Although Yang Yuanqing did not expect that Yang Guang summoned him urgently because of Yuan Hongsi, he also knew that Yuan Hongsi's power in Youzhou would be his biggest obstacle to controlling Youzhou. Without Yang Guang's reminder, he would also find ways to eliminate Yuan Hongsi's power.
.
But Yang Guang's reminder made him understand two things. One was that Yang Guang asked him to be the general manager of Youzhou, or to let him deal with the Guanlong nobles, and the target was still the Yuan family.
Secondly, Yu Wenshu was also involved in the game against the Guanlong nobles, so things became a bit complicated.
"Wei Chen understands!"
Yang Guang stared at Yang Yuanqing for a long time, confirming that he indeed understood what he was thinking, then put the matter aside, changed the topic slightly and said with a smile: "Do you know Chen Shubao?"
"Empress Nanchen, I know!"
Yang Yuanqing was a little confused as to why Yang Guang was telling him this matter. He could only be a patient listener and answer questions from time to time.
"He died in the fourth year of Renshou. I posthumously awarded him the title of General, with the posthumous title of 'Yang'. Emperor Chen Yang, do you know why I call him Emperor Yang?"
"I don't know?"
Yang Yuanqing felt so weird that Chen Shubao was posthumously named Emperor Yang by Yang Guang. This was a great ridicule.
Yang Guang sighed softly, "Chen Shubao is greedy for women. He is drunk all day long and does not care about state affairs. He has been the emperor for so many years. What has he done? Apart from giving birth to a lot of wine and rice bags, he has done nothing. I am in charge.
When I was in the south of the Yangtze River, I knew him very well. When I became the prince, I swore that if I were the master of the world, I would take Chen Shubao as a warning. If Chen Shubao is greedy for women, I will not be close to women. If Chen Shubao does not ask about state affairs, I will be diligent in his affairs.
In state affairs, Chen Shubao did not want to make progress, so I opened up new territories. I have been the emperor of the Sui Dynasty for nearly eight years. I have accomplished all the unfinished tasks of my father. I moved the capital to Luoyang, opened up the Grand Canal, built the Great Wall, fought against the Turks in the north, and fought in Nanping.
Lin Yi, destroying Ryukyu in the east, expanding the territory of thousands of miles in the west, rebuilding the glory of the Han Dynasty, and for eight years after ascending the throne, I spent most of my time patrolling the world. I didn't dare to slack off for a day, and I didn't dare to enjoy a day.
As a warning from the emperor, I will never be allowed to become Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty."
Yang Yuanqing smiled bitterly in his heart. History is so cruel. After Yang Guang's death, the posthumous title given to him by the Li and Tang Dynasties was Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. He didn't know what to say. At this time, he could only remain silent and slowly experience that kind of history.
Cruelty written by victors.
Yang Guang was touched by Yang Da's advice, and he lost his composure. There was silence in the royal study room, which made Yang Guang slowly wake up from his emotion. He glanced at Yang Yuanqing, and said with a half-smile: "My
So when I talk to you about Chen Shubao, I heard that you and Chen Shubao also have such a roundabout relationship."
Yang Yuanqing's heart skipped a beat. He knew that Yang Guang was referring to Shen Wuhua, but how did Yang Guang know? Who told him?
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Empress Chen Shubao Shen Wuhua has a niece who is the wife of Zhang Zhongsu. She was captured in the Battle of Pingnan and given to the Yang family. She is my mother-in-law. She has raised me for seven years since I was a child. I regard her as my mother. She
My daughter grew up with me and is now my second wife.”
Yang Guang smiled and nodded, "I don't mean anything else. The Shen family is also from a famous family in Jiangnan, and Shen Wuhua is a talented girl in Wuzhong. Her mother is Chen Baxian's daughter. Since your second wife is also from a famous family, I also plan to give her a royal title."
, but a little lower than Pei’s.”
Only then did Yang Yuanqing realize that Yang Guang was trying to win over him and wanted to give him an imperial edict. He quickly saluted, "I thank your Majesty for your kindness!"
