In addition to the constraints of the Tanyue Ma family, some of the indulgent policies of the Du family in the Qi and Huang states also made it impossible for the Du family to control the Qi and Huang states to be deep, and the infringement of the interests of the local gentry by relatives like this is the main reason. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

On the one hand, it failed to show effective means to eradicate the local gentry who opposed the Du family, and on the other hand, it indiscriminately encroached on the rights and interests of these gentry, and failed to pull a group of suppression factions, so it was naturally difficult to gain support in this area.

"That's enough!" the old man's face sank, "Today is for you to discuss the matter of the Gushi Army in the north asking for help, who asked you to go through the old accounts? San Lang, your uncle is your elder, do you understand the rules? Not like your uncle to apologize and make amends?!"

Du Li didn't say much, and got up with a salute, "I'm in a hurry today, I don't choose what to say, and I ask my uncle to forgive me!"

The man in armor snorted coldly and twisted his face to the side, Du Li didn't care, and sat down straight after the ceremony, obviously not taking the other party's attitude seriously.

The old man is also helpless, he knows about his own family affairs, and the relationship between the third son and his brother-in-law has always been not harmonious, but the situation of the Du family still needs this balance, otherwise it will be even more difficult to clean up.

"Ziling, what do you think should happen to the Gushi Army coming to ask for help this time?" the old man looked at the white-shirted Confucian who was sitting opposite the man in armor.

"Pacification Envoy, my personal opinion on the matter of Gu Shijun coming to ask for help still needs to be carefully considered, and I can't jump to conclusions. The white-shirted Confucian didn't seem to be involved in it, but due to the limitations of his identity, he couldn't help but answer this question, "I think it's better to ask a few sons to talk about their views first."

"Da Lang, Erlang, your opinions...... " The old man was also a little upset, he found that he seemed to be really a little old, and he didn't like to think about these headache problems more and more, but as the head of the Du family, these things were unshirkable.

The two young men who were not much different in age and looked similar exchanged glances, and the young man who was the first to speak said: "Father, we are not prejudiced against the Gu Shi Army, but at the beginning, we should not be involved in the entanglement with the Yuan family, and control the three passes, no matter what the result of the north is, they are unlikely to have much influence on us, as for what San Lang said just now, it is just unfounded, no matter how fierce the Yuan family is, does it mean that he doesn't know who the big beam he is facing? How can he still have much energy to go south?"

"You mean we still can't get involved in the north?" the old man frowned slightly.

"No, father, the times have changed, now the situation is different, if Gu Shi really gets the full support of the Great Liang, then the life of the Caizhou Yuan clan will not be easy, the Gu Shi Army may really be able to escape this catastrophe, and once the Gu Shi Army gains a firm foothold, it will inevitably become a nail for the Liang to restrain the Cai Zhou Yuan clan and even Huaibei in the future, and its influence will inevitably expand, in this case, why don't we befriend the Gu Shi Army?"

Du Shen's tone was full of lightness and optimism.

"We have offended the Caizhou Yuan family, it is estimated that the backer of the Caizhou Yuan family will not be friendly to us, although we are in the south of the Yangtze River, but Daliang has always been the first strong domain in the Central Plains, so many years of the feudal besieged Daliang have not succeeded, if it is really as the envoy surnamed Zhang said, we can get closer to Daliang through this line, it is not impossible. ”

"Yes, the eldest brother is right, the relationship between Huaibei and Huainan has always been not harmonious, Caizhou Yuan and Huaibei are the same line, isn't there a saying that is good? The enemy of the enemy is a friend, and we have a general relationship with Huainan, but standing in a hostile situation with Huaibei and Caizhou, Huainan must also be able to stand on the same front with us. The second of the four horses of Dumen, Du Wen, took the answer: "Our biggest enemy is still the Ma family, and now our Taoguang does not mean that we will always do nothing, and befriending Huainan can allow us to have no hidden worries in the east, go all out to the west, and try to settle down." ”

The words of these two people also made everyone present whisper, and the white-shirted Confucian was also deeply locked, obviously not very much with the views of these two sons, but he also felt that it was not a bad thing to befriend Gu Shi, if Gu Shi really got the full support of Da Liang, he might not be able to survive this hurdle.

"Ziling, what do you think?"

This is the second time that the head of the family has asked for his opinion, and the white-shirted Confucian also knows that it is not good to avoid it again, so he nodded slightly: " The point of view of the two sons is also reasonable, Daliang is the strongest feudal lord in the Central Plains, if it sends troops to Caizhou, Caizhou may not be able to draw out many troops to deal with the Gushi army, but it is difficult to judge what the battle between Daliang and Caizhou will look like, the time is short, maybe Caizhou will turn around and attack Gushi, the time is long, Gushi has a firm foothold, with San Lang's description of Jiang Feng, the land of a county is difficult to satisfy his appetite, if he asks for Yincheng in the future, what should he do?"

The white-shirted Confucian opened his mouth, and there was silence in the hall.

