Chapter 345 Evidence
The Luo family's mansion is very large, with a dense courtyard and mottled shadows of trees. There are dozens of huge trees in the yard that require several people to hug. It is said that they were planted during the reign of King Kang of Zhou and have seen countless ups and downs until today.
Luo Jing was standing under the tree. There was no attendant beside him, neither servants nor maids. In the corner of the courtyard, there were a few vague figures, quietly staying in the shadows under the sun. In the distance, there were mighty warriors staring at the sky and the ground of the entire mansion, and even the water was checked from time to time. The silent atmosphere was filled with murderous aura, not to mention those shiny swords and spears, even the delicate petals in the courtyard seemed to have turned into blades, bringing a chill.
The Luo family used to be half the owner of this place. In the magical and beautiful Bang Zhou era, countless traces of the Luo family were left in Luoyang City. Even in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, many stories about the Luo family happened here.
This city is still providing a steady stream of luck points to the Luo family, strengthening the entire Luo family's foundation.
Ji Zhao could see the following information from the system every once in a while: [The great city of Luoyang, this majestic divine capital, the glorious city in the hearts of the people of the world, as its builder, you have received 100 luck points.]
But now this place belongs to the Liu family of the Han Dynasty. Luo Jing has not seen anyone since he entered Luoyang City because he was waiting for some people to arrive.
Because of his attitude, the atmosphere in the entire Luoyang city fell into depression. The originally warm and gentle wind seemed to become biting and piercing when it blew through Luoyang City. The air seemed to be condensing. Everyone felt uncomfortable, but Luo Jing didn't care.
With a creaking sound, the courtyard's somewhat old wooden door was pushed open, and two maids walked in slowly. They had hairpins on their heads, but they did not move at all while walking, and even their sleeves only swayed slightly. This etiquette was even more standard than that of some noble ladies in Chang'an City.
The two maids walked up to Luo Jing and whispered, "Sir, the family members have arrived. It's Master Chen."
A smile finally appeared on Luo Jing's face. He was the most handsome young man in Chang'an City, and his smile was very bright.
The two maids stared blankly, blushing, thinking to themselves, "The young master is so handsome."
Those who can serve as maids beside the legitimate son of the Luo family must have ancestors from the royal family of Luo State, and have had close relations with the family for at least several generations.
In modern terms, the censorship is very strict and no accidents are allowed to occur.
Moreover, in the Luo family system, whether it is a maid or a housekeeper, these titles are just titles. It is not a master-servant relationship, but a monarch-subject relationship.
This is fundamentally different from the personal dependence of many aristocratic families. The Luo family has too many loyal people to use. If someone does not want to continue this relationship, he or she can just leave.
Luo Jing followed the maid and left. The people around him followed him at the same time, inseparable. When they arrived at the lobby, Luo Jing saw his fifth uncle Luo Chen, whom he had not seen for a long time. He was the former Marquis of Shouguang and the only uncle of the Luo family who voluntarily resigned from his post in the Han court.
After Luo Jing and Luo Chen greeted each other, Luo Jing got straight to the point and asked, "Fifth Uncle, what does the family say about what my nephew wants?"
Many people will actively or passively ignore the fact that Zhaocheng is also in Shandong. The Luo family is well-informed about the news in Shandong, especially the news about Yan, Zhao, Qi, Han, Huai and Si. If the Luo family specifically wants to investigate, it is basically impossible to conceal it.
Luo Jing hoped to get help from his family in this regard. There was no need for his family to fight to the death with the princes and powerful people. He just needed to hand over the things to the court.
Luo Chen said: "You are the only legitimate son of the Luo family living outside, and you are also the son of the fourth brother. Since you want to do something and have asked the family for help, the family will naturally help you.
All the things committed by the princes of Shandong are here.
In particular, the information about the minting of difference coins is very detailed, and basically 80% of it is recorded, which is enough to turn the whole Shandong province upside down.
What effect you can achieve depends on how determined you are.
But your uncle still wants to advise you. You are still a child, not even crowned yet. These things are too big. When your brother held the power of regent, he was overwhelmed.
You, a child, have no talent in this area and are sentimental. You should be a cultured person living in a prosperous world.
The most frightening thing for people living in this world is to choose the wrong career, which will be difficult to make up for in a lifetime.
You are not a genius like your brothers. You don't have to put yourself in such a situation and push yourself so hard. You should think more about it.
The head of the family has gradually become silent over the years, and the relatives in Zhaocheng are very worried that something might happen to you."
Luo Jing nodded heavily upon hearing this and said, "Fifth uncle, I understand. My father told me the same thing before he passed away. But Your Majesty is my cousin and has a deep affection for me. How can I bear to abandon him, a man born in heaven and earth?
Even though I am not talented, not to mention that my nephew's father is King Luo Wen and his mother is Princess Lu Yuan, thinking of his parents' reputation, I have no choice but to do something.
But don't worry, uncle. I know the seriousness of the matter and will return to Chang'an after this matter is resolved."
