Yiyangfang of Daxing City is adjacent to Dongshi to the west and Pingkangfang to the north. It is also a treasured Feng Shui land, because it is relatively close to Daxing Palace, and many dignitaries live in the square. The main residence of the Dugu family is here. Square.
At dusk, a group of guards escorted Yang Ji's carriage out of the north gate of Yiyangfang, crossed the cross street between the two lanes, and drove into the south gate of Pingkangfang on the opposite side. At this moment, Yang Ji was in the car reminiscing about the harvest of this trip. This meeting with brothers Dugu Shun and Dugu Zheng was quite pleasant and rewarding.
Although Dugu Shun was the culprit who led Bujia Khan's army south and was the mastermind behind the seizure of military information, the Dugu family paid the price of the Dugutuo line and many titles. Even the Dugu faction was also punished during Yang Jian's angry liquidation process. The fatal blow, on the other hand, Yang Ji, the victim, turned out to be the biggest beneficiary.
At that time, Yang Ji really hated the Dugu family, but as time passed, as his identity changed and his thoughts matured, his grudges with the Dugu family gradually faded away. Later, in order to solve the problem of food shortage in Liangzhou, he came to Under the instigation of Yang Guang, who had ascended the throne as emperor, he took the initiative to resolve the grudges with the Dugu family. At the same time, he reminded the Dugu family that controlling food was a fatal tool that could easily be exploited. Once someone accused the Dugu family of controlling the food problems of the entire world, they once sold The Dugu family who has crossed the country will inevitably become lost to everyone.
As soon as the meeting ended, Dugu Shun immediately resigned as the head of the family to mark the end of the "Dugu Shun Era". From now on, everything will be decided by the new head of the family, Dugu Zheng. He has no right to decide whether the new head of the family will implement the previous "contract". Unable to interfere.
After Dugu Shun untied the Dugu family by abdicating the throne, he immediately used the name of the "new head of the family" to transport a large amount of grain to Liangzhou for sale regardless of the cost, helping the imperial court and Chaoyang Ji solve the problem in Liangzhou. Food crisis. The old grudge between the two families was also wiped out, and he had no ill intentions to attack the Dugu family's caravan traveling in the Western Regions. As a result, the relationship between the two parties was tepid and moved forward. Although it did not reach the level of friends, it also became Gotta normalize.
The purpose of this visit was mainly to plot against the Guanlong nobles and alienate the three Guanlong factions. This trip, coupled with the deliberately leaked list, would definitely make the unpopular Yuan family suspicious and self-isolating; but there is no free lunch in the world, if he Recommending disciples of the Dugu sect and the Dou sect for no reason. The treacherous Dugu Shun and Dugu Zheng would never dare to accept this "favor" easily, so he visited in the name of "transaction" - as long as the Dugu family can transfer 300,000 yuan. The stone grains were transported to Liaodong County and sold to the army at local market prices. Not only did he recruit the children of the Dugu family and give them the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, he also recommended three children who had made "great contributions" to Yang Guang afterwards.
As he expected, when he said this, the Dugu brothers' doubts disappeared and they happily agreed to the "deal".
It's not that the Dugu brothers are stupid, but that they are too smart.
Goguryeo has more than 300,000 troops on the border, and the decisive battle between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo is imminent. It is an open secret among high-level officials. As the minister of Xingtai in Hebei Province and the general manager of the march in Liaodong Road, Yang Ji seems to be the number one in the war. The person responsible, but not only was his military strength far inferior to that of Goguryeo, he didn't even have time to raise weapons, equipment, food and supplies. Therefore, the Dugu brothers thought that since the court could not help them, they had to find ways to raise military resources on their own. The Dugu family was the richest man in the Sui Dynasty and had the fleet and ability to transport large amounts of food. Yang Ji came to them The Dugu family is a reasonable and natural thing.
After the Dugu brothers lost their vigilance and thought that they had done a lot of big business before, they immediately became the second Pei Ju. In order to show their goodwill to Yang Ji and Yang Guang, as well as for political fame and actual profit, they simply agreed. Come down.
In addition, during the treasonous incident that year, the Dugu family was completely purged by Yang Jian, and all the famous disciples were wiped out, leaving no one in the Dugu family who could be used in the military and political circles of the Sui Dynasty.
The Dugu family realized that Yang Jian and Yang Guang were very hostile to the Guanlong nobles, so they immediately assessed the situation and kept the Dugu family in a low-key manner, not allowing the family to directly participate in the actions of the Wuchuan Alliance. At the same time, they imitated the Shandong gentry to develop silently and seize the day. However, in order to alienate the three factions, Yang Guang hired Dugu Shun, who had been idle at home for many years. This revived their ambitions and planned to use Yang Ji as a channel to repair their relationship with the royal family in order to gain some powerful real power.
