Chapter 208: The Duke's Son
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Yang Qing returned to Xingyang Mansion to manage the city with a heavy heart, drove away all his cronies and subordinates, and sat alone in the study and meditated.
There is no way to discuss this kind of thing, and there is nothing wrong with every word Dugu Cheng says, but every sentence contains deep meanings, and these meanings can only be understood by sitting in Yang Qing's position, but, what if you understand it? It's just more annoying.
At present, the political interests sought by the Dugu clan are the same as those sought by the imperial family, and everyone hopes that the Eastern Expedition can be won, which is related to the success or failure of the grand strategy of China's national defense and diplomacy, and to the fate of China's earth, and there is no room for failure. And for the victory of the Eastern Crusade, it is necessary to ensure the stability of the domestic political situation, but the traitors have already killed at the gate of Gyeonggi, and they have already looted the Tongji Canal of the Eastern Expedition transportation line, which has seriously endangered the safety of the Eastern Crusade. At the expense of the interests of Middle-earth to satisfy the petty interests of individuals and groups, this has obviously touched the bottom line of some political groups in the Eastern Capital, and it is no longer possible to stand by coldly, and it is necessary to fight back.
Taifuqing and Anchang Gongyuanwen were both the highest financial officials of this dynasty, and they were also the leaders of the aristocratic group with the Xianbei eight surnames passed down from generation to generation as the core strength. According to Dugu Cheng's meaning, Yuan Wendu must be extremely dissatisfied with the chaos in Tongji Canal, and he is also very uneasy about the treacherous political game in the eastern capital, so he is determined to fight back, so it is certain that if he takes the initiative to suppress the thieves, the first east will give a certain amount of financial support, and secondly, Fei Yao, the general of Wu Benlang who sits in the eastern defense area of the Tianqian Pass, will also give military support.
In addition to Fei Yao, the military governor of the Xingyang region, there was also Cui Baode, the commander of Xingyang, and the two kept each other in check, and if he wanted to win on the battlefield of rebellion, he had to win the support of these two people.
How to win the support of Cui Baode? A more certain way is to persuade Cui Baode through the Xingyang Zheng family.
If the situation deteriorates further, the large and small political forces in the eastern capital are all "fueling the troubles" behind their own interests, and the losses of the Xingyang Zheng clan will become bigger and bigger, which obviously forced the Xingyang Zheng clan into a corner, and had to fight back, and the aristocratic group surnamed Yu also happened to need allies, so the Yuan clan, the Dugu clan and the Zheng clan hit it off.
The contemporary head of the Zheng family is Zheng Yuanshou, the general of the right Houwei and the Duke of Xinguo. Zheng Yuanshou's father, Zheng Yi, was a classmate of the first emperor, who was a well-known musician in Middle-earth. Zheng Yuanshou's grandfather, Zheng Xiaomu, followed Emperor Wu of Wei to the west, and was a meritorious minister of the Western Wei Dynasty and the founding minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. These wealthy families have a rich heritage and produce many talents. Zheng Yuanshou has shown amazing talent since he was a child, with both civil and military skills, whether on the battlefield or in the officialdom, there are few equals.
The emperor went eastward, leaving four generals to conquer the two capitals, including Qu Tutong, the general of the left Xiaowei, and the general Huangfu Wuyi, the general of the right Wuwei, who were in Xijing, and the general Li Hun of the right Xiaowei and Zheng Yuanshou, the general of the right Houwei, who were in the eastern capital. It is conceivable that if the defense of the Tianqian Pass is broken through by the rebels and Xingyang is attacked, Zheng Yuanshou, the general of the right guard, will definitely lose face, and the Zheng family of Xingyang will inevitably be humiliated, so K Yuanshou's mood at the moment can be imagined, but the political situation in the eastern capital is too complicated, and Zheng Yuanshou does not dare to act rashly. Now that the nobles surnamed Yu have taken the initiative to form an alliance with them, and the important ministers of the royal family are willing to take the initiative to take the responsibility of suppressing thieves, then Zheng Yuanshou will certainly spare no effort to support
It seems that everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, as long as you climb the heights, this matter is almost the same, but if you look closely, you are alone, and the royal family will make the first bird by yourself, which is definitely not a good thing. Dugu Cheng said that Yang Gongren, the servant of the Ministry of Officials and the Duke of Guanguo, would support him, but at this moment, Yang Gongren was keeping filial piety at home, and Ding Wei had resigned, how much help could he give himself?
