After Yang Guang inspected the army, Wang Junlin didn't want to stay in Huaiyuan Town for a moment, because he almost knew the outcome of the million-strong army here. If no accident happened, or if Yang Guang didn't wake up halfway, the outcome here was already doomed.
But now the only one who can change the overall situation may be him.
But before leaving, he had to meet someone, and that was Li Yuan, Duke of Tang.
Because of Li Xuanba's relationship, Wang Junlin and Li Yuan have maintained good correspondence with each other for more than a year. They also send each other gifts during holidays. To be honest, they are quite close. Since they are both in Huaiyuan Town,
It wouldn't make sense if we didn't meet each other.
Wang Junlin also knew that Li Yuan's life had not been good for more than a year, and it could be said that it had been full of twists and turns.
Li Yuangui was originally the Duke of the Tang Dynasty and one of the most prominent branches of the Li family in Longxi. It can be said that Li Yuangui was the governor of Shangzhu Kingdom and Anzhou. Li Yuan was originally the prefect of Shangjun, just like Wang Junlin.
, and Yang Guang are cousins, and Li Yuan is also very good at life and capable. He is trusted by Yang Guang, and the relationship between them is also very close.
But just over half a year ago, a rumor suddenly spread out from nowhere. To be precise, it was a nursery rhyme: The law exists, morality exists, the emperor comes out of the East China Sea with a white flag, peaches and plums, Mo Lang talks, and yellow magpies fly around the mountains.
In the garden, peach garden, the circle belongs to the clan. Peach plums, magpies circle Yangshan, and wander in the flower forest. Mo Langyu, who said Xu. Plum trees, Hongtai circle Yangshan. Yangshao trees in the south of the Yangtze River, plum stubble in the north of the Yangtze River.
Rong. How can the Yang yoke fly to the center of the sky? The result of Li stubble will be natural.
Who is Yang Guang? He is extremely suspicious, and there are people who are secretly adding fuel to the flames. Therefore, for more than a year, Yang Guang has tried every means to attack the Li family.
The officials of the Longxi Li family in the court were dismissed one after another, and the forces in the military were almost eliminated. As one of the most important branches of the Longxi Li family, Li Yuan, the prefect of a county, was not spared, and was directly demoted to the imperial post by Yang Guang.
He became a sixth-grade official.
Fortunately, Li Yuan was a good official and a good person. He had a wide network of contacts in the court and spent a lot of money to smoothen the relationship. He went to Luoyang to cry to Yang Guang again, and Yang Guang gradually regained his trust in him.
After a few months, he gradually regained his official status.
Li Yuan seized the opportunity to conquer Goguryeo again and tried to find a way to be responsible for the dispatch of food and fodder for the army. Because he was indeed very capable, good at employing people and had many capable officials under his command, he managed the food and fodder for the army in an orderly manner. Yang
Guang was so satisfied that the army reviewing him today specially called his name and took it with him.
As soon as this nursery rhyme appeared, Wang Junlin ordered it to be investigated secretly by the intelligence organization affiliated to the Lanyi Guards and the Wulin Guild. In the end, the finger pointed at the Hongnong Yang family, and it made sense logically to Wang Junlin.
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The Yang family of Hongnong, Yang Su and Yang Xuangan, father and son, had been planning a rebellion for many years. Wang Junlin knew about this matter, and Yang Guang had always been wary of the Yang family of Hongnong.
Wang Junlin knew that this nursery rhyme was thought up by Yang Su, who was pretending to be dead, and wanted to divert Yang Guang's attention. The Yang family of Hongnong and the Li family of Longxi had a deep hatred, so they happened to use this nursery rhyme to severely damage the Li family of Longxi, and the Tang Dynasty
However, Gong Li Yuan was considered a disaster. Unfortunately, in the original history, this nursery rhyme eventually became a fact, and the world of the Sui Dynasty was really conquered by Li Yuan and his son, thus allowing this nursery rhyme to be passed down through the ages.
