Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 292

Yang Lihua's warning this time was very serious. During the whole period, Gao Jiong didn't say a word and let Yang Lihua reprimand him.

His ingenuity is extremely high, and this situation has actually been expected for a long time.

In order to confirm whether Yang Guang would attack him, he made a special trip to meet Yang Su in private when he was seriously ill.

This is the first time the two have talked and laughed at each other, looking back on the past.

The two people who have been fighting for half their lives can finally face each other calmly, talk about heroes over a glass of wine, and smile away their grievances.

It's just that he didn't expect that Yang Su would give him a hand before he died.
Gao Jiong has always been very careful in doing things. Although he is indeed behind the scenes and often expresses his dissatisfaction with the projects of Tokyo and the canal, he is confident that no one will report on him, and he will not talk about these things with unreliable people.

But after all calculations, Yang Su, an old bastard, was ignored.

The last meeting with Yang Su, the two chatted from noon until late at night, talking about the world, the past and the present, and the canal.

Of course, he also praised Yang Ming full of praise. Because of this, Yang Su became wary and arranged someone in private to relay what Gao Jiong had said to the people at Yushitai.

From Yang Su's point of view, it was too lonely to go down there by himself, so he had to take Gao Jiong along with him, otherwise Gao Jiong would be kept, and once he was used by Yang Ming, the eldest son's talent of profound sense would definitely be abandoned by Yang Ming use.

This is not a good thing for family interests.

We brothers are going to die together.

"It's said that people who are about to die really mean it. I'm being careless," Gao Jiong smiled wryly and shook his head. In fact, he didn't hate Yang Su in his heart. Everyone had their own plans, and he completely let go of this matter. of.

The prime minister can punt a boat in his stomach, which is fully reflected in Gao Jiong.

Yang Lihua frowned and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Next time, neither Yang Ming nor I can protect you."

"Eldest Princess, has it ever occurred to you that what His Majesty said to you is just a perfunctory word of comfort. Since he is already intent on killing me, if he doesn't kill me, he won't be able to sleep," Gao Jiong said with a smile.

Yang Lihua sighed: "Why don't I know? That's why I advise you to be careful in the future. For the sake of the Great Sui, you can't die. You are not living for yourself, but for the world. People in the world want you to live."

"A rotten body is useless, and my children and grandchildren have no talent or virtue. That's all for my Gao clan," Gao Jiong said with a sense of loneliness.
"The difficulty of Ersheng's entrepreneurship is vividly remembered by the old man. Now is the time to stabilize the foundation, and there should be no large-scale construction. Your Majesty's eyes are like a torch, and he has a clear understanding of the serious illness of the state. Take the exempting of the trilogy slaves from granting land, this is an example. A great strategy to benefit the country and benefit the people, this strategy alone requires a generation of monarchs, and gradually implement it, but His Majesty has only been on the throne for two years, and the four major warehouses are running short every year, and millions of civilians are recruited across the country, so that people complain , officials use the project to fill their pockets, and if things go on like this, the country will be in danger."

Yang Lihua kept silent, just sat down and listened quietly, she knew that Gao Jiong was sincerely loyal to Tai Sui.

Gao Jiong continued: "Tokyo, the canal, and the imperial examination are all plans for thousands of years. If these three items are completed, our Great Sui Guozuo will be as stable as Mount Tai. Your Majesty's wisdom is rare in the world. However, you should not act too hastily in everything. Chaos, take the canal as an example, if one man dies, the family will suffer, women and children will have nothing to rely on, or sell their children, or beg in the market, and thousands of people will die. In a county, starvation will be everywhere, and ten thousand people will die. , the imperial court oppresses it, the people resist it, and if things go on like this, it will be like a single spark."

Gao Jiong lowered his head and took a sip of tea, saying:
"That's why, the old man only favors the king of Qin, because this son sees it too clearly. Since he supervised the construction of Luoyang, he has put civilian casualties first. "

Yang Lihua frowned and said: "Tokyo Construction, although there were few casualties, there were still [-] people, but there was no civil disturbance at all. Yang Hao supervised the construction of the canal, and there were quite a lot of casualties, and there was no chaos. Dugu Gong seems to be a bit alarmist."

"No," Gao Jiong smiled wryly and shook his head: "People have memories, and they will never forget. If there is chaos in the Sui Dynasty in the future, I can even be sure that Henan will be the most important place."

He was right. At the beginning of the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the largest peasant uprising organization was the Wagang Village, and the Wagang Village was located in Wagang Township in Anyang, Henan.

Yang Lihua got angry immediately, because she didn't like to listen to Gao Jiong's words, as if in his Gao Jiong's eyes, the future of the Sui Dynasty was bound to be chaotic.

"Don't say such things in the future, you are too good at talking nonsense." Yang Lihua's tone became more serious, and she warned: "Since you are so optimistic about Yang Ming, at this critical moment, you must know how to protect yourself so as to help him .”

Gao Jiong smiled and said, "I don't need the old man's help, the crown prince must belong to him. This son has the legacy of the ancestors, and must be the key to the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty."

"You are really optimistic about him," Yang Lihua said with a smile, "If he enters the East Palace, would Mr. Dugu be interested in becoming the crown prince?"

"Willing but powerless," Gao Jiong said.

Yang Lihua said with a smile: "Your Majesty hates you because you have no superiors. As long as you are willing to bow your head, Your Majesty will not make things difficult for you. For the sake of Sui and Yang Ming, you must lower your head for me. You, Mr. Dugu, can shine the soles of your mother's shoes, so why can't you bow your head and admit your mistake to His Majesty?"

