Hanoi County.
Wen County.
Sima Fang looked at the endless fields in the distance.
Behind him followed a large family and a group of servants.
Dozens of horse-drawn carriages, ox-carts, and donkey-carts were loaded with various goods.
When he thought about his upcoming journey, Sima Fang couldn't help but sigh and said with some helplessness:
"The family fortune accumulated over generations has been wiped out. We have to travel far away to build and guard tombs in the bitter cold outside the Great Wall. Just thinking about it makes people despair."
At this moment, Sima Lang, the eldest son of Sima Fang, came over. He asked curiously: "Father, they packed a lot of things. Will they never come back after we leave?"
"Yes, if you go beyond the Great Wall, you will probably never come back." Sima Fang touched his son's head.
"What's it like outside the Great Wall?" Sima Lang asked innocently.
"I don't know what the scenery is like outside the Great Wall. I won't know until I go there." Sima Fang was not in the mood to answer this question, and he was in a bad mood.
There was a young and beautiful woman not far away, it was Mrs. Sima. She waved: "Come here quickly, come to mother."
"Here we come." Sima Lang ran over quickly.
"Brother Sima!" At this time, someone came over to see him off.
Sima Fang turned around and barely smiled: "Brother Li is here."
"Brother Sima is ready to leave now?" Li Yue asked in surprise.
"I have to leave sooner or later. Rather than letting the people from Taiping Road drive me away, I might as well leave by myself. In this way, I can still be a little more dignified." Sima Fang sighed.
"I originally planned to set off with Brother Sima, but I didn't expect Brother Sima to leave so soon." Li Yue said helplessly.
"I'll wait for Brother Li over there." Sima Fang cupped his hands.
"Brother Sima, be careful on the road." Li Yue said seriously.
"Now that the world has been settled, there will be no military disasters on this road, let alone bandits, so there will be no worries." Sima Fang shook his head.
"The Divine Lord of Taiping Dao has driven all our aristocratic families outside the Great Wall. Who will govern the world for him? Sooner or later, the world will be in chaos again!" Li Yue couldn't help but complain.
"It is impossible for chaos to break out in a short period of time. Although we have left, there are still those children from poor families!" Sima Fang said helplessly: "Nowadays, those poor families are proud of being poor, even if they have some poor families. All their wealth has been lost, for fear that others will not know that they live in poverty and read poetry and books!"
"Can those poor families who have never seen the world manage the world well?" Li Yue was a little disdainful.
"That is what the imperial court will consider. If the world is in chaos, there is still hope for us to come back." Sima Fang smiled and said, "It's just that all these family properties are gone. I really can't reconcile it. We can join forces in the future. Get up and discuss terms with the court!"
Until this moment, Sima Fang still believed that governing the world was inseparable from wealthy families like them!
They are an indispensable part of this world, and the court's expulsion policy is simply wrong.
"Those Guizhou leaders are very happy." Li Yue looked at the old farmer in the distance and suddenly said.
As soon as he said this, Sima Fang didn't think much and followed Li Yue's gaze.
Several old farmers in the distance have become more diligent in their work since they were assigned land.
Even during the busy farming season, their faces were filled with smiles, talking and laughing as they walked.
Sima Fang was stunned when he saw this scene.
For some reason, he suddenly felt a creepy feeling!
Sima Fang realized a terrible fact, a fact that he didn't want to admit.
That is--
If the imperial court drives all the noble families out of the Great Wall, the world will not be in chaos, but will be greatly prospered because of it! !
When the aristocratic families that accounted for most of the resources were expelled.
The people at the bottom got land and a living space.
The poor families in the middle level have a way to rise. They can continuously rise through political achievements. They will not be blocked by those old people, and there is no need to rank based on seniority, take sides, or look at family background.
In addition, local officials no longer need to look at the faces of aristocratic families, and local governance will not be influenced by powerful people, and the cost of governance will be greatly reduced.
Such a world does not need to be governed at all to reach a prosperous age.
Just like in the early Han Dynasty, they advocated 'governing by doing nothing'. Even if you don't govern, you can make the world strong!
Sima Fang, who gradually figured this out, became very ugly.
No one will be happy when a vampire suddenly realizes its true nature.
Li Yue on the side was still confused about this.
Turning his head and seeing Sima Fang's face, Li Yue asked strangely: "Brother Sima, what's wrong with you?"
"You said that the divine king of Taiping Road ordered the nobles from all over the world to go to build his tomb and guard it outside the Great Wall. How great the resistance will be when this policy comes out?" Sima Fang turned his head and couldn't help but ask: "Why is he still here? What about the ability to defy public opinion and resolutely implement this policy?”
As soon as these words came out, Li Yue couldn't help but frown, shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Sima Fang continued with emotion: "When the power of all the nobles in the world is united, how terrifying is that power?"
"Chaos occurred frequently in various places, rebellions and rebellions occurred one after another, all state, county and county officials were suspended, and hundreds of officials resigned in protest."
"His reputation has plummeted. Even if he won a great victory outside the Great Wall and defeated Xianbei, there was no sound of appreciation at all."
"Almost the whole world is against him!"
"But even so, he still insists on his own way!"
Listening to Sima Fang's words, Li Yue's expression was a little subtle, and he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Sima, what exactly do you want to say?"
Sima Fang said with a serious face: "What I want to say is that this divine king of Taiping Dao may really be an emperor through the ages! His vicious vision, powerful courage, and firm will are really rare in ancient and modern times!!"
