Chapter 1 Brachium (Part 2) "Your Majesty!" Yu Shiji, Wen Qian and others shouted at the same time. It was windy and snowy outside, and they were worried that Yang Guang would be injured by the cold wind.
"Get out!" Yang Guang didn't look back and shouted in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. I will try my best to handle this matter. Please rest assured." Yu Shiji wiped the cold sweat from his head and begged again in a low voice. He knew that he did not have the planning talent like Pei Ju, nor the knowledge like Yu Wenshu.
He is good at fighting and has been able to walk beside the emperor for so many years because of his extraordinary memory and the emperor's trust. Once the emperor's trust is gone, his good days will come to an end.
"Get out, get out, all of you get out, get out of here!" Yang Guang held the window frame with both hands and roared loudly. The eunuchs, guards, and ministers were all frightened and fled like frightened rats. In an instant, the temporary conquest
He was the only one left in the palace room, panting softly, like a wounded beast.
The snow outside was falling rapidly, and the cold and wet night wind was like a knife cutting into people's faces. Yang Guang did not hide or dodge, enjoying the coldness like a steel knife scraping bones. After a moment, he panted and turned around,
He walked to the desk with his body hunched over, swept all the memorials to the ground with a wave of his hand, and then raised his foot and kicked away the sandalwood desk.
The emperor who once commanded hundreds of thousands of troops in battle was very powerful. The sandalwood desk he kicked away drew an arc in mid-air and hit the wall wrapped in silk, splitting into two pieces by Yang Guangque.
Still unwilling to give up, he chased after him, threw half of the desk up with his toes, threw it against the other wall, threw it, and kicked it again, until the entire desk was restored to a pile of original wood. He finally got tired and squatted down with his hands on his knees.
Next to the charcoal basin, looking at the blue flames dancing inside, tears streamed down my face
"Eunuch Yi Dao, your majesty, your majesty, he..." At the door of the house, Yu Shiji bowed to the old eunuch Wen Qian and asked tentatively that the "ping ping ping ping pong" sound in the room had stopped, which meant that the emperor's anger had dissipated.
He didn't dare to execute it haphazardly until he had almost figured out how His Majesty the Emperor wanted to deal with this matter.
The old eunuch Wen Jiu snorted from his nostrils in response to Yu Shiji's face. He really couldn't understand it. If it weren't for this guy's incompetence, everyone wouldn't have to be so worried about the emperor's anger tonight. Do you think it's so easy to calm down? Sometimes he doesn't pursue it.
A person's responsibility is because he doesn't want to care about those people who he doesn't want to care about, but they are arrogant because of their favor, and they disappoint His Majesty again and again.
In Wen Jiu's eyes, Yang Guang's personality is like a piece of ice on fire. His warm side makes people feel like a spring breeze, and can even roast people, while his cold side makes people shudder. This personality is very suitable when fighting for the throne, because
He can make his subordinates risk their lives, while the opposing parties and those in the middle have to consider the consequences of offending him. However, it may not really be used to govern the country...
Wen Jiu did not want to slander the emperor Yang Guang who grew up with him in his heart. To others, Yang Guang was a majestic emperor. To Wen Jiu, he was not only an emperor, but also a companion, a companion worthy of trust and protection. Thinking of this,
He sighed, glanced at the frightened Yu Shiji and the eunuchs, and reached out to push open the ajar door in front of him.
"Who told you to come in? Get out!" Yang Guang quickly reached out and wiped his face, shouting
"I'll see if there are any charcoal in the charcoal basin, and then I'll leave!" Wen Chou walked forward slowly, walking as gently as possible, as if he was afraid that the sound of walking would scare the people in the room. He walked to the wall first.
, quietly closed the window, then walked to Yang Guang's side, squatted beside the silver charcoal basin, used silver-plated iron chopsticks to open the engraved silver charcoal cover on the charcoal basin, looked inside, and asked in a low voice: "
Your Majesty, I hope the fire will be slowed down or rushed!"
While doing all this, he tried not to look into Yang Guang's eyes. Any adult man does not want others to see his red and swollen eyelids. In the heart of the old eunuch Wen Jiu, Yang Guang is an emperor and a man who loves face.
