Chapter 506: Bingzhou catastrophe
His words were like a fire on the grassland while drying out, and a raging fire was instantly ignited among the young people of the two tribes.
"I am willing to break the grace and righteousness with Wei!"
"I testify that the clan elder told us that day that he said that as long as he did not enter the fifty steps of the palace gate, the Imperial Guard would never kill anyone."
"The clan elders also said that as long as we make this matter up, the general will be discredited. At that time, let the Yuan family and other foreign princes make some kind and righteous actions. The people and scholars will naturally go and surrender. Then the princes can not only accumulate strength, but also legitimately attack the general. No, they are rebelling against the court!"
"By the way, I passed by the old clan's room that day and heard what they said by chance, and wanted to instigate the disciples and officials of major families to do something together. I think it is not a good thing, so the general must be careful."
"Yes, they have ulterior motives and try to disrupt the world. We are all dedicated to our country and will never be in harmony with them!"
Seeing these younger generations, they all jumped out to accuse themselves, Wei Yong and Wang Kun were so angry that they couldn't say anything.
"You...you...rebel, you...rebel..."
The two of them were shocked and angry, and finally couldn't help it. They squirted out a mouthful of blood, and then the two fell to the ground one after another.
"uncle……"
"uncle……"
Both of them were lying on the ground, leaving only half a breath, grabbing the air with weak hands, and didn't know what they were looking forward to.
Cui Jun sneered in surprise.
"Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, courtesy, righteousness, integrity and shame, tsk, it's really a good tutor."
"Luoyang Order, take them all down and interrogate them strictly. Those who have made meritorious service can be given a slight retribution, while the rest cannot be forgiven. The Wei family and Wang family's master family will be divided and all the houses will be confiscated and their property will be confiscated."
Liu He was originally in a dilemma on how to deal with these families, but now he has made up his mind.
"Since you want to play with me to the end, then I, Liu He, should be with you. It is indeed a disaster. I will not eradicate the roots, and the spring breeze will regenerate. Why do I forget the principles I learned in my previous life now?"
Wang Chen received the order and immediately asked his yamen runners to come over and take down the people of the two tribes one by one.
The people around and the imperial guards in front of the palace gate all cheered and cheered.
Xun Yu looked at Liu He's face and seemed to notice something.
"Master, have you made a decision?"
Liu He looked at him and said, "Yes. Since they are destined to be in the same position as me, what's the point of staying?"
Unexpectedly, Xun Yu seemed to be relieved when he heard this.
"What? Wen Ruo thought so long ago?"
"The lord is wise, and his subordinates cannot reach it..."
"Okay, okay, there's no need to flatter you. Mingzhe's self-protection style doesn't need to be used in front of me. You and me are both masters and servants and close friends, so why bother to beat around the bush?"
After hearing what Liu He said, Xun Yu smiled with a rare cunning smile.
"Since the lord said that, Yu was blunt. Zhou Ping and I have long thought of this festival. The lord is different from Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others. Anyone who stands at the lord's position today can choose to forgive these more than 100 families, so as to make good with them and make them serve themselves. But the lord cannot do it."
"Well, it's reasonable, I've thought of this, so continue talking about it."
"No matter whether the lord's attitude has always been an enemy of these families, it is too late to compromise today. The lord's path is to win the hearts of the people, not the hearts of the gentry. Although scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the leaders of the people, they only account for a drop in the lord's population. With their support, they can quickly master a large number of talents, land, food, and even military sources, equipment. However, once this is the case, after conquering the country, this country will inevitably be shared with many families."
"Our great Han Dynasty has today's troubles, that is, many families have been in charge of the government affairs in the court for a long time, and the local government cannot lose their weight, so that the land has been largely annexed, the people are becoming increasingly poor, and the aristocratic families are becoming increasingly rich. However, the taxes paid by these families are very small. If there are three officials of more than a thousand stone in the family, the salary paid by the court may be more than the taxes paid by their families. In this way, if the country is weak and the people are poor, and the aristocratic families are the only ones, how can the world not be confused?"
"What is destined to be a strong country and rich people. In this way, conflicts with them will inevitably occur. If you compromise today, it will only lay the root of disaster for greater conflicts in the future."
Liu He nodded frequently when he heard this.
"Since that's the case, why don't the two military advisors advise me earlier?"
Xun Yu and Cui Jun looked at each other and smiled, then Xun Yu said, "What others say is not as profound as the lord himself has learned. Moreover, many ministers have advised him. Since the lord is hesitant and difficult to decide, no matter how much I say, I will only cause trouble in the lord's heart at that time, and it will not make the lord's decision. We two expected that many families must have a backup plan. It is a matter of time before the lord's decision is made, so we don't have to rush to make a statement."
Liu He laughed in silence.
"You two..."
Of course he knew that there was another reason that Xun Yu did not say it.
After destroying these many families, the large number of vacancies of official positions will inevitably lead to Liu He's strong dependence on their families in talent supply.
Although Yang Biao said that it is absolutely difficult to make up for the gaps of these hundreds of officials by gathering the power of many families, the more this happens, the stronger his dependence on them, because he still has to rely on them to contact many neutral families so far.
Once Liu He succeeds, their families will be comparable to Emperor Guangwu’s 28 heroes. So they can still support themselves so firmly after knowing their political tendencies.
But because of this benefit, the more they should remain silent on this matter, and even persuade themselves to pardon the Chen, Wei, Zheng and other families like Yang Biao and others. Because they were sure that they would never choose to pardon, they dared to say such words, which demonstrated their kindness and be devoted to the public.
Of course, Liu He will not doubt their loyalty because of this. People will have selfishness. As long as the other party's public aspiration can surpass selfishness and are on the same boat as himself in terms of interests, Liu He will continue to use and trust. He will blindly demand that subordinates and allies are selfless saints, and in the end, they will only betrayal of the relatives.
Wang Chen had already escorted all the people from the two major families. He was about to come over and report to Liu He, but was snatched by another voice.
"Report... Bingzhou's disaster, Bingzhou's disaster..."
A messenger was riding a horse, waving a roll of cloth with one hand, and shouting in a hurry.
Wang Kun and Wei Yong, who were not far from their breath, heard this sound and their eyes suddenly shone brightly.
When Liu He heard the disaster in Bingzhou, he hurried over and stopped the messenger.
When the messenger saw that it was Liu He, he quickly jumped off his horse.
"The great disaster in Bingzhou...Yellow River...Jizhou..."
The messenger was panting and couldn't speak at all.
When Liu He heard the word "Yellow River", his instinctive nerves became tense and he directly snatched the roll of cloth from the messenger's hand.
As soon as the cloth was separated from the messenger's hand, the man suddenly foamed at the mouth and fell directly onto the ground.
Liu He was shocked: "What's going on?"
Xun Yu reached out to the messenger and shook his head.
"It seems that this person is working day and night, his energy and spirit have reached the limit of the human body and are on the verge of collapse. When the letter is still in his hand, he held his breath with a sense of faith. As soon as the lord took the letter, the news came and his mission was achieved, so..."
When Liu He heard this, he looked at the ordinary messenger and a sense of respect suddenly rose in his heart. He bent down and took off the sword around the messenger's waist.
"I will be buried with this person for a grand burial and have double the pensions for his family. If he has children, give the sword to him and tell him that his father is a hero!"
After saying that, Liu He then unfolded the urgent report in his hand.
"What……"
Chapter completed!