Chapter 235 The Prince Rebelled

Conspiracies can often only plot against one person or a small group. If you want to plot against a huge group and destroy a big force, a simple conspiracy cannot do it.

Ever since Emperor Xia came to power, he has been scheming, plotting against those aristocratic families, and instigating relationships between those aristocratic families. As a result, after scheming and scheming, those aristocratic families are still very tight-knit, and he has never seen that aristocratic family being plotted against by him. No more.

Ancient aristocratic families like the Wang family cannot be wiped out without physical means of elimination. Any policy to suppress the aristocratic family is just a small step for the aristocratic family. The aristocratic family can not only distort the emperor's policies, but also take advantage of new policies. Get more benefits for them.

Emperor Xia had long seen through the family's methods, and he knew very well that all measures were not as effective as directly cutting off the heads of those people.

Years of competing with aristocratic families in the court had given Emperor Xia the idea that only force could solve everything.

As the Prince Lu Shu traveled south to Yunnan, the imperial army also made preparations to go south. Although it was nominally going south to resist the spread of the plague, those generals knew very well that they were definitely not going south to control the plague this time, or in other words, they were not going south to control the plague. In Emperor Xia's eyes, those aristocratic families were a plague.

After Lu Shuyun arrived in Sufeng City, with the help of the Jiangnan family, he quickly took control of the counties in the south of the Yangtze River.

The Jiangnan area has been the territory of the Jiangnan family since ancient times. There is not even a vassal king in this area. In addition, the surrounding counties and counties are all officials of the family. It is very easy for Lu Shuyun to control the counties in this area without spending too much money. energy.

Of course, controlling the counties is one thing, but controlling the local army is the main thing. If you only control the local counties and have no army to resist the imperial army, it is of no use.

On the one hand, Lu Shuyun consolidated the private soldiers of the aristocratic families in the Jiangnan area, and on the other hand, he sent people to win over the generals of the imperial court. If he wanted to start a rebellion, he could not just rely on these aristocratic families.

Only with the support of more people and more forces can they have a chance of success.

The seventh day of June.

News of the prince's rebellion spread throughout Daxia. Lu Shuyun gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and went north, saying that he wanted to clear the emperor's side.

Lu Shuyun pointed the finger at Lin Gaoyuan, who did not stand for himself, saying that it was precisely because of such treacherous officials as Lin Gaoyuan around Emperor Xia that the Great Xia Dynasty was defeated by the Dawu Dynasty, and it also led to the cession of territory and compensation for Great Xia.

Daxia, Beijing.

Lin Mansion.

Lin Gaoyuan was drinking tea in the study and busy writing a letter to Lu Chen. At this moment, Lin Xiuming rushed in, without even knocking on the door, and rushed directly into the study, "Dad, something serious is going wrong!!" !”

Seeing Lin Xiuming's frizzy hair, Lin Gaoyuan frowned, stopped the pen in his hand and said: "How can a person of such age still be frizzy.

Lin Xiuming ignored Lin Gaoyuan's reprimand. He directly handed a piece of yellow paper in his hand to Lin Gaoyuan and said, "Dad, the prince has rebelled. He issued a memorandum against thieves, saying that he wanted to clear the emperor, and that you were responsible for the defeat of Daxia." The culprit.”

Hearing this, there was no trace of surprise on Lin Gaoyuan's face. He smiled and touched his beard, and then said: "It's exactly what I thought. I knew the prince would definitely choose me as their official crusade. Object."

Most of the officials in the imperial court could be won over by Lu Shuyun. If Lu Shuyun really succeeded in the end, Lu Shuyun could still reuse those officials.

But Lin Gaoyuan was different. Since Lu Shuyun became the prince, Lin Gaoyuan had targeted Lu Shuyun many times. He and Lu Shuyun were obviously not the same person. The most important thing was that Lu Shuyun had to choose an official that everyone knew.

Common people have never heard of ordinary officials, even officials at the level of Shangshu. Ordinary people have almost no impression.

But the Prime Minister is different.

Lin Gaoyuan and Zhao Wenhan have been prime ministers for so many years, and the common people have long known their names.

And Zhao Wenhan himself is biased towards Lu Shuyun, so Lu Shuyun will definitely not choose Zhao Wenhan as a "treacherous official" to attack, and then only Lin Gaoyuan will be left.

When Lin Gaoyuan left the capital from Lu Shuyun, he was prepared to be regarded as a "treacherous official" by Lu Shuyun.

Seeing that Lin Gaoyuan was unmoved and even showed a smile, Lin Xiuming said: "Dad, how can you still laugh at this time? What if His Majesty hands you over?"

