Chapter 603

"Elder sister." Yu Yuanxu's lips wriggled for a long time before she called out softly. At this time, he seemed to see the elder sister who had taken care of him since childhood, the elder sister who had sheltered him from the wind and rain at the beginning of his accession to the throne, and the assistant princess who had spared no one's support to send troops to the northern expedition at the critical moment of Daqian.

Hongxi's cultural rule surpassed that of Wendi's ancestors, and his martial arts also surpassed that of Wudi's. But Yu Yuanxu understands that more than half of the credit is due to his elder sister Yu Chuqing and his brother-in-law Lu Chun. Whether it was the rebellion of Dongping king at the beginning of his accession to the throne, or Qingyang going south later, or the rebellion of eighteen Marquis's residence three years ago on the eve of the moon, no one could have predicted what the situation would eventually turn into without the existence of these two people.

Now, after nearly 20 years of hard work, the local aristocratic family has grown rapidly with the prosperity of the people and the abundance of wealth. These aristocratic families merged land, hoarded and lived in strange places among the people, and fought against each other and seized power.

It can be predicted that if the aristocratic family is allowed to develop, the imperial power will be elevated by the aristocratic family in more than 100 years, and the common people will also live under the control of the aristocratic family and the influence of public opinion. Once the later generations are not entrusted by human beings, the situation of weak officials and strong officials will be established. If natural and man-made disasters happen again, the collapse of the aristocratic family is almost inevitable, which is unacceptable to Yu Yuanxu and the whole Yu royal family. Then the only way is to suppress, restrict, split and even perish before the aristocratic family developed as powerful as the clan princes of the previous dynasty.

All this needs to be done by one person. First of all, this person should be credible. Second, he should have enough power and prestige. More importantly, this person should not be the Emperor himself. Only a few people can meet this requirement, such as Princess Yu Chuqing, King Yu Yuanpu of Zhongyang, Duke Zhuge Xingzhi of Fuguo, Duke Lu Chun of Weiguo, Prime Minister Liu Buyi and Marquis Bai Yi of Wu'an, And Lu que, the commander in chief of Southern Xinjiang, who was leading the war in southern Xinjiang at this time.

Originally, Yu Yuanxu wanted Lu que to do this. Because Lu Chun, the Duke of Wei, was the leader of a poor family, almost all the new generation of poor students stood behind him. In addition, he had the support of the top dignitaries and the top ten aristocratic families. In addition, the two wars of Tianxing and Huachao, the name of Lu que spread all over Daqian and even the surrounding countries. As long as Lu que can destroy Nanli again, his prestige will be as high as the sun. It is not difficult for him to punish his family and eliminate the imperial court with his prestige in the army and among the people.

But as a mother, Yu Chuqing obviously does not want Lu Kuo to do such a thing, because no matter what the cause is, whether there is evidence or not, and how it is recorded in history books, it will make a lot of speculation in later generations, and even the irrefutable fame will be rewritten by those scholars who reverse the black and white and have ulterior motives. After all, such things are common in history books, But this is what Yu Chuqing doesn't want to see. Because she understood that her son had no intention of power, and it was not her son's wish to become the commander-in-chief of Southern Xinjiang. Since she and the emperor tied her son to Daqian's chariot with friendship, she would not allow anyone to slander him.

That's why Yu Chuqing had to fight against the aristocratic family while he was in Lu Que's body and in southern Xinjiang, so that no matter how much imagination later generations used, they would not touch Lu Que's body. As for her reputation, she didn't care. Since she came to power, she killed the Marquis Xun GUI and the gaomen mansion that had existed since the founding of the country. During the Qingyang war, those Qingyang soldiers who gave up their arms and surrendered were killed by her. Even the half brother, King Dongping, was executed by him, which led to the destruction of the whole Dongping mansion.

Yu Chuqing really doesn't care what the world thinks of her and what the future generations will think of her. In her opinion, as long as she does not live up to the right path of heaven and earth, the country and the country, and the words entrusted by her father before her death, she is also worthy of her own heart. What other people's life and death are to do with her is to blame these aristocratic families for their advance, retreat and convergence. As the saying goes, heaven's sin can still be forgiven, and self sin can't live, that's it.

However, what Yu Chuqing did was not out of selfishness. What she did was the Emperor Yu Yuanxu and the prince Yu Minghao, who would certainly inherit the throne and dominate the country.

"Elder sister." Seeing that the emperor was a little emotional, empress Lu Qin poured a cup of tea for the emperor and asked, "now the troops of the great army are in the north and south of Xinjiang, and the troops in the country are empty. Even the capital of Qianyuan, there are only ten guards. If someone wants to make trouble, what should he do?"

