Chapter 402: Governing the Book and Serving the Imperial Shi You Yuan
Yang Xuangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is not a monopoly on power in Liyang, covering the sky with one hand.
In order to ensure the safety of grain and grass transportation, the Holy Lord arranged for Yang Xuangan to sit in Liyang, and also arranged for the deputy governor of the Yushi Observatory, Zhishu Yushi Youyuan, to be stationed in Liyang, specifically supervising Yang Xuangan and other officials at all levels who supervised the grain and grass.
You Yuan is from Ren County You's family. Ren County You clan in Hebei is also considered a high gate family, more than 100 years ago in the Northern Wei Dynasty, You Shi had three world-famous talents You Ya, You Minggen and You Zhao, known as Ren County three tours, and then You descendants are also talented, among which You Minggen's grandson You Yuan, is the second person in the imperial history of the dynasty, is the pillar of the family, and also has a very heavy weight in the Hebei aristocratic group.
The Holy Lord put such a "well-rooted" deputy governor of the Shandong Imperial History Observatory in Liyang to supervise Yang Xuangan, and his intention can be imagined. You Yuan lived up to the trust of the Holy Lord, and did a good job of supervision with due diligence, especially since the beginning of the Eastern Expedition in April, he led a group of subordinates to inspect both sides of the Yongji Canal, using his prestige and connections, and doing his best to ensure the safety of the Yongji Canal.
However, the crisis of Tongji Canal became more and more serious, the situation in Henan continued to deteriorate, and the alliance of traitors flowing from southwest Lu to the Central Plains became more and more rampant, and even made a move to cross the river to the north and plunder the Yongji Canal. For this reason, Yang Xuangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, ordered the local armed forces of Ji County and its surrounding counties to be recruited to strengthen the defense of Liyangcang and Yongji Canal, but how could the people of Hebei be willing to obey orders and die for the Guanlong people? In addition, the Qinghe thief Zhang Jincheng, the Taihang thief Wang Deren, Yang Gongqing, etc. are all hiding in the surrounding area of Liyang, once they see the tense situation in Liyang and take advantage of the fire to rob, it will inevitably endanger the safety of Yongji Canal. After You Yuan heard the news, he immediately said goodbye to Cui Hongsheng and rushed to Liyang to help Yang Xuangan get through the difficulties.
Cui Hongsheng tried his best to dissuade and begged You Yuan to stay and help him continue to suppress the thieves, but the reality is that Gao Shida, Dou Jiande, Ge Qian, Gao Kaidao and other thieves who invaded Yongji Canal have all fled, and there are no thieves to suppress, but Liyang's side is in danger, of course You Yuan is going to Liyang, and Cui Hongsheng can't persuade him at all. In desperation, Cui Hongsheng had to use the excuse of "rumors" to reveal some "abnormal" situations in Liyang to You Yuan, suggesting that something might happen to Liyang.
What is Yu Yuan? His own job is to supervise hundreds of officials, and during the Eastern Crusade, he supervised and suppressed Yang Xuangan, and according to the arrangement of the Holy Lord, he should be stationed in Liyang, staring at Yang Xuangan with wide eyes all the time, but he did not follow the arrangement of the Holy Lord, did not follow Yang Xuangan inseparably, but ran as far as he could, as if he intended to avoid Yang Xuangan and did not want to conflict with Yang Xuangan. Is that really the case? Of course not, the reason why You Yuan left Liyang and stayed away from Yang Xuangan was precisely to better monitor Yang Xuangan, in order to better complete the Holy Lord's trust, in order to be able to grasp Yang Xuangan's fatal handle, and then use the power of the Holy Lord to give Yang Xuangan a fatal blow. For You Yuan, if he could destroy Yang Xuangan and his political forces, he would not only be able to deal a severe blow to the Guanlong people, but also help the Shandong people win the favor of the Holy Lord and the reformers, and win more benefits in politics.
The "rumors" in Cui Hongsheng's mouth, You Yuan knows, and he has evidence to prove that the rumors are true, Yang Xuangan is indeed suspected of "misdeeds", he has already secretly played the Holy Lord, if nothing else, the Holy Lord will soon issue an order to transfer or even arrest Yang Xuangan, so he must rush back to Liyang to "stabilize" Yang Xuangan, and must preside over the overall situation of Liyang after "taking" Yang Xuangan. Destroying Yang Xuangan is only part of the Holy Lord's "heavy trust", what the Holy Lord needs is the safety of Liyang Cang and Yongji Canal, and the grain and grass baggage can be continuously transported to the Liaodong battlefield, which is the victory of the Second Eastern Crusade, so You Yuan has no choice, even if Liyang is the Longtan Tiger's Lair, even if Liyang is a sword mountain and a sea of fire, he must "rush" into it without hesitation. You Yuan couldn't wait to go to Liyang, but in order to avoid arousing Yang Xuan's vigilance, he needed an appropriate excuse, and fortunately there was an excuse to "send it to the door", just imagine who could stop You Yuan from rushing to Liyang at this moment?
