Chapter 404 The emperor's mind is difficult to understand
That's right, the reason why Marquis Wu Yong started to openly move around after returning to Daliang City this time was precisely because he had a new backer - the King of Southern Wu.
As a member of the generals, including some important ministers in the court, they have always been the object and target of the vassal kings. However, because they are in the orthodox, few people will be optimistic about those vassal kings and support them.
But this time Wu Yonghou made an uncharacteristic choice and threw himself at the feet of King Nan Wu. Speaking of which, it was still because of Shen Ao.
Back then, Leng Qianwu, the second son of Marquis Baisheng of the Qing family of Marquis Wu Yong, had a fight with Shen Ao just because he was a pure hermit. As a result, he was restricted from leaving the capital within twelve hours and was sent to In the land of Nanwu, to guard against the South Vietnamese.
When Emperor Qianwen made this decision, he was very happy. It seemed that he had avenged Shen Ao, but at the same time, he also laid the root of trouble. At that time, Marquis Wu Yong was patrolling for Emperor Qianwen in the south, and the two met. , and then came to the conclusion that Emperor Qianwen intended to deal with Marquis Baisheng, which was equivalent to dealing with Marquis Wuyong.
This result shocked Marquis Wu Yong. At this time, the King of Nan Wu happened to come over and said something that surprised them even more. That is, the King of Nan Wu had recognized the fifth prince Tang Jun as his adopted son, and at the same time, he also had an affair with Daliang. Bailishi of the city made good friends and united.
As soon as all kinds of news appeared, Wu Yonghou, who was still determined at first, started to think about it.
It happened that not long after, the former prince rebelled and was killed, and the prince's position was vacant, which made his thoughts become more vivid. As if he felt his change, his in-law Bai Shenghou Dai Nan Wu Wang came forward again to persuade and said Once the fifth prince sits on the throne, he will make his enemy a duke and can command a large army.
A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.
In the same way, a general who does not want to be a commander is not a good general.
Wu Yonghou was finally persuaded, and this time Wu Yonghou returned from the southward journey, which was very different from before. This time he came back with a mission, to become the commander-in-chief of the generals, and to cooperate with his right servant Bailigui to complete the task of assisting the five soldiers. The prince's ascension to the throne of prince.
As soon as Marquis Wu Yong returned to Daliang City, he secretly met with Baili Gui and received his first order, which was to deal with Marquis Zhongcheng Shen Yunyi.
Before, Shen Ao left for the barbarian land, which left Daqian Bank empty. King Xiang, King Qing, and many ministers and wealthy families took action one after another. The Baili family also contributed to this.
At the earliest, there was still a honeymoon period between the Baili family and Shen Ao, and the two parties reached an alliance on the silk matter. Yes, Baili family still had a certain degree of goodwill towards Shen Ao at that time. But not long after, Shen Ao Ao proposed to Emperor Qianwen and received permission, and the Chamber of Commerce was established. This was strongly opposed by Bailishi. After all, joining the Chamber of Commerce required paying several times the original business tax, which was something no businessman wanted to see.
From then on, Shen Ao and Bailijia gradually drifted apart. The original cooperation naturally fell through. Now with the continuous mass production of horizontal looms, they have fallen among the people. The production capacity of silk cloth was improved, which had a big impact on the Baili family, which had a silk king.
For this reason, Bailishi wished that Shen Ao would die. However, the current Duke Zhongguo has formed a strong personality. Not only is he a popular figure in front of the emperor, but he has returned victorious from this battle. It is not so easy to shake him. matter.
The treacherous right servant shot Baili Gui, but he was smart enough not to focus on Shen Ao. Instead, he decided to start with the people around him and choose them. Zhongcheng Hou Shen Yunyi is undoubtedly a very good person. The goal.
The reason why Shen Ao has the title of madman is that Marquis Zhongcheng played a big role. With an uncle who protects him like this, it is very difficult to move him. Therefore, if you want to move Shen Ao, you must move Zhongcheng first. This policy is always correct.
More importantly, Marquis Zhongcheng is just a member of the generals. Unlike Shen Ao, he is an official and is also in charge of Guochanglong's Daqian Bank, the most profitable machine in Daqian. If you want to touch him, I'm afraid even the emperor wouldn't allow it. On the contrary, if he is just a general and a marquis, he can move at will, so it doesn't count as a big deal.
To sum up, this is what Ying Yinghou is doing now against Zhongcheng Hou.
The timing chosen happened to be when Shen Ao was not in Daliang City. It must be said that this gave their actions a higher chance of success.
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The Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Emperor Guard Dai Mubai was half-kneeling in the palace, giving a detailed report on what he had learned about Yong Yonghou.
The treasury has become fuller. Recently, Emperor Qianwen allocated a lot of money to the Emperor's Guard, which increased its manpower and made it stronger. Some of the information he inquired about became more specific.