Lin Gaoyuan laughed, and then said: "Hand me over? I asked you to read more books. If you don't listen, how could your Majesty hand me over? You don't have to think about it."

"You don't think that the Crown Prince's so-called Qing Jun side is really to clear out our Lin family, right? The Crown Prince's so-called Qing Jun side is clearing His Majesty. He just took me out as a target."

"If the prince says he wants to clear the throne, wouldn't it mean that the son has rebelled against his father? Even if he succeeds, he will be despised by the world. And if he dares to directly target your majesty, how will he be able to gather people's hearts at that time?"

Lin Xiuming immediately said: "Dad, of course I know that the prince's rebellion is not a simple rebellion against the emperor. I am just worried that the imperial army will not be able to hold it back by then, and your majesty will hand over our Lin family to delay time."

"The people in the East Palace came up with the Cloud-piercing Bow in the past few months. The prince must have had many similar weapons quietly crafted in the Jiangnan area. When the time comes, the imperial army will not necessarily be their opponent when facing those rebels."

Lin Xiuming is the son of Lin Gaoyuan after all. He is somewhat sensitive to politics. He knows that the so-called "clearing the court" is not just about removing the so-called treacherous officials.

What he is really worried about is what will happen to their Lin family if the imperial army is defeated.

After hearing Lin Xiuming's words, Lin Gaoyuan said with a serious face: "You are the leader of the Qilin Army and a general. Why do you have so little confidence in the court's army?"

Lin Xiuming said: "I have used the Piercing Cloud Bow and know how terrible its power is. The Piercing Cloud Arrows shot by the Piercing Cloud Bow can easily penetrate the armor of heavy cavalry. At that time, the 20,000 heavy cavalry sent out by the court may not be able to play a big role."

Lin Gaoyuan said lightly: "The victory of the war is not only based on the power of the weapon, but also on many factors. The Piercing Cloud Bow is indeed very powerful, but not all soldiers can use it. Moreover, His Majesty has been planning for so long. He must have planted chess pieces in the Jiangnan family. The result of this war is likely to be His Majesty's victory. You don't need to worry too much."

Speaking of this, Lin Gaoyuan picked up the pen again and continued to write a letter. While writing, he said: "The King of the North wrote to me not long ago. He has planned to marry your sister, and your sister has agreed."

Hearing this, Lin Xiuming was startled.

His sister agreed?

Really?

He remembered that when he told her about that in the North Country, she was very resistant. Why did she suddenly agree?

Just when Lin Xiuming was lost in thought, Lin Gaoyuan suddenly said.

"If His Majesty is really defeated, we will go directly to the North Country."

This...

Lin Xiuming was stunned. He now knew why his father was not in a hurry at all. It turned out that he had already thought of a way out for the Lin family.

But...

If the imperial army was really defeated, would it be so easy for their Lin family to escape from the capital and go to the North Country?

Lin Xiuming was skeptical about this.

...

Meanwhile.

North Country, Council Hall.

Li Rui was reporting on the current land reclamation situation in the North Country in the court. The North Country has a large land area and a small population, and there are still many places that have not been reclaimed.

Since the reform of the North Country, the North Country has been encouraging the people to reclaim wasteland. Although Lu Chen has taken back all the land ownership in the North Country, the people in the North Country are still relatively positive about reclaiming wasteland.

This is all thanks to Lu Chen's policy of abolishing agricultural taxes. This policy is too advanced for this era. The common people have never experienced the feeling of getting as much food as they planted.

Although the land ownership is not theirs, the common people think that they can plant for many years after the land reclamation, and they don't have to pay agricultural taxes in these years. As long as they plant for a few more years, the labor they put in for the land reclamation is nothing.

Under the land policy of the North, many people are willing to take the initiative to reclaim wasteland. In addition, many refugees from the three counties ceded by Daxia have moved to the North. Those refugees have no land. In order to settle down, they also joined the team of land reclamation.

After listening to Li Rui's report, Lu Chen said: "Continue to encourage the people to open up wasteland, tell the people that the Northern Palace will regularly distribute high-yield grain seeds in the next three years, don't worry about not having crops to grow after the land is opened up."

Li Rui said: "Yes, Your Majesty."

At this time, Lu Chen continued: "In addition, this king plans to incorporate the Northland into the Northern Kingdom. From today, the map of the Northern Kingdom will be changed."

Hearing this, everyone in the hall was stunned.

Incorporate the Northland into the Northern Kingdom?

