Chapter 25 The actors are about to take their place
Dugu Mansion.
The summer is hot, and Dugu Zhen no longer likes fishing with a straight hook because he is old and cannot stand the scorching sun.
In the pavilion.
Dugu Zhen looked at the goat's milk fruit ice cream in his hand. He could feel the refreshing cool air coming from the palm of his hand holding the ice cream.
"What is this?"
"Ice." Duguying replied.
"Nonsense, can this still be boiling water?" Dugu Zhen rolled his eyes, and then asked: "This thing doesn't look like ice? Where did you get it?"
"The weather has been hot recently, and the officials in the Chu Palace use this product to cool down every day. The owner of the house might as well try it, it's really good."
"Did King Chu do it?"
"yes."
Dugu Zhen nodded, took a few bites, and praised: "Not bad, it's cold and delicious, and it really relieves the heat."
"As long as the master likes it."
Dugu Zhen was eating ice cream and asked: "I asked you to work in the Prince Chu's Mansion, but I have never talked to you. Now that I have time, you can tell me whether you want to stay in the Prince Chu's Mansion. If not, I will think of an idea.
There is a way to transfer you away."
Duguying thought for a moment and shook her head in refusal.
"Thank you very much, Master, for your kindness, but I think it would be good to stay with King Chu."
"Okay, as long as you are willing." Dugu Zhen did not force him, and then asked: "What has King Chu been busy with recently?"
"The sage asked the King of Chu to investigate the case of Dou's private possession of crossbows. He has been busy investigating the case. However, I heard that there seems to be no clue. The King of Chu has been quite depressed these past two days."
Dugu Zhen smiled and said nothing.
There will be no result in that case.
He asked again: "What is the relationship between the King of Chu and you?"
"Not far, not close." Dugu Ying thought for a while and said, then smiled bitterly and said: "Although the Chu Palace is small, it has all the talents. Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, Chu Suiliang, Xue Yuanjing and others are all temporary talents. I have some...
.... Let the family owner down."
Hearing this, Dugu Zhen bit off the fruit on the ice cream and said comfortingly: "Gold will always shine, and the King of Chu will reuse you one day."
"yes."
Immediately, Dugu Zhen said a few words of encouragement and sent Dugu Ying away.
Dugu Sheng watched Dugu Ying walk away and said thoughtfully: "Although Dugu Ying has no talent in the world, she should not have any constraints in handling some affairs. Why can't she be reused by the King of Chu?"
"Can't you guess?" Dugu Zhen asked.
Um?
Dugu Sheng thought about it carefully and suddenly realized.
"Does the head of the family mean that the King of Chu is deliberately alienating Dugu Ying?"
"Not necessarily." Dugu Zhen said: "It's not that we are distant, but we are not close either. Ha, this King of Chu is getting more and more incomprehensible."
"Okay, let's not talk about the King of Chu." Dugu Zhen ended the topic and said: "This time about the case of Dou's secretly hiding a crossbow, one of Dou Wei and Dou Kang will definitely leave the court. If Dou does not handle it properly, even
Two people will be left.”
Speaking of this, he had a slightly gloating smile on his face. When he left the political hall, he had already anticipated this day.
"Master, I'm afraid Edong Palace can't do so much about this matter. I think there must be someone behind it."
"You have made progress." Dugu Zhen nodded and said, "The Dou family is very courageous. Li Yuan is still here and the prince is still here, but they unabashedly favor the King of Qin. They are not looking for death like this."
Dugu Sheng was silent for a while and said: "Master, if there is really the shadow of Li Yuan behind this incident, doesn't it mean that he wants to deal with us Guanlong people?"
"Not necessarily." Dugu Zhen said: "He is repeating his old tricks. He just wants to reduce the voice of Guanlong people in the political affairs hall. Look at the children of the Dou family, they still hold important positions."
"If that's the case, do we have a chance to become prime minister this time?"
