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Chapter 557

Luoyang.

The Occupation Order is just the beginning.

Sima Zhao used Jia to rectify the law, Pei Xiu discussed the official system, and established five ranks of nobles, public, marquis, uncle, son, and male.

Hou, Bo, Zi, and Nan are divided into big kingdoms and second kingdoms.The marquis of the great country, enfeoffed 65 households, with a place of 55 li;The uncle of the great country enfeoffed 45 households with a land area of ​​25 li, and the uncle of the next state enfeoffed a city of [-] households with a land area of ​​[-] li.Daguozi enfeoffed [-] households with a land area of ​​[-] li, and the son of the second kingdom enfeoffed [-] households with a land area of ​​[-] li.Daguo men, enfeoffed [-] households, with an area of ​​[-] or [-] li; Ci Guonan, enfeoffed [-] households, with an area of ​​[-] li.

This is undoubtedly a feast for the gentry in the Central Plains.

It is called the fifth class, but it is actually the tenth class.

Although the land and the number of households were stipulated, the Luoyang court could not find out the population and land that the gentry tyrants really confined.

Five people per household, [-] households, close to [-] people in confinement...

This is still just a closed household on the surface, and there are also shaded households and hidden households...

Cao Wei's feudal lord was just a fictitious feudal title. How many households there were in the city, they only had the right to collect taxes, but had no governance or military power.

Cao Ren and Zhang Liao were only county lords until their death, while Xia Houyuan and Xun Yu were only Ting lords.

However, Sima and his son gave it generously, directly enforcing the city instead of the food city, which is like creating small vassal states on the land of the Central Plains.

The Sima family did not shy away from it, and used the household transfer of private households in the fiefdom as the "rank of princes", and the land rent of private households as "houfeng".

Three points and one food, that is, two-thirds of the household adjustment and land rent of each household were handed over to the imperial court, and the remaining one-third was handed over to the entrusted prince.

Of course, such a closure is also due to the situation.

A lot of land and population have been de facto owned by the gentry tyrants. They have built castles and manors on their own land. Regardless of whether the Sima family recognizes or agrees with it or not, the gentry tyrants cannot spit it out again.

What the Sima family did was only legally recognized.

The Central Plains has officially entered the era of gentry carnival.

The Sima family was also pushed to the top.

Many neutral gentry in the past also began to write letters to Wei Emperor Cao Mao.

"The fate of heaven is impermanent, and only those who are virtuous live. Sima Gong and even virtuous people, His Majesty should abdicate, and continue the virtue of Yao to the end and Shun to the beginning. Your Majesty also has the virtuous name of Yao, and Sima Gong will never cease. Li, according to the past events of Lord Shanyang..."

In Mausoleum Terrace, Emperor Cao Mao saw his veins popping out.

In order to usurp the throne, the Sima family sold everything.

The things they sell are still from the Cao family.

This is also the reason why Cao Mao appreciates Yang Zheng. You can take the world, but you can take it with strength, not the Sima family.

At this moment, Cao Mao had no hesitation in his heart.

He had had enough of being imprisoned in the palace like a canary.

The plan has been brewing for many days.

Sima Zhao actually controlled the imperial city, so Cao Mao was able to train soldiers in the palace.

There are not many people, only three hundred, but it is enough to deal with Sima Zhao and the dozen or so soldiers around him.

Order Li Zhao and Jiao Bo to arrange soldiers under the mausoleum platform.

He also summoned the servant Wang Shen, Shangshu Wang Jing, and Sanqi Changshi Wangye.

Wang Chen is the nephew of Wang Chang, the son of Wang Ji, the prefect of Dongjun. Wang Ji participated in the framing of Cao Zhi, so he was highly valued by Emperor Wei Wen, and he was deeply loved by Wei En.

Wang Ye, like Wang Jing, came from a poor family.

From Cao Mao's point of view, these three people were unlikely to betray him.

Both Wang Chen and Wang Ye have been with Cao Mao for many years, and they are the only ones Cao Mao can use.

And Sima Zhao didn't value the three of them very much.

"Sima Zhao's heart is known to passers-by. I can't just sit back and suffer humiliation. I should go out and discuss it with you today!" Cao Mao stared at the three of them.

Wang Chen and Wang Ye lowered their eyebrows and remained silent.

Wang Jing persuaded: "In the past, Lu Zhaogong couldn't bear Ji's family. He lost his country and laughed for the world. Now the power is in his family, and it will last for a long time. The court and the four sides are dead for him, regardless of the principle of adversity. It will not be a day. .Besides, the guards are empty, and the armor is few and weak. How can your majesty use it? And once this happens, there is nothing like getting rid of the disease and deepening the evil! Misfortune is unpredictable, so we should see it carefully."

