Pei Ju was not in a hurry to talk to Yang Yuanqing about the Turkic affairs, he took out a silver coin from the table, and asked Yang Yuanqing with a smile: "I want to know, how many such silver coins are ready to be issued by the Great Sui?" ”

"Get ready for mass release! Within two years, it is planned to issue five million pieces. ”

"Five million? That's a lot of money! ”

Pei Ju's gray-white eyebrows were raised, and he frowned: "This time the issuance of silver coins is very moving, Taiyuan has been in an uproar, even I, a person who rarely leaves the house, have you considered Chang'an's attitude." ”

Yang Yuanqing thought of the Bafang Wine Shop, and said with a smile: "Chang'an should have known a few days ago, I can imagine their attitude." ”

"Really?" Pei Ju looked at Yang Yuanqing, "Do you think Li Yuan can accept your large issuance of silver coins?" ”

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and said slowly: "I have already increased the number of troops to Huining County by 20,000, and now Huining County has 25,000 troops, if something happens to Huining County, I can still reinforce it in time." ”

Pei Ju sighed slightly, "Yuanqing, it's not me talking about you, it's not wise for you to issue silver coins this time, or to say that you are in a hurry, and issuing silver coins is to break the balance between the Sui and Tang dynasties, how can the Tang Dynasty tolerate your plundering of their wealth, slightly, the two sides negotiate to solve this problem, but if it is serious, a new war will break out between the Sui and Tang dynasties, Yuanqing, are you ready to deal with the war?" ”

"I have prepared for the worst, and I am not afraid of a war with the Tang Dynasty."

"What about the Turks? If he takes the opportunity to attack the Sui Dynasty from the north, how will you deal with it? Pei Ju stared at Yang Yuanqing with blazing eyes.

Yang Yuanqing said helplessly after a while: "I came today to talk to my grandfather about Turkic affairs. ”

The light in Pei Ju's eyes disappeared, and his gaze became calm again, as calm as an ancient well, not alarmed, he said lightly: "Okay! What are the Turkic demands? ”

"The Turks put forward three conditions. First, both sides are equal. It is no longer a vassal relationship, and secondly, all trade restrictions will be lifted and private trade will be liberalized. The third is to hand over the rest of Utu to them. ”

"Will you say yes?" Pei Ju continued to ask.

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Except for the first condition, I can agree to the other two conditions." I would never accept it. ”

After a pause, Yang Yuanqing asked again: "Why didn't grandfather ask, what did the Turks promise?" ”

"What can they promise?"

Pei Ju sneered, "It's nothing more than a promise to you, for a year or two, the two countries of Sui and Tu will be safe, isn't that the case?" ”

Yang Yuanqing had to admire Pei Ju's old and spicy eyes, and he nodded silently. "Grandfather is quite right, the Turks did put forward this condition for response."

Pei Ju closed his eyes and was silent, he sat cross-legged on the couch. The thin body is like a monk who has attained the Tao. Yang Yuanqing didn't disturb his contemplation, he knew that Pei Ju should have an answer for himself.

About a stick of incense has passed. Pei Ju finally opened his eyes, he looked at Yang Yuanqing deeply, and said slowly: "Let me give you a suggestion, send an envoy to Chang'an to explain to the Tang Dynasty the reason for issuing silver coins, not to plunder the Tang Dynasty and appease them." ”

"And then?" Yang Yuanqing asked quietly, and did not immediately express his position on Pei Ju's suggestion.

"Then mobilize a large army to garrison the north, and prepare to meet the southern invasion of the Turkic army."

"Why did grandfather come to this conclusion?"

Yang Yuanqing finally couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes, "Could it be that if I don't accept the Turkic conditions, will this be the result?" ”

Pei Ju shook his head, "This has nothing to do with their conditions, whether you agree to their conditions or not, the Turks will inevitably invade the south, and the excuse, I guess, is to destroy the rest of Utu." ”

"Why is that?"

"It's about prestige!"

Pei Ju accentuated his tone: "Do you understand? In order to establish prestige, the Utu Department was destroyed, it was the work of Luo Khan, then he Jieli Khan has nothing, nothing, any steppe monarch ascended the throne, he must first establish prestige, our new monarch ascended the throne, first of all, to be stable, but the tribal system of the Turks is different, if Jieli Khan does not establish his prestige as soon as possible, how can he rule the Turks who are gradually scattered, only the military achievements can quickly condense his prestige, so the possibility of the Turkic invasion of the south is seventy percent, Yuan Qing, you must appease the Tang Dynasty, can not be backed by the enemy. ”

Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but snort, "Does Grandfather think the Tang Dynasty can accept appeasement?" If the Turks attack the Sui, will they stand still? Or do you want to help me? ”

Pei Ju looked at Yang Yuanqing blankly for a long time, he sighed, "Yuanqing, in fact, I have already said last time, your biggest problem is that you are too smooth, and you have not suffered setbacks, so that you refuse to admit defeat and show weakness, the eldest husband can bend and stretch, in fact, you must be weak, so that you can avoid the catastrophe, I believe that there are also people in the Tang Dynasty who know the righteousness, and they will not attack the Sui Dynasty when foreign invasions, as long as you show weakness and give the Tang Dynasty a face, these righteous factions will have the upper hand, Yuanqing, you should give it a try." ”

Yang Yuanqing was speechless for a while, he stood up and said, "Thank you grandfather for reminding me, let me think about this matter again, and leave first." ”

He gave a salute, turned around and retreated, Pei Ju looked at Yang Yuanqing, and couldn't help shaking his head, he could feel the cold arrogance in Yang Yuanqing's bones, let him show weakness to the Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid it's really difficult, Pei Ju's eyes were full of worry.

