Chapter 5009 Audacious
Due to the implementation of the imperial examination, the Jiangnan nobles glared and complained against the central government. Under such circumstances, it was difficult to guarantee that no one would take the risk and try to sabotage the imperial examination. Even if Xiao Yu was willing to stand up and call on the Jiangnan nobles to ensure the smooth implementation of the imperial examination, he would be very powerful. Not caught.
Maybe they follow his call publicly, but not necessarily in private.
If something unexpected goes wrong, everyone will be suspected, and it will be difficult to investigate. Then he, the "leader of the Jiangnan gentry", may not be able to end it...
Gao Kan took a sip of tea and said calmly: "I know Duke Song's concerns, but there is no need to worry about it. All I need is Duke Song's promise. As long as you are loyal to His Majesty and loyal to the empire, even if the situation fluctuates, It has nothing to do with you either.”
Xiao Yu understood that what the court wanted was his attitude, and more importantly his stance.
Jiangnan is the Jiangnan of the Jiangnan gentry, but it is also the Jiangnan of the empire. The imperial examination is the sharp blade that disintegrates the control of Jiangnan by the Jiangnan gentry. However, in the process from the Jiangnan of the Jiangnan gentry to the Jiangnan of the empire, a turning stage is needed, and if he Acceptance is the most important key in this stage of change.
And this means that the Lanling Xiao family will passively choose their own side.
Without thinking for a long time, Xiao Yu made a decision: "I entered the Tang Dynasty during the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, determined to calm the world and benefit all people. Fortunately, I was favored by three generations of emperors. , devote oneself to one's work and die."
He knew that Gao Kan was not His Majesty's confidant. The reason why he was able to lead his army in Jinling and intimidate Jiangnan was because of Fang Jun's support and trust. To a certain extent, both sides were considered "our own people". At this moment, he could express his stance and stand up to his face. , it must be because the other party has noticed something, and in order to avoid the loss of trust between the two parties due to emergencies, this is why we met today.
Sure enough, Gao Kan nodded and whispered: "If the situation changes and the Duke of Song needs to raise his arms, please don't make a mistake."
Xiao Yu quickly asked: "But something happened?"
Gao Kan took a sip of tea, put down the tea cup, and said calmly: "There are always some people who cannot see the world's situation, and are stuck in the glory of the past. They falsely believe that they can fight against the power of heaven on their own, but they don't know that the interests of the empire will not tolerate anything. Violation? ”
Having grown from a soldier to a commander of a guard, he is no longer Wu Xia Amen. At this moment, he is dealing with it indifferently, but his murderous aura is overflowing, and he must not be offended.
Xiao Yu had a headache: "I wonder which one it is?"
The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are not monolithic. Some of them are Wujun aristocratic families that have developed since the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms, headed by the "four surnames of Wuzhong" Gu, Lu, Zhu, and Zhang. The other part are the surnames of overseas Chinese who traveled to the south in the late Eastern Jin Dynasty, such as Wang, Xie, Yuan and Xiao are the main ones. One of them is a local family and the other is a foreign family. They have thrived in the south of the Yangtze River for hundreds of years. They are not only against each other, but also connected with each other and connected with each other.
Interests are deeply entangled and involved.
Something happens to one family, and with the fight, I don’t know how many families will be involved...
Gao Kan laughed and said: "Who can tell how many insects there are in the sand nest? I can only catch whoever pops up."
Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said: "Kill one to serve as a warning to others, it's okay, it's okay."
Although he will not underestimate Gao Kan's ability, this gentleman is from a branch of the Bohai Gao family, and he can barely be regarded as a son of aristocratic family. However, he has been in poverty since he was a child and has not been able to study hard. He has also fought his way to the top from a lowly soldier, and it is inevitable that he will be murderous. Hengyi, if he becomes too violent and selfish, and tries to pave his way up with the corpses of Jiangnan nobles, then the land of Jiangnan will encounter a bloody storm.
With tens of thousands of elite troops on the right guard, naval ships supply supplies along the waterways all over the south of the Yangtze River. It is very likely to sweep across the south of the Yangtze River and become unstoppable...
However, it is obvious that Gao Kan is not a violent person. He has a large army but is not reckless. He has the important task of intimidating Jiangnan, but he also knows that he cannot rely on the strength of his army to kill. Instead, he chooses him, the leader of the Jiangnan gentry, to coerce, induce, and open up opportunities. gap.
Is a character.
There was a rush of footsteps outside the window, and the two of them followed the sound. A young man in brocade robes was walking quickly from the corridor between the bamboo forests. When they reached the front yard, they saw two people looking at him. They stood and bowed to salute, and then became more steady. , walked quickly into the house: "Grandpa is polite, General Gao is polite..."
Xiao Yu frowned: "How can you behave in such a panic?"
For Xiao Shougui, the eldest grandson, we can say that we have deep love and deep responsibility. Although the eldest son Xiao Rui has several other sons who are older than him, the legitimate concubine cannot be abolished. The future family fortune of the Lanling Xiao family will always fall on him. .
However, although Xiao Shougui has extraordinary talents and literary talents, he has a frivolous temper and cannot bear the weight of the family no matter how he looks at it.
But Xiao Shougui is not only his eldest grandson, but also the son of Princess Xiangcheng, the eldest daughter of Emperor Taizong. He has noble blood and aloof status...
One must have high hopes.
Xiao Shougui said hurriedly: "It's not that my grandson doesn't know the importance, but that something big happened in the examination room of Shangshu Province. Some students stopped the examination, slandered mathematics in the examination room, and even called on other students to boycott the examination in public to protest!"
Xiao Yu looked at Gao Kan.
