Chapter 425: Prince Sima Shao
As Liaodong became more and more courageous, more and more of his homeland was recovered, and his strength became stronger and stronger, so that Jiang Zuo was facing more and more pressure.
In order not to be surpassed too much by Liaodong, King Langya began to do everything possible to strengthen Jiangzuo's strength, among which the implementation of the policy of land breaking was the top priority.
In addition to being pressured from Liaodong, the biggest reason why King Langya was able to make up his mind to implement the land break, the biggest reason was that he saw clearly that the family had threatened social stability, and if he did not want to limit the power of the family, he would definitely threaten the safety of the imperial power in the future.
To be honest, King Langya was a little envious of Wei Shuo, and through various channels, he learned that there was absolutely no family in Liaodong that dared to be as arrogant as the Langya Wang family.
Even Pei Wei, who was born in the Pei family in Hedong, was the first minister under the rule of Liaodong, but he had never heard of him acting in any way!
Look at Wang Dun again, it's unbearable to be a minister!
But even so, King Langya had to pinch his nose and endure Wang Dun's insults and oppression again and again.
The reason for such a situation is inseparable from the fact that King Langya himself is not powerful enough and relies too much on the family.
In history, King Langya was able to supervise Jiangdong and finally ascend to the throne, not because of his own strength and status, but because of the compromise between the Beidi Shi clan and the Jiangdong Shi clan.
Therefore, even if Sima Rui became the emperor, he still lived a very aggrieved life. He wants to implement any policy must be approved by the family, take the implementation of the policy of breaking the land this time, if it is not for the strong support of the Langya Wang family, such a policy that harms the interests of the family would not want to be promoted.
In the original history, Sima Rui was even angry with his subordinates, and he can be said to be the most wretched and aggrieved founding emperor in Chinese history.
To what extent was Sima Rui aggrieved in history?
He once personally "took off his clothes and put on court clothes" and said to Wang Dun: "I want to get my place, but when I say it early, I will return the evil spirit, why should I be so trapped by the people!" ”
It means that if you want to be the emperor, Wang Dun, tell me earlier, I will give you the throne and be my evil king. Why let the people suffer with them?
Among the founding emperors of the past dynasties, Sima Rui was the first and only one who could be so embarrassed, so cowardly, and so undignified by his courtiers.
However, at the moment, Sima Rui was in a hurry when the spring breeze was proud, and he not only ascended to the throne in one fell swoop, but also found a good way to increase fiscal revenue. Although there was a strong backlash from the family in the process of implementing the soil break, because Wang Dun was in front of him, Sima Rui was not affected much.
This time, Sima Rui got Wang Dun's full support, and Wang Dun was specifically responsible for the whole thing. For a time, Wang Dun's soldiers and horses began to inspect the hidden population of the family in various parts of Jiangdong under the banner of Sima Rui, and all the families who concealed it were all raided, and part of the money obtained was intercepted by Wang Dun as military funds, and the other part was owned by the imperial court.
As a result, in just a few days, Sima Rui received 100,000 yuan of money from Wang Dun, and at the same time there were more than 100,000 people and tens of thousands of acres of fertile land. Sima Rui looked at the mountains of money that came from his family, but the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed.
"Hehehe! This is the so-called minister of the imperial court? One by one, they only know how to dig the corners of the imperial court! Wei Zhenbei is not wrong at all, the biggest bandit in the world is the family! The family is not dead, and the thieves are not stopped! ”
However, he only dared to vent his words in private, and he didn't even dare to mention them in front of his henchmen Diao Xie, Liu Kui and others. Although these two people are not from top families, they are also children of inferior scholar families, and they can support King Langya to restrict the development of top families, but it is impossible for them to agree with the extermination of all families.
Sima Shao, the crown prince who had been standing next to him, smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Father, this time the imperial treasury is abundant, but it has also deeply offended the Jiangzuo family, they will never just forget it." ”
After some venting, Sima Rui's mood calmed down a lot, and he said angrily when he heard the words: "Hmph! Even if they want to take revenge, they should go to Wang Dun, I didn't send a single soldier to copy the family! ”
However, the crown prince Sima Shao was still at ease, he knew very well the strength of the Jiangzuo family, and even Wang Dun could not completely suppress the other party. The more ruthlessly they are suppressed now, the more powerful the Jiangzuo family's backlash will be in the future.
