Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Liu Ying's face was pale and he kept shaking his head.

"How can this be possible? When my father executed Qing, he was killing a tyrant. As the descendant of Emperor Gao, how can I be a tyrant?"

Fatty Lu wanted to say something, but seeing Liu Ying's serious expression, he sighed.

Yang Du gently took Liu Ying and bowed to Fatty Lu.

"King Tang, I will go and settle His Highness first and let His Highness meet his supporters in Shangjing City."

Fatty Lu waved his hand impatiently.

"Okay, get out of here!"

When there was no one around, Fatty Lu sat on the ground, looking helpless.

This is tyranny in itself, and can be considered a kind of governance technique of the Han Dynasty. How can it be considered the behavior of a dictator?
Emperor Gaozu implemented reforms in the south and slaughtered many aristocratic families. Even if only one bloodline remained, the number of those slaughtered would be more than tens of thousands!

For aristocratic families, does this behavior count as being that of a tyrant or a butcher?
But now, everyone in the south is praising the achievements of Emperor Gao, because he truly allowed the people to survive.

"What should we do? Liu Ying has only inherited his elder brother's kindness, but not his cruelty."

Fatty Lu looked up at the sky, feeling completely helpless.

He would not stay in Northern Qi for long. The envoy from the court who was to dismiss him from office and strip him of his title would probably arrive in Shangjing City within a few months.

No matter how high Fatty Lu's status was, he did not hold any specific position in the court. The entire Han Dynasty was still ruled by Sang Wen, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin.

"Forget it. These few months are your last chance. If you can't seize it, I can't help you."

Fatty Lu retracted his gaze, waved his whip, and rushed towards the brothel in Shangjing City with his personal guards.

In the Qi Palace, the Emperor's study.

Liu Ying looked at the five important ministers around him, as well as the countless people who were trying to curry favor with him.

Just looking at the momentum, it almost occupied one-third of the power in the Northern Qi court.

Gousheng, Marquis of Danzhou, Yang Du, Marquis of Shangjing, Li Chengze, Prince of Qing, Li Chengqian, Prince of Huaibei, Xiao Zhan, Prince of Han, and Li Yunrui, who is well versed in the art of imperial power.

It can be said that Liu Ying's ministers were quite luxurious, and he had the power to control intelligence of all civil and military officials in his hands.

This was also the political legacy that Emperor Gao left to Liu Ying, giving him a glimmer of hope.

As for whether Liu Ying can seize the opportunity, it depends on himself.

"You are all important officials of Qi State. What can you teach me?"

Liu Ying's face was full of sincerity.

Except for Li Chengqian, Li Yunrui and Li Chengze, the remaining three have deep roots in Northern Qi.

Hearing Liu Ying's question, Xiao Zhan gently stroked his gray beard.

"That depends on whether Your Highness wants to live in harmony with the world and establish a royal family in Qi, or whether he wants to take power and do practical things for the people."

Xiao Zhan is just testing the waters. The other three major clans are annexing land and taking common people as tenants. Their greed is too ugly.

But the Xiao family turned their family into a country, and faced with the imperial censors sent by the Han Dynasty to monitor the fiefdoms of kings and princes, they had no way to annex land.

The last step is to support the landlords and powerful people and use them as agents and black gloves.

Compared with the three major clans, the progress is too slow.

There are also voices within the Xiao family. If this continues, the Xiao family may be divided up by the other three major clans.

That’s why Xiao Zhan is standing here today.

Liu Ying spoke in a firm tone and with great conviction.

"I am the eldest son of Emperor Gao, so I must work hard to serve the people!"

A cold look flashed across Xiao Zhan's eyes.

"Then we will stage a coup! While the King of Tang is still here, the Marquis of Danzhou will control the defense of Shangjing City and arrest all the ministers in the court."

"Over the years, they have exploited the people. The Jinyiwei led by Shangjing Hou have also collected a lot of evidence, enough to hand over to the people of the world."

When Gousheng and Yang Du heard what Xiao Zhan said, they were stunned at first, and then nodded slightly.

This is indeed a solution.

