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Chapter 323: Holding the Emperor hostage to order the princes

"Your Excellency seems to be very familiar with the Mountains and Rivers Seal." Wu Yuan looked at the former ministers in the hall who were instantly wiped out. There was not much emotion on his face. He just frowned and looked at Lu Fengxian. This man not only got the Mountains and Rivers Seal, but more importantly, he had great knowledge of luck. The call is even stronger than his own.

Lu Bu waved his hand, signaling for his subordinates to come in and clean up the mess. He turned to look at Wu Yuan and said, "I will escort your Majesty back to the palace."

"Let's go together. I have something to ask the general." Wu Yuan nodded.

The situation in Wudu has been controlled by Lu Bu, and his soldiers will naturally be responsible for handling the rest. The two of them got into a carriage and slowly headed towards the palace.

"Your surname should be Lu, right?" In the carriage, Wu Yuan looked at Lu Bu and asked suddenly.

Apart from the Dao Alliance, probably only Lu Xuan can use the Mountain and River Seal, and only he can use it in this way.

"I can only tell your majesty that Lu Xuan himself is in Tiandu now and has not gone anywhere." Lu Bu silently mobilized his luck to cover the surroundings to prevent anyone from eavesdropping.

Wu Yuan just looked at Lu Bu quietly, and Lu Bu faced it calmly. After a while, Wu Yuan apparently gave up and looked out the window. There was a hint of loneliness in his old voice: "You shouldn't kill these ministers, they are dead. , will only set off the next round of crusade by the princes, and your foundation here has not been firmly established."

"Isn't there a jade seal to pass down the country? Just treat it as a gift from me to the princes." Lu Bu didn't take it seriously. When Sima Xian sent his son away, he gave the mountain and river seal and the jade seal to pass on the country to him. Lu Bu took the mountain and river seal. , this national jade seal is naturally in his hands.

The consequences of Lu Bu's direct killing of Gong Yangyi and others were also revealed at this time. If there were leaders like Gong Yangyi, it would be easy to suppress the situation, but now that these pillars are dead, not to mention the princes, even within the family They are not of the same mind, and the general is also a bachelor. After obtaining the imperial seal, he no longer cares about the military capital and runs to his own territory with his own troops.

Then Lu Bu blamed the death of those high-ranking officials on the Sima family. Anyway, the Sima family was already dead, so why didn't Lu Bu have the final say in the arrangement?

When the other princes attacked Wudu before, few of them were dedicated, and most of them were too labor-intensive. But now the goal has changed, and they have suddenly turned from sheep into wolves. They no longer care about avenging the family leader or taking back Wudu. They chased after each other.

If this last point had been made before, it would definitely have been criticized by the noble clans, but now, Wuhan has become like this. Lu Bu's policies are only effective for the territory under his control. Who among the other palace masters will What's the deal?

It's not that there are no smart people who can see the problems in this, but the benefits Lu Bu throws out are enough to shut up most of the palace lords. As for the few smart people, if they are really smart enough, they should know that the situation is settled. .

"The Imperial Seal may not be as magical as the Mountain and River Seal, but it represents the orthodoxy of Wuhan." Wu Yuan nodded and said: "This move is really wonderful, and the leaders of the four great clans are dead, and the princes are leaderless. If there is no external force, they may join forces to fight against you. , but if the mountain and river seal falls into the hands of the princes, the princes will first be in chaos."

For a power strategist, it is not difficult to understand this problem. As soon as Lu Bu said it, Wu Yuan understood. But the real problem in this matter is to let go of the national jade seal. This thing represents orthodoxy, regardless of how good the mountain and river seal is. , but in terms of legitimacy, the Mountain and River Seal is currently inferior to the Chuanguo Jade Seal.

This is equivalent to Lu Bu voluntarily giving up part of the court's legitimacy in exchange for development time. It is simple to say, but difficult to do. It is easy to let go. It is difficult for him to go through the test in his heart, but Lu Bu has almost no hesitation.

After Lu Bu occupied Wudu, he did not immediately ask the princes to pay tribute in the name of the emperor. This was unrealistic. He just canonized the princes. In fact, it was to legalize the princes' own territory and obtain the approval of the court. For the princes, it was equivalent to having a new power in their own territory. The legitimacy of the territory, for Lu Bu, the emperor Wu Yuan was equal to being recognized by everyone again.

As for the power of the noble families under Lu Bu's rule, the seven southeastern palaces were first cleaned out by Li Xiude, and then Lu Bu plowed them again. They had long lost the power to fight. However, the twelve palaces controlled by the Sima family were killed by Lu Bu all the way. The only one with some ability The only people who expressed their dissatisfaction were the old noble families like Wudu.

For example, tax reductions, the construction of schools in various places, the reorganization of the scientific examination system, and the prohibition of official recruitment methods other than the scientific examination. All officials must pass the scientific examination before they can become officials.

What happened next was simple. Lu Bu suddenly killed all the key members of the clan, and then a general found the imperial seal in the chaos and took him out of the city at the risk of his own death. The news quickly spread among the princes.

Then the princes ignored Wudu and forced the generals who had obtained the jade seal to hand over the jade seal.

Regarding this, the princes who are currently competing for the jade seal of the country do not care. Lu Bu is obviously very sensible. The first thing he does after taking office is to distribute profits. Moreover, the principals of the four major clans are gone, which is actually good for them. , even though many people here are disciples and former officials of the four great clans, being an official and being a prince are two different mentality. Since Lu Bu is sensible, the princes also tacitly helped Lu Bu to fulfill this lie.

