Stirring the chicken soup with a spoon, Li Zhiyun finished drinking the chicken soup, put it down, and wiped his mouth.
"Although they are surrendered generals, they are loyal and brave people who deserve to be reused. Besides, when Li Mi was defeated, they traveled thousands of miles to come to serve me. How could I turn a blind eye?"
Xue Shou pursed his lips, nodded and said nothing.
Everyone had a midnight snack and started busy again. They didn't leave from the Prince of Chu's Mansion until the sky turned white.
"Ke Ming, wait a moment." Xue Shou called to Du Ruhui.
"What's the matter?"
Xue Shou stepped forward and they walked side by side.
At this time, Chang'an had begun a new day's work. The old man carrying excrement passed by the two of them. A stench floated in the air, making them cover their mouths and noses.
"Keming, your Majesty seems to be a little... well, a little bit distrustful of me recently." He said after thinking about it again and again.
Du Ruhui knew it well, but there was a look of confusion on his face.
"Why do you say this? If the king doesn't trust you, how can he let you handle all the affairs in the army?"
"That's not the case." Xue Shou frowned and said, "I always feel that the king seems to be a little alienated from me."
Du Ruhui knew his confusion, so he patted him on the shoulder and said sincerely: "You should try to understand the king."
Xue Shou didn't understand and looked at Du Ruhui. The latter didn't explain, but just smiled.
This kind of thing cannot be explained clearly, you can only understand it yourself.
Xue Shou somewhat understood that there was something behind Du Ruhui's words, but he couldn't understand it for the moment.
Dugu Mansion.
Dou Wei rarely gets away from government affairs and finds Dugu Zhen, who is idle at home, fishing together.
"Brother Dugu, what do you think of what King Chu said?"
He informed Dugu Zhen about the political affairs hall and wanted to hear Dugu Zhen's opinion.
Dugu Zhen seemed to be pretending to be asleep, but in fact he had been listening carefully to Dou Wei's words.
"The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of whom is different. King Chu reminds me of an old friend."
"who?"
"Former Sui Wei Wang Shuang."
After Dou Wei heard this, he burst out laughing, "Brother Dugu, are you confused? I admit that Li Zhiyun is indeed charming, but compared to King Wei Shuang, he is not qualified enough. In my opinion, King Qin is better than King Wei
Refreshing charm.”
Dugu Zhen sneered at Dou Wei's words. Although Qin King Li Shimin was superhuman in military strategy, his marching style was completely different from that of Wei Wang Shuang. If we want to find a comparison object in history, then Wei Wang Shuang and Huo Qubing are similar, while Qin Wang
Looks like Sima Yi.
"Brother Dugu, you haven't said what King Chu thinks yet?" Dou Wei asked.
Dugu Zhen said lightly: "Basically in line with the current situation of Datang."
"So, do you think the prince's idea is inappropriate?"
"It's not inappropriate, but the prince is too naive. Now Dou Jiande is in Hebei. Once he gets the support of the Fanyang Lu family, the Bolingcui family and other families, he will become another former Qi. There are endless melees in the south and other places, Xiao Xian
With the support of the remaining ministers of Xiao Liang and the remnants of Nanchen, once the south is unified, it will be a three-legged alliance. At that time, it will not be that simple to unify the world in a short time."
"You seem to have forgotten Wang Shichong." Dou Wei said: "He has just defeated Li Mi, his morale is strong, and Luoyang ranks among the best in the world, so his power should not be underestimated."
"Huh, Wang Shichong is just a clown. He doesn't wear a beard and wears Hanfu. He really thinks that he is a Han, but he is just a dog." Dugu Zhen said disdainfully: "Although the granaries in Henan County are full, they are not taken from them.
If it is not used up, if it is not productive, if it does not support the people, if it does not support the army and the people, then Li Mi's fate will be his fate."
Dou Wei nodded and stroked his beard and said: "Now, we just have to wait for King Qin to deal with Li Gui and Li Shuliang to deal with Zhu Can. Then we can attack Luoyang and restore the Eastern Capital."
"Yeah." Dugu Zhen replied absently.
Dou Wei chatted for a few words and then stood up to leave, leaving Dugu Zhen to fish alone.
Not long after, Dugu Sheng came over.
"Master, Mr. Dou has returned."
Dugu Zhen nodded and reached out to pat the cushion beside him.
"sit."
"yes."
After Dugu Sheng sat down, he smiled and said: "The master of the family has been fishing all day long, but he never seems to be successful."
Dugu Zhen smiled and did not explain, but asked: "Did you hear the conversation just now?"
"I heard it."
"Okay, what do you think?"
"Does the head of the family mean the Tang Dynasty or...the King of Chu?"
"What do you think?" Dugu Zhen asked expressionlessly.
Understood, Dugu Sheng thought for a while, organized his words, and said: "As the head of the family said, King Chu is a smart man. Moreover, I think King Chu seems to be hiding his clumsiness."
Dugu Zhen's lips curled up slightly, "Yes, I've made some progress."
After being encouraged, Dugu Sheng was very happy, and continued: "With the knowledge and vision of King Chu, he should never be so mediocre. I think he did this deliberately. Now the battle between the prince and King Qin has begun to take shape.
The King of Chu was afraid that he would notice something and didn't want to get involved, so he kept showing his mediocrity to others."
"Whether you don't want to get involved or you have other motives, it's too early to draw a conclusion now," Duguzhen said.
"Ah?" Dugu Sheng looked at the head of the family in confusion and said, "What does the head of the family mean, who is King Chu secretly supporting?"
You must have misunderstood the fool, Dugu Zhen sighed in his heart, it seems that the younger generation needs to be careful in his teachings.
"No matter what King Chu's plan is, you and I need to pay attention to him. In addition, Dou Wei hopes that the Dugu family will send people to assist King Qin. What do you think?"
Dugu Sheng said with a serious face: "Mr. Dou is lobbying for the King of Qin."
"What do you think?"
"I don't think it's appropriate."
"Why?"
Dugu Sheng thought carefully and said: "The Tang Dynasty is not the Sui Dynasty, and Prince Jiancheng is not Prince Yong. It is difficult to draw a conclusion."
Dugu Zhen nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad. How do you think we should reply to Dou Wei?"
"I thought, either we don't help, or we all help."
"Aren't you afraid of offending King Qin?" Dugu Zhen asked.
Dugu Sheng asked: "How many kings have the Dugu family offended?"
Hearing this, Dugu Zhen burst out laughing.
"Okay, okay, you are much more sensible than Wynn."
"I don't dare. It's all down to the head of the family to give me advice."
Dugu Zhen gently grasped the fishing rod, stroked his beard and thought for a moment, then asked: "Where is Dugu Ying working now?"
"Now he is the Sicheng of Honglu Temple."
Dugu Zhen closed his eyes slightly and said: "It's time for him to make a move. The Dugu family is not in a good position, but we can't give up our interests."
"What does the head of the family mean?"
"Let Dugu Ying go to King Chu."
Dugu Sheng lowered his head slightly, "Follow your orders."
After Dugu Sheng left, Dugu Zhen picked up the fishing rod, threaded a needle through the thread, and quietly lit the water in the pond.
For most people, being an official is difficult. But for aristocratic families, being an official is very simple. It couldn't be easier for a top-notch Guanlong family like the Dugu family to ask the emperor for a chance to be promoted to a member of the family.
things.
Within two days, Dugu Sheng received Dugu Ying's peace transfer documents from the Ministry of Officials.
Just like Li Zhiyun, who was appointed King of Chu at the age of fifteen and became counselor of state affairs, in this era, giving birth to a good child is a technical job.