Chapter 243 If I want to fulfill my promise, I can only operate on certain people
Same road, but different feelings.
Long Qiao, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, was neatly dressed. He came out of his mansion and rode a carriage through the streets. The refugees had dull faces and were entrenched on each street. There were faint cries in the air, and there were still remnants of yesterday’s fighting. The blood left behind.
Occasionally passing through the field of vision were prisoners of Wei soldiers tied up with ropes, each with a look of fear and numbness on their faces.
The situation in Wei has changed. The emperor committed suicide in the Xuanzheng Hall yesterday.
Even the prince is dead, and many of the once prosperous civil and military personnel in the court are no longer there, and died on the way out of the city along with their families.
Fortunately, the army that invaded the Yan Kingdom did not massacre the city. Only a few families were affected in the war and died. Now the whole Luyang people are in panic. They don’t know about the Xia King of the Yan Kingdom who has entered the palace. What will be done next? The operation and maintenance of the court and the city all depend on these thirty or so veterans.
Long Qiao watched the people coming and going in the past, and the prosperous and prosperous metropolis was reduced to a situation where soldiers from other countries were running rampant on the streets.
Just thinking about it makes me feel sad.
Soon, the carriage entered the imperial city, got off the carriage, and walked into the palace step by step. The only remaining veterans of the Wei Kingdom outside the Xuanzheng Hall were already waiting here, but a closer look revealed that two people were missing. .
I heard that Yuan Feng came over and said that it was the Minister of Industry and Zhongshu Ling. They had taken poison at home and followed the late emperor.
There is no shortage of such courtiers in all dynasties. Long Qiao just nodded and stood silently in the queue. Everyone was not joking and joking as casually as before, and gave some advice to the great Wei Dynasty.
"My lords, please enter the palace."
A gray-haired eunuch, with his body bent, took small steps and came to the civil and military personnel standing in two rows and whispered. His eyes were slightly red, but he did not forget to warn in a low voice: "Now the weather has changed. You are all the ministers of the late emperor. You should save your lives and don't mess around."
For eunuchs, they used to look down on them. , not even bothering to say a word.
At the moment, Long Qiao and the others pursed their lips and looked at the eunuch with wet eyes. They were filled with emotion. They were the ones who were really sad.
A few people pursed their lips and raised their hands towards the eunuch, bowing silently.
"My lords, come in, the King of Xia of Yan Kingdom is coming soon." The eunuch bowed and stepped aside.
Long Qiao and Yuan Feng walked into the hall and walked to one side cautiously. Soon after, a series of footsteps sounded outside. In the corner of their eyes, they could see that the generals of the Yan army were not in any formation. Walking in, chatting and joking while walking, when seeing Long Qiao and others here, they filed in without making any comments and stood aside.
For a moment, the eunuch at the entrance of the palace shouted: "The King of Xia has entered the palace!"
Orderly footsteps sounded outside, and groups of soldiers held halberds and pressed their swords, pushing forward like an iron wall. The armor leaves on their bodies were shaking. At the front, Su was dressed in royal robes and had the Xia King Sword hanging on his waist. Chen, led Dian Wei, Li Xuanba, and Wu Zixun to stride over.
"Meet the King!" Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Lu Bu and other generals on the right bowed their hands in obeisance. Qin Qiong and Zhang Yu were still a little unfamiliar. After all, they had only arrived not long ago, and they were not familiar with the relationship between the kings and ministers of Li Shimin and Zhu Di. The heart is still in the moment of death.
But no one blamed him, after all, all the generals came here like this.
Of course the old minister of the Wei State on the left couldn't shout. He just bowed his hands and watched the Xia King walking past in his peripheral vision.
Then Su Chen’s voice rang.
"The emperor is dead and Luyang has fallen into his own hands, but there are still eight other states that have not yet surrendered." Su Chen walked up the imperial steps to the dragon table, and sat on the dragon chair covered with tiger skin with a big horse and a golden sword. , "I don't want to send troops, but I also want to take the Central Plains. What do you think we should do?"
