Monument Yangmen

Chapter 677 Lao Yang is a bit confused

Zhao Pu entered the gate of Yang's Mansion under the eyes of all the people. He entered very unreasonably, even a little arrogantly.

Because at the gate of the Yang Mansion, no one greeted him from the beginning to the end.

No one greeted him, but told him that the Yang family did not welcome him as a bad guest.

However, Zhao Pu pushed away the concierge of Yang's mansion who stood in front of him, and because of his age, no one dared to provoke him, so he recklessly entered Yang's mansion.

After Zhao Pu barged into the main hall of Yang's mansion, he saw Lao Yang who was holding a big golden knife and sitting there majesticly, not getting angry.

Zhao Pu's face turned dark immediately, and the goosebumps on his old face kept twitching. He glanced left and right, and found that the gold-armored guards following behind him were holding copper hammers, gourds, emperor swords, king order flags and other items in their hands. It seems that it is not suitable to take it out to fight desperately, and it is even more impossible to take it out to threaten the Yang family.

Don't underestimate Zhao Pu. Although Zhao Pu is a civil servant, his martial arts are not weak. He is good at swordsmanship and can fight people desperately at critical times.

Seeing Lao Yang's posture of killing people, Zhao Pu wanted to find something to protect himself, he didn't want to die yet.

Before Zhao Pu found the weapon in his hand, Lao Yang saw him.

Then, under Zhao Pu's astonished eyes, Lao Yang dropped the big golden knife in his hand and hurried up to meet him.

"Yang Ye has met Mr. Zhao."

Greeted in front of Zhao Pu, Lao Yang bowed and saluted.

From Lao Yang's entry into the Song Dynasty until now, Zhao Pu's status and official rank are higher than Lao Yang's.

In front of Zhao Pu, Lao Yang kept his head bowed.

Zhao Pu was slightly taken aback, seeing that Lao Yang wasn't going to fight himself desperately, he felt relieved, and waved his hand with a big boss attitude, "You don't need to be polite, General Yang. The old man came to the northwest this time, and there is a piece of great news Let the Yang family know."

After a pause, Zhao Pu sighed and said: "But I didn't expect that, as an old man, when I entered the northwest, there was no one to welcome me. I could only barge in with the cheek. General Yang! If this old man goes to the northwest by himself , so whether to welcome or not is just some empty courtesy. With the relationship between the old man and the Yang family, I will never care about this time.

But this time the old man represents the imperial court and His Majesty.No one greeted me, which is a very rude thing.If this gets out, what will the imperial court's face be? "

Lao Yang's face changed in surprise, and he hurriedly said, "Don't blame Mr. Zhao. It must be because Qilang of my family forgot the date, so he was rude to Mr. Zhao. He didn't send anyone to tell Yang Ye, otherwise Yang Ye would go to the gate of Fucheng to greet him in person."

Zhao Pu waved his hand and said, "Forget it, just this one time, it's not an example. Call Yang Yansi to come out to receive the order!"

Lao Yang wanted to inquire about the content of the imperial decree, and while urging people to find Yang Qi, he welcomed Zhao Pu into the main hall.

After sitting down.

Lao Yang ordered the servant girl to serve fragrant tea, and after Zhao Pu drank two cups of tea, he asked, "Mr. Zhao, what is the imperial court's intention to my Qilang this time?"

Zhao Pu tasted the fragrant tea, twitched his lips, and said, "Why is General Yang in such a hurry? When Yang Yansi arrives and reads out the decree, everyone will naturally know what the decree is."

Old Yang said with a dry smile, "Yang Ye also wanted to take a quick look to see what my Qilang did wrong, so that he could correct it in time."

Zhao Pu paused with the hand holding the teacup, and suddenly felt that the tea in his mouth had lost its taste.

What did Yang Qi do wrong?

From the perspective of the imperial court, since Yang Qi entered the northwest, everything he did was wrong.

If Yang Qi really wants to be able to change it, do you still need Yang Ye to say it?

Zhao Pu glanced at Old Yang, grinned and said, "General Yang is too worried. There is nothing wrong with coming to the northwest to announce the decree. It is a very good thing for the Yang family."

"Great thing?"

Lao Yang's heart suddenly jumped, and he couldn't hide his words at this moment, and immediately asked: "Could it be that you want to give Qilang... the title of king?"

Zhao Pu gave Lao Yang a look of 'you know and ask me'.

Lao Yang got an affirmative answer from Zhao Pu's eyes, and exclaimed: "You must not..."

Zhao Pu was stunned for a moment, his face darkened, and he sighed, "General Yang, you're being so good that you've got a bargain!"

Old Yang said solemnly: "Yang Ye has no such intentions, Yang Ye just feels that with the current achievements of the Yang family, they are not qualified to be crowned kings!"

Immediately, Lao Yang gritted his teeth and said: "That rebellious son coerced the king to give him the title of king, it is simply a treasonous act. Yang Ye will never let that rebellious son do anything wrong."

