Dou Yi arched his hand and said, "I'm really sorry to disturb my brother's rest so late!" ”

Dugu Qiu waved his hand, "Brother said this, I will see the outside, the weather is cold, please go to the inner hall and sit!" ”

The guest hall is a suite, divided into two rooms, spacious and magnificent, entertaining guests with a lot of face, but it is colder in winter.

So in winter, it will be arranged in the inner hall of the guest hall, which is a little narrower, but warm as spring, and it is very comfortable to sit in.

The two sat down in the inner hall, the maid served them tea, and Dou Yi said in a low voice: "The Son of Heaven is sick with anger, does my brother know?" ”

Dugu Qiu snorted coldly and said, "That's because he is unrealistic, and he actually pins his hopes on Zhu Jun." ”

Dou Yi sighed softly, "This matter of the Son of Heaven is indeed criticized, secretly reached an agreement to exchange Yangzhou for Guanzhong, and hid it from everyone, but he didn't want to think about it, Zhu Jun is such a vicious person, he will give a complete Guanzhong, he must have been scraped three feet to the ground, and a tattered Guanzhong was left, anyway, he couldn't keep it, so he simply used it to exchange Yangzhou, he couldn't think of such a simple truth?" “

"How could he not know?"

Dugu Qiu snorted and said: "He just can't explain to the ancestors and ancestors, and he is in a hurry to get Guanzhong back, as for what Guanzhong is tossed into, he doesn't care." ”

"But the question now is, Guo Song has captured Guanzhong, how will the Son of Heaven respond?"

This is also the reason why Dou Yi came to find Dugu Qiu, who was silent for a moment and said, "Have you seen the Son of Heaven?" ”

Dou Yi nodded, "Since you guessed, I'll tell you the truth, this afternoon, the Son of Heaven announced that I would enter the palace, and he asked me to pass the word, hoping that you can go to Chang'an and talk to Guo Song, and see what conditions Guo Song is willing to make?" Let the imperial court move back to Chang'an. ”

Dugu Qiu said with a gloomy face: "Why didn't he come to me directly, and he actually asked you to pass on the word, does he think that my lonely family is not credible?" Already betrayed him? There was still something else that made him not want to see me. ”

"No one can figure out the mind of the Son of Heaven, and to be honest, I am also embarrassed, sandwiching me in the middle, as if I am his confidant, but in fact this is not the case."

Dugu Qiu's face softened slightly, "Okay, I'll go to Chang'an early tomorrow morning, after all, I am his courtier, and the king wants to be a minister, even if it is a sea of swords and fires, I have to go." ”

.........

Dou Yi said goodbye and left, Dugu Qiu paced back and forth in the lobby with his hands in his hands, he had realized that now was the most critical moment for the Dugu family, and at this time, they had to make a choice.

Dugu Qiu immediately asked people to find his younger brother Dugu Dashi, his two younger brothers Dugu Changqiu and Dugu Yuanqiu.

Dugu Dashi official is the general of Qianniuwei, which is the highest military position of the Dugu family, the second brother Dugu Changqiu is in charge of the wealth of the Dugu family, and the third brother Dugu Yuanqiu is in charge of the secret warrior Feihuwei of the Dugu family.

After a while, the three of them hurried to the inner hall of the back house, and Duqiu waved his hand to let the maid out, and then said to the three of them: "Dou Yi came to me today, he was actually ordered by Li Shi, the son of heaven, to send me a message, asking me to go to Chang'an, negotiate with Guo Song, and let Guo Song put forward conditions, so that the court can return to Chang'an." ”

Dugu Dashi frowned, "Why do you want the Dou family to spread the word, is the status of the Dugu family not as good as the Dou family?" ”

Du Isolated Qiu said: "I thought about it carefully, because the Son of Heaven didn't give me any credentials, I guess he was afraid that it would spread like Yangzhou in the customs change, which would affect his reputation, and he asked the Dou family to spread the word because he planned to shirk his responsibility, of course, the Dou family has a good relationship with us, so he chose the Dou family." ”

Speaking of this, Dugu Qiu said to the three of them: "It's not important for the Dou family to pass on the word, we don't have to entangle, the key is that now our Dugu family is facing a major choice, which side are we on?" ”

Dugu Changqiu had an excellent impression of Guo Song, and he smiled and said, "Brother means that Guo Song will completely turn his face with Li Shi, the Son of Heaven?" ”

"There is this possibility, if Li Shi is too strong, it is possible for them to turn their faces, I can't be sure, but it shouldn't be very likely, but we must be prepared."

Dugu Yuanqiu, who had been silent, said: "Actually, my brother has already chosen, hasn't he?" ”

The three of them looked at Dugu Qiu together, for a long time, Du Duqiu nodded and said: "I have been thinking about this matter for several years, it stands to reason that our Dugu family and the Li royal family have been married for generations, and even I myself am a dignified uncle, we should resolutely support the Tang Dynasty, but after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty has deteriorated, and you say that the Son of Heaven is incompetent, which is a bit of a reason, but not the real reason."

