62. Spooky
Zheng Wen stayed in the Wude Hall for a day, until the sun set, but there was no information or twists and turns about the Jinling incident, but Zheng Wen's heart was extremely annoyed at this time.
What's going on? For such an important matter, the time should have arrived, but how could it be that it has not arrived yet, could it be that something went wrong halfway?
This is impossible, it is possible that something goes wrong along the way, but there are mistakes along the way, this is absolutely impossible, there must be someone doing something in this, and I don't want the Daqian Center to get the specific details of the Jinling incident so quickly.
In Daqian, such a big thing happened in Jinling, and the county guards, county captains, county lieutenants, and superintendent imperial histories in Jinling will be written separately; And Jinling is the location of the camp of the Jiangnan garrison, so the military envoy who belongs to the military department will also be in the book.
And even if these yamen were detained by Li Yin because they were all in Jinling, the neighboring counties should also receive the news of Jinling and write to the court.
But now Zheng Wen has not received any news except for the secret report of the supervision of the imperial history and the Jinyi Guard, which is obviously abnormal.
Who has such a great ability to temporarily cut off the connection between Jinling and other places and the center of the great cadres, so that the center cannot receive the news of Jinling, Zheng Wen's mind can't help but appear The four big characters of the Jiangnan family, and only they have the ability to do this, as for the several princes in the capital, to achieve this level, the strength is not enough, Zheng Wen's mind skipped them.
But is it necessary for them to do so? Could it be that when the Daqian Central Committee received the plausible letter of Li Yin's rebellion from Li You, the superintendent of Jinling, would it have made a quick decision to send troops to destroy Li Yin?
This is impossible, this is a big case of rebellion! It is impossible for the court to quickly send troops without knowing the specific details, and the families in Jiangnan are not all fools, but they still do it, what are they planning?
Could it be that he wanted to take advantage of the Jinling incident to prepare a rebellion and divide Jiangnan. Zheng Wen's mind pondered again.
Is there such a leader? I don't think so! Could it be that they are ready to unite and carry out a republican model and establish a bourgeois force in the Jiangnan of the Great Qian, and is it possible that the thinking of the Jiangnan family of the Great Qiannan is so advanced? In this feudal era, I want to come to such a wave.
But Zheng Wen thought about it again and again, and still felt that it was impossible, that sentence was not very good, half a step ahead is advanced, one step ahead is a martyr, in this era when you are accustomed to having a son of heaven on top, doing this is obviously looking for death, and there is no such popular base at all.
Do they have the strength to rebel against the separatists? The Jiangnan family, which has just lost a wave, still has this strength, but it is easy to stand up, but it is difficult to hold up!
They can still do it by uniting to divide the south of the Yangtze River, but as soon as they divide the territory, they will be attacked by the center of the Daqian court immediately, and it is obvious that they will not last for three months. These families must also know that they want to go crazy?
Zheng Wen, who was sitting in the chair, shook his head, impossible, these families value inheritance more than anything else, and it is obviously impossible to make such a crazy decision. Even if one or two families have a clear head, they will have this kind of crazy idea, but it is impossible for so many Jiangnan families to let such one or two families come nonsense.
But why didn't Zheng Wen receive a letter from someone else? This is obviously the joint efforts of all the Jiangnan families, temporarily severing the connection between Jinling and Yanjing City.
Why would they do it? Zheng Wen couldn't think of it for the time being.
So Zheng Wen planned to ask Liu Jian to see what this old lonely fox in officialdom could say with his experience.
Zheng Wensui said to Liu Jian: "Liu Qing, didn't you say that this information about the Jinling incident can be received today?" It's dusk now, but I haven't received a single one, it's impossible, do you have any ideas? ”
Liu Jian listened, although his face remained unchanged, but he was a little embarrassed in his heart, he was still in front of Zheng Wen in the morning, and swore that he would definitely receive it today, but now it was almost dusk, but he didn't receive a single one.
However, Liu Jianjian is the prime minister, with a keen political sense, he suddenly felt that this matter was a little abnormal, and the center of the Daqian court could receive news about Jinling from multiple channels, but today it seems that someone has forcibly cut off the connection between Jinling and Yanjing, which is not to be thought about.
So, Liu Jian opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is a little strange, the Daqian court can get news about Jinling from multiple channels, but today it has not received a single one, it seems that someone has forcibly blocked the connection between Jinling and Yanjing City. ”
Zheng Wen listened and nodded, obviously he agreed with what Liu Jian said, so Zheng Wen spoke again: "Liu Qing, I agree with your opinion, but why did they do this?" But I'm a little confused, what do you think? ”
Liu Jian listened and pondered for a long time before he spoke: "Your Majesty, judging from the ministers, I am afraid that these Jiangnan families want to test the thoughts of the court and Your Majesty!" ”
"Oh, what does that mean?" Zheng Wen listened to Liu Jian's words, and he was also quite curious, so he asked.
