I don't know when the sky is drizzling, it seems that since the eight waterways dug around Chang'an today, even the weather has changed, it should have been a dry year, and even many old farmers have been ready for this year's dripping, but since the opening of the waterway, this is the third rain.
Spring rains are as expensive as oil, and looking at the frequency of this rainfall, it seems that the previous speculation is uncountable, and this year may be a bumper year.
Chang'an, Zhongfu.
"You can't arrest me" Zhong Yu angrily tore with several tiger guards, although he had dealt with these tiger guards more than once before, but it was the first time he directly broke into Zhong's mansion to arrest someone, which made him feel a little bad.
It's just that the body that has been hollowed out by the wine has long been the opponent of these wolf-like tiger guards, just a few tears, and then a tiger guard was cut with one hand and pressed to the ground.
"What are you going to do" The old housekeeper couldn't compete with these martial artists, so he could only look at Xia Houlan who led the team angrily: "This is Zhongfu" "I know."
Xiahou Lan glanced at Zhong Cheng with disdain, and said coldly: "Zhong Hui has a life lawsuit on him, and General Ben is ordered to arrest him."
"This" the old butler frowned, "Isn't the case closed?"
"The new court lieutenant has begun to overturn the case, and there are also bitter masters who come to the door to denounce it, the matter of human life is not a trivial matter" "Quick, go find your uncle."
Zhong Yu didn't struggle at the moment, glared at Xia Houlan fiercely, and turned his head to look at the old housekeeper.
"By the way, inform you and wait, Zhong Miao secretly communicated with the Huns, intending to rebel, and will be beheaded outside the city in three days, so let's prepare for the future."
Xia Houlan glanced at Zhong Yu disdainfully and sneered.
"What" The old housekeeper's body trembled, and he looked at Xia Houlan incredulously, his face instantly turned pale, and the corners of his mouth trembled and muttered: "Impossible, my lord and he" "This is a case decided by His Majesty, witnessed by the Manchu Minister, I believe it won't be long before news comes."
Xia Houlan waved her hand and said, "Take it away." ” When Zhong Yu heard the news that Zhong Xuan was going to be beheaded, the whole person was already stupid, and he didn't react until a public dragged him out, and struggled with a frightened face, but at this time, it was the people of Zhong Mansion who were also shocked by the news that Xiahoulan said, how could anyone have the heart to pay attention to him Outside the gate of the Zhong Mansion, a group of people have gathered to watch the excitement at this moment, although it is raining heavily in the sky, but when they see Zhong Yu being shackled by the wolf-like prince of the Tingwei Mansion and dragged out of the Zhong Mansion like a dead dog, there are still many people clapping their hands and applauding, and some people even directly smash the things at hand to this side.
"The Tingwei Mansion is in charge, don't be presumptuous" Although Xiahoulan disdains Zhong Yi as a person, she is arresting people at the moment instead of parading the streets, and she wants to maintain the face of the Tingwei Mansion.
When the words fell, most people restrained a lot, this new Tingwei seemed to be a ruthless character, even Zhong Xuan and other characters dared to move, at this moment Xia Houlan spoke up, and suddenly no one dared to do it again, but there were still many people scolding Zhong Xuan.
Zhong Yu was arrested, followed by several more Zhong family disciples who were arrested by the Tingwei Mansion for various reasons, and those with vision can see that this time the Zhong family seems to be finished.
Immediately afterwards, news came from the imperial court that Zhong Xuan had fornicated with thieves and had the intention of rebellion, and had been officially imprisoned by the Tingwei Mansion, and three days later, he was beheaded outside the city.
For the people, in addition to those who really have real pain to applaud, the rest of the people are just talking about this matter after dinner, after all, for these people, Zhong Xuan's status is too far away, for them, the concept is just a big official in the court, but for Shilin, this is tantamount to a storm.
When those scholars who waited outside the palace gate, thinking that the results of this public trial had been determined, and Zhong Miao would be fine, got the news that Zhong Miao would be beheaded three days later, it was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.
However, the reason for asking for the beheading made these scholars who were originally gearing up and forcing the palace again collectively lose their voices.
Fornicating with foreign criminals and leading the Huns south, this is no different from rebellion, even if they want to maintain the dignity of scholars, but in the face of such a crime, no one can say a word, Liu Xie can protect Zhong Xuan's family, it is already magnanimous, if they make trouble again at this time, it will be really unreasonable.
Just like the performance of the courtiers in the court, as soon as the evidence of Zhong Xuan's crime came out, Shilin, who had been making a lot of noise before, suddenly lost his voice, but the condemnation of Zhong Xuan gradually increased, thinking that Zhong Xuan was the scum of Shilin, in short, in one morning, the wind direction of the entire Chang'an Shilin suddenly changed, and Zhong Xuan almost became the scum that everyone shouted and beat in less than half a day.
In the face of this situation, the people became a little at a loss, and these scholars turned their faces when they said it In the midst of this condemnation, Zhong Xuan and other Zhong clansmen were imprisoned by the Tingwei Mansion, and some of Zhong Xuan's former confidants disappeared for no reason, which became insignificant.
