Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 504 Disposal (7k chapter)

Liu Yizhen gradually approached Yecheng with his army.

The geographical location of Yecheng is not actually in the center of Hebei, but it can control a large plain such as Julu and Zhongshan to the north, and it is connected to important military towns such as Shangdang and Taiyuan to the west, Hanoi to the south, and Qilu to the east. , compared to other bells and whistles attributes, there is no doubt that the military is its biggest trump card, which is why Yecheng was selected as the national capital several times in troubled times.

Previously, the aristocratic family planned to raise an incident in Yecheng to support Tuoba Tao. Obviously, they also valued the importance of Yecheng in military affairs, and tried to make a big hole in the Song Army's Hebei, so that the Song Army could mess up their own positions.

Fortunately, the Hejian Kingdom was in the northeast of Yecheng, and Liu Yilong arrived quickly and decisively, which saved Yecheng from a catastrophe.

"After the death of Zhao Tianwang Shi Hu, his descendants fought for the big position, and the people who destroyed this city were ten families and nine empty. Later, Ran Min, Murong Jun, and Fu Jian entered Yecheng respectively, but they did not Treat the people of Yecheng well. Until Tuoba Si... that guy may not be as good at war as his father Tuobagui and his son Tuoba Tao, but his scheming and cunning are far superior."

When the outline of Yecheng could be seen from a distance, Liu Yizhen pulled Wang Zhen'e beside him to comment on this vicissitude-stricken ancient capital.

"Win over the aristocratic family, pay attention to the Han people, build water conservancy, develop agriculture..."

"Maybe in the future, Tuoba Si's reputation will not be as good as his father or elder brother in the history books, but if the people of Hebei want to talk about the dozen or so barbarian monarchs in the north, Tuoba Si is definitely the one who treats them best .”

"So, I am not in a hurry to put things right in Hebei, I want to give them some time to accept the news that Tuoba Si has been defeated."

Afterwards, Liu Yizhen's tone was a bit self-deprecating: "What I never expected was that they had indeed received the news of Tuoba Si's defeat, but after receiving the news, they didn't want to return to the Song Dynasty, but wanted to welcome Tuoba Tao back."

Wang Zhen'e followed Liu Yizhen on horseback and asked, "Is Your Majesty angry?"

"That's not so."

"After all, what Tuoba Si has done is good for eliminating the gap between Han and Hu."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't take such a big risk to respond to Tuoba Tao, would they?"

Wang Zhen'e nodded: "Then how does His Majesty plan to deal with those aristocratic families?"

The Hebei family has obviously touched Liu Yizhen's Ni Lin this time, because they have begun to sell national interests for their own benefit.

Even if their actions are "correct" in the eyes of the world, for Liu Song, those who touch the red line must die!
Liu Yizhen didn't answer Wang Zhen'e's words, but it was obvious from his expression that his thoughts had flown to other places.

There are front, middle and rear armies in the army.

The former army, led by Yuan Huzhi, had arrived in Yecheng at this time, and together with Liu Yilong, King of Hejian, greeted Liu Yizhen who was in the middle army.

When the Dragon Banner of the Son of Heaven came down to Yecheng, Liu Yilong saw Liu Yizhen riding a tall horse at a glance, and Liu Yizhen was also looking at Liu Yilong in the crowd.

"I see you, Your Majesty!"

Countless people trembling with ulterior motives in the huge and horrifying city of Ye, Liu Yizhen raised his arms towards the soldiers stationed: "This battle must be won!"

"This battle will be won!"

The soldiers obviously knew what it meant for the emperor to come to Hebei in person!
At the same time, they all know that the only enemy left in the world today is the Northern Wei Dynasty!
As long as the war is over, the troubled times that have lasted for more than two hundred years since the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms will come to an end!
Therefore, this battle must be won!
The luxurious frame walked directly to the palace in Yecheng without any concealment, and people kept peeking at Liu Yizhen in the avenue from the windows and door cracks on the road.

