Chapter 230
The unstable position of the prince made Yang Liang develop a covetous heart that he shouldn't have. The emperor's father is old and the prince's eldest brother is incompetent. As the emperor's son, he has such a large territory and strong soldiers in his hands, why can't he think more about it?
Although he is now in a very high position and powerful position, he is in charge of the east, holding hundreds of thousands of people and controlling fifty-two states, and everyone is respectful to him, but he is very clear that these are just superficial. Everyone is awe of the power in his hands. Now he is the prince favored by the emperor, so he can have such a large territory. But everything is not unchanging, ten years from Hedong to ten years from Hexi.
As the emperor grows older, it will not take too long, the old emperor will die one day. At that time, even after the incompetent prince and elder brother ascended the throne, can he tolerate himself continuing to be in charge of the 52 states of Guandong? There was a rebellion of the Seven Kings in the Western Han Dynasty, where did it come from? Isn’t it because Emperor Jing of Han established the country and then later, Emperor Jing of Han wanted to reduce the vassals again, and the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms began. Now his Bingzhou chief was conferred by the emperor, but when the prince ascended the throne in the future, he might have to reduce the vassals and regain power. The father could let his son take charge, but the elder brother would let his brother take charge?
Among the five brothers, Yang Liang was the youngest. When the prince got married, Yang Liang was still breastfeeding. The prince had been the crown prince for eighteen years, and he had only been a vassal for more than a year. After the vassal, Yang Liang fully felt the pleasure of being in charge of the country, the feeling of being powerful and life and death from oneself. But the emperor is getting older and older. After being the emperor for eighteen years, how many years can the emperor be in power?
To be honest, he had just received the feeling of being in power, and he was extremely reluctant to leave this position. The five brothers, the third brother Yang Jun, had served as the general manager of Bingzhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Qinzhou. However, when he was appointed as the general manager of Bingzhou last year, the third brother Yang Jun was removed from all his official positions by the emperor and could only stay in the palace for reflection all day. When he returned to Beijing this time, he went to the Qin Palace to visit the third brother. He was a prince and the former chief manager. It has only been a year since he was a year later. He has been lying on the bed sickly and is extremely thin. He would never want to be the second King of Qin, nor would he be removed from his official position. He could only stay in the palace in the capital and could not go anywhere, and be a useless person.
The Bingzhou General Administration is a major general administration, which almost includes the entire former former Northern Qi area. But in his heart, the position of Bingzhou General Administration is not stable. No matter how good he does here, it will not be his kingdom. Although the emperor asked several princes and sons to take charge of various places, they only took charge of various places in the name of general administration, rather than the real feudal state. The Bingzhou General Administration is not his Han state. Since it is only the general administration and is just a foreign official position, the emperor can be granted the title of the new emperor at any time. It has only been eighteen years since the establishment of the Great Sui Kingdom, but the position of Bingzhou General Administration was originally the King of Jin Yang Guang. Later, the King of Qin also took office, and the King of Jin later took office for a brief period. In the end, he even took office. In the middle, civil and military officials from other surnames took office. Yang Liang had to think about how long he could stay in this place?
Yang Liang envied the feudal system of Han and Jin. Princes and Princes could have feudal founding countries and had a kingdom that belonged entirely to their own. The princes and princes of the Han and Jin dynasties had their own kingdoms and their own army. If the emperor and the court wanted to infringe on their interests, they would dare to fight directly with the emperor. The rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of the Western Han Dynasty and the Eight Kings of the Western Jin Dynasty were not the same. Compared with the kings of the Han and Jin dynasties, he was really like a pauper, guarding a mountain of gold, but no piece of gold belonged to him. To put it bluntly, he was a guardian for the emperor. In this huge Bingzhou General Administration, he could spend, eat, use, squander, and even give it to others, but it did not really belong to him.
Seeing his eldest brother Yang Yong, such an incompetent and mediocre person, he became the crown prince just because he was born earlier. When the emperor dies in the future, such a huge dynasty will completely belong to him.
He was unable to accept such a result, and the more he thought about it, the harder he could accept it. Even if an ordinary family divides the property, except for those illegitimate sons, the legitimate sons have the right to share one. Even if the eldest sons have more legitimate sons, the other legitimate sons will also share one. Yang Liang and Yang Yong are brothers of the same mother and compatriots. Even if Yang Yong inherits the throne in the future, then he, the prince, should be granted a kingdom.
