Chapter 248: Wu Jue voluntarily handed over the land, just to avoid fighting a civil war
A new court, a new atmosphere.
At the first cabinet meeting of the Tianshu Cabinet, Liu Xing explained the first batch of new laws he had initially conceived to the cabinet members, especially the two cabinet assistants Zong Ze and Zhang Suo, and finally made the cabinet completely return to his heart because of his "low profile".
In the next few days, first to the east of the river and then to all the places controlled by the new court, King Xin, a vigorous and unstoppable movement of the new law was in full swing.
As the beginning of the New Law Movement, what people all over the world did not expect was that Liu Xing first carried out a large-scale transfer of personnel in the officialdom in various places. However, all the newly appointed prefects and counties will make their first move as soon as they take office: to control the powerful and rich households in various places first.
Over the ages, all those who have changed the law have started with Haoqiang, but Liu Xing's approach is different.
Shang Ying's reform of the law was the first to strike at the powerful in the bureaucracy, and he failed. Wang Mang changed the law, and it was also the scholar class that was attacked, and he also failed. Wang Anshi's reform was also directly aimed at the powerful people in the bureaucratic class, and as a result, he also failed.
But what about Liu Xing? As soon as this change came up, he first went to the landlords who had large areas of cultivated land in various places, but did not directly attack the scholar class.
If you say that you didn't make a move, it's not all true. Because although those bureaucrats and powerful people have not been "invited" by the newly appointed prefects and counties to be "interrogated" by the newly appointed prefects and counties like those local landlords. Near their mansion, there are also a large number of mysterious people, who keep them under constant surveillance every day......
The first step was to walk out, Liu Xing stood at the head of Wutai City, looking into the distance. In the bottom of my heart, I have been secretly thinking about when to attack the bureaucracy that will really affect the rule of the new regime and the livelihood of the people. Wu Jue, accompanied by Wan Yafei, walked up to the city wall and came to Liu Xing's side.
One stop to freeze. Wu Jue smiled and said, "Thirteen Lang." What the hell are you thinking? ”
Wu Jue, in fact, Liu Xing himself doesn't remember this old subordinate of his father who used to play with Liu Qi when he was young, loved him very much, and loved him very much.
It wasn't until after the first cabinet meeting, when the two talked alone, and when Wu Jie told Liu Xing many interesting things when he was a child, that Liu Xing remembered the "brother Wu Jue" who was only a teenager from the depths of his memory.
Since they were old acquaintances, Wu Jue worked tirelessly and rushed to the cabinet meeting and made the biggest reinforcement for his new policy, new law, and disarmament matters. Naturally. Liu Xing's trust in Wu Jue is now on par with Wan Yafei, Zeng Weijie, Liu Qi and others.
It was precisely because of this trust that Liu Xing turned his head after hearing his question.
With a wry smile, Liu Xing said to Wu Jue: "I don't have ghost ideas, only bad ideas." But now I really can't think of any bad idea, so that the bureaucrats will not have a chance to oppose my new law and cause me trouble, I can easily get them to hand over the land. ”
In Liu Xing's heart, fighting local tyrants and dividing the land is a policy that must be firmly implemented. Only this policy is the fundamental policy that truly benefits the country and the people and stabilizes the existing political power.
Fight the landlord to the end, this is Liu Xing's idea.
For Wu Jue. In the past few days, in Wutai and on the way here, he has seen things in various places in Hedong that he has never seen before.
But this is the case. What Wu Jue felt was a prosperous era in the true sense, so he now agrees with Liu Xingdou's landlord's set of policies in his heart.
Because of the agreement, and the advice. After Wu Jue heard Liu Xing's difficulties, he frowned and only thought about it slightly, and immediately said, "Why are you confused?" Haven't you been using it for a long time? ”
Hearing this, Liu Xing stared at him with some doubts and asked, "What method, did I use it?" ”
Nodding slightly and smiling, Wu Jue said: "You have changed so many prefects and counties, didn't you first cut the power of those officials who occupy a large amount of land in terms of authority?" With no power in your hands, are you still afraid that they will make trouble again? Thirteen Lang, aren't you smart for a lifetime, but confused for a while? ”
"That's right!" After hearing Wu Jue's words, Liu Xing suddenly came to his senses, and said with a deceitful smile: "Those people have no rights, and they will no longer have military power, what are I afraid of them doing?" ”
As soon as these words fell, Liu Xing suddenly stopped talking, stared at Wu Jue with a wicked smile and said: "Brother Wu Jue, don't just talk about others, it seems that you and Brother Wu Ling are also counted in this list of bureaucrats." ”
As soon as Liu Xing finished saying this, without waiting for Wu Jue to speak, Wan Yafei rushed forward and presented a document to Liu Xing: "Taifu, General Wu Jue has just handed over all the real estate and real estate lists he has in Jingyuan and Bashu to the last general, and let the last general send someone to check it." ”
Voluntarily hand over the land and voluntarily hand it over? Wu Jue is so righteous?
After hearing Wan Yafei's announcement, Liu Xing's eyes became a little suspicious when he looked at Wu Jue. Because in Liu Xing's memory and senses, although Wu Jue is also a general who is determined to resist Jin, he is still very greedy for money in essence. Now he actually took the initiative to hand over his private property, which is a bit strange.
