The Counterattack of the Villains

Liu Xie was confused and said: "Why is this? Isn't it good to make the general the Marquis of Wen?"

Li Muzheng said solemnly: "Your Majesty, haven't you learned your lesson yet? The reason why this world is at war and has endless wars is because of the enfeoffment of feudal lords."

"The reason why people like Dong Zhuo appear in the world is also because of the enfeoffment of princes."

"In the past, Xia, Shang and Zhou, which dynasty was not destroyed by the princes?"

"So it can be seen that the national policy of enfeoffing the princes is the cause of troubled times."

"I would like to report here to your Majesty that from today onwards, the national policy of abolishing the fiefdom of food and fiefdom will be abolished. The title of Marquis will only be used as a title of lord to show his glory, and the fiefdom will be changed to a certain amount of annual salary."

Liu Xie was confused when he heard this, and subconsciously turned his attention to Wang Yun, Fuwan and others.

The courtiers all over the palace were talking a lot at this time. Liu Xie was young and didn't understand many things, but they knew as soon as they heard that Li Mu's proposal would be of great benefit to the court and the royal family.

After the ministers deliberated for a while, Wang Yun came out and said: "Your Majesty, the general's proposal will be of great benefit to the court and your Majesty, and will not cause any harm. I ask your Majesty to implement it."

Fu finished and said: "I second the proposal."

Yang Biao and other courtiers said in unison: "I second my opinion."

Liu Xie saw that all the courtiers agreed and knew that Li Mu's proposal was very good. He said happily: "In that case, let's follow what the general said."

Li Mu clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty is wise, but the abolition of the national policy of eating towns and fiefdoms is only a small part of it."

Wang Yun said quickly: "Please give me your advice, General. We are all ears."

Li Mu nodded, walked a few steps to the side, and then turned back to face the ministers.

Although his back was also facing Liu Xie, the biggest difference was that he was standing to the side and did not block Liu Xie's view.

Moreover, he turned his body slightly to the side, so that he could speak to the ministers and turn his head to look at Liu Xie at any time.

It can be said that he gave the ministers and Liu Xie the greatest respect.

Liu Xie didn't quite understand this yet. He just felt that Li Mu's position at the moment made him feel very comfortable. He felt that he was finally a participant in the government's affairs and no longer a bystander.

Naturally, the ministers saw more. The respect Li Mu gave them at this moment was something that He Jin and Dong Zhuo had never given them.

Therefore, the eyes of all the courtiers looking at Li Mu were not only filled with gratitude, but also with a bit of reverence.

This is the difference between Li Mu and the likes of Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao. Instead of dominating the court, holding the emperor hostage to order the princes, and making the courtiers fear him on the surface, they are always thinking about how to kill him.

It is better to give them some respect and let them support him from the bottom of their hearts, so that he can control the government more easily.

Just listen to Li Mudao: "In the overall strategy set by Bu Su, the four most core words are 'centralization', which means that most of the power will be concentrated in the court and in the hands of His Majesty."

"Only by achieving this in the general direction can we be qualified to talk about how to make the world peaceful and the country peaceful and the people safe."

Yang Biao said with bright eyes: "General, I wonder how we can implement the centralization strategy?"

If most of the power is concentrated in the court, wouldn't it be concentrated in the hands of important officials like them?

A high-level argument, this fucking article is definitely a high-level argument, it must be a high-level argument.

Li Mu looked at him and said: "The first thing is to change the structure of the court. Today's system of three ministers and nine ministers has the shortcomings of being complicated and cumbersome, and the division of labor is unclear."

"Bu plans to change the structure of the court to a system of three provinces and six departments, that is, the court will be divided into three provinces: Zhongshu, Menxia, ​​and Shangshu. Under the three provinces, there are six departments: officials, rituals, soldiers, punishments, workers, and households..."

Li Mu explained the functions of the three provinces and six ministries in detail to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

Everyone listened attentively. As Li Mu spoke, the eyes of the ministers became brighter and brighter, and they looked at Li Mu with more and more admiration.

