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

Chapter 287 Young General
A muffled thunder exploded above the Golden Palace. Gao Jiong looked at the messenger coming from behind in disbelief. The ministers were surprised but remained silent.

The emperor could not control his expression, and stood up with his eyes widened. The eunuch beside him stepped forward to support the emperor.

The tall and strong emperor threw the eunuch to the ground with a wave of his hand. The eunuch immediately got up and waited behind him.

Yang Jian walked down the high platform. Every step seemed to be extremely heavy. The entire hall was surprisingly quiet. The emperor's footsteps were like a sharp knife cutting through iron, which made people feel chilled.

He walked up to the messenger and said in a low voice: "What did you say...?"

The soldier who reported the news raised his head slightly and looked at the emperor with a downcast face. He suddenly broke into a cold sweat. The extremely powerful sense of oppression made it difficult for him to look straight, and his voice became even more trembling.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the border. Your Highness, King Wei... Your Highness, has passed away."

He still reported the news he had brought back.

People prefer to announce good news rather than mourning. There is usually a reward for announcing good news, but announcing mourning is disliked by people.

Everyone heard clearly that King Wei was dead. The 20-year-old King Wei was really dead.

As long as there is even the slightest possibility that King Wei is still alive, missing, captured, or seriously ill, it is absolutely impossible to report this kind of news. If it is reported, it is absolutely impossible to come back to life, unlike in TV dramas where people can come back to life.

"How did he die?"

"His Royal Highness King Wei suddenly fell to the ground in his residence five days ago. His body was like a lamp that ran out of oil in just half a day. The doctors used a lot of medicine, but they could not save His Highness King Wei. That night, they prescribed medicine. Without medical treatment, he died.”

Either he was assassinated, he wasn't poisoned, he wasn't fighting, he wasn't fighting, he just died inexplicably.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! King Wei has been fighting all year round, and his health is many times better than that of ordinary people. How could he die inexplicably? Did someone poison him?"

"Your Majesty, the doctors said there were no signs of poisoning. According to what the maid of His Highness King Wei said, His Highness King Wei suddenly fell to the ground and hit his head on the ground. His whole body seemed to have lost his soul in an instant, and he became limp all of a sudden. ”

The emperor still seemed unwilling to accept this reality: "How is it possible? How can people die inexplicably? How can people disappear inexplicably? He is only in his 20s. He is only in his 20s. It is the time when he is young and strong. , someone must have harmed him, let me investigate, let me investigate."

There is no doubt that the border troops are also investigating the death of King Wei without the emperor's order.

But the death of King Wei has become a reality, and the emperor lamented: "My young general!!!"

All the ministers said in unison: "Your Majesty, my condolences."

Everyone knows Yang Shuang's status in Yang Jian's heart. Yang Shuang himself was raised by Yang Jian and Queen Dugu. Although they are brothers, they are almost like father and son.

Yang Shuang was both civilized and military, and he was sincere. People often say that Yang Shuang and Yang Jian are like Huo Qubing and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Yang Shuang is such a capable person, but he also has the ability to get along with others. He is tolerant and good at using people. Together with Yang Yong, he tried his best to comfort Yang Yong. When Yang Yong performed best, it was with Yang Shuang by his side. At that time, Yang Yong mostly listened to what his uncle, King Wei, said.

When he was with Yang Guang, he could get along very well. He didn't strive for credit or be greedy for credit. He was capable in fighting and running the army. Even when he was in the court, he didn't have the rough and brutal killing skills of military commanders. He is angry, polite, and relaxed. Even officials who are good at finding faults in others can rarely find any thorns in his body.

Heaven makes it difficult for them to be full, but God will not grant longevity to those who achieve it.

Such a perfect young general made great achievements in his twenties and made great achievements in his twenties, but his life came to an abrupt end in his twenties.

Why don't you make people sigh?
After Yang Jian screamed in pain, he came to his senses and said to Gao Jiong: "Gao Jiong, set off for Youzhou immediately, stabilize the border troops, retreat the defense line, and beware of Goguryeo."

Now within a few days of the Youzhou Army, the commander returned to Beijing for no reason, and the leading guard king died for no reason. It is conceivable that it should be a mess. Now people must be sent to stabilize the morale of the army. The emperor can only hand over this heavy responsibility to In Gao Jiong's hands.

When he was in danger, Gao Qiao stood up without hesitation and said, "Wei Chen accepts the order."

Without stopping at all, he just sent someone to inform his family. He took a team of guards in Daxing City and headed straight for Youzhou City. The sooner he arrived, the better.

