In the imperial study of the Chengguang Palace, Taishi Liu and Song Dekang were reporting the affairs of Yangzhou to Emperor Wu of Zhou in detail.

Yesterday afternoon, Liu Taishi and Song Dekang returned to the capital from Yangzhou. Emperor Wu of Zhou asked them to rest at home for a few days, and then go to the palace to report when they were rested.

It is impossible for Liu Taishi and Song Dekang to rest at home for a few days. After resting for most of the day, they entered the palace on the second day.

In the early dynasty, Liu Taishi and Song Dekang roughly reported to Emperor Wu of Zhou about the affairs of Yangzhou. When the other ministers heard their reports, they gasped in shock. They didn't expect that the things in Yangzhou were even more shocking than they knew. No, it's shocking.

Previously, the head of the family in Yangzhou was escorted to the capital for execution. At that time, their crimes were listed one by one, each more serious and terrifying than the other, and it is best described as a bookless.

The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty only knew the crimes of the group of people in Yangzhou, and did not know what Liu Taishi and Song Dekang did in Yangzhou. They also didn't know what the situation was like in Yangzhou at that time.

Now after listening to the reports of Taishi Liu and Song Dekang, they know that the situation in Yangzhou at that time was very dangerous. If it weren't for Song Dekang and Liu Taishi, they wouldn't have been able to control the group of people in Yangzhou at all.

The situation in Yangzhou is dangerous and complicated, if it had not been laid out long ago, it would have been impossible to completely eradicate the group of families in Yangzhou in a month or two.

From this point, it can be seen that Emperor Wu of Zhou set up a big game in order to eradicate the group of families in Yangzhou. Not only that, but he also deliberately connived at the group of families in Yangzhou.

Thinking that the eradication of the group of families in Yangzhou was a bureau arranged by Emperor Wu of Zhou, the civil and military officials only felt cold in their hearts and numb in their scalps.

The emperor has long known what the group of gate valve families in Yangzhou have done over the years, but he has always pretended not to know anything. There is also Dong Jin, and the emperor has long known that the family in Yangzhou cooperates with Dong Jin, and has been protecting Dong Jin. The emperor also knew that the group of families in Yangzhou had the intention of rebellion, but he kept it back.

In order to completely eradicate the group of families in Yangzhou and purge Yangzhou, no, the officialdom of the entire Jiangnan region, the emperor has been secretly arranging and patiently waiting for the group of people in Yangzhou to fall into the trap.

The most terrifying thing is not the emperor's layout, but the emperor's patience. After the group of people in Yangzhou fell into the trap, the emperor did not rush to get rid of them, but continued to put bait in the trap, tempting the group of people in Yangzhou to fall deeper and deeper.

The group of people in Yangzhou were unaware of the trap set by the emperor, and they fell into the trap step by step, not only did they not know it, but they were also proud. Just when the group of families in Yangzhou thought they were going to succeed, they were wiped out by the emperor. I'm afraid that when the group of people in Yangzhou were arrested, they didn't know what happened.

was guessed by the ministers, the group of families in Yangzhou didn't react at first, and they didn't know what was going on until they were put in prison, and they realized that they had been fooled, but it was too late by then.

Emperor Wu of Zhou was not only a master of layout, but also a patient hunter.

The ministers of the court and the central government all knew a little about Emperor Wu of Zhou's methods, but in the matter of Yangzhou, they found that Emperor Wu Zhou's scheming and methods were even more unfathomable than they imagined.

They guessed that the emperor had long wanted to eradicate the gate valve family in Yangzhou, but the situation in Yangzhou was too complicated, and the family in Yangzhou was very vigilant, and they would startle the snake if they were not careful. In order to pull out the gate valve family and wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou in one fell swoop, the emperor estimated that he had laid out it a long time ago, and they didn't dare to think about how early it was.

The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew that the emperor's elimination of the gate valve family in Yangzhou was just the beginning. As for what begins, of course, it is the beginning of the suppression or weakening of all the Maisons.

Although the gate valve family in Yangzhou is not as good as the gate valve family in Beijing, they have existed for hundreds of years like the gate valve family in Beijing. Their power has long been rooted in Yangzhou and is deeply rooted.

These have existed in Yangzhou for hundreds of years, and in Yangzhou with only one hand to cover the sky and call for wind and rain, the family of gate valves was easily uprooted by Emperor Wu of Zhou in one fell swoop, how not to make the civil and military officials in the court frightened.

The most fearful and uneasy is the family of gate valves in the capital. They knew in their hearts that the fall of the family in Yangzhou was a warning from the emperor to all the families in the world and to them.

If they are as lawless as the people in Yangzhou and don't take the court seriously, then their fate in the future will not be better than that group of people in Yangzhou, and I am afraid they will be worse than the group of families in Yangzhou.

The group of families and wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou were all raided. More than half of the clan was beheaded, and the remaining half were either exiled or imprisoned. Although Emperor Wu of Zhou did not kill them all, it was impossible for them to make a comeback.

