Chapter 16: The Eve of the Crisis

Most of the sons and daughters of the Yang Mansion became officials, or were released as magistrates, or as military generals and Beijing officials, and most of the sons and grandsons who were officials in the capital toured south with the emperor, and only five or six sons in law remained at home in the huge Yang Mansion. ，

The trouble that occurred in the courtyard of the head of the family made several concubines very nervous, and they urgently gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

"Fat Saburo dares to lead the trouble, I really don't know how Jishan taught him, let's ask Jishan and let him control his son!" A sister-in-law, Yang Xuanjing, said resentfully.

"Jishan doesn't seem to have come back from Shuzhong." The other said.

"So what should I do, just let them make trouble? Spread it out, where will the Yang family's face go? ”

Yang Xuanting waved his hand and said: "Listen to me, I asked Wan Shi just now, this time they made a mess and their children were planned and premeditated, and it was by no means impulsive, this matter is very serious, it is not that they can be solved with a few words, scold them with a few words, if it is not handled properly, it may also lead to the split of the Yang family." ”

The room fell silent, and everyone realized that this was the biggest crisis that the Yang family had encountered after the death of the old master.

"What then? Now the head of the family is not in the capital. Yang Xuanjing said in a deep voice.

Yang Xuanting smiled bitterly, Yang Wei's appearance just now suddenly reminded him of Yang Yuanqing many years ago, and a thought came to his heart, could it be that Yang Yuanqing planned behind this matter? But it's impossible to think about it, it's too late in time.

He sighed and said, "In fact, this matter is the outbreak of the accumulation of contradictions in the Yang family, and it is fundamentally caused by the inequality of the concubines. ”

"I don't agree with that!"

Another sister-in-law, Yang Xuanshang, interrupted him, "Every family has a problem with concubines, why are other families very quiet, but our family's concubines are making trouble, I think the problem is that the person in charge of wealth is wrong, and she is breaking the rules of the family." ”

"I agree with Xuan Shang."

"I agree!"

The sisters-in-law have expressed their opinions, it is obvious that they do not recognize the crisis caused by the inequality of the concubines, the Yang family has been unequal for decades, why there was no crisis before, but now it is making trouble, the concubines hate Mrs. Zheng's willfulness and recklessness even more. Templars,

Yang Xuanting didn't want to have any more internal strife within his sister-in-law at this time, so he hurriedly said: "Actually, these are two things, the matter of the concubine will be talked about when the head of the family comes back, and now it is to quell the troubles of these children, this is the top priority, I mean to make up for all the money and food owed to the concubine first." ”

"What about the extra money and food in the house? Do you want to pay it back? ”

"Don't mention this for the time being, calm things down first, and wait for the head of the family to come back."

Several sisters-in-law agreed, and unanimously recommended Yang Xuanting to negotiate with Yang Wei.

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It was getting dark, and more than 100 Yang Mansion grandchildren were still crowded in the outer courtyard of the main house, but they were very quiet, they were all sit-in demonstrations, they were very well planned, who delivered food, who rested, who was on duty, everything was arranged in an orderly manner, in short, they would never give up until the goal was achieved.

In the room, Yang Wei led several concubines and Yang Xuanting's negotiations have been going on for nearly an hour, they have reached an impasse, Yang Xuanting promised to make up for them immediately with the less money and grain, but Yang Wei's attitude is resolute, he must be the same, how much the concubine takes, how much the concubine also takes, he will never give in.

They were silent for nearly half an hour, and Yang Xuanting finally sighed and said, "Then let me go and meet Madame!" If she agrees, then I'll give in. ”

There is no way, in order to calm the situation, he can only let Mrs. Zheng take this responsibility.

