Just when the Dou brothers discussed the way back, Dugu Zhen also returned to the house, he would go back to the house every day for lunch, and at the same time take a nap, today is no exception, he went back to the house directly after the court meeting, but today is a little different, he walked back to the house, the first thing was to tell the housekeeper, "Go and invite the elder master to my study!" ”

After a while, Dugu Liang came in a hurry, and all the people were nervous at this time, including Dugu Liang, he knew that at this time, the head of the family was looking for him, and it must be a major matter related to the family.

"Is the head of the house looking for me?". Dugu Liang walked into the study and asked.

Dugu Zhen was writing a letter, and when he saw him come in, he nodded, "Sit down!" ”

Dugu Liang sat down and asked, "What is the imperial court's response to the matter of Huining County today?" ”

Dugu Zhen put down his pen and said lightly: "Today, the imperial court decided to make peace with the Sui Dynasty." ”

"It should be a sum!" Dugu Liang sneered.

"Seeking peace or negotiating peace, this is just a statement, in fact, it doesn't matter, what matters is what we do? Do you continue to be a Guanlong nobleman, or do you want to be a landlord in Bashu? ”

Dugu Liang was taken aback, "Is it so serious?" ”。

"It's going to be sooner or later!"

Dugu Zhen shook his head and said regretfully: "Our Dugu family supported him like that and gave him half of the family property, it has only been two years, and he is about to fail, which is really suffocating." ”

"I guess the Dou family is also thinking about the way back, and other Guanlong nobles should also have their own plans."

"That's for sure, no one will hang themselves from a tree, Yu Qinming came to look for me last night."

Yu Qinming is Yu Zhongwen's eldest son, the official worships Taichang Shaoqing, and he is also an important figure in the Guanlong aristocracy, and has an excellent relationship with the lonely family, and belongs to the important backbone of the Dugu faction among the Guanlong nobles, Dugu Liang immediately became interested, "What does he mean?" ”

He also wanted to show his loyalty to Yang Yuanqing. But he couldn't find a way, so he came to me, hoping that I could take the lead, ** more than a dozen Guanlong families, as a whole to negotiate with Yang Yuanqing. ”

"That's a good idea!"

Dugu Liang approving: "This can improve the voice of our Dugu family, and Yang Yuanqing will not underestimate us." ”

Dugu Zhen glanced at the eldest nephew and shook his head, "I have clearly refused." ”

Dugu Liang was stunned. "This ...... Why is that? ”

"Let's look farther, Yang Yuanqing is already doing everything possible to suppress the Shandong Shi clan, how can he allow the Guanlong nobles to form a group again, although he will gladly accept it at first, which is beneficial to him to stabilize Guanlong, but what about the future? He wants to suppress the Guanlong group. The first one is to take the Dugu family to open the knife, people have no long-term concerns, there must be near-term worries! ”

Dugu Liang nodded silently, the family master's foresight made him ashamed, he didn't expect it to be so far, Dugu Zhen saw that there was some worry in his eyes, so he smiled and said: "The problem is not so serious, our Guanlong nobles are still very useful to Yang Yuanqing, not only can help him stabilize Guanlong." What's more important is that we can be used to fight against the Shandong Shi clan, the key is to grasp this degree, the Guanlong nobles can't be strong, they must be under his control, so that he can accept us, so I rejected Yu Qinming. ”

"It's up to the head of the house to decide! I will definitely give my full support. ”

What Dugu Zhen wants is what he says, as long as Dugu Liang is willing to support him, then other family members can only obey. He groaned and said, "You go to Taiyuan again." Find Dugu Lei and ask him to arrange to meet Yang Yuanqing. If you express your attitude to Yang Yuanqing, you will say that the Dugu family is willing to hand over seventy percent of the land. ”

Dugu Liang couldn't keep his mouth shut for a long time, no wonder the family wanted his own support, and actually wanted to hand over seventy percent of the family's land, which was more than 100,000 hectares of fertile land!

