Sign In a Lu Bu Fengxian at the Beginning

Lingnan.

Government office lobby.

Backer King Zhou Zhan saw Cao Zhengchun walking in unscathed, and the worry on his face lessened slightly.

"Eunuch Cao, what happened?"

"What about the four ancestors?"

Backer King Zhou Zhan looked at Cao Zhengchun anxiously and asked.

I was very nervous.

Backer King Zhou Zhan did not expect that the ancestors of the other three great clans would come to Lingnan together.

This put a lot of pressure on the backer king Zhou Zhan.

Fortunately, Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, was there.

Otherwise, facing the ancestors of the four great clans, the backer king Zhou Zhan would be really powerless.

Cao Zhengchun sat down without much change on his face; "Prince, don't worry! There will be no problem in the end."

"The ancestors of the other three gates have already left."

"If nothing happens, they should know what to do next."

Cao Zhengchun said calmly.

There was no trace of worry or other expressions.

Everything seems normal.

But the patron king Zhou Zhan knew that the ancestors of the other three great clans came to Lingnan not just to come to the government office to talk to his patron king Zhou Zhan.

Just now, the ancestors of the four great clans came to the government office to talk with their backer Wang Zhou Zhan, and then left together with Cao Zhengchun.

There is no need for the patron king Zhou Zhan to think too much. The patron king Zhou Zhan also knows that the ancestor of the four great clans must have clashed with Cao Zhengchun.

As for the specific process, backer king Zhou Zhan doesn't know.

However, now that Cao Zhengchun is back unscathed, there is nothing strange at all, so the result should be good.

"That's good."

"So, the other three gatekeepers have no objections."

When the patron king Zhou Zhan heard this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, he had seen the ancestors of the other three great clans come to Lingnan together, and the backer king Zhou Zhan was still a little worried.

They were worried that with the arrival of the ancestors of the other three great clans, the Song family would no longer obey orders.

I am worried that the four major gatekeepers will join forces to resist the decree.

If that's the case, it would be a bit troublesome.

But who would have thought that Cao Zhengchun could even defeat the ancestors of the other three great clans.

It seemed that Cao Zhengchun was stronger than he thought.

Cao Zhengchun was noncommittal and did not say anything more, nor did he elaborate on what happened when he left with the ancestors of the four great clans.

In Cao Zhengchun's view, there is no need to explain these details to the patron king Zhou Zhan, as long as he tells the patron king the results of Zhou Zhan.

…

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

After Zhou Chen finished reviewing the memorial, he stretched.

Zhou Chen glanced at Cao Zhengchun, who was standing next to him, and asked casually, "Cao Shaoqin, how are the progress of the patron king Zhou Zhan and the others?"

"Which of the four gates did they go to first?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Shaoqin immediately bowed and said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the patron king and his companions are going to the Lingnan Song family first."

"Eunuch Cao suppressed the Song family and gave the Lingnan Song family a disincentive. Only then did the ancestor of the Lingnan Song family come forward to comply with the imperial court's decree."

"However, the ancestors of the other three great clans also went to Lingnan, and they seemed to be in conflict with Eunuch Cao."

Cao Shaoqin told the news about Lingnan.

Today's Dongchang is no longer the same as it used to be.

Anything that happens in Lingnan can be reported back to Luoyang as soon as possible.

When Zhou Chen heard Cao Shaoqin's words, the corner of his mouth curled up; "Oh! Lingnan seems to be quite lively. I didn't expect that the ancestors of the other three great clans also went to Lingnan."

"Then what's the result?"

Zhou Chen asked.

"Eunuch Cao should be slightly better."

"The ancestors of the three great clans have left Lingnan and returned to their respective families."

Cao Shaoqin bowed and said.

"In that case, there is no problem with the four gates."

Zhou Chen showed a smile and was in a good mood.

Once the four gate valves have been fixed and opened, the rest will be much easier.

"What's going on with the local aristocratic families?"

Zhou Chen asked again.

From the moment Zhou Chen issued an order to abolish the tax-free privileges of wealthy families and take back their private soldiers, Zhou Chen asked Dongchang to fully monitor the wealthy families in various places.

Take a look at what wealthy families in various places are doing.

Cao Shaoqin bowed and replied, "Reporting to your Majesty, after hearing that the imperial court wanted to abolish their tax-free privileges and take back their private soldiers, wealthy families in various places are urgently discussing countermeasures."

"The wealthy families in some places are secretly discussing and collaborating, and so are the officials in some places."

Cao Shaoqin received news about the movements of wealthy families in various places and gave a general summary.

Secret discussion in series?

Zhou Chen heard this and sneered, "Keep an eye on all the wealthy families in various places. If these wealthy families dare to do anything deviant, I will take them down directly."

Zhou Chen said with a sneer.

When he issued the decree to abolish the tax-free privileges of the wealthy families and take back the private soldiers of the wealthy families, Zhou Chen had already made such mental preparations.

