If he lived to Dugu Zhen's age, he could die, but he really couldn't worry about the Dugu family.
At present, in the court, the crown prince and the King of Qin are fighting endlessly, with no victory or defeat in sight. Dugu Zhen is really worried that the future heir of the Dugu family will take the wrong path.
On the bed, Dugu Zhen was struggling painfully as he lay dying.
"The next head of the family will be taken over by Dugu Sheng."
As the voice fell, the faces of the Dugu family disciples surrounding Dugu Zhen varied.
Logically speaking, Dugu Sheng is now the Minister of Civil Affairs and is indeed suitable to assume the position of head of the Dugu family.
But the problem is, Dugu Wudu and Dugu Ji are both here, so there is an explanation.
Dugu Wudu is the son of Dugu Luo, the eldest son of Dugu Xin. His brother Dugu Tu also served as the head of the Dugu family. In terms of age, he is older among his peers. Moreover, Dugu Wudu's brother-in-law is Xiao Yu.
Dugu Ji is the eldest son of Dugu Zang, and he stands out among his peers in the family.
Dugu Sheng is the son of Dugu Shun. Although he is of the same generation as Dugu Wudu and Dugu Ji, he is a little younger.
"Did you hear that!" Dugu Zhen shouted, a mouthful of thick phlegm stuck in his throat, preventing him from shouting.
Dugu Wudu was naturally unhappy in his heart. The reason was very simple. His lineage was the direct line of the Dugu family. His Yeye Duguluo was the eldest son of Dugu Xin. If his brother had not died early, he would not have been the head of the family.
It was not Duguzhen's turn to take over.
Now that Dugu Zhen is dying, shouldn't he be the one to take over as the head of the family?
Why is it Dugu Sheng, just because he is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel?
Duguji was relatively disappointed, but he didn't have many thoughts in his heart, because he had just returned from Luoyang not long ago and knew that he didn't have much advantage.
Dugu Sheng was just happy and had no other thoughts.
Unable to hear what they were saying, Dugu Zhen said directly: "Anyone who does not accept Dugu Sheng as the head of the family will be expelled from the Dugu family immediately!"
Hearing this, everyone quickly agreed.
"I will obey the orders of my master."
"Very good, Dugu Sheng and Dugu Wu will stay, and the others will go out."
"yes."
After everyone left, Dugu Zhen asked Dugu Sheng to help him sit up.
Dugu Zhen leaned on Dugu Sheng's arm, looking at Dugu Wudu with his withered face, "Are you unwilling that I didn't let you take over as the head of the family?"
"No." Dugu Wudu quickly denied.
Although Dugu Zhen was about to die, his mind was still clear. He could tell at a glance that Dugu Wu was not convinced.
"Listen to me, Li Yuan will not trust you not long after you returned to the Tang Dynasty. Now that Li Tang is about to dominate the world, Li Yuan will definitely introduce other aristocratic families to confront the Guanlong family, just like what Yang Jian once did.
Now the Dugu family needs to cultivate and thrive, avoid Li Yuan's eyes, and develop slowly. When the world is stabilized in the future and various aristocratic families enter the court, Li Yuan will definitely revive the Guanlong people to check and balance other aristocratic families.
Although he didn't like the people of Guanlong, he knew very well that since Li Tang was based in Guanlong and his foundation was in Guanlong, he would definitely use the people of Guanlong.
If Dugu Sheng is promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, my Dugu family will be able to stand firm in Chang'an. In time, if you take action again, we can go even higher."
Dugu Wudu pursed his lips, cupped his fists and said, "Yes."
Whatever you say now is nonsense, Dugu Zhen has passed the title of head of the family to Dugu Sheng in front of everyone, why are you talking about that?
After finishing speaking, Dugu Zhen sent him back to Dugu Wudu.
He looked at Dugu Sheng and said: "Dugu Wudu has a narrow character and is not qualified to hold the position of the head of the Dugu family. Back then, his brother Dugu Tui told me not to let Dugu Wudu be the head of the Dugu family, otherwise it will be a disaster.
I have paved the way for you this time. Most of the people in the clan support you. As long as you treat Dugu Wudu well, he will not cause any trouble. The only thing you have to be careful about is that you have to beware of him intervening in the fight between the prince and the King of Qin.
