Lord Yuan

Chapter 95 The Emperor’s Edict
"Your Majesty, the old slave has something to report."

"What's the matter?" Liu Hong was playing with the sparkling utensils around him. When he saw the report from Cao Jie, the Marquis of Chang'an Township, he said calmly.

"Back to your majesty, according to reports from the people below, Yin Xun, the minister, acted wantonly and set up a position for himself, causing his servants to be split into two. He wanted to sell his official position and gain personal gain." Cao Jie whispered in Liu Hong's ear.

Liu Hong stopped what he was doing and was a little shocked and angry: "The Shangshutai has always been an important place in the center, so how dare the Yin Qing family use their power for personal gain?"

Cao Jie sighed and said: "Your Majesty, regarding such matters, there are quite a few scholars among them. They are all people who use their power for personal gain and enrich their own pockets. The higher the position, like the three ministers and nine ministers, the greater the number involved. It’s enough to fill the vacancies in the state treasury.”

Cao Jie is very smart.

He never targets any one person.

In the message he conveyed to Liu Hong, he always regarded those groups of scholars who had gathered together as a disaster for the country and the people. However, due to the excessive unity of power in their hands, they could not break the alliance among them for a while.

If the emperor wanted to take charge of the imperial power, the first thing he had to do was crack the numerous resources occupied by the scholars.

Only when these upper-class elites have no way to hold the power in their hands, will the imperial power completely fall into the hands of the emperor.

Scholars were the first to bear the brunt.

Liu Hong had only one thought in his mind.

Anyone who prevents him from gaining power is an enemy, an enemy of the Han Dynasty.

At present, it is obvious that the eunuch and himself are on the same front.

They have no needs, they just hope to get some benefits that are different from ordinary people under their protection. After all, they are rootless people who are missing a part, and they always get some satisfaction.

After being baptized by Cao Jie day after day, Liu Hong's young heart seemed to have regarded those scholars who were lying on the ground as the first targets.

As long as he seizes the opportunity, Liu Hong will destroy anything that dares to stop him at all costs.

And later Liu Hong did so.

In all of this, Cao Jie can be said to have taken the greatest credit.

In fact, the young Liu Hong had not systematically studied these imperial power skills, and this theory itself was not his turn anyway.

However, due to fate, a clan that was far away from the emperor's throne was forced to sit on the throne by a group of people with the pretext of "you can do better".

Deep in the palace, with high walls, no one to keep you company.

In his spare time, he was either studying the imperial power or playing with the eunuchs.

Liu Hong does not have such great ambitions, or the calm power in his hands now makes him afraid to have such lofty ambitions.

Following the precedents of his previous uncles, Liu Hong has always advocated making decisions before taking action. It is almost difficult to see these potentials in a boy of thirteen or fourteen years old.

Liu Hong did it. He liked this feeling of plotting behind the scenes very much.

Of course, all this is under the premise that the eunuchs will do whatever it takes to provide him with information sources.

Of course, when an emperor needs eunuchs to understand the world, it is natural that the eunuchs will present the pictures they want the emperor to see, so as to seek benefits for themselves openly.

Isn't that what the previous eunuchs did?

Cao Jie is full of confidence. He has been familiar with the palace for a long time and boasts that it is too easy to handle a baby emperor.

So, when Zhao Pushe told him the news in tears, Cao Jie knew that the opportunity had come.The eunuchs had a chance to turn the situation around.

In fact, even if Zhao Pushe had not emptied his entire fortune, Cao Jie had originally planned to meet with Liu Hong, so as to form a fulcrum that could leverage the scholarly group, which currently seemed to be in good order.

When this fulcrum is controlled by the eunuchs, the power that the scholars are proud of will have no pressure.

Eunuchs with natural advantages often choose to have more flowers when fighting against the scholar group, including the emperor, the queen mother, and even the army.

Liu Hong didn't know what Cao Jie was thinking at this time, and he didn't want to know.

Now he just wants to bring all the corrupt officials who have been acting as cavities to the big man to justice as soon as possible, and give the big man a bright future.

By the way, he would replenish his private coffers.

I heard that the scholars were good at amassing wealth, and the mansions they built at home were no less expensive than the palaces.

Liu Hong felt itchy after hearing this. These were his properties and no one was allowed to stretch out a hand to defile them.

"In that case, I will take you to the Taifu Mansion to assist the Taifu in thoroughly investigating this matter. No matter who is behind him, I just want to know the result." Liu Hong was old-fashioned and gave guidance like an adult.

Cao Jie, who had stood aside for a long time, had a calm expression on his face, but his heart was already filled with joy.

After receiving the emperor's order, he naturally did not have to worry too much when doing things.

Although the emperor said that he would assist the Taifu, the order was in his own hands, so it was not certain who would assist whom.

Thinking of this, Cao Jie even wanted to go to the Taifu quickly to discuss how to arrest the wanton Shangshu Ling Yin Xun.

By the way, to make a series of arrangements for the chief of Shangshutai, who has a close relationship with them, it is best to put an official who is close to the eunuchs on top.

Removing Yin Xun would be enough to deal a strong blow to the currently highly motivated scholar group and suppress their arrogance.

Let them understand clearly that the fate of this big man cannot be controlled by just selecting a few officials.

As for saying a few kind words to Zhao servant, Cao Jie had already forgotten about it in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I personally went to find some maids for you. They are beautiful and charming. Your Majesty will definitely like them." Cao Jie suddenly came close to Liu Hong's ear, and in his hoarse voice came Liu Hong's extremely happy news.

For a moment, Liu Hong looked at the porcelain in his hand and felt bored, so he strolled in front, while Cao Jie followed lightly with his waist hunched over.

"Does anyone outside know about this?" Liu Hong suddenly stopped and glanced at Cao Jie, who had black spots on his face.

Cao Jie shook his head quickly and lowered his voice for fear of being noticed: "No outsiders know about it, not even the servants have discovered it."

"That's so good, that's so good." Liu Hong laughed, a sudden flash of desire in his slightly immature eyes.

Cao Jie saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.

Soon, Cao Jie, who walked out of the palace, first came to the Shangshu Desk, wrote down the emperor's edict with the pen of the official on duty, and then went to the residence of the three princes, Taifu Chen Fan.

Among the officials on duty at the Shangshutai at this time, there were two people, Xu You and Xun Chen, who were still handling government affairs.

What a coincidence, the edict held by Cao Jie happened to be drafted by Xu You and Xun Chen. Although it still had to be reviewed by Pu She and sealed by the minister, in fact, the content did not change much later.

As a result, even the Grand Tutor Chen Fan didn't know what was written in the imperial edict at this time, but Xu Youxunchen, who was the minister, knew it.

(End of this chapter)