Chapter 10: Practicing the Divine Will

Today is July 15th, the traditional Obon Festival, and today the court closes the day of the church

After Yu Shiji finished mourning Yang Su, he did not go back to the mansion to rest, but went directly to the palace, and he thought it was necessary to let the saint know about some of the things that happened in front of the Yang Mansion today. Starting

Yu Shiji was a famous calligrapher and family in the Chen Dynasty, and his writing and calligraphy were appreciated by Yang Guang, who was also fond of calligraphy, which made his career smooth sailing and achieved the high position of Shilang in the inner history.

But he eventually became the head of the seven nobles of the cabinet, although it was not explicitly stated, but in fact it was the seven prime ministers of the Sui Dynasty, he exercised the power of the prime minister in the position of Shi Lang of the internal history, and kept the book secret, not by calligraphy and, but by another example of his work, figuring out the holy will, his ability to figure out the holy will can be unmatched by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and he chased Yang Su of the year.

As an emperor, many things can't come out, and what he thinks in his heart can't be known to the ministers, but the emperor hopes that someone can guess his mind and do some things he wants to do but can't say for him.

The emperors of all dynasties are like this, and the capable ministers who are good at figuring out the holy will in all dynasties are also endless, such as Xiao He, Yang Su, Wei Zheng, Li Linfu and others.

Yu Shiji is undoubtedly the top master of this way, he knows that Emperor Yang Guang of Sui hates the existing system of electing officials, so he dares to accept heavy bribes, use his power to sell officials for promotion, and suppress dissidents, he knows that as long as he is willing to break the confinement of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, he can win the holy will, as for things like betrayal and revenge, the saint will not take it to heart, the water is clear, there is no fish, being an official is too incorruptible, it will make the saint feel that he has no handle to grasp, but dare not use him, this is the same as Xiao He encroached on the people's land and destroyed his reputation back then. It is a smart move to do things by leaving a little handle for the superiors.

The second thing that Yu Shiji can understand Yang Guang's mind is the Yang family, during Yang Su's serious illness, Yang Guang sent eunuchs to visit the patient for three days, this is not to care about Yang Su's condition, but to know when he will die, and even to crown Yang Su as the Duke of Chu is also a curse after Yang Guang listened to the words of the warlock, Sui has a disaster of the wilderness, and the land of the wilderness is in Chu, so changing the title of Yang Su to the Duke of Chu is to transfer the disaster of the division to Yang Su.

Yu Shiji could see his taboo against the Yang family from Yang Guanghou's dead and thin, so he decided to go to the Yang Mansion for the second time to pay his filial piety, as if he was respecting the Yang Mansion, but in fact he was ready to do something to the Yang family to cater to the holy will.

And the infighting between the Yang family and Yang Yuanqing, as well as the prince and Princess Leping both went to support Yang Yuanqing, he believed that the saint would be very interested in this matter.

Yu Shiji's carriage quickly drove into the Duanmen, which is the main gate of the imperial palace, equivalent to the Suzaku Gate in Chang'an, and the various official offices of the imperial court are distributed on both sides of the central axis of the Duanmen.

Duanmen continued to walk inside to Miyagi, and Yu Shiji's carriage stopped in front of Miyagi Yingtianmen, waiting for the Holy Lord to summon him in

The gate of the palace city is called Yingtianmen, the main halls are located in the palace, the Qianyuan Hall is the first hall of the palace, and it is also the place of the morning dynasty every day, and Yang Guang's daily office is in the Xuanzheng Palace, located in the northwest corner of the Qianyuan Palace, it is a group of buildings covering an area of dozens of acres, here is very close to the Inner History Province and the Menxia Province, Yang Guang can summon the Inner History at any time.

Yang Guang has been on the throne for more than two years, he has gradually stabilized his throne, the next is the time for him to greatly reform various systems, Yang Guang has arranged all the plans, the first is to go out to the south of the Yangtze River, to the south of the Yangtze River to show the majesty of the Great Sui Emperor, cohesion of the people of Jiangnan, this is also the first time that the Great Sui Emperor visited the south of the Yangtze River, it is of great significance to the people of the south.

Tongji canal has been excavated last year, the ditch has also been dredged, you can take a boat from Luoyang to Jiangdu, half a year ago, Yang Guang ordered the Ministry of Industry Shilang Yujuluo to build tens of thousands of big ships, at this time the big ship has been manufactured, the interior decoration has also entered the end, soon he will set off for Jiangnan, began his first tour after ascending the throne.

Today is the Obon Festival, Yang Guang has just returned from the Fahua Temple by the Luoshui to participate in the water and land puja, has rested for a while, he is in front of the map to study his upcoming trip to Jiangnan, he has been in Jiangdu for ten years, full of feelings for Jiangnan, this trip, he has a feeling of returning home, so that his heart is full of expectations.

While he was thinking about it, a eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, Yu Shilang is here, waiting to be summoned." ”

Yang Guang knew that Yu Shiji was looking for him at this time, and there must be something going on, and he also wanted Yu Shiji to write a letter to Jiangnan to tell the fathers and elders of the southern states.

