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

Chapter 92 Planning the construction of the East Palace and reviving the Han Dynasty

In the end, Yun Luo got her wish and married into the prince's palace, but there was no ceremony, only a paper announcement, and the Yun family was not affected. The royal family wanted face, and the prince's face had to be taken into account. After all, Yun Dingxing was him now. My father-in-law.

Yun Luo was making a fuss about the ceremony in the prince's palace, and Yang Yong was helpless. However, she was pregnant with her first child. The joy of becoming a father for the first time made it difficult for him to get angry with Yun Luo, so he had to coax her. And compared to He likes the boring Crown Princess even more because of the coquettish and playful girls like Yun Luo.

Seeing the two people playing around in the prince's palace, Crown Princess Yuanshi stood in the distance and glared fiercely, but after a while, her eyes turned red and she started to cry.

Although the Queen and the Emperor did not impose punishment on this matter, it can be seen that the Emperor was quite angry about this matter.

A few days later, the emperor suddenly issued two decrees, one of which was: "To plan the establishment of the East Palace, with three divisions (grand master, Taifu, Taibao, the second grade), three young masters (young master, young master, young master, Shaobao, the third rank) is responsible for the responsibilities and training, and it is proposed that the central official system will have civil and military positions."

This time, Yang Guang was shocked.

Why is it suddenly necessary to rebuild the East Palace organization?

Starting from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, "East Palace" has been used to refer to the prince. However, in the Western Han Dynasty, because the Changle Palace of the Empress Dowager was to the east of Weiyang Palace, "East Palace" was also used to refer to the Empress Dowager.

In the later Wei, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, many ritual systems were disrupted when clothes and clothes were transferred south. Especially after the Xianbei and other ethnic groups in the north grew stronger, although they learned from the Han system, to a large extent, they were different.

Just like Yang Yong had already opened a mansion before Yang Jian ascended the throne. After he ascended the throne, he was established as the prince, but he lived in his own mansion. It was just renamed the Prince's Mansion instead of living in the East Palace of the Imperial City.

The first thing Yang Jian did after establishing the Sui Dynasty was to change the surname back to the Han Dynasty, revive the Han culture, and rebuild the East Palace system. It is normal, but it is a bit intriguing to do this at this time.

Perhaps it was because Yang Yong had let himself go too much recently, Yang Jian felt angry and wanted to regulate him in the East Palace and teach him well.

But this also gave Yang Guang a bad signal. Rebuilding the East Palace seemed to regulate Yang Yong, but it also meant that Yang Jian had no idea of ​​deposing the prince now.

But think about it, when the Sui Dynasty was just establishing the country, Yang Jian would never take the risk of changing the crown prince. The crown prince is the foundation of the country, and if he changes it, everything will be messed up.

In addition to the edict issued this time, in addition to the Crown Prince's East Palace, there was another edict issued at the same time, called the [Request for Letters].

"The emperor dreamed of a golden dragon asking for a book. He suddenly felt that God was showing mercy. Today, he issued an order to ask for a book. The Central Plains has been in turmoil for three hundred years. Most of the ancient books were burned in wars and lost. Today, he is asking for a book on behalf of heaven. I will dedicate a volume to the library. If there is no book in the collection, I will reward it. A piece of silk, a rare book may contain it but is lost, I will give it a heavy reward."

After the Wuhu chaos and the migration of clothes to the south, the culture of the Central Plains suffered heavy losses. Although the Zhou Dynasty began to follow the Han culture in the late Zhou Dynasty, it did little. At this time, Yang Jian stood up to revive the Han Dynasty. This was also the biggest breakthrough between him and the previous monarchs of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. the difference.

He really wanted to rebuild the Han family and the world, which was also the ideological basis for him to complete the unification in the future.

If the Northern Dynasties were still dominated by the Hu people, the Southern Dynasties would not be so easy to pacify.

Wang Shao found Yang Guang immediately. The emperor planned to build the East Palace. This matter was important. Wang Shao could naturally see the emperor's intention. It also sent a signal to the officials that the crown prince's position was secure.

"Your Highness."

"what happened?"

"Wei Chen feels that His Highness needs to summon the retainers to discuss it together."

Yang Guang nodded and summoned the people.

The earliest retainers in the house, Wang Shao, Li Che, and Gao Hongde who were sent to him by the emperor, Yang Guang also brought Li Yuan and Yu Wenhuaji with him, as well as his most trusted Wang Yi.

Although Li Yuan and Yu Wenhuaji turned against each other in the last years of the Sui Dynasty in history, they were heroes in troubled times. Before Yang Guang lost power, they still followed him closely, especially in the early stage, so they are trustworthy now. .

Several people were sitting together, Yang Guang was in a high position. He felt that it was a pity that Li Jing was not here. This little kid's opinions were quite good.

"My father issued two edicts today, you all already know them, right?"

The crowd nodded.

"Then let's discuss the second edict, my father's request for letters. What do you think?"

He skipped the edict to build the East Palace. Yu Wenhuaji didn't know why, but Wang Shao stood up first and said: "Your Majesty's request for books is to reorganize the ancient books of the Qin, Han and even earlier periods, and also to allow the thoughts of our ancestors to be passed down. , This is a great thing, and everything is done according to etiquette, and the same is true for books. It is very good. Your Highness should share your worries for Your Majesty. I feel that Your Highness should recruit more people to collect books among the people."

"This requires some financial resources and should be done."

Wang Shao then continued: "Your Majesty, your Majesty's intention is clear, everything is respectful and stable, what do you think?"

