Early the next morning, Yang Yuanqing's carriage had just arrived at the gate of Jinyang Palace, where he unexpectedly met the Prime Minister Wang Xu. Yang Yuanqing felt an indescribable disgust towards this Prime Minister with a thin face.
Yang Yuanqing did not want the Wang family to be absolutely loyal to him. He himself came from a famous family. He knew that after hundreds of years of development, the family relationships of these famous families have become intricate and luxuriant. If by chance, a few of the family's children serve as officials in the enemy,
, this is also normal, for example, both the Pei family and the Cui family are present. The head of the Lu family, Lu Chu, is even still in Luoyang as the prime minister, so he can also win over them.
What he hates is "deliberately done." That Luo Ji told him last night, "Wang Xu's second son was still studying at Chang'an Guozixue at the beginning of the year. In August, he successfully sought an official position in the East Palace and became an enshrinement in the Literature Hall. He was a young man who had just made his debut.
A young boy could actually be enshrined in the Donggong Literature Museum. It was obvious that he was trying to win over the Wang family in Taiyuan. How dare Wang Xu say that he didn't know about this?
Yang Yuanqing even suspected that this was Wang Xu's deliberate arrangement. Otherwise, a scholar of Guozixue would dare to go to the Donggong Literature Museum to apply for a job without knowing the truth.
In fact, Wang Xu made this matter public, and his son became an official in Li Tang. This was nothing. After all, famous families considered the continuation of the family more than hanging from a tree. This was a problem for all families.
Yang Yuanqing just felt uncomfortable, but he could understand.
But Wang Xu did not let his nephew or other nephews go to Li Tang. Instead, he asked his son to secretly be loyal to Li Tang. The word "secret" meant that he had something evil in his heart. In fact, it was a kind of betrayal. In August, Wang Xu
Xu had become the prime minister of the Northern Sui Dynasty, and he secretly asked his son to burn incense for Li Tang. This kind of betrayal is intolerable to anyone in power.
Although he has seen through Wang Xu's hypocrisy, Yang Yuanqing does not want to fall out with the Wang family at this time. On the one hand, war preparations are in full swing, and official unrest cannot occur in the rear for the time being. On the other hand, he still needs the Wang family to restrain the Pei family's independence.
Big, if the Wang family falls, there will be a situation where the Pei family controls the government. Before all the major forces in the imperial court rise together, it is indeed impossible to suppress the Wang family. However, Wang Xu asked his son to secretly burn Li Tang's incense, which must be done.
Beware of Wang Xu betraying the interests of the Sui Dynasty.
"General Manager, I seem to have arrived a little early today!" Wang Xu smiled and stepped forward and cupped his hands.
Yang Yuanqing laughed, "It's okay! It should be considered normal. I think Wang Xiangguo is a little late."
Wang Xu didn't know that Luo Ji, who was kicked out of the house by him last night, was now hiding in Yang Yuanqing's house. In fact, he didn't care about that woman at all. A prostitute who entertained people by performing arts actually claimed to have given birth to Wang's flesh and blood.
, whether it is true or false, he will never admit it.
The fact that his second son Wang Ling entered the East Palace to offer sacrifices to the Literature Museum was very secret and was not made public. However, Wang Xu did not expect that Yang Yuanqing would know this secret unintentionally.
He touched his forehead and chuckled: "It seems that I'm late today and I feel a little unwell."
Yang Yuanqing immediately expressed concern: "If Wang Xiangguo feels unwell, go back and rest! Don't collapse your body."
"Thank you for your concern, manager. A little illness is not a problem. I wonder how the negotiations with the Turks will go?"
"Negotiating with the Turks is beneficial to both sides and there won't be too many twists and turns."
The two of them talked and walked into Ziwei Pavilion. Yang Yuanqing walked into his official room. A guard quickly stepped forward to take off his cloak. When Yang Yuanqing saw that Pei Qingsong and Xiao Sheng had already started handling official business, he asked: "Today. Is there anything big going on?"
Pei Qingsong took over Shen Chun's official duties and was responsible for external affairs. He quickly stood up and reported: "Early in the morning, news came from Jingzhao Mansion that Sima Wen Yanbo of the Youzhou General Mansion has entered the city and is now temporarily staying in the Sui Palace."
