Can I get to the other side?

Liu Xie was confident in promoting reforms because Lu Bu and his army gave him great confidence.

Liu Xiu relied on the support of the aristocratic families to unify the world, so he had to make a certain degree of compromise after the founding of the country.

But he was different. Although he also relied on the power of the aristocratic families, he never let them get involved in the army since he officially came to power.

Today, the army of the Han Dynasty is either directly recruited or reorganized from those captives and surrendered soldiers.

Although there are some children of aristocratic families in the middle and lower levels of the army, the proportion is very small. The core power of the army is still in the hands of Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, Huang Zhong and other high-level generals.

And these are his confidants who can be fully trusted and relied on.

In addition, he also greatly improved the food treatment and pensions of the soldiers, and built a martyrs' cemetery, which further improved his prestige in the hearts of the soldiers.

If it weren't for the sharp blade of the army in his hand, he would never dare to carry out such drastic reforms.

"With Fengxian here, I naturally have nothing to worry about."

Liu Xie collected his thoughts and then smiled and said, "Okay, there's nothing to do. I still have government affairs to attend to. Fengxian, please leave."

"I'll take my leave!"

Lv Bu nodded, took out the paper with "Wen Gong Pozhen Qu" written on it from his arms, took a good look at it, and left happily.

...

After Lu Bu returned home, he immediately sent someone to "invite" all the best quyi masters in Chang'an City.

These quyi masters happened to gather together to drink, but they were caught in one fell swoop and all taken to the general's mansion.

General's mansion, in the lobby.

Lv Bu sat in the hall drinking tea with a big horse and a golden sword. Wei Yue led a group of soldiers in and said to him with a fist: "General! The people have been brought here!"

As he said that, he ordered people to bring up the captured quyi masters.

Lü Bu took a closer look and saw that all of them were tied up tightly, with sacks on their heads, and were being carried around like chickens by the burly soldiers.

Lü Bu was dumbfounded, and when he came to his senses, he started to scold Wei Yue: "Asshole! Who told you to tie them up? Didn't I order them to come?"

Wei Yue was scolded so much that he looked very embarrassed.

He didn't expect that his general, who had always been unfriendly to scholars, really asked him to invite people, not "invite".

Lü Bu was too lazy to argue with him, and asked people to untie all of these folk artists and take off their hoods.

"Mr. Wen, spare me! Mr. Wen, spare me!"

As soon as he was freed, one of them knelt down in front of Lü Bu and cried for mercy, "We were just drinking together, and we never violated the laws of the Han Dynasty!"

The others also looked at Lü Bu with fear.

Their faces were a little pale.

They were just drinking in the restaurant, and this group of ferocious soldiers suddenly rushed in, saying that the general wanted to invite them, and then tied them up.

Along the way, they were not only afraid, but also racking their brains to think about how they had offended the invaluable Wen Gong.

"Don't be afraid, this general has no ill intentions."

Lu Bu said with a pleasant face, it was hard to imagine such an expression on his face.

"This general heard that you are Cai Yong's disciples, and your attainments in music are quite good. Today I invite you to come here to compose music for this general."

"This poem was written by your majesty himself, named "Wen Gong Pozhen Music", and you are required to compose it into a song within one month."

"As long as you compose it well, this general will reward you handsomely!"

Lu Bu handed the several copies of the lyrics in his hand to the three people and said to them.

He had inquired about these people, and their teacher was the once world-famous Cai Yong.

Cai Yong's attainments in music were extraordinary, and his zither skills were considered unique. As Cai Yong's disciples, these people's music skills must be very good.

"Compose, compose music?"

After hearing what Lu Bu said, several people could not help but be stunned.

They thought Lu Bu was going to cause trouble for them, but they didn't expect that he just asked them to compose music, and the lyrics of the music were written by the emperor.

The three looked at each other, and one of the blue-shirted scholars said awkwardly: "Thank you, Lord Wen, for your kindness, but we are limited in our abilities and I am afraid we are not qualified."

"Please ask Lord Wen to find someone else..."

The two people on the side also echoed.

Although Lu Bu was of noble status, he was just a mud-legged man who climbed to a high position by relying on military merits, while they were all from noble families.

Letting them compose music for a vulgar warrior would have a bad reputation, even if the lyrics were written by the emperor.

Although Lu Bu was reckless, he was not stupid. Seeing the expressions of the three people, he knew that they were not unable to do it, but unwilling to do it.

