This news immediately aroused Song Wenhui's high vigilance and attention. He personally issued instructions and asked An Zhuang to follow up with all his strength. He must find out the purpose of the secret meeting between Jin Yingquan and Gongsun Huan.
In Song Wenhui's view, although the Zhenwu Army established by Shangguan Hongyuan is troublesome, in the end it only has a scale of 30,000 people and cannot shake his foundation in Liaoyang. But if the Zhenwu Army joins forces with the local gangster Gongsun family, That would be very troublesome!
Although he is the governor of Liaoyang and claims to be the local emperor of Liaoyang, in fact, Liaoyang Province is located on the periphery of the country. It is a place where dragons and snakes are mixed, and all forces are intertwined.
Not only are there highly autonomous foreign tribes such as Shiwei and Khitan, but also numerous bandits and horse thieves. Even some of the prefectures and counties under his control are filled with powerful local clans. Among them, the three families of Gongsun, Cui and Yun are the most powerful. , both in the military and in the civil service system, they have a very large influence.
Without the support of these aristocratic families, his decree can only govern Dongning in the province and wait for a few big cities to implement it. More than 50% of the tax will not be collected, and those generals who are from aristocratic families will not listen to him anymore. The command.
It is precisely because the influence of the family members is so great, so if the Gongsun family takes this initiative, hooks up with the Zhenwu Army, and sides with Shangguan Hongyuan, for Song Wenhui, he will be a bad person and cannot stop being a bad person. news, directly threatening his rule in Liaoyang...
Under Song Wenhui's order, the hidden stake lurking in the Gongsun family immediately brought the latest news to Song Wenhui. Just as he expected, the meeting between Jin Yingquan and Gongsun Huan was about the Zhenwu Army.
According to the secret agent's report, although Gongsun Huan did not decide to go all the way to Shangguan Hongyuan, in his meeting with Jin Yingquan, Gongsun Huan had promised to help the Zhenwu Army to be established in Liaoyang, and in return, Jin Yingquan, who represented Shangguan Hongyuan, It has also been agreed that Gongsun Heng, who once served as Shiwei's recruiting envoy, will be appointed as the second-in-command of the Zhenwu Army, taking up the post of Third-Rank Commander Tongzhi.
After receiving the news, Song Wenhui immediately wanted to put pressure on the Gongsun family and force Gongsun Huan to give up his plan to cooperate with the Zhenwu Army. However, after careful discussion with his counselors, Song Wenhui gave up this plan.
When he took over Liaoyang more than ten years ago, the three nobles in Liaoyang once wanted to join forces to oust him. After a struggle, Song Wenhui won the battle, forcing the three nobles in Liaoyang to bow their heads and recognize him as governor of Liaoyang. 's rule.
However, in this process, in order to establish his prestige and expand his strength, Song Wenhui not only confiscated some fertile land, mines, and horse farms owned by the Liaoyang Three Clan, and put them under his own name. Among them, the Gongsun family took the most. Not only that He also killed an important figure in the Gongsun family - more than ten members of Gongsun Yu's family!
Stealing people's money and killing people all over the house, Song Wenhui's actions directly caused the relationship between him and the Gongsun family to become very tense.
Although there was a deep conflict between the two, in the face of Song Wenhui's strength, Gongsun Zhao, the then head of the Gongsun family, chose to remain silent and submit to Song Wenhui for the sake of family inheritance.
But when Gongsun Zhao passed away and his son, Gongsun Huan, the current head of the Gongsun family, came to power, things were different.
Gongsun Yu was Gongsun Huan's second uncle, and they had a very good relationship. At that time, Song Wenhui killed Gongsun Yu's family, which directly caused Gongsun Huan, who was holding an important position in the Liaoyang army at that time, to withdraw from the army in anger. Song Wenhui worked for him and had never been an official for more than ten years.
Therefore, the rise of the hard-line Gongsun Huan made the existing conflicts between Song Wenhui and the Gongsun family become even more irreconcilable...
Under Gongsun Huan's influence, although other members of the Gongsun family still served in the Liaoyang government and the army, they were not of the same mind as Song Wenhui.
Song Wenhui had not thought of destroying the Gongsun family who were estranged from him. However, on the one hand, the Gongsun family had been in Liaoyang for more than two hundred years and was very powerful. Many military attachés at all levels in the Liaoyang army were related to the Gongsun family.
On the other hand, the Yun family, the Cui family, and other aristocratic families also clearly opposed Song Wenhui's actions. If he tried to force the Gongsun family to do so, not only would he not be successful, but he might lose the opportunity to steal the chicken and lose the rice. Liaoyang was torn apart, so after serious consideration, Song Wenhui was forced to give up this idea.
This time, Song Wenhui faced a Gongsun family who was so different from him. After careful calculation, Song Wenhui found that even if he tried his best to put maximum pressure on Gongsun Huan, he would probably not be able to change Gongsun Huan's mind and make him give up the peace. Zhenwu Army Alliance··········
Just exerting pressure could not change Gongsun Huan's idea, and using force would affect the whole body. The risk was too great, so after careful consideration, Song Wenhui decided to reconcile the two ideas of applying pressure and using force.
On the one hand, he exerted pressure on Gongsun Huan, and on the other hand, he found Gongsun Huan's younger brother Gongsun Du and arranged for support. Gongsun Du stabbed Gongsun Huan in the back and wanted to support Gongsun Du to become the new head of the Gongsun family.
Song Wenhui's wishful thinking was very clear. As long as Gongsun Huan died and Gongsun Du came to power, the Gongsun family would change. Not only would the alliance with the Zhenwu Army fail, but the entire Gongsun family would become a stepping stone for the entire aristocratic family. At that time, his rule in Liaoyang will undoubtedly be more stable.
How could Gongsundu, who was already ambitious and dissatisfied with his brother's rule in the Gongsun family, withstand Song Wenhui's instigation.
Half a month ago, after careful preparation, he immediately launched a rebellion in Gongsun's family. If Gongsun Huan hadn't been lucky, and as the head of the family, he had a high prestige in the family, and the clansmen were willing to support him, this time it would really be possible. Just about to capsize the boat in the gutter and fall into the hands of his own brother.
Although Gongsun Du failed and all his hard work was in vain, which made Song Wenhui heartbroken, things could not stop. The establishment of the Zhenwu Army was imminent, and they must not be allowed to unite with the Gongsun family.
It was with this idea that Song Wenhui tried his best to facilitate this meeting with Gongsun Huan, hoping to sit down and have a good talk with Gongsun Huan.
Let's see if it's possible to cut off the connection between the Gongsun family and the Zhenwu Army through negotiation, even if it means making certain compromises in interests and paying a high price... ····