"Trouble?" Yu Chuqing sneered with disdain: "since Emperor Wu, both Emperor Ming and Emperor Xuan have ruled the country with benevolence and softness. The second younger brother's rank is more lenient and generous. The common people are grateful to the heavenly family. What's the matter with them? Apart from their children and Zhuang Ding servants, who can be rebellious? Even if the hundred and ten aristocratic families unite, how many soldiers can there be?"

At this point, Yu Chuqing sipped a sip of tea and continued, "besides, my husband is on the way back to piaoyueguan, accompanied by CHIDI tribe attached to dai'er. As long as my husband returns to piaoyueguan, who dares to act rashly in the northern Xinjiang family?"

"What about Southern Xinjiang? There has just been a rebellion in Qingquan, southern Xinjiang, and because of the move of the people in southern Xinjiang, the aristocratic family in southern Xinjiang has suffered a lot and resented the imperial court. If someone wants to stir up trouble and instigate the people in southern Xinjiang who have not returned to their native land, they may have a big trouble. " Empress Lu Qin some worry of say.

"What the queen said is reasonable." Yu Chuqing nods to Yu Yuanxu and asks, "what do you think of the second younger brother?"

"I'm not worried about Southern Xinjiang." Yu Yuanxu shakes his head and says, "Bai Yi is in Qingquan City, the heart of Southern Xinjiang. Before he goes south, Que'er gives Bai Yi all the ten Phoenix guards. This is not just a gesture made by Que'er, who knows how to be a minister, so as to dispel the suspicions of me and court officials that he has the heart of supporting soldiers and self-respect. Another point is that from the rebellion in Qingquan City, Que'er had expected that after he led the army to the south, there might be changes in the country. So he left the top ten Phoenix guards to commander Bai Yi and let him stay in the heart of the south for a rainy day. "

"What he left behind was not only the top ten Phoenix guards, but also the 36000 Qingqi elite of the evergreen army." Yu Chuqing added with a smile.

"I see." Lu Qin nodded and said with a smile, "in this way, there are three legions in Northern Xinjiang, namely big brother and Panshi, Tianhuo and Longxiang. In the south, there are Wu'an Marquis and ten Fenghuang guards. In the west, there are Shanyin troops guarding mingquanguan. Although the Han Navy in the East is at sea, the 120000 well-trained army is not just a good marine. That is to say, on the surface, our domestic forces are now at the lowest level since the founding of our country, but in fact, this is just an illusion. "

"Since ancient times, it's hard to know people's minds without a single incident. Our palace is also very curious about what will happen next. We really want to see how many families are blinded by profits and dare to act against the world." Yu Chuqing's mouth was slightly upward, and a trace of deep cold intention of killing flashed in her eyes.

Daqian has the internal affairs department, the information department, and the Fengping department affiliated to the imperial censor station. In addition, the Royal Sanwei, who is directly under the emperor's command, is hard to hide the local disturbance from the three departments and Sanwei. As long as they want to know, even the most secret things, they can't escape the detection of the shadow guard, the dark guard, and the secret guard.

Therefore, Yu Chuqing had an account of the situation of the local aristocratic family long ago. Before she ordered to arrest those aristocratic children with files, she had already figured out how to deal with these people. To tell you the truth, Yu Chuqing was not afraid of the aristocratic families jumping up and down, nor was he afraid that they would launch a letter of advice on their relations, nor was he afraid that they would incite the people to revolt. In this way, things would be easier. Just a piece of imperial edict would make them rebel, and then he would hold high the banner of fighting against them and send out troops to wipe out these people.

For Yu Chuqing, compared with these, it is the group of people kneeling outside the hall that gives her some headache, especially the old Prime Minister Zhuo Xianran, who has been an official for a long time.

Zhuo Xianran was as talented and famous as Yan Zheng today when he was young. After graduating from the Academy, he served as the county magistrate, and later moved to the Minister of Li and Minister of rites. In the middle of Emperor Xuan's reign, he joined the cabinet to worship the prime minister. Before the death of the former Emperor, he became the second prime minister. If the prime minister at that time was not Luo canglan, the Duke of an, he would have become the first minister of literature in the early period of Hongxi's reign.

Although he was born into a family, he was not selfish and did not use his power to help his family. Moreover, for Yu Yuanxu and Yu Chuqing, Zhuo Xianran still had great achievements. In the early days of Hongxi's reign, everything was not peaceful. If it was not for the support of Luo canglan and ya xiangzhuo, the then chief executive, Yu Chuqing would not have balanced the court and straightened out the government in such a short time, no matter how talented she was and how honorable she was as the assistant princess.