Yang Wei was just about to agree, but suddenly remembered that Yang Yuanqing had told him to think twice and not to express his position easily, he was silent again, silent for a full quarter of an hour, and when he saw Yang Xuanting sweating on his forehead, he said coldly: "Yes!" ”

Yang Xuanting breathed a long sigh of relief, stood up and walked towards the main courtyard, Yang Wei waved his hand, and the young grandsons who were guarding the outer courtyard got out of the way, which made Yang Xuanting feel a little in his heart, if the concubines can be equal, it is not a bad thing, and Yang Wei can be the head of the family in ten years.

The inner courtyard door was locked from the inside, Yang Xuanting knocked and shouted a few times, and after a while, a maid quietly opened a crack in the door and let Yang Xuanting enter, she glanced outside in horror, 'Bang! The earth closed the door.

The courtyard was very quiet, several rooms were not lit, it was pitch black, Yang Xuanting only then remembered that he was going to tell Mrs. Zheng that Yang Yuanqing had a son, which was originally a big deal, but now this matter has become insignificant. (，)

"Sister-in-law, can I say a few words?"

"Say it!" An eerie voice came from the side room, chilling.

"Several of our concubines have agreed to give them the money and food owed to the concubines, and first quell this trouble."

"Now that you've decided, do it! Ask me what to do? Madame Zheng's voice was so cold that it could freeze the air.

"But the children refused, they demanded the same as the concubine."

"Kids?"

Mrs. Zheng sneered, "It seems that there is someone in their back to support them!" ”

Yang Xuanting was a little annoyed, and also raised his voice, "This incident was originally caused by the sister-in-law, and the sister-in-law broke the rules first, so they don't follow the rules either, what do we have to do with it?" They are now guarding the door, and the condition is that the money and food in the house should be the same as that of the house, if the sister-in-law agrees, they will no longer make trouble, if they don't agree, they will always sit down, I just take the words, and finally the sister-in-law will call the shots and leave! ”

He turned around and left, and from behind him came a sneering laugh from Mrs. Zheng, "Do you want me to take on this responsibility?" ”

Yang Xuanting didn't answer, he left directly, he didn't care about this matter anymore, Mrs. Zheng didn't reply, the sit-in continued, this struggle continued until the evening of the 22nd, Mrs. Zheng, who had not been touched by water and rice for nearly three days, finally gave in and agreed to the request of the concubines, according to the standards of the concubines, the money and grain owed to the concubines.

A cheer suddenly erupted in the courtyard of the head of the family, and more than 100 young Yang family disciples threw the fat Yang Wei into the sky again and again to celebrate their victory.

That night, more than 100 households received the reissued money and food, which was so large that they were overjoyed, and they enjoyed the treatment of their sisters-in-law for the first time.

Yang Wei left the capital that night and went to Jiangnan to find Yang Xiong, the king of Guan.

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At the same moment when the Yang family's concubines were celebrating their victory, a gorgeous carriage, escorted by more than a dozen entourages, slowly stopped in front of the gate of the Yuan Mansion.

Out of the carriage came an old man of nearly sixty years old, tall and serious, this person is Dugu Luo's eldest son Dugu Liang, who attacked his father Zhao Guogong, and worshiped Dr. Jin Ziguanglu, who was the second person in the Dugu family, second only to the head of the family, Dugu Zhen.

He is a loose official, and he does not serve as an official of the imperial court, so he did not follow Yang Guangnan on this tour.

Dugu Liang was also in a heavy mood, the upcoming outbreak of the Goryeo War made him worried, this morning he received a letter from the head of the family Dugu Zhen, as soon as the sky was dark, he came to the Yuan Mansion.

In the past two years, the Guanlong aristocracy has been in a serious situation of opposition and division, mainly the confrontation between the two major Guanlong aristocratic leaders Dugu and Yuan, two years ago Yuanshou was dismissed because of the Mi Xing incident, and Dugu Zhen was promoted to the internal history order, which directly led to the sharpness of their contradictions.

Dozens of Guanlong nobles were forced to choose sides, either supporting the Lonely Clan or the Yuan Clan, splitting the Guanlong nobles into two camps.

Today, Dugu Liang came to Yuanshou for the first time, and he was also forced by a grim situation.

