Chapter 923 - A Difficult Step to Take
Zou Wenteng glanced at Ming Kerang and said: "The King of Jin is ordered to Fu Sui Jiangnan, if there is something in Jiangnan, the emperor will definitely order the King of Jin to return to Jiangnan as soon as possible, so that His Royal Highness can achieve his wish?" As for what can happen to Jiangnan, His Royal Highness still needs to ask Brother Ming. ”
Ming Kerang failed to entrap Pei Yun at the order of Yang Yong last time, and felt that Yang Yong was quite disappointed by Yang Yong's kindness to him, and he was eager to have the opportunity to serve Yang Yong, so he took the opportunity to hurriedly offer a speech to Yang Yong: "At present, all parts of the Jiangnan are implementing the uniform field system, but according to the private discussion of the lower officials with the old friends who moved to Chang'an from the north and south of the Yangtze River, they all think that the imperial court forcibly seized the land from them and distributed it equally to the former customers, slaves, and even monasteries according to the number of people in each household, which is unfair to the original landowners, and they have also sent the lower officials to the court on their behalf. Asking for corresponding compensation, these people still have considerable power in various parts of Jiangnan, if His Highness agrees, Xia Guan can imply that these people who stay in Jiangnan will ask the local government for explanations, I wonder if His Highness thinks it is feasible? ”
"How many of these original landlords are there in Jiangnan now?" Yang Yong asked with concern.
"There should be thousands."
"Well, a few thousand people are okay, they can make a little noise to attract the attention of the imperial court, but they will not provoke a civil uprising...... Hongu thought that this method could be tried. Yang Yong nodded thoughtfully.
"Your Royal Highness, don't forget, the emperor left him in the court in the name of appointing the King of Jin to investigate Gu Sheng's rebellion, even if there is something in Jiangnan, the emperor may still keep the King of Jin in Chang'an in the name that Gu Sheng's rebellion case has not been solved, and appoint others to go to Jiangnan to settle the incident. Therefore, if you want the emperor to let the king of Jin return to Jiangnan as soon as possible, you must start with the case of Gu Sheng's rebellion. Tang Ling shook his head and reminded Yang Yongdao.
"What does Ling Ze mean ......," Yang Yong asked with a twinkle in his eyes.
"Handing over Yuen Long to the King of Jin can not only show the emperor that His Royal Highness and the East Palace are not involved in the case of Gu Sheng's rebellion, but also help the King of Jin to solve the case as soon as possible, so that he can return to Jiangnan as soon as possible and eliminate the hidden worries in His Highness." Tang Ling replied calmly.
Yang Yong stared at Tang Lingze in surprise, obviously surprised by his suggestion.
"Tang Shuzi, if Yuen Long is handed over to the King of Jin for disposal, isn't the King of Jin able to take advantage of the problem and report to the emperor that the prince is related to Gu Sheng's rebellion, and then trap the prince in a situation of disloyalty and unfilial piety? What are your intentions? Seeing that Yang Yong listened to Tang Lingze's words, Ming Kerang's face was gloomy, and he didn't say a word, so he couldn't help but ask.
Rather than wait until the King of Jin brought someone to the door to ask His Highness for Yuen Long, it is better for His Highness to take the initiative to hand over Yuen Long, so as to show that it has nothing to do with Gu Sheng's rebellion, so that it can not only help the imperial court quickly investigate and crack the case of Gu Sheng's rebellion, persuade the emperor to let the King of Jin return to Jiangnan as soon as possible, but also highlight the image of His Royal Highness as a prince of a country and his selflessness as a prince of a country. It should be the best choice in the current situation. Tang Ling argued without giving in.
There was a disagreement between the two strategists, and Yang Yong's eyes naturally turned to Zou Wenteng, who had not expressed his opinion on Tang Lingze's advice, to hear his opinion on the matter.
Zou Wenteng actually thinks that what Tang Lingze said is right, since Yuen Long's involvement in Gu Sheng's rebellion case was not instigated by the prince, and even the prince didn't know about it at all, then it was natural for the prince to hand over this suspect to the king of Jin, who was ordered to investigate the case, to deal with it, which could not only avoid more trouble in the future, but also change from passive to active, so that the prince could re-investigate the cat ghost case with Gao Ying, Pei Yun and others, and leave a good impression on the emperor before tracking it down to the East Palace, but Zou Wenteng was not Ming Kerang, It has not been three or two years of kung fu to follow the crown prince Yang Yong, and he knows that Yang Yong has always acted without merit, but for the style of seeking no fault, he can see it clearly on the side, when Ming Kerang refuted Tang Lingze's suggestion, Yang Yong's face inadvertently showed a soothing look, and Tang Ling argued with Ming Kerang for his own advice, Yang Yong's face became gloomy again, in this case, why did he have to support Tang Lingze and make Yang Yong unhappy?
"Your Highness, the lower officials think that Tang Shuzi's suggestion is somewhat reasonable, but it is not impossible for Master Ming's worries to be impossible." Zou Wenteng made up his mind, and the two sides said without helping each other, "The most important thing at the moment is not to keep Yuen Long to continue to be an errand in the East Palace, according to the opinion of the lower officials, His Royal Highness might as well instruct General Xiahou Fu to find a fault, and clear Yuen Long from the East Palace as soon as possible, and there is no need to risk handing him over to King Jin for disposal." ”
Yang Yong's gloomy eyes finally had a glimmer of light, but he still asked Zou Wenteng with doubts: "The sixth rate of recruiting Yuen Long into the East Palace was prepared in the military department, if it is ...... in the future."
"Your Royal Highness doesn't have to worry, King Jin's former concubine An Ruoxi is still Yuwen Panruo's meticulous work, not only was King Jin not implicated, but was entrusted with important tasks by the emperor after An Ruoxi's death, not to mention, Yuen Long is currently just a suspect in Gu Sheng's rebellion, and he has not been found to be the chief culprit who instructed Gu Sheng's rebellion, His Royal Highness will clear him out of the East Palace before King Jin finds him, what is his concern?" Zou Wenteng actually cited An Ruoxi's example to persuade Yang Yong.
"Your Highness, you missed the best opportunity to hand over Yuen Long on your own initiative, and you will regret it sooner or later." Tang Ling glared at Zou Wenteng fiercely and persuaded Yang Yongdao.
"Nonsense." Yang Yong couldn't bear it anymore, and said angrily at Tang Lingze, "When my father is increasingly snubbing the palace, you want the palace to give people a handle and implicate them in the big case of Gu Sheng's rebellion, Tang Lingze, what are your intentions?!" ”
Tang Lingze has never been attacked by him since he followed Yang Yong, and in a fit of anger, he pointed at Zou Wenteng and Ming Kerang, gritted his teeth and scolded: "Traitors and mislead the country, you are also waiting!" He immediately brushed his sleeves and walked away.
Although Yang Yong was annoyed by Tang Lingze's move to leave, he had no choice but to angrily order Zou Wenteng and Ming Ke to say: "Just according to what you have discussed, let's go our separate ways, remember, don't divulge what is discussed today." ”
However, what Yang Yong never expected was that just as he convened a meeting with his cronies and subordinates to discuss how to deal with Yuen Long, Xian Yuluo, the guard of the former Yang Guang, who was deliberately transferred to the sixth rate of the East Palace by Yang Jian, had quietly gone to the Jin Palace's mansion to report to Yang Guang the news that the man in white painted in the portrait was Zuo Yuenlong, the lieutenant general of the sixth rate of the East Palace. Yang Guang was also convening Li Jing, Guo Yan and others at this time to urgently discuss how to arrest Yuen Long and bring them to justice.