Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

In June, Chengdu.

After Empress Zhang died of illness, the soldiers and civilians in Chengdu wore plain clothes, and women wore plain clothes without decorations.All the officials put on plain clothes and went to the Daxing Queen's Palace to mourn.

Under the auspices of Dahonglu Du Qiong, a small funeral and a big funeral were held for Empress Zhang, and Liu Chan personally put jade in Zhang Yun's mouth.The envoys holding the talisman informed the high-ranking officials in the Han Dynasty who had more than [-] shi. Wherever the talisman went, the governors and prefects from all over the place cried, and the officials of the prefectures and counties sent officials to Chengdu to express their condolences.

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It can be said that the current high-standard etiquette for the death of Queen Zhang is the first time I have encountered it since the founding of the Han Dynasty.After all, the death of Lao Liu, who was of a higher standard, was not grand, but a bit hasty because of the lack of etiquette at the time and the death of the White Emperor.This time, the ceremony performed by Empress Zhang after her death basically followed the procedure of posthumous ceremony, which was more complete than Lao Liu's imperial ceremony.

If you study carefully, the Houli of the Han Dynasty differs from the emperor's ceremony only in the details, but they are generally similar.The reason for this has a lot to do with the lofty status of the queens of the Han Dynasty.

For example, the empress of the Han Dynasty had her own official office (such as the Empress Sanqing of the Han Dynasty) and was responsible for managing the harem. In theory, all the emperor's concubines, palace maids, and female officials were her subjects.Even in the Western Han Dynasty, the empress had military power. When Emperor Wu suffered from witchcraft, the empress Wei Zifu agreed with the prince Liu Ju to use the empress's middle stable carriage, take the weapons from the arsenal, and adjust the guards of Changle Palace, thinking that there was chaos.

However, all of these dissipated with Zhang Yun's death, and Liu Chan, who had dealt with the funeral after the grief, basically would not stand up.The reason why he didn't become a queen was not only for Liu Chan's personal feelings, but also for the sake of the eldest son Liu Sui.

Because there is a high probability that Liu Chan will make the eldest son of the concubine, Liu Sui, the crown prince. Liu Sui's speech and behavior in recent years have shown that he is an excellent heir.Therefore, in order to ensure that Liu Sui became the crown prince smoothly, Liu Chan did not intend to become a heir in order to stabilize his position as the crown prince.

After all, his mother, Mrs. Wang, is one of the rare people of humble origin in the palace.If she is allowed to be the queen, it is not good because she lacks prestige.It's better to put the position of queen on hold and cut off the thoughts of other concubines.

Although the entire palace at this time was plain, Liu Chan had already let go of his sorrow and handled his official duties with a calm behavior, because he still wanted to rejuvenate the big man.

Liu Chan browsed through the memorabilia written by Lv Yi, governor of Liangzhou, nodded his head slightly, and praised: "Lu Jiyang's memorandum is very good, and it should be an example for a great man to manage Liangzhou."

As he spoke, Liu Chan handed Lu Yi's memorial to Dong Yun and said, "I wonder if Xiuzhao (Dong Yun) has a different opinion?"

After Liu Chan succeeded Shan Yuwei, due to the large number of Hu tribes living in Liangzhou, Liangzhou was the first to bear the brunt of the need for reform.As the governor of Liangzhou, Lv Yi deserved to be an official. He cooperated with the Shangshu Beitai to quickly divide the pastures and assist the various countries to form a suitable official system.

At the same time, based on his long-term political experience in Liangzhou, in order to reduce ethnic conflicts and conflicts, Lu Yi believed that the Hu people in Hexi might be poor and destitute, and they were often used by local officials to graze and farm for them.The Shangshu proposed to promulgate laws to prohibit officials and civilians from enslaving and hiding these ethnic minorities, and to report to the superiors in time if they find out, and to return the previously separated Hu people to their tribes.

