Ancestor Bless: I built a thousand-year-old family

Chapter 834 The Yan Kingdom is divided and the Liang Kingdom is in chaos!

Of course, Luo Xianzhi's rebellion will not stop there. For most kings, it is enough to make the two of them suspicious. But after all, the Yan State once had Murong Ke as a back-up, so the suspicion coupled with his great achievements overshadowed his master. The State of Yan has slipped into an irreversible abyss. If Luo Xianzhi wants to speed up the progress, he needs to add fuel to the fire of the Emperor of Yan State.

It is really easy to find people to add fuel to the fire. There are as many people in the Yan Kingdom who support Murong Chui as there are people who are jealous of Murong Chui. These people are quite easy to bribe. As long as they say something next to the emperor, they will Better than thousands of soldiers and horses.

Xie Daoyun witnessed Luo Xianzhi's actions throughout. She asked curiously: "Husband, why did you ask someone to advise the Emperor of Yan not to doubt Murong Chui's loyalty? This does not seem to be what you should do."

Yes.

Not continuing to slander, but laboriously explaining to Murong Chui, this is not what Luo Xianzhi should do.

Luo Xianzhi put down the book in his hand, pondered for a moment and then asked: "Madam, the worst way to destroy someone is to directly slander him. That is a direct confrontation. Everyone knows what you said. On the other hand, if you fail to get rid of your enemy, what will happen next will be the strongest blow, and others will also be wary of you.

No one likes a person who speaks ill of others behind their back. This is an immoral behavior and an ungentlemanly behavior. Only villains would do this kind of thing.

If the emperor is wise enough, this method of slander will not have much effect, or it will cause the emperor to subconsciously produce a slight resistance. Although the Emperor of Yan is just a middle-aged man, he himself is not People who kill indiscriminately are not the kind of extremely paranoid people, so now there is no complete break between him and Murong Chui. This is the reason.

The Emperor of Yan was already very suspicious of Murong Chui, but because the person who made the suggestion was so naked in his slander, the Emperor of Yan became a little bit vigilant in his subconscious mind. Could there be some hidden dangers in this? Misunderstand.

So now, what should we do?

Since frontal confrontation is not enough, then we have to stab him in the back. If we want to stab him in the back, we must get the emperor's subconscious approval. What is this approval?

Even those who make slanderous remarks cannot be hostile to Murong Chui. If even people who are not hostile to Murong Chui agree, the credibility will be quite high.

You can say that one is a villain's slander, and the other is a loyal minister's speech to seek the country. You can call it a loyal minister using his own credibility to slander Murong Chui. "

Xie Daoyun was good at literature and other things, and of course she didn't understand much about this kind of political struggle. She understood a little bit, but she was even more confused in many parts: "Since we still want to slander Murong Chui in the end, why do we have to give it to him again?" Where’s the excuse?”

Luo Xianzhi said with a smile: "The reason for exculpation is of course very simple. Excusing him can prove that he is biased towards Murong Chui, which left this subconscious feeling in the heart of Emperor Yan.

Then he praised Murong Chui's merits, saying that he was loyal, saying that he was talented, saying that he was simply like Wang Mang alive, saying that he had the talents of Emperor Wu of Wei, in short, talking about all the things about him that worried the emperor, praising these, and talking about the whole The people of Yan State recognized this, and then told the emperor not to worry. What do you think will happen? "

Even if Xie Daoyun doesn't understand anymore, he understands now. What else can he do? If the Emperor of Yan can still endure it, he will either be a holy king or a turtle.

Luo Xianzhi began to study again. The sunshine outside the window shone on his body. His knuckles were white. He was indeed a gentleman praised by Jiangzuo people. He was upright and well-mannered.

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Jicheng.

Ever since those rumors became more and more intense, Emperor Yan had been worried.

Seeing this, his close ministers knew that the opportunity had come, so they said: "Your Majesty, I thought you didn't need to worry so much, so how could King Yong rebel?"

This was the first time the emperor heard someone say so categorically that Murong Chui would not rebel. He asked in disbelief: "You said Murong Chui would not rebel. Why?"

The nearby minister knelt directly on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, although I don't know much about King Yong, I have heard that the people in the country praised him for his loyalty. Among the people, he has a great reputation. A person may have Prejudice, but it should be unmistakable if the people praise it.

