I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 224 Of course the rest will be cleared away!

"Does the general know the consequences of doing this?"

"The consequence of this is that the officials in the Han Dynasty will govern the Qingming Festival, the officials will be harmonious, the local people will live and work in peace and contentment, and the talented people will join them one after another."

"General, are you serious?"

"Too often you look at me like I'm not serious?"

"Let me tell the general the consequences." Du Qiong looked sternly, "The general's random arrest of officials in the capital overnight will definitely frighten people's hearts and make them no longer want to assist His Majesty in running the government. In addition, some people will resign their posts and hide themselves. Just like Dong Zhuo brought trouble to Luo Jing and turned Chang'an upside down!"

"So, Taichang is not willing to help me summon Yizhou Yingjie?"

"I won't do anything to help others."

"Taichang is unwilling to help me, but someone is willing to help me." Li Heng took out a document from the desk on the side with a smile and handed it to Du Qiong.

"This is the confession of Wang You, the minister Zuo Xuanlang. Taichang, do you want to see how Wang You recruited Taichang to meet with him, and then secretly instigated him to arrange the Li County rebellion?"

"This is slander! This is slander!"

Du Qiong was furious and stared at Li Heng.

"Wang You's younger brother Wang Yuan also confessed, but the rebellion in Qixian County may be related to Taichang. The confession is also here."

"Why would the general use such despicable means to deal with his subordinates!"

"How do you say this, Taichang?"

"Although I am from Yizhou, the First Lord never gave up and promoted me to work as a councilor. I do have objections to the general's reckless killing of Dan Cheng, Qiao Zhou and others. I even think that the general will play with fire and burn himself this time! But I will never We will not liaise with Wang You and others to plot rebellion!"

Li Heng waved to Jiang Binsi in the distance, and Jiang Binsi came over immediately: "General."

"Where's Mrs. Du's breakfast?"

"Already prepared."

With that said, a guard brought the breakfast.

"Taichang Du, please."

Du Qiong hesitated for a moment before taking a seat.

But breakfast was placed in front of him, and he remained motionless.

Li Heng sat opposite Du Qiong and said with a smile: "Dali has always been a place that talks about evidence. I have always upheld the principle of not wronging anyone. Every piece of evidence will be verified repeatedly to ensure that the Prime Minister's laws are fair. Strict."

Li Heng's words are very nice. The translation is: Does it matter whether you have incited people to rebel? It's not important! As long as multiple pieces of evidence point to you, then it’s you!

It's useless if you think it's not you.

Everyone thinks it is you who is useful.

Of course Du Qiong could tell there was something in Li Heng's words, and his face became even more ugly.

Only now did he realize that the biggest mistake he had made was to think that the general was a political idiot who only knew how to curse people in court.

Even this morning, when he arrived at the gate of the General's Mansion, he naively believed that Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang would definitely get rid of Li Heng when they learned that Li Heng was going on a killing spree.

But now, after listening to Li Heng's few simple words, he realized that Li Heng knew everything.

Since you know everything, why do you dare to do this?

Because someone acquiesced!

You think he is just a knife, but in fact he has gradually begun to take control of the situation.

After being silent for a long time, Du Qiong desperately picked up the spoon on the table and started drinking the soup one spoon at a time.

After drinking the soup, I didn't forget to eat the cake as well.

After eating, I closed my eyes as if waiting for something.

The sun was shining brightly in the morning, and a lot of new green had appeared in the woods, which looked full of life.

After waiting for a long time, Du Qiong heard Li Heng's voice in his ear: "I have already said that I am a person who talks about evidence. These confessions are oral confessions and have not been officially entered into Dali's legal process, so they do not count. Yes, but whether it counts after that depends on you, Taichang."

Du Qiong then opened his eyes in surprise. It turned out that there was no poison in the breakfast.

He then thought, if Li Heng really wanted to poison him here, wouldn't it be true?

The look in Li Heng's eyes was different again.

He is not only a ruthless person, but also very sophisticated in his methods.

"Du Zhen is in Dali now and is ready to be interrogated." Li Heng emphasized again.

"General, can you answer my question truthfully?" Du Qiong said suddenly, "As long as the general answers this question, I will have no regrets."

"Just ask."

"Why are you doing this and killing so many people?" Du Qiong was confused. "You are already a general, and the prime minister values ​​you so much. Are you not afraid of ruining your future by doing this?"

Du Qiong asked seriously, and it was obvious that he was really confused.

"It is precisely because the Prime Minister values ​​me that I have to do this." Li Heng also answered seriously, "If it weren't for the Prime Minister, I might have bought a house, married a wife and had children. If I wanted to enjoy myself more, I would have had more concubines. Live this life happily.”

"But...the Prime Minister has entrusted me with important responsibilities, and I dare not be selfish."

"Did the Prime Minister ask you to do this?"

"It's me."

"Does this make you worthy of the Prime Minister?"

"The Prime Minister's ambition is to help the Han Dynasty, and what I do is also to help the Han Dynasty!"

Du Qiong was silent for a moment, then suddenly said angrily: "General! You killed so many people, and now you tell your subordinates that you did it to help the Han Dynasty!" "That's right."

