Gao Qiuniang, who lives in the courtyard of a deep house, has almost no chance to contact the outside world.

Changsun Sheng was not at home for a long time, so she cut off the news from the outside, and Zhen also closed her eyes and listened like herself, and had little contact with Helan Clan, only Ku was Gao Qiuniang's second-hand source of information.

Because the eldest grandson Wuyi usually performs his duties in the palace, he will talk about some outside things when he returns home. Gao Qiuniang learned about some things in the court in the casual chat with Ku's, and when she was concerned, she would ask Ku's to inquire about the eldest grandson Wuyi.

One day in July, the heat was unbearable, Gao Qiuniang, Zhen, and Ku led the children in the garden pavilion, and Ku said softly to the two: "I heard that there was another big incident in the palace, and the queen was so angry that she couldn't afford to die, and she was about to die." ”

Gao Qiuniang was surprised: "Who did you listen to, because of what?" ”

Ku Shi said: "Listening to what our family Langjun said, there will definitely be no falsehood, saying that it was said that it was angered by Yang Xiu, the king of Shu." ”

Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, was the fourth son of Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian, with a burly appearance, dignified appearance, very talented, and strong martial arts, and won the trust of Emperor Wen of Sui when he was young, and was appointed as the governor of Yizhou.

Yang Xiu is proud of his talents, and after he lives on one side, he becomes more and more arrogant.

When the general Liu Xuzhi was crusading against the white barbarians, Emperor Wen of Sui ordered Kaifuyi and Yang Wutong of the three divisions to lead the troops to go on the expedition. Yang Xiu did not follow the etiquette system and sent Wan Zhiguang, a lowly courtier, as the Sima of the military army.

Emperor Wen of Sui thought that Yang Xiuren was not his own, so he was very angry, and said to his ministers: "Those who break my law will also be descendants." For example, tigers cannot harm things, but are damaged by inter-caterpillar insects. So Emperor Wen of Sui reduced Yang Xiu's jurisdiction.

Later, Yang Xiu became more and more disagreeable, since the death of Changshi Yuanyan, who was appointed by Emperor Wen of Sui for Yang Xiu, Yang Xiu had no people around him, and he had no scruples and did many things that violated the rules. The armillary sphere was made, and the fangs in the mountains were captured to act as eunuchs, and the carriages and horses and honor guards were made according to the emperor's specifications.

Emperor Wen of Sui said to Queen Dugu that Yang Xiu was unwilling to live under others and would not die well, and nothing would happen when the two of them were there. If the two are not there in the future, which brother succeeds to the unification, Yang Xiu will rebel.

Therefore, Emperor Wen of Sui wanted to solve Yang Xiu's problem when he was still in power.

Gao Qiuniang had long heard that the emperor and the latter were dissatisfied with the king of Shu, and knew that Emperor Wen of Sui would deal with Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, sooner or later, so she asked Kushi: "Did Erlang say that what made the queen angry this time?" How did the Supreme punish the King of Shu? ”

Ku Shi said: "I heard Lang Jun say that the King of Shu did something rebellious, and he almost reversed. ”

Gao Qiuniang asked: "What is the big rebellion?" ”

Kushi said: "Yang Su found the puppet buried by the King of Shu at the foot of Mount Hua, nailed the palm of his hand with a steel nail, wore a shackle, wrote the name of Yang Liang, the king of Han on the front, and wrote on the back, 'Please Xiyue Loving Father Our Lady Divine Soldier to collect Yang Jian and Yang Liang's souls, such a shape, don't let them scatter.'" 'This is to curse the Supreme and the King of Han to death, do you think the Supreme will not be angry?' ”

Gao Qiuniang said: "It's this Yang Su again, the abolished prince Yang Yong was investigated by him, and this is to find out the evidence of the King of Shu's rebellion, I don't know if it's true, or is it a frame-up?" ”

Zhen was also skeptical about this, and said: "Who knows which things in the palace are true and which ones are false? I don't think it's impossible to be framed. ”

Kushi said: "Whether it's true or not, anyway, the Supreme and the Queen believe it, and the Queen is so angry that she can't afford to get sick." The Supreme issued an edict to summon the king of Shu to Beijing. ”

