Tongshu with Mei

On the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month of this year, Yang Xi rushed back to Luoyang, the capital, with Yang Ye, Yang Zhao, Yang Lie, Bei Chenqing and Ren Guan.

This year's weather is bad, extremely cold, heavy snow falls one after another, covering the sky and making the road difficult, but it doesn't delay Jing Huaiyu leading all the officials and the people from the city ten miles out of the city to meet each other along the road.

All the courtiers respectfully welcomed Yang Xi and others who had returned from a long journey into the capital. Everything in the past is a thing of the past. In the future, as long as they follow the new master with peace of mind, they can still create a prosperous world and enjoy the glory.

In the city of Luoyang, in front of the magnificent Lagerstroemia Palace, Cen Wenjiang was waiting with his one-year-old eldest son Yang Su in his arms. Seeing the convoy approaching, she grabbed a small hand of Yang Qiang and pointed it at him before getting out of the carriage. The old Yang Xi waved: "An'an, call him Daddy!" Yang Li's name was An'an, which meant peace.

Yang Xi is now over [-] years old, having a son in middle age, he can't help but sigh with emotion.When he saw his son's little face that was very similar to his own, he couldn't help the tears welling up in his eyes, hurried forward a few steps, took his precious son, and called back: "Little wolf, come and see, this is you!" nephew!"

Hearing the words, Yang Ye came over to take a closer look, held Yang Li's little hand and praised: "Oh, brother, I really look like you."

Yang Xi smiled and said: "Look at the stupid things you said, if you don't look like me, then you will be in trouble."

Hearing this, Cen Wenjiang rolled his eyes at the two of them, and said: "The concubine is waiting to clean up the dust for my husband, everything is ready, please please my husband."

For three consecutive days, Yang Xi hosted a feast for the ministers to discuss future plans.On the sixteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, after all the ministers wrote letters one after another, they only said that the destiny was inevitable and could not be refuted, and then he officially ascended the throne as emperor, and the reign title was upright.

The next day, the world will be pardoned and everyone will be rewarded.Li Cen's Wen Jiang was the queen, in charge of the palace.The eldest son Yang Yang was established as the prince.

The late late emperor Yang Tao was posthumously titled Emperor Cixiaohuai, a sage.

Yang Ye, Marquis of Huainan, was conferred the title of Zaide Xianming King Huai, and bestowed the mansion on the original Zhao Wang Mansion, which was renamed Huai Wang Mansion.In charge of the six ministries, the official and household ministries.

Bei Chenqing canonized as General Jin Wu, commanding the Central Guards of the capital.

Yuan Ouming was canonized as the General of Shenwu, and asked to be ordered to guard the three gates, and he took up the post after a year.

Jing Huaiyu took the position of Prime Minister Zuo and became the youngest prime minister since the founding of the Dayan Dynasty.

Ren Guanjian resigned from the post of protector of the country and remained as a doctor of Yubu, with a special gift of double salary.

Wei Linxian took the post of commander of the guards in the Huben camp of the imperial palace, and the rest, as long as they had no major faults, were restored to their original posts, each with a reward, and everyone was happy.

Liang Wang Yang still hadn't recovered from his illness, so he asked to go to Longshang in the northwest to recuperate. Yang Xi promised to set Yangling area as his fief, and ordered him to leave after the next year.Rong Zhengfu and his subordinates were included in the Central Imperial Guards and no longer accompanied them.

At the end of the year, according to the usual practice in previous years, neighboring Qiongnan, Bohai and other small countries came to pay the New Year's tribute. What's more, the new emperor ascended the throne this year, which is an extra gift of audience.

But there is Nasika Jin Yaren, not only did not pay the annual tribute, but sent people to ask for silver and cloth, saying that there was a contract signed before, Dayan had to provide Sika with 22 taels of silver and 22 bolts of silk every year silk.

Yang Xi was sitting in the imperial study, holding this memorial and frowning in silence. He had only fought in the civil war for more than two years. At this critical moment in the world, it was time for the people to recuperate, but he didn't want to continue the war with Sika .So he asked the servants to summon a few courtiers, and naturally there was Jing Huaiyu, who had just worshiped the prime minister.

Yang Xi immediately asked Jing Huaiyu: "Remember, you were the one who signed the peace treaty with Sika. Why did it take ten years? Isn't this time too long? And why is the amount so huge? , really strange."

