Chapter 24: Confronting the court

Before the fifth watch, the night was still deep, Yang Yuanqing got up quietly, he was very careful, trying not to alarm his wife beside him, but he learned that Suosuo's dressing sound still woke Pei Minqiu up. ，

"Husband, what are you doing when you get up so early?" Pei Minqiu's cold is not completely healed, and his voice is a little urned.

"Today I'm going to participate in the Morning Pilgrimage."

"Aren't you allowed to rest for three days?"

"Today morning, the court wants to discuss the Western Regions Zhijun, I must participate, and yesterday the palace eunuch has sent the court."

Yang Yuanqing saw that his wife was about to get up, so he hurriedly held her down, "You continue to rest, I'll clean up a little, and let Green Tea help me comb my hair." ”

"How can this be done, the female official in the palace told me that the court ceremony is a big gift, and if you lose your manners, you will be impeached by the imperial history of the palace, or I will come!"

Pei Minqiu struggled to sit up and put on her clothes, Yang Yuanqing touched her forehead, it was no longer as hot as yesterday.

Min Qiu pursed his lips and smiled: "It's already fine, I lay down for a day yesterday, and my bones hurt from lying down, so it's better to get up and walk." ”

The sky is thick and dark like a ball of paint, it is the deepest time of the night, but the lights of the various squares in the capital have been lit up, this is the officials who are ready to participate in the early dynasty, the early dynasty is a chore for the officials of the capital, the morning will start at a moment (about five o'clock), but for the officials, at least five watches will get up, if there will be something to do, but also get up earlier, the reason for the early dynasty, is also to not affect the normal work of the day.

Yang Yuanqing sorted it out a little, and then went out, he received a letter from the palace supervisor yesterday afternoon, and today he was going to the court to state the county, asking him to participate in the hearing as the head of Yumen Dao, so as to be consulted during the court meeting.

Yang Yuanqing did not take the carriage, but rode with his seven iron guards, and as soon as he left the house, he heard someone calling him from behind, "Yuanqing!" ”

As soon as Yang Yuanqing turned around, he saw dozens of people behind him escorting a carriage speeding up, with a lantern hanging on the wheel, flashing orange lights, and the words 'Taifu Yang' were written in black letters, which was also a bit similar to his grandfather Yang Su being called 'Yang Taifu', but that Taifu was Shangshu Zuo's servant, and this Taifu refers to the Taifu Temple. ，

This is Yang Yichen's carriage, Yang Yichen's official servant Siqing, also known as Yang Taifu by the courtiers, which shows that Yang Su's influence has faded.

The carriage slowed down beside Yang Yuanqing and moved in sync with him.

"Yuanqing, you came back the day before yesterday!" Yang Yichen said with a smile.

Yang Yuanqing nodded and said apologetically: "I've been busy since I came back, and I don't have time to visit Uncle Shi." ”

Yang Yichen laughed jokingly: "I know, weren't you so busy breaking Yuan Min's leg at noon yesterday?" ”

He couldn't help but smile slightly, Yang Yichen was Yang Su's old subordinate, and he fought side by side with Yang Yuanqing in the Turkic War and the Pingyang Liang War, and he had a deep friendship, and he was also very concerned about Yang Yuanqing.

"Yuanqing, is the proverb really Yuanshou's doing? I mean, do you have any proof? ”

Yang Yichen looked at Yang Yuanqing with concern, Yang Yuanqing shook his head, and said with a wry smile: "There is no evidence for this kind of thing, and the witness who was easy to find was also killed by Yuan Min, even if I know that it was Yuan Shou, there is no way." ”

Yang Yichen frowned slightly, "This is a bit troublesome, today the court will discuss this matter, if there is no evidence, this matter is estimated to be closed." ”

Yang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "But there is no such topic in the text I received. ”

The content of the daily court meeting is divided into two kinds, one is a fixed topic, which is decided by the emperor the day before the court meeting, generally one or two important things are selected from the recital, so that everyone can discuss together, the palace supervision committee sends a document to the minister in advance, so that everyone can be prepared, and the other is a temporary topic, which is generally an emergency, but it must also be proposed by the chief official of the ministry and temple, and it is not allowed to go beyond the level of playing.

