I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 505 I am the emperor’s grandfather, how dare the Imperial Army use force so recklessly? !

It was the 13th day of the fifth lunar month when Prime Minister Wei gave the order to Jian Kou.

Half an hour later, Changyilang, who was scattered throughout Luoyang, retreated in silence.

When the officials and people of Hecheng thought that the matter was about to be over, Changyilang regrouped and divided a group of 500 people into the southwest of Luoyang County.

The richest wealthy families in Luoyang County live here, and the wealth of the poorest family is more than 5 million yuan.

Among them, the largest residence is the Lu family residence.

The leader of this group of Chang Yilang was not Jian Kou, but the young Prime Minister Liu who came to Chang'an with Jian Kou.

More than half a year ago, Jian Kou led his troops to search the mansion of corrupt official Tian Buqing on the orders of Changyi Prime Minister Anle. This Prime Minister Liu was his right-hand man.

At that time, Liu Xiang was still a "young chicken" who was timid when he saw Tian Buqing's beautiful Mrs. Ru.

But compared to that time, he is a completely different person now.

Liu Xiang followed the envoys of Su Wu and Fu Jiezi to the Western Regions. He was used to the windy sand in Mobei, met many orchids along the way, and developed the ability to stay calm.

After returning to Chang'an City after a near-death experience, he obtained the title of Fifth Official, and later naturally served as a military marquis in Changyi Langzhong, commanding an army of soldiers and horses.

Today, Liu Xiang, a military prince, can deal with the Lu family without Jian Kou taking action.

When the five hundred Changyi Langs were attacking the Lu family, someone had already spread the news to the Lu family's inner house.

Lu Xueyue, who was over fifty years old, was drinking by himself in the hall. When he first heard the news, he still didn't believe it.

He knew that Prime Minister Wei was resolute and resolute, and he also knew that the five thousand guards came with bad intentions, but he did not expect that Prime Minister Wei would really dare to send people to "break" the Lu family's house.

Is this a bluff?

"Father, this Prime Minister Wei is going to kill me!" Lu Yuan, the youngest son, said through gritted teeth.

There were three sons in total. The eldest son and the second son were both officials in Chang'an. Only his most beloved son, Lu Jie, stayed by his side to look after the family business.

This Lu Jie usually did not want to read scriptures, but was rather interested in dancing with guns and sticks.

Although he was practicing some fancy tricks, he couldn't help but flatter the domestic slaves around him, so he was very proud of himself.

He actually claimed to be the "Hero of Luoyang".

With such a famous name, what he actually did was some dirty things involving male thieves and female prostitutes, causing harm to many good women.

How could such a cunning and bullying young man be able to capture Chang Yi Lang without any help?

At this moment, he didn't have any worries or fears, but instead felt some excitement and excitement about trying.

It seems that he wants to compete with Na Changyilang.

"Is this Prime Minister Wei crazy? Isn't it because he thinks he hasn't made enough trouble?"

One after another, he clenched his fists and asked himself. The sparse goatee under his chin kept trembling, and his somewhat swollen face was filled with anger.

"Father, I am afraid that Prime Minister Wei is trying to win favor in front of the county magistrate, so he wants to do everything right. It seems that he is determined to be a cruel official that is reviled by thousands of people!"

"He has always had an old grudge against my Lu family, and this time he is threatening personal revenge. He is really a vicious person!"

Lu Jie cursed a series of vicious words again, foaming at the mouth and filled with righteous indignation.

It seems that his Lu family has never done anything bad, but today he was oppressed by cruel officials.

It’s not their fault. In their minds, the things they did were all reasonable and reasonable. What’s wrong with them?

If our ancestors became officials, shouldn't we use our kindness to help our younger generations become officials as well?

The emperor has given so much money and rice, shouldn't he buy more land?

The family is getting bigger and bigger. Shouldn't we buy some slaves to enrich the inner house?

If one of the nephews or nephews in the family is an official, shouldn't he look for opportunities to make a living as a merchant?

When spreading branches in Henan County and Chang'an City, shouldn't we marry important officials in the court?

In the hearts of Lu Lu and Lu Lu, all these things were justified and they were done without any hesitation or hesitation.

Purpose determines action.

In order to obtain land, slaves, money and status, many means were used.

The unscrupulous people are unwilling to sell the land they want. Shouldn't we use some means to force them to submit?

Tenants who don't pay their rent are cheating and cheating so that they can lose their rent. Shouldn't they ask county officials to provide justice?

