Chapter 24 Court Confrontation

Before the fifth day, the night was still deep, and Yang Yuanqing got up quietly. He was very careful and tried not to alarm his wife beside him, but the sound of dressing still woke Pei Minqiu up.

"Husband, what are you doing when you get up so early?" Pei Minqiu's cold was not completely cured, and his voice was a little irritated.

"I'm going to attend the morning court today."

"Can't you take three days off?"

"This morning I will discuss the establishment of counties in the Western Regions. I must attend. Yesterday, the inner supervisor of the palace sent a court certificate."

Seeing that his wife was about to get up, Yang Yuanqing quickly pressed her down, "You keep resting, I'll clean up a little, let Green Tea comb my hair."

"How can this be done? The female official in the palace told me that court ceremony is a great gift. If you have any ill manners, you will be impeached by the censor in the palace. I'll do it!"

Pei Minqiu struggled to sit up and put on her clothes. Yang Yuanqing touched her forehead, and it was no longer as hot as yesterday.

Minqiu smiled and said, "It's already gone. I lay down for a day yesterday and my bones hurt. It's better to get up and walk around."

The sky was as dark as a ball of paint. It was the darkest time, but there were already lights in the streets of the capital. These were all officials who were preparing to participate in the morning court. The morning court was a chore for the officials in the capital. The court meeting began at one o'clock (about five o'clock). However, for officials, they had to get up at least five o'clock. If there was something wrong with the court, they had to get up earlier. The reason for the morning court was to avoid affecting the normal work during the day.

Yang Yuanqing sorted out a little and then went out. He received a documentary from the palace supervisor yesterday afternoon, and today he wanted to set up a county in the courtroom, and asked him to attend the audit as the general manager of Yumen Road in preparation for consultation during the court meeting.

Yang Yuanqing did not take a carriage, but took his seven iron guards on horseback. As soon as he left the house, he heard someone calling him behind him, "Yuan Qing!"

Yang Yuanqing turned around and saw dozens of people escorting a carriage behind him, and a lantern was hanging on the shaft, flashing with orange-red lights, and the words "Taipu Yang" were written in black. This was also a bit similar to his grandfather Yang Su who was called "Yang Taipu". However, the Taipu was the Shangshu Zuo Pushe, while this Taipu refers to the Taipu Temple. The latest chapter of the Holy Temple

This is Yang Yichen's carriage. Yang Yichen was appointed as the Minister of Taipu Temple and was also called Yang Taipu by the court officials, which shows that Yang Su's influence has subsided.

The carriage slowed down next to Yang Yuanqing and walked in sync with him.

"Yuan Qing, you came back the day before yesterday!" Yang Yichen said with a smile.

Yang Yuanqing nodded and apologized: "I have been busy since I came back and I don't have time to visit Uncle Shi."

Yang Yichen quipped and said, "I know, weren't you so busy that you broke Yuanmin's leg yesterday at noon?"

He couldn't help but smile slightly. Yang Yichen was Yang Su's old subordinate. He fought side by side with Yang Yuanqing in the battle of the Turks and the war against Yang Liang. He had a deep friendship and was also very concerned about Yang Yuanqing.

"Yuanqing, is the prophecy really done by Yuanshou? I mean, do you have any evidence?"

Yang Yichen looked at Yang Yuanqing with concern. Yang Yuanqing shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There is no evidence for such a thing. The witness who was finally found was also killed by Yuan Min. Even if I know it was done by Yuanshou, there is no way."

Yang Yichen frowned slightly, "This is a bit troublesome. Today, the court meeting is going to discuss this matter. If there is no evidence, this matter will probably be left alone."

Yang Yuanqing was stunned and hurriedly said, "But the letter I received does not have this issue."

The content of the court meeting every day is divided into two types. One is a fixed issue, which is decided by the emperor the day before the court meeting. Generally, one or two important matters are chosen from the memorials and let everyone discuss it. The Supervisory Commission of the Palace issued a certificate to the ministers in advance to make everyone prepare. The other is a temporary issue, which is usually an emergency, but must also be proposed by the head of the ministry and memorials are not allowed to be submitted at a higher level.

