Qin Mu, I know that the scholar clan cannot be completely eradicated, because of the royal family, I myself am the largest scholar clan in the world, I can't wipe myself out, right? ”

Ran Min made a joke, and then said solemnly: "However, at present, the power of the old scholar clan is too great, and it has affected the foundation of the empire. I have to be cautious, when I am alive, maybe they don't dare to jump, but once I die, the king of the future generations, who knows if there will be a Cao Pi? Who knows if there will be a Sima Yi? ”

"What Your Majesty said is very true." Xun Ji nodded approvingly: "But Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if you want to cut off the wings of the Shi clan and weaken the power of the Shi clan, you can't use the iron and bloody hand of the past, and you still need some gentle policies." Of course, excessive gentleness is not advisable, so I can only ask Your Majesty to combine rigidity and softness, and grace and power. ”

Hearing this, Ran Min glanced at Xun Ji in surprise and said, "Xun Ji, you are from the Yingchuan family, and you are a child of the scholar family. Now when you talk about how to deal with the scholars, you don't have a mustard in your heart, right? ”

"What did Your Majesty say?" Xun Ji smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty is a saint monarch who is rare to see in a hundred years, and an emperor through the ages. It is an honor for the minister to give advice to His Majesty! His Majesty does not shy away from discussing such matters, how can the ministers not think about His Majesty and come up with a countermeasure with all his might? ”

"Xun Ji, if you can think like this, it's a blessing for me and a blessing for the empire." Ran Min glanced at Xun Ji with satisfaction.

"What are you saying the Jiangdong Shi clan is plotting for this secret meeting?"

"It must be something that is not good for Your Majesty, but what it is, it is unknown." Xun Ji was quite embarrassed.

He is not a man of God, and he has no ability to calculate, so where can he figure out what those scholars want to do.

And Qin Mu seemed to have guessed something, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that these Jiangdong scholars may do something like a dog jumping off the wall in a hurry. ”

"Dog jumping off the wall? Was it an assassination? ”

"I can't say, but please be careful and be prepared for a rainy day."

Ran Min sighed, "I know. ”

Qin Mu pondered again and said, "Your Majesty, the previous minister heard from Jinyiwei that the Jiangdong Shi clan was forced to demolish the dock forts one by one and release the villagers one by one under their supervision due to the Qincha and Yushi sent by the imperial court. However, the Jiangdong scholars were rampant and united to exclude the local officials sent by the imperial court to Jiangdong to take up their posts. Even the Jinyi secret agent learned that there was still the sound of private soldiers practicing in the mansions of each family, I don't know if it was or not? ”

"Not bad."

Ran Min bowed his head slightly and said: "Jiangdong is in a corner, and it is a place far away from the emperor of the mountain. It is precisely because they have just been ruled by the empire, and they are far away from the Central Plains, separated by a Yangtze River moat, that they, the Jiangdong scholars, think that the imperial court cannot effectively manage Jiangdong, so they will be so unscrupulous, dare to repeatedly provoke and test the decrees issued by the imperial court, and even disobey the yang and yin, and do not follow the decrees issued by the imperial court, and are still secretly raising private soldiers. ”

"In times of peace, and without the suffering of war, why do they raise so many private soldiers?" Ran Min was very puzzled, and suddenly, he seemed to have thought of a possibility, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "Qin Mu, don't you want to say that these Jiangdong clans want to rebel?" ”

"It's a possibility."

Ran Min scoffed at this and said: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!" How many private soldiers did they have in the Jiangdong clan combined? Even the Eastern Jin Dynasty with a million armor was wiped out by me, and the Jiangdong Shi clan, even if they have great courage, they don't dare to touch the tiger whiskers of my Great Wei Iron Army! ”

Ran Min's appearance was a little swearing.

And Xun Ji also thought that there was no such possibility, so he said: "Lord Qin, won't you?" Even if these Jiangdong scholars secretly make a stumbling block for the imperial court, or assassinate His Majesty, how dare they commit rebellion? ”

Qin Mu shook his head lightly and said, "People's hearts are unpredictable. These scholars can do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, and now that His Majesty has violated their rights and interests, it is difficult for them to guarantee that they will not jump over the wall in a hurry and make such an unwise move! Moreover, now that the world has been decided, the entire Jiangnan has just been incorporated into the rule of the empire, and the people's hearts are not attached, and it is inevitable that the scholars will have this kind of adventurous mentality, because they know that wealth and nobility are often sought in danger. ”

"This ......" Ran Min hesitated, wanting to believe it but not believing it.

And Qin Mu continued: "In addition, please don't forget Your Majesty, now we are all on the land of Wu County. In this Jiangdong Shi clan's one-acre and three-point land, the energy of these land snakes is still quite large, and once His Majesty collapses here, the Jiangdong Shi clan will support the children of the Sima clan as the monarch, and then establish the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the world will be in chaos again. ”

Hearing this, Ran Min couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat behind his back, the possibility that Qin Mu said seemed to be not impossible.

As the so-called wealth and danger are sought, in order to protect their own interests, or to seize greater rights and interests, it is inevitable that they will not take risks. Thinking of the result of his death and the chaos in the world again, Ran Min shuddered!

He can still create his ideal prosperous era, and he has not yet established a great achievement that surpasses the Qin Emperor and Han Wu, and has not laid a foundation for the monarchs of later generations, he must not die like this!

Ran Min squinted his eyes and said, "Qin Mu, you're right. Since this possibility is possible, it is necessary to guard against it. I will draw up a holy decree later, and order Ma Qiu, who is guarding Jiankang, to lead the army to Wu County to stand by. ”

"Your Majesty."

In fact, Ran Min was not afraid of the rebels or anything at all. With a double-edged spear in his hand, a fire dragon horse under his crotch, and a force that is the best in the world, where can he go in the world?

But Ran Min went out on patrol this time, but he brought all the big and small concubines, and his favorite daughter-in-law was in the county government of Wu County, and they were not allowed to lose a single hair in the turmoil.

Immediately afterwards, Xun Ji asked again: "Your Majesty, I don't know how you plan to deal with the Jiangdong Shi Clan?" ”

"The old way. Win over a group and crack down on a group. These Jiangdong scholars are living too comfortably, they want to find some excitement, they want to chase fame and fortune, so they will have the idea of going against me, forcing me and the court to compromise with them! ”

"But I won't compromise, compromise is surrender, and I won't compromise with the scholars if I am killed! In the end of the Wei Dynasty, the emperor will not and is not allowed to bow to anyone and any force, and compromise! Even if the king of heaven and Lao Tzu comes, it can't work! ”

Ran Min's words were domineering and awe-inspiring, which made Qin Mu and Xun Ji who were present feel pressure, and at the same time, they couldn't help but feel emotional.

Such an immortal hero is more worthy of their allegiance!