Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 436 Undercurrents are surging in Zhongqing City, conspiracy to assassinate the prince
With virtually controlling the entire territory of Anguo, defeating the elite of Xia Kingdom, and occupying several counties in the Central Plains, Yun Kingdom's national power is becoming more and more prosperous.

Now, Yun Kingdom is no longer in the situation where it was forced to defend Tiannan, and it has begun to have a majestic appearance of coercing other countries and whipping the world.

In the capital of Yunguo, in Zhongqing City, there is a scene of a prosperous age with flowers blooming like a brocade and cooking oil with raging fire.

The majestic and vast Zhongqing City is like a giant beast, crawling here, majestic in the south of the sky.

All countries in the world, whether they are from the Western Regions, Tianzhu, Turkic and Tubo, or merchants from Xia Guo'an, all gather here, bringing commodities and rare treasures from all over the world.You can find anything in Zhongqing City.

The Central Plains, Plateau, Grassland, foreign countries... The cultures and classics of various places, like hundreds of rivers entering the sea, meet here, collide fiercely with each other, and sparks are sparked.Any culture can take root here and accept criticism and refutation from talents and sages from all over the world.

In the past ten years, the elite army of the Yun Kingdom has moved westward, wiped out the western countries, destroyed the ancestral temples of the countries, and extended its power to the borders of the Tianzhu countries.Annexed the entire territory of Anguo to the south and arrived at the South China Sea.To the north, it even defeated the elite army of the Xia Kingdom, the leader of all the countries in the world, and annexed the extremely wealthy seven counties.

The illustrious military exploits and military feats that shocked the hearts of all countries shocked all kinds of people from all over the world, making them dare not make mistakes in Zhongqing City, and they were respectful in words and deeds.

Such a prosperous and prosperous scene can almost be said to be the most prosperous time since the founding of Yun Kingdom.

However, under such a prosperous and prosperous appearance, with flowers blooming in brocade, and the fire cooking oil, there is also an undercurrent surging again and again, which is extremely intense!
At this time, in Jixia Academy.

Confucian teacher Mingzhe, legalist Ji Fang, and famous scholar Gongsun Song, at this time signaled all the trusted disciples around them to retreat, leaving only three people sitting opposite each other in the hall.

Shi Mingzhe sat on the main seat, his eyes lowered, and he spoke first:

"The assassination on the Yuanjiang River that day was quite a movement! All kinds of luck phenomena gathered together, Taoism's Taiji manifested vision, Legalism's law of heaven manifested, and the unknown double moons in the same sky vision. Also There are sword qi and sword intentions condensed by various ways, whether they are transcendent, or fierce and shocking, all of which have reached the extreme of the way of the sword..."

Hearing this, the famous Gongsun Song interrupted a little irritably:
"What's the use of saying this now? The news from the door, those who went to assassinate, none of them returned!"

Ji Fang, the head of the Legalist Discipline Hall, also had a cold face at this time, and said:
"There was news from the hall that none of the people who went to assassinate came back."

A trace of sadness flashed in Shi Mingzhe's eyes, and said:
"Yeah, no one has news, I'm afraid it's already..."

Gongsun Song raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and said without hesitation:
"That's right, this time your Confucianist is responsible for the assassination, it seems to be your younger brother Shi Mingyi!"

Hearing this, Shi Mingzhe's lips trembled slightly, and he couldn't continue to answer.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little stiff, Ji Fang couldn't help but glared at Gongsun Song, and quickly changed the subject:

"How could I have imagined that there are so many masters hidden around this Emperor Yun, and his own martial arts have reached such a level. Before that, it was only rumored that he was already a land fairyland. Twenty, I don't want to believe it. But in the end, it turned out to be true!"

"Anyway, don't even think about assassinating Emperor Yun in the future!" Gongsun Song shook his head.

Shi Mingzhe put away the sad look in his eyes, looked at the two of them, changed the subject, and asked:
"What do you two think about the auspicious visions that occurred in the previous cloud kingdom?"

When Ji Fang and Gongsun Song heard the words, they looked at each other with seriousness in their eyes.

Seeing the two people's reaction like this, Shi Mingzhe knew that they already knew it, so he didn't talk nonsense, and said:

"Anyway, each family has the means to understand the changes in the world and observe the fate of the world. It should be clear. On that day, the auspicious vision, the rosy light came to the world, and the territory of Yunguo was moistened by it. I am the teacher of Confucianism who understands the way of heaven and man. The elders of the sect said that Yunguo will be blessed with good weather and will not be affected by disasters within a few years after receiving this auspicious vision."

"The national strength of Yunguo is strong now, and with the grace of God and the support of the people, the great cause of unifying the world, I am afraid that it will really be completed in the hands of Yunguo!"

