In the third year of Qianyou's reign, Liu Chengyou had been in charge of the country for two years without realizing it. After such a long time, the emperor's throne was finally warmed by his ass.
On the eve of the Yuan Dynasty, Liu Chengyou had a rare luxury. He allocated money and held a grand banquet in the Chongyuan Hall of the Han Palace to celebrate. All civil and military officials in Beijing and above were present.
Both high-ranking officials and aristocrats, as well as traders and commoners, both inside and outside Tokyo, are also celebrating the festival. The situation of the Han Dynasty can be seen from the atmosphere of the festival. In the past two years, no matter how beautiful the festival was, there was always a sense of desolation.
Kaifeng City is already shrouded in a strong festive atmosphere. The people in the city are gradually becoming more cheerful, and there are more laughter and laughter in the streets and alleys.
In the early spring, all businesses in the capital were gradually flourishing, and there was a peaceful scene. However, a large mansion near the imperial palace was shrouded in desolation, which was incompatible with the surrounding atmosphere.
The door plaque reads "Yang Mansion", which is the residence of Prime Minister Yang Bin! When Yang Bin was in power, there was not much traffic in front of the door, but it was by no means such a bleak scene. The door was closed tightly, and there seemed to be an oppressive atmosphere over the mansion. Layers of unspeakable sorrow.
The carriage with low-key decoration rumbled by and stopped in front of the mansion. The curtain was lifted, and a tired-looking young man avoided the help of the servant and jumped out of the carriage hastily. He paused for a moment, his scrawled beard dancing in the cool spring breeze. Trembling in the middle, he looked at the still tall mansion door, his bloodshot eyes were a little dim, and he let out a long sigh.
This is Yang Tingkan, Yang Bin's eldest son. Ever since Liu Chengyou returned to Beijing, he has been busy with his father's affairs.
The servant stepped forward, weakly opened the door, and walked back home with heavy steps, each step seemed heavier. Behind him, two servants unloaded several exquisitely wrapped gifts from the carriage...
"Brother, you're back! How's the situation?" In the mansion, Yang Tingyi, Yang Bin's third son, hurriedly came up to him.
Facing his brother's expectant gaze, Yang Tingkan shook his head and stretched out his hand: "Let's talk in the hall!"
Seeing this, Yang Tingyi's mood suddenly dropped. Looking at the intact gift carried by the servant behind him, his face became more gloomy.
After entering and sitting down, the tea was soothing to the throat, but it was very tasteless. Yang Tingkan lowered his voice and said: "I have gone through all the princes in the court, but with little success. No one is willing to intercede for my father... "
As he said that, Yang Tingkan felt a little depressed: "I think so. In the past two years, my father has made too many enemies in the court. They can't even add insult to injury, so how can they speak for my father?"
Yang Tingkan looked at Yang Tingyi and asked: "What have you gained here? What about my father's old subordinates, old officials, and officials promoted by my father? How do they react? It's time for them to speak out for the Yang family!"
Mentioning this, young Yang Tingyi's face was full of resentment, and he said bitterly: "They are all unrighteous people. Now they are afraid of avoiding the Yang family. Several people heard of my visit and closed their doors. Take heed! A few people have expressed their willingness to run for their father, but others of that generation are so indifferent that they can't even enter the Chongyuan Palace, so what's the use?"
After the words fell, Yang Tingkan couldn't help clenching his fists. The hall became quiet. Although the weather in early spring was cool, it was not as cold as the Yang brothers.
After sitting in silence for a while, Yang Tingyi looked at his elder brother: "Brother, do you know why my father was imprisoned? My father was the prime minister of the dynasty and the founding minister of the country. The emperor detained him without any explanation and without any explanation.
How can you convince the public and not be afraid of causing turmoil?"
Hearing this, Yang Tingkan's brows were furrowed. As the heir to the family business trained by Yang Bin, he also knew something about Yang Bin's situation and the situation in the DPRK. Yang Tingyi's question was the real worry in his heart.
The reason for his father's suffering was not clear. He had been running around like a headless fly recently, which really made him physically and mentally exhausted. As for the crux of the problem, Yang Tingkan had a guess, and that guess made him frightened.
He slowly shook his head, without any intention of explaining to Yang Tingyi. He thought for a while, patted his thigh, and said, "Tomorrow I will go to Uncle Wang's house again. He has known his father for many years and has a very deep relationship. I don't think it's the slightest bit."
Regardless of the feelings of the past, let’s have a try, can I go to jail and see my father!”
"This is the only way!" Seeing that his brother had made up his mind, Yang Tingyi had no other choice but to nod.
"During this period, don't go back to your own house. Bring your little one here and take care of your mother and the affairs of the house!" Yang Tingkan ordered again.
"yes!"
Sitting alone in the hall, looking at the cold scenes, Yang Tingkan couldn't help but dwindle, looking overwhelmed. He knew in his heart that Yang Bin's affairs were difficult and dangerous. No matter what the outcome was, the Yang family would no longer be as prosperous as before, or even
Therefore, it is still unknown whether the Yang family can still exist.
Given Yang Bin's identity and status, his sudden imprisonment was no less than a thunder that exploded in the court for the man who had been calm for a long time.
During the northern tour, when the news came back from the imperial camp, all the princes in the court were shocked, and after it spread, there was a lot of discussion in the court and the public. Although Wang Zhang, Feng Dao, Fan Zhi and other ministers were stunned, without knowing the reason,
We can only try our best to appease the officials, stabilize the situation, and wait for the emperor's explanation.
