There were still some scattered fighting sounds in the palace, but these scattered fighting sounds were meaningless to the overall situation. They were like leaves under huge waves, which were so small that it was difficult to attract the attention of others under this surging trend.

Huangfu Song, who had lost one eye, was escorted out by Hua Xiong with people.

Dong Zhuo once wanted to kill Huangfu Song, but because his son Huangfu Jianshou had some friendship with Dong Zhuo and Dong Zhuo was quite fond of him, he eventually saved Huangfu Song's life.

However, when he was soft-hearted at that time, the family was destroyed by Huangfu Song. But it was precisely because of this that when Hua Xiong and his men surrounded the Huangfu family, no one could plead for him.

Huangfu Jianshou's favor can be used on Dong Zhuo but not on Hua Xiong. For Hua Xiong, the only thing that can be remembered is Huangfu Song and his men to destroy the Dong family.

No one knows whether Huangfu Song regretted his family when he was killed like the Dong family. Many grievances in this world cannot be clarified.

The Wang family was also exterminated. At least the Wang family's tribe members in Chang'an were wiped out.

It started drizzling in the sky. Lu Bu led Xu Rong, Wang Fang, Niu Fu, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou and Li Meng to enter the Weiyang Palace. The imperial guards in the palace had been taken into custody, and Lu Bu did not kill people indiscriminately. This process of power change did not shed too much blood. Lu Bu hoped to ensure the vitality of the army as much as possible.

The Imperial Guards, the Western Liang Army, the Qiang Army and the Bingzhou Army were all the trump cards for Lu Bu to govern Guanzhong next.

"My memory, Lu Bu, please see Your Majesty!" Outside the main hall of Weiyang Palace, Lu Bu stood tall and said aloud to the main hall.

"Your Majesty, it's General Lu." Yang Li has been by Liu Xie's side. When he heard Lu Bu's voice, there was not much excitement on his face. Next, Chang'an City will change again.

Liu Xie was very scared, and even had a little numbness on his little face.

When Dong Zhuo was there, he was very afraid of Dong Zhuo. After Dong Zhuo was killed, Liu Xie thought he was free. As the emperor, he could exercise his emperor's rights. He was still excited for several nights.

However, in fact, the power of the court was held by Wang Yun. Although Wang Yun was much more polite to him than Dong Zhuo, whenever he and Wang Yun had disagreements, Wang Yun's attitude would be extremely tough!

I turned out to be a puppet. Now that Wang Yun is defeated and Lu Bu is here, Liu Xie no longer has any expectations for his future.

"Travel!" Liu Xie, who was only twelve years old, had a maturity and calmness that was not of this age on his tender face. He looked up at the outside of the hall.

"The guard Lu Bu came to the hall!" Yang Li raised his head, and a slightly sharp voice echoed in the hall.

Lu Bu brought a group of military generals into the hall, came to the jade stairs, and bowed to Liu Xie: "My minister, Lu Bu, see Your Majesty!"

"Your dear, please calm down." Liu Xie stretched out his hand to help him, signaling Lu Bu to get up.

"Thank you!" Lu Bu stood up and said to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, Wang Yun, Huangfu Song and other rebels have been killed. Now the people in Chang'an City are unstable. I would like to issue an edict to reward the soldiers who have made contributions this time to calm the morale of the army and the hearts of the people!"

Two months ago, after Wang Yun killed Dong Zhuo, he said so. Unexpectedly, two months later, Wang Yun replaced Dong Zhuo's position. The change of power is really retribution!

Liu Xie looked at Lu Bu and suddenly felt curious about how long will Lu Bu sit in this position?

"Let the general decide everything. I have been feeling cold recently. The imperial physician said he needs to rest." Liu Xie looked at Lu Bu and said with a smile.

Anyway, he can't make a decision, so he completely delegated power to Lu Bu. Perhaps Lu Bu will be like Wang Yun, and he will become arrogant when he gets power. He just doesn't know where the next stop for the change of power will be?

"Since Your Majesty is in ill health, I will tell you a short story. In addition to rewarding the soldiers who have made meritorious, there are two other things that require your Majesty's permission!" Lu Bu said in a deep voice.

"Oh?" Liu Xie looked at Lu Bu curiously: "The general has something to say, but it's okay to say it."

Although Lu Bu's words and actions give people a feeling of being hard, his attitude is still comfortable.

"One is to ask Your Majesty to rehabilitate the Grand Master. Although the Grand Master has made any mistakes, he has made great contributions to the court. It should not be the end of the Grand Master if he destroys the three tribes!" Lu Bu said in a deep voice.

This is the last thing he can do for Dong Zhuo. After all, the Dong family's bloodline has been cut off, and only the only one who has remained is famous.

Liu Xie thought about it and said that he was dead after all. Although Dong Zhuo was domineering, he had to thank Dong Zhuo for being able to ascend the throne, but he was a little uncomfortable sitting on the throne.

"Okay, I will write an ordinary edict for the Grand Master!" Liu Xie nodded and agreed, "But I don't know what the second thing is for the general?"

"This matter is a public service. The land tax mentioned by the Taishi when he was alive. I have made changes in these days. I will measure the land in Guanzhong. Any private land that does not belong to the court needs to be measured. In the future, the tax will be paid according to the size of the cultivated land, not by the head. In addition, all the crimes such as the Huangfu family and the Wang family should be confiscated and placed by the court. No one can embezzle them."

