Eighteen Rumors of Lin'an 2

"This matter is just chasing after the wind and shadows, groundless, between the well market, fooling the people, naturally it is hearsay, with false rumors, how can the minister be convicted of the crime based on folk rumors, as long as the court ignores it, after a long time, the rumors will naturally be broken." Yu Yunwen said slowly.

Long Dayuan said: "Yu Xianggong said this, it is inevitably too light. As the saying goes, 'no wind and no waves', since it has spread so among the people, it is naturally not to be underestimated. What's more, this is about my Great Song Dynasty. How can you just let it go? ”

Zhao Yan looked at the impeachment on the table again, and said, "Long Qing, in your opinion, how should you deal with it?" ”

Long Dayuan thought about it for a while, he also knew that Hu Bai's so-called impeachment was actually just listening to some rumors, and there was no real evidence, Zhao Yan was not a confused emperor, and he was not easy to fool, and said: "The minister didn't think that Yang Yan really had anything wrong." It's just that with the current situation, no matter what, Yang Yan is no longer suitable to lead the army, let alone continue to hold military power. At least Your Majesty should also issue an order to return Yang Yanzhao to Lin'an and ask for an understanding. ”

Han Yanzhi couldn't help but say: "Yang Yan is now responsible for quelling the chaos in Guangnan, it can be said that he has done his best, and he has repeatedly made military exploits, and he has not failed the behavior of the imperial court, how can he be so unreasonable, not to mention that Long Xianggong just said that he wants to 'ask for understanding', if Yang Yan comes back, what will Long Xianggong ask him?" ”

Long Dayuan was speechless for a while, Han Yan was telling the truth, and Zhao Yang Yan came back and asked him something? You can't ask if the rumors about him are true.

Shi Hao saw that Long Dayuan couldn't answer, so he immediately came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Long Xiang's words are reasonable, Your Majesty went to the swamp, not to ask Yang Yan anything?" It's about whether he'll come back. If Yang Yan is open-minded and has no second intentions, then he will return to Lin'an immediately after seeing the edict, which can prove that these rumors are not reliable. On the contrary, if Yang Yan shirks in every possible way and refuses to come back to Anlai, it means that he has a ghost in his heart, and even if he has talent, he cannot be reused. As the dragon said, do not let him take charge of the army and be idle. ”

Han Yan said straightly: "But now that Yang Yan has won successive victories in Guangnan, it is when victory is in sight, just as he is going all out to sweep away the rebellious army." Wouldn't returning Yang Yanzhao to Lin'an at this time give Manichaeism a chance to breathe? What's more, the army can't be left without a commander for a day, what if the Manichaean sect returns to Beijing by Yang Yan, and it will resurge? ”

Long Dayuan said: "Han Shumi, this is also a major matter related to the community, the Manichaean rebellion is just a disease of scabies, and now Yang Yan is in control of the Liangguang army and horses, it is said that there are not more than 100,000 people and horses, and it has the benefits of the city. What if there is a disobedience and takes advantage of the pacification of Manichaeism to take advantage of the pacification of Manichaeism and contend with the imperial court? ”

Han Yan couldn't help but say, "How can Long Xiang be so groundless suspicious. ”

Long Dog Yuan said: "It's not unwarranted suspicion, it's just 'no wind and no waves', as the so-called 'prevention is not burned', otherwise once it happens, it will be too late to regret it." ”

At this time, Yu Yunwen said: "Your Majesty, the way of the monarch and the minister, should be sincere and suspicious. Since Yang Yan was in the army, he has repeatedly made military exploits for the Great Song Dynasty, and went to Guangnan to quell the turmoil, which was also personally appointed by His Majesty. May Your Majesty think twice. ”

Long Dayuan immediately said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks ......"

"Needless to say." Long Dayuan's words were not finished yet, and he was even interrupted by Zhao Yan, "I have made up my mind, and Hu Bai's impeachment will not be issued." Then it is strictly forbidden to continue spreading rumors, and I will order people to strictly investigate where the rumors come from, and if anyone deliberately spreads them, I will not spare them. Retreat. ”

After returning to the inner palace, Zhao Yan still felt very uneasy. In fact, in the past two months, Zhao Yan's mood has been very good, firstly, after Zhao Yueru went to the East Palace to warn Concubine Li, Concubine Li really wore white clothes and personally came to the palace to ask for guilt, and in the past two months, it has also restrained a lot, which has also made Zhao Yan's ears a lot quieter. Second, this year's wind and rain have been smooth, and all parts of the Great Song Dynasty have obtained bumper harvests of grain, which is enough to cover the consumption of last year's Northern Expedition, which is very beneficial to stabilizing one's rule. Third, the Jin Dynasty in the north has not been moving southward.

And the most heart-wrenching rebellion in the south, since Yang Yan sent troops on the tenth day of the seventh month, has been victorious one after another, and good news will always come to Lin'an every three or five days. After the good news of Yang Yan's victory on the Xunjiang River reached Lin'an, Zhao Yan deliberately said to the hundred officials in the early dynasty: "At the beginning, the ministers all said that Yang Yan was cowardly and could not continue to be a general, but I insisted on appointing Yang Yan, if I had listened to your words at that time, how could I have won today."

When the ministers heard this, they naturally said in unison: "Your Majesty Shengming, it is not enough for us." It made Zhao Yanlong's heart happy.

But the current situation had to make Zhao Yan upset, although he didn't believe that Yang Yan would have a disobedient heart, let alone that Yang Yan now had the strength to rebel. But my heart is always like pressing a big rock, and it is uncomfortable. Always think of the five words "no wind and no waves". You know, if there are too many rumors, even if they are false, they will become true.

If this rumor reached Yang Yan's ears, what would he think? Even if he has no intention of rebelling, after knowing the rumors, will he really have the idea of rebellion? After all, Emperor Taizu didn't intend to take away the Chai family's country back then, but once the yellow robe was draped on his body, he couldn't make his own decisions.

Zhao Yan shook his head, in fact, he did agree with Shi Hao's opinion in his heart, and brought Yang Yan back to Lin'an from Guangnan Zhao, if Yang Yan returned to Lin'an, it could prove that these rumors were not reliable. On the contrary, if Yang Yan refuses to come back to Lin'an, it means that he has a ghost in his heart.

But Yang Yan is fighting well in Guangnan now, and there is really no reason to return Yang Yan to Lin'an. And Zhao Yan also considered that at this sensitive time, there was suddenly no edict to ask Yang Yan to return to Lin'an, would it be a good thing to backfire, Yang Yan was not against it, but in this way, Yang Yan was forced to rebel. After all, Yang Yan now holds the military power of Liangguang and is proficient in the art of war, which should not be underestimated. If he does turn back, the danger is much greater than that of Manichaeism.