At night, Yang Yuanqing returned to the bedroom from the study, scalded his feet with boiling water and was ready to rest, but at a glance, he suddenly found the ivory box on the table, he was stunned, took the box and opened it, it was the pair of bracelets he bought for his aunt during the day.

"This is my uncle who brought it, and he refused to ask for it, saying that it was too valuable for him to bear."

Pei Minqiu walked out of the back room, combed her long hair, and explained to her husband: "Last month, Shopkeeper Gao also showed me this pair of bracelets, asking for 1.5 million yuan, saying that it came from the palace, I originally wanted to buy it for your aunt, but Chuchen said that I would wait for my mother to come, so I had to let Shopkeeper Gao temporarily keep it for me, but I didn't expect it to be bought back by you, it seems that it is really fate." ”

Yang Yuanqing's brows furrowed, his uncle actually refused to ask for it, this is a bit difficult, Pei Minqiu picked up the bracelet from the box, looked at it carefully for a long time, and said to Yang Yuanqing: "I asked Fangxin in the afternoon, this is indeed a thing in the palace, it is the beloved thing of Queen Dugu, it is one of her three pieces of jewelry that was not buried, the first emperor left it as a souvenir, I don't know how it spread, this is a priceless treasure." ”

Yang Yuanqing pondered and asked, "Does my uncle know that this is Queen Dugu's bracelet?" ”

"He knows, I told him that afternoon."

Yang Yuanqing was silent, he knew why his uncle didn't want it, it was his wife who put pressure on him and told him that this was Queen Dugu's bracelet, did he dare to ask for it?

Yang Yuanqing sighed in her heart, she can't blame her wife for this, she can only say that it is too coincidental, she was going to give something to her aunt, but she was bought back by herself and given to her aunt, which made it difficult for her to be a person, she didn't hide herself, and told herself directly. This is a kind of trust between husband and wife.

Seeing that her husband had understood what she meant, Pei Minqiu squatted down, held her husband's hand and said apologetically: "Husband, I'm really sorry for this matter, I shouldn't have told my uncle that this is Queen Dugu's bracelet, and it's my fault that my uncle refuses to ask for the bracelet." ”

Yang Yuanqing gently stroked his wife's smooth forehead, and smiled softly: "If you want to blame, blame that high shopkeeper." You asked him to collect the things, but he sold them to me, this is obviously to provoke the relationship between our husband and wife, and I will go to him tomorrow to settle accounts. ”

Pei Minqiu waved his hand again and again, "This has nothing to do with the shopkeeper Gao, he is bent on pleasing you, don't blame him, it's because I'm too small-minded." Tomorrow I will give the bracelet to my uncle, and if he doesn't want it, then I will send someone to give it to my aunt. ”

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Forget it, my uncle refuses to ask for it, I don't think it's the reason for your pressure, Queen Dugu's things, my aunt's fortune is shallow, it may not be a good thing to hold it, I can understand my uncle's worries." And my aunt can't wear this pair of bracelets, and the things of the Great Sui Empress can only be passed on to the new Great Sui Queen. ”

Yang Yuanqing took his wife's hand, put the two bracelets on his wife, and said with a smile: "Even if I give it to you, next year will be our marriage for ten years, this is my gift to you, uncle, you buy two other pieces of jewelry for me, and buy four longevity locks." One of my uncle's four grandsons. ”

Pei Minqiu buried her face deep in her husband's arms, her heart was happy and moved, although her husband was already the king of Chu, but he still remembered that he had been married to him for almost ten years.

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Early the next morning, Cheng Yanjin came to Jinyang Palace, and it was the first time he came to Jinyang Palace. He didn't know the way, so he temporarily arrested an old eunuch who went out of the palace to lead the way for him, and he looked all the way. couldn't help grinning and said: "This Jinyang Palace is good, when Lao Tzu becomes the emperor one day, he will also build a palace like this and enjoy it." ”

The face of the old eunuch who led the way in front of him was green, where did this come from? I even want to be an emperor.

"This general, you can't talk nonsense, you will be killed."

"Ahem! You old eunuch, no wonder there are no birds below, timid to this extent, you think the manager will take my words to heart, he only thinks I am a fart, to be honest, even if I really let Lao Cheng be the emperor, I still don't want to! Of course, I am even more reluctant to cut birds to be eunuchs. ”

The old eunuch has been a eunuch in the Northern Zhou Palace since he was eight years old, he has been a eunuch for forty years, and he has never seen a person who speaks so rudely, he was so angry that his face turned from green to white, and his gloomy face was silent, and he took him all the way to Ziwei Pavilion, "This is Ziwei Pavilion, you can go in by yourself!" ”

The old eunuch glared at him fiercely, turned around and left, Cheng Yanjin looked at his back and shook his head, he couldn't afford to joke at all, how did he get over in this life.

He turned around and walked to the gate of Ziwei Pavilion, and bowed to the guards, "In Xiaya, General Cheng Bites Jin, and comes to see him on the order of Chief Yang Governor, please report for me." ”

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Yang Yuanqing was sitting in the official room to deal with court affairs, standing next to the new secretary of the office to join the army Pei Qingsong, he is the new science and technology of the scholars, although because of his many mouths triggered a march of more than 20,000 people, but Yang Yuanqing did not let him be convicted for his words, but quite admired his higher than ordinary people's vision, specially promoted him to join the army as a secretary, replacing Shen Chun who went to Dunhuang County to serve.

