Chapter 235 The prince rebels

Conspiracies can often only plot against one person or a small group. If you want to plot against a huge group and destroy a big force, a simple conspiracy cannot do it.

Ever since Emperor Xia came to power, he has been scheming, plotting against those aristocratic families, and instigating relationships between those aristocratic families. As a result, after scheming and scheming, those aristocratic families are still very tight-knit, and he has never seen that aristocratic family being plotted against by him. Gone.

Ancient aristocratic families like the Wang family cannot be wiped out without physical means of elimination. Any policy to suppress the aristocratic family is just a small step for the aristocratic family. The aristocratic family can not only distort the emperor's policies, but also take advantage of new policies. Get more benefits for them.

Emperor Xia had long seen through the family's methods, and he knew very well that all measures were not as effective as directly cutting off the heads of those people.

Years of competing with aristocratic families in the court had given Emperor Xia the idea that only force could solve everything.

As the Prince Lu Shu traveled south to Yunnan, the imperial army also made preparations to go south. Although it was nominally going south to resist the spread of the plague, those generals knew very well that they were definitely not going south to control the plague this time, or in other words, they were not going south to control the plague. In Emperor Xia's eyes, those aristocratic families were a plague.

After Lu Shuyun arrived in Sufeng City, with the help of the Jiangnan family, he quickly took control of the counties and counties in the south of the Yangtze River.

The Jiangnan area has been the territory of the Jiangnan family since ancient times. There is not even a vassal king in this area. In addition, the surrounding counties and counties are all officials of the family. It is very easy for Lu Shuyun to control the counties in this area without spending too much money. energy.

Of course, controlling the counties is one thing, but controlling the local army is the main thing. If you only control the local counties and have no army to resist the imperial army, it is of no use.

On the one hand, Lu Shuyun consolidated the private soldiers of aristocratic families in the Jiangnan area, and on the other hand, he sent people to win over the generals of the imperial court. If he wanted to start a rebellion, he could not just rely on these aristocratic families.

Only with the support of more people and more forces can they have a chance of success.

The seventh day of June.

News of the prince's rebellion spread throughout Daxia. Lu Shuyun gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and went north, saying that he wanted to clear the emperor's side.

Lu Shuyun pointed the finger at Lin Gaoyuan, who did not stand for himself, saying that it was precisely because of such treacherous officials as Lin Gaoyuan around Emperor Xia that the Great Xia Dynasty was defeated by the Dawu Dynasty, and it also led to the cession of territory and compensation for Great Xia.

Daxia, Beijing.

Lin Mansion.

Lin Gaoyuan was drinking tea in the study and busy writing a letter to Lu Chen. At this moment, Lin Xiuming rushed in, without even knocking on the door, and rushed directly into the study, "Dad, something serious is going wrong!!" !”

Seeing Lin Xiuming's frizzy hair, Lin Gaoyuan frowned, stopped the pen in his hand and said: "How can a person of such age still be frizzy.

Lin Xiuming ignored Lin Gaoyuan's reprimand. He directly handed a piece of yellow paper in his hand to Lin Gaoyuan and said, "Dad, the prince has rebelled. He issued a memorandum against thieves, saying that he wanted to clear the emperor, and that you were responsible for the defeat of Daxia." The culprit."

Hearing this, there was no trace of surprise on Lin Gaoyuan's face. He smiled and touched his beard, and then said: "It's exactly what I thought. I knew the prince would definitely choose me as their official crusade. object."

Most of the officials in the imperial court could be won over by Lu Shuyun. If Lu Shuyun really succeeded in the end, Lu Shuyun could still reuse those officials.

But Lin Gaoyuan was different. Since Lu Shuyun became the prince, Lin Gaoyuan had targeted Lu Shuyun many times. He and Lu Shuyun were obviously not the same person. The most important thing was that Lu Shuyun had to choose an official that everyone knew.

Common people have never heard of ordinary officials, even officials at the level of Shangshu. Ordinary people have almost no impression.

But the Prime Minister is different.

Lin Gaoyuan and Zhao Wenhan have been prime ministers for so many years, and the common people have long known their names.

And Zhao Wenhan himself is biased towards Lu Shuyun, so Lu Shuyun will definitely not choose Zhao Wenhan as a "treacherous minister" to attack, and then only Lin Gaoyuan will be left.

When Lin Gaoyuan left the capital from Lu Shuyun, he was prepared to be regarded as a "treacherous minister" by Lu Shuyun.

Seeing that Lin Gaoyuan was unmoved and even showed a smile, Lin Xiuming said: "Dad, how can you still laugh at this time? What if His Majesty hands you over?"