The Sima family has not been in power for a day or two. Now that the land occupation decree and the fifth-class nobility system are promulgated, the gentry and Li Shu are willing to die for it.

The difference in strength is too great. Once they fail, disasters and fortunes will be unpredictable, and the harm will be even worse.

Cao Mao threw the edict in his arms to the ground, "It's the decision to do it! What fear is there in death? I would rather die than live! You don't have to die evil!"

Even if he endured and waited, Cao Wei would not improve.

"If the Great Wei dies, I will die first!" Cao Mao turned around and did not look at the three of them again.

All three of them knelt on the ground.

All the monarchs and ministers burst into tears, but some were true and some were false.

"Your Majesty's plan will be released?" Wang Chen asked.

Of course, getting rid of powerful officials requires a plan.

Cao Mao didn't reveal it, "Just wait and wait."

Things have come to this point, there is nothing to say.

Three people leave.

When Cao Mao entered the palace to meet Queen Mother Guo, Queen Mother Guo also shed tears, but only tears.

Sima Zhao enfeoffed all the officials, including the Guo family. Sima Zhao has not yet been enfeoffed, and Guo De, the elder brother of the Empress Dowager Guo, is already the Duke of Guang'an County, with a fief of 75 miles and [-] households!

All the gentry are on Sima Zhao's side, and a Queen Mother Guo can't do anything.

Cao Mao bid farewell to the Queen Mother and returned to Lingyun Terrace to sit alone, looking at the night sky.

Tomorrow is the day of the court meeting, as long as Sima Zhao enters the palace, the soldiers trained by Li Zhao and Jiao Bo can chop him into pieces!
In fact, Cao Mao no longer cared about the success or failure of the matter.

Even if he killed Sima Zhao, Cao Mao knew his end.

It is very likely that the gentry will nominate another Sima Xiangguo, Sima General, and Sima Taifu.

Sima Zhao is not the only one in the Sima family.

In the past two years, Sima Zhao's two Sima Yan and Sima You have both emerged.

Sima Yan has just come of age, so he has never commented: he is smart and martial, and has a talent beyond the world!
What's even more shameless is that the gentry scrambled to boast: they are not the prime ministers of human beings!

Every time he thought of these past events, Cao Mao felt as if a knife was piercing his heart.

Gentlemen, he no longer counts.

The only possibility for Cao Wei to continue for a few more years is to rise up with his sword drawn, and the fish will die and the net will be broken.

Splash Sima's family with his own blood, let them know that Dawei still has blood.

This was actually Cao Wei's last resistance.

"Your Majesty, it's already late at night, please enter the palace to rest." Queen Bian's gentle voice appeared behind her.

Empress Bian's aunt was Wei Wu's Mrs. Bian.

The Cao family and the Bian family had the same disease, and they were also abandoned by the gentry.

At this moment, this gentle woman doesn't know that Cao Wei's fate will change drastically tomorrow, she just feels a little unusual and uneasy.

Cao Mao was busy with state affairs and had no intention of female sex. The two had no children for many years.

Cao Mao's sharp sword-like eyes softened a lot, "I'm not sleepy, the queen will go to rest first."

Empress Bian put a brocade fur coat on Cao Mao's body, and said obediently: "Your Majesty has the ambition of Shaokang, and the sky will protect him."

This is a rare warm moment in Cao Mao's life, "What the queen said is right, the sky will protect me and protect the great Wei!"

"The concubine resigns." The queen Yingying withdrew.

Cao Mao suddenly wanted the queen to stay here and wait for tomorrow with him. Although he was the emperor, the great Cao Wei Jiangshan was on top of him. A young man under the age of 20 felt sincere and fearful in his heart. I can't even open my mouth.

But the queen's words gave Cao Mao some comfort.

God will bless you!

As the dawn approached, the watch of Lingyun Terrace made crisp and clear sounds.

The darkness will fade away, and the dawn will come.

Pat, clack...

The voice of Bronze More Leak became louder.

No, it's not Geng Lu's voice, but the sound of raindrops hitting the bluestone...

Cao Mao was stunned.

It's raining.

The rain fell on Cao Mao drop by drop, drowning out all the warmth in his heart.

His whole body was also plunged into endless coldness, and anger, hesitation, and resentment surged up, "God bless? The sky has never opened its eyes!"

Wei Zhi: There will be rain in the meeting, and the court meeting will be postponed...

(End of this chapter)