Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 360 The Unexpected Joy of Chen Xiangxin
Xu Shi could see that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Dugu Ji smiled slightly and started talking about business.

"I heard from Dugu Ying that His Highness seems to have encountered difficulties recently."

Duguying?
Li Zhiyun's mind moved slightly, and he said calmly: "Can uncle explain clearly?"

Dugu Ji said: "It's been nearly a year since the war against the Turks, and all the food warehouses in the customs have been emptied. Your Highness wants to reward the three armies with compensation. I'm afraid it's a bit stretched."

It's no secret, the courtiers are well aware of the fact that he chased the Ministry of Civil Affairs for food in the court.

Li Zhiyun sighed: "It is true."

Seeing this, Duguji thought to himself that the king of Chu was really not happy enough to speak, why didn't you ask me if there was anything I could do.

He smiled and said: "The Dugu family has received the favor of the emperor, and is willing to help His Highness unconditionally, and provide comfort to the soldiers of the three armies."

Ok?
Li Zhiyun was taken aback, what does Duguji mean? The Dugu family, who is so stubborn, has such good intentions?
Although he didn't have much contact with the Dugu family, it can be seen from Dugu Zhen and Dugu Sheng that the richer the Dugu family, the more stingy they are.

Except when Lao Li just started his business, the Dugu family invested a lot. If it weren't for Wang Defa's incident, the Dugu family would not have suffered a lot of bleeding.

Why did the Dugu family change their gender this time?

Wait, he just said to help himself unconditionally?
Thinking of this, Li Zhiyun tentatively said: "Shangshu Dou should be responsible for this matter, why should uncle do this?"

Dugu Ji shook his head and said: "Your Highness's words are wrong. If there is no His Highness to repel the Turks, how can we enjoy peace in the pass now. The Dugu family is not for themselves, but to repay His Highness's kindness."

Kindness?

I have never seen you repay your kindness before.

Li Zhiyun asked cautiously: "I don't know what uncle's request is?"

There is no free lunch in this world, although he already has a plan to fill the food shortage, but he is also very curious about Dugu's sudden overture.

"There is no request." Dugu Ji said with a smile.

Li Zhiyun smiled, making people feel strange.

"Uncle, if you have any request, please let me know. If this king can do it, I will definitely help you."

"No request." Dugu Ji shook his head.

Li Zhiyun sneered, "Uncle, Ming people don't speak dark words. Although I haven't been in touch with the government for a long time, I also know that the Dugu family is the family of the Tang dynasty. How can Zhiyun treat the kindness of the Dugu family like this. If uncle doesn't ask, Zhiyun Even if you get food, I'm afraid you can't feel at ease."

Be careful, King Chu!

Dugu Ji coughed lightly, and said: "Actually, the Dugu family really didn't have any requirements, but the relationship between the Dugu family and His Highness was a little strange in the past, and the head of the family thought it was inappropriate. The King of Chu devoted all his efforts to the Great Tang. How could the Dugu family turn a blind eye to it? It is the Dugu family's repayment to His Highness."

Is this a show of favor?

Li Zhiyun's mind moved slightly, what does the Dugu family mean, to surrender to himself?
You got the script wrong, shouldn't you show your favor to the prince?

"Uncle said that, it made Zhiyun feel ashamed."

"Your Highness, don't need to be ashamed." Dugu Ji said meaningfully: "There are some things that the Dugu family didn't do well enough, and they often ignored His Highness in the past. I hope that in the future, His Highness can get closer to the Dugu family."

Interesting, this should be a gesture of goodwill.

Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "If that's the case, I would like to thank Uncle for his understanding of righteousness. Right now the court is short of food, so Uncle might as well donate food to the Emperor himself."

"It's easy to say." Dugu Ji stroked his beard.

He was certain in his heart that King Chu must have an idea about that seat in his heart.Otherwise, he would not accept this kindness.

Because in the past, the relationship between the Dugu family and the King of Chu could only be described as indifference.

Now that the other party is willing to accept the food, it only shows that he also intends to get closer to Dugu's family.With King Chu's intelligence, he could not fail to see the current situation.

In this way, King Chu also has ideas.

Soon after, Li Zhiyun and Wei Gui left.

