Can I get to the other side?

Although Lu Su and Zhou Yu were taken to Yecheng together, due to their different crimes and identities, they were imprisoned in different places.

Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others were all imprisoned in the Tianlao, while he was imprisoned in an ordinary prison. He was only summoned by the emperor today.

He didn't know whether Zhou Yu had been pardoned.

Although he knew that it was inappropriate to ask this question at the moment, Lu Su still had the courage to ask it because it was related to the safety of his best friend.

It was so quiet in the main hall that you could hear a pin drop.

Lu Su lowered his head, feeling the pressure from the gaze cast above him. He was so nervous that he could even hear his own heartbeat clearly.

Liu Xie looked at Lu Su for a long time and finally said: "Since he surrendered voluntarily, I pardoned his death penalty and allowed him to perform meritorious service in the future. He is still in prison now."

"Your Majesty is merciful!"

Lu Su felt relieved and kowtowed again to thank him.

The worries in my heart finally dissipated.

At the same time, I was full of admiration for Liu Xie.

Sure enough, he was right. The emperor's broad-mindedness was far beyond comparison with other people's. He was a sage king who was rare to see throughout the ages.

With such an emperor, why should the Han Dynasty worry about being unable to revive?

After a deep salute, Lu Su bowed and retreated.

Liu Xie watched his figure disappear outside the hall, nodded slightly, and a hint of approval flashed in his eyes.

Zhou Yu exonerated Lu Su in the court.

Lu Su took the risk and asked him about Zhou Yu's situation.

Both of them can be called true gentlemen.

There are many others, such as Jushou, Tianfeng, and Shenpei. Although their positions are different, they each have their own persistence and integrity.

It is precisely because of the existence of people like them that this era seems less boring.

However, troubled times are still troubled times.

These heroes and stories are just lotus flowers growing out of the mire, and more people are still struggling in the mire.

Liu Xie's eyes became sharp and determined, and he continued to deal with the mountain of memorials on the Long case.

This magnificent and chaotic world.

End with yourself!

…

Yang Mansion.

Although it was already late, the lights inside and outside Yang's mansion were still brightly lit, and there were many luxurious carriages parked outside the mansion.

Tonight, Yang Biao held a banquet at his residence and sent invitations to all the major families, asking them to come to the banquet.

And the purpose of doing this is also very simple.

Just to resolve conflicts.

Last time, the Yang family took the initiative to donate a large amount of land acquired through land reclamation, forcing all the major families to donate together. It can be said that everyone was offended.

Although it doesn't matter how many people he offends as long as he can get benefits, he still has to do some superficial work.

Hence the banquet today.

Since the Yang family's background is there, and Yang Xiu has now entered the center and is in the limelight, all the major aristocratic families have given this honor to come to the banquet.

"Your presence tonight really brings glory to my Yang family. I would like to thank you all for your honor."

Yang Biao held the wine bottle and smiled at everyone at the table.

The tone was full of enthusiasm.

During the banquet, Dong Zhong, Cui Yan, Fu Wan and others were all present, but their faces were not very good-looking.

Fu Wan was the most direct, snorting coldly and said: "Young Master has gained His Majesty's favor now, and the Yang family will surely soar into the sky in the future. How dare we, a small family, come here without being invited?"

"After all, if you offend the Yang family, I'm afraid it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the court in the future."

This sentence is completely yin and yang.

Among the people present, only Fu Wan dared to speak to Yang Biao like this. The others raised their glasses and watched without saying a word.

"Fu Gong, what are you talking about?"

Yang Biao shook his head, put down the wine bottle and said to everyone: "I know Fugong and others have complaints about what Yang, my family, did some time ago."

"But you have misunderstood me too much. The reason why I act like this is actually for your own good."

This sentence immediately made everyone present feel unhappy.

For their own good?

This is complete nonsense!

The actions of Yang Xiu and Yang Biao made them spit out the land they had eaten.

Thinking about it now makes my heart bleed!

Dong Zhong said calmly: "Mr. Yang is superior in skills. If we lose, we have nothing to say. But Mr. Yang has benefited and yet he says he considers us. Isn't it too much?"

If you lose, you lose. The means are just inferior to others.

But saying this is a bit insulting.

"well……"

Yang Biao sighed, and then said seriously: "I am definitely not mocking you, but I am speaking from the bottom of my heart."

"Because my original idea was the same as everyone else's, I wanted to take advantage of the loopholes in the pioneering policy to earn as much land as possible."

