Chapter 167: The Relationship
Chapter 167: The Relationship (Additional Update for Alliance Leader uesugikensh)
Outside Liang County, there was someone who was even more anxious than Shao Xun, and that was the county magistrate Yang Man.
His face looked confused and conflicted, with a hint of anger, but he was not able to show it.
He always felt that Yang Xianrong's mischief this time would bring great negative impact to the Yang family.
Yang Xianrong and Yang Man are not from the same lineage.
Yang Xianrong's great-grandfather Yang Dan was the Minister of Rites of Cao Wei.
His grandfather Yang Jin served as Shangshu You Pushe in the imperial court.
His father, Yang Xuanzhi, was also Shangshu You Pushe.
Yang Man’s great-grandfather Yang Xun was the brother of Yang Dan and the prefect of Shangdang in Cao Wei.
His grandfather Yang Fa was the governor and protector of Huaibei in Cao Wei.
His father, Yang Ji, was once the governor of Yangping.
The relationship between these two veins is actually quite good.
Yang Xun died relatively early, and his sons Yang Fa, Yang Hu and others were all raised by Yang Xianrong's great-grandfather Yang Dan.
Yang Xianrong acted willfully and got into trouble. Yang Man was full of resentment, but she didn't know what to say.
"Brother..." After Yang Xianrong got off the car, he saw Yang Man standing tall and his eyes turned red.
The last bit of Yang Man's resentment also dissipated. He just sighed and turned his head away.
To be honest, Yang Xianrong and Yang Man are four generations apart, so they can't even be called "cousins". They have to add several "from" in front of the word. But she has called Yang Man brother since she was a child, and they have a close relationship, so Yang Man really can't be angry with her.
"Greetings to the Queen." Shao Xun stepped forward, glanced at General Chen Jing in the palace, nodded to him, and then bowed.
"You still remember me as the queen..." Yang Xianrong was about to cry and said, "Good, very good."
"I have received great kindness from the Queen, which I will never be able to repay in this lifetime. Naturally, I will only obey the Queen's orders." Shao Xun said generously.
"Okay, the Grand Tutor is colluding..." Yang Xianrong was delighted and said immediately.
"Empress!" Shao Xun interrupted her and said, "It's getting late. I'm afraid there are bad guys out there. Please go to my house first and go to Guangcheng Palace tomorrow. Is that okay?"
Yang Xianrong was stunned. What did this mean? Would he not help her?
"Please invite the Queen to visit Green Willow Garden." Shao Xun ignored her and gave the order directly.
Yang Man did not object and acquiesced.
Chen Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Please ask the Queen to get in the car."
Yang Xianrong got on the car stupidly like a puppet, then she reacted and glared at Shao Xun with gritted teeth.
Shao Xun was completely unaware of this and ordered the 300 soldiers who were temporarily assembled to lead the way, while Chen Jing's troops escorted the carriage to the Green Willow Garden.
As they walked along the road, Shao Xun felt somewhat worried and asked Chen Jing in a low voice, "Did the Queen say anything along the way?"
He knew that Yang Xianrong's emotions were volatile, irrational, and even a little neurotic.
If she said something nonsense, such as saying that the tutor killed the king, it would be troublesome.
"No." Chen Jing said, "The queen was very silent the whole way."
Shao Xun breathed a sigh of relief.
He doesn't want to fall out with Sima Yue now.
At least on the surface, he is still a general "trusted" by Sima Yue, but he is very domineering - as a military man, it is understandable that he is greedy, lustful and domineering.
There is no benefit but only disadvantage in falling out with Sima Yue at this stage.
What he needs is time.
It will take time to relocate the Long Sword Army soldiers.
The Silver Spear Army has recruited too many new recruits and needs to train these greenhorns well.
The Yamen Army needs to continue to win over the hearts and minds of the people to ensure that nothing goes wrong at the critical moment.
Finally, he still needs to tidy up Guangchengze.
