Yang Guang is a man who loves great achievements and is competitive. His goal is not only to govern the Sui Dynasty better, but also to surpass Emperor Qin, Han Wu, and Sui Wen, making him an unprecedented emperor. . I heard that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went out for inspection, the banners stretched for thousands of miles, and the army was connected end to end for thousands of miles, so he planned to do the same when he patrolled the north. However, not only was there a famine in the north of the Sui Dynasty, and there was also the danger of internal chaos, he had no choice but to reduce the 590,000-strong army to 330,000, leaving 260,000 elite troops in case of any eventuality.
The 330,000 troops plus the accompanying personnel were actually quite a lot. If the large army went all the way north, although it would not exceed the size of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it should not be much different. But at this time, Goguryeo gathered more than 300,000 troops at the border and put on a posture of fighting. In desperation, Yang Guang had to change again.
The main topic of today's meeting is "Changing the Northern Patrol Strategy." In order to cooperate with and cover up Yang Ji's actions, Yang Guang revised the established Northern Patrol itinerary and route, dividing the original army into east, middle and west. Three armies. With Zhang Heng's unexpected arrival, the emperors and ministers of the Sui Dynasty managed to collect private money, resell official officials, and store grain and goods in the court hall, and they also completed the three stations of the imperial censor. Next, after a red-faced dispute among the four major factions, Yang Guang got his wish and appointed Pei Renji as the deputy governor of the Northern Navy. He successfully dragged the Hedong nobles into the dispute, allowing them to join the southern nobles to resist the powerful Guanlong nobles.
At the end of the court meeting, Yang Guang appointed Lu Chu, who was far away in Luoyang, as the supervisory governor of Jingzhou to investigate the problems existing in the southern navy and the official administration of Jingzhou. This in turn drew the Lu family in Shandong into the dispute.
Everything was in perfect harmony with his and Yang Ji's planned plan, without any deviation. After that, just let it ferment while fanning it to light the fire. There is no need for Yang Guang to participate in everything.
When the court meeting was announced to be over, Yang Guang, Yang Ji, Yang Xiu, Yang Da and Yang Zhao immediately went to Anren Hall to plot.
This time, Yang Ji's conspiracy against the Yuyang clan of the Yuan clan was the main focus. In their original plan, Yang Ji quietly left the army and first visited the Lu clan of Fan Yang to obtain the Yuyang clan of the Yuan clan from Lu. evidence of the crime. However, he felt that it was not perfect enough, and decided to use this opportunity to further split the three Guanlong sects, by taking the direct descendants of the Dugu family and the Dou family northward. But before that, he had to go to the Dugu family and the Dou family to make an appearance in order to deepen the Yuan family's suspicion. Although it won't achieve any results now, once the Yuyang system of the Yuan family is taken down by him, all these things will explode with their due power.
Yang Ji had clear goals and precise directions, and Yang Guang accepted everything. However, as things changed and developed, Yang Guang always felt that there were shortcomings in this plan, and that it could be done better, save more time and effort, and be more effective. But what the shortcomings were, he couldn't tell for a while.
After Yang Xiu's reminder, Yang Guang found out that there was another Pei Ju. As the commander of the march of Liaodong Road, Pei Ju must have followed Yang Ji all the way. How could what Yang Ji did be hidden from him?
But Yang Da felt that having Pei Ju around Yang Ji meant that Yang Ji had the most powerful and powerful help: on the one hand, the nobles had a huge conflict of interest with the Guanlong nobles, which was very wrong. In order to bring down the Guanlong nobles, they , in order to seize the central power, they must secretly collect evidence of the Yuan family and other Guanlong nobles in case of emergency; and the Pei family and the Hedong nobles under their command will do the same, and they must also have evidence of the Yuan family.
This is also inevitable for factional disputes, and it has been no exception since ancient times. Since various factions are worried that rival factions will use evidence of guilt to get at themselves, they will generally restrain their own people instead of overindulging. This also leads to the government becoming clear and clear to a certain extent. Therefore, "the emperor and the aristocratic family rule the world together" has a positive effect in this regard. one side.
On the other hand, although the Yuyang clan of the Lu family and the Yuan family have huge conflicts of interest in Youzhou, the Lu family and the Yuan family belong to the category of ministers, and they are naturally wary of the emperor. And Yang Ji has always acted on behalf of the emperor's will, and is regarded by the aristocratic family as the emperor's "world-destroying" magic blade, so he is naturally the target of the Lu family's vigilance. In addition, the Guanlong nobles were at the height of their power and their power spread all over the world. Therefore, out of consideration for their own safety and interests, the Lu family would never grant Yang Ji the authority to supervise the Yuan family for the sake of personal gain. Because they were worried that Yang Ji would turn around and reveal the information to the Yuan family, causing the Lu family to face the strong counterattack of the Guanlong nobles.
