After a moment's thought, Liu Hong looked at the pile of impeachment memorials on the table. The people being impeached were the poor scholars he had recently promoted and appointed to positions in Guanzhong.
Liu Hong flipped through several letters and couldn't help but frown.
Liu Hong initially paid no attention to these impeachment memorials. As for the content of the impeachments, they were merely about the fact that those officials from humble backgrounds had used somewhat aggressive methods to purchase grain from local powerful families, and that the quotas for the trade market had not been allocated to them but were entirely the responsibility of the government.
This aroused resentment among some people, who used their connections to try to bring them down. At the same time, some members of the aristocratic families also wanted to use this impeachment to influence the officials from humble backgrounds promoted by Liu Hong and to test the emperor's attitude.
It seems that the mastermind behind this matter is involved.
"Heh~, you dare to mess with me? You have some nerve. I don't have that much time to waste on you."
Thinking of this, Liu Hong couldn't help but sneer, and an idea immediately formed in his mind. He then shouted loudly towards the outside of the hall:
"Someone come here!"
"Yes, Your Majesty. What are your orders?"
Upon hearing the emperor's shout at the entrance of Deyang Palace, a junior eunuch quickly entered the palace.
"Issue an order to the Imperial Secretariat: Li Ru, magistrate of Heyang County; Xu Xian, magistrate of Weinan County; and Fan Ming, magistrate of Gaoling County... for their ineffective governance. They are hereby recalled to Luoyang for investigation!"
"promise!"
Soon, the Ministry of Personnel issued several edicts, recalling Xu Xian, Li Ru, Fan Ming, and all those who had been impeached.
After the eunuch left, Liu Hong wrote a secret letter to Cheng Yu, instructing them to send people to make arrangements in Heyang, Weinan, and the counties where those poor scholars were serving. If those people dared to commit false accusations, then he could do the same.
Moreover, Liu Hong wanted more. He planned to use this incident to lure out all the people behind it and personally orchestrate a major case to eliminate them all.
"Send someone to Zhongde!"
"promise!"
Not long after the guards left, Zhang Rang hurriedly returned to report to Liu Hong.
Zhang Rang trotted over to Liu Hong's side and said respectfully, "Your Majesty! This servant has informed Commandant Yang as you instructed!"
"kindness!"
Liu Hong nodded, then looked at Zhang Rang, "Go back to your hometown and have your elder brother organize the local powerful families and merchants to send someone to the Western Regions!"
"The Western Regions?"
Zhang Rang paused for a moment, then cautiously asked, "What does Your Majesty mean?"
"Of course, we should let them go into business. Tell them that it's a great place to make money, and stop focusing on the people who are struggling to make a living from the land!"
Upon hearing the emperor's words, Zhang Rang immediately understood Liu Hong's meaning. He was preparing to have his family take the lead and use huge profits to attract the attention of those powerful and influential families.
It is also a reward for his loyal service these days, since his family will surely benefit greatly from the trade supported by the emperor.
Zhang Rang was immediately moved to tears and said, "This servant understands!"
Liu Hong smiled and said, "I understand. Then hurry up and go. If you're slow, don't blame me for not giving your family a chance!"
"Yes, ma'am! I'll go right away!"
Zhang Rang, who had just returned to Deyang Palace, jogged away again.
Just as Liu Hong was pondering, the eunuch standing at the shop entrance suddenly strode into the hall. "Your Majesty, the Chief Physician of the Medical Academy, Zhang Bozu, and the three doctors, Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing, and Dong Gan, request an audience!"
"please!"
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