I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 218 It’s not too big a deal!

Early the next morning, it was exactly as Li Heng said.

The palace gate is blocked!

Shangshu Youxuanlang Wangyou and Shangshu Zuoxuanlang Changxu hurried to Liu Chan's palace with a thick pile of memorials.

But he was soon stopped by Huang Hao, who asked, "Do you two have anything important to do with His Majesty?"

Wang You said excitedly: "Today, many ministers have sent memorials to the minister's desk. We are here to deliver them."

"Your Majesty is in ill health. Please give me the memorial and I will pass it on to Your Majesty."

The two looked at each other, and Chang Xu hurriedly said: "It's a very important matter, we want to see His Majesty."

Huang Hao still looked very polite and said: "Your Majesty is ill."

The surrounding guards stood erect one by one.

When Chang Xu heard Huang Hao's attitude that he would not be able to see His Majesty today, he said coldly: "Huang Menling, this matter is related to the safety of the country. Do you know the consequences of not allowing us to see Your Majesty?"

Wang You also quickly followed suit: "If the situation becomes dire and the mountains collapse, you will be the sinner of my great man!"

"You two, I am just a small Huangmenling. I dare not have any second thoughts. It is true that His Majesty has been tired recently and has not seen anyone."

After the two hit a wall with Liu Chan, they left in a hurry.

"Where to go now?"

"Go find Dong Xiuzhao."

Dong Yun was the Huangmen Shilang and the Huben Zhonglang General. The Huangmen Shilang was also an internal minister, and the Huben Zhonglang General was in charge of the Imperial Guard.

The two of them walked around and found out that Dong Yun was ill and had not entered the palace today!

At this time, Huben Zhonglang will not be in the palace?

sick?

"Could it be that Dong Xiuzhao has approved what Li Jian is doing now?" Chang Xu asked in surprise.

"Dong Xiuzhao just doesn't want to express his position." Wang You gritted his teeth and said, "Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and find Jiang Gongyan! I don't believe it. Jiang Gongyan is the chief historian of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he won't handle this matter!"

When they arrived at the palace gate, the ministers were still waiting at the palace gate. When they saw Wang You and Chang Xu coming out, they all stepped forward to ask.

"Everyone, His Majesty's Holy Body is not in good condition. We are going to the Prime Minister's Mansion now."

"Let's go! Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

The large procession headed all the way to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

But not far from the palace, a group of people came neatly, headed by Ma Yong, the censor and the prime minister of Dali.

Ma Yong held a piece of cake in his hand, got off his horse, and showed a friendly smile while eating the cake: "Hey, there are so many people today!"

The visitor servant Chang Ji scolded: "Ma Yushi, you are blocking our way!"

"Oh, I'm sorry." Ma Yong jumped to the side and made a gesture of invitation.

But the others behind him showed no intention of giving way.

"Ma Yong, what do you mean by this? Don't you know that the ministers in the court have important matters now!" Chang Xu pointed at Ma Yong's nose and angrily shouted, "Don't think that just because you are the censor, you dare to do whatever you want. This big man There is law and order in the dynasty!"

"Look what you said, I have given way, everyone else can go, Shangshu You selected Lang Wangyou to stay."

As soon as Ma Yong said this, he immediately stepped on a hornet's nest and aroused the anger of everyone.

"Ma Yong! What are you doing!" Chang Xu rolled up his sleeves, widened his eyes, pointed at Ma Yong and yelled.

"It's nothing. Someone reported that Wang You, the minister's right-hand selection man, instigated people to attack the Yamen in Li County with the intention of treason. I was ordered to come and arrest him!"

This remark aroused a greater reaction than the previous remark, and everyone exploded.

The officials who went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to complain this time ranged from Jiu Qing to Shangshu Lang, to Shu County officials, and Chengdu County officials.

Its influence was so great that it had never been seen since the founding of the Ji Han Dynasty.

Of course, these people are a minority compared to the silent Jingzhou and Yizhou factions.

But the local forces they represent behind them are not a minority.

The core of this political struggle was the struggle between the imperial court and local governments. It was a political storm in which the imperial court took back local resources.

"Ma Yong! You shameless thief!" Chang Xu began to curse. His brother Chang Bo was caught by Ma Yong and beheaded in the capital.

He hated Ma Yong deeply.

"You are just a flattering dog. With your clever words and persuasion, I thought you could do your duty as a big man, but I didn't expect you to be like a dog and eat shit! You are a helper of evil and poisoning Zhongliang!"

"That's a good scolding. Today I won't look for you, the Minister's Left Selector, but you must remember what you said today." Not only was Ma Yong not angry, he even wanted to laugh, "Come here, take away Wang You, the Minister's Right Selector." !”

"How dare you! Why do you arrest the court ministers at will?"

"Is the arrest document produced by Dali enough?"

Wang You said calmly: "I am an official of Shangshutai and a minister of the emperor. How dare you..."

"Dali is the judicial center of the imperial court. According to the laws of the prime minister, treacherous ministers are punished and evil people are punished. Does Wang Shangshulang want to despise the court discipline and the majesty of the prime minister?"

"you!"

"What am I? I do my duty impartially and don't dare to slack off at all!" Ma Yong waved his hand, "Arrest him!"

Chang Xu said: "Do you have any evidence?"

"Sorry, no comment."

"You have no evidence and you arrest people randomly..."

"Chang Shangshulang, I suggest you not to speak nonsense. We are here under the orders of the general to ask Wang Shangshulang to go back and assist in the investigation. We are currently suspicious. If you have any questions, you can go to the general to ask."

