Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 51
The next day, the snow was being cleared, and the morning court in Deyang Hall remained the same.

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty knelt and sat to pay homage to the emperor.

—— "Meet Your Majesty, Your Majesty has no future!"

It seemed that Liu Hong on the dragon chair was in good spirits, his complexion was red, as if he had experienced some happy event.

He nodded and said to Gongqing, "Let's get started!"

Immediately…

Grand Tutor Yuan Kui opened his mouth and said: "Your Majesty, according to the imperial edict drafted by Shang Shutai, the official title of '騄吉炒世' has been established. From now on, the fine horses raised by the officials of various counties and countries will be uniformly recruited by the imperial court!"

This is a major event throughout this year's court meeting.

According to the official system of the Han Dynasty, the emperor's "Yu Ma" and "Horse Administration" should be in charge of one of the nine ministers, but...Liu Hong ingeniously proposed the establishment of the official position of "騄 Ji Stable Cheng" for the purpose of All the fine horses from the prefectures were brought into the imperial court.

certainly…

In later generations, many keyboard historians will attribute the establishment of "騄吉炒帝" to the fact that Emperor Ling had his own desires, he liked animals, he liked horses, he collected all the horses in the world, and enjoyed them by himself!
But in fact... absolutely not!
In the past few years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued, and refugees have been displaced. This year alone (the first year of Guanghe) two riots broke out, "Wuhu barbarians against Han" and "Lianglong rebellion".

As a result, Jiaozhi fell and Lianglong in the South China Sea became self-reliant, and the war did not subside for a whole year.

The two rebellions have the same feature, that is, these riots occurred in places where disasters occur frequently, that is, where disaster relief is not good and the complaints of refugees are the most boiling.

However, the imperial government's "disaster relief" is still not very effective, and the trend of refugees and complaints is intensifying.

Especially under the flood, the victims along the Yellow River!
This has become the biggest hidden danger of the empire.

If the disaster relief cannot be solved, then the imperial court can only settle for the next best thing, and set up "騄骨骨东丰" to bring the entire Han Dynasty's good horses into the imperial court. At least... this will ensure that they cannot form cavalry when the victims of the disaster rebel.

This greatly reduced the difficulty and pressure of the imperial court's suppression of the rebellion!
Of course, this is an unavoidable method!

"very good!"

Liu Hong nodded, stood up, and said loudly: "Many officials don't understand why the imperial court confiscated the good horses from the counties! Cut off their horse trade in the counties!"

"I will tell you today, tell the officials of the counties and counties that the imperial court should not do so by recruiting officials and horses. If they are effective in disaster relief, why should I do this?"

Liu Hong's tone was cold, and the atmosphere in the entire Deyang Hall suddenly turned cold!
Just when the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at each other and had a tacit understanding.

Unexpectedly, the tone of the emperor Liu Hong suddenly became much gentler.

"However, it doesn't matter! I have found a good way to relieve the disaster!"

"From now on, the national treasury will no longer distribute disaster relief funds, but will instead distribute disaster relief food. All the food will be purchased by Cao Dasinong, who is in charge of the national treasury! It will be distributed to the disaster-stricken counties and counties along the Yellow River according to ten chaff and one grain."

"I will make a decision, Shang Shutai will immediately draft an edict, and the Sinon Mansion will do everything in its power!"

As soon as this remark came out, Cao Song immediately took a step...

"The minister obeys the order!"

But the rest of the public officials... especially the group of scholar-bureaucrats headed by Taifu Yuan Wei and Sikong Yuan Feng!

When they heard the words "ten chaff, one grain", there was an uproar.

bran?
What does His Majesty mean...relieve the disaster victims?Instead of focusing on five grains, use chaff instead?Hard to swallow bran?

This…

This…

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at each other with astonishment in their eyes!

certainly…

Among them, there are many scholar-bureaucrats who want to persuade them.

If chaff is used, will it anger the victims and cause even greater civil disasters!
Seeing the resolute and resolute eyes of Emperor Liu Hong, Yuan Kai and Yuan Feng looked at each other, and immediately winked at the group of scholar-bureaucrats behind them.

Today, at the Deyang Hall, His Majesty meant to discuss with them, this seemingly unreasonable "ten chaff and one grain"... is a foregone conclusion!

will go away...

A group of officials hurriedly surrounded Yuan Kai and Yuan Feng.

The two of them just waved their hands and hurried into the carriage without saying a word.

And it wasn't until the carriage that the two opened their mouths to talk.

"Brother? Your Majesty's move..." Yuan Feng opened his mouth first.

But he didn't finish his sentence...

Speaking of which, because the Yuan family tried their best to protect the party members during the two "Party Disasters", now... the entire Yuan family is the absolute leader of the scholar-bureaucrat group.

