Demon of the Three Kingdoms

() "Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

"Everyone loves you!" Seeing Li Que's head, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was very happy. The anger of many years was finally released. Li Que died, and Pei Mao, who followed him to Xudu, took control of Chang'an and Luoyang again. When I return to the capital by myself, isn't the good day of being king in the world coming soon?

"Everyone loves you, Pei Mao has made great contributions to the chaos, and I have decided to make Pei Mao the Marquis of Ji Ping! To show his achievements."

"Your Majesty is holy!" The officials were very happy to conquer Chang'an and Luoyang, and of course they wanted to flatter Liu Xie.

"Cao Aiqing? What is Cao Aiqing's opinion on rewarding generals in Guanzhong?"

"Your Majesty agrees to the reward, without any objection!"

"Okay, after I make a decision, I will send someone to Chang'an to reward the generals!" Cao Cao didn't have any objection to his decision, it was really fun!

Seeing Liu Xie's proud look, Lu Rui shook his head helplessly, idiot, idiot is really a big idiot, he didn't even know he got into the pit.

"Retire!" Seeing that today's court meeting had achieved his goal, Liu Xie happily withdrew. Cao Cao and Lu Rui also returned to the Sikong Mansion. Cao Ang has awakened, but his body is relatively weak. It is also right to rest and see your son!

"Rui'er? Let's go to the mansion first to see if the aunt really went outside the city to offer incense?"

Wife Cao?You want me to play the vanguard again?There is no way, on board the thief ship, I have to follow Lao Cao!Buddha said: Am I not going to hell?Who goes to hell?Come forward bravely!

After Lu Rui made sure that Ding Huo was not in the house, Cao Cao entered Cao Ang's room, while Lu Rui was outside to keep watch.

"Father!" Mi Shi saw Cao Cao and hurriedly bowed.

"Father...Father!" Cao Ang also stiffened his body to salute Cao Cao.

"Zixiu, there is no need to be polite, just lie down and rest!" Cao Cao hurriedly stepped forward to support Cao Ang.

Seeing Cao Ang's still pale face, Cao Cao couldn't help but shed tears and said: "Zixiu, father is sorry, father is really sorry, if you die unfortunately? For father...... ?”

Seeing Cao Cao's sad appearance, Cao Ang also shed tears, and comforted Cao Cao, saying: "Father, don't be sad. It is the son of man's responsibility to die for the father. If anything happens to the father, my Cao family will die!"

"Okay, Zixiu, I, Cao Mengde, have a son like this, so why worry about the failure of the great career?" After finishing speaking, Cao Cao's happy laughter came from the room.

Father and son love each other deeply! "Cuckoo, cluck, cluck!" No?This is the secret code agreed by Lu Rui and the servants in the mansion. Ding Huo is back so soon?

"Father Zhong, Father Zhong, let's go, the aunt is back!" Lu Rui rushed into Cao Ang's room immediately.

Cao Cao looked at Cao Ang and said, "Zixiu, take a good rest. After you recover, I will hold a grand banquet for you at the mansion for my father. Congratulations to Zixiu for his achievements in Wancheng!"

"Father?"

"Zixiu, you also know your mother's temper, so you should leave first because of your father!"

Cao Ang nodded, watching Cao Cao and Lu Rui leave their room and head for the back door of the yard!

Cao Ang looked at the figures of the two going away, and suddenly remembered something. "Father...Father?" Unfortunately, the two had already gone far.In order not to disturb Cao Ang's rest, Ding Huo sealed the back door!

"Father Zhong, what's going on?" Lu Rui was stunned when he saw that the original back had turned into a stone wall, and Cao Cao was also stunned.Ding Huo sealed this place, what should we do? The courtyard of Cao Ang's bedroom is relatively small, if he stays here, Ding Huo will definitely find out!

"Ruier?" Cao Cao realized that Lu Rui had disappeared.

"Father Zhong, I'm here!" It turned out that Lu Rui passed on from the hollowed-out wall. There was a pattern on the wall, a chime bell pattern, and there were relatively large oval-shaped hollows on both sides. Children in their teens could just come over! (Ding Huo hastily sealed the door, which was also inappropriate.) <ren Cao cao can't come over, he will definitely get stuck!

"Father Zhong, climb up!" Lu Rui pointed to the wall, which has a hollowed-out pattern, which is the point of strength and can be climbed over.

