At that time, Jie Yuwentai founded the Western Wei regime. In the process of competing with the Eastern Wei regime led by Gao Huan, Yuwentai gradually brought the power of powerful landlords in Guanlong and Hedong under his control. In order to control the The military generals of the six towns in the north and the powerful Guanlong clan were unified. Yuwentai formed the Guanlong military aristocratic group with the Eight Pillar Kingdom as the core, with the generals and Kaifu as the main members, and the Fubing system as the basis. This It is also the prototype of the Guanlong nobles. It can be said that this is a military group that was built entirely on armed force and was a combination of Hu and Han. Its influence has been spread from the Western Wei Dynasty to the present day.
Speaking of the core of the Guanlong aristocracy, it was the Eight Pillar Kingdom formed during the Yuwentai period. Yuwentai was naturally the leader of the Eight Pillar Kingdom. In addition to Yuwentai, there were Yuan Xin, Li Hu, Li Bi, and Zhao Gui, Yu Jin, Duguxin and Hou Mochen Chong. Among the remaining seven families except Yuwentai, the Zhao Gui and Hou Mo Chen Chong families have gradually declined. The Yu family died due to the death of the current head of the family, Yu Zhongwen. It started to go downhill. As for Li Hu, he was Li Yuan's grandfather. Li Bi was Li Mi's great-grandfather. Dugu Xin was the father-in-law of Yang Jian, the founding emperor of the Sui Dynasty. The remaining Guanlong nobles were even more closely related and had colluded interests. It was difficult to distinguish each other. At that time, Yu Wentai led the Western Wei Dynasty, Yu Wenjue established the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and finally Yang Jian established the Great Sui Dynasty. During this period, there were shadows of the Long nobles. Now Li Yuan is revolting in Taiyuan. The promotion of the Long nobles is also indispensable.
Du Ruhui carefully explained to Wan He what he said about the Guanlong nobles. It also gave Wan He a lot of insights. In the past, later generations always heard about how Li Shimin was so wise and powerful, overthrew the Sui Dynasty, and established the Li and Tang dynasties. But now Wan He also I finally understand. I love Li Yuan and Li Shimin, but they also have a background. No wonder they were able to establish the Tang Dynasty in just a few years.
Next, Du Ruhui explained the current situation in Chang'an to Wan He and said: "Although Li Yuan relied on the help of the Guanlong nobles to succeed, Li Yuan is not the kind of person who is willing to be the puppet of the Guanlong nobles. According to According to the information obtained previously, Li Yuan seems to have begun to regain power from the Guanlong nobles. Transferring Yin Kaishan to Weicheng was Li Yuan's first move. After analysis by his subordinates and Brother Changsun, I also think that it won’t be long before Li Yuan will definitely make big moves, and by then, it may be a good time for us to act.”
"Uh." After hearing Du Ruhui's words, a black line suddenly appeared on Wan He's forehead. Come on. Please, aren't we here to find treasures? What else are you going to do? Wan He has seen this before. The ability of these counselors under him really makes him want to plot something. With Wan He's IQ, it is absolutely impossible to keep up. And this time Wan He had not gotten any information before. Could it be that they started to plot against him on a whim? Come on. Thinking of this, Wan He couldn't help but be so shocked that his back was covered in cold sweat. He hurriedly said: "Well, Ke Ming, you do what you said. What is that?"
"My lord, this is it." Seeing Wan He ask, Du Ruhui hesitated for a moment, but decided to explain the truth. He smiled and said to Wan He: "Before coming here, I and the others thought about it. This time it costs so much. I came to Chang'an with a lot of effort. Just looking for treasures is too much to make a fuss. In addition, the results of the last contact between General Qin and Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin determined that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were not brothers. Therefore, subordinates and others I think we can take this opportunity to add fuel to the fire among the Li family brothers and plunge the Li family into chaos, so that we can also profit from it."
"Uh." Du Ruhui's explanation once again stunned Wan He. Wan He looked at Du Ruhui with a strange expression. It wasn't that Wan He was blaming Du Ruhui and the others for making arbitrary decisions. It was because Wan He didn't expect that Du Ruhui and others would be like this. Amazing. He saw the biggest weakness of the Li family at a glance. Of course Wan He knew what a big threat the conflict between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin was to the Li family. Let me ask you, what if the Xuanwu Gate Incident happened seven years ago? When the world has not yet been unified, can the Li family, which has experienced such a change, be able to unify the world as it did in history?
Seeing that Wan He remained silent, Du Ruhui thought that Wan He was blaming them for making arbitrary decisions. He also showed a panic expression. He bowed to Wan He and said, "I don't dare to take it seriously without the permission of the prince." Doing things without authorization. All this is actually just the thoughts of the subordinates. If I really arrive in Chang'an, I will ask the prince for instructions first. Please don't blame me."