After a while, Pei Yao walked in and saluted Pei Ju, "Grandfather, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is gone." ”

"Did he say anything?"

"Back to my grandfather, he didn't say anything, he seemed worried, and he didn't even say a word to his grandson."

Pei Ju nodded, although Yang Yuanqing was cold and arrogant in his bones, he was very smart, he should understand the severity of the current situation, let him think about it himself!

At this time, Pei Yao hesitated and said, "Why didn't my grandfather mention the matter of the transfer of Hedong officials to Hebei, this matter may affect the interests of the Pei family." ”

What Pei Yao said was Su Wei's suggestion to Yang Yuanqing, Hebei Hedong officials were exchanged to break the control of the Shi clan gate lords over the local government, this plan has begun to be implemented, and there has been a Taishou, a Changshi and ten county commanders have been transferred to Hebei, these people are the peripheral forces of the Pei family.

Pei Ju has not expressed his position on this matter, but Pei Yao and the other Pei clan people are very anxious, but they have not found a chance to persuade them, and today Pei Yao couldn't help it anymore and reminded his grandfather.

Pei Ju glared at his nephew fiercely. "Don't I know about this? I want you to remind! ”

The stern tone of the head of the family made Pei Yao frightened. Hurriedly lowered his head, "My nephew doesn't dare!" ”

He hurriedly stepped back and just walked to the door. Pei Ju remembered something and stopped him, "Wait a minute!" ”

"Is there anything else going on with Grandfather?" Pei Yao lowered his hand.

Pei Ju was extremely displeased: "It's your sister's business." How can the daughter of the Pei family be a wine seller, she doesn't want to remarry, I can not be reluctant, but she must not be a mercenary businesswoman, the Pei family can't tolerate it! ”

"The grandson understands, and the grandson goes to persuade her."

"It's not persuasion!"

Pei Ju raised his voice, "It's to warn her, if she doesn't repent, don't blame me for using family law." ”……

The carriage moved slowly down the street. Yang Yuanqing sat on the wall of the car, his eyes slightly closed, but he was thinking about Pei Ju's suggestion in his mind. Showing weakness to the Tang Dynasty. To appease the Tang Dynasty, he did not deny Pei Ju's statement that the Turkic khans wanted to establish authority. The possibility of attacking the Sui Dynasty is indeed very high.

But when will it be, it is already the middle of October, the cold snap has reached Taiyuan, then the grassland is even more cold and windy, seeing that winter is coming, heavy snow will cover the grassland, the Turks have never had a precedent for going south in winter, this is because they cannot supply logistics, once they can't capture the Central Plains immediately, their war horses will starve to death.

Spring is the season of lambs, and in the past, Shibi Khan attacked Fengzhou in the spring, which led to the instability of the army, will Jieli Khan repeat the mistake of the past and attack the south in the spring? There is a possibility, but it is not large, and he Yang Yuanqing cannot bet on major decisions on small probability events.

The key is time, as long as he has three or four months, he can bring the Western Turks and provoke a war between the Eastern and Western Turks, so that he can eliminate the northern threat of the Turks.

But then again, it was really necessary to pacify the Tang Dynasty, not to break out a war over the matter of money, at least to appease them until the Turkic crisis was resolved.

Yang Yuanqing was about to give the order to return to Ziwei Pavilion, when suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, he remembered the matter of the princess of Huanggas, he immediately changed his mind and ordered: "Turn around and go home!" ”……

Since Asiduo returned to Sui, she has been staying in the palace honestly, and she is not in a very good mood, mainly because she has no children under her knees, whether it is a daughter or a son.

When a woman reaches a certain age, she will long to have a child of her own, and Asduo is no exception, she is twenty-four years old this year, and her heart is becoming more and more anxious.

Pei Minqiu also understood her feelings, and tried her best to persuade her husband to accompany her more, but there was no movement in her stomach, which made Ah Siduo a little desperate, and she also wanted to be like Wei Chi, convert to Buddhism, seek peace of mind, and then be like her, ready to adopt a child.

At noon, she had just returned from Wei Chi and walked to the door of her small courtyard, when she suddenly heard someone behind her calling her, "Duo'er!" ”

She was pleasantly surprised, only Yang Yuanqing was the one who called her Duo'er, and when she turned around, it was Yang Yuanqing who walked quickly.

Asduo was overjoyed, jumped forward and grabbed Yang Yuanqing's hand, "Why are you here?" ”

Her face suddenly turned red, could it be that he wanted to ...... But it's daytime! How does this work?

Yang Yuanqing didn't think so much about her, took her hand to the side, and asked her in a low voice: "I remember that you told me about Princess Huanggasi, you tell me again." ”

"What are you asking for?" Asto pouted sourly and asked, she was a little disappointed in her heart, it turned out that he cared about Princess Digas, not himself, the Turkic princess, could it be that he wanted to marry Princess Gaz again?

"It's a big deal, tell me quickly!"

When Asto heard that the stakes were very high, the sourness in her heart disappeared, and she thought for a while, and said: "There are three princesses in Gas, the first two are already married, and there is a little princess named Gongla, who is as beautiful as a flower, only a little worse than me, she has promised to Prince Dubo Mokando since she was a child, I think they should be married." ”

Yang Yuanqing wanted this news, and he suddenly had a bold idea in his mind, which made him excited, he pinched Ah Siduo's face, and said with a smile: "Treat you well in the evening, I'll go first." ”

After speaking, Yang Yuanqing turned around and walked away quickly, Ah Siduo looked at his tall back and walked away, thinking that he would treat himself well at night, his eyes suddenly became full of spring