"You can add whatever you want, and this little thing bothers me too!" Yang Guang moved his body back, complaining angrily that he was kind to the people around him. This was one of the few good habits he had. The old eunuch Wen Jiu served him.
For more than thirty years, even the nickname "Yida" was given to him by him. So although he was still irritable at this time, Yang Guang didn't want to get angry with Wen Qiao again.
"If Your Majesty doesn't make it clear what you want to do, how can we fools like us who do odd jobs and run errands know how to do it? If we inadvertently understand His Majesty's thoughts wrongly, won't we make His Majesty angry again?" Wen Qiao skillfully used the silver shovel.
I scooped out several half-inch square pieces of aromatic charcoal in neat sizes from the golden charcoal bag, and added them to the charcoal basin while responding.
Several golden flames immediately jumped out of the charcoal basin, lighting up the room suddenly. Then, the flames quickly weakened, and several lines of fragrant smoke slowly rose up, twisted into a ball, and slowly filled the room.
slow diffusion
"Are you speaking for them? What benefits has Yu given to you?" Yang Guang's eyes quickly lit up dully, and there was a faint flicker of fire, but soon, the fire dimmed at the same speed as the virtual flame in the charcoal basin.
The father-in-law is an orphan and has no relatives in the world. If you ask which of the courtiers around him is the most honest, Yang Guang knows that the old eunuch next to him can definitely be ranked first. Over the years, he has even used the property he gave him to give to others.
Of course, this person will not accept the bribe from the minister.
Wen Qiao used silver chopsticks to poke two holes in the charcoal, revealing the red charcoal under the black charcoal, and then gently covered the charcoal cover back. "I only care about your majesty's mood. As for them," he proudly said to the door.
He pointed and said, "If you are not my master, I can't serve you!"
Among all the eunuchs in the harem, they directly responded with "I". It was Yang Guang who gave Wen Jiu the power to speak alone. The old eunuch spoke smoothly and did not make people feel rude at all. After defending himself, he sat quietly with Yang Guang.
Next to him, like His Majesty the Emperor, he held his knees with his hands and looked at the fire
"Damn old man!" Yu Shiji, who was hiding outside the door and eavesdropping, gritted his teeth in anger. He originally thought that Eunuch Yidao was soft-hearted and went into the house to plead with everyone, but in the end, the old man actually played the trick of sitting back and watching while he was so anxious that he was on a hot pot.
When he was like ants, he heard Yang Guang’s questioning voice coming from the house again.
"In your opinion, what should I do?"
"Oh my god, you finally opened your eyes, father-in-law, please say a few more nice words!" Yu Shiji looked at the ceiling above the outer room and murmured a prayer.
Perhaps hearing his prayers, Wen Jiu did not remain silent any longer. He thought about it and replied with a smile: "If someone does something that is not in line with His Majesty's wishes, Your Majesty will deprive him of his official rank and expel him. Don't get angry."
As for my own body, I am a concubine, and I don’t understand anything about the foreign affairs!"
"This old and immortal thief!" Yu Shiji's heart filled with smoke again. If anyone was trusted by His Majesty the most, it was Eunuch Wen who was ranked before Yu Shiji. He was always a kind man, but today he came up with this idea.
, simply adding insult to injury
The strange thing is that no one was hit by stones. After hearing what Wen Qiu said, Yang Guang, instead of jumping up and announcing that Yu Shiji would be kicked out of the court, sighed and lazily replied: "Oh, it's still the same if it's someone else."
, they may not be as satisfactory to me as these.”
"Thank God!" Yu Shiji suddenly felt relieved, and his body went limp as if his muscles and bones had been taken away. He remained in one position for a long time, exhausting his energy and physical strength. At this moment, the crisis was finally lifted, and his whole body immediately lost support.
The two guards who were as nervous as Yu Shiji had quick hands and quick eyes, and gently held his shoulders. "Thank you!" Yu Shiji leaned into the other man's ear and murmured. His eyes followed the crack in the door and landed on Eunuch Wenqiu's shoulders.
This man is very witty!" Yu Shiji felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and besides being grateful, there was also a hint of jealousy.