The old ministers of Wei State were silent there.
"Gu doesn't want to fight anymore... If we fight too long, too many people will die, which is not good for Gu or others. But Gu is not showing weakness to you. Gu is different from Zhao Chuanting. He kills all the way. Come here."
Su Chen's smile gradually faded, his gentle words suddenly changed, and he raised his hand and slapped the dragon case with a bang.
"You are silent, just because you want to see King Qin's soldiers come to Luyang to continue fighting against Gu's army?! Let me tell you, Luyang's elite are vulnerable to Gu's soldiers, let alone the soldiers and horses of the prefectures and counties. , Do you really want to watch all Nakahara Erlang die in battle?”
This sentence touched the heart of Long Qiao, the Minister of Household Affairs. He hesitated for a moment, and stood up regardless of Yuan Feng's pull behind him. "King Xia, I wonder what you want to do?"
Su Chen looked at him with satisfaction, "Issue a decree to make all states surrender. Anyway, all your Wei clan died in the war. However, I will also be considerate of the officials of the various states. After all, most of them cannot accept the sudden change of dynasty, so they will continue to fly the banner of Wei first, and then replace them after they adapt."
The tone paused.
“Of course these are all wishful thinking, but the final result depends on your use of methods. After all, you are more or less aristocratic families behind you, and all states have assets. If it is destroyed, You don’t want to see it, right? This is not a threat or warning, but a persuasion. I hope you will do your best!”
The voice was flat, it was hard to imagine that this was coming from a twenty-year-old young man, which made Long Qiao and others inevitably compare it with Zhao Chuanting.
However, they must listen to the words of King Xia. Most of the officials in the imperial court are supported by big families. How can ordinary people come forward? There are many assets in various states and lands. If they are destroyed, , or being confiscated, they will naturally feel distressed.
"That's all I said. In addition, I opened official warehouses, leveled food prices, and opened porridge shacks outside the city to help the refugees. Tell them that the war is over and they can return home and farm."
"Yes!"
Long Qiao, Yuan Feng and others bowed their hands in agreement. Following Su Chen's wave, knowing that they were being told to leave, they retreated to the palace door one by one, turned around and left.
After the old ministers of Wei State left, Su Chen spoke to the generals in the army.
“Now that everyone else has left, it’s time to talk about our own internal affairs.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the generals on the right laughed one after another. Such simple words One sentence can make many people feel comfortable.
"But I still remember that Gu said before that he would let Gu's soldiers get the land. Gu can't break his promise and break his promise to them! But Gu knows that there are many clans in Luyang, and most of the fields are in their hands. "
Dong Zhuo grinned and said: "Then find an excuse to kill one group, and the other group will naturally be wise and offer the Tian deed. "
Su Chen turned his attention to the other generals.
"Generals, do you have anything to add?"
Of course it is impossible for the wealthy gentry to give away the land easily. After all, this is the foundation for their livelihood. Now the only way is to take advantage of it while it is not complete. Peace, find some excuses, take some fields and share them as rewards.
"Your Majesty, you can take the land, but you must not harm the people." Zhao Yun said with his hands in hand. This is what he persuaded Liu Bei back then.
“Don’t worry, General Zhao, he won’t hurt the people, he will only target the wealthy gentry!”
Seeing that no one had any objections, Su Chen finalized the matter.
“Everyone, just choose some big families, beat them up, and take half of their fields. It’s not good to force people into desperation.
One more thing, take After arriving at the field, I want to implement the government army system. This is a big reform. General Qin, I will give you a lot of help when the time comes!"
"Yes!"
In the queue, Qin Qiong came out with a smile, stroking his beard and nodded in agreement. No one here knew it better than him.
After saying some more words, Su Chen sent out men throughout the city to search for Pei Min who was lurking in the city.
After the discussion was settled, all the generals in the court accepted the promise, and immediately dispersed in twos and threes.
(End of this chapter)