Chang'an.

Liangyi Hall.

Liu Yizhen sat cross-legged on the dragon chair and listened to Du Ji's report on Jiankang.

"Your Majesty, a total of 157,642 people were arrested, and the gold, silver, treasures and countless historical books were seized!"

Du Ji looked at the emperor carefully.

"Situ Xu Xianzhi sent someone to ask, what crime should these people be punished with?"

"What crime?"

Liu Yizhen smiled happily.

"Of course it's rebellion."

"But……"

Du Ji was a little scared at this time.

Is this going to bring down the aristocratic family class in one fell swoop?

"Cut the grass and leave the roots, a woman's kindness."

"I have no time to focus on the south anymore, and the imperial court cannot withstand the pull of powerful families like the aristocratic family and the humble family..."

"I can afford to be called a mere name-caller."

There is no doubt that from today on, Liu Yizhen's image will change from a "promising young man" to a "tyrant" who kills without blinking an eye.

"How is the layout of your royal guards? Let's get started once the layout is complete."

"After this battle is over, I can finally take a good rest."

Empire, it's time to work together to complete the great cause of revival.

"Invite Wang Xiu to issue an edict to appease the people in the south. By the way, I will inform Tan Daoji that Xiao Chengzhi and Yanzhi are here, so we can take slightly more radical measures to control various places."

"Here!"

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Daye two years.

June.

The execution lasted for a month, not only turning the Qinhuai River into a river of blood, but even the broad Yangtze River was covered with a layer of darkness.

At this time, Fu Liang had handed over the military power of the Jiankang Palace soldiers to Zhu Lingshi and Shen Tianzi. At this time, he and Xu Xianzhi were wearing plain clothes and playing in a courtyard outside Jiankang City.

"Can't win, can't win."

Compared with Xu Xianzhi, Fu Liang's chess skills were undoubtedly far behind, and he was killed in a rout not long after.

"Zong Wen's chess skills are really at their peak. I actually lost more than a dozen moves. I feel ashamed."

Fu Liang dropped the chess piece after habitually flattering him.

Xu Xianzhi stroked his white beard: "I'm afraid your mind is not on the chessboard, right?"

Fu Liang was surprised: "How can you see it?"

"Usually you have to play hard. Even if you lose, it's only within five points. Today you lost more than ten points. Isn't this because you are absent-minded?"

"..."

"I really don't know whether Brother Zongwen is praising me or scolding me."

Xu Xian went to tidy up the chessboard alone and put the chess pieces into the chessboards one by one.

"The emperor has now issued an edict to appease the people. Last year was a bumper harvest. Every household has a surplus of food. There is no reason for chaos to occur. Just keep your heart in your stomach."

"Brother Zongwen...you are joking."

Fu Liang shook his head: "Unlike Brother Zongwen, I don't have that much ambition. Now that my mission has been completed, what happens in this world has nothing to do with me anymore."

"By the way, I would also like to give a word of advice to Brother Zongwen——"

"If you are not in your position, you will not pursue political affairs. Since Brother Zongwen has decided to stay in the opposition, you should not get involved in the affairs of the court."

"Although I am younger than Brother Zongwen, I still don't want Brother Zongwen to go ahead of me."

Xu Xianzhi collected the chess pieces and asked, "How about another game?"

Fu Liang shook his head:

"The emperor called me to enter the Pass. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse. I can't make up my mind, so the game is boring."

Xu Xianzhi blinked: "So you are worried about this."

"At that time, I saw you commanding the army in front of Wuyi Lane, looking so heroic. I thought you had nothing to fear."

"Brother Zongwen is joking..."

Fu Liang had a headache.

"If the emperor doesn't call me back, I might still be in the mood to play a few more games of chess with Brother Zongwen. But now..."

"Brother Zongwen, what do you think the emperor means by calling me back?"

This was the third time Fu Liang asked Xu Xianzhi this question.

