Chapter 123 The Emperor Returns to the Capital
Chapter 123 The Emperor Returns to the Capital
Dou Dexuan was not a fool, he also recognized the county lord's gilded bronze seal. Xiao Xia said that he had committed the crime of betraying his teacher and destroying his ancestors, and was caught by Prince Hui, and one sentence woke him up.
In front of his younger brother, he pretended to be calm. After his younger brother left, he was still terrified, "Master Xiao, what you just said is not that serious!"
Xiao Xia shook his head. "It depends on who is handling this matter. If the Imperial College chief priest handles it, he will just expel you guys and won't implicate your family. But the Crown Prince is different. If he wants to deal with your father, he will definitely be betraying his teacher and destroying his ancestors. Mr. Dou, you are not as smart as Dugu Huai'en. Do you know why he ran away? He must have gone to make up for his mistakes. He can see that the situation is not good. And you still say I am exaggerating?"
Dou Dexuan finally became timid and asked in a low voice: "Is there any way to make up for it?"
Xiao Xia shook his head. "I'm just kindly reminding you, but I can't solve your problem. You can discuss with your family about what to do. But I'll say it again, I can sell the restaurant to the Dou family for 20,000 strings of cash, not a penny less!"
Dugu Huai'en rode out of the city gate on horseback. He pulled the reins and a moment later, Houmo Chenfeng caught up on horseback.
"Huai En, what are you afraid of? His last name is Xiao, and it's normal for him to have the title of county duke. Xiliang has long been destroyed."
Dugu Huai'en sighed and said, "I'm not afraid of the county lord. I was just pretending to be afraid of him. In fact, I was looking for an excuse to escape from Dou Dexuan. Xiao Xia's words woke me up. If you betray your teacher and destroy your ancestors, the prince will definitely use that incident to deal with the Dou family. We can't let Dou Dexuan implicate us."
"So what? We're involved, too."
"The key is whether the supervisor is a teaching professor. If not, then our responsibility is not big. Compensation, apology, and dismissal will not implicate the family. If he is determined to be a teaching professor, then there will be big trouble."
"If it was the prince who was behind it, he would definitely be promoted to a professor. Isn't he responsible for supervising our running?"
Dugu Huai'en sighed and said, "Let's quickly find that supervisor, apologize, and then give him some money. When he testifies, he will say a few good words for us."
"I'll listen to you. I can take out two hundred strings of cash!"
"I can take out 300 strings of cash and give him 500 strings of cash first. If I can be more sincere, it will be almost enough."
The two discussed for a while and then went home to get the money.
Yu Xiaoyan returned to his house in a state of despair. He came to the courtyard where his grandfather lived, knelt down with his upper body naked,
When the maid saw this, she hurried to find the master. Soon, grandfather Yu Zhongwen came out quickly.
Yu Zhongwen was an old minister of the Sui Dynasty and a famous general of its founding. He was originally going to Jiangdu, but he caught a cold a few days before his departure, so the emperor allowed him to stay at home to recuperate.
Yu Zhongwen was both a grandfather and the head of the family. He had nine sons and fifteen grandsons. Yu Xiaoyan was his sixth grandson.
He felt really distressed when he saw his grandson kneeling in the yard with his upper body naked in such a cold day.
"My dear grandson, what's wrong with you?"
Yu Xiaoyan cried, "My grandson has committed a serious mistake and harmed my father. I am here to apologize!"
"What did you do wrong? Put on your clothes first and come to the room to talk."
The maid put a robe on Yu Xiaoyan and helped him up. Yu Xiaoyan sobbed and followed his grandfather into the room.
There was a brazier in the room, which made it much warmer, but Yu Xiaoyan still knelt down.
Yu Zhongwen sat on the couch and said, "Tell me what you did wrong."
Yu Xiaoyan did not dare to hide anything and told the details of how the five of them went to deal with Xiao Xia. Finally, he cried, "That man is very skilled in martial arts and stole my grandson's Qianli Feixue, but that was my father's horse. There was also a record of the assessment of the magistrate of Guo County in the horse bag, which he got. He wants 4,000 strings of cash to return the horse and the document to us!"
Yu Zhongwen was furious and slammed the table, saying, "How dare this arrogant little thief blackmail my Yu family!"
Yu Xiaoyan kowtowed and said, "Grandfather, he is not an ordinary person. He has the county lord's seal, and he said that we beat up the director of the Imperial College last year, which was an insult to our teacher and ancestors. The prince will definitely use this incident to deal with the Dou family."
