Chapter 13 Luoyang

When he heard that the emperor was about to abdicate, Gao Ying and Yuan Min were both stunned. Yuan Min usually had a very close relationship with the Eastern Palace. If the emperor abdicated, his status might be further improved. The incident in Renshou Palace was so big this time that Yuan Min was afraid that the emperor would suspect that he had leaked the secret to the queen, so he almost nodded and agreed.

Fortunately, Gao Ying was not confused yet, so he said first: "Your Majesty, in the humble opinion of me, Your Majesty is okay to complain about the moment you are unhappy. If you really want to abdicate, you will be very wrong. Your Majesty has been managing the government for many years, so that the Sui Dynasty has flourished and prosperous foundation. If you are stable today, the people live and work in peace and contentment. Your Majesty should work hard to govern in order to make the foundation of the Sui Dynasty a higher level. You must not be cold because of your knowledge of the women and Taoists. I hope Your Majesty will think twice."

"Yes, yes, I hope Your Majesty thinks twice." Yuan Min also reacted and quickly followed Gao Ying's words.

Of course, Yang Jian said that he wanted to abdicate was an impulse. He was not Yuwen Yun, so how could he give up his power easily? Yuwen Yun was willing to abdicate to his son because his son was young and would not shake his status at all. The Supreme Emperor and the Emperor were no different. Being the Supreme Emperor was just an excuse to ignore the government even more. If Yang Jian abdicated the Supreme Emperor, the crown prince had already become an adult, and his power as the Supreme Emperor would definitely gradually shrink.

But the words had been released just now, and Yang Jian was not easy to recycle for a while, so he had to bow his head and keep silent.

"Your Majesty, it's too late, and there are many wild animals in the deep mountains. It's not the place where Your Majesty lingers. Please return to the palace." Seeing that the emperor did not answer, Gao Ying guessed that the emperor was embarrassed to take back his words just now, so he had to persuade the emperor to return to the palace first. He thought that what he had just said was as if he had never heard of it.

The other soldiers rushed over one after another and surrounded the emperor. When they heard Gao Ying's words, they hurriedly knelt down and advised: "Please go back to the palace!"

Yang Jian had to take advantage of the situation and go down to the palace: "Okay, let's go back to the palace."

Under Gao Ying, Yuanmin and a group of soldiers, Yang Jian returned to Renshou Palace from the small path. At this time, the small path had been stepped on by everyone. For this reason, many guards were scratched by branches. The torches that were being beaten in the mountains were like a fire dragon. Wherever they passed, the forest was silent. Gao Ying and Yuanmin looked at the branches protruding from the roadside and were secretly frightened, and they couldn't help but secretly glad that the emperor did not hit the tree skill when he rode on his horse.

Outside the Renshou Palace gate, Dugu was relieved when he heard the guards' return and had found the emperor, but his heart immediately became hungry again. He didn't know what the emperor would do to him later, so he had to bite the bullet and arrange a group of palace maids to welcome him at the door.

"Your Majesty, you are back, you almost scared me to death." Seeing the emperor come back, Dugu quickly met him.

"Hmph." Yang Jian rode on the horse and saw Dugu coming up. He felt angry again. He felt aroused in his heart and said coldly: "I am extremely hard-working, so it's better not to take it. In a few days, I will issue an edict to abdicate the crown prince, so you don't have to make trouble again." After saying that, he passed by Dugu without squinting and entered Renshou Palace.

"Abdicate?" Dugu was almost stunned by this sentence, and was promoted from empress to empress dowager. For most queens, it means that many years of daughter-in-law became mother-in-law and son became emperor, which would have much more power than when her husband became emperor. However, it does not mean that Dugu is the same. She is the second saint with the emperor. If Yang Jian abdicated, she would naturally not be able to do this.

"Gao Aiqing, Yuan Aiqing, the emperor wants to abdicate. What's going on?" Dugu did not dare to follow and ask Yang Jian, so he had to stop Gao Ying and Yuan Min and the others asked.

Gao Ying and Yuanmin looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly. They thought the emperor had taken back this sentence, but now they were talking back again. The two of them were confused. If the emperor was impulsive, they should have thought it clearly on the way back. If the emperor really wanted to abdicate, what should these ministers do?

"Report to the Queen, Your Majesty is just a moment of anger. If Your Majesty is relieved in a few days, he may give up his thoughts. Your Majesty has turned back to Renshou Palace. If you have any questions, it is better to discuss it tomorrow."

Gao Ying has not ridden a long distance for a long time. This time he rode a horse for more than 100 miles in a row. The tender flesh on the inner side of his legs is still worn out. He was anxious before and had not felt any pain. Now the emperor has advised him to go back. It is not a problem for the time being, and Gao Yingdun felt unbearable pain all over his body.

Dugu had no choice but to say, "Okay." Surrounded by the healthy wives, he went back to rest. As for whether he could sleep peacefully tonight, that was another matter.

Renshou Palace is the Li Palace, and there is a rest place specially prepared for ministers. Gao Ying and others were naturally guided by the eunuchs to rest.

