Taiyuan City closed the city gate at night, and before a drum was beaten, Zhang Lei and Duguwei rode out of the east city gate.

Outside the eastern city of Taiyuan is not a wilderness, there are still villages scattered around, and in the distance there are large tracts of farmland.

Three miles away from the city, there is a village called Mengzhuang, there are about 200 households, Zhang Lei and Duguwei galloped all the way, entered the village in a moment, and in a dog barking, they stopped in front of a big mansion.

At this time, the door of the house had been opened, and an old man who looked like a housekeeper nodded to them, Zhang Lei recognized the old man as the sixth housekeeper of Dugu Mansion, and he was secretly surprised, it turned out that this mansion was actually another mansion of Lonely Mansion in Taiyuan, and he didn't know it at all.

"Fifth brother, please wait, I'll report to the eldest uncle."

Entering the gate, Dugu Wei dropped a sentence and walked quickly to the inner house, Zhang Lei paced back and forth in the guest hall with his hands behind his back, he really felt uneasy in his heart, he didn't know what the family was looking for him to do this time? Maybe it's for Dugu's grace.

Zhang Lei also knew that Dugu Huaien was captured by the Sui army, Dugu Huaien was the next generation of the Dugu family, and his capture made the Dugu family extremely nervous.

But what Zhang Lei was worried about was that the Dugu family wanted to borrow his hand to damage the interests of the Sui Dynasty, which made it difficult for him to accept.

Zhang Lei was born in a lonely family, he had no status in the family since he was a child, and he was discriminated against by his concubines, but Yang Yuanqing was a meritocracy, not only did he have a knighthood, but also promoted him to a four-rank young eunuch, which made his heart full of gratitude, and also made him full of loyalty to Yang Yuanqing.

Shi died as a confidant, at this time, for him, the task of the Dugu family was no longer important, the important thing was that he would protect the interests of the Sui Dynasty.

At this time, the butler walked into the guest hall, nodded to him and smiled: "Gorou, please come with me, the elder is looking for you." ”

Zhang Lei nodded and followed the housekeeper to the back house.

Soon. He walked to a room, and the butler opened the door and smiled at him, "Goro, please come in!" The elder is waiting for you. ”

Zhang Lei took a deep breath and walked into the room, the room was softly lit and the layout was very simple, with only two couches. The eldest uncle, Duguliang, sat in the middle. Behind him stood Dugu Wei.

Dugu Liang was entrusted by the head of the family, Dugu Zhen, to negotiate with Yang Yuanqing secretly, and he had no official position. Under the pretext of going to Bashu to inspect the manor, he left Chang'an and went to Taiyuan.

Zhang Lei was a secret nail deployed by the Dugu family in the Sui Dynasty. Now is the time for the Dugu family to activate him.

"Nephew Goro, see the eldest uncle!" Zhang Lei knelt down and kowtowed respectfully.

Dugu Liang's face was a little not good, he just heard Dugu Wei say that the Dugu family secret nail in front of him was not enthusiastic, which made him a little unhappy in his heart.

"Virtuous nephew, let me ask you first, you are now, right now in front of me. Is it called Dugu Lei, or is it called Zhang Lei? Dugu Liang asked coldly.

Zhang Lei sighed in his heart, and still said respectfully: "Of course my nephew is called Dugu Lei!" ”

"Alright! You get up first. As long as he admits that he is Dugu Lei, then things will be easy.

Dugu Liang showed a smile on his face again, "I heard that you actually became the young supervisor of the Sui Dynasty's weapons supervisor, not bad!" Does Yang Yuanqing know that you are a child of the Dugu family? ”

Zhang Lei understood what the eldest uncle meant, whether the king of Chu promoted him because he was a son of Dugu. Although Zhang Lei also felt that Yang Yuanqing had guessed his identity, one thing was certain, King Chu's promotion of him had absolutely nothing to do with the Dugu family.

He shook his head without hesitation, "Return to the eldest uncle." The child thought that His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not know my identity. ”

Dugu Liang nodded. Then he continued: "In this battle, Huai En was unfortunately captured by the Sui army, and the Dugu family was very anxious. ”

Zhang Lei's heart was relieved, it turned out that it was just an introduction, not something to make him embarrassed, but he was a little worried in his heart, so his identity was about to be revealed.

On one side is the family, on the other side is his career, after hesitating for a moment, Zhang Lei finally agreed, "Okay! I don't know when the eldest uncle wants to see the king of Chu? ”

"As soon as he comes back, I want to see him immediately." ……

On the afternoon of the next day, Yang Yuanqing led 30,000 Sui troops back to Taiyuan City, and was warmly welcomed by the people of Taiyuan, who went out of the city to welcome the triumphant return of the Sui army.

Yang Yuanqing was not in a hurry to meet the Sui Emperor and the Empress Dowager, he went back to his home first, where he was also warmly welcomed by his wife and children, and several children pestered him for half an hour.

Exhausted by the nearly two-month journey, when he finally got rid of the children's grinding, he changed into a loose Zen shirt and plunged into his study, not thinking about anything, enjoying this extremely rare moment of leisure.