Before Wang Junlin took the initiative to visit, a guard came in to report that Duke Li Yuan of Tang Dynasty wanted to see him.
Wang Junlin hurried out and personally welcomed Li Yuan in. After the two exchanged polite greetings, Li Yuan thanked Wang Junlin for taking care of Li Xuanba. Wang Junlin said a few humble words and the two fell silent.
After a moment of silence, their eyes met again and they sighed at the same time.
When Wang Junlin saw Li Yuan's appearance, he thought that the historical Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty was really a sensible person. He probably understood the current situation of the Sui Dynasty as well as he, a cheating person from later generations.
In Li Yuan's heart, Wang Junlin is the most powerful person in the world, a real hero, and his mind is naturally very high. When he saw Wang Junlin's expression at this time, he immediately understood the general trend of the world. Wang Junlin also felt the same in his heart.
Counting, so Li Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, as if he had thousands of words and didn't know where to start.
After pondering for a moment, Li Yuancai asked in a low voice: "Qin An, do you know that since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the political affairs of the past dynasties have been controlled by some aristocratic families. It is always extremely difficult for people with no roots and no credentials to get ahead?"
Wang Junlin didn't expect Li Yuan to start with this sentence, so he just nodded and didn't answer.
Li Yuan sighed and continued: "The so-called wealthy families refer to those whose family members have been top officials and whose disciples lived in the Manchu Dynasty. Shandong has five major surnames: Wang, Cui, Lu, Li, and Zheng. In Guanzhong, Wei, Pei,
There are six surnames: Liu, Xue, Yang, and Du. Including the current Yuwen family, the remaining Xie family, Wang family, Chen family, etc. in Jiangnan, there are only about twenty people in total. Everyone in the world is proud to associate with them, and these families
They often collude with each other and dominate the government and the public. All emperors in the past dynasties knew that being in power by aristocratic families was not a blessing to the country, but emperors in previous dynasties could not solve it. Today, His Majesty seems to be strong and arbitrary, but in fact, in the Sui Dynasty, aristocratic families are still in power!"
Given Li Yuan's cautious behavior, he spoke to such an extent and even said treacherous words. He was obviously ready to have a heart-to-heart talk with Wang Junlin, and Wang Junlin even vaguely guessed the purpose of Li Yuan's visit today.
"And those who were elected as officials were either the sons of this family or the nephews of that family. These guys were not good at governing the place, and they caused harm to the people, but one of them could do more than the other two. But the emperor couldn't do anything about them, because often
A single move can affect the whole body." Li Yuan shook his head and expressed that he was very dissatisfied with the current situation, but in fact he was also a member of the aristocratic family.
"The Great Sui Dynasty is about to be wiped out by these guys, but the emperor doesn't know it yet. His Majesty the Emperor likes to listen to people's praises and likes to show off his unparalleled martial arts. Just like this time when the Liao Dynasty was conquered, the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty were under His Majesty's control.
The leaders have been planning for more than two years, but in fact no one has opened their eyes and paid attention to the terrain of Liaodong, and no one has thought about what consequences it would bring to the Sui Dynasty in the event of defeat."
Wang Junlin looked calm and still just nodded. He knew that Li Yuan was testing himself by saying these words, so he motioned for Li Yuan to continue.
When Li Yuan saw that Wang Junlin's expression did not change at all, he immediately understood that he had guessed correctly. The situation and internal problems in the Sui Dynasty were like a mirror in Wang Junlin's mind, and perhaps he knew them more deeply than he knew.
Now that he has said this, Li Yuan naturally wanted to finish his words and continued: "The wealthy family puts all their thoughts on how to benefit the family. There is no sight of the court and His Majesty, let alone the people and the country, and there is no way to act.
What morality is important?”
Having said this, Li Yuan shook his head with helplessness on his face.