But Xu Xianzhi always told Fu Liang an answer -

"Enlighten yourself."

Fu Liang thought he would get the same answer this time, but to his surprise, Xu Xianzhi unexpectedly patted Fu Liang on the shoulder.

"Since you haven't fully understood it yet, it means that your visit must be a blessing."

"Why?"

Xu Xianzhi suddenly joked about Fu Liang: "If there was really something bad, Fu Jiyou would have escaped long ago with your ability to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."

Fu Liang was a little embarrassed. Although he was good at analyzing situations, he wouldn't describe him as "seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages", right? He made himself look like a villain...

"I'm serious."

Xu Xianzhi looked at Fu Liang with a complex and somewhat envious expression: "This ability to be sometimes sober and sometimes confused is not something ordinary people can have."

"If I could be half as confused as Ji You, I would be more than that."

Fu Liang: "..."

I'll just assume you're complimenting me.

"Brother Zongwen, be serious!"

After toasting the last glass of wine to Xu Xianzhi, Fu Liang said goodbye to him.

"Since Brother Zongwen thinks this is a blessing rather than a disaster for me, then I will treat it as a Qingyun Road!"

After drinking the wine in the cup, Fu Liang easily headed north with only two fast horses.

Along the way, he saw a large amount of land from aristocratic families being recalculated and then distributed to landless poor peasants.

I saw a large amount of food being dug out of the manor and distributed to the poor people.

I saw truckloads of property and ancient books being transported to the north in batches.

"This is not bad."

The horse's hooves were brisk, and Fu Liang stopped and ran towards Guanzhong.

Historical records——

June of the second year of Daye.

Zhang Maodu, a native of Wu County, rebelled in Jiankang. Fu Liang, his servant, and Zhu Lingshi, the right general, led their troops to put down the rebellion. Tens of thousands of people were involved, and they were all beheaded.

July of the second year of Daye.

The guard general Shen Tianzi defeated the rebels Gu Feng and Lu Kangzu, and recovered Yangzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou. He killed ten thousand traitors.

In August of the second year of Daye.

The leader of the thieves, Gu Feng and Lu Kangzu, fled from Jiangzhou to Lingling County, Xiangzhou with more than a hundred people. They were discovered by General Zhaowu at Yanzhi, who led his troops to kill the two of them in Xunyang and spread the news to Chang'an.

September of the second year of Daye.

The emperor’s edict said——

"My virtues are not equal. I cannot achieve the brightness of the three rays. I cannot harmonize all living beings. Variations are frequent. The faults are obvious. I am afraid day and night, not to mention Ningkang. Now the chaos in the south has been settled. However, all the surnames have made mistakes. It is only for one person.

.”

"If you eliminate evil and save the people, you must be simple and forgiving. Even if you abandon the net and repair the outline, it will be easy to manage. The world is in chaos, and there are many shortcomings in punishment and administration. An accident occurred in a few years, and the peace and prosperity have not been completed."

"As a result, the people are exhausted, the years are getting worse, the money is damaged, and the labor is poor, and they are worried about misfortune. They are withered, but they do not reduce the old, and they do not follow the political principles. The officials who are in charge may not be good officials, and they cannot do anything.

Fei is frugal, begging for extra income, and has accumulated a lot of habits, and gradually does not know how to change."

"I want to alleviate their anxiety and sympathize with their suffering."

"In all taxation and transfer of services, it is advisable to see the household as the official standard. All prefectures, prefectures, and counties' farms, ponds, and fortresses, which are not owned by the military and state, and benefit people to guard the throne, will be eliminated now. All prefectures, prefectures, and county officials will set up real households according to the minister's book.

.”

"..."

The emperor clearly wants to take back all the power of the state, county and county officials to the central government!

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I'm a little stuck and the next chapter will be late. Also, I have to take leave tomorrow because I have to visit my relatives and I have to leave early in the morning, so I'm afraid I won't have time to finish the manuscript.
Chapter completed!