The strongest emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 543 Changes in the Youzhou Family (Part [-])

Although Li Tai didn't do anything, it already made those aristocratic families panic.They knew Li Tai's character, he was a prince who never paid attention to aristocratic families.

Even the royal family of Taiyuan, which had been passed down for thousands of years, was destroyed in his hands.Although the Boling Cui family was not uprooted by Li Tai.But there was a price to pay.

So now those aristocratic families began to secretly connect together.Dozens of aristocratic families, large and small, held a secret meeting.

The purpose is how to deal with Li Tai, so as not to be messed up by Li Tai and have no place in Youzhou.And in order to act in unison, they are planning to nominate Fan Yang and the Lu family as representatives of the Youzhou family.

This Fan Yang Lu's family is one of the five surnames and seven clans, and their influence in Youzhou should not be underestimated.Even the governor of Youzhou is a member of Fan Yang's Lu family.

So it is perfect for Fan Yang and Lu's family to act as the representative of the Youzhou aristocratic family.But what everyone didn't expect was that the head of the Lu family didn't come at all, but sent a housekeeper named Lu Long.

Lu Long, the housekeeper of the Lu family, is a middle-aged man in his 40s.That is a shrewd existence.How could they be used as spearmen by people from these small aristocratic families?

Lu Long opened his mouth and said to the crowd: "This King of Yan, Li Tai, had a nickname when he was in the capital, and people called him the King of Wei, the King of Fuhu who must take revenge."

"All the aristocratic families who have offended him have not come to a good end. The Wang family in Taiyuan was uprooted by him, and the Dong family in Yangzhou also disappeared without a trace."

"But at that time, he was just a prince, and he didn't have real management rights over the place. But now our Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures have become his vassal state, called Yan State."

"All of us here are the people of the Yan Kingdom. They are under the direct jurisdiction of the current King of Yan, Li Tai. So the only thing we can do is try not to anger him."

"Mr. Lu Long, if it is according to what you said. He wants to take our land and occupy our family business, and we can only let it go." Another Patriarch stood up and asked Lu Long.

"I don't know how many private troops you have in your hands. Can they be compared with the [-] armored troops of the Wang family? I don't know who in your family is an official in the court, but they are higher than the officials of the Dong family." Lu Long asked the patriarch.

Lu Long's words made the patriarch speechless. His family is just a family that can't stand on the stage.It can even be said that he is just a bigger landlord.

"Not only does his family not have such strength, everyone here, including my Lu family, does not have such strength. How can we compete with King Yan?" Seeing the silent patriarch, Lu Long spoke again.

"Mr. Lu Long, is it possible that this is a deadly game? We are destined to have no chance of winning?" Another patriarch asked Lu Long.

"Only King Yan thinks we are useful to him, will he reuse us. At that time, our family will naturally prosper." Lu Long said.

Although everyone knew that what Lu Long said was right, but with their insignificant family, what could they do to help Li Tai.

So everyone fell into deep thought, thinking about how to make Li Tai value himself.You can keep your century-old foundation.

"So everyone, this so-called family alliance is useless to exist. Everyone should find their own way. My Lu family will not participate." After Lu Long finished speaking, he turned around and left with his entourage. .

Seeing that Lu Long had taken his people away, the other families naturally dispersed one after another.The alliance meeting, which was originally planned to form a group to deal with Li Tai, was declared disintegrated.

But the initiator of this meeting, Gongsun Bonian, the patriarch of the Gongsun family.But not ready to give up on this.

This Gongsun family has been deeply rooted in Youzhou for thousands of years.However, he has always been very low-key, without any high-profile behavior.

To talk about the origin of the Gongsun family, it should start with Gongsun Du in the Three Kingdoms period.Because their family is inherited from Gongsundu.

Therefore, the real strength of the Gongsun family is probably not comparable to that of any other family head except Fan Yang and the Lu family.

As for Gongsun Bonian, the reason why he was going to push the Lu family out was to see what Li Tai's attitude was like.After all, five surnames and seven sects are not easy to mess with.

But what Gongsun Bonian didn't expect was that the Lu family didn't stand up.On the contrary, it can be heard from his tone that he has decided to join Yan Wang Li Tai.

This is something Gongsun Bonian absolutely does not want to see.Although since Gongsun Yuan was defeated and killed, the days when the Gongsun family occupied Liaodong were completely over.

But the Gongsun family did not die because of this.Between Liaodong and Youzhou, they gradually built up a huge family.

And has always maintained a very ambiguous relationship with the surrounding foreign races.At the same time, they took advantage of the foreign races and eliminated many dissidents.

Later, Liaodong was occupied by Goguryeo, and the Gongsun family transferred all their strength to Youzhou.And also reached a certain agreement with Goguryeo.

Even when King Luo Yi of Beiping was guarding Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, the Gongsun family did not make small moves.

Once colluded with the Turks to attack the Sixteen States of Yanyun, but fortunately, Qin Qiong and his adopted son Qin Yong sent troops to defeat the Turks.

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After Gongsun Bonian returned to his home, he was so angry that he lost his temper.He scolded these families in Youzhou all over the place.Especially Fan Yang Lu's family was scolded bloody by Gongsun Bonian.

"Father, why don't you repeat the old trick and let the Khitan send troops to destroy him, the King of Yan, Li Tai. I don't believe how long he can last under the Khitan iron cavalry." Gongsun Bonian's son Gongsun Xuan said.

This Gongsun Xuan is the second son of Gongsun Bonian, and he also has an elder brother named Gongsun Tian, ​​who is the future heir of the Gongsun family.

Gongsun Tian heard that his younger brother Gongsun Xuan suggested to his father to lead the Khitan cavalry into Youzhou.Then he said, "Father, this is the next best thing to do."

"I don't know what your opinion is, let's hear it." Gongsun Bonian asked Gongsun Tian.In the eyes of Gongsun Bonian, this Gongsun Tian is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, not a single-minded person like Gongsun Xuan.

"If the Khitan cavalry enters the country, our Gongsun family will bear a lot of losses. This can only be used when there is no other way."

"My son thinks that if we can marry my younger sister to King Li Tai of Yan, the status of our Gongsun family in this country of Yan will probably be better developed." Gongsun Tian said to Gongsun Bonian.

"The King of Yan, Li Tai, already has three concubines. Is it impossible to let the younger sister marry him as a concubine?" Gongsun Xuan asked, glaring at Gongsun Tian.

"This King of Yan, Li Tai, is the beloved son of the current emperor. He is also very outstanding. Maybe one day, he will become the king of the Tang Dynasty."

"If Yan'er can really marry Yan Wang, it may not be a good thing." Gongsun Bonian said.

(End of this chapter)