Han family achievements

Chapter 99

Zuo Li didn't dare to come out from behind the statue until the sky was bright.

His legs had been numb for a long time. He supported the table and sat on the ground, rubbing his legs sullenly.

The four guards were a little better and pulled out the struggling Dong Zhuo.

The imperial guard untied it and explained: "Excuse me, Captain, someone wanted to kill him last night, and the nobleman had no choice but to do so."

Dong Zhuo's face was filled with resentment, his murderous intentions were not concealed, and he glared at Zuo Li.

Zuo Li snorted coldly, looked outside, seeing that the rain was not that heavy, and said, "There are still a few horses behind, find them out, walk along the path, and return to Beijing as soon as possible."

Dong Zhuo didn't speak, and he didn't know what happened last night, but in his heart, this Zuo Li was already dead!
Just as the two guards were about to go out, they suddenly stopped, with vigilant expressions and sabers in their hands.

I saw a man in his early thirties coming in with an umbrella.

Seeing the situation of several people, he said calmly: "I'm just passing by." After finishing speaking, he was about to back out.

Zuo Li's eyes turned cold, and he said, "Catch him back!"

The two guards rushed over immediately.

The man threw away the umbrella and ran away without looking back, but was caught after a while.

The man was tied up, not frightened, and did not speak.

Zuo Li sized him up, with a resolute face, calm eyes, dressed as a scholar, and said directly: "Kill it."

Without hesitation, the two guards drew their swords and were about to chop.

"Wait a minute,"

The man calmly said: "Everyone is going to travel far away, so you can't waste time. Killing me and burying me will definitely delay me for a long time. Isn't it best to tie me up and shut my mouth?"

Zuo Lixue's face was gloomy and cold, he stood up with some difficulty, and said, "How do you know we can't waste time?"

The man said: "There are bloodstains everywhere outside. You should be hiding. You must be worried that the thief will come back, so you don't want to stay any longer."

Zuo Li moved a few steps and said, "Killing you won't waste your effort."

The man remained calm, shook his head and said: "A nobleman must have a great mission when he comes out of the forbidden palace. How can he easily kill a useless person. There is a small road behind the temple, which can be detoured to Yanling, but it needs to cross a river. If it rains heavily, it will be killed. If it is submerged, if you can’t get there at night, you won’t be able to go to the village or shop, and you’ll get lost easily.”

Dong Zhuo looked at this man, his eyes flickered slightly if his expression moved intentionally.

A strange expression appeared on Zuo Li's face, and he said, "How do you know I'm from the Forbidden Palace?"

The man said: "Your lord and the imperial guards are not obvious enough? If there is a delay, the bridge will be flooded at any time."

Zuo Li looked at this person carefully, and suddenly said: "Take him with you!"

The man's face changed, and he said: "I'm just passing by, and has nothing to do with the nobleman's affairs, why should the nobleman take a drag on the road?"

Seeing that he was flustered, Zuo Li smiled and said, "Give you a future!"

The man wanted to say more, but the guard directly mentioned him to go out.

Soon, Zuo Li's pre-hidden horse was pulled out, six people and four horses walked and ate, and they had to be cautious.

Dong Zhuo was surrounded by guards in front and behind him, expressionless, looking indifferently at Zuo Li at the front, and glanced at the bound silent man from time to time, still thinking about the way to escape.

This Zuo Li is too insidious, he can't be regarded as a captain at all, his methods are very despicable, if he takes risks, he will probably die!
"Your name is Miyagi?" Zuo Li talked to the man, "What's the word?"

The man said: "Zhuang Hou."

At the same time, Luoyang, the imperial city, and Yongle Palace.

Empress Dowager He and Tang Ji didn't know what they were talking about, and laughed happily.

Empress Dowager He laughed for a while, and said in a low voice: "Don't look at him now, he is serious, and he doesn't talk about other things except government affairs. In the past, he did a lot of absurd things secretly. Tell me about your boudoir..."

When Tang Ji heard it, she didn't know what she thought of, and she blushed immediately.

When Empress Dowager He saw it, she became more and more interested, and said, "What are you afraid of when you talk to Empress Mother?"

Tang Jiqiao's face was blushing, her lips moved, but she couldn't make a sound.

Empress Dowager He was overjoyed, and just about to ask, the maid at the door came in and made a show quietly.

Empress Dowager He then said, "Talk to Empress Mother later."

As she spoke, she stood up and turned her back on Tang Ji, her smile disappeared immediately.

The palace maid lowered her head, followed her through the door, walked a long distance, and seeing no one around, she said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, General Che Qi sent a letter saying that no one was found."

Empress Dowager He's face suddenly turned ice-cold, she clutched the handkerchief tightly, and cursed: "Useless things!"

The maid did not dare to raise her head, and said: "Your Majesty, General Chariot has sent a message that there is not much manpower."

Empress Dowager He sneered, and said: "He doesn't have any manpower? He wants to ask Bengong for money again. Does Bengong give him less? Tell him, it's done, and Bengong will let him do his best in the countryside. No, I will take everything from him!"

"Yes." The maid did not dare to say more.

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Jingfudian.

Sitting opposite Liu Bian, Wang Yun frowned, and on the small table in front of him were two lists of appointments of officials from various prefectures and counties.

These two lists are very different, there are more than 200 people, and less than 20 people overlap.

Liu Bian also had a copy in front of him. After reading it carefully, he raised his eyelids to look at Wang Yun, and said, "Wang Qing's family seems to be very disgusted with the list of Li Cao?"

