The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 273 Volume Lu Su, Lu Zijing
"What are you hesitating about? Don't you believe that the generals under my command can't deal with a few clan thieves?"

Kuai Liang looked up, but saw Guan Yu standing on the emperor's left and Zhang Liao standing on the right, both staring at him with unfriendly faces.

For a moment, the brush in my hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

In fact, if the likes of the clan thieves say that there is no such thing, they are deceiving themselves and others.

But if there is, it is definitely not so large that it requires the emperor to lead the army to wipe it out.

Jingzhou is not Hebei, and it even has a group of black mountain bandits to compete with the government.

If Kuai Liang really wrote down a list and asked the emperor to personally "suppress the bandits", wouldn't that be a blatant act of deceiving the emperor?

And this is not the most important thing.

Kuai Liang had been in officialdom for many years, so how could he not understand the emperor's determination at this time?

True.

Kuai Liang did have some little thoughts of his own before.

Since ancient times, the emperor would never personally kill people.

Even an emperor as murderous as Emperor Wu of Han would not do it himself. Instead, he let cruel officials such as Zhang Tang, Du Zhou, and Wang Wenshu do it, always protecting the emperor's reputation.

But Liu Xie is different now.

Just lead the troops to conquer.

This kind of style...

What’s the difference between him and that fucking Dong Zhuo?
Kuai Liang wanted to use the emperor's feathers to force the emperor, but unexpectedly, the emperor forced him into a situation where he was unable to back down, which made him even more embarrassed.

"Ugh."

Liu Biao was a nostalgic person after all.

After he rode into Jingzhou alone, he received support from Kuai Liang and others.

Although Kuai Liang and others also had their own plans behind the scenes, it is undeniable that they did have friendship with Liu Biao.

By now Liu Biao has also realized that the emperor has a zero-tolerance attitude towards aristocratic families.

If Kuai Liang cannot give the emperor an explanation today, I am afraid that the emperor will really dare to kill people!
Perhaps everyone would have doubted the emperor before.

But now, who would dare to doubt the ability of an emperor who has won back the morale of the Xiliang army and defeated Yuan Shao, the most powerful warlord in Guandong, in Hedong?

Liu Biao didn't want to see his old friend digging his own grave, so he had to put on an old face and smooth things over: "Zi Rou (Kuai Liang's courtesy name), are you confused? Many clan bandits have fled to Jiangxia County and Changsha County before, and now these places have been occupied by Sun Ce. Why do you still need to keep your private soldiers to guard them?"

When Kuai Yue and Cai Mao saw that Liu Biao was willing to help, they immediately stood up and "accused" Kuai Liang, blaming him for having remembered the matter incorrectly.

Kuai Liang's face turned blue and red at this moment.

If we just follow the step given by Liu Biao and roll with the punches now, I believe the emperor will not pursue what happened before.

But this also means that the Jingzhou families will follow the footsteps of the Guanzhong families, Liangzhou families and Yizhou families and decline rapidly, never to regain their former glory.

At this moment, Sima Yi, who had been pushing back, stood up and hinted to Kuai Liang:

"Kuai Zhubu, it doesn't matter if you make one mistake, but you must not make a second or third mistake."

"Without the invasion of the clan bandits, wouldn't it be a good opportunity to restore peace to Jingzhou and allow the people to rest and recuperate?"

"Even if you are a descendant of Kuai Zhubu's clan, you can also focus more on studying and strive for fame in the imperial examination, right?"

After all, Sima Yi had shared hardships with these Jingzhou scholars in Xiangyang.

He knew that these scholars were not bad, but their butts determined their heads.

Without going through a beating, who would be willing to give up the wealth and resources they have already acquired and start over?
These aristocratic families in Jingzhou are different from the Hongnong Yang family where Yang Xiu came from, or the Henei Sima family where Sima Yi came from.

The Yang family of Hongnong was already afraid of being killed.

The Sima family of Henei had to leave their homeland because of the war and had nowhere to stay.

But the noble families in Jingzhou could stay in Jingzhou safely and securely. They had soldiers, money and power.

Asking them to give up these things... is indeed a bit cruel in a way!
However, Sima Yi also secretly reminded——

Imperial examination!

A skinny camel is bigger than a horse!

Even if the aristocratic family declines, its basic base will not disappear.

The basic foundation of aristocratic families is neither money nor power, but knowledge.

With the advantage of an early start, children from aristocratic families can easily take the lead in the previous few imperial examinations and enjoy the "bonuses".

A typical example is Yang Xiu.

His father Yang Biao had already become one of the Three Dukes, and Yang Xiu, as the runner-up in the first imperial examination of the Han Dynasty, might be able to become one of the Three Dukes in the future... When both father and son were three dukes, who could say that the Hongnong Yang family was in decline?

What's more, you can join the army.

Many children of aristocratic families are skilled in archery and horse riding, and are well-versed in military books. They always make faster progress in the military than children of poor families.

It's just a matter of changing the track. Why bother risking your own neck to test whether the emperor's sword is sharp enough?
Liu Biao and Sima Yi both stood up to speak for Kuai Liang, and Kuai Liang knew that this was his last chance.

