Chapter 591

Yuan Shaoqi returned to the back house of the chief secretary's Yamen after nightfall. The contents of the wooden box tuobawang gave him seemed very important. He did not dare to take it lightly. When Yan Shengrui and his children were lulled to sleep, they went to the study.

"It's given to me by my uncle. He said that it depends on the emperor. If brother Rui can make the decision, it will be better if brother Rui can make the decision."

take off the burden on his back and take the wooden box to Yan Shengrui. Yuan Shaoqi simply arranges the wooden box according to tuobawang's meaning.

"Look at us?"

Yan Shengrui took the box in doubt. When he opened it in front of all the people to see what was in it, all of them felt breathless. The wooden box only a few centimeters wide contained a yellowish scroll. For those of them who were born in the royal family, it was an imperial edict, and the time had come It's a long time ago.

How could Tuoba family have the imperial edict? Didn't the four families fight against the imperial court?

Holding a lot of doubts, Yan Shengrui reached out and carefully unfolded the edict. The general meaning of the edict was that the Tuoba family would supervise the king of Southern Xinjiang as a supervisor. The other two families and various tribes in southern Xinjiang would not care what they did as long as they did not rebel. If they rebelled openly, the Tuoba family's head could take this The imperial edict goes to any emperor in Qing Dynasty and asks him to send troops to attack the king of Southern Xinjiang. The inscription on the jade seal is emperor Ren of QingTaiZu, that is to say, this is an imperial edict given to Tuoba family by the founding emperor of Daqing state. They are not only the pests of Southern Xinjiang, but also the undercover meritorious officials of the imperial court. They have been in southern Xinjiang for hundreds of years.

After reading the imperial edict, everyone's mood is heavy. The imperial edict of the founding emperor of the Qing state is equivalent to the imperial edict of the ancestors. As long as the Yao family of jiangjiakang family and the tribe of Southern Xinjiang still exist, the Tuoba family can not be exposed and must always abide by the edict. No wonder tuobawang would say that this is a curse. For Tuoba family, what is this not?

"What do you think?"

I don't know how long it took Ling Jingxuan to break the silence. Before that, he didn't expect that emperor Taizu still had such a hand. If they followed emperor Taizu's wishes, their plans would undoubtedly change greatly. However, let alone whether the descendants of the Tuoba family will change after many years, this edict is very fair to the Tuoba family, They've been bound by it for hundreds of years. Are they going to be bound all the time?

"Waste!"

Yan Shengrui clenched his teeth and spat out a word. He could imagine why emperor Taizu had left such a decree. However, his family kept it for generations. The imperial court treated them as deadly enemies. It would be cruel to them. If he had directly put his troops on the border and guarded Southern Xinjiang for hundreds of years for his Yan family, would he wipe out the family together Is it? Even if he avoided the mistake, what about their descendants? Let meritorious officials feel cold, how long can he Yan's royal family last? If you don't know, he won't allow the mistake to go on.

"Why didn't the emperor leave any important message to the descendants?"

Zeng Shaoqing touched his chin and asked in a puzzled way. In general, even if this is a very secret thing, it should not be known to others, at least the successive emperors should know it?

"Don't forget that emperor Taizu went out from southern Xinjiang. In other words, after the founding of Daqing state, most of the courtiers were from southern Xinjiang, or people who had close contact with southern Xinjiang. Moreover, I heard that emperor Taizu married only one queen in his life. According to zhuohan, he had already married when he unified Southern Xinjiang. The empress must also be from southern Xinjiang, descendants and them When the emperor and the emperor were not satisfied with the emperor's family, they would not be satisfied with the emperor When he died, the matter was completely silent, and only those in charge of the Tuoba family knew about it. "

Ling Jingxuan has studied the history of Qing state for a long time. Emperor Taizu can be regarded as a Ming monarch. Although he did not do it well, in terms of the situation at that time, the mountains and rivers in southern Xinjiang were far away, and the Jiang family had a small amount of military power to control the southern kingdom. I'm afraid that was the only way to do that? Anyway, in a word, the emperor should do what the emperor asked him to do. In this era, there is no human rights to speak about. However, since the emperor Taizu would entrust the Tuoba family, surely the Tuoba family was also a great pioneer? Is it not afraid that a hero who has made a great contribution to the founding of the country will not be afraid of chilling people's hearts? Unfortunately, the Tuoba family has been guarding the imperial edict for generations, but if there is a person who is rebellious, colludes with the Jiang family, and releases the rumors that the emperor Taizu was mean to meritorious officials, Daqing state is afraid to experience some ups and downs.

"Shaoqi, you go to Yunhai city again tomorrow and tell tuobawang that I want to see him."

Yan Shengrui Ningsheng said without any discussion, no matter what the emperor Taizu had to do, he could not let the Tuoba family keep the edict, not only for the sake of Tuoba family's good, but also for the good of Daqing. In case the Tuoba family became the only family and became rebellious, their efforts now would be in vain?After knowing the whole story, Yuan Shaoqi couldn't help but feel the injustice of Tuoba's family, hoping that they would be freed as soon as possible.

"Wait"

generally speaking, no one dares to disobey Yan Shengrui's decision, and Ling Jingxuan seldom overturns it. However, after a little consideration, he makes a rare voice. Everyone's eyes are puzzled and looks at him. Does he not agree with Yan Shengrui's decision? "What do you think? I don't mean to disagree

At a glance, he could see what they were thinking. Ling Jingxuan laughed angrily, and then said seriously, "Shengrui means what I mean. Tuoba's family has been guarding Southern Xinjiang for so many years. We can't let them continue to guard. However, we can't meet with Tuoba family for the time being. The Kang family still has one last breath. If Tuoba's family breaks out at this time, they will obey me They have a third choice. They will give everything to the Jiang family for free, and fight against us. With the money from the Kang family, the Jiang family may choose to fight us to the end. Although we may not be afraid of him, patriarch zhuohan has a very correct saying. After all, southern Xinjiang is the territory of our Qing state. We fight and fight in our own territory The most important thing is that if the war can be solved peacefully, it's better to solve it peacefully. "

of course, it's better to solve the war peacefully only if it's limited to the internal strife within the country. If it's sublimated into a contradiction between two countries or many countries, there's no saying of peace.

