Chang'an.
Yu Wenxian stood at the entrance of the palace, raised his head and looked at the luxurious palace in front of him.
Yu Wenxian's expression was particularly complicated. He stood here in a daze for a long time, and then he asked the people around him to come forward and tell them that he wanted to see the emperor.
The soldiers quickly brought out the emperor's edict and allowed Yu Wenxian to visit him.
Yu Wenxian came to the gate, took off the long sword from his waist, and looked back at his cronies standing not far away.
Gao Jun, He Ruobi, Han Qinhu and others all looked at him with solemn expressions.
The situation in the temple changed so quickly that no one could react.
Yu Wenxian won Yu Wenhu's trust in the past, but now, Yu Wenhu died tragically, and Yu Wenxian's situation became embarrassing.
Although he was the emperor's brother, when the emperor was bullied, he did not help at all. He even took the initiative to get close to Yu Wenhu and became his confidant general.
Yu Wenxian nodded towards them, then lowered his head and walked into the palace.
There are many more soldiers in the palace than before.
There were patrolling soldiers everywhere, and officers passed by quickly. They did not stop when they saw Yu Wenxian. Orders were being issued from the palace to various places.
Yu Wenxian remained silent and followed the soldiers for a long time.
Finally we arrived at Wen'an Hall.
Entering the palace, Emperor Yu Wenyong was sitting on the throne, holding a document and reading it carefully.
His expression was completely different from before.
The childish and clear eyes in the past were gone. Now he had a short beard, which he had intentionally not grown in the past. This moment made him look much more mature in appearance. With that serious and unsmiling face, he sat down.
There, you really have the majesty of a real emperor.
Yu Wenxian straightened his clothes and took a deep breath.
"I, the Duke of Qi, Yu Wenxian, pays homage to Your Majesty!"
Hearing Yu Wenxian's words, Yu Wenyong immediately put down the paperwork, raised his head, and looked at his younger brother in front of him. A trace of joy flashed in his eyes. He stood up and walked quickly to his younger brother.
"Biga is here suddenly!"
"I summoned you before, but I couldn't see you several times. Today you are finally here."
"We brothers haven't seen each other for a long time."
Yu Wenyong's tone was very gentle, and the look he looked at Yu Wenxian was also very gentle. But these words made Yu Wenxian's back feel cold. He took off his crown, let his hair down, and kowtowed to Yu Wenyong.
bye.
"Your Majesty! I came here today to apologize to you!"
"Your Majesty, please punish me with death!!"
Yu Wenyong let out a long sigh, straightened his body, and looked down at his younger brother in front of him.
"The world is my father's world."
"After I inherit a great cause, I am always afraid that it will be taken away by others."
"Yu Wenhu is a man who has no king, insults the king, and intends to rebel, so I put him to death to stabilize the world left by my father."
"You and I are brothers. Shouldn't it be that we two brothers come together to support this great legacy left by our father?"
Hearing his words, Yu Wenxian's head bowed even further.
Yu Wenyong stretched out his hand and pulled him up.
"Yu Wenhu's matter has nothing to do with you, so there is no need to apologize."
Yu Wenxian looked at his brother in front of him blankly, and Yu Wenyong said slowly: "I have executed Yu Wenhu, and also killed several of his heirs and confidants."
"But I haven't sent anyone to search his mansion yet."
"Let's do this. You take people to Yu Wenhu's mansion to collect everything in the mansion and deal with other things in his mansion. Don't let anything be lost. Do you know what to do?"
Yu Wenxian was stunned and immediately lowered his head.
"only!!"
Only then did Yu Wenyong laugh, patted Yu Wenxian's shoulder gently, and said seriously: "You are the only one I can rely on. You have to handle everything with your heart, and I will never treat you badly."
Yu Wenxian saluted again, turned and left.
Yu Wenyong stood there, watching his brother walk out from here, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Then, two people walked out from the side.
One of them is the Duke of Wei, Yu Wenzhi, and the other is Sun Lan, Yu Wenyong’s confidant.
When Emperor Yu Wenyu of the Ming Dynasty was in power, Changsun Lan served as the governor. Yu Wenyu thought that Changsun Lan was very talented and asked him to serve his younger brother Yuwen Yong. The two established a good relationship from then on.