"But then Quanzi's words made me suddenly wake up and choose to hand over all the land I occupied."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Yang Biao.

They all thought that the old fox Yang Biao came up with the idea of ​​donating the land, but it turned out that it was Yang Xiu who came up with it?

I saw Yang Biao slowly saying: "Dezu told me that the Han Dynasty has not yet been revived and the world has not yet been unified. Busy fighting for profits will only arouse His Majesty's disgust."

"His majesty is as powerful as the sea and unfathomable. Being blinded by the immediate benefits will only cause the family to lose the opportunity to prosper."

"The Zhen family has made countless sacrifices for the court and never cares about gains and losses. Although the current consumption is huge, you should be able to predict how prosperous the Zhen family will be after the world is unified."

"The pioneering strategy is a good strategy used by Your Majesty to appease the people. We use this strategy to occupy a large amount of land. Although Your Majesty cannot punish us legally, won't you keep a record in your mind?"

"When one day this account is full, it will be time to settle the accounts, but by then it will be too late to regret."

"Do you think so?"

After Yang Biao finished speaking, everyone fell into silence. Their eyes flickered and they began to think about the pros and cons.

Seeing everyone's expressions, Yang Biao knew that what he just said had an effect, so he continued: "So I did this not only for the Yang family, but also for your consideration."

"It is a good thing to hand over 70% of the land now, and at least 30% will be retained, and it will also allow His Majesty to dispel his resentment."

"And I would like to advise you all, in the future, whenever you encounter matters related to the country and people's livelihood, try not to make your appearance too ugly..."

Yang Biao pointed at it and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, you are watching us."

Everyone was shocked, and cold sweat broke out from their backs.

In fact, it's not that they don't understand what Yang Biao said, but they all chose to ignore it in the face of huge interests.

Everyone does this, what are you afraid of?

But now that Yang has taken the lead in choosing to restrain themselves, they have also realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Your Majesty is indeed very discerning."

Dong Zhong was the first to react and said with a complicated expression. At the same time, he picked up the wine bottle on the table and looked at Yang Biao, "Mr. Yang has this Qilin'er, why should the Yang family be unhappy?"

"I would like to congratulate Mr. Yang first."

After saying that, he drank the wine in the bottle in one gulp.

This drink represents letting go of grudges.

With Dong Zhong taking the lead, guests from other major aristocratic families also congratulated Yang Biao and drank all the wine in their bottles.

There was only one person left who had not raised his glass yet.

"Fu Gong?"

Yang Biao turned his attention to Fu Wan

After Fuwan was silent for a moment, he finally picked up the wine bottle and drank it in one gulp, then placed the wine bottle heavily on the table.

His resentment was not directed at Yang Biao.

But it was for his own son.

"Look at Yang Dezu, look at my idiot, why is the gap so big? It really pisses me off!"

Fu Wan was extremely annoyed.

Jealousy transformed him beyond recognition.

Seeing that everyone was willing to let go of their grudges, Yang Biao finally showed a smile on his face, raised the bottle and said: "I am very grateful to you for your magnanimity."

"Come, come, let's drink together!"

"You must have a great time tonight!"

Everyone raised their bottles in response. After getting rid of their grudges, the atmosphere at the banquet was obviously much more lively than before.

Everyone was drinking, chatting and laughing.

Cui Yan said under the influence of wine: "Now that you are favored by your majesty, you will definitely be ranked among the three nobles in the future. The prosperity of the Yang family is just around the corner."

"Mr. Yang, please don't forget to take care of me, Mrs. Cui."

Facing Cui Yan's compliment, although Yang Biao was happy in his heart, he still had to be humble and said: "The dog's virtue and talent are shallow, and he was just lucky enough to be favored by your majesty."

"On the contrary, Cui Zhonglang will form the Tiger and Ben Army, and he will make great contributions to His Majesty. His talents are far superior to those of dogs. In my opinion, the Cui family will truly prosper."

The two complimented each other and gave each other high hats.

Face is something that is given to each other.

But at this moment, Shen Rong on the side suddenly said quietly: "I'm not trying to disappoint you two, but when it comes to prosperity, I'm afraid it's Zhen and Lu Bu who are the most important."

"They are the ones who will really prosper in the future."

As soon as Shen Rong said this, the room suddenly fell silent.

The lively atmosphere also fell silent.

Zhen, Lu Bu.

One is the emperor's money bag, and the other is the sharp knife in the emperor's hand. Now that both families have daughters in the palace, the queen will inevitably appear among them.

