Chapter 7: The Covenant of Life and Death [Asking for a Monthly Pass]
Yang Yuanqing traveled all the way, his body was already exhausted, and on the first night he returned to Beijing, he slept very sweetly, and slept until dawn.
As soon as dawn, Yang Yuanqing was awakened by a knock on the door, he jumped up from the bed and walked quickly towards the courtyard, "Who is it?" [Search for the latest update.]
"Yuanqing, it's me!" It was the voice of the chief housekeeper Yang Xuanting.
Among all Yang Yuanqing's uncles and grandfathers, only this Yang Xuanting and his second uncle Yang Xuanyuan have always been good to him, and the other uncles and brothers are not very friendly to him, including his father Yang Xuangan, he has returned to Beijing twice until now, he has not seen his father, of course, the first time was because Yang Jian died, and this time he returned home at night without alarming anyone, and his father did not know that he came back, and he was also cleaning up.
Yang Yuanqing opened the door and said hello with a smile, "Sixth Uncle is early!" ”
Yang Xuanting smiled a little reluctantly, "I heard from the porter that I realized that you came back last night." ”
Yang Xuanting should be in a good mood, he had just been canonized because of his uncle's merits, but at this time, the expression on his face was really not matched with happiness, and he looked helpless, Yang Yuanqing also noticed it, so he asked: "Sixth uncle, is something wrong?" ”
"He Ruobi came, just at the gate of the house, he refused to enter the door, and indicated that he was looking for you."
After a pause, Yang Xuanting smiled bitterly again, "It is recommended that you bring weapons and war horses." ”
Yang Yuanqing couldn't help sneering, He Ruobi was so quick to news, who gave him a tip-off, even the people in the Yang Mansion didn't know that they had returned, but he already knew, he came to take revenge on himself, it was good, he was waiting!
Yang Yuanqing turned around and went back to the house, put on his side plug military uniform, wearing fine armor, wearing an iron helmet, carrying a horizontal knife at his waist, and walked quickly towards the stables with a sky-breaking lance......
A shocking and extremely interesting news was rapidly spreading to the nearby neighborhoods, and Song Guogong He Ruobi led three hundred families to Yang Su's Mansion to provoke.
This kind of thing only happened after the Battle of Pingchen seventeen or eighteen years ago, when He Han fought for merit, and He Ruobi led hundreds of generals to the door of Han Zhuhu's Mansion to provoke and make trouble in the city, and today. happened to be the protagonist of the merit case that year, He Ruobi.
At this time, hundreds of families on Yang Su's mansion also went out to guard the gate tightly, and the two halberds were also moved back to the mansion gate, just Yang Su's brother Yang Yue had just returned from Taiyuan the day before yesterday, and he was resting in the mansion today.
He Ruobi was fully armored, carrying an eighty-pound Panmen broadsword, riding on a tall war horse, his eyes were full of grief and indignation, his most beloved second son He Ruojin died of illness due to an accidental infection of the wound a month ago, and the hatred between him and Yang Yuanqing can only be ended with death, either he dies or Yang Yuanqing dies, there is no second way.
Yang Yue was awarded the title of Inner History Commander for his great achievements in successfully seizing military power in the capital, but his persuasion did not move He Ruobi.
He Ruobi said coldly: "Yang Neishi, please go back to the house, this matter is my personal enmity with Yang Yuanqing, and it has nothing to do with the Yang Mansion, kill Yang Yuanqing, I, He Ruobi, am willing to let Yang Taifu deal with it, whether it is to kill or chop, listen to it, but today Yang Yuanqing must die."
Yang Yue was also a little annoyed, this He Ruobi is also a sixty-year-old man, Jue Fengguogong, how to do things like an ignorant hairy boy, come to the Yang Mansion to spread wild, what is this, and keep saying that it has nothing to do with the Yang Mansion, is this called irrelevant?
