It's too hard to recover the decline.

"Didn't Niangniang persuade Your Majesty, this kind of thing is still bent on going your own way, Your Majesty is too stubborn and self-serving" Zhang Bairen was dissatisfied.

"The dragon vein of Tongji Canal has been dug up, destroying the entire canal's plan, the dragon vein has not been able to be completed for a long time, and has been consuming the qi of the Great Sui, only by speeding up the opening of all canals can the current crisis be solved" Empress Xiao said in a deep voice: "If you don't speed up the opening of the canal, I'm afraid the consequences will be worse than this." ”

Zhang Bairen was silent for a while when he heard this, then raised his head and said: "What about the imperial examination? The matter of the imperial examination can be done slowly, why be so tough, provoke a backlash from the major valve families." ”

"Alas, there is a mistake in the canal, and Your Majesty urgently needs one thing to prove his wisdom and martial arts" Empress Xiao couldn't cry or laugh.

"This is gambling with the country, and the price is too great" Zhang Bairen took a deep breath: "The price is too big!"

"The Great Sui is now at the peak of its national strength, even if the gate valve family is unwilling, they can only pinch their noses and admit it, if it is delayed for three or five years, the Great Sui is exhausted, if Your Majesty dares to carry out the imperial examination, I am afraid that it will be the end of the earth-shattering" Empress Xiao shook her head: "The imperial examination system is the only way to break the gate valve elbow system, Your Majesty wants to be the emperor of the ages, this matter must be done." ”

Since it has to be done, of course, it can't be stopped.

As he was talking, he suddenly heard the summons of the chamberlain: "Niangniang, Your Majesty heard that Zhang Bairen had entered Beijing and summoned him to talk in the past." ”

Empress Xiao nodded, and Zhang Bairen got up to say goodbye.

followed the chamberlain to Yang Guang's bedroom, and at this time Yang Guang was holding a jade cup and sitting there drunk.

"I've seen Your Majesty!" Zhang Bairen saluted.

"Give a seat" Yang Guang waved his hand, and a maid brought a splendid wooden pier.

Zhang Bairen sat down, and Yang Guang said: "As the saying goes, you don't work hard without hair, you are not yet ten years old this year, I really don't know why Empress Xiao trusted you so much, and actually summoned you to Beijing overnight." ”

"If you have ambitions, you are not old, and if you have no ambitions, you will live for a hundred years" Zhang Bairen stroked his chin and smiled unhurriedly, his face full of confidence.

"A good person who has ambitions is not old, and has no ambitions to live for a hundred years, since you have entered Beijing, what do you think when you know my handwriting?" Yang Guang looked at Zhang Bairen and said with drunken eyes.

"Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, Your Majesty is inevitably in a hurry," Zhang Bairen shushed.

"Wrong, it's not that I'm in a hurry, but these guys don't give me time, you supervise the affairs of the Tongji Canal, you know best, if the matter of this canal is delayed, the major families will definitely continue to do tricks and feet in it, once my five major canals of the Great Sui are all plotted, the Great Sui is not far from the country" Yang Guang leaned back on the seat and yawned palely: "The reason why I want to open the imperial examination is not impulsive, but I want to give a warning to the family of the gate valve, and use the topic to play, the matter of the canal just gives me the opportunity to make trouble." ”

With the help of the canal, the gate valve family itself is at a loss, and there is no place to reason after suffering this loss.

First, it broke the monopoly of the gate valve, and secondly, it can be regarded as a counterattack against the canal, no matter what the family behind did, the matter of opening the imperial examination will inevitably involve the family behind it and be criticized by everyone.

"It's easy to calculate, there is no simple role for anyone who can be an emperor!" Zhang Bairen looked at Yang Guang seriously, and suddenly realized that he had underestimated him before.

As if feeling the shock in Zhang Bairen's eyes, Yang Guang smiled proudly: "I'm not a fool. ”

Zhang Bairen was silent for a while, Yang Guang was so calculating, why would the Great Sui perish?

Is the gate valve family willing to suffer this loss?

"If Your Majesty wants to have an advantage, you still need to use means to win over Confucianism" Zhang Bairen looked at Yang Guang: "Confucian disciples are all over the world, from the powerful in the court to the reckless in the rivers and lakes.

"It's not that easy" Yang Guang shook his head: "It's difficult to win over Confucianism." ”

"It's not impossible to be difficult, there is a way for the lower officials, and it is still necessary to strike at a critical moment to deter the world's heroes" Zhang Bairen's eyes narrowed slightly.

"If you can win over Confucianism for me, you can open all kinds of conditions at will" Yang Guang's spirit was shocked.

