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Chapter fifty-four muddy the water

At night, Yang Shidao came to Cui Junsu's mansion again. As soon as he entered Cui Junsu's study, he smiled bitterly and said, "Old Cui, we have to find a way to get the resignation back."

Cui Junsu smiled but said nothing, and ordered his family to bring a few plates of side dishes and then brought a pot of good Plum wine. He personally poured a glass of wine for Master Yang, and then said with a smile: "I'm still reluctant to leave the court, right!"

Master Yang sighed, "Sometimes I really hope that Your Highness, the King of Chu, will simply die and refuse to bow his head, and I will really go to Hanjiang to fish. It would be fine, but he made a mistake. He is such a rare wise ruler. As a minister under such a throne, I can do something and be famous in history. If I really resign, I will feel unwilling to do it!"

Cui Junsu picked up the wine glass and sucked it carefully. The rich fragrance of the wine made him narrow his eyes. He simply drank the wine and asked again: "Does your good brother think that His Highness of the King of Chu was forced by us, so he had to admit his mistake?"

Yang Shidao shook his head, "He is not such a person, he will not be coerced by anyone. Besides, the Sui Dynasty has a lot of talents and it is not bad for us. I think he realized the importance of this matter, which also shows that he really attaches importance to the rules, rather than showing off and willing to set an example."

"You are right. He died in the second lifetime first. He learned a lesson. He attached great importance to people's livelihood demands, attaches importance to the division of power and governance, and avoids dictatorship. These are all guarantees of long-term stability. In fact, Li Tang did a good job. The implementation of a multi-ethnic system to divide the monarchy was also learned from the lessons of the demise of Sui."

"I don't like the Tang Dynasty."

Yang Shidao did not agree with Cui Junsu's view, "The Tang Dynasty granted the Li kings, and did not dare to touch the interests of the Guanlong nobles. Although the Tang Dynasty was supported because of this, it also cultivated a powerful class. Now, due to the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the population was sparse. It can also be distributed to ordinary people a little bit of benefits. When the population increases a hundred years later, the land occupied by these royal families will inevitably become more and more intense, and sooner or later there will be big chaos. Of course, the premise is that the Tang Dynasty can only win the world."

At this point, Yang Shidao's mood seemed a little depressed. On the one hand, he was relieved of the King of Chu's mistakes and corrected them. On the other hand, he was disappointed that he was about to leave his post. He voluntarily resigned from his post. Once he resigned, it would be difficult for him to return to his career unless the prince ascended the throne.

But the King of Chu was younger than him. In fact, he had retired from the officialdom. Yang Shidao drank the wine in his glass and sighed. "If the King of Chu no longer violates the system because of my resignation, even if I am in a downturn in the rest of my life, I will have no regrets!"

His words "no regrets" were filled with infinite melancholy. Cui Junsu looked at him and suddenly laughed, finally tilted his head and laughed loudly.

This unscrupulous laughter made Yang Shidao a little angry. He put the wine glass heavily. "Why are you laughing at?"

"I'm laughing at you! I'm brave and fierce at first, but I regret it after achieving my goal. From you, you can see what it means to be unpredictable."

Cui Junsu shook his head, got up, took out a memorial from the bookcase, and handed it to Master Yang, "Secretary Du came to see me this afternoon, this is for you."

Master Yang was stunned for a moment. He recognized that the memorial was his resignation. He slowly took it over and looked through two pages. It was his resignation, but after commenting a few words, it was Yang Yuanqing's handwriting.

"It's just a piece of jewelry. Just ask Peihua to accept it and say it was what I said. It's no big deal."

Pei Minqiu also understood what her husband meant. She thought for a while and said, "Okay! I'll accept it, but I still have to thank her in person and give her a gift."

Yang Yuanqing took out a jade pen and handed it to his wife, "This pen is also a precious thing, so I will give it back to her personal favor."

Pei Minqiu smiled and took the jade pen, "I'm worried that I have nothing to give her. It's just right for you to give me a pen, which saves me a good piece of jewelry."

At this time, a housewife outside the door reported: "Your Majesty, Yang Prime Minister and Cui Prime Minister have come and asked for a meeting outside the door, saying that they are here to apologize to the master."

There are two Prime Minister Cui and two Prime Minister Yang in Ziwei Pavilion, but now only Yang Shidao and Cui Junsu are coming to apologize to him. Yang Yuanqing thought for a while and said, "Tell them, just say I've rested, see you tomorrow!"

"Wait a minute!"

Pei Minqiu called out to the housekeeper, she frowned slightly, and whispered Yang Yuanqing: "Husband, this is not good! They are prime ministers after all."

"I'm already tolerant enough. They dared to threaten me with resignation, but I still forgive them."

"Since you have forgiven, why don't you see each other? In this way, there will be no grudge in their hearts."

"But I feel uncomfortable!"

Yang Yuanqing's face turned gloomy, "They used their resignation to force me to admit my mistakes. In the overall situation, I have the heart and can ignore them, but I am not a puppet, which does not mean that I have no temper. I feel unhappy. Now I don't want to see them."

Pei Minqiu sighed helplessly and said to the housekeeper again: "Just do what the master said!"

The housekeeper left, and the atmosphere in the room became a little heavy. Neither of them spoke. Pei Minqiu sighed softly, "Husband, please be busy! I won't disturb you."

She turned around and wanted to leave, but Yang Yuanqing grabbed her hand and said, "Sit down! Let's talk."

Pei Minqiu smiled and smiled, "I asked the maid to fry ginseng tea. It's probably ready. My husband sits for a while and I'll bring it to you."

She turned around and walked away lightly. Yang Yuanqing was indeed a little annoyed, but he didn't want to impose the unhappiness in his heart on his family. When he watched his wife go out, he shook his head gently, picked up his pen and opened the next memorial.

Outside the palace, Cui Junsu and Yang Shidao stood in front of the steps, waiting patiently for Yang Yuanqing's reception. They were both smart people. Yang Yuanqing accepted their advice with a tolerant heart to avoid being the Grand Tutor and being fined for half a year, and admitted that he had committed his violation of killing the county magistrate without permission.

But Yang Yuanqing's admitting his mistake does not mean that he is not dissatisfied, especially when Lu Yu and Cui Hongyuan are also using resignation to put pressure on him. It can be imagined how angry Yang Yuanqing would be caused by resigning at the same time.

Cui Junsu and Yang Shidao also realized that it was inappropriate for them to put pressure on their resignation. He needed to apologize and give Yang Yuanqing a face.

At this time, the door opened, and the housekeeper quickly walked out and bowed to the two of them and said, "Two Prime Ministers, I'm so sorry. The news came from the inner house just now. The master was a little tired and had already rested early. The master will attend court normally tomorrow. If there is anything, let's talk about it tomorrow!"

Cui Junsu and Yang Shidao looked at each other, and both of them showed a wry smile. It seemed that Yang Yuanqing was really angry with them.
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