The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 543 Li Yuan divides Guanlong with profit

The Guanlong Group is a combination of interests, united because of interests, and divided because of interests. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, it gradually divided into two factions, one faction headed by the Dugu family and the other headed by the Yuan family. With the decline of the Yuan family At that time, the prosperous Dou family became the leader of this faction, and the Guanlong faction was also renamed Dou faction, and Li Yuan's Longxi Li family also belonged to the Dou faction.

But both the Dugu faction and the Dou faction experienced the cleansing of Emperor Wen and Wu of the Sui Dynasty, especially under the violent attack of Emperor Wu Yang Guang, the powerful Guanlong Group declined day by day.It’s just that a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the Guanlong Group’s power is weaker than before. The former Guanlong Group monopolized high-level positions in the Western Wei Dynasty and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and then used its power to acquire countless assets, land and industries. They spread all over the world, but after overthrowing the Sui Yang decision that 'betrayed' the Guanlong Group, their industries were inevitably devastated by the war, and they shrunk their industries to Guanlong and Bashu, which has always been relatively stable. More than [-]% of the fertile land in Guanlong is Occupied by the rich and powerful in Guanlong, all kinds of profitable businesses are monopolized by them.

The Tang Dynasty was able to quickly take root in Guanlong and calm the turmoil, which was due to the joint support of the Guanlong Group. If there was no Yang Tong who turned out to be born, Li Yuan could have used the strong family background of the Guanlong Group to exhaust all the heroes from all walks of life. It is a pity that the Tang army was repeatedly defeated by the Sui army, and the hearts of the ruling and wild people were broken. The Guanlong Group, which lost its foundation, was left with Bashu, the last back garden. People inquired, and before Yang Tong made any statement, he couldn't wait to take the initiative to promise a lot.

The second person in the Dou family, Dou Cong, came to visit the Dugu family because the interests of the Dou faction headed by the Dou family were seriously threatened.

Although they also sent representatives to contact the Sui Dynasty, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty never made a certain promise. After several discussions, the core members of the Dou faction such as Dou Gui and Dou Cong agreed that Yang Tong was not satisfied with the price offered by the Dou family. Never made a statement.But they were not reconciled to being blackmailed by Yang Tong, and compared with Yang Tong, Li Yuan was more able to guarantee their interests, so they placed high hopes on the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and did not send people to Luoyang for 'negotiations' again.

However, with Li Shimin's defeat of Zhuyangguan and Li Yuan's return to Xiangyang, the Patriarchs of the Dou faction finally lost their stability. Take away every bit.

The Dou faction felt that they could not sit still, so they decided to reconcile with the Dugu faction, merge the two factions into one, and use a complete Guanlong group to negotiate with the Sui Dynasty, which would be more powerful and persuasive.

The Patriarch of the Dou family, Dou Gui, followed Li Yuan, and he was exhausted, so the No. [-] person, Dou Cong, came to visit him.By the way, let's listen to the tone of the Dugu faction and see if Li Tang can still be saved. After all, they have invested too much in Li Tang, and they are unwilling to give up Li Tang until the last moment.

The door of the Dugu Clan opened, and Dugu Cheng came out quickly, followed by Dugu Huai'en, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Industry. It can be said that the two major figures of the Dugu Clan came out, which made Dou Cong feel a little flattered, he Hastily bowed to salute. "Please trouble the two uncles to welcome you in person, it's an honor!"

Both Dugu Cheng and Dugu Huai'en are the grandsons of Dugu Xin, they are very senior among the powerful and powerful in Guanlong, and Dou Cong is older, but he still has to call the Dugu brothers uncles.

"It's my Dugu family's honor to come to the door in person, Mr. Dou, please hurry up!" Dugu Cheng didn't consider himself an elder, and he gave Dou Cong enough face by saying "Mr. Dou".

"Please!"

After exchanging a few pleasantries, they entered the gate of the mansion together, and came to the reception room in Dugu Mansion, where important people were received, and the three of them sat down as guests and hosts.

Dou Cong cut to the chase and said, "Your Majesty retreats to Anyang, what do you two uncles think?"

Dugu Cheng felt the anxiety and impatience in Dou Cong's tone, but he also understood that after all, everyone was facing the same problem, and pondered: "To be honest, we were talking about this just now. The battlefield was too long, and he didn't know how powerful the Sui army was, and the result of misjudging the situation was a hasty imperial conquest, and he didn't know the series of consequences after the failure of the imperial conquest."

