Yu Shiji's carriage is wide and comfortable, the carriage is inlaid with gold and jade, and the decoration is luxurious, just like a small room, and there is a little scholar who serves his pen and ink in the wide carriage.

The carriage was moving slowly on the street, and Yu Shiji wrote a short message to Dou Qing on the stationery spread out in front of the small table by the window.

Just last night, Dou Qing came to visit him unexpectedly, which made Yu Shiji really a little flattered, although Yu Shiji was in a high position, but he knew in his heart that the Guanlong nobles of the Great Sui Dynasty were the real powerful, and their power was deeply rooted in the Great Sui, when today's son was just a member of the Guanlong nobles, seeing that the Sui Dynasty was in danger, how could Yu Shiji not consider leaving a consequence for himself and his descendants.

Dou Qing made several requests to him, and he agreed to them one by one, so he persuaded the Holy Lord to send the reward they deserved before disbanding the Protector Army today.

But Dou Qing's other request surprised Yu Shiji, to keep Wu Yonglang's army and send him to Zhang Xutuo's army, and maintain a certain degree of independence, this request is a trivial matter for Yu Shiji, but he was a little surprised, why would Dou Qing help a small Wu Yonglang general.

Of course Yu Shiji knew Zhang Xuan, in the Tiansi Pavilion case, Zhang Xuan was the main party, and he was also involved at that time, but Zhang Xuan was obviously a person from King Yan, why did Dou Qing speak for him, could it be that there was some intersection between King Yan and the nobles of Guanlong?

As a high-ranking official at the level of Xiangguo, Yu Shiji has considerable political sensitivity, and he seems to smell something unusual from a small request made by Dou Qing.

The carriage slowly stopped in front of the house. Yu Shiji's second son, Yu Rou, ran out to greet his father, and Yu Shiji handed him the letter he had just written, "You go to Wuchuan Mansion and give this letter to Lord Dou, remember." It must be in his own hands. ”

"Got it!"

Yu Rou took the letter and drove towards Wuchuan Mansion in another carriage

In the study, Yu Rou respectfully presented the letter to Dou Qing, "This is a handwritten letter from my father to Dou Gong, please take a look at it." ”

"It's hard work."

Dou Qing took the letter with a smile, opened it and read it. As he expected, Yu Shiji had properly resolved the two requests he had made, and Dou Qing was very satisfied with Yu Shiji's attitude.

Everyone said that Yu Shiji was inactive and inactive, and he didn't give him a single penny, but he properly handled the things he explained one by one. It shows that this Yu Shiji is a smart person, not mercenary.

"Does Gong Dou have any reply to ask the little nephew to bring to his father?" Yu Rou asked.

"There will be no reply, but please tell your father that the Wuchuan Mansion will remember his kindness, and his efforts will be rewarded."

"The little nephew remembers, and he must tell his father." Yu Rou bowed and left.

Although Dou Qing received the help of Yu Shiji, so that he could fulfill the promise he made to Zhang Xuan. But now he is thinking about how to finally solve the crisis of proverbs and the impending division of the Guanlong aristocracy.

He already knew that the peasants of Taiyuan Township had entered Beijing to sue Li Yuan, although he admitted that this method would indeed have an effect. But he didn't quite approve of this method of killing 3,000 enemies and losing 800 himself, once Li Yuan's reputation was destroyed, he would raise troops in the future, how many people would be willing to follow him?

I didn't dare that since Li Yuan did this, he had no choice. Only the best efforts can be made to completely eliminate the crisis of proverbs.

Now everything is in place, only the east wind is owed. But this east wind is not so easy to blow, Dou Qing thought about it. He found that he couldn't get around Pei Ju in the end.

The investigation of the incident and the case of Laihu's child are in the hands of Pei Yun.

Without the nod of the Pei family, how could this east wind blow?

Dou Qing couldn't help but sigh secretly, Pei Ju had been standing still, just waiting for himself to pass, this scheming Pei Ju was his biggest opponent

Since the kidnapping of Yuan Jun failed, Pei Ju has remained silent, he stood on a high place like watching a play and watched the performance of Li Yuan and the nobles of Guan Long, he knew everything, but he didn't interfere, let alone expose Li Yuan's bitter plan.

Geography determines politics, and this political philosophy of later generations is very suitable for the Pei family, which is located in the south of Bingzhou, which is also known as Shanxi in later generations, and its geographical location is exactly at the intersection of the three major power plates of Hebei Shandong, Henan Central Plains and Guanlong Hexi.

The Pei family traditionally belongs to the Shandong Shi clan, which is different from the Guanlong aristocracy with Xianbei blood as the main body, but it is separated from the Hebei Shi clan by the towering Taihang Mountain, and the geographical isolation makes the connection between the Pei family and the Hebei Shi clan not so close.

