Chapter 40: People from the South
The father and son sat down, Yang Xuan sighed and said: "Yuanqing, if there is anything you can talk to me about, be open and honest, we are father and son after all, if there is anything that cannot be solved through negotiation, you have to use that kind of means, it is chilling!" ”
"Will my father accept my opinion? I asked my father to disband the private army and restore the 3,000 soldiers, would my father agree? ”
Yang Xuangan was speechless for a long time, he stood up, took out the iron box from the secret cabinet, opened the iron box and handed the suicide note left to him by his father Yang Su to Yang Yuanqing, "This is the suicide note left by your grandfather, you can take a look at it first." ”
Yang Yuanqing opened the letter and read it, and sure enough, Gao Gong was right, as early as his grandfather's time, the Yang family had a heart of disobedience.
Yang Xuangan said slowly: "You are the grandson that my grandfather values the most, even more than the eldest grandson, he told me that you are the hope of the Yang family, since this is the case, you should not let your grandfather down, you should let the Yang family see hope." ”
Yang Yuanqing smiled faintly, "There is no longer my name in the Yang family's temple, what does the Yang family have to do with me?" ”
"Nope! In the past, it was for my father to be cowardly and wronged you, but my father will let you go back to the Yang family, and will put your name in the ranks of the sons-in-law, you are the pillar of the Yang family, everyone in the Yang family admits this, Yuanqing, come back! ”
Yang Xuangan stared at Yang Yuanqing with blazing eyes, he longed for Yang Yuanqing to nod and agree, he needed Yang Yuanqing's support too much.
Yang Yuanqing still shook his head gently, "My grandfather is Yang Su, the Duke of Chu, and my father is Yang Xuangan, the Taishou of Dongping County, I shouldn't be nominated, but that's all." ”
Yang Xuangan's heart suddenly fell into the abyss of disappointment, he didn't expect Yang Yuanqing's heart to be so cold and hard,
Yang Xuan was annoyed in his heart, but he was helpless, and after a while, he had to sigh and say, "Okay! Let's not talk about this matter first, let's talk about Yuwenshu, do you think Yuwenshu will tell the saint about this? ”
"I don't think so."
"Why?"
Yang Yuanqing smiled, "The reason is very simple, my father recruited more county soldiers just to violate the law, and the military department is also responsible, at most it is only a small punishment, which is not in the interests of his Yuwenshu, Yuwenshu is looking forward to his father's rebellion, so he will never tell the saint about this, on the contrary, he will do everything possible to conceal this matter in order to promote his father's rebellion." ”
"Why does Yuwenshu want me to rebel?" Yang Xuan asked puzzled.
Yang Yuanqing sighed lightly, this is the topic he is going to talk about with Yang Xuangan today, after a big circle, he finally returned to the point.
"Father, do you know how many high-ranking officials in the Great Sui have the ambition to rebel now?"
Yang Xuangan was a little dazed in his heart, Yang Yuanqing's question made him unable to answer, and he didn't know anything.
"You say!" Yang Xuangan had to put down his son and humbly asked his son for advice, he knew that Yang Yuanqing had a better chance of coming into contact with the secrets of the imperial court than himself.
"My family counted to my father, Hongnong Yang's, Guan Longyuan's, Guanlong's Dugu's, Guan Longyuwen's, and Jiangnan's Xiao's."
"Wait!"
Yang Xuangan was a little frightened when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "You say be specific." ”
"Alright! One father, one Yuanshou, one Dugu Zhen, one Yuwenshu, and the Xiao family, a descendant of the Liang Dynasty, of which the Dugu family supported Li Yuan's rebellion. ”
"You.... Is there any evidence for this? ”
Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "I have no evidence." ”
Yang Xuangan was silent, he felt that Yuan Qing was a little alarmist, how could it be? But he couldn't say clearly that Yang Yuanqing was intimidating himself.
"What about the attitude of the saints?"
Yang Yuanqing smiled, "The saint is drawing the bow." ”
"Draw a bow?"
Yang Xuan was puzzled and asked, "What does this mean?" Just read the novel."
