Li Yuan's wife, Li Dou, was Dou Yi's daughter and Yu Wenyong's niece. She was also a resourceful and well-informed hero among women. It's just that Yang Ji and her were just acquaintances, and there was no intersection or in-depth contact. At this time, although he was surprised by the sudden assassination from Li Dou, he didn't have much surprise. Just because in the Sui Dynasty before Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, women were very active in politics. There were many people who managed the family on their behalf, resolved crises on their behalf, and sought jobs on their behalf, and this Li Dou family was one of them.
Yang Ji thought it was strange to meet someone else's wife in a brothel, so he looked at the private address written on it and asked Zhang Chuchen and Murong Xianyue to wait outside the door to go with him to meet this beautiful woman. A manly woman.
After giving the instructions, Yang Ji smiled and said to the frowning Yang Lun: "Sister-in-law won't do anything to you, so don't worry. I'll excuse you for a moment."
Yang Lunwu was immersed in his own world. He didn't ask whose wife was invited, but nodded in frustration: "Don't worry about the defense of my brothers and sisters. Just go and do your work."
After greeting Yang Jing, He Tuo and the people around him, Yang Ji stood up and left.
Some people were a little surprised to see Yang Ji leaving midway with a few guards, but since the stage was still preparing the "props" needed for the next performance, and some people took the opportunity to go out for convenience, no one had any special thoughts. Yuan Shou in the crowd saw Zhang Jin looking at him, winked quietly, got up and walked towards the small room at the back where everyone could rest.
Zhang Jin followed closely, closed the room and asked, "Brother Yuan, the situation is not good!"
Yuan Shou frowned and said with some displeasure, "Could it be that Li Hun has some new conditions?"
"That's not true, but Li Hun's eldest son Li Shirun has been missing for a few days without any reason. He is very anxious now." Zhang Jin roughly repeated what Li Hun said, and then said, "I think this is an opportunity. As long as we help If he finds Li Shirun, he will definitely owe him a favor, and he won't dare to open his mouth in the future. It's just that Li Hun is a capricious villain, and he will fall out of favor faster than turning over a book. I can't believe it. But as long as I find Li Shirun, And controlling it can also allow Li Hun to do something beneficial to us. But no matter what, we must find Li Shirun first. What I mean is that as long as Li Hun provides a more precise place or enemy, we will dispatch all People are going to search for it, what do you think Brother Yuan is?"
"My dear brother, this method is extremely wonderful. I have no objection at all." Yuan Shou nodded and said, "It's not appropriate to talk too much here. What did my dear brother mean when he said 'the situation is not good'?"
"I don't know if Brother Yuan has noticed anything strange, but I feel that there is a big hand forcing us to follow its wishes. No matter what we do, it is easily resolved and targeted by the other party." Zhang Jin looked at Yuan with a solemn expression. Shou cupped his hands and said in a low voice: "When he marched south to Cana, the late emperor pulled out the backbone of our three major sects of Guanlong and Longli. When Yang Liang rebelled, the saint annihilated a large number of private troops of the Guanlong nobles in the war. Jia Ding and Zhuang Ding secured the throne in one battle, and later used the evidence of collaborating with the enemy to pull out many backbones. After the military reform and the reorganization of the Southern Navy, a lot more happened one after another. In addition to these major events , there are many more things going on that are too numerous to mention. "This time the annual review and the streamlining of the military offices in the northern counties will surely win a lot more. "
After a pause, he said: "This big hand regards our Guanlong nobles as a serious threat and must be closely monitoring our every move. How can they not know about our Yuan sect's contact with Li Hun? I suspect that Li Shirun has fallen into In his hands, the purpose is to disrupt the position of our peripheral forces so that he can take away our Yuan clan in one fell swoop. This matter must be guarded against!"
The person "Big Hand" refers to is naturally Yang Guang, and Yuan Shou also knew this. He pondered for a long time and said: "That's true, but I think my dear brother is a little scared of himself. The more we do at this moment, the more we You can’t mess up your position.”
"The annual review is to clean up the administration of officials. It happens every year. Its purpose is to clear out corrupt officials at the central and local levels. Although this year's actions are far more than in previous years, it is precisely because it affects all parts of the country and involves major forces, so I don't think it is targeted at The Guanlong nobles. Of course, they are also suspected of attacking in the east, but if there are too many problems, then the 'big hand' can only focus on this instead of targeting us specifically."
