Realm of Power

The Han River merges into the entrance of the Imperial Capital. The water waves roll on a tall ship's hull. The impact on the ship's hull swings out in two lines, turning into a vast white waterline ripple. The land along the coast is already a green willow breeze. The early summer wind blew even more moistly on the face. On the bow of the tall ship, a black-haired young man from China and Bia was looking at the emperors on both sides of the Taiwan Strait with his penetrating eyes. In Beijing, behind the young man, a middle-aged man wearing a red official robe from China looked angrily towards the shore not far away. He saw a group of Yelu cavalry wearing leather armor. The ferocious spirit drove large numbers of ragged Central Bians. The rolling flow of people stumbling forward almost crowded the roads on both sides of the river.

Among them there are some decently-dressed Zhongbi people, but in this huge crowd, they are characters that no one wants to deal with. Most of these people are Zhongbi people who have taken refuge with the grassland people and help them dominate the grassland people. Yaren, I didn’t expect that this time, they would all be included in the ranks of being driven away. One by one, these people Their faces were hesitant, and they had no idea what was going on. In the eyes of the grassland people, the status of these Central and African people was just a little higher than that of slaves. Naturally, they would not tell them the reason, so these people did not know, so they just One day ago, the Yelu family’s high-level meeting made an incredible decision.

Within three days, all the Central and Asian slaves were driven to Dijing West Road.

Although this order met with fierce opposition among the small nobles of the Yelu family, the large nobles of the Yelu family resolutely implemented this order without exception. As more news came from the top of the Yelu family, After the meeting, it was reported that the small nobles who had previously been fiercely opposed had all changed their attitudes within one day. The empire paid 500,000 imperial gold coins to purchase the ownership rights of all Zhongbia slaves from the Yelu family. , of course no one is taking this news as the truth. The news these little nobles have received is that not long ago, the Fengtai tribe, which drove 100,000 grassland cavalry southward with great momentum, is expected to replace the Yelu family and become the master of the imperial capital. In just a few days, just because of an order from the emperor, more than 200,000 tribesmen were killed by various ministries in the north, and they were wiped out silently.

With this explosive news, it seems very reliable that the empire used 500,000 imperial gold coins to purchase all the slaves in the hands of the Yelu family.

The land and property remain unchanged, and the Yelu family’s status in founding the country remains unchanged. They just require the Yelu family to hand over all their slaves. This is much better than the genocide of the Fengtai tribe. I didn’t see that most of the Yelu group did not Dare to gnaw, if the little nobles like me continue to make a fuss, I am afraid that Yelu Hongtai himself will order that all those who resist the order be arrested and killed. The two purges in the Imperial Capital area Wash, Yelu Hongtai has already eliminated one-fifth of the Yelu family's nobles. What's more, the upper echelons have reached a consensus. Freeing slaves will be a loss for each family. Now I don't know how many big nobles are red-eyed and trying to find ways to get money from other families. Channels to recover this loss and severely suppress these small nobles who have not yet figured out the situation are undoubtedly the fastest ways to quickly make up for the losses.

If the small nobles dared to continue to resist, they immediately released all the slaves in their hands, fearing that they would leave any excuse for the big nobles to attack.

Most of these Central Bian people were skinny and had frightened expressions. Most of them looked like they had suffered from long-term malnutrition. Driven by the Yelu cavalry, they stumbled and pulled each other forward. There were men, women and children among these people. Not seeing the old man, this scene made Li Long, a member of the Li family standing behind the emperor, couldn't help but show a look of intolerance.

Li Long said solemnly, "Your Majesty, just letting them go back to the south of the river, what's the difference between asking them to die? With the influx of tens of millions of people, even if we take out all the food that the southern court can now provide, I'm afraid that They don't even have half of what they need. It's already early May, and even the south, where food is produced, is about to enter the lean season, and food is even tighter. It's even harder to say how much these people will survive if they go back. "

"These Central-Bian people are returning south to help your Li family and the entire Central-Bian civil servant group! Since you can't bear it, I can also order these Central-Bian people to be detained. But then you Li "Just don't regret it, Long." The fat man turned around and said angrily and funny.