"Yanshan is the back of the bow, Liaodong is the bowstring, and hundreds of thousands of troops are bows and arrows, but he is not aiming at Goryeo, but the hinterland of the Central Plains, and he is waiting for the first person to rise up and rebel, does my father understand what I mean?"
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Yang Yuanqing left, Yang Xuangan walked step by step in the room with his hands behind his back, although he felt that Yuanqing was a little alarmist, but Yuanqing's bow and arrow theory touched Yang Xuangan's heart, if it was really as Yuanqing said, then he really couldn't act rashly.
At this time, Yang Xuangan thought of Hu Sizheng, and he felt that it was necessary to have a good talk with Hu Sizheng and listen to Hu Sizheng's opinion.
Yang Xuangan put on his coat, he was just about to go out, but his pace slowed down again, he pondered for a moment, and felt that it was better to wait, and in a few days, take a look at the situation.
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Yuwen Shu Mansion, Yu Wen Zhihe was naked, kneeling in the study, next to his brother Yu Wenhua and slammed his back with a whip, 'Smack! As soon as the whip was whipped, there was a blood stain, Yu Wenzhihe lowered his head, bit his lip tightly and said nothing, and his back was already covered with blood.
Yu Wenshu sat behind the table, staring coldly at the eldest son whipping the second son, there was no pity in his eyes, just burning anger, he knew in his heart that if he didn't teach the second son a good lesson this time, he would be killed by his recklessness in the future.
Yu Wenhua took the last whip, bowed down and said, "Father, thirty whips have been drawn!" ”
Yuwen Shu asked Yuwen Zhiji coldly, "Say it!" What do these thirty lashes make you remember? ”
Yu Wenzhi held back the pain and replied: "The child should not fight with Li Hun's family in public, so that he is bumped into by the saint, and the child will never dare to make trouble in the future." ”
"What else?"
Yuwen Zhihe bit his lip and said, "There is nothing else." ”
Yu Wenshu slapped the table heavily and shouted: "Twenty more whips!" ”
Yu Wenhua was helpless, so he had to whip another twenty lashes, and Yu Wenshu glared at his son angrily, "What else?" ”
Yuwen Zhihe fell to the ground and cried bitterly, "And.... You can't provoke Yang Yuanqing anymore! ”
Yu Wenshu's face improved slightly, and he waved his hand, "Go down and heal yourself." ”
Yu Wenhua hurriedly found a few people, everyone was in a hurry, and carried Yu Wenzhi and down on a stretcher, and the study was quiet, leaving only Yu Wenshu and his son.
"What about you? How much do you understand? Yu Wenshu's spearhead was aimed at the eldest son, Yu Wenhua.
Yu Wenhua hurriedly said: "The child thinks that at this critical juncture, he must be cautious and not have any accidents, like today, Zhihe is making trouble in Fengdu, and he happens to be seen by the saint, which will affect his father's status, and he can't miss it." ”
Yu Wenshu nodded, and answered well, the eldest son has made some progress, Yu Wenhua and his words and expressions, seeing his father's gentle face, he was secretly happy in his heart, and said: "As for Yang Yuanqing, now our Yuwen family is thinking about big things, don't worry about that little grudge for the time being." ”
He thought he was right, but Yuwenshu's face sank again, "No, Yang Yuanqing's revenge is not a small grudge, it is a big revenge that my Yuwenshu will avenge." ”
Yu Wenshu looked at his son and said, "You have to remember, now I want him to die, and I will be beheaded all over the house, so I asked Zhiji not to provoke him, so as not to be harmed by him." ”
"But father, Yang Yuanqing's holy family is long, and if he wants to be convicted and beheaded, I'm afraid it's not so easy."
Yu Wenshu sneered, "Maybe he won't, but he has a father who wants to rebel, Yang Xuan feels that if he rebels, he Yang Yuanqing will not be able to escape this catastrophe, I am looking forward to this day." ”
Yu Wenshu smirked, and his face became extremely hideous.
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'Phew! Boom! With the sound of firecrackers, the New Year of the ninth year of the Great Cause finally arrived.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, two fires were lit in front of Yang Yuanqing's house, and several soldiers threw bamboo tubes into the fire. 'Loud noise, expel the evil spirit of the old year, and welcome the arrival of the new year.