Dugu Huai'en beside him sighed slightly, "Since Li Xiaogong was annihilated in Xiangcheng, the barbarians of the Tang Dynasty were in panic, and the price of goods was rising day by day. The Holy One should try to stabilize the people's hearts and boost morale, but he is afraid that the world will not be chaotic. I really don’t understand what he thinks about Yu Jia’s personal conquest. Now that it’s all right, he ran back without a fight, and lost the territory that Li Xiaogong fought so hard. Does it mean that everyone must lose their fighting spirit and rebel everywhere before they are willing to give up? Is it? I heard that many aristocratic families are secretly dealing with Yang Tong, so it’s no wonder that others do this. The Holy One is really disappointing. Not only did he not come up with a policy that would stabilize people’s hearts, but he also made mistakes every step of the way.”

As soon as the Dugu brothers introduced it, they brought the topic to a deeper level. They first wanted to know what the Dou family thought, otherwise, they would easily fall into the shoes of others.

But Dou Cong is not stupid, naturally he will not follow the rhythm of the Dugu brothers, but he also knows that the other party will not take the initiative to propose a secret alliance with the Sui Dynasty. After all, the two factions have been fighting for too long and have a deep relationship with each other. Be on guard, he thought for a while, decided to put this topic aside for the time being, and talk about it when trust is established. He sighed and said, "Brother, let someone send a message from the front, saying that the Holy Majesty is shrinking his troops, adopting the policy of closing the country, and moving the capital to Shu. Unite with Wei to resist Sui."

"Moving the capital? Is this serious?" Dugu Cheng said with a moved face

Dou Cong nodded, and said solemnly: "This is what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said to build a stable rear. But Xiangyang is no longer safe, and it is normal for the Holy Spirit to move the capital, but he is afraid that the courtiers will object, so he let the Crown Prince If you use this to test my brother, if you just let it go, the Holy One who was frightened by the Sui army will really move his capital to Bashu."

Although Dugu Cheng was extremely shocked, he knew very well that Li Yuan's consideration of moving the capital was definitely not in a flash of enthusiasm. There must be reasons unknown to him. The Dou family and the Dugu family had been fighting secretly for a long time. Quan, the Dou family might use the Dugu family as a weapon. Before they fully understand it, they can't express their position recklessly, and asked calmly: "Du Gong means to gather the entire Guanlong dignitaries to oppose the relocation of the capital?"

Dou Cong nodded solemnly: "Bashu is the little capital left by our powerful officials in Guanlong. If the capital of the Tang Dynasty is located there, the flames of war will soon engulf us. What should we do then? Even if the Sui army temporarily If you can’t get in, how can the Holy One meet the demands of the Kanto gentry and the Jiangnan nobles? Isn’t it sacrificing us? So what we mean is that the two factions of Guanlong should unite and clearly oppose the relocation of the capital.”

"When such a day really comes, I, Dugu, will definitely follow up." Dugu Cheng also expressed his attitude, pondered for a while and said: "It's just that this is too passive."

"Uncle Shi has a good strategy?"

"I think it's time to turn passive into active. Before the Holy Majesty proposes to move the capital, in the name of the country's righteousness, he proposes to stick to Jingxiang's ambition!"

Dou Cong's eyes lit up, and he praised: "This method is very good!"

"Then do that?"

"I can see it!"

Dugu Cheng and Dou Cong looked at each other and smiled.I know that this cooperation seems innocuous, but in fact it is of great significance. It is the first step for the two Guanlong factions to cooperate again, and it is the starting point for building trust.

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The imperial palace in Xiangyang was named Taiji Palace by Li Yuan. Taiji Hall, Wude Hall, and Chengqian Hall are all available. Even the Xiangyang City Gate is the same as Daxing. This is the most obvious manifestation of his obsession with Daxing. Long powerful, Li Yuan has always had the ambition to regain Guanzhong.

In the imperial study room of the Wude Palace, Li Yuan sat on the imperial couch with an extremely gloomy face. He never dreamed that he just asked the prince to speak to Dou Gui about stabilizing Bashu yesterday. Today, he responded as soon as he arrived in Xiangyang, and this The response was so strong and strong.

On the royal case in front of him, Gao Gao wrote 83 memoirs. This is a collective memorandum of 83 Guanlong noble patriarchs. The content is to ask the court to concentrate all troops to defend Jingxiang. One or two are impassioned. All of them are strong.

Staring at the tall pile of memorials of "pleading for the country" in front of him, Li Yuan's eyes flashed with uncontrollable anger. Of course he knew what these people meant. He was afraid that their interests in Bashu would be impacted, and he firmly disagreed with moving the capital into the country. Shu, it is fake to stick to Xiangyang.

