When I woke up when I smelled the chicken, it was still dark.

Zhuge Liuli changed Yang Shuang into court clothes, looked at him with a sleepy look on his face, and asked, "Have you not sleeping well?"

Yang Shuang said, "I got up so early, of course I didn't sleep well. The weather is getting colder and colder, so fortunately I don't have to go to court every day."

"Your Highness never complained before, he got up early every day. Now that he doesn't become the prince, he has become lazy." Zhuge Liuli joked.

Yang Shuang scratched her nose and smiled and said, "It's not that I've become lazy, it's that my wife is too tempting. If it's not that I'm too tired last night, how could I not get up this morning?"

Zhuge Liuli was immediately shy and muttered: "Your Highness is not a good figure, and you are still a little bitch."

"Haha..." Yang Shuang was amused by her shy appearance, thinking that if she had such a good wife in her life, what else could her husband want?

After eating something simply, Yang Shuang took a carriage to enter the palace.

When I got off the bus when I arrived in front of the palace, I saw many officials gathered in front of Chengtian Gate, trembling in the autumn wind.

Looking around, Yang Shuang saw several brothers.

Yang Yong and Yang Guang came over, clasped their fists and said, "Brother."

As for Yang Jun, Yang Liang and others, they bowed from afar.

Yang Shuang nodded and returned the greeting, then pretended to be curious and asked, "Your Majesty ordered us to go to court, what's the matter?"

Yang Yong and Yang Guang both frowned and shook their heads.

According to the official system of the Great Sui Dynasty, the prince would be assigned important positions after the founding of the palace, such as the governor of a certain state, or the governor of the military, etc., and there was no fiefdom, but he had certain real power.

For example, Yang Yong was the governor of Hengzhou, Yang Yong led the governor of Hedong, and other princes were the same.

However, although they have official positions, they all stay in Kyoto, with official positions held by the assistants, and the official handles the official business in detail.

Yang Shuang is now demoted to the Ming King. According to the customary system, he has to hold important official positions to share his worries for His Majesty. However, now is the vacant stage of the prince, so Yang Shuang is not in a hurry, Your Majesty is not in a hurry, and others don’t care.

"Is it related to the establishment of the prince?" Yang Shuang asked intentionally.

Yang Yong and Yang Guang immediately looked at each other, both seeing enthusiasm in each other's eyes and felt that it was very likely.

During this period, all the civil and military officials in the court wrote letters to ask Your Majesty to make a decision early and establish a new crown prince to stabilize the court, but Your Majesty has been reluctant to make decisions, which makes people unable to guess His Majesty’s ideas.

In addition to Yang Shuang, the other six princes, Yang Yong, Yang Guang, Yang Jun, Yang Xiu, Yang Liang and Yang Chao, were all on the same starting line. Who could win the position of the Eastern Palace was unsure of the civil and military officials.

Yang Shuang noticed the enthusiasm of the two, so she casually said: "The position of the prince should be established early. The country cannot be without a crown prince for a day. But you six people, who will the father choose?"

"I just hope that no matter who you choose, I will not destroy the affection of my brothers."

"Are you right?"

I only heard Yang Shuang talk in a word, and he was very serious.

Yang Yong and Yang Guang nodded silently, and invisibly, a barrier arose.

As the sound of drums sounded in the city tower, Chengtian Gate opened, and internal officials came to maintain order, the censor supervised, and civil and military officials arranged square formations on both sides and into the palace city.

As a prince, he naturally stood in the front, while Yang Shuang, as the eldest prince, was in the first position on the left, and behind him were important officials in the Secretariat Hall such as Hanmoqiao.

All civil and military officials entered the Tai Chi Hall in an orderly manner and waited for a while. Emperor Yang Jian came to the court and the morning dynasty officially began.

The officials began to report some major national affairs, and His Majesty decided.

Yang Shuang was very respectful at first, without looking sideways, and she felt bored after a long time, so she simply analyzed the camp of civil and military officials in the court.

