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Chapter 312: Meeting Zhou Yu

After entering the Eastern Palace, Yang Shuang's work became significantly worse.

Originally, Emperor Sui wanted to arrange for the prince’s young tutor to supervise Yang Shuang’s studies. Thinking that Yang Shuang was so old, and Yang Shuang protested repeatedly, it was cancelled. However, it was necessary to attend court every day, and he had to follow Emperor Sui to study government affairs.

Although Yang Shuang was the second time in the crown prince, she did not come across time when she was the crown prince for the first time, so she had to learn everything from scratch, which was very hard.

In addition, Emperor Sui also had to examine his abilities. When he encountered a problem, he had to ask Yang Shuang for his opinions and solutions. He had no rewards for his words, and he would be scolded if he was not well.

No wonder everyone says that the prince is a dangerous profession. Yang Shuang has a deep understanding in just a few days.

But there is no way. No matter how difficult the position you are, you have to grit your teeth and persevere.

Of course, there are also happy things happening, and it is a three-game happiness.

Qin Xianyu gave birth to a baby boy, and Yang Shuang had an eldest son.

Looking at the handsome baby in the cradle, exactly like herself, Yang Shuang felt very at ease and fulfilled, and her sense of strangeness to this world suddenly disappeared and she felt a sense of belonging.

The other two happy events are that Zhuge Liuli and Li Ruoruo are pregnant at the same time.

This made Yang Shuang so happy. Is she so awesome? She just had two guns and cannons! And counting the time, it was the result of the three of them making a fuss together.

So, Zhuge Liuli was unable to get pregnant for a long time because she had few people?

After the three joys come, the new year has also come.

This year, the Emperor of Sui had a whim and suddenly changed the year name to Kaihuang, and at the same time, the world was amnesty.

If others don’t understand the Sui Emperor’s thoughts, how could Yang Shuang not understand?

Although the Sui Emperor had ambitions in the past, he could only maintain his success, because the current situation of the Sui Emperor was not enough to support him in unification of China. Even if he had the hobby of being the emperor in person, he never would have been willful in personally.

In the heart of the Sui Emperor, he was wholeheartedly trying to build the Great Sui well. He could be sorry to his ancestors, to be worthy of the people, and to be worthy of the successors after his descendants.

Originally, he thought that he would keep his life and unify China for the long time, but he could only give it to his descendants, but Yang Shuang made the gunpowder with a move from flying immortal hand from the sky, which allowed Emperor Yang Jian of Sui to see hope.

Having a magic weapon like gunpowder is not on the same level as the weapons of other countries. If you don’t unify China, it would be a waste of resources.

Therefore, the Sui Emperor changed the name of the country to Kaihuang, which indicates the creation of a new dynasty.

After spending the New Year peacefully, the new year and new atmosphere, the father and son Emperor Sui and Yang Shuang began the path of father and son working together to break gold.

The two did not express their ambitions to the world. On the surface, they were still quiet. Secretly, Emperor Sui and Yang Shuang convened the main leaders of the three provinces, including Gao Bing, Shi Wansui, and several lords and generals, to hold a secret meeting.

The main contents of this secret meeting are, first, to rectify the official atmosphere in the Sui Dynasty, and second, to reduce taxes and reduce labor service. This is to create a stable internal environment so that large-scale military dispatch can be supported.

Other contents are to expand the shipyard, manufacture new warships on a large scale, prepare for the army to cross the river, and prepare for food and grass, mobilization of large troops, etc.

After the secret meeting, the main officials performed their duties and began to secretly allocate them.

Before we knew it, the first month passed and February entered.

Yang Shuang has been the crown prince for more than two months and has been used to the various affairs of being the crown prince. When facing the Sui Emperor's inquiries, he can also answer questions smoothly, and the solutions to some questions are very novel, which refreshes and is very pleased.

At the same time, something bad happened, that is, the news of Qin Xianyu's baby boy had leaked, and the censor began to impeach the prince, and there was a lot of discussion in Kyoto.

However, Yang Shuang is not the same as before. It is impossible to shake Yang Shuang's position as the crown prince. What's more, His Majesty gave him a marriage and impeached the crown prince is to blame His Majesty for the present.

So after the Emperor Sui summoned the Censor Central Committee and scolded him hard, the voice of impeachment immediately became weaker.

On the eighth day of the second month, the weather is clear.

Yang Shuang came out of the meeting hall and returned to the East Palace to rest. She was teasing her baby son, and Zang Kang asked for a meeting.

After meeting, Zang Kang reported: "Your Highness, you have gained something from looking for famous scholars in the Great Sui Dynasty. Zhou Yu, who was not found last time, was actually in Kyoto!"

"Have you found Zhou Yu?" Yang Shuang said with a happy expression, "Where is the person?"

Zan Kang replied: "The other party traveled through the Sui Dynasty and just entered Beijing a few days ago. When he went to Mingyuefang to enjoy singing and dancing, he played a piano piece, which was shocked by the gods, so someone asked his name, and then he realized that his name was Zhou Yu."

