Chapter 717 The situation is corrupt (please vote)
Jinling has a beautiful shape and unique beauty in the south. Sun Quan, the great emperor of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, established his capital here. Later, Liu Song, Xiao Qi, Xiao Liang and Chen of the Eastern Jin and Southern Dynasties successively established their capitals here, so it is known as the "ancient capital of the Six Dynasties".
However, the more blessed the city is, the more ill-fated it is...
Health was very prosperous during the Six Dynasties. It is said that during the reign of Emperor Wu of Liang, the number of households in the city reached 300,000, and it was prosperous and prosperous. When the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, Chen Shubao, the empress of Chen, was captured, the city, palaces and gardens were destroyed, and all the Healthy City was leveled and turned into farmland. Only Jiangzhou was established in Stone City. The prosperity came to an end and everything was desolate!
It was Yang Su who implemented this decision, and it was Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian who issued the "demolition order"...
Yang Jian was born in a monastery and was a superstitious emperor. After destroying Nanchen and taking the emperor away from his old capital, he was still worried about the resurgence of the "Emperor Qi" in the southeast, so he decided to break Jiankang's Feng Shui and suppress it completely. Why would Yang Jian think of this? The fundamental reason is naturally that it is the residence of a health-related emperor with "dragon vein energy". From the founding of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the fall of Chen Dynasty, it existed as the capital for nearly three hundred years, and its status in the hearts of southerners is extraordinary.
After the fall of the Sui Dynasty and the fall of Nanchen, the policy of "flattening and cultivating" was implemented for health, which was to demolish all the buildings on the ground in the city, push them to flat ground, and cultivate them into fields for farmers to plant vegetables. The "Book of the Sui Dynasty, Part Two of the Five Elements" records: "When Chen died, Jiankang became a ruin." The majestic capital of a country turned into a vegetable field for farmers. It is rare in the history of world capitals, let alone China.
Emperors or rebels in the past dynasties of China seem to have the attribute of "prodigal son". The destruction of a regime is not complete, and all its symbols must be completely erased. There are countless incidents of burning down the capital. It is really sad and heartbreaking. Incessantly.
Then, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty abolished the name "Jiankang" and restored the "Moling" name that Qin Shihuang mocked Nanjing...
In the thirteenth year of Daye, Du Fuwei, who occupied a large area of Jianghuai, called himself King of Wu in Liyang. In the third year of Tang Wude's reign, Du Fuwei defeated Li Zitong in Jiangbei and moved the base to Hengjian. In the fifth year of Wude, Du Fuwei entered the court and was placed under house arrest in Chang'an.
"Guihua" means "submission" and "submission". The Tang Dynasty gave health this name because Du Fuwei surrendered to the central court.
In the seventh year of Wude, Du Fuwei was poisoned and killed by Li Yuan in Chang'an. Later, when His Majesty Li Er came to the throne, he was ordered to restore his official title and be buried with public rites. In the second year after Du Fuwei was killed by Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, that is, in the eighth year of Wude, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty changed the county to Jinling County and restored its ancient name.
As the center of Jiangnan, Jinling cannot be easily abandoned with a decree of "flattening and cultivating". Hundreds of overseas Chinese from the south have lived in Jinling for generations, while the local Wu surnames gathered in Sanwu. Although they are connected with each other, they are distinct. As the base camp of overseas Chinese, how could Jinling be allowed to fall into disrepair? Since the time of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Jinling has gradually regained its prosperity, with pavilions, buildings and manor houses gradually emerging.
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After Xiao Yu got the emperor's order, he naturally did not dare to neglect it. He returned to the mansion and hurriedly explained it, and immediately took a boat to go south. I was anxious all the way and urged repeatedly. The boat sailed in the wind and the trackers gathered in groups. When there was a jam, the gate opened. Within a few days, I entered Yangzhou, but I didn't cross the river and reached Jinling.
Along the way, Xiao Yu was worried and had blisters on his lips.
The first time I got off the boat, I asked the tribesmen who came to greet me from the old house: "How is the current situation in Niuzhuji?"
What he fears most is that Fang Jun has been slaughtered by the Shanyue people, and then there will be no hope of recovery! After hearing from the clansmen that Fang Jun was still holding on, and that tens of thousands of Yue people had charged several times but nothing could be done, Xiao Yu finally put his heart back into his stomach. At the same time, I couldn't help shouting, this Fang Jun is really stupid. Even if so many Shanyue people are pigs, they will bite him to death with one bite, right?
Xiao Yu, an old man, could no longer bear the speed of this journey. Hearing that Fang Jun had not yet fled, he felt confident and felt a little unbearable when his energy was exhausted. The servants around him quickly escorted him back to the old house to rest.
When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty "flattened and cultivated" Jinling, the old residence of the Xiao family had long been destroyed. Although hundreds of mansions were later built in the city, the Xiao family has always lived in a separate property under the stone city outside the city. The villa here was a garden belonging to the Xiao royal family. In the early years, Emperor Gaozu returned the property to its original owner and gave it to Xiao Yu.
