Under the escort of two soldiers, Yuan Shu slowly walked out of the gate. Snowflakes were floating in the sky, but they were not big. There was only some mud on the ground, but no snow. Yuan Shu felt a little emotional. After four months,
He finally came out. It was a bit cold outside. He was still wearing his original clothes and felt a little bit of chill. There was a group of people standing outside the door.
Liu Mastiff, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Hua Xiong, Guan Yu, and some servants at home, and two cars and horses were parked.
"Meet Master!"
"Meet Mr. Yuan!"
"Captain, you finally came out...I almost led people to storm the prison..."
Liu Mastiff brought a cloak from the side and quickly hung it on Yuan Shu's body. The cloak was quite thick and heavy. Yuan Shu put it on his body, which relieved some of the chill. After getting on the carriage, everyone headed in the direction of Yuan's Mansion.
return.
The emperor issued a punishment order to Yuan Shu yesterday. He was removed from his official position and demoted to a commoner, and he no longer interfered. To be fair, this punishment was very tolerant to Yuan Shu. After all, leading a crowd to commit crimes in Luoyang was still
To deal with relatives of the state, and for such a crime, the emperor only imprisoned Yuan Shu for four months and then took away his official status.
For this result, except those who are close to the Cao family, most of the others agree. After all, these days, the matter of the emperor's eldest son being bullied has spread a lot in Luoyang. Everyone knows it, and there are also many students.
Zeng went to the court together, hoping that the emperor could release him, but Tingwei was also under the pressure brought by hundreds of officials.
A large number of ministers headed by Situ Luzhi were able to protect Yuan Shu.
Therefore, the emperor did not punish him severely. Of course, the emperor's own reasons were also involved. The emperor trusted Yuan Shu and had known Yuan Shu since childhood, so he let him go.
After returning to the mansion, he went directly into the study.
"Master..." Liu Mastiff stood up, bowed, and said: "Master, because of the mistakes of the mastiff, Master has been implicated..." His words were a little sad, and he almost couldn't help crying. Yuan Shu
He interrupted him directly and said: "No need to say more, these are just trivial matters... Besides, I didn't suffer any crime, and all the people in the prison were my former subordinates..."
"Thank you, Master!" Liu Mastiff bowed.
Yuan Shu chatted with them for a while and then asked directly: "How is the New Deal?"
Liu Mastiff was stunned and looked at Sima Yi. Neither he nor Zhuge Liang knew much about this matter. Only Sima Yi, because of his father and elder brother, knew about these important events in the court.
, Sima Yi said: "Mr. Yuan, I don't know much about this, but this year's taxes are very high, and the emperor seems to be very happy..."
"Very high?"
"Yes, but the local wealthy families are extremely dissatisfied with this. In Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Yizhou, there have been incidents of resisting officials..."
"Yes..." Yuan Shu nodded, and then asked: "In the DPRK, who holds the position of Sikong now?"
"Sinong Cao Gong has assumed the position of Si Kong."
"What about the position of agriculture minister?"
"The emperor ordered Liu Bei, the governor of Dongyi, to return to the temple and worship him as a farmer."
Yuan Shu nodded. Cao Cao was still trustworthy as Sikong. When he was in office, the national treasury could no longer support the huge expenditures and was unable to make ends meet. Listening to Sima Yi's words, it seemed that the treasury was still under control and would no longer be able to make ends meet.
However, according to the emperor's character, as long as the treasury has some money, he will definitely be unable to sit still and may have to issue various policies again...
However, he no longer had to think about this. Yuan Shu looked at Liu Mastiff in front of him and said: "Prepare the chariot and horses..." He was going to see Yuan Feng. After such a long time, his father must be very happy. I'm just worried... I'd better go see him earlier and let him feel at ease.
.........
At the same time, in Cao's mansion, Cao Cao was sitting in his study, with his head buried, wondering what he was writing.
Cao Song stood beside him, leaning on a cane, his whole body trembling.
"Dalang...your uncle has loved you since childhood..." Cao Song said, staring closely at Cao Cao in front of him. Cao Cao still did not raise his head and continued to be busy, "Father, I know... It’s just that now is the busiest time for me... We will talk about these things later..."
"The murderer who bullied your uncle was released today!! You are so indifferent!!!"
"Father...what can I do? Send someone to kill him..."
"You are the third prince and you are deeply loved by the emperor, so why can't you say something in front of the emperor? Your cousin is also favored in the palace now..."
"Father!" Cao Cao interrupted him. He put down the pen in his hand, looked at Cao Song, frowned, and said: "When my uncle asked my cousin to enter Yeting, I just refused... But you and your uncle didn't listen... Now that the matter has come to this, what can I do? What's more, now, the New Deal has reached its most critical moment..."
"New Deal?! New Deal!"
"Do you only care about your official career??!" Cao Song raised the crutch in his hand and hit Cao Cao hard. Cao Cao sat on his knees peacefully without even a trace of dodge. The crutch hit him in the forehead. Cao Cao looked at his father quietly. His forehead was scratched by the crutch. A trace of blood soon appeared on his forehead, sliding all the way across his face.
Cao Song was shocked and wanted to call the doctor in a hurry, but he held back and gritted his teeth and looked at Cao Cao.
"Father, in the eyes of a child, it is not the official career, but the common people in this world..." Cao Cao said calmly. Cao Song could no longer speak. He closed his eyes helplessly, turned around, and hunched over. , leaning on crutches with difficulty, slowly left the study, ignoring him again. Watching his father leave the study, Cao Cao reached out his hand, casually wiped the blood stains on his face, and continued to immerse himself in writing.
Cao Cao wrote faster and faster, and his handwriting became increasingly sloppy!
Cao Cao wrote crazily and threw away the pen in his hand.
