"I really don't know, please give me advice!"

Li Yuan sometimes claimed to be a humble position, and sometimes called himself a junior, which was enough to show his fear and fear at this time. It was no wonder that when Li Yuan heard that he might have the power to support troops, he was extremely nervous. He didn't know whether it was a blessing or a disaster, nor did he know the emperor's true intentions. After thinking about it, he could only ask Pei Ju for advice. Do you want to see?

Pei Ju was a famous good man in the court. No one could offend him. He could be sincere to him. He also treated Pei Ju a person who spanned several major groups of forces. He was recognized as the representative of the interests of Shandong gentry in the court and an ally of the Guanlong gentry and the Guanlong nobles. At the same time, because of his clan brother Pei Yun, he had a deep friendship with the southern gentry.

But because of this, Pei Ju never gives full help to anyone, at most he can only try it out, because helping one faction means offending another faction, and Pei Ju will never do such a thing.

Zhang Xuan gradually saw through Pei Ju, so Zhang Xuan would rather give Yu Shiji one thousand taels of gold a year than ask Pei Ju for help on key issues.

However, Li Yuan asked Pei Ju to talk with him with heartfelt thoughts and found the right person. Pei Ju was very willing to talk to him about this issue. As long as it did not involve any damage to the interests of another faction, Pei Ju was indeed willing to do his best to help Li Yuan, especially Li Yuan was one of the few powerful factions among the Guanlong nobles.

Pei Ju stroked his beard and smiled and said, "I thought Shude would know the reason, but he didn't expect Shude to not know, okay! Then I will tell you that it was because Dou Qing passed away."

Li Yuan was puzzled, "What does this have to do with my father-in-law's death?"

Pei Ju smiled faintly, "The emperor does not want the Guanlong nobles to become the same sect."

Li Yuan was silent and Pei Ju said this sentence too sharply and thoroughly. The Guanlong nobles were divided into one faction with Dou Qing and Dugu Shun. Dou Qing died of illness and Dugu Sect was strong. The emperor avoided the Guanlong nobles from becoming bigger, so it was natural to support the Dou clan.

After a while, Li Yuan sighed and said, "I understand. Thank you Mr. Pei for your advice!"

Pei Ju took a sip of hot tea and asked with a smile: "Shude has been in Taiyuan for a long time and should be more familiar with the Turkic situation. Have you heard any news recently?"

Li Yuan was stunned and asked carefully: "Which side does Mr. Pei mean?"

"About this Emperor's Alliance, there is news that the Turks were not sincere. What do you think about Shude?"

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Li Yuan couldn't answer for a moment. He had been thinking about how to take over the past few months and how to please all officials and officials. He didn't care about the affairs of the Turks at all. After a while, he said: "The Turks only recognize interests. If the interests are sufficient, it is not impossible to form an alliance."

"I'm afraid we can't afford the benefits the Turks want!" Pei Ju showed a bitter smile on her face.

"What does Mr. Pei mean?" Li Yuan asked afterwards.

"I can't explain clearly. In short, Taiyuan is a little closer to Mayi County, and Envoy Li needs to be very careful."

"Please rest assured Mr. Pei, remember the humble prose!"

At this time, hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and Pei Xingjian reported at the door: "Report to grandfather. Someone from the palace has come. Grandfather Xuan of the Supreme Master entered the palace!"

Pei Ju nodded and smiled at Li Yuan, "Sorry, the emperor announced that I will enter the palace and neglect the envoy."

Li Yuan quickly stood up and said goodbye, "It is a big deal for the emperor to summon him. Please ask Duke Pei to enter the palace immediately and leave first."

Li Yuan bowed and hurried away. Pei Ju changed his clothes. He picked up Zhang Xuan's letter and read it for a moment. Still put it down.

A quarter of an hour later, Pei Ju hurried to the door of Yang Guang's temporary imperial room in Jinyang Palace. He waited for a moment, and a eunuch came out and laughed: "Mr. Pei, please invite me!"

Pei Ju didn't know why the emperor was looking for him. Now he was more than a month away from going north and there was nothing wrong. Moreover, he didn't participate in many specific government affairs now. It was a bit strange today. The emperor was so anxious to find him.

He walked into the imperial room and bowed. "Old minister, please see Your Majesty!"

Yang Guang was reviewing the memorials, but he put down his pen and smiled: "I have something to discuss with Mr. Pei!"

"Your Majesty, please tell me, old minister listen!"

"I received the news this afternoon that the Turkic envoy is coming tomorrow. I want to discuss the specific details of the alliance. I want Mr. Pei to discuss with the Turkic envoy for the representative of the Sui Dynasty. What does Mr. Pei think?"

"This is Your Majesty's trust in the old minister. How dare the old minister refuse to obey!"

