Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

The water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky, its momentum is soupy, and it flows endlessly.When the water comes out of Longmen, the river gradually slows down, and when it reaches Puban, the water flows swaying.

During the period when a large number of boats were shuttling on the river, under the command of the flag, they wanted to build a boat bridge so that the soldiers of the Han army could pass through from east to west.

On the edge of the cliff, Liu Chan held the hilt of his sword in his hand, looked at the mighty Yellow River, and said with emotion: "If the Yellow River is clear, there will be sages, and if the husband ruled the troubled times, there will be a holy king. The world must be divided for a long time, and the world must be divided for a long time. Today There is chaos in the world, there will be Jiazi in time, and the day of unification may be waiting."

"Your Majesty's words are in line with the way of heaven and earth. However, the prosperity of the world will inevitably give birth to a sage king. A sage king must have loyal and virtuous ministers. The reason why they meet is not to seek but to get along; it is their blind date, Kiss yourself without interfering. This is complementary, not man-made, but fate!"

"The husband and grandpa are the lowly elders in Weibin, but they respect their fathers in Zhou. Baili Xi was in Yu and Yu died, and in Qin he was the hegemony of Qin. He was not talented in Yu but was talented in Qin. Zhang Liang received the talisman of Huangshi , reciting the theory of the Three Strategies, in order to swim among the heroes, his words are like throwing a stone with water, and no one will accept it; as for the ancestors of the Han Dynasty, his words are like throwing a stone into water, and no one will rebel."

Looking at the water of the Yellow River, Liu Chan, who expressed his feelings in his heart, saw someone answering his own words, turned around and saw that this person was unattractive, with dark skin, and the clothes were only coarse linen, but he had an extraordinary temperament and bright eyes.

Liu Chan put his hands behind his back, stared at this person, and said: "Your words are extraordinary, who should it be?"

Obviously Liu Chan was dissatisfied with Shan Tao's disturbing him and his words.After all, there was something in Shan Tao's words. He followed Liu Chan's words and said that there are sage monarchs in the world, and naturally there are virtuous ministers.He used Jiang Ziya, Bailixi, and Zhang Liang as examples to metaphor himself, saying that he had defected to Liu Chan. Whether he could be reused like these three people depended on whether Liu Chan knew people well.

With a calm expression, Shan Tao clasped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, Xia Shan Tao is just a commoner and works to plow the east of the river. Now I know where the sage king is, so I come here to go."

Liu Chan calmed down, and said with a smile: "Anyone who dares to call himself a commoner must have a great talent. I don't know what you have taught me?"

Shan Tao heard Liu Chan's implication. The last person who claimed to be a commoner in the Han Dynasty was Zhuge Liang who was famous all over the world.Liu Chan's words supported Shan Tao, and they also held Shan Tao, but if Shan Tao couldn't say anything, even if Liu Chan didn't say anything, the great man Wenwu would give advice to Shan Tao.

Shan Tao took a deep breath and said, "Do you dare to ask His Majesty's ambition?"

Liu Chan smiled slightly and said: "Without him, the Han Dynasty will be revived, the world will be unified, and the world will be ruled."

Seeing Liu Chan telling the truth, Shan Tao boldly asked, "How is your Majesty's ambition different from Guangwu's ambition?"

Surprised in Liu Chan's heart, he looked at the mountains again, dispersed the crowd with his hands, and said: "Guangwu Zhongxing, although the Han Dynasty has been restored, but the disadvantages of the Han Dynasty still exist. I will eliminate its disadvantages, promote its affairs, and rationalize the world."

Shan Tao pondered a little, and said: "Your Majesty, Guangwu ruled the world, imitating the two emperors Wen and Jing of the former Han Dynasty, governing the world with Huang Lao's theory, and he practiced it with judo. Softness can control the strong, and the weak can control the strong. The soft can be virtuous, and the strong can be strong." A thief. The weak will be helped by benevolence, and the strong will return with resentment. These words are the yardstick of Guangwu's rule of the world."

