Quickly wear it and insist on being an old man forever

Chapter 277 I'm going to overturn the sky (11) [Two in one]

Capital, Prime Minister's Mansion.

The Minister of War, the Minister of Personnel and other officials of the same department were having a private meeting with the Prime Minister in the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The main discussion was about the traitor Lu.

"Sir, it's not a good idea to keep it a secret. If Lu can really keep her place and stay within her current territory, it would be fine. But if she has the ambition to expand her territory, it would be difficult to keep the news secret. Are you betting that she will keep her place?"

Although the Minister of War did not think that the traitor Lu was the man of destiny, he was obviously not a loser as he had defeated tens of thousands of troops many times. He at least had some ability.

This existence will always be a hidden danger.

It would be no small matter if something goes wrong accidentally.

"Just a few scabies, look how scared you all are. Isn't the condition of Mrs. Lu obvious? What future can an old widow have?

Don't you see how old she is? She's already over 60, right? She has children, grandchildren, nothing. What kind of threat can such a guy pose? How many years can she live? When she dies, what kind of threat can the remaining people pose?"

Prime Minister Su really didn't think that Bai Sheng posed any threat from the bottom of his heart, he just thought he was a joke.

Not to mention that the other party is just a rebel leader and a woman. Even if the prince has no descendants, no one would be willing to follow him, let alone succeed in winning the throne.

If a prince is thirty years old and has no son.

Unless he is the only son of the current emperor, there is basically no possibility for him to compete for the throne, and it is unlikely that many officials or aristocratic families would be crazy enough to support him.

That Lu family really has nothing to do with anything.

How could anything serious happen?

"But……"

Compared to the prime minister who could get away with it by saying he was ignorant and deceived if the matter was really exposed, the Minister of War, as the main person responsible, really did not dare to gamble. He hoped that the court could mobilize the army as soon as possible to destroy the Lu family. This would be safer than concealing it.

If it really doesn't work, it would be a good idea to unite with some aristocratic families, gather hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, and destroy the Lu family.

We can't let him bear all the consequences of this huge crisis alone.

No one dared to confront the emperor head-on or go against him openly. The most they could do was to use a soft knife to stop him. If the other party was really furious and wanted to destroy someone, or even someone's family, then this person and his family would most likely not be able to be saved.

This is what the Minister of War was afraid of. He was worried that if a bomb exploded, he might be the first to be killed.

Became the target of the new emperor's anger.

Or become the chicken that is killed to scare the monkeys!
"Why are you so stubborn..." Prime Minister Su was already a little impatient. This guy was really ignorant.

I don't want to take the blame given by my boss.

What other development prospects are there?
And it's not something that's bound to go wrong. Isn't there still a certain chance that everything will be fine and we can have a smooth transition?

Finally, because the Minister of War insisted and dragged the Minister of Personnel and others into the water, Prime Minister Su had no choice but to compromise. The compromise allowed them to go privately to persuade the Lu family to surrender. As long as the noise was not so big as to alarm the current emperor, other conditions could be set at will.

Now their core purpose is just one thing.

That is stability, stability overrides everything.

Just steadily outlast Liu Taiyu.

As long as Liu Taiyu, the son of destiny, died, the emperors after him would no longer pose any major threat. They could even be poisoned to death, dissolved in water, or burned in fire.

As long as you are careful and don't get discovered, you won't be struck by lightning or killed by a meteorite.

After the discussion, the Minister of War, the Minister of Personnel, the Prime Minister and others formally joined forces and submitted a memorial stating that all the traitors of the Lu family had been killed, the people had been sent back to the fields, and that Lu had burned himself to death. After that, they also sent up a box of ashes, indicating that that was Lu's ashes.

At this point, the matter was settled in the court.

No one dared to mention it again, let alone question it.

Correspondingly, a month later, Bai Sheng received a Zhao'an negotiation team that ostensibly came from the imperial court, but was actually privately sent by the prime minister, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel and others.

They put forward conditions to recruit Bai Sheng.

There are three core points.

First, they were willing to overturn Lu Ying's verdict, admit that Lu Ying's crime did not deserve the death penalty, and even posthumously confer the third-class baron on Lu Ying.

This is the highest title they can confer secretly.

No matter how high the rank is, it must be sealed by the emperor.

