Princess Yang Yu of Nanyang was the eldest daughter of Yang Guang. Later people said that she was beautiful in appearance and good in character.
In fact, they were all literary embellishments by historians. She was a stubborn person, and she was very stubborn. For example, when she was a teenager, she had a white cat in the palace, which had a very wild temper and was always scratching people.
Mrs. Xiao thought it was too vicious, so she wanted to ask someone to throw it away to save her daughter from scratching, but Yang Yu refused and chased the cat for many days. Her hands were dripping with blood from being scratched, and finally let the cat go.
Knowing who gave it food, it didn't dare to use its claws and didn't say anything. After that, it followed Yang Yu and never left.
After she married Yuwen Shiji, she probably regarded him as the white cat. People often say that cats have a cool nature, but if you really want to talk about it, how can a cat compare to the cold nature of a human heart?
The story of Princess Nanyang and Yuwenshi can only be described as a tragedy.
Her father-in-law, the general Yuwenshu, was always favored and trusted by Yang Guang. How much was his favor and trust? Whenever Yang Guang wanted to do something, he would definitely think of Yuwenshu first.
In fact, Yu Wenshu did not betray Yang Guang's trust. As long as Yang Guang wanted to do something, he would not say no and would always try his best to complete it. In other words, Yu Wenshu was not a good minister, but a good minister.
Good servant.
Such people are generally among the sycophants, such as Zhao Gao of the former Qin Dynasty, and the later corrupt officials He Shen all looked like this. Yu Wenshu was just not as powerful as them. He turned his hands to make clouds and rain in the court. In essence,
But it’s almost the same.
Especially when it comes to getting along with the emperor, he is the person whom the emperor trusts the most.
Needless to say, Yu Wenshu's life was outstanding. He had outstanding achievements in quelling Nanchen, pacifying Yuchi Jiong, and conquering Liaodong. Therefore, he was not just a flatterer.
Well, it’s not appropriate to compare with those two...
In fact, the two most typical examples are that during the expedition to Liaodong, Yang Guang and Zhang Feng had trouble with the generals in front of the army, and even built a square city.
When the soldiers were complaining, the generals all wanted Yu Wenshu, the emperor's favorite, to persuade the emperor to stop messing around. This is not just a joke, so hurry up and call it a day. Is there anything that we can't discuss after we go back?
But Yu Wenshu was unmoved. Looking at the emperor's face, he praised him for his wisdom and prowess, which almost made the generals' noses twist in anger.
Furthermore, when Yang Guang's sun was declining, he still wanted to go to Jiangdu to relax. The ministers in Luoyang only wanted to send the god of plague away. Only Yuwenshu was the weirdest one, and built a dragon boat, actively preparing for the emperor's success in Jiangdu.
At this time, he is still trying to please the emperor. What do you think of Yu Wenshu's conduct as an important minister in the court at that time?
When Yu Wenshu was dying, Wei, the official who came to visit him, sent a message to the emperor, asking the emperor to treat his sons well. Moreover, he was very clear-headed and really did not want to cause trouble for the emperor.
The original words are, "I hope that your majesty will take pity on you when I arrive. I hope you will have mercy on me. I will encourage you if you have received heaven's grace. After my death, I will not be able to stay for a long time. I hope you will get rid of me early and hope that I will not break the family."
He doesn't talk much, so what do you mean? As his eldest son, Yu Wenhuaji has no abilities, but he can still be used. The so-called pity for him is because Yu Wenhuaji was once demoted as a slave.
When Yang Guang visited Yulin in the north, two brothers, Yu Wenhuaji and Yuwen Zhiji, traded with the Turks privately, exchanging the goods brought by the emperor for good things from the Turks. What do you think they thought at the time?
After the incident was exposed, Yang Guang was furious and arrested the two prodigal sons and prepared to execute them. Yu Wenshu, Yu Wenshi and the father and son begged Princess Nanyang to intercede and they were saved, but they were still demoted by Yang Guang.
He was handed over as a slave to Yu Wenshu's care.
This face is almost humiliated in Mobei, so naturally it is impossible to let it go easily. The two prodigal sons have always been guilty.
Yu Wenshu also looked down upon his second son, and he could not bear to do anything. Before he died, he wanted the emperor to kill him to prevent him from disturbing the family.
The fault lies with the Wei family. He did not pass the message to Yang Guang. He only said that the general was still talking about your kindness when he died. He was thinking about his sons and wanted you to take care of them.
As a result, Yang Guang appointed Yu Wenhuaji as General Youtunwei, taking full charge of the Yulin Guards, and at the same time he was doomed.
During the Jiangdu Incident, Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhi and their two brothers showed their ferocity and almost slaughtered all the members of the Yang family. Princess Nanyang angrily reprimanded her for her actions and was almost killed, but was finally saved by Yuwen Shiji.
When they arrived in Hebei, Yu Wenhua and his brothers were defeated and captured. Dou Jiande killed all those who participated in the Jiangdu mutiny in order to show his achievements to the world, and also to take credit from the Xiao family.
Princess Nanyang still didn't lie, saying that she could restore her country and take revenge without relying on others... Well, it's not easy for her to survive until now.
Her mother, Xiao, just drifted with the crowd, while she was extremely stubborn and bumped into each other everywhere. She only survived by chance.
But the price paid was too high. His husband, Yuwenshiji, abandoned his wife and son and ran back to Chang'an. Because Yuwenshiji ran away, her son, Zen Master Yuwen, was killed by Dou Jiande, and he ended up alone.