Looking at Yu Wenxian walking away, Yu Wenzhi looked a little unhappy and said, "Brother, why don't you punish him?"
"This man still has military power in his hands. If he is not punished and he is indulged in this way, he may become a big problem for my brother in the future!"
Yu Wenyong took a deep look at his younger brother, and then said: "In that case, just go and keep an eye on him. If he has any evil thoughts when he checked Yu Wenhu's mansion this time and did not investigate thoroughly, you can come back and report it to me.
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"Okay!"
Yu Wenzhi was overjoyed and left in a hurry.
After both of them left, Changsun Lan stepped forward and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, are you going to let Yu Wenxian go like this?"
"Although Ah Xian was close to Yu Wenhu in the past, he never did anything illegal. Moreover, he is extremely talented and is good at both politics and military affairs. It is difficult to find talents like him in the clan.
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Yu Wenyong said slowly: "However, we cannot let him continue to hold military power. I have my own arrangements."
Changsun Lan was not surprised.
Yu Wenyong was smart since he was a child, and he performed extremely well among his brothers.
Yuwenhu first supported Yuwenjue as emperor, but Yuwenjue was deposed because he wanted to kill Yuwenhu, and was later poisoned.
Yu Wenhu appointed Yu Wenyu as emperor. It turned out that Yu Wenyu was also very talented and unwilling to submit to Yu Wenhu. Yu Wenhu forced him several times but failed, so he had to send people to poison him again. Before Yu Wenyu died, he stood up
Then he issued an edict to let Yu Wenyong inherit his position.
Because the edict was issued first, Yu Wenhu had no choice but to follow the emperor's edict to welcome Yu Wenyong as emperor.
Yu Wenyu knew the talents of his younger brother, so he sent people like Changsun Lan to serve him and add many useful talents around his younger brother.
Yu Wenyong invited Changsun Lan to sit next to him, and the two of them talked seriously about the major events of the day.
"I am ready to further rectify politics, unify criminal orders, and change past practices."
"The current domestic rule of law is in chaos. Many people are acting randomly based on their status, but no one dares to control them."
"The laws of the country are in vain and no one follows them."
"How can we govern the world like this?"
"While Yu Wenhu has just died, an edict should be issued requiring officials inside and outside the court to abide by the law and treat sinners with unified punishments. Regardless of their origin, even if they are members of the clan, they will not be pardoned if they violate the law.
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Changsun Lan lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Yu Wenyong looked at him and said, "I will leave this matter to you. Please treat it with care."
"If the emperor wants to govern the world, the criminal law must be clear and everything must be done in a disciplined manner. In this way, the world must obey it."
"First name the law, and then you can do other important things."
Changsun Lan agreed again.
Yuwen Yong said slowly: "Mr. Changsun, Liu Taozi is now rising in the frontier, owning land in Hebei, focusing on agriculture and mulberry trees, training elite soldiers from ten prefectures, conducting imperial examinations, and opening up trade. His strength is worrying."
"And I am newly defeated. The treasury is empty and the people are tired. I want to show off my talents, but I am not strong enough. Is there any way to increase the country's income and let me do great things?"
Changsun Lan suddenly looked at the emperor. He hesitated for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty, this matter."
"Liu Taozi's situation is worse than mine, the land is even poorer, and the food is not as good as mine, but she can do many things. Why is this?"
"A rich family, a Buddhist temple."
Yu Wenyong said softly.
Changsun Lan trembled all over, "Your Majesty, these two things are really not easy. They are not things that can be done immediately!"
"These two are not enemies that can be defeated at the moment."
"Then why can Liu Taozi do it?"
"Liu Taozi is a Qihu barbarian. Previously, domestic celebrities looked at his face, looked at his aura, and told the origin of this person! Domestic celebrities said that Liu Taozi's appearance was neither Chinese nor Han. He claimed to be from the Han Dynasty, but in fact he was
After Liu Yuan, the Xiongnu Qihu also! It is definitely not orthodox!"
