Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 355 Pressure
A great man once said that revolution is not a dinner party, it is not a harmonious atmosphere.

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. This is why reform has always been extremely difficult.

If you interfere with other people's interests, they will definitely resist to the death.

Wang Meng's fierceness far exceeded Li Yue's expectations.

Let him suppress and weaken the powerful. It would be better for him to just pull out the roots...

As expected of a commoner, his enthusiasm is high.

"Wang Meng acted rebelliously and acted recklessly. Such actions are intended to break the foundation of our great beam..."

"The elders of Yanzhou have always regarded Your Highness as their parents, but His Highness appoints such a cruel official, which is a huge disappointment. If things go on like this, people's hearts will be separated..."

"Your Majesty, if you don't get rid of this person, it will be difficult for the world to stop the mouth of Youyou!"

Li Yue glanced at the various memorials, and they all showed bitterness and hatred, and he wished he could tear Wang Meng into pieces.

"Is there any memorial from Wang Meng?"

"Not yet..." Cui Hong whispered.

"What do you think?" Li Yue looked at him.

Although Wang Meng is attacking in Yanzhou, it is not difficult for anyone with a discerning eye to see that this storm will sweep across the entire territory. Now in Liang State, the Cui family is the most powerful and powerful.

The princess was the daughter of the Cui family, and Cui Jin was Li Yue's sworn brother, so he held great power for a while.

Cui Hong is in the center again, young and in a high position.

There is also Cui Hong's father Cui Qian. His calligraphy is the best in the Northern Kingdom and he is one of the most famous people.

In the Liang Kingdom, there is quite a scene where Cui and Li share the world.

"Your Highness has a grand plan to suppress the powerful and strengthen the country. This is the way to consolidate the foundation! However, Wang Shijun's methods... are a bit too ruthless. When His Highness rose, powerful people from all over the country sent people and provided food. Now that the country is strong, it will If we attack them, I'm afraid they will lose the support of the people, and the powerful people are quite powerful. If the powerful people from Hebei, Qing, Yu, and Xuzhou all come together, I'm afraid there will be chaos in the country..." Cui Hong touched his nose.

Li Yue smiled and said: "What you said does make some sense."

"His Highness has a grand plan, which cannot be known by Hong. There is nothing wrong with suppressing the powerful, but the method is a bit excessive... The country has just stabilized, why not plan for it slowly?"

"How can we figure it out? You dare to attack the government office and kill officials without seeing them? This is rebellion, this is rebellion!" Li Yue's smile gradually faded.

"What your Highness said is true, Hong is stupid." Cui Hong quickly admitted his mistake.

Li Yue sighed in his heart, knowing that Cui would not give in easily.

Wang Meng has become a thorn in their side.

But even if Cui doesn't want to give in, Li Yue won't stop.

Dominating the world is not Li Yue's long-cherished wish, but unifying the world and ending this troubled world is.

If the Liang Kingdom wants to get rid of the shortcomings since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it must take drastic measures.

Wang Meng was in charge at the front, and there was no reason for Li Yue to interfere in the back. Now was the time to test the tacit understanding between the king and his ministers.

All the memorials were sent to Yuncheng and handed over to Wang Meng.

Li Yue added another [-] guards to Wang Meng, and placed all school affairs south of the Yellow River at Wang Meng's disposal.

Whether Liang Guo can break through the bottleneck depends on whether Wang Meng can continue.

I don’t dare to use the powerful at this time, and it will be even less likely in the future.

Li Yue expressed his support for Wang Meng through actions.

But at the same time, the resistance of the powerful has become increasingly fierce.

Last month, they had eased relations with Jiangdong, but now Jiangdong is ready to take action again. Xun Xian and Yuan Zhen led an army of [-] to the north to echo Yanzhou's power.

Liang Xiao and Jia Jian were ready.

Just as everyone's eyes were focused on Huainan, something happened in Yuzhou to the west. Many people who did not know the truth were encouraged to flee south to Jingxiang. Chang Wei sent troops to intercept, but more than 3000 households were still picked up by Huan Chong.Even Yaoxiang in Luozhou has absorbed more than 2000 households.

"Wang Meng behaves surly and is not a gentleman. His Highness will only ruin his reputation by using such a person." Back in the harem, Cui Yansi also said nothing.

Looking at her growing belly, even if Li Yue was angry, he couldn't let it out for the time being.

"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. You are now the mistress of Daliang and the head wife of Gu. You should think more about the country of Daliang and not the Cui family in everything else." Li Yue directly exposed her thoughts.

Cui Yansi quickly explained, "I have no intention of doing this. It's just that there have been a lot of discussions recently, saying that Wang Meng is a sycophant and behaves recklessly."

"As long as you don't have such intentions, don't interfere with this matter. You can make your own decision on the right and wrong."

Wang Meng was under twice the pressure, and Li Yue was under three to five times the pressure.

It doesn't matter to Li Yue no matter how much pressure there is from the local government and the court, it can't touch the foundation of Liang Guo.

As long as there is no turmoil in the Black Cloud Army.

The Black Cloud Army is also the place least likely to cause problems.

Most of Heiyun's soldiers were from poor backgrounds. Attacking powerful people meant that more fertile land and money could be cleared, and more rewards would be given to them.

If the Heiyun Army is not in chaos, the Liang Kingdom will not be in chaos.

Wang Meng's intensity became stronger and stronger, and he plowed up almost the entire Yanzhou. As many as 27 powerful families were destroyed and died, and more than [-] unjust officials were punished.

As many as 32 acres of fertile land were cleared, with a population of 41, and 500 million yuan of money and silk...

The registered population of Yanzhou doubled.

At the same time, Wang Meng promoted a large number of talented officials, opened up the mountains, forests, and swamps that had been occupied by powerful people, allowing the people to fish, hunt and harvest as they pleased, demolished powerful forts, and built new houses for the people.

After the initial chaos in Yanzhou, the atmosphere was completely new. The newly appointed officials worked diligently and led the people to reclaim wasteland, build canals, and replant various crops.

Suppressing the powerful and punishing lawbreakers also won the hearts and minds of the people.

The people burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm.

The official roads and post stations that Li Yue had not built last year were completed in less than two months.

People from other states moved to Yanzhou one after another and voted with their feet.

However, Li Yue was under greater pressure.

In the past, local officials impeached Wang Meng, but now it was directly the court officials who opposed it.

Even Liu Qi, Tiao You and other important ministers were involved, and they were also echoed by Ran Wei's remaining ministers Jiang Qian, Miao Song, Liu Yi and others. The local army was also ready to move.

The town army was born out of the Southern Army and Yanzhou Army, and absorbed many powerful forces. Their reaction was natural.

"Your Highness, for the sake of a king, do you really not care about the chaos in the world? Chaos is just around the corner." Tiao You has always dared to say, and he even dared to threaten Li Yueqi directly.

Liu Qi was more gentle, "Suppressing powerful people has been the case throughout the ages. However, if you are not as good as your Highness, the country has recently decided to recuperate and recuperate. However, Your Highness insists on going your own way... If you insist on doing so, I invite you to become an official."

Liu Qi had served as the governor of Yanzhou for more than ten years. He was closely connected with powerful people and naturally spoke for them.

So far, this can be considered the most important person.

After Liu Qi came out, Li Yue had to consider his clan brother Liu Qun.

Cui Hong and Cui Yansi are just a piece of cake for Li Yue.

But Liu Qi and Liu Qun are extraordinary.

If they cheer up, Hebei will be able to repeat the betrayal of Cao Cao.

The real pressure is coming, and this innovation has entered deep waters.

(End of this chapter)