[Sui and Tang Dynasties] Wise husbands emerge from under the whip

The footsteps of the New Year are approaching quietly, and the streets and alleys of Hezhou have begun to be decorated with lights, and some poor households have also cut some window grilles and pasted them on the doors and windows.

It was supposed to be a time to relax and reunite with their families, but Yang Yong and Cheng Qingtian still had to be idle. They were so busy investigating the population that the corners of Yang Yong's mouth were blistered.

Although Hezhou is not a big county, there are quite a lot of people in it. Some families underreport their population and even hide and lie about family members in order to pay less rice and grain in the coming year. The workload is much larger and more difficult than any previous work.

Just when Yang Yong was helpless, Li Yuan and Yang Su arrived.It turned out that Yang Jian knew that he was short of manpower, so he sent the two of them to help him.

Yang Yong is naturally very grateful. For him, the arrival of these two people is the savior to solve his urgent needs. They not only help him how to count the number of people in a real way and prevent the phenomenon of black household registration, but also help him in the rectification and planning of the state. Give sound advice.

Therefore, the hospitality became Yang Yong's gratitude to Li Yuan and Yang Su.

In the study room of the Chief Manager's Mansion, Ke Jing and others sat together, the room was filled with the fragrance of tea, Chun Yuan and Dong Mei brought in two maids with a few plates of roasted green beans, this food was brought by Yang Su, and said It was a trip to the south, and I bought a lot because I thought it was fresh.

Ke Jing and Yang Yong have never met each other, but because Li Yuan has been away all year round, he has seen it but never tasted it.

They are all small green beans, and when you smell them closely, you can smell a faint fragrance. When you chew them in your mouth, they are salty and fragrant. After tasting too much creamy pastry, this fresh Snacks don't have a taste.

The four of them chatted while eating beans, and the time passed unknowingly.

It was late at night, and the moon was hanging among the treetops. The cold wind blew, and the treetops shook, making the moon look even more hazy.Ke Jing gathered up his clothes to keep out the cold wind, and at the same time told Chun Yuan and others who were carrying firewood behind them to pay attention to their feet.

The firewood in the study was almost gone, so she came out and asked someone to carry it. There was still a distance from the study, and a figure was seen coming from a distance.

Seeing that person clearly, Ke Jing let Chunyuan and the others go first, while she stopped and waited for that person.

"Master Yang." After the man approached, Kejing Shi Shiran saluted, "You still come out in the dark night?"

Regarding her secret words, Yang Su said with a smile: "Because I saw the empress coming out, so I also followed."

Ke Jing didn't speak, but changed direction.She believed that Yang Su could come out smoothly, she must have found a good reason.The two came to a remote place, found a boulder and sat down.

"Yu Wenshu is back." Yang Su said.

Ke Jing didn't speak, because she knew about it a long time ago, and Lonely Jia Luo told her.In the letter, Dugu Jialuo expressed great dissatisfaction with Yu Wenshu's official reply. Even if the official position Yang Jian gave him was not as good as before, it was an extremely atmospheric thing for Dugu Jialuo.

How could a father be any better if his son was so ambitious?It's not just that the green is better than the blue because of the blue, and there are gingers that are still old and spicy.Yu Wenhuaji almost killed her son. Dugu Jialuo thought that even if Yu Wenshu was a rare talent and a veteran of the court, he could not be appointed because of this. What will be done in the future.And even if he can't, what about his son and grandson?

Therefore, according to Dugu Jialuo's meaning, it is best to dismiss all members of the Yuwen family and send them to the frontier, never to return.

It's a pity that no matter how angry she is, it can't meet the needs of the employer.There are not many people around Yang Jian who can be used, not that there are not many, but many ministers have been alienated because of his suspicion, so that when it is time to employ people, they find that there are so few.

"No matter how powerful he is, he will not be reused."

Yang Su looked up at her, smiled without saying a word.

Indeed, after being with Yang Jian for so many years, he also felt Yang Jian's suspicious character. As long as someone has a lot of achievements, Yang Jian will be wary and gradually alienate him.

Presumably he was also one of them. The two people who had galloped together on the battlefield, almost died of a careless word just because he became the pillar of the country, and his reputation was rising day by day.Therefore, even if Yu Wenshu is indeed a general, he can't accomplish anything.And after he became an official, he didn't see much to do.

However, this does not mean that he will still be like this in the future.

"He has been joining forces with King Jin."

That's the point.Since it can't play a role in Lao Tzu, then put your hope on the boy, not to mention that the boy is a person who has been coveting the crown prince for a long time and urgently needs someone.It hits it off, each has what it needs.

