In the first year of Yuankang, Sima Wei, the king of Chu, led his troops to the north, and the troops were stationed in the southern suburbs of the capital. Sima Liang, the king of Runan, also asked to bring troops into the court.

The emperor and I referred to Liang Jingren's proposal, and then asked Zhang Hua and Ji Shao for their opinions. They all believed that since the army of the king of Chu had entered Beijing, it would be good if the soldiers and horses of the king of Runan had come, and they could check and balance each other.

So the soldiers and horses of the king of Runan also entered the capital and camped in Jinyong City in the north of the capital. When the king of Chu was initially allowed to lead troops into Beijing, he also informed Yang Jun, but he did not strongly object, which was equivalent to acquiescence. However, when the soldiers and horses entered Beijing, he was a little panicked. Especially Yang Ji, who reacted very much, once again entered the palace to ask for his resignation and return to his hometown.

This time, seeing Yang Ji weeping and pleading in the Mingguang Temple, my mood changed. Last time, I only thought he was hypocritical, or even blackmailing in disguise, but now that I see him, I even feel a little pity.

He was just forced to become a "powerful" by Yang Jun, and he himself was not so obsessed with power. When Yang Junquan leaned towards the government and the opposition, and Yang Jiaxuanhe was abnormal, what he felt was not proud, but worried.

It can be said that he is the only person in the Yang family who has a sense of distress. He thinks deeper and sees farther than Yang Jun and all the other people in the Yang family. However, he couldn't distinguish himself from the entire Yang family, he was born into the Yang family. Yang Jun also needs his help, even if we agree to his resignation, Yang Jun will not agree.

Sure enough, Yang Ji had only been here for a while, and Yang Jun rushed over.

This is the first time Yang Jun has come to my Mingguang Palace. Before, he was too arrogant to set foot here. I'm not a queen yet, just a palace man with no grade. He doesn't even care about the emperor anymore. They won't take me seriously.

After he came in, he didn't ask Yang Jisuo why he came at first, but just asked the emperor straightforwardly, "I heard that Your Majesty not only recruited the King of Chu to bring troops into Beijing. Now even the soldiers and horses of the king of Runan have entered Jinyong City?"

The emperor replied, "I didn't enter Beijing, but I was stationed in the suburbs of Beijing." ”

There is also a distance between Jinyong City and Luoyang. Yang Jun chased after him and asked, "Why did the emperor let them bring troops into Beijing?" ”

The emperor smiled and said, "If I remember, I'm right. Before they came, I consulted Taifu's opinion, and didn't you object at that time? ”

Yang Jun was embarrassed.

He has always regarded himself as an elder in front of the emperor. The emperor doesn't like to argue with people, especially not with an "uncle" and a "master", and the update is the fastest. Basically, what he says. The emperor only nodded. In Yang Jundi's eyes, the emperor's image has long been fixed, nothing more than being playful and lazy, unassertive, weak and incompetent.

Now he was surprised and surprised to see that the emperor was actually smiling and quietly blocking his words. After the accident, he began to look for the "culprit". I saw him glance at me with a gloomy face, probably, he thought that the emperor was like this, I was behind my back, and I had taught the emperor badly.

Then. Yang Ji opened his mouth and said, "Big brother, since the emperor agrees to the king of Chu to enter Beijing, he must have his own emperor's reason." We are ministers. As long as you assist the emperor to take care of the government and do things according to the emperor's will. How can any minister question the emperor? “

Yang Ji didn't expect his younger brother to say himself in front of the emperor. I was embarrassed for a while, and I didn't know how to answer. The emperor looked at Yang Jun's expression. Said slowly: "If Taifu is not worried about the King of Chu and them bringing troops into Beijing, then I will just ask them to go back." ”

Seeing Yang Jun's mouth open wide in surprise, the emperor added, "If you let the soldiers and horses of the King of Chu go back, the soldiers and horses of the King of Runan must also drive away, otherwise, driving one family and leaving one family will inevitably seem favoritism." ”

Sitting next to me, I heard the emperor say this, and I couldn't help but feel sorry in my heart, isn't this just Yang Jun's heart? He was hoping that all the princes' armies would be defeated at once.

At this time, the emperor suddenly asked, "I heard that the leaders of the forbidden army, Meng Guan and Li Zhao, have a tense relationship with Taifu now, and they are not willing to listen to Taifu's dispatch?"

Yang Jun was shocked. He didn't expect the emperor to even know this inside story so clearly, and he couldn't hide it for a while, so he had to say, "Uh, those two guys who don't know how to lift, I'm about to replace them?" ”

"Then who is Taifu going to replace?"

Yang Jun was caught off guard, mentally unprepared, and couldn't answer. This kind of thing is related to the safety of the palace and his own safety, and he can't just mention a name to make up the number.

The emperor smiled, "Since there is no suitable candidate for the time being, let them serve first." The position of the leader of the forbidden army is very important, and it cannot be changed casually. I also took this into account and asked the kings of Chu and Runan to bring their soldiers and horses to the garrison near Kyoto. The soldiers and horses of the clan king staying on the outskirts of the city can serve as a deterrent to the forbidden army, so that even if they have a grudge against the Taifu, they will not dare to act rashly. Otherwise, once the forbidden army mutinies, where will the army of King Qin be dispatched temporarily? ”

When Yang Jun heard this, the look of surprise on his face became more and more obvious.

