In the afternoon, Yang Yuanqing left the barracks, but he was not in a hurry to return home, just ordered his subordinates to escort the prince back home, he himself came to the Jingyun Temple about three miles away from the barracks, Jingyun Temple is a small temple, in the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty when Buddhism flourished, the major cities were surrounded by large and small temples, most of which were built privately by the magnates, worshiped by the magnates respectively, and were also open to the people.

Like Yang Yuanqing's palace, there is also a Guanyin Hall, which supports more than a dozen nuns, and is the place where his wife and aunt meditate and practice, which belongs to a private temple and does not accept incense.

This Jingyun Temple is also repaired by the magnates of the Great Sui, there are more than 30 monks, the temple is not big, covers an area of about ten acres, usually the incense is quite vigorous, but today the temple is closed, all the monks are avoided, the temple is empty.

Yang Yuanqing came to the temple gate with the cavalry team at a gallop, the fierce sound of horses' hooves had already alarmed the people waiting in the temple, the small door next to it opened, and an official rushed out, it was the ordnance supervisor Zhang Lei, who was also Dugu Lei, he had been waiting for a long time?

Yang Yuanqing turned over and dismounted and asked, "Has the person arrived?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, it's already here."

More than a dozen personal guards followed Yang Yuanqing into the gate of the temple, Yang Yuanqing saw that the temple was extremely quiet, and he couldn't see a monk, so he asked, "Where did the monk go?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, they all avoided it."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, he knew that Jingyun Temple was worshiped by the Dugu family, and under his nose, he suddenly remembered that Ci'an Temple in Xicheng was also worshipped by powerful people, so who could it be? If you have time, you should sort out the background of these large and small monasteries.

"Your Highness, go this way!"

Zhang Lei took Yang Yuanqing into a quiet courtyard, this is the abbot's Zen courtyard, there are a few subordinates standing in the courtyard, and when they saw Yang Yuanqing coming in, they all retreated, "Uncle, Your Highness is down!" Zhang Lei shouted in a low voice.

A middle-aged man immediately came out of the room, it was the second person in the Dugu family, Dugu Liang, he knew Yang Yuanqing, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down, "His Royal Highness the King of Chu of Chang'an!" ”

"Dugu doesn't have to be like this, please get up quickly!"

Yang Yuanqing hurriedly stepped forward to help Dugu Liang up, and smiled apologetically: "I heard that the envoy has been here for several days, and Yuanqing has been busy with official business, so I have been waiting for the envoy for a long time." ”

"I'm the one who bothered Your Highness."

The two of them said, walked into the room, the room was cleaned up refreshingly and elegantly, there was a two-person couch against the wall, a small table was placed in the middle, there was an incense burner in the corner of the wall, and there was a faint fragrance in the meditation room.

"Your Highness, please!"

Dugu Liang asked Yang Yuanqing to go down, and after a while, Zhang Lei came in with two cups of tea, and the soldiers quickly tested it, Zhang Lei brought the teacup to the table, Yang Yuanqing picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "The envoy has left Chang'an repeatedly, didn't Tang Ting suspect it?" ”

Dugu Liang also bowed slightly and said: "Back to Your Highness, I didn't take up a real position, and no one asked me, but the last time the Dugu family sent grain to Guanbei, it did arouse the suspicion of the imperial court, we can only slow down the progress, please forgive Your Highness, the promised 300,000 stone grain will definitely be delivered." ”

The 300,000 stone grain promised by the Dugu family half a year ago has been sent one after another, and there is still a gap of 150,000 stones, Yang Yuanqing also knew that it was not easy for the Dugu family to send grain, so he did not urge them, he saw that Dugu Liang specially expressed his attitude to himself, so he smiled, "This time Dugu envoy Jun came to Taiyuan specially to explain this matter to me?" ”

"This is only one aspect, there are other important things to report to Your Highness."

As he spoke, Dugu Liang took out the letter from the head of the family, put it on the table, and slowly pushed it to Yang Yuanqing, "This is a letter from the head of our family to His Royal Highness, and everything the head of the family said is in the letter." ”

Yang Yuanqing picked up the letter and read it, most of them were Dugu Zhen expressing his support for the Sui Dynasty, this Yang Yuanqing was not interested, he wanted to see the actual things, and soon at the end of the letter, he saw Dugu Zhen's clear statement, willing to dedicate the Dugu family's sixty percent land in Guanlong to the Sui Dynasty.

This statement made Yang Yuanqing's eyebrows raised, sixty percent of the land, this Dugu Zhen is really generous! But they are also very smart, if they don't express their stance in time, the Sui army will not admit their possession of the land when they enter the customs, and then it will be more than sixty percent.

Dugu's conscience is very nervous, if Yang Yuanqing is willing to agree, then the Dugu family can at least keep forty percent of the land, that is also an amazing amount, the Dugu family has at least three hundred years of wealth, Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "From the last time I sent food, to this time I gave the land, I can feel the support of the Dugu family for the Sui Dynasty, for the sake of the Dugu family's sincerity, then I will make a statement!" ”

Dugu Liang's heart hung up, trembling with nervousness, he swallowed dryly and spat out: "Please give advice to Your Highness!" ”

"Hmm!"

