Zhang Yuan saw the gem, and his attitude was really much better, but he blamed the eldest grandson for having no way to run the family and raising a thief; When they arrived at the hall of the governor's mansion, Yang Chong, Yu Zhongwen, and Cui Zhen took more than a dozen officials to meet the three of them, and Zhang Yuan finished reading out the holy decree, and asked at the beginning: "Chief Manager Yang, the holy decree is very clear, the Holy Son of Heaven is preparing to meet with Shibi Khan in Yulin, and I hope you will summon Tiele and Qiang people to attend the meeting together, and you may make the trip?" ”

Yang Chong stretched out his hand to take the holy decree and said quietly: "Of course you can go, this is on the land of the Great Sui, not outside the Saiwai." Father-in-law Zhang rest assured, I will inform the Khan of Geleng to come to Zhangye, and then arrange for the two chiefs of the Qiang tribe to travel together; You and Lord Zhuge and Lord Yu just help me with the staff, what gifts are appropriate. ”

It turned out that he had been afraid that Yang Chong would not go, but when Yang Chongzhen said that he would go, Zhang Yuan was even more flustered, and he didn't know what kind of tricks Yang Chong was going to play, and then thinking of the heavenly thunder sample on his body, Zhang Yuan sighed and said: "Our family wants to live in Zhangye for a few more days to recuperate from injuries; However, the Holy Son of Heaven has instructed our family to go back after reading the holy decree, and those things can only be left to Lord Zhuge and Lord Yu. ”

Zhuge Ying said haha: "It can only be Lord Yu, the old man is here to visit the mountains and rivers, Lord Cui, I have some family matters to talk about with Yang Chong, and Gonggong Zhang and Lord Yu will leave it to you to arrange, find a few good places to relax." ”

Cui Zhen smiled and said: "Father-in-law Zhang, General Yu and I are fine, let's go to Fengle Restaurant for a light meal." Zhang Yuan and Yu Shinan understood that Zhuge Ying dissuaded Yang Chong from sending troops, and some things could only be said in private, so they all followed Cui Zhen with a smile, and all the officials dispersed.

Zhuge Ying arrived at Yang Chong's office, saw that there was no one left and right, and the guards were guarding the door, so he reprimanded Yang Chong in a low voice: "How can you rashly agree to Zhang Yuan, even if the Yulin meeting is fine, can you still come back if you go?" The Son of Heaven is a good person, but like you, you really have to be ruthless, and you can do anything. ”

Yang Chong invited Zhuge Ying to sit down, and said again: "Uncle Shi, the Holy Son of Heaven does not dare to kill me. ”

"I don't dare to kill you." Zhuge Ying almost didn't believe his ears, and asked, "Make it clear." ”

Yang Chong said unhurriedly: "Isn't there a heavenly thunder in my hand?" The Dao Gate is called Lei Huo Dan, and now it is controlled in my hands, and there is no rumor, once I die, the formula will definitely leak out, and at that time, think about it, what kind of scene it is. In case a dead man goes to assassinate him, the Son of Heaven may be in panic every day, and if this hidden danger is not solved, the gain of killing me will outweigh the loss; Even if I can't bear it anymore, I can't let my subordinates know that he killed me. ”

Zhuge Ying is a little clear, he is a close minister of Yang Guang, since Yang Guang was twenty years old, he served as a member of the Jin Dynasty to participate in the military, watching Yang Guang all the way, knowing that Yang Guang was afraid of death as Yang Chong guessed, and regarded personal safety as more important than Jiangshan Sheji. Zhuge Ying shook his head with a wry smile and reminded Yang Chong: "You can't be careless, once there is a second person who has mastered the Heavenly Thunder, it is the time when the Holy Son of Heaven makes up his mind, and the management of the Heavenly Thunder must not be relaxed. ”

Yang Chong said humbly: "Uncle Shi is right, I will pay attention, Uncle Shi rarely comes to Hexi, you might as well stay for a few more days." ”

Zhuge Ying took a break and said: "Zhang Yuan and Yu Shiji will stay, I will rest for a day, and I will leave the day after tomorrow, your senior brother Jiahui is still in Luoyang." "Zhuge Jiahui is Zhuge Ying's eldest son, Zhuge Zhi, and Jiahui is the word of Zhuge Zhi; Zhuge is close to fifty, and lives in Luoyang with Zhuge Ying's two grandsons, Zhuge Yong and Zhuge Ling.

