The atmosphere in Chang'an has been very calm these days, the emperor has temporarily left the capital, and the civil and military officials under the leadership of the prince and the prime minister have all gone to the outside of the city to collect wheat, the yamen is deserted outside, and it is rare to see a guard carriage on the road to the Daming Palace and the imperial city, and the government affairs of the entire imperial court seem to have stopped all of a sudden.

Contrary to the desertion in the imperial court, there were several carriages parked in front of Pei You's mansion, these carriages all had common characteristics, simple decoration, cumbersome shape, no different from the most ordinary carriages, but the guards guarding these carriages were all shrewd and strong, just like elite cavalry, the humble carriage and the elite guards formed a stark contrast, to explain this situation there is only one possibility: the owner of the carriage did not want people to know their true identity.

Pei You's secret room sat six noble people, Pei You, Chu Xingshui, Cui Xian, Zhang Potian, Fang Zongyan, Changsun Nannan, these six people have enough influence to influence the direction of major decisions in the Tang Dynasty, Chu Xingshui, one of the few remaining elders of the Tang Dynasty, the uncle of the Tang Emperor, the official Taiwei, after Guo Ziyi's death the year before last, he was the highest official in the Tang Dynasty, in a semi-retired state, when Zhang Huan led the army south to Yangzhou, and the Chu family reached an agreement to retain 10,000 hectares of land, Twenty days ago, the headquarters of the land supervision of land in Changzhou personally sent people to investigate the land situation of the Chu family, according to the standard, the Chu family can only keep 700 hectares of land, and the remaining 9,300 hectares of land must be returned to the public, although the Chu family has begun to gradually develop overseas trade in recent years, but the traditional land plot is still deep-rooted, due to the violation of core interests, this Zhang Huan's only blood relative has become the strongest opponent of the land real-name system under the anger.

Cui Xian is the youngest of these people, but he represents the interests of the Cui family, the once most powerful family in the Tang Dynasty, and he is the head of the Cui family. is Cui Yuan's only son, because of his father, he has a wide range of contacts in the court, and his sister is the Tang Dynasty concubine. He is the emperor's brother-in-law to the letter, but the relationship between him and the emperor's brother-in-law has always been bad, the earliest can be traced back to Zhang Huan's first arrival in Chang'an, and the latest is Cui Yao's marriage, that is, under Zhang Huan's instigation, Cui Yao married a Hu woman, which disgraced his family, which is a personal grudge between Cui Xian and Zhang Huan. And almost on the same day as the Pei family and the Chu family, the land and acres of the three states of Beizhou, Qizhou, and Jeju respectively seized 13,000 hectares of land of the Cui family, according to the standard, the Cui family can only own 1,100 hectares of land, and the rest must be recovered, which is undoubtedly the starting point of the complete defeat of the Cui family. proposed to convene this emergency consultation meeting of the great family, but Cui Yu unexpectedly supported the real-name land system, but under the pressure of the family, he was silent.

And the opposite of others. Zhang Potian is completely desperate because of the land real-name system, the Zhang family can no longer get the former land, in the case of the family wealth is gone, the Zhang family has no possibility of recovering from the previous family, from hope to disappointment to despair, Zhang Potian actually had an extremely bitter hatred for Zhang Huan, he remembered his son who was killed by Zhang Huan. So much so that after he retired, he refused the title of Duke of Fenguo, the fief of Zhang Huan. Zhang Potian's influence on the imperial court is not only the connections he has accumulated in the past few years as Xiangguo, but also the influence left by some of the Zhang family. For example, the current Shangshu Yuanzai of the Ministry of Officials is the son-in-law of the Zhang family, and Song Lianyu, the waiter of the Criminal Department, and Han Yannian, Taichangqing, are all protégés of the Zhang family. When Pei You's summoning order reached Zhang's mansion, Zhang Potian was the first to respond to the call.

As for Fang Zongyan and Changsun Nanfang, they are both famous families in the Tang Dynasty, and the land real-name system also infringes on their core interests, without land, Changsun Nanfang can't afford to raise a polo team, and the sons-in-law are going to split up, which is something that Changsun Nanfang absolutely can't bear, in order to deal with this land real-name system, Changsun Nanfang stopped the training of the polo team for the first time in 30 years, and concentrated all his energy to participate in the plan against the land real-name system, and Fang Zongyan may be the most low-key of these people, After all, he had just been promoted to prime minister, but his ability to attend this consultation showed how dissatisfied he was with the real-name land system.

