This question came suddenly, making Yang Yuanqing unprepared, and he asked lightly after a while: "How could Du Xiangguo think of asking about this?" ”

Du Ruhui also suddenly realized that he was asking a little rashly, talking about this kind of thing should be warmed up first, such as the change of power, the will of the people and the military, and then the expectations of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, and finally slowly turned the topic to the enthronement.

I didn't warm up at all, so I went straight to the topic, it was strange that His Royal Highness could accept it, Du Ruhui said apologetically: "I, I've been in the office for so many years, I still can't speak, I don't have any self-cultivation at all, I speak abruptly, please forgive me!" ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled, this is just Du Ruhui, if someone else asks this, he really won't be too happy, as a Xiangguo, he speaks tactfully and implicitly, this is the minimum cultivation, if he doesn't even have this depth, what kind of Xiangguo is it, what is the difference between him and the seventh-rank official?

However, Du Ruhui has always been such a person, he speaks very straight, he has worked with him for more than ten years, he has never changed, and he has also said him a few times, it can be said that he has not changed repeatedly, and he has become accustomed to it after a long time.

Yang Yuanqing didn't think so, and said with a smile: "I know your old problem, you can do things and can't speak, if you suddenly become able to talk that day, I'm really not used to it, is this Du Xiangguo?" ”

Du Ruhui also laughed embarrassedly, "Your Highness is really joking." ”

Yang Yuanqing turned the topic back again, "Du Xiangguo, if I guessed correctly, Su Xiangguo brought up this matter first, right!" ”

Du Ruhui nodded, "Your Highness is right, it was Su Xiangguo who brought it up at the earliest, he first came to me last night, and early this morning, I met Cui Xiangguo again on this matter, and we both thought it." The first is to look at the meaning of His Highness himself. If His Highness really wants to, then you can carry out some operations, such as Ruizhao, Tianying, and the like. If His Highness does not have such intentions for the time being, then the matter will not be mentioned again. ”

Yang Yuanqing took two steps in the big tent with his hands behind his back, and he had really considered this matter. He is now the regent of the Great Sui and completely controls the supreme power of the Great Sui, for him, whether he ascends the throne or not is just a matter of name, and the current Sui Emperor is only the nominal emperor.

His current status Yang Yuanqing is similar to Cao Cao at the end of the Han Dynasty, but unlike the Sui and Han Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty is far less popular than the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao is jealous. And he, Yang Yuanqing, is not very restrictive, and if he ascends the throne, there will be no resistance.

However, Yang Yuanqing does feel that the time is not yet ripe. On the one hand, it doesn't feel like it's going to happen yet. Now his ascension to the throne seems a little reluctant.

On the other hand, he could not yet relinquish military power. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, when various forces were still in full swing, it was easy for people with military power to have different intentions, and Liu Heimin and Song Jingang were the best examples.

Li Yuan also realized this, so his major military forces were all Li clans, and even he was not at ease with the clan, as can be seen from this battle of the Central Plains, Li Yuan still strategically controlled the army.

Although it was this kind of strategic control that led to the defeat of the Central Plains, Li Yuan's methods were good, if he was the emperor and personally conquered, then the Central Plains War would not necessarily be defeated so badly.

After thinking about it repeatedly, there is only one result, and now he is still in the entrepreneurial period, and he is far from being the time to ascend the throne as the emperor.

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing changed the topic again, "It's rare that Du Xiangguo took the initiative to come tonight, let's talk about the food issue!" ”

Du Ruhui sighed lightly, he was sighing that the depth of the King of Chu's speech was far more profound than that of him Du Ruhui, and the King of Chu didn't say anything, just made a gesture, and expressed his meaning accurately.

Enthronement is obviously more important than food, but he prefers to talk about food, that is, not to mention the matter of enthronement.

Du Ruhui no longer mentioned the matter of ascending the throne, he took out a note and handed it to Yang Yuanqing, "This is a note written by the lower officials after sorting out some information, some ideas about food, please look at it." ”

Yang Yuanqing took over the song, and saw that the first one was, 'Increase the price of grain collected and stored by the government, and collect the surplus grain of the farmers in Taicang.' ’

Du Ruhui explained: "Your Highness, although the grain harvest is not in place today, there are still many peasant households with surplus grain, and we must find a way to collect this part of the grain. ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "In principle, I can agree, the key is to do something, this matter can be asked by the household department to write a detailed report." ”……

The celebration of the midyear festival is a total of three days, July 14, 15, 16, the first day is the government to hold some sacrificial activities, the fifteenth is the first day, mainly the folk lanterns, today there are more night markets and lanterns, the sixteenth is mainly various temples and Taoist temples to hold pujas.

For the general public, the pujas of monasteries and Taoist temples are as grand as ever, and almost all the city is crowded, and all monasteries and Taoist temples are crowded with people who come to participate in the puja.

But on the evening of the 16th, there were basically no people on the streets, because the night of the 16th of July was the time when the hungry ghosts received food, and the Bon placed in front of the house was for the hungry ghosts to enjoy.

