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"Your Majesty delegated power to them. One is to test them, and the waves wash away the sand. The other is to paralyze them, just like we paralyzed us back then."
"When the princes hear this news, they will definitely be secretly happy, and will gradually reveal their true nature!"
"At that time, His Majesty will be able to target them one by one!"
"This is His Majesty's great genius!"
Li Ru continued.
Dong Zhuo nodded heavily.
If he is still a prince now, he will definitely be very happy to hear this order from the emperor.
Immediately change taxes and take the opportunity to expand military power.
Then other princes will definitely do the same!
"Your Majesty is far-sighted at such a young age, there is hope for the great man's prosperity!"
Dong Zhuo let out a long sigh.
As if, is about to witness the rise of a new strong man!
"Wen You, although a certain family is now a Grand Master, they don't feel safe at all. Tell me, what should we do next to keep our status and lives?"
Emperor Dream Dong Zhuo will never do it again,
Now, he just wants to think about how to live.
Li Ru thought about this question for a long time.
Dong Zhuo looked at him quietly, surprisingly patiently.
After a long time, Li Ru's lingering steps gradually stopped,
"Father-in-law, if you want to survive, you must reflect our value!"
"We have committed the great crime of punishing the nine clans. The reason why His Majesty didn't kill us is because we are still valuable to His Majesty!"
"So, we have to find this value and play it out. Only by doing what we like can we keep our status and our lives."
Value is the only reason for existence!
To the Son of Heaven, a worthless person is not worthy of living in this world.
Dong Zhuo said in a deep voice, "Then what is our value?"
Li Ru looked up at him, "If you want to know what our value is to His Majesty, you have to think about what Your Majesty wants."
"Based on my observations, the following points are summarized:"
"One, Your Majesty loves beauties. We can collect beauties from all over the world to give to Your Majesty. But to be worthy of Your Majesty, not only must they be good in appearance, but also have both ability and virtue, and a clean identity."
"Second, His Majesty doesn't like others to disobey him. We can use the power His Majesty gave to solve some troubles for him!"
"Three, Your Majesty loves money. My father-in-law can give all the family property to His Majesty, so he will be very happy. As long as you can keep your status, isn't it easy to make money?"
"Four, and most importantly, loyalty!"
"If these four points can be achieved, the status of father-in-law will be as stable as Mount Tai!"
Only by keeping Dong Zhuo's position can he keep his position.
Li Ru knew this, so he racked his brains to make suggestions for Dong Zhuo.
"I understand!"
Dong Zhuo nodded, turned around and shouted to the servants, "Go, call Dong Min over!"
After a while
A burly man with a similar appearance to Dong Zhuo walked in.
"Second brother, what is your order?"
Dong Zhuo had three brothers in total, the eldest brother died of illness a few years ago, leaving behind a son named Dong Huang.
There is also a younger brother named Dong Min.
Not long ago, when Dong Zhuo promoted his subordinates, he gave Dong Min the position of General Zuo.
"Have someone reassess the family property, keep half a year's expenses, and send the rest to the palace!"
Dong Zhuo ordered.
"what?"
Dong Min was dumbfounded, "Why, brother? Didn't Your Majesty say that our family only needs to contribute half of the property?"
"Leaving only half a year's expenses, that's [-]% of our family property!"
"Has Your Majesty changed his mind again?"
Dong Min gritted his teeth, clenched his fists tightly, and cursed, "You fool!"
"boom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a big footprint landed on his body, kicking him several meters away.
"Cough cough!"
Dong Min had a severe chest pain and coughed up blood.
It can be seen that this kick is really hard!
"Brother, what are you doing!"
Dong Min shouted in confusion.
Dong Zhuo glared at him fiercely, and shouted angrily, "From now on, whoever lets a certain family hear the word "faint king" will be killed without mercy!"
"Your Majesty is wise and mighty. As a courtier, we should respect and fear him. Don't be blasphemous. Do you understand?"
Killing intent spreads!
Everyone saw that Dong Min had been beaten and vomited blood. That was the lord's younger brother.
Obviously no kidding.
Who dare not understand!
Everyone keep Dong Zhuo's words in their hearts, and quickly erase the word Hunjun from their memories!
Seeing that the deterrent effect had been achieved, Dong Zhuo stretched out his palm to Dong Min and pulled him up.
"Third brother, don't blame the certain family. The certain family is saving you and our Dong family. Do you understand?"
Cough!
Dong Min nodded,
At this time, if you don’t understand, you have to pretend to understand!
"Brother, I know what to do."
He stroked his chest, turned and left.
Looking at Dong Min's back, Dong Zhuo sighed, "Wen You, I hope it will be useful for us to do this."
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Chapter 45 Corrupt officials and talents on the streets
As the largest city in the country, the streets of Luoyang City are very lively.
Liu Bian just walked out of the palace and came to the main street, and soon felt the atmosphere of the market.
Although he has inherited the memory of his predecessor, he still knows little about life outside the palace.
and,
Knowing from memory and seeing with one's own eyes are two completely different feelings.
There are all kinds of people on the street,
There are peddlers pushing carts, woodcutters carrying firewood on the streets, and refugees begging along the streets...
All kinds of colors make up a substantial picture.
Compared to the desertedness of the palace, Liu Bian prefers to be lively.
"Come on, come on, throw the pot, and hit two coins once!"
Liu Bian was strolling along the street with four maids, when he suddenly heard shouts from the side of the street.
Many people and ordinary people gathered together, and all of a sudden, it became lively.
"Come on, let's go take a look."
It was a rare time to come out, and Liu Bian also ran over to join in the fun.
For him, everything in this era is novel.
Moreover, as the emperor, it is also necessary to understand the people's sentiments.
among the crowd,
A young man holds a bundle of arrows, next to a copper kettle.
Tossing Pot is a game often played by nobles, which originated from shooting ceremony.
That is, everyone takes the same number of arrows, stands at the same distance and throws them into the copper pot, and the person who throws more arrows wins.
This game is also very common among folks.
However, adults are usually not leisurely, mostly children playing.
I didn't expect someone to use such an elegant game as a tool to make money.
"Fathers and folks, today I would like to recommend a good opportunity to make money."
"As long as you throw in an arrow, you can get two coins. This opportunity should not be missed. Does anyone want to try it?"
The young man took out a wooden box, which contained a lot of copper coins.
"The money is here, don't you feel tempted, come and take it home!"