"As for the matter of streamlining the military government, the 'big hand' actually had this intention before and after the military reform. At present, it is just bringing up the shelved plan again. Although in this matter, it will inevitably become the most damaged force, but It’s also not targeting a certain force alone.”
"Besides, those generals who had problems during the military reform and the reorganization of the Southern Navy were fine except for losing their posts and paying fines. From this point of view, the 'big hand' is not trying to uproot the Guanlong nobles. Instead, we need to weaken the Guanlong nobles to the extreme, and finally balance the strength of all the forces to prevent one force from becoming dominant."
At this point, Yuan Shou sighed and said: "We have made too many mistakes and committed too many crimes. In these two purges, losses are inevitable. But as long as we keep our Fundamentally, one day, we will be able to make a comeback.”
Although Zhang Jin agreed with this statement, he still felt a little uneasy.
The Yuan clan, including him, was disoriented by the leader of the Wuchuan Alliance, Glory, and fell into the trap of the Dugu clan and the Dou clan. In the end, he became the most conspicuous leader among the three factions, while the other two factions took advantage of the opportunity to avoid the "big hand" With his eyes, he huddled behind his back and muttered about making a fortune. When the Yuan clan came to their senses, they were already riding a tiger and had no choice but to move forward.
At this point, the branches, leaves, and roots of the Yuan clan have been cut off almost completely. If the "big hand" exerts force, this tree trunk with few branches, leaves, and roots will collapse. This is what worries him the most.
As for the disappearance of Li Hun's son, he was not free to suspect that the "big hand" had taken action. The purpose was to prevent the Li family from getting close to them and to prevent them from absorbing "nutrients". If this was true, everything Yuan Shou had said before was undoubtedly true. It's too optimistic.
It's just that the Yuan clan is too passive now. They can't even do anything or dare not do anything, otherwise it will only further anger the "big hand". As for whether his assumptions and worries are true, he can only make a conclusion after getting the news from Li Shirun.
Yuan Shou looked at Zhang Jin, who was frowning, and seemed to have guessed what the other party was thinking. He was silent for a moment, then sighed and said: "I won't watch the next game. I'll go and convince the head of the family to agree to Li's promise." Hun's conditions. Brother Xian is here, continue to stabilize Li Hun."
Sometimes Yuan Shou also thought about doing the opposite, but just after thinking about it, he realized that this way was not feasible at all: First, the hearts and minds of the people everywhere were determined and their hearts were aligned with the Sui Dynasty; especially after the emperor was assisted by Yang Ji, It will stir people's hearts.
To a certain extent and at certain times, he separated himself, the Central Committee and the local officials, making people believe that every decree of the emperor and the Central Committee was for the good of the people, and the bad ones were the corrupt officials who deceived the superiors and concealed the truth from the subordinates. Rather than the emperor and the central government, so even if there are corrupt officials in the local area, the people firmly believe that these corrupt officials are an exception, not all of them. As long as the court can pay them justice in time after the incident, they will settle down and even return. I will be grateful to the court.
Secondly, the major factions, including the other two factions of the Guanlong nobles, are eagerly waiting for military glory. If the Yuan family does not understand current affairs, these people will definitely take action with all their strength; even within the Yuan family, they will not follow the Yuan family. The family is on this road of no return.
When the world is stable and people's hearts are like this, they will naturally lose the soil for rebellion and the popular foundation necessary for rebellion. At this time, the Yuan family can appear as bandits and rogues, but they cannot set up a clear-cut banner to rebel. Otherwise, whoever rebels will be die.
In addition, it is not that the Yuan family does not have other back-ups. Even if they cut off their tail to survive and lose peripheral forces, they still have family assets that others cannot imagine. With these family assets, they will be able to make a comeback.
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Just when Yuan Shou and Zhang Jin were parting, Yang Ji had already reunited with Zhang Chuchen and Murong Xianyue, and under the protection of several guards, they followed the address on the tattoo and came to the private room where Li Dou lived.
The private room booked by Mr. Li Dou was located in a private room on the third floor of the east building. When he arrived, he saw a graceful middle-aged woman in a light yellow dress standing in the corridor with several women. As soon as she saw Yang Ji, she smiled brightly and saluted, "Li Dou is here to see your Majesty."
"Madam, you're welcome. There is no king here, just an idler with nothing to do!" Yang Ji returned the gift with a smile, then raised his head and asked directly: "I wonder what's wrong with Mrs. Li?"
