King Li Zhiyun of Chu entered Shu, which indeed played a role in stabilizing the morale of the army. King Li Xiaogong of Zhao County was disadvantaged by the long war, so his strategy changed to recruiting heroes from Shu, Xu Tu long-term.
Looking at the overall situation, Li Tang has since switched from offense to defense. Li Yuan has been working hard to stabilize Guanzhong, and now he got what looked like a good opportunity.
Although the intention is good, in fact, due to changes in military strategy, the enemies threatening Guanzhong cannot be quickly defeated, and a series of military victories cannot be used to stabilize people's hearts, so the internal conflicts are gradually intensifying...
At the beginning of the third year of Tang Wude's reign, the things that worried Li Yuan were not over yet.
After Wen Dayou's death, Li Yuan took advantage of it a little, planning to slow down Li Po's offensive and buy Li Shimin some time.
Obviously, the series of defeats in Jin made Li Yuan frightened, fearing another defeat and forcing Li Ding'an to cross the Yellow River in a single battle.
But what he didn't expect was that his son was much more ruthless than him. Taking the opportunity, he personally led 500 soldiers to Yongfengcang to welcome Wen Dayou's coffin on the grounds of admiring Wen Dayou's virtuous behavior.
That night, Li Shimin took advantage of Dugu Huaien's unpreparedness and killed him. He spread the news to everyone and purged dozens of Dugu Huaien's members.
When the news reached Chang'an, the whole country was shocked.
Even though Li Shimin made some preparations, wrote a letter documenting Sudugu Huai'en's crimes, and submitted one after another the testimonies of Dugu Huaien's gang members, and also wrote letters to his uncle, Song Guogong, Minister of Civil Affairs Xiao Yu and others to help him calm down in the court, but he still
It’s hard to stop the fierce debate in the DPRK...
First, relatives and friends of the Dugu family wrote letters criticizing King Qin Li Shimin for killing ministers without permission.
The influence of the Dugu clan was finally revealed at this time, and the emperor's desk was soon filled with memorials like a snowflake. According to the habits left over from the war in the late Jin Dynasty, what followed was probably one after another.
rebellion.
Because emperors since the late Jin Dynasty have generally not been merciful in such matters, large-scale purges are very common.
In these days, especially in the north, there is no concept that if a king wants his ministers to die, they must die. When a top family like the Dugu family is about to purge, the resistance that breaks out must be very fierce, so it is said that
, it is also very difficult to uproot a large gate valve.
At this time, Xiao Yu and others began to speak for Li Shimin.
Xiao Yu's wife is the daughter of the Dugu family, and she is also from the direct branch. She is the cousin of Li Yuan. She is also a relative of Princess Yicheng of the Turkic Khan. The blood relationship is no different from that of Dugu Huaien.
And Xiao Yu himself was from the Xiao family in Jiangnan. He was actually a bit more noble than Xiao Xian. He was the direct brother of Queen Xiao.
It can be said that Xiao Yu has a great say in the Dugu clan. When he stood up to speak for Li Shimin, the voices of the Dugu clan immediately became quieter.
In addition to Changsun's uncle and nephew, they belong to Li Shimin's wife clan. They are representatives of Dongdu's clan. Nowadays, the children of Dongdu's clan are fleeing westward. Because Changsun came one step earlier, many Dongdu's children take shelter under Changsun's family.
Their position in Chang'an is becoming more and more stable.
Moreover, in order to win over the people in Dongdu, Li Yuan also treated them particularly favorably, so their influence on the emperor was very important.
They spoke for Li Shimin in front of Li Yuan, which was a bit better than Xiao Yu.
Coupled with the efforts of other people, the evidence of Dugu Huai'en's guilt provided by Li Shimin was also conclusive, and this turmoil had actually begun to end.
After all, although Dugu Huai'en is the leader of the Dugu clan, he has mediocre talents, self-restraint of status, and strong willfulness, which is not popular among the Dugu clan. At this time, everyone is not actually complaining about Dugu Huai'en himself, but because
Just think about your own wealth and life.
But the principle of not being afraid of bad things, just afraid of not being good people has been true since ancient times.
Everyone under the Dugu family gradually became calm, but some people with ulterior motives got involved.
First came Pei Ji and others. Among these people there were many shadows of the Chang'an clan. The reason why they jumped out quickly was not only because of Pei Ji's instigation, but also because they saw the danger in this matter.
What kind of danger? Li Erlang didn't even ask a question, and didn't even give him a chance to escort Dugu Huai'en back to Chang'an. He could kill the leader of the Dugu clan on the spot.
In their eyes, this is too unacceptable. Today Li Shimin can kill Dugu Huaien. Will Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji follow suit tomorrow and cut off the heads of Yuwen and Gao's children to show to others?
And what will happen to Emperor Li Yuan?
Yes, Li Shimin set a very bad precedent, which made some powerful families with long-term vision feel a real threat.
You must know that even if Yang Guang was unrighteous and caused chaos in the world, during the Daye Years, apart from purposefully purging the old officials of the Founding Emperor, Yang Guang had never done anything to kill people from a powerful family without proper supervision.
Why did Li Er do this?
Once Pei Ji and others got involved, things took a turn for the worse. By the time the prince's family saw an opportunity and took advantage of the situation and rallied to attack, the matter was almost irreversible.
For the sake of war, Li Shimin killed Dugu Huai'en, and the price he paid was almost unbearable.
