Han Shimou

When these clansmen who were arranged in the government returned to their clans one after another, they discussed with the patriarchs of the clans, only to find that Wen Han was ready to turn his face against these wealthy people from the very beginning.

When he first took office, he promoted the official positions of these people, which was basically an overt promotion and a secret demotion, secretly depriving them of their power, and the new official positions he gave were simply irrelevant idle positions.

Moreover, Wen Han arranged for the newly appointed officials to form a line of his own. Although he was courting these rich officials on the outside, he was secretly doing things for Wen Han.Moreover, they deliberately concealed these wealthy officials.

This discovery immediately made all the wealthy families in Hedong panic.They found that there were very few in their hands that could threaten the governor of Hedong.

Throughout the world, every prefecture and county has been dominated by rich and powerful families, each accounting for half of the country.And this Wen Bufan actually wants to monopolize the power and hold the entire Hedong in his hands!

Of course, the rich families in Hedong would not let this happen, they immediately decided to gather together to discuss how to deal with Wen Han.

In Yangwu County, Hedong, the Wang family.

The Yangwu Wang family's influence in Yangwu is not inferior to that of the Wei family in Anyi.Although the Wang family did not have such great figures as Wei Zifu and Wei Qing like the Wei family in Anyi, it is rumored that the Yangwu Wang family has produced several brave generals who fought with Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty. In the world, when the Wang clan was at its peak, its power spread almost across the entire Hedong.

Today's Wang Family is extremely lively.There was a constant queue of cars in front of the gate, and all the people who came were noble people dressed in extremely gorgeous and luxurious clothes. These people looked arrogant and always looked at people with their heads up.

In the hall of the palace, there are golden lacquered pillars, bronze ware carved with tigers on the left and right, and precious jade ware can be seen everywhere. The whole hall is decorated very grandly.Each table and chair is made of red sandalwood, which is cool in summer and warm in winter when people sit on it. Even the furniture is very valuable.

The patriarch of the Wang clan, Wang Zhong sat in the front seat, and the two families on the left and right were the patriarchs of the wealthy families who came from various counties in Hedong, a total of eight people.These eight people are from the Zhang family of Mi County, the Chen family of Xincheng, the Liang family of Liang County, the Li family of Ji County, the Jiang family of Yanshi, the Zhou family of Pingyin, the Chang family of Lantian, and the Gao family of Juan County.

Including the Yangwu Wang family, there are nine people in total.These nine wealthy aristocratic families are all big families, and their accumulation is extremely deep. The combined forces can almost control half of Hedong County.

After the servants of the palace served the tea, Wang Zhong who was seated in the front seat waved his hand, signaling the servants to step down, and gave instructions that within two hours, no guests would be seen, and the entire mansion should not be disturbed.

When the servants of the royal family left one after another, sitting at the head of the left seat was an old man in his 50s, wearing an exquisite bird crown, who was very clean and noble. He was the head of the Zhang family in Mi County. He suddenly yelled: .

"This Wen Bufan is really deceiving! I sold it to him so well at the beginning, but he turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, and wanted to control the entire Hedong in his hands!"

"Hmph, this article is extraordinary if it doesn't move, but if it moves, it will continue like a violent storm. The rising and falling, and the implementation of farming, these methods are all aimed at wealthy people like you and me. Now, our clansmen are in the government. Without power, and once the Tuntian is implemented, our influence in Hedong will be greatly reduced."

Directly opposite the patriarch of the Zhang clan is the patriarch of the Chen clan in Xincheng. He is a middle-aged man in black Chinese clothes.He hummed and said in a dark voice, his eyes were particularly gloomy.

"We can't sit idly by and let this person take power over the river river. This person has no good intentions when he comes, and uses this trick of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger to throw us all around. If we don't take action, I'm afraid this person It's going to get worse."

After taking a sip of tea, the Liang County patriarch next to the Chen clan patriarch in Xincheng also spoke.

"Not only Wen Bufan, but also the Wei family! If it weren't for Wei Zhongdao's helper, how could we be deceived by the two of them to use up the wasteland in our hands. Without wasteland, it is impossible to carry out this farm.

After Wen Bufan was dealt with, the Wei family could not stay either.What do you guys think? "

"Well, what Mr. Liang said is very reasonable. The Wei family betrayed us and surrendered to Wen Bufan, so the Wei family doesn't have to stay in Hedong anymore."

As soon as the words of the patriarch of the Liang clan were uttered, many people in the venue immediately agreed with them.

"Everyone is quiet. Since all the lords agree, we can no longer leave Wen Bufan and the Wei family in Hedong. Of course, we must first solve Wen Bufan. As long as Wen Bufan leaves Hedong, we will join forces with the nine of us, and the Wei family will be a piece of cake at all." a plate of.

How to solve Wen Bufan, the prince is resourceful, it is better for you to listen to the prince's idea first. "

At this time, the Pingyin Zhou Clan Chief spoke, and as soon as he finished speaking, all the people present turned their eyes to Wang Zhong who was sitting in the front seat.Wang Zhong is about sixty years old, although he is old, but his eyes are particularly bright.

"That's right, Wang Laode is highly respected, so please come and make up your mind for everyone."

Wang Zhong chuckled and put down the teacup in his hand.

"Hehe, actually, you don't need to worry. This Wen Bufan is just from a poor family, so why bother to deal with this kind of person. The old man has also heard about his deeds.