This is a hidden play. If it is not obvious, it is in the dark. For Yu Wenshu, keeping a low profile is the final blow. Now even if he is humiliating and bowing his knees, as long as Jin Wang becomes the prince, it will be his success day.

But what Yang Jian should really guard against is not foreign enemies, but family thieves.It's a pity that he hasn't realized this yet.

"How is Master Yang doing with His Royal Highness Prince Jin?"

Pulled back to his senses by Ke Jing's words, Yang Su stroked his beard and said, "King Jin is just like his father, he is also suspicious." Not to mention Yang Guang, Yu Wenshu didn't believe him, even after killing Wang Liangyuan In the matter of his father, he has made a contribution that cannot be underestimated, but the two of them are still very guarded against him.

This is also inevitable, after all, he had rejected Yang Guang before, and he also showed good feelings for Yang Yong. Yang Guang was so wary of him, which represented Yang Guang's shrewdness.Such a shrewd person, naturally, even his own father doesn't know what he looks like behind others.

Today's Yang Su, after accepting Ke Jing's proposal, also enjoys his current status as a double agent.He is a warrior, but he used to be a general who led a huge army. He thinks that in terms of strategy, he has equal opponents and colleagues like Han Qinhu and He Ruobi, but he has absolute confidence in himself, and he accepts Ke Jing. The guidance of "Attack people first attack their heart and nature" makes them more motivated.

"What's this? Master Yang is sure to be competent, isn't he?" Ke Jing looked at him with a smile, his eyes shining brightly.

Yang Suxu made a salute, "I am praised by the empress."

"Master Yang, since you've come, you've helped the General Manager's Mansion so much, so you're not missing one thing, right?"

Yang Su bowed again and said, "My lady, please tell me."

"My lord, come here with your ears."

After whispering, Yang Su's eyes widened, full of disbelief.It took him a long time before he asked her if she was sure, and what she got was her firm nod.

"Since it's the empress' intention, the next official will definitely do it."

"There is Mr. Lao."

When Kejing was about to go back, he was notified by Xiaoquanzi that Yang Yong had already rested at her place and told her to go back to the residence directly.

Pushing open the door, Ke Jing looked up and saw Yang Yong sitting on the bed with the quilt in his arms, staring at her in a daze, without saying a word.

It was the first time Ke Jing saw him like this, but she was terrified by those two eyes. She smiled and went over to ask: "Why doesn't Your Highness rest?"

"Wait for you, I can't sleep." Like a child's innocent expression, Yang Yong leaned towards Kejing as he spoke, rubbing his head against her neck, "Where did you go? You came back so late."

"When I went to Xi Nian, I lost track of time when I chatted about some things. Your Highness can rest by himself instead of waiting for his concubines."

Yang Yong hummed dissatisfiedly, "You are quite friendly, and cherishing is more important than me. You are not here, the room is deserted, and the bed is not warm, how can you sleep?" He hugged Kejing's The waist just rolled to the inside of the bed, and the quilt was pulled to cover her body.

"Your Highness, the concubine hasn't washed yet." Pressing down on the hairy hand that was stuck into her underwear, Ke Jing turned to look at him, "And it's so late, I have to get up early tomorrow."

During this period of time, he asked her to ask her very frequently, during the day and at night, as long as he was free or when no one was around, he would think of all kinds of strange and embarrassing gestures to make love with her, and she doubted it. Is he doing things with all his heart, or is he thinking about these things? Otherwise, how can a dutiful man still have the energy to do this?

"Tomorrow, I will give Master Cheng a holiday." Yang Yong didn't stop, and gently twisted Kejing's waist. Sure enough, seeing her panting, he leaned into her ear with a smirk, "So excited, it seems The lady is getting more and more duplicity."

"Your Highness, I really can't do it!" Ke Jing held Yang Yong's hand tightly and did not back down, "The concubine has sunflower water here today...it's inconvenient..."

The hand that was about to occupy Xuefeng stopped for a while and had to retreat. Yang Yong wailed and looked up at the mosquito net above his head.

Can you not give him such a cold plate of water when he is in high spirits?

"How about...His Royal Highness go to Sister Yun's? Sister Wang is also fine, no, let's go to Cheng Ji's. It seems that His Highness hasn't been to her for a long time."

Yang Yong gave her a blank look, leaned over and directly sealed her mouth.What's the meaning?Is this driving people away?He just wants to stay here!

His waist was hugged domineeringly, and after a while, his even breathing sounded, and Ke Jing opened his eyes, feeling sleepy.She turned her head to look at Yang Yong who was sleeping peacefully, her heart moved slightly.

If he could keep guarding this peaceful sleeping face, if he could always hear him teasingly calling her a lady, he would be extremely happy.

