It’s not that the minister is not loyal, but that the king is not clear!

Liu Bian suddenly felt a little nervous. Although Queen He said that, he was unwilling to let Liu Bian be a canary for the rest of his life. Therefore, he wanted to use Cai Yong and hoped that Cai Yong could help him contact some righteous men who were loyal to the royal family!

Cai Yong was a bit pedantic, but not stupid. At this time, when Liu Bian contacted the royal family to do what Liu Bian wanted to do, Cai Yong naturally knew that it was just that Guanzhong experienced continuous wars and chaos, which was the time to seek stability. Moreover, it was not easy to have such a situation now. It was really not necessary to continue fighting within, at least it shouldn't be at this time.

After persuading Liu Bian for a few words, Liu Bian said some angry words. In Liu Bian's opinion, they were angry words, but it was difficult to accept this old man who had been loyal to the Han Dynasty for a lifetime.

It was originally stuck between Ye Zhao and the royal family, and he was in a dilemma and felt a torment in his heart. Now, Liu Bian not only did not understand, but he maliciously speculated and ran, which made Cai Yong feel depressed. In addition, since the incident in Shu, he had already felt depressed. Liu Bian's words eventually became the last straw that crushed Cai Yong.

When Liu Bian heard the news that Cai Yong fell ill, he was also a little nervous, but he didn't expect that Ye Zhao would come to him directly.

Faced with Ye Zhao's attitude that was very different from his past, Liu Bian was a little cowardly and said: "I don't know about this matter. Perhaps it was because they said something they shouldn't say to Mr. Cai..."

"I understand!" Ye Zhao glanced at the famous scholars whose face changed slightly, and waved: "Take it down!"

"Your Highness! Your Highness!" Several famous men were shocked when they heard this. The personal guard camp brought by Dian Wei had already rushed up like a ferocious spirit and kicked these people to the ground without saying a word.

"Your Highness is too young. It seems that your highness's aide needs to be carefully selected for you." Ignoring the angrily begging and scolding of several famous scholars, Ye Zhao bowed to Liu Bian and said, "It's late at night, so I won't disturb your highness to rest."

It is impossible to kill Liu Bian. Not to mention that in the future, Ye Zhao will also use Liu Bian's name to occupy the name of Dayi to compete with the Xuchang court. Ye Zhao does not want to be accused of regicide. Ye Zhao can only attack Liu Bian's prestige and voice to the greatest extent.

"Lord, how do you deal with these people?" After leaving the royal palace, Dian Wei glanced at several famous scholars and bowed to Ye Zhao.

"Send it to Man Chong and tell him that I want to kill someone, but I also want to be famous, including the one who died inside." In the palace behind him, Liu Bian's unwilling roar could be vaguely heard. Ye Zhao glanced at several strategists and said calmly.

"Here!" Dian Wei nodded without saying anything more.

In the palace, Liu Bian's expression was a little distorted. He looked at Ye Zhao's departure and roared: "Riege, how dare you bully Yu Gu like this!"

"Your Highness, don't be so angry." Concubine Tang, who came after hearing the news, hurried forward, grabbed Liu Bian and comforted him.

"Bitch, you are also mocking the orphans!" Liu Bian looked at Concubine Tang fiercely and said angrily.

"How dare I?" Concubine Tang shook her head quickly and said.

"Bitch, come here!" Liu Bian said without hesitation, and pulled Concubine Tang over, tearing her clothes frantically.

Concubine Tang was disgraced and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, don't want it here!"

"Shut up!"

The sound of scolding gradually changed, and the precious clothes were torn apart wildly. Liu Bian needed to vent, but neither Ye Zhao nor the servants in the mansion could move, so he could only find the closest person around him to vent.

In the back hall, He Hou, who had already heard the news, looked at the two people who were gradually stacking together, sighed slowly, and said to the maid behind him: "Spent the maids around and the servants, don't let them come."

"Here!"

He looked at Liu Bian's figure with some disappointment. Queen He sighed and walked away silently. Now, he no longer had hope for Liu Bian. The only old minister who could have influenced Ye Zhao was so angry that Liu Bian was so angry that he was so angry that he was at this time. Queen He was a little tired. He didn't know why Liu Bian, who was obviously quite well-behaved and docile at the time, became like this today.

Cai Yong is gone, who else can rely on this Chang'an City?

It was already very late when Ye Zhao returned to the Taiwei Mansion. Liu Wei and others did not expect Ye Zhao to come back at this time. Before, Ye Zhao said that it would take half a month to come back as long as one month to come back. How many days have passed?

"Husband, what happened?" Liu Wei looked at Ye Zhao in confusion, and the other three were also looking at Ye Zhao worriedly.

"It's okay." Ye Zhao reached out and took Cai Yan into his arms, looked at everyone with a smile and said, "The exploration of the mine veins is relatively smooth. There are special people to do the rest. You are all pregnant, so you should come back and spend more time with your wife."