The minister believes that the country should not doubt those talented people. King Yong has outstanding talents, which are recognized by the people and officials. Without King Yong, the country may not be Liang's opponent. "

Emperor Yan's brows were already twitching. He shouted angrily: "What did you say? People praise each other? Why don't I know? They are all unruly people!"

The ministers knew that it was effective and were overjoyed. They fanned the flames and said, "Your Majesty, the people always like those legendary stories. King Yong conquered Guanzhong alone, so the people in the country praised him. A loyal minister is praised. This is my great Yan." This is where the people’s customs are, this is your Majesty’s great achievement.”

Emperor Yan roared: "Enough, what is loyalty? If he is really loyal, he should not stay in Guanzhong now, but should come to Jicheng. The so-called loyalty is just because the cost of his betrayal is too high, and for me There is still fear in the army in hand.

No, I absolutely cannot sit still and wait for death. "

The minister seemed shocked by the emperor's words and said in shock: "Your Majesty, do you really doubt the loyalty of a clan king?

King Yong has noble moral character, outstanding talents, lofty prestige, and the noble bloodline inherited from Emperor Ziwu. Do you actually doubt the loyalty of such a noble person? "

high moral standing!

Outstanding talent!

High prestige!

Noble bloodline!

These words are all engraved in the emperor's heart word by word. Can the ministers described by these words really be regarded as ministers?

He is the head of the Murong clan, and he should be the emperor, not me!

The Emperor of Yan asked gloomily: "King Yong is really excellent to the extreme. No one in the entire clan can compare with him several times. In the clan, there must be many people who like King Yong. Alas, this It was my negligence."

The nearby minister followed the emperor's words and said: "Yes, King Yong is the pride of the clan. I know that Zongzheng once said that if all the Murong clan were people like King Yong, then I, Dayan, could unify the world and become the Celestial Clan. ."

The Emperor of Yan was silent for a moment and then said slowly: "I know, I should reward King Yong and obey the will of the people."

His voice was as cold as ten thousand years of black ice, without any warmth.

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A decree was sent from the palace, and a large number of guards rushed out. What they had to do was very simple, that is, to capture Murong Chui's accomplices. The emperor had already determined that many people were conspiring against him, especially the clan members. The most serious thing is that they want to replace the emperor.

The emperor also believed that there were nobles like the Bohai Gao family who had contact with Murong Chui. He launched an investigation to eliminate opposition forces and began to search for possible letters between them and Murong Chui in the houses of these powerful people. and those suspicious objects.

There are also things that can prove that they are trying to harm the emperor. These things have a sense of free will. Especially from those records, as long as the emperor sees those who criticize him, he will think that they are cooperating with Liang Guo and Murong Chui. Suppress one's own prestige, but in fact, criticism of the emperor is very normal. It has been like this since ancient times. Only those tyrants and foolish kings will not allow their ministers to criticize themselves.

Because in the ancient Zhou Dynasty, this truth has been very clear. As a king, you will be deceived. Most people seek help from the king, so they will flatter the king and say good things. If a person If you only listen to good words and don't listen to those harsh words of advice, you will surely fall into a place of eternal disaster.

This is especially true for kings, so criticism from ministers is allowed. Even if the criticism is wrong or full of selfishness, it should be allowed, because if those with ulterior motives are not allowed to speak, then those who really have sincere words will , and can no longer speak.

There is an allusion in the history of Zhou Dynasty that "the road follows the eyes" for those who do not let others speak. They were eventually killed by Luo Xuangong and others, which can be said to be infamy for thousands of years.

But now the Emperor of Yan is doing this. Although his history is not very good, he still knows the allusion of "road to eye", but Luo Xianzhi hits his heart again and again, making him have a root called reason. The string has been completely broken.

Now he is a king who thinks that he will lose everything at any time. Probably not many people can understand his mental state, but most of the feeling of losing things can be understood, and the feeling of having money deducted can probably be understood. The state of the emperor It's ten thousand times more serious than this.

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Those nobles were the least able to resist. The nobles headed by the Gao family of Bohai were massacred. The entire nobles in Jizhou and the nobles in Youzhou experienced a purge. About three hundred people died in this turmoil. Especially the main branch, a lot of people were killed.

The centralization of the Yan State has been very deep, and the clan kings who once had high power have gradually become weaker. In this turmoil, those clansmen who were close to Murong Chui were executed by the emperor, which was enough. There were more than a dozen people, including dignitaries attached to these clans.

This sudden disaster shocked almost everyone. No one knew why the emperor suddenly decided to go on a killing spree and forcefully change the political situation in Jicheng.

