As soon as the holy decree arrived, Yang Yinjiang was like being struck by lightning, she couldn't figure it out, why did His Majesty have such a heavy punishment?

There is no precedent for being directly demoted from the prince and princess of Zhengyipin to a concubine, she has not committed any major crimes of rebellion, why did Your Majesty target her so much?

Jingshi, including Yang Ming, countless people interceded for Yang Yinjiang, and Yang Yue even took three concerts in a row, taking all the charges on himself.

The Lehu of the Taile Department was indeed transferred by him, and the military and civilian celebrations in Beijing for three days were also arranged by him, so it stands to reason that he should be the one who is guilty, but why did it fall on the head of Princess Qin?

The foreign wife of Zhengyipin, the two grandsons of the emperor, no matter how big the sin is, it is enough to offset it, how can they be directly degraded to concubines? What exactly does the emperor want to do?

"This is for His Royal Highness," in the hall of the inner courtyard of King Qin's Mansion, Yang Yue was anxiously pacing back and forth in the hall, and since he received the holy decree, a few new strands of gray hair have been added to his sideburns.

Gao Gong, Yang Xiong, Shi Wansui, Li Jing, and a number of officials of the royal palace were all present.

Yang Yinjiang had already changed out of the gorgeous clothes that originally belonged only to the princess, and sat beside Yang Ming in her regular clothes, lowering her head and not speaking.

"Dugu Gong, you are talking, what do you think about this matter?" Yang Yue said in a hurry.

Gao Gong pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Don't make such a quick conclusion, if Your Majesty comes at His Royal Highness, it will not be the crime of curing the princess, this matter is so strange and unreasonable, we must at least find out, what happened in Luoyang?" Didn't you hear from Xuangan? ”

"It should be almost there, the holy decree is an urgent post station, so I arrived first," Yang Yue scolded angrily: "Xuangan, this stupid, such a big thing, how can you believe that it hasn't arrived yet?" ”

Yang Xuangan's letter, of course, was one step later than the holy decree, because he had already been blasted out before Yang Guang issued the decree.

He wrote a letter as soon as he could, and entered the palace to ask for guilt, he was more resilient than Yang Xuan, and knelt in the Qianyang Palace until he fainted, and then he was carried down.

Xuan Gan's letter did not arrive, and Su Wei, Niu Hong, and Yang Gongren's letters all arrived.

Everyone circulated it one after another, anxious to find out what was going on in Luoyang.

"Broken wild head dog slave, dare to do this?" Yang Yue slapped the table and scolded angrily: "Okay, they finally showed the fox's tail, this is going to tear their faces with us, one Yuwenshu, one Laihu'er, and Yu Shiji's dog, I will kill it." ”

"Which of these three can you kill?" Gao Gong snorted coldly: "You calm down first, where are the usual city mansions?" ”

"It's about Yin Jiang, I can't calm down," Yang Youmeng brushed his sleeves and said to Gao Gong: "It's not your daughter, you don't feel distressed." ”

"Be cautious," Yang Ming said in a deep voice, "Don't talk to Dugu Gong like this. ”

Yang Xiong, who had been silent, also persuaded: "You are a junior, you should not be rude in front of Dugu Gong." ”

Yang Yue sighed, waved his hand at Gao Gong and said, "Under the anger, you lost your form, don't be like me." ”

He has respect for Gao Gong from the bottom of his heart, in fact, the entire Great Sui, even those who have the intention to kill Gao Gong, are full of respect for Gao Gong in their hearts.

The difference in position does not mean that he does not approve of this person, this is prestige, Gao Gong has mixed up with this part in his life, it is really enough.

Gao Gong waved his hand indifferently: "Yuwen said what they said, let's not care too much, what we should figure out is what Your Majesty thinks." ”

As he spoke, Gao Gong got up directly and came to the center of the hall, and said slowly:

"Now it's basically clear, Yuwenshu, Laihu'er, and Yu Shiji, most of them have already attached themselves to King Qi, and the three of them have come forward to play on the topic, which is nothing more than suppressing King Qin, and wanting to hold Your Majesty accountable to you."

