Han family achievements

Chapter 410 The tip of the iceberg

Cheng Yu's eyes moved and he took a few steps forward, not knowing how to answer.

In the past, Cheng Yu followed Huangfu Jian long and traveled here and there just to conquer the rebels and had no time to think too much.

But as Huangfu Jianchang came to the capital, especially with the special status of Huangfu Jianchang, he knew a lot of things, especially about the government.

He deeply understood how much His Majesty in front of him longed to revive the great Han Dynasty, and he couldn't wait for the next moment.

Whether it is from the various 'New Deals' implemented at the beginning of his succession to the huge and complicated 'Five-year Jian'an Policy Outline', especially the forced promotion of the courtiers, it is nothing more than to get rid of bad governance, stabilize the people and strengthen the country, and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.

By understanding just a part of it, Cheng Yu could understand how painstakingly and painstakingly his Majesty in front of him had worked.

He felt so sorry for His Majesty in front of him that he couldn't bear to speak.

Yes, he felt distressed and couldn't bear it, which was different from other people's fears and fears.

Cheng Yu couldn't bear to tell His Majesty, who had grown up in a deep palace since childhood and was passionate about revenge, how cruel the reality was.

He didn't say it, but someone else did.

Dian Wei stood behind Liu Bian, munching soup cakes, and said in a urn voice: "Your Majesty, there are so many of them everywhere. I used to be a servant in the village, doing everything, fetching water for farming, cleaning the yard, and collecting grain." By transporting food, I can lose more than 30 kilograms in a month..."

Liu Bian frowned, looking thoughtful, and said: "Cheng Yu, based on your inference, what percentage of my Han Dynasty's land will be accounted for by this situation? It's a bold estimate. It's not a big deal. Let's go easy."

Cheng Yu lowered his head, tensed his mind, and said slowly: "Returning to your majesty, I have no way of inferring, but based on what I saw and heard in Yanzhou, it is at least 60%."

"Sixty percent?"

Liu Bian nodded slightly, sat back, picked up the chopsticks, picked up the bowl, and said to himself: "Those people at the Shangshutai are unwilling to talk to me, and you, the Imperial City Mansion, are also unwilling to talk to me. I just want to hear a few words." To be honest, is it so difficult?”

Cheng Yu's expression suddenly changed, he knelt down with a bang and said: "I am guilty!"

Zhao Yun and Huangfu Jian gave him a long look, their expressions were gloomy, and they did not dare to say anything.

Even Dian Wei stopped chewing the soup cake.

He is rough, but not stupid.

Liu Bian picked up a few chopsticks at random, put them in a bowl, stirred them slowly, and said, "I almost heard your words coming from a cocoon. Those people in the court, as long as they plead guilty, they are blaming the blame. Leave it all to me. Wrong, that's because I'm incompetent, and it has nothing to do with them. Right, that's because they are virtuous, and it has nothing to do with me, inside or outside. They can still throw away the jade pendant in peacetime. Returning to my hometown with honor, I can still strive for a reputation for integrity. In this time of chaos, I speak eloquently when fighting for power. The timing, the troublemaker... There are also some people who usually talk impassionedly, but are incompetent and useless. In the end, they die to repay the king, and their reputation will be passed down through the ages... They have left a reputation, but in the country and at home, they have What's the use? The country is broken, the country is in decline, the bones are like mountains, and the blood is like rivers. To them, it is insignificant in life, let alone after death..."

Cheng Yu knelt on the ground, sweat dripping from his cheeks.

These words are too heartbreaking!

"Chen, Chen..." Cheng Yu wanted to explain a few words, but he couldn't find a word for a long time.

Liu Bian stirred the bowl and looked back at him. Seeing him shivering, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, I'm just sighing for a moment. Get up."

Cheng Yu had cold sweat on his head. He forgot to thank him and got up carefully.

Liu Bian ate his food and said, "I'll give you a mission. Go to Jizhou and get a feel for the situation in Jizhou. I want the truth."

Cheng Yu's expression became serious, he raised his hand and said solemnly: "Wei Chen accepts the order!"

Liu Bian hummed, feeling that the food was tasteless, so he simply said: "Let's go to the city early tomorrow morning."

"Yes." Zhao Yun responded.

Liu Bian waved his hand and flipped through the account book in front of him.

It is difficult to tell whether this account book is true or false, but Liu Bian still wants to see something from it.

Huangfu Jianzhang, Zhao Yun quietly withdrew, leaving only Dian Wei.

Liu Bian looked at the account books and became more and more frightened.

Judging from these account books, the output of the land has been exploited to the extreme. The people have worked hard for a year, and even half of it may not be enough to satisfy their hunger!
This small, inconspicuous estate has at least several thousand people working for them. It seems that the relationship is between landowners and tenants, but in fact these thousands of people have been reduced to slaves of the manor, doing whatever they want without the power to resist.