First of all, the meeting hall.

This is the highest-level deliberative body of the Great Sui Dynasty formed by the emperor to select three high officials. It is composed of important officials of the current dynasty, including the Secretary of the Secretariat Hanmoqiao, the Secretary of the Sect Zhang Xueqiu, the Secretary of the Sect Zuo Beidou, the Secretary of the Sect, the Secretary of the Sect, Yuexishan, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites and the Secretary of the Sect, Zhou Zelin.

These five people have the power to be the prime minister, so the five of them have a great influence on the selection of the new crown prince, which will definitely affect His Majesty's decision.

But now it seems that these five people are watching from the wall and do not clearly support any prince. Yang Shuang has a good relationship with the minister of the disciple because of Duke Ming. However, the other four have a shallow relationship.

In addition to them, there are the generals of each guard. They hold military power and have strong voice. Yang Shuang used to be too honest and dared not contact military officers, so there was no confidant among the generals of the sixteen guards.

Further down are the six ministries, the Censorate, Dali Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple and other nine ministers, as well as the chief officials of various ministries.

After sorting it out, Yang Shuang was sadly discovering that he was able to be the crown prince at the time because he was the eldest son, and he was born early and had a good birth.

If it is fair competition, it will be difficult to seize the position of prince with his connections.

Even Yang Shuang has not even known who the other princes have attracted.

Therefore, it is not easy to become the crown prince again. Yang Shuang still needs to plan slowly. Although the key is to please Your Majesty, a hundred-foot-high building requires a strong foundation, and civil and military ministers rely on it.

Just as Yang Shuang's mind was up and down, the morning court meeting came to an end, and Yang Jian finally brought the topic to several princes.

Yang Jian said: "My dear friends, I have worked very hard during this period. Maybe I am old and ambitious, but I am powerless. A few years ago, due to natural disasters and disasters, the national strength of the Sui Dynasty was weakened for a long time. In the past two or three years, the country began to flourish, the country was stable, and the people were able to be healthy. Therefore, the world of the Sui Dynasty needs to share the burden with me."

After a pause, Yang Jian's eyes were fixed on the seven princes and said solemnly: "You seven have already opened a palace. As princes, you should fight for the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty, rather than forming cliques and gangs for personal gain, thinking about how to take the position of the Eastern Palace."

"During this period, many of my dear friends have written to me, hoping that I will establish a crown prince soon for the sake of stability in the country. Why did I not take action for a long time? It is because in my opinion, none of you has the ability to sit in the East Palace."

"But the country cannot be without a crown prince for a day, so the position of the Eastern Palace cannot be delayed for a long time. Let's do this. I will arrange an errand for you and let me see your abilities."

When civil and military officials heard this, they looked at each other.

What is your Majesty doing?

The princes were also surprised.

King Yang Jun of Qin took the lead and said respectfully: "Father, sons must devote themselves to their work and complete the errands arranged by the father!"

"My son is here to discuss!" King Yang Xiu of Yue and King Yang Liang of Han are not showing any weakness.

Yang Yong, Yang Guang and the youngest Yang Chao also quickly left the list.

Yang Jian nodded, but looked at Yang Shuang who was standing honestly, and suddenly asked, "King Ming, you are talking about you, are you dozing off?"

Yang Shuang honestly stepped out and said, "Report to my father, my son is not virtuous, and I am afraid he will not be able to do the errands arranged by my father."

"Your opportunity is the same as them. Since you know that you have lacked moral character and are close to villains, you should work harder." Yang Jian shouted.

Yang Shuang wanted this sentence, so she replied: "My son understand."

Yang Jian nodded and then said his arrangement: "Now the treasury is empty. The errand I have arranged for you is to bring considerable income to the treasury through your means. Of course, if you have any good ideas and any level you involve, you can write to the Seminar Hall. As long as it is a good plan, I will give it a special approval. The time is tentatively set for half a year. Next spring, I hope to see your achievements."
Chapter completed!