Chapter 723 Goodbye Yang Yong
Chapter 723 Goodbye Yang Yong
At dawn, Achu once again tried his best to serve Xiao Xia. After a while of passionate love, Achu snuggled in Xiao Xia's arms like a big white sheep.
To be precise, Achu was Xiao Xia's lover, not a concubine. She eventually chose to be independent and founded her own Chen's Business, running more than 20 stores given to her by Xiao Xia, including a large restaurant.
She became one of the few female businesswomen in Luoyang, and even Wang Shichong didn't dare to touch her.
Achu has no children. She has a chronic disease of uterine cold, a disease brought from the womb that cannot be cured. She adopted a daughter a few years ago named Chen Meir, who is now five years old.
Xiao Xia hugged her plump body and asked with a smile: "What are you going to do today?"
"I'm going to look at a piece of land today, in Liren City!"
Ah Chu twisted coquettishly in Xiao Xia's arms, "But you have to tell me whether to buy the land in Chang'an or Luoyang, otherwise I will lose a lot of money."
Xiao Xia smiled and said, "Just buy it in Luoyang!"
Ah Chu was overjoyed. The prince was hinting to her that Luoyang would be the capital in the future. She was betting on Luoyang and had invested all her capital of more than 100,000 strings of cash.
Xiao Xia also considered the future capital for a long time. Establishing the capital in Chang'an would be beneficial to expanding into the Western Regions, while establishing the capital in Luoyang would be beneficial to controlling the south of the Yangtze River and suppressing the rise of the Donghu.
More importantly, he wanted to completely suppress the Guanlong nobles and not give them the opportunity to rise again. His father moved the capital to Luoyang for this reason, as did Wu Zetian, and Xiao Xia. In the end, they decided to make Luoyang the capital.
Even if he established his capital in Luoyang, it would not affect his expansion into the Western Regions. As long as he opened up waterways and built transit warehouses, the fleet could also use the Wei River and Jing River to transport supplies to Longyou.
As the Little Ice Age gradually ended and entered a warm period, the Sui and Tang dynasties were the warmest periods in the past 5,000 years. Rainfall was abundant, and the rivers in the northwest generally had shipping value. Even large areas suitable for planting appeared on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which led to the rise of the Tubo Dynasty.
"What does your highness have to do today?" Achu asked in a low voice.
Xiao Xia smiled and said, "I'm going to meet an old friend today!"
The royal family of the Sui Dynasty was originally very small. After Yu Wenzhi's large-scale massacre of the royal family of the Western Sui Dynasty, the royal family of the Western Sui Dynasty was almost wiped out. Only Yang Yong, who became a Taoist priest, was left. In addition, there were the descendants of Yang Da and Yang Xiong in Chang'an, such as Yang Gongren, Yang Gongdao and others.
Also in Jiangdu were Xiao Xia's silly elder brother Yang Zhao, as well as the brothers Yang Dan and Yang Tong, as well as the King of Qi's posthumous son Yang Zhengdao, and of course, Xiao Xia's five sons.
All the royal family members in Jiangdu will move back to Luoyang, but Yang Yong had already arrived in Luoyang yesterday. He came directly from Bashu because Yang Yong was seriously ill and his condition worsened. He was on his deathbed. Xiao Xia specifically instructed that Yang Yong be sent to Luoyang to see him for the last time.
Yang Yong is currently recuperating in the Sanqing Palace in Luoyang. The Sanqing Palace is a royal Taoist temple located in Mingyifang in the south of the city. When Xiao Xia arrived at the Sanqing Palace, thousands of soldiers were already on high alert. The abbot of the Taoist palace, Mingcheng Tianshi, led Xiao Xia to a small courtyard. When they entered the room, Xiao Xia saw the skinny Yang Yong at a glance.
Yang Yong was lying on the bed, his face was as pale as a wax, his eyes were lifeless, his breathing was weak, and it was obvious that he was on his deathbed.
Master Mingcheng whispered, "The imperial physician said he won't make it through the day!"
Xiao Xia walked forward, sat down in front of Yang Yong's couch, held his hand that looked like a withered bone, and whispered, "Uncle, can you hear me? I am Xiao Xia."
After a while, Yang Yong slowly turned his head and looked at Xiao Xia with weak and lifeless eyes.
Xiao Xia smiled and said, "You forgot me, but I know you. There were eighteen heroes at the end of the Sui Dynasty. The first hero was Zhao Wang Li Yuanba, who carried a 800-jin thunder drum and golden hammer. The second hero was General Tianbao."
Yang Yong's eyes suddenly lit up. He held Xiao Xia tightly and said in a low voice, "I know. You are the same as me. I am Yang Shijie, a storyteller from Suzhou. In the 30th year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, I remember that you are the illegitimate son of the second brother. You are the same as me. I remember." Yang Yong's cheeks flushed and his eyes were especially bright. He held Xiao Xia tightly, breathing rapidly and excitedly.
"Xia'er, should I go back?"
Xiao Xia nodded, "Uncle, you are going back."
"When will I return?"
"It's when you fell into the water that nothing has changed."
"But. But I can't swim."
Xiao Xia patted his hands, "Don't worry! Someone will save you."
Yang Yong suddenly calmed down and whispered: "Yes, there are many small boats in Suzhou, someone will save me, someone will save me"
He loosened his grip slightly, slowly closed his eyes, and died suddenly.
Xiao Xia stood up and stared at Yang Yong quietly for a moment. From a storyteller to an ambitious prince, it was all just a dream. Xiao Xia sighed and turned to Ming Cheng Tianshi and said, "According to Taoist etiquette, bury him as a Tianshi!"
Xiao Xia's carriage was moving slowly on Tianjie Street, with a thousand cavalrymen guarding in front and behind. Xiao Xia was still immersed in the sadness of Yang Yong's death. He was not sad about the former crown prince Yang Yong, but sad about the death of a time traveler like him.
Yang Yong was undoubtedly a failed time traveler. The advantage of a time traveler is that he has thousands of years of knowledge, but for Yang Yong, this knowledge does not exist. He is no different from the people of the Sui Dynasty, and is even inferior to them in some aspects.
The only thing he knew was the "Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties" which he had talked about so much, so he knew that Yang Guang would replace him and that Li Tang would replace the Sui Dynasty, but in the end it was useless. A mediocre person will be mediocre in any dynasty.
Yang Yong is a mirror that allows Xiao Xia to see the consequences of not fighting. He must fight and must change his own destiny by changing history.
At this moment, Xiao Xia finally made a decision. He wanted to change history and become the third king of the Sui Dynasty. He wanted to take out an attack, seize Hedong Road, and completely destroy Li Yuan's hope of establishing the Tang Dynasty.
Ten days later, Xiao Xia met Yuan Xiaoju who came from Chang'an.
In the past, Xiao Xia and Yuan Xiaoju were on equal terms as friends, but this time, Xiao Xia met Yuan Xiaoju as a superior.
Xiao Xia met Yuan Xiaoju in the Yiluan Hall of Ziwei City. Xiao Xia sat on the high throne, looking down at Yuan Xiaoju who was led into the hall by the guards.
Yuan Xiaoju walked into the hall and looked at the Prince of Jin sitting high on the dragon couch. He suddenly realized that he was now in an audience with the emperor.
Yuan Xiaoju also considered this situation, but he put it last because he felt it was unlikely to happen.
Unexpectedly, the situation he thought was the most unlikely actually happened.
Yuan Xiaoju had no choice but to follow the etiquette of an audience with the emperor and kneel down to pay respects, "Your humble servant Yuan Xiaoju pays respects to His Majesty the Regent!"
(End of this chapter)