"I don't understand what your Majesty means?" Li Long's face was stunned, full of confusion, regret? Why should we regret it? How could Li Long, who has been a minister of civil and military affairs, not know how much foundation the Central and Asian courts still have at present? Last year’s food supply had been consumed by 7788 due to the Battle of Linhang. Later, the Long family Entering the imperial court and expanding the army wantonly will consume the food reserves. Bottom line, if several port cities near the sea hadn't purchased a large amount of emergency food from other countries, I'm afraid there would have been a massive famine at the beginning of the year. Now everyone is eagerly waiting for food in July, and suddenly these tens of millions of Chinese With the sudden influx of Biya people, what will they use to support them? I’m afraid not even half of them will survive and millions of people will die.’

"Do you really not understand? Then let me ask you, now the entire Central and Asian court is under the control of the Long family. Even if the emperor returns, what can you do when facing the Long family with a large army in hand?" The fat man smiled coldly, "This..."

Li Long's face turned ugly. This is indeed the biggest problem at present. Even if the emperor returns to the court, he may not be able to have any effect when facing the Long family with a large army. What kind of person is Long Po? The evil dragon that was killed had a vague appearance of replacing the current emperor. After entering the court, Immediately taking the opportunity to adjust the army, he raised the family rank of all the military ministers in the entire court by one level. Eventually, the current pattern of military ministers suppressing civil servants was formed. The entire Central Asian military force has given up on him, and his power Under the imbalance, the entire court civil servant group has been suppressed for a long time and cannot lift its head.

Such a person really has too many ways to make the returning emperor die inexplicably.

The fat man glanced at Li Long, who was pale, and said with sharp eyes, "Let the emperor lead tens of millions of Central Asians back south this time. The emperor's reputation will definitely increase greatly. In this way, no matter what the Long family wants to do, they will have to be cautious." , and the Long family are military ministers after all, so fighting with a large army is naturally not a problem, but in the face of the overall situation of tens of millions of Central Asians returning south, they will not rely on military ministers for resettlement. "

The fat man took a deep breath and curled his lips coldly, "That's it. Internal affairs has always been the biggest weakness of military ministers. Fighting war and running a country are completely different things. If you want to be able to deal with the problem of millions of refugees, the Long family finally We can still only rely on the civil servants. For at least one year, the civil servants in the Central and Bian court no longer need to worry about being suppressed by the Long family. For this alone, all the civil servants in China and Biya will thank you, the Li family. The Li family will undoubtedly be suppressed by the Long family. entire The savior regarded by the civil servant group has the prestige of the old prime minister Li Tai in the front, and you, Li Long, have made the first great contribution to the emperor. Now, when the Central and Asian courts are in mourning, they are trying to save the country from the madness and suffer from suffering. The suppressed civil servants won back a ray of dignity, and also created an environment for the civil servants to rise up. In this case, even if you do nothing, the Li family will be automatically pushed to the position of the leader of civil servants by the civil servants, because they will not be willing to do so. Suppressed by the Long family again! "

‘Are you asking me, the Li family, to fight against the Long family? It's so unrealistic. Even if the Li family recovers, all they can get is the support of the civil servant group. How can they compete with the Long family who have a lot of troops without any troops! "

Hearing the emperor's words, Li Long couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. His clenched hands could not hide his inner shock. Could this really be the case? He was nervous and confused. If the empire really brought all these Central and Asian people to the Expelled to the south of the great river, then the situation may be exactly what the emperor said. The Li family will be prosperous again, and the suppressed civil servant group will regain power.

Because the facts are there,

With so many refugees pouring into southern China at once, how many people need to be appeased and how many supplies need to be distributed. Such a large-scale return to the south, a rolling torrent of tens of millions of people, may not be able to resettle them all within a year, let alone It is said that it is because these Central Asians who have returned south can reduce the impact and influence on various places. This requires extremely experienced bureaucrats to be able to arrange it. And such so-called experienced bureaucrats, in addition to being responsible for China Who else is involved in Biya’s various civil servant groups? But what about a year from now? Once all the tens of millions of Central Asians who have returned south are resettled and the role of the civil service group is lost, the first people the Long family will kill will probably be the Li family.

"I promised to revive the Li family, but that doesn't mean that the Li family can just sit back and enjoy the success. After a full year, if your Li family still can't seize the opportunity and let the Long family kill everyone, then your Li family is incompetent!"

