Jiang Chen sighed in his heart, thinking that Liu Yuan was good in every aspect and was a loyal minister of the older generation. The only flaw was that he was too timid. No matter what happened, the first thing he thought of was compromise!
They really didn't have the guts of the Han people!
Therefore, Jiang Chen thought of replacing Liu Yuan.
Of course, the prerequisite was to obtain a suitable official to replace him!
However, these were all things for the future. Jiang Chen didn't think about it for the time being. He had to solve the immediate problem first!
Jiang Chen scanned the officials and asked,""Right now, Minister of War Li Jing is heading to the north to mobilize troops to suppress the rebellion of the eight nobles. I wonder which beloved minister is willing to volunteer to lead the army?”
The civil and military officials looked at each other and discussed endlessly.
Jiang Chen already had a candidate in mind. His eyes were fixed on the Minister of Personnel."The Minister of Personnel is the person who understands the civil and military officials of the court the most. Minister Li Jing is no longer around, so you should be the most familiar with the Bureau of Military Personnel. Why don't you choose a suitable candidate to go to Hedong Road to suppress the rebellion?”
"Here!"
The emperor's order was issued, and no one dared to disobey it.
"Dear ministers, do you have any objections?”
Jiang Chen asked.
"We have no objections and will obey Your Majesty's orders!”
All the officials cupped their hands and bowed in unison.
At this moment, Jiang Chen nodded with satisfaction and said,""Since that's the case, beloved minister, move out immediately. Choose a general and head to the east of the river to command the army to suppress the rebellion!”
"Here!"
The Minister of Official Personnel Personnel Affairs agreed and left the hall to prepare.
This time, the Minister of Personnel Affairs had selected 3,000 generals from the Bureau of Military Personnel and ordered them to head straight to the east of the river to join the army and suppress the rebellion!
However, the rebel army had at least 50,000 people and was on the defensive. Without a famous general to lead the troops, it was easier said than done to suppress the rebellion.
Not to mention suppressing a rebellion, even if they were to fight head-on, they would probably not be a match for him!
In the blink of an eye, three days passed!
According to the battle report from the front, the 3,000 generals sent by the Minister of Personnel Affairs had underestimated the enemy and were too weak. Not only were they unable to suppress the rebel army of the Eight Nobles, but half of the generals were also defeated by the Eight Nobles 'army!
Chang 'an City, Imperial Palace, Zichen Hall.
All the officials looked worried!
Who would have thought that the army formed by the noble families would be so powerful!
In fact, one could not blame the aristocratic families for having a strong military force. One could only blame the generals chosen by the Minister of Official Personnel Affairs for being too weak. They could not bear the heavy responsibility of marching and fighting!
Most importantly, the other noble families in the country saw that the rebellion of the eight nobles in Hedong Road was so successful, and they also became restless!
The Minister of Official Personnel Affairs had a face full of shame. He had never expected that the subordinate he had mobilized would be so weak!
This also made him lose all face. In the imperial court, he could not raise his head and was simply ashamed!
On the other hand, Jiang Chen was calm as if everything was within his expectations.
He said calmly,""Dear ministers, is there anyone else who has volunteered to fight to suppress the rebels?”
"Your Majesty, this humble subject is willing to fight!”
At this moment, Fang Xuanling walked out of the court.
"Correct!"
A faint smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
However, no one in the court was optimistic about Fang Xuanling.
After all, Fang Xuanling was just a scholar in everyone's eyes. How could he fight in a war?
What they didn't know was that Fang Xuanling wasn't just a scholar, he was also a strategist!
After Fang Xuanling received Jiang Chen's order, he didn't go to the Ministry of War to mobilize troops. Instead, he went straight to the east of the river alone.
This made the officials even more pessimistic.
After all, the Minister of Personnel had sent 3,000 generals to the east of the river to suppress the rebellion. Where did Fang Xuanling get the confidence to go alone and command the army?
In the eyes of the officials, this was simply nonsense!
Many of the officials had already made up their minds that once Fang Xuanling returned after suffering a defeat, they would definitely participate in this battle!
On the other hand, Jiang Chen found Fang Xuanling interesting. He took out a piece of paper and wrote a word on it.
"The commander of South Town's Fu Division, Lu Bing, is here to see you.”
Jiang Chen calmly said, then folded the paper and put it in the envelope.
"Your humble subject greets Your Majesty!"
From time to time, Lu Bing would come to Yangxin Palace Hall.
"This letter is for Fang Xuanling.”
Jiang Chen ordered.
"Here!"
Lu Bing replied, cupped his hands, and left.
