Chapter 164 Dugu Zhen’s “Dominant Mean”

Dugu Zhen has a very high generation. Li Mi is his grandson. When he meets, he is three points short and respectful, and dare not be rude at all.

Dugu Zhen treats people kindly. Although the greater the power, the more authority heavier he is, he still tries to show his approachable side while chatting and laughing. He talks about family matters and the topic gradually becomes serious. Li Mi takes the initiative to mention Li Xuandao to make cautious tests.

Li Xuandao was a minister of the Qi Palace and had a teacher-student relationship with King Yang Xiao of Qi. He was closely related to him. He was first stuck in Liyang because of "illness", and now he was stranded in Yecheng because of "illness". As the situation became increasingly clear, Li Xuandao abandoned Liyang and fled to Yecheng was his only choice, otherwise he would inevitably implicate King Yang Xiao of Qi.

In his contact with the Li family of Zhaojun, Li Xuandao himself, Li Shousu and Master Li remained silent on the matter of imperial unification, not only because they were not qualified to discuss this matter, but more importantly, they told Li Mi in silence that they and Dugu Zhen had not reached an agreement on this matter, but because their interests were closely linked to Dugu Zhen, they would respect and support Dugu Zhen's choice in the future.

What is Dugu Zhen’s choice? Li Mi is looking forward to the answer, but Dugu Zhen will not give an answer, but will only give some tendency opinions in the conversation, which have an incalculable effect on Li Yang’s decision-making.

Dugu Zhen's political stance has always been "moderate". He used "moderate" to distance himself from the core of power, so as to interpret and comply with the essence of the national policy of "external relatives do not interfere in politics". This position is manifested as excessive "caution" when he was in the matter of imperial unification. When Empress Wenxian Dugu Jialuo was alive, he relied on the powerful Wuchuan aristocratic group behind him to exert a significant influence on the government's government, especially in the matter of imperial unification. However, when he succeeded to the throne, the national policy was radical, and the major forces in the court had to re-enter the interests, the Wuchuan faction was no longer in the world. A group of old ministers of Dingzhu died, and a group of backbone forces betrayed, and the Wuchuan faction suffered heavy damage. Dugu was struggling to support him in the storm, and was even more resentful of Empress Wenxian's decision on the matter of imperial unification.

How can relatives survive? Of course, it is to choose the correct imperial throne. If the imperial throne is chosen incorrectly, the person sitting on the throne of the emperor can "repay kindness and revenge", the situation of relatives can be imagined. Dugu is now in such a difficult position and is becoming more cautious about the choice of imperial throne.

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Dugu Zhen's "caution" forced Li Mi to leak more information for further testing.

Whether in terms of succession or ethics, King Yang of Qi was the heir to the imperial throne. Li Xuandao stayed in Yecheng, which shows that the Li family of Zhao County and the prominent families in the northern Hebei family centered on it did not oppose supporting King Yang of Qi.

During Li Xuandao's "stayed" in Li Yang, he must have always maintained contact with the Li family of Zhao County. That is to say, the two sides had a considerable understanding of the unification of the emperor. However, the reality is that King Yang Hung of Qi is now by the emperor, and the second heir, King Zhao, Yang Gao of Zhao, and Yang Neng of the third heir, Prince Yuande, were also by the emperor. The second son of Prince Yuande, Yang Tong of Yue, and Yang You of the third son, who was farthest from the imperial reign, divided the two capitals, and were close to each other.

During the mutiny, once Yang Xuangan took over the Dongdu, won the support of the two capitals and many surrounding counties, and formed a confrontation with the emperor and the expeditionary army that returned to the south, a new emperor must be established to win legal and moral support, and establish and promote the orthodox and justice of one's own side. In this way, there are only two heirs to choose from, one is King of Yue and the other is King of Yue and Yang You of Dai. The King of Yue, who is in charge of the Dongdu, obviously has more advantages.

