The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 186 Dugu's Conspiracy

Leaving Daxing Palace, Duguzheng and Dou Wei walked to Dugu Mansion in a daze, and they were silent in the study.

It was not until the tea was cold that Duguzheng slowly opened his mouth and said, "Patriarch Dou, His Majesty's meaning is already very clear, he is telling us through Liu Xiangguo's mouth that he is going to be an imperial examiner in Guanzhong and divide the land. "

"What does Patriarch Dugu mean by this?"

"Patriarch Dou doesn't understand, it's just that he doesn't want to understand." Dou Wei smiled wryly: "Since Patriarch Dou asked, I'll make it clear. Your Majesty wants to follow the general trend, follow the example of the Sui Dynasty to rectify the administration of officials and encourage business and industry. Promoting farming and mulberry crops, dividing fields and land. And this will inevitably touch the interests of our Guanlong nobles, and the Holy Majesty does not want to be such a villain, so the Holy Majesty handed over this right to the Guanlong dignitaries to choose."

"Do you want to divide the land and promote the imperial examination?" Dou Wei looked at Duguzheng with helplessness and pain in his face.

"This is the foundation. Patriarch Dou should know that Yang Tong is able to have the power he is today. The equal distribution of land, compulsory education, and admission of scholars are the foundation. Without these, how could he have come to where he is today without the support of any force? .”

The Sui Dynasty was able to become the paradise that the people longed for because Yang Tong turned all the land under his control into official land, and after distributing it to the people, they were not allowed to sell it privately, so that the people never had to worry about food and grass, and the tax system of dividing the land into acres relieved the poverty of the poor people. burdened.As for compulsory education, it reduces the cost of ordinary people's education, coupled with the imperial examination system leading to Qingyun, will have today's people's aspirations,
Without these four points as the basis, the so-called innovation is just changing the rules of the game, and it will not be able to stimulate the enthusiasm and sense of identity of the people at all.

Duguzheng did not stop, and continued: "It is not the Holy One who is worried now, but our Guanlong nobles. If we don't want to be eaten by Yang Tong, we can only sacrifice part of our interests and support the radical innovation of the Holy One. If the nobles of Guanlong are not willing to compromise to eliminate the current corrupt officials and people's livelihood, no matter how capable the Holy One is, he will not be able to fight Yang Tong with an army that is not popular. If the Tang Dynasty is defeated, the nobles of Guanlong will be finished. We Money can be taken away, but the mighty house slaves and land cannot be taken away. After losing the house slaves and fields, there is no difference between the Guanlong nobles and ordinary small wealthy families. Suppress two generations, and my family will be wiped out."

Dou Wei also nodded. He also saw it very thoroughly. In the face of this historical trend, no one can stop it!If Li Tang wins by luck, they can still get compensation in the future. If Yang Tong or other reckless heroes win, the Guanlong dignitaries will be completely finished.He pondered for a while and said: "How to support and how many fields to support, all of which need to be discussed with the family. We have made our own decisions, and then mobilize the major families. What does Patriarch Dugu think?"

Duguzheng chuckled: "Okay, we'll make a deal."

Not long after Dou Wei left, Dugu began to think silently

The Dugu family and the Dou family are now listed as the second family of the Tang Dynasty.The status is second only to the Li family of the royal family, far above other Guanlong nobles.It was no accident that the Dugu clan was able to obtain this status. They transferred money and food from all over the country to Guanzhong in the last years of the great cause.

When Li Yuan started an incident, the Dugu family not only provided a huge amount of money and food to support Li Yuan, but also sent a large number of young and strong slaves into the army.

When Li Xiaogong went south to Bashu, Dugu Cheng, the successor of the patriarch, persuaded the counties in Bashu under the order of the patriarch, and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty's occupation of Bashu without bloodshed.It is also reasonable for Li Tang to reciprocate the peaches and honor the Dugu family.However, as Li Tang was repeatedly defeated by the Sui Dynasty, nearly 30 troops were wiped out, and the Sui army who came from afar took the first step to capture the nine counties of Guanbei, which made Duguzheng's confidence in the Tang Dynasty shaken a little.

Now Li Tang, who has been heavily bet by Duguzheng, not only did not get any return on the huge investment of the Dugu family, but also like a wild animal who can only get in and out. Of course, Duguzheng is not happy. The idea of ​​boarding the big ship of the Sui Dynasty.