Jiang Chen stood in front of the window, looked at the night sky outside, and murmured,""Fang Xuanling, if you can understand it, this one will give you a huge surprise. If you can't, this one will be extremely kind to you!”
…
20 miles outside of Taiyuan Prefecture was where the army was stationed.
Day and night, Fang Xuanling rushed over at his fastest speed.
As soon as he arrived, an Embroidered Uniform Guard chased after him.
"Lord Fang, this is a letter from His Majesty!”
The Embroidered Uniform Guards said respectfully.
Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment. He had never thought that the Emperor would send him a letter so quickly.
Fang Xuanling took the envelope and asked,""Did His Majesty say anything else?"
"No, Your Majesty only wants Milord to read the letter.”The Brocade Guard replied. After saying that, he mounted his horse again and galloped away.
Fang Xuanling's heart was filled with doubt. Since it was a letter from His Majesty, he had to be careful!
Therefore, he specially found a place with no one around before opening the envelope. He carefully unfolded the Xuan paper and looked at it.
Fang Xuanling was stunned!
On the entire paper, there was only one big word,"Law"!
At first, Fang Xuanling was confused.
However, Fang Xuanling seemed to have suddenly recalled something and was enlightened!
"This is a test from His Majesty, and also a clever plan given to me!”Fang Xuanling couldn't help but laugh."Your Majesty's scheme is truly brilliant. No wonder Your Majesty wasn't angry when the eight nobles rebelled. On the contrary, he was very happy. I see!"”
Originally, Fang Xuanling already had a countermeasure to deal with the rebels, but with Jiang Chen's plan, he decisively gave up his previous plan and chose to adopt Jiang Chen's plan!
After all, Fang Xuanling was also a smart person. He clearly knew that since Jiang Chen had sent the method to him, and since he understood it, the letter was like an imperial edict, he had to respect it!
In addition, Jiang Chen's plan was not just targeting the Eight Nobles. He was playing a big game of chess, and the Eight Nobles were just a chess piece!
At the same time, he was even more aware that this was also a test for himself!
If he understood the contents of the letter, he would definitely follow Jiang Chen's plan!
If he didn't understand, he would still follow his plan and affect Jiang Chen's entire game!
He didn't even need to think about it. If it affected Jiang Chen's big chess game, even if he wasn't punished, his career would be interrupted!
Therefore, he would not hesitate to use Jiang Chen's plan to help Jiang Chen's next move!
Of course, Jiang Chen's move, in Fang Xuanling's view, was also extremely superb. If used well, it could resolve the rebellion of the eight nobles without expending a single soldier!
In the
blink of an eye, another three days had passed!
In the wee hours of the morning.
Outside the afternoon gate, the civil and military officials lined up at three in the morning.
Dong,
dong, dong, dong. It was not until five o'clock in the morning when the bell and drum above the Meridian Gate sounded that the civil and military officials were able to enter the Meridian Gate, step over the Golden Water Bridge, and reach the Golden Palace Hall.
"The court, all officials!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!”
"Beloved ministers, please do so!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
At this moment, a young eunuch rushed into the hall and whispered something into Liu Zhuo's ear.
After Liu Zhuo heard this, his face lit up as he cupped his hands at Jiang Chen,""Your Majesty, Lord Fang spent a single soldier and successfully suppressed the rebellion of the Eight Noble Families. The traitors of the Eight Noble Families have all been captured. They are currently waiting outside the Noon Gate, waiting for an audience!”
As soon as he said this, the officials in the court were in an uproar!
Who would have thought that a mere scholar like Fang Xuanling actually had such ability?
He suppressed the rebellion and captured the traitors of the Eight Great Aristocratic Families without losing a single soldier?
It was simply a fantasy!
Jiang Chen's lips curved into a smile as he said,""F-Fang Xuanling is here!"
"Here!"
Liu Zhuo replied and immediately began to pass on the message.
In a short while, Fang Xuanling strode into the Golden Palace in his armor.
At this moment, Fang Xuanling looked a little disheveled. His body was covered in dust. As soon as he entered the hall, he cupped his hands and bowed.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. I have just returned from the front line and was anxious to report the battle to Your Majesty. I did not have the time to change my official uniform. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me!"”
Jiang Chen's smile deepened. How could he not see through Fang Xuanling's plan? If he really changed his clothes, cleaned up, and came again, who would be able to see his hard work, who would be able to see his sacrifice, who would be able to see his loyalty?
These were all for Jiang Chen and the officials to see!
However, Jiang Chen didn't expose it. "My dear minister, how did you manage to suppress the rebel army without expending a single soldier?”
