Chapter 627
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The news of the Jiangdu mutiny was like wings. In just a few days, it spread all over the country, including Hebei, Guanzhong and Longyou. Everyone in the world was shocked. At the same time, they criticized Yu Wen and his crazy heartbrokenness, killing the king and usurping the throne, and calling on people all over the world to fight it together.
The Minister of Personnel Dou Wei hurried to the Prime Minister's Office. As expected, the Dou family became the biggest winner for Li Yuan to take over Chang'an. Not only did Dou Wei be named the Minister of Personnel, Dou Kang was also named the chief minister of the Taiyuan Remaining Prefecture, Dou Guan was named general and master craftsman, and several Dou clan members were also named the prefect of the county.
Dou Wei held the real power of the Ministry of Personnel and became the person Li Yuan trusted the most. When the guard saw Dou Wei coming, he hurriedly reported, "Prime Minister, Shangshu Dou is here!"
"Please come in!" Li Yuan's voice came from the room.
Dou Wei quickly walked into the room and saw Li Jiancheng also in the room. He quickly bowed and said, "I am going to see His Highness the King of Tang!"
"Shangshu Dou please sit down!"
Dou Wei was Li Yuan's elder. Li Yuan couldn't call him a name, so he had to refer to him as an official position. Although this seemed a bit unfamiliar, it was also very formal.
Dou Wei sat down and nodded to Li Jiancheng again. He felt a little surprised, why is Shimin not here? Generally speaking, Li Yuan would definitely ask Li Shimin to discuss important matters.
Li Yuan seemed to understand his thoughts and smiled and said, "Shimin went to inspect Longxi for me. There were troublemakers in Jincheng County who caused trouble and actually beat the prefect to death. I got the news in the middle of the night last night, so Shimin led his army to rush there overnight."
Dou Wei was startled and beat the prefect to death. This is not an ordinary troublemaker. It is likely to be related to Xue Ju. However, although Li Yuan said it lightly, Li Shimin set out overnight, which shows that Li Yuan actually attaches great importance to this matter.
Dou Wei also knew that there were more important things at the moment, such as the Jiangdu Mutiny, which was the world's major event. So he put Li Shimin's affairs aside and whispered: "Your Highness is looking for me, is it for Jiangdu's affairs?"
Li Yuan shook his head, "Although the Jiangdu mutiny is shocking, Yu Wenhua and I don't worry me yet. In fact, what I care more about is Zhang Xuan."
"Zhang Xuan?"
Dou Wei quickly searched for information about Zhang Xuan in his mind. He remembered the latest thing about Zhang Xuan, that is, Zhang Xuan was named King of Qi and General of the Cavalry. This was granted by Yang Guang's personal order, and it was obviously intended to win over Zhang Xuan to deal with them.
Dou Wei pondered for a moment and said, "Is there anything strange about Zhang Xuan's title of King of Qi?"
Li Yuan smiled faintly, "I have already received the news that it was Yu Shiji who convinced Yang Guang that Zhang Xuan was named King of Qi. It should be Yu Shiji who gave Zhang Xuan a generous gift for his son and family. But it can be seen that Yang Guang hated me to the core. In order to let Zhang Xuan deal with me, he did not hesitate to give him his son's title, but this is not what I want to say today."
Dou Wei realized that he had guessed wrongly, and he hurriedly said, "The news of Wei was lagging behind, please make clear your reputation!"
Li Yuan told Li Jiancheng, "Dalang tells Dou Shangshu!"
Li Jiancheng not only served as the governor of the Eastern Route Army, but was also named Minister of War and also controlled the secret intelligence agency of the Tang Dynasty's Palace.
He bowed to Dou Wei and said, "We have received reliable news. Zhang Xuan has led tens of thousands of troops to hide in Donghai County for almost ten days."
Dou Wei was shocked, "Does he know that Jiangdu is going to undergo a mutiny?"
Li Jiancheng nodded, "He obviously has always been very clear that he not only picked up dozens of important officials first, but also secretly notified Yang Qing on the day of the mutiny, but it was too late to be too late."
At this time, Li Yuan snorted coldly, "This person's far-reaching vision, skillful means, and careful scheming made me really reluctant to give up. Not only did he make arrangements early, but he also allowed the mutiny to happen. Finally, it made people feel that he was trying his best to stop the mutiny, save the court, and waited for Yu Wen and became a villain, and now he came to pick the peaches of the mutiny."