Cui Hongsheng sent You Yuan away with a mood of "farewell". If Li Fengyun's prediction is accurate, Yang Xuangan will soon raise troops to rebel, and You Yuan will go to Liyang purely to kill himself. However, considering You Yuan's respected status among the Hebei nobles, and considering his high prestige among the Shandong people, Yang Xuangan was not stupid enough to cut off the head of the downstream Yuan to sacrifice the flag, because killing You Yuan would definitely arouse the anger of the Shandong people, and breaking with the Shandong people would do Yang Xuangan all kinds of harm and no benefit, so under normal circumstances, in order to win the support of the Shandong people, Yang Xuangan must try his best to "pull" You Yuan into the water. You Yuan was controlled by Yang Xuangan, he couldn't help himself, he couldn't get into the "water", after Yang Xuangan's defeat, he couldn't prove his innocence at all, since he couldn't prove it, he was Yang Xuangan's accomplice, and it was difficult to die.
When You Yuan arrived in Liyang, he appeared severe, the shape was far worse than he imagined, he was not against Yang Xuangan alone, but a conspiracy and rebellion group, in addition to Wu Benlang General Wang Zhongbo, Jijun Zanwu Zhao Huaiyi and other military and political officials who were preparing to mutiny in Liyang, there were also many local, Dongdu, Xijing and even Xinggong officials were members of this rebel group, which was terrible, so terrible that it made You Yuan desperate, and the next life made him realize that he was overconfident, and as a result, he fell into a desperate situation.
The next thing happened was that Yang Xuangan took the initiative to come to the door and took the initiative to "showdown" with You Yuan, which was very frank. What is the task entrusted to you by the Holy Lord, why did you leave Liyang, who people you planted around me, what messages they sent to you, why you came back suddenly, I know it all, I knew it all, I thought you didn't come back, and I had some regrets, but now that you are back, it is an unexpected surprise for me.
Why do our group of people want to overthrow the tyrant by force, I believe you know very well, in fact, you Shandong people also have the same idea, but you don't have the strength or courage to do this. Now I will give you a chance, give you Shandong people a chance to rebuild their glory, we join forces, Guanlong people, Heluo people, Shandong people to form an alliance and cooperate, work together to overthrow the tyrant, and return the Middle Earth to a bright future, so that all people in the world can live and work in peace and contentment, and can enjoy the prosperity and tranquility brought by the unification of Middle Earth.
At this moment, You Yuan's heart moved and hesitated, but then he thought of Wei Chi Yuan, Wang Qian, and Sima Zhen, who had been defeated by the first emperor, and Yang Liang, the king of Han who was defeated by the Holy Lord.
In history, Wei Chijiong, Wang Qian, Sima Xiaonan and Han King Yang Liang all carried out military coups, and at the beginning of the coup d'état, they all had a great advantage, but in the end they all failed, and they failed very quickly, the army was defeated like a mountain, a defeat, and what is even more incredible is that the Shandong people stood on the side of the coup d'état twice, participated in the coup twice, and lost both times, lost very badly, and suffered heavy losses, so they collapsed, and the Shandong people irrepressibly went into decline.
With such a bloody historical lesson丨You Yuan is of course very cautious, and before making a decision, he must not only see the facts clearly, but also see whether the decision is beneficial to the people of Shandong.
Was Yang Xuangan, the leader of this mutiny, stronger than the previous two putschists? The answer is no. Does Yang Xuangan have the support of Shandong people? The answer is still no, maybe some Shandong people will support Yang Xuangan, but at least so far, as far as You Yuan knows, the two families of the Cui family in Hebei and the Li family of Zhaojun did not support Yang Xuangan, and the You family of Ren County did not support Yang Xuangan, and the local nobles and rich people who were attached to these four wealthy families naturally did not support Yang Xuangan, so it is inferred that there are definitely not many Shandong people who support him, on the contrary, there are many Shandong people who support the Holy Lord.
Why do most Shandong people support the Holy Lord? In addition to the lessons of history, the most realistic thing is that the Holy Lord and hundreds of thousands of expeditionary forces are in Liaodong, close to Hebei, if the people of Shandong support Yang Xuangan, the flames of this coup d'état will be ignited in Hebei first, and the people of Hebei will take the brunt of the attack, and under the blow of the expeditionary force, the corpses will be scattered all over the field, and the dead and wounded will be exhausted. What kind of benefit does it take to die without getting someone, who will do this kind of loss-making business?
You Yuan immediately strengthened his position, but in order to find out the truth, he hesitated and consciously took Yang Xuangan's words.