"There are Su Wei, Niu Hong, Gongren, and Xuangan in Luoyang, and the three of them can't make much waves, but Your Majesty's character, you all know it, this momentum is indeed a bit excessive, even if Your Majesty has the heart to help King Qin exonerate, but Yuwen Shu They will inevitably hold on."

The implication of Gao Gong's words is that His Majesty is so happy that he is not happy to see the prestige of others among the people, especially his own son.

Yang Xiong also nodded and said: "Gongren's letter is very clear, he guesses that His Majesty is using the princess to exonerate King Qin, in order to block Youyou's mouth, otherwise this matter will definitely be endless." ”

"This punishment is too great," Yang Yue sighed: "Let me ask you, since ancient times, how could a princess be demoted to a concubine because of such a trivial matter?" Your Majesty's punishment is so severe, I am afraid that there is a deep meaning hidden in it. ”

"I'm afraid this deep meaning is in Pei Ju's daughter," Gao Gong said.

Everyone looked at each other, and Yang Yinjiang also reluctantly raised her head, looking at Gao Gong in disbelief, and her hands hidden in her sleeves trembled slightly.

"Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, that's nothing more than that," Yang Yue slapped the table and got up, furious: "It's only been a year since my brother passed away, and Your Majesty plans to clean us up." ”

"Can you calm down," Yang Xiong scolded, "Don't talk nonsense." ”

Yang Ming finally spoke: "Whoever dares to leak out what is being discussed today will not be spared by this king." ”

He is giving Yang Yue a cover, after all, Yang Xiong is a clan, and you are too bold to insinuate the emperor in front of the clan.

"No one will spread the word, so don't get too excited, listen to me," Gao Gong continued:

"Since ancient times, there is no heir to live a wife, you can talk about the dethronement, the princess has two descendants under the knees, under normal circumstances, let alone abolish, it is a crime, and it will never be put on the body, but why did Your Majesty do this?"

Gao Gong looked around and saw that everyone was looking at him, and continued:

"If Yang Su is here, he can understand that he is there, and His Majesty will not abolish the concubine, so the old man thinks that His Majesty has at least three meanings for doing this."

"Don't be obedient, Dugu Gong, just say it quickly," Yang Yue said with a bitter face.

Gao Gong smiled, looked at Yang Ming, and said:

"The first point, Your Majesty hopes that this matter will not be mentioned again, so it is necessary to block Yuwen Shu's mouth, and block their mouths, how can King Qin have some losses on his side, so that they can be willing, now that the princess has been deposed, do they still have the face to mention this matter again? I don't know how to lift it again. ”

"The second point, Your Majesty is going to dig the canal again, and it belongs to the Director of Qi Wang, knowing that Yuwen Shu is praising Qi and suppressing Qin, but His Majesty can't make any moves now, after all, he still has to rely on these people, because these people know the best about welcoming the Holy Will, and the matter of the canal will also count on them to deal with those ministers who do not agree to build the canal at the court."

"The third point, although Su Wei Niu Hong often helps King Qin speak, but the real trustworthy people in Luoyang are actually Xuan Gan and Gongren, the two young people do not have Yuwen Shu after all, they are scheming, so Your Majesty wants to find a person who can replace Yang Su for King Qin to assist you, don't look at Pei Ju Yuan in Zhangye, Yuwen Shu They are easily unwilling to provoke."

After that, Gao Gong looked at Yang Yue: "This is the current situation, you are not as important as Yang Su after all, so Your Majesty is not at ease with you, and arranged Pei Jufu to explain that the candidate for the prince in Your Majesty's heart is the King of Qin, but now is not the time to establish a prince." ”

Yang Yue looked dejected, he cared more about who was the crown princess than who was the crown prince.

Gao Gong came to Yang Yue's side, patted the latter's shoulder, and said:

"So the old man thinks that His Majesty's move is an expedient measure, and the princess will be reinstated sooner or later, don't worry, just like me and your brother Yang Su at the beginning, there have been ups and downs for twenty years, but they are all in accordance with the times."

