Sima Shimin's new court, at Yue Jianghong's suggestion, behaved very ambiguously and cautiously, as a usurper, but did not cut the grass and eradicate the roots, but had a tendency to be laissez-faire, even if it was not an exaggeration to describe Yue Jianghong as indecisive and womanly. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoBut in fact, if the series of events that followed had not happened, Yue Jianghong's policy would undoubtedly have been able to ensure the long-term peace of the Great Song Dynasty.

The Mo family has always adhered to the original intention of defending the border; the Shu Han represented by Jiang Shuitian and Liu Tian sought the happiness of the people, not who the leader was; Yang Jing has always been the most loyal person to Sima Di, even if he wants him to support the new monarch; Xie Xuan'an has the intention of revenge against the world in anger, but the Jiangdong family will not allow him to act rashly in a situation where he is weak and weak.

It can be said that these forces will never jump out to resist alone.

But there are no ifs in history, and some people will always argue whether it is the times that make heroes, or heroes who make the times, but they often ignore one point, just like a small impulse can break a false peace, and everything begins from a single thought.

……

Liu Tian and the others came to Xiangyue, it was late at night, and after leaving Luoyang, they encountered several waves of pursuers, but the purpose was only to delay their footsteps.

The Yang family accepted them without any worries, and they also learned that Yang Yu and Xinlan were both sick in bed.

If you once have it and then lose it, it will inevitably hurt your vitality, and Yang Yu is extremely weak body due to strong support all the way, and it is foreseeable that even if you wake up, it will take a long time to adjust your body.

"It's just nonsense!" Hua Shuangyun complained.

But his life was saved, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In the days of waiting for Xinlan to wake up, Lei Tianhua and Lang Qing began to actively contact some Jinyi Wei spies to expose Ji Gang's conspiracy. Many people were skeptical of their remarks, because Ji Gang had already included the two of them in the list of betrayers long before they acted.

"Take 10,000 steps back, even if you tell the truth, I have no reason to betray the organization. Some of the skeptics patiently replied.

After all, the salary was paid by Ji Gang...... This can be ignored, but one thing that cannot be ignored is that Ji Gang has the information of all the people and can use their relatives as threats at any time.

Although Lei Tianhua and Lang Qing also had some information, they would not use it to threaten their colleagues, so they couldn't convince these people at all.

"What's more, I have long known that I will be betrayed by others in this business, but if I behave better, at least it won't harm my family, right?" said some of the doubters in a helpless tone.

Of course, there will be no shortage of discerning people, and this part of the people has a way to keep their relatives from being threatened, but-

"I understand what Lord Tianhua said, but if I betray, what will I do after that?"

"You can join us. Lang Qing stopped Lei Tianhua, who was about to tell the truth.

"The two Lords are indeed trustworthy, but what is our goal in the future? to re-establish a new spy organization to fight the Jinyi Guard? or to stand on its own independent of it? Will the necessary facilities and supplies be able to keep up with it before this? Also, in that case, can we still be considered fighting for the Great Song?"

This middle-level cadre has to be said to be a very talented person, and he pointed out all the shortcomings that Lei Tianhua and the others could not solve, but afterwards the two went to consult Liu Tian, and Liu Tian still only focused on the last point.

"As long as there is a righteous name, it is enough, and everything else is a matter of course, but I still think that there is no need for the existence of this thing Jinyiwei, what about the most basic credit between people?"

decisively ignored Liu Tian's nonsense in the second half, but the problem also came, they couldn't get a name.

Or rather, they tried to get it, but the boy refused.

……

Many people in Sima Shimin's camp were worried that Sima Longji would suddenly come out and raise the banner of "orthodoxy", but Shimin himself did not take Longji's existence seriously.

"As long as I am the monarch of the people's will, he can only live in exile for the rest of his life. ”

This kind of magnanimity has impressed many watchers who were neutral before, but now the general trend is so easy.

And for the parties who successfully escaped with the help of Liu Tian, raising the flag to overthrow the usurper is not exciting at all.

"Still not sleeping so late?"

As early as the night he entered Yang's house, Liu Tian went to see Longji, and when he saw that Liu Tian was safe and sound, Longji showed a happy smile, but soon disappeared.

"Teacher, Her Highness Xinlan advises me to give up the throne. ”

Longi's eye circles were dark, and he had apparently not slept well for several days. Liu Tian sat beside him and looked at the starry sky with him.

"There is no reason why people are not allowed to light lamps, as long as you have the will, you can fight for it. Liu Tian said lightly.

"Then teacher, will you support me?" said Longji in a dry tone, but he already knew the answer, and his face was full of self-deprecating smiles.

"Of course not, I don't fight battles with no chance of winning, and I won't throw the people of Shu Han into the sea of fire because of personal feelings. ”

The expected answer is that Liu Tian taught him the most on weekdays, in addition to the principle of being a man, is to be kind to the people. He believed that the so-called king and the court had an obligation to make the people's lives better, and the duty of the army was to protect the people.

