Han family achievements

Chapter 185

The collapse of Jiaodong County was undoubtedly a great joy for Cao Cao.

On the one hand, the Xiahou brothers led the army to hunt down and gather the soldiers; on the other hand, Cao Ren and Gong Du led the troops to attack Jiaodong County.

In just an hour, Jiaodong City with more than 70 Yellow Turbans was taken by Cao Cao.

Sitting in the lobby of the government office, Cao Cao looked at the surrendered generals, both happy and headache.

Even if some escaped and were killed, the "Yellow Turban Army" who surrendered to him was still as high as more than 30, and most of them were old, weak, women and children.

With so many mouths, where did Cao Cao get so much food?
Accepting the surrender of the Yellow Turban Army with joy on his face, Cao Cao returned to the back hall, and said to Guo Jia with a headache: "Feng Xiao, if this goes on like this, I'm afraid that I will be self-defeating."

More than 30 people consume incalculable amounts of food and money every day.Even if Cao Cao quietly ordered the Xiahoudun brothers to "raise money" everywhere, it was still a big gap.

As for the imperial court, what Zhu Jun can give is a drop in the bucket.

Guo Jia reclined on the soft couch, drinking lightly, and glanced at He Yi from the corner of his eye.

Cao Cao's eyes moved slightly, he patted his forehead with one hand, and sighed: "I'm confused, Feng Xiao is not good at this, I'll ask other people."

As the head of the 'General Wuwei' mansion, He Yi could not accept his general asking others, and quickly said: "General, in fact, there is no way."

"Oh?" Cao Cao was about to stand up, but when he heard the words, he sat back and said, "What can the master do?"

He Yi hesitated, and said, "There are some big families in Donglai County, and they still have a lot of reserves."

Cao Cao remained motionless, but thoughtful.

Guo Jia took a sip of his wine, laughed, and said, "Is it those gentry who have been linked with the Yellow Turban Army and survived?"

He Yi was startled, then looked at Guo Jia and nodded reluctantly.

Not only Dongnai County, but actually the whole big man, I don't know how many people have secretly connected with the Yellow Turban Army.

Some secretly support and profit from it; some have to pay money to protect themselves;

This is the fact, but Guo Jia's reminder clearly meant something.

Cao Cao's long and narrow eyes flickered endlessly.

He understood what Guo Jia meant, and the only thing he needed to worry about was the complex network of these gentry clans. Once they got involved in the court, the consequences would be disastrous.

Cao Cao didn't speak, just sat for a while, got up and went out.

Jiaodong has just been settled, and there are still many things to be busy.

At night, when the situation settled down, He Yi, with a pile of documents in his hand, kept his feet on the ground, found Cao Cao in a prison in the city, and said, "General, Kong Rong has arrived in Pingshou."

Cao Cao didn't care, and was looking at the verdicts of these people in prison.

He Yi waited for a while, then said: "General, there are people from Beihai and Donglai families asking to see you."

"Are there any famous people?" Cao Cao asked without raising his head.

He is not what he used to be.

At the beginning, he brought money and visited people in Luoyang City, but almost everyone disliked him as an eunuch, and no one was willing to help him.

But now, Cao Cao has the qualifications to choose, and ordinary people cannot enter his "shogunate".

"There are some, and they are quite famous." He Yi said.

As Cao Cao's chief bookkeeper, he is now doing his best to recruit talents for Cao Cao.

Cao Cao handed the file to the guard beside him, walked out, and said, "What does Feng Xiao say?"

He Yi hurriedly followed and said, "The military adviser said they are all idiots."

Cao Cao laughed loudly, and said, "Feng Xiao's vision is too high, you should prepare for a banquet tonight."

He Yi responded, and then said: "General, the Yellow Turban Army in Donglai County seems to be gathering."

Cao Cao's expression turned cold, he strode forward and said, "Let Yuan Rang, Miaocai come to see me."

"I'll go now, my subordinate." He Yi knew that Cao Cao was about to send troops.

While Cao Cao was busy recruiting talents and arranging the settlement of the surrendered Yellow Turban Army, he was also busy training new troops and preparing for the conquest of Donglai County.

Jinan State, Cang County.

Cao Cao was sharpening his sword, and Zhu Jun was also very busy as the shepherd of Qingzhou.

Without the pressure of the Yellow Turban Army, Zhu Jun focused his attention on summer harvest and planting, and even personally inspected various counties and counties in an effort to restore people's livelihood.

At this moment, Zhu Jun was in ordinary clothes, and was inspecting Xia Harvest's farmland.

As one of the "Three Heroes", Zhu Jun's personality is very different from that of Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song. His face is long and thin, and he is used to raising his face slightly. His expression is like a teacher, very strict and not angry.

After walking around for a long time, Zhu Jun stared solemnly, with his hands behind his back, looking at the farmland.

Due to the plunder of the Yellow Turban Army, there are not many intact places in Qingzhou, and there are almost a handful of acres that can be safely harvested.

A middle-aged staff member behind him looked at his expression, knew that he was worried, and comforted him: "My lord, the imperial court sent more than [-] troops to various places, and the rebels in various places are retreating steadily. The signs of ZTE have shown, so there is no need to worry. "

Zhu Jun remained motionless, with his hands behind his back, and said: "The imperial court has lost its courage."

The staff member didn't answer, knowing what he was referring to.

From Zhu Jun's point of view, the imperial court can do a lot of things, but they are perfunctory, delaying time, and wasting a lot of opportunities.

After waiting for a while, the staff looked hesitant and lowered their voice a little, saying: "Master, Cao Cao recruited nearly a million Yellow Turban troops in Beihai Kingdom, and there were tens of thousands of young and strong. He arbitrarily farmed in Beihai Kingdom, appointed officials, If things go on like this, the lower officials fear that this Cao Cao may become Dong Zhuo's second."

Zhu Jun didn't move at all, his expression became more severe, and he said, "What do you think should be done?"

The aides observed Zhu Jun's face, and said tentatively: "The lower officials thought that the envoy should recruit him to Jinan in the name of rewarding him, and then seize his military power!"

Zhu Jun looked at him from the corner of his eye, and said: "The government and the people know that Cao Cao is His Majesty's favorite general. I took his military power regardless of the reason. In the eyes of Your Majesty and the court, it is no different from conspiracy."

The staff seemed to feel that Zhu Jun was tempted, and hurriedly said: "With tens of thousands of troops in hand, the imperial court, even His Majesty, may not be at ease."

There are more than [-] troops, and there are not so many in the entire Han Dynasty.

"Not urgent."

After Zhu Jun said something, he turned around and walked back, saying: "There are documents from the Shangshutai. The counties in Qingzhou will be free of money and food for one year. All the collected money will be used to relieve the victims, and some will be allocated to Cao Cao."

The staff were puzzled, and followed up: "Your Majesty, there are hundreds of people impeaching Cao on the other side of Beihai for manipulating soldiers to plunder and slaughter the world. Do you still want to give him money and food?"

Zhu Jun didn't speak, and went straight into the carriage.

The staff members were very puzzled. In the past, his envoys did not react like this.

At the same time, Luoyang City, the Imperial Palace.

In the courtyard of Jingfu Palace, Liu Bian was riding a horse, beating the horse hard, and galloping around the courtyard.

Pan Yin stood aside, looking frightened, afraid that Liu Bian would fall.

Liu Bian is not one of those strong generals who can stand up after falling off a horse. It is common for ordinary people to fall and die!
Not far away, Tang Ji and Cai Wenji, with their big bellies, were also worried, but they didn't dare to talk too much at this time.

The hot sun was above his head, Liu Bian was covered in sweat, and he still didn't want to stop.

"Drive!"

Liu Bian looked excited and galloped against the wind, his heart full of pride, like a charging general.

At this moment, Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Xun You, and Xun Yu came out of Shangshutai, discussing as they walked.

Yang Biao's fat face was tense, and he said, "Has Liu Yan sent troops to Jingzhou?"

Xun You shook his head, and said, "The news is not certain yet. I met Liu Zhang at Dahongyu just now, and he didn't know what to ask. It should be true."

Wang Yun snorted coldly, and said: "I think, you can order Sun Jian, the prefect of Hanzhong, to send troops into Shu!"

Xun You was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, absolutely not. Then Liu Yanming respects the court."

Wang Yun's face was indifferent, his eyes flashed cold, and he said: "Then give him a warning too!"

Xun You didn't worry about this, and looked at Yang Biao as he walked, and said, "Prime Minister, did Yuan Shu send troops to intercourse?"

Yang Biao frowned, with a serious expression on his face, he said, "It's just a letter, so we can't say for sure. The Zhu Fu has not been recorded until now, and no one can tell what is going on."

Yuan Shu easily occupied Jingzhou, the governor of Jingzhou, Wang Rui, did not know whether he was alive or dead, and the road from Jiaozhi to Luoyang was cut off, so Shang Shutai knew nothing about Jingzhou and Jiaozhi, and his eyes were blind.