He is not afraid of wealthy families from various places collaborating to resist the imperial court's will.

As long as anyone dares to stand up and resist the imperial court, he will directly send troops to wipe them out.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Shaoqin bowed and said.

At this moment, a chamberlain guard came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Shangshu Xun is asking for an audience outside the palace."

"Xuan Xun Shangshu comes in."

Zhou Chen said to the house guard.

The house guard and factory guard bowed and exited.

moment.

Xun Yu then walked into the Yangxin Hall.

"Your Majesty, Xun Yu, I have met you." Xun Yu walked into the Yangxin Hall and saluted Zhou Chen on the dragon chair.

Zhou Chen looked at Xun Yu and said, "Why did Aiqing come to Yangxin Hall?"

"How is the progress of the investigation into land grabs?"

Zhou Chen knew that Xun Yu had been investigating the affairs of the wealthy families in Luoyang Sili in the past two days to steal the people's land.

"Reporting to your Majesty, I am here to report this matter."

"I have completed the inventory of the lands in Luoyang Sili that were taken away and annexed by the people."

"More than 10% of them are normal transactions by ordinary people, and more than 30% are vicious mergers and forcible occupations by wealthy families."

"Moreover, of the more than 30% of the land that was malignantly annexed, 20% have the most serious crimes, and many of them involve human life lawsuits."

"This is the result of my inspection. Your Majesty, please take a look."

Xun Yu took out a thick memorial from his sleeve and said loudly.

How quickly Xun Yu was able to track down the land grabs by wealthy families in Luoyang Sili Nei was not only due to the cooperation of Dongchang, but also the most important thing was that he already knew it in his mind when he measured and counted the land in Sili Nei, Luoyang.

That's why Xun Yu's investigation was so smooth and fast.

Cao Shaoqin, who was standing next to him, stepped forward to take the memorial from Xun Yu and presented it to Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen opened it and started reading without saying anything.

Looking at the contents of the memorial, Zhou Chen's brows furrowed and his face became gloomy.

Zhou Chen didn't expect that in order to occupy and annex more land, these wealthy families would do so many evil things.

There is simply no bottom line and a lot of sin.

Xun Yu, who was standing below, felt that the temperature around him was a bit colder. Xun Yu couldn't help but secretly glance at Zhou Chen's face on the dragon chair.

Seeing Zhou Chen's face gradually darken, Xun Yu understood.

Zhou Chen's performance was within Xun Yu's expectations.

To be honest, Xun Yu was furious when he found out how many lives were involved in the annexation of more land by some wealthy families.

When Zhou Chen finished reading the contents of the memorial, his face was as gloomy as water.

Zhou Chen raised his eyes and looked at Xun Yu; "How are we going to deal with these powerful families who are found to be malignantly annexing people's land?"

Xun Yu immediately bowed and said, "Report to your majesty, for those who are guilty of minor crimes, in addition to making up for the taxes on the occupied land, they must also compensate the people whose land was occupied."

"Those who are guilty of serious crimes will be handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for judgment in accordance with the law."

Zhou Chen heard this and said coldly, "Tell the Ministry of Punishment that anything involving human life will be dealt with more severely."

The sky of this great Zhou Dynasty is not the sky of wealthy families.

Zhou Chen wants to tell everyone in the world that even if the sky in this great Zhou Dynasty is turbid, there is still a blue sky.

As the saying goes, good and evil will be rewarded, and there will be reincarnation.

It’s not that I don’t want to report it, it’s that the time has not come yet.

Now the time has come for those who have committed serious crimes and owe human lives to retribution.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Xun Yu bowed and said.

Zhou Chen closed the memorial, looked at Xun Yu and said, "Now that the inventory in Luoyang Sili has been completed, let's start the inventory in various places!"

"I obey the decree."

Xun Yu once again bowed and accepted the order.

As soon as Xun Yu finished speaking, loud bells rang out and passed into the Yangxin Hall.

The expressions of both Cao Shaoqin and Xun Yu changed.

Even Zhou Chen's face darkened.

"what happened?"

"Cao Shaoqin, go and see who sounded the death knell."

Zhou Chen glanced at Cao Shaoqin and said gloomily.

Originally, Zhou Chen was in a very bad mood because of the content of the memorial handed over by Xun Yu.

Now, the sound of the death knell was heard again, which made Zhou Chen's face completely darken.

Yes, this bell is no ordinary bell.

But a death knell.

Only when someone with status and status in the royal family dies will the death knell be sounded.

Just like when the emperor dies, the bell will be tolled nine times in a row.

"Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."

After Cao Shaoqin left, Xun Yu bowed and said.

When the death knell rang, it was obvious that an important figure in the royal family had died.

Xun Yu has basically reported all the things that should be reported.

Therefore, Xun Yu wisely proposed to resign.

"Go!"

Zhou Chen waved his hand.

Originally Zhou Chen still had something to ask Xun Yu, but now that the death knell has sounded, Zhou Chen is no longer in that mood.

