Dou Gui paced back and forth in Dugu Mansion with his hands. Although he rarely came to Dugu Mansion, his mind was not above the Dugu family at this time.

After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, the Guanlong nobles gradually divided into two factions, one was led by the Yuan family and the other was led by the Dugu family. After the Yuan family fell, the Dou family replaced the leader of the Yuan sect. This faction of Guanlong was renamed the Dou sect, and even the Li Yuan family belonged to the Dou family.

But whether it was the Dou Sect or the Dugu Sect, after purging the two emperors of the Sui Dynasty, especially Yang Guang's repeated attacks, the originally powerful Guanlong nobles gradually became weaker.

However, the starving camels were bigger than horses, and the Guanlong nobles were weaker than the power of the world in the past. The Guanlong nobles, both land and industries, had already retreated to the Guanlong old nest at this time. However, in the Guanlong area, they still had a strong force, and almost half of the fertile land was occupied by the Guanlong nobles, and all kinds of profitable businesses were monopolized by them.

The reason why Li Yuan's Tang Dynasty was able to quickly take root in Guanlong was closely related to the full support of the Guanlong nobles. Guanlong nobles not only supported Li Yuan morally, but also paid for money, food and troops to help quickly build an elite army of 200,000.

If it were not for the New Sui Dynasty established by Yang Yuanqing, then with the support of the Guanlong nobles, the Tang army could also wipe out the world and establish a powerful dynasty. Unfortunately, when he was born Liang, He Shengyu, the Tang Dynasty was repeatedly defeated by the Sui army, and the people's hearts were disintegrated, and the Guanlong nobles also began to have the intention to leave.

Dou Gui came to visit Dugu because their interests were facing serious threats.

Although the Dou family also secretly had connections with the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty also involved their interests, and the Dou family would not give up easily until the last moment.

The door opened, Dugu Zhen quickly came out, followed by Dugu Liang, and the two big figures of the Dugu family came out to greet him in person, which made Dou Gui a little flattered. He hurriedly bowed and saluted. "I dare not take the initiative to go to Uncle Shi to greet him in person."

Dugu Zhen is the son of Dugu Xin, with a very high generation, and the Dugu family and the Dou family also have marriages. Dou Gui's uncle is Dugu Zhen's brother, so it is natural to call him uncle.

Dugu Zhen laughed and said, "It is the honor of Dugu's family to be able to come to the door in person. I'll let my nephew wait for a long time, please come in!"

"Uncle Shi!"

Dou Gui exchanged a few more greetings with Dugu Liang, then entered the mansion gate and came to the guest room of Dugu Mansion. The three of them sat down with guests and hosts. Dou Gui stopped greetings and said straight to the point: "I am not invited today. There is indeed a big deal. The emperor is preparing to tour Bashu in the south. I wonder what Uncle Shi thinks?"

Dugu Zhen knew that he was coming for this matter. From Dou Gui's tone, he could hear his anxiety and anxiety about this matter. Dugu Zhen couldn't help but smile secretly. Even Dou Gui's identity could not hold back?

"My nephew, to be honest, we were talking about this just now. We think the emperor misjudged the situation a little, or he lived in the palace and had no idea what the consequences would be caused by throwing it out."

Dugu Liang next to him also sighed slightly, "Since the breaking of Chang'an City, people in the court and the country are in panic, and everyone in the entire Chang'an City is in danger. At this time, the emperor should have tried to stabilize the people's hearts and boost morale. But he proposed to go to the south again, fearing that the world will not be in chaos. I really don't understand what the emperor is thinking. Do you have to let it go until everyone's confidence is lost? I heard that many court officials have secretly interacted with the Sui Dynasty. It's no wonder that others did this, because the emperor made every mistake."

Two important figures from the Dugu family attracted each other and led the topic deeper step by step. They wanted to know what tacit understanding the Dou family and the Sui Dynasty reached.

But Dou Gui was the prime minister of the current dynasty after all, so he knew very well what to say and what not to say, so he would not follow their ideas.

He also sighed, "I think this may be the Lord tempting the court officials. He wants to move the capital, but he is afraid of arousing strong opposition from the court officials, so he uses the Southern Tour to test it. If everyone lets it go and there is no opposition, I am worried that he will really move the capital to Bashu. What should we do then? Support him for so long, but in the end he ruthlessly abandons us. What do I mean is that our two factions must unite and oppose him with a clear attitude."

"What a virtuous nephew means is that the entire Guanlong nobles united against him in the southern tour?" Dugu Zhen asked without saying a word.

Dou Gui nodded solemnly, "That's what I mean."

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Dou Gui said goodbye and left. Gu Duzhen kept thinking and silent. At this time, Dugu Liang sent Dou Gui back and asked: "Does the head of the family think the Dou family's attitude is a bit weird? Since he is also secretly contacting the Sui Dynasty, why do he firmly oppose Li Yuan's move to the capital?"

“Aren’t we also opposed moving the capital?”

Dugu Zhen sighed, "After all, I have paid so much for the Tang Dynasty, and I have moved the capital like this, no one will accept it!"

"What should the head of the family do? Will he jointly oppose the Southern Tour with the Dou family?"

Dugu Zhen nodded, "I think we should put pressure on Li Yuan, and we should let him understand that the Guanlong nobles are not mud that he can squeeze at will."

