Chapter 343: The First Reform Conference (Part II)

Guan Yu pondered on the stage for a while, and suddenly said, "Everyone! It's not that I'm talking about it, it's not a clichΓ©, I ask you, what is the purpose of our reform? It has been made very clear above, is the matter of our reform public or private? Is it for me? Right! Yes, I pushed for the reforms, it was my original intention, it was my idea, but you can see what I gained? Since taking control of Luoyang, how many times have I been in trouble, what is it for? You think about it again, look at it and compare it again, you don't have to compare it with others, just compare me with Dong Zhuo, think about what he did, what did I do, did I collect taxes into my personal pocket? No! It's into the treasury! I have always put all the illegal gains seized into the treasury, and I have never put a cent in my pocket, and you see that I eat and play a lot of things that are not as good as you, and it is not an exaggeration to ask for a mountain of gold and silver in terms of my power and status, but I don't, I can save so much for the sake of the Han family? Let's talk about you, you are all loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, support the Son of Heaven of the current dynasty, and keep claiming to revive the Han Dynasty, but if the current court does not reform, it is a dead end, does everyone want to repeat the mistakes of the last years of the Qin Dynasty? Does everyone want to rise up in all directions? How sad it is that the world is now in turmoil, but unexpectedly the reform cannot be implemented in the local jurisdiction! ”

Guan Yu's words were silent when the ministers were silent, Guan Yu sighed and continued: "Now let's not talk about me, let's talk about you as the pillars of the court, I gave you power and gave you a title, so you naturally have to do things for the court, how can you abolish the public with private interests?" We can't thwart the cause, and the consequences of doing so will be a catastrophe, and I have so much trust in you. I thought you could help me carry out the reform to the end, but I didn't expect you to come out one by one to oppose it, how can I feel embarrassed? How did the grace of knowing come to this? You all pat your conscience, are you worthy of Sheji, or the Son of Heaven, or me? You all take out your hearts, livers, and lungs, and ask yourself. Think about who you are worthy of doing this? ”

These ministers who Guan Yu said are simply embarrassed! was so belittled by Guan Yu, haven't these people become ruthless, unrighteous, disloyal and unfilial people? Originally, he came out to try to force Guan Yu to reduce the tax, but unexpectedly, Guan Yu changed from passive to active, and actually took the initiative, taking the lead, saying that these ministers are eager to find a crack to get into, Guan Yu's words are more euphemistic, but they are hiding needles and swords in laughter! It is very sharp to say it carefully, and naturally it also occupies the reason, and the five bodies of these ministers are thrown to the ground in a reasonable and emotional manner! The ministers knelt at the foot of the stairs like students who had been criticized and damaged. And Guan Yu sat in a high position chattering and criticizing, just like a division commander. The number fell twice in a row, and Guan Yu talked about his ambitions and cultivation in the first time, and this time he began to change the topic to talk about them, and Guan Yu took the initiative and the right to speak in his own hands

Guan Yu saw that these ministers were all drooping by what he said, he cleared his throat and continued: "What did Master Ma say just now? If the taxes on the people are light, not only will the people not buy it, but they will also raise enough spirit to oppose us, and they will also make trouble with the following crimes? What a reversal of the cart before the horse! Why did the people make a rebellion? As the saying goes, 'the officials force the people to rebel, the king wants the minister to die, and the father wants the son to die'! It is precisely because the taxes are too heavy that there are too many exorbitant taxes. The common people can't survive anymore, so they rebel! O my grown-ups! Don't you still understand this? No wonder you are so confused. To oppose reforms! What do you say that those landlords can't afford to provoke? is even more ridiculous, is the current court still at the mercy of them? Isn't this a good thing to suppress evil? Let them do anything, do they still have to have the final say in this court? Yes? Do I, the prime minister, have to abdicate? ”

As soon as Guan Yu's words came out, the ministers under the rank were all frightened, how could this be said more and more intensely, and the height of the rise was so great, they couldn't help but tremble. It's like sitting on pins and needles there, obviously Guan Yu is angry, although this master is young, his aura is amazing, and he exudes an invisible strength from the inside out, which makes others admire and fear. His majesty is very great, some people don't even dare to say a word in front of him, and some even panic in front of him, this master is powerful today, and the ministers are afraid! Guan Yu said so much that the ministers under the rank were no longer silent, and the ministers all knew that he Guan Yu was powerful, this is a powerful master, sitting on an army of 200,000, responding to every call, if he is forced to be anxious, it is really impossible to eat and walk, and Guan Yu has never given in, he has always regarded himself as a strong man.

