Traveling through Chenghan Xiandi, fortunately I have a simulator

Chapter 117

It has been more than six days since Zhang Ming and his party came to the east gate of Chang'an. For the first four days, the enemy forces outside the city surrounded Chang'an City, and for the last two days, they were guarding against the enemy's counterattack.

Different from when he came, when he went back, Zhang Ming wore the emperor's clothes and swaggered to the palace in the emperor's car.

The commander of the southern army and hundreds of guards had already prepared the emperor's chariot and waited outside the barracks. There was also a guard of honor among them. Bigger, in order to show the splendor of the Son of Heaven.

Chang'an's people have already known about the end of the crisis in Chang'an. After all, today is the third day since the enemy troops withdrew from outside the city. Ever since they knew that the enemy troops had withdrawn, the people of Chang'an rushed to celebrate.

Although most of the people in Chang'an didn't know who the enemy army was outside the city, they were unwilling to have Chang'an defeated, not only because the imperial court ruled more benevolently than before, but more importantly, once Chang'an City was breached, they would inevitably be attacked by the enemy. The massacre of the army, this kind of slaughter is only a means of obtaining money from the people for the middle and lower ranks, but it is fatal for the people.

The emperor's chariot drove from the east gate to the imperial palace along the East-West Avenue in Chang'an. The guard of honor sounded gongs and trumpets in front, followed by the Southern Army, and in the middle was the emperor's chariot, with six horses pulled, so mighty, and horses on both sides of the emperor's chariot There are some personal guards and eunuchs, followed by the imperial guards and the guard of honor. There are at least 300 people in the group.

Naturally, the people in Chang'an saw the emperor's chariot, and they all stood respectfully on both sides of the street, no one dared to make a move, thinking about what the emperor, who was sitting on the chariot, had done during this period, their actions My heart is full of pride.

The people along the road dared to move freely and speak loudly after the Tianzi car drove 200 meters away.

"Do you know? The Son of Heaven has been commanding operations in the Dongcheng military camp for the past few days." said a man in Chang'an known as the know-it-all.

"How to say?" The nearby crowd gathered around.

"I have a brother who used to work at the East City Gate. During this period of time, I was idle at home. I often went to visit. I heard from my brother that the emperor went to the military camp a few days ago, and he personally cheered for the soldiers. Later, he personally commanded the battle. It took four or five days to defeat the enemy army outside the city." Wanshitong said with dancing, as if he saw it with his own eyes.

"Really?" The crowd asked you and me.

"Of course it's true. Otherwise, what do you think the emperor is doing? Our emperor is proficient in everything, governing the country and keeping the country safe. He is really a blessing for a great man."

The people in Chang’an started to talk one by one. Anyway, it’s what my brother said. As for the truth, no one cares. If Zhang Ming heard it, he would blush, because now he has been praised by the people in Chang’an. Guangwu is comparable to Gaozu.

However, Zhang Ming's return to the palace with great fanfare is also to achieve this goal. He needs to further improve his prestige in Chang'an, and a victorious war is the best way to achieve this goal. He wants to let everyone know , the emperor can lead the army to win the battle, although this victory has little to do with him, but in the eyes of the world, this is the battle won by the emperor.

Soon, the emperor drove back to the palace, and then entered the palace city.Cui Ming has already been waiting here for His Majesty's arrival.

After Zhang Ming got off the chariot, he was ready to go back to the palace to rest. The turret on the city wall was really uncomfortable. On the one hand, it was too noisy, the sound of people walking and soldiers talking filled the air. In Zhang Ming's ear, on the other hand, the environment in the turret is also very ordinary. After all, it is a place for officers to temporarily rest and command.

Cui Ming was also very knowledgeable about current affairs and didn't say a word. He also saw His Majesty's fatigue, and he just walked silently beside His Majesty.

Seeing the big bed in the palace, Zhang Ming was in a very happy mood. Although it was only morning, he still wanted to sleep again, as if he had made up for the previous few days. He took off his coat under the service of two maids. , Then climbed into bed and fell asleep comfortably.

The news of the emperor's return to the palace soon spread to everyone's ears. Only ordinary people would know about his majesty's whereabouts through gossip, and the aristocratic family had already known about the emperor's whereabouts. transparent.

Jia Xu has been in Li Ru's residence for two days. From Li Ru's mouth, he also gradually understands that His Majesty is young and intelligent, good at using means, and employing people regardless of previous suspicions.

