The Taiyuan Li Yuan Group had been paying close attention to everything about Wang Junlin as early as three years ago. All the big and small things that happened in the eight counties under the rule of King Junlin were immediately sent to Taiyuan by Li's spies using various means.
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In particular, every measure taken by the government under Wang Junlin will be spread to Taiyuan Li Yuan as quickly as possible as soon as possible, and will be known to Li Yuan.
Moreover, compared to before, in just a few months, Li Yuan sent nearly half of his spies to infiltrate Wang Junlin's rule, and clearly inquired about everything that happened in the eight counties in the past few months.
Every time Wang Junlin introduced a new measure, Li Yuan would convene several sons and a group of close subordinates in Taiyuan Tang Gong Mansion to discuss and study, which would often lead to a rather chaotic debate, and even
What happened in the eight counties under Wang Junlin's rule these days has become a hot topic of conversation among many staff and core figures of the Li Yuan Group.
Of course, there are also people who have other thoughts or emotions due to discussing these things.
For example, when Li Yuan's third son Li Yuanji mentioned Wang Junlin or the Far East Army, he would think of his stupid brother Li Xuanba, because almost everyone put the key to the destruction of Wang Junlin on his stupid brother, which made him
Jealous to death.
Li Yuanji has actually been full of disgust and looked down upon his younger brother, who was frail and sickly and somewhat stupid since he was a child.
But now, this stupid younger brother whom he looked down on had actually attracted half of the attention that originally belonged to him, while the other half was attracted by his even more annoying second brother, Li Shimin.
As for the eldest brother, after all, he is the eldest son and the prince of Tang Gong. It is only natural that he should be ranked first among the brothers. Li Yuanji does not feel much jealous or unhappy.
What makes Li Yuanji most unhappy is that his father always uses his stupid brother Li Xuanba and his second brother Li Shimin to educate him. He often talks about "Look at your second brother and so on..., you
Let’s look at your fourth brother and so on…”.
In this way, he became the worst one among the four brothers, and he was also the one who was most easily ignored.
jealous,
He was full of complaints, but Li Yuanji didn't dare to express his anger in public, or even show it at all.
Because he knows that his father attaches great importance to family ties. If he dares to say bad things about his brothers, he will be severely scolded by his father and will not say anything. He will also be looked at by his father's staff and officials in a way that makes him crazy. He will also say something in private.
He is a selfish person with a vicious temperament and no regard for family ties.
This had a great impact on Li Yuanji, who had just grown up and started to form his own team and manage his own power, so for the sake of his long-term interests, he kept pretending.
"Wang Junlin actually gave most of the land belonging to many nobles in the eight counties under his rule to those untouchable people." After reading the entire report, Chen Yanshou, the chief of the Tang Dynasty Palace, looked at Li Yuan and saw the latter nodded lightly.
He nodded and pretended to be shocked and said loudly.
"Since Wang Junlin is acting like this, I don't see the need for us to fight him. He has already wanted everyone to rebel against us."
"That's right, Wang Junlin is doing such stupid things forcefully, using his army and reputation to suppress him. When one day he is defeated, he will immediately suffer a backlash, or even backlash."
Chen Yanshou raised his head, and all the staff expressed their opinions. Almost all of them thought that Wang Junlin was simply crazy. Not only had he turned all the noble families into enemies, but now even ordinary nobles and landowners had become his enemies.
, doesn’t he know that for countless years, all dynasties have relied on aristocratic families, nobles and landowners to govern the country?
"I think that although Wang Junlin is powerful, he can only be a tyrant. If he is so short-sighted and wants to compete in the world, it is simply a dream." Li Yuanji breathed lightly from his nostrils, secretly cursing in his heart.
After being scolded by his father several times, he now would not easily speak out his thoughts and judgments before several of his father's close aides or eldest brothers expressed their opinions.
"Huh, Wang Junlin is really digging his own grave with this move. The fourth brother Xuanba is extremely brave and has few opponents in the world, but he is not good at strategy and planning. Father, I thought that we should secretly send a trustworthy and capable person to Xuanba.
A powerful person who is outstanding, can stand alone, and can make Xuan Ba listen to his words, and assist Xuan Ba." Li Jiancheng, the eldest son of Tang Guogong, said solemnly
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When Li Yuanji heard his eldest brother finally speaking, he hurriedly said: "Father, the child also thinks that Wang Junlin is seeking death by his actions. Our focus now should be on planning how to let the fourth brother bring Wang Junlin's powerful troops to our side.
Come."
Li Shimin glanced at his eldest brother and third brother with a calm expression. He then glanced at his father's staff who had just spoken. He sneered in his heart. These people dared to look down on Wang Junlin because Wang Junlin divided the land of some noble landowners in the eight counties.
, I simply don’t know how to write the word “death”.
"The words of the Crown Prince and the Third Young Master are right. Although Wang Junlin is powerful now, there is nothing to worry about. Perhaps our most important enemy is Li Mi's fellow." As soon as Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanru spoke, it was like the floodgates were opened, and there was another
Many staff members started talking one after another, and some people who had been cautious just now began to talk loudly. Li Shimin's head was as big as a bucket when he heard it, and he thought about what his father was doing raising such trash.
Putting aside his own interests and having to rely on the support of wealthy families and win over the aristocratic and landlord class, Li Shimin actually admired Wang Junlin's drastic measures in governing the eight counties.
Li Shimin also believed that the chronic diseases of the Sui Dynasty existed, and he also knew that some things had already reached the point where they had to be treated.
Li Shimin has never told anyone else that he has long believed that aristocratic families control local officials and courts, causing many originally good-intentioned government orders to change during the implementation process, because aristocratic families always put family interests first, and the court and the people
interests have always been on the sidelines.
Therefore, the thoughts and sufferings of ordinary people have never been paid attention to by the government, let alone directly heard by heaven. Even the lives and deaths of ordinary people are rarely concerned about.
The Sui Dynasty fell into the state it is in today. Yang Guang was fatuous and willful, and insisted on conquering Goguryeo several times. The result was a disastrous defeat. This was one of the reasons why the local wealthy families and the government colluded with each other, forcing the people to have no way out. This is one of the most fundamental reasons.
and key factors.
However, Li Shimin also thought that Wang Junlin was too impatient.
If he were in the position of Wang Junlin, he could take it easy first, win over the support of these nobles and landowners, and then compete in the world. After conquering the world and establishing a stable position, it would not be too late to deal with these wealthy and aristocratic families.