Chapter 16: Eve before the crisis

Most of the legitimate sons of the Yang Mansion were officials, either sent to the local officials or military generals and the capital officials. Most of the legitimate sons and grandchildren who were officials in the capital visited the emperor in the south. There were only five or six legitimate sons left at home in the huge Yang Mansion. The latest chapter of the Holy Church

The trouble of the chaotic grandson in the main courtyard made several legitimate families very nervous and gathered together urgently to discuss countermeasures.

"Fat Sanlang dared to lead the way and cause trouble. I really don't know how Jishan taught him. Let's ask Jishan and let him control his son!" Yang Xuanjing, a legitimate son, said angrily.

"Ji Shan seems to have not come back to Shuzhong yet," another person interjected.

"What should I do? Let them make trouble? Where can I put the Yang family's face when it is heard?"

Yang Xuanting waved his hand and said, "Everyone, I asked Wan Shi just now. This time, their children have plans and premeditated problems. It is definitely not an impulse. This matter is very serious. It is not a matter of saying that they can solve it by just a few words or scolding them. If it is handled improperly, it may also lead to the split of the Yang family."

The room became quiet, and everyone realized that this was the biggest crisis that the Yang family encountered after the death of the hometown owner.

"What should I do? The head of the family is not in the capital now." Yang Xuanjing said in a deep voice.

Yang Xuan smiled bitterly. Yang Wei's appearance just now made him suddenly think of Yang Yuanqing many years ago. He had a thought in his mind. Could it be that Yang Yuanqing's plan behind this matter? But it is impossible to think about it, and it is too late to go up.

He sighed and said, "Actually, this incident was caused by the accumulation of conflicts between the Yang family, and it was caused by the inequality between legitimate and illegitimate children."

"I don't agree with this sentence!"

Another legitimate son Yang Xuanshang interrupted him, "Every family has a legitimate and illegitimate problem. Why are other families very quiet? But our family's illegitimate sons cause trouble. I think the problem is that the person in charge of the financial power is wrong. She broke the family's rules."

"I agree with Xuan Shang's opinion."

"I agree too!"

The legitimate sons expressed their opinions, it was obvious that they did not recognize the crisis caused by the inequality of legitimate and illegitimate sons. The legitimate sons of the Yang family have been inequality for decades. Why did there not have a crisis before, but now they are causing trouble? The legitimate sons hated Mrs. Zheng's willful behavior even more. The Shengtang Hall

Yang Xuan didn't expect that there would be another internal strife within the legitimate son at this time, so he hurriedly said: "Actually, these are two things. Let's talk about the legitimate and illegitimate issue when the head of the family comes back. Now we need to calm the troubles of these children. This is the top priority. I mean, we should make up for all the money and food owed to the common people's house first."

"What should I do if the money and food I get from the legitimate house? Do I have to pay it back?"

"I won't mention this for the time being. Let's calm the matter first and talk about everything else when the head of the family comes back."

Several legitimate sons agreed and unanimously recommended Yang Xuanting to negotiate with Yang Wei.

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It was getting darker, and more than a hundred grandsons of the Yang Mansion were still congested in the outer courtyard of the head of the family, but they were very quiet and they were sitting quietly and demonstrating. They planned it very carefully. Whoever delivered the meal, who rested, and who was on duty, everything was arranged in an orderly manner. In short, they would never give up until the goal was achieved.

In the room, Yang Wei led several grandsons and Yang Xuanting to negotiate for nearly an hour, and they were in a deadlock. Yang Xuanting promised to replenish the less money and grain they had given immediately, but Yang Wei's attitude was firm. He would never give in to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the right to the

They had been silent for nearly half an hour, and Yang Xuanting finally sighed and said, "Then let me see my wife! If she is willing to agree, I will give in."

There was no way. In order to calm the situation, he could only let Mrs. Zheng take this responsibility.

