Du Yan, the word Zhili, a native of Jingzhao Duling, the son of Du Zheng, the Taishou of Hanoi in the Sui Dynasty. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info is the uncle of Du Ruhui, the former subordinate official of the Prince's East Palace and the deputy governor of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. Du Yan was born in Jingzhao Du's family, Du Yan was smart and discerning when he was young, with a wide range of knowledge, quite a good reputation, and fellow countryman Wei Fusi is a good friend. Du Yan said to Wei Fuhei: "The emperor likes to appoint hermits, and Su Wei was recruited as a beautiful person when he was in seclusion. Therefore, living in seclusion in Taibai Mountain together is actually selling fame. When Emperor Wen of Sui heard this, he hated them very much and exiled the two to Jiangnan. Later, Du Yan returned to the township, was recommended by Sima Gao Xiaoji of Yongzhou, awarded the title of Chengfeng Lang, and moved to the imperial history Zhongcheng. When Wang Shichong seized Luoyang, he abolished the former Sui Emperor Yang Tong who he supported, established himself as the emperor, established Zheng Guo, in order to establish his own prestige, ordered to recruit talents, Du Yan went to self-recommendation, Wang Shichong was very happy to see Du Yan, appointed Du Yan as the secretary of the ministry, and trusted Du Yan very much. At that time, Du Yan was not on good terms with his nephew Du Ruhui, and most of the Du Lingdu children stayed in Luoyang, so he slandered in front of Wang Shichong, resulting in Du Ruhui's brother Du (name unknown) being killed. Du Ruhui's younger brother Du Chuke, who was an official in Zheng State, was also imprisoned. Later, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, broke through Luoyang and pacified Wang Shichong. Du Yan, as a high-ranking official of Zheng Guo, was convicted of a capital crime. Du Ruhui served under Li Jiancheng, and Du Chuke asked Du Ruhui to rescue him. Du Ruyan didn't allow it, and Du Chuke cried: "Uncle has killed the eldest brother, and now the elder brother refuses to rescue the uncle, and my Du family wants to kill each other, which is really sad." Du Ruhui felt and pleaded with Li Jiancheng, Li Jiancheng came out to Li Yuan, and Li Yuan issued an order to Li Shimin to exempt Du Yan from the death penalty. Because of the relationship between the criminal rebellion and the demotion of officials, Du Yan only became a minor official from the sixth rank in the Li Tang court, and he has not been promoted, which has made Du Yan very depressed in his heart, and originally wanted to take Du Ruhui's path and seek a future under the command of the prince Li Jiancheng, but he was afraid that Du Ruhui would remember that he was slandered in front of Wang Shichong and killed Du Ruhui's brother. has been hesitating, Du Zhenglun knew Du Yan's thoughts, and quietly recommended Du Yan in front of Li Shimin:

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin, the humble minister recommends a talent to His Highness."

"Oh! Who is it!? ”

"Your Highness, what the minister wants to recommend to His Highness is the minister's uncle, Du Yan!" Du Zhenglun has already seen that the eldest grandson Wuji is a person with a small temperament, and he absolutely cannot tolerate the rise of another force around Li Shimin, and he has secretly clashed with the eldest grandson Wuji many times, but the eldest grandson Wuji is the chief strategist of the Qin Palace, and the eldest grandson Wuji is by Li Shimin's side, Du Zhenglun himself feels that he is weak in the Qin Palace, and he wants to find a few helpers to deal with the eldest grandson Wuji together.

"Oh! It's him? ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness the King of Qin, you also know that the clan uncle in Xia became famous at a young age, and he also served as a high-ranking official in the imperial history during the former Sui Dynasty. Now he is just a small official from the sixth grade in Luoyang Yamen, and his heart is inevitably depressed, and, most importantly, Du Yan has a lot of appeal among the Jingzhao Du clan, and can help His Royal Highness win over the Du clan in Guanzhong. In fact, Li Shimin has also been observing Du Yan, and feels that Du Yan still has some talents, and now that Du Zhenglun has said that he has an itch in his heart, he is naturally even more happy. Immediately ordered to transfer Du Yan to Tiance Mansion Bing Cao to join the army and bachelor of the Literature Museum. (Tiance Mansion is a mansion built in Luoyang after Li Shimin was named the general of Tiance, Li Shimin became famous for his outstanding military achievements, and after the pacification of Yang Wengan's mutiny, because he was not named the crown prince, in order to calm Li Shimin's mood, Li Yuan granted Li Shimin the power to control the Eastern Plains in both civil and military aspects, and allowed him to open a mansion in Luoyang - Tiance Mansion.) The ambitious Li Shimin immediately formed a retinue of about fifty people, many of whom were prominent figures from the enemy camps he had eliminated. According to the imperial court regulations established by Li Yuan, the Tiance Mansion ranked first among the military attaché mansions and above the Fourteen Wei Mansions; Admiral Tiance held positions above the prince and the three dukes, second only to the nominal civil officials of the first three divisions (i.e., Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao). Admiral Tiance can recruit talents on his own to serve as officials in the Tiance government, that is, the so-called "Xu Zizhi official subordinates". It is the same as Li Jiancheng's East Palace official guest system. After the eldest grandson Wuji heard about this, he had no way to object, but since then, he has hated Du Zhenglun in his heart, and he is also deeply 'worried' about Du Yan. Later, when the secret conversation of the prince's Donggong Mansion informed the eldest grandson Wuji that Du Yan had contact with the East Palace, the eldest grandson Wuji immediately felt that this was an opportunity to attack the Du clan in Guanzhong.

