Wu Yinyu always felt that there was something unusual in her father's words. Over the years, she seldom saw Wu Yidao being really happy. Even when he was smiling, there was melancholy in his eyes. She knew that her father had been like this after her mother died, but she always felt that her father's depression was not only because of her mother.
Wu Yiyi, who was slightly drunk, was really happy today.
The corners of his mouth were happy, as were the corners of his eyes.
"Did something happen?"
Wu Yinyu couldn't help asking.
Wu Yiyi glanced at her, lowered his head and smelled the wine in the glass: "I used to think you were still young, I always thought you were young. I don't want to tell you anything, even if your mother died After that, I never shed tears in front of you, nor would I mention it often... I think all fathers in this world should be like me, who don’t want their children to have any sadness in their childhood, and hope that their children can be happy and safe.”
"But I'm not young now."
Wu Yinyu pouted and said.
"Yeah... In a flash, you are already this big."
Wu Yidao sighed slightly, but it was not a sad sigh: "Actually, since you fell in love with Fang Jie, I knew you had grown up. But do you know what father's greatest reluctance is? It's nothing more than counting his daughters to get married. the day of..."
"Dad..."
Wu Yinyu let out a cry, and the corners of her eyes were a little moist.
"It's okay, I'm just happy today."
Wu Yiyi rubbed Wu Yinyu's head: "Over the years, I have always hoped to give you the best life, a better life. Sometimes I feel tired and I think, every father is fighting for their children , why do you feel tired? Every time I think about this, I know that I am not qualified to escape. You know, my father has never been a good person... This is the fairness in the world. Although other people's daughters are poorer, they can raise their jaws and be proud say my father was a good man, but you can't."
"My father is a good man! I know it!"
Wu Yinyu said loudly.
"I actually forgot..."
Wu Yidao felt a little emotional: "No matter what kind of person the father is, he is a good person in the eyes of his daughter."
"But I'm not."
Wu Yiyi leaned back to make himself more comfortable: "The reason why I tell you this is because you have really grown up and can distinguish right from wrong and know good from evil. Father has the current title of title, and he has such a Wealth is definitely not because the father is a good person, and there is no purely good person in this world who can achieve great things."
"But I know, my father is a good man!"
Wu Yinyu said stubbornly.
"I'm not a good person, but I'm not a heinous person either. How should I put it... I'm just a bad person with his own bottom line."
Wu Yidao said to Wu Yinyu with a smile: "I have to admit this... In fact, it is not easy to achieve this. If you want to be a master and a good person, this is the most difficult problem to solve since ancient times. I If you can’t do it, there won’t be anyone else. It’s great to be a bad guy with a bottom line in a high position. I don’t want to speak ill of your sweetheart, but Fang Jie is a bad guy with a bottom line just like me. , but his bottom line is different from mine."
"His bottom line is his heart. My bottom line is you."
Wu Yidao looked at the sky: "Thinking about it, when the late emperor asked me to organize the transportation of goods to the world, I never thought that from the first day I took over this job, I would not work for the late emperor. Yu'er... When you grow up, let me tell you a story about me."
Wu Yinyu subconsciously sat up straight, waiting for Wu Yidao to continue.
"Things have changed... the sea has changed."
Wu Yiyi rubbed his eyes, and the cloudiness in his eyes seemed to be that everything he had experienced over the years had settled there. When I think about it occasionally, those precipitations will appear in front of my eyes one after another.
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Chang'an City
Tai Chi Palace
Dongnuang Court
Yang Yi opened the thin booklet in front of his hand, and frowned slightly as he looked at the names of the people on the booklet. There are three characters written on the cover page of the booklet, Chucailu.
He has just ascended the throne, and there are very few names recorded in this book. The emperors of the Sui Dynasty have always had a rule of not becoming, and every emperor will have such a record of talent reserves. After the old emperor dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, the new emperor will read the old emperor's talent record carefully, but he will never let his own talent record have the same name as the old emperor's talent record.
The new emperor knows very well that what is his own is his own.
This is nonsense, but in the eyes of the emperors of the Sui Dynasty, it is definitely not nonsense. That book of Chucailu actually records the history of the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Yi frowned because he felt that there were too few people available to him now. It was a coincidence that he could inherit the throne. When the princes seized the throne, no one favored him. If the old seventh Yang Qi hadn't stood guard at the gate of the city at the last moment, he would not have the throne today.
Because of this, there are really very few people he can use. The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were divided into gangs and gathered around other princes, and the most trusted person around him was naturally the old seventh, Yang Qi. However, how can only Lao Qi do it alone? After ascending to the throne, Yang Yi felt more and more that without a group of real confidants, it was impossible to maintain his position as emperor.
Even the sixth son, Yang Yin, has much stronger connections among the courtiers than him.
"Your Majesty should promote some people around you, because you don't know your courtiers well, Your Majesty, but you know everyone around you."
Seeing Yang Yi frowning, Wu Peisheng, the eunuch of Bingbi, couldn't help interjecting.
Standing behind him, Su Buwei, who had been standing slightly bowed, frowned slightly, as if he didn't agree with Wu Peisheng's rash words. But he was brought out by Wu Peisheng, and on this occasion, he couldn't remind him of what Wu Peisheng had said.
For this new emperor, Su Buwei always felt that he was different from the previous emperor. During the reign of the late emperor, Wu Peisheng has been highly valued for so many years because he has a pair of eyes that can see through the late emperor's mind. Wu Peisheng can see any troubles of the late emperor at a glance, and then he can think of a solution in a very short time , to come up with ideas for the first emperor.
