And now that Fang Jun is about to take over as Jing Zhaoyin, most of the Guanlong family's properties are around Chang'an, and they are all under Fang Jun's power. I can't even imagine what kind of retaliation they will receive in the future... …
That's why everyone gathers here to discuss countermeasures.
Changsun Wuji gave a wry smile, moved his fat body, and sighed: "What kind of regulations can I have? In order to deal with foreign affairs, we must first settle the internal affairs. If we can't sit together internally to deal with the outside world, how can we fight against Fang Jun? You know, Fang Jun The person standing behind Jun is Your Majesty!"
Don't blame him for saying such words.
The Guanlong family was an interest group based on the twelve generals of the Eight Pillar States of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Over the past hundred years, although there were many internal disputes within the group due to conflicts of self-interest and political demands, by the Sui Dynasty In the later period, because the prince Yang Yong they supported was defeated and died in the fight for the throne, the cruel political environment forced everyone to put aside their prejudices and unite the front to advance and retreat together.
Then he enjoyed huge dividends in the process of supporting the Li family in Longxi...
With the support of the Guanlong Group, the Li family in Longxi aspired to become the world's most powerful political force, firmly suppressing the Jiangnan gentry and Shandong aristocratic families.
But now, signs of division are emerging again.
The Dou family was frightened by the emperor's suppression. The Hou Mo and Chen family's weakening power had no bearing on the overall situation. The Yuwen family had completely become the emperor's lackeys. The Dugu family had always had a transcendent status, so naturally they were unwilling to mess with this muddy water...
I think that the Guanlong Group, which was once so powerful, now feels like it is falling apart.
Of course, an important reason for the current situation of advancing and retreating is that Fang Jun is too troublesome. With inducement, he is known as the "God of Wealth", and his family's copper coins are probably worth a lot of money; with force, he has His Majesty's backing behind him, and even the general manager of the Shipping Department who was transferred out was replaced, but in the blink of an eye, he He is about to take up the post of Jing Zhaoyin. This is a high-ranking official of the second rank. He has almost reached the pinnacle of officialdom...
How to deal with such a soft and hard stick that won't eat?
Linghu Defen had a headache, and he looked at Yu Zhining, who had been silent all this time: "Brother Zhong Mi is serving the prince Zuo Shuzi and the prince Zhan. He is both the prince's teacher and a close minister of the East Palace. Why should he treat the prince's gains from Jiangnan?" All the wealth and goods were dedicated to His Majesty without any prior knowledge, which caused our families to be passive. Not only did we throw away the money without getting His Majesty’s pleasure, but it even caused ridicule among the people in the market?”
This is a bit harsh to say, but this is indeed the reason for Yu Zhining.
If you don't even know about this big thing in advance, what are you doing around the prince?
Yu Zhining's old face sank slightly, he raised his eyelids and glanced at Linghu Defen, and said lightly: "This matter is too sudden. Not only did I not know about it in advance, but also several other East Palace officials were not aware of it at all. It was someone’s negligence.”
How could anyone know?
The fact is that even His Highness the Crown Prince himself did not know and was completely coerced by Fang Jun...
Linghu Defen thought that his status was much higher than that of Yu Zhining, and immediately said displeasedly: "We, the Guanlong Group, are in the same spirit and should take care of each other. Why is Brother Zhong Mi pushing the envelope like this? This is not the case. It’s the way to work together.”
Yu Zhining felt disgusted.
He had never had a good impression of Linghu Defen. This man was definitely talented, but he was quick at talking and clumsy at practical work.
Once Emperor Gaozu summoned his ministers to discuss state affairs and asked: "What can I do to become a king? What if I want to be a hegemon? Which one should be put first?"
Linghu Defen replied: "To be king attaches great importance to virtue, and to be king is to use the name of punishment. Xia, Yin, and Zhou Quan became kings with benevolence and virtue. In the Qin Dynasty, they were kings with the name of punishment. In the Han Dynasty, they used the way of kings and hegemons. Wei, Jin Since then, the way of overlord has been lost. If we use the way of overlord, the way of king comes first, and nothing is more difficult than this."
Emperor Gaozu was very happy after hearing this...
In fact, in Yu Zhining's opinion, Linghu Defen was just talking nonsense.
What is the royal way? What is domineering?
Since the Spring and Autumn Period, kings and tyrants have coexisted in all dynasties. If one is only lenient to benevolence and does not impose punishment, the world will be rife with bandits and social unrest; otherwise, public dissatisfaction will arise and wars will be everywhere. During the time of Yao and Shun, they ruled from the top down and continued to change dynasties; during the pre-Qin period, they were punished severely and the second generation died. The Han, Jin and Sui Dynasties learned their lesson. Which dynasty did not have both kings and hegemons? But when the country should be subjugated, it will still be subjugated!