"Young Master, there are a few 'idlers' here." As he was thinking to himself, Liu Rumei beside him said, "These few idlers and a few others were wandering around Dugu Mansion just now."
Daxing City is a large, square chessboard. Every main road separated by the walls of each square and the curved walls in the square is wide and straight. The residents in the city live within each curve and will not come out to wander around if they have nothing to do. It is simply more difficult to follow a group of interested people during the day without being discovered than to directly assassinate them.
Liu Rumei is a caring person. She didn't go to Dugu Mansion with Yang Ji just now, nor did she get out of the car. She saw the "idle guys" coming and going sneakily in the car, so she remembered it in her heart. When she saw them Follow me and you will recognize him at a glance.
Yang Ji glanced through the bamboo curtains of the car window and saw a few idle men walking along the street boredly. He said without thinking: "They are probably members of the Yuan family. Leave them alone."
As he said that, Yang Ji turned back and glanced at Liu Rumei. It was summer dusk at this time, but Ren'er didn't get out of the car. There was a layer of crystal fine sweat on the snowy skin under her neck, and her bright and pretty face was full of solemnity. Serious look. His heart suddenly moved, and he naturally hugged her on his lap.
A slight blush appeared on Liu Rumei's face, but after all, she was used to being hugged by Yang Ji, and she also enjoyed the feeling of being pampered by her man. She grabbed the hand that was about to make trouble on her chest and said: "Master, I said It’s business, don’t mess around.”
Yang Ji had no choice but to take his hand away, but he put it against her strong belly and said with a smile: "If I really don't mess around, you won't be happy!"
Liu Rumei was embarrassed and looked outside nervously with her beautiful eyes. Seeing that no one was paying attention to the advancing car, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked Yang Ji worriedly: "Master, is this time more troublesome?" ?”
"What do you mean by those monsters and monsters outside?" Yang Ji asked back, and replied with a smile: "They are the eyes, ears, and agents that I deliberately attracted. They are now more reliable than our own people."
"Besides these, there are also the court and this war. I'm a little worried." Liu Rumei used to be a humble domestic slave and a cold killer, but now she has a man who loves her and has a happy family. He also has a lovely son, all of which makes him extremely satisfied, and he cherishes everything he has now. Moreover, Liu Rumei also knows that everyone in the family is a part of happiness, and is willing to dedicate everything, including life, to this family. However, many things cannot be solved by force, and in this political world where people are killed without a knife and without blood, she is like a newborn baby. If she uses force without authorization, she is very likely to be helping others. So at the critical moment when she was about to be forced to move, she felt extremely frustrated and worried because she couldn't do anything to help Yang Ji.
But she was afraid that everyone would be worried too, so she didn't dare to ask at home.
"What you said you were worried about are actually trivial things! There's no need for that." Yang Ji said seriously: "Now we have to set up a net to catch many, many people in the net."
In fact, this is the only thing that makes Yang Ji depressed and embarrassed. Because he has set fires everywhere in the past few days and ran away after setting fires, more and more forces have come in, and the internal situation in the Sui Dynasty has become more and more complicated, and it is... It was developing in a weird and uncontrollable direction; as for what would happen next, even he himself didn't know what to do.
But there was a tall man holding him up, so Yang Ji wasn't very worried. What's more, he ran away quickly, so the subsequent mess could only be left to Yang Guang to clean up. Anyway, after so many years of cleaning up, Yang Guang was used to it. If Yang Guang can't handle it all, he will lead a northern patrol, which is probably left to Yang Zhao who stayed in Guanzhong. And Yang Zhao has been the prince for so long, and he seems to have been trained by Yang Guang to get used to it.
The fact that Yang Zhao had this kind of power was actually one of the luckier aspects of the Sui Dynasty prince than other dynasties. Not only could the Sui Dynasty prince be able to handle national affairs, but he also had tens of thousands of direct troops under his command, which also made the East Palace a veritable palace. A powerful little court. Yang Guang now dares to leave the most complicated Xijing to him to take care of. Yang Zhao's status as prince is second, mainly because he has been trained by many affairs to become a qualified heir with both civil and military skills, as well as military and political skills.
As if to dilute the atmosphere, Liu Rumei smiled crookedly, her eyes stopped on Yang Ji's face, and asked: "Master, how long will you be going on this expedition?"
Originally, she was going to go, but unexpectedly, things changed and her family was about to move west. After careful consideration, Liu Rumei thought that she could not do much in the army, but if she stayed at home, she would be able to do a lot, so she took the initiative to stay.