Yang Yichen smiled, "I guess this is a temporary additional issue. I just heard that, I can't be sure."

Yang Yuanqing knew that Yang Yichen grew up in the palace and was Yang Jian Yisun. He had something to do in the palace, so it was not surprising that he knew the news.

Yang Yichen lowered his voice again and said, "I think this is a matter of the emperor taking advantage of the issue, and it is probably a ban on prophecies."

Yang Yuanqing nodded silently, he felt that Yang Guang's intention was not only that.

At this time, they were almost at Duanmen, the gate of the imperial city. There were more and more officials coming to court around him. Yang Yichen's eyes were sharp. He saw a carriage behind him catching up quickly. After looking at it for a while, he smiled at Yang Yuanqing and said, "Yuanqing, I guess the carriage behind him is your father, so I will take a step first."

Although Yang Yichen is an old subordinate of Yang Su, he has a deep relationship with Yang Xuangan. Especially Yang Guang suppressed the Yang family, which is an open secret in the court. Many Yang Su's old subordinates dare not get too close to the Yang family. Yang Yichen, as an important minister of the court, was even more cautious in this regard.

Yang Yichen's carriage drove away, but Yang Yuanqing slowed down his horse speed. He could not pretend to be invisible like Yang Yichen. This was his father after all.

Yang Xuangan's carriage rushed over and stopped in front of Yang Yuanqing. Yang Xuangan's thin face was revealed in the car window, and he smiled and said, "Yuan Qing, are you not going to rest today?"

Yang Yuanqing gave a gift immediately, "I received the letter from the palace supervisor. Today, the court will discuss the establishment of counties in the Western Regions, so I also have to attend the court meeting."

Yang Yuanqing's eyes fell on a horse-riding official behind him, about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old. The glimmer of the lantern reflected on his face, and his eyebrows looked very similar to Mrs. Zheng. This was Yang Xuangan's eldest son Yang Jun and the eldest grandson of the Yang family. Yang Yuanqing had not seen him for nearly ten years. Yang Jun was finally appointed as a doctor of the Ministry of Rites because of Empress Xiao's entourage.

In Yang Yuanqing's impression, Yang Jun was always very cold and serious, not as frivolous as his younger brother Yang Rong. Moreover, he was also a county magistrate of Shangdang for five or six years and had a certain qualification. It was justified that he was promoted to a doctor of the Ministry of Rites.

Yang Yuanqing bowed to him, "Brother, long time no see!"

Yang Jun nodded slightly. He was deeply influenced by his mother and did not like Yang Yuanqing, but he did not act as explicit and disgusted as Yang Rong. After all, he was the eldest grandson and studied under the great scholar Wang Tong, and he had a certain level of cultivation.

"Yuan Qing, you should come to see your father first when you come back!" Despite his cultivation, there was still a kind of indifference in his tone that could not be concealed.

At this time, Yang Yuanqing had experienced a lot of hardships. As he grew older, he no longer showed his emotions like he was when he was young, but his will became stronger and his spear was sharper. He was just hidden very deeply and could not be seen on the surface.

He bowed slightly and smiled, "I just came back, there are so many things to do, so let's talk about it when I have time!"

"When will you have time?" Yang Jun's tone became a little stern and asked him.

Yang Yuanqing still said lukewarmly: "It's not that I have a question of whether I have time or not, but that I don't want to destroy your mother-son relationship. Brother, don't you understand?"

Although his tone was very plain, his words came to the point, leaving Yang Jun speechless. Yang Xuangan sighed in his heart and smiled softly, "Yuanqing, I will convince her that you come here for dinner today and bring your wife with you, no problem!"

Yang Yuanqing was silent for a while and asked lightly: "Father, have you returned to Yingzhou since the eleventh year of Kaihuang?"

Yang Xuangan couldn't say a word for a long time. Yang Yuanqing turned his horse's head, ignored Yang Xuangan and went straight to the imperial city. Yang Xuangan stared at his back in a daze, feeling mixed emotions. Although Yang Yuanqing still called him his father, he knew in his heart that he had lost this son.