A cruel official like Prime Minister Wei harms the country and makes people's livelihood miserable. Shouldn't we find a way to drive him out?

The emperor issued an edict to move millions of households to Pingling County. Shouldn't he join forces with his colleagues to remonstrate?

How are they the "cunning" who harmed one party? He is simply a first-class loyal minister and kind person among the great men!

Is there any justice for such a "first good" family to be coerced and squeezed by a cruel official like Prime Minister Wei? Is there any royal law for this?

Under such circumstances, the father and son, Lu Rui and Lu Jie, would of course feel that they had been greatly wronged, and their hearts would naturally be filled with grief and anger.

"I don't believe it. This Prime Minister Wei dares to really touch my Lu family. He is just pretending to give himself a step up!" He said firmly with his hands behind his back, still a little worried in his heart.

"Father, you must be on guard against others. Prime Minister Wei is capable of doing anything. Han Buhai kills at will. These five hundred Changyi Langs are all real."

The young and energetic Lu Jie became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and in a fit of rage, he pulled out the long sword from his waist.

With a "clang" sound, the sharp blade was unsheathed, and there was a killing intent in the main hall.

Lao Cheng was silent for a moment solemnly, stroking the beard under his chin while thinking about the current situation in his mind.

When Prime Minister Wei first arrived in Luoyang, he was indeed worried for a long time and had secretly made preparations to relocate.

But in the past few days, the reason why he remained calm and unmoved even when Prime Minister Wei killed Han Buhai, the governor, was not because he couldn't see the situation clearly, but because he took reassurance.

His in-law, Zongzheng Liu De, who was the great-uncle of the current emperor, sent a letter.

This letter made it clear that the news that Prime Minister Wei had killed Han Buhai had been sent back to Chang'an City.

The officials in Chang'an City were shocked. The courtiers and wealthy families were all excited and were preparing to jointly impeach Prime Minister Wei.

Although the wealthy families in Chang'an City had not yet "taken action" when the letter was sent, according to Liu De, it was almost "definitely inevitable" to win.

In the letter, Liu De asked one after another to be "steady as a rock": The more violent they quarrel with Wei Xiang in Henan County, the more Liu De and the others can follow suit in Chang'an City.

Under attack from both inside and outside, only the emperor could see the turmoil of the people's desperation and "force" the emperor to recall Prime Minister Wei to Chang'an.

"A wealthy family is the pillar of the Han Dynasty. My brother should be a model for the world. You must not bend the knee in front of Prime Minister Wei. We are willing to support your brother."

It was precisely because of Liu De's words that when other wealthy families asked for their inheritance, they dared to remain indifferent.

Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Wei moved so quickly, without any hesitation, and actually dared to send troops to "suppress"?

I was a little scared one after another, but I was still lucky.

What he was afraid of was that Prime Minister Wei would go crazy in the end and really use force; luckily, Prime Minister Wei might just be pretending to scare other people.

After all, the Lu family is considered the largest household in Luoyang County and even the entire Henan County.

Even if Prime Minister Wei really wanted to scare the monkeys, he probably picked the wrong person.

Lu Wei and Liu De were of the same generation by marriage, and Liu De was the emperor's uncle. According to folk methodology, he was half the emperor's elder.

No matter how hard-headed Prime Minister Wei is, he really dares to touch the door of the Lu family's house?

Liu De was right. As long as the Lu family made a big fuss and prevented Prime Minister Wei from taking action, Liu De and the others would be able to force the emperor to withdraw the edict in Chang'an City. Thinking of this, Lu Lu finally made up his mind.

"You go and order all the slaves in the house, take them all, and protect the vital points of the house. I want to see what Wei Xianggan does?"

"The father is wise, and the child thinks so too." Lu Jie said excitedly.

"After the order is sent, you and I will go to the front yard to meet Wei for a while and act in camera."

"only!"

Lu Jie took the order and left, and the whole Lu house immediately became lively.

The Lu family's house also has three entrances and three exits.

But the scale is much larger than the ordinary three-in and three-out house - there are many ancillary houses around it.

A huge complex of houses with a length and width of 200 feet was formed.

This scale has exceeded the scale of any wealthy mansion in Chang'an City.

Even the former Huo House and the current Zhang House are far smaller in scale.

This large mansion is also surrounded by a two-foot-high earth wall.

Although it is only two feet thick, and there is no passageway on the wall, there is no gap at all, and it still looks very spectacular.