"Then it's a word, and I will definitely not disappoint Your Majesty" The corners of Zhang Bairen's mouth curled.

"Your mother went to Jindingguan?" Yang Guang suddenly changed his words.

Zhang Bairen was stunned, Yang Guang was quite well-informed, and he really had a few brushes.

"Hmm," Zhang Bairen nodded.

"Sun Simiao's news has been spread to the major state capitals to find it for you, you don't have to be too anxious, it's just a big deal that I sealed her a god position, now the five major channels are excavated, no worse than the ancient rivers, sealing a god position is immortal and long-term vision" Yang Guang looked at Zhang Bairen and said seriously: "The queen is optimistic about you, I am even more optimistic about you, just a childish child has already stepped into the threshold of jade liquid returning pills, and the first master of his year will belong to you." Everyone in the world has been deceived by you, and everyone in the world thinks that you have taken the road of sword immortals, but they never thought that you were actually walking the path of great awakening. ”

Zhang Bairen was shocked, how could Yang Guang know so much?

Seeing Zhang Bairen's horror in his eyes, Yang Guang was very satisfied with Zhang Bairen's expression: "There are few things in this Great Sui that can be hidden. ”

"What about Li Valve?" Zhang Bairen looked at Yang Guang.

Yang Guang paused when he heard this, and after a while, he said, "Li Valve and the Yang family both belong to the same camp as the Guanlongmen Valve, although there have been some small actions over the years, but they are not to be feared, and they are harmless." ”

Zhang Bairen didn't believe Yang Guang's words at all, the relationship between Yang Guang and the Li family was that of a brother-in-law, although they were close, Yang Guang might not be able to trust the other party, otherwise he would not have asked the other party to enter the court for testing.

"The group of demons in Jindingguan have bad intentions, you kid stay away from them in the future, so as not to be implicated by Jindingguan, and you won't be able to withdraw when the time comes" After finishing speaking, Yang Guang waved his hand: "I have my own opinions about the imperial examination, you don't have to worry about it, tonight the hundred officials gather to admire the moon, you can also come together." ”

"Obey" Zhang Bairen responded, and then got up to leave.

Out of Yang Guang's dormitory, Zhang Bairen walked towards Yong'an Palace, and really saw a beautiful woman standing in the cold wind and stomping her feet waiting for him.

"Qiaoyan" Zhang Bairen smiled and waved his hand.

"The little gentleman is back, what about the slave's gift?" Qiao Yan glared at Zhang Bairen with big eyes.

Zhang Bairen smiled, stretched out his hand to pinch Qiao Yan's face, and then took out an egg-sized night pearl from his sleeve, wrapped it in a red string sachet, and tied it to Qiao Yan's white and greasy neck: "Do you like it?"

"Such a big night pearl is too precious" Qiao Yan was slightly stunned, touching the night pearl on her chest to show a reluctant look. After coming back to his senses, he wanted to drag it down and return it to Zhang Bairen, but Zhang Bairen grabbed the palm of his hand: "What was given to you, how can it be taken back." ”

"Then the slave maid, thank you, little gentleman," Qiao Yan smiled crisply.

"Shhhh

Qiao Yan was stunned for a moment, and then nodded again and again: "The slave will be careful." ”

As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve: "No, the new pastries in the palace will be brought to you to try." ”

"I like the pastries in the palace the most," Zhang Bairen's eyes lit up.

looked left and right, saw that there was no one, quickly tucked it into his sleeve, and then waved his hand at Qiaoyan: "We'll see you in the evening." ”

"See you in the evening," Qiao Yan smiled.

Zhang Bairen walked out of Yong'an Palace, and the Xiao family brothers were sitting on the stone platform at this time and talking about something.

"Snapdragon and Snaptiger, what are you doing here?" Zhang Bairen shouted from afar.

Snaptiger kicked Snapdragon: "You say." ”

Snapdragon smiled bitterly, scratched his head and said, "Our brother wants to ask Mr. Xiao if he has time at night." ”

"Huh?" Zhang Bairen looked at the two suspiciously: "Is there anything wrong at night?"

"Mr. Xiao is not a young man now, let's go to the drunken flower building to drink flower wine together," Xiaolong said.

"I'm not in the mood, you brothers go" Zhang Bairen turned around and left.

"But our brother doesn't have any money, otherwise who wants to take you there" Xiaohu rolled his eyes.

Zhang Bairen was stunned, turned around and said, "You two offer a lot of offerings every month." ”

"The family is too strict, and I have to support my wife and children, where can I have spare money to drink flower wine!"