Great Farmer Magistrate Cao family!
Deputy Prefect Chen Family!
The Jinyiwei came to find him one after another!
Arresting people and ransacking their houses was done in one go!
The three nine ministers, the top officials of the Han Dynasty, had their inheritances cut off.
Nearly a month.
Sixty-nine capital officials and 210 local officials followed closely behind.
With Zhao Zhong as the head, the nine eunuchs and many of their godsons were uprooted. They were interrogated and their private residences were taken out, and countless gold, silver, and jewelry were confiscated.
More than 10,000 people were implicated.
The green bricks at the entrance of the capital's market were dyed red with blood.
The Jinyiwei had officially entered the eyes of the entire country. From the nobles to the ordinary people, there was no one who was not afraid of breaking in.
Blood and terror became synonymous with September.
Later generations of history said that it was a bloody September.
……
Weiyang Palace.
The commander of the Royal Guards, Jia Xu, has come to see you.
"Your Majesty, I have completed the purge of the eunuchs and the powerful forces.”
Jia Xu bowed.
Even though he was mentally exhausted, he could not hide the joy in his heart. His face and words were filled with joy.
He swore with his own wisdom that from the Three Royals and Five Emperors to the previous Emperor, no king's treasury would be richer than today's treasury.
"This matter is over. Rest more!”
Liu Hong patted him on the shoulder and said with concern.
The dark circles under his eyes and his thin figure were a far cry from his fair and chubby appearance when he first met him.
Even the commander of the Brocade Guard did not sleep well during the busy raid.
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty, but Your Majesty's favor is greater than the heavens.”
Jia Xu shook his head and said in a deep voice," Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I know my body very well. It's fine."”
"Forget it, let's start reporting!"
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Jia Xu took out a document that was four fingers thick and said respectfully,""In this purge of the eunuchs 'power, we obtained 800,000 taels of gold, 50 million taels of silver, and more than 21 million taels of silver from fertile land, houses, treasures, calligraphy, paintings, and paintings. The total value is close to 80 million taels of silver!
This time, they had obtained 500,000 taels of gold, 42,000,000 taels of silver, and 11,000,000 taels of silver for the treasures, paintings, and paintings of fertile farmland. The total value was over 60,000,000 taels of silver!
Adding up the two, the total amount of silver obtained from the raid was more than 140 million taels of silver, which was about twenty years of tax revenue for the country.
This is the dirty silver account book, please read it, Your Majesty!”
"The national treasury is probably full!"
Liu Hong took the account book and felt that it was as heavy as a thousand catties. He could not help but sigh.
However, he also knew that it would be very difficult for him to earn so much gold and silver in one go in the future.
This was the result of plundering the most greedy eunuch forces and the richest despotic forces. It could not be replicated.
"Continue!"
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Jia Xu adjusted his state and took out a two-finger thick document. He said seriously,"As for the officials who have committed minor crimes in the eunuch forces and the powerful forces, the Brocade Guard has collected evidence and has not yet taken action. This is the list, please read it!”
"If such an official is loyal to the country and sympathizes with the people in the future, then we will let bygones be bygones. However, if he continues to commit crimes, he will be severely punished!”
"Yes!"
"Is there anything else?"
Liu Hong saw that there were still two thin documents hidden in Commander Jia's brocade clothes. He smiled and said,""Let me see what else you, the commander, have found out after your family was raided and exterminated.”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Commander Jia revealed a sly smile and said slyly,""These two documents, one is a list of criminal officials of the civil forces, and the other is a list of criminal generals of the military forces. Your Majesty, please read it!”
"The power of civil officials, or more precisely, aristocratic families?”
Liu Hong lightly flipped through the list of civil officials. They were all civil officials led by the Yuan family and the Yang family. He couldn't help but laugh and scold,"You thief, you really know how to find trouble for me!”
Aristocratic families!
Its origin could be traced back to the era of Yu the Great.
Emperor Yu's tribe was the most powerful. Hence, he had the idea of establishing a huge empire.
Using a sufficiently large fist, Emperor Yu sent messengers to gather the nearby tribe leaders to discuss major matters at a place called Mud Mountain.
Under the influence of power, many tribe leaders arrived one after another. During the banquet, Emperor Yu revealed his true intentions and made his stance clear. If he didn't listen, he would kill and then slaughter the tribes!
The tribe leaders turned pale with fright. However, they saw the axemen waiting at the side, waiting for Emperor Yu's order to kill them.
For the sake of their lives, for the sake of their tribe, the tribe leaders all agreed to this. This was known as the " Meeting of Mud Mountain."
It could be said that this was the earliest cup of wine to give up military power, thousands of years earlier than the trick played by the Zhao family of the Song Dynasty.
With the power gained, the people of the tribe were incorporated, and the same problem was born.
What about the leaders of these small tribes?
Kill him!
Naturally, it wasn't appropriate.
After all, he had already handed over everything. If he turned around and killed the donkey, not only would he easily lose the hearts of the people, but it would also hurt Emperor Yu's reputation as a Human Ruler.
Give power?
That would be even more unacceptable. If there were wolves among them and they turned around, it might shake the foundation of the Xia Dynasty.
There were people who came up with ideas for Emperor Yu to give the tribe leaders enough honor.
Ever since Cangjie created the characters, the characters had been circulating among the higher-ups of the Human Tribe, which meant that they were in the hands of many tribe leaders.
Now that Great Xia had been established, the tribe leaders could spread the language and receive the respect of the people. Naturally, they would have supreme honor.
This way, he could solve the problem of settling the tribe leaders and promote the development of the Xia Dynasty. It was killing two birds with one stone.
Regardless of whether the tribal leaders were willing or not, this decree was implemented, and the fire of Chinese civilization burned brightly.
The Xia Dynasty's territory expanded rapidly, and the tribe leaders realized the hidden benefits. The resistance in their hearts disappeared.
Then, according to the surnames and the names of the tribes, they established their own clans. The aristocratic families appeared.
Unfortunately, the aristocratic families that had been passed down for thousands of years had gradually lost their original intention of enlightening the people and burning the fire of civilization for the country.
They only paid attention to the continuation of the family name. The Xia Dynasty was gone, but the aristocratic families were still there. The Shang Dynasty was gone, the aristocratic families were still there, the Qin Dynasty was gone, and the aristocratic families were still there. Now that the Han Dynasty was about to die, the aristocratic families were still there.
To the aristocratic families, the change of dynasty was just a change of position. It was undeniable that after thousands of years of development, the aristocratic families 'influence spread throughout the country and became maggots that attached to the foundation of the country.
"First, deal with the officials of the aristocratic families who have committed major crimes and have conclusive evidence.”
Liu Hong walked to the window and looked at the chrysanthemums fluttering in the wind. He could vaguely see the weeds fighting for nutrients under the flowers. He said coldly,"It is decreed that the Palace Guard Xun Yu will be promoted to the Grand Farmer Order!”
"By decree, Zhong Yao, the official of the Supreme Court, is promoted to the position of Minister of the Supreme Court!”
"It is decreed that Xun You will be promoted to the position of Deputy Prefect!”
"The imperial decree, Changsha You County garrison lieutenant Huang Zhong is promoted to the Guanglu Xun!”
"It is decreed that Runan Prefecture Governor Cheng Yu will be promoted to Minister of Taipu Temple!”
"The Imperial Censorate is divided into the left and right. Xu Prefecture's talented Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong will be promoted to the left and right Imperial Censorates!”
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