Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 751 Public opinion
"Your Majesty will move the capital to Chang'an and set up a new palace."

On the third day of April in the 20th year of Jianxing, a piece of news spread in the palace, and then spread in Chengdu at an extremely fast speed.

The topic of moving the capital has been circulating in Chengdu for a long time. Now that the news is almost solid, the discussion has become more heated.After all, there are a large number of government-affiliated institutions in Chengdu, and thousands of people are involved in this matter.

In the Wudan Academy Palace, Qiao Zhou was giving lectures to the scholars on his seats, imparting his understanding of the "Shangshu", saying: "Pan Geng moved five times, and he will govern Bo Yin, and the people will consult and complain. The third chapter of "Pangeng" Pangeng moved to Yin, and the people were unfit to live there, so he led all his relatives to make a vow..."

"Since Shang King Zhongding of the Shang Dynasty, after the chaos of the ninth generation, when Pan Geng succeeded to the throne, the Shang country declined. After moving the capital five times, there was no fixed place. The subjects sighed and complained, and did not want to move. Therefore, Pan Geng told the princes And the ministers... After moving to Yin, the people are peaceful, the ministers are happy, and the Yin way is revived."

That's right, Qiao Zhou was carrying his own private goods. In his narration, he compared the moving of the capital Chang'an to Pan Geng's moving to Yin, praised the future of the great man, and introduced the rich soil and water, fertile fields, and well-developed rice paddies in the area of ​​Yin, which is a metaphor for the geographical advantages of Guanzhong. , to guide scholars to yearn for.

In order to successfully move the capital of the Han Dynasty to Chang'an and reduce the dissatisfaction of officials and scholars in Chengdu, Qiao Zhou wrote "Xing Guo Lun", in which he virtualized the two countries of "Yinyu" and "Zhaojian", because Yu is a small country, Zhaojian is a big country, and the two countries have always been enemies.With the emergence of the wise man Fu Yuzi and Mingjun Qitian, Yinyu led Yinyu to defeat Zhaojian several times and expanded the territory.

When the Ming Lord Qitian wanted to completely defeat Zhaojian and move the capital to Xingdi, many local subjects refused to move and complained one after another.Gao Xianqing is very popular among the people, and the people of the country recommend him to see the wise man, hoping that he can persuade Fu Yuzi, so that Mingzhu Qitian can change his mind.

So Gao Xianqing started a debate with Fu Yuzi. Among them, Fu Yuzi used Qin Xiaogong's move to Xianyang and Pan Geng's move to Yin as positive examples, and Xiang Yu's move to Pengcheng and Zhou Ping's king's move to Dong as negative examples.

In the end, Qiao Zhou expressed that there are too many fools in today's society. He only recognizes the immediate benefits, but he doesn't know the long-term plans. If he wants to be rich, he needs to endure temporary hunger and cold.And we must follow in the footsteps of wise kings and wise men, and we must not be self-righteous.

As soon as this article came out, it spread wildly in Bashu, praising Yu Guojun for his wisdom, but suddenly found that the current monarch is the enlightened Lord and Qitian?Then he began to praise Liu Chan, saying that Liu Chan is wise and powerful, and he should be able to stand up to the two emperors Taizu and Shizu, and lead the big man on the right path.

But not all scholars agree, there are quite a few young people who are rebellious and like to be unconventional.At the end of Qiao Zhou's lecture, Wu Fang, a scholar, asked a question: "If you dare to ask Master Qiao, Pan Geng's move to Yin and King Ping's move to the east are just my posterity's observations. How did people at that time know? What is right or wrong? Master Qiao’s words may be suspected of beautifying future generations and destroying predecessors.”

"Besides, the two countries both relocated due to natural disasters, and the situation of the country was in decline. One country prospered, and the other declined. How can we tell the difference." Wu Fang slightly cupped his hands, and said to himself: "Wu Fang is in Xia County, Shu County. Linqiong people."