Yang Guang smiled slightly, "No need to thank me, just go to Youzhou and work for me."
........
The streets shrouded in night have become extremely quiet. There is no curfew in the capital at this time, but there is still no pedestrian visible on the streets. A thin layer of gray mist floats low in the air. The weather is cold and bone-chilling. Yang Yuanqing is here
Under the escort of dozens of soldiers, they walked slowly on the street, the sound of horse hooves hitting the stone slabs on the ground, making a rhythmic "ta-da!" sound.
The personal guards held huge shields and surrounded Yang Yuanqing, being extremely vigilant. At this time, assassinations were most likely to occur.
Yang Yuanqing was deep in thought, because with his arrival, history had begun to change. Yang Xuangan might not be the first to rebel, so how long could the Sui Dynasty last? If the Guanlong nobles really rebelled, there would be a second one in Goryeo.
The third battle?
All this is unknown, but one thing we can know is that the Sui Ship has gradually deviated from the historical track.
At this time, a sound of rolling wheels came from the opposite side, mixed with the sound of horse hooves of more than a dozen knights. In the gray mist, you could faintly see that this was an official car, with a tall shaft, a spacious compartment, and two tall horses.
The horse-drawn carriage was pulled by a horse. Businessmen were not allowed to ride in such a carriage. Only high-ranking officials or wealthy people could ride in it. But the strange thing was that the carriage had no lanterns or flags, and was just so dark. This was unreasonable. There was a kind of sneaky thief.
feeling.
Fifty steps ahead of them, the carriage turned to the right and entered Kuanzhengfang. Yang Yuanqing had a thought in his mind. He remembered that Dugu Mansion was in Kuanzhengfang. He quickly said to a guard beside him: "Follow the car in front."
Carriage, look who it is?"
The soldiers urged their horses and followed the carriage into Kuanzhengfang. Within a moment, the soldiers came out and reported to Yang Yuanqing: "General, this is Li Yuan's carriage."
"It turns out to be him!"
In fact, Yang Yuanqing had already seen it at the gate of the square. The carriage was parked in front of Dugu Mansion not far from the gate of the square. Several large lanterns in front of the house were brightly lit. Dugu Zhen's nephew Dugu Huaien stood on the steps to greet him.
Two people walked out of the carriage, it was Li Yuan and his son Li Jiancheng.
Visiting Dugu Mansion in the middle of the night, it seemed that Li Yuan was also unwilling to be lonely. Yang Yuanqing smiled and urged his horse to leave Kuanzhengfang.
.......
Li Yuan was very careful. He was afraid that others would see him visiting Dugu Mansion. He knew very well that if he appeared in Dugu Mansion at this delicate time, it would be extremely detrimental to him once the Holy One knew about it.
In fact, it was not Li Yuan who wanted to come to Dugu Mansion, but Dugu Zhen who wanted to find Li Yuan. Li Yuan could only make an appointment to visit Dugu Zhen later at Haishi.
On the steps, Dugu Huaien bowed and said with a smile: "I'm really sorry for bothering Shu De to come to the door so late!"
Dugu Huaien is about 26 or 27 years old this year. He grew up in the palace. He is slender and handsome. He is the son of Dugu Zheng. After Dugu Zheng was killed in the fourth year of Renshou due to the He Ruobi case, Dugu Huaien followed his uncle Dugu.
Shocking his life, he is now a guard in the palace.
Li Yuan's mother is Dugu Zheng's sister, so Li Yuan and Dugu Huaien are cousins. Although there is an age difference of nearly twenty years, they have the same seniority.
Li Yuan smiled back and said, "Because I'm sorry for disturbing you so late."
As Li Yuan spoke, he turned back to look at the gate. He had also seen Yang Yuanqing and his party just now, but it was hazy and he couldn't see clearly who was coming. Even so, he was still very careful and didn't want to be discovered by others. He saw the street
There was no one at the door, and my heart was relieved.
"Is the head of the family here?"
"Waiting in the study, Brother Shude please, Jiancheng please!"