"After I found out, I went to see him immediately and verified his identity. He was indeed from Luzhou, so there was no problem. My subordinates talked to him, and this person was very elegant in his speech and behavior."

Yang Shuang nodded and smiled, "Well done, I found another talent for the Sui Dynasty! I'll go change my casual clothes and see him in person!"

After saying that, he hurriedly changed his clothes.

Han Qinhu and five imperial guards also changed into casual clothes to protect Yang Shuang.

After leaving the palace, the group went to the inn.

On the second floor of Yuexin Inn, Zhou Yu was playing the piano in the room.

I saw that he was in his twenties, with a handsome face, and a proud and upright white shirt. He was very extraordinary in terms of temperament alone.

Dongdong...

Suddenly, a knock sounded outside the door.

Zhou Yu had already seen Zang Kang and knew that a customer was coming, so he got up and opened the door, and saw Yang Shuang standing outside the door.

While he was looking at Yang Shuang, Yang Shuang was also looking at Zhou Yu.

Yang Shuang nodded secretly. Zhou Yu's image in front of her was similar to the fantasy of him in her mind. She was handsome and had a unique temperament.

"Brother Zhou, I'm upset Yang Guo, I'm disturbing you." Yang Shuang clasped her fists and used a pseudonym.

After all, it was the first time we met. Yang Shuang knew Zhou Yu, but Zhou Yu didn't know Yang Shuang. So Yang Shuang did not directly disclose his identity. First, see if he is well-known and confirm, and then recruit him.

Zhou Yu replied with a smile: "Brother Yang is polite, please come in!"

Yang Shuang entered the house, and Han Qinhu and others guarded outside the door.

The two of them went into the room to sit. Yang Shuang saw the piano on the table and said, "I heard that Brother Zhou is proficient in music for a long time and is a musician. If you have the chance in the future, you must listen to Brother Zhou play."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "If Brother Yang wants to hear it, I can make a fool of myself now. But I have something unknown. I am very sure that I have never met Brother Yang. How did Brother Yang know me? He even went to Luzhou to find me?"

When Zang Kang met Zhou Yu, he did not dare to reveal Yang Shuang's identity, but said that Yang Shuang admired him for a long time and wanted to meet him. So at this time, Zhou Yu was puzzled that he had a little reputation in Luzhou, but no one was interested in Beijing. The brother Yang in front of him was extraordinary and he was not an ordinary person at first glance. How could he know him?

Yang Shuang explained: "Brother Zhou is not only literary and martial, but also has extraordinary courage. Although you don't know me, I have long admired your name, so I have always wanted to meet you, so I sent someone to Luzhou to find you."

"So that's it!" Zhou Yu sighed a little, but he didn't expect that the man in front of him was his admirer. No, he should be considered a confidant.

Yang Shuang said again: "Dare you ask Brother Zhou, what are your plans for life? As far as I know, are you a juren from a juren?"

Zhou Yu nodded and said, "Yes, I passed the imperial examination, but I was tired of corruption in the officialdom, so I did not continue to participate in the imperial examination, but wanted to travel around the world and find other ways to show my ambitions."

"Can you ask Brother Zhou's ambition?" Yang Shuang asked with a smile.

Zhou Yu said, "Of course, there is nothing worth hiding. My ambition is like thousands of young people. I dream of displaying my life value, and ending the split situation. If I unify China, the world will be peaceful, and welcoming the real prosperity."

Not only the emperor wants to unify, but the people also want to unify.

Aspiring strategists and military generals are also looking forward to doing their best to unify the world.

The purpose of Yang Shuang's trip was to see Zhou Yu's ability in this world, so she asked: "Brother Zhou thinks, which country among the four countries is most likely to unify China and end the situation of China's separatism?"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "If it were before, I believed it was the Tang Dynasty. But now, I think it was our Sui Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty made a wrong move, that was Li Shimin's rebellion. If he succeeded in the rebellion, the chess was not bad. The mistake was that he failed. The civil strife in the Tang Dynasty had begun. Li Yuan could not tolerate Li Shimin, and now he could not tolerate Li Jiancheng, so the final result was that both sides suffered losses. The price of both sides was unbearable by the Tang Dynasty. Sadly, even if they realized this situation, they could not reverse it."

"As for Shu... Although the Shu emperor Liu Bei is talented and has many good generals under his command, known as the lie-off dragon and phoenix chick, and there are five tiger generals, but unfortunately, these strategists and good generals are old, and Liu Bang's son is a fool, how can he inherit the throne?"

"Cao Cao of Wei State has a serious brain disease, and it may not take long. The prince Cao Ang and Cao Pi are evenly matched, and there will be a fight."