Zhou Chen didn't think that anyone would dare to ring the death knell casually.

…

It didn't take a while.

Cao Shaoqin returned to Yangxin Hall.

Following Cao Shaoqin into the Yangxin Hall was the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian.

At this moment, Zhou Xian, the Eight Sage King, looked sad and depressed.

"I have met His Majesty."

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian walked into the Yangxin Hall and saluted Zhou Chen.

Although Zhou Xian, the Eight Wise King, looked sad, he still did not forget the courtesy between the king and his ministers.

Zhou Chen looked at the sad Eight Wise King Zhou Xian, his eyes flickered inexplicably.

"Zhou Rushan is dead?" Zhou Chen asked, looking at the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian.

In an instant, Zhou Chen had already guessed something.

There are only a few important people in the royal family.

And the one who can make the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian so sad and make the death knell ring is, needless to say, the only royal ancestor Zhou Rushan who has always been in charge of the clan mansion.

Moreover, Zhou Rushan only had a few days left to live.

Coupled with the several battles during this period, Zhou Rushan's deadline is only within these few days.

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian nodded; "Your Majesty, Patriarch Rushan has gone."

"Ancestor Rushan has always been in charge of the Divine Capital, supporting the Great Zhou Dynasty and the royal family."

"But now Patriarch Rushan is gone, and my only ancestor of the Great Zhou royal family is gone."

Zhou Xian, the Eight Sages King, said sadly.

For the royal family, Zhou Rushan is not just an ancestor, but also a pillar that has always stood firm and has extraordinary significance to the royal family.

Now that Zhou Rushan is dead, the blow to the Zhou royal family is not as big as usual.

Zhou Chen suddenly fell silent when he heard the words of the Eight Wise King Zhou Xian.

For Zhou Rushan, Zhou Chen didn't like to see him at first.

Zhou Chen felt that the reason why the imperial power of the Great Zhou Dynasty fell to the side and powerful ministers ran amok was because Zhou Rushan, the ancestor of the royal family, did not protect the emperor's lineage.

If Zhou Rushan had protected their emperor's lineage, the situation inside and outside the court would not have deteriorated to such an extent.

But with Zhou Chen's experience during this period, Zhou Chen understood that it was not Zhou Rushan who did not protect the emperor's lineage, changed the situation of the court, and gathered power.

But Zhou Rushan was powerless.

The shortcomings of Dazhou are too many and too deep.

It can be said that Da Zhou was already terminally ill.

Even Zhou Rushan, the half-stepped ancestor of the royal family, could only barely support Zhou's temporary collapse, but was unable to change it.

Even Zhou Chen, with the help of so many outstanding people, was able to turn the situation around.

Only then did Zhou Chen understand the plight of Zhou Rushan, the ancestor of the royal family.

It's not easy for him to support Dazhou until now, so what else can he do?

"Did he have anything to say?"

After a moment of silence, Zhou Chen looked at the Eight Sages King Zhou Xian and asked.

The Eight Sage King Zhou Xian calmed down his sad mood and said, "Before his death, Patriarch Rushan only said four words, 'The country and the mountain are the most important thing.'"

"The country is the most important thing!"

When Zhou Chen heard this, he muttered silently, his expression a bit inexplicable.

Zhou Chen knew that the four words left by Zhou Rushan were not for others, but probably for him, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"The country is the most important thing."

"Zhou Rushan is worthy of the name of the ancestor of the royal family."

Zhou Chen sighed silently in his heart.

Somewhat dull.

Although these four words are short, they are heavy.

Zhou Chen didn't expect that Zhou Rushan would leave these four words to him before he died.

Zhou Rushan has always played a vital role in the continuation of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the survival of the royal family.

Zhou Chen knew this very well,

Without Zhou Rushan, it is really difficult to say whether the Great Zhou Dynasty could continue to this day.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chen looked at the eight virtuous king Zhou Xian with a sad face; "Pass the decree, Zhou Rushan will be buried in the imperial mausoleum and buried with honors."

"Everyone in the royal family will pay tribute to Zhou Rushan for three days."

Zhou Chen said with an order.

As an ancestor of the royal family, and one who has always supported the royal family and the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Rushan deserves to be filial piety from all members of the royal family.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian bowed and thanked.

"Go!"

"Organize the funeral of Patriarch Rushan properly."

Zhou Chen waved his hand.

This was the first time that Zhou Chen did not call Zhou Rushan directly, but called him 'Ancestor Rushan'.

Obviously, Zhou Chen already recognized Zhou Rushan in his heart.

"I excuse myself."

The Eight Sages King Zhou Xian also noticed the change in Zhou Chen's address to Zhou Rushan, and felt sad but also a little relieved at the same time.

Ancestor Rushan can rest in peace if His Majesty calls him "Ancestor Rushan" after his death.

Zhou Xian, the Eighth Sage King, thought to himself, excused himself, and left the Yangxin Hall.

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