Chapter 041: Woe and Blessing
"Huh! Congratulations to the concubine for having a good nephew! ”
Xuanzong's words are also sincere, Yang Guifei's smile has been decreasing in the past year or two, and occasionally she is stunned by the window, and she only answers that she misses her hometown. Xuanzong did not doubt him, and did not think deeply. It happened to be seen that Li Linfu and Yang Zhao were fighting fiercely in the court, and it was okay when the two were evenly matched, but once the winner was separated, the shock of the court would definitely be not small, and it would inevitably be a big purge, which even he couldn't completely suppress. You can't drive them all away, who will be the director? From his own point of view, the older Li Linfu gets, the more enthusiastic he is about power. He has been the prime minister for nearly 20 years, and although he is still sleek and sophisticated, he has already declined, and it is time to consider a replacement. Needless to say, Yang Zhao's loyalty is a little worse. It's still a little uneasy to let him dictate the dynasty. So when Yang Wang's resume appeared in front of him in the annual examination of the Ministry of Officials, Xuanzong had a plan.
A little bit of Yang Wang's name, and asked Yang Zhao to check it through the concubine to see if there was any kinship. Yang Zhao is still "smart", and he understands that the Holy One means to promote the status of the Yang family and balance Li Linfu. How did he know that Xuanzong wanted to provoke Yang Wang, firstly, to restrain Li Linfu now, secondly, to prevent Yang Zhao's family from being the only one to stay behind in the future, and more importantly, not to let Yang Zhao beat Li Linfu to death with a stick, so that the Three Kingdoms can sing.
Yang Zhao investigated this matter really seriously and quickly. I can't complain about this Yang Wang I don't know, he is not the patriarch, he traveled abroad to study at a young age, and stayed in Beijing as an official after gaining fame, and later went directly to Rongzhou Prefecture to take up his post, and moved to Taishou. Yang Wang's parents are side branches of the Yang family, and they have no right to revise the family tree, so Yang Wang doesn't know much about the affairs of the last three generations. So when Yang Qing asked him that day, he couldn't answer with a very positive answer. When Yang Zhao checked through the lineage of the old Yang family in Puning, an elder in his eighties told Yang Zhao that there was indeed a partial house brother who moved to Yulong in the past, and it is unknown what will happen next. Yang Zhao did not have sufficient evidence to prove that Yang Wangyi was related to Puning's hometown, but there was no evidence to prove that it was not. So he simply followed Xuanzong's wishes and identified Yang Wang as his distant relative.
Xuanzong was even happier when he heard that Yang Wang was really a relative of the concubine, and he decided that Yang Zhao would not mess around in this matter at this time, so he looked at Yang Wang and Yang Qing differently and favored him. Seeing that the concubine recognized Yang Qing's nephew, the long-lost smile returned to her face, and Xuanzong was really happy for Yang Guifei.
"Thank you! In fact, this is not only a happy event for the concubines, but also a holy joy. Yang Guifei saw that Xuanzong was in a good mood, and she wanted Xuanzong to be closer to Yang Qing and more fond of her.
"Hahaha! What the concubine said is very true! By the way, Concubine Ai, she smiled so happily, so what's the matter? ”
It was Qing'er who talked about his travels, and saw a fisherman raising ospreys on the Lishui River, saying that the ospreys remembered the number of fish they caught, and if they had not been rewarded for more than seven, they would not go into the water again. It's so much fun! Yang Guifei smiled coquettishly, and she was very happy to say it.
"Oh? Hahahaha! It seems that livestock is not so easy to deceive! "Where has Xuanzong heard people talk about these fishing and farming things, and it sounds very novel.
Qing'er also talked about the method of roasting mutton with benzoin fennel in the barbarian tribe, which was completely fishy and delicious. Holy Lord, why don't you try it in the palace too? Yang Guifei looked like she was eager to try.
"Huh! This is the first time I've heard of it, okay, let Guanglu Temple give it a try when you enjoy the moon tomorrow night! ”
While he was talking, another chamberlain hurriedly ran over and said, "Holy Lord! Yang Zhao, the squire of the military department and the middle of the imperial history, and Zhang Qiqiu, the envoy of Shuo Fangjiedu, are waiting in the Xuanzheng Palace! ”
Xuanzong's face froze, and the affairs of the military department could not be delayed.
Yang Qingzheng felt that he had waited enough, and when he saw this situation, he immediately said: "The Holy Lord is busy with state affairs, please retreat!" ”
"It's okay, you're tired today, go back and rest." Xuanzong pondered for a moment, then untied the coiling dragon jade pendant on his waist and handed it to Yang Qing, "In a hurry today, I will give you this jade pendant, and it is convenient to walk in the palace." In the future, I will go to the palace more to talk to the concubine, and I will also be happy. ”
"Thank you! Wechen retired. Yang Qing bowed to Yang Guifei again, and then wanted to leave.
