The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 61 The Conspiracy of Guan Long
Daxing City Wubenfang!

A luxurious carriage approached from far to near, and the two tall horses pulling the carriage were all white in color, looking extremely handsome.So are the horses that draw carts.One can imagine how honorable the owner of this carriage is.

The carriage stopped in front of Dou's Mansion, and the curtains of the carriage were lifted, revealing a man with white beard and hair, revealing a serious, capable and dignified face.

The middle-aged man glanced at the ancient plaque and asked someone to send a name card to show his identity.

The signature of the famous post reads Duguzheng!
Duguzhen is the head of the Dugu family and Yang Guang's uncle. He has always lived in seclusion, but the move of "nephew Yang Guang" to open all the righteous warehouses and official warehouses in Guanzhong completely disrupted his steps, which made him The long-planned plan is facing the danger of failure, which makes Dugu very anxious. Now he can only discuss the countermeasures with Dou Wei, the head of the Dou family.

The Dou family is not one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms, but it has produced a large number of talents and has gradually become one of the important families of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong. Because Li Yuan's wife, the Dou family, is the daughter of the Dou family, the Dou family is also one of Li Yuan's most important supporters.

The servant of the Dou Mansion received the name card, he did not dare to neglect it, he invited Dugu into the reception room of the mansion, and at the same time went to inform the Patriarch.

The sound of footsteps sounded, and a white-haired old man in his seventies walked in from the side door leaning on a rattan cane.

The white-haired old man was dressed in a simple scholar's attire, with a white goatee beard, half-open eyes, occasionally flashing the light of vicissitudes of life, one can tell that he is not an ordinary person.

He is Dou Wei, the Patriarch of the Dou Clan.

Dou Wei is more than sixty years old, older than Dugu Zhen, but a generation lower in seniority. Most of the Dou clan are famous for their martial arts and bravery, but Dou Wei has a beautiful literary talent and profound knowledge.

After the two exchanged a few words of pleasantries, Dou Wei directly picked up the topic, "Patriarch Dugu, we are not outsiders, so don't beat around the bush... Let me guess, but for Yang Tong?"

Dugu said in a deep voice: "Patriarch Dou is wise, since the Wei Dynasty, the royal family has had an unknown relationship with us Guanlong dignitaries. We need the royal family to get what we want, while the Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties need us in Guanlong." The support of the rich and powerful is at the top, and when a certain family reaches the top, the relationship between the two will be shattered. The royal family fears us, and we are also worried about being eaten."

"While the first emperor was alive, he did not dare to act excessively, so as not to cause turmoil in the country. The two sides have always been at a balance point. But since the current emperor took the throne, this balance point no longer exists. I have to say that the hero of the emperor Wei Lue is far superior to the first emperor. He did not directly confront us, but used foreign wars to weaken our military power in the name of national righteousness. If the Holy One stopped to govern the country and stabilize the people, we would be eaten away by him one by one. Originally , we supported Li Yuan to fight, helped him to his current position step by step, and he did not let us down. But recently, the birth of a person has made a good foundation for the situation."

Dugu lowered his head and meditated, thinking about something, and finally said after a while: "This fierce tiger in Jizhou has done more thoroughly than any other emperor. He directly abandons the family leaders and the leaders of the gentry, and pleases the poor people who are scattered in the sand for his own use. These people I have no foundation, so I can only follow him all the way. Therefore, Jizhou's business is booming. But Taiyuan, who is next to the fierce tiger, has become cautious and afraid! He has not moved for a long time, which makes the people of all ethnic groups in Guanzhong impetuous and scattered. , there will be no reunion."

"That's right, it's him, Yang Tong, Yang Renjin!" Dou Wei said this, a very common name, but it weighed a thousand pounds in his mouth at this moment: "This Yang Tong is under sixteen years old, but it's a rare name. His wisdom, his courage, his strategy, and his foresight! His wisdom, his courage, his strategy, and his foresight surpass everyone. His free education enables all poor children in the world to study, and his scholarship inspires all students to work hard. In addition, the imperial examination With such a system, in less than ten years, poor scholars can occupy the court, and from then on, the advantages of our aristocratic families will disappear. Only three major policies can break things that no dynasty has been able to do for thousands of years!"

"What's even more frightening is that the surging rebellion has become his invincible sword. He used these rioters as the vanguard of his reform, and then used the excuse of rectifying the government to wipe out the family one by one. The old families fell one by one. Because of the new land policy and the new taxation system, new aristocratic families cannot afford to be born, and since then, there have been no big aristocratic families and powerful clans that have affected the imperial power."

"He used hegemony to the Jizhou family and benevolence to the people! The foreigner is even bloody slaughtered. Now Liaodong has no external forces that threaten him. Once the Jizhou army is restored! This tiger will be like a flood. The one who swept the world, and the first to bear the brunt, must be Liu Wuzhou of Hedong Road. Once he took down the three counties of Mayi, Yanmen, and Loufan, Li Yuan would be surrounded by him. Even if Li Yuan started an incident at that time, he would be quickly defeated. Uncle Shi... We have fierce tigers on the outside, but we are unstable inside. If we don’t launch an attack, we will be fish and meat at the mercy of others.”