"No wonder any big business can recruit thousands of people. This is still low-key. If they put all their efforts, it would not be difficult to recruit tens of thousands..."

Liu Bian had cold eyes and whispered to himself.

He had expected this situation, but when he saw it with his own eyes, cold sweat broke out on his head.

Liu Bian always knew who and where the real enemies of Zhongxing in the Han Dynasty were...but he never expected that they would be so powerful!
"No wonder, Xun Yu and others are walking on thin ice... It seems that they understand this world better than me..."

Liu Bian flipped through the pages slowly, inferring the truth about this manor from the clues.

"His Majesty,"

Huangfu Jianchang walked in again and whispered behind Liu Bian: "More than a dozen corpses were found in the backyard. I also learned from the servants that at least hundreds of people were buried in the back mountain, regardless of gender, old or young. It’s happened in the past two years.”

Liu Bian waved his hand and looked at the account book intently.

Huangfu Jian understood and retreated silently again.

In this seemingly small manor, something was happening quietly.

Some people are disappearing quietly, and some people are leaving in the dark night.

Early the next morning, Liu Bian had a simple meal, then rode his horse straight to Chenliu County.

Riding on his horse, Liu Bian flipped through the memorial in his hand and asked, "Does everyone in Beijing know that I'm out of the city?"

Huangfu Jian said: "It has not been leaked yet, but everyone who should know should have guessed it."

Liu Bian hummed and continued to flip through.

Huangfu Jian waited for a while, and when he saw that Liu Bian had no other instructions, he quietly retreated.

Before he could reach the door, a plainclothes imperial guard hurriedly ran in, knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, there are many torches around the manor, and it seems that someone is approaching here."

Huangfu Jianchang's expression suddenly changed, and before Liu Bian could speak, he shouted: "Who is it?"

The guard said, "We have sent people to investigate. They are currently a mile away and will be here soon. There are probably two to three hundred people."

Huangfu Jianchang looked calm and raised his hand towards Liu Bian and said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that the news has been leaked. Please immediately mobilize troops and reinforcements to protect the safety of the Holy Emperor."

Liu Bian waved his hand nonchalantly without looking away from the account book.

Huangfu Jianzhang understood and withdrew.

In the darkness outside, Zhao Yun began to mobilize his troops and deploy defense.

He didn't pay attention to a mere two to three hundred people. He looked at the lights with a calm expression and cold eyes.

Around Zhuangzi, the approaching torches gradually became clearer, reflecting the approximate number of people coming.

"More than three hundred people..."

Zhao Yun made an estimate in his mind and asked the military lord beside him: "How long will it take to arrive?"

The military marquis said solemnly: "Back to General Zhonglang, five hundred forbidden army cavalry are one mile away, and two thousand five hundred forbidden troops are three miles away. They can arrive at any time." Zhao Yun did not speak, and rubbed the spear in his hand with his right hand.

He hadn't led an army on a campaign for several years, and this spear was as clean as water.

Not long after, the gate of Zhuangzi was burst open, countless torches poured in, drums beat like thunder, and people shouted, they rushed straight to the backyard, where Liu Bian was.

The leader was a young man in his early twenties, dressed in rich clothes and with a handsome expression. He stared at Zhao Yun, then looked into the half-open door, sneered and said: "I don't care where you come from or what your purpose is. Release them, and I will let you go, and I will pretend that what happened today never happened!”

Zhao Yun was not good at words and ignored him at all, and slowly turned the spear in his hand.

But there are those who are good at words.

Huangfu Jian chuckled, squatted next to Zhao Yun, gnawed on an apple, and said, "Hey, kid, what's your last name?"

The young man stared at Huangfu Jian for a few seconds and said in a cold voice with disdain: "Are you from Yushitai or Liucao? No matter where you are from, this is Chenliu County and it is not up to you! Release the people, I will I hope you are safe and sound. If you are stubborn, there are many pits on the back mountain, and there will be more than a dozen of you!"

Shi A quietly came behind Huangfu Jianchang and said calmly: "We are surrounded from the front and back."

Huangfu Jianchang didn't seem to hear, and felt a little disgusted in his heart, saying: "Boy, I am very unhappy with your expression. When grandpa was in Luoyang City, you were not born yet. Let's do this, let all your people come to the yard , Kneel down one by one, maybe there is still a chance of survival. "

The young man stood in the firelight, with the torch behind him like a dragon, and each of the strong men was holding a sword, full of evil spirit.

In response to Huangfu Jianchang's words, he only sneered and said: "I know you have a background, but this is not Luoyang! I will say it for the last time, hand over the people, and I will let you leave, otherwise you will die here without seeing anything. No one will know."

Huangfu Jianchang smashed his mouth, glanced at the apple in his hand, threw it directly to the ground, clapped his hands, and said: "Okay, you and the master are not as loud as you. If you continue to talk, I will take action first. ”

The young man's face became gloomy and he said, "I didn't want to kill anyone. Since you are looking for death, you can't blame me."

