After returning from Beiping County, Yang Yuanqing inspected Anle County and Yuyang County again, appeased the officials there, and solved their immediate difficulties. When he returned to Zhuo County, it was already early spring in February. Although it was still chilly in the spring, it was still in the air
There was already a clear warmth, and tender green appeared on the willow branches, strings of golden forsythia bloomed in the wind in the fields, and the plum blossoms in the woods also bloomed, with snow-white and bright red, which was so beautiful.
The next morning after returning, Yang Yuanqing came to Lu's mansion under the escort of hundreds of personal soldiers. He turned over and dismounted. More than a dozen Lu family elders who were waiting in front of the gate walked forward together. The leader was Lu Yu.
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Lu Yu felt a little proud. Yang Yuanqing came to visit the Lu family the day after returning, which showed his importance to the Lu family. He stepped forward and gave a deep bow, "His Royal Highness of the King of Chu is here, and Lu's mansion will be shining brightly.
This is the glory of the Lu family, and I would like to ask Your Highness to forgive Lu Yu for being frugal."
Lu Yuyu took a pun and apologized for not visiting Yang Yuanqing. It was Yang Yuanqing who saw Lu Yu for the first time. Although he and Lu Zhao were brothers, they looked completely different. Lu Zhao was tall and thin, with temperament
Elegant, but Lu Yu is short and fat, and his appearance is not good. Lu Yu's appearance disappointed him slightly, but he did not show it on his face. He bowed and smiled: "Yuan Qing should have visited the Lu family long ago.
But the business is busy and has been delayed until today. Please forgive me!"
"Where! Where! The Lu family is so shameless that he dares to be the one. Your Highness asks the mansion to speak!"
"Please, please!"
The two exchanged a few greetings, and under the leadership of Lu Yu, Yang Yuanqing walked into the Lu Mansion Lord Hall, Fanyang Hall, which is the place where the Lu family held major family events. It is rare to start a year, like receiving guests,
This is the first time in ten years. Even Luo Yi came, he was not qualified and could only meet in his room. The last time Fanyang Hall was opened, it was the third year of Daye to receive Emperor Yang Guang from Sui.
There is no gorgeous decoration in Fanyang Hall, only a few couches are placed, clean and simple. The surrounding walls are hung with portraits of the previous Lu family heads, and there is an altar on the front, enshrined in the spiritual plaque of Lu Zhi, a great scholar in the late Han Dynasty.
He is recognized as the origin of the Honour Fame.
Yang Yuanqing walked to the altar and lit an incense stick and bowed. This is a basic etiquette. When you visit a wealthy family and see a spiritual card in the hall, you should lit incense and bow to show your respect for the owner. Although it is only basic
Etiquette, but Yang Yuanqing's etiquette and thoughtfulness still won the favor of the Lu family.
"Your Highness is here!"
Yang Yuanqing sat down under Lu Yu's humility, and accompanied him to meet with two elders from Lu Zhaohe, and several maids brought in hot tea. Everyone exchanged greetings. Lu Yu thanked him and said, "I
My brother Luce is incompetent, but he is loved by His Highness and entrusted with important tasks. The Lu family is extremely grateful to His Highness for his kindness."
Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly and said, "Can a person without virtue and incompetence enter the court to become an official? The head of the Lu family is too modest."
Lu Yu also realized that he had not considered the words he had just spoken, Zhou Quan had the intention to mock the court. He felt guilty and was about to explain Yang Yuanqing but stopped him, "I understand what the head of the family means, I'm just a joke, Ling brother is indeed very
He was able to take the post of Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, who was the most capable and arduous person in the court. He actually handled it in an orderly manner. Ziwei Pavilion praised him very much. He was a talented person and deserved to be a child of the Lu family."
Yang Yuanqing's words were frank and sincere, which made every Lu family member sitting very excited. This kind of excitement came from Yang Yuanqing's sincerity, not his intentional flattery, which made them feel the court's trust in the Lu family.
After all, Lu Yu is the head of the family. Although he is grateful, his face still has a calm expression. Moreover, he finds that Yang Yuanqing is paying attention to him, as if he wants to find something from his words and expressions, and he instinctively hides it.
After his inner emotions, he smiled faintly and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your good words, the Lu family has always been loyal to the court, and the Lu family is also willing to contribute a meager strength to stabilize the situation in Youzhou. As long as your Highness has anything to do, we
I will do my best."
Today, Yang Yuanqing visited the Lu family and was just a kind of etiquette visit. This destined that the topics of both parties could not be too in-depth. They were just a general discussion and also an opportunity to express their opinions. For example, the Lu family invited Yang Yuanqing to sit in Fanyang Hall.
It is a statement, but this kind of courteous visit is not optional. His visit is also to create a good and harmonious atmosphere and lay the foundation for the next pragmatic and in-depth discussion.
Without this atmosphere, it would be abrupt for Yang Yuanqing to invite Lu Yu to become an official in Taiyuan, and Lu Yu may not agree. Both sides knew it well. From Yang Yuanqing's inspection of the warehouse and hinting at Lu Zhao, to the official visit today, everything was there.
It is carried out in an orderly manner.
"I'm sorry for the death of Prime Minister Lu. When the Tang army invaded Hongnong County, it seriously threatened Hedong. In order to repel the Tang army, Wang Shichong and I established a military alliance. One of the conditions is to ensure the safety of Prime Minister Lu and make him safe.