Surrounded by everyone, that young and steady face, tall and majestic figure is like a god-man!

For a while, many people didn't know what it was like.

The emperor with the heaviest authority, the most powerful military force, and the strongest combat power in the known world finally came to Hebei with the momentum of ruling the world, and took over the battle invitation.

"Go and send a letter home."

Many people chose to give up resistance.

If it's just Liu Yilong, everyone still has the courage to play against the lights and never give up fighting until the last moment.

But now that Liu Yizhen is here... everyone knows it's over.

"And Mrs. Gao, try to walk around there as much as possible these few days."

The Bohai Gao clan, who was unanimously excluded by everyone before, has undoubtedly become a favorite. If there is no accident, the threshold of the Bohai Gao clan will be stepped down in the next few days.

Naturally, Liu Yizhen was not clear about these movements, but the vigilance of being in a high position all the year round made him feel that he was stared at by ghosts and snake gods as soon as he entered Yecheng.

But these gazes didn't last long, many of them seemed to choose to shrink back, and didn't have the courage to continue to look directly.

Arriving at the palace in Yecheng, Fan Daoji and the Yulin army surrounded a palace room, among which were naturally Liu Yizhen and Liu Yilong.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"You boy."

After entering the palace, Liu Yizhen seemed to lose some of his airs, and punched Liu Yilong in the chest.

"Good job this time."

"hey-hey."

Liu Yilong was tall and tall, and after being punched by Liu Yizhen, he smiled naively, looking purely like a big fool.

"How is it? Have you stayed in Hebei for the past few years?"

At the beginning, they didn't talk about state affairs, but it was like chatting between brothers, which was extremely harmonious.

"It's all good."

Liu Yilong continued to laugh and said, "I just miss His Majesty and your younger brothers, and I don't know how Jun'er is doing."

Liu Yilong's biological mother died young, and he didn't have much relationship with many relatives in Chang'an. If there were, there were indeed only a few brothers and his eldest son Liu Jun left.

"The younger brothers are still guarding various places, and I have never seen them. It's just some correspondence."

"Jun'er is doing well, and you can rest assured that she is with her mother."

Liu Jun is now a tyrant in the palace, and with the blessings of many identities, no one dares to provoke him.

"That's good."

Liu Yilong also heaved a sigh of relief after hearing about his child's recent situation.

Because Liu Jun had been inherited by Liu Yifu, Liu Yilong could not contact Liu Jun privately. The pain of cutting his flesh was really indescribable.

Not to mention, even the atmosphere with Liu Yizhen was a bit heavy.

"Okay, let's talk about something fun."

Liu Yizhen glared at Liu Yilong: "How much blood have you left in Hebei in the past few years?"

After Liu Yilong was left in Hebei, he didn't have many political affairs to deal with. In addition to his status, there must have been a lot of aristocratic families and officials who came to pay bribes and sent a lot of Yanzhao beauties...

There is no shortage of time and no shortage of women, so even Jin Yiwei has no accurate information on how many children Liu Yilong has given birth to in the past few years.

Liu Yilong tilted his head and thought for a while, still muttering something.

"One, two, three..."

"Ten, eleven, twelve..."

"Twenty, 21, 22..."

"..."

"stop!"

Liu Yizhen glared at him: "About a number will do."

"Almost... less than a hundred?"

"How much is less than a hundred?"

"Ninety or so..."

Liu Yizhen is confident that nothing in this world can shock him anymore.

But after hearing the number reported by Liu Yilong, his eyes were still blank for a while.

You know, it has not been ten years since Liu Yilong was named King of Hejian and went to Hebei!
In less than ten years, more than ninety children...

Is this guy really going to be Liu Song's version of "King Jing of Zhongshan"?
Liu Yilong scratched his head: "The main reason is that I don't know which bastard heard that he likes women alone, so all the women who are sent to the house are fertile women, so naturally it is easy to conceive..."

Liu Yizhen felt dizzy again.

