The imperial court first removed Liu Dong from his post as the inspector of the imperial history.

Then, he was escorted back to Luojing to await trial, and in a few days, he was beheaded in Dongshi together with Shi Huangqi, the secretary of the book.

In the blink of an eye, after the Lantern Festival of the following year, the negotiations from Pingyuan County were still not smooth, and the 20,000 personal soldiers composed of the Shi clan in the county still showed no sign of disbanding.

The Empress Dowager Yang in the palace held three imperial meetings in a row, but failed to form a decision.

"I can't go back."

Empress Dowager Yang said to Yu Wenhao, the king of Pengcheng who stayed behind, that the imperial court had released Hua Boqiang and released Zhang Xin, and would no longer pursue those officials and children of the scholar clan who had committed crimes.

If you retreat again, Pingyuan County will become an independent feudal state.

"What is the mother going to do?"

Pengcheng Wang Yu Wenhao immediately became vigilant, "Luojing's garrison can't move, and the transfer of troops from Luojing to the plains is a long way, and it is really a good strategy to mobilize the people." ”

"Don't worry, Luojing's garrison will defend the capital, and it won't move." Empress Dowager Yang's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and her hands were clenched into fists and placed in front of her.

"That ...... girl"

"The 30,000 cavalry on the border from Dingxiang went south and entered Pingyuan County."

Hearing this, Pengcheng Wang Yuwenhao looked at Empress Dowager Yang with an incredible face, and his gaze was like looking at a madman, "This stroke is too big, is it necessary to make trouble in the big way?" ”

"It's not...... Mother, isn't this a bit of a big fuss? Pengcheng Wang Yu Wenhao shook his head, and if he was smashed by the Empress Dowager Yang, he was a little dizzy, and he spun back and forth.

"It's already big."

Empress Dowager Yang's voice suddenly rose with a hint of sharpness, "This time, if the rebellion in Pingyuan County cannot be quelled, the prestige of the imperial court will no longer be at the mercy of these scholars in the future." ”

"You can only go to Dali to make trouble and destroy Pingyuan County, so that you can rebuild the prestige of the imperial court."

She only figured out this after she killed Shi Huangqi, the scholar clan in Pingyuan County did not quit the army.

She could figure it out, could it be that the important ministers of the country in the court couldn't think of it.

No, they all thought about it, and they thought more clearly and farther than she thought, but none of them said anything, the reason was that it was just that their own interests were involved.

The scholars live in a cluster, have a large number of fields and tribes, run rampant in the county, overwhelm the government, and monopolize knowledge, marry themselves, pay attention to the marriage within the identity, and do not marry with the Hanmen Shu clan, so as to ensure that the marriage eunuchs are not out of class.

She chose to transfer troops from Dingxiang, first, Dingxiang was close to the plain.

It was mainly because the hussar general stationed in Dingxiang was from the Hanmen Shu clan, so she decided to transfer troops from Dingxiang, rather than from Yuyang, which was closer to Pingyuan County.

He Ruosheng, the general of the cavalry stationed in Yuyang, was born in the Xianbei aristocracy, and since the establishment of the country, He Ruo's family and the Shi clan have been inseparable for several generations.

"Mobilize the border garrison of Xiang, once Rouran in the north gets the news, it will be out of control to go south." Pengcheng Wang Yu Wenhao thought about it, and still felt very dangerous and bold.

Rouran is a powerful nomadic people on the northern grasslands, and since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has been a border trouble for the Great Wei Dynasty, so all counties along the border defense line have been stationed with heavy troops to prevent Rouran from going south.

"Rouran can still leave when he comes, but it is very likely that Pingyuan County will fall into the hands of the Shi clan and will not be under the jurisdiction of the imperial court from now on."

After Empress Dowager Yang finished speaking, her right index finger pointed into the air, "This wind can't be long." ”

"Besides, if you don't spread the news first, the secret dispatch of Fang Province will go south, and if you don't believe it, Fang Province will leave Dingxiang, and Dingxiang will not be able to hold it, if this is the case, then he, a hussar general, will not be worthy of his name."

