I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Prime Minister Wei had a gloomy face, glanced at Han Buyai with squinted eyes, and continued talking to himself.

"Han Buha, the governor of Henan County, refused to obey the edict and colluded with the unruly people. He immediately seized his ribbon and seal and was taken to Luoyang County Prison to await trial!"

Prime Minister Wei's sudden attack caught the six people present by surprise. How could they have imagined that this superiority could be so cruel.

"Who dares? I am the governor of Henan County appointed by the county magistrate. I am a courtier with a rank of two thousand dan. Who dares to be so presumptuous!?"

How could Han Buhai sit still and wait for death? Although he felt guilty, he stood up immediately and put his hand on the hilt of the sword.

"You have seen it clearly. The county magistrate's summons clearly states that it is not easy for me to temporarily take charge of the military and political affairs of the three counties. Is it not easy for you to be the county guard who resists the imperial edict?"

"You..." Han Buyu pointed at Prime Minister Wei who showed the edict. He was at a loss for words for a moment. He was so angry and annoyed that he couldn't say a word.

"Why don't you take action!" Wei Xiang shouted again.

"only!"

The two Changyi Langs came out in response and immediately rushed towards Han Buhui.

Han Buhao didn't know whether he was dizzy or just anxious for a moment, but he pulled out the sword from his waist without thinking.

Wang Si and Deng Zhan, who were so shocked that they were sitting on the side, stood up quickly and backed away for fear of being hurt by the sword that was waving randomly.

On the other side, the three captains sitting opposite them also stood up in a panic, not knowing what to do.

But Wei Xiang, who came to the top, was not surprised but happy, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes that was not easy to detect.

This sword is drawn well.

I want to kill a chicken and show it to the monkey, but I am worried that I don’t have the chicken.

Isn’t this coming? Isn’t this coming?

"The county magistrate's edict is here. If the county magistrate comes in person, Han Buhao is guilty and does not know how to obey the law. He openly displays his weapon in front of the emperor. This is tantamount to conspiracy and treason. He will be killed in court!"

"only!"

The Changyi Lang in the hall are all newly trained soldiers. They know best what orders and prohibitions are, and they also know that the purpose of relocating the people is to attack the powerful, so they naturally do not hesitate.

Before anyone else and Han Buyei could recover, the other Changyi Langs outside the hall immediately swarmed up and drew their swords to stab Han Buyei.

Poor Han Buhai, although he had a sharp sword on his waist, he was a Confucian scholar born in Juxiaolian. He had no ability to resist at all, and he was chopped to the ground in the blink of an eye.

The two-thousand-stone feudal official was hacked beyond recognition and covered in blood. He only twitched for a moment, and then no longer had any life left.

In the blink of an eye, such a huge change occurred in the hall. It was the first time in the world that a county guard was killed on the spot.

Han Buhao didn't really want to rebel in front of the court, he just said a few words on behalf of the wealthy family, so why did he end up dead?

The other five people in the hall looked at Han Buhai, who was chopped to a bloody pulp, and then at Prime Minister Wei, who was standing with his hands behind his back, and did not dare to say a word.

"According to the official's order, Han Buhao disobeyed the emperor's edict and died unjustly. The owl's head was circulated throughout the city, and the whole clan was taken to the county jail to await punishment..."

"The officials of the county are temporarily retained. Anyone who dares to collude with Han Buha will be dealt with according to the law. All matters in the county will be handled by the county prime minister."

"Wei!" Changyi's men quickly carried out the corpse of Shoutu Buha, and went to give orders and take action.

Not long after, I heard chaos in the front and back yards, and the faint sound of crying could still be heard.

Han Buhao's relatives probably wouldn't have thought that in just half an hour, they would go from being a high-ranking official's family to being a criminal.

After such great changes, who can accept it calmly?

Wei Xiang turned a deaf ear to these news. Although Han Buhao's relatives were pitiful, weren't those people who lost their land pitiful?

He looked at the other people with pale faces and asked calmly again: "How about it, is the relocation of the people easier to handle?"

Wang Si, Deng Zhan, and the few captains naturally wanted to protect the interests of the wealthy families, but they wanted to protect their own heads even more.

If they dared to hesitate at all, they would never be able to walk out of the main hall, and their heads would probably be circulated throughout the city along with Han Buhai's.

By then, Huangquan Road would be lively.

What's more important than your own life?

Wang Si, the oldest, was the first to bow before Prime Minister Wei. Deng Zhan and others only hesitated for a moment before kneeling down.

"We sincerely obey His Majesty's edict and are willing to ride for Mr. Wei Ge!"

"Everyone please get up quickly. As long as we work together, we will be able to get this matter done and share your Majesty's worries!"

"only!"

The news of Prime Minister Wei's execution of Han Buhai spread throughout Luoyang County in a long time. Three days later, almost everyone in the three counties knew about it.