After a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Are you sure that those children are from the Liu family?"

Liu Yilong's eyes were obviously evasive: "Sure!"

"Really sure?"

"Are you sure...?"

The bloodline statistics of the princes and kings were not as accurate as those of the emperor's line, not to mention that Liu Yilong also inherited the legacy of Wei Wu, God knows whether the woman sent to his house is pregnant or not.

It is estimated that Liu Yilong also knew this, and he was a little guilty when facing Liu Yizhen.

"you……"

Liu Yi really wanted to scold people.

Hearing Liu Yizhen's gnashing of teeth, Liu Yilong quickly pretended to be pitiful and said, "Your Majesty, no matter what, he is your own nephew!"

"Look at the Cao Zhen and He Yan adopted by Emperor Wei Wu. Although they are not Wei Wu's parents and children, they have made great contributions to the society!"

Liu Yizhen pressed his temples with some headaches, and when he heard Liu Yilong's words, he became angry: "You still compare with Cao Cao? You must not be modest, Cao Cao is far worse than you!"

Liu Yilong didn't answer, just kept giggling beside him.

It took Liu Yizhen a long time to force himself to accept the facts.

Now there is no genetic testing, God knows how many of Liu Yilong's children are other people's children!

If later generations of archaeologists dug up the bones of Liu Yilong's descendants, and found out that they were not Liu Yilong's blood, then Liu Yilong's head would not be green?
"never mind."

Throwing away the miscellaneous things in his mind, Liu Yizhen kindly advised: "This matter must be restrained..."

"But King Wen of Zhou had a hundred sons and lived to be an octogenarian?"

Liu Yi, who was interrupted again, really couldn't take it anymore, he picked up the whip on the table and rushed towards Liu Yilong.

"You return to King Wen of Zhou? Come here! I will kill you for my ancestors!"

Liu Yilong naturally ran away, screaming and howling in front of him while running.

Fan Daoji, who was on duty outside, looked bewildered. After struggling again and again, he still didn't dare to go in...

A quarter of an hour later.

Liu Yizhen and Liu Yilong were lying on the ground without any image, but a few welts could be clearly seen on the back of Liu Yilong's buttocks.

The two, who were both tired from running, looked at each other's embarrassed appearance, and after a few seconds, they both burst out laughing.

"Che'er, you have given birth to so many offspring, so you must educate them well, and you must not let them go."

For Liu Yilong's education level, Liu Yizhen really didn't dare to compliment him, he could only remind him repeatedly not to educate his children into one tragedy after another.

Who would have thought that Liu Yilong and Liu Yizhen would cry and be poor: "Second brother, half-grown children eat poor old man. I want to educate them well, but now some children may not even be able to afford food, so how can we talk about the future? "

Liu Yizhen also felt his scalp tingle.

Nearly a hundred children...

And it was cultivated according to the specifications of princes and princes...

Maybe this can really make a Hejian country poor!
"Damn! If you were born in Dameng, Dameng's finances would be dragged down by you alone!"

Thinking of this, Liu Yizhen rewarded Liu Yilong with a whip, followed by Liu Yilong's inhuman pig squawking.

"Forget it, children should suffer a little bit."

Liu Yizhen threw this huge hot potato back and asked Liu Yilong to wipe his own ass.

"But I have a gift for them later..."

Originally, Liu Yilong's eyes were still full of resentment, but he was still refreshed after hearing the second half of the sentence.

Of course, the gift Liu Yizhen was talking about was not a few taels of silver or a few pieces of fertile land. Based on Liu Yilong's understanding of Liu Yizhen, this must be a super gift!
In order to squeeze Liu Yizhen's wool, he, Liu Yilong, has to feed so many children of his own!

Liu Yilong was immediately overjoyed: "I know that my second brother treats me the best. By the way, someone sent a pair of sisters to me a few days ago. Second brother, do you want to..."

"Again?"