The division of labor among the six departments in these three provinces is indeed clearer, and the operation of the court is bound to be more efficient.

The most important thing is that it laid the foundation for centralization of power.

Today's Li Mu is refreshing the courtiers' old impressions of Lu Bu again and again.

It was only then that they discovered that Lu Bu was not only unparalleled in martial arts, but also far-sighted and far-sighted in his actions.

After talking about the system of three provinces and six ministries, Li Mu paused for a moment and allowed the courtiers to digest and discuss.

In the end, there was no doubt that it passed unanimously once again.

Then Li Mu continued: "The system of three provinces and six ministries is a reform of the imperial court. Then let's talk about local governance issues."

"For local governance, there is also a core element, which is the word 'separation of military and political affairs.'"

"To put it simply, those in charge of the army are not allowed to interfere in politics, and those in power are not allowed to be in charge of the army. Civil servants and military officers each perform their own duties and do not subordinate each other."

"Regional divisions were changed into states, prefectures, and counties, local officials were changed into governors, prefects were changed into prefectures, magistrates, and county magistrates, and government offices at all levels set up corresponding functional departments according to three provinces and six ministries..."

As Li Mu narrated, time passed by minute by minute.

Although these various systems from later generations also have various problems, they are somehow more advanced than the systems of this era and are more conducive to governance.

At this time, all the courtiers in the palace were convinced by Li Mu. They discussed each question one by one, and then passed it one by one.

Finally, they discussed that if these systems were to be fully implemented throughout the world, the various princes would be the biggest obstacle.

If we can't wipe out these princes, everything is just empty talk.

Li Mudao: "This is Bu's mission. This matter must be done and must be done well."

"First of all, there are the four places of Anyi, Mianchi, Huayin and Xingyang. Niu Fu, Dong Yue, Xu Rong and Duan Xuan are all Dong Zhuo's confidants."

"Xu Rong and Duan Xuan can try to surrender, but Niu Fu and Dong Yue must be wiped out. When Luoyang is settled, Bu Ben will send troops to conquer."

"As for other princes, Your Majesty can first tell the world what happened in Luoyang, and then introduce reforms."

"The reform announced this time is actually a policy that benefits the country and the people. People with insight will definitely be able to see its benefits to the Han Dynasty. By then, heroes from all walks of life will come to Luoyang to join the army."

"Then your Majesty can issue an edict to order all the governors and prefects of the Han Dynasty to come to Luoyang, re-confer their official positions, and hand over their military power."

"Those who are willing to abide by it can be appointed officials as appropriate. Those who are unwilling to abide by it will be designated as traitors. We will send out troops to conquer when the time is right. This is a right and proper thing, and the teacher will have a reputation."

Having said this, Li Mu glanced at the courtiers, then turned back to Liu Xie, and said with a smile: "We plan to completely wipe out the territory of the Han Dynasty within ten years and create a peaceful and prosperous age."

"Take another ten years to recuperate and recuperate. Twenty years later, when His Majesty is in his prime, we, the monarchs and ministers, will work together to plan for the expansion of the territory and sweep away the five barbarians and barbarians, which will go down in history."

Li Mu's words not only made all the courtiers feel excited, but also the young Liu Xie was very excited.

He suddenly stood up and said loudly: "The general will not fail me, and I will never fail the general."

Wang Yun's face almost turned into a chrysanthemum smile, he clasped his fists and bowed, saying: "The great Han has great generals, and the ZTE is very promising. I congratulate Your Majesty, and congratulate the great Han."

All the ministers bowed together and said: "I congratulate Your Majesty and congratulate the great man."

Just as the ministers finished speaking, a burst of noise suddenly came from afar.

The ministers turned around and looked outside the palace in surprise. The noise seemed to be coming from the direction of the palace gate.

Seeing this, Li Mu smiled and said: "Don't be alarmed, gentlemen. This is when the soldiers under Bu's command begin to attack the palace. I also invite all princes to come to your majesty. If nothing unexpected happens, the guards will come looking for Dong thief soon."