This is one of the reasons why Yang Xuangan tends to attack Dongdu. The purpose of his mutiny was not to subvert the empire or overthrow the Yang family's rule over Zhongtu, but to change the imperial throne to ensure the division of the interests of the Guanlong nobles group, because he himself is a close branch of the royal family, and he is definitely unwilling to overthrow the rule of the empire. In a sense, this is an internal dispute between the Yang family's royal family. This is also one of the reasons why Yang Xuangan is confident and confident. Once he establishes a new emperor and wins the support of most of the royal family and the powerful people, it is easy to defeat the old emperor.

The reason why Li Mi tended to go north was that his purpose was to overthrow the empire and overthrow the Yang family's rule over Central Earth. "The Li family is about to rise" is certainly a prophecy, but the Yang family's country was forcibly taken away from the Yuwen family. Of course, others could imitate it and then take away the country's destiny from the Yang family.

Of course, Li Mi would not reveal this kind of thought, but he, Wang Zhongbo and others tried their best to persuade Yang Xuangan to go north. With the forced circumstance and Jin as the foundation to plan the world, he clearly expressed his idea of ​​splitting the empire.

Yang Su was in charge of the center for twenty years, and his disciples and former officials were all over the world. Once Yang Xuangan raised the flag and rebelled, and in the era, the Jin Dynasty was separatist and dominant, it was equivalent to forcing all Yang Su's disciples and former officials to a dead end. They either responded to Yang Xuangan's rebellion together, or watched their heads be cut off by the emperor. Their choice was self-evident. As a result, wars broke out everywhere, the world was in chaos, and heroes emerged. However, at this time, the emperor and the aristocratic group were in fierce conflicts, the reform was unpopular, and domestic and foreign crises were everywhere. It can be imagined that the emperor and the central government could not control the situation in the short term. When the situation became chaotic, it was too late for them to control it. In the end, the empire collapsed and Zhongtu once again entered the era of heroes competing for hegemony.

Li Mi talked freely, from the Li family of Zhaojun to the princes and grandchildren, from the situation in Hebei to the general trend of Shandong, from the reform strategy to the plan of the eastern expedition, from the canals connecting the north and south to the influence of geographical characteristics such as the Jin, Guanxi, Guandong and the Central Plains on the politics and military of the empire.

Dugu Zhen listened very seriously to Li Mi's words, and his expression gradually became solemn. While praising Li Mi's extensive knowledge and extraordinary political talent, he also inferred that Yang Xuangan, Li Mi and others had very accurate and careful deductions on the development and changes of the imperial political structure and the domestic and foreign situation in the past few years based on the emperor's political stance and radical reform strategies, and thus formulated a "change the world" plan.

The situation has developed to this point, and when Yang Xuangan's grand plan has begun and a great storm that has swept the empire has been launched, Li Mi's purpose for this trip is to seek cooperation.

What is the result of non-cooperation? Yang Xuangan and Li Mi must go north, enter the modern and Jin, and then completely end the peace in Middle-earth and push the empire into the abyss of disintegration.

What is the result of cooperation? Maintaining peace between China and Turkey, the empire is still the empire of the Yang royal family, but the power and wealth of the empire will be collectively divided by the Guanlong nobles. This is a win-win situation and a good thing that can kill multiple goals. Dugu Zhen really can't find a reason to refuse.

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Dugu Zhen was very cautious, his political stance was "moderate", and his words were naturally ambiguous, and it was difficult to guess his true intentions.

"I heard that You Zhishu is in Liyang?"

The deputy chief of the Censorate, Changzhi, the Censor You Yuan, has arrived in Liyang. Yang Xuangan has ordered the conscript of surrounding counties and townships to gather in Liyang on the grounds that Hu'er has betrayed. This order will definitely be questioned by You Yuan, and will be urgently reported to the palace and the Eastern Capital. In this way, Yang Xuangan's rebellion will be confirmed and shocked Zhongtu.

Will You Yuan report? He must report it. This is the responsibility of his censor, and any troubles must be reported. However, for the same thing, using different words and rhetoric, you can turn bad things into good things, and you can say the black ones into white. The key lies in You Yuan himself. The implication is that Yang Xuangan and You Yuan can reach a deal? You Yuan is a representative of the northern family of Hebei, and in fact, he is to negotiate with Yang Xuangan in Zhaojun.