Ke Jing shook her head. For her, happiness is a luxury, a short-lived beauty. One day, she and him will become strangers, and even die forever.

But... with her hands on her chest, she frowned.

Thinking of this, her heart felt as if it was about to explode. It was a feeling she had never felt before, even if she had left the Forbidden City with a phoenix coronet and xiapei in the past, she had never felt this feeling.

"If everything you face in the future is done secretly by me, will you hate me?" She looked at him and whispered.

Two days later, the two who originally planned to help Yang Yong complete the census stayed for another day because of the arrival of Yang Yong's younger brothers and sisters.

On the day of the 29th year, all of Yang Yong’s younger brothers arrived except for Yang Guang. To Yang Yong’s surprise, Wang Yuwenchan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty also came with Yang Lihua’s daughter Yuwen Eying. Originally, there was only Yang Yong’s family. The cold Chinese New Year has become extremely lively because of the uninvited arrival of this group of people.

But what makes Yang Yong stretched is that most of the money in the government is spent on those in need, and the money allocated by the court has already been spent, even to the point where it can't make ends meet, and the remaining money can only last for the next ten days, and But now, facing so many people coming to the mansion to celebrate the new year with him, he was both happy and worried.

He really wanted to entertain with the best food, but it was not satisfactory. Just when he was frowning, the door of the steward's mansion knocked, and the steward went out to open the door. The clucking old hen with the red rope was pushed in, followed by rice, eggs, vegetables, fish, etc., and many fresh ingredients were brought in, and the housekeeper was sent in by the door. The people pushed and almost fell to the ground, until other people came to help, and it was not until Yang Yong came out that the enthusiastic people were able to stop their progress.

I don't know who said that they wanted to bring something to the general manager's mansion to express their gratitude to Yang Yong and others for their dedication to Hezhou's rectification these days, and then there was an overwhelming response, and more people joined in, so Hezhoufan supported Yang Yong The common people, no matter they are poor or lowly, rich or high-ranking officials, will bring the best ingredients to the general manager's mansion.

Looking at the simple dark faces, Yang Yong suppressed the tears welling up in his eyes, and thanked him with a smile.

At night, the general manager's mansion was filled with the sound of clinking wine glasses, and the sound of people was so lively that it was as lively as a market.

There were five or six round tables in the room, and seven or eight outside. Yang Yong not only entertained his brothers and sisters and Yu Wenchan, but also asked those people who brought food to stay for a meal.Because it is the first day of the Lunar New Year after the day after the university, the people will spend an unforgettable year early with the newly appointed Hezhou Governor.

The cooks were still busy in the kitchen, and there were no delicious delicacies, nor rich and rich wines, but their faces were full of satisfaction, because they were entertaining a group of different people.

The prince enjoys the same fun with the people, eats the same food and drinks the same food, there is no distinction of class, no segregation of identity, just like a big family that blends in together, even if they are not related by blood, they are so kind and lovely.

The wine glasses collided, and everyone at every table got up to congratulate Yang Yong, because they were all uneducated ordinary people, and the words they spoke were naturally straightforward. In the past, Yang Yong would definitely scold him vulgarly, but today, he thinks The literary talent of these people is the real literary talent, the simplicity without whitewashing, and the sincerity from the heart.

Yang Yong turned his head to look at Ke Jing, and just happened to see her looking over. Their eyes met unexpectedly in the air, and they smiled at each other.

The first New Year's Eve dinner after leaving Chang'an was so meaningful and unforgettable.

What he gained was much more than what he lost.

There is no fine clothing and fine food, no gluttonous feasts, but he has gained so many sincere smiles and gratitude, which cannot be exchanged for gold, silver and jewelry.

"Thank you..." He looked into her eyes and said to her.

Thank you for your company, thank you for your sarcasm, thank you for your help, thank you for your encouragement that is not considered encouragement, and there are so many things that cannot be counted, they can only be reduced to these two words.

Ke Jing was shocked, and the wine in the glass was almost spilled.

"Niang Niang?" Xi Nian looked at her, seeing her shaking her head, followed her previous gaze to look at the man who clinked glasses with others.She lowered her head, thoughtful, thinking of some words that Ke Jing had said to her before, she felt that it was time for her to re-examine.

Yang Yong is not the only one who has been changed, why not the woman beside him?The initial sharpness has faded, and now she is becoming more and more gentle, even if it is only a little inadvertently revealed.

For her, such a change is something she does not want to see, but the fact is that the change did happen to her, so will her grand ambition continue?

Xi Nian looked at her, and the hand holding the wine glass couldn't help but tighten.