Liu Che chuckled, looked at Yuan Ang, and said, "When I was studying, I saw Han Feizi commenting: chivalrous men broke the ban with martial arts, and Confucian scholars used literature to mess up their hair. What does Si Gong think?"
Yuan An immediately understood what Liu Che meant.
This is a posture that is dedicated to death!
He sighed inwardly, there was nothing he could do, Ji Xin had a very close relationship with him.
For more than a year after leaving the field, Ji Xin was basically responsible for Yuan Ang's expenses and expenses.
If he just lets it go, then Yuan Ang's golden signboard will be smashed!
If it were before, Liu Che would still be called Liu De and he would still be a prince.
Yuan Ang naturally has many ways to deal with this matter, and he can even call Ji Xin to be a peacemaker.
But not anymore!
Liu Che is already the prince!
Not to mention Ji Xin, who is just a ranger leader and a gangster, even if he is a servant, if he offends too much, he will be taken down!
As for the old love and relationship with the prince in the past...
hehe……
When Liu Bang became emperor, his old friend Xiao He immediately disgraced himself, Zhang Liang ran home to practice Taoism, and Cao Shen became a minister with low eyebrows.
Those few people who couldn't see the situation clearly fell into tragedy.
For example, Han Xin, Peng Yue, and Lu Wan.
During the reign of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, Chen Ping and Zhou Bo even held the throne of Emperor Taizong securely.
But as soon as his butt was firmly seated, Emperor Taizong Xiaowen turned around and began to seize power.
In the end, Zhou Bo was even thrown into prison. If Empress Dowager Bo hadn't persuaded him and put in all her good words, he would have lost his life and at least the whole family would have been executed.
Therefore, after Liu Che became the crown prince, Yuan An immediately adjusted his position.
Treat all the achievements made in the past as if they didn’t exist.
Because only in this way can he survive for a long time!
But Yuan Ang thought about this matter for a long time and finally made up his mind. He kowtowed and said, "When I report back to my family, I think that Han Feizi is right, but Ji Xinchen knows it. He has always obeyed the law, been generous and loving, and has no bad deeds.
His brother Ji Bu is a well-known veteran minister in the world..." Han Feizi's words. Confucianism uses literature to disrupt law. It is still controversial at this time, but chivalry uses force to violate prohibitions. This is an iron law recognized by the world. Since Liu Bang
, Liu's attack on the rangers is getting stronger day by day.
Among the death row prisoners executed in Guanzhong every year, criminal rangers account for a relatively important part!
Therefore, Yuan An knew very well that if Liu Che had murderous intentions towards Ji Xin, it would be really difficult for Ji Xin to survive!
Among other things, the official position of Ju Meng under Liu Che was to prepare the robbers and robbers.
What does a captain of robbers do?
It's specially designed to deal with rangers and thieves!
And if Ms. Liu really wanted to arrest someone, that person wouldn't be able to hide. He couldn't hide!
"If Ji Xin offends the family, please look at me and Ji Bu's face and be lenient..." Yuan An said and paused deeply.
Liu Che couldn't help but feel weak in his heart when he saw Yuan Ang sincerely begging for mercy in front of him.
Considering Yuan Ang's good deeds in the past, he couldn't really go too far.
Otherwise, if this word spreads, a mean and unkind person will have a bad reputation!
In China, a humane society, no matter what you do, you have to be respectful.
As the saying goes, don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. If you really have a straight face and think you are Bao Qingtian, you will definitely become a loner!
Especially Yuan An's posture is so low.
It really offended Yuan Ang, and Liu Che felt uncomfortable too!
After thinking about this, Liu Che's attitude softened a lot, and he stood up and smiled. "Si Gong has met! What is the relationship between Gu and Si Gong? Since Si Gong is interceding for this Ji Xin, then Gu will just trust this person."
It’s exactly what Si Gong said!”
Liu Che took a step forward and said softly: "It's just the New Year's Eve. According to the three chapters of Emperor Gao's law, murderers must die, and injuries and thefts must be punished. I plan to ask Ju Meng to clean up all the old cases in Guanzhong in the near future, and try to bring a batch of them to justice."
The criminals who have repeatedly escaped the punishment of the king's law in the past will be hunted down and brought to justice, and they will be punished according to law!"
This is to carry out a Western Han Dynasty version of severe beatings!
