Chapter Two Hundred and Seven: The Dugu Clan's Threat
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Yang Qing maintained a depressed face, a pair of blank and blank eyes, closed his mouth, and didn't say a word.
Dugu Cheng gushed endlessly, repeatedly expounding the fierce contradictions in the court, the huge risks faced by the Eastern Expedition, the importance of the Tongji Canal, the potential threat posed by the white thieves to the stability of the country, etc., in a word, begging Yang Qing to unite the imperial forces in Beijing, support the Eastern Capital to send troops to fight the rebellion, support the King of Qi Yang Lan to go out of Beijing to suppress the thieves, and devote all the strength of Xingyang to take the lead in fighting out of the customs to ensure the smooth flow of the Tongji Canal and ensure the needs of the Eastern Expedition.
The more righteous and awe-inspiring Dugu Cheng was, the more impassioned he was, and the more he looked like he was loyal to the monarch and patriotic, worried about the country and the people, the more frightened Yang Qing became, and he kept asking himself, was the grim situation in Tongji Canal in front of him a conspiracy against the emperor and the Eastern Crusade? Qi Wang Yang murmured out of the Beijing Rebellion, is it a trick to put him to death? Is there someone in Dongdu who is planning a shocking coup d'Γ©tat to overthrow the Yang family?
The Tongji Canal has become the key to the future political situation in China, and the counties along the Tongji Canal, except for Xingyang, have fallen into chaos, at this moment Xingyang has become the focus, as the supreme administrator of Xingyang, Yang Qing, his every move will inevitably affect the situation in the Eastern Capital.
Dugu Cheng saw that Yang Qing never spoke and never gave him a positive response, and he couldn't help but feel a little irritable.
"The victims are crossing the Tongji Canal into the Yingru area, and the government and Yingyang Mansion of Yingru County seem to be caught off guard and have opened their doors to allow the victims to flock in." Dugu Cheng stroked his beard and smiled, and asked, "It has been more than a month since the white thieves plagued Henan, how can Yingru County not know?" After the white thief killed the Tongji Canal, how could Yingru County be defenseless? In this case, why were the victims able to enter the Yingru area along the way? What is hidden behind this, can King Xun turn a blind eye? β
The Yingru aristocracy belongs to the Heluo aristocratic group, and the Heluo aristocratic group has the Hongnong Yang clan as the core force, and the Hongnong Yang clan is the most powerful in addition to the royal family. Now Yang Xuangan is in the Eastern Capital, entrusted by the emperor, and several left-behind central ministers sit in the capital together, although he does not have the final decision-making power, but the left-behind ministers have the highest official position and the most powerful power, and his words and deeds are enough to affect and even change the political situation in the Eastern Capital. It is not difficult to see that the Yingru area opened the door and let the victims of Henan flock in, which must be directly related to Yang Xuangan, without his involvement, the Yingru nobles would not take the initiative to carry this heavy "big burden" anyway.
But why did Yang Xuangan save countless victims of Henan at the cost of harming the interests of the Yingru nobles? This move must have nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness, but can only be linked to interests, and the reason why the nobles of Yingru are willing to cooperate with Yang Xuangan to save the victims must have been promised by Yang Xuangan, and the future return will be greater than today's loss.
The rebels rushed to Tongji Canal because they held countless victims hostage and threatened the eastern capital with their lives and deaths. The Eastern Capital was worried that it would be infamous for killing innocents indiscriminately, so it did not dare to send troops to fight the rebellion. Now that the Yingru region has opened its doors to accept these victims, and the rebels have lost what they have held hostage, the eastern capital can send troops to fight the rebellion and deal a head-on blow to the rebels.
Could it be that Yang Xuangan's purpose was to give Yang Lan, the king of Qi, the opportunity to send troops to fight the rebellion? If Yang Xuangan and Yang Lan, the king of Qi, reached a compromise, and the Heluo nobles joined forces with the local nobles of Guanlong, then the political situation in the eastern capital would have undergone subversive changes, and Yang Lan, the king of Qi, would win the support of the core strength of the Guanlong aristocratic group. The emperor was trapped in Liaodong, the Eastern Expedition failed, and the double defeat in military politics made the emperor have no power to fight back.