"Since Your Majesty is not prepared to deal with anyone, why are you so angry?" Wen Qiao, who was sitting next to the charcoal basin in the room, asked in a low voice.
"Yes, why am I so angry?" Looking at the fire seeping out from under the charcoal bit by bit, Yang Guang thought strangely that he remembered that he did not intend to deal with Yuwen Shiji, nor did he intend to deal with Li Xudan.
Later, Pei Yun, the imperial censor, and several officials impeached Yuwenshi and seized power, and actually captured three elite soldiers into the hands of the Yuwen family. He became furious. Then, Niu Hong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and several other officials tried to impeach Yuwen.
Yu Wenshu defended himself and revealed the fault of Li Xu's private imprisonment. Then things became chaotic. The civil and military officials in the dynasty were divided into several factions, and they blamed each other. No one was a good person and had not done anything good for several days.
The only thing that makes him happy is that Yu Wenshu destroyed Liang Xiangguo, the largest group of rebel thieves near Luoyang, and seized a large amount of thieves' money.
When everything that happened in the past few days gradually became clear like a flame in a charcoal basin, Yang Guang felt that it was not worth being discouraged. Everything was not worth trivial matters. Pulling them here and there would magnify them infinitely. In the beginning, it was just Yu Wenshu and Li Xu.
The two of them were at fault, and he had forgiven them with the tolerant heart of an emperor. But now, the two guys who originally caused trouble had retreated behind the scenes, but a group of other people came to him like a revolving door.
"I allow you to come up with ideas for me, regardless of whether this happens in the outer court or the inner court!" Yang Guang sighed heavily, spread his legs, and sat in front of the charcoal basin. He felt so tired that he almost wanted to
Lying on the ground and sleeping forever, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are not as knowledgeable as an emperor like a eunuch. How can I be a good emperor!
"According to the old slave's opinion, this is right and wrong. It originally started between General Yuwen and General Li and has nothing to do with anyone else!" Wen Jiu glanced at the door, then turned his head and whispered.
"Originally, no one else has anything to do, but there are too many people who want to get in trouble!" Yang Guang nodded, agreeing with Wen Qiao's analysis.
"As for other people's rights and wrongs, Your Majesty will let it go for the time being. First, separate the merits and demerits of Old General Yuwen and Little General Li. Awards should be given where they should be rewarded, and punishments should be punished where they should be. If the merits and demerits are equal, there will be no reward or punishment.
It’s too much to live up to…”
"Reward for merit and punishment for demerit!" Yang Guang patted the carpet and said loudly
"Your Majesty is wise!" Wen Qian flattered him in time.
"Yuwenshu, he defeated Yang Xuangan and destroyed Liang Xiangguo for me. He planned and planned well. He really made great contributions!" Yang Guang's mood slowly recovered and his mind began to clear up. "The biggest advantage of Yuwenshu is that he knows
Understand my thoughts, and don't put on airs like some people!" Deep in his heart, he added an evaluation of his favorite minister. Other generals seized the rebels' supplies, or distributed them to their generals on their own initiative.
Either he pretends to be clean and turns over the treasury to General Yuwenshu, but he would rather bear the false reputation of flattering others and hand over the treasure to the royal family. Over the years, others have impeached Yuwenshu for being greedy, but Yang Guang knows that most of the charges are against General Yuwenshu for himself.
Back then, I was competing with Yang Yong for the throne, and needed money to win over the ministers, and to please my mother's clan. Several uncles named Dugu needed money, and I had to act clean on the surface. However, I was swallowed up by General Yuwenshu and captured.
After inheriting the throne, a large amount of money was needed to appease Yang Yong's remnants, stabilize the government, and eliminate potential threats. The treasury at that time could not be touched lightly. All secret expenditures could only be made by Yu Wenshu and others.
people's means of making money
"But it was indeed a big mistake for him to exclude dissidents and install cronies in the army!" After talking about Yuwenshu's achievements, Yang Guang remembered the memorials of the officials. Yuwenshu's other actions indeed touched his objections.
