Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?
Chapter 368 Fishing with Li 2 as Bait
This time, Cen Wenben and his companions really couldn't help but look at Li Yuanji in surprise. They really didn't expect that Li Yuanji would actually assign those people to Li Er.
But then they thought of the arrangements that Li Yuanji had just mentioned, and Cen Benwen and the others were stunned for a moment. They seemed to understand a little, but not completely.
At this time, no one spoke, and everyone was thinking about Li Yuanji's intention.
After a long time, Wang Xuance spoke first.
"Your Majesty, do you want to test those people in this way?"
Everyone looked at Li Yuanji. This was the only answer they could think of.
Li Yuanji raised the corners of his mouth and said slowly: "Yes, and no.
I know very well among these people. Some of them are definitely unwilling to accept this, especially Yuchi Gong's son. People like Yuchi Baolin must have their own thoughts.
Before, when the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats joined forces with some other families to rebel, they did not make any unusual moves. This shows that there were at least some strategic and wise people among them, which prevented those with ideas from making any unusual moves.
The aristocratic families rebelled. Given the situation at that time, any smart person could see that those aristocratic families would not succeed, because I would not let them succeed.
But it’s different now. If they are asked to follow Li Er, some of them will definitely reveal their ambitions.
If they are really exposed, then there is no doubt that those who should be killed will be killed.
If you have no other ideas, it is also a good thing. It is a good thing for the Tang Dynasty and for me."
Li Yuanji had a faint smile on his face. Before, these people had hardly resisted when he entered Chang'an. Yuchi Gong and others died in the battlefield of Xiangzhou, and he did not pursue these people.
Later, he attacked the aristocratic families. Li Yuanji thought that these people would get involved, and then he could deal with them together. However, he didn't know that these people were really patient and didn't get involved.
Now that those people have not made any mistakes, he has no way to take direct action. He can only wait for them to reveal their own evidence. This time, using Li Er as bait, he doesn't believe that these people will not take the bait.
He could see that Li Er was determined and would not change his mind again. But it didn't matter. He knew that Li Er didn't have many years left, only seven or eight years. And most importantly, Li Er behaved like that in front of him before. Would he still behave like that after going to Europe?
Li Yuanji always had doubts in his heart. From emperor to King of Qin, although he still had some power, it was restricted so much. After a few years, would Li Er really not change?
Even if Li Er would not change, Li Chengqian and Li Tai were completely different. In addition, with the presence of Yuchi Baolin and others, he didn't believe that these two people didn't have some ideas.
Anyway, just plant the seeds first, and we'll see later whether there will be a harvest.
Moreover, his purpose of restoring Li Er's position as King of Qin was not just this one. He gave Li Er so much under such great pressure, how could he do it just for this one purpose?
Cen Wenben and others also laughed when they heard this. They knew that Li Yuanji could not have no intention in arranging Li Er like this. Simply giving Li Er so much and restoring Li Er's position as King of Qin was obviously not Li Yuanji's style.
The descendants of Yuchi Gong and others had also advised Li Yuanji to eliminate the hidden dangers, but he had no reason. If their property was confiscated and their families were exterminated for no reason, it would only make more people panic, which would not be a good thing for the stability of the court.
The reason for purging the aristocratic families was because of the national policy, and the aristocratic families had to make concessions. Later, when the aristocratic families rebelled, Li Yuanji had a reason to purge them, so he acted decisively and carried out a large-scale purge, and no one could find a reason.
When Li Yuanji was cleaning up the aristocratic families, Cen Wenben and others actually tried to persuade Li Yuanji many times, but they just couldn't. In the end, these people gave up trying and were even more ruthless than Li Yuanji. Almost all the Five Surnames and Seven Families were killed. Now only a small number of people are left outside, and no one knows where the remaining few have hidden.
Cen Wenben thought of something and immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to do this, you need to make careful arrangements not only for the army but also for the civilians who will be relocated.
At the same time, we must pay special attention to whether Li Er will recruit local natives as his army when he arrives there. We must keep an eye on these at all times and impose restrictions.
