Han Shizu

Chapter 823 Reflection of Emperor Han

".For more than a month, there were more than 240 households in Chengdu who lost their families and scattered their wealth. Among them, there were more than 30 households, big and small. Without exception, all the property and land he owned were confiscated, and his family and clan were all gathered in Chengdu to set up a camp for detention. Zhang Mei, the commander-in-chief of the camp, was specially in charge of the matter.

Outside of Chengdu, Zi, Mian, Han, Jian, Mei and other prefectures are all like this. The generals and schools all follow this method. In the plain states, honored ministers, bureaucrats, and tyrants are almost all spared.There were more than [-] people detained in the centralized detention center. After Zhao Pu arrived in Chengdu, he wanted to move all of them out of Shu, but when there was chaos, it was delayed.

The money, food, and silk paid were countless, and all the armies from the generals to the next, all benefited from it.After the chaos, the rest of the local generals who had surrendered originally, because they were afraid of this, gathered in the city of infants and resisted the king's teacher."

In the Chongzheng Palace, Li Chongju reported the situation in Shuzhong seriously to Liu Chengyou who was sitting on the imperial case, with caution.Hearing this, Liu Chengyou suddenly interrupted him: "Arrested more than 50,000 people, and all their property was confiscated?"

Li Chongju nodded.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou immediately scolded: "You did such an amazing job, so impatient, no wonder the rebound came so fast!"

Of course, there are some things that must be done absolutely, but the problem is that if you don't cooperate well, the food looks too ugly.
"During the time of the chaos, the military discipline of the armies was abolished, and all the soldiers wanted to restrain them. In the city of Chengdu, there were already cases of looting and blackmailing the people. Fortunately, Commander Xiang discovered it in time and strictly curbed it. All the soldiers who violated the law , beheading Zhengfa in full, the upper and lower are su. Before proceeding to clear the handover, Xiang Dushuai also issued a strict order, not to be ordered, not to be confiscated privately, and not to infringe on ordinary people.

The situation in Chengdu is still under control. However, the local garrison lacks restraint. While there are orders from the top to suppress, the orders from the bottom are excessive, which arouses popular uprisings. "

Listening to his words, Liu Chengyou was silent for a while, and suddenly asked: "In the process of liquidation, among the generals, who is the most active!"

It was obvious that the emperor's question was ironic, and Li Chongju had nothing to hide, so he said directly: "Wang Quanbin, Wang Renshan, Li Yan, Guo Jin, Cui Yanjin, He Jianjian, Han Jixun, Liu Guangyi, Murong Chengtai, Ma Renyu"

"Okay! All the senior generals are among them!" Liu Chengyou smiled lightly.

"Wang Renfu collected tens of thousands of money and silk, and took possession of four beauties in the Shu Palace; he resold the grain and cloth he had paid, and made a lot of profits; Wang Quanbin indulged his subordinates. Among the armies, Fengguo's military discipline was the worst. Punishment, and conflicts occurred between the two.”

"Enough!" Liu Chengyou raised his hand to stop him, with a feeling of indisputable anger: "Among these people, which one has not been praised by me? Once they entered Shuzhong, they were all fascinated by money and beauties? This is also the case with Wang Quanbin. I don’t want to be famous for a lifetime, so I’m so indulgent in Chengdu?”

Seeing that the emperor was a little sullen, Li Chongju couldn't help but said: "Among the generals, there are also upright people. Zhao Kuangyin, Zhang Yongde, Zhang Yanqing and others are not moved. Zhang Yongde town Yuzhou, and Yuzhou is safe; Zhang Yanqing does not take any money for the transfer of goods. ; Zhao Kuangyin restrained his subordinates, repeatedly dissuaded him, spoke many kind words, and strictly enforced military discipline."

"Zhao Kuangyin! The richest man in Yangzhou is no less than Chengdu. He was unmoved in Yangzhou back then, and it's not surprising in Chengdu!" Hearing Li Chongju mention Zhao Kuangyin, Liu Chengyou muttered a sentence, and suddenly asked: "Back then, he ran a thousand miles away. In Chengdu, it was Zhao Kuangyin who arrived first, but he didn't enter the city, nor accepted Meng Chang's surrender, but waited for Xiangxun to lead the Northern Route Army to arrive?"

A little surprised at Liu Chengyou's jump in thinking, Li Chongju still responded honestly: "Exactly! It is said that Zhao Kuangyin had three opportunities to take the lead in entering the city, but he gave up all of them. He said it was to avoid conflicts between soldiers from the east and north. Fighting for merit caused conflicts. Afterwards, the grievances of the lieutenants of the Northern Route Army really subsided!"

After regaining consciousness, after thinking about it, he raised his eyes to look at Li Chongju, and Liu Chengyou ordered: "You can make arrangements, so that the envoys, officials and spies of Wude in Shu will show my general the performance of the generals and schools of the Shu army, regardless of the details. , Record them all for inspection, and keep them secret.”

"Yes!" Li Chongju responded immediately with his mind tensed.

"Also, the network of secret agents in Sichuan and Shu is about to be rolled out. Let me keep an eye on the reactions of old Shu generals from all over the place!" Liu Chengyou added.

"Yes! The minister ordered to go down immediately!" Li Chongju cupped his hands.

After Li Chongju stepped back, Liu Chengyou entered the state of being alone again, his expression returned to his usual seriousness, he pondered for a long time, and finally let out a deep sigh.

In fact, Liu Chengyou was not surprised that there would be chaos in Sichuan and Shu, and he was even mentally prepared for it.But, to his surprise, the rebellion came too fast, too fast.And what the Han army did in Shuzhong was really "implementing" the will of the emperor, which was a bit too thorough.