When Dai Mubai, who was kneeling on the ground, reported some things, his eyes became more confident. "Your Majesty, we inquired and learned that in the land of Southern Wu, Marquis Wu Yong and Marquis Bai Sheng had met privately many times. Here. Previously, Baishenghou had met with people sent by the King of Southern Wu many times, and now we can basically draw a conclusion that Wuyonghou and Baishenghou have been used by the King of Southern Wu."
While saying these words, Dai Mubai slowly raised his head, wanting to see Emperor Qianwen's reaction. But unfortunately, Emperor Qianwen was listening to everything with his eyes closed at this moment, and he couldn't see anything from his face. Nothing strange appears at all.
Not knowing what the emperor was thinking, Dai Mubai put away all his speculations and continued to report: "We also learned from people close to King Nan Wu that the fifth prince has worshiped King Nan Wu as his adoptive father and should receive his support. , Bailigui should have played a big role in this."
Under the brief report, it was the result of Tianziwei's hard work for who knows how long. Now it was said from Dai Mubai's mouth. Yan Fu, the eunuch chief standing next to Emperor Qianwen, was shocked. He did not expect that seeing it The fifth prince, who had always seemed honest and secure, actually did so many things behind his back.
What is this for? Are you spying on the crown prince's position? Or do you just want to be the emperor?
In contrast, when Dai Mubai talked about these things, his tone was calm. Even if the matter involved an important minister like Bailigui, or even someone as important as the fifth prince, there was no trace of emotion in his tone. It's strange. The Tianzi Guard only serves the emperor and only obeys the orders of the emperor. As for the others, they are just names or code names in their mouths.
"Okay, Tianziwei did a good job, thank you for your hard work. Just keep an eye on the actions of all parties in the near future, just go down." Emperor Qianwen finally opened his eyes, and then said casually. There was no trace of this at all. He looked astonished by the report.
"No." King Dai Mu stood up and clasped his fists, then bowed and exited the hall.
After there were no other people around, Emperor Qianwen's face became much more serious. At this time, his heart was not as calm as his appearance showed. On the contrary, he was furious.
The fifth prince is his own prince, how could he recognize someone else as his adoptive father? Or he was completely unaware of it.
Bailigui is the right servant of the Daqian Dynasty, how can he serve others?
Marquis Wuyong is the marquis of Daqian, how could he be bribed by a vassal king?
Do they really think they are blind and deaf? Doing these things is a precursor to rebellion.
Ordinarily, even after knowing these things, the most important thing to do now is to use a thunder blow to take Bailigui, Wu Yonghou and others into prison, and then reprimand the fifth prince, so that the overall situation can be stabilized again.
But think about it on the other hand, could Emperor Qianwen really do this?
The death of the former prince also eliminated the possibility of him and the King of Jin negotiating peace talks to gain military power. It was destined that the two sides would have a big war to decide the outcome.
There is no action now, but the opportunity is not there and all parties are not prepared enough. But what is certain is that that day will not be too far away.
It can be said that the main enemy of Da Qian now is the King of Jin. It is not easy to cause trouble until this problem is solved.
In addition, the current Emperor Qianwen has given up on King Xiang, and it is destined that the relationship with King Qi behind him will not be too harmonious. If it is not done well, another war will be inevitable. At this time, King Nanwu also jumped out , what do you want him to do?
Isn't it true that we are at odds with all the vassal kings? If that's the case, I'm afraid Daqian will be close to a change of leadership, or even the end of the country, right?
From this analysis point of view, King Nan Wu chose the time very well. He seemed to have seen that Emperor Qian Wen did not dare to take any targeted action, so he chose to act at this time in order to make Da Qian use the enemy's weapon.
Besides, all the actions of King Nan Wu were carried out in secret and were not made public. This had already given Emperor Qianwen face. If Emperor Qianwen wanted to make the matter public at this time, how would it end?
It is easy to deal with Baili Gui, Wu Yonghou, or even scold the fifth prince, but how to deal with the real mastermind, King Nan Wu?
Send troops?
If you really do this, it will be equivalent to giving an opportunity to the King of Jin who is watching covetously. Maybe the King of Qi will send troops to cause trouble for him if he sees an opportunity.
But if we can't send troops, what's the benefit of making these things public now? Apart from damaging the prestige and authority of Emperor Wen, I'm afraid there won't be any benefit.
"Hey, Da Qian is still too weak." Emperor Qian Wen, who was thinking in his heart, let out a long sigh, and then continued to lower his head and review the memorial as if nothing had happened. This scene fell on Yan Fu In his eyes, he was quite surprised again.
As someone close to the emperor, he knew the emperor's daily actions very well, so he could understand the difficulties of being an emperor. Even now that the emperor's guard came to report, due to many reasons, he was still unable to take action.
But we can't take action against Wu Yonghou and others. We should instead remind Marquis Zhongcheng. Why don't you have the slightest intention to remind them? How did Your Majesty think about it?