On the east side of Chang'an City, south of Daming Palace, and west of Xingqing Palace, there is a gorgeous mansion in Yongxingfang. This house covers an area of 18 acres and has 100 houses. The pavilions and pavilions in the house, the rockery ring the pool, the island between the pools, and the small bridges and corridors communicate. This is the residence of Yang Guozhong, an important minister of the imperial court.

Yang Guozhong was a county lieutenant at the beginning, and his sister Yang Yuhuan was canonized as a concubine. coincided with the fact that Jiannan Jiedu made Zhang Qiu and Qiong and Prime Minister Li Linfu not get along, so he asked Xian Yu Zhongtong to go to Chang'an, wanting to make friends with the Yang family as aid. Xian Yu Zhongtong recommended Yang Guozhong. Zhang Qiu and Qiong saw that Yang Guozhong was tall, so he recruited him as an official, asked him to pay tribute to Chang'an, and gave him millions worth of Shu goods. Yang Guozhong has since entered the field of vision of the Tang Emperor Li Longji, because of the favored Yang Guifei sisters highly praised, in less than two years, Yang Guozhong became an official to the Tang Dynasty branch member Wailang, serving the imperial history of more than 15 positions, from a small county lieutenant step to the sky, become an important minister of the court.

At the beginning, Yang Guozhong first entered the court and tried his best to curry favor with Prime Minister Li Linfu. Li Linfu valued the identity of Emperor Yang Guozhong's relatives, and he also tried his best to win him over. The two sang and harmonized, repeatedly raised prisons, and jointly excluded dissidents in the court, including the princelings. It was at that time that Li Mi was kicked out of the court.

Later, Yang Guozhong's power grew larger and larger, gradually threatening Li Linfu's position as prime minister. The two had a disagreement between them, and eventually turned into a conflict. Later, when he encountered Wang Jie's incident, Li Linfu tried his best to win over Wang Jiao to contain Yang Guozhong, and Yang Guozhong did something to let the emperor know about Wang Jie's corruption. Since then, Li Longji has gradually alienated Li Linfu. In November of the 11th year of Tianbao (752), after the death of Li Linfu, Xuanzong sent Yang Guozhong to serve as the right minister, and also served as the secretary of the Ministry of Culture, and sentenced the envoy to remain as before. Yang Guozhong waited for Yu Shi to be promoted to the prime minister, and concurrently led the Jiannan Festival envoy, holding more than 40 positions.

Today's Yang Mansion is full of lights, drums and music, and hundreds of officials congratulate each other with gifts, which is very lively. It turned out that today was the right minister of the dynasty, Yang Guozhong, who was happy today, and Yang Xiangguo invited the holy decree to hold a banquet. Speaking of Yang Xiangguo's youngest son, there is a well-known secret.

Yang Guozhong was ordered to inspect Lingnan for more than a year. A few months ago, I just got home, I saw his wife Pei Shi with a big belly and a smile out to greet him, Yang Guozhong after all, he is middle-aged, and some common sense is still understood, so he angrily asked Pei Shi why he did such a shameful thing, only to see Pei's teary eyes and aggrieved said: "My lord just left for March, I didn't think about you every day because I missed you, and I dreamed that you came back one day, and then I was pregnant, you wronged me so much that I would be a person in the future?" ”

After listening to Pei's cry, Yang Guozhong sneered in his heart - are you stupid? But he knew that he must not deal with Pei's now, there must be some ulterior secrets in this, otherwise Pei's would not be able to wait for him to come back so blatantly? So while reassuring Pei's peace of mind, he quietly summoned the housekeeper to inquire.

It turned out that during the period when Yang Guozhong was inspecting Lingnan, Yang Guifei thought of her brother going out on business, worried that Pei would be lonely in the mansion, so she often recruited her into the palace to talk, and Pei always dressed up carefully before entering the palace.