The words of Xiao Zhan and Fatty Lu are similar, but not as explicit as what Fatty Lu said.

After hearing what Xiao Zhan said, Liu Ying hesitated.

"I have just arrived in Shangjing City. The three major clans are deeply rooted, especially the Zhan family of Queen Mother Zhan Doudou, which is located in Shangjing County."

"Wouldn't this offend everyone and make my adoptive father act unkindly and unjustly? I'm afraid the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed, right?" A benevolent king!

This is the evaluation of Liu Ying by the six people present.

But a benevolent monarch could not rule the Northern Qi regime.

Xiao Zhan's eyes were dark and gloomy, and he said no more.

Perhaps they were all cursing Liu Ying in their hearts, saying that this mere coward was not worthy of any advice!
Li Chengqian's Huaibei Kingdom is in Shangjing County, plus the Qing Kingdom in Nanling County, the Han Kingdom, and the Tang Kingdom in Dongchi County.

The situation was out of control, but it was enough to block the three major clans from sending troops.

How can we attack the most fortified city in the world, Shangjing, by relying on the scattered aristocratic families to raise an army?

But Liu Ying was Sang Wen's adopted son, so it was self-evident who the Han court would favor.

The Han Dynasty tried its best to reduce the power of Northern Qi, the largest vassal state.

Everyone present fell silent.

Liu Ying was somewhat panicked and looked at his trusted people around him in confusion. Didn't what he said make sense?

Prince Qing Li Chengze looked somewhat conflicted.

Li Chengqian punched Li Chengze directly on the back.

Li Chengze snorted, and when he saw that everyone's attention was focused on him, he quickly changed the subject.

"So, Your Highness, what do you mean?"

A look of hope appeared on Liu Ying's little face.

"I will implement the kingly way, audit all small and medium-sized landlords and common tenants with less than 100 mu of land in Qi, reduce their taxes, and win the hearts of the people!"

This great man's policies are quite consistent with the times, and he has been tirelessly promoting the kingly way of education.

But everyone's faces looked particularly strange.

Li Yunrui coughed and spoke with a dry laugh.

"Your Highness, this is a wise move. Let us take a look at it first."

"In this case, Your Highness has already made a decision, so we will not bother Your Highness any more."

Li Chengqian wanted to say something, but Li Yunrui pushed Li Chengqian's carriage away.

Several princes and dukes also bowed and left the imperial study.

Liu Ying looked at his most trusted people with a sense of loss. It seemed that none of them supported his approach.

But it was clearly this trick that my father relied on to win the world!
After leaving the imperial study, Yang Du finally opened up the chatterbox that he had been holding back for a long time.

"Your Highness is so kind, what should we do?"

"What can we do? Just wait to die! It's not us who will die anyway."

Xiao Zhan snorted coldly, his face grim, and left with a flick of his sleeves.

These military nobles had their own fiefdoms, which were directly under the jurisdiction of the Han court.

These people were able to gather in the Imperial Study and stand against Zhan Doudou because they had received favors from Emperor Gao.

As a result, Liu Ying was kind-hearted and unwilling to use drastic measures.

Once Fatty Tang King Lu leaves, Liu Ying will probably never be able to hold real power again.

The kingly way and the hegemonic way, these two are well said and are equally important.

The Emperor Gao promoted the Kingly Way in the beginning because the people of Qing Kingdom could not stand the treacherous and tyrannical ways of the Emperor, and their lives were in misery.

Therefore, as long as you show a little benevolence and achieve some results, there will be a large number of people supporting you, and this is hope.

The people of Northern Qi are numb and indifferent, what hope is there?

Reduce taxes and levies!

By that time, the aristocratic families will be well fed, and Liu Ying will not even be able to feed his army, and the people will still live a hard life.

Gousheng also sighed.

"Your Highness is not the Emperor after all. You don't even have officials loyal to you. Who is willing to truly implement the King's Way?"

Yang Du patted Gousheng on the shoulder and walked out of the palace with particularly heavy steps.

The other people also looked worried and left with a lot on their minds. (End of this chapter)