Lord of the People: Start a Super Gold Mine

At the court meeting, Yuan Tianzong, the lord of Nanyang, had a gloomy face and said nothing, and all the civil and military officials of the court knelt on the ground, keeping silent like cicadas.

Since the founding of Nanyang, it was the first time that Nanyang had suffered such a disastrous defeat. Yuan Tianzong used some small tricks to gather the hearts of the people, and with this fiasco, it completely dissipated.

There are many noble families in Nanyang, with intricate relationships, which is almost a common problem for established powers.

Once a dynasty has been passed on for hundreds of years, or even longer, a gentry will definitely be born.

Take Jiang Guo as an example, although there is no such problem now, as long as Jiang Guo continues for two or three generations, this problem will definitely appear.

For example, people like Bai Qi, Sun Ce, Zhuge Liang, Xue Rengui, and Huo Qubing, they have to start a family, right?
With their abilities, sooner or later they will be appointed as marquises and ministers, so their descendants will naturally have extraordinary status.

After several generations, big families like the Bai family, the Sun family, the Zhuge family, and the Xue family will definitely appear.

They are indeed 100% loyal now, but who can guarantee that their children and grandchildren will also be 100% loyal?
Moreover, their descendants must have a high status in Jiang Country, at least they will be the one in power. Do Jiang Ting's descendants dare to move easily?
dare not.

Some of these big families will control the government, some will be in charge of the local government, and even the older generation have a good relationship, and they may marry and take care of each other. The more capable ministers and generals Jiang Ting has now, the more his descendants will face. The situation becomes more difficult.

This is also one of the reasons why many emperors in ancient times would kill heroes, and most of them would implicate their families. They were not stupid, how could they not know that killing heroes would have a great impact on their reputation?
But if I don't kill you, maybe one of your sons and grandsons will rob me of the country I worked so hard to build.

It is said that the emperor's family is ruthless, but it is not really ruthless, but they have no choice. The royal family cannot be defeated. Not absolutely, but no matter what, it will definitely be very miserable in the end.

Therefore, the so-called master of high merit does not necessarily mean that the emperor is narrow-minded and cannot tolerate others, but that you are a threat to the status of the royal family. When there is no seal, if he does not kill you, his descendants will May be exterminated.

Even if it is your loyal minister?Even if you save the world?It's only natural for people to think about their offspring, right?

At this time, if you look back at some kings, he suppressed the descendants of heroes and weakened their status. Is it really fatuous?
Is it possible that he wants to leave the inheritance of this line instead?
Therefore, throughout the ages, a lot of information passed down is actually only one-sided, and the truth at that time may have long been buried.

Jiang Ting was at least a player, at least he could see the loyalty of his subordinates, but the ancient emperors couldn't see this, as long as he had grounds for doubt, he had to make a choice.

Of course, there is no difference in the end whether to kill or not to kill. If one family falls, the next family may emerge again. The longer the inheritance, the harder it is to control the situation.

Yuan Tianzong is already considered a very capable monarch, at least, during his tenure, the gentry were still under his control.

But after the defeat in the frontier, the minds of the gentry were not so easy to control. Who can guarantee that this group of people will not have other ideas?
"I have said before that if I lose again, I will follow my lord to go on the expedition. You are not joking, let's all go down and prepare. We will set off on time tomorrow morning."

Yuan Tianzong leaned on the dragon chair and said expressionlessly.

"Absolutely not, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is a body of gold, how can you easily put yourself in danger? Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. How can Your Majesty lose weight because of a momentary success or failure? Your Majesty, I implore you to take back your order."

"The minister waits for the second opinion!"

Several ministers stepped forward. As for whether they were worried about Yuan Tianzong's safety or their own safety, only they knew.

"Yang Situ, I don't want to say what I said a second time. It is a matter of life and death in Nanyang. I will never allow any accidents to happen. You all step back. I have made up my mind. Anyone who persuades me again will be charged with disturbing the morale of the army."

Yuan Tianzong's attitude was firm, and he directly sealed off the retreat of the ministers. This Nanyang king was quite courageous, and dared to lead the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to march in person.

If he does this, the rear will be completely empty. If someone has evil intentions, this huge Nanyang Imperial City may not even be able to keep it!

But he still dared to do so, it only shows that his control over his own army is very stable, and he has full confidence that as long as he does not die, no one will dare to make trouble easily.

And his purpose of doing this is obviously also to hold the idea of ​​breaking the boat. The relationship in Nanyang is complicated. He personally went to the front line to supervise, not only can quickly restore morale, improve the cohesion of the army, but also effectively reduce the recurrence of the situation in Langzhou City.

After all, he is the lord of a country. At the foot of the world, even if many people have the idea of ​​defecting to the enemy, out of fear of the royal family, they are not fully sure, and most of them dare not take the risk easily.

Back in the harem, Yuan Tianzong wrote a secret letter with a pen. Behind him stood a benevolent old eunuch.

"Uncle Li, how long have you been with me?"

"Reporting to His Majesty, it has been 21 years."

The eunuch surnamed Li replied respectfully with a sharp voice.

From what Yuan Tianzong called him, we can see the high status of this eunuch.

"This letter, I want you to give it to someone. It's about my life and death. Can you do it?"

Yuan Tianzong looked calm, and when it came to life and death, he was so calm.

"Old servant, I will die!"

The eunuch surnamed Li immediately lay down on the ground, kowtowed heavily and said.

"How many times have I said that in private, you are my elder, not a servant."

Yuan Tianzong frowned slightly, and stretched out his hand to help the old eunuch up.

"This old slave will always be the Yuan family's servant, willing to go through fire and water for the Yuan family from generation to generation."

"Okay, let's go tonight. The matter is very important. Except for that person, don't let anyone discover your identity."

"The old slave will save it."

Soon, the news of Yuan Tianzong's imperial conquest spread throughout Nanyang, which made Nanyang's fluctuating hearts instantly relieved a lot.

Jiang Ting, who was in Wuwangguan, also received the news. After Zhou Yu took Langzhou, he brought him another 13 prisoners. To take care of these prisoners of war.

Today, there are as many as 16 soldiers guarding the captives!
It sounds exaggerated, but it is not. There are more than 40 prisoners. Without heavy guards, Jiang Ting may not even sleep well.

Fortunately, because Zhou Yu opened the gate of Langzhou, Li Xiutang had to divide his troops again, because after Langzhou, there was Minzhou. Once Minzhou was lost, Zhou Yu would be able to drive straight into Zhongzhou, and the soldiers Surround the imperial capital.

Therefore, 80 of the more than 40 defenders in Wuwang City were directly separated, led by Yuan Tianzong, who personally sat in Minzhou.

Regarding this, Jiang Ting had no choice but to go around from behind him. He hadn't even taken Wuzhou yet, so naturally he couldn't send troops to intercept it.