Chapter 246: Is It Worth It? (Continued)

In the afternoon, Yu Wenming retired, because the Son of Heaven got up late today and did not plan to take a lunch break, so he left his son Yu Wenli to accompany him to talk, and walked towards the outside of the palace, although there were guards leading the way, in fact, he could walk out with his eyes closed, because this was originally his mansion.

The Son of Heaven came to Anlu, and it was too late to build a palace in a hurry, and Yu Wenming, who was both a courtier and a clansman, took it for granted to entertain the Son of Heaven in his own house, and in order to be solemn, his family moved to another place to live temporarily, and vacated the mansion as a palace for the Son of Heaven to stay.

There is nothing inappropriate about this, Yu Wenming should use the way of leading by example, so that everyone knows how to express respect for the Son of Heaven.

Leaving the palace, Yu Wenming got into the carriage and headed towards the official office, as the Shangshu of Shannan Road, he had a lot of affairs to deal with, and now the situation is tense, and it is not the time for you to travel.

The carriage drove on the bluestone pavement, the body was a little bumpy, Yu Wenming pillowed his head with one hand, closed his eyes and recuperated, the Son of Heaven just asked him when to send troops to relieve the siege of the hanging gourd, although he said that he would wait until the time was right, but when was the "right time", but he had to ponder.

It's not that Yu Wenming doesn't want to save his younger brother Yu Wenwen, but when Yu Wenwen used the flying pigeon to briefly explain the battle situation, he specially reminded him to beware of the enemy's "siege and reinforcements", so it was useless to be in a hurry.

The Yuwen clan and the Yu Chi clan have always wanted to break up, but the three of Qi Wang's father and son didn't expect it to come so quickly, Yu Wenming knew that if he hadn't dealt with it properly, at this moment, An Lu might have changed hands.

And if it weren't for Yu Wenwen's outstanding performance, he miraculously defeated the enemy army who invaded the five passes of Dabie Mountain in the south of Wulu, and then made a desperate long-distance attack on Yuzhou Prefecture and succeeded, the situation was not optimistic.

Yuwen Wen attacked the hanging gourd successfully, and relieved the siege of Fangcheng by encircling Wei to save Zhao, and more importantly, he bought time for all parts of Shannan to complete the autumn harvest, and Yu Wenming would not waste such a precious opportunity.

The autumn grain was put into storage, the gate of Jingzhou was guarded, and the hearts of the people in Shannan were much more stable, but this was only the beginning, because the situation was still grim, and what was in front of Yu Wenming was a mess.

However, this is not good, things have to be dealt with separately one by one, and what they gained by attacking the hanging gourd was not only the lifting of the siege of Fangcheng, but also a surprise.

Yuwen Wen was in the hanging gourd, and he actually met the "first emperor" Yuwen Qiankeng, who was rumored to have died of serious injuries, which was an unexpected piece of good news, which would help improve the current disadvantage faced by the Yuwen clan.

Yu Wenming understood that the opportunity had come to him, and he must firmly grasp it in order to make a big difference in the situation.

The strength of the Yuchi clan is strong, and the Yuwen clan has to compete with it, in addition to having an army that can win the battle, it must also have a righteous reputation, but before Yuwen Wen enters the hanging gourd, the Yuwen clan is at a disadvantage.

Before, the Son of Heaven was seriously assassinated and died, and the Prime Minister Chi Dian supported the establishment of a new monarch, and in the name of crusading against the traitors who killed the king, he took the lead in sending troops to attack Guanzhong and Shannan, and the situation was extremely bad for the side of King Qi, even if he withstood the onslaught of the other party militarily, it was very embarrassing politically.

People in the world will think that the Son of Heaven is in Yecheng, and the father and son of King Qi resist the imperial army and are traitors.

The name of righteousness is neither as important as imagined, nor as chicken as imagined, Yu Wenming thinks very clearly, the three of them father and son represent the Yuwen family, but there is no Son of Heaven around him, and the name of righteousness cannot be overpowered by Wei Chidun.

Without the righteous name, they will not be able to win over the middle forces, the father and son have been running the Shannan region for many years, this situation is not obvious, but for the Guanzhong region, it is very important whether there is a righteous name.

Guanzhong is the land of Longxing of the Zhou State, and the foundation of many powerful and eunuch families of the Zhou State is in Guanzhong, not to mention that many wealthy families in Guanzhong and Longyou are also the foundation of the Zhou State.

At that time, when the Yuwen clan was in danger of survival, only King Qi could carry the banner of the Yuwen clan, and if you want to win over all parties in Guanlong, it is not enough to give benefits, because what King Qi can give, King Shu can also give.

And the strength of the Wei Chi clan is in an absolute advantage, the two families are competing, and the prospect of the Yuwen clan's victory is basically not optimistic, so if you want to win over the wealthy families and magnates in Guanzhong and Longyou, you have to rely on the righteous name to help.

Nine years ago, Emperor Tianyuan died violently, Yang Jian usurped power, and the Duke of Shu Chi Yu raised troops against Yang in Yecheng, and supported the establishment of the clan, Yuwen Qiankeng, the youngest son of King Zhao, as the emperor, so as to fight against Yang Jian.

set up another court in Yecheng, and directly told the watchers that they would defect to the "new" dynasty and become an official and become a knight, and the future was immeasurable.

So now, can King Qi do this? Even without the need to set up a young emperor, he can directly claim the emperor and fight against the emperor set up by the king of Shu.

Considering the hearts of the people, it is useless to do so, and it is very likely to backfire.

