Han family achievements

Chapter 427 Meet the world

"It seems that I guessed it right."

Liu Bian looked at Chen Zheng and said affirmatively.

Cui Jun, Wang Cheng, Chen Yong and others all looked at Liu Bian with strange expressions.

There are people in the Chen family in the court, and everyone present except Tao Ergeng, a minor official, knows it very well.

But this 'Liu Bo' was found so quickly and even named Chen Yi. With such powerful powers, is he confident?
Chen Zheng originally thought that this 'Liu Bo' was an opportunistic little guy who wanted to establish his power in front of Cui Jun, but he never thought that he would be exposed in one word.

"Chen Yong, did you say that?"

Before Chen Zheng could figure out how to respond, the middle-aged man behind him suddenly jumped out and shouted sharply at Chen Yong.

When Chen Zheng heard this, he slowly raised his head and looked at Chen Yong.

Chen Yong met his father's gaze, and his whole body became cold. He knelt down with a thump and said in a trembling voice: "Father, I, I don't, I don't..."

"That's not what he said."

Liu Bian sat still, his smile unchanged, and said to Chen Zheng, "Chen Yi, I know him. It is said that Xun Pushe admired him very much and entrusted him with important tasks. But the prime minister, Wang Tingwei and others didn't like him very much. There are many people criticizing him. The court has been vigorously cracking down on officials recently, and many major cases have been uncovered, which may make Mr. Chen's life difficult. "

Chen Zheng immediately knew that it was not Chen Yong who said this, because Chen Yong was not the only one who said this, even he was not very clear about it.

But the young man in front of me spoke easily and clearly!
Chen Zheng glanced at Cui Jun, who had remained silent, with a smile on his face and said, "Mr. Liu, may I ask where your residence is?"

"You're not qualified to know." Liu Bian said lightly, looked at Cui Jun and said, "What I'm curious about is, is there no royal money shop in Pingyuan County?"

Cui Jun was even more afraid of Liu Bo. He lowered his head to drink tea calmly and said, "I had him before, but he was squeezed away."

Liu Bian made a sound, with a look of surprise on his face, and said: "I remembered that in the past few years, some people regarded Royal Money Shop as a fat man, colluded internally and externally, bankrupted more than a dozen large and small banks, and made Luoyang General Shop bankrupt. It’s very embarrassing, and the Yushitai and the Ministry of Punishment investigated and prosecuted many people.”

"Did you do it?" Liu Bian smiled and asked Chen Zhengdao. Cui Jun's move can no longer be said to be a hint, it is simply an explicit statement.

"The Chen family has always abided by the laws,"

Chen Zheng directly pushed 265, stared at Liu Bian, and said: "Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

Cui Jun's expression moved slightly, and he also raised his head and looked at 'Liu Bo'.

In the past, he only thought that this 'Liu Bo' was a noble son from a prominent family who came to practice and left after a month. But after Chen Zheng's reminder, he also realized that this 'Liu Bo' seemed to have other intentions!
Wang Cheng, Chen Yong and others also looked at Liu Bian, their eyes flickering, not knowing what they were thinking in their hearts.

Liu Bian took a sip of tea and said: "Before I left Luoyang, I heard that Shangshutai was preparing to mint new coins and abolish all old coins. If there is no money shop in Pingyuan County, then you can only go to nearby counties. If the amount is It’s relatively big, so I can only go to Luoyang and come back. Isn’t Mr. Chen worried?”

"Don't worry,"

Chen Zheng was wondering about Liu Bian's identity, and said in a less friendly tone: "I don't care where your residence is, this is Pingyuan County. I hope you can abide by the rules of Pingyuan County."

Liu Bian looked surprised and said with a smile: "What are the rules of Pingyuan County? What rules has been set by the Chen family? Let me hear it."

The middle-aged man behind Chen Zheng took a step forward, snorted coldly, and said, "If you don't explain yourself clearly today, you will never get out of here!"

Chen Yong's face changed slightly, and when he wanted to speak, he opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

Outside the door, six muscular servants walked in with sticks in their hands, staring at Liu Bian eagerly.

Liu Bian looked back and said with a smile: "Master Fu, I am not a tiger. Don't think about sitting on the mountain and watching tigers fight. Just say something."

Cui Jun's square face twitched, he slowly straightened his back and said calmly: "Master Chen, don't go too far."

Chen Zheng glanced at him, remained silent for a moment, and then waved away the six servants.

He turned to argue with Liu with an indifferent expression: "I hope you are not the kind of young master from an aristocratic family who can't see the grain with his hands."

"Indeed not."

Liu Bian looked at him with a thoughtful expression and said, "What I'm curious about now is how the Chen family plans to respond to the imperial court's abolition of old coins?"

