In the afternoon, when Yang Ji and Xiao Ying came out of the front yard of Pei Mansion, the sun was scorching in the sky, the sky was clear, and the heat wave was rolling on the earth, just like a steamer setting up a fire. It was unbearable to even take a step.
Pei Ju and his wife took their family to bid farewell. Pei Ju followed Yang Ji, naturally two or three steps behind. As he walked, he said: "King Wei, although General Right Wei is a position with real power in our Sui Dynasty, After all, you are the governor and general manager of Liangzhou, so it is best to treat this position as a false position and try not to touch it as much as possible. If one day you are relieved of local duties, it will not be too late to resume this position."
After Yang Ji heard this, he smiled with deep approval and said: "To be honest, I don't know much about Youwei. Except for Youwei General Yu Wenshu and Youwei General Shi Xiang, I don't know anyone else. I don't even know about the other one." No one knows General Right Guard."
"That's very good." Pei Ju said with a smile: "The previous right-guard general was your uncle Dugu Kai. After he became a local official, this position fell on Yuwenshu; as for the other right-guard general, Liu Shu, He was appointed by the saint just a few months ago. This person..." Pei Ju shook his head and sighed: "Yang Shu is a person who has some talent, but he is ignorant, unruly, disrespectful to his superiors and disrespectful to his subordinates. After becoming the right guard general, he began to rely on favors and became extremely arrogant and arrogant. Everyone knew that General Yuwen was not only a relative of the prince, but also a famous general with outstanding achievements, but Liu Shu insulted Yuwen in person many times. The general didn't say anything, but he also laughed at General Yuwen's background in front of his colleagues many times, saying that General Yuwen was not worthy of having his name, so he often called General Yuwen "Poyantouju", which means that if the head is broken, it will stand upright. Fall to the ground."
"Courage is commendable. General Yuwen will kill him sooner or later." Yang Ji knew that Yuwenshu was not a person who could laugh away his grudges. How could he let Liu Shu go when Liu Shu humiliated him like this?
Sooner or later, Liu Shu will have to pay a heavy price for his current moment of courage and arrogance; maybe, the entire Liu family in Puzhou will pay for Liu Shu's stupidity.
"Same feeling, same feeling!" Pei Ju paused and returned to the topic: "Since King Wei realizes that General Youwei is just a 'leisure', he should focus on Liangzhou and exercise Liangzhou's general manager as soon as possible. As a soldier, you must not be lax in the slightest in matters of national importance. You are now the head of Liangzhou's military affairs. Once there is any omission in Liangzhou's defense, regardless of whether the situation is handled by King Wei, King Wei will be the first person responsible. Moreover, Liangzhou is at war with each other and its borders are in turmoil. East-West Turks, Tuyuhun, Xue Yantuo, and Murong Xianbei are all ready to move and are extremely restless. If Tuyuhun breaks the cauldron, strikes first, and marches in, the tragedy of the second year of the founding of the Emperor will be staged again. Where is the face of the saint? The Great Sui Dynasty Where is the majesty? How many people have been slaughtered by foreign butcher knives, and how many fertile fields have been trampled by barbarian iron hoofs? If the saint is held accountable, how can you defend yourself? Even if the saint wants to protect King Wei, how can you stop everyone from talking? "
After getting along and communicating for a long time, Pei Ju really regarded Yang Ji as an ally. Pei Ju admired Yang Ji's ability, talent, wisdom, humility, sincerity, frankness, vision and other traits during the communication process. He had a young mind and made unforgivable mistakes, so he warned him in the tone of an elder.
And unknowingly, Pei Ju's title also changed step by step. He first called Yang Ji "King Wei", and then called him "you". Every time he said a word, his tone, tone, and voice changed. , and his expression also changed accordingly.
This is the great thing about Pei Ju. He can get close to people and build good relationships silently, making people always feel that he is sincere and reliable. Even if he just lectured people with a straight face, Yang Ji would be convinced. I feel that he is thinking about Yang Jian, Sui Dynasty, and himself.
