It was his second New Year in Longyou Shanzhou, Du Shiyi was at the Chinese New Year's Eve luncheon, but he was drunk by a glass of toast from Wen Wu, and when he woke up, he realized that the time was approaching and the new year was coming. He sat up with support, and then he heard Du Guangyuan outside teaching Du Xianhui to speak. Although it was not too early to speak, Du Xianhui, who was babbling, could now recite two sentences of Tang poems taught by her brother in a milky voice, and that tone made people laugh. And another thing he is even more pleased about is that his wife is seven months pregnant, and he doesn't care if it's a son or a daughter.

"I really indulged those guys too much on weekdays, and I almost didn't fall down because of their cups, and I missed the reunion banquet. I don't know if Cui Shiyi and Thirteen Niang are good in Shancheng. ”

Hearing her husband say this, Wang Rong suddenly narrowed his eyes with a smile: "How many times have you gone out of Pingqiang with Wang Zhonghei, as well as dealing with horse thieves, one by one, the new team commander has been promoted, and one by one the corpse vegetarian people have fallen out of the army, and the atmosphere has been completely renewed, who is not grateful to you for serving you?" On weekdays, you are handsome, they don't dare to do anything, it's rare that you don't refuse to come today, it's strange if they don't kill you! Eleven Lang and Thirteen Niang are very good, you didn't just see them a month ago. ”

Du Shiyi didn't know that Lu Dao was full of words at today's luncheon, so that he almost died of drunkenness. However, he was also really happy in his heart. Although there was an earthquake in Qinzhou last year, but because the peace agreement between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty is still there, next to the Chiling boundary monument, Tubo carved a stone statue of Mu Huoluo there to apologize there, in order to show surrender, since there is no war on the border, this year Shanzhou, Taozhou, Kuozhou, Hezhou four states of wheat harvest, the warehouse is finally completely full. However, he strictly implemented the strictest weapons control and maintenance procedures, and for a time there were fewer cases of street fights, and the amount of wear and tear of weapons was low, but there was no sloppiness in military training.

As for the invasion of foreign enemies except for a small group of Qiang people and horse thieves, and the soldiers are easy to slack off, he moved the popular polo match in the two capitals, and even contacted the Tubo army that was deployed against the rocky mountain, and both sides will play a vigorous polo league in the spring, summer and autumn, and put the confrontation psychology of the soldiers and horses of the two countries on the field, and the tea merchants are title sponsors under some kind of encouragement, and even one season is called the Mengding Polo Match, when Du Shiyi heard the name, he almost sprayed rice, But no matter what, the frontier is peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, from Hexi to Longyou, a stable scene.

Not only are the sides who fight and open the border to be heroes, but those who can ensure the safety of one side can also win the hearts of the military and the people!

Although his head was still a little groggy, he drank another bowl of sour soup and wiped his face tightly with a soft towel wrung out of the cold snow water, and Du Shiyi finally recovered. Wang Rong had already eaten a little with a pair of children, and he thought that the two little guys would not survive the New Year's Day, but he didn't expect Du Guangyuan to be in good spirits, and even Du Xianhui refused to sleep. Seeing Du Shiyi come out at this moment, Du Xianhui, who was only a little older, suddenly grinned with a smile and stumbled towards her father.

"Grandpa...... Grandpa! ”

It is said that the female Xiao is her father, but Du Xianhui, who is now four years old after the New Year, looks as if she is carved out of the same mold as Wang Rong, and her eyebrows and eyes are very similar to her mother. Du Shiyi bent down and hugged his daughter in his arms, and rubbed his beard on her face, seeing Du Xianhui leaning back to hide, but squeaking and grabbing his beard, he suddenly laughed.

"Hui Niang, it's about to be the New Year, what do you want, tell Grandpa! Even if it is a star in the sky, Grandpa will pick it for you! ”

Wang Rong saw Du Shiyi talking so loudly, and immediately couldn't cry or laugh. However, the little Du Xianhui blinked, looked at her mother, looked at her brother, and finally said in her father's ear: "I want Grandpa!" ”

These words are undoubtedly better than all, especially when the daughter who is only so young knows that she is so happy with herself, Du Shiyi is naturally overjoyed, and after lifting Du Xianhui high, she said with a smile: "Okay, good, sure enough, the daughter is her father's little padded jacket, and Grandpa didn't hurt you in vain!" ”

Although his father's favorite hug is his sister now, Du Guangyuan is inevitably a little apprehensive, but when Du Shiyi put down Du Xianhui and the little girl came over and was tired of her brother, he relented again. Telling himself in his heart that as the eldest brother, he should love his sister, and the younger brother or sister that his mother would give birth to next, he suddenly counted on his fingers. The aunt and uncle have a total of one daughter and two sons, so according to this reasoning, the mother is likely to give him a younger brother next? That's good, when the time comes, he will be able to take his younger brother to ride a horse and shoot arrows like Cui Lang did with Cui Peng!

