Chapter 3039 Entering Beijing III
Yang Heshu's voice was a little colder and more authoritative, "Since Uncle Eight is also doing this for the good of the family, then he should think more long-term."
"Wealth and splendor in the world have always been inseparable from money and power. We cannot do without either. Money can come from a thousand sources, but power can only be found in one place." He said, "Last time, the Third House made a mistake, and most of our Yang family's business in Jiangnan fell to Your Majesty. Why should we now cause such a rift with the officials in the court over such a small sum of money?"
He knew that ever since the incident with the third branch, the family had handed over all the affairs in Jiangnan to Yang Balang.
With his support, Yang Heshu's actions and safety in Jiangnan are more secure.
He said, "Perhaps other families would be happy to see us do this."
Although the various families have united to face the emperor, they are not of one mind. Many of them have grudges and hatreds, not to mention that they have competing interests with each other.
Yang Heshu's purpose is very clear. Is Yang going to fight for these temporary competitors or even enemies?
Yang Balang fell silent.
Yang Heshu lowered his eyes and put aside the documents he had processed. "Uncle, why don't you wait a while and see what each family does."
He said softly, "Although the things in His Royal Highness's hands are very important, it's not impossible for each family to escape. It's just that they have to give up some people and some things. The salt tax is related to the country, and Jiangnan is the granary of the Great Jin. The officials of the court will not watch him cause chaos."
Yang Balang thought for a moment and looked up at him seriously, "Changbo, which side are you on?"
Yang Heshu smiled slightly and said, "Eighth Uncle, I am a minister of the Great Jin, the eldest son of the Yang family, and still Yang Heshu."
Yang Balang seemed to understand something. After a while, he stood up and said, "I hope you remember what I said today."
Yang Heshu looked at him with a deep gaze. "I know what you're thinking. Many people in the clan are dissatisfied with me, but I have never forgotten my identity. I am a descendant of the Yang family, the eldest son nurtured by the clan. All the clan members are my relatives. Could I watch them die?"
Yang Balang agreed. Yang Heshu has been outstanding since he was a child. His excellence lies not only in his knowledge, but also in his character. He would never do anything to ruin his clansmen for the sake of his own career.
Yang Balang breathed a sigh of relief, and the smile on his face became much more sincere. He said with a smile, "Uncle Ba is overthinking it. Don't argue with him. Let's go, there's no end to this official business. Let's go eat first. I brought a jar of good wine with me when I came. Let's open it tonight."
Yang Heshu smiled slightly and agreed.
He also needed Yang Balang to pass some information out.
Yang Heshu looked at the aristocratic families in Jiangnan and knew that their alliance was not very solid. People who were involved in it naturally knew that apart from themselves, no one else was trustworthy.
So after the arrangements were made in the capital, they began to keep some backup plans.
The governor of Haizhou has died, and no one knows how many people are recorded in his book and who they are.
But no matter who it is, or whether the situation in the capital can work, they have done their best, and the rest is up to fate.
If that doesn't work, those who always contact the Haizhou governor will have to give up.
And if you give up on them, you'll have to clean up the mess.
Therefore, recently all families and tribes have been restraining their children and quietly starting to clean up the mess, not only to prevent Yang Heshu and the court from finding out, but also to prevent the allies from getting hold of any evidence.
Well, at the same time, it would be best to get hold of something that might be useful in the future. Even if I can't get something from them, it would be good if I could survive if my friends die.
In addition to leaking some information from Yang Balang, Yang Heshu also spent a lot of money to secretly approach the staff of those people, either directly or indirectly to influence and provoke them.
After working so hard for half a month, as the news of the prince's arrival in Beijing came, fewer and fewer people came to assassinate him. Up to now, no one had come to kill him for three consecutive days.
Yang Heshu breathed a sigh of relief and said to Wan Tian, "Reward the guards who have made great contributions this time, and treat the families of those who died in battle well."
"Yes." Wan Tian paused and said, "Master Lang, Mr. Balang asked me today how many guards we brought with us this time and how many casualties we suffered. I was vague about it, and Mr. Balang didn't seem very happy."
"Go report our casualties now. As for how many people we brought with us, there's no need to tell us." Yang Heshu said calmly, "We must let the clan know that the other families don't show much mercy to me, the eldest son, out of respect for their friendship with the Yang family."
Sure enough, Yang Balang was displeased when he heard about the recent number of casualties.
Yes, the family was very unhappy that Yang Heshu was working for the emperor and standing against them, but that didn't mean other families could bully the eldest son of the Yang family like this.
Yang Balang thought about it and felt that perhaps Yang Heshu was right. It was not wise to confront the court head-on at this time. Their Yang family's roots were not in Jiangnan, and the emperor had taken away a lot of things before. It would be better to take this opportunity to leave.
It’s a pity that it’s not easy to get in, and it’s even harder to leave.
However, when the third house got into trouble before, the other families did not know about the things that the emperor took away from Yang. Because they were still operating as usual and had old friends from Yang, the other families still treated them as Yang's people.
If it were given to the emperor...
Yang Balang just thought about it and shook his head. No, withdrawing is withdrawing. If he betrayed the alliance, he would probably make many enemies in the future...
Only then did Yang Balang realize that being the clan leader and the eldest son was not an easy task, as there were too many things to consider.
At this time, the Crown Prince was also whispering to his father, "Father, there's no need for us to think so much. With this booklet, we can just send troops over to surround and capture them all."
A few days ago, the prince brought two thousand soldiers to the capital, but did not let them enter the city. Instead, he stayed outside the city. Without waiting for the censor who came to hold him accountable to speak, he took Tang He and others into the city.
After arguing for a long time, those who came to clamor and question whether the prince really wanted to rebel saw that he had brought only a few people into the city and was not afraid of the imperial guards they brought with them, so they knew that the prince had no intention of rebelling.
So everyone escorted the prince into the palace, but before he could speak to the emperor, two officials who had repeatedly submitted petitions in the past few days arguing that the prince was plotting a rebellion committed suicide at home.
Yin Li acted quickly, but he only saved one person, who was then knocked off the jaw and thrown into the Sky Prison. All the civil and military officials in the court were instantly silent, and no one talked about the matter anymore, as if they were not the ones who had been arguing between the two possibilities some time ago, causing the entire court to almost turn upside down.
Today, that adult finally spoke. Although the number of people he confessed was not large, with the help of the booklet in the prince's hand, he was still able to bring some people to justice.
The emperor threw the book aside and said, "It contains a person's name. They can sacrifice the chariot to save the king."
"Implicate the whole family!"
"It's just corruption, and it would be fine if it implicated your family, but you're also trying to implicate your entire clan?" the emperor asked, "Are you trying to become a tyrant ahead of time?"
The prince blushed and said, "Is it okay to frame the prince?"
"Of those who framed you, only one family has confessed so far, and it's impossible to implicate so many families."
The prince glared, "Then I was framed for nothing?"
The emperor said calmly, "The most important purpose of your frame-up was to prevent Jiangnan from rebelling, to give them time to act, and also to protect Yang Heshu."
The prince finally came back to his senses, "So Tang He was showing favoritism."
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(End of this chapter)
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