I will not let this matter go to Taiyuan, but Wang Shichong betrayed his faith and killed Prime Minister Lu. He also put the blame on the generals below. I will not let this matter go. One day, I will make Wang Shichong pay the price of his breach of trust and will use his head.
Sacrifice to the Prime Minister Lu, this is also my promise to the Lu family.”
Regarding Lu Chu's death, Yang Yuanqing made a formal statement. The Lu brothers and their clan members quickly stood up to thank Yang Yuanqing, "Thank you for your kindness to the Lu family, and the Lu family is very grateful."
Yang Yuanqing laughed and waved his hand quickly, "I dare not be the one! Please sit down by the head of the family."
They talked about some customs in Zhuo County, and the time was almost over, so Yang Yuanqing got up and said goodbye.
"I will return to Taiyuan the day after tomorrow. There are a lot of matters in the imperial court. There are still many military affairs here to deal with. Today I can only visit us in a hasty way. I will come and chat with the head of the Lu family again the next day. I will say goodbye first."
Lu Yu Station also hurriedly stood up and said, "Your Highness took time out of your busy schedule to come to the Lu family. The Lu family is very grateful and dare not waste your noble's precious time. I hope you will come and sit there whenever you have time."
"Sure! Sure!"
Yang Yuanqing said goodbye and left. Lu Yu kept sending him out of the mansion. He watched him ride away from the horse, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Zhao next to him gently stroked his long beard and said to his brother: "The King of Chu actually killed the Lu family."
Wang Shichong’s promise is not an ordinary priority for our Lu family!”
Lu Yu snorted softly in his nose, "Of course this is just a favor. If he wants to win the world, he will naturally destroy Wang Shichong, but what? You are right. Since he is willing to say this to the Lu family, it shows that he is right.
The Lu family’s attention is the key.”
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Leaving Lu Mansion, Yang Yuanqing returned to Youzhou General Administration. However, he was thinking about using Lu Yu as prime minister. When he first established Ziwei Pavilion, he was considering the seven ministers, but he was worried that the quota would be full and it would be difficult to replace them in the future.
, so at the beginning, only five phases were set.
Now that you can take over Youzhou, if Lu Yu can be brought into prime minister, it will play an important role in winning the support of the Hebei gentry. There is also a Boling Cui family, which is also the aristocratic family he is focusing on, from the experience of Hedong.
It is completely correct that he valued the aristocratic family. It is precisely because of the strong support of famous families that the New Sui Dynasty quickly stabilized and established an orthodox position. In Hebei, he planned to do the same and use the prestige of the aristocratic family to quickly stabilize the regime.
But Yang Yuanqing also had a principle, that is, to only use people from aristocratic families, and not establish a system of aristocratic families in politics, that is, to avoid the dross of the theory of family status in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and to allow children of famous families to fully control the center of the court.
When he returned to the General Administration Office, a personal soldier rushed over to report, "Report to the General Administration, Dou Jiande has sent an envoy to come and is waiting for the General Administration to receive him!"
This was a bit beyond Yang Yuanqing's expectations, but it was not surprising. He pondered for a moment and said, "Take him to see me!"
Yang Yuanqing turned over and got out of the horse and entered the general manager's office, and came to the side hall to sit down. Soon, several soldiers brought a middle-aged man, and he stepped forward and bowed, "Han Zhili, the minister of King Changle, met His Highness the King of Chu!"
Yang Yuanqing thought about it and said that Han Zhili seemed to be Dou Jiande's record room joining the army, so he asked, "Are you the record room Han Zheng?"
"That's right!"
"I wonder what's wrong with Han Zhengjun coming to see me?"
"I am hereby the order of my prince, and I will give His Highness a gift to His Highness the King of Chu. I wonder if Dianping is willing to look at it?"
Yang Wuqing smiled faintly, "Then take it and take a look."
Han Zhili was overjoyed and quickly turned around and shouted, "Please help bring it up!"
Dozens of Sui soldiers brought up a dozen large boxes, followed by more than 20 young and beautiful girls. Han Zhili stepped forward and opened the boxes one by one. The box was filled with jewels and jade, and the big pieces of gold were shining.
Shiny, dazzling.
Han Zhili pointed to the jewelry and gold and said to the girl: "These are some small gifts that the prince gave to His Highness the King of Chu, but it is just the prince's wishes. Please accept them with a smile."
Yang Yuanqing glanced at the jewelry beauty disdainfully, but asked without saying a word: "I heard that General Dou has no money, and he will reward his subordinates whenever he gets a little gold and silver treasure. He himself is simple and dressed in a cloth clothes, and never gets close to women.
, But how could he have so many gold, silver and jewelry, and beautiful girls? Is it true that the rumors about General Dou are not true, and his nature is to spend money and be greedy for money and lust?"
Han Zhili blushed and quickly explained: "My prince does live a simple life. He is neither greedy for money nor lust. These beauties are all gifts given to the prince. The prince is not happy, so he handed them over to the prince.
Please accept it with a smile on your face.”
Yang Yuanqing laughed, "This is General Dou's wrong. Don't do to others what he doesn't want others to do to you. Give me what he doesn't like. Do I like it? You General Dou has a problem with your thoughts!"
Han Zhili's face turned red and white. He bit his lips and said, "I wonder what Your Highness wants?"
"General Gongshi Dou knew very well, but he was reluctant to give it to me. If he was willing to give me what I wanted, then it would be okay for me to stop the army and reconcile with him."
"Please tell me that I will convey it to the prince."
Yang Yuanqing's eyes slowly narrowed, "I want the land of Hebei, he should be very chess-chu!"