What Wu Fang said was not bad. There are indeed similarities between Pan Geng's move to Yin and Ping Wang's move to the east.At that time, the Shang Kingdom experienced the Ninth Rebellion, the national strength was weak, the nobles were extravagant, and its capital suffered from floods all the year round. Only then did Pan Geng move the capital to Yin, and worked hard to govern, and the Yin and Shang revived.

King Ping moved to the east. At that time, the domestic royal family was in conflict and foreign enemies frequently invaded.Coupled with serious natural disasters, in the last years of King Xuan of Zhou, the Guanzhong area was drought year after year, and the three rivers of Luo, Jing, and Wei dried up, and agricultural production was seriously affected.At the same time, earthquakes and landslides occurred in the Qishan area, and the people were panicked.

Due to various causes and effects, King Ping of Zhou rejected the minister’s proposal to still use Guanzhong as the capital, and insisted on moving the capital to Luoyang. However, after arriving in Luoyang, the Zhou Dynasty was unable to govern the princes due to its weak national power. perish.

Wu Fang used these two examples as opposites to imply that the relocation of the capital may not necessarily be better, but it may also be worse.

Qiao Zhou was not angry, he pondered for a while, and replied with a smile: "What you said is just that the authorities are calling you a fan, and you just watch and see the trial."

After a pause, Qiao Zhou explained: "In the past, when Pan Geng moved to Yin, the country was in turmoil for nine generations, internal affairs were corrupt, and the capital of the country suffered from floods. Being rich and able to support the people, he moved to Yin and was able to recover."

"When King Ping moved to the east, the Zhou family was in turmoil in the dog, Rong and Gaojing. The agriculture was sluggish and the national power was declining. However, he moved the capital to Luoyang just to take refuge. Although the people in Luoyang lived in the world, they were surrounded by enemies. Therefore, although they had no In the chaos of the Quanrong, there are harms from the princes, and the harm from the princes is even more harmful than the harm from the Quanrong."

"In Guanzhong, there are Weihan on the left, and Longshu on the right. There are thousands of miles of fertile fields, and there are dangers in the mountains and rivers. Those who peep at the Zhou family are no more than Quan Rong. When they moved to Luoyi, the Zhou family declined and it was difficult to check and balance the princes. The land is narrow and the people are few. Why support the country?"

"That's why the prosperity of moving the capital does not depend on internal factors and external conditions, but on whether it can check and balance the subjects, nourish the people, and strengthen the country's strength. Pan Geng's move to Yin has all three points, so it is prosperous, and King Ping moved to the East. None, so it decays."

As he spoke, Qiao Zhou stroked his beard and looked at Wu Fang with a smile to see if he was convinced.

What was beyond his expectation, Wu Fang was unwilling to admit defeat, and continued: "The theory of moving the capital that Master said, Fang deeply agrees. Master has read scriptures and is good at interpreting prophecies. , how should this phrase be interpreted?"

Qiao Zhou frowned and looked at Wu Fang a few times, this kid really dared to ask anything.In this Wudan Academy, you can say it openly, after all, His Majesty allows everyone to speak freely in the Academy, and don't judge them for crimes by words or deeds, otherwise I really want to teach this guy a lesson.

Qiao Zhou was not impolite anymore, he sneered, and said: "This prophecy is just a saying that was handed down in the world in the previous Han Dynasty. In the past, Emperor Xiaowu heard about the world's affairs and sighed what he said: "There was a calamity in the Han Dynasty, and the law should be repeated." Accept the order, who should be the descendants of the clan? The one who was born in the Han Dynasty in June 42 should be Tu Gaoye."

"The "Spring and Autumn Prophecy" also has a saying: After the Han family was 920 years old, the grandson of Meng died, and he was awarded the successor. The person who replaced the Han should be Tu Gaoye. From this point of view, the prophecy has been passed down to the world, and there are different opinions. Its words, but not its meaning."

"Or like Gongsunshu, who thought he was in power, and the country was named 'Marriage', and he argued with the ancestors about this prophecy, but was defeated by the ancestors. Or Yuan Shu, Yuan Gonglu, who thought he deserved his name. The road is the way, and those who pass by, Tu Ye; then he ceded the land and proclaimed himself emperor, but he still died unexpectedly."

