To say that during this time, Liaodong is indeed relatively quiet.

Yang Xuangan rebelled, the emperor's army retreated, and the Goguryeo people did not take advantage of the situation to counterattack, but the result was that after a period of calm, a mutiny and civil strife suddenly broke out.

Yuan Taizuo killed King Gao Jianwu, and also killed the military marshal of the Baowang faction, Ulzhi Wendeok, who was known as the god of war by the Goguryeo people because of his defeat of the Sui army in the last Eastern Crusade.

It's a pity that a generation of war gods did not die under the iron hooves and sharp swords of the Sui army, but finally died at the hands of their own families.

As soon as Gao Jianwu and Yizhi Wende died, the nobles of the royalist faction were almost killed, and Yuan Taizuo entered the Praetorian Guard camp alone and successfully brought the Praetorian Guard under his command.

The local royalists in Goguryeo were caught in a difficult choice.

Either he will be a vassal to the new king of Joseon, or he will have to be exterminated by the Yuan clan.

Many royalists eventually chose to recognize the new dynasty and support the new monarch, but some people were stubborn. For example, Yang Wanchun, who only had one hand left, refused to admit it, not only that, but this also went to the Korean Peninsula, recruited troops everywhere, and now has raised a Qinwang army of tens of thousands on the old site of Pyongyang, although it is a rabble, but Goguryeo's 700 years of residual prestige is still there, and many people are still very loyal to the royal family.

And Yang Wanchun not only raised troops in Pyongyang, but he also sent people to contact the Ya tribe, hoping that they would continue to send troops south. The leaders of several tribes are married to the daughters of the Wang family.

Goguryeo has ostensibly changed dynasties and is now the Won dynasty, but in reality, there is an undercurrent surging, and a civil war is about to begin.

Of course, Xincheng Taishou Li Yuan was not very interested in this.

He wished that those Goguryeo people would fight, and the more fierce the fight, the better. He is more concerned about the Central Plains and the court.

In contrast, Luo Yijin and Luo Cheng captured two puppet emperors one after another, and this news stimulated him more. The Luo family has really risen, with two princes and two marquises, and a princess.

Not to mention that now Luo Yi is the prime minister in the court, Luo Cheng guards Liaodong, and Luo Siye is still the commander of Xiaoguo.

And the Eight Pillars Country, which was once extremely prosperous, has now withered.

Just because of a rumor that the Li family should have the world, the emperor actually uprooted the Taishi Li Mu family, what a Xuan He of the Li family was back then, he Tang Guogong Li Yuan saw Li Hun and Li Min, and they all had to nod and smile.

But now, a rumor that the Li family should have the world, the emperor directly killed this big family, and more than 100 children who were officials in the court were wiped out in one sentence, this is the Li family that occupied one seat in each of the eight pillars and the twelve generals of that year.

The Li Bi family, which is also a country of eight pillars, was also implicated because of Li Mi's participation in Yang Xuangan's rebellion, and this time Li Bi's family, all the sons of the family were removed from their titles and removed from their official positions.

There is also the Yu family, last time Yu Zhongwen was killed, this time the Yu family was implicated because there were children who surrendered Yang Xuangan outside the eastern capital, and the entire Yu family's children and official titles were all cut off.

The Tang Mansion is also one of the Eight Pillar Countries, Li Yuan's grandfather Li Hu used to be the general of the Zhu Kingdom, and by his generation, the Li family had many children and many officials, but it was still far worse than Li Mu, Li Bi, Yu Jin and other families before.

After all, his grandfather died early, and his father died early.

In Xincheng, hearing the news that several major families had been confiscated, Li Yuan couldn't sleep all night.

During this time, Li Yuan was very quiet, staying in the Taishou Mansion in Xincheng all day long, closing the door to thank guests, and not daring to enter and leave the barracks, talking too much with the generals and colonels, for fear that a charge of plotting rebellion would fall on his head.

Li Yuan sat in the study, holding a pipa in his arms, and gently plucked it.

He still plays the pipa very well, and he has everyone's level.

Li Jiancheng walked in quickly and stood at the door.

"Father, Luo Cheng has arrived."

Li Yuan put down the pipa and shook his sleeves.

"Remember, you must no longer call Luo Cheng in the future, Yu Gong, you have to respect him as Chu Guogong or Luo Shuai, and you have to call him Wulang in private."

Li Jiancheng has a black face, "It's just a nouveau riche who once gained power." ”

"Presumptuous, don't let your father hear such bastard words as you in the future, hurry up and pack up and go out of the city with me to greet you."