Just like Journey to the West, monsters with backstages will definitely not be caught. Those who can be caught must be the unlucky ones without backstages or the backstages are not strong enough.
Liu Che's meaning is very obvious, that is, since Yuan Ang wants to protect Ji Xin, fine, I will give you face, but Ji Xin in Guanzhong cannot be kept! Let him hide in Guandong for two years as soon as possible!
If this happens, Ji Xin will still be stuck in Guanzhong.
Then you can't blame Liu Che for being ruthless and not caring about Yuan An's face!
Yuan An naturally knew what Liu Che meant, so he bowed his head and said: "That's right. Those who have escaped from the law due to old cases in Guanzhong should be punished by national law!"
"With the support of Si Gong, I will feel at ease!" Liu Che turned around and said with a smile: "Si Gong, please sit down for a moment. I have already ordered someone to make tea. It is the first-class Mingqianyu brought by Cheng Zhengying from Shu County.
Tea is all young tea buds that appear before and after cold food. It is said that a mountain of tea can only produce half a catty!"
I have to say that when it comes to enjoyment, businessmen are even better than the royal family!
At the very least, the merchants at this time were much better than the Liu family in terms of enjoyment.
When Liu Che was a prince, he was content to have a piece of Shu brocade to make clothes all year round!
Earlier, during the reign of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, let alone Shu brocade, the majestic grandsons wore silkworms raised on the mulberry trees planted by the palace itself and clothes woven by the concubines in the palace.
Su Ji never used such foul language. Naturally, the three Liu Che brothers didn't even have a few silk clothes!
How can you compare with those big private dog owners?
When Yuan Ang heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "Dare you disobey your orders?"
The storm has finally passed, and all that remains is how to end it.
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After walking out of the Prince's Palace, Yuan An boarded his carriage.
The coachman who drove the carriage was Yuan An's domestic slave. He was said to be a slave, but in fact he was no different from his family. He was a servant who had been raised by the Yuan family since he was a child. He grew up with Yuan An, running around here and there, and his relationship was naturally very deep, so many things happened.
, Yuan Ang did not hide anything from him, and even discussed it with him.
Seeing that Yuan An's face was not very good, the coachman asked tentatively: "Master, what's going on with the prince?"
Yuan An let out a long sigh and asked the coachman: "Da Lang, do you know who Ji Xin has been interacting with in recent days?"
The coachman replied: "I have heard something. It is said that Ji Xin has been very close to the Du family recently. You also know that the Du family and the Tian family have always been the job of the Guanzhong rangers..."
"Du Shi?!" Yuan An rubbed his temples, knowing what was going on, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Why don't you report it to me?"
"Master, is there something wrong?" the coachman asked curiously.
Naturally, official people and merchants would not take the initiative to meet each other.
These usual routines of filial piety, benefits, etc. are usually handed over to the officials' subordinates and confidants.
Usually, officials would also appoint a domestic slave or confidant to handle these matters.
In this way, even if something happens, nothing will be left behind.
This is a new money-collecting model that emerged in official circles after Zhang Wu accepted bribes!
Although Yuan Ang doesn't like money, he is active in the officialdom, welcomes guests, treats guests from time to time, holds banquets and so on. It is difficult to support his family with just his salary, let alone holding banquets!
After hearing what the coachman said, Yuan Ang shook his head and said, "It's not just inappropriate, trouble is coming!"
"Hurry, go to Ji Xin's house! Hurry!" Yuan Ang urged anxiously.
You know, he just acted as a surety in front of the prince!
If Ji Xin did something that offended the prince or even acted treasonously, then he, Yuan An, would be impeached!
Others don't know how much the emperor cherishes the prince today.
But Yuan An knew it clearly!
When he was in Hedong, after the prince returned to Chang'an, the emperor asked him about his whereabouts and safety three times a day.
After the crown prince was canonized, although on the surface the emperor did not pay much attention to the prince.
But in fact, Yuan Ang's acquaintances in the palace told him that before the emperor went to bed every day, he would definitely listen to reports on the prince's whereabouts today.
Be sure to listen to it before going to sleep!
This level of attention is no longer just pampering but pampering!
With the temper of the old Liu family, whoever touches his own son will definitely kill his entire family!
Yuan An clearly saw the fate of Tao Qing and Wang Hui!
So, Yuan An's servant's carriage drove quickly through the streets of Chang'an and stopped in front of a mansion in the east of the city.
