Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 504
After all, they are all Xiang Kang's absolute confidantes, whether they are always accompanied by Xiang Kang's brains and staff, or they are the No. 1 military and civilian officials who are absolutely trusted by Xiang Kang and can replace Xiang Kang in the civil and military power of the Han court. Kang has a temperament, so after Xiang Kang revealed the evidence of Yingbo's crimes collected by local officials in Linjiang, Zhou Zeng, Zhou Shu, Chen Ping and Zhang Liang, the four important officials of the Han court, immediately smelled a strong smell of blood. smell.

However, none of the four important ministers of the Han army spoke for Yingbo. There are several reasons. Uncle Zhou and Zhang Liang are both people who know how to protect themselves. A person who puts aside Linzi, a famous city in the world, chooses an ordinary county as a feudal city. He would rather suffer a loss than attract attention. They are all people who hold their tails tighter than anyone else. What friendly Yingbu talk.

Zhou Zeng and Chen Ping were not as good as Zhou Shu and Zhang Liang in this respect, but they had already seen that Xiang Kang actually hated the enfeoffment system from the bottom of his heart, but was forced by the situation to pinch his nose while With the implementation of centralized power system and enfeoffment system, as long as there is an opportunity to cut off princes and kings with different surnames, Xiang Kang will never be polite, so of course Zhou Zeng and Chen Ping will not jump out to disgust Xiang Kang and speak good things for Yingbo.

In addition, Yingbo has indeed done a bit too much. It has been less than a year since Xiang Kang became emperor, and Yingbo has done it five times, while conniving at the same time. Doing evil, obstructing and interfering with Hanting officials to investigate his criminal subordinates, sheltering and sheltering fugitives from other counties, speaking rudely to Xiang Kang in public, bullying and insulting local officials sent by Hanting to Linjiang, all these incidents can prove that Yingbo is hiding Even if Chen Ping, Uncle Zhou and others were disregarding the consequences, it would be difficult for Yingbo to justify their disobedience.

Because of this, Zhou Zeng, Uncle Zhou and the other four kept silent after reading the secret report of the crimes against Yingbo. In the end, Xiang Kang took the initiative to speak up and said, "You two prime ministers, Zhou Taiwei Zhang Fengchang, you are all my ministers, Linjiang Wang Yingbu is so lawless and disrespectful to me, how do you think we should deal with it?"

After all, he is Xiang Kang's Uncle Ya. Seeing that Uncle Zhou, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping were all scruples and did not dare to speak casually, Zhou Zeng hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, Yingbo is arrogant, disrespectful, and lawless. Arrest him and put him in prison, punish him severely, and at the same time cut off his title, abolish Linjiang Kingdom or replace him with a new king."

"I also think it should be so." Xiang Kang expressed his attitude directly, and let Uncle Zhou, Chen Ping, Zhang Liang and others understand his intentions, and then said: "But I am worried that if I do this, I will openly rebel. What do you guys think?"

Seeing that Xiang Kang directly expressed his attitude, Uncle Zhou had no scruples in his heart, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, although Yingbu has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he is brave and lacks strategy. His Majesty only needs to send General Long Qie to lead an army to the south to put down his rebellion."

Uncle Zhou, who had already handed over his military power, recommended Long Qie to lead his troops south to quell the rebellion, but did not take the initiative to invite Ying to deal with Yingbo. And although he is good at fighting, Linjiang is remote after all. If Yingbo really rebels and defends against danger, I am afraid that it will take a long time for General Long to completely put down the rebellion, so you still have to work hard when the time comes. Go south to help me quell the Linjiang rebellion."

Uncle Zhou also immediately understood that Xiang Kang was telling himself that he was absolutely at ease with himself, and hurriedly left the table to salute and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, if Yingbo really dares to resist the king's law and rebel, I will definitely lead the troops south immediately to replace Your Majesty." Capture and kill this beast."

Xiang Kang nodded in satisfaction, and immediately said: "Then it's settled. Immediately send someone to Jiangling to arrest Yingbu and take him back to Xianyang for punishment. If he obeys the law obediently and thinks of his past achievements, I can consider showing mercy as appropriate." , but if he..."

"Your Majesty, please wait a moment."

Chen Ping, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, first stopped Xiang Kang's edict, and then said: "Your Majesty, should we think twice about this matter? Yingbo has indeed done too much, but these crimes of his It's not obvious, and it didn't lead to bad consequences. If you, Your Majesty, force Yingbu to rebel for these trivial matters, I'm afraid Zhao Xie, Zang Tu, Wu Rui and other princes and kings will all feel in danger, and they will be separated from you from now on. The war will also resume from now on.”

"Forcing him to rebel?" Xiang Kang raised his eyebrows and said, "I have just said that as long as Yingbo pleads guilty, I will show mercy to him as appropriate. Why does the prime minister say that I forced Yingbo to rebel? "

"Your Majesty, if you send someone to arrest Yingbo for questioning, Yingbo will have to turn against you." Chen Ping said in a deep voice, "Yingbo is not your Majesty's old department. He abandoned Chu and returned to Han in order to expand the territory and grow stronger." Power, all for the benefit of Han to attack Chu. Afterwards, Your Majesty, you did not confer the promised land of Nanyang and Chu to Yingbo. Dissatisfied, so if you send someone to arrest him for questioning, Your Majesty, he will definitely not submit to the law obediently, but will choose to immediately rebel and fight against the court."