The soldiers who originally fought against the Liang Kingdom retreated to the north bank of the Yellow River in many battles. Hedong began to increase its military strength to defend against Murong Chui. The whole world suddenly changed greatly.

This change was all due to an order from the emperor.

What happened in Yan Kingdom quickly spread to Guanzhong and Liang Kingdom. When Murong Chui saw what happened in Jicheng, it was like being struck by lightning. He couldn't believe what he saw.

"Is the emperor crazy?"

This was the first thing Murong Chui said after seeing these things. He didn't understand the emperor's intimidation and dared to do these things. Didn't he know that he was still in Guanzhong?

Why did he dare to slaughter his own mother clan?

Why did he dare to kill all his friends and so on?

Wang Meng and Yang Cheng looked at each other and immediately knew that something must have happened in Jicheng that they didn't know about. This incident prompted the emperor to make the current choice. It was probably the handiwork of Liang Guo Luo Xianzhi.

But even if they could guess it, the two of them just kept the matter in their hearts silently, and were a little wary of Luo Xianzhi, and would not tell Murong Chui about it.

Because in the eyes of the two of them, this is clearly a good opportunity for Guanzhong.

If the emperor is unkind, we cannot blame his ministers for being unjust.

This is what Meng Sheng once said. If the emperor did such a thing, even if Murong Chui rebelled, would anyone be able to say anything? Even if Murong Chui could directly attack the emperor in the name of eliminating harm to the country.

No matter what the outcome is, Murong Chui can get rid of the shackles of the Yan Kingdom's ministers. After Guanzhong has been preparing for so long, he can finally go east and become the master of the Yan Kingdom.

Both Wang Meng and Yang Cheng have been waiting for this day for a long time. It is not their ambition to just become a minister of the prince's palace. They want to become ministers who follow the emperor and make achievements.

Murong Chui has always been unwilling to fall out with the Yan State. In the eyes of Wang Meng and Yang Cheng, he is very pedantic.

Although they knew that the war with the imperial court would benefit Liang Guo, it was not important to the two of them. Without cavalry in the Southern Dynasty, it was absolutely impossible to capture the Northern Dynasty. At most, they could only fight the Northern Dynasty in Heluo. Guanzhong has pacified Guandong, and then the Southern Dynasties can be pacified.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has pointed the knife in his hand in front of your forehead. The cold blade has already made people shudder. If we don't resist now, can we still wait until we all die in the hands of the emperor?"

Murong Chui was in a daze. He didn't understand why things suddenly reached this level. He just felt that he had done nothing, and the emperor who his brother said was relatively normal suddenly went crazy and must fight to the death with him.

Of course, Murong Chui could not sit still and wait for death, especially when the appearance of some people made him completely determined, that is, the people who escaped from Jizhou, including those who were closer to him in the Murong family, and those who were closer to him in the Gao family. , these people knelt in front of Murong Chui, crying and complaining about the emperor's cruelty, which made Murong Chui completely determined. A decree sent from Guanzhong shocked the entire Guanzhong and the world. In the decree, Murong Chui described the emperor's sins, such as killing clan members, killing innocent people indiscriminately, and being unjust. As a descendant of the Murong family, he will Follow the righteousness of the world and put an end to the country's disasters.

Fengtian Jingnan!

His message soon spread throughout Guanzhong, and was recited by all the nobles and officers in Guanzhong. Murong Chui established himself as the emperor of the Yan State and deposed the original emperor of the Yan State. Suddenly, the Yan State had two emperors. A war that is completely impossible to prevent will break out between east and west north of the Yellow River.

Faced with Murong Chui's fierce counterattack, the Emperor of Yan State slashed wildly with his sword in the palace, laughing wildly and said: "I knew it, I knew it, how could he be a loyal minister? Look, isn't the fox's tail exposed now? Hasn't his wolfish ambition been exposed now, and isn't he eager to rebel now?

I knew that I was right to kill those people, and now I have put down his rebellion. How can a mere king compete with my great Yan court? "

His close ministers all praised him, and many of them had happy smiles on their faces, as they could finally kill Murong Chui.

Will Murong Chui be the opponent of the imperial court?

In their view, of course not. How could a mere Guanzhong be compared to Hedong, Bingzhou, Youzhou, Jizhou, and half of the grassland? When the Zhou Dynasty was a state, the Jin State suppressed the Qin State. Now the court is quite The size of at least two or three Jin states.

