Although Zhao Yong quickly suppressed the military coup in the State of Zhao!

But it had a huge impact on the Xiongnu!

Under brutal interrogation methods, the investigation uncovered a whole host of hidden secrets... many of their underground spy dens in the Central Plains were completely wiped out!

Previously, Jiang Ming, with the mindset of promoting ethnic integration, adopted a policy of treating the Xiongnu people equally in terms of national policy.

This is not only because a large number of Xiongnu soldiers were in the core legion that fought alongside him to conquer the world.

Like the Xianbei soldiers, they were Jiang Ming's trusted right-hand men.

Therefore, as the national system gradually got on track and the contradictions between ethnic groups were no longer sharp, the Xiongnu people of the Southern Xiongnu tribes were free to come and go from country to country. Some converted to agricultural civilization, some simply attached themselves to the national system and received wages, and some engaged in business!

But after this incident, Zhao Yong, in a fit of anger, adopted the attitude of "better to kill 1,000 innocent people than let one guilty person go free" and forced the Xiongnu to reveal their spy network.

This, of course, dealt a devastating blow to the Northern Xiongnu's intelligence network.

But it also created a large number of wrongful convictions!

Many people from the Southern Xiongnu were arrested... If there was even the slightest suspicion, they were subjected to torture and interrogation, and then executed!

Although Jiang Ming had already sent an order to Zhao Yong in Yanjing, instructing him not to indiscriminately kill innocent Bai Di and Xiongnu people.

However, Zhao Yong, under the guise of eliminating traitors, killed 100,000 Bai Di and Xiongnu people in one go.

The Fen River outside Jinyang City was completely stained red with blood!

In fact, this matter... essentially reveals the logic of "a well-fed man does not know the hunger of a starving man".

Zhao Yong's entire family was wiped out by Zhi Yao during the "Partition of Jin".

Zhao Yong had no descendants.

He has no descendants... so he must have lived his life as comfortably as possible and didn't need to worry about what happens after he dies!

Now, Jiang Ming has granted Zhao the right to mint coins and put him in charge of the Northern Army Group. He is extremely honored and doesn't need to worry about his descendants at all!

In fact, after becoming the king of Zhao, Zhao Yong also tried to have offspring with young women.

However... I don't know if it was because of my age or because of the physical weakness caused by years of traveling, but I have not succeeded.

After trying more than a dozen women with the same result, Zhao Yong gave up on the idea and devoted himself to serving Jiang Ming.

But the other nobles were not like that.

They all want their descendants to have special privileges!

This creates a fundamental contradiction and conflict with Jiang Ming's national policies and systems!

Actually, when Hei Fu said that Zhao Yong was going to rebel, it wasn't entirely unfounded!

The truth is that Wei Ji, the ruler of Wei, and Han Yong, the ruler of Han, both instigated Zhao Yong to rebel!

But Zhao Yong did not agree!

Although Wei Ji and Han Yong, as those who held the throne, could pass their positions to the next generation and continue to enjoy wealth and honor, they also had a large clan power behind them.

These nobles have no special privileges!

After the father dies, how well the children do depends entirely on their own abilities.

In just two or three generations, they will be living like ordinary people.

In ancient times, it was impossible for a monarch to have an imperial seal and a title and expect others to obey him and be willing to sacrifice their lives for him!

The key is to have the support of a powerful family and noble families!

After that, with the family and aristocratic power gone, who would support a descendant who only had the title of "king" behind him?

This so-called monarch is nothing more than Jiang Ming's 'political pet'. To put it bluntly, he can dismiss you with a single word, and you won't even have a chance to resist.

What difference is there between them and ordinary officials?

The bureaucratic system within their own country only listens to the central government and completely ignores this so-called "king"!

Zhao Yong launched a massive crackdown on spies within the Zhao Kingdom, while Jiang Ming's spy network searched the entire country for 'traitors'!

This plunged many feudal lords who were 'worried about potential dangers' into a state of extreme fear!

Because once this wave of catching internal traitors is set off, it will implicate many people, and by following the clues, it might even lead back to you!

Previously, several feudal lords conspired among themselves, even complaining in court in front of all the civil and military officials that Jiang Ming's actions were a "destructive move that would cut off his lineage." Everyone just let it go and moved on...

But when 'catching the traitors' became a political movement, many feudal lords and nobles felt deep fear and were prepared to take risks!

Seeking benefits for future generations is the primal driving force behind a person's struggle!

Otherwise, what's the point of all this fuss?

The hard work of three generations of my family is about to be wiped out just because of one incompetent person. This is something they cannot tolerate!

While I still have some power and I'm still young, if I don't fight back, I'll never have the chance again!

Therefore, the rulers of Wei and Han, together with Qi, led more than forty small states, including Chen, Cai, Xu, Xu, Song, Cao, Wei, and Zheng, to secretly form an alliance and prepare to rebel against Jiang Ming!

Despite the fact that Jiang Ming's reforms over the past three years have benefited the world, allowed the vast majority of people to live a stable life, significantly improved the overall strength of various countries, and greatly increased the wealth and national power of the entire Great Gan Empire!

The problem is that the overall progress of a society is often fraught with setbacks and repetitions.

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