Dugu Huaien led the father and son into the Dugu Mansion quickly. The door slowly closed, and after walking through a long corridor, they came to the study. Dugu Huaien stepped forward and knocked on the door, "Uncle Eighth,
They're coming!"
"Please come in!"
Dugu Huaien opened the door, waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Shude, please!"
Li Yuan walked into the study. The room was brightly lit and simply decorated. Dugu Zhen was dressed in a loose white fine linen Zen suit and sat at the table reading. In terms of relatives, Dugu Zhen was Li Yuan's youngest uncle.
Li Yuan knelt down and kowtowed, "Kowtow to uncle!"
Jiancheng also knelt down and kowtowed, "See my uncle!"
Dugu Zhen quickly smiled and said, "Shude, there's no need to be so polite. We're all a family. Just be casual and I'm comfortable."
Dugu Zhen asked the father and son to sit down, and ordered tea to be served. Dugu Zhen then slowly said: "I invited Shu De here today because I want to talk to Shu De about the current situation."
Dugu Zhen is the current internal history officer and one of the prime ministers of the cabinet. He and Li Yuan meet almost every day, but in the court, they just meet and nod, and there is no in-depth discussion. They can only talk privately when they meet in the study at night.
talk.
In fact, Li Yuan had long wanted to have a good talk with the Dugu family. Although he had anti-Sui ambitions, the Li family was too weak and had no appeal. He could only place his hope in his mother's maiden family, the Dugu family, and his wife's maiden family, the Dou family.
, especially the Dugu clan, who is the leader of the Guanlong nobles. If the Dugu clan is willing to support him, then at least half of the Guanlong nobles will support him, which will be the best result he dreams of.
But Li Yuan was very cautious. Except for the last time he was drunk and revealed his words in front of Yuwen Shiji, he would not mention his rebellious intentions to anyone, not even his wife. Except for his eldest son Jiancheng, today he and the Dugu family
He was unsure about the conversation. Should he reveal a little bit of his thoughts, or should he continue to hold back?
Li Yuan was very conflicted and could only take one step at a time. He had a serious and respectful expression on his face, waiting for Dugu Zhen to continue speaking.
Dugu Zhen smiled slightly and tried to make the atmosphere as relaxed as possible, "This time the Holy Lord attacked Goryeo, all the great families in Guanlong and Guanlong felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Indeed, every family had their children serving as generals in the army. Our Dugu family only
There are more than a dozen Dugu children, but most of them are former Dugu family slaves. There are hundreds of them, basically middle-level generals. I would like to ask, how many people from the Li family are in the army?"
Li Yuan hurriedly said: "Our family is relatively small, with only four or five direct descendants of the Li family. There are about ten people from my father's family. If you include the descendants of my grandfather's generals, there are hundreds of people. Basically
They are all generals in the army."
"Even the small Li family has so many relatives, friends and old generals, let alone other families."
Dugu Zhen sighed slightly and fell into deep thought. Li Yuan felt uneasy. He felt that Dugu Zhen came to him because he had some plans to arrange. He didn't know the specific plans, but Li Yuan didn't want to get involved too much. He didn't want to be like Yang Guang.
Target of concern.
Dugu Zhen raised his head, looked into Li Yuan's eyes and said: "I discussed it with the Yuan family two days ago, and we all agreed that there is no need for the children of the Guanlong family and our retainers to go to Liaodong to die. If it really comes to a life or death situation,
, we would rather flee than lose our lives in Liaodong. You can find a way to send a message to the Li family's subordinates when you go back!"
Li Yuan nodded silently, "I understand!"
"This is one thing, and there is another thing. I heard that you and Yuan Hongsi have a good relationship, right?" Dugu Zhen asked, still looking into Li Yuan's eyes.
"I just have a good relationship with Hu Sizheng. Hu Sizheng is Yuan Hongsi's brother-in-law, so we know each other and have interacted with him a few times. It's not that deep."
Dugu Zhen nodded, "This is best, but I want to remind you not to have any contact with Yuan Hongsi, including the Yuan family. Remember! Remember!"