"Announce his audience!"

"Your Majesty has a will, Xuannei Shilang Yu Shiji will meet you!"

"Your Majesty has a will, Xuannei Shilang Yu Shiji will meet you!"

I Wei's shouts went on, and after a while, the eunuch hurriedly walked in with Yu Shiji, Yu Shiji walked into the imperial study, bowed and saluted, "Weichen Yu Shiji see Your Majesty!" ”

"Yu Aiqing is exempt!"

Today, Yang Guang participated in the water and land puja of Fahua Temple, and he was in good spirits, so he smiled and said: "I just thought of looking for Aiqing, and Aiqing came, which can be described as a coincidence!" ”

When Yu Shiji heard that Yang Guang was looking for him, he didn't care about himself, and bowed down and said, "Please give instructions from Your Majesty!" ”

"That's the case, I have decided not to patrol the south of the Yangtze River at sunrise, I need to write a letter to my father to the south, Aiqing has been in the south for a long time, you should know the public opinion in the south, this book to the south will be written by Aiqing!"

Yu Shiji's heart jumped, the saint was going to patrol the south of the Yangtze River, although the Yellow River was building ships, but everyone thought that the southern tour was next year's thing, but they didn't expect that the saint would soon tour the south, which was a major secret.

He didn't dare to express his excitement about knowing the secret, so he immediately bowed down and said, "The minister obeys the order, I don't know when Your Majesty needs it?" ”

"There's no hurry, just write it in three days."

At this time, Yang Guang glanced at Yu Shiji's waist, Yu Shiji's waist had a piece of superb Yu Pei hanging on the leather belt, and he knew that it was worth a lot of money at a glance, he suddenly remembered a rumor in the world, so he asked with a smile: "Yu Aiqing, I heard that my brother's family is poor, and there are many rumors in the market, and I forget the righteousness of my brother and refuse to give money, why is this?" ”

Yu Shiji's brother Yu Shinan is also a master of calligraphy, the relationship between the two brothers is extremely friendly, and the reputation is outstanding, and it is called 'Eryu' in the south of the Yangtze River, and the two lands of the Western Jin Dynasty are equally famous.

But Yu Shinan is a noble person, unwilling to bend the knee for the rules of officialdom, so far he has only been an official of a secretary, lowly and poor, and his brother Yu Shiji is high and powerful, and his family is very rich.

Yu Shiji bowed down and replied: "The love of ministers and brothers lies in love, not in money, besides, the wealth of ministers today is all given by the saints, with the talents of Shinan, if he wants to be rich, it is also easy, he does not do it, but does not want to, although the world ridicules, how can the ministers give the saints to others at will, even if they are brothers." ”

Yu Shiji's answer was deeply in line with Yang Guang's heart, he nodded with satisfaction and smiled: "That's good, brotherly love lies in love, not in money, it's a mistake." ”

After a pause, he asked again: "Yu Aiqing, do you want to see me?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister went to the second priest Yang Situ today, but found an interesting thing, and the minister felt the need to tell Your Majesty."

When Yu Shiji mentioned Yang Su, the smile on Yang Guang's face disappeared, and he said lightly: "What's the matter?" ”

Yu Shiji told Yang Guang what he saw and heard in the spirit shed today, Yang Guang was stunned, did Yang Yuanqing return to Beijing? How he didn't know.

Yu Shiji observed his words, and from Yang Guang's expression, he knew that Yang Yuanqing had entered Beijing without authorization, and in order to be called, Yu Shiji sighed and said: "Although Yuanqing is young, after all, he is also a border minister with heavy troops, and he can't enter Beijing at will, let alone let the saint know, the minister feels the need to warn him and let him understand that he has a heavy responsibility." ”

Yu Shiji can be described as well-intentioned, he told Yang Yuanqing in front of Yang Guang to enter Beijing without authorization, in fact, it was not aimed at Yang Yuanqing, his sword refers to the crown prince Yang Zhao, he is telling Yang Guang that Yang Yuanqing and Yang Zhao have a close relationship, and Yang Yuanqing secretly entered Beijing, what ulterior secrets will be hidden in this? He sketched out the story and asked Yang Guang to associate it himself.

This is also Yu Shiji's cleverness, not mentioning Yang Zhao at all, but pointing at Yang Zhao's vital point, Yang Zhao stayed in the capital and did not return, and Yang Yuanqing did not return to the edict, these were originally two things, but Yu Shiji skillfully linked them together, he believed that he was clear enough, and the saint should understand what he meant.