Zhao Pu was obviously taken aback when he heard this.

Now he understood why Lao Yang was sitting in the main hall holding a big golden knife when he entered Yang's residence just now.

This is a posture to settle accounts with Yang Qi, and it has nothing to do with him.

As for Yang Qihui being crowned king, Zhao Pu knew how Lao Yang knew about it in advance.

Because in the four northwestern mansions, there were rumors about Yang Qihui being crowned king, which was spread by Zhao Pu.

The purpose is to force Yang Qi to obey the public opinion and take over the prince.

What Zhao Pu didn't expect was that his behind-the-scenes schemes completely changed in Lao Yang's eyes.

Obviously, the imperial court took the initiative to give Yang Qi the title of king, but in Lao Yang's eyes, it turned out that Yang Qi was coercing the imperial court.

This is obviously a misunderstanding!

If Zhao Pu's plan was messed up because of Lao Yang messing around in the middle, something big would happen.

For a moment, Zhao Pu's face was full of shock, he stared at Lao Yang in surprise and said, "General Yang, is there some misunderstanding here?"

Lao Yang was taken aback, and filled with righteous indignation: "What misunderstanding could there be? If it wasn't for that rebellious son who threatened the court, would His Majesty have crowned him king? He doesn't even look at how much he has."

Zhao Pu said in astonishment: "General Yang, it seems that you have really misunderstood. What kind of arrogant person is Your Majesty, how can you be coerced and bow your head to others? The reason why Your Majesty named Yang Yansi king is because he thought of Yang Yansi's meritorious service in pacifying the Northwest. It also wiped out the party's rebellion and opened up the territory for the Great Song Dynasty.

This is all great credit.It is not an exaggeration to be a king for those who open up territories. "

"what?"

Now, Lao Yang was stunned.

The court gave Yang Qi the title of king, but it was not coerced by Yang Qi.

This makes no sense!

In terms of opening up territories, Cao Bin and Shi Shouxin's contributions far surpassed Yang Qi's.

As far as Yang Qi's achievements are concerned, there is no way to compare with these two people.

However, Yang Qi was the latecomer and became king.

It would be weird if it wasn't tricky.

Zhao Pu seemed to see what was going on in Lao Yang's mind, and he laughed uncontrollably: "Does General Yang think that the merits of your Qilang are not enough to be crowned king?"

Lao Yang nodded without any concealment.

The old god Zhao Pu said: "Then if you add the credit for helping the imperial court to pacify the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun?"

"Squeeze Yanyun?"

Lao Yang was taken aback for a moment, and then said pleasantly, "Your Majesty wants to attack Yanyun in the north?"

Zhao Pu nodded and said with emotion: "I have been preparing since last year..."

Lao Yang said solemnly: "This is a good thing, if it is useful to my Yang Ye, just ask Mr. Zhao."

Zhao Pu smiled and said, "There is no need for General Yang to do anything important. General Yang only needs to let Qilang take over the king's edict, and the rest of the old man will talk to Qilang himself."

Old Yang said solemnly: "It is my Yang family's duty to crusade against Yanyun sixteen prefectures, there is no need for the imperial court to use a prince to win over Qilang."

Lao Yang patted his chest and promised: "As long as I am here, the imperial court can mobilize the soldiers and horses of the four prefectures in the northwest."

"Ah……"

Zhao Pu grinned and said, "General Yang, although these four northwestern prefectures are said to be owned by the Yang family, Qilang is in charge of everything from top to bottom.

Of course you can use your status as a father to oppress him, but have you ever thought about whether he will have resentment in his heart.

If there is resentment in his heart, once the Northern Expedition starts, he will not work hard, and it will easily destroy the Northern Expedition plan. "

Lao Yang immediately stared and shouted, "He dares!"

Zhao Pu laughed and said, "General Yang, the old man knows that you are attached to the Great Song Dynasty. But the four prefectures in the Northwest are the four prefectures in the Northwest, and the Great Song Dynasty is the Great Song Dynasty. One is the family business of the Zhao family, and the other is the family business of the Yang family. May be confused.

Although the old man is the prime minister of Song Dynasty, I have to remind you.

You today are like Li Yuan in the heyday of Tang Dynasty, and Qilang is like Li Shimin in the heyday of Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuan, the supreme emperor, is certainly noble, but it is Li Shimin who really controls the power of the world. "

Lao Yang was stunned for a long time when he heard this.

What Zhao Pu said was very simple, and Lao Yang could understand it.

When he saw something that everyone in the Northwest knew, Lao Yang couldn't see it through until today when he was pointed out by an outsider.

Just like what Zhao Pu said, it is Yang Qi, not Yang Ye, who is really in charge of the four northwestern prefectures.

He can oppress Yang Qi as a father, but he cannot replace Yang Qi as a father to give orders.