It is this special geographical position that determines the neutral political position of the Pei family, which neither favors the Guanlong nobles nor is it close to the Shandong scholars, and maintains a respectful and distant attitude with the traditional Guanlong scholars.

However, it is the middle position of the Pei family that makes them favored by the two generations of Great Sui Emperors who are also in the middle position, and entrusted with reuse, whether it is Yang Jian or Yang Guang, they need the Pei family to be a lubricant and mediator to balance the contradictions between the Guanlong nobles and the Shandong scholars.

The Pei family was able to flourish in the Great Sui Dynasty, and only then did there appear a rare situation in which Pei Yun and Pei Ju were in the same dynasty, and this kind of reuse continued in Li Tang.

It was not until the Middle Tang Dynasty that the confrontation between the two major forces of the East and the West gradually turned into the confrontation between the imperial court and the feudal towns, and the Pei family also lost its role in balancing the East and the West, and gradually withdrew from the political stage.

It was precisely by playing the role of a bystander that Pei Ju saw the internal struggle of the Guanlong nobles very clearly, he not only watched from the sidelines, but also contributed to the troubles.

On the one hand, he asked his grandson Pei Xingjian to tell the Yuan family about Dou Qing's plan to marry Li Hun, but just when Yuan Min decided to sabotage the plan and asked the eldest grandson Yuan Jun to inform Li Hun, Pei Ju ordered Pei Xingjian to kidnap Yuan Jun, so that Yuan Min mistakenly thought that Dou Qing did it, which made the Yuan and Dou families completely break up.

It's just that Pei Xingjian failed to kidnap Yuan Jun, and was taken away by Zhang Xuan Huangque, which caused Pei Ju to suffer a small setback, but this setback did not affect Pei Ju's purpose. The Yuan and Dou families still broke up completely because of the kidnapping incident.

At this time, Pei Ju was like a fisherman in Diaoyutai, patiently waiting for Dou Qing to take the bait, he knew that Dou Qing would definitely come to him, and without the cooperation of the Pei family, the plan of Wuchuan Mansion would not be able to move forward.

Night. Dou Qing's carriage slowly stopped in front of Pei Ju's mansion, and Pei Ju, who had received a greeting in advance, personally stood at the gate to welcome Dou Qing's arrival.

They are like two heavyweight masters, intriguing on the one hand, and sympathizing with each other on the other.

This is actually a confirmation of strength, Pei Ju knows that the strength of the Guanlong nobles is far stronger than that of the Shandong Shi clan and the Northern Qi relics, and in the new confrontation between the two major forces of the east and the west that is about to break out. Pei Ju is more optimistic about the Guanlong aristocracy, but Pei Ju needs to make a price.

At the same time, Dou Qing also knew the importance of the Pei family to Li Yuan's ascendancy, and without the recognition and help of the Pei family, it would be difficult for Li Yuan to gain a foothold in Bingzhou. Therefore, Dou Qing has to envelop the Pei family no matter what.

"Dou Qing is really sorry to disturb Pei Shangshu's rest so late, please forgive Pei Shangshu!" Dou Qing showed a low posture first, and took the initiative to apologize to Pei Ju as soon as he got out of the carriage.

Pei Ju stepped forward with a smile and held Dou Qing's arm intimately, "Dou Gong shouldn't say this, don't say that I haven't rested yet, even if I'm resting." When Dou Gong came to visit, Pei also had to greet him with his feet in order to show the dignity of Dou Gong. ”

Dou Qing listened to it and was very useful. The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked together towards the gate.

Pei Ju's place to receive Dou Qing is placed in the guest hall, the inner study generally does not receive any guests, it is Pei Ju's personal * place, although the outer study can receive more intimate friends or subordinates, but the dignity is insufficient. It is not suitable for a distinguished guest like Dou Qing.

Therefore, after thinking about it again, it is the most suitable to receive Dou Qing in the Guike Hall.

The two of them were seated separately. A maid served them tea, and Pei Ju took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "I heard that there are villagers in Taiyuan who have come to Beijing to sue the emperor." Causing the wrath of the saint, Shude has always been a cautious person, how could he be so careless this time? ”

Dou Qing secretly scolded Pei Ju for knowingly asking, first beat himself with this matter, he laughed dryly and said: "I am also criticizing him for being carried away by power and ruining his reputation for a little profit, fortunately, he has woken up in time, he has already talked with this group of villagers this afternoon, and is ready to return all the forcibly purchased land, people are not sages, who can do nothing, the key is to change it, Pei Shangshu thinks?" ”

"That's, I hope Shude won't be confused again."

