The ones who determine the future direction of the Guanlong family are the Dou family, the Dugu family, and the Yu family who are not weak in strength.
But the problem is that the three of them have different opinions and are polarized.
Dou Kang believed that the relationship between the Guanlong family and Li Jiancheng should be eased in time, and he did so.
Yu Shiqian strongly opposed it, because the Yu family had supported Li Shimin for a long time, and Yu Zhining was Li Shimin's confidant. He usually fought to the death with the prince. Surrendering to the prince now would not only be useless, but would even lead to the prince's future settlement.
The most important thing is that Yu Zhining, whom Yu Shiqian values very much, is now uncertain about his life or death, and the suspect who caused Yu Zhining's life or death to be uncertain is Li Jiancheng!
He suspected that Li Jiancheng was responsible for King Qin's death.
The court's theory is that Yu Zhining was captured by the Turks and his life or death is uncertain. But the question is, can Yu Zhining come back alive after falling into the hands of the Turks?
Yu Shiqian didn't believe it at all. He even thought Yu Zhining was dead.
As for Dugu Sheng's attitude, he is waiting and watching. No one supports or opposes it. He adheres to Dugu Zhen's last words and will never place a bet easily.
It is better to do nothing than to do something wrong.
None of the three people can convince anyone.
Dou Kang is now the acting head of the family, and once Dou Wei dies, he will become the head of the Dou family, so he speaks quite toughly.
"Brother Yu, if you continue to oppose the prince, the Guanlong family will definitely suffer disaster if the prince ascends the throne in the future!"
Yu Shiqian sneered, "Brother Dou, are you kidding? Does Li Jiancheng dare to imitate Emperor Sui Yang?"
"You!" Dou Kang was furious, "How can the two be compared! Brother Yu, the prince is currently using the Shandong family. Do you want the Guanlong family to be suppressed by the Shandong family in the future?"
"If he were a wise king, he would not be so stupid!" Yu Shiqian retorted.
Dugu Sheng also spoke appropriately: "I think what Brother Yu said is reasonable. If Li Jiancheng takes the throne in the future and uses the Shandong family, he will be harmed. This was the case in the Gao Qi puppet dynasty in the past. The unification of the Tang Dynasty is a foregone conclusion.
The aristocratic family will inevitably enter the court, and he will never reuse only the Shandong aristocratic family. Brother Dou, you are a little too worried."
Dou Kang said: "It's not that I'm too worried, but that's the fact. Even if Li Jiancheng will not only reuse the Shandong family, it is inevitable that we from Guanlong will be suppressed by him. Previously, we supported the King of Qin, but we have been tabooed by the prince.
, if we don’t change the court in time now, are we waiting for him to suppress us? "
Hearing this, Yu Shiqian sneered. Even though he came from an aristocratic family, he looked down on Mr. Dou's way of doing things. He had no moral integrity at all.
"Brother Dou wants to change the court even before King Qin's body is cold and has not yet been buried. You are asking Li Jiancheng to look down on us!"
"Yes." Dugu Sheng said: "The more impatient we are to lean on him, the more he will look down on us. Furthermore, the Tang Dynasty is based in Guanlong, is it possible that Li Jiancheng would dare to move the capital to Luoyang in the future? Unless he wants to
The second Emperor Yang of Sui!"
"You!" Dou Kang was furious. His painstaking efforts to persuade him were not just for the Dou family, but for the entire Guanlong family. He didn't expect Yu Shiqian and Dugu Sheng to be so short-sighted. When did this happen?
, actually still putting on airs!
"What do you mean, you want to fight the prince to the end?"
Yu Shiqian chuckled and said: "There is no need to resist. Among the Shandong aristocratic families, the two Cui surnames also did not support Li Jiancheng. If he ascends the throne, my descendants of the Yu family will not be able to serve in the Tang Dynasty. What trouble will it be!"
Dou Kang stood up, walked back and forth a few steps, and said, "Do you think I'm just doing it for the Dou family? I'm doing it for the entire Guanlong family!"
Dugu Sheng said: "Thank you Brother Dou for your kindness, the Dugu family doesn't need it."
He was not stupid. Dou Kang impatiently pulled the Guanlong people closer to the prince, undoubtedly to add confidence to the Dou family, and even wanted to use it as a qualification for promotion and obtain Li Jiancheng's forgiveness.