In the process of disaster relief, the imperial court appropriated some "five grains" to strengthen the strength of the scholar-bureaucrat group, which itself was instructed by the Yuan family, which is understandable!
Can…

As soon as the court meeting is over today, the "five grains" are changed to "bran";
"Ten Valleys" was changed to "Ten Brans and One Valley";
You know, "bran"... It is impossible for scholar-bureaucrats to stuff "bran" into their own grain depots!

But... His Majesty has not done everything right, and left this "valley" specially!
This move... means a lot!

"Ugh…"

Yuan Kai waved his hand and sighed. "It seems that His Majesty has an expert behind his back!"

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Luoyang City, Cai Mansion.

Cai Yong's calligraphy reflects the broadness of a real calligrapher. There are large handwritings of famous masters hanging on the wall, bamboo slips are piled up on the bookshelves, and a broken stone tablet is placed on the ground.

Cai Yong was squatting on the ground, rolling up his sleeves and personally wiping the surface of the stele.

On the left sits an old man with a big beard, but looks energetic, who else but Qiao Xuan?

He was looking at the Tuowen written by Cai Yong himself on the table, and was fascinated by running his fingers in the air to figure it out.

Cai Yong glanced at him from time to time, finally couldn't bear it, stood up and put down his sleeves.

"Qiaozi has been in my study for an hour. You really want to study calligraphy?"

Qiao Xuan was still moving his brush in the air.

"You created this 'grass seal', the strokes are like a bird's head and a swallow's tail, and like a bird's head and a phoenix's tail. Feibaishu'!"

"Qiaozi praises it. This Feibai book is still...His Majesty built the Hongdu School, and I honor His Majesty's will to write three volumes of "The Holy Emperor" and submit it to Hongdumen!"

Cai Yong roughly explained. "On that day, it happened that the Hongdu Gate was being repaired, and the red palace gate was closed. Only one craftsman used a broom dipped in lime water to paint the palace wall. Because the broom was too big and the lime water was very thick, the wall after painting Black and white, it looks very uncomfortable!"

"So I had a sudden idea, went home and prepared some bamboo, split them into thin strips, tied them together like a broom, and made a flat bamboo brush. Then I dipped it in thick ink and moved the brush The speed is faster, and after a few times of practice, I finally created this kind of calligraphy style with a hint of whiteness in the stippling - "Flying White Book". That is what your Qiaozi Miao praises as "grass seal", I dare not be it!"

hear here...

"Hahaha..." Qiao Xuan laughed. "Cai Zi took a peek at the broom of a craftsman, and created this Feibai book with ingenuity! This story will definitely be passed on to future generations and sang praises for future generations!"

Having said this, Qiao Xuan changed the subject.

"However, I heard that when the court was discussing disaster relief today, His Majesty issued a decree of 'ten chaff, one grain'! From then on, in the flooded areas of the Yellow River, disaster relief funds were no longer distributed, but a large amount of 'chaff' was issued instead. !According to Cai Zi? Your Majesty’s move... is the first of its kind in history, isn’t it the same as your story about creating Fei Baishu?”

This…

As a person who has committed a crime, Cai Yong was startled when he suddenly heard about the court.

But after savoring it carefully, he seems to be able to comprehend the intention of His Majesty's move!

——Ten chaff and one grain!
This is to screen the real disaster victims!
Can…

How could His Majesty think of this level?

"Qiaozi has something else to say, right?" Cai Yong said hastily.

"Yulin Temple!" Qiao Xuan blurted out.

Hmm...Cai Yong was taken aback for a moment, and he shook his head slightly, "Did your majesty go to Yulin Temple? But... the Liu Guanzhu of Yulin Temple hasn't returned yet?"

"Ha ha…"

Hearing this, Qiao Xuan was laughing, reminding him while laughing.

"Whether His Majesty went to Yulin Temple, I don't know, but a disciple brought me a secret. His Majesty recently sent the Xiyuan Army to investigate one person."

"Who?" Cai Yong asked hastily.

"The Xun family in Yingchuan, the nephew of the former Sikong Xun Shuang, the son of the former Jinan Chancellor Xun Li—Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo!" Qiao Xuan replied without hesitation.

Cai Yong's eyeballs must be. "Xun's 'Eight Dragons', Xun Yu and Xun Wen's 'Ruo' in 'Three Ruos'? Isn't he the son of the Xun family who made a baby marriage with the eunuch Tang Heng?"

"Exactly!" Qiao Xuan answered with certainty.

Now, Cai Yong didn't understand. "Why would His Majesty investigate him?"

"Haha..." Qiao Xuan laughed out loud for the third time, while laughing, he explained: "Cai Zi still doesn't know, right? For the past three months, this Xun Wenruo has been staying at Yulin Temple!"

boom…

As soon as this remark came out, Cai Yong's eyes widened in vain, and in an instant, he connected the "Ten Brans and One Valley" on the court hall with the "Yulin Temple".

It is so, it is so!

——The Xun family has eight dragons!
——The emperor is also a real dragon!
——This Yulin temple has become a place of "calling dragons and phoenixes"!
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(End of this chapter)