Fang Xuanling knew that Jiang Chen must know how he did it. The reason why he asked was to let the officials know!
Therefore, Fang Xuanling rolled his eyes and cupped his hands."Your Majesty, I only used one word to suppress the rebellion!”
"One word? How is that possible?"
"That's right! How could a single word suppress a rebellion?”
"Are you kidding me?"
The
officials all expressed their disbelief.
Jiang Chen's eyes lit up and the smile on his face widened!
Fang Xuanling continued,"I only used one word. This word is 'law', the law of the law!"”
"There are rules in the law that soldiers will be judged by battle. I only passed the law out and told the rebel soldiers the details of the law!”
"Killing a rebel head will reward you with one tael of silver. Killing ten heads will reward you with ten taels of silver and a promotion. Capturing a direct descendant of the Eight Nobles will reward you with twenty taels of silver and a promotion of two levels!”
"As a result, in less than a day, the rebel army was already in chaos. On the second day, more than half of the rebel army's soldiers turned to the imperial court, with the goal of bravely killing the rebel army and receiving a reward. On the third day, all the direct descendants of the Eight Noble Families were captured alive. Out of the 50,000 rebel soldiers, 5000 were killed, and 45000 surrendered to the imperial court. From then on, the rebellion was quelled!”
Hearing this, all the officials sucked in a breath of cold air. They had never thought that Fang Xuanling would really use just one word to quell the rebellion!
What was even more unexpected was that this word came from the law!
In fact, Fang Xuanling was also very surprised. He didn't expect the law to have such a great effect and be supported by the soldiers!
At the same time, Fang Xuanling finally knew what Jiang Chen's goal was!
Jiang Chen's goal was to use his hand to once again demonstrate the importance of the law and thoroughly intimidate the royal family and the major families!
Didn't the rebellion of the Eight Nobles begin with the law? In the end, they all died under the laws of the country!
How ridiculous and absurd was this!
However, such a ridiculous and absurd thing could serve as a warning that made people tremble in fear!
This was more direct than any warning!
As for the effect, it couldn't be said to be average. It could only be said to be very good.
The royal nobles and aristocratic families, who were originally restless, were terrified when they saw the eight nobles rebelling and challenging the law. They were filled with reverence for the law and did not dare to touch it anymore. They did not even dare to have the thought of rebelling!
After all, according to the law, the soldiers were too friendly and supported by the soldiers. Who would rebel for the sake of the nobles and work for the court? Wouldn't it be good to be promoted and get rich?
This even led to many soldiers actually hoping that the nobles and aristocratic families would rebel.
After all, only when they rebelled would the soldiers have a chance to fight, and only when they had a chance to fight would they be able to receive military merits!
For a time, on the streets of the various provinces, as long as it was a soldier, they would see the descendants of the royal family and aristocratic families as if they were walking military merits.
As for the nobles and children of the aristocratic families, they could not avoid the soldiers in time. They felt as if the soldiers were looking at them with green light in their eyes, as if they wanted to swallow them alive. Just thinking about it made them afraid!
Originally, everyone thought that the law would not be enforced, but it was!
Originally, everyone thought that Gongsun Yang did not dare to execute him, but in the end, he did!
Originally, everyone thought that if the aristocratic families resisted together, they would be able to resist the law. In the end, those who resisted all died under the law!
At this moment, everyone gradually realized that the law was becoming more and more firm and powerful. In the end, it was like steel that could not be shaken!
For a time, the royal family and the aristocratic families in the country completely settled down.
At the same time, all the officials in the royal court realized that the law had become the foundation of the country, an unshakable existence!
And all of this was exactly what he wanted to see. He wanted to make everything happen again and deal with it all with the law. He wanted to strike down everyone's fantasies and make the law completely implement and become the foundation of the country!
Otherwise, if they were to develop at the normal pace of the reform, it would take at least a few years for the law to take root!
Therefore, it seemed like everything was done by Gongsun Yang and everything was done by Fang Xuanling, but in fact, Jiang Chen was manipulating everything behind the scenes and controlling everything!
From the moment Shang Yang reformed, Jiang Chen was already calculating how to use the law to punish the rebellious aristocratic families to completely consolidate the status of the law!
This was why Jiang Chen laughed when the eight noble families rebelled!
He had been waiting for that moment for a long time!
Obviously, Jiang Chen had achieved his goal!
At the same time, he was very satisfied with Fang Xuanling's performance!
Moreover, Fang Xuanling had already passed Jiang Chen's test and understood the meaning of Jiang Chen's letter, so the big surprise that Jiang Chen promised him would naturally not be stingy!
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