In the afternoon, Huang Hao's high efficiency began to take effect. All kinds of official documents from the Prime Minister's Estate were moved into the Imperial Palace.
When Yang Yi was tied up and sent to Liu Chan, Liu Chan saw that he was covered in blood. The young eunuch reported that he had been resisting and had even commanded the guards of the Prime Minister's Estate to resist the Imperial Guards. It was Huang Hao who had spared his life, and the other guards who had resisted had been killed without mercy.
"What's the use of keeping this stupid pig?”Liu Chan said angrily.
Suddenly, Yang Yuhuan walked in. Dressed in plain clothes, she knelt under Liu Chan and cried.
"Noble Consort, it's not that I am ungrateful, but your father is ignorant of the times.”
" Your Majesty, my father deserves death. Please show mercy and let him die on the battlefield to atone for his heinous crimes. I am deeply grateful." Yang Yuhuan was already sobbing. Her forehead touched the ground and she kowtowed.
Liu Chan had wanted to kill Yang Yi to establish his authority. After looking for Yang Yuhuan to plead for mercy, Yang Yi was docile and did not spout any more arrogant words.
"Yang Yi, you're not good at literature or martial arts. You relied on a good calligraphy to get to such a high position. It's fine if the Prime Minister is a nepotism, but he also took in idiots like you to preside over the court's affairs. Today, I'll spare your life.”After Liu Chan finished speaking, Huang Hao took Yang Yi away.
Yang Yuhuan saw that her father had already been spared from death, so she kowtowed even more.
Liu Chan couldn't bear to see this. He helped Yang Yuhuan up and said," Your father has no ability to be a chief historian. He will definitely bring harm to the country and the people in his position. I will arrange for him to be a county magistrate in a barbarian land. If he succeeds, I will pardon him not only because he pleads for mercy, but also because he is loyal to the Han Dynasty."”
"This servant is grateful for Your Majesty's great kindness. Your Majesty is clear about kindness and power, and has a certain degree of reward and punishment. Tonight, I beg Your Majesty to visit this servant.”Yang Yuhuan begged.
"Correct!"
Liu Chan looked at her exquisite figure and could not help but feel a fire in his heart. However, he could not visit her now. He really wanted to take a look at the various military and official documents that had been moved from the Prime Minister's residence.
Searching through Liu Chan's memories, he found that he knew nothing about military affairs.
All kinds of official documents were piled up like a mountain, but the aides of the Prime Minister's residence were not idle either. They all read and replied. This meant that although Zhuge Liang had power, he had still done what he needed to do.
However, Liu Chan was very dissatisfied with the way things were handled. Whether it was political personnel, military secrets, or the management of prefectures and counties, everything was based on the military. They completely ignored reality and adopted tough methods. The taxation of the people could be called exorbitant.
How could a small Shu land withstand such torment? Even the rations for a hundred thousand soldiers were not gathered. With the strength of the entire Shu land, it was impossible to raise a million soldiers. It was feasible to raise a hundred thousand soldiers.
Before transmigrating, Liu Chan was a history enthusiast, so he had a rough idea of Shu Han's strength.
Looking at the financial income that had been stretched thin over the years, Liu Chan thought about where the population had gone. This was because the imperial court's taxes were calculated according to the number of people.
Those wealthy families did not have to pay taxes. Liu Chan had investigated and found that not only did the descendants of the founding fathers not have to pay taxes, even the prestigious families of Liu Zhang's time did not have to pay taxes. This rule was set by Liu Bei to appease Liu Zhang's old subordinates.
After looking at the financial income, Liu Chan had an idea in his heart. He had to start with these people. Zhuge Liang did not have the idea or the ability to do so, but he just had to occupy a high position as the Prime Minister, and he had the authority of the Emperor.
Liu Chan, who had transmigrated, knew that Zhuge Liang had never won a single battle during his five northern expeditions. He had always returned after running out of food, and he had even been defeated the first time.
It was now the fifth year of Jianxing, the time when he was defeated in his first Northern Expedition.
Compared to the financial crisis, military failure was more important.
Liu Chan began to read the official documents of Lu Bu's invasion, including the intelligence of the scouts and the spies sent by Zhuge Liang in Luoyang.
The more he looked, the more soul-stirring he became. This time, Cao Cao was determined to win. He was already seriously ill and wanted to destroy Shu Han in one fell swoop. Thus, he sent Lu Bu's 100,000-strong army to act as a vanguard and test the military strength of Shu Han.
Zhuge Liang's formation didn't seem to have any flaws, but Liu Chan could still see a fatal flaw.
Zhuge Liang relied on the high mountains of Shu and placed his troops at every pass. It seemed that he was well-rounded, but if he really fought, he would be in a passive position. This was because he only had 100,000 troops, and the other party also had 100,000 troops.
If Lu Bu's 100,000 men retreated 10,000 steps and said that they had failed, he still had hundreds of thousands of men behind him.
If Zhuge Liang's 100,000 troops were gone, it would be a disaster for the country.
Liu Chan could tell that Zhuge Liang had broken the taboo of dividing his forces. He didn't have many soldiers to begin with, but he was still defending everywhere. If Lu Bu broke through a little, it would be easy to outflank Zhuge Liang.
The 100,000 strong army was in danger.
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