"It's great, I can finally get my salary."
"This boy Yuan Ke is really powerful. Not long after he took office, he found millions of taels of silver for the court. Mr. Liu, you don't know, our family hasn't eaten meat for two months. This time the salary is distributed After that, I will buy a pig immediately and make up for it."
"Master Kang, who can say otherwise? The same goes for our family. Previously, Dong Zhuo moved us from Luoyang to Chang'an during his rebellion. All my money in Luoyang was looted by the rebels."
"Now, I am pointing to the salary of the imperial court. Now the imperial court owes us nine months of salary, which is not a small amount."
"How about we go to the Peony Pavilion to relax later? I heard that they have several young ladies from the Western Regions there who are not only young and beautiful, but also good at singing and dancing."
"OK!"
"It's a deal."
.......
Many officials in the imperial court began to feel grateful for Yuan Ke's kindness. After all, without Yuan Ke, God knows when their salaries would be repaid this time.
After all, officials like them also need to eat.
In the past, they could line their own pockets and make some extra money, but in today's troubled times, even the little emperor's life is very tight. How can they, these little officials without real power, have enough to eat?
You say that people don’t have enough to eat, but how many people can be truly loyal to the Han royal family?
Now that Yuan Ke has found money and food for them and paid them salaries, he has naturally won the hearts of many middle and low-level officials.
Humans are profit-seeking creatures.
They will follow whoever can bring them benefits and benefits. On that day, Liu Xie has no other use than the so-called orthodox throne.
"Yes, compared to Dong Zhuo, Yuan Ke is much better now."
"Too!"
"Whoever can give us money to eat and let us eat, we will follow whoever does it."
"That makes sense!"
Liu Xie returned to his palace and lost his temper again, but not long after, dozens of soldiers came in carrying several large boxes.
The leader is Jia Xu.
"Your Majesty, I am sending these jewels and antiques to you on the orders of Grand Sima."
"Da Sima has said that you are the Ninth Five Supreme Being, and these treasures and jewels are only worthy of you."
"Somebody come!"
"Open the box and let His Majesty verify it."
After that, several large boxes were opened, which contained precious treasures, such as pearl agate, antique calligraphy and paintings, many ancient bronzes, and many gold ornaments, which were noble and luxurious.
"Jia Xu, were all these things copied from the Wang family in Taiyuan?"
Liu Xie asked.
He was very surprised by the wealth of the Taiyuan Wang family. These treasures were not even available to the royal family, especially the coral tree more than fifty centimeters high, which was simply priceless.
"What you said to your majesty is absolutely true. You don't know that the imperial court is poor, but those nobles are extremely rich. Da Sima said that the Wang family in Guangqi County has more than 200,000 acres of land. They are really too greedy."
"They don't pay taxes on so much land. Do you think our court can avoid poverty?"
"A few years ago, the late emperor wanted to use it to pacify the Yellow Turban bandits and asked all the noble families to donate money and materials. I heard that the Wang family in Taiyuan was crying for poverty and only donated two thousand taels."
"They are really greedy for wealth."
Jia Xu said.
"What? More than 200,000 acres of land? Are you serious about this? The imperial palace doesn't have so much land. Where do they have the courage?"
Liu Xie asked loudly.
Although he was young, he understood the seriousness of the matter.
Fields can produce grain, and with grain one can do many things, such as recruiting soldiers and horses.
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first.
Nowadays, there are many aristocratic families in the Han Dynasty, and the power of the Taiyuan Wang family is only above average, not even among the top five.
The Yang family of the Hong family, the Yuan family of Runan, the Wang family of Langya, the Li family of Longxi, the Cui family of Qinghe, and the Zheng family of Xingyang, they are all more powerful families than the Wang family of Taiyuan, and the Qixian branch of the Wang family of Taiyuan alone There are so many private lands, so how much land do the other aristocratic families have in their hands?
These aristocratic families have never paid taxes. Over the years, the wealth they have accumulated will be astronomical. Not only that, these aristocratic families have also joined the imperial court and enjoyed the imperial salary.
"Vampire, greed—"
Liu Xie couldn't help but curse.
Jia Xu did not continue to speak, he raised his hand and took everyone away.
Liu Xie was left there to roar.
"The damn nobles of the aristocratic family should be punished for their ambition, they should be punished..."
Not long after, someone spread Liu Xie's words out of the palace verbatim. Soon everyone in Chang'an knew that Emperor Xian hated the aristocratic family, and some even went so far as to say that it was Liu Xie's idea for Yuan Ke to suppress the Wang family in Taiyuan. .
Yuan Ke comes from the Yuan family in Runan and is also a member of a noble family. He has no reason to destroy the Great Wall.