Nothing left.
She did not hate Dou Jiande, because after all, Dou Jiande avenged her father's revenge by killing Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhi, as well as two rebels and traitors.
But Yu Wenshiji... well, what does the entanglement of love and hate mean in the context of the ruin of the country and the destruction of the family? He is just a betrayed man, worse than a white cat.
The white cat scratched Yu Wenji during the Jiangdu Rebellion and was thrown to death. Even the white cat knows the word "friendship". Why do you think the sons of the Yuwen family are so cruel?
So after hearing about Yu Wenshiji's escape in Wei County and the death of his son, Yang Yu lost all hope. All his love and hate were gone with the wind. In the end, there was not even a person left who wanted to hate. How pitiful you say it is.
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At this time, Mrs. Xiao had nothing to do with her daughter. How many people said nothing and were forced to panic. Looking at it like that, why don't you leave home and make your ambition clear?
Mrs. Xiao sighed secretly, feeling annoyed with Yuwen Shiji again. She had been living a very dull life these years and didn't want to pay much attention to foreign affairs. But now she was worried about it again. Her daughter now appeared in front of her alive.
But we can't let her have any trouble again.
"Has Xiao Zhongshu arrived? Why so slow?"
After saying Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived. Before the maid could say anything, someone came in from outside to report that Xiao Yu had arrived.
"Let's go, come with me to meet your uncle..."
Yang Yu raised his head and wriggled his lower lip, and finally turned into a dull gourd. He stood up and stepped forward to help his mother, and followed her.
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Xiao Yu rubbed his forehead tiredly. Now the whole court was busy, especially Zhongshu Province.
All written matters in the court will ultimately be under the control of Zhongshu, so Zhongshu has the responsibility of taking charge of confidential matters. In addition, Zhongshu also has to draft edicts and issue government orders. In terms of form, it is undoubtedly the first of the three provinces.
But in terms of actual functions, the power of the Shangshu Province at that time was much greater than that of the Zhongshu. The so-called major events in the world were all about the Shangshu Province.
The power of the Shangshu Province reached its peak in the former Sui Dynasty. Prime Minister Gao Xi was the Shangshu Ling, and he also served as Neyan, who is now the Minister. He was in power for 19 years, and his power was unparalleled. Later, Yang Su succeeded him and still enjoyed great glory.
In those years, Zhongshu Province was just a supplement and foil to Shangshu Province.
Now that the situation has improved, the emperor seems to have no intention of setting up the Shangshu Order again, but the Shangshu Province still wants to overpower the Zhongshu Province, because Wen Yanbo is in the left position of Shangshu. This man is an old minister of Jinyang and the emperor's most trusted one.
As one of his subordinates, his position cannot be shaken at all.
Then there were the provinces under the clan, which served the emperor, reviewed government orders, drafted edicts of sealing and refutation, and selected and submitted memorials, which placed great constraints on the power of the two provinces in the outer court.
When the officials of the Menxia Province gained the emperor's trust, it was impossible for the memorials from the outer dynasty to reach the emperor without the nod of the Menxia Province.
Therefore, if the Zhongshu Province is sandwiched between the Shangshu and Menxia Provinces, it will feel very uncomfortable.
As Zhongshu Ling, Xiao Yu would naturally not relax his competition with the other two powerful departments. When Li Yuan was there, he always spoke for Li Shimin and often angered Li Yuan. Therefore, he lost his position as Zhongshu Ling twice, but was appointed official twice.
Reinstatement.
Nowadays, there are not so many party disputes, and his position has been stabilized, but there are many more constraints than before. Not to mention the minister, there are two provinces under his sect, and even the internal secretary of the Central Committee often cannot achieve unity of opinion.
Cen Wenwen and Liu Zhenghui are both old people from Jinyang, and their origins are very different. Cen Wenwen is from the south and has good relations with the old officials of Jinyang. Liu Zhenghui is from Jin and has less qualifications, but he has contacts with those Yuanmou heroes. This
This made Xiao Yu, who was born in the Xiao family of Chang'an, a little uncomfortable.
Xiao Yu himself didn't care too much about this. He had the character of some of his ministers in the late Jin Dynasty. For example, he didn't like his servant Feng Deyi, so he often said bad things about Feng Deyi.
Feng Deyi secretly assigned his family's manor to Chang'an Academy, so he found someone and sold two other manors similar to Feng Deyi's, always in trouble.
Gao Yun teased Mrs. Xiao in the street, so he kept an eye on Mr. Gao of Bohai...
Be persistent and fight with others, as if you can get pleasure from it.
It's just that the government affairs are becoming more and more heavy now, so he has no time to be distracted, otherwise there will definitely be many stories spread.
Xiao Yu came here in a bit of a hurry when his eldest sister summoned him today, but he knew that the recent grudges between his niece who returned to Chang'an and the prodigal son of Men Yuwen's family were worthy of her eldest sister's worries, so she asked him to come here.
, probably because he wanted to embarrass Yuwenshiji.
When Mrs. Xiao came out to meet her, she was followed by Yang Yu. Shanshan came up to greet him but did not show any sign of intimacy. Xiao Yu secretly sighed in his heart. Mrs. Xiao owed a lot to his mother and daughter.
It's a bit repaying.
"Sister summoned me urgently, but something happened?" Xiao Yu asked.
Mrs. Xiao didn't talk nonsense to her brother. She just nodded to her daughter and said: "I am just a daughter now. When I come back, I will be troubled and depressed. It's not too much to let you, my uncle, worry about it."