"However, Zichu, it's up to you how to get me out. After all, my crime is not a small one. Without the emperor's permission, they won't be able to let me out."
Chen Yuan nodded: "Don't worry, Duke Zhongyuan, just leave it to Yuan."
Chen Yuan was fully confident that he could get Ying Shao out.
Just make the emperor happy.
What do you like most today?
One is money, and the other is doing business.
As long as the emperor can satisfy these two things, Ying Shao can be rescued.
After confirming that Ying Shao was going to Jingzhou with him, Chen Yuan immediately discussed the law with Ying Shao.
In terms of specific legal provisions, the eight Chen Yuans were no match for Ying Shao, the legal elder.
However, if it comes to the foundation and purpose of legislation, Chen Yuan still has something to say.
Chen Yuan directly put forward the concept that legislation is for the public, law enforcement is for the people, laws must be obeyed, violations must be investigated, and law enforcement must be strict, which shocked Ying Shao.
You must know that even the most radical Legalists of this era only proposed that princes who break the law are equally guilty as the common people.
Chen Yuan directly came up with the idea of legislating for the public and enforcing the law for the people. Can Ying Shao not be shocked in his three views?
As a result, Chen Yuan and Ying Shao discussed the reasons and purposes of the legislation in the prison, and they had a great time discussing it.
Chen Yuan has five thousand years of experience, and Ying Shao has the most profound understanding of contemporary law.
The collision between the two really produced a lot of good things.
In the future, these things will be written into the laws compiled by Jingzhou.
Chen Yuan is having fun in the prison, but the court meeting is about to begin over there.
On this day, just after Yin Shi, the ministers began to go to court.
As the Great Sinong, Cao Song was naturally at the forefront.
All the ministers sat down and waited quietly for the arrival of the emperor.
In this era, ministers did not stand when they went to court; they all knelt down.
Everyone has a mat.
This is why you have to take off your shoes when you go to the temple. How can you kneel down without taking off your shoes?
Therefore, a term was derived called going to the temple with swords and shoes.
This means that you don’t take off your shoes and go to the temple with a long sword on your waist.
This is a standard outfit for powerful ministers, indicating supreme honor.
Everyone takes off their shoes, but you and the emperor don't take off their shoes. Doesn't this show that your status is noble?
Of course, those who have reached this stage will either usurp the throne or be hacked to death. Basically, no one will have a good ending.
Cao Cao is an exception, but although he did not usurp the throne, his son became emperor.
After a while, the emperor went to the palace, and all the officials congratulated him.
There are not so many etiquettes now, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty seemed to have played a little late last night and was not in good spirits. The ministers vaguely saw that the emperor seemed to yawn?
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said: "My dear friends, if you have something to report, please leave the court if there is nothing to do."
As soon as Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty finished speaking, Cao Song stood up.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
"Oh, it's Da Sinong. If you need anything, just report it."
Cao Song said: "Your Majesty, the taxes of all states, counties and counties have been paid today. I would like to report to your Majesty."
When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty heard that it was a matter of money, he immediately became excited.
“How are taxes going this year?”…
Cao Song said sternly: "The total tax this year is only about 500 million, and most counties have not paid it. Even the counties that have paid the tax have not paid it in full."
500 million dollars seems like a lot.
In fact, it is only one-eighth to one-ninth of its peak.
At the peak of the Eastern Han Dynasty, taxes could be collected from 4 billion to 5 billion a year.
Of course, this is revenue from the treasury and does not include the emperor's private treasury.
The emperor's private property is definitely not considered, and sometimes it is even more than the national treasury.
There is such an interesting figure in the "Book of Han". During the Han Yuan Dynasty, from about 49 BC to 33 BC, Da Sinong managed 4 billion. The income of Shaofu's management actually exceeded Da Sinong, reaching 4.3 billion.
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The Shaofu is the official position that manages the private property of the emperor.
When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty heard this number, his eyes were incomprehensible.
As an emperor who has been emperor for so many years, how could he not know that there must be something wrong with this number.
Even if there was the Yellow Turban Rebellion, it would not have dropped so much. It was probably because local powerful people did not want to pay or defaulted on payment.
But now the emperor has no way to deal with these powerful people.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty sighed slightly and said: "Among these states and counties, which one pays the most taxes."
Cao Song was stunned. He didn't expect that the emperor would ask this.
The emperor never paid attention to these things in the past.
However, Cao Song was able to become a great agricultural trader, so he was quite capable, at least in terms of business volume.