After that, many officials from aristocratic families began to stay away from Emperor Xian, and they all began to switch to other princes and the subordinates of Yuan Wei and Yuan Ke. By the time Emperor Xian Liu Xie discovered this situation, it was too late.
He understood that he had fallen into Jia Xu's trick.
"Jia Xu is a traitor, I want to kill you."
Liu Xie cursed endlessly.
Not long after, Fu Wan, who had just assumed the post of [Zhi Jinwu], strode in.
He immediately persuaded Liu Xie.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
He also heard many rumors in Chang'an, so he hurriedly entered the palace to see Liu Xie. First, he asked about the cause and effect of the matter, and second, he also persuaded Liu Xie to learn to be patient.
Now that the Yuan family is powerful, they have no chance.
All we can do is wait for the opportunity.
"General Fu, as my father-in-law, please come up with a solution for me. Without the support of those aristocratic families, how can I defeat the Yuan family? If I can kill Yuan Ke, a national thief?"
Liu Xie asked Fu Wan for advice.
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten that King Gou Jian of Yue who worked hard and endured hardships? After the fall of Yue, he endured the humiliation and endured the heavy burden. Later, he found an opportunity and made a comeback. Now, we are not Yuan Ke's opponent for the time being, and we can only hide and remain silent. Wait for the opportunity.”
"As for your words and deeds that just lost the support of the family, it's not a big deal."
"It turns out that these aristocratic families have evil intentions, and they don't really support His Majesty. There are their shadows behind the princes from all sides."
"Then Wang Xuan secretly trains a private army and forges weapons. Isn't what he wants to do also involve rebellion?"
"Today, among the various princes, there are still Han clan clansmen, and their power is not weak. For example, [Yangchenghou] Liu Yan, who was Yizhou Mu at that time, and Jingzhou Mu [Chengwuhou] Liu Biao, as well as Yangzhou Mu, Zhenwu General Liu Yan Yao, there are many ministers who are loyal to my great Han Dynasty."
"We still have hope."
Fu Wan's daughter has now entered the palace and has become a noble person of Emperor Xian. Although Emperor Xian is young, they will be able to have sex with her in a few years.
As the father-in-law, he naturally has to plan the future for his daughter and son-in-law.
"Yes, yes, it is exactly what the monarch said. Also, the world belongs to my Liu family, and I can still help."
"Now, half of the country is still in my hands, Mrs. Liu. I still have hope."
After Liu Xie heard this, he finally had some hope.
"Your Majesty, Youzhou Mu, [Xiangbenhou] Liu Yu is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Now, he also has troops and horses to compete with Gongsun Zan for the territory of Youzhou. He is also a big help."
Fu Wan said.
"Yes, yes, I still have the Liu clan to rely on. Mr. Fu, please contact them secretly if you can. When the time comes, ask them to send troops to help the Han Dynasty."
Liu Xie said.
After listening to Fu Wan's words, he immediately became confident. Today, Yizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Youzhou, at least the forces in the four states are still in the hands of the Liu family, and the Han Dynasty is still in the hands of them. There is a chance to make a comeback.
After a while of comfort, Fu Wan came to the harem and met Fu Shou, his daughter.
Fushou, who is now sixteen years old, is as beautiful as a flower and jade, and is a standard beauty.
"Greetings, noble man!"
After Fu finished, he bowed to Fu Shou.
"Father, there is no one in the palace, so these false etiquettes can be dispensed with."
Fu Shou waved his hand and said.
"Father came to the palace because of the blunder His Majesty just made?"
Although she has been in the palace for a long time, everything in the palace, big and small, cannot escape her eyes.
"Yes, Your Majesty is no match for Yuan Ke. He has been plotted by Yuan Ke at every turn, and now he has offended those noble families. The road to prosperity for the Han Dynasty has become increasingly difficult."
Fu Wan said.
At this time, he had just the confidence that the Liu family was sitting on the land of four states, he was using it to deceive others.
Liu Yan of Yizhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Liu Yao of Yangzhou and Liu Yu of Youzhou, although they are state pastors and overlords, they are all useless and have the ambition to dominate and stand on their own. Not only do they not come to Qinwang, but they are eager to do so. Liu Xie died, so that they could proclaim themselves emperor in the name of the Han Dynasty, but they did not understand that if they did not unite, unite with the outside world, and clear out the internal feudal princes, the empire that the Han Dynasty had inherited for hundreds of years would be completely destroyed. end.
Not only Yuan Ke, but also Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, Sun Jian and other princes, all of them had evil intentions and disobedience.
"Father, you are His Majesty's father-in-law. You cannot give up on Your Majesty. He is your daughter's husband, and he and your daughter have the same spirit."
Fu Shou said.