"Father, he has already entered the city, and he is about to go to the yamen."

Li Yuan heard this, and quickly tidied up his clothes, "Then don't you hurry to the door with me to greet you." ”

As soon as he got out of the study, he saw Luo Cheng in armor and strode into the courtyard with a vote, "Uncle, as soon as I came, I heard that you haven't been in good health recently, and you haven't been out for many days, but it makes me worried." I don't know where my uncle is unwell? ”

Sui brides often call their in-laws their uncles, while men often call their father-in-laws their uncles.

Luo Cheng is the most powerful upstart today, but Li Yuan is an old nobleman who has become obsolete, although Li Yuan promised his daughter to Luo Cheng, but only as a concubine and not as a wife, so in fact, he is not Luo Cheng's uncle.

It's surprising to be so enthusiastic.

"I don't want to have a little illness, but I actually bothered the handsome man to come to the new city in person, and I heard that the handsome man returned from chaos, I was going to Xiangping to meet him."

Luo Cheng stepped forward and saluted, "You are an elder, I should come to see you." ”

"You are a handsome, and you should be visited by the lower officials." Li Yuan gave up.

"Even if you don't care about personal gifts, you are still a senior."

The two politely talked for a long time, and Luo Chengcai summoned Xuanba forward.

Li Xuanba visited his father, and then Li Yuan found him, he wiped his eyes, he hadn't seen him for more than a year, why was this sick son so strong.

"Dad, it's all my brother-in-law who helped me adjust my body, you see how strong I am now."

Li Yuan couldn't help but tears flashed in his eyes, it was not easy for this child to be small, and it was not good to go to a famous doctor with all his might, but he didn't expect to follow Luo Cheng for more than a year, and his body would actually get better.

"Okay, well, since it's good, then I'll stay with my dad in the future."

"Dad, I'm now my brother-in-law, Bai Ma Yicong's personal guard."

"Go in and sit."

Li Yuan said helplessly.

Living room.

Luo Cheng left a group of brothers to drink tea, and then pulled Li Yuan to his study.

"Recently, there was a rumor in Luoyang, saying that the Li family should have the world, did my uncle hear it?"

Li Yuan hurriedly waved his hand, "Don't believe rumors, don't spread rumors." ”

Luo Cheng smiled.

"Uncle should know that in the case of Li Hun and Li Min's rebellion against their uncle and nephew, Li Mu's family was uprooted. Li Bi's family, also because of the unfilial son Li conspired to rebel, and now the whole family has been connected, and all of them have been expelled from the people and become white ding. ”

"And Yu Jia········"

Li Yuan's face was ugly.

Luo Cheng finally stopped.

"In fact, Your Majesty is very concerned about this rumor, especially for the surname Li in the DPRK, and it is a famous lord like the Eight Pillars Country, he is even more vigilant. Although my uncle is only a place to defend now, after all, he is sitting on the frontier and has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and his uncle's family is also one of the Eight Pillars of the country. ”

"Shicheng, Sanniang just gave birth to a big fat boy for you, are you still satisfied?" Li Yuan said.

"Satisfied, very satisfied, that kid is very good-looking, I named him Zhewei."

"That's a good name." Li Yuan nodded.

"Uncle, we are uncles, so I won't bend around with you. Now, the emperor is very worried about the surname Li, uncle, your situation is a little delicate now. Although His Majesty hasn't said that he wants to move you yet, you can't wait for His Majesty to do it before you think about it, then it's too late, right? ”

"I've been planning for your uncle all this time, I think that at this juncture, you are really not suitable to continue to command troops in Liaodong. Uncle, you might as well take the initiative to play and ask the emperor to transfer you back to Beijing, so that Your Majesty will be relieved, right? ”

"If you are willing to go back to Beijing, the six departments and nine temples, except for the military department, the rest of the temples, where do you want to go, just say it, I will definitely help you find a way."

Li Yuan secretly looked at Luo Cheng opposite.

"I don't dare to think about it, nine temples, five prisons and three stations, just go to one place, to be honest, I really don't adapt to the weather in Liaodong, seeing that it's going to be winter again, I'm scared of this leg, it's best to go back to Beijing."

"Then how about I tell my uncle and ask him to help you get a job as the secretary of the Honglu Temple?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I'll send a letter to Luo Xiang when I go back, but I also have a little matter here that I want to trouble my uncle, do you see if you can recommend a new Taishou candidate to Your Majesty when you quit Xincheng Tai Punctuality?"

"Shicheng, do you have a suitable candidate?"

Luo Cheng smiled slightly, he naturally had a new candidate.