In this way, the six people have one mind, they have no taboos to discuss various plans that can prevent the real-name system of land, but they have held a meeting behind closed doors for nearly two hours, and still can't find any way to stop this decree, Zhang Huan is impossible to change, only hope for the political hall, but the political hall has passed this decree by four to three two months ago, it can be said that the raw rice is cooked and cooked, if they are small and medium-sized landlords, they may be able to escape this catastrophe through bribery or cheating, but their goal is too big. ^^^^

At this moment, several people have realized that this so-called real-name system is just a glamorous excuse, if it is really to solve the land problem, why on the one hand to stipulate a three-year time limit, and on the other hand, impatiently start on the family, needless to say that everyone can guess, after solving the first few major families, there will inevitably be a compromise plan to alleviate the shocks in various places, to put it bluntly, this is still a means, in fact, Zhang Huan is going to do it to the family, this knife down, the Tang family's family will really disappear, Even if they participate in industry and commerce to preserve their wealth, the spirit and philosophy of the family based on agricultural civilization will no longer exist.

Discussed for two hours, there was no way, no! There is another way, but everyone understands it in their hearts, but no one wants to bring it up first.

There was silence in the room, everyone waited, waiting for someone to take the initiative to break the deadlock, and a quarter of an hour passed, and everyone remained silent.

"I'll tell you!"

Everyone's eyes were on Zhang Potian, the Zhang family, it was the Zhang family who took the lead in putting forward this earth-shattering suggestion.

"Respect Zhang Huan as the emperor and support the crown prince to ascend the throne." Zhang Potian said everyone's thoughts unusually calmly, yes, everyone understands that if they want to keep the family, there is only one way, with the prince's benevolence, he will definitely give up the land real-name system.

"Everyone should think that the impact of the land real-name system is not only our family, but also the clan, the military elders, important ministers, and the people's noble families, and there are more than 10 million people involved, I believe that everyone will support our actions, and from the two votes in the political hall and the final passage of this bill by a narrow margin of 4 to 3, it can be seen that there are serious differences at the top, and we are not trying to overthrow him. I just hope that the crown prince will ascend the throne, this time he will go to Broken Leaf to meet the Great Food Monarch, thousands of miles away from Chang'an, this is our best opportunity. If we don't make this move, the family will cease to exist, and this is an existential stake, and you should know very well what I mean. ”

After Zhang Potian finished speaking, he glanced at everyone, hoping that everyone would continue to express their attitude, "I support Zhang Ge's old land plan, which is also my plan." Cui Xian spoke next. Whether it is public or private, he hopes that Zhang Huan will step down, Pei You did not speak, but he raised his hand, the eldest grandson Nanfang also raised his hand, and then Fang Zongyan also raised his hand, at this time all eyes were on Chu Xingshui, who was silent, he was the first elder of the court, and his attitude was very important.

Chu Xingshui's heart has never been so contradictory as it is today. This contradiction is a contradiction between the interests of the country and the interests of the family, if Zhang Huan can leave three points of leeway, such as leaving 5,000 hectares of land for the Chu family, he will definitely support Zhang Huan's land real-name system. He also knew that this was a fierce medicine to curb land annexation, and in fact this was not a new method, this was a minimum measure, the problem was that no ruler dared to do this since ancient times, and was willing to do so, because this was a bill that would shake the foundation of the rule, but Zhang Huan dared to do it, depriving the powerful landlords of the land they occupied. This kind of courage can be said to be unprecedented and unprecedented. Just this kind of courage, Chu Xingshui admired his nephew. But he Chu Xingshui can't represent himself, he represents the interests of the entire Chu family. There are two core interests of the Chu family, one is bloodline, and the other is land, now Zhang Huan has violated this bottom line and deprived the core interests of the Chu family without reservation and nakedly, which makes him Chu Xingshui choose, he also believes that whether it is Pei You or Fang Zongyan, or Cui Xian and Zhang Potian, they will never take this step until they have to, but they all chose to die and break the net, Chu Xingshui couldn't help but sigh secretly, Huan'er, uncle had to take this step for the benefit of the Chu family, If you want to blame it, you will be blamed for doing too much, leaving no room for it.