This is Ji Xin's house.
Because Ji Xin's brother Ji Bu once served as the governor of Liangqianshi County, the house was built magnificently without any scruples, and two stone lions were installed at the door.
When Yuan An got off the carriage, the servants of the Ji family immediately came forward to greet him and saluted: "The servant is here, please come in quickly. The master has been looking forward to the servant for a long time!"
However, Yuan Ang roared with a straight face and said to the servants of the Ji family who came up to greet him, "Go and call Ji Xin, right away!"
This roar immediately frightened the servants of the Ji family.
Yuan Ang has never been so angry!
Therefore, they did not dare to neglect at all and hurriedly went in to report.
Not long after, a man wearing silk and satin but with a thick waist came out of the house. As soon as he saw Yuan An, he immediately knelt down and worshiped: "My dear benefactor, I have something to tell Xin? Xin will do it immediately? Chao Chao?"
Are you in trouble with your benefactor again?"
Yuan An glanced at Ji Xin and said helplessly: "Let's talk after we go in!"
Yuan Ang can't help it!
Back then, he rescued Ji Xin and helped Ji Xin avoid being pursued by the court.
That's because he and Ji Xin are fellow villagers!
We are all Chu people. There are very few Chu people in the imperial court, so I can only help one by one!
This model of grouping together by region has existed since ancient times.
Ji Xin took Yuan An into the house, invited Yuan An to the living room, and ordered someone to serve tea. Then she asked carefully: "My benefactor is so angry today, but what did you do wrong?"
Ji Xin was certainly not stupid. He knew that if Yuan An was so angry today, he must have accidentally done something to offend Yuan An.
As for Yuan An, Ji Xin can't afford the crime!
After all, this is his protective umbrella!
Yuan Ang saw Ji Xin's honest and obedient look, and the anger in his heart immediately dissipated a lot.
After all, fellow countryman Ji Xin has helped him a lot over the years!
There is hard work without credit!
Especially when he was down and out, Ji Xin never left him!
However, since it was about the prince, Yuan Ang had to keep a straight face and asked coldly: "Ji Xin, let me ask you, what are you planning with the Du family these days? Do you want your eldest brother to be under the influence of Jiuquan?"
If you want to be humiliated, you want to drag me, Yuan Si, to die with you?"
Ji Xin's elder brother Ji Bu passed away a few years ago.
Therefore, Yuan Ang can also be regarded as Ji Xin's elder.
"My dear benefactor, why did you say this?" Ji Xin was also startled and quickly bowed: "Although I am reckless, I would never dare to do this!"
"You still want to hide it from me!" Yuan Ang finally couldn't help but slap the case and asked: "If you didn't do anything extraordinary, why did the prince invite me here today? It's not like my old face is still of some use in front of the prince.
,Now, the Forbidden Army is outside!"
It is taboo to interfere with the royal family!
What stands in front of the prince is seeking death!
At the beginning, Zhang Xiangru, the Marquis of Dong'an, the elder recognized by both the government and the public and the candidate for prime minister, once offended the prince, he was kicked back to his hometown to farm!
This is the case for all dignified Chehou. Ji Xin is a little ranger with shit on his butt. Yuan Ang can't figure it out. Why would he dare to get involved in such a head-turning thing?
"Prince..." Ji Xin was stunned. He scratched his head and said, "My benefactor, please calm down. My benefactor, please calm down. I was indeed entrusted by someone to call a few rangers back from Meng. But, it's not like this."
Wouldn’t that offend the prince?”
Yuan Ang stood up and looked at Ji Xin.
He really didn't know what words to use to describe Ji Xin's behavior.
If this is not called offending, what does it mean to be offended?
"Ji Xin, if you still recognize me, Yuan Si, please promise me something..." Yuan Ang sighed.
"My benefactor, please tell me!"
"You pack up immediately and leave Guanzhong immediately, whether you go to Shu County or Luoyang! Go out and hide for two years first..." Yuan An said dejectedly.
"Why?" Ji Xin suddenly burst out. She straightened her neck and blushed and asked, "I just said hello, why is this?"
"Why?" Yuan Ang sneered: "Why? Just because I, Yuan Si, plead for you in front of my superior. Now, you are already a dead person!"
"But I don't accept it!" Ji Xin also looked aggrieved and squatted on the ground, saying, "My benefactor, do you think that in some way you can't compare to that Ju Meng?"