"Humph!"

Lu Bu's face turned cold instantly, and he slammed the table and said, "If you don't accept my toast, you will be punished! You have to compose this song today, whether you want to or not!"

"Otherwise, it will be like this!"

As soon as Lu Bu finished speaking, the table in front of him shattered to the ground.

The three people were immediately frightened by this scene and said quickly, "Compose! Compose! We must compose the song well!"

Seeing the three people's submissive appearance, Lu Bu couldn't help but feel a little contempt in his heart.

They were unwilling to talk to them nicely, but they were willing to do it when they were forced. Isn't this just being a slut?

"No wonder His Majesty has to send troops to guard various places. If you don't deal with these nobles toughly, they will dare to take advantage of you and sit on your head to shit and piss."

"What a bunch of bastards."

Lu Bu snorted in his heart, finally understanding why the emperor asked him to send troops to garrison in various places to intimidate them. These people just had to be dealt with tougher.

If you force him, he will be cowardly; if you withdraw, he will think you are afraid.

After giving them some more instructions, Lu Bu asked people to take them down, and then got up and headed to the military camp.

He had to show off in front of Zhang Liao.

…

Night falls at Cui's mansion.

At the back door of Cui Mansion.

An inconspicuous black carriage stopped here, and then a man in a draped hat got out of the carriage and knocked lightly on the door.

Soon the back door opened a crack and he was welcomed in.

Under the leadership of his servant, the man in the curtain hat walked through the beautiful courtyards and pavilions, and finally came to a dark room deep in Cui Mansion, and then walked directly in.

In the dark room, several people are already waiting here.

After seeing the man in the curtain hat come in, they all looked over with different eyes, and the person sitting at the top was Cui Yan.

"Master Dou, you are a whole stick of incense late."

Cui Yan was wearing gorgeous brocade clothes and holding a heater in his hand. A trace of dissatisfaction flashed across his handsome face and he said to the man wearing a curtain hat.

At this time, the man in the curtain hat also took off his hat, revealing the face of an ordinary middle-aged man. It was the head of the Dou family, Dou Fu!

In addition to Cui Yan and Dou Fu, there were many people in this small dark room. Fu De, Ju Zong, Shen Rong, Dong Zhong, Chen Lin, Xun Chen's son Xun Hong... all came from major universities. Family.

Tonight, they are all gathered here.

Facing Cui Yan's dissatisfaction and the looks from everyone, Dou Fu raised his eyelids slightly and said calmly: "If you hadn't sent people to me twice and three times, I wouldn't have come tonight at all."

"To be honest, I still think your approach of meeting in private is quite stupid. You don't take the Embroidered Clothes Master seriously."

"What do you think His Majesty will think if he learns that the heads of families with major surnames meet in private?"

Tonight's game was organized by Cui Yan.

He secretly sent invitations to everyone in the major aristocratic families except the Yang family, asking them to come to his house for a gathering tonight.

Cui Yan's eyes were slightly cold and he said expressionlessly: "Since I dare to initiate this gathering, then I am sure that I can hide it from the embroidered clothes envoy."

"Besides, what we are discussing tonight is a major matter related to the interests of all our families. Only interviews are the safest."

"If the head of the Dou family really doesn't want to participate, it's okay to leave now. I won't have any objections."

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Cui Yan was not polite at all when he attacked people.

The Dou family and the Cui family are both in Qinghe. It is said that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, so the conflict between the two families is naturally not small.

In the early years when the Dou family was making a fortune, the Cui family was severely suppressed.

But later, with the death of Dou Wu, the Dou family had no successors, and gradually began to decline. It was not comparable to the Cui family today.

So Dou Fu still had such a condescending attitude in front of him, and he naturally wouldn't get used to it.

Dou Fu's expression changed slightly, and after taking a deep look at Cui Yan, he finally chose to swallow his anger and found a seat to sit down.

Cui Yan couldn't help but smile coldly when he saw this.

Seeing this, Dong Zhong came out to smooth things over and said: "Okay, okay, since everyone has expired, let's talk about business."

"Master Cui, would you like to start?"

Upon hearing this, Cui Yan looked away from Dou Fu, put down the heater in his hand, stood up and said, "You must have guessed the purpose of inviting you here today."

"For no other reason than for the recent matters concerning the establishment of the Imperial College, the clearing of land and the census of the population."

