After traveling through time, I was spotted by the new emperor

Chapter 297 I wonder how Your Majesty wants to deal with them?

The court received the second battle report sent back by Qi Kangping:

The imperial army marched south and engaged in several battles with the Yuwen clan rebels in Nancheng. The rebels suffered heavy casualties. Grand Tutor Yuwen led the remaining remnants to hide in the mountains west of Nancheng.

The imperial army has now occupied the entire Fengdu and Nancheng Prefecture except the western part of Nancheng.

When Ye Wuwei saw this battle report, he thought:

It seems that Master Yuwen will not escape to the island until the last critical moment.

This is also because the island has not been fully developed yet.

The Yuwen clan had never thought that the secret of the island would be discovered, so they only built houses on the island and did not cultivate the land to grow crops. At most, they only planted a small amount of vegetables.

It was precisely because going to the island now would only mean being trapped to death that Master Yuwen did not evacuate to the island.

But things are different now.

Ye Wuwei put himself in the shoes of Master Yuwen and thought:

If he were Master Yuwen, what would he be thinking now?

Hiding in the mountains for a long time is not a solution, and one day you may be wiped out by the imperial court. Only the islands are safe.

However, there were no crops on the islands before, and even if you went to the islands, you would starve to death if you had nothing to eat. Now the top priority is to transport food and other crop seeds to the islands.

In this way, if one day they have no way to retreat and can only flee to the island, they can survive with food.

Then, controlling the South City coast means cutting off the Yuwen clan's retreat.

Ye Wuwei thought again:

What he can think of, his master can definitely think of as well. I think his master has already taken control of the South City Coast.

Ye Wuwei's thoughts turned to Mu Yili again.

It has been some time since Mu Yili left Chamdo. Calculating the time, she should be able to reach Nanling in a few days.

I don’t know if she can convince her uncle and others to cooperate with the court.

Thinking of Mu Yili, Ye Wuwei's thoughts drifted to Qi Yuye again.

In the past, I thought Qi Yuye was arrogant, domineering and rude, and I had no good impression of him. However, after Mu Yili pretended to have an epidemic and hid in the farm, Qi Yuye still visited her several times with large and small bags of items.

This is much better than Qi Yuchang visiting Nanfeng Pavilion to have sex with male prostitutes and letting Chu Yuyan pay for it.

……

The second battle report had a great impact on court officials and the aristocratic families in Chamdo.

Because this battle report means that the court’s victory over the Yuwen clan is just around the corner!

The Yuwen clan members in Chamdo have been imprisoned in the Qi'an tribe's prison. Although the court did not arrest all the families who had previously been affiliated with the Yuwen clan, it removed many officials who were affiliated with Yuwen Tai Shi from their official positions.

To a certain extent, these families were suppressed and some of their privileges were restricted.

After Master Yuwen launched his rebellion, these noble families were in constant fear, fearing that one day Qi Wushuang would convict them of treason.

But they did not dare to flee Chamdo.

Because once they escaped from Chamdo, Qi Wushuang would have an excuse to accuse them of "rebellion".

They didn't dare to side with Qi Wushuang and the others at this time.

Because although the imperial court had the advantage, the outcome was still undecided.

They were originally from the Yuwen faction, and Qi Wushuang and the others might not accept them. Once the Yuwen clan wins, they will have no way out.

But they did not dare to contact Master Yuwen again.

One reason was that Grand Tutor Yuwen fled from Changdu without giving them any explanation, and the other reason was that the imperial court had the upper hand.

After the second battle report arrived, these families that had previously been affiliated with the Yuwen clan began to take action.

The most glorious families today are the Qi, Shui and Chu families.

The Chu family's influence extended far beyond Andu and Yingdu. Chu Fuchi, who stayed in Changdu, was too close to Qi Wushuang, so they did not dare to flirt with him. Therefore, everyone turned their attention to the Qi and Shui families.

At this time, General Qi suddenly closed his residence in the name of seclusion. Everyone could not see General Qi and Qi Guangren, so they could only visit Qi Yushen.

Qi Yushen also wanted to follow the example of General Qi and stay at home, but now there were two great gods, the Prince of Subei and his wife, in his mansion. He had no say and could only hide in the homes of his two brothers-in-law for a while.

The three most influential people in the Qi family were nowhere to be seen, so everyone could only look for Qi Sanye, the younger brother of Qi Taiwei.

However, Master Qi Sanye had never served as an official in the court, so not many people went to see him.

As for the Shui family, their situation was different.

Shui Changqing was currently supervising the army in the south, and no one could find him. Therefore, Shui Changqing's younger brother, Princess Renshou's consort, became everyone's main target.

Princess Renshou is already very good at socializing, and now there are endless carriages and people coming and going in her mansion all day long.

In addition to contacting the Qi and Shui families, some people also contacted Nie Youren, He Changsong and others.

However, they had no previous connections with the officials of the Andu faction, so when they came to them this time, they were turned away by Nie Youren and He Changsong.

Ye Wuwei sent people from the Qi'an tribe to keep a close eye on the residences of Princess Renshou and Master Qi Sanye, and took note of everyone who came in and out.

Ye Wuwei showed the list he had written down to Qi Wushuang:

"If my predictions are correct, Princess Renshou will come to see you in the next two days."

Qi Wushuang looked at the list and said, "Just don't see her."

"Have you figured out how to deal with these families?"

"Do you have any idea?"

"Your goal isn't to kill everyone, but to weaken the power of the aristocratic families. Why not take this opportunity to make them bleed heavily?"

You can spread the word through Princess Renshou:

As long as these noble families offer a certain amount of fertile land and silver to the court, the court will not pursue their previous crimes of collusion with the Yuwen clan."

"How much good farmland and silver is appropriate?"

“This needs to be treated differently, but the goal is to make them bleed profusely while keeping it within their tolerance range.

A light punishment would not be painful and would not weaken the power of the aristocratic family.

If the punishment is too severe, they may not be able to accept it and may be forced to join the Yuwen family.

You can submit the list to the cabinet and ask the Ministry of Revenue to carefully calculate the amount of the fine."

Hearing Ye Wuwei say this, Qi Wushuang said: "Just do as you say."

"Then after you meet Princess Renshou, I will give this list to Chu Fuchi."

"it is good."

……

Two days later, just as Ye Wuwei had expected, Princess Renshou and her husband went to Taiji Hall to ask to see Qi Wushuang.

Although he had decided to meet her, Qi Wushuang still left Princess Renshou and her husband alone for two hours.

Just when Princess Renshou was about to lose her patience, Qi Wushuang summoned them to an audience.

After the meeting, Princess Renshou couldn't help but say something sour: "Your Majesty, it's so hard to see you now."

Qi Wushuang said with a straight face and no expression: "I never saw you looking for me even when it was easy to see you before."

Princess Renshou, who was known for her eloquence, also frowned at this.

Qi Wushuang didn't know how to save face for someone he didn't like:

"I'm very busy. If you have something to say, just say it."

Princess Renshou had no choice but to grit her teeth and force a smile:

"The Yuwen clan has become a traitor. How will Your Majesty deal with the families that previously had ties with them?"