I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 243 Cooling down
Lu Zhi was not surprised when he saw that the people present were convinced by his few words.

In the final analysis, the important ministers present have unanimous opinions. The current material discussion in Luoyang is somewhat off track.

Among the ten people present, except for the five parties who were attacked in the material dispute, the other five can make a difference in this regard.

Among these five, Cai Yong and Cui Lie are the only ones who are actually qualified to talk about it.

In comparison, Taixue's offering of wine to Yang Zhong was more like an addendum. Even though he had a reputation, Lu Zhi still used it to express his dissatisfaction with the behavior of some Taixue students in recent times.

Who among the students of Taixue has the loudest voice?

Lu Zhi then made his request.

The requirements for Cai Yong and Yang Zhong are very clear - those imperial students who spread rumors must be taken care of.

Speaking of which, with the end of the third policy examination this year, in addition to the new Taixue students who have joined in recent years, the remaining Taixue students with deep qualifications...either think that the starting point of the village officials is too low, or they are concentrating on their studies. Or simply hanging out in Taixue.

They generally have one thing in common - they come from a good background.

Yuan Shu stopped and asked, "What else?"

The Yushitai will initiate impeachment against those officials who jump up and down among them.

"Since Mr. Lu is willing to take the lead, my two brothers only need to concentrate on their work."

"What did you mean by brother earlier?" Yuan Shu and Yuan Ji walked side by side.

"Since Taifu Lu chose to explain this matter in the court hall of Situ's Mansion, it means that this matter is not a secret meeting. Taifu Lu's attitude, the attitudes of his subordinates, and our reactions will soon be spread out. ." Yuan Ji waved his servants away before patiently explaining.

Lu Zhi neither told them how to operate nor how far they should go.

In short, there is a lack of practical people among all living beings, because most of the practical people have gone to work. Among the living beings left behind, there are indeed those who speak for justice as Cai Yong said, but their opinions cannot become the mainstream.

If you act for a long time, it will become true.

In this way, even if someone criticized the ministers for blocking the way of speech, the first person they would attack could only be Lu Zhi.

Yuan Ji was stunned and stopped: "Isn't this enough? The material dispute in Luoyang is a troublesome matter. Now, although we have to participate in it, no matter what we do, we will cause trouble, but we must not make it public."

"I know that this is my brother's love for me, but I don't want to protect myself!" Yuan Shu said, bowing to Yuan Ji, "If we encounter this kind of situation again, please forgive me that I can no longer cooperate with my brother. "

……

After Yuan Shu said goodbye and left, Yuan Ji froze in place for a long time. Why didn't he understand that Yuan Shu's words were sincere and not adulterated at all.

That’s all for the imperial students and ministers. How can the officials of the current government be qualified to receive salaries when they criticize the government regardless of the facts?
Cui Lie and Yuan Shu's tasks were more complicated. The Tiqimen in charge of Jinwu patrolled Luoyang City, and the entire Henan Province was under Yuan Shu's rule.

Although Yuan Shu's qualifications are somewhat lower than those of Lu Zhi and Cui Lie, he doesn't mean he can't even say a word, right?

It seems to be all based on self-consciousness, but who dares to underestimate the common will of these five people, the Taifu, the General and the Third Duke?
……

Tingwei ordered him to be imprisoned.

Zhou Zhong is visiting Zhou Hui.

Looking at his son with scars all over his body, Zhou Zhong would be lying if he said he wasn't uncomfortable, but besides his heartache, he was filled with uncontrollable anger.

His Zhou family was only a few generations old. Although he had a third son, his background was not enough. Once the emperor was disgusted by this incident... Not only Liu Bian and Xun Yu but Jia Xu wanted to know if there was anyone hiding behind Zhou Hui. Zhou Zhong also wanted to know whether it had anything to do with the Shanyue Rebellion in Danyang.

So Zhou Zhongming knew that someone was eavesdropping nearby, but he still asked directly.

Zhou Hui felt extremely wronged. The questions asked by those petty officials when they tortured him were once again asked by his father, which aroused the fear in his heart.

"Father, I really didn't know that the Shanyue people would rebel. I contacted those people really just because the Yingchuan Runan people bullied others too much... Moreover, the fields that were forcibly taken away clearly belong to my family."

Zhou Zhong asked: "Then when you did these things after entering Beijing, why didn't you think of discussing it with me?"

How could Zhou Hui dare to tell lies at this time: "What the child is thinking is that his father is obsessed with being the Third Duke. I'm afraid that even if the Yingchuan people ask his father to donate some land, he will definitely not allow it..."

Zhou Zhong was so angry that he raised his palm, but he couldn't slap it down.

He reminded: "If you think about it carefully, before you came to Beijing, was there anyone who encouraged you to come to Beijing?"

Zhou Hui suddenly seemed to have thought of something. When Zhou Zhong saw this, he was full of expectations: "Who is it?"

"It's the second brother. Gong Jin persuaded me at that time. It was the second brother who drove Gong Jin away..."

Zhou Zhong's eyes darkened.

He prides himself on being no weaker than others, but he found out today that his son is as stupid as a pig or a dog.

Originally there was only one of his sons in prison, but now there are two.

……

On the second day of the Situ Mansion's court meeting, Yushitai took the lead in taking action. Yuan Ji and several of his imperial censors wrote letters one after another. In one day, they impeached more than 30 officials, big and small, in Beijing and dismissed them all.

Among them, the one with the highest official rank is Wei Wei Cheng Zhou Ang, who is Bi Qianshi. He is the younger brother of Zhou Xin, the prefect of Guiyang. His family has many properties in Kuaiji County.

Taixue followed closely. Cai Yong stayed in Taixue for three consecutive days. After that, more than ten students were expelled from Taixue.

Taking into account the numerical comparison between the students of Taixue and the officials of Luoyang, there is no doubt that Cai Yong finally stayed.

Tiqi, who was in charge of Jinwu, and the Luoyang County Lieutenant were intensifying their inspections inside and outside Luoyang. Whenever scholars gathered to discuss, they all came unexpectedly. They did not stop the scholars from discussing, but just kept the discussions away. The content is recorded.

Finally, as Grand Tutor Lu Zhi’s attitude towards the Capital Debate spread, the originally boiling material debate was like a hot iron pot with a large basin of cold water poured on it. Although there was still some sizzling sound, it began to move very quickly. The ground speed cooled down.

The follow-up news reached Yuntai Palace, and Liu Bian was even a little disappointed. He hadn't taken action yet!

In front of Liu Bian, Jia Xu said calmly: "As far as I know, the Zhou Hui brothers pride themselves on being generous, but they are both people who don't know how to hide themselves. They should not be entrusted with big things."

Although Jia Xu had sent people to arrest Zhou Hui's brother Zhou Shu and bring him to justice, he also hinted to Liu Bian in his words not to have any hope in this.

After repeated investigations, Jia Xu believed that the Zhou Hui brothers should have no connection with the Shanyue Rebellion.

They don't have the ability.

Yangzhou, on the other hand, had many wealthy families and powerful clan commanders, especially the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, but it lacked the families of public ministers. With Zhou's status, I'm afraid no one can use them as bait.

After personally reporting the Zhou family's affairs, Jia Xu added: "After Zhou Ang, the avant-garde captain, was dismissed from office, he did not leave the capital. He had close friendship with He Yong, Zheng Tai and others. He often only discussed with three or five people, so he was not conspicuous. .”

(End of this chapter)