Chapter 17 The Great Eastward Advance
As the sun rises, thousands of rays of rays shine on the vast Yellow River water, giving the river a light golden color. The cool river breeze blows across the river, and the waves hit the big ship.
This is a fleet of dozens of large ships. A black flag was hung on the ship, and a large white "Wei" embroidered on the flag. This is the ship of Li Mi of Wei, full of various wealth and property, sailing from Chenliu to Heyang.
At the bow of the first big ship, a 16 or 17-year-old boy stood with his hands behind his back. The breeze blew his flowing black hair, and his deep eyes were filled with endless sadness.
"Your Highness, the wind is strong on the river surface, go back to the cabin!" an old eunuch said to the young man with concern.
"I'm fine. Go and see the emperor's grandmother. She hasn't gotten up." The boy ordered.
The eunuch went, and the young man looked at the mountains on both sides of the Yellow River from afar. He sighed softly, and Hanoi County arrived.
The young man was the eldest grandson of the emperor, Yang Neng. According to the agreement reached between the Sui and Wei, Li Mi had to return the eldest grandson of the emperor, Yang Neng and Empress Xiao to the Sui Dynasty. Since Li Mi had established the Wei Dynasty, Yang Neng and Empress Xiao lost their political significance. Li Mi finally agreed to return the two in exchange for an alliance with the Sui Dynasty.
This is also due to the situation. As soon as the Tang Dynasty and Wei reached an alliance, the Tang army betrayed their faith and sent troops to Yingchuan County to occupy the land that originally belonged to Wei.
This made Li Mi extremely angry and drove Wen Daya out of Chen Liu. At the same time, he finally decided to reach an agreement with the Sui Dynasty. Under this background, Empress Xiao and Yang Neng finally gained freedom.
Yang Nai remembered the situation when he and his emperor's grandfather passed by Hanoi County a few years ago. The emperor's grandfather talked and laughed to him to give him some advice. These were originally the great Sui Dynasty, but in the end, the great Sui Dynasty became yesterday's mist, which made Yang Nai very sad and blamed himself for his incompetence.
He was about to see Yang Yuanqing, but he didn't know what Yang Yuanqing could bring to him. Will Yang Yuanqing really restore the Sui Dynasty and defend the last flag of the Sui Dynasty? Yang Li was very nervous, but he had a little expectation.
At this time, the old eunuch came again and whispered: "Your Highness, the Queen Mother, please come over."
Yang Nai nodded. He got up early in the morning and wanted to pay his respects to the emperor's grandmother. He left the bow and followed the eunuch to the cabin quickly. The old eunuch reported: "The Empress Dowager and the eldest grandson are here."
"Come in!" Xiao Hou's gentle voice came from the cabin.
Yang Qing walked into the cabin. The light in the cabin was bright and filled with a faint fragrance. Although the decoration was simple, it was spotless.
Empress Xiao had already gotten up and finished washing. She wore a light yellow silk shirt with a light yellow silk shirt, her face was elegant and her black hair was neatly combed, and a jasper green hairpin was inserted diagonally. She was already a fifty-year-old woman, but she was well maintained and still looked like she was about thirty.
Next to him was Xiao Hou’s daughter, Princess Nanyang, Yang Qinfang, who is also the wife of Yu Wen Shiji. After Yu Wen Shiji escaped in the chaos, Yang Qinfang and his son, Zen Master Yu Wen were captured by Li Mi. This time, the mother and son were released back to the Sui Dynasty together with their mother Xiao Hou.
"Great greetings to the emperor and grandmother!" Yang Yan knelt down in front of his grandmother and kowtowed respectfully.
He bowed to Yang Qinfang again, "Say goodbye to the Changhuang Aunt!"
Yang Guang's youngest son, King Zhao, Yang Gao, has also died in Jiangdu with his father. For more than a year, Empress Xiao has been dependent on this grandson for life, and the two grandchildren have a deep relationship. Empress Xiao ordered his daughter Yang Qinfang and the two maids behind him, "The Ai family wants to say a few words to Changsun, you can retreat first!"