Although Lu Chen had mentioned this plan a long time ago, Lu Chen was just thinking about it at that time, and did not actually take action.

There are no large tribes like the Sirius King Tribe in the Northland today. They are all small tribes. As long as the Northern Kingdom's army intimidates them a little, they can drive those small tribes out of the Northern Kingdom.

At this time, Xiao Pengtian stood up and asked, "I wonder how the prince plans to deal with the barbarian tribes on the grassland?"

Lu Chen said lightly: "In this king's territory, they are naturally my people. After the Northland is incorporated into the Northern Kingdom, all the barbarian tribes must be registered and filed, and every barbarian must register for a Northern Kingdom ID card. They can continue to live a nomadic life on the grasslands of the Northland, or they can give up nomadism and settle down in the south."

"For the barbarians who choose to settle down in the south, the Northern Palace will give them some land and send people to teach them how to farm."

Lu Chen already has experience in how to deal with the barbarians. After the barbarians of the Tianlang King Tribe and the Beixian King Tribe moved into the Northern Kingdom, Lu Chen sent people to teach them how to farm.

Not only that, Lu Chen also specially invited some people who can speak both Daxia and barbarian languages ​​to teach the barbarians to speak Daxia.

Among the barbarians, the Tianlang King Tribe did a better job of Daxiaization from the beginning, so the barbarians of the Tianlang King Tribe integrated into Daxia faster than the barbarians of the Beixian King Tribe.

Now the barbarians of the Sirius King Tribe have become the link for the barbarians to integrate into the Northern Kingdom. The barbarians of the Sirius King Tribe have completely submitted to Lu Chen from the bottom of their hearts. Even if the barbarian soldiers captured by the Northern Kingdom are released now, there is no need to find someone to watch them. They will come back on their own when the time comes.

In addition, many men in Daxia have married widows of the barbarians as their wives. Now the integration of the barbarians and the people of the Northern Kingdom is relatively good.

After hearing Lu Chen's words, Xiao Pengtian immediately half-knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Lu Chen continued, "I will set up a Barbarian Management Bureau, and all matters related to the Barbarians will be handed over to the Barbarian Management Bureau."

"Okay, General Xiao, please stand up. This matter ends here. Next, you should think about how many counties should be divided after the Northland is incorporated into the Northland."

Hearing this, the hall immediately discussed it.

The Northland is really too big. Not to mention how big the area of ​​the Northland is that they don't know, even if the area of ​​the Northland they know is incorporated into the Northland, the land area of ​​the Northland may exceed that of Daxia.

The land area of ​​a vassal state exceeds that of the suzerain state, which may cause the court to be wary, and even the King of the North may be framed by the court for rebellion.

As for how many counties and prefectures the Northland should be divided into, this is really difficult to divide. Most of the Northland is grassland, and there are no people. If it is divided according to the counties of Daxia, I am afraid that some counties and prefectures will not have a single person, not to mention where the officials who manage the counties and prefectures live at that time.

Just as the officials in the hall were discussing fiercely, a Jinyiwei Qianhu entered the hall. He came to Lu Chen from the side hall and whispered to him, "Your Highness, the Eighth Prince has rebelled."

After the words fell, the Jinyiwei Qianhu handed the intelligence in his hand to Lu. Lu Chen opened the intelligence and read it carefully.

At this time, the discussion in the hall became quieter and quieter, and the officials' eyes fell on Lu Chen's face. The expression on Lu Chen's face was constantly changing. Generally, only important intelligence would enter the Council Hall during the small court meeting. If it was not particularly important intelligence, the Jinyiwei would directly send the intelligence to Lu Chen's study.

So when the Jinyiwei Qianhu entered the Council Hall, the officials in the Council Hall knew that something big must have happened in Daxia again.

After Lu Chen finished reading the intelligence in his hand, he said directly to the officials in the hall, "This king has received news that the Eighth Prince, under the pretext of going south to resist the plague, colluded with the Jiangnan family to rebel."

Hearing this, the hall suddenly became extremely quiet.

People had long guessed that this day would come. Recently, they frequently heard that Emperor Xia was cleaning up the court and sending troops to the south. This was obviously forcing the Eighth Prince and the Jiangnan family to rebel.

Now the Eighth Prince and the Jiangnan family really rebelled.

When they rebelled, the opportunity for the Northern Kingdom came.

At this time, the Northern Kingdom incorporated the Northland into the Northern Kingdom, and the officials of the court would definitely not say anything. Now the most important task of the court is to quell the rebellion. They have no control over the affairs of the Northern Kingdom. This is a great opportunity for the development of the Northern Kingdom.