When the New Year's bell rang in the Buddhist temple, Du Guangyuan and Du Xianhui finally came up sleepy and couldn't hold it anymore, so Wang Rongfang asked the nurse Xu Sanniang to take the two to sleep. Although she didn't rest in the afternoon, but at this time people were not sleepy at all, and then saw Du Shiyi wrapped in a big coat, and went to the eaves in front of the inner bedroom to watch the snow flying in the sky, she also wrapped a thick coat, went out and stood beside him and whispered: "Du Lang has something on his mind?" ”

"The messenger who went to Yunzhou to see my sister has returned, I don't know how Sister Lu Dao's plan is." Du Shiyi turned around, held Wang Rong's hand tightly, and said softly, "Li Mingjun's secret son is not tight, and Sister's side is really opening up the situation when she takes this step, but it means that you can't turn back." After all, this is not what a courtier should do. ”

The bright tile lamps outside reflected the flying snow and the thick snow, although it was not as good as daytime, but it was enough for Wang Rongqing to see Du Shiyi's eyes clearly. She smiled at her husband, then stepped forward and pressed against his chest, and whispered: "Since His Majesty ascended the throne, although the world has been peaceful and the people have lived in peace, but there are still fewer people who have been replaced and even killed as if they were mowing grass in the court?" You just don't want to put the life, death, honor and disgrace of a person, a family and even many relatives and friends, all pinning their hopes on His Majesty. That's why you found this back road, and even deliberately asked your sister to hide from Wang Zhijun and Nan Jiyun. ”

"Because Wang Ziyu still has a family business in Taiyuan after all, Nan Jiyun is open-minded, and may not accept this kind of too deviant business. Only Hou Xiyi and Luo Ying, who have no worries, and Sister and Lady Yue, who are more courageous than men, can break the cauldron at such a time and see if they can fish in troubled waters. ”

Du Shiyi pulled Wang Rong into his arms and said softly: "Before I left Beijing, although I reminded Zhang Zishou a lot, but now I see him acting, he still goes his own way, especially when he often admonishes His Majesty. You must know that His Majesty is no longer the Majesty who can humbly accept advice back then. For now, I will never offer another lightning-struck withered plum at the banquet on Ziyun Tower, but will find the best peony in the city like Miao Hanye! His Majesty's favorite now is only the true national color of peony, and the flowers move the capital when they bloom! Judging from the few words that Zhong led to the door of Gaolis, His Majesty had begun to gradually get tired of government. ”

The Son of Heaven is tired of government!

Wang Rong was suddenly shocked. Sure enough, Du Shiyi explained in detail: "Therefore, what Your Majesty needs more is Zaifu who can take on the government and make him less worried." Being able to go out of the town and make contributions makes him comparable to Emperor Taizong's generals. There is no war in Longyou, and the people are happy, but in the long run, His Majesty may not be satisfied. ”

Du Lang meant to say...... "Even if he is as smart as Wang Rong, he is still a little out of shape at this time."

"After the New Year, when the things on the Turkic side are done, I will invite myself to return to the capital to live. In order not to make people suspicious, since last year, my sister has asked someone to send heavy bribes to Concubine Wu Hui and Gao Lishi, and asked the two of them to speak well in front of you, saying that she is old and it is inconvenient to live in Yunzhou for a long time, and let her return to Beijing. It just so happens that some people take a fancy to Yunzhou's piece of fat, so they will naturally do this convenience. After returning, my sister will replace Zhongtong, who is about to enter the court, and become the center of my stay in Liangjing, as for the third senior brother, he has buried a large number of nails in Liuwaiquan in less than two years, and the official has won praise, and it is not easy for others to move this system next, but Li Linfu can't help but regard him as a thorn in his side. Therefore, he will seek to move to Youzhou, and strive for the history of Jizhou or the history of Yanzhou. ”

"Yanzhou is close to Yunzhou, and Jizhou is ...... Is it to connect with Li Mingjun? ”

"Not bad." Du Shiyi bowed slightly, and appreciated his wife's keenness, "Over the years, from the Xi Khitan to Li Mingjun's command, there are about hundreds of them, many of whom have received the great grace of their sisters back then, and are proficient in the Xi language, that is, the Khitan language. Li Mingjun because everyone thought he was a Khitan general, and he himself had to use these brave people in order to consolidate his position, so Zhang Shoujun fought these two big victories, and there were not a few people under his command who were promoted to captains, and in the long run, this group of people could form a climate in the Youzhou army. ”

"In addition to the elder sister of Yunzhou and the generals of Luo Yinghou Xiyi, I think that among the people around you now, Du Lang, Qijun is both civil and military, and he is good at scheming and decisive, so you should trust him more." Wang Rong paused as he spoke, but his voice became lower, "After all, he followed you to be re-elected as the secretary of Hedong Jiedu and the secretary of Longyou Jiedu, although he is not as good as the people of Yunzhou who live and die with you, but if you can get his sincerity, you will be able to have one more person who can be trusted!" ”

Hearing his wife's reminder, Du Shiyi couldn't help but think thoughtfully. Although he is in Daizhou and Shanzhou, he is also tossing and turning to open up the situation, but in comparison, his trust in the people around him today is always less than that of the old Yunzhou department who lived and died with him. However, Zhang Xing has been with him for almost six years, and even the marriage is his matchmaking, so as his wife said, if he can find out Zhang Xing's sincerity, he can trust this person more.

Although those arrangements in Yunzhou are top secret, he tried his best to get out of the town of Longyou, after more than a year of step-by-step camping, now if he wants to let go of his hands and feet, he needs someone around him to understand his mind!

It's a pity that Wang Zhonghei has been raised in the deep palace since he was a child, no matter whether he has been suspected or not, but after all, he is loyal to the Son of Heaven! Even if he doesn't have a different heart now, he just plans to leave a way back in all directions, but this kind of thing can't be easily said to people, didn't he look at Yunzhou, did he instruct Princess Gu'an to hide it from many people?