My younger brother Lü Fengxian

Chapter 340: The Thief Who Stole the Country
"No, no, no..."

"That's not what I meant..."

This was the first time that Lu Yi was rude to him.

At this moment, a huge crack suddenly appeared in the filter of Lu Yi, the flawless "loyal minister" in his mind.

Seeing this, Liu Bian couldn't help but feel inexplicably frightened and waved his hands repeatedly to explain.

"Then Your Majesty approves the file I presented?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yi regained his respectful expression and said to Liu Bian.

It was as if the hero who had just threatened the emperor was just Liu Bian's accidental hallucination.

"This……"

"Everything is up to Lu Qing to handle."

Liu Bian wanted to argue a bit, but when he thought of the oppressive sharp eyes that Lu Yi had looked at him with just now, the spirit that he had finally raised up suddenly dissipated into thin air.

"The minister obeys the order!"

Lu Yi remained respectful as ever, bowed and retreated, and there was almost nothing wrong with his etiquette.

But once a crack appears, it will only get bigger.

……

After Lü Yi returned to the General's Office, he immediately issued an order in the name of the emperor to execute all the clan leaders headed by Yuan Wei, and the execution was carried out overnight.
All adult males shall be punished together.

All underage children and girls were exiled to Kuaiji.

In an instant, the entire front of the Military Inspectorate's office was flooded with blood.

Hundreds of human heads were stacked intact in front of the government office. Fortunately, there was a curfew in Luoyang City at night, otherwise, if they were discovered by passers-by, they would be scared to death.

After these ministers and nobles were executed by Lu Yi in the name of the emperor, a power vacuum began to emerge.

However, if the power vacuum is left unchecked, it will be quickly seized by others.

Therefore, after Lu Yi cleared out many official positions, he immediately submitted a memorial to the emperor overnight, and placed his civil and military officials in the court one by one on the pretext of rewarding them for suppressing the rebellion.

Lu Bu was appointed General Wei.

Tian Feng, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Chen Gong, who was guarding the house far away in Bingzhou, were all among the Nine Ministers.

Even Cao Cao was entrusted with important tasks by Lu Yi and was also among the Nine Ministers.

All of a sudden, the power of the imperial court, which was originally held by the wealthy and aristocratic families, fell into Lu Yi's hands.

Dong Zhuo tried his best to curry favor with, win over, coerce and bribe the nobles and aristocrats, but in the end he never completely controlled the government until his death.

All the nobles and aristocrats were respectful on the surface, but secretly they were plotting all kinds of shady tactics against Dong Zhuo.

It makes him extremely annoyed and unable to guard against it.

Lu Yi simply solved the problem in one step from the physical level.

If he can't solve the problem, then he will solve the person who created the problem.

it's good now.

The problem is gone.

The power is there.

The cake will soon be available to him alone.

The reason why it is said to be coming.

Because now the power of the court is controlled by Lu Yi, but there are still hidden dangers in the east and west outside the court that need Lu Yi to solve.

As for the Xiliang Cavalry in the west, Lu Yi has arranged for Li Ru to go there with a large sum of money to win them over. It shouldn't be a big problem and good news will come in the next day or two.

As for the hidden danger in the east, Lu Yi was not prepared to use the method of winning over the enemy.

Instead, they are prepared to proactively create opportunities to detonate this hidden danger in advance, and then suppress it forcefully.

"According to the time, the Yuan brothers should have successfully left Luoyang by now, right?"

Thinking of this, Lu Yi looked far towards the east.

It seemed as if he was following Lu Yi's gaze.

On the official road east of Luoyang, an ordinary-looking carriage was speeding along.

Inside the carriage were the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, who had escaped death, or were deliberately let go by Lu Yi.

"hateful!"

"That old villain Lu Yi killed my entire family, including my uncle. I, Yuan Shao, swear I will not be a human being if I don't avenge him!"

Yuan Shao was so angry that he kept roaring in the carriage.

"That Lu Yi is not easy to deal with. If the chief judge was not an old friend of my Yuan family, and had not secretly replaced the two of us with two death row prisoners who looked similar, I'm afraid we would have been killed along with my uncle."

Yuan Shu, who was standing aside, had a pale face and looked frightened.

"Humph!"

"That Lu Yi is just relying on the tens of thousands of Bingzhou cavalry in his hands."

"As long as there is a stronger force than him, I can easily kill him!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao snorted coldly, disdainful of his brother's weakness.

"What are you going to do, brother?"

Yuan Shu no longer cared about the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children at this time. Hearing this, he asked repeatedly as if he had grasped a life-saving straw.

"My generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou are in Bohai at the moment. I intend to go to Bohai County and establish myself as the governor. I will issue an imperial edict to call on all the princes in the world to punish the traitor Lü Yi!"