Yang Ji admired him wholeheartedly, and said sternly: "Pei Gong's lesson is correct, and I will return to Liangzhou to guard against the enemies in the four fortresses."
Pei Ju nodded happily, stroking his beard and smiling, and said with sincerity: "The champion of the Han Dynasty, Hou Fenglang Juxu, is of course extremely talented, but it was also built after the victory of Liehou Longcheng in Changping and the surprise attack on Gaoque. If it weren't for the Han Dynasty, With the spirit of martial arts, if the Liehou of Changping had not achieved great military exploits and prestige, and if the whole country had not forgotten the shame of Bai Deng, how could the champion have achieved great achievements unparalleled in the ages? Let the respected Zhao King attack Longcheng and burn Yanran. The mountain was also built on our series of great victories in the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, with one drink and one peck, the cause and effect will be determined early. The most important thing in military and state affairs is to avoid quick success and quick gain. Even if it is a policy that benefits the country and the people, it is best to take it slowly. , without long-term planning and moderate measures, it will inevitably damage the country's foundation, eventually leading to public dissatisfaction and political instability. Remember, remember!"
"The younger generation will never forget Mr. Pei's teachings today, and will not harm the country's foundation due to temporary gains."
Yang Ji understood that this was what Lao Cheng said to seek the country.
No matter what Pei Ju becomes in the future, his current advice is undoubtedly an essential quality for a qualified prime minister.
Countless reforms in history have benefited the country and the people, but they have failed because those in power were eager for quick success. Not only was his career ruined, his political career was ruined, and his reputation was ruined, it also led to political turmoil. In the end, it was still the people who suffered. Aren’t Yang Guang and Sui Dynasty the most typical cases in history?
As a person with a sound mind, Yang Ji has never thought that he has the ability to save the world as a time traveler. This is not a lack of confidence, but a clear understanding of himself and self-awareness. If he really thinks that he is stronger than Yang Jian and Yang Guang, then He's finished.
You must know that the reason why "the general trend of the world" is preceded by the word "tianxia" is not to attract people's attention, but to illustrate the "general trend" that continues to change with the development of time, and its impact on the entire "world" is difficult to estimate. This kind of "potential" may cause the wheel of history to tilt in an unknown direction because of a small incident.
For example, in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, since the decline of the Sima clan and the Five Hus poisoning the Central Plains, the world has changed over hundreds of years, and finally it has become the dominant force of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the Southern Chen Dynasty. Although the Southern Chen Dynasty was rich, its military strength was far inferior to that of the two northern dynasties, so They were able to protect themselves, but they were unable to compete for the world. Therefore, the final victory of the world was decided by the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty.
Then the problem comes again. The military and national strength of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were initially far inferior to those of the Northern Qi. However, in just a few decades, the situation turned into the situation where the Northern Zhou Dynasty suppressed the Northern Qi Dynasty. Although the Northern Zhou Dynasty took a short time to become a "power", it was enough to deal with the Northern Qi. This gap in "power" cannot be restored by the Northern Qi winning a few battles and killing more treacherous officials. If the Northern Qi wants to overturn it again, it must A major transformation was carried out within Northern Qi.
By the time of the Sui Dynasty, the conflicts between the Northern Zhou, Northern Qi, and Southern Chen evolved into a struggle between the royal family headed by the emperor and the Guanlong nobles, Shandong nobles, and southern nobles. This is not only a brand-new contradiction, but also a new political pattern and "the general trend of the world." It's okay now. After all, the emperor represents the world's orthodoxy and has tens of millions of people to support him. As long as the emperor's "power" accumulates enough, the future pattern of history may not be unchangeable.
While Yang Jian and Yang Guang supported Yang Ji's actions in Liangzhou, they actually realized that the new world contradictions and the new "general trend of the world" were very likely to turn into a world war, so they supported Yang Ji to win the hearts and minds of the royal family and consolidate their power. The foundation, in short, is to support Yang Ji to "gather momentum" for the royal family in Liangzhou.