Gao Kan sat peacefully, holding the pot to fill the teacups in front of the two of them, then took a sip from the cup and said in a deep voice: "Don't be anxious, since he couldn't wait to jump out, we might as well let him be crazy for a while to see if there is any accomplice. ”
Xiao Yu pondered for a while and said worriedly: "If there is an accomplice, he should be punished with the same crime, but if an unintentional person is incited by him, he will be unjustly accused."
Gao Kan raised his eyebrows and said disapprovingly: "If you don't have a weak will and an unstable stance, you can distinguish right from wrong. How can you be incited by it?"
Xiao Yu frowned: "If you kill one person to serve as a warning to others, why add to the chaos?"
Gao Kan said: "Severely punish the culprits who are the culprits, let go of the culprits who are accomplices, combine leniency with severity, and use kindness and power at the same time. Only then can we kill one to serve as a warning to hundreds and serve as a warning to others."
Xiao Yu sighed: "The future generations are to be feared."
In troubled times, heroes emerge; in times of trouble, capable ministers emerge.
The famous founding ministers are aging, the Zhenguan ministers have not yet declined, and the younger generation has emerged in the Renhe Dynasty. The Tang Empire will surely become stronger and more prosperous under the governance of these capable ministers.
The current situation is everything.
The power is at the center, and the Jiangnan nobles try to counter the center with their own strength. How can they go against the trend and remain undefeated?
On the side, Xiao Shougui saw the two people sitting motionless with expressions unchanged. He was suddenly confused and said hurriedly: "The troops in the city under martial law have begun to gather towards Taicheng. I wonder how to deal with this matter?"
That is disrupting the examination room and trying to terminate the imperial examination. It is a huge crime!
How can we remain unmoved and turn a deaf ear?
Gao Kan glanced at the impatient Xiao Shougui and smiled meaningfully at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu sighed and looked at his direct grandson: "Are you involved in this?"
Xiao Shougui was stunned for a moment, slightly flustered, hesitatingly shook his head and denied: "It has nothing to do with the grandson, it's Lu Yanyuan and those people!"
Gao Kan raised his eyebrows: "The Lu family of Wu County?"
"Exactly."
"Haha," Gao Kan said with deep eyes, "The commander-in-chief was still too soft-hearted back then, and he couldn't kill him cleanly."
Xiao Shougui felt a murderous aura coming towards his face, which was as real as it could be. He suddenly felt chills running down his spine and trembling with fear.
He knew the grudge between Fang Jun and the Lu family of Wu County. Although the Lu family of Wu County was flourishing and had many branches, everyone from top to bottom had a blood feud with Fang Jun. This time, the children of the Lu family of Wu County disrupted the imperial examination and slandered mathematics, which was tantamount to openly challenging the establishment of the imperial examination. The reforming Fang Jun launched a challenge.
As a hawk under Fang Jun and leading the army to guard Jinling, will Gao Kan raise his butcher knife and swing it at the Lu family of Wu County, killing all the Lu family's descendants who Fang Jun had not killed back then?
Xiao Yu had already stood up, straightened his clothes, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go and have a look first. If the trouble is too serious, we will have to take severe measures."
Xiao Shougui became more and more frightened, lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
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Sima Rui crossed south to Jiankang and established the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
When Jin became emperor, the Jiankang Palace was destroyed in the Su Jun Rebellion. After the war subsided, in September of the fifth year of Xianhe, Emperor Cheng of Jin ordered Shangshu Youshe Wang Bin to build a new palace on the old site of Yuancheng. In November of the following year, the new palace was completed and named Jiankang Palace, also known as Xianyang Palace. palace.
"Tai" refers to the central official office at that time, with the Shangshu Taiwan as its main body. Because the Shangshu Taiwan was located in the palace city, the palace city was also called "Taicheng".
In the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty, the Sui army invaded Taicheng and destroyed the Chen Dynasty. They razed the palaces and gardens in Jiankang into farmland. Only the area dominated by Shangshu Province was preserved, which is also the core of Taicheng.
However, since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the central government has been suspicious of and suppressed Jiangnan. Although Jinling, which was almost razed to the ground during the wars in the past, was rebuilt, it was far less prosperous than the Six Dynasties. Taicheng was also desolate for a long time. It was used as an examination room for the imperial examination and was slightly repaired. , but weeds can still be seen everywhere and the buildings are dilapidated and dilapidated.
Entering the Zhengyang Gate to the north, you will see that the walls of the Tai Chi Palace, which used to be grand and magnificent, have collapsed and are mottled and dilapidated. The ruins are hidden among the lush vegetation. Go out from the Yunlong Gate on the east side and go up the steps. If you stop and look south, you can see the whole view of Taicheng.
Although this place has been abandoned for a long time, you can still see the continuous buildings and high ridges. There are teams of soldiers wearing helmets and armors on the outside to strictly block entry and exit. Bypassing the court hall and reaching the back door of Shangshu Provincial Officials' House, you can see the official houses on both sides. The large enclosed courtyard was crowded with people and noisy.
In the examination rooms set up by the officials on both sides, candidates poked their heads in from time to time.
Xiao Yu and Gao Kan arrived quickly, and the accompanying soldiers rushed forward, shouting loudly to disperse the chaotic crowd and stop the riot.
Xiao Yu was walking in the car with a calm face, as if he had nothing to do with him and was indifferent.
Gao Kan put his hand on the horizontal knife on his waist and asked loudly: "In the important place of the examination room, people gather at will and make noise, don't you want to take the examination?"
Some candidates said loudly: "The test questions are biased and the test is unfair. We would rather not take the test than to correct the chaos and bend rather than bend!"
The soldiers were about to step forward to take him down, but Gao Kan waved his hand to stop him. He stepped forward to confront the candidate, and saw that there were several people standing side by side on his left and right, all with faces filled with righteousness and indignation... He was really bold.