Chapter 1193 ulterior motives
The three tribes' army had a rapid offensive and soon attacked the inner city. In addition to destroying the Han Dynasty troops guarding here, they also began to liquidate the civil and military ministers living in the inner city from house to house.
At this time, Zhao's men's eyewitnesses who had been lurking in the capital came in handy. With them leading the way, the three clan army could easily find out all the officials in the capital who were hostile to Xia Fan's side.
The so-called hostility is of course not just a verbal statement, but also opposition, hatred, opposition, etc. in action.
Xia Fan has never been the kind of person who repays grievances with kindness, and he cannot do anything to himself, so he has already decided on this kind of liquidation.
He has been away from the capital as a proton for a long time, and this period is enough for him to see the positions of the officials in the capital clearly and clearly.
Xia Fan will definitely not be sorry for his friends, but he will never let any enemy go.
No matter what the purpose of those civil and military officials are, as long as they have shown obvious hostility to Xia Fan and the forces he established, they will all be included in this liquidation.
Of course, such a liquidation may not be a family raid. How to deal with it depends on the specific circumstances.
Xia Fan just took the lead in this kind of thing, and what he really did was Zhao Wei and Liu Yulinglong.
They were very angry in the capital back then, and now they have grudges and revenge, but they are very good at taking responsibility. Even if they really want to confiscate their families, they will definitely show off their true proofs so that others can say nothing.
Xia Fan did not come forward in person, but he was not out of the way because he had been staring at Sun's Mansion and Cao's Mansion with divine thoughts.
Whether it is the crown prince's tutor Sun Haoran or the left prime minister Cao Shiping, they are all within the ranks of his liquidation this time.
In addition to their more or less, directly or indirectly expressing hostility to Xia Fan's power, more importantly, their position is too important.
It is no exaggeration to say that no matter whether it is the prince or the left prime minister, any one of them can be regarded as a high position and a high position and a high position.
Xia Fan could not have such an important position as two people who have never been close to him.
Moreover, Xia Fan judged through previous intelligence that neither Sun Haoran nor Cao Shiping was as simple and honest as they usually revealed.
There seemed to be a powerful force hidden behind them. Especially Sun Haoran, this is especially true.
This made Xia Fan even less trustful of them.
From beginning to end, Xia Fan did not intend to be the emperor, and he would not push the thirteenth prince up and take the emperor to command the princes.
In any case, the Han Dynasty will belong to the Thirteenth Prince, and Xia Fan will not intervene too much.
But he must consider the basic position of the officials in the court. Otherwise, he would push the Thirteenth Prince to the throne with great difficulty, but in the court there were a group of people who were hostile to him. So what did he think about after working for a long time?
As the saying goes: One day the emperor and one day the ministers. In any case, Sun Haoran and Cao Shiping have to leave.
However, these two people are not ordinary officials. Not only do they have a very strong reputation and influence in the political arena of the Han Dynasty, but they also have two huge families behind them that provide support to them.
In addition, these two people have been in the court of the Han Dynasty for too long, and countless disciples have been handed down, forming an extremely large but intricate network of relationships.
If Xia Fan wants to move them, it is equivalent to confronting two huge bureaucratic systems. The consequences can be imagined.
If an ordinary person encounters such trouble, he may retreat or take a relatively gentle approach, just like boiling a frog in warm water, and gradually stripping away the relationship between Sun Cao and their family over a relatively long period of time.
Until their influence is weakened to a certain extent and will not have too much impact or turmoil on the North Korean battlefield, then take action to completely remove them.
Relatively speaking, this is bound to be a perfect solution. Although it will take longer, it will definitely be more gentle and cause less trouble.
It’s not that Xia Fan didn’t know this method, but he didn’t want to do it because it was a waste of time.
He really doesn't want to spend too much time on endless court battles now.
After all, he did not plan to become an emperor, and it would be difficult to deal with these two families in the future, so he decided to be simpler and more crude.
Taking advantage of the current chaos, we quickly cut the mess and uprooted them, and also cleared the officials related to them.
As for the trouble caused by this, it is most likely that the two forces left in other provinces may rebel. For Xia Fan, this is not a problem. He just directly hit the enemy and wiped out him.
The reason why Xia Fan did not attack Sun and Cao's families immediately is actually waiting for the right time to come.
The Sun and Cao families also have complex relationships in the officialdom of the capital, and many of them are within the ranks of Zhao Wei and Liu Yulinglong's liquidation this time.
These officials already have strong energy in the officialdom, and this is even more so when they unite.
In order to alert the enemy before early, Sun and Cao's family jumped out, so he asked Zhao Yi and Liu Yulinglong to first cut off Sun Haoran and Cao Shiping's gangsters in the capital.
When their relationship network was almost cleaned up, Xia Fan gave another thunderous blow to the Sun and Cao families.
I have to say that Xia Fan's wishful thinking was very good. However, things did not develop as he expected.
Because the liquidation led by Zhao Wei and Liu Yulinglong had not started for a long time, someone came to Xia Fan.