Two days ago, Yang Yuanqing received a letter from Shanggu County, saying that Wen Yanbo had been ordered to send an envoy to the Sui Dynasty and was on his way to Taiyuan. This news interested Yang Yuanqing. Yang Yuanqing was not interested in the content of Wen Yanbo's envoy. He was He was interested in Wen Yanbo. As early as the fourth year of Daye, when he met Xue Daoheng in the south of the Yangtze River, when talking about talents in the world, Xue Daoheng mentioned the three Wens of Taiyuan, saying that the three brothers were all talented prime ministers. Wen Yanbo was Qi from Taiyuan County. The county man was also from a famous family in Hedong, and was now the most important political official in Youzhou. If he could return to the Sui Dynasty, it would play an extremely important role in stabilizing Youzhou and even enriching the court's talents.
Thinking of this, he immediately said to Pei Qingsong: "Go to the Sui Palace and invite him to see me. You must be polite and don't be rude."
"I humbly obey my command!"
Pei Qingsong hurried away, and Yang Yuanqing ordered Xiao Shan, "Go and ask Pei Xiangguo to come see me!"
Yang Yuanqing also wanted to know the details of yesterday's discussion between Pei Ju and Turk Duxin.
Wen Yanbo arrived in Taiyuan City last night. Although he had relatives in Taiyuan City and his master was Wang Tong, he did not want to go to relatives and friends. He only planned to find an inn to stay for one night. Unexpectedly, Jingzhao Shaoyin Xue Mingyi recognized him. After getting rid of him, he enthusiastically arranged for him to stay in Gui Sui Pavilion.
The food and accommodation conditions here were very good, and the postmasters of the pavilion took good care of him, but he was still a little depressed. The other party actually placed him in the Gui Sui Pavilion. Did he think that he also came to seek refuge with the Fu Dynasty?
Wen Yanbo walked slowly in the library with his hands behind his back. The library was very large and had dozens of courtyards, many of which seemed to be occupied by people. When he walked to a courtyard, he heard the sound of reading loudly coming from the courtyard. He couldn't help but poke his head into the courtyard to take a look. The sound of reading suddenly stopped, and an old man sitting under the plum tree reading looked up at him with dissatisfaction.
Wen Yanbo saw that the old man looked familiar, but couldn't remember who it was. He felt apologetically and quickly said, "I'm sorry for disturbing the old man's study! I'm sorry!"
When he was about to exit the courtyard, the old man in the courtyard suddenly asked: "Are you Wen Er or Wen San?"
When Wen Yanbo saw that he knew him, he was probably his elder, he hurriedly saluted and said: "Young man Yanbo!"
The old man smiled kindly, "Haha! You are Wen Er, the son of my old friend."
Wen Yanbo's father, Wen Junyou, was originally a bachelor of the Wenlin Academy of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and later served as Sima of Sichuan in the Sui Dynasty. When the old man said this, Wen Yanbo suddenly remembered that he had met this old man when he was young, and he was also a Wenlin scholar of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Xu Wenyuan, a bachelor of the Guan Dynasty, is a famous Confucian scholar and currently serves as the Imperial Academy in Luoyang. Why is he here?
"It turns out to be Uncle Xu!"
Wen Yanbo hurriedly stepped forward and saluted again, "I'm here to see Uncle Xu!"
Wen Yanbo's original name was Wen Dalin, but he later changed his name to Yanbo. He did not expect to meet his elders and old friends in Gui Sui Pavilion, which really made him happy and a little surprised. Could it be that Xu Wenyuan was also going to defect to the Northern Sui Dynasty?
Xu Wenyuan served as a doctor of Imperial College during the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and trained many outstanding disciples, such as Yang Xuangan, Li Mi, Wang Shichong, etc., who were all his disciples. They were very prestigious in the Sui Dynasty. He was appointed by Emperor Huangtai to serve as the Imperial College's Jijiuer.
, but the situation in Luoyang has recently worsened, prices have skyrocketed, and people are living in dire straits. Even he himself has to go out to collect firewood to make ends meet. The hardship of life and his loyalty to the Sui Dynasty made him finally choose the Northern Sui Dynasty and come to Taiyuan to seek a job.
