Tibet

Chapter 468 Seeing the Gloves Again
Dugu Lie walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "I have discussed it with your second uncle Dugu. Although according to the rules of the Dugu family, outsiders are not allowed to participate in secrets, including son-in-law, but you are special and due to the current situation, we decided I’d better tell you.”

Li Ye immediately made a gesture of listening.

Dugu Lie smiled, and continued: "The Dugu family had a very powerful trilogy in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which belonged to our own army, and was deprived of it later by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. When the Sui Dynasty was in chaos, we used those who were loyal to us The descendants of the trilogy re-established an army of 5 people.

Not only us, but also other Guanlong nobles. Later, we supported the Tang Dynasty of the Li family and handed over all the trilogy to Emperor Taizong, a total of more than [-]. These elite trilogy also became the capital of Li Tang to seize the world. "

After the establishment of Li Tang, these tribes were also disbanded, but the Dugu family still had thousands of loyal generals. Later, the court continued to suppress them, and the number continued to decrease. By the time of Wu Zetian, there were only a thousand generals left in the family. They all hid in various manors. Later, when the emperor launched an innate coup, with the full support of the Guanlong nobles, the emperor was able to defeat Princess Taiping, ascend the throne as emperor, and move the capital back to Chang'an.

We have also reached an agreement with the Son of Heaven that we can form a warrior group, but not an army, so all the families of the Guanlong nobles have formed their own warrior groups, but the scale is very small, only a few hundred people, the largest being the Dugu family and the Yuan family There are 2000 warrior groups of the Dugu family, distributed in various manors, they marry wives and have children, and they have been the generals of the Dugu family for generations."

Li Ye interjected with a smile, "Is Dugu Ying, the deputy governor of Hezhong, one of them?"

Dugu Lie nodded, "He is one of the Thirteen Dugu Taibao, they are all distributed in the various armies stationed in the garrison pass, and their positions are not low, they are considered the best of the warrior group.

But what I want to tell you is another special team called Hidden Wings. There are more than two hundred people, all of whom are highly skilled in martial arts. They are responsible for collecting intelligence, protecting important figures in the Dugu family, and monitoring changes in the court situation. There are even some in the palace. They were Liefeng's disciples. At that time, Xinyue lived in the palace, and they were responsible for protecting Xinyue's safety. "

"This Hidden Wing team is controlled by Uncle Dugu?"

"Exactly!"

Dugu Lie didn't tell Li Ye without any principles, he just told Li Ye that the Dugu family had such a hidden wing team, but the real core content, such as how the hidden wings operate, how they are distributed, and the list Or important leaders, etc., he will not tell them. Only the core members of the Dugu family know these key contents.

Li Ye, like Dugu Lie's other sons except the eldest son, only knew a rough idea.

Of course, this is already an exception. Of all the sons-in-law of the Dugu family, probably only Li Ye knows this secret.

Li Ye said with a smile: "I now understand why Second Uncle Dugu doesn't leave the house, but knows about major events in the world!"

"Haha! Thanks to my nephew for the compliment!"

Li Ye turned around and saw Dugu Ming appearing in the hall at some unknown time. Dugu Ming stepped forward and said with a smile: "Your future father-in-law actually leaked my secret!"

Li Ye hurriedly saluted, Dugu Ming sat down and said with a smile: "Nephew, please tell us about the son-in-law case! I always feel that this case is a bit weird."

Dugu Lie smiled and said: "My nephew just said that the murderer behind the scenes is Qing Wang Li Cong!"

Dugu Ming pondered for a moment and asked: "If it is really Li Cong, it has been more than ten days, but the emperor has made no movement. Why?"

Li Ye said indifferently: "Because the chess player is the emperor, Li Cong is just a chess piece."

Dugu Ming gave a thumbs up, "Master! This is a master. He can see the whole situation from the top. I thought about it for ten days before I figured it out. I didn't expect my nephew to have seen through it long ago."

Dugulie suddenly came to a sudden realization, he was surprised: "Could it be that the Son of Heaven is behind the case of the son-in-law Zhang Yi?"

