Chapter 45 Lu Zhonglian
Seeing Lu Kai and others in front of him in a daze, Yang Hong smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, I haven't seen each other for many years, how are you in good health?"
Lu Kai reacted and quickly saluted: "Thank you for your concern. The emperor was ordered to welcome the prince to the capital. He has never been welcomed far away. Please forgive me."
"You are polite, please go to the city." Yang Hong did not make any polite mistakes.
"Yes, please, Prince!" Lu Kai turned over the horse and walked along with Yang Hong. He was a civil servant. He could have taken a carriage, but when he saw Yang Hong unintentionally rode a carriage, he just waited to ride a horse and let the carriage follow behind.
Although there were officials in front of the road and the number of people on the main street decreased a lot, Yang Hong was still sighing at the prosperity of the capital. After only five years of returning, the entire capital seemed to have changed again. The Red Wolf Cavalry soldiers behind him were even more dazzling. Many of them had left the capital for more than ten years. Although the roads in the capital had not changed, the buildings on both sides of the street had changed a lot. Many of the houses on the street had been converted into shops, restaurants, inns, and the first-story houses had become second-story and third-story.
These Red Wolf Cavalry soldiers were curious about the capital, and the people in the capital were even more curious about them. They pointed and asked about their origins. Of course, some people who knew the details were explaining. When they heard that they were the Red Wolf Cavalry that ensured the smooth roads of the Western Regions, their eyes became respectful, and some information about the Red Wolf Cavalry quickly spread in the capital.
The news of the Red Wolf Cavalry coming to Beijing naturally soon came to Lu Mulin's ears. He immediately reported to Yang Yong. Yang Yong's face changed when he heard it. Last year, Yang Yong sent Yang Shi and Mai Tiezhang to Wuwei County for a special trip, with the purpose of dealing with Yang Suyu's son. However, Yang Xuangan and others had already established the Red Wolf Cavalry and became an important force in maintaining business roads in Wuwei County. They were protected by Yang Hong, and Yang Shi and Mai Tiezhang had to return in vain.
Yang Hong protects Yang Sushuzi, but Yang Yong is not very disgusted. After all, the existence of the Red Wolf Cavalry has indeed made great contributions to the court. It is natural that Yang Hong is unhappy for no reason. Therefore, although Yang Yong wrote to Yang Hong as the prince's honor, Yang Hong refused to execute it but did not pursue it. What Yang Yong thought in his mind was to let Yang Su's Yu Zi stay in Wuwei and die in the Western Regions in the end. This was actually a good ending.
"You can see clearly that there is really Yang Suyu's son in the land of King Wei of Hejian?" Although Lu Mulin said it with confidence, Yang Yong asked a little disbelief. Although the Red Wolf Cavalry was composed of Yang Su's old subordinates at the beginning, many newly sent garrison soldiers were added later. It was not wrong for Yang Hong to bring the Red Wolf Cavalry into the capital, but the various men who brought Yang Su into the capital reached the bottom line of the Eastern Palace.
Eight years ago, Yang Su committed suicide on the surface, but no one knew it was not that simple. Yang Su had many conflicts with the East Palace during his lifetime, but something happened in the prince's mansion. In the end, he did not escape the crime of treason, and his whole family was exiled to the frontier. Yang Suyuzi naturally regarded the East Palace as an enemy. Now the King of Hejian was the king of heaven and the enemy of the East Palace was robbed and brought into the capital in a swagger. Wouldn't it be embarrassing the East Palace? When did the relationship between the East Palace and the King of Hejian become so different?
Seeing Yang Yong's suspicion, Lu Mulin replied in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the person who returns, said that he saw a man in the middle taking off his mask, which looked exactly the same as the former Duke of Yue. Even if it was not Yang Xuangan, he was his brother. However, in terms of age, this person was 90% Yang Xuangan himself. As for whether there were Yang Xuanzhao and Yang Jishan and others in the team, because all the Red Wolf Cavalry had masks, it was not judged."
"Grandma, I didn't touch them last year, but I dared to send them to Beijing. When a certain family came to me, I killed them clean with one spear." Mai Tiezhan said in a buzzing voice next to me. Since I entered the Eastern Palace, the mission last year was the only time that Mai Tiezhan had not completed. I kept a breath in my heart. Now I heard that Yang Xuangan entered Beijing, I was happy.
Yang Yong glanced at Mai Tiebang: "What nonsense is it? The Eastern Palace is not a gangster, so he fights and kills every time."
Mai Tiebang was glared by Yang Yong's eyes, and his heart suddenly became faint. He turned his head and asked Lu Mulin quietly: "What is the underworld that Your Highness is talking about?"
Lu Mulin explained: "The underworld is the gangster on the street."
Mai Tiezhang didn't dare to say anything. Although he had been a robber in the past, he still looked down on the gangsters on the street. Now he is very stupid and is also a sixth-rank life official in the court. How could he compare with the gangsters?
"Crown Prince, how should we deal with this matter? Should we monitor these people?" Lu Mulin asked carefully.
