A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 641 Wang’s Wrath

Time moves forward half a month.

When Li Yuan learned that Li Shimin had captured two kings in one battle, he was also shocked by the news. He knew that Erlang could fight, but he didn't know that Erlang was so good at fighting.

What he was happy about was that from now on, the Tang Dynasty would dominate the world, and he, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, would become the true son of the Zhuxia Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was about to dominate the world.

But after he calmed down, he suddenly realized that Erlang's victory would definitely increase his prestige, even higher than that of his emperor.

Before becoming the emperor, he was very satisfied with Erlang. The Wang family praised him for his appearance as a dragon and a phoenix before he was born.

Erlang's performance afterwards also completely met this evaluation, and Li Yuan was also proud of it. But after he ascended the throne as emperor, things began to change.

He gradually became suspicious of Erlang. Power makes people intoxicated, and it can also make people's hearts constantly change.

With Erlang's glorious victories one after another, his prestige in the court is getting higher and higher, and this time it has expanded to the point where it threatens him.

Li Yuan did not want to see Li Shimin's prestige and power continue to expand.

When the time comes, the old ministers of Dou Jiande in Shandong, Hebei will no longer accept his kindness, and Erlang's prestige will be severely damaged. At that time, he can issue an edict to appease these people, and then select those with high enough family backgrounds to join the court and give them high officials. , Aren’t the lands of Hebei and Shandong following his lead?
The more Li Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was feasible. More importantly, this plan could kill three birds with one stone. Dou Jiande was only from the head of Guizhou Province, but he was promoting benevolence and righteousness in Hebei and Shandong. What qualifications did he have? It's just right to kill him, so you don't have to worry about him causing trouble in the future.

From the moment he ascended the throne as emperor, Li Yuan had gradually transformed from a father into a political and powerful creature. All family affection must come second to power.

So he began to vigorously enhance the power of the prince, and even asked Wang Xuanjing, the banner of the Wang family, to serve as the prince's master. This series of actions were to enhance the power of the prince, suppress Li Shimin, and maintain the balance of power in the court.

Once he dies, the powerful families in Hebei and Shandong will immediately abandon him.

It perfectly solves the political problem at hand.

Secondly, it can undermine Erlang's prestige and make him lose his trust in Hebei and Shandong, thus maintaining the balance of power between the DPRK and China. Thirdly, he can also win over the hearts of people in Hebei and Shandong.

Li Shimin's victory report was quickly delivered to Li Yuan. When he saw Erlang's request to spare Dou Jiande's life, he suddenly thought of a way.

As for other issues after killing Dou Jiande, he has completely ignored them. In his opinion, although Dou Jiande was the lord of Hebei and Shandong, he was from a low background and was not worthy of his attention. Even in his opinion, Dou Jiande was just a fluke.

Erlang Li Shimin captured Dou Jiande in a battle and promised to save his life as long as he surrendered. If Dou Jiande's life was spared, Dou Jiande's old ministers in Hebei and Shandong would definitely feel Erlang's kindness. However, if he killed Dou Jiande, Erlang would have broken his trust in Hebei and Shandong. Shandong.

Li Yuan's thinking was still stuck in the model of aristocratic politics, just like Yang Guang back then. His political level was even lower than that of Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian.

Li Yuan issued an edict to have Li Shimin kill Dou Jiande.

Above the court, when Wang Xuanjing heard this edict, his whole expression changed. You must know that not only did Li Shimin promise to save Dou Jiande's life, but the Wang family also offered to save his life. Now Li Yuan wants Li Shimin to Killing Dou Jiande is a slap in the face of Li Shimin and Wang. Li Shimin is your Li Yuan's son. He doesn't have to care and can tolerate it, but Wang's face is not for you to wantonly ruin.

And is Dou Jiande so easy to kill? He promoted benevolence and righteousness in Shandong and Hebei and was widely popular among the people. Once Dou Jiande was killed, Shandong and Hebei would inevitably surrender and rebel again.

Wang has a deep understanding of Shandong and Hebei. Since the Sui Dynasty, the imperial court has imposed heavy taxes on Shandong, Hebei, and Jiangnan, but the proportion of wealthy officials in Shandong, Hebei, and Jiangnan is much lower than that in Guanzhong.

Using the wealth of Shandong, Hebei, Henan, and Jiangnan to support the center, but being unwilling to share power with the noble families of Shandong, Hebei, Henan, and Jiangnan, how can there be such a good thing in the world.

After experiencing the rule of the Sui Dynasty, especially Yang Guang's violent conquests in Guandong, the wealthy nobles in Shandong and Hebei no longer have much trust in Guanzhong.

Even Guandong and Guanzhong are in a state of hostility. This state has gradually emerged since the founding of the Liu Song Dynasty.

Liu Song established his capital in Chang'an and used the power of the world to support Guanzhong, which already made the Guandong region feel political and economic injustice, and it became even more serious after the Sui Dynasty.

Especially the bad things that Yang Guang did, which exploited and exploited the people in the Kanto region to no avail, making the people miserable. How could Kanto have a good impression of Kansai?

After Dou Jiande gained power, he implemented benevolent policies in Guandong, and the people were able to recuperate and recuperate, which made the people feel that they were a human being, not an ox and a horse. They trusted Dou Jiande more than Li Tang. Now that Dou Jiande is killed, what do you think the people of Guandong will do?
Now Dou Jiande has been killed, but the strength of Hebei and Shandong has not been greatly damaged. How could they surrender?

What's more, Li Shimin broke his promise. He represented the Li Tang court, which meant that the Li Tang court broke its promise. How could this make the people of Guandong trust the Li Tang court again?

Wang Xuanjing didn't even think about it and went straight out of the queue and said: "Your Majesty, although Hebei and Shandong have surrendered, their strength has not been lost. If Dou Jiande is killed, Hebei and Shandong will rebel! Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"Wang Qing is overly concerned. Who is Dou Jiande? A commoner in Guizhou, who happened to be in power just when the Sui Dynasty collapsed, and who gained momentum by chance, how can he represent the people of Hebei and Shandong?"

"Killing him is because of his humble status and presumptuous claim to be king. I will issue an edict to appease him in Hebei and Shandong. Don't worry, prince!" Li Yuan waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

"Your Majesty, Dou Jiande has a wide reputation for promoting benevolent policies in Hebei and Shandong. How can he kill without permission?" Wang Xuanjing continued to admonish.

"Okay, Wang Qing is worrying too much, I have my own thoughts!" Li Yuan was repeatedly contradicted in the main hall, his face suddenly turned sullen, and he said in an impatient tone.

Wang Xuanjing's face suddenly turned livid, Li Shimin stepped forward to persuade him, but Li Yuan did not compromise at all, and directly issued a strong edict, asking Li Shimin to personally supervise the execution of Dou Jiande.

Li Shimin felt depressed, but he did not dare or did not want to disobey his father Li Yuan's order, so he had to take Dou Jiande to the execution ground and behead him.

Wang Xuanjing's face was expressionless, but there was endless anger in his eyes. After the next court, he returned to the mansion and directly ordered his cronies to recruit all the direct descendants of the Wang family in Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)