Some people may say that this degree of innocence can compete with Sima Di, but Liu Tian has a clearer idea.

"Kings and nobles have always regarded the military as a tool to maintain their rule and rights, but in fact, no regime that has lost the support of the people can last long, so their concept is only passive defense, and I hate defense the most. ”

Actively seek the welfare of the people, win their support, and ultimately indirectly achieve the goal of consolidating the regime...... Liu Tian's statement was absolutely correct, but most of them could not successfully carry it out, and then in order to cover up the mistakes made in the execution, they had to transfer the army from the right path.

Longji used to be a little worried about whether he would become one of the losers, but unfortunately in the end, he didn't even have a chance to show his strength, and Liu Tian, who has been moving on the right path, is unlikely to help him.

The only way out is to enlist more support on your own, but-

"I heard that it was the opinion of the imperial grandfather. ”

This is what LONGi really cares about, Sima Di finally chose to let him compromise, and his motivation collapsed.

"Then what do you want to do so much, since you have decided to be an ordinary person, then let go of everything with peace of mind, so that the Emperor Taishang will be relieved to know it. Liu Tian let out a sneering laugh and patted Longji on the shoulder.

"Do you know under the spring?" Longji was slightly stunned.

"What, do you think the old man is still alive?"

"But His Royal Highness Yang Yu is not ......" Longji was a little at a loss.

Liu Tian smiled, but his mouth was clear enough to shatter any naïve fantasies.

"Just because a person is not physically dead does not mean that he is still alive!"

Longji had a dumbfounded expression, but didn't he understand the fact? No, he was just running away.

It's not a bad thing to fight for someone else, but to move someone out as an excuse to compromise yourself is the act of a coward.

"But that's none of your business, go to bed early. After saying this cynicism, Liu Tian left the courtyard.

As November approached, the cold wind was blowing, but LONGi didn't feel cold, but he couldn't burn his will.

He is not stupid, how can he not hear the meaning of Liu Tian's words, but he is still struggling in his heart, and there is still a decisive piece of the puzzle to make him completely determined.

……

The next day, Shu Han finally issued an official statement.

"We will firmly support the leadership of the central court. ”

Even the self-confident people of the world breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the news.

"Shu Han is capricious, please pay more attention to Your Majesty. Fang Ruyan said.

"The previous rebellion of Shu Han was nothing more than the result of the people's will, and now we do not reject the people of Shu Han, and there is no tendency to make things difficult for Shu Han, if they take the initiative to raise the anti-flag, then the real need to worry about it is the local officials. "Shimin said.

This judgment is correct, but because it is too correct, no one cares except Yue Jianghong, Shu Han's statement does not include "allegiance to Sima Shimin", but thinking of Liu Tian's previous battle, he temporarily hid his doubts in his heart and didn't say anything.

Shu Han has been decided, Sima Shimin has also moved to Kaifeng, although the facilities are not yet complete, but it is necessary to start new personnel appointments.

Needless to say, the six Shangshu who were willing to submit to the new emperor also retained four, but the Criminal Department and the Military Department were replaced, and it is worth mentioning that the new Shangshu of the Criminal Department was a young man who had just graduated from the academy and was unknown, Li Yan.

In the era of Sima Di, because the emperor himself acted arbitrarily and exempted many guilty people (such as Liu Tian), which seriously undermined the authority of the law, the people of the world planned to appoint cool officials to reshape the authoritative position of the law. Moreover, this is only the first one, and its real purpose is to use the justice of the law to deprive the princes of their power little by little, so as to achieve the long-term national policy of reducing the feudal domain.

"But why use this newcomer?" Yue Jianghong had a question, he had seen Li Yan when he dealt with Liu Tian last time, and he didn't have a very good impression of him.

"His demonic cultivation is linked to the 'law', which is very rare and representative, and he is the best candidate as the spokesperson of the Criminal Department. Fang Ruhui said, and then lowered his voice, "And since it's a newcomer, it's easier to abandon it." ”

Cool officials are easy to cause resentment from others, if it is a heavy minister, it will be more troublesome to deal with in the future, but Li Yan does not have this trouble, and Fang Ruhui, who recommended him, promised to bear the infamy of "improper employment", Yue Jianghong nodded and agreed to this appointment.

It can be said that Li Yan's desire to put the law above everything was unrealizable from the beginning, and Shimin and other high-ranking officials of the imperial court knew very well that the so-called law was nothing more than a tool used to maintain imperial power.

In fact, the process of replacing the old and new officials can be seen that there is no trouble with the jade seal, and the old official position must be removed in person before it can be given to others, but I don't know if the people are too immersed in the joy of becoming an emperor, and after a whole week, they found that there is a quasi-word behind the emperor.

Before that, Xinlan finally woke up after two days of sleep.