But Pei Ju was different. He and the Lu family belonged to the same gentry camp, and the two families were related by marriage. If Pei Ju, the head of the Pei family and the head of Hedong, came forward, the situation would definitely be very different. And if Yang Ji adds up the things in Lu's and Pei's hands, it will definitely have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort.
As for Pei Ju, Yang Da thinks he will definitely help. Mainly because it was Yang Ji who took action, not him, and it was Yang Ji who finally offended others. However, he was able to use Yang Ji's hand to win Yang Guang's favor, weaken the Guanlong nobles, gain political strength, and gain support from the nobles. , plus the Yuyang family of the Yuan family is indeed guilty, why would he not do it?
If it were him, he would do it too.
Yang Da and his brother Yang Xiong helped Yang Jian seize the world's right-hand man. During this period, they experienced countless strong winds, waves, rapids, and dangerous shoals. Every step they took was like walking on thin ice; the severe situation of failure or failure also prompted them to think very broadly when considering problems. , go deep. As for his knowledge of the family, he definitely far surpasses the four people here. Yang Guang, Yang Ji, Yang Xiu, and Yang Zhaojin were all amazed and convinced by this profound and insightful analysis.
Compared with this kind of old fox who managed to survive in troubled times, they are still much younger after all.
Yang Ji had a general direction in mind, and it was approved by Yang Guang and completed by Yang Da, so he didn't stay any longer. He picked up the transfer order given by Yang Guang and left the palace with high morale, heading towards Shangshu Province.
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Within this short period of time, the imperial court had posted notices on the notice walls of every square, indicating that the imperial court had successfully uncovered a massive and influential private money case. In addition to targeting those who minted private money and spread it, In addition to imposing the death penalty, the officials will also conduct in-depth investigations to arrest and bring the criminals who have temporarily escaped death one by one to be sentenced to death.
Private money is fake money. Once it spreads, the group whose interests will suffer the most are undoubtedly ordinary people. After ordinary people get private money, they usually have no choice but to admit that they are unlucky; if they dare to use it to harm another person, they will be guilty of the same crime as those who spread the private money. Once the victim reports the crime, they will be fined even if they are not executed. A bankrupt. Therefore, the group that hates private money the most is ordinary people.
In this wave of spread of private money, Yuzhou, including Luoyang, is the center of the storm, and the people there are also the largest group of victims. However, Daxing City is very close to Luoyang and has also been affected to a certain extent. When the news that the private money case was uncovered spread spontaneously among the people, it quickly spread throughout the city. The people were rejoicing, and joy was on everyone's face.
As for those involved in the crime, the court announced their names without ceremony. In this feudal era, there was no such thing as cover-up or "mosaic" to help conceal crimes, so the names of the criminals were also listed on the notice. Middle: Among them are the descendants of the ostentatious general Yuzan, the descendants of Zhao Kun, the disciple of the family, Xun Yan, the descendants of the Xun family in Yingchuan, Yuan Ji and Yuanyue, the descendants of the Yuan family, Zheng Yuancong, the Duke of Chenggao County of the Zheng family in Xingyang, and the male of Yong'an County Zheng Yuanxun, Henan County Magistrate Cui Lin, Gong Cao Li Zheng, Fa Cao Wang Li, Bing Cao Pei Qantong, Shouan County Magistrate Dugu Cong, Taolin County Magistrate Zhang Cheng, Chongyang County Magistrate Hu Xuan, Mianchi County Magistrate Liu Shiyuan...
Among them, except for the Zheng brothers, Xun Yan, and Cui Lin, the rest are all from the Guanlong aristocratic group, which also means that the Guanlong aristocrats are the main ones who make private money to harm the people. So when the list was announced, they and the family behind them were, not surprisingly, criticized verbally and written by the people of Daxing City, and the entire population was "online violent".
In the storm of public opinion, the first ones to bear the brunt were the Guanlong aristocrats who were most familiar to the people of Guanzhong and were involved in various clans. So when this huge trend swept across, the major families involved in Guanlong were distressed and complained endlessly.
If it were in the past, they could use the excuse that "a big tree will inevitably have dead branches" to get rid of it, and then kick the "dead branches" out of the house lightly, they would be recognized by the people. After a little work, you can also gain a good reputation of good family tradition and strict family law.
However, as early as the Renshou period, Yang Ji used a real list of criminals in the dispute over the "Book Banning Order" to break Cui's lie that "a big tree will inevitably have dead branches". After the turmoil broke out, people no longer I don’t believe in the methods of aristocratic families anymore. If the major involved families try to clean up their families at this time, they will have no choice but to become the butt of jokes. Instead of thinking that they have good family traditions and strict family laws, the people will think that they are being fooled and fooled again.