"Brother Wenhe, Your Majesty has already returned to the palace. I plan to go to the palace in the afternoon. Do you want to go together?" Li Ru asked, clasping his hands.

"Brother Wen You, I want to meet His Majesty alone. I don't know, can you create an opportunity for me?" Jia Xu asked in a low voice.

"That requires His Majesty's consent. Although I am now a servant, I can freely enter and leave the palace, but it is limited to me alone. Therefore, His Majesty's request can only be decided by Your Majesty, and I can only propose it on your behalf." Li Ru said .

"Then it's troublesome brother." Jia Xu said, and then showed a grateful expression, "Brother Wenyou, if it wasn't for your help this time, I'm afraid I would have died in Lishan by now."

"No, it's not. If it wasn't for the letter from you, how could I have thought of sending Lu Bu to lie in ambush at Mount Li, but without your assistance, Niu Fu might have died at the foot of Mount Li." Li Ru sighed.

During this period of time, Li Ru already knew that almost all the people who had a close relationship with Dong Zhuo were killed, even children were never spared. As Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Niu Fu probably died in this war It is sad that Dong Zhuo once gained power and poured power into the government and the public, but now his whole family is destroyed in exchange.

"Except for Niu Fu, the other allied forces outside the city have not been able to achieve greatness, so I left the allied army to find a new way out, but I don't know if your majesty is really different from the others." Jia Xu said with emotion .

"Don't worry, after you see His Majesty, you will naturally know the difference between Your Majesty." Li Ru said with a smile. He thought similarly to Jia Xu at the beginning, but His Majesty still gave him enough trust and satisfactory treatment. Serve Your Majesty wholeheartedly.

It's just that compared to Li Ru's aggressiveness, Jia Xu doesn't have such a strong desire for power.

A lot of Jia Xu's intelligence was used to save his life. In history, Jia Xu used his intelligence to escape crisis after crisis, such as the crisis of encountering thieves when he was young, the crisis of Li Jue and Guo Si, the crisis of Zhang Xiu, and even the crisis of Cao Cao. The crisis of picking candidates.

"Then I will wait for the good news from brother." Jia Xu also said with a smile.

Li Ru and Jia Xu had talked with each other several times before, and both of them were sensible people, so many things were settled, and no one would embarrass the other.

Compared to Li Ru, Jia Xu has nothing to do, Wang Yun has been much busy during this period of time. Now that he is a minister, he still has a lot of memorials to deal with.

Wang Yun was ordered by His Majesty to appease the aristocratic families in the city with a group of ministers, so the matter of Shang Shuling was delayed.

Although there are not many things going on in Chang'an City now, and there are relatively few memorials, and memorials from many places cannot enter Chang'an City at all, but there are still some things that need to be decided by Shang Shuling.

For example, the issue of taxation, such as the affairs of the children of the aristocratic family, such as the issue of persuading farmers, these issues are all important issues, and Shang Shuling needs to make a decision.

With so many things to deal with, Wang Yun also enjoys it, or he himself has a desire for power. In history, Wang Yun monopolized power because he killed Dong Zhuo, satisfying his power tendency, but now Wang Yun Yun didn't have that ambition, or his ambition was strangled in the cradle.

There are not many power ministers who have a desire for power from the very beginning, but only when their strength and status reach a certain level do they want to be a power minister. For example, Cao Cao, his initial idea was just to be a general of a big man, such as Wang Yun. The idea was only to kill Dong Zhuo, but when their strength and status reached a certain level, their ambitions also swelled.

Zhang Ming did not give Wang Yun a chance to expand his ambition. After killing Dong Zhuo, he quickly gathered Huangfusong and Lu Bu's troops. Since then, Wang Yun has lost the opportunity to be a powerful minister. Of course, maybe Wang Yun There is no idea of ​​being a powerful minister at all.

At the moment, Wang Yun is having a meeting with Shangshu servant Sun Rui and six other ministers at Shangshutai.Wang Yun sat on the top seat, with Shi Sun Rui on the side, and the other six ministers were divided into two sides, with three people on each side.

"Masters, I called you here today mainly to discuss tax issues." Wang Yun cleared his throat and said.

"Everyone must know that the three armies have already won this war, so a lot of rewards may be needed. Although the DPRK and China are not short of money and food, they must also consider precautions. So do you think it should increase taxes or reduce them?"

