I originally thought that I could see Wei Qing in Jianzhang Palace, but I didn't see Wei Qing inside and outside the palace for a long time.

"It's just that the front hall is right, Zhang Xingren won't ask His Majesty's thoughts to everyone."

Sima Xiangru saw that Zhang Yuan slowed down, and the displeasure on his face was already very obvious.

He couldn't wait to see Liu Che, just like a dog who completed his master's task and wanted to beg for meat.

"Sima Langguan doesn't understand the hardships and dangers of the court, and the last time I played right, it was not easy for me to pick up a life.

Naturally, I have to be careful in everything, and there are still more than 100 people in the family waiting for me to return home safely. ”

Sima Xiangru glanced at Zhang Yuan.

I don't know why the closer he got to Chang'an, the worse Sima Xiangru's attitude towards Zhang Yuan became, and he deliberately distanced himself from Zhang Yuan.

Thinking about the scene in Chengdu a few months ago, when Zhang Yuan gave him an idea, it is estimated that it is impossible to see that kind of scene again.

"If you are really loyal to Your Majesty, why are you afraid of Your Majesty to such a degree?

As long as there is always reverence in the heart, how can Your Majesty slaughter loyalty. ”

Zhang Yuan didn't bother to talk to Sima Xiangru anymore, and sped up and walked towards the front hall.

Since ancient times, the most people who have died are loyal ministers, and traitors are the ones who live the longest.

"The Xuanxing person ordered Zhang Yuan and Langguan Sima Xiangru to meet each other."

Zhang Yuan and Sima Xiangru, who were waiting outside the front hall, took off their shoes, lowered their heads and bent their backs and slowly walked into the front hall.

The hall was full of courtiers on both sides, and Zhang Yuan saw Wei Qing in it, and only then did he know why he hadn't seen him before.

For this performance, Liu Che stubbornly delayed the court meeting until noon, and Zhang Yuan was enough.

I have dragged on for so long, and how many people are dissatisfied now.

And Sima Xiangru must have known about this product, but he didn't tell himself.

This world is really sinister in people's hearts.

"Minister Zhang Yuan and Sima Xiangru pay a visit to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty."

"Let's get up, two."

Hearing Liu Che's voice again, Zhang Yuan definitely didn't feel cordial.

After standing up, Zhang Yuan held the talisman with both hands and shouted.

"Minister Zhang Yuan sent Yelang to return, and now he will return the Son of Heaven."

Liu Che moved his fingers, and the Yellow Gate Squire Wang then came down from above and took the rune from Zhang Yuan's hand.

"Tell me, Yelang Hou Duotong has something to say to me."

Zhang Yuan then took out a silk document from his arms.

"Back to Your Majesty, this is the letter of state presented to you by the Marquis of Yelang."

Wang Sui was not irritable at all, and once again came down to take the letter of state from Zhang Yuan's hand, and then handed it to Liu Che.

The rules are like this, Zhang Yuan also wants to return everything to Liu Che at one time.

The content of the letter of state is probably to surrender to the Han Dynasty and the like, agreeing that Liu Che will send officials to Yelang to manage it, and at the same time agreeing to levy conscription in the territory of Yelang State.

Even so, Liu Che was still a little dissatisfied.

Although Yelang's territory is large, it is not much smaller than that of the Great Han, and it only has a population of more than 200,000.

It's less than a third of the population of Ba County.

"Only more than 40,000 strong men can be recruited every year? This is a little too little. ”

Zhang Yuan didn't tell Sima Xiangru about the affairs of Yelangguo, and Zhang Yuan could only do the right thing. 8090 Chinese

"Back to Your Majesty, these more than 40,000 strong men can be used by my Han all year round."

The people of the Han Dynasty were required to serve for about one month a year, and at most three months.

It is also because of this that the three counties of Bashu have aroused such great public anger.

If the road to the southwest is only borne by the people of the three counties, the plan will not be effective in a short period of time.

But Tang Meng wanted Liu Che to see the benefits of this matter, which caused the previous situation.

Saying this, Liu Che's face began to soften.

"That's okay.

I've heard that there is too much gold in Yelang Country to run out, is that true? ”

Zhang Yuan was afraid that Liu Che would ask this question, he didn't know how to explain that once money is not in circulation, it is actually no different from stone, and the reason why it is precious is completely given to it by human beings.

In essence, it is nothing more than a means used by those in power at the top to exploit ordinary people.

Diamonds, jade, and the like in later generations, what other use do they have besides being beautiful?

If you really want to say that it looks good, it looks good to get some water frozen into ice carving.

But this is the kind of thing that has allowed the capitalists to exploit ordinary people for hundreds of years, so the number of dead people is not even known.

"Back to Your Majesty, the gold reserves of Yelang Country are less than one percent of that of the Great Han."

"But I've heard that the sewers of Duotong's palace are full of golden sand and precious stones, is this true?"

There were a lot of people in this meeting, and Zhang Yuan couldn't tell a lie at all.

"Your Majesty, it is true."

Hearing Zhang Yuan's affirmation, the discussion in the court suddenly rose.

Tian Wei even stood up directly and said to Liu Che.

"Your Majesty, since the Yelang Kingdom has been included in the territory of my Great Han Dynasty, everything above Qianwei County should be handed over to the national dynasty.

Please send another mission to Qianwei County.

No, maybe Your Majesty can set up a Taishou in Qianwei County, seal the feudal town of Yelang Marquis in the Guannei, and let him bring his family to Chang'an to meet Your Majesty. ”

As soon as Tian Wei's voice fell, the concurrence accounted for more than three-quarters of the ministers of the DPRK and China.

Zhang Yuan is sure that Liu Che also wants so much gold, but he doesn't want to see so many supporters of Tian Wei.

If it is to balance power, Liu Che can even give up his wealth.

Anyway, for him, no matter whether the money is in the treasury or in someone's home, it is always his, and he can't run away at all.

It just depends on your mood and when to pick it up.

"What does the Pedestrian Order have to say about this?"

There are so many ministers in the DPRK and China, what are you asking me for, Zhang Yuan was speechless in his heart.

"Your Majesty should first send a Taishou in Qianwei County to be in charge of government affairs, as for whether to give Yelang Hou a fiefdom, it is not up to the status of the minister to discuss."

If you can't dodge, you can only help each other, and even if the people on both sides are offended, they will not be guilty to death.

If you really offend either Tian Wei or Liu Che to death, then Zhang Yuan is also a death.

Until now, Zhang Yuan is still a small person.

"Since the princes want me to send officials to the county of Qianwei, then I will do as the princes want.

At the same time, the commander of Hanyang, Yelang, and Nanfang was set up in Qianwei County, and 10,000 soldiers were stationed there. ”

Until now, no one has asked what the strength of the Yelang Kingdom is, and the ministers in the court are still at the level of the Yelang Kingdom with 100,000 elite soldiers, so Tian Wei's original intention was to send troops to directly seize all the wealth of the Yelang Kingdom, but halfway through, the conversation changed and asked Liu Che to give Duotong a fiefdom.