"The Emperor's edict?"

"When did the emperor give my brother an imperial edict?"

Yuan Shu was stunned when he heard this.

"Road, you are confused!"

"These are extraordinary times, so we must do extraordinary things."

"We don't have the emperor's edict, so can't we issue a false edict?"

Yuan Shao said angrily.

"Correct, correct the edict?"

"Is this okay?"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu became discouraged and hesitated.

"Whether it works or not depends entirely on God's will."

"This is my Yuan family's last chance for revenge."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao sighed.

"In that case, I will go to my hometown, Runan, to gather troops and support my brother from afar, which will also help to strengthen our momentum."

Yuan Shu's eyes rolled and he suddenly said.

It was impossible for him to stay under Yuan Shao and obey his orders. Since Yuan Shao was going to Bohai, he could just take charge of the forces of his hometown of Runan as the Yuan family's Zhengshuo.

"In such a dangerous situation, you and I brothers need to work together, put aside our old grudges, and kill the thief Lu together!"

Yuan Shao could not have imagined that even at this time, Yuan Shu was still thinking about his own little things. When he saw that Yuan Shu was actually helping him, he was moved and encouraged Yuan Shu.

"Don't worry, brother. I won't worry about it."

Yuan Shu snorted in his heart and nodded in agreement.

……

Early in the morning of this day, people who went about their daily lives were surprised to find as soon as they stepped out of their homes that the city of Luoyang where they lived every day seemed different.

Not only were the doors of the homes of the once high-ranking nobles and aristocrats wide open, but all the money and supplies inside were also taken away.

Even their heads were piled up in piles outside the General of Chariots and Cavalry's government office.

The people of Luoyang were terrified and kept asking questions.

However, Lu Yi had thought of this long ago, and had written the news of the execution of the rebel ministers into a public notice overnight, and posted it in the streets and alleys of Luoyang.

At this time, the people of Luoyang were surprised to find that Luoyang had changed. In the past, it was Emperor Ling, Liu Hong, who held power in Luoyang.

After Emperor Ling's death, He Jin and the Ten Attendants became rivals in power.

After the Ten Eunuchs were subdued by He Jin, he became the de facto person in power.

But He Jin did not enjoy his carefree life for long.

After the Luoyang coup, He Jin died.

Luoyang fell into chaos again.

The people of Luoyang originally thought that the chaos would continue for a long time.

Unexpectedly, with the arrival of Bingzhou Governor Lu Yi in the capital, the situation was stabilized at lightning speed within a few days.

Now the sky in Luoyang City has become the new General of Chariots and Cavalry named Lu Yi.

"The Cavalry General has given orders!"

"In recent days, Luoyang has been hit by rebellions. The rebels have wreaked havoc in Luoyang and robbed the people. The generals of the chariots and cavalry feel very sorry for this, so I have issued a notice."

"All the people of Luoyang can go to the General of Chariots and Cavalry's office to receive their rewards. The General of Chariots and Cavalry has prepared part of the money, food and cloth out of his own pocket, and everyone will get a share."

“Business travelers can also receive half a portion.”

But what made the people even more unbelievable was that this new General of Chariots and Cavalry not only did not exploit the people by making up excuses like the previous rulers did.

Instead, he paid out of his own pocket to distribute money, food and cloth to the people.

Even the business travelers passing by have a share.

Since Emperor Ling came to power, this kind of benevolent policy has never been heard of by the people of Luoyang City, let alone the people of the whole world.

Emperor Ling sold official positions and titles and exploited officials on a large scale.

The officials spent a lot of money to buy their positions, and then turned around and exploited the people under their command.

One layer after another is exploited.

One layer is better than another.

As a result, people all over the world suffered from the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, the Yellow Turbans rose up everywhere and rebellions continued.

Emperor Ling's army could conquer the people who rose up in rebellion, but it could not stop the resentment in the people's hearts towards him.

But now there appears a Lu Yi who does not follow the ordinary path.

While these people were happy, they also felt a strong sense of unreality.

"Where does this new General of Chariots and Cavalry, Lu Yi, come from? He actually distributes money, food and cloth to us common people. This is simply unheard of."

"You don't even know about the Marquis of Jin? Since he started his army in Bingzhou, the Marquis of Jin has repeatedly made great contributions to the court. He defeated the Xianbei, destroyed the Yellow Turbans, killed the two Zhangs, pacified Heishan, Qingzhou, etc. His contributions are simply too numerous to count. You don't even know about such a pillar of the Han Dynasty. You are really ignorant!"

"So it was him. I just didn't know who the General of Chariots and Cavalry was, but how could he not know the achievements of the Marquis of Jin?"