Looking at Luo Chen's receding figure, Luo Jing weighed the information in his hand, and then opened it impatiently. Just by scanning the first page, he was shocked and angry. The speed at which these nobles fell was too fast.
During the thirty years of Luo Xin's rule, most of these people's land gains came from the re-cultivation of abandoned land in the early days of the founding of the country, and less than 10% came from the seizure of land. However, after Luo Xin's death, the increase in land in this area suddenly increased by more than five times.
After the newly minted coins of the imperial court were fully distributed, the princes and powerful people in Shandong took advantage of the situation to melt the coins made by the imperial court and mix other metals into them to make bad coins. However, since the coins made by the imperial court could not be rejected, the interests of the people were harmed.
However, it is still in its early stages, that is, the shortage of money is not particularly bad. After all, the imperial court has not yet minted its own money to extort money from the people, so the people can still survive.
But Luo Jing was already extremely angry!
When he came to Shandong, he didn't want to play the game of "hello, I'm fine, and everyone is fine", but to really take action.
Luo Jing put away the evidence and said in a deep voice: "Immediately summon the officials of Henan County to the mansion."
Upon hearing this, the waiter hurried out of the mansion. After coming to Luoyang for so many days, Luo Jing finally made his voice heard to everyone, which made many people feel that the dark clouds above their heads had dissipated a little.
It's really scary to have a big shot sitting next to you and not saying anything.
After receiving Luo Jing's notice, everyone hurried to Luo's mansion without stopping. After waiting for a while, Luo Jing saw that everyone was there, so he did not speak directly to the officials.
"Catch these traitors who betrayed the court."
The burly guards immediately stepped forward and captured the governor of Henan County and many of his subordinates.
This sudden change shocked everyone. The governor of Henan County had never expected this and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Sir, what does this mean? What does this mean?
I am a disciple of Confucianism."
Hearing that the governor of Henan County was actually a Confucian, Luo Jing became even more angry and shouted angrily: "You traitor, how can you be considered a Confucian? If the two saints Luo and Kong knew that there was a scum like you in the Confucian school, they would definitely take up their swords and clean up the sect."
After that, he said coldly: "You colluded with the princes, befriended the Chehou Mansion, and had two hearts towards the court, which allowed the money-sharing to be rampant in Henan County. The people suffered greatly from it, and you made a lot of money from it. The people wanted to report to the government but you detained them. Is that right or not?
Do you want me to throw the evidence in your face, so that you, the traitor, can have the opportunity to cry bitterly? "
The prefect of Henan County widened his pupils in shock. These things were obviously done very covertly, and on the surface he had been trying to trace the source of the shortfall of money, but Luo Jing had only been in Henan County for a few days, how could he have figured it out so clearly?
He wanted to say something, but Luo Jing ordered his men to take him and all the officials who had colluded with him away and put them in custody.
He glanced at everyone present, and everyone felt a chill down their spine, but when they thought about it, although it couldn't be said to be clean, they didn't make any big mistakes either.
We are all like this. We are not disloyal to His Majesty the Emperor, so we won't destroy ourselves because of this. No matter how powerful your Luo family is, do you really want all officials in the world to be saints?
Luo Jing was indeed not planning to cause trouble for them. Although he was a romantic literary man, he was Luo Xin's son after all and understood the importance of keeping one's feet on the ground.
Luo Jing took out the tiger talisman and said sternly: "According to the order of His Majesty the Emperor, I have the power to mobilize the troops of the counties and states.
Listen to my orders! "
Have you taken out the tiger talismans?
Can the emperor give you this thing?
Are you the Crown Prince?
The officials who were just shocked that the county governor was captured directly were now completely numb. However, the majesty of the Han court was unquestionable. Although many of these people were not clean, they were still loyal to the court. They all knelt on one knee and accepted the order.
"I have an order to immediately gather the troops of Henan County and recruit the good men to gather 50,000 men, distribute the weapons, and prepare for war!"
Opening the arsenal, releasing the granary, and mobilizing the people, this means a war is about to begin. However, Luoyang is located in the heart of the Han Dynasty, so who are they going to fight against?
Everyone had a vague sense of what Luo Jing wanted to do, but it was still a little hard to believe. Was he crazy?
No matter how good your family background is or how close you are to the royal family, you can't use it this way. Are you so confident that the emperor will trust you?
Luo Jing doesn't care about what these people think. When he came out of seclusion, Liu Heng was really worried about his safety, so he directly gave him the tiger talisman. In that case, he had to use it.
When a lion fights a rabbit, it uses all its strength!
The same applies to people!
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Jing entered Luoyang and did not speak for ten months. All the county officials were in a panic. When he summoned all the officials to his residence, the county governor and 32 of his subordinates were imprisoned. He was as still as a mountain and as powerful as thunder. All the officials were in awe and bowed their heads to listen to his orders. Jing then held a talisman and ordered all the officials to prepare for military affairs. No one dared to disobey. - "Han Shu Dong'e Hou Shijia"
(End of this chapter)
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