Prime Minister take care

Chapter 327

After Lianghou Huanwu withdrew the Shangshuling and the Taifu, the people in Shendu didn't feel much difference, but it caused a huge shock in the court.

Su Zhe and Chang Yu are the only remaining two Great Zhou elders who have achieved great achievements in the world. They had already served in the imperial court during the time of Ming Emperor Xia Houji. It can be said that they have experienced the rise and fall of the Great Zhou empire.

Huan Wu dismissed these two, in the eyes of the world, it is undoubtedly a prelude to usurping the throne and proclaiming himself emperor.Of course, different people in different places have different names. For example, the members of the Huan family often talk about changing Yuan Yi Qi, but they are all the same thing.

But just when everyone thought that the Su and Chang families were about to decline, just like the Meng family back then, Huan Wu's next move surprised everyone.

Huanwu greatly rewarded the younger generation of the Su and Chang families, promoted them to noble positions, and even allowed the Huan family and the Su and Chang families to marry each other. He not only made the decision to marry several direct daughters of the Huan family, The legitimate son of the Su and Chang families is even planning to let his son Huan Qing marry Su Zhe's grandniece Su Mei.

Huan Wu had been running the Central Plains for more than ten years, and the younger generation of aristocratic family members were already very unfamiliar with the former Great Zhou Empire, and they felt that the Emperor of Zhou who was locked in the imperial palace was nothing more than a puppet.

By doing this, Huan Wu tied the Su and Chang families to Huan's cart.Of course, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, even with glory.

In the Water Pavilion and Xiang Hall, Huan Wu was leaning on the couch, listening to the sound of drizzle falling in his ears.

Su Zhe sat in front of his couch.Su Zhe is a generation older than Huan Wu, not the same generation.But now, although Su Zhe has a white beard, he is full of energy.And Huan Wu was lying on the couch, with gray hair on his temples, and he looked very old indeed.

"Jing'an, do you know why I did this?"

"I understand!"

Su Zhe was not a vassal of the Marquis of Liang, so he naturally did not need to be a vassal to Huan Wu.Huan Wu's recent series of big moves are of far-reaching significance.It is not possible for ordinary people to get married to the Huan family, but Huan Wu put aside his personal status and took the initiative to marry the Su and Chang families.

The meaning is unknown.As long as the Huan family still exists, the Su and Chang families can rest easy.

It is an honor and a warning!

For Su Zhe!

Huan Wu is already thinking about the future at this moment, and what is the future?Undoubtedly it was Zhou Xing of the Liang Dynasty.At this moment, Huanwu General Su and Chang's family, the two most important forces in the old Zhou Dynasty, came over, promising huge profits due to their high status, and they were already moving very quickly.

But Huan Wu summoned Su Zhe to come here today, not to discuss any conflict of interest, but to talk about old affairs.

"As people get older, they also start to miss the past. These days, I have recalled a lot of things."

Huan Wu looked at the rain falling on the blue lake outside the waterside pavilion, his eyes far away, as if he didn't care about the audience around him at all, and he said to himself.

"At that time, my father was an official in Shendu, and the family moved here. My mother gave birth to me shortly after entering Shendu. I was born in Shendu and grew up in Shendu. At that time, the world was not in chaos. The city of God is still the city of God, not like it is now, and it always makes me feel a little strange."

"The world is like this. Not only have we become human beings, but this thousand-year-old capital has also become the same."

Su Zhe said at the right time, with a bit of helplessness in his voice. "Really? The world is in chaos, threatening the people, and everyone has changed. I have also changed from the captain of Da Zhou to the Marquis of Liang today. Some people call me a rebellious minister, some call me a lonely man, and some people call me a A thief who stole the country. Now that I think about it, what I have experienced in the past few decades is like a dream."

When Huan Wu said this, he smiled when Su Zhe was silent.

"But there are always some people who won't change. For example, Yang Chun, like those former members of the Yang family who followed Yang Xian. When Yang Xian sneaked into the capital of God under the pseudonym Wang Ren and made a big fuss in the palace, Yang Chun followed him Behind him, he didn't say a few words from the beginning to the end. But I can feel that he hasn't changed. Yang Chun is still the same Yang Chun, as he was with Yang Ci back then, rebellious and loyal."

Speaking of this, Huan Wu seemed to think of something, his eyes lit up.

"Actually, after Yang Zhong died and the Shu Kingdom was in troubled state by Xia Yunhua, I secretly sent people into the Shu Kingdom to contact those old Yang tribes, hoping to get them to surrender to Daliang. At that time, Yongzhou had already fallen to our army. In my hands, I also offered particularly generous terms, but those old members of the Yang family refused without any surprise, and impulsively even killed the envoys I sent on the spot. Only then did I understand that although the world is uncertain, but After all, some things never change.”

Having said this, Huan Wu laughed at himself.

"These things I used to despise the most, and they were also the most worthless in troubled times. Soldiers and horses, food and grass, generals, gold and silver, cities, and military equipment, which ones are not important? But after Zhou Nan's defeat, I gradually understood that Yang Kindness is terrifying!"

Yang Ci, Su Zhe had only heard this name from Huan Wu a few times in the past decades.But today's Huan Wu is no longer as scrupulous as before when he talks about this name, and there is even a sense of calmness in his tone.

"When I was young, I went with my father to the largest Guangyan Building in the city of God, and I happened to meet Yang Ci. It was well known to the world that my father and Yang Ci didn't get along. At that time, I was vaguely aware of it, but the feeling was not clear. It wasn't until Yang Ci tricked me into calling him uncle with a piece of pastry that my father's face at that time was still fresh in my memory. After I came back, my father punished me to kneel in front of the mourning hall for a day and a night. From then on, I understood What is the hatred of nine generations?"

"Yang Ci!" When Huan Wu said this, his tone was a little excited, "Ha! What a loyal minister of Zhou Dynasty!"

"That year there was a severe drought in Yangzhou, and Emperor Ming secretly ordered his servants to replace the rice with bran. In addition, many people in Yangzhou starved to death. After this matter was found out, no one in the court dared to speak. It was Yang Ci who, with a six hundred shi admonishing the doctor, denounced the Ming Emperor's faults in front of the court ministers. The Ming Emperor was so angry that he wanted to kill him on the spot. If the first emperor who was still the crown prince at that time had not sacrificed his life to protect him, Yang Ci Ci probably died long ago in Hanzhang Hall. After that incident, Emperor Ming was ill for a long time, and when he mentioned the name Yang Ci, he would gnash his teeth, wishing to tear him apart."

"Everyone in the world praises Yang Cizhi for his loyalty, but never thought about why the late emperor, who had always been cowardly, dared to stand up and block Emperor Ming's sword when he was furious?"

When Huan Wu said this, he couldn't help but smile.

"The late emperor was fond of gambling, and he was addicted to gambling. Yang Ci made a bet with the late emperor early on, betting that he could not stop Emperor Ming. As a result, Yang Ci lost. That was the only time Yang Ci lost to the late emperor."

Huan Wu spoke with excitement, but Su Zhe was a little touched.He witnessed this period of history with his own eyes and saw a proud Xia Hengye outside Hanzhang Hall.

The past is like smoke, Su Zhe sighed leisurely.

"It's all over!"

"Yes! It's all gone! Jing'an knows it."

Huan Wu looked at Su Zhe and said meaningfully.

(End of this chapter)