Among the great nobles of Guanlong, the Li Yuan family declined the fastest. As early as the period of his father Li Bing, the family fell from the top "Eight Pillar Kingdom" to the middle level; Li Bing died early, and Li Yuan in his childhood He could not reap the benefits of the Zhou Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, so he declined even more. He has now been reduced to the middle and lower level among the Guanlong nobles.
However, despite this, because the Li family considers themselves a branch of the Li family in Longxi, they have "same clan" friendship with the Li Muzhi and Li Bi branches; in addition, Li Yuan is an uncle-nephew relationship with the Dugu family, and is related by marriage to the Taiyuan Wang family of the Dou family. relationship, so his personal connections cannot be ignored, and the strength of his family is still a giant among the entire world.
The important thing is that Li Yuan has been wavering between the Guanlong nobles and the Shandong gentry, and between the three Guanlong factions, and his position is unclear. Now his wife suddenly comes to look for him, probably because she wants to establish a relationship with the royal family through herself. Intimate relationship, so that he can continue to exploit both sides and seek survival and development in the cracks. This is also the reason why Yang Ji is willing to come here to meet. He wants to see what Li Yuan and his wife are planning. Only by knowing, can he take action.
Li Dou said: "When my nephew Xiaogong went out with the army, thanks to the king's care, he was able to make great contributions in Liaodong. Everyone in Shuo House is always grateful. A few days ago, we had already sent in our greetings. However, your Majesty has been extremely busy recently, and perhaps he has no time to read the greeting cards, so he cannot come to express his thanks. Your Majesty is here to listen to music, and there are too many people there, so I specially invited your Majesty to come over and explain what I am rude to you. King Haihan.”
"Madam, you're welcome!" Yang Ji shook his head and said truthfully: "There are many famous disciples who are going with the army, and everyone has the same opportunity. I don't care about anyone in particular. I also want my nephew to be both civil and military and strive for his own success. Being able to return with meritorious service has nothing to do with me."
Li Dou put aside the topic smoothly and invited him: "This is not the place to talk, so please come in and talk."
"Please!" Yang Ji said, and followed Li Dou with Zhang Chuchen and Murong Xianyue.
In the room, Yang Ji met Li Xiuning, who had given him a good horse back then. She was much older than before, but the heroic spirit between her eyebrows was a bit stronger; besides her, Gongsun Xi, the courtesan introduced by Ming Cuixuan, also turned out to be exist.
In the last round of competition, Gongsun Xi's sword dance left a deep impression on him. This woman's two-handed sword was superb and stunning. Moreover, her sword dance was murderous and not showy. Yang Ji watched her sword dance. , the first impression is that this woman has killed someone. But he did not expect that the owner behind Gongsun Xi and Ming Cuixuan was actually the Li family; however, eating, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment were the most profitable businesses. Many famous families opened brothels, but the Li family opened Ming Cuixuan. Also normal.
After another round of greetings, Yang Ji asked Li Dou casually: "In recent years, I have been coming and going in a hurry and have not had the opportunity to meet the old lady, but I wonder how the old lady is doing now?"
Li Yuan's mother Dugu is the half-sister of Queen Dugu and the clan sister of Dugu Min. The last time Yang Ji saw her was two or three years ago. I haven't heard of her death, but she is probably still alive. And since he had just come into contact with Mr. Li Dou, it was not appropriate to talk about serious matters, so he talked about these commonplace nonsense.
"Thanks to your Majesty's concern, my mother is still in good health. She fell seriously ill because of Shimin's assassination. Not long ago, Shude went to Shuofang County to serve as the prefect and general manager. My mother has been thinking about her son lately." Li Dou said about Li Shimin's life. At that time, there was not much sadness on the graceful face, and it seemed that the shadow of the pain of losing a son had been overcome.
However, when Yang Ji heard this, there was a slight ripple in his heart. After all, he sent someone to kill this person; but it was just that, there was no other contact, he just followed Li Dou His words said: "The old lady will be healthy and healthy. When she is over this busy time, she will definitely pay her a visit."
As he said this, Yang Ji remembered something. If he remembered well, Li Dou passed away in the ninth year of Daye at the age of forty-five. He seemed to have walked before the old lady.
After Li Yuan established the Tang Dynasty, he posthumously named Empress Li Dou, with the posthumous title of Mu. At that time, the old lady of the Li family seemed to be still alive. The main reason why Li Yuan did not canonize another queen was probably political needs and consideration of the feelings of his right-hand sons, while the couple's relationship was a secondary reason. a>vas>div>Scan the QR code to download Red Sleeves and join Xiaoxiang to receive benefits. Newcomers can read for free for a limited time div>div>div>