At this time, the door opened, and his wife Pei Minqiu walked in with a cup of ginseng tea, and when she saw her husband leaning on the couch covered with soft mattresses and closing his eyes, she pursed her lips and smiled: "Are you exhausted by the torture of the children?" ”

Yang Yuanqing closed his eyes and shook his head, "They are all my sweethearts, I, as a father, usually accompany them too little, and I should accompany them more." ”

Pei Minqiu put the ginseng tea on the table, also sat beside him, and snuggled in his arms, "Husband, come back this time, stay longer!" ”

"Hmmm! At least for half a year, the imperial court also needs to recuperate, and the wars are too frequent, and the imperial court can't hold on. ”

Yang Yuanqing stretched out his hand to stop his wife's slender waist and asked with a smile, "How is the situation at home, what about Peihua?" When did she give birth? ”

Pei Minqiu sighed, and complained to him a little: "I came to remind you that the third sister is seven months pregnant and her body is heavy, so she didn't come to see you just now, but you should go to see him, instead of going back to her study first, it will make her feel very uncomfortable." ”

"Good! Follow the order of the virtuous wife, go and see the third lady first. ”

"Flim Flam!" Pei Minqiu pushed him angrily, but she was happy that he was willing to listen to her persuasion.

Yang Yuanqing stood up and turned around to leave, but Pei Minqiu grabbed him, "Drink the ginseng tea and go again!" ”

Yang Yuanqing picked up the tea bowl and drank it all, turned around and walked out, just walked to the door, a housekeeper woman stepped forward and said: "Master, there is an official named Zhang Lei, who is said to be the young prisoner of the ordnance prison, and he has an urgent matter to see the master." ”

Pei Minqiu frowned, "How can there be a master who came to visit as soon as he came home, why is he so inconsiderate?" ”

Yang Yuanqing's heart moved, so he nodded, "Take him to my outer study for a while!" ”

The housekeeper's mother-in-law went, and Yang Yuanqing smiled at his wife: "This person's identity is a bit special, there may be something really important, I still meet him, a little later, I will visit Peihua again, you go and talk to her for me first." ”

"Alright! You try to be as fast as possible. ”

Pei Minqiu turned around, Yang Yuanqing groaned, and then walked to the outer study in a hurry.

There are not many people who can be received in the study outside the king of Chu, except for the five foreign ministers, the rest are some of Yang Yuanqing's confidants, like meeting Zhang Lei in the outer study, it is extremely rare.

But Zhang Lei was not in the mood to experience this kind of grace at this time, he was very nervous in his heart, he didn't know what the consequences would be after revealing his identity to the King of Chu.

At this time, the door opened, and Yang Yuanqing walked in from the outside, and said with a smile: "Young Eunuch Zhang is very accurate!" As soon as I returned, I was caught by the young eunuch. ”

Zhang Lei hurriedly gave a long salute, "Your Majesty Zhang Lei will see His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" ”

"You're welcome, please take a seat!"

Yang Yuanqing sat down first, but when he saw Zhang Lei standing with his hands down and refusing to sit, he said a little strangely: "What is Young Eunuch Zhang so nervous about?" ”

Zhang Lei saw sweat on his forehead, he finally mustered up the courage, knelt down in front of Yang Yuanqing, lowered his head and said: "The lower official is guilty of deception, please punish His Highness!" ”

"What sin do you have of deception?" Yang Yuanqing asked quietly.

Zhang Lei bit his lip and said in a low voice: "Xiaguan is actually not surnamed Zhang, but surnamed Dugu, and Xiaguan is the partial concubine of the Dugu family. ”

"Huh! I'm also a partial housemate, and we are from the same background. Yang Yuanqing smiled incomprehensibly.

Zhang Lei was a little confused in his heart, he didn't understand what King Chu meant, and sighed again: "Your Highness shouldn't be hidden!" ”

Yang Yuanqing stared at him for a long time, and then said lightly: "I know!" ”

He took out a booklet from the drawer and threw it to Zhang Lei, "Take a look for yourself!" In fact, Li Changshi recognized you on the first day I saw you, don't you know Li Changshi? ”

Zhang Lei and Li Jing only have one side relationship, he thinks that Li Jing should not remember himself, he slowly picked up the booklet and opened it, only to find that it was a report from the Intelligence Hall, including his real name, origin, family background, status in the Dugu family, and his career, all written clearly.

Zhang Lei sighed secretly in his heart, it turned out that the King of Chu had already known, he lowered his head, "The lower official is guilty, and he shouldn't hide it." ”

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "The reason why I have promoted you step by step is not because you are a child of the Dugu family, but because of your ability, your achievements for the Sui army, and your loyalty to me, which has nothing to do with the Dugu family, I hope you can understand this first." ”

"Xia Guan understands!"

"Now let's be honest, you tell me, what did you come to see me for, just to confess your identity?"

"Nope! No. ”

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Lei said in a low voice: "It's my eldest uncle, the deputy head of the Dugu family is here from Chang'an, he is the representative of the head of the family, and he has an urgent matter to ask His Highness to see him, and I implore His Highness to see him." ”

"Are you talking about Dugu Liang?"

"Exactly!"

Yang Yuanqing thought about it for a while, and finally agreed, "Okay! You invite him to come to me. ”

He looked at the sky again, it was already dusk, and Yang Yuanqing said, "It's just the right time now, you can invite him now!" ”……

Zhang Lei left, Yang Yuanqing walked a few steps in the study with his back on his back, pondering the arrival of the Dugu family, when he was dealing with the price of rice in Luoyang, he had cooperated with Dugu Zhen, and the two sides cooperated very happily.

He knew that Dugu Zhen put the interests of the family first, not just a loyal person, this time Dugu Liang came on behalf of the head of the family, how much surprise could they bring to themselves? ……

[Let me tell you, because I'm going to Macau today, I don't know if I can code this chapter at nine o'clock in the evening, if not, I can only say sorry to everyone! ] 】