Zhu Nao

Yedu.

"boom!"

"Snapped!"

"Bang!"

Loud noises and impacts continued to be heard in the house, as if the people inside were beating the belongings in the house.Several guards standing outside the door looked at each other, but none of them dared to speak out, nor did they dare to make other moves.

This is Tao Bei's General's Mansion.

Just this morning, the news that the Zhengzhou Army and the Mengzhou Army had surrendered to the Shu Army reached the General's Mansion. After hearing the news, Tao Bei didn't even go to the morning court. He closed the door to thank the guests all morning, and locked himself in the house alone. .He doesn't make a sound most of the time, and the guards are worried that there will be some accidents when he is in the room, but suddenly, there will be furious roars in the room, or a movement of smashing, and when the people inside are tired, they will go to the house again. Restoration of silence.After a while, the next round of outbreaks began again...

These guards had followed Tao Bei for many years. In their mind, Tao Bei had always been calm and restrained. This was the first time they had seen Tao Bei so out of control.It can be seen how huge the blow to Tao Bei was this time...

Zhengzhou and Mengzhou are indeed too important to Tao Bei.

Henan has been the land of Panlong and the capital of the dynasty for hundreds of years.After Tao Bei unified Henan and Hebei, he also hesitated for a while whether to put the capital in Luoyang.But in the end he didn't do this, but chose Yedu, because although the Henan Plain is rich in land, it is flat and there is no danger to defend.Moreover, after many years of war, the former royal city was also the most severely damaged, almost razed to the ground. It would be too expensive to rebuild the capital there, and Tao Bei did not have the strength yet.

But even though Taobei did not have Luoyang as its capital, the treasure land of Henan still had an unusual status in the eyes of the people of the world.The common saying "whoever wins the Central Plains wins the world" is actually not the case in terms of geographical advantages, but this statement can explain the status of Henan in the hearts of the world.

Thinking back when Tao Bei asked Shangguan Xian to guard Henan, it was precisely because Shangguan Xian was the one he trusted the most among his generals.But no one expected that as soon as Shangguan Xianfu was defeated, Zhengzhou and Mengzhou immediately rebelled one after another!Although Ruzhou and Huaizhou are peaceful, I'm afraid they won't last long...

What he lost was not just a piece of land, it was a symbol.When he pacified Henan, he was full of energy, thinking that he was the fate of the real dragon, and the world was already at his fingertips!But now, Henan is about to fall, and the huge panic cannot be restrained from spreading in his heart...

I don't know how long it took, when the guards guarding the door began to worry about the situation of the people in the room again, the door was suddenly pushed open.

The guards were taken aback. Seeing Tao Bei's clothes messed up and his expression haggard, they hurriedly looked away and didn't dare to look at his distressed appearance, and didn't even dare to breathe.

Tao Bei wiped his face, and said in a low voice: "Go and call Lu Ning, Wang Ke, Chen Qiao, Huang Ping... all. Just say that I have something important to discuss with them and ask them to come immediately." After a pause, Add another sentence, "Remember to cover your eyes and ears."

The guards looked serious.The few people Tao Bei mentioned were either his own confidants, or important members of Gao Hong and Tian She's factions, and they all held important positions in the court.But there is no one from Shangguanxian's camp here alone.In particular, the phrase "covering people's eyes and ears" is so intriguing.It seems that Tao Bei is going to make a big move...

The soldiers didn't dare to delay at all, and hurried out of the mansion to deliver the order.

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In less than half an hour, Chen Qiao brought only two entourages, dressed in a low-key way through the streets, and came to the side gate of the General's Mansion.

The guard at the gate recognized him, checked him briefly and brought him into the mansion.

Chen Qiao walked through several corridors and came to the backyard, only to see that several other officials recruited by Tao Bei had already arrived in the backyard before him.When Chen Qiao saw this person, he was suffocated, and he probably guessed something.

