Dou Yan had quite the demeanor of a prince... In the past, his younger brother married a princess and gained the emperor's trust. He actually gave people the impression that he was at ease with several princes, so Dou Yan naturally had to give in to his younger brother.
It's just that today is different from the past. With Li Yuan's defeat, my brother's previous advantages have almost all been reduced to shortcomings...
Furthermore, Dou Dan's actions in Shu were not well received in Chang'an...especially among Dou's relatives and friends. As Li Yuan's son-in-law, he offered a world-famous official like Jiange, and he also
Killed Pang Qingyun, the guard of Jiange.
He has almost become a key figure in the success or failure of the war in Sichuan. It is impossible for everyone to know about it, and speaking of it, his behavior is indeed a bit despicable.
When some people talk about this, they vaguely say why they didn't realize that Dou Sanlang was such a person before.
Of course, I couldn't tell it before. At that time, he married a princess, held important positions many times, and saw an unlimited future. Who would care about what kind of person Dou Sanlang was? It was too late to flatter him.
Nowadays, the Dou family is not so prosperous, and Dou Sanlang seems to be falling to the ground. There are not many people who offer help in times of trouble, but there are many who add insult to injury.
Dou Yan, the clan leader, has always been very mediocre. Some people deceived him because of his low official position and lack of dignity, so they made irresponsible remarks in front of him, which made Dou Yan very angry.
With all this, one can imagine Dou Dan's treatment at Dou Yan's place after he returned to Beijing.
As for Dou Dan, he stayed in Shuzhong for too long. Once the family had opinions about him, the news began to be blocked. He had only been back for a short time, and he didn't know why his brother talked to him like this.
You must know that he set out from Jinguan City, traveled thousands of miles, and walked for more than half a month before returning to Chang'an, and then met the emperor in fear. After experiencing so many twists and turns, it was really a blessing from God that he could return home alive after going through so many twists and turns.
As the elder brother, it's okay for you not to say hello to him, but you act like the head of the family and casually say that you want to drive him out of the capital, as if you have caused a lot of trouble.
The joy in his heart that was filled with cold water disappeared without a trace, and Dou Dan immediately regained his composure. He was not someone who would come and go as soon as he was called. He was just begging for mercy in the palace.
Forced to have no choice, Dou Yan, the elder brother, wanted to manipulate him arbitrarily, but it was really too late.
If the three brothers Dou Kang, Dou Qing, and Dou Jing held him to trial, he would have no choice but to submit. But as long as one of his father and two uncles had different opinions, he would have to struggle, not to mention that his father is dead now.
, the only person facing him is Dou Yan, the eldest brother.
He, Dou Guang, is a seven-foot-tall man... It's okay to be bullied by the emperor. He still has to look at people's faces when he returns home. Let's just dream.
He didn't say a word here, but Dou Yan wanted to drive him away, and it seemed that he wanted to imprison him in the house later... He looked at his brother carefully and found that he was not pretending to amuse him...
Dou Dan felt that he had always been on good terms with his eldest brother, but he was somewhat incompatible with his second brother, Dou Jing. His second brother, Dou Jing, was too conscientious and persistent in his work and was too lenient, so Dou Dan kept him at arm's length most of the time.
Later, Dou Jing died in Bingzhou, and Dou Dan was too busy running away to care about his grief. Later, I thought about it, their brothers were no different from other families. They were naturally brothers and sisters in front of outsiders, but in fact they had no brotherhood.
It's just that everyone has the same surname, and if they take advantage of the Fufeng Dou family, they will naturally repay it to the family. Their fathers and ancestors came here this way, and most other sects are also ordinary, nothing unusual.
There are not many brothers who turn against each other and fight to the death. They just don't pay much attention to each other. If something goes wrong, they might be able to help out, which is pretty good.
After sorting out his mood, Dou Dan laughed, "Brother, what's going on? Who provoked you? I just came back. Brother, you don't want to take out your anger on me, do you?"
Dou Yan has been thinking over and over these days about how to teach his brother a lesson and let him know how much face he has brought to the Dou family... Now that he really saw his brother appear in front of him safe and sound, he felt a little guilty, so he simply said a few words and thought
Kick people out.
Because of this, he became even more angry. When he heard Dou Dan's strange rhetorical question, he didn't take him as the head of the family seriously at all, so he couldn't help but slapped the table.
"I wanted to save some face for you... Don't you know what you did in Shu? Go back on your word, betray your promise, and be ruthless... Do you know what people outside are saying these days? It's a hundred times worse than this.
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How come my family, the Dou family, has such a bastard like you? How unfortunate it is for our family... After that, you go and kneel in front of the ancestral tablets for three days, begging your ancestors to forgive you, an unworthy descendant."
Dou Yan was extremely angry. If Dou Dan was still young, he might have beaten him first.
