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

Chapter 322 Prince Yang Guang
The result of the peace talks between Goguryeo and Yang Guang was no different from what Yang Guang had requested before. Goguryeo, a weak country without diplomacy and defeated in the war, had no ability to negotiate with the Sui Dynasty.

When the peace talks were completed, Yang Guang began to prepare to return to Daxing City.

When I was about to return, I received the fastest Di report. The news in it was from Li Yuan. It was not confidential information, but the system of Zuyingyangwei was faster.

The news inside is that the emperor is starting to change the prince.

Seeing this news, Yang Guang first smiled slightly. The emperor finally started to change the crown prince, and now at this juncture, he obviously informed everyone that the crown prince's position belongs to none other than King Jin.

Li Yuan's letter also stated that the emperor announced in front of the princes and kings of Shu that he wanted to change the prince, and asked Gao Jiong to recommend him.

This incident actually made Yang Guang have some questions.

Why did the emperor do this?

Doesn't the emperor have a better way to make this matter more stable and reasonable?
With the emperor's wisdom, it is impossible for him not to know that changing the crown prince is a matter of great turmoil. If he does this now, he will put his sons on the table to fight, which will definitely cause trouble.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Yang Guang just felt that something was wrong, so he went to find Li Jing first.

Li Jing and Yang Guang sat face to face, and Yang Guang told Li Jing his doubts: "My father wants to change the prince now. This is a reasonable thing. The prince has been imprisoned for a long time. With the previous incident of the Yun family, Yuan Xiaoju has also lost his favor, and the prince's gang members have fallen into disarray, and there is no chance for him to recover, but the commotion of my father is too big, and I feel uneasy."

Li Jing thought for a moment and then asked: "Your Highness, do you think His Majesty wants to make you the crown prince?"

"At this juncture when we just defeated Goguryeo, my father openly announced the appointment of the crown prince, and I am the second son. I should be the one who deserves the credit and the right of succession. There should be no more suitable candidate than me now."

"Yes, I think everyone in the world should think so, especially after your Highness sent Yang Xuangan to gather the big families, there should be no obstacles in front of you, but His Majesty wants to make things big, indeed Weird too."

In national affairs, small things should be lively, and big things should be stable. This is a constant rule.

The more Li Jing thought about it, the more strange he felt. Finally, he thought over and over again and said, "Your Highness, I have something to say. I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"When you and I talk, just speak frankly."

"Then you first swear that I will forgive you."

"You're nagging, okay, I'll forgive you, just tell me."

Li Jing looked around and made sure that there was absolutely no one around and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness, the whole world seems to think that it is natural for you to be the crown prince. The ministers in the court seem to have no objection to you being the crown prince. Then you What would His Majesty think?"

After Li Jing's words, Yang Guang suddenly realized that now he was so powerful that he wanted merit, fame, and popularity, but this seemed to be something the emperor was afraid of.

After understanding the joints, Yang Guang found it even more difficult.

The emperor depends on his attitude.

In the previous Three Immortals Xianding Bureau, Yang Guang's reforms unknowingly brought benefits to the major wealthy families. The school system continued to develop, making this game useless. Now Yang Guang's reputation is too high. , the emperor was afraid that he would not be able to suppress him.

After all, if a young prince in his early twenties has the ability to control half of the empire, he will have trouble sleeping even as a biological father.

In ancient times, how could others be allowed to snore and sleep next to the emperor's bed? If there was no worry, there would be worries.

Yang Guang can understand Yang Jian's mentality.

"Li Jing, what do you think I should do now?"

After that, he stopped talking and said again: "Your Highness, there are only two ways in front of Your Highness. One is to return to the capital this time, with the power of victory, directly suppress several brothers and take the position of crown prince. It's logical. Secondly, His Highness's return to Beijing will be low-key and non-competitive. His Majesty will directly make the decision. I'm afraid only you can decide this matter. I really can't give you any good advice."

Although the possibility is very small, what if Yang Jian gives the crown prince position to Yang Jun or Yang Xiu?What should I do?
Is the emperor really unable to do such a thing?

Li Jing saw Yang Guang's worry and said: "Your Highness, Wei Chen will not go back with you this time. He is still in charge of the army in Shandong. Now Wei Chen can mobilize no less than 20 troops, all of whom are elite naval forces. , His Highness can order Yu Wenhua and guard Youzhou. There are [-] soldiers who have retreated from the front line of Goguryeo outside Youzhou City. Although Goguryeo has peace talks, it is not peaceful enough. Weichen believes that heavy troops are the best way to guard it."

