Chapter 219: Plains Palace
"Liu Ze is a native of Zhuo County, Youzhou, the great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing, after King Jing of Zhongshan, the Han clan of Zheng'er Bajing, the disciple of Shangshu Lu Zhi, and the godnephew of Youzhou Mu Liu Yu. He once served as a cavalry lieutenant under the command of Huangfu Song, the general of Jizhou Muzuo Che Cavalry, and won the respect of Huangfu Song, and killed Zhang Liang, the first horn of the Yellow Turban thief, and made great achievements. Captain Liu, do you really think that you can take down Liu Ze and his men with 1,800 county soldiers? Sue you, 50,000 Yellow Turban soldiers are not Liu Ze's opponents, if I hadn't stopped you today, if there was a conflict, how many heads would you have enough to cut off? What's more, I heard that Huangfu Song is extremely protective, if he really lets him know that you are attacking his subordinates, no one will be able to protect you at that time! Lin Hai spoke unhurriedly.
Liu Ping's whole person was petrified in an instant, don't look at him, the Liu family is showing off his power in the plains, if he really goes out of the plains, he is not a fart. But Liu Ze is different, Lu Zhi, Liu Yu, and Huangfu Song behind him are all heavyweights, and they are all powerful in the world, while Liu Ze himself is a relative of the Han family, with outstanding merits, and he is a small captain, but he is 108,000 miles away from others.
"This ...... It's so possible, he has such a hard backstage, why is he only a small county magistrate? β
"I didn't bother to ask for this news. This Liu Ze originally wanted to be named the pastor of Yanzhou because of his merits, but because he refused to donate money to Xiyuan and offended Zhang Rang and others, he was demoted and demoted to Pingyuan County. β
Liu Ping suddenly realized and said: "It turns out that he was so poor that he couldn't come up with money to donate to officials, so he fell to the point of being a county magistrate." β
"Poor? Hehe," Lin Hai sneered. "Although Liu Duwei's family is known as the richest man in the plains, if it is really compared with Liu Ze, it is only a drop in the bucket. At the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Ze was in the porridge of the Yuanyuan House, and the people were consumed for millions of days, Liu Duwei felt that with the assets of your Liu family, how many days could it be supported? β
Liu Ping was dumbfounded, his head had been completely short-circuited, this Liu Ze really made him unable to understand, he had money, merit, and backstage. I just want to be a small county official with sesame mung beans. And the world is so big, it's not good to go there, I want to come to Pingyuan County, isn't this for him to fill in?
Several squires who followed Liu Ping were also stunned. The white should be even more earthy. He had hoped that Lin Hai could come forward to save his father. After listening to Lin Hai's words, he suddenly felt that there was little hope.
Bai Ying knelt in front of Lin Hai with a thud. Crying: "Ask Lin Guoxiang to save my father." β
Lin Hai's face also darkened a little, and he sighed and said, "Nephew Bai Xian, I can't save it." Even I feel powerless. This time, the court repeatedly emphasized that it was necessary to strictly investigate the behavior of concealing the household registration and concealing the acres of land, and Ling Zun hit the knife this time. This should not be done, he took out the title deed, and signed the paperwork, and confirmed the charge of hiding the field. The file of this case has been reported to the Prime Minister's Mansion from Pingyuan County, and it will be handed over to the Tingwei Mansion in the near future. β
Bai Ying mourned: "No matter what, please ask Lin Guoxiang to save my father in the past, he is already a person who is over the age of six, if he is really assigned to Liaodong, he will definitely die." β
"It's hopeless to get rid of the crime, but this official can think of a way to follow the path of his mentor Yuan Gong, or maybe Ling Zun will be spared the punishment of thousands of miles." The fourth generation and third duke of the Yuan family, Lin Hai is the protΓ©gΓ© of the Yuan family.
Bai Ying seemed to see a glimmer of life in the vast ocean, and said anxiously: "Thank you Prime Minister Lin, and please ask Prime Minister Lin to bother more." β
Lin Hai groaned and said, "But I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money......
Bai Ying naturally understood what Lin Hai meant, but he was also very embarrassed. "Our Bai family was raided by Liu Ze, and all the money, grain and real estate were confiscated, so we really can't get the money."
Lin Hai's face sank, and he stopped talking.
Bai was in a hurry, took out the title deed from his arms, and said: "Now the Bai family only has these title deeds left, and I also ask Lin Guoxiang to save my father's life in the past friendship." β
Seeing this title deed, Lin Hai smiled bitterly, this thing is a hot potato now, but it seems that the Bai family really can't take out anything valuable except for these land deeds. "No matter what, no matter how you say it, Ling Zun and I are also incompatible, and we must not stand idly by, Bai Xian's nephew can rest assured, this official should do his best."
Bai Ying thanked him more than once.
Several squires glanced at each other a few times, and Squire Qian spoke: "The Bai family has been convicted of being raided this time, and we dare not compete with Liu County's order, but our net worth is staked on this acre, and it has been confiscated in vain. β
Lin Hai glanced at them a few times and said, "You don't have to cry poor here with this official, just the taxes you have evaded over the years are enough for you to eat for a few years, what can you do if you are unwilling, Bai Jingke is a lesson from the past." What's more, when it comes to losses, it is estimated that Liu Duwei's family has suffered the greatest loss. β
Liu Ping didn't speak for a long time, and at this time he was even more depressed, thinking that seventy percent of his family's fields had been confiscated, he was really depressed to the extreme.
