Dou Liang paced back and forth in front of Dugu Mansion with his hands, although he rarely came to Dugu Mansion, but at this time his mind was not above the Dugu family.

After the establishment of the Guanlong aristocracy in the Sui Dynasty, it was gradually divided into two factions, one faction was headed by the Yuan family, and the other faction was headed by the Dugu family.

But whether it is the Dou faction or the Dugu faction, after experiencing the purge of the two emperors of the Sui Dynasty, especially Yang Guang's repeated blows, the originally strong Guanlong nobles gradually weakened.

It's just that the starving camel is bigger than the horse, and the Guanlong nobles are weak and only relative to the previous power, the former Guanlong nobles, both land and industry are all over the world, but at this time they have retreated back to the Guanlong lair, but in the Guanlong area, they still have a strong force, almost more than half of the fertile land is occupied by the Guanlong nobles, and all kinds of money-making businesses are also monopolized by them.

The reason why Li Yuan's Tang Dynasty was able to quickly take root in Guanlong was closely related to the full support of the Guanlong nobles, who not only supported Li Yuan morally, but also contributed money, food and troops to help quickly build a 200,000 jīng rui army.

If there is no new Sui established by Yang Yuanqing, then with the support of the Guanlong nobles, the Tang army can also sweep the world and establish a powerful dynasty, but it is a pity that both Shengliang and He Shengyu, the Tang Dynasty was repeatedly defeated by the Sui army, the people's hearts were scattered, and the Guanlong nobles also began to sprout.

Dou Liang came to visit the Dugu clan because their interests were seriously threatened.

Although the Dou family also secretly had ties to the Sui Dynasty. But the Tang Dynasty also involved their interests, and the Dou family would not give up easily until the last moment.

The door opened, Dugu Zhen hurried out, followed by Dugu Liang, and the two leading figures of the Dugu family came out to greet him in person, which made Dou Liang a little flattered, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted. "The little nephew didn't dare to go out to greet Uncle Shi in person."

Dugu Zhen is the son of Dugu Xin, with a very high seniority, and the Dugu family and the Dou family also have marriages with each other. Dou Rail's uncle is Dugu Zhen's brother, and it is natural to call him an uncle.

Dugu Zhen smiled and said: "It is the honor of Dugu's family for Dou Xian's nephew to come to the door in person. Let the virtuous nephew wait for a long time, please come in! ”

"Uncle Shi, please!"

Dou Rail and Dugu Liang exchanged a few words, then entered the door of the mansion, came to the guest room of Dugu Mansion, the three of them sat down, Dou Rail no longer greeted, and said straight to the point: "The little nephew is not invited to come today, it is indeed a big event, the saint is preparing to tour Bashu in the south, I don't know what Uncle Shi thinks?" ”

Dugu Zhen knew that he was here for this matter. From Dou Rail's tone, he could hear his anxiety and anxiety about this matter, Dugu Zhen couldn't help but smile secretly, even Dou Rail's identity, would he be unable to hold his breath?

"Virtuous nephew. To tell you the truth, we were talking about this matter just now, and we think that the Holy Lord has misjudged the situation a little, or that he lives in the palace and does not know the consequences of throwing this matter out. ”

Dugu Liang next to him also sighed slightly, "Since Chang'an City was broken." At this time, the saint should be trying to stabilize the people's hearts and boost morale, but he proposed to tour the south, lest the world be chaotic, I really don't understand what the saint thinks, does it have to be until everyone's confidence is lost, he is willing to give up? I heard that many courtiers are secretly in contact with the Sui Dynasty now, and it is no wonder that others are doing this, which is really caused by the mistake of the saint step by step. ”

The two important figures of the Dugu family introduced each other, leading the topic to the depth step by step, they wanted to know what tacit understanding the Dou family and the Sui Dynasty had reached.

But after all, Dou Liang is the prime minister of the dynasty, he knows very well what to say and what not to say, so naturally he will not fall into them by following their train of thought.

He also sighed, "I think this matter may be the Holy Lord is testing the courtiers, he has the intention of moving the capital, but he is afraid of arousing the strong opposition of the courtiers, so he uses the southern tour to test, if everyone lets it go and there is no opposition, I am worried that he will really move the capital to Bashu, what should we do at that time?" I have supported him for so long, and in the end he ruthlessly abandoned us, I mean, we two factions must unite and take a clear attitude against his southern tour. ”

"Does the virtuous nephew mean that the entire Guanlong nobles will unite against his southern tour?" Dugu Zhen asked silently.

Dou Liang nodded solemnly, "That's exactly what I meant." ”……

Dou Liang said goodbye and left, Lonely Zhen had been silent, and then Dugu Liang sent Dou Liang back and asked: "Does the head of the family think that the attitude of the Dou family is a bit weird, since he is also secretly contacting the Sui Dynasty, why is he so resolutely opposed to Li Yuan's relocation of the capital?" ”

"Aren't we also against moving the capital?"

Dugu Zhen sighed, "After all, I have paid so much for the Tang Dynasty, and I have moved the capital like this, and no one is reconciled!" ”

"What is the master of the house going to do? Is it possible to unite with the Dou family to oppose the Southern Tour? ”

Dugu Zhen nodded, "I think it is indeed time to put pressure on Li Yuan, and he should be made to understand that the Guanlong nobles are not mud that he can pinch at will." ”

Speaking of this, Dugu Zhen's tone became cold, "Even if he wants to leave, he must return our efforts." ”……

Li Yuan never dreamed that he had made the decision to go to Bashu at noon yesterday to tour the south, and he had a response early this morning, and this response was so tough.