Thinking of this, Sima Shao couldn't help but think of Liaodong again, and he couldn't understand why Wei Shuo was able to suppress the family under his rule. You must know that there are also top families in Liaodong such as Hedong Pei's, Fanyang Lu's, and Jinyang Wang's family, which are not inferior to the Langya Wang family in all aspects, and I have never heard of a family making trouble in Liaodong.
"Father, how did General Zhenbei rectify the family? Why haven't you heard of a family making trouble under his rule? ”
Sima Rui glanced at his son when he heard this, to be honest, he was very satisfied with Sima Shao, when he was very young, he showed an unusual performance, and he was very assertive, and he was a good heir.
"Shao'er didn't know that a few years ago, there were still families in Liaodong who rebelled and made trouble. It's just that in recent years, for some reason, the families who stayed in the north have surrendered to Liaodong, and they no longer have any dissatisfaction, and they have the intention of fully supporting Liaodong. ”
Sima Shao was silent for a while when he heard this, and suddenly stepped forward and asked, "I heard that my father intends to send someone to announce the decree to General Zhenbei?" Erchen is not talented, and he is willing to go to Chang'an in person! ”
In the Taichu Palace, the crown prince Sima Shao asked Sima Rui for his life to go to Chang'an. Sima Shao, who was born in the ninth year of Yuankang, is nineteen years old this year, and he can be regarded as a young talent, but he is still a lot worse than the world-famous Wei Zhenbei.
Since Sima Shao was fifteen years old and officially intervened in political affairs, the name of Wei Shuo, the general of Zhenbei, has appeared in his ears many times, and every appearance will bring him a huge shock. He is a young man, and he admires Wei Zhenbei, who is also a young man and has made great achievements.
For many years, he wanted to meet Wei Shuo in person every moment, but he never had the opportunity.
Now that Sima Rui has ascended the throne, he has become the crown prince, if he can't find a way, I'm afraid he won't have a chance in this life.
"How can Shao'er, as the crown prince, serve as an envoy? Outrageous! Besides, why did you go to Chang'an? Sima Rui reprimanded.
"Back to my father, Nawei Town is famous in Beiwei, and has made countless achievements, and my sons have admired it for a long time, so I want to go and see it in person!"
"That's it?"
"Uh...... Not quite! ”
Sima Shao hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and continued: "I heard that Liaodong is extremely rich, and Erchen also wants to go and inspect it in person to see if I can learn from Jiangdong." Although all kinds of rumors about Liaodong are everywhere, they are not as direct as personal experience. ”
Sima Rui looked at his resolute son and said cautiously: "Have you thought about it?" Really going north? ”
"Yes! At present, my father is in the prime of spring and autumn, and I don't need children to worry about all state affairs, so it is better to take this opportunity to study hard. When the future father and emperor are a hundred years later, when the Jiangshan Sheji is handed over to the sons, the sons hope to have enough ability, means, and talents to take over this burden. ”
Listening to Sima Shao's words, Sima Rui was very pleased, he can be said to be a successful family and a defeated family in this life, maybe that's it. But he doesn't want his son to live in grievance and helplessness every day like him, if he can, he hopes that his son can be a real emperor.
Therefore, he was very supportive of Sima Shao's journey north to learn from the scriptures. As Sima Shao himself said, what others paraphrase has been reprocessed, and some of them have even lost their original essence. What Liaodong is like, Sima Shao needs to go and see it in person, take a walk, and experience it himself.
"In that case, I allow you to bring a few henchmen with you, and another 500 guards to take care of your safety! Remember that you are going to Liaodong to learn and increase your knowledge, and don't quarrel with people for the sake of a moment. ”
Sima Rui Yin Yin told Sima Shao that he was not worried about his son's safety, after all, Sima Shao was the crown prince, and the towns would never harm Sima Shao's life unless he lost his mind. When you arrive in Liaodong, you don't need to worry about Sima Shao's safety, who else in this world dares to make trouble on the territory of General Zhenbei? Where else could there be safer than Liaodong?
"The sons obey the teachings of their father!"
A few days later, the mission led by the crown prince Sima Shao finally embarked on a journey north to Chang'an. This time he went to Chang'an to announce the decree, not only the prince went in person, but also several important ministers of the court, and the prince's confidant Yu Bing also accompanied him. (To be continued.) )