Han family achievements

Chapter 573 At the same time
The second prince Liu Yu was brought into the Censorate by the Supervising Censor. He was very polite and did not look like a criminal at all.

However, the story of the Second Prince doing chivalrous things in Henan County had spread widely in Luoyang City, and the people applauded him one after another. Many even went to the Censorate to appeal for justice for Liu Yu.

The people cheered, but the court complained.

In the Han Dynasty, it had been many years since a prince had been convicted of a crime.

How to investigate?

Without instructions from His Majesty in the palace and without specific directions, who would dare to move?

Yushitai.

Tian Feng "locked" Liu Yu, He Yan and Cao Pi in the backyard separately, and then went to the back hall and handled affairs as if nothing had happened.

The left chancellor of the Inspection Office stood beside him, thinking, and offered a suggestion: "Central chancellor, the Second Prince is only twelve years old. According to Han law, he is not old enough to be questioned. How about releasing him for this reason? As for the gentry who was killed, a few words of scare will silence the family members. It can be said that everyone is happy."

Tian Feng seemed not to hear and continued to read the document.

The Right Prime Minister waited for a while, and then seemed to remember something, and said, "Zhongcheng, I heard that the original intention of His Majesty was to imprison the Second Prince in the palace and not to send him to the Three Departments. It was the Shangshutai who suggested that the trial should be fair, and in this dynasty, only Zhongcheng is the most fair."

Since Tian Feng took office as Chief Censor, he has been ruthless and has investigated and dealt with countless major cases. Not to mention the salt administration and water transport, just the Yuzhou river case, he brought down Liu Yao, the governor of Yuzhou, and Liu Bei, the right Sima.

Such a record is unique in the entire Han Dynasty. He is the first "honest official" in the world!
The price of being such an "honest official" was that he offended all the officials and gentry in the court and the public. In the Han Dynasty court, Tian Feng was a true "lone minister" and was considered a disaster and a plague in the eyes of many people.

Tian Feng listened to the words of the Right Prime Minister, his expression unchanged, and asked: "Where is the Taicang case?"

Zuo Cheng's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Zhong Cheng, should we stop working on that case?"

The Right Prime Minister became nervous and whispered, "Zhongcheng, Taicang is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Revenue, which is directly under the Prime Minister. It is too dangerous to touch Taicang!"

Taicang was the national treasury of the Han Dynasty. Not to mention before the Yonghan period, even since the Jian'an period, countless amounts of money and grain have flowed through it. My fault has been made clear, but no one dares to touch it.

Once it happens, the prime minister Xun Yu will be the main culprit!
He once served as Taicang Ling, and now he also serves as Hucao Shangshu, so he cannot refuse no matter how hard he tries.

To investigate Taicang is to challenge the Prime Minister and declare war on the "Yingchuan Party". No one in the government or the public can bear such consequences!
Tian Feng raised his head and looked outside the door, as if he was considering something. After a moment, he said, "Later, send someone to the Royal Bank to invite the chief treasurer Liu Ba. I have something to ask him."

The left and right prime ministers were both stunned, their mouths open, unable to utter a word, their faces filled with shock.

Taicang, that’s the Household Department, the prime minister’s territory.

But the royal bank was nominally "privately owned", but everyone in the court and the public knew that it was the inner treasury, the inner treasury of His Majesty the Emperor!
Their Zhongcheng wants to summon Liu Ba, the head treasury of the royal bank, for questioning?

Is this going to take action against the Royal Bank?
Is he crazy!?
Tian Feng took in their expressions, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Your Majesty wants to rectify the Royal Money Shop, Taicang."

The left and right chancellors both breathed a sigh of relief, and then a look of sudden realization appeared on their faces.

"I see,"

The left chancellor wiped the cold sweat from his head and said with a stiff smile: "Central chancellor, you almost scared me to death."

The Right Prime Minister smiled more naturally, but the topic was not so smooth. He said, "Yes, yes, I have also been punished severely. Then, then, to what extent have you investigated?"

Tian Feng said: "The main purpose is to deter others and the case must be closed before the end of the year."

The left and right chancellors understood the meaning of "deterrence" and said, "Your subordinate obeys your command."

Tian Feng's eyes were still on the outside of the door, as he pondered in his mind.

As the Chief Censor, Tian Feng was well aware of the corruption of the 'Yingchuan Party'. He was considering whether he could take this opportunity to cut some of it down in preparation for the future.

Tian Feng is fearless, but he is not a fool.

As long as the case is investigated by imperial order and does not involve big figures of the Yingchuan Party or implicates too many people, everything will be fine. However, once the core of the Yingchuan Party is touched, the consequences will be something that Tian Feng and the Censorate cannot bear.

Therefore, since receiving the imperial edict, Tian Feng had already defined the scope in his mind.

