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Chapter 261 The Great Han Disintegration Since then

In the first month of the third year of Zhongping, when the people of Bingzhou began to participate in the annual gathering club lively, their faces were filled with joy of harvest and satisfaction; what they didn't know was that the General Mansion of Zhenbei not only blocked the invasion from all directions for them, but also rejected various taxes and labor services from the court. Since Zhao Xing was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou, he has never handed over a copper plate or a stone of food to the court!

In the past, when Zhao Xing's power was weak, he had to send Liu Jili and Li Jinsi to Luoyang City every year to send gifts to various forces to build relationships. After he took control of Bingzhou, he directly abolished the practice of cutting flesh and feeding wolves. The court also sent people to Jizhou to suggest Zhao Xing before the New Year, saying that the road from Bingzhou to Luoyang is smooth and there are no Yellow Turbans along the way. It is time for Bingzhou to pay the taxes owed to the court.

"Fake Zhao Xing" answered very simply: Bingzhou has no money or food, and there are only a large number of rioters who can rebel! Bingzhou helped the court to block the invasion of the Xianbei people, helped the court to attack the Yellow Turban monsters in Jizhou, and helped the court to quell the rebellion of the Qiang people in Xiliang. These are all cost money, but the court never gave Bingzhou a stone of grain, did not give a horse to Bingzhou, and did not support Bingzhou, so why did you ask Bingzhou for money and food?

The court envoy who was questioned, returned to Luoyang in shame and scolded Zhao Xing as a traitor who was sitting on the ground to claim his kingship, which aroused the criticism of the ministers in the court.

Sikong Zhang Wen has always been the pioneer of "eliminating Zhao". He shouted loudly in the court: "If this thief is allowed to be a big man, the Han Dynasty will be in danger! I knelt in tears and ask the court to send out a large army, cut off Zhao Xing's minions, and capture the rebel Zhao Xing, who is not in power, to come to Luoyang for punishment!"

The Grand Tutor Yuan Wei then agreed: "Zhao Xing secretly occupied Bingzhou, did not pay tribute, and privately changed the ancestral system. He appointed officials on his own and raised tens of millions of soldiers and horses. The intention of being unofficial was obvious. If he allowed him to annex the northern territory of the Han Dynasty, who would be able to fight in the future?"

The prince who was approaching the court was frightened when he heard this, so he turned his gaze to Lu Zhi and others.

"I think that the reason why Zhao Xing and other local tyrants appeared today is because they are in the court!" Lu Zhi stood up and spoke, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was startled.

Before everyone could come back to their senses, Lu Zhi continued: "There are many factions in the court, the aristocratic families only know how to gain fame, the relatives and officials in the outside world compete for power and profit, and officials from all over the country are full of personal gain. The dignified emperor is like a market vendor, busy selling official positions and titles! People in the world live in dire straits, but no one mentioned it in the court. The reason why the monster Zhang Jiao ascended the high and followed the scenery was not the people but in the court! To this day, if the Han Dynasty does not think about eliminating the disadvantages and implementing the new policy, there is more than one Zhao Xing in the world!"

Lu Zhi's words were loud and loud, and every word was like a knife, cursing everyone in the court, including Emperor Ling of Han who was hiding in Chang'an to enjoy himself, and the scolding was incomplete.

The big bosses in the court were scolded for no reason, so they were naturally unwilling to accept it, especially Lu Zhi even scolded the emperor, so they immediately turned to attack Lu Zhi.

"Bold Lu Zigan, the court openly insulted the emperor. I beg him to be dismissed from office and removed from his title and sent to the prison!" Zhang Wen yelled with red eyes.

He Jin, He Miao, Yuan Wei and others were scolded to arrest Lu Zhi on the spot, but Huangfu Song, who had heavy troops behind Lu Zhi, did not say a word and looked at everyone coldly. Zhao Xing's good father-in-law Wang Yun was also expressionless and closed his eyes to rest from the beginning, as if everyone's struggle had nothing to do with him.

When Prince Liu Bin saw this situation, he clearly divided the court into three groups, one group was "except the Zhao faction", one group was "reformists", and the other group was "falcon". Although the words of "except the Zhao faction" were exaggerated, they were not without basis; the opinions of the "reformists" were very sharp, but they directly pointed to the key points and hit the lesions of the decline of the Han Dynasty; the "falcon" did not speak a word, which could not be said by saying that these people were only loyal to the royal family and did not express their opinions easily, or they could also say that these people had other ideas in their hearts and had not expressed their feelings for the time being.