Li Shimin returned to the mansion and locked himself in the study, no one was seen, and he did not eat lunch, he sat alone in the quiet room, as if a monk had settled down.

He is thinking about the future of the Tang Dynasty and his fate, today's court meeting is a mirror, reflecting a pacified and cowardly court, and also reflecting the murderous intention in the heart of his father.

Li Shimin was almost desperate, Hexi was occupied by the Sui army, the Tang army no longer had war horses, the Hehuang war horses were in the hands of the Tuyuhun people, under the threat of the powerful Sui Dynasty, would they give the war horses to the Tang army?

Without war horses, there will be no hope for the army, and without a strong military force to back it up, can it still hope to retreat to Jiangnan and rule the river with the Sui Dynasty? Yang Yuanqing is a generation of heroes, how could he agree.

Li Shimin was dripping blood with hatred in his heart, if he was the emperor, he would definitely make drastic reforms, promote the good and eliminate the disadvantages, and the Tang Dynasty would definitely be revitalized again, does he have this opportunity? Can't he fight for it himself, and he has to wait for his father to pass on the throne to him?

Li Shimin was full of disappointment with his father's appeasement and compromise, and he was deeply saddened by what happened to him, and today he was removed from the post of Shang Shuling, which was just the beginning, he knew his father very well, and what his father really wanted was not to move Shang Shuling, but to collect his military power.

If he is abolished, the only main battle faction in Datang disappears, and a group of surrendering factions are in charge, then Datang will definitely perish within a year!

'O heaven! Give me a chance! Li Shimin shouted silently to the sky.

"Your Highness, may I come in?".

The voice of the eldest grandson Wuji came from outside the door, Li Shimin's thoughts were pulled back to reality, and he sighed, this is his wife going to find his brother to visit him.

"Come in!"

Li Shimin stood up and walked to the outhouse, and the eldest grandson Wuji also walked in, he looked at him a little nervously, and saw that there were tears in the corners of his eyes, and his heart was even more suspicious, "Your Highness, what happened?" ”

"It's nothing, I'm just missing my mother a little." Li Shimin concealed the reason for his crying.

After a pause, the eldest grandson Wuji said, "I heard that His Royal Highness has been removed from the post of Shangshu. ”

Li Shimin saw that he understood in his heart, so he had to sigh, "Wuji, my father is going to take my military power." ”

Seeing that he was in a low mood, the eldest grandson Wuji comforted: "Maybe the Holy Lord is a little disappointed in His Highness because His Highness's two Central Plains strategies have failed, and His Highness doesn't have to think too much." ”

Li Shimin shook his head and said with a wry smile: "King Qi has lost more and more miserably, why didn't my father accept his military power?" The prince sent troops to Guannei Dao this time, and in the end even Hexi was lost, why didn't his father accept his military power? Wuji, the fundamental reason is that I am a little slower to return to the army to aid Chang'an, and my father thinks that he can't control me, so he wants to accept my military power, he is my father. I know better than anyone else, I am generous on the surface, but in fact I am narrower than anyone else. ”

"Then what is Your Highness going to do?"

Li Shimin stared out the window, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "I'm thinking about it, Suo Xìng led an army of 100,000 to capture Hexi, and I will set up troops in Hexi to stand on my own, what should I do if I see my father?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was so frightened that his face changed. With a trembling voice, he said: "Your Highness must not be absolutely impossible, this will cause a big incident, and...... Hexi could not support an army of 100,000 men. ”

Li Shimin let out a long sullen breath, "I know, I'm just talking, and now my father is waiting to catch me." I'm not going to stick my head out for him to cut off, I'm not going to let him pinch any of my handles. ”

He walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and suddenly asked, "How's the progress on Yang Jun's side?" ”

"Back to His Highness, Tang Feng has already grabbed his handle."

Li Shimin nodded, "This matter must speed up the progress, but it must be hidden and not let anyone find out." ”

"Your Highness, rest assured, you understand."

