The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 364 Han said the game

Pingyang County.

Huo Zhongru recently made a new friend, Han said.

Han preached to him how to make money with lots of money and land with land.

For example, he could first lend money to poor people, and if they cannot repay within the specified time limit, they could take over their land as a mortgage. In this way, the fertile land would become Huo Zhongru's pocket.

Human nature is hard to estimate. Huo Zhongru was just a small official in Pingyang County at the beginning, and his mind was not that lively.

It's different now. He has a son who is a champion and has entered the circle of nobles.

Han said he was a friend he met a few months ago. The two had a very good relationship and talked about everything.

Han Yue was a prince of the imperial court. He was impeached by Huo Qubing because he failed to pay enough money, and then the marquis was dismissed.

Han said that this person was extremely narrow-minded. When he impeached Huo Qubing for killing Li Guang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had to exile Huo Qubing to Shu, and Huo Qubing almost died in Western Shu.

He had no intention of letting Huo Qubing go, and set his sights on Huo Zhongru.

In the Han Dynasty, a marquis was so precious. It was difficult for Li Guang to be granted the title of marquis in his life. However, his marquis was impeached and lost by Huo Qubing because of a trivial matter. How could he not hate Huo Qubing in his heart.

According to Han's method, Huo Zhongru annexed fertile farmland in Pingyang for a while. Now the farmland has tens of thousands of acres, and the local people are complaining endlessly.

Naturally, some illegal coercion was involved. For example, Huo Zhongru induced the people to borrow money, verbally promising to extend the repayment period, but after the contract expired, he asked his slaves to collect the other party's fields according to the contract, and there were countless others.

This kind of thing is common among the people. Big landowners and powerful people should not do these things too much. Generally speaking, the powerful people have a tacit understanding and no one will tell these things to achieve their purpose of annexing land.

The poor get poorer and the rich get richer!

In this feudal society where the imperial power is supreme and the powerful are invincible, there is no fairness for the common people.

However, among the powerful people who should have maintained a tacit understanding, a traitor suddenly appeared.

One day after Weining had been in charge of the country for half a month, an impeachment memorial written by Han Shuo was delivered to Weining's desk.

After looking at it, Wei Ning frowned tightly.

Han said that Huo Zhongru, the father of Huo Qubing, was impeached for his misdeeds in Pingyang and annexed land. The people were resentful and asked Wei Ning to kill Huo Zhongru.

The three provinces did not dare to review it, so they handed it over to Weining for review first.

After all, this is Huo Qubing's father. They don't dare to deal with it casually. If it is handed over to the Ministry of Punishments, Huo Zhongru will be jailed for several years for such illegal things. Han said that it is within the law to write a letter saying that Huo Zhongru should be killed. If he is found out, To be more serious, even killing the opponent is a matter of course.

Han said that although he was no longer a marquis, his background was still very strong. Today's memorial was just to test Wei Ning's attitude. If Wei Ning did not handle it, he could ask the censor to point it out directly in the court. At that time, Wei Ning would not Can't handle it.

Wei Ning frowned, wondering why Han Shuo was so jealous of evil. He had already impeached his cousin, who was also convicted and went to Shu, where he almost died.

The deep hatred must end.

And Huo Zhongru, his son has become a champion, what glory and wealth is there? Why still compete with the people for profit?

Wei Ning intuitively felt that Huo Zhongru should not be such a person. He had met Huo Zhongru several times. Huo Zhongru was completely honest, how could he do such a thing?

Han said that sending this memorial was undoubtedly to force Wei Ning. He knew that Wei Ning was now in power alone. If he did not deal with it, officials would think that he was being protective, and he would be guilty of negligence in supervising the country.

If it is dealt with, Huo Qubing will inevitably be unhappy when he comes back and sees his old father in prison.

This is putting Weining on the fire!

Wei Ning thought for a moment and summoned Zhang Tang.

After Zhang Tang entered the Qilin Hall, Wei Ning showed Zhang Tang the memorial written by Han Shuo.

Zhang Tang was surprised after reading the memorial, clasped his fists and asked Wei Ning: "What does your highness want?"

Zhang Tang was the secret weapon left to Weining by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He himself was also the most powerful sword of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Many dirty and shady tasks were handled by Zhang Tang. Although all officials disliked Zhang Tang, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty still used him highly.

The court cannot all be good people, it also needs some cruel officials to deter them.

Wei Ning frowned and said to Zhang Tang: "Go to Pingyang secretly, get in touch with Huo Zhongru, and find out why he is so bold in annexing land."

what?

Zhang Tang was slightly stunned. Why was he so bold to annex land? Isn't this the normal mentality after wealth?

Not to mention Huo Zhongru, even Zhang Tang is like this.

Which of these officials in the imperial court is clean?

In feudal society, land is the primary productive force, so those powerful people are so desperate to annex land. Land represents wealth. Who doesn't want to have more wealth?

Zhang Juzheng, the greatest reformer in the late Ming Dynasty, had a huge fortune in his family after his death.

Xu Jie, an upright official known as the Qingfeng Qingfeng, has devoted his life to defeating the corrupt official Yan Song, but who knew that Xu Jie's family also had tens of thousands of acres of fertile land?

"Why are you dazed? Go and come back quickly. I want to know the cause and effect tonight."

Zhang Tang hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "I obey the order!"

If nothing else happens, someone will attack Weining at the court meeting tomorrow if he doesn't deal with Huo Zhongru today.

Wei Ning hates people threatening him, and Han said that this is clearly a challenge to his majesty.

He couldn't talk about these things publicly, he could only keep them in secret and couldn't bring them to the table.

Han said he had done nothing wrong. Impeachment and annexation of land was a just act, and no one could fault him.

Weining now deeply feels the helplessness of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty along the way. Political struggles are never quarrels on the table. When you see the results, you can already imagine the bloody process!

Wei Ning clicked on the document, and then said to the outside world: "Go and tell Han who is waiting for the imperial edict to be summoned!"

In the Han Dynasty, the imperial edict-waiting officials recruited scholars based on their talents and skills, so that they would be ready to listen to the emperor's edicts at any time, which was called the imperial edict-waiting officer.

This is not a powerful official. Han Shuo has fallen from a marquis to his current official position. The gap can be imagined.

Not long after, Han Shuo came to Qilin Hall and paid homage to Weining with clasped fists.

Wei Ning ignored him and drank the tea slowly. The hall was eerily quiet.

Han said his heart was pounding because he had only seen this kind of momentum in Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, as if there was an invisible knife pressing on his head, ready to fall at any time.

He didn't know when Wei Ning had developed this terrifying aura, and he was beating a drum in his heart.

After a while, Wei Ning put down the tea cup and calmly said to Han: "Get up."

"Shu Gu has read the memorial you submitted."

"You want to impeach Huo Zhongru? Are you Huo Zhongru, the father of the champion Hou Huo Qubing?"

Han said trying to stay calm and said: "Back to Your Highness, yes."

Wei Ning said: "Let me make sure, it's Huo Zhongru, the father of Champion Hou, who is from Pingyang, right?"

He was giving Han a chance.

But Han said he still had to bite the bullet and said: "Yes!"

Wei Ning looked at him indifferently and said, "I know, let's go down."

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)