Chapter 618: There is no way to avoid it
As soon as he met his father, he had a dispute, and he was full of unhappiness, and the queen mother, who preferred to eat idle and jealous, also came to wrap up the chaos, and forced Yang Yong to move to the palace to live with the princess as soon as he returned to Chang'an, deliberately cutting off the connection between him and Yun Zhaoxun. This made Yang Yong, who was anxious to discuss with the Yun family how to deal with the aftermath of Wanshanni Temple, had nowhere to vent his evil fire, so he had to pretend to be in love with the crown princess and his wife, and patiently lived in the Splendid Palace for one night, and at dawn the next day, he found an excuse to go out of the palace to see the Yun family.
Before Yang Yong walked out of the Splendid Palace, a eunuch came to report that Yang Guang, the king of Jin, had arrived outside the gate of the Splendid Palace, saying that he had something important to ask to see the prince.
Although it was learned from the Yun clan's previous secret report that it was a general of the hussar battalion beside Yang Guang who discovered the secret of the East Palace's accumulation of money from Wanshanni Temple, Yang Yong did not want to have a direct conflict with his second brother in his heart.
As early as six years ago, because Yang Guang investigated the case of Shiwuyuan and captured the murderer of Master Huizhen, Xihua'er, Yang Yong was wary of him, and he did not hesitate to risk being blamed by his mother to force An Ruoxi to return to the world, and gave her back to Yang Guang as a big gift, hoping that once Yang Guang threatened his position as the crown prince in the future, he could plant a charge for Yang Guang to keep the enemy's eyeliner.
Later, although Yang Guang repeatedly defeated the Turks in Bingzhou, Yang Yong participated in the government in Chang'an and did not feel the slightest threat from Yang Guang, so his guard against Yang Guang gradually faded. Moreover, Yang Yong thought that if he ascended to the pole and became the emperor, he would be surrounded by compatriots like Yang Guang who would open up the territory for him and work hard to serve him, and he invisibly moved his mind to envelop Yang Guang and use it for himself. Even if Yang Yong regarded Yang Guang as his most powerful rival on the question of who would be the commander of the entire army of Van Chen, he did not have more hostility towards Yang Guang.
However, when he settled at the post station outside the city last night, Ji Wei, the prince of the inner fang who came to greet him, heard that Pang Xun had been secretly arrested by Yang Guang a few days ago, and was now being imprisoned in his Jin Palace, which made Yang Yong feel a little uneasy in his heart.
Before he went out early this morning, Yang Guang took the initiative to find the door, could it be that he had asked something from Pang Xun's mouth, and came to coerce himself to give it to Commander Chen? Yang Yong secretly guessed Yang Guang's intention, snorted in his nose, turned around and walked towards the main hall of the Splendid Palace, and ordered the eunuch to bring Yang Guang to the main hall to meet him.
Yang Guang came to the Splendid Palace to see Yang Yong in order to hand over the case of Pang Xun to his eldest brother, but when he returned home yesterday, he heard Zhang Heng's report about his fornication with Yuwen Hu, giving birth to a daughter, and raising him in Wanshanni Temple, which strengthened his determination to ask his eldest brother about the truth of Pang Xun's case in person, so as to find out as soon as possible whether his mind was related to the "Wild Goose's Nest" and Guan Zizai.
The two brothers met in the main hall of the Splendid Palace, Yang Guang first explained his intention to the eldest brother, and said that the East Palace could send someone to the Jin Palace's mansion at any time to take away Pang Xun and all the related account books and evidence.
"Ah Zong, you came to the Splendid Palace to see me early in the morning, you didn't just come to hand over Pang Xun to me, right?" Yang Yong asked tentatively.
"When the younger brother returned to Chang'an a few days ago to take up the post of Yongzhou pastor, he was instructed by my father to order me to continue to investigate the case of Gao De's book, because I suspected that Gao De's book was behind it by Nan Chen's instructions, and there are also some doubts in Pang Xun's case that may be related to the 'wild goose's nest' in charge of Guan Zizai, so the younger brother took the liberty to come today and wanted to clarify the relevant truth of Pang Xun's case with the eldest brother in person, so as to help solve the Gao De case." Because he was not sure whether his father, Emperor Yang Jian, had explained to his eldest brother that he wanted him to hand over the envoy who presided over the investigation of Nan Chen Xizuo and Guan Zizai to himself, Yang Guang intended to talk directly about Guan Zizai's case in front of Yang Yong, but asked his eldest brother under the pretext of investigating Gao De's case.
"Regarding Pang Xun's matter, I think, Ah Zong, you may have misunderstood me, haha." Where was Yang Yong willing to explain the truth of Pang Xun's case to Yang Guang, and said perfunctorily to him, "Since the eldest brother was canonized as the crown prince, he has always been very strict with the subordinates of the East Palace, even if a few people hide from me and bend the law, you can rest assured, if it falls into my hands, it will be severely punished." I still have something to do, so let's stop here for today. ”
As soon as Yang Yong opened his mouth, all the roads that Yang Guang wanted to ask him about the truth of the case were blocked, which made Yang Guang quite unhappy, locked his eyebrows and thought about it, Yang Guang opened his mouth again: "The junior brother has now found out that Pang Xun's case involves tens of millions of pieces of money, and the case is very important. The younger brother was ordered by his father to transfer the case to the eldest brother to find out and deal with it today, and he had to remind the eldest brother in advance: The situation in the Wanshanni Temple is extremely complicated, and the monks and nuns who practice in it are mixed, and the involvement is quite extensive. ”
Yang Yong listened to Yang Guang talk about the specific case, and knew that there was no way to avoid it today, so he had to say with a straight face: "Since I am trusted by my father and the emperor to hand over such a big case to this palace for disposal, once you find clues related to Gao De's book in the process of investigating the case in the future, this palace should report it to you in time." However, the palace couldn't imagine that a small nunnery temple would involve tens of millions of major cases? Ah Zong, you have real evidence in your hands. ”
Yang Guang replied calmly: "I have ordered that the account books and vouchers that should be confiscated from Pang Xun's store and home can be handed over to the eldest brother one by one. Big brother, if this case really involves some subordinates of the East Palace, I hope that the eldest brother can explain the case to his father in time, so as not to make his father angry with you. ”
Yang Yong stared at Yang Guang sensitively, and continued to say haha: "Didn't the palace have already said it, if it is found that any of the East Palace officials are corrupt and pervert the law, the first one in the palace will spare him." ”
Yang Guang saw Yang Yong put on a posture of not being soaked in oil and salt, and knew that he would not get what he wanted from him today, so he got up and hugged his fists and said goodbye: "The palace has not been very peaceful for a while, and I hope that the eldest brother and sister-in-law will cherish themselves." ”
Seeing Yang Guang leave the main hall of the Splendid Palace, Yang Yong's brain began to move rapidly: Listening to the meaning revealed in Yang Guang's words, it was clear that he had found out that Pang Xun's case was related to the East Palace, what should I do? Do you want to go out of the palace immediately to see the Yun family, and ask her in person who Yang Guang has found out? Knowing that Pang Xun's case involved the subordinates of the East Palace, his father still ordered Yang Guang to hand over the case to himself in a timely manner to preside over the investigation and disposal.
Immediately, Yang Yong dispelled the idea of returning to the East Palace to meet with the Yun family, turned around and sat down, thinking about how to deal with the subordinates of the East Palace who might have been exposed in Pang Xun's case.