In the battle of grassland destroying Qingyang, it was Zhuo Xianran and the Ministry of war who together guaranteed the military supplies and food and grass supplies of the whole northern expedition army. During the war lasting more than a year, Yu Chuqing and Lu Chun never worried about logistics problems. So, although they didn't go to the battlefield, they were also the officials of great achievements.

Zhuo Xianran was also appointed as a lecturer of palace studies by the emperor. Although he did not have the name of imperial teacher like Luo canglan and Zhuge Xingzhi, he was also a teacher of her and the emperor. Among the people Yu Chuqing ordered to arrest this time was a dandy of Zhuo Xianran's grandson. However, Yu Chuqing didn't expect that Zhuo Xianran, who had been living in Zhuo's mansion in Changzhi county for more than ten years, would come to the imperial capital to see the emperor because of this. After the Emperor revealed that he didn't want to see him, he stayed outside the Ziji hall.

You should know that Da Qian ruled by law and propriety, supplemented by propriety in addition to Da Qian's law. Since Zhuo Xianran used to be her teacher and the emperor's teacher, he has been staying outside the Ziji hall. It's really difficult for them to do so. After all, although he is a monarch and minister now, he once had the title of master and apprentice. It's not proper to keep such a reputation all the time.

At this time, Wang Zan, the general manager of the internal servant, pushed the door and came in, followed by several internal servants with food boxes.

"Well, has prime minister Zhuo ever left?" After waiting for the waiter to arrange the cake and fruit tray in the food box, Qian Huang Yu Yuanxu asks.

"My Lord, the old prime minister has been sitting outside the hall, saying that he will never leave until he sees his majesty." Wang Zan bowed back.

"Did he eat?" Yu Yuanxu asked again.

Wang Zan showed a wry smile when he heard that "the old slave asked the imperial dining room to make some food boxes, but the old prime minister refused."

Yu Chuqing laughed and said, "I didn't expect to see you for nearly 20 years. Prime Minister Zhuo's temperament is still so stubborn. It seems that he has made little progress in self-cultivation in the past ten years."

"The old Prime Minister's character is just like this. Elder sister Chang is not unclear." Yu Yuanxu also said with a smile, "elder sister, although it's mid spring now, the weather is not warm. Otherwise, let's invite the old prime minister in for a cup of hot tea."

"Not bad." Yu Chuqing nodded and said, "the Zhuo family in Changzhi is the family of Shilu. Our Palace also wants to ask the old Prime Minister how his children who come from a scholarly family have become a bully of men and women. He used to be the Prime Minister of a country, and it is not a problem to help the king govern the world. How can he teach his children and grandchildren well instead?"

"Every family has its own difficult classics. When he's old, there's always something he can't take care of, and we can't blame the old Prime Minister." Yu Yuanxu's impression of this important official at the beginning of his accession to the throne is excellent. According to his original intention, he didn't mean to embarrass the other party. If it wasn't for elder sister Chang, maybe he would have summoned Zhuo Xianran long ago. After all, he is the king of benevolence and kindness. He let an old minister who had made great contributions to the country spend most of his time outside on this cold spring night. He really can't do such a thing.

"Wang Zan, hold a banquet in the side hall. Please come in." Yu Yuanxu thought for a while and said, "let the imperial dining room make some mild dishes. Now it's late, and the old Prime Minister hasn't been in for a long time. Don't hurt his spleen and stomach when he is old."

"No, I'll do it now." Wang Zan said something in his heart. Sure enough, after more than 20 years as the chief steward, Wang Zan naturally knew that the emperor was a benevolent king, and rarely took the initiative to embarrass his ministers. In his opinion, as long as Zhuo Xianran didn't leave, it would be sooner or later for the emperor to summon him. Maybe Zhuo Xianran also knew this, so he didn't eat or drink. However, Wang Zan's emotion didn't show on his face. He bowed and bowed, then turned back.

"For more than 20 years, the second younger brother has never changed." Waiting for Wang Zan to leave, Yu Chuqing looks at Yu Yuanxu and says.

"After all, the old prime minister has made great contributions to the state, and has a half teacher friendship with me and elder sister Chang. Future generations are unworthy of him and should not be involved in him." Yu Yuanxu waved his hand and said.

"And what if he pleads?" Yu Chuqing asked.

Yu Yuanxu sighed and said, "people have feelings, but the national law is merciless. I believe Lao Cheng knows this better than anyone else."