There is an essential difference between a powerful minister and a favored minister.

Yang Su is a powerful minister, relying on the huge power of the family behind him, as well as his own extraordinary insight and strategic means, he stands as stable as Mount Tai in the court, and the only one who can move him is the emperor, and it is not easy for the emperor to move him.

And Yuwenshu is a favored minister, his net worth and life are closely related to the emperor, and relying too much on the emperor will lead to an unstable position, because the favored minister also has times when he falls out of favor.

As for Gao Gong, he is both a favored minister and a powerful minister, such a person is the most powerful, but the flaw is also very fatal, favored by the previous emperor, he will inevitably fall out of favor with the current one.

As soon as Yang Su died, Gao Gong was in danger.

So Yang Ming guessed that next, Dad was afraid that he would find a reason to kill Gao Gong, don't look at Gao Gong's gate without going out of the second door, the whole idler.

As everyone knows, when people sit at home, disaster comes from heaven.

At the court meeting on this day, someone in the Yushitai sued Gao Gong, saying that he slandered the court.

What is slandered, of course, the two projects of Tokyo and the canal, which are not false accusations, because Gao Gong has always been opposed to these two national policies, not against the line, but against the steps.

At present, Yang Guang has inherited the rich belongings left by Yang Jian, which is accumulated little by little by the old ministers of the entire Kaihuang period, assisting Yang Jian.

As a person who has experienced it firsthand, Gao Gong naturally can't see Yang Guang being so extravagant and wasteful, and some dissatisfied words have also been transmitted to the imperial court.

Yang Guang was angry, and he was directly punished for the crime.

Fortunately, at this time, many of the elders in the center of the court are former ministers of the emperor, not to mention Su Wei Niu Hong, that is, Yang Xiong, Yang Hong, Yang Zhiji, Long Live He Ruobi Shi, etc., all of them also stood up to intercede for Gao Gong.

Obviously, so many people came forward to protect Gao Gong, Yang Guang couldn't move, and only by dividing these people step by step could he have a chance.

But the punishment is definitely inevitable, it is Yang Ming who is responsible for punishing Gao Gong, and the punishment is twenty lashes, Yang Ming personally executes the execution, and there will be people in the Inner Servant Province who are watching from the side.

At Gao Gong's age, twenty lashes will definitely not be able to withstand it, and it may even be possible to die from injuries, and the courtiers still have those who advise, all of whom are scolded by Yang Guang.

And Yang Ming's performance today almost made Yang Guang angry to death.

He refused.

"Dugu is a meritorious hero of the country, a good minister of the country, in power for 20 years, the government and the opposition are subdued, there is no objection to things, the rule is leveled, Emperor Gaozu is cited as a good assistant from heaven, this time it is just a loss of words, it is not so, I hope that my father and emperor will be clear."

With that, Yang Ming knelt down and pressed his forehead to the ground.

At the same time, Niu Hong also planned to come out, but was pulled by Su Wei.

Su Wei knew in his heart that at this time, Yang Ming could only go to the top alone, and no one else could help, helping would harm him, and he would be thought to be a party.

The reason why Yang Ming was willing to take such a big risk was also because he knew that Gao Gong couldn't bear twenty whips.

He didn't want to die.

Because there is a saying in history that Gao Gong's death was an important node in the Sui Dynasty from prosperity to decline.

It's a pity that he doesn't have Yang Su's ability to bend and stretch, and he is destined not to recruit Yang Guang.

Yang Guang on the throne was already extremely angry in his heart at this moment, he didn't expect his son to dare to embarrass himself in the court.

Are your wings so stiff that you don't even listen to me?

Yang Guang's face was expressionless, and he said in a deep voice: "Why are you so high-guarded?" ”

"For my father, for the country, and for the world," Yang Ming kowtowed.

"Haha......" Yang Guang said with a smile: "A good one for the king, the country and the world, do you mean, I punish Gao Gong, that is, the faint king?" Will the country not be a country? ”

As soon as these words came out, many people couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Many people think that King Qin is indeed reckless today, at this critical moment when the prince is unknown, how can you be so stubborn with the emperor? Don't want to be a prince anymore?

Seeing this, Yang Jun on the side was also hesitating in his heart, whether to fall into the well and take this opportunity to stab the third child in the back, or to keep the third child first, and then plan for the future.

After thinking about it, he felt that the third child couldn't have an accident now, so he stood up and said:

"Father, the child thinks ......."

"Shut up!"

Yang Guang really thought that the second child was going to stab him in the back, so he hurriedly stopped it, because he didn't plan to cure the third child's crime, but if the second child stood up and added fuel to the fire, he was afraid that the brothers would break up right now.

"I didn't ask you," Yang Guang said coldly.

With an embarrassed face, Yang Jun retreated to his position and bowed his head in silence.

At this time, Yang Guang continued to look at Yang Ming and said in a deep voice: "If you give me a reasonable reason, I will spare Gao Gong." ”

As soon as these words came out, Su Wei and the others immediately breathed a sigh of relief, it was obvious that this was a step for King Qin.

Yang Ming raised his head and said: "Gao Gong's sin, in conceit, in narrow-mindedness, conceited of his talents, no vision, the Tokyo Canal, are all for my Sui millennium plan, his father's civil and military strategy, he can't understand, his person is narrow-minded, he is cold-treated and dissatisfied, so that the slanderous words flow in the court, this person is guilty, but the son thinks that his crime is not enough to offset his merits, and he hopes that his father will be gracious." ”

At this time, everyone's eyes turned to the emperor to see how he would take the next move.

Lao Tzu fights his son, which is undoubtedly a very interesting thing.

