Chapter 217: The Storm Rises Again
Jia Xu was stunned, if he didn't rely on the Shi clan, who would he rely on? "Since Emperor Guangwu of the Later Han Dynasty, the scholars, especially the gate lord clan of the Princess, not only control the government, but also seven or eight tenths of the land of the Han Dynasty, more than half of the population, and more than sixty percent of the economy are also in the hands of the scholars. If the lord wants to achieve a hegemony, he must get the support of the scholars, and he really can't think of any other way. β
Liu Ze raised his eyes and looked at the vast earth, and there seemed to be an impulse in his chest to tell Jia Xu, 1,700 years later, a great man led the toiling masses called mud legs, to challenge the privileged class and achieve victory, facts speak louder than words, there is no old world that cannot be broken! I have traveled through thousands of years, what is the point of being a victor who only competes for world domination?
In later generations, he was so ordinary that he only ran around for three meals, family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, and my. But after crossing over, after experiencing the ups and downs in the troubled times, Liu Ze had a strong desire in his heart, and it was no longer his dream to be the king and dominate the world. Changing the world, transforming the world, so that the people of the world have clothes and food, no longer face the threat of death from war, famine, and plague all the time, and create a peaceful and prosperous world of river crabs, is what he really wants.
Declaring war on a privileged class will undoubtedly be a thorny path, but there is no second way to change the world.
Today, perhaps, will be a day that will forever be recorded in history, Liu Ze has fired the first knife to the Shi clan government, and he will definitely go on without hesitation! But he was by no means alone. He will be followed by thousands of Hanmen and the toiling masses called untouchables, and an era of rule by wealthy families will come to an end, and the course of Chinese history will be completely changed.
For thousands of years, the nomadic peoples in the north have roared south again and again, bringing heavy disasters to the Chinese nation. If you are backward, you will be beaten, and it took thousands of years of blood and tears for the Chinese to understand this truth, and Liu Ze wants to change at this time. This is the backward situation. Maybe he is as small as a Qin brick and Han tile. But thousands of Qin bricks and Han tiles will surely be built into the Great Wall that will never collapse.
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Liu Ping was as angry as a lion, and smashed the tea bowls and cups on the table with a whip, which frightened the steward of Liu's mansion and trembled.
"How can it be justified? A small plain county magistrate actually didn't take me seriously. And he also spoke wildly. I'm mad at me! Liu Ping jumped like thunder.
In addition to Bai Jing's eldest son Bai Ying, there were also several major squires in Pingyuan County. These people are all big landowners in Pingyuan County, and they have already made an offensive and defensive alliance with Bai Jingzao, and are ready to fight Liu Ze's policy of clearing acres to the end. Unexpectedly, Bai Jing couldn't hold back being put in prison by Liu Ze's calculations, and the rest of the people were panicked, and they all rushed to Liu's mansion to discuss countermeasures with Liu Ping.
As soon as he entered the door, Bai Ying knelt down for Liu Ping and couldn't cry. "Ask my uncle to be the master of the Bai family!"
Liu Ping breathed a sigh of relief, picked up Bai Ying, and said: "Virtuous nephew, please get up, I am the same brother as Ling Zunyi, your Bai family is in trouble, how can I, Liu Ping, stand by and watch." β
"Thank you, uncle." Bai Ying stood up and thanked him.
"Liu Ze is insidious and treacherous, his shot is quite vicious, Brother Bai accidentally fell into his trap for a while, he was in prison, and his family property was lost, this trick was not careful, and he lost everything." A squire surnamed Qian was a little apprehensive when he talked about Liu Ze's methods.
"He has a small county order, is it possible that Liu Duwei is still afraid of him?" Squire surnamed Li said.
Liu Ping was a little helpless at this time. "It's not that the official is afraid of him, it's just that the guy who keeps talking about the law of the Han Dynasty, and he has no handle to fall into my hands, so I can't do anything about him for the time being. I summoned you here today to discuss countermeasures, and I think you all have some land in your hands, and you don't want to be confiscated by that guy, right? β
As soon as they heard this, all the squires were spitting bitterness, these powerful people who did not hide the population and conceal the land, in the early years, the government turned a blind eye, and everyone did not take it seriously, who knew that this year a new county order came, taking the opportunity of the land being submerged by the Yellow River to re-survey and measure, directly forced these big landlords to a dead end. If you don't take out the title deed, more than half of the land will be confiscated, and if you take out the title deed, it is estimated that the end will be as miserable as Bai Jing.
"If you don't get some money together, bribe that Liu County Order, and give him some benefits, maybe he will let everyone go." Squire Li cautiously raised a Jianyì.
But this was quickly rejected. Squire Qian shook his head and said: "If you really want to take the money to settle down, it's simple, if this method is put aside a few days ago, you might as well try it, but today Brother Bai is already riding a tiger, if he takes the money, won't he fall into the handle, and there will be no return." I think this person is extremely treacherous, and he will never take this risk, but I am afraid that you will be convicted of bribery at that time, and the gains will outweigh the losses. β
"How hard is it to watch our property being confiscated?" Squire Li looked like he was crying and mourning, he was just a small landlord, his family only had a thousand acres of land, and if he really wanted to be confiscated half, it was estimated that he would have to go bankrupt. "Captain Liu, you have to think of a way?"
