Early the next morning, Luo Shixin hurriedly walked into Jinyang Palace and came all the way to Ziwei Pavilion. Just now, Yang Yuanqing sent his guards to come to him and said that he had something important. He said a few words to the guards of Ziwei Pavilion, and the guards led him
Entered the building.
"Your Majesty, General Luo Shixin would like to see you."
"Let him in!" Yang Yuanqing's tone seemed a little unhappy.
Luo Shi felt nervous for a while. He didn't know what was going on. He opened the door and walked in. In the room, Yang Yuanqing was sitting behind the desk with a gloomy face. Next to him stood Cheng Yaojin with a smirk on his face. Luo Shixin's brain
There was a loud bang, did he know what was going on?
He had no choice but to step forward and kneel down on one knee to salute, "I'm humble Luo Shixin, join the position of general manager!"
Yang Yuanqing glanced at him coldly and said, "General Luo, do you know your guilt?"
Luo Shixin was startled for a moment, then said after a while: "It's a humble position... I don't know."
"Hmph! The last time you indulged the enemy, I spared you lightly. I didn't expect that you didn't learn your lesson and actually indulged the enemy again."
Yang Yuanqing slammed the table, "You are so brave!"
Luo Shixin's scalp felt numb for a while, and he slowly lowered his head, "I'm sorry for my low position!"
"Someone is coming!"
Yang Yuanqing shouted angrily, and several soldiers walked in from the door. He pointed at Luo Shixin and said, "Push him out and kill him!"
The soldiers were all stunned. Cheng Yaojin was so frightened that he almost peed. He came to complain not because he wanted Luo Shixin's life. His legs went weak and he knelt down, "Plop!" "Manager, please..."
.Spare Shixin!”
The soldiers also knelt down and said, "General Manager, spare General Luo!"
Luo Shixin lowered his head and trembled slightly. Of course he knew that the senior brother did not really want to kill him. But what he did had offended the senior brother. He did not dare to quibble and whispered: "Senior brother, I know I was wrong!"
Yang Yuanqing was also extremely annoyed. Early in the morning, he received a small report from Cheng Yaojin. Yesterday, Dou Xianniang came all the way to find Luo Shixin. However, he scolded him very coldly and lost her popularity. At this time, Yang Yuanqing hated it.
I just wanted to kick him over.
"Everyone get up!"
Only then did Cheng Yaojin realize that the manager didn't really want to kill Luo Shixin, but was just trying to scare him. Cheng Yaojin cursed himself in his heart, stood up, and said with a smile: "Manager, why don't you let Shixin get him back."
Yang Yuanqing glared at him fiercely, "Why do you want to talk more?"
Cheng Yaojin trembled with fright and did not dare to say another word. At this time, Luo Shixin also stood up and stood aside with his hands down. Yang Yuanqing looked at him again and saw a few bloodshot eyes in his eyes. He probably had not slept all night.
, this bastard has brought it upon himself.
The anger in Yang Yuanqing's heart calmed down a little, and he slowly asked him: "Why did you refuse?"
Luo Shixin bit his lip and whispered: "She is Dou Jiande's niece. If her humble position has anything to do with her, I feel sorry for the brothers who died in the war."
"What a noble and noble Sui general!"
Yang Yuanqing was so angry that he laughed and said: "According to your idea, Yang Shidao should hang himself. His brother is the Minister of the Tang Dynasty. I, Yang Yuanqing, should also jump into the river. Yang Jun and Yang Rong are still officials in the East Palace of the Tang Dynasty.
, Also, the brothers who died in the battle did not fight for you Luo Shixin, why are you being so sentimental?"
Yang Yuanqing's series of angry scoldings made Luo Shixin unable to lift his head. Yang Yuanqing snorted again, "Thank you for calling yourself a man. In fact, you are just narrow-minded and self-righteous. You can't even tolerate a woman, but you can still tolerate it in your heart."
who?"
Luo Shixin's face turned red after being scolded and he knelt down again. Yang Yuanqing winked at Cheng Yaojin. Cheng Yaojin suddenly woke up and immediately pulled a few soldiers out and closed the door.
Only Yang Yuanqing and Luo Shixin were left in the room. Yang Yuanqing took out a piece of information from the desk and threw it to him, "See for yourself! What happened in Licheng County?"
Luo Shixin picked up the information and looked at it. Yang Yuanqing said coldly: "Dou Jiande wanted to marry Liu Heitai, but Xian Niang ran away. Liu Heitai fell out with Dou Jiande in anger, and the relationship between the two became sour.
I have nowhere to go. I have come all the way to seek refuge with you, but you drive them away. You have to say this out of conscience!"
Only then did Luo Shixin know that Xian Niang had escaped from marriage and came to find him. He felt extremely remorseful and wanted to kill himself, "I'll...find her back!"
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "This is what it looks like. I only have one sentence for you. A man can bend and stretch, so go ahead!"
Luo Shixin turned around and left slowly. At this time, Cheng Yaojin walked in again, "General manager, do you have anything else to tell me?"
Yang Yuanqing thought for a while and said, "You help him search for him. I will allow you to use five hundred sergeants to help search. I don't think Dou Xianniang will leave Taiyuan for a while. If this matter is done well, I will get a reward."
Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes, gave a deep salute and said: "I and Luo Shixin are brothers. This is for the sake of friendship. It is a matter of duty. I dare not ask the general manager to reward you."
"Well said!"
Yang Yuanqing nodded approvingly. Although Cheng Yaojin had a nasty mouth and was greedy for money, he still performed well at the critical moment. At this time, Yang Yuanqing remembered something again and asked him: "When will your wife be married?"
Production?"
