Li Zhiyun didn't have any ideas when it came to conquering Jihu. He saw Lao Li's actions at that time, and he obviously wanted Li Jiancheng to fight the rebellion. As a result, Li Yuanji came out halfway, which made Lao Li change his mind.
As for Li Jiancheng's little thoughts, Li Zhiyun was probably also clear about it. Li Shimin was responsible for this matter, but Li Jiancheng did not recommend Li Shimin, which showed that the eldest brother was afraid of Li Shimin's achievements.
Three feet of ice is not frozen in a day. Although the brothers have not begun to fight openly and secretly, the competition for the distribution of interests has begun to take shape.
The Dou family has always been close to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin must be aware of Dou Gui's idea of "paying for his crimes and performing meritorious services." In Li Zhiyun's view, Dou Wei's other plan must be to let Li Shimin take Dou Gui to perform meritorious deeds.
However, Lao Li did not agree.
However, this also gave Li Zhiyun another thought. The Dugu family and the Dou family were afraid that they would feel uncomfortable and would not let it go easily.
Sure enough, within a few days, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Samurai Yu, sent word that the food supplies of Guanlong families had been cut off.
"Why no food?"
Spring plowing is about to start, and the court is still unable to be self-sufficient in food for the time being, and has to rely on the support of various families in Guanlong to survive.
The warrior Xun looked around and saw that all the officials in the Ministry of Civil Affairs were busy with things, so he whispered to Li Zhiyun: "Mr. Chu, they said over there that the Weihe River has risen, and many grain storage warehouses have been flooded, causing serious grain losses."
"Is this a reason?" Li Zhiyun almost laughed angrily. They are all natives of Guanlong for hundreds of years. How could they not know the movements of the Weihe River? They need to know that the water is rising, so they need to move grain in advance. Why wait until it is submerged to report it? Isn't this obvious?
What's the matter?
Samurai Xun also knew that this was not a reason, but the shareholders over there gave him this answer, so what could he, a small employee, do.
"This matter needs to be reported to the Prime Minister."
"nature."
In a fight of this level, Li Zhiyun doesn't want to be cannon fodder.
After Lao Li learned the news, he broke several fine jade bottles. He knew very well that this was the response given to him by the Dugu family and others.
After much thought, Li Yuan felt that he had acted too hastily, so he called Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin and asked them to visit the Dugu family and the Dou family respectively to resolve the matter.
After hearing Lao Li's decision, Li Zhiyun was quite speechless, and he was unstoppable when faced with problems. This was indeed his assessment.
Why take action too hastily? The Guanlong family is so easy to deal with, will Yang Guang take advantage of him?
However, this also made Li Zhiyun more intuitively aware of the constraints that Guan Long's major shareholders had on Li Yuan. Maybe Li Yuan could benefit temporarily, but he would still have to bow to the Guan Long family in the end.
Very realistic and intuitive.
"Father is a little impatient." Li Shimin rode a black horse, followed by Li Zhiyun. Behind them, there were dozens of personal guards.
The direction they were heading was Dou Wei's mansion.
Li Zhiyun touched the soft mane of the war horse, looked at the neat floor tiles on the ground one after another, and said: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You may be a little unhappy."
"This is not the reason why father did this." Li Shimin wanted to say harsh words, but caught a glimpse of Changsun Wuji's eyes and swallowed his words.
In his opinion, just a little conflict pushed Yuan Ji to replace the more suitable Dou Gui to suppress the rebellion, which was not in line with the current interests of the Li family at all.
Now, the matter has been accomplished, but the sons have to play the role of grandsons.
As a king, he should be calm, but his father doesn't seem to be very calm.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin sighed quietly.
Not long after, the two arrived at the Yan'an County Duke's residence, and what they came out to greet was Dou Wei's son, Dou Yun. Although Dou Wei was highly favored and powerful, Dou Yun had not yet become an official, and still stayed with the Dou family to take care of family affairs.
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"See Qin Gong, Chu Gong."
"Uncle, you are polite." Li Shimin and Li Zhiyun quickly returned the courtesy.
In terms of seniority, Dou Yun is also their uncle.
