Hanhou

In Chang'an City, inside the Weiyang Palace, just after the court meeting ended, several princes came out together, with serious expressions on their faces.

It has been more than ten days since the unworthy son of the family was detained by the lieutenant.

Several people ran around in many ways and tried their best, but the emperor never let go.The Empress Dowager of Changle Palace made it clear that she would "severely punish those who come after her".The word of mouth is issued, and for several families, it is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.

The attitudes of the two palaces are the same, and there is no room for change.

When several families were exhausted and prepared to abandon their pawns to save the car, the emperor finally let go, but the conditions proposed made several families hesitate, and it was difficult to make up their minds.

Copper mines, coinage.

Not long ago, the emperor decreed to abandon half of the two coins and change them to three baht coins.

There are many minters in the world, and the benefits of minting money are huge.Even if the imperial court issued a decree, it would take time to implement it.What's more, changing half two to three baht will harm the interests of minters, and everyone is naturally not very enthusiastic.

So far, the folk circulation is still dominated by pod money.New money is rare in Chang'an, let alone outside the capital.

The emperor's attitude is very firm, either do what he wants, or wait for his unworthy son to go through the prison.In case of being unable to withstand the means of the Lieutenant's Mansion and saying something that should not be said, the only option is to admit that you are unlucky.

If a felony is found out, the whole family will go to jail, and the copper mine and minting rights will be taken back directly, which will save a lot of trouble.

Thinking carefully about the pros and cons, any marquis with copper mines couldn't help but shudder.

On the surface, it seems that this is the emperor's punishment for a few families who obeyed the law and violated the law and indulged their descendants.Thinking about the intention behind it, it was clearly an opportunity to test the ministers.Just like the iron officials and salt officials sent to the kingdoms, the young emperor is ambitious. After salt and iron, he plans to centralize the coinage right!

Historically, the most important reason for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to reform the currency system was that the national treasury was empty due to successive years of war.The purpose of minting new coins is to stabilize finance, punish illegal businessmen, and increase fiscal revenue.

From half two to three baht, from three baht to five baht, after six reforms, the three official five baht coins issued by the imperial court were able to circulate throughout the country, solving the problem of private and pirated casting.

After Liu Che had a long talk with Zhao Jia, he realized in advance the importance of national finance and the danger of the minting power falling to the local government, so he must seize the time to bring the power back to the central government.

A dandy in Chang'an causing trouble, provoking a pro-military lieutenant is not considered a felony, the emperor turned a blind eye, and he should be released after a few days of detention.

It was only their bad luck that they happened to hit Liu Che's muzzle.

The young emperor is staring at the various families with copper mines, thinking about where to start.There is no reason to let go of the opportunity presented to you!

Ever since Ning Cheng received the order, he was detained in the Lieutenant's Mansion. Although he was not tortured immediately, he was strictly supervised. Not even a fly could fly into the cell, let alone contact with his family.

Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace joined forces to exert pressure, and waited until each family was unable to imagine, and their hearts were burning, before putting forward the conditions they had prepared in advance.

Liu Che opened his mouth loudly, not only to take back the right to mint coins, but also to send someone to supervise the copper mine.The flesh of each family was ruthlessly cut, and the pain was so painful that the heart, liver and lungs were convulsed together.

Empress Dowager Dou understood the emperor's intentions, and she already supported it anyway, so she supported it to the end and helped Weiyang Palace put pressure together.After retreating from the imperial court, he summoned Dou Ying and asked him to go to various houses to "persuade" him not to continue to embarrass the emperor, otherwise, he would bear the consequences himself.

Embarrassed with the emperor?

Hearing Dou Ying's report, Liehou, who was put on the list, wished he could vomit three liters of blood.

Such a reversal of black and white, where is the conscience? !

Wei Qihou was calm and composed, and made it clear that he was just passing on a message, whether the other party would like to let go, and whether he would like to let go, is not up to him.However, the ugly words are up front, and the two palaces are really fighting against each other, and they ended up miserable in the end, don't blame him for not saying a word to remind him.

The relationship between Liu Che and Queen Mother Dou eased, and he was not in a hurry to suppress Dou.Coupled with Dou Ying's knowledge and interest, although he has not ascended to the position of prime minister as in history, the official seal of the general has always been firmly held in his hand and cannot be shaken.

The emperor intends to implement currency value reform, which is bound to shake the interests of the vassal states.

Dou Ying got a clear statement from Empress Dou that she would firmly support the emperor and win a wave of goodwill.Even if the Dou family will still be suppressed in the future, for the sake of this matter, the foundation can always be preserved.

Either don't do it, or do it absolutely.

Anyway, the Dou family has no copper mines, so Dou Ying rolled up her sleeves, let go of her scruples, and took the initiative to be the knife in the hands of the emperor, slashing at her former colleagues.

To be on the safe side, Dou Ying pulled Gaihou Wangxin with his left hand, Tangyi Marquis Chen Wu with his right hand, and Nangong Hou Zhangsheng, who had returned to Beijing for a short time, into the circle.