Yang Wei was about to agree, but suddenly remembered that Yang Yuanqing had told him that he should think twice and not express his opinion easily. He was silent again, and for a full quarter of an hour. Seeing Yang Xuan sweating on his forehead, he said coldly: "Yes!"

Yang Xuanting breathed a sigh of relief and stood up and walked towards the main courtyard. Yang Wei waved his hand and the young grandsons guarding the outer courtyard made way. This made Yang Xuanting feel a little touched. If the legitimate and illegitimate were equal, it would not be a bad thing. Yang Wei could be the head of the family ten years later.

The inner courtyard door was locked from the inside, Yang Xuan knocked and shouted a few times. After a while, a maid quietly opened a crack in the door and let Yang Xuan rush in. She glanced outside in horror and closed the door in a 'bang'.

The yard was very quiet, and there were no lights on several rooms, and it was pitch black. Yang Xuanting then remembered that he was going to tell Mrs. Zheng that Yang Yuanqing had a son. It was a big deal, but now it has become insignificant. (　　　)

"Sister-in-law, can I say a few words?"

"Tell me!" A gloomy voice came from the side room, making people shudder.

"A few of our legitimate families agreed to replenish the money and food owed to the common people to quell the trouble first."

"Since you have decided, just do it like this! Ask me what to do?" Mrs. Zheng's voice was so cold that the air could ice.

"But the children refused, and they demanded that they were consistent with the legitimate family."

"Children?"

Mrs. Zheng sneered, "It seems that there is someone to support their back!"

Yang Xuan was a little annoyed and raised his voice, "This matter was originally caused by the sister-in-law. The sister-in-law broke the rules first, so they didn't abide by the rules. What do you do with us? They are now guarding the door, and the condition proposed is that the money and food of the common house should be the same as the legitimate house. If the sister-in-law agrees, they will no longer cause trouble. If they don't agree, they will sit down. I just brought the message, and finally the sister-in-law will decide and say goodbye!"

He turned around and left, and Mrs. Zheng's sneer came from behind, "Do you want me to take this responsibility?"

Yang Xuanting did not answer and left directly. He no longer cared about the matter. Mrs. Zheng did not reply, and the sit-in continued. The struggle lasted until the evening of the 22nd. Mrs. Zheng, who had not been drained for nearly three days, finally surrendered and agreed to the request of the concubines, and according to the standards of the legitimate family, he would replenish the money and grain owed to the concubines.

Cheers suddenly broke out in the courtyard of the head of the family. More than a hundred young Yang family members threw the fat Yang Wei into the sky again and again to celebrate their victory.

That night, more than a hundred civil servants received the reissue of money and grain, which was so large that they were overjoyed. They enjoyed the treatment of their legitimate son for the first time.

Yang Wei left the capital and went to Jiangnan that night to find Guan Wang Yang Xiong.

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At the same time when the Yang family's illegitimate sons celebrated their victory, a gorgeous carriage slowly stopped in front of the Yuan Mansion under the escort of more than a dozen followers.

An old man who was nearly 60 years old came out of the carriage, tall and serious. This person was Dugu Luo's eldest son Duke Zhao. He inherited his father's title, Duke Zhao, and was appointed as the Jin Zi Guanglu Dafu. He was the second largest figure in the Dugu family, second only to Dugu Zhen.

He was a scattered official and did not serve as a court official. He did not follow Yang Guang's southern tour this time.

Dugu Liang was also in a heavy mood. The upcoming Goryeo War made him worried. This morning, he received a letter from his head of the family Dugu Zhen. As soon as the sky got dark, he came to Yuan Mansion.

For two years, the Guanlong nobles have been in a serious situation of confrontation and division, mainly the opposition between the two Guanlong noble leaders Dugu and Yuan clan. Two years ago, Yuanshou was dismissed from office due to the Mixing incident, while Dugu Zhen was promoted to the Inner Historian, which directly led to the sharp conflicts of theirs.