"Of course, there is a huge disparity in strength. Our court of the Han Dynasty does not need to be afraid of Yingbo's rebellion. If he really raises troops, you can destroy them with your hands." Chen Ping continued: "But Zang Tu, Zhao Xie and Wu Rui What will these princes and kings think? Will they think that your Majesty is making a big fuss, deliberately forcing you to oppose Yingbo, and then take the opportunity to eradicate the vassal princes with different surnames? Under the sorrow of the rabbit and the fox, will they be alienated from your majesty, and have a rebellion in order to protect themselves? ? If Yingbo cannot be eradicated quickly by then, will they take the opportunity to revolt and join forces with Yingbo to rebel?"

"So I believe that although Yingbo must do something, he must not be forced to rebel against him directly, let alone send troops to attack the princes and kings when the world is first established. You have to rebel."

Chen Ping's words calmed down Xiang Kang, who was in a hurry to eradicate Wang with a different surname, and also made Xiang Kang realize that the traces of what he did was really too big, so that people with a discerning eye could see at a glance that it was Yingbo, who he deliberately forced to rebel, which was not only not conducive to his own surname. It is not good for his own reputation to defeat the kings one by one.So after much deliberation, Xiang Kang nodded and said: "The prime minister's words are very true. I don't need to be afraid of Yingbo's rebellion, but I must not let the people in the world think that I deliberately forced Yingbo to rebel."

"Prime Minister, in your opinion, how should His Majesty deal with this Yingbu?" Zhou Zeng asked next to him.

"Since ancient times, when the Son of Heaven travels around the world, he has to meet with princes and discuss state affairs." Chen Ping said slowly: "Your Majesty thinks that your Majesty might as well find a random destination for a tour, and summon the princes to discuss state affairs at a designated time and place. On the first parade after ascension to the throne, it is expected that Yingbo and the princes from all walks of life would not dare not come. punish by law."

"At that time, Your Majesty, you can take Yingbo down without fighting, eliminate the hidden dangers in Linjiang, and let all the princes and the people of the world understand that Yingbo deserves what he deserves and deserves to be punished. Your Majesty, you can show Yingbo a little favor. The people from all walks of life and the world will only praise Your Majesty for your magnanimity, and show great respect for the heroes who destroyed Chu."

Before Chen Ping could finish his words, Xiang Kang, whose history hadn't reached the extreme, had already remembered the story of Liu Laosan's fake tour of Yunmengze, and immediately laughed and said, "A clever plan, this will not only punish Yingbo, but also punish Yingbu." It can prevent the flames of war and harm the innocent, and it can also make the world have nothing to say to me. That's it, I have never been to Yunmengze before, so I will take this opportunity to go to Yunmengze for a while Come on."

"Your Majesty is holy, Yunmengze is located in Linjiang, Your Majesty, if you go to visit Yunmengze, Yingbu will not go out to welcome you." Chen Ping praised, and then asked: "I just don't know where Your Majesty plans to meet Princes?"

Xiang Kang started to think with his brain full of bad water, and suddenly said after a while: "Chen County in Chen County, it is very close to Xiang County, my hometown, and after meeting the princes there, I can just lead the princes and officials to Xiang County Go to pay homage to the ancestral tomb."

As soon as Chen Ping's eyes moved, he immediately understood the reason why Xiang Kang appointed to meet the princes in Chen County, and he immediately nodded in agreement, but Zhou Zeng who was next to him was a little worried, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, is it necessary to meet the princes of the world in Chen County?" A little lack of consideration? Did your Majesty forget that you have entrusted Chen County to Pengyue as a fief (see Chapter [-]), and your Majesty, you dismissed him from his position in the Shangzhu Kingdom of Chu and did not accept his entreaty If he chooses to establish the Chu royal family and rebuild the Chu state, I'm afraid he will harbor dissatisfaction in his heart."

"What are you afraid of?" Xiang Kang smiled and said, "Isn't it enough to bring more guard troops? In a small Chen County, even if Peng Yue has a different heart, how many troops can he gather?"

Xiang Kang's words were a little blunt, Zhou Zeng also vaguely understood Xiang Kang's meaning immediately, and quickly nodded to praise Xiang Kang Yingming, and then asked: "Your Majesty, when do you plan to go on tour? When will I meet you in Chen County?" Princes?"

After a little calculation, Xiang Kang said: "Although I don't like red tape, this is my first tour after I ascended the throne. It has something to do with the majesty of the emperor, so it's better to be more grand. How about this, I will go on a tour in 20 days. After two and a half months, I will meet with the princes in Chen County, and give them more time to save them from rushing on the road."

"Are you deliberately giving Yingbo and Peng Yue more time? Peng Yue, this time it depends on whether you are smart enough." Chen Ping muttered in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty's grace, sympathy for the princes, this arrangement Even Zang Tu, the King of Yan in Ji County, has enough time to go to Chen County to meet His Majesty as scheduled."

(End of this chapter)