"He Ruoguogong, if you are dissatisfied with my Yang family, you can go to the saint to complain, what responsibility should my Yang family bear, the saint will come up to decide, my Yang family has nothing to say, but you are a dignified prince, but you came to the door of the Yang family to provoke, I must not accept it, I finally warn you, go back! Otherwise, I will come to the Holy One and join you in committing a sin. ”
Yang Yue's threat, He Ruobi didn't listen to a word, he only had the tragic situation of his son losing an arm in his heart, only his son's last deathbed plea for him to take revenge, at this time his heart was already filled with hatred, he only had one thought, kill Yang Yuanqing, and use his head to pay tribute to his son, as for whether to offend the Yang family, he has already let it go.
He Ruobi's eyes suddenly lit up, and then flashed with a deep hatred, twisting his shoulders slightly, his shoulder bones clicked, his eyes stared in one direction, and there was a commotion in front of the Yang Mansion.
As soon as Yang Yue turned around, he saw Yang Yuanqing appear on horseback, and he was stunned, when did Yuanqing come back?
When he saw Yang Yuanqing wearing armor all over his body and holding a long lance in his hand, his face suddenly sank, and he scolded: "Yuanqing, what are you going to do?" ”
Yang Yuanqing bowed his hand to Yang Yue, "Second grandfather, someone is coming to me for trouble with Yang Yuanqing, I should accompany you!" ”
"Nonsense!"
Yang Yue said angrily: "This is the gate of the Yang Mansion, do you want to kill people in front of the Yang Mansion?" ”
Yang Yuanqing didn't want to involve the Yang family in this matter, so he urged him to step forward and said coldly to He Ruobi: "I will sign a life and death certificate with you and fight a decisive battle in a different place." ”
Facing the murderous enemy, He Ruobi's pupils contracted into a line, and he couldn't wait to chop Yang Yuanqing into two pieces with one knife, but this is the Yang Mansion after all, He Ruobi laughed fiercely: "Okay!" I'm looking for someone in the middle, you come to the time and place, and we won't die. ”
Yang Yuanqing met He Ruobi's fierce gaze without fear, and said calmly: "The place is very simple, it is in the Chongrenfang Zuowei School Field, and the time is set at noon tomorrow, we will not die." ”
"Neither Death nor Separation!"
He Ruobi turned his head and shouted angrily, "Let's go!" ”
He took three hundred Ding Hao away, Yang Yue was so angry that his face was flushed, he glared at Yang Yuanqing fiercely for a long time, but he didn't know what to say about him, Yang Yuanqing said unusually calmly: "This matter has nothing to do with the Yang family, it is my personal grudge, I hope the Yang family will not interfere in this matter." ”
Opening his mouth and closing his mouth to the Yang family, as if he was not the Yang family, Yang Yue wanted to give him a slap in the face, but thinking of the eldest brother's connivance with this son, he had no choice but to say: "Okay!" Since you want to gamble on this life, then whether you are dead or alive has nothing to do with the Yang Mansion. ”
Yang Yuanqing turned the horse's head and ran out of the workshop, Yang Yue was stunned, he looked at Yang Yuanqing's back as he gradually moved away, and he had to admire this child's toughness, he really didn't ask the Yang family, and confronted He Ruobi with his own strength.
Yang Yuanqing went directly to the Jin Palace, at this time, Yang Zhao was eating his second meal in the morning in the dining hall, he didn't know how many meals a day he had to eat, anyway, he had to eat when he was hungry, and if he didn't eat, he would have the pain of starving to death, listening to Yang Yuanqing's arrival, Yang Zhao hurriedly smiled and ordered: "Please come here!" ”
After a while, Yang Yuanqing followed a eunuch into the dining hall, and Yang Zhao smiled and said, "It's just right, let's eat a little together!" ”
Yang Yuanqing stepped forward and saluted: "Your Highness, I have an important matter to tell Your Highness. ”
Yang Zhao saw Yang Yuanqing's cautious expression, so he nodded, ordered the left and right to take the food away, and the palace people served them tea again, Yang Zhao asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"Your Highness, He Ruobi came to me this morning."
