The perfect brother-in-law reborn

Seeing the surprised eyes of Yang Ya and others and Yang Jin's disbelief, Chu Nan said hello to that Eunuch Li softly.

Although Yang Mei was also a little surprised, she was more proud. She went up to pat Chu Nan's clothes and whispered something.

Chu Nan followed that Eunuch Li, thinking about the reason why Emperor Liang summoned him.Eunuch Li is such a delicate person, he explained with a smile: "These days Your Majesty often stays by Princess Seven's side, who in the palace doesn't know about your deeds of saving the beauty from a tiger's mouth."

Chu Nan said with a dry smile: "Eunuch laughed, His Highness was unconscious at the time, so what he said was naturally half-true."

Eunuch Li smiled with a shrill voice, pointed at Chu Nan and said, "Master Chu is really a wonderful person, if it were someone else, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so humble."

Chu Nan said with a smile: "This is not modesty. What I'm talking about is something. I have to make it clear from now on, so as to save myself from committing the crime of deceiving the emperor."

Eunuch Li glanced at Chu Nan, bullying the emperor is a serious crime, but any courtier who doesn't know how to bully the emperor properly will become a member of the wrong party.

Chu Nan sighed inwardly, and said with a smile: "This is the first time I have met the saint, I really don't understand the rules, so I have to ask my father-in-law to give me some pointers." As he spoke, he handed over a few thin pieces of paper, but Yang Mei just stuffed them secretly. A few silver notes for myself.

Eunuch Li glanced casually, the smile on his face became wider, he resigned, and casually chatted with Chu Nan. The emperor's mood today and so on, this is bought by spending thousands of taels of silver.

This is the third time I have seen the supreme ruler of Daliang. The first time was naturally when the court performed martial arts, and he lightly ordered Zhuge Qingtian to break both legs. The second time was in the Xishan hunting ground a few days ago. More often than not, he is a doting father.This time, although Emperor Liang was wearing casual clothes, he had a majestic expression on his face. He looked at Chu Nan lightly, and naturally had the majesty of a legendary superior.

Emperor Liang looked at Chu Nan, and said calmly: "It seems that it was not a mistake for me to match the two of you at the beginning, and the little girl of the Yang family has plans for you."

Chu Nan knew that Emperor Liang had seen through Yang Mei's intentions for bringing him here, and he was secretly sarcastic, shaking his head and saying, "It's normal for a woman to have such thoughts, I can't blame her."

Emperor Liang looked at Chu Nan's neither humble nor overbearing, nodded, and turned back to talk to Yang Shouye.

Yang Shouye looked at Chu Nan who was left alone, and said with a smile, "Come over here to see if you have any ideas."

Emperor Liang snorted coldly, looking a little angry at Yang Shouye's blatantly setting up a ladder for his son-in-law, but he didn't say anything.

Chu Nan glanced at Yang Shouye gratefully, and walked forward, knowing in his heart that Emperor Liang's behavior might not mean that he was really unhappy, that is, he would behave like this in front of a close minister like Yang Shouye, otherwise he would be unhappy It won't be so obvious.

Chu Nan looked at the map on the table and slowly narrowed his eyes.Contrary to Chu Nan's expectations, this map is not the military situation in the north, but the water system map in the south.

Emperor Liang looked at Chu Nan's strange expression, and asked, "But you're surprised? Do you know why it's not the military map of the front line in the North?"

Chu Nan shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Emperor Liang sat down casually, without any intention of opening his mouth.Yang Shouye pointed to the map and said, "A large army's northern expedition should avoid instability in the rear. The more critical it is, the more careful it is. After all, the south is not stable recently."

Speaking of which, the foundation of the Chu family is in the south, and Chu Nan naturally knows more than ordinary people.It is interesting to say that there are a large number of divisions between the south and the north. Daliang was originally a feudal town in the north. It took several generations of power to lay down this big country. The north is the area that was ruled by the Li family from the beginning. However, the other small countries annexed by Daliang did not have much loyalty to the royal family, and even the royal families of those small countries had turned into powerful local clans, and in some respects, their influence was even greater than that of the Daliang court.

Chu Nan nodded and said, "The south supplies more than half of Daliang's grain. If the south is not stable, the world will be unstable."

Emperor Liang looked at Chu Nan, then shook his head and said, "You are naive, Daliang has no shortage of food for a long time, even if there is no south, it is enough for Daliang to make three or five northern expeditions."

Yang Shouye looked at Chu Nan, sighed and said, "It's a corruption case, it's a powerful family."