"Qing'er, the day after tomorrow, you will come to the palace with your parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, and recognize each other, and it is not in vain that they are of the same ancestry." Although Yang Guifei was reluctant to let Yang Qing leave so soon, she couldn't, so she had to tell her to meet again the day after tomorrow.
Yang Qing respectfully responded and led the horse out of the palace.
Out of Jianfu Gate, lazily walking on the wide East Third Street, Yang Qing was like a dream.
Just because of a polo match, he was received by the emperor and the concubine, received a bunch of rewards, and even gave him the title of a baron. The most bizarre thing is...... He became Yang Guifei's nephew!
It's not that I don't understand, the world is changing fast.
All this stuff that's happening today is so! But...... But it's so real...... Yang Qing looked at the jade pendant in his hand in a daze.
A carriage came on, and there was a faint sound of women's laughter in the car, which woke Yang Qing up in a daze. When I looked up, the sweaty driver was smiling at him with a friendly smile on his face, his expression full of joy, presumably happy for today's prosperous business.
As long as the people are peaceful, they honestly support their families by their own labor, marry a mother-in-law and have a few babies, this is the most real life, this is living and working in peace and contentment, and there is not much truth to talk about. However, it is precisely because of their existence that Datang is strong and Chang'an is prosperous! For thousands of years, the common people of China have always been the most obedient and simple existence, as long as they have enough to eat, they will honestly farm the land and pay rent, work and pay taxes, and the country is in trouble, without saying a word, roll up their sleeves and go to the front, and it is natural to shed blood and lose their lives. But once the war breaks out and the displaced people don't have three meals, can I still see the bright smile in front of me? Will I be able to laugh again?
Since you have chosen this path, go ahead!
Yang Qing took a long breath, "Drive!" ”
Back home, Xiang'er greeted her at the door with a smile on her face.
"Childe can show his face today! Oh no, it should be a man from Luochuan County~~" Xiang'er deliberately lengthened her tone, and stepped forward with a smile to help Yang Qing dust it.
"Little girl! Knowing it so quickly? Yang Qing smiled and touched Xiang'er's head.
"Oh, be careful to be seen! Always be a little girl. Xiang'er blushed and pouted and pushed Yang Qing's hand away. Guo Gongzi has been here at noon, and he has praised you in front of his wife for a long time! ”
"Hehe, what are you praising me?" Yang Qing and Xiang'er talked and laughed and entered the backyard.
"Qing'er, I'm back. Go bathe and change your clothes, and your father and eldest brother will be back soon. Mrs. Yang's face was unshocked.
It seems that my mother's psychological quality is extremely strong! His son was knighted by the Holy Lord himself, and he didn't see how happy he was. However, if she knew that Yang Guifei recognized herself as a nephew, would she be as calm as she is now? Hey, hey, look forward to it.
After dinner, the whole family sat in the flower hall and chatted, and the topic was naturally Yang Qing's performance in the palace today and the reward.
"Father and mother, the child has something to tell. After today's ball game, the child was left by the Holy Concubine to narrate. According to the concubine, my Yang family is a branch of the Yang family in Puning, Rongzhou. By the grace of the holy concubine, the child has worshiped the concubine as an aunt. The day after tomorrow, the whole family may have to enter the palace to thank you, including the eldest brother and sister-in-law. ”
The entire Yang family was stunned by the news.
Suddenly, Yang Qian jumped up violently: "So, second brother, you are also a relative of the emperor?" ”
"Hehe, sort of. But big brother, you also have a share, the whole family counts, counts. Yang Qing looked at his parents with a shocked face, a little proud.
Yang Wang didn't have any expression, and only after a long time did he smile bitterly: "Hmph, now my Yang family is really famous." ”
Yang Qingqi said: "What's the father? But what's wrong? ”
Yang Wang shook his head, looked at the whole family who were staring at him, and finally set his eyes on Yang Qing.
"Think about it, how strange it is for my father to be promoted to Beijing, and the Holy God has given him a mansion. And today you just commanded a polo game, and you were knighted! If it is known that you have climbed the concubine...... When outsiders see this situation, what do they think of my family? Relatives interfering in politics and traitors can't be avoided, right? Just look at Yang Zhao's comments. ”
Yang Qing was taken aback, he really didn't think about it.
Yang Wang watched Yang Qing's heart move, closed his eyes and said slowly: "But it's not all bad. ”
Yang Qing was stunned for a moment, then understood what his father meant, glanced at Yang Qian, smiled and nodded. Yes, the mouth grows on other people's bodies, and it is up to them to say anything. But in the current situation, which one dares to offend Yang Guifei without opening his eyes? If you are dissatisfied, you will only dare to talk about it behind closed doors in private. But the brand of the relatives of the concubine is absolutely effective, and no one dares not to sell face. Once the news is confirmed to spread, Qingliu is forced by the situation, and the ministers will sell Yang Qing and the Yang family's face out of speculation, and even take the initiative to surrender. This is what Yang Wang said, "not all is a bad thing". Those who are clear are self-pure, and those who are turbid are self-turbid, and it is good to act without shame. Now the most important thing is to hold on to power!