Chapter 324: The Great Killing Weapon, It's Time to Sacrifice
Liu Jian's words made Lu Qiang's mind a mess.
Luoyang City is not as simple as a simple city, this city is also a huge interest body.
This involves not only the imperial power of the Son of Heaven, but also the interests of the Manchu Dynasty and many powerful families in the world.
Not to mention anything else, commerce and trade alone are enough to involve half of the economy of the entire Han Dynasty.
The city of Luoyang runs through the north and south, through the city of Luoyang from the Kanto to the west of the Kansai, and then to the Western Regions, or from the northern border through the annexation of the state, and then to the hinterland of the Central Plains almost all have to pass through Luoyang.
Therefore, there are many interests integrated in this Luoyang City, and the interests of many big families are based in Luoyang City, and they cannot be moved lightly.
The most intuitive point is that the housing prices in the local central city of Luoyang City can almost buy the houses in the two states of the Han Dynasty.
If Dong Zhuo really wants to move the capital, it will be a huge turmoil for the political and economic environment of the entire Han Dynasty.
Although Lu Qiang is a eunuch, he also knows the stakes involved.
Thinking that Dong Zhuo would actually have the idea of moving the capital, Lu Qiang's cold sweat soaked through his back shirt in an instant.
After being silent for a while, Fang listened to Lu Qiang speak slowly: "Deran, you said that Dong Zhuo would move the capital...... What is possible? ”
Liu Jian said almost without hesitation.
"At least eighty percent."
When Lu Qiang heard this, he suddenly felt dizzy.
"How so? How did things come to be like this? It's just that His Majesty and the Queen Mother will definitely not agree to this matter! The Manchu ministers must not agree! ”
Liu Jian stood up, came to Lu Qiang's side, and patted him on the shoulder.
Then, I saw Liu Jian turn around and come to the window, raising his eyes to look out of the window.
After a while, his voice came slowly.
The Minister of Manchu disagreed with this matter...... It doesn't matter, naturally Dong Zhuo will clean them up, but His Majesty and the Queen Mother must agree. ”
Lu Qiang worked hard to support his body.
He stood up and walked behind Liu Jian, with some irrepressible anger faintly in his voice.
"Deran, Deran, what are you talking about?"
"Luoyang is the foundation of the Son of Heaven, and it is the foundation of imperial power."
"You let the Son of Heaven abandon Luoyang and move the capital with Dong Zhuo? Do you want the Son of Heaven to completely become a puppet in Dong Zhuo's hands? ”
Faced with Lu Qiang's questioning, Liu Jian was not angry.
He just turned around calmly and faced Lu Qiang very indifferently.
"Zhongchang Servant, I just said this to you because I didn't want His Majesty to become Dong Zhuo's puppet."
"Zhong Chang Waiter, who do you think Dong Zhuo is? He is a martial artist of the border county, a soldier from Liangzhou, and he kills people without blinking, and the previous set of rules of the Luoyang court does not apply to him. ”
"He has now become a loyal minister who supports the Son of Heaven by chance, so he has not yet revealed his true nature, but the matter of moving the capital is a matter of life and death for him, and he will never back down half a step."
"I can tell you very solemnly that if the Son of Heaven does not agree to Dong Zhuo to move the capital, Dong Zhuo will definitely move the capital in the end! And when the time comes, he will not care about the identity of this loyal minister, he will be completely reduced to a powerful minister, and he will also completely tear his face with the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, at that time, the Son of Heaven will no longer have the ability to bargain with Dong Zhuo on the bright side. ”
Lu Qiang was stunned in place, and he didn't know how to answer for a long time.
"Then Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, what should I do?"
Lu Qiang asked thoughtfully.
Liu Jian solemnly said to Lu Qiang: "So far, there is only one way, that is, from the perspective of the Son of Heaven and the Queen Mother, agree to Dong Zhuo's relocation of the capital, but take advantage of Dong Zhuo's relocation of the capital to strive for the maximum limit of power for the imperial power that His Majesty has, and force Dong Zhuo to do a few things." ”
"The matter of moving the capital is too big, if Dong Zhuo wants to keep the name of a loyal minister, and at the same time do it without making some sacrifices to His Majesty, it will definitely not work."
Lu Qiang looked at Liu Jian suspiciously: "According to your intentions, you want Your Majesty and the Queen Mother to make a request to Dong Zhuo?" ”
"Yes."
"What are the requirements?"
Liu Jian said: "There are generally three things, one is to let His Majesty pro-government in advance, to be able to install his own people in Shangshutai, now Yuan Kui and He Jin are dead, there is no high-ranking official record Shangshu for the time being, Dong Zhuo established the Thirteen Cao of the Prime Minister's Mansion is to take over the authority above the court, now this period, it should be a good opportunity for His Majesty to re-enter Shangshutai, although it cannot completely suppress Dong Zhuo's Xiangquan, but at least it can form a full momentum with Xiangquan." ”
When Lu Qiang heard this, he seemed to understand a little.
"By moving the capital, the Son of Heaven will be able to return to his own government? Confrontation with Dong Zhuo? ”
Liu Jian shook his head: "Thinking too much, with the current strength of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, even if Your Majesty can pro-government, it is still difficult to form a confrontation with Dong Zhuo within a few years, and you mainly have to rely on Dong Zhuo." ”
"Alas!" Lu Qiang let out a long sigh, seemingly unwilling.
"Although it is said that it is a good thing to be able to let His Majesty govern in person, but in exchange for the matter of moving the capital, the price is too great."
Liu Jian shook his head.
"It's just an appetizer, and the real killer hasn't been sacrificed yet."
"Killer weapon?"
Lu Qiang looked at Liu Jian in surprise.
"What do you mean by that?"
Liu Jian said with a smile: "Don't hide it from the regular servant, when I left Luoyang, I once wrote a letter to Dong Zhuo...... The letter contains two current political policies about the rectification of the current political malpractices of the Han Dynasty, the sluggish imperial power, and the power artifact of the world's high masters. ”
"With Dong Zhuo's wisdom, he can naturally see the role of these two time signs, but with his status at the time, he would never dare to do this."
"But now the situation is different, after a battle with Yuan Shao, Dong Zhuo has completely understood his identity and position."
"He already understands that the Kwantung clan can't tolerate him, and Dong Zhuo may have had expectations for cooperation with the Kwantung clan, but now, I believe his heart is dead...... As long as he puts forward the idea of moving the capital, then his break with the Kwantung clan is inevitable and can never be reunited. ”
"Therefore, if Your Majesty can grasp a certain amount of imperial power and reach a political agreement with Dong Zhuo, then it is time to implement these two things."
Lu Qiang couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he heard Liu Jian say it so solemnly.
"Dare to ask Deran, what are the two points of current affairs that you put forward to Dong Zhuo at the beginning?"
Liu Jian replied very seriously.
"The first is to change the tax system, there are many specific items, and there are many specific conversions, but in short, it is to convert the poll tax, oral tax, and forced labor into the acres of land and merge them with the field tax."
"The second is to abolish the probation system and create a new law for the admission of officials."
Liu Jian didn't finish his words, and Lu Qiang was almost so frightened that he didn't pee his pants.
"Liu Deran, you're crazy!"
Some people died, but not completely......