As soon as Chen Qiao arrived, everyone Tao Bei was looking for was there.Without beating around the bush, he directly took out a list that he had drawn up just now, and pushed it in front of all the officials: "Tomorrow morning, I will ask the Holy Majesty to make an edict to dismiss or transfer all these people."

Everyone took a closer look and found that all the people on this list were Shangguan Xian's cronies, and many of them were just friends with Shangguan Xian.Many people in important positions are listed among them!

Many of these people who were summoned had vaguely guessed what was going to happen, but when they saw this list, they couldn't help but gasped.

——Tao Bei's attack was too ruthless, he wanted to wipe out an entire faction completely!Although Tao Bei had sent people to Henan before, he only wanted to stabilize the situation in Henan at that time, and had no intention of expanding the situation.But now, even many officials who have been honestly staying in Yedu will be implicated just because they are in the wrong camp...

Although Chen Qiao, as Gao Hong's henchman, was naturally willing to see his political opponent's power weakened, but such a big move made even him tremble with fear.He said cautiously: "General, these people...do you really want to dismiss them all? Will it affect too much..."

Tao Bei looked calm: "This morning, I received news that the Zhengzhou Army and the Mengzhou Army have rebelled and have defected to the Shu Army."

As soon as this remark came out, the people in the room changed color one after another.

Are Zhengzhou and Mengzhou all surrendered? !So fast? !Isn't Henan Mansion about to lose its security? !No wonder Tao Bei didn't even go to the morning court today...

Now everyone finally understood why Tao Bei made such a terrible decision in haste - Shangguanxian's faction has completely lost Tao Bei's trust. If you do, the consequences will be unimaginable!Even if they hadn't done anything yet, Tao Bei didn't dare to take such a risk.

As for why they couldn't start slowly in batches, because if Tao Bei made a slight move, these people would definitely understand that the situation was wrong, and they would probably resist in order to protect themselves.It's better to cut the mess with a sharp knife and get things done in one go, so that those people have no time to react!

But removing so many officials at the same time, even if things go well, will still cause great turmoil to the dynasty.In the future, there may be some vacancies in official positions, and some government affairs cannot be handed over... Tao Bei came to these people today to discuss how to reduce the impact of the matter.

Everyone in the room looked solemn.They knew that Yedu, and even the entire Xinliang Dynasty, would be in turmoil in the future...

"Captain Chen." Tao Bei looked at Chen Qiao.

Chen Qiao was a little distracted, and was elbowed by the person next to him, and suddenly came back to his senses: "Ah? Ah..."

Tao Bei said coldly: "Let your imperial guards get ready, and there must be no turmoil in Yedu."

This is the reason why Chen Qiao was summoned today.Among the officials who were about to be dismissed, some had big families and many servants;

Chen Qiao hurriedly said: "I will arrange the manpower tonight."

He will quietly surround several mansions tonight, and if there is any change in these people, they can immediately take coercive measures.

Tao Bei assigned tasks to other people to ensure that the court would not be paralyzed and dysfunctional.

After the tasks were almost arranged, the room fell silent again.

Huang Ping cleared his throat, and said with righteous indignation: "The general treats the general Shangguan with great kindness, but I never thought that the general Shangguan would be so helpless! He is really ashamed of the cultivation of the general!"

"yes……"

"General Shangguan really... well, I thought he was a good general and loyal minister."

Several people in the room followed suit.They didn't know what happened in Zhengzhou and Mengzhou. In fact, even Tao Bei didn't know the cause.But in the end, everyone saw it—shangguanxian was captured two months ago, and his subordinates surrendered to Zhu Nao one after another.

In fact, even the people in the camp of Gao Hong and Tian She knew exactly what kind of person Shangguan Xian was.His subordinates turned back so fast, it was unexpected!Rather than saying that Shangguanxian has no way to rule, it is better to say, what kind of terrible method did Zhu Nao use? !His ability to win people's hearts is too strong!

But the reason why people condemned Shangguanxian one after another was because they were afraid that this matter would also implicate them.