Yang Qinfang and the two maids retreated, leaving only their grandparents and grandchildren in the cabin. Empress Xiao sighed and then slowly said to Yang Qing: "Yu'er. I'm going to Heyang today. I have something to say to you."
"The grandson is willing to listen to his grandmother's teachings!"
Empress Xiao smiled lovingly. A trace of worry flashed in her eyes, "You are a smart child, smarter than your two younger brothers, but you are stubborn than your two younger brothers. This is also the thing that grandmother is most worried about. Grandmother is afraid that you can't see the situation clearly and do something stupid. Nenger, grandmother wants to tell you that the Great Sui Dynasty has actually perished. This Sui Dynasty is not the other Sui Dynasty. Do you understand?"
Yang Qing lowered his head and said nothing. Queen Xiao looked at him deeply, and the worry in his eyes became deeper, and he sighed: "Grandma knows that you are determined to inherit the will of the emperor and grandfather and restore the Sui Dynasty. But grandma wants to tell you that this is no longer realistic. Yang Yuanqing is a good person. He can save the three brothers in front of your father. He has done his best. Otherwise, it would be easy to kill Dong'er with Wang Shichong and Li Mi's hand. Do you understand?"
Yang Qing nodded silently. He understood this point, which was also his contradiction. He did know that Yang Yuanqing had promised his father to take care of the three brothers, but the Sui Dynasty disappeared, making him unable to accept this fact.
Empress Xiao advised him with great thought, "Now Yang Yuanqing still regards Sui as his national name. At least your great-grandfather is Emperor Wen, your grandfather's Emperor Wu, or the founder of the Great Sui country. The country of the Great Sui country is still there. The difference is that the emperor has changed. Fortunately, his surname is Yang. If he angers him, he may not even be able to keep the title of the Great Sui country. Your grandfather will not forgive you in the nine springs. If you can obey his arrangements, at least you three brothers can live a peaceful life, and your grandmother's second half of his life can also be spent in glory and wealth, and your grandfather's descendants can continue to reproduce."
Yang sighed, "Don't worry, grandmother! Grandson understands in his heart that he will not do stupid things."
Just then, a boatman came from outside the cabin and shouted: "Let's dock!"
Empress Xiao and Yang Neng walked out of the cabin and saw a large ship slowly approaching the shore. There were large ships on the river surface in the distance, with masts like forests, and thousands of large ships. This was the arrival of Heyang County.
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Thousands of soldiers were stationed on the bank of the river, and the guards were tightly guarded. Next to the revelation, Yang Yuanqing led a dozen civilian officers to wait for half an hour. Next to him was Zhang Liang, the reporter room that had just arrived from Taiyuan.
Seeing that the civilian officers were far away, Zhang Liang whispered to Yang Yuanqing: "Your Highness should use Li Mi's hand to get rid of the eldest grandson of the emperor. Keeping him will be a problem."
Yang Yuanqing smiled faintly, "Since I have promised their father to keep the three brothers safe for the rest of their lives, I should keep my promises alive, so why bother to worry too much?"
Zhang Liang was born in a poor family and went to Wagang. His personality was more dark. He advised: "The youngest grandson Yang You was indifferent by nature and was addicted to books and literature. He could be a poet who studied Confucianism in the future. The second grandson Yang Tong became a monk and was willing to be quiet and quiet, and not provoke ordinary people, and could be worry-free. However, the eldest grandson Yang Neng was made the crown prince. He was in love with his ancestors, but he was afraid that he would not know the current affairs and restore the country alone would bring unnecessary trouble to His Highness."
Yang Yuanqing glanced at him and smiled disapprovingly, "When will there be no trouble? If Yang Qing had the ability to gather a group of patriots for me to restore the country, I would still be unable to ask for it!"