"I'm looking at the policies of His Majesty in Hedong. I want to wipe out the disadvantages of the Han Dynasty's savings. However, if it is pushed to the Central Plains, it may be more difficult than Guangwu's saving the land. I am afraid that the people killed will be farther than Emperor Guangwu."

After Emperor Guangwu ascended the throne, the biggest policy implemented was Dutian.At that time, in order to find out the land, collect taxes, and promote the cultivation of land in the Central Plains.Emperor Guangwu was imprisoned and executed because of Henan Yin and more than a dozen county guards who were unfavorable to save the land, and then riots broke out in the Central Plains.Later, Emperor Guangwu sent troops to suppress the rebellion.Compared with the case of tens of thousands of people in the case of Lao Zhu Dong in later generations, the number of people killed in the Dutian case was actually a little less.

As for whether Guangwu Dutian failed or not, in Liu Chan's eyes, there were also successes and failures.It is undeniable that after Guangwu Dutian, the population and household registration have increased. After the end of the Han Dynasty, the system of Dutian was implemented, but it is not known how much it actually implemented.

The Tianzheng promoted by the Han Dynasty in recent years is an enhanced version of Emperor Guangwu's policy of saving land, but it has been castrated after implementation.The fruit of the promotion is to allow those people who do not have enough land to get a sufficient amount of land, use the land to exchange with the powerful gentry, recognize the land they took out in exchange for the public land under their name, and carry out self-discipline within the clan. circulation.As well as restricting the number of acres under the names of those officials, it must not exceed the rated number of acres.

Holding the hilt of his sword, Liu Chan said calmly: "If the land system, the system of selecting officials, and the system of officials are not reformed, what is the difference between my big Han and the two Hans?"

Shan Tao cupped his hands slightly, and said: "Your Majesty wants to change the system of the Han Dynasty. The first thing is not the land administration, nor the official system, but the selection of officials and appointment of talents. If there are virtuous and capable officials, Your Majesty will save the land, or reform the system. It's not difficult. If the officials are not good, they will cause chaos in the country at the top and harm the people at the bottom, this should be the most important thing!"

"Your Majesty's system of selecting officials in the middle of the country, although the new system of Yangjia has been implemented, has not changed its roots. The system of inspection and selection is based on the people who are recommended, and against the Wei Dynasty, officials are selected by the middle. It is difficult for a scholar to stand out, and I see that in your Majesty's country, although there is Wudan Academy, it is still a drop in the bucket, and it does not change its true nature."

Shan Tao's evaluation of the official selection system hit Liu Chan's heart.

How can Liu Chan from later generations not know that the future will be dominated by the imperial examination system, but his current situation is very embarrassing, and he lacks the objective conditions for the emergence of the imperial examination system.Regardless of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was an imperial examination system, but most of the officials were still gentry.It was not until the Song Dynasty that the imperial examination system became China's official selection system.This is why Liu Chan didn't notice the brakes.

Liu Chan slowed down and said: "Since you know the disadvantages of my big man's selection of officials, what advice do you have?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that the key point is that the power to appoint officials and talents is in whose hands. The system of examination and selection is based on the recommendation of others. Isn't the system of Yangjia paper examination conducted by Your Majesty based on fairness and qualifications of candidates? Thinking above." Shan Tao replied.

Shan Tao's words awakened Liu Chan. In fact, the key difference between the examination system and the imperial examination system does not lie in the qualifications of the participants.The real transformation of the imperial examination system is not that scholars do not have to be specially recommended by ministers of public affairs or governors of states and counties to take the exam, but use the method of "self-improvement by surrender".Aren't the subsequent general examinations, township examinations and a series of examinations for different qualifications just to make a fuss about those qualifications?
Liu Chan raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Qing's words should be a word to wake up the dreamer!"

