Chapter 175 Thirteenth Family
"I still have tolerate it? I don't want to hold it anymore! Uncle, I want to use the thundering strategy to directly eliminate Dou Yan and the six men, seize the military power of the 800,000 imperial guards in the capital, and then take power in advance!" Liu Heng, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, said excitedly to Zhou Qingyao, the Minister of Rites.
When Zhou Qingyao heard this, he was so scared that he felt cold sweat suddenly flowed, "No! Your Majesty, you must not! We don't have many troops in our hands, and even the imperial guards guarding the palace are controlled by the six Grand Marshals. We will not have a chance to succeed at all. The Emperor thinks twice!"
When Liu Heng saw his words, he scared Zhou Qingyao like this, and he couldn't help but say sadly: "Uncle, the Grand Inner Imperial Guard who guards the palace is still in the hands of the six treacherous ministers, but I have conquered several of the generals who are leading the troops below. These generals can control at least more than 3,000 elite troops. Can't we still give it a try with these three thousand elite troops?"
Zhou Qingyao sighed and said, "Emperor, if you want to control the military power of the 800,000 imperial guards in the capital, you can't simply eliminate the six Taiwei. Your Majesty, you should know, all the six Taiweis were from the thirteen largest families of the Great Jin Dynasty. They represent the interests of these thirteen aristocratic families. Among the 800,000 imperial guards in the capital, the general-level generals are all from these thirteen aristocratic families. Unless the emperor is confident that he will eliminate all the generals of the 800,000 imperial guards in the capital, the military power of the 800,000 imperial guards in the capital will not fall into the hands of the emperor, and the emperor will instead cause fire."
Liu Heng said frustratedly: "What should I do? Uncle, after saying this, wouldn't I have no chance to obtain the military power of the 800,000 imperial guards in the capital? Do I want to be a puppet for my life like my father?"
Zhou Qingyao stroked his beard and said, "Emperor, what you need to do now is to endure and endure it again. No matter what, the Jin Dynasty is the world of the Liu family after all, and one day, the emperor will truly rule the world! Now some of our arrangements have achieved great results. As long as those people have enough time, even if the 800,000 imperial guards in the capital are not in the hands of the emperor, the emperor will still be able to control the court!"
Liu Heng knew that the people Zhou Qingyao mentioned refer to officials sent by Liu Heng to various parts of the Great Jin Dynasty through the Empress Dowager Zhou, especially those children of the royal family.
The reason why the Dajin court ordered the prefects, prefects, and county magistrates in various places to form local troops belonging to prefectures, counties and counties to eliminate bandits in various places was that the emperor Liu Heng also made a lot of efforts. Liu Heng hoped that the officials and children of the royal family he sent could build enough local troops, and in the future they could rely on the troops in the hands of these officials and children of the royal family to suppress the 800,000 imperial guards in the capital, so that the emperor Liu Heng, the emperor, could completely control the entire court.
This plan was formulated by Zhou Qingyao to help Liu Heng. It can be said that after Liu Heng ascended the throne, the plan began to be implemented. The first stage was to send officials and children of the royal family to various places, and the second stage was to allow these officials and children of the royal family to form an army that was loyal to the royal family.
"Oh-tolerate! It seems that I can only continue to endure!"
After the court meeting, Dou Yan, the Taiwei of the Ministry of War, Yang Zhong, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Personnel, Wang Zhihuan, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Rites, Zhao Boran, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Works, Sun Mingtao, and Zheng Kai, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Revenue, did not return to their own residences, but all came to the Taiwei of the Ministry of War. The seven important officials of the Great Jin court, Han Renji, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Personnel, Wu Ziyu, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhang Shunran, the Taiwei of the Ministry of Revenue, Chen Sikai, the General of the Cavalry, Xiao Su, the General of the Cavalry, He Guangzong, and the General of the Cavalry, Li Hong, the General of the Jin Dynasty.
These six Taiwei, four Shangshu and three cavalry generals represent the thirteen top families in the Great Jin Dynasty in the court. However, except for the Taiwei of War Dou Yan and the Taiwei of the Ministry of Personnel, the rest of the thirteen people are not the heads of their respective aristocratic families.
After each court meeting of the thirteenth family, the important officials of the court would come to the Ministry of War to gather together and hold a small court meeting. This has become a common practice.
After entering the Ministry of War, thirteen people sat down in a hall, they ordered their entourage to wait outside the hall for the time being. Then the Ministry of War Taiwei Dou Yan said: "The Liu Ji from Chengyin County, Dai'an County, Qianzhou mentioned today. This Taiwei is very interested in him and wants to win him over to the Dou family in Changzhou. I wonder if you can give this Taiwei a face?"
Yang Zhong, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Personnel, suddenly frowned and said, "Taiwei Dou, finally a general who can fight appeared in the northern border army. Taiwei Dou wanted to pull him to your Dou family. What should we do if the other twelve families do? You must know that such general talents are needed by each family!"
Wang Zhihuan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Rites, followed and said, "What Yang Taiwei said is reasonable, and the Dou family cannot take any benefits!"
"Yes! Yes! Taiwei Dou said this so too domineeringly. A handsome talent emerged. The Dou family cannot take it alone!"
"That's right! Taiwei Dou, it's not that we don't give you face. It's really such a handsome talent, and everyone needs it."
"You can't have good things on the Dou family!"
Many court officials from the thirteenth family, led by the six Taiwei, could work together to maintain consistency when facing the emperor, the empress dowager, and the royal family. However, they had many conflicts with each other when dealing with the interests of the thirteenth family.
For their own interests, the Thirteenth Aristocratic families sabotage each other and even make trouble behind their backs. It is precisely because of the thirteenth Aristocratic families that the Great Jin court has become chaotic, and the internal and external troubles of the Great Jin Dynasty are becoming more and more serious.
Dou Yan, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of War, snorted coldly and said, "If this Grand Marshal does not allow him to win over that Liu Ji to our Dou family, then which family will come forward to win over him?"
Zheng Kai, the Grand Marshal of the Ministry of Revenue, suggested at this time: "It's better to have the old method. Each family uses its own means. Whoever can conquer Liu Ji, will the more than 100,000 troops under his command belong to any company!"
As soon as Zheng Kai finished speaking, Han Renji, the Minister of War, agreed and said: "I see that Zheng Taiwei's method is good. Whoever has the ability to subdue Liu Ji, will that Liu Ji join."
The Grand Marshal Dou Yan saw the others nodding, so he said in a deep voice: "Then let's do what Grand Marshal Zheng said! Okay, let's study the military expenditure of the 800,000 imperial guards in the capital this year..."
Chapter completed!