Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 474 The Year of Turmoil
The commotion in the temple stopped in an instant. Everyone turned their heads and looked at Cao Cao. Cao Cao looked solemnly and looked at the emperor seriously, ignoring anyone. The emperor looked at him, frowning, thinking, He looked at the rest of the ministers, from Lu Zhi, Xun Yu, to Yuan Shu, Dong Zhuo, the emperor waved his hand without saying a word, and said, "Come and see me later."

Yuan Yi was carried away by the imperial doctor's order, but in the temple, he left behind a smear of blood, which could not be eliminated, covering the entire temple, all the officials were silent, even Yuan Shu frowned, he He has always been very supportive of innovation, but now, he has some hesitation in his heart. He doesn't know whether this decree between himself and Cao Cao will benefit his family and country, or will it cause turmoil.

"Your Majesty, this matter needs to be discussed in the long term."

"It's already been discussed, why bother to discuss it again?!"

Cao Cao said: "Since Emperor Shizong, the rich have become richer and the poor have become poorer. Farmers have no land, and the great clans have united the fields. Before Emperor Xiaokang moved forward to farm, how many people did not have farmland? Do you know?"

"Nowadays, the common people all have them, but I have never heard of starving to death in the country!" Someone retorted.

"Treating the symptoms but not the root cause, after a hundred years, these reclaimed fields will once again become your possessions!" Cao Cao roared.

"Cao Mengde!! Stop spitting blood!!!"

Cao Cao smiled disdainfully, ignored the angry ministers, and looked at the emperor again. He hoped that the emperor would support him.

The emperor looked at him, not daring to make a decision easily.

"Road. What do you think?"

Cao Cao quickly asked again, he and Yuan Shu made these together, and Yuan Shu is the emperor's confidant, the emperor attaches great importance to him, as long as he speaks, he will definitely be able to convince the emperor!
Yuan Shu looked at Cao Cao, pursed his lips, thought for a long time, and replied, "Let's discuss it later."

At that moment, Cao Cao was a little surprised and surprised. He looked at Yuan Shu and wanted to ask, but he couldn't say anything.

"Disperse!"

The court meeting ended like this. Cao Cao looked at the ministers around him. He missed the best opportunity. If he can't get things done today, it will be even more difficult in the future, because after these ministers return, they will definitely make waves and make sufficient preparations. They will not understand what a huge effect their new policies can have on the world!

"Hahahaha!"

Cao Cao laughed wantonly. His laughter was so piercing in the ears of the officials. Cao Cao stopped when he watched the ministers leave the temple one by one. Looking at the voices of the officials, Shaking his head, Yuan Shu stepped forward and said, "Meng De, the risks involved in this matter are huge, we cannot make a decision lightly, we need to think more about it."

"You and I have been discussing for half a year, isn't that enough?"

"not enough!"

"Hahahaha, okay, then you can think about it slowly, Cao Cao alone can achieve this great achievement, and one day, future generations will point to your grave and yell, and then read a song about Cao Cao Sing!" Cao Cao smiled, and walked towards the Hall of Houde with the Han family, leaving only Yuan Shu standing in the hall, looking at Cao Cao who was going away, silent.

After Cao Cao entered Houde Hall, the Son of Heaven let the rest of the people leave, not even the Han family. In the whole Houde Hall, only the Son of Heaven and Cao Cao were left, and the two sat facing each other. After pondering for a moment, he asked, "How much tax will the new policy increase the treasury?"

"Your Majesty, the current amount can be doubled."

"Huh? Seriously?"

"This is the lowest calculation. I don't know how many wealthy families in the area have cultivated land in millions of hectares."

"Will there be any harm to the common people? For some Lishu with good family backgrounds?"

"Your Majesty, there are strict specifications for increasing the amount. Each section has an amount. For the common people, this is great benefit and harmless."

"If En Ke acts like this, I'm afraid there will be huge resistance."

"I know that what Your Majesty is worried about is these stupid fools who call themselves talents, Your Majesty. These people are indeed the pillars of the country. It is their business to serve as officials and wield pens and inks. However, over the years, The aristocratic family is expanding day and night, annexing the land, and countless people are ruined because of it. Although Emperor Xiaokang's actions have made the world stable, it is not the root cause!"

"Your Majesty predicts that after a hundred years, the plowed fields will still be transferred to the hands of aristocratic families, and the people will still be in trouble. Your Majesty should be worried about the people, not these great sages. To deal with these A traitor only needs a jailer, but if the people of the world can't survive."

"What's more, the prince's new policy came first, and I feel that the prince saw these things very early, just like the minister, and all his previous actions were to prevent such an annexation. Think about it, your majesty. Isn’t it the people at the bottom who benefit the most from the merit system? In the past, only aristocratic families were able to serve as officials and govern the world, but now, such virtuous talents can appear from poor families and Li Shu families!”

"Nowadays, although there are fewer virtuous people from poor families, how many people are there in aristocratic families, and how many people are from poor families? The academic merit system, as well as the official education system promoted by princes and princes, will be implemented together. The number of children will be able to overwhelm the aristocratic family, and in another twenty, thirty years, after a hundred years, the aristocratic family will be nothing to be afraid of!"

"And what I want to do now is to continue what the prince has not done, and fundamentally interrupt this merger. Only such a reasonable tax system can make the aristocratic family have no courage to continue the merger. If it is too high, the tax will rise to an unbearable level, which is a great thing for the country!!!”

