Two more days passed, and the Wang family's alcohol ban case seemed to be frozen, and suddenly fell silent again, no one was arrested, and the three arrested people were not interrogated, and there was no explanation.

However, Yipinju Liquor Store and Jinshi Restaurant were still seized, and the Wang family's three granges and more than a dozen shops were also closed, and they were controlled by the army, and no one was allowed to approach.

What's more important is that everyone in the public place is talking about this matter, and after the uproar on the first day, it is more like adding a pot of fire oil to the next day, and everyone is talking about it in wine shops, green houses, and inns.

The whole event seems to be pinned down by an invisible force, which makes people feel an abnormal silence, and a kind of depression before the volcano is about to erupt.

At noon, Taichang Temple Shaoqing Xue Shui rode a horse to the door of the Wang's Mansion, since the court meeting on the establishment of the country of diligence and thrift, many measures began to be issued one by one.

Including the new court clothes of officials no longer made of silk, but made of fine linen, and the fact that officials under the age of 60 were no longer allowed to ride in carriages, but instead rode horses.

Xue Shui rode a horse to the gate of the palace, he was a little worried, he had also heard of the prohibition of alcohol in the Wang family, but he didn't understand how the Wang family made such a stupid mistake.

It is understandable if it is the children of the Wang family who act without authorization, but if it is Wang Xu's arrangement, it is a kind of political stupidity.

Xue Shui is an important figure in the Xue family in Hedong, and the Xue family in Fenyin is also one of the famous families in Hedong, second only to the Wenxi Pei family and the Taiyuan Wang family.

The most famous figure of his family in the Sui Dynasty was Yiwu Yiwen, Wu was Xue Shixiong, Wen was Xue Daoheng, and Xue Shui was the son of Xue Daoheng.

Xue Shui is about 30 years old this year, he is handsome, tall and thin, elegant and calm, he has never forgotten to read since he was a child, and he can write poems at the age of five, and is known as a prodigy. Deeply loved by his father Xue Daoheng.

When he was sixteen years old, Xue Daoheng sent him to Wang Xue, and the Great Confucian King of Hedong accepted him as an apprentice and carefully educated and cultivated, so that Xue Shui gradually became an outstanding talent.

When Yang Yuanqing led his army to occupy Hedong and establish a new Sui Dynasty, Wang Xu recommended him to Yang Yuanqing and named him Taichang Shaoqing.

Xue Shu's worries are not just because the Wang family is forbidden to make wine. Rather, it lies in the dangerous confrontation between the royal family and the imperial court. This time, Wang Xu mobilized his henchmen to oppose the Sui army's attack on the Central Plains, nominally for the issue of the escape of the grange tenant farmers, but Xue Shui felt that there was a deeper reason for this.

himself as one of the royal parties. He had gradually been drawn into the whirlpool of this struggle, which made Xue Shui feel worried and even afraid, and he was not ready. He feared more that he would fall victim to the political struggle.

Xue Shui came to the side door of the palace, turned over and dismounted, he never walked in front of the Wang family, every time he entered the house from the side door, just walked to the front of the steps, but the door opened, and a young man walked out, about twenty-seven or eight, it was Wang Ling, the son of Wang Xu.

Xue Shu was stunned. Isn't Wang Ling in Chang'an? It is said that it is still the staff of the crown prince Li Jiancheng, of course, this is just a means for the Tang Dynasty to win over Wang Xu.

Xue Shui and he have been classmates for five years, and they know very well that this Wang Ling's talent is very ordinary, not to mention outstanding talent at all, and he likes to drink as a prostitute. Debauchery.

Wang Ling saw Xue Shui at a glance, and was immediately overjoyed, "Brother Bo Bao, what a coincidence!" ”

Xue Shui didn't like this Wang Ling, he smiled faintly. "Yes! We haven't seen each other for several years, don't you come here safely? ”

"I'm fine. I heard that Brother Bo Bao served as Taichang Shaoqing, which is enviable, but I'm not bad, I became the worship of the East Palace Literature Museum, do you know about this? ”

Wang Ling took a gold medal from his waist and shook it proudly in front of Xue Shu, "There are only twelve people in the East Palace Literature Museum who are enshrined and enjoy the treatment of the fourth grade. ”

Xue Shui smiled slightly, "Then congratulations to Brother Xian, let's talk another day, is Ling Zun here?" ”

Wang Ling saw that he was not interested in his gold medal, so he had to accept the gold medal and asked, "Brother Bo Bao has made an appointment with his father?" ”

"Ling Zun asked me to have time to talk about it in the past two days, and I happened to be free this morning."

Xue Shui seemed to feel something, and hesitated and asked, "He.... Isn't it? ”

Wang Ling's face showed embarrassment, "Why don't you come back in the afternoon!" My father happened to have a guest in the morning, so I am afraid it is inconvenient to see him. ”

Xue Shu saw Wang Ling's eyes flickering, and his mind suddenly moved, "Could it be.... Someone from the Tang Dynasty arrived? ’

Xue Shu smiled silently, "Ling Zun has something important to look for me, how can I not see it, it's okay for me to wait." ”

After speaking, he walked quickly to the side door, Wang Ling hurriedly stopped him, "Brother Bo Bao, my father does have an important guest, I will not meet you as you, come back in the afternoon or evening!" ”

"I see!"

Xue Shu smiled and pointed at him, "It turns out that you came to Taiyuan for business, why don't you say it?" ”

Wang Ling smiled a little embarrassedly, "This.... Brother Wangbo understands the hardships of the younger brother, so don't spread it. ”

Xue Shu smiled, "I understand, okay!" I'll come back another day, just in time for something, I'll go first. ”

Xue closed his hand, got on his horse and left.

