After the banquet was over, Yang Chong knew that Wei Yi had already come and had been waiting in the small living room; Wei Yi returned to the newspaper office and came to the Yue Wangfu after finishing his business. Yang Chong met Wei Yi in the hall, Wei Yi smiled bitterly and said: "King Yue, today it was General Jiang who dragged me upstairs, I didn't expect Gu Xi and they were already sitting upstairs, I was very worried at first, and when you left, I figured out that Jiang Duo just wanted to create an illusion, if you really want people to know, just meet in another place." ”

Wei Yi knows his position, it is Yang Chong's tongue in public opinion, not so much that Jiang Duo is pulling himself, it is better to say that Jiang Duo guessed that Yang Chong would go is more in line with the facts; may be a little talented in the eyes of outsiders, but in the face of the current casual mentality in the court and the desire for power of a powerful minister, Wei Yi sometimes feels tired.

"Talents are gathered, Jiang Duo is inevitably a little arrogant." Yang Chong smiled heartily: "After the matter is over, don't think about it again." ”

Arrogance, Wei Yi knew that Jiang Duo was by no means arrogant, and he was indifferent to Yang Chong; After Yang Chong left, Jiang Duo said a few presumptuous words upstairs, but Liu Hongji couldn't stop him from speaking out constantly. With Wei Yi's experience of following Yang Chong, Yang Chong's current attitude shows that Yang Chong has made up his mind, Wei Yi is not a hypocrite with a wrong mouth, and frowned: "King Yue is thinking simply. ”

Yang Chong asked with a smile: "Why did Master Zhiguo come to Chang'an, but he had a business trip to Caotang Temple?" ”

Wei Yi shook his head and said, "I didn't talk about this during the banquet, but Master Zhiguo was asking where Li Shimin was buried, and he also said that he wanted to meet with King Jiujiang." ”

Since Li Xiaogong, the king of Jiujiang, has been an idle king since he defected to Chang'an, enjoying the glory and wealth, he doesn't ask anything, and he doesn't even want to work in the court, but he didn't expect to be noticed by a senior monk who is too old. Yang Chong felt amused and couldn't help but ask, "Then Master Zhiguo should ask the Ministry of Criminal Rites." ”

Wei Yi specially inquired about someone, bowed down and said, "Master Zhiguo is looking for Liu Hongji, who was introduced by Zheng Yuanshou Zheng. ”

That's right, Jiang Duo hopes to get the support of the Zheng family and Jiang Zuo's wealthy family, so he will fall into this predicament; Yang Chong was surprised that Liu Hongji, such a sophisticated person, couldn't he see the crisis. Liu Hongji was uninhibited in his early years, he liked to make friends with light chivalrous people, and his family was poor because of his lack of production, and later because of his father's shadow, he was named the right servant, and followed Emperor Yang of Sui to conquer Tuyuhun; During the march, Liu Hongji found that he had delayed the military period and should be beheaded according to the law, so he and his subordinates slaughtered cattle and broke the law, and were arrested and imprisoned by the local government.

After following Yang Chong, Liu Hongji did things in a very orderly manner, showing the quality of civil and military all-rounders, which was why Yang Chong would consider being the commander of Chang'an County and take over the position of Zhuge Jiahui. From Yang Chong's point of view, Liu Hongji is picking chestnuts in the fire, maneuvering among the powerful without authorization, even if Jiang Duo is behind, Liu Hongji is not afraid that he will ignore Jiang Duo and take him alone? Yang Chong secretly wondered if Liu Hongji had been in the Western Regions for a long time, and he was not familiar with the delicate situation in Chang'an, so he put himself in the wrong position.

Pei Lin was on duty today, and he had been watching coldly from the chair on Yang Chong's left, and after thinking about it, he arched his hand and said: "King Yue, the general and Lord Liu will not be so reckless, there are too many unreasonable places in this matter, I am afraid there is a story behind it that cannot be told." You might as well ask the two directly. ”

Yang Chong waved his hand and said: "It's still in the middle of the New Year, don't worry, Pei Lian, tomorrow you go and invite Gu Xi to come to the house at noon, just say that this king has something to discuss, you and Yu Xuan, Kou Jiuhui, Li Xiaogong, Wei Yi, Yu Shinan as escorts, and you arrange for others to take my post to invite." ”

Pei Lian's eyes flashed with suspicion, thinking about why Yang Chong decided to make such a list in such a short period of time, and agreed in his mouth; Wei Yi just stared down at the ground, deaf to the ear. Yang Chong's thinking is jumping, as a subordinate, as long as he doesn't think there is a mistake, he will implement it; After Wei Yi left, Yang Chongliu Pei Lin was on duty in front to deal with affairs, and he walked alone to the back garden and wandered for a while, looking at the plum tree that exuded a faint fragrance, and the corners of his mouth hooked up an imperceptible smile.

Pei Lin sent out invitations and greetings almost overnight, it is still the time of the New Year, and there is no morning tomorrow, Wei Yi returned home, in case he casually said a few words with someone from the Wei family and leaked the news, and a few guys with ulterior motives ran out of Chang'an City early in the morning, wouldn't it affect Yang Chong's plan. As for disturbing other people's rest in the middle of the night, Pei Lin didn't care at all, what Yue Wangfu had was this kind of courage and responsibility.

So Gu Xi came early in the morning, he didn't give King Yue face yesterday because of his unspeakable hardships, King Yue didn't mean to pursue it, and he feasted himself very magnanimously, sharing the table with Kou Jiuhui and others; If it's still delayed until noon, it's the real two. The sun had just risen, Gu Xi took a cart of silk, embroidery and lacquerware as gifts, and was taken into the courtyard by Yang Yanda, and got out of the carriage.

Yang Chong was resting in Duhu Hong's courtyard, and when he heard that Gu Xi had come so early, he muttered in front of Duhu Hong, got up and freshened up to meet Gu Xi. In the small dining room of Yue Wangfu, the kitchen is served in duplicate, mutton noodles with two poached eggs, and the side dishes are pork sauce and stir-fried peanuts; Gu Xi actually had breakfast, but he still accompanied Yang Chong to finish eating noodles, and complimented: "I didn't expect King Yue's life to be so frugal. ”

Yang Chong put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a hot towel and said, "Master Gu, don't say it's boring, tell me about your trip to Luoyang and Chang'an this time, it's so mysterious, don't say hello in advance, is there anything to do." If you want to make a career or do business, I am interested in helping you. ”

Gu Xi said with a rare crampedness: "King Yue, I know that I am wrong this time, I heard that the political hall is discussing the matter of the southeast transfer envoy, and I know that your burden is very heavy now, and I don't want you to be embarrassed, so when I arrived in Luoyang, I privately sent someone to contact General Jiang." When General Jiang asked me to bring Master Zhiguo to Chang'an, I knew that something was wrong, and the rest of the things were done according to the general's orders, and I didn't understand the mysteries. ”

Yang Chong asked curiously: "In Jiangnan, there are also things that you can't deal with?" Could it be Yuwen Rutong and Kou Jiuhui? ”

The hot noodle soup is easy to sweat, Gu Xi only felt that his whole body was hot, wiped his sweat with the towel on the table and said: "King Yue said and laughed, how could the two of them be unfavorable to me, it was a letter that I contacted the King of Chu back then, and now someone is using it to blackmail me." ”

A cold light flashed in Yang Chong's eyes and said: "Jiangnan captured by the Jianghuai army, even if you keep in touch with the King of Chu, you don't have anything. ”

(End of chapter)