Chapter 34: Letter from the Capital

Chapter 428 Letter from the capital

At night, Li Mi was invited to the official residence by Yang Xuangan, and when he walked to the study, Xiao Tong bowed down and said, "Sir, please wait a moment, I will report to the master." Templar,"

Li Mi grabbed the child, pointed to the study, and asked in a low voice, "How is his mood?" ”

Xiao Tong understood and said with a smile: "I was quite irritable in the afternoon, and I beat up Uncle Xuan Jing who escaped back, but at dusk, I received two letters from the capital in a row, so I quieted down, Mr. rest assured, the master is very calm now." ”

It turned out that Yang Xuanjing had already fled back, Li Mi put down his heart, and asked curiously: "Who wrote the letter from the capital?" ”

"I don't know about this, Mr. can ask the master directly."

Li Mi nodded, "You go!" ”

The boy went in to report it, and came out in a moment and said, "Sir, the master invites you in." ”

Li Mi dressed up and walked into Yang Xuangan's study.

It was very warm in the study, a pot of coals was burning vigorously, Yang Xuangan sat by the brazier and was silent, very calm, and the anger at noon was like two people.

"Li Mi see the envoy."

"Please be seated!"

Yang Xuangan's tone was very calm, like a person who was thinking deeply, Li Mi sat down, and the scholar served them tea.

Yang Xuangan glanced at him and asked lightly, "Actually, the Dharma Master understands it in his heart, right?" ”

Li Mi was stunned, "What does Ming Gong mean?" ”

"Zhang Xutuo's cross-border suppression of bandits."

Li Mi was speechless for a long time, and gradually, a wry smile appeared on his face, "Ming Gong has also figured it out?" ”

Yang Xuangan shook his head, "I didn't figure it out, but someone told me." ”

He took out two letters and said with a smile: "These are the two letters I received in the evening, one is sent by Li Zixiong, and the other is sent by Hu Sizheng, Li Zixiong is my father's old subordinate, Ren Youwuhou General, who was removed from the list because of the Battle of Goryeo, Hu Sizheng is my best friend, and one of the most trusted people of the current emperor, it is he who told me that the proposal to suppress bandits across the border was made by Yuan Qing." Templar,"

Speaking of this, Yang Xuan laughed miserably, "The good son I gave birth to is so clever that he calculated his father, Dharma Master, do you admire him?" ”

Li Mi was silent, he heard that the Changsheng Island on Juyeze was attacked by Zhang Xutuo's troops, and he realized that there was a problem here, the warehouse of Changsheng Island was extremely secretive, how could Zhang Xutuo know? This must have been leaked by someone inside, and Zhang Xutuo is Yang Yuanqing's master, and the mystery will be revealed.

"After all, there is no evidence in this matter, and it may have nothing to do with Yuan Qing."

"No evidence?"

Yang Xuangan sneered, "I have interrogated Ji Shan just now, and Ji Shan admitted that Wei Er came here two months ago, and he leaked some information to Wei T'er. ”

Li Mi had nothing to say, he didn't know what to say, this was Yang Xuangan's family matter, and he didn't want to get involved too deeply.

Yang Xuangan got up and walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and sighed softly, "Actually, I admire Yuan Qing very much, if Yuan Qing can help me, why worry about the world?" It's a pity that I was confused, listened to the woman's words, and threw away such a good son, and I regretted it too late! ”

Li Mi was silent for a long time and said: "If Ming Gong wants to use Yuanqing, it's not impossible, but there is one thing that Ming Gong must explain clearly. ”

"What's the matter?" Yang Xuangan turned around and asked.

Li Mi said slowly: "If Ming Gong wins the world, then who is the crown prince?" Yang Jun or Yuan Qing? ”

Yang Xuangan shook his head without the slightest hesitation, "It can't be Yuanqing, the eldest is the prince, this is not negotiable, I will at most make Yuanqing the king of real power." ”

Li Mi sighed secretly in his heart, he couldn't compromise on the most critical matter, it seemed that it was impossible for Yuanqing to join forces with his father, with Yang Yuanqing's status and eloquence, how could he be willing to be under Yang Jun, wasn't he betrayed the Yang family because of this?

Li Mi pondered and said: "Actually, Yuan Qing has no ill will towards Ming Gong, his intention is very clear, he just wants to drag Ming Gong from starting up, maybe he is not ready, once Ming Gong starts up, it will have a great impact on him." ,”

Yang Xuan sighed after a while, "I'm his biological father, can't he write a letter?" If we have to use this kind of trickery, our father and son distrust each other to such an extent, which makes me feel embarrassed! ”

Li Mi really had nothing to say about the indifference between their father and son, and after a while, he changed the subject, "Then what is Ming Gong going to do next?" ”

Yang Xuan said: "As the saying goes, there must be gains, although I lost 15,000 troops and hundreds of thousands of stone grain, but I got the help of Hu Sizheng, Li Zixiong also revealed that he was willing to help me, these two people will be a big help for me, as for what to do next, I think it should be a wait-and-see, Hu Sizheng also hinted to me, next year Guanlong nobles will have a change, then it should be my opportunity." ”

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Not far from Yang Xuan's sensory house, there is a middle house covering an area of three acres, which is Yang Xuanjing's house, Yang Xuanjing is Yang Shen's eldest son, and an important figure in the Yang family.

Yang Xuanjing grew up in wealth since he was a child, first learned martial arts, and then changed his studies to literature when he failed to learn martial arts, and he did not make any progress in learning literature, but he mixed with a group of gentlemen, drank flower wine, visited Qinglou, and gradually became famous in the capital's squirting circle.

