Yang Guang and Xiao Menglan discussed whether to go to the East Palace or live in the palace next.

According to the perception of later generations, the East Palace was more or less in the imperial palace, but during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, because the various rules and regulations were relatively chaotic, they did not care so much.

Before Yang Jian rebuilt the regulations of the East Palace, Yang Yong also lived in the Prince's Mansion outside the palace.

As soon as Yang Guang's question came out, Xiao Menglan knew that Yang Guang didn't want to live in the East Palace.

"Your Royal Highness, if you live in the palace, it is a good thing to see your father and queen mother every day, but Your Highness's worries and concubines understand that if Your Highness can't open her mouth, the concubines will go to mention it to the queen mother, and the concubines will come up with a reasonable excuse."

Yang Guang nodded: "I'm afraid that my father will be suspicious, but if you live in the East Palace, it will be inconvenient in the palace, and sometimes it is not a good thing to live close." ”

Once he lives in the palace, it will be much more troublesome for his courtiers and ministers to have a private chat.

"Menglan, but this matter can't be mentioned explicitly, if we mention it, we don't want to live in the palace, wait for the father and the queen mother to mention it, it is estimated that it will not take a few days, they will definitely mention it, or let the officials of the Ministry of Rites come."

"Yes, Your Highness."

This night, Yang Guang did not return for a long time, and Xiao Menglan recovered very well after giving birth, so she was speechless all night.

Yang Guang rarely slept for a lazy night, and he didn't open his eyes until three o'clock in the morning, Xiao Menglan had already gotten up, and when he asked, he found out that the Ministry of Rites Shangshu had arrived at the house early, but Xiao Menglan asked him to wait.

In the front hall at this time, Niu Hong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was sitting in danger.

In the early years of the Sui Dynasty, Niu Hong served as the secretary and supervisor, and was Yang Jian's very important confidant.

Later, he became a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, meticulous and unsmiling, and was another great Confucian beside the emperor in addition to Wang Fuzi.

And his person is more serious than Master Wang, and it is rare to see him laughing heartily for almost a year.

There were relatively few intersections before, but the Kong family met a few times together when they entered Beijing.

By the time Yang Guang arrived, Niu Hong had been waiting for a long time, but there was no complaint, and the old master Wang Long told him that Yang Guang had made contributions to the school and the promotion of Confucian culture, which led to Niu Hong's impression of Yang Guang was extremely good.

Today, the crown princess told him again that because of the years of war, he finally came back and let him sleep peacefully on the first day.

He didn't have to be in a hurry when he came, so he kept waiting.

Yang Guang changed his clothes and came to the front hall.

"Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Niu Hong saluted Yang Guang, and Yang Guang said with a smile on his face: "Niu Shangshu, I'm sorry, I've kept you waiting, I've been fighting, and I've slept for a long time after I relaxed, please forgive me." ”

"Your Highness works hard, and good things are not afraid to wait."

"Oh? Is it a good thing that Niu Shangshu came? ”

"A good thing, a bad thing that is not bad."

Yang Guang asked curiously: "Niu Shangshu, then I'll listen to good things first." ”

"It's a good thing, that is, Your Majesty asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that you can rest for a while, this is a rare holiday."

Yang Guang smiled, but there was a trace of displeasure in his eyes, he knew what Niu Hong was talking about, on the way back to Daxing City, Yang Guang had already received the news, Li Yuan handed it to him, Yang Jian appointed Yang Xiu and Yang Jun as the marshals of the Southern Expedition, and now the two princes are preparing for the Southern Expedition.

This is the emperor's obvious trade-off, the emperor is not shy about it, straightforward, Yang Guang is even more taboo, and has full authority to let go.

As the crown prince, he should pay more attention to the affairs of the court, of course, the more important reason is that he is confident that his two younger brothers will not be able to fight the battle against Nanchen.

The biggest reason is that the attack on Nan Chen has been his leader from the beginning, all of them are his people, and it is impossible for the two of them to completely order these people, or you will spend a few years all of them replacing them with your own people, or in the end you will go to the front line to fight, and this commander-in-chief will still have to be me Yang Guang.

With the layout in place and no fear, Yang Guang quietly waited for his two younger brothers to challenge him.

"Niu Shangshu, what about another thing that is not good or bad?"

Niu Hong said: "His Royal Highness is now the prince of the East Palace, and it stands to reason that he should live in the East Palace, but the first prince once lived in the East Palace, and now although he has been invited out, the queen feels that if you feel taboo, you can still live in the same place, after all, it is only one street away from the palace, and it can be changed to the prince's mansion in the future." ”

This is not bad news, this is great news.

