Chapter seven hundred and twenty seventh lonely choice
Dou Yi cupped her hands and said, "I'm so sorry to come so late to disturb my brother's rest!"
Du Guqiu waved his hand, "Brother, if you say this, go outside. It's cold, so sit in the hall!"
The guest room is a suite, divided into two rooms, inside and outside. The outside is spacious and grand, and it is very convenient to entertain guests, but it is relatively cold in winter.
So in winter, we will arrange to stay in the inner hall of the guest hall, which is a little narrower, but warm as spring, and it is very comfortable to sit in it.
The two sat down in the inner hall, and the maid served them tea. Dou Yi whispered: "The emperor fell ill from anger, do you know?"
Du Lingqiu snorted coldly and said: "That's because he is unrealistic and puts his hope in Zhu Si."
Dou Yi sighed softly, "The emperor's behavior in this matter is really embarrassing. He secretly reached an agreement to exchange Yangzhou for Guanzhong and kept it from everyone. However, he didn't want to think that a person as cruel as Zhu Si would be given a
The intact Guanzhong must have been scrapped by him, and he left behind a broken Guanzhong. He couldn't hold on to it anyway, so he simply traded it for Yangzhou. He couldn't even think of such a simple reason? "
"How could he not know?"
Dugu Guqiu snorted and said: "He just can't explain it to his ancestors and is eager to get Guanzhong back. As for how Guanzhong has been tortured, he doesn't care."
"But the question now is, if Guo Song captures Guanzhong, how will the emperor respond?"
This is also the reason why Dou Yi came to see Dugu Qiu. Dugu Qiu was silent for a moment and said: "Have you met the emperor?"
Dou Yi nodded, "Since you have guessed, I will tell you the truth. This afternoon, the emperor announced my entry into the palace. He asked me to send a message. He hopes that you can go to Chang'an and talk to Guo Song to see if Guo Song is willing to open the door."
What conditions? Let the imperial court move back to Chang'an."
Du Lingqiu said with a gloomy face: "Why didn't he come to me directly and actually asked you to deliver the message? Does he think my Lonely family is not trustworthy? Has he betrayed him? Or does he have other ideas that make him not want to see me anymore."
"No one can figure out the emperor's thoughts. To be honest, I am also very embarrassed. I am caught in the middle, as if I am his confidant, but in fact it is not the case."
Du Lingqiu's face softened a little, "Forget it, I will go to Chang'an early tomorrow morning. After all, I am his minister. If you want me to go, I have to go, even if it means mountains of swords and seas of fire."
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Dou Yi said goodbye and left. Dugu Lingqiu paced back and forth in the lobby with his hands behind his hands. He had realized that now was the most critical moment for the Dugu family. At this time, they had to make a choice.
Dugu Qiu immediately sent people to find his younger brother Dugu Dashi and his two younger brothers Dugu Changqiu and Dugu Yuanqiu.
Dugu Dashiguan is appointed as General Qianniu Guard, which is currently the highest military position in the Dugu family. The second brother Dugu Changqiu is in charge of the Dugu family's wealth, and the third brother Dugu Yuanqiu is in charge of the Flying Fox Guard, the secret warrior of the Dugu family.
Not long after, the three of them hurried to the inner hall of the back house. Du Guqiu waved his hand to let the maid out, and then said to the three of them: "Dou Yi came to see me today. He actually came to deliver a message to me on the order of Emperor Li Shi.
You want me to go to Chang'an, negotiate with Guo Song, and ask Guo Song to put forward conditions so that the imperial court can return to Chang'an."
Dugu Dashi frowned, "Why do you want the Dou family to spread the word? Is the status of the Dugu family not as good as the Dou family?"
Du Guqiu said: "I thought about it carefully, because the emperor didn't give me any evidence. I guess he was afraid that it would spread like Yangzhou changed to Guanzhong, which would affect his reputation. He went to the Dou family to spread the word to shirk responsibility. Of course, Dou
We have a relatively good relationship with the Dou family, so we chose the Dou family."
Speaking of this, Dugu Lingqiu said to the three of them again: "The matter of the Dou family spreading the news is not important. We don't need to get entangled. The key is that now our Dugu family is facing a major choice. Which side are we on?"
Dugu Changqiu had a very good impression of Guo Song. He smiled and said, "Brother, you mean that Guo Song will completely fall out with Emperor Li Shi?"
"There is a possibility that if Li Shi is too strong, they may fall out. I'm not sure, but the possibility should be unlikely. However, we must be prepared."
Dugu Yuanqiu, who had been silent all the time, said: "Actually, brother has already chosen, hasn't he?"
The three of them looked at Dugu Qiu together for a long time. Dugu Qiu nodded and said: "I have been thinking about this matter for several years. Logically speaking, our Dugu family and the Li family have been married for generations, and even I am a great uncle. We should
It is only right to firmly support the Tang Dynasty, but after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty went from bad to worse. You said that the emperor was incompetent, which is partly due to this reason, but it is not the real reason.