However, these are just ordinary people's opinions, in the eyes of people who can really see the situation clearly, this is a power struggle between the imperial power and the family, Zhong Xuan, is just a trigger point, the Son of Heaven wants to implement the rule of law, but the family is obviously unwilling, the final result is undoubtedly the imperial power has the upper hand, although Zhong Xuan's crime is intolerable, but in the final analysis, he is still a victim of this political struggle, and the profiteer, in addition to Liu Xie himself, I am afraid that the biggest is the new court lieutenant full of favor.
After this incident, the position of the Tingwei Mansion in Chang'an was completely stable, and even Zhong Xuan was dealt with, and if the rest wanted to be like in the past, they had to weigh whether their weight could be compared to Zhong Xuan.
As for the voice of Zhong Xuan's grievances, as dozens of county orders and three Taishou were taken down, and quickly replaced with new officials, the Chang'an family suddenly realized that this time the recruitment order, in addition to the scholars of the poor family, there are also a large number of scholars who come to admire, these people come from all over the country, and they are not of the same mind, and they want to try to balance Liu Xie's idea of using the power of the family to balance Liu Xie as before, it seems a little ridiculous at this time, these scholars come from all over the country, in order to compete with them for resources, and want to re-reach a tacit understanding.
It is impossible without a few years of hard work, not to mention that Liu Xie has Guo Jia by his side to give him advice, in this case, it is impossible for the family to have the same heart as before.
Especially as soon as Zhong Xuan's incident came out, the Chang'an family not only lost a leader, but more importantly, Liu Xie did Zhong Xuan this time, which made the Chang'an family begin to have chaos in the hearts of the people, and lived up to the previous monolith, and at the same time, Liu Xie's attitude was also much more respectful.
"Good rain" stood in the Chengming Palace, looking at the drizzle outside the window, Liu Xie's mood was unprecedentedly relaxed: "At this point, Guanzhong Dading, after this year's autumn harvest, I feel that it is time to consider expanding the territory, what suggestions can Feng Xiao and Wen He have?"
Behind Liu Xie, Guo Jia and Jia Xu couldn't help but smile at each other when they heard this, looked at Liu Xie and said, "I don't know what Your Majesty has planned."
"I propose" Liu Xie thought for a moment, then looked at Guo Jia and Jia Xu and said: "The land of Kanto, it is not advisable for the time being, I don't want to completely force the princes of which way to rebel, although we now have strong generals and elite soldiers, but the money and food are limited, I am ready to first calm down the surrounding people such as Ma Teng and Han Sui, in order to strengthen themselves, and at the same time trade the Silk Road, enrich the country and strengthen the people, and connect Guanzhong, Xiliang, and Hetao, as for the princes of the Central Plains, they can only be slowly plotted." ” If you talk about military generals, Liu Xie now has veterans such as Lu Bu and Zhu Jun under his command, Xu Huang Fangsheng also has good qualifications, as well as Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Tai Shici, Wei Yan, Gan Ning, Xiahou Lan, Zhang Xiu, these new strong generals, any prince along the way in the lineup of military generals, I am afraid it is difficult to compare with Liu Xie, and what is lacking now is money, food, and population.
Rice to stutter, the road also to go step by step, the Central Plains princes have become a momentum, different from dealing with the Huns, can not be reasoned with, now although the princes of all walks of life have not paid tribute for a long time, but nominally, still loyal to the imperial court, if Liu Xie directly sent troops to Kanto at this time, it is equivalent to giving the princes an excuse, Liu Xie is not arrogant enough to rely on these people in his hands to call the princes, the Central Plains is not in a hurry, but Xiliang is not in a hurry, he wants to open the Silk Road, for the country's profit, Xiliang This place, naturally can not fall into the hands of the princes.
What's more, now that the Hetao has been returned to Liu Xie, even if there is a straight road that can lead directly to the Hetao, it can't change the fact that the Hetao is still an enclave, and once there is a change, it will be difficult for the imperial court to respond and support in time.
Xiliang, a barren land in the eyes of others, in Liu Xie's view, its significance is not trivial, but unfortunately, Ma Tenghan Sui does not know its true meaning, there is no treasure mountain, but he does not know how to use it, so that he is still a small warlord who is not even a prince, and it is ridiculous to think about it.
"If you want to deal with Xiliang, why bother so much" Guo Jia said with a smile: "The minister heard that Ma Teng's son Ma Chao has the courage of ten thousand people, and his temperament is unruly, among the Qiang people, he is known for his prestige, and the minister has a plan, which can make Ma Han turn against him, and His Majesty can take Xiliang without spending a soldier or a clan." ” "Oh" Liu Xie's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded: "Feng Xiao said quickly, the plan will be released." ” "Although Ma Chao is rebellious, his father Ma Teng is loyal and good, and His Majesty can issue an edict to order Ma Teng to be the history of Xiliang and control Xiliang."
Guo Jia said with a smile.
"This discord plan is not bad, but I heard that Ma Shou became quite loyal, even if he gave him the history of Xiliang Thorn, but it may not be able to make Ma Han turn against him, then Han Boyo is quite forbearing."
Liu Xie said with a smile.
"Then Ma Shoucheng will be recruited into the DPRK to participate in politics, and his son Ma Chao will temporarily take the position of Xiliang Thorn History."
Guo Jia sneered: "I heard that Ma Chao and Han Sui have not been on good terms for a long time, Han Sui has a fierce general named Yan Xing, in the past, when Ma Chao was young, he almost took his life, as long as Ma Teng is transferred, then Ma Chao has no constraints, and may not be a personal vendetta." ” t1706231537: