bastard seizes tang

Chapter 213
As the prince who was deeply favored by the emperor, when Li Ke went out of Beijing, there was naturally a lot of movement.

Although Li Ke was released as the governor of Yangzhou, his position as the general of You Xiaowei was not removed. Therefore, when Li Ke left Beijing, he did not transfer people from Jinwu Guard or Qianniu Guard, but directly from You Xiaowei. He ordered five hundred elite leopard riders, led by Xi Junmai, and followed him southward.

"Your Highness is going south this time, and I will not be able to accompany you if you travel thousands of miles. Your Highness, please take care all the way." Outside Chang'an City, beside the Bashui River, Li Ke was about to go, and Cen Wenwen took Li Ke's hand and instructed.

Cen Wenwen was Li Ke's teacher and was also the governor of Chu Wangfu. Li Ke was released from Beijing as an official. He drafted an imperial edict for Li Shimin, but Li Shimin couldn't leave him for half a day, so he didn't let him go.

However, although Cen Wenwen couldn't go with Li Ke, Li Ke still had no one to use. Both Wang Xuance and Ma Zhou were outstanding people in the world, each with their own strengths, so Li Ke was quite at ease.

Li Ke said: "Master Cen, don't worry, the disciples going south this time have their own discretion."

Cen Wenwen said: "His Royal Highness is going to Yangzhou. I am not worried about the affairs. I am worried about how His Highness will balance internal and external relations and use Yangzhou for his own use."

Li Ke asked: "What does Master Cen mean by getting Yangzhou for his own use?"

Cen Wenwen said: "Now that the princes have grown up, the battle for succession is fierce. The prince has the support of his eldest grandson Wuji, and most of them have the support of the Guanlongmen Clan. And Wei Wangyao ruled Luoyang, and the Zheng family in Xingyang and other Shandong gentry also went to the extreme. Recently, if His Highness wants to compete with them, the Jiangnan family is an indispensable force for His Highness. I think that His Highness is only going to Yangzhou to deal with Yangzhou's internal affairs. The most important thing is to take this opportunity to make friends with the Jiangnan family for his own use. "

As the princes gradually grew into adults, although the relationship between them has not yet been severed, they are no longer as harmonious as before. Li Chengqian and Li Tai are the first sons, so they naturally have advantages that Li Ke cannot match. Accumulate bit by bit.

Although Li Ke's official position is only appointed as the governor of Yangzhou, he can have another sixteen governors, including Chang, Hai, Run, Chu, Shu, Lu, Hao, Shou, She, Su, Hangzhou, Xuan, Dongmu, and Nanhe. State military, half of the south of the Yangtze River is under its rule, so it is difficult to take this opportunity to win over the family of the south of the Yangtze River.

Li Ke said: "My disciples know Master Cen's intentions, but most of the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River are closed and exclusive, and my disciples are from the north. If you go rashly, it may not be easy."

Although there are many aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River, they have a strong sense of locality. At the beginning of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, when they traveled south in clothes, the northern and southern gentry merged for a hundred years and there were still disputes. Li Ke was an outsider to them. It was not easy to win them over.

But it's still early. Although Li Ke is from the north, Cen Wenwen is from the south. Li Ke said so, and he hoped that Cen Wenwen would advise him.

Cen Wenwen said: "Your Highness, don't worry about this matter. Most of the Jiangnan families are in Wu. Gu Yin of Wu County is a good friend of the minister. He has already gone to Wu County. If His Highness goes to Jiangdong by then, the Gu family will definitely do more to help His Highness." A helping hand."

After listening to Cen Wenwen's words, Li Ke couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

The Gu family is one of the four surnames in Wu County. Although the vitality of the Gu family has been severely damaged after the Hou Jing Rebellion, the 600-year-old foundation of the Gu family in Jiangdong is just a display. Although the Gu family is not as famous in the southeast as it was in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it is still in Jiangdong. Quite prestigious, with the help of the Gu family, it would be much easier for Li Ke to do things in the south of the Yangtze River.

Li Ke said: "This time, my disciple will go south, and after staying in Yangzhou for a while, he will go to Lanling in the name of inspection to pay a visit to Mrs. Xiao. If my disciple can use Mrs. Xiao to get help from Mrs. Xiao, and add Mrs. Gu, I will get twice the result with half the effort."