Liu Jian listened, smiled, and said: "Your Majesty, these Jiangnan families want to test the court and Your Majesty's mind through this letter from Li You. ”
"If the court and His Majesty condemn Li Yin's case as a rebellion, it means that the court and His Majesty can no longer tolerate the situation in Jiangnan and will launch a thunderous force to clean up Jiangnan; On the contrary, the court and His Majesty will treat Jiangnan with tenderness. Your Majesty, the minister is right! ”
Zheng Wen listened, but smiled, and continued: "Yes, Liu Qing is right. In my heart, there are two ways to deal with Jiangnan, tough and gentle. ”
"I also thought about it, convicting Li Yin's case as a rebellion, and then taking advantage of the situation to send troops to pacify Jiangnan and completely purge the Jiangnan forces, so that the court completely controlled Jiangnan. But governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, the people of Jiangnan are also my people, I always have a benevolence and righteousness in my heart, and I can't bear to have soldiers in Jiangnan everywhere, and my lives are ruined, so I finally gave up, and the gains outweigh the losses! ”
"Your Majesty is benevolent!" Liu Jian said with some emotion.
"So I decided to treat Jiangnan with tenderness, Liu Qing, you can spread the word, as long as these Jiangnan families hand over their illegal gains over the years, hand over their illegal children, and hand over two-thirds of the family property, I can not blame the past this time, but only this time. Come to think of it, that's what they wanted. But Jiangnan Xie's family is not included, they know what to do. Zheng Wen said calmly again.
Liu Jian listened and pondered for a while, but then said again: "Your Majesty, will this be too much, it will backfire!" ”
Zheng Wen listened to Liu Jian's words, but he laughed, and only after a while did he speak: "Liu Qing, you don't know the family's survival method. For the family, what wealth and land are not the most important, in order to survive, these can be given up. The most important thing for them is inheritance, and with inheritance there is everything. ”
"And the people who cut them this time are to reassure their hearts, although they hate me on their lips, they are really relieved in their hearts. As soon as these come, the court will clean up the Jiangnan officialdom, and they will cooperate and actively integrate into the Daqian court. ”
"If I only symbolize the punishment of them, they will not be at ease, worried that I will settle accounts after the autumn. In this way, they will be chaotic at any time, which is not conducive to the court's rule over Jiangnan. ”
"Liu Qing, this is the human heart, human nature!" Zheng Wen said with emotion again.
Liu Jian listened, but was silent. Today, Zheng Wen's words gave him a deep shock, and His Majesty, who has only been on the throne for less than two months, has obviously grasped the hearts of the people to an extremely high level, and he sincerely admires them. And is this the legendary art of the emperor? It's incredible!
And Liu Jian also felt that he himself was getting closer to this new majesty.
So Liu Jian saluted Zheng Wen before he spoke: "No! Your Majesty's orders! ”
When Zheng Wen saw it, he smiled and said, "Liu Qing doesn't have to be polite, and it is time to let the matter of Jinling be completely over!" ”
Zheng Wen only said this, and then said differently: "Liu Qing, after the Jinling matter is clear, I will appoint you as the minister of the Qincha, and lead the officials of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Crime, the Ministry of War, the Dali Temple and other ministries to Jiangnan to deal with the Jinling incident, thoroughly rectify the officialdom in Jiangnan, and deal with the case of the resale and loss of the granary in the south of the Yangtze River, what do you think?" ”
Liu Jian listened, but he was not in a hurry to speak, but pondered for a long time before he said with a calm face: "No, thank you for Your Majesty's trust, and you will never dare to live up to Your Majesty's expectations!" ”
From Zheng Wen's words, Liu Jian felt his resoluteness to completely clean up Jiangnan. And looking around the Daqian court, there are not many people with this ability and prestige, except for Zheng Wen, there is only him Liu Jian.
Zheng Wen relied on the imperial power, and Liu Jian relied on his prestige as a prime minister for more than ten years, and the scale of going to Jiangnan to handle the case this time was almost to bring a complete set of court teams to Jiangnan. So Liu Jian agreed to come down!
And Zheng Wen thinks about it in his heart is similar to Liu Jian, but he also has his own selfishness, Liu Jian has been the prime minister for more than ten years, and his prestige in the DPRK is still very high, and at this time it has affected Zheng Wen to take power, so Zheng Wen hopes that Liu Jian can leave Yanjing, the political center of Daqian, for a while.
But Zheng Wen can't say it clearly, nor can he belittle Liu Jian for no reason. So I took this opportunity to send Liu Jian to Jiangnan on business, so that it would be convenient for him to take power!
As soon as these came, Zheng Wen gave Liu Jian great power and did not affect the relationship between the monarch and the minister. It will also let the courtiers understand that Zheng Wen, the new majesty, is still humane, and he is not the master of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.
And Liu Jian must have considered this aspect, so he agreed. It's just a tacit conversation between kings and ministers!