As he said that, he stepped back and said with cold eyes: "Do it cleanly. Tomorrow this village will be flooded, and no trace will be left."

The first half of the sentence was addressed to the sturdy man behind him, and the second half was addressed to Huangfu Jianchang and Zhao Yun.

Huangfu Jianchang clapped his hands and stood up. He looked at the strong men approaching and said, "Hey, do you know why I chose you as Zhuangzi?"

The young man who had retreated behind the servants suddenly raised his hand, walked out again, stared coldly at Huangfu Jianchang, and said, "Speak!"

Huangfu Jian slapped his butt, chuckled, and said, "Because there were several waves of people from the imperial court who disappeared in this realm."

"What is your identity?" The young man still wanted to know the origin of Huangfu Jianchang.

Just as Huangfu Jianchang was about to speak, Dian Wei suddenly walked out, glared, and said in a low voice: "Young Master is too young and wants to sleep."

The young man looked up into the brightly lit room and vaguely saw half a shadow. He suddenly said loudly: "Young master in the room, we don't want to offend the court. As long as you leave now, I will treat it as if nothing happened. Otherwise, today, you will have to Die here!"

"Be bold!"

Dian Wei suddenly shouted, reached out from behind the door and threw his mace directly at the young man.

"Master, get out of the way!" The strong man behind the young man pulled the young man away with quick eyes and quick hands.

duang~
The fangs and big sticks were embedded in the ground and were trembling.

The young man's expression changed with shock. He looked at the big stick and knew that it would be difficult to be kind today. His face became fierce and he said: "Then it's no one's fault of mine! Go ahead and kill them all!"

Hearing this, the more than two hundred people he brought with him drew out their swords and guns, and without hesitation, headed towards the door to kill.

shhhhhh

In the darkness, more than a dozen arrows were shot out, hitting the first few people.

A dozen plainclothes men came out, holding short bows and shooting continuously.

Seeing this, the young man shouted: "There are only twenty of them, so give them all, but there are casualties, one hundred thousand yuan each!"

The strong men and servants he brought suddenly roared, raised their swords, and killed Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and Huangfu Jianchang.

The plainclothes guards of the Imperial City Mansion retreated quietly, firing the short bows in their hands continuously.

Huangfu Jian was not good at fighting, so he quietly retreated to Shi A's side.

Zhao Yun and Dian Wei are good at it.

Zhao Yun's spear was like the wind and he went straight to kill him.

Dian Wei roared, moved towards him with both fists, grabbed the mace, and swept it out.

Zhao Yun was like an arrow leaving the string, unstoppable, and countless people fell to the ground in the blink of an eye.

Dian Wei, on the other hand, opened and closed, swinging his stick, and several people flew away as soon as the stick was struck. Under the sweep, more than a dozen people fell back continuously, unable to resist.

Zhao Yun and Dian Wei alone killed these two hundred people so that they did not dare to approach and could only resist.

Huangfu Jianchang had long known that these two men were fierce in battle, but such fierceness was still a bit unexpected.

He took out another apple, gnawed on it and said, "Old Shi, can you beat them?"

Shi A held his sword and stood guard by the door. He frowned and said: "Zhao Yun's technique is the battle formation. I am no match on the battlefield. Dian Wei's almost brute force, I can't compare with it. But if it's a life and death fight, you can survive." It must be me."

Huangfu Jian gnawed on the apple and whined a few times, not knowing what he said.

But deep down in his heart, he recognized Shi'a's words.

Shi A practices swordsmanship and focuses on killing people.

The yard burst into flames at some point, and there were flames everywhere.

The two hundred people brought by the young man stepped forward and retreated, unable to get close to Liu Bian's door.

The young man stood behind, his face getting darker and darker.

It's not because he can't kill them. He has plenty of people who can be transferred over at any time.

But Dian Wei, Zhao Yun's performance, and the short bows that kept shooting in the dark, all revealed that the person in the room was not simple!
'Isn't there really any big shot coming to this remote country? '

The young man's eyes were filled with surprise and uncertainty, but his heart became even fiercer. The more important he was, the more he couldn't let him go!
"Move the people over here. Today, no one can be let go!" The young man held up the torch and shouted.

A servant responded and ran out to deliver the order.

Huangfu Jianzhang could see clearly, smacked his lips and said, "Our people will be here soon, right?"

Shi A closed his eyes, opened them for a moment, and said, "Here he comes."

When Huangfu Jianchang heard this, he immediately felt relieved, took out another apple, sat on the ground, and shouted: "Hey, don't fight, don't fight, let's have a good chat."

The young man heard this and followed the person who stopped him.

He also wants to wait for all his people to come over and wipe out these uninvited guests in one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)