Liu Bian has been planning to abolish the old currency, but it has not been implemented until now. The purpose itself is to solve the problem of too many types of currency, which is not conducive to the development of the commodity economy.

But during this exchange process, those wealthy families who had hidden large amounts of copper coins would also be exposed.

For example, the Chen family in front of them, tens of millions, or even tens of millions of copper coins, is not a simple or easy thing.

One thousand copper coins is equivalent to about twenty-five kilograms. When it reaches tens of millions, not just a few carriages, but a dozen carriages can handle it.

"I have my own way!"

Chen Zheng put on an air of arrogance, but he was obviously still wary of Cui Jun. He stood up and said, "It's getting late, so I won't keep you here. Please do as you please."

"if,"

Liu Bian sat still and said, "Pingyuan County issued a document asking the rich families in this county to donate money and food to tide over the difficulties. What is the attitude of the Chen family?"

Chen Zheng didn't even hear anything and strode away.

The middle-aged man, on the other hand, sneered and said, "You can just grab the donation!"

After saying that, he waved his hand and followed Chen Zheng away.

"Rob?"

Liu Bian nodded thoughtfully and said, "It's not impossible."

Cui Jun frowned and went straight out.

Wang Cheng and Tao Ergen glanced at Liu Bian and quickly followed.

Liu Bian took another sip of tea, and then stood up slowly. Looking at Chen Yong who was hesitant to speak, he smiled and patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, don't worry, your county magistrate has run away." It can’t be done.”

Chen Yong looked back, then lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and suddenly raised his head, looking directly at Liu Bian, and said: "As long as you promise me that I can't get the county magistrate, you will take me to Luoyang, and I will agree to anything you want me to do!"

"no problem."

Liu Bian agreed immediately and said: "There are indeed some things later that I need your help with."

Chen Yong looked uncertain, his eyes flickering constantly. He looked at Liu Bian's back, felt cruel, and followed him.

He is just a concubine. Even though he may appear to be a fake person outside, but in the Chen family, he is nothing.

A concubine is no different from a domestic servant!

When Liu Bian walked out of Chen's house, he saw Cui Jun waiting not far away, with his back turned to him. He had obviously been waiting for a while. Liu Bian glanced at Chen Yong beside him, walked over and said, "Master Fu, are you waiting for me?"

Cui Jun turned around, with a stern expression on his face, and said in a low voice: "You said in front of Chen Zheng that you wanted to rob the Chen family? Do you know what you are talking about? How many officials, big and small, disappear in Pingyuan County every year, your two Don’t you have any idea how your ex left?”

Liu Bian smiled and said, "Master Fu, are you worried about me?"

Cui Jun saw that Liu Bianhun didn't care, and his expression became more serious, and he scolded: "Don't care! This is Pingyuan County, not Luoyang! If the Chen family wants to attack you here, I can't protect you. Afterwards, I still have to protect the Chen family. Even if you die, your death will be in vain! Even if your clan wants to avenge you, there will be no excuse!"

Liu Bian raised his brows, smiled more, and said: "I used to think that the Lord was afraid of the Chen family just to borrow money and food from the Chen family. It turns out that there is still this level of fear."

Cui Jun's anger has climbed onto his face. The young man in front of him has no idea about good or bad, life or death!

Is there anything in Pingyuan County that the Chen family cannot do? Not to mention a small principal, even he, the prince of the mansion, would not be surprised at all if he suddenly died somewhere one day!
"its not right,"

Liu Bian suddenly remembered, looked at Cui Jun and said: "I remember that your father is also one of the three nobles. Why is the current prominent family afraid of the little Chen family?"

Although the Chen family is domineering in Pingyuan County, they have not produced any prominent figures. Cui Jun is different. Cui Jun's father not only served as a local governor, but also served as the Jiuqing in Luoyang, and even bought a concubine. Wei, became famous for a while.

The Cui family is also a well-known noble family in Jizhou!
Cui Jun took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and shouted: "This is Pingyuan County! If you don't listen to me, I will lock you in the government office for half a month and send someone to escort you back to Luoyang!"

Liu Bian naturally knew that Cui Jun had good intentions. He nodded with satisfaction and said: "Although you are not very capable, you still have a heart for the people and you are an upright person. Let's do this. Before I leave, I will help you solve the problem of the Chen family. This is big trouble."

"You..." Cui Jun was furious and pointed at Liu Bian. He was so angry that he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Wang Cheng looked on and wanted to say something several times, but when it came to his mouth, he didn't know what to say.

This chief executive is really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and has no idea that people in the world are sinister.

Chen Yong was different. He vaguely felt that this 'Liu Bo' was really not afraid, and a strong hope surged in his heart.

Cui Jun waved his hand and strode away with a gloomy face.

He has decided to lock Liu Bo in the government office and send someone to guard him at twelve o'clock to ensure that he does not cause trouble and that he will not be harmed by the Chen family.