When Cao Cao heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and crawled over?Although when you were young, you often did this kind of thing when you robbed someone's wife, but?Now?

Not far away, there was a bustling sound, Ding Huo approached!Without saying a word, Cao Cao climbed up to the fence and stared at him in a flash.

Damn, wife Cao, she really is a master at overcoming walls and snatching women, so fast?This is definitely practice makes perfect!It didn't even take ten seconds to reach the top!

"Mother, slow down, this is a step, be careful!" Mrs. Mi was reminding Cao Cao and Lu Rui that Tiger Ding was about to enter the yard.

When Cao Cao heard this, he flew up, jumped off the wall, splashed all over, and fell down like a bastard.

"what sound?"

"Mother may have been made by servants in the yard next door, I'll go and have a look!"

"Father Zhong, hurry up, what are you still doing here?"

Lu Rui helped Cao Cao up, and ran towards the gate of Sikong Mansion in a hurry.

"My lord?" At night, Guo Jia came to the manor to report the situation to Cao Cao, but as soon as he entered the room, he found that one of Cao Cao's eyes was swollen, and Mrs. Zou was kneading Cao Cao.

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia, motioned Mrs. Zou to go down, and said, "Feng Xiao, don't be surprised. Rui Er and I went back to Sikong Mansion this morning."

"Oh!" When Guo Jia heard this, he suddenly realized that something must have happened, and the lord became like this.

"Fengxiao? How is the plan going?" Cao Cao touched his swollen eyes, gritted his teeth and showed a painful expression.

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said, "My lord, we have already transported the things to Chang'an according to His Majesty's reward. By the end of the month, the ministers will know how good they are. My lord, the injuries have recovered by then. You can go and treat them well!" Guo Jia said the last sentence with a suppressed smile.

Seeing that Guo Jia was about to laugh out of tears, Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Feng Xiao, if you want to laugh, laugh out loud. You and I are both lovers. This is not the imperial court. Smile!"

Guo Jia finally couldn't help laughing, Cao Cao saw Guo Jia smiling, and asked, "Feng Xiao, it's hard to have a bad wife at home, what can Feng Xiao do?"

The two began to discuss how to deal with the tigress at home, and left Lu Rui aside. What a strict wife, good brother!

"Your Majesty, we have run out of food. Please make decisions for us!" Time passed quickly, and it was already the end of the month. None of the court ministers had received their salaries, and they began to complain to Liu Xie.

"Master Yang? What's going on? Liu Xie asked Yang Biao angrily.

Yang Biao arched his hands and said: "Your Majesty, Yanzhou has insufficient taxes, and Zhong Yang has no money to send, no food to send!"

"What?" Liu Xie was stunned.

"Your Majesty, this is the central tax for this year!" After finishing speaking, Yang Biao handed the treasury list to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie looked at the inscription and was stunned. The rewards he gave to Pei Mao and the generals in Guanzhong basically used up all the money in the treasury. What should the civil and military officials do?Liu Xie looked at Yang Biao and said: "Tomorrow, a group of ministers will be called to discuss countermeasures!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" After speaking, Yang Biao withdrew.

"Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"

"All the Qing families are flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Everyone loves you, the national treasury is empty recently, and hundreds of officials have no salary to pay. Why? Cao Aiqing?" Liu Xie gave Cao Cao a disgrace as soon as he came to court.

Cao Cao was also prepared, and said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty rewarded the generals in Guanzhong. They spent too much, and the central government did not pay enough taxes, so they couldn't pay their salaries, and the ministers didn't receive their salaries either!"

Cao Cao deliberately increased his tone, telling the ministers that it was Liu Xie who made your salary shine, and my old Cao didn't get a salary, Your Majesty?What do you propose?

"Why is the treasury empty?" Liu Xie was furious when he heard Cao Cao's question, and began to fight back against Cao Cao.

"Your Majesty, the national treasury is empty because of excessive use, and the treasury cannot cover the expenditure!" Yang Biao stood up and reported to Liu Xie.

It was Yang Biao who came out?Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, Yang Biao actually spoke for Cao Cao this time?Liu Xie asked: "Old Aiqing? Do you have evidence?"

"This is the tax list of Zhong Yang, please have a look at it, Your Majesty!" After speaking, Yang Biao handed over the tax form.