Lin Gaoyuan laughed, and then said: "Hand me over? I asked you to read more books. If you don't listen, how could your Majesty hand me over? You don't have to think about it."

"You don't think that the Crown Prince's so-called Qing Jun side is really to clear out our Lin family, right? The Crown Prince's so-called Qing Jun side is clearing His Majesty. He just took me out as a target."

"If the prince says he wants to clear the throne, wouldn't it mean that the son has rebelled against his father? Even if he succeeds, he will definitely be despised by the world. And if he dares to directly target your majesty, how will he be able to gather people's hearts at that time?"

Lin Xiuming immediately said: "Dad, of course I know that the prince's rebellion is not a simple rebellion against the emperor. I am just worried that the imperial army will not be able to hold it back by then, and your majesty will hand over our Lin family to delay time."

"The people in the East Palace came up with the Cloud-piercing Bow in the past few months. The prince must have had many similar weapons quietly crafted in the Jiangnan area. When the time comes, the imperial army will not necessarily be their opponent when facing those rebels."

After all, Lin Xiuming was Lin Gaoyuan's son. He was somewhat sensitive to politics because of his influence. Of course, he knew that the so-called "clearing the emperor's side" was not just as simple as eliminating the so-called treacherous ministers.

What he was really worried about was what would happen to the Lin family if the imperial army was defeated.

After hearing what Lin Xiuming said, Lin Gaoyuan said with a serious face: "You are also the commander of the Qilin Army and a general. Why do you have so little confidence in the imperial army?"

Lin Xiuming said: "I have used the Cloud-Piercing Bow and know how terrifying the power of the Cloud-Piercing Bow is. The Cloud-Piercing Arrow shot by the Cloud-Piercing Bow can easily penetrate the armor of the heavy cavalry. When the time comes, the 20,000 heavy cavalry sent by the imperial court will also It may not have much effect.”

Lin Gaoyuan said calmly: "Whether the war is won or not depends not only on the power of the weapon, but also on many factors. The power of the Cloud-Piercing Bow is indeed great, but not all soldiers can use the Cloud-Piercing Bow, and Your Majesty has been planning this for so long, and he must have placed chess pieces in the Jiangnan Family. The outcome of this war will most likely be His Majesty’s victory, so you don’t need to worry too much.”

Having said this, Lin Gaoyuan picked up the pen again and continued to write. While writing, he said: "King Bei wrote to me not long ago. He has planned to marry your sister, and your sister has agreed."

Hearing this, Lin Xiuming was startled.

His sworn sister agreed?

real or fake?

He remembered that when he told her about it in Beiguo, she was still very resistant. Why did she suddenly agree?

Just when Lin Xiuming was lost in thought, Lin Gaoyuan said something coldly.

"If His Majesty is really defeated, we will go directly to the Northern Kingdom."

this……

Lin Xiuming was stunned. Now he knew why his father was not anxious at all. It turned out that he had already thought of a way out for the Lin family.

only……

If the imperial army is really defeated, is it really that easy for the Lin family to escape from the capital and go to the North?

Lin Xiuming remains skeptical.

…

at the same time.

Northland, Government Hall.

Li Rui was reporting on the current situation of land reclamation in the North Kingdom at the court. The land belonging to the North Kingdom had few people and many places had not yet been reclaimed.

Since the reform of the North Country, the people of the North Country have been encouraging people to open up wasteland. Even though Lu Chen has taken back all the land ownership in the North Country, the people of the North Country are still relatively active in opening up wasteland.

This is thanks to Lu Chen's policy of canceling agricultural taxes. This policy of canceling agricultural taxes is too advanced for this era. The common people have never experienced the feeling of getting as much food as they plant.

Although the ownership of the land is not theirs, the common people think that they can farm for many years after clearing up wasteland, and they do not have to pay agricultural taxes in these years. As long as they farm for a few years, the labor they put in to open up wasteland is nothing at all.

Under the land policy of the Northern Kingdom, many ordinary people are willing to take the initiative to open up wasteland. In addition, the Northern Kingdom has moved many refugees from the three counties ceded by Daxia. Those refugees have no land. In order to settle down, they also joined the land reclamation process. Come to the team.

After listening to Li Rui's report, Lu Chen said: "Continue to encourage the people to open up wasteland. Tell the people that the Beiwang Mansion will regularly distribute high-yield grain seeds in the next three years. Don't be afraid that there will be no crops that can be planted after the land is cleared."

Li Rui said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

At this time, Lu Chen continued: "In addition, the king plans to incorporate the Northland into the Northern Kingdom. Starting from today, the map of the Northern Kingdom will be changed."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the hall was stunned.