What he didn't expect was that Dou Sanlang, who had always been easy to talk to, was also annoyed. He couldn't be more annoyed. Why did he think it was such a big deal that his eldest brother ignored him and returned home from afar, barely surviving, so he couldn't wait to teach him a lesson. It turned out that it was just because others said
With a few unpleasant words, Dou Guangda has insulted his family?
You, the head of the family, have an easy job. You don't need any evidence to convict your brother. Just a few words from an outsider will be enough.
Dou Dan's face also darkened. His outward majesty was not comparable to that of Dou Yan, who had been staying in the capital. Dou Yan only glanced twice, and his aura suddenly dropped by three points.
Dou Dan stared at his elder brother and sneered: "Brother said it so easily, as if we have committed an unforgivable crime. I wonder how many people in the capital thought of defending the city when the army came to the city that day.
With?
Where were they when I accompanied the army to conquer Xue Ju? Where was my eldest brother? How about I am in Shu, it’s not anyone else’s turn to talk about it, right? My eldest brother heard some gossip and came to argue with me. It makes no sense. Why don’t you tell me?
Who is slandering me? I will go and explain it to them tomorrow."
Having said this, looking at Dou Yan, whose face turned red but full of hatred, Dou Dan didn't bother to say anything. He also didn't understand why his older brother, who was barely kind to him in the past, had become interested in him in just two or three years.
Such a big prejudice.
Is it because he dedicated the sword pavilion in Shu and killed Pang Qingyun? Not necessarily? Or is it because he married Li Yuan's daughter and was a member of the King of Qin's party or something, so the eldest brother wanted to drive him out of the house?
He is more inclined to the latter. When he was in Shuzhong, he had actually thought that there might be trouble when he came back, but he wouldn't want to give him a blow without asking for details, right?
Let's discuss it. Even if we explain the matter clearly, it shouldn't be difficult to give him the option of running away on his own, right?
The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became, so Dou Dan turned around and walked out, thinking that his mother's house was old and dilapidated, and he would never come back like the fourth child. Wouldn't it be fun to go out and set up a new house by himself?
Dou Yanqi's lungs were about to explode, but he didn't dare to stop him... To be honest, he, the eldest brother, really couldn't control his younger brothers. Instead, he needed their help, but he didn't realize this.
Moreover, after staying in the capital for a long time, he naturally developed some arrogance. His nephews and nephews in the family all respected him, and brothers Dou Dan and Dou Shilun were not in front of him, so they developed a character that always spoke the same thing.
In the past, I was worried about my brother marrying a princess and being close to the royal family, so I could tolerate it, but now it's just showing his true colors.
Dou Dan was also very angry. After he came out, he couldn't find his nephews anymore. They all obviously avoided them. At this time, he really felt that something was wrong.
He knows very well what it means when a member of the family loses the support of the family... Dou Yan is nothing, but the family's connections are in the hands of the main branch...
Thinking of this, he felt for a moment as if he was standing in the wilderness without any clothes on, and the feeling of being alone and helpless came over him like a tide.
His wife's clan was in ruins, and his family could no longer be relied upon. He had never experienced such a difficult situation after serving as an official for many years.
He didn't feel this way when he heard in Shu that Liu Hongji had killed Li Chongyi.
But then he calmed down. He, a seven-foot-tall man named Dou Guang, was not a poor creature under the protection of his family. He had been through big winds and waves, so what was there to be afraid of?
In fact, what gave him confidence at this time was not anything else, but the conversation with the man in the Tai Chi Palace. He neither blamed him for working for the Li family in Longxi, nor talked about his wife, but only mentioned the things he had done back then.
A slightly unruly performance.
That means forgetting the past... What's rare is that he showed some feelings of old friend in the end, and it's not in vain that he said so many good things in front of his father-in-law.
With the emperor's endorsement, all other difficulties can be overcome.
Concerned, Dou Dan caught a few servants on the road and prepared to move together to Fudong. Naturally, he wanted to take his wife and move back to his own mansion.
Several servants told him hesitantly that his wife and children had moved out for more than a month.
Dou Dan was stunned. His wife and children had lived here for several years... After a moment's thought, he thought of Dou Yan's attitude... Since he presented the sword pavilion, the family letters have been completely cut off. Before, he thought it was due to the war, but now
Come to think of it, it was Dou Dalang who was responsible for this?
This time Dou Dan was really angry. If he was just angry for a moment and wanted to calm down after everyone's anger subsided, then now there is nothing left to say between the brothers.
What he did was so incredible that Dou Dan, who was stabbed in the back by his brother, was so angry that his nose was crooked, so he went out of the house to visit his wife and children.
As a result, he couldn't find anyone when he went back. Dou Dan was hungry and angry, and his mind was a little confused. Several bosses told him tremblingly that the wife and the child had gone to live temporarily in the former Princess Pingyang Mansion.
Dou Dan felt relieved a little, but he was exhausted both physically and mentally. He really couldn't bear it anymore... He didn't want to go to the Princess Mansion to meet his wife and children in such an awkward state...