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Li Yuan re-employed Li Shimin to check and balance Li Jiancheng, which would inevitably cause trouble sooner or later. Until the last moment, it was hard to say who would rule the Tang Dynasty in the future. You must remember not to easily support anyone until the last moment.
Even if he does nothing, it is better than doing something wrong. Li Jiancheng has the support of the Shandong family, but he has prejudices against our Guanlong family. If he comes to power in the future, he will definitely use the Shandong family and suppress the Guanlong family. If you support Li Shimin, you will be Li Jiancheng
A thorn in the side.
If Li Shimin ascends the throne in the future, the situation will be even more serious. This son has a vicious heart, quite like Yang Guang, but he can tolerate what others cannot tolerate. Once you support Li Jiancheng, he will surely slowly kill the Dugu family afterwards.
Having said that, even if your bet is successful, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are not good people, and the Dugu family is destined to experience twists and turns. Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, Guan Long's vitality has been severely damaged, and various internal families are ready to take over the Dugu family and replace them.
, you must remember to proceed with caution."
"Yes, please remember this, kid," Dugu Sheng said with tears in his eyes.
Dugu Zhen added: "Chang'an is a place of right and wrong, and the currents under the water are turbulent and rapid. You must not do things too hastily. Remember, as long as the Dugu family does not fall, and as long as Li Tang is still in Guanzhong, the Dugu family has a chance to prosper.
Over the past hundreds of years, the Dugu family has fallen into troughs. It doesn't matter. There are only thousand-year-old families in this world, and there are no thousand-year dynasties. Don't strive for success or failure overnight. In the pre-Sui Dynasty, the Yuan family was in charge of the Guanlong family. Look at it now.
, how about the Yuan family.
Finally, let me tell you that in addition to the Crown Prince and the King of Qin, you should also pay special attention to the King of Qi and the King of Chu. King Qi Li Yuanji is an incompetent person, but this person is extremely vicious and will definitely cause trouble in the future, so you must guard against it. King of Chu Li Zhiyun
, seems to be aloof from the world and outside the court, but this son does everything in Chang'an flawlessly and never makes any mistakes, which is enough to prove that he is not an ordinary person.
I don’t have much time and I can’t figure out what Li Zhiyun wants to do, so I can only put Dugu Ying next to him in advance as a backup plan.”
"Yes, I will be careful in what I do and will never interfere in taking over the heir easily." Dugu Sheng promised.
Dugu Zhen nodded and said: "The Dugu family remains neutral. No matter who ascends the throne in the future, as long as he is not a fool, he will not just focus on the Dugu family and suppress him. Although the aristocratic family is feared by the emperor, without the aristocratic family, the emperor cannot govern the world.
If the future Emperor of the Tang Dynasty really hates the family to the core, then the Tang Dynasty will not last long, and someone else will definitely step up to clean up the mess. For example, do you understand what happened to Yang Guang?"
"clear."
Immediately afterwards, Dugu Zhen gave many instructions to Dugu Sheng.
When Li Yuan got the news that Dugu Zhen was critically ill, he immediately rushed to Dugu Mansion, along with Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Zhiyun and Li Yuanji.
In terms of seniority, Dugu Zhen is Li Yuan's uncle.
Li Yuan went directly to see Dugu Zhen, while Li Zhiyun and others stayed in the courtyard to comfort the Dugu family's children.
Li Zhiyun and the Dugu family had never had much contact, and the only person they knew well was Dugu Ying.
"Dugu Gongji has his own destiny, and he will be fine." Li Zhiyun comforted him.
Dugu Ying nodded and whispered: "I would like to borrow your highness's kind words."
"Yes." Li Zhiyun nodded and looked up to find that Li Shimin was having a lively chat with a circle of Dugu children. Li Jiancheng was also treated politely by the Dugu children because of his status as the prince. Only he and Li Yuanji were like outsiders.
No, I can't be so embarrassed.
So, he asked Dugu Ying how her work was and whether she had any difficulties.
As long as I have someone to talk to, I'm not embarrassed.
Although, Duguying was just an under-appreciated recorder under his command who joined the army and was usually responsible for recording and organizing work.
But now, Li Zhiyun can't control that much.
Dugu Ying was a little flattered, because usually the King of Chu ignored him.
Therefore, he wholeheartedly accompanied the King of Chu to talk.
As a result, Li Yuanji was left like an outsider. This made Li Yuanji very unhappy, but he had no choice.
Who told him that he didn't have any friends at Dugu's house?