Yang Yuanqing handed him a few batches of the good notes, and instructed: "These copies can be transferred to the Ministry of Internal History, and in addition, show me the notes of Li Chun, the squire of the Ministry of Works, who requested the construction of the Yan'an Ferry Pontoon Bridge." ”

Pei Qingsong walked out of the room, and quickly took a piece of music and handed it to Yang Yuanqing, "Boss, is this it?" ”

Yang Yuanqing took it and looked at it, "That's it, I'll take a good look, you go down first!" ”

Pei Qingsong bowed and retreated, Yang Yuanqing was very interested in Li Chun's suggestion, because the imperial court wanted to use the Yellow River for water transportation, and repairing the pontoon bridge would hinder water transportation, so he had not advocated repairing the pontoon bridge, but Li Chun suggested that the pontoon bridge boat should be repaired with iron chains first, and then a wooden bridge in the river with a length of dozens of steps would be built by piling during the dry season in winter, so that the boats could pass under the wooden bridge without affecting the water transportation, so that Yan'an County and Lishi County would save the pain of ferry, and it would be very convenient to travel between Yan'an County and Lishi County.

Li Chun mainly considered the convenience of people on both sides of the strait, but Yang Yuanqing saw its strategic value, a pontoon bridge will connect Yan'an County and Lishi County as a whole, if there is something in Yan'an County, the Sui army in Lishi County can support as quickly as possible, and it is completely possible to build a few more pontoon bridges, then the six counties of Guanbei can be connected with Hedong as a whole, which will have great strategic significance for the Northern Sui to control the six counties of Guanbei, and it will not affect water transportation, Yang Yuanqing is very excited. He put pen to paper and criticized: "Order Ziwei Pavilion to discuss this matter immediately." ”

He put down his pen, and there was a guard outside the door to report, "Chief Qiyu, General Cheng asks to see you." ”

"Let him in!"

Yang Yuanqing put aside the recital of repairing the bridge, he now has another big thing.

After a while, Cheng Yanjin walked into the official room quickly, although he was hanging in front of others, he never dared to be rude in front of Yang Yuan. He took a step forward, knelt down on one knee and hugged his fists and said, "The last general Cheng bites Jin and sees the general manager!" ”

"Get up!"

Cheng Yanjin stood up, Yang Yuanqing glanced at him with a smile, and asked, "What happened to that person yesterday?" Beat him up, or break one of his legs? ”

Cheng Biting Jin's face flushed, scratched his head and said: "After all, he is a cousin, he admitted that he was not imprisoned, so my wife spared him." He was given two hundred dollars to send a letter back. ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled dumbly and said, "I found that for you, your lady's speech is more effective than mine." ”

Cheng Yanjin knew that Yang Yuanqing was teasing him, so he had to smile bitterly and said, "Aren't you just afraid of being annoyed?" She coaxed my mother around, every time I said a little word to her, my mother would scold me, and she was pregnant, so I hoped that she would give me a son, and I didn't bother to quarrel with her. ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded. "I'm also glad to see your changes, I told the princess last night, let her care more about your wife and mother, let her have any difficulties, just tell the princess, I will definitely help her solve it."

Cheng Yanjin was moved in his heart, bowed down and said, "Thank you for your concern!" ”

"Alright! When are you going back? Yang Yuanqing asked.

"The last general asked General Qin for five days off, the matter has been resolved, and he plans to go back tomorrow."

"You come with me, I have a task for you."

Yang Yuanqing stood up and walked towards the war room next door. Cheng Yanjin followed, only to find that there was a sand table in the room, two zhang wide and two zhang five long, exactly the same as the sand table in the Chinese army's big tent.

Yang Yuanqing's expression was very serious, he picked up the wooden pole and looked at Cheng Yanjin and said: "What I tell you now is related to whether our Hebei campaign can be successful in the end. So you listen carefully to me, and you are not allowed to giggle, otherwise you will lose your head. ”

Even if the old eunuch told Cheng Yanjin 10,000 times that he would be killed. He wouldn't take it to heart, but Yang Yuanqing only told him once, and he remembered it, his black face was so tense that he could be drummed, there was no trace of a big grin on his face, his eyes were staring at Yang Yuanqing's wooden pole very keenly, and his ears were straight up.

Yang Yuanqing pointed at Lingqiu County with a wooden pole, "Now you and General Qin's 20,000 cavalry troops are stationed in Lingqiu County, let me ask you, what are you doing now?" ”

Cheng Yanjin thought for a moment and said cautiously: "I am training and waiting for the order to attack Shanggu County." ”

"Very well, when will we attack Uetani, do you know?" Yang Yuanqing stared at his eyes and asked.

Cheng Biting Jin bit his lip, not daring to say it, Yang Yuanqing smiled: "Even if you tell the truth, I won't blame you." ”

"Yes! The last general heard that it was next spring, and all the brothers knew it would be next spring. ”

"That's true, what I told the Xiangguo in the political hall is also next spring, even Li Yuan and other important ministers of the Tang Dynasty know that they will fight Hebei next spring, and I also mentioned this in the reconciliation agreement I signed with the Tang Dynasty, I think Hebei should also know, but I want to tell you clearly, that is just my Ming Xiu plank road strategy, the battle of Hebei will not wait until next spring to launch, but start now!"

Yang Yuanqing laughed, looked at him and said, "Do you understand? ”

Cheng Yanjin's eyes showed a look of shock, and he stammered: "Does the chief mean that all the news about the attack on Hebei next spring is false, in order to confuse the enemy?" ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded, "That's the case, now only you and I know this top-secret news, what do you think?" ”

"The last general.... The end will sew his mouth shut and never tell the lady. ”

Yang Yuanqing laughed, he patted Cheng Jin's shoulder, and said meaningfully: "You don't have a chance to tell the lady, after leaving Jinyang Palace, you will go back to Yanmen County directly, and time will not allow you to set off again tomorrow." ”

"The last general understands, and the last general will leave immediately."

"Good! Let me tell you that the task that you and General Qin have to accomplish is related to the success or failure of the entire Hebei Campaign. ”