Chapter 104 It's you

Jialan looked at the thick stack of files on the table and did not speak or reach out to take them. A trace of doubt flashed through her solemn eyes.

He noticed You Yuan's indifference, contempt and even some anger towards him. He could imagine that the old bureaucrat like You Yuan, who was born in You Yuan, who was very knowledgeable and had been ups and downs in the sea of ​​officials for decades but was depressed and unsuccessful. He saw the anger of a young warrior like himself who was a humble and vulgar man who made contributions because of murder but was "wind and dialed" in his career. Put himself in his shoes and think from the perspective of others, Galan felt that he could not do "the clouds are calm and the wind is light". Everyone knows that fame and fortune are things outside of the body, but how many people can see through the world and be transcendent?

Although the two are only one level apart in official ranks, the gaps in all aspects are all-round and are very different. Because You Yuan has a huge psychological advantage, he suppressed negative emotions well, revealing the majesty of the central officials and the arrogance of the noble families. Jialan also keeps his duties, is neither humble nor arrogant, calm and moderate, and does not show the arrogance and rudeness of the barbarians.

The two met for the first time. You Yuan reluctantly accepted the appearance and steady temperament of Jia Lan, and You Yuan's firmness and cold arrogance did not bring any excessive pressure to Jia Lan, but Jia Lan felt that the distance between the two was very far, so far that he was very helpless.

During this trip to Li Yang, if Jia Lan wants to turn the tide and stop Yang Xuangan's rebellion, she must first win You Yuan's trust. However, You Yuan is the deputy chief of the Central Censorate and is above all. In addition to the huge gap in identity, status and power, there is also a huge gap between factions.

Jialan is a native of the northwest, a close confidant of Pei Shiju, and an old subordinate of Xue Shixiong. His acquisition of the fifth-rank official rank was not because of his merits, but because behind him were Pei Shiju and Xue Shixiong, two major families of Hedong Pei and Xue families, so he created a miracle. The two major families of Jialan and Pei Xue were both Guanlong people. From the perspective of safeguarding their own interests, they must first safeguard the interests of the empire, safeguard the interests of the emperor and the royal family, and safeguard the interests of the Guanlong people. Youyuan is a native of Hebei and a Shandong branch. This Shandong refers to the vast area east of the Taihang Mountains, including the Central Plains, Hebei, Henan, Shandong and Lianghuai River middle and lower reaches of the river. The Shandong people have always been restrained and attacked by the Guanlong people, so the starting point of interests between the two is completely different, and there is no basis for trust at all.

How can we talk about cooperation without trust? How can we stop or destroy Yang Xuangan's rebellion without cooperation?

Jia Lan complained about Pei Shiju for this. Since he wanted to send someone to help, he should send a confidant. Wouldn't he cause trouble for him? But I think Pei Shiju has no right to make decisions on this matter and can only be the behind-the-scenes pusher. He has no way to influence the emperor's thinking and decision-making time and time again. From the emperor's standpoint, sending You Yuan to Liyang to supervise the transportation of food and grass was actually very comprehensive. There is a censor and two clerks in the Censorate.

The censor, three officials, among which the highest official, the Censor Pei Yun was an old minister of Jiangzuo, the Censor You Yuan was an old minister of Shandong, and there was also a Censor of Guanlong according to Xue Deyin, who was from the Wei family in Guanzhong. Of course, the emperor was worried that the Wei family and Yang Xuangan would be in a turmoil, and the Censor Pei Yun was with the emperor and should not stay away, so there was only one Shandong native You Yuan left. It was obviously a good idea to let Shandong people supervise Guanlong people.

But Jia Lan felt that it was not good, very bad. You Yuan went to Liyang to supervise the transportation of food and grass. He would not obey his advice, nor would he surrender to the suppression of Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites. If You Yuan had to cause trouble in Liyang for factional disputes and repeatedly impeach Yang Xuangan, forcing Yang Xuangan to rebel in advance, then You Yuan made contributions in front of the emperor, but Jia Lan lost the best opportunity to save the empire, and the expeditionary army was very likely to lose important food channels and eventually had to give up halfway. What was damaged was not only the interests of the empire, but also the interests of the emperor and the central government.

