Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 187
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the harem was lively, and the front was also lively. King Wei Yang Shuang returned to Beijing, and the emperor was beaming with joy.

After a few glasses of wine, he laughed heartily in front of the ministers and praised Yang Guang again: "The construction of Daxing City by King Jin is better than I expected. I am very happy. I will reward you with another glass of wine."

Yang Guang got up to drink, and the officials followed him.

Then Yang Jian said to Yang Shuang: "I am very happy that King Wei has a happy event. Princess Wei is pregnant with a child, and my youngest brother has started a career and has a family. I can be considered responsible for the imperial examination."

It was obvious that Yang Jian was really happy. After a few glasses of wine, he started to talk: "Prince Wei grew up in front of me. I see that he has grown much taller than me since he was a little baby. , I am deeply gratified that the Turks who led the troops in the battle and killed them abandoned their armor."

Yang Jian said that Yang Shuang's eyes turned red. As an elder brother, Yang Jian was indeed like a father to Yang Shuang and fulfilled all his responsibilities.

"Come on, raise your glasses, I will drink with you."

After having a good time, everyone was still in a heated atmosphere.

But a fast horse arrived at the gate of the palace at this time.

The cavalrymen dismounted and raised their flags: "Urgent report from the border."

After verifying the information, the guards hurriedly took him into the palace.

On a day like today, no notification is required, which means the matter is urgent.

As the news of the urgent report from the border came, the messenger immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, urgent report from the border, news from Captain Changsun. The internal conflicts in the Turks have intensified to an irreconcilable point. Famine has swept through all the ministries. The Turks plan to surprise Shuo. The guards have been reminded along the state road (governing present-day Shuo County, Shanxi Province), and your majesty is requested to make a decision."

After hearing this, the ministers were a little flustered, but the emperor stood up with a smile.

He patted the armrest of the chair and said, "Well done, I'll make sure you never come back."

The emperor was full of energy and confidence at this time, and said to everyone: "My dear friends, the Turks have been arrogant for many years. Now the Sui Dynasty is well prepared. It is time to teach them a lesson."

Yang Shuang stood up immediately: "Your Majesty, I will return to the battlefield today to lead the troops to fight against the Turks."

Yang Jian nodded with satisfaction: "Thank you for your hard work. We have only been back for a day and have to leave again. I will give you two days to order all the food, grass and luggage and set off."

"It's Your Majesty."

At this time, Yang Yong stood up immediately: "Father, my second brother once said that the emperor defends the country and his children and grandchildren die in the country. I have fought against the Turks and has experience in fighting the enemy. This time, I am willing to lead troops to fight against the Turks and resist the enemy. Foreign enemies, protect me, Sui Dynasty."

Yang Yong's statement was very high-spirited, and the emperor was very satisfied.

Immediately, a minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness is a sincere man, whose heart can be learned, and who is brave and good at fighting."

"Your Majesty, you must not let His Highness go to the front line. The East Palace is the foundation of the country. Your Highness has already been on the battlefield and fought against the Turks. Your Highness can learn from his mistakes. But Your Majesty must not let His Highness go to the battlefield again."

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

Yang Yong waved his sleeves as the ministers seconded the proposal and said: "You don't need to say more, it is my duty to share the worries of my father. How can a mere Turk child hurt me?"

"Your Highness, you can't do that! How can there be any reason for Your Highness to go to the front line every time? Although Your Highness is brave, the battlefield is dangerous and you cannot take risks."

"Nonsense, we belong to the Sui Dynasty. I am the prince of the Sui Dynasty. It is my duty to defend the country. How can there be any reason to retreat?"

Listening to a group of people pretending to be pretentious, Yang Guang had a black line on his forehead.

After making so many twists and turns, and quoting my own sentence at the beginning, the emperor defends the country, and the children and grandchildren die for the country, just to force myself to come out.

Come to think of it, they were quite restrained and didn't explicitly name themselves.

Seeing them like this, Yang Guang wanted to laugh, but Yang Guang stood up amidst their discussion.

Rather than letting you push me out and be beaten passively, it would be better for me to stand up and accept the order with honor.

"Father, the emperor brother is the prince. He is in charge of the territory of Northern Qi. He has a heavy task. My son is the chief minister. He is willing to go to the border to resist the Turks on behalf of the emperor brother and promote the prestige of our Sui Dynasty."

Yang Guang's speech obviously went beyond Yang Yong's expectations. They had all planned to sing in harmony in front of the emperor. In Yang Guang's words, Yang Guang, the titular Sima Jia, had to go to war after he came to power.

I thought it would embarrass Yang Guang, but who would have thought that Yang Guang would speak on his own.

The goal was achieved quickly, but what does this mean?What does it mean to go to war for the prince?Doesn't this mean I have to thank you?
Yang Yong quit immediately. Could it still give you the upper hand?
"Father, my second brother is young and not good at fighting. As the elder brother, I don't worry about my second brother going to the battlefield, so I'd better let my son go."

Yang Guang also immediately responded: "Father, my brother has a distinguished status, so it is better for me to be my son."

Yang Yong said again: "No, father, let me go."

When Yang Guang heard this, he lamented: "Hey." Then he stopped talking.

Yang Yong was surprised again. Ten thousand grass and mud horses were galloping past in his heart, and he roared silently: "What do you mean by not fighting? You are talking, you are talking!"

