The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 151 Guan Long exerts pressure (recommended for collection)

After a while, Duguzheng walked into the main hall, and he stepped forward to salute: "The humble Duguzheng sees the Holy One."

"Xiangguo doesn't need to be polite, please sit down! Serve tea!" Li Yuan said.

Duguzheng is currently the Minister of Shangshu Youpushe. According to the Sui system, Shangshu Shengyoupushe, Menxia Shengnayan and Internal History Provincial Order can all be called Xiangguo.

"I came to the Holy Majesty because I have a question to ask."

Although Duguzheng is Li Yuan's uncle, the Patriarch of the Dugu Clan, and the leader of the powerful officials in Guanlong, he also knows that Li Yuan is powerful, and it is not entirely dependent on their support that he can ascend to the throne of God. If he oppresses Li Yuan too much, it will be detrimental to the Dugu Clan in the future. There must be leeway, so speak very carefully.

"Xiangguo is not only the pillar of the country, but also my predecessor. The two families are closely related. If there is any problem with Xiangguo, just speak up."

Li Yuan was also cautious about Duguzheng. At this critical point, he needed the full support of the powerful and influential officials in Guanlong, instead of letting him give up on himself and then support others.Moreover, if he wants to recruit soldiers again, he cannot do without the support of the Guanlong nobles.Because the Guanlong dignitaries directly or indirectly control a large number of people, [-]% of the business and land in Guanzhong are also under their control.In the absence of Bashu, whether it is food, taxes or soldiers, Li Yuan has to rely on the support of Guanlong dignitaries.To some extent, he is the second Yang Jian, but the situation is more difficult than Yang Jian.

"The Sui army took down Wuyuan, Yulin, Lingwu, Yanchuan, Shuofang, Diaoyin, Yan'an, and Shangjun within [-] days! It also helped Xue Ju easily recover Jincheng, Longxi, The five prefectures of Huining, Tianshui, and Anding...have entered Beidi County without encountering stubborn resistance all the way! If the Sui army wanted to take down Guanzhong, it must be easy. How does the prime minister think we can hold Guanzhong? According to me Can the army's combat power hold Guanzhong?"

Duguzheng has tried his best to be tactful, but he is still very sharp.

This is actually a very embarrassing place for Li Yuan, because the Sui army fought all the way to Shangjun and Beidi counties, and has never met the Tang army's tenacious resistance. The "elite" led by Dou Kang not only did not cause the Sui army to be seriously injured, but made Li Jing feel at ease. More than half of it was eaten, and the [-] 'elites' led by Li Shimin also suffered the same fate.Such a result is enough to show that Li Yuan's army is weak and unable to fight!At the same time, it also shows that Li Yuan's military strength is seriously insufficient. Otherwise, he would not have watched the Sui army easily take down Wuyuan, Yulin, Lingwu, Yanchuan, Shuofang, Diaoyin, Yan'an, and the eight counties of Shangjun. to the door.

Although the question Duguzheng asked was sharp and embarrassing, Li Yuan couldn't avoid it, couldn't avoid it.Li Yuan sighed: "Insufficient military strength and insufficient combat power are iron-clad facts, and they are also fundamental problems that I urgently need to solve!"

Dugu breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Li Yuan didn't evade, everything would be fine. Dugu's family is his comrades who are firmly tied to Li Yuan's chariot. Everyone knows that it is impossible to get off the chariot now. As human beings, even if their Dugu family descended to the Sui Dynasty, there would be no good results, so they could only follow Li Yuan all the way to the end.

"Actually, I also know your difficulties, because the Sui army has many soldiers and many generals, and it is an iron-clad fact. If the war continues to stalemate, we will recruit soldiers on our side, and if we don't train them, the north will be exhausted! Even if we wipe out all the children in Guanzhong , nor his opponent. We now need a lot of time to reorganize the army. What do you think?" Dugu said something fair.

"Thank you, Xiangguo, for your understanding." Li Yuan immediately felt relieved when he heard this, as long as the Dugu family did not abandon him, everything would be possible.

