Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1244 You have a big appetite
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Wenyuan's brows immediately furrowed.

He had raised this matter with Yuwen Ye before, and although the other party's last words were "it can be considered", based on his understanding of his second son, when he was willing to consider something, it almost meant he agreed. The only problem was probably how to convince or appease those meritorious officials in his Qin Palace.

But all this is not impossible for him.

unless……

He looked at Yuwen Ye with a serious expression, wanting to say something, but hesitated and did not speak immediately. He heard Yuwen Ye say lightly: "Third brother seems to attach great importance to whether I go to Luoyang or not."

Yuwen Cheng said: "Of course."

"Why?"

"Brother, if you stay in Chang'an, you will be the King of Qin in the Western Capital. If you go to Luoyang, you will be the King of Qin in the Eastern Capital. How can I not care?"

Yuwen Ye asked, "Is there any difference between the Qin King in Xijing and the Qin King in Dongdu?"

Yuwen Cheng smiled and said, "Of course it's different. If you go to Luoyang, the appointment of officials there will naturally be decided by you, but in Chang'an, it will be my father who makes the decision. But -"

At this point, a needle-like thorn flashed in his eyes: "Today was supposed to be the day for Shentu Tai and Pei Xing to go to Luoyang, but the emperor's decree could not transfer these two people."

"..."

"They are still in the Prince Qin's Mansion now."

Hearing this, Yuwen Yuan's face darkened.

Sometimes, being willing to compromise is one thing, but the reluctance and anger to accept the compromise is another. Although Yuwen Yuan wanted to balance the power between his two sons, the fact that he was offended as an emperor was one of the reasons why he chose to let Yuwen Ye retreat to Luoyang.

No emperor likes a minister who is so successful that he threatens his master, even if the minister is his son.

Seeing Yu Wenyuan's ugly expression, Shang Ruyi subconsciously wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she decided not to act rashly.

After all, this was an important matter of the court, and as the Princess of Qin, it was not easy for her to speak directly. Moreover, one of the main reasons why Yuwen Yuan could not transfer Pei Xingyuan was that she asked Tao He to come forward through Tao Wanyin. This matter was extremely sensitive, and it not only concerned her, but also the concubines in the harem. If it was discovered by Yuwen Yuan, or singled out by Yuwen Cheng, the emperor's attitude towards her would be uncertain for the time being. She must not implicate Tao Wanyin.

So she kept her mouth shut.

Yuwen Ye also understood Yuwen Cheng's intention to instigate, and said calmly: "They are not in the Qin Palace."

Yuwen Cheng sneered: "Where is it?"

Yuwen Ye said: "Still serving in the court."

Yu Wencheng frowned.

Yuwen Ye was obviously pretending to be confused. These two people were all officials of the court. Even if they were the confidants of the Prince of Qin's mansion, they still served in the court. Yuwen Cheng snorted coldly and was about to say something else when he suddenly heard Yuwen Yuan's deep voice: "Yan Jie, that's enough."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Cheng stopped immediately.

He turned his head to look at the emperor, a smile flashed in his eyes, and said, "Yes, your son has overstepped his authority." After saying that, he closed his mouth.

But the topic has been brought up and things have come to this point, so there is naturally no reason to back down. What's more, what Yuwen Yuan cares about most these days is whether Yuwen Ye will leave or not. But now seeing Yuwen Ye's attitude makes him feel more and more uneasy.

At this moment, he finally looked at his second son and said in a deep voice, "Feng Chen."

Yuwen Ye raised his head and said, "Your son is here."

Yuwen Yuan said: "Since everyone is here today, why don't you tell me whether you are going to Luoyang?"

As soon as these words came out, Shang Ruyi's breath sank.

Of course, she had long seen that Yuwen Cheng was deliberately trying to stir up trouble today - but unlike Yuwen Qian's seemingly indifferent attitude, Yuwen Cheng, like Yu Mingyue, who had a solemn expression and eyes as sharp as knives, definitely did not want them to leave Chang'an and go to Luoyang.

These two people are enemies of them in their bones. Just from the tricks that Yu Mingyue did to them in the battle with Fufeng, we can know that she wanted to kill Yuwen Ye from the very beginning; and Yuwen Cheng no longer regards this brother who is from the same mother as a brother. To him, Yuwen Ye is his enemy, nothing more.

even--

From his ferocious yet somewhat fanatical look, Shang Ruyi vaguely felt that he wanted to get rid of Yuwen Ye more than Yuwen Qian did.

But there is no such thing as a quick action without profit. It is impossible for him to kill his full brother just for the sake of his half brother, unless there is profit to be made!
profitable……?
Just when Shang Ruyi's mind was in a mess and seemed to have a faint flash of inspiration, Yuan Qian, who had already climbed down from Yuwen Ye's knees, raised the small green jade bowl and put it on his face, and poured the last bit of syrup into his mouth, let out a satisfied sigh, "Ah", and Shang Ruyi suddenly remembered something.

Just now, when Yuwen Yuan saw how cute and well-behaved Yuan Qian was, he was happy but also urged the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess - although he had this grandson, he could not be satisfied with this. After all, his biggest concern has always been the eccentric Yuwen Qian. He finally waited for him to return to the world after wandering around, and finally waited for him to get married. The next step is naturally to have children. After all, as the crown prince, his offspring is also related to the future of the Dasheng Dynasty.

But before he could finish his urging words, he was interrupted by Yuwen Cheng.

Thinking of this, Shang Ruyi began to understand a little.