It should be known that Tao Bei, as the supreme general, is also an unknown king. He needs to control the overall situation, and it is impossible for him to do everything himself.Therefore, he can only control a small number of generals, and these generals cultivate huge factions, and he can use factional struggles to stabilize his power.

However, this has led to the fact that the officials below are often only loyal to their own chiefs, not to Tao Bei.Once any general has an accident, the entire faction will become unreliable!

If Tao Bei became scruples because of Shangguanxian's affairs, and supported more factions besides Gao Hongtian's amnesty, and divided the power even more, then no one in the room would be in a good position.So they can only push the charge of "no way to govern" to Shangguan Xian, so as to avoid further deterioration of the situation.

It's not that Tao Bei doesn't know what these people think, but at the moment he's too tired to think too much.Solve the biggest trouble in front of him first, and then find a solution to the remaining troubles... If he can last until that day.

Tao Bei didn't say anything more, just explained the task to everyone, and let them go back quietly through the side door.

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Half a month later, the news of Yedu was rushed to the Jiangning Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River.

Hearing the news, Han Rushan was greatly shocked, and immediately summoned people from all walks of life to discuss countermeasures.

Not long after, all the people who were supposed to come came, and the hall was crowded.

Emperor Han Rushan sat in the first seat, next to him were the children of the Xie family and the Liu family. They were the two most prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River.There will be several more people in turn, all descendants of well-known families in the south of the Yangtze River—these people are also the officials of the Chen State in the south of the Yangtze River.

Unlike the Liang Kingdom in Taobei and the Shu Kingdom in Zhunao, Jiangnan has not experienced many wars in these years, and the deepest roots here are still those wealthy families that have been in business for a hundred years.After a hundred years of intermarriage, these aristocratic families have condensed into a stable force.It is they who are in charge of Jiangnan Chen State.

Han Rushan said: "My dear friends, I summoned you today because I received the news that the Henan Zhengzhou Army and Mengzhou Army surrendered to the Shu people, and General Liang Tao Bei was furious and dismissed dozens of people in the court. Officials, Yedu is in chaos right now."

All the people in the hall looked disgusted.They had heard the news before they came.

Everyone whispered to each other.

"Then Tao Bei is really fancy but not useful. How long has it been since Liang Guo was established? He lost Henan..."

"The people who were suppressed by him at the beginning will definitely not let it go. If those people take the opportunity to make trouble, his country of Liang will fall apart, right?"

"He dismissed so many people in one go, how will the government operate? I'm afraid he is crazy!"

"Taobei's matter is still secondary. The key is that the Shu army is too terrifying! They won successively. First, they defeated Sun Xiang in Changsha, and then defeated Taobei in Yunyang. Now they are even in Kehezhong and Henan! One or two years! If this goes on like this, they won’t be able to hit us in the south of the Yangtze River!”

"Yeah, I'm also afraid that they will give it to Jiangnan, so what should I do?"

"I heard that Xie Wuji was the one who defeated Tao Bei in Yunyang and broke through Hezhong this time. Why did such a person come out of their Xie family? It's really... oh..."

Some comments faintly passed into Xie Wuchen's ears, and his face was very ugly.

These years Xie Wuji joined the Kingdom of Shu, was conferred the title of General Conquering the North, and made great military exploits for Zhu Nao. Other aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River saw it, and it was inevitable that there would be criticisms.Some people wonder if the Xie family is making two-handed preparations so that no matter who wins in the troubled times in the future, they can stand firm?

In fact, Xie's family was really wronged, but this matter can't be explained clearly, so I can only let others talk about it.

"Cough." Liu Jingfeng cleared his throat.The people in the hall suddenly fell silent.

Liu Jingfeng said: "Now that the Liang Kingdom suffers repeated setbacks and the Shu Kingdom is making great strides, this is not a good thing for us."

No one in the hall refuted it, and it was obvious that everyone agreed on this.

In fact, their relationship with Shu has been very good over the years, because the two countries do not border each other, and Shu people are keen on doing business, so Jiangnan is naturally happy to communicate with them.On the contrary, Liang Guo was to the west of them, and Tao Bei was ambitious and never concealed his covetousness towards Jiangnan, so Jiangnan resisted Liang for many years.