"What do you mean?"

Don't want to waste the brain to guess how he plans, Yan Shengrui asked directly.

"It's very simple. Let the Tuoba family endure for a while, and after we have cleaned up the Kang family, as long as the Kang family's business lines and financial resources are all in our hands, the Jiang family can't even do it twice. I don't think it's enough to support a war by relying on the financial resources of a family, even if they have the support of the tribes in the mountains and hold the legendary gold in their hands Mine, iron ore

"It's reasonable. As long as we don't force the Kang family to the Jiang family, the Tuoba family will declare that they will submit to the imperial court after we have cleaned up the Kang family. In this way, the Jiang family will not be able to support itself, and sooner or later it will collapse. As for the Tuoba family, it will be the same to see you after they declare their obedience. They have worked so hard for so many years, and the court should give them due rewards."

Chu Yunhan nodded with approval. If Tuoba's family announced their obedience now, it would be a big disadvantage to their plans.

"Let's make a decision. Tomorrow I'll let Yan Yi go there in person to explain what we mean to tuobawang. Since they are willing to hand over this edict, they certainly don't mind waiting a few more days."

Yan Shengrui, after a little meditation, agreed that the imperial edict would be brought back to the capital and left to Xiao Qi to decide whether to put it into the Imperial Cabinet, which was specially responsible for keeping the decrees of successive emperors, or to destroy it. Anyway, he would never allow this decree to remain in the Tuoba family.

"One thing I think is very strange. According to the information we have before, the emperor of the first emperor once came to southern Xinjiang. Why didn't the Tuoba family come up with the imperial edict at that time?"

Ling Jingxuan thought about it and couldn't help but put forward his own doubts. According to zhuohan, at that time, the leaders of the Jiang family were still very good. They voluntarily handed over the throne of Southern Xinjiang in exchange for peace. Since there is no king of Southern Xinjiang, the Yao family and the Kang family do not have the same influence as they did hundreds of years ago. The tribes in the mountains are led by the Wusun tribe, which should not be a threat Why didn't they come up with the imperial edict and ask the emperor to let them go free? Or with the emperor?

"I'm afraid they didn't take it out, but they were covered in dust again."

No one here had more say than Yan Shengrui. After all, it was his ancestor. Seeing that he was so sure, Ling Jingxuan and others seemed to realize something. Their faces were heavy. Yan Shengrui seemed not to see anything. He continued: "the emperor's first emperor was the one who opened up territory for thousands of years in terms of Qing state. This kind of person is incomparable in bravery and good at fighting and scheming As Jingxuan said just now, the mountains and rivers in southern Xinjiang are far away, and the imperial court can't reach it. Even if there is no title of king of Southern Xinjiang, it is necessary for the Tuoba family to exist even if there is no king of Southern Xinjiang

has the final say that he has given the decree wholly intact to the tubas, which indirectly explains why tubas Wang said that the tubas were not able to return to them.

"Should I say that your royal people are selfish or praise the Royal spirit of sacrificing selfishness for the sake of the world?"

Ling Jingxuan has no words to help his forehead. I'm afraid it's the same as what he said. The fact has proved that the emperor was right, and the Jiang family was indeed rebellious. However, it was extremely cruel for Tuoba family. If it was for him, he would have given up his burden for a long time. However, it is very difficult to define who is right and who is wrong in the Royal Society There are human rights, let alone fairness.

"You're Royal, too."

Knowing that he was mocking them, Yan Shengrui's only dissatisfaction was that he excluded himself. Ling Jingxuan shook his head and laughed: "I didn't say that I was not a royal, but if it was me, I would never have been as inhuman as emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizu. Especially since the former Emperor of Taishang took over the title of nobility, the southern kingdom can't make any waves, Why not take advantage of the situation to recall the four families to the capital? It can be seen from the fact that all the Yao family have read a lot of poems and books that they adore the culture of the Central Plains. Perhaps they had dreamt of taking part in the imperial examination and standing in the court hall. If the emperor recalled them to the capital, everything today might have been avoided. "Those who are deprived of the title will be unhappy. If the Jiang family wants to go against it, it is doomed. Since they have already anticipated it, they should put people under their noses and let them continue to stay in southern Xinjiang. Isn't that a chance for them to grow stronger? Fortunately, they are here now. If they are allowed to operate for several more generations, who will be the emperor will become an unknown number.

"Maybe it's useless for us to talk so much about the difficulties of the former Emperor. Since things have already been like this, we have to solve the problems and not let the same things happen again and again."

Chu Yunhan sighed deeply. After all, he was a royal daughter-in-law. He didn't want to judge the late emperor. He had to do his best to solve the problem.

"I know, just talk about it casually. Well, it's not early. Let's have a rest early."

With that, Ling Jingxuan stood up. Yan Shengrui put one hand around him and the other hand picked up the wooden box containing the imperial edict. They nodded with them before they left the study. Chu Yunhan, Zeng Shaoqing and Yuan Shaoqi sighed helplessly at the same time. Before that, who could have thought that the small Southern Xinjiang had involved Taizu emperor? The problems in southern Xinjiang may have long been doomed to be solved by the Yan royal family.