"Last night our army defeated Fenglingdu, and Zhou Hebei County Governor Wang Long surrendered." Bao Xing opened it and looked at it, "I congratulate your Majesty."
"As expected." Li Xingchen smiled.
If hitting an egg with a stone can't break it, Yang Su and Huang Wan don't need to come back and just throw themselves into the river to thank the world.
Bao Xing also smiled. Although it was expected, he won after all.
In this way, even if the big man has a firm foothold in the east of the river, it will be much easier to move forward or hold on to this bridgehead.
"I didn't expect that the Taiyuan Wang family would run the fastest." Li Xingchen couldn't help but complain after looking at the good news.
Among the Hedong families, he certainly knew that the Wenxi Pei family would not be the fastest, because Pei Ju was originally a standard fence-sitter, or speculator. But as a speculator, he is now relying on his own capital.
He is very big and is not in a hurry to place a bet. He has been waiting to see the direction of the wind, so Wenxi Pei will definitely not be the first person to show his kindness to the big man.
On the contrary, for many small aristocratic families in Hedong that have declined, the entry of the Han Dynasty into Hedong naturally gave them a chance to rise again, so they were very likely to risk their lives and run ahead. Anyway, in the Northern Zhou Dynasty
His subordinates are almost no longer able to survive. It is better to change to another thigh to hold him. If the big man really dominates the world, from the current point of view, let alone the eventuality, it is actually inevitable. It is just a matter of time. Then he will also
It's considered a meritorious service from the dragon, isn't it?
Even if the Han Dynasty cannot take Hedong for a while, at worst the core members of the family will follow the Han army and retreat first. When the Han navy enters the river next year, the Northern Zhou Dynasty will probably have no means to stop the Han Dynasty.
For the rejuvenation of the family, these risks and costs are not considered large.
Before, Li Xingchen thought that the Fenyin Xue family, the Liu family, or even the Wei family would be in front. After all, they were closer to Puban and Fenglingdu. However, he did not expect that there was Wang Long, who was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan, just there.
Fenglingdu was naturally an advantage for him, otherwise Jinyang was far away, and whether it was running errands or showing courtesy, it would not be the Taiyuan Wang family's turn.
But no matter who it is, it's the same to Li Xingchen.
Then let him.
In fact, what Li Xingchen needs is just a loser who can check the Wenxi Pei family and is proficient in local affairs. It's the same for everyone. With the absolute force of the big man as his backer, those in front are just puppets. The Wang family of Taiyuan is not a small family.
, it should also be easy to use.
Bao Xing smiled and said: "The Wang family in Taiyuan has been depressed for several generations. It is reasonable for Wang Long to be so positive."
For Wang Long, even if he knew that he would be used by His Majesty as a knife for the Han Dynasty to stabilize Hedong, he had no choice, or rather, he had no choice but to choose. The Wang family in Taiyuan did not have the time when his son would uphold the family business.
With so much glory and so many generations of depression, now that Wang Long was here, a prefect, or a border prefect who was almost famous but had no power, was already at his limit.
If the Wang family in Taiyuan does not take any more action, it is estimated that the next generation or the next generation will not even be considered a local snake. Of course, Wang Long did not know at this time what his son would achieve.
Not to mention being a bitch and a knife, even if Wang Long was asked to run over, kneel down and call "Father Jun", he wouldn't be able to do it.
In other words, the Taiyuan Wang family ran ahead. If any other family had reached this position, it would probably be ten times worse than Wang Long.
Li Xingchen nodded: "Whether it is a good knife or not, you will know if you use it."
Bao Xing responded hurriedly. Of course he understood what Li Xingchen meant. Wang Long rushed to greet him, and of course he couldn't leave him idle.
The lost land has not yet been recovered, and the government decrees go first. The policies of the Han Dynasty are quite epoch-making, especially in that they can greatly mobilize the enthusiasm of the people. After all, whether it is the legal system or the distribution of land, it is equivalent to a sudden change for the people. The people above their heads come from
In the aristocratic family, the layers of oppression from the imperial court were naturally wiped out, and the law replaced favors and interests as the biggest constraint. However, the framework of the law was there. As long as you knew it in your heart and abided by the law, how could there be unreasonable disasters?
The laws of the Han Dynasty are no longer stricter than the Qin laws, but are formulated with reference to the laws of the pre-Han Dynasty and the moral standards widely recognized in society. In addition, Li Xingchen added more modern contents such as suspended sentences, labor substitution, etc.
Being able to embody the law's room for maneuver would not allow people to suddenly separate their wives and children, or destroy their families. Especially in the new Han society where labor is needed everywhere, it is not a bad thing to replace part of one's forgiven crimes by doing labor service.
Therefore, the laws of the Han Dynasty are still highly recognized by the people, especially since the laws restrict the development of aristocratic families, which naturally means that the people living in the shadow of aristocratic families can finally see their own day. For this kind of new policy, it is more
It's support.
Similarly, there were hospitals, academies, etc. that were widely constructed by the Han Dynasty. Some of them were to ensure life, and some were to provide a way to study. For the common people, they were unheard of and unseen before.
The implementation of these decrees will naturally help the Han to quickly win over people's hearts.
With the Taiyuan Wang family coming forward to win over the Hedong aristocratic families, and these decrees to win over the people of Hedong, coupled with the overwhelming power of the Han army, Hedong is likely to change hands in one winter.
Of course, Wang Long, who had just surrendered, could not be held responsible for this matter. The imperial court still needed to send officials and even six ministers to help. After all, Yang Su, the governor of Hedong, had a military background.
It is best for civil servants to do things like this, otherwise the civil servants in North Korea and China will start talking about it again.
If the military generals take care of the expansion of territory, and if the civil affairs are also taken care of by people from the military, then what do they do as civil servants?
Even if Li Xingchen agrees, the civil servants will not agree. Even if the civil servants can accept it, the Yushitai will not agree, because this also involves the current balance in the court, and the Yushitai will not allow His Majesty to make left-right imbalances.
of things.
"The Wang family of Taiyuan is so active, so I can't treat him badly. I will make Wang Long the governor of Hedong and ask him if he is willing to let his heirs come to Luoyang to study." Li Xingchen said immediately.
Bao Xing couldn't help but rolled his eyes, "Your Majesty, you are sealing it, but the second half of the sentence sounds like you are sending hostages, right? But the stability of Hedong is too involved. Even if Li Xingchen doesn't ask, Wang Long will definitely do it."
Do this, otherwise how can the court trust you?
As for Li Xingchen, in addition to this purpose, he actually also wanted to see who Wang Long's son Wang Tong was.
The eldest son of the emperor is not young anymore. It is time for him to choose some useful partners to accompany him to study and work hard together.