As he grew older, Yang Xuanjing slowly regained his heart, but his arrogant temper could not be changed, especially when his father Yang Shen mastered the financial power of the Yang Mansion, he was even more unpopular, and forced Yang Xuangan to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, Yang Xuangan had no choice but to give him the right to recruit troops in Liangshan.

However, Yang Xuanjing not only had limited ability and could not control 15,000 people, but was also greedy for life and afraid of death, and when he heard that Zhang Xutuo's army was coming, he escaped from the army and fled, causing the 15,000 army to fall into chaos and was defeated by Zhang Xutuo's 3,000 cavalry.

Yang Xuanjing lay on the bed, screaming like a pig, Yang Xuan hated him for being incompetent, and ordered him to be beaten with a cane of fifty, which made Yang Xuanjing's skin open and painful.

At this time, his son Yang Ling walked in with a bowl of medicine.

"Father, it's time to drink the medicine!"

Yang Ling held his father and carefully fed him the medicine to drink, Yang Xuanjing was choked all of a sudden, coughed repeatedly, coughed, and the wound was pulled, and the pain made him unbearable.

After a while, he finally calmed down, his son wiped the sweat from his face, Yang Xuanjing gritted his teeth and said: "I worked tirelessly to recruit and manage troops for him in the ravine, but in the end I got such an end, if it weren't for my father's face, I would have to sue the court for his rebellion!" ”

His son Yang Ling was so frightened that he hurriedly waved his hand, "Father, you can't talk nonsense, you want to destroy the Nine Clans." ”

Yang Xuanjing lay down, and after a while, he said hatefully: "I know, so I put up with it, I won't do anything for him again, in short, he doesn't apologize to me, I'm not done with him, so he can't buy a single grain!" ”

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The time has come to the fifth and ninth seasons of late December, the coldest time of the year has passed, but the ice in Luoyang has no signs of melting, the climate is still cold, and it will take time for spring to come.

In the palace, Yu Wenshu hurried through the square of the Xuanzheng Palace under the guidance of two eunuchs and walked up the steps.

"General Yuwen, it's a little slippery here, be careful."

As he walked up the steps, a eunuch carefully reminded him that Yu Wenshu had carefully stepped on the straw and had carefully climbed the steps, and Li Zhongliang had been waiting for him for a long time on the steps.

"General Yuwen, the Holy Lord has been waiting for a long time, please come with me."

The two of them walked towards the imperial study one after the other, and walked into the side hall, Li Zhongliang slowed down, and Yuwenshu walked up to him and asked in a low voice, "How about that matter?" ”

Li Zhongliang narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Why doesn't General Yuwen have confidence in himself? ”

Yuwen said that Li Yuan had been staying in Taiyuan for nearly a month, and he was very cautious and did not rush to put it forward, but first eliminated the ideas of people who might compete with Li Yuan, and only three days ago did he let Yu Shiji officially propose the appointment case.

When Yuwen Shu heard that Li Zhongliang meant hope, he was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "How is it going?" ”

Li Zhongliang smiled slightly: "The saint has discussed this matter with Yu Xiangguo, Dugu Xiangguo and Pei Shangshu, Yu Xiangguo is strongly in favor, but Dugu Xiangguo is the opposite, he is resolutely opposed, Pei Shangshu has an ambiguous attitude, just said that Li Taishou has a good official reputation, and today the saint summoned the general, and it is estimated that it will be the final decision." ”

Yuwen Shu was stunned, Dugu Zhen resolutely objected, why, isn't Li Yuan his nephew? Could it be that he was afraid that Li Yuanshu would not succeed?

Yu Wenshu was puzzled, but at this time, he was thinking more about not Dugu Zhen's attitude, but about the four large boxes of gold, so after an hour, would the more than 10,000 taels of gold belong to him?

Yuwen Shu walked to the front of the imperial study and waited, Li Zhongliang went in to report for him, and came out after a moment and said: "General Yuwen, the Holy Lord announced that you go in." ”

Yuwenshu tidied up his coat and hat, and walked quickly into the imperial study, Yang Guang was reviewing the folds in front of the imperial case, Yuwenshu stepped forward and bowed and said: "Chen Yuwenshu see Your Majesty!" ”

Yang Guang put down his pen and said with a smile: "I have been waiting for Aiqing for a long time. ”

"The minister is late, guilty!"

"I'm too anxious."

Yang Guang said to the eunuch next to him: "You stand down!" ”

The eunuchs all retreated, Yang Guang picked up a notebook and said: "I am looking for Aiqing, there is something I want to ask for your opinion, Yu Shilang strongly recommends Li Yuan to stay in Taiyuan, and Dugu Xiangguo strongly opposes it, I am a little hesitant and want to see your attitude." ”

Yang Guang trusts two people the most on the issue of the Guanlong nobles, one is Yang Yuanqing, the other is Yuwenshu, the two also have a division of labor, Yang Yuanqing is the side in charge of martial arts, that is, how to deal with the Guanlong nobles, how to weaken their strength, and act for him Yang Guang, while Yuwenshu is the one in charge of Wen, how to provoke the relationship between the Guanlong nobles, and understand the contradictions and grievances between the Guanlong nobles.

In terms of ability, Yang Guang trusts Yang Yuanqing, but in terms of loyalty, Yang Guang trusts Yuwenshu more, he looks at Yuwenshu with hope, hoping that he can give him a good advice.

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