Longyou, Lanzhou, Jincheng.

Lanzhou is an important place in the northwest, adjacent to Liangzhou, and lives in the south. Its capital is Jincheng. It is named after the "Jincheng Tangchi". It is also rich because it lives on the Silk Road.

Although Lanzhou was important, it made Lanzhou famous in the Tang Dynasty not because of these reasons, but because of a thousand-year-old family of aristocratic families in Didao County, Lanzhou.

In the huge Lanzhou city, the one living in the middle of the city is not the Lanzhou Governor's Office, nor the Lanzhou Governor's Office, but a private house. The owner of this private house is the Li family in Longxi.

The Li family in Longxi is one of the seven sects and five surnames. The Li family is so prosperous that they look at the world. They are the leader of the aristocratic families in the country. They hold the Guanlong family. Whether it is the Hongnong Yang family, the most prominent family in Guanzhong, or Wei Du, who is five feet tall in the south of the city, they have to lower their heads in front of the Li family. This is why the Li family, as the royal family, has to have some connection with Longxi.

The noble family of Li Mansion in Lanzhou is definitely not something that ordinary families can visit, but today the Li family rarely opens the main entrance of the inner house. Even Li Junji, the head of the Li family Guzang House, came forward in person to meet a distinguished guest, who was Dugu Shiren, the head of the Dugu family of Tianshui.

"The nephew is really a rare guest. Our two families are considered family friends, but this is probably the first time I'm here to visit." In the main hall of the inner courtyard of the Li family, Li Junji and Dugu Shiren sat in the middle and the second. As soon as he sat down, Li Junji spoke and smiled at Dugu Shiren.

Dugu Shiren was only forty years old, and Li Junji was over 70 years old and older than him. Moreover, Li Junji and Dugu Shiren's deceased father Dugu Wu were familiar with each other, so he also said this.

Li Junji has a very high position in the Li family. Dugu Shiren dared not be negligent or careless at all. Dugu Shiren said: "I know that the elders are in the mansion and do not dare to come to disturb me easily. If the situation is urgent this time, I will not dare to come to the door."

Li Junji picked up the tea bowl at his hand, took a sip, and asked Dugu Shiren: "How is the restricted handling of the matter in Liangzhou?"

Dugu Shiren replied: "Juduming is dead. Once Duguming dies, Xuanwei Mansion will inevitably be in chaos, but only one Xuanwei Mansion may not be possible. At that time, the elders will need to help the power."

Li Junji said: "This matter is of great importance, and you and I have a lot to do. I should help you and I have the best interests. However, the Zhechong Mansion in Liangzhou is not something I can tell by myself. This matter needs to be agreed with the Jin family, Zhang family and Dayun family. I will discuss it with them later."

Dugu Shiren smiled and said, "Although the three families of Jin, Zhang and Dayun are also families of Liangzhou, how can they compare your and my forces in Liangzhou? Nearly half of the military prefectures in Liangzhou and even Hexi are somewhat related to the Li family and Dugu family. As long as the elders open their mouths, how dare they not follow."

Li Junji said: "That's right, but we still have to do the skills in the face. What's more, this time Your Majesty ordered Su Dingfang to come to Liangzhou. What's going to move is not just Hexi, but the entire Guanlong. There are too many clans involved behind it. After our Liangzhou takes action, other states should also make some noise."

It is too difficult to compete with Li Shimin and Li Ke just by relying on a noble family in Liangzhou. If Li Shimin wants to make concessions this time, the only way is to take Liangzhou as the point and Guanlong bloom everywhere. Only in this way can Li Shimin and Li Ke retreat when they are in trouble.

Dugu Shiren listened to Li Junji's words and understood what he meant. Dugu Shiren said: "In order to deal with Su Dingfang, our Dugu family has lost a Dugu name, which can be said to have suffered heavy losses. After the matter is done, please don't forget the contributions of our Dugu family."

Li Junji said: "I see the strength of my nephew, and I will never forget it. Just don't worry, the Dugu family has the final say after this matter. But the nephew has lost his stomach when he uses Dugu Ming, a concubine, to make a case."

Although Dugu Ming was appointed as the fourth-rank Zhechong Duwei, he was a illegitimate child of the Dugu family. The legitimate sons of a noble family like Li Junji never took them seriously.

Dugu Shiren was choked by Li Junji's words. In the eyes of these people, the concubine's son was just a chess piece. For the benefit of the clan, he used it and died. It is naturally inappropriate and unrealistic to bargain with a chess piece.

Dugu Shiren is also the head of the family, but in the face of Li Junji's lesson, Dugu Shiren could only listen and dare not speak a word.

The Dugu family was originally one of the eight pillar states, and there were several aristocratic families in Longyou, especially the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Former Sui Dynasty. They relied on the relationship between the two Dugu empresses to overwhelm the Li family for a time.

But the relationship between the Dugu family and the former Sui royal family was too deeply tied. Under the ruthless crushing of the wheel of the change of dynasties, the former Sui family was destroyed, and the Dugu family could not survive alone. The losses were heavy, and the people who were highly powerful in the clan were killed or injured. Even Dugu Shiren almost died at the hands of Wang Shichong of Luoyang, and the Dugu family was in a slump.

Although it has only been twenty years, the Dugu family is no longer the same as before, and there is no way to compare with the prosperous Longyou Li family.

The power is not as good as others. The Dugu family wants to protect Liangzhou by relying on themselves alone. He must rely on the power of the Li family. Therefore, although he knew that what Li Junji said was inappropriate, he could only bear it.

Dugu Shiren said: "What the elders said is that my nephew is thinking badly."

In fact, what Li Junji said was deliberately attacking Dugu Shiren. His Guzang House was basically in Liangzhou. When Su Dingfang came to Liangzhou this time, the most threatened interests was Li Junji's Guzang House. At this critical moment, Dugu Shiren wanted to talk about the life and death of a concubine's son, so he naturally would not allow it.

However, Li Junji never thought that he would really make things difficult for Dugu Shiren. After all, although the Dugu family is not as good as before, it still has a mixed relationship with the various tribes in Longyou and cannot be despised.

Li Junji said: "Okay, I see what you Dugu family did this time, and I will definitely not ask you to explain to your tribe members in the future. But you still need to keep a close eye on Liangzhou and never have any trouble."

Dugu Shiren smiled and said, "Elder just be at ease and wait until the time is ripe. Let us work together, and Su Dingfang will have no place to gain a foothold in Liangzhou."

Li Junji nodded and said, "Well, even though that is the case, you still need to remember one thing. Don't do it too ugly, and don't hurt their lives. Su Dingfang is the prince's person, and our prince's priest is not very rude."

Su Dingfang was Li Ke's confidant general, and this matter was known to everyone. Once they did too much and even ruined Su Dingfang's life, they would completely tear off their faces with Li Ke. It would be not very cost-effective to offend the future Emperor of Tang for these things.

Dugu Shiren replied: "Don't worry, elders, my nephew knows the importance of it."
Chapter completed!