Gao Jiong sighed wryly.

It is also an old trick to polish the soles of Dugu Jialuo. He is Dugu Jialuo's retainer. Without Dugu Jialuo, he would not be as tall as him.

So Gao Jiong still had the attitude of a retainer in front of Dugu Jialuo, even though he was already Shangshu Zuopushe at that time.

One day Dugu Jialuo was caught in the rain, and the soles of his shoes were stained with wet mud. Gao Jiong followed behind to wipe the ground, collected all the mud, and put it in his sleeves. After Dugu Jialuo changed his clothes, he rolled up his sleeves and wiped Dugu himself The mud shoes that Jia Luo had replaced were cleaned, and he looked like a servant.

As the saying goes, everyone who has been served has served someone before.

Su Wei, Yang Su, and Niu Hong are all learning from him, and Yang Su has basically got the essence of him and is proficient in it.

Seeing Gao Jiong's embarrassed face, Yang Lihua couldn't help laughing and said: "Think about it carefully, if you really think about Tai Sui, you will know what to do next, don't I need to teach you?"

Gao Jiong said with a wry smile, "Let's try it."

Yang Lihua was finally relieved, and said with a smile, "Yang Ming and I will help you talk."

"Gao Jiong? He wants to see me?" Yang Guang also had a look of disbelief.

Someone from the inner servant reported that Gao Jiong had already knelt outside the gate of Liangyi Hall.

Although Gao Jiong didn't have an official status, he had the nine-ring gold belt bestowed by Yang Jian on his body. With this thing, he could freely enter and leave the imperial city. In the entire Sui Dynasty, only he and Yang Su had it.

After Yang Guang pondered for a moment, he said:
"Let him in."

He was very curious, what exactly did Gao Jiong want to do?
"The minister's empty talk and lies, wronged the country and the emperor, and even hurt His Highness the King of Qin. The eldest princess severely reprimanded the minister, which made the minister ashamed. Today, I have an audience with Your Majesty. It is really an apology," Gao Jiong knelt on the ground, speaking earnestly.

The corner of Yang Guang's mouth curled up, the sun came out from the west, Gao Jiong would bow his head to me?
Now, Yang Guang's self-esteem was undoubtedly filled, and his mood instantly improved.

"I also know that you are straightforward, but there are some things that you don't think as thoroughly as I do. You are an old minister and a retainer. In fact, I have always been very tolerant to you, but I can't bear to blame you for small mistakes, but the national policy Daji, you can't talk nonsense."

Gao Jiong hurriedly said: "It's because I didn't think carefully, and it's also due to my painstaking efforts towards Your Majesty, so that my shallow words became a laughing stock. The princess reprimanded me and woke me up. I hope Your Majesty will not get angry because of my slip of the tongue. "

Yang Guang laughed, and said: "Get up, if you know your mistakes, you can correct them, and I won't pursue them. When you saw the Second Sage, you had a chair. Of course, I will treat you like this and give you a seat."

Gao Jiong hurriedly said: "I dare not, how can a guilty person sit in front of His Majesty, please take it back."

He used to be so humble in front of Yang Jian and his wife. Although he was not used to treating Yang Guang like this, if he imagined Yang Guang as Yang Jian, he would feel at ease.

Yang Guang was really happy. If Gao Jiong obeyed him, none of the Manchu officials would dare to disobey him. Just as the eldest sister Yang Lihua said, Gao Jiong is a model for the officials, and this role model must be there.

Although Yang Jian gave Yang Lihua the first meritorious service in the founding of the country back then, Gao Jiong is the one who is recognized as the first hero in the founding of the country in the true sense.

Yang Guang even stayed with Gao Jiong to have lunch together. He wanted to show others that Gao Jiong had been subdued by him.

This year's autumn hunting is about to begin, although it is already winter.

The two major social activities in the Sui Dynasty were spring outings and autumn hunting. The former was a playground for the children of aristocratic families, while the latter was a good opportunity for officials to rise to positions.

Because of the autumn hunting, the emperor wanted to participate.

You didn't have the chance to flatter you before, but during the autumn hunt, the emperor will give you a chance.

But this year's autumn hunting has been changed to Luoyang, because Tokyo has already been built, and Yang Guang can't wait to go to Luoyang to have a look.

Don’t read the literal meaning of spring outing and autumn hunting. Spring outing doesn’t necessarily have to be in spring, and autumn hunting doesn’t necessarily have to be in autumn.

Luoyang Xiyuan has a radius of [-] miles, and a special area has been designated as the royal hunting ground.

There are many rare birds and animals in it, basically they are herbivores and carnivores, Yu Wenkai dare not put them in it.

When he left Beijing this time, Yang Guang would take away many people. According to a rough calculation, about 10 people followed him to leave the capital for Luoyang.

10 may sound like an exaggeration, but unfortunately, it is the truth.

The rich family in Guanzhong opened up a house in Luoyang early, so many people are willing to follow the emperor. After all, only by following the emperor can they have a chance.

Yang Ming definitely couldn't go, he couldn't even walk on the ground now, but the queen wanted to leave, so Yang Ming was carried back to Qin Palace.

Yang Hao will definitely be taken away. This is out of protection for him. In Yang Guang's view, the two brothers stayed in the capital at the same time, and he knew with his ass that the second brother was no match for the third.

Don't go to Luoyang at that time, and lose another son, that would be a bolt from the blue.

Yang Guang is someone who has experienced this, so he definitely would not put his two sons together alone, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, not to mention that the second child is still a pig.

(End of this chapter)