Yang Qing thought about it again and again and decided to write a letter to Yang Gongren to discuss it specifically.
The elites of the older generation of the royal family are all dead, and this generation is left with themselves, Cai Wang Yang Zhiji and Guanguo Gong Yang Gongren barely supporting the overall situation, and the rest either died in the political storm, or were nameless, or mixed and waited for death. Yang Zhiji is now Hongnong Taishou, and he is also a cautious person, and he can't make a name for himself after discussing with him, while Yang Gongren has been in the Eastern Capital, well-informed, has a clearer view of the political situation, and is a brave and responsible person, only by consulting with him can he make a decision. It's just that what makes Yang Qing uneasy is that since Yang Gongren has formed an alliance with the Yuan family, the Dugu family and the Zheng family, why didn't he sue him at the first time? Is there something hidden behind this? Or is he deliberately concealing himself, itself a hint? So, what is he trying to hint at himself?
The pen in Yang Qing's hand never fell on the paper, and he couldn't write again and again. Speaking of which, the relationship between him and Yang Gongren is not bad, although the two brothers do not see each other much, and there is little correspondence, but their views and interests are quite similar, even if they are a few idle words in the clouds, they can understand each other's meaning. It's just that this time Yang Qing can't guess Yang Gongren's mystery.
Just when Yang Qing was worried, a subordinate came to report that a son had come to the eastern capital, Yang Qianfeng, the son of Yang Gongren, the Duke of Guanguo.
Yang Qing was overjoyed and hurriedly asked someone to take Yang Qian to his study.
Among the next generation of children of the royal family, Yang Qian is excellent in character and learning, quite potential, when he was a teenager, he followed his father Yang Gongren to the northwest frontier, bloody battlefield, and once almost died under the arrows of the Turks. Yang Qian not only inherited his father Yang Gongren's handsome appearance, but also inherited his father's loyal and humble character, and what is even more rare is that he can calm down and do things in a down-to-earth manner. After becoming an adult, he can go to the Three Servants and Five Military Mansions of the Internal Military System (Praetorian Guard) to serve, here are all children of wealthy families, and the starting point of his career is very high, but he took the initiative to ask to go to Licheng Yingyang Mansion in Qi County to be a Sima, and he can't be low-key anymore.
Yang sneaked into the study, met Yang Qing, and sat respectfully on the side. Yang Qian was very haggard, looking lonely and sad. In the past six months, the family has had many bad luck, first grandfather Yang Xiong died of illness, and then his uncle and grandfather Yang Da died of illness, and the two pillars have fallen, and the blow can be imagined.
Yang Qian carefully inquired about Yang Da's funeral arrangement. On the fourth day of the fifth month, Yang Da died of illness on the way to the east, and the coffin was being transported back from Liaodong, and Yang Da's descendants had rushed to Zhuo County to welcome the spirit, and the descendants of the side family were in the capital to organize the preparatory work for the funeral. When the coffin arrives in the capital, Yang Qing will also go to the funeral, after all, Xingyang is very close to the east, so he has to send it anyway.
After chatting about family matters, the topic naturally turned to the political situation in the Eastern Capital and the crisis of Tongji Canal.
After Yang Qing saw Yang Qian, he guessed why Yang Gongren concealed his temporary alliance with several major political forces.
