bastard seizes tang

Chapter 217
Yang Gongren was tactful, especially when dealing with family affairs. When Li Ke came out of the Yang residence, he was still thinking about what Yang Gongren had said to him.

Yang Gongren is not a famous official, he has been in the phase for five years, and he has never done anything big, and he is completely different from Fang Du who are both descendants of the family.

In Yang Gongren's eyes, Hongnong Yang's family was the most important thing to him, followed by himself, and finally the affairs of the court. How could such a person be a virtuous prime minister.

In the eyes of these aristocratic sons, the survival of the family is the most important thing, and the interests of the powerful are above everything else, even above the country.

Yang Gongren did not make great contributions to the country, but he also did not make great mistakes, so it is not unreasonable to be compared with Shi Qing, the Yongxiang of the Western Han Dynasty.

But compared to the benevolent and honest Wen Yanbo, even the upright Wei Zheng, Li Ke is unwilling to deal with a smooth and sophisticated person like Yang Gongren.

"Your Highness is frowning, the trip to the Yang Mansion does not seem to be going smoothly." After Li Ke left the Yang Mansion, Cen Changqian who was beside Li Ke looked at Li Ke's appearance and whispered to Li Ke.

Li Ke said: "Yang Gongren is not very courageous, and he is not a big deal, but he is not slippery. It is really not easy to hear what he wants to hear from him."

Cen Changqian said: "Yang Gongren is a distant relative of the former Sui imperial family. He became an official in the early years of Kaihuang and served Emperor Wendi, Emperor Yangdi, Yu Wenhuaji, and Li Mi for several generations. His knack for ingratiating himself is uncommon."

Yang Gongren became an official in the first year of Emperor Kaihuang. He first served Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, as Zongzheng Shaoqing, and then served Yang Guang, Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, as a doctor of justice. When Hao became emperor, Yang Gongren was appointed Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

And Yang Gongren's Minister of the Ministry of Officials did not last long. When Yu Wenhua and Beishang were defeated, Yang Gongren was captured by Li Mi, so he switched to Li Mi. , Yang Gongren joined Datang.

Yang Gongren is not a man of integrity and toughness, it is really hard for him to take the initiative to make things difficult for Changsun Wuji.

Li Kedao: "What Changqian said is very true. Yang Gongren is the best way to protect himself. To put it mildly, he is cautious, but to put it badly, he is timid and fearful. Changsun Wuji's power is in the hands of the government and the public, so he shuns it. No surprise."

Cen Changqian asked: "Didn't His Highness return empty-handed from today's trip?"

Yang Gongren is not only afraid of the power of Changsun Wuji, but only wants to avoid its edge, but also realizes that the Yang family is powerful and has many interests in the family of the world. Changsun Wuji can't touch him easily, and most likely he has made up his mind and asked to protect himself Li Ke wanted to persuade him, but his chances were slim.

But Li Ke said with a smile: "That's not necessarily the case. If you want to persuade Yang Gongren, it may not be today."

When Cen Changqian heard the words, she didn't know what Li Ke meant, she only thought that Li Ke still wanted to visit another day, so she asked: "Your Highness wants to rest in Huayin for a day, and visit another day?"

Li Ke shook his head and said: "I have already talked about this part today, so there is no need to pay homage again. If you want to impress Yang Gongren and win over the Yang family, it may not only be possible for this king to come here in person. There is someone more important than this king in this world." for the right person."

After hearing Li Ke's words, Cen Changqian showed a puzzled look on her face, and asked, "Yang Gongren himself doesn't buy His Highness's account, is there anyone else who can help His Highness persuade Yang Gongren?"

Li Ke said to himself: "That's natural. Today's Wang Huayin's trip is by no means empty-handed. It's just that this matter is not in a hurry. I will talk about it after I arrive in Yangzhou."

After Li Ke finished speaking, he took the reins from Xi Junmai's hand, got on the horse, and left first.

Cen Changqian looked at Li Ke's appearance of leaving, obviously he didn't look like he had been stricken in the mansion just now, Cen Changqian couldn't help being curious about the person Li Ke said could help him persuade Yang Gongren.

"Could it be the imperial concubine?" Cen Changqian couldn't think of anyone more suitable than Li Ke. The only possible one was Li Ke's biological mother, Concubine Yang who was born in the Yang family. Cen Changqian also hurriedly mounted her horse and rushed to Li Ke's side asked puzzledly.

But Li Ke shook his head and said: "No, although the concubine mother is a daughter of the Yang family, how can she come out of Chang'an at will in the harem, not to mention that with Yang Gongren's temperament, even if the concubine mother comes, she may not be able to succeed. .”

After hearing Li Ke's words, Cen Changqian asked curiously, "Who is His Highness referring to?"

Cen Changqian has always been intelligent, and no one in the Cen family can match her, otherwise Cen Wenwen would not have recommended Cen Changqian to Li Ke before his departure.But today Li Ke's intentions and Cen Changqian are still unpredictable. Judging by Cen Changqian's appearance, if Li Ke can't answer him, I'm afraid he will lose his sense of eclipse for several days in a row.

Cen Changqian is Cen Wenwen's nephew, and Cen Wenwen recommended Cen Changqian to Li Ke. Cen Changqian is naturally trustworthy, and Li Ke is not worried about this.

Li Ke said to Cen Changqian: "If you want to persuade Yang Gongren to vote for this king, is there a better lobbyist than Changsun Wuji in this world?"

After hearing Li Ke's words, Cen Changqian was taken aback for a moment, but then a smile appeared on his face, and he understood what Li Ke meant.

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Watching Li Ke and his party leave the gate of Yang's Mansion, without stopping for a moment, they went straight to the gate of Huayin County, and the gate of Yang's Mansion hurried back to the mansion.

"Report to A Lang, His Highness has already left the mansion." Menzi returned to the mansion and said to Yang Gongren who was waiting.

Yang Gongren heard the words and asked, "Where did they go?"

Menzi replied: "After leaving the mansion, His Highness got on his horse and left the city."

"Going out of the city?" Yang Gongren asked in surprise after hearing what the door said.

Menzi said: "His Royal Highness has indeed left the city to look around, counting the time, I'm afraid His Highness is almost outside the city."

Out of self-preservation, Yang Gongren didn't want to interfere with Li Ke and Changsun Wuji's affairs. He heard that Li Ke didn't stay in Huayin for a long time, but left the city directly after leaving the mansion. I feel something is wrong.

Although Yang Gongren had never dealt with Li Ke before, he knew a lot about Li Ke. According to his understanding of Li Ke, Li Ke was by no means easy to deal with. Let go of your previous thoughts and stop involving the Yang family?
Yang Gongren is not Li Ke, how does he know Li Ke's thoughts, but Li Ke went to the north as a hostage at the age of eight, and returned to the court four years later with his achievements. Dare not have the slightest carelessness.

Li Ke didn't seem to be dissatisfied with Yang Gongren's rejection of him, but he knew his true thoughts.

Yang Gongren instructed his disciples: "Immediately send people to investigate outside the city to see where King Chu has gone after leaving the mansion, and whether he will stay there any longer."

Yang Gongren couldn't figure out what Li Ke was thinking. His only hope was that Li Ke was in a hurry to go south and had no time to stay in Huayin for a long time. Otherwise, it would really be a headache for him to be targeted by Li Ke, a little fox.

(End of this chapter)