In the end, all the officials remained silent and accepted the new strategy proposed by Cao Cao. Yuan Shu was in a good mood. He took Cao Cao and sat aside, and began to discuss how to implement the new taxes. The issue of the treasury has always been
It is the most serious problem in the temple. No matter what you do, it will consume a lot of money from the treasury. If most of the sources can be solved this time, it will be much easier to do things in the future.
As long as the national treasury can support it, the temple can find ways to solve the problems of the four frontier states, build roads and dig canals nationwide, and these measures taken by the temple can become one of the sources of the national treasury in a few years. This is
Long term strategy.
After the deliberations are completed, the court meeting ends.
When the officials were about to leave, a Hanmen stopped Jia Xu alone and said: "The state has issued an edict to see the Duke Taiwei..." Jia Xu nodded, and the other ministers left one after another, but Cao Cao also stayed behind.
It was not that he was summoned, but that he had something to report to the emperor. They were the only two people left in the palace. The other ministers walked out of the hall, put on their shoes, and walked out the door.
Dong Zhuo lowered his head and walked to the palace gate. He just got back his sword and hung it on his waist. When he raised his head, he saw a group of ministers surrounding him. Looking at these people, Dong Zhuo laughed and asked:
"You guys are looking for me, but I don't know what advice you can give me?"
"You have never apologized to us and admitted your mistake..."
It was Xun Yu who spoke. Xun You entrusted his eldest son to him, but now he suffered such a disaster. Naturally, he was angry. Dong Zhuo glanced at him disdainfully and said, "You want me to apologize and plead guilty? Okay,
I'm right here, come on, how are you going to make me confess?"
The ministers were furious. Zhang Fei, who was standing next to Cai Yong, rolled up his sleeves and started to push towards the crowd. Cai Yong on the side suddenly stretched out his hand and held his arm. Zhang Fei was a little confused.
Looking at Cai Yong, Cai Yong said: "This is the important place of the palace... Look over there..." Zhang Fei looked over. Not far away, Zhang He was staring at them silently.
"this..."
"Don't act rashly..."
"Sincerely."
Zhang Fei nodded, returned to Cai Yong's side, and looked at it seriously.
Dong Zhuo looked at the angry ministers around him, holding the sword in one hand, and said with a sneer: "Rat..."
"Old thief!" Someone finally couldn't stand such an insult. He held a long sword and rushed towards Dong Zhuo. With his rush, the ministers around him could no longer calm down, and they all stepped forward together.
Zhang Fei was a little excited to see Dong Zhuo fighting. It was rare to see such a fierce fight among officials in the palace. Dong Zhuo was not frightened when he saw the crowd rushing towards him.
After throwing away the sword in his hand, Dong Zhuo started running, like a nimble Cuju player, and ran to Zhang He's side in a flash.
"Jun Zhang, these people drew their swords in the palace, attacked their colleagues, and ignored the emperor. They committed three crimes at the same time. They are extremely heinous!!"
Zhang He's expression twitched, he walked up to Dong Zhuo and looked at the ministers.
"Everyone, please come with me to the Xiuyi Messenger's Mansion..."
The ministers were still in shock when they saw the figures around them. At some point, the messengers in embroidered clothes had surrounded them. They stepped forward and took away their swords. Then they escorted this large group of important officials to the court.
Wear embroidered clothes and walk to the envoy's house.
"Thief Dong! I swear we are not at odds with you!"
"I won't spare you!"
"Extremely shameless!"
Dong Zhuo smiled as he watched the angry people being escorted away, then looked around and saw Zhang Fei standing next to Cai Yong in shock. Although he was safe, he shook his head with regret and walked out of the palace.
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For a long time, Zhang Fei was unable to recover, and his back felt cold. Looking at the calm Cai Yong beside him, he felt a little grateful. Thanks to Cai Gong, he is indeed a veteran from the Jianning era. He is indeed an old traitor.
...scheming!
Zhang Fei was very happy and left the palace with Cai Yong.
In the Hall of Houde, Cao Cao sat in front of the emperor.
The emperor was still a little confused about Cao Cao's sudden arrival. He originally wanted to summon Jia Xu to discuss some matters with him. However, Cao Cao was a minister he always valued. Today, he also showed enough talent.
The strategy he proposed would bring a lot of money to the Han treasury. The emperor was very happy and asked Cao Cao to see him first.
