My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 219 Preparations for a Major Event
The current Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review, Liang Jingzhen, is the son of the former Minister of Justice, Liang Pi.

Liang Pi served as the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review during the reign of Emperor Wen. He was an upright and incorruptible man who was deeply trusted by Emperor Wen and was one of the most important officials in the country. After the emperor ascended the throne, he recognized Liang Pi's abilities and appointed him as the Minister of Justice and concurrently the Grand Censor. He was a powerful and influential official.

Unfortunately, this Mr. Liang was a bit too straightforward.

During Emperor Wen's reign, he impeached a powerful and favored minister, confronting the emperor head-on and deterring him from further arrogance. As a result, the minister lost the emperor's favor. When the emperor ascended the throne, he impeached the minister again, once again confronting the emperor head-on. Unfortunately, the emperor did not tolerate him and considered him to have disobeyed the imperial decree, dismissing him from his post. This led to Liang Pi's death from grief and indignation.

It can be said that he was a fairly competent Minister of Justice and Censor-in-Chief.

As for the two important officials he impeached, the first was Yang Su, the father of Yang Xuangan, and the second was Yuwen Shu, who had just made great contributions.

By doing this, he severely offended Yang Su, Yuwen Shu, and others, who resented Liang Pi as a result. Yang Su, being so petty, could not tolerate such an injustice. The ministers were all afraid of being retaliated against by him and dared not get close to Liang Pi. Only a few people were not afraid and continued to associate with him. From then on, the two families were at odds.

Liang Jingzhen was Liang Pi's eldest son. After his father died of grief and indignation, he also entered the Dali Temple. Yang Su and Liang Pi died one after another, but the relationship between the two families still did not improve effectively.

When Yang Xuanzong heard these words, the first thing that came to mind was Liang Pi's serious and resentful face. Liang Pi loathed Yang Su and Yuwen Shu, who were considered pests. He felt that although they were capable, the harm they caused outweighed their contributions. Liang Pi was the first person to shake Yang Su's position, and it was because of his words that even the emperor began to be wary of Yang Su.

Seeing Yang Xuanzong frozen in place, Li Jiancheng said nothing, simply moved on from the matter, and laughed as he continued drinking and having fun with everyone.

But Yang Xuanzong no longer had that intention. He quietly left without saying a word.

He scrambled into the carriage in a disheveled state and rushed to his brother's side.

At that moment, in the villa, Li Shimin was commenting on Li Xuanba's performance, "You were too calm just now. You should have been more angry, more agitated."

Li Xuanba scratched his head and looked at Li Shimin, "Second Brother, will this really work?"

"Of course it's useful. The two families have a feud. Although Liang Jingzhen's official rank is low, he is in charge of deliberating on doubtful cases and reviewing legal documents. He is also married to a princess, and Yang Guang is quite close to him."

"I don't know if he dares to make a move against Yang Xuangan, but that's not important. Given Yang Xuangan's personality, if he knew that his enemies were targeting him and might do something detrimental to him, he would definitely panic. He doesn't have much courage to begin with, so would he dare to take the risk of continuing to attack my family?"

"Besides, with so many people gathered here today, they all know about this. Don't be fooled by Yang Xuangan's many friends in the court and among the people; he has quite a few enemies too!"

"Just wait and see the good show!"

"For a long time to come, we won't have to worry about this scoundrel delaying our important matters."

Seeing Li Shimin's rather smug expression, Li Xuanba simply smiled and said, "Second brother is resourceful and wise."

"This is nothing, it's all just rubbish, not real skill."

As Li Shimin spoke, he noticed the complex expression on his younger brother's face and couldn't help but ask, "Don't you believe me?"

"That's not the case. Brother, we want to do great things, and so does the Duke of Chu. Logically, we should find a way to eliminate this scourge of the world together, but instead we are killing each other."

Upon hearing Li Xuanba's words, Li Shimin shook his head.

"I don't think Yang Xuangan is one of us."

"Why?"

"Zhao Yuanshu".

"Ok?"

"He supported Zhao Yuanshu and made him a high-ranking official. Many of Zhao Yuanshu's proposals were instigated by Yang Xuangan. Do you know why the autumn harvest last year caused so many people to rebel?"