"Looking at his words and deeds, we can also know that he sent troops to massacre wealthy people and destroyed temples at the border fortress. More than a million people were exiled from Hebei and Henan. The behavior of the Hu people in previous generations was never fake."
"How could Zhou, who was a great master and well-organized, commit such a barbaric act?"
When Yu Wenyong heard this, he immediately laughed.
"Our celebrities are so powerful!"
"Standing on the city wall and staring at Liu Taozi coming on horseback from a distance, can you tell that his ancestors are ten generations old?"
"Which celebrity has such talent? Why not call him in and quickly curse Liu Taozi and his party to death!"
"There are also millions of people who have fled. How many people are there in Hebei? If one million people have escaped, then Liu Taozi's subordinates are all empty now?"
Changsun Lan was stunned for a moment and stopped talking.
Yu Wenyong shook his head, "Mr. Changsun, you don't have to be so fooled."
"I know the stakes. It's not that easy to deal with these two behemoths. I'm not saying that we should order to deal with them today."
"However, if Liu Taozi can learn from our methods, then of course we must also learn from his methods."
"I think Liu Taozi can accomplish these things just because he has soldiers in his hands. When I also have heavy soldiers in my hands, won't I still be able to accomplish these things?"
Changsun Lan's face immediately calmed down and he no longer pretended to be pretentious. He said seriously: "Your Majesty, Liu Taozi is different from everyone else today. He came from a humble background and just made his fortune. Whether he is in charge of the military or in charge of government affairs, he
They are his cronies who have followed him all the way, and they will not disobey whoever he asks these cronies to deal with."
"But the situation in the country is a little different. His Majesty has the military power in the world, but he wants his generals and ministers to deal with themselves. Will they comply?"
"Buddhist temples may be able to be built, but it is difficult, very difficult to build a wealthy family."
Yu Wenyong's eyes were calm, and he was not angry or frustrated because of these words. He said: "No matter how difficult it is, we have to do it."
"The next step is to find a way to control all the military power. Only when the military power is in hand can we do other things."
"Then there is the Buddhist temple, and after that there are the nobles and nobles."
"Now we cannot easily restrict Liu Taozi, but Liu Taozi is also busy with his own affairs and does not dare to come easily."
"Five years."
"In five years, I will have a showdown with Liu Taozi!!"
Yu Wenyong raised his head, his majestic appearance glowing with extraordinary momentum.
Yu Wenxian outside the palace did not dare to waste time. According to Yu Wenyong's request, he immediately led the people and rushed to Yu Wenhu's mansion.
Then, it’s time to search and kill.
Almost all of Yuwenhu's close relatives were killed, and only a few female relatives were left in the house, including Yuwenhu's female relatives, slaves, etc. These people were all put under guard and wept in tears all day long.
Yu Wenxian also gave them a relief. He searched out all the documents, military symbols, maps, etc. hidden by Yu Wenhu, and then killed everyone in his house, leaving no chickens or dogs behind, leaving nothing behind.
leave the mansion.
Of course Yu Wenxian knew why Yu Wenyong put him in charge of this matter.
This is for Yu Wenxian to make a break with the past.
All he can do is to ask his subordinates to do it quickly when executing women, so as not to cause them too much pain.
Yu Wenxian did a pretty good job in this matter, even if he stared at Yu Wenzhi trying to find out the problem, he found nothing.
On the fourth day after inspecting Yuwen Hufu, Yuwen Yong issued an edict.
He allowed Yu Wenxian to succeed Yu Wenhu as Otsuka Prime Minister, relinquishing his previous military power.
Yu Wenxian kowtowed again and again to thank God for his grace.
It seemed that he was deeply favored by the emperor and became the most powerful minister in the country, but in fact, his military power was reduced in disguise.
However, such a canonization made Yu Wenzhi even more dissatisfied and resentful.
He believed that he had made the greatest contribution by killing Yu Wenhu, but letting Yu Wenxian, a man who later rebelled, be ranked ahead of him was a lack of regard for himself.
On this day, Yu Wenyong was sitting in Wen'an Hall, smiling and chatting with several young people.
The young people sitting next to Yu Wenyong are the same people who were around Yu Wenxian.
Gao Jun, He Ruobi, Han Qinhu and others are all here.