Although Empress Fu is still here, everyone with a discerning eye knows that Empress Fu was once held hostage by the false emperor, and it is impossible for her to continue to be the queen regardless of whether she has lost her virginity or not.

Now she is still allowed to stay in the position of queen, firstly because of the royal family's reputation, and secondly to avoid the situation where the Zhen and Lu families compete for the queen's position.

When the world is unified, the queen will be chosen from these two families.

Yang Biao and Cui Yan also fell silent.

No matter how high-ranking an official you are, you can only make the family prosperous for one or two generations at most. But if a queen is born in the family and the heir she gives birth to becomes an emperor, then the whole family can be prosperous for at least three generations.

The gap between the two is like cloud mud!

Fu Wan sighed: "Yes, when it comes to the prosperity of the family in the future, who can compare with the Zhen family and the Lu family?"

When Juzong heard this, his eyes moved and he asked, "Why did Mr. Fu say this? The current queen is the daughter of Mr. Fu, and the second daughter of Mr. Fu is also a noble person in the palace."

"The Fu family doesn't need the Zhen family and Lu Bucha."

Fu Wan glanced at Ju Zong and said nothing.

He was self-aware, not to mention that Queen Fu's dethronement was an inevitable result, and even the second daughter he sent to the palace was not favored by the emperor.

It can be said that the position of queen has no connection with their Fu family.

Dong Zhong drank silently on the side, feeling very sour in his heart.

The Dong family originally had children who were nobles in the palace and were very favored by the emperor, but now they don't know where they are.

Although Dong Chengli had made great contributions to serving the dragon, this contribution could only make the Dong family prosperous for one generation at most.

If there is no queen, no dragon son, it is ultimately false.

"A family that has fallen into business, and a family that is a peasant from the military, why are they above us?"

Someone said indignantly.

Everyone looked around, but couldn't find who said it, but this sentence undoubtedly hit the deepest thoughts in their hearts.

The class contempt chain has always existed.

The top families look down on the local nobles, the local nobles look down on the declining poor families, and the declining poor families look down on the peasants and commoners.

Lv Bu was born in commoner and was at the bottom of the contempt chain; although the Zhen family was a local noble family, the family had long been in decline and began to engage in business, which was the most despised industry by the noble families.

When everyone thought that the queen would come out from between their two families, they felt a blockage in their hearts.

This is simply an insult!

Yang Biao shook his head and said, "These are not things we should discuss, and what can we do? Let's continue drinking."

The position of the queen is something they cannot touch. It's not that they don't want to send their children to the palace, but once they do so, it is equivalent to openly competing for the position of queen.

This will inevitably make Zhen and Lu Bu enemies.

If they get it, it's fine. If they don't get it, they will definitely be retaliated in the future. No one wants to take such a risk.

Everyone sighed in their hearts and didn't say much.

Only Cui Yan played with the wine jar in his hand and said suddenly: "By the way, your majesty now... seems to have no descendants?"

Everyone was shocked.

They all looked at Cui Yan.

Cui Yan spread his hands and smiled, "I just said it casually, you don't have to take it to heart, drink."

Everyone smiled and agreed on the surface, but their hearts were stirred by Cui Yan's words.

…

After Lu Su proposed the solution to the major families in Yanzhou and Yuzhou and the matter of relocating the capital, Liu Xie summoned Zhuge Liang, Guo Jia and others to the palace the next day and held a small meeting to discuss.

"Your Majesty, I think this strategy is feasible."

After listening, Zhuge Liang pondered for a long time before giving his own evaluation: "Moving the capital back to Luoyang will be of great benefit, and it will be more conducive to the next attack on Jingzhou."

"As long as Jingzhou is captured, both Jiangdong and Yizhou will be under control."

"And Luoyang will be rebuilt sooner or later. Now we can use this opportunity to let the families in Yanzhou and Yuzhou contribute funds, which can also save a lot of financial and material resources."

Liu Xie nodded, then looked at Guo Jia, Sima Yi, Jia Xu and Yang Xiu, and asked: "What do you think?"

"This strategy is very good."

"Yes."

"I second it."

"Good."

Guo Jia and the other four all agreed with this idea.

They are all smart people, and of course they can see the huge benefits behind moving the capital to Luoyang, so they will naturally choose to support it.

But Sima Yi continued: "Your Majesty, although moving the capital to Luoyang is feasible, we need to solve the last major threat in the north before that."

"I think we should send troops to the north to attack Wuhuan!"