Yang Yuanqing's speed of speech was very slow, but his every word was non-negotiable, "The Dugu family is the richest man in the previous dynasty, not only in Guanlong, but also in Jiangnan and the Central Plains, with a large amount of land and assets, assets and shops, etc., I can leave it to the Dugu family, but the land is not good, the land is related to the Great Sui Sheji, and it is related to whether the Juntian system can be implemented smoothly, so the land outside Guanlong, the government will take back all the land, and the Guanlong land, the government will take away ninety percent, and leave one percent for the Dugu family." ”

"Nine...... Yes! ”

Dugu Liang's face turned pale in shock, he never expected that Yang Yuanqing would be so ruthless, and actually took away ninety percent of the land, "Your Highness...... That's too much! ”

Yang Yuanqing's face sank, "The 300,000 stone grain last time was just that you wanted to ransom Dugu Huai'en, the ransom, and now I have only paid half of it, since you think I want too much, well, you don't have to give the rest of the food, I don't accept this letter!" ”

After speaking, Yang Yuanqing threw the letter on the table, got up and left, Dugu Liang was so shocked that his heart almost stopped beating, and he stepped forward and waved again and again, "Your Highness is angry!" Your Highness is angry! ”

"Is there anything else to discuss?" Yang Yuanqing turned around and said coldly.

Dugu sighed in his conscience, there was really nothing to discuss, Yang Yuanqing didn't bargain with them at all, he was helpless, so he had to bow down and say: "The Dugu family is willing to accept His Highness's plan." ”

Yang Yuanqing's face was a little better, he glanced at Dugu Liang, and said meaningfully: "Compared with other Guanlong nobles, the lonely family is probably the luckiest, be content!" ”

Dugu smiled bitterly in his conscience, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly took out a paper roll from his arms and handed it to Yang Yuanqing, "This is an eagle letter sent by the head of the family, I just received it, and the head of the family asked me to pass it on to His Highness." ”

Yang Yuanqing took the eagle letter, and was not in a hurry to open it, and said, "Then I will leave first." ”

"Dianping is good!"

Dugu Liang didn't send it far, he kept looking at Yang Yuanqing and walked away, and when he turned around and saw that the letter was still on the table, he couldn't help but sigh and said to himself: "Ninety percent of the land, how can the head of the Bai family explain this time?" ”

……

Yang Yuanqing got out of the temple, turned over and got on his horse, rode his horse to the north, and when he ran to the city gate, he slowly stopped, he took out the paper scroll and unfolded it to look at it, but the content inside made him slightly stunned, Yang Rong owed 50,000 yuan in gambling debts, and there was a mysterious person behind him to pay the bill.

This sentence is headless and brainless, but Yang Yuanqing knows that if the matter is not important, Dugu Zhen's old fox will not tell him about it, there must be very deep water in it, Yang Yuanqing groaned slightly, and gradually tasted a hint of taste, this mysterious bill-payer, is it King Qin?

At this time, Yang Yuanqing finally understood the deep meaning of Dugu Zhen giving this note to himself, he groaned slightly, beckoned a pro-soldier to come up, handed him the note, and instructed him two more sentences, the pro-soldier nodded, turned around and rode towards Jingyun Temple.

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment again, and then turned his horse's head and returned to Taiyuan City.

……

In Jingyun Temple, Dugu Liang was explaining some follow-up things to Zhang Lei, and he was about to return to Chang'an in a hurry, when an entourage reported at the door: "Elder, the King of Chu sent someone to say that he had something to explain."

Dugu Liang hurriedly said: "Hurry up!" ”

After a while, the soldiers walked in, bowed, and handed the paper roll to Dugu Liang, "Your Highness ordered, with this volume of information, the land of the Dugu family can be ...... another pill."

Dugu Liang and Zhang Lei looked at each other, of course they knew what this land meant, that is, five thousand hectares of land, originally Yang Yuanqing only left five thousand hectares of land for the Dugu family, but because of this small paper scroll, he got another five thousand hectares of land, which made Dugu conscience feel a little unreal.

Even Zhang Lei couldn't help but ask curiously: "Uncle, what's in here?" ”

Dugu Liang glared at him, "You don't have to ask about this matter, you just need to be a bridge between the Dugu family and Yang Yuanqing." ”

Maybe he felt that his attitude was a little rough, so Dugu Liang eased up. angry, patted Zhang Lei's shoulder, and said seriously: "You are one of the Dugu descendants that the head of the family values the most, you should also know that your brother Dugu Ji has been in charge of the Dugu family's accounts and has become the god of wealth of the Dugu family. ”

Dugu Liang is not exaggerating, Dugu Zhen does have the intention of making Dugu Lei the head of the Dugu family, but this depends on Dugu Lei's status in the Sui Dynasty in the future, even if he is not the head of the family, he will also be one of the family decision-makers.

Zhang Lei nodded silently, "I will do my part, and there is another news I want to tell the eldest uncle." ”

"What's the news?"

Zhang Lei was a little hesitant whether to say it, but he thought that since the King of Chu told him, he must have a deep meaning, and he probably wanted to let himself tell the Dugu family, so he groaned and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu told me not long ago that the Dou family had secretly contacted him, and it was Dou Kang who secretly met him in Yan'an County. ”

The Dou family has always been the competitor of the Dugu family in Guanlong, this news made Dugu Liang pay attention to it, he didn't delay any longer, and immediately ordered: "Pack up your things, we will return to Chang'an immediately!" ”