I think it's because the Tang Dynasty was already terminally ill. Emperor Daizong did something to make the situation a little better, but it couldn't reverse the decline. Now that the emperor is in power, he is stupid and incompetent. He favors the eunuchs and actually abdicates and then seizes power again. This is simply destroying the foundation of the Tang Dynasty.
, Frankly speaking, I can no longer see the future of Datang. As the head of the family, I must be responsible for the long-term prosperity of the family. If I have to choose in the future, I will choose Guo Song."
Speaking of this, Dugu Dashi looked at Dugu Dashi. Among all his brothers and nephews, Dugu Dashi's attitude was the most important. After all, he was the General of Qianniu Guard. He was currently the person with the highest military rank in the Dugu family and had a very high status in the family.
Dugu Dashi nodded slowly, "I hope we try not to get to that point, but no matter what, I will resolutely safeguard the interests of the family."
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Dugu Dashi had something to do and left in a hurry.
Du Lingqiu said to the two brothers again: "I came to see you, but I actually have other things to do."
He said to his second brother Dugu Changqiu: "I'm afraid Chengdu is a bit dangerous. We have to temporarily move our family out of Chengdu and go to Meizhou for temporary refuge. We also need to move our money out of Chengdu. I will leave this matter to you."
Dugu Changqiu nodded, "I will do it as soon as possible!"
Dugu Yuanqiu then said to his third brother Dugu Yuanqiu: "There is another important thing. Zhang Xiaolong led a thousand soldiers to enter Shu from the Three Gorges Road. I got the pass from the Ministry of War. There will be no problem for them to enter Bashu. It is estimated that they will be able to enter Shu in a few days.
As we enter Yizhou, you go and meet us, but I want to tell you that except for Zhang Xiaolong, these thousand so-called family soldiers are all Jin Army scouts, and the real commander is Zhang Yun, the commander of the Jin Army Scout Army."
Dugu Yuanqiu nodded slowly, "I will arrange for them to live in Shuangliu County Manor."
Dugu Changqiu was startled and asked his second brother Dugu Changqiu next to him: "Isn't the manor in Shuangliu County sold?"
Dugu Changqiu smiled bitterly and said: "We originally had an agreement, but something happened to the buyer, and the manor is no longer wanted. I'm still looking for a new buyer."
"Then don't sell it for the time being. Let a thousand troops live in the manor. You must ensure supplies."
"We got it!"
Du Lingqiu encouraged the two brothers a few more words before letting them go back separately.
Before dawn the next day, Du Guqiu, escorted by dozens of warriors, rode a carriage to Guanzhong.
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At Chang'an Taibai Restaurant, Zhang Lei and Li An were sitting in a private room, drinking gloomily. Zhang Lei complained, "Why did you go to Xinfeng County again when you made an appointment? What's the point of going to that shabby place?"
Li An picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "He is a prince now, not the governor of Ganzhou or the governor of Hexi Province. You have to understand!"
Zhang Lei jumped up, pointed at his nose and said: "He is a prince and doesn't he recognize me as his senior brother?"
Li An smiled and waved his hand, "That's not what I meant. I meant that he is very busy now. He has too many things to take care of and has many things to do. We have nothing to do and drink all day long. We must understand his difficulties!"
Zhang Lei sat down angrily and said, "That's your free time. Fatty, I've lost ten pounds and I'm so busy that my feet don't even touch the floor."
Speaking of this, Zhang Lei caught a glimpse of a shiny and precious mutton-fat jade pendant on Li An's waist, and reached out to grab it, "Old An, give me this jade pendant!"
Li An quickly covered his waist and said, "This piece is not good. I will give you a better piece tomorrow. This piece was given to me by His Highness King Jin."
"Why did my junior brother give you jade? You are not a peerless beauty."
"I bought it from your junior brother for a thousand dollars. Didn't you just come to Chang'an at that time?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Song's laughter came from outside: "Uncle An, give me back that jade pendant! I'll give you something else."
Li An and Zhang Lei stood up quickly. Guo Song came in from the outside with Cao Wannian. Guo Song smiled and said: "We went to Xinfeng County. When we came back, we remembered that there was a wine shop. Hurry up and keep you waiting."
Zhang Lei's mouth trembled and he said: "Junior brother...that Your Highness, you are too polite."
Guo Song slapped him and scolded him with a smile: "You damn fat guy, do you think I'm being polite to you? Uncle An is here, so of course I'll be polite to him."
This slap made Zhang Lei extremely comfortable. When he becomes the prince, he will also be his junior brother!
Li An took off the jade and said with a smile: "This jade has special meaning to you. I brought it here specially today. I wonder what else your highness wants to give me?"
"I will give you a title. Uncle An is from Gaoling County, so he will be named the Duke of Gaoling County."
Zhang Lei's heart skipped a beat and he blurted out, "What about me?"
Guo Song glanced at him and smiled: "I have thought about it, and I will make you the Duke of Xinfeng County!"