Xu Wenyuan waved his hand, "Nephew Suo, no need to be polite, please sit down!"
When Wen Yanbo sat down, Xu Wenyuan asked again: "Is my nephew also coming to Xinfu?"
Wen Yanbo smiled awkwardly and said: "My nephew is currently Sima, the general manager of Youzhou, and he was ordered to go as an envoy to the Sui Dynasty."
"Luo Yi?"
Xu Wenyuan shook his head, "Luo Yi surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and stood on his own, and he died on his own. He was a fierce and timid person. Even the rabble like Wei Daoer and Liu Wuzhou hesitated to take advantage of it, and gave the opportunity to others in vain. If he had earlier
Take the two counties of Shanggu and Hengshan, open the Hedong Passage, and use the strength of the Youzhou Army. How can we have the Northern Sui Dynasty today? This man is just a withered bone in the grave and fish meat on the chopping board. He is not worthy of his nephew's service."
Wen Yanbo secretly praised Xu Wenyuan's sharp eyesight and his clear understanding of the current situation. He then asked: "I wonder who uncle thinks will win in the end between the Northern Sui Dynasty and the Western Tang Dynasty?"
Xu Wenyuan stroked his beard and said: "Since my nephew is the son of my family friend, I have to say something. Although Li Yuan occupies the imperial territory of Guanzhong, he is suspected of colluding with the Turks. The name of the army is not justified. He calls himself a Sui minister."
, but Xian Ping just passed away, and he proclaimed himself emperor, which violated the principles of a monarch and his ministers..."
Before Xu Wenyuan finished speaking, Wen Yanbo couldn't help but said: "But people in the world also recognize him as orthodox."
Xu Wenyuan sneered, "He is just the orthodoxy recognized by the Guanlong nobles. Emperor Jiye and Emperor Huangtai are both here, so how can he be considered orthodox?"
Wen Yanbo blushed and said no more. Xu Wenyuan continued: "Of course, Li Yuan's accession to the throne also has its own attractions. It is much better than Li Mi, Dou Jiande, Xiao Xian and others. It's just that he was favored by the Guanlong nobles and the Li family.
The constraints were too heavy and people could not see the new atmosphere of the new dynasty. Militarily, he could not defeat the new Sui Dynasty and suffered repeated defeats. Politically, he could not break the interest monopoly of the Guanlong Group and could not effectively gain public support. The key
It was the Shandong gentry who did not recognize him, but Yang Yuanqing was supported by the Shandong gentry. After all, the current situation is still a continuation of the struggle between the two major power groups behind the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty. Back then, the Guanlong nobles defeated the Shandong gentry, and now Guanlong
The Long nobles were severely suppressed by the late emperor and are no longer as brave as they once were, while the Shandong gentry were hit by rebellions and bandits and are not as prosperous as they once were. Therefore, who of the two major forces will have the last laugh, I really can’t say, but I
I am personally optimistic about Yang Yuanqing. At least he does not have the burden of Li Yuan's family, and he can recruit scholars based on their talents. This is enough to win over the hearts of scholars all over the world."
Wen Yanbo nodded silently. He felt that what Xu Wenyuan said was very reasonable. He admired Xu Wenyuan's ability to fairly select people regardless of poverty or poverty.
At this time, footsteps came from behind. Wen Yanbo turned around and saw a young official appearing behind him. He bowed and saluted: "I'm Pei Qingsong, a soldier in the office of the Prince of Chu's Palace. My manager has invited Wen Sima to come and meet with him."
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Wen Yanbo quickly stood up and returned the greeting, "I'll go right away!"
Xu Wenyuan also stood up and asked: "Pei Canjun, can you tell me what happened?"
Pei Qingsong smiled slightly and said, "Mr. don't be anxious. The Coal and Civil Service Department has approved the old man's appointment. It is now being discussed in Ziwei Pavilion. The final signature will be signed by the general manager. As the old man is very talented, he will definitely be reused. Please wait patiently."
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Xu Wenyuan also smiled a little embarrassedly, "I am an impatient person. In fact, I have only been here three days. People who came earlier than me are still waiting, but I am impatient. I feel ashamed!"
Pei Qingsong bowed and waved to Wen Yanbo, "Wen Sima please!"