Wang Yun, Xun You and the others also looked worried.

Cao Yin, the prefect of Wuling, suddenly made a false statement and attacked Wang Rui, causing chaos in Jingzhou. Yuan Shu took the opportunity to occupy Jingzhou. This sudden change was beyond their expectation.

"The good news is that General Wuwei has pacified Qingzhou." Xun Yu said suddenly.

Wang Yun glanced at him, his indifferent face became even more indifferent.

He was already wary of Cao Cao, and now Cao Cao has an army of tens of thousands in his hands, which is already the most among all the leading generals and state herdsmen in the Han Dynasty.

Of course, not only Wang Yun, but many people in the court expressed "worries" about Cao Cao, and hoped that the court would remove his military power as soon as possible, so as not to "support the soldiers' self-respect", "stand on their own", and "threat the country".

Yang Biao walked in the front, with a big belly and a fat face like iron, and said: "Dong Zhuo has occupied Langya County, and he is eyeing Pengcheng Kingdom and Xiapi, should he deal with it?"

Xun You glanced at the back of his forehead, and said in a deep voice, "Yuan Shao is still fighting fiercely with Zhang Ying in Jiujiang County, and has not been able to break through for three months. If you want to support him, Gongsun Zan in Runan, Xu Rong in Shanyang County, and others Cao Cao of Qingzhou."

Seeing that Jingfu Palace was watching, Wang Yun said, "I heard that the Black Mountain Army has entered Jizhou again?"

During the summer harvest, it is the time when the Yellow Turban Army is most active.

Xun You nodded, and said, "Wuhuan and Xianbei also made changes. A messenger from Sanqiang asked the court for money and food."

Dong dong dong

After Xun You's words fell, they just walked a few steps, and heard a sound of horseshoes coming from Jingfu Hall.

Suddenly clear and suddenly go away.

The four looked at each other, stopped talking, and strode to the gate of Jingfu Hall.

The guards didn't stop them, and let the four of them go in, and they saw Liu Bian galloping on his horse, soaked all over, with flying hair.

The four were so surprised that they couldn't help but look at each other.

Liu Bian turned in front of them, reined in his horse, and laughed loudly: "Everyone, enter the house to cool off for a while, and I will ride two more laps."

The four bowed and watched Liu Bian pass by.

Wang Yun suddenly thumped in his heart, had a bad premonition, and lost his voice: "Your Majesty won't want the imperial conquest again?"

Yang Biao, Xun You, and Xun Yu all changed their colors when they heard the words, and then looked at Liu Bian with anxiety.

The last time Liu Bian personally conquered Bingzhou, he was besieged by the Xiongnu in Shangdang, which frightened Luoyang City enough. If this happens again, how can the officials in Luoyang City bear it?
Wang Yun glanced at the other three, already thinking about the wording of the remonstrance.

The other three stood still, did not go to the room to cool off for a while, and waited quietly for Liu Bian to end.

Liu Bian spun around a few more times before getting off his horse, took the towel handed over by Pan Yin, wiped his sweat, came to the four of them, and said with a smile, "Why, Xia Harvest has a result?"

Most of Xia Harvest has been basically completed now. Although it has not been fully escorted to Taicang, the number should be there.

Xun Yu raised his hand and said, "Returning to Your Majesty, after summarizing, the account number is 8000 million."

Liu Bian rubbed his neck and felt his chest was sticky, so he stuffed the towel into it, touched it hard, nodded thoughtfully, and said: "So, it may be less than [-] million for the whole year, and it will drop sharply again? "

Xun Yu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Qingzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Jiaozhi basically have no money and food. The money and food collected this time basically come from Sili, Yizhou, and Bingzhou."

Liu Bian looked up at the dazzling sun in the sky, and said, "That is to say, before the end of the year, we still have to rely on these three states?"

"Yes." Xun Yu said.

He didn't explain clearly that Sili and Bingzhou are implementing "clearing Zhang Tianmu" and "household registration".

Ninety percent of the 8000 million came from Yizhou.

Yang Biao, Wang Yun, and Xun You didn't say a word, the playbook had already gone up, and it was nothing more than "wait a minute" and carefully calculated.

Liu Bian smelled the smell of sweat all over his body, thought for a while, and said: "Your gentlemen, go and sit first, and I will come after taking a shower."

The four raised their hands and followed behind Liu Bian.

Seeing Tang Ji and Cai Wenji still there, Liu Bian frowned and said, "It's a hot day. If you have nothing to do, go back and stay early. Pan Yin, add more charcoal to the two palaces."