When the officials heard that it made sense, they immediately ran behind Li Mu as they had just done.

Li Mu strode to the door of the palace, stood with his hands behind his hands, and waited quietly for the guards to come.

After about half the time of burning incense, a fat man who looked somewhat similar to Dong Zhuo came running towards the main hall with a group of imperial guards.

The person who came was Dong Min, Dong Zhuo's younger brother.

His position is Fengche Duwei. In theory, he is in charge of the royal chariots, which is the same as the Zhongche Palace Order in the Qin Dynasty. However, in fact, he is in charge of the Suwei Imperial Army.

When he rushed to the door of the palace, he saw Li Muzhu in front of the door, while the ministers were huddled beside the throne. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. When he stepped into the hall, he subconsciously asked: "What are you doing, nephew?"

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Li Mu's signature sinister smile appeared on his face and he said: "Waiting for you."

As he spoke, he suddenly opened his hands, with his palms facing the ground, and two balls of three-point return vitality rapidly expanded in his palms.

"Captain...Captain, look over there."

A guard suddenly pointed to the right corner of the hall with a trembling voice. Dong Min looked in the direction of his finger, and Tong Kong suddenly shrank.

However, he saw that his brother and military advisor Li Ru were piled haphazardly in a corner with a group of guards. Although there was no blood stain, they were all obviously dead.

At this moment, Li Mu clasped his palms together, and the two balls of basketball-sized three-pointers gathered their energy and merged into a ball the size of a washbasin, and then pushed it out towards Dong Min and the guard in front of the door.

"Peng"

Dong Min and Su Wei behind him all flew out of the palace door with a muffled sound, flying all over the sky like rag dolls, and then fell to the ground with a crackle.

This three-pointer returned his vitality, killing Dong Min and twenty or thirty other guards in an instant, leaving only twenty or so guards on the left and right outside the palace door.

They escaped the disaster because they did not stand at the door of the temple, but they only escaped temporarily.

Li Mu appeared outside the door in an instant, stretched out his arms, and slapped his palms to both sides. The remaining twenty or so guards also flew out one after another, all of them with their internal organs shattered.

Then Li Mu jumped into the air, walked around the eaves, and flew onto the roof of Deyang Hall.

Glancing around the palace, he saw that the guards in the palace were gathering towards the palace gate, and the sound of killing there was loud.

I think Dong Min had already ordered them to support the palace gate, and then he brought his people to report to Dong Zhuo, and maybe he wanted to ask himself to take action.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Li Mu's mouth, and he cast his gaze in the direction of the palace gate. He happened to see that at the third palace gate, Zhao Yun was surrounded by aura, and he rose into the air. There were dozens of guards flying around him.

Half empty.

The silver spear swept across, and the Gang Qi exploded like a hundred birds flying away.

Su Wei, who was still dancing in the air, instantly froze and stopped moving, falling to the ground like a dumpling.

This should be Zhao Yun's unparalleled ultimate move "Fire Soaring Hundred Birds".

At this time, they had already reached the third palace gate, and it was estimated that they would be able to break into the palace in another quarter of an hour.

Li Mu went down to the top of the hall with peace of mind and returned to the entrance of the hall.

Sure enough, in less than a moment, hundreds of the imperial guards broke away and fled towards the main hall. Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun and Cheng Lian led the army to chase after them.

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The defeated soldiers rushed to the front of Deyang Palace. When they saw Li Mu, a school captain quickly shouted: "General Lu, Cheng Lian and Zhang Liao have rebelled. Please ask the general to suppress them."

"Idiot." Li Mu curled his lips, drew his sword finger in front of him, and a move of the ordinary version of Sword Twenty-Two was instantly formed.

Infinite sword energy erupted from Li Mu's body, charging out with thunderous force towards hundreds of defeated soldiers.

"Chi chi chi..."

"Uh ah ah..."