Everyone could see clearly that Prime Minister Wei, who had gone to Chang'an City for a tour, not only did not become more tactful, but he did not know where he learned more vicious methods.

Suddenly, Prime Minister Wei gained the nickname "Kuaidao Wei".

Before Han Buhai's head started to grow with maggots, Prime Minister Wei immediately started to relocate the people.

He first obtained the list of millionaire families from the magistrate's offices of the three counties. After careful checking, he determined the list of immigrants.

Then, an order to relocate the people was immediately issued.

Before May 12th, each millionaire family must submit a letter to the county magistrate's office where they are located, requesting that they transfer their registration to Pingling County.

Before May 15th, each millionaire family must self-report the number, location and valuation of the fields and houses occupied by each family.

Before May 20th, each county government sent people to verify the number and location of each farm and house, and set a firm price.

Before May 25th, each million-dollar family must sell all their original land and houses, and the price must not exceed the confirmed price. All unsold land and houses will be confiscated.

Before May 30th, all millionaire families must leave their place of origin and move to Pingling County. Those who do not leave after the deadline will be treated as refugees.

Those who fail to complete the procedures within the time limit will have all their homes confiscated.

This order clearly explained the entire immigration process, and the important time points were also precise to a specific day.

The reason why I made it so clear was to shut up the mouths of this wealthy family and prevent them from making excuses like "killing without teaching."

This order was quickly posted to the most crowded places in each county, making it easy for wealthy families to know about it, and also for ordinary people to know about it.

After all, it is not only necessary for wealthy families to sell land, but also for ordinary families to buy land: if land is sold in such a hurry, the price must not be high, and it is a good time for ordinary families to get land.

In order not to give those wealthy families any excuse, Prime Minister Wei also sent hundreds of Yulin Lang to quickly deliver the order to every home.

These wealthy families did not dare to openly resist Prime Minister Wei, but they closed the door tightly and planned to "refuse to death".

But how could it be possible that it would be difficult for Wei Xiang, Changyi Lang, and Yulin Lang to live there?

The guards directly tied the letter to the arrow, bent their bow and arrow, shot it into the courtyard, and then rode away.

The letter has been delivered. It's up to you whether you do it or not.

Before the seventh day of the fifth lunar month, all the millions of families who should be relocated received the order from Prime Minister Wei, and no family was left out.

Then, it’s waiting, or confrontation.

Before the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, no households in Henan County who were eligible to relocate went to the county governor's office to apply for transfer of registration. Thousands of Changyi Lang entered Luoyang County from the camp outside the city.

Before May 11th, there was still no eligible family in Henan County who went to the county governor's office to apply for transfer of registration. Changyi Lang was divided into ten teams and guarded the villages where rich families gathered.

That night, Changyi Lang was waiting for the enemy, armed with sharp weapons and bows and crossbows, and stayed all night - the first counties of the other two counties also entered Changyi Lang or Yulin Lang. On May 12th, there was a long queue in front of the Henan County Sheriff's Office. Many heads of wealthy families, with pale faces, handed over letters asking for transfer of registration.

In this last day, more than 90% of the Yingyi families came to admit defeat.

Despite the fierce quarrels these wealthy families had made before, they seemed to be able to turn the entire Hanoi County upside down, without any appearance of being reasonable.

However, when the Forbidden Army's sword touched their foreheads, they immediately became much more well-behaved and learned how to reason.

……

In the main hall of the Henan County Sheriff's Mansion, Prime Minister Wei was looking through the letters of invitation with a calm expression.

Standing under the hall was Jian Kou, the captain of Changyi Langyou.

Liu He has many cronies, but there are not many ruthless characters who can charge on the front line, and Jian Kou is one of them.

A few months ago, Jian Kou was appointed as Changyi Langzhonglangjiang.

Now that Changyi Lang was divided into three, Jian Kou was transferred to the right captain of Changyi Lang. Although they were both captains, the right captain had the highest status and could control the other two captains.

Now that Liu He has sent Jian Kou to the command of Prime Minister Wei, he naturally thought of the complexity and difficulty of this matter in advance, so a ruthless person like Jian Kou must come forward.

Jian Kou's one eye stared intently at Prime Minister Wei, waiting for the latter to give him orders.

"How is the situation in the other two counties?" Wei Xiang asked.

"I just received a report that more than 90% of the resettlement families have sent letters of invitation."

"How many are left?"

"After calculation, there are still sixty or seventy families in the three counties that have not moved." Jian Kou replied.

"Do you think you've copied them all, or should you copy one family first?" Wei Xiang asked.

"According to the previous order, they must all be copied, but the county magistrate is kind and may want to give them another chance."

Jian Kou is very capable and never makes any excuses. He just says what he has to say. This is his greatest advantage.

