The first year of Jian'an, the beginning of June.

Liu Wei led a large group of people, divided into four boats, and went upstream, preparing to pass through Pengcheng County from Xiapi and enter Pei County, Yuzhou.

Knock knock

Outside Liu Wei's door, there was a knock on the door.

"Enter." Liu Wei didn't raise his head and continued to review the transcript.

Lu Yu opened the door, and saw Huangfu Jian come in with a plate of wine and food, and said lightly: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, use some." ”

Liu Wei raised his eyelids and glanced at them, and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Since Liu Wei took the boat to the north, the big and small troubles on the river have not stopped.

Huangfu Jian hurriedly laughed and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just that someone blocked the river to collect taxes, and they collected a bit too much." ”

Liu Wei's eyes were put away from the notebook, he raised his head, leaned back in the chair, and said with a different smile: "Let the second son feel a little, it seems that it is indeed a lot." ”

Huangfu Jian laughed more and more, and said: "It's not much, they calculated the grain transported by our ship, and they want to harvest two percent." ”

Liu Wei raised his eyebrows fiercely, habitually reached out and took the teacup, looked at Lu Yu, and said, "Who did you say yesterday that this Cao Yun would be in charge of?" ”

Lu Yu had been standing not far away, and when he heard this, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Back to Your Majesty, Pengcheng is too guarded." ”

Liu Wei took a sip of tea, thought about it carefully, and said, "When we went south to Xiapi before, we didn't pass by Pengcheng, right?" ”

"Yes." Lu Yu said.

Liu Wei nodded thoughtfully and said, "Twenty percent, that's three million dollars, it's not much, give it to him." ”

Huangfu Jian said: "Yes, Weichen will do it, you can go to Lu County tonight, and in three days, you can enter Pei County, Yuzhou." ”

Liu Wei snorted and said to him: "Check carefully, and see if all the counties in Xuzhou are collecting taxes in such a clever name, or if there is only one county in Pengcheng." ”

"We're in command." The emperor replied to the order and withdrew.

Liu Weimu sent him out, and he didn't pay much attention to this matter, Xu and Henan were initially decided, the bandits were not aware, everything was chaotic, and the imperial court had no money and grain, and the counties and counties tried their best to collect taxes, which was actually expected.

Liu Wei held the teacup, pondered for a long time, glanced at the notebook on the table, and said, "What do you think of this Zhu Jianping?" ”

Lu Yu's expression changed slightly, lowered his head, and said: "Weichen doesn't know, I only know that he is Xun Fu's best friend, and since the third year of Zhongping, he has been a colleague and has never abandoned him. ”

Liu Wei put down the teacup, rubbed his right hand against the peiyu on his waist, and his eyes kept thinking.

Xun Yu decided to replace Xun You, the right servant who was also the official Cao Shangshu, and Xun You preemptively resigned from Cao Shangshu on the grounds of 'insufficient strength', and strongly recommended the waiter Zhu Jianping to take over.

In just five days, Liu Wei has received more than a dozen recommended books, in addition to the recognized 'Yingchuan Party', the heavyweights are Cao Shangshu Chen Lin, Luoyang Mansion Yin Zhouyi, Taichang Qing Kong Rong, Bing Cao Shangshu Huangfu Jianshou, and the left servant Zhong Xuan.

Obviously, Xun You used a lot of means in order to let Zhu Jianping take over and keep the base camp of Cao, and he must have paid a lot of price.

"Xun Qing's ......"

For a long time, Liu Bian's eyes narrowed slightly, and he seemed to be talking to himself: "Although there is some disagreement with the prime minister, there is no personal grudge, and the contradiction lies in the way and method of implementing the 'New Deal', strictly speaking, there is no fault." ”

Lu Yu listened to Liu Wei's words, his face was calm, and he did not answer.

Liu Wei looked up at Lu Yu and said: "Xun Qing's family, for the 'New Deal' has also made great efforts, and the 'Yingchuan Party' has also made great contributions to the implementation of the 'New Deal', and now it is becoming more and more important. In this way, I have prepared this recommendation. Lu Yu, if you write a private letter to Xun You, you will say that I am ready to order him to coordinate the rectification of officials, criminals, and Yushitai as the right servant. ”

Lu Yu said: "Obey." ”

Liu Wei snorted, felt some pain in his neck, got up and said, "Let's go, go out and blow the wind." ”

It's June, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and Liu Wei didn't prepare ice charcoal, even if he was in bed, it was still hot to sit for a while.

Lu Yu accompanied Liu out of the room, still thinking about the intention of the 'private letter' just now.

He could guess some, but he couldn't guess all of them.

When Liu Wei came to the bow of the boat, he saw four large ships parked at a wharf, surrounded by small boats, some of them wearing tattered official clothes, up and down, and many of them were coarse cloth clothes, holding sticks, fierce and vicious, and they were not pawns at first glance.

I don't know if the emperor made the money, but these people didn't get on their boat.

Liu Wei's ship is in the center, and it is quite conspicuous among the merchant ships and civilian ships.