Jing Huaiyu said: "Your Majesty, this was signed by the late Emperor. If Your Majesty thinks it is inappropriate, you can refuse him."

Yang Xi laughed and said, "It would be bad if you rejected him so bluntly. Sika is the largest country in the north of us. When I was in Fengyuguan, I often dealt with them, so I can be regarded as an old acquaintance." Thinking in his heart, Yuan Ouming's soldiers and horses can only reach the third level after the next year, and this year must pass first, so now we can only focus on appeasement, so he reached out and tapped on the dragon case: "So, let's say that I will take over this year." In this world, there is a need to spend silver taels everywhere, please forgive me for a while. The silver and silk will be halved and sent, and when the harvest is ready next year, the amount owed will be made up. Jing Xiang, this letter is for you It's up to you to write, and the wording should be tactful."

Jing Huaiyu hastily agreed to stay, and went to write a reply letter on the side desk.Yang Xi turned around, and then asked Zhou Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs about the banquet at the end of the year. Whether or not to borrow money, these all need to be decided by Prince Huai, who is in charge of the household department. However, I took the gift list I planned and went to Duke Huai's mansion to beg several times to see Prince Huai. You can do it yourself. How can this humble official decide on his own for such a big matter?"

Yang Xi frowned and said, "Is he busy? What is he busy with? It's the Chinese New Year soon, and I have already let the officials take turns to take a bath, but he is the only one who is still busy? I haven't seen him for several days. Forget it Forget it, you bring the list and I'll take a look."

Yang Ye is indeed very busy, he is busy gathering people to have fun.In Duke Huai's mansion today, from the housekeeper to the servants who do rough work, Yang Xi has ordered people to provide him with everything, so he doesn't have to worry about it anymore.Nianwei and Zhonglizhen still followed him all the time, and the rest of the guards followed Wei Linxian on duty in the palace. As the year approached, Wei Linxian and several other guards took turns, and Yang Xi drove those who were free to accompany him.

However, because Bei Chenqing had just taken over the Central Guards, everything was not ready, so he had been lingering in the military camp outside the city, and hadn't entered the city for several days.

In the side hall behind the big study, imitating the people from the north, they took a look at the big heated kang under the south window.Yang Ye ordered people to put the big kang table, and a group of people sat around, playing dice for money.

Yang Ye was wearing a homely plain satin long-sleeved gown, with half-loose hair, and was very devoted to it.It just so happened that I was not very lucky today, and after gambling for a long time, I didn't win any money, but lost a lot.He became irritable and complained about Nian Wei: "It's all your fault, you always put some messy people in to stir up trouble, making it difficult for me to play happily!"

At the end of the year, Nana: "If the prince doesn't see you, he won't leave, and there's nothing you can do about it." Before the words finished, the housekeeper outside the door reported: "Master Yan, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, asked to see the prince outside the mansion."

Yang Ye's face darkened immediately, and Nian Wei said in a low voice: "He...he brought gifts during the Chinese New Year, which is a common practice in the court. If the prince doesn't want it, he can go back. But just now, the younger one returned a few times for the prince. Zong, I can't go back, but what should I do?"

Hearing the sound of the crowd throwing the dice, Yang Ye said impatiently: "I don't care, you can figure it out, if you can't get it back, just stay, no one will feel that money is burning your hands!" At the end of the year, I had to go, After a while, he came in with a gift list, stood beside Yang Ye, and said, "Your Majesty Yan said he didn't want to disturb the lord, he just left the things behind. Would you like to have a look at the lord?"

Yang Ye waved his hands to ignore him, and Nian Wei hesitated and said: "It's nothing else, the key is that there are still a few actresses and singers who were also sent by Master Yan, and the cars and sedan chairs are all outside the house, how can we deal with them? "

Yang Ye patted the kang table: "Are you bothered? Accept it! Here it is for you! Xiaobai, please slow down, I'll bet big this time!"

Nian Wei was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he hurriedly said: "You can't take the young one! The day before yesterday Wei Linxian went to his distant cousin's house to promise a kiss for the young one, and after they said that they are not allowed to take concubines, my lord, please forgive me!"