"I can't tell clearly." Yang Ji shook his head and said, "You have also been to Liaodong and know that they are not like the enemies I have encountered before. Most of my previous enemies were nomadic aliens. The wars between the two sides Most of them are in the wild. When it comes to fighting in the wild, I am not shy at all. Even if the opponent's strength is several times mine, I can fight and win. But Goguryeo has learned the essence of our military use and is very good at using the terrain. Come to defend and attack. However, Goguryeo's terrain is complex and steep, the climate is abnormal, and there are many fortified cities. If we conquer one city one by one, it will inevitably take a lot of effort, so it is really difficult to say how much time it will take."
After a pause, Yang Ji continued: "Moreover, the Goguryeo people are very cunning and like to use small things to win big things regardless of the consequences. I can't deal with it carelessly. If I fall into that damn place, it will really capsize in the gutter."
"Young Master will not capsize in the gutter." Liu Rumei gently held Yang Ji's neck with her jade arms, stuck out her tongue and licked his neck, and said softly: "The Turkic Khanate straddles the east and west, and is powerful. Aren't you being taken care of by a fledgling young master? With the moral character of the Goguryeo people who are hiding in the poor mountains and rivers, how can they be the young master's opponent?"
For a moment, Yang Ji was surprised and happy. Liu Rumei complimented him a lot, but when did she learn to tease people? Looking at her charming eyes and her alluring lick, Yang Ji was immediately eager to try out uncontrollably.
"Ah! Master, spare your life, it's in the car!"
"It's fun in the car, as long as you don't scream."
At this moment, Yang Ji was in such high spirits that he didn't care about anything else.
Because of his arrival in the Sui Dynasty, history has undergone earth-shaking changes. If he had taken the lead in killing Goguryeo, the Three Wars of Goguryeo would not have happened. Yang Xuangan may not have dared to rebel, but without Yang Xuangan, there would have been Li Xuangan, right? If this is the case, can Guozuo of the Sui Dynasty be passed on?
All this is unknown, but one thing is certain, that is, this little goblin must be conquered. Even if the Jade Emperor comes, he cannot stop him.
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In the next day, Yang Ji arranged his time very tightly. In the morning, he visited the Dou family, Changsun family, Yu family, and Li family (Li Zhongwen) among the Guanlong nobles; in the afternoon, he visited the Wei family and Du family of the Guanlong gentry. Family, Li Ziquan family (Zhaojun Li). Almost all the aristocratic families he visited, like the Dugu family, reached transaction agreements with Yang Ji without exception.
The rich achievements and rich wealth of the family shocked even Yang Ji, the second generation and top rich man.
The food, medicinal materials and other items promised by these powerful families were not large enough to impress Yang Ji. The key is that for the general position, opportunities for meritorious service, and post-war recommendations they promised Yang Ji, they even promised that they could transport supplies to the front line before the war and would definitely not affect the possible war in Liaodong.
What does this mean? It shows that they have the ability, manpower, and transportation capacity to transport a large amount of materials to the war front, and it takes a very short time.
Yang Ji also knew in his heart that they simply could not achieve this step with the strength of their own family alone, but they promised to do it, which shows that they are ready to mobilize all their connections to complete this matter together.
As for the connections, it is not only the most terrifying background of the family, but also what Yang Guang is most afraid of. However, the future relationship between the two parties and whether the family members will affect the continued promotion of rebellion are not the focus of Yang Ji at this time.
The point is that through his empty-handed operation, the logistics supplies that the army urgently needed were basically solved. This is undoubtedly a great joy for him. With these, he became more confident in the Fang Liaodong campaign.
Yang Ji was satisfied and confident, but the Yuan family was disturbed and extremely nervous by his manipulations. They now couldn't understand his operation and the "betrayal" of the Guanlong nobles.
This is not because Yuanwei, Yuan Shou, and Yuan Hongsi are clumsy in scheming, but that people cannot be sure to be correct all the time. Even a wily and calculating person cannot do everything perfectly. Especially when interests are at stake and life and death are at stake, wise men tend to make wrong judgments because they are overconfident and think too much.
Yuanwei and several core personnel thought hard and repeatedly, and they always felt that these world-famous transactions were just a cover-up by Yang Ji and those aristocratic families, and there must be a conspiracy behind the transactions. However, they have never been able to determine what the conspiracy is; but one thing, they are sure of, is that the target is directed at the Yuan family and the Yuan faction, and the Guanlong nobles who traded with Yang Ji have betrayed them, Betrayed the Wuchuan Alliance.
After pondering for a whole night, Yuanwei's eyes were red and he was exhausted. Although he gained nothing, he knew that the Yuan family could not sit still and wait for death. Thinking of this, Yuan Shou gently raised his eyebrows, raised his head and said to Yuan Hongsi: "This matter is of great importance and affects the life and death of the Yuan family. When Yang Ji leaves with his troops, immediately mobilize all manpower and material resources in Youzhou to pay close attention to Yang. Ji’s every move. At the same time, we must find out what conspiracy he has reached with Dugu Shun and others.”
"Here!" Yuan Hongsi responded solemnly.
