Yuwen Taishi took the initiative to resign, which caused a stir in the court.

The good ministers and tiger generals who were still loyal to the Great Sui spoke out one after another to save him, but Yuwen Tuo had made up his mind, and no one's persuasion could shake his determination.

Yang Guang also had a headache for the stubborn Yuwen Taishi.

Although he was a little tired of Yuwen Tuo, who often stood up and persuaded him to concentrate on taking care of the government, Yang Guang was not completely mediocre, and he was well aware of the importance of this outspoken and loyal Taishi to the Great Sui.

In the end, Yang Guang still couldn't make up his mind, he got up irritably and left the Taiji Palace to end the early dynasty, put Yuwen Tuo's resignation on hold for the time being, and ordered him to continue to perform the duties of the Taishi before he made a final decision.

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty knew the temper of Yuwen Taishi, and once he decided, he would definitely follow through to the end.

Since Yuwen Tuo has resigned in a dignified manner, it means that no one can shake his determination, and Yang Guang has a high chance that he will still agree to his request.

There is no impermeable wall in the world, and the major events that happened in the court gradually flowed into the people after the end of the early dynasty.

"That guy is really a dead brain."

Lu Xiao shook his head amusedly: "Okay, anyway, the Sui Dynasty's qi is about to run out, and it's not a good thing to leave early." ”

Yuwen Tuo is not because the building will want to flee in advance, he is a person with a strong sense of responsibility and attaches great importance to principles.

Regardless of the original intention, Yuwen Tuo did disobey the orders directly issued by Yang Guang, and disobeying the imperial decree was a great crime in any dynasty in China.

Due to Dugu Ningke's death, Yuwen Tuo's mood was very low, but he still endured his chaotic thoughts, and planned to give priority to ending the harm caused by the Red Demon Star, and his personal affairs could be left for later.

After months of emergency construction, the Tower of Babel is almost complete.

As a replacement for the Tower of Heaven, which has not been found so far, the completion of the Tower of Babel also means that the preparatory phase of the Traces of Heaven repair project has been officially completed.

Zhang Lie stroked his beard thoughtfully and asked, "Brother Lu, you said that the Great Sui Qi is about to run out, could it be that you are also as good at the Qi Technique as Li Chunfeng?" ”

Lu Xiao's eyebrows raised slightly: "Li Chunfeng? ”

This name Lu Xiao has the impression that Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang are known as the most well-known Taoists in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties.

Legend has it that Li Chunfeng is very good at the art of looking at qi, not only can easily see the feng shui of the mansion, but can even speculate on the rise and fall of the dynasty.

In folklore, Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang are described as omnipotent, and it is said that anyone who looks at them can predict future developments.

If it was in orthodox history, it would be absolutely impossible for Lu Xiao to believe these mysterious and mysterious statements, but the worldview where the Trace of Heaven is located originally had a lot of mysterious elements, and perhaps the art of looking at qi was also true in this world.

Zhang Lie had planned to go to Shanxi not long ago to recruit troops and talents, but based on the information provided by Li Jing when he was in Luoyang, it seems that he changed his mind after approaching someone.

Hearing Lu Xiao mention this matter, Zhang Lie did not shy away from it, and told the cause and effect in a dignified manner.

"Brother Lu, you should have heard Yu'er mention more or less that Brother Fool has great ambitions and plans to achieve a career in the upcoming troubled times."

Lu Xiao nodded: "I know that Brother Zhang is ambitious, what is it that made you change your mind?" ”

"Two young men who are less than half my age."

Zhang Lie sighed and said: "Brother Yu has always believed that acquired efforts can make up for innate deficiencies, and in my more than forty years of life, this concept has never been broken. ”

Lu Xiao's expression moved, and Zhang Lie's words made him guess some clues.