In his opinion, although this noble young master is unconventional, he is not a bastard either.

When Liu Bian saw him getting on the carriage and leaving, he looked back at the gate of Chen's mansion, then turned and walked towards the teahouse.

Chen Yong followed him, opening his mouth and stopping to speak several times.

Liu Bian paced and said softly: "Today's experience is really not in vain. I have seen the world. This kind of operation of the Chen family is definitely not a unique skill. It is mostly a method used by aristocratic families. It can not only control the prefectures and counties. The government is firmly in control, and it can continue to exploit the people and establish itself in a transcendent and invincible position..."

Today, Liu Bian really opened his eyes. This is the first time I truly understand the dark side of the gentry.

The methods of these nobles are fierce and overbearing. They bully the local government and exploit the people. They are constantly expanding. The government and the people are like being drained of blood, squeezed again and again, endlessly and endlessly.

If things go on like this, the people have no way out and the government is extremely weak.

The common people had no way to survive and revolted, but the government did not have the ability to deal with it.

Civil uprisings broke out suddenly, and the world was in chaos.

Liu Bian thought a lot, and his voice did not stop talking to himself: "The nobles have land, money, food, and people. They can become a force on their own, or they can invest in what they consider to be 'people appointed by the king' to influence the situation in the world. And The imperial court is in a dilemma, struggling..."

Chen Yong followed behind and heard a lot intermittently. He wanted to find an opportunity to interject a few words and build a relationship with Liu Bian, but in the end he still couldn't find an entry point.

"Is reform still too mild?"

Liu Bian's eyes were thoughtful, and he was also reflecting in his heart.

His "New Deal" was based on the long term and focused on resolving key contradictions. However, the seemingly arbitrary "New Deal" measures did not seem to have any real impact on the major gentry.

Those in the court always believed that the "New Deal" that Liu Bian was vigorously promoting had various problems, so they ignored it, discussed it, and even openly opposed it.

But after Liu Bian saw it with his own eyes, he found that he was still too 'kind'!

"Son."

Suddenly, Huangfu Jianchang quietly came to Liu Bian's side, glanced at Chen Yong behind him, and spoke to Liu Bian in a low voice.

Liu Bianxing turned around, looked up at him, and said, "Second Young Master?"

Huangfu Jianchang bowed slightly and looked at Chen Yong again.

When Chen Yong was about to say goodbye politely, Liu Bian said: "It's okay, I'm one of my own."

Huangfu Jianchang immediately put down his guard and said: "Young Master, I found out that Chen Yi is in Shanyang County. He was working with the Yushitai to investigate the Shanyang County scandal and implicated dozens of people."

Liu Bian snorted, his eyes brightened, and he said with a smile: "Isn't this a coincidence? Go, invite him over, and put some pressure on him."

Huangfu Jianzhang understood and said: "Yes."

Seeing that the teahouse was not far away, Liu Bian stepped forward and suddenly said: "By the way, take this Chen Yong with you, reciprocate the favor, and let him see the world."

"Yes." Huangfu Jian responded and looked at Chen Yong.

I was thinking to myself, His Majesty is never without aim. Is there anything special about Chen Yong, or does it have any use?
Chen Yong was stunned for a moment. He heard the conversation between the 'Second Young Master' who was about the same age as him and 'Liu Bo'. He was startled and doubtful. When he heard the words of 'Liu Bo' again, he immediately said: "Brother, I, I want to go." where?"

"You will know soon." Liu Bian ignored it. It was Huangfu Jianchang who said it.

Chen Yong watched Liu Bian enter the teahouse and forced a smile to the 'Second Young Master' in front of him.

"Let's go." Huangfu Jian's habit of being familiar with things happened again. He passed him upstairs and touched his head together. He whispered: "Young master asked me to take you to see the world. I will let you meet a big man." of!"

Chen Yong was stiff all over and had an extremely strong bad feeling.

Chen Yong followed Huangfu Jianchang away. Unbeknownst to him, there was a Chen family servant behind him, quietly watching everything.

He didn't know, but Huangfu Jianchang knew it very well.

Huangfu Jianchang arranged Chen Yong into the carriage very affectionately. After he was far away, he turned around and went to the restaurant opposite the teahouse. Through the window gap, he stared at the Chen family servant who was watching.

"It seems that someone wants to harm Your Majesty." Shi A said in a calm tone, holding his sword.

Huangfu Jianchang raised his head slightly, fumbled with his sword in his right hand, and said, "Don't move it for now. Your Majesty wants me to invite Chen Yi, the elected official, to come over."

Shi A didn't say anything anymore. He was always a man of few words.

But he felt like a clear mirror in his heart, the Chen family was going to be in serious trouble.

(End of this chapter)