The next day, Yang Jian did not say hello to Dugu, and directly ordered someone to drive back to the capital. The pain in Yang Jian's legs had not completely disappeared, and even the speed of riding in the carriage was not fast. After hearing this, Dugu quickly drove to chase after him. It took less than half an hour to catch up with Yang Jian's carriage. However, Dugu was worried that Yang Jian's anger had not subsided, so he did not dare to go beyond or go side by side, so he had to follow him far away.

The emperor, empress, and the Left Pushe left the capital and went to Renshou Palace without explanation. The crown prince was not in the capital. The next day, when the officials in the court heard the news, they were confused. No one knew what happened. The Right Pushe of the Shangshe Yu Qing stabilized his position in time, and the officials waited outside the hall with peace of mind. Fortunately, at noon, the officials received the emperor's orders sent back, and were temporarily exempted from the court for two days, and the officials gradually dispersed.

Gao Ying sat in the car with the emperor. If it were normal, it would be a rare honor, but today I was not in the mood. I remembered from time to time that the emperor wanted to abdicate, but I didn't dare to ask, so I had to keep the words in my heart with a discomfort.

Abdicating, except for the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, there is no real abdication in all dynasties. It is father and son, and brothers can fight to the death for the throne. How much is the emperor's words true? Could it be that he deliberately tests the prince or ministers? Gao Ying becomes more and more afraid the more he thinks. If someone accidentally deals with the mistake, it may be a catastrophe immediately.

Mang Mountain, also known as Beimang, is located on the south bank of the Yellow River. It is the remnant of the Qinling Mountains and the branch of the Wushan Mountains. It stretches for 400 miles east-west, with dense forests and beautiful scenery. It is an excellent Feng Shui treasure land. Since ancient times, it has been circulated that "born in Suzhou and Hangzhou, buried in Beimang after death."

On the south side of Mang Mountain, it is the intersection of Luo River, Yi River and Qing River. After half a year of hard work by hundreds of thousands of people, a new city is raising its ground. This is the newly built Luoyang New City in the court.

On the three rivers, countless ships were covered with stars, whether it was downstream or countercurrent, all of which were loaded with cargo. Most of these goods were food, salt, and other daily necessities along the river. In addition to the cloth coming from the capital, the goods almost all were cut out from the mountains. These big trees were undoubtedly used to build Luoyang.

Regarding the construction of Luoyang, Yang Yong adopted He Ti's suggestion and used the first civilians to dig a paper-shaped river on the flat ground. The digging of soil was used to burn it into bricks. After the river was dug, water was immediately drawn into it and used as a moat in Luoyang. Countless small boats carried various materials needed for the construction of the city into the moat and sent the materials to the places needed. In this way, the progress of the construction of the city was greatly accelerated and sufficient manpower was provided. Now, seven months have passed, and Luoyang City has completed 70% of the city.

Although with the arrival of spring, many civilians recruited by Guanzhong must return to their homes to cultivate land, many people remained after tasting the sweetness of working for the court. In addition, 300,000 troops who had gained years of experience from Renshou Palace joined, the speed of building the city did not slow down. In a few months, a new Luoyang city that can accommodate millions of people can be completed.

Seeing Luoyang City rising from scratch, bit by bit, Yang Yong felt an unspeakable sense of excitement. With his excellent geographical location, Luoyang City is destined to become a prosperous place that surpasses Daxing City.

In the old city of Luoyang, the original Tokyo Tumaku Prefecture has now become the prefect of Luoyang. The position of Tokyo Tumaku was abolished less than a year after Yang Yong returned to Beijing. After the Great Sui Dynasty unified the south of the Yangtze River, given that the three-level management of prefectures, prefectures and counties were too chaotic, the prefectures and prefectures were abolished, and local administrations became the county system adopted by Qin. The former general managers and prefectures were abolished. Now the Great Sui Dynasty only maintains four general managers, namely Jing, Yi, and Yang. The rest are mainly counties, and Luozhou has also become Luoyang Prefecture.

As soon as Yang Yong arrived in Luoyang, the Luoyang prefect quickly made a house for the prince. The Luoyang prefect even found out that the prince had originally been the layout of the Shifu, the prefecture of the Tokyo Tomb Priest, and arranged it as it was.

On that day, Yang Yong was about to ride a horse to Luoyang New City to supervise the worker. A fast horse rushed into the prefect's mansion from outside. Before the horse could stop, the knight immediately jumped off the horse and rushed into the inside.

"Who dares to break into the prefect's mansion? Stop!" The guard at the door quickly stopped him.

The visitor showed a document in his hand and shouted: "The messenger in the capital, meet the Prince's Highness if you have something important to do."

Several personal soldiers checked the hot paint and quickly made way: "Sir, please!"

The messenger was quickly brought to Yang Yong. Mai Tiebang snatched the official documents from people and handed them to Yang Yong. Yang Yong tore the official documents open, pulled out the letter paper and read it quickly. His face suddenly looked solemn and nodded: "Thank you from the capital to Luoyang for three days and three nights, thank you for your hard work, go down to reward ten coins of copper coins."

"Yes, thank you Your Highness!"
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