Dong Yun looked at Lu Ai's memorandum with admiration, and said: "My Majesty, there is nothing wrong with Lu Liangzhou's memorandum, but His Majesty wants to secure the barbarians on the border, and set up grasslands to govern them. But now At the beginning of the establishment of the regulations, there was a lack of officials to assist the commanders of thousands of horses in each country, and it was difficult for the big Han to penetrate. Therefore, the ministers thought that it was not as good as the generals who had just mastered writing, but those who had good friends with the Hu people were sent out as officials. Perhaps Lv Cishi could be recruited from the local Liangzhou Seek out the Sinicization of Hu people as officials, and let them serve under the command of Qianqichang.”

Dong Yun did not make up for Lu Yi's shortcomings in governing Liangzhou, but instead focused on the vassal state and Taoist system established by the Han Dynasty.Suggestions were put forward to transfer knowledgeable soldiers in the army, or conscript Liangzhou Sinicized Hu Wei to serve in the country and Taoism.So that the big man can govern the country and the way more deeply.

Holding a vermilion pen, Liu Chan commented on Lv Yi's memorabilia about the trade proposals between Han Liangzhou and the countries of the Western Regions, saying: "What you said is reasonable, and we can use Xiu Zhao's strategy to rule the northerners."

"promise!"

After reviewing, Liu Chan closed Lu Yi's memorial and asked in a deep voice, "Is there any other memorial?"

"Yes!" Liao Li handed over the scarf in his hand, and said, "Your Majesty, the prefect of Ankang will help Shangshu to report the construction of the mountain road in the county and the dredging of the Han River."

The predecessor of Ankang County was Shangyong, Xicheng, and Fangling counties. Because the three east counties were isolated and prominent, close to Nanyang, Jingzhou, and the road was dangerous and difficult, and the transportation was inconvenient, the Han Dynasty merged these three counties into one county. In order to facilitate governance and guarding, Ju Fu, who has been stationed here for a long time, was appointed as the prefect.

Although Ankang County is remote, it has a large population in terms of population. Xicheng County is the most populous, followed by Shangyongxian County, with a total of 350 households and a population of [-].Therefore, Jufu has contributed a lot to the in-depth management and control of Ankang County, which is divided into different regions, extensive road construction and dredging of the Han River.

As for the population of more than [-] in Ankang County, it did not come out of thin air. When the world was in chaos, a large number of people fled to Hanzhong. As a subsidiary county of Hanzhong, Ankang County also took over a large number of people.Especially after Xia Houshang's governance, the population of the three eastern counties also increased.

As for why Dahan paid attention to the road conditions in Ankang County at this time, a large part of the reason was that the frontline troops were about to withdraw to the country.In order to find Dahan's next target point to go east, Ankang County, as the bridgehead for the handover with Jingzhou, also came into Dahan's eyes as an understanding.

Liu Chan looked at the land and water road map of the three eastern counties presented by Ju Fu, and said, "Very good, let Ju Ankang pay more attention to farming, and don't waste farming because of road repairs."

"promise!"

After a pause, Liu Chan asked, "Gongyuan, how is the return of the army?"

Liao Li pondered for a while, and reported: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister stayed in Guanzhong, the governor Wang Ping, to guard Chang'an, and all the troops returned to the country in order. On July [-], the Prime Minister and General Hushi may arrive in Chengdu. It is said that next year we will continue to fight against Wei."

Liu Chan knocked on the map and said: "This year's Eastward campaign against Wei Wei was blocked by Sima Yi in Dahe and Tongguan, and the Wu people were defeated. It will not be easy to continue the campaign against Wei Wei next year."

The attendant Lu Zhi pondered for a while, and continued to say the strategy of last year: "Your Majesty, I think that if you want to continue to conquer against the Wei Dynasty next year, it is better to follow the policy of the minister, break Wuguan, attack Nanyang in Jingzhou, and force Cao Rui to move the capital to the Central Plains. Hebei. After occupying all of Jingbei, Luoyang can be taken from the top, and Yanyu can be left from the east. At that time, our big Han can occupy the land south of the great river, and most of the world will be in my hands. At that time, our country can destroy Wei by advancing north, and destroy Wu by going south. The unification of the world will not be far away.”