Incorporate the Northland into the Northland?

Although Lu Chen had already mentioned this plan, at that time Lu Chen was just thinking about it and did not take any actual action.

There are no large tribes like the Sirius King's tribe in the North today. They are all small tribes. As long as the army of the North Country scares them a little, they can drive those small tribes out of the North Country.

At this time, Xiao Pengtian stood up and asked: "I wonder what the prince plans to do with the barbarian tribes on the grassland?"

Lu Chen said calmly: "On my territory, naturally my people are my people. After the Northland is added to the Northern Kingdom, all the barbarian tribes must be registered, and every barbarian must register for the Northern Kingdom identity." With the certificate, they can continue to live a nomadic life on the grasslands of the North, or they can give up nomadic life and settle down south."

"For the barbarians who choose to settle south, the Northern Palace will grant them some land and send people to teach them how to farm."

Lu Chen already had experience in how to deal with barbarians. After the barbarians from the Heavenly Wolf King Tribe and Beixian King Tribe moved into the Northern Kingdom, Lu Chen sent people to teach them farming.

Not only that, Lu Chen also specially hired some people who knew both Bactrian and barbarian languages ​​to teach the barbarians how to speak Bactrian.

Among the barbarians, the Heavenly Wolf King Tribe’s transformation into Daxia was done better from the beginning, so the barbarians from the Heavenly Wolf King Tribe integrated into Daxia faster than the barbarians from the Beixian King Tribe.

Now the barbarians from the Sirius King's tribe have become the link for the barbarians to integrate into the Northern Kingdom. Today, the barbarians from the Sirius King's tribe have completely surrendered to Lu Chen from the bottom of their hearts. The barbarian soldiers captured by the Northern Kingdom before can be released now without having to look for them. People watch them, and they will come back on their own when the time comes.

In addition, many men in Daxia have married barbarian widows, and now the barbarians and the people of the North have integrated relatively well.

After listening to Lu Chen's words, Xiao Pengtian immediately knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Lu Chen continued: "I will set up a special Barbarian Management Bureau. At that time, all matters related to the barbarians will be handed over to the Barbarian Management Bureau."

"Okay, General Xiao, please get up. That's it for now. Next, you think about how many counties should be divided into after the North is incorporated into the North."

Hearing this, the hall suddenly became agitated with discussions.

The Northland is really too big. Let’s not talk about the size of the Northland that they don’t know. Even if the Northland they know is included in the Northland, the land area of ​​the Northland may exceed that of Daxia.

If the territory of a feudal state exceeds that of the suzerain state, this may arouse the fear of the court, and the Northern King may even be framed by the court for rebellion.

As for how many counties should be divided into the Northland, it is really difficult to divide. Most of the Northland is grassland and there are no people. If it is divided according to the counties in Daxia, I am afraid that some counties will not have a single person at all. By then, there will be no people. Tell where the officials who govern the county live.

While the officials in the main hall were having a heated discussion, a member of the Imperial Guard Qianhu entered the main hall. He came to Lu Chen from the side hall, and then whispered to Lu Chen in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince has rebelled."

After finishing his words, Jin Yiwei Qianhu handed the information in his hand to Lu Chen. Lu Chen opened the information and read it carefully.

At this time, the discussion in the hall became quieter and quieter. The officials' eyes fell on Lu Chen's face. The expression on Lu Chen's face was constantly changing. Generally, only important information Jin Yiwei would attend during the small court meeting. Entering the Council Hall, if it is not particularly important information, the Jin Yiwei will directly send the information to Lu Chen's study.

So when they saw thousands of Jin Yiwei entering the political affairs hall, the officials in the political affairs hall knew that something big must have happened in Daxia.

After reading the information in his hand, Lu Chen said directly to the officials in the main hall: "I have received news that the Eighth Prince went south to fight the plague and colluded with the Jiangnan family to rebel."

Upon hearing this, the hall suddenly became extremely quiet.

People had long guessed that such a day would come. Recently, they had frequently heard that Emperor Xia was purging the court and sending troops south. This was obviously forcing the Eighth Prince and the Jiangnan family to rebel.

Now the Eighth Prince and the Jiangnan Family have indeed turned against each other.

If they rebel, the opportunity for Northland will come.

At this time, the Northern Kingdom will incorporate the Northern Territory into the Northern Kingdom. The officials of the imperial court will never say anything. The most important task of the imperial court now is to suppress the rebellion. They have no control over the affairs of the Northern Kingdom. This is a great opportunity for the development of the Northern Kingdom. .