Chapter 425: Ambition is revealed

When Yang Yuanqing returned home, the whole family was naturally happy, the daughters were coquettish to their fathers, and the wives and concubines complained to their husbands, so that Yang Yuanqing enjoyed the joy of family. Templars,

After lunch, Yang Yuanqing sat down in the study, he stretched his waist for a long time, and completely relaxed his body, at this time the door opened, and his wife Pei Minqiu walked in from outside with a cup of hot tea.

"Husband, why don't you play with the children for a while?"

"I also have to write an urgent letter, and I will accompany them another day, this time I will stay in the capital for a longer time, and I will not go back until the New Year, I will accompany you more."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and held his wife's hand, but Pei Minqiu's hand flipped slightly, broke free from his hand, and said lightly: "Since my husband is in a hurry to write a letter, then I won't bother." ”

She glanced at her husband with a smile, turned around and went out, Yang Yuanqing smiled bitterly for a while, he naturally understood the reason in his heart, his wife is soft on the outside and strong on the inside, so she will inevitably have to explain it well tonight.

He shook his head, picked up his pen and continued to write a letter to his master Zhang Xutuo, he wrote a quick letter, called a personal guard in, and instructed him to send it to Qi County immediately, which was a matter of concern.

Yang Yuanqing returned to the study, and as soon as he picked up the teacup, Pei Minqiu walked in again, with a strange look in his eyes, "Husband, my grandfather is here, and he is in a hurry to see you." ”

"I'll go!"

Yang Yuanqing immediately got up and walked out quickly, halfway through, he suddenly turned around and hugged Pei Minqiu's waist, Pei Minqiu was caught off guard, and just about to struggle, Yang Yuanqing had kissed her lips heavily, Pei Minqiu struggled twice, and then lost in her husband's stormy kiss.

After a while, Pei Minqiu pushed him away, punched him in the chest, and said angrily: "Don't please me, I will naturally treat her well, I am pregnant with your child, what else can I do to her?" ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled and asked, "Where is my grandfather now?" ”

Pei Minqiu glanced at him resentfully, "In the outer study, go quickly!" ”

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In the outer study, Pei Ju was pacing back and forth in the room, he looked a little worried between his eyebrows, he did not participate in the Battle of Goryeo because he escorted the new princess to the Turks to marry Shibi Khan, but he did not expect the end of the war to be a fiasco of the Great Sui. Templars,

Not only did the fiasco of the Battle of Goryeo make him anxious, but the deteriorating situation of the Great Sui also made him restless during this time, he faintly felt that the troubled times were coming, the life and death of the Sui Dynasty had nothing to do with him, it was a big deal that he resigned and did not do it, and the Pei family was the foundation of his life, he was the head of the Pei family, and he had to consider the fate of the family.

The so-called family and country are the world, first the family, then the turn of the Great Sui, and finally the people of the world.

Today, he heard that Yang Yuanqing had arrived, so he rushed impatiently, Yang Yuanqing is his grandson-in-law, and it is also a major warlord force that the Pei family can rely on.

At this time, Yang Yuanqing's laughter came from outside the door, "Grandfather sent someone to say it, I will go to visit, how can I let my grandfather come to the door in person." ”

Pei Ju turned around and smiled: "Don't say these kind words, it's not the first time I've come to the door." ”

"But every time my grandfather came to the house, I felt panicked." Yang Yuanqing glanced at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall and smiled.

Pei Juhe laughed: "Don't worry! I won't take your stuff anymore, it's a business today. ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Grandfather, please take a seat!" ”

The two sat down, Pei Minqiu personally brought two cups of hot tea in, Pei Ju pointed at Yang Yuanqing and said to her: "I want to talk to your husband about some important things today, so don't let people come in and disturb you." ”

"Yes! Minqiu knows. ”

Pei Minqiu retreated and closed the door for them, and Yang Yuanqing asked strangely, "Grandfather, is something wrong?" ”

"I want to ask you something first, why did you suggest that the Holy One allow cross-border banditry?"

Yang Yuanqing pondered and asked, "Why did my grandfather ask about this?" ”

"You answer me first!" Pei Ju stared at him with blazing eyes.

Yang Yuanqing was helpless, so he had to say: "Because Hejian Cui Taishou asked me to send troops to exterminate the bandits in Hejian County several times, but I couldn't do anything, there are more than a dozen bandits in Hejian County, more than tens of thousands, as few as thousands, all of them are eyeing the warehouse of Zhuo County, rather than passive defense, it is better to take the initiative to attack." ，”

"Is it that simple?" Pei Ju asked with some disbelieving.

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "It's that simple!" ”

Pei Ju sighed, "Your suggestion of cross-border bandits will give some ambitious people a good opportunity, they will use the excuse of suppressing bandits to attack cities and counties, divide places, and become a tumor of the Great Sui, you shouldn't suggest this." ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled faintly: "I also reminded the saint of this." ”

"And what did he say?"

"The saint said that if someone really wants to rebel, even if there is no cross-border banditry, they can't stop them, they will still attack the county and plunder the county, with this regulation, so that those loyal ministers who want to defend the Great Sui can let go and no longer be bound, grandfather, this is the original words of the saint."

Pei Ju was stunned and didn't speak for a long time, "Okay! Put this matter aside for now. ”

Pei Ju picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, in fact, what he wanted to say was not about this matter, he just wanted to use this matter to draw out Yang Yuanqing's ambitions, but this kind of thing is not easy to say, even if it is his grandson-in-law, he can't open his mouth.