Dugu Liang had already sent someone to send a prayer post at noon, but the Yuan family did not return the worship post, that is, he accepted his request to visit.

As soon as Dugu Liang got off the carriage, Yuan Min, who was waiting in front of the steps, immediately greeted him, Yuan Min has been recuperating at home for the past two years, his legs have been completely healed, he can walk freely, and the only sequelae is that his legs will hurt on rainy days.

"My father is already waiting for Zhao Gong, please come with me!"

Dugu Liang nodded, followed Yuan Min into the mansion, walked all the way to the study, and when he walked to the door of the study, Yuan Min knocked on the door, "Father, Zhao Gong is here!" ”

"Please come in!" Yuanshou's voice came from inside the room.

Dugu Liang followed Yuan Min into the study, the room was brightly lit, Yuan Shou, who had been idle at home for two years, was sitting behind a desk reading a book, and it could be seen that his spirit was not very good, and he was very thin, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.

Yuan Shou's tone was very flat, neither enthusiastic, but also not indifferent, and said with a faint smile: "Zhao Gong, please sit down!" ”

Dugu Liang knew that Yuanshou was willing to see him in the study, which was actually Yuanshou's greatest sincerity, and other etiquette was not worth mentioning.

He also sat down, and Yuan Min stood behind his father, he has matured a lot in the past two years, Yuan Shou will discuss many things with him, and some important things will also involve him.

A maid brought hot tea, "Please drink tea!" Yuan Shou waved his hand.

Dugu Liang picked up the teacup, and the heavy worry made him unwilling to drink the tea, he put the teacup down again, and asked, "What does Yuan Gong think is the real intention of the Holy Lord to start the Goryeo War?" ”

Yuanshou was also extremely worried, and the reason why he was willing to meet Dugu Liang in the study was because of the same question in his heart.

Yuan Shou sneered and said: "Goryeo is a small country, the population is not as good as ours county, and the soldiers are not more than tens of thousands, but he wants to raise the country's troops to start a war, 1.2 million troops, the first emperor Pingnan did not use so many troops, the drunkard does not mean to drink, what does he mean by this, do you still need to ask?" ”

Dugu Liang sighed, "I received a letter from the head of the family this morning, and the head of the family also meant the same, we can all guess that he will make the last attack on the nobles of Guanlong, but we never imagined that he would use this means of destruction to bring the soldiers of the Great Sui to the funeral, it is simply mad and incredible." ”

Yuan Shou snorted again, "You're wrong, it's not the soldiers of the whole country, it's not all the soldiers of the Great Sui, it's just the soldiers of the north, how much of the soldiers of the south did he use?" ”

Dugu Liang thought for a while and said: "South of Jianghuai, 10,000 sailors and 30,000 crossbowmen were mobilized, and 30,000 short spearmen were requisitioned in Lingnan, which seems to be so many, a total of 70,000 people. ”

"Humph! The total strength is 1.2 million, and the southern army is only 70,000, who is this coaxing? It's so disgusting to look like it. ”

Yuan Shou thought that his two sons had been requisitioned and transferred to Liaodong, and they were likely to die in another country, so he couldn't help but burn a wave of anger in his heart, and said viciously: "He wants to bury all the troops in the north, and then transfer the army from the south to the north, and our Guanlong nobles will all be finished." ”

Dugu Liang asked worriedly, "Yuan Gong, what should we do?" ”

Yuan Shou Yin Yin smiled and said: "Don't worry, he wants the army of the Guanlong nobles to be sent to death, are we so obedient?" I'll let him lift a rock and shoot himself in the foot. ”

Dugu Liang was in high spirits and said: "Will the Yuan Gong plan be released? ”

Yuan Shou thought for a while and sighed: "Now the top priority is for our Guanlong nobles to unite themselves, we can't be scattered anymore, the day after tomorrow is my birthday, invite all the Guanlong nobles in Beijing, let's get together!" ”

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