Bifeng Street in the north of Taiyuan City is also deserted, a thin layer of night fog shrouds the street, there is not a single pedestrian on the street, and there are also rice basins at the door of every house, which are filled with rice, wheat, beans, millet and other grains for hungry ghosts to enjoy.

At this moment, a man led a horse through the street, and it was not clear in the night, but it was obvious that he had come from afar, and the horse was covered with a thick tapestry and suitcase.

As he walked, he looked in both directions, as if looking for something, and finally he stopped in front of a house.

Under the dim light of the two large lanterns, you can faintly see the words 'Weiping County Bofu' written on the plaque above.

This is the Earl's mansion, and the man hitched his horse to a stake and walked briskly up the steps, and at the door there was a basin filled with all kinds of rice grain.

He knocked on the door vigorously, and after a while, a trembling voice came from inside the door, "The grain and rice are all in the bowl, you can take them and enjoy them." ”

The man was stunned for a moment, and then he was angry and funny, "I'm not a hungry ghost, I'm from Chang'an to find your master." ”

In the middle of the night, the door opened a crack, revealing a frightened face, it was the housekeeper in the house, he glanced the man up and down, confirmed that it was not a wandering hungry ghost, and hurriedly opened the door a little wider.

"Come in and talk about it!"

The man walked through the door and asked, "Is your master here?" ”

"In the house, you are ......" The housekeeper saw that this person was dressed in black, wearing a hat, and half of his face was covered, looking quite mysterious, and he felt a little strange in his heart.

The man took out a certificate of name and handed it to the housekeeper, "This certificate is for your master." ”

"Wait a minute, I'll go right away."

The butler was about to leave, but the man stopped him, "Can you lead my horse to the stable?" ”

The butler nodded, and ordered a subordinate to lead the horse to the stable, and then he ran to the inner house, and after a while, the butler came back again, and his tone was obviously respectful, "Distinguished guests, please come with me, the lord is invited." ”

The man in black followed the butler directly to the back house.

The owner of this mansion is the mansion of Zhang Lei, the young warden of the Sui Dynasty, Zhang Lei's real name is Dugu Lei, the partial brother of the Dugu family, and he was the bow and crossbow of the Shaofu Temple of the Sui Dynasty, and was sent to Fengzhou by Dugu Zhen.

Because he has superb crossbow technology, he has been reused by Yang Yuanqing, and his official position has become bigger step by step, after successfully creating a heavy crossbow and installing it into an army, Zhang Lei was knighted as the county uncle of Weiping, and he is currently the young superintendent of the ordnance superintendent, in charge of the manufacture of weapons in the Great Sui.

In the study, Zhang Lei was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back, and there was a name certificate on the table, which made his mood worry.

Since he left Dugu Mansion, he has never had contact with the Dugu family, two or three years have passed, he has gradually forgotten his mission, and today, the Dugu family has found him again.

"Master, he's here." The butler's voice came from outside the door.

"Please come in!"

The door opened, the man in black walked in from the door, the housekeeper closed the door casually, the man in black took off his hat, about thirty-four or five years old, he looked big-eared, and he smiled slightly: "Does the fifth brother remember me?" ”

Zhang Lei recognized him, he was Dugu Wei, the second grandson of the Dugu family, and the grandson of Dugu Quan, in the Dugu family, Zhang Lei's status was humble, in front of Dugu Wei's grandson, he never raised his head, and Dugu Wei would not give him a good face.

But at this time, each other's mentality has changed, and more importantly, Zhang Lei has become independent and relied on his own talent to serve as the young superintendent of the weapons prison of the Great Sui, he already has enough confidence in his heart, and the brand of the family's humility has faded on him.

"It turned out to be the second brother, I haven't seen you for a long time, please sin!"

Zhang Lei arched his hand, his attitude was lukewarm, and he calmly asked Duguwei to sit down.

Dugu Wei couldn't see surprise and excitement in Zhang Lei, let alone his enough respect for himself, Dugu Wei's heart was a little lost.

He laughed dryly, sat down, and a maid came in to serve tea, Zhang Lei waved his hand and let the maid out.

"Is there anything that the second brother is looking for me?"

"Hey! One is for Uncle Huai'en's affairs, and secondly, there are some family ......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Lei waved his hand to interrupt him, "I'll say the ugly thing in front first, if you want me to betray the Great Sui, forgive me for not obeying my fate!" ”

"This ....."

Dugu Wei's expression was a little embarrassed, and he was slightly annoyed in his heart, he knew that his face was still too small to affect Zhang Lei, and after a while, he said coldly: "Uncle Chang has arrived in Taiyuan, just outside Taiyuan City, he wants to see you." ”

The eldest uncle is Dugu Liang, the number two person in the Dugu family, Zhang Lei's body shook slightly, he didn't expect the eldest uncle to come too, it's not a question of whether he wants to see it or not, the eldest uncle is here, he has to see it.

Zhang Lei pondered for a moment and asked, "When will the eldest uncle ask me to see him?" ”

Dugu Wei saw that Zhang Lei didn't dare to put up a fight anymore, he was a little secretly proud in his heart, so he said: "Now the city gate is not related, if you have time, come with me now!" ”

How could Zhang Lei not have time? He nodded, "Alright! I'll go with you now. ”

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