Yu Zhongwen slowly calmed down. This guy actually had the seal of the county lord. Who was he? After the fall of King Jin, the Xiao family was stripped of their titles. Could he be a descendant of Xiao Moke? No, that was not right. Xiao Moke himself did not have a title.
Yu Zhongwen really couldn't remember who this boy surnamed Xiao was. He had to put it aside and frowned again, "You beat up the professor of the Imperial College?" "It's not a professor, it's the logistics manager!"
"You are not allowed to be in charge, you don't study hard, and you dare to beat up the school teacher. You are so bold. You are not allowed to mess around with Dou anymore. You will be killed by him."
"My grandson promises to break off his friendship with him, but is this really a betrayal of the master and ancestors?"
Yu Zhongwen thought for a moment and said, "Once a teacher, always a father. To betray a teacher and destroy one's ancestors refers to this kind of mentor. Not just any logistics manager can be called a mentor. Of course, if the prince wants to make a fuss about this, it's hard to say. But the Dou family will definitely be in big trouble, and the Yu family will also be implicated, but not too much. After all, my Yu family supports the prince, and he won't make things difficult for us."
Yu Xiaoyan felt relieved and asked, "What about the horses and documents?"
Yu Zhongwen was a bit overwhelmed. Although 4,000 strings of cash was nothing to the Yu family, they were one of the Eight Pillars of Guanlong! How could they be blackmailed? How could they live like this if the news got out?
Yu Zhongwen pondered for a moment and said, "Give him the money first, take the things back and then settle the account with him!"
At noon, the emperor's team finally returned to Chang'an. Everyone was exhausted. Concubine Chen fell ill and Emperor Yang Jian was exhausted. He had no intention of holding any ceremony to return to the capital. He directly ordered all officials to return to their homes and the soldiers to return to the camp. He also returned to the palace and had a good rest.
Prince of Jin Yang Guang brought his eldest son Yang Zhao back to the Prince of Jin's Mansion after an absence of five years. Princess Xiao, second son Yang Ling and daughter Yang Feiyan all ran to the door to welcome Yang Guang home.
Yang Guang entered the mansion, hugged his wife and children, and entered the inner house surrounded by his family.
Yang Guang bathed, changed his clothes, and came to the inner hall in a loose Confucian robe. At this time, Yang Zhao's wife Cui came with her grandson Yang Tan, who was only half a year old.
Yang Guang was overjoyed and quickly took his grandson, smiling so hard that he couldn't stop.
Yang Zhao said softly: "If my third brother were here, the whole family would be reunited!"
This sentence reminded Yang Guang, and he said to his wife Xiao: "Father has already recognized the child as the emperor's grandson and conferred him the title of Duke of Hailing County. I can't let his mother in, but the child is innocent. I hope Madam can allow the child to enter the palace."
Xiao asked coldly, "Did he change his surname to Yang?"
"Not really. The Queen Mother's will cannot be changed for the time being. We can only wait for an opportunity in the future to let him formally return to the clan."
"You acknowledged him as your grandson, but you didn't allow him to return to the clan. Do you understand what your father meant?"
"My father is in a difficult situation too. After all, my mother died of illness last year."
"But have you ever thought about this, my husband? If you let him into the mansion, it would be against the will of the Queen Mother and it would be unfilial to her. My husband, we have been demoted for five years and we cannot let others catch us."
Yang Guang was also a little hesitant. What his wife said made sense. What should he do?
Yang Zhao knew in his heart that his mother was just looking for an excuse to not allow his third brother to enter the house.
He said quickly: "Otherwise, let the third brother live in my house first, which will not violate the order of the royal grandfather or the will of the royal grandmother."
This is a good idea. Yang Guang nodded and said, "This method is feasible. Let's arrange it this way."
Although Xiao was unhappy, she did not dare to go too far. As long as Xiao Xia did not enter Prince Jin's Mansion, it would be fine.
Xiao said calmly, "That child has been here. He is now studying at the Imperial College and living there. Zhao'er, you arranged this, right?"
Yang Zhao quickly bowed and said, "Mother, this was arranged by me!"
"That's it! Let's have lunch first to welcome my husband and Zhao'er!"
Xiao clapped her hands and told the housekeeper to serve the meal.
When Yang Guang heard that Xiao Xia was studying at the Imperial Academy, he felt relieved. He had too many things to consider and could not take care of his son for the time being.
(End of this chapter)