Liu Yizhen raised his horsewhip high: "One Guo family has involved the Taiyuan Guo family. Do you still want to continue?"

The rebellion in Yecheng this time was nominally a rebellion launched by Guo Yi. To Liu Yizhen, such a blow was not a big one, but it was not a small one.

With the blood connection, Guo Yi can be regarded as Liu Yizhen's elder. His rebellion itself launched an attack on Liu Yizhen from the perspective of "filial piety".

It's enough for such a thing to happen once, Liu Yi really doesn't want to go down in history with the title of "Thanos".

"By the way, I ask you."

Liu Yizhen stared at Liu Yilong: "How did Guo Yi die?"

From the documents Liu Yilong handed over to the court and the external news, it was claimed that Guo Yi was killed by Cui Wei, but anyone with a discerning eye could see the strangeness in it.

The relationship between Guo Yi and Cui Wei is much closer than that of Guo Yi and Liu Yizhen. Even if it is to kill, Guo Yi should raise the butcher knife at Cui Wei after seeing that the situation is not right. It is absolutely impossible for Cui Wei to kill Guo Yi.

It is because Guo Yi's death is beneficial to the imperial court and the Hebei family, so no one insists on this point, otherwise Liu Yilong alone would not be able to stop Youyou's mouth.

"I killed it."

Liu Yilong did not intend to hide anything, and told Liu Yizhen everything that happened at that time.

Including the fact that he killed Guo's family.

"Second brother!"

Liu Yilong turned over and knelt down in front of Liu Yizhen: "One person does things and one person is responsible. If something really happens, you throw me out!"

This is not to question the feelings of the two brothers.

Liu Yilong also knew that Liu Yizhen would not do anything to him just because he killed Guo Yi.

But Guo Yi does not represent just one person.

If in the future the Hebei family took this point to attack Liu Yizhen, saying that Liu Yizhen was an unfilial emperor, it would probably deal a huge blow to Liu Yizhen's reputation, and thus begin to shake part of the foundation of Liu Song's rule.

When that day came, Liu Yilong would rather take the blame on himself than let someone poke Liu Yizhen's back.

"What do you think?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Yizhen looked completely indifferent: "Even if I killed Guo Yi, so what?"

"Second brother..."

Liu Yizhen waved his hand.

"The reason why Cui Wei used Guo Yi's reputation to make trouble is to let Guo Yi have no way out on our side."

"Remember, Guo Yi's identity is a traitor. That's all!"

It is impossible to say that Guo Yi's rebellion and killing of Guo Yi had no effect on Liu Yizhen at all.

But compared to this evil result, Liu Yizhen would rather Liu Yilong kill Guo Yi!
If Guo Yi is still alive, and even jumping wildly in the hands of the Hebei family, that is the real killer. God knows they will use Guo Yi to do something that is not a son of man.

On the contrary, when a person dies, that is the real stability.

"But second brother..."

"Okay, why are you still twitching!"

Liu Yizhen straightened up from the ground: "If Guo Yi dies, he will die. Where is Cui Wei?"

"The news announced to the public is that he was killed by me."

"Actually?"

"Still living in prison, I sent a few soldiers to watch him in turn at twelve o'clock, not giving him a chance to die."

"Good boy!"

Liu Yizhen once again praised Liu Yilong.

As expected of the Emperor Wen who created the "Yuanjia Reign", this careful trick is really full.

Releasing the news that Cui Wei is dead can deter the Hebei aristocratic family, and keeping him alive can get more information about the aristocratic family, and at the same time can take the lead in the future game with Cui Hao.

"Bring Cui Wei up, I want to see him."

"okay!"

After a while, a group of guards escorted a man with a black cloth on his head and his hands and feet bound into the palace where Liu Yizhen was.

The man lost his eyesight, and was a little terrified of everything around him. It wasn't until the headgear was taken off that he regained his sight that he felt at ease.

"Liu Yilong!"

Cui Wei saw Liu Yilong who brought him infinite fear in front of him at a glance.

