Yuan Xie's eyes swept over the faces of Yuan Hao and Yuan Pang.
The two of them straightened their backs, as if they wanted to confirm that there was nothing wrong with what they just said.
Yuan Xie chuckled.
"Brother, isn't it right?" Yuan Hao clenched his fists.
They have followed Yuan Xie for such a long time, and they know Yuan Xie very well. Among the younger generation of the Yuan family, Yuan Xie is the most proud and the most outstanding. He was able to single-handedly lead the entire family to surrender to Yang Jian, and guaranteed
This prevented the family from being affected by the political struggle between Yang Jian and Yu Wenxian, and even the older generation of the family looked at him with admiration.
Later, Yuan Xie led the troops, and his abilities and achievements were obvious to all.
It is precisely because they know that their brother is so proud that Yuanhao and the others firmly believe that even if there are rumors in the family that they want them to betray Yang Jian, they know that this is for the family to regain a foothold among the big men. Brother
Nor would I choose to do so.
He has his pride.
Letting him betray Yang Jian would be tantamount to betraying all the efforts he has made over such a long period of time.
it's out of the question.
When the brothers defected to Yang Jian, they made an agreement to live and die together.
Since the elder brother will not betray Yang Jian, then they will follow him all the way to the end.
"With you by my side, my whole life is enough." Yuan Xie shook his head and reached out to knock on the letter on the table, "But none of you should forget that we are not just one person, there are people behind us.
There is the entire Yuan clan."
After a pause, Yuan Xie smiled bitterly and said: "It is Yuan's status as a royal family that makes us bear more and greater pressure than others every step forward. We have to bear unreasonable doubts and speculations.
, and in fact the Yuan family no longer has the ambition to aspire to the throne, but who can know?"
Yuan Hao and Yuan Pang were both a little stunned. Why did they say this at this time?
"So I can understand and even sympathize with the concerns of the elders in the family. What each of us does is not only for ourselves to move forward, but also for the glory and future of the family." Yuan Xie said in a deep voice,
"Now that the family is among the Han people, Uncle Yuan Sheng has gained the trust of the Han emperor. At least our family has the possibility to continue to survive and maintain the status quo."
After a pause, Yuan Xie picked up the letter: "Now this is our opportunity to turn this possibility into a certainty."
Yuan Hao and Yuan Pang glanced at each other subconsciously.
Didn't this reversal happen too quickly?
"After you have negotiated the details with Uncle Yuan Sheng, you will change your banner and directly attack the main tent of Yang Jian's army, messing everything up. When the time comes, Pei Zilie will definitely take the opportunity to lead his army to cover up the attack." Yuan Xie lowered his voice.
Sensing something keenly, Yuanhao asked in a low voice: "What about you, brother?"
Yuan Xie fell silent.
After a long time, he smiled bitterly and said: "Someone from the Yuan family still needs to stay and sacrifice to prove that the Yuan family is not a total loser."
"Brother!" Yuan Hao and Yuan Pang both exclaimed.
Yuan Xie wants to die to make his ambition clear!
And doesn't that mean that they will even be cruel to their own brothers?
How can this be!
"Brother, let's go together!"
"Yes, brother, at worst, the three of us brothers will go directly to that Pei Zilie!"
Yuan Hao and Yuan Pang said anxiously.
But Yuan Xie waved his hand: "By doing that, wouldn't it prove that we are just outsiders and have not made any achievements? So after all, some people have to leave, and some will stay. It is said that some people have a reputation of being selfish and villainous.
I will let you all bear the responsibility, but I will be the loyal minister, so as long as you don’t blame so-and-so, so-and-so will be satisfied."
Yuan Hao and Yuan Hao fell to their knees at the same time, their voices already filled with tears:
"The two of us are where we are today thanks to my brother's support. How dare you blame me?"
"Then let's each prepare." Yuan Xie said calmly, turning his back to face his heart.
If I say anything else, I'm afraid no matter how hard-hearted Yuan Xie is, he really can't just get rid of his two brothers who have depended on each other for a long time.
Yuan Hao and Yuan Pang kowtowed heavily and turned to leave.
After the three brothers parted ways, I am afraid they will be separated from each other in the future.
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"I see your Majesty!" Chen Shushen was very surprised that Li Xingchen would come in person.
Although His Majesty has been in Chang'an for a long time, the various departments below have not traveled much. They mainly visited the military camps. This also reflects that the Han Dynasty's previous focus was still on the war.
Now that the battle line has been stabilized, Li Xingchen began to focus on economic construction and educational development. The previous academies and free schools were one aspect, and the economic construction responsible for the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce was naturally another very important aspect.
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After all, Guanzhong is still one of the richest places in the world at least now, and it is also the base camp that generations of Northern Zhou people have devoted themselves to. Li Xingchen was able to replace Yang Jian and the Northern Zhou Dynasty because of his strength, but replacing him does not mean that he can sit firmly on Diaoyutai. If he wants to truly
To make the rule of the Han Dynasty stable here, of course it cannot only rely on strong suppression.
Li Xingchen also had to learn from the lessons of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Since the Northern Zhou Dynasty replaced the Western Wei Dynasty and became the master of Guanzhong, it has exploited the people in the territory more than being kind. Otherwise, the Northern Zhou Dynasty would not have been able to sustain the war that has never stopped for so many years, especially in Yuwen.
After he ascended the throne, during the early days of the Elephant Rebellion, Yuwen's exploitation of the people reached its peak during the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and even taxes had been collected thirty or forty years later.
Therefore, what was actually thrown to Li Xingchen was an out-and-out mess. Historically, rebellions in the Guanzhong area and the Bashu area occurred from the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the early Sui Dynasty. Famous generals such as Liang Rui once participated in countering the rebellion, and even such as
Yuan Xie, Liang Shiyan, Yu Wenxin and others were themselves the protagonists of the rebellion.
Although Guanzhong is rich, it has also been severely damaged by the efforts of generations of Northern Zhou Dynasties. Now Li Xingchen doesn't want to talk about taxes, he doesn't want any money and food. He took Guanzhong in order to continue to provide blood transfusions to the northwest. After all, the northwest relied entirely on Bashu before.
To support it, Bashu, which has been in turmoil for a long time, does not have that much strength. It has just begun to recover. If it continues to be dragged down by the northwest, it may be difficult for Bashu to become the "Land of Abundance" again in a short time.
Li Xingchen captured Guanzhong in order to give Bashu a chance to breathe, and began to transfer Bashu's financial and material resources to Nanzhong. After all, if the Han Dynasty wanted to develop, it could not be limited to the existing land. These Chinese Kyushu traditional sense
After three hundred years of war between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the territory had been almost destroyed. If Li Xingchen wanted to get more sources of wealth, he could only go to God and head into the wilderness.
Therefore, how to find a balance between the many years of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes in Guanzhong and the money and food urgently needed by the Han Dynasty was the most troublesome thing for the officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs.