The father and son of the Dugu family sat across from each other, both feeling a little worried.
Dugu Wudu is worried about the future of his family.
The Dugu family has been a prominent family since the Northern Zhou Dynasty and is a first-class noble. However, this strength is obtained by relying on women, which is a bit embarrassing. The ancestor Dugu Xin had three daughters, who were honored as queens in the Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang dynasties respectively. The eldest son-in-law was the founding emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the fourth son-in-law was the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty, and the son of the seventh son-in-law was the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty...
The greatest father-in-law in the world, a member of the Dugu family, a relative of three dynasties, seems to be very good at it.
But actually?
Perhaps the spiritual energy of the entire Dugu family was concentrated on the woman, resulting in the emergence of few outstanding children in the past hundred years.
The only one that can be counted is Dugu Yanyun who followed His Majesty Li Er in the bloody battle with the Xuanwu Sect.
However, Dugu Yanyun is not a real child of the Dugu family. His surname is Li, and his grandfather Li Tun followed Northern Qi Emperor Wenxuan Gao Yang to fight with the Northern Zhou Dynasty in Shayuan. The Northern Qi Dynasty was defeated and captured, and was assigned to Dugu Xin's subordinates. Later, they gradually became close to each other. Gaining the trust of Dugu Xin, he was given the surname Dugu.
Dugu Yanyun's father, Dugu Kai, was a young man who was very cautious, so he made a horse-drawn sword, held a sword for Yu Wenhu, the chief minister of Dazhong in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and became a chariot-riding general. After several conquests, he was given the title of Duke of Guang'a County, with a thousand households in the city, and he was worshiped as a senior official by his right servant.
Dugu Yanyun is the youngest son of Dugu Kai, and he is also a young hero. He has a close friendship with His Majesty Li Er since they were young. He even made great military exploits for His Majesty Li Er at the Xuanwu Gate and helped His Majesty Li Er ascend the throne.
It's a pity that he died young and died in battle during the confrontation with Yujieli Khan.
The remaining son is Dugu Mou, the daughter of His Majesty Li Er, Princess Ankang...
The truly outstanding children of the Dugu family are not from the Dugu family. How can this not be ironic?
Nowadays, the situation is changing, where should the Dugu family go?
Dugu Cheng is also worried, he is worried about his own future...
His ability to serve as the Young Prince of Jingzhao Prefecture was the result of many efforts, and he was a big bargain. Serving as the second-in-command in an important place in Gyeonggi is an extremely prestigious qualification. It will undoubtedly help his future promotion. It will also make his status within the Guanlong Group rise rapidly, and there is a faint trend of being a leader of the new generation. .
With the entire Guanlong Group as the backend, they will spare no effort to support you. As long as you make some achievements, you will definitely be taken seriously. There is no way that you will become the spokesperson of the Guanlong Group in the future...
But Fang Jun's strength far exceeded his expectations.
As his father said, it doesn't matter how strong Fang Jun is. The key is that Fang Jun's strength shows His Majesty Li Er's determination.
Within the Guanlong Group, it has always been believed that His Majesty Li Er wanted to warn the Guanlong Group not to participate too much in the fight for the reserve. However, it now seems that His Majesty Li Er's purpose is far more than that. It is impossible to say that His Majesty the Emperor even wants to disintegrate the entire Guanlong Group...
The situation is by no means as optimistic as everyone thought in the past.
Dugu Wudu was silent for a long time and said in a deep voice: "It's time to make a choice."
Dugu Cheng was a little confused: "What father means..."
Dugu Wudu raised his eyelids and sighed: "Either we stay close to the Guanlong Group and choose one of your Majesty's disciples to support him as the crown prince. But your Majesty was in his prime in the Spring and Autumn Period, and we can't rely on your Majesty to hold a grand funeral, so we can only Can launch a coup to promote the crown prince to the throne..."
Dugu Cheng was almost scared out of his mind and said in horror: "Father, you must not do this! How could you not know His Majesty's methods? Your Highnesses are all outstanding people, but who can be your Majesty's opponent? Even the entire Guanlong Group It is impossible to fight against His Majesty. Mr. Hou has learned from the past, how can we repeat the same mistakes? This is definitely not feasible!"
Are you kidding? We are arguing with His Majesty Li Er just to gain more benefits from His Majesty. A coup to usurp the throne is something you can't even do without death, not to mention that if it fails, you will die and your family will be destroyed. Even if it succeeds, how will the history books comment on the Dugu family?
Will definitely be nailed to the pillar of shame in history!
Besides, His Majesty Li Er is an expert in usurping the throne. Wouldn't playing this trick with him be asking for death?
How could Dugu Wudu not know this?
