the others were secretly proud and couldn't help nodding.

"Your Majesty, although the matter of the celestial phenomena is a bit absurd, it is better to believe that it exists, and it is better to leave the matter of opening the canal for a few more years, and not to rush this time." Han Hong, the right prime minister, said that he took a middle way, which was tantamount to denying the intention of the king of Jin.

"If Your Majesty doesn't believe the words of the old minister, you can declare that Yuan Tiangang, the national teacher of this dynasty who is in Beijing, to enter the court to prove that the old minister's words are true." Yuan Chong, who did not get up on his knees, actually brought out Yuan Tiangang, the immortal who was the national teacher of the dynasty and attained the Tao, which made Yang Er extremely surprised. I didn't have anything to say for a while, and watched the performance of these people blankly.

"Okay, that's the end of today's court discussion, and the hundred officials retreat. The matter of opening the canal will be discussed again in the future, and the court will be withdrawn! Emperor Wen saw that the pros and cons were clearly distinguished, and he did not say anything, so he had to postpone this issue before discussing it.

Yang Er saw that his father had turned around and went to the harem, so he had to sigh lightly and walk out of the hall silently.

"Boy, are you deflated?" He Ruobi leaned over to Yang Er's side and asked in a low voice.

"Huh! The old man smiled, this matter is very important, not only to mobilize millions of people, but also to need tens of millions of taels of silver, millions of stones of grain to succeed. If it is not operated properly, it will affect the interests of the noble families in Jizhou and other places, and it is really possible to provoke a civil uprising! However, this Yongji Canal will have to be built sooner or later, and the problem will always be there, and it is better to build it later than to build it early. If it is completed one day earlier, the people will enjoy the convenience of the canal one day earlier. ”

"Huh! All right! The old man didn't misunderstand you, just do it, the old man definitely supports you kid. When the canal was built, the old man personally went to Jizhou to sit in town for you, to see who dared to take the opportunity to make trouble? ”

"Good! There is an old general sitting in the town to build a canal, and he will be able to deter the small people! It's noon, and the little nephew invites the old general Wufenglou Hapi, well, it's just drinking, drinking good wine! ”

"That's what the old man meant! Walk! Anyway, as if he was afraid that Yang Er would suddenly run away, He Ruobi actually grabbed Yang Er's long cuffs directly.