Yang Ming's words have the meaning of belittling Gao Gong, but in fact, he is also giving Yang Guang a step, and Yang Guang also knows in his heart that Yang Su is not as good as Gao Gong in terms of governing ability alone.

If it weren't for Gao Gong's lack of attention to him, he would be reluctant to abandon such a talent.

The third, the third, for the sake of a high horse, you are really open-minded.

Yang Guang was silent for a long time, and finally under the expectation of everyone, he slowly spoke:

"Since you are trying to protect him, then you will bear the twenty lashes for him."

At this moment, the father and son both saved their faces, and everyone stepped down.

The courtiers knelt down one after another, asking the emperor to forgive King Qin, Yang Yan looked at the court that was kneeling down, his heart was stunned, his knees were weak, and he also knelt down.

"You don't need to say much, just let King Qin be punished here," said Yang Guang, giving Gao Ye a look, and the latter hurriedly summoned two guards.

Yang Ming took off his crown, took off his upper robe, and knelt on the ground to be punished.

Those two janissaries are not fools, the punishment is based on people, and it is the emperor's own son who beats them, and no one dares to play hard, maybe one day they will retaliate with their backhands, and they will have to finish the game.

Of course, Yang Guang will not let people be heavy-handed, what if he is disabled?

He was angry because his own son embarrassed him, but if he thought about it, he was indeed in a hurry, and if he wanted to kill Gao Gong, it seemed that he had to take his time.

Twenty whips were drawn, and Yang Ming lay on the ground, unable to move, feeling that he was moving his fingers, and his body was in pain.

This is too painful, no wonder Yang Yue was trying to avoid Yang Lihua's whip, and he didn't dare to let people know that his injuries were healed.

Only by experiencing it first-hand can we understand Yang Yue's hardships that day.

Either it is said that Hu'er is a favored minister, seeing this, he hurriedly took off his robe, covered Yang Ming's body, knelt on the ground and pleaded:

"King Qin has been punished, Your Majesty should summon the imperial doctor."

Yang Guang was also distressed and waved his hand:

"Take it to the Imperial Doctor's Office for treatment, let's disperse......."

.......

Queen Xiao, who learned the news, ran to the Liangyi Hall to cry as soon as possible.

"Okay, you can just beat him to death, and then exile the second child and abolish me......"

Yang Guang said angrily: "What do you know? The good son you gave birth to, at the court meeting, you dare not let me come to the stage, I just gave him twenty whips, a small punishment, I don't punish him now, he will become more and more presumptuous. ”

"What is he guilty of?" Empress Xiao said hoarsely: "He just said a few words for Gao Gong, if he can't say anything, then you cut off his tongue." ”

"You ......" Yang Guang didn't bother to explain to her, in his eyes, the queen was a short-sighted woman, so he greeted left and right:

"Go, go, get the queen out."

No one dared to move, Gao Ye quickly bowed his head, as if he hadn't heard.

"If you really want to break him, our mother and son will go to Zhongnan Mountain and find a secluded place to practice, so as not to obstruct your eyes," said Queen Xiao angrily and rushed to the Imperial Doctor's Department to visit her son.

Yang Guang looked helpless, grabbed the inkstone and threw it on the ground, and said angrily:

"Relying on your two sons and me, it's getting more and more unruly."

What he said was completely angry, the queen and he were a young couple, and they didn't need to rely on anyone at all, or in other words, Yang Guang was Queen Xiao's biggest support.

Now that his eldest son has died, Yang Guang also realizes that his heirs are thin, but Queen Xiao does not plan to have another child, so Yang Guang also has the idea of adding a son.

The next son, who is from, is particular, Mrs. Chen Li, Mrs. Chongyi, and Jieyu Wang Zhuling are not good.

Because the queen is not happy, the queen is not happy, and even the two sons will use their brains, so they can only be with the queen's maid, that is, Concubine Xiao.

Concubine Xiao is the dowry daughter of Queen Xiao and her sister.

In history, Yang Guang's third son who died young, was Yang Ming, and the fourth son, Yang Gao, was born by Xiao Concubine.

Yang Ming's help this time undoubtedly made Gao Gong owe him a great favor, and Su Wei after the next dynasty, after thinking about this, only felt that King Qin's scheming was too deep, and it was exactly the same as Emperor Gaozu.

A long time ago, Yang Ming knew that as soon as Yang Su died, something would happen to Gao Gong, so he discussed it with Yang Lihua early, hoping that the other party could help protect it in the future.

But today, the situation is urgent, and Yang Lihua doesn't know about it at all, so Yang Ming can only bite the bullet and protect it.

He also knew that it was not appropriate to do this, but he couldn't help it, the situation was pressing.

After getting the news, Yang Lihua also hurried into the palace.

She knows Gao Gong best, and she also knows that Gao Gong really contributed to their Yang family, and it can be said that she is loyal and has made outstanding achievements.

Such a person can't move, even if he doesn't use it, let him live for a long time, otherwise who else will be loyal to their Yang family?

"What the hell do you think? Dugu is our retainer, he is old, how can he withstand the whipping? Yang Lihua said with a displeased face.

Yang Guang closed the file and said in a deep voice: "He only has his father and mother in his heart, and he has never taken me in his eyes, I dismissed his official, and he is still pointing fingers at my national policy in private, do you think I can spare him?" ”

"He's too straightforward, but you can't punish him like this because of his loyalty," Yang retorted.

Yang Guang waved his hand impatiently: "If Sister is here to count the fallen me, please go back." ”

"You ......" Yang Lihua looked stunned and froze in place.