First to confirm the legitimacy of Wu Yuan, and then to clear himself of the charge of regicide, Lu Bu then issued several political orders in the name of the court, most of which were beneficial to the princes, and others were insignificant in the eyes of the princes and were used to control the situation. Reputation thing.

It's a pity that the troops and horses in Wudu were controlled by Lu Bu, and all the former leaders in the court were killed by Lu Bu. It was difficult to form a whole for the remaining time, like a plate of scattered sand. The emperor no longer had the jade seal to pass down the country, and the ability to mobilize the Confucian youth was gone. , but the new luck is in Lu Bu's hands.

The rules of the military capital are all under Lu Bu's control, the military power is also in the hands of Lu Bu's confidants, and the entire imperial court relies on Lu Bu for financial and power support. Under such circumstances, how can the wealthy nobles in Tiandu make trouble?

In the next three years, Wu Yuan witnessed Lu Bu step by step eliminating dissidents, cultivating confidants, and constantly attracting talents through the imperial examination. In previous years, the imperial examination was held every three years, but in these three years, Lu Bu would hold the examination to obtain scholars every year and sit in charge personally. Almost all the new officials came from the 19th House under Lu Bu. In the court, the number of familiar faces was decreasing day by day, and the presence of Wu Yuan was also getting lower and lower. After three years of wearing away the green air that protected the city above Wudu, even the statues of gods were gone. Can't see it anymore.

However, the power of Wudu's rules became more and more strict, and those great Confucians who wanted to use Confucian youth to check Lu Bu were a little dumbfounded. Because even if they want to gather their luck now, they can't do it without Lu Bu's permission. In the third year, some great scholars began to switch to Lu Bu's disciples.

This is how Wu Yuan watched Lu Bu completely evade her power step by step. This was how she evaded the late emperor back then. Lu Bu's power skills were not inferior to hers at all, and his governance and military abilities were far beyond hers.

In just three years, not only Lu Bu's Nineteenth House, but also the people's livelihood in Wudu have risen several steps higher than in the past heyday.

Just like what Lu Bu said when he discussed governing the country with Wu Yuan, if everyone is a clan member, there will be no clan clan. Although it has not reached that point now, it is indeed moving in that direction.

There are martial arts monuments in every prefecture and county. Anyone can practice martial arts as long as they are willing. The secret martial arts in the palace are as open to the world as cabbage. The Ministry of Rites urges academies in various places to at least make the people in the territory literate.

In addition, there are innovations in farming technology and various tools. In the past three years, Lu Bu has been like a otaku. He does not care about the disputes between the princes. He only focuses on improving the production of the people within the territory. At most, he canonizes some people under the princes.

Therefore, in these places under Lu Bu's rule, the people only know Lu Bu but do not know Wu Yuan. It was originally a chaotic world, but in this chaotic world, scenes that were only seen in prosperous times were created.

Three years of recuperation not only laid a solid foundation for himself, but also made the princes put down their vigilance towards Lu Bu.

However, as the foundation became stable, Lu Bu also began to look beyond the territory to the princes of the world. At this time, the princes of the world, without the control of the court, had gradually embarked on the road of annexation. If they were allowed to develop freely at this time, they might eventually A powerful separatist force emerged.

Moreover, Lu Bu also noticed that the Dao League here had begun to secretly intervene in the feud between the princes. However, when Li Xiude was fighting for the Mountain and River Seal seven years ago, the masters sent by the Dao League were killed by a mysterious group of people, which made the Dao League masters quite alert. Here, In the process of intervening in the struggle of the world, he is also more willing to use vertical and horizontal means to help the selected princes grow.

Lu Bu's method is also simple. It is also a combination of vertical and horizontal forces. Under the control of Lu Bu in the past three years, Wu Yuan's emperor has been recognized by the world. At this moment, Lu Bu takes action, and he is born with righteousness.

Uniting the weak princes to defeat the powerful princes may not necessarily destroy the powerful princes, but the weak one will definitely be brought back under the rule of the imperial court.

After the Dao League took action three times in succession and damaged eight fourth-grade men, they did not dare to intervene rashly again.

This time, the fear of the Dao League was not the same as that of Kyushu. After another three years, ninety-seven of the one hundred and eight mansions in Wuhan returned to the control of the imperial court, leaving only eleven.

The remaining eleven mansions must either surrender or be wiped out. This is a good choice, but these eleven mansions are still struggling just like the Xie family back then.

Kyushu, Tiandu.

"Your Majesty, everyone is here!" Yan Danfeng, Yang Ao, Zhang Yuanrou, Huo Zhan, Mu Feixue, Chang Hao, Chi Yangzi and other top masters of the Ming Dynasty gathered together.

They were suddenly summoned by Lu Xuan, and some of them were not sure why Lu Xuan had gathered the Ming masters together.

"Senior sister, are you ready?" Lu Xuan looked at Zhang Yuanrou and asked with a smile.

"Well, the direction should be about the same. As long as it is within the range of His Majesty's luck, if you use this array to lay out the formation and then cover it with luck, you can pass it through this luck teleportation array." Zhang Yuanrou nodded.

"This time I summon you all to attack a force. The other party also has its own destiny. I will use the mountain and river seal to seal off its destiny. The rest is up to you. Remember, the third and fourth grades Not a single one of the masters will be spared!" Lu Xuan looked at the crowd and said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Although everyone didn't know who Lu Xuan was targeting, their expressions became much more solemn when they heard that there was a third-grade master.

"Let's go!" Following Lu Xuan's order, everyone stepped onto the teleportation array prepared by Zhang Yuanrou. The surrounding spiritual stones began to shine brightly, and the next moment, everyone's figures disappeared into the hall...

(End of this chapter)