"Lin Gong, is there really no room for accommodation?" Squire Qian asked cautiously.
"In today's situation, I'm afraid there is no hope. However, your title deeds must be preserved, and after you go back, you must endure for a year or two, and there will always be a day to come. Lin Hai looked confident.
"What does Gong Lin mean......" Squire Qian didn't understand what Lin Hai meant, and couldn't help asking.
Lin Hai smiled slightly: "I'm not afraid of his current fun, at best, it's only a matter of two or three years, a county order, he will be in the end for two or three years, or promote or move, leaving the plain is an ironclad thing, when you take out your title deed, I Lin Hai guarantee that you will have an acre of land." Rest assured, this plain sky, he Liu Ze can't turn it over! β
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, Lin Guoxiang was really scheming, and everyone swept away the gloom and celebrated.
Liu Ze was very busy on his side, after Bai Jing was arrested, he really received the role of killing chickens and monkeys, and no one from the large and small Shi clan landlords dared to stand up and pick the side, and the work of surveying and measuring the acres of land was quickly completed. In the hands of the government, there are hundreds of thousands of acres of ownerless arable land. Liu Ze leased all of this ownerless farmland to landless tenants and displaced people in the form of rent, and as for the rent, it was not enough for the former tenants to rent half of the landlord's land.
In addition to the taxes of the court, the remaining money and grain were enough for Liu Ze to pay the salaries of the officials of the county bureau and the seeds that were sown in the spring to the peasants.
The officials rejoiced when they received their long-overdue salaries, and they worked very hard. The people were even more grateful to Dade, burned incense and bowed, and called Liu Ze Liu Qingtian.
However, in addition to the harmony of this faction, there are still some discordant voices. The steward of the plain palace maliciously seized the land and clashed with the peasants who had just been allocated the land many times.
The land occupied by the king of the plains did not have to pay taxes, so naturally it was not within the scope of this survey, but the stewards under the king of the plains bullied the people, and took advantage of the opportunity of the river flooding and flooding the boundary markers to wantonly encroach on the fertile land.
Liu Ze, who received the report, frowned slightly, dealing with the matter of the King of the Plains is not as simple as dealing with Bai Jing, setting up a big hat with a buckle can make him never turn over. The King of the Plains is a real imperial nobleman, but he is not a down-and-out clan like him Liu Ze, in the Plains Kingdom, he is the person who can really override the law and control life and death to seize power. Although I have long heard that this king indulges in lustful dogs and horses and ignores mundane things, it is up to the owner to beat the dog.
"It's time to meet the number one person in the Plains Country." Liu Ze said secretly, and instructed Pan Feng to prepare gifts and personally go to visit Liu Shuo, the king of the plains. Knowing that Liu Shuo, the king of the plains, liked to be curious about flowers, plants, rare birds and beasts, Liu Ze did not prepare any gold, silver and jade or other valuables, but brought the pair of green peacocks sent by the Southwest Branch.
The plain palace covers an extremely wide area, accounting for at least a quarter of the area of the plain city, the red wall and green tiles, the momentum is magnificent, just looking at the gate of the palace is staggering, only a few points shorter than the palace gate of Luoyang, but the magnificence is more than that.
Before they reached the door, several of the guards at the door shouted: "What person? The palace is important, and idle people are not allowed to approach! β
Liu Ze handed over the name card and said, "The new Pingyuan County Commander Liu Ze asks to see the King of Pingyuan." β
The leader looked at Liu Ze up and down with cold eyes, and said indifferently: "Wait, this will be passed on to you." β
Prime Minister's Slave Seven Rank Official, today Liu Ze finally saw what it means to fight dogs and people, but he is also the parent official of the county, but in the eyes of the people in the palace, he doesn't even bother to glance at it. However, Liu Ze, who has seen the cold state of the world in two lifetimes, didn't pay attention to it at all.
After waiting for a long time, a person who looked like a steward came out of the mansion, and politely invited Liu Ze into the palace.
Liu Ze, who had seen endless prosperity in his previous life and later life, was still stunned by the qiΔ in front of him. A large artificial lake rippling with blue waves, pavilions and pavilions are lined up one after another, and countless strange flowers and plants compete for beauty, which is really like a fairyland on earth. Liu Ze secretly sighed, the person who knows how to live the most in the Han Dynasty may not be the king of the plains.
The steward led Liu Ze and his entourage to shuttle among the flowers, the winding path was secluded, and it took a long time to come to Lingyue Pavilion. Fortunately, someone led the way, if Liu Ze went alone, he was afraid that he would get lost.
In the Lingyue Pavilion, the bells rang in unison, and a large group of dancing girls sang and danced there.
The steward stood at the foot of the stairs and reported in a loud voice: "Your lord, Pingyuan County ordered Liu Ze to come to meet you." (To be continued......)