Ancient emperors were often ruthless, and behind this sentence is a wisdom aphorism forged with blood in thousands of years of imperial history. In the work "Langya Bang", Emperor Daliang once mentioned in a separate conversation with Lin Shu: Once a person achieves such a position, his personality will change. Hundred Schools of Thought Plan Such a change has nothing to do with good and evil, but more of indifference and loneliness, which is a kind of anger that is not understood by the world. Standing in Lin Shu's position, Emperor Liang killed Zhongliang, but from Emperor Liang's position, the entire Red Flame Army committed two major taboos. It was these two taboos that made the emperor have the idea that even if he killed him by mistake, he couldn't let it go. The so-called Xia Jiang deceived the Holy Eye, which was just a cover for the emperor's face.
01: The first taboo.
Emperor Liang expressed the opinion that the Red Flame Army only paid attention to Lin Shuai, but did not know anything about Emperor Liang, and the first taboo behind this was the fear of him.
In feudal times, the emperor was regarded as the emperor and he was the center of power under heaven. The Red Flame Army, as the direct army of the Great Liang, was undoubtedly part of the Liang Emperor. However, Emperor Liang's words "The Red Flame Army only knows Lin Shuai, but not Emperor Liang", which made the position of the Red Flame Army in Emperor Liang's mind undergo profound changes.
The emotion that the Red Flame Army brought to Emperor Liang may stem from two main factors.
First of all, Emperor Liang himself had strong doubts about something, especially after the struggle for supremacy. On the other hand, Lin Xie (the chief general of the Red Flame Army) did not show much respect or distance from Emperor Liang because of his deep friendship with Emperor Liang (such as playmates and kinship). In the daily conversations between monarchs and ministers, he would even inadvertently say words like "Chen Chiyan Army".
Although the courtiers may not have two hearts, as an emperor, it is inevitable that they will have too many thoughts, this is the truth!
Secondly, the Red Flame Army had a huge power back then, especially in the border guard campaign, which made many outstanding achievements. In the political arena at that time, the faction headed by Lin Shuai was usually powerful, so after each major war, there would be a large number of voices praising the Red Flame Army and Lin Shuai at the regular meetings of the imperial court.
When the Emperor's heart begins to tilt, all the cacophony will lean in the direction that the Emperor desires.
If the first layer of "awe-inspiring" doubts was caused by Emperor Liang's suspicious personality, then the explanation of the second taboo is not limited to Emperor Liang's suspicious personality.
02: The second taboo.
During the bloody incident that happened in Meiling twelve years ago, Lin Xie stood by the cliff, held Lin Shu's hand tightly, and told him: "Xiaoshu, for the sake of the Red Flame Army, I must survive. ”
As a father, when facing a difficult situation, why do you add the phrase "for the Red Flame Army" after saying "live" to your child?Could it be that he is a "prisoner of the Red Flame Army"?Could it be that as long as Lin Shu is alive, he will be able to clear the grievances of the Red Flame Army or avenge them and eliminate hatred?
Indeed, the kind of self-confidence that Lin Xie holds is exactly the "Jiang Zuo League".
The "Jiangzuo League" originated from the old units of the Red Flame Army and gradually grew in strength over a period of more than a decade. Later, it became the largest gang in the 14 prefectures of Jiangzuo, and with such a grassroots assistant, it was naturally able to complete many tasks.
However, Lin Xie, who is currently in Meiling, how did he ** Jiang Zuomeng become more powerful in ten years?
In fact, the "Jiangzuo League" was created by Lin Xie himself.
For a power to continue to grow and eventually form, it needs to meet two clear conditions, one of which is hidden behind it, and these two conditions are money and human resources.
Lin Xie's family is a century-old marshal's mansion, and its family status is complicated. By Lin Xie's time, the size of the family was not large, but more like a stable existence. But for such a century-old marshal's mansion, how can it not have its own "base"?The land of Jiangzuo has been operated by the Lin family for generations, and both the connections and wealth have been deeply rooted for hundreds of years.
After the Red Flame Army was flagged as a rebel, Emperor Liang also carried out a large-scale sweep and round-up operation on this land. The former power of the Lin family has also been almost completely wiped out. However, in this remote mountainous area, it is too easy to run for a hundred years and hide some "money" and "people".
This is the primary factor for Lin Xie's confidence.
In addition, the second reason is the condition that is hidden behind the previously mentioned one, which is "intelligence"!
Lin Xie incarnated as Mei Shinan, and in the process of traveling around, he established a deep friendship with the old pavilion master of Langya Pavilion. Thanks to the support of Langya Pavilion, a century-old intelligence agency, he is easy to navigate the path of progress, and can avoid the opponent's edge at any time.
The "money", "people" and "friends of the rivers and lakes" involved in Lin Shu after that were actually not his subsequent behaviors, but what happened to Lin Xie a few years ago. Therefore, Lin Xie realized that Lin Shu had the ability to survive and continued to survive for the sake of the Red Flame Army.
For Emperor Liang, who is known as the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, he knows these things.
For Emperor Liang, these actions were inevitably labelled "rebellious and creative."
That hidden premise is the "human heart", especially those who surround the emperor. The intentions of these people are what Lin Xie can **, such as his father-in-law, Emperor Liang's younger brother, Concubine Jing, King Jing, Marquis Yan, etc. Lin Xie knew that once Lin Shu chose that path, these people would definitely support Lin Shu.
The emperor's mind is elusive, although Lin Xie has never had the idea of betrayal, but those seemingly unintentional things, in the eyes of the emperor, will eventually be misunderstood and labeled differently, which is both helpless and inevitable!