Zhang Xuan smiled gently and said, "Don't be afraid, you guys, please come here, just want to ask you a question."

The oldest old man bowed and said, "Your Highness asks, and everyone knows it!"

Zhang Xuan nodded and asked, "Now many people hope that I will ascend the throne as soon as possible. What is your attitude? I hope you can answer truthfully."

"Of course I hope Your Highness ascends the throne as soon as possible!"

When talking about the issue of ascending the throne, a group of old men suddenly went out of fear and said, "Your Highness ascended the throne is the expectation of each of us. If your Highness does not ascend the throne for a day, we will be scared and scared all day long."

"Why?" Zhang Xuan asked with a puzzled smile.

"If Your Highness does not ascend the throne, will others become emperors? Then there will be another emperor of the Yang family. Just like the one before, there will be endless labor. How many civilians were recruited in the Battle of Goguryeo, and how many people came back. Everyone was scared. Seeing that Your Highness had good governance, he would give everyone a rest and rest, with stable food prices and abundant supplies. Such days have not been passed during the Kaihuang period. Of course, we hope that it will last for a long time. The ascendance of Your Highness is the guarantee of our stable life."

Zhang Xuan smiled and said, "Actually, the former emperor did a good job, built the Great Wall, dug canals, opened official roads, and expanded territory. He is also an accomplished emperor."

Several old men shook their heads, "Your Highness, we all know these projects, but only we flat-headed villains know that although the previous generations plant trees and later generations enjoy the coolness, the cost of the bones is really unbearable for everyone! Unlike Your Highness who fought a war, spends a long time preparing and try to use water transportation, so that it will not consume too much people's strength. But he has to complete so many major projects in just two or three years. In addition to making the villains exhausted, there is no other way."

Zhang Xuan knew that they were telling the truth. At their age, they had passed through the two emperors of the former Sui Dynasty. They had personal experience and had the right to speak. On the contrary, they did not look at the problem from the perspective of ordinary people, but from the perspective of history. Of course, they felt that Yang Guang did a good job.

Zhang Xuan smiled and asked his personal guards to reward each of them with one or two gold and sent them out of the middle way. Zhang Xuan immediately ordered, "Turn back to the palace!"

The carriage slowly turned around and rushed towards Ziwei's harem

After having supper with his family, Zhang Xuan entered his inner study. Although it was already the hot summer season in July and the night was very hot, the ventilation design of Ziwei harem buildings was very good, so they didn't feel very hot in the room. As long as you calm down, there was only a coolness.

At this time, the door of the inner study room opened, and the princess Lu Qing brought a bowl of iced sour plum soup into the study room. The inner study room was Zhang Xuan's personal world, and people were generally not allowed to enter at will. So far, Zhang Xuan only allowed his first wife Lu Qing to enter at will.

Lu Qing put the soup bowl on the table and said softly: "My husband seems to have something to worry about today!"

"How did you know that I have something to do?"

"Of course I can see that my husband is worried when he is eating, and you don't hear the children talking to you."

"Yes? I probably didn't notice it."

Zhang Xuan lowered his head and thought for a while and asked with a smile: "If I let my wife be officially the queen, will she be mentally prepared?"

Lu Qing smiled slightly and said, "Aren't I doing the queen's business now? I'm just changing my name. What will happen?"

Zhang Xuan thought about it and said that what changes would happen if he ascended the throne and became the emperor. Life still remains, respect remains, and power remains, but a change of name. He is actually the emperor now. As for the emperor's etiquette, he does not have to be as strict as the Tang Dynasty, and he does not have to restrain himself like Li Yuan.

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly became lighter and he smiled and said, "Thank you, my wife, for your good advice, my heart has been untied a lot."

Lu Qing thought about it and said, "I have another suggestion for my husband's reference."

"you say!"

Zhang Xuan trusts her first wife very much. She knows that she knows her best and often can see the key points that she cannot see through.

Lu Qing said slowly: "The husband is confused about some things because he has no experience, but not everyone has no experience. The husband should visit some older officials and listen to their opinions. I think they should be able to inspire his husband."

Zhang Xuan nodded silently, he did feel a sudden sense of awakening

At night, a carriage slowly stopped in front of the mansion of Prime Minister Su Wei. Du Ruhui came out of the carriage. Su Jian, who had been waiting at the door, ran up and bowed: "See Du Envoy!"

Su Jian was about 27 or 28 years old. He served as the chief clerk in Wugong County, Guanzhong for two years and was in charge of the imperial examination. He ranked seventh in the imperial examination this year. He is currently serving as a rank of the Ministry of Works. He came to the door to wait for Du Ruhui to arrive on his grandfather's order.

Du Ruhui smiled and said, "So it's Mr. Su, your grandfather should be here!"

"Of course my grandfather is waiting for the envoy. In addition, Prime Minister Wei, Prime Minister Xiao and Prime Minister Lu have also arrived."

