Signing the memorandum of understanding, Yang Yuanqing personally sent Xiao Yu out of Ziwei Pavilion, and asked him with a smile: "After the mission, doesn't Xiao Xiangguo think about personal affairs?" For example, meet the Queen Mother. ”

Xiao Yu is the brother of the Empress Dowager Xiao, although it was just a gesture to see his sister, he still shook his head, "What can you say when you meet?" In the troubled times of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, peace is already a great blessing, so cherish it! Your Highness, please stay. ”

He glanced at Yu Wenshi and Yu Wen Ji again, Yu Wen Shi and he was a foot away from him at this time, walking slowly, obviously not wanting to go back with him.

Xiao Yu doesn't like Yu Wenshu very much, first of all, Yu Wenshi is Yu Wenshu's son, and Yu Wenshu is Xiao Yu's political enemy, both of them have always been mortal enemies, and Xiao Yu naturally doesn't like Yu Wenshu's son.

Secondly, Xiao Yu is the uncle of Princess Nanyang, he can't tolerate the Yuwen brothers killing the king, hating the house and Wu, and he doesn't have a good face for Yuwen and him.

It's just that in front of Yang Yuanqing, Xiao Yu needs to maintain the face of the Tang Dynasty and doesn't want outsiders to see Tang Chen's infighting.

"Yuwen Yushi, are you going back with me, or are you going back to the post house by yourself?"

Yu Wenshi and Zheng were worried that there was no excuse to stay, Xiao Yu obviously gave himself a step, and he hurriedly saluted, "Xiangguo will go first, and the next official still has some personal matters, and then come back." ”

Xiao Yu couldn't help but snort, his eyes were full of dissatisfaction with Yu Wenshiji, didn't he Xiao Yu really want to see his sister?

But his current identity is to represent the Tang Dynasty, and he is the envoy of the Tang Emperor, talking about private affairs in the Jinyang Palace, wouldn't it make the world laugh at it, and how could he explain it to the saint?

This Yu Wenshi was so dizzy that he forgot even the most basic way of being an official, and when he went back, he had to report to the saint about it, so he simply let him explain it to the saint!

Xiao Yu no longer paid attention to him. turned around and walked away, in fact, Yu Wenshi also knew that it was inappropriate for him to stay, and it would make people think that he was fornicating with the Sui Dynasty, but ...... When he thought of his wife and children, he couldn't take care of anything, Yu Wenshi looked at Xiao Yu's back, and couldn't help but sigh lowly.

Yang Yuanqing stood beside him and saw his lost soul. smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Do you really want to see him?" ”

Yu Wenshi nodded silently, even if Li Yuan said that he collaborated with the enemy, he would never regret it.

Yang Yuanqing is also a husband. As a father, he can understand the pain of Yuwen Shiji, and last time he said a few words to him in the Central Plains, let him use the opportunity of negotiation to meet his wife and children. I didn't expect him to really come, out of sympathy. Yang Yuanqing also decided to help him.

He turned around and beckoned, called one of the guards forward, and instructed him: "Take Yuwen envoy to the inner palace and tell the empress dowager, just say that it is my meaning." Ask her to arrange for Princess Nanyang and Yuwen to meet. ”

The guards received the order and said to the Yu Wenshi: "Envoy, please come with me!" ”

Yu Wenshi and his heart were moved. Give a deep salute to Yang Yuanqing, "The grace of the king of Chu is remembered in my heart." ”

After speaking, Yu Wenshi He took a deep breath, turned around and followed the guards to the inner palace, and kept looking at Yu Wenshi and walking away. Yang Yuanqing returned to his official room.

Back in the official room, Du Ruhui and Cui Junsu had been waiting for him for a long time. "Feel free to sit down!"

After negotiating and signing the contract, he was busy for more than an hour, Yang Yuanqing was also a little tired, he sat down in his seat, and took the teacup casually, but found that the tea was actually hot, he smiled and nodded his finger to the two.