"It's coming soon! The midwife said within ten days, and several midwives said they are 50% sure it's the boy. Can the manager give Xiao Yaojin a name?"
"50% sure", Yang Yuanqing burst into laughter, it was really interesting.
"What if the baby is a daughter?"
"My daughter is also a treasure. My wife said that she will ask the princess to give her a name."
Yang Yuanqing thought for a while and then said: "This is your first child. If it is a son, you can name it Cheng Yuansi, and the baby name is Tieniu. How about it?"
Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed that the manager gave him the name, and his son's future was brightened. He quickly bowed deeply and said, "Thank you so much for the name, manager, and I wish you the blessing of the manager. I will definitely let my wife give birth to an iron ox..." Cheng Yaojin also said
After retreating, the room became completely quiet. Yang Yuanqing stood in front of the map with his hands behind his hands. He was considering his next move. Although the summer harvest was approaching and it was not the time for a war, he had to be prepared and make arrangements in advance.
At this time, the guard's report came from outside the door, "Your Highness, Mr. Xiao is here."
Yang Yuanqing nodded, "Let him in!"
The door opened. Xiao Jing, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, walked in quickly, bowed and saluted, "Xiao Jing, see your highness!"
Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Can you still adapt to the Ministry of Rites now?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, I can adapt to it."
Yang Yuanqing laughed. "You don't really plan to stay in the Ministry of Rites!"
Xiao Jing blushed. Of course he didn't want to work in the Ministry of Rites. He was just asked how to answer. Could it be that he didn't adapt to the Ministry of Rites?
"No matter where you are as a subordinate, you must always do your best to get things done in order to fulfill the duties of a minister."
This is of course an official cliché, and Yang Yuanqing can recognize it, but official clichés are not bad. Many times official clichés are necessary, just like diplomatic rhetoric. Although it does not make any sense, it is a kind of lubrication.
Without lubricant, conflicts will arise hundreds of times.
But if you have to take official clichés or diplomatic rhetoric seriously, it only shows that the person concerned is naive and does not know the ways of the power field. The truth of the power field can only be seen with the eyes. It can be thought with the mind, not heard with the ears.
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Therefore, whether Xiao Jing is satisfied with the Ministry of Rites does not depend on what he says, but on what Yang Yuanqing does. The same is true for the Ministry of Rites. If he joins the army and is transferred from the Records Office to become a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, no one will be satisfied. But if he joins the army and is transferred from the Records Office to become the Minister of Rites, then
It will be different.
Yang Yuanqing knew it well, and of course he would not treat Xiao Jing badly, but some things had to be rounded, and the outlines should not be too heavy. This was the imperial court after all, and Yang Yuanqing's every move was noticed, and he could not act like a housewife.
Demoting Xiao Jing today and promoting him tomorrow.
The prime ministers who understand the truth may not care, but the vast number of middle and low-level officials who do not understand the truth will be dissatisfied, thinking that there is no rules and that Yang Yuanqing is doing things unfairly, but he can never make the truth known to the public!
This requires a little political wisdom and a tactful means to properly handle Xiao Jing's position.
"Well! I plan to ask you to go to Jianghuai as an envoy to do a big thing for me."
"Please give me your orders, Your Highness!"
"Go to Du Fuwei and make sure he accepts the canonization of the Sui Dynasty and forms an alliance with the Sui army... Cheng Yaojin walked out of Jinyang Palace happily. He wanted to rush home to listen to his wife.
In the belly, is it a calf or a heifer?
As soon as he left Jinyang Palace, he saw Luo Shixin waiting for him at the door. His scalp felt numb. He knew that Luo Shixin wanted to ask him for help, but where did Dou Xianniang go, and how did he know?
Helpless, Cheng Yaojin had no choice but to step forward slowly, "Brother Shixin, why aren't you in a hurry? Are you still wasting time here?"
Luo Shixin sighed, "Where should I go to find her in this huge crowd? Fourth brother, please help me come up with an idea!"
"Well... I have something to do when I go home first, and I will help you think of a solution later."
Luo Shixin was not willing to let him go, so he grabbed him by the collar of his clothes and said angrily: "I don't blame you for accusing me in front of the manager. You picked up a hundred taels of gold yesterday, so I'll forget it, but you have to
Do something for me, or I'll go home with you and expose all your dirty laundry."
"Oh my! What you said is not meaningful enough, it hurts my feelings!"
Cheng Yaojin's martial arts skills were far inferior to Luo Shixin's. He grabbed him by the collar of his clothes and almost lifted his feet off the ground. He had no choice but to say: "I, old Cheng, will be unlucky for the rest of my life to have a brother like you. Okay! Let's go find Ma Shao."
Luo Shixin was stunned, "What are you doing with Ma Shao?"
"You idiot!"
Cheng Yaojin cursed: "If you want to know whether Xian Niang is still in the city, who should you look for if not Ma Shao... Half an hour later, in front of the Nanjin Gate in Taiyuan, Ma Shao, the general of the Nine Gates, asked loudly how he was on duty yesterday afternoon and evening.
gatekeeper soldiers.
"A young woman wearing a black shirt and skirt, carrying a bow and arrow, carrying a horizontal sword, wearing a white curtain hat, riding a red rouge horse, should be very eye-catching, have you noticed?"
Several soldiers replied loudly, "Report to the general, I saw this woman yesterday morning and entered the city after the princess."
"What happened next? Did you leave the city?" Luo Shixin couldn't help but ask.
"I didn't see her leaving the city. I definitely didn't see her... At the gate of Dongfen City, someone was also asking the gatekeeper: "A young woman wearing a black shirt and black skirt, with a bow and arrow on her back, a horizontal sword, a white curtain hat on her head, riding a horse