"The collection is very urgent."

"Zhao Yuanshu told Yang Guang that all the grain could be collected and sent to the front lines within ten days. Yang Guang believed her and did just that. Officials and soldiers from all over the country went to the people's homes like madmen to requisition, no, to rob, grain. In order to gather the grain within the stipulated time, the people in Guanzhong, Heluo and other places were almost completely plundered. Not a single grain was left for them. This winter, countless people starved to death in their homes."

Why did Zhao Yuanshu do this?

Li Xuanba frowned. "Flattery." "First, flattery; second?"

"I do not know."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes. "Naturally, it's to help Yang Xuangan win over the hearts of the people in Guanzhong and Heluo. After last year's 'ten-day grain requisition,' the people around the two capitals hate Yang Guang to the bone. Once Yang Xuangan raises his banner, these people will come to join him in an endless stream."

"Look, isn't he on the same path as us?"

Yang Xuanzong rushed into the mansion again in a great hurry.

Yang Xuangan was currently having carriages and horses prepared.

He was leaving Luoyang for Daxing City.

The Emperor has already set off for Yuwen Shu's side. He took many important officials with him, but not Yang Xuangan. Previously, Yang Xuangan, as the Minister of Rites, was rarely absent from court affairs.

The sudden disappearance of Li Mi exacerbated Yang Xuangan's unease, and he began to regret not listening to Li Mi.

He had been thinking about doing great things for a long time, and after doing so many things, it seemed like he hadn't accomplished anything. He wanted to do great things, but aside from the slogan, he didn't have a clear plan in mind.

How should we do this big thing, and where should we start?
He didn't understand.

Therefore, after the emperor left Luoyang, Yang Xuangan, realizing that something was amiss, also prepared to accelerate the process and make some real preparations for rebellion, rather than doing useless work.

His first step was to leave Luoyang and head to Daxing.

The only solution he and his group came up with was to kill the emperor when he finished his inspection tour of the Northwest and was about to return to the capital.
Our family has deep roots in Guanzhong, where we own vast amounts of land, numerous tenants, warriors, and guests.

While the Emperor is in the Northwest, preparations will begin. When he returns, they will assassinate him under the guise of welcoming him. When the Emperor returns to court, he will certainly not lead the frontline army back with him. Those armies are composed of troops from various regions' Eagle Banner Prefectures. They will return in batches, and the roads will become chaotic, with checkpoints wide open, allowing soldiers to come and go as they please.

The emperor will surely return with Yuwen Shu, Li Yuan, Yang Xiong, and others. If we can launch a surprise attack and subdue these people, we can control the entire country with virtually no effort.

Yang Xuangan finally made up his mind and was about to lead everyone to set off when Yang Xuanzong came a second time, looking even more flustered than before, which greatly displeased Yang Xuangan.

None of his younger brothers could help him.

"Brother! Something terrible has happened!"

Yang Xuanzong, panting, grabbed his brother's hand and pulled him aside. He quickly began to talk about his situation with Li Jiancheng. When he mentioned that the Dali Temple had begun to thoroughly investigate the rumors, his face showed even more fear.

Yang Xuangan was furious.

"What are you afraid of?!"

"Aren't we telling the truth? Weren't those things done by the Li family?"

"If there's going to be a thorough investigation, that's a good thing. They're the ones who should be afraid. What are you afraid of?"

"But that Liang"

"So what? He's just a mere fifth-rank official. Even if he wants to settle personal scores, he can't possibly harm me!"

Yang Xuanzong was immediately rendered speechless by his elder brother's harsh words.

Yang Xuangan said this, but his expression was very anxious. His hands were trembling slightly, and his mind was blank. The atmosphere here suddenly became somewhat strange.

Yang Xuanzong wanted to say something, but dared not.

Yang Xuangan spoke up, "No, we can't go on like this. Xuanzong, I plan to support you, as well as the third and fourth brothers, and many other relatives, by sending you to take up positions in the Yingyang Prefectures in various places. We must act as soon as possible; we can't delay any longer."

(End of this chapter)