Under the system of the Han Dynasty, for many important matters, the ministers first had a unified opinion, and then reported to the emperor. Of course, different opinions can also be kept, and they will be discussed when the court is up.

In this way, above the imperial court, there will not be too much conflict between Shangshu, which is conducive to the stable operation of Shangshutai.

"I think the tax should be reduced. Due to Dong Zhuo's unauthorized power, the tax in Chang'an has been increased to the point where it can no longer be increased. If His Majesty didn't take the initiative to distribute the food in the palace to the people, I am afraid that many people in Chang'an would starve to death at home. "Shang Shu Yang Zan said, he was always upright, during Dong Zhuo's reign, he dared to contradict Dong Zhuo.

"I agree with that statement."

"I agree too"

"I agree too."

"I don't think we should move taxes for the time being." Shi Sun Rui said after pondering.

Wang Yun looked at the scholar Sun Rui who was sitting on the side, and asked puzzledly, "All the ministers agree with tax cuts, why do you think there should be no tax changes?"

"The city of Chang'an has just gone through a war. Although it has won a great victory, there are more troops than before. In the past, there were only [-] troops under Dong Zhuo's subordinates. Lu Bu's army was away all year round and did not rely on taxes from Chang'an to support them. Now General Huangfu has There are [-] troops, General Lu has [-] troops, there are [-] troops in the new barracks, and there are [-] imperial troops in the palace. How can it be less money and food to maintain a larger army than before?" Shi Sun Rui said
"You mean to reduce the number of troops?" Wang Yun responded.

The ministers below dare not answer this question. This question is too sensitive. No one is a fool. They all know why the emperor kept so many troops. It seems that His Majesty recruited so many soldiers to protect Chang'an City, but in fact, How could so many soldiers be needed to defend Chang'an City, especially when Xu Rong and Li Meng, Wang Fang had already withdrawn before attacking the city.

"That's not what I mean. What I mean is that the crisis in Chang'an City has not been completely resolved, so it is necessary to support so many troops. Now there are still Yang Feng's Baibo bandits plotting chaos in the Kanto area, and there are still many Qiang in the Sanfu area. The crowd has not been subdued, so the army cannot be disbanded for the time being."

"Since we have to feed so many troops and want to reduce taxes, how can it work?" Shi Sunrui expressed his worries.

"What Junrong said is also reasonable. Since that's the case, do you have any other opinions?" Since Shi Sunrui found a way for everyone to step down, Wang Yun didn't have to ask.

The following six ministers, except Yang Zan, all support no tax cuts. In fact, there is no difference between tax cuts and no tax cuts. After all, they don’t have to pay taxes. suggestion.

"Okay, since the vast majority of people support leaving it as it is, then I will give instructions not to pay taxes." Wang Yun said.

The problem of taxation has been solved, and the next thing is the most important issue.

"I heard that His Majesty came to the Shangshutai before, and His Majesty once asked a question. That question was why the memorials in the palace were only one-tenth of the memorials here. I was not there at the time, so I couldn't return to Your Majesty's question. Now Now that I'm here, I naturally need to solve this problem."

"How do you solve this problem?"

This question is even more sensitive than the previous question. The taxation involved in the previous question is at least a daily matter. Whether it increases or decreases, it has nothing to do with this group of people, but this matter is closely related to them.

As ministers, they naturally understand that the great power of ministers lies in reviewing memorials and handing them over to the subordinates for execution. During this process, they can eliminate many memorials that are not good for them and submit memorials that are beneficial to them.

Even many generals have to add Shangshu Shi, such as Huo Guang, because the power of Shangshu is too great, in fact, it has surpassed Sangong.

As the so-called benefit recipients will not betray the interests of the class, on this issue, they almost have the same point of view.

"I think His Majesty is still young and does not have the ability to handle political affairs, and His Majesty has not learned the ability to handle political affairs from the Taifu, so let's help His Majesty check it out first, so that Your Majesty will not be delayed by traitors." Shangshu Zheng Gongye Said.

"After all, Your Majesty is only ten years old this year. This age is when you are studying, and it is too early to deal with political facts." Shangshu Yang Zan said.

The rest of the ministers expressed their opinions one by one, and the final conclusion is that His Majesty is too young and has not learned how to deal with political affairs, so it is not suitable for him to be in charge for the time being.

This is also in line with Wang Yun's thinking. Although he does not have the ambition to be a minister in power, he still has the idea of ​​​​maintaining the power of Shangshu.

(End of this chapter)