"ah!"
Cao Cao punched the document.
The veins on Cao Cao's forehead kept jumping, and there was a hint of ferocity in his eyes.
"uncle..."
"Yuan Shu..."
He took a deep breath to calm down the anger in his heart, walked out of the study, changed his clothes, and asked the servants to deal with the small wound on his forehead. He would go to court later. He closed his eyes and allowed himself to temporarily suppress his anger. , he has more important things to deal with. This court meeting is very important. The effectiveness of the New Deal has changed the situation where the national treasury cannot make ends meet!
Let the temple have the strength to implement more measures.
This is a good opportunity. Cao Cao is still alone in the temple. Except for the emperor, no one supports the New Deal. However, it is different now. With the effectiveness of the New Deal and his identity as Sikong, his inner plan can be implemented. Well, after today, I will definitely not fight alone in the temple again!
After making preparations, Cao Cao set off.
Surrounded by a group of guards, Cao Cao arrived in front of the palace.
All the officials have been waiting for a long time. Now Cao Cao's reputation is even worse than that of Wang Fu before. When they saw Cao Cao coming, the ministers fled one after another. Some were disdainful, some glared, and some cursed in a low voice. Cao Cao ignored him.
After searching among the crowd, I saw Shangshu Ling Xing Ziang standing alone with his eyes closed and concentrating.
Cao Cao walked to his side. Xing Ziang opened his eyes and looked at Cao Cao with some confusion. Cao Cao quickly bowed: "Mr. Xing!"
"I heard earlier that Duke Xing proposed to build Chidao. Now, does Duke Xing still have this intention?"
"Oh?" Xing Ziang was stunned, nodded, and said, "Of course."
"Previously, the emperor did not agree to Duke Xing's memorial because the treasury was insufficient. However, after the New Deal, the treasury's financial resources have been greatly expanded. No matter how empty it is, if Gong Xing wants to build Chidao, even if it is built all over the world, the treasury will still be able to support it!"
Xing Ziang still had some hesitation on his face and looked at Cao Cao without saying anything.
Cao Cao smiled and stopped bothering him.
"Mr. Cao!"
Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei who came to pay homage to him with some surprise. After a long time, no minister dared to pay homage to him. Could it be that Liu Bei didn't know the current situation? He returned the favor and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Xuande..."
.Hahaha, Xuande is still used to Luoyang’s food?”
“I’m used to eating fish and shrimp from Dongli, but I feel a little uncomfortable here...”
The two laughed, and the surrounding ministers looked sideways, seeing that Liu Bei and Cao Cao were talking happily, and they also felt a bit hostile towards Liu Bei.
Cao Cao and Liu Bei ignored it and told interesting stories about Ningzhou, extremely happy.
Lu Zhi took them into the palace and waited for the arrival of the emperor.
When the emperor walked into the hall, his face was full of joy. It seemed that he was in a good mood. All the officials paid their respects and then sat down.
The emperor looked at them and said: "It's time to play!"
"Your Majesty! Due to the disasters of the New Deal in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Yizhou, the counties and counties are in chaos, the people cannot bear the harsh government, the talented people are silent, the soldiers and civilians are dead and wounded, and I hope that your Majesty will stop the New Deal!"
“Please cook Cao Mengde!!”
Baiguan said angrily, Cao Cao just sneered and didn't care. He turned to look at Liu Bei beside him. He thought Liu Bei would be panicked or upset, but he didn't expect that Liu Bei looked normal. After noticing Cao Cao's gaze,
He actually smiled gently, and Cao Cao was overjoyed. He finally found a like-minded confidant!!!
The emperor is now happy for the treasury. Why would he care about their memorials and ignore them directly? Since the early years of Xiping, how has the treasury been so wealthy? Now I am preparing to show off my talents, but you want to
Have I stopped the New Deal?
"Mr. Cai is surprised by what he said... The New Deal has enriched the national treasury and saved the people from disasters. The victims are only local powerful and unscrupulous traitors. As a censor, how can Mr. Cai excuse the powerful and confuse right and wrong?" Cao Cao said.
He stood up and said somewhat solemnly.
"You are plundering and plundering the people's money! Don't powerful people be the people of the Han Dynasty? Don't the rich be the people?"
"Conquering the people's cultivated land and annexing the common people's property has caused the people to be exiled everywhere and have no place to stand. This is a plundering... After the implementation of the New Deal, many local poor people have not paid taxes and are grateful in their hearts. However, those who annexed a large amount of cultivated land
The powerful people cannot bear the heavy taxes and sell off their cultivated land... Cai Gong said that the prefectures and counties are in chaos, and the most chaotic one is Yizhou. Does Cai Gong know how much farmland the powerful people in Yizhou have lost?"
Cao Cao asked back, and Cai Yong's expression froze. During the New Deal, a large number of powerful people were found out. Some of them owned thousands of arable land, and the highest number was tens of thousands. Such a scale even the ministers in the DPRK found it a bit incredible. Yuan
Even a big family like ours doesn’t have so much farmland!
"I believe that only when the national treasury is strong can the temples and temples implement various measures and achieve great governance... The effectiveness of the new policy is obvious to all the kings... I hope you will consider the matter of abolition and suspension!" Cao Cao said unceremoniously.
Said.
Xing Ziang stood up and looked at the emperor.
"Your Majesty, I think..."
As expected, he still proposed the construction of Chidao. When it came to the choice of supporting the New Deal or giving up his political opinions, he finally supported the New Deal. The New Deal could make the treasury rich, and with the treasury rich, he could complete what he wanted in his heart.
Many plans can make the Han more prosperous and powerful. For the sake of his own ambition, he will suffer infamy together with Cao Cao, so what?