Make sure that if Li Er makes any unusual moves, he can be suppressed directly. In addition, I suggest that Duke Zhao go to Dingxi Prefecture so that he can dispatch troops at any time."
The Duke of Zhao is Su Dingfang, this is Su Dingfang’s title.
Dingxi Prefecture is located in Kazakhstan near Moscow. It is a new prefecture established by Li Yuanji six years ago.
Li Yuanji shook his head when he heard this.
“There’s no need to send troops, let alone let Ding Fang go. If he goes, these people will probably be more cautious.
The army and the people selected now must obey his military orders, let him know that he is in control of those places, and no external pressure should be put on him. Only in this way, his thoughts will be revealed more quickly.
There is no need to say more about this matter. Jingren, you should go down and make arrangements for the people. First, arrange for 100,000 people to move there, and at the same time arrange for some basic officials to go there as well."
What he wanted to do now was to increase the stakes for Li Er and make him believe that he really gave him the final trust for the sake of brotherhood. If he let Su Dingfang go, wouldn't it be a clear sign that he was guarding against him?
This was too obvious. Even if Li Er dared to have any thoughts, he had to let it go. Not only Li Er, but everyone else was the same.
Now he has made Li Er believe that he has let it go. What he is doing now is for the royal family and for the Tang Dynasty, so he must carry it out to the end without showing any distrust in the process.
Anyway, it's only a few years, he can afford to wait. As long as these hidden dangers are eliminated, the internal situation of the Tang Dynasty can be basically stabilized.
Cen Benwen and others were also stunned when they heard this, and then they realized that they had thought too much.
They didn't know how Li Yuanji and Li Er had spent this period of time, but since Li Yuanji was confident, they could accept this arrangement.
At this time Wei Zheng also stood up.
"Your Majesty, if you want to use Li Er to pull out those people with evil intentions, and now Your Majesty has announced the restoration of his position as King of Qin, then will those people from the noble families who were hiding in the dark before be able to contact Li Er?"
When Wei Zheng finished speaking, Cen Wenben and the others were all shocked and immediately looked at Li Yuanji. "Haha, you are indeed Xuancheng. You also thought of this."
Li Yuanji looked at the shock of the crowd and immediately laughed. His other purpose was exactly this. Just for the sake of the descendants of Yuchi Gong and others, there was no need for him to make such a big fuss.
"This time, I announced the restoration of Li Er's position as King of Qin, which is to give those people a chance. Li Er will stay in the court for a while and then lead the army to set out again.
When Li Er goes out, these people will definitely contact Li Er. You must be careful then. You must pay attention to these people, but you must not alert the snakes. Keep them for a while first, and then catch them all in one fell swoop!
These people are hiding in the dark and are the most unstable factor in the Tang Dynasty. They must be eliminated. This is my ultimate goal in doing this."
Li Yuanji really hated those people who secretly sabotaged and destroyed unity. Sometimes these people stirred up trouble and easily undermined the stability of the Tang Dynasty, which Li Yuanji would never allow.
The Five Surnames and Seven Families were too large. Even after he cleaned them out, some people still escaped and hid. He never found much. This time, Li Er was the bait he prepared, but this bait was designed to catch more people.
He is really curious and looking forward to who will take the bait.
Until Li Yuanji said this, everyone finally understood why Li Yuanji brought Li Er back so high-profile and restored Li Er's position as King of Qin. It turned out that this was Li Yuanji's way of giving offspring to Li Er, Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Yuchi Gong and others, as well as those aristocratic families who had escaped and were hiding in the dark. This was completely killing three birds with one stone.
At this time, everyone not only understood Li Yuanji's intention, but also knew why Li Yuanji had just said that what was said today must not be leaked, otherwise the whole family would be executed.
Once this news gets out, Li Er as bait will be completely useless. Li Er will only get the throne of King of Qin for nothing. None of Li Yuanji's goals will be achieved.
This is also the reason why Li Yuanji only called his current confidants, because these people would not leak the information.
Cen Wenben and the others came to their senses and looked at Li Yuanji in shock. They had not expected that Li Yuanji actually had such intention. Now they could finally understand why Li Yuanji brought back Li Er so high-profile and announced Li Er's position as King of Qin in public.