Speaking of this, Dugu Zhen's tone became colder, "Even if he wants to leave, he must return our efforts."

...........

Li Yuan never dreamed that he issued an order to go to Bashu at noon yesterday, and responded early this morning, and this response was so tough.

Thirty-six resignation books were piled up on the imperial case in front of him. These were the collective resignations of thirty-six members of the Guanlong nobles, including two prime ministers, Dugu Zhen and Dou Gui, who proposed to resign as prime minister because of their poor health.

In the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was normal for ministers to resign. The king would also try to keep them. If they really couldn't keep them, they would give them some money and allow the ministers to resign and return home. Then everyone would forget each other.

But the collective resignation of thirty-six ministers is a major event in any dynasty. This is a threat, a threat.

Li Yuan stared at the stack of resignations in front of him, with an uncontrollable anger flashing in his eyes. Of course, he knew why the thirty-six members of Guanlong nobles resigned, just because he proposed to go to the southern tour yesterday.

Li Yuan's anger could no longer be suppressed. He stood up, waved his hand heavily, and swept all the high stacks of resignations to the ground with a whistle. He drew out his sword and pointed at Resignations to resignations angrily, "How could there be any point in the ruler and ministers here? It is clearly a traitor. He dares to threaten me. Do they don't want to live?"

Feng Deyi next to him was so scared that he advised repeatedly: "Your Majesty, calm down your anger!"

Li Yuan's face turned pale, his chest was fluttering violently, and his eyes were staring at the pile of resignation memorials on the ground. His proposal to propose that the Southern Tour was just a temptation, and it was reasonable to object, but his imagined objection should be the collective letter of officials begging him to cancel the plan for the Southern Tour, which he could accept.

However, he never expected that the Guanlong nobles would not give him any face and threaten him with collective resignation, which made him extremely angry.

But at the same time, a kind of inexplicable panic arose deep in his heart.

The foundation of the Tang Dynasty was the Guanlong nobles. It was precisely because of the full support of the Guanlong nobles that the Tang Dynasty grew rapidly and became orthodox with the New Sui Dynasty.

The importance of the Guanlong nobles to the Tang Dynasty was self-evident. Li Yuan knew that if the capital was moved to Bashu, it would inevitably lead to dissatisfaction among the Guanlong nobles. However, it was not moving the capital now. Just a southern tour led to the collective resignation of the Guanlong nobles and such a tough counterattack.

Could it be... the Guanlong nobles have decided to abandon the Tang Dynasty?

This made Li Yuan's heart fall into a cold cave, and most of his anger had disappeared. He sat down dejectedly.

At this time, a eunuch reported at the door: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the King of Qin, is asking for a visit outside the palace."

Li Yuan did not react for a moment, and Feng Deyi whispered to remind him, "Your Majesty, it's Your Highness, the King of Qin."

Li Yuan was stunned at this time. It was his second son Shimin who came. Although Li Yuan had always hated his second son Shimin leaving Beijing without authorization and running to Fufeng County to control the army, Li Shimin's troops in Fufeng County also effectively ensured the safety of the western part of Guanzhong, which weakened the nine-point hatred in Li Yuan's heart to seven points.

More importantly, Li Shimin was his legitimate son after all, and letting his son control the army was also conducive to suppressing the Guanlong nobles. Li Yuan's hatred was reduced by two points to five points.

In addition, Li Shimin wrote two letters a while ago, pointing out that the Sui army's strategy was to destroy Li Mi first, and that the army was suppressing the pass was just to create momentum. Facts proved that Li Shimin was completely correct. Losing Li Mi's natural alliance against the Sui Dynasty made Li Yuan feel a little regretful.

This reduced Li Yuan's hatred for Li Shimin by three points. At this time, he only had two parts of hatred for his second son Shimin.

The Guanlong nobles threatened themselves with collective resignation, which made Li Yuan feel the importance of family affection. He sighed and said to the eunuch: "Please give him an audience!"

At this time, Feng Deyi had already packed up the resignation presentations on the ground and placed them aside. He bowed and bowed, "Your Majesty, I will avoid it first."

Li Yuan nodded, "Go! By the way, ask me what other dynasties think about me preparing for the southern tour."

"I'm going to leave."

Feng Deyi slowly retreated. Li Yuan looked at the pile of resignation statements on the ground next to him, and he couldn't help but sigh softly...

Feng Deyi walked out of the Wude Hall quickly and happened to meet the Qin King Li Shimin who was walking in a hurry in front of the steps. He hurriedly saluted: "Your Highness, the King of Qin, I need to remind you."

Li Shimin had no good feelings for Feng Deyi, but he didn't hate him either. After all, he was the confidant of his father and could not be offended. Li Shimin bowed and replied, "What do you need to remind me?"

Feng Deyi looked left and right and whispered: "Today, the Guanlong nobles collectively proposed their resignation, which made the emperor angry. Your Highness should be careful and must not offend the emperor again."

Li Shimin sighed in his heart. He had heard about this. He had to say that his father's temptation to visit Bashu in the south was a fool. When people were in panic, his father had to pour ice water again. How could he not let the Guanlong nobles feel disappointed?

"Thank you, Mr. Feng, for reminding me, I will be careful and will not anger my father again."
Chapter completed!