"Reporting to your Majesty, Jingzhou has paid the most taxes this year, totaling 100 million yuan."
As soon as this number came out, the eyes of the ministers present flashed with light.
This already accounts for one-fifth of the world's taxes.
Is it possible that Liu Bei is really a loyal minister?
When Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty heard that it was Jingzhou, he nodded secretly.
Sure enough, my own family is reliable.
Not only do you often read the watch on weekdays, but you also don’t have to pay when you pay. Liu Xuande can use it.
After thinking for a while, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said: "I am very relieved that Jingzhou is so loyal to the imperial court."
After a pause, he said: "It's Jingzhou Biejia Chen Yuan and Chen Zichu who came to Luoyang to pay taxes?"
Cao Song was immediately shocked.
How did the emperor know that Chen Yuan had arrived in Luoyang?
How do you know?
Of course it was Liu Bei who told the emperor.
In his secret memorial, Liu Bei described the matter of the objects outside the sky in detail, and told the emperor that he would send his most capable subordinate Chen Yuan to Luoyang to hand over taxes and go to Jiantiantai to check relevant information.
Of course, even if Liu Bei didn't tell Han Ling Emperor.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty also knew that Chen Yuan had arrived in Luoyang, and also knew that Chen Yuan was imprisoned among the elders of the Tingwei Department.
I really thought Captain Sili was just a decoration.
Sili Xiaowei is responsible for supervising the world. Although most of the supervision in other places has been abolished due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Sili Xiaowei is still very powerful in Luoyang.
Not long after Chen Yuan and the others entered Luoyang, the emperor knew of Chen Yuan's arrival.
The emperor knew all about the subsequent conflict between Chen Yuan and Cao Song and his imprisonment.
But Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty did not make any response.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had neither good feelings nor bad feelings toward Cao Song and Cui Lie.…
He just watched how things unfolded indifferently.
However, now that he heard that Jingzhou had paid so much money, the balance in Emperor Ling's mind began to tilt towards Chen Yuan.
Just kidding, Jingzhou sent him 100 million yuan.
No matter what, for the sake of so much money, I have to beat up some Cao Song and Cui Lie, and take the poor boy out of the prison of the Tingwei Department.
Otherwise, what if Liu Bei gets angry and doesn't pay him?
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty really didn't have the strength to deal with these local princes now.
Not only does he not have the strength, he also doesn't have the energy.
Because he already feels that his life may not be long.
As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he knew everything he needed to know.
Therefore, Emperor Han Ling is purely in the stage of making things worse. As long as you don't go too far, he won't care about you.
Of course, a good minister like Liu Bei should take care of him if he can.
Moreover, in terms of strength, Jingzhou Mu is stronger than the great Sinong and Tingwei.
Although Cao Song was frightened, he held his hands and returned: "Your Majesty, I have not seen Chen Yuan, who is driving away from Jingzhou."
Good guy, Cao Song is blatantly bullying the emperor.
Of course, Cao Song had the confidence to do this.
His confidence is his father, Cao Teng.
Although Cao Teng is dead, he promoted many ministers while he was alive, and these ministers are still there today.
And there are several people in the current court.
Therefore, Cao Song still had a wide network of contacts.
He firmly believed that the emperor would never punish him just because he did not drive in a single state.
After hearing Cao Song's words, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty couldn't help but feel angry.
He knew what Cao Song was thinking, and it was because he knew this that he was angry.
How long has it been since the second party incarceration, but these powerful families are still like this.
Forming cliques for personal gain and fighting against the emperor.
They all deserve to be killed!
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty showed murderous intent for no reason.
Even though Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty seemed to care about nothing now, he seemed to have become a mediocre lord.
In the past few years, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was full of fighting spirit and did a lot of things.
During the second time the party imprisoned many people, many people were killed.
However, this murderous aura came and went just as quickly, and the ministers in the palace only felt a sudden chill, and then returned to normal, without thinking much about it.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty put away his murderous intention, not because he didn't want to kill, but because he couldn't kill.
Because it turned out that he really couldn't defeat these people.
However, we cannot let these people treat him as a fool.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty laughed twice: "Da Sinong, do you think that I am blind and deaf? Do you really think that I don't know anything?"
When he said this, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty mobilized the aura of the huge Dragon of Luck above his head, and an aura that shocked the world and looked down on all directions came overwhelmingly, filling the entire hall.
Everyone could faintly feel the huge dragon of luck above the emperor's head, coming towards them to suppress them.
The other important ministers were fine, but Cao Song felt uncomfortable.