Therefore, Yang Liang couldn't figure it out, and began to think about his own retreat. When he was in the capital, he didn't think about these things. At that time, he had no reliance on himself to think about these things. However, when he was in the capital, he saw that his second brother Yang Guang was always in action. His second brother Yang Guang had a reputation as praised by the world. He also led a large army to pacify Nanchen, and he was in Jiangnan for many years. He successfully comforted the south. He was very popular in politics. Moreover, Yang Guang also did a good job in private life. He had a very good relationship with the Princess Xiao of Jin. He was in his thirties, and his only two sons were all legitimate sons from the princess. He was not as obscene as the prince. He had a bunch of concubines and sons of Yehe with a group of humble women.
Yang Liang did not have the advantage of a natural eldest son like the eldest brother, nor was he as a virtuous person as the second brother. The only person he could be honored by was the youngest son of the emperor and the queen, but now, he left Bingzhou and had a strong army that no one of the five brothers could compare to.
There have been many examples of brothers meeting each other in the last time, but apart from those small dynasties in the turbulent times, there seems to be no precedent for the great countries such as the Han and Jin Dynasties to rebel successfully. The seven-nation rebellion in the Western Han Dynasty was defeated, and the eight-nation rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty was more complicated. As for the small courts that were like changing horses during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was no reference for them. What was placed in front of him seemed to be a bright road.
But he was so willing to accept his fate, but it was difficult for him to accept it. Especially when he returned to Beijing this time, he heard a lot of valuable news. A friend from the capital told him that the prince probably would not be able to maintain his status this time. Then after he arrived in Daxing, news suddenly came from the reliable people in the palace, saying that the prince's status had temporarily stabilized again. This sudden change actually came from an extremely unexpected variable.
Yi Feng, or Yang Lin.
The child who died in the crown prince and the crown princess Yuan did not die and appeared again after sixteen years.
What surprised him even more was that this nephew who suddenly appeared was on his territory. Just when he was almost leading his troops to fight against Liaodong, and was competing with the mud all day long, Yi Feng quickly integrated Yanshan and the green forest horse thieves in Qinshan, in a short time, and taking advantage of the complex and tense situation in the north, he even immediately washed away. Then, because his identity as a prince grandson suddenly emerged, when he was defeated and had to return to the court in a mess, the nephew who suddenly appeared became the newly established Wuzhou general manager.
During his time in Chang'an, he often heard rumors about Yi Feng. The emperor was very interested in this Changsun, and Yi Feng seemed to be quite outstanding. He was originally just a horse thief outside the border, but now he has created a considerable force at his doorstep. Now he has become a subordinate of Yang Liang. The original 52 states of Bingzhou has now added Guizhou and Wuzhou, and his territory has 54 states. Yi Feng, this nephew who suddenly appeared, is also one of his general managers.
Yang Liang knew about the bandits and horse thieves in Yanshan and Qinshan. After taking office in Bingzhou last year, his subordinates carefully reported to him about the bandits on the border. At that time, Yang Liang had planned to wipe out these bandits, but later he couldn't get out of the way, so he dragged them down. Later, the battle for the Liao Dynasty was decided, and he had no time to do so. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, these bandits were integrated and recruited by Yi Feng. After recruiting these bandits, Yi Feng actually built a city and built a fort in Huaihuang and established a border city. In this short period of time, he even fought several battles with the Tieler people in the north, killed tens of thousands of Hu people, and even won the Xi, Khitan, and hundreds of thousands of tribes in the north together.
When Yang Liang heard those things in Chang'an, he felt that they were as magical as listening to stories. But after confirmation by the emperor, these were indeed facts.
Now it is not only the emperor who is interested in this emperor's grandson, but also Yang Liang is also interested in this nephew.
First, what I was interested in was that the sudden appearance of this nephew actually helped the crown prince to stabilize the position of crown prince. Second, when he was in Chang'an, he heard that Yi Feng had recruited the bandits and gained a huge amount of treasure. Secondly, Yi Feng opened a border market in Huaihuang, and was in the Hu people's market, Yi cow, horse, medicinal and fur, and it was said that gold and silver were making money every day like flowing water.
When Yang Liang heard this, he had already thoughts in his heart.
If Yi Feng can be removed, then the bandits and soldiers recruited by Huai Huang and the money he had already taken over, this would be a great help. If Yi Feng is reduced, maybe the last straw for the prince will be gone.
I rested in the princess' room at night, and the divorce was better than the newlyweds. I had a night of lingering with Princess Doulu.
The next morning, Yang Liang got up, and Dou Lu Yu had already been waiting in the front hall.
"How much do you know about Yi Feng? In addition, how much do you know about the situation in Wuzhou now?" Yang Liang asked immediately as soon as he saw Dou Lu Yu.
Chapter completed!