This sword energy transformed by true energy is completely different from the lightsaber condensed by the power of the soul. It will cause real and visible damage.

Hundreds of defeated soldiers seemed to have been shot by machine guns. Under the blast of invisible sword energy, flowers of blood burst out from their bodies, and they turned into sieves in an instant.

Seeing that the remaining hundreds of guards were eliminated by Li Mu with one move, the shouts of killing gradually disappeared, and the charging soldiers also slowed down.

Cheng Lian ordered his generals to lead the army to assemble in the square in front of the palace, and he, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, went to meet Li Mu.

"See General."

Li Mu smiled and nodded, saying: "No need to be polite."

Cheng Lian said: "Dong Zhuo's soldiers have been eliminated in the city. Song Xian and others are encircling and suppressing the Xiliang army camp. Most of the guards in the palace have been destroyed. I would like to ask the general to tell you what happens next."

Li Mudao: "Dasuo Palace must ensure that no one is left behind. Be careful not to disturb the harem concubines..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly paused and changed his words: "Forget it, just be careful not to disturb a nobleman named Fu Shou. The other concubines don't need to pay attention."

He suddenly remembered that all the concubines left by Emperor Ling had been completely ruined by Dong Zhuo.

After today, they will either be expelled from the palace or die, so Li Mu doesn't care whether they are frightened or not.

The imperial guards must be wiped out, otherwise they will hide in the palace and pose a threat to the young emperor and the people in the harem.

Liu Xie's mother, Queen Linghuai Wang, was poisoned by General He Jin's sister, Queen Lingsi He, after she gave birth to Liu Xie.

In other words, Liu Xie no longer has any real relatives in the harem.

The only one is Fu Wan's daughter Fu Shou, the Empress Fu who has been with Liu Xie through thick and thin for more than 20 years.

However, Fu Shou is still just a nobleman now, and it will be three years later, when Liu Xie turns fifteen, that he will be named queen.

The three men led the army away and ordered the army to disperse in teams and search for the remaining guards in the palace.

Li Mu then returned to the main hall and told the officials to disperse.

The other courtiers left temporarily, leaving only Wang Yun, Fu Wan, and Yang Biao. They followed Li Mu and the young emperor to the harem, and went straight to the palace of Fu Shou in Yeting.

This strong woman who would accompany Liu Xie through thick and thin for more than 20 years, take care of Liu Xie like a sister, and even planned to kill Cao Cao, but was ultimately defeated and killed, is now just a standard little loli, and

He looks like he is thirteen or fourteen years old.

A sergeant came to search for the remaining guards before, and she was frightened.

Fortunately, after asking her name, the leader, Uncle Dub, treated her with great respect and did not force his way into the palace.

After she said that there were no guards hiding here, she left a few people to guard her and left.

Seeing her father and Liu Xie at this time, she finally felt relieved.

Liu Xie comforted Fu Shou with a few words, and they took a break in Fu Shou's palace to discuss the appointment of the chief officials of the three provinces and six ministries.

After discussion, mainly with Li Mu's nod, Wang Yun was appointed as Shangshu Ling, chief judge of Shangshu Province, and in charge of six ministries. This position was equivalent to that of prime minister.

Yang Biao served as Zhongshu Ling, the chief judge of Zhongshu Province, and his main functions were to uphold the monarch's will, take charge of secrets, and issue the emperor's edicts.

Fu Wan served as the minister's minister, responsible for taking the emperor's orders, ministering etiquette, and all state affairs.

After the chief officials of the three provinces were appointed, Li Mu said that he would not express any further opinions and that other official positions would be appointed by the three of them through consultation.

Anyway, he is a general, equivalent to the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces. He is only responsible for running the army. He does not pay attention to government affairs and is too lazy to bother.

As the saying goes, political power comes from the barrel of a gun. As long as he controls the army, he will always have the first say in this country. No matter how he plays it, it makes sense.

When the officials of various departments were satisfied with the affairs of the court, he would not say anything.