The powerful family of gate valves in Yangzhou has turned into historical dust in the past month or two, and they will not be able to recover to their previous peak in the next few decades or hundreds of years, or even forever.

The fate of the group of gate valve families in Yangzhou is a warning to all the families in the world, a cold and dangerous warning.

The gate valve family in the capital is respected by the Xie family, the Wang family, the Xun family and the Yuan family. Needless to say, the Xie family has always been the leader of the gate valve family in the capital and even in the entire north.

If you want to choose the top gate valve among all the gate valve families in the world, it is the Xie family, and there is no objection.

Although the Xie family was greatly injured in the previous dynasty and has long since lost its heyday, there is a saying that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. There is also a saying that the Xie family is still stronger than other families, and it is still the top gate valve.

The previous head of the Xie family, that is, Lao Zhen Guogong, was a very smart person who knew current affairs. After experiencing the turmoil of the previous dynasty, he knew that it was impossible for the Xie family to return to its previous prosperity in a short period of time. If the Xie family wants to restore its former glory, the Xie family must fully support the crown prince and help the prince ascend the throne smoothly. In this way, the Xie family will produce a queen again. Not only that, but the Xie family will also have another emperor.

Although the emperor is not surnamed Xie, the emperor has half of the Xie family's blood in his body. As long as this continues, the Xie family will definitely return to the glory of the year.

In the previous dynasty, although the Xie family also had a daughter into the palace, it was a pity that there was no queen. The emperors of the previous dynasty seemed to be very jealous of the Xie family and were unwilling to let the queen be born in the Xie family. At that time, most of the queens were from the Wang family or the Xun family.

The daughter of the Xie family was not very favored when she entered the palace as a concubine, and finally gave birth to the prince smoothly, but she either failed in the succession or died of illness at the youngest age.

The princes and emperors of the previous dynasty had a problem, that is, short lives.

After the princes were born safely, most of them died at a young age. There are many causes of premature death, the most common of which are death from illness and unintentional death. The princes who survived successfully grew up, but most of them died of illness in their twenties or thirties, and most of them died violently. The violent death was not due to poisoning, but to death from illness.

The lucky prince successfully ascended the throne and became the emperor, but within a few years the emperor also died violently, leaving behind a young empress and young son.

Although the queen and the mother family support, the imperial uncles are not fuel-efficient lamps. Many emperors in the previous dynasty were uncles who robbed their nephews of the throne, which was very chaotic.

The imperial uncles robbed their nephew of the throne, and within a few years, the emperor also fell ill and died. Before he died, he passed the throne to his son, but the son was too young or too young to sit on the throne, and then the throne was snatched away by his uncle.

In the previous dynasty, it often happened that the emperor's uncle snatched the throne of his nephew. In fact, this is also a contest of the families behind them. For a while, the Wang family was on the throne, the Xun family was on the throne for a while, and the Xie family was on the throne for a while.

At that time, the struggle between the families was very fierce. The court of the previous dynasty was so smoky, it was all the ghosts of these families.

The last emperor of the previous dynasty, Emperor Xia Ling, was not the son of the first emperor. At that time, the first emperor did not have a son. Actually, there were several sons, but all of them died. The imperial relatives who were close to the first emperor did not have sons, and their sons also died one after another.

The people said that it was God's punishment, and that God was going to die the royal family. Emperor Xia Ling was the son of the cousin of the first emperor, and he was separated by two generations.

Emperor Xia Ling was the longest-reigning emperor of the previous dynasty. He was ruthless when he was young, and he was very smart, playing with the family in the palm of his hand. Later, he sat firmly on the throne, and the means of dealing with the family were endless.

He didn't mean to target the family, but the family was too much and always pointed fingers at him. The most important thing is that when Emperor Xia Ling ascended the throne, the treasury did not have much money, but the families were very rich.

Emperor Xia Ling thought that he was the emperor, but he lived a poor life, and he wanted to do something but couldn't do it because he had no money. And those families live a life of fine clothes and food, and they can do whatever they want. Why, why are their courtiers richer and better off than him, the emperor?

Since the family has money, they will give it all to him. If you don't give it to him, then die.

Emperor Xia Ling asked for money directly from the gate valve families at that time. Of course, the good name is to let them pay tribute. If the gate valve family does not give money, he will never spare them.

The gate valve family headed by the Xie family was all robbed by Emperor Xia Ling. Their family property was robbed by Emperor Xia Ling for seven or eight floors.

At that time, the Xie family and the Wang family had thought about it, and they also resisted, but it was useless. They couldn't deal with Emperor Xia Ling, on the contrary, they were dealt with by Emperor Xia Ling with cruel means.

Emperor Xia Ling is undoubtedly a cruel tyrant, but it is undeniable that he is a person with scheming and means. At that time, the Xie family and the Wang family played scheming and methods, and they couldn't play Emperor Xia Ling at all.

They could calculate Emperor Xia Ling's next move, but Emperor Xia Ling was more powerful than them, and they could see their next five or even ten steps.