Inside the study.

Dugu Ji said to Dugu Sheng: "It seems that our guess is correct, the King of Chu also has ideas, but he is very cautious."

"It's not surprising, the king of Chu has a deep scheming heart, which is not comparable to that of the king of Qi. In the past, he didn't have much contact with the Dugu family. Faced with our overtures, it was a surprise to agree to it." Dugu Sheng said.

Duguji said: "King Chu, leave it to me to manage. If he fails in the future, the Patriarch can let me go out and take the blame."

Dugu Sheng was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Don't worry, I will protect the children of the Dugu family no matter when."

Shence Mansion.

After returning, Wei Gui took his children back to the inner courtyard, while Li Zhiyun went to the Shence Mansion to summon Du Ruhui and Xue Shou to discuss important matters.

Dugu Ji's unexpected overture today made Li Zhiyun never expect that he now needs to formulate an attitude towards Dugu.

After Du Ruhui heard about this, he murmured: "The Dugu family seems to be planning to approach His Highness secretly by doing this."

Li Zhiyun said: "I think it's the same. Since the death of Dugu Zhen, the Dugu clan has been very low-key in the court. In the past, there were very few Dugu clan's children in the Tiance Mansion. Now that King Qin is dead and the crown prince is seeing great power, they are also there Find a way out.

After all, Dugu's family has more backbone than Dou's, so he didn't immediately bow down and show his favor to the prince. "

Xue Shou said: "Although that is the case, I think that the Dugu family may also bet on whether His Highness intends to seize the heir. And His Highness's promise to accept the food may have aroused Dugu's suspicion."

"You don't think it's right?" Li Zhiyun asked.

Xue Shou shook his head, "No, now is an extraordinary time. If Your Highness can get help from the Dugu Clan secretly, it will save a lot of trouble in the future. The Guanlong family alone, with the support of the Dugu Clan, can stabilize the situation. side."

"Is this a surprise?" Li Zhiyun snorted.

Du Ru smiled darkly and said, "It should be counted."

Li Zhiyun thought for a while, and said: "Duguying is quite talented, so he was promoted to be a reporter and join the army."

"Yes." Xue Shou cupped his hands.

Li Zhiyun said with emotion: "At first we thought that Dugu Sheng would not be able to win over, but we didn't expect him to come by himself. Now, it's time to think about Pei Ju."

Speaking of Pei Ju, the three of them were a little silent. This person is not easy to deal with.

Soon after, Dugu Sheng, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, wrote to the emperor that the Dugu family was willing to donate [-] shi of grain to help the court overcome the food shortage crisis.

Old Li was overjoyed when he heard the words, he quickly praised Dugu Sheng, and then sent someone to fetch food.

Jiang Guo Gongfu.

Because of Li Yuanji's bad deeds, after Chen Shuda defeated Xiao Xian at the court, he sent all the female family members back to his hometown in Jiangzuo, not daring to let them live in Chang'an.

Therefore, the mansion seems quite deserted.

On this day, a guest came.

Chen Shuda added some tea to Yang Gongren, and said in a low voice, "Mr. Yang, the court is worrying about food, so you have the time to come and see me."

Yang Gongren said: "Chen Xiang is a hero of the Tang Dynasty, and now he is suffering from an illness due to government affairs. As a colleague, there is no reason why I should not come to visit."

Hearing this, Chen Shuda sneered, he didn't get sick because of exhaustion, he was heartbroken for King Qin's death and despaired.

"Yang Xiang, no one can cure my illness. Tell me, what can you do with me today?"

"Chen Xiang's words are wrong. I haven't said a solution yet. How do you know that I can't cure you?"

Chen Shuda laughed and said, "Then ask Prime Minister Yang to try it out."

Yang Gongren smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "The death of King Qin was due to Chen Xiang's heart disease. This is one. The crown prince, King Qi, regards Chen Xiang as a bandit and wants to get rid of him quickly. This is two. Chen Xiang, Am I right?"

Chen Shuda was not surprised. It was not a secret that he supported King Qin, and several people in the Zhengshitang could see it.

"Then how are you going to heal me?"

He asked casually.

(End of this chapter)