However, when he saw the man beside Liu Yilong, the fear in Cui Wei's eyes almost turned into reality, and slowly flowed out from his dark pupils.

Liu Yilong, as a vassal king, has an extremely respected position!
On weekdays, even when he saw Zhu Chaoshi who controlled the military power in Hebei, Liu Yilong didn't seem to be humble at all, but at this moment Liu Yilong stood aside obediently, giving all the light to another strange man.

In the whole world, it is estimated that there is only one person who has such treatment.

"Liu Yizhen!"

"presumptuous!"

Seeing Cui Wei calling the Son of Heaven by his name, the Habayashi Army behind him didn't show any mercy, and kicked Cui Wei's back hard, making him prostrate on the ground.

Cui Wei was kicked to bleed out, but he didn't seem to feel the slightest pain, he just waved his hands and feet indiscriminately, and kept muttering: "How could it be you? How could it be you?"

"The one who came first, how could it be you!"

Even though he was put under house arrest by Guo Yi first and then captured by Liu Yilong, Cui Wei's faith in his heart was still firm.

He always believed that Tuoba Tao would come to Ye City first, and then save himself.

He always believed that Tuoba Tao would restore the glory of the Northern Wei Dynasty and fight against Liu Song.

But the premise is that Liu Yi really won't come.

Even if he didn't want to admit it, Cui Wei knew in his heart how crucial Liu Yi's arrival would be to the war between the two countries.

It can even be said that in the eyes of Cui Wei and all the Hebei aristocratic families, the arrival of Liu Yi actually declared the failure of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and even the collapse of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

For Cui Wei who put everything into this gamble, this is undoubtedly a bit cruel.

"When you do these things, you should think that I will come."

Liu Yizhen, who was playing and laughing with Liu Yilong just now, disappeared completely, leaving only a frightening figure for Cui Wei.

"Cui Wei, I want to ask you something."

Liu Yizhen always had a pleasant face, but his tone was undeniable.

"Since I regained Hebei a few years ago, I have never had too many harsh policies on your Hebei family. I even appointed people from your family as state and county officials regardless of the previous suspicions, and allowed you to open academies and enter the central... In such a day, is it true? Is it not as good as the so-called "benevolent government" implemented by Tuoba Si in Hebei?"

"As far as I know, even though Tuobasi pays more attention to the Han people than the previous Hebei lords, when necessary, he will still let the Xianbei tribe graze in Hebei, destroy wantonly, and even slaughter the people at will... Such a lord, you You can always think about his kindness, but you are so resistant to me, why is that?"

It is true that Tuoba Si is good to the Hebei family.

But Liu Yizhen didn't do too badly!

Moreover, these Hebei aristocratic families don't have to worry about someone trampling on their farmland at will, and they don't have to worry about someone killing people in their mansion at will.

Isn't this kind of life better than before?
Cui Wei was still in extreme panic when he saw Liu Yizhen, but when he heard Liu Yizhen's question, he spit out a mouthful of bloody phlegm: "Bah!"

"Do you think you can hide these little tricks from us?"

"The reason why you treat us kindly is only because Hebei has just been pacified and you want to stabilize people's hearts."

"But once you free your hand, you will definitely attack me. Just look at how the aristocratic families in the south are doing now!"

Liu Yizhen clapped his hands: "My mind is very clear."

"but……"

"Except for the aristocratic family that tried to make trouble in Jiankang at that time, can I attack any other family?"

"Just look at the family in the south and you will know. I would like to hear what the family in the south is like in your eyes?"

Cui Wei hesitated: "Is it still useful?"

"Then in the court of the Great Song Dynasty, is there still a minister from the aristocratic family?"

"No."

"Then in the Song court, can the aristocratic family still control private soldiers?"

"No."

"Then in the Song court, can the aristocratic family easily become an official?"

"also can not."

When asked about this, Liu Yizhen also understood: "Government, military power, and this transcendent status..."

"So you want these."