Dugu Zhen looked at him funny and asked, "Tell me, among the current Dugu family, who is qualified to be the prime minister?"
Dugu Sheng: "......"
He thought about it carefully and found that no one could do it.
"Stop your wishful thinking. What you should plan is not the position, but the position of the Minister of Civil Affairs." Dugu Zhen said.
"Minister of the Ministry of Personnel?" Dugu Sheng asked: "Isn't this Dou Wei's position...Does the head of the family mean that the person leaving this time is Dou Wei?"
"Otherwise?" Dugu Zhen sneered coldly, "Dou Wei is old and will have to leave the court sooner or later. How could he sacrifice Dou Kang to save himself?"
"I see."
On the prairie.
The black hawk flew across the sky like lightning, leaving behind a plume of flight that landed impartially on Liu Wenjing's shoulder.
"Thief bird!" he shouted angrily, pointing to the sky.
Pei Ju next to him was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Why does Prime Minister Liu have to quarrel with the beast?"
This mission to the Turks was not smooth at first because Chuluo had a big appetite and wanted to take advantage of the peace treaty to occupy Mayi and other places. However, the Tang Dynasty won the battle and refused to give in. Chuluo could only fight with Pei Ju.
Use up.
After struggling for a long time, the two sides worked together and finally reached a peace treaty when Liu Wenjing arrived in Turks.
A peace treaty does not have much binding force, mainly because the Tang Dynasty won this time. Pei Ju himself did not know how long the abrupt peace could last, but it had nothing to do with him. Next time he would not go to the Turks to die.
Whoever wants to go will go, anyway, he will not go again.
"Things from the grassland are not good." Liu Wenjing curled her lips.
Pei Ju laughed and rode his horse very leisurely.
Liu Wenjing asked: "How long does Mr. Pei think the Turks can stay in peace?"
"Three or four years." Pei Ju guessed: "This time Chu Luo failed to go south. I think there must be people in the Turks who are dissatisfied with him. His son Ao Sheshe was captured by the Tang Dynasty, which made him lose face.
It is estimated that he is thinking about stabilizing the Turks now and will not go south in a big way for the time being."
"That's good." Liu Wenjing hummed, "When the Tang Dynasty unifies the Central Plains, they will die."
Say something harsh?
Pei Ju felt funny in his heart. The Turks were not that easy to deal with.
Yu Wenshi said: "It is always not a good thing for Yang You to be in the hands of the Turks."
Upon hearing this, Pei Ju was silent and did not answer.
Youzhou.
Since the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Luo Yi has occupied Youzhou and taken charge of himself as the general manager of Youzhou, creating a separate empire. He relied on the weapons and equipment left by Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty when he conquered Goguryeo to dominate Youzhou. Although he was said to dominate one area, only Luo Yi himself knew
How much moisture is in it?
Now he can only try to clear the way. As for Dou Jiande, he has more than enough ambition but not enough power.
However, after Dou Jiande was defeated by the Tang Dynasty, he saw an opportunity, so he prepared to take the opportunity to attack Dou Jiande and expand his territory.
But unexpectedly, before he could eat Dou Jiande, Gao Kaidao came to trouble him from behind and forced him to return to Youzhou.
Hebei now has a different meaning of the Three Kingdoms' struggle for hegemony.
Dou Jiande, Luo Yi, Gao Kaidao, the three forces are restraining each other, and no one can do anything to the other.
At this time, Wen Yanbo approached Luo Yi.
Wen Yanbo is the second of the three Wen brothers and is currently the Sima of Youzhou. He had received a letter from his eldest brother from Chang'an a long time ago, asking him to persuade Luo Yi to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but he never took action.
Until today, when Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao joined forces, he knew that his opportunity had come.
Luo Yi is in his thirties, young, strong and full of energy.
"Is Wen Sima here today to offer some advice to defeat the enemy?" Luo Yi looked at Wen Yanbo expectantly. He knew Wen Yanbo's talent, but he had never received Wen Yanbo's full help, which made him a little