There was no way. Now that the two gangs met, Prince Liu Bian had to come out and mix with him.

"Don't argue endlessly. I see your loyalty to the king and the country. What I say is not without reason. Zhao Xing, the Bingzhou, has already shown his unofficial intention, and he should not be allowed to be strong. However, the court has now been damaged by the Yellow Turban disaster and is unable to fight against him, but it is a fact of indisputability. The Yellow Turban disaster has caused trouble to the world, and the court has an unshirkable responsibility. It can eliminate the disadvantages and make innovations require comprehensive planning. You should not easily shake the national system. I wonder what other high opinions do you have?" Liu Bianfei whined for a while, calmed the anger of the two gangs and kicked the ball back.

Seeing that no one answered, Zong Zheng Liu Yan stood up and said loudly: "The governor, the prefect, bribes the officials, cut off the people, and thus rebelled. You can choose a famous and important minister in the Qing Dynasty, thinking that Mu Bo and Zhen'an Fangxia."

The translation of Liu Yan's sentence means: the governors of each state and the prefects of each county all use bribes from top to bottom, manage the left and right, and exploit the people as officials, which led to the people and the court being unable to be united in one heart and virtue, and even rebelled one after another. The court should choose honest and honest officials as the governors of each state, managing the territory of each state, and constraining the court to guard all directions of China. Historically, because of Liu Yan's suggestion, the Eastern Han Dynasty court combined the governors of each state and the governors of each state into one, which gave the governors of each state and the governors of the prefectures to the local area, which eventually aggravated the separatist of the princes and accelerated the separation of the Han Dynasty.

Yuan Wei, He Jin and others, who only knew how to fight for power and profit, heard Liu Yan's words and felt that they could take advantage of this to cultivate their own power, so they all agreed. Although Lu Zhi and others felt that it was a bit inappropriate, they could not explain anything. Moreover, if they appointed state governors, they would now have greater power as governors of various states, so they did not object.

When the prince Liu Bian saw that everyone had reached a rare consensus, he immediately ordered someone to draft a court discussion and sent it to Chang'an quickly, just waiting for his bastard to nod, and in the future, he would combine the governors and governors of various places into one and appoint senior officials to guard the city.

Wang Yun, who has always liked to play open-minded plots, saw that everyone was planning what kind of benefits they could get, so he stood up and said, "You guys just gritted their teeth at Zhao Xing, Bingzhou. Once you mentioned that you could appoint a senior official to station in all directions, why didn't there be any following?" Wang Yun meant: You guys, you guys, were just shouting that you were planning to plot against my son-in-law. When you heard about the appointment of the provincial governor, you saw the dog head and even forgot about the original matter!

Zhang Wen, who was sharp-tongued, immediately retorted: "Does Wang Situ have any good plans to get rid of your son-in-law who is the king?"

Wang Yun did not argue with his fellow villager Zhang Wen, but instead said loudly to everyone: "Last time, you wanted to use the strategy of driving tigers and swallowing wolfs to consume the strength of Bingzhou. Now it seems that this plan has failed. Zhao Xing's battle in Jizhou has become a big disaster! I think it's not a bad plan, but because the wolf is too weak, he can't stand the biting of Zhao Xing, the evil tiger!" Wang Yun spoke better than Lu Zhi, and did not accuse everyone of the "Turning tigers and swallowing wolfs" that they thought of last time. It was a joke to make Zhao Xing beat the Yellow Turban, which was considered to have saved everyone face.

Seeing that everyone did not object, Wang Yun continued: "If Zhao Xing was allowed to tear apart with several hungry wolves west of Bingzhou, it would be difficult to decide the outcome in a while. The court took this opportunity to clear the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in various places, and appointed Qingming officials and horsemen to guard the four directions, so that the people can rest and recuperate, and accumulate strength. When the time is ripe, they can send troops from multiple sources to pacify Bingzhou in one fell swoop!"

After listening to Wang Yun's suggestion, everyone thought about it for a long time and thought that this plan was feasible. Lu Zhi, including Lu Zhi, thought that Wang Yun's delaying strategy was just right, and that Zhao Xing and several forces in Liangzhou were even more feasible. So everyone turned to stare at Wang Yun, thinking in their hearts: This old guy is really Zhao Xing's father-in-law? Such a vicious and vicious plan can be imagined. It is more cruel than outsiders!
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