Although the Dugu family is one of the "big consortiums" behind Li Tang, and its investment strength exceeds that of the Dou family, the Dou family is purely Li Tang's relatives. If they want to re-invest, they can only choose some small forces to invest.But the Dugu family can still choose the Sui Dynasty again, because Yang Yu, like Li Yuan, has the blood of the Dugu family, and more importantly, there are more than 30 descendants of the Dugu family, including Dugu Chao, Dugu Kaiyuan, and Dugu Sheng. He died in the chaos of the Jiangdu palace, and made great contributions to Empress Xiao's successful evacuation of Jiangdu. Afterwards, Yang Tong also made posthumous gifts.With this level of relationship, if he made a big bet again, Dugu felt that Yang Tong should be able to accept the Dugu family.

"Patriarch, Master Cheng is here." At this moment, the doorman reported.

Dugu knew that Dugu Cheng was coming, "Let him in!"

The door opened, and Dugu Cheng walked in, saluted respectfully, "See Patriarch!"

Dugu Cheng, the second son of Duguxin, the eldest son of Dugushan, the nephew of the head of the family, Duguzheng, is a top-notch candidate in the world for his talent, intelligence, resourcefulness and strategy. Give him the decision, he is already recognized as the successor of Patriarch Dugu.

"Zhongping came just in time, sit down!"

"Thank you for sitting!" Dugu Cheng saluted and thanked him, the etiquette was meticulous and neat,

When he knelt on the mat, Duguzheng said slowly: "More than 30 children, including Dugu Chao, Dugu Kaiyuan, and Dugu Sheng, have been loyal to the Sui Dynasty. Let the children rest in peace under the Nine Springs, I plan to let you go to Yecheng and bring back the glory of the children!"

Dugu Cheng looked solemn, and was not surprised that Duguzheng said these words at all. Although Yang Tong was only a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, and even though he had become famous for less than three years, his existence had become a nightmare for all the families. The talent and terrifying achievements also changed Li Tang's face when he heard about it. If the Dugu family doesn't leave this level of relationship, it may be too late in the future.However, when he thought about Yang Tong's deeds of destroying the Taiyuan Wang family and Taiyuan Wen family with five surnames and seven sects without even blinking his eyes, and blasting away Wenxi Pei's deeds, he felt a little unsure: "Patriarch, I heard that Wei Kuangbo went to Yecheng, and was sent back in a state of desperation, will it be of any use to us?"

Duguzheng: "The actual emperor of the Sui Dynasty was Yang Tong. He had nothing to do with Webster. Wei Kuangbo thought he was smart enough to betroth his daughter to Yang You. Wasn't this a problem for Yang Tong? He was lucky not to be hacked to death." .We are different from Webster. We honored and honored the rewards of the loyal ministers and generals of the Sui Dynasty. This is not only the recognition of the Sui Dynasty, but also the recognition of Yang Tong. With this relationship, it will be much more convenient to contact in the future. "

Dugu Cheng was silent for a moment, and said, "Will this cause Li Yuan's dissatisfaction?"

Duguzheng snorted coldly: "He, Li Yuan, wants to recruit soldiers, copper ingots to make money, food to support the army, fields to house the people, and open courses to recruit scholars... All of these cannot do without the support of our Dugu family. He is dissatisfied and can What? We should be the ones who are dissatisfied. Apart from being able to pinch Niu Can, who is Li Yuan, who can he deal with? A little Xue Ju has been fighting repeatedly for a year or two , and now they have captured the Great Earthquake Pass! How can this kind of person compare with Yang Tong, who has expanded his borders and lands?"

Dugu Cheng said: "Actually, not only the Patriarch has opinions, but many Patriarchs are dissatisfied with the Tang army who has been defeated repeatedly. I heard that even the Dou family has a lot of opinions."

There was a trace of regret in Dugu's eyes, "I hope that the Li family will unify the world, so I support him. But they are so unbelievable, and they are asking for more than they want. It is normal for everyone to be disappointed and dissatisfied. If I knew it, I should have sent a clan Zhong Zidi supports Yang Tong, it is really a wrong step!"

Dugu Cheng frowned and said, "But I still don't think Yang Tong is the kind of person who compromises."

"Yang Tong is a newborn calf and is not afraid of tigers. His tough temper is exactly the same as that of Yang Guang who just ascended the throne, but didn't Yang Guang compromise with the nobles of Guanlong later?" Dugu Zhen spoke slowly, as if to make Dugu Cheng remembered his words: "Even if we wiped out our old family, every honorable official who helped him achieve the emperor's career will soon become a new family leader. A family leader can never be destroyed, and a person who doesn't know how to compromise Yang Tong is obviously not such a person. When he sent Wenxi Pei to Yang Tan's hands, I knew he was a person who would compromise, but he was strong and domineering in big things. So, people tend to overlook the little things.”

(End of this chapter)