Chapter 188 The Emperor Is Dissatisfied In fact, everyone has been discussing privately about the rewards for the Hejian King family.
This person's status is really special and he cannot be underestimated. If he is underestimated, he may be trying to reason with him at night with a knife.
But the reward cannot be too high, otherwise it will increase the power in the hands of the clan in disguise. Isn't this consolidating the imperial power? As for the rewards that are fictitious, the ministers dare not even think about it. This is a life-threatening rhythm.
This person is not an emperor, and many things will not be restricted by rules and regulations. He will retaliate and act ruthlessly.
If you are not very sure, you must not find trouble with others. This is the consensus.
But what surprised the nobles was that the emperor actually attacked the King of Hejian.
"King of Hejian, I don't understand something, please clarify it."
The emperor's way of speaking is intriguing, his tone is very polite and distant, which may be easy for others to talk to, but doing this to his own brother shows that the emperor has something on his mind.
Liu Han didn't understand what medicine the emperor was selling in his gourd, so he said, "I don't dare, your majesty, please tell me."
"King of Hejian, can you give me a reasonable reason why you gathered millions of Yellow Turbans? They are rebelling against me openly! They want to drive your brother off Longtai! Why don't you kill them? ? What are your intentions? Do you also want to rebel!!!"
Liu Hong almost shouted at the end.
He couldn't understand why his imperial brother knew Zhang Jiao? Why did he let millions of rebels enter Bingzhou?
Why did the emperor's brother protect them? Liu Han didn't expect that Brother Huang would be so angry because of this incident.
Thinking about it, if you think about it, if you think about it, if you do this, you will be treason no matter what. The emperor has been holding back and has not asked the crime until today. He is already very tolerant and trusts himself.
Liu Han kowtowed first, then knelt down and said, "My brother has something to say, and I hope that my brother will be kind to you."
Liu Hong frowned. He originally wanted to continue to get angry, but seeing his own brother, such an arrogant person, calm down in front of him, he suppressed his anger and said, "Say."
"Brother Emperor, I am poor!"
Liu Han knew that it was useless to talk to the emperor about righteousness now. He would not care about the people being displaced, unable to survive, exchanging their children for food, etc. He only knew that these people broke up the states and counties, robbed the powerful nobles, and brought disaster to one side. It is harming his country and shaking his rule! If you tell the emperor that most people are deceived and just want to survive, and now there is nothing wrong with just killing the traitor leaders and rescuing the people, regardless of whether it is done right or not, then it is a slap in the emperor's face.
Therefore, Liu Han found another way.
"Ok?"
Liu Hong did not expect, including all the ministers in Zhangtai Palace, that Liu Han would collect the Yellow Turban for this reason.
Liu Han didn't care about everyone's reaction, "Brother Emperor, I was in charge of Bingzhou when I was in charge. At that time, there were only 50 Han people in Bingzhou, but there were Xianbei, Xiongnu, Qianghu and even Wuhuan, they totaled 200 million! That's why I kept saying The purpose of immigrating from Neizhou is to increase the number of Han people in Bingzhou."
Liu Hong nodded. Liu Han did a good job in this regard. There were indeed fewer Han people in Bianzhou. "But what does this have to do with you recruiting traitors?!"
"Brother Emperor Rongzhen, after several years of hard work, I have indeed gathered together a hundred thousand troops. But brother Huang knows that the daily expenses of these one hundred thousand troops are astronomical figures. In the past few years, the court has not mentioned making up for it. even."
"Okay, okay, I know what you said, but you also need to know the difficulties of the court. In addition to Bingzhou, the Han Dynasty has twelve other states. Which state's expenses are not lower than your Bingzhou?"
Liu Hong felt guilty about this, because since Liu Han took control of Bingzhou, Liu Hong had not allocated a penny to him, but he still collected a lot of taxes.
"Tell me why you gathered them."
Seeing that the emperor's anger had subsided, Liu Han continued to speak: "Brother Emperor, Bingzhou has to support an army of [-] people, but the people in Bingzhou cannot afford it. If the Yellow Turbans cause chaos in the place, it would be okay if there are only a few people, but these millions of people have been killed." , It's a pity. My brother thought that only the first culprits would be punished, and the remaining people would be taken back to Bingzhou for screening. If there are those who committed crimes and violated the law, they would be dealt with according to Han law.
In my opinion, the remaining people are just free labor. It would be too wasteful to kill them. Since they have made mistakes, they will be taken to Bingzhou and use their work to pay off their sins.
Firstly, the emperor is kind and this act of kindness will definitely make the prisoners grateful; secondly, it can relieve the pressure on the state; thirdly, I don’t want to ask the emperor for help with shame."
"enough!"
Liu Hong waved his sleeves and interrupted Liu Han's speech. If he were to continue speaking, what would happen to the court? Yes! I admit I didn't do much to help you.
But as my younger brother, you are so capable. Is there any problem with helping your elder brother share his worries?
Besides, can’t we say these things in private?Do you want to say it in court?How do you think I can step down?
What Liu Hong was most worried about was Liu Han's self-respect in supporting his troops. Now that he has made it clear, there will be no problem.
Looking at Zhang Rang aside, Liu Hong's eyes were unkind, "Look, let me just say that you have misunderstood him. He doesn't have that kind of mentality. What should we do now?"
Zhang Rang lowered his head and said nothing. To be honest, he didn't want to confront King Hejian, but King Hejian's strength made everyone in the inner court worried, or even afraid.
The power of the chamberlain comes from the emperor, but there is also a prince with a heavy army beside the emperor, which makes the chamberlain worry about his future.
The empire's power is only so great in total. If you have more, he will have less.
The emperor was not in good health, which foreshadowed the emperor and his courtiers.
Zhang Rang and others originally wanted the emperor to attack Liu Han and then plead for him. This would not only gain the emperor's favor, but also sell favors to Liu Han, killing two birds with one stone.
If they can win the King of Hejian to their side, even if the emperor changes in the future, they will be able to have a happy ending.
Naturally, Liu Hong's eyes could not be hidden from Liu Han who was kneeling below. Then, Liu Han's eyes changed when he looked at Zhang Rang. "Zhang Rang. Because you are useful, I have not caused trouble to you in these years. How dare you find trouble to me?"
Zhang Rang naturally saw the change in Liu Han's expression from the corner of his eye. He knew that this time he stole the chicken but lost the rice. Not only did he not get the emperor's favor, but he also annoyed this gentleman. Zhang Rang was worried. This gentleman was famous. His petty mind has caught his attention, so it's best to find a geomantic treasure as soon as possible.
"My brother knows that the emperor hates my brother for failing to live up to expectations, and is merciful. But after all, they are millions of Han people, and the emperor is the emperor. Although they have made mistakes, they are also your people, your children, and your children have made mistakes. Education Just one meal is enough, there is no need to kill them all.”
Liu Han kowtowed again.
Liu Hong nodded. His brother's ability to flatter him meant that he was giving him a leg up. "In that case, it's up to you to deal with these offending people. Don't bend the law for personal gain."
"Brother, please accept the order and thank you!"
"What do you think?"
"Your Majesty is merciful!"
Liu Hong was very satisfied and said, "Quit the court!"
(End of this chapter)