The Zuoyuwei he controlled was already the most elite among the twelve standing troops of the four palaces of the Sui Dynasty. Taking advantage of this time to wipe out Yang Xuangan, this person also captured the equally elite Xiongwuying. According to insiders,
Report, Yu Wenshu's other son, Yu Wenhuaji, is now taking the place of the seriously injured General Zhao Xiaocai of Youwuhou and controlling Youwuhou's troops.
The total number of soldiers of the three armies has exceeded 150,000. Yang Xuangan rebelled, but with thousands of servants and 20,000 boatmen putting 150,000 soldiers and horses in the hands of the same family, even if Yang Guang favored Yuwenshu no matter how much he loved him,
I'm not willing to take the risk either.
"Actually, the Prince Consort knows how to advance and retreat. This can be seen from the fact that he put all Li Yang's merits on General Li!" Wen Jiu lowered his voice and shared Yang Guang's worries.
"The Prince Consort is indeed someone who knows how to advance and retreat!" Yang Guang nodded, with a somewhat mocking expression on his face, which was very inconsistent with his body movements.
Yu Wenshiji gave most of Li Yang's achievements in the two battles to Li Xu. On the surface, he seemed very generous, but Yang Guang, who relied on his own brother to win the throne, could see a hint of conspiracy in it. As long as he was calm, this kind of
The conspiracy could not be hidden from his eyes at all. By doing this, Yu Wenshiji could, on the one hand, let the Xiongwu camp soldiers return to their hearts after Li Xu left. On the other hand, the charges of secretly dividing military rations and beheading the surrendered general Yuan Wuben were also committed.
Li Xu alone
"In total, General Yuwen has two merits. Once he has passed, the merits should be greater than the faults! As for the other requests, since they have aroused criticism from the officials, His Majesty will refute them after considering it. There is no need to be angry!" Wen Ciao followed Yang!
Guang thought about it and suggested
"Brilliant!" Yu Shiji, who was eavesdropping outside the door, secretly raised his thumb. The Yi Dao Eunuch is worthy of being a Yi Dao Eunuch. This chop was not only in line with His Majesty's original intention, but also left the Yuwen family speechless. Yu Wenshu, the old thief, even thought that
If you have any grievances, you can only complain that the officials are indifferent and you can’t blame anyone else.
While he was admiring, he suddenly heard someone in the room shouting: "Yu Shiji, stop eavesdropping outside, come in here, I'm waiting for you to draw up a decree!"
"My, my crime deserves death!" Yu Shiji was caught red-handed and stumbled in, bending over to apologize.
"Forget it, remember what I mean!" Yang Guang waved his hand, not wanting to pursue too many details. Yu Shiji has no courage. He told him to get out just now. He must have only dared to hide at the door and wait. When did he learn that he was angry?
Okay, when will you dare to come in and resign?
"Your Majesty, I obey!" Yu Shiji saluted again. Looking at the postures of Yang Guang and Wen Ciao, he did not dare to stand and talk to the emperor, so he walked over and squatted diagonally opposite Wen Ciao.
When the monarch and his ministers discuss matters, the final result is always kept in his mind by Yu Shiji. After he retires, he writes it down and delivers it to the palace for sealing the next morning. It is rare that this person has a good memory and never makes mistakes. Today, the monarch and his ministers naturally follow it.
Following the same routine, after a while, the issue of Yuwen Shu's reward and the ownership of the Xiongwu Camp has been clarified (Note 1): "General Yuwen will be rewarded with 5,000 pieces of silk and 10,000 acres of land for his meritorious service! When he returns to the East,
All, I want to personally celebrate his merits. General Zhao Xiaocai, the Marquis of Youwu, is incompetent. However, the traitor Zhang Jincheng is making an arrogant act at the moment. He asked Feng Xiaoci, the Minister of War, to lead the troops of Marquis Youwu to suppress him. This is not a good job.
Come on, it would be safer to send an old man there. As for the Xiongwu Camp, let Yu Wenshiji take the lead first!" Yang Guang thought through all the links and made the final decision with a smile.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Yu Shiji and Wen Qian complimented at the same time.
"I think you wish I were stupid!" Yang Guang looked at the charcoal basin and complained in a low voice. In the charcoal basin, the flames from the bottom had completely roasted the newly added charcoal, and warm red light passed through it.