Yu Zhining even dared to say that he might not be able to do well if Linghu Defen was asked to take off his literary reputation and be appointed as a county magistrate.
This is a self-righteous and self-righteous nerd!
After listening to Linghu Defen's words, Yu Zhining looked at the people around him and saw that no one spoke up for him, and he was completely disheartened.
He stood up directly and said calmly: "I am already old. I have recently planned to retire and take care of my old age. I really don't have the energy to devote to important matters. You can make your own decision and don't worry about your family. I will take my leave."
After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and left.
Everyone in the hall was stunned for a moment.
Everyone was dissatisfied with Zhining's performance in this matter, so when Linghu Defen beat him, no one supported him. But who would have thought that this old guy would be so hot-tempered that he would just kick the table and stop playing?
The most embarrassing person was naturally Linghu Defen, whose face was slapped by Yu Zhining!
Linghu Defen was so angry that he slapped the table in front of him and said angrily: "How can this be unreasonable? Who are you looking down on? Can't you even say something? This person is really hateful and selfish to the extreme. He is in the family All my property is in Luoyang, and Fang Jun and Jing Zhaoyin can’t take care of it anyway, so can we just ignore it and ignore it?”
It's a pity that Yu Zhining has already gone far away. Where can I hear his words?
Everyone present is despised. If you can't bear it, why don't you roar like this in front of Yu Zhining and wait for them to go away before you get angry? However, despite being contemptuous, Linghu Defen's last words were quite reasonable. The Yu family's roots were in Luoyang, which was also an important location for the state relocation and the establishment of a government. Fang Jun, the Jingzhao Yin, had absolutely no control over it.
Why follow the muddy water?
He Lanshuo let out a long sigh and smiled bitterly: "People are so short-sighted, what should I do?"
Selfishly and with different agendas, the Guanlong Group, which in the past single-handedly created the Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang dynasties, has gradually turned from prosperity to decline, and is not far away from falling apart...
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As soon as the news came out that the imperial court had added the Jingzhao Prefecture to manage the capital and restructured the five prefectures to be under the direct jurisdiction of the central government, it immediately set off an unprecedented turmoil in the Chang'an officialdom!
There is a pit for each carrot, and there are countless carrots. In the past, fighting for the pits was often a bloody battle. Now that there are countless pits suddenly appearing, the carrots naturally have to use all their strength and sharpen their heads to dig into the pits...
Before the early Tang Dynasty, what people called "Shandong" did not only refer to the land of Qilu, but to the vast area east of Mount Wei or Huashan. Therefore, "Shandong heroes" did not refer to the Han Dynasty in Shandong...
In fact, during this period, the so-called "Shandong gentry" did not only refer to the aristocratic families still located in this area. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the upper class of the ruling class was in chaos as they fought for the throne. The Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Di, Qiang and other ethnic minorities took the opportunity to enter the Central Plains. Chang'an and Luoyang were dilapidated and abandoned, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, including Qilu, became a battlefield for various ethnic groups. . In this historical background, Sima Rui established his country in Jiangdong, and the Qilu family headed by the Langya Wang family followed him to the south and became the political pillar of the founding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. This is the "south crossing in clothes".
The Shandong gentry after crossing the river were called "Qiao surnames"...
Therefore, the relationship between the Shandong gentry and the Jiangnan gentry is inextricably linked.
In the early Tang Dynasty, due to the consequences of the struggle for hegemony in the late Sui Dynasty, the Shandong gentry suffered unrelenting suppression by the court. There were very few officials from Shandong gentry in the court, and their political power dropped to a historical low.
In the mansion of Shen Guogong Gao Shilian, Zhang Xingcheng, the banner figure of the Shandong gentry in the court hall, came to pay a visit.
Zhang Xingcheng was just over 50 years old this year. When he was an official, he was in charge of the affairs of his subordinates.
He was born in the Zhang family in Zhongshan. Compared with the Cui family, Lu family, Zheng family and other big surnames, his family is not prominent. However, it is precisely because of this that he was favored by His Majesty Li Er to take up this position. Otherwise, he would have been suppressed long ago. The family farmed.
In the process of fighting for world hegemony, the Shandong nobles put great pressure on the Li Tang royal family, and even almost supported Dou Jiande, Liu Heitai and others to kill the Li Tang royal family. How could the Li Tang royal family show mercy in the face of such an enemy?