The left and right chancellors knew what was going on and hurriedly made arrangements. The left chancellor even went to the Royal Money Shop to invite people in person. It was true. He invited them politely and brought gifts.

Before he entered the door, he saw Zhao Yun coming out, followed by several familiar yet unfamiliar people.

"Your humble servant greets General Zhao." The left chancellor raised his hand and said politely.

He knew Zhao Yun, but Zhao Yun didn't know him.

Zhao Yun raised his hand and nodded politely, then walked past him.

Zhao Yun is the favorite general of the current emperor. He often appears in the palace, standing behind the emperor. There are few middle and upper-level officials in Luoyang City who do not know him.

Zuo Cheng watched Zhao Yun's back, turned back to the Royal Money Shop, and suddenly felt that the gift seemed a little light.

Zhao Yun left the Royal Money Shop and said to Ma Chao behind him, "Song Jian claims to be the king and establishes a country. The court will never allow this. Your father and Han Sui have an ambiguous attitude. If you want to go back, I will not stop you. When we meet in the battle line one day, you don't need to show mercy to me."

Ma Chao's expression changed immediately, and he said, "General Zhonglang, I am loyal to you, the court, and your majesty, and I have no other intentions!"

Zhao Yun kept walking and said, "I have already given you the document. Take it and go west. No one will stop you."

Ma Chao suddenly quickened his pace, knelt on one knee in front of Zhao Yun in the street, and said in a deep voice: "General, every word I say comes from my heart, and it is not false! If my father rebels openly, I will definitely sacrifice my own family for the sake of justice and lead the troops to personally fight against him!"

Zhao Yun glanced at him, walked around him and continued walking forward.

Ma Chao's face was as hard as iron and he could only stand up, but his heart was in turmoil.

He had been in the Imperial Guards camp for many years, following Zhao Yun in his battles across the country, and he knew very well that the Han Dynasty was no longer the same as it was more than a decade ago.

The Han Dynasty is now united and prosperous, with powerful soldiers and numerous generals. On the other hand, the Three Qiang have rapidly split apart and been engaged in constant internal strife since their defeat. Located in the remote area of ​​Xiliang, with a small population and poor land, how can they resist the increasingly prosperous imperial court?
Zhao Yun left the royal money shop and went straight into the palace and came to the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

Cao Cao flipped through the documents for a while, took out one, handed it to Zhao Yun, and said with a rare smile: "The Western Camp cannot be transferred, but I can allocate 5,000 Hun cavalry to you."

Zhao Yun was startled, took the document and glanced at it, then said, "Grand Marshal, Yufuluo Chanyu is also going to join the war?"

Cao Cao said, "Not only that, I also have 5,000 elite soldiers from Wuhuan, which I have assigned to Lü Bu."

Zhao Yun was surprised and asked, "Grand Marshal, are you going to mobilize so many troops?"

The Xiongnu and Wuhuan together have 10,000 troops, Hanzhong has 20,000, plus the Sili troops under Huang Zhong, plus Xiahou Yuan and others, the total force may exceed 50,000 troops!

The imperial court has mobilized an army of 50,000. This seems to be the first time that the current emperor has mobilized such a large army since he ascended the throne!
Cao Cao's eyes were more serious, and he said, "The total number may increase. After all, the situation in Liang Province is complicated, and we will have to leave generals to guard it in the future."

Zhao Yun always felt that something was not right. He endured it again and again, but still asked: "Grand Marshal, is this decision a bit hasty?"

Why did the imperial court suddenly want to attack the Three Qiang? Shouldn't they first pacify Yuan Shao in Yangzhou?

After Zhao Yun was appointed as the General of the Southern Camp, except when he was in the army, he basically stayed in the palace and stayed with Liu Bian. In the one or two months, he never heard that the court was going to attack the Three Qiang.

Yes, was the decision made before or after Your Majesty left the capital for inspection?

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and stared at Zhao Yun for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yuan Shao is going to die, and he won't survive until next year."

Zhao Yun was even more puzzled and asked, "Shouldn't we go to Yangzhou first?"

Once Yuan Shao died, the people in Yangzhou would inevitably be in chaos, which would be a good opportunity for the imperial court to seize the opportunity to attack.

Why did they ignore such a good opportunity in Yangzhou and instead attack Liangzhou, which was vast, sparsely populated and had a complicated situation?

Cao Cao had a very good impression of Zhao Yun, and considering Zhao Yun's identity, he did not hide it, and said with a smile: "This is not a question of order, but we must... attack at the same time."

Zhao Yun opened his eyes wide and looked shocked.

Zhao Yun naturally had no doubts about Cao Cao's words. However, he never thought that the imperial court would attack Liangzhou and Yangzhou at the same time!
Not only Zhao Yun, I'm afraid no one would think so.

Even though the imperial court had been recuperating for many years, if it wanted to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops at the same time to launch an expedition, the amount of money and food required would be unimaginable!
(End of this chapter)