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    An error occurred while processing private files. Luo Sinan issued a warning.  Obviously he wanted Li Hu to control the situation and not let it develop, causing the domestic situation to get out of control. But Li Hu was too determined and he had an army. In the past two years or so, the Tiger Army had been deployed in the northwest and central plains.  Repeated battles with Southeast have made Li Hu's prestige unprecedentedly high. As a result, the Hu Lie faction's armies, which had been the most troublesome at first, were successfully reorganized. The army of 500,000 became Li Hu's most powerful weapon to dominate Middle-earth, so he was not afraid of domestic affairs at all.  The situation is out of control.  In China, the biggest opponent that hindered Li Hu from ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor and hindering Li Hu's reform was the old bureaucrats in China. However, Li Hu cleverly used the great hatred of the Confucian scholars and people all over the world for the corruption of the old bureaucracy, which led to the destruction of life in China.  , provoking a direct struggle between the two sides.  The old bureaucrats in China were powerful and had an absolute chance of winning. However, Li Hu clearly supported the Confucian scholars and ordinary people and strictly prohibited the dispatch of local troops from various places. This made the situation very unfavorable for the old bureaucrats.  When the Confucian scholars and the common people saw that the army was not dispatched, they would naturally guess that the court was deliberately conniving, and they would become more and more courageous. The results can be imagined.  Li Hu added fuel to the flames, and the civil and military ministers were panicked.  The local bureaucrats were even more frightened. At this time, Li Hu issued an edict to the world to launch the Northern Expedition, which undoubtedly made matters worse.  Confucian scholars and common people were at the lowest level of society. They cheered for Li Hu and the Tiger Army's Northern Expedition. At the same time, they also knew that Li Hu was acquiescing to their "rebellion" and conniving at their "attack" and "elimination" of the old bureaucracy.  , they will be more courageous and their behavior will be more extreme. The old bureaucracy will be fatally hit, and many officials may lose their lives as a result.  The local government was paralyzed and the Central Plains fell into chaos. This not only put the kingdom in a precarious situation, but also made the Northern Expedition full of crises. Li Hu placed his final "bet" on the Northern Expedition. Once the Northern Expedition failed, Li Hu's  Hegemony will take a heavy blow, and the future will be dark.  Luo Sinan¡¯s advice was unsuccessful.  The Tiger Army is invincible, and the great cause of reunification is close at hand. Li Hu's strength has expanded to the extreme. At this time, he is very confident. It can be seen from the recent series of events in Chang'an that Li Hu can no longer tolerate those who oppose him.  There is no room for people who disagree with you.  Luo Sinan retreated and sought the next best thing, trying to protect Li Gang.  Li Hu has already planned to sideline Li Gang.  He must personally lead the army in the Northern Expedition, so he left Chang'an.  In name, Prime Minister Li Gang acted as the agent of state affairs.  Although the central power is now concentrated in the Imperial Department, and Luo Sinan's prestige is not the same, Li Gang is the prime minister after all, controlling the three provinces and other highest government agencies in the central government. If he intends to alleviate the domestic situation, there are still many ways.  Li Hu thought about it for a long time and accepted Luo Sinan's advice.  This storm has formed and is getting more intense. When the Tiger Army goes all out in its Northern Expedition, it is also the moment when the domestic situation is at its worst. At this time, someone really needs to come out to ease the situation. At the very least, he must ensure the operation of the local government to ensure that the government  Land privatization was successfully implemented. ¡¡¡¡£½¡¡At the end of December, Yue Fei from Central Plains, Zhe Kecun from Shandong, and Li Jin from Hedong arrived in Chang'an to report on their duties.  These three commanders had received the edict of the Northern Expedition on the way. After arriving in Chang'an, Li Hu explained to them in detail the current situation and the importance of the Northern Expedition. In a word, the Northern Expedition could only win, not lose.  On the 25th, Dong Xiuqiu, Luo Qinghan, Hou Gai, Zhe Kezhi and three commanders gathered at the Han Palace.  Discuss in detail the strategy for the Northern Expedition.  "The Privy Council's idea is to attack from the north and the south." Dong Xiuo stood in front of the map and introduced to Li Hu and everyone the strategy of the Northern Expedition drawn up by the Privy Council.  "The southern front army is composed of the Central Plains and Shandong armies, with a total strength of 180,000. The northern front is composed of the northwest Pingxia Army and the Hedong army, with a total strength of 100,000. The southern front army crosses the river and heads north, aiming directly at Handan. The northern front army is  The main force left Huguan and entered Hebei via the Fu caliber, and attacked Handan with the southern army. The decisive battlefield of the Hebei War was Handan. ""In order to cooperate with the Handan battlefield, the northern army moved out of Jingjing with a partial division to attack Zhending and contain part of the Jin army.  . At the same time, the army of Daibei, Wang Yao, came out of Juyongguan to threaten Yanjing and contain the Jin army of Youyan. Tie Shuai led the main force of Daibei to guard the north and south of Yinshan and faced off against the Jin army's Western Zhang army.  This battle should be the decisive battle of the Northern Expedition. If this battle is won, the army can directly attack Youyan." Dong Xiuo stopped here and said, "Considering the bad domestic situation, after the army regains Hebei, will it continue to attack Youyan?  It depends on the situation at that time" "The ultimate goal of the Northern Expedition is to regain Youyan," Li Hu added without hesitation, "For the soldiers of the Northern Expedition, your goal is Youyan, which is to capture Yanjing and capture Ping.  Zhou Lu, drive the Jin army back to Liaodong. As for the domestic situation, you don't need to think about it. " Li Jin, Zhe Kecun and Yue Fei took the order.  Dong clown and Luo QingThe others looked at each other.  His eyes showed worry.  As far as the current situation is concerned, the Northern Expedition needs to be resolved quickly so that the main energy can be used to stabilize the domestic situation. However, Li Hu obviously has no such plan. He is determined to use the power of the people of China to completely eradicate the old bureaucracy and lay the foundation for his new dynasty.  Build to pave the way.  "After the New Year, you go back, assemble your troops, and be ready to attack at any time." Li Hu continued, "After this battle is fought, China will be unified, and the people of China will live a good life. The officers and soldiers deserve the credit.  "Wei." "Will the Marshal go on a personal expedition this time?" Zhe Kecun asked suddenly.  "Of course, of course I have to go to the battlefield of the Northern Expedition in person." Yue Fei hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Commander, the domestic situation is not good now. If you leave Chang'an" "Chang'an has a princess, an imperial minister, and a large group of people.  Minister, nothing will happen." Li Hu said with a smile, "The situation in the past two years was far more critical than today, but we survived, so today's situation is nothing to me, but" Li Hu  Look at the crowd.  He said word for word, "If the Northern Expedition is defeated, the situation will not be critical, but very, very bad." "Once we are defeated, there will be an invasion of gold thieves from the outside, and rebellions one after another internally. The soldiers have worked hard before  The good situation we have won is lost." Luo Qinghan solemnly warned, "The three of you must tell your subordinates when you go back that this is a battle that can only be won but not lost. For the sake of the peace of Middle-earth for generations, we will die in pieces.  No matter what.¡± = At ??the end of December, the Ordinance Department finally came up with a specific implementation plan for the privatization of official land.  Fan Zhichang and Changsun Kangning were responsible for the regulations. The two ministers and a group of officials followed Li Hu's request and repeatedly weighed the interests of all parties. They worked hard and stayed up all night, and finally came up with a draft before the end of the year.  According to this draft, the official land was first divided into two, and the expenses of local government agencies and official salaries were drawn from the income of this half of the official land. At the same time, due to the needs of the Northern Expedition, the imperial court stopped subsidizing local finances and strictly prohibited local governments from  The government withheld taxes paid to the national treasury, and it was strictly forbidden for local governments to levy taxes of various types without authorization. Once local government agencies and officials were found to be disobeying the imperial orders, they would be dismissed from their posts on the spot, and in serious cases, they would be exiled or even beheaded.  