Three Kingdoms

"Huang Aiqing, how do I treat you?" Liu Xie looked at Huang Xian and said the words often said by superiors for thousands of years.

Huang Xian solemnly raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty treats me very kindly! I can't repay you even if I die!"

"I love you for your loyalty and I am very pleased." Liu Xie nodded, then glanced at Fu Wan, then at Huang Xian, and said slowly, "Marquis Wen is loyal to the government and wants to relieve the country's worries. This is a good deed. However, there are people who are attached to power, jealous of talents, and block the roads..."

"What's more, there are people who only know private orders and don't know the laws of the imperial court... I feel ashamed of my ancestors..." Liu Xie looked at Huang Xian, his tone was very calm, but with an extremely determined expression. He said, "Now I want to revitalize the imperial court and regain control of the country. I wonder if you two dear friends are willing to lend me a helping hand?"

Having said all that, what else could Huang Xian say? He hurriedly knelt down and said, "I am willing to serve your Majesty!"

Liu Xie slapped the table and said loudly: "Good! In ancient times, there were people who stole talismans to save Zhao, and now there are people who love you and protect the country. They are all loyal and brave men!" After saying this, he gestured towards Fu Wan.

When Fu Wan saw that Huang Xian agreed, he supplemented the previous plan on the side. Then Huang Xian was naturally eager to accept the Jie Yue token given by Liu Xie with both hands. He immediately kowtowed and exited the hall, taking Fu with him. The finished ten guards and ten of their subordinates rushed to Hulao Pass without mentioning it.

Fu Wan watched Huang Xian's figure gradually disappear, and suddenly said softly: "Your Majesty, there are so many such people in Zhengxi... It is said that Zhengxi canonized Liu Dan and Liu Xiuwen as the governor of Yizhou..."

After a while, Liu Xie suddenly sighed and said, "Although the world is big and there are many outstanding people, why can't they be used by me?"

"Your Majesty... Zheng Xi should be loyal to the imperial court..." Fu Wan rolled his eyes and said, "It's just that under Zheng Xi's command, it is inevitable that people will have different opinions..."

"I know..." Liu Xie waved his hand and remained silent for a long time before saying: "The people who conquer the West are not loyal to me..."

"Your Majesty's intention..." Fu Wan frowned and said, "So, Zhengxi is not a loyal minister?"

The Emperor Liu Xie narrowed his eyes and showed some sadness on his face. He subconsciously touched the dragon chair under him and said: "Haha, Zhengxi is a loyal minister, but... his loyalty is to the Han Dynasty..." So Over the years, Liu Xie has been in the palace without any political worries or decadence. Basically, he spent most of his time thinking about various things in the past few years. The more he thought about it, the more insights and gains he gained. .

There is naturally no big problem with General Zhengxi's loyalty, otherwise Liu Xie would not have been able to leave Bingbei so easily. However, General Zhengxi Fei Qian's actions also exceeded his original scope of authority. , this is also what Liu Xie is worried about.

"My dear, the court is in crisis now. I can only rely on my dear to work hard. When the attack is successful, I will definitely give you a reward!" Liu Xie looked at Fu Wan and said in a gentle tone.

Fu Wan seemed to be moved, his voice was trembling a little, and he kowtowed and said, "I should be ashamed of Your Majesty!"

"Ai Qing is one of my own family members, why should I be so polite?" Liu Xie stepped forward to help Fu Wan up and said, "In these extraordinary times, I won't keep Ai Qing any longer... I still need Ai Qing to spend more time on matters outside the palace." thought……"

Fu Wan agreed repeatedly, and then Liu Xie expressed his intention to see Fu Wan off. Fu Wan quickly declined and walked backwards out of the hall. After walking a few steps, he looked back and saw Liu Xie still standing at the door of the hall smiling and looking at him. , couldn't help feeling hot in his heart, and quickly bowed to Liu Xie again before leaving.

Liu Xie watched Fu Wan go away and couldn't help but look up at the sky.

Such monotonous and repetitive scenery is what he sees most often. It seems that whether he is in Chang'an or Luoyang, there will always be this kind of sky, as if more space is a luxury.

The repression in his youth made Liu Xie learn to read people's emotions without any teacher. Of course, he could see Fu Wan's fear of General Fei Qian who conquered the west, and he could also see Fu Wan's weakness in the shadow of the Yang family, but he also What can be done?

These are the only people Liu Xie can use now...

Now, Liu Xie gradually understands the pain of his father back then. At that time, his father, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, because Liu Xie was young, sometimes he completely put down his mask in front of him, and sometimes he even muttered and complained to himself.

Yes, father.

The court needs checks and balances. Once this check and balance is broken, no matter which party is dominant, the emperor will definitely be among the unlucky people. And the more powerful a minister is, the less he can put all his hopes on the so-called "loyalty", because no matter how loyal a minister is on the surface, when his life and power are threatened, he will inevitably do some bizarre things. Things come up.

