Chapter 31: The Mountain Rain is Coming and the Wind is Full of Buildings (1)
Time flies.
But no matter how short the time is, enough things can happen, and in just half a month, many things have happened that are enough to change the situation in the world.
First of all, Jiangnan, after brewing for a long time and accumulating enough strength, those long-dormant warriors finally jumped out, including Wang, Gu, Yu, Lu and all other wealthy clans, all stood up and launched a general attack on the Xie family and the Huan family, who had temporarily formed an alliance.
The reason is also very simple, because the army led by the Xie family and the Huan family won the battle of Weishui and completed an almost impossible task, and with the help of the war, they took the opportunity to integrate the power of the army, and controlled many key areas, whether it was in the people, or in the officialdom or the army, Xie An Huanchong's alliance was too strong.
And since ancient times, the wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it, not to mention that in the cruel political arena, the major clans have long been dissatisfied with the alliance of the two families, and they are very dissatisfied with Xie An's control of the phase and the placement of their nephews, but they forget that they did a lot more than Xie An when they were in power.
And more importantly, even if it is cronyism, Xie An's sons and nephews, Xie Shi and Xie Xuan are all worthy of the name, but they can be of great use, Huan Chong and the young Huan Xuan are also good, but their sons and nephews, in addition to having noble bloodlines and family support, are almost useless, otherwise, how could they lose the north first, and then lose consecutive battles, until there is no way, then invite Xie An out of the mountain?
But these things are no longer important, and now all forces can't wait to pull Xie An down, and the reason is the failure of the Northern Expedition.
Their excuses are also very high-sounding, the battle of Weishui was won, of course it was very good, but it was precisely because of such a difficult battle of Weishui that it was won, and the Northern Expedition, which should have been like a bamboo, actually fought like that, and the three-way army had a lot of losses, don't forget, the three-way army is the commander of your two families, you can win the battle against the wind, but you can't win the battle against the wind, what is the reason.
This is not bad, what's more, some people have put forward appalling conspiracy theories, for example, Xie An of course knows that taking this opportunity to go on the Northern Expedition, even if he can't overthrow Fu Jian, but at least he can recover most of the country, but in this way, what to do after the recovery, can the Xie family still have such glory, those false ones may be, but where can it compare to the pain that is now in power, and everyone in the world is looking forward to it.
As long as Fu Jian is still there, the Qin Empire is still there, Xie An is indispensable, and the world must rely on him, in other words, this is called raising Kou self-respect.
These moth-like people have little ability to protect their families and defend the country, but they are masters of political struggle, and of course they will not forget to use the tools of public opinion.
And what is even more frightening is that these rumors are extremely circulating, even exceeding the expectations of the people behind the scenes, the reason is very simple, this logic is exactly what the majority of ordinary people think in their hearts.
Prime Minister Xie Cheng can stabilize the country, martial arts can set the state, and his sons and nephews are all highly talented, and they have military and financial power, but they can't be the emperor, so isn't it normal to do this, isn't it all like this in the play.
And once the public opinion of the people boils, it has always been a sharp weapon in the struggle of the imperial court, after all, on the bright side, no one dares to disrespect public opinion.
And at the beginning of their struggle, they took Liu Yu as a knife.
Because they had already made a fuss before, at that time, the Xie family came forward and protected Liu Yu, and they thought that it was all right, so the Xie family didn't notice this, and even the scheming Xie An didn't think of it.
Attacking him unprepared and unexpectedly has always been the most important part of the struggle, and the last time they attacked Liu Yu, they were mainly entangled in whether Liu Yu was considered meritorious service, and this thing was too inauthentic and unclean, so although the momentum was huge, it did not have much impact, and Xie An only laughed.
But this time, it was clear that the opposition forces were fully prepared, and a day after Liu Yu took the initiative to visit Xie An, a previously unknown official, Sima Xu Wei of Jiangzhou, wrote to the Son of Heaven to impeach Liu Yu.
In fact, this note is very ordinary, and it is estimated that it will not become a famous article through the ages, and it is not like some people, who list dozens of major crimes at once, but a very short 1,000-word essay.
The impeachment of Liu Yu is naturally to list the crimes, and simply put, this letter has given Liu Yu four crimes.
The first is to say that although Liu Yu's father used to be a petty official, but after his father's death, Liu Yu and his sister lived in the occupied area, and lived with the enemy for a long time. And it is really against common sense to promote all the way, such a thing, he Xu Wei really can't understand it.
The second crime is Liu Yu's sister, who is still active in Liangzhou, which is occupied by the enemy, and someone has seen her in Guzang with their own eyes, and can such a major general whose only relatives are not in the country be trusted?