"And our Great Sui actually has no obvious advantage among the four countries, and it is even the last one. But the changes in the world are unpredictable and change rapidly. Who would have thought that the Great Sui would advance rapidly, not only defeating the invasion of the Wei army, but instead counterattacked the Wei army and killed Xiahou Dun, a great army of Wei. You must know that the Crown Prince only led 40,000 troops. This signal is very strong, indicating that as long as the troops are sufficient, the Great Sui has the ability to erode the Wei Kingdom. What's more, the Great Sui also holds mysterious weapons in his hand." Zhou Yu said solemnly: "Although I don't know what this mysterious weapon is, its ability to easily break the Wei warships means that this weapon is amazing and is a weapon that has never appeared before."

"Just in ancient times, when humans had not yet mastered fire, they were the food of wild beasts. When fire started, they became powerful. So I can completely guess that the mysterious weapons in the hands of the Great Sui Dynasty were similar to fire, with amazing power. This weapon was also one of the reasons why I thought the Great Sui Dynasty was the strongest in the four countries."

Zhou Yu said solemnly.

Yang Shuang nodded. Zhou Yu knew very little news, but being able to make such a calculation shows that he has a very high horizon.

"By the way, Brother Zhou, since the Sui Dynasty is the strongest, how do you think you should use this strength to make the Sui Dynasty unify China?" Yang Shuang asked again.

Zhou Yu suddenly smiled, "Brother Yang is testing me. The situation I know is limited, so I can only give a superficial view. It seems that Your Majesty and His Royal Highness of the Crown Prince must have made plans. On the one hand, they are manufacturing mysterious weapons on a large scale, and on the other hand, they continue to build internal and mobilize troops to build ships. Judging from the general situation, the Khitan was destroyed in order to ensure the stability of the north. Next, they can use the Turks to restrain the Tang Dynasty, so that the Tang Dynasty not only has internal and external conflicts, but also have external enemies. In this way, internal and external conflicts will have no time to take care of the Great Sui Dynasty, which will ensure the safety of the western part of the Great Sui Dynasty. Even when the chaos in the Tang Dynasty intensifies, they can attack Chang'an. You must know that Chang'an City is very close to Luoyang. Although the Tang Dynasty has stationed a large number of troops in the east of Chang'an City, these troops will sooner or later be transferred by Li Yuan."

"There is Mingguang Hou stationed outside the North Pass, and the west is restless. Then when the Great Sui Dynasty is ready, it will be able to attack Wei."

"At that time, Shu will definitely share a piece of the pie. He also wants to destroy Wei, and he will even take the initiative to send an envoy to form an alliance with us."

"Once the two sides are attacked, the situation of Wei State is worrying. In addition, Cao Cao's brain disease worsens, even if the Wei soldiers are strong and the generals are everywhere, they cannot change the situation."

"The reason why the four countries are balanced is to restrain each other in pairs. Once the balance is broken, it is the best chance to destroy the other party."

"So in my opinion, the goal of the Great Sui Dynasty is to destroy Wei Kingdom first and Tang Kingdom. By then, the Great Sui Dynasty will hold two-thirds of the territory of the Shenzhou Continent. As long as you rest for a few years, when the Shu Emperor Liu Bei gets old and the Five Tiger Generals gets old, Shu Kingdom will not be the opponent of the Great Sui Dynasty. In my opinion, ten years later, China is expected to be unified!"

I only heard Zhou Yu talk in a gentle manner, and his tone was very excited.

Yang Shuang couldn't help but smile and asked, "What is Brother Zhou's evaluation of the current crown prince? If he is like Liu Bang's fool, it will be difficult to achieve his goal."

"The current crown prince's methods are unpredictable, and I can't figure it out." Zhou Yu said solemnly: "I don't flatter, but I really can't figure it out. How difficult is Brother Yang to depose the crown prince and re-establish it?"

"Is it very difficult?" Yang Shuang thought for a while, and felt that it was not very difficult to walk over step by step.

Zhou Yu suddenly smiled and said, "It's extremely difficult, beyond imagination. Coupled with the changes in the Sui Dynasty in recent years, fine salt, papermaking, printing, newspapers, soap, mysterious weapons, etc., these are all the methods of the prince. I even asked me to guess that I felt that the prince's figure was the inner turmoil in the Tang Dynasty."

"Does Brother Zhou have the idea to join the prince?" Yang Shuang asked again.

Zhou Yu was stunned, then nodded and smiled, "Of course, I have this idea. Only by following the wise master can you support the country, follow the prince, and witness the unification of the Great Sui Dynasty together. What a glory is it?"

Seeing his sincere tone, Yang Shuang was not hiding his identity and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, I am really not hiding it. This palace is Yang Shuang, the crown prince of the Sui Dynasty!"

"Take it seriously?" Zhou Yu suddenly stood up with a look of horror.

Although he is extremely smart, he can't believe that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will come to see him!

Yang Shuang casually said: "It is a serious crime to be beheaded. If I were not the prince, how dare I pretend? Don't be too surprised, sit down and chat."

Zhou Yu had already believed Yang Shuang's words, and he was still a little dazed.
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