Cui Junsu smiled: "I'm not so careful, it's Du Xiangguo who asked the tea boy to change the tea for His Royal Highness." ”

Du Ruhui also smiled slightly: "Your Highness is fighting with the Tang envoy for the food of the Great Sui, and it is also appropriate to pour a cup of tea for His Highness." ”

Yang Yuanqing gently sucked the hot tea, a wave of warmth poured into his chest and abdomen along the tea, he felt very happy, he put down the teacup and said to the two: "It's not easy!" 500,000 stone grain in hand, half of the Tang Dynasty's family was hollowed out by us, and there are 300,000 stone grain from the Dugu family, they are ready to give it to us in three years, and give 100,000 stone this year, this cunning family. ”

Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but scold the Dugu family, and Dugu Zhen changed the promised 300,000 stone grain to three years of repayment under the pretext that he was afraid that Li Yuan would know that the Dugu family had something to do with the Sui Dynasty.

Although he was afraid that Li Yuan would know that it was a reason, Yang Yuanqing knew that the real reason was that the Dugu family was swaying at both ends, and they were unwilling to bet completely on the Tang Dynasty or the Sui Dynasty, and they always had reservations.

Although Yang Yuanqing was dissatisfied with the Dugu family, Du Ruhui and Cui Junsu did not take the Dugu family to heart, they glanced at each other, and the two just nodded silently.

Yang Yuanqing couldn't see joy in their eyes, and couldn't help but be stunned, "What, isn't it enough?" ”

Du Ruyan smiled bitterly, "It should be said that it is barely enough." ”

Yang Yuanqing frowned slightly, "What do you mean by barely enough, plus the grain of the Tang Dynasty and the Dugu family, how much grain do we have now?" ”

Du Ruhui said: "The grain of the Tang Dynasty and the Dugu family is about 600,000 stones, plus the grain of the official warehouse, we have a total of one million stone storehouses, and it is indeed enough to deal with the hungry people in the Central Plains and Hebei, but if something happens, I am afraid I am still a little nervous." ”

Yang Yuanqing understands Du Ruhui, if he is not sure, he will not say anything unexpected, there must be something wrong.

"What the hell is going on?"

Du Ruhui sighed slightly, "Your Highness, then I'll say it bluntly, this year may be a disaster year, and there is a big drought in the entire north, from Qingzhou to Guanzhong, no one is spared." ”

When Du Ruhui said this, Yang Yuanqing suddenly realized that it seemed that from June to now, it had not rained much, and it had been very hot, but he had not connected agriculture.

Du Ruhui said: "Originally, we wanted to buy surplus grain from farmers at a high price, but it was very unsuccessful, and the farmers said that there would be a poor harvest this autumn, so they refused to sell the grain, alas! In fact, I should have thought that the summer harvest is a small year, and the autumn harvest will not be too good. ”

"Didn't you say enough was enough? Why is it not enough now, and how much food is missing? ”

Yang Yuanqing was a little anxious, Du Ruhui had told him that as long as he added another five or six hundred thousand stone of grain, he could cope with it until next summer, and the negotiations with the Tang Dynasty had just ended, and now Du Ruhui said that it was not enough, which really made Yang Yuanqing a little dissatisfied.

Du Ruhui felt the dissatisfaction in Yang Yuanqing's tone, and hurriedly got up to ask for guilt, "Return to Your Highness." The humble position is indeed not well considered, please punish Your Highness! ”

Yang Yuanqing was very helpless in his heart, what was the use of punishing Du Ruhui now, so he had to wave his hand helplessly and said: "Forget it, Du Xiangguo told me clearly, where was it not thoughtful?" ”

Du Ruhui sighed and said: "At that time, I already realized that the autumn harvest would not be good, so according to the estimate of the disaster year, if it is only to deal with Hebei and the Central Plains. One million stone of grain can barely be supported, but the humble position did not take into account the impact of the hungry people in the seven counties of Qingzhou, I heard that there has not been a drop of rain there for three months, and the drought is the most serious. In addition, the three armies of Dou Jiande, Song Jingang and Liu Heimin have been fighting for several months, which has had a great impact on agriculture, and the summer harvest has already been very affected, and if the harvest is bad again in autumn. The hunger is bound to explode, Your Highness. We have to plan ahead! ”

Yang Yuanqing only felt that his head was as big as a fight, and in the five years of the Great Cause, there were 12 million stone of grain reserves in various parts of the Great Sui, which still led to the final demise of the Great Sui.

