Thanks to the spread of the word by a caring person, in less than two days, the disrespectful behavior of Yu Wenshi and the same imperial doctor who asked His Majesty the Emperor to treat his father reached the ears of Yang Guang. To the dismay of the communicator, Yang Guang
After receiving the news, instead of being angry, he immediately summoned the imperial doctor Zhang Liangzhong to inquire about Yu Wenshu's condition.
Knowing that his veteran minister's time was running out, Yang Guang ignored the dissuasion of his ministers, struggled to jump off the bed, ordered his guards to prepare the car, and went straight to the residence of Xu Guogong Yuwenshu. Before he could step into the door of Yuwen's house, the scholar and
He had already brought his whole family and knelt down to welcome him out.
"Your Majesty is so kind, and the Yuwen clan will never forget it!" As the temporary head of the family, Yuwen Shiji stopped the driver, kowtowed, and shouted with sobs.
"You treacherous son, Old General Yuwen is so ill, why didn't you tell me earlier?!" Yang Guang was helped out of the carriage by his ministers and asked angrily.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, please don't blame Shiji. Grandpa, I am afraid that Your Majesty will worry, so I won't allow us to reveal his condition to the outside world!" Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhihe, dressed in servant clothes, knelt before Yuwen Shiji.
Behind him, he kowtowed repeatedly.
"Oh, this Old General Yuwen! If he doesn't tell me, I will feel better!" Yang Guang no longer cared about the identities of Hua and Zhiji, he paused his feet and sighed. "Old General Yuwen
Where is it? Take me to see him quickly!"
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty! I have always said that I want to see Your Majesty again, but now he can't get out of bed. Otherwise, he will definitely go out to greet you in person!" Yu Wenshiji wiped his tears and answered very politely.
"How long have you been talking to me about this!" Yang Guang shook off the two ministers who were supporting him, stretched out his hand to pick up Yuwen Shiji from the ground, "You lead the way, don't delay. I, I also miss the old general Yuwen.
Very good!" When he talked about the emotional point, his eye circles were already red.
This performance is by no means artificial. The friendship between him and Yu Wenshu can be traced back more than 20 years ago. At that time, Yang Guang, the king of Jin, tried to be frugal in his own home in order to please the late emperors. Each meal would have no more than two flavors.
The clothes he wore and the shoes and socks on his feet were all sewn by his wife. Every time there was a reward from the palace, he spent most of it on buying books and the other half on socializing with literati. After careful calculation, he spent a lot of money on it.
The expenses in Prince Jin's Mansion were actually less than one-tenth of those in Prince Yang Yong's Mansion.
Such simple behavior indeed won him the late emperor's appreciation and reputation as a virtuous man. However, Yang Guang never saved the cost of buying palace informants and interacting with the children of aristocratic families in private. He learned that Yang Su liked Cai Yong of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
He actually spent more than 20,000 guan of copper coins to buy it from a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River, and privately sent it to Yang Su's house as a birthday gift. In order to please the prime minister Gao Ying at the time, he sent his subordinates to search everywhere, which took a full two years.
I found most of "Sun Bin's Art of War", transcribed it in my own handwriting and handed it over to the other party. The other expenses related to interacting with military generals such as Shi Wansui and He Ruobi were even more huge. It can be described as money flowing like water. Of course, these expenses
Unable to squeeze out of Yang Guang's salary, Yuwenshu relied on Yuwenshu's secret management of some industries and the full support of the Yuwen family. In order to raise the money for Yang Guang to make friends with hundreds of civil and military officials, Yuwenshu even risked his own life and self-destruction.
The risk of being impeached by an official was high, and bribes were freely given.
Therefore, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, he wanted to share the country with Yuwenshu. For more than ten years, other ministers who had made great achievements were either killed or fell out of favor, but Yuwenshu's official career was never troubled, no matter whether he was defeated in the Eastern Expedition or not
, whether the descendants steal and sell military rations, the fault of plundering the family and annihilating the clan on others has become a trivial matter here in Yuwenshu!
When Yuwen Wenshiji and Yuwenzhiji saw that their plan had succeeded, they immediately rushed to the door of the house and lifted the curtain for Yang Guang in advance to lead the way. As the head of the family, Yuwenshiji was far more stable than his elder brothers and once again led the whole family to thank him.
Well, he helped Yang Guang up as his consort, and the two men comforted each other and entered.
When he learned that Yang Guang came to see him, Yu Wenshu's ashen face suddenly turned red. "Woo, lulu, uh uh..." He struggled hard, trying to get out of bed and kowtow to Yang Guang. But he couldn't get up after all.
, he kept sobbing while communicating, and his saliva stretched out a long white line along his beard.
"Yuwen Aiqing, General Yuwen, Botong, don't move, I don't want you to move!" Seeing this, Yang Guang rushed forward and held Yuwenshu down. Because he was walking too fast, he felt
Feeling dizzy, he almost fell down next to Yuwenshu.
"Uh, uh, uh...!" Yu Wenshu gently tapped his forehead with his only movable arm as a salute to Yang Guang.
"My grandpa wants to say that your majesty has been so kind to the Yuwen family, and it will be difficult for him to repay it even if he wears a grass ring in the next life!" Yuwen Zhiji, who was good at flattering, threw himself beside the bed and kowtowed to Yang Guang repeatedly.
"Uh, uh, uh...!" Yu Wenshu shook his arms, pointed at Yu Wenhua and Yuwen Shiji with his fingers that could not be brought together or flexed or stretched, and then pointed at Yang Guang's feet, constantly signaling Hua and He.