Jia Lan planned to get to know and get familiar with You Yuan first, and then try to find a countermeasure. Unexpectedly, just after meeting and chatting, You Yuan couldn't wait to "take action" and use Jia Lan's sharp knife to "kill". Who should I kill? Are you killing Yang Xuangan? Is this document an evidence that Yang Xuangan is plotting a rebellion? Did the emperor and the central government know that Yang Xuangan was going to rebel?

Immediately, Galan rejected this absurd conjecture. He noticed that You Yuan mentioned the "Pinglu Canal". According to Xue Deyin's introduction, Pinglu Canal is a waterway from Cangzhou to Jumahe, passing through Hejian County and Bohai County. These two counties are located in the northeast of Hebei and are both large counties. There are many famous Shandong families, such as the Zhang family of Hejian and Gao family of Bohai. Although these families are not as famous as the five major families of King Cui, Lu, Li and Zheng, they are also famous all over the world. For example, the Gao family of Bohai, there is a saying that the Gao family of the world came out of the Bohai Sea. The Gao family of the Gao family of the Gao family came from the Bohai Sea. The Gao family of the Gao family of the Gao family came from the Bohai Sea, and the imperial chief Gao Feng (jiong), also the Bohai Sea.

As his thoughts flashed, Jialan even thought of Douzigang, the gathering place of Hebei rebels, which was also in the Bohai Sea.

In the seventh year of Daye (611 AD), the empire launched its first eastern expedition. Zhu Yingyang, the Twelve Guards on both sides of the river and millions of civilians went to the battlefield in Liaodong. In the same year, the Yellow River flooded over and over 30 counties on both sides of the river. The empire chose to fight and ignored disaster relief, which led to the rise of disaster victims in Shandong. Starting from the occupation of Changbai Mountain by King Bo of Qi County, wars broke out everywhere, and uprisingers were one after another, especially the situation on both sides of the river was the most serious. The concentrated place of the uprisingers was Gaojipo, Douzigang in Hebei, and the Jishui River on the south bank of the river.

Jialan suddenly thought of You Yuan’s purpose, and his mind was trembling, and a strong sense of suffocation instantly submerged his whole body.

It was a bad thing, and You Yuan got the target wrong. He pointed his finger at the Hebei rebels, aiming at the Hebei rebels who were planning to take advantage of the empire expeditionary forces' second attack on Goguryeo's Hebei town garrisons and robbed the canal food route to strengthen their own strength, rather than Yang Xuangan, who was planning a rebellion in Li Yang.

You Yuan's eyes were cold, as if he wanted to see through Galan's heart and see the tension and panic in his heart.

Galan took a deep breath quietly, then slowly stretched out his hands, took the thick roll of the file into his hand, and slowly opened it.

Sure enough, it was the specific situation of various rebels reported in Hebei, Henan, Shandong and other places.

Last year's drought swept across Shandong, Henan and Hebei suffered another heavy blow, and the people were living in poverty. But at this time, the empire began its second eastern expedition, which made the situation on both sides of the river worse and worse. It was out of control. All the rebels immediately flocked to the ground, and the situation had reached a precarious situation.

There are many rebels in the Douzigangyun area of ​​Bohai County. Among them, the strongest ones include Pingyuan thief commander Liu Badao, Li Deyi's Aji's army, Bohai pirate commander Ge Qian, Gao Kaidao's Yan army, Bohai pirate commander Sun Xuanya, and Shi Zhizhe's Qi army.

Gaojipo is located at the junction of Xindu County and Qinghe County, less than 100 miles away from the Grand Canal. There are also many thief commanders active in this area, the most famous of which are Gao Shida, Dou Jiande and Wang Fubao.

Between Douzigang and Gaojipo, that is, between the Grand Canal and the Yellow River, Pingyuan County and Qinghe County are also places where rebels are concentrated. The largest thief commander in Qinghe County is Zhang Jin, the strongest thief commander in Pingyuan County is Hao Xiaode and Liu Heita, and there is also thief commander Du Yanbing, and Wang Run is also very strong.

South of the river, the rebels were concentrated on the Jishui line, from east to west. The most famous thief commanders were Guo Fangyu of Beihai County, Qin Junhong, Wang Bo and Meng Rang of Qi County, Zhen Baoche of Jibei County, Zhang Qingte of Jibei County, Zhai Rang of Dong County, Shan Xiongxin of Jiyin County, Meng Haigong and Wang Bodang of Jiyin County, etc. There were dozens of thief commanders of all sizes.