After hesitating for a while, Pei Ju asked, "Yuanqing, what do you think of the future of the Great Sui?" ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Grandfather, this question is too big, I don't know what to say, it's better for grandfather to talk about it first and bring me in." ”

Pei Ju nodded, "Okay!" Let me say a few words first, if you say from the position, I am the left servant of Shangshu, ranking first, but if you compare in terms of power, I can only rank third, in charge of the household department in the cabinet, I will show you one thing first. ”

Pei Ju took out a report and handed it to Yang Yuanqing, "This is my summary of the taxes and money of each county, and I want to report it to the saint, there are many questions in it, you can see if you can understand." ”

Yang Yuanqing took the report and looked at it, his face couldn't hide his shock, Pei Ju sighed: "I won't talk about it last year, just look at the first six months of this year, the total tax revenue has been sharply reduced by half compared with the first half of last year, this is the figure reported by the magistrates themselves, the interesting thing is that the northern part of the country with serious banditry has only reduced its revenue by two or three percent compared with last year, but the southern region with no bandits has reduced its income by fifty percent, sixty percent or even seventy percent compared with last year, don't you think it's strange?" ”

Yang Yuanqing pondered and said: "Grandfather means that the northern region is inflated, and the southern region is inflated, that's what it means!" ”

"That's true, I can understand that the northern counties have inflated their taxes, the Taishou are in order to protect their official positions, but why should the southern region be inflated, Yuanqing, what do you think of?"

Yang Yuanqing blurted out, "It shows that many counties in the south already have the heart of self-preservation." ”

"That's right! That's it. ”

Pei Ju sighed and said: "In the twelfth year of the emperor's reign, the north and the south were completely unified, only twenty years ago, but the division between the north and the south has been hundreds of years, and the gap of hundreds of years can be bridged in just twenty years. ”

Yang Yuanqing was silent and said, "Isn't the Great Sui Cangyu able to be used for decades?" ”

"That's silk, cloth and other light goods, I'm talking about grain, have you ever seen grain that can be stored for decades? Grain will rot after being stored for two years at most, and in one battle of Goryeo, tens of millions of stone of grain will be consumed, and if you do it again, Luokouchang will become an empty warehouse. ”

Yang Yuanqing sighed, "I understand what my grandfather meant." ”

"Then you can say it! Why do you recommend cross-border banditry? Pei Ju turned the topic around again, his eyes were sharp at Yang Yuanqing, he hoped that Yang Yuanqing would be honest with him.

Yang Yuanqing lowered his head and smiled, he understood what Pei Ju meant, just like the pace of a Taoist priest, going around in circles from far and near, in fact, Pei Ju's purpose is only one, there are some things he really can't hide anymore, as he said to Yang Guang, Goryeo fiasco, everyone has a mind, and the Pei family is the same.

Yang Yuanqing raised his head and looked at Pei Ju, "Grandfather, if one day Sui loses its deer and the world chases it, if I am also one of the deer chasers, can my grandfather support me?" ”

Pei Ju held Yang Yuanqing's hand and laughed, laughing like a child, he finally heard Yang Yuanqing's heart, he patted Yang Yuanqing's hand lightly, "Do you still need to ask?" You are the son-in-law of the Pei family, if there is really that day, the Pei family will definitely fully support you. ”

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The defeat of Goryeo is like a key to open Pandora's box, releasing countless ambitions to replace Sui, whether it is reckless or temple, whether it is the south or the north, whether it is the Guanlong nobles or the Shandong scholars, and even Yang Guang's most trusted people are also ambitious, Yuwenshu is one of them.

Many years ago, the seeds of Yuwenshu's rebellion had been planted, and as the time gradually came, the seeds in his heart began to take root.

Despite this, Yu Wenshu is still very scheming, he knows that the world is full of displaced people, as long as there is money and food, then he can pull up an army of hundreds of thousands of people overnight, therefore, he is not in a hurry to recruit troops, but desperately store money and grain, because of this, he is obsessed with Li Hun's old accounts.

At this moment, there were four large boxes in Yuwenshu's guest room, and the porters all retreated, leaving only Yuwenshu and the guest Li Shentong in the room, Li Shentong is Li Yuan's cousin, and there is a small loose official in his body.

"Nephew Li Xian, this is ....."

Yu Wenshu smiled brightly, he has always been very friendly to the guests who gave gifts, and the heavy four big boxes made him feel very valuable, Li Shentong had already told him that this was actually sent by his brother Li Yuan, that is to say, Li Yuan had something to ask for himself.

Li Shentong smiled and opened the boxes one by one, and the golden light shook so much that Yu Wenshu's eyes couldn't open, his pupils contracted into a slit, and the color of greed was revealed, it turned out to be four large boxes of gold, all of which were pieces of yellow and clear gold, at least more than 10,000 taels.

"This is the wealth left by my grandfather, inherited by my brother, a total of 12,000 taels of gold, and now all of it is dedicated to General Yuwen, my brother said, I only ask General Yuwen to find a fat difference for him."

12,000 taels of gold, is the wealth left by Li Hu to his descendants going to him Yuwenshu? Yuwen Shu couldn't hold back the ecstasy in his heart, but the ecstasy didn't make him lose his mind.

Generally, gifts are given first, and after the matter is done, the gift list is cashed out, but the Li family directly sent the gift first, which made Yuwenshu a little embarrassed, if it was someone else, he would swallow it and not return it, but he didn't dare to do this because of the gift given by Li Yuan, after all, he was Li Hu's grandson, once he did this, he would offend all the Guanlong nobles, this point, Yuwenshu carried it very clearly.

"Nephew Li Xian, please sit down and speak."

He asked Li Shentong to sit down, and then asked with a smile: "I don't know what high position your brother wants me to help him get?" ”

Li Shentong leaned over and said slowly: "My brother wants to stay in Taiyuan!" ”

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