Yang Guang looked at Li Jing. He understood what Li Jing meant. If he calculated it this way, he actually had 25 troops at his disposal at any time. These were the troops who had made great achievements with him. The generals in the army included Yin. Master Shi himself was promoted by Yang Guang himself, and he was very loyal.

No matter what happens, having soldiers in hand is the real backing.

With such a force at hand, even if the worst results come to pass, he will still have the strength to resist.

At this point, Yang Guang found that he had to think about this option. If you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries.

At the critical moment of choosing the prince, Yang Guang himself was the center of the whirlpool, with countless people staring at him.

Yang Guang hesitated and frowned. Li Jing had never seen Yang Guang hesitate like this. In his impression, His Highness Jin Wang was always decisive and had wisdom and foresight far beyond ordinary people. He did not expect that he was also like this. When you are hesitant and confused.

After a long time, Yang Guang frowned and asked: "Li Jing, what do you think, if my father really doesn't give me the position of prince, will I really lead the current troops in Youzhou to rebel?"

Li Jing said extremely seriously: "I will do whatever His Highness says."

Yang Guang patted Li Jing on the shoulder: "The world is uncertain, how can there be internal chaos? After relinquishing your position, you and Yu Wenhuaji will return to Beijing with me. At the same time, I will apply to the court to make Yin Shishi the general manager of Youzhou."

Li Jing immediately said: "Your Highness, like this..."

Yang Guang stretched out his hand to stop what he was about to say, and asked: "You just said that my father wants to see my attitude and behavior. If I leave you and Yu Wenhua here with a heavy army, what will my father think? I?"

Li Jing frowned: "I'm afraid I will be quite afraid."

"Yes, once I do this, even if my father gives me the position of prince when I return to Daxing City, there will be a rift between us father and son. My father is not a weak and incompetent emperor, and will not allow any No one can threaten his status and rights, not even his own son."

Yang Guang's eyes were like eagles: "So even if I become the prince, there is only one way of rebellion before me. At that time, I will have to kill my father and kill the king. And I should be the most orthodox and reasonable successor to the throne. Such a situation must not be caused.”

"I should have been there!" Li Jing said worriedly: "Your Highness, aren't you afraid of what might happen?"

"Life is destined, and wealth is in heaven. I don't believe that my father would target me so deliberately."

Li Jing understood that Yang Guang had already made up his mind, and immediately said: "His Royal Highness, King Jin, I, Li Jing, am willing to follow you."

"Okay, go today and relinquish all powers and responsibilities to the local officials and generals. Follow me back to Beijing in three days. The same goes for Yu Wenhua and the other side. I will send a message as soon as possible to ask him to return to Beijing."

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In the capital, Yang Jian received a newspaper from Yang Guang, stating that the war in Goguryeo should be over. He would return to the capital soon, and would take Li Jing and Yu Wenhua with him. At the same time, he also wrote to Yin Shishi that he was fighting. He performed very well in the game and became a famous general. Although he is young, he can be appointed as the general manager of Youzhou.

Just these things, nothing else was mentioned.

After reading the letter, Yang Jian sighed: "He is indeed my son. He is so courageous. He gave up the military power as soon as he said he didn't want it. He didn't leave any confidant behind. Even Lai Huer, who led the troops in the war, was brought back to build his own Jin Palace. You are an official, this is obviously done for me to see, and I am very satisfied."

Queen Dugu beside her smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what are you worried about? Amo has always been the most filial child and the one who makes us worry the most. Why are you so worried about him?"

"Worry? This is not worry, this is caution. Since I ascended the throne, I have become more and more cautious. My every move represents the will of the entire court and the country, so I have become more and more cautious in doing things, without the previous impetus. See When I came to Amozhen, I thought of myself back then, or I could say that he was indeed better than me back then."

"There are no fathers and sons in the Tian family. Although I really want to say that fathers and sons should be honest, but I hold a high position. This position can make people lose all reason. Looking at the previous dynasties, are there many cases of fathers and sons killing each other? Didn’t we just depose our eldest son?”

The emperor's words made Queen Dugu silent for a while: "But Your Majesty, Amo is different from others. If he really meant this, he would definitely not do this."

The emperor said in a deep voice: "Although I am not young, I am in my prime. There are still many days to go, so it is always right to be careful."