Yang Chong said understandingly: "I will tell them to prepare some gifts. ”

Zhuge Ying stopped and said, "That's not important, tell me your judgment of the situation in the world." ”

Yang Chong straightened his clothes and said: "The situation in the Great Sui is out of control, and the meeting between the Son of Heaven and the Shibi Khan in Yulin will definitely end unhappily, and the Shibi Khan will continue to fund the rebellion in the border counties, echoing the situation from Hebei to Jiangnan." As long as there is a large-scale rebel army in Jianghuai, it will be a critical moment for the Great Sui, and Jiangdu, Zhuojun, Chang'an, Luoyang, and Taiyuan will become the final fulcrum, and the army will be busy opening up various lines of communication until a certain fulcrum is lost. ”

Zhuge Ying groaned: "Do you estimate that this situation will be reached in a few years? ”

Yang Chong said calmly: "Three to five years." ”

Zhuge Ying said with satisfaction: "I understand, your arrangement is also according to this schedule. Originally, I was going to persuade you not to rush into the pass, but now I see, I was too worried; I will tell Zhang Yuan and Wei Xuan of Chang'an, you have nothing to do with Wu Duan'er. Who are the people who are defending you today, call them in. ”

Yang Chong was stunned for a moment, but still pulled the dark bell, Zhang Guolao and Jiang Fei came out of the secret room in the office, Zhuge Ying said with relief: "Jiang Fei, I know, this is Zhang Guolao, then it saves a lot of trouble." Yang Chong's words that were taken out by Zhiyuan Dao Chang when he was seriously injured have spread all over the wealthy family, in fact, it is a good thing, I have one thing to ask you, if one day Yang Chong wants to usurp Sui, he must say that Yang Chong is Yang Guang's son, just say that Yang Guang is afraid that the matter will be leaked and killed by Yang Jian and Yang Yong, so he left a son outside. I'm afraid that this kid won't succeed, Jiang Fei, you have to make this decision on his behalf. ”

Zhang Guolao, Yang Chong, and Jiang Fei only felt a shock to their heads, and the three of them thought that they were wise and bold, but today in front of Zhuge Ying, they all felt that it was not worth mentioning, and those who could come from the era of confrontation between the north and the south were not mortals. Zhuge Ying's suggestion is because it is inconceivable, but there is a boundless space for operation, and Yang Chong's origin is mysterious, so you can say whatever you want, and there is no need to find someone to prove it; Zhang Guolao agreed: "As long as the strength is enough, even if you know that it is false, many people will help you lie, not to mention that Yang Chong has very few lies." ”

Zhuge Ying took out a piece of skin from his arms and put it on the table, and said in a low voice: "This is Yang Guang's jade when he was a teenager, and he gave it to a confidante during the Northern Anniversary, the woman was killed by Emperor Wen, and this piece of jade was left by the old man privately, and no one knows." ”

Yang Chong was stunned, and hurriedly knelt down and thanked him; Zhuge Ying said slowly: "I have been to see Li Yuan and his son, you are right, the spirit of the family is unmatched, especially that Li Shimin, the genius of the sky." Li Hun died unjustly, whether it was Da Shui or Li Hua, it might all be on Li Yuan; I'll help you, just to keep the name of the Great Sui, it's not a good thing to change dynasties too often. I hope that for the sake of your master and me, you will not destroy the Zhuge family. ”

Zhuge Ying said so frankly that Jiang Fei burst into tears, if Yang Chong relied on this method to gain power in the future, for fear of the Zhuge family's leakage, it would definitely be possible to kill him. Yang Chong's words are superfluous, knowing that no matter how much he confesses, it is impossible to reassure the old man, just kowtow; Zhuge Ying walked out of the door, and Zhang Guolao pulled Yang Chong and joked: "Poor Dao and Mr. Zhuge have the same request, and I hope that Mr. Yang will forgive him." ”

Yang Chong glared at Zhang Guolao angrily, handed the skin bag to Jiang Fei and said, "Guolao, am I that kind of person?" ”

"It's hard to tell." Zhang Guolao said disdainfully: "How many people have changed their temperament when they are in power, Chen Sheng once said, 'Don't forget each other', but said that the queen forgot her old friends; Yang Chong, to be honest, I don't see anything special about you. ”

Yang Chong was so angry that he couldn't speak, Jiang Fei smiled and bent over on the side, and took out the jade pendant from the skin, antique, exquisite workmanship, the dragon and phoenix are auspicious patterns, and at first glance it is something in the palace; After the three of them looked at it carefully, Yang Chong definitely asked Jiang Fei to keep it, and Jiang Fei put the jade pendant into the leather bag and put it away.

(End of chapter)