The fat man withdrew his gaze from a distance and sighed. When the fragments of sunshine spread out from the clouds in the sky, a flock of birds flew across the sky over a lake in the distance. The lake was azure, and a small island in the lake was located in it. , the lotuses in the water are blooming lushly and pink, and the trees surrounding the embankment are lush and green.

The beautiful scenery in May is intoxicating, but the words spoken at this moment made Li Long feel cold all over.

Li Long's expression trembled, he bent down, bowed respectfully to the fat man, and said with great respect, "Your Majesty, please save the lives of the Li family." At this time, if you don't know how to hug the empire, then Li Long is What a fool. The other party made it so clear. If you seize the opportunity, the Li family can survive," said Bertrand. Ni was injured and returned to the country to recuperate for a year. Ten days later, Li Yuehua will join the Imperial Capital West Road to take over from Bertrand Bonnie and fully preside over the empire's military and political affairs in Central Asia. You are all Li family members. You can discuss the details of "Fat Man" in detail. With a satisfied smile on his face, Li Long's attitude can be seen as the Li family's willingness to cooperate.

As one of the four great families in Central and Biya, the Li family has been the leader of the civil service for more than a hundred years. It has an extraordinary status. In the civil service system of Central and Biya, it is like a big tree in the sky. The Li family is closely related to various provinces in Central and Biya. The inextricable relationship between government officials is what worries Fatty the most. Tens of millions of Central and Libyan people have returned south. What a good opportunity to intervene. Among these tens of millions of Central and Libyan people, there are If more than a hundred Central Asians who have been naturalized by the empire enter, it will be difficult for even the gods to find them. With Li Yuehua, the charming daughter of the Li family, as the manager, and the full cooperation of the Li family, one year is enough for these Central Asians to infiltrate into China. They will go to the cores of various provinces in Bia, and then more imperial personnel will enter southern Bia. Tens of millions of people will be resettled. There are too many places where they can do anything.

"Your Majesty, ahead is the Rouge River outside the Imperial Capital."

An imperial guard came up from behind. The fat man raised his head and looked forward. He saw that the vast outline of the Imperial Capital in the distance gradually began to appear. The dark red water of the Changting River ten miles outside the Imperial Capital, known as the rouge of the earth, rushed with the Han River. The flowing water rushes together and turns into a river, half of which is dark red. Usually it is a yellow turbid current. The thousand-year imperial capital of the Central Asians was once a bustling place with lots of traffic. But now the shore is covered with grass. You can even see large areas of withered bones and broken armor flashing across the shore. , the broken wooden pole without the flag, and the remains of large pieces of war equipment were exposed among the weeds.

It is conceivable that this place must have been a tragic battlefield.

"More than two years ago, the Yelu family went south, broke through the Han River, and killed all the way. Here, more than 100,000 defeated flatter troops were forced by the grassland people to jump into the Rouge River. In the end, more than 100,000 people were killed or captured, and 10,000 were captured. The rest of the people were missing, and the captured flattery army was taken to the grassland They were taken to the foot of the imperial capital, and in front of hundreds of thousands of people in the entire imperial capital, they cut off their heads and built four temples." Li Long's voice came from behind, and the desolation and sadness in his tone seemed to seep into the river in front of him. The "Imperial Capital" was breached twice. For China and Belgium, It is a huge harm to Asians. Even though China and Asia have a vast territory and a large population, the combined losses in the two imperial capital wars have exceeded one million. The areas affected by the war have even devastated the entire prosperous imperial capital. become barren weeds, Even if the Yelu family took control of the imperial capital, they only cleaned up the area around the imperial capital. They had hastily cleaned up the major battlefields of those years. However, the four capital temples, as symbols of the Yelu family's military conquest, have not been destroyed until now. Pick up and converge”

"I wonder if your majesty can do me a favor, Li Long?"

Li Long looked at the fat man, his eyes red and frightening. "When the Yelu family went south, I, Li Long, was a member of the flattery army. Things are different now. The Yelu family doesn't need those four capitals to prove anything. Since Tens of millions of Central and African people have been released, why not let me, on behalf of the Flattery Army, collect the bones of those soldiers and take them back!"

"I will talk to Yelu Hongtai about this." The fat man hesitated for a moment and nodded.

(To be continued...)