And Yuan Taizuo is now the new Molizhi of Goguryeo, and he controls more than half of Goguryeo's troops.
These soldiers and horses only recognized the Yuan family, and the King of Goguryeo could not command them at all.
It stands to reason that two generations of people control more than half of a country's military strength and become Mo Lizhi. It is obvious that they want to rebel.
Even if the Yuan family does not rebel, no one in power can tolerate the existence of such subordinates.
However, the Yuan family refused to rebel. Not only that, when the Sui Dynasty launched troops against Goguryeo, Yuan Taizuo not only had no reservations, but also personally went to the battlefield to resist foreign enemies, leaving behind hidden dangers.
This has always been something that Yeon Gaesumun couldn't figure out. If the Yuan family had rebelled earlier, the Yuan family would now be the royal family of Goguryeo, and he would also be the future king of Goguryeo.
Yuan Taizuo took a deep breath and said: "Before, there was the Great Sui Dynasty, and after the Sui Dynasty was destroyed, there was also the Tang Dynasty. Although our Yuan family is a little stronger than the royal family, it is not much. Once we fight with the royal family,
The country is in danger of being destroyed, and the royal family also knows this, so we have been able to live in peace for so many years."
Yeon Gaesumun said disapprovingly: "The royal family is no match for my Yuan family."
"I don't want to hear these words again." Yuan Taizuo said coldly.
Yeon Gae So-moon thought of the problem too simply.
The royal family has been passed down for so many years and is still very prestigious in Goguryeo. Even if the royal family is destroyed, it will still lead to civil strife for a long time.
Once the strength is consumed too much, what can we do to deal with foreign enemies?
If it weren't for Yeon Gaesumun being the most capable of all his sons, Yuan Taezu would have even wanted to change his heir.
He was very worried that the Yuan family would perish under the leadership of Yuan Gaesowun.
"Father, I know I was wrong." Yeon Gaesowun lowered his head and said.
No one saw the trace of murderous intent in Yeon Gaesowon's eyes.
After leaving Yuan Taizuo's study, Yuan Gaisuwen returned to the courtyard where he lived.
It is said to be a courtyard, but in fact it occupies a very large area and is considered a Fuzhongfu.
The Yuan family was extremely powerful in Goguryeo, and their mansion was only slightly smaller than the royal palace in the entire Wandu city.
"Go and find Cui Xu." Yeon Gaesumun ordered.
The Cui Xu that Yeon Gae Suwen mentioned was the Cui Xu who arranged for Lin Xuan to be assassinated on his way back from home to worship his ancestors.
The Cui family already had business in Goguryeo and had contacts with many local nobles in Goguryeo. Cui Xu's life was not difficult after arriving in Goguryeo.
As a royal city, Wandu City was naturally the most prosperous city in Goguryeo, but even some of the larger county towns in the Tang Dynasty were much more prosperous than the capital city of Goguryeo, let alone Chang'an.
Cui Xu knew that he would probably never be able to return to the Tang Dynasty in this life, so he had a bit of an idea of breaking the pot and wandering around the land of fireworks every day.
By chance, Cui Xu got acquainted with Yuan Gaisuwen. Yuan Gaisuwen knew that Cui Xu was a member of the Cui family of the Tang Dynasty and immediately welcomed him as an honored guest.
With the help of Yeon Gaesumun, the Cui family's business in Goguryeo grew bigger and bigger, and the profits earned were several times that of before.
After the Cui family learned about it, they encouraged Cui Xu and said they would find a way to get him back.
Cui Wook was overjoyed when he learned about it, and his contact with Yeon Gae So-moon became more frequent.
Naturally, Yeon Gaesumun would not refuse. He originally befriended Cui Xu in order to learn all kinds of information about the Tang Dynasty from his mouth. Unexpectedly, by helping the Cui family, he gained considerable benefits.
Although the Yuan family is not short of money, Yuan Gaesumun has not yet taken power, and there is not much wealth that can be withdrawn.
The two of them had their own secrets and shared common interests, so they almost became brothers.
Half an hour later, Cui Xu was ushered in.