So he went on to say: "Then there is only one other way and to be loyal to His Majesty."
It is impossible to imagine that "I am in Cao Ying and my heart is in Han", and I am enjoying the benefits of being in the Guanlong Group and trying to get everything from the emperor. The grass on the wall is the saddest thing. It seems that I will fall with the wind without any harm, but in fact, as long as a gust of wind blows, Must bear the brunt...
Dugu Cheng thought for a while, but still felt that something was wrong: "If we surrender to His Majesty so completely, I'm afraid the Guanlong Group will have opinions about our Dugu family."
More than just an opinion?
This is simply betrayal!
The entire Guanlong Group is fighting against His Majesty Li Er to gain more benefits. As a result, they have worked so hard to get you such a position as Shaoyin. As soon as you turn around, you join His Majesty...
This is worse than being stabbed by an enemy.
Dugu Wudu glared and said: "You are stupid! How can you blatantly side with His Majesty? Everything must be strategic, and sometimes a roundabout way will get better results."
Dugu Cheng grinned, he was indeed a cunning person...
He humbly asked for advice: "Please ask father for advice."
Dugu Wudu stroked his beard and said with satisfaction: "You and Dugu have a good relationship, please ask Princess Ankang to go to Princess Gaoyang to discuss the matter. We don't mention our position or team, we just ask Princess Gaoyang to give Fang Jun a message. Just ask Fang Jun not to target you."
Dugu is sincerely convinced.
The communication through the two princesses was just a private communication, and on the surface it had nothing to do with taking sides. Even people from the Guanlong Group can't let Dugu Cheng and Fang Jun have a head-on confrontation, right?
What we value is struggle, not a battle of life and death. It is definitely not possible to play hard with Fang Jun. With the example of Hou Mo and Chen Wo, who wants to be kicked out in court and become the laughing stock of the entire Guanzhong?
Being soft to Fang Jun will indeed make the Guanlong Group angry and disappointed, but that's all. After all, although everyone cannot accept it, they can understand the Dugu family's approach.
However, the fact is that Fang Jun is His Majesty Li Er's pawn. To submit to Fang Jun is to submit to His Majesty Li Er...
Even if the entire Guanlong Group saw it clearly, there would still be nothing to say.
Who said that the Dugu family turned to His Majesty?
Anyway, the Dugu family never said that...
This is obviously playing rogue, but Guanlong Group can't do anything about it.
You can't just start a vigorous internal battle before the big thing is accomplished, right? If that happens, regardless of the outcome, some small vassal families within the Guanlong Group will be frightened and timid before fighting.
Dugu Cheng said goodbye to his father immediately and came to the princess mansion just a block away.
After getting married, the princesses of the Tang Dynasty usually lived with their consorts in the newly built princess mansions. Princess Changle and Princess Gaoyang were exceptions. After all, the heads of these two families were too prominent and they were His Majesty Li Er's right-hand man. Therefore, they were given a special favor. To show closeness.
Dugu Mouzheng was talking to Princess Ankang in the flower hall.
The couple had a deep relationship. They were drinking black tea and eating snacks. They had dismissed all the maids and servants. They were talking and laughing, and they seemed to be in love.
Hearing that the servant came to report to Dugu Cheng and asked for an audience, Dugu Mou smiled and said: "Just let him in, why bother to inform him?"
Princess Ankang also smiled and said nothing, showing no intention of evading.
Although Dugu Mou is not a bloodline of the Dugu family, he has long been integrated into the family, and everyone has prospered and suffered losses. Moreover, Dugu Mou's father died early. He grew up next to Dugu Wudu and received the teachings of Dugu Wudu. It is not that father and son are better than father and son. He and Dugu Cheng have been playmates since childhood and share the same love as brothers.
As soon as Dugu Cheng entered the flower hall and saw the two couples so comfortable and at ease, he secretly envied him and said with a smile: "I have disturbed His Highness and my elder brother's romance. Isn't this a bad guest?"
Princess Ankang pursed her lips and smiled, not saying much.
She has a dull temperament. She can't be said to be very handsome, nor can she be said to be well-behaved and smart. She is just calm and calm, and she is a gentle and virtuous woman. She does not have the slightest bit of arrogance of a royal princess.
I have to say that His Majesty Li Er's daughters are all very outstanding, and almost all of them are dignified, virtuous, kind, and kind-hearted. The sons are all pretty good, too. Although each one's fate is more miserable than the last, in the end, all the grown-ups can be regarded as outstanding men of their generation. This is the reason why only one emperor can lead to such a tragic ending after the country is determined. If it were placed in the chaotic era of the late Sui Dynasty, His Majesty Li Er and his sons would work together to conquer this country.
Well, except for the fierce His Highness Gao Yang in history...