Guan Yu saw that the ministers trembled there and continued: "Since you are worried that you are afraid that this is completely borne by me alone, if it really comes to that point, these landlords and old wealth force the palace, then push me out, although you tell them that this is my idea, I am the first evil, let them punish me, but there is one thing I want to state that the reform must be implemented to the letter, every article must be sloppy and cannot be taken out, taxation is the top priority, the core of the entire reform, and it must be strictly implemented. For this reason, the imperial court will organize a special supervision group for tax collection, the leader of which is served by the executive Jinwu and Dali Temple Shaoqing Ma Teng, and Wen Ping and Yang Xiu are the deputy team leaders, responsible for the implementation of this work. If there is any favoritism in this action, it will be executed according to the criminal law! ”

After Guan Yu finished speaking, Ma Teng, Wen Ping, and Yang Xiu on the steps came out one after another and said, "No!" The rest of the ministers shuddered when they heard this! It's even more dumb to eat Coptis chinensis, and I can't say it! Of course, I don't dare to squeak, and once the order is issued, it is forbidden! Policies and measures have been issued, who dares to say more? Not only can he not stand up, but he also has to send himself in, Guan Yu is really here this time, and the meaning of letting Ma Teng, who is in charge of prison work, be the team leader is self-evident, and Wen Ping is an officer with real power, Yang Xiu is a fine master. These people together are a strong combination! The main reason is that Ma Teng has just arrived, and the general minister is not familiar with him, and he wants to talk about the situation than to ascend to the sky

The meeting was held at this point, and the atmosphere in the Pingshuo Hall was already quite solemn, and the nerves of the masters and courtiers at the top and bottom of the stairs couldn't help but tense, and then looked at the foreheads of many ministers under the stairs who couldn't help but sweat, and then looked at Guan Yu sitting on the stairs overlooking the ministers. The expression is grim and the eyes are cold, which makes people feel a cool breeze on their backs! This gaze is like two murderous swords, shooting at the ministers, how dare the ministers look at him, the matter is not over yet, Guan Yu continued: "The reform is pushed by me, and the responsibility is borne by me alone, but I will definitely not be able to do these things alone." It's up to you to do this! As an official of the imperial court, you can hardly escape the blame for this work, that is to say, according to the reform of the implementation of the specific division of responsibilities, the division of labor to the person, everyone according to their own position and responsibilities related to the implementation of the reform matters, do a good job in the implementation of the effective will be rewarded and promoted, the implementation of the poor will be punished accordingly, now on the reform of the division of labor to explain! ”

As soon as Guan Yu's words came out, the ministers under the stairs fell into a daze again. It also has to be implemented to people, which is clearly assigning tasks to them! Guan Yu, this kid is really ruthless! Just when the ministers were panicking. Yang Xiu began to read: "First of all, let's explain the division of labor: agricultural production and farmland water conservancy construction and agricultural science and technology, etc., this work has a large workload, and the work is widely involved. The aspect of taxation has already been explained before, so there is no need to elaborate on it; The army's tuntian work was carried out by the prime minister and the general Ren Jun; The work of handicrafts, industry and commerce and trade is carried out by the Minister Taichangqing Chong Gao, the Great Honglu Zhou Huan and the Taifu Lu Kui are responsible for the specific implementation and promotion, and the overall coordination and promotion is the Prime Minister; In terms of city defense construction, Zhu Jun, the captain of the city gate, Cui Lie, the captain of the city gate, Ren Jun, the squire of the Ministry of Works, and the minister of the general, Chong Gao, were responsible for the advancement. The general supervision and coordination is Liu Bei, the general of the chariot cavalry; Externally, in the name of the imperial court, the princes around the country to collect money and grain, at the same time, the previous subsidy tax to the princes around the country was canceled, and the princes around the country were ordered to pay tribute to the imperial court, this work was carried out by Zongzheng Liu Bei, Dahonglu Zhou Huan and the lord Bo Yang Xiu, and the prime minister was the general coordinator. The pacification work and the coordination of letters and visits involved in the reform were carried out by Taifu Ma Rixuan and Guanglu doctor Cai Yong. The above-mentioned work involves specific areas in accordance with the principle of regional supervisor as the main supervisor and the supervision of the above, and the prime minister presides over the overall work and carries out top-level design and supervision of the entire reform! Announced! ”

Yang Xiu finished reading the subordinates, you look at me, I look at you, I have mixed feelings, I didn't expect to be able to take on such a heavy responsibility in my lifetime, it seems that it is not so simple to do things under Guan Yu, this master is not only strict with himself, but also strict with his subordinates, it is obviously not good to mix up like before, Guan Yu, this kid is not only young and vigorous but also very fine, and he is the head of the way to do things, the countermeasures are very detailed, the consideration of the problem is very in place, and the brewing of things is even more thorough, he is really not a simple person! However, it is not without benefit for him to do this, as a loyal minister of the imperial court and an old minister of the Han family, Guan Yu pulled it up, and the team has been standing on Guan Yu's side, how can the master not do his best to reform this time? What's more, Guan Yu will not treat himself badly, but this reform is like cutting his wrists, it will definitely touch some of his own interests, and now there is a contradiction in front of the ministers, that is, either to go along with Guan Yu to promote the reform or to disobey Guan Yu to preserve his own interests, which is almost impossible, so if it is a clear-eyed person, he will know where to go from the heart