Then the emperor turned around and wrote on the imperial edict to establish Yang Guang as the crown prince. He picked up the imperial seal and placed it in front of Queen Dugu, sealing it heavily.

"In this way, Jin Wang Yang Guang will be Prince Yang Guang from now on."

Queen Dugu bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, Amo must be a filial prince."

The emperor didn't believe in the word filial piety, but the Fu Sheng Dynasty used filial piety to rule the world. Even the Jin Dynasty, which was despised by others, still used the word filial piety on their faces. Who made this word sound good and easy to use?

But filial piety lies in the heart but not in the deeds. Whether a person is filial or unfilial can only be asked by oneself, and the human heart is the most difficult to predict.

As the emperor, Yang Jian would not combine his destiny with such an intangible thing.

Therefore, he wrote an imperial edict today to confer Yang Guang as the crown prince. In fact, it was not because of Yang Guang's filial piety, but because of his obedience.

He doesn't need his son to be filial. With all the power and wealth in the world, he has to be filial even to unfilial people in front of him.

He knew that Yang Guang's intelligence would definitely understand his purpose, so he was just testing Yang Guang's obedience. What he wanted was not filial piety, but that his son would obey him as long as he lived.

So seeing Yang Guang's performance, Yang Jian undoubtedly dispelled his biggest concerns and wrote down the imperial edict.

Just like this, without any warning, the eunuchs in the palace went to Prince Jin's Mansion with the imperial edict.

Although King Jin has not returned to the palace yet, the Princess of Jin, Xiao Menglan, and the grandson Yang Zhao in her arms are here to receive the order on their behalf.

Eunuch Zheng Yun received the errand and went happily, reading the imperial edict to Xiao Menglan.

Xiao Menglan was in a daze for a moment. He didn't hear the other words clearly, but he heard clearly: "The King of Jin Yang Guang is canonized as the Crown Prince, and the Princess of Jin Xiao Menglan is the Crown Princess."

After Xiao Menglan finished reading, before Xiao Menglan could react, the eunuch Zheng Yun whispered anxiously: "The Crown Princess thanks you for accepting the order."

After reacting, Xiao Menglan handed the baby in her arms to Yuan Tiantian and then received the imperial edict: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

Eunuch Zheng Yun offered a few auspicious words at this time: "Crown Princess, since His Highness Prince Jin changed his name, the imperial edicts from Prince Jin's Mansion have been sent by slaves every time. I really watched His Highness Prince Jin grow from a teenager to I am extremely honored to be the young man who is now His Highness the Crown Prince. I am extremely honored."

Xiao Menglan was happy to give a reward today, and Zheng Yun was also an acquaintance. He would notify the palace as soon as possible even if the news in the palace was irrelevant. He was now one of the most favored eunuchs around the emperor.

With a wave of his hand, everyone who came was rewarded, and he directly took out a set of keys and handed them to Zheng Yun: "Eunuch Zheng, this is a courtyard in the west of the city. The location is not very good, and it is almost a mile away from the main street. It's about a mile away from the West Market, if you don't mind, just keep it."

As soon as he mentioned this location, he knew it was an excellent location. Zheng Yun was flattered: "Crown Princess, how could Zheng Yun be so virtuous and capable of accepting such a gift from you?"

"Eunuch Zheng, you also said that you watched our King Jin...His Royal Highness come here all the way. We all keep this friendship in our hearts. Every time you come, it is a good thing and good luck."

Zheng Yun smiled and accepted the key: "Thank you very much, the Crown Princess."

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The news that Yang Guang became the prince has not yet reached Youzhou City. At this time, Yang Guang was preparing to leave the capital. The carriages and horses were ready, and Li Jing and Yu Wenhuaji were also ready.

Master Yinshi led many generals from Youzhou City to bid farewell, and the atmosphere was extremely huge.

Yang Guang said with a headache: "I told you not to make it too grand, we can just go into battle lightly."

Master Yinshi smiled and said: "Your Highness, I am willing, but the soldiers are not willing."

Yang Guang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Hey, it's true, then forget it, we'll set off now."

When Yang Guang was about to walk out, a servant suddenly ran over.

"Your Highness King Jin, a magician came to the back door and said he wanted to see you. We wanted to send him away, but he claimed that his surname was Yuan and that he was an old acquaintance of Miss Tiantian."

(End of this chapter)