Liu Xie looked at the form and was stunned. He actually gave out all the rice, grain and money of the central government officials for the next three months.This is how to do?Liu Xie looked at the crowd and asked: "Dear dear ministers, the treasury is so empty, can we raise taxes to enrich the treasury?"

"Your Majesty, no, the thirty taxes and one tax were set by Emperor Guangwu, how can it be abolished?"

"Your Majesty must not!" Then a group of courtiers stood up and began to oppose Liu Xie.

Thirty tax one, the taxation system of the Han Dynasty. One-thirtieth of the land tax is paid to the country by the landowner. It is known as the most lenient tax in Chinese history, and it is also a reminder of the land merger of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Xie actually wants to move the thirty tax one?How stupid!Lu Rui shook his head helplessly. The tax law of [-]% tax and [-] tax is the foundation of the Han nobles and poor landlords. Is Liu Xie so hot-headed?

In the early days of the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the land was returned to the state. Emperor Guangwu rearranged the distribution of the land and entrusted many heroes, but most of the land was still in the hands of the state!

Although there are very few heroes and fiefs, there are many people who take food, and have money in their hands?what to do?Investing in gold is definitely not as good as investing in land. Everyone knows that if you have extra money, you can buy land!Over time, taxation is lightly shaken, the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer.Land annexation became the direct cause of the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty! (Taxes are paid by the landlord to the state, and land rent is paid by the peasants to the landlord. The land rent is generally half of the land output, so the broad masses of peasants are still exploited!)

The only difference between the gentry and the humble landlords is the amount of land they own. The changes in taxes directly affect the interests of the landowners.Liu Xie had no choice but to wave his hand and say, "This matter will be discussed later!"

"Back to court!" It ended without a problem!

In the days that followed, there was an ancient miracle in Xudu. The central yang officials of the Han Dynasty begged for food from the Yanzhou local officials. The central yang officials were hungry, and the Yanzhou officials were full of fat!Cao Cao is rich in Yanzhou. In order to show their loyalty, the noble clans of Yanzhou, Cao, Xiahou, Xun, Chen, Lu, etc. donated money to Cao Cao to support Yanzhou's finances. Political investment will definitely pay off in the future!Cao cao is happy, the army and the people of Yanzhou are united!

In Cao Cao's Sikong Mansion, there are large and small bamboo slips in front of Cao Cao, and a hill is piled up in front of Lu Rui.What's this?There is a very powerful name in later generations: Voting certificate!

The central yang officials in Xudu said that they had been sitting in high positions for a long time, and they hoped to go down to the grassroots to exercise and ask for vacancies in Yanzhou officials.Why?Because Yanzhou official salaries can be paid on time!

Seeing so many nominations, Cao Cao burst into a smile!

Guo Jia cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, my lord, these officials of the imperial court will definitely know who their mother is after they are hungry!"

"Then didn't I become their mother?" Cao Cao laughed when he thought of this!

Cao Cao then handed the bamboo slips to Xun You and said, "Gongda, choose those who will be loyal to us and use them according to their abilities, and let the rest be left to fend for themselves!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Lu Rui couldn't laugh or cry at these nomination certificates. Some officials like Da Honglu from the imperial court begged Lu Rui to be the housekeeper of Qi Hou's mansion. Why didn't Lu Rui know that his own housekeeper was so valuable?Can it be compared with Mr. Zhong Yang?After searching, there are no available talents, so let Ling'er cook the fire, bamboo, don't waste it, be environmentally friendly!

Sikong's mansion uses talents according to their ability, but in Liu Xie's palace, no one can use them!

Liu Xie summoned a group of ministers in the inner court to discuss how to solve the problem of the emptiness of the treasury, but when they saw people, they were dumbfounded, and most of them were missing?Liu Xie hurriedly asked: "Master Yang, where are the other adults?"

"Your Majesty, some adults have retired and returned to their hometowns." Xu Du has no salary to eat, so he can always return to his hometown, where the clan still has land!This is over!

"Your Majesty, some adults have already obtained official positions in Yanzhou, and they have no face to come to see Your Majesty!" This is Dong Cheng!

"Your Majesty, some adults have gone to serve other princes because of hunger!" This is Yang Biao!

Listening to the three people's answers, Liu Xie's center of gravity was unstable, and he slumped on the dragon chair, Cao Mengde?You win again!