Queen Dugu was worried that Yang Guang felt that it was not good for him, the prince of the East Palace, not to live in the palace, and that the emperor and empress were biased.

But because Yang Yong and Yun Luo were confined here before, and Yun Luo was crazy and stupid, it was really a black miasma in the East Palace, and when Yun Luo was the most crazy, she scribbled around with feces.

In this unfortunate place, Queen Dugu was afraid that Yang Guang would feel taboo, so she took the initiative to mention it to the emperor, and let the other concubines in the palace go to live first, anyway, she didn't like the emperor's concubines, let them go and remove the bad luck, and then let Yang Guang enter the East Palace when the time was almost up.

Otherwise, we still have to hurt our own mother.

The emperor was said by Queen Dugu, and he also felt that it made sense, he couldn't let Yang Guang live in that unfortunate place, and then Yang Guang's original residence was close, so he simply changed the Jin Palace's Mansion to the Prince's Mansion.

Yang Guang can't be too happy, otherwise people will see it.

"It's a pity, I thought that I could live in the palace with my father and queen mother day and night, and I would be able to stay in the province every morning and dusk, but my father and queen mother thought about me so much, I should follow the resolution of the two saints."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really understands righteousness."

"Niu Shangshu, I heard that you are also teaching in the academy?"

Speaking of this, Niu Hong was a little excited: "At the invitation of Master Wang, I am also a teacher in the school, but unfortunately I am busy with official business, and I may only have the opportunity to teach in the school once or twice a month. ”

"A great Confucian student like Niu Shangshu is willing to teach, and I believe that the students in the school should be very happy."

"The minister can't talk about Confucianism, but he is older than the students, so he just read more books, the minister deeply feels that the future of the students in the school is limitless, and the atmosphere of reading in the school is extremely warm, and the attitude of the students is even more sincere, Your Highness, you may wish to go and see it when you are free."

Yang Guang nodded: "I really have to find a day to take a look, but Master Wang is not in the capital now......

"Weichen and His Highness, how about your Highness, in two days?"

"Very good."

Niu Hong continued: "But Your Highness, the students in the academy have already heard of your poem, and I am afraid that you will inevitably ask for poetry if you go." ”

Yang Guang smiled distressedly, who made us famous?

People are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of being strong, and Yang Guang's reputation is both good and bad for him.

In the afternoon of the same day, his third, fourth, and fifth brothers came to visit, and naturally their princess came at the same time.

Yang Jun took his concubine Cui, that is, the person who poisoned him in history, Yang Liang of course took his concubine, but Yang Xiu took Dong Meiren.

This made the two brothers not very happy, we are all taking the concubine who is marrying the Ming media, you bring a side concubine to see the prince, one is disrespectful to the prince, and the other is also disrespectful to the wives of the two of them.

Xiao Menglan also took great pains to welcome several younger brothers and sisters-in-law, and specially entertained them in the garden.

As soon as Yang Jun entered the door and arrived at the garden, he said with some disdain: "The dignified prince's mansion, this decoration style is too bad, such a good location, it is not as good as the explosion of rich people in the city." ”

"Third brother, don't dare to say this, this also shows that our prince is diligent and thrifty, and the things he uses are simple, which happens to be liked by his father and queen mother."

"Hmph, superficial work."

"Third brother, when the fifth brother is here, he still doesn't say a word, this guy doesn't talk about it."

Yang Jun glanced at Yang Liang beside him, in his eyes, his fifth brother was tall but not headed, and he was still a little doll with a temperament, but this brother and daughter-in-law were getting more and more plump, thinking to himself, how could this teenage child satisfy this plump beautiful woman?

Several people came to the meeting place prepared by Xiao Menglan.

The family gathering was set up in the garden, Yang Guang took Xiao Menglan to wait, and when he saw a few people coming, Xiao Menglan greeted him.

Yang Liangzheng's concubine Dou Lu and Yang Junzheng's concubine Cui stepped forward to salute, and Dong Meiren also walked out side by side.

The two took a step forward very tacitly, Dong Meiren also took a step forward, Cui's simply took a step back, and Doulu's also took a step back and saluted Xiao Menglan: "Sister, see the concubine." ”

Dong Meiren had to salute the same.

Even if he was one step ahead, Xiao Menglan still crossed him, stretched out her hand to help Cui and Dou Lu, and said enthusiastically: "Two sisters, hurry up and be polite, what are you doing so politely?" ”

"Sister, you can't lose the courtesy, so as not to make people laugh and be generous."

Cui Shi is a straightforward and fast-talking master, with a poisonous mouth and ruthlessness.

Xiao Menglan was naturally not accustomed to Dong Meiren's transgressive behavior, and directly ignored the existence of the King of Shu, losing the face of others.

Face is earned by oneself, and if you don't obey the etiquette that you should have, it just gives others the opportunity to dress others.

After a few words of greeting, Xiao Menglan stretched out her hand to help Dong Meiren: "Sister Dong is really getting better and better." ”

Dong Shenglan just wanted to say something, but Xiao Menglan had already turned her back: "The house is simple, come and sit quickly." ”

Dong Meiren was treated differently and obviously, but the King of Shu couldn't say anything, the position was different, and he couldn't force it, he just looked at his most beloved Dong Meiren dotingly, and his eyes signaled her not to care.

Everyone sat down, and Yang Jun lost his previous dislike for the simplicity of Yang Guang's mansion and replaced it with a smile: "Second brother, you are now the prince, how can the decoration of this mansion be so simple, this does not match your identity, there is a small rockery in my house, Xiuyan jade carving, it is not a high-end thing, it is time-consuming and laborious, and it took a lot of thought, I will move it for you tomorrow as a gift for you to become the prince." ”

Xiao Menglan replied instead of Yang Guang: "Third brother, don't do it, you must not forget why the eldest brother was deposed in the first place, one of the charges is to decorate Shu armor, arrogant and lascivious, how long has it been, you have to take it as a warning." ”

Facing Xiao Menglan's upper platform, Yang Jun didn't think so, but he still said: "Yes, yes, then I have to deal with these things when I go back." ”

Yang Xiu opened his mouth at this time and said, "Second brother, in addition to congratulating you today, there are also some things that I and the third brother need your help with." ”

"Oh? What's the matter? Between you and my brothers, what do you say to help or not. ”

Yang Xiu sighed and said: "Hey, I don't know what my father still thinks, suddenly appointed me and the third brother as the marching commanders of the Southern Expedition, you said that the two of us know how to fight, no, after discussing with the third brother, we went to ask my father to resign from this position, but the father said that we had to train the two of us, and was scolded by my father for a while, saying that the two of us, as the princes of the Great Sui, could not share the worries for the country like the second brother, and almost even deducted the money." ”

This bitter trick, what Yang Guang saw was true.

"The two of us don't have a clue about this matter, so the two of us discussed it, or do we have to ask you for advice from the second brother, what should we do next?"

Yang Jun took on and said: "Yes, second brother, you have won so many battles, everyone says that you are now the god of war of the Great Sui, so you have to guide the two of us to be younger brothers." ”

Saying that you are a younger brother, you are really a younger brother, and you want to use such a simple agitation to kill Faga to trap me, isn't this my stupid boy?

Yang Guang said to Yang Xiu: "Fourth brother, you are modest, if you fight Tuguhun, even if Uncle Wei Wang is alive, he may not be able to compare with you, you are too humble to say that you can't fight." ”

"Second brother, how can I compare my skills in front of you?"

Yang Xiu, a person with such a high spirit, said this unwillful remark, presumably it must have been Yuan Yan's idea later, so he was prepared before he came, and he had to lower his posture in front of Yang Guang.

Once Yang Guang refuses like this, he can go to the emperor to complain quietly, the prince does not attach importance to state affairs, and it is against the responsibility of his brother, although it is not a big deal, but there are many small things and trouble.

Yang Guang did the opposite: "Third brother and fourth brother, I am naturally willing and should help you, so let's do it, there is still some money left in the house, and I will contribute three thousand taels as military expenses." ”

"Of course, this is not enough, in the march and war, in the management of logistics, you can come to me if you encounter any problems, I know everything and say everything, you don't have to worry about it, I am willing to give you advice on how to arrange the head army."

Yang Guang doesn't talk about the overall strategy, only the trivialities, but it is also blameless, he can help find a way to do anything, but he wants to see if the two younger brothers can really come to him for help with everything.

Before the two could speak, Yang Guang continued: "As for how to attack Nan Chen, the third brother and the fourth brother, if you really can't do it and don't know how to do it, you can also help as a brother, but I don't know if my method can help." ”

What do you mean by "if you really can't help it, if you don't know how to do it?"

Yang Xiu listened to these words, and her heart was already starting to feel uncomfortable.

We haven't studied the yin and yang weirdness, but I've seen a lot on Douyin.

(End of chapter)