The third crime is that when Liu Yu led the army to evacuate, the enemy's pursuing troops did not chase or retreat, but they followed Liu Yu to the death, Xu Wei said that he did not understand military affairs, but if it was profitable, he should catch up and fight, and if he could not chase it, he should retreat, so he would not fight, and he would not retreat, which was really strange.
If this is the case, it will be enough, but Xu Wei also found out that Wang Si, the director of the pursuit force, had something to do with Liu Yu at the beginning, and was originally a low-level officer of the Beifu Army, but later defected and joined the Qin Army, and such a person, Liu Yu did not draw a line with him, but continued to have contacts, such behavior is tantamount to collaborating with the enemy.
The fourth charge is more interesting, saying that Liu Yu has been in and out of Xie An's mansion for a long time, and every time he has a full car in and an empty car out, and the coincidence is that every time he goes in, his official position is promoted once, Xu Wei said that he would rather believe that this is a coincidence, it must be a coincidence, and Prime Minister Xie Cheng, who is high-spirited and bright, will not do such a thing.
This is not the end, in the end, Xu Wei also said that he and Liu Yu had no grievances in the past and no enmity in the near future, and also knew that Liu Yu was a rare young talent, but it was precisely in this way that high standards must be required, if unfortunately he wronged Liu Yu, he was willing to bear the crime of false accusation, but if he was unfortunate enough to speak, he hoped that the court would be punished.
As soon as this impeachment recital came out, it was really a bomb thrown in a dung pit, and it was full of weight, and the government and the opposition were in an uproar.
Everyone is not stupid, what is written in this recital looks very plain, but it is extremely dangerous, it is obvious that although it was played by Xu Wei, there are naturally clever people behind it to catch the knife.
Because in this movement, there are mysteries everywhere, for example, the first paragraph is to imply that Liu Yu's identity is problematic, and for a long time, intelligence work has been in charge of Xie An and others, they must have known about Liu Yu's affairs, since they know it, and they are vigorously promoted, what does this mean? This is completely an insinuation that Xie An and others are plotting against each other.
Let's talk about the fourth paragraph, this is obviously insinuating that Liu Yu bribed Xie An, and Xie An vigorously promoted him, and there was an ulterior relationship between the two.
As for the final gambling curse, it is obvious that it is stirring up the atmosphere and forcing people to express their position.
When Xie An got the transcript of this letter, his face was also a little ugly, and Xie Ling, who was standing beside him, asked a little uneasily, "What's wrong?" ”
"Look!" Xie An rubbed his eyes a little tiredly.
Xie Ling took it and finished reading it, she couldn't believe her eyes, and said with some sneer: "Father...... This...... Is this really what they did? ”
"Who else will it be!" Xie An smiled bitterly, that gentleman, it's been a long time since this day, hehehe, now, finally gave him a chance, can he not come out of his study and breathe?"
"But it was obviously his fault in the first place! You let him, how can he ......"
"This doesn't make sense," Xie An waved his hand. Although he is old, Xie An's eyes are still sharp in his gentle eyes! "As soon as this recital is issued, I guess it's time for a showdown, but fortunately, we are not unprepared at all, so we don't have to worry too much:"
Seeing that Xie Ling was still worried, Xie An said directly: "Are you worried...... Yan'er's business:"
"Yes," Xie Ling said calmly! "He's been ...... lately What he's been doing recently, I really can't understand it, and I don't listen to who he is, it's so good, he's a descendant of the Xie family:"
"It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married, let him go!" Xie An mentioned this unfilial son, and he was also helpless! "Okay, let's not talk about him, you will let other people come to the meeting later, you will be informed!"
"Well, it's been notified, it's still the old time, the old place," Xie Ling said busily.
"Then let's talk about that Duan Ye! Haven't you been telling me about him, huh," Xie An sat down and said with a smile.
"He......" Xie Ling bowed his head slightly! He is now the Taishou of Dunhuang, and he ...... And Sister Ru also went to help him:"
"You said Yiru, hey, what a girl! Talented and gentle, it's a pity that Yan'er doesn't have this blessing: "Xie An shook his head again and again, it turned out that he had thought about matching Liu Yiru and Xie Yan, but it was a pity that Young Master Xie was proud of himself and didn't want to marry, and how did Liu Yi wait for a woman, where could he see a son like Xie Yan, so it didn't matter, but in any case, Xie An is a person who knows the goods, and he still knows Liu Yiru's weight, and now in this situation, it is obvious that she has invested in Duan Ye, so she is a little embarrassed.