Wang Yun's brows were loosened, his expression was as usual, he bowed, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly. This list of officials, no matter how big or small the officials, are either from Yingchuan, or are relatives, friends, teachers and friends of Yingchuan. This Sili has turned into Yingchuan, I am deeply worried!"

Liu Bian raised his brows, he hadn't realized this problem before, but he understood it soon after.

Xun You and Zhong Yao are both from Yingchuan, and the ones they recommend are only relatives, friends and teachers, because the circle itself is not big, and the level of trust is even less.

Liu Bian looked at Wang Yun's way again, pondered over and over again, and said, "Qing's family, my recruiting center has been open for two months, and less than 20 people have been recruited."

Now those who are willing to come to Luoyang City are either really loyal to the emperor and the country, or they are speculators. There are many people who come to the recruiting hall, but very few pass the examination.

Just as Wang Yun was about to speak, Liu Bian said casually: "The 20 people I issued an edict to enlist almost all of them refused for various reasons, and even no one could be found at all. Everyone in the court is in danger, and people keep resigning from office. , choose to be wise and protect yourself..."

Wang Yun's expression paused, bowed even more, and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that everything should not be rushed, and things will go wrong if you are anxious, and you need to be patient."

Liu Bian looked at Wang Yun, feeling he couldn't get up and down, get angry, what he said makes sense, don't get angry, he keeps making things difficult for you.

After a while of quiet thinking, Liu Bian said: "Qing's family, you, the official Cao Yan, are intricate and unpredictable. Many people who have never been in official positions are rashly placed in high positions. I am afraid that they will not be able to do their best."

Wang Yun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I think that the officials are too harsh, and there are obvious differences. There are six Caos in the county, but only six hundred stones are lost. What they do is all trivial things. How can you ask too much? I oppose the appointment of the officials. , Many colleagues also think so."

Liu Bian looked thoughtful, and suddenly said, "Yang Qing's family is still on leave?"

Shangshutai, Wang Yun is the only one now, and his remarks represent the views of the courtiers, except for Xun You, Zhong Yao and others.

"Yes." Wang Yun said.

'Still on leave. '

Liu Bian narrowed his eyes slightly, and glanced at Wang Yun again. He couldn't see that Wang Yun was carefully cultivating a private person, his heart turned, and then he sat up straight, saying: "Well, these are Sili's official appointment, let the Sili captain decide."

Sili Xiaowei is Tang Mao, Liu Bian's cheap old father-in-law.

Wang Yun refused to agree, and raised his head to speak, but was stopped by Liu Bian: "The Qing family, how is the matter of raising money?"

Wang Yun frowned, bowed and said, "I'm still thinking of a way."

Liu Bian's eyes were slightly cold.

Wang Yun seemed to feel it, and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the matter of raising money and food must be safe, not like what Xun Shangshu said, but also rely on the court's regulations."

Liu Bian was angry, stared at him, and said calmly, "Wang Qing's family thinks that following the regulations can solve the problem of money and food? Solve the bad government of the court? Solve the predicament I am facing?"

Wang Yun didn't move a bit, and said: "If the imperial court does not regard regulations as important, how can the courtiers and all the people abide by them? The imperial court should set an example for everything in the world, strictly discipline itself, and not exceed the rules."

Liu Bian's expression was not good, and he felt uncomfortable about not being famous and having nowhere to vent it.

Dong dong dong

Footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door, Pan Yin appeared at the door, looked at Liu Bian, and nodded heavily.

Liu Bian stood up abruptly, ignoring Wang Yun, and strode out.

Pan Yin followed closely beside Liu Bian, looked back, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Huangfu Jianchang sent you a letter, and you got a lot. You sent 5000 million yuan and [-] shi of grain earlier, and the rest is still being counted. "

Liu Bian walked out of the backyard, and when he arrived at the front yard, he saw at least hundreds of large boxes stacked neatly.

Pan Yin said: "Your Majesty, the food is still outside the palace."

"Shi A see Your Majesty!" As soon as Liu Bian approached, a man with downcast eyes knelt down on one knee.

"Exemption." Liu Bian glanced at him, looked at these big boxes excitedly, stretched out his hands to touch them, and said loudly, "Pan Yin, send all 5000 shi of grain to Yanzhou, [-] million Send the money too!"

"Yes." Pan Yin responded, and hurried to the Shangshutai.

Liu Bian walked around these big boxes, came out and saw Wang Yun was there, and said with a smile: "Wang Qing's family has all the money and food!"

Wang Yun showed doubts and said, "Your Majesty, what are these?"

Liu Bian's smile restrained a bit, he touched the big box beside him, and said: "At the beginning, Yuan Shu punished the eunuchs and confiscated too many families. Afterwards, the money and food disappeared. Not long ago, someone reported that they were hidden by the Yuan family. In Guandu, this has just been seized."

Wang Yunruo looked at these big boxes knowingly.

Immediately, Liu Bian turned to him and said, "Wang Qing's house, Yuan's house, etc., are Xing Cao responsible for the raid?"

Punishment Cao Shangshu is Li Ru, who has just taken office.

Wang Yundao: "Yes. I have roughly asked Li Shangshu, and said that people have been sent to various places to check. There are not many people searched in Beijing. The money is only 3000 million, and the land is only [-] hectares."

Liu Bian nodded, most of the Yuan family's property was not in Luoyang, and said, "Search it as soon as possible."

Before the Xia tax came up, Liu Bian was counting on these to fill the hole.

Shi A wanted to speak several times, but seeing Wang Yun beside him, he didn't say anything in the end, and stood silently aside.

(End of this chapter)