Yang Guang didn't have any expression on his face, he didn't seem to be moved by Yu Shiji's words, he just smiled and said: "Yuanqing's grandfather died of illness, he wants to rush back to send Qiqi, if he comes back after the approval, maybe the spirit shed will be demolished, this is due to filial piety, if it is me, it will be the same, I will not blame him for this matter, Yu Aiqing is too worried." ”

Yu Shiji is scheming and kills invisibly, but he made a fatal mistake today, he doesn't really understand Yang Yuanqing's position in Yang Guang's heart, he forgot that Yang Guang had given Yang Yuanqing the Sword of Heaven, Yang Guang would not believe that Yang Yuanqing had any intention of entering Beijing without authorization, just run to mourn, his reminder reminded Yang Guang that he had recently been very close to the King of Qi, which made Yang Guang a little unhappy with him in his heart, completely canceling his good performance today.

Yang Guang's statement made Yu Shiji feel like he was punching the air, he couldn't help but panic a little in his heart, he didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly said: "It's a lowly position to think too much, you shouldn't be guilty of lying about these boring things in the saint!" ”

"It's nothing, it's good to be able to report to me in time, but in the future, you have to talk about things, don't think too much, and add personal measurements." Yang Guang implicitly warned him.

Yu Shiji repeatedly admitted his mistakes and retired.

Waiting for Yu Shiji to go away, Yang Guang pondered for a moment and said to the old eunuch beside him: "Go and tell Yang Yuanqing, let him come and see me before he goes back, I have something to ask him." ”

Yu Shiji's carriage drove out of the imperial city, and the entourage stepped forward and asked, "Envoy, where are you going now?" ”

Yu Shiji's original plan was to go to the Qi Palace, but the Holy Lord's warning made him feel a little uneasy, so he ordered: "Go back to the palace!" ”

Yu Shiji's mansion is located in Yirenfang, also close to Dingdingmen Street, is a mansion covering an area of 30 acres, Yu Shiji has four sons, three of them are his biological sons, and the other is his stepson Xiahou Yan brought by his stepwife.

Yu Shiji is not in a very good mood today, he didn't have the mind of the quasi-saint for the first time, he knew that he might make the saint unhappy, the prince's remarks should not be taken lightly, if it is accurate, the benefits are not much, but if it is wrong, it is endless trouble, today he is obviously wrong.

Yu Shiji sighed, walked back to the study worriedly, and at the door of the study, he saw his stepson Xiahou Yan standing at the door.

Xiahou Yan was born to his step-family Sun and his ex-husband, Yu Shiji likes Sun very much, loves the house and Wu, and he also likes this stepson Xiahou Yan, although Xiahou Yan relies on his power to do nonsense outside, Yu Shiji doesn't care at all, as long as there is no big mess, he won't ask.

Xiahou Yan is only nineteen years old this year, he looks like a Yu tree in the wind, his spirit is flying, his appearance is excellent, but his heart is cunning and vicious, and he is good at casting cold arrows in the back, although he is a stepson, but the Yu family is now his mother Sun is in charge, Sun has the means to control the Yu family up and down obediently, Xiahou Yan is favored by his mother, and his status in Yu Mansion is very high, even more than Yu Shiji's other sons, resulting in Yu Shiji's other three sons and their mother-son relationship is bad.

Xiahou Yan saw his father step forward, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "The child has something to find his father!" ”

"What's the matter?"

Although Yu Shiji was in a bad mood, his self-cultivation was good, he would not show his face or lose his temper in front of his family, and Xiahou Yan was respectful, which made his tone softer.

"Is my father interested in Yang Yuanqing?"

Yu Shiji stopped suddenly, 'Yang Yuanqing', he was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Why did you mention this person?" ”

Xiahou Yan was about to explain, but Yu Shiji stopped him with a wave of his hand, "Come to the room!" ”

In the study, Xiahou Yan told his father in detail about the encounter with Yang Yuanqing when he entered the city yesterday, and finally said: "The child saw that Yuwenzhi and Yang Yuanqing had a deep hatred, and later asked carefully, only to know that Yuwenshu and Yang Yuanqing's hatred was deeper, and the child felt that there might be news that his father was interested in." ”

Yu Wenshu and Yang Yuanqing fought viciously in the main hall two years ago for martial arts fraud, Yu Shiji was in the court at that time, he witnessed it with his own eyes, and he was very clear about the source of this grudge, but just now Xiahou Yan mentioned Yang Xuangan's second son Yang Rong, but he was more interested in this person.

He asked, "The Yang Rong who arrived, did you have a lot of contact with him?" ”

Xiahou Yan smiled and shook his head, "I have always ignored this person, but recently he has been quite flattering to me, probably wanting his father to help him find a job, I have asked others, everyone is this person, not to be trusted, I don't want to call him more, just let him inquire about Yang Yuanqing's situation for me." ”

Yang Rong is Yang Xuangan's second son, in the morning Yang Xuangan also entrusted himself to find a job for him, Yu Shiji pondered for a moment and said: "This person can deliberately call him, I need to know a lot of things from him, understand?" ”

Xiahou Yan nodded, "The child understands!" ”

The father and son were talking, and the housekeeper's report came from outside the door, "Master, there is a person from Yang Rong outside, and he has something important to find the fourth son." ”

As soon as he arrived at Cao Cao, Cao Cao came, and the father and son looked at each other and laughed knowingly.