Yang Ye didn't care to say anything more, seeing Bai Tingbi's another shot, it seemed that this time he was going to lose all his money, he was about to open his mouth to curse, but suddenly he coughed, so he stretched out his sleeve and pressed his mouth first.Zhong Lizhen looked at the situation on the other side, and asked, "Why is your lord coughing? Do you feel any discomfort? Come here, bring some pear juice and almond tea."

Yang Ye said: "It's not a problem, but I went out of the city yesterday to eat some cool breeze, how can I be so delicate?" Zhong Lizhen insisted that the servants brought pear juice and almond tea, Yang Ye frowned and said: "Sweet and greasy, Who wants to drink this?"

Zhong Lizhen said: "Then how about the prince resting for a while? Even if you want to play, there is no rush."

Yang Ye had already gambled for four or five hours in a row, and he didn't have a good meal in between, so he felt a little exhausted at this moment, so he said, "Okay, Zhongli, take my place first, I'll go and have a rest. Be careful, don't let Wei Linxian do anything." Zhong Lizhen hastily ordered someone to bring over two blankets, and asked him to move to the western kang, and coaxed him to drink the cup of almond tea. Only then did he serve him to sleep.Yang Ye was worried, and said: "You must be optimistic about my situation, and win it back for me no matter what!"

Zhong Lizhen said: "Okay, you can sleep peacefully." Then he went to sit in his seat, and then gambled for him.

This gamble was so dark that the sun and the moon were indistinguishable. After a long time of betting, all the guards were all dazed.When Yang Xi walked into the room quietly, what he saw was such a passionate scene.

He glanced around, but there was no sign of Yang Ye. Just as he was wondering, Wei Linxian had already seen him with sharp eyes, and crawled down the kang, rushing to salute him.The rest of the guards repented and got down from the kang to salute one after another.

Yang Xi said: "Where is the little wolf?"

Zhong Lizhen said: "Report to Your Majesty, His Highness is sleeping here."

Yang Ye huddled in the blanket and still didn't wake up, only a handful of black hair was left scattered outside the blanket.Yang Xi smiled slightly, went over to touch his head, then put his hands into the blanket to wake him up, but his hands were burning.He was startled, and hastily lifted the blanket to take a closer look, only to see that Yang Ye was still asleep, his face was flushed, and he had a high fever.

Yang Xi was furious immediately, turned around and shouted: "He is already so ill, don't you guys know? He's just playing crazy here! Go tell the imperial doctor!"

Everyone was shocked, and they didn't dare to go over to look after him at this time, not knowing what to do, Yang Xi thought for a while, wrapped Yang Ye in a blanket, hugged him in his arms, and said coldly: "Let the imperial doctor not come here , no one will worry about putting it here, I should take it into the palace!"

Wei Linxian tentatively came over to take Yang Ye, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, how about letting this humble official serve you?" Yang Xi yelled angrily, "Get lost! Waiting for you to serve, maybe you will find out only after you die!" After scolding, he still couldn't understand his hatred, so he flew up and kicked Wei Linxian heavily on his leg, kicking Wei Linxian to the ground, and then carried Yang Ye out by himself. There was a carriage waiting outside, and he went back to the palace directly.

On the second day, there was an imperial decree in the palace to transfer Zhonglizhen and Nianwei to the palace, and to serve King Huai with their meritorious deeds.That's all, Wei Linxian, as the commander of the guards, even gathered a crowd to gamble, he should be punished according to the law, thirty whips, and half a year's salary.The accomplices Bai Tingbi and Ma Tianhua were exempted from whipping and were fined three months' salary.While the guards were annoyed, they had no choice but to admit that they were unlucky.

King Huai was taken into the palace by the emperor to recuperate from his illness. When the ministers heard the news, they all came to greet him.Yang Xi didn't allow anyone to disturb him, so he sent all his courtiers away, and placed him in the Yuhua Palace next to his bedroom, so that he could be taken care of at any time.Every day, the imperial doctor will follow up to see the doctor, and a few clever and caring servants will be sent to serve the decoction.

This time Yang Ye suffered from a severe cold and neglected to take care of himself, but he couldn't afford to get sick.Bei Chenqing heard the news outside the city, hurried back to see him, but saw that he was just lethargic, and couldn't even talk to him, so he was full of sorrow.Yang Xi was also worried about his condition, and he frowned every day, and spent a good year in misery.