Yuan Ang finally understood why Ji Xin would do such a lifeless thing.
In the world of rangers, there can only be one boss.
In the past, Meng was the king in Guandong, while Ji Xin was at ease in Guanzhong.
Naturally, the two don't mess with each other.
But now, Ju Meng ran to Chang'an and reached into Ji Xin's territory, pulling people in and integrating them.
Yuan Ang also felt that it was already very good that Ji Xin could bear to give Ju Meng a little color now!
Yuan Ang also sighed. He never understood why the prince fell in love with Ju Meng who was far away in Luoyang and ignored Ji Xin in Guanzhong?
Doesn’t the prince know that a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake?
No matter how powerful Ju Meng is, in Guanzhong, he will definitely not be as powerful as the local snake Ji Xin!
This can be seen from the fact that Meng Jin, who is now the captain of thieves and the doctor of the prince's family, can't make all the rangers in Guanzhong obey!
If Ji Xin were in Ju Meng's position, then...
Who dares to chirp?
but……
Yuan An sighed and said: "How did Ju Meng get recruited? Do you know? If the prince had recruited you at that time, would you have gone?"
Ji Xin was slightly startled when he heard this.
Half a year ago, who knew who Liu Che was?
At that time, everyone among the nobles and merchants in Chang'an City was eagerly waiting for the emperor's eldest son, Liu Rong, to ascend to the throne.
As for the second son of the emperor?
Who noticed?
Thinking of this, Ji Xin suddenly felt a little discouraged, but she was still unconvinced. She pouted and said: "Among the reckless heroes in the world, is there only one Ju Meng? I just want the prince to know that I am no worse than Ju Meng! Even better than Ju Meng."
Ju Meng is even better. Who among the seventy-five counties in Guanzhong doesn’t know the name of XX? If XX were in Ju Meng’s position, he would definitely do better than Ju Meng!”
This is what Ji Xin has been feeling for a long time.
If the prince wants to use people, then use them!
Originally, Meng entered Guanzhong, became an official, and helped Liu Che with his work. He was optimistic about his success.
After all, there are too few ways for this ranger to clear his name.
Ju Meng is a guiding light.
Therefore, for a long time, Ji Xin did not come out to embarrass Ju Meng, and even ordered his younger brothers to cooperate as much as possible. Otherwise, no matter how powerful Ju Meng is, no matter how famous he is, without his acquiescence or even support, the gang of rangers in Guanzhong will not see
Before it's too late, who would take advantage of a barbarian from Guandong?
However, now Meng Ju Meng has come to the fore. He has also become a captain of thieves, mixed up with the name of a prince's official, and a hidden minister.
Especially recently. Every time Ji Xin drinks with her former younger brother and mentions the scenery of Ju Meng, Ji Xin is extremely envious.
There are even some knights who only know Ju Meng but not Ji Xin!
Half a year ago, in terms of background, none of the actors in the drama could catch up with his Ji Xin.
In terms of background, Ji Xin's backer was Yuan An, who was familiar with all the big and small bureaucrats in Chang'an, and was a local coward.
Ji Xin asked herself, she was no worse than Ju Meng.
But why didn't the prince send anyone to recruit him?
After thinking about it, Ji Xin felt that maybe her reputation had not reached the prince's ears yet.
So how can we let the prince know that there is a "outside sage" in Chang'an City who is embracing the "heart of repaying with fists and fists"?
It just so happened that Mrs. Du asked him for help two days ago to slow down Ju Meng, so the two hit it off immediately, and this happened.
Unfortunately, now it seems that the effect has been achieved, but it has the opposite effect.
As expected, the prince knew that Ji Xin was there, but he hated him!
This made Ji Xin feel that there must be something wrong with this world!
Why was Meng Mingming's family in Luoyang discovered by the prince when he was still young? He was in Chang'an and Guanzhong every day, but he was never recruited?
Yuan Ang naturally knew where the problem lay.
Ji Xin uses a knight's mind to deal with the prince, but the prince views it from a political perspective. This is strange!
Yuan An couldn't laugh or cry, shook his head and said: "Since you want to be loyal to the prince, why don't you tell me. I have always been thin-faced in front of the prince... why is this..."
But Ji Xin shook her head and said, "I owe my benefactor too much. I can't help but beg my benefactor again!"
Yuan Ang couldn't help but shake his head.