For now, the royal family with the backing of the common people has an absolute advantage. If during the period of drastic reforms, it can continue to maintain a clear and clear government, a strong country and a prosperous people, and can seize public opinion, then the Guanlong nobles, Shandong gentry, Southern The nobles and other aristocratic families will be controlled by the "general trend" and be swallowed up step by step by the royal family who control the "general trend". Even if they rebel violently, they will be annihilated in the vast sea of people's war.
I am afraid that Yang Guang will regard the people of the world as nothing, and use cruel methods to force the people and the people's hearts to the enemy forces; if Yang Guang completely destroys the foundation of the people's hearts built by Yang Jian, then the emperor and the royal family will become a lone family and be destroyed by the world. The trend of people's struggle is another new "general trend of the world", which will eventually be overthrown and replaced by hostile forces such as the Guanlong nobles representing the military and the Shandong gentry representing civil servants.
When the group arrived at the door, Pei Ju and his family stood on the steps and watched Yang Ji and his wife board the car and leave.
Pei Ju stared at the carriage going away for a long time, let out a long sigh, and said, "A great man of his generation is nothing more than this."
"Why does Aye admire King Wei so much?" Pei Xuanji couldn't help but ask.
"This is one of the best young people I have ever seen. No one from the Guanlong nobles or Shandong gentry can compare with him." Pei Ju glanced at his eldest son and continued: "Even if he does not have the status of a royal family, He can also rely on his own ability to soar to the nine heavens and become a supreme minister."
Hearing his father's generous words of praise, Pei Xuanji felt sour in his heart. He has grown up and his father has never said that about him. Who does he mean to his father? He said angrily: "Since Aye is so optimistic about King Wei, why didn't he let my younger sister marry him in the first place?"
In the early days when Yang Ji was still the king of dandies, Dugu Min was worried about her son's marriage. He heard about which family's daughter was outstanding and went to inquire about it. He asked at a gathering of noble girls, which made everyone afraid of her. In the end, only seven families, including the Xiao family, the Pei family, and the Zheng family, were willing to marry Prince Wei. However, the fortune teller said that Yang Ji and these seven ladies were all incompatible with each other, and Dugu Min couldn't find his daughter-in-law. It was no secret at all in the elite circles at that time.
However, when Yang Ji transformed from the king of dandy to the new generation of "God of War", people had a good impression of him. His every move attracted the attention of the aristocratic family, and his embarrassing incident of not being able to find a wife was naturally regarded by the aristocracy. Climbed out. However, his engagement to Xiao Ying, who was "incompatible" with her, aroused people's curiosity. People who had declined Dugu Min's marriage proposal had nothing but regrets, while families who had been "incompatible with each other" began to dig deeper. When they curiously looked for photos again, their noses almost became angry.
Pei Ju didn't know what other people did, but he did find a new fortune teller to compare Yang Ji and Pei Shuying's horoscopes. The result was that there was no incompatibility at all, but it was too late to say anything.
Who told him not to pay attention to it in the first place?
Pei Xuanji didn't open any pot, and he hit Pei Ju's sore spot all at once. If he hadn't been outside the gate, Pei Ju would have wanted to slap him to death.
He took a deep breath and thought about his son's words carefully, and his heart moved again. Although it was a step too late now, it was not impossible! Pei Shuying was the legitimate daughter of the Pei family, so naturally she could not be the wife of a powerful son, but it would be different if she were replaced by the extremely wealthy and promising Sui Prince.
The key is that the Pei family has reached an alliance with Yang Ji. This relationship is dispensable for the powerful Yang Ji, but for the Pei family, it is indispensable. If the relationship cannot be sublimated with Yang Ji, The Xiao family and the Dugu family (Dugu Min's maiden family) are on a par with each other. The Pei family has never been able to become an indispensable ally of Yang Ji, and has never been able to enter the core of the King Wei family. If so, they will always be lagging behind in terms of news. In terms of relationships, they will always be inferior to the Xiao family and the Dugu family.