"My Cui family has a total of 80,000 acres of farmland. After an inventory, 60,000 acres were confiscated. The accumulation of several generations has been wasted. It can be said to be a heavy loss."

"Not only is my Cui family under investigation, but the Dou family, Xun family, and Dong family are all under investigation. Soon none of you here will be able to escape."

"So we need to come up with countermeasures for this."

Cui Yan got straight to the point and revealed the purpose of inviting everyone here. It was precisely because of the recent reforms carried out by the imperial court.

When this matter was mentioned, everyone present looked unhappy.

Clearing the land and censusing the population are like cutting flesh from the body of aristocratic families like them.

And it’s not just cut into small pieces.

Just remove the arms and legs!

Take the Cui family as an example. Their 80,000 acres of land was confiscated with a fine of 60,000 yuan. This is the wealth that the Cui family accumulated over many years!

"What countermeasures can be taken?"

Juzong gave a bitter smile and said, "Your Majesty has already prepared for this. The embroidered clothes envoys and the inspection team from the tax bureau went to various places in batches to conduct inspections, without giving us a chance to react."

"And if anyone dares to stop the inspection team from conducting an investigation, the Embroidered Clothes Envoy can directly kill him first and then report him. Who can withstand this?"

"Jia Xu, this old poisonous snake, is too cruel."

Dong Zhong shook his head and sighed: "It's not Jia Xu who is ruthless, but His Majesty's ruthlessness. Without His Majesty's instructions, Jia Xu would have such courage?"

"The most hateful thing is that old guy Yang Biao. Only half of the family property of 100,000 yuan was confiscated, and his son even joined the cabinet and became a bachelor!"

"Damn it!"

When Yang Biao was mentioned, Dong Zhong couldn't help but grit his teeth. This old guy was so insidious. He betrayed everyone to show his loyalty to the emperor by wagging his tail.

Simply unworthy of a man!

Of course, he was just upset. If he were given the same opportunity, he would make the same choice as Yang Biao without hesitation.

"I think I can endure it if I can."

Xun Hong hesitated and said, "Now that the world has just settled down, the treasury is empty, and the court is short of money, your majesty must find a way to replenish the treasury."

"Not to mention whether we have any way to prevent His Majesty from checking the fields, even if there is, I think it's better not to do it."

"Your Majesty's methods are too ruthless, I'm worried..."

Cui Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you worried that your Xun family will end up like your father?"

Xun Hong's eyes dimmed and he remained silent.

If his father Xun Chen had not begged for Yuan Shao's love, then their Xun family's current status would not be much worse than that of the Cui family and the Dong family.

He was shadowed by the emperor's ruthless methods, and he was worried that going against the emperor might bring Lu Bu to him.

"Master Xun is right."

Shen Rong said at this time, agreeing with Xun Hong's view, "It's just some acres and population. If they are confiscated, they will be confiscated. There is no need to offend Your Majesty for this."

"You all know His Majesty's temperament. To put it bluntly, he is retributive and ruthless."

"Even if we can prevent His Majesty from clearing the land this time, His Majesty will definitely think of other ways in the future."

"So I think it's better to take the initiative to cooperate this time, so that His Majesty can see our attitude and know that we also have a strong man and a court in our hearts."

Although it is heartbreaking to lose fields and people, it is sheer misfortune to burn them with the three fires of the new emperor's accession to the throne. If there is nothing they can do, it is better to endure it and let it go.

"You are more generous than I thought."

Cui Yan glanced at them in surprise, and then said: "But my thoughts are similar to yours. Since His Majesty needs money, then we will give it to him."

"Sooner or later the fields can be bought back."

"Compared with clearing the land, I think what deserves more attention is the Imperial College established by His Majesty Guo Fengxiao."

When this was mentioned, everyone's expressions changed slightly.

The Imperial College has become extremely famous recently, and people are discussing this matter, so they are naturally paying attention to it.

Compared with the Hongdu School founded by Emperor Ling, the system of the Imperial College is undoubtedly more complete, and the emperor today pays more attention to it.

Both in terms of scale and influence, it far exceeds Hongdu Menxue.

The main study content of Hongdu Menxue is the "Huang Xi Pian" written by Emperor Ling, but the Imperial College is completely different. They study mathematics, politics, industry and metallurgy, and criminal law.

It is not difficult to see that the emperor wanted to select talents directly through the Imperial Academy and then directly appoint them to various institutions of the imperial court.

This is no small matter.