Empress Dowager Yang is convinced that people from poor families can finally occupy a high position, and most of them are people with real talents.

Otherwise, under the election system of the imperial court's nine grades, he would not be able to climb to such a high position.

I only listened to Empress Dowager Yang's instructions: "From now on, you will command the Luojing garrison in Yulin, Qimen, and Beibi Mountain, once the troops of Fang Province cross Hejian County, Luojing will begin to ban it, and the clan of the scholars in Pingyuan County will be cut off." ”

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and Huifang Zhang House.

Since Qilang Zhang Xin was acquitted from Yushitai, the family has been busy packing their luggage, preparing to wait for Qilang and Banniang to recover and the family to return to their hometown Qinghe.

Qilang Zhang Xin suffered a major crime in the Imperial History Department this time, and when he came out, his body was full of whip marks.

Zhang Ying was so angry that he wanted to smash the Yushitai, and asked Zhang De, the eldest house Jiulangjun, and Zhang Teng, the thirteenth uncle, to stop him, "It's an eventful time now, don't rush to come out first, as long as Pingyuan County negotiates with the imperial court, there will be a chance to clean up Zhu Jun." ”

"This time, the one in the palace who protects Zhu Jun, and the Yushitai can fold a lot of people into it."

These are the original words of the ninth brother Zhang De.

Zhang Ying thought about it carefully, and it was true, if Pingyuan County negotiated with the imperial court, it would mean that the imperial court compromised, and the imperial court compromised, then the power of the scholars in the court would be further expanded with this as the dividing point.

This is what the officials of the sergeant clan are most happy to see.

Therefore, the situation in Pingyuan County has been on the sidelines.

But it is definitely not a situation that the imperial court wants to see, or rather, a situation that the king does not want to see, the Great Wei Dynasty was established, and the royal family and the scholar clan ruled the world together, less than 100 years.

However, each generation of kings was committed to expanding the power in their hands and limiting the power enjoyed by the nobles.

It is only today that the poor officials account for one-third.

The situation that was finally maintained, the imperial court would never be willing to break it so easily......

The more Zhang Ying thought about it, the more frightened she became.

Until Qilang's body was almost raised, Banniang was already able to speak under the treatment of Master Zhu, so Zhang Ying instructed his family to arrange, "Mu Xing escorts your mother and son back to Qinghe, Chen Yi and I will go to the plains, and we will set off tomorrow." ”

"You're going to the plains?" Fahrenheit looked suspicious.

She is not a woman who knows nothing about foreign affairs, on the contrary, she is quite knowledgeable about political affairs.

I am very concerned about the situation in Pingyuan County.

"Where are you going to do this? If you want to go, you will go after the plain and the court have negotiated with you, and when the time comes, we will all go together, and it just so happens that Aya has written several times and wants to see a few children. ”

"You can't wait, it's too late to wait."

Zhang Ying's expression suddenly became serious, and he looked at Hua and asked rhetorically, "Ah Hua, do you really think that the imperial court can negotiate with the scholars in Pingyuan County?" ”

"The taxed population of Pingyuan County will not belong to the imperial court from now on, but will be enjoyed by the scholars in Pingyuan County."

Zhang Ying muttered softly, it was really a lion's mouth, "This is impossible." ”

"I went over to persuade my father-in-law to give up this idea, but the imperial court has taken a step back, killed the initiator of the Yushitai, and only tracked down the sacrificial fields of the Li family of Zhao County, and they should also take a step back."

"Otherwise, it's too much."

"I don't think," Hua snorted coldly, staring at Zhang Ying suspiciously, "Did Ah Lang forget, or did he pretend to be confused, the Yang family wants to raid the Hua family, just because of the Li family's sacrifice to the field?" ”

"Others don't know the inside story, and Ah Lang doesn't know the inside story."

"I'm not a soft persimmon, and my Hua family is not a soft persimmon, thinking that everyone is like her, as if they were breaking down." Fahrenheit said at the end, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, full of mockery.

Zhang Ying heard the meaning of Fahrenheit's words.

Suddenly he was angry, "Where did you think of it?" Throw up her sleeves and leave, talk to her about business, she can be jealous.