Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 593 The Times

The eldest grandson Heng An was shocked.

The eldest grandson Hengan naturally knew that the eldest grandson's family was about to cooperate with Xiao, Chen, Xie, Zhang and other Jiangnan nobility in the iron factory.He was amazed at this cooperation. This was the benefit that Changsun Wuji seized the opportunity to force the Jiangnan gentry to reluctantly give up. It must be known that these Jiangnan gentry have been extremely united and exclusive since the Jin Dynasty moved to the south.

If only by virtue of the verbal agreement between Changsun Wuji and Xiao Yu, even if the iron factory business of Changsun's family can enter Jiangnan, there is no guarantee that it will not be excluded by Jiangnan gentry.Xiao Yu was coerced by the eldest grandson Wuji to agree to this condition, but it is not necessarily that he would fulfill his promise sincerely.Jiangnan is the territory of those nobles, and it is easy to do something secretly.

Therefore, if the eldest grandson family can successfully enter Jiangnan, some auxiliary means are needed, such as taking advantage of the failure of impeaching Fang Jun to suppress officials of the Jiangnan department...

But now Changsun Wuji said "Everything is stopped", which means that those small tricks under the table have been abandoned, and the cooperation with the Jiangnan gentry must be upright.

As a result, isn't this business even more difficult?
Wanting the Jiangnan gentry to give up the interests that originally belonged to them is like cutting their flesh!
The eldest grandson Hengan was puzzled and asked, "Why is this?"

He can't believe that the fourth brother, the head of the eldest grandson family, doesn't understand how exclusive the Jiangnan gentry is. If they can't subdue those Jiangnan gentry, this business will not be possible at all.

"You don't need to ask more, brother, you know what." The eldest grandson Wuji thought more.

Over the years, the Changsun family relied on the iron factories all over the north to obtain a lot of benefits, but Changsun Wuji always knew that the foundation of the Changsun family was not these huge amounts of money, but the emperor's favor.

In the past, there was an empress, and the eldest grandson's family, no matter how outrageous they acted, there was no danger.Zhangsun Wuji once thought that even without the Empress, with his merits, he could gain His Majesty's complete trust.

But now, Changsun Wuji is at a loss...

His Majesty has the power to monitor all officials, but he doesn't know anything about it. What does this mean?

It means that he is no longer on the list of His Majesty's complete trust.

Perhaps, only His Majesty himself is on this list of complete trust, and no one will let His Majesty believe it without warning, but Zhangsun Wuji still has a kind of panic that is terrifying.

Because the eldest grandson's family is not so loyal...

In the fourth year of Zhenguan, the eldest grandson Anye, the third son of the eldest grandson, who was the general of the prison gate, was involved in a treason case. He conspired to rebel and was accused. More than 60 people involved were sentenced to death.In the end, because Empress Changsun pleaded for mercy, His Majesty Li Er did not kill Changsun Anye, but exiled Lingnan.

Now, the eldest son, the eldest Sun Chong, has once again been involved in the treason case, and has fled in fear of the crime.

However, the conspiracy of the eldest grandson family has a criminal record, and in terms of punishment, it has a tradition...

Such a family, even if it is unparalleled in meritoriousness, inevitably the emperor will be jealous.

In this turmoil of impeachment against Fang Jun, the initiator was not the eldest grandson Wuji, he just took advantage of the situation and wanted to completely move the Fang family and his son.Of course, it would be great if they could take the opportunity to oppress the Jiangnan gentry to let go of their resistance and allow the eldest grandson to enter Jiangnan.

But now, the mysterious power in the emperor's hands terrified him.

If the emperor's actions to suppress the Jiangnan gentry were mistaken by the emperor as the eldest grandson trying to manipulate the Jiangnan gentry, it would be very bad!If Jiangnan caused any turmoil in the future due to His Majesty's Eastern Expedition, the suspicion of his eldest grandson Wuji would be washed away even by the river...

Therefore, the ironworks that entered the south of the Yangtze River still need to continue. In the face of the exclusion of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, not only can they not fight back, but they also pretend to be helpless, giving the world the impression of "wanting to enter the south of the Yangtze River, but unable to enter".

Whatever happens in Jiangnan in the future will naturally have nothing to do with the eldest grandson's family.

I don't have that ability!

Don't you see that you are powerless to go to Jiangnan to make some money?
As for revoking the agreement with Xiao Yu, that's even more impossible.