"How can these be loyal ministers? They are clearly rebellious ministers and traitors. How dare they hijack public opinion to threaten me? Don't they all want to live?" Li Yuan's anger could no longer be suppressed. He slashed at the memorandum and roared angrily: "Do they really think they are so great? With a little support, they can ride on my head and dominate? I am the master of the world. Do they have any?" Got it?"

Li Yuan was angry in his heart, but at the same time he also felt panic. The foundation of Li Tang was Guanlong dignitaries. It was because of the full support of Guanlong dignitaries that Li Tang was able to grow rapidly, and was able to coexist with Yang Tong's Sui Dynasty until now.

Although Guanzhong is lost now, Bashu is still owned by the powerful and powerful in Guanlong. More importantly, most of the generals and schools in the army are the children of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong, so the importance of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong to the Li and Tang Dynasty is self-evident.

Li Yuan knew that moving the capital to Bashu must get the support of the powerful and powerful in Guanlong, but he has not moved the capital now, and he didn't even mention moving the capital. He just said that Bashu should be stabilized and run into an iron barrel, which actually led to the death of the nobles in Guanlong. Sheji's righteousness came to hold them hostage, and their retaliation was not only the 83 memorials, but also encouraged the people of Xiangyang to discuss this retreat, and the public opinion directly smeared Li Yuan as a cowardly person.

"Could it be that the Guanlong dignitaries have decided to abandon Datang?"

This flash of thought made Li Yuan feel as if he had fallen into a cold cave. Immediately afterwards, he thought of the fact that various aristocratic families sent representatives to Luoyang. Suddenly, most of his anger disappeared, and cold sweat rolled down his face.

Sensing Li Yuan's rising killing intent, Li Jiancheng at the side said in a low voice: "Father, the two factions of Guanlong's powerful and nobles joined forces to launch an attack. The power is huge. If we want to weaken it, we need to think long-term. The reason why Yang Guang made people betray their relatives was because he acted too hastily and was too eager to ask for help." As the saying goes, the mistakes of the past and the lessons of the future, we must learn from Yang Guang's lesson."

With a sound of 'bang', Li Yuan kicked the imperial case down. After a long while, he said bitterly: "Of course I know that I can't rush for quick success, so I have always tolerated piles of trash and mediocrity stealing high positions, but they are too big this time." It's too much, to hijack public opinion and interfere with our army deployment, if we continue to pamper them, they will probably overthrow our emperor next time."

Li Jianchang sighed: "It should be that they were forced by the Sui army step by step, which made them disappointed with the court. At the same time, they were afraid that the Sui army would enter Shu and cause their interests to be damaged, so they used this tough way to warn us."

Li Yuan's face sank like water. He knew that the power of the Guanlong dignitaries was extremely powerful in the military, court, and local areas. Especially after the fall of Guanzhong, the money and grain paid by the Guanlong dignitaries accounted for [-]% to [-]% of the court's annual taxes. Fully possess the strength and confidence to challenge the board.

After a long time, he said slowly: "It's not that Yang Guang can't destroy the Guanlong dignitaries, but that Yang Guang knows that the middle and high-level generals in the army are all the children, disciples, and old officials of the Guanlong dignitaries. He was the first to be eliminated by the nobles of Guanlong, so he adopted a roundabout tactic. In the name of national justice, he conquered Tuyuhun, Linyi, and Liuqiu, and used the national war to annihilate the army controlled by the nobles of Guanlong. Once again, he found that the enemy was too weak to use up his troops, so when it came to the Battle of Goguryeo, he gave an extremely absurd order. If he really wanted to destroy Goguryeo, it would be Yang Tong's turn to make a name for himself. The same , I can also kill these Guanlong dignitaries, but it can't eliminate their influence in the army, and my Tang Dynasty has only been established for a few years, and the foundation is still very weak. In addition, we are in a bad situation. If we forcibly eliminate , the price is really too high, we can't bear the risk of civil strife, and at least [-]% of the county guards, county magistrates, county magistrates, and county magistrates are their people. Once they are strongly suppressed, I am afraid that civil war will break out immediately .Even they will turn to the Sui Dynasty, which lifted the ban on aristocratic families, so we will be completely finished."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "Father, what should we do?"

"As you said, weakening the powerful and powerful in Guanlong must be a long-term plan, but the strategy of going south must be implemented. You go to Dou's family to announce the decree. I want to canonize Dou Gui as Yizhou Daoxingtai Shangshuling, and let him be in charge of Bashu government affairs."

"Your servant understands!" Li Jiancheng praised in his heart. In this way, the two factions of Guan and Long would break apart because of the interests of Bashu.I am amazed at my father's power tactics.

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