Chapter 134: The Turmoil of the He Clan (16)

The civil strife of the He clan tugged at Peng Chaodong's nerves.

The Huang clan is only bent on preserving their strength, passively resisting Liao, blindly avoiding war and protecting themselves, Peng Chaodong has no good impression of the Huang clan. I don't expect to be able to win over the Huang people to resist Liao.

The He people are different, following the Yu people's surrender to Liao, after the Wu people's strength was greatly damaged, the He people are the remaining family clans, the most active one to resist Liao, the He people are strong and strong, will be star-studded, and in recent wars against Liao, they have repeatedly made meritorious contributions.

If the strength of the He people is greatly reduced, the strength of the anti-Liao will be greatly weakened. The situation in Liaodong is collapsing day by day, and in the war against Liao, the Great Zhao Empire is becoming weaker and weaker. Starting from the overall situation of resisting Liao, Peng Chaodong could not sit idly by and watch the He people weaken.

Peng Chaodong still has a general understanding of the main generals of the He clan. Unintentionally, in addition to his age, He Fangxiong is still the most suitable choice for the head of the family of the He clan at present. Moreover, on the issue of resisting Liao, He Fangxiong had a tough attitude and advocated resisting Liao. This is what Peng Chaodong admires most about He Fangxiong.

After leaving Liaodong, Peng Chaodong repeatedly praised He Fangxiong in public as the number one general in Liaodong, completely ignoring the face of the Huang family. It can be seen that Peng Chaodong is optimistic about He Fangxiong and the He family.

Although He Shibao has some ability, He Shibao is more suitable for being a general who charges into battle, and his ability is not enough to be a handsome talent, and he does not have the ability to command the nearly fifty or sixty thousand strong troops of a large clan. In terms of achievements and qualifications, the people in the He clan will not obey He Shibao, He Shibao can't suppress the He family, if he really becomes the head of the He family, I'm afraid that the He family will fall into endless disputes.

Peng Chaodong was very annoyed that He Tengxiao was obstructing him from entering the He family, and he had a feeling that his kindness was treated as a donkey's liver and lungs.

Shang Fang's sword was unsheathed and rested on He Tengxiao's neck, followed by Peng Chaodong's majestic and powerful voice with anger: "He Tengxiao! Do you know the origin of the sword in Bento's hand? ”

He Tengxiao glanced at the sword that was resting on his neck with a cold glow, how could he not know the origin of this sword. Peng Chaodong was the secretary of the Ministry of Military Affairs (equivalent to the Minister of National Defense in later generations), and gave Shang Fang the sword out of Liaodong, and Emperor Song Yuren of Zhenyuan gave him the greatest power as a minister.

After the defeat of the ancient affairs of Xing and the surrender of Goryeo, Song Yuren only deprived Peng Chaodong of the title of secretary of the military department, and did not take back the sword of Shang Fang, which represented the power of the Son of Heaven, which shows that Song Yuren still has great trust in Peng Chaodong.

Imperial law stipulates that any official who kills more than five ranks, whether civil or military, needs to be played by the emperor, and the emperor can only be beheaded after approval. He Tengxiao is a fourth-grade battalion general, and his official position is above the fifth-grade, and he is not killed when the feudal officials say that they will be killed, at least after the nod and consent of the emperor of the current dynasty.

However, Peng Chaodong is not an ordinary feudal official, Peng Chaodong holds the sword of Shang Fang, and he can cut the civil and military officials below the third rank first. Peng Chaodong is completely by the power to kill He Tengxiao, and after killing He Tengxiao, he will play Song Yuren and kill a general of a border town family, Song Yuren will not be entangled in questioning.

"Of course my subordinates know!" Although He Tengxiao's heart trembled, being held with a knife on his neck, especially if the other party still had the right to kill you, this feeling was very unpleasant, He Tengxiao pretended to be calm, and replied with his head held high, "Shang Fang Sword, specializing in rebellious generals, civil and military officials below the third grade, can be cut first and then played, can Yun Jiyan not know?" ”

"If you obstruct the Governor's advance, the Governor can kill you first for the crime of rebellion, and then play the Son of Heaven, and the Governor does not have to bear any responsibility." Peng Chaodong said coldly.

The generals of the Qin army beside him shuddered when they saw this, and they all sweated for He Tengxiao. Peng Chaodong must do what he says and must pass. He said that he wanted to kill He Tengxiao, so naturally it would not be a joke.

"Of course, the Governor can punish Yun Ji for the crime of rebellion!" Beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on He Tengxiao's forehead, and his heartbeat accelerated, "However, killing Yun Ji is a loss or a benefit to the overall situation of Liaodong to pacify this He clan's civil strife, and the governor knows it well." ”

"Okay, you He Yunji." Peng Chaodong sneered, "It's time to get to this point, and you're still talking to Ben Governor so fast." ”

"Your Excellency the Governor, don't interfere in the affairs of the He clan! The most taboo thing for clan families is that the outside world intervenes in their own affairs, and the four major families in Liaodong have had fewer clan disputes in the past three hundred years? When did the imperial court intervene and the situation did not become more and more chaotic? He Tengxiao took a deep breath and said, "The most appropriate way to solve the internal affairs of the clan is to solve it within the clan!" ”

The central court had weak control over the four major families in Liaodong, and at the beginning of the country, after the heads of the four great families died of illness one after another, the children of the four great families fought for the position of the head of the family. Emperor Taizong couldn't look past it, thinking that this was against the law of etiquette, and this dynasty ruled the country with loyalty and filial piety, and paid great attention to filial piety.

In view of this, Emperor Taizong ordered troops to be sent to suppress the civil strife of the four great families. After the intervention of the imperial court, the situation was out of control, and the army sent by the imperial court to quell the chaos was also disgraced by the internal struggles of the four great families, and some officers were greedy for money and could not resist the temptation, and changed from counterinsurgency to being personally involved in the vortex of internal disputes among the four major families.

Emperor Taizong had no choice but to retract his fate, but only strengthened the defense around Haimen Pass, and let the four great families continue to fight until a new generation of family heads was produced, and the imperial court was sending envoys to canonize the new family head title. It symbolizes the imperial court's control over Liaodong.

"Fix it yourself? What you said is light, the battle between the two forces, the two tigers will be injured. Peng Chaodong said, "If the He family continues to fight for a long time, will the He family's soldiers be able to withstand the consumption of infighting?!" ”

Peng Chaodong is most concerned about the strength of the He family, although the number of the He family's private soldiers is not large, but the He family's troops are all elite soldiers, and they are the few troops in eastern Liaodong that can fight head-on with the Liao army. In the final analysis, Peng Chaodong still takes a fancy to the He family's ability to resist Liao, and values the elite soldiers under the He family.

"The He family won't fight for a long time." He Tengxiao was very resolute and told Peng Chaodong with certainty, "Lord Governor, Yun Ji has heard a lot, Lord Governor often praises Duke Wu An in front of people as the first general in Liaodong at that time, Your Excellency Governor is so sure of Duke Wu An, and you should also believe that Duke Wu An has the ability to solve the family affairs of the He family!" The intervention of the Qin army will only make the He clan more chaotic and make it more difficult for Wu'an Gong, and at that time, I am afraid that the He family will really fall into the quagmire of endless strife! ”

Peng Chaodong slowly put down the Shang Fang sword that was hanging on He Tengxiao's neck.

"Okay, I'll trust Wu Angong once today, and don't interfere in your He family's housework!"

"He Tengxiao thanked the governor for the people of Sanzhou under the rule of the He clan!" He Tengxiao finally breathed a sigh of relief. (To be continued.) )