Yang Yichen smiled, "It is estimated that this is a temporary additional topic, and I have only heard about it, so I can't be sure." ”

Yang Yuanqing knew that Yang Yichen grew up in the palace and was Yang Jianyi's grandson, and he had a relationship in the palace, so it was not surprising to know the news.

Yang Yichen lowered his voice again and said: "I think this matter is a holy excuse to play, and it is estimated that proverbs should be strictly prohibited." ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded silently, he felt that Yang Guang's intentions were more than that. ，

At this time, they were almost at the end gate, that is, the gate of the imperial city, and there were more officials from the upper court around them, Yang Yichen's eyes were sharp, he saw that a carriage behind him was catching up quickly, and after watching it for a long time, he smiled at Yang Yuanqing and said: "Yuanqing, it is estimated that your father is in the carriage behind, so I will go first." ”

Although Yang Yichen is Yang Su's old subordinate, his relationship with Yang Xuangan is not deep, especially Yang Guang's suppression of the Yang family, which is an open secret in the court, many of Yang Su's old subordinates do not dare to get too close to the Yang family, Yang Yichen is an important minister of the court, he is more cautious in this regard.

Yang Yichen's carriage drove away, but Yang Yuanqing slowed down the horse, he couldn't pretend not to see like Yang Yichen, this was his father after all.

Yang Xuangan's carriage drove quickly, stopped in front of Yang Yuanqing, and Yang Xuangan's slender face was revealed in the window, and said with a smile: "Yuanqing, don't you rest today?" ”

Yang Yuanqing gave a salute on the horse, "I received a letter from the supervisor in the palace, today the court and the central government are going to discuss the matter of the Western Regions and the county, so I also have to participate in the court meeting." ”

Yang Yuanqing's eyes fell on a horseback official behind him, about twenty-six or seventeen years old, the glimmer of the lantern reflected on his face, and his eyebrows and eyes looked like Mrs. Zheng, this is Yang Xuangan's eldest son Yang Jun, the eldest grandson of the Yang family, Yang Yuanqing has not seen him for nearly ten years, Yang Jun was finally appointed as the Ministry of Rites Langzhong because of Empress Xiao's intercession.

In Yang Yuanqing's impression, Yang Jun has always been very cold and serious, not as frivolous as his younger brother Yang Rong, and he has also been a party county commander for five or six years, and has certain qualifications.

Yang Yuanqing saluted him, "Big brother, long time no see!" ”

Yang Jun nodded slightly, he was deeply influenced by his mother, and he also didn't like Yang Yuanqing's younger brother, but he didn't act as explicitly disgusted as Yang Rong, after all, he was the eldest grandson, and he studied under the Great Confucian Wang Tong, so he had a certain degree of cultivation.

"Yuanqing, you should come to see your father first when you come back!" Despite his self-cultivation, there was still a coldness in his tone that could not be concealed.

At this time, Yang Yuanqing had gone through a lot of training, and as he got older, he was no longer as happy and angry as when he was young, but his will was firmer and his spear was sharper, but it was hidden extremely deep and invisible on the surface.

He bowed slightly and smiled: "I just came back, there are a lot of things, let's talk about it when I have time!" ”

"When are you free?" Yang Jun's tone was a little stern, and he asked him.

Yang Yuanqing was still lukewarm and said: "It's not a question of whether I'm free or not, but I don't want to destroy your mother-son relationship, big brother, don't you understand?" ”

Although his tone was very flat, his words hit the nail on the head, making Yang Jun speechless, Yang Xuangan sighed in his heart, and smiled as softly as possible: "Yuanqing, your mother's side, I will persuade her, you come over for dinner today, and bring your wife by the way, no problem!" ”

Yang Yuanqing was silent for a long time, and asked lightly: "Father, have you ever returned to Yingzhou since the eleventh year of the emperor?" ”

Yang Xuangan couldn't say a word for a long time, Yang Yuanqing turned the horse's head, no longer paid attention to Yang Xuangan, and went straight to the imperial city, Yang Xuangan looked at his back in a daze, with mixed feelings in his heart, although Yang Yuanqing still called him father, he knew in his heart that he had lost this son.

