Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

"After Yang Su died, Yang Xuangan inherited the title. In the ninth year of Daye, Yang Xuangan started a rebellion in Liyang, but was killed after his failure. The entire Yang family suffered the disaster of genocide, and only Yang Su's grandson Yang Tai survived. Yang Guang also changed the Yang family to Xiao and called Yang Su Xiaosu."

Killing the whole family and changing the person's surname is a heart-breaking act.

Yang Su had already made his decision. He kowtowed heavily and said, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong and I am willing to resign."

At least he could survive if he no longer chose Yang Guang, and he knew in his heart that he was still needed in the court.

Yang Jian certainly understood what he was thinking, and pretended to sigh, "You have been by my side for many years, yet you are so foolish. But considering that you are a meritorious official, I will punish you with 20 strokes of the cane, and let this matter go."

"I thank Your Majesty." Yang Su consciously asked the guards to take him away.

After years of fighting, he could still withstand twenty blows of the cane.

As for Yang Guang, from his initial anger to his complete despair, he had no way out.

"Drag him away." Yang Jian looked at him coldly and gave the order in a deep voice.

Yang Yong knelt on the ground and dared not say a word.

"Go and bring your three sons into the palace." Glancing at Yang Yong's expression, Yang Jian gave the order with a flash of disdain in his eyes.

Yang Yong responded respectfully and left.

When there were only three people left in the hall, Yang Jian asked gently, "Mr. Xiao, may I ask you something else?"

Xiao Ran nodded, "Okay, give me the money first."

After presenting the gold, Yang Jian spoke slowly, "Yang Su has been in power for many years and plays an important role in the court. Is there anyone who can replace him?"

Not killing Yang Su for the time being is just a temporary measure.

"The abilities of Su Wei and Yang Su are not much different. The most suitable one is of course Gao Jiong. It just depends on whether you are willing to recall him." Xiao Ran looked at Yang Jian with a smile.

The answer is given, whether to obey it or not depends entirely on what Yang Jian thinks.

Yang Jian pondered for a long time, "Thank you Mr. Xiao for your advice. I still need to investigate the position of the crown prince. Why don't you stay in the palace and let me entertain you?"

"No need, once you choose the prince, the order will be complete, and I will come to you." Seeing that he had no other questions, Xiao Ran stood up and said.

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Jimo ancient city
When Zhu Yuanzhang arrived at Xiao Ran's house, he could not help but ask, "Why did Emperor Wen of Sui change his expression when Gao Jiong was mentioned?"

Xiao Ran drank two glasses of water and explained, "Gao Jiong has been dismissed from office."

"Tell us about it."

Xiao Ran shook his head. "Gao Jiong's official position has gone through many twists and turns. The reason why Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty did not trust him is a bit absurd."

"At that time, Emperor Wen of Sui secretly wanted to depose the crown prince. Yang Jian mentioned that the Princess of Jin was possessed by a spirit and Yang Guang would definitely rule the country. Gao Jiong believed that the order of seniority should prevail and that this reason could not be used to depose the crown prince. When Empress Dugu learned of this, she wanted to get rid of him secretly."

"When Gao Jiong's wife died, Empress Dugu proposed to marry Gao Jiong off to a wife, but Gao Jiong refused due to his old age. Unexpectedly, Gao Jiong's concubine gave birth to a boy. Empress Dugu told Yang Jian that Gao Jiong had refused the marriage proposal before, instead of saying he had a concubine. Yang Jian therefore distanced himself from Gao Jiong."

"The court discussed the expedition to Liaodong, but Gao Jiong disagreed. Emperor Wen of Sui did not listen to Gao Jiong's advice and sent him to conquer Liaodong as the Marshal's Chief Clerk. He returned due to continuous heavy rains and became seriously ill. Empress Dugu also advised that Gao Jiong did not want to go, but was forced to go, so he would definitely return empty-handed. It happened that Yang Jian handed over all military power to Gao Jiong because the King of Han was young. Gao Jiong had high hopes for Yang Jian and had no intention of avoiding suspicion. He did not accept most of the words of the King of Han, Yang Liang, and was resented by the King of Han. After returning to Beijing, Yang Liang cried and said that he was lucky not to be killed by Gao Jiong, which made Yang Jian even more upset."