The so-called 'charcoal' is ice.

Tang Ji and Cai Wenji saluted, and retreated silently in response.

Their due dates are approaching, around the end of the year.

Yang Biao, Wang Yun, Xun You, and Xun Yu entered the study, sat down in order, tilted their heads, and discussed various important matters with each other.

Since the succession of Liu Bian in the Han Dynasty, all kinds of chaos have occurred one after another, and there have been rebellions and wars in almost every state.

There are more and more signs of "the end of the Han Dynasty". I don't know how many people are lamenting in their hearts, and how many conspirators are threading needles among them, looming.

At the same time, Empress Dowager He suddenly appeared in Tingwei Mansion.

In the back hall.

Empress Dowager He kept a cold face, staring at Zhong Yao standing in front of her, and the kneeling young woman.

Behind Empress Dowager He were four burly men holding knives with fierce expressions on their faces.

Zhong Yao forced himself to be calm, raised his hand, and said, "The empress dowager, I don't know if you come to the Tingwei's mansion, what instruction do you have?"

Seeing that Zhong Yao was still pretending to be confused at this time, Empress Dowager He sneered, and said in a sharp voice, "Zhong Tingwei, what are you thinking about hiding this servant?"

The young woman trembled all over, and hastily knocked her head on the ground, saying: "Empress Dowager, servants should die, please spare the child, he is also your nephew..."

"To shut up!"

Empress Dowager He suddenly shouted, "You lowly servant girl, let me ask you, is it you who instigated the general's reckless behavior?"

"No no, Empress Dowager, this servant has been wronged..." The young woman knelt on the ground, her face was pale, and her whole body was trembling.

Zhong Yao had a serious face, and his heart was also cold.

He hid this little concubine of He Jin, and if it is made public, he might be charged with 'ulterior motives' by someone with a heart!

But he has a mouth and can't explain it!

Empress Dowager He suppressed her anger, stared at Zhong Yao, and suddenly said indifferently: "Tingwei, what do you know?"

"I don't know what the empress is referring to?" Zhong Yao kept raising his hands, his tone neither humble nor overbearing.

As soon as he finished speaking, a big man's long knife was pulled out of its sheath fiercely, and it was placed on Zhong Yao's neck.

Zhong Yao took a deep breath, feeling the cold blade, even though he had a firm mind, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling right now.

He had a very clear and certain feeling - Empress Dowager He would really kill him!
The young woman on the ground trembled and even cried.

Empress Dowager He glanced at her in disgust, walked up to Zhong Yao, her tone was cold and piercing, her eyes were as deep as an abyss, and said indifferently: "I ask again, what did this lowly servant girl say?"

Zhong Yao didn't change his face, and said: "Back to the queen mother, I really don't know what the queen mother is talking about."

Empress Dowager He's face was gloomy, and she snorted coldly.

The big man on the side got the order, raised his long knife, and was about to slash.

Feeling the wind of the knife, Zhong Yao clenched his fists fiercely, his neck felt cold, his face straightened, and his eyes opened angrily.

"Your Majesty has a decree to pass Ting Wei Zhong Yao into the palace."

Suddenly, there was a loud shout from outside the door.

The big man wielding the knife gave a sudden pause, stopped his hands, and looked at Queen Mother He.

Empress Dowager He had a bad expression on her face. After a while, she waved her hands and said to Zhong Yao, "Please remember what you said, Lieutenant Ting."

Zhong Yao walked through the gate of hell, secretly held his breath, and said: "Remember."

"This lowly servant girl was taken away by me." Empress Dowager He went straight out.

Zhong Yao sighed inwardly, when Empress Dowager He appeared, he knew that he could not keep this woman.

The woman fell to the ground and passed out.

Two big men supported her, and Empress Dowager He left Tingwei's Mansion.

Zhong Yao touched his neck, as if he could feel the blood, and sighed with lingering fear: "Thanks to your majesty for saving lives in time."

He could naturally see that the edict was such a coincidence that the palace must have discovered it and sent someone to rescue him.

Zhong Yao thought about these things, arranged his clothes, and went out of the house to enter the palace.

And in Queen Mother He's carriage, the young woman who had passed out was quickly woken up, knelt tremblingly in front of Queen Mother He, her face was pale, her lips were trembling constantly.

Empress Dowager He sat up straight, with no expression on her face, and said indifferently: "From now on, you will follow the side of the palace, and you will not leave an inch."

"Yes, yes, yes." The young woman's voice was trembling, and her fear was deep in her bones.