The more Yang Qing thought about it, the more scared he became. If your conjecture is correct, then Dongdu is planning a military coup, this coup is exactly the same as the military coup d'Γ©tat by Yang Liang, the king of Han, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne.
No, Yang Xuangan would not rebel, and Yang Lan, the king of Qi, would not dare to betray the emperor. Yang Qing categorically rejected his conjecture.
The preparations for the Eastern Expedition have been done well, the base camp of the Linshuo Palace in Zhuo County, the Linyuguan transit camp in western Liaoning, and the baggage camp in front of Wanghaidon in Liaodong have all hoarded a large number of materials, and the transportation channel has more 6 and two routes, even if the Tongji Canal is interrupted, the Grand Canal can not transport materials to the north, but the sea transportation can still be maintained, so that even if the Eastern Expedition fails, the emperor can completely command the main force of hundreds of thousands of Weifu Army to kill back to the Eastern Capital with thunder.
Since the emperor dared to drive the expedition in person, and since the center dared to go to Liaodong, of course he was fully prepared, and some extreme changes that could be expected that destroyed the Eastern Crusade, such as the interruption of transportation in the Grand Canal and the betrayal and rebellion of the Eastern Capital, the emperor and the central center of course took countermeasures, otherwise how could they dare to run away from the Eastern Capital and go to the front line of the Eastern Crusade? In that case, how could the emperor and the central center be negligent and so careless that they were caught off guard and defeated by the betrayers of the Eastern Capital?
Since it is impossible for Dongdu to betray the emperor, it is impossible for Dongdu to let the rebels cut off the Tongji Canal, so it is imperative for Yang Lan, the king of Qi, to send troops to fight the chaos, and Yang Xuangan can't stop it. Since it can't be stopped, and after the success of the rebellion of King Yang of Qi, he will definitely approach the throne of the prince again, then the two sides will definitely compromise. Yang Xuangan got the benefits, and it was understandable to help Yang Mu, the king of Qi, but Yang Xuangan was really so good at talking? Is it really that simple?
"Whether it's the Eastern Capital or the Tongji Canal, it's chaos, I can't see through it." Yang Qing finally spoke, "In my opinion, two hunters with deep grudges, even if they see a vicious wolf rushing towards them, they will not join forces, because they are afraid that they will be plotted by the other party, and they are even more afraid that the evil wolf is the bait deliberately released by the other party. β
Dugu Cheng smiled and shook his head, "King Xun, you and I are standing by King Qi's side, if King Qi is attacked by a vicious wolf and life and death hangs by a thread, you and I will turn a blind eye?" Will you die or not? If we don't save us when we see death, and King Qi is in danger, how will we explain to the Holy Lord in the future? The Holy Lord left King Qi in the Eastern Capital, not only to punish King Qi, but also to suppress King Qi, and at the same time to test all of us. β
"The reason why King Qi is getting farther and farther away from that position has nothing to do with us." Yang Qingyu said with a pun.
The only people who really have the strength to decide whether the King of Qi can sit on the throne of the prince are the emperor and the few central ministers he trusts, and no matter how hard the others try, their efforts are in vain. Although Yang Qing's sentence is not good, it has the meaning of pushing, but in one sentence. The Holy Lord doesn't look down on Yang Lan, the king of Qi, even if Yang Lan uses all his strength, it's useless, just like the crown prince Yang Yong back then, the first emperor said that it would be abolished, and Jinshang, who was sitting in Jiangzuo, although it was very far away from the first emperor and the center, but with a word from the first emperor, he would also ascend to the sky in one step.
