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The other head of the family didn't take it seriously at first, and Zheng Pu and Lu Zuo still sneered from time to time, but after hearing it, the two of them didn't smile anymore, and their faces showed a solemn look.

When Pei Renji finished speaking, everyone present gasped. Although this plan is not seamless, the probability of failure is also quite small. And it is certain that Yuming will definitely be difficult to prevent.

"Alright! If you really succeed in executing your plan! Our Cui family agreed to the previous conditions! Cui Ting thought for a moment, and finally made a concession.

High merit is a taboo for ministers. He didn't believe that after the Northern Qi Dynasty was rebuilt in the future, no matter who became the emperor, the younger brother of the Gao family would not be willing to be a puppet. At that time, there will be a lot of variables in the middle of the court. It doesn't hurt to say yes now.

After thinking for a while, Lu Zuo and Zheng Pu quickly made the same statement. After all, the Pei family's huge contribution is there, and it is impossible to accept it if you want to.

"Humph! I don't believe that your Pei family has always had a lot of talents, and our family has always had zero talents, and by the time it will be ten years in Hedong and ten years in Hexi, who can have the last laugh and not necessarily. Luzo thought to himself.

He was not very convinced by the Pei family. And Zheng Pu and his thoughts are similar, they both want to wait for the future to cultivate the middle brother of the clan, and then make efforts to compete with the Pei family in the future.

"Good! Since everyone is so happy, the next thing is easy to discuss. What Renji means is that everyone can contribute their own private soldiers, and then ......" Bae In-ki began to arrange the tasks of each family.

Although the patriarchs of each family were a little dissatisfied with Pei Renji's monopoly on the command of the mutiny, he was the most famous of the generals who could command the war among the Shandong Shi clan. And Pei Renji's command ability was also proven in the last campaign when the Turks went south to besiege Yanmen Pass. Even if the patriarchs of other families wanted to object, they really couldn't propose a candidate to replace him in their own family, so they had to acquiesce.

It was raining lightly outside the window, and the temperature was already cold. Beiping, like this rainy day, is about to fall into a storm again.

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Seeing that the Spring Festival was approaching, Yuming only felt a little headache. Red Sleeves has already sent a list of generals above the rank of lieutenant colonel, and Wei Zheng has also sent a list of officials above seven in various places.

From the list of these personnel, it can be seen that there are successful people with the surnames Pei, Lu, Cui, Zheng and other four surnames of the Shandong Shi clan. How many of them are the younger brothers of the Shandong Shi clan, and how many of them are sincerely obedient to themselves, or they are ill-intentioned, it is difficult to count at all.

Moreover, according to Red Sleeves, even if it is not among the officials and generals with the four surnames, whether there are relatives and friends of the Shandong Shi clan, or protégés of the Shandong Shi clan, it is even more confusing.

"Sister Red Sleeves, why are there so many people related to the Shandong Shi clan, and there are so many people in our army?" Yu Ming was very puzzled in his heart, if it was a local official, it would make sense. At that time, many officials were selected from the nearby people and gentry who had experience in the yamen. Naturally, there will be a lot of people from the Shandong Shi clan mixed in it. But this is also the case in the army, which makes him a little puzzled.

At this time, Red Sleeves said calmly: "Husband, have you forgotten? When Yang Guang conquered Goryeo, the places with the most conscription were Shandong, Hebei and Hedong! These places are the places where the Shandong Shi clan is the most powerful and has the largest number of people. And Yang Guang's order is as long as it is a man. Naturally, many of them are the younger brothers of the four major families in the Shandong Shi clan. And these scholars were originally able to pick up a pen and write, and their knowledge and wisdom were much higher than those of ordinary peasants. After spending some time in the army, it is natural for them to rise to the top and become officers. ”

Yu Ming suddenly realized that his army and official system had long been intertwined with the Shandong Shi clan. To be completely separated is tantamount to cutting meat.

"His Royal Highness King Zhou, I don't think there is any need to panic about this matter. After all, the Shandong Shi clan is not monolithic, such as Pei Xingyuan and others, who also support His Highness. Those Shandong scholars who served as officers and officials in my Great Zhou, how could they be willing to tear down and start over? Wei Zheng saw that Yuming's face was worried, and he hurriedly persuaded him.

