Chapter 1007: Xie An enters the palace
After learning that the capital had been moved, the Xie family began to sell off most of their idle properties at lower prices, in order to exchange them for real money.
However, the Xie family's large-scale sale of real estate immediately aroused the vigilance of the Jiangnan clan, after all, everyone knows that if there are no special circumstances, how can the Xie family sell the real estate in their hands at a relatively low price? There must be a big problem here, so not too many people choose to buy real estate, and most of Xie's properties are not sold in time.
The matter of repairing the palace in Luoyang City is almost a well-known thing in Jiangnan, and for this reason, many people began to wonder whether the imperial court was going to move the capital to Luoyang City, after all, with Xie An's identity, he could be the first to know such a confidential matter, and in this way, it was very reasonable for the Xie family to take the lead in selling real estate.
Xie An is naturally very clear about the sale of real estate by his clansmen, but he must first make careful plans with his henchmen, and then he can tell the scholars and people in Jiangnan about Hua'an's request for the imperial court to move the capital, and persuade them to support the relocation of the capital.
After a whole day of deliberation, Xie An and his henchmen finally figured out how to persuade the scholars in Jiangnan, and were about to order his henchmen to go their separate ways.
"Master, the palace has sent someone." A subordinate strode to the main hall and said loudly.
"It's so late, what are you sending someone from the palace for?" Xie An was puzzled for a moment, but he immediately greeted him.
"Xie Tingshi, the emperor and the queen mother have urgent matters, and they want to assassinate Shi to attack immediately." An old eunuch sent by the palace said bluntly after seeing Xie An.
When Xie An heard this, he hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Father-in-law, wait a minute." The officer will go back and change his clothes. With that, he walked to the dormitory.
"Gong Xie, what should we do, do we want to act immediately?" A henchman chased after him and asked.
Xie An waved his hand and said softly: "It's getting late, besides, the emperor and the queen mother summoned the official to enter the palace." Don't know what it is? This matter will be put on hold for the time being, and we will talk about it when the official returns. â
"Yes, Gong Xie." The henchman is right.
After Xie An changed his clothes, he immediately followed the people sent by the palace to rush to the palace as fast as possible, and met with Emperor Sima Dan and Empress Dowager Chu Garlic.
"It's so late, summoning Aiqing into the palace is an important matter to ask Aiqing." Sima Dan said.
"If the emperor asks about anything, Weichen must know everything and say everything." Xie An responded with a fist.
Sima Dan nodded. asked bluntly: "Xie Aiqing, some people have recently reported that your Xie family is selling real estate on a large scale, I don't know if there is such a thing." After speaking, he looked at Xie An.
When Xie An heard this, he was slightly shocked in his heart, the clansmen's peddling of real estate was just today's thing, but he didn't expect it to reach the emperor's ears so quickly, which can be seen. How influential this is.
Seeing Xie An's shocked expression, Sima Dan's eyebrows were slightly raised. and glanced at the Queen Mother Chu Garlic, and Chu Garlic's eyes were also very puzzled.
"Xie Aiqing, why don't you speak." Seeing that Xie An was silent, the Empress Dowager Chu Garlic asked.
"Oh, back to the Queen Mother. Your Majesty, there is such a thing. Xie An reacted suddenly and replied truthfully.
Seeing that Xie An readily admitted this matter, Sima Dan and Chu Lianzi glanced at each other, and immediately asked, "Xie Aiqing." Is there any reason why the Xie family suddenly sold real estate on a large scale? Could it be that they are planning to leave the capital? After speaking, he looked at Xie An and waited for Xie An's answer.
Now, the matter has come to this point, Xie An knows that he can't hide, he originally planned to persuade the scholars in Jiangnan to support the relocation of the capital, and wait until the situation is completely under control, and Hua'an asked that after the relocation of the capital is officially delivered to Jiankang City, he will report the situation to Sima Dan, and now, it will naturally not work.
"Xie Aiqing, is there anything unspeakable?" Seeing that Xie An was deep in thought again, Chu Garlic asked softly.
Xie An suddenly came back to his senses, and hugged his fists and said: "Back to the Queen Mother and the Emperor, the clansmen sold their real estate, indeed to leave the capital and return to their hometown Chen County. â
"Oh, the Xie family lives well in Jiangnan, why did they suddenly think of moving back to their hometown? Is it because I don't take good care of your Xie clan? Sima asked childishly.