Watching it for a long time, Liu Wei didn't say anything, just quietly observed.

Not far away, some people who looked like businessmen, surrounded by people who looked like petty officials, were extremely flattering, and they were all holding gifts in their hands.

The little official's nostrils were facing the sky, squinting at the gifts, and he didn't stretch out his hand, only nodded occasionally, and the little official behind him took it away with a smile.

The merchants got some paperwork and left with a smile on their faces.

At this time, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Sun Ce and others also followed, raised their hands and saluted: "I've seen Gongzi." ”

Liu Wei heard Dian Wei's voice, looked back at him, and said, "How is it, is your mother okay?" ”

Dian Wei grinned and said, "It's okay, Your Majesty, my mother is fine, and I said that Your Majesty blessed, and when Your Majesty returns to Beijing, I want to thank the emperor." ”

Liu Wei shook his head with a smile and said, "It's okay to ......."

"Amitabha."

Before Liu Bian's words fell, suddenly, a familiar and unfamiliar Buddha horn sounded in his ears.

He quickly turned his head, and saw a group of monks, with their hands folded, reverently walking out of the small boat not far away, and then going ashore one by one.

No one stopped them, and more than a dozen monks went ashore and left as if no one was around.

Liu Wei showed a different color and said, "There is actually a monk here?" Why don't they pay taxes? ”

Lu Yu, Zhao Yun and the others were all puzzled, looking at those monks curiously.

There were many Buddhist temples and monks in the Han Dynasty, but there were not too many, and because of various resistances, they were often very low-key and never showed their dew.

Therefore, Liu Wei has never seen monks or Buddhist temples with his own eyes for many years, and today, it is the first time.

Huangfu Jianchang walked out of the opposite cabin, jumped on the bow of the boat, raised his hand and said, "Childe, three million dollars, we can do it now." ”

Liu Wei still looked at the group of monks who were about to disappear, and said, "Why can they leave without paying taxes?" ”

When Huangfu Jian looked at the past, he couldn't see anything, and couldn't help but say, "What did Gongzi say?" ”

Liu Wei said indifferently: "Forget it, I'm just curious." By the way, Peng Chengxiang is Rongrong? Is all the money and grain collected by the money and grain returned? ”

Huangfu Jian thought about it seriously and said, "Your Majesty, it seems that this Zhenrong arrived last year, and the minister doesn't know about it. ”

Liu Wei looked back at Lu Yu and said, "How is this official voice?" ”

Lu Yu said: "Weichen only knows that he was originally a subordinate of the shogunate of Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, and was recommended as the Guangling Taishou, after the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army, after the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army, after Ding Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Bei and others, there was no news for a while, it seems to be a seclusion, last year it was recommended by Liu Zhijun of Yuzhou, who served as the Taishou of Pengcheng, and led Pengcheng Xiapi, and the three counties of Pei County. ”

"Isn't there any comment on Shang Shutai?" Liu Wei asked. According to the usual practice, the appointment at the county level needs to be approved by the Shangshutai, and there must be a recommender and the appointer's comments on the record.

Lu Yu's face was restrained, and he bowed and said, "This, Weichen didn't remember." ”

Liu Wei didn't embarrass Lu Yu, there were so many county guards in the Han Dynasty, it was impossible for Lu Yu to remember them all.

"Forget it,"

Liu Wei didn't think much about it, and said: "Spend the night in Pengcheng and rush to Yuzhou as soon as possible." ”

His main purpose this time was Yuzhou, and as for the indiscriminate collection of taxes under the name of skillful projects, he had to hand it over to the imperial court and deal with it in a unified manner.

This kind of thing is definitely not unique to this river, and it will not stop at Pengcheng.

"Yes." The emperor replied for a long time.

Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and Huangfu Jianchang didn't think much about it, but Sun Ce stopped talking.

He was taken away by Liu Wei and was not allowed to leave, he was restless in his heart, and tried his best to leave and return to Wu County.

Naturally, it didn't work out.

The reason why he wanted to stop talking was that he knew something about Pengcheng and knew who Na Rong was.

But thinking of his current special situation and thinking about it again, Sun Ce still didn't speak.

"Wu Chenghou." Just as Sun Ce lowered his head and pondered, Liu Bian's voice suddenly became a little louder.

This sound was like an explosion, which made Sun Ce suddenly sober up, and he hurriedly raised his hand and said, "The minister is here." ”

Liu Wei looked at him with a smile and said, "You said, I left you by my side, will Wu Jun also leave Zhou Yu behind?" ”

In the name of 'inspecting the station', Liu Wei sent Zhou Yu to Wu County.

Sun Ce's heart suddenly cold, and he tried his best to keep his face calm, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, whether the Governor of Zhou is willing to stay in Wu County, one is in His Majesty's will, and the other is in his own will, no one in Wu County dares to disobey the holy will and forcibly keep people." ”

Liu Wei smiled more and said, "With the words of the Qing family, I am relieved." Zhou Yu's affairs in Wu County, the Qing family still needs a lot of support. ”

Sun Ce calmed down and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, the whole Wu County will fully support Governor Zhou!" ”

"Your Majesty,"

Without waiting for Liu Wei to speak, Huangfu Jian said, "You can sail the boat." ”

Liu Wei looked up and saw that the large and small boats in front of him had moved, making room for them.

