Liu Xin, who was sitting on the Supreme Throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, saw Wei Gonghan and Huo Jianghai join forces with Wang Xiannian to put pressure on the officials of the Zhuzhou faction, and his heart immediately became alert and extremely uneasy.

What he is most worried about is the alliance of these three powerful people.

Because if they join forces against the enemy, then there will be no one in Kyushu who will be their opponent. If they want to divide the world, they can't stop it.

Previously, the three families had their own disputes because of their past grudges, and it was difficult to unite, so he was not so worried.

Now he sees that the situation of the officials of the Zhuzhou faction is critical, and it is not expected to be good, after all, the backup Feng Yi he relies on also belongs to the Zhuzhou faction.

He thought about it for a while, and then suddenly interjected: "Huo Xiangye, Wei Yushi, I think this matter should be that the prefect of Pi and the others were bewitched by the city lord of Wei.

I think their original intention was not to target Wang Aiqing, but to clear the atmosphere of the court. It's just that they were in a hurry and fell into the trap of others, so this happened. Wang Aiqing is famous all over the world and can be called a saint, who doesn't know it today, who doesn't know it? ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Pi Tong was very happy to see Liu Xin break the siege, and felt that Liu Xin was not bad for the first time.

Wang Mang had no intention of embarrassing these people, nor did he want to be entangled in this matter, so he said: "Your Majesty, let's put aside idle matters for the time being, and talk about the minister's reform proposal."

He has been in charge of Liaoning for several years and has some experience in reform. In addition, the reform policies just mentioned by the minister are also being implemented in Liaoning, and considerable results have been achieved. Now the people of the world regard Liaoning as a pure land, so the minister implores His Majesty to consider the minister's reform proposal and share the worries and benefits of the people. ”

Liu Xin didn't answer, and asked Huo Jianghai: "Huo Xiangye, you are the head of the hundred officials, according to your opinion, what should be done about this matter?" ”

Huo Jianghai replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the reform mentioned by Lord Wang, judging from the situation in Liaoning, is indeed the way to long-term peace and stability, and it has a very important merit. However, at the moment our treasury is empty, and we really don't have much money to carry out reforms.

Of course, reform must be reformed, there is no doubt about this, otherwise how can my Han Kyushu regain its glory? Therefore, in the opinion of the minister, we can first implement a pilot. For example, let's try it in Zhuzhou first. After we have achieved certain results, we will expand the scope.

Lord Wang wears many hats, works hard for the country and the people, and the people are convinced. Therefore, the minister believed that after the king had pacified the war in the frontier, he would deal with the tax issue and use the tax to support the comprehensive reform.

I think that as long as Lord Wang has his hands free, he will have a way to make the treasury fill up quickly. Judging from the current situation, there is no one in our court who can take on this important task except Lord Wang.

If it weren't for the fact that the old minister really didn't have the ability to lead the army, and because of his advanced age, the old minister really wanted to lead the troops to fight against the Xiongnu instead of Lord Wang. Let Lord Wang concentrate on reforming the imperial court and building Kyushu.

For now, we can first announce Wang's reform policy and see how the people react. He also informed the people that this reform would have to be delayed for a few years, and that it would not be implemented until the king returned from the frontier. ”

When Wang Xiannian heard this, he also hurriedly said: "The minister also agrees with Huo Xiangye's proposal, and there is no doubt that reform must be reformed." The minister heard that there were many wars in the land of Lingzhou, and the people were suffering. Therefore, if the pilot project is implemented there first, it can temporarily stabilize people's morale.

In addition, the minister had heard that the local officials in the prefecture were all quite wealthy, and the minister suggested that His Majesty could let those officials take out some of the money to carry out reforms. If any state or county has achieved results, His Majesty can praise and seal it. In this way, those officials can be more attentive to governance and reform. ”

Wei Gonghan saw that both of them opened their mouths, and he was not far behind, and he also agreed with the reform and the implementation of the pilot project in Zhuzhou.

