Chapter 16 Yuwen's Disclaimer

Yang Yuanqing was shocked. The border generals have always been like this, and the border generals in Zhuo County and Mayi County are the same. How can they have an affair with the Turks?

Yang Xuangan sighed softly, "Of course, if the emperor doesn't care, there is nothing, but if there are ulterior motives who make a fuss about this matter, Yuan Qing, you have been in the border for a long time and do not understand the sinister hearts of the court. You are young and have a high position and are deeply favored by the holy people. I wonder how many people are jealous of you. The more you do this, the more you should be careful. The holy temple."

Yang Yuanqing was silent. He admitted that his father was right, but he had no other choice. Should he let him exploit Wuyuan County like Qiu He? Wuyuan County is his foundation. With so many military households, how could he take action?

Yang Xuan felt that Yuan Qing was thinking and knew that he knew it in his heart, so he stopped talking about this and turned the topic to Yuan Qing's marriage.

"Yuanqing, when are you going to marry Minqiu?" Yang Xuangan asked in a relaxed tone.

"This year! When is the exact time yet, we will wait for the results of Princess Leping and the Pei family's discussion."

Yang Xuangan was silent. He felt very embarrassed. The father should have discussed his son's marriage, but now it is an elder who is talking about it. In such a big matter of marriage, Yuan Qing completely excluded the Yang family, which made Yang Xuangan suddenly understand that Yuan Qing's resentment towards the Yang family is quite deep, and it cannot be compensated in one day or two, or even it will never be compensated. Yang Xuangan felt a deep regret in his heart. The family affection between father and son cannot be returned.

After a long silence, Yang Xuan sighed and said, "Yuanqing, is there anything you have to ask me tonight?"

"It's nothing. Since my father comes to Wuyuan County, as a landlord, I should come to see my father."

Yang Xuangan smiled bitterly, "thank you, thank you."

The two of them stopped talking, finished their supper silently, and came in to take away the plate. Yang Yuanqing stood up and said goodbye, "Thank you for your father's reminder. However, Yuanqing has a lot of things to do, so he won't spend much time with his father. Yuanqing said goodbye!"

"Go!"

When Yang Xuangan heard his son speak Yuan Qing at once, he didn't even call himself "child" and he felt sad. He suddenly thought of the word, "Stay away from him", which was a true portrayal of Yuan Qing. Yuan Qing came to visit him and had a meal with him. He was very considerate, but their hearts were very far apart. Yang Xuangan was full of self-blame. This was his responsibility. He even forgot that Yuan Qing was nineteen years old or twenty years old this year. He was a father who was not qualified, so what would he expect his son to do to him?

Yang Xuangan sat in the tent in a daze. At this moment, the employed person came to report again, "Reported to the Secretary of State, a fat man who claimed to be a child of the Yang family was looking for a meeting outside."

Yang Xuangan was stunned for a while. He suddenly understood who it was and hurriedly said, "Come in!"

After a moment, Yang Wei walked into the tent excitedly, kowtowed and bowed, "Wei'er, see the head of the family!"

Yang Xuangan's eyes suddenly became a little wet, and the timely appearance of his nephew Yang Wei made him see another glimmer of hope in despair. This glimmer of hope was a seed planted by his father back then.

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Yang Yuanqing left the tent of the Ministry of Rites, and an employee led him to Gao Yan's tent. Gao Yan was receiving visits from two officials. Seeing Yang Yuanqing in, the two officials quickly got up to greet him. Gao Yan smiled and introduced to Yang Yuanqing: "Yuanqing, come and meet the two expedition men of my Great Sui Dynasty."

He pointed to a burly man and smiled at Yang Yuanqing, "This is Zhu Kuan, the young master of the Honglu."

Seeing that Zhu Kuannian was about thirty years old, with dark skin and bright eyes, Yang Yuanqing knew that this man led his army to sea to conquer Ryukyu last year, he couldn't help but respect him, bowed and smiled, "Yuan Qing also heard of General Zhu's feat last year, and I wonder if he could go to the Big Island of Yizhou?"

Yizhou is the later Taiwan. It was called Yizhou during the Three Kingdoms and was collectively called Ryukyu during the Sui Dynasty. Zhu Kuan smiled and said with a smile: "Mr. Yang is talking about Ryukyu Island! The way there is only the island is full of miasma and it is difficult to stay for a long time. I only replenished tamsui at the mouth of the river and returned. How did General. Yang know which island?"

"Haha! I just heard people talk about it, but it's a pity. If Zhu Envoy is interested in the future, he can go south again. There are merchants who come to the Great Sui Dynasty, and there are even more abundant spices, woods and gems. The latest chapter of the Holy Church."

Gao Yang smiled slightly and said, "Yuan Qing, when it comes to the southern countries, I have read the records of the monk Faxian. There is a terrain country over there, a great country with a radius of thousands of miles. Our Sui envoy is about to go there."

Gao Yang smiled and introduced the second person to Yang Yuanqing, "This is Chang Jun, the head of the military farm. He is about to go on a mission to the Terracotta Kingdom. He actually came to ask me for advice. What can I teach him?"

Chang Jun was about thirty years old and of medium figure. Yang Guang was far away from the country and had great risks, so he recruited volunteer envoys from all the civil and military officials of the court, and Chang Jun applied for the recruitment.

He smiled at Yang Yuanqing and said, "Mr. Yang doesn't know anything. Although Prime Minister Gao doesn't care about the affairs of Prime Minister, in the hearts of us younger generations, no one can replace his prestige. This time I will go to the Terracotta Kingdom to ask Gao for guidance."

