The turmoil was caused by an inexplicable fire, which then burned into the very interesting Song family.
Where is the interesting part? The reason why the Song family is in great trouble this time is because of the "increased level of crime" mentioned in the newly promulgated money and grain austerity strategy. And this strategy happened to be promulgated under the leadership of the Song family's biggest backer, King Ling.
Does it count as hurting yourself?
It is estimated that Yang Shu would not have thought that he would promulgate the strategy with his front foot, and the first one to hit the knife edge with his back foot would be his loyal vassal who has always been with him.
Isn't it handled there?
At present, it seems that someone in the Song family is more active than Yang Shu. The local government's Department of Punishment and Punishment directly intervened and used the newly promulgated money and grain austerity strategy to convict the Song family. He even deliberately stirred up a storm to make the situation bigger, just to push Yang Shu up the wall.
Even the fire was strange. How could such a large batch of pan-spiritual stones be so hastily hidden in a secret room in a separate courtyard? And the secret room is actually just a deep pit dug in the ground. If there is no formation and no tight cover, can it be called a secret room? How can you hide something so carelessly?
Anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that someone was deliberately framing the Song family, and the target of the attack was naturally Yang Shu, the man behind the Song family.
"Haha, it's interesting. The Ministry of Punishment and the local government have joined forces to trick the Song family. It is estimated that the Song family will not be able to escape if they don't shed a layer of skin this time. Maybe they will be killed to scare the monkeys."
Wuzhuang, the backyard of Yang Yansi's mansion.
Still on the edge of the small vegetable patch, Yang Yansi, dressed as an old farmer, was sitting on the edge of the vegetable patch, wiping his sweat while listening to the report from the guard behind him. And in a pavilion not far away, there was a man with a cold aura, one black eye and one white eye. He was the man who had visited Yang Yansi once before and was called "Prince" by Yang Yansi.
As Yang Yansi spoke, he stood up, walked to the pavilion, sat down opposite the previous man, grabbed the teapot on the table, got himself a cup of herbal tea, and drank it all in one gulp.
"My lord, there has been some movement outside. I think the prologue has begun and the seven princes have begun to show off their talents."
"They are all junior boys, ambitious and courageous, coupled with years of repression. Now they are like wild beasts that have been released from their cages. They only want to show off themselves and tear the enemy into pieces. Haha, just like me back then, the result is always It will ignore the most important things.”
"Oh? What's the most important?"
"The most important thing is not just fighting and being ruthless, but more importantly how to show off your abilities in the fight, not just fighting and killing. Unfortunately, by the time I understood this truth, I had already been wandering in the City of Wasted Death for many years. Later, if I could have woken up earlier, I wouldn’t have been narrowly defeated by a villain like Yang Jian.”
Yang Yansi grasped one point and said with a smile: "Narrow victory? Didn't you say that the emperor was a liar before? Are you admitting defeat now?"
"He originally cheated me when he won, but winning is winning. Why can't I admit defeat? It's just dissatisfaction. If I could sit in that position, I could do better than him!
My father's choice back then was wrong. That's why I want to correct this error. "
Yang Yansi made no gnawing noises now.
The two were silent for a long time before Yang Yansi broke the silence and said: "You told me before that Yueying Tower and Yang Shu were colluding together, which shocked me. I didn't expect that Yang Shu, who has always been the least favored, was actually hiding secretly. He used such a move. I don’t know if the other people are also so secretive."
"Hahaha, are you surprised? Didn't I also hide my relationship with Master back then? If not, how could I have escaped with my life? Others regard the "Grand Examination" of the royal family as if it were a show, but for us it is not It's a matter of life and death. I'm sure that each of Yang Jian's seven sons has a hidden card.
But the Yang Shu you mentioned is really interesting. That boy is not simple. His relationship with Yueying Tower is a bit strange. It doesn't look like a simple "ally" relationship.
And many people, including you, are confused by old ideas. What makes you think Yang Shu is weak? He is in charge of the "tea" of the five major imperial merchants, and his business is spread all over the country. Almost half of the major merchants have dealings with him, and 30% of the emerging nobles are close to him. How much can you do overtly or covertly? These things are no different from the intricate so-called upper class in your eyes, right?
Now that Yang Jian has handed over the power of tightening money and food to Yang Shu, he has made up for Yang Shu's only flaw. As long as Yang Shu is not stupid, this power plus other powers in his hands... tsk tsk , I think he is the strongest person now. "
"No wonder you would put people around Yang Shu. So you think so highly of him?"
"A man was born last, with a bad pack of cards in his hand. He spent his whole life accumulating strength bit by bit starting from the inconspicuous places of others. It can be regarded as taking the wrong path. Now that the times are turning, he should do something. It's just a bet, a bet. By the way, I can save a lot of effort. It doesn't matter if I bet on the wrong one, the worst thing is that I have to choose another one.
Anyway, this "big test" won't be decided for a while. "
Yang Yansi nodded and agreed: "That's right. Now that the southern frontier army just won a round, the overall war has become favorable to Zuo Yuliang. The situation in the imperial city is closely related to the southern military affairs, and it should not end in a short time. .
It's just that I don't know where Zuo Yuliang got the confidence to drag the battle line for such a long time. If there is a slight problem with the supply line, the entire army will be directly divided into two. risk! It’s too risky! "
"You are an expert in military affairs. Zuo Yuliang is not even qualified to carry your shoes. There must be something you don't know that makes you miss it."
"That's right. Zuo Yuliang likes to take risks, but he will never put the entire army in danger to win. He must have some way to solve the problem of supply lines." Yang Yansi fell into deep thought. In fact, he had been thinking about this issue when he heard that Zuo Yuliang moved the Chinese army to Wuhu, but he never had a clue.
At least for the time being, Yang Yansi would not have thought that the reason Zuo Yuliang dared to lead his army deep into the hinterland of the barbarians was because he could cross thousands of miles of bamboo sea to establish a supply point that was closer and more convenient deep in the barbarian territory. And Yang Yansi would never have thought that the route through the bamboo sea came from his former confidant Xu Hong. Even if he thought of Yang Yansi, he was not sure, because the access road Xu Hong knew to the Ten Thousand Miles of Bamboo Sea was just a general direction. How could it accommodate a large army?
This is a difference in information and cannot be guessed by derivation alone.
In fact, it may seem unbelievable to the outside world to enter the Ten Thousand Miles of Bamboo Sea from Ogawa and cross it, but to those who have experienced it personally, it seems to be a near miss.
PS: Two updates today, I want to take a half day break. Give it up!