Sure enough, just when Liu Xing looked at him with suspicious eyes, Wu Jue smiled and said, "I won't wait for you to attack me, I will take the initiative to hand over the land." But hey, hey, Thirteen! I'm rooting for you and taking the lead in supporting your new policy, can you give me something in return? ”
Exchange, this is to do the exchange of interests, he took the initiative to hand over the real estate and real estate.
Hearing Wu Jue's words, Liu Xing was no longer surprised, and said with a smile: "What does Brother Wu Jue want in return, just say it." ”
"I want to be the commander of the border army, not the general of the forbidden army."
Wu Jue was not ambiguous, and directly said his request: "You also know that I am a person who has been in the border army all the year round, and I am really not used to discussing this and saying that with you in the court every day, like now." So aren't you about to officially launch the military strategy? I want you to give me a Frontier Commander to do. ”
To be in the border army, not to prohibit the army, this is Wu Jue's request. This made Liu Xing suspicious again, and secretly said in his heart: What does he mean by this? According to my strategy for the whole army, the commander of the forbidden army in the newly organized armies should be the military general of the third grade, but the border army can only be from the third grade.
He is a good admiral, and he actually wants to lead the border army instead of the forbidden army, which is a self-degrading rank! Is it because the strategy stipulates that the forbidden army is transferred once every three years, and the border army is transferred once every four years, and he doesn't want to be transferred around?
There is also a more important point, although I have not yet decided on the strategy, in the future, the commanders of various places will be mixed together with the border army and the forbidden army. Didn't he see why he had to only need the border army and not be the commander of the forbidden army?
Unable to guess Wu Jue's thoughts in his heart, Liu Xing frowned and could only say: "Every army will be a forbidden army, a border army, and even a mixed sailor in the future." Brother Wu Jue, why are you only willing to lead the border army and not the forbidden army? ”
Seeing Liu Xing's rhetorical question, Wu Jue sneered again and said: "Your strategy is clearly written, the border army is only against Yidi, but the forbidden army has to be internal." I don't want to do the same thing, and I don't want to be sent by you to fight King Kang in the future. So, you can make me a single admiral yamen full of border troops, okay? ”
Unwilling to fight a civil war.
As soon as Wu Jue's words came out, Liu Xing immediately understood that he was thinking.
Civil war, who wants to fight? At least Liu Xing is not going to forcibly seize Jingdong and Jingxi now, the biggest reason is that he doesn't want to really fight a civil war with Zhao Gou and play internal friction.
However, Tiance Wei reported that King Kang had sent an envoy to Wutai, but he had not seen anyone so far.
Liu Xing didn't dare to believe that Zhao Gouzhen would be so obedient to cut the land and sue for peace, who knows if there is any conspiracy behind him!
Once it is true and false, it will secretly gather troops and brew a big conspiracy. Liu Xing knew that he couldn't fight a civil war between Han people. Because the initiative of that civil war is not in his own hands, but in Zhao Gou's hands.
And Wu Jue was reluctant to do anything to King Kang, and the reason for this Liu Xing also knew something in his interactions with him in the past few days: his sister was in Yangzhou, and the person she married was Li Shiyan, who led the troops under King Kang to guard Jinghu North Road.
Some time ago, Wu Jue once sent a letter to Li Shiyan, hoping that he would also change to King Xin. But that Li Shiyan was jealous that his wife and children were in Yangzhou, so he didn't dare to agree.
If King Kang really hides some tricks, the two armies will go to war in the future. Then Wu Jue's sister is in the hands of Zhao Gou, and Li Shiyan can only fight with Wu Jue in the land of Bashu and stage a tragedy of fratricide......
Knowing these inside information, Liu Xing quickly figured out why Wu Jue was reluctant to take the forbidden army.
With a hearty smile, Liu Xing said: "Are you afraid of meeting your sister-in-law on the battlefield and causing a personal tragedy?" ”
When Wu Jue heard this, he also laughed, and then said: "Yes, Thirteen Lang, you should know that I hate those thieves who are full of loyalty and always do some things to kill my brother and kill my brother in my life." I hate that kind of person, and naturally I don't want to be that kind of person myself, so please fulfill me! ”
"Liang Xing." When Liu Xing finished speaking, he didn't answer him directly, but turned around and shouted to the city.
When a figure fell on Liu Xing's shout, Liang Xing floated up the city wall like a ghost and stood in front of Liu Xing and Wu Jue.
Looking at Liang Xing, whose actions were becoming more and more weird and weird to the point of being a bit like a person in the ghost road, Liu Xingzheng said: "Give you a death order for Tian Cewei, a deadline of one month, and be sure to rescue the third mother of the Wu family from Yangzhou for me." At the same time, it is also necessary to ensure Li Shiyan's safety. ”
When Liang Xing heard this, he nodded heavily, but did not speak.
Liu Xingxuan turned his head to Wu Jue, and said with a smile: "My Tiance Wei will help you save your sister, Brother Wu Jue, the position of Admiral of Eastern Sichuan, don't let me change you, you can take it." (To be continued......)