Chapter 768: The Conspiracy of Guanlong Nobles (1)
At the moment, Xu Jingzong and Liu Ziming led the people to salute Wang Junlin respectfully, and then left with everyone. According to Wang Junlin's request, they selected some capable confidants from their previous subordinates in the northwest and brought them over. The internal and external officials, large and small, did not worry that they would have no one to choose from. The two of them started to allocate and adjust the following personnel with great ambition. Shen Guang, the commander of the Intelligence Department, stayed behind to have secret talks with Wang Junlin.
"Mr. Liu, Mr. Shen Guang and Shen of the Intelligence Department have already decided. Now the remaining ones are our Supervision Department and your Internal Affairs Department. You can choose people first! According to the Lord's wishes, there will be seven officials from your Internal Affairs Department, including law enforcement officers. There are a hundred officials, and you choose the remaining three hundred, who will be the people of our Supervision Department in the capital." Xu Jingzong first politely handed over to Liu Ziming.
Liu Ziming has always been at odds with Xu Jingzong, and has always disliked Xu Jingzong's behavior. Two years ago, he would never have given him a good look, but now he smiled and returned the greeting, and a former official who was waiting eagerly beside him The commander of the inner marquis quickly took out a list and handed it to Liu Ziming. Liu Ziming took it, looked at it, and nodded.
When the two came from the northwest three days ago, Wang Junlin had already told them about the Blue Guard, so the two were well prepared.
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Not long after Shen Guang left, Xu Jingzong walked in.
After Xu Jingzong saw the ceremony, Wang Junlin didn't talk nonsense and said directly: "The Supervision Department has just been established. The manpower needed is that you, Shen Guang and Liu Ziming will discuss it and give you half of the manpower originally from the inner and outer marquis offices in the Sui Dynasty. Supervision Department. Within two years, your Supervision Department will have its own independent secret offices or offices in all counties, states, and prefectures. And within three years at the latest, your Supervision Department will have to provide high-ranking officials above the fifth rank of the imperial court. There are secret agents lurking in the houses of various noble families. Well... the Guanlong nobles and some officials who oppose His Majesty's move to the capital must seize the time to find secret agents in their houses, the sooner the better."
Xu Jingzong did not expect Wang Junlin to be so ambitious, and he felt awe-inspiring but also inexplicably excited.
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At night, the inner hall of Yuan's Mansion, one of the leaders of the Guanlong nobles, was brightly lit. A dozen important ministers who opposed the move of the capital at the court today gathered together, including Yuan Shou, the minister of Taifu Temple, Zhang Jin, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, and the former right guard. General Yuanzhou, General He Ruobi, etc., Dugu Changsu also sent his eldest son Dugu Wudu to attend, all of whom were important figures among the Guanlong nobles.
It stands to reason that the Dugu family should be the one to take the lead in this matter, but today after Wang Junlin held a meeting in the Blue Yiwei Mansion, he quietly visited Dugu Changsu. The two of them stayed secretly for two hours, so Dugu Changsu took the initiative as the emperor. Because it was inconvenient for my uncle to take the lead, he gave up the position of leader to the Yuan family. Yuan Shou took the lead in organizing this tandem gathering tonight.
Therefore, these people who came up tonight were all invited by Yuan Shou. At this time, everyone sat down, and after placing the tea and fruit plates on the low table, Yuan Shou asked all the servants to retreat, and ordered his confidants to watch outside. , anyone who dares to come closer than 20 meters away will be killed, and the guards are also on guard 20 meters away.
At this time, Yuan Shou glanced at everyone, and finally fixed on Dugu Wudu. He frowned slightly. He was a little dissatisfied with Dugu Changsu for not coming, but he was also a little happy. After all, if Dugu Changsu came, what would happen next? The leader is the leader of the Guanlong Clan, and he can only be ranked second.
"Everyone, as far as I know, His Majesty has recruited Yu Wenkai into the palace, and has initially decided to make Yu Wenkai the deputy superintendent of the Dongdu Camp to prepare for the excavation of the Luoyang Long Moat. It seems that His Majesty has not given up the idea of moving the capital. We must
It needs to be stopped as soon as possible.”
"Well! I won't say any unnecessary nonsense. His Majesty moved the capital to Luoyang, nominally to control the south, Shandong, and Hedong. But in fact, he wanted to deal with our Guanlong nobles. Once His Majesty really moves the capital to Luoyang, the center of the imperial court will
We will inevitably leave Guanzhong, and our Guanlong Group will definitely be gradually marginalized. By then, our status in the DPRK and the Sui Dynasty will inevitably be replaced by the emerging aristocrats of the court and the Shandong gentry. Everyone, I don’t think we need to say more about the seriousness of this matter.
Let’s just say, the situation is very serious anyway!”
"If the plan to depose the crown prince had succeeded, why would we have to worry about it today?"
The speaker was the general He Ruobi who strongly supported the deposed prince Yang Yong at that time. However, he saw something wrong at the time and defected quickly, so he was not killed by Yang Guang. Of course, he paid a heavy price.
"Brother He Ruobi, be careful what you say!" After hearing He Ruobi's words, many people present changed their faces slightly, and Yuan Shou even scolded him.
He Ruobi knew he had made a mistake, so he immediately drank a glass of wine and kept silent. He also regretted what he had just said. After all, if it reached the ears of the emperor, it might lead to death.
It stands to reason that He Ruobi should not be so arrogant. The main reason is that since Yang Guang ascended the throne, he has been dismissed from all official positions. Now he only has the empty name of a general without any real official position. He is full of resentment and dissatisfaction, and has accumulated a lot of resentment.
It's been many days, so I made a mistake.
Yuanshou glanced at everyone with a vigilant look, and finally paused for a moment on Dugu Wudu's face. He wanted to emphasize that He Ruobi's words just now were not allowed to be spoken by anyone, but when he thought about it, if he said this, he would
What He Ruobi just said was of such a nature that he could only secretly scold He Ruobi for being stupid, and said with a solemn face: "Don't say anything that has nothing to do with today's matter."
Yuan Shou's tone was a bit displeased. It was obvious that He Ruobi said something he shouldn't have said. Except for the Dugu family, the entire Guanlong aristocracy had always opposed Yang Guang and supported Yang Yong as emperor. However, everyone used different methods.
Gao Ming, except for He Ruobi, who wanted to be the second Yang Su, openly supported Yang Yong, the other Guanlong nobles secretly supported Yang Yong in various ways. If Wang Junlin hadn't been decisive and ruthless that day, the other Guanlong nobles would have lost their power in the end.
Dare to act rashly, otherwise we don’t know what the final result will be. After all, it is not wrong that Guanzhong belongs to the emperor, but it is also right to say that it belongs to the Guanlong nobles. It can be seen that the Guanlong nobles control Guanzhong, and this is also Yang Guang doing various major things.
The reason why he was eager to move the capital to Luoyang before realizing his great revenge.
He Ruobi also knew that he had made a mistake and annoyed the others, so he lowered his head and drank. Yuan Shou gave him a stern look as a warning, and then turned to General Zhang Jin of Zuo Xiaowei and said: "Brother Zhang Xian, what do you mean?
What should we do to make His Majesty give up the idea of moving the capital?"
Zhang Jin has been silent. He is actually thinking about it. Since everyone comes here to discuss matters, everyone will not just be a listener. It concerns the most vital interests of every powerful family. How could Zhang Jin not discuss it with the family's inner circle and staff?