"Huh??" Li Yue was dumbfounded when he heard this: "What are you talking about?"
I was still complaining, but why did I suddenly praise the God of Taiping Dao? This is too sudden!
"You may not understand it now, but you will understand it later." Sima Fang showed a relieved smile.
"Brother Li, we have finished packing and are ready to leave."
"There's no need to send it off. You should go back and prepare. Don't delay it for too long!"
After bidding farewell to Li Yue, Sima Fang got on the carriage, only to see his wife covering her mouth with an ugly look on her face.
"What's wrong?" Sima Fang was stunned.
"Maybe it is." Mrs. Sima smiled and said.
"Yes?!" Sima Fang said in surprise, "That's great!"
"What does it mean to have it?" Sima Lang on the side still didn't understand.
"You are going to have a younger brother." Sima Fang said with a smile, "Of course, it may also be a younger sister."
"I want a younger brother!" Sima Lang said quickly: "Then what is his name?"
"Well, let's call him..." Sima Fang thought for a while, then slowly said: "Yi, he is beautiful and virtuous, so let's call him Sima Yi!"
"Sima Yi..." Mrs. Sima on the side touched her belly and said with a smile: "This name is really good."
…
A great victory beyond the Great Wall, a successful battle.
The huge Xianbei Empire was immediately torn apart, and within a short period of time, it was no longer able to threaten the Central Plains.
Although those aristocratic families did not praise Lu Yu in this way, they were still shocked.
In addition, the heads were rolling, the blood was flowing, and many aristocratic families were wiped out, which made them see Lu Yu's determination and courage.
Either build and guard tombs outside the Great Wall, or all die! !
Even if these aristocratic families have exhausted all kinds of means, they still cannot change the current situation.
Especially with the progress of land distribution, the people at the bottom have tasted the benefits, directly causing these wealthy families to lose their base!
This is the most fatal point - many aristocratic families who are preparing to rebel have not even started to rebel, but all the family soldiers below have rebelled.
Although those common people have never seen the world, they see it very clearly.
Following the leader of the family to rebel is basically a dead end, and you will end up dead if you are not careful.
But if the head of the family dies or goes outside the Great Wall, the remaining fields will be distributed to them by Taiping Road!
Isn't it nice to live in peace and wait for the division of land? Why work so hard? ?
For these simple people, as long as there is a way to survive, who is willing to follow you to rebel?
What's more, Taipingdao not only gives them a way to survive, but also gives them a better life!
They can get their own land!
Can live a better life!
In this case, the choice should not be too simple.
Not to mention the gentlemen's affection, can it be eaten as food?
At the very beginning, the land distribution had not yet begun, and the people did not know about it and were coerced into doing all kinds of stupid things.
For example, groups of people protested and attacked government offices and Taoist temples, or they directly followed the rebellion, causing a lot of chaos and making a lot of noise.
This makes the whole world seem to be in turmoil, the building is about to collapse, and the country is about to collapse at any time.
This scene even frightened senior officials like Zhang Mancheng and Zhang Jiao, forcing them to come to Lu Yu and hope that he would stop his policies.
However, Lu Yu did not stop. He insisted on his idea and went on a killing spree, carving a bloody path!
The whole situation began to improve.
Originally, this matter was almost impossible to accomplish.
After all, these aristocratic families control most of the resources, connections, and voice!
But as the killings continued and the land division continued steadily, the general trend gradually returned!
When more and more aristocratic families were expelled outside the Great Wall, they were forced to build and guard tombs.
The entire world situation is like the fog dissipating and becoming clear again!
And what's different from before is that this time, Taiping Dao's rule over the world, without those aristocratic families, has become like an arm and a leg, without any hindrance.
Originally, the entire Han Empire was like a sick giant. At this moment, the serious illness was finally cured!
Face this situation.
Both Zhang Jiao and Zhang Mancheng were shocked.
They realized their short-sightedness and had not seen through the essence of the matter at all before - those aristocratic families were just a group of paper tigers. Although scary, they could not hurt anyone at all!
Only Lu Yu, with his bright eyes, knew this from the beginning.
Therefore, even though people all over the world were against it and there was a lot of commotion everywhere, he always insisted on his own ideas and remained unmoved at all.
And the facts proved that Lu Yu was indeed right!
When things progressed to this level, both Zhang Jiao and Zhang Mancheng hurriedly came to Lu Yu to report the situation.
When the two met, they couldn't help but sigh.
Zhang Mancheng even joked: "Great Master, do you still want to retire and return to your hometown this time?"
Hearing this, Zhang Jiao suddenly blushed and couldn't help but sigh: "I am really old, and my courage is not as strong as before. If he hadn't insisted on his own way, I really wouldn't be in the current situation!"
Whether it was the decision to attack Luoyang or the policy of expelling the aristocratic family, Zhang Jiao made wrong judgments.
If we really choose to take a long-term approach and use time to slowly solve this problem, it will be almost impossible to touch those wealthy families once they gradually penetrate Taiping Road!
Zhang Mancheng nodded, glanced at Zhang Jiao, and said with a smile: "Yes, if you really listen to us, the stubborn disease may not be eliminated over time! Instead, it will become more and more deep-rooted! It will be too late to regret it by then! "
"Shuai Lu's courage is really amazing!"
"In this way, we can finally establish a country and claim the title of emperor! Lu Shuai should be the first Taoist king in history!"
(End of chapter)