Why?
You were the ones who fought the hardest against Li Jiancheng at the beginning, but now you want the entire Guanlong family to pay for you?
joke!
The three of them each had their own opinions. Dugu Sheng wanted to wait and see, Yu Shiqian disagreed and wanted to lean on the prince, and Dou Kang wanted all the Long family to lean on the prince immediately.
If the opinions are not unified, no one can convince anyone.
So, they parted ways unhappy.
Dou Kang was very angry and walked into the inner room to see Dou Wei.
"Seeing you acting like this, does this mean you have failed?" Dou Wei looked at him with a slightly distracted look.
Dou Kangqi said: "A group of short-sighted people. Now that the prince's position is stable and no one can threaten him anymore, if we don't move closer to the prince at this time, are we really going to stop the Long family from surviving Li Jiancheng's reign?"
Dou Wei was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "In the past, Dugu Zhen and I supported the King of Qin as the crown prince. Although we both agreed, we had different ideas. Dugu Zhen believed that we can support the King of Qin, but we cannot be tied to the King of Qin. Together. But I feel that only if our interests are consistent with those of King Qin, can the Guanlong family be revitalized in the future.
Therefore, Dugu Zhen did not let many of the Dugu clan's descendants help the King of Qin, but only provided money and food. And I asked the leaders of the clan to serve the King of Qin.
This time, the King of Qin fell, and the prince became more powerful. The Dugu family did not offend the prince very much, so they could naturally sit on the other side of the river. As for the Yu family, they had not interfered too much in government affairs since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, so they could naturally stay out of it.
But I, the Dou family, am deeply jealous of the prince."
Dou Kang was convinced and said: "In this case, we have to rely on the prince ourselves."
Dou Wei said: "That's not necessarily the case."
"What do you mean by this?" Dou Kang was puzzled.
Dou Wei thought: "Now the prince is not threatened by the King of Qin, and his position is indeed stable, but the turmoil in the court has not stopped. Li Yuan conferred the title of General of the King of Chu, which was obviously to check and balance the prince, but in fact he was also cultivating the ambition of the King of Chu.
In the future, it is not known if the King of Chu will make a dangerous move and kill the crown prince, King Qi, and forcefully ascend the throne."
"This..." Dou Kang said in shock: "The King of Chu doesn't dare to do this."
"Haha." Dou Wei sneered and said: "In the past, the King of Chu naturally did not dare to do this, and he might not have even thought about it. But I don't believe that the King of Chu did not suspect the death of King Qin. In addition, Li Yuan intended to support him, do you think Will King Chu change?"
Dou Kang stopped talking. People's ambitions grow slowly.
After a while, he asked, "What should we do?"
"Don't do anything, just watch. Don't make any more bets until the last moment. Otherwise, if things change, the Dou family will be hit."
"But the prince's side..."
Dou Wei thought for a while and said: "If the prince returns to the court in the future, the Dou family can just avoid his edge and let the brothers fight on their own. Whoever wins, we will support him."
Dou Kang pursed his lips and said stubbornly: "But I still feel that I need to ease the relationship with the prince. I don't think the King of Chu or the King of Qi can make it happen."
Having said this, Dou Wei said tiredly: "That's all, you go ahead and do it, but you have to be careful and don't do it like we did to King Qin."
"yes."
After Dugu Sheng returned from Dou Mansion, he thought about it and still felt that this matter should be handled safely and not be taken lightly.
So, he called Duguji and Duguwu to discuss.
indoor.
"Two brothers, this is what happened. Where should I, the Dugu family, go?" Dugu Sheng conveyed the attitudes of the Dou family and the Yu family to them, waiting for their answers.
Since the death of Dugu Zhen, the power of the Dugu family has been mainly controlled by Dugu Sheng, Dugu Wudu, and Dugu Ji.
Among them, Dugu Sheng, as the head of the family, naturally holds the greatest power, but when it comes to the future of the Dugu clan, he does not dare to neglect it. He also needs to listen to the opinions of Dugu Wudu and Dugu Ji.
After all, he has not been in control of the Dugu family for a long time, and he cannot do what Dugu Zhen does.