After Cao Cao said this, the emperor's heart gradually became brighter.

Cao Cao continued: "I know that after today, if I walk out of this palace gate, I will be Xiping's number one traitor. In the future, the letter of impeachment, the enmity of hundreds of officials, or the victory over the prince, but I am not afraid, I am willing I will bear it all, and I only hope that His Majesty can help you!"

"Hahaha!" The Son of Heaven also laughed. He patted Cao Cao on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Cao, you are wrong!"

"I don't know what's wrong?"

"You are not the only one who will bear infamy in the future!"

"Hahaha!"

The two monarchs and ministers suddenly laughed.

The 11th year of Xiping, at the end of the year
After Cao Cao made revisions again and made the content more thorough, the New Deal was still implemented. Under the circumstances of full opposition from all officials, it was implemented. Cao Cao directly chose to implement the New Deal in the whole world next year. Xue and Menzixue, as well as many officials, selected a large number of children from poor families and appointed them to all parties to supervise and urge them.

They want to investigate the grain production situation in various places and take out the average value. In order to prevent them from having an affair with the aristocratic family, Cao Cao sent a large number of people to each county and county to supervise each other. Cao Cao didn't believe it, and the aristocratic family Being able to control so many officials, of course, Cao Cao knew that the local officials would definitely not cooperate with the people they sent.

Therefore, he asked the emperor to order the emperor to dispatch the southern army, the northern army, and the garrisons in various places, leading the Sima, the school lieutenant, etc., to go to the surrounding towns, and let the tax officials report to the army if there is anything wrong. These people can't do anything at all. Sure enough, as Cao Cao thought, when the army was dispatched, the local officials no longer dared to be presumptuous.

In the court, there were endless quarrels about this, and more than 30 ministers even went to the emperor to force them to resign.

No, the emperor's attitude is stronger than Cao Cao's. He directly let all these people leave, and installed his confidantes, as well as the ministers who supported the New Deal. Zhang Xi dispatched, and embroidered clothes envoys from all over the country dispatched, and within one month, thousands of people were arrested.

Forcibly stabilized the situation in Luo Yang.

Cao Cao's reputation has indeed been ruined. He used to have so many friends, but now no one dares to approach him, only Guo Jia, who still keeps in touch with Cao Cao, and even helps each other, but in the eyes of others , Cao Cao is the current Wang Jiexin, even a traitor who is even more fierce than him. He encourages the emperor, far away from virtuous ministers, close to villains, and implements tyranny, and he will definitely suffer retribution!
The children of Cao Cao's family were also hit head-on. During the same month, three of Cao Cao's family members were imprisoned. Cao Cao's father tried hard to persuade him not to do this, but Cao Cao ignored him and even closed the door. This is a miracle!
Cao Song roared, "Your son wants to destroy the Cao family?" , In the end, he had no choice but to leave.

The big Han Si Nong, closed the door and did not see his father!
This crime of unfilial piety made Cao Cao's reputation even worse. Even the common people were exaggerated by the scholars and began to scold Cao Cao. Cao Cao completely gave up his statement. Everything is not important anymore. He wants to realize the ambition in his heart, no matter what he encounters, he will definitely do it to the end! ! !

Sitting in the study, Cao Cao kept writing without raising his head. He just sat here and started the new affairs of the whole country. In the courtyard, there were more than a hundred elite soldiers standing there. Finally, Cao Cao He also enjoyed the treatment of Wang Fu, and there were countless guards around him. With the lessons learned from Wang Fu, the emperor dared not take this matter lightly.

In this way, he has been busy until late at night, Cao Cao felt a little headache, and some dizziness in front of his eyes, so he stopped, stood up, opened the window, and watched the stars twinkling outside. First, but, this thought just came up, and then disappeared amidst many thoughts, he sighed helplessly, and sat back to his seat.

Not only Cao Cao, but also the Son of Heaven was not spared. The Son of Heaven’s stubborn behavior, including his refusal to give in to the ministers in the court, also wiped out the image of the Son of Heaven in the eyes of all officials. The Son of Heaven was not surprised by this, and also Not angry, he knew that the minister didn't like his toughness before, and now it's just right.

Some of the hundreds of officials insulted the emperor face to face, and were thrown into prison, and some insulted the emperor secretly, and were also arrested by Zhang Xi. The emperor dismissed many ministers, and directly ordered their relatives to be banned from serving as officials. After that, the second party ban seems to have appeared. When the officials realized this, both scholars and ministers began to criticize the emperor!

Of course, disciples from humble families were exceptions, which also caused a more serious struggle between Taixue and Menzixue.

What emperor is lustful, often naked, playing with court ladies.

Why does the Son of Heaven like wine, so Qiongyuan is full of fine wine, and uses fine wine to turn puppets as a game.

This scene is just like 30 years ago, but the difference is that now there is Zhang He. All those who expressed dissatisfaction with the emperor were arrested by Zhang He for the crime of deceiving the emperor. The embroidered messenger was supported by two generations of kings for nearly 30 years Years, now, has already become a colossus, when he was fully functional, scholars and ministers were frightened.

The pervasive secret talks and simple and direct actions made countless plans in their hearts come to nothing.

Xiping 11 years,
turbulent year.

(End of this chapter)