In addition to preparing to counterattack Chang'an during this period, Lu Bu did the most to formulate a new tax law. Dong Zhuo had discussed with the court officials before, but he was always pushed back by various reasons.

But it is not difficult to do it. Now Lu Bu has a 100,000 army in his hand, and these 100,000 troops are lined up in Guanzhong. As long as local gentry dares to stop land from measuring and collecting taxes, they will be seized immediately. Those who dare to resist will be killed on the spot.

How is it possible to innovate the local tax system and satisfy everyone? So this time Lu Bu wanted to promote the local tax reform, and he never thought of arguing with those court officials. He just nodded directly and Lu Bu could implement it.

Although Liu Xie was young, Dong Zhuo had been arguing with the ministers of the court for more than half a year but had no result. Now Lu Bu is working directly on this, which makes Liu Xie a little worried: "General, should you discuss these matters with the ministers of the court before making a decision?"

"Your Majesty, it is impossible for everyone to be satisfied with many things, but it can satisfy most people. However, most people here do not include all the ministers and ministers!" Lu Bu looked at Liu Xie and said in a deep voice.

"Oh?" Liu Xie was intrigued. It was the first time he heard such remarks: "Why is this?"

"In this world, 80% of the farmlands are in the hands of the aristocratic families. Why do we need to collect taxes on the head? Because this way, we can make them pay less. The head tax seems fair, but the aristocratic families have tens of hectares of fertile land, but they only pay hundreds of head taxes. The same number of people may only have a few hundred acres of land, but they have to pay the same tax. Does Your Majesty think it is fair?"

"No wonder he always said that there is less tax." Liu Xie said panic. No one has ever explained the tax issue to him like this.

I didn't want to talk much with Lu Bu, but at this moment Liu Xie found that although Lu Bu's eyes were scary, it was the easiest to communicate.

"This principle seems very simple. Why hasn't anyone ever asked about it?" Liu Xie said curiously.

"The tax laws are all these noble families. As beneficiaries, why should we say that? If the court is really short of money, they can hand over the property that should belong to the court to the court by donating them, and they can gain a good reputation. Why do your Majesty think they should be more tax laws?" Lu Bu said with a smile.

"The general doesn't seem as terrifying as the rumored ones." Liu Xie felt much more relaxed and looked at Lu Bu curiously. According to legend, Lu Bu could scare the child to cry when he smiled. Now, although he looks a bit... powerful, he is also quite good-looking, not as scary as the legend.

"Since it's a rumor, how can you believe it?" Lu Bu smiled. His smile was really scary before.

"I wonder if the general is preparing to take any position?" Liu Xie looked at Lu Bu and asked.

"The Weiwei is enough. I came here this time just to ask for the title for these hard-working soldiers. As for me, there is no need to be titled again." Lu Bu shook his head. For him now, it doesn't matter any official position, it's almost enough. The military power is in his hands. Next, he will take advantage of the opportunity of reforming the local tax to take the financial power of Guanzhong in his hands. In this way, the power of the court will basically be in his pocket.

The brief contact made Liu Xie more aware of Lu Bu and he felt a little confused at the moment. He studied who is suitable for any position and why he should take this position.

Lu Bu knew a little about the little emperor's thoughts, but he didn't expose it. He studied it carefully with him. For example, Zhang Liao's Western Regions Protectorate and Gao Shun's Northern Army Generals were all newly established. His official positions were not too high, but they all captured elite military power.

In addition, Hua Xiong, Niu Fu, Duan Wei, Xu Rong was promoted to general, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Li Meng, and Wang Fang were promoted to general, Xu Rong was responsible for the garrison of Chang'an, Hua Xiong was responsible for inspecting the four sides, Niu Fu and Duan Wei were garrisons, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Li Meng, and Wang Fang were responsible for the specific garrisons of Jingzhao, Fufeng, Fengyi, and Hongnong.

In addition, the original teams of Lu Bu, Hou Cheng, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Cheng Lian, and Wei Yue, were also promoted and became formally titled lieutenants, stationed in important passes such as Wuguan, Tongguan, and Chen Cang. Although the five were lieutenants, they also had a lot of military power under their command.

In short, during this reward, Lu Bu tried his best to serve a bowl of water. Participants all had meat to eat, but it was impossible to cover everything.

The king and his ministers discussed in Weiyang Palace for half a day and after all the rewards were settled, Lu Bu immediately ordered people to start drafting an edict and prepare to seal the seal, which would be distributed to the next tomorrow to calm the morale of the army.

As for the matter of land tax, it is actually not difficult. Liu Xie prepared an edict here to hand it over to Lu Bu, and Lu Bu could start to arrange it directly.

Although Guanzhong is more prosperous than Xiliang, its main source of income is farming, so Dong Zhuo was blocked so seriously. Lu Bu could not have captured the lifeline of the economy by the scholars and threatened him. Therefore, the first thing he did after he took office in Chang'an was to invite an edict from Liu Xie and then innovate the land tax.

As for whether the Chang'an scholars would fight back, that would definitely happen, but so what? If he couldn't pass this hurdle, he would be trapped in a quagmire like Dong Zhuo.
Chapter completed!