"Your Highness, according to the secret agent of the East Palace, Du Yan has been in frequent contact with Du Ruhui's brother Du Chuke recently, it seems that we have to guard against it!" Li Shimin said to the eldest grandson Wuji:

"Give the lonely king a close surveillance, and tell the East Palace to protect yourself well, and you must not expose yourself."

"Yes, the auxiliary machine understands, but His Royal Highness the King of Qin, Du Yan is arrogant and arrogant, and there is no trace of loyalty, only the heart of fame and fortune, is it not to give Du Yan to ...... secretly" The eldest grandson Wuji made a gesture to wipe his neck. Li Shimin waved his hand to stop the action of the eldest grandson Wuji:

"Auxiliary, never! The strength of the Du clan in Guanzhong is not small, and you must not act rashly, so you will closely monitor it first, and wait for my order in the future. Eldest Sun Wuji nodded:

"Yes! Your Highness! "Du Yan has also had a headache recently, and now, the situation of the entire Tiance Mansion can be seen clearly by discerning people, although Li Yuan affirmed Li Shimin's efforts to pacify Yang Wengan, canonized Li Shimin, the king of Qin, as the general of Tiance, and gave him great power treatment, but when the king of Qin returned to Chang'an, Li Yuan's attitude towards the prince, everyone knows that the prince cannot be replaced. Moreover, Admiral Tiance is just a tool for Li Yuan to balance and contain the crown prince Li Jiancheng, once the prince succeeds to the throne, as a subordinate official of the original Tiance Mansion, the old ministry of His Royal Highness King Qin, the best result is also to be dismissed and assigned, the battle for succession in the court of the past dynasties, the loser is such a result, no official position, it means that his clan will not be valued in the family from now on, and has no right to speak, as a child of the family, Du Yan knows in his heart that if his clan is not valued in the family, then waiting for his own, What will be the end, Du Yan shuddered whenever he thought of this. As a result, borrowing wine to drown his sorrows has become Du Yan's daily habit. Until one day, when Du Chuke came to Luoyang on business, he accidentally ran into Du Yan, who was drunk in a restaurant.

"Hmmm! Second uncle, you can't drink anymore. ”

"Hmmm! You...... Who are you? You...... You rob me...... My flask...... What is the flask for? Primary 2...... Little second brother, I ...... I'm going to...... I'm going to drink and give labor ...... Labor and management bring wine! Du Chuke snatched the wine jug in Du Yan's hand and threw it to the ground.

"Enough, second uncle, don't drink anymore. Walk! Let's go, go home! Du Chuke helped Du Yan back to his residence.

"Hmmm! Wine...... Labour...... Labor and management ...... Drink! Du Chuke brought a basin of cold water and poured it directly. Woke up Du Yan.

"Ahh Who, who treats this official like this!? Bastard, do you know who this official is? This official is a member of the imperial court. As soon as Du Yan saw Du Chuke, he immediately stopped his nonsense.

"Oh! It's a good nephew! Du Chuke scolded Du Yan:

"Second uncle, do you remember? In the former Sui Dynasty, you and your fellow countryman Wei Fusi were friends at the beginning. lived in seclusion in Taibai Mountain together, and later, was disgusted by Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian, and was assigned to Jiangnan together, but you are still free and easy, and later returned from Jiangnan, you are not decadent, now, look at you, what has become now, how can you have the appearance of the talented son of the Du family? At first glance, he is an alcoholic. Du Yan yelled at Du Chuke aggrievedly:

"Du Chuke, you are also a child of a family, you should know that as a child of a family, we have the pride of ordinary people, but we also have incomparable suffering for ordinary people. Now, your brother Du Ruhui has become an important minister of the court, and after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne, you and your eldest brother are the pillars of the court, and I! What about me?! I may be assigned again, Lingnan? Is it the Western Regions? It is still a bitter cold place in eastern Liaodong. You tell me, tell me, ah! Du Yan's shouting made Du Chuke feel a little unbearable. After returning to Chang'an, Du Chuke told Li Jiancheng about Du Yan.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister wants to recommend to you the uncle, Du Yan, this person became famous at a young age, and he has a lot of talent, but he only resides in the Tiance Mansion to serve in the army and is responsible for civil affairs, so my uncle hopes to be transferred to the command of His Royal Highness the Prince." Li Jiancheng smiled after hearing Du Chuke's intention, as a person from later generations, Li Jiancheng deeply knew that as a person, everyone will have a mind to climb up, in the future, a company is going to collapse, and it is common for employees to think about changing jobs, and no one needs to despise these people, because everyone wants themselves and their families to live better. Moreover, Du Yan is not a useless person, when he served as Wang Shichong's official secretary, he paid great attention to the inspection of officials, but Wang Shichong gave idle positions to the talents recommended by Du Yan, and Du Yan was not reused, and Du Yan was in Zhenguan years, after Du Yan served as the secretary of the ministry, he discussed the government and became the prime minister. He recommended more than 40 people, and eventually all of them became well-known officials. It proves that this person still has the ability to recognize people by face. However, now is a sensitive period, Li Jiancheng is not without the intention of digging into the corner, but now Li Jiancheng is still the prince, not the emperor, once he accepts Du Yan, then the contradiction between himself and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, will be greater and more acute, and now the court has just experienced several major chaos, and there can be no more turmoil.

"O Chuke! Have you discussed this matter with your brother? Du Chuke lowered his head, blushing like a schoolboy who had made a mistake.

"O Chuke! That's the end of it! Remember, don't mention it to anyone but your big brother. Du Chuke nodded:

"Yes! His Royal Highness the Prince! The lowly obeyed. ”