"Your Majesty, Marquis Wu has arrived outside Jian'an City!"
On this day, Yang Jian was handling government affairs at the Nanchen Palace in Jiankang City, when a eunuch quietly reported.
When Jiankang City was breached on New Year's Eve, several Sui generals who entered the city were all seriously injured, leaving Jiankang City's defense in the hands of a few generals for a long time.
This group of generals didn't have the guts to act recklessly. They honestly protected Jiankang City completely. There was no such thing as the Han Dynasty capturing tigers and plundering troops in history. Both the outer city and the imperial city were well preserved.
Later, when King Yang Guang of Jin Dynasty and Duke Yang Su of Yue Kingdom were in Jiankang, they spent a lot of energy to protect the buildings and residences in the city from damage. Jiankang City was lucky to escape a wave of war.
After Yang Jian arrived in Jiankang, he naturally stayed in the well-equipped Jiankang Palace.
"Oh, Marquis Wu is here!"
Yang Jian put down the memorial in his hand and asked calmly: "How many people did he bring here?"
"Your Majesty, Marquis Wu only brought three thousand personal guards with him!"
The eunuch who passed the message whispered: "Except for himself, none of the officials of the Hou Mansion came!"
"kindness?"
Yang Jian frowned and said quietly: "What's going on?"
Ordinarily, for a meeting like this, for local princes like Leihu, although they don’t have to bring all their important ministers to have an audience, at least half of them must come, right?
This is a matter of etiquette, and naturally there are other factors as well.
"Your Majesty, the management policies implemented under Wu Hou are different from those of the Sui Dynasty!"
At this time, Prime Minister Gao Ying, who was accompanying him, came over. After listening to Yang Jian's question, he smiled and said: "This man has an original idea. He directly replaced the county yamen with military control and implemented civil laws with military law!"
"Oh, how's the effect?"
Yang Jian's eyes lit up and he became interested, and asked curiously: "Why did Marquis Wu act like this?"
Gao Ying participated in the battle to destroy Chen. He was an important minister assisting King Yang Guang of Jin. He wore the title of marshal and was responsible for the aftermath of the war in the south. He was quite familiar with the situation on the side of Wu Hou Leihu.
"The time is right now, I can't see any clues!"
Gao Ying smiled and shook his head: "As for why Wu Hou acted like this, it was because he was forced to do nothing. The powerful nobles under Wu Hou refused to cooperate!"
"Hey, are the nobles powerful again?"
Yang Jin sneered and said slowly: "According to Gao Qing's wishes, is it difficult for Marquis Wu to stay in his territory?"
There was a bit of schadenfreude in his expression, and at the same time, he was also thoughtful.
"That's not true!"
Gao Ying smiled and said: "Wu Hou has a tough attitude. If you don't give face to any family, you will destroy it!"
Speaking of this, he also had to admire Wu Hou Leihu's boldness. He made such an opening when the aristocratic family controlled the power. This was the rhythm of being suppressed and ostracized by the aristocratic family.
He was not optimistic about Wu Hou's prospects. Of course, with the powerful force displayed by Wu Hou Leihu, even if the situation was worse, his life would not be lost, but it was difficult to say whether the foundation of the Hou Mansion could be preserved.
"Why, did Wu Hou really take action?"
Yang Jian became interested. He was also under pressure from aristocratic families. Now that he saw that a small southern prince had suffered such a bad thing, he suddenly felt a little bit of sympathy in his heart.
Of course, it's just a little touch.
"The Shen family, a famous gentry under the rule of Wu Hou, was defeated by three thousand personal guards led by Wu Hou. The entire Shen family became prisoners and is now working as a labor force to build roads and bridges everywhere!"
Gao Ying laughed and said: "This Marquis Wu is also a ruthless person, and he is not polite at all when he uses his hands!"
"Didn't it cause a siege from the southern nobles?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Yang Jian's eyes, and he asked curiously: "The southern nobles have always been xenophobic and quite arrogant and unruly. How can they tolerate the existence of Wu Hou?"
"So what if I can't tolerate it?"
Gao Ying sneered and said: "Wu Hou has a lot of troops in his hands. If any noble family refuses to accept it, just wait until the family is destroyed and captured. Looking at the south, the only one who can withstand Wu Hou's domineering martial arts is the new leader Tian of the Lingnan Song clan."
The sword and Song Dynasty are missing, but the local nobles are strong and smart!"
"That's right!"
Yang Jian was very moved. Even a small southern prince could dominate the whole country. Why couldn't he, the emperor, dominate the world?
Gao Ying seemed to have seen what Yang Jian was thinking, and persuaded with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, the strength of the southern nobles is very average. If it were a noble family in the north, Wu Hou would not dare to do such nonsense!"
"Yes, the aristocratic families in the North are so powerful!"
Yang Jian's mood suddenly faded, he waved his hand and said: "Let Wu Hou go to the city to see you~"
In the main hall of the Nanchen Palace, Yang Jian sat high on a dragon chair, and his attendants, civil and military officials, lined up on both sides.
"Thunder Tiger has met His Majesty!"
`Thunder Tiger strode into the main hall of the palace and saluted Yang Jian, who was sitting on the dragon chair.
"How dare you, why don't you kneel down to pay your respects to His Majesty?"
At this time, a middle-aged eunuch standing next to Yang Jian shouted angrily, his body filled with evil aura and he was extremely powerful. He was actually a first-class master.
Lei Hu chuckled and straightened up, and said calmly: "If Lei is really going to kneel down, can he still form his own system in the south?"
"How brave!"