If I lead the troops to Luoyang, not only will I bear moral pressure, but I may not be able to win the battle, and the final outcome will most likely be bad.
Simply put, Yang Xianrong's coming to Liang County was not a good thing for him.
What we need to think about now is how to turn waste into treasure.
He looked at Yang Man, who was talking in a low voice with Yang Xianrong beside the carriage.
He could somewhat guess how Yang Man felt now.
As a member of the Yang family, Yang Man does feel a little sorry for Yang Xianrong.
But pity does not mean approval.
If we abandon the affection between brother and sister and put it more coldly, Yang Xianrong should just stay in the palace. If the new emperor or the tutor kills her, it will end there and will not affect Taishan Yang family. In other words, all the blame will be on Yang Xianrong alone and no one else will be involved.
But she was terrified.
In the past, there was nowhere to run, and people would probably just stay in the palace and wait for death in despair - if they were lucky, they wouldn't die.
Now I had somewhere to run, so I rushed to Liang County overnight, and things suddenly became complicated.
Yang Man quickly finished talking to Yang Xianrong, rode forward, and whispered, "Can I have a word with you?"
Shao Xun nodded, and the two of them rode away on horseback.
Yang Man's face was not very good, and he asked directly: "The queen is here, what should we do?"
"Of course we will welcome him to Guangcheng Palace." Shao Xun said as a matter of course.
Yang Man hesitated. "Mr. Yang, things have come to this point, are you still hesitating?" Shao Xun suddenly raised his voice and said, "Think of a way to get a prefectural post. You are a famous scholar, this is not difficult. The prefectural post of Shunyang has just been vacated, think of a way. The current uncle Wang Yan has a reputation for being greedy for money..."
Yang Man thought about it silently.
If you want to become a prefect, there is only one way now, to follow the path of Wang Yan or Sima Yue.
But from Shao Xun's tone, it seems that he can also follow the emperor's path? Can this really work? Does the emperor really dare to go against Sima Yue?
"Mr. Yang, Shunyang, Nanyang, and Xiangcheng are all good places. If we get one of the three, we can attack or defend." Shao Xun said, "Yang came to Liang County later. The Yang family has already taken responsibility, so don't think too much. Just do it according to your own temperament--"
Yang Man smiled bitterly.
This Shao Xun tried every means to drag the Yang family into the water.
He had long seen that this person had taken root in Liang County and Guangchengze, and it was impossible for him to leave in the short term. Now he was trying to find ways to get people to give him courage. If the Yang family was like this, maybe the Le family and the Yu family would be the same?
Does he have that ability?
However, it must be said that over the past few days, Yang Man has also been influenced by Shao Xun.
He does have the ability.
In terms of direct control of military power, it is stronger than the Yang clan of Taishan, although its overall strength is still far inferior to that of the Yang clan.
Perhaps, investing a little bit here is not a bad thing.
After all, Wang Yifu's family had started planning to have three burrows a few years ago.
Since last year, the Pei family has been making efforts in Hongnong, Hanoi, Xingyang and other places.
Everyone has started to take action. If the Yang family does nothing, will they sink step by step?
Shao Xun was right in one thing. He was the county magistrate of Liang County, and Queen Yang fled to Liang County. The Yang family had already been implicated.
Thinking of this, he could only sigh and secretly decided to send a second group of messengers back to his hometown to urge them.
The Yang family has been a family of two thousand stone officials, nine ministers, and colonels for generations, and has even intermarried with the royal family, with many students and former officials. It would be a shame if such good conditions were surpassed by some unknown families.
A force like Shao Xun doesn't require much investment, and for the entire Taishan Yang family, it may just be a casual move.
But then again, Yang is Yang, and Yang Man is Yang Man, the two are not the same.
For Yang Man personally, this is everything to him.
If he messed up, the Yang family might give up on him and let him fend for himself, and the money they invested would be wasted.
His position in the Yang family is somewhat similar to Pei Dun's position in the Pei family.