He pondered for a long time, and finally his heart was crossed, and he said slowly: "They are father and son, and it is a matter of course for the father and the son to inherit it, and it is also a matter of time and time, we just brought it forward." ”

When Chu Xingshui said this, everyone's hearts hanging in the air were relaxed, he supported this plan, but Chu Xingshui did not stop, he continued: "I think the key to this plan is not Han, Won Jae and other ministers, the key is to get the support of the military, without the support of the army, we can't do this." ”

Chu Xingshui pointed out the crux of the problem, and everyone was silent all of a sudden, indeed, the reason why Zhang Huan dared to implement the real-name land system was because he controlled the army, and if there was no military support, once Zhang Huan came back, they would all be finished.

At this time, Zhang Potian spoke again, "I have thought about this question for a long time, I am from the army, I know the herd nature of the military, as long as the raw rice is cooked and matured, as long as his son ascends the throne, the army will acquiesce to this fact, the key is that the crown prince ascends the throne, not another new emperor, so as long as we have the support of an army to let the prince ascend the throne smoothly, then the rest of the matter will fall into place, even if he rushes back, it will be useless, just like when Emperor Suzong ascended the throne in Lingwu." ”

After speaking, he looked at Chu Xingshui, Chu Xingshui also led soldiers, should understand his point of view, Chu Xingshui nodded reluctantly, he agreed with Zhang Potian's statement, although it is still a bit risky, but what Zhang Potian said does make sense, the key is to support the crown prince to ascend the throne, not to set up a new emperor, these are two completely different things, everyone saw Chu Xingshui nodded, and they all began to get excited, at this time Pei You took the lead and said: "If it is really only one army, I am sure of this." ”

Cui Xian immediately smiled and said, "Second Uncle Pei, please speak directly, don't guess dumb riddles for us." ”

Pei You smiled, "Have you forgotten Zong Zhengqing and Li Qiao?" ”

A sentence woke up the people in the dream, and everyone suddenly realized that Li Qiao owned 20,000 hectares of land in Longyou, and was the largest landlord in the Tang Dynasty, and he should be the biggest impacter of the land real-name system, but what everyone thought of was not Li Qiao himself, but Li Qiaodi's son Li Su, the general of Zuo Yulin, mastered the 15,000 Yulin army, controlled the imperial city and Daming Palace, and Li Dingfang, the general of the right Yulin, escorted Zhang Huan to the Western Regions, if he could get Li Su's support, this matter would be more than half successful.

Pei You continued: "I have a very good personal relationship with Li Qiao. Li Qiao's side will be up to me to convince him. ”

Pei You's carriage drove rapidly on Suzaku Street, and he had not rested a day since he left Chang'an to return to Xiangzhou twenty days ago, and returned from Xiangzhou. He was like an excited machine, running tirelessly, but after all, he was an old man in his seventies, and he was exhausted from nearly a month's hard work, and he longed to think about nothing, to do nothing, and to sleep well for a few days, but

Pei You sighed and looked out the car window. At this time, it was getting late, and the wide and cool Suzaku Street was crowded with people who came out to enjoy the coolness, every family with their wives and children, or leisurely walking, or sitting on the ground, groups of happy children chasing and frolicking, everyone's face was filled with a happy smile, this smile is a kind of comfort that only can be had when the country and the people are safe. It has been eight years since Dazhi, and Datang has fully recovered both its wealth and national strength, and the price of rice has only been in its twenties for two consecutive years, but just 20 years ago, there was a tragic memory of fighting rice and thousands of dollars. Many people have not forgotten that period of history, and Pei You has not forgotten it, at this moment there is an indescribable loss in his heart, is what he is doing now ruining this prosperity? Pei You painfully closed the curtain of the car, and he had already embarked on a road of no return.

Li Qiao has been serving as Zong Zhengqing for nearly eight years, and he is 65 years old this year. Both energy and physical strength are as great as ever. It seems that Zong Zhengqing is his way back, but Li Qiao has not been happy in recent years. He felt that his efforts did not match those he received, during the years when Zhang Huan was in charge of Longyoudi. He donated more than 4 million stone grain and millions of dollars for the Xiliang Army, which is almost half of his family property, but after Zhang Huan ascended the throne, his eldest son Li Yue served as the assassin of Longzhou, and the second son Li Su first served as the Shuofang Dingyuan Army Soldier and Horse Envoy, Jiuyuan Soldier and Horse Envoy, and then transferred back to Beijing to be promoted to the general of the Zuo Yulin Army, but Li Qiao thought that this was not because of the donation of money and food, the eldest son Li Yue had long been Sima of Longxi County, and the second son Li Su was also promoted because of his meritorious service, maybe Zhang Huan's only reward was him as the Zongzheng Siqing.