Thirty-six resignation papers were piled high on the imperial case in front of him, which was the collective resignation of thirty-six members of the Guanlong aristocracy, including two Xiangguo Dugu Zhen and Dou Liang, who submitted their resignation from Xiangguo due to poor health.

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was normal for ministers to resign, and the king would also keep them, and if they really couldn't keep them, they would give a sum of money, and the quasi-ministers would resign and return to their hometowns, and then everyone would forget about each other.

But the collective resignation of thirty-six ministers is a major event in any dynasty, and it can only be regarded as a threat, a naked threat.

Li Yuan stared at the stack of resignation forms in front of him, his eyes flashed with an irrepressible anger, of course he knew why these thirty-six Guanlong noble members resigned, it was nothing more than because he proposed to tour the south yesterday.

The anger in Li Yuan's heart could no longer be suppressed, he stood up and waved his hand heavily, 'Whoa! With a bang, he swept all the stacks of resignation letters to the ground, pulled out his sword and pointed at the resignation and scolded angrily, "Where is there still a little outline of monarchs and ministers, it is clearly a chaotic minister and thief, and they dare to threaten me, do they not want to live?" ”

Feng Deyi next to him was so frightened that he persuaded again and again: "Your Majesty is angry, angry!" ”

Li Yuan's face was so angry that his face was blue, his chest rose and fell violently, his eyes were fixed on the pile of resignations on the ground, he proposed that the southern tour was just a temptation, and it was reasonable to oppose it, but the opposition he imagined should be a collective letter from hundreds of officials, begging him to cancel the plan of the southern tour, and this kind of opposition he could accept.

He never expected that the Guanlong nobles would not give face at all, and would threaten themselves with collective resignation, which made him extremely angry in his heart.

But at the same time, there was also an inexplicable fear in his heart.

The foundation of the Tang Dynasty is the Guanlong aristocracy, and it is precisely because of the full support of the relevant Long nobles that the Tang Dynasty has developed rapidly and can become orthodox together with the new Sui.

It is self-evident that the Guanlong nobles are important to the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan knows that if the capital is moved to Bashu, it will inevitably lead to the dissatisfaction of the Guanlong nobles, but now it is not the capital moved, just the southern tour, which led to the collective resignation of the Guanlong nobles, such a tough counterattack.

Don't...... Have the Guanlong nobles decided to abandon the Tang Dynasty?

This made Li Yuan's heart feel like a cold cave, and most of his anger had disappeared, and he sat down dejectedly.

At this time, a eunuch reported at the door: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Qin is asking to see him outside the palace." ”

Li Yuan didn't react for a while, and Feng Deyi reminded in a low voice beside him, "Your Majesty, it's His Royal Highness the King of Qin." ”

Although Li Yuan has always been annoyed that his second son Shimin left Beijing without authorization and went to Fufeng County to control the army, Li Shimin's garrison in Fufeng County also effectively guaranteed the security of Guanzhong and Western China, which weakened the nine points of hatred in Li Yuan's heart to seven points.

What's more, Li Shimin is his sister-in-law after all, and letting his son control the army is also conducive to the suppression of the Guanlong nobles, and the hatred in Li Yuan's heart has been reduced by two points to five points.

In addition, some time ago, Li Shimin wrote twice, pointing out that the strategy of the Sui army was to destroy Li Mi first, and the troops were only building momentum in the pass, and the facts proved that Li Shimin was completely right, and the loss of Li Mi, a natural alliance against the Sui Dynasty, made Li Yuan feel a little regretful in his heart.

This made Li Yuan's hatred for Li Shimin reduce by three points, and at this time, he only had two points of hatred for his second son Shimin in his heart.

And the Guanlong nobles threatened themselves with collective resignation, which made Li Yuan feel the importance of family affection, he sighed, and said to the eunuch: "Announce his audience!" ”

At this time, Feng Deyi had already packed up the pile of resignation papers on the ground, put them aside, and he bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, the minister will avoid it first." ”

Li Yuan nodded, "Go ahead!" By the way, I would like to inquire about the opinions of other court officials on my preparation for the southern tour. ”

"Wechen retired."

Feng Deyi slowly retreated, and Li Yuan looked at the pile of resignations on the ground next to him, and he couldn't help but sigh lowly......

Feng Deyi walked out of the Wude Hall quickly, and met Li Shimin, the king of Qin, who was walking in a hurry, in front of the steps, he hurriedly saluted and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin, Weichen needs to be reminded of it." ”

Li Shimin didn't have a good impression of Feng Deyi, but he didn't hate it either, after all, he was his father's henchman, and he couldn't be offended, so Li Shimin arched his hand and asked back: "Feng Gong needs to remind me of something"

Feng Deyi looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "Today, the Guanlong nobles collectively submitted their resignations, which made the Holy Lord angry, His Royal Highness must be careful, and must not anger the Holy Lord again." ”

Li Shimin sighed in his heart, he had heard about this matter, and he had to say that his father's temptation to tour Bashu in the south was a faint move, and when the people were panicking, his father had to pour ice water again, how could he not make the Guanlong nobles cold.

"Thank you Feng Gong for reminding me, I will be careful and will not anger my father again."

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