Liu Chengyou had some regrets in his heart, not because he regretted taking action against the upper class in central Sichuan, but because the preparation time was too short, the action was too hasty, and the matter was considered too simple.The actions of the Han army were quick and violent, but the auxiliary work was not in place at all. The most important step, the redistribution of land and other production materials, was not carried out at all, and the Han army had already done things to the extent of "anger and grievance".

This time, Liu Chengyou once again realized how difficult it is to implement the policy, and how important it is to communicate the situation smoothly.Without a bureaucratic team with sufficient combat effectiveness, reforms will definitely cause problems.

Fortunately, the situation in Sichuan and Shu was undergoing major changes. When the ruling order of the Han Dynasty was restructured, some problems broke out, but some problems were also covered up.Of course, an incident proved the correctness of Liu Chengyou's original decision and strengthened his determination to intensify the rectification efforts.

However, Liu Chengyou still couldn't help but reflect on himself. He was a little conceited. The successive years of victories made him proud. He easily broke through Shuguan, entered Chengdu, and destroyed Mengshu, which made him feel elated.

Treating affairs and handling decisions with a proud and strong attitude will inevitably appear headstrong.However, still the same sentence, Liu Chengyou didn't think his choice was wrong, but just reflected on himself, he didn't make enough preparations, and the Sichuan and Shu problems could be handled more calmly.

On the other hand, Liu Chengyou is a little vigilant, vigilant about military issues.In Liu Chengyou's view, what the Pingshu army did was like releasing a hungry tiger out of its cage. As a result, the upper class of the Shu Kingdom was severely injured, but the Han army itself suffered a severe loss of military discipline.

Even though Liu Chengyou had warned him a long time ago, even if generals like Xiang Xun and Zhao Kuangyin were vigilant, the rate of corruption of the entire army was still astonishing from the relaxation of restraint from above.Of course, this is understandable. After all, soldiers fight for the country, trek all the way, fight bloody battles, fight bitterly and defeat the enemy. As a winner, it is right to enjoy it.

In the final analysis, Liu Chengyou took it for granted and overestimated the strength of his control over the army. One can imagine what the outcome would be if the general was in charge of the army and the arrogant general was slack.

The Han army is known for its strict military discipline, but once relaxed, it is still a group of arrogant soldiers. The limitations of the feudal army are fully demonstrated in Shuzhong.And Liu Chengyou also realized again that his education and brainwashing of "loyalty to the emperor, serving the country, killing the enemy and making meritorious service" for so many years did not prevent the army from becoming a scourge.

The world is not peaceful yet, and the troubled times are not yet over, so the disaster of a martial artist should be taken seriously.

Take the tiger from the Pingshu Han Army who has been loosened. It is not so easy to drive this tiger back to the cage.Fortunately, one is the general, and the other is the military law. With these two, I can barely put on the reins again. Of course, the more important thing is that the soldiers have already eaten "mouthfuls of oil" and their desires have been satisfied. It will be easier for them to rush back to the circle, and things will be easier to handle.
But the problem in Shuzhong really sounded the alarm for Liu Chengyou. The army should not relax in any way, and the established rules should not be broken at will, otherwise, it will definitely suffer.

Perhaps in the position of the emperor, coupled with Chang Si's modern chaos and the changes of dynasties, Liu Chengyou's feelings are particularly deep.Judging from Zhao Kuangyin's previous performance, his worries may also come from this. It is a kind of "talent", which of course is not as clear as Liu Chengyou.

And because of the chaos in Shu, Liu Chengyou also thought that in the future to pacify the Southern Tang, Wuyue, and Lingnan, we can no longer do it like this. We must pay attention to the methods and methods, make sufficient preparations, and conduct detailed investigations to minimize hidden dangers. scope.If the army is used to deal with it roughly, the sequelae are still too great.

However, if you think about it carefully, using a violent institution like the military to smash everything and rebuild it has an effect that cannot be compared with other methods.

Everything has its two sides, its pros and cons, and it only depends on the trade-offs. Liu Chengyou has a deeper understanding of this.

At best, the army should be the backing for all reforms and elimination of disadvantages.After Central Shu is completely pacified, it is still necessary to strengthen the army building, military discipline, and military morale, all need clearer guidance and education
Generally speaking, the root of the chaos in Shu lies with Liu Chengyou, and he, the emperor, should bear the main responsibility.Regarding this point, Liu Chengyou admitted it. Of course, as the emperor, he couldn't really be responsible.

Someone has to take the blame for him!And the candidate for the blame already has a candidate in his heart, perhaps long before the Shu chaos, Liu Chengyou had already considered the candidate for the blame.
Thoughts fluctuated in his mind, Liu Chengyou thought a lot, but he had already formed a clear thread.

After thinking for a long time, Liu Chengyou moved his aching neck, and his face regained his composure. He ordered someone to take a piece of yellow silk, and took a pen to write a letter on it. Arrived at the trainer's hand.

Liu Chengyou's handwriting, the meaning is very clear, what happened in the middle of Shu, the behavior of the soldiers, don't look into the past, they have already made a lot of money, it's time to work hard to put down the chaos, before the "National Day" next year, he wants the middle of Shu to be completely pacified, so that there will be no future troubles kind.

Next year will enter the 11th year of Qianyou, the juncture of Liu Chengyou's succession to rule the Han Dynasty for a full ten years, and a grand celebration has been scheduled to summarize and celebrate the ten years of Qianyou Dynasty's rule.

At that time, for Liu Chengyou, perhaps the best congratulatory gift is the pacification of the chaos in Shu!
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