If you refuse, the emperor's butcher knife might really fall on you immediately!
Taking a deep breath, Kuai Liang finally did not dare to provoke the emperor again. He tried his best to stick out his butt and buried his face in the seam of his sleeves.

"It is true that I remembered it wrongly. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"good."

Liu Xie is also soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. If you are willing to work with the new Han Dynasty and welcome the new era, then as long as you are not a very evil person, Liu Xie will tolerate you.

Since Kuai Liang admitted his mistake, it meant that the power of Jingzhou had been consolidated by the imperial court, and the power of those aristocratic families would eventually be gradually eliminated.

In this case, arguing with Kuai Liang for the sake of face would obviously be childish.

Liu Xie nodded in satisfaction, no longer harboring the murderous intent he had just had: "It is the greatest virtue to admit one's mistakes and correct them."

"In this case, I hope that those private soldiers can be disbanded as soon as possible, the land of Jingzhou can be remeasured, the land can be evenly distributed, and the government soldiers can be organized."

"Here."

Although there was obvious reluctance in his voice, Liu Xie finally let the matter go.

Because at least one thing that Kuai Liang said just now was right.

That is because Jingzhou has a special geographical location and is always facing threats from Cao Cao and Sun Ce. If you can maintain stability, then try to maintain stability and don't make too many big moves.

"I will stay in Jingzhou for the time being and return to Guanzhong after I have properly dealt with the affairs of Jingzhou."

In one sentence, the last hope of Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and others was completely extinguished.

The emperor personally stayed in Jingzhou, obviously to make sure the land issues were thoroughly sorted out and leave no opportunity for any tricks to be hidden.

As a result, although Jingzhou will be prosperous in the future, the wealthy families in Jingzhou will probably be in decline.

……

Liu Xie was speechless when he saw these people looking like they had lost their parents.

Where are we going?
If these people were to see the miserable situation of the nobles in Guanzhong, I wonder what they would feel?
However, Liu Xie also became completely alert.

Strictly speaking, the Jingzhou family was the first time he truly faced the aristocratic family forces that he had always wanted to target.

Before, the aristocratic family forces in Guanzhong were already considered crippled and could not be considered qualified aristocratic family forces at all.

Liangzhou and Yizhou were both suppressed by the imperial generals who came with the power of a great victory.

In fact, the aristocratic families of Jingzhou had always been suppressed by Liu Biao.

But even so, they still refused to repent even when the court won a great victory and the emperor himself was present. One can imagine how difficult it would be to deal with Hebei, Central Plains and Jiangdong where the power of the aristocratic families is even greater.

"Have Yang Xiu and Sima Yi watch carefully from the side and make sure they don't do anything."

"If there is anything unusual, just let them inform Yunchang and let Yunchang lead the troops to kill them. There is no need to tell me again. After all, I have already given them a chance. If they do it again, they will be treated as treasonous."

Guan Yu showed no mercy when killing scholars. Liu Xie was confident that with Guan Yu in charge, he would be able to clean up all the filth and corruption in Jingzhou.

"Here!"

After the incident in Xiangyang City was resolved, Liu Bei in Jiangling also sent a letter to Liu Xie, detailing the plans of Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and others, and asking the emperor how to deal with the matter.

In addition, Lu Su, the envoy of Liu Bei and Sun Ce, was also heading towards Nanyang at this time.

"Let me bring Sun Ce's relatives over?"

Liu Xie didn't expect that Zhou Yu would use this trick on Sun Ce.

Although it seemed a bit absurd, after all, the two sides were still in a hostile state not long ago. But when Liu Xie thought about it carefully, he felt that what the other party said was not impossible.

Although Liu Xie had expected Yuan Shu to become emperor, it did make him uncomfortable.

Now that Sun Ce has volunteered to be the knife that stabs Yuan Shu, it will not only weaken the separatist forces in Jiangdong, but also strike at the power of the Jiangdong aristocratic families, so it is actually in line with the interests of the court.

……

Liu Xie called Yang Xiu and asked him a question.

"When Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor and established the government, what position did he grant to Li Ru?"

The only people who knew that Li Ru was a traitor were Liu Xie, Jia Xu, Xun You and Zhong Yao.

Yang Xiu was confused and thought that the emperor had a grudge against Li Ru, so he quickly informed Liu Xie of Li Ru's situation.

"He was appointed Shangshu Ling, in charge of all government affairs."

Yang Xiu also helped Liu Xie to scold Li Ru: "They are really a nest of snakes and rats! Humph! When the emperor leads his army to Shouchun City in the future, I want to see if they dare to be so arrogant!"

……

Liu Xie didn't listen to what happened next.

His head was filled with the three big words "Shangshu Ling".

That's the Shangshu Ling who is in charge of the court affairs!

The power is terrifying!

Has Li Ru actually fallen to this point?
In a few years, could this guy become Yuan Shu's prime minister?

Liu Xie suddenly laughed. This made Yang Xiu dumbfounded. He wondered why the emperor was so happy after learning that Li Ru was in a high position.

"Since he is the Minister of Chancellery, then asking for Sun Ce's family is actually not complicated."

The only problem now is how to make Sun Ce pay enough!

So when Liu Xie saw Lu Su, the smile on his face was extremely brilliant——

"You brought this to your door yourself!"

(End of this chapter)