"I won't repeat the matter of money and food. I believe everyone will actively support the Tang army."

Li Yuanji had a hypocritical smile on his face and said, "The other thing is about the army. Everyone knows that this time, the Zhou army attacked from all directions, and we have done our best. However, the army is too small to compete with the other side. We can only tear down the east wall and repair the west wall. But this is not a solution. If we recruit soldiers, the father is worried that it will stir up civil unrest, so he still hopes to get everyone's support."

At this time, everyone felt a sense of inconsistency. They had already guessed Li Yuan’s intentions. Li Yuanji continued: “Father knows that everyone has Zhuang Ding in their hands. There are about 30,000 people, well-equipped and well-trained. So the father hopes that everyone can lend Zhuang Ding to us for the time being and return it to everyone after the war is over.”

Li Yuanji had already expressed Li Yuan's true intention without any concealment. The so-called million-stone grain was just Li Yuan's temptation to see if the Guanlong nobles resisted strongly. As a result, the Guanlong nobles actually gathered. Li Yuan knew that he could continue to put pressure on them to hand over the army.

Everyone looked at each other, with a look of horror in their eyes. Did Li Yuan finally tear up the previous agreement and infringe on their core interests? You should know that the army, like their farming industry, is their core interests and their bottom line. At that time, Li Yuan promised not to touch their interests and promised that they could retain their own army. The Guanlong nobles decided to support Li Yuan in Guanzhong ascend the corruption and founding the country, but now

To put it nicely, it is borrowing, but who doesn’t know that this borrowing will not be returned again. Without the army to protect themselves, they will become fat sheep at the slaughter of others.

At this time, Dugu Qian said loudly: "Your Highness, we can donate money and food, and even donate a little more, but please donate your highness not to mention the matter of Zhuang Ding."

Hou Mo Chenduo also said, "We decided to keep Zhuang Ding after repeated consultations with the Lord. The Lord's promise is still vivid in our ears. We do not believe that the Lord speaks without faith. We must confirm with the Lord!"

"Why, don't you believe me?"

"We really can't believe His Highness's words. We hope to confront the Lord. If the Lord really wants to destroy the promise, we have nothing to say, but no matter what, we cannot accept His Highness's words."

The hypocritical smile on Li Yuanji's face suddenly disappeared. His slender eyebrows stood up and he said viciously: "Whether money and grain or Zhuang Ding, you can't help you now. You just think about it here, wait until you figure it out and hand over the money and Zhuang Ding Ding, you can go back to your house. Otherwise, no one can leave!"

After saying that, Li Yuanji turned around and strode away. Dozens of Xuanwu Jingwei followed him away. There were only fifteen stunned heads of the family left in the lobby. They could not believe that they were actually under house arrest by Li Yuanji.

The outside of the mansion was surrounded by three thousand Xuanwu Jingwei groups. The coachman and his entourage were escorted elsewhere to be detained. When Li Yuanji and his men walked out of the gate, the gate closed violently, and the soldiers stepped forward and sealed the gate.

At this time, Cui Wenxiang came forward and smiled and said, "Their expressions must be very interesting, I can imagine."

Li Yuanji snorted, "A group of self-righteous guys, they think they can fight against the imperial power, so let them suffer."

Cui Wenxiang nodded and said, "Your Highness is right. Since you have turned against each other now, you cannot give in. Your Highness wants to persuade the emperor. If you don't take this opportunity to completely deal with the Guanlong nobles, you will cause endless harm in the future."

Cui Wenxiang whispered to Li Yuanji again, and Li Yuanji nodded repeatedly, "I will persuade my father as my husband said, I will enter the palace first!"

"Your Highness performed very well tonight. I hope you can perform better and we will have a chance."

"Thank you for your teachings, sir!"

Li Yuanji ordered the soldiers to guard them strictly, but he turned over and headed towards the palace.

It was already the first update of the night, but Li Yuan did not sleep and was still waiting for Li Yuanji's news in the imperial study. He just hinted about the direction. The specific decision was up to Li Yuanji himself, but Li Yuan also knew that news would come tonight.

At this time, a eunuch rushed to the door to report: "Your Majesty, the King of Chu is coming down."

Li Yuan was excited and hurriedly said, "Let him in!"

Soon, Li Yuanji walked in quickly, knelt down and bowed, "Son Master, please see your father!"

"Speak quickly, how is the situation?"