Cai Yan was not sure about Cai Yong's affairs in the end. Although according to the doctor's words, Cai Yong's date is probably the last few days, but if he can delay it for one day, he is really afraid that Cai Yan will not accept this blow.

Cai Yan keenly realized that Ye Zhao had something to hide from them, but he was obedient and did not ask.

"It's late at night, go back to your room to rest." Ye Zhao supported Cai Yan and Xin'er. The two of them had big belly. He was going to accompany them tonight.

...

Cai Yong finally failed to survive. On the third day after Ye Zhao returned to Chang'an, he passed away and his life was dying, Ye Zhao finally took Cai Yan and Cai Yi to Cai Yi and met the old man for the last time.

Cai Yong's death represents the end of an era. Over the years, old Han officials have passed away one after another. Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi are now Cai Yong.

Cai Yong's fall also represents the complete fall of the banner representing the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty in Chang'an. In the past, Cai Yong was still able to protect some loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. With him, even in a difficult situation, these ministers would support Liu Bian. However, with Cai Yong's death, it also represents the complete dissolution of the faction under Ye Zhao's command and the complete dissolution of the loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty.

However, for Ye Zhao, this faction had no effect. What he really cared about was Cai Yan falling ill because of this.

Already pregnant with Liujia, now that he has suffered such a blow, if Ye Zhao had not been prepared and cared for in a timely manner, even if he could protect his child, he would have fallen into the root of the disease.

...

In March, Chang'an is bathed in the spring breeze and on the ridges of the fields, the people of Guanzhong have begun to rush for the spring plowing at the beginning of the year. The people of Guanzhong all hope to have a better year in the future, and they have reason to think so.

Since Ye Zhao came to power, not only did he remove a large number of miscellaneous taxes left by Li Jue and Guo Si, but only agricultural taxes and commercial taxes were left, but the tax rate was also extremely low. In the era of Li Jue and Guo Si who had three taxes and one or even two taxes, and the more terrifying warriors later, Ye Zhao's taxes on five taxes and one can definitely be low, and he directly rented official land. Without the withdrawal of aristocratic families in the middle, the changes brought about were far more than that.

Moreover, manure was contradicted by everyone last year, but the production of a few people who were promoted by the government doubled last year, which caused many people to go to the government to ask about the method of making this manure before they finished last year. If they could be like those people, this year's grain harvest might have a big explosion.

In addition, the animal husbandry industry in Longyou has begun to show initial results. Some families with surplus grain at home have begun to take the initiative to go to the government to buy some livestock such as chickens and calves to keep.

As for the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, it has not developed rapidly because everyone is still struggling on the food and clothing line. However, Ye Zhao is not in a hurry. People's needs continue to improve with the changes in their living standards. When the people no longer have to have headaches for food and clothing, they will naturally start to pay attention to the improvement of their living standards. Then, it is the time when these fruits and vegetables truly develop.

As for now, most of the fields for planting fruits and vegetables are not rented out by the army or some officials.

After all, the army needs to maintain nutritional balance, and the huge demand can only be self-sufficient at present.

In addition, Ye Zhao also began to encourage private trade. At the latest next year, the business in Guanzhong will usher in a transformation like Shuzhong. At that time, trade between Shuzhong and Guanzhong will begin to circulate, and at the same time, there will be more private caravans traveling to the Western Regions.

After a year of renovation and governance, Chang'an has recovered some prosperity. Although it is not comparable to the heyday, it is many times better than the lifelessness that Ye Zhao had just occupied this city.

Last year, the population in Guanzhong stopped declining, and even added 10,000 households.

It sounds like a lot less than the previous increase in the population of 100,000,000 in Shu, but at the beginning, the population of Shu was able to increase so rapidly. First, Ye Zhao continued to naturalize the Southern Barbarians and Qiang people. More importantly, Guanzhong was in chaos, and most of the increased population in Shu in recent years came from Guanzhong.

Now that Guanzhong is occupied by Ye Zhao, it is difficult to find a place around to absorb a large amount of population. The strategies of the surrounding Qiang people are still in a gentle state of assimilation. Many of the newly added population of tens of thousands of households have flowed back from Shuzhong. In fact, the increase in the population of the entire Ye Zhao force has not increased much.

The population of Xiliang is not strong and there is no war, so it is naturally impossible to migrate southward. According to the predictions of Xi Zhicai, Li Ru, Man Chong, Yan Pu, Fei Guan and others, in the future, in addition to the population produced by Ye Zhao, it is difficult to see a surge in population like in previous years. If you want to continue to increase the population, in addition to encouraging childbirth, you have to find ways to naturalize the Qiang people and the Hu people, but it is best to occupy Xiliang as soon as possible and connect the north and south. Even if you are not ready to send troops to the Central Plains for the time being, you must take control of the Silk Road in order to absorb the population, resources and talents of the Western Regions countries and the grasslands.
Chapter completed!