If it was only for 5% of the profits of the "Business Alliance", why would he bother to invite Yang Ji to his residence again and again? Moreover, pure business has never been a solid relationship. Once the cooperation between the two parties is terminated, it will be the result that no one owes the other. The two parties who once cooperated will eventually drift apart and become strangers.
Even though the Pei family made a huge fortune during the cooperation, the Pei family gained nothing in politics. Without Yang Ji's help, how could the Pei family, which was surrounded by Guanlong nobles and Shandong nobles, use the power of the royal family to grow? How can we seize the momentum before the most likely world war?
Thinking of this, Pei Ju no longer bothered to deal with Pei Xuanji. He waved to Pei Shuying: "Shuying, come with me."
"Here." Pei Shuying trotted to keep up with her father and asked curiously: "Ah, what do you want from me?"
Pei Ju asked as he walked: "What do you think of the princess as a person?"
Pei Shuying sincerely praised: "The princess has an extraordinary temperament, demeanor, and extraordinary conversation.
She is beautiful and smart, and can be called a phoenix among people, and her daughter admires her greatly. "
"Really?" Pei Ju frowned slightly and said without comment, "I think you are the best among people."
Pei Shuying's face turned slightly red and she said coyly: "Ah, that's too much praise."
"That's the truth." Pei Ju laughed loudly and shook his head regretfully: "You are smart and much better than your useless brother. Alas, it is a pity that my son is a girl and will eventually become his family in the future."
As he spoke, Pei Ju's tone became sour, almost turning into sour water.
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The Furong Pond in the southeast corner of Daxing City is half inside the city and half outside the city. The Furong Tower occupies the highest terrain of Daxing. Standing on it, you can see far away, mountains and rivers in front of you. Daxing City is also like a chessboard. Unobstructed view.
On the top floor of Furong Tower, the much older Dugu Shun, Yuan Zhou, the head of the Yuan family, and Dou Wei, the new head of the Dou family, sat opposite each other under the arched doorway. There was a small table in front of the three of them, with a wine bottle on it. , wine glasses and several plates of fruits and preserved fruits.
Since the agreement on the unification of the three Guanlong sects was reached a year ago, the Dugu family, the Yuan family, and the Dou family have been actively communicating. After more than a year of secret planning and communication, except for a few limited sects, most of the Guanlong family have been excluded. The Long nobles were all persuaded by them, and everyone realized that Yang Jian and Yang Guang's power against the Guan Long nobles was irreversible. Yang Jian and Yang Guang's hostility towards the Guanlong nobles was like an indestructible sharp sword hanging over their heads. No matter who they slashed at, the sharp blade would pierce their hearts and defeat them completely.
Yang Jian was obsessed with getting rid of the Guanlong aristocracy's infiltration, suppression, and manipulation of the court and the military. He wanted to gather all military power and achieve absolute concentration of imperial power so that government orders could be issued to the world.
If he were to press forward step by step, he would definitely wipe out all the ragtag Guanlong clans one by one. Each clan would have a strong sense of crisis in their hearts. Of course, they all understood that the proposal to unify the three factions meant that the Guanlong nobles would officially join forces with the Sui Dynasty. The DPRK broke up, but for the sake of their own interests, everyone agreed to put aside their old grudges and then compete with the emperor as a whole.
Dugu Shun withdrew his gaze from outside the tower, looked around at Yuanzhou and Dou Wei, and said in a desolate tone: "Yang Jian not only deprived us of our military power, but also deposed our chosen Yang Yong. He completely forgot that our Guanlong aristocracy established The work of the Sui Dynasty. Our default first leader Yu Zeqing died, and then some backbones died one after another. Not long ago, Dugu Tuo, Dou Yi, Yuan Yan, He Ruobi and others also died. If we If there is no resistance or unity, the Guanlong nobles will cease to exist. Everyone is aware of the crisis, so everyone agrees to establish the 'Wuchuan Alliance'. As the leaders elected by everyone, the three of us should work together and share life and death. We cannot Because of some trivial matters, we ignore the great righteousness. However, as the saying goes, 'The sky cannot live without a sun, and the country cannot live without a king.' For the same reason, our Wuchuan Alliance cannot live without an alliance leader."
Having said this, Dugu Shun looked at Yuan Zhou and said, "It's not impossible for the Yuan family to want to be the leader of the alliance, but they must show achievements that convince everyone."
According to repeated discussions between Dugu Shun and Dou Wei, the two families finally decided to elect Li Yuan as the leader of the Wuchuan League. Just because Li Yuan's mother was the daughter of the Dugu family and Li Yuan's wife was the daughter of the Dou family, both families had common interests in him. What's more important is that Yang Jian already controlled the military and political power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty before establishing the Sui Dynasty. The help of the Guanlong nobles was just the icing on the cake for Yang Jian. Even without the help of the Guanlong nobles, he could still establish the Great Sui Dynasty. After establishing the Great Sui Dynasty, he had enough The strong power said "no" to the Guanlong nobles, but Li Yuan not only did nothing, but the Li family, which was once prosperous, also fell into a small role. If Li Yuan wants to make a difference in the future, he can only rely on the support of the Guanlong nobles. But not as uncontrollable as Yang Jian.
But the Yuan family is different from the Dugu family and the Dou family who just want to stand behind the scenes. The Yuan family has never forgotten the glory of the Wei Dynasty and always has the ambition to restore the country. They did not have this strength before. Now the Wuchuan Alliance co-founded by the Guanlong nobles , possessing the power to subvert the Sui regime, the Yuan family was ready to use the overall strength of the Guanlong nobles to restore the country. When they saw that the Dugu family and the Dou family were not interested in the alliance leader, they tried their best to compete for the position of alliance leader.
The Dugu family and the Dou family were worried that the powerful Yuan family would become the second Yang Jian, but they did not want the Wuchuan alliance to be stillborn, so they made a compromise with the Yuan family. The condition was what Dugu Shun said: "Everyone is convinced by their merits." ".
When Yuan Zhou heard what Dugu Shun said, the joy in his eyes flashed away, and he said in a deep voice: "I hope that the head of the Dugu family and the Dou family will help the Yuan family when they act. After all, the current Sui Dynasty is not the power of the Yuan family. It can rival that.”
Dugu Shun nodded and solemnly promised: "I, the Dugu family, can provide you with money, people, and information."
"Same goes for Mr. Dou." Dou Wei also nodded in agreement.
"That's good." Yuan Zhou stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Yang Jian might send someone to keep an eye on us secretly. Since the discussion has been completed, we should disperse first!"
"What Brother Yuan said is absolutely true." Dugu Shun and Dou Wei deeply agreed.
"Yuan Mou, go first." Yuan Zhou cupped his fists and saluted, and left first.
After Yuan Zhou left, Dou Wei asked with some confusion: "Brother Dugu, why didn't you say that Li Yuan will also compete for the alliance leader? If you did, wouldn't it make the Yuan family work harder?"
Dugu Shun sighed and said helplessly: "You have also seen Yuan Zhou's attitude. If we expose Li Yuan too early, it will not only arouse strong opposition from the Yuan family, but also cause discord within the Wuchuan Alliance. Now Yuan The clan is very important to our Guanlong nobles, so we can’t irritate them too much.”
"Brother Dugu said it is absolutely true." Dou Wei was the head of the family who took office after the death of his predecessor Dou Yi. He lacked Dou Yi's courage, qualifications and experience. Since Dugu Shun said so, he did not insist on anything.
Moreover, the Sui Dynasty was extremely prosperous and showed no signs of decline. The Yuan family was willing to be the leader, and Dou Wei was also willing to let the Yuan family be the pioneer official. At the same time, he could also take the opportunity to see clearly the strength and coordination of the Yuan family.
The key is that Li Yuan's strength is too weak. If he is exposed too early, he may be killed by the powerful Yuan family. If Li Yuan dies, even if the Dugu family and the Dou family find another person, what will happen? Can we be as united as we are now?
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