Zhu Changxiao's version of the Sui Dynasty

A bright moon climbed over the treetops, a cool breeze blew through the dark night, a few willow branches swayed in the wind, and a faint burst of music passed through the palace lanes. From a distance, the lights of Pingyang Palace still adorned the cold palace.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty plucked the strings of the harp and played ancient music. Mrs. Xuanhua lazily leaned on the bed, enjoying the soft melody. A pair of talented men and beautiful women nourished this peaceful night.

After the song ended, the song was elegant and fragrant, and Mrs. Xuanhua's haggard face showed a little joy. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty stood up and walked to the couch, took Mrs. Xuanhua in his arms, and asked:"I have been busy with a major case these days. Do you think my piano skills have improved?""

"Your Majesty's talents are extraordinary and can be ranked among the best in the past and present. But I wonder how the big nursery rhyme case was handled?"

"Both Ma Shumou and Tao Langer, their father and son, have been punished. Only Yang Su, the old man, is left. He is corrupt, perverts the law, and indulges his subordinates. He has not yet been punished."

Mrs. Xuanhua asked:"The prince has committed the same crime as the common people, so why did your majesty spare Yang Su? What if he causes any trouble again?......"

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty touched Mrs. Xuanhua's shoulder and said,"The queen also said so, but for the sake of my wife, I spared Yang Su's life."

Mrs. The Duke of Yue has no contact, why is it because of his concubine?"

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty looked at Mrs. Xuanhua with affectionate eyes and explained:"Yang Su presided over the excavation of the Tongji Canal. Although his intentions were a little ruthless, the people suffered a little. But the canal is being excavated very quickly. If it opens this year, I can accompany my concubine back to the south of the Yangtze River."

"His Majesty......"

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty gently touched Mrs. Xuanhua's red lips with his hand and said:"I did it all for the sake of my beloved concubine. I will soon fulfill the promise I made to my beloved concubine."

"His Majesty......"Mrs. Xuanhua hugged Yang Guang and couldn't help tears in her eyes:"I'm afraid that my concubine's useless body won't be able to wait until the day when the canal is opened.""

"Don't talk nonsense. I will open a canal for my beloved concubine. I will do it regardless of the cost."...

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty stayed in Pingyang Palace for a few days. In the morning, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty drove back to the Xuanwen Palace. Hundreds of civil and military officials went to court to pay homage to the emperor. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty said:"If you have anything important to do recently, please feel free to report it." Zhuge Ying, the official in charge, came out and reported:"Your Majesty, Liu Fang, the commander-in-chief of the Southwest March, returned to the court with his troops and accidentally contracted a serious illness. He died of illness during the march."

When the ministers heard their whispers, they all felt a little regretful. Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty sighed deeply and said:"Bring me a pen and ink, I will personally draft an edict to commend Liu Fang."

The eunuch next to him took a pen. On the paper, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty pondered for a moment, took up his pen and drafted an edict to award the reward, and said to Zhuge Ying:"Liu Fang, the general manager of the southwest march, cleared the overseas for me and devoted himself to the king's affairs. His achievements are commendable. I posthumously give Liu Fang to the Zhuguo, Lu Guogong, he can order his heirs to inherit the title to show the great kindness of the Sui Dynasty."

The eunuch handed the emperor's personal edict to Zhuge Ying,"I will obey it immediately."

Yu Wenkai, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, went out to report again:"I got the imperial edict from Yue this morning. Duke Yang Su reported in Luoyang that the Tongji Canal has been excavated and is only waiting for the right time to open the gate and release the water."

"Um....."Upon hearing that the Tongji Canal was completed, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty suddenly thought of the inextricable connection between the nursery rhyme case and Yang Su. He thought to himself that now that the river channel was dug, it was time to deal with Yang Su, so he The edict said:"To pass on my decree, I ordered Prince Yang Zhao to go to Luoyang on my behalf to preside over the grand ceremony of opening the floodgates and releasing the water. Yang Su, the Duke of Yue State, is old, so he will be asked to return to the capital to rest first, and then he will be rewarded."

"Obey the decree."Yu Wenkai said.

The decree of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was passed on to Luoyang, the eastern capital. Prince Yang Zhao rushed to Luoyang to take over the ceremony of opening the gate and releasing the water. He ordered the Duke of Yue State, Yang Su, to return to Beijing to listen to the seal. This led to:

Prince Dong The canal work was completed, and the lonely minister's dream of self-protection came to nothing.

The people's hearts were not allowed to be treacherous, and a jade flute chanted until the end.

Since the execution of Ma Shumou and Tao's father and son, the deeply implicated Yue Duke Yang Su was in the east capital. He closed the door to thank the guests, and stayed deep in the mansion, feeling uneasy.