Who would have thought that in an instant, the situation would change.

After the Shu army defeated the Changsha army, it occupied a lot of land in Changsha, and now it borders the Jiangnan Chen State.The situation in Taobei is bleak. If the Kingdom of Liang is destroyed and annexed by the Kingdom of Shu, isn't the next goal of the Shu Army to be Jiangnan?

How can they resist the Shu army like a scourge? !How long can you resist? !

In the past, everyone hoped that Tao Bei would have bad luck and Liang Guo would be over soon. It was only then that they realized that Liang Guo had actually become their western barrier.

The best situation for them is that Liang and Shu are on par, checking and balancing each other, so that no one has the energy to covet them Jiangnan.But now, this balance will soon become untenable...

Liu Jingfeng said: "Once the Liang Kingdom falls apart, the Shu army will come straight to our border. In my opinion, in order to protect Jiangnan Yongan, we should unite Liang to fight against Shu."

Han Rushan nodded and said: "What Aiqing said is true."

Some people nodded along, while others remained silent.United Liang against Shu?Although the truth is this, if an enemy army attacks, the soldiers from Jiangnan will resist to the death, but let them go out to fight, or fight for others, then they will definitely not want to leave their hometown.

Han Rushan said: "What do you love me think? You can speak freely."

Then some people put forward some suggestions one after another. After discussing with everyone, most of them felt that it was unreasonable or difficult to handle, and the result was delayed.

Another person said: "If we can find out the next plan of the Shu army, we can inform Tao Bei in advance so that he can prepare for it."

There are too many people who are unwilling to unite Liang against Shu, but it is much easier to help Liang against Shu.They could do some relatively simple things, such as asking for information, or buying officials, or directly giving some money and food to Tao Bei, and no one would object to these.

Then someone quietly looked at the disciples of the Xie family who were present.Isn't Xie Wuji the best candidate for someone who holds a high position in the Shu Kingdom and has a close relationship with them?

Xie Wuchen remained silent with a dark face.

Liu Jingfeng saw Xie Wuchen's displeasure in his eyes, and his eyes wandered around the hall, and finally settled on a person.

"Brother Lu, you have been an official in the Chengdu Mansion for several years. You must have accumulated some contacts in the Shu Kingdom, right? I wonder if you have an old friend or two that we can use?"

Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the person Liu Jingfeng was questioning—it was Lu Qinghui.

Han Rushan also remembered, and continued: "That's right, Lu Aiqing once served as the young Yin in the Chengdu Mansion? I must have many old friends in Sichuan."

Lu Qinghui has been a little absent-minded today, never expecting that the focus will suddenly be on him, and his eyes suddenly dodge.

He shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, brother Liu, I have always been at odds with Zhu Nao back then, and we had already had a grudge when he was the shepherd of Langzhou. Later, he seized power and usurped the throne and took control of Chengdu Mansion, so I escaped alone. Old friends have long been suppressed and excluded by him. Besides, I have not contacted the people of Shu for many years, if I act rashly, I am afraid that if the matter fails, I will startle the snake."

Hearing what he said, Han Rushan could only be disappointed and said: "Okay... If Lu Aiqing thinks of someone who can be used in the future, she must report it immediately."

Everyone stopped staring at Lu Qinghui.

Lu Qinghui lowered his eyes, hiding a trace of guilt in his eyes.

It was true that he and Zhu Nao were at odds back then, but in the end Zhu Nao beheaded Yuan Jilu, and they reconciled.Lu Qinghui did not escape from Chengdu, but Zhu Nao failed to persuade him to surrender, so he arranged for a car and horse to send him out.

As for his former friends... Zhu Nao did suppress some people after he took office, but he also reused many people.Lu Qinghui once held a high position in the Chengdu Mansion, how could he not find his old friends?Not only were some of his old friends not dismissed from office, but they followed Zhu Nao out of Shu to Hanzhong, and they already held high positions in the court of Shu!

