It was already noon when the morning court session ended.
When Jiang Chen returned to Yangxin Palace, the imperial food was ready.
With Wan Zhaoyi's poisoning incident as a warning, both the East and West Factories had to be vigilant. They personally supervised the imperial kitchen to produce the imperial food.
At the same time, there were dozens of eunuchs testing the dishes. Finally, when the imperial food arrived at Yangxin Palace, Cao Zhengchun and Yu Huatian didn't forget to personally test it with silver needles to confirm that it was completely safe before letting Jiang Chen consume it.
The table was full of delicacies, but Jiang Chen only picked up a bit of each dish.
Regardless of whether it was delicious or not, he would only take a bite.
This was actually the Emperor's rule when eating.
It was to avoid revealing his preferences so that people with ulterior motives could take advantage of it!
After dinner, Jiang Chen opened the attribute building function.
The lumberyard and the brick refinery had been completed, and 40,000 craftsmen were idle.
Therefore, Jiang Chen invested all these craftsmen into upgrading the Daming Palace to speed up the construction of the Daming Palace.
Originally, it would take two weeks to upgrade the Great Ming Palace. After investing another 40,000 craftsmen, it would only take less than a week to complete the upgrade!
……
At the same time.
Hedong said.
Yunzhou, Weizhou, Shuozhou, and even Taiyuan Prefecture, the eight aristocratic families in the four regions had secretly contacted each other!
These eight aristocratic families were all hereditary and ruled over a region of the world. They could be called local emperors!
However, as Shang Yang's reform became more and more intense, they truly felt that their foundations had been greatly shaken.
Originally, they wanted to resist Shang Yang, but they were sure that even if Shang Yang captured them, he wouldn't dare to move!
However, to their surprise, after the morning court session ended, Shang Yang immediately executed thousands of people according to the law!
Among the thousands of people, many of them were descendants of the royal family and aristocratic families.
This could be considered a precedent, and it could also be considered as Gongsun Yang's ultimatum to the other princes and nobles, as well as the aristocratic families!
For a moment, the princes and nobles from all over the world, as well as the aristocratic families, finally reacted. Gongsun Yang was not just putting on an act. He was actually serious!
Instantly, the nobles and aristocratic families felt even more pressure!
Gongsun Yang had completely provoked all the aristocrats and aristocratic families in the country. In the eyes of the aristocratic families, they wanted nothing more than to tear him into pieces!
From then on, many nobles and aristocratic families also knew that if they allowed Shang Yang to continue his reform, the fire would burn them sooner or later. It was better to attack earlier.
The royal families and great clans within the pass had no chance. They had been completely crushed by the capital!
However, it was different for the royal family and aristocratic families in Hedong Road. They were far away from Chang 'an and were not close to Chang' an. Under Shang Yang's reform, they suffered the greatest impact. They could no longer dominate a region and be local emperors!
Therefore, the princes and aristocratic families of Hedong Road only had two choices. The first was to compromise with Shang Yang and hand over their privileges. The second was to rise up and resist.
Obviously, no one would choose the first option. How could the royal family and aristocratic families hand over their privileges?
In this way, there was only the second choice left, to resist!
This was also the reason why the Eight Great Aristocratic Families would secretly work together.
At this moment, in Taiyuan Prefecture, a group of people had quietly gathered in the Wan family's residence.
"Old Man Wan, I heard that your daughter was banished to the Cold Palace because she tried to poison a little servant in the harem. It's obvious that she's targeting you!”
"And this Gongsun Yang. His reform is completely exploiting us. How can we agree?”
"Moreover, this Gongsun Yang is getting more and more arrogant. He even dares to kill the relatives of the imperial family, and the emperor didn't say anything!”
"So, Old Man Wan, don't get your hopes up. Your youngest son has been captured by Shang Yang, and your daughter has been banished to the Cold Palace. Your status as the country's father is useless.”
"That's right. Our Zhang family has also agreed to rebel. Only in this way can the Imperial Court hear our voices and compromise with us!”
"We have to let the Imperial Court know that we aristocratic families have power too. We are not existences that Gongsun Yang can casually shake!”
"We want Your Majesty to abolish the law and hand over Gongsun Yang. Only then can we appease the hatred in our hearts!”
"Don't worry. The royal family and aristocratic families in the country are now angry but dare not say anything in front of Gongsun Yang. As long as we can make a good start, the other places will respond.”
"That's right. When the time comes, the Imperial Court will definitely hand over Gongsun Yang to appease the anger of the aristocratic families and nobles!”
"At that time, Gongsun Yang will die and the law will be abolished!”
Everyone spoke one after another. When they spoke excitedly, there was a sense of hot-bloodedness.
However, no one noticed that in the dark night outside the mansion, a few black shadows were constantly flashing.
These black shadows were dressed in flying fish clothes and had spring knives embroidered on their waists. In the darkness, no one could notice them.
……
The next day, Chang 'an City, the Imperial Palace, Yangxin Palace.
"Your Majesty, the commander of the Jinyiwei's North Town Fu Division, Shen Lian, requests an audience.”
Liu Zhuo jogged into the hall.
"Xuan."
Jiang Chen looked at the memorial in his hand.
"Your humble subject greets Your Majesty!"