Although the surname of the Northwest Four Mansions is already Yang, it is Yang Qi's Yang, not his Yang Ye's Yang.

Frozen in a daze, Lao Yang was a little absent-minded.

After a while, he came back to his senses and let out a long sigh.

Lao Yang cupped his hands at Zhao Pu and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, for waking Yang Ye up."

Zhao Pu nodded with a smile, and asked, "Why hasn't Qilang come out after so long?"

Lao Yang was taken aback again, and turned to ask the servant girl, "Didn't you send someone to summon Qilang? Why didn't there be any news?"

The servant girl bowed and said: "The man has already returned, so he is waiting outside the door. This servant girl will pass him in now."

After a while.

The servants of the Yang Mansion brought Peng Pai and appeared in front of Lao Yang and the others.

After Peng Pai saluted Lao Yang and the others, he stood there waiting for Lao Yang to ask questions.

Lao Yang stared at Peng Pai, and asked bluntly, "Where's Yang Yansi?"

Peng Pai smiled and said: "Returning to the master, the young master took the two young wives, the young lady and the young master out of the city this morning..."

"Out of town?!"

Zhao Pu almost spit out the tea he just drank from his mouth.

Lao Yang stared and wanted to eat people.

"Send someone to call that Nizi back to the old man."

Lao Yang said sharply.

Peng Pai said in embarrassment: "Master, the young master said that he is going to inspect the four prefectures in the northwest. By the way, he will take the young master and his wives to enjoy the scenery of the northwest. I'm afraid it's already tens of miles away, so it's hard to call back."

"Oh!"

Lao Yang slapped the table and got up, shouting angrily: "The national event is imminent, and he still has the leisure and elegance to play with his wife and children. It is simply unreasonable. Yang Yanping, Yang Yande, you two go, and bring that rebellious son back to the old man." .”

Yang Da and Yang Wu looked at each other, smiled wryly, stood up and cupped their hands and said, "Yes! Dad!"

Under the urging of Lao Yang, Yang Da and Yang Wu stood up and left the main hall.

All the way to the outside of the mansion, got on the horse and prepared to chase Yang Qi.

Peng Pai chased him out from the mansion, and said to the two of them with a smile: "You two don't chase after me. The young master went to Datong Academy this morning to find a great Confucianism and let him talk about Taoism. The reason why you said that in the main hall was all ordered by the young master. The young master said that he didn't want to see Zhao Pu."

Yang Wu frowned and asked, "Why?"

Yang Da laughed and said: "Why else? Zhao Pu came here with great fanfare to crown the seventh younger brother. His purpose was not pure. I don't think it's worth it."

Yang Wu said thoughtfully, "What about father's orders?"

Yang Da shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile: "What can we do? Find a tavern to drink. As for whether father will blame, the seventh brother will carry it, so we can't blame you and me."

Yang Wu smiled wryly and nodded.

The two brothers got on their backs, made a half-circle around the city of Datong Prefecture, and then stopped at the gate of Changlefang.

The two entered Changle Fang hand in hand, ordered three dishes and two jugs of wine, sat down and began to eat.

Lao Yang, who was talking with Zhao Pu in Yang's mansion, had no idea that the two men he sent out to arrest Yang Qi were working as foreign workers in Changle Workshop.

Lao Yang and Zhao Pu are discussing the Northern Expedition, and it can be seen that Lao Yang is very concerned about this war.

He dragged Zhao Pu to ask questions, as if he wanted to have a thorough understanding of the preparations for this Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom.

If Zhao Pu hadn't understood Lao Yang's character, he would have thought that Lao Yang was a spy sent by the Liao Kingdom.

The two of them got together and chatted for a long time, from the number of troops sent, to the supply of food and grass, the people who were conscripted, how many routes to march, what tactics to adopt, and so on.

Unknowingly, time passed so silently.

When Zhao Pu wanted to relieve himself because he drank too much tea, he realized that it was getting late.

After urinating, he looked at Old Yang with a dark face and said, "General Yang, it's getting dark!"

Lao Yang can naturally hear the meaning in Zhao Pu's words.

Zhao Pu was questioning him, whether father and son were united to deceive him.

Lao Yang's face was also very dark.

One or two rebels had already caused him a lot of headaches, and now none of them actually listened to him.

Lao Yang was annoyed.

He stood up, cupped his hands at Zhao Pu, and said with a dark face: "Don't blame Mr. Zhao, the old man went out to catch that naughty son himself. I must bring that naughty son to you."

Zhao Pu returned the salute indifferently, "Then there will be General Lao Yang."

Zhao Pu's attitude made Lao Yang even more annoyed.

Lao Yang asked Zhao Pu to wait on him, and after he left the main hall, he went directly to Peng Pai.

I found Peng Pai under a peach tree outside the yard.

This guy drank wine, gnawed on meat, and half-lyed under the peach blossom tree, enjoying himself.

When Lao Yang saw it, he went up and kicked him without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)