In the afternoon of the same day, the general Duan De Cāo led 3,000 troops to escort the crown prince Li Jiancheng and Nayan Chen Shuda to Huining County to negotiate peace with Yang Yuanqing.

The procession marched westward. They galloped from Fengxiang to Guanzhong to Huining County, where Li Jiancheng sat in a wide carriage, closely guarded by hundreds of East Palace guards.

In the carriage, Li Jiancheng was thinking about various matters of this negotiation, and at noon, his father had another deep talk with him and handed over the bottom line to him.

Li Jiancheng's only negotiating capital now is that the Sui Dynasty will also have a truce, so that the Tang Dynasty will not have to pay sky-high compensation.

"How big does Your Highness think Yang Yuanqing is willing to stop fighting?" Chen Shuda, who was sitting opposite, asked with concern.

Li Jiancheng smiled. "I heard that even Jinyang Palace burned down half. There are still 30,000 Turkic cavalry blocked in Jingcheng, do you say Yang Yuanqing still wants to fight again? In fact, he did not go to Hexi. It's just waiting for us to negotiate, and I'm not worried at all. ”

"Your Highness"

Chen Shuda leaned forward slightly, lowered his voice and said, "I'm worried that someone will take the opportunity to make trouble and provoke another war, will His Highness be detained by the Sui Dynasty because of this?" ”

"As Yang Yuanqing, he won't do this kind of thing, and it's not necessary, but"

When it came to 'but', Jiancheng's expression also became cold, and he sneered, "Do you think he will?" ”。

"Didn't His Highness see that the Holy Lord was already preparing to take over his military power, and at this time, he was likely to provoke a war."

Of course, Li Jiancheng knew very well that his father had decided to take over the military power of King Qin, and today's dismissal of his Shangshu Order was a prelude, but his father needed to seize another handle from him.

After pondering for a long time, Li Jiancheng showed a meaningful smile on his face, "Maybe my father expects him to send troops to Hexi without authorization." ”

Chen Shuda was stunned, he immediately reacted, and praised with a thumbs up: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really smart!" ”

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves sounded outside the carriage, and someone asked, "Is Your Highness looking for a lowly position?" ”。

This is the voice of Luo Yi's son Luo Cheng, who is now one of the three generals in the East Palace, and is quite reused by Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng pulled the window, took out a letter from the box next to him, handed it to Luo Cheng and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to go to Hanzhong!" Give this letter to your father and tell him not to worry at all. ”

Luo Cheng took the letter, put it in his arms and put it away, bowed down and said, "Let's go!" ”

He turned his horse's head and galloped towards the return journey, Li Jiancheng looked at him walking away, nodded and smiled: "This kid is good, he is a malleable talent." ”

"But his father was not so good!" Chen Shuda next to him pursed his lips disdainfully, he didn't appreciate Luo Yi's character very much, and he actually embezzled money and food in the army, which was a big crime.

Li Jiancheng disagreed, and said lightly: "If the water is clear, there is no fish, embezzlement of money and food in the army, these are just small sections, the key is the big section, to be loyal to me is the big festival, loyalty is the first important, otherwise no matter how honest you are, what is the use of being like Sheng Yanshi?" ”

Chen Shuda could understand the pain in Li Jiancheng's heart, and said: "But if the Yushitai and the Ministry of War jointly investigate, will it?"

"It's not a big problem, Yuan Benqing, the squire of the military department, is my person, the key is Han Zhan in the imperial history, he is Pei Lian's hand, it will be a little troublesome, but I have asked Yuanji to rush to Hanzhong, with him in charge, I can't find out what the problem is."

Li Jiancheng attaches great importance to Luo Yi, what he lacks most in his hands is handsome, he specially pleaded with his father today, and his father also expressed his position, as long as Luo Yi's problem is not very serious, he can be spared once, at this moment, Li Jiancheng is very confident.