For people from all walks of life in Guanlong, what is the difference between surrendering to King Qi and surrendering to King Shu?

The chances of the King of Shu winning are so obvious, why take a great risk to join the King of Qi?

Is it worth it? It's not worth it!

Especially for those officials who are older than King Qi, everyone was originally colleagues, King Qi is still a descendant, and now he is called the emperor, why should they be called ministers, King Shu is much more powerful than King Qi.

Age, qualifications, in fact, is not a problem, the problem is to surrender, but also to surrender to the strong, even if the Zhou State is divided into the Eastern and Western Zhou, the benefits that the various forces of Guanlong can get by taking refuge in the King of Shu are more than the benefits that can be obtained by taking refuge in the King of Qi.

Even if King Qi stabilized Guanzhong and Shannan, then for the middle forces, the benefits gained from leading the army of King Shu into the customs were more than the benefits from assisting King Qi to resist King Shu, at least it seemed.

The Yuwen clan and the Yu Chi clan broke up, and the hearts of the people in Guanzhong were bound to be unstable, which was what King Qi was worried about, and it was also something that King Qi Shizi Yu Wenming and Xiyang Wang Yuwen were worried about, and they had to find a way to solve it.

Previously, in order to eliminate the hidden dangers in the Guanzhong region as much as possible in the rupture that would come sooner or later, the three of them, father and son, had a secret discussion and made a decision:

Once the war between the east and the west broke out, then at least in the first few years of the war, King Qi would never be able to claim the title of emperor.

In any case, in the name of the Qing monarch's side, we must call on all forces in Guanzhong to gather under the banner of the Qing monarch's side to resist the army sent by Wei Chi Dan, and once King Qi can't help but claim the emperor, it will backfire, because they can't give so many benefits to buy people from all walks of life in the Guanlong area.

can only be like Emperor Taizuwen, first gain a firm foothold in Guanzhong and Shannan through decisive military victories, and then slowly win over and divide the forces of all parties, and then take that step when the time is ripe.

This is the consensus of the three of King Qi's father and son, and it is a decision made on the premise that the Son of Heaven is controlled by Wei Chidun, but when the "first emperor" came to Shannan, the situation was different.

Yu Wenming knew that with Yuwen Qiankeng, his own strategy must be adjusted immediately, but the first thing to do is to let officials in Guanzhong and Shannan know that "the first emperor is fine, he has come to Anlu!" ”

Yuwen Qiankeng is alive, which proves that the new emperor supported by Wei Chi Dian is a pseudo emperor, and the other party's behavior is a great rebellion, although Yu Chi Dian can accuse Yu Wen Qiankeng in Shannan of being fake, but for Guan Long people, there is a new choice.

Under the premise that King Qi repelled the attack of the Shu King's army and Guanzhong and Shannan were intact, they defected to the Son of Heaven Yuwen Qiankeng, which was greater than the benefits they could obtain by defecting to the King of Shu.

In the name of King Qin's loyalty, gather around the Son of Heaven, do not need to surrender to King Qi, after the meritorious service is rewarded by the Son of Heaven, do not need to look at King Qi's face, if one day in a high position, wouldn't it be better than throwing yourself to the King of Shu to eat leftovers?

Or go further, squeeze out King Qi and control the power of the court, wouldn't it be beautiful?

It is not impossible to even work hard, and finally do the things of the king, and establish a new dynasty by the emperor of Zen!

This is the most attractive interest, enough to attract those who have ambitions and ideas, give up the idea of joining the Yuwen clan and turn to the Yuwen clan, only this most direct temptation can replace all kinds of concessions, so that the wealthy families and eunuchs in Guanlong have a strong demand for interests, and stand on the side of the Yuwen clan.

And the sooner these people know that the Son of Heaven is coming to Anlu, the sooner they can make up their minds.

So when Yuwen Wen Feige told Yu Wenming that when he met the Son of Heaven in Xuan, Yu Wenming sent the news to Chang'an with the flying pigeon, so that his father knew it.

And when the Son of Heaven entered the Shannan realm, Yu Wenming immediately sent an envoy to send the good news to Chang'an at a speed of 600 miles a day.

Therefore, Yu Wenwen is now struggling to support the hanging gourd, although the risk is very high, but it is completely worth it, and Yu Wenming will never let his younger brother slip out of his hands like this with the opportunity he finally seized.

The carriage slowly stopped, and arrived at the main gate of the official office, Yu Wenming got out of the car and strode towards the door, and his momentum was already different from Fang Cai.

Putting aside the family position, Yu Wenming didn't think there was anything wrong with what Wei Chi was doing now, so the king of Shu turned the tide and recovered the Great Zhou Dynasty, while raising his personal reputation to the extreme, it also made it difficult for the Wei Chi family to ride the tiger.

As the head of the family, if he doesn't take this step, the Wei Chi clan will be wiped out sooner or later.

The Son of Heaven and the ministers can no longer coexist, which is the case for the Shu King Wei Chi Dan.

In the future, it will be the same for Qi Wang Yu Wenliang!

Yu Wenming recently gently advised, so that Yu Wen Qiankeng gave up the idea of going to Chang'an as soon as possible, the reason why Yu Wenming acted like this is because the war in Guanzhong has not been clear, and King Qi cannot be distracted too much.

At this time, if Yuwen Qiankeng went to Chang'an, it would be extremely unfavorable for their father and son to control each other.

Yu Wenming has made up his mind that the Son of Heaven must be controlled by the clan, and he will never let the past of his uncle repeat himself, and he will never be an idle clan vassal king after becoming famous.

In that case, the hard work of the father and son is not worth it at all!