Yang Guang's face suddenly became gloomy, Xiao Li appeared when he shouldn't have appeared, heard the words he shouldn't hear, and probed the secret in his heart, and this secret is by no means something that a courtier should know.

"Why didn't you come in without reporting?" Yang Guang's tone was as cold as snow.

Xiao Li's heart was cold, he did hear words that he shouldn't have heard, the saint wanted to flee the capital, which showed the fear in the saint's heart, he couldn't even wait for three months, and he would have to flee after two months, but if he fled to Jiangdu, what would Da Sui do?

Xiao Li sighed secretly, stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "The minister has an urgent matter to report, please forgive the minister's rudeness."

"What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, today dozens of forbidden soldiers stopped the ministers and asked the ministers to seek justice for them."

Xiao Li didn't want to say it explicitly, he was afraid that Yang Guang's face would not be able to let go, so he reminded him implicitly, "Has Your Majesty forgotten your promise to the forbidden army?" ”

"I can't remember what promises I made."

Yang Guang glanced at him coldly, if it was Yuwenshu or Yu Shiji, Yang Guang's eyes would be enough to keep them silent, but Xiao Li was a strong and upright person, he understood Yang Guang's eyes, and he also understood that Yang Guang was deliberately pretending to be stupid, but he still had to say, "Your Majesty personally promised the soldiers of the three armies in Yanmen County, and those who have meritorious service in defending the city will be directly awarded the official position of six grades, and the reward will be one hundred horses, and the reward for those with official positions will increase in turn, and the minister remembers very clearly, more than half a month has passed now, but His Majesty has not mentioned this matter at all, The soldiers have begun to be dissatisfied, Your Majesty must not lose his trust! ”

Yang Guang could no longer pretend to be stupid, so he had to face this thorny question, and he said hatefully: "Do you think I really forgot? You're just kidding, tens of thousands of people have been awarded six-rank officials, and thousands of people have to get two-rank or even one-grade officials, how can you let me seal them? Even rewards can't be done, a hundred horses of silk for one person, adding up to millions of horses, how can I have so many things for them? ”

Xiao Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and said hurriedly: "But Your Majesty personally agreed." ”

"Should I give it if I say yes? They are armies, isn't it their duty to fight? He is not only defending me, they are protecting themselves, only by defeating the Turks, they can live, I know this truth better than you. ”

"Your Majesty, you can't be so dishonest!"

Yang Guang's pupils slowly contracted, and a fierce gaze flashed in his eyes, "Xiao Xiangguo, I suspect that you are bribing the forbidden army, what do you want to do?" ”

Xiao Li was so angry that his chest was about to explode, his face swelled into the color of pig liver, and he was extremely resentful in his heart, "Your Majesty, the minister is anxious for the Great Sui Society, if Your Majesty suspects that the minister has different intentions, then please ask Your Majesty to remove the minister from his official position, and the minister will return to his hometown!" ”

"Hmph, you're only in your early teens, what are you suing old, I understand, you want to go back and gather the old department, you're waiting for the opportunity, you can't forget your Western Liang Dynasty in your bones, right?"

Xiao Li's chest rose and fell violently, his throat suddenly became sweet, a mouthful of blood spurted out, his eyes became pitch black, and he fell softly.

Yang Guang showed no mercy for his fall, and he shouted, "Someone! ”

Several guards rushed in, and Yang Guang pointed at Xiao Li and said, "Drag this person out and throw him out of the end door!" ”

After a while, he said again: "Spread my will, demote Xiao Li to the Taishou of Hechi County, and go to office immediately."

The news that Xiao Li was driven out of the imperial city and deposed as the Taishou of Hechi County soon spread throughout the government and the opposition, and everyone was inquiring about what fault Uncle Xiao Guo had made, and he was dismissed by the saint in this almost humiliating way, and all kinds of arguments left without saying anything.

At night, a carriage drove into Kuanzheng Fang, stopped in front of Dugu Zhen's house, Dugu Liang bowed his head from the carriage and walked down, Dugu Zhen's grandson Dugu Yuan had been waiting on the steps for a long time, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Uncle Chang is here." ”

"Hmm!" Dugu Liang agreed and asked, "Is the head of the family here?" ”

"In! Waiting for Uncle Elder in the study, please come with me. ”

Dugu Liang followed him to the study, and he asked lightly, "Huaiyuan, has the matter of the reward come down?" ”

Dugu Yuan served as a direct commander in the right guard, in this northern tour, he led the troops as a captain, participated in the battle to defend Yanmen, according to Yang Guang's increasing promise, after this battle, he could at least be awarded the silver Qingguanglu doctor, but after waiting for more than half a month, there was no reward, which made him really angry.

"Don't mention it, uncle, everyone said that the saint planned to repay the debt, and they were all angry and resentful, to be honest, I was really ......"

Duguyuan sighed. "I really don't want to do it." ”

Dugu Liang nodded, "What is your grandfather's opinion?" ”

Dugu Yuan was deflated all of a sudden, "He told me to shut up and not to mention this matter again." ”

"Your grandfather is for your good, but now the atmosphere in the court is tense, and he is afraid that you will be punished for talking too much."

Duguyuan didn't dare to say more, and led Dugu Liang to the study, he knocked on the door, "Grandfather, the eldest uncle is here." ”

"Please come in!"

