Yelu Chenghui's statement seemed a bit whimsical to Huo Jianbai.
As the emperor's number one trusted group, the Yuan Cong had always been the foundation upon which the emperor relied. They tightly controlled military, judicial and financial power, and only shared with them in administrative power.
Therefore, in the eyes of the high-level officials of the three factions, their existence is nothing more than a compromise made by Su Yonglin in order to rule the world, or they also have the idea of checking and balancing Yuan Cong and not letting Yuan Cong be too strong to the point of harming himself. .
Therefore, it is unlikely that Su Yonglin would kill the other three factions because of Yuan Cong's wishes.
It was impossible for Su Yonglin to allow the Yuan Cong faction to become so powerful that it would threaten his own dominance.
This is not their whim, but a lesson learned from ancient times.
The emperor's establishment of the country requires a strong army. A strong army means a group of arrogant generals, a group of arrogant generals who only recognize the emperor. They are powerful, good at fighting, elite, and difficult to control.
It was okay before the founding of the country. They still had enemies and a sense of crisis. Once the founding of the country was successful and the boss succeeded in becoming emperor, the people below would think that they were the great contributors to the founding of the country.
The emperor is the emperor because of them. They fought for the emperor and suffered heavy casualties. Now that the world is peaceful, can't they enjoy the fruits of victory?
Then they began to become arrogant.
They either bully men and dominate women, seize land, take bribes and bend the law, or seize power wantonly. They always feel that they must enjoy themselves and do whatever they want, so that they can be worthy of their contribution to the founding of the country.
Moreover, the emperor also had to ask for everything from them, so that he could be regarded as taking them seriously.
This kind of inflated psychology was the main reason why the original ruling foundation of these emperors became harmful to their rule. This kind of psychology often forced the founding emperors to go on a killing spree and kill the heroes.
This situation is not uncommon and has never been rare in all dynasties.
Later generations mourned, but did not take note of it, so there are not many people who can control their emotions to prevent themselves from inflating, and subsequently, there are really not many heroes who died well.
Although it has not been heard that the generals of the Yuan Cong Department have committed corruption and pervert the law, Huo Jianbai feels that this will happen sooner or later.
Because the unification of the world has not yet been completed, the Southern Song Dynasty is still there. Once it is completed and the Southern Song Dynasty is destroyed, those elite soldiers and generals who have become arrogant because of their unification achievements will definitely cause a lot of troubles. There will definitely be arrogant soldiers and powerful generals who will trample on the law and give way to the country soon. An embarrassing situation for the emperor.
The emperor was a far-sighted person, and it was impossible to raise Yuan Cong too fat and strong just for the sake of temporary likes and dislikes, so that no one would be able to help get rid of this group of people later.
"Yuan Cong's gang?"
Huo Jianbai frowned and said: "Is it Tian Guizi? Or Kong Maojie? I think it's unlikely. I think even if they do this, His Majesty may not really kill the Shandong people. Doesn't he want political checks and balances?"
Taking a step back, does he really trust his Yuancong elders that much? If so, how did Jiang Yu fall? Jiang Yu did not violate the law. He just abused his power and did not commit a crime. Just like that, he was captured. "
Huo Jianbai's words made Yelu Chenghui nod slowly.
Yelu Chenghui also felt that Su Yonglin did not completely trust Yuan Cong, otherwise Jiang Yu, who was so trustworthy, would not have fallen, and Yuan Cong, who had made great achievements, would not have been hit.
Jiang Yuke was a former military officer who had made military exploits and received commendations. He was considered a half-officer. He later became an administrative official.
It can only be said that Su Yonglin is also guarding Yuan Cong and restricting Yuan Cong, and does not completely regard them as a team that can rest with the country.
Therefore, it is unlikely that Su Yonglin would kill Shandong because of Yuan Cong's report.
But now it's obviously a mass killing situation.
"What you said makes sense. I also think that if Yuan Cong reported this matter, it wouldn't be like this. Moreover, Shandong people have always respected Yuan Cong and did not dare to confront him. There is no need for Yuan Cong to do this. Do."
Yelu Chenghui paused and then said slowly: "But no matter who it is, those Shandong people will be in trouble this time. I think they are tired of taking action against the Yellow River Project funds. Even if they are implicated in Zhongdu, I will not I don’t think it’s strange.”
"That's right."
Huo Jianbai couldn't help but smile: "Look at how they make sarcastic remarks to us all day long. They are very skilled in making money. They are brave enough to do things that we don't dare to do. This time, I will lose." ”
"There's nothing to say even if you win in this kind of thing, right? Isn't that asking for death?"
Yelu Chenghui smiled and said: "Let's wait and see the outcome of Shandong's treatment this time. If things really get serious and involve the Ministry of Rites, it will be a lot of fun."
Huo Jianbai also nodded.
After a while, Huo Jianbai mentioned it intentionally or unintentionally.
"It's strange this time. If something like this happened in the past, it would basically break out at the central level and involve the local government. It's not like this time, when the local government breaks out and then in turn involves the central court."
Yelu Chenghui thought for a while and said: "Maybe the matter is really big and the amount of corruption is unimaginable, but no matter what, this time Kong Zheng and his gang will have to shed their skin even if they don't die. I heard It is said that His Majesty has been dissatisfied with the Kong family for a long time, and this time, we really have a good show to watch."
"Then let's wait and see!"
Huo Jianbai laughed out loud.
That night, Yelu Yuanyi secretly came to Yelu Chenghui's home and told Yelu Chenghui the news he learned from his investigation.
"It is indeed not the news leaked by our people. Yelujin has some clues involving Yidu Mansion, and this matter seems to be related to the Kong family. He is digging deeper and has not reported this matter to His Majesty. So this matter is indeed not led by our people."
"If it weren't for us, the Yanyun people wouldn't have the ability. The Shandong people wouldn't be able to play so hard on themselves, so the answer is very clear."
Yelu Chenghui said in a low voice: "This is what His Majesty himself took the lead, and it is what His Majesty himself decided to do."
"Will Your Majesty do this?"
Yelu Yuanyi frowned and asked: "Such a destabilizing thing... this is not a trivial matter. According to our estimates, most of Shandong's state capitals will be involved, and hundreds of officials will be implicated. This is not a trivial matter.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we have been demanding stability. His Majesty has repeatedly mentioned the stability of the central and local governments, demanding stability to develop and restore the ruins of the Central Plains. Now that the Yellow River Project is underway, I feel it is inappropriate to implement such a large-scale anti-corruption at this moment. It’s so in line with His Majesty’s usual style of conduct. "
"His Majesty's acting style? What do you think is His Majesty's acting style?"
Yelu Chenghui smiled and said: "Your Majesty is the first emperor since Liu Bang to say that he is no longer the emperor. He absolutely does not want the son of the emperor. He only wants to be the human emperor. I am not surprised by anything such an emperor does... It's just that in this case It is indeed not very appropriate to strictly enforce anti-corruption in Shandong."
Yelu Chenghui put away his smile and felt a little uncomfortable.
"So, is your Majesty doing this just to allow the Yellow River to be repaired smoothly?"
"Then just pick a few heinous ones and deal with them. It's enough to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. There's no need to deal with the monkeys as well, right?"
Yelu Chenghui skillfully used the knowledge he learned from history books and felt that this was indeed not something that a mere political animal could do.
"Then what should we do? Are we adding insult to injury, or..."
"how do you want to do it?"
Yelu Chenghui looked at Yelu Yuanyi.