Duguzheng slowly shook his head and said: "Although I have the title of a leader of Guanlong, and I can talk about small things, no one will listen to me when it comes to the life and death of the family. So only I, Dugu, don't understand. use!"

"I've always known the difficulty that Dugu's caught in the middle!" Li Yuan nodded.

"Dou Wei and I, the Patriarch of the Dou family, have decided to send out 400 domestic slaves, [-] million shi of food, and tens of millions of money to help the Holy Majesty through this difficult time."

If someone else broke into Guanzhong, Dugu and Dou could still compromise and overthrow Li Yuan together, but the other party was Yang Tong. With Yang Tong's hatred for the aristocratic family, and Dugu and Dou's betrayal of the Sui Dynasty, the two families It will definitely not end well, so the two great powers have no way out, they can only continue to spend a lot of money to support Li Yuan.

Li Yuan was overjoyed: "Thank you for your support!"

Dugu nodded his head, took out a booklet from his bosom, handed it to Li Yuan, and said: "This is the name book of the heads of various families. There are more than 120 books in total. We all ask the Holy One to be safe in Guanzhong first! We will discuss it later. It's no wonder everyone, they can't see hope, they are all afraid... Some Patriarchs even went to Yecheng secretly... Li Tang's situation is very dangerous now."

Duguzheng left, but it left Li Yuan with a heavy pressure. For the first time, he felt the pressure from the Guanlong nobles collectively. If there is a stalemate, the Guanlong dignitaries will no longer support him, and instead support others, or Wang Shichong, or Li Mi who is also a child of Guanzi, and some people will even directly support Yang Tong.

The huge political pressure extinguished the excitement brought about by Dugu and Dou's support. Looking at the names of the powerful and powerful patriarchs in Guanlong, Li Yuan couldn't bear it anymore. He suddenly felt extremely tired and just wanted to find a place to sleep. , thinking about and doing nothing, but even if he wants to sleep, there are some things that he needs to face, and he cannot escape the real dilemma.

At this moment, Li Jiancheng and Liu Wenjing walked in, and Li Jiancheng asked, "Father, are you done?"

Li Yuan nodded slowly, handed the brochure in his hand to Li Jiancheng, and said, "The Guanlong dignitaries jointly put pressure on us, making us desperate to stabilize Guanzhong as the top priority."

"As expected!" Liu Wenjing said in a deep voice, "But I don't know what the Holy Majesty is going to do?"

"Let Shimin send competent people to guard Dazhen Pass, and the rest fight for Beidi County."

Li Jiancheng frowned and said: "Guan Long's repeated seesawing will do great harm to the people. My minister is worried that we will be riddled with holes if we unify Guanlong. Food, grass and taxes will be difficult to support. My minister thinks that we should take advantage of Xue Ju's vitality and concentrate The energy to unify Guanlong, especially the racecourse in Hexi, has a profound impact on our struggle for world hegemony."

Li Yuan smiled wryly, "All the powerful officials in Guanlong put pressure on them, what can I do?"

Li Jiancheng also knew that his father was in a passive state and urgently needed to get rid of the unfavorable situation, so he pondered for a while and said: "Father, since I understand that the other party is pretending, we should have peace talks with Bei Sui as soon as possible to eliminate the differences between us." hostile state."

While Li Yuan was discussing with Duguzheng, Li Jiancheng and Liu Wenjing were also negotiating urgently, feeling that there was no way out other than making peace, even if the wealth of the country was lost, they had to fight for a year or two of peace.

Li Yuan's expression is very solemn, and peace with the Northern Sui Dynasty is undoubtedly the only way out. Yang Tong certainly wants to use his own hands to lure out the Guanlong dignitaries, but this is not the reason for him to gain a foothold in Guanzhong. If he does not act for a long time, the Guanlong dignitaries will definitely Introduce another person to replace yourself, and when the time comes, you will have no other way but to die.

(End of this chapter)