Red sleeves also said: "Husband, don't worry too much, these days, I have also sent a lot of people to pretend to be servants and maids who have applied for employment and enter the mansion of the Shandong Shi clan." Judging from their feedback, the real opposition to the husband is mostly the patriarch, elder and brother of the clan. They want to aspire to greater power. And the younger brother who has already served in my big Zhou, as well as those side brothers, are still very supportive of the husband. It's just that they can't speak among their people. ”

After hearing this, Yu Ming smiled bitterly: "Having said that, as long as there are a few ill-intentioned people in our army and the imperial court, it is enough to make me sleep." However, it is not easy to conduct large-scale investigations. This is not easy to investigate, and secondly, it is easy to cause panic among others, but it has forced those Shandong Shi brothers who really support me to the enemy's side. It's a dilemma! ”

Du Ruhui sighed and said, "It's better for King Zhou." In fact, Du thought that it was better to simply ignore the seven twenty-one, and arrest the patriarchs of the four major families in the Shandong Shi clan, such as Pei, Lu, Cui, and Zheng, first, and then surprise interrogation, not believing that they did not confess honestly. In this way, a crisis can be resolved! ”

After Fang Xuanling heard this, he retorted: "Lao Du, although King Zhou can do this, it will inevitably cause an uproar in the army and officialdom, so that people who don't know the truth think that King Zhou wants to attack the Shandong Shi clan in an all-round way, and it is possible to force those who originally wanted to submit to us to cause trouble." It's a good idea! ”

Du Ruhui was a little unconvinced: "But if you don't do this, will you wait for them to get everything ready before they start acting?" Then we are afraid that we will not have time to react, and even let them succeed in one fell swoop. ”

When everyone heard this, they also felt that it was a big problem. You can't just do nothing and wait for the enemy to launch, right?

Red Sleeves listened to Du Ruhui's words, but his pretty eyes flickered, and he said with a smile: "Lord Du's words have given the concubine a revelation, we can indeed implement a strategy to lure the snake out of the hole, so that those people of the Shandong Shi clan who are not at ease can jump out by themselves." Then we will use thunderous means against these people, and no one will say anything about us. ”

"Oh? What does Lady Red Sleeves have to say? Even Wei Zheng was a little curious.

Red Sleeves smiled and said, "We can release some news first, pretending that the imperial court has a line for the Shandong Shi clan to launch a mutiny and rebellion, and is preparing to arrest the patriarchs and elders of the four major families in the Shandong Shi clan." At the same time, all the city guards in Beiping City were replaced by people from all walks of life in the grasslands from Liaodong. In this way, those high-level figures of the Shandong Shi clan will have no ghosts in their hearts unless they have no ghosts in their hearts. Otherwise, you'll think we're going to do something to them. If I were them, I would have preempted the first attack in this case, lest I be caught and stillborn. ”

Speaking of this, she also blinked her eyes and said: "If the emperor rises in a hurry, there will be many flaws, as long as we hold a few important strongholds such as the palace, the yamen, and the city gate, we can be invincible." And when the concubines came, there must be a small number of soldiers and surnames in the city who were willing to follow them. At that time, the victorious side will be us. ”

"Madame Redsleeves' plan is good! You can try it! ”

"Well, even if the enemy sees through it, it will have no effect on us, after all, the official has never officially released any news, and it can be directly said to be a rumor."

"If we can get the enemy to take the bait, it's just what we want!"

Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others all said yes in unison.

Yu Ming also thinks this plan is good. Although I dare not say that it is a perfect solution, at least it is the best way to do it now.

"Alright! Then do it according to Sister Red Sleeves! Send some competent people to get the word out. Then let's see what the enemy does! Yu Ming got up and said.

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A few days later, there was a lot of noise in Beiping City, and the streets and alleys, teahouses and taverns were all talking about one thing: whether King Zhou was going to attack the Shandong scholars.

In the largest teahouse in Beiping City, Mingwenxiang Teahouse, several people were discussing.

"Hey! Did you know? I heard that the Shandong Shi clan angered the king of Zhou this time and was about to be exterminated. ”

"Really? Is there such a thing? No wonder I see that in the past few days, the city has been full of big-headed soldiers! ”

"Of course, King Zhou wants to replace the original city guards with soldiers and horses brought from Liaodong, so as not to have people from the Shandong Shi clan mixed in."

"It's strange, why did King Zhou suddenly attack the Shandong Shi clan? I heard that among the top ten candidates in the imperial examination this time, there are still many Shandong scholars! ”

"Do you know what it means to be indulgent? That's what King Zhou used! First stabilize the hearts of the Shandong scholars, and then catch them all. ”

"It is also said that King Zhou was born in Guanlongmen, and he had a deep contradiction with Pei Ju, Pei Yun and others of the Shandong Shi clan when they heard that they were in the former Sui Dynasty. And since King Zhou entered the Central Plains, the patriarchs of several large families of the Shandong Shi clan seem to have never visited him. This doesn't put King Zhou in his eyes either......"

"Hmmm! It's called self-defeating......"

Listening to the discussion of several tea customers, a brocade man not far away on the side couldn't hold his breath.

Even when he quarreled with those tea customers, he scolded him very badly.

Those tea guests were also unwilling to back down, and scolded Nagong and the family he brought, and the two sides quarreled until the officials came.

And after this quarrel, the brocade man no longer had the intention of drinking tea and watching the play. He hurriedly called the boss, settled the money for the tea, and then immediately urged the coachman who was waiting upstairs to hurry the carriage home. He was going to tell his father what he had heard today, so that he could discuss what to do.

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