Along the way, he encountered a lot of open swords and hidden arrows.Do you know why? "

"Hmph, I know a thing or two about this. When this man was still white, he dared to speak boldly, saying that he wanted to stand out for the poor in the world. Isn't this going to be hostile to wealthy people like me. He is so arrogant, of course there are many people Teach him a little lesson."

"Hehe, his arrogance is of course one of the reasons, but the biggest reason is that unlike you and me, he has the full support of powerful forces in the court. Our family spent a lot of money to please these powerful people. Earn the friendship and support of these people.

Although he is the governor of a county now, he is still a small person to those who hold great power in the imperial court behind you and me.The old man has already repaired a book, and has prepared gold and silver, which will be handed over to Zhang Gong, the first of the ten permanent attendants.

At that time, after Zhang Gong received the old man's letter, he would tell Wen Bufan in front of the current emperor that since he became the governor of Hedong, not only did he not build anything, but he also caused chaos in Hedong.

Moreover, the Holy One sent Wen Bufan here to wipe out the rebellion around Hedong.At that time, Zhang Gong will tell Wen Bufan that he is afraid of the battle and delays the war, which is a disappointment to the saint.

Although this Wen Bufan is one of the eight captains of the West Garden personally appointed by the Holy Majesty.The Holy One loved him very much.But it can't block the mouths of Yoyo.

I also invite you, like the old man, to write books for your friends and nobles in the court, and let them and Zhang Gong denounce this extraordinary article in front of the Holy One.

Under the long talk, the Holy One can only do things impartially, remove this extraordinary official position, and transfer him out of Hedong.In this way, wouldn't everyone be happy? "

"Haha, the prince is worthy of being a prince. This plan is very clever. In this way, Wen Bufan's days of arrogance in Hedong will not be long. I don't believe that under the condemnation of these high-ranking officials with great power, this Wen Bufan can be the governor of Hedong. In the position, I can stay!"

"That's right. For you and me, if you spend money, you can drive away this plague god. It's worth it! It's worth it!"

"Hehe, that's true. As the saying goes, a problem that can be solved with money is not a problem! In this way, we can rest easy."

"Then what are you waiting for, I'll go back quickly, prepare the gold and silver, and send a letter to Luoyang. This Wen Bufan is still serving as the governor of Hedong all day long, and I will be restless all day long!"

On the other side, at Anyi County Office.

Wen Han was reviewing the documents related to farming, while Zhou Long, Zhang Hong, and Han Song were in the next room, all of them sweating profusely to calculate the population and the food budget that needed to be distributed in the next few days.The implementation of Tuntian can make the three of them very tired, and they are busy in the main hall of the county almost every day.

Hedong County originally had a population of more than 30. Since the implementation of Tuntian, the refugees from other states and counties have greatly increased the population of Hedong County. Now Hedong County has a population of almost 40.

When there are too many people, many trivial matters will come one after another.Although housing and food are temporarily resolved, there are also many heretics among these refugees who love to steal and rob and commit crimes. For these people, Wen Han adopts extremely tough measures. After that, he was expelled from Hedong.

Wen Han's toughness temporarily suppressed some of the heretics. They managed to find a place to live, a field to cultivate, and they could survive. The days when you fall asleep and never get up again.

Wen Han put down one scroll, just picked up another scroll, and when he opened it, the scroll split open for some reason.

Wen Han frowned, suddenly feeling out of sorts, put down the scroll, walked out of the balcony, and watched the scene outside the hall.

In his mind, what Xilong said two months ago rang again in an instant.

"My lord, after the implementation of Tuntian, count the days, and those wealthy people who were promoted by us will also find a clue. By then, the wealthy people in Dongdong will definitely hate the lord.

Afterwards, it is inevitable that they will not bribe the high-ranking officials in the court to slander the lord in front of the Holy One.People's words are terrible, if the sage listens to the slander, I'm afraid that all the master's careful planning and calculation will eventually turn into a Huang Ke's dream.So, my lord, don't you want to make first-hand preparations? "

At that time, Wen Han pondered for a while, then smiled bitterly.

Prepare?How can he prepare?In court, apart from his friendship with his teacher Wang Yun, it is impossible for anyone else to help him.After the implementation of Tuntian, Wen Han fell out with the wealthy people in Hedong. After Wang Yun's family learned about this, they were afraid that Wang Yun would be prohibited from associating with him again.

After all, there is a saying in the wealthy family that the wealthy families in the world are all one family.

The number of wealthy people occupies a very small part of the world, but they can control a huge part of power, financial resources, and land.Naturally there is a reason, although there are occasional fights between some wealthy families, but once something endangers the interests of the entire wealthy family, these people will immediately unite and unify to the outside world.It can be said that these wealthy people are a group of people with special identities, or it is more appropriate to use a race to describe the relationship between these people.

And like those wealthy people usually use silver taels?Wen Han is not reluctant.Instead, he knew that those high-ranking officials would never accept his money.Wen Han and the wealthy people can be said to be two completely different groups, and which of these two groups can bring them more benefits does not need to be estimated at all, it can be seen at a glance.

And many of the senior officials in the court were also from rich families, so of course they would not abandon themselves to flatter outsiders and help outsiders like Wen Han.

As for He Jin, Wen Han's former immediate boss?This person's interests are paramount, and he doesn't talk about old feelings.

Wen Han thought for a while, he had no choice but to pin all his hopes on Han Lingdi.

"Zhicai, it doesn't matter if we wait for the authorities to figure it out, our path is still in the hands of others. I don't have any preparations to do, but I hope the Holy One can see this fact clearly."

Gradually, these words sounded again in Wen Han's mind.Today he thought of Xilong's question that day, but now he only has the same answer as that day.