Seeing Liu Chan's words, Shan Tao breathed a sigh of relief.If Liu Chan asked him the solution, he really didn't know how to answer.After all, he is a man, not a prophet. How could he know such a political system spanning hundreds of years.

Liu Chan stopped embarrassing Shan Tao, and asked, "Isn't Liao Shizhong saying that Qing has military strategy?"

Shan Tao smiled awkwardly, and said: "Your Majesty, or as Liao Shizhong said, I know a thing or two about military affairs. However, it is not commendable to just talk about military affairs on paper."

Liu Chan was curious and asked: "You think that after Guangwu has stabilized the world, the governors of the provinces and counties will be appointed as prefects; the soldiers in the prefectures and counties will be reduced, and criminals will be recruited as soldiers. What should I do?"

Shan Tao paced back and forth, and said, "Your Majesty, in the early years of the Later Han Dynasty, Guangwu wanted to centralize power to the central government, and reduce the prefectural and county soldiers and provincial commanders. It is a matter of bad governance based on Tao's view. The military power of the Later Han Dynasty was exhausted. Control has a lot to do with it. Guangwu originally wanted to stop the military and restore the people's livelihood, and if he wanted to do a crusade, he could send the Chinese army out."

"But how can this be the case? The great affairs of the husband and the country should not be preceded by precautions. If the husband misses the slightest, it will be a thousand miles away. If the army is overthrown and the general is killed, the situation will not exceed the breath. Don't be afraid!" "Zuo Zhuan" said: "There is no preparation." Yu, ancient good governance. "That's why there is no danger. The trip of the three armies must not be unprepared." "Mencius" said: "Born in trouble, die in peace." "Let's talk about it! As for..."

Although Shan Tao's remarks were suspected of being an afterthought, he did simply sort out the consequences of the reduction of prefectural and county soldiers and provincial captains.The reason why the Western Han Dynasty was able to have abundant force is largely due to the system that all the people are soldiers.However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the dismissal of prefecture and county soldiers greatly reduced the number of reserve soldiers. In every major war, prisoners were either mobilized to serve as soldiers or recruited temporarily, so their combat effectiveness was naturally insufficient.

"Mr.'s theory is quite wonderful. I don't know which family's art of war you have learned?" Liu Chan asked.

Shan Tao cupped his hands towards Liu Chan, and said: "Your Majesty, I have never studied the studies of Sun and Wu. I have often intensively read the books of "Zhuangzi" and "Laozi", and I also have a little bit of Confucianism."

Liu Chan couldn't believe it a little, and sighed, "Mr. is really a great talent. Although he doesn't learn from Sun and Wu, he secretly cooperates with them. I am delighted to have Dongdong, and I am even more delighted to have Mr. Wu."

"Don't dare!" Shan Tao bowed his hands.

Liu Chan helped Shantao up, and said: "If you don't give up, you might as well serve as the servant of Huangmen for a while, and after I think about it, I will entrust you with important tasks."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shan Tao responded.

After meeting Shan Tao, Liu Chan met Shi Jian again, perhaps because Shan Tao's pearls and jades were in front of him, but Liu Chan felt that Shi Jian was not outstanding.However, Liu Chan couldn't chill his heart, so the former Anyi county magistrate had meritorious service in surrendering, and was appointed as the prefect of Fuling by the big man. Liu Chan then appointed him as Anyi county magistrate on the spot and asked him to work hard.

Shi Jian saw that he was not treated like Shan Tao, only the magistrate of Anyi.In contrast, although he was disappointed, he returned to normal under Shan Tao's comfort.

Shan Tao and Shi Jian are very talented, maybe the current positions are not suitable for them.But Dahan is a mature country, and Liu Chan, as a monarch, cannot promote others at will, he can only promote slowly, otherwise the rules will be messed up.

After meeting the two of them, the pontoon bridge on the Yellow River had been built, and tens of thousands of Han troops marched back to the division through the pontoon bridge.And Liu Chan also set foot on the land of Guanzhong again surrounded by everyone, heading for Chang'an.