"Your Majesty is truly a man of great talent. I never expected this. I was so anxious just now."
Cen Wenben spoke sincerely. In fact, those people like Yuchi Baolin were just minor issues. There were really quite a few people from the aristocratic families who were hiding. Although there were searches all over the Tang Dynasty and officials in various places had been replaced, everyone was very clear about the power of those aristocratic families.
Especially among the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats, there are too many people coming and going in each family. Even among these families, there are actually people from the Five Surnames and Seven Aristocrats because of intermarriage.
Although everything seems to be fine at the moment, I am afraid that those people are secretly sabotaging and bringing extremely bad influence to the Tang Dynasty.
That is to say, the Tang Dynasty is now so powerful that the surrounding areas have become its territory. It is impossible for those people to leave the Tang Dynasty or contact foreign enemies. The only possibility is to contact the people of those destroyed small countries, those who still have ambitions, and join forces to cause trouble.
Although they are trying their best to capture and eliminate those people now, they really have no way to deal with those who are hiding so deeply. Over the years, all those who were not hiding so deeply have been pulled out, and there are only a small group left, who are hiding particularly deeply and have not been exposed until now.
Li Yuanji looked at them and smiled.
“Now that you know this, go down and comfort the people below.
But remember, this conversation cannot be spread outside, otherwise the plan will be ruined!"
Li Yuanji actually didn't want to say this, but he had to say it because the impact of this incident was beyond Li Yuanji's expectations, and he had to calm down the impact of this incident.
The people below are okay, but people like Cen Wenben must not be allowed to cause chaos. These people are the ones who truly affect the operation of the court.
After Li Yuanji finished speaking, Cen Wenben and others retreated one after another. At this moment, even Feng Li and others no longer had any ideas. Instead, they began to look forward to those people emerging from the darkness, and then they would catch them all in one fell swoop, taking Li Er with them.
After a few people went down, Li Yuanji immediately looked at Yang Jianhe.
"You heard what I just said. The Jinyiwei must go down and make good arrangements. No matter how the army and the people who are relocated there change, we must keep track of the army and Li Er's news and report back at any time."
In this matter, the key role of Jinyiwei is to act as insurance. This is Li Yuanji's way of preventing any problems with the backup plans he had made, and Jinyiwei is the insurance.
He was very clear about Li Er's abilities. Although he had to make arrangements for a backup plan now, he was also extremely cautious. Even though Li Er already believed what he had shown him, human hearts were changing at any time.
Especially an ambitious man like Li Er, who used to be an emperor. The way he is now, perhaps it is because of his experience in Europe that caused this change.
When he comes to power again and enjoys the power and wealth there again, and has troops under his command, who knows what Li Er will have at that time?
Anyway, Li Yuanji didn't believe that Li Er would really maintain his current mood. Li Er's ambitions were just hidden in his heart and sealed temporarily. This seal would be lifted one day. At that time, Li Er would definitely have some ideas and would definitely take the same path he took in Lingnan.
Now all his arrangements were to give Li Er the illusion that he was making such arrangements out of the sake of their brotherhood, in order to reduce Li Er's vigilance when the seal was lifted.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will go down and make the arrangements myself later!"
Yang Jianhe is full of confidence. The Jinyiwei of today are completely different from those in the past. The Jinyiwei of today are very familiar with this area and do things much more maturely than before.
Li Yuanji also believed what Yang Jianhe said. It was because he believed it that he asked the Jinyiwei to act as insurance.
"Well, I'll leave this matter to you. Also, have the Jinyiwei keep an eye out at all times. The bugs behind should gradually emerge. Remember not to alert them. Let them act arrogantly first. Just don't lose them after they appear."
After all, the Jinyiwei are human beings, not gods, and the foundation of the Five Surnames and Seven Ancestral Clans is too deep. Even the Jinyiwei have great difficulty in completely eradicating the group of people lurking in the Five Surnames and Seven Ancestral Clans.
This is also the reason why he had to use Li Er as bait to attract people. Li Yuanji would not feel at ease unless these people were removed.
Because he couldn't stay in the Tang Dynasty forever, he also had places he wanted to go. (End of this chapter)
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