Pei Dun followed Sima Yue's path and successfully became the governor of Xuzhou, which was one of the three burrows of a cunning rabbit.
In addition, Pei Yi was appointed as the prefect of Hongnong, and Pei Zheng was appointed as the prefect of Henei, both of which were "new lairs" created by the Pei family.
These "new caves" are allowed to fail. In fact, it doesn't matter if one or two fail. Pei's family is big and can afford it. But once it succeeds, the money, talents, and connections invested will be recovered with interest.
The Pei family of Wenxi and the Wang family of Langya had already made their plans early on, so what on earth is the Yang family of Taishan doing?
Thinking of this, Yang Man even felt a little dissatisfied with the elders of the tribe.
So insensitive!
If the Taishan Yang family declines in the future, your current slow and hesitant decision-making will be the main reason.
"Mr. Shao just mentioned Wang Yan." Yang Man subconsciously looked around and whispered, "This man is greedy for money and is quite trusted by the emperor. But the emperor is supported by the Grand Tutor. How dare he disobey Dong Hai?"
"Mr. Yang, the emperor is the king and the Grand Tutor is the minister. There is no such thing as 'disobedience'." Shao Xun said.
Yang Man glared at him and said, "Speak properly."
"If Lord Yang doesn't believe it, you can slowly observe." Shao Xun said, "See what the new emperor does. In addition, General Chen just told me privately that when he left Beijing, some of his old subordinates went out of the city to see him off, and one of them mentioned that the Grand Tutor had 'killed the emperor'. Even if it is just a rumor, the prestige of the Grand Tutor has been damaged."
This is like yellow mud falling into your crotch. It's either shit or it's shit.
Sima Yue was extremely powerful in Luoyang, and when the emperor died suddenly, there would always be people who came up with "conspiracy theories".
In fact, Shao Xun didn't know whether Sima Yue had committed regicide or not, but it was impossible for Sima Yue to completely get rid of this blame, and his prestige was bound to be greatly damaged.
In addition, it would be even more interesting if the new emperor was killed by someone hired by the crown prince Sima Chi.
Shao Xun had a God's perspective and knew that Sima Chi was not an easy person to deal with. In fact, as soon as he ascended the throne, he began to "pay attention to trivial matters" and his intention to rule the country himself was no longer concealed at all.
But Sima Yue had no good solution.
One emperor just died, and now another one is going to die, right? Can you afford it? By then, not only will the ministers oppose you, but the imperial guards will also oppose you.
Sima Chi's level is actually not that high.
He was too impatient, too adventurous, and too impulsive. Normally, when he first ascended the throne, he would have to pretend to be submissive and wait for a year or two until his throne was firmly established before turning against Sima Yue.
But he refused to do so. He was very "brave and diligent" and started to make small moves from the first day, trying every means to seize power.
In this absurd drama, Sima Yue's level was also extremely poor.
His biggest mistake was choosing Yuzhang Prince Sima Chi as the crown prince, which laid a huge bomb for himself.
"Mr. Shao, do you mean that the Grand Tutor will slowly lose control of the situation?" Yang Man asked softly.
"This is inevitable." Shao Xun said: "Too many people suspect that the Grand Tutor killed the king. Even if they don't say it, they must have their own opinions in their hearts, and they will gradually show their power."
To be honest, Shao Xun now really doubts whether the emperor was killed by the crown prince Sima Chi, because he gained the most benefits.
As the incident of the emperor being assassinated gradually ferments, more and more people will abandon Sima Yue and join the new emperor.
He was simply winning.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems impossible.
Sima Chi's foundation is too weak and his energy is insufficient to do such a thing.
No matter what, Sima Yue suffered a big setback this time, and his power will slowly collapse.
Shao Xun just needs to wait for the opportunity.
Yang Xianrong caused trouble for me at a critical moment, so I should compensate her with money and political resources.
(End of this chapter)