Ji Fang looked up at the two of them, and said in a deep voice:

"To tell you the truth, the door has already issued an order to get rid of other thoughts and concentrate on serving the court of Yunguo. Rooted in the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and Yushitai, we will do our best to increase the influence of our Legalists!"

"Hey, what a coincidence! My famous family also means the same! Although Emperor Yun is well-known, the world only knows that his martial arts and strategies are all superb, and he is quite famous for his wisdom and benevolence. But few people know that he is best at knowing People use people. As long as you have talent, you don’t have to be afraid of not being successful. The elite disciples cultivated by our families are not as good as those trained by the so-called local officials of Yunguo?" Gongsun Song said.

At the beginning, the reason why these three families came together to plan secretly to deal with Xiao Cheng was actually because of the local official school system implemented by Xiao Cheng. The foundation of the home lies.

It was precisely because of this that they manipulated the imperial examinations in the first place, trying to force Xiao Cheng to abolish the policy preference for local government schools.

After the failure, they even had a bold idea, and began to use the forces inside the sect to collude with the court of Xia Guo to assassinate Xiao Cheng.

It's just that Xiao Cheng's methods and strength displayed now, as well as Yun Kingdom's national destiny and national power, made them temporarily rest some careful thinking and plan to be a little more honest.

Listening to the words of the two, Shi Mingzhe's eyes were gloomy, and he said in a low voice:

"Emperor Yun is less than 120 years old this year. He is in good health and has amazing martial arts. According to the minimum life expectancy in the land gods and wonderlands throughout the ages, even if he is 100 years old, he still has [-] years to reign..."

Having said that, Shi Mingzhe looked up at the two of them and said:

"Based on Emperor Yun's means, after a hundred years of reign, can our schools of thought still maintain their current influence and power?"

In 100 years, with Xiao Cheng's means and resourcefulness, it is enough for his will to run through Dayun Kingdom up and down.

At that time, with the imperial government's policy preference, the local government schools that have gradually perfected the system will inevitably assume the task of sending talents to the imperial court and completely replace the various schools of thought!
Ji Fang and Gongsun Song are not Yi Yi's people, and they have already thought of the key point after being mentioned a few words.

And the imaginary result was exactly unacceptable to both of them!

"What do you mean?" Ji Fang frowned.

Gongsun Song's tone was even more impolite, saying:

"Say something quickly, you're making a fuss!"

Shi Mingzhe got up slowly, lowered his voice, and said:

"When Emperor Yun saw the factional struggle in the Xia Kingdom, he was very wary of my family. But why couldn't he figure out how to avoid this factional struggle?"

Where there are people, there will naturally be struggles.Without the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties, there will be a struggle between the eunuch party and the Donglin party.

"Right now Emperor Yun is not sitting in Zhongqing City, we should use some means to stir up strife and turmoil in the court, stir up chaos in the government, and cause many officials to be deposed. Although Emperor Yun is powerful, he still needs the officials below to govern the country. At that time, no matter how unwilling Emperor Yun is, he can only use the core disciples of my hundred families as officials to handle the government affairs!"

The disciples who can be called "core" by hundreds of schools are naturally not those scholars who have simply learned the classics of hundreds of schools.Rather, it refers to those disciples of the Hundred Schools who have been carefully cultivated by the Hundred Schools since childhood and instilled with the concept of sectarian supremacy.

It is undeniable that these people are not weak.But these people also put their own schools before the country.On weekdays, they may be dedicated to handling government affairs, but once the national decree is contrary to the order of the school, they will abandon the country without hesitation.

Naturally, these people couldn't escape the eyes of Xiao Cheng, who was assisted by Golden Finger, and had been suppressed at the bottom of the court before, preventing these people from holding important powers.

It's just that at this time of year, the seven counties of the Xia Kingdom have just been occupied, and the territory of the Yun Kingdom has expanded too much all of a sudden.

The occupied counties and counties all need to establish government offices for governance, so that the reserve of officials in the court is naturally not enough.

If at this time, as Shi Mingzhe said, to stir up party strife and turmoil, causing hundreds of officials to be implicated, then Xiao Cheng can only pinch his nose and use these core disciples of the hundred schools for the sake of the country's operation...

Gongsun Song frowned, but immediately retorted with a snort:
"How can it be as easy as you said? Half of the officials in the imperial court parade with Emperor Yun, and half stay in the capital. Those officials on the parade have Emperor Yun in charge, so it goes without saying."

"On the side of Beijing, there is a chance to strike. But Beijing's Chinese officials, headed by Wen Tiren, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Wen Tiren is sophisticated and resourceful, and he has the trust of Emperor Yun, and he is attracted as a close minister. On the general's side, the old minister Taiwei Tao Ai The prestige is profound. Both sides, where do you want to start?"

