Chapter 14: Faithful and traitorous

Yuanshou wanted to deal with Yang Yuanqing, but it had no direct relationship with Yang Yuanqing's wife's first-class imperial edict, but Yuanshou's normal plan was implemented.

At this time, he had already firmly held the post of the Inner Historian, and the emperor also trusted him very much, and his clan brother Yuan Hongsi was even more trustworthy. His eldest son Yuan Shangwu was promoted from a palace guard to a general of the left guard and was appointed as the Duke of Changshan County. Although this was because the King of Qi and his wife had an affair, the emperor felt guilty to him, no matter what, the Yuan family had begun to enter a rising channel. It was precisely because Yuanshou believed that the time to attack Yang Yuanqing was ripe.

At this time, it had been four years since Yuan Min was killed and half a year after his nephew Yuan Shangying was killed. Yuanshou's hatred for Yang Yuanqing had already taken root in his heart and grew into a towering tree.

Zhang Jin beside him is currently the General of Zuotun Guard and Minister of Justice. He is a former Prime Minister of the Cabinet. He is cautious and good at judging the situation. He has a very good relationship with Yuanshou and is also very clear about the truth about the He Ruobi case back then.

Yuanshou wanted to deal with Yang Yuanqing, but from Zhang Jin's personal relationship, he agreed. Moreover, Yang Yuanqing is the vanguard of the current emperor's fight against the Guanlong forces. Eliminating him was also a resistance from the Guanlong forces against the current emperor.

Zhang Jin also realized that the Guanlong forces had been gradually defeated by the emperor and began to turn into a mess. If the Guanlong nobles could be reunited by dealing with Yang Yuanqing, it might not be a bad thing. Since the Yuan family was willing to take this lead, he also expressed strong support.

"To deal with Yang Yuanqing, we cannot follow the previous path. We must learn from the lessons of He Ruobi, Yuwen Shu and King Qi, and even Yu Shiji's failure. Yang Yuanqing is good at using some emergencies or seizing the opponent's weaknesses, and then win through some conspiracies. This time, we must combine light and dark against Yang Yuanqing. The obvious is to impeach him and kill Yuan Shangying without being qualified to obtain the dismissal of Tongjian Doctors, and to let the emperor understand that we are dealing with Yang Yuanqing and not giving Yang Yuanqing the opportunity to conspire, but secretly, we operate behind the scenes. Our Guanlong Group has absolute strength and will not be unable to deal with a small Zuo Xiaowei General."

"I understand what Mr. Zhang means."

Yuanshou nodded, "This time we must be patient and not be anxious to achieve success. We should take it step by step and slowly force Yang Yuanqing to a dead end. Moreover, this time it is not only as simple as dealing with Yang Yuanqing, but also the Pei family, but also the Cui family and Wang family. I understand these in my heart. To put it seriously, this time it is likely to be a struggle between the Guanlong forces and the northern gentry forces. We must not take it lightly. The key is that the Guanlong family itself must unite. To be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I will visit Dugu Dugu Zhen and Li Yuan. I also decided to reconcile with him. In this way, the Guanlong Li family and Dou family can be brought over, as well as Yu Zhongwen and Yuwen Shu. I even want to bring in Yang Xiong, the king of Ande. His relationship with Yang Su is bad, and he should be able to help us behind the scenes..."

Zhang Jin also smiled and said, "If the Pei brothers can be brought down, I think southern groups such as Yu Shiji and Zhou Fashang will be happy to see them."

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time. At this time, Yuan Min's voice came from outside the door, "Father, Young Master Li is here!"

"Please come in!"

The door opened, Li Yuan walked in quickly, bowed and smiled, "Li Yuan took the liberty to disturb him. It turned out that Shangshu Zhang was here too. Fortunately, I will meet you! I will meet you!"

"Please sit down at Mr. Li." Yuanshou was very polite today, his smile was very sincere, and he no longer had the coldness he had before.

He has decided to reconcile with Li Yuan. This kind of reconciliation is not something that must be said to be reconciliation. Instead, it is understood through expressions such as tone, attitude, and other expressions. He will not deliberately say it out loud. It will be embarrassing.

Yuanshou's attitude made Li Yuan feel relieved. The conflict that had been struggling in his heart for nearly half a year was finally resolved. He sat down, tried to act as low as possible, and smiled carefully: "The Yuan Nei Shi comes to Li Yuan, what can I do to serve the Yuan Nei Shi?"

Yuanshou had psychological advantages over Li Yuan, so he didn't have to be tactful and said straight to the point: "Our Guanlong forces plan to jointly deal with Yang Yuanqing, so he invited Li Shaojian to discuss it together."

Li Yuan was surprised. The Guanlong forces united to deal with Yang Yuanqing, and this hat might not be too great, but he did not hesitate and immediately said: "Since it is the Guanlong forces united, Li Yuan is naturally willing to serve him."

Yuanshou did not give Li Yuan a chance to hesitate and smiled slightly, "I know that Li Shaojian is very close to Yang Yuanqing because of Changsun Sheng. Li Shaojian should be familiar with him. Then tell me, how should we deal with him? Or what should we pay attention to?"

Li Yuan didn't expect that Yuanshou would ask so directly, giving him no room for maneuver. He smiled bitterly and said, "Can Li Yuan consider this?"