"Sure enough, you guessed it!"
Yang Zhao sneered and said, "If it weren't for someone who reported the news, how could He Ruobi know that you came back so quickly, and then, how are you going to deal with it."
"I don't care about the people behind the scenes, but He Ruobi has already made a life-and-death fight with him, tomorrow."
"A fight to the death?" Yang Zhao was taken aback, "Do you want to kill him?" ”
Yang Yuanqing smiled, "Maybe he killed me?" ”
After a pause, Yang Yuanqing said again: "But I have an idea about this matter." ”
Yang Yuanqing stepped forward and whispered a few words to Yang Zhao, Yang Zhao's eyes suddenly widened, and he gasped, oh my God! This Yang Yuanqing's courage is too big.
"No, this method is too vicious, I can't promise you!" Yang Zhao refused.
Yang Yuanqing also knew that his methods were vicious, but now he wanted to hold Yang Guang's thighs, this was a good opportunity, he wanted to bet on this, Yang Yuanqing shook his head and said: "Your Highness, if you want to do great things, it is not enough to have a woman's heart, you have to be ruthless when you should be ruthless, otherwise Your Highness will one day be defeated by King Qi because of his good heart, please think twice." ”
Yang Yuanqing's words hit Yang Zhao's vital point, he pondered for a long time, and finally nodded, "I can't accept this matter, but I can go and talk to my father and see what my father's attitude is."
The news that Yang Su's grandson is going to fight with He Ruobi for life and death spread all over Daxing City like a gust of wind, scandals and decisive battles have always been the topics that ordinary people are most interested in, for a while, the battle of He Yang has become the focus of the entire capital, and even replaced the battle of three products and eighteen generals that will be held ten days later, wine shops, green buildings, music squares, inns, gambling halls, almost all people are talking about this battle of life and death in public places, and everyone is excitedly looking forward to the result.
There are also disdainful people, the dignified Song Guogong disregards his identity, and he wants to fight a life-and-death battle with a border general, which is despicable.
But there are also people who understand that with Yang Su's current status, it is almost impossible for He Ruobi to sue Yang Su's grandson, and he can only use this private duel to avenge the murder of his son.
The news spread more and more, and even spread to the palace, and finally alarmed Emperor Yang Guang.
In the imperial study room of the Taiye Palace, Yang Guang was sitting on the imperial couch, listening to Yang Xuangan talk about the causes and consequences of the dispute between He and Yang, in fact, Yang Guang also knew a little about this matter, he heard his daughter Princess Nanyang tell Yang Yuanqing about the impact of He Ruofu, and he also knew what the cause of this incident was?
Although He Ruobi suffered a great humiliation in this matter, and finally his son also died of illness, which can be said to have suffered a heavy blow, but Yang Guang didn't want to care, on the one hand, it was Yang Yuanqing who saved his life, and on the other hand, He Ruobi supported the former prince Yang Yong, so that Yang Guang has always been angry, he suspected that He Ruobi also participated in the change of Renshou Palace, but there is no evidence, Liu Shu committed suicide, and all the evidence was annihilated, and He Ruobi died because of this, it is the best.
Yang Guang saw that Yang Xuan was worried, hoping that he could come forward to stop this private fight, he couldn't help but smile slightly, "Yang Aiqing, in fact, I thought that He Ruobi should have come to beg me to stop it, did Yang Aiqing think that Yuanqing would suffer misfortune?" ”
Yang Xuangan smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, Yuanqing is the son of the minister, whether he is killed, or he kills He Ruobi, the minister thinks it is inappropriate, after all, He Ruobi is an important minister of the court, and he has deep connections in the court, even if he dies in a fair duel, but Yuanqing will still erect a lot of enemies, Your Majesty, Yuanqing is still too young to understand this kind of human sophistication, and this private fight also loses the system of the court, the minister begs His Majesty to give an order to stop this unnecessary private fight." ”
Yang Guang pondered for a moment and asked, "Who is the middleman in their battle of life and death?" ”
"Weichen heard that it was Dugu Cheng."