"Nowadays against Wei, self-explaining Tu Gao, like Wei Ye; what is Wei, two views are also true; so those who are Tu Gao call it Wei, but how can they believe it? The result is nothing more than Gongsun Shu and Yuan Shu In the same way, the country will perish and the people will perish, and be defeated by my big man."

Wu Fang gritted his teeth and continued to ask: "May I ask Master how to interpret this prophecy?"

Qiao Zhou stroked his beard and thought for a while, and said: "Everyone knows this prophecy, 'Those who replace the Han should be Tu Gao', but they don't know its original meaning. Accept the order. The descendants of the clan, who should respond to this? Six Seven 42, those who replaced the Han, should be Tu Gaoye.' There is a saying in Six Seven 42, so the great Han had to pass on the 42 emperors before he was replaced by 'Tu Gao'. Today, there are only 25 emperors in the Great Han Dynasty, and there are still seventeen emperors, so the Great Han Dynasty should be revived."

There were 29 emperors or 24 emperors in the Han Dynasty, which is basically the division of the young emperors of the Han Dynasty.For example, after Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu came to power, and successively established three-year-old Liu Gong and Liu Hong as emperors.When Empress Lu died, the ministers killed Lu's family and welcomed Dai Wang as emperor.According to etiquette, these two are not among the emperors, but they can also be included in the Han emperor if they want to calculate hard, so there is a difference between the 29 emperors and the 24 emperors.

Qiao Zhou wanted the Han family to prolong their life for a few more years, so he changed the 29 emperors he said before to 24 emperors, and reinterpreted it.As for how the 42 emperors are passed on enough, it doesn't matter to Qiao Zhou before the big man perishes. He only needs to be responsible for the current public opinion to refute.

"If it is interpreted according to the "Chunqiu Prophecy", the Han family should have died at the age of 920 and be replaced by the "Tu Gao". Today, the Han family has only ruled the world for more than [-] years, and it should have a lifespan of [-] years. No matter how it is explained In other words, my great Han will surely rejuvenate again and rule the world. And this move of the capital should be the beginning of my great Han's prosperity."

"How?"

Wu Fang blushed and didn't dare to answer, so he had to be obedient.

"Ha ha!"

Qiao Zhou put away the books and walked out of the school with a smile.This problem has haunted him ever since he began his study of prophecy.That's why he searched all over the classics, in order to find an explanation that is beneficial to the great man.Now it is suddenly discovered that with the strength of the country, this phrase is easy to explain, perhaps this is the buff brought about by the revival of the Han Dynasty.

When he explained this to Liu Chan, he thought that the emperor would be dissatisfied that the Han family could not rule the world forever.Unexpectedly, the emperor was happy when he saw the content.He sighed and said: "It is enough for my world to be three hundred years old. If I can be five hundred years old, I should be happy. I am afraid that the big man will need to be revived again. Or the words of the Seventeenth Emperor, go to my one." Emperor, when there are sixteen emperors, I am also enough."

Qiao Zhou undoubtedly admired the emperor's open-mindedness and thorough understanding of world affairs.In addition, he was friends with the emperor, so Qiao Zhou had a very high opinion of the emperor.Therefore, he has been touting the Son of Heaven all the year round, comparing him to the living King Wu, and comparing Zhuge Liang to Jiang Ziya.

And Liu Chan was very useful to Qiao Zhou's praise or public opinion offensive, and often secretly supported him, letting him serve as the vice priest of Wudan Academy.As Liu Chan wished, the Wudan Academy gradually became the main channel for the Han Dynasty to publicize the political thoughts of the Han Dynasty to the scholars.

However, the nature of academic-led discussions in Wudan Academy remains unchanged. Scholars of Confucian classics can not only serve in the court, but also serve as lecturers, and what they say in the palace is not considered a crime.

(End of this chapter)