Therefore, silence is the best choice for the major involved nobles today. And silence represents acquiescence; acquiescence means that their reputation among the people will plummet, making the people in Guanzhong extremely disappointed and indignant——
Although there had been various battles and political struggles before, and the court had also announced the names of many prisoners who came from aristocratic families, they had nothing to do with the people because they occurred among the upper class. Therefore, the people will not care about anything, will not pay more attention to it, and will not criticize the major officials. However, private money is closely related to the common people. When their interests were seriously damaged by the private money of these aristocratic families, they started to criticize one after another.
In the Tang Guogong Mansion in the northwest corner of Chongyi Square, Li Yuan read the notice copied by the steward of the mansion, with a cold smile on his face. He asked the confidant in front of him: "Where is the elder? Do you know him? Where did you go?"
"I don't know. I haven't seen Da Lang today." The steward thought that Li Yuan had something to explain to Li Jiancheng, so he asked Li Yuan for instructions: "Master, do you want to send someone to find Da Lang?"
"No need!" Li Yuan shook his head. He pondered for a while and then slowly told the steward: "After you go down, send someone to direct this wave of public opinion towards the Yuan family, and then think of some ways to define the Yuan family. To make private money; and then try to portray the Yuan family as the culprit of bringing private money into the customs. It would be better if there were more 'real evidence' of them making private money and bringing private money into the customs."
In this era where benevolence, justice and morality are highly valued, Li Yuan understands that a family's good reputation and reputation can only be accumulated through the tireless and perseverance of several or even dozens of generations. Once it has a good reputation and reputation, it will To be able to win the support of countless people, and the support of the people has become an indestructible armor for aristocratic families, even if the court wants to take action, it must also consider the grievances and indignation of the people. But all it takes is one incident to ruin one's reputation and reputation.
Once you lose your good reputation and reputation, what can you rely on to stand in the clouds and look down on all living beings? What else can you rely on to become brothers with other Haoying clans? Why should we stand at the top of the world and enjoy all kinds of honors?
Once you lose your good reputation and reputation, you are like a wolf that has lost its claws and has been abandoned by its own kind. It can only wander alone in the wilderness. Not only can you not eat the weak sheep, but it is easy for hungry fellows to pounce on them and eat them. .
Now the Yuan family has been regarded as the revenge of the murder of his son by Li Yuan. However, although he wants to take revenge, he is very calm and knows that with the strength of the Li family, he cannot avenge this revenge.
Just because although the Yuan clan has a bad reputation and lost popularity among the Guanlong nobles, many clans of the Yuan sect still have expectations for it. Even the major clans of the Dugu sect and the Dou sect, driven by interests, also count on Yuan sect. He led everyone to fight the "battle for the navy" and successfully defeated the "invasion" of the southern nobles. In Yongzhou and Hanzhong, the Yuan family still has a solid foundation of popular support. So what he has to do now is to use this trend to attack the reputation of the Yuan family, causing them to lose popularity and the support of the people. If the Yuan family becomes a loser, other clans of the Yuan sect will definitely fight against them for the sake of their own reputation. The Yuan family gradually drifted away.
Of course, Li Yuan did not expect that just this one time could shake the foundation of the Yuan family and turn the Yuan family into a dead tree that "stands alone in the forest". However, he has a lot of patience. He only needs to shake it again and again and superimpose it again and again. Get up, one day it will make the Yuan family collapse.
If it reaches that point, his status as Li Yuan's "Emperor's confidant" will be able to play a huge role in causing its collapse.
In fact, in the past few days, Dugu Zheng, the head of the Dugu family, and Dou Wei, the head of the Dou family, came to persuade him in the name of comfort and condolences, hoping that he would put the overall interests of the Guanlong noble group first, put aside his personal grudges temporarily, and Don't do stupid things in front of a powerful enemy that make enemies happy and relatives painful.
Li Yuan knew that Dugu Zheng and Dou Wei were trying to persuade him, but in fact they were using "the Guanlong aristocratic group" to put pressure on him. The actions of the two masters also made Li Yuan despair of the Dugu family and the Dou family who had forced him to give up many times.
Since the Dugu family and the Dou family were unreliable and would only unite to bully a weakling like him, he could only do it on his own.
As for the so-called "overall interests of the Guanlong noble group", it's none of his business. If the Yuan family cared, he wouldn't assassinate his son to frighten other clans. The Dugu family and the Dou family were obviously frightened by the Yuan family's methods. Otherwise, how could Dugu Zheng and Dou Wei be so dedicated in defending the Yuan family?
Don't underestimate this step, but it is extremely difficult for Li Yuan to make a decision; just because the Guanlong noble group in this era is more powerful than the NATO group in later generations, once it gets in, it will be difficult to escape; Even if he escapes, Shandong and other factions still regard him as a Guanlong noble. But fortunately, above the Guanlong nobles and major organizations, there is a real emperor who holds great power.
"Follow the order of the family master!" The steward understood that the family master asked him to take advantage of this trend to concoct more "criminal evidence" against the Yuan family. After hearing this, he immediately obeyed the order and left.