"They came very quickly!"

Du Ruhui nodded, "Since we have arrived, please take me to see your grandfather!"

"Please please, Envoy Du!"

Du Ruhui followed Su Dan quickly toward the mansion

Su Wei is the most proactive faction among all prime ministers who hoped that Zhang Xuan would ascend the throne. He has persuaded Zhang Xuan more than once and thought of various ways. Zhang Xuan's ambiguous attitude once depressed him. This time, the Sui army recovered Luoyang, and the reputation of the King of Qi Zhang Xuan was at its peak. Hundreds of thousands of people shouted the slogan "Long live the Emperor!", which made Su Wei see hope again.

The reason why Su Wei actively promoted Zhang Xuan to ascend the throne was on the one hand because of his responsibilities as the head of the prime minister. On the other hand, he is 80 years old this year and cannot live for a few years. He hopes that he can become the prime minister of the new dynasty. Even if he only works for one day, he will have no regrets. As for making contributions to support and earning some blessings for his descendants, it is not surprising.

Zhang Xuan's ascension to the throne is not just a personal problem, but it has been related to the stability of the entire regime. Taking the power of the emperor as a regent is itself a temporary measure and cannot exist for a long time. There was clearly a small emperor in the Northern Sui Dynasty, but everyone ignored him, which is also contrary to the ethics of the monarch and his subjects.

More importantly, everyone knows that the Northern Sui Dynasty is just a temporary country name, not a real imperial country name. The longer this temporary state exists, the more unfavorable it is to the stability of the country. Therefore, the Northern Sui Dynasty and the people all hope that Zhang Xuan can officially ascend the throne and end this abnormal state.

A few months ago, after consultation, the prime ministers of Ziwei Pavilion decided to set up a group of persuading the throne, specifically responsible for persuading Zhang Xuan ascended the throne and establishing a real empire.

Currently, there are five members of the persuasion association, Su Wei, Wei Yunqi, Xiao Yu, Lu Chu, and Du Ruhui, the Qi King Records Office, who are planning various plans, with the ultimate goal of Zhang Xuan agreeing to ascend the throne.

So Zhang Xuan didn't know that when he entered the city triumphantly, hundreds of thousands of people shouted together to long live the emperor. This was not a coincidence. Someone always needed to guide public opinion. It was the carefully planned plan by the five-member group of the persuasion association. Hundreds of people shouted together in every corner, which naturally led to the cloud response of hundreds of thousands.

In the study, Su Wei, Wei Yunqi, Xiao Yu and Lu Chu had arrived first. Just after Du Ruhui's news, Du Ruhui went to test His Highness the King of Qi today, but he didn't know what the result was.

At this time, Su Dan reported outside the door, "Grandfather, Envoy Du is here!"

"Please come in quickly!"

All four of them stood up, Du Ruhui walked in quickly and said apologetically: "I'm late, let everyone wait for a long time."

Wei Yunqi laughed and said, "Du Zhanjun arrived on time, but we were impatient and rushed first."

"You're welcome, everyone sit down!"

Su Wei was the master, so he invited everyone to sit down and asked the maid to serve tea again. At this time, the four of them were all focused on Du Ruhui, waiting for Du Ruhui's news.

Du Ruhui smiled and said, "I'm afraid I'll bring good news, Your Highness let go."

The four of them were immediately overjoyed, and Su Wei asked quickly: "What do you say about Your Highness?"

Du Ruhui told everyone about his conversation with Zhang Xuan today in detail, and finally said with a smile: "Your Highness finally said that you should consider it. As for how much time to consider, I don't know."

Su Wei frowned slightly, "I'm afraid there is something wrong with this. When I advised Your Highness three years ago, he told me to give him time to consider it. This consideration will last for three years. If it is just an excuse, it may have to be delayed until the time of unification of the world."

Among the five, Lu Chu didn't speak very neatly, but his thinking was the most keen. He tried to slow down his speech: "It should be because His Highness has any obstacles, and we must find a way to solve the obstacles for him."

A sentence reminded everyone, and Su Wei nodded, "Captain Lu is right. Your Highness, the King of Qi, may have a difficult secret, and he is not easy to tell everyone, but as ministers, we should share his worries for him, let's talk about it!"

Wei Yunqi said: "I guess it should be related to military power. In fact, His Highness the ruler's idea was revealed in Qingzhou. He paid more attention to strengthening the prime minister's power and military power, so he was willing to delegate power to the prime minister, but he refused to let go of military power. In the future, even if His Highness the King of Qi ascends the throne, he will still solve the problem of military power."

Su Wei smiled and said, "The topic of military power is too big and too sensitive. We can't finish talking for three days and three nights. We can discuss it in Ziwei Pavilion. We need to start with the easier ones. I think Your Highness may be worried about the country name."
Chapter completed!