Gao Bing was respected by his juniors and really enjoyed it. He stroked his beard and smiled and said, "I don't have any good opinions, it's just eight words, neither humble nor arrogant, polite and concise, showing my great etiquette of the Great Sui Dynasty, and making the King of the Chitu come to worship."

Chang Jun gave a long tribute, "I will remember the words of the noble minister in my heart!"

When Chang Jun and Zhu Kuan saw that Gao Feng had something to talk to Yang Yuanqing, they said goodbye. Gao Feng asked Yang Yuanqing to sit down again, poured him a cup of tea, and asked with a smile: "How do you feel when you see your father?"

"It's very light!"

Yang Yuanqing sighed and said, "Gao Xiang, I will tell you the truth. I feel very indifferent to him. Calling him a father is just a politeness. I want to be more kind to him, but I always feel that there is a big mountain between us."

Gao Ying nodded slowly, "I can understand. I remember the first time I saw you, you fought with a group of children, and your head was bleeding. As a result, your father would punish you severely without discrimination. I still remember clearly that you were full of resentment towards your father at that time. I thought it was a childish word, but I didn't expect that when you grew up, the relationship between you father and son became so weak?"

"No! Actually, it has nothing to do with that matter. It's not a day when the ice is frozen. To be honest, I have only met him ten times since I was a child. I really have no feelings for him. And his wife, I should call my mother, and it hurts me very much. Gao Xiang, and I can only do this today."

"It's good that you can take the initiative to meet him."

Gao Ying sighed slightly and stirred up his thoughts again, "At least you can still listen to others' advice. Unlike someone who advises him, he will kill someone!"

Yang Yuanqing knew that he was talking about Emperor Yang Guang, and he was silent for a moment and said, "Gao Xiang, you should go back to your hometown to retire."

"Yuanqing, remember that last time you told me that if King Changning was in trouble, I asked me to resign immediately. Sure enough, several sons of the former crown prince Yang Yong were killed last year. During the Northern Tour last year, I advised him for building the Great Wall, but I almost killed him. As you said, I also considered resigning and going back to retire. But when I thought of the Sui Dynasty that the late emperor had worked hard to establish, our old ministers worked hard and worked hard for decades before the Sui era appeared, and he was ruined like this, I was unwilling to accept it!"

Gao Ying's tone was filled with grief and desolation, "Yuanqing, do you know how he built the Great Wall? From Yulin to Zihe, the Great Wall that lasted more than 500 miles long, he recruited millions of people and demanded that the construction be completed in twenty days, twenty days! You know how many people died in the end, nearly half of them died, and he dug Tongji and Yongji Canals, and how many people died, asking for the construction of Dongdu in ten months, and ordered the place to offer food. How many people died again, how many families were destroyed, and how many people died, he regarded the people as grass, but he gave the Turks a wave of his hand, and it was 20 million pieces of cloth that he was so generous to the Hu people, but he was so cold to his own people. Yuanqing, how could you let me go home to support my old age with peace of mind? I was worried that the Great Sui Dynasty established by the late emperor would be destroyed in his hands. When I die, the late emperor asked me, why don't you stop him? How could I answer the late emperor?"

Yang Yuanqing did not speak, and he could feel the worries and anger in Gao Yang's heart, and the worries of an old minister, who was worried about the country and the people. Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and then slowly explained: "In fact, many things in the priest were not bad, but his methods and methods of doing things were wrong, which caused bad consequences. Just as Gao Xiang said, he gave 20 million pieces of cloth to the Turks. In fact, the Turks also gave tens of millions of livestock. This was actually a gift trade, but the priest did not handle the details well, which attracted everyone's resentment. There was also the canal excavation. It can be said that the benefits were for the future, but it took him only two years to complete it, and the disadvantages fell on the contemporary era."

Gao Yang sneered, "Yes! I admit that the Turks gave back tens of millions of livestock, but where are these livestock? Did he distribute it to his own people? No, a small part was used as his military rations, and most of them would rather die and be buried. But the cloth taken out of Zuozang is real, and he doesn't feel sorry for it at all. That's the blood and sweat of the people in the world, the wealth we have accumulated year by year. He digs the canal, and I can understand that he has great talent, but I hate him for treating the people as mustard and spending too much. Didn't the Qin Dynasty die like this?"

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Yang Yuanqing left Gao Yang's camp. He could understand Gao Yang's mood. He couldn't stand what Yang Guang did. He wanted to stop him but was powerless. He was suppressed for more than a year and finally saw a trustworthy person. His emotions were a little out of control for a while, but he was really worried about Gao Huang. If Yang Guang heard those words, he would really not be able to survive. Yang Yuanqing could do nothing, so he had to sigh, leave the Chaoguan District, and return to his tent.

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Emperor Yang Guang of Sui was also reviewing memorials in the imperial study room of ** City. He was also busy with court affairs and did not give up on government affairs because of inspections. He was very busy every day, and no one could do it for him. He had to keep busy with the idea of ​​falling asleep late at night.

At this time, a guard reported, "General Yuwen has something urgent to ask for a meeting!"

"Supreme him in!"

Yang Guang put down his pen, but he didn't know what urgent things would be for Yuwen Shu to come to him?

After a moment, Yuwen Shu hurried in and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have just heard of something that is related to Yang Yuanqing. I dare not hide it. I will report it to Your Majesty."

"It has something to do with Yang Yuanqing? What's the matter?" Yang Guang's face became solemn.

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[Note: The Terracotta Kingdom is today Sumatra Island.]
Chapter completed!