Dou Wei's face changed several times. He savored it carefully. Li Yuan said it well. Zhang Xuan had probably had the idea of establishing a foundation in Donghai County. The Qingzhou army was stationed in Donghai County, obviously to intercept Yu Culture and go north in the Huaihe River.
"What does Your Highness mean? How should we deal with it?"
Dou Wei had already vaguely guessed what Li Yuan meant and wanted to take advantage of the emptiness of southern Hebei to send troops to Hebei.
Li Yuan nodded, "Since Zhang Xuan is going to eat big meat, I am beyond my reach, but I want Hanoi County to build a foundation south of the Taihang Mountains."
Dou Wei nodded, "Does Your Highness want the old minister to lead his army to the expedition?"
Dou Wei served as the prefect of Hanoi County twenty years ago. He stayed there for five years and had a lot of connections in Hanoi County. Since Li Yuan brought him up, he must have wanted to go to Hanoi County.
Li Yuan smiled and said, "How can you let Duke Dou lead his troops? I decided to let Jiancheng lead his army to fight. Please ask Duke Dou to follow the army and give guidance to Jiancheng."
"I understand, I will definitely not disappoint Your Highness."
The three of them were talking when suddenly a hurrying footsteps came from outside. Someone was reporting urgently outside, "Report to the Prime Minister, Luoyang has sent an urgent report!"
"Pick it in!" Li Yuan frowned.
A personal guard walked into the room, knelt down on one knee, submitted a document, and then retreated.
Li Yuan opened the document and read it, his face changed suddenly. After a while, he couldn't say a word.
"What happened?" Li Jiancheng and Dou Wei asked in unison.
Li Yuan smiled bitterly and said slowly: "King of Yue Yang Tong ascended the throne in Luoyang."
For a moment, the official room was very quiet. Li Yuan paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. Dou Wei advised again: "I am still my original opinion. I hope that Your Highness can follow the wishes of the officials and the people and be the emperor as soon as possible, so as not to disappoint everyone."
Li Jiancheng next to him also advised: "Father, Shangshu Dou is right. Since Yang Guang is dead, the Sui Dynasty is dead in name only. Why didn't my father build a new dynasty early? I gave everyone hope. I believe that no one is willing to guard the dead tree of the Sui Dynasty again. The child feels that the time is ripe, so father should not hesitate anymore."
Li Yuan sighed, "I sent you to attack Hanoi County. In fact, I just don't want to listen to you and repeat persuasion again. Why don't you understand my feelings?"
Li Jiancheng wanted to say something else, but Dou Wei waved his hand to stop him and said sincerely: "If you have any ideas, you might as well say them out, so that we can understand that I think communication is more important."
Li Yuan had to say slowly: "After Yu Wen and the lord killing, he knew that he would establish another monarch, but he did not dare to usurp the throne directly. Before the monarch's corpse was cold, I would ascend the throne directly to the dynasty. Isn't it worse than Yu Wen and it would make the world despise, and it also gave Zhang Xuan and others an excuse to attack me, so I think it's not the time yet."
Li Jiancheng and Dou Wei looked at each other, and both of them felt the worries in Li Yuan's heart. This worries not only come from the pressure of etiquette, but they felt that it was more pressure brought by Zhang Xuan. Li Jiancheng especially understood his father's mood. Zhang Xuan was named Queen of Qi, and his father could not fall asleep for two consecutive days. This shows the huge pressure Zhang Xuan brought to his father.
In fact, both Li Jiancheng and Dou Wei saw Li Yuan's inner timidity. Li Yuan did not care about etiquette. Since Yang Guang died, the Sui Dynasty was in name only. This was a good opportunity to establish a new dynasty. Without Zhang Xuan, a powerful opponent, Li Yuan would have never hesitated to establish the dynasty. It was Zhang Xuan who refused to give up the Sui Dynasty, which made Li Yuan dare not rashly establish a new dynasty to replace the Sui Dynasty.
But it is not a solution to keep going like this. Dou Wei pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness, why not give up. We mourn Yang Guang, and we will consider establishing a new dynasty after the three-month mourning period expires. In this way, we will be benevolent and righteous in the Great Sui Dynasty, and we can also block the mouths of the whole world."
Li Yuan thought about it and said that this would be fine, at least he didn't have to ascend the throne immediately, which made him feel cramped.
"All right!"
Li Yuan sighed, "According to the words of Shangshu Dou, we mourn the misfortune of the Supreme Emperor."
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Chapter completed!