It can be said that before, he had always despised the emperor, thinking that the emperor was just a false name. He did everything that the emperor should do, he did it for him, he was the actual emperor, and the emperor was just his puppet.

Now, seeing that the emperor not only knows everything about the bad relationship with the leader of his forbidden army, but also thinks about it so thoroughly, so that the forbidden army, the army of the king of Runan and the king of Chu form horns inside and outside the city, so as to contain each other. If necessary, they can also support each other.

For the first time in his life, he looked at the emperor with admiration in his eyes.

Yang Ji sat on the side and didn't say anything, his face was still clouded.

I guess that if Yang Jun hadn't chased after him just now, Yang Ji would probably have been pestering the emperor until the emperor agreed to his resignation. Most of his actions were carried by Yang Jun. Maybe it was after the brothers quarreled at home, and in despair, he decided to avoid disaster and stay alone.

Now that Yang Jun has chased after him, although he didn't say anything, he just asked the emperor about the princes, kings, soldiers and horses. But from the eye contact between the two brothers, I can still see that Yang Jun is definitely here to recover Yang Ji.

For Yang Jun, now is a time of crisis, an eventful time. The soldiers and horses of the king of Chu and the king of Runan were eyeing each other outside the city, and the leader of the forbidden army had changed from the one behind him to his opponent.

In this embattled situation, he must have felt particularly isolated and terrified. At this time, what he needs most is and support. And Yang Ji's three brothers in the Yang family are the most sober-minded and assertive one.

Yang Jun must also know that many of what Yang Ji said are right. But he is too obsessed with the pleasure of power, and at the same time has a fluke mentality, thinking that Wang Mang, the Dou family and the Huo family of the Han Dynasty, as well as many other relatives who have controlled the government in previous dynasties, although they did not end up in a good end, how can he see that he will definitely be like this? What others can't do, maybe he Yang Jun can do it.

After sitting down and gossiping a few more words, Yang Jun got up and said, "It's not too early, the emperor and Niangniang should also rest, and the old ministers and brothers will leave." ”

Sure enough, he was chasing Yang Jier. So when he left, he also had to pull Yang Ji up, for fear that he would stay and beg again, what if the emperor approved it?

After the Yang brothers left, the emperor and I returned to the inner room, I looked at the emperor happily and said, "The emperor is so energetic today, especially the bearing and majesty of the king of a country, even an old fox like Yang Jun was convinced by the emperor." ”

The emperor took me into his dragon chair with me, rubbed his eyes and said, "Actually, I'm just sleepy, and I want to send them away quickly, but when I am in a hurry, my brain will turn faster than usual." He sighed again and said, "It's fortunate that Yang Jun is here today, otherwise, I really don't know what to do with Yang Ji." If you approve him, Yang Jun will have an opinion, thinking that I will take the opportunity to get rid of his people; No, he's pestering again. It was really awkward to see an elder kneeling on the ground crying and begging, and I almost agreed to him just now. Nanfeng, you say, what should I think of, so that Yang Ji doesn't keep pestering me to resign. I smiled and said, "If you agree to his resignation, he won't be entangled." ”

The emperor said, "But Yang Jun is definitely not right and will not let him go, Yang Ji is gone, Yang Jun is equivalent to losing his left arm and right arm." Now is the time for him to employ people, how could he let Yang Ji go. ”

I turned my head and asked the emperor, "Does the emperor have any specific plans for the Yang family?" ”

"What are the specific plans?"

"For example, how are you going to take Yang Jun? How are you going to take Yang Ji? Yang Jun has always been suspicious of the soldiers and horses of the King of Chu and the King of Runan coming to Beijing, because no matter how strong he is, he is only an official and has no military power in his hands. The reason why he is reluctant to give up his position, even if he complains, does not step down, the only thing he relies on is that he is the emperor's uncle, and the emperor will not use the army to deal with him. So he has no fear, unscrupulous. But Yang Ji is not as optimistic as him, and Yang Ji's fear is much more real than his. Yang Ji persuaded Yang Jun hard to fail, just like avoiding it from afar, wanting to at least save his own life and keep a bloodline of the Yang family. Yang Jun didn't check, he just wanted to pull him along. ”

The emperor said, "Yang Ji thought too much, I let the King of Chu and their soldiers and horses come, in fact, I just wanted to put a little pressure on Yang Jun and not let him be too dictatorial, I didn't want to use soldiers and horses to deal with him." After all, it was the queen mother's maiden home, my foreign family. “

"Does the emperor want to force Yang Jun to resign and take the initiative to step down?"

The emperor shook his head and said, "No, I don't want him to resign, as long as he doesn't take power and is willing to work with the king of Qi and the king of Runan, I won't be fine." ”

I sighed and said, "The emperor misses the foreign family and is kind, I hope Yang Jun can understand the emperor's hard work." ”

At the same time, there is a sentence I didn't say in my heart that the emperor didn't want to deal with the Yang family, and those clan kings were all sharpening their knives. This catastrophe of the Yang family, I'm afraid that even the emperor can't stop it.