Several people sat in front of the emperor with different expressions.
This was not directed at Yu Wenxian. Not only Yu Wenxian, but also the other ministers and the staff around them, such as those in the planning office, were also named by Yu Wenyong and asked them to come to the palace to see him.
During these days, Yu Wenyong has summoned many, many young people.
He sat on top with a smile, looking like an easy-going big brother.
He said seriously: "A few days ago, I talked about the affairs of the military government with the talented people in the country, and I learned a lot."
"Someone told me that among the many military bureaus in the country, there are still military bureaus that despise Han people. They all use Chinese as officers and do not allow Han people to stand out."
"I feel that it really shouldn't be the case. Everyone in the world is my people, so what's the difference? Everyone lives in the same area, eats the same water, and eats the same food, but there are such differences!
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"They don't want these Han people, but I want them!"
Yu Wenyong looked at Gao Jiong and squinted his eyes, "I am going to change the sergeants into aides-de-camp. After the Han people entered the military mansion, they immediately destroyed their county registrations and selected the best among them to serve as aides-de-camp and become my aides-de-camp. All of you are
What do you think of this matter, all the talented people in the world?"
The corners of Gao Jiong's eyes trembled.
He instantly understood what the emperor wanted to do.
Breaking the ethnic barriers, and at the same time turning them from officers' subordinates to the emperor's servants, the officers of each government army took the name of the emperor's guards, so that the generals who opened the government could no longer fully command the soldiers.
They even want to completely isolate these Han people from the local area by withdrawing their county citizenship and turning them into a force that belongs only to them!
Gao Qiao said slowly: "Your Majesty is wise."
The other people had not yet recovered, and Gao Jiao was the first to speak.
This immediately aroused Yu Wenyong's interest. He then discussed other things with Gao Jiong, and Gao Jiong answered fluently.
Yu Wenyong was very happy.
He did not ignore the other people and started chatting with them again.
After chatting for nearly an hour, Yu Wenyong understood almost all of them.
He said earnestly and thoughtfully: "Everyone in the world knows that Yu Wenhu wants to rebel. The reason why I will execute him with tears is for the sake of the people of the world."
"When the previous dynasty was in turmoil, Taizu assisted the Yuan family, the Zhou Dynasty accepted the mandate of heaven, and Yuwen Hucai took charge of the power. The long-established habits became routine, so I thought that government orders should be like this, and decisions should be made by ministers."
"But I think this is a drawback. If the king is not the king and the ministers are not ministers, how can the world be governed?"
"Besides this, there is another drawback. Those who were once subordinates would respect their superiors as if they were kings."
"How can this be done? How can the world be governed if everyone treats their superiors as kings? Isn't there only one king in the world?"
Yu Wenyong explained the truth, and then looked at the people in front of him. He said seriously: "Although you serve Yu Wenxian, Duke of Qi temporarily, you cannot really get along with the monarch and his ministers."
"If Taizu's sons can all be treated like kings, then Taizu has ten sons. Do you want the world to have ten kings?"
"Since you are temporarily assisting the Duke of Qi, you must treat him as a subordinate, persuade him, and let him know the principles of harmony between the king and his ministers and orderly order. Your attitude towards him may arouse suspicion among brothers. Don't you think so?
Are you willing to see something like this happen?”
Listening to Yu Wenyong's words, Gao Jiong and several others looked at each other.
They knew that the emperor must have summoned them here for some important matter, and now they understood the emperor's intention.
This is clearly a warning to them.
He Ruobi frowned, and Gao Jiong quickly stood up and bowed to Yu Wenyong.
"Your Majesty's words are truly words of wisdom for the world, I will teach you!!"
"Hahaha!"
"good!"
Yu Wenyong pointed to Gao Jiong in front of him, "I would like you to be my senior official, and you will make more suggestions for me in the future."
Later, he rewarded others.
Everyone said goodbye and left one after another.
Yu Wenyong narrowed his eyes. In the current country, the generals own the army, the clans own the talented people, the noble families own the land and the people, and the temples own the wealth.
He insisted on solving all these things one by one.
After finishing these things, what's the point of Liu Taozi?!
Go east! Go east! Go east!
Chapter completed!