After Cao Cao came in, he didn't say much. He directly took out a statement and handed it to the emperor. The emperor looked at it carefully. This was Cao Cao's many policies on building the south. Now, Cao Cao seems to have become the last person in the court.
A minister who recognized and was willing to continue to improve the prince's new policy, and all the officials in the temple were completely dissatisfied with Wang Fuduo. Even the new policy he implemented at that time was somewhat hostile.
Of course, because they had tasted the benefits of the New Deal, and many of them had reached their current positions through scientific achievements, they did not oppose most of Wang Fu's policies. However, it was one thing not to oppose, but to support.
It's another thing. Since Cao Cao entered the temple, he praised many of Wang Fu's policies and even regarded the late prince as his confidant.
He spoke openly, saying that it was a lifelong regret that he could not sit down and discuss matters with the prince in this life.
The ministers therefore criticized Cao Cao. He could no longer recruit a large number of friends to help him like when he first entered the court. Guo Jia was very happy, and Cao Cao and Guo Jia often communicated with each other. However, later,
Cao Cao falsely stated that he would improve the prince's policies and complete the great things that the prince had not accomplished, but Guo Jia felt a little unhappy.
Putting aside whether your talents are comparable to those of the prince, what qualifications do you have to succeed the prince? I am the prince’s disciple!
Guo Jia then said: "Master Cao cannot sit down and discuss Taoism with Master Cao in this life. It is Cao Master's regret and Master Master's joy."
Not to mention the two people's affairs, but in terms of supporting Wang Fu's policies, Cao Cao was definitely the most fanatical in the entire temple. Even Guo Jia could not compare with him.
But it is no better than Bei. If it can be managed in a big way, it will definitely accomplish a lot!
Cao Cao now hopes that the temple will extend its hand and rule the south.
However, Cao Cao did not know whether the emperor would listen to his opinion. All he had to do was to convince the emperor. The emperor looked at the statement he submitted. Cao Cao mentioned something that interested the emperor at the very beginning.
That is to say, Hongdu Menxue. Cao Cao believed that many areas in the south were still far behind the north in terms of farming technology and even various tools.
If we want to build the South, we must improve these, and Hongdu Menxue is the best institution to implement these. Cao Cao proposed to establish Hongdu in the four counties of Wu, Xiangyang, Cangwu, Shu, and Hanzhong.
The sect is similar to the Hongdu sect in Luoyang, collecting craftsmen and the like for improvement, and arranging officials to be responsible for promoting the advanced equipment from the north.
After the emperor read it, he was naturally happy. The officials did not pay much attention to this aspect, and even impeached many. Only Cao Cao could support him like this. The emperor put down his words, looked at Cao Cao with a smile, and asked: "Mr. Cao, I
I heard that your home also has a Xiping chair like this, Xiping case... but is it true?"
"nature."
"Why is Mr. Cao like this?"
"This thing is so comfortable, why not use it?"
"Hahaha, okay, Mr. Cao is right!"
The emperor smiled and continued to watch. The next content made the emperor a little more solemn. For example, Cao Cao proposed that a large number of people should be relocated to allow people from Henan, Yan, Xu, Yong and other regions to move into the southern counties.
, this approach... I'm afraid if the people don't agree, will there be a big turmoil? If there is a disaster in the north, or there are many landless people, this may be feasible.
But if we force them to move without any reason, this is not possible, it will cause turmoil!
The emperor continued to read the rest of the content, took a rough look, and then put down the writing in his hand.
"Your Majesty, what do you think?"
"Well...except for relocating the people, everything else can be done..."
"Your Majesty, in addition to this, there is also..."
"Okay... Meng De, how about I show you a strange object?" The emperor directly interrupted Cao Cao's words and asked. Naturally, Cao Cao couldn't object. He sighed and said, "I'd like to do it!"
, the emperor took Cao Cao, accompanied by many Huangmen, to Qiongyuan. Along the way, the emperor told Cao Cao the incredible things about this thing.
"How beautiful is this thing?"
The emperor asked, Cao Cao frowned and looked up and down. It turned out that there were dozens of puppets placed by the pool of Qiongyuan. Some of these puppets were holding drums, some were holding flags, and they were of various colors. There was no such thing as
What is amazing and moving is that these puppets are moving slowly, and what drives them seems to be the water in the distance. Cao Cao was stunned for a moment when he saw such a scene.
