As soon as they heard Liu Xie's words, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici turned to look at Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi.

Feeling that everyone in the entire hall was looking at him, even though Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi were in good spirits.

At this time, they couldn't help but feel nervous in their hearts.

Especially Sima Yi, although he performed brilliantly in the civil and military competition, he could also feel that the emperor seemed to be quite wary of him and did not give him any real power at all.

This made Sima Yi a little confused. He didn't understand why he was so wary of the emperor when he was just an ordinary kid from a noble family.

Although I am a little more handsome, a little smarter, and my family has a little more money and food.

However, the Sima family that I belonged to had already decided to follow the emperor. They were among the first to respond to the emperor's call, dismiss their servants, and cooperate with the court in registering land and population.

Moreover, the Sima family could also see that the emperor's series of reforms were not friendly to the aristocratic family, but it did leave some room for the children of the aristocratic family.

It can even be said that in the Han Dynasty, the rights of aristocratic families and ordinary people were actually almost the same after some changes.

However, the smart Sima family knows very well that what we are talking about here is the territory of the Thirteen Prefectures of the Han Dynasty.

It does not include lands outside the Han Dynasty.

As the descendants of Ma Qian of the Taishi Company, they knew very well that there was a huge place beyond the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty.

For example, the Western Region Protectorate back then.

Yes, Sima Yi's family wanted to live in Hanoi County, which was close to Luoyang.

They were the first areas to be informed by the imperial court of reforms.

At that time, the Sima family received news that the imperial court was going to change, and there was an internal discussion within the Sima family.

Some members of the Sima family believed that this was an excuse for the imperial court to eliminate the privileges of all aristocratic families in the world.

The Sima family cannot sit still and wait for death. They must join other aristocratic families in opposing the court's decision.

But as the main lineage, Sima Yi felt that this was an opportunity.

This brings us back to the original point, that is, the people of the aristocratic families really don’t know the harm that the government controlled by the aristocratic families does to the Han Dynasty?

The answer is definitely known, but people from the aristocratic family just feel that it has nothing to do with them.

After all, a flowing dynasty and an iron-clad family means that a family puts the interests of its own family first.

The other members of the Sima family think so, which is also in line with the family's normal views.

However, as the main lineage, Sima Yi and his son realized that although the emperor's series of reforms limited the Sima family's rights within the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, it also expanded their rights outside the thirteen states.

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This point comes from the emperor's edict, which allows the common people to form caravans, allows the caravans to have weapons and armor, and allows the caravans to recruit young and strong people, but it needs to be equipped with retired military sergeants as instructors.

At the same time, it was stipulated that in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty's homeland, people were prohibited from owning armor, strong bows, and powerful crossbows. People were prohibited from making armor privately.

When people buy weapons and armor, they need to go to special places to buy them and register them in a register.

For common people to engage in caravan trade, they need a license issued by the court.

These items seemed to be for all ordinary people of the Han Dynasty, but Sima Yi could see that they were for aristocratic families.

It's very simple. How much food can you, an ordinary citizen, have to build a caravan? Only the money of aristocratic families can afford the initial consumption of the caravan.

As for whether the caravan would lose money in the beginning, Sima Yi didn't think so.

To put it simply, if you can’t go far away and you’re not sure whether you’ll be compensated, then go to the Western Regions!

It is clearly recorded in the historical records of Ma Qian of the Taishi Company that those small kingdoms in the Western Regions admired everything in the Central Plains.

Tea and silk are both hot commodities in the Western Regions. The Western Regions are rich in gold and jade, and you can make a fortune by bringing these back to the Central Plains.

In the face of such huge interests, dismissing slaves, re-surveying land, and taxing caravans are trivial matters.

It can even be said that as long as you take the goods and go to the Western Regions, you can earn a whole year's income.

And the Western Regions have entered again. Starting from Chang'an, it only takes five months at most to reach the Western Regions, and you can go back and forth.

If you move faster and can make two trips a year, your income will be twice what you were before.

This is simply a money grab! If he didn't agree to this, Sima Yi would probably have to get up and slap himself twice even if he fell asleep in the middle of the night.

Therefore, after Sima Yi figured it out, he went to persuade his father and eldest brother.

Later, through the influence of his father and eldest brother, he changed the attitude of the entire Sima family towards the imperial court.

In this regard, the Sima family became supporters of Liu Xie's New Deal, and cooperated with the court to try out the New Deal in Hanoi. They even sent Sima Yi, the most outstanding member of the family, to Liu Xie's side.

Sima Yi at this time, to be honest, he really wanted to replace the Han Dynasty, right? He was even the kind of person who wanted to fight against anyone who wanted to rebel against the Han Dynasty.

After all, Sima Yi at this time was firstly still young, and secondly, he had not yet taken power, and his feelings for the big man were still deep.

Unlike in history, when the Han Dynasty was replaced by the Cao family, it is reasonable for our Sima family to learn from your Cao family and replace your Wei family.

After all, in this era, the Han Dynasty is destiny for the vast number of people and families in the world.

Especially after Liu Xie took control of Luoyang, the vitality of the Han Dynasty became more and more prosperous, which further illustrates the status of the Han Dynasty or Liu Xie in the eyes of the world.

But what Sima Yi couldn't figure out was that when he arrived in Luoyang, Wenbi was also in the forefront, but he was not welcomed by the emperor.

This made Sima Yi a little confused. Zhuge Liang, who was in the same class as him, had already joined the newly established staff department to formulate an advance plan for the Han Dynasty.

Pang Tong, that boy, has already gone over there to conquer Xiliang, and Xu Shu, the oldest, has become the acting governor.

This made Sima Yi, who came out with the three of them but was still serving as a casual post in Taiyuan College, quite puzzled.

But today seemed to be his lucky day, the emperor actually took the initiative to invite him into the palace for discussion, which made Sima Yi extremely excited.

Looking at Liu Xie above the high hall, Sima Yi's brain was running wildly.

"Your Majesty, is it because of the battle in Xuzhou?" Sima Yi seized the opportunity and took the initiative to speak to Liu Xie.

"Oh? Why does Zhongda think that I summoned you for the war in Xuzhou?" Liu Xie suddenly became interested when he heard that Sima Yi had guessed what he was thinking.

"Your Majesty, this is all based on my analysis."

"In the war in Wuwei, General Meng Qi is leading a large army to besiege Wuwei. It is still in a stalemate stage and there will not be much progress in a short time."

"As for Xiangyang, the imperial court has taken the initiative and has captured all the Jingbei area except Xiangyang. Xiangyang is an isolated city and may be captured at any time."

"On the Jizhou side, Yuan Shao has been defeated and has retreated to the north of the boundary river, which has become a disadvantage. Only on the Xuzhou side, with the Zeng soldiers from Jiangdong, the war in Xuzhou is a little anxious."
Chapter completed!