"Uncle, it doesn't matter whether you are the emperor or not. Each of us is the emperor's chess piece. The prince's big tree has grown too lush, and the emperor will naturally need to cut some branches. On the contrary, once these princes become too powerful, accidents will also happen. , in fact, I am the same, if I don’t give away 300 million gold coins, then I won’t even think about returning to the river this time, the value of my promotion and existence is here.”

Dugu Lie nodded, "I understand, our Dugu family is actually just a pawn on the emperor's chessboard."

Duguming asked again: "An Lushan is planning to attack the Wang family recently, what do you think of this matter?"

Li Ye was stunned for a moment and asked after a while: "Is it possible that the Wang brothers are backed by the Dugu family?"

Dugu Ming glanced at his brother, Dugu Lie nodded, and then Dugu Ming slowly said: "The Wang brothers are just the facade of the Dugu family. There is no such thing as getting rich overnight. Everything Wang Yuanbao manages is owned by the Dugu family. industry.

The predecessor of Baoji Cabinet Shop was Hong'an Cabinet Shop of the Dugu family. It was founded by our great-grandfather Dugu Hong'an. Wang Yuanbao's father was called Dugu Bao, and he was the big manager of the Dugu family's industry. My father allowed him to go out independently and restore his surname of Wang. Yuanbao inherited his father's business and continued to run the Dugu family's industry. "

Dugu Lie also smiled and said: "This is actually what you call chess theory. We are the emperor's chess pieces, and the people below are our chess pieces. It's the same thing!"

Li Ye was speechless for a long time. He always thought that Wang Yuanbao, a strange man among the people with no power and power, could actually become the richest man in the Tang Dynasty. For a long time, he was just a white glove of the Dugu family.

"I always thought that the backstage of the Wang family was from Prince Ning's family."

"The relationship between the emperor and us is very deep. Princess Ning is the daughter of Dugu. Many of Prince Ning's properties are run in partnership with us. In the end, they were all bought to us at a cheap price. Therefore, it is normal to claim that Prince Ning's family is the backstage."

Li Ye hesitated and said, "I have a brother named Zhang Ping, who is Wang Xuanhai's adopted son. Could it be that he was also arranged by Dugu Second Uncle?"

Dugu Ming smiled and said nothing, Li Ye wanted to slap himself in the face, he felt strange, Wang Xuanhai had sons and daughters, and several nephews, why did he want to hand over the property to Zhang Ping to manage it, it was already time for the adopted son It's beyond the level of blood, and Zhang Ping didn't change his surname, so it was all arranged by the Dugu family.

Li Ye quickly bowed deeply and said, "Thank you Uncle Dugu for your respect for my brother!"

Dugu Ming waved his hand and said: "Let's go back to the beginning. An Lushan wants to seek the wealth and industry of the Wang brothers. What does the wise nephew think?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "If I guessed correctly, the Mo family that was exterminated by An Qingxu was actually the chief steward of the Hou Mo Chen family. The five martial arts gyms belonged to the Hou Mo Chen family. In the past ten days or so, they have suddenly quieted down without any movement, so I am right!"

Dugu Ming nodded, "That's right. When An Qingxu's subordinates wanted to transfer the Mo family's martial arts gym to the county government, they discovered that the real owners of the five martial arts gyms were the Hou Mochen family. The land in Chang'an is so precious. Without a strong background, How is it possible to open a martial arts gym?"

After pondering for a while, Li Ye said again: "But I need to remind Uncle Dugu. When I investigated the case this time, I discovered that Prince Qing and An Lushan have a deep relationship. The two parties have formed an alliance. The Dugu family must be careful and try not to have any conflicts with An Lushan." The mountain turned upside down."

Dugu Ming and Dugu Lie looked at each other, and Dugu Lie said in a deep voice: "Thank you for the reminder, nephew. That makes sense. Why did An Lushan fall out with Wei Jiansu at the beginning of last year and stand on the opposite side of the prince's faction? In fact, it is a vote for several princes. Only by falling out with the prince can he form an alliance with the princes."

"So I want to remind my uncle that once An Lushan wants to continue to seek the property of the Wang brothers, it will not only be An Lushan's problem, but also the princely party will work with him."

Dugu Ming nodded, "That's why I came here today, An Lushan has already made a move."

(End of this chapter)