Yang Guang's silence made everyone feel awkward and speechless for a moment. This kind of non-according to the routine always makes people hard to guard against.Equally embarrassed was the emperor.

Fortunately, one of Yang Yong's subordinates stood up and said, "His Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Jin, is the Great Sima, and he has such a close brotherly relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It is really touching. I would like to ask your Majesty's permission to allow His Highness the King of Jin to go on the expedition."

Yang Guang sneered in his heart: "I just need to make it more obvious for you to let the father, the emperor, and the empress understand who wants to force me to go to the battlefield. The emperor doesn't care, but the empress does."

Yang Jian looked at Yang Guang, as if waiting for Yang Guang's final statement.

Yang Guang looked at Yang Yong again: "Brother Emperor, do you think my brother should go to the battlefield to fight the Turks?"

Yang Yong felt as uncomfortable as shit now. He said he wanted to, but he couldn't stand it. He said he didn't want to. What if Yang Guang didn't follow the routine and stopped talking?
The atmosphere once again reached freezing point. Yang Yong's face twitched and he finally said: "You still have to decide for yourself whether to go to the battlefield or not."

Yang Guang immediately expressed his position in front of all the ministers: "Father, the Turks are rampant and have burned, killed and looted for many years. I still say that the emperor will guard the country and the children and grandchildren will die in the country. Since I have said it, I should do what I say. Please do it." Zhun Erchen will lead the troops to attack the Turks."

Different from other people's wording, what everyone said was to resist the Turks, while Yang Guang said to attack the Turks.

Yang Jian immediately nodded with great satisfaction.

"Okay, all the men of the Yang family will go to the battlefield. If the King of Jin invites troops, I will agree to it. You have no experience in leading troops before. I will give you 10 days to prepare the guards. King Wei will hurry up first." Set off on horseback, and then you lead the troops to escort most of the food, grass and baggage to the border."

"My son takes orders."

……

The previous news quickly spread to the harem. When Queen Dugu heard the whole process, her face darkened, and she waved her hand and said: "I am tired today, please disperse."

The fun ended early, leaving Xiao Menglan alone, and said with a serious face: "You have heard what the eunuch said just now, your Majesty wants Amo to go to the battlefield."

Xiao Menglan was a little confused. She was not pretending. Even though she had known that Yang Guang was preparing to go to the battlefield, it was still a different feeling to know that her husband was really going to the battlefield.

"What do you think?"

Xiao Menglan said: "Mother, I am a female prostitute, I can't talk about these things."

"Nonsense, you are Amo's concubine. If you don't interrupt, who will? Let those coquettish women outside interrupt? You should go home and tell him what he wants to say. Otherwise, you will not consider your feelings in anything you do in the future. It’s dispensable.”

"Yes...it's the Queen Mother."

Queen Dugu turned around and stared at Xiao Menglan. Xiao Menglan asked puzzledly: "What's wrong with the Queen Mother?"

"Hurry up and give Amo a son. Once you have a child, you will have more worries. When you make decisions, you won't act impulsively. You have to shirk what you should, and don't force it."

Xiao Menglan was a little embarrassed. This didn't mean she could get it if she wanted it.

On the way back, Xiao Menglan said to Yang Guang in the carriage: "Your Highness, are you really going to fight?"

Yang Guang said nonchalantly: "Yes, haven't I told you before, why do you seem more worried today than before?"

Xiao Menglan hesitated and said: "Your Highness, you said you were going to fight before. How did you feel when you were in the palace? But today in the palace, my father gave the order, and I felt empty in my heart. I don’t even know why.”

"Don't worry about me. I have made complete preparations. I will be safe on the battlefield this time, and I will come back with great achievements."

Seeing Yang Guang's nonchalant look, Xiao Menglan felt even more disappointed.

Are you worried?

Yes, but not entirely. After seeing the new equipment prepared by a group of highly skilled guards around Yang Guang, even Xiao Menglan, who did not know how to fight, knew that it was probably the Turks who should be worried.

When the carriage stopped at the door of Prince Jin's Mansion, Xiao Menglan understood the reason why she was worrying about gains and losses. Recalling Queen Dugu's words, she realized that Queen Dugu had already understood.

Yang Guang was a little confused as to how he arrived at the door of his house, but Xiao Menglan refused to get off the carriage.

"What's wrong with Meng Lan?"

Only then did Yang Guang, who realized that Xiao Menglan was in a bad mood, asked softly.

Xiao Menglan looked at Yang Guang affectionately: "Your Highness... if you... make such a decision next time, can you... discuss it with me?"

Yang Guang was stunned, looking at Xiao Menglan who looked a little aggrieved, but his heart felt warm: "Are you worried about me?"

"Your Highness, you are my concubine's husband. How could I not be worried about you?"

"I'm ok……"

"Your Highness, I know that there are many things that I cannot influence His Highness's thoughts, and I should not make things difficult for His Highness. You are the one who does big things, but can Your Highness please discuss it with me when making decisions in the future, even if it is a symbolic inquiry? I Then I know that His Highness cares about me and misses me. I want His Highness to be safe and healthy. I am just a prostitute, and this is all I care about most."

Yang Guang was a little moved: "Meng Lan, I won't let you worry so much in the future."

(End of this chapter)