"Also, if it's just some money and things, this army in Yincheng, the action is so obvious, this is almost a direct tear with the Caizhou side, once the Guangzhou soldiers are solidified, should our troops stationed in Yincheng react? ”

"San Lang, what do you think, do you think you should agree with Gu Shijun's opinion?"

Du Li was just as hesitant.

He didn't expect Gu Shijun to come and make so many demands, just ask for money, food, weapons and armor, and what made Du Li feel even more unacceptable was that Zhang Yue clearly proposed that the Du family must send troops to garrison Yincheng to deter and contain the Yuan army, and one mouth asked for 5,000 troops, and 5,000 troops were stationed in a small county town in Yincheng, and Du Li didn't know where these 5,000 troops lived.

It is said that it is to deter and contain the Yuan army, but once the Yuan army attacks Gushi, what should this army do? Sit idly by? Or if the Yuan army attacks Yincheng first and asks the Du family to withdraw from Yincheng? What should this do?

Also, a lot of conditions have been raised, where are the benefits of the Du family? The investment is so large, just to ensure the safety of the north, but this to ensure the safety of the cost is so great, and second, Du Li has a hidden worry, if it really starts to grow, will there be a threat to Huangzhou in the future?

Du Li's impression of Jiang Feng has always been bad, or he can't say that it's bad, but he has a deep jealousy.

He felt that this guy had a very restless ambition hidden in him, and now he was just fledgling, once he let him gain power, it would definitely not be a good thing for the Du family, and this alone to Bianliang to seek Bianliang's support is the most obvious manifestation of this guy's gambler character.

"Father, it depends on our Du family's own positioning and next strategic considerations, if our Du family really wants to continue to adopt what the second brother Fang Cai said, then we will simply refuse Gu Shijun, they are not small, and it doesn't mean much to us to give them, why waste it?" Du Li slowly sorted out his thoughts, " Also, as Uncle Lu said just now, sending troops to Yincheng will cause a lot of reactions, and it is also very troublesome for us to intervene in the future and not to intervene in the war between Caizhou and Gushi, and it is not beneficial for us to intervene, and if we do not intervene, it will make Gushijun dissatisfied with us, which is counterproductive, which is also a difficult problem. ”

"Then what do you think should be done?" the old man groaned and nodded.

"Father, this question is not easy to answer, I think if you can, the money and materials can be satisfied, but it is not possible to send troops, it is really not possible, we simply handed over Yincheng to Gushi, and we retreated to the three passes. Du Liyi gritted his teeth and said.

Everyone present was stunned, this turn of events was a little unacceptable, and the old man in armor seemed to be even more disdainful, and sneered: "San Lang, what do you mean by this? In the early stage, we tore our face with Caizhou to get a place in Yincheng, even if it was a little smaller, but at least it was also a foothold for us south of Dabie Mountain, so it was too generous to hand it over to the Gushi Army?"

However, the white-shirted Confucian had a thoughtful expression on his face and looked at Du Li, "San Lang, do you mean that we don't get involved in the battle between Caizhou and the Gushi Army?"

The words of the white-shirted Confucian also woke everyone up, Du Li nodded, "We control Yincheng, and we need to garrison more or less, but if Caizhou wants to attack Gushi, it is necessary to pull out this nail, the small wall of Yincheng City is broken, there is no point in the garrison, there are too many garrisons, once we fight with the Caizhou army, we may be completely involved." In addition, if Gu Shi asks us for this Yin City in the future, it is also a difficult problem to give it or not, so I think it is better to hand over this burden first, and let Gu Shijun carry it himself, the gains and losses have nothing to do with us, we just need to sit and watch on the three passes. ”

The white-shirted Confucian bowed slightly, and a smile appeared on his face, "San Lang's words are very true, Yin Cheng is a burden for us, and it doesn't mean much, it's better to hand it over to Gu Shi to carry it himself, not only to do a favor, but also to avoid our involvement, and it is up to me to advance and retreat." ”

Du Shen and Du Wen looked at each other, and subconsciously looked at the old man in armor who was sitting in the first place, as if they were looking forward to it.

The old man in armor frowned, as if he was also weighing the true meaning of what Du Li and the white-shirted Confucian said, and after a while, he said slowly: "Brother Ziling, I'm afraid this is not appropriate, right? Although Yincheng is small, it is also a county, and it is not easy to obtain the territory, especially its geographical location is important. In addition, we are the garrison of Yincheng, there are three passes behind, we can attack, retreat can defend, and we can be regarded as the minions of the Central Plains, how can we give up lightly? Besides, is it a little too late for us not to get involved in it now? Last time we helped the Gu Shi army to scare off the Yuan clan, and then we helped the Gu Shi army to repel the ant thieves, and now we have to send the Gu Shi army money and silver materials, these things cannot be concealed from the Yuan army as a scout, I am afraid that in the eyes of the Yuan clan we have already been one with the Gu Shi, how can the Yuan family believe us? At this time, it is not very meaningful to talk about staying out of the matter. (To be continued.) )