On one hand, the nobles of the Shandong family were negotiating with Yang Xuangan, and on the other hand, the centrists of the Guanlong nobles were negotiating. The former's negotiation result obviously determines the position the latter should take. If the Shandong family had a deeper talk with Yang Xuangan and the two sides were separated in disagreement, most of the powerful and nobles of the Shandong family did not support Yang Xuangan, and even turned against each other, the mutiny process would not be as smooth as expected, and the result would be even more unimaginable.

Li Mi smiled slightly and said respectfully, "Lingquan was defeated in the battle, Li Yang was very passive, and it was probably a bit difficult."

Dugu Zhen gently stroked his long beard and said slowly, "The imperial guards Longwei went south along the Henan Province and repeatedly caused rebels, and the chaos on both sides of the river is hard to hide. The people of Shandong must give the court an explanation for this matter."

Li Mi heard that the Shandong rebel army became increasingly powerful, and the Shandong family gradually lost control of them. There are only two ways in the future, either joining the crowd or breaking the dead. The former just conforms to the new situation of the world's chaos and fighting for hegemony. In other words, Shandong people hope that the world will be in chaos and have the motivation to support Yang Xuangan's mutiny, but You Yuan's asking price in the negotiations must be very high, and the possibility of the negotiations breaking is very high. Unless Yang Xuangan has an absolute advantage in the mutiny, it will be difficult to win public support from Shandong people.

Judging from the current situation, Yang Xuangan has too little time left. He must make major concessions to the Shandong people in order to win the support of the Shandong people and win the support of various rebels in Shandong. In this way, the emperor can stop the emperor from going south in the Hebei direction and attack the Eastern Capital together in the Central Plains direction. The chances of a mutiny will be very high. The Shandong rebel army has also transformed from a "rebel" to a "meanor" in saving the country.

What is the biggest compromise between the two sides? Of course it is the imperial throne. Whoever controls the imperial throne and the government controls the power and wealth of the empire will control the redistribution of the empire.

"The candidates from Dongdu are the only choice." Li Mi finally expressed the real purpose of this trip.

Dugu Zhen remained silent for a long time, under Li Mi's expectation, Dugu Zhen finally gave the answer. He sighed sadly, closed his eyes and shook his head.

Li Mi was secretly surprised, and her thoughts turned into an electric shock, and suddenly thought of a person, a fatal negligence.

For Yang Xuangan and Li Mi, the goal of the heir of the imperial throne has always been clear, and of course it was Yang Tong, the King of Yue of Dongdu. But when Dugu Zhen shook his head like this, Li Mi suddenly thought of a person who could be the emperor in Dongdu, that is, Yang Hao, King of Qin, Yang Jun, son of the former Qin King and Princess Cui.

The goal of the imperial throne of Shandong people was the Qin King Yang Hao, who was the royal blood of the Yang family with the blood of the Cui family in Shandong. This is a very simple thing. When Yang Hao became the emperor, he naturally valued the children of the Shandong family headed by the Cui family. When Yang Jun was dragged into the imperial throne dispute, it was precisely because behind him was the Shandong family headed by the Cui family that unfortunately, Yang Jun became the first victim of the imperial throne dispute.

Can the candidate Yang Hao win the support of the Guanlong noble group? The answer is no. The Guanlong nobles will never make wedding clothes for others. They worked hard and launched a mutiny at the risk of life and death, but in the end the benefits were stolen by the people of Shandong. Who can agree?

The Liyang negotiations between Yang Xuangan and You Yuan will definitely break down.

Li Mi quickly stabilized her mind, looked at Dugu Zhen, who was slightly tired, and waited for him to open his eyes and peek at his last choice from his eyes.

Dugu Zhen opened his eyes, revealing a deep sadness, and his pessimism about the future made him fall into pain. However, he could not stand by, turn a blind eye, watch the Guanlong nobles everywhere in this storm, and let alone let the empire fall apart.

"Northwest people are a problem," Dugu Zhen said. "If you solve the problem, you may be able to gain more time."

Dugu Zhen finally chose "mean".

Li Mi left in disappointment and rushed to Wanli City.

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Chapter completed!