Yang Xuangan knew it, and he didn't care, but secretly rejoiced. If You Yuan can be pulled over, it will be equivalent to a big boost, and the chances of winning the mutiny will be greatly increased. In order to do his best to win over You Yuan, Yang Xuangan is willing to tell the truth, the more You Yuan knows, the more unfavorable it is to him, and he will not be able to wash himself by jumping into the Yellow River in the future. Of course, You Yuan may also prefer to die rather than obey, if this Yang Xuangan can also understand, after all, You Yuan's interests are too great, he can't afford to lose, Ren County You can't afford to lose, and the Hebei people are unbearable, but even so it is beneficial to Yang Xuangan, because You Yuan is in a difficult situation, life and death are hanging by a thread, and the Hebei people will fall into a dilemma, so that the Hebei people will have a difficult choice at the beginning of Yang Xuangan's army, and they have no choice but to swing and ride the wall, and Cui Hongsheng will not rush to the forefront of the counterinsurgency. This gave Yang Xuangan more time to attack the Eastern Capital, and what Yang Xuangan lacked most now was time, as long as he had enough time to take the Eastern Capital, the shape would change, and it would be beneficial to him, and the Hebei people would continue to swing and ride the wall, so it would continue to be beneficial to Yang Xuangan.
Yang Xuan said with a lot of exaggeration and fiction, in short, his mutiny alliance has a very strong strength, and the prospect of a mutiny is very good, although the process is bound to be tortuous, but victory will eventually come. You Yuan listened to it with relish at first, and gradually his face became more and more solemn, and his brows wrinkled deeper and deeper, and then he wanted to speak, but he wanted to speak several times and stopped, but because Yang Xuangan was gushing and full of interest, he couldn't interject, and then he couldn't help it, You Yuan resolutely interrupted Yang Xuangan's words, and asked bluntly, who will inherit the imperial system? Who will be the new emperor?
Whether this war is defeated or not, the key lies in the succession of the emperor, the heir is well chosen, and the new emperor has won the approval of most of the political forces, and the mutiny is basically half successful. This is what You Yuan is most concerned about and interested in, but Yang Xuangan said for a long time, but he didn't mention the issue of imperial succession, You Yuan couldn't help but slander, I don't know if Yang Xuangan deliberately concealed it or had other plans. If you don't tell me the solution to the key and core problems, it's useless for you to talk about other things, because I don't see any hope of success in the mutiny.
Yang Xuangan hesitated. He knew that You Yuan would not let go of the issue of imperial succession, but this problem was now his fatal wound, he could gamble, but others might not be willing to gamble, this was the crux of the problem, so he was at a loss now, so he could only avoid talking about it, but if he didn't talk about it, what could he do to convince You Yuan?
Yang Xuangan's hesitation was troublesome in You Yuan's opinion, obviously Yang Xuangan did not deliberately conceal it, but there was no way to solve this core problem. You Yuan can't help but have the urge to scold, you haven't solved such a core problem, what are you rebelling against? You are also a masterpiece of a generation, at the top of power, and you are playing the political game perfectly, so you won't make such a childish mistake, right?
The more gloomy You Yuan's face became, the more gloomy his eyes became, and his momentum was aggressive. If you have no chance of winning, then I will definitely not have a good heart, you are sincerely putting me to death, and you want to pull the people of Shandong to be buried together. In that case, then I'm sorry, the fish is dead. You must know that it doesn't matter if I die in the current situation, but if I die in your hands, then the relationship is great, and the entire Shandong aristocratic group will take a firm stand and attack it in groups, and even some Shandong people who originally supported you will be disappointed and abandon you.
Yang Xuangan read the crisis in You Yuan's eyes, and after weighing the gains and losses, he resolutely decided to deceive to the end. As long as you persuade You Yuan to pull the Hebei people into the water first, then by the time the truth is revealed, the wood will be completed, and the Hebei people will be difficult to ride a tiger, and there will only be one way to go to the dark.
Yang Xuangan gave the answer, acting on behalf of Wang Yang Yun.
You Yuan scoffed. If you say King Yue, I still believe that after all, you and the people of Shandong can still talk, and there is a basis for cooperation, but if you are the acting king, what will you talk about with the Guanlong people? Would you be willing to make a wedding dress for the Guanlong people?
Yang Xuan felt calm and said that I have Yuan Hongsi and the Northwest Army.
You Yuan was angry, since you have Yuan Hongsi and the Northwest Army, since you have pinched the throat of the Guanlong people, why do you want to raise troops immediately? Why not wait until July, when the expeditionary force has reached the city of Pyongyang? You deliberately deceived me, and you and the Guanlong people have no alliance at all. The Northwest Army is the son of Guanlong, the Northwest Army of the Guanlong people, Yuan Hongsi can't control the Northwest Army at all, and it is purely your wishful thinking and your self-deception to expect Yuan Hongsi to use the Northwest Army to blackmail the Guanlong people. Now you don't have the support of the Guanlong people, nor the support of the Shandong people, and what's even more terrifying is that you don't even have a choice of the heir to the imperial lineage, what do you use to contend with the Holy Lord? Your power and prestige are not as good as Yang Liang, the king of the Han Dynasty, and your strength cannot be compared with that of Wei Chi Yu Wang Qian and Sima Xiao, and they failed to mutiny when they had the advantage, why did you create a miracle?
This time it was Yang Xuangan's turn to face gloomy, annoyed and angry. I failed to convince You Yuan, but was humiliated by You Yuan, how can this be justified
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