Dou Ying comes from the Dou family, and there is Empress Dowager behind him; Wang Xin is the brother of the Empress Dowager; Chen Wu is the husband of the eldest princess and the father of the empress;

Such a group mode, with the emperor as the backing, is enough to walk sideways inward.

If the Marquis of Pingyang hadn't been busy training soldiers, Dou Ying would definitely have pulled him over to wrestle with the princes who "can't figure it out".

There are the emperor and the queen mother on the top, and the four families of Dou, Wang, Chen, and Zhang below. All the marquises who are named have stiffened their necks for a few days, and then they can no longer hold on.

Finally, the first lieutenant took the initiative to submit to the emperor's wishes.

The gap is open, and the next thing will be quite easy.

No matter how reluctant you are, if you don't want to be recorded in a small book by the emperor, so that you will settle accounts after the autumn, you must follow up quickly.

If you can afford it and let it go, the flesh has already been cut off, and reluctance will only increase your troubles.Taking the iron mine in Yanchang as an example, the remuneration is quite different between voluntary surrender and forced surrender, and Dai Wang can speak out from his own experience.

In order to preserve the family and retain the titles passed down by their ancestors, each government quickly made choices and took the initiative to list one after another.

Really can't think about it, Liu Che's approach is very simple, close the door and let Ning Cheng go.

For Lieutenant Ning, who takes cruel officials as his lifelong aspiration and dares to climb the peak bravely, this is a godsend opportunity, which he could not have wished for.

In less than half a month, more than a dozen dandies were imprisoned, and at least four Liehou and Guanneihou were convicted.Whenever Ning Cheng's carriage passed through the south of the city, all the houses had to close their doors, lest Lieutenant Ning come to visit and say hello with a smile one moment, and turn his back on him the next.

There was a lot of movement in the capital, Liu Ling observed it for several days, thinking it was a great opportunity to provoke people's hearts, he secretly visited each family, wrote a letter, and sent his confidants back to Huainan.

In order to prevent the letter from being intercepted, Liu Ling arranged three groups of people, one group was placed on the front and displayed the Huainan national flag; the other group mixed with the caravan and went out of the city with the caravan; As long as the money is enough, he is willing to work for Liu Ling.

"Get out of town as quickly as possible."

Liu Ling thought she was acting secretly, but she didn't know that her every move was under surveillance.

The person who sent the letter, whether overtly or secretly, was intercepted after leaving the city.Her handwritten letter was immediately sent to the emperor's desk.

"While the King of Huainan is in the feudal state, he still does not forget to care about the court. He really has a heart."

Turning over the bamboo slips, Liu Che smiled coldly and ordered people to continue to monitor Liu Ling.All the people she visited were recorded, and no one was allowed to be missed.

"Respect!"

Because Liu Ling was the princess of Huainan, many of the people she visited were high-ranking, including many clans, and the monitors took the opportunity to find out many illegal things.Liu Che made a decision to call out some of the vassal states after he had enough manpower.

Based on this, the "Embroidered Clothes Envoy" that should have appeared in the Yuanding period was released ahead of schedule in the second year of Jianyuan.

Although it is only a prototype and its powers are limited, it is indeed a big help for the emperor who intends to centralize power.

The previous dynasty was full of disturbances and government affairs were busy, and Liu Che had not been to the harem for nearly half a month.Even Queen Chen Jiao could only see him once when he came to Changle Palace to greet him.

The Empress Dowager Dou and the Queen Mother were informed of this matter, the former did not make any statement, the latter took the opportunity to propose that when the emperor ascended the throne for two years, all the family members in the palace were selected when they were the first emperors, and the old, weak and useless should be released, and the young and beautiful ones should be selected to enrich their lives. Yong Lane.

After Liu Che came to the throne, he either stayed in Xuanshi or lived in Jiaofang Palace. Except for Chen Jiao, few palace people favored him.It is reasonable and reasonable for Queen Mother Wang to raise this matter, and Queen Mother Dou has no way to refute it.

Chen Jiao sat quietly at the side, and waited for the queen mother to finish speaking before she continued with a smile: "What the queen mother said is very true, I was negligent."

The Queen Mother looked at Chen Jiao, and a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Chen Jiao's smile did not change, she turned to Empress Dowager Dou, and said that the old and weak palace people can be released as much as possible, and the family members selected by the late emperor, those who are willing to go can also be allowed to return.

"If you choose a family member, you should first start with the land of Gyeonggi. Good family members and those who are old can be registered." Chen Jiao said.

"The Queen is thoughtful." The Queen Mother smiled kindly, as if she was very satisfied with Chen Jiao.

Empress Dowager Dou half closed her eyes and said nothing.

Princess Guantao sat on the side with her, she couldn't get angry in front of Empress Dowager Dou, she couldn't calm down, she took a sip from the lacquer cup, put it down forcefully, and let out a cold snort.

After the Queen Mother left, Guantao couldn't help it, and pointed his finger on Chen Jiao's forehead, and said, "Jiaojiao, are you stupid?"