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At the moment of Mao, with a bell ringing in Xuanzheng Hall, Yang Guang, the Emperor of Sui Dynasty, sat on the dragon bed. The court meeting officially began, and all officials paid a visit, "Long live my emperor!"

Yang Guang waved his hand, "Dear friends, please don't give me a favor, let's start the court!"

The court meeting was chaired by Dugu Lingyun, another young supervisor in the palace. Although Dugu Lingyun's surname was Dugu, he was not from the Dugu family. His father Dugu Kai was once a soldier general of Dugu Xin and was given the surname Dugu, but his family had a very close relationship with the Dugu family and belonged to half of the Dugu family.

Dugu Lingyun said loudly: "Today's four issues are discussed, one will discuss the excavation of the Jiangnan River, and will be proposed by Minister Yu of the Ministry of Works. Do you have any doubts about the court officials?"

The hall was silent. Since the canal was dug, the meeting discussed major projects at the meeting only took a walk, and no one raised any objections. Moreover, the Jiangnan River was more than 600 miles long and connected the Yangtze River to Yuhang. The project volume was not large, but it was conducive to the northern transportation of grain and food resources in Jiangnan, and it was beneficial to people's livelihood. No one opposed it.

Yang Guang said slowly: "About the canal, I want to say a few more words. The Tongji Canal has been dug for two years, but the materials from the Jianghuai River have never been able to go north on a large scale. There are only official ships, and the private transportation is very small. Not long ago, the censor impeached Zhang Xin, the prefect of Pengcheng County, to set up a checkpoint and collect taxes on the canal. In name, he was suspected of stolen officials. Zhang Xin has been investigated and punished, but I am very worried about whether there are similar tax cards that hinder the south and the north. I think deeply that if I only clear the canal and not clear the officialdom, no matter how many canals are dug, it will be just decorations."

Speaking of this, Yang Guang stopped talking and said to Dugu Lingyun: "Since no one objected, start the second court discussion!"

Dugu Lingyun nodded and said loudly: "The following is the second court discussion. Tingzhou County is newly established west of Yiwu County, and it is proposed by Yang Yuanqing, the general manager of the Yumen Road marching. Do you have any objections?"

There will be no debate on this issue. The main reason is that the Western Regions are too far away and the officials have no personal experience, so there is no way to talk about it if they want to object. To talk about it in general will cause disgust from the emperor.

Most officials remained silent on this issue. On the contrary, the officials in the hall were recalling the words of the emperor just now. Many sensitive ministers realized that the emperor might be going to attack the Jianghuai officialdom.

The canal issue was cold, and the issue of setting up counties in the Western Regions was still cold, which made Yang Guang slightly unhappy. The content of the court discussion was posted yesterday, but no one would speak. Yang Guang's face turned gloomy and said, "Dear friends, whether it is digging the Jiangnan River or setting up counties in the Western Regions, it involves officials, population, food, army, and city building, which are closely related to many temples in the central government. Why did no ministers provide their opinions?"

He glanced at Niu Hong and Pei Ju. Su Wei was not here now, and these two were the leaders of all officials. "Niu Prime Minister, Pei Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Niu Hong stepped forward and said, "Report to Your Majesty, it was mainly because I saw this court discussion yesterday afternoon. Everyone had no time to prepare. Your Majesty, I beg you to discuss it in three days?"

Yang Guang ignored him and asked Pei Ju again, "Pei Xiangguo, you are the envoy of the Western Regions. Do you have no idea?"

Pei Ju had an idea, but he didn't want to say at the court meeting. He went out and bowed and said, "Report to Your Majesty, I suggest that you consider establishing a county in the Western Regions after the war in Tuyuhun is over."

Yang Guang understood his meaning, because he was afraid that the Tiel tribes in the Western Regions would rebound and affect the battle against Tuyuhun. This suggestion was pretty good. He nodded, "Okay! According to what the two prime ministers said, we will discuss it in three days."

Yang Guang said to Dugu Lingyun again: "Continue to the next issue!"

Dugu Lingyun said loudly: "The next court discussion is a temporary increase. Recently, a prophecy circulated in the capital."

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Chapter completed!