The edict from Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had been sent to the mansion, and Yang Su was walking back and forth with his hands behind his back, always feeling a bit of fear in his heart. The eldest son, Yang Xuangan, saw that his father was worried, and comforted him. He said:"The emperor just thought that his father was old and frail, so he returned to Beijing to listen to the reward and did not blame him.

Yang Su frowned:"How did you know that Queen Xiao is a very capable woman." In order to fight for the throne at all costs, he gathered in the capital and gathered cronies. Now he is upholding justice in the palace and investigating my crimes. It seems that in this life, if I succeed, I will be in disgrace, and if I fail, I will be in disgrace."

"Listening to what my father said, the emperor would kill the rabbit and kill the dog, and throw the mill and kill the donkey? Yang

Su twirled his horn beard and sighed:"When I return to Beijing this time, I'm afraid there will be more misfortunes than good, and good and bad fortunes are unpredictable.""

"So how does the father plan to end it?"

"well......He could only return to Beijing first according to the order."

To make a long story short, the Duke of Yue, Yang Su, was ordered to return to Daxing, the capital. As the chief minister of the dynasty involved in the murder case, Yang Su knew that he would not end well, so he drafted a memorial himself, went to the palace in person, and asked for the order to resign.

The palace The little eunuch inside took the memorial, asked Yang Su to wait outside the palace, and quickly sent the resignation memorial to Ning'an Hall. In the main hall, Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guangzheng and Queen Xiao Jun were sitting across from each other drinking tea, and the little eunuch hurriedly handed it over After reading the memorial of Yang Su, the Duke of Yue, Emperor Sui Yang sighed with emotion for a long time. After all, Yang Su was an important official who helped him seize the crown prince and successfully ascend the throne. He had the ability to make decisions, but when it came time to make a decision, he hesitated. Seeing Yang Guang in trouble, Empress Xiao couldn't tolerate Yang Su the most in her heart at this time. She was thinking secretly and inadvertently looked at a jade flute next to her. It was carved with sapphire and had two flying phoenixes. It was so ingenious that it had been placed for many years and it was still dazzling. On a mahogany shelf.

Suddenly Queen Xiao had an idea, walked over, picked up the jade flute, and said to Yang Guang:"Since the Duke of Yue has made great contributions to the construction of Dongdu, why not give this jade without a reward or resign?" Give him the flute to see what he can do? Yang

Guang turned the jade flute over and over, looked at it for a long time, and asked in confusion:"The queen means that Yang Su will not be punished or rewarded, and she will not be allowed to resign, but she will be given the jade flute." Why?"

"The concubine feels that the jade flute is not as exquisite as the bamboo flute. Yang Su has reached the highest level and cannot be rewarded."

"No reward?" Emperor Sui Yang asked, Xiao Jun just nodded. Following Empress Xiao's suggestion, Emperor Sui Yang rewarded Yang Su with this exquisitely carved double phoenix and jade flute sect, a young eunuch.

Yang Su knelt outside the palace, and because of his old age Gao, it was a bit difficult to kneel down. When I was worried, I waited for a long time before I saw the little eunuch walking over with a rectangular wooden box in his hand. The little eunuch said:"The emperor has a decree to give a jade flute to the Duke of Yue State, Yang Su." Yang

Su was stunned, took the wooden box, stood up with difficulty, and asked:"May I ask my little father-in-law, does the emperor have any other instructions?""

The little eunuch said:"The emperor didn't say anything. He only said that he would give you a jade flute."

Yang Su hugged the wooden box, weakly left the palace gate, and returned to the house.

A jade flute was placed on the table. The second brother Yang Yue and the eldest son Yang Xuangan looked at each other, puzzled. Holding the jade flute, After pondering for a long time, Yang Xuangan asked:"My father has made outstanding achievements in building the Eastern Capital. Why did the emperor only give him a jade flute?"

Yang Su touched his horn beard and said,"Order someone to play.""

The Yang family has a singer who plays the flute in the hall. Although the sound of the flute is melodious and melodious, the singer plays the flute very hard, and there are two interruptions in the middle. After waiting for the song to end, Yang Su asked his second brother Yang Yue"Second brother, what do you think of this flute music?"

Yang Yue said:"Although the jade flute is noble, it is not useful compared with the bamboo flute.""

"The emperor neither rewards nor punishes, and is not allowed to resign. He sent a useless jade flute. It seems that he feels that I am really useless.……"Yang Su touched his horn beard, closed his eyes slightly, and was thoughtful, silent for a long time.

From then on, Yang Su could not afford to fall ill and stayed at home for a long time, and did not go to court.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang, often sent an imperial doctor to investigate Yang Su's condition, and Yang Su became increasingly nervous. After several repetitions, Yang Su summoned his second brother Yang Yue and his eldest son Yang Xuangan to sit with him on the bedside. Yang Su said weakly:"Since I have been ill, I know that my end is approaching, and I predict that someone in the palace will hope for my early death."

