Seizing people's land does not seem to be very important in the eyes of many people. Why is Zhang Yan so nervous?
Why did Liu Houfu go directly to the palace to seek help from the Queen Mother instead of relying on his privileges to commit murder?
It's because this thing is really unusual.
If it were during the Liu Bang period, this would indeed not be a big deal. The most powerful people who committed these things would be fined and shut up to think about their mistakes.
But it was different during the Lu Pheasant period. Luo Chen explained to Lu Pheasant that the people the law should really protect were those who could pay taxes for the court.
Small landowners and farmers were the cornerstone of the Han Dynasty, so their importance was elevated to an extremely high level by Lu Pheasant.
Although the political privileges of these people cannot be compared with those of the powerful, they are upheld within the law.
In particular, the imperial court resolutely cracked down on the behavior of nobles bullying small landowners and peasants.
Now that Luo Xin is still alive, the Liuhou Mansion actually went against the trend and committed a crime. This is why Zhang Yan was shocked.
Zhang Yan was a little uneasy, not knowing where this matter would end up, nor what the future of Liuhou Mansion would be.
When Luo Xin heard Zhang Yan's straightforward admission, he was actually a little upset, because the matter of staying in the Marquis Mansion could not be simply let go, and he had to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.
It would be really ridiculous if the system could be corrupted with impunity just a few decades after the founding of the country.
However, we still need to pay attention to the way we deal with it, which should not only reflect benevolence but also create a deterrent.
Luo Xin pondered for a moment and said, "Queen Mother, please tell you a story about the Song Dynasty that happened hundreds of years ago."
Zhang Yan was shocked when she heard this, knowing that this was Luo Xin trying to remind herself, and those words that could not be said clearly would appear in it.
"Hundreds of years ago, there was a man from the Song Dynasty. He was a very successful businessman. He had accumulated a lot of wealth after many years of doing business. When he was dying, he said to his two sons: 'I am about to die, and my inheritance will be two thousand. The first is the wealth I have accumulated in my life, and the second is my experience in doing business in this life. I will leave them to you two. You two can tell me after you discuss what you want.
The eldest son chose experience.
The younger son chose wealth and wanted to become a businessman surpassing his father. In just three years, the younger son lost all the wealth his father left him in business and became impoverished.
So he sighed: "I don't have the ability to control wealth, but I have a lot of wealth. The wealth will flow away like the big river in front of me. If I had been frugal every day and relied on my father's wealth, I might not be where I am now." The situation has also affected his father's reputation. "
Zhang Yan understood. The Prime Minister was saying that the Liuhou Mansion was so illustrious, but the head of the family was too stupid. Instead of intervening in the political situation, he just guarded his ancestral property and was just waiting to die.
Isn't that what Lu did? He also had a lot of glory and wealth.
It's a thankless job now, and it's also damaging His Majesty's reputation.
Zhang Yan felt a little relieved. What the Prime Minister said was that he would beat the Zhang family, but not too harshly, so he wouldn't have to stand up to the Prime Minister to protect the family.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yan said directly: "It all depends on the Prime Minister, so I will return to Weiyang Palace."
Luo Xin looked at Zhang Yan leaving quickly, with a trace of helplessness flashing in his eyes. Sitting in his position, no matter how powerful a person is, he will inevitably make compromises. Sometimes politics cannot be achieved simply by having the power in his hands. Goal.
This emotion passed in a flash, and Luo Xin became determined again. He already had opinions on how to deal with the Liuhou Mansion.
And he wants to do something with this incident. After all, the impact of this incident is quite big.
There are too many Chehous paying attention to the matter of Liuhou Mansion. In fact, it is not just Liuhou Mansion who has done these things in recent years?
However, most of the powerful and powerful people do these things in Shandong, or in their own feudal countries.
The most outrageous thing about the Liuhou Mansion this time is that they did this thing in Guanzhong. They really had too much power and they were out of control.
Soon they knew that one
Taoist edicts are issued from within the ban.
"In response to the imperial edict of Emperor Renzong Xiaohui, acting on behalf of the emperor, and the edict of the Prime Minister Regent:
Zhang Busuo, the Marquis of Liu, ignored the laws of the country, seized the land of the common people, violated the laws of the Han Dynasty, and was not punished. This was not enough to uphold the laws of the country, show the imperial power, and show kindness.
Zhang Buyi was deprived of his title of marquis, deprived of all official positions, and demoted to a commoner.
Five thousand households in the Liuhou Kingdom were deprived of possession, and Zhang Buyi's son was granted the title of Liuhou. Zhang Buyi and Liuhou immediately returned to the Liuhou Kingdom in Shandong. They were not allowed to enter Guanzhong or leave the feudal country unless specially ordered.
Another fine of 300,000 yuan left in the Marquis' Mansion was put into the treasury.
If he commits the crime again, he will be severely punished and informed. "
The punishment of this edict is not serious, but the fine is a trivial matter. After many seals, Liuhou State is a big country with ten thousand households, and the taxes collected from it every year are very high.
But directly depriving a feudal country of household registration would be serious. Although the edict stated that it was 5,000 households, it was calculated based on land. Under real circumstances, there may be nearly 10,000 households living there, and they would lose this tax. Source, Liuhou Mansion was really painful to the extreme.
What's even more frightening is that the Prime Minister actually drove the Liuhou family out of Chang'an and back to the feudal country.