Dugu Cheng is the younger brother of Dugu Luo, and he is also an important figure among the nobles of Guanlong, Yang Guang was a little stunned, a thought flashed in his mind at this moment, although this thought was not very clear, just a vague outline, but he was so excited that he couldn't help but tremble slightly, but Yang Guang quickly restrained the excitement in his heart, and smiled faintly: "That's it!" You let Yuan Qing come to see me, and I will persuade him. ”
"Your Majesty, Yuan Qing no longer lives in the mansion, and the minister heard that he is temporarily living in the Jin Palace."
Yang Guang nodded, "Since that's the case, then forget it, I know this matter in my heart, Aiqing retreat!" ”
"Your Majesty, Thank You, Weichen!"
Yang Xuangan retreated, and Yang Guang saw that a eunuch at the door wanted to speak and stopped, so he asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Jin has come down and said that he has something urgent to see."
"Announce him in!"
After a while, Yang Zhao walked into the imperial study with difficulty and knelt down for his father, "Erchen see my father, I wish my father long live, long live, long live!" ”
Since the Renshou Palace incident, Yang Guang's impression of his eldest son Yang Zhao has been much better, although the eldest son is obese, but he is very sober-minded and effective, the key is that he treats people generously, so that Yang Guang is very pleased, he came to sweep away all obstacles, and then let his son Shi Renzheng, which is not bad, but his body is worrying.
Thinking of this, Yang Guang asked his son softly, "How is the emperor's health recently?" ”
Yang Zhao's nose was sour, how many years, his father has not asked about his body, and today he cares about himself again, he choked up and said: "Thank you for your concern, my son is very good, and his weight has decreased." ”
"That's a good thing, you have to control your ** on food, so that you will slowly lose weight, your body will get better, I look forward to you becoming stronger."
Yang Zhao kowtowed, and said with red eyes: "Erchen remembers his father's words and will never indulge himself. ”
"Then I can rest assured."
Yang smiled and nodded, and asked again, "Is there anything wrong with the emperor's coming today?" ”
"Father, regarding the fight between Yang Yuanqing and He Ruobi, Yang Yuanqing gave a suggestion to his son."
Yang Zhao looked at the eunuchs on both sides, and didn't say any more, Yang Guang waved his hands to both sides, "You all go down!" ”
All the eunuchs retreated, and only Yang Guang's father and son were left in the imperial study.
"Say it! What advice did Yang Yuanqing make? ”
Several little eunuchs hid in the corner and whispered, their words full of dissatisfaction with Yang Xuangan.
"Yang Yuanjun is too, the Holy Emperor's affairs are so heavy, and he still uses these family affairs to worry about the Holy Lord, and the Holy Lord really listened to him for a long time."
"Hey! You don't understand, after all, He Ruobi is the Duke of Song Guo, he is a dignified Duke of Guo, and he also ran out to write life and death statements, fighting life and death with people, which is too unseemly. ”
"Wrong! You are all wrong, the fundamental reason is that Yang Yuanqing is the grandson of Yang Taifu, and the saint must see the face of Yang Taifu, so he asked. ”
Several people whispered and discussed, and at this time, the voice of Emperor Yang Guang came from the room, "Come in." ”
Several eunuchs hurriedly pushed the door in, only to see Yang Zhao standing aside with his hands down, while Yang Guang stood in front of the window with his back hand and smiled faintly at Yang Zhao: "This kid has a good mind, and he actually coincides with me."
"Your Majesty, please command!" The eunuch asked.
Yang Guang immediately turned around and ordered: "Go to the Jin Palace, and bring Yang Yuanqing to me." ”
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