After pausing for a moment, Pei Ju said slowly: "There are a few words in my old man who wants to remind Your Majesty."

"What's up?"

"Your Majesty, regarding this alliance, the old minister thinks that he should make preparations for both hands. Wen should have one hand, and Wu should not lose the other hand, so he must not be careless."

Yang Guang frowned, "Can Mr. Pei have any evidence?"

"There is no evidence, but I heard some rumors that the Turks had mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops last autumn to be detrimental to His Majesty. This is just some rumors. However, the old minister knows the Turks very well. The Turks have always lacked sincerity and use any means to achieve their interests. If the negotiations can achieve their interests, there is no problem. But once the negotiations cannot achieve the interests they want, the risks will be great, so the old minister thinks we should be prepared."

Yang Guang pondered for a moment: "I understand Mr. Pei's concerns, and I will strengthen my defense, but no matter what, this alliance is of great significance to the stability of the northern Sui Dynasty. Even if there is a risk, we cannot give up the alliance. I have 150,000 elite troops of Xiaoguo. I believe there will be no problem."

Yang Guang's attitude was as expected by Pei Ju. It was not that the emperor could not imagine the risk of going north, but that this alliance was too important, which was related to the peace of the Sui Dynasty in the next ten years and was of great significance. Therefore, even if there was a risk, the emperor could not give up the alliance. Zhang Xuan's suggestions and worries were actually meaningless.

Pei Ju sighed secretly and bowed, "Then let's talk about the situation of the talks with the Turkic envoy tomorrow!"

"This is the meaningful thing. Don't just say it out loud first. Then you can't do anything. I really appreciate Yu Shiji's style of doing things, just talk about things and adapt to things."

Yang Guang obviously refused to accept Pei Ju's advice. It's no wonder that he has prepared for this alliance for nearly half a year. How could he give up the major event because of some rumors?

However, Yang Guang also cared about his life safety. What if the Turks really didn’t have the sincerity to join forces? He pondered for a long time and took out a golden arrow and said, “Transfer to Yun Dingxing to see me!”

Shanyang County, Mayi County, two years ago, the border trade was cancelled by the Turks. The black horse thieves on the White Wolf Road were rampant, but the blockade lasted only for a few months. The Turks could not bear the losses caused by the blockade trade. The border trade reopened and merchants gathered. Shanyang County, which was once depressed, flourished again.

As the date of the Great Sui Dynasty and Turkic alliance gradually approached, more and more caravans gathered in Shanyang County, but the heavy snow covering the grassland had not yet melted, and the business roads to the grassland north were temporarily cut off, so the caravans could only wait patiently for the heavy snow to melt.

However, some experienced camel caravans are not affected by heavy snow blocking. Although the blizzard is still a huge threat, the huge temptation brought by huge profits also makes these camel caravans take risks and drive the camel caravans toward the white snowfield.

That afternoon, a Sogdian caravan coming from the grassland arrived in Shanyang County. They were composed of hundreds of camels and brought good furs and medicinal materials on the grassland. Upon hearing the news, the Central Plains merchants flocked to him and bargained with the Sogdian merchants at a small market next to the north city, which was extremely lively.

The Sogdian caravan's guard was a Turkic man named Kangshaoli. He was about 35 or thirty-five or six years old. He was tall and tanned, dark and red. He had a wide face unique to the Turkic man, and a sly shimmered in his slender eyes.

He didn't care about the transaction and followed the Sogdians into the city, and stood by the small market and looked at every merchant coming to trade.

Kang Sauli's true identity is the commander of Shibi Khan's guards. He was appointed as the Turkic Pillar Kingdom. Because he was a general on the border of the Great Sui Dynasty for a long time, he was highly valued by Shibi Khan because he was able to speak fluent Chinese.

This time he came to Mayi County to meet someone under the secret order of Khan.

After looking for a while, he asked a Han guide, "Where is your master? Why haven't you come to see me yet?"

"Please rest assured, General. I have asked my companions to search for them. I should be able to come here soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, a Sui general rushed over on a horse. The Sui general was very majestic and had a long scar on his face. It was Liu Wuzhou, the general of the Eagle Fighting Lang in Mayi County.

Since Mayi County controlled the border, the court did not abolish the Yingyang Mansion of Mayi County. There were still 3,000 troops in the Yingyang Mansion of Mayi County. The prefect Wang Rengong also served as the General of Yingyang Lang. There were three Yingjilang Generals under him who were specifically in charge of the army, and Liu Wuzhou was one of them.

Kang Shuoli recognized Liu Wuzhou at a glance. He couldn't help but laugh, walked up and smiled, "General Liu, we have been missing for a long time!" (To be continued.)
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