Li Yuanji then treated him with Dugu Tuo and how he took advantage of their gatherings to put them all under house arrest. Of course, some things were also spared, such as threatening Dugu Pingzhi's wife and children, which would damage his image as a king.

Li Yuan nodded repeatedly and praised: "Do you do a good job and let them know what the consequences will be if you go against me!"

Li Yuan asked again: "What will the emperor plan to do in that step?"

"The son-in-law plans to lock them up for half a month first, causing them to have internal conflicts, and then separate them and defeat them one by one, forcing them to hand over the army."

"This is a good method. The emperor has made great progress in the past two years!"

Li Yuanji was secretly proud of his heart. These were Cui Wenxiang's plans. He was worthy of being his military advisor. He understood his father's thoughts very thoroughly, and he trusted Cui Wenxiang more in his heart.

Li Yuanji said again: "Father, son minister has another suggestion."

"You said!" Li Yuan was very satisfied with his son and wanted to listen to his suggestions.

"I think that if the army of the Guanlong nobles is deprived of the army, they will be a group of lambs to be slaughtered. I suggest that their farms can be confiscated to reward military merits and inspire soldiers to fight on the front line, which will greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of our army."

Li Yuan walked a few steps behind his hands. Although he was not as simple as his son, he had to consider tax issues, but he had to admit that this was indeed a good idea. There was nothing wrong with the general direction, but the details needed to be improved.

The eldest son Jiancheng proposed a way to learn how to reward military merits with the land of the Northern Sui army. However, they had no land at that time, so they could not implement this plan. If some of the land of Guanlong nobles could be confiscated this time, the court would have a large amount of land and the plan to reward military merits could be implemented smoothly.

If Li Yuanji proposed this plan a few years ago, Li Yuan would never agree, because the Guanlong nobles were his foundation, and he would never do anything to damage his foundation. However, since he learned that the Dugu family secretly sent tincture oil to the Sui army, Yu Yun secretly colluded with Zhang Xuan, and knew that the six heads of the Guanlong nobles publicly visited Wei Yunqi, Li Yuan's trust in the Guanlong nobles gradually collapsed, and he no longer regarded the Guanlong nobles as his foundation. On the contrary, he felt that the Guanlong nobles threatened him.

It is precisely for this reason that when Li Yuanji proposed to confiscate Guanlongtian property, Li Yuan did not feel disgusted at all. Instead, he felt that it was a feasible plan. Of course, the premise was to take away their army.

Li Yuan pondered for a long time and said to Li Yuanji: "Your advice is very good, but this matter is of great importance. For my father, I need to consider it carefully!"

Li Yuanji felt his father's trust in him. He knew that the opportunity had come, so he mustered up the courage to say, "Father, the number of Laochen Xuanwu Jingwei is too small and the scope of control is too small. If Zhuang Ding of the Guanlong nobles this time, can he hand them over to Laochen to replenish his troops? In this way, the Laochen can monitor the entire Guanlong."

Li Yuan was slightly stunned for a moment. He could be confused about other things, but he was never vague about military power. Even if it was his own son, he would not give him absolute military power. However, Li Yuanji proposed the plan to increase Xuanwu Jingwei. It is understandable. Li Yuan did not agree immediately and smiled and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it when you get their Zhuang Ding!"

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Just when Li Yuanji's three thousand Xuanwu Jingwei appeared on the streets of Chongrenfang, Dugu's general's leader reacted quickly and hid across the street, avoiding the army's arrest in time.

The head of the family general is Yu Qianfeng, who is about 35 or 36 years old. He has served for the Dugu family for generations and is loyal to the Dugu family. Many years ago, when Xuanwu Huofeng was not disbanded, Yu Qianfeng was still Zhang Zhongjian's deputy. He is very skilled in martial arts. He was the most capable family general of Dugu Shun at the time, and he was also the trusted confidant of Dugu's usurpation.

Seeing that the army surrounded another house, Yu Qianfeng immediately realized something was wrong. He ran back to Dugu Mansion and found Dugu Kaiming, the brother of Dugu Chuan. Dugu Chuan is the eldest son of Dugu Luo. He has four brothers, and his younger brother Dugu Wu is in charge of clan affairs in the old house of Fufeng County. There are also three brothers, Dugu Kaiyuan, Dugu Kaiming, and Dugu Kaiche.

Among them, Dugu Kaiyuan worked in the Longyou Army, and Dugu Kaiche also lived in the old house, only Dugu Kaiming and his brother lived in Chang'an.
Chapter completed!