Shiji and his two brothers obeyed their father's call and walked to Zhiji's side. They both knelt down and said, "The Yuwen family has received such great kindness from Your Majesty, and they will repay it with their bodies broken into pieces. My father cannot get up, so my two brothers will thank Your Majesty on my father's behalf!"
Seeing that his sons had fulfilled their wishes for him, Yu Wenshu breathed a sigh of relief. He tapped himself with five stiff fingers, then touched Yang Guang tremblingly, then pressed his big dry hands on his chest and did various things.
A heart-to-heart gesture between the monarch and his ministers. His eyes were no longer anxious, but showed a bit of relief.
"I know that you have me in your heart. I know that you will not let me down! I have been in a bad mood recently, so I have not bothered to leave the palace to see you. Botong, don't be disappointed. Take good care of your health. When you recover, I will still be waiting.
You lead the army to go out and wipe out the evil thieves in the world for me!" Yang Guang wiped his tears with his sleeves and called out Yu Wenshu's words of comfort.
Seeing Yang Guang crying, Yu Wenshu shook his head vigorously on the hospital bed, "Uh, uh, uh..." He shouted in a low voice, trying to comfort Yang Guang not to be sad, but there were big tears rolling out in strings from his own eyes.
The two have known each other for decades, and now one is dying and the other is lingering. This situation is very sad and heartbreaking.
Yu Wenhua and his three brothers, who were kneeling beside the bed, had already burst into tears. "My grandpa said that the most regretful thing in his life was that he could not help His Majesty wipe out Goguryeo. Later, he became a semi-invalid person. Even if he wanted to lead the army, he could not
You dare to insult the power of the Sui army!" Yu Wenshiji reported while wiping his tears.
"I know that when Old General Yuwen recovers from his illness, I will immediately mobilize an army that will overwhelm the country and hand it over to Old General Yuwen to wash away his shame!" Yang Guang promised loudly with red eyes.
"Uh, uh, uh..." Yu Wenshu heard Yang Guang's promise, and the half of his limbs that could still move kept flexing and stretching. His face could not express any emotion, but his eyes were full of smiles. Yang Guang knew it was him
His promise made his friend happy. He wiped away all the tears and said with a smile, "Botong, don't be impatient. I will definitely do what I promised you. If you have any other wishes, let's talk about them today. I can do it."
Never shirk it!"
Hearing this, the smile in Yuwenshu's eyes grew stronger. He covered his face with his stiff palms, and then closed his eyes to show that he had no regrets in this life. After a while, he opened his eyes again and looked at Yang reluctantly.
Guang looked at his three sons kneeling at the head of the bed and sighed softly.
"I know, I know!" Yang Guang was worthy of being Yuwenshu's close friend, and he immediately guessed what he was thinking from his eyes. Among the three sons, Yuwenshu's favorite was his eldest son Huaji, and he had been raising him as the head of the family.
But the mistakes he made during the siege of Yanmen last year were too great, so an angry Yang Guang demoted him from the position of heir to the Yuwen family to a domestic slave. Now that nearly a year has passed, Yang Guang is already angry.
It's over. I no longer feel that Yu Wenhua, He Zhi and his brothers are abominable. Of course, I can't find any reason not to be satisfied with my old friend's dying wish.
Hearing Yang Guang's words, Yu Wenshu's eyes were filled with heat, as if all his life had returned to his body. His arms suddenly became much more flexible, and he quickly stretched them out, pointing at Yu Wenhuaji and Yuwen Zhiji, gesturing towards them.
Yang Guang thanked him. "Uh, uh, uh..." He waved his arms and shouted loudly. His body twisted around and almost rolled off the bed to the ground.
"Don't move, don't move!" Yang Guang knew that Yuwenshu's state was a reflection of his past, so he pressed his shoulders hard, then turned to Yuwen Wenji and Yuwen Zhiji and shouted: "You two idiots, I
Today, for Botong's sake, I forgive your sins. Yu Wenhuaji will continue to serve the court from tomorrow on, and will be appointed as General of the Youtun Guard. I will give you one year, and you must retrain an elite army for me.
Zhiji will serve as a young eunuch and assist Pei Ju in taking charge of Jiangdu's supplies. As for who of you Yuwen clan will inherit the family business in the future, let it be arranged according to Botong's wish, I will not interfere!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness!" Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Wenzhihe were overjoyed and kowtowed with tears. Their noses, tears and dust were mixed together, making their faces dirty.
"You two are unlucky! Alas!" Yang Guang sighed and shook his head. It was as if the two of them were his nephews. Even if they had a past, the uncle could not bear to be harshly criticized.
Looking back, he looked at Yu Wenshu again. He found a strange smile on his old friend's face that had been expressionless for many years, and his eyes had become stiff.
In the autumn and tenth month of the twelfth year of Daye, Xu Guogong Yu Wenshu died. Yang Guang kept vigil for him for half a day, and posthumously awarded him the title of Grand Situ, Shangshu Ling, and Grand Administrator of ten counties. He was given a squad of 40 swordsmen, chariots in the capital, and propaganda at the front and rear. His posthumous title was:
Gong, ordered Pei Ju, the servant of Huangmen, to offer sacrifices to Yitailao, and Feng Deyi, the secretary and supervisor, to guard the funeral.
In the same month, Poyang thief Commander Cao Shiqi claimed to be King Yuanxing, established Yuanshixing, and captured Yuzhang County. (To be continued)
