God-level Emperor System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 24
Chapter 24 Court Conference

Dong Zhuo was expelled, the court was peaceful, and a number of eunuchs attached to Dong Zhuo were also killed. Today, the court finally has the power of an emperor, and the little yellow gate in front of the hall shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is here!"

All the ministers knelt down to welcome him!

Liu Xie felt safe when he sat on the throne for the first time, and he felt much more at ease when he looked down. Then he sat upright, and the little eunuch said again: "If you have something to do, please play, if you don't, you will retreat!"

A few days ago, Changshui Colonel Wei Zhong Ji, who was promoted a few days ago, stood up and said, "Your Majesty! According to reports, the Li Ru who was pushed to Caishikou and beheaded was not his real person."

"What! Fake!"

It was a pity to hear that Li Ru was captured by his slaves and pushed to Caishikou to be beheaded, but he was not able to meet this poisonous man, but now he heard that he was a little angry.

What a Li Ru, he actually faked his death and played with a golden cicada to escape his shell, so he immediately issued an order: "Immediately send someone to chase east. Check, make sure to catch this thief."

"Here!"

Zhong Ji is a die-hard fan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He is loyal and stubborn. He wanted to say something, but was signaled by Liu Xie to quit, because Liu Xie knew very well that someone must have let Li Ru go on purpose, otherwise Li Ru would have nothing to do How could Chicken Power run out.

It's just that this matter shouldn't be made too public, otherwise the newly stabilized public and military sentiments will be in turmoil, and the Great Wall is now stable, and it is not appropriate to go to war.

After all, Liu Xie still has no real loyalty to the army, and the control of military power is less. It needs Xu Huang and others to purge the forbidden army, and recruit new troops and train them out.

Shang Shushi Sun Rui stood up second and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to discuss!"

Liu Xie didn't expect that the person Wang Yun sent was Shi Sun Rui, so he glanced at Wang Yun briefly, then raised his hand and said, "Please speak, Shi Aiqing!"

"Your Majesty, when Thief Dong controlled the government, there were many chaotic and exorbitant taxes, which made the common people in Guanzhong miserable. The taxes were too heavy. I ask you to discuss reducing taxes and lightening the burden...!"

"What do you ladies think?"

"The ministers and others seconded the proposal...!"

The ministers echoed without pain or itching.

Liu Xie nodded and bowed his head: "The plan is to exempt all the taxes that Dong Zhuo has collected since then."

Then Shi Sun Rui did not return to the rank, but continued: "When your Majesty Dong Thief took control of the government, in order to increase taxes, he sent a large number of dirty officials to the local area to collude with them. , I think it should be punished, otherwise all the taxes exempted by His Majesty will be taken into his hands."

After Shi Sun Rui finished speaking, all the ministers cast their gazes, with a flash of anger, some even implied murderous intent, and most of them were puzzled, what Shi Sun Rui was going to do.

The so-called filthy officials who run rampant in the countryside and raise taxes and levies privately are not referring to the children of aristocratic families?
The local power is basically controlled by the aristocratic family, the officials are nothing, and everything is not up to them.

When the court raised taxes by one level, they took the opportunity to increase the tax by half or one level, and even increased to the second and third levels. Anyway, they used the name of the court to enrich their own pockets.

In addition, it is easy to increase taxes and difficult to reduce them. Government orders are also propagated by officials controlled by these local families.

Therefore, it is impossible for them to spit out their benefits. The aristocratic families have always had a hoe, and they kept digging the corners of the country, until the day the digging collapsed, and never stopped.

After accumulating so many times, how can the local people bear it? They can only sell the land and sell their wives and daughters to ruin their families, while the aristocratic family can take the opportunity to annex the land, raise slaves and maidservants, and gradually grow bigger. This is how the powerful come.

Therefore, people who don't know the truth will only blame the court. Liu Xie immediately said: "From now on, all land taxes will be reduced by half for the rest of the people. No one is allowed to increase taxes and taxes without permission. who is important;
At the same time, I will send people to investigate the local dirty officials. All ministers and ministers are loyal to our court. You should know that the court is badly governed, and finances and taxes are in short supply;
I hope that everyone will be more concerned about the imperial court. This Guanzhong is the Guanzhong of the great man, and it is also the Guanzhong of the ministers. If you want to come, you don’t want to see a Guanzhong where the people are destitute, a withered and desolate Guanzhong. "

Now that Shi Sun Rui brought up this matter, he must attract people to remember it ruthlessly. This is a way of cutting off people's wealth. At that moment, some courtiers stepped forward to save the country.

