The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 357 The Prime Minister has many plans

Yecheng, Zhen family mansion, Zhen Mi sat leaning against the window, looking at the bright moon outside, a hint of hesitation on her pretty face. She knew her own appearance. Everyone in Yecheng was shocked by her appearance, even Yuan Shao.

However, when facing Qin Shou, it seemed different. There was clearly light in his eyes, but this light did not seem to bloom, and he was sent back to Zhen Mansion.

The Zhen Mansion in Yecheng is very large, and as a big businessman in Hebei, and with the relationship with Yuan Shao, the Zhen family has easily maintained their wealth. But now, Zhen Mi seems to feel that there is a huge force sweeping around, trying to swallow up the entire Zhen family.

Zhen Mi felt powerless.

Only now did she realize that in the face of absolute power, her beauty meant nothing, and neither did the entire Zhen family's huge wealth. The prime minister could do whatever he wanted, and he had the power of life and death in his hands.

"Mi'er."

Zhen Zhang's voice was heard outside, and Zhen Mi heard a hint of panic in it.

"Mother, brother."

Zhen Mi saw Zhen Yan walking in with Zhen Zhang.

"Mother, brother, what happened?"

Zhen Mi saw the worry in the two people's eyes and asked immediately.

"Recently, a large number of strangers have appeared in Zhongshan and Yecheng. They are all collecting illegal activities of major families and wealthy families. My Zhen family is among them."

Zhen Yan smiled bitterly.

"Qin Feng!" Zhen Mi thought of something and her face suddenly changed color.

I didn't expect Qin Shou to openly attack the noble families in Yecheng. Wasn't he afraid of arousing opposition from the noble families? You know, Qin Shou's easy entry into the city was also the credit of the noble families. If this kind of thing gets out, who will work for him in the future?

"The Prime Minister is going to settle the score later." Zhen Yan said with a wry smile.

When the major families supported Yuan Shao, no one took Qin Shou's orders seriously, thinking that the other party would not take action against them, at least the law does not punish the masses, but now it seems that this is not the case at all. So they are a little panicked.

The most crucial issue is that the second time of supporting Yuan Shao was led by the Zhen family.

No matter what the other party wants to do, Zhen will be in trouble.

Zhen Zhang looked at her daughter with an angry look. She thought that the lecherous beast would take a fancy to her daughter, and then she could just whisper a few words into her daughter's ear and everything would be easy.

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't like his daughter at all, and started to settle accounts with Zhen in the blink of an eye.

Zhen Mi did not notice her mother's expression. She was thinking about the mystery of this matter. Having lived in the General's Mansion for many years, Zhen Mi was not a fool. She believed that it was impossible for Qin Shou to wipe out all the noble families in one fell swoop, and this was not in the interests of the Cavalry Army.

Moreover, although life in the aristocratic families in the Central Plains is very depressing, in fact, as long as those aristocratic families do not do anything illegal, they live very freely.

"I think the prime minister is looking for someone to establish his authority, using those who have violated the law or the aristocratic families who have committed heinous crimes in exchange for deterrence to the land of Hebei."

Zhen Mi said faintly.

Zhen Zhangshi and Zhen Yan's faces changed slightly after hearing this. All aristocratic families have done illegal things to a certain extent. The Zhen family has been able to develop to this point because of many unspeakable things.

Once discovered by the Cavalry, Zhen would be in trouble. "The Prime Minister is committed to doing things in an aboveboard manner, even if it means seizing other people's property. He does not need other people's contributions, but plunders them in an aboveboard manner." Zhen Mi quickly understood the truth.

The other party killed people openly and justly based on the laws of the Han Dynasty, leaving no one speechless. To the common people, the prime minister was wise, but to those aristocratic families, the prime minister was very terrifying.

At this time, Zhen Mi finally understood why the aristocratic families in the Central Plains were very dissatisfied with Qin Shou, but could do nothing about it, because Qin Shou always held high the banner of righteousness and wielded the sword of Han law, leaving those aristocratic families speechless.

Anyone who violates the laws of the Han Dynasty will be punished.

Zhen Mi suddenly thought of Yuan Shao. Before Yuan Shao's death, the Cavalry Army considered him a rebel, but after his death, Qin Shou buried him with great honor by the Zhang River, believing that he had made contributions to Hebei.

The bottom line is that Yuan Shao recognized the laws of the Han Dynasty and Hebei belonged to the Han Dynasty. Therefore, since Emperor Ling of Han, anyone who violated the laws of the Han Dynasty would be in trouble.

Qin Shou wants to deal with the affairs of Jizhou in the name of justice, which may cause turmoil in Jizhou, but it can solve the Hebei problem in one fell swoop.

"Have I, Zhen, done anything that violates the laws of the court?" Zhen Mi was very smart and her face was pale as she looked at her mother and brother and asked.

After hearing this, both mother and son showed a slight embarrassment on their faces.

"Sort out the illegal things in the past and deal with them as they should. As long as people are alive, there will always be a time to rise. Once people die, everything will become nothingness. The Prime Minister is not easy to talk to."

Zhen Mi had already sensed Qin Shou's thoughts, and she felt cold all over.

"Is it really necessary?" Zhen Zhang showed a strange look on her face.

There are some good and bad people in both the Zhen and Zhang families. These people rely on the big tree of the Zhen family, but have done a lot of evil things. If according to Zhen Mi's statement, these people must be handed over, but Zhen and Zhang are unwilling to do so.

"If you don't send him out voluntarily, it will be too late when the prime minister sends people to capture him. Do you really think the prime minister will not harm anyone? That "not harming anyone" is only for ordinary people, not for us. If he does not harm anyone like us, then there is something wrong." Zhen Mi said with a wry smile.

"I need to think about this matter." Zhen Zhang sighed.

Although Zhen Yan was the male head of the Zhen family, in reality, it was Zhen Zhang who made the decisions.

Upon seeing this, Zhen Mi sighed. She had no other choice but to leave it to fate.

At this moment, at the south gate of Yecheng, a team of soldiers and three people slowly entered the city. They were the Minister of Justice Shi Sun Rui, the Minister of the Supreme Court Wang Yi, and the Censor of the Censorate Li Ru and Li Wenzhen.

"Yuan Benchu ​​did make some contributions in governing Hebei. Yecheng is prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment." Shisun Rui glanced around and sighed.

“No matter what, it cannot change the fact that he rebelled against the court. It is because of the prime minister’s magnanimity that he was buried in the Zhang River. Otherwise, he would have been executed.” Li Ru sneered.

Dong Zhuo had treated Yuan Shao well in the past and appointed him as a prefect. But this guy turned around and rebelled, becoming the leader of an alliance and driving Dong Zhuo out of Luoyang. Li Ru did not have a very good impression of Yuan Shao.

"Ahem, you two, the Prime Minister asked us to come to Jizhou at this time. What is the matter? Do you have any idea?" Wang Yi interrupted their argument and said.

"Just follow the Prime Minister's orders." Li Ru said indifferently.

Shisun Rui just snorted coldly, but did not object.

(End of this chapter)