Lack of courage

Why was Emperor Hongwen so constrained by his family in these years?

Why do you want to touch them but you just think about it and don't dare to take any actual action?

It’s not because I have few literati at my disposal.

Emperor Hongwen was very angry, but there was nothing he could do. Who said he had so few useful people?

After frowning and thinking for a long time, he looked at Dong Xiang.

"In this case, we will do what Xiang Dong said just now, but this matter must be handled secretly."

"You two dear sirs, first find a way to contact enough people."

As soon as he said these words, his determination to deal with the Han family was completely revealed.

Wen Songtao was very happy. He was born in a poor family and was well aware of the hardships faced by children from a poor family. This is not an exaggeration at all.

In the past, in Dongzhou, the fate of people from poor families was basically determined from the moment they were born.

You can almost only be a person at the bottom of society and engage in the lowest professions.

Become the object of slavery and oppression by those wealthy families.

He was lucky enough to escape from the blockade, but even though he is now the right prime minister of a country, there is still a big gap between him and his family.

If he is still in office, the Wen family can still be regarded as prestigious. Once he is gone and his sons do not receive His Majesty's attention, in a few years, the Wen family will fall again under the blockade of the aristocratic family.

Get to the bottom.

So will there be good luck in breaking out of the blockade next time?

Therefore, it is a good thing for His Majesty to move the family to support the children of poor families, and it can pave the way for his children and grandchildren.

As for Prime Minister Dong, he was neither very happy nor very disappointed.

As a sober person who is rare among aristocratic families, he knows very well that the aristocratic family's control over the court cannot exist forever.

The reason why the aristocratic family is so strong now is probably because Emperor Hongwen wanted the stability of Dongzhou too much but lacked courage.

If it were a monarch like the founder of the country, the one from these aristocratic families who was not honest and dared to jump around would have been killed long ago with heads all over the ground.

The Dong family's idea is very simple. We don't need too much power, and nothing is as important as a stable survival.

Just like the Dong family today, they have lived a long and stable life. Even if Emperor Hongwen wanted to deal with the aristocratic family, he would not list the Dong family as the first target to be eliminated.

And as long as the Dong family knows the current affairs and doesn't cause trouble, Emperor Hongwen will not even touch them.

They both agreed to the job.

After they retired, Emperor Hongwen turned to look at Wang De helplessly.

"Tell me, this Wanfu got things done regardless of his own concerns, but he wants me to worry about the aftermath. What's the point of this?"

"The princess has always had a good temper and a low-key manner. The main reason is that the Han family has gone too far."

Of course, he still had something in his mind, but he couldn't express it openly.

"You are right to say that. The Han family really deserves to die."

Emperor Hongwen knew better than anyone how important Princess Wanfu was to the current Dongzhou.

Putting aside the matter that is still under investigation, let's just say that the Han family gave money to other countries and asked them to come over and seek for Princess Wanfu.

That is the most heinous and abominable crime.

Where did the Han family's money come from? It was obtained by the people of Dongzhou. How did their salt mine come from? It was given by the Dongzhou court.

They actually don't want to serve the imperial court and contribute to Dongzhou, but instead spend money to unite other countries to harm Dongzhou.

This means that Emperor Hongwen lacked courage, otherwise this one thing would be enough to kill everyone in the Han family.

"Miss, your Majesty can't do this."

At Chengyuan Villa, Wen Songtao arranged for someone to come over and report the matter, briefly explaining Emperor Hongwen's plans for this incident.

Lu Yaoyao was very disappointed with this.

"Why not?"

Qiu Shuang's words made Lu Yaoyao quite surprised.

Although Qiu Shuang has always been more thoughtful, in this matter, her approach was quite secretive. Even Emperor Hongwen, Wen Songtao and others have not fully understood her plan.

When Qiu Shuang said this at this time, could it be that he had read her thoughts?

"As the lady said, I don't have enough courage."

"Miss, you created such an opportunity, but he didn't seize it."

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao could only conclude that Qiu Shuang had really figured out her plan this time.

The reason why she asked Qiu Shuang to make the secret affairs of the officials of the Han family faction in the capital known to everyone was not just to cut off the Han family's arms in the capital.

No, to be precise, the lowest she wanted was to cut off an arm of the Han family, and the highest she wanted was to completely destroy the Han family.

It’s just that the latter depends on Emperor Hongwen’s attitude.

Just as the people arranged by the Wen family came to talk about it, she already knew that Emperor Hongwen knew what the Han family had done to find the other three countries secretly.

What's this called? It's more than enough to be labeled as someone with knowledge of foreign countries.

Coupled with what is now known to everyone in the capital, if Emperor Hongwen could be more ruthless, he would have someone investigate the Han family in detail.

The Han family has developed so fast in recent years, and it is impossible to say that there are no troubles under the butt.

Once the investigation is clear, it will definitely not be a problem to inform the world and use the power of public opinion to kill everyone in the Han family.

You can even gain a lot of popularity among the people.

As for the officials of the Han family faction, to put it bluntly, only about 30 to 40 percent of them are actually descendants of the Han family.

Most of the others are dependent on the Han family, or people whom the Han family has won over.

It was nothing to worry about at all. Once Emperor Hongwen told the world and showed his attitude, she would not believe that those officials who were not descendants of the Han family would not be afraid of death?

Maybe, after Emperor Hongwen expressed his stance, this group of officials would be the first to rebel and step on the Han family to protect themselves.

However, even though she was a little disappointed, she could still understand Emperor Hongwen.

After all, people's positions are different, and some things can't be exactly as she imagined, right?

Even if this is true, the turmoil it will cause will definitely not be small, especially those other aristocratic families, will they watch the show honestly and peacefully?

Will they be worried that what happened to the Han family will happen in their own house in the future?

"It's great if it works, but it won't be a loss if it doesn't work. At least we have cut off one arm of the Han family, right?"

"That's true."

Qiu Shuang nodded with a smile and continued, "But Miss, I still feel a little bit upset."

"Well, that's true. Now that we've already taken action, we can't give them a chance to breathe."

"Go and ask Gu Jian to come over."

The Han family must be dealt with, not only to vent their anger, but also for the astonishing wealth and resources in the hands of the Han family.

She has not forgotten the idea of ​​building a business empire.

The salt industry resources in the hands of the Han family are the fastest and best thing that can quickly cover the whole country.

Although the Han family lost, the salt industry resources would not fall into her hands, but with the salt production technology she controlled, it should not be a problem to obtain the sales rights for Emperor Hongwen.

By then, with the imperial court escorting her and carrying some private goods, the structure of the business empire will surely take shape quickly.
Chapter completed!