Zhu Di walked out of the room after hearing the voice, frowning, "Why is Emperor Wen of Sui always persuaded by the Queen?"

Xiao Ran couldn't help laughing, "Maybe this is pillow talk."

"Then how was Gao Jiong dismissed from office?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked. "Later, the Grand General Wang Shiji was killed for his crimes. During the interrogation, he said that he had heard about the palace affairs from Gao Jiong. Emperor Wen of Sui wanted to convict Gao Jiong, but many officials including Grand General He Ruobi proved that Gao Jiong was innocent. Emperor Wen of Sui handed them over to law enforcement officials, and Gao Jiong was dismissed from office and later removed from his post."

"Until Emperor Wen of Sui died, Yang Guang ascended the throne and appointed Gao Jiong as Minister of Rites. At that time, Yang Guang issued an edict to collect musicians from the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi dynasties and the scattered music from all over the world, but Gao Jiong stopped him, which made Yang Guang unhappy. Yang Guang was very extravagant at that time, and Gao Jiong was very worried. When Yang Guang showed excessive favor and courtesy to Qimin Khan, Gao Jiong was afraid that Qimin Khan would become a disaster for future generations, so he told Prince Guan Yang Xiong that the court had no rules and regulations."

"Finally, in the third year of Daye, someone slandered Emperor Yang of Sui, and Yang Guang executed Gao Jiong, He Ruobi, Yuwen Bi and others on the charge of slandering the government."

Xiao Ran sighed, "Yang Jian will not recall Gao Jiong, but there are other officials available in the court."

Xiao Ran will not interfere in the rest of the matters. The Super Time and Space Company is not a charity. If there is anything, just pay first and then talk about it.

Yang Jian did not delay too long in selecting a crown prince. Two days later, Xiao Ran went to the Sui Dynasty again.

The position of crown prince was inherited by Yang Yong's eldest son, and the spirit stone remained in Yang Jian's hands.

After completing the list, Xiao Ran took some food for the wolf cubs and gifts for Li Lizhi and the others to the Tang Dynasty.

……

Directly teleported to where Li Lizhi was, Xiao Ran appeared and saw a black shadow rushing towards him.

The chubby wolf cub bit Xiao Ran's pants and refused to let go.

Li Lizhi came over, "Young Master."

"This wolf cub is quite energetic." After handing the thing in his hand to the palace servant, Xiao Ran picked up the wolf cub and rubbed it, feeling that the wolf cub's fur was very soft.

"I just finished my order and came to see the wolf cubs. I also brought you gifts."

After putting the wolf cub down, Xiao Ran talked to Li Lizhi with a smile.

Li Lizhi said softly, "Young Master, you don't have to be so polite. You don't have to bring gifts every time you come."

"I only come here once in a long time, so I always have to bring something. Besides, you and the little princess don't go there often." Xiao Ran explained helplessly.

The wolf cub tilted its head and looked left and right, then ran away happily.

Li Lizhi and Xiao Ran walked slowly, slowing down their pace tacitly.

"Who is the client for this order, young master?" After a moment of silence, Li Lizhi asked softly.

Xiao Ran briefly talked about Emperor Wen of Sui.

"I've read about this in a book. The people suffered a lot in the late Sui Dynasty." Li Lizhi frowned slightly. The records of the previous dynasty were kept in the palace, and most of the time they were just flipped through casually.

Xiao Ran smiled and said, "Of course the people are suffering."

"There is a saying that goes, when a country prospers, its people suffer; when a country perishes, its people suffer."

"But now the people of the Tang Dynasty are not suffering."

Li Lizhi pursed her lips and smiled, with a hint of pride in her eyes, "Father has governed the country very well."

"That's why it's called the Great Tang Dynasty." Xiao Ran said.

After the words fell, the two looked at each other inadvertently.

It was Li Lizhi who first looked away with a red face. She tried to calm herself down and asked, "Young Master, do you want to stay for dinner?" (End of this chapter)