And now they only have a million stone of grain in their hands, but they have to deal with the devastated Hebei and Central Plains. But in another disaster year, can they cope with it?

Yang Yuanqing didn't have any bottom in his heart. He said to Du Ruhui: "Xiangguo write a detailed report!" I'll give you ten days to make a good estimate, and all the possibilities are considered, and I need to know, how much food do we really lack? ”

Du Ruyan bowed and retreated. Yang Yuanqing glanced at Cui Junsu and saw that he had a serious face. couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Does Cui Xiangguo have any problems?" ”

Cui Junsu bowed slightly and said: "It's not a problem, it's a potential crisis!" I would like to talk to Your Highness about the Turks. ”……

The official room finally quieted down, only Yang Yuanqing was left, Yang Yuanqing stood in front of the window with his hands in his hands, staring at the sunset in the distance, the sunset shone in front of the window, smearing Ziwei Pavilion with a layer of magnificent purple.

If it was in the past, Yang Yuanqing would have enjoyed the beautiful scenery of the sunset, but at this moment, he felt that the sunset was extremely dazzling, and the sunset was bright, which meant that the weather would be sunny for the next few days.

At this time, he was extremely looking forward to rain and drought, these two words heavier than lead, weighed heavily on his heart, from childhood to adulthood, he had never been worried about drought, but now, he Yang Yuanqing has to consider the whole world, drought, will be a hurdle that he can't get around.

In the final analysis, it is still a food problem, one stone of rice, but one hundred and twenty catties, enough for a family to eat for two months, if you save a little, you can last for three months.

Now there are about 3 million households under his jurisdiction, even if 20% of the people need relief, that is 600,000 households, if the relief is calculated for half a year, it will need 1.2 million stone of grain, but if you consider the outbreak of hunger in Qingzhou, then at least 1.5 million stone of grain will be needed, and the gap is about 500,000 stone.

The only way is to open up the source and reduce the expenditure, it is far from enough to reduce the expenditure, he must find a way to open the source, but where did he go to find the 500,000 stone grain?

Yang Yuanqing tried his best to worry about the food, and he couldn't stretch his brows because of the food......

Yu Wenshi and his wife Princess Nanyang sat face to face, and because Yang Yuanqing opened his mouth, Empress Xiao put tremendous pressure on her daughter to force her to come to see Yu Wenshi.

Princess Nanyang had no choice but to meet her old husband, the current enemy, she didn't say a word, they had already broken off their affection, and there was nothing to talk about.

Princess Nanyang wore a hood so that Yu Wenshi and could not see her face, and the two sat facing each other for a full quarter of an hour, and Yu Wenshi finally broke the silence and asked, "What about the Zen master, why don't you see him?" ”

Princess Nanyang said coldly: "He is studying in Guozi, you can go to see him, if he is willing to go with you, you can also take him to Chang'an, I will not stop him." ”

Yu Wenshiji's eyes suddenly turned red, he got up and knelt down in front of Princess Nanyang, tears welled up in his eyes, "One day husband and wife for one hundred days, we have been husband and wife for more than ten years, don't you remember any kindness?" ”

Princess Nanyang shook her head slowly, "I am not a widowed person, but the death of my father and emperor has made it impossible for us to reunite again. ”

Princess Nanyang's tears also welled up, she took off her hat, and suddenly made Yu Wenshi and stunned, only to see that his wife Princess Nanyang had no green silk on her head, and the top of her head was smooth, Princess Nanyang sighed, "I have taken refuge in Buddhism, the Dharma name has forgotten the dust, Yuwen donor, take care!" ”

She whispered, 'Amitabha! Then he turned and left the temple, and Yu Wenshi only felt that his eyes had become unusually dark, and he could no longer see the future, and his heart seemed to be pierced by thousands of sharp arrows, and looking at his wife's back, he cried out: "Ah Luo! ”

Princess Nanyang was shocked, but she didn't look back, she walked straight away, Yu Wenshi fell to her knees, howling and crying, and the relationship between husband and wife for more than ten years disappeared like this