It is impossible for the emperor to see what Changsun Wuji was doing behind the impeachment turmoil.When the iron factory entered the south of the Yangtze River, the emperor would think that everything his eldest grandson Wuji did was just for business, so as to reassure the emperor.

What is there to worry about in a family that is dedicated to making money?
Just these words, it is impossible to tell the eldest grandson Heng'an one by one.

Although the eldest grandson Heng'an doesn't know what to do, he has always been obedient to the eldest grandson Wuji, so he doesn't ask any more questions. Anyway, Shiro is the backbone of the family. If he says so, then do it!

Perhaps Shiro was worried about the counterattack of the Jiangnan gentry. Could it be that the eldest grandson family and the Jiangnan gentry really do not have the same strength?

The eldest grandson Heng'an was a little unconvinced...

*****
Song Guogong Mansion.

In the study in the backyard, Xiao Yu knelt on the couch, his face sinking like water.

Xie Wenju knelt down and sat next to him, and opposite him was a middle-aged scribe who was in his [-]s.

This person's name is Gu Dongchuan, who is now a servant of the household, and was born in the Gu family in the south of the Yangtze River.

The Xiao clan, the Xie clan, the Gu clan, plus the Zhang clan, are the most prestigious and powerful gentry in Jiangnan today.

Xie Wenju said excitedly: "This time, I am afraid that Zhang's loss will be heavy!"

The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have prospered for hundreds of years, and naturally there are highs and lows.This time, the Zhang family was dragged down by Zhang Fang, and it was bound to endure the wrath of His Majesty the Emperor, and his strength would suffer a fatal blow.

Every family has gone through thousands of years of struggle from generation to generation to form the heritage and fame it is today.Once suffered a major blow, how can it be recovered for decades?

Xiao Yu sighed, and his heart was filled with the sadness of the death of a rabbit and a fox...

He didn't have the slightest gloating about Xie Wenju because of his opponent's loneliness. His realm was higher than Xie Wenju's.He only felt helpless because Zhang clan betrayed him, the leader of the Qingliu who represented the Jiangnan gentry at a critical moment, and from the emperor's methods and attitudes, he saw the impending decline of the Jiangnan gentry.

Obviously, the emperor possesses extraordinary secret power and can easily obtain more and more secret information from the ministers. Although His Majesty does not seem to have the idea of ​​making these secrets public, this time it is just that the emperor wants to keep the house handsome, or I want to completely dismantle the resistance of the Jiangnan gentry.

But this is like a sharp sword hanging over his head at all times. Now that the emperor does not use these handles or is a criminal evidence, who can guarantee that he will never use them?

Once this sharp sword is cut down, it will be a river of blood!
Since the Jin Dynasty moved south, the Jiangnan gentry have ruled almost the entire Jiangnan. Even the government is under the control of the gentry. The emperor's will has little effect when it reaches Jiangnan. Whether it is implemented or not depends entirely on the interests of the Jiangnan gentry.

After hundreds of years of operation, these scholars have not only seized massive wealth, but also extended their respective powers to every corner, possessing de facto ownership.

Jiangnan is like a country within a country...

Xiao Yu could almost foresee that the emperor's eyes were already on this fertile and fertile land, and the Jiangnan gentry would face the emperor's ruthless suppression.How could such a wise and wise emperor allow Jiangnan gentry to occupy and control Jiangnan, making this piece of land free from the empire's system?
In the face of the emperor's exertion, the Jiangnan gentry have no ability to resist. All they can do is to choose a tough boycott to retain part of their interests, or to honestly let the emperor ask for them and hand over all their rights thoroughly.

Fang Jun's impeachment trend was a test to show the emperor the attitude of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River.

Unfortunately, failed...

But fortunately, the emperor was not angered by the temptation of the Jiangnan gentry.Then how the Jiangnan gentry chooses will become the key.No one knows how much patience the emperor has.

And the consequences of angering the emperor... no one can bear it.

Xiao Yu made up her mind and said somewhat lonely: "The Xiao family will fully support Fang Jun."

This decision is equivalent to making a statement to the emperor: if you want to go east, then Jiangnan will be your advance base. From now on, the Jiangnan gentry will follow the emperor’s lead, give up the privileges they have had for thousands of years, and be honest A humble man...

(End of this chapter)