Han Shizu

Chapter 368 The Yang Bin Case (1)

In Qianyou's three years, before he knew it, Liu Chengyou had ruled the country for two years. After such a long time, the emperor's throne was finally warmed by his buttocks.

On the eve of Shangyuan, Liu Chengyou had a rare extravagance, allocated money, and held a grand banquet in the Chongyuan Hall of the Han Palace to celebrate.In the civil and military affairs of Beijing, officials of the fifth grade and above are allowed to attend.

In and outside Tokyo, regardless of high-ranking officials and nobles, or traffickers and pawns, they all celebrate the festival.The situation of the big man can be seen from the atmosphere of the festival. In the past two years, no matter how beautiful the festival was, there was inevitably a trace of desolation.

Kaifeng City is already shrouded in a strong festive atmosphere, the people in the city are gradually opening up, and there are a lot of laughter among the villages, wells and alleys.

In the early spring, all businesses in the capital were gradually flourishing, and it was a peaceful scene, but in a mansion near Lifang in the imperial city, it was shrouded in a bleakness, which was incompatible with the surrounding atmosphere.

"Yang's Mansion" is written on the door plaque. This is the mansion of Prime Minister Yang Bin!Back when Yang Bin was in power, there was not much traffic in front of the door, but it was definitely not such a bleak scene.The gate was closed tightly, and an indescribable sadness seemed to be suppressed above the mansion.

The low-key decorated carriage came rattling, stopped in front of the mansion, the curtain was raised, and a young man with a tired expression avoided the servant's support and jumped out of the carriage impatiently.He stopped for a moment, his scribbled beard trembling in the cold spring breeze, looking at the still tall mansion gate, his bloodshot eyes were dim, and he sighed long.

This is Yang Tingkan, Yang Bing's eldest son. Since Liu Chengyou returned to Beijing, he has been running about his father's affairs.

The servant stepped forward, opened the door weakly, and walked back home with heavy steps, which seemed to be getting heavier step by step.Behind, two servants unloaded several exquisitely packaged gifts from the carriage.
"Brother, you're back! How's the situation?" Inside the mansion, Yang Tingyi, Yang Bin's third son, rushed up to meet him.

Facing his brother's expectant eyes, Yang Tingkan shook his head and stretched out his hand: "Let's talk in the hall!"

Seeing this, Yang Tingyi's mood suddenly became depressed. Looking at the intact gift carried by the servant behind him, the gloom on his face became more and more gloomy.

After entering and sitting down, the tea moistened his throat, which was very tasteless. Yang Tingkan said in a low voice, "Masters of the imperial court, I have gone through all of them, but the effect is very little. No one is willing to intercede for my father."

As he said that, Yang Tingkan was a little depressed: "I think it's true. In the past two years, my father has made too many enemies in the court. If they are too late to make trouble, how can they speak for my father?"

Yang Tingkan looked at Yang Tingyi and asked, "What have you gained here? What about father's old ministries, former officials, and officials promoted by father, how they react, it's time for them to speak up for the Yang family!"

Mentioning this, the young Yang Tingyi was full of resentment, and said bitterly: "They are all unrighteous people. Now they are afraid to avoid the Yang family. Several people heard my visit and closed their doors. Pay attention! A few people express their willingness to run for their father, but the other generation is so soft-spoken that they can't even enter the Chongyuan Hall, so what's the use?"

After the words fell, Yang Tingkan couldn't help clenching his fists.The hall fell silent, although the weather in early spring was cold, it was not as cold as the Yang family brothers.

Sitting in silence for a while, Yang Tingyi looked at his elder brother: "Brother, do you know why father was imprisoned? Father is the prime minister of the court, the founder of the country, Yuanfu, the emperor arrested him so quietly, without explaining, so How can you convince the masses without fear of causing turmoil?"

Hearing this, Yang Tingkan frowned high. As the heir to the family business cultivated by Yang Bin, he also knew something about Yang Bin's situation and the situation in the court.Yang Tingyi's question is the real worry in his heart. He doesn't even know the reason for his father's suffering. He has been running around like a headless chicken lately, which really exhausts him physically and mentally.As for the crux of the problem, Yang Tingkan had some guesses, and that guess made him fearful.

Shaking his head slowly, he didn't intend to explain to Yang Tingyi. After thinking for a while, he patted his thigh and said: "I will go to Uncle Wang's house tomorrow. He has known his father for many years, and he has a very deep relationship. Regardless of the feelings of the past, just give it a try, whether you can go to prison and see your father!"

"That's the only way!" Seeing that his elder brother had made up his mind, Yang Tingyi had no choice but to nod.

"During this period, you don't want to go back to your own mansion, bring your little one here, and take care of your mother and the affairs of the mansion together!" Yang Tingkan ordered again.

"Yes!"

Sitting alone in the hall, looking at the cold scene everywhere, Yang Tingkan couldn't help but get short, looking overwhelmed.He knew in his heart that the matter of Yang Bin was difficult and dangerous, no matter what the outcome was, the Yang family would no longer be as prosperous as before, and it was even unknown whether the Yang family could still exist.

With Yang Bin's identity and status, his sudden imprisonment was nothing more than a thunderbolt to the big man who had been at peace for a long time, and exploded in the court.