Now that the state of Yun is flourishing, and all the ministers in the court are busy with their own affairs, naturally there will be fewer things like fighting for power and profit.When the court situation is stable, it is not an easy task to provoke a struggle between the court and the middle party in Yunguo!

Shi Mingzhe heard the words, his eyes were calm and calm, he shook his head slightly, and said:

"Of course ordinary methods won't work, so we have to start from other places... Do you know, the Yang family?"

"Yang family?"

The two of them frowned together, their faces showing thoughtful expressions.

After a while, the two of them spoke in unison:

"The Yang family of Zhaoyi in Yun Kingdom's harem?"

"The Yang family of Yang, Ma, Tao, and Qu?"

Although the words were different, what the two said was obviously the same Yang family!
Don't look at the fact that Yang's family doesn't show their mountains and dews now, but anyone who cares about the political situation of Yunguo's court knows about Yang's family.

The youngest daughter, in the palace, is one of the only three concubines of Emperor Yun.They are also connected with the Ma family, Qu family, and Tao family through in-law relationship.This network of contacts spread all over the government and the public, both civil and military classes.

In addition, many disciples of the Yang family have become officials.The highest official position is Wen Yougui, who is the chief political envoy, Yang Yanhe who governs the local area, and Wu Youxin who is promoted to Fu Anbo and Zhendong General Yang Dayan.

This kind of political strength is already a force that cannot be ignored in the court of Yun Kingdom!
Gongsun Song thought for a while, before Shi Mingzhe could speak, he waved his hand violently and retorted:
"The head of the Yang family, Yang Xuanyan, is quite honest and responsible. After receiving the title, he has been raising wealth at home, and even rarely participated in the banquets of the dignitaries in Beijing. How could he be easily provoked by you now, stand up Party struggle?"

Ji Fang followed suit and said:

"The two families of Ma and Qu were too powerful in the court because of the alliance of the four families two years ago. A mere domestic servant of the Qu family can order local officials by virtue of the power of the master. After being reprimanded by Emperor Yun, The Patriarch of the Qu family directly resigned from office and returned home under the title. His disciples and old officials came to visit, but the two families also closed their doors and disappeared. It is not easy for such a family who knows the current affairs to take advantage of them!"

Shi Mingzhe's eyes at this time are like a deep spring, full of deep meaning, and whispered:

"These companies are aware of current affairs, so they have to use some means. Let them have to come out to fight for self-protection..."

"I heard that the two princes in the palace are about to turn one year old?"

Ji Fang and Gongsun Song thought for a moment, then suddenly felt terrified, stood up abruptly, and looked at Shi Mingzhe in horror.

"What do you want to do..."

Ji Fang exclaimed, before anyone could answer, he said to himself:

"That's right, among the three concubines in the palace, the one from the Yang family has not given birth to a prince. However, this Yang family is the strongest in power and influence in the court."

If something happened to the two princes, it would be easy to pour the dirty water on the Yang family.

It is related to the inheritance of the country, and the officials in the DPRK and China will inevitably join forces to impeach.With a little guidance, things will intensify.As long as the Yang family fights back passively, it will be led into a trend of party struggle...

At this time, Gongsun Song couldn't hide his contempt and indignation, and shouted at Shi Mingzhe:

"Are you insane? Or was the death of your younger brother made you want to kill? Not to mention whether your method can be successful, it is really too despicable to say that it is too despicable to attack two children under the age of one." Bar!"

When Shi Mingzhe heard the words, he was not moved by it, but just glanced at the two of them with a little indifference, and said in a quiet tone:

"It's all for the prosperity of my Confucianism. It has nothing to do with other things. So what if I bear some infamy... As the saying goes, knowing that I have sinned against me is the only thing!"

Ji Fang looked serious, shook his head again and again and said:
"Before the Emperor Yun left, he left all the famous masters around him in Zhongqing City. In the palace, they were guarded to the point of imperviousness. If you want to attack the young prince, hmph, it's a whimsical idea!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Mingzhe said in a deep voice:

"Although the prince is still young, there are already many people in the Ailao clan who regard the eldest prince in the palace as the hope of the whole clan. There is also Emperor Ji Rouning, who was born in Xia Kingdom and has a noble status. The prince who was born is not the eldest son. Now it is the season when Yunxia and Xia are at war, how can you not panic?"

"Besides, this move is to pour dirty water on the Yang family, even if it fails before it even starts, what's the problem?"

That's right, even if it failed at the beginning, and the two young princes didn't lose a single hair, as long as someone's attempt to assassinate the prince is found out, things will be easy afterwards!
Hearing this, even Gongsun Song, who originally disagreed the most, fell silent...

(End of this chapter)