The person who came was named Sun Daolin, who was Sun Haoran's eldest grandson. He was about the same age as Xia Fan, had the strength of the eighth level of the Divine Realm, dressed beautifully, and had a bit of the precious temperament unique to the princes of aristocratic families.
When standing in front of Xia Fan, although he spoke humbly and had a respectful attitude, he had a bit of arrogance in his bones.
His purpose was also very simple, and he came to invite Xia Fan to the Sun Mansion to attend the banquet on the order of Sun Haoran.
Xia Fan knew in his heart that Sun Haoran was just a cover for him to entertain him, and his real purpose was probably to detect something, so he wanted to test it.
"Okay, I will go to the Sun Mansion to visit the Grand Tutor in person later." Although Xia Fan decided to eliminate the Sun family, he did not turn against him immediately. Instead, he accepted the invitation with a smile.
"In this way, my Sun family is waiting for the grandfather in the mansion." Sun Daolin said with a smile.
When Sun Daolin left, the smile on Xia Fan's face gradually became colder.
He originally wanted to deal with the Sun family in the end, but since the Sun family is here, he has to plan ahead.
"What's wrong with the Sun family?" Xia Fan appeared next to Zhao Wei in a flash and asked directly.
At this time, Zhao Wei was personally leading someone to confiscate the home of a second-rank official. When he saw Xia Fan suddenly appear, he was slightly stunned. He then said, "I just started to do something, and the officials who depended on the Sun family went to the Sun family to ask for help. Sun Haoran could not find you on the head, right?"
"Well, please invite me to the banquet." Xia Fan nodded.
"I'm afraid it's because of ulterior motives." Zhao Wei's eyes flashed with a cold light: "Boss, are you going?"
"Of course I want to go." Xia Fan said: "But I will not go alone, but I will bring my troops there."
"But what do I need to cooperate?" Zhao Wei asked immediately.
"You are still busy with yours, but don't touch the officials of the Sun family for the time being." Xia Fan said.
"The boss wanted to give them an illusion, and with Sun Haoran's protection, they could escape this disaster. Then they would go to the Sun family one after another, and they could catch them all in one go when the boss came to the banquet?" Zhao Wei's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood Xia Fan's intention.
"Yes." Xia Fan nodded and said, "It's always too troublesome to search one by one. Why not wait for them to jump out and catch them all in one go."
"It's just that boss, what we want to liquidate this time are all important officials in the court, and most of them are third-rank or above officials in Beijing." Zhao Wei frowned slightly and said, "If you kill too many people, aren't you afraid that no one will handle the affairs of the court?"
"It is difficult to find a three-legged toad. There are so many people who want to be an official." Xia Fan said indifferently: "There are so many people in the capital who want to be an official but have not had any real vacancies. After we clear out these important officials, we can promote some of them to fill the vacancy."
Xia Fan said lightly: "After this liquidation, the government and the country will inevitably have some chaos in the inside and outside of the government, but it doesn't matter, it won't take long to recover."
"Boss, I'm not worried about the court." Zhao Wei looked at Xia Fan and said, "Although Liu Xingchen is dead now, the rebellion within the Han Dynasty has not been quelled. In addition..."
"Are you afraid that the Sun family and the Cao family will rebel later?" Xia Fan asked.
"Yes." Zhao Wei nodded and said, "The Sun family's fiefdom is located in the southern province and has great influence. If it rebells, it will be a great disaster. In addition..."
Zhao Wei paused and said, "Didn't the boss always suspect that there are other forces behind the Sun family acting as the mastermind behind them to secretly support them?"
"What did you find out?" Xia Fan's eyes narrowed and he looked at Zhao Wei.
"There is no particularly conclusive evidence. Because the Sun family is very careful in their actions, it is difficult to catch any real evidence. However..." Zhao Wei said: "By clues, the Sun family may have defected to the Great Sun Demon Kingdom, and even Cao Shiping has colluded with him from nowhere."
"It doesn't matter whether there is evidence or not. We are not going to convict them." Xia Fan shook his head and said, "As long as there is suspicion, it's enough. Even if the Sun family wants to rebel, it's not difficult to suppress it, so there is no need to worry."
"The Sun family is nothing, the real trouble is still outside." Zhao Wei frowned and said, "Recently, the Great Sun Demon Kingdom has been frequently mobilizing troops, especially on the border, which has stationed millions of troops."
"The Great Sun Demon Kingdom has been coveting the territory of the Great Han Dynasty for more than one day or two. Now the Great Han Dynasty is suffering from internal and external troubles. It would be strange if the Great Sun Demon Kingdom does not take the opportunity to make trouble." Xia Fan was not surprised and smiled and said, "It seems that your subordinates are doing well. They have penetrated into the Great Sun Demon Kingdom so quickly."
"The main reason is that Uncle Seven helped me a lot." Zhao Yiu did not dare to take credit and said, "Last time I got the boss' reminder, I specially looked for Uncle Seven. He not only helped me find some demon cultivators, but also went to the Great Sun Demon Kingdom in person."
"No wonder I haven't seen him recently." Xia Fan suddenly realized, saying, "You must keep an eye on the Great Sun Demon Kingdom. If you have any major abnormal movements, you must report it in time."
Chapter completed!