Dou Yun smiled, helped Li Shimin up with his own hands, and then said to Li Zhiyun: "Zhiyun is exempted too."
"Yes, uncle." Li Zhiyun smiled with a smile on his face.
The three of them walked side by side in the house, talking about irrelevant nonsense. Generally speaking, formal issues would not be raised directly by one party at the beginning, because that would make them passive. Whether it is Dou Yun or Li Shimin, they all know what the other party means.
.But relatives are one aspect, and interests are another aspect.
If you don't want to be constrained by others, you still need to make certain gestures.
Dou Yun was not in a hurry at first. Anyway, the arrival of the Li brothers this time represented Li Yuan's bow. However, as he got closer to Dou Wei's bedroom, he felt a little guilty in his heart.
Li Shimin and Li Zhiyun must have gone too far in pretending to be stupid.
"We're here." Dou Yun stood in the courtyard and said to Li Shimin: "Shimin, I won't go in. You can go see the adults yourself."
After saying this, his eyes fell on Li Zhiyun vaguely.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Zhiyun, wait for me here."
"Second brother, just go."
As Li Shimin entered the bedroom, Li Zhiyun also followed Dou Yun to the side room to rest. This time Dou Yun did not say any polite words, but took care of him as a matter of routine, and then left a sentence, "I still have something to do, Zhiyun can take care of himself."
After that, Dou Yun left directly.
Li Zhiyun was well aware of this disparity in treatment, but he knew in his heart that doing some things with excitement could only lead to incompetence and rage.
Mr. Dou is so arrogant, and he has his own confidence.
Li Zhiyun didn't know what Li Shimin and Dou Wei talked about. When they left Dou's mansion, Li Zhiyun could still see Li Shimin's face.
Not particularly good.
The Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Dugu Gong means to let my father ascend the throne."
"Dou Gong wants Yuan Ji to come back, and Dou Gui alone can put down the rebellion."
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin reported the results of their conversation one after another. Li Yuan's expression did not change, which was obviously not what he expected.
He wanted to scold him for being a thief, but it seemed useless at this time, so he thought about it and let it go.
Li Shimin tactfully said: "Aye, to suppress the Hu rebellion, Dou Gui will be in charge. This can be compromised."
In the final analysis, he still believed in Dou Gui more than his fourth brother Yuanji.
If you should endure it, you still have to endure it.
Li Yuandao: "It's not impossible to let Dou Gui preside over it, it's just that they went too far."
The contradiction in the matter is not here, but a matter of attitude. If something goes wrong, they will force each other like this. What does this mean?
Is he, the Prime Minister, Emperor Zhou Jing?
Watching the two brothers take turns admonishing Li Yuan, Li Zhiyun remained silent. He probably knew what Lao Li had decided. At this time, it was impossible to go head-to-head with the major shareholders, which was tantamount to death.
Although Lao Li is rebellious, he is not confused about priorities.
"It's better to let Dou Gui be the head coach and Yuan Ji be transferred to escort the grain and fodder." Li Jiancheng put forward an argument that could barely save Lao Li's face.
Lao Li was noncommittal and asked: "What do you think of the enthronement?"
The three brothers looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
The two words that should have been very serious seemed to be light and indifferent between father and son. But at the same time, they were not light in weight.
"Ah Ye." Li Zhiyun said: "We enter the pass to help protect the young master, respect the Sui Dynasty and stabilize the world, support the name of orthodoxy, and can attack the four directions at any time. Now that Yang Guang is not dead, if Ah Ye ascends the throne, it will be like a treacherous minister.
Thief, it is still unclear when the new dynasty will be separated from the previous dynasty, and people's hearts will be at odds. Although the former Sui Dynasty was weak, there are still ministers who have the hearts of the people. If Aye ascends the throne, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of these people."
"What Zhiyun said is what I like." Li Yuan sneered: "They asked me to replace the Sui Dynasty at this time because they wanted me to openly oppose the Sui ministers. From this, I will have to rely on them to secure the throne and fight for the throne.
Got a great idea!”
But Li Zhiyun was thinking, why didn't you think of this when you were playing balance? Before the big thing was accomplished, you were dealing with your own people, a small group with a bad temper. Isn't this causing trouble for yourself?