The new emperor has ascended the throne, but Wu Peisheng has obviously not stepped down from his previous role.
So Su Buwei was a little worried. It seemed that the new emperor didn't like to talk much. His slightly square face was more resolute than the previous emperor's. The corners of his eyebrows were raised a little higher, and there was always something gloomy in his eyes. Looking at his face, Su Buwei knew that His Majesty the Emperor had absolutely different personalities from the late Emperor. The first emperor liked to discuss with the people around him, even if he didn't adopt it, he would listen more. But the new emperor seems to... prefer to think for himself and make his own decisions.
Su Buwei knew that this was not just an innate personality. That's because the new emperor has a different experience from previous Sui emperors. In the past, the emperors of the Sui Dynasty were the most powerful ones when they were princes. On weekdays, a large number of courtiers gathered around them, and it had become a habit to listen to other people's suggestions. But the new emperor is different... Before, he was not the most powerful prince, but one of the group of people gathered around the most powerful prince.
Because of this, the new emperor must lack some confidence in his heart.
And the less confident a person is, the more assertive he is.
In other words, the new emperor didn't want people to see his jokes or look down on him, so he had to do a few big things himself to make people recognize his ability.
Because of habit, Wu Peisheng made suggestions to the emperor.
He didn't see the fleeting displeasure in the eyes of the new emperor, but Su Buwei saw it.
"People around you?"
Yang Yi seemed to have asked unconsciously, but Su Buwei could tell that the reason why the emperor asked this question was entirely because Wu Peisheng was an eunuch who was trusted by the former emperor, and the new emperor would not show any signs of that at this time. He didn't care about the important ministers of the first emperor.
"Yes, the people around you, Your Majesty."
When Wu Peisheng heard the new emperor ask himself, the pride in his heart made him forget his vigilance.
"Your Majesty is only a first-class great treasure, and you don't know much about the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, and how many of those courtiers can be used is still open to discussion. The most important thing for Your Majesty now is to sort out the people in the original mansion and promote those who can be used. The old people in His Majesty's mansion are especially useful."
The princes seized the throne, even if Yang Yi was the one who seemed to have the least chance of becoming emperor among all the princes, there were many spies sent by other princes in his house, there was no doubt about it. There is absolutely no problem with these people on the surface, but Yang Yi is sure that few servants in his mansion are really clean. And Wu Peisheng obviously understood this too, so he mentioned the old man in the mansion.
Old people, of course, do not refer to the elderly, but the group of people who have been in the mansion for the longest time.
According to the etiquette system of the Sui Dynasty, after the prince tied his hair, he would seal the king and open the mansion. Except for those who served at the beginning, most of the servants in the mansion were rewarded by the emperor when he became the king. It is conceivable that the other princes arranged.
"There are... not many old people around me."
Yang Yi shook his head, seeming a little absent-minded.
Wu Peisheng just remembered that this emperor was the most peculiar one when he was a prince. He is the most taciturn, and has no hobbies. He is very frugal in food and clothing, and the number of servants in the mansion is also the smallest among all the princes. Even the first emperor didn't seem to like this son very much on weekdays.
However, it can also be seen from this point that when a wise emperor chooses a successor, it is not just because he likes it or not.
He doesn't like Yang Yi, just because Yang Yi's character is too withdrawn and feminine.
And this kind of personality seems to be more suitable to be an emperor.
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"Master."
Coming out of Dongnuan Pavilion, Su Buwei whispered to Wu Peisheng: "You seem to talk a lot today... This new master seems to be different from the late emperor."
"many?"
Wu Peisheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled: "I was negligent, but it doesn't matter too much. Nowadays, in the civil and military affairs of the whole dynasty, who doesn't look at my face and do things? You, you have followed me for so many years and haven't changed. I am cautious in my temperament. Let me tell you, even if His Majesty doesn't like me, it is impossible not to use me, because the things in my hands are too many and heavy. Using me by Your Majesty is equivalent to smoothing the things of the late emperor. took it over."
He paced forward and said: "We are servants, we must keep this in mind. But we shouldn't be too arrogant. Who doesn't know the power and responsibility of the eunuch Bingbi? For example, I am a servant, and those courtiers are servants of the servant. So as long as I do not overdo what I say, Your Majesty will be fine."
Su Buwei said in his heart that he hoped so, and then he hoped that he would not be implicated by the old eunuch who became more and more arrogant in front of him in the future.
"By the way, go and find out who that Wu Yidao is."
Wu Peisheng thought of the name Yang Yi mentioned just now, and felt that it was very strange: "I have known all the people who were reused in the royal palace, but I didn't remember that there was such a person as Wu Yidao. Since your majesty mentioned it, there must be something wrong with this person. Where people are, before they wake up, make friends if you can, and if you can't make friends... just get rid of it."
Su Buwei nodded: "I know, I'll do it later."
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A man in his thirties was cleaning the courtyard very seriously. The owner of this courtyard has become the emperor, and most of the people followed him into the palace. And he was an inconspicuous one in the palace, so he was undoubtedly left to guard the yard. But he didn't show anything because of this, as usual, he got up on time, ate on time, then cleaned the yard and tidied up the room.
Meticulous.
"Wu Yiyi."
Someone called him at the door: "Hurry up and change your clothes! Your Majesty calls you into the palace!"