The second is to give Bai Sheng the title of deputy commander of the county, which gives him certain military power and the responsibility of assisting the local governor in managing local public security. Similarly, if he wants to remove the word "deputy", he must obtain the emperor's review and approval, and they do not have that qualification.

This is to make up for the army under Bai Sheng's command.

The third and final point is that they agreed not to collect taxes or levy corvee labor. Generally speaking, it was actually equivalent to ceding the area currently occupied by Bai Sheng to Bai Sheng.

The requirement is that Bai Sheng cannot publicize it to the outside world and must keep it confidential, and he is also not allowed to continue expanding his territory.

Bai Sheng was actually quite satisfied with this. After all, she did not have the idea of ​​launching an attack for the time being, nor the ability to completely and quickly destroy all the powerful families. So in the end, Bai Sheng only added two points. First, she only agreed not to attack the territory of the Han Empire, but they had no control over places outside the Han Empire; second, she needed the people who could not survive and the refugees. If the people who could not survive came to her for help, the officials of all places should not stop them.

These two points were not excessive and were also within their capabilities, so those who came to negotiate in the end agreed very readily and they finally reached a relative consensus.

At this point, the entire Han Empire became much more peaceful and stable, and the frequency of peasant rebellions decreased.

It seems that it is really because the Holy Emperor has come to the world.

Therefore, the world is at peace.

But the actual reason was that the common people and refugees who could not survive were secretly sent to Bai Sheng by officials and aristocratic families from all over the country. Bai Sheng gave them the right to sell industrial products such as glass soap, which was mutually beneficial and they made money together.

Relying on the continuous influx of population.

Bai Sheng's ruling area was also developing rapidly, and at the same time it was constantly expanding outwards, not in the direction of the Han Empire, but outside the Han Empire. Although those places were relatively wild and difficult to transform, that was only compared to the local indigenous people of the Han Empire. Bai Sheng, who had all kinds of high technology and even cultivation spells, said that it was a piece of cake and a small problem, and it would be solved in minutes!
For the next ten years, the world was at peace.

Ten years later, Bai Sheng's actual ruling area, excluding the ocean and counting only the islands and land, had basically exceeded the actual ruling area of ​​the Han Empire, and his economic development and other aspects also completely crushed the Han Empire.

The only thing missing is population.

Even if we do not count the population hidden by the major aristocratic families and the unregistered population such as the unregistered people, the total population of the Han Dynasty has exceeded 10 million.

But the actual population is estimated to be double that, as many as 200 million, or even more.

Under Bai Sheng's rule, there are only more than 50 million people, of which nearly 20 million are under the age of ten, belonging to the new generation. Not to mention that some indigenous people on the islands and land have been incorporated into the total population. Therefore, Bai Sheng's population gap is really huge, and the land is vast and the population is sparse.

Based on this, and based on the fact that she already had the strength to overturn the table, and based on the fact that after ten years of uninterrupted efforts, she had finally succeeded in reaching the perfect state of overcoming the tribulation.

So after picking an auspicious day.

He brazenly sent troops to avenge the people and punish the criminals.

Destroy the aristocratic families, massacre the powerful families, and divide the land.

Of course, this is the general policy. In practice, it will definitely be more detailed. Even if they do not resist and surrender, they must be tried, and then the guilty ones will be convicted. Exile, hanging, etc. will all be based on the crime.

Those who were not guilty were released directly.

This journey was almost a sweep. Although it was not as outrageous as the destiny, the effect of technological crushing was also quite amazing. Before long, three or four counties and states fell. Those noble families who did not have time to escape also became cannon fodder. Those who were more sensible and willing to surrender in time, and those whose families were innocent, could more or less retain some of their property, while those who resisted to the end could only ask their entire family to die and go to the Pure Land together.

For a time, the whole world was shocked and the government and the public were shaken.

Emperor Taiyu was furious, and all the civil and military officials in the court were in panic. The Minister of War, the Minister of Personnel and others were all dismissed and investigated. Prime Minister Su said that he had failed to judge people and had offended the world, but hoped that he would be punished because of his old age.

He was allowed to resign and return home.

Emperor Taiyu readily agreed.

Then he followed the procedures and dispatched troops to suppress the rebellion.