The other half of the official land is put up for sale, and more than 50% of the land must be sold to ordinary people.  This category of ordinary people is relatively vague.  From a factual point of view, the extremely poor cannot afford it. In addition, the number of fields is limited after all. People who do not have certain assets and have no certain relationship with the government will definitely not be able to buy it. This leads to a more complicated situation.  In order to ensure the results of the privatization of official land, the Ordinance Department decided that at the same time as the privatization of official land, all localities must conduct land inventories and register them. In the future, taxes will be levied based on the actual land enthroned.  In order to crack down on illegal activities that occurred in the process of official land sales and land inventory, the court rewarded whistleblowers with considerable amounts of land, while the punishment for offenders ranged from land confiscation to imprisonment, exile or even beheading.  The entire plan to privatize official land embodies the court's ability to take into account the interests of all parties and impose strict penalties.  Such severe punishment has never been seen in the history of the Song Dynasty.  The punishments in the Song Dynasty were relatively light, especially for the bureaucracy, and they were even more indulgent. A typical example was that they could still receive a salary after being imprisoned.  The Chang'an court has promulgated new criminal laws, but due to domestic instability and the old bureaucrats controlling the local area, there has been little obvious effect. However, this time the old bureaucrats have been pushed to the "cusp of the storm."  If you go against the court and continue to take bribes and bend the law, the consequences can be imagined. Even if the court tolerates the traitors, the angry local people will attack them and tear them into pieces.  = New Year is here, this is the fourth year of Jianxing in the Song Dynasty (1129 AD).  In the first month of the year, the festive atmosphere in Chang'an is very light.  The situation in the country was getting worse and worse, and Chang'an was deeply affected. All civil and military officials were helplessly watching in panic as emergency documents flew in like snowflakes from all over the country.  Under normal circumstances, absolute troops need to be mobilized at this time to deter and suppress, but this storm was launched by Li Hu. Li Hu strictly prohibited the deployment of local armies from various places, and at the same time assembled the main force to launch the Northern Expedition. This caused local Confucian scholars and ordinary people to act unscrupulously.  They became more and more courageous, and attacks on government offices became commonplace. Some even began to attack official residences. News that officials and assistants from various places were beaten or even killed came to Chang'an one after another.  Judging from the development of the situation, this anti-corruption storm has slowly evolved into a bloody violence.  However, at this moment, Li Hu once again added fuel to the flames.  Following Li Hu¡¯s orders, a group of the most evil corrupt officials were killed in a centralized manner in Chang¡¯an, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Hanzhong, Nanyang, Xiangyang and other places.  When bloody heads were hung on city towers everywhere, and notices to kill corrupt officials were posted all over the city walls and villages, the resentment buried deep in the hearts of the people was completely aroused, and they vented all their anger.After killing the bureaucrats, they began to kill them, beat their subordinates, burn their mansions and estates, and even burn down government offices.  This time, not only Li Gang tried hard to dissuade him, but also Dong Xiuxiu, Huang She, Chai Yun and others tried to dissuade Li Hu and begged to use the army to suppress him.  Li Hu flatly refused. He announced to the world that the Northern Expedition was about to begin, and the army was about to cross the river and march north. In order to ensure the victory of the Northern Expedition, he hoped that the people would exercise restraint and actively engage in production while supporting the Northern Expedition of the Tiger Army to ensure the military needs of the Northern Expedition.  As for the anti-corruption storm that is turning into bloody violence, he did not even mention it. His connivance and acquiescence are self-evident.  £½ £¨In the past month, the unit has been engaged in employee training, and I have to take classes in my spare time. I have less time to code. I can only update one chapter today. Please forgive me. I am sorry.£©
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