Yang Qingming Zhe protects himself, does not want to get involved, does not seek merit but seeks no fault, and his attitude is very negative, which makes Dugu Cheng very depressed, and as a last resort, Dugu Cheng only threatens, "If the traitor breaks through the Tianqian Pass and enters Xingyang, how will King Xun respond?" β
Yang Qing's face suddenly stiffened. What he fears most is that the traitor will break through the Tianqian Pass and enter Xingyang, and at that time he will be pushed to the forefront, and he will shed his skin if he does not die, and the political opponents of the Eastern Capital will inevitably take the opportunity to attack him and knock him to the ground.
The political power of the imperial family of this dynasty is very strong, Yang Xiong, Yang Da brothers, and Yang Qing's father Yang Hong, are all civil and military generations, the pillars of the country, but at the beginning of the current enthronement, Yang Hong died, and this year the royal family is even more unlucky, Yang Xiong and Yang Da brothers have died on the way to the east, which is a heavy blow to the royal family. At this critical moment, if Yang Qing and other important ministers of the imperial family fall again, the political forces of the imperial family will inevitably collapse, and the political pattern of the eastern capital will inevitably undergo changes, and these changes are not only not conducive to the exhibition of the imperial family, but also not conducive to the survival of the country. Yang Qingming Zhe saved his life, on the one hand, because of various reasons such as personal personality and family situation, and on the other hand, because the royal family suddenly suffered a "heavy blow" and entered an extraordinary period, and he had to do it as a last resort
The house leak happened to rain overnight, and today's royal family can be described as having a difficult step, and elites such as Yang Qing are even more like walking on thin ice. The royal family is in the limelight, the prominent is prominent, but the first bird is really not good, the emperor wants to suppress, the political forces have to fight, and they are always surrounded on all sides, and those who can break through the "encirclement" and emerge are the elites of the elite, and the talents in general are stifled without waiting to emerge. In this case, of course, Yang Qing has to keep his head in obscurity, how dare he jump out and become the target of public criticism? However, Dugucheng's threat should not be underestimated, if some political forces in the eastern capital join forces to "besiege" Yangqing, not to mention that the rebels will break through the Tianqian Pass, it is possible for the rebels to capture Xingyang.
Yang Qing compromised. With Dugu Cheng's weight in the Dugu clan and Dugu clan's right to speak in the Wuchuan aristocratic group, he can solemnly threaten himself, indicating that the Wuchuan aristocratic group with the Dugu clan as the core has made a decision on the current political situation in the eastern capital, and decided to ensure the victory of the Eastern Crusade and the stability of the Eastern Capital, so all risk factors must be eliminated. On this banner, Yang Qing's role is not to stick to Xingyang, but to take the initiative to attack and kill traitors, once Yang Qing won the initiative on the battlefield of Tongji Canal, then the Eastern Capital fell into passivity, if Yang Qing can defeat the white thieves with lightning speed, then the bigwigs of the Eastern Capital will lose the "weapon" of open and secret fighting, and can only die down.
Dugu Cheng's move can be described as a draw from the bottom of the kettle, if it succeeds, it can be reversed in an instant, but there are too many opponents, the interests are too entangled, and the situation is too complicated, and it is impossible to play only by relying on the strength of the emerging nobles of the Wuchuan Group who started with military merits.
"We need support." Yang Qing Zhengse said, "With the strength of you and me, we can't defeat the rebels. β
"Plus how about An Changgong (Yuan Wendu) and Guan Guogong (Yang Gongren)?"
Yang Qing frowned slightly and shook his head, "It's still not enough." β
"And what about the Xingyang Zheng family?"
Yang Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, and his eyes showed a look of surprise, "Xin Guogong (Zheng Yuanshou) is willing to help?" Are you sure?
Dugu Cheng did not answer positively, "In Xingyang, at an extraordinary moment, King Xun is the highest official, if King Xun goes out to suppress thieves, who dares to disobey?" β
Yang Qing smiled bitterly, and a trace of ominous thoughts flashed in his heart for no reason, after all, he still became a bird, and was roasted on the fire by a group of ill-intentioned people, and the blessings and misfortunes were unpredictable.