When Fang Xuanling heard Du Ruhui's words, he knew that Du Ruhui was sincerely persuading him. Fang Xuanling's wrinkled old face relaxed and a smile appeared on his face.
Immediately, Fang Xuanling said slowly, "Brother, everyone has their own ambitions, and His Majesty has treated me well. His Majesty has never betrayed me. How can I betray His Majesty and the Tang dynasty? You and I are not the same after all. "
"When you left Chang 'an, it was not because you betrayed His Majesty, but because of Du Qi. Because of Du Qi, you were criticized in the court and were caught in a dilemma. In the end, you could only ignore government affairs. "
"And you have always been loyal to His Majesty and never betrayed His Majesty."
"But in the end, it was Du Qi who proposed to His Majesty to let you come to the Western Regions. To some extent, it was His Majesty who betrayed you, but you never betrayed His Majesty. You are now in Xia Xia, so you can confidently stay in Xia Xia. But I'm different. His Majesty still treats me with great respect. His Majesty still treats me with great kindness and respect. I can't leave the Tang dynasty. "
He didn't say anything out of politeness.
It was a simple truth.
He was entrusted to do what he was asked to do.
After hearing this, Du Ruhui nodded and said, "Well, we don't need to say anything more. Since you have made up your mind, I won't say anything more. In short, if you want to come to Xia Xia someday and want to work here in the Tang dynasty, I'll welcome you. At that time, I'd like to introduce you to Erlang in person. Fang Xuanling, you are a rare talent. "
Fang Xuanling chuckled again. He put his hands together and said solemnly, "Brother, take care."
"Take care!"
Du Ruhui solemnly returned the salute.
Fang Xuanling didn't delay any longer. He turned around and got into the carriage and left directly.
Du Ruhui stood at the door and looked at the back of Fang Xuanling's carriage. There was a touch of regret on his face. Fang Xuanling was nearly 60 years old. At this age, Fang Xuanling was the most experienced in dealing with matters. Unfortunately, he was too busy running around and couldn't really focus on handling government affairs.
Du Ruhui sighed and then withdrew his thoughts. Now, he had his own things to do because it had been some time since noon. After a while, it would be time to bring the children over to study.
This was what Du Ruhui did every day.
Du Ruhui went straight back to busy himself with his own affairs. As for Fang Xuanling's visit, he never mentioned it and treated it as if it had gone with the wind. Just as Du Ruhui had mentioned, he was trying his best not to involve himself in government affairs. In fact, before Du Qi left Sovereign Capital, he had exhorted Du Ruhui to pay attention to government affairs.
Although Du Ruhui had agreed, he had never interfered from the beginning to the end. The officials of the Six Ministries of the Xia Xia Imperial Court could handle everything without Du Ruhui's intervention.
While Du Ruhui was busy with his own matters, Fang Xuanling took a carriage out of the city.
Fang Xuanling sat in the carriage, thinking about what to do next. After all, now that he had failed to persuade Du Ruhui, the Tang dynasty had lost a glimmer of hope. Soon, the carriage was far away from Du Ruhui's mansion. At this time, the curtain of the carriage was lifted and Zheng Yu, the person in charge of the bad guys of the Tang dynasty lurking in Sovereign Capital, entered the carriage and sat down.
Zheng Yu looked at Fang Xuanling and asked, "Minister Fang, what's the situation?"
Fang Xuanling's old face showed a touch of exhaustion. He sighed and said, "Du Ruhui refused. He said he wouldn't get involved in Xia Xia's government affairs, so he couldn't persuade Du Qi. We won't be able to follow Du Ruhui's path. "
Zheng Yu's eyes darkened and he asked, "What are you going to do, Minister Fang?"
Fang Xuanling said, "What else can I do? Now that I can't persuade Du Ruhui, I can only return to the Tang dynasty and report to His Majesty. This time, it can be considered a failure. "
Zheng Yu's expression changed again and a touch of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "Minister Fang, we may not have failed. This time, we have a chance to turn things around. "
Fang Xuanling asked, "Where is the chance?"
Zheng Yu's eyes were sharp and he said, "We are lurking in Sovereign Capital. It's impossible to deal with or capture Du Ruhui. Because Du Ruhui doesn't go out at all. Besides, Du Ruhui also has guards around him. Even if he goes out, it's not easy to deal with him. "
"But you are different. Minister Fang, you have a close relationship with Du Ruhui. If you meet Du Ruhui again and he doesn't guard against you, we will have a chance to take him down. As long as we have him in our hands, we will have a chance to restrain Du Qi. "
Zheng Yu said, "At that time, we can use Du Ruhui to order Du Qi to stop the attack and even withdraw from the Tang dynasty. Minister Fang, as long as you are willing to cooperate, we will have a good chance now. "
After hearing this, Fang Xuanling thought for a while and shook his head, "Zheng Yu, your approach is not feasible. First, you have been exposed as soon as I appeared. You will definitely be watched by Xia Xia's bad guys. Your every move is quite dangerous. "
"And now, I am also exposed to Xia Xia's bad guys. If you take action, you will definitely be taken down. The only thing you need to do now is actually very simple. That is to leave Sovereign Capital with me. Otherwise, even if you are not taken down, you will be watched and taken down as long as you make the slightest move. "
Fang Xuanling said, "Second, Du Ruhui and I are colleagues. Although this old man and Du Ruhui are on opposing sides, this old man will absolutely not deceive a friend, much less scheme against my own friend. "
Zheng Yu was a bad guy, especially as a spy lurking in Xia Xia's Imperial Capital. When he heard Fang Xuanling's words, he frowned and said, "Minister Fang, you are the Prime Minister of the Tang dynasty. Could it be that the Prime Minister of the Great Tang can't even make such a small sacrifice?
"Minister Fang, let me say something unpleasant. We, the bad guys lurking in the Imperial Capital, can sacrifice our lives for the Tang dynasty at any time. We can die for the Tang dynasty at any time. But Minister Fang, as the Prime Minister of a country and the head of the civil officials of the Tang dynasty, can't you even make such a small sacrifice? "
Zheng Yu was a little indignant and said, "And the plan this time is not to let you die. The plan is very simple. It's just to let you use Du Ruhui. "
At this moment, Zheng Yu was full of resentment. He thought that Fang Xuanling would rather not choose than help the Tang dynasty when there was a chance. This was wrong and disloyal to the Tang dynasty.
Fang Xuanling's face gradually turned solemn after hearing this.
There was a touch of solemnity in his expression.
Fang Xuanling looked at Zheng Yu and said in a deep voice, "Zheng Yu, I just said that I don't want to deal with Du Ruhui. In particular, I have made the first reason very clear. As for this matter, I don't need to explain anything to you. If you have any complaints, if you don't agree with me, you can write a memorial to His Majesty. You can even return with me to His Majesty's side and personally write a book for me. But I can't agree with your suggestion. "
As the Prime Minister of a dynasty, Fang Xuanling had his own thoughts and would not be influenced by Zheng Yu's words. He stared at Zheng Yu and said again, "Well, do you want to come back with me or stay in the Imperial Capital?"
Zheng Yu fell into silence at once.
Stay?
Zheng Yu thought for a moment and was unwilling to give up. He quickly made a decision and said, "Okay, I'm willing to go back with you. I'd like to see what you have to say in front of His Majesty. "
Fang Xuanling nodded and said no more.
Zheng Yu said, "Minister Fang, I have to pack up. I'll go and make some arrangements. After a while, we'll meet at the city gate. We'll go back together then. "
"Okay!"
Fang Xuanling nodded.
Zheng Yu got out of the carriage and quickly disappeared.
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