All the officials of the imperial court, including those noble families who were not in danger for the time being, cooperated with each other in an unprecedented tacit manner. No one dragged their feet, let alone made trouble. Not long after, they successfully assembled a million troops, including 500,000 troops from the imperial court and 500,000 troops from the noble families, hoping to destroy the Lu family in one fell swoop.

They actually felt quite confident during the process.

After all, this is an army of one million.

And it's not the kind of army that would falsely report an army of 100,000 when there are only 30,000 of them. It's a real army of one million.

But the result was that they failed miserably.

The million-strong army was completely defeated after less than 100,000 people were killed, and most of them were captured. The same was true for the civilians who followed them. Most of them quickly surrendered without any hesitation after successfully obtaining the land promised to them by Bai Sheng.

Only a small number of generals who came from aristocratic families and had no shortage of money and land were relatively stubborn.

But Bai Sheng had no shortage of generals, so he naturally would not be polite to them. After sending people to investigate, he dealt with them the same way as other aristocratic families. Those with serious crimes were killed immediately, while those with minor crimes were exiled.

He is really stubborn and wants to cause trouble.

Also exiled together.

After the war, not only the prestige of the imperial court was greatly damaged, but the major aristocratic families also suffered heavy losses. It would take more than ten or twenty years to recover. Only then did they fully realize how terrifying Bai Sheng's strength was.

And Prime Minister Su and his men have been indulged for ten years.

What a monster was raised!

At the first court meeting after the defeat, all the civil and military officials had two main ideas. First, they must severely punish Prime Minister Su, who had resigned and returned home, and the Minister of War and the Minister of Personnel who were still in prison. After all, if they hadn't messed around and discovered the hidden dangers of the Lu family early, the Lu family might have been destroyed, and how could it have developed to such an unmanageable point now.

Someone must be held accountable for such a huge loss and such a great defeat, and it is not just the responsibility of the court.

It is also a responsibility in history books.

When recording history, the historians of this dynasty always mention victories briefly and write about defeats in great detail. This defeat is definitely enough to be written about in a special way. When the time comes, the person who committed the crime will definitely be infamous for eternity!

Several key generals have died on the battlefield.

It's not good to put the blame on others.

Officials in the court who had little to do with the matter would not take the blame for no reason, so they could only get to the bottom of it, catch the culprit and beat him to death.

Even those who have retired and returned home cannot be let go.

After all, he was the prime minister, second only to the emperor and above everyone else. No one was more suitable than him to bear this historical sin, and it was his fault in the first place!
This is the first demand of all officials.

The second demand was that they were kneeling on the ground in a very urgent manner, begging Emperor Taiyu to lead the army in person.

I'm afraid it's only Emperor Taiyu's destiny.

Only then can we fight against the terrifying Lu family.

At this moment, Emperor Taiyu, who was sitting on the dragon throne, couldn't help but stand up and sneered with a bit of amusement:
"Ten years ago, I heard about this Lu family.

At that time, I even thought of leading the army in person, but what did you say? You said that it was just a few minor issues that could be solved by sending a few people. My body is so noble that it must not be damaged, and I must not lead the army in person.

Not long after that, you said that the Lu family had been destroyed and even their ashes were brought up.

So this is how he was destroyed?"

"What's wrong now? I'm old now, my dragon body is not precious anymore, do I still have to fight for you?"

Although as an emperor, Emperor Taiyu should be very angry at the traitor Bai Sheng, but at this moment it was really difficult for him to feel hatred, and he even wanted to applaud and cheer.

Because Bai Sheng did what he always wanted to do.

But dare not do things.

During these ten years, he had grown and progressed a lot. At least he had gradually come to understand his own situation and the true faces of the civil and military officials as well as the aristocratic families in the court. He knew very well that these aristocratic families were the real traitors to the country and the culprits who had caused the people to live in misery, and the officials were just accomplices.

On the contrary, he, the emperor, is the most innocent.

Of course, if incompetence is a sin.

Then he is not innocent either.

At this time, Emperor Taiyu already had a bold but very exciting plan in his mind, which was to let the Lu family do whatever they wanted.

It would be best if he could destroy all the powerful families in the world, and then attack the capital. By then, he would be in the capital, using the will of heaven to destroy the Lu family. Then he would be the first emperor in nearly a thousand years to successfully destroy the powerful families.

Then he will be free from all restraints and shackles.

Become an emperor whose words can truly carry the weight of law.