During the northern tour, when the news came back from the imperial camp, all the princes in the court were stunned, and after it spread, there were a lot of discussions between the court and the public.Although Wang Zhang, Feng Dao, Fan Zhi and other ministers were stunned, without knowing the reason, they could only try their best to appease the group of officials, stabilize the situation, and wait for the emperor's explanation.

However, until Liu Chengyou returned from his northern tour and passed the New Year's Eve, the matter of Yang Bin was still not settled.Under Liu Chengyou's intentional or unintentional suppression, not many people in the court dared to comment rashly.

One, if you don't know the reason, you don't care to talk about it easily; two, the emperor's majesty is getting stronger, and he is afraid of touching taboos when he doesn't understand the holy will.

Of course, it is inevitable that people's hearts will fluctuate.His imprisonment seemed too strange, in the eyes of outsiders, it was like a "coup d'état".Yang Bin was no more "power minister" than Su Fengji back then. Since the great ancestor Liu Zhiyuan, for a short period of time, the state affairs of the big man were all managed by him.

In the Chongzheng Hall, Liu Chengyou, Guo Wei, Wang Jun, Shang Hongqian and other military officials had another discussion on the defense of Hebei, especially the overall planning of the towns and military envoys during his northern tour, which still needs to be fine-tuned in the future .The more the national strategy focuses on the south, the more afraid it is to relax on the north.

It was just discussed that several forbidden troops were set up and transferred to several key gates in Hebei for garrison.This time, about 4000 people were selected from the imperial guards to select capable soldiers from the armies under the jurisdiction of the Guards Division. spare.Under Liu Chengyou's instruction, the Privy Council had already formulated a more garrison policy, which had been officially implemented since Qianyou three years ago.

The military officials retreated, and Liu Chengyou ordered someone to hang up a map. The cities and roads were carefully drawn on it, with the Huaihe River and Huaihe River as the main areas. And through careful investigation, the geographical and topographical conditions at the junction of the Han and Tang Dynasties have been greatly improved.

Staring at the Huainan area on the picture scroll, Liu Chengyou became more and more envious of this fertile land.It is said that although the Southern Tang Dynasty was rich, the lives of the people in the Huainan states were not peaceful. Exorbitant taxes were common in any country.But at this time, Liu Chengyou had to restrain the urge to "save the people of Huainan from fire and water".

Outlining some details of the Tang Dynasty campaign in his mind, thinking about the geography of Huainan, Liu Chengyou, who had been thinking about it for a long time, suddenly opened his mouth and ordered Wang Pu to be summoned.

"Send someone to ask Wang Pu if the location for digging the canal and building the lake has been confirmed!" Liu Chengyou ordered directly.

"Yes!" Wang Pu thought for a while, and then understood the emperor's intention.

The Han army was good at land warfare, thinking that there are many swamps and lakes in Huainan, and it is difficult to ride freely. Liu Chengyou had long intended to train the water army, so there was an edict ordering Wang Pu to dig a large lake. .

However, there has not been much progress. One is financial pressure, and the other is that the location needs to be considered.Speaking of Wang Pu, for nearly a year, he has been focusing on Dahan's water conservancy projects. He is a good strategist and was used by Liu Chengyou as a supervisor.Liu Chengyou felt that he was overqualified, but Wang Pu responded happily.

"Officials, the envoy of the third division, Wang Xianggong, is asking to see you!" Zhang Dejun, the servant, reported.

"Xuan!"

Not long after, Wang Zhang came in, holding a few memorials in his hand, which were some work progress of the third division, and a report on the income of finance and taxation.Due to the current situation of the country, Liu Chengyou ruled the country with the first priority of military power and the second priority of money and food, so Liu Chengyou always listened carefully to Wang Zhang's performance.

After surviving a cold winter, Wang Zhang's body looked a little worse, a little thinner, a little more silver in his hair, and a few coughs interspersed between his words.

"I will pay Wang Qing for the country's financial plan, and my heart is at peace!" Even if he was rewarded for his hard work, Liu Chengyou once again cared about Wang Zhang in a tone of approval: "Wang Qing is the pillar of the country and my thigh, so you should cherish your body." It is!"

"To honor His Majesty's favor, I should just do my duty!" Wang Zhang didn't know when, from the bottom of his heart, he didn't dare to underestimate the young emperor.

After the report was over, Wang Zhang did not leave. Seeing that he had something to say, Liu Chengyou ordered someone to drink a cup of hot tea and asked, "If you have something to say, you may as well speak it out, don't be restrained!"

Seeing this, Wang Zhang was silent, hesitated for a while, raised his head and asked: "I have a question, if you offend Your Majesty, you can just punish him!"

Wang Zhang's face was full of solemnity, Liu Chengyou showed surprise, and said, "Wang Qing is serious!"

With a salute, Wang Zhang looked at Liu Chengyou calmly: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, why Yang Xianggong was convicted of the crime, and once he was a prime minister, he was imprisoned. Forgive me, I will bluntly say that Your Majesty should explain to the court and the world!"

Wen Qi asked, Liu Chengyou's body paused for a moment, his expression gradually became serious, and he looked at Wang Zhang, his eyes were as deep as the sea.However, it doesn't seem too unexpected to question it.

Wang Zhang's expression became "bitter and bitter", Liu Chengyou slowly looked away, and instead of answering him directly, he said quietly: "It's the Yang family who begged Wang Qing's mansion!"

(End of this chapter)