Because almost all of this momentum was coming towards him.
Cao Song suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, knelt on the ground with a thud, and said with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, forgive me, I don't know where I went wrong to let Your Majesty be so angry."...
Cao Song is still holding on.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty sneered: "Da Si Nong, is Chen Yuan in the prison of Tingwei Department now?"
When Cao Song heard this, he immediately felt numb.
The emperor knows.
Cao Song began to panic.
What I did was completely the crime of deceiving the emperor.
Cao Song was speechless for a moment.
Seeing Cao Song muttering and not daring to speak, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had a look of boredom in his eyes, and then looked at Cui Lie.
"Tingwei, please tell me how Chen Yuan, a Jingzhou driver, entered the prison of your Tingwei Department. What crime did this man commit?"
Cui Lie secretly cried out in his heart, what is this?
However, when the emperor asked, Cui Lie naturally did not dare not to reply.
Cui Lie stood up and said: "Report to your majesty, I also received this person from Da Sinong. Da Sinong said that this Chen Yuan neglected his superior and spoke rudely. Da Sinong was not angry for a while, so he sent him to me. I was shocked for a while.
Tu, he put Chen Yuan in the prison of the Tingwei Department, and asked Your Majesty to take a clear look at it."
Cui Lie directly passed the blame to Cao Song.
As the saying goes, a dead Taoist friend will never die if he is a poor Taoist.
Cui Lie was originally a timid person.
Historically, after Cui Lie spent five million to buy Situ, he felt very uneasy.
One day, he calmly asked his son Cui Jun: "I am ranked third, what do people outside talk about me now?"
Cui Jun replied: "My father had a good reputation when he was young, and he served as a governor successively. Everyone said that you should be promoted to the Third Duke. But now that you have become a Situ, everyone in the world is disappointed in you."
Cui Lie asked: "Why is this?"
Cui Jun replied: "The people who are talking about it all despise you for having the smell of copper."
Cui Lie was furious and raised his cane to hit Cui Jun.
Cui Jun was then a general in the army, wearing a military attaché uniform, and fled in embarrassment. Cui Lie chased after him and cursed: "Dead soldiers! My father just ran away after being beaten. Is this a filial son?!"
Cui Jun turned around and said: "Shun treated his father. If he was hit with a small stick, he would run away with a big stick. This is not unfilial!"
Cui Lie felt ashamed and stopped.
Of course, although he is timid, this guy still has a bottom line and knows how to be ashamed.
Cao Song is completely different, I feel like there is no bottom line.
After he bought Taiwei, he didn't feel any shame at all.
Maybe it has something to do with him being the son of a eunuch.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty couldn't help being furious after hearing this: "Do you treat the laws of the imperial court as a child's play? Do you do everything based on personal feelings? Where can you put the laws of the imperial court? Or do you think that I, the emperor, are so easy to mess with?
Where does Si Nong get the power to send a state member to the prison of the Tingwei Department? Who gave you the courage? If you form a clique for personal gain, is it possible that you will also rebel?"
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty burst into a violent storm, and he took the opportunity to vent his frustration.
Suddenly, the whole hall was filled with the emperor's heart-wrenching words.
Not only did Cao Song and Cui Lie tremble when they heard this, but even the ministers sitting next to them felt a little uneasy.
They couldn't help but think, could it be that the emperor wanted to impose a third party ban?
Thinking of the tragic situation caused by the party's imprisonment, the ministers could not help but shudder.
Chen Fan was killed, Dou Wu was killed, Shu Liu and Wei Lang were killed, Liu Yu and Feng Shu were exterminated, Li Ying, Du Mi, Zhai Chao, Liu Ru, Xun Yi, Fan Pang, Yu Fang and more than a hundred others
People were imprisoned and executed.
Six to seven hundred scholars were successively arrested, killed, exiled, and imprisoned in various places.
This time, although the emperor was still young at the time and was suspected of being deceived, Cao Luan, the governor of Yongchang, wrote a letter to plead grievances for the "Party members" eight years later and requested that the imprisonment be lifted. Emperor Ling not only did not listen, but instead arrested and executed Cao Luan.
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Then, Emperor Ling issued an edict that all party disciples, old officials, fathers and sons, and brothers who held official posts would be dismissed and imprisoned for life, and the five clans would be implicated.
This all illustrates the problem that today's people actually support the party's supervision.
If it weren't for the Yellow Turban Rebellion, this party prison would still not be released.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable for some people to say that the Yellow Turban Rebellion was supported by powerful families.
Because through the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the party was dismantled.