Gao Qiuniang said: "If such a thing happens, does the King of Shu still dare to enter Beijing?" ”

Ku Shi said: "Listening to Lang Jun, the king of Shu was reluctant to return to Beijing at first. Sima Yuanshi, the head of the palace, advised the king of Shu to obey the edict. The king of Shu said that this was his family affair and did not let Sima Yuanshi meddle in it. The Supreme also appointed Dugu Kai, the governor of Yuanzhou, as the governor of Yizhou, and asked Dugu Kai to urge the king of Shu to return to Beijing. The king of Shu still didn't want to go, Dugu Kai said to the king of Shu, maybe he can save his life if he goes back now, if the supreme is angry, even the princess and children will not be protected. Only then did the King of Shu agree to return to Beijing. ”

"Isn't the King of Shu back? How can you still say that it is almost the opposite? Gao Qiuniang asked again.

Ku Shi said: "The king of Shu took people to walk more than forty miles, some regretted it, and took the people and horses back to attack Dugu Kai, Dugu Kai had already taken precautions, and warned the king of Shu who went and returned not to act rashly, otherwise he would regret it as a big mistake." Only then did the king of Shu dispel the idea of rebellion. ”

"After coming back, what did the Supreme do?" Gao Qiuniang asked.

So Kushi gave a detailed account of what happened.

When Yang Xiu, the king of Shu, arrived in Chang'an, Emperor Wen of Sui did not talk to him when he saw him, and asked his chamberlain to ask him if he was guilty. Yang Xiu kowtowed and apologized.

Emperor Wen of Sui said: "In the past, the King of Qin spent money and goods, and I trained him with my father. Now Yang Xiu curses his father and brother, transgresses the system, and harms the people, and he should be brought to justice. He said to the ministers: "Yang Xiu must be beheaded in the market to apologize to the people of the world." ”

Kaifu Yi and Sansi Qingquan admonished: "Yang Yong has been demoted to a concubine, and Yang Jun, the king of Qin, has passed away, Your Majesty has only these five sons, why do you want to do this?" ”

Emperor Wen of Sui was furious and wanted to cut off Qingcheng's tongue. The crown prince Yang Guang led the kings to cry and intercede for the king of Shu, so that the king of Shu, Yang Xiu, was exempted from the death penalty.

Emperor Wen of Sui issued an edict: Abolish Yang Xiu as a concubine, confined in the inner province, not allowed to see his wife and children, and only arrange two fangren maids to wait.

Because of Yang Xiu's affairs, more than 100 people were convicted.

Listening to Ku's story about the whole thing, Gao Qiuniang sighed: "It's good that the King of Shu can save his life." Pity the five sons of the Supreme, one died of depression, two were abolished as concubines, except for the crown prince, there is only one Han king left, and I don't know what the result of the Han king will be in the end. ”

Referring to Yang Liang, the king of Han, and the fact that the king of Shu had just been demoted to a concubine, and more than 100 people were convicted, Zhen's heart became uneasy, so he said: "I don't know if the king of Han will be fine, I'm afraid that Lang Jun will be implicated." ”

Gao Qiuniang comforted: "The Supreme and the Empress love King Han very much, he will be fine at the moment, even if there is something, after the Supreme and the Empress pass away, there will still be time for your father to make some plans." ”

Zhen said helplessly: "It can only be like this." ”

Gao Qiuniang saw that Zhen was unhappy, so she stopped the topic. After comforting Ku Shi for a long time, Zhen was a little relieved.

In August, Queen Dugu died, and the emperor issued an edict: the whole country mourns, which is the same as the big funeral. From the prince below the five grades and above, and the princess, the wife and other salty gatherings, crying day and night for three days. On the 27th, the officials and the people fasted and stayed, stopped marrying and dropping out of music, the soldiers and civilians took off the crowns, ordered the women to decorate, and the temple and the temple each rang 30,000 bells.

Gao Qiuniang was a four-grade wife, and she entered the palace to cry for three days according to the edict. The whole city of Chang'an is vegetarian, the silk and bamboo do not ring, the bells rise and fall one after another, the music hall is closed, and the restaurant is only for vegetarian food.