"Shangshu Yang brought me a message, isn't he in the yamen?" Li Xiu couldn't help but ask in surprise when he heard Yang Dui's words. In the past, Yang Nong lived in this yamen almost every day, and he didn't go back to rest even in ten days, so Li Xiu thought he would have returned to the yamen long ago, but now it seems that Yang Nong is not here.

"Uncle is not convenient to go out now, so he can only ask me to bring a message to Li Jijiu. He may not be able to come to the yamen to do things during this period, so Li Jijiu still needs to worry about the affairs in the yamen!" Yang Dui bowed again at this time. In fact, he had just returned today and wanted to find Li Xiu, but he didn't expect that he would come on his own initiative.

"It is not convenient for Shangshu Yang to go out. Could it be that he is like other ministers to fight against the King of Qin in this way?" Li Xiu was stunned when he heard this, and then he reacted.

Although Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng and successfully controlled the situation in Chang'an and even the Tang Dynasty, many ministers in the court were still very dissatisfied with him and were even very angry. Therefore, many people simply stayed at home and did not attend court or work, similar to the strikes in later generations, but the effect was even more terrifying. After all, the core officials of a country went on strike, which was enough to paralyze the entire country. Fortunately, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others were temporarily holding on, and they could barely support it.

Hearing Li Xiu pointed out this, Yang Dui looked around nervously and found that there was no one around, then lowered his voice and said, "Li Jijiu, my uncle has already seen it. No matter who is on the Tang Dynasty or what means he uses, he doesn't care much about it. However, he is one of the six ministers in the court. Now several ministers and six ministers of the ministers are not in court. My uncle is also the first to be the first to be a leader at this time, otherwise he will definitely attract people to be resentful. He is old and doesn't care, but he has to think about us juniors."

"I understand Yang Shangshu's concerns. Don't worry, I will try my best to come to the yamen as much as possible during this period!" Li Xiu nodded immediately when he heard this. Yang Nong and him were also friends for ages. Although this old man was a bit utilitarian, he was still a good person in essence and his official style was also good, so a small busy man like now is naturally nothing.

"Then thank you Li Jijiu!" Yang Dui immediately saluted respectfully when he heard this. However, when he said this, Yang Dui looked around again sneakily, and then lowered his voice again, "Li Jijiu, my uncle stayed in his door and was not very familiar with the outside world's news. However, we heard that the King of Qin had sent a large army to surround you and the princess before, as if it was related to the family of King Qi and the prince. Is this true?"

"Haha, this is true, but the matter has been resolved. The family of King Qi and the prince have been sent to a safe place by the princess." Li Xiu thought for a while and replied with a smile. This matter was not a secret, so there was no need to hide anything. In fact, even if you wanted to hide it, it could not be concealed.

"It's really incredible. How did you and the princess protect the family of the King of Qi and the Prince?" Yang Dui stared at Li Xiu with a kind of admiration when he heard this. Although he was a few years older than Li Xiu, he didn't even dare to think about the things Li Xiu could do.

"Haha, it's nothing. The King of Qin just doesn't want to meet the princess!" Li Xiu smiled and fooled over. Some things were really inconvenient to tell, especially although Yang Dui was a good subordinate, he was not someone Li Xiu trusted particularly, so he still couldn't tell him too much about some things.

"So that's it!" Yang Dui nodded thoughtfully when he heard this, but did not ask again.

"By the way, the army of the King of Qin came some time ago and broke the wheat of many villagers. Now it's too late to replant it. Our sweet potatoes and corn are also going to be promoted, so I plan to hand over the first batch of corn and sweet potatoes to the surrounding villagers to plant. What do you think?" Li Xiu thought of the main purpose of coming to the Ministry of Agriculture today, so he asked Yang Dui that if Yang Nong was not there, he could make the decision himself, but it would be better to ask others' opinions so as not to leave people the impression of being arbitrary.

"I think this method is very good. Everything is followed by Li Jijiu's arrangement!" Yang Dui naturally would not object to Li Xiu's proposal. He said very tactfully at the moment. He also knew that the nearby fields were either princesses or Li Xiu's, which would facilitate the collection of corn and sweet potatoes in the future.

"Okay, things have been settled. After two days of warmth, you can take a few officials to organize the distribution of seeds and seedlings!" Li Xiu immediately made a decision when he heard this, and handed over this matter to Yang Dui, which made Yang Dui agree very excitedly. As a very motivated little official, what Yang Dui is most afraid of is to do things. The more you do, the hope of promotion. On the contrary, if he has nothing to do, he will feel very uneasy.

At that moment, Li Xiu walked around the Ministry of Agriculture again, but there were really many things waiting for Yang Nong to deal with, and now he could only do it for him. Fortunately, they were all small matters. Li Xiu picked a few important things to deal with, and then handed over everything to Yang Dui in the name of training his subordinates. As a result, Yang Dui almost jumped up happily, which made other officials of the same level as Yang Dui roll their eyes.

