Chapter 18: Are you friends?
On the tenth day after Yang Shuang was deposed as the crown prince, the Ming Dynasty's Mansion had been repaired.
The predecessor of this royal palace was the mansion of the previous Minister of Revenue. Although the scale and location were not as good as the palaces of several other princes, it was elegant. The previous Minister of Revenue embezzled tens of millions of taels of silver, and part of the silver was used to decorate the mansion.
At that time, Yang Shuang moved directly into the Eastern Palace from the Prince's Mansion, so there was no Ming Palace. Now that the mansion was suddenly opened, the inner court could only choose the best of the houses confiscated by the court and selected this one.
Yang Shuang has seen it and is still very satisfied with it, which is in line with his low-key personality.
He did not have the pleasure of moving in, nor did he make a noise. He lived in in a low-key manner and took his princess Zhuge Liuli to get to know everything in the mansion. From then on, this place was his own home.
In the afternoon, Yang Yong and Yang Guang came to the door and sent a gift.
Yang Shuang invited the two of them to use tea. After chatting, Yang Yong smiled and said, "Brother, I will hold a banquet in the mansion tomorrow night. Let's get together for a while. I haven't drunk alcohol for a long time. You must arrive."
Yang Shuang nodded and said, "I am my brother, this banquet should be held by me, it was because I was negligent."
"Next time, the eldest brother will hold a banquet. This time, my younger brother will overtake his duties. Let me come. My younger brother's invitation has been sent." Yang Yong explained.
Yang Shuang did not force her and agreed readily.
The two of them had used tea and didn't stay for a long time.
Yang Shuang smiled when she sent them away.
"Why are you laughing?" Zhuge Liuli asked curiously.
Yang Shuang explained: "I'm thinking about how lively the banquet will be tomorrow night."
Zhuge Liuli nodded in agreement, "As the position of the prince is vacant, the surface of Kyoto City is calm, but undercurrents are surging. The other princes covet the position of the prince, and they are all competitors. I think tomorrow night's banquet is worthy of slandering. Isn't your husband disgusted with such occasions?"
Yang Shuang scratched her nose and smiled and said, "Everyone will change. If you didn't like it before, it doesn't mean you don't like it now. If others don't understand me, you should understand it. In the past few days, are our postures more than in the past year?"
He drove in a few words, which made Zhuge Liuli's cheeks flush and he didn't dare to respond.
"Do you like me now? Which position do you like the most?" Yang Shuang asked again.
Zhuge Liuli was so ashamed that she fled in panic, leaving only Yang Shuang laughed proudly.
Now that there is more time left, Yang Shuang asks Han Qinhu for martial arts.
There is no internal strength in this world, but there are still people with high martial arts skills who fly over the eaves and walls. It is no problem for brave soldiers to fight ten. For example, Han Qinhu, more than a dozen imperial guards could not get close to him, which is also the reason why Yang Shuang dared to take him out alone.
Yang Shuang learns martial arts not to go to battle to kill the enemy, but to feel that if a person lives for a lifetime and masters a skill, he will leave a way out for himself.
If you have too many ways of retreat, the enemy will have no way out.
The next morning.
The verdict of the Minister of War Wang Jingjiang was also made. His Majesty personally recommended it, and his home was confiscated and sent to the border to build the Great Wall.
After hearing the news, Yang Shuang curled her lips. His Majesty finally took into account the face of Wang family of Langya and Concubine Yue, and only punished Wang Jingjiang, but did not take his life, nor did he harm other Wang family members.
With the means of the Wang family, Wang Jingjiang, who arrived at the border, could not bear any hardships. He saved his life. It would be good to be a free man near the border, and he would not have to worry about food and drink.
Unfortunately, the person they messed with was Yang Shuang.
"Han Qinhu, you go to the Duke of Ming Dynasty's Mansion and tell the Duke of Ming Dynasty that Wang Jingjiang's journey to the border is long. If he encounters a bandit and loses his life, it would be a pity." Yang Shuang said with a smile.
Han Qinhu was happy and did as he did immediately.
Yang Shuang spread a piece of rice paper and fell into deep thought with her hand brush.
When the position of the prince was lost, from the surface, Yang Shuang's situation was the worst among the princes, and she had lost the ability to compete for the prince, but this was relatively speaking.
Why do you say that? Because who to choose is not about performance or ability, but who makes His Majesty satisfied.
The candidate for the prince is His Majesty’s arbitrary heart. Other civil and military officials said it was a singular way, and they dared not ask His Majesty to make anyone the crown prince.
So after coaxing the emperor, Yang Shuang might be able to become the crown prince again tomorrow.
With Yang Shuang's methods, there is something in her mind, so that His Majesty will be happy.
However, Yang Shuang did not want to regain the throne of the prince so early. She had already experienced the coldness of the high places and the public's targets, so she was annoyed when she thought about it. However, Yang Shuang could not give up the position of the prince to others.
What if His Majesty really makes Yang Yong or Yang Guang the crown prince?
If the new prince is extraordinary and he is in jail, his majesty has come to his death and the prince ascends the throne directly, Yang Shuang will have to be honest in his next life.
Therefore, Yang Shuang cannot perform too well, and he must let His Majesty know his excellence.
In addition, Yang Shuang felt that her strength was too weak.
Although she was the crown prince for three years, in order to avoid suspicion of winning over all officials, Yang Shuang did not dare to get too close to all civil and military officials, so she had no confidant. In terms of military power, she did not dare to touch her.
Now that you are hiding your strength, you will secretly expand your strength.
First of all, there are officials in the court.
And it's money.
Then came fame.
Finally, there is military power.
With these four insurances, Yang Shuang can compete for the position of prince at any time.
"There is no hurry to win over officials and military power for the time being, and you will first capture reputation and money." Yang Shuang said to herself, and wrote on paper with a brush: "Famousness" and "Money".
People need face, trees need bark, and telephone poles need cement. Yang Shuang understands that reputation is a panacea.
Then there is money, money opens the road and the road is smooth. Don’t talk about money, people who say money have no money.
Then, Yang Shuang wrote a plan on paper.
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The next day, the sun sets.
Yang Shuang left the palace and boarded a carriage to the palace of Qi.
By chance, when I arrived at the gate of the Qi Palace, I happened to meet the chariot and horse of King Qin Yang Jun.
It seemed that because of the fact that Yang Jun had a bad expression on his face, he bowed his hand to respond, and had no intention of talking.
What Yang Shuang didn't expect was that there was another young man who followed Yang Jun out of the car, which was Yang Liang, the King of Han.
His Majesty's seven sons today.
The eldest son is Yang Shuang, handsome, suave, versatile, majestic, extremely fierce, extremely fierce, seven times a night... The following is omitted.
Next are six good brothers.
King Yang Yong of Qi was peaceful, while King Yang Guang of Jin was hidden without any leakage. These two were born together with Yang Shuang.
King Yang Jun of Qin was born by Concubine Yue. He was good at ease, lustful and narrow-minded. Although he was cunning, he was half a bottle of water. Otherwise, he would not have been lured by Yang Shuang's open conspiracy.
Next are King Yang Xiu of Yue and King Yang Liang of Han. These two are brothers, both of whom are from Concubine Rong, and they are worthy of being two brothers. Yang Xiu is extravagant and arrogant and acts unlawful. Yang Liang is vicious and lustful and cruel.
The last one is King Yang Chao of Wei. Although he is the youngest, he is most loved by Yang Jian and has been fond of learning etiquette since he was a child.
Yang Jun and Yang Liang were riding in the same carriage. When did they have such a good relationship?
Chapter completed!