The middle-aged eunuch's face turned cold and he shouted angrily: "Come here, take down this ungrateful guy!"
Yang Jian sat still, and the civil and military officials on both sides of the main hall did not move at all. They only watched the scene happening in front of them quietly. It was obvious that this power was in line with the wishes of the monarch and his ministers.
Several palace guards rushed over quickly, surrounded Lei Hu and were about to take action, but the next moment they seemed to be hit by heavy objects, screaming and flying backwards.
Lei Hu stood still, slowly putting away his active burst of energy, his expression calm and without any disturbance.
He had been mentally prepared for such a scene before coming. It was not as simple as he imagined to be able to become independent within the system of the Sui Dynasty.
In the plot of Shuanglong of the Tang Dynasty, the state of the Lingnan Song Dynasty was also mentioned.
Song Que, the Heavenly Sword, was quite majestic and domineering. He refused to accept confessions unless he went to court, and was completely self-reliant without listening to the imperial summons. He played the trick of a country within a country.
However, the Song Dynasty clan in Lingnan also automatically isolated themselves from the mainstream of the Central Plains. The court would not let go at all. There was no chance of participating in the political affairs of the Central Plains, and they were collectively ostracized by the court and the Central Plains aristocratic families.
That is to say, the Heavenly Sword Song Que's superb martial arts are full of deterrence, and the Earth Sword Song Zhi and Silver Dragon Song Lu's core abilities are outstanding. Only this can ensure that the strength of the Lingnan Song Clan rises instead of falling.
But it is incomparable to the Central Plains family and other powerful sects.
Apart from other things, the Lingnan Song Dynasty clans are not considered outliers in the officialdom. They are simply objects of rejection by the officialdom.
A high-ranking family member actually sells private salt, and his life is miserable.
Look at the other three sects, which one is so miserable. Even if they are involved in selling illegal salt, there is no need for them to take action personally. Some of them have younger brothers and people in the officialdom who come forward, and they can even openly sell salt as an official.
If they really got along well, the Lingnan Song clan would be the leader of the southern officialdom. For things like selling private salt, there would be no need for the core family to come forward. The nobles and officials below would automatically and consciously help solve a series of troubles.
At the same time, they must occupy a prominent position as a senior official in the south, instead of gradually becoming a powerful local clan force, and even have serious gangsterism.
Of course, from the perspective of Lei Hu, a time traveler, the Song clan that occupies the land of Lingnan has great advantages, but neither the Heavenly Sword Song Que nor the core of the Song clan can see the huge development advantages of Lingnan due to the limitations of the times.
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If it were Lei Hu who took charge of Lingnan and quietly farmed for twenty years, when Yang Guang had almost defeated the Sui Dynasty's rich family wealth, he could directly raise his troops and sweep the south in an instant, becoming the true king of the south.
It can only be said that the good cards of the Lingnan Song Clan were wasted in the end. Song Que also bet his money on an unreliable guy like Kou Zhong. In the end, the Lingnan Song Clan was inevitably destined to decline.
Lei Hu has no intention of following the path of the Lingnan Song Dynasty. The development potential of the land under his jurisdiction is also huge, and it can even develop faster and easier than the development of Lingnan. He also has no intention of playing the tricks of the Tu emperor behind closed doors.
, but to participate in the political affairs of the Sui Dynasty while having independent authority.
The prerequisite is that you must have independent authority!
"Wu Hou, you are seeking death!"
The middle-aged eunuch's eyes were sharp, and his body suddenly turned into a powerful arrow, which was shot at extremely fast speed. His big white hands roared crazily with terrifying power. At the same time, Lei Hu felt a fierce murderous aura hitting his face, as if
It was like a massacre that would completely overwhelm his mind.
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged eunuch used pure battlefield fighting skills!
Lei Hu's eyes were unimpressed, and he allowed the middle-aged eunuch's palms to hit his chest like a torn stone. Two brutal and domineering palms ran along his chest and squeezed the skin of his chest in an attempt to rush in.
It's a pity that this powerful palm force, which is enough to crack open monuments and rocks, only vibrates on the skin of Lei Hu's chest like ripples, and is instantly guided by his body into the ground beneath his feet.
There was a muffled bang, and the hard ground under Lei Hu's feet split into shocking cracks, but he himself remained motionless, as if he was not the one who had just received a full-strength slap from the middle-aged eunuch.
"What do you have to say, father-in-law?"
Lei Hu's expression was calm and he asked calmly. A strong force that was invisible to the naked eye surged on the surface of his body, instantly knocking the middle-aged eunuch back a step. The force was just right and didn't make the other party look ugly, but it frightened people with a discerning eye.
Hiss...
At this time, most of the civil and military personnel in the main hall were knowledgeable about martial arts. Seeing this, everyone's expression changed slightly and they took a deep breath.
Lei Hu's strength is a bit too strong.
Several masters of the Yuwen family who were originally ready to make a move, are now keeping their composure and have no intention of teaching them a lesson.
The gap in strength was too big, so no matter how unhappy they were with Lei Hu, they had no choice but to stay calm and not dare to act rashly.
"Step back, don't embarrass yourself in front of Wu Houhou!"
Yang Jian, who was sitting high on the dragon chair, spoke slowly and asked the middle-aged eunuch to step down. He looked at Lei Hu with great interest and said slowly: "The martial arts of Marquis Wu are indeed extraordinary. This time I personally conquer Lingnan."
Much more confident!”
As soon as these words came out, the original solemn and tense atmosphere in the main hall relaxed. Many courtiers showed interest and looked at Lei Hu to see what his reaction was.