The emperor waved his hand and said: "Let's go, let's go, I'm tired."

Under such circumstances, all the ministers could only retreat from the court one after another. After walking out of the palace, they talked a lot about the death of King Wei and the prince's private return to the capital.

The sudden death of King Wei will make the crown prince's return to the capital an extra level of sin. If the war situation in Goguryeo goes wrong, then it will be an extra level of sin.

Originally, everyone thought that it was impossible for our army to have any problems on the battlefield in Goguryeo. Whether it was numbers, strength, logistics, or the people leading the troops, how could our army lose?

No one could have expected the current situation.

Yang Su went straight to the Prince of Jin's Mansion. When he entered the mansion, he informed Yang Guang of the death of King Wei, and said: "Your Highness, King of Jin, now that the most valued King of Wei is dead, His Highness the Crown Prince may have to add insult to injury." .”

For the Jin Palace, which is on the opposite side of the prince, this should be regarded as a good thing that adds fuel to the flames, but Yang Guang is livid.

Yang Su continued: "Concerning this matter, once the border troops suffer any losses, someone will definitely take a copy of His Highness the Crown Prince. The courtiers must have been furious at His Highness the Crown Prince's irresponsibility..."

Yang Guang's low voice interrupted Yang Su's words: "Next, no one from the Jin Palace, as well as the prince's ministers, is allowed to complain about the losses on the Goguryeo battlefield caused by the death of King Wei, and no one is allowed to use this matter. Attack the prince’s side.”

Yang Su looked at Yang Guang in surprise: "Your Highness, this..."

As a mature politician, it is impossible to let go of such a huge opportunity that fell from the sky to target political opponents. Such an opportunity is definitely not something that can be arranged by oneself. Do you really want it if it falls from the sky?
As a staff member, Yang Su's idea was correct. He considered it from the perspective of the entire Jin Prince's Palace and the people behind Jin Prince.

Yang Guang sighed and said, "But that is also my Uncle King Wei."

"Everyone is Uncle Wei and the prince's party. The two have grown up together since they were young. Everyone sees what Uncle Wei does for the prince, but Uncle Wei and I fought against the Turks in Shuozhou. , if Uncle King Wei has any selfish motives, I will not be able to live a happy life. According to his ability to lead troops and his status in the army, I can only be a puppet, and may even be targeted."

"But what about Uncle Wei Wang? He tried his best to teach me, help me, and was willing to use my strategies to give me the greatest credit. He could obviously do a lot, but he only did what was good for the country and the people. The good part is that his starting point has never been party struggle, and the most important thing in his sight has never been politics."

Just like in history, Yang Shuang died young and left without any warning.

Yang Guangde cared about Yang Shuang's reputation after his death. He was gone. Now that he was attacking Yang Yong with the Goguryeo incident, he would inevitably have to lead Yang Shuang, the king of Wei, again and again.

He didn't want to, he didn't want to. When people mentioned Yang Shuang in the future, they would always talk about this farce-like Battle of Goguryeo.

They should chronicle the great exploits of the young general and not turn it into a farce.

Therefore, no matter how much Yang Su and others persuaded Yang Guang on this matter, Yang Guang would never use this matter to attack Yang Yong.

All Chinese men always have a dream of a young general in their hearts. In Liu Che's dream, he is Huo Qubing, and in Yang Jian's dream, he is Yang Shuang.Yang Guang also had such a dream.

Poetry and wine are wandering in the rivers and lakes at night, and the temples are guiding thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, scolding Fang Qiu to bravely win the three armies, and strategizing to help the world.

Maybe it backfires in the end, but no matter where I end up, when I set out, I will always be fascinated by the self I imagined.

Why is it said that men will remain young men until they die? Because the young man in the dream is so radiant, how can he bear to throw dirty water on the young man?

Yang Su lamented that he had missed such a big opportunity, while Yang Guang was worried that he had lost Uncle Wei Wang.

There are many people who have similar ideas to Yang Su, so there are several people who came to Jin Prince's Mansion today. Yang Su, who originally came up with ideas, has become the role of persuading others.

Li Yuan burst into laughter after listening to Yang Su's explanation of Yang Guang's decision.

"Why is Duke Tang laughing?"

"Your Highness is so righteous, shouldn't I laugh?"

Li Yuan said to the entourage behind him: "Go to the house and bring me the fine wine I have collected. Your Highness is depressed today, so I will have a few drinks with you."

Yang Su asked in confusion: "Tang Guogong, why are you so happy? We have missed a great opportunity. I don't know if such an opportunity will come back in the future."

