With the participation of the Yingchuan Chen family, the price of food in Yuzhou fell even more fiercely.
As expected, a group of aristocratic families and wealthy families who secretly supported the emperor began to become anxious and disorderly.
They found Zhao Wen, but the reply they got made them even more angry——
"It's just some belongings!"
But some belongings?
Really, carnivores are despicable!
For a family like Zhao Wen, who is famous for his food, they obviously don't understand what the impact will be if the price of some food drops.
Maybe they were secretly happy behind the scenes, thinking that this was "saving the people from fire and water".
But everyone else has to eat!
Those aristocratic families who were suppressed by Cao Cao and are now colluding with Zhao Wen do not have the salary from the court, and they are all relying on the food in the fields for extra bribes!
Seeing Zhao Wen's attitude, they didn't dare to do anything to Zhao Wen on the surface, but a lot of resentment had already arisen in their hearts.
Zhao Wen couldn't get through here, so these aristocratic families looked for scholars again.
Compared with Zhao Wen, scholars are much easier to talk to.
Fu Wan, the leader of the current anti-Cao alliance, is very willing to help his allies out of trouble.
The issue is,
Although Fu Wan is not a carnivore, he is a clean eater...
For him, issues such as food and supplies are just some records in books and prices in the market. He is also at a loss when facing a large-scale economic war targeting the entire Yuzhou.
"It's better to go find He Yan."
Some of them can no longer bear the pressure.
"It is true that we are targeting Cao Cao, but if this continues, we will starve to death before Cao Cao is defeated by Yuan Shao!"
Hanchen wanted power.
Celebrities want profit.
Aristocratic families want wealth.
The original balance between the three parties finally became uneven when He Yan concentrated his efforts on attacking one of them desperately.
Coincidentally, Bian Bing, who had always been a little transparent before, suddenly became active and began to contact these aristocratic families and gave his own terms.
To be precise, it is He Yan’s condition——
"When one of them starts to be unable to sit still, we don't have to push too hard, otherwise it will make them hold a grudge and become more united..."
For this reason, He Yan also told Bian Bing: "If you want to open a window in a room full of people, no one will agree. But if you want to lift the roof, others will agree to open the window."
In addition, what He Yan said to Chen Qun that day was to grasp one's own essence, not only the essence of the enemy, but also one's own essence.
You must think about what you need so that you can navigate the battlefield with ease.
A little family food? Land?
If this were the case, then Xun Yu would not follow He Yanfei and make such great efforts, and Chen Qun would not bring the Chen family of Yingchuan to the end.
What He Yan, Xun Yu, and Chen Qun want is for the anti-Cao forces on the other side to completely collapse!
But there are some things in it that are a little different.
As the minister of the Han Dynasty, Xun Yu wanted to beat Zhao Wen, the third prince, to stop him from causing trouble.
Chen Qun and Xun Yu had similar goals. After all, he, the Chen family in Yingchuan, was the local county magistrate, and chaos in the Central Plains would not do him any good.
But He Yan set his target on another person——
"Always solve the problem from the source."
"Right...Liu Xie?"
That's right, Liu Xie, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, is the biggest threat in He Yan's eyes!
Don't look at what He Yan said in front of Yuan Lang before, "Yuan Shao won't kill He Jin because of his face"...
Maybe everyone else can forget, but He Yan will forget?
Liu Xie’s mother was killed by his own aunt!
The old He family and the old Liu family are definitely a blood feud engraved in the bones!
Guo Jia had tortured He Yan about this matter before, and the reason why he hastily dealt with it had a lot to do with the grudges involved.
Moreover, even if there is no personal grudge, the struggle between Liu Xie and Cao Cao is absolutely indispensable. Even if there is no Zhao Wen, there will be people like Li Wen and Zhang Wen in the future who will stand on Liu Xie's side and fight Cao Cao to the end.
Therefore, the "best strategy" He Yan gave Xun Yu that day was indeed the best strategy in his mind.
Directly and completely sweep away the majesty of the Emperor of Han!
Let Liu Xie never have a chance to stand up again!
It's just a pity that...the imperial power and the glory of the Han Dynasty are still there, but Xun Yu did not act as He Yan said.
"But that's okay."
"Thinking that he can play chess from above while hiding in the palace? Does he really regard himself as the supreme emperor?"
"This fire... will always burn you!"
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After lying down in the house,
As usual, after having a drink with some members of the aristocratic family, he fell drunkenly on the table.
When he opened his eyes again, countless officials were already looking at him angrily——
"After the traitor ambushed him, he actually hid his armor at home!"
Fu Wan, who had not yet sobered up, broke out in a cold sweat: "No, no..."
Hiding armor?
Let me ask you, which aristocratic family of the Eastern Han Dynasty did not hide armor privately?
Apart from anything else, where did the equipment for Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu come from?
But in China, facts are facts and laws are laws. These are always two things.
As long as no one makes a fuss about this, it won't matter even if your boss Cao has thousands of armors.
But if you really take this approach, even if you are the founding father of the Han Dynasty, you will not be able to escape the judgment of Han law!
At least compared to Zhou Bobi, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty at that time, what does he mean after he is defeated?
After lying down, my body was trembling a little, and my mind became clear.
He then remembered that last night, a member of a noble family asked him if he had any armor in the treasury at home. If not, how many sets could he give him as a gift?
After getting drunk, he generously showed his treasury to those people. There were five hundred sets of armors in it!
He even said loudly: "I don't have much weapons, but if chaos really breaks out in Xuchang and all the guests in the house are armed, I can still protect myself!"
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At this time, Fu Wan just wanted to slap himself a few times!
"The evidence of the crime and the witnesses are all there! Take the suspect away after hiding him!"
As Fu Wan was taken away with his face ashen as death, everyone knew that something was seriously wrong.
Who is Fu Wan? That is the biological father of the current Queen Fu Shou! A relative of the current Dynasty!
If not for the troubled times, Fu Wan would have been the most powerful person in the entire Han Dynasty!
Now, because several sets of armor were taken away, it will inevitably make people feel a little sad.
For this matter, even Xun Yu didn't care about anything else and went directly to He Yan.
Xun Yu hoped to defeat Zhao Wen and other Han officials who opposed Cao Cao, but he definitely did not want the Han Dynasty to suffer any more losses!
Fu Wan conspired to rebel... Once this hat is put on, it will inevitably involve the current Queen Fu Shou.
If you dig deeper, you will be the emperor!
"That's the end of it!"
Xun Yu was very serious when facing He Yan this time, which was a little different from before.
"Xun Lingjun made a mistake. We have never been the initiators of wars."
"Correspondingly, whether to end this war... the decision-making power is also not with us!"