Speaking of this, Dou Weishuang mentioned the danger faced by the powerful and powerful in Guanlong, "Several generations of Sui and Yang wanted to destroy our Guanlong family, as Sima Zhao wanted. There are only three emperors and grandchildren who have made achievements! And the generation king Yang Yu is under our noses, and he can’t make much trouble. Yan Wang Yang Tan was forced to burn out by Wagang, which is nothing to worry about. The only one worthy of praise is Yang Tong. With his abilities and methods, as long as he restores his military strength, he will go south to Hedong with the prestige of Taotian, and then send his troops into the pass to meet the king. At that point, we will not even have a chance to fight back."

"Yang Tan in the Central Plains can't take care of himself, and Yang Tong is recovering; while in the south of the Yangtze River, Xiao Xian has swept the entire south. The Holy One regards the south as his foundation. If something happens in the south, he can't care about the north anyway. The royal family and the forces loyal to them It was split into several big pieces. Right now is definitely the best opportunity for Li Yuan to make a move, and Li Yuan's strength is less than [-]% of that of the late Emperor Zhou. No matter how hidden he is, to us, he is a A kite can't escape our pull. Once he enters the main gate, our chance will come."

Dugu said in a deep voice: "This old man is not so confused that he can't tell right from wrong, and I'm not ignorant of the current situation, but that old nephew from Taiyuan seems to be scared..."

Dou Wei smiled lightly: "As Uncle Shi said, Li Yuan was indeed afraid. He was afraid that we would abandon him, so he kept silent. Therefore, we should give him confidence."

"How?" Dugu asked.

Dou Wei spat out a name: "I heard that Dugu Mingxiu, a beautiful woman in Shishu's family, took the liberty to remind me."

"Patriarch Dou, why do I feel that you are waiting for me?" Dugu shook his head and smiled wryly: "But I don't know that Patriarch Dou is talking about that son of the Li family?"

Dou Wei said: "Li Yuan's second son Li Shimin"

Dugu was stunned for a moment, and said: "I also heard that this son has the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, and the appearance of the sun, but my Mingxiu can't be a wife or concubine..."

"Of course not!" Dou Wei said firmly.

"Didn't he marry Changsun Sheng's youngest daughter?"

Dou Wei smiled indifferently: "We have been married for many years, and the daughter of the eldest grandson's family has nothing to do."

There are three kinds of unfilial piety, no descendant is the greatest!
There is nothing more tragic than being barren in this day and age.According to the law, one can divorce one's wife if one has nothing to do. It is also reasonable for Li Shimin to divorce his wife and remarry because of the eldest grandson's family.

"Hehe, Li Yuan's family will step on the low and climb high." Duguzheng smiled slightly.

This Changsun family who has nothing to do is the daughter of Changsun Sheng.

Changsun Sheng is an outstanding diplomat and a sharpshooter. He has been managing Turkic affairs on behalf of the court for more than 20 years. The powerful Turkic Khanate was divided into two by him, but he was already died.

And Changsun is the daughter of Changsun Chengxuan's wife. His first wife bore him three sons and four daughters. Later, his first wife died and married the daughter of Gaomai, the king of Le'an in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and gave birth to a boy and a daughter.

When the elder Sun Sheng married the Gao family again, it was the marriage between Guan Long and Emperor Zhou of the Northern Qi Dynasty.It's just that once he died, the grown-up son of the first spouse in the family couldn't tolerate the stepmother and half-siblings, so he rushed back to the Gao family.

Gao Shilian, Changsun's uncle, was an official in Honglu Temple and was also very talented.

It is a pity that Yang Xuangan rebelled, and Hu Sizheng, the servant of the Ministry of War, defected, and Gao Shilian and Hu Sizheng were related by marriage, so he was implicated and demoted to the next county of Jiaozhi County as the head of the county.

This is Li Yuan!
The wife I married to Li Jiancheng before was a woman from the Wang family in Taiyuan, one of the five surnames and Qiwang, and then I chose a wife for the second child.At first, he still wanted Princess Shang, but later he couldn't, so he was optimistic about the eldest grandson's family.

When Gao Shi was demoted, Li Yuan hesitated again.

Originally, the Changsun family was kicked out by the Changsun family, but later his uncle Gao Shilian demoted Jiaozhi far away.

In Li Yuan's view, this relative is worthless.

But because the marriage has been booked, the second son Li Shimin had to marry the eldest grandson!But the specifications are not much better than marrying a flat wife!

Duguzheng, an old fox, could tell at that time that Li Yuan was not satisfied with this marriage.

Now Li Yuan has his eyes on the Dugu Clan's prostitute and his own granddaughter again, it can be described as extremely greedy.

Dou Wei saw that Duguzheng did not expressly refuse, and immediately took advantage of the victory to pursue: "It doesn't matter whether Li Yuan stepped on the low and climbed high, the important thing is that the time given to us is running out. If you miss this golden opportunity, there will be no next time."

"Your analysis is correct. It coincides with the old man. The current situation is indeed critical! It is indeed the most suitable person to let the weak Li Yuan rise on behalf of us in Guanlong. The old man agreed."

After making the decision, Duguzheng continued, "During this critical period, I don't need to care about the red tape of the three books and six etiquettes, and I can keep everything simple!"

Compared with family interests, a woman is insignificant.

Dou Wei smiled and said, "Call Mr. Li."

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(End of this chapter)