So, this is what he was thinking...

So she smiled and reached out to prepare the cup that the palace maid was about to fill with wine again. Just as she was about to say something, Yuwen Ye suddenly reached out and held her down.

"......!" Shang Ruyi was stunned, turned his head and looked at him, only to see Yuwen Ye looking at Yuwen Qian calmly, saying: "Your son said that you can consider it."

Yu Wenyuan stared at him with burning eyes: "After considering it for so long, there is still no result?"

"..."

"I remember that you are not a person who is indecisive and hesitant."

Yuwen Ye smiled faintly and said, "It's not that I am indecisive, but I am not going to Luoyang alone. Naturally, there are many things that need to be prepared, and these things are beyond the ability of my son alone."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall understood.

He is about to put forward conditions.

At this time, Yuwen Qian asked: "I wonder what my second brother needs?"

Yuwen Ye turned his head and glanced at him, saying, "My Royal Brother, you know that Luoyang is located in the heart of the Central Plains. It is flat on all sides and lacks natural barriers. It is very vulnerable to attacks from all sides. If we cannot control the passes and passages, if I go there, I will just become a living target like Liang Shide and Xiao Yuansui."

When he said this, he emphasized the word "next".

When everyone heard this, they understood everything. After all, he and Yuwen Cheng, who had captured the previous living target, had sent troops from Chang'an. If he became the next living target, then everyone knew who would be the first person to attack him.

Yuwen Qian said: "This is natural."

Yuwen Yuan also understood: "You want to control the passes in Luoyang, which is what you should do. Luoyang is a place of war on all sides. I let you go there because I hope you can defend Luoyang well."

Yuwen Ye turned his head and looked at him again, saying, "So I would like to ask the emperor to issue an order to appoint Xue Lin as the commander of Tongguan, Mu Xian as the commander of Hanguguan, and Cheng Qiao as the commander of Wuguan. With them guarding these passes, even if I can't rest easy in Luoyang, at least I can protect my wife and children and avoid being caught up in the war again."

"..."

For a moment, the entire lobby fell silent.

Yuwen Qian's face remained as calm as before, as if he had expected him to propose such a condition. After hearing this, he didn't even show any expression of joy or anger. He just glanced at Yuwen Yuan indifferently. Yuwen Cheng and Yu Mingyue subconsciously looked at each other, and Yu Mingyue almost immediately showed an expression of anxiety and anger.

Yuwen Cheng also curled the corners of his lips.

Even though he was a complete mess in military affairs, and the battle of Luoyang was almost doomed to defeat before Yuwen Ye sent troops, who in the world did not know the importance of Tongguan? And who did not know that the importance of Tongguan was relative to Chang'an?

Yuwen Ye actually wanted to take Tongguan!
Each of these two people was shocked and angry, but Yuwen Yuan was calm and indifferent. He frowned slightly, and there seemed to be anger rising in his eyes, but it quickly faded away.

The demands put forward by Yuwen Ye can be described as "vicious".

Leaving aside the defenders of Hangu Pass and Wugu Pass, the choice of the defender of Tongguan alone is extremely accurate. The current Tongguan defender, Chu Zhengfei, was the captain of the Zuo Xiaowei Army under Yu Dingxing in his early years. Therefore, Tongguan is almost Yu Dingxing's sphere of influence.

Now, when it comes to changing people, it is very important to choose who to replace them with.

Xue Lin is the second son of Chief Clerk Xue Daotong, who was originally Yuwen Yuan's confidant. His eldest son Xue Jing was the Chancellor of the Prince's Mansion, and the second son followed the King of Qin to fight. Obviously, the Xue family was betting between the two people most likely to seize the throne. Therefore, Yuwen Ye asked Xue Lin to garrison in Tongguan. First of all, it could prevent Chang'an from taking action against him, because once there was any disturbance, Xue Daotong would not abandon his son; secondly, after the baptism of the Battle of Hulao Pass, Xue Lin had great respect and loyalty to Yuwen Ye. This friendship forged in the flames of war was very different from the relationship between ordinary monarchs and ministers. By placing him there, there would be no need to worry that he would be bribed by the people of Chang'an.

More importantly, for Xue Daotong's sake, Yuwen Yuan could not refuse this request.

Sure enough, after a not-too-long silence, Yuwen Yuan said, "If you want Xue Lin to be the commander of Tongguan, that's not impossible."

"..."

"It would be best if Hangu Pass and Wuguan Pass were handed over to your people."

Yuwen Ye stood up and said, "Thank you, father, for your permission."

Hearing this, Yu Wencheng's brows frowned again.

He was not surprised that Yuwen Yuan agreed to this proposal. After all, the people proposed by Yuwen Ye had been carefully selected, and the court could not refuse it for both moral and logical reasons. He just felt it was strange - was that all?
This does not seem to be in line with Yuwen Ye's meticulous style of doing things.

Sure enough, after expressing his gratitude, Yuwen Ye did not sit down immediately, nor did he put down his cupped hands.

Seeing him like this, Yuwen Yuan asked, "Do you have another request?"

Yuwen Ye said: "Yes."

"You said."

"I ask your Majesty to hand over Shangdang and Puban to me."

"...!"

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Yuan's expression changed suddenly. Not only him, but also Yuwen Qian, Yu Mingyue, and Yuwen Cheng who were sitting opposite him all changed their expressions.

The next moment, Yu Wencheng sneered, "Second brother, you have such a big appetite."

I couldn't sleep last night, and I have a terrible headache today. There's only one chapter left.