"This is called Water Turns Hundreds of Plays, which is what Ma Yilang did before..."
The emperor said with some emotion. These were wooden figures that could not move, but with the help of external forces, they became energetic and could make various movements. Things in the south today are just like these puppets.
In the past ten years, there has been no movement or improvement. Now, it just needs some external force to make him move.
"Your Majesty...this thing is exquisite."
Cao Cao said something and then said: "Therefore, I asked you to establish Hongdu School and the South... Today's South..."
"Meng De, look carefully..."
"Puppets need water to move..."
Cao Cao pursed his lips and said, "I might take a closer look. I can't see clearly from here..."
"Okay!"
"Things in the south are just like this... Mengde?!"
Cao Cao stepped forward, kicked the puppet over, and then punched and kicked the puppets around him. Even the gears on the side were smashed to pieces. Seeing Cao Cao's attack, the surrounding Huangmen were stunned for a moment.
Then he rushed up and pushed Cao Cao to the ground. Cao Cao looked at the emperor angrily and shouted: "Your Majesty!! Which one is more important than this thing or the state affairs??"
The emperor looked at these puppets blankly...
I'm not...I...just want to...
It took a long time for the emperor to calm down his mood.
"Someone is coming..."
"Bring this guy to me and take him to the Xiuyi Messenger's Mansion..."
When the guards escorted Cao Cao away, Cao Cao still raised his head, quite heroic, and stubbornly turned his head away. He was escorted out of Qiongyuan. The emperor looked at the wreckage on the ground and sighed helplessly. How could he show his respect to Ma Jun?
Please tell me, this is not mine, it belongs to Ma Jun. I just took it out of his mansion while he was away and observed it for a few days...
When Cao Cao was brought to the Embroidered Clothes Messenger's Mansion, he didn't have much fear in his heart. The Embroidered Clothes Messengers came forward, picked him up, and took him directly to the prison without asking Zhang He. This was the emperor's order.
Without Zhang He's order, Cao Cao was thrown into prison full of grief and indignation. Looking at the iron pillar in front of him, Cao Cao's grief and indignation could only turn into a sigh.
"Ahem..."
The voice from behind broke the tragic scene, and Cao Cao turned his head to look.
"Filial piety?"
"Wen Ruo?"
"Public platform?"
Looking at the important ministers and ministers standing behind him, Cao Cao was stunned.
"Why are you here?"
"Sigh...this matter is a long story..."
"Why is Mr. Cao here?"
"Oh, so, so..."
........
At this time, Jia Xu, who had been waiting for a long time, just saw the emperor. The emperor changed his clothes and looked like a handsome gentleman, a scholar from the Imperial Academy. He waved his hand, and Jia Xu followed him.
.
"Your Majesty...is this?"
"Come with me to Luoyang for a walk..."
Under the protection of several guards, the two of them secretly left the palace and walked on the streets of Luoyang. Looking at the grand scene around them, the emperor asked: "Master Jia... In the court today, all the kings have their own affairs."
I have my own words, but I don’t know what your master’s opinion is?”
"I think that all the princes in the court are very talented..."
"Hey, others don't know your master's talent, but I know it. I hope you won't be humble. I don't know whether you should follow what Situ Gong said, or what Xing Gong said, or what Cao Cao said?"
Jia Xu thought for a long time and said: "The words of Duke Xing are the best."
"good..."
While the two were chatting like this, they naturally wandered around the Jianning Stone Scripture, watching the scenery of this prosperous age.
"Master, I hope you won't be surprised by what happened today."
"I don't dare..."
"I am also helpless..."
The two of them were talking, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the Reading Hall. There were a large number of books and the like for scholars to view, and it was also a great sight in Luoyang.
In the distance, there was a young man who was entangled by the soldiers at the door. It seemed that there was an argument.
"No one else is allowed in here..." the soldier said seriously.
"The Reading Hall is a place where books are read and read by people all over the world. Why can't we go in here?"
"This is the art of war. No one other than generals or officials in the court can enter without permission!"
"Oh, it was my grandfather who asked me to learn the art of war, so of course I can get in!!"
"Who is he who does not know what you say?"
"My name is Jia Yi, and I am the grandson of Taiwei Jia Gong. I am here because of Ye Ye's order!"