Wouldn't it be easy to conquer Guanzhong?

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Xiao Yan, who had been somewhat depressed since Xiao Tong's death, finally burst out laughing. His left and right sides were filled with courtiers. Naturally, Luo Xianzhi sat on the first left hand side. Xiao Yan held up the information in his hand and laughed loudly. : "The civil war in Yan, the civil war in Yan, this is my great luck. Thanks to Shangshu Ling, he alone is more important than thousands of troops.

Lingxiu has served as Shangshuling for so many years, and I now think it is time for Lingxiu to become the real prime minister. "

The real Prime Minister!

Gold seal and purple ribbon!

In the distant system of the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers, the prime minister at that time was really half an emperor, with unlimited power. Even another Sangong Yushi doctor was the prime minister's deputy.

But later these titles were abolished, leaving only a few such as Sansi and Taiwei, and also added Shangshu Shi, which was still not as good as the original Prime Minister. Now Luo Xianzhi will become the real Prime Minister.

There is no need for those so-called honors such as opening a mansion with the three ministers, because the three ministers are not as good as him, because he can open a mansion, a prime minister's mansion, and all the officials in it will work for him.

This is the power of the Prime Minister!

Luo Xianzhi actually didn't care about the promotion of these positions. He had the titles of Shangshu Ling, Zhongshu Ling, and the Third Division, which were enough for him to command hundreds of officials. Any more additions would just be honors.

But all the ministers looked at him with envy. There were countless noble families in the Southern Dynasty, but most people knew that even if they were real aristocratic families, they would not be included in the "Aristocratic Family" list in the history books.

For most people in this world, it is a lofty dream to have one's name included in the history books. If two people can jointly write a biography, that would be quite remarkable. If one person can write a biography alone, then it requires luck. It takes not only ability, but also luck.

But that's for a poor family.

For most families, it is the ultimate dream to have their family's history book lintel become an aristocratic family.

In the current Southern Dynasty, there are only a very few families that can meet the requirements, and the Gusu County Gong family is one of them. Now Luo Xianzhi has become the real prime minister, the first family in Jiangzuo, and is firmly attached to them, and will never be seen again. Can't take it off.

Luo Xianzhi came out to thank the emperor for his kindness, and then said: "Your Majesty, now is the time to seize the land of Qingzhou. After seizing Qingzhou, I will occupy Daliang to the south of the Yellow River. Then we can take advantage of the civil strife in the Northern Dynasty to seize the opportunity." Go north and seize the land of Jizhou and Youzhou."

If Qingzhou is captured, the superficial strength of the Liang Kingdom will jump to No. 1. Of course, this is just the surface. In a short period of time, the current problems in the Liang Kingdom cannot be clarified, whether it is Shuzhong or Huaibei, as well as Heluo and Qingzhou. , have all joined Liang Guo not long ago, and have not completely returned home, and there are still many problems.

Xiao Yan heard this and said: "Lingxiu, we can't attack now. If I lead a large army to attack, who will be left in the country to guard it?"

Who will guard it?

This is a problem. In the past, although Luo Xianzhi was actually guarding the country, the prince was nominally supervising the country. If the emperor really had an accident on the front line, then the prince would succeed. Now that there is no prince, then let the prince succeed. Come to supervise the country?

What should Xiao Yan do if something unexpected happens outside?

The atmosphere in the palace suddenly became a little tense. This was actually a question of who should be appointed as the prince.

However, Luo Xianzhi thinks this is not a problem. He thinks, "Your Majesty, I think you no longer need to lead troops to attack. Just send a general to capture Qingzhou. The current Emperor of Yan has no intention of guarding Qingzhou. As long as we don't cross the Yellow River, he just wants to compete with Murong Chui in the north."

As long as the emperor doesn't go out.

This is Luo Xianzhi's method. Whether the emperor goes out or not depends on the situation.

Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment and asked the ministers to leave, leaving only Luo Xian. He hesitated and asked: "Lingxiu, I want to establish an heir. I will choose one of the children of the former prince to be my grandson."

"can."

Luo Xianzhi said without hesitation: "I agree."

As long as he doesn't establish other stupid sons as emperor, that's fine.

Xiao Yan raised Xiao Tong's child because he thought that he knew that his other sons were not very good, and he felt guilty for Xiao Tong. He believed that Xiao Tong's death had something to do with him. If it hadn't been for the witchcraft case, Xiao Tong might not have died. It would cause heart problems, so he wanted to compensate Xiao Tong's children and make himself feel better.