Li Yuan explained to Yang Su: "My lord, we are following His Highness the King of Jin not to be opportunistic, but to take a fancy to His Highness's ability. Although we have missed a great opportunity at the moment, missing this opportunity is not because His Highness is difficult to judge or is stupid. Knowing this A little is enough, isn’t His Highness more worthy of our following as a person like this?”

"As for opportunities, there are more opportunities with His Highness."

When Li Yuan said this, Yang Su suddenly became enlightened and laughed: "I am stupid, thank you Tang Guogong for explaining."

"Brother Xuangan, I have to ask Brother Xuangan to have a drink together today."

Today, several people drank until late at night. They all drank until they were in a daze, and then fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, news came from the palace, asking Yang Guang and Xiao Menglan to enter the palace for an audience.

Xiao Menglan arranged Yang Guang's clothes very carefully. Today's situation was special and there was no room for any flaws.

In the palace, Yang Guang did not see the emperor, but he and Xiao Menglan met the queen.

The queen is also in a bad mood. How can she get better after the death of King Wei?
Moreover, Princess Wei was also present in the palace today. Next to Princess Wei was Yang Ji, the eldest son of Prince Wei, who was almost two years old.

The little baby didn't know what happened yet, but his mother's eyes were red and she shed tears from time to time, so the cute baby reached out to help his mother wipe it, smiling innocently and cutely.

The Queen comforted Princess Wei: "Princess Wei, King Wei's body is on its way back to Daxing. Your Majesty and I will definitely give him a grand burial."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Empress Dowager."

King Wei was not trapped in the affair between his children. This Princess Wei was also married to the Queen through matchmaking. King Wei had always treated him with respect and as a guest. The relationship between the couple could not be said to be loving, but it was not bad. The generals were away from home all the year round, and they spent less time together and more time apart.

The queen said to Yang Guang and Xiao Menglan: "Amo, Menglan, your Uncle Wei Wang suddenly passed away, leaving an orphan and a widowed mother. Yang Ji is your cousin. I hope you will take care of Yang Ji more in the future."

Yang Guang immediately agreed: "Don't worry, Queen Mother, I will definitely do it."

Xiao Menglan also immediately said: "Mother, my daughter-in-law must visit her more often, and I will buy a property for my aunt in a nearby place to avoid living far away."

Queen Dugu nodded with satisfaction at the two people's unhesitating statements.

Then he waved his hand and asked Princess Wei to go out first, leaving Yang Guang and Xiao Menglan alone.

In front of her son and daughter-in-law, Queen Dugu showed a hint of fatigue: "You should all know the news about the prince's return to Beijing."

Yang Guang did not answer, nod or shake his head.

"How could you not know about such a big matter? How are you going to deal with your two girls from the Yun family?"

What was supposed to come came anyway, Yang Guang looked at Queen Dugu seriously.

"Mother, what are you and my father going to do?"

"Yun family, kill."

The queen's answer was very decisive.

What happened this time exceeded everyone's expectations, and with King Wei's death at this time, the emperor must have killed many people. Although the Yun family sisters were not involved, who was born in the Yun family.

The queen asked Yang Guang at this time to test his mind. She knew that her son was a smart man and he knew what kind of choice was best for him. But at the same time, she also knew that her son was a person who valued friendship.

Yang Guang replied: "Mother, it is not the fault of a gentleman to be born in a small country. People cannot choose their own birth, they can only choose the path they want to take."

Yang Guang's words were reasonable and expected for Queen Dugu.

Xiao Menglan said hurriedly: "Mother, the two sisters of the Yun family have a good relationship with their daughter-in-law. They have stopped interacting with Yun Dingxing in the past few years. Please give me some advice."

Queen Dugu looked at Yang Guang, was silent for a while and said.

"I don't like concubines, and my pretentious gestures are disgusting. However, it is said outside that I am jealous and intolerant. If there is really deep love and deep friendship, I have nothing to say. But how many women in the world are like this? ?”

"I also ordered people to investigate the two women of the Yun family. It is true that they have no contact with Yun Dingxing. They have been working hard in the past two days and have some sense of friendship. But this time the matter is more serious than you imagined. , it is impossible to be good.”

Yang Guang said seriously: "It all depends on the mother's arrangements."

Empress Dugu said: "As soon as the incident happened yesterday, I arranged for people to take the Yun sisters out of the palace and arranged for them to be ordained as nuns in the temple. They first recited the scriptures for three or five years to calm their minds."

(End of this chapter)