Pei Ju changed the topic, and asked with a smile: "Are Dou Gong and Zhang Xuan very familiar?" ”

Dou Qing was slightly stunned in his heart, he was worthy of being a veteran of officialdom, and immediately understood why Pei Ju asked like this, Zhang Xuan initially asked for Pei Ju, but in the end he solved the problem from himself, how could Pei Ju not know.

Dou Qing sighed softly and said: "I met him when he first came to Luoyang last year, this young man is a good talent, very promising, it's a pity, it's a pity." ”

Pei Ju understood the meaning of Dou Qing's two consecutive regrets, that is, because Dugu Shun did not allow Guan Long's children to enter the Wuchuan Society, so Dou Qing could not win over Zhang Xuan.

In fact, Pei Ju asked Zhang Xuan for another reason, he wanted to know what kind of compromise was reached between Dou Qing and Zhang Xuan, but since Dou Qing didn't want to say more about it, Pei Ju didn't ask more.

Dou Qing didn't want to be passive anymore, so he immediately changed the topic, "I don't know how the case of Laihu'er is progressing now?" ”

"What else? Lai Hu'er resolutely refused to admit that he had any dissenting intentions, and the prison guard Cui Junsu also proved that Lai Hu'er was only eager for revenge, I think this is understandable, and the results of the investigation are the same! ”

"What about the case of the closed door?"

Dou Qing asked tentatively again: "Are you also ready to close the case?" ”

"I don't know the specifics, but I heard that the case is complicated, and the real motives of these generals are not yet known, it is said that someone instigated it, but I only heard about it."

The two tested each other, and they both tacitly knew each other, and the more important thing was that the Guanlong nobles and the Pei family had dealt with each other for decades.

Whether it is Pei Ju or Pei Ju's father Pei Ne, the positions of the heads of the Pei family in the past generations are in the same line, with the greatest interests of the family, followed by the community.

This determines that Dou Qing does not need to consider the interests of the Sui Dynasty, as long as the interests of the Pei family can be taken care of sufficiently, then the two sides can reach an agreement.

Dou Qing pondered and asked, "I heard that the Pei family plans to set up some industries in Chang Resettlement, how is the progress now?" ”

The cunning rabbit must have three holes, especially when the world is not peaceful, the Pei family must have multiple sources of wealth to defend against the threat of the family's decline due to income cut-off, the Pei family has a large caravan, has a vast land in Bingzhou, and has dozens of shops in Luoyang and Yangzhou.

However, since the spring of this year, the Turks have gradually banned trade with the Central Plains, coupled with the rampant banditry in the Central Plains, the Pei family's caravan has suffered repeated losses, and the caravan trade has been stopped, which has caused a lot of impact on the Pei family's income.

So two months ago, the Pei family decided to set up an industry in Changchang, but Chang'an is the territory of the Guanlong nobles, and almost all the money-making businesses are monopolized by the major families of the Guanlong nobles.

Of course, Pei Ju understood what Dou Qing meant, he was ready to make concessions to the Pei family in the long-term resettlement industry, if it was usual, Pei Ju might gladly agree, but today's situation is different, how could Pei Ju agree to Dou Qing's conditions because of this little profit.

Pei Ju smiled, "It seems that too many rumors will be distorted, the Pei family actually doesn't plan to set up any property in Chang Settlement, in fact, the Pei family wants to buy a manor in Guanzhong." ”

Pei Ju finally made his conditions, buying a manor in Guanzhong, buying land and buying a shop are completely different things, buying a shop is just for profit, and buying land means that Pei's power will enter Guanzhong.

And Guanzhong has always been the sphere of influence of the Guanlong nobles, and they will never allow the Shandong scholars to enter, but there are two completely different explanations for foreign forces to enter Guanzhong, one is invasion, and the other is to take refuge, and the Pei family's entry into Guanzhong is obviously related to the latter.

Dou Qing pondered for a long time, if this matter was discussed in the Wuchuan Mansion, it would inevitably be opposed by most of the Guanlong family, and he could only use his power as the leader of the Wuchuan Guild to facilitate this matter now.

The key is that the proverbial case can't be dragged on any longer, Dou Qing finally nodded, "There is a manor at the foot of Liangshan Mountain in Jaw County, covering an area of about eight thousand acres, which originally belonged to He Ruobi, and his son entrusted me to sell it for him, if Pei Shangshu is interested, I can sell this manor to the Pei family." ”

Pei Ju squinted and laughed, "Since that's the case, I'll have more of Dou Gong's good intentions." ”

The two parties knew it well and reached the deal between talking and laughing......

It's too brain-consuming to write these chapters, let Lao Gao figure it out, can't write too quickly, I can only have two more today, please forgive me! (To be continued)