Yu Wenshiji held his wine glass and said with a smile: "Although my brother's words are true, they are still difficult to impose. This 'Luoyang Red' was transplanted here by a gardening expert and carefully prepared in time for the New Year."
It blooms at the right time to enhance the festive atmosphere. This is going against the will of nature, so why ask for more?"
Peonies are originally flowers of mid-summer, but they are allowed to bloom in the harsh winter and reverse their habits. How can we expect them to survive the wind and rain without falling when they are still in the garden?
Dugu Lan was silent for a moment and sighed: "But now someone wants to move this 'Luoyang Red' plant outside to face the severe cold and wind and frost. What can be done?"
Yu Wenshi and Mo Ran understood what Dugu Lan meant.
The power of the Guanlong clan is not enough to carry out unfavorable actions, and the glory and power in the past are more like the gorgeous and beautiful color of "Luoyang Red", which has long been gone. However, at the moment, this delicate and beautiful girl has to be destroyed.
Flowers that are moved outdoors are subject to the test of wind and frost. It is inevitable that they will wither and wither. How can a miracle happen...
Normally, Yu Wenshiji could ignore this kind of words and this tendency, but now that the person showing such negative emotions was Dugu Lan, he had to pay attention to it.
The status of the Dugu family is so special that they are actually the head of Guanlong in name. After all, since the Northern Wei Dynasty, through the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Great Sui Dynasty, and now the Tang Dynasty, the Dugu family has always been relatives of the emperor and has paid tribute to every founding king.
Sparing no effort in supporting, it also gained more political resources.
Only because there was no outstanding person in the clan, people like Changsun Wuji suddenly emerged and became the leaders of Guanlong.
If the Dugu family completely withdraws from this military remonstrance at this time, or even breaks with Guan Long from now on, then the blow to the morale of Guan Long will be fatal. However, this tendency of the Dugu family is becoming more and more clear. After all, Guan Long launched an army at that time.
Entering Chang'an, the Dugu family had sealed the city gates under their control, preventing the Guanlong army from entering the city...
Although Yu Wenshiji was extremely dissatisfied with Changsun Wuji, he did not want the Guanlong clan to fall apart at this time. Once the military remonstrance failed, all the Guanlong clan would suffer backlash. The Dugu family still has some blood ties with the Li and Tang royal family.
Maybe there is room left, but what is left for the Yuwen family?
I am afraid that the Yuwen family will be the first to suffer backlash...
Yu Wenshi and his thoughts turned, and he stopped using all kinds of metaphors and said bluntly: "The situation may not be as bad as what my brother saw. Although the imperial city has still not been captured until now, the six rates of the East Palace have suffered heavy losses, and inside the East Palace
It may not be monolithic. As long as the pressure continues, internal divisions will inevitably occur due to various interests, and that is our opportunity."
Although Yu Wenjie was not too deeply involved in the military remonstrance and did not know much about Changsun Wuji's various arrangements, with his understanding of Changsun Wuji, how could he not drive a nail inside the East Palace?
Changsun Wuji is originally the best at this kind of conspiracy, so even if there is a stalemate at this moment, Yu Wenshiji believes that Changsun Wuji must have a back-up plan, and once it is launched, it will be enough to change the situation immediately.
Dugu Lan said: "Of course I understand the meaning of my dear brother. The auxiliary machine always makes a plan before taking action. If there is no hidden back-up plan, how can it be so hasty? However, don't forget that the dangerous situation is that the East Palace may not be monolithic.
, our Guanlong families may not be able to unite as one. We are currently in a stalemate, and everyone is looking at the benefits that are about to be obtained. They can still stick to their duties, but once the situation changes, I am afraid they will have to think about it...
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To put it bluntly, whether it is Donggong or Guanlong, most of them rely on interests to bind all parties together. When you can see the interests, you will naturally fight bravely and not be afraid of sacrifice, because no matter how great the loss is, there will be no greater gain.
.But when the benefits are getting further and further away, and there are only losses but no gains in sight, who else is willing to charge into battle and risk their own lives?
What's more, Changsun Wuji is known to the world as a "yin man". Once the situation repeats, all the losses may eventually be passed on to the other Guanlong clans. In the end, the Changsun family suffered the least loss...
To put it bluntly, Changsun Wuji is not a qualified leader. When the tide is going smoothly, everyone follows him because he can maximize interests; but when going against the flow, there is always danger of overthrow, but everyone may not be willing to follow him.
Because he is a "yin" person, it is difficult for him to gain everyone's absolute trust.