I think it's because the Tang Dynasty is terminally ill, Daizong has done a little bit to make the situation a little better, but it can't reverse the decline, now the Son of Heaven is on the throne, mediocre and incompetent, pampered the eunuchs, and actually abdicated and regained power, this is simply to destroy the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, frankly speaking, I can no longer see the future of the Tang Dynasty, as the head of the family, I must be responsible for the long-term prosperity of the family, if I have to choose in the future, I will choose Guo Song. ”

Speaking of which, Dugu Qiu looked at Dugu Dashi, among all the brothers and nephews, Dugu Dashi's statement was the most important, after all, he was the general of Qianniuwei, and he was currently the highest-ranking person in the Dugu family, and his status in the family was very high.

Dugu Dashi nodded slowly, "I hope we try not to go to that point, but no matter what, I will resolutely safeguard the interests of the family." ”

..........

Dugu Dashi still had something to do and left in a hurry.

Dugu Qiu said to the two brothers: "I came to you, in fact, there are other things. ”

He said to his second brother Dugu Changqiu: "I'm afraid Chengdu is a bit dangerous, we want to temporarily move the family out of Chengdu, go to Meizhou for temporary refuge, and the money and property in Chengdu will also be moved out, I will leave this matter to you." ”

Dugu Changqiu nodded, "I'll do it as soon as possible!" ”

Dugu Qiuqiu said to the third brother Dugu Yuanqiu: "There is another important thing, Zhang Xiaolong led a thousand soldiers from the Three Gorges Road into Shu, I got a pass from the Ministry of War, there is no problem for them to enter Bashu, it is estimated that they will enter Yizhou in a few days, you go to pick it up, but I want to tell you that these thousand so-called family soldiers, except for Zhang Xiaolong, are all Jin army scouts, and the real commander is Zhang Yun, the commander of the Jin army scout army." ”

Dugu Yuanqiu nodded slowly, "I arranged for them to live in Shuangliu County Manor." ”

Dugu Qiu was stunned, and asked the second brother next to him, Dugu Changqiu: "Isn't the Shuangliu County Manor sold?" ”

Dugu Changqiu smiled bitterly and said: "It was originally negotiated, but something happened to the buyer, and the manor was gone, and I was still looking for a new buyer." ”

"Then don't sell it for the time being, let a thousand troops live in the manor, and you must ensure provisions."

"We got it!"

Dugu Qiu encouraged the two brothers a few words, and then let them go back separately,

Before dawn the next day, Dugu Qiu was escorted by dozens of samurai and rode to Guanzhong in a carriage.

.........

Chang'an Taibai Restaurant, Zhang Lei and Li An sat in the box and drank sullenly, Zhang Lei complained, "Why did you go to Xinfeng County again at the appointed time, what is there to go to that broken place?" ”

Li An picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "He is now the prince, not the governor of Ganzhou or the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, you have to understand!" ”

Zhang Lei jumped up, pointed to his nose and said, "If he is the prince, he doesn't recognize me as a senior brother?" ”

Li An smiled and waved his hand, "I didn't mean that, I mean that he is very busy now, there are too many things to take care of, there are all kinds of opportunities every day, we have nothing to drink all day long, we have to understand his difficulties!" ”

Zhang Lei sat down and said: "That's you, I have lost ten pounds, and I am so busy that my feet don't touch the ground." ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Lei saw at a glance that Li An had a piece of fat and precious mutton fat jade pendant around his waist, so he reached out and grabbed it, "Lao An, give me this jade pendant!" ”

Li An hurriedly covered his waist, "This piece is not good, I will give you a better one tomorrow, this piece was given to me by His Royal Highness the King of Jin." ”

"What did my junior brother send you jade for? You're not a beautiful woman. ”

"I bought it by me, and I bought it from your junior brother for a thousand yuan, didn't you just come to Chang'an at that time?"

As soon as the words fell, Guo Song's laughter came from outside: "Uncle An, give me back that jade pendant!" I'll give you individual. ”

Li An and Zhang Lei hurriedly stood up, Guo Song walked in from outside with Cao Wannian, Guo Song smiled: "We went to Xinfeng County, and when we came back, we remembered that there was still a wine bureau, so hurry over and make you wait for a long time." ”

Zhang Lei's mouth trembled: "Senior brother.... Your Highness, you are too polite. ”

Guo Song slapped him and scolded with a smile: "You dead fat man, do you think I'm polite to you?" Uncle An is here, of course I am polite to Uncle An. ”

This slap made Zhang Lei extremely comfortable, and he will be his junior brother again!

Li An took the jade off and said with a smile: "This piece of jade has a special meaning to you, I specially brought it today, I don't know what else His Highness wants to give me?" ”

"I'll give you a title, Uncle An is from Gaoling County, then he will be named the Duke of Gaoling County."

Zhang Lei's heart jumped suddenly, and he blurted out, "What about me?" ”

Guo Song glanced at him and smiled: "I have thought about it, and I will make you the Duke of Xinfeng County!" ”