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Chapter Twelve The Final Choice

Yang Yuanqing sneered disdainfully, pointed at Yang Tieshan and laughed: "This old pervert still has the face to talk about the clan rules. The clan rules say that he will not be allowed to marry again after he is 60 years old. He is 80 years old and has also married a maid who is younger than his granddaughter as his concubine. He has the face to talk about the clan rules here with a hypocritical attitude."

The lobby burst into laughter, but then there was a silence. A sense of fear overwhelmed the ridiculousness in his heart. In everyone's impression, when the Yang family brought him here to accept the punishment of the clan rules, everyone kneeled on the ground and cried bitterly, asking for forgiveness from the family. For example, Yang Yuanqing, who did not kneel in the door and insulted the highest seniority in person, I'm afraid that there has never been a member of the Yang family for a hundred years, but many people secretly applauded in their hearts, and had long been disgusted with Yang Tieshan marrying a girl and scolded her happily.

Yang Tieshan was so angry that he was furious that his face was flushed and red, and he almost fainted. After he was fifty, he had never been scolded by anyone like this, and he was in the family temple.

He slapped the table desperately, "It's reversed! It's reversed! Pull it down and beat me!"

Yang Yue knew it in his mind that Yang Yuanqing was the first to take the lead and accused Yang Tieshan of violating clan rules without being punished, so it would be difficult to deal with him.

He quickly advised: "Stop the anger of the second uncle, don't be hurt by this rebellious energy. We can add another crime of bullying the ancestors."

Several elders next to him persuaded him together. Yang Tiexun slowly calmed down, staring at Yang Yuanqing with a pale face, wishing he could bite him to death.

At this time, Yang Yuanqing had already regarded the people in front of him as strangers. He had been rebellious since he was a child. He was discriminated against by the Yang family since he was a child, which made him feel very indifferent to the Yang family. He only reluctantly admitted that he was a member of the family because of his grandfather. Now, the family actually wanted to convict him of bullying his mother and deceiving the king and the emperor. He had already put the clan etiquette of the Yang family in his heart. Since his face had been torn apart, he no longer felt wronged. But at the same time, he also had to talk about skills and not let himself fall into injustice. He had to anger them and let the Yang family get rid of him, instead of rebelling from the Yang family.

Yang Yue had to control the rhythm, so he couldn't lead them by the nose. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and asked slowly, "Yuanqing, why don't you kneel?"

Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "Yang Shiling's words are strange. The emperor told me in person that he doesn't have to kneel down in the future. Will Yang Shiling sit higher than the emperor?"

"ah!"

There was a burst of exclamation in the clan meeting hall. Yang Yuanqing's words were simply bold. Several elders were even more shocked and changed their color. Even Yang Yue could not calm down. He suddenly rowed the tables and roared, "Yang Yuanqing, you are bold!"

Yang Yuanqing raised the Panying sword horizontally and said coldly: "This is the Emperor's Sword. Do you want the Emperor's Sword to kneel down to you?"

There was a silence in the lobby, everyone was frightened, and Yang Yue's face changed drastically. He stared at Panying Sword, unable to say a word.

Yang Tieshan behind him was too old and even urinated. He trembled and said in a trembling voice: "It's better to try again another day!"

"No!"

The word "No" was called out by Yang Yue and Yang Yuanqing at the same time. Yang Yue was also a man who had fought a war. He had a tough personality and would not give up easily. Yang Yuanqing didn't want to delay it anymore.

He pulled the sword away, "Tell me! What crime should I be punished? How to deal with it? I will listen carefully."

In fact, Yang Yue was already a little confused at this time. He didn't know that Yang Yuanqing had the Panying Sword in his hand. At this time, he saw that Yang Yuanqing had the Sword of the Emperor in his hand, so he didn't know whether the punishment was wise tonight. However, the emperor told him in person in the morning that he was dissatisfied with Yang Yuanqing's interference in family affairs and asked him to strictly control it. This was obviously hoping to use his hand to teach Yang Yuanqing a lesson.