……

When Zhong Yao arrived at Jingfu Hall, Liu Bian came out just after taking a shower. He was standing under the eaves with a fan in his right hand, fanning constantly. Wet a lot.

Seeing this, Zhong Yao hurried over, raised his hand and said, "I see Your Majesty."

There was a trace of tension on his usual serious face.

Some things cannot be put on the table, otherwise everyone will look ugly and things will become embarrassing.

Liu Bian hummed, handed the playbook to Pan Yin, smiled and said to Zhong Yao: "Excuse me. It's all nonsense. The queen mother is such a precious son as I am. It is inevitable that I will be a little agitated. You don't need to care about it. Later, I will go to talk to the queen mother, and I will not be an example."

Hearing what Liu Bian said, Zhong Yao heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a serious expression, "Your Majesty, it is true that these things are nonsense. The more false they are, the less important the court and the palace are to take them seriously. Ignoring them is the best policy."

Liu Bian nodded with a smile, glanced at the direction of the study, walked slowly, and said, "My two beauties are about to give birth, what does the Qing family think of Datong?"

Zhong Yao suddenly realized, raised his hand, and blurted out: "Your Majesty, the eldest son inheriting the great line is an ancient custom."

The "ancient" in Zhong Yao's mouth refers to the Zhou Dynasty.

Liu Bian waved his hand and said, "Customization is customization, but there will always be damage. I consider that in addition to the law of the ancestors, it must be established in the form of Han law to ensure the order and stability of the society."

"I agree." Zhong Yao said.However, in his opinion, the law of the ancestors is greater than the law of the Han Dynasty.If later emperors could ignore the laws of their ancestors, the laws of the Han Dynasty would have no effect.

Liu Bian didn't care what Zhong Yao thought, and said as he walked: "In addition, I am determined to abolish the enfeoffment system. From now on, all clan princes will live in the capital and will not leave the capital unless they wish."

It can be said that the system of enfeoffment has really been 'since ancient times' and has run through the entire feudal dynasty. Everyone knows the harm of the system of enfeoffment, but the system of enfeoffment appears and disappears from time to time, and has never really disappeared.

Seeing that he had reached the door of the study, Zhong Yao said, "I have no objection."

He did not have any objections. The imperial clan of the Han Dynasty had almost no restrictions on their deep participation in government affairs.

Like Liu Hong, Liu Yu, Liu Yan, etc., who were once extremely powerful ministers, now Liu Yan and Liu Yu are also great officials in the frontier, holding the military and political power of a state.

"His Majesty!"

Xu Yan came over in a hurry, handed over a playbook, and said, "A quick play from Beihai County."

Liu Bian stretched out his hand to take it, and said, "What's the content?"

Xu Yan waited for Liu Bian to open the memorial, and then said: "Kong Rong, Minister of Beihai, impeached Cao Cao and slaughtered the 67th family of Beihai, killed [-] people for no reason, and robbed countless money."

Liu Bian had already seen the playbook. Apart from Kong Rong, there were also many celebrities, totaling more than 30 people.

Liu Bian closed his hands casually, turned around and entered the study.

Just as Xu Yan was about to ask, Zhong Yao followed and blocked Xu Yan.

Seeing Liu Bian enter the study, Yang Biao, Wang Yun and others immediately got up and saluted: "I will see you, Your Majesty."

Liu Bian smiled and said, "Excuse me. Let me talk about the progress of the 'New Deal' in the three states."

Everyone sat down, Yang Biao bowed, paused, and said: "Your Majesty, the filling of vacancies in Sili, Yanzhou, and Bingzhou is basically in place. At present, the main task is to clean up the bandits so that the people can live in peace and the officials can rest assured. It is said that progress has been made, but things are complicated and need time to straighten out."

Liu Bian nodded, looked at him and said, "Well, I'm very satisfied with the recent concerted efforts of Shangshutai and the rapid advancement of government affairs. Now that Cao Cao has pacified Qingzhou, I intend to make Qingzhou the fourth state and implement the 'New Deal' immediately, everyone. What do you think of the Qing family?"

Wang Yun looked hesitant, and said: "Your Majesty, Qingzhou has not yet been completely pacified, and there are countless bandits, big and small. Cao Cao recruited and surrendered nearly a million Yellow Turban troops. I am afraid that I will not be able to settle down, or will rebel again."

"so,"

Liu Bian didn't give others a chance to speak, and said, "We must speed up the implementation of the 'New Deal', so that the people of Qingzhou can live and work in peace and contentment, and cut off the root of the rebellion!"

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