"Let's go."

Liu Wei kept the conversation and said, "The old rule, find some villages to stop, and don't go to the county seat." ”

"Yes." This is Zhao Yun's response, and he has always been mainly responsible for the arrangement of the journey.

The boat moved quickly, Liu Wei shook for a moment, and when it was stable, he glanced past Sun Ce, turned around and turned back to the cabin.

Dian Wei and Lu Yu followed closely, and after the others sent them off, they went their own way.

Liu Wei returned to the room and picked up the notebook again to read.

In the few months since he left Beijing, a lot of things have happened in Luoyang City, some contradictions have been exposed, and the government and government will inevitably happen again.

Except for the contradiction between Shangshutai and the 'Yingchuan Party' that was somewhat uncontrollable and showed signs of openness, the others were not idle.

The power of the old prime minister, represented by Wang Lang's Tingwei Mansion, was condensed in silence, and the Tingwei Mansion focused on punishing many large and small officials, especially the 'Yingchuan Party', and some of those who could have been pardoned were sentenced to three years, ten years, and twenty years, and those who were more than ten years old were often beheaded and exiled.

Yu Shitai was relatively mild, but this aroused the dissatisfaction of the trusted criminal Cao Shangshu Xu You, who thought that the criminal Cao had worked hard to investigate and deal with it, and the Yushi Tai had let it go lightly, which was contrary to the requirements of the 'New Deal' and Liu Wei's will.

For this reason, he and Yu Shi Cheng Xizhi openly 'argued' many times, and even asked for the convening of the Shangshutai court meeting to discuss these cases.

On the other hand, the government and the opposition are quite dissatisfied with Taichang Temple and Licao, and from time to time there are impeachments and attacks, mainly because of the 'big exam', and there are rumors that Taichang Temple and Licao secretly negotiated the admission share, 'common people and scholars 28'.

This aroused the strong indignation of the scholars, who believed that knowledge had nothing to do with their origins, and that their talents were regardless of their origins, and that forcibly admitting ordinary people was contrary to fairness and was not conducive to the preparation of talents by the imperial court.

In the midst of these complex voices, Shang Shutai was under great pressure, and people constantly impeached Xun Yu, accusing him of being 'young and vigorous, and acting recklessly', and demanding that he take the initiative to resign.

Liu Wei looked at the notebooks one after another, and couldn't help but have a headache.

These scripts are all the beginning of the great truth, occupying the moral high ground, and it is really difficult to refute.

"Isn't it, you have to find a chance to kill a few Liwei?"

Liu Wei thought thoughtfully and whispered to himself.

Killing people does not solve the problems mentioned, and Liu Wei has always believed that politics is the art of compromise, but he has to admit that killing people is often the most efficient means to solve or suppress some problems.

Liu Wei read it silently, and replied to one or two sentences from time to time.

He didn't know how long it was, but he felt the boat shake and stopped.

Liu Wei looked up and saw that the sky was dark, and there were countless strange sounds outside, such as frogs chirping and cicadas chirping, or the harmonious chirping of many insects and birds.

Liu Wei shook his sore neck and reached out to pick up the teacup.

Zhao Yun then came in, raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, it's landed." This is a village not far from Lu County, and the minister has sent someone to investigate. ”

Liu Wei took a sip of tea, felt refreshed, got up with a smile, and said to Zhao Yun: "I don't know if it's because I'm used to pampering and eating the dishes of the imperial kitchen. ”

Zhao Yun is not a person who is good at talking, and he doesn't know how to make sycophants, so he just bows down and gets out of the way when he hears the words.

Liu Wei walked out of the door, felt the cool breeze, smiled and said to the emperor who came over, "Second son, go, go to the farmhouse." ”

Huangfu Jian saw that Liu Wei was in a good mood, and immediately said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

Liu Wei laughed, walked directly to the bow of the boat, and with the support of Dian Wei, got off the boat, led by plainclothes guards, and went straight to the sparkling village not far away.

Before he had taken a few steps, a plainclothes Imperial City Mansion guard hurried back and knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, the village is called 'Wang', and now there are some soldiers who are collecting taxes. ”

Liu Wei was stunned, looked up at the sky, and said, "Still collecting taxes in the village so late?" What taxes are charged? ”

"It seems to be a poll tax,"

The plainclothes guard said: "Fifty wen per household, ten wen per person." ”

Liu Wei was stunned for a moment, and then said: "You mean that each household will receive fifty wen first, and then each household will receive ten wen per head?" ”

"Yes." The guards of the Imperial City Mansion were obviously very conscientious and inquired in detail.

Liu Wei frowned and said, "Let's go, go and have a look." ”

(End of chapter)