In the second year of Wei Gong, in October, Xindu.
This year¡¯s north is much warmer than in previous years. It¡¯s probably because after three consecutive severe winters, God can¡¯t bear the cold anymore.
However, this year has been a stable year in the north. Since the war in Henan last year, except for sporadic bandit wars, there has been no major turmoil. Therefore, the people of the North experienced two harvests safely.
Because of these two harvests, the people of the North, who had been exhausted for seven or eight years, could finally breathe a little easier.
As long as the world is at peace, as long as there are not so many excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, no matter how difficult the environment is, we can always survive.
Because of this year of peace, many ambitious people with evil intentions have gradually calmed down. It's not that their conscience discovered it, but that the world is in great shape. People's hearts are with Huang Mingyuan. For the sake of the family, they have to tighten their tails and not provoke Huang Mingyuan.
In the eyes of most people, Huang Mingyuan is already thirty-six years old, and he can only live another twenty or thirty years. All the aristocratic families in Guandong have made up their mind that they will never be hostile to Huang Mingyuan despite his efforts in the past twenty or thirty years. You need to take a long-term view. A mere twenty or thirty years is nothing compared to a century-old foundation and a thousand-year-old family.
Of course there are those who admit defeat and those who are unwilling to do so.
Especially the Guanlong nobles, they have suppressed the Guandong family for almost half a century and have become accustomed to this kind of mental crushing.
¡°What¡¯s the use of being from a century-old or thousand-year-old family? You¡¯re just kneeling under their swords and moaning.
But now everything has changed because of the appearance of Huang Mingyuan.
Some people are able to see current events clearly, know practical matters, are good at protecting themselves wisely, and wait for the times to take action. But some people would rather be broken into pieces than fall behind others.
??For example, Dou Kang; another example, Dugu Huaien.
Dou Kang is the leader of the Guanlong family, and Dugu Huaien is the leader of the Mesozoic generation in the Guanlong family. Although both of them surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, they all had one thing in common, that is, they both surrendered unwillingly. They had to do it in order to survive when there was no other way.
When the two arrived in Xindu, the overall treatment was pretty good.
Although he did not have a title, Dou Kang was an official of the Kaifu Yitong Sansi Division. Dugu Huaien was also named the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Dou Kang's eldest son Dou Yan was also appointed as the doctor. The rest of them had their own titles. Official position.
For the sake of stability in Guanzhong, Huang Mingyuan gave the Guanlong family, headed by the Dou family, preferential treatment to the greatest extent possible.
Especially Huang Mingyuan specially vacated a prime minister position for the Guanlong family.
It can be said that all this is benevolent and righteous.
But for a wealthy family like the Dou family, coupled with a proud man like Dou Kang, there will always be an illusion that the family is powerful and can fight against the government.
Therefore, even if Huang Mingyuan showed enough sincerity to Guan Long and showed great kindness to the Dou family, he still could not satisfy the bottomless desires of the Dou family.
Dou Kang was in Xindu, but he never stopped paying attention to Guanzhong. Every time I hear that the central government's rule in Guanzhong is more stable, I feel a little more melancholy and uneasy.
Dou Kang always felt that Huang Mingyuan was holding back a force that would destroy the entire Guanlong Group.
"However, Dou Kang has experienced many ups and downs and many worldly affairs. As the leader of a long-established aristocratic family, he has long been a fighter in the aristocratic family, fighting against the emperor, the Guandong aristocratic family, the internal forces of Guanlong, and the internal forces of the family.
So although Dou Kang was dissatisfied, he never expressed his attitude in front of others. Since arriving in Xindu, because he received a false position, he has stayed behind closed doors and has not participated in any gatherings with many people.
Therefore, many people thought that Dou Kang had been appointed and had returned to the new dynasty peacefully.
But there is not only one Dou Kang in the Dou family, and others may not agree with Dou Kang¡¯s ideas. For example, Dou Kang's son Dou Yan felt that his father's approach was too negative. Originally, the Dou family was weak in the new dynasty. If they continued to huddle in a corner and avoid everyone, how could anyone pay attention?
" In less than two generations, the Dou family will be reduced to a small family.
In the past, the declining aristocratic families all started when no one paid attention to them.
Therefore, Dou Yan actively communicates with people in Xindu, frequently participates in various gatherings and activities, makes friends, and accumulates connections, so he is quite eye-catching.
Dou Kang taught Dou Yan several times, but it was of no use.
In fact, since the Dou family surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, Dou Kang's prestige within the family has dropped to the lowest level.
Because of the circle, the people Dou Yan interacted with were mostly old officials of the Sui Dynasty and some people from the Guanlong family. Among this group of people, Dou Yan can take advantage of his family status to act as a leader.
There are also broken shipsA pound of iron, the strength of the Dou family should never be underestimated.
Dou Yan needs to rely on the strength of each family to stand firm on the new stage of Xindu. Some other families also hope to rely on the Dou family to enjoy the shade under the big tree. This is what everyone needs.
But there are also some people who, like Dou Kang, are unwilling to do so.
And this group of people did not wait in hibernation like Dou Kang, but started to connect in series early. And Dou Yan, an important figure in the Dou family, passively joined this organization without knowing the truth.
This small group included Duke Geng, Wang Shilong, Minister of Civil Affairs Duguji, secretary Cheng Cui Deben, doctor Yinqing Guanglu Dugu Wudu, doctor Yuwen Rutong, minister Chengdou Luda, Changping County prefect Sun Shixiao, doctor of Yubu Yang Gongshen, Huben Lang general Liu Xiaoyuan, Yinqing Guanglu doctor Li Jian, Post Office Shaoqing Cui Xiaoren, Fu Xilang Yang Mian and so on.
Huang Mingyuan¡¯s new court is dominated by his core old ministers, but after all, the flag of the Sui Dynasty is still flying, so there are many old officials of the Sui Dynasty in the court.
And this small group that Dou Yan participated in was basically die-hard loyalists of the Sui Dynasty. 强牺 zhuiyo.com 读牺At this time zhuiyo. com Zhang Si
Or rather, the frustrated ones of the new dynasty.
In fact, this is normal. When every dynasty falls, there is a group of martyrs. It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong, but whether it's a person with vested interests or a person who loses interests.
With the rise of Huang Mingyuan, a lot of people around him ascended to heaven. But there are only so many places, and if someone gets on, someone will get off. It is normal for those who are under the influence to gather together and seek to overthrow Huang Mingyuan.
When Dou Yan first joined this organization, he didn¡¯t know it. But after he found out about it later, he fell deeper and deeper into it and could no longer get out.
Dou Yan was frightened, but he did not dare to tell his father.
Later, Dugu Wu, the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, was arrested by the Imperial Guards Office for recruiting soldiers privately. Dou Kang became even more frightened. He knew that Dugu Wu was the leader of this group of people. Now that he was arrested, who knew whether everyone would be confessed because of this. Zhi Da Zhi Xiao
After staying in Xindu for a while, Dou Yan also heard about the power of the Guards Army Division. Once caught, no one could survive.
Dou Yan didn¡¯t think Dugu Wudu¡¯s bones were that hard.
For Dou Yan, this matter was too big, so big that he couldn't bear it.
Dou Yan had no choice but to go to his father Dou Kang and tell everything