Li Yuan is only 42 years old this year, while Yuanshou and Zhang Jin are both over 60 years old. Although they are of the same generation, the gap between age and official positions makes Li Yuan at a disadvantage in front of them. Moreover, in the Guanlong Group, the Li Yuan family is an inconspicuous minority, both in terms of economic strength and official background. It is precisely because of this that Yang Guang did not take Li Yuan seriously.

Zhang Jin smiled and said, "Tell me what you want first, and you don't have to decide what now? We're just referring to one or two."

Yuanshou and Zhang Jin's intentions were very obvious, and they were to force Li Yuan to express their opinions. This statement was not empty words such as "I am willing to serve", but Li Yuan had to come up with a substantial plan and participate in this matter. This was his sincerity in reconciliation with the Yuan family.

Li Yuan also understood their intentions, sighed secretly in his heart, and said helplessly: "In my opinion, Yang Yuanqing has a weakness, but also a strength, we must pay attention to it."

Yuanshou and Zhang Jin looked at each other and said in unison: "Please tell me in detail!"

Li Yuan pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Yang Yuanqing's weakness is his family, the Yang family. Whether he wants it or not, he is from the Hongnong Yang family after all, and he dare not do it too much. His strength is Princess Leping, which is his greatest backer..."

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Li Yuan said goodbye and left. Yuanshou asked Zhang Jin with a smile: "What do you think of this person?"

Zhang Jin sneered, "This person pretends to be confused because he understands it!"

"Oh! How do you say this?" Yuanshou asked in confusion.

"It's very simple. He has clearly proposed to use the imperial edict of Yang Yuanqing's wife Pei to make a fuss, but he avoided the Pei family and deliberately narrowed the scope of this matter. Isn't this what he pretended to be confused with his understanding?"

Yuanshou nodded, "I have seen it long ago that this person seems loyal, but is actually cunning. He can use it to this person, but it is not trustworthy."

"But Yang Yuanqing's wife's edict can indeed be used as a fuss."

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Generally speaking, Li Yuan would take his eldest son Jiancheng with some important officials, but today Li Jiancheng's son was a little sick. He wanted to accompany the doctor to see a doctor, so he did not accompany his father to the Yuan family.

When Li Jiancheng heard that his father had returned to his home, he hurried to his father's study and walked to the door. He happened to meet his father's concubine Wan. Wan also followed Li Yuan for many years and gave birth to a son Li Zhiyun for Li Yuan. He is six years old this year and is Li Yuan's fifth son.

Wan had just sent tea out, and when he looked up, he saw Jiancheng coming hurriedly. He quickly whispered, "Your father is in a bad mood, so be careful when speaking."

Jiancheng nodded and knocked on the door, "Father, it's me!"

"Come in!" Li Yuan sighed clearly in the study.

Jiancheng walked into the study and saw his father standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking out the window worriedly.

"Father, what happened?"

Li Yuan smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "Yuanshou and Zhang Jin are going to deal with Yang Yuanqing, and I will also pull me in."

Jiancheng was surprised and hurriedly said, "Father, Yang Yuanqing is the son-in-law of the Pei family. Haven't they thought about it?"

"They thought it thoroughly and asked me to provide advice. It was winter but I was having such a troublesome thing."

Li Yuan turned around and sat down in dismay, "I also said that I would join forces with the entire Guanlong force to deal with Yang Yuanqing, but it was obvious that this was a battle for cabinet power, what did it have to do with me?"

Li Jiancheng pondered for a long time and said, "But the emperor is already prejudiced against the Guanlong forces and wants to suppress them. Will their actions cause trouble?"

Li Yuan shook his head, "The Lord is not a big problem. After all, he is the emperor and needs to consider more about the balance of power. If he wants to suppress the Guanlong forces, he will use other methods. He is the most welcome to his ministers. I guess he will not intervene this time, and he will sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight."

"Then my father thinks we, Li, should we participate?"

Li Yuan trusted his eldest son the most. In front of his eldest son, he did not pretend to be himself. He sighed and said frankly: "I am not about participating or not. I have to consider, if I participate, what benefits can I get if I succeed? And if I fail, what consequences will I encounter? I must weigh the gains and losses, pros and cons of them."

Li Jiancheng thought for a while and said, "If my father participates, it is very likely to become the knife for Yuanshou's attack, and then it will become the shield for Yuanshou. Yuanshou will probably push our Li family to the front and let us fight Yang Yuanqing. The child means that it is best that my father can leave temporarily and avoid this struggle."

Li Yuan walked a few steps behind his back, his eyes slowly narrowed, and he said coldly: "Actually, this is also an opportunity. I really hope that they will fight a fierce battle. Only in the chaos can I have the opportunity to be an improvement. Yuanshou wants me to be a sword shield, that's him dreaming."

Li Jiancheng pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "If my father wanted them to fight fiercely, then I would have a plan to ask Yang Yuanqing to go directly to find Yuanshou. I don't know where he is now?"

"I heard that he had entrusted tens of thousands of Turkic women and children to the east and had arrived in Guanzhong. I guess he would come here early. In two or three days! He should go to Beijing."

Li Yuan glanced at his son, "What are your plans?"

Li Jiancheng smiled faintly and said, "It's a strategy that is a bit unfavorable."

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