Du Ruhui's age is over forty, but at his age, his temples are already weathered, and his back is slightly stooped. This is because Du Ruhui is not in good health, and Du Ruhui is already hardworking, so
Looks older.
In the court, Du Ruhui is now the Minister of Public Affairs, which is equivalent to the prime minister of the court. Together with Fang Xuanling, they are both prime ministers and Li Shimin's right-hand man.
Du Ruhui and Ye Qingkong entered together.
When Du Ruhui saw Wang Can sitting on the main seat, he paused for a moment. However, after this pause, Du Ruhui continued to walk forward and sat down in the hall.
Wang Can saw Du Ruhui's pause.
Du Ruhui hesitated.
The reason is simple. He is too young. For a fifteen or sixteen-year-old, it is almost extremely difficult to solve the drought and locust plague during the Zhenguan period. It is especially difficult to get the family members to provide food.
.
Wang Can remained calm.
After Ye Qingkong sat down, he couldn't wait to say: "Brother, I won't say more. This is my brother Du Ruhui, who is the minister of the court and the prime minister of the court. You said there is a solution, so I put it
My brother has invited me. Dear brother, what kind of strategies do you have, please give me some advice?"
Du Ruhui looked at Wang Can with searching eyes.
Wang Can also looked at Du Ruhui.
His eyes were calm and level.
The two of them just looked at each other, and the atmosphere became tense for a moment.
Seeing this, Ye Qingkong frowned.
But he didn't interrupt.
Because for Ye Qingkong, he was worried about Du Ruhui being too busy, so he asked Wang Can. Logically speaking, Du Ruhui asked Wang Can for this matter, and it shouldn't be so publicized.
But he believed in Du Ruhui's handling of things.
So watch quietly.
Time passed little by little, and after a while, Du Ruhui saw that Wang Can's expression remained the same, without any change in his expression, and he recognized Wang Can in his heart, because although Wang Can was young, he showed quite a lot of magnanimity.
Extraordinary, very extraordinary.
Ordinary people would have panicked under his gaze.
Even high-ranking officials in the court could not stand his gaze because there was murderous intent in his eyes.
But Wang Can did it.
Du Ruhui stood up again, faced Wang Can, clasped his hands, bowed respectfully, and said: "Qingkong said that Mr. Wang has good strategies for governing the country, which can resolve the current predicament of the court and alleviate the crisis of the people.
Please give me some advice, Mr. Wang."
This is a special ceremony.
After Wang Can saw this, he also waved his hand and said: "Please sit down, Mr. Cai Guo!"
Du Ruhui then sat down.
At this time, Wang Can picked up a "Compendium of Materia Medica" on the desk in front of him. With a little force on his hand, the book "Compendium of Materia Medica" flew out, impartially.
, just happened to fall on Du Ruhui's desk.
The strength of this hand is extremely subtle.
That's why the books landed on Du Ruhui's desk impartially.
Du Ruhui glanced at the thread-bound book in front of him and then looked up at Wang Can. In fact, he was a little confused.
Wang Can said: "Cai Guogong, please read this book."
Du Ruhui picked up the "Compendium of Materia Medica" in front of him. When he saw the cover, he opened it and looked down. At first, Du Ruhui only noticed the content of the "Compendium of Materia Medica" itself. He was surprised by the contents recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica".
, the many materia medica, many elixirs, etc. in it are all very good.
However, this book was extremely thick. After Du Ruhui read it for a while, he gradually realized something was wrong.
Except for the flowers and plants, the words are the same.
All the words were not handwritten, but looked like they were printed. Such a situation made Du Ruhui gradually have an idea. He raised his head and glanced at Wang Can, then buried his head and continued reading.
After Du Ruhui took a rough look, his mind turned quickly and suddenly he thought of a possibility.
He has generally understood it.
Du Ruhui looked up at Wang Can and said: "Mr. Wang, let's not talk about the content of your book, because these things are only understood by doctors, and I know nothing about them. But the words in this book are quite interesting.
.From my perspective, can these characters be printed in batches?"
"clever!"
Wang Can said with a smile: "As expected of Duke Cai. When he was the prime minister, he could see through the lens and see through the mystery at a glance."
Du Ruhui took advantage of the situation and said: "In this case, Mr. Wang must have a way to print in large quantities."
"Of course!"
Wang Can answered with a smile.
Du Ruhui stood up immediately and said: "Mr. Wang, you have a way to print books, but it actually has little to do with breaking the current predicament. So I am a little confused about how to use this method to break the predicament.
However, Mr. Wang is so certain that there will be no problem. I would like to ask you, Mr. Wang, to come with me to the palace to see His Majesty."
Wang Can shook his head and said: "If you enter the palace, then there is no need."
He simply refused.
For Li Shimin, Wang Can actually has nothing to fear, after all, his identity is different.
When Du Ruhui saw this, he narrowed his eyes and thought carefully in his heart. After thinking for a while, he immediately stood up to say goodbye and left the Wang family. When Ye Qingkong saw this, he was stunned.
what happened?