If it doesn't satisfy him, he can hit the other person with just one sentence, no matter who he is.

Wang Yun and the others still have some abilities. In the original history, the main reason is that they have no military power and can't do anything. They can only let Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao make them flat.

Now that Li Mu has made it clear that he will not interfere and will let them play their part, they are naturally very motivated and eager to show off their talents.

After Wang Yun and the other three discussed the appointment of officials in the six ministries, Li Mu finally said, "Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with the late emperor's concubines in the harem?"

Liu Xie really didn't have any idea about this matter. He looked at Wang Yun and others and asked, "What do the three beloved ministers think?"

The three of them looked at each other, and Fu Wan said: "Your Majesty, these concubines have all been betrayed by Dong's thieves... This is a humiliation to the Han Dynasty and a humiliation to the late emperor. According to law, poisonous wine should be given to them."

"This..." Liu Xie's expression changed slightly, with a look of unbearable expression on his face.

When Li Mu saw this, a flash of admiration flashed in his eyes. This boy was kind-hearted, yes.

Fu Shou, who was beside him, frowned and said weakly: "Father, it is not what they want to be humiliated by the Dong thief. It would be too pitiful to die like this."

Fu Wan sighed and said: "How can I not know that they are innocent, but it is a matter of honor for the royal family, so this has to be done."

Liu Xie looked at Li Mu and asked hopefully, "Does the general also think they deserve death?"

Li Mu shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Bu doesn't think so. The women in his family were humiliated because the men in the family were incompetent and couldn't protect them. Who has the right to blame women?"

"What Mr. Fu Gui said is absolutely true. They did not want to be humiliated. To protect the late Emperor's reputation, he ordered them to die. This is unreasonable and unbenevolent."

"In the end, I will see, why don't we send them home and give them a way to survive!"

After hearing what Li Mu said, Fu Shou admired him deeply and felt grateful at the same time.

The feudal ethics of the Han Dynasty were not as severe as those of later generations, and women were free to remarry.

After these concubines are released home, they can remarry as widows who lost their husbands. Maybe their future lives will be better than in the palace.

But the royal concubines are different. They represent the face of the royal family, but they are not so free.

The most rare thing is that not many men in this era, especially powerful men, are willing to consider issues from a woman's perspective.

Because women are just accessories to men.

But Li Mu was an exception. How could he not be admired by Fu Shou?

When Wang Yun and others heard Li Mu's words, their faces turned red with shame and they lowered their heads in silence.

Liu Xie also secretly said: "The general is right, what kind of man is he if he can't even protect his family? Just follow the general's words!"

Li Mu smiled slightly, raised his hand and patted his shoulder gently, saying: "Your Majesty, there is no need to blame yourself. You are still just a child now. This matter cannot be blamed on you."

"But the general hopes that your majesty will work hard and become stronger. When he grows up, he will not only be able to protect his woman, but also his own country."

"Only in this way can he be considered an upright man. Only in this way can he regain the lost dignity of the royal family bit by bit."

Li Mu's actions actually seemed to be inappropriate, but no one present cared about this.

Wang Yun and the others felt hot in their mouths, while Liu Xie and Fu Shou were so moved that their eyes were red.

Fu Wan sighed: "Fortunately, the big man has a great general!"

Liu Xie stood up with red eyes, clasped his fists and bowed to Li Mu, saying: "I want to worship the general as my tutor, and ask the general to teach me martial arts so that when I grow up, I can protect my woman and my country.

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Li Mu stood up, helped Liu Xie up, and said warmly: "Your Majesty has such enterprising spirit, I will be very pleased. Since your Majesty wants to learn, I will definitely teach him with all my resources and will never hide anything for myself."

Liu Xie said happily: "Thank you so much, Master."

Taifu is an official position that belongs exclusively to the emperor's master. It is one of the three princes. It has no actual authority and is just a status symbol.

But this identity will undoubtedly make Li Mu's position in the Han Dynasty even more unshakable.