Emperor Xia Ling's cleverness was used to covet enjoyment and play with the ministers of the family. If he had used his wisdom to govern the country, the previous dynasty would have survived for a few more decades.

Having said that, the gate valve family in the capital was greatly hurt by Emperor Xia Ling's "toss". After that, the world was in turmoil, the etiquette collapsed, and the gate valve families were hit again.

Lao Zhen Guogong was very smart, and at a glance he took a fancy to the ability of the first emperor at that time, and took the initiative to make friends with the Zhao family and marry. At that time, the Xie family pressed all the treasures on the Zhao family. The Wang family and the Xun family also laughed at the Xie family because of this, but when they saw the Zhao family conquering cities one after another, they knew that the Xie family's vision was vicious. After that, they also learned from the Xie family to take the initiative to befriend the Zhao family and provide the Zhao family with money, grain and grass.

After the first emperor established the Great Zhou, the Xie family became the Zhenguo Mansion and once again became the leader of the gate lord family in the capital, but the Xie family did not recover its original glory.

Lao Zhenguo knew that with the temperament and methods of Emperor Xian and Emperor Wu of Zhou, it was impossible for the family to control the court, let alone let the family control the government.

He also knew that the first emperor was born as a peasant, and he had always hated and feared their family, and it was impossible to rely on them all the time. With the temperament of Emperor Xian and Emperor Wu of Zhou, they will definitely deal with the family in the future, and will severely weaken the power of the family, so that the family can no longer influence the court and government.

When Lao Zhenguo Gong was alive, he always acted in a low-key manner, unlike the Wang family and other families who were still as high-profile and arrogant as before.

He often told the current Zhenguo Gong that if he wanted the Xie family to restore its former prosperity, before the crown prince ascended the throne, he must keep a low profile, and he must not do anything that angered Emperor Wu of Zhou. Don't be greedy for immediate benefits, but think for the long-term of the Xie family.

The current Zhenguo Gong is also a shrewd and wise person, he listened to the words of the old Zhenguo Gong, he has been supporting the crown prince in the coming years, but he will never do anything that offends Emperor Wu of Zhou.

Although Zhenguo Gong and Xuanping Hou are very powerful, and they have always installed their own people in the court, these people are not straw bales, they are all capable people. He also has to strictly ask his own people not to do things that violate Emperor Wu Zhou's bottom line.

People from the family in Yangzhou came to cooperate with him, and the conditions given were very good, but Zhen Guogong refused. Even if Emperor Wu of Zhou didn't deal with the family in Yangzhou at that time, Zhenguo Gong would not agree to cooperate with them. It's not because he doesn't look down on the family in Yangzhou, but he knows a little about what the family in Yangzhou does. He knew in his heart that even if Emperor Wu of Zhou would not deal with the group of people in Yangzhou now, he would definitely not let them go in the future.

He can't put the Zhenguo Mansion in danger for the huge benefits in front of him. Moreover, the emperor has always been jealous of the Zhenguo Mansion. If he really agreed to cooperate with the group of families in Yangzhou, it just gave the emperor a reason to punish the Zhenguo Mansion.

As it turned out, he was right in his decision. Now it seems that the emperor's scheming and methods to deal with the family in Yangzhou are even more amazing than he imagined.

Zhen Guogong sighed: "The emperor is really getting more and more terrifying. ”

Xie Jun, the prince of the Zhenguo Mansion, also sighed: "The emperor's methods are really terrible, fortunately we didn't go against the emperor." After the Yangzhou incident, he found that the person who went against the emperor did not end well.

"The emperor's scheming is really unfathomable." Zhen Guogong rejoiced, "Fortunately, we have never played tricks with the emperor on major matters. ”

"Dad, the emperor has got rid of the family in Yangzhou, and it should be the turn of the gate valve family in the capital next, our Xie family ......"

Zhen Guogong knew his son's worries and comforted him: "As long as we are honest, the emperor will not deal with our Xie family." As he spoke, his expression suddenly became very solemn, "Before the crown prince ascends the throne smoothly, let's not provoke the emperor." ”

"Yes." Xie Jun thought about it, but he was still very scared in his heart, "Dad, the emperor is really terrible." ”

Zhenguo said: "What is this, you haven't seen the most terrible thing about the emperor." ”

Xie Jun hurriedly asked, "Dad, have you seen it?" ”

"What I saw back then, I'm afraid it's not the most terrifying thing about the emperor." Zhen Guogong suddenly smiled, "Fortunately, the crown prince is not like the emperor. "If the crown prince has the same unpredictable city and means as the emperor, he will never support the prince.

There will be a shift in the evening.

Emperor Wu of Zhou: Playing with scheming and means, I advise you not to get an axe in front of me, otherwise I will kill you.

Author: Zhao Yao is in danger!

Zhao Yao: (′') What's wrong with me?

Author: There is a saying that your dad is still your dad.

Zhao Yao: What do you mean?

In the end, I still ask for a monthly pass!

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