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At the end of the day, with a bell ringing in the Xuanzheng Palace, Yang Guang, the son of the Great Sui, sat on the dragon couch, and the court meeting officially began. ”

Yang Guangyi waved his hand, "Everyone, Aiqing is free of courtesy, let's start the court!" ”

The court meeting was presided over by another young eunuch in the palace, Dugu Lingyun, although Dugu Lingyun's surname was Dugu, but he was not a member of the Dugu family, his father Dugu Kai was a Dugu letter pro-soldier general, and the surname Dugu was given, but his family and Dugu were very close to each other, and belonged to half of the Dugu family.

Dugu Lingyun said loudly: "The four topics of today's court meeting, one discussion on the excavation of the Jiangnan River, was proposed by Yu Shilang of the Ministry of Industry, do you have any doubts?" ”

The hall is silent, since the beginning of the canal, the discussion of major projects at the court meeting is just a formality, no one raises objections, and the Jiangnan River is more than 600 miles long, connecting the Yangtze River to Yuhang, the amount of work is not large, but it is conducive to the northward transportation of grain and materials in the south of the Yangtze River, which is beneficial to the people's livelihood, and no one objected.

Yang Guang said slowly: "About the canal, I want to say a few more words, the Tongji Canal has been dug for two years, but the materials of Jianghuai have never been able to go north on a large scale, only official ships, and the civil transportation is minimal, not long ago, there was an imperial history to impeach Pengcheng County Taishou Zhang Xin privately set up a card in the canal to collect taxes, nominally raising bureaucrats, but there is indeed a suspicion of stolen goods, Zhang Xin has been investigated and punished, but I am very worried that there is no similar tax card, hindering the northward movement of goods from the south, I pondered, if only dredge the canal, not dredge the officialdom, no matter how much canal is dug is just a decoration. ”

Speaking of this, Yang Guang didn't continue to speak, and said to Dugu Lingyun: "Since there is no objection, let's start the second court discussion!" ”

Dugu Lingyun nodded, and said in a loud voice: "The following is the second court meeting, in the new Tingzhou County west of Yiwu County, proposed by Yang Yuanqing, the head of the Yumen Road March, do the ministers have any objections?" ”

There will be no debate on this issue, the main reason is that the Western Regions are too far away, and the officials have no personal experience, so there is no way to oppose it, and talking about it in general terms will arouse the disgust of the saints.

The vast majority of officials remained silent on this issue, on the contrary, the hundreds of officials in the hall were reminiscing about what the Holy Lord wanted to say just now, and many sensitive ministers realized that the Holy Lord was likely to use a knife against the Jianghuai officialdom.

The canal issue is cold, the issue of the Western Regions is still cold, which makes Yang Guang slightly unhappy, the content of the court discussion was sent down yesterday, and no one will speak, Yang Guang's face was gloomy, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, whether it is the excavation of the Jiangnan River or the Western Regions, it involves officials, population, food, army, and city building, and many temples in the DPRK and China are closely related, why no minister has put forward opinions?" ”

He glanced at Niu Hong and Pei Ju, now that Su Wei is not there, these two people are the heads of the hundred officials, "Niu Xiangguo, Pei Xiangguo, what do you think?" ”

Niu Hong stepped forward and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the main reason is that I only saw this court meeting yesterday afternoon, everyone didn't have time to prepare, Your Majesty, the minister pleaded to discuss it in three days?" ”

Yang Guang ignored him and asked Pei Ju again, "Pei Xiangguo, you are an envoy of the Western Regions, don't you have any ideas?" ”

Pei Ju had an idea, but he didn't want to say it at the court meeting, so he bowed and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister suggests that after the Tuyuhun War is over, we will consider the Western Regions to set up a county." ”

Yang Guang understood what he meant, he was afraid that the Tiele troops in the Western Regions would rebound and affect the battle against Tuyuhun, this suggestion was not bad, he nodded, "Okay!" According to what the two prime ministers said, they will discuss it in three days. ”

Yang Guang said to Dugu Lingyun again: "Continue to the next topic!" ”

Dugu Lingyun said in a loud voice: "The next court discussion is a temporary addition, and there is a proverb circulating in the capital recently. ”

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