Someone among the ministers soon received the order to kneel down at the bottom of the steps, and then the ministers successively bowed down to the steps to receive the order, Guan Yu as the prime minister is just a first-class officer, just a collection of military and political power, but he is a first-class member above the three princes, how domineering, Guan Yu never thought that he would be high, this is the first time in his life to convene a group of people in the main hall to discuss the reform plan. Before, he convened the ministers to discuss things informally, and the place of the meeting was in his own house, so he naturally sat in the central position, perhaps because he was used to Guan Yu's promotion to prime minister and achieved the position in the middle without thinking about it, since he took the lead, Guan Yu has never left such a position, this time he sat in this position as a matter of course. But after patronizing and thinking about things, discussing things, and waiting until he came back to his senses, Guan Yu felt that he was indeed a little overstepping, he was just a prime minister, but he wanted to let hundreds of officials worship, my God! This is not your own military camp, let alone a military meeting, this is a meeting in the imperial court!

When Guan Yu came back to his senses, he felt that he was a little overstepping! Let hundreds of officials worship and many of them are ranked among the three princes, this is clearly doing the things of the Son of Heaven! And he is just a prime minister now, and he didn't notify Emperor Xian at all when he convened this reform meeting, and the venue was still in Pingshuo Palace, which is the place where the Son of Heaven and the ministers discussed, and he just became the prime minister, is it a bit too much to do things like this? Guan Yu muttered in his heart. But think about it carefully, if you don't do this, how can you show your prestige and majesty? This reform must be strongly promoted, so as to show the courage of the reform, that is, such a strong promotion of the ministers there are still many opposition, if this kind of thing is to sit down and discuss with the ministers, the consequences can be imagined to be even more chaotic, the reform can not make any progress at all, this kind of thing is not something else, someone must make a decision, someone must decide, someone to take responsibility, and someone must be in command and control. If this kind of thing is still discussed with the ministers, it will not only delay the opportunity, but also cause it to be at a loss and difficult. Therefore, Guan Yu's position this time is appropriate, which is the so-called "crooked hitting".

For the ministers, Guan Yu is not special to sit in the middle position, for the generals, it is natural for their master to sit on the right position, and they are all used to it, the generals are used to this, and there is nothing special today and in the past. In the eyes of the ministers, it is not extremely difficult for Guan Yu to sit in this position today, because most of the ministers left in the current court support Guan Yu, and they have given Guan Yu support in the previous incidents, and they have stayed in the previous personnel reform, so it can be said that they are all people who are consistent with Guan Yu. The natural team is also the person who stands on Guan Yu's side, Guan Yu has given them a strong promotion, these people have naturally become his humerus, the first few meetings were organized by Guan Yu, and these ministers have also recognized this courtesy, Guan Yu has always been in charge, this time it is no different from the past, and things came suddenly, these ministers didn't think much about it, so they felt that something was not like that, But since he is a servant and vassal of reform, he naturally has to obey Guan Yu's leadership.

Guan Yu saw that the ministers bowed to him, and he did not flinch or feel the slightest discomfort, he adjusted his mentality, cheered up and continued: "Your reform is our long-term goal and an imminent major event, and this matter is the focus of work in the coming year, and now I have to announce one thing, what is it?" That is, now the Spring Festival is approaching, and it is going to be a big year, as the saying goes' New people, new year, new atmosphere', we are in the list of many of you are newly promoted officials, this New Year we must be more grand, because the coming year we will be in accordance with the established policy, so in front of us a thing is that we work together to prepare for the New Year, Luoyang must meet the New Year with a new look, to dress up Luoyang, with a new attitude to present to the world, but also to let the people see our direction of efforts, to let them see hope, so this year must be held grandly, to prepare for such a grand New Year now to start preparations, there are 20 days left from the New YearWe should use the 20 days to decorate our own house, Luoyang City will be more colorful to welcome the New Year, the New Year's day will also hold a bonfire party, there will be fireworks, but also hold a large-scale singing and dancing party and a cocktail party, I want to drink with you! ”

After Guan Yu finished speaking, the ministers under the steps cheered and jumped up, which was like injecting a dose of stimulant into the ministers, making the originally tense atmosphere become active all of a sudden, this news seems to be bright and bright, and it seems to be a turning peak, how can everyone believe that Guan Yu, who has always been like a workaholic, actually wants to relax and hold a New Year's party, and have fun with everyone, it is really rare! The ministers once again expressed their support, and finally the court meeting ended in a burst of laughter, Guan Yu watched these ministers leave, and when everyone left, Guan Yu still sat there and couldn't calm down for a long time (to be continued......