Yang Gongren, like Yang Da, was forced to protect Yang Lan, the king of Qi, to save the crisis, but on the other hand, he was helpless because he could not find a proper and effective solution. The situation in the Eastern Capital is too complicated, the few allies who have formed a temporary alliance are too unreliable, and the enemies surrounding it are too terrifying, and it is too difficult for the imperial family to reverse the crisis and ensure the victory of the Eastern Crusade. Yang Gongren could not leave the capital, so he could only ask Yang Qian to represent himself with full authority and rush to Xingyang to help Yang Qing solve the crisis.
"Now in the eastern capital, the one who resolutely opposes the king of Qi going out of Beijing to fight the rebellion is the Duke of Anchang (Yuan Wendu)." Yang Qian quickly said to the key point, "Although the Duke of Yue Guo (Yang Xuangan) did not explicitly oppose it, he believed that the strength of the rebels was weak, and the local government and Zhuyingyang on the front line of Tongji Canal were fully capable of exterminating them, and there was no need to call in the Gyeonggi garrison at all. ”
Since there is no need to even dispatch the Gyeonggi garrison, where will it be the turn of the King of Qi to come to the front line? Yang Xuangan was obviously also resolutely opposed to King Qi's departure from Beijing to fight the rebellion.
"What about the Wei Mansion?" Yang Qing asked.
"Guogong (Li Hun) strongly advocated sending troops to fight the rebellion, but Xin Guogong (Zheng Yuanshou) resolutely opposed it."
Yang Qing smiled bitterly and was speechless. Neither the military and political circles have been able to form a unified opinion, so how can the Eastern Capital make decisions? However, judging from the strong opposition of the Eastern Capital, if the emperor did not give an order, the Gyeonggi garrison would definitely not be dispatched, and in the end, Yang Lan, the king of Qi, could only use his own army.
The army subordinate to Yang Lan, the king of Qi, numbered more than 20,000 people, and it was the Praetorian Guard of the original East Palace. After the death of Yang Zhaoxu, the prince of Yuande, the emperor was under great pressure and did not establish a new prince, which intensified the contradictions in the court at a certain time, so the emperor used a trick to delay the army, and handed over all the guards of the East Palace to the king of Qi, so as to tell everyone that the position of the prince must be that of Yang Lan, the king of Qi, but the time has not yet come, and the king of Qi still needs to be tempered.
King Yang Lan of Qi is now the Inner History of Henan, the supreme administrator of Gyeonggi Nam County, and one of the important members of the central government. Before the emperor went to Liaodong, he granted Yang Lan, the king of Qi, the power to deal with the opportunity, that is, in a critical situation, the king of Qi could cut first and then play, and he could combine military and political power to solve the crisis by thunderous means. If the rebels cut off the Tongji Canal, Yan zhòng threatens the security of the eastern capital and endangers the plan of the Eastern Crusade, Yang Lan, the king of Qi, can use this power to use the 20,000 horses in his hands to kill the thieves first, and then report to the emperor.
It's just that in this way, the chaos and thieves can't be defeated, and if they are defeated, Yang Lan, the king of Qi, will be completely finished, and he will be far away from the throne of the prince.
"So......" Yang Qing sighed, shook his head and said, "We must ensure the safety of King Qi, and we must pave a road to heaven for him, right?" ”
"Yes." Yang Qian said in a very affirmative tone, "Since the death of Prince Yuande, whether in the past or in the future, the King of Qi has always been the key point to leverage the political situation in Middle-earth, but the premise is that the King of Qi must be close to the position of the prince, otherwise, my royal family will definitely fall into an endless bloody rain, and corpses will be everywhere." ”
Yang Qing's face was expressionless, but his heart was frightened. Yang Qian said to the point, today's political situation in the Eastern Capital seems to be complicated, but it is actually a battle for imperial unity, and Yang Lan, the king of Qi, is the key to it. If today's Tongji Canal battlefield is a trap, a trap that kills King Yang of Qi, then there is only one way to ensure the safety of King Yang Lan of Qi, to destroy this trap immediately.