Hearing Luo Xianzhi's approval, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief and sighed: "Since the prince's death, I often have nightmares. I can only fall asleep by listening to Buddhist teachings. I want to do something, but I find that I really don't know how to do it. What, now giving the grandson's position to his child is the only thing I can do.

But the only thing I'm worried about now is that I don't know who to give it to. I plan to make both of them kings first and tell everyone that the grandson will choose from the two of them. However, I am not willing to treat my other sons badly. Just give them the title of king and let them leave Jianye separately to avoid having any inappropriate thoughts. "

Luo Xian was immediately numb when he heard that. Xiao Yan originally wanted to establish a grandson, which was a good thing. Even if he established a grandson who was not outstanding, it would still be possible to change him in the future, and it would not necessarily bring disaster to the country and the people.

But according to Xiao Yan's approach, the Liang Kingdom would really be doomed.

Just after Xiao Yan finished speaking, Luo Xianzhi said directly: "Your Majesty, I think that this idea of ​​yours must never be entertained. You declare to everyone that both of you are qualified to become a grandson. This is to let the two fight." , which is not good for the country.

If you give other princes the title of king and actually do so, this will destroy a lot of things, unless you are willing to grant the princes to Jiaozhou, to Yizhou, to Qiongzhou, or to the southwest, or to the southwest. Or seal it to Lingnan.

Nachen had no objection. "

Among the places mentioned by Luo Xinzhi, Lingnan is probably the most prosperous place. After at least several hundred years of development, there are enough people there to support a large kingdom, and there is real Zhuxia culture there.

As for Qiongzhou, Yizhou and the Shiwanshan Mountains in Southwest Yi, there are still a large number of barbarians in them. Going there is simply opening up wasteland, and it is not known whether they can come back alive. Anyway, the people exiled to Qiongzhou are basically very poor. Save one.

Not to mention the Hundred Thousand Mountains, it is still the place where Liang Guozhong talks about it. Even the army of the imperial court usually takes a detour, which shows how terrifying it is there.

Xiao Yan said dumbly: "Lingxiu, don't be joking."

Luo Xianzhi said seriously: "Your Majesty, I am not joking."

Xiao Yan was silent for a moment, and then asked: "Only exiled people will go there. It is impossible for me to exile my son."

Luo Xianzhi said with emotion: "The enfeoffment was originally an exile. More than 1,400 years ago, my ancestor, King Su, exiled countless brothers, nephews, relatives and heroes to the now desolate Guandong.

The present colorful world has come about through many twists and turns. Since His Majesty wants to divide the kingdom, it is natural. "

Xiao Yan opened his mouth, and then said solemnly: "At this moment, Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty divided the heroes and never let their sons and heroes go to that remote wilderness. I want to make my sons rich. Is it wrong?"

Luo Xianzhi said warmly: "Your Majesty, I am on your side. If you want to make the princes rich, then giving them wealth is enough.

Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty asked the king to leave the town because the world had just been peaceful and he was worried about rebellion. He gave land to the heroes in order to reward them for their contribution to the founding of the country.

Does Your Majesty have these two concerns?

I thought there was none.

In this case, why should the power of the central government be divided? The internal fighting in the court should be as small as possible, instead of making the fight more intense by yourself. That is not what a wise king would do. "

Xiao Yan, who had always obeyed Luo Xian's words, was a little stubborn about this matter and said: "I have already attacked those clan kings, and now it is quite reasonable to let my son leave the town to prevent those noble clans from causing trouble.

Lingxiu, you don’t need to persuade me anymore. I believe there is nothing wrong with this matter. As long as the power of the court is strong enough, no one will have inappropriate thoughts.

Lingxiu, you have always told me that you should not use possible future events to prevent the present. Why are you making this mistake now? "

Upon hearing this, Luo Xian knew that Xiao Yan was unshakable. He felt a little helpless. These were two different things with essential differences. But he did not say more, but sighed: "Since your Majesty has decided , I can only obey."

He secretly thought in his heart that when Xiao Yan died, he would defeat all these vassal kings. How many years can Xiao Yan be able to protect him at such an old age?

Xiao Yan naturally didn't know what he was thinking, and was very happy when he heard it. He thought it would take a lot of words, so he reached out and patted Luo Xianzhi on the shoulder and said: "I will also give you two thousand households to live in, to increase your glory." .”

(End of this chapter)