However, as the saying goes, the senior official level is to crush people to death. No one dares to ignore Yang Nong's words if he is not in Li Xiu, so Yang Dui successfully became the third leader of the Ministry of Agriculture. Although there are many officials who are gentle with him in the yamen, as long as Yang Dui can handle the affairs in the yamen during this period, he will definitely surpass other officials in prestige and will be more likely to be promoted in the future.

After explaining the matter in the yamen, Li Xiu left here slowly. But he was walking on the road while thinking that Yang Nong knew that he was a lazy person, but he still wanted Yang Dui to ask him to handle the affairs in the yamen on his behalf. So Li Xiu naturally handed over the matter to his old subordinate Yang Dui, which made Li Xiu wonder if Yang Nong did it on purpose? He was embarrassed to raise his own nephew, so he used Li Xiu's hand to hand over the power of the yamen to Yang Dui.

"I'm so cunning!" The more Li Xiu thought about it, the more likely it was. Finally, he couldn't help but sigh and shook his head.

However, Li Xiu had no objection to Yang Nong. After all, this kind of nepotism in the officialdom was inevitable. What's more, if Yang Dui had no ability in instinct, it would be useless even if Yang Nong wanted to help him. Now he was just helping his nephew create an opportunity. This is already very kind, at least much better than those officials who directly appoint people.

In the next few days, Li Xiu's daily life also seemed very dull. When he woke up in the morning, he was urged by Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang to name him. He also read a lot of books, but he couldn't be as casual as Yue Chan's father. He always felt that the words he saw were not suitable for his children, which made him very distressed.

In addition, when he has time every day, he will go to the Ministry of Agriculture for a walk. On the one hand, he cannot let Yang Nong down, and on the other hand, he will support Yang Dui. Finally, there is another important thing, that is, distribute corn seeds and sweet potato seedlings to nearby tenants, and officials from the entire Ministry of Agriculture also mobilize to guide the tenants to plant these two new crops.

However, the number of seeds and seedlings of the two corn crops is still too small, and this year it can only be planted on the fields of Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang's house. However, it is estimated that after next year, it will be able to be promoted to the entire Xinzhu County and then to the entire Chang'an area.

That morning, Li Xiu had just gotten up and received a good news from Changsun Wuji. The news finally came from Jingyang City that Li Shimin defeated the Turks again and drove Jie Li out of the territory of the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop. This made him very happy. He wanted to ask about the details, but unfortunately the person who sent the news knew only enough, so Li Xiu simply rode his horse into Chang'an and personally rushed to Changsun Wuji's mansion to inquire.

"Haha~, I knew Brother Li, you would come. Come and see the good news sent by the King of Qin. It's so satisfying!" Changsun Wuji immediately laughed as soon as he saw Li Xiu, and then took out a good news report sent by the front line from his sleeve.

Li Xiu was not polite, and took the news and looked at it carefully. Only then did he realize that Li Shimin had bribed Tuli, causing Tuli to abandon Jie Li and retreat alone, he took advantage of the unstable Turi army's morale to open up the way with hot air balloons and gunpowder, and once again caused the Turkic army to be in chaos. Then he personally led 20,000 troops to fight back from Jingyang City, defeating the 60,000 Turkic people outside the city in one fell swoop.

There is another news that makes him happy in the good news, that is, Jie Li was seriously injured but not healed. After being attacked by the Tang army this time, he fled in a panic. It is said that his injuries have worsened. I still don’t know whether it is life or death. Moreover, after the Turks were defeated, they were chased to the grassland by Li Shimin. Not only did they suffer heavy losses, but the conflict between Jie Li and Tu Li will also be even more serious. I guess they will not go south again in the past few years.

After reading this good news, Li Xiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. A big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. After a moment, he looked up at Changsun Wuji and said, "The Turks were finally defeated. When will the King of Qin come back?"

"Your Highness is already on the way back. As for the army on the front line, it is temporarily under General Cheng's command. It is estimated that Your Highness will arrive in Chang'an in ten days." Changsun Wuji also replied with a relaxed look at this time. As long as Li Shimin returns to Chang'an, he will not have to work as hard as he is now.

Li Xiu nodded when he heard this. After Li Shimin came back, he would definitely start to solve the internal affairs of the Tang Dynasty. It is estimated that Yang Nong and others will soon perform their duties, and there will be nothing he can do by then.

"Brother Li, in addition to sending a good news this time, there is another thing that you want Brother Li to help him with a small favor!" But at this moment, Changsun Wuji suddenly spoke again, but although he said it was a "small busy", a very solemn expression appeared on his face. (To be continued.)
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