'Shanxi, Li Chunfeng, two teenagers...... Don't? ’

Zhang Lie continued: "When Brother Fool was active in Taiyuan, he accidentally met a young man who was not yet weakly crowned. ”

"He is Li Shimin, the second son of Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, who is only 18 years old and knows everything about the world's affairs, and at the invitation of his brother, he went to the Tang Mansion as a guest, and Li Chunfeng was met at that time."

'Sure enough......'

Lu Xiao's face was silent, but his heart suddenly understood.

Zhang Lie, who has worked hard all his life, relied on his own hard work to get everything he has today, and meeting Li Shimin made him understand that there are really talents in this world.

Zhang Lie considers himself a heroic hero, and has his own unique views on both marching and fighting and governing the people.

But after a high-level discussion with Li Shimin, Zhang Lie felt frustrated for the first time in front of a rising star who was far inferior to himself.

This is not the end, there is more than one unicorn under the knee of Tang Guogong Li Yuan.

Li Yuan's eldest son Li Jiancheng is not far behind, his military attainments are not as good as his second brother Li Shimin, but his understanding of internal affairs and people's livelihood is still superior.

Li Chunfeng saw the signs of the decline of the Sui Dynasty with the technique of looking at qi, and stood in line in advance and chose the most promising force in the world - Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang Guo.

Zhang Lie said with a wry smile: "The communication with the two brothers, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, made the foolish brother understand his limit. ”

"According to Li Chunfeng, I also have the true dragon qi that can compete for the right to belong to the world in the troubled times, but I am dwarfed by the two Qilin'er of the Li family."

Lu Xiao asked curiously: "So, Brother Zhang plans to take the initiative to quit?" ”

Zhang Lie shook his head: "I haven't finally made up my mind, who can say what will happen in the future." ”

Seeing that Zhang Lie didn't want to talk about this issue anymore, Lu Xiao changed the topic knowingly: "Brother Zhang, let me answer your previous question first." ”

"I don't know how to look at qi, but as long as anyone with vision can see the decline of the Sui Dynasty, this is an irreversible trend of the times."

When Yang Guang was young, he really wanted to make a great achievement, and he integrated and dredged the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal on the basis of the many canals built by his predecessors, completely connecting the north and south waterways, and leaving an important legacy for the development of river transportation in later generations.

However, in order to show his merits, the high-spirited Yang Guang launched many wars one after another.

The failure of the three expeditions to Goguryeo was the biggest turning point in the early and late stages of his reign, and the rich national power accumulated by Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian was gradually lost in his hands.

Although the foundation of the Sui Dynasty is still there, the increasingly fierce peasant uprisings among the people have become difficult to control, and the signs of chaos are fully revealed.

"Secondly, the appearance of two unicorns in the same family is not necessarily a good thing."

Lu Xiao said meaningfully: "If Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin can work together, they should be able to assist Li Yuan to establish an incomparably strong new dynasty on the foundation laid by the Sui Dynasty." ”

"But as the saying goes, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and there must be an injury when two tigers fight, once there is a disagreement between Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin because of inheritance......"

Although Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, had outstanding attainments in both civil and military affairs, and the rule of Zhenguan was even more famous through the ages, he finally came to power in an improper way of killing his brother.

His actions left the wrong signal to his children that the throne could be won through competition.

Li Shimin's eldest son Li Chengqian and his fourth son Li Tai have been fighting for succession for a long time, and many princes have also been implicated.

In the end, they lost both sides, and neither of them got any benefit.

After Li Chengqian and Li Tai were both exiled, the ninth son Li Zhi, who had always kept a low profile, was taken advantage of by Tang Gaozong in the future.

Zhang Lie's eyes flashed, Lu Xiao didn't make his words clear, but his meaning had been intuitively expressed.

"Are the two tigers fighting......

Shaking his head, Zhang Lie temporarily shook off the chaotic thoughts in his mind: "The business is important, and the private affairs of the foolish brother will be left after the repair of the traces of heaven is completed." ”

Lu Xiao also agreed: "That's right, it's almost time for us to leave for Luoyang, I hope Yuwen Tuo can deal with his mundane affairs as soon as possible, time waits for no one." ”