"Although the Marquis of Jin has made great contributions, this is a distribution of money to the people. I really saw it once. Could it be fake?"

"Humph, you are judging others by your own standards!"

"Since the Marquis of Jin has already issued the notice, how could it be false?"

"If you don't believe me, I'll go with you to the General's Office and you'll know for sure!"

"Let's go, let's go!"

"Let's go together. We will go together too!"

Under the performance of the secret sentry when Lu Yi went out for a walk, the people not only learned about Lu Yi's achievements, but also became curious about the authenticity of Lu Yi's reward, and they flocked to the office of the General of Chariots and Cavalry.

But when they arrived, they found that the street outside the General of Chariots and Cavalry's Office, which was originally very wide, was now crowded with people and extremely congested.

Outside the General of Chariots and Cavalry's office, there appeared dozens of small hills filled with grain, copper coins, and cloth.

Hundreds of officials were distributing rewards to the people in front of the hill and registering and signing their names.

Many people were returning home happily, holding bulging bags of grain and money and carrying thick cloth on their backs.

However, more people were crowding towards the General's Office, fearing that if they arrived too late, the things would have been taken away by others.

"Oh my God, it's actually true!"

The people who had originally come just to watch the show and enjoy the fun stopped watching the show after seeing this.

They turned into lone fighters fighting in desperate situations and rushed into the surging sea of ​​people without hesitation.

Even the old men and women with gray hair are unwilling to lag behind others. Instead, they are the ones with the highest fighting spirit.

However, these people's worries are obviously unnecessary.

In order to prepare for this trip to Luoyang, Lu Yi had already considered all aspects and had made sufficient preparations.

Although there are millions of people near Luoyang City.

However, Lu Yi still has the ability to ensure that everyone receives a reward.

This kind of reward is not given out every day. Although it may be a bit painful for Lu Yi to receive it occasionally, it does not affect the overall situation.

Lu Yi was already a wealthy man, he could totally afford it.

And even if he didn't want to pay himself, there would be families like the Zhen family who had pledged their loyalty to him and would be eager to pay for him.

At this time, the people at the bottom of the Eastern Han Dynasty had always been the most simple and honest. In other words, they would be loyal to whoever gave them benefits.

Although they have no knowledge or experience, there is nothing wrong with their brains.

There is no benefit but you still want them to be treated like dogs and be enslaved and exploited obediently. You must be crazy.

Unlike the parallel world that Lu Yi traveled to, even if the low-level workers have fallen to the point of working as dogs for their bosses and have no benefits other than big cakes, they are still happy to do their job, wag their tails and beg for mercy every day, never forget to motivate themselves, and constantly contribute to the boss's happy life. They are the model of oxen and horses.

Although Lu Yi cost a lot.

But this also won the hearts of the people in Luoyang, and the situation was settled instantly.

However, Lu Yi's methods are more than just this.

So on the next day, Lu Yi issued another notice in the name of General of Chariots and Cavalry, exempting the people of Luoyang from all heavy taxes and corvee labor for a year.

Lu Yi's move greatly won the hearts of millions of people in Luoyang.

The people of Luoyang, who were originally only grateful to the General of Chariots and Cavalry, now began to feel grateful to Lu Yi.

The situation has been completely stabilized.

Lu Yi quickly won the hearts of the people and consolidated his rule.

Although Lu Yi's work seems simple, the actual effect is surprisingly good.

Moreover, this method was used by ancient people more than 500 years ago.

Later historians generally referred to it as the Tian family replacing the Qi.

Tian Wu Yu and his son won the hearts of the people of Qi by giving out large measures of grain and taking in small measures of grain. Then they completely undermined the rule of the king of Qi, Jiang, and finally they directly annexed Qi, took over its throne, and became the new royal family of Qi.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is a thief who stole the country.

It is said that those who steal hooks will be punished, and those who steal the country will be marquised.

Lu Yi is now a vassal state, and his ambition is no longer something that a mere vassal state can bear.

The whole world he really wants to seize!

It seems that God is also silently helping this ambitious man.

Just as Lu Yi had just stabilized the situation in Luoyang, Li Ru, who was sent by him to persuade the Xiliang army to surrender, also achieved gratifying results.

"what?"

"You actually want us to surrender to Lu Yi, the enemy who killed Lord Dong?"

"Li Ru, what are you planning?"

In the Xiliang Army camp a hundred miles away from Luoyang City, Zhang Ji, who was leading the troops on Dong Zhuo's orders, could not help but loudly question Li Ru.

"Mr. Dong has been so kind to us, and you want to recruit me? Li Ru, I advise you to give up this idea!"

Fan Chou standing aside was also resolute and firm in his determination.

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(End of this chapter)