The general returned to Xingyuan and had his face cleaned by the maid. Then a servant reported to Xie Chengjie to see him.
"Let him in!" Xiao Yuqiang braced himself, with a deep expression on his face.
Xie Chengjie was brought in by his servants. Just as he bent down to salute, he was unexpectedly kicked to the ground by Xiao Yu, who suddenly jumped up. He was completely frightened.
Xiao Yu covered his almost broken waist with one hand and cursed with his halberd finger: "Are you trying to trap me in a cauldron?"
At this moment, not only Xie Chengjie was dumbfounded, but the Xiao clan members in the hall were also dumbfounded...
Although Xie Chengjie is not the head of the Xie family at the moment, his status in the Xie family is very prominent. He has the potential to surpass the next generation of family heads, and his reputation in Jinling is also profound. But unexpectedly, he was kicked to the ground by Xiao Yu. He was as embarrassed as he wanted...
Everyone in the Xiao clan is terrified.
Xie Chengjie was kicked until he was in a daze. However, after he came to his senses, he did not become angry at being humiliated by Xiao Yu. Instead, he got up from the ground in embarrassment and said with a bitter smile: "My lord, you have wronged Xie."
He understood Xiao Yu's rage and disrespect.
Shanyue rebelled, not to mention what role the Jiangnan gentry played in this. Fang Jun was besieged and plundered in various counties, while the Jiangnan gentry stood aside and sat idly by, which was equivalent to putting Xiao Yu on the fire.
In the eyes of the emperor, Xiao Yu was the spokesperson of the Jiangnan gentry, and he was the only one qualified to mediate with the emperor on behalf of the Jiangnan gentry. Nowadays, the behavior of the Jiangnan gentry has long gone beyond the scope of being ministers and good people. It is an understatement to say that they are colluding with rebels and plotting evil.
As soon as this incident came out, one can imagine the pressure Xiao Yu was under.
Xiao Yu's silver hair stood on end, and he shouted angrily: "Are you still polite when you act so recklessly?"
Xie Chengjie said helplessly: "Although this junior knows about this matter, he has never intervened in it. The Duke of Guo has indeed wronged this junior."
Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, knowing that Xie Chengjie would not lie about this matter. He turned to look at his clansmen and said in a cold tone: "Have I, the Xiao family, been involved in this?"
The tribesmen quickly replied: "No! This incident happened suddenly. It was originally a joint effort by other aristocratic families. When we received the news, Shanyue had already rebelled."
Xiao Yu just breathed a sigh of relief, and the clinker tribe said again: "It's just that... all the families in the south of the Yangtze River united to resist the imperial court in Suzhou and established a shipping department. This move shook the foundation of the south of the Yangtze River. As the leader of the south of the Yangtze River, my family cannot sit back and watch the court squeeze it. Jiangnan gentry, so..."
Xiao Yu was so angry that he trembled for a while, but was speechless.
Although this matter was not informed in detail by my family, it was what the title meant. Everyone could see that the establishment of the Shipping Department was aimed at sea trade, and sea trade was the largest source of financial resources for the Jiangnan nobles. The imperial court's move was tantamount to snatching food from the tiger's mouth. It was strange that the Jiangnan nobles did not respond. Since the Xiao family assumes the position of leader of the Jiangnan gentry and enjoys the benefits brought by this position, it is time to stand up and advance and retreat with the Jiangnan gentry.
Resisting the establishment of the Municipal Shipping Department is actually nothing. It is nothing more than a trick of the Jiangnan gentry Yu Fangjun. In the end, the Municipal Shipping Department will be established, and the emperor's will must be respected. But the interests involved need to be discussed in detail after the struggle. Who will eat more, who will lose more, that's all...
But now that the Shanyue rebellion and the Jiangnan gentry are sitting idly by as a background, the establishment of a boycott of the Shipping Department will be infinitely exaggerated.
Xiao Yu helplessly held up his forehead...
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yu said to Xie Chengjie: "Hurry up and tell each family's plans one by one. Don't hide even a little bit, otherwise the end of the Jiangnan gentry is not far away!"
Xie Chengjie was startled by the words "The end is not far away", swallowed his saliva, and asked: "Master, is it so serious? You are just sitting back and watching Shanyue's rebellion. We are not planning it secretly. Besides, there is no evidence. Ah, at most, a few of the disciples will be released to bear the blame for the failure to suppress the bandits, and the court will not go into a big war, right? "
Xiao Yu sighed speechlessly, these idiots!
But now is not the time to argue about who is stupid and who is smart. He cheered up and told his tribe: "Hurry up and take my post and go to Jinling Navy and order it to gather soldiers and warships as soon as possible and send troops to Niuzhuji. Be sure to Fang Jun rescued!”
"This..." The tribesman said with a constipated expression on his face: "The garrison commander of the Jinling Navy, Wang Shangfang, was defeated in the encirclement and suppression of the water bandits a few days ago, and the navy lost troops and generals..."
Xiao Yu suddenly changed his color!
Second update! There's a lot going on today, but I'll try my best to update four times, but the time will probably be a little later.
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