The next moment, Shen Lian walked into the hall and bowed respectfully.
"How's the investigation going?"
Jiang Chen asked.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has divine foresight. There are many royal nobles and aristocratic families in Hedong Road who are plotting a rebellion. They even want to call for a hundred responses and make the royal nobles and aristocratic families in the country follow suit. They want to threaten the imperial court, stop the reform, and kill Lord Gongsun!”
Shen Lian said coldly.
Jiang Chen's expression did not change. Everything Shen Lian investigated was as he imagined.
Actually, when he had decided to carry out Shang Yang's reform, he had already expected that the reform would definitely cause a huge backlash from the aristocratic families.
Therefore, he had already arranged for the East and West Chambers to be responsible for investigating the aristocratic families in the pass. The aristocratic families in the east of the river were handed over to the Jinyiwei to investigate.
Of course, Jiang Chen's focus was still on the east of the river.
After all, the eastern region of the river was far away from the emperor. The reform would have a greater impact on the aristocratic families and nobles, and the reaction would definitely be more intense.
Now, it seemed like everything was as Jiang Chen expected. The royal family of Hedong Province had the strongest reaction.
"Tell me which aristocratic families are preparing to rebel.”
Jiang Chen said calmly.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Wan Clan of Taiyuan Prefecture, the Zhang Clan and Sun Clan of Yunzhou, the Sima Clan and Rong Clan of Weizhou, the Su Clan, Shen Clan, and Zhu Clan of Shuozhou. There are a total of eight noble clans.”
Shen Lian said respectfully.
Jiang Chen nodded and said,""It seems that my prestige in Hedong Road is really not enough. There are actually eight noble families who dare to rebel.”
"Your Majesty, do you need me to lead the Embroidered Uniform Guards and strike first when they are unprepared to kill their plan in the cradle?”
Shen Lian asked. His eyes were cold.
Jiang Chen shook his head and thought," Eight little shrimps, why do you have to do this? Since they want to rebel, I will grant them their wish. Coincidentally, I need a whetstone. It's best that they jump out now and give me a very good excuse!”
Then, Jiang Chen stopped talking. From the beginning to the end, he was reading the memorial in his hand without even raising his head.
Shen Lian understood Jiang Chen's meaning and did not dare to disturb him. After paying his respects, he quietly left Yangxin Hall.
As for Jiang Chen, in the next two days, he never asked about the rebellion of the eight noble families in Hedong Road, as if he didn't know anything!
Finally, on the third day!
In the Purple Imperial Palace, Liu Yuan and the other ministers stood in a row with worried expressions.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened! Something bad has happened!" Liu Yuan cried out in panic.
Jiang Chen took a sip of tea and said unhurriedly,""What is it? Why was he making such a fuss? He even specially summoned officials to come to the Purple Imperial Palace for a ceremony?”
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened!"
Liu Yuan said anxiously,"
"Because the impact of the reform was too great, there were a total of eight aristocratic families in Hedong Road. They couldn't bear the impact and rebelled!”
"This time, the Eight Great Aristocratic Families have raised their armies from Taiyuan Prefecture, Yunzhou, Weizhou, and Shuozhou respectively. They have gathered as many as 50,000 private soldiers!”
"A large portion of the soldiers in the four regions are the children of the aristocratic families. As a result, the number of soldiers in the four regions has decreased greatly. There are only about 30,000!”
"Although there are many Zhechong Prefectures near the four prefectures, they are all low-grade Prefectures. Each prefecture only has 800 people, and the total number of soldiers is only 20,000!”
……
Liu Yuan said anxiously, but Jiang Chen couldn't help but laugh.
He had waited for three days, and the eight noble families of Hedong Road had finally not disappointed him. They had raised their troops to rebel!
When the officials saw Jiang Chen laughing, they were all stunned!
They couldn't figure out why Jiang Chen was still smiling when the aristocratic families in the country rebelled and it was a time of chaos.
Jiang Chen was expecting the Eight Nobles to rebel, so he naturally had his own plans!
"Your Majesty, the situation in front of us is very bad. If we start a war, we will definitely suffer heavy losses, which will give the other forces of the Central Plains an opportunity to take advantage of. I think that the noble families don't have high demands. They only need to abolish the law and hand over Gongsun Yang. Why don't we agree to them first and quell the rebellion?”
Liu Yuan asked tentatively.
The rebellion that Jiang Chen had been waiting for finally happened, and the whetstone that he had been waiting for finally arrived. How could he let it go?
Moreover, would Jiang Chen be afraid of the eight noble families 'tens of thousands of soldiers?
And thus agree to the conditions of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families? Cripple the law? Kill Gongsun Yang?
It was impossible!
Jiang Chen wasn't an existence that could be easily threatened!
Moreover, how could the imperial power be so easily shaken?!
In Jiang Chen's eyes, the power of the eight noble families 'rebellion was not worth mentioning. At most, they were just experience babies to level up his subordinates!
Moreover, all of this was Jiang Chen's plan. Everything was developing in the direction Jiang Chen imagined, so how could he allow others to change it?
Therefore, Jiang Chen only glanced at Liu Yuan.
Liu Yuan immediately felt an overwhelming pressure sweeping over. He was so frightened that he did not dare to speak anymore!
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