Xie An hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, the emperor takes good care of our Xie family, and even if the ministers and clansmen die, they can't repay the emperor in case." â
"In that case, why did you Xie clan leave the capital!" Sima Dan hurriedly asked.
Xie An sighed slightly, and said: "Back to the emperor and the queen mother, the palace of Luoyang City is about to be repaired, and the king of the north has already released a rumor that he wants the imperial court to move the capital to Luoyang City in order to realize the dream of Zhongxing Dajin." â
"What, move the capital to Luoyang City?" When Sima Dan and Chu Garliczi heard this, they were both taken aback and glanced at each other.
"Xie Aiqing, whether to move the capital to Luoyang City, is it me who has the final say, or is it someone else's final say?" Sima asked childishly.
Xie An was stunned when he heard this, so he had to reply: "The emperor is the king of a country, of course, the emperor has the final say." â
"Since it is me who has the final say, why did the king of the north release the news of moving the capital, but your Xie clan wants to sell the property and prepare to leave the capital, what is the reason? Also, why didn't the rest of the scholars sell their properties, didn't they hear the news of the North King, or did the North King only tell you the news of moving the capital to Luoyang City. Sima Dan asked aggressively.
When Xie An heard this, he couldn't help but tremble, Sima Dan's words were already very clear, that is, he suspected that he had a secret collusion with Hua An, but he didn't say it openly, and Sima Dan was young, obviously he shouldn't have such deep insight, that is to say, someone maliciously slandered their Xie family in front of Sima Dan, so as to hit the Xie family, so as to shun LĂŹ's ascendancy.
Thinking of this, Xie An couldn't help but be very angry, at this critical moment, someone actually made an obstruction, and in this way, his original plan was all messed up.
"Weichen is loyal to the emperor! Wechen has absolutely no dissent. Xie An cried and explained.
Apparently. At this time, apart from showing his loyalty, Xie An didn't know what to say.
"Xie Aiqing doesn't have to be like this, the emperor doesn't doubt Aiqing's loyalty, it's just that now only your Xie family is selling real estate on a large scale, for this reason. Naturally, it arouses suspicion. Seeing Xie An's sincere and frightened look, Chu Lianzi hurriedly comforted.
"Empress Dowager Xie trusts." Xie An hurriedly thanked him, and hugged his fists and said: "The emperor, the queen mother, since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, I have taken Luoyang as the capital, and then the kings made a rebellion, and the Hu people caused chaos in the Central Plains, and the imperial court had to move the capital to Jiankang City, and now." The Central Plains has been recovered by the Northern King for many years, and the imperial court should move the capital to Luoyang City, which is the ancestral industry of my Great Jin Dynasty! After speaking, he looked at Sima Dan and Chu Garlic.
"In this way, Xie Aiqing supports moving the capital to Luoyang City." Chu Garlic said softly.
Xie An hugged his fists and said: "That's right, Luoyang City is the capital of the emperor, and Jiankang City is in a corner, which is not suitable for being the capital!" For the sake of the future of the Jin Dynasty, the imperial court should move the capital to Luoyang City. â
Sima Dan heard this. frowned and thought for a moment, and said, "Xie Aiqing." Someone sued me that the king of the north had a rebellious heart, and if I moved the capital to Luoyang City with the imperial court, I would be poisoned by the king of the north, I don't know what Xie Aiqing thinks about this. â
Xie An was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Slander." This is slander, Your Majesty, you must not believe the words of this villain, the king of the north is loyal to the court and fights everywhere. For the Great Jin Dynasty to recover a large area of land in the north, the king of the north is a loyal minister of the Great Jin Dynasty, and will never murder the emperor. â
Obviously, in order to take into account the overall situation, Xie An had to praise Hua An against his will, and gave examples to prove Hua An's merits and loyalty to the Great Jin Dynasty.
"Yes! The emperor, the king of the north is loyal, and he will never murder the emperor, and the emperor must stay away from those villains who say right and wrong in the future, so as not to cause trouble. Chu Garlic also hurriedly said.
In fact, whether Chu Garlic is loyal to Hua'an is no longer sure, but for the emperor's safety, he still hopes that the emperor will stay away from those who speak ill of Hua'an, so as not to make the emperor have great hatred for Hua'an, and this will inevitably intensify the contradiction, in case Hua'an really has different intentions, it is very likely that he will really kill the emperor, and this emperor is Chu Garlic's only son, he naturally doesn't want his son to have something to do.