"County Magistrate Renshan, you said it well." After Wei Xiang finished speaking, he threw the pieces of paper in his hand back to the case.

"Then there are several millionaire families in Luoyang County who have not submitted the self-application form for transfer of registration?" Wei Xiang asked.

"There are ten more."

"Which one is the biggest?"

"Lu family."

"It seems that Lu Jia's descendants are going to be the new ones." Wei Xiang sighed.

"Exactly."

Lu Jia was born during the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao. He devoted himself to Emperor Gaozu's army when he was young. He did not make any great contributions during the relationship between Chu and Han. His dazzling moment came after the establishment of the Han Dynasty.

At that time, Zhao Tuo, the king of South Vietnam, proclaimed himself king, and the Han Dynasty established the Han Dynasty, but was unable to conquer, so he sent Lu Jia as an envoy to South Vietnam, using both soft and hard tactics to force Zhao Tuo to accept the seal of the South Vietnam King granted by the Han Dynasty.

Not only was Lu Jia not afraid of the King of Nanyue, he was also not afraid of the "King of Han".

After Emperor Taizu Gao proclaimed himself emperor, Lu Jia often quoted Confucian classics such as "The Book of Songs" and "Shangshu" in front of the emperor, hoping to make Liu Bang pay attention to Confucian scholars.

Emperor Taizu Gao was upset after hearing this, and said bluntly: "I will conquer the world soon, what use are poems and books!"

Unexpectedly, Lu Jia had no fear and refuted Emperor Gao in front of Taizu: "How can you rule the world when you gain the world immediately?"

Later, Lu Jia quoted scriptures and used the rise and fall of the Shang, Zhou and Qin dynasties as examples to explain the importance of benevolence and righteousness to Emperor Taizu Gao.

After a high-level discussion, Emperor Gao actually looked ashamed, and ordered Lu Jia to write a book discussing the reasons for the fall of Qin and the rise of Han, and the gains and losses of the world, for reference.

Lu Jia Sui wrote twelve articles, and for each piece, Emperor Taizu Gao highly praised it and called the book "New Language".

In the subsequent major event of annihilating Zhu Lu, Lu Jia made great contributions again.

Although the Lu family was just a mere official, they had been honored and favored by the emperors of three dynasties and received many awards.

In more than a hundred years, the Lu family spread out from Guanzhong to Henan, forming a wealthy family.

Although there are no more famous ministers like Lu Jia in the family, there have been several county guards and ministers in the past hundred years, and there are not a few county magistrates.

Relying on their connections, they once obtained the right to sell wine and made a lot of money.

Accumulated over generations, one becomes rich and powerful.

The current head of the family is named Lu Liu, who is about the same age as Prime Minister Wei. It was he who paid for witnesses to falsely accuse Prime Minister Wei of killing innocent people indiscriminately.

He did everything right one after another, so after Prime Minister Wei was rehabilitated, there was nothing he could do.

In addition to these local snake skills, the Lu family also has the biggest helper - Liu De.

Lu Jia and Liu De were related by marriage: the wife of Liu De's son Liu Anmin was Lu Yu's daughter.

Calculated in this way, the Lu family can really be regarded as the number one wealthy family in Luoyang County.

Prime Minister Wei sneered, then let's deal with the Lu family today.

Executing the emperor's edict and avenging personal revenge killed two birds with one stone, which was extremely profitable.

"How many servants are there in the Lu family? I have somewhat forgotten." Wei Xiang asked.

"The general has just seen that there are 30 million people in the family, and there are 1,000 hectares of cultivated land alone."

"It has shrunk a lot compared to when I was in office. The Lu family's land cannot be all used for farming." Wei Xiang said with a smile, "When I was here, it was more than just this."

The price of farmland in Han Dynasty varies greatly. An acre of lower land only costs 100 yuan, while an acre of upper land costs 700 to 800 yuan.

The Lu family has a thousand hectares of farmland, which is worth 10 million in terms of lower fields and 70 to 80 million in upper fields. There is a huge difference.

This is not just a difference in amount, but also related to how much money you have to pay each year.

The Lu family's home has shrunk so much in one year. Of course, it's not that the Lu family encountered any catastrophe, but that something was done during the liquidation of the home.

It seems that as soon as Prime Minister Wei left Henan County half a year ago, Han Buyai became colluded with the Lu family.

"Captain Shui Heng can get tens of millions more stolen money." Wei Xiang sneered.

"The general also sees it this way." Jian Kou said simply.

"According to your opinion, can the Lu family handle this?" Wei Xiang asked again.

"With the emperor's edict and Mr. Wei Ge's order, the Lu family can handle it, and they can handle it to death."

"Okay, Changyi Lang, who sent Yiqu, has copied the Lu family!"

"Wei!" (End of this chapter)