In a secret house outside Liaoyang City, more than a dozen warlords from aristocratic families are gathered here. They are all hereditary warlords who have held official positions in Liaodong since the Zhengtong or Chenghua years. It cannot be said that they have high positions and powerful positions, but they have great influence in Liaodong.
The influence is huge.
These warlord families are headed by the Han family, the Cui family, the Gao family, the Shi family, the Qu family, the Sun family, the Zhu family, and the Lu family, and even as far away as the Ma family in Yizhou, the Yang family in the former garrison, the Bi family, and the Ningyuan family.
The ancestral family and several warlord families in southern Liaoning sent their children to participate in this meeting.
"Everyone, please tell me. The imperial court has already started to take action. This time it is the Li family. I don't know who it will be next time."
As the initiator and organizer of this large-scale meeting, Sun Xian did not use official talk.
This matter is related to the life and death of their family. If they continue to sit back and wait for death, they will inevitably be attacked suddenly like the Li family, without even a chance to react.
"Damn it, we just won a great victory in Shenyang. I didn't expect that the imperial court was going to kill the donkey. I have long said that the old slaves cannot be exterminated, but you didn't listen. It's okay now. We have become the chopping block.
The meat is served!”
Qu Qinqi was the deputy garrison general of Liaoyang Left Guard. His official position here can be said to be the highest, so no one would object to him even if he scolded his mother here.
"Okay, things have happened. Now is not the time to complain. Let's think about how to deal with the court!"
Sun Xian's family had always been landowners and wealthy merchants in Liaodong. They already had a say in the areas surrounding Liaoyang. Due to the imperial policy during the Zhengtong period, Sun Xian's ancestors recruited nearly 3,000 young people, so they were awarded the title of garrison for a military fortress.
, to this day, the Sun family has great resources and voice in Liaodong.
"Now that Lao Nu has been defeated, his strength is far less than before, and the threat to Liaodong has been greatly reduced. The imperial court believes that the defeat of Lao Nu is just around the corner. Those soldiers and horses from the pass have repeatedly made meritorious service, so naturally the imperial court will not tolerate it any longer!"
Han Bin immediately said angrily:
"Huh, what court? Don't be so secretive. It's the little emperor who wants to attack us. I've already sent people to the capital to inquire. The Yulin Army is not under the control of the Ministry of War and the Cabinet, but directly belongs to the little emperor!"
"Without the emperor's order, they couldn't even leave the military camp. This time so many soldiers and horses came to Liaodong, it must be the emperor's order!"
"We have been rooted in Liaodong for hundreds of years, and successive emperors have not dared to make any move against us. The young emperor who has just succeeded has no idea how powerful the world is. It seems that we have to show him the prestige and strength of our family!"
Han Bin dared to speak like this, naturally because of his family. His family can be said to control the lifeblood of the Liaoyang area, which is selling grain. Although his family does not have a monopoly on this matter, his Han family has the largest shares.
Even Li Chengliang, who was extremely prestigious back then, still had to show courtesy to his family. It can be said that they were lawless in the Liaoyang area.
"General Han is right, how old is this little emperor? How does he know the power of the world? It seems that we have to educate him on behalf of the late emperor, so that he knows who has the final say in this Liao land!"
Yang Zhao, who was more cautious, said worriedly:
"I don't think we should act rashly. But Xiong Tingbi is not of the same mind as us. The emperor gave him full power to handle the affairs of Liao Dynasty. Presumably, he is preparing for today's events. Moreover, there are still five thousand Yulin troops in Liaoyang City.
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"Brother Yang, you are too careful. The emperor has already wielded the butcher's knife against us. If we are still indifferent, then I advise you to go to the city to find Ma Xianglin to apologize now. Maybe you can save your life!"
"And who said we are going to have a head-to-head confrontation with the emperor? Has Brother Yang forgotten what our ancestors relied on to start their careers?"
When everyone heard Sun Xian's words, they all looked at each other tacitly. They had tried this trick many times.
No one could resist them. Zhang Juzheng, the former chief minister of the cabinet, and Emperor Chenghua, who held great power, were helpless against them. They did not believe that this young emperor could cause any trouble.
"Everyone go back and start preparing. Prepare more weapons, armor, horses, and food. In addition, send people to the pass to find the civil servants and the Kong family and ask them to send a batch of weapons and food over quickly. I think the old slaves are in urgent need now.
These!"
"You are still in contact with the pass at this time? Now the land of Liaoshen is basically controlled by Xiong Tingbi, and there is a lot of movement in the pass. I think it is better to avoid this critical moment!"
Everyone thought it made sense. The little emperor was really not a man of peace.
"In that case, let's do it ourselves. The Han family will also pay close attention to purchasing food items from the private sector. We can offer high prices to those idiots. Anyway, we will make double the money in the future!"
Han Bin gave a weird smile, cupped his hands and said:
"Don't worry, my Han family is very good at this kind of thing. There will never be any mistakes. This time we will definitely cause a civil uprising so that the emperor and the court know how powerful we are!"
"No, no, no, a civil uprising is not enough. There is also a mutiny. This time, we must make that little emperor surrender!"
Han Bin's eyes lit up and he asked quickly:
"Brother Qu, what's your plan?"
Qu Qinqi laughed twice and said:
"It seems that you all have a lot of money. You don't want this free gold and silver!"
As soon as gold and silver were mentioned, and it was about the army, these generals, who were more thieves than merchants, immediately understood what they meant, and they all laughed in the hall.
"When you go back, quickly notify others and ask them to count all the debts owed by the imperial court over the years. As long as there are traces, even the Xuande year will be dug up for me!"
"When the time comes, we will challenge the imperial court over the lack of food. Let's see what they do. The imperial court will definitely not be able to provide food, and will not be able to rely on us to quell the civil unrest?"
Everyone praised this plan as a clever one and it was so easy for them. It can be said that no family that has ever done this before is worthy of participating in today's meeting.
Sun Xian reminded again:
"But remember, this is a very important matter. It must be completely under our control. Don't be unable to end it when the time comes, otherwise our losses will be huge!"
Han Bin echoed:
"Okay, as General Sun said, we will attack in two directions. On the one hand, we will attack the court, and on the other hand, we will do some business with the old slave to make some money!"
"After this incident is over, the old slave will definitely make a comeback. Then we will take the opportunity to ask for more benefits from the emperor!"
Yang Zhao always felt that the matter was not that simple, but he did not dare to say it now, otherwise it would definitely arouse public outrage, so he just gave instructions:
"We will obey all the military orders issued by the imperial court and Xiong Tingbi. We must be careful during this period and don't get caught, otherwise we will be killed!"
Sun Xian held his hands on the back of his chair, looked at the crowd and said:
"Everyone act according to the plan quickly. As long as the emperor can be defeated this time, Liaodong will still be Liaodong, and you will still be the lords of Liaodong!"