He felt that there seemed to be a bit of a contradiction between the two, but when he thought of the memorials that had returned twice, if there was a third time, he would be dismissed from office and lost his post. The huge pressure made him have no choice. He stood up and picked up the family conviction book and read: "The concubine's son Yuan Qing has no rules for the clan, disrespects the elders, and privately gets wealth for clans...."

"Wait a minute!" Yang Yuanqing interrupted him.

"What does it mean to obtain private wealth from the clan? Is that a thousand acres of land? That is the land given to my grandfather by the late emperor. What does it do with you?"

"But the clan rules clearly stipulate that more than 100 acres of land shall not be divided into tribe members without the consent of the clan association."

Yang Yuanqing glanced at the Yang family's children on both sides and shook his head, "The descendants of the Yang family do not focus on making achievements, but they are all greedy, staring at their meager property, lying on their grandfather's military merits to enjoy. The grandfather has changed the title of Shangshu. How many days can you enjoy it?"

Yang Yuanqing's words made the people on both sides lower their heads in shame.

Yang Yuanqing turned around and looked at Yang Yue and said, "This land was given to me by my grandfather. It is my grandfather's military merit field. I don't care what the Yang family rules are. I won't repay the land. You can ask my grandfather for the specific reason. I suggest you ask privately and don't let my grandfather suffer another serious crime!"

Yang Yue coughed, and did not mention the return of the land, and continued, "Do you admit the second crime of bullying your mother?"

Yang Yuanqing looked at Mrs. Zheng and shook her head and said, "She is not my mother, why is it a crime? My mother's surname is Li, and she died when I was two years old. I also have an adoptive mother named Shen. I only have these two mothers. I will remember them and there is no third mother."

Speaking of this, Yang Yuanqing's eyes were a little sore and he felt a little guilty. He should go to visit his biological mother to comfort her underground spirit.

Yang Yuanqing denied it in public, which made Mrs. Zheng’s face a little unhurried. She raised her voice and said coldly: “Don’t you admit that I am your mother in the house?”

Yang Yuanqing looked at her coldly and retorted mercilessly, "I have called you mother before, and I also hoped that you were my mother, but have you ever been my son? Even if it was only once, Mrs. Zheng, you are not worthy of the word "mother". Of course, to your two sons, you are mother, but to me, you are not worthy of me. Do you have to say it? How much money do I have in a month? Why am I not qualified to go to school? Do you want me to say it?"

Mrs. Zheng was so guilty that she was stared at Yang Yuanqing's fierce gaze. She lowered her head and did not dare to speak anymore.

Yang Yuanqing's eyes turned back to Yang Yue, "What other crimes are there? Let's talk about them together!"

Yang Yue felt that the whole rhythm was controlled by Yang Yuanqing, and he was led by the nose. It seemed that it was not the family who was trying to judge him, but he was trying to judge the family.

But Yang Yue had no choice but to say, "There is also your deceiving the king and the emperor."

Yang Yuanqing looked at his eyes, and after a while, he shook his head and said, "Yang Shiling, you are a third-rank official. I hope you don't say such naive words anymore. I might as well tell you something. I went to Pei's house for a banquet at noon today. It was Pei Ju, the Minister Pei personally invited me. If I deceive the king, would he invite me? If I deceive the king, would the emperor's sword be in my hands?"

Yang Yuanqing pointed to his temple, "Yang Shiling, think about it carefully with this."

Yang Yuanqing let out a long sigh, "Okay, the charges have been read out, here is the punishment. What should I do? Tell me!"

Yang Yue sat blankly on the couch without saying a word. Yang Yuanqing's words made him feel confused. Although he felt something was wrong when he saw the Panying Sword, he had already preconceived ideas and refused to face it. Now Yang Yuanqing forced this suspicion to him, and he began to doubt his judgment. Could it be that he misread the Holy Idea? The Holy Lord's intention was not to let him teach Yang Yuanqing a lesson, but to let him train Yang Yuanqing. Is that true?