Dozens of Guanlong noble families were forced to choose to take sides, either supporting the Gudu family or the Yuan family, which split the Guanlong nobles into two major camps.

Today, Dugu Liang came to see Yuanshou for the first time, and was forced to be in a serious situation.

Dugu Liang had already sent someone to send a message to him at noon. The Yuan family did not return the message to him, which means he accepted his request for a visit.

As soon as Dugu Liang got off the carriage, Yuan Min, who was waiting in front of the steps, immediately came up to him. In the past two years, Yuan Min has been recuperating at home. His legs have been completely healed and he can walk freely. The only sequelae is that his legs will hurt on rainy days.

"My father is already waiting for Mr. Zhao, please come with me!"

Dugu Liang nodded, followed Yuan Min into the mansion, walked all the way to the study room, and walked to the door of the study room. Yuan Min knocked on the door, "Father, Mr. Zhao is here!"

"Please come in!" Yuanshou's voice came from the room.

Dugu Liang followed Yuan Min into the study. The room was bright and Yuanshou, who had been unemployed at home for two years, was sitting behind a desk reading. It could be seen that he was not in good spirits and was very thin, just like he had just recovered from a serious illness.

Yuanshou's tone was very plain, neither enthusiastic nor cold, and he smiled faintly: "Please sit down by Mr. Zhao!"

Dugu Liang knew that Yuanshou was willing to see him in the study, which was actually Yuanshou's greatest sincerity, and other etiquettes were not worth mentioning.

He also sat down, while Yuan Min stood behind his father. He has matured a lot in the past two years. Yuan Shou will discuss many things with him, and he will also participate in some major matters.

A maid brought hot tea, "Please have tea!" Yuanshou waved his hand.

Dugu Liang picked up the teacup, and his heavy worries made him unwilling to drink tea. He put the teacup down and asked, "What is the real intention of the Emperor to launch the Goryeo War?"

Yuanshou was also extremely worried. The reason why he was willing to meet Dugu Liang in the study was that the same question was pressed in his heart.

Yuanshou sneered and said, "Goryeo's small country has a population that is not as big as our county. It has only tens of thousands of soldiers. But he wants to raise all the troops of the country to launch a war. There are 1.2 million troops. The late emperor Pingnan did not use so many troops at that time. The drunkard's intention is not to drink. What does he mean? Do you still need to ask?"

Dugu Liang sighed, "I received a letter from the head of the family this morning. The head of the family also meant this way. We can all guess that he would attack the Guanlong nobles in the end, but he never expected that he would use this method of destruction to bring the soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty to the death. It was crazy and incredible."

Yuanshou snorted again, "You are wrong. It is not the whole country's soldiers, nor is it all the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. It is just the soldiers from the north. How many soldiers from the south have he used?"

Dugu Liang thought for a while and said, "The south of the Jianghuai River uses 10,000 naval troops and 30,000 crossbowmen. Lingnan recruited another 30,000 short spear soldiers. It seems that there are only so many, a total of 70,000."

"Hmph! The total force is 1.2 million, and the Southern Army only has 70,000. Who are you coaxing? It's so disgusting to behave like that."

Yuanshou thought that his two sons had been recruited to Liaodong and might have died in a foreign land. He couldn't help but feel angry and said viciously: "He wants to destroy the entire northern army, and then transfer the southern army northward, and our Guanlong nobles will all be destroyed."

Dugu Liang asked worriedly: "Duke Yuan, what should we do?"

Yuanshou smiled sinisterly and said, "Don't worry, he wants the Guanlong nobles' army to die. Are we so obedient? I will let him shoot himself in the foot."

Dugu Liang was energetic and said, "Will the Yuan Gong plan be released?"

Yuanshou thought for a while and sighed: "The most urgent task now is that our Guanlong nobles must unite themselves and cannot be dispersed. The day after tomorrow is my birthday. I will invite all the Guanlong nobles in Beijing. Let's get together!"

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Chapter completed!