As the saying goes, one move can affect the whole body. The fragile balance in Chang'an City was completely broken in more than a month. The reputation of Qin King Li Shimin was greatly ruined in the court.
The King of Qin and his family were besieged on all sides. Soon after, Xiao Yu was caught out because of his fierce words. He left the capital sadly and took up the post of Shangshu Ling of Shaanxi Province. This was the result of Li Yuan's deliberate maintenance. Otherwise, it would not be surprising that he would be dismissed from office.
Subsequently, General Zuo Xiaowei and Sun Shunde, the Duke of Xue, were also besieged, and Li Yuan had to make them shut up and think about their mistakes.
Chang'an ordered Sun Wuji to leave the capital and become the magistrate of Wannian County.
Shi Du Ruhui, the governor of the Prince of Qin, also suffered a blow because his uncle Du Yan was serving as Minister of Civil Affairs in Wang Shichong of the Eastern Capital. Someone forged letters between him and Du Yan in an attempt to get him killed. Du Ruhui was soon captured and taken to Dali.
Temple and thrown into prison.
This was a huge wave that was more violent than when Liu Wenjing was killed. Everyone in the King of Qin's line was trembling with fear, and everyone was in danger. There was an endless stream of people who switched to the Prince's line.
Seeing that the situation was out of control, Li Jiancheng and his brother Li Yuanji, who had just returned to Beijing, were so excited that they could hardly control themselves. With their unremitting efforts, the turmoil became bigger and bigger, and began to affect the leading generals of the King of Qin's family everywhere.
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Li Yuan finally couldn't sit still. He was becoming more and more dissatisfied with everyone in King Qin's family. He also wanted to take this opportunity to make his second son more honest, but he never wanted to see his sons acting so unscrupulously under his nose.
They are killing each other without caring about the overall situation.
So after more than two months of acquiescence, Li Yuan finally began to take control of the situation.
Just like Liu Wenjing's time, he first opened the knife to Qi King Li Yuanji, reprimanded him in court for being arrogant and ignorant, for being a prince in vain, for repeatedly disagreeing with the soldiers in front of the army, and for not repenting, and immediately issued an edict to seize his title and all other titles.
His official position was changed to Chang'an Order.
Such a serious matter actually came close to expelling Li Yuanji from the Li family tree. In addition to showing his anger to the officials, it also showed Li Yuan's disappointment in this son.
Taking advantage of the quiet situation in the court, Li Yuan slapped Pei Ji again, and Pei Ji went home dejected to think about the past.
Without close ministers like Pei Ji to fan the flames, the prince's line's offensive immediately became weaker than before.
Then Li Yuan admitted two more daughters of the Dugu clan into the palace, expressing his attitude. At the same time, Dugu Xiude, the leader of the left army, succeeded him as the leader of the Dugu clan. Then he issued an edict to promote him as the general of the bodyguard, Guanglu doctor, and led the
Qianniu Beishenfu.
Dugu Xiude was the great-grandson of Dugu Xin from the Shangzhu Kingdom of the Western Wei Dynasty. His grandfather was Dugu Zang, the fourth son of Dugu Xin, and his father was Duguji, the son of Dugu Zang.
His father had been killed by Wang Shichong, and he was one of the people from the eastern capital who fled to Chang'an.
The genealogy is also very clear. It is indeed the direct bloodline of Dugu Xin, and his status is noble. At this point, the resentment of everyone in the Dugu family has been settled.
The firewood has been drained from the cauldron, and the prince and his family can no longer cause any trouble at this point.
Moreover, Li Shimin was not idle either. He was beaten on the head. Li Shimin was also frightened and soon married Wei Gui, the daughter of Jingzhao Wei.
It is true that Wei Gui was born in the Wei family, a wealthy family in Jingzhao, but she was a remarried daughter. Her previous husband was Li Min, the son of Li Zixiong, the Minister of Civil Affairs of the Sui Dynasty. Li Zixiong and his son were executed for following Yang Xuangan in rebellion. As Li Zixiong's daughter-in-law, Wei Gui was originally
He was also among those who were executed.
But her natal family was really not that simple, so she was able to survive and hide in Jingzhao's home. However, she was found by Li Shimin at this time and became a close friend of Wei's family.
Is Webster willing? He must be reluctant, but if the emperor secretly gives it, it would be different...
After getting married to Wei Shimin, Li Shimin felt that he was still very energetic, so he got engaged to his cousin Dugu clan. The new head of the Dugu clan, Dugu Xiude, would soon call him brother-in-law.
As for Li Yuanna's two daughters from the Dugu family, in terms of seniority, one is Dugu Xiude's niece and the other is Dugu Xiude's sister. Well, the relationship is called a complete mess.
So, Hu Fengnanjian is really not just talking empty words at this moment...
The turmoil gradually subsided, and the Prince's family almost won a complete victory. If they worked harder, they might be able to eliminate Li Shimin's weird title of General Tiance.
Li Shimin managed to escape the disaster by relying on his marriage and the support of his father, but looking at the mess in Chang'an City from a distance, he felt like crying without tears.
Back in February, Li Shimin had just killed Dugu Huai'en and neatly eliminated the threat behind him. At this time, he couldn't care less about watching what was going on in Chang'an, and he had to face the flames of war that were about to burn across the Yellow River.
Li Po on the other side didn't know that he sent a monk there, which almost turned the city of Chang'an upside down. When Wen Dayou's coffin crossed the river, he was leading his army to storm Puban.