But Empress Xiao was really dissatisfied with him. This was true again. His mind was so muddy that he was distracted and forgot that he should declare his crime now.

At this time, Yang Tieshan recovered. He could not forget Yang Yuanqing insulted him in public. He stood up tremblingly, stared at Yang Yuanqing and said viciously: "According to the second punishment of the family, the clan will be removed for three years, whipped one hundred times, and expelled from the Yang Mansion!"

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "It's really humiliating me to let an old pervert read the punishment."

He lowered his voice and said to Mrs. Zheng: "I know you are secretly happy now. I might as well tell you a message. The emperor has followed my advice and decided to make King Jin the crown prince. Your son does things for King Qi. There is really no future. Come and ask me! I can let him be the counselor of the King Jin's mansion."

After saying that, Yang Yuanqing smiled at Yang Yue again, turned around and left.

The lobby was silent, and no one knew what kind of punishment this was. Many people realized something was wrong, but no one knew what to say. They just felt heavy in their hearts.

Yang Yue looked at his back, but he heard what Yang Yuanqing said to Mrs. Zheng just now. He suddenly felt like he was stepping on the air. The emperor had followed his advice and decided to make King Jin the crown prince. What does this mean? He felt extremely uneasy and restless in his heart. He felt that he had done something very unwise.















The night was shrouded in the Ziwei Hall of Daxing Palace, tall trees shone the palace, and the lights were lighted. Hundreds of guards lined up to patrol around the hall, watching the surroundings vigilantly. At this time, an old eunuch hurriedly came out of the corridor and walked quickly towards the main hall.

"Eunuch Li, it's so late, is there any more to report to the emperor?" a guard joked.

"Hey! There's no way, the Lord is waiting for the news!"

"Eunuch Li, what news is? The emperor is still waiting so late. Can you reveal one or two?"

"Oh! You guys are on duty, don't ask too much, it's not a major military and national event."

The old eunuch walked up to the main hall and walked towards the inner hall.

In the inner palace imperial study, Yang Guang was concentrating on according to an imperial edict under the lamp. This is an order to be announced tomorrow, and he was granted the title of King Yang Zhao of Jin as King Yong.

Originally, it was not necessary to designate Yang Zhao as King Yong. He took over the Eastern Palace with King Jin, and his eldest son also took over the Eastern Palace with King Jin. This was normal, but when he heard the report, everyone in the court and the country were concerned about who was the crown prince recently, and they were all focused on it, and many ministers were facing a squad, which made people panic.

He felt it was necessary to clearly tell the ministers about his decision to make the eldest son the crown prince, that in this way, the title of King Jin to King Yong is the best and clear statement. Generally speaking, the title of the prince in the capital is a sign of the canonization of the crown prince.

The decree was well written, and he was very satisfied. Yang Guang mentioned the red pen and approved the word "王" on the imperial edict. At this time, a eunuch reported, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Li is back!"

"Let him in!"

Yang Guang put down his pen and put the imperial edict aside. When he saw the old eunuch coming in, he asked with a smile: "Has the Yang family punished it?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the punishment was for the removal of the clan for three years, whipped one hundred times, and expelled from the Yang Mansion."

"Oh! Was it whipped?"

"No, Yang Yuanqing is very tough and turns around and leaves. No one in the Yang family dares to touch him."

Yang Guang squinted his eyes and smiled. It was good, but the result was very satisfying. Yang Yue is indeed a master who is good at guessing the will of the holy.

Yang Guang took a jade swan paperweight from the imperial desk. The swan spread its wings and flew high, and was vivid and handed it to the old eunuch, "Tomorrow you give this to Yuan Qing for me, just say that I understand his feelings very well and let him pay close attention to the meaning of the swan spreading its wings."
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