Liu Ping is even more angry, the Liu family is the first scholar clan in the plains, there are tens of thousands of acres of land alone, and he believes that he is the official residence of the capital, others hide half of it, but his family is concealed seventy percent, if it is confiscated, the loss can be lost. But Liu Ze did not let go of the law of the Han Dynasty, and he just learned from Lin Hai that the treasury of the court was empty, and he did order all localities to strictly inspect the population and acres of land, and strengthened the collection of taxes. At this point, Liu Ze really is not alarmist.
At this time, a squire surnamed Sun laughed and said, "Don't worry, this matter is easy to hear." β
Liu Ping was overjoyed and said, "Brother Sun has a clever plan, you might as well speak up." β
"This incident on the plains is on this Liu Ze alone, if he is expelled from the plains, won't everything be over."
"Brother Sun said simply, the appointment of the plain county order came from the court, how could you say that you will be driven away?" Squire Qian gave him a blank look, and said angrily.
Squire Sun said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, don't worry, wait for me to finish speaking." When Liu Ze entered the city, he brought 500 cavalry, and now he is stationed in the Ma family's compound. β
"So what?" Liu Ping was also a little discouraged, five hundred family soldiers, that's a fart, and now there is no one in the Haoqiang family, and there are no private soldiers in the family who are embarrassed to take them out.
"How can it not all be in the matter of your words, Captain?" Squire Sun is meaningful and authentic.
"What do you mean......" Liu Ping is not stupid, and he has also realized the doorway.
Squire Sun smiled and said: "Isn't it the power and responsibility of Captain Liu to be in charge of a country's military, and someone secretly hides weapons in the city, gathers people to make trouble, colludes with the Yellow Turban, and intends to rebel?" As long as these ordnance private soldiers are seized and the charge is confirmed, he Liu Ze will have to shed his skin even if he does not die. β
Liu Ping was overjoyed and said: "Brother Sun is really clever, although the wealthy family of the Shi family raises private soldiers and domestic slaves, but the law of the Han Dynasty stipulates that private individuals are not allowed to hide weapons, which is great!" This is called the way of the other, and the other is the same, Liu Ze, I am afraid you can't imagine that you will also commit a day under the law of the Han Dynasty, hahaha......"
When the sky was just dawning, Pan Feng hurried to the Pingyuan County Office and woke up Liu Ze, who was still asleep.
"Lord, something is wrong, that plain commander Liu Ping suddenly led his troops to surround the Ma family compound on the fourth watch, asking our people to disarm and surrender, and the commander has already confronted them."
Liu Ze was excited, his drowsiness disappeared, and he hurriedly got up from the couch and rushed to the Ma family compound with Pan Feng. Before leaving, he specially told Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, especially Zhang Fei, with the fiery temper of this goods, they had to fight. If there is indeed a bloody conflict, the consequences will be really unimaginable.
With Liu Ping's character, it is certain that he will retaliate, but Liu Ze didn't expect this guy to repay him so quickly. With the strength of his five hundred horse archers, the thousands of soldiers in the Plains Country may not be able to be opponents, but if they really fight, it will be a bad situation, so Liu Ze rushed over as soon as he got the news, hoping to calm down the situation.
Before I arrived at the Ma family's compound, I heard the neighing of horses in front of me, and there was a noisy sound. From a distance, I saw Guan Hai riding a tall horse, holding an iron halberd, and one person stopped at the gate, blocking the county soldiers of the brigade from the door.
"It's the other way around! How can you dare to openly resist arrest! Come on, take it for me! Liu Ping was furious.
Dozens of county soldiers in the front team rushed forward in a row with spears in hand, Guan Hai was not afraid, and the double halberd danced like a windmill, cutting off the gun heads of the county soldiers one by one, and none of the dozens of county soldiers could get close to him.
Liu Ze galloped over, and in an instant, he had already burst into the spot, and shouted: "Stop!" β
When Guan Hai saw Liu Ze coming, he was in a relaxed mood and said: "Lord, so many officers and soldiers came from nowhere, and they kept saying that they wanted to enter the compound to search, and their subordinates tried to persuade them not to listen, but to do it, and their subordinates had to fight back. β
Liu Ze nodded and said loudly at Liu Ping: "Captain Liu, what do you mean by besieging my subordinates late at night?" β
Liu Ping said with a smile: "Someone reported that someone in the Ma family's compound was secretly hiding ordnance and secretly communicating with the yellow scarf, and the official's duty was to investigate." Unexpectedly, these people turned out to be subordinates of Liu County's order, and they were rude. β
"Dark Yellow Turban? Liu Duwei's hat is a bit big, right? Who dares to spread rumors and frame him so boldly, but dare to come out and confront him face to face? "These little tricks, Liu Ze is not afraid of him. (To be continued......)