"Brother Yuan, why did you call me to your door so late? If nothing happens, I'll go to Wanchun Tower with you. I heard that several Silla beauties came today." Cui Xu said with a smile.
Yeon Gaesumun said with a serious expression: "I came to Brother Cui because I have something important to ask you."
Cui Xu was a little confused and asked: "What does Brother Yuan want to ask?"
"The Tang Dynasty launched troops on the grassland. Do you know whether the Tang Dynasty had any plans to launch troops on Goguryeo?" Yuengai Suwen asked.
"Brother Yuan, how did I know this?" Cui Xu shook his head and said.
It had been nearly a year since he came to Goguryeo, and he had heard a little bit about the Tang Dynasty from those who came from the caravan from Chang'an, but how could those people know about the major events in the court?
Even if he was in the Tang Dynasty, it was unlikely that he would know about these things.
"Your Cui family is the largest aristocratic family in the Tang Dynasty. It shouldn't be difficult to know this information. If you can help me find out this information, I can give you 20% of the profit from the Cui family's business in Goguryeo." Yuengai Suwen said.
"Twenty percent?"
Cui Xu was a little moved. Yeon Gaesumun accounted for 40% of the Cui family's business in Goguryeo. Twenty percent may not seem like much, but when converted into money, it was a huge fortune.
You know, what the Cui family transported to Goguryeo were all scarce materials in Goguryeo, so the prices were naturally high.
Goguryeo had a population of several million, accounting for two-tenths of the current population of the Tang Dynasty. There were also two neighboring countries, Baekje and Silla. You can imagine how big the market was.
"Okay, I will send a letter to the family and ask them to investigate."
Cui Xu had no burden at all for betraying Datang.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty failed to conquer Goguryeo, and part of the credit was due to the aristocratic family.
"Thank you so much, Brother Cui."
Yuan Gaisuwen wanted to know if the Tang Dynasty had any plan to attack Goguryeo. If so, he could persuade Yuan Taizuo to send troops to help the Western Turks.
On the one hand, they were worried that the Tang Dynasty would destroy the Western Turks and increase its strength.
On the other hand, the existence of the Western Turks is also a threat to the Tang Dynasty. It can contain many soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty. If he attacks the Tang Dynasty, the pressure will be much less.
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Tibet
Ever since he was forced by the Tang Dynasty to withdraw his troops and return to Tubo, Songtsen Gampo moved the capital to Luoxue with iron-blooded tactics.
Luoche has Nyenchen Tanglha Mountain as a barrier to the north, connects Nyangpo, Gongbu and other places to the east, Yangtong to the west, and the Yalong Valley to the south. It is in a moderate location. Moving the capital to Luoxe is more conducive to defending against Supi in the north and Yangtze in the west.
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Many tribes living on the mountains have also moved to the plains, more people are engaged in farming, and the past nomadic herding has been changed to settled herding.
The leaders of those tribes were naturally unwilling, but after suppression, in just a few months, they not only completed the move of the capital, but also praised Gampo's rule over Tibet at its peak.
Songtsen Gampo planned to spend several years strengthening Tubo's strength and getting rid of Supi and Yangtong at the same time.
At that time, we will send troops to annex Tuyuhun.
However, at this time, news came that Datang sent troops to the grassland to destroy the grassland.
"Prime Minister, does the Tang Dynasty want to annex the surrounding small countries?" Songtsen Gampo asked.
Lu Dongzan pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, the war between the Central Plains and the grassland has been going on for a long time, but the grassland has never been occupied, because the Central Plains people mainly focus on farming, and the grassland is not suitable for farming, and the Tang people cannot occupy it at all.
I guess the Tang Dynasty wanted to take advantage of the civil strife in the Western Turks to weaken the strength of the Western Turks."
Songtsen Gampo nodded and said, "Then can we send troops to put some pressure on Datang?"
He had no intention of sending troops to fight against the Tang Dynasty. Instead, he wanted to station troops on the border to put some pressure on the Tang Dynasty and contain some of the troops of the Tang Dynasty.