Whether it's a relative or Qingliu.

all the same.

Including Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West.

This world is huge...

Liu Xie still remembered what Fei Qian said. Liu Xie believed that this was Fei Qian's true words, and Liu Xie also felt that Fei Qian really wanted to fight outside and make all parties surrender. The key is that Fei Qian did the same thing. On the Yin Mountain, Liu Xie confirmed at this point. From this point of view, Fei Qian, the general who conquered the West, was indeed a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.

But in the same way, such Fei Qian is an emerging military meritorious figure who belongs to the Han Dynasty, not Liu Xie.

Military merit is valuable, haha, what is the basis of military merit? It means sending troops to fight. Only by fighting, and constantly fighting, will the military meritorious service have more authority and more titles, but wealth is always limited. How can we continue to fight without limit?

If on that day Fei Qian can no longer fight, is too old, or cannot be supported by the court's taxes, what will happen in the future?

Therefore, Liu Xie needs to check and balance, just like Lu Bu is now needed to check and balance Yang Biao, he also needs Fu Wan to take on the responsibility of checking and balancing Fei Qian. Of course, whether he can do it well is one thing...

As for Fu Wan's loyalty, although it is not necessarily how much, Fu Wan's relative is attached to Liu Xie. If Liu Xie dies, Fu Wan's identity will be worthless. Therefore, after the canonization of Queen Fu, the Fu family was tied to Liu Xie. From this aspect, Liu Xie believed in Fu Wan more.

"Your Majesty...incense, sachet..." The Huangmen eunuch who Liu Xie had sent to get the so-called sachet ran over panting, and offered the sachet that Queen Fu found with "hard work" with both hands.

"Alas..." Liu Xie reached out and took it, took a look at it, and said casually, "Why is it so slow to pick it up after everyone has left? It's really... just leave it here for me first, and wait until Fu Aiqing comes next time. Here, go down..." Let's keep this Yang family's spy in the palace for now. Anyway, I have endured it for so long, and I don't care if I can endure it for a few more days. When Lu Bu enters Luoyang, Liu Xie I don’t mind arbitrarily arranging a crime and using it to scare chickens and monkeys...

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Liu Xie was not the only one waiting to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys. Pang Tong in Guanzhong was already itchy. This so-called land declaration was actually a strategy that Pang Tong came up with to once again attack the Guanzhong gentry.

The Guanzhong people are still a little arrogant. The Sanfu area of ​​Chang'an, which was once the capital of the Han Dynasty, although the political and economic loyalties have now moved eastward, the prosperity and superiority of the region at that time do not mean that it can be let go. Yes, so when Fei Qian became the new Lord of Guanzhong, many people were still convinced but not convinced.

Fei Qian is the General of Zhengxi and the Marquis of Pingyang, but his official appointment only ends here. As for the hussar general in the Sanfu area, that one is just a joke and cannot be counted. Although it is true that General Zhengxi can open a palace in Chang'an, it still greatly exceeds his original authority to hold all the military and political power in the entire northwest and north, including Hanzhong.

Although Fei Qian appointed his own people and held important official positions such as the Third Assistant, anyone who knows a little bit about it knows that until later generations in China, the battle between the dragon crossing the river and the local snake will always be an everlasting theme in officialdom. If Pang Tong and others really want to take root in the Sanfu area, relying solely on military strength is not enough. They must also have some administrative skills.

Now the whole world is in chaos. There are large and small powers in various states and counties. Naturally, the biggest ones are the two Yuan brothers. Although the two of them are not in harmony, no one knows whether one day the two Yuan brothers will merge into one. What will happen if the two Yuan brothers merge into one? Regardless of whether it is human or financial resources, I am afraid it is a quite formidable opponent.

Fei Qian must stabilize the three auxiliaries as soon as possible, work hard to unite the north and south, and attack the east-west connection, so that he can have the capital to expand in the next step. In the past few years, Bingbei first attacked the barbarians, then went to Qinwang, and then attacked Guanzhong, Hanzhong, and Longyou. Under a series of wars, not only the personnel, but also the logistics and food reserves were greatly damaged. In addition, To restore production and resettle the refugees and Montenegrins, land tax has become a top priority.

Last year, the jue land system was implemented in Bingbei and achieved good results. This shows that the new land system has achieved its expected goals and can stimulate economic growth, control land mergers, increase taxes and stabilize the people.

Pang Tong didn't know anything about economics, but the step-by-step implementation of the plan discussed by Lushanxia, ​​Fei Qian, Xu Shu and others made Pang Tong feel a new life goal.

Pang Tong stared at Tian in the hall and smiled.

One month can be said to be slow or fast. After the net is cast, it is naturally time to capture.

Ba Lingtian's family is one of them, not too big nor too small. There are nearly 300 acres of fields around Baling, as well as more than ten commercial properties in Baling, plus several properties in Chang'an City. Although it is not the top rich type, it can be regarded as a rich one. .