And the reason why he deliberately evaded... even he himself couldn't explain why.After so many years, his dissatisfaction and prejudice against Zhu Nao have long since dissipated with the wind, and have been replaced by others instead...

He only knows that the current him is no longer willing to be an enemy of Zhu Nao.

On the other side, Han Rushan, who hadn't made any progress with Lu Qinghui, couldn't help but glance at Xie Wuchen again.

Han Rushan was still thinking about Xie Wuji, but the Xie family was so powerful in Jiangnan, they kept silent and no one dared to force them.

In the end, the officials of the Chen State reached an agreement. They first sent people to Tao Bei to confirm how much food support Tao Bei needed. They tried their best to help Tao Bei stabilize the political situation and prevent Liang Liang from falling apart; , See how it can help Liang fight against Shu.They discussed again two days later.

When the crowd dispersed, Xie Wuchen also got up to leave, Han Rushan stopped him in a low voice: "Xie Aiqing..."

Xie Wuchen knew what he wanted to say.

He stopped, moved his lips a few times, and finally said reluctantly: "Your Majesty also knows that the clan brother Xie Wuji has been kicked out of the family tree for his treachery. But... he is a descendant of the Xie family. Our Xie family will find a way .”

He couldn't guarantee anything, but he couldn't make a statement at all.Seeing that he let go, Han Rushan could no longer force him, so he nodded and said, "That's very good."

Xie Wuchen said no more, turned around and walked out of the hall.

As soon as he left the main hall, Liu Jingfeng chased him: "Lao Qi! Wait for me, let's go together. What are you going to do later? If there is nothing else, come and sit at my house. I recently practiced a new song and played it. Here you go."

Xie Wuchen was in a bad mood, without turning his head, he said coldly, "I won't go."

Liu Jingfeng hugged his shoulders with a smile: "Don't be sour, let's go. Just treat me as a face. If you don't want to listen to the music, then I will play chess with you, or you can do whatever you want."

Xie Wuchen couldn't help but glanced at him.

Liu Jingfeng has always been frivolous, especially fond of beauty.If you let him know where there are famous beauties in the south of the Yangtze River, he will definitely spend a lot of money to invite them back.But as short as two or three days, as long as one or two months, he sent people back, and he has never seen him keep anyone by his side for a long time.

The only person who made him very patient was Xie Wuchen.Since the two of them were teenagers, Liu Jingfeng has always surrounded him and often teased him with words, but he never did anything wrong—maybe it's not because he didn't want to, but because he couldn't find a chance.

Xie Wuchen treats him sometimes hot and cold, more cold and less hot, it all depends on his mood.Today, his mood is that he can't get interested, so he pushed back with a hard nail: "No."

Liu Jingfeng: "..."

Xie Wuchen pushed away his sloppy arms and continued to walk forward.

Looking at the back in front of him, Liu Jingfeng shook his head helplessly and muttered: "Oh, this Xie family is really colder than the other... What's wrong with me, there are so many beauties in the world, I just fell in love with this one..."

But he also knew that Xie Wuchen had always hated Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji, it would be a ghost when he was in a good mood!

A few years ago when King Qin met for the alliance, even though Zhu Nao was already the prefect of Chengdu, he was still a fool who was poked at the spine by the princes from all walks of life.No one thought about his future, and they all thought that within two or three years, this daring and reckless person would be wiped out.And although Zhu Nao and Xie Wuji had been involved at that time, people also believed that they were so incompatible that they would turn against each other immediately!

But now, most of those people who made fun of Zhu Nao back then have disappeared without a trace.And Zhu Nao, no one thinks that he is just a fool...

He has become a king, a real king.And the deviant Xie Wuji was not destitute because he abandoned Xie's family.On the contrary, he sharpened his sharpness and became a treasured sword in Zhu Nao's hands that made the world fear!

These two people are respectable and even more terrifying...

Liu Jingfeng shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and quickly chased after him: "Hey, old seven, old seven, don't go so fast, wait for me..."