Wang Ling wanted to invite him to drink together, but after thinking about it, he still held back, his father was talking about a critical time, the stakes were very high, and he had to endure it.

Wang Ling turned around and went back to the house......

In the study room of the palace, Wang Xu was indeed secretly receiving an important envoy of the Tang Dynasty, Wen Daya, a squire of the Tang Dynasty Ministry of Works.

Wen Daya is also a native of Taiyuan, the Wen and Wang families are world friends and marry each other, and Wang Xu's wife is the daughter of the Wen family, so Li Yuan sent Wen Daya with good intentions.

"In this Central Plains Campaign, although Yang Yuanqing did not withdraw his troops due to internal pressure, the Holy Lord did not deny the efforts made by Brother Haoning, and the Holy Lord asked me to tell you that he said that this time Wang Zhijun did a good job, which caused a split within the Sui Dynasty, and should be commended."

Wen Daya said, carefully placed a jasper unicorn on the table, and said with a smile: "This is the jade unicorn given by the saint to Brother Haoning, in addition, it has been crowned as the prince of Jinyang County, and the saint hopes that you can continue to serve the Tang Dynasty." ”

Wang Xu took the jasper unicorn and looked at it carefully, the unicorn is carved with the most precious Hetian jade, the whole body is green and round, without a trace of flaws, it is the best in the jade, and the base is engraved with a line of golden words: Wang Xu, the prince of Jinyang County.

Wang Xu was moved in his heart, or the Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Yuan treated him deeply, in comparison, Yang Yuanqing treated him so coldly, how cold, but he forgot that it was his son who first made the East Palace Literature Museum to worship.

Wang Xu was deposed a few months ago, and it was impossible for him to accept his fate and accept the demotion calmly, because the price offered to him by the Tang Dynasty was the Book of Rites, and the price code offered to his brother Wang Su was the Right Shilang of the Ministry of Households.

On one side he was deposed, but on the other side he was tempted by heavy profits, how could he still be loyal to the Sui Dynasty, he had secretly pledged allegiance to Li Yuan and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he refused to go to Zhao County to serve as a taishou, saying that he was sick and stayed in Taiyuan, just to control his henchmen in the court.

After the prelude to the Central Plains War began, Wang Xu received a secret letter from the Tang Dynasty, asking him to find a way to hold back the Sui army.

Wang Xu conveniently used this sentiment, under the pretext of the financial crisis of the imperial court, the Sui Dynasty could not support the big broken ship of the Central Plains, and secretly ordered the henchmen to launch a huge 'Signature of the Battle against the Central Plains', and even the two Xiangguo of Ziwei Pavilion also signed in solidarity and exerted strong pressure on the imperial court.

The only regret for Wang Xu was that the imperial court could not control the army, and the army was directly in the hands of Yang Yuanqing, Yang Yuanqing withstood the pressure and finished the Central Plains Campaign, which made Wang Xu ashamed of Li Yuan's expectations of him.

Wang Xu sighed, "I was favored by the saint, but Wang was incompetent, and I couldn't repay the saint, I was very ashamed in my heart, I knew that today, I should have gone to Chang'an with the army, and I would not suffer today's humiliation." ”

Wen Daya smiled slightly: "The Holy Lord let you not blame yourself, you have done a good job, I hope that next time you can make persistent efforts and make full use of the Wang family's connections in Hedong to make achievements." ”

Wang Xu pondered for a moment and said: "I have an idea now, after the Sui army takes the Central Plains, it will resettle the victims and revitalize the people's livelihood, so that a large amount of food is needed, now it is obvious that the imperial court is short of food, and it is not enough to rely on diligence and thrift, in the end, they will definitely fight the idea of surplus grain in the hands of farmers in Hedong, I heard that the Sui Dynasty has begun to buy surplus grain in the hands of farmers, I can use the influence of the Wang family to call on farmers to resist the purchase of surplus grain, once there is a conflict with the government, then it will seriously affect the prestige of the Sui Dynasty, In fact, many people in Hedong are now dissatisfied with the subsidy to Hebei, and as long as we mislead and publicize it, it will be easy to set off conflicts. ”

Wen Daya nodded, "It's really good to use the method of shaking the foundation of the Sui Dynasty, but the saint hopes that safety comes first, and he must learn to protect himself, Yang Yuanqing is extremely shrewd, once he finds any clues, he will never let you go, the saint doesn't want anything to happen to the Wang family." ”

Wang Xu remembered the alcohol prohibition case, this is indeed a big headache for him, there has been no progress in the past three days, he even asked the princess to intercede, and there was no news, just like a hammer hanging in his heart, I don't know when it will fall.

"Brother Haoning, has something happened?"

Wen Daya found that Wang Xu was a little unnatural, and seemed to have something on his mind, Wang Xu smiled reluctantly, "It's nothing, it's just that the two nephews violated the ban on selling alcohol and were exposed, it's a little troublesome, I'm trying to find a way to settle the matter now." ”

"Is the problem serious?" Wen Daya asked with some concern.

"It shouldn't be serious, I have asked the princess to intercede, the government has frozen this matter in the past two days, and there is no in-depth investigation, it is estimated that it is a big matter to become a small one, and after public opinion subsides, there should be nothing to do."

"Even so, you still can't be careless, try to intercede with the powerful, accept the punishment you deserve, in short, keep the peace first."

Wang Xu nodded, he had prepared for the worst, if he really couldn't keep his son, then there was no way