Therefore, the key issue lies in the "change" of the situation. It seems to be a stalemate at the moment, but in fact Guanlong has taken all the initiative. As long as he continues to consume the power of Donggong Liuli, it will not be difficult to capture the imperial city before the Liaodong army returns to Guanzhong.
As for why the Liaodong army is so slow... Yu Wenshi doesn't know the reason, but he can make some guesses. Just as Dugu Lan said just now, no camp can be "monolithic". The East Palace is like this, and the Guanlong is like this.
The same is true for the Eastern Expedition army of the Fang forces.
So, will there be any "change"?
If so, where is the "change"?
He looked at Dugu Lan suspiciously, knowing that since Dugu Lan said such words, it was definitely not without purpose and must have other intentions.
Dugu Lan held the pot and filled the wine glasses for the two of them, and then said softly: "There was news from Hexi that more than ten thousand cavalry composed of Hu tribes from various tribes in the Western Regions passed by Hexi and rushed to Mobei. Then Suzhou guard Hou Mochenfen sent
Someone sent back a message, confirming this. Then, the Hanhai Protectorate sent an official document, saying that the remnants of Xue Yantuo wanted to rebel with the support of the Turks, and begged the imperial court to send troops for reinforcements, and also asked the Anxi Protectorate for help to prevent the situation from deteriorating... But
Changsun Wuji didn't mention this to our families."
Yuwen Shiji frowned, digesting the news.
Although Xue Yantuo was overthrown and his remnants were expelled to the west of Yanran Mountain, the centipede was still alive. In the past, the Hu people who roamed across Mobei had 200,000 people who controlled the strings. They had a deep foundation and could not be defeated in just one battle.
They can all be slaughtered.
It is reasonable for the remaining Xue Yantuo troops to want to return to their homeland with the support of the Turks. It is also reasonable for the Hanhai Protectorate to maintain the stability of the vast Mobei region and its military strength is stretched thin. It seeks help from the imperial court and the resting place at the same time.
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Although the Dugu family has been somewhat conservative in recent years, it has a deep foundation after all. If Changsun Wuji can get news about Hexi, the Dugu family will naturally get it too.
This news itself is not surprising. In fact, since the establishment of the Hanhai Protectorate, there have been constant battles, big and small, and they have not stopped for a moment.
But Changsun Wuji concealed it and refused to report it, which would be a problem...
Dugu Lan held the cup, had a drink with Yu Wenshi, and then continued: "Fang Jun led his troops outside, far away in the Western Regions, but the threat to Guanlong was too great. At present, the army of Guanlong cannot be said to be 'rabble'.
It’s too much. It’s ten times as high as the East Palace Six, but it’s hard to capture the imperial city. It can be seen from this. And whether it was the half of Fang Jun’s big fighting army that defeated Tuyuhun’s tens of thousands of elite cavalry, or Aragou annihilated the powerful enemy’s Youtun Guards,
Or maybe the Anxi army, which is several times their size and is fighting endlessly, is the elite of hundreds of battles. Once these two armies follow Fang Jun to help Chang'an, all the advantages of Guanlong will be wiped out in an instant. Whether the imperial city is captured or not,
It is no longer important to depose the East Palace, what is important is how to protect ourselves and preserve our family business that has lasted for hundreds of years!"
Fang Jun is indeed a huge threat, but Yu Wenshiji shook his head and said: "Fang Jun may not abandon the entire Western Region and lead troops back to support Chang'an."
He and Fang Jun have been friends for many years and are very familiar with each other's personalities.
It can be said that Fang Jun is completely different from most of the current ministers. Most of the current civil servants and military generals are "loyal to the emperor" and have unparalleled loyalty to the emperor. They will obey all the imperial decrees. But Fang Jun is an exception, even if
When facing His Majesty Li Er, he respected him more than obeyed his orders.
Fang Jun may be "loyal to the emperor", but he is definitely more "loyal to the country"!
In fact, His Majesty Li Er lamented in front of Yu Wenshiji more than once that Fang Jun was unruly and unruly. He didn't seem to care who would be the emperor. What he cared about was whether the country would get better and better.
Will the people's livelihood get better and better?
In a sense, Fang Jun is not a "loyal minister", but a "national scholar".
"Loyal ministers" only obey the superiors and will not hesitate to die, while "national scholars" have the world in mind and worry about the country and the people...
Therefore, if it were others, for the sake of their own future, they might abandon the Western Region and let the cannibals invade it. They would also bring in troops to help turn the tide and establish the position of the number one hero in front of the prince. But Fang Jun would never let the cannibals wreak havoc on it.
After the Western Regions, he led his troops back to Chang'an.