Chu Nan acquiesced, after all, the Chu family is also a well-known wealthy family in the south, and even in Chu Nan's hometown, the words of the county magistrate may not necessarily be as effective as the words of the housekeeper of the Chu family.The north has been managed by the royal family for several generations, and the people have had absolute loyalty and a sense of belonging for a long time, and no so-called wealthy families dare to challenge the royal family.

But the South has it!

About half a year ago, the Metropolitan Procuratorate uncovered a major case that shocked the government and the public. A mere county magistrate actually embezzled a million pieces of silver within three years and had countless murders in his hands, but even such a major In this case, the imperial court could only deal with it lightly, killing a few supporting actors and even withdrawing a group of officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

There is only one reason, the county magistrate is surnamed Zhang!

Speaking of which, the Zhang family used to be the same as the royal family. It was also a feudal town of the previous dynasty and a vassal state that Daliang finally conquered. It's just that after so many years, the Zhang family is still the king of the crown, controlling the actual power of a large area openly and secretly. No matter how angry Daliang, His Majesty, is, he shouldn't take it rashly.

Emperor Liang said indifferently: "Why don't you talk? The so-called rich families like your Chu family also know some tricks to fight for power and profit. How have you ever thought about the common people in the world?"

Chu Nan could hear the strong resentment in the emperor's tone. There are many rich and powerful families in the south, and they echo each other, pulling one to move the whole body. Even the Ninth Five-Year King can only sigh.

Yang Shouye has been in the south for a long time, and he said in a deep voice: "I have been in the south for many years. It can be said with certainty that the power of those wealthy families is too great, and the forces are intertwined with each other. A little external force will violently rebel."

Emperor Liang asked Chu Nan with great interest: "You also come from such a wealthy family, if you are asked to deal with it, what will you do?"

Chu Nan was startled, and then remembered Yang Mei who must be very nervous outside, and said slowly: "Severe punishment, stand up."

Yang Shouye shook his head repeatedly after hearing this, but Emperor Liang seemed to be very interested and asked, "Continue."

Chu Nan collected his thoughts and said, "Father-in-law has been in the south for a long time, and I'm afraid that Huairou has used many methods, but now, those wealthy families are becoming more and more arrogant. The Zhang Mingjing case is almost a blatant challenge to the majesty of the imperial court, and it has become a big deal. If things go on like this for a long time, the consequences will be unpredictable. Although things are a bit tricky right now, it may not be a good opportunity."

Emperor Liang waved Yang Shouye to stop talking, adjusted his sitting posture, and asked, "What chance?"

Chu Nan stroked the map on the table with his fingers, and said softly: "The northern expedition of the army is for the welfare of the world. If someone dares to jump out and make trouble at this time, it is against the righteousness. Since those powerful people can exist for so many years, the people in charge will naturally They are not fools. Even if the imperial court's methods are harsher on such important matters, they can only bear with it, and seek compensation afterwards at most. And as long as the Northern Expedition wins, they can win the hearts of the people, and those who win the hearts of the people will win the world. Maybe even a few more big victories can conquer the hearts of the people in the entire south."

Yang Shouye still shook his head and said, "You have similar thoughts with His Majesty, but if you really want to use drastic measures, the south will be in turmoil again."

Chu Nan resolutely said: "It's useless to have false stability, it's better to collapse and rebuild, at least Daliang has the certainty of victory in this matter."

Yang Shouye didn't expect Chu Nan to dare to talk back to him, and taught him a lesson: "It's easy to say, those clans have been in business for more than a hundred years, if they really want to make trouble..."

Chu Nan interrupted his father-in-law, and said viciously: "Let them make trouble, the more violent the better, jump out and kill one by one, and whoever makes trouble will kill the other, I don't believe they are all so backbone."

Yang Shouye stared at Chu Nan, mockingly said: "According to your method, isn't it a southerner who will be killed? Don't forget, your Chu family is also the number one big family."

Chu Nan said with a smile: "Of course we can't kill them all. Of course we have to screen carefully. To put it simply, we need to kill some, suppress some, win over some, and support some."

Yang Shouye nodded, then shook his head and said, "You are right. There are many families that have been suppressed miserably, and it is not difficult to help them up. There are also some families that are willing to move closer to the imperial court, but don't forget that the imperial court has never I didn’t forget to suppress those elites, it’s not ineffective, not to mention killing them.”

Chu Nan didn't care and said, "Father-in-law and His Majesty worry too much, but ignore the most important and crucial point."

Yang Shouye was very surprised, and Emperor Liang was also a little curious, and asked, "Then tell me, what did I overlook?"

Chu Nan propped his hands on the table, looked down at the whole south, and said disdainfully: "Army, those clans don't have an army at all. The so-called strength is just duckweed, and it can only be used as a bargaining chip on the negotiating table. Even if the court destroys them , can a group of businessmen and scholars really turn the world upside down?"