For these powerful people, leaving the core of power in Chang'an means a complete loss of power. They are not those princes and kings. Their kingdom spans counties and counties. They are so powerful that they can even shake Chang'an. He can't even be considered a local emperor, at most he can be regarded as a top-notch powerful man.
Especially Chehou, who is idle at home, if he offends people in Chang'an, he will even be shorter than the county magistrate.
The Zhang family may not be in such a scene if the Queen Mother is here, but it will definitely not be easy.
If the Prime Minister hints that those Confucian disciples who are full of justice go to Liu County to serve as officials, they will definitely cause trouble to the Liuhou Mansion.
The effect of killing chickens to scare monkeys was very good. On the second day after the order was issued, Luo Yi's house was full of people, and many people came to test his words.
Luo Yi, a good old man, just laughed and said: "Although Yi and the Prime Minister are brothers, the Prime Minister is the regent, with profound wisdom and far-sighted plans. His thoughts cannot be known by Yi."
Luo Yi's attitude cast a shadow over many people's minds, just in this weird atmosphere.
The top dignitaries in Chang'an City all received an invitation to a banquet from the imperial palace, which was issued in the name of the Queen Mother.
But everyone knew that this must be the handiwork of the regent, otherwise why would the Queen Mother summon all the families?
Are you rebelling against the Prime Minister?
That’s really the most ridiculous thing in the world!
Weiyang Palace.
Since it was the Queen Mother who invited the officials, she naturally couldn't do it in Changle Palace. Everyone was whispering and guessing Luo Xin's purpose.
Since all the families have been invited, it shouldn't be a direct liquidation.
When Luo Xin appeared with Queen Mother Zhang Yan and Emperor Liu Heng, many people in the palace lowered their heads slightly.
No one can forget the way everyone from the Liuhou Mansion left Chang'an that day. That was the Empress Dowager's mother's family, and she was the number one relative in the world today. Faced with the Prime Minister being so fragile, he simply left Chang'an with an order. He didn't even dare to resist.
What does it mean to have power over the world? You can understand it just by looking at the current Prime Minister Regent. How can everyone not be shocked and frightened by this?
Many people think that Zhang Yan must now hate Luo Xin because of the incident in the Liuhou Mansion, but thinking this way is really underestimating Zhang Yan.
Zhang Yan believes that this is a good thing for the Liuhou Zhang family, at least it avoids the disaster of death.
Moreover, the edict stated that no one was allowed to return to Chang'an without a special order. The Queen Mother's order was a special order. As long as Zhang Yan was willing, if she missed her relatives, a decree could allow everyone in the Liuhou Mansion to return to Chang'an for reunion.
Zhang Yan sat on the main seat and Luo Xin sat on the second seat. Zhang Yan smiled and said: "Dear lords, since the death of Emperor Xiaohui and the death of Emperor Yuhe, we have never seen you again. Today's gathering is the occasion of the imperial dynasty. If you are lucky, drink wine to celebrate!"
"Ten thousand years, Queen Mother!"
All the ministers toasted in unison, and Zhang Yan
A few people were ordered to sing and dance for the emperor in the palace to show their closeness. After the process was over, everyone finally turned their attention to Luo Xin, who was silent.
The atmosphere in the palace suddenly changed.
Luo Xin raised the wine glass in his hand and said loudly: "My lords, please drink!"
The ministers were confused, but they still raised their wine glasses and shouted loudly: "Congratulations to the Prime Minister! Ten thousand years of great Han Dynasty!"
After drinking, Luo Xin sighed: "Today you are able to sit here and have a banquet with the Queen Mother and Your Majesty because of your merits in establishing the Han Dynasty and following Emperor Gao and Queen Gao to conquer the world.
Emperor Gao and Queen Gao grant you the land to live in, so that your descendants can be rich and noble.
Even if the river becomes as thin as a belt, even if Mount Tai turns into gravel, this promise will never change.
Isn't this enough?
The people in the palace are all the top dignitaries of the Han Dynasty. They own countless fields and countless subjects. They have so much, but they don't want to repay the emperor's favor, but they are eager to acquire the land of the common people.
A rich man with a fortune goes to grab the two or three coins from a beggar's bowl. Is this what you should do?
Trampling the laws of the Han Dynasty, disobeying Queen Gao's orders, disobeying my will, and betraying the emperor's expectations, what a sin.
I went up to the palace with my sword, and when I saw the female gangster, I killed her.
All ministers must know that you must take Liuhou Zhang Buyi as a warning. If you violate the law and order, I will never forgive you with the sharp sword in my hand. "
Luo Xin looked at the ministers with a cold look in his eyes, as if he was going to stab someone to the core with the bright blade in his hand at any time.
The few people who had ghosts in their hearts were even a little limp, as if they could feel the murderous aura in Luo Xin's eyes.
Liu Heng was not afraid. He looked at this scene with some curiosity and felt that his uncle was really majestic.
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Liu Hou did not doubt the law, redeemed him, and ordered: be removed from the country, demoted to a commoner, and not allowed to enter Chang'an.
The Empress Dowager's banquet was not yet over, and the ministers congratulated Xin, saying: "The great cause of the founding of the Han Dynasty, drinking from golden cups together, sitting down and practicing the law, and not sparing any mercy, you all know it."
The ministers bowed their heads and responded calmly. ——"Historical Records: Dong'ahou Family"
(End of this chapter) Source: /txt/45174/31390253 Previous chapter Chapter 3: Drink from the golden cup together Next chapter Chapter 5: Ritual and music are the sharpest knives