In their opinion, this reform has nothing to do with them anyway, so why not pull the officials of Zhuzhou into the water first.

They thought that good policies for the benefit of the people had already been implemented, and if the people did not get the benefits in the end, then the problem would be with the local officials, not with themselves.

They predicted that officials in the prefecture would not implement the reform policy. In this way, the people of Zhuzhou will definitely change their hearts and revolt everywhere against the local officials.

In this way, it will also be able to weaken the power of Zhuzhou, which will be conducive to its annexation of Lingzhou in the future.

This is an empty glove white wolf, a business that makes money without losing money, and the three of them want to stand on the same line and fight the enemy together.

As for the rest of Wang Mang, in their opinion, Wang Mang must be unable to take care of anything else when he is fighting on the frontier, and he has no time to develop. When he is in a good situation, Wang Mang will naturally not be in the climate.

The three giants agreed to the reform proposals, and the rest of the officials under their jurisdiction spoke out in solidarity with the trio.

In a moment, the public opinion of the ministers fell to one side again. It seems that if reform is not implemented, heaven will not tolerate it, and the people will not be at peace.

When the officials of the Zhuzhou faction saw the three of them using poisonous tricks and killing people with knives, their faces were blue and angry.

None of them were sure that they would be able to succeed in reform and replicate Liaoning's achievements.

They expected that if they implemented reforms on their own turf, they would end up in a mess.

Liu Xin saw that most of the ministers agreed with this proposal, so he also issued a holy decree to act according to Huo Jianghai's words, and Wang Mang supervised the pilot reform of Zhuzhou.

When Wang Mang saw Liu Xin agreeing to reform, his heart was happy.

He didn't care whether these officials pushed the reform policy or not, he just needed Liu Xin to issue a holy decree and let the people know about this matter.

He thought that when he came back from the frontier in the future, he would immediately overthrow the dynasty and ascend the throne himself, or assist Ming Jun to ascend the throne. Stimulate the seed of reform in the hearts of the people and comprehensively implement the reform policy.

After saying this, Liu Xin asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know if you have anything else to say?" ”

The ministers thought about it for a while, and many of them talked about the areas under their jurisdiction.

However, it is clear that their purpose is to get Liu Xin to allocate money from the treasury.

Regarding this, Liu Xin excused himself one by one, letting them figure out their own way, and was reluctant to take a penny of silver from the treasury.

Wang Mang thought about the current problem for a while, and said again: "Your Majesty, the minister still has the book to play." ”

"What else do you have to say?" Liu Xin asked.

Wang Mang said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has heard that there are nine swords circulating in the rivers and lakes, which are divided into wind, fire, thunder, lightning, gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. The sword-wielding man is all strong in martial arts, and he is a hero of the time. The ministers led the troops to the frontier to kill the enemy, and they needed a lot of capable people. Therefore, the minister implored His Majesty to send an edict and let the man with the nine swords assist the minister to go to the frontier to kill the enemy, make contributions to the country, and serve the court. ”

"This...."

Liu Xin frowned and said, "Wang Aiqing, I have also heard of the matter of the Nine Swords. However, the people holding the nine swords are all people from the rivers and lakes, and their whereabouts are uncertain. Even if I make an order, I'm afraid it won't be of much use, right? Will they do my will? ”

Wang Mang replied: "Your Majesty, the so-called rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of the husband. Since they have obtained the magic weapon, it shows that their fate has long been destined, and they must be allowed to contribute to the country. Therefore, the ministers believed that as long as His Majesty gave a will, they would definitely honor it. ”

"Well, I'll do whatever you want."

Liu Xin really didn't know Wang Mang's plan, and he didn't understand the meaning of Wang Mang's move.

In his opinion, it would be good if the person holding the nine swords didn't kill Wang Mang, let alone let them work for Wang Mang.

(End of chapter)