Even they only know part of how much power Li Xingchen holds in his hands. But just this part is enough to make people frightened. After all, whether it is the guards, the Yulin Cavalry, or the white robes, which one is easy to mess with?
In addition, Bashu, which has long been eyeing the Southeast Aristocratic Family, and the families in the north, after it is difficult for them to become a family group like the Southeast Aristocratic Family, naturally do not mind adding insult to injury. If everyone wants to live in misery, it will be the same.
If you, the Southeast family, can still stick together, and the rest of our families are just a piece of scattered sand, then your Southeast family will definitely dominate in the end. This will definitely not work, then everyone will become a piece of scattered sand, which is the best!
Since coming to the southeast, Li Xingchen has actually been arranging, especially in the struggle between aristocratic families. He has tried his best to win over the Bashu aristocratic family, which has a weak foundation and has little ambition, so that the Bashu aristocratic family can control the economy of the Han Dynasty as much as possible.
At the same time, they tried to find ways to create conflicts within the Guanlong family. In the end, the Hongnong Yang family, who was originally incompatible because of their Han origins, took the lead in defecting, followed closely by the Lantian Yu family and other families with Han ancestry.
Following suit, the powerful Guanlong family gradually split, and the process of splitting was accompanied by conflicts between Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian, which turned the Guanlong Group into a mess, making it difficult to gather together again.
stand up.
In the end, Li Xingchen was going to attack the Southeast noble families. The development of the Han Dynasty may be inseparable from the Bashu family and the families in Guanlong, but the relationship with the Southeast family is getting smaller and smaller.
Whether it was developing high-tech or developing economy, education, etc., Li Xingchen bypassed the southeastern gentry and borrowed other forces. This also led to the fact that the southeastern gentry, which was once the foundation of the southern dynasty, now gradually became insignificant.
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Although their power cannot be underestimated, there is no doubt that they are gradually losing their right to speak in the court.
Once they lose their right to speak and control the power of the court, the southeastern gentry will have no choice but to live in the fields. After that, they will naturally be at the mercy of others.
It's a pity that three hundred years of dominating the southeast has caused the southeastern gentry, who originally had the most sensitive sense of smell, to lose their most basic ability to judge. They are immersed in the three hundred years of power continuity, and firmly believe that no matter where Li Xingchen ends up,
, and finally had to come back to seek help and support from the southeastern gentry. After all, the roots of the Han Dynasty were still in the southeast.
But this time, Li Xingchen's actions made these families really realize that His Majesty wanted to kill them rather than use them. However, it was too late to panic now.
King Gu Ye paused and subconsciously turned back to look at the deep palace.
Although Li Xingchen was not here, this old man who had been in the officialdom for most of his life and was used to the wind and rain, still felt the murderous intent emanating from the vermilion door.
Caishiji, this is where the Han Dynasty navy carried the land division to land. The Han army crossed the river from Jinxi County, stormed Caishiji, and finally broke through Nanchen's last line of defense in the south of Jiankang Prefecture. The Nanchen clan and even
Chen Shuying, the king of Yuzhang who was the last one in the country who still had the courage and courage to resist, committed suicide here because of his defeat.
Loyal ministers, no matter which dynasty they belong to, do not hesitate to encourage them. In the history books compiled by subsequent dynasties for the previous dynasty, even the ministers of the previous dynasty who died because of resisting themselves did not hesitate to include them in the "Biography of Loyal Ministers" Among them, a being like Wen Tianxiang, who is admired by people all over the world, is naturally qualified to occupy a place in "History of the Song Dynasty".
Of course, Li Xinchen also wanted to "do as the Romans do in his native land", so Li Xinchen buried Chen Shuying here with great care, and also gathered many of his relatives' bones to accompany him. Next to Chen Shuying's tomb was the tomb of the Han army soldiers. This battle The Han army suffered many casualties. Of course, it was impossible for Li Xingchen to remember the enemy and forget his own soldiers.
The two tombs are close to each other. I am afraid that the people who fought in bloody battles during their lifetimes did not expect that they would rest on the same land after their death.
At this time, Li Xingchen, accompanied by his secretary and supervisor Xu Chang, walked through two tombs and quarried stones at Jitou, where the river wind was fierce.
Li Xingchen did not choose to go ashore from Yanziji. It was not suitable for navy ships to dock there. In addition, the temperature was getting lower and lower in the past few days. If it took too long, the river might freeze, so it was better to arrive early. He had to switch carriages, so he chose to go ashore at Caishiji.
"Is it so quiet in Jiankang Mansion?" Li Xingchen asked curiously, looking at Yang Su and Wang Chang who were coming up to them.
Yang Su nodded: "That's true. Since the implementation of the Taxation Law, there has been no movement among the various aristocratic families in Jiankang Mansion."
"But most of the aristocratic families in Jiankang Mansion are related to several families in the court. It is reasonable to hear some rumors." Li Xingchen laughed, "What about the other aristocratic families? Although I don't believe all the aristocratic families. Everyone has the courage to stand up against me, but there will always be a few who are not afraid of death."
Xu Chang said hurriedly: "Your Majesty's expectation is correct. The Lu family of Wu County has taken action. Lu Qiong, who has been idle at home, has been traveling quite frequently these days. The governor of Wu County does not dare to neglect. He has already reported it and I think your Majesty has read the memorial. As for Xiang The Yin family in Zhouzhou, the Liu family in Kuaiji, etc. have also begun to contact similar families. For fear of being disloyal, the minister has already brought the memorial, and your majesty can review it at this time."
The Lu family of Wu County is a truly top-notch Jiangnan clan. It can be traced back to Lu Ji in the early years of the Three Kingdoms. There are many talented people in the family, including the famous general Lu Xun, Lu Ji, who is known as "talented as the sea", etc. And in these years Due to their large size, the Lu family gradually became separated. The connection between the Congjun and Congwen families gradually weakened, and their political opinions began to change.
The Lu family who joined the army are now led by Lu Zicai. Lu Zicai stood with Chen Shubao from the beginning, and later followed Wu Mingche to actively support Li Xinchen. On the contrary, the Lu family from Congwen was led by Chen's former servant Huangmen Shilang Lu Qiong was the leader. Lu Qiong was talented and ambitious. He wanted to restore the glory of the Lu family, so he initially sided with Chen Shuling.
After Chen Shuling failed and Dong Palace came to power, Lu Qiong was forced to resign and return home. If it weren't for his status as a member of the Lu family, he would have died long ago.
Now the Congwen lineage of the Lu family is in ruins, but its influence is still there, and its influence on the areas south of Wu County is still there. If the Lu family really wants to be the leader, then the other families may not be able to do it again. Stand still. Not to mention that it is not just the Lu family who has such thoughts, Xu Chang also mentioned the Yin family and the Liu family just now.
The southeastern gentry are not only distributed in the south of the Yangtze River, but also continue to the west and south, which are also the territories of the southeastern gentry.