The more he looked, the more frightened he became. What he saw in the file was not the number of thief commanders, the number of rebels, or the severe situation in various places, but the innocent people who died in the war. The rebels burned, killed and plundered and killed them wantonly. The counties and local troops in various places were also bloody and cruel in the process of suppression, killing and killing people all over the country. Local heroes either held their own support or gathered local brave men to seek arrest. Whether for self-protection or other purposes, they were inevitably going to start a massacre. Both sides of the river were bloody and bloody corpses, and the cry of the innocent people's despair.

Galan covered the file with a cold expression, his eyes filled with anger and sorrow.

You Yuan was waiting and observing. When he saw Galan put the file on the table, he asked calmly, "What are your opinions?"

"Natural disasters, man-made disasters." Galan's blood surged, and she couldn't help but grit her teeth.

You Yuan asked without expression, "What is man-made disaster?"

"Since the founding of the country by the former emperor, there was a government warehouse first and then a Yi Warehouse. The purpose was to accumulate grain and disaster prevention and the cost of the imperial court. Whether it was the Western Expedition or the Eastern Expedition, all the grain and silk used were out of the official warehouse. Even if the official warehouse was insufficient, it would be supplemented from the Yi Warehouse at the Jiangzuo. Otherwise, why did Your Majesty dig the four canals of Yongji, Tongji, Hangou and Jiangnan River? The floods of the previous year and drought last year were the droughts, and the counties on both sides of the river were the most important. The counties on both sides of the river were rich and sufficient. In addition, there were three major official warehouses near the Eastern Expedition. Even if there was an expedition, it was enough to allocate some grain and silk to relieve disasters. Why did the starvation in the fields appear and forced the victims to rise up?"

"The court has devoted all its efforts to the east to fight, and disaster relief may be unfavorable, but local counties and counties have both Yicang and His Majesty's imperial edict, why can't they help the victims? Why did the situation worsen to such a point?"

"A step back, even if local counties and counties are not conducive to disaster relief, even if someone raises up a rebellion, the troops in Dongdu Town, the local troops on both sides of the river, and the power to arrest the local counties and counties given by His Majesty, they are fully capable of eliminating the rebellion in the shortest time, and then actively providing disaster relief and opening warehouses to release grain, which can quickly stabilize the situation, but why are the rebels rising today and living beings suffer?"

"This is a man-made disaster, a complete man-made disaster."

You Yuan's expression was still cold, but a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes. It was really surprising that a Northwest garrison actually had such a sharp understanding of the Shandong rebellion. Who told him this? Pei Shiju? Or Xue Shixiong? No matter who it was, being able to tell him the secret behind the Shandong rebellion completely was enough to show that this man, like his own idea, wanted to use this barbarian from the Northwest to start a massacre, quell the rebellion, and quickly reverse the situation.

You Yuan pondered for a moment and tried decisively. He must know the bottom line of the person behind Galan, otherwise it would be difficult to make a plan.

This time he went south to Liyang, he was called the supervision of the transportation of grain and grass. In fact, in his opinion, it was to suppress the rebels and wipe out all the rebels on both sides of the canal. In short, if the food route is safe, the food supplies can be sent to Liaodong continuously. If the food route is unsafe, Yang Xuangan used this as an excuse to delay the delivery speed. How could he urge him? To put it bluntly, this trip was used by the emperor and the important officials of the central government and acted as the pioneer of the way. This road was not good, and it delayed and even hindered the attack of the expeditionary army. Although Yang Xuangan was guilty, he could not escape.

The reason is very simple. The person behind the chaos on both sides of the river is Shandong.

The imperial government warehouse was managed by the court, and the Yizhuang in various counties and counties was managed by the social officials (town officials) and was not controlled by the government. In this way, the warehouse could be opened for self-reliance when encountering disasters. With the unification of the empire, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. The amount of grain and silk in the Yizhuang was striking, which was a huge wealth. So the government was moved and the powerful families were targeted. With their joint efforts, in the fifteenth year of Kaihuang (595 AD), the court issued an order to take over the management power to the local government on the grounds of poor management of the Yizhuang. In this way, the Yizhuang became a "small treasury" that local governments and local families were proud of. The privileged class ignored the safety of the people and publicly "robbed" the people greedily and shamelessly.

