Chapter 867: The Great Chaos in the Western Regions IV
Sima Tu stood up and came behind Li Xun, and whispered: "Lord, Yuwen Zhen is doing something wrong in the Western Regions. If this continues, the Western Regions may be in chaos again."
Li Xun pursed her lips and became heavier.
Just yesterday, Fan Zhongyun sent a letter to tell the recent trends in the Western Regions.
After Yuwen Zhen took office as the governor of Suye, he moved away the biggest resistance of Dan Qiu, and began to eliminate dissidents on a large scale. Many tough generals were either killed or demoted. After some actions, the soldiers' morale was dispersed and complained abounded.
"Yuwen Zhen is so noisy, and the system that the lord finally established is probably about to collapse soon. The situation in the Western Regions is unstable, and those aliens who are hiding in the dark will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble."
Sima Tu's expression was also a little worried.
Yuwen Zhen is a greedy man and plunders money in the local area. He takes half of it himself, and the remaining half is transported back to Fengjing. This behavior makes Zhao Xun praise Yuwen Zhen for his talent and feel that he has used the right person. Perhaps in Zhao Xun's heart, as long as Yuwen Zhen can get him money in the Western Regions, Zhao Xun probably doesn't care what Yuwen Zhen does.
Li Xun frowned. He was far away from Fengjing, and some things were beyond his reach, but the situation in the Western Regions was indeed very serious.
Yuwen Zhen not only excludes dissidents from the inside, but is the only one who is the only one who is external, but also has a tough attitude and domineering attitude. He regards the powerful and noble senior officials of the Western Regions countries as inferior citizens, beats and scolds them at every turn, and forcibly interferes in the government affairs of the Western Regions Political Affairs Hall.
After Li Xun established the Western Regions Political Affairs Hall, in order to unite the Western Regions, the two sides agreed that as long as there is no riots or hatred of the Han people, Li Xun will never interfere in the internal affairs of the Western Regions countries. All government affairs will be handed over to the Western Regions Political Affairs Hall for full authority. In terms of taxation, 30% of which, Li Xun has the right to freely control, and the remaining 70% will be allocated and calculated by the Western Regions Political Affairs Hall. If Li Xun has other expenses, it must also be approved by the Political Affairs Hall.
The power and interests of both sides are distributed to each other. Li Xun eats noodles, and the countries in the Western Regions drink soup. Hello, I, everyone is fine.
Although Li Xun was in the Western Regions for a short time, he united the countries in the Western Regions to establish political affairs halls, integrated local government affairs, reduced taxes, further increased support for commerce, and fully liberalized religious freedom. This series of measures undoubtedly achieved great results. Unfortunately, Li Xun's achievements and actions in Longyou and the Western Regions were too great, which was beyond everyone's expectations, and everyone's attention was focused. Zhao Zhi was both out of the emperor's mind and for various considerations such as protection, and finally transferred Li Xun back to Fengjing. If Li Xun was given enough time, the situation in the Western Regions and the western Longyou would definitely get better and better.
But there is no if in this world, and things have happened. The focus of Li Xun’s current consideration is no longer the Western Regions and Longyou, but where will he go in the future?
Fan Zhongyun and Sima Tu both advised Li Xun to resign, retire, and wait for the change.
Emperor Xingzong Zhao Zhi may be mediocre in governing the country, but he is very politically skilled and well-versed in the way of emperors, and can be considered to be able to employ people. With this premise, many people are willing to cooperate with Zhao Zhi. Aristocratic families and local governors knew that an emperor like him was not a soft persimmon, so he did not dare to act rashly. But what about Zhao Xun? As soon as he got to power, he could not wait to kill his brothers and feet and purge dissidents. It seemed that he was tough and decisive, but in fact? The thunder sounded loudly and the rains were small. Zhao Xun did not dare to move any of the many aristocratic families involved, and even the ministers in high positions. He regarded this concession as a bargaining chip to gain political interests, but in the eyes of others, he was weak and lacked courage.
When Zhao Zhi put Yang Daolin as the right prime minister, he hoped that through Yang Daolin, people from the Yang clan who could be used for their own use would be brought over by Yang Binglin, and those like Yang Binglin could be defeated by Yang Daolin. In this way, Zhao Zhi did not need to do it himself. Just through Yang Daolin, he could not only split the Yang clan and weaken its power, but also reintegrate those in the Yang clan who had no ambitions and were willing to cooperate with the court, and restore the Yang clan to the early state of Zhao Zhi's succession. The two sides continued to cooperate and maintain the balance of the court together.
Zhao Xun took advantage of Yang Binglin as one of the masterminds of the coup and took the opportunity to attack the Yang clan, but he couldn't tell the difference between the primary and secondary points, so he didn't think about it in advance. Since he wanted to attack the Yang clan, whether to kill him directly or just beat him half to death, he hesitated and feared the energy possessed by the Yang clan. Over time, many members of the Yang clan became unprecedentedly united in the face of a huge crisis. Under such circumstances, Yang Daolin, the leader of the Yang clan, actually had no choice but to protect himself when his family survived and died.
Yang Luwang's death made Yang Daoan in Shuzhou very angry and resentful towards the Yang clan. It was just because of that fire. Not only did Yang Luwang die, but his elder brother Yang Daosi also died. Therefore, Yang Daoan's anger and resentment were not too obvious. However, after Yang Binglin took over the power of the clan, because Yang Luwang once had the possibility of continuing the next Yang clan leader, he showed quite indifferent and guarded towards Yang Daoan in Shuzhou. This caused Yang Daoan's anger and resentment to completely erupt, so that Yang Daoan had the plan to establish his own clan in Shuzhou. This practice was equivalent to a complete separation and breaking with the Yang clan's clan.
But fortunately, Yang Binglin quickly became crushed to pieces in his desire.
In order to preserve the family, Yang Daolin sent Yang Run to Shuzhou and gave Yang Daoan a promise.
Although Yang Luwang is dead, he still has two sons. Although he is young now, he will always grow up one day. Yang Daolin told Yang Daoan that he would do his best to promote Yang Run as the leader of the Yang clan. After Yang Run became the leader, he will adopt one of Yang Luwang's sons as his adopted son. When he grows up, he will be the only heir to the leader. As for Yang Luwang's other son, the Yang clan will do his best to help him succeed to the position of Shuzhou Jiedu.
Faced with such huge benefits and goodwill, Yang Daoan is also a member of the Yang clan. What other reason can he have to refuse?
After Yang Daoan and the Yang clan reunited, they quickly showed their attitude. Under such circumstances, what else would Zhao Xun dare to do?
Zhao Zhi has laid a foundation in advance, but unfortunately Zhao Xun doesn’t know how to use it, so what can I do?
Chen He whispered: "The Prime Minister, the emperor has fully liberalized the court situation, which seems to have gained great benefits in a short period of time, but his conspiracy with a family is undoubtedly a matter of being a slut with the tiger, which will be very unfavorable to the overall situation of the court in the future."
Li Xun turned around and sighed: "Everyone has his own ideas, and others can't control it in the end."
When Zhao Xunfang's aristocratic families entered the court, he felt that he could control the situation. Who gave him the confidence and courage? Li Xun was also puzzled by this.
Chapter completed!