Chapter 19 Yang Yong
The transmission of information in that era was so delayed that Li Yuan probably just received the letter from home informing him that he had been reinstated.

He still had to find a way to get his father back, but he couldn't count on the emperor or the queen for this, so he could only ask Prince Jin or Yang Su for help.

Li Jiancheng's advantage was that he was young and could move in and out of the palace, but his formal interactions with other noble relatives and in-laws were less so, and it was difficult for him to integrate the power of the family, so Li Yuan had to step in to do this.

But there is no time to rush, as his weight is still not enough to persuade them to come forward.

After making up his mind, he said goodbye to his mother and went back to his bedroom to sleep. The next day, he got up and played with the puppy. He also asked someone to comb its hair carefully and put it in a beautiful little cage.

Today is a day off, and the palace is on duty with the Qianniu Guards on both sides. They usually guard the Xuanwu Gate, and the banquet at the Yang Mansion will not start until the afternoon, so he plans to go to the palace to pay his respects now.

He arrived at the palace without any obstruction and was allowed to enter after being informed. He was led by a female official to the front of Yong'an Palace, with the dog cage held by a eunuch.

The emperor happened to be coming out, and Li Jiancheng stepped aside to greet him. Yang Jian stopped and looked at the snow-white puppy in the eunuch's hand, as if he wanted to say something to Li Jiancheng, but he just walked away.

Li Jiancheng bowed to his back and then led him into the Yong'an Palace. The queen was standing in the palace with a dazed look on her face, as if she was recalling something.

Li Jiancheng was not in a hurry to pay his respects to her. He just bowed his head silently and waited for the queen to come back to her senses. However, even if he could calm down, she might not understand this truth.

"Woof woof~Woof woof."

Dugu Jialuo came back to her senses, and Li Jiancheng bowed and greeted her, saying, "Greetings, Your Majesty, may you live a long and healthy life."

"Okay, no need to be polite. Why did you bring a white dog with you?"

"Your Highness, after I got off duty yesterday, I went to the West Market to buy a hunting dog. I happened to meet a Hu merchant from Fulin selling this dog. I saw that it was quite rare and cute, so I bought it as a gift to Your Highness, for your leisure and amusement."

Dugu Jialuo looked at it for a moment and said, "It is indeed something I have never seen before. It must have cost a lot. I don't have to do this in the future. I may not have the time to spare on weekdays."

Li Jiancheng agreed with a smile. When giving a gift, it doesn't matter what the other person says. In the end, just accept it.

The female official took the dog away and fed it. Dugu Jialuo sat on the wooden couch and asked, "I went to see the King of Jin. Was he treated well?"

An eunuch brought a garden stool, and Li Jiancheng sat down and replied: "My grandson was fortunate to taste the fish and crabs cooked by the princess herself, and to have a pleasant conversation with His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin, and to have a heart-to-heart talk with him."

Dugu Jialuo looked at Li Jiancheng with some surprise and said, "You two uncle and nephew really get along well."

Obviously she didn't expect that these two people would hit it off after just one introduction.

"After meeting him, do you think the King of Jin is someone who can shoulder the heavy responsibility?"

Li Jiancheng thought to himself, of course I think he is not good enough. Although Yang Guang is ambitious, talented and capable, he is unstable. Instability is the source of disasters and chaos. The Sui Dynasty was just established and it has begun to suppress Guanlong, so there will inevitably be a backlash.

Gao Zuo's idea was actually correct. What the current situation needed was a stable and kind ruler like Yang Yong. After hundreds of years of chaos, although people's minds had settled, they still needed a period of adaptation.

After adapting, a monarch like Yang Guang will be needed to push the prosperity of civil and military affairs to a peak. As for whether it will go downhill afterwards, it doesn’t matter, as it can always continue for several generations.

But if he said so, he would have to be driven out of the palace, and maybe even given ten lashes.

Li Jiancheng admired him and said: "Your Highness the Prince of Jin is a man of both civil and military talents, and he is courteous to the wise and humble, and has the qualities of a wise emperor."

Dugu Jialuo nodded and said, "In this case, you should loyally assist King Jin. In the future, if King Jin does not have any orders, you do not have to come to see him often." "Yes."

Li Jiancheng could sense that Dugu Qieluo was quite depressed. Apart from wanting to establish what she considered to be the best crown prince for the Sui Dynasty, she had no other attachment to anything else.

This queen, who had insisted on being with one man for the rest of her life, was betrayed by her husband and then neglected when she was nearly sixty and her face had aged. This obviously completely broke her down.

"My queen, I have something to ask about His Royal Highness Prince Jin. I want to ask your opinion?"

"Say it."

"Can Duke Yue replace Duke Qi?"

Dugu Jialuo frowned and asked, "Is this what King Jin meant?"

"Your Majesty, the daughter of Duke Qi is now the Consort of the Eastern Palace. I heard that his second son, Gao Biaoren, is going to marry the Crown Prince's second daughter, Princess Changning."

"I understand. Please let Prince Jin rest assured."

Li Jiancheng stood up and said goodbye. With these words, he could persuade the Yang family to place their bets in advance.

Yang Su has been ranked second only to Gao Zuo in the court for more than ten years. However, they are of similar age and it is impossible for him to wait until the day when Gao Zuo retires. Therefore, only Gao Zuo's position can tempt him, otherwise why would he bother?

Dugu Jialuo was a little dazed looking at Li Jiancheng's back, but she still cheered up and ordered her men to keep an eye on the emperor's movements. When she was about to do so, the crown prince came to pay a visit with his eldest son, Prince Changning.

Dugu Jialuo did not like her son, and naturally did not like her eldest grandson much either, but she felt that her time might not last long, so she let them in anyway.

After the father and son came in, they hurriedly bowed to each other. Yang Yong bowed and said, "I don't know how long it has been since I last saw my mother."

Dugu Jialuo sighed and said, "Come and sit down."

She looked at the father and son. She had loved both the eldest son and the eldest grandson sincerely, but looking at them again now, she always felt that something was not quite right about them. Perhaps it was because of that bitch Ayun.

Listening to their greetings, Dugu Jialuo responded simply. At this time, the emperor also came back. Seeing this situation, he was somewhat happy. He sat next to the queen and asked about his grandson's recent studies.

This family hasn't been so harmonious for many years, but with Yang Yong's plea, the scene became cold and quiet again.

"Your Majesty, my son Yuanfei passed away many years ago. Since ancient times, a mother is honored by her sons. Yun Zhaoxun has given birth to three grandchildren for the Sui Dynasty. For Yan'er's sake, I think it would be best to make Yun Zhaoxun the Crown Princess in the future. I beg your Majesty to issue an order to make this happen."

Yang Yong and Yang Yan knelt on the ground and begged. Dugu Jialuo trembled and said, "Come here, take the Prince of Changning to the outer palace to rest."

"Grandma, grandpa?"

The female official politely led Yang Yan out, and Dugu Jialuo said disheartenedly: "For this woman, you forced your parents to give you the legitimate wife to death, and now you want to force us to recognize her as the Crown Princess so that her son can inherit the country of our Great Sui, right?"

Yang Yong explained: "The former Crown Princess died of illness, it was not Ayun's fault."

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(End of this chapter)