What was originally a good relationship suddenly ended on bad terms.
Ye Qingkong wanted to try to persuade Du Ruhui to stay, but Wang Can was there again, and he was here for the banquet, so he could only sit there awkwardly, looking a little uncomfortable.
Wang Can admired Ye Qingkong's sincerity and comforted him: "Brother Ye, you don't have to worry. Brother Ling, he will come back again, and tonight, he will definitely come back. Don't you?
Did you notice that when Cai Guogong left, he took the "Compendium of Materia Medica" with him?"
"real?"
Ye Qingkong is also extremely shrewd.
It's just that he didn't see clearly on this matter for a while.
Wang Can nodded and said, "It's true."
Ye Qingkong smiled and said: "If that's the case, I'll be relieved. Let's wait for a while."
At this moment, Ye Qingkong's worries disappeared.
He was completely relieved.
Ye Qingkong and Wang Can drank and chatted, and the atmosphere finally became relaxed. But while the two were chatting, Du Ruhui had already entered the palace overnight.
It was not unusual for Du Ruhui to enter the palace overnight, especially since Du Ruhui had a distinguished status. He went outside the imperial city to ask for a meeting, and the soldiers immediately reported it.
Not long after, the soldiers who went to inform him came back and asked Du Ruhui to enter the palace.
The direction Du Ruhui was heading towards was the Ganlu Hall.
This is where Li Shimin handled government affairs.
It was getting quite late now, but Li Shimin had actually not rested yet and was still reviewing government affairs. After all, he had just ascended the throne and had too many things to deal with. Li Shimin was not surprised to learn that Du Ruhui asked for an audience. After all, he often
Yes, sometimes Du Ruhui would come to the palace overnight.
After Du Ruhui entered, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Du Ruhui, pays homage to your Majesty."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Keming, you're going to the palace tonight, but what's going on?"
Du Ruhui said: "Your Majesty, I have a book that I would like to present to Your Majesty. Please read it."
Immediately, he handed over the "Compendium of Materia Medica".
The chamberlain immediately took it and sent it to Li Shimin's desk. Li Shimin put down the government affairs he wanted to review and browsed quickly. He was very surprised when he saw the contents of "Compendium of Materia Medica", but Li Shimin is also an extremely shrewd person.
, he quickly came to his senses and asked: "Keming, the fonts in this book are all exactly the same, and they are definitely not written by humans. What is the method of printing text?"
Du Ruhui no longer concealed anything, and immediately told the story about Ye Qingkong's acquaintance with Wang Can, as well as his own judgment of Wang Can, and finally said: "Your Majesty, I don't know more about Wang Can's specific situation at the moment. I only know that he is a
He was born as a son-in-law. However, he has this method of printing books."
After a pause, Du Ruhui continued: "The most important thing is that according to what Ye Qingkong said, Wang Can has a way to solve the current predicament and can solve the problem of lack of food in the Tang Dynasty."
"really?"
After Li Shimin heard this, he stood up immediately.
The current predicament almost kept him awake all night, unable to fall asleep despite tossing and turning.
Du Ruhui said: "Your Majesty, Wang Can is indeed very sure, but I haven't thought clearly about the specific method, how it relates to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", and how it relates to the method printed in his hand. So.
My suggestion is that Your Majesty should go there in person. Even if Wang Can is young, if he can find a way to alleviate the Tang Dynasty's predicament, it will be worthwhile."
Li Shimin has always been a pragmatic person, and he doesn't care about this little face. He nodded and said: "I will go immediately."
"Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"
Du Ruhui immediately praised him.
The purpose of his entering the palace was to invite Li Shimin to go there in person and ask Wang Can how to solve the problem as a courteous corporal. Only in this way could he have a chance to alleviate the dilemma.
In Li Shimin's heart, he suddenly thought of what Yuan Tiangang had mentioned before, saying that although the original Tang Dynasty would prosper, it would still have to go a long way, and the current predicament was difficult to solve.
However, the weather suddenly changed.
Someone will appear who can solve it.
Li Shimin suddenly said: "Come here, summon Yuan Tiangang to the gate of the palace. I am going to visit Wang Can, so I will take Wang Can with me. While he is here, I can see Wang Can."
"yes!"
The eunuch next to Li Shimin received the order and immediately went to notify him.
Li Shimin and Du Ruhui then left the palace in a hurry. It still took them a long time to get from the Manlu Palace to the entrance of the palace. After waiting for a while, Yuan Tiangang came in a hurry.
Yuan Tiangang was a little confused, he didn't know anything about the situation.
Li Shimin took Yuan Tiangang and Du Ruhui to Yongxingfang. While walking, he explained the situation of meeting Wang Can and asked Yuan Tiangang to pay attention to Wang Can.
Yuan Tiangang is also very concerned about the recent celestial phenomena.
He also wanted to meet Wang Can.
The group of people quickly went to Wang's residence in Yongxingfang.