Yang Xuangan asked:"The emperor often sends imperial doctors to diagnose diseases. Isn't it to treat my father's illness?"

Yang Su said:"How did you know that the emperor is checking whether I am dead?"

As soon as this statement came out, the second brother Yang Yue and the eldest son Yang Xuangan suddenly realized , Yang Xuangan asked:"Does the emperor hope that my father will not die well?"

Yang Su said:"If I die early, it will be over for a hundred years. If I don't die, I'm afraid the whole family will suffer. After my death, everyone in the Yang family will still have to do their jobs as high-ranking officials. Riding, why not do it?"

Yang Su, Yang Xuangan and other family members couldn't help crying after hearing this. Yang Su added:"A few days ago, I wrote a poem called"Fu De Flute Poetry". If there are condolences after death, you can Hanging in the room, the emperor will definitely not blame you."

After saying this, Yang Su coughed again, resulting in unclear speech, fainting, and died soon after.

Yang Su was 62 years old and was given the posthumous title of Jingwu. Later, in the third year after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court named Yang Su the Sixty-Four Ancient Generals;By the fifth year of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial court awarded Yang Su among the 72 ancient generals. This is what it is:

Since ancient times, capable ministers have all their talents and virtues, but weirdos have always had deviated virtues. The capricious plans and changing hearts of the people please the king and harm the people.

In the Northern Expedition, the Turks patrolled outside the fortress, and in the Nanping, they marched in front of Chen Guo's warships. The rebel army conquered Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east, and marched into Bingzhou in the west to quell the rebel vassals.

The palace fights for the replacement of the prince, the title of marquis, the title of prime minister, and promotion. In the east capital city, there was a conquest of the husband's fortress, and the bones of the Renshou Palace were filled.

Famous generals benefited from many ingenious strategies, and cool officials came from building palaces and palaces. Who has ever asked after thousands of years of controversy, half good and half bad divided into two sides.

Yang Su, the Duke of Yue State, died of a sudden illness, which was considered a good death. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty went to the Yang Mansion to express his condolences in person and pretended to shed tears to show his condolences.

The eunuch took out the imperial edict and read it in public:"In recognition of the Duke's achievements during his lifetime, he was granted the title of Taiwei, Guanglu doctor, and the prefect of ten counties; he was given chariots, swords, and drums; and Yang Su's surviving family members were awarded five thousand stones of grain and wheat. Five thousand pieces of silk were printed; and a stele was erected for the Duke of Yue, which will shine for thousands of years. I admire this."

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty showed great kindness and reward, which showed the friendship between the emperor and his ministers. The Yang family members kowtowed and thanked him. Yang Guang suddenly saw a poem on the side of the mourning hall, written"Fu De Flute Poetry". Yang Guang read it carefully and the poem said:

The composer is a beautiful woman, and the name is made by a skillful craftsman. When the strings of the phoenixes are playing, do not move together; the phoenix tubes are still facing each other. The sound of singing becomes louder, and the sound of dancing becomes brighter. Wandering through the cloud window, meandering out of the embroidered tent. I have been painting for a long time, and I will never give in to my gratitude.

After Yang Guang read it, he felt sad. The sentence"No concessions for gratitude" expressed Yang Su's desperate state of mind when he was dying. After all, he had been a monarch for many years. Yang Guang said:"Take down this poem, I will I am deeply saddened by the loss of my good husband, and I will keep it as a souvenir."

The family members of the Yang family next to them took down the poem scroll and presented it to Yang Guang. After Yang Guang paid his condolences, he brought this collection of"Fu De Flute Poems" back to Ning'an Hall. Queen Xiao Jun was in the palace, and Yang Guang said:"Yang Su is dead, I feel very relieved."

Queen Xiao was not surprised or happy, and said:"Yang Su did a lot of harm to the people. He was not supposed to die well. He died of an illness, but instead Get what you deserve"

"If Yang Su does not die, he will be the leader of the Nine Yi Clan! Yang Guang felt that he had done something that was in line with people's hearts, and he was very proud of himself. He asked,"Why did the queen give the jade flute to Yang Su to seek death?""

Queen Xiao said:"No matter how good the jade flute is, it is not as good as the bamboo flute. It is of no use, but Yang Su must know that he is of no use. It is reasonable to commit suicide in fear of crime."

"The queen was really smart. She gave her a jade flute, which made Yang Su aware of the seriousness of his sins and saved me the pain of killing him. Xiao

Jun said:"It is said that I am the most jealous of Mrs. Xuanhua. Some people know that the one I hate the most is the greedy minister Yang Su.""