"Your Majesty is wise! Reducing taxes and corvees is indeed a feasible solution for the people to rest, restore Guanzhong, and clean up local corrupt officials. The ministers and others will definitely support it with all their strength, but Dong Thief's new eradication should focus on stability.

Back then, those who were attached to Dong Thief were all afraid of his military power, and they really didn't mean it. Now that Xiliang's military lord has not calmed down, it is really inappropriate to make a big move to disturb the place...! "

Then many ministers came out and said that they agreed with Liu Xie's wise decision, but they also said not to take too much action, and they also said not to take the opportunity to expand the scope of attack and cause unjust cases, messing up the peaceful place.

The injustice case was unattractive, but the upright Yishi Lang Wang Can stood up and stopped the courtiers who were talking endlessly and were about to quarrel with the emperor:
"Your Majesty's ministers have this report. During the period when Dong Thief was in trouble, there were many unjust prisons, and many Zhongliang were thrown into Tingwei's prison. I implore Your Majesty to interrogate them again."

Liu Xie was slightly annoyed. Seeing the moth minister who was going around in circles with him but had no achievements and didn't think about serving the country and the people was very troubled. At this time, Wang Can couldn't help but look at him more when he came out, and nodded secretly:

"Wang Aiqing! What you say makes sense, what do you think!"

"The ministers wait for the second opinion!" All the ministers said in unison, some of their friends and relatives are still locked up in Ting Wei's prison, of course this should be resolved as soon as possible.

"Well, Tingwei will re-interrogate the unjust case for me, and release all Zhongliang as soon as possible. By the way, I will sort out the list." Liu Xie added, thinking that this matter is very important, and it is a good way to establish prestige and win over ministers.

At this time, the new Tingwei Zhong Yao stood up and took out a memorial from his sleeve:
"Your Majesty, I have drawn up a list of courtiers who are loyal and good and have been imprisoned by Dong Zhuo. Please have a look at them."

"Oh! Submit it quickly!" Liu Xie didn't expect Zhong Yao to act so fast, and he was well prepared. He was indeed a famous official in history, and he was capable enough to be a talent.

Xiao Huangmen went down to receive the memorial, and Liu Xie opened it up to take a look, suddenly there was an important name Xun You in front of it, which was particularly eye-catching.

After thinking about it for a while, I had some plans in my mind, nodded and said:

"Very good, Aiqing has done a good job. According to this list, I have released all of them without interrogation. They are all the ministers of my big man. They were humiliated and imprisoned for my big man. My heart is as hard as a knife. Blame it, and regret not beheading Bandit Dong sooner...!"

As he said that, Liu Xie made a sword swing gesture to kill Dong Zhuo that day.

"Your Majesty is the Daoming Lord, so don't belittle yourself...!" The people below knelt together in fear.

The traitors of the Han Dynasty actually wanted to be killed by the emperor with a sword. This is a slap in the face. Doesn’t it mean that they are all incompetent, weak and weak people, and they don’t want this to happen a second time, or they will be poked backbone.

Only then did many people come to their senses, the Son of Heaven in front of them dared to wield his sword to eliminate thieves, and his fierceness was scary enough, so they secretly decided to ask those worthless guys to restrain themselves after going back, the Son of Heaven is very prestigious now, Don't be the first to frown.

Liu Xie waved his hand and said: "Okay, dear friends, get up! After the court is over, I will personally go to the prison to pick up my loyal minister of the big man from prison."

"Your Majesty! This is inappropriate." Sikong Yang Biao finally stood up:
"Your Majesty! Prison is a filthy place, a place of evil and evil. Your Majesty can't go there...!"

Then Shangshu ordered Wang Yun, Taiwei Ma Richan, Sili Xiaowei Huang Wan, Tingwei Zhongyou, Zuo Zhonglang General Cai Yong and other courtiers and princes to come out to oppose.

Liu Xie shouted angrily: "I am the Son of Heaven, I can't go anywhere. All the gentlemen have worked hard for my big man, unyielding and violent, thinking of loyalty and serving the country, and being wronged and imprisoned. Is there any reason for me to pick them up? How can I be afraid of nothing?" Yin Xie, I'm determined that you don't need to persuade your lovers too much, if one day you and others are also wronged, I will go there in person...!"

"This...!" Everyone was speechless after being refuted by Liu Xie, and at the same time, they were all very dynamic. After being silent, they knelt down again:
"Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers must swear to die to repay the emperor's favor...!"

(End of this chapter)