"Ah. Oh." In fact, Wan He didn't mean to blame Du Ruhui at all. He was just thinking about things just now. Hearing Du Ruhui's apology, Wan He reacted and quickly stepped forward. Du Ruhui helped him up and said with a smile: "Oh, Ke Ming, please get up quickly. It is a blessing in my life that I can get help from a talented person like Ke Ming. How can I still blame Ke Ming? Let's wait until we get to Chang'an. It depends on the situation. If there is such an opportunity, then we will naturally act from it."
After receiving Wan He's consent, Du Ruhui breathed a sigh of relief. Then he smiled and said to Wan He: "Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, this matter is very likely to succeed. Li Shimin still has the advantage now. It's just that He lacks the identity of an eldest son. But now Li Shimin is not in Chang'an and is fighting with the Western Qin Dynasty. This is an excellent opportunity. So the subordinates thought that after arriving in Chang'an, the prince could find an opportunity to contact Li Jiancheng. First, let’s increase Li Jiancheng’s strength so that the two brothers can fight even more fiercely. This is the best thing.”
"Yeah." Wan He immediately nodded in agreement. He has no other strengths. The only thing he knows is to accept advice with an open mind. In terms of resourcefulness, he is far inferior to Du Ruhui and others. Since they have already thought about it, then he only needs to Just nod in agreement.
"Dudu." At this moment, a knock on the door suddenly rang, which shocked everyone in the room. Wan He even grabbed the fat suit that was thrown on the ground. However, Tai Shifeng, who was next to him, saw quickly. He immediately stopped Wan He and consoled him: "My lord, please don't be surprised. He is a soldier under the last general."
Hearing what Tai Shifeng said, Wan He also reacted. His face immediately turned red. Didn't they just say that the entire inn was already under control? Even if there were any changes, it would have been long ago. Someone came to inform them. There would never be a sudden noise like now. Fortunately, the light in the room was not very bright at the moment. In addition, Wan He lowered his head. No one saw the embarrassment on Wan He's face at this moment. .And Du Hao also took a step forward and opened the door directly. Sure enough, standing outside the door was a soldier pretending to be a caravan man. Du Hao frowned and said, "What happened?"
The soldier just stood at the door and whispered in Du Hao's ear. He lowered his voice and muttered a few words. After hearing this, Du Hao's expression changed. He immediately asked the soldier to retreat and closed the door. He hurriedly walked up to Wan He and said: "Your Majesty, the soldiers just sent out to inquire about the news sent a message. Li Yuanji has come to Weicheng."
"What." Hearing the news, everyone in the room, including Du Ruhui, who had been calm before, stood up straight in surprise. Li Yuanji. According to previous intelligence, Li Yuanji should be in Taiyuan at this time. Why did Liubei come to Weicheng? What surprised everyone more was Li Yuanji's identity. He was Li Yuan's fourth son, the biological brother of Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin. How could it be such a coincidence? Li Yuanji happened to be there. Coming to Weicheng at this time, could it be that Wan He's whereabouts were leaked?
After a brief moment of surprise, Du Ruhui immediately asked Du Hao, "Where is Li Yuanji now?"
Du Hao had obviously learned about this question from the sergeant before. He immediately answered: "The soldiers were ordered to spy around Yin Kaishan's residence. But they happened to see a group of people preparing to enter the residence. The soldiers heard that It’s clear. The name that the team announced was indeed Li Yuanji. And the guards in front of the official residence quickly welcomed the team into the official residence. It doesn’t seem to be fake.”
"Yeah." After listening to Du Hao's words, Du Ruhui also responded. Then he lowered his head and thought about something. After a long while, he raised his head and said to Wan He: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'll take a look. This Li Yuan Ji came to Weicheng at this moment. He probably didn't come for us. He must have other purposes. His subordinates thought that the prince might as well take this opportunity to get in touch with Li Yuanji. I heard that Li Yuanji supported Li Jiancheng. It just so happens that we can achieve our purpose of contacting Li Jiancheng through Li Yuanji."
Hearing what Du Ruhui said, Wan He was stunned at first. Then he thought of it. Isn't this Li Yuanji an accomplice of Li Jiancheng? Wasn't he the one who was buried with Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwumen Incident in history? At this time, Li Yuanji should be only fifteen or sixteen years old. He must be easier to fool than Li Jiancheng, who is already in his thirties. Thinking of this, Wan He also nodded repeatedly and said: "What Keming said makes sense. Let's do it like this. .Uh. Then what should we do next."
Wan He had just made up his mind, but suddenly remembered that Li Yuanji was the son of the Tang Dynasty king after all, and his current identity was that of a merchant. How could he get in touch with Li Yuanji? He couldn't rush in front of him immediately. He shouted to Li Yuanji, "Hey, I'll help you kill your second brother. If that's what you said, I'm afraid Li Yuanji would kill Wan He first. But after listening to Wan He's words, Du Ruhui refused. He waved his hand and said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, don't be impatient. Let's first find out the purpose of Li Yuanji's coming here."