This is too far from Xin Yunjing's two sons, Xin Gao served as the secretary of Dali Temple, Xin Lang was the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, when Xin Yunjing died a few years ago, he was posthumously named the king of Longxi County, but what did he Xin Yunjing do, can he compare with himself?

Because of the boredom in his heart, Li Qiao has been indulging in wine in recent years, and he has become more and more careless about the affairs of the DPRK and China, since last year, he has simply been a hands-off shopkeeper, almost everything in Zongzheng Temple is pressed on the body of Shaoqing Li Lan, Zhang Huan also seems to ignore him, and he has not been impeached by Yushitai several times without any punishment, but this is it, Li Qiao has become more debauched, he has accepted more than 100 concubines, and has become the focus of discussion among the people of Chang'an

But in the past two months, Li Qiao has suddenly reined in, the introduction of the real-name land system, his family will become one of the most loss-making people in the Tang Dynasty, Li Qiao has more than 20,000 hectares of land in Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Fangzhou, Yuanzhou, and Jingzhou, and more than a dozen large estates, but he is not as numerous as the family, he has a total of four sons, and the Yongye field of their father and son is only more than 300 hectares, which means that almost all of his land will be taken away as a terra nullius, and he has not taken it to heart at the beginning of the promulgation of the land real-name system. He didn't think Zhang Huan would do such a desperate job, but when he sent three applications for land protection in a row, he finally panicked, and several requests to see the emperor were politely refused, until a month ago came the news that the land of Cui and Pei was cleared, Li Qiao was like the sky was about to fall, and he was in a panic all day long, and the day before yesterday, he finally received the news from the big housekeeper of Longyou, and the land supervisor and the supervising imperial history began to work together to check his mountains, forests and fields.

Hearing that Pei You was visiting, Li Qiao hurriedly ordered several concubines to help him sit up, and when Pei You entered the house, he panted and said: "Pei Taibao came to visit in person, but I can't go out of the house to greet him in person, please ask Pei Taibao to forgive me." ”

"What are these words, my friendship for decades, is it just like this?" Pei You sat beside his bed, held Li Qiaodi's hand and said sadly: "I haven't seen you for a month, why is the prince aging to the point of aging?" ”

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Li Qiaodi's mouth, "Isn't Pei Taibao the same?" Are you having a good time? ”

"Alas!" Pei You let out a long sigh, he shook his head and said: "The pain of the prince is nothing but loss, and I am living in the peril of my family, the reason why I am not sick is because I am still fighting for the last ray of hope." ”

The last ray of hope. Li Qiaodi's eyes suddenly lit up, he grabbed Pei You's hand, and said hurriedly: "Pei Gong, how can you say this?" ”

Pei You smiled and said nothing, Li Qiao woke up, and immediately ordered the concubines to leave, Pei You saw that there was no one else left and right, so he said in a low voice: "Support the prince as the emperor and re-establish a new land law." ”

Embrace the prince as the emperor! Embrace the prince as the emperor! Li Qiao muttered twice, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, and he said nervously: "But the emperor's methods are ruthless, you don't know it." ”

"Of course I do." Pei You gritted his teeth for a while, "If this is not the case, how can we save our land and clan, will the prosperity of my Pei clan be destroyed in my hands for hundreds of years?" ”

Li Qiao still had a little hesitation in his heart, he lowered his head and pondered for a long time, Pei You understood that he was a little scared, so he took out a joint copy from his arms and handed it to him, "Take a look!" There are twenty-two people in total, and you and I are not fighting alone. ”

Li Qiao took over the thin roster, he turned a few pages, and was suddenly shocked in his heart, there were dozens of important ministers who had signed, Chu Xingshui, Pei You, Cui Xian, Zhang Potian, Fang Zongyan, Li Han, Changsun Nannan, Han Yannian, Guo Hua, and several clansmen, such as Li Huai, Li Brothers, etc.,

Li Qiao's hands began to tremble slightly, they were all fighting for their own vital interests, what about themselves? Is it just a matter of shrinking your head and looking at it? The blood in the aging body began to boil, and he finally realized that he should also be one of them, at this moment, Li Qiao resolutely made up his mind, he suddenly looked up at Pei You and said, "Say it!" What can I do? ”

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