The next day, the little fat man held a court meeting.
Since it was spring planting, the officials were not surprised. Spring planting was of great importance, especially in the autumn when the effectiveness of the villages could be tested. Officials in the villages in various places did not dare to slack off at all and worked harder, and the disciples The school has also trained many students who are proficient in farming, and has also been used to enrich the control of local villages. The most serious problem at present is the lack of money.
In recent years, natural disasters have struck many times and the harvests have been poor. However, the emperor was kind-hearted and ordered the affected areas to be exempted from taxes, leaving the state treasury extremely empty. The affairs of the people's settlements required food rations, iron tools, and grain seeds for the people. , and iron tools are needed to farm cattle, and everything costs money. Fortunately, the property of the Mi family has been added to the national treasury, so that the national treasury can barely survive!
Wang Fu firmly believed that as long as he could survive this year, after next year, the court would never have to worry about food, grass and money again!
When the ministers went to court, the little fat man looked calm. Following Song Dian and others, he slowly walked in and sat on the upper seat. The ministers stood up one after another, paid their respects, and then each knelt down. The little fat man looked at Yang Ci. , asked: "Do you have a memorial?" Yang Ci immediately stood up, walked to the center, held the memorial in his hand, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I have a memorial!"
"There are powerful people who have privately built earthen castles, hid iron weapons, kept slaves, and wore brocades, and violated the ancestral system of Taizu. This move is undoubtedly treason. Therefore, your majesty is requested to issue an edict to severely punish the powerful people in various places. Taking into account the common people, we should follow the ancient rules. Control, move the powerful and powerful people from Ji, Yu, Qing, You, Yang, and Jing to Liang and Yong, and move the powerful and powerful people from Yan, Xu, Liang, and Yi to Jing and Yang!"
The ministers were horrified when they heard this, especially the southern scholars from Yangzhou. They immediately stood up and said somewhat rudely: "Since ancient times, the powerful have moved to Guanxi. Why did they move to Jiangdong this time?" Before the little fat man opened his mouth, Xun Jian immediately stood up and said: "There is a lot of fertile land in the east of the Yangtze River, but the population is sparse, and farming is weak. The emperor wants to relocate the people and govern the east of the Yangtze River. How dare you oppose it!"
"It's just that a few powerful people are guilty. Why does Your Majesty punish all of them severely? Is it possible that there are no wise men among all of them?"
"Hmph, if you are a wise man who does good deeds, you will naturally not be arrested by the court captain. What are you afraid of!" Cao Ding stood up to retort to this man. The man pointed at Cao Ding, but did not dare to speak, but he was cursing in his heart: You are so powerful. The scum among them!
The little fat man sat in the upper position, and the matter was settled without even saying a word. When Yang, Yuan, Xun and others jointly exerted their efforts, the ministers did not even dare to refute. With their help, the matter was very easy. The decision was made, and Yuan Wei felt a little proud. Now that the emperor has seen the abilities of our family, he will surely make more use of us in the future.
He turned around and saw the emperor looking at the three of them meaningfully, squinting his eyes and smiling slightly.
Yuan Wei's hair stood up, and his whole body felt like he was in an ice cellar. He couldn't show too much! Too much would arouse the emperor's jealousy! He immediately turned around and winked at those fellow disciples. Yang Ci and others seemed to have noticed the emperor. It was wrong, so suddenly many officials objected to a major event that had been decided, and everyone was noisily debating and quarreling.
All the ministers felt it was a bit strange.
They were the ones who agreed just now, and now they are the ones who are refuting.
What is this going to do?
Everyone negotiated for a long time, but couldn't argue. In the end, Yang Ci walked up to the little fat man, pretended to be displeased, and said, "Your Majesty, please judge!" The little fat man smiled softly, nodded, and said, "This matter,
Just do what Mr. Yang said!"
All the officials stood up, faced the emperor, and bowed down.
"I will obey the imperial edict of the world!"
The little fat man also stood up and looked at Yuan Wei. Yuan Wei lowered his head and did not dare to look at each other. The little fat man shook his head and said helplessly: "I have to judge these small things personally. Yuan Jun, but I am very disappointed."
I'm a little disappointed." Yuan Wei lowered his head, bowed and said, "I have high hopes!" The little fat man shook his head and left.
Yuan Wei was a little frightened. Even though the emperor had walked away, he stood quietly without moving. When he knew that Yuan Ping was coming, he patted his shoulder and asked with some doubts: "It was almost settled just now. Is there a disciple?"
The officials helped and no one objected, so why did you let them stand up and object again?" Yuan Wei wiped the sweat from his head and did not answer.
The two walked out of the palace together and returned to the mansion.
Yuan Wei just said: "Brother, if we decide on such a major matter in our conversation today, I am afraid that our family will not survive tonight!"
"What! We just completed his orders, why do you want to kill us?!" Yuan Ping was very shocked.
"Afraid... The emperor even had a reason. He said that we were assassinated by his disciples because we offended the powerful. Maybe we and the powerful were involved in the crime together. Fortunately, I reacted in time." Yuan Wei said with some fear.
, shook his head again and said: "I am not doing well, so I will resign to Your Majesty tomorrow, so that my brother can work with peace of mind and not to offend the emperor..."
"If you do well, you will be killed; if you don't do well, you will resign?!"
Yuan Ping said angrily.
"Brother, this is an emperor who governs male sheep... It seems that he has never forgiven me..." Yuan Wei lowered his head and sighed helplessly.
After issuing this order, the Yuan family began to be on guard day and night for fear of any trouble. When the emperor learned about it, he even asked with a smile: "Do you want me to send a few Northern troops to protect you?" Yuan Ping almost jumped with fright.
He stood up and rejected the emperor's kindness with a pale face. For the second time, the emperor's edict was issued to the world, and the world was shocked!
Through the Di Bao Express, governors and officials from various places had long known about this matter. Without the knowledge of the powerful people in various places, the county soldiers directly arrested them.
They were captured by officials close to them. These officials all knew that the emperor wanted to punish them because of their tyranny. They were not afraid of being punished, but if they were to be stigmatized, they refused!
These powerful people did indeed build pavilions and earthen castles, keep slaves, and even secretly hid iron weapons like bows and crossbows as Yang Qiu said. However, they did not fight to the death with the county soldiers. Most of them opened the door and surrendered, and some committed suicide out of fear of crime. However, they did not
Instead of fighting to the death with the governor and officials, the little fat man gave them leeway. If they didn't resist, they could still survive, even if they would lose their current power.
But if they resist, even if they defeat these county soldiers, can they still defeat the Northern Army and the Southern Army?
The powerful people from all over the country were arrested one after another. The local officials locked them in prison, counted their properties, and investigated their crimes. Those who committed the most heinous crimes were like those who bullied and harmed the people. The rest were restrained and sent to the west of Guanxi.
The slaves they kept in the soil, or Jingxiang and Jiangdong, also went to various places together. Slaves were a custom in the Han Dynasty, and the little fat man could not give them freedom. It was just right to let them enrich their household registration in various places.
As for the tenants, they were completely released and given farmland.
These tenants were naturally extremely happy, and they knelt down facing Luoyang in the distance.
After the little fat man gave the order, he ignored it and just informed Duan Qiao that if there was any strong resistance, he could suppress it on his own without coming to ask. Duan Qiao nodded and led the southern army to march around. Unfortunately, this During this period, there was no strong resistance, which disappointed the Confederate Army once again. However, the little fat man gave them another order, requiring the Confederate Army to divide into troops and complete the migration with criminal households from various places!
You must not escape from the guilty household, and your safety must be ensured.