I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 338 Negotiation
Wu Xiu left the court with fear and confusion.

But the storm caused by him failed to subside.

On the same day, a batch of freshly released memorials to impeach Wu Xiu appeared at the Chancellor's desk. The ministers who knew the whole story of the court meeting did not dare to be careless, so these memorials appeared on Liu Bian's desk as quickly as possible.

At the same time, what happened in the court also spread to Taixue, which has always been the arena of public opinion.

General Wu Xiu, a master craftsman, asked the emperor whether he wanted to move to the mausoleum...

Wu Xiu was rude to the emperor...

Wu Xiu is a general and a great craftsman, and he wants to restore the migration to the mausoleum for personal gain...

There are many different opinions.

When it comes to the court, stories spread very quickly, and during the spread process, it is very reasonable for the content of the story to deviate slightly. It is very reasonable.

The principle of three people becoming a tiger has been true since ancient times, but which courtier with enough reputation is willing to stand up and refute the rumors for Wu Xiu!
Wu Xiu wanted Liu Bian to deny moving to the mausoleum, and he did succeed.

But in the eyes of the courtiers who came from wealthy families, the matter was settled, which meant that no one was willing to offend the emperor for nothing.

By the next day, everyone was shouting and beating Wu Xiu, and at least few people were willing to risk the world's disapproval to speak for Wu Xiu.

"How could this happen?" Overnight, Wu Xiu seemed to have aged seven or eight years. He didn't even go to the government office.

Originally, he wanted to go to the yard to relax, but before he left the house, he heard the faint noise coming from outside the yard.

Wu Xiu immediately became angry and called the steward at home to angrily yell: "What's going on outside? It's just disturbing the peace. I've driven everyone away. Do you still want me to teach you?"

But the old servant hesitated and hesitated to speak.

Wu Xiu seemed to have thought of something and asked with a slight panic: "Who are the people shouting outside?"

Seeing that the old servant still didn't answer, Wu Xiu was about to go out to listen. The old servant had no choice but to say: "They are probably some imperial students who heard some slanderous words and were incited to insult the master..."

"Are there many people?" He asked, but Wu Xiu didn't dare to know the answer. He slowly returned to the inner room until he could no longer hear the sounds outside.

But it was too late for him to escape.

That evening, a group of soldiers rushed into Wu Xiu's mansion.

"Do you know where this is? How dare you act so arrogantly in front of a master craftsman!" Wu Xiu scolded angrily.

"I thought you were worth two thousand stones!" A eunuch slowly walked out from behind the soldier, holding the edict in both hands, and said with a sneer, "Half an hour ago, you were already white."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Wu Xiu shouted. He knew the process and efficiency of the imperial court issuing edicts. He had accomplished such a great thing, but why was he in danger with no one to help him? Haven't received any news at all?

"It's too late to regret it now!" Xiaohuangmen Gaowang had an arrogant look on his face. He stared at Wu Xiu sideways and continued, "You criticize the emperor. This is a crime of disrespect. Go to Tingwei first to reflect! Someone comes and kills him. take away!"

"Wait a minute!" Wu Xiu threw back his sleeves, held his head high, and spoke with arrogance - "I can walk by myself!"

Wu Xiu figured it out. The emperor must be furious. He believed that when he came out of Tingwei, he would be famous! Those who have enjoyed his benefits will definitely help him. Otherwise, if something like this happens in the future, who will dare to be the first to step forward?
Gao Wang was so angry that he jumped up and scolded the soldiers who were just sitting back and watching Wu Xiu show off his power: "Are you all dead? Why don't you take him down quickly!"

How could the soldiers dare to offend Gao Wang? After hearing this, they immediately swarmed Wu Xiu. Wu Xiu's gentlemanly demeanor could no longer be maintained. He scolded: "It is inconsistent with etiquette and an insult to politeness!"

"After all, I was once worth two thousand stones, how can I be humiliated at your hands!"

Gao Wang immediately shouted: "Hurry up and shut his mouth to prevent him from saying any more arrogant words!"

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With many memorials to impeach Wu Xiu as evidence, Liu Bian followed suit. If Wu Xiu dared to be the leader, Liu Bian would dare to let him die first.

For criticizing the emperor and being disrespectful, Wu Xiu received a one-stop service from official position to imprisonment.

But Wu Xiu was just a small trouble, but the "public opinion" he later represented was a big trouble.

Moving the mausoleum is undoubtedly a good policy for the country, and for the people - it is better to cry together as a family than to cry together.

Exploding the powerful gold coins to ease the conflicts of land annexation is a good way to weigh the pros and cons, but unfortunately, it is no longer useful.

In Yuntai Palace, Liu Bian summoned many ministers.

From Taifu Lu Zhi on down, Situ Cui Lie, Sikong Fanling, General He Miao and Hussar General Dong Chong were all at the forefront.

Ignore a certain mascot mixed in. Below them are Shang Shu Pu She Gai Xun, Taichang Cai Yong, Guang Luxun Wang Qian, Ting Wei Qing Dong Zhuo, School Wei Jia Xu, Yu Lin Zhonglang General Guan Yu wait.

In addition, there are many younger courtiers sitting in the lower seats - Yilang Zang Hong, who just scolded Wu Xiu in the court yesterday, is not yet forty and is in his prime.

Young talents such as Xun Yu, Chen Qun, Hua Xin, and Guo Jia who were affiliated with Shangshutai were also specially ordered by Liu Bian, as well as Tingwei Zheng Zhongyao, Huangmen Shilang Xun You and others.

At this time, Yuntai Palace is definitely full of talents.

It would be deceiving to say that these people are all Liu Bian's loyal confidants and loyal ministers, but overall, they can be called the emperor's party.

And Liu Bian summoned these people with different duties, certainly not for some trivial matter.

"Everyone should know that there are too many private soldiers among the people nowadays, such as the Li family in Shanyang and the Lu family in Rencheng. They only know the master but not the emperor, which is very detrimental to long-term peace and stability. However, private soldiers are difficult to distinguish and difficult to cure. How can you teach me?"

The problem of private soldiers is even more complicated than that of officialdom.

At least the official administration can clarify the evil, and rely on strict laws to make the world obey. But the distinction between private soldiers, guests, and tenants is not so obvious, especially tenants. You can't forcefully limit the number of tenants recruited by rich families!
The ministers did not speak first and tacitly left the opportunity to the young people.

Zang Hong has always been courageous. As the initiator of the Jujube Alliance in history, he dared to be the first to suggest: "Your Majesty, I think that although there are private soldiers in the local area, they are not justified and do not dare to expose them easily. However, I do not dare to expose them." Since they are private soldiers, even if they are not as talented as the knights of the past, they still need more training, and armor is also indispensable. I think that for the current plan, we can start with armor, and strictly investigate those who hide armor and crossbows, and we can also order them. If the people complain, more rewards will be given."

Even if training could be interpreted as preparation for thieves, then possessing armor and crossbows that are expressly prohibited by law would be an irrefutable sin.

In the past, the property of many clan thieves like Bei Yu in Jingzhou were confiscated because of the Bei family in Jingzhou who made and hid armor privately. The late emperor wanted to expand the scope at that time. The place was not very stable at that time, so he was persuaded by Liu Bian.

But things are different now.

(End of this chapter)