Speaking of this Pei family, he is not a good person. She has been poor since she was a child, because she was bought into a brothel by the bustard as a prostitute, and grew up in a bright and prosperous environment. Later, after concentrating, he married Yang Guozhong, who was still a disciple of the family.

Yang Guozhong after careful consideration, weighed again and again, for his own good future, no matter whether this matter is true or false, he must admit it, so after Pei's successfully gave birth to a son, Yang Guozhong immediately happily asked Tang Xuanzong to hold a banquet to entertain guests.

"Xiangye, please see the Chengjian Army, see it or not." The housekeeper Yang Fu pushed the door into Yang Guozhong's study. Unlike the noisy gongs and drums in the front hall, Yang Guozhong's mood was gloomy at this moment. This is also human nature, and it is impossible for that man to be cuckolded to be happy. The dignified Yang Xiangguo was cuckolded, not to mention, he had to accept it happily and celebrate. I must have become the laughing stock of Jingzhong.

"It's not in the antechamber, come here to do something, let him in." Yang Guozhong was a little impatient. Yang Guozhong knew that these eunuchs were unprofitable and could not afford to be early, and Bian Lingcheng must have something to ask for when he came.

"Say hello to Xiangye" Bian Lingcheng bowed down and came into Yang Guozhong's study and gave Yang Guozhong a big gift.

"What's the matter with the border guards?" Yang Guozhong asked angrily.

"The villain is here to give a congratulatory gift to Xiangye." Bian Lingcheng licked his face and said flatteringly, and took out a red silk wrapped box from his arms.

"The congratulatory gift will be sent to Yang Fu in the front hall." Yang Guozhong was very angry, and he was wearing a green hat on his head. Bian Lingcheng blatantly sent the congratulatory gift to him.

"Xiangguo misunderstood, the villain didn't come to congratulate the little boy. The villain is here to congratulate Xiangguo. Bian Lingcheng hurriedly explained, quickly untied the red silk and opened the wooden box.

Seeing the things in the box, Yang Guozhong's anger had already disappeared by eight points. I saw Bian Lingcheng holding a jujube red wooden box in his hand, the wooden box was an inch square, and the box was called yellow silk, and there was a green bead on the yellow silk. Yang Guozhong has seen this thing, it is a gift from Annan to the emperor, the pearl of the night. This is the only one in the world.

"Don't worry, this thing is coming from the right way. No one can ask Xiang Ye's head. Bian Lingcheng saw Yang Guozhong staring at the beads intently, and whispered.

"You said you came to congratulate the old man, how happy is the old man?" Yang Guozhong pretended not to hear Bian Lingcheng's words, knocked his fingers on the table, and asked.

Bian Ling Chengfu was blessed to his heart, stepped forward half a step, and put the box in the corner of the desk, "Of course Xiangye is happy." ”

"Xiangye must know that Changqing was dismissed by His Majesty. Doesn't Xiangye want to take this opportunity to get rid of this person completely? ”

Yang Guozhong somewhat understood, it turned out that Bian Lingcheng was going to Feng Changqing. Feng Changqing was originally a famous general who had been in battle for a long time and was proficient in the art of war. After An Lushan returned, Feng Changqing entered the pilgrimage to see him and asked himself to crusade against An Lushan. The emperor named him the envoy of Fan Yang Festival and recruited troops to fight thieves. After the defeat of Feng Changqing, it was the supervisor Bian Lingcheng who played a note to the emperor to impeach. In Bian Lingcheng's recital to the emperor, eighty percent of them were suspected of concealing false accusations.

"Feng Changqing's army was defeated and lost Luoyang's great crime, and no one can say a reason. How to deal with him, Your Majesty has his own holy judgment. Yang Guozhong knew that there must be something wrong with this matter, so Bian Lingcheng was in a hurry to kill Feng Changqing. But he really doesn't like to be used as a gunman, and he doesn't want Bian Lingcheng to achieve his goal easily.