However, until Liu Chengyou returned from his northern tour and passed the New Year's Eve, he still had not settled the matter of Yang Bin. Under Liu Chengyou's intentional or unintentional suppression, not many people in the court dared to comment rashly.
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First, if you don't know the reason, you won't care to comment; secondly, the emperor's majesty is growing day by day, and if you don't understand the holy will, you are afraid of violating taboos.
Of course, it is inevitable to have fluctuations in people's hearts and minds. His imprisonment seems too strange. In the eyes of outsiders, it smells like a "coup". Yang Feng is no better than Su Fengji in the past. He has a stronger attribute of a "powerful minister"
, starting from the great ancestor Liu Zhiyuan, for a short period of time, the national affairs of the Han Dynasty were all managed by him.
In the Chongzheng Hall, Liu Chengyou, Guo Wei, Wang Jun, Shang Hongqian and other military ministers discussed the border defense of Hebei again, especially the overall planning of towns and military envoys during his northern tour. The follow-up still needs continuous fine-tuning.
.The more the national strategy focuses on the south, the more it dares not relax its focus on the north.
Several more forbidden troops were decided and transferred to several key passes in Hebei for garrisoning, and the matter was just discussed. This time, there were about 4,000 forbidden troops, selected from the troops under the Guards Department. Of course, there were
At the same time, elite soldiers from Hebei, Henan, and Guan Nei towns were selected to go to Beijing as a reserve. Under Liu Chengyou's instruction, the Privy Council had already formulated a garrison policy.
Years ago, it was officially implemented.
After the military officials retreated, Liu Chengyou ordered someone to hang up a map, with the cities and roads carefully drawn on it, with the Lianghuai River as the main focus. He spent a lot of effort to synthesize classics, maps, local chronicles, and local reports. After careful investigation, the geographical and terrain conditions at the junction of Han and Tang Dynasties have been greatly improved.
Staring at the Huainan region on the scroll, Liu Chengyou became more and more greedy for this fertile land. It was said that although the Southern Tang Dynasty was rich, the lives of the people in the Huainan states were not peaceful. Excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes were common in any country. However, at this time, Liu Chengyou had to restrain his urge to "save the people of Huainan from water and fire".
In his mind, he sketched some details of the conquest of the Tang Dynasty. Thinking about the geography of Huainan, Liu Chengyou, who had been thinking about it for a long time, suddenly spoke and ordered someone to summon Wang Pu.
"Send someone to ask Wang Pu if the location for digging canals and building lakes has been confirmed!" Liu Chengyou ordered directly.
"Yes!" Wang Pu thought for a moment and understood the emperor's intention.
The Han army was good at land warfare. Considering that there were many swamps and lakes in Huainan, which made it difficult to maneuver on foot and on horseback, Liu Chengyou had already intended to train the navy army. Therefore, there was an edict in advance, ordering Wang Pu to dig a large lake at a site to dredge the water veins and use it to train the navy army. .
However, there has not been much progress. Firstly, there is financial pressure, and secondly, the chosen location needs to be carefully considered. Speaking of Wang Pu, for the past year, he has been focusing on Dahan's water conservancy project. A good strategy The family was used as a supervisor by Liu Chengyou. Liu Chengyou felt that he was overqualified and underused, but Wang Pu responded happily.
"Officially, Mr. Wang, the envoy of the Third Division, wants to see you!" Zhang Dejun, the chamberlain, reported.
"Xuan!"
Not long after, Wang Zhang came in, holding several memorials in his hand, which were about some work progress of the Third Division, and a report on the financial and taxation input. Due to the national conditions and current affairs, Liu Chengyou was in charge of the country, and the first priority was military power, and the second priority was money and food, so Liu Chengyou always listened carefully to Wang Zhang's memorials.
After surviving a cold winter, Wang Zhang's body looked a little worse. He lost a little weight, his hair became more silvery, and his words were interspersed with coughs.
"I feel very at ease when I give Wang Qing the national financial plan!" Even if he is rewarded for his hard work, Liu Chengyou once again expressed concern for Wang Zhang in a tone of approval: "Wang Qing is the pillar of the country and my thigh, so you should take care of your body. That’s it!”
"I accept your majesty's grace, and I will only do my duty!" I don't know when Wang Zhang felt in his heart that he no longer dared to look down on the young emperor.
After the report was over, Wang Zhang did not leave. Seeing that he had something to say, Liu Chengyou ordered someone to bring him a cup of hot tea and asked, "If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly without restraint!"
Seeing this, Wang Zhang fell silent, hesitated for a moment, raised his head and said, "I have a question. If your Majesty is offended, your Majesty will just punish you!"
Wang Zhang's face was full of seriousness, Liu Chengyou looked surprised and said: "Wang Qing said seriously!"
After bowing his hands in a salute, Wang Zhang looked at Liu Chengyou calmly: "I dare to ask your Majesty, why did Yang Xianggong be convicted? Once the prime minister was imprisoned, I must say frankly that your Majesty should explain it to the court and the world!"
Hearing his question, Liu Chengyou paused for a moment, his expression gradually became serious, and he looked at Wang Zhang with eyes as deep as the sea. However, he didn't seem too surprised by his question.
Wang Zhang's expression became "bitter and full of hatred". Liu Chengyou slowly looked away and did not answer him directly. Instead, he said quietly: "It must be the Yang family who came to Wang Qing's house to ask for help!"