Yang Yue will not accept Gao Gong's comfort, he knows that it is easy to come down and difficult to go up, Pei Ju finally seized such an opportunity, I am afraid that he will not give Yin Jiang the possibility of resetting.

The elder brother passed away, and the family has declined to this point, even if there is a sense of the book, it is far worse than it was back then.

And Yang Ming also knew that if he didn't express his position at this time, he couldn't stabilize Hongnong Yang's heart.

"I have followed the etiquette since ancient times, the young and the old are orderly, Yang Rui, the king of Hedong, is the son, and only he can inherit everything from this king," Yang Ming said in a deep voice: "You can be a witness, this king's words will never change." ”

Yang Yinjiang was greatly moved, and looked at Yang Ming stupidly, in front of so many people, she endured it, otherwise she would have cried a long time ago.

Yang Ming raised his hand and put it on the back of his wife's hand and said comfortingly: "Even if I am demoted to a concubine in the future, you are also my only wife." ”

Yang Yinjiang raised her sleeves to hide her face, choking and sobbing.

After saying that, Yang Ming looked at everyone, his eyes were cold, and he said in a deep voice:

"Pei Ju won't fight, I won't let him fight, Yang Pei will not allow any disputes between him because of this matter, everything is as usual, all the affairs of the palace are still in the hands of Yin Jiang, if Your Majesty wants to ask for sin, just ask me for my sin."

Yang Youchang breathed a sigh of relief, and finally felt relieved.

"Pei Ju is a person who knows the general trend," Gao Gong said with a smile: "After he receives the news, he will definitely be able to understand His Majesty's mind from it, after all, it is His Royal Highness's family matter, and he will not be involved, so I reassured Yang Yue, but it seems that until His Royal Highness expresses his position, he can be regarded as a big stone in his heart." ”

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, I regard Yin Jiang as a daughter, if she loses, I will hold a grudge for the rest of my life, and under Jiuquan, I won't have a face to see my brother again," Yang Yue said calmly.

"Uncle......." Yang Yinjiang covered her face with her sleeve and choked up.

When Yang Yue heard this, he felt distressed.

"Okay, okay," Yang Ming waved his hand: "Things should probably be judged by Dugu Gong, my father will not let me go to supervise the repair of the canal, because he knows that I will oppose it, Yang Ming likes to do this kind of thing that harms the people, let him do it." ”

Fang Xuanling was puzzled: "Then do we need to be restrained?" ”

"No!" Yang Xiong said directly: "As soon as the Guangtong Canal was opened, the people's grievances were boiling, and now the spearhead of the people has been pointed at the King of Qi, and now the new canal has been opened again, I am afraid that Henan, Shanxi, Hebei, and Shandong will cause civil chaos, and this situation is beneficial to me, and it cannot be involved." ”

Gao Gong nodded and said: "There is a big rule in the big chaos, the old man can see it, some things can't be stopped, you might as well let it rot, and wait until the overall situation is decided, and then King Qin will come out to clean up the mess." ”

"I don't agree," Fang Xuanling stood up and said: "The people are the most important, the community is secondary, the monarch is light, this is a major event that affects the people, the king of Qin should do his best to stop it, the canal really can't be dug anymore, a wide canal, five of the ten households in my hometown have not survived, starvation is everywhere, and countless people have fled south......."

As she spoke, Fang Xuanling was already crying.

"This is something that can't be helped, I had the same idea as you at the beginning, but in fact, no one can make His Majesty take back his fate, even if King Qin dies, it is useless, and we must protect King Qin now, if Xuan Ling feels that someone must stand up and stop it, I have a corrupt body, let me do a good job," Gao Gong said suddenly.

"Never!" Yang Ming, Yang Xiong, Yang Yue, and spoke at the same time.

Fang Xuanling was shocked, and hurriedly said: "King Qin can't be without Dugugong, you shouldn't be in danger." ”