The man of the ox cart, about fifty years old, wearing a green robe, sat a woman in her forties, and a young couple, both of whom were about sixteen or seventeen years old.
"Dalang, is this it?" The middle-aged woman asked.
The man glanced up at the sign on the mansion 'Fengguo Mansion', and nodded, "It should be here." ”
"Da Lang, will Yuanqing deny us?" The woman asked again with some concern
"No!"
Although the man smiled and said no, he was indeed a little nervous in his eyes, he stopped the ox cart steadily, jumped out of the car, and came to several pro-soldiers and arched his hand: "May I ask if you are Yang Yuanqing's subordinates?" ”
Several soldiers couldn't help but glance at him up and down when they heard him call him a general, and one of his own soldiers asked, "Who are you?" ”
The man smiled and arched his hand: "My surname is Li, and I am the uncle of Chief Yang and is from the south." ”
Hearing that it was the general's uncle, the soldiers did not dare to slack off, and immediately ran into the mansion to report, and after a while, Yang Yuanqing hurried out.
"Uncle, why are you here?"
Yang Yuanqing gave his uncle a salute, he was really surprised, and then he saw his aunt Zhou, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Uncle! ”
Zhou said with a smile: "I really caused you trouble when I came to the door on the first day of the Lunar New Year." ”
"How can my aunt say such things, it's too late for me to be happy."
At this time, Pei Minqiu and Chuchen also heard the news and gave a gift to their uncle and aunt together.
Li Dalang said to the young man: "Fu'er, don't hurry up and give your cousin a salute!" ”
The young man hurriedly bowed and saluted, "Li Fu see cousin!" See the two cousins! ”
Yang Yuanqing thought that when he saw him that year, he was still a child with a blessed face, and he didn't expect to grow so big, as if he had married a daughter-in-law, Yang Yuanqing nodded with a smile, and gave Pei Minqiu and Chuchen a look, and the two hurriedly invited their aunt and sister-in-law into the inner mansion.
Yang Yuanqing suddenly remembered his uncle's eldest son, Li Gui, and asked, "Uncle, where is the eldest cousin?" ”
Li Dalang smiled bitterly, "It's a long story, hey! We are really desperate, so we can only come to you. ”
Yang Yuanqing remembered that his uncle was also named a county lieutenant, what was going on? He was puzzled, so he hurriedly beckoned: "Uncle will go to the mansion first, and then say, when you come to me, you will be home." ”
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In the study, Li Dalang took a sip of hot tea, and then let out a long sigh, "The south is also going to be in chaos." ”
Yang Yuanqing frowned and said, "Uncle, don't worry, please speak slowly." ”
"Hey! Blame me for not agreeing to Gui'er to go to Jingzhou to study, he went to Jingzhou to study for two years, more than a month ago, Gui'er suddenly went home, let me participate in what South China Society, I have to be weird, under detailed questioning, only to know that it is the Liang Dynasty descendant Xiao Milling organized the Restoration Congress, Gui'er joined two years ago, he said that there are more than 100,000 congregations, I feel that the matter is very important, so I reported to the county order, but the county order actually said that I want to rebel, arrested me, thanks to a servant secretly released me at night, I only knew, it turned out that the county order also participated in the South China Society, the county Cheng also, They were afraid that I would tell the truth, so they arrested me, so I had to escape from Jingshan County with my wife and children overnight, not daring to stay, and fled all the way into Beijing. ”
Yang Yuanqing nodded, it turned out to be Xiao Miao, who had a scale of more than 100,000 people, and once Nanhua would have an incident, Yang Guang's bottom line would be broken.
Li Dalang asked cautiously again: "Yuanqing, I want to report them to the imperial court, do you think it's okay?" ”
"No!"
Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Uncle doesn't know, the saint is very taboo about this kind of thing now, whoever comes to sue will kill whoever comes, even the general Li Jing was killed, so don't worry about this matter uncle." ”
Li Dalang was so frightened that he trembled and didn't dare to say more, Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Uncle came just in time, today I want to sacrifice my mother, and my uncle will sacrifice with me!" ”