Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone!

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Yang Zhi is indeed prepared today. After talking for a long time, not only did he not say a word from beginning to end, but he also had a somewhat scoundrel face on weekdays.

In the emperor's subconscious, Yang Zhi had already left the impression of omnipotence. The three people here are all veteran politicians with extremely old experience, and they have long seen the disadvantages of local tyrants sitting on the big side and merging and concentrating on land, but they are powerless, and even helpless.

Yang Zhi knew that the emperor had high expectations for himself, and said bluntly: "It is about the fortune of the country, and it is not just about one city and one place. I'm a doctor for headaches and foot pain, and it's just a matter of facts. ”

"Huang Jixian and Guo Kai, who came to lobby this time, can be called the elites of the wealthy families in the two places, and I simply admit it to them. With the prosperity of the Great Xia country, the territory continues to expand, and the status and weight of the wealthy families in the two places are also declining. In the long run, one day it will be of no use to Great Xia, and even become a stumbling block. Now he is still trying his best to cling to a big tree, trying in vain to stabilize the situation, and even regain the glory of the past, which is tantamount to a fool's dream, and it is absolutely impossible. What they need to think carefully about is how to converge and how to protect themselves! ”

The emperor snorted coldly: "Well said! If they had recognized this verse earlier, how would I have allowed you to do the evil of An Guihou to such a field? How could they hold on to those two profiteers? ”

Yang Zhi sighed: "The good life has passed for a long time, and the middle way has declined, and it is inevitable that I will be unwilling. What's more, the Guan Longhao clan is not a tightly united monolith. So I explained the reason to the two men, although I only asked them for two million taels. But they agreed to two other conditions. ”

"First, the two families each sold 30,000 acres of land to the imperial court. There is no need for fertile fields, only the middle field or below. All land transferred. All were purchased at the expense of the imperial court. In the future, the agricultural tools and grains required for cultivation will also be handled in the same way. ”

"There are two reasons for this. As soon as it does not involve fertile land, it does not touch the fundamental interests of the wealthy families in the two places. And if the soil is roughly the same degree of fertility, it will be used for rewards and veterans in the future, and there will be a lot less disputes and disputes. Second, the purchase of capital not only saved face for the imperial court, but although the wealthy families in the two places had no profit at all, they would not suffer too much loss. There is no excuse to fight to the death. The land of Guanlong is the backyard of Great Xia, and it is absolutely intolerant of chaos and turmoil. As the saying goes, if you push them too hard, once the situation gets out of control, it will be difficult to clean up. ”

"Doing so will raise two questions, one is that the court will pay for the purchase, where will the money come from? Second, it is impossible to reward all the sergeants overnight, what should we do before that? ”

"The first question is easy to say, the so-called wool comes from the sheep. Now there are two million taels in front of the emperor. Huang Guo's case is about to be concluded, and the emperor can grant them a fine to atone for the crime. A fine of one million taels per person is not too much, right? And the price of the land, isn't it up to the emperor? Four million taels should be enough. ”

"The second question is not difficult. Before the complete appeasement continues, the prefects of the two places can be ordered to send special personnel to manage it. or by the garrison. Or at a preferential rate of 10% lower than the local land rent, tenant farmers can be recruited to farm. ”

Wang Yunong listened attentively, lest he miss a word. I couldn't help but praise: "It doesn't cost a penny to the treasury." But there are 60,000 acres of land to reward the sergeants, and they can cover everything. It's a last resort. Flying Tiger Marquis, you don't enter the cabinet as a phase. What a shame! ”

The emperor already had a smile on his face: "You old thing, aren't you afraid that he will rob you of your job?" Son, what is the second condition they promised you? ”

Inadvertently even called "Zhi'er", aren't you insensitive? Yang Zhi's throat was dry, and after drinking a cup of tea, he replied: "I ask them to each elect more than five sons of the clan and ask the emperor to give them titles, but the two families must let these sons and daughters of the lord set up their own doors." If it is a fraud, it will be punished as a major crime of resisting the decree and deceiving the king! ”

The emperor, who has played trickery all his life, naturally understands it a little: "Wonderful, wonderful!" Divide and conquer. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pushed the grace order alive! The best thing is that the two families have suffering, and the world will think that it is the emperor's grace! ”

Yang Zhi added: "But I also made my own opinion, and agreed to a condition on behalf of the emperor, and hoped that the emperor would forgive the sin." I promised them that within 30 years, as long as the two families abide by the law, the emperor will not trouble them again. ”

The emperor laughed mockingly: "If you agree, you will agree!" I forgive you for your innocence. Do they believe it? It's ridiculous that you still say that the two of them are elites! Did they find out who made the Great Xia Law? Whether they abide by the law or not, is it up to them to decide? Look at the blessings I still have to owe to them, grit my teeth and live to be ninety years old. ”

If you want to add sin, there is no excuse. It's not hard to understand. Wang Yunong reminded the somewhat carried away emperor: "Your Majesty, the two of them will definitely not be so naïve, but intentionally. It is not only to make the emperor more reassuring of them, but also to choose the two families from the Guanlong Hao family, in case of emergency, the emperor can treat them differently. ”

Only Wang Yunong was not afraid of sweeping the emperor's prosperity, and explained on the spot the true intention of the conditions proposed by Huang Jixian and Guo Kai. If the emperor thought about it in hindsight, he must have thought of it.

Having said this, Yang Zhi believes that the task of entering the palace today has been completed by more than 90 percent. The task of reporting the good news is just a face-saving job, Zhao Yan gave birth, how can the emperor not know? Hurry up and get out!

He bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, when I entered the palace today, I mainly came to you to report the good news." At the beginning of the ninth day of June, Yan'er gave birth to a son, and the mother and child were safe. ”

The emperor chirped: "Good news? Don't you have two sons? What's the big deal? Chang'an has long been known to everyone, and you are still needed to report the good news? I will not forget my grandson, and I will tell you later. - Wenyuan, Wenyuan! It's your turn. ”

Yang Zhiqing knew that the emperor had left him behind for some reason, or had something to inquire about, so he had to sit back to Jindun.

Chen Wenyuan frowned and didn't say a word, as if he was preoccupied, and he seemed a little distracted. After the emperor called, he came back to his senses: "The emperor, please forgive the old minister for losing his temper." The old minister has been thinking that Wu Yue has been extinguished, and the emperor's earlier painting has ended perfectly. The next step is to calmly lay out the plan according to the established strategy of ceasing troops and fighting and seeking peace from the outside world. ”

"Now there are hundreds of thousands of garrisons in Wu Yue's hometown, Wu Yue surrendered without a fight, there is almost no decent resistance, and it seems that there is not much need for the army to stay. How will these hundreds of thousands of troops be appeased and where will they be stationed? How should the Wuwei general Geng Jin be placed? The old minister thought about it repeatedly, and felt quite tricky. ”

Wang Yunong thought so: "Only hundreds of thousands of troops should be supported by grain and straw, if it is requisitioned on the spot to solve, Wu Yue has always had a narrow army, and the people will suddenly increase the burden, I am afraid that they will have resentment, which is not conducive to long-term peace and stability." If it is transported from the hometown of the Southern Tang Dynasty or Lianghuai, the cost is huge. Where to appease and withdraw the army, it is really imminent! Geng Jin is in his prime, and his military achievements are impressive, if he is not properly placed, he will also be suspected of hiding the bow! ”

The topic was raised, but no countermeasures were spoken. The emperor glanced at Yang Zhi and asked, "Wen Yuan, in your opinion, how should I cook it?" ”

The old minister thought that Geng Jin's 400,000 troops were enough, leaving the remaining 60,000 to garrison Wuyue. Withdraw 100,000 troops and move to Jinling, Luzhou and other places. 50,000 troops were withdrawn and moved to the Lianghuai line. Divide 80,000 troops to the front line of Xiangyang and Suizhou, and hand them over to Yang Yao, the general of Pingnan. The remaining 110,000 soldiers and horses were transferred back to Guanzhong. The emperor can order Geng Jin to only lead the personal guard battalion to return to Beijing to report on his work, and his achievements in destroying the country must be rewarded. The emperor can give him a second-class dukedom and stay in the cardinal to take over the duties of the old minister. The old minister has a humble opinion, I don't know if it's appropriate? I implore the emperor to decide. Yunong and Yang Zhiare both there, and they can be considered as counselors again, or they can discuss another good policy. ”

The more the emperor listened, the more gloomy his face became, Wang Yunong coughed repeatedly, and Yang Zhi heard it in a cold sweat.

The emperor stared gloomily at Chen Wenyuan, Chen Wenyuan's expression was calm, and he did not flinch from the emperor's gaze. After a moment of silence, the emperor sighed and said: "Wen Yuan, I have been a monarch and minister with you for decades, if I didn't know that you are loyal to the country, and I have few selfish intentions, listening to your words, I almost suspect that you have bad intentions!" ”

"The army will be divided and stationed elsewhere, and in addition to the grain, straw, and silver, it will not be less than half a penny, and it will only increase the cost of prevention. It's better to stay in Wuyue to save trouble! Upgrading Geng Jin's previous third-class duke to the next level, that's okay to say. Do you think it's appropriate to stay in Beijing to take over as a lieutenant? Have you forgotten what position Wei Su held that day? Geng Jin also has an additional son Geng Chao who serves as the deputy general of the forbidden army! As early as sixteen years ago, when I was crowned the crown prince, Geng Jin was desperate to stand up! If you have the heart to act in the future, wouldn't it be ten thousand times more convenient than Wei Su?! ”

To put it bluntly, the emperor wanted to use this as an opportunity to start disarming, but he didn't know how to do it for a while. wants to completely remove Geng Jin's military power, but he doesn't want to leave an embarrassing reputation for unloading the mill and killing donkeys.

The emperor spoke clearly, but he also spoke very seriously. Chen Wenyuan was not flustered, and actually pushed back: "What the emperor said, the old minister didn't think of it, so he said it was very tricky!" The old minister has no two hearts, so he is not afraid of violating the holy taboo! But the old minister is stupid, and it is true. If you can think of a better way, why bother with it? ”

Seeing that the two of them were getting more and more twisted, Wang Yunong said roundly: "Divide the troops and withdraw and Geng Jin will return to Beijing, it has already been agreed and it is imperative." However, the stakes are high, and you need to be cautious, so you might as well take it calmly. ”

The emperor saw Yang Zhi looking out of the window with his eyes, he was in a daze, where did he have the slightest intention of taking the initiative to speak?

The emperor scolded irritably: "Yang Zhi, do you think that I won't let you go, do you want to keep you for dinner?" We talked for a long time, you don't even let out a fart, and you still praise you for your talent as a slaughterer! Seriously, I and Wen Yuan are both your fathers-in-law, so you can't bear to watch it? ”

Yang Zhi had already realized that the three old guys had been pretending to talk for a long time, just to dig a pit and let themselves jump in.

said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, you didn't ask me just now!" I don't have the ability to be a prophet of the future, and if I don't listen to what you say, how can I know what is going on? Besides, wasn't that what I was thinking? Yes, the old lady's idea is indeed a little stupid. ”

The emperor quickly exchanged glances with Chen Wenyuan and Wang Yunong: "So, you have thought of a better idea?" (To be continued......)