Dugu Liang walked into the study, the light in the study was bright, Dugu Zhen was wearing a wide-fitting Zen robe, squinting and sitting at the table reading a book, his eyes were not very good, and he was a little short-sighted.

"Uncle Eight is so leisurely!" Dugu Liang asked with a smile. Dugu Zhen put the book down and said with a smile! "Why not take it easy, the seeds I planted have taken root and sprouted, and I'm waiting for the harvest now."

Dugu Liang sat down and said with a smile: "But if you don't take good care of your growth, I'm afraid there won't be any good harvest." ”

Dugu Liang was just joking, he knew that Li Yuan's every move, don't want to escape Dugu Zhen's eyes, Dugu Zhen will never do a loss-making business, since he has invested the capital, he will definitely gain something, but Dugu Liang now has another kind of worry.

"Eighth uncle, I'm worried about Yang Yuanqing, I'm worried that Li Yuan won't be his opponent in the end."

Dugu Zhen's face also became a little serious, and he nodded silently, "There is this possibility, Yang Yuanqing's political skills are very high, and he actually used this siege of Yanmen to obtain the recognition of the saints, I am a little suspicious that the siege of Yanmen was concocted by him." ”

Dugu Liang was taken aback, "Eighth Uncle is saying that he colluded with the Turks?" ”

"It's not that much, if he colludes with the Turks, he won't wipe out the 100,000 Turkic army in the end, I just suspect that his invasion of Mayi County is just an introduction, leading the saint to the northern tour, and then the Turks will come, it won't be such a coincidence!"

Dugu Liang didn't have such a far-reaching vision and sharp mind as the head of the family, he really didn't think that the siege of Yanmen was related to Yang Yuanqing, he pondered for a moment, but he was still puzzled, "If that's the case, then why did Yang Yuanqing do this?" ”

Dugu Zhen sneered, "Because the Turks were originally going for him, and by doing so, he was leading the water to the east, not only preserving Fengzhou, but also gaining righteousness, killing two birds with one stone." ”

Dugu Liang was silent, if Yang Yuanqing really had such a strategy, this person would be a little too terrifying.

Dugu Zhen laughed again, "Although he is very powerful, but you don't underestimate Li Yuan, his methods are no less than Yang Yuanqing, but he is better at disguise, so that we all think he is very honest, including me, I once thought he was easy to control, but in fact, I found out that I was wrong, this person is absolutely hidden, he pretended to be wooden to win my support." ”

"Why did Uncle Eight say this?"

"What do you think he does to Wang Wei? He asked Wang Wei to lead the Hedong County soldiers to rescue Yanmen, but he gave the military power to Qu Tutong, Wang Wei became Qu Tutong's deputy general, and finally the saint ordered Qu Tutong to lead the Hedong County soldiers to be stationed in the capital, Wang Wei was involuntarily transferred out of Taiyuan, and Xiahou Duan took Wang Wei's position, all this seems to be a coincidence, but in fact, this is Li Yuan's careful arrangement, he handed over the military power to Qu Tutong, and Wang Wei was destined to not return to Taiyuan. ”

Dugu Liang sighed softly. angry, "Eighth Uncle is really sharp-eyed!" ”

Dugu Zhen smiled and waved his hand, "Li Yuan won't say much, no matter how deeply he hides, to me, he is a paper kite, and he can't escape my traction, this time I came to you to sue you a secret constitution."

"What's the secret?"

Dugu Zhen took out a letter and said with a smile: "Do you remember Mr. Qi?" ”

"Remember, he was the eighth uncle's staff, and later the eighth uncle recommended him to be the Taizong of Nanjun"

Dugu Zhen nodded and handed the letter to Dugu Liang, "He wrote me this secret letter, saying that there is a secret group active in Jingxiang and the Jiangnan area, called the Nanhua Society, with a scale of more than 100,000 people, and you can't dream of who it is." ”

"Who's the leader?" Dugu Liang took the letter and asked in surprise.

"The leader of the meeting is Empress Xiao's nephew, the great guard of Baling County."

Dugu Liang hurriedly read the letter, and he gasped, "Are they going to restore the Liang Dynasty?" ”

"It should be so, they are ready and waiting for the last opportunity to come"

Dugu Liang pondered for a moment and asked, "Then what impact does this matter have on us?" ”

"The impact is very great, once Xiao Mo rebels, it will definitely sweep the entire south and establish a regime, the saint regards the south as his foundation, if something happens in the south, he will go to Jiangdu to supervise the war, no matter what, he can't take care of the north, then Li Yuan can start to prepare, our opportunity is coming."

"Eighth uncle, I heard that Yun Dingxing has started to build ships today, and the construction period is very tight, is he going to inspect Jiangdu again?"

Dugu Zhen smiled meaningfully, "I know, he actually wants to escape from Luoyang, but he hasn't fully made up his mind yet, as long as we force Xiao Mo to rebel, then his final decision will be made, and he will have to go to Jiangdu, do you understand?" I'm helping him make up his mind. ”

Dugu Liang admired his head of the family so much, he was scheming, and he didn't leak, Dugu Liang also said excitedly: "Then when will we do it?" ”

"Don't worry, when the ship is halfway built, it's not too late to start, what I want to do now is to open a pharmacy in Fengzhou and use the best doctor from our Dugu family to sit in the hall."

"Uncle Eight means ......."

Dugu Zhen squinted his eyes and laughed, "Only by knowing yourself and knowing your opponent can you win all battles." ”