This question is obviously not asking about the Qiu Shu Ling, but the planning and construction of the East Palace. It is just asking about the name of the Qiu Shu Ling.

Gao Hongde didn't understand very well, but Li Yuan was smarter. He understood, but didn't speak.

Wang Shao looked around, observing his words and expressions, and then gave Yang Guang a look. Yang Guang understood what he meant and asked, "Cousin, what do you think?"

After being asked by name, Li Yuan had no choice but to speak. Just as he was about to speak, he paused again. He suddenly thought that the questions Yang Guang and Wang Shaoyi were referring to were just to hear his opinion, or were they testing him?
Today is the meeting of retainers in Prince Jin's Mansion, but Li Yuan is not considered a retainer of Prince Jin, but Yang Guang now regards him as a retainer. Perhaps letting him speak now is to test whether he is on Yang Guang's side.Li Yuan thought that although he was not in an important position now, Yang Guang and Queen Dugu supported him and slowly moved up. Yang Guang was doing his best to him. Since they were all on this ship, they had to follow him.

After a slight pause, he spoke again: "Your Highness, I think there is nothing wrong with what Mr. Wang just said. Everything will be more stable if it is based on etiquette and law. This is what your Majesty meant when he issued the decree. Your Highness just needs to follow it."

Yang Guang looked at Li Yuan and smiled slightly. This time the emperor planned to build the East Palace and showed it to everyone. Li Yuan could also understand what he meant. My cousin was really hiding his clumsiness.

"Gao Hongde, what do you think?"

Gao Hongde didn't react, so he said: "The Central Plains is in turmoil, and there should be a lot of folk books. If we collect carefully, we should be able to find a lot."

Wang Shao and Yang Guang looked at each other. Gao Hongde's understanding was still not good enough. He thought they were talking about books. Wang Shao had already pointed the question to etiquette in his words, but he still didn't understand.

Yang Guang smiled slightly, but he did not regard Gao Hongde as a minister who could make suggestions. He just had to do his job well. When he was here, Gao Jiong had to stand in the middle. This goal was achieved.

Wang Shao and Li Yuan had the same opinion. Now is not the time. Although Yang Yong made a mistake and made the emperor and queen angry, the time is not good enough. We have to wait and wait.

Thinking about it, let Yang Yong attract everyone's attention now. Among the brothers in his family, at least Xiu'er is still eyeing him.

Yang Guang took advantage of the situation and really started talking about books.

"Wang Yi ordered people to collect data. The rewards given by Prince Jin's Mansion are larger than those announced by His Majesty. Of course, they are given privately. After collecting them all and sending them to the palace, it can be considered as a contribution to what the father wants to do. .”

While they were discussing, someone from the Duke of Tang's palace suddenly came outside the Jin Dynasty's palace, looking for Li Yuan anxiously.

"The Duke is seriously ill. Please return home quickly."

Upon hearing the news, Li Yuan looked obviously panicked, and Yang Guang hurriedly shouted: "Wang Yi, prepare the car."

Wang Yi used the fastest speed to prepare the carriage. Yang Guang was afraid of being slow, so he simply got on the horse and the two of them ran away quickly. Yu Wenhua and then came to protect Yang Guang.

At the Tang Guogong Mansion, Li Tongan was almost crying at the door. He felt relieved when he saw Li Yuan coming on horseback.

"Fourth brother."

Now Li Yuan is the backbone of the entire Duke of Tang Dynasty. Li Tongan did not forget the etiquette and saluted Yang Guang and said, "I have met His Highness the King of Jin."

"No need to be polite, how is Duke Tang doing?"

"Brother, suddenly the situation took a turn for the worse at noon today. Just now...just now...already...wuwuwu."

The illness came like a mountain. Li Chengzhi was already terminally ill. Sun Simiao had already issued a death notice after seeing him. Today, he suddenly became seriously ill. Li Yuan could not even rush home to see him for the last time.

Li Yuan stood blankly at the door of Tang Guogong's mansion, his eyes red.

Mrs. Tang Guogong came out and waved Li Yuan in. As soon as Li Yuan entered, he knelt down in front of his mother: "Mom, I didn't get to see my brother for the last time."

The old lady of Tang Guogong touched Li Yuan's head with tears and said: "People are born, old, sick and die, and it is his death that has come. Before he died, he wrote a letter to His Majesty, asking Your Majesty to pass on the title of Duke of Tang to you. "

"Mother, I...I..."

"You will be the Duke of Tang from now on. Now is not the time for you to cry. You need to take care of the funeral. The huge Duke's mansion needs you to hold on and take back your tears."

Li Yuan swallowed his tears and stopped crying.

Li Cheng had always been ill and spent most of his time indoors. Knowing that his body and bones would not last long, he had taken great care of Li Yuan since he was a child. Perhaps only two brothers with no conflict of interest could have such a good relationship.

Mrs. Duke Guogong of the old Tang Dynasty nodded to Yang Guang and said, "I'd like to trouble Your Highness the King of Jin today."

"Old Madam is out of town, so that's what I should do. If there's anything I can do to help, Old Madam, just ask."

Mrs. Old Tang Guogong glanced at Li Tong'an beside her, and then said to Yang Guang: "Your Highness, there is a funeral in the house. Tong'an is in conflict, which will affect her fortune. Can Tong'an go to your highness' house to stay first?" Time.”

"Mother, I won't go."

"It's nonsense, you have to avoid it."

Yang Guang didn't know whether it was true or false, but it was a reasonable request. Yang Guang couldn't refuse it for any reason, so he nodded and agreed.

(End of this chapter)