"How does their death have anything to do with the Kuangfu Han Room?"

"I tell you, there are only 900,000 people in Da Sinong's household registration." Li Heng remained calm, with the morning sun shining on his handsome profile, his eyes like spring water in the morning, "But in fact , my preliminary calculation is that there should be more than four million people, and where are the more than three million people?"

"They..." Du Qiong was stunned for a moment, and then said, "They are from a wealthy family!"

"No! No!"

"Yes! This has existed since the Later Han Dynasty!" Du Qiong said firmly.

"Is it true that what has always existed is correct!"

Du Qiong fell silent.

After a moment, he said: "The general is doing this to ask them to hand over all the people?"

Li Heng did not answer directly, but said: "Have you ever been to the front line? Have you seen how our army fought with the Wei army? Have you seen piles of dead people! Every one of them People were once like you and me, sitting under a tree, eating breakfast, smiling at their parents, and seeing their children grow up! But they were chopped into pieces in the ice and snow! Their bones were buried together in a Big hole!"

"And those people behind the scenes enjoy glory and wealth. They only need to speak more beautifully and dress better to occupy most of the wealth! Sleep well every day, eat rich food with their families, and give The best education for children!”

"Why is this?" Li Heng's tone was still calm, as if he was telling something very ordinary, "Why is it that there are more than four million people, but only less than one million are needed to raise an army of 100,000 and travel across the mountains? Northern Expedition?"

"Because some people don't want to contribute effort or supplies, and some people feel that the people who died on the front line are not their children. When the front line wins, they sing praises and write their own merits in the style of Spring and Autumn. If the front line loses, they immediately change into official uniforms and welcome Wei Jun."

Du Qiong continued to be silent.

"Do you think we can restore the Han Room if this continues?"

"No." Du Qiong sighed, "In the past several Northern Expeditions, the first one was the most exciting. The second, third, and fourth times made people more and more tired. Although we have always supported the Northern Expedition, we still feel sad in our hearts. You know, that may be just a distant dream, Lian Cheng Lian may have failed four times, until the fifth time! Until the good news came back, we won Guanzhong!"

"You're right. When the good news came back three years ago, some ministers in the court had already begun to take credit for themselves! So they didn't like your arrival."

"That's all I've said." Li Heng said lightly, "Taichang became famous at a young age and is a rare clean figure in Yizhou. Both the late emperor and the prime minister thought highly of Taichang. His Majesty also mentioned Taichang many times. I hope Taichang It’s such an opportunity to stand up and support me.”

"What if I don't agree?"

"It doesn't matter, I'm glad to have breakfast with Taichang." Li Heng wiped his mouth and stood up, "Everyone has his own ambitions, and I never force others to agree to my ideas."

"General, what will you do with the more than 600 officials?"

"They are all capital crimes. How do you want to deal with them?"

Du Qiong took a deep breath and said, "What if they all hand over Tian Heren?"

"Too often you want me to show favoritism?"

"That was never the intention."

Li Heng smiled and said, "By the way, Taichang's crime may be inciting rebellion against the Yi people."

"Thanks to the general for not giving up, I am willing to do my best for the general."

"Taichang's words are harsh!" Li Heng bowed immediately, "It's my honor that Taichang is willing to help me."

Du Qiong was slightly startled, with cold sweat still hanging on his forehead. Looking at Li Heng again, his current tone was completely different from the threatening tone in his smile just now.

"I will immediately turn over my family's land, dismiss my troops, and publish an article to explain the benefits of national policy to make the world's scholars return to their hearts!"

"it is good!"

Du Qiong is Taichang, and Taichang is the ceremonial officer. Whether it is the etiquette of the emperor's sacrifice or the etiquette of the world's scholars, they all fall under Taichang's control.

It can be said that Tai Chang is one of the spiritual leaders.

Du Qiong was very knowledgeable at a young age and studied under famous Confucian scholars. He had a great influence in Yizhou.

In Li Heng's concept, killing is never for the sake of killing.

Killing is just a means, killing is to achieve political goals.

Killing is destruction, but politics is never simple destruction.

One person cannot completely destroy all opponents.

Li Heng didn't have much time. In order to deter the overall situation as soon as possible and win over more people quickly, it was definitely the best idea to persuade Du Qiong to join his camp.

After all, the next step is to rebuild and quickly deal with Cao Wei and Sun Wu.

Knowing when not to give in and when to compromise and cooperate are essential wisdom for a politician.

"General, do those people really have no other way out?"

"No more." Li Heng was still very calm, "If you drag your feet, the confrontation among the counties will quickly grow. Now there are more than thirty local merchants on the list of Taifu Temple. If Tai Chang can call on all counties to County, I believe the list can reach more than 70 companies.”

"Where's the rest?"

"The rest? Of course the rest must be cleared quickly."

This will greatly speed up Li Heng's internal organization, and the time saved can be used to mobilize troops and increase investment in Jiangzhou.

Li Heng took a deep breath and walked forward in high spirits.

There was this long list waiting for him.

Next, with someone, I can completely let go and increase the military threat and financial blow to Sun Wu, as well as the exhausting strategy against Cao Wei!

(End of this chapter)