"Things can't be stopped." Chen Jiao leaned towards Empress Dowager Dou, avoiding Guan Tao's fingers, and calmly said, "I have to choose sooner or later, why feel uncomfortable."

"I'm doing it for your own good!" Guantao turned to Empress Dowager Dou and said, "Mother, Jiaojiao has no children yet, so it's really inappropriate to join the family at this time!"

"Now you know how to worry?" Empress Dowager Dou stroked Chen Jiao's hair, and said in a deep voice, "I told you earlier, it's useless to worry now. Jiaojiao understands better than you, this matter cannot be stopped."

Guantao's face was ugly, she was regretting it, but the matter has come to this, is regretting useful?

"Aunt is worried about me, I know." Chen Jiao looked at Guantao with a smile and said, "Can Aunt help me?"

"how?"

"Looking for beauties." Chen Jiao leaned towards Guantao, and said softly, "Anyway, we have to have them. Isn't it more reassuring to have one of our own?"

Guantao's expression changed slightly, he glanced at Chen Jiao, then at Empress Dowager Dou, seeing that the latter did not object, he finally nodded.

"Okay, I'll do it."

Wang Zhi won the upper hand, so he can't think of complacency.

Looking at the land of Gyeonggi, compared to searching for beauties, she is ranked second, and no one dares to be the first!

When the wind and rain broke out in Chang'an City, outside Chang'an City, in Linyuan, the actual combat training of the Fourth Battalion was coming to an end.

In nearly one month, more than [-]% of the Yubayashi Cavaliers' staff has been reduced. After many tests, the army that is still in the training ground has undergone a lot of changes, not to mention reborn.

Hundreds of people are twisted into one rope, constantly adapting to difficult conditions and attacks that may appear at any time. Day after day, their will and combat effectiveness are tempered.

As the number of attrition increases, Habayashi must start hiding, unable to walk in the forest openly like at first.

Cao Shi observed carefully and knew that the cohesion and combat effectiveness of his troops were on the rise.However, compared to moving closer to the Shaling infantry, the side riders who also started to appear elusive were still crushed.

The only good news is that the Shaling infantry's main target is side cavalry, except for the first period of time, they rarely target Habayashi cavalry.

This allowed Cao Shi and Han Yan to buy time to continue hiding in the training ground and observe the battle of the frontier army, so as to strengthen themselves.

Three days before the end of the training, Habayashi rode to a clearing in the forest, using tall grass and fallen trees to hide his figure.

On a rare occasion, they witnessed Shaling infantry "encircle and wipe out" side cavalry scouts. After a complete victory, they lifted the bark, dug out a few fat worms, cleaned them up and threw them into their mouths, eating with gusto.

The impact of that moment is firmly imprinted in everyone's minds, and they will never forget it for a lifetime.

At this point, Habayashi Qixia finally understood why the Shaling infantry could hide perfectly without leaving any traces.

The infantry had discovered Habayashi Qi long ago, but had no intention of attacking them.

In fact, when there were less than 600 Habayashi riders, Zhao Jia directly ordered that if they met each other before the last day, they had to be merciful.The infantry strictly followed Captain Zhao's orders and focused on dealing with the side cavalry, most of the time they would let Cao Shi's troops go.

Discovering this change, Cao Shi decided to take a risk and took the initiative to act as a bait to help the Shaling infantry encircle and annihilate the opponent.

Although the downsizing is still going on, with the "protection" of the Shaling infantry, the training is about to end, and there are still more than 300 Habayashi cavalry, which is definitely a miracle in terms of combat effectiveness.

Cao Shi leaned against the broken log, and did not forget to grab grass leaves to cover his body, forming a natural concealment.

The sentries disperse actively to ensure that no troubles are missed.

The rest of the army took a rest and recovered their strength.Finding that the water sac was empty, he dug up a few familiar long grasses, shook off the soil on the roots, and put them in his mouth to chew.

Suddenly, the sentry on the west side issued an alarm, and then, wooden arrows struck from behind, covering the entire grass in an instant.

Cao Shi quickly lay down on the ground, took advantage of the slowing down of the arrow rain, looked up carefully, recognized who the attacker was, and immediately gestured to Han Yan: "It's the Shesheng Camp!"

Behind an ancient tree, Li Danghu held a strong bow in his hand and fired three arrows in succession. He did not forget to ask halfway: "Ji Yu, is this plan really feasible?"

If not, Shangjun's cavalry will definitely become the target of Shaling's infantry.

"Always try." With the help of the rope, Wei Yue quickly climbed to the top of the tree, overlooking from a high place, waiting for the target to appear.

Li Danghu clicked his tongue.

Over the past few days, the two of them have tried various strategies, but without exception, they all lost troops and failed to succeed.This time, the two of them went all out, no matter what they wanted to lead the Shaling infantry into the siege, they even didn't hesitate to use the base camp as bait.

"coming!"

Wei Yue's voice came to his ears, and Li Danghu was immediately refreshed.

The forest wind swept past, and the sound of breaking wind suddenly hit. Wei Yue jumped down from the treetop and put one hand on the ground. There was no tension on his face, but there was a raging fighting spirit and a rare excitement.