Why did the emperor rebel?

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In the Hall of Martial Arts, Yu Qian seemed to feel a little embarrassed when he saw the emperor's brows slightly frowned.

Seeing this situation, Yu Qian couldn't help sighing in his heart.

Although there was no discussion in advance, judging from what happened in Beijing during this period, the candidate who will be sacrificed to the flag is actually very clear.

Changping Hou Mansion, Yang Family!
To be honest, Yu Qian also admired Yang Hong, a veteran of many battles, and if possible, he didn't want to take the Changping Marquis Mansion as a sacrificial flag.

However, I have to say that the Yang family is really suitable...

Unlike Fan Guang District, who has rapidly climbed up in ten years, Yang Hong has been guarding the border since he inherited his father's position. Today, it has been more than forty years.

The roots of the Yang family are at the border!
Therefore, if you want to investigate the military settlements, you can't get around the Yang family.

What Yu Qian found out about Xuanfu and his party was far beyond his imagination. If Yangwuhou's mansion was considered unscrupulous, then what the Yang family did would only go beyond that.

Thanks to Yang Xin not obstructing secretly, Yu Qian's investigation was relatively smooth.

The Yang family has been on the border for more than forty years, and they have been able to advance step by step, not only because of their outstanding military exploits, but also because of their connections.

So, where do these connections come from?

Of course, from all kinds of communication, the Yang family was involved in the army, not just his own family.

According to Yu Qian's investigation alone, the number of military settlements occupied by Yang Jiaming secretly was at least [-] hectares.

Not all of these fields were taken away by the Yang family. In fact, less than one-third of the land was left by the Yang family.

Most of the rest were used to clear up relationships and win people's hearts, and some of them were even used to comfort the subordinates who died on the battlefield.

Yang Hong's current prestige in the army is inseparable from his ability to "benevolent and powerful".

In other words, many of these occupied military settlements were subsidized in disguised forms to the army, and even used for city defense.

This made the soldiers led by the Yang family better than the ordinary frontier soldiers in terms of morale and combat power, which became the cornerstone of Yang Hong's repeated military exploits.

After Yang Hong, his descendants Yang Xin, Yang Neng, and even Yang Jun also did the same.

Therefore, even though Yang Jun was drunk and murdered, had a bad temper, and even ran away, the ordinary soldiers below supported him very much.

As for Yang Xin, who resembles Yang Hong, not to mention, his prestige in the army can be seen by being able to fight against Tao Jin, the commander-in-chief, with the position of deputy commander-in-chief.

But all of this was actually done at the expense of the interests of the imperial court. The Yang family grabbed a lot of benefits from the army, and then fed back to themselves and made achievements.

Although there was no big problem from the original intention to the means, even in the context of the corruption of the frontier army, it can be said that Yang Hong did it out of nowhere.

However, none of this can conceal the fact that he has indeed occupied a large number of military settlements.

These things, as long as you are willing to investigate, it is not difficult to obtain evidence.

It's just that the frontier army was like this before, so Yang Hong has been doing this either intentionally or under compulsion.

But now, these things have become his reminders.

If the emperor wants to rectify the army, he must kill the chickens to warn the monkeys.

This person should not only have a high position in the court, but also not have too many relationships.

Without the former, there will be no deterrent effect, and without the latter, there will be an uproar in the court and cause turmoil in the court.

Both of these are not what the Son of Heaven wants.

Yang Hong has a distinguished family, has made numerous military exploits, and is in charge of the Beijing camp. He can be regarded as the leading figure among military officials. However, at the same time, after he entered Beijing, he did not have too many entanglements with his old relatives, which perfectly met these two conditions.

At the same time, it is well known that although Yang Hong was not single-handedly promoted by the emperor, he was trusted by the emperor and entrusted the power of the Beijing camp.

Since Yang Hong started to attack, no matter who was found by the army in the future, it would be difficult to talk about the emperor's selfishness.

Therefore, this candidate is almost out of his mind.

however……

Looking at the embarrassment on the emperor's face at this moment, Yu Qian thought, after all, the emperor still cares about affection.

Although the Yang family is an extremely suitable candidate, the Yang family's great contributions to the country and their loyalty to the emperor are also true.

Although there had been omens before, when it was time to make this decision, the Son of Heaven felt uncomfortable.

After thinking about it, Yu Qian finally consoled him.

"Your Majesty, the matter of military colonization is of great importance. If the situation cannot be opened up in the early stage, it will be difficult for the follow-up. I know that your majesty is kind, but for the sake of the court, I ask your majesty to be firm in your determination. If your majesty does not want to take action personally, I am willing to do it for your majesty." Vanguard."

Sure enough, after saying these words, the emperor's brows opened slightly, and he looked at Yu Qian with a little more approval, and said.

"In this case, I will entrust this matter to Mr. Yu. However, we need to be cautious when it comes to the Marquis Mansion. If I remember correctly, Yiming has been in Fengxiang Mansion for a year, right?"

The first half of this sentence was told to Yu Qian, and the second half was asked by Cheng Jing.

Maybe others are unfamiliar with this name, but Cheng Jing is very familiar with it.

Like Yu Yan, Yi Ming is also an ex-official of Prince Tan's mansion, but he was sent to the local magistrate early on.

So, Cheng Jing replied: "Back to Your Majesty, exactly one year, half a month ago, Master Yi had returned to Beijing to report on his duties to the Ministry of Officials, and the evaluation given by the Ministry of Officials was above average."

Zhu Qiyu nodded, and said: "In this case, I will order Yiming to be transferred to the Youqian Capital Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to be the governor of Gansu, and the imperial court will issue a seal after the year, even if we leave."

The magistrate of Fengxiang is the fourth rank, and the Yushi Youqian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is also the fourth rank, which is not considered super-excellent.

Of course, serving as the governor in the capacity of the censor of the capital shows the advantage of being a minister of the dragon.

However, this is nothing, what puzzles Yu Qian is...

"Gansu?"

It should be noted that although Yang Hong has traveled around all over the past few years and stationed in various places, the place where he started and operated is basically in the Xuanfu area. Even if he wants to investigate, he should send someone to Xuanfu. ...

As if he didn't hear Yu Qian's whisper, the emperor continued to speak calmly, saying.

"Mr. Yu, you have to work hard. After you go back today, compile all the information about the Ningyuanhou Mansion and Yangwuhou Mansion into a book, and hand it over to Yiming, so that he can leave immediately after the year. Investigate the crimes committed by these two mansions in the military settlement."

Hearing the names of these two mansions, Yu Qian was a little dazed for a moment.

After a while, Yu Qian came to his senses and asked.

"Your Majesty, are you planning to investigate Ning Yuanhou first?"

About Yang Wuhou's matter, Yu Qian can probably get a little clue.

To be honest, among the honorable families, Yangwuhou's Mansion is not considered prominent, and there are no outstanding children who are officials in the court, so their influence is mediocre.

Even with regard to the military settlement, since there were not many direct personnel in the frontier army, the degree to which the Yangwuhou Mansion invaded the military settlement was not particularly severe.

Therefore, originally Yangwuhou's Mansion would not be pulled out to serve as a warning to monkeys, but since the emperor asked just now, he naturally had this thought.

Yu Qian guessed that he was also inseparable from Xue Huan, the captain-in-law.

However, Marquis Ningyuan...

(End of this chapter)