Yang Yuanqing's words made Zhang Liang realize that his highness's far-reaching plan was far inferior to that.
At this time, a soldier shouted: "Chenliu's fleet has arrived!"
Yang Yuanqing looked towards the river and saw a fleet of ships slowly sailing from the river in the distance, with hundreds of ships leading a large ship slowly approaching the river bank.
The big ship landed, and the boards were placed on the river bank. More than a dozen eunuchs and palace maids guarded Empress Xiao and Yang Qing off the boat. Yang Yuanqing quickly walked forward and knelt down in front of Empress Xiao, "My teacher Yang Yuanqing came to rescue him late, which caused the empress dowager to be wronged. I deserve to die for all crimes!"
Empress Xiao looked at the young man she had hated and hated, and her glory and wealth for the rest of her life would be placed on him. This change in her life experience made her feel infinitely moved and a little nervous. Will Yang Yuanqing remember the hatred of that year?
Empress Xiao quickly asked, "Your Highness the King of Chu, please get up!"
Then he comforted him and said, "The King of Chu does not need to apologize. You have saved the Ai family from the treacherous ministers and thieves. You have no guilt or blame."
"Thank you for your kindness!"
Yang Yuanqing stood up, bowed to Yang Qing and smiled, "Welcome the Changsun back to the Great Sui Dynasty."
Yang Qing was in a complicated mood, but the courtesy should not be abandoned. He was a junior, so he should have given the tribute first. He quickly gave a deep gift, "Nephew Yang Qing, please see the emperor's uncle!"
Seeing that Yang Neng was not good at using his temperament, Queen Xiao felt great comfort in her heart. She gave her daughter Yang Qinfang a wink and asked her to come forward to see her. Yang Qinfang understood and went forward to Yingying to give a gift, "See Your Highness, the King of Chu!"
Yang Yuanqing smiled and bowed back and said, "It turns out that the eldest princess has arrived, which is really gratifying. Now I have no worries."
Yang Qinfang remembered something and smiled and asked, "I heard that Danyang is also in Taiyuan, is this true?"
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Princess Danyang is currently living in my mansion, and my wife takes care of her."
Yang Lei's face changed slightly. How could Princess Danyang live in Yang Yuanqing's mansion? This etiquette seems a bit inappropriate. Empress Xiao is sophisticated. Before Yang Lei can question it, she smiled and said, "Danyang is young and does not change things. She is protected by the King of Chu. It is her blessing. The Ai family is grateful."
Yang Yuanqing did not explain much, and immediately ordered several carriages to come forward and asked them to get on the carriage. After Empress Xiao sat down, he slowly walked forward, stood in front of the car window and bowed to Empress Xiao, "Please rest in Heyang City for a few days before taking a boat to Taiyuan. The Empress Dowager's palace minister has made arrangements. I hope the Empress Dowager will relax. With the ministers here, no one can hurt the Empress Dowager anymore."
Empress Xiao looked at Yang Yuanqing deeply and said softly: "The Ai family had been rude to the King of Chu in the past. I hope your highness will be tolerant and not take it to heart."
Yang Yuanqing also smiled faintly, "The Empress Dowager is very serious. I don't remember the past. I just hope that the Empress Dowager will treat me well in the future to enjoy her old age."
Yang Yuanqing's meaning is very clear. Don't mention the past. I just hope that the two sides will cooperate happily in the future. If Empress Xiao cooperates well, she can protect her from her old age, otherwise...
Both of them knew it when they touched their eyes. They both smiled slightly, and Queen Xiao nodded, "The Ai family remembers the kindness of the King of Chu."
She put down the curtain of the carriage, started the carriage, and headed towards Heyang County. Yang Yuanqing kept looking at the carriage and walked away. Then she turned around and walked to Fang Xuanzao, the envoy of Wei who had been waiting for a long time, bowed and smiled, "Mr. Fang has worked hard all the way, and Yang has been looking forward to it for a long time!"
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