"According to Xie Aiqing and the queen mother, anyone who speaks ill of the king of the north is a villain, well, I know, it's dark, I'm tired, and I'm going to rest." Sima Dan said as he left the main hall and walked in the direction of the dormitory.
After Sima Dan left, Chu Lianzi looked at Xie An and said, "Xie Aiqing, tell the truth!" Moving the capital to Luoyang City is advantageous or disadvantageous. â
Xie An thought for a moment, and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, everything has advantages and disadvantages, it depends on which angle the Queen Mother looks at." â
Hearing this, Chu Garlic nodded slightly, and asked softly: "Xie Aiqing, let's talk about the beneficial side of moving the capital first!" After speaking, he looked at Xie An and waited for Xie An's answer.
When Xie An heard this, he hugged his fists and said: "Queen Mother, Weichen has actually said just now, the location of Jiankang City is in a corner, and it is really not an ideal place for the capital, but Luoyang City is located in the Central Plains, which is very suitable as the national capital, which is why when the Great Jin Dynasty was founded, it was chosen to build the capital in Luoyang City." â
"That's what Xie Aiqing said! When the Central Plains was occupied by the Hu people, my Great Jin had to move the capital to Jiangnan, and Jiankang City was the best capital, and now, almost all the lost land of the Great Jin Dynasty has been recovered, so it is time to move the capital. Chu Garlic said.
Obviously, after listening to Xie An's explanation, Chu Lianzi felt that it was time to move the capital to Luoyang City, after all, it was the real capital.
Seeing that Chu Lianzi had agreed to move the capital, Xie An was very happy, and clasped his fists and complimented: "Queen Mother Shengming." â
Chu Garlic smiled and said, "Xie Aiqing, then you can talk about the disadvantages of moving the capital to Luoyang City!" â
When Xie An heard this, he thought for a moment, and said: "Don't hide it from the Queen Mother, after moving the capital to Luoyang City, the authority of the imperial court is likely to be controlled by the North King, after all, the North King has been operating in Luoyang City for several years, and the hundreds of thousands of troops around Luoyang City are all the henchmen of the North King." â
Obviously, Xie An didn't want to hide this situation, and Chu Garlic should also understand this, of course, even in Jiankang City, the authority is not in the hands of the emperor, but in the hands of the scholars, but the scholars led by Xie An are more obedient to the emperor, and how Hua'an will treat the emperor is unpredictable.
Hearing this, Chu Lianzi nodded lightly, and said, "Xie Aiqing supports the imperial court to move the capital to Luoyang City, isn't he worried that the authority he holds in his hands will be lost?" â
Obviously, at this time, Xie An held a lot of power in Jiangnan, and even, officials below a certain level could be appointed and dismissed at will, and once the imperial court moved the capital to Luoyang City, Xie An's authority would be lost, and he would be replaced by Hua'an.
Xie An smiled and said: "Queen Mother, how can Weichen be a person who is obsessed with power, as long as it is for the sake of the great Jin court, even if Weichen is unloaded and returned to the field, he is extremely willing." â
It can be seen that Xie An is telling the truth, he has never been a person who is obsessed with power, and the reason why he chose to go out is only because the court is in danger and really needs talents, that is to say, he chose to be loyal to the court, not to seize power.
Seeing Xie An say this, Chu Lianzi felt very satisfied, paused, and said: "It's rare that Xie Aiqing can think like this, by the way, the mourning family heard that the palace in Luoyang City is about to be repaired, and I don't know how long it will take." â
Xie An hugged his fists and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, as far as Wei Chen knows, the renovation of the palace in Luoyang City has entered the end, and it will be completed in one month at most. â
"Well, it's so good, the mourning family has never been to Luoyang City? I don't know what Luoyang City looks like, if it is really possible to move the capital to Luoyang City, the mourning family can change the environment. Chu Garlic said softly.
Obviously, stuffed in the harem of Jiankang City all day long, Chu Lianzi felt an unusual disgust to the familiar harem, so he was still quite interested in being able to change the environment.
"Queen Mother, as far as Wei Chen knows, the palace in Luoyang City is completely repaired according to the appearance of the capital when the capital was built, and the scale is much larger than the palace in Jiankang City, and the scenery in the palace is also very beautiful." Xie An Zhengse said.
When Chu Garlic heard this, he was suddenly full of yearning, paused, and said: "Xie Aiqing, it's not early, Aiqing should go back!" â
"Yes, Queen Mother, Weichen retired." Xie An clasped his fists and slowly left the hall. (To be continued......)