The main officials of the governments in various places in Shandong were of course from Shandong. These Shandong officials were naturally in a group with the noble families from all over the country. As a result, the local forces were extremely powerful, resulting in the main officials of the governments in various places such as prefects, county magistrates, county magistrates, and even the chief lieutenants of the local army, and the deputy lieutenants had to take the initiative to compromise. Most of these main officials came from Guanlong. The consequence was that everyone colluded and colluded, and infringed on the interests of the empire for personal gain.

The grain and silk in the Yi Cang were divided up in this way. When floods and droughts followed one after another, if the charity warehouse was empty, of course it could not be provided for relief. If it was a step back, even if the charity warehouse was full, in the eyes of the powerful and wealthy bureaucrats, it was no longer the grain and silk that the people had saved year after year for disaster prevention and self-rescue, and it had become their private wealth. Since it was their private wealth, how could they give it to the people? How could they use it to save the lives of a group of ants?

This is private. From the perspective of the "public" of Shandong people, they have hatred of national destruction and hatred of extermination between them and Guanlong people. The long-term containment and crackdown policies implemented by the Guanlong people have caused them to lose a lot of power and wealth. The prominent families in Shandong are rapidly declining. For this reason, they have to resist, fight, break this "unfair" system, and force the people to rebel, and even act as "pawns", personally go barefoot and take "disaster victims" to rebel. It is the excellent opportunity they have been waiting for and have planned for a long time to change their destiny. Just at this moment, the emperor led the imperial army to expedition to Liaodong. The emperor's new policy violated the interests of the powerful families and the powerful families, which caused the emperor to have extremely fierce conflicts with the powerful people in Guanlong and completely broke out during the first Eastern Expedition. At this moment, there are many conflicts between the government and the opposition at home and abroad. When will it take until the rebellion be done?

At this moment, what about the powerful and powerful Guanlong? The powerful and powerful and the emperor, and the reformists led by the emperor, have already "breaked up" the situation. They fought against the emperor on the battlefield of expeditions abroad. They not only did not work hard on the battlefield of rebellion in the domestic rebellion, but also contributed to the fire, deliberately pushing the situation to the brink of danger so that they can win in chaos. Yang Xuangan's rebellion has been planned for a long time. For this day, in order to overthrow the emperor and the reformists, the primary premise is that the domestic and foreign situation will be chaotic, the more chaotic the better.

The people of Shandong were so happy. The powerful families of Shandong, local counties and bureaucrats and those who were bare-handed in Shandong, the heroes worked together from inside to outside and cooperated tacitly, while the people of Guanlong were cold-eyed and did not do anything at all. So, in the wailing of the people of Shandong and among the bones of the people of Shandong, these bloody and shameless "tigers and wolves" began a feast for gluttons. They not only wanted to eat innocent creatures, but also devour the empire and the entire Middle Earth.

You Yuan was a Shandong family, a master of Wenhan, an old official in the officialdom, and a completely Shandong nobleman. He sought the interests of Shandong nobles. For this benefit, he did not care about the lives and deaths of the people at all. He only cares about seeking the greatest benefits at the minimum cost.

Originally, he stood by and was happy to see it, but at the critical moment, the emperor "towed" him to the battlefield of suppressing rebellion in Shandong, forcing him to join this bloody battle.

Yang Xuangan, the Minister of Rites, was in charge of Liyang to supervise the transportation of food and grass, but he was facing a group of Shandong people. From Shandong families, bureaucrats to thieves, he would not let him send food and supplies to the Liaodong battlefield smoothly. If the food route was cut off at the most critical moment of the expedition, and the empire and the emperor were defeated again, then Yang Xuangan would be the scapegoat. Yang Xuangan's power is now the largest force among the Guanlong nobles and the emperor's opponent, so you can imagine

The emperor will definitely take this opportunity to completely defeat Yang Xuangan and his power. The Guanlong people were severely damaged, and the foundation of the powerful and powerful on which the empire was established collapsed under repeated blows. How long can the empire last? If the empire falls apart, the Shandong people will have the opportunity to rebuild the empire; if the empire persists, the Shandong people can also replace the Guanlong people and become the foundation of the empire and obtain the greatest benefit in the redistribution of power and wealth of the empire.

What should Yang Xuangan do? What should the people of Guanlong do?

The purpose of Shandong people is very simple. They force him to a dead end, force him to rebel, and force Guanlong people to kill each other and eventually fall apart.

However, at this moment, the emperor mentioned You Yuan to Li Yang and placed this pure Shandong local powerful leader on this volcano that was about to erupt.

You Yuan had difficulty making a decision. What was his greatest benefit for him? Obviously, he supported the emperor and chose to stand on the side of the emperor.

He is a powerful and powerful family in Shandong, and the local people in Shandong are proud of him. The poor bureaucrats and the people are tools for him to seize power and wealth. He uses it when he should be used and abandons when he should be abandoned. Therefore, as Pei Shiju suggested, if he wants to make the greatest contribution under the current situation, he is to help the emperor win the victory of the Eastern Expedition and at the same time help the emperor defeat the conservative forces of the Guanlong nobles headed by Yang Xuangan. To achieve these two goals, the Shandong rebels must sacrifice.

The mission of the Shandong rebels was over, and You Yuan decided to start a massacre.

What did You Yuan use to massacre the Shandong rebels? He was from Shandong. Before the situation was completely clear and in the crisis, You Yuan could not go bare-handedly. He had to leave a way out for himself, so he needed a killing knife. At this time, Pei Shiju gave him a knife and a sharp killing knife.

"Can the general have a good idea?"

You Yuan's face was even colder and his eyes became more arrogant. Even if he asked for advice, he felt condescending.

Jialan put his hands on the file, and suddenly a murderous aura surged in his eyes, "kill"

You Yuan frowned, and the three deep wrinkles on his brow were like gullies.

"The waterway is safe, but Liyang may not be safe."

You Yuan's eyes were like torches, staring at Jia Lan's eyes as if to see through his heart. This was a very straightforward temptation. As soon as the emperor arrived at Linshuo Palace, he paid attention to Jia Lan and his Northwest Horse Army. Several orders and oral orders were sent out within two days, and finally sent him to Li Yang. The profound meaning behind this should be clear to You Yuan, but is it really as he guessed? Did the emperor send Jia Lan to Li Yang to send a signal to attack Yang Xuangan after the victory of the expedition? Did the emperor send himself to Li Yang to Li Yang to change the situation in Hebei, ensure the safety of the food route, and act as the vanguard of the emperor's attack on Yang Xuangan?

The reason why the situation in Shandong is uncontrollable, and the emperor certainly knows the dirty thoughts of the Shandong people. He is not a fool, and the ministers around him are even more gazes. At this moment, in order to win the expedition, the emperor resolutely extended a hand of kindness to the Shandong people with Galan as a signal. The meaning is very clear. If you give me the food route and guarantee my victory in the expedition, I will help you defeat the Guanlong forces led by Yang Xuangan, and then change the current difficult situation where you Shandong people are suffering from containment and attacks.

It is not me, the emperor, who is in charge of the imperial government, but the Guanlong noble group that is in charge of the imperial government. You Shandong people try to use the rebellion of the people of Shandong to coerce me to attack the Guanlong nobles. I meet your requirements, but the premise is that you must ensure the victory of my expedition. Otherwise, you You Yuan will have to bear the responsibility for the failure of the expedition. The Shandong noble group headed by You Yuan will be buried with the Guanlong noble group headed by Yang Xuangan. You all have to die. If you all die, my new policy will be easier and more guaranteed to be implemented, and the empire will also quickly become stronger under the guidance of the new policy.

You Yuan could not guess the emperor's thoughts. He was worried that he would fall into a trap and eventually lead the Shandong people and Guanlong people to defeat both sides. However, Pei Shiju could guess the emperor's thoughts, so he had to know Pei Shiju's true thoughts and know where the emperor's bottom line was.

"Li Yang is a battlefield." Jia Lan said without hesitation, without thinking, "because Yang Xuangan wants to raise troops to rebel."

You Yuan's mind thumped suddenly, and his eyes suddenly narrowed to hide his shock at this moment.

Yang Xuangan wants to rebel? How is this possible? If the emperor and Pei Shiju knew that Yang Xuangan wanted to rebel, would he be in charge of Liyang to supervise the transportation of food and grass?

"evidence?"

Galan stood up, strode to the door of the cabin, opened the door, and pulled Xue Deyin, who was standing outside the cabin.

Xue Deyin lifted up the curtain and gave a gift to You Yuanshen.

"It's you?" You Yuan let out an incredible scream, "It's you?"

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