"Feng Changqing is the same as Gao Xianzhi, but he is good friends with His Royal Highness the Prince" Bian Lingcheng saw that Yang Guozhong had accepted his treasure Night Pearl and had an official tone with him, and he was a little anxious.

"Border Supervisor, I heard that you bought a new house in Changshoufang, and you also accepted your sixteen-year-old aunt?" Yang Guozhong didn't answer, but asked coldly.

Bian Lingcheng is such a shrewd character, and he immediately understood what Yang Guozhong meant, "Sure enough, nothing can escape the eyes of Xiang Ye, and it is useless after accepting the door." If Xiang Ye likes it, after the villain goes back, he will send it to Xiang Ye. Bian Lingcheng said with a smile on his face, but blood dripped in his heart, twenty horses of silk in exchange, twenty horses, and he gave them away before he had time to sleep. 、

"Well, so be it. You draw up a recital in your own name, and I'll send it to you. Yang Guozhong said happily, and did not forget to reproach Bian Lingcheng for a few words, "You said that you are a middle-aged person, what are you doing with so many concubines, don't harm the girl anymore." ”

Bian Lingcheng's heart and liver were about to be distorted, his mother sold batches, asked for treasures and girls, and received so many things from Lao Tzu but said to let me play a watch. If I still use you for the sake of the playtable. If Feng Changqing is allowed to enter the capital, he will be finished. thought in his heart, but said on his lips, "It's just a matter of dealing with a prisoner, why bother to play a table when it comes to a word."

"What is this called? Ben Xiang has always been respectful and strict in doing things, do you want Ben Xiang to mess up the law of the court" Yang Guozhong reprimanded with a straight face.

"The villain lost his words, please punish the prime minister" Bian Lingcheng was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and fell to the ground.

"Do you have any objections to the disposition of the Appearance?" Yang Guozhong asked with a straight face.

"Xiangye handles the notarization strictly, and the villain admires it tightly", Bian Lingcheng was so frightened that he didn't dare to gasp, let alone argue.

At this time, Feng Changqing and his old boss Gao Xianzhi stationed troops in Tongguan to resist An Lushan's thieves. On the city wall, Feng Changqing's face was colored, and he stood against the wall. He is really sad, it has been more than half a year since the defeat of Luoyang. After the defeat, he wanted to enter the capital to face the saint and bear the guilt. When he arrived in Weinan, the emperor ordered him to rush to Tongguan. During this period, he submitted three expressions to the emperor to deal with the guilt, except for a holy decree of "cutting the lord to go to the official, and doing things in white clothes", the rest never received a reply from the emperor. He is not an officialdom fledgling, and he understands that he is about to be in trouble. The 60,000-strong army was dispersed and the eastern capital fell, no matter how you say it, it is a big crime, and it can't be ended just by "doing things in white".

"Feng Er, don't have distracting thoughts. At this time, retreating from the thief soldiers under the city is the first priority" Gao Xianzhi, who had inspected here, saw Feng Changqing in a daze, and rebuked softly: "Your Majesty's holy decree wants you to do things in white clothes, and there is no intention of killing you." ”

"General, I have been with the general since the early years of Tianbao. The general knows me, as I know the general. Now that the court is in chaos, the government decrees are not working, the officials are not harmonious, and there are villains in the court, how can I not worry" Feng Changqing's face was worried, and his voice was low.

Feng Changqing's words suddenly evoked Gao Xianzhi's memories: "Hey, Tianbao is in his early years, and now it's been fourteen years." At the beginning, you were still dead and didn't leave my door, you had to be my guard. I see that you are strong-willed, so I will not ask for you. Now it seems that if I hadn't asked you at the beginning, I would have lost a general. Gao Xianzhi laughed.

"The general is still in the mood to laugh, the last general is difficult to take care of himself now, so the general should not laugh at it" Feng Changqing smiled bitterly.

"Okay, let's take over the matter at hand for the time being, you come with me" Gao Xianzhi was not joking, his face was serious