After saying that, the people below detained Wang You.

"Hahaha!" Wang You not only did not resist, but also laughed, "The way of heaven is unfair! The strength of the great man has been exhausted! The strength of the great man has been exhausted! How could such a despicable and dirty villain succeed!"

"What the hell is your name!" Ma Yong called out with a slap in the face, causing Wang You to stagger, "If you dare to say something so treasonous and unethical, arrest and interrogate him, and ask who taught him what he said!" etc. After Wang You was taken away, everyone seemed to be relieved instantly and looked at Chang Xu helplessly.

"Let's go! Go to the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

The crowd went to the Prime Minister's Mansion in great numbers.

In the morning, Wang You was imprisoned in Dali.

Li Heng went to see Fu Qian at the Imperial Guard's campus.

Of course, he did not go empty-handed, but brought with him the new armor, spears, shields and knives that had been promised to the Guards.

There are three thousand pairs in total.

The armor is made of iron armor using new iron-smelting and forging technology, and the long sword also uses earth-covered calcining technology.

"This is the first batch of armor, and there will be three thousand more in a month." Li Heng said.

Fu Qian looked fascinated. He carefully touched the surface of the armor with his hand and said with a smile: "General, this armor is much better than the armor we had before!"

"Take your time and get new armor from now on." Li Heng patted Fu Qian on the shoulder.

Fu Qian suddenly said: "I heard that the general gave the prime minister 300 infantry armor as a gift last year. It is said that Jiang Boyue won the battle in the battle of Chencang by quickly breaking through the Wei army's defense line with 300 infantry infantry."

"It's all about the bravery of the frontline soldiers. I'm just the icing on the cake."

After speaking, Li Heng turned around and saw that the Imperial Guards had begun to form an array on the school grounds.

Fu Qian suddenly became serious and said solemnly: "General, I have received your Majesty's order, and now I am at your disposal."

Li Heng said: "Come with me to kill people, do you want to go?"

"Where to kill people?"

"Go to Gangwon."

"Why did you go to Gangwon to kill people?"

"I received a secret report from the officials in Jiangyuan Liangtian last night. The Chang family in Jiangyuan is already plotting and committing acts of disobedience. As you know, the Chang family is an extraordinary family. Chang Bo was involved in the case. Local dissatisfaction is here. Days of accumulation.”

"The general gives the order, and the last general will not hesitate to die!"

"Leave now!"

Li Heng got on his horse, pulled the reins, and said: "The situation is urgent and there is no need to delay!"

That afternoon, the situation in Chengdu was already tense.

Many officials went to the Prime Minister's Mansion and asked Jiang Wan to come forward to deliver justice.

Jiang Wan was still in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he also saw these people.

But Jiang Wan obviously started to practice Tai Chi, and he was talking about him.

In the end, those people simply rushed into the Prime Minister's Mansion together.

Chang Xu said loudly: "Jiang Gongyan, if you don't write to the Prime Minister today to explain the situation in the capital, we won't leave!"

"Yes! I'm not leaving!"

"How dare you make trouble in the Prime Minister's Mansion!" Yang Xi was furious.

"How can you call it a riot! If this thing is not stopped, all of us will resign and return home, and we will never interfere with anything in the court again!"

Jiang Wan had no choice but to pick up his pen and start writing a letter to Zhuge Liang.

Jiang Wan is not Li Heng. If Li Heng were here and heard this, not only would he not object, but he would immediately help them.

But Jiang Wan knew very well that if all these people resigned, it would not only be them but more Yizhou officials who would resign in a few days.

Political events must have cascading effects.

After Jiang Wan finished writing, he said to them: "I will immediately order someone to send the letter to the Prime Minister as soon as possible. Can you go back now?"

When everyone left the Prime Minister's Mansion, Chang Xu suddenly said: "Let's go to the palace gate and sit quietly. If His Majesty doesn't see us, we won't leave!"

"go!"

"Let's go! We are here for the big man!"

"Now that traitors are in power, if we and others who care about the country don't come forward, the big man will be doomed!"

"..."

Everyone marched towards the palace in a mighty manner, with a look of determination written on everyone's face.

In the evening of that day, the streets of Jiangyuan County, which is only 60 miles away from Chengdu, were already crowded with people.

A middle-aged man walked into the Jiangyuan County government office and said to the county magistrate Li Chao: "Immediately write a letter of resignation to Chengdu and say that the people of Jiangyuan County are now filled with resentment and hope that the court can find someone virtuous to appease them."

Li Chao nodded quickly and said, "Yes, I will write it right away."

Everyone knew that the elder brother of the middle-aged man in front of him, Chang Xu, served as the minister's right-hand selector in the court and was a close minister of the emperor.

Many members of the Chang family also hold important local positions.

No one can offend them.

"Also, have all the people who participated in Liangtian a few days ago been recruited back?"

"The recruitment is back. He's in the Yamen. Do you want to see Mr. Chang?"

"I will disappear. Take them out and someone will greet them." Chang Wei said lightly.

Not long after, more than thirty people were taken out of the government office.

There were already people standing outside the government office. A young man in Tsing Yi shouted to everyone at the door: "These are the people. They have been measuring the fields recently. After measuring the fields, they add taxes on the measured fields. Do you know what to do?" How much more! 70%! They will take away 70% of the tax! They will make you have no food to eat!"

(End of this chapter)