"The Ba Lingtian family ignored the national laws, forged documents, falsely increased the acres of land for personal gain, bullied men and women, insulted the market, and caused people to commit murders..." Pang Tong said a lot of crimes, and then fiercely He picked up the air pat and slapped it on the table with a loud bang, "Are you aware of your guilt?!"

Pang Tong looked solemn, but his body under the large official uniform also trembled secretly. This feeling, well, it was so sour...

Tian was also trembling, but he was frightened. After calming down, he stammered: "Unjustly accused...unjustly, unjustly accused! The villain is not guilty, not guilty! Unjustly accused, unjustly accused!" So many charges should be considered. It hit him like a dang. Although Tian was not too young, he was not one of those old-timers who did countless mental construction for himself every day and could lie before his eyes and shamelessly deny his relatives. How could he not panic suddenly? For a moment, he couldn't find the right words to refute the charges against him, so he just subconsciously screamed that he was wronged.

"Unjustly accused?" Pang Tong laughed twice, patted a large pile of documents on the table, and said, "The Ba Lingtian family originally owned 320 acres of land, and all the land deed documents are here! And this One portion..."

Pang Tong triumphantly patted another document and said: "Private land is based on the deed. You took advantage of the fire in the pavilion to falsely report the acres of land and invaded the mountains and forests, and you still want to deny it? Whenever you buy or sell land, the rules should be as follows: There are ignorant people who pay taxes and mark the land deeds in documents. They may write more for less, exchange inferior goods for better ones, or hide them in vain, all for the purpose of saving taxes. Once discovered, they shall be punished according to the law and the deeded property shall be recovered. Half of them are in the official position! The laws are strict and the laws cannot be lenient! If you have the power to purchase property, why bother testing the law with your own body!"

Tian choked for a moment and subconsciously turned to look at Wei Duan, only to see Wei Duan sitting there motionless with his nose in his mouth, his heart sank. Then he turned to look at Du Ji, only to see that Du Ji seemed to be Nodding gently...

"Little...little man, little man, I plead guilty, plead guilty..." Mrs. Tian kowtowed and couldn't help crying. It was really painful. In the blink of an eye, most of the family property was gone. Can it not hurt?

"...Oh? Pleaded guilty?" As soon as Pang Tong raised the clap, Tian confessed, curled his lips, and slapped it down, then looked at Wei Duan and Du Ji who were sitting with him on the left and right. , said, "Will the follow-up matter bother you two?"

Wei Duan and Du Ji quickly stood up, cupped their hands and said, "Congratulations to Ambassador Pang."

"Well." Pang Tong stood up, shook his sleeves, looked at Tian, ​​and while walking back calmly, he said something to someone who didn't know who to listen to, "Hey, showing off your cleverness will end up hurting others." Ji also..."

"Congratulations to Mr. Pang!"

When Pang Tong really left, Wei Duan and Du Ji bowed to each other and sat down side by side on the upper table. Tian, ​​who was at the bottom, said eagerly: "Brother Wei, Brother Du, we are from the same hometown. For the sake of my neighbors, please save my little brother!"

"Save you?" Wei Duan subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab the Qi Pai, but instead of raising it, he pressed the Qi Pai and stared at Tian and said, "Didn't I warn you before? Didn't I wake you up again when I handed in the documents? You? What did you say in the end? Only now are you thinking about asking someone to save you?"

Du Ji also said to one side: "Pang Shijun left the table because of the thin faces of the two of us, leaving you with a chance to survive. Otherwise, Pang Shijun has committed many crimes in court, and you will definitely lose your family and your husband." You may be beheaded or exiled, and your female family members may be slaves or maidservants! Now, if you pay the penalty copper and gold, your family members can still be saved, which is also a great good! Think again!"

Ba Lingtian was limp and covered with sweat, and soon there were more tears. He fell to the ground and cried loudly: "I plead guilty, plead guilty..."

"That's it, come here!" Wei Duan picked up the ink pen, wrote some words on the document, then clamped it on the signature, threw it down, and said, "With the signature, the Tian family will hand over one hundred and sixty acres of land and transfer it to the company." Winning! Fine of copper... fine of three thousand taels of silver! After the delivery is completed, you can return home! Take it with you!"

Because of the corruption of the five-baht coin and the arrival of Zheng Xifei during this period, the economic behavior of promoting the silver standard to replace the copper standard has also been supported by most businessmen and nobles. After all, silver is indeed innate. The top is currency, so the Sanfu area in Guanzhong followed Bingbei and gradually began to use silver as the basis for trading goods.

After the soldiers and officers on both sides dragged the limp Tian down, Wei Duan and Du Ji looked at each other and couldn't help but sigh together, then took a deep breath, turned their heads and said to the outside of the hall: " Come on! Bring the next one..."