In some key places, there are towers rising high, which can be used as shooting platforms for crossbowmen.

The mansion is so large that there are inevitably many people living in it.

In addition to the Lu family's main family and distant relatives of the attached family, there were about eight to nine hundred slaves and tenant farmers, both large and small.

If these wealthy families are left alone, in a few decades they will gradually form an even larger family.

At that time, the walled mansion will become a more fortified fort, and the slave laborers will become a private army.

Once there are similar forts everywhere inside and outside the cities of each county and county, the local separatist forces will form a powerful force that cannot be lost.

The central court has no better way to deal with them.

Fortunately, it's not too late now.

The strength of the wealthy family is not big enough, and the foundation is not deep enough. On the surface, they dare not confront the imperial power.

……

Bursts of rushing bells came from every corner of the Lu family's house, and the swallows under the eaves were frightened and fled in all directions.

In the past few years, under the leadership of Lu Jie, the Lu family's three to four hundred mature slaves have been trained to some extent.

Amidst the ringing of the bells, they each performed their duties, guarding the door and climbing the stairs, guarding various key points with great vigor.

Although civilians were not allowed to hide armor and crossbows privately, weapons, bows and arrows could still be obtained easily, especially for powerful people like the Lu family.

In just a quarter of an hour, the entire Lu Zhai was already in a tense atmosphere.

As for those nearby families who had applied to transfer their registrations, they closed their doors and did not dare to make any noise, for fear that the city gate would catch fire and harm Chi Yu.

After all, these families, whose family members are worth between one million and several million, can still run rampant in the countryside, but they never dare to be as tough as the Lu family.

Suddenly, the southwest corner of Luoyang County fell into silence, and this chilling atmosphere gradually spread to the rest of Luoyang City.

……

As soon as noon arrived, Liu Xiang, who still had a childish look on his face, led 500 people outside Lu's house.

During his mission to the Western Regions, Prime Minister Liu fought side by side with Ruan Yang, Liu Bingji, Guo Xie and others, killing bandits and cutting down the Huns.

In the light of swords and shadows, he also experienced several life and death separations.

After his brush with death, although Liu Xiang has not grown older, his heart has become much tougher.

His face is as handsome as before, and he still attracts the eager eyes of many women and girls when he walks alone in the market.

But his face was also much roughened by the wind and sand of the Western Region, and his eyes were brightened by the cold air of the sword.

Especially the scar on his right cheek, scratched by the Huns' arrows, added a bit of heroism to his beauty.

How could such a military prince, who had seen life and death, fail to see that the Lu family wanted to "resolutely resist" Xiao Jiujiu?

Liu Xiang naturally already knew the background of the Lu family and any entanglements with Chang'an City.

But he just wrote down these things without any scruples or fears.

He only remembers three things.

First, remember that he was a military lord of Changyi who was personally promoted by the emperor, so he should naturally obey the emperor's orders.

The second is to remember that the emperor granted the Liu family three hectares of land according to his merits. In addition to the one hectare of land that everyone in the first batch of Changyi Lang had, the Liu family would never have no land to cultivate again.

Third, he remembered that Prime Minister Wei had a tiger talisman in his hand, so Prime Minister Liu "only listened to the general's orders and was not afraid of the Lu family's reputation."

The five hundred Changyi Langs who followed him also knew three things.

First, he knew that as a prince in Changyi, he should enforce orders and prohibitions.

Second, he knew that as long as he could perform meritorious service, he would be ennobled immediately and land would be distributed to his family within a month. The Lu family was not a wealthy family, but a tool for meritorious service.

The third is that we know that the rich and powerful families in the world own a lot of land. If we want people like ourselves to have land to cultivate, we must suppress the rich and powerful families.

As individuals, Liu Xiang and Chang Yilang are both weak, but combined into a fist, their power is extremely terrifying.

In the past few months, in addition to watching their daily exercises, the emperor often came to the camp to give them lectures in person.

What it talks about is either the "Great Harmony of the World" in the "Book of Rites" or the "people are the most important, followed by the country and the country, and the king is the least" in "Mencius".

Although what he said was a bit shocking, the Emperor was the greatest Confucian scholar today and the only living sage, so what he said was certainly the most reasonable.

The men of Changyi listened to all these words and realized one thing clearly: the emperor was different from the rich and powerful families, and valued them more as common people.

After thinking about these things, the Lu family's prepared attitude seemed very ridiculous and funny to Liu Xiang and Changyi Lang.

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