Most of the rangers are unruly and lawless. There are no rules.
At that time, when Ji Bu was still alive, Ji Xin lost his temper and killed people immediately.
This is also the reason why Yuan Ang never mentioned Ji Xin in front of Liu Che.
It's okay to keep such a person down below, but once he reaches the court, Ji Xin's temper will be the source of his death!
At this point, Yuan Ang didn't want to say any more. He shook his head and asked, "Besides asking you to do this, did Mr. Du say anything else to you?"
Ji Xin shook her head and said, "I haven't reported anything back to my benefactor. It's just that I heard something and I don't know whether I should say it..."
"Tell me about it..." Yuan Ang asked quickly.
"It's like this. I heard from someone below that in recent days, the Du family and several other merchant families are discussing some matters with the Yamen, Si Cao and pavilion chiefs from various counties in Guanzhong. I heard that,
They seemed to be saying that the prince wanted to limit and protect the price of grain, and that they had to cooperate with each other and go to extremes. Someone told a certain person that a certain pavilion chief said to them while they were drinking that what the merchants in Guanzhong discussed with them was if the prince would limit grain prices.
If they buy it for fifty yuan per stone and sell it for fifty-five yuan per stone, then they have to sell it to farmers at the price of fifty-five yuan per stone, and each household has to buy more than ten stones!" Ji Xin recalled, touching her head.
When Yuan Ang heard this, he couldn't sit still anymore and immediately stood up and said: "This matter is serious, please wait for now. I will report it to my family immediately. I will come back in the evening and discuss the matter with you again!"
"Is there a problem?" Ji Xin asked, "Isn't this bad?"
"The problem is big!" Yuan Ang said: "These guys actually dare to use this method to deal with the prince. Once they succeed, the government and the public will be in chaos, and even the world will be in turmoil!"
As a long-time official, Yuan Ang certainly knows what measures the people below will take if they are unable to defeat their superiors in terms of hard power when they encounter their superiors using strong means to implement a certain policy.
What Ji Xin said is exactly the most extreme and bad way of confrontation that also has the most serious consequences.
I really want to be fooled by these low-level bureaucrats such as the pavilion chiefs, You Jiao and Liao Fu who connect the yamen offices in various counties in Guanzhong.
At that time, either the prince will bow his head and admit his mistake, or the Liu family will use the army to wipe out Guanzhong with blood!
There is basically no third option!
And with the Liu family's temper, the most likely choice is the second option.
And if that happens, the whole world will be unstable, and even Liu Che's crown prince position may not be guaranteed!
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The Prince's Palace and the Painting Hall.
Liu Che sat at the top, and after listening to Yuan Ang's words, he was also a little dazed.
This problem is very difficult!
What Yuan Ang said was very simple. A few businessmen who were unwilling to lose their interests decided to connect and bribe the lower-level bureaucrats in Guanzhong.
If it were an open confrontation, Liu Che wouldn't be afraid at all!
But if they play like this, it will be dangerous!
Why did Wang Anshi's reform fail?
They were defeated by this trick of the bureaucrats!
The good young crops law and immunity law finally turned into a showdown and a carnival of bureaucracy.
Farmers who were supposed to benefit ended up paying a higher price.
What bureaucrats do is, to put it bluntly, very simple: amplification and extremes.
For example, the Youth Law was originally intended to provide low-interest loans to the people at the bottom, and the Immunization Law was to allow those people who did not want to serve in the military to pay someone to serve on their behalf.
But in the end, the officials below will give you a one-size-fits-all approach. All the people will be forced to pay to hire people to serve, and they will be forced to take loans, regardless of whether you need it or not! Do you want it or not?
This is the root cause of the failure of Wang Anshi’s reform!
The upper-class nobles hate the reform, and the lower-class people do not experience the benefits, but live a more miserable life. In this case, who will support the new law?
Such an example is not just Wang Anshi's reform.
Even the later dynasties and the Qingfeng New Deal also encountered such problems.
Xinjun says what to do, the people below will take it to an extreme and amplify it. They will give you eye drops whenever they find an opportunity. They use all kinds of loyal and dark methods. Even the Celestial Empire will still be unable to do anything unless they are like Taizu.
, activate the buzz buzz, smash the whole world to pieces, and reshuffle the cards.
It is naturally impossible for Liu Che to imitate Taizu of the Celestial Dynasty.