Yang Yong shook his head: "Forget it, don't move anything for the time being. Although Yang Xuangan and others entered Beijing, they didn't dare to make any waves. Why should they monitor it? After all, King Hejian is my uncle, so he should save some face."
"That's it." Mai Tiezhang muttered unwillingly.
"What if I don't forget it?" Yang Yong asked back, with a smile on his face: "However, if King Hejian doesn't want to be an enemy of the East Palace, he will give the East Palace an explanation sooner or later."
The explanation from King Hejian came faster than Yang Yong imagined. The next day, Yang Yong had just returned to the palace when an escort came to report: "Prince, King Hejian is visiting."
"Please," Yang Yong finished speaking, and immediately realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly said, "No, I will welcome you in person."
When Yang Yong rushed to the gate of the East Palace, he saw Yang Hong standing on the steps of the East Palace and looking inward. The East Palace family ordered Zou Wenteng to stand beside him and whisper to Yang Hong.
Yang Hong is over 50 years old, and his hair and beard have become half black and half white. Because he has been out of high positions for a long time, he has a majestic look on his face. When he sees Yang Yong coming, he smiles: "I pay homage to the Crown Prince!"
Seeing that Yang Hong was about to bend down, Yang Yong quickly helped Yang Hong up: "Uncle Wang, I can't do it. Uncle Wang is an elder, so I'll worship me safely?"
"The prince is the king. Although he is a man of his generation, he dare not abandon the rituals of the king and his subjects." After saying that, Yang Hong insisted on giving a tribute to him before getting up.
"Oh, Uncle Wang, you're killing me." Taking advantage of Yang Hong's bending over, Yang Yong saw clearly that there were two people standing behind Yang Hong, and he couldn't help but be stunned: "Uncle Wang, these two are..."
"Captain, Prince, I will introduce you to you. These two are still the sons of the former Duke of Yue. Yang Xuangan and Yang Xuanzhu brothers. Although their father committed crimes, they are just not as guilty as themselves. Moreover, their brothers have been making great contributions to the court in the border for many years. Gu has exempted the crimes they committed and granted them freedom. Now they are the chief and deputy chiefs of the Red Wolf Cavalry. Gu heard that the prince and Duke of Yue had some misunderstandings before, but Duke Yue was dead and dead like a lamp. Gu hopes that the prince can eliminate the unpleasant things he had with their brothers before, so that he should not have another misunderstanding."
Yang Xuangan and Yang Xuanzhang really look very similar to Yang Su. In fact, there is no need to introduce them. Yang Yong also confirmed their identities at a glance. However, when Yang Hong said something, Yang Yong was amused and crying. Could it be that Yang Hong brought Yang Xuangan's brothers to Beijing last year because Yang Shi and Mai Tiezhang went to see Yang Hong with their letter last year, so what he wanted was to resolve his hostility towards Yang Xuangan's brothers.
But why did he eliminate his hostility towards Yang Xuangan's brothers? How could Yang Hong be so naive after many years of leading troops? Yang Yong stared at Yang Hong's face tightly, trying to see something from his face. What disappointed Yang Yong was that Yang Hong's face was sincere, as if he had come forward, the matter would soon come to fruition.
"So that's it, no wonder I look familiar." Yang Yong nodded, looked away from Yang Hong's face, looked at Yang Xuangan, Yang Xuanzhao and the others, but they were a little confused about how to respond to Yang Hong's words. If they didn't agree, they seemed too stingy. If they agreed, they probably wouldn't think so. How could they give up easily when the revenge of killing their father? If they agreed, they would only let themselves tie themselves up.
With a plop, Yang Xuangan and Yang Xuanbao knelt down: "I'm here to see His Highness the Crown Prince. My father had offended His Highness the Crown Prince in the past. Now my father has been punished. I hope His Highness the Crown Prince can forgive my brothers and others."
"Get up, the court has already made a judgment on your father's crime. Now that you can enter the capital, the sentence you have added to you has also been washed away. Even so, why do you need forgiveness from this palace?" Yang Yong said indifferently.
But Yang Xuangan and Yang Xuanbao ignored it and kowtowed, "Please forgive me and wait for my brothers, please forgive me and wait for me..."
Anger surged in Yang Yong's heart. The Yang brothers kept asking him to forgive him, as if he had already held their life and death in his hands. If it was passed on, the Eastern Palace would naturally leave a reflection of revenge. Well, although he did send someone to get rid of them, he stopped after a failure.
"The prince, although they are guilty, they are all rare pillars. The prince will rule the world in the future and is extremely loyal. For the safety of Wuwei County, he also asked the prince to give me a letter.
Hearing Yang Hong's words, Yang Yong felt a little regretful about writing a letter to Yang Hong last year. Yang Hong probably thought that he would be unfavorable to the Yang brothers, so today he simply brought Yang Xuangan and Yang Xuanzhu brothers to beg, so that he could never take the opportunity to attack him again.
Chapter completed!