The Mrs. Xiao that Li Ke was talking about was the former Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty whom he welcomed back from the Turks. Empress Xiao was originally from the royal family of Xiliang, and now her younger brother Xiao Yu is the prime minister. Empress Xiao has a very high prestige in the Xiao clan. After taking the lead, it is not difficult for Li Ke to marry the Lanling Xiao family.

The Xiao family is the leader of the Jiangnan aristocratic family. If Li Ke can marry the Xiao family well, he will be able to marry more than half of the Jiangnan family. With the help of the Gu family, Li Ke already has some confidence in his heart.

However, Cen Wenwen looked at Li Ke and said: "Your Highness is going south, Wang Xuance and Ma Tuesday are His Highness's humerus, right arm and right arm, local important affairs, both internal and external, can be left to them as much as possible, but the minister and His Highness will explain themselves. Even if the matter is handed over to Changqian, His Highness must not leave it to the two of them, lest the gain outweigh the loss."

Li Ke was surprised when he heard this, looked at Wang Xuance and Ma Zhou who were standing far behind him, and asked in puzzlement, "Why did Master Cen say that?"

Cen Wenwen's magnanimity is overwhelming, and he is not a person who is jealous of the virtuous and capable. Besides, Cen Wenwen is to Li Ke more than Zhang Liang is to Liu Bang. He is Li Ke's real mastermind, and his relationship with Li Ke is even more extraordinary. Speaking, there must be deep meaning.

Cen Wenwen said: "Ma Zhou is good at internal affairs, has quick talents, and governing the prefectures and counties is no problem. Wang Xuance is a long-term leader, has courage and strategy, and he can only raise his hands when he is inside and outside. Both of them are outstanding people in the world. They were chosen at the moment. Don't say yes. Zuoli Prefecture is now, and with a little bit of training in the future, even if it is the auxiliary emperor, it is not difficult to weigh the world, but if you want them to associate with the aristocratic family, I am afraid it will not be the head of the family."

Listening to Cen Wenwen's words, Li Ke immediately understood what he meant.

In terms of talents, Ma Zhou and Wang Xuance needless to say, but they are both from poor families, and their official careers have not been smooth, with many twists and turns, if not for Li Ke's appreciation, they still don't know where they will be ups and downs.

Such a person is naturally alienated from those descendants of aristocratic families who are born to be more appreciated by others, and it is naturally a little inappropriate to entrust them to handle the affairs of the aristocratic family.

In fact, Li Ke has long been prepared for the aristocratic family.

The reason why the Tang Dynasty was able to establish a country and rule the world was because the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty were united and invincible, but this may not be the result of the choices of the aristocratic family.

Among the heroes at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Wang Shichong was a Hu, Dou Jiande was actually a farmer after he called himself the Fufeng Dou family, and Du Fuwei was born as a grassroots bandit. He went out frequently, leading to the defeat of the army. Li Yuan, who was born in the branch of the Li family in Longxi, naturally became the first choice of the aristocratic family, and eventually won the world.

Don’t you see, Li Shimin’s 24 heroes in Lingyan Pavilion, except for Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Zhang Liang, Yu Chigong, and Duan Zhixuan, who were all in the army and started from the bottom, the remaining 19 people are all descendants of aristocratic families, let alone those who were born in the early years A veteran who followed Li Yuan to fight against the country.

If it weren't for these aristocratic families who came to vote one after another, how would the world of Tang Dynasty come about today?

The aristocratic family is strong enough to change the world and change the dynasties. Therefore, there was the Tang Dynasty. From the beginning of the founding of the country, the struggle between the imperial power and the powerful families never stopped for a moment. Together with the annihilation of the flames of war, it will be over.

The aristocratic family is too strong, if the power of the aristocratic family is not suppressed, the Tang Dynasty will perish.If Li Ke ascends the throne, the most important thing he has to do is to restrain the power of the aristocratic family.

It's just that Li Ke is still the prince now, and if he wants to be the emperor, he still needs the support of the family, and now is not the time to attack the family.

Li Ke paused, and said to Cen Wenwen: "Master Cen's order will be kept in mind."

(End of this chapter)