But unfortunately, Liu Yizhen couldn't give any of these three things.

"Then you welcome Tuoba Tao, and Tuoba Tao will give you these."

But Liu Yizhen was still surprised: "So, the Xianbei people will still stand on your heads?"

Cui Wei laughed coldly, showing his blood-stained teeth: "How many Xianbei people are there? As long as they enter Hebei, they will integrate into us sooner or later!"

"Besides, it doesn't matter if you don't blend in."

"As long as you have those, the family is still a family. If you lose... the family that cannot be passed on, is it still called a family?"

Liu Yizhen suddenly realized again: "So that's how it is."

"What you care about is not the Xianbei, the Huns, or the Jie and Di people."

"As long as you can continue to be the masters of the Han people, you don't care who the "one" above your head is."

Liu Yizhen was a little amused: "Tuoba Si should be clear about this, but Tuoba Tao, an idiot who only knows how to fight and kill, probably can't figure it out, and Cui Hao probably wouldn't tell him about it."

Silly big?
Liu Yilong looked at Liu Yizhen strangely, and felt that there was something in these words.

"Cui Wei, don't you just see this?"

"The benefits brought by those workshops are no less than a few acres of fertile land, and the establishment of an academy can greatly enhance the prestige of the family in the local area."

"You can't see these?"

Cui Wei sneered again: "What's the use of money?"

"What's the use of prestige?"

"Liu Yizhen, you have been an emperor for such a long time, do you want me to explain to you the way of governing the people?"

"It doesn't matter whether our family, or you, the emperor, are doing well!"

"The important thing is that the people below must not let their lives get better!"

"Satisfied with warmth and desire to win! It is clearly written in the sage's book!"

"Today, they have money; tomorrow, they will study; and the day after tomorrow, when they study, they want to live a better life!"

"And if one person lives a good life, another person will live a bad life. Don't you, Liu Yizhen, understand this kind of truth?"

"It's like when your father Liu Yu sits on the throne, the Sima family will be kicked out of the throne! If you were Sima Dewen, would you be willing?"

Cui Wei's words utter bloody words of the aristocratic family and even the court ruling the common people.

No matter how much benevolence, righteousness, morality, and great harmony in the world are talked about, in the end, they cannot be separated from a cruel reality.

Throne, official position, money, land...

All kinds of resources are to be contended for.

When the winners sit in that position, they will spare no effort to suppress other challengers who have followed suit.

The family is like this.

The Son of Heaven... is the same.

Liu Yizhen came to Cui Wei and squatted down slowly, looking into those scarlet eyes: "Cui Wei, the book of sages...is not used in this way."

"Gou Rixin, day by day, and day by day."

"The words of the sage are indeed weapons that some people use to arm themselves at certain times, but after all, these weapons have become rotten with the departure of the sage. If you keep holding that kind of thing, sooner or later it will be destroyed by the real strong. crush."

Pulling out the sword across his chest, Cui Wei closed his eyes.

"Stab!"

The rope binding Cui Wei was cut, and Cui Wei opened his eyes instantly.

"You won't kill me?"

"Why did you want to kill you?"

Liu Yizhen's words were a bit hurtful: "To me now... you are actually of no value at all. It doesn't make any difference whether you kill me or not."

"In order to make you more valuable, I intend to let you remind me alive."

Cui Wei was shocked by Liu Yizhen's superior attitude and became angry: "Are you going to be a saint?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Yizhen really stopped and thought for a long time.

"Saint... not necessarily."

"It may be a greater existence than a saint, how about it? Do you want to